AlveitiKinpr Tintcs. Tb I rife and relianle nrenlatlon of the 'w bria Fbefmah er.mirriiiii II lo Hie fa vorutde eon sideratlon of ad verii.-t, whose. tavor will b e in serted at the lollnwlng low rater: 1 loon, nam 1 I month.... ............ ......... 1 44 month 1 1 year S " 6 month. 1 year I monUil 8 1 year W eol'a I month i... ....... ........... ..... 12 ( snunlhs.. H 1 year I mouths........ ............. ..... B.Wl on lP.OQ .0 H.uo ln.oo nteel Circulation. - ISiOO. ni.r XT SLBSCRIFTIOS RATES. . o ao.oo -'77 l Tear eaon lo advance J1.0 ' do Ifnot pafd within 3 me.ths. I.T6 aa ,in it nnl para v -- 22 do l" " paid wlUia the year.. A THrgi re.ld.ng eotslde or the eeunty ".'"additional per year will be charged to " F even twill the above terms be d- 1. i irrra and tboee who don i eon.nlt tnair test Bt paying in advance mast nit as J placed ob the mdi lootlnn as those wbe lyear. Te.urj Iiulneit Itcma. Brat Insertion loo. per line ; each tntbeeqneiit tnaertlon ae. per line. Administrators and txocator'i Nr JjcI 1 VI Andltor'a Notices... ............. ..... on Stray and similar Notleer i ho IVki'WWiOTu rr prrocrrrfme of any corpormt ion or oiks' v, , .J communuvltitat drtrnrd lo can mtlrn titm ( a fwutllrref iwtjfj o- in'divtduaHnrnes- Job FiiaTivs of all klndt trill? and exixdr- JAS. C. HASSON. Editor and Proprietor. 'II I A. rUUl WHOM Til TBDTH M1II8 FUK, AMD ALL ARB SLATES BKSIDK-' SI. CO and postage per year in idvance. 4tnifl " V VJ UHWyW a-wwa aavaa. t nrwra. for y our rir lor yo Hop It. If ttop T . a.-. - I aia La A AfhAPVIMa. rp, VOLUME XXIV. E13ENSBURG, PA., FRIDAY. MAY 9. 1S90. NUMBER 15. ouaiy eaecatea at iowetl prloea . It. lion'tyoa iorra Ml ponii-iii""' - mt Km teal lira w -oor. mlirin Freeman, In pnMUbtd Weekly at -NSHUIiO. - - - l'KNN'A. BY JAMES . HASSO, iff Mr -, V an I II 111 I W ML-' I I . lilt II i I a I p - & B. EsaeflDressCoOuS FOR SPRING. In the flepartmenta we are offering for H aaooin'a busintssa great many uoutiual tinea and harirainn. Vfr.im our Mil Order Department for aplee of anything in the Drv Uoods line in Bay be ipecially Interested in and get e beatfo' the leant cutlav. SO Ineh Suitines in dark colorings, checks, id strip-. "J3 rents. 28 laeh All Wool Tricots and Cloths, "25 ols. .3 lD0h American Novelties. checks,strlpes '1 r'al-N. '.''5 eenU. i) Uch Si-utch CtloN. In beautiful s rtneot of various ahadea i.f irrey and wb triJe, 3 cent a yard : all-wooi i worth regularly 73 ceuts. Exlraotdl ry value. ESd Itordnre Suitings, 40 cents. - I-!ted Novelty " AO rents. Aa-W ool ' 73 cents. In tilef tne largest assort meut of special iloea Is Wool .Sait'nu-, 3 cents to 73 Bts, ever placed on sale In any one store. ' SILKS. Plain Burixh. l; inches wide. 30c, r3. 24 lnob- wule. 7.V. worth f7',' cenU. 34 IscbcH wide, Jl, very best g.KxIn made. I?W Ctievlut Silks In Spring colorless, lecksard trlpe. iM) cent. New Austrian Cloths, all Silk, entirely w faor,-. f l Oil a ird. 30 pieces colored Armures, 11 Inches wide eenta, iet color ; g xxts made to sell at .23, and undoubted iv th greatest Milk krgaln vi'i .mid New Faille KrancalsiM, Summer Silks, abutal llks. India Silks, etc.. etc.. at Iom lower than such qualities are usually Id at. Our Spring Catalogue and Fast Ion lurnal now ready free upon request. If yoor name was on our mailing list for a ci'pv of this catalogue will be mailed a 4 .so If yon (ltd not receive a eopv last r. write Dame and address on a postal id a eopv will be mailed. Mail order busl iaa a leading feature. iOGGS &BUHL, ALLEGHENY. PA. - : '. .'"X IT 'rr7 X I .-O i -I V.'m '.-mi. nn woman, so mkmI ilk . i . ,.., H.n.s; nj cnTH Tia ax, " ' 1 JV "'.- INS BAKTH. ' jr ''.'.""rat.J circular to 3hii:t, Jru, & Co., -Walnut H,rt.ot, PHILADELPHIA ilfilSHIHG MAC1UNKS i f A R 0 U A R C O . Limited. I I If ' I '"n,ylvani Aarlcoltorai I '' I Vra.. YOUK, r"A. T?Z 1 l-race ft.. N. York eL.Uii l;?,, -paper.. ..nI.!ICK A"ORNIV.AT-UW ? me.lB ball.tlnit.IT Iloal I1m b""" 'ted.4 U tatl.fa. iollati.ii. a (paotalty. lO-uf-lf ir nrnm no OTHDC iiL TLUrLLO oiunL, IFTII AVENUE, PITTSBURG, PA. miS. - SILKS. - SILKS. Po r want nvthl0B In 811k ? IWe'i th- plAc n-l oowt yoor tm. All Silk Si hhs, e-try desirable stiaJs, c jard. A iupenor quUty. oer .0 dtr- fent ha.l, 73c. COLORKl) C.KtM lillXINa. 50fl. 75c And f 1 00. 8T13 KMAlKMF.r. effty shAila. MS ni tl 0. PLAIH Iniia. Dir( df-silRna. 8)c, 75fl And $t 00. Cui!f Trtas St-HAHS. for MIih1 00 and t.23. STmrK asp "LAii)Si RiH. for Mi. On rit. ,,., Choick I niMMiN.itt A.iu Comiunation SiLKS. In fitrlp, Plid.. Slolres. PetsUna and rocadm, fnim wk? up. , Do you want a nlo Black Sik Dhkss or a fw yar l for flslntr ap ? AU oar HLAt k ir (utraoM. If anylhlnir happens we 11 make It Rood 1, We op will thi- r.v.ntrt wrt-"-VHr a lrn g.w.H.incs. PrUjea for rihkI wnarlnn Black Sllk75oto tJ.OO arard. The fatrorltea ate tl.00:and . Trimminu Vklvet. 40 fi;ff-rDt ehades. PLI'shks, all roinra an1 quallt. Srtic riiiHK VklvktilKih flOfi. 