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ilABT. t by hinn-l.
i'HOMrs frs, rouiiw, auo't, ffratma.
Ma.
Com. Ilabv. snow tneae poople here
How very smart you are.
Call I'a.
naav.
Bal ba! Bopup.
Chorus.
Precious heart.
How very smart.
Pa.
Now, darling, sing that pitty son g,
Da: baa: black .beep," lor I'a.
Baa! bal
Baby.
Ba! ba! Ilopup.
CHIRrL
Well, I tWlaro.
What ireniua rare I
Ma.
An bow, my precious little one.
Say by-by to Papa.
Ta-ta.
Bill.
Bal ba! Bopwp.
Chorw.
Cn, wonderful! suagmricent! bis Ilk. waaaevew
seen;
A most precoctoes youth Is thU whos. week.
are but eighteen.
To say so cuocA, and eke to say it all so very
plain!
Ht. equal aeer lias been before, nor will be
e'er agata.
Upon bis natal day the fate. In union must
bsve aabfted.
For nothing clue could have produced so ver
satile a child. ICurtam.l
John Kcoorick Bang, in Harper's Magazine.
TIIE MISSING CALF.
it
Apper&rs Upon the Scene) Ex
actly on Time.
"Sotbo work for you to-day, Bt-qc?,""
said Mr. Webster to his twelve-year-old
sam at the breakfast table one
lovely morning in October, 1871.
"One of the calves is missing; strayed
off down the creek, I guess, and you
will have to look it up."
"All right," replied Bruce, replen
" ishing his plate from the platter of
antelope 8 teak.
"i wm thinking of taking & bant to
day any way, bo I will take the shot
gun Along and try to kill a duck or
two. I eotj that there are a few drop
ping 5n from the North. I exp-ct it is
that fool Tom that's gone again, lie
is always making us trouble!"
-'You are right in regard to it "being
Tom, but he is by no means foolish for
wandering off in search of better grass,
for the range about here is getting
poor. In tact, I have about decided
to turn ail the milk stock out for the
presont. They will be much bettor off
in the hills until the fall rains start a
new coat of grass."
Bettor let Tom go. then, suggest
ed Mrs. Webster. "Turn out the ret
of the cattle and Til warrant that old
Hoddy will find him."
Just what I would do if the calf
was brand!; but, as it Is, we will
have to get him up again. I can't af
ford to run any risk of losing Tom; ho
Is about all tne tine sbocx Ctiat -we
own."
"TH have him corralled by n.xn."
asserted Bruce, stoutly. "It's a pity I
haven't got him broken to ride, so I
could bring in my game on him."
First kill your game." replied his
father. "It is jut possible that you
will fail to return on this oouaAion with
either Tom or the ducks. And, by the
way, keeD an ere on-n fnpitnn..
CaUdoBiil, the Indian who was con-
nnetl at tort Griffin awaiting trial for
murder, escaped the other day, and he
may drift through here on his way
westward, although the chances are
that he has been recaptured before
this."
"I'll be ready for him."" w the
con Sdent remark of the frontier lad.
as ho stood on tiptoes to rench the gun,
lying in its rack over the fireplace!
I've got one barrel Lwtded with big
t-hot, and if I see any thing that looks
Injuny ''
"You'll break your neck running,"
interrupted his mother. "I know how
Cerce and couragwus my little boy is,
at times; but it seems to me that be is
the mo-t inclined to rerkleene9 after
the danger is over, or before it eomes.
But never mind. Bruce, an ounce of
li.-cre:ion is worth a ton ot foolhardi
ness, any day, and I am really glad
that you have ti much sense to rush
needies-ly Into danger."
-That's so. Molly," remarked Mr.
Webster. "Bruce has got lots of good
sense find judgment for & boy of his
f ge. and he is no coward either. Why.
I wwuld bet On thntrmv rn ,.t,..-n . v .
- J 1 " A n
Tol-ow, If he found him. as quick as I
would, and not run half the ricks of
getting killed. But, pshaw! there's
not one chance in ten thousand of
Caddo) Hill passing through this sec
tion, lor all the soldiers from Griffln
are after him, and halX the county be
sides. WH, at all events. I ta-m bring in
Tom all right, if Caddo Bill hasn't
eaten him." asserted Bruce, as he left
the room. "Have my dinner ready at
twelve sharp, rrother; you know thai
hunting always gives me an appetite
lige a wolf,"
It is a rare thing for Texag boys to
attempt much of a pedestrian trip, for
from early childhood much, of their
time is spent on horseback, and they
grow, in time, to consider a mustang
an indispensable companion. Bruce
Webster, however, was an Illinois lad.
ta-lio, ever since his sixth year, had
It-en accustomed to a daily walk of a
couple of miles to the neighboring
school-house, and although he was
fa-t becoming a proficient in the w ild
and revklcM horsemanship of the
Northwest, he still preferred to enjoy
his bhort hunting trips, unencumbered
with any troublesome equine.