6c. 73c and;7',d- Throoifti our wttUcnniturtHd Mailing Uartindul you can et samples aai aee what in want. Order promptly tlHi'd. NtwrcK T'loiwh hie oocuplwd thU spr to tell you a-ut Stlki. rm)mbir. we it tne hm-ft nrf!. C.mmIh, Sul-.a and Wrapt. - Carpet and Curtain Departmenti all rry unpieU Come and ee or write for what you want. . CAMPBELL & DICK. LUMBER IS ADVANCING. SAW-MILLS, STEAM ENGINES, SHINOLE MILLS. HAT PRESS KM. Ac IT yno want a Flrt-f ! MAW MILL, send forCatalouve and special prloe to Introduce In your ae-tioa to A. H. KAKUL'AK, (Limited;, York, Pa. LILLY lilSUR&HCE & STEAMSHIP AGENCY. F1KE! INSURANCE AT HST. Pt LIClri ISSUED IN HOI KEUABLK COMPA NIES AT VERY LOWEST KATES. STEAMSHIP TlfKETS-SOLD AND DRAFTS iJiSUEI) PAYABLE IN ALLJPAKTS OF EUROPE. .1. 13. Million, Afrerit, LILLY. CAMRkIA CO.. PA. February H, 1VJ0. ty. ROBERT EVANS, UNDERTAKER, AND MANUFACTURER OF and dealer la all kind ol FURNITURE, ST-A tall Una at Uwitu always on baad.ta Bodies Embalmed WHEN REQUIRED. Apt sj sa A 80LID EEL FENCE! EXPANDED METAL CCT FBOlt TECL SONiaHINS NEW. rLAIEU, For Rvaiocncia, Cmumomvs. C.wrrritira, Famea GANOiNS ArbOTi, ta4 Csars TrIUM t lr-p-eor PLASTKItl VB LATH. IMH)K TH, Ae. V rue for lUuatrateU CatAloue: mailed rrc CENTRAL EXPANDED METAL CO II V nu, Btttacurcl. tNa. Hardware Mm acc 1U Or, name of Uua paper HIXTM KTRRI.T. PITTtRI RU. rA. I the arrat rullewe of Kurineaa Otflees, where all the lrn Hi nl a cowipl.t. nu.it).. educatloa in taaeht tj Arta.1 rl.llor'H Prmctlc. The anly m.'tih.r irto Peana of the ' Inter-State Hul re. Pritetiee A.focial Ion ol America." The ta Oent l.anrs auk keepma and buaineas by en. lna In hualnek transact. o.. Practh-al OITIro Work b1 Hsnktna; aiw veialtles. Indlvliiaal iMtraetlnn. fraia a. w. to A p. w. aa.l irotn T to l- r. M. The tc.t alantaaea In Shor-hand and Tyi.wrttln the hlaheat .peed la the shortest time. Kfti.l tor ralo.. skra j.alll Ike Ktpealllaa. a lera atlweiva welcome. JAJU.SCLAKK WILLIAMS A.M., PraJlaenL - Catar r H CREAM : BALM i ri:- nm un--., ri Clei rawaskaTeei. Allay. ! aid KYFEYIR I aflaamai .w. I eatl . kere Ey re Keat.re. tk Heaiae. er Taau al Nenell. Try the Cure. HAY- A particle Is applied Into eaea Boatrlls and lh ajcreeahl.. Prlea M cenU at Dr.KKi.ts ; bv mall NATURE'8, A ktlll.ll arauK. r.r birk st i-. CURE FOR r.rT.raia Urn, Bllleaa M.aaacka, Ctleaeaa. Tarraal'a tftrmual CDNSTIPATlOn. Selta!er Aperient It la eertal. In lu effeeu It la a.ntl. I. ita mu o It la palateable t. the taste. l eaa be relied vioa to e.ra, .ad It ear, ry uuiif, not by o.mr lag. Batare. fo uot Uke lul.nl lara-aile ymte "I'" r allow year chil dren to tak. then, always -.w mu eiegaai pnar- . . prvfTuo., ohlrk has bee. lor dot. k . i. 3 V P n r n p i . " years a p.b;ta St nr. vyr? cj i w -Ka AT BT 5i yJ P N tl S-A 1 ER YOUR NECKTIE'S UP BEHIND. Wnea you attend a party And pyrate wfth tne girU, Tne exercise la hearty. Your brain with pleasure whirl. ; But. oh! Um; painful fetrling When suddenly vou find The naked truth revealin Your necktie's up tehlnd. As down on Vhamrr you linirer To waleli the market's close. Some tool will point his RnKr At you ts nt ath your nuae And shout out quite Jocosely: "Excuse me. air. I find On looking at you closely Your aecktle'a up behind." On some Bijrht when you're callwa; Upon your awretheart fair. Oh ! la It not appalling, Aa you your love declare. -When words come bard and harder. Quite auddenly to find. In midst of lore's sweet ardor. Your necktie's up behind. In this queer situation. No matter how one tries. There Is no expiation. The necktie's bound to rise. Tls UM-ltu to regret It, Hy fate It is desi.med. And when you leal expect it Your necktie's np tx hind. L Clothier and Furnisher. SLOW AND SURE. Thla Was the Watch-Word of the Suooessful Young Man. James I.inparJ, an old and soli J city merchant, had in his employ two no ph ews, who had every opportunity of studying in his countinf-room the secrt-t of a successful business career. Th-se were John Warren and Stephen Grey, lloth attained the ape of twenty-five the aame year, and both on the first of May were summoned inl Air. Liniranl's pres ence. He thus addressexl them: "You have each l--n in my employ eight years: you know how my business is conducted, and I consider you compe tent to manage & business of your own. Though I should te glad to retain you longer as clerks, I will not stand in the way of your advancement. 