Therefore, he left, on this particu
lar occasion, the door of tho little log
stable wida open, so that the sleek
sid. d. buckskin pony might be free to
crop at will the short grass adjacent
to the corral, confident that his wel
coming neigh would bo the Cret sound
to gre t him on his return.
Bruce Webster confidently hoped to
find the missing calf within quarter
of a mile of the ranch. This was by
no means the first time the truant Tom
tad wandered awav from his littl 1
herd cf youthful companions, for it I
'ii ia a
FKSKMA.H WHOM THB TRUTH
EBENSBURG, PA.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 1U. 1SS9.
would soem that he simply detested the
confinement to which he was subjected
during the day. and endeavored, to the
extent of his limited ability, to manage
his own particular affairs in a way
more to his liking. Bruce had always
declared that Tom's aristocratic no
tions regarding the superiority of blue
blood was the cause of his preferring
solitude to the society of tho common
herd of Texan long-horns, which sup
position w as based on the fact that old
Koddy, Tom's mother, was a full
blooded Hereford that tho Webstvrs
had brtnight w ith them all the way
from th-ir old home in the North.
It was, really, rather strange that
this highly-prized scion of an ancient
family .should have ben to prone to
make S.is owners trouble; since, for
the f rst six months of his lifxi, he had
keen potted by his owner, and allowed
to wander at will about the door-yard,
so .that he might enjoy perfect im
xcrraity from the assaults of wander
ing wolf or Mexican lion; but al
Uhoush he still remembered some of
tho numerous accomplishments taught
him by Bruce in leisure moments, one
of which was to charge blindly at the
tantalizing wave of a red handker
chief, he was in other respects as wild
as any other young cattle.
As he had expected. Brux-e found
the calf's tracks without difficulty,
plainly showing in the dusty path that
led down the valley of the little creek;
but he was somewhat surprised to find
that Tom had jogged steadily along,
swerving neither to tho right nor left,
for nearly a mile, finally leaving the
trail at a point where the rocky nat
ure of the soil and dense underbrush
rendered futile all attempts at further
trailing, and tho most persuasive and
Iersistent galling failed to elicit any
responsive bloat from tho little runa
way. For a mile farther Bruce wandered
down the little valley, shooting now
and then a green-crested duck, or one
of the numerous gray squirrels that
barked and chattered at him from the
limbs above his head; but. search as
he would, no further trace of the loit
Tom could be discovered
Puzzled and disheartened, the lad
finally turned back, resolving to mount
his pony after dinner, and search out
the entire country for a radius of threo
or four miles.
Crossing the stream, ho hunted back
along the south bank, hardly expect
ing to discover the obj.-ot of his
search, but adding occasionally to his
string of game.
1 in.; ins attention was attracted
by an unusually demonstrative squir
rel who was saucily bidding him do-
fianco from his perch on the limb of a
large hollow oak. The 6hotgun was
brought to the boy's shoulder, but, as
If awaro of his danger, tho threatened
animal dodged out of sight in a con
venient orifice in the tree trunk.
"IMlo! you are a sharp little fellow,
I see!" muttered our young hunter.
"Never mind, though! You can't
stay in that hole forever; and the next
time you show up you'll never know
what hurts you."
A fallen tree near by offered a com
fortable seat, and Bruce assumed an
easy position, with his back against
the moss-covered stump; and. resting
hi gun across his knees, awaited the
reappearance of the beleaguered squir
rel. Minutes passed, but nothinc mnr
was seen of the sharp, rat-like ears
and beady eyes, although Bruce's
vigilance never relaxed.
Half-way down, a mas of scarlet
and yellow ivy leaves hid a second
opening in the tree trunk, and here,
unnoticed by the lad. the cunning
squirrel watched bis every motion,
with nut tho slightest intention of ex
posing himself further.