1 have placed to the credit of each of you at my banker's the sum of five thousand pounds. This will supply you with suf ficient basis for embarking1 in busi ness. With economy In your personal expenses, and prudent and judicious management, you will succeed. Success to you!" This was a long speech for the old merchant, yet, after A moment's pause, he added: "I have one thing1 more to say. This is all I purtiose to do for you. You have live times the capital I started with, and with it you must sink or swim. Yon have my In-st hopes and wishes, but need look for no further pecuniary aid." His nephews thanked hi-" heartily, and at once took measures to go into business. John Warren secured a modest shop at a moderate rent, and de termined to do business on a cash basis, contenting himself with such a stock as his own capital would buy. He made his purchases judiciously, and over looked every detail of his business per sonally. Stephen (Jrey had larger idoas. He hired a ehop at three times the rent, pushed his credit to the utmost, and made a great show at the outset. Itoth young men were engagvd, and both soon married. Here, again, a dif ference was manifested. John Warren hired a small, neat cot tage just out of London, and furni.-hed it in a cheap, lnexpensivi' manner. One servant only was employed, who, together w ith a loy to run errands, w as found sufficient for a small establish ment. Hut Stephen tlrey turned up his nuse at the cottage, and hired a city house at four times the rent, w hich, of course, rsj uired more bervanls and a larger scale of expenditure. "I'm not going td live like a pauper," he said, loftily. "Hut can you afford such a Louse, Su-phvn?" asked his cousin. '.My business profits will I? much greater than yours," he answered. "I lx-gin where you will be five years hence. " "Perhaps ." Raid John, shrewdly; "but w here w ill you be then?" "Don't fear for me," Mid Stephen, confidently; "I'm ashamed of you for not showing more enterprise. You've immured yourself in an obscure shop, where Sim will do next to no business." "I don't know about that. I'd rather lie slow and sure. It's better to hug the ahore than get wrecked in mid ocean." "IVrhaps so, but I know I am on the way to dirtune. Ten years from now I shall have turned my five thousand pounds into a hundred thousand, while you may possibly have fifu-en." "I see you are not to be convinced." "Xor you, I suppose." "No. ny motto is, 'slow and sure.'" "And mine, 'nothing venture, noth ing have. " "Well, the future can alone decide which of us is right." So the two cousins separatitl. I am ttound to confess, though my own feeling- is that John was right, that cir-cumstan-e wcmtnl to justify Stephen in his course. It so haptx-ntsl that the particular classes of goods of which he had Iwjught so largely, rose rapidly, owing to a state of things which needn't be explained, and as his stock was larre, his protils were also very larpc. IneU-ed, notwithstanding his personal expenses were three times as great as his cousin's, his balance sheet showed, at the end of the year, a clean profit vt five thousand pounds. In other w ords, he had doubled his capital, and was now worth ten thousand pounds. John had profited, too, by the rise, but on account of the more limited extent of his business ad vanced to but six thousand pounds. Hut with this he was well plwased, and counted himself fortunate. "llow s.lnut our differed matters?" said Stephen one day aliout this lime, in rather an exulting tone, to bis cousin. 'I have no reason to complain of mine," said John, "it has served rue well." "ltut not so well as mine." "It is hardly tirua to fuel sure of that yet." said John. "I don't agree with you. I shall keep on a I have liegun. Indeed, I shall ex tend my operation. I am in treaty for larger store, and "For a larger store T' exclaimed John, surprised. "Yes; it may buit you to poke alonp at a email's pac c, but I boast a lilllo more enterprise." "You can't expert tblnirs will always lie as favorable as they have beea this last year." "Vo luusl u'a.; luins aa they cocie. of course; but when the sun ahiae. it's the time to make hay." I hope you will make plenty of It and be ready for a shower, if that should come." "Trust me for that. I hnow what I'm about. You'd better follow my ex ample." "How, move into a larger store?" "Yes; take this one w hich I am about to leave." John shook his head. "It is too large for rue," he said. "I am not yet ready to enlarge my opera tions beyond my present limit." "Well, it's good advice I'm giving; you, whether you take it or not." "I've no doubt you think so. Stephen. I hope you will meet with no reverses to shake your faith in your motto." So the two cousins again separated and each continued to do business in his own way. Not only did Stephen In crease his business expenses by iccupy ing a store at a higher rent, n-qniring an additional number of clerks, but he also moved into a larger house and set up a carriage. Ilut circumstances still favored Ste phen. The rise in price continued, though not to as great an extent, and, his stock living larger, hi cleared an other five thousand )sund.. Ho liogan to think himself as destin-d to be lucky and in no danger of any reverse. Hut at the end of the third year, which was less favorable.be barely held bis own. Still, he was worth fifteen thous.nd pounds. The tide had turned and he should have taken in sail, ltut this he saw no necessity for doing. So for two years longer hi kept on his way. In that time goods fell very