Another pair ot eye were riveted
on the unsuspicious boy a pair of
snaky, black orbs that gleamed dan
frerously near. In a clump of verdant
foliage; for, by some unlucky chanoe.
the route to safety selected by Caddo
Bill, the red fugitive from justice, hud
lain through this quiet valley, after
all; and the escaped murderer was now
crouched, like a tiger gathering for a
spring, not twenty paces from tho un
susjecting Bruce.
If Caddo Bill had fancied hia safety
assured upon successfully dodging hi
gtiard and climbing the stockade
at Fort Griffin, his mind must have
soon been disabused of that impression.
For more than forty-eight hours he
had been followed and harassed by the
numerous parties in pursuit contin
ually on the move gliding from cov
ert to covert now hid in a clump of
thorny cacti again threading the
winding bed of some narrow arroyo,
or gliding like a snake through the
tall prairie grass. Exhausted by his con
tinued exertions, and weak from the
ravages of hunger that he lacked the
wherewithal to appease, his moccasins
worn to shreds, and the red ehirt and
cavalry pants, that he wore at the time
of his escape, now torn to fragments
by the envious briers, the fugitive real
ly presented a pitiable appearance.
But worn and weary as he was, the
evil, murderous Instinct was still dom
inant in his breast, and hi eyes
glinted ominously as he watched the
boyish form carelessly reclining so
close to his own hiding-place.
as there ever such good luck! The
greatest cause of uneasiness to Caddo
Bill had bee the fact that he had been
forced to begin the fight totally un
armed; for, although renowned for his
reckless bravery when armed to the
teeth, in his present defenseless condi
tion he was helpless. Supplied with
but a carbine, some of his pursuers
would have doubtless have felt his
vengeance before this; but, without
even so much as a knife, however
small, he had no choice but stealthy,
speedy flight.
a kind fortune about to smile
upon him once more? Here, within
his reach, almost, and to be had for
the mere taking, was a substantial-looking
shotgun, just the weapon that he
wanted. Possibly he would have to
commit another murder to secure the
coveted arm. but that was a matter of
small moment. On second thought, it
would be far the safest plan to kill thei
MUM TRXX, AKD ALL ARK ELATE!
BKSIDX.1
boy and quiet his tongue. Yes; that
wis the proper course to pursue.
Cautiously he rrse to his fet. his
right hand clutching a heavy frugment
of granite. All unconscious of his
jeril, Bruce sat half-sW-p and half
awake quite tinnl of watching for a
squirrel that never appeared, but yet
in no particular i.urry ti journoy
homeward.
No thought of Caddo Bill had crossed
the boy's mind since leaving home that
morning. Like his father. Bruce had
thought it harc!y probable that tho
murderer would appear so far to tho
northward, incjeso he had escaped re
capture. At all event, the redskin would have
no possible reason for molesting a
mere boy like himself. So had rea
soned the ir,exierienced lad. lulling
his fears to ret by a linu of argument,
teemingiy ;uito hound, but, iu reality,
false unil misleading.
Silently us a panther stealing upon
his prey, and relentlessly as death it
self. '.initio Bill crept nearer and
nearer.
Barely twenty feet separated the
murderer and his victim. The In
dian's faco was drawn in a grimace of
fearful vindictivencss. ' His arm was
drawn back for the deadly blow his
muscles contracted for tho final
spring.
Suddenly there was a rustle of shrub
bery, and tho rush of flying feet, and
some heavy object was hurled against
the crouching Iudiau from tho rx-ar,
dashing him forward almost upon tho
now thoroughly-aroused Bruco. The
missing calf had suddenly appeared
upon the 6cene exactly on time not
a moment too early or too late.
How long Tom had ben an inter
ested observer of Caddo Bill's actions,
it is. of course, impossible to state.
Evidently, however, the flaunting rags
of the fugitive's scarlet shirt had lieen
construed as a premeditated challenge,
which could not bo tamely overlooked
without doing violence to all the tradi
tions of the fighting Herefords, and the
young champion's onslaught was sud
den and irresistible.
Caddo Bill's surprise was complete,
and his discomfiture was increased by
the fact that ho was, for an instant,
unable to comprehend tho exact iden
tity of his new assailant, and tho mo
mentary delay allowed Bruce time to
thoroughly digest the danger of the
situation. And. therefore, when the
murderer staggered to his feet, intent
on tho further prosecution of the vil
lainous scheme, young Webster, with
out an instant's reflection, discharged
both barrels of his gun in his assail
ant's face, and dropping tho now u-e-ltstt
weapon, fled from the spot, w ith
ont a. thought of noting tho effect of
his si. tits.