considerably. His stock w as very large and bis losses also very large. His property had shrunk to eight thousand dollars, while John's had increased to nine thousand and ho was now the richer of the two. John now felt authorized in renting a some what larger shop, while Stephen re mained in his own. I shall not le able, nor would It le interesting, to detail the varying fort unes of the succeeding years. Suffice it to say that at the end of ten years John was worth fifteen thousand pounds, and was carrying on a safe and profitable business. Stephen found himself at a point w here failure was inevitaltlo un less lie could obtain the iiiiimsliate use of ten thousand pounds. His personal extravagance and ill-judged expansion may account for this. In this dilemma he bethought him self of his uncle. He made his way to the well-known counting-room, and was shown into Mr. Lingard's private room. "I hope every thing is going well, Stephen," said the merchant. O, yes." aid Stephen, "that is, pret ty well, ltut, to tell the truth, I'm in a tight place just at preseiiU" "Indeed; I'm sorry to hear it." "lou see my jerations are pretty large, and I am afraid I shall have to suspend unless I can rais ten thousand pounds within a week." "That's a large sum." "Well, my business is large." "What do you estimate your stock at?" "Twenty thousand xunds." "Will ten thousand pounds fet you free entirely'." "Xo," aid Stephen, reluctantly. "I have bills to the amount of eight thou sand more maturing in six months." "Islucting the proper margin, it is doubtful if your assets eiual your lia bilities." "A loan of ten thousand pounds would give me a chance to right myself. Will you come to my help. Mr. Kingard?" The old gentleman shook his head. "Frank iy. no. I resolvi-d when I started you in business to leave you to yourself w ithout further help. 01m.tv ing how you slart-d, I foresaw bow things would turn out. You have held out longer than I anticipated." "Then what am I to do, sir?" asked Stephen, gloomily. "1 ad vim you to call jour creditors and make a frank statement. If they allow you to go on contract your opera tions, take a smaller store and le gin over aain. If you pref -r. however, I will give you a clerkship at five hun dred pounds salary. I presume my part ner would not object." "Your partner, sir? Have you taken one?" "Yes; I find I am g-etting old and need rest." , "May I ak who he is?" "It is John Warren." Stephen sprang to his feet in amaze ment, anger and envy. John Warren to be placed so far above his head! "Why is this?" ho asked1. In an un steady voiee. "It is lec.iuse John Warren is a good, reliable business man. Had you shown the samo good judgment, sagacity and moderation I should have taken you, alo, into partnership; but, 1 tell you frankly, I can not trust my business in your hands." Stephen left the office abruptly, angry and mortified. He was glad eventually to accept the clerkship, being utterly wrecked in business. John Warren is at this time, his uncle being deceased, the head of the great firm and a very rich man. Stephen is a disappointed man, but he has only himself to thank for it. Horatio Alger, Jr., in Yankee Blade. Krmarkalil. C'yrlonei Relic. E. S. Wilsou, a M icksmith of Ozark, Mo., has a relic of ttio Marshrield cyclone, which occurred on Sun. lav, April IS, lsso, that is a very remarkable curiosity. Tins wit ness of one of the freaks of the great storm is a black quart bottle, bett by some mys terious force iuto au elliptic circle, without a crack or break in the glass that the closest scrutiny can discover. The neck of the bottle actually touches the edge of the bottom, ami the fact that the glass was not broken in any way by the strange force of the storm is shown by the test of its hold ing water or any other fluid. By grad ua.iy turning the bottle as the water is poured in it can be nearly filled to its full capacity, so as to show the perfect souudness of the material. This bottle was found by Mr. Wilson the day after the Mrtutk M disaster and examined by Prof. Tice, who soon came to the scene of de struction to study the phenomena of the cyclone from a svieuuiie stand point. The famous meteorologist attributed the bend ing of the bottle to the force of electricity, aud considered this one of the most won derful results of the mighty agency at work in the storm-cloud. The bottle was found in the wreck of one of the Mar&hficld drug stotes. Mr. Wilson has been offered ex travagant prices for the curiosity, but de clines to part with the relic. The First Iutlic School. The tiro hundred aud fiftieth anniver sary of the establishment of the first pub lic school in the United States, sustained by a direct tax on the l-op, was ht-ld at Meetmg-House Hill, Dorchester, Mass., THE FATAL AUTOGRAPH. ' Will yon write in my autograph book?" said she. And he dared not nwer nay. Though his heart beat quick, and bis breath came thick. And he trembled in dismay; For he loved the maid, and was sore