Ten minutos later, terror-stricken
and out of breath, Bruco dashed into
the Little dining-room at the ranch,
where half a dozen strangers were
gathered about tho table soldiers
from Griffin, who, by tho aid of blood
hounds, had trailed their late prisoner
thus rar on his way to liberty.
Hurriedly the boy told his 6tory. and
in an inconceivably short space of time
found himself seated on a fiery cavalry
horse, behind the Lieutenant in com
mand of the squad, guiding them to
the scene of his late encounter.
Caddo Bill was found without diffi
culty, not dead, as Bruce had begun to
fear, but 60 badly disabled by a hand
ful of bird shot. In the muscles of hi
shoulder, that his capture was easily
cffetstfcd.
The belligerent calf, Tom, was also
found on the field of battle contentedly
cropping the scattering herbage and
looking as harmless and insignificant
as it was possible for a fat. well-grown
calf to appear. He evinced no disin
clination to return to tho ranch, but
trotted contentedly along in advance
of the party, the object of general ad
miration from all; and Bruce observed,
without a pang of jealousy, that in
discussing the particulars of the lato
'scrimmage," the soldiers accorded to
Tom the most of the credit for the
capture, which view of the matter the
lad was not disposed to dispute, since
he felt that to Tom alone he owed his
life and safety.
However, the reward paid for the re
capture of Caddo Bill was accorded to
Bruce by general consent, and with
the money thus obtained ho purchased
& number of young cattle the nucleus
of a large herd, over which the Here
ford, Tom. ruled as monach and leader
for many years. S. D. Barnes, in
Yankee Blade.
Dealing with a Kicking Cow.
Speaking of blows makes ire think
of those milk-stool blows which fall on
the ribs ot cows if they yield to their
Impulse to kick a careless milker. I
have seen gentle cows spoiled by
pounding, but 1 never saw a kicker
cured by it. If any horned animal
kicks'you, try to make it think you like
to be kicked. Kind treatment and the
entire Ignoring of a kick from a cow
will generally cure. Animals kick be
cause they are afraid of you. and can't
get out of your way. Convince them
that you won't hurt them under any
circumstances and the cause of the
kicking is removed. For an unsafe or
nervous cow, however, 1 use a rope;
about three-eighths rope is best. Tie
a good snap to one end and a 6 1 ring to
the other, and have it about two and
one-half feet long over all. Pass tho
rope around the left hind leg just
above the cambrel joint, givo it one
twist between the legs and then snap
the ends together outside of the right
leg. and your cow is harmless. The
more she is inclined to kick the tighter
the ropo may be twisted. Now keep
this rope hanging just behind the
kicker and you never need whip her.
I use the same rope to break heifers,
and after putting it on a few timea
there Is no trouble in milking without
it. Farm, Stock and Home.
In the quaint old Anglican church
of Capel-le-Ferne. near Dover, there
Is no provision for lighting it at night,
and at the evening sorvice those who
attend aro ia the habit of brinn-in.
candles ana lamps along witix thexa.
SI. SO and
GAIN
LOSS.
We hollowed the bed for ocr lJtrl:np-s rest.
Ana lmc- I it with rose, shitv a- J r--d.
Ami t:ia si.l a: ove It ve sett y ; rvs--;i!
Si- cp xxc;v through, osr etht-r.us tears,
wi: said.
But oh ! tbe 33olate bours wo .;.eit
In th.silui.t home from which Lut.y went.
We n.is-J the patlerof little fc-ct.
Arid t!i2 bro-ten music if bat y tulk;
We .-. -i loct ror the crea that bad been so
swe-.-t.
When tl.o ti-arli-Mi la-iilie begnn Xo v.-aik,
A tixl ,: r.-; couiJ fell fiat anr.ti.f !I:i-.u
Was Kii Jii.u h m now in The better 1 i .A.
Thelom-Iv tfays, T.r.d tho lonely ri.ts;
Ua ! :a.-y cv-r a tu:u our ton i H. ..rtj knew!
Ah, ye,! In.-oft, trom i.c I-o-.w r..y l.e a:,.
Caa.e .-:t , s fl nit tut our .arWr. .. t i: roust. ;
A-ud Hie laud iKijoiiil p -cv: no.;r ir.d br ct.
Where our beautiful baby liv -d n liat.
And our l;vi were tou. -bed t-y s. bo! -r prace,
Ande.icti Toeacii wi s bound t!ie in. ro.
For tho dream in cur souls of n little 'ace.
V.'ait.ni; for :.s on ti.c farther fcburc;
And day t.y day v. a r.ca.-i! tho chime
Of bill lieyoad this passing t.xxio.
Th-re cunioto us, too. from the baby's i-rrave
A tender thought for t'li.-so who woVt
And our Sinnis iverc sw.tt.-r to i-;es a. id save.
Our hearts m yearEinjr lore ntnr ki x.t;
We wure faiu to cure earb Litter ache,"
Or case its Mr.un for baby's sake
And so we bave learned to count !be rain.
Where once we counted alone the !oi-s;
And so, through tho bittCMweot of pain.
Have found t: e blessing within the cross.
"Ti.ar.U Hod," we cry with reverent breath,
"Kor t!ie life that Is Quickened but through
death !'
Mar(j:.ret E. Sanrtor. In Cocgrerrationalist.
GIRLS' COMPANY
Care in Choosing it of tho Great
oat Importance.
Dear girls, what kind of con- pany do
you keep? We are, I suppose, all
more or less fond of thiuking and
speaking of our individuality. Some
times it would almost seem as though
w e thought wo stood alone, an utterly
unique species of mi'-n or woman kind;
while the fact is we are, every one of
us. a conglomeration of ourselves and
every body we come in contact with.
There will, undoubtedly, always re
main to us some traits of character
and expressions of features, some hab
its of motion and tricks of movement,
that aro individually and permanently
ours. But even these are often
changed in a great degree by our sur
roundings and habits of life and
thought, or. I should say, tho-j;ht and
life, since life Is a direct result of
thought- And to w hat is thought due?
Largely to those among wl.'-in ve
"livo and move and have our being."
Now, girls, you will tee at o::co that
since, life is the direct result of
thought, i-nd thought is duo larg..-'.y to
those among whom we move, that we
should bo extremely careful about our
companions and associates.
Some one has wittily and wisely re
marked that "A man is known by thu
company ho keeps out of." You may
be placed ia a position where you can
not seure good companions, but you
will never be placed whereyou can not
be alone; and better, a thousand times, -is
solitude and loneliness than unfit
companionship. And there a:e ex
tremely few people who can not got a
good book for a companion when they
will.
The man or woman who flirts, and
tries to convince you that flirting is
right; who laughs at you when you
declare that you do not care to tamper
with any pastime that even may do
harm; who assures you "every one
must take caro of himself," and you
need not be looking out for every
body;" who makes a sin seem like
something that perhaps is foolish,
but pleasantly foolish, net wrong, is
one whose company you should keep
out of. Tho companion who assures
you that you may dally w ith tempta
tion and ein (and I call all things sin
which blunt one's finer instincts and
make him more readily degraded),
that you may be something less than
pure, a littie loss than white-hearted,
is one whoso company you had better
dispense with.
Those who habitually use slang, or
take the fine edyo off of language by
vulgarisms, are people with whom we
should converse as little as possible.
Those who are low in mind, habit or
expression, whether this lownesa
shows itself in well-chosen language
or coarse words, should not be our
friends or companions.
Now it seems to mo I hear
some of "our girls" say: "Why, the
sort of people ..of which you have
spoken could have no influence over
me! I might be in the presence of one of
them every day for weeks, and be just
as much of a woman as I am how.
We can not be harmed by those we
despise!"
Now, girls, I wish I could take each
one of you by the hand and look into
your eyes, while I assure you that if
you take up that line of argument,
and conform to it in action, you are
very likely to "die," that is, die to
much that is essential to your well bo
ing, "for want of knowledge." Th
fact is every one with whom you come
in contact has an influence, recognized
or unrecognized, over you.
I wish every school above the in
termediate was obliged to teach on
thing which comes under the head of
metaphysics; namely, that two minds .
can not come in contact without one
leaving an influence upon tho other.
The law in this case is as certain, un
varying and inevitable as tho law of
gravitation. The fact that few peo
ple, comparatively, understand that
such a law exists, or the workings of
it, does not make it less a fact. You
think you can not be influenced by one
whom you despise? The fact that
thousands of people are going down to
terrible depths every year, under the
influence of people they once despised,
but in whoso company they dared to
linger, proves that people are in
fluenced by those for whom they can
never have respect.