afraid And be dared not answer nay. So be took the book and prayed for a thought. And long fnr a thought did pray. And long did he look In the dictionary book. And the cy-clo-pe-di-a. I will write a vi-ne," said he, " that Is terse And bang-up and O. K." And he searcb-ed thro the Llrary of Song." . And he search-ed many a day. I will show the maid that the poetry trade." Said he, " is fust my lay. I will find a verse that la sweet and lerne, If I hunt forever and aye!"' And he search-ed lonp. and he found a verse At the end of the fortieth day. ' She will thick every line," he chuckled, "is mine," And he tauphed full loud and pay. " I'm a pe-nl us. an.1 1 make no fuss To write trood vere. Hoo-r-ay :" Then he turned the page, and his rival's name Was writ with much display 'Neath the very same verse, and it mado him curse; And his raven locks turned pray; Ami he fell on his ile, and quickly died Of by-po-chun dri a. S. W. Foss, in Puck. BINGO, THE FIRE-DOG. Some of His Many Exploits How He Died. Bingo was exceedingly black. Eyes, skin, hair, every thing about Bingo, ex cept his disposition, was of the most somber hue. He had the most charming qualities as an offset to his f unereal col oring. He was intelligent, he was kind, ho was unselfish, ho was faithful and he was devoted to his vocation. Now, this description is & history in itself, and if one only adds to it that Bingo died in the full prime of his pow ers, it would seem a Rembrandt portrait of him, with powcrf ul contrasts of light and shade. But to make the history of Bingo more appealing to human sympathy, some of the vicissitudes of his career should bo set forth. Virtues aro nothing if they are not exercised, and the action of life is the grindstone which rubs them smooth. Bingo was a dog. But such a dog! Roth his parents were French, so, according to the law of ca nine genealogy. Bingo, though born in the United States, was a French poodle. His mamma was a trick-dog named I'rou Frou, that had been trained hy a New York fireman named John Farley. "She belonged to a very elegant j-oung gen tleman, whoso occupation in life was to amuse himself, one of the hardest things in the world to do when it is the, only employment which ono has. This young man thought that Frou Frou would contribute to his efforts to make life amusing if she were taught several things which no dog, not even a French poslle, would ever pick up by itself. So the young gentleman brought Frou-Frou to John Farley and asked him to educate her in the very highest fashion possible to a young, aristocratic dog. Farley w as a great instructor of dogs. He was very successful in bis methods, having pretty well solved the education al problem, so far as dogs are concerned. no was stationt-d at the water-tower on Thirteenth street, and he used to keep Frou-Frou in the room where he slept, which was also her school-room. But it is not necessary to dwell at length on the education of Frou-Frou, since this is the history of her son Bingo. It is enough to say that after her course was completed she was one of the best-educatd poodles in Gotham, and she furnished a good deal of enjoy ment to the young gentleman inquest of amusement. She has been mentioned only to show that Bingo had an ancestry of which no dog need have been ashamed, and to account for the sphere of life in which Bingo achieved distinc tion. The young man was pleas-d with Far ley's huivj-sh with Frou-Frou, and beside paying the bill for her tuition, he gave Bingo to the fireman when he was a very young and utterly ignorant little poodle. Farley accepted the puppy and trained him with the greatest care. Bingo became a fire-dog. A fire-log is one which lives in an engine-house and takes an active iater est in conflagrations. Although there are not many of these dogs to-day in the New York engine-houses, they used to le a common feature of these houses. These dogs take instinctively to their calling. They are not specially trained to their vocation, but they fall into the ways of fire-dogs naturally. Farley taught Bingo many tricks and accomplishments, but where fires were concerned the dog picked up every thing by himself. In the engine-houses the horsK-s are kept in stalls by the side of the engine. Every thing is arranged so that there will be no delay in starting off for the fire the moment the alarm is sounded. The harness hangs from the ceiling, high enough from the ground to allow the horse to como under it, Tho moment the alarm sounds the horses start with the greatest alacrity, spring from their stalls, go to the en gine and put themselves in position to le ' harnessed. By the time they aro there the firemen are sliding down the smooth, round pole which goes from the ground floor of the engine-house up to tho room where they sleep. The harness is dropped on the horse, the buckles made fast in a jiffy. The driver vaults into his seat and in a mo ment more the horses are galloping full tilt through the busy streets, the gong clanging constantly to warn the vehicles and pedestrians to get out of the way. It i a most exciting sight to see the horses bounding along, tho heavy en gine rattling over tho stones, while the brass clang of the gong is incessantly sounding. Bingo soon determined what his function was, and be acquitted himself of it w ith the most ardent zeal. This, of course, was. after be had grown up and Lad reached maturity. : When he was a wabbly little puppy, and when, later, he was a thoughtless, giddy young dog, he did not go to fires, but was fed and trained upstairs. But he grew to be very strong, al though he was never very large. His hair was clipped so that he looked like an African lion. It was cut very close in places, but was left thick around his shoulders and head, with a tuft on the end vt Lia tail. Uu Lai little armlets of his own hair on his legs and a little clump on his haunches. His black, shiny eyes glistened from beneath the silky hair that hung over them, and he looked so ken and quick that one felt obliged to be very clear and precise with him, because he had the air of not being able to lose any time in foolishness. Bang! bang! bang! would go the gong. The horses would spring forward, trampling the floor with their sounding hoofs, and. at the same moment Bingo's cheery bark w as heard as he scurried around in mad anxiety to get every Ixsly off all right to put out the fire. Oh, how important he felt when the alarm was given and he felt called on to con tribute to the good of the community by his generous efforts! After the engine had started out he tore along ahead of it alout half a square, turning round now and then to see that it was following, and dodging around among tho feet of the horses and the teams that he met- He barked all this time w ith a tremendous sense of his importance, as if proclaiming: "Clear tho way, good folk! Clear the way! There is a fire and we are in a hurry to put it out." Bingo us-d to follow the men who went into the burning building, and would frequently make his way to the roof. It was his chief delight to get near the pipeman who held the nozzle of the hose-pipe and directed the dis charge of the water upon the fire. Bingo seemed to feel that he was help ing to extinguish tho flames when he was near the hose-pipe. Who could question his utility then? Yhen the fl re was out he trotted back with the proudest air of complacency, and upon returning to the engine-house he would frisk around Farley as if courting attention and praise for his services. But when his master would put Bingo through his paces and exhibit the whole round of his accomplishments to visit ors, he was quite another animal. His relationship to tho elegant Frou-Frou became apparent then. His wool was as fine as silk, and every morning he was washed and scrubbed and his beau tiful hair combed. He had around his neck a neat collar of russet leather with small spike-heads in it, and his name Bingo engraved on a little silver plate. He looked quite a dandy, and his eyes shone like jet through the long, crinkly hair that hung over them. Farley was very fond of Bingo; who could help being fond of such a bright, faithful, affectionate poodle as he was? You have been told at the start that Bingo was cut off in his beautiful prime. ixmg oerore his legs legan to get stiff, or his memory to fail him, Bingo died. There was a certain fittingness in the manner of his taking off, because Bingo was, above all, a fire-dog. He was a trick-dog for the amusement of others, hut ho was a flre-dog through philan thropy and natural bent. His death oc curred in this way: Ono cold, bright night in December the alarm of fire sounded in the engine house. Tho horses sprang before the engine. There was the rush of firemen, but there occurred for some reason or other a moment's delay. Bingo was skipping around in great distress of mind at this hindrance. There was that fire burning and where was he? As soon as the doors were opened he charged madly forw ard. Some one was in his way. however, and in dodging him ho flung himself against a door-post. The shock -was mo great that he was thrown back and fell under the hoofs of the horses as they chargid out. A heavy hoof with its iron 6hoe crushed down upon his side. Poor Bingo! When the engine had passed over him he feebly and painfully dragged himself toward one of the stalls for tho horses. Ho was panting and once or twice he uttered a feeble whine. There was not one of those he loved most near at hand to comfort him. They were at the fire. He would never go to a fire again, no raised his head and looked around the familiar engine-house with a sigh; then his head fell heavily to the ground and Bingo was dead. When they came back from the fire and found tho poor dog stiff and cold, a film over his jet-black eyes, the men felt bad enough, especially Farley. The lost poodle had lived a noble life for a poodle and had died in harness, which was somewhat of