Again and again it is proved that
"Discretion is the better part of
valor." How often we hear remarks
like this: "I can not understand why
Miss So-and-so is so fascinated by such
a man or woman. She used to seem
like such a nice girL" And the speak
ers can not understand, because they
do not understand the inevitable law
of attraction, the rower of nund over
postage per year in ;anc3,
NUMBER 2S.
r.ihui. I consider it just as dangerous
to linger in bad company as in u drum
shoji. A secondary, but still very impor
tant, evil is that you will, by mixing
in had company, Ixiso your good repu
tation. I have hoard girl. say: "Well.
jH-nplc will talk anyway; and us long
a-i know I don't mean any harm, I
u::i going to do as 1 plea.-e." This is
a mor-t fallacious reasoning, girls, and
reasoning that is likely lo lead to very
serious consequences.
In t'.io first place, thcro is a direct
command in the Book of books con
c. rr.iiig such a course.: "Abstain from
all ttj-prar c ,rc of eviL" J:i ihe s-econd
place, a irl can not enter tho s.icie'y
that will strengthen ami stimulate her,
that will give her a prc.si.ige in the
world, if her name is tainted. Third
ly, she can not expect lo Main as
good a position in her business if she
is not well spokoa of. To ret into
the best of things she must b like
Cesar's wife, "above suspicion."
And finally, and this point is very
important, sh'j has r.o rig hi to bo in
any place or company, huweierir.no-c-:it
she may feel s. to hers. -If, iv'rt:::
.mother, pea-haps weaker :ir.il sorely
templed, might say of her: "She goes
to such a place, or with such a, ou-,
arid if she is not t:io good fur eucii
p'.ac s or people, neither am I."
O gi 'Is, you are idl too good fcr any
tain'.ed placo. or to be with any tainted
people! You can not a fiord, looking
i'.t tho matter cither from a worldly
or spiritual point of view, to bo op v
to suspicion. Seek society by all !
means; 1 do not believe in misan
thropy cr solitude- The hitler nmy
be sometimes necessary, but it can
not for any length cf time bn fis well
for one as association with his fellows.
But Se-k tho society of those w ho do
nothing "in a coit.lt," of thoso who
do not stop to argue about wrong,
trying to s -a if posiUy two and two
may not make something else than four,
but just put it from them withou.
demur or question. Seek those of
true hearts and white live., whoso
laugh is hearty but wholly without
bitterness, whoso words: aru true and
never have any nn'iinh.g but a good
one; who aro strong because right if
might; who are merry because there
is no dark secret or questionable dee-J-s
to bo sorry about; who stand by the
go d through all the years, and got it
into their hearts and lives as a per
manent possession. There are such
people. Mr.ke it a point to secure
such as your friends. It will reflect
honor up.ni you to do so. You will
here) "bo known by tho coir. pany you
keep." and rated hoc -irdingly. B.-Uer
still you will be what you are ratx-d.
Perhaps you have a'.l ha rd of tho
Dutciiinau who declared, iih more
truth than clearness, that Birds of a
fodder go mit demselves." And when
you associate with the good nr. J pure
and high-minded, you become j.-sx ch 1
ogized with good, just as you ln-come
psychologized with impurity when as
sociating w ith those who are less than
good. The inevitable law of exten
sion of thought, of influence of mir.d
over mind, holds good. You can not
expect to learn v i-dom from those who
have not learned to bo wiso them
selves, or goodnoss from thosi who
think goodness rather "slow," and
who declare for a "ifcori, Jifo and a
merry one." meaning, usually, nslong
a life as they can cling to, and one un
worthy for a child of God to live. Get
lots of enjoyment out of life. "A mer
ry heart dxieth good like a medicine,"
says tho proverb, nnd wiser words
were never spoken. But let your en
joyment bo clean and above-board.
Let no suspicion of sin lurk around it.
1 wonder that in a world so wise
and philosophical it has not come to
be fully recognized that "the way of
the transgressor is hard," not tho way
of him who, Ixing pure of heart, can
"sea God," and, clear in conscience,
can look confidently into tho face of
all the world, and cxj,ccl blessing, bo
cause he is abiding in the good.
I hope sincerely, girls, that among
your New Year's resolutions there
was one that no doubtful company
should be chosen or tolerated by you;
that in regard to this matter it should
be "yen, yea,"- and "nay. nay," with
you; that you would go only for tho
vert best of life, Jainos Freeman
Clarke h;is declared: "It may make a
difference to ail eternity whether we
do right or wrong to-day."