a consolation to those who mourned him. So poor Bingo was buried decently and his joyous bark was missed in the engine-house, where he is still remembered. John J. a Becket, in Y'outh's Companion. Adventure in Forest. On Little river, near Osceola, L.a-7 Robert Warren, a lumberman, lost his way in the woods. He thought he heard a human voice, and hallooed to attract attention. His shout was answered, and tho cries came nearer and nearer. Then he discovered that it was a pan ther that had been yelling. Being un armed he climbed a tree and remained in it for an hour. The panther finally left When he thought the coast was clear Warren descended and pursued his way, and when he again hallooed to attract attention the panther returned, this time accompanied by his mate. Up a sapling he again went, armed with a stout club and determined to sell his life as dearly as possible. In the mean time the boys in camp had become alarmed at his absence and started out to search for him. They had reached a point within a quarter of a milo of where ho was treed when they caught tho sound of his call for help, and, as an answering signal, fired off a gun, which had the effect of frightening off the panthers Chicago Herald. EiiCoaraeInfr Extravagance. John Forth, a Minnesota man, was digging a well when it caved in on him. Two men offered to fill up tho well for SS, and the widow sat down and figured the funeral expenses at $U. She told them to go ahead, as it would save her Sfi, and they were at work when her neighbors interfered and compelled her to tha extravagance of exhuming the body. A New York dry-goods merchant says that frequently some of the sub-' ordinate employes receive larger re muneration than tho men In whose hands rests the main responsibility for running a business. The men who usually make the most money in the very large firms are not the superin tendent and his chief assistaats, but the buyers of departments. IS IT PLEASANT TO BE OLD? Friend, la It pleasant to be old No, save only that the streets of polA, And pearly (rates they tmw ho near. And jasper walls an bright and dear. That like a picture they unfold. In this 'tis pleasant tu be old. 'Tis pleasant, tors to think that life. With all Its tumult vast, and strife. Its nimny that fade o fast. Its storms that bid us stand aghast. And other ills are almost told; In this 'tis pleasant to be old. And then the a,-ed feel that rest. Is of blessiucs sweetest, best. And .ure to know that rest is near Unrips much to romfort and to cheer, A rest above what earth could bold. In this 'tis pleasant to lie old. Tlspleasant that In aire we stand. With feet m near the border land. That just beyond the sullen tide. That's seldom very deep or wide. We enter In the dear old fold. In this 'tis pleasant to tie old. And when we draw so near life's verge. And bear the sullen river Rurpe, And earthly siK'bt prows faint and dim. Our vision clearer Is for Him. Who says, the aped I uphold. In this 'tis pleasant to be old. And so we murmur not at all. As ape's nipht doth round us fall. Hut upward look with faith's clear eye. Bey ond the earl h, beyond the sky. To jasper walls and . tree's of pold. And there none ever do prow old. Christ iaa at Work. HONOR ON THE SEA Why a Contemptible Trick Failed to Work Mr. John Percival is the head of the great firm of Percival Brothers, the owners of what, for the purposes of this story, shall be called the Grapnel Trans portation Line. In shipping circles it is well known that Mr. John Percival, although in the main a kind man, is on some occasions a cruel one; yet his very cruelty is a proof of his kindness. His idea of honor upon the sea is that, no matter how long it may take or how much it may cost, a sound ship should stand by and help to the utmost a neigh bor in distress. This should be, but un fortunately it is not, the rule of every ship-owner. AVhen Mr. John Percival finds that a captain of one of his steam ers has failed to help a wrecked or dis abled craft he becomes furious. It is said that he even dances about and breaks up the furniture, and that cap tain is summarily dismissed from the ervico of the Grapnel Line, together with such officers as have aided or abet ted him. The consequence of this policy on the part of Mr. John Percival is that every poor ship upon the sea which breaks its walking-beam or loses its smokestacks and masts in a storm hopes that it may fall into the hands of the Grapnel steamers. One night Captain Alexander Der went, of the Percival Brothers" ship K 'MTttnza, was pacing the d-ck in company with the ship's surgeon. Dr. Allis, when they heard a lom in the distance. "That's a gun," said the captain, stop ping short. It had been very stormy all of the last ;liree days, and had begun to clear only it inHin that. la. "It certainly is and there's another," returned the surgeon. "I believe some boat has been struck hard by the storm and is firing for relief." As he spoke a rocket could be dimly