I wish he had used the word "must"
instead of "may." Lid a A. Churchill,
in Demorest's Monthly.
Marriage by Surprise.
An extraordinary occurrence has
taken places in one of the principal
churches of Madrid, in tho parish of
Santa C: uz. A prix-st had nearly
finished his mass and was in the net of
pronouncing tho sacramental words:
"Ite, missa est," when a young man,
aged twonty-ono, and a beautiful girl
of twenty suddenly approached tho
altar railing with three middle-aged
men, and the young couplo cried
aloud: "We wish to be husband and
wife- Here aro our three witnesses."
Now, it seems that under the canon
ical laws still regulating marriages In
Spain, Roman Catholics onn thus
claim to bo considered married by
surprise if they arc skillful enough to
do so just after tho priest has uttered
tho b nediction at tiie close of mass.
Formerly this stratagem was, as in t.io
present caso, resort od to by young
jHwiplo whose parents opposed their
union. When this occurred in the
church of Santa Cruz a sccno of con
fusion ensinid. Tho priest retirexl to
tho sacristy and sent for tho police,
who conducted tho offenders and wit
nesses into the presence of the munici
pal judge. Ho declared tho marriage
valid, much to the delight of the young
couplo and to the intense disgust of
the parents of both sides, who had re
sisted the union. London Times.
Encouraging. "Well, how did you
enjoy yourself iu the art exhibition?"
"Oh, splendidly! I looked at nobody's
pictures but yours! You seo there
were always so many people standing
before the Other pictures, and there
ws.3 always plenty of room by yvs.
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WELL PAID FREAKp.
Crtrge SaJ'tri.- i;r:u-.l l.y l.lvni;
ton, Iln-I'areil ItJ r.ml I. ti.l..
The fivak of ra'ure p-- s. a . r-
itable gold mine in itscif. .'..1 ..11
gix.'s, v.uetil.-r they lie great i r :. :.!',
one-eye. I like the inythologic-.l t'yt b -;.s.
or posses-ing as many hv.'li ; s .
hydra, can fill their pui'.-o-, pr. ,v.:.l-;.Z
they muster enough coui:ig; r.tiil
strength to sit in gaudy ureses i.,ad. .1
with timel on museui.i stools, 'li.j
salaries of some of these fr.-aks are
enormous, :"id not a few male; ;.s : :-.-h
mon.-y ia the course of a yea.-.-; t'.e.
honored pe;!l!'-m;in who occt. i he
l'ri si.l-Titia! chair. Their r-il.irics
range from ?.'." to ifl.'mO a we-.::. ..d
an- determined il.e relative e- o :.-Iririt'.-.i
i i- pi en:;. of the fre.-.k.-.
lor in-ti'iii"!-, Albinos v.i'.li pi-.K .
and s;lk.-ri while l.air li e. ive from .-; J.;
to '.'' p.-r week, ix hiiothosx! with . i s
anllr.ilr of th ru.J.ly 1.; - are
valu.-d at fci J a v. .-.-k because cf th.-'r
rarity.
Among tho hlli -price 1 fre;..-s
the s---ea"el "sk- leteiis," ore:;'..-- .
tl.i-i pt r,ons, who.-.' w.-.-klv ;t.! 1, ...
rangi from ) f ."0 .. To be :
pr.ip.-r skeleton lr. ak ono lii'i-T
bones, t-kiri and - a little lib,.;-!. .. .i:
all the vitals, but .- fi.--h t sp. : '; ,.;'.
Il v.-:.-;-gi ,1 ske! f,-i .iks
orable to Iho-. who are l ne k-i" .-.!.
si.-iip'y because tli -y are r-.:, . : h
prodigies as v. -....'. lj
with a rcniarkr;b:e
over the l-.nly. f.i
worth a g'-oat !
manager. Th--v -.
babies, op j
growth r.f 1.
e :::d I::;.b,
.1 t) the I-,
i i ; c :tr i
of from r to -VTofJ a woe.-c t
museum siooi. Ji. ir t curiositie-d-ig-fae.-d
b ys al -o come. high,
(r rather 1 !i-lr parents, giei'-.li: ;:
ow:;, i-s. io- :ve for puttb-.g ll.
exhibition sa'.ai ies ranging from
silo ) per n.-ek. Tuo: e having far
seinbling pug dogs ret s". -it a
while (.thers who more f...rti i
possess shepherd dog or y
faces bring -7.V .
Tia ! star freaks in dime
are, however, midgets, ai.-l M
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: m.i
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one
like tho fann
leia
who h-.sj a maid and intM-prei--r
company her around the euuri'iv
salaries ran ;b:g fiv.m 7'r) to
ivej.c. Good midgets weagh fr
to twi lie pounds. There are .-o
1-., w
a
i V :i
; ir.t.y
lai people l i-at 1 1n re is :i get. .-r. o o,;.
pre -si. n tint pro lieii.-j hi this l r -tiori
do not c -a. in-, id large si,.i.i,
'Jh's is not the oh s, ', however, 'i i,,
are paid as high as t-i'" a week, but t.
cam s.i. h a valuation th-y mu.t
- ;i
at b-ast ;f or ") pounds. G'.i.:.:.,
are paid about .".7." week. Tl,f,
from Japan, for some uriaoo-ii. .
reason, are the be.-t drawing . .- J ,
and aro consequently tho h.gtie-t
priced. Aztecs receive the compara
tively low compensation of .jl7."
wc t kly.
Big-footed girls aro much-m-ed. d
curiosities at museums. To possess
largo enough pedal extremities t he
called a freak, however, it is neces
sary that each foot shall bo tl r. o
times as largo as tho owner's head.
For such a monstrosity lot) is
price paid weekly. Armless pet-pie
who do all manner of work with tho
feet are paid or more, accortliag
to tho skill which they may have,
acquired in making thoir feet do tho
work of their missing hands. There
are so many "wild" girls thut fre.i .;s
of thin class receive only fl.1 a we
Oss.tied men aro paid from $2 t
f-ot'o, and aro considered very profita
ble fr".ksin well-condia-ted iiium.-uiiis.
Genuine Hindoo biiako-eharuieis re
ceive about 7o a week. Glass-caters
draw we-'kly sa aries ranging from
7 to Vl-.j. Tv. Lin and triplets re
euivo hu i.r t ie same length of ii.no.
..ien with remarkable in- -.ii.iri.-s.
!::x..!ie!-uiie-lhrowei-s and such ordi
nary curiosities get from -J.j to f b u a
weeic.
I"n
ke
museum ou-r two wet ks at a time.
Managers lind that if k-.pt l.-n-ei-than
this they hardly prove so-ue of
prx.-iit. I iii.aux ! i hia il -cord.
HUMOROUS.
Housekeeper - "You want to know
how to preserve fruit? Why, that's
easy enough; just put it up and don't
take it down again." I'uek.
A p.ir.ish philosopher had this
epitaph p. need on his tunib.st.oii.-: '!
was well and w ished to lo better; took
medicine, and hero I am." Teiuicisoc.
Farmer.
Householder to tramp "No, you
can't have any thing to eat here. (Jo
right away." Tramp "That's what
they told me over the w ay. They st.id
you had only one meal a week hero.
-Sirry J troubled you. Ta-ta." N. Y.
World.
A Lesson in Derivation "Pa."
said little Johnny Fang'.e. what
does the word 'cornucopia' inca;.?"
' It is derived from tho Latin oornu."
which means 'horn,' and 'coiiia,"
meaning 'plenty Now form the
meaning yourself, Johnny." " Plenty
of horns! .Must bo the Lalin name ior
a saloon." Drake's Magazine.
Tho early Invalidism of Miss Mur-,
free ((.'iu.Hes Egbert C ruddock) com
pelled her to lead a quiet indoor lir.
"I couldn't engage in the sports of
the olber children," sho says, "and
sometimes 1 was so disappointed and
uneasy that my mother used to lind it
necxissary to comfort me. One of hot
favorite methods was to say: 'Never
mind, my dear, if you can't do as tho
others do, you can do ono thing vhich.
they can't do; you can fix.ll ropocato
peil, aud they can't.' "
Ono day a very pious clerical
friend, who had consumed an houi.
of his valuabiu time in small talk, said
to James Harper, tho publisher:
"Brother Harper, I am curious to
know how you four men db tribute
the duties of tho establishment be
tween you." "John," said iIr. Har
per, good-humorc-dly, attends to tho
finance-; Wesley to the correspon-l-
t once; Fletcher to tho general bargai u
i ing with authors and others, and,
I duu't you tell anybody," he said-draw-
ii-.g his chair still closer and lowering
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