descried, going up far to the right of them. "I'm behindhand with this gale and all," sighed tho captain, "but I suppose I must stand to and help those fellows. even if it takes a week." The ship was ordered about at once, colored lights were burned, guns were 3red, and shortly after sunrise the next morning the Kram found herself towing along the English steamer Cam bjfitt, of the Pendleton Freight Line. Her engine was broken, her captain said, and she had leen lying for forty-eight hours unable to move. For two days after her rescue by the Etjxranza her officers appeared to be -jvercome with gratitude. Captain Der vent lent the disabled steamer many tools. The carpenter and engineer of ' he Espiranz offered also their assist ance in helping to repair the engine. Hit this was steadily declined. The itlicers of the &nnbyc did not think it vas "worth while;" they would "tinker i little themselves as they went along, A-ithout troubling the Erperanza any more than was necessary." For four days the EnjHTtinza steamed slowly through the waste of w aters, tow .ng her huge charge. The Cat$yc was heavily laden and retarded the progress of her friend woefully. On the evening of the fourth day Cap tain Derw-ent and the surgeon were again walking the deck. It was not stormy, but the fog was quite dense. The few passengers had retired to their state-rooms. The crew were at their posts. Every thing was very still, ex cept for the throbbing engine and the rolling of the waves. "Queer lot we've got over there," said Captain IVrwent, jerking his hand to ward the Vambyitrs. "Have they spoken you at all to-day?" asked the surgeon. "Nary a word since early morning. I lon't like their looks. Anybody would think from their manners yesterday and '-o-day that wo were receiving a great favor from theru in their allowing us to tow thim. They wanted to know this morning if we couldn't go a little faster. I suppose they think we are trying to mount up a big bill for towage. If they jive me any more of their sass' I'll cut loose from them and John Percival may say what ho pleases." "What's that?" asked Dr. Allis, stop ping short in his walk. "Who's med dling with the hawsers?" "Just so," said the captain, in a troubled and excited voice. "That's the rasping of ropes and no mistake. I 1 believe," he cried, furiously, "that that Vambyiu has cut the cables!" They rushed aft. The cables were dragging in the brine and through the pitchy darkness and fog the lights of the Cimlyta could bo dimly nw-n and her screw beard as she steamed off in the distance. "The curs!" yelled the captain. "They've mended their engine with our tools and things and now they think they are going to get off without paying a cent of towage! The short-sighted fools! They were never more mistaken in their lives!" The next morning rcse clear and sun ny, but tho ocean was unspocked by any 6ign of life as the captain swept tho horizon with his glass. The Eaperunza, w ith all steam crowded on, Lurried to ward it destination, a port which wo will call Terrapin. Four days later Captain Derwent was walking up tho street of that city to ward the company's office, to make his report to John Pen-ival. He had taken a tug up tho barlior, feeling that tho Grapnel Company must ! very anxious. The Errinza was five days' overdue. The captain oiiotied the office dxir and smilingly saluted a clerk or two who sat there. They only half-bowed to him. The jolly officer wondered at their cool ness, but pushed on without delay to ward the small inner office of the head of the firm. John Pen-ival sat there, his Tuassivo frame lK-nding over his desk. "Good morning, Mr. Percival." be gan Captain Derwent in his '.oud, cheery tone, "I hurried up the bay a little in advance of tho Erjicrnnzn. but " John Percival tossed his gray head as soon as he heard the captain's voice, and sprang to his feet, glowering at his visitor like an angry lion. "You scoundrel!" he half roared and half hissed. "Get out of my office, or you'll leave it at tho toe of my lootl How dare you show your skulking face in here? You've disgraced my line, sir! disgraced your profession! disgraced us all!" "But but " began tho poor captain. "I tell you, hold your tongue!" yelled John Percival, growing angrier as he proceeded. "Haven't 1 heard, sir, how 3'ou passed the Cantby in mid ocean? You heard their guns, you saw their signal, and left them to shift for them selves You're a precious s-viundrel, that's what you are, Aleck Derwent! Passing those poor fellows" "Hut "protested the captain again, now quite as wrathy as his employer. "Hold your tongue, I tell you!" John Percival went on, calming down not a w hit. "The VnntbyH got in threo bourn ago, and I have heard their story. Get out of my office, sir, and never let me set eyes on you again!" He gave the muscular captain a push which sent him outside the door before he knew what he was about, slammed the door behind him, and bolted it loudly. Captain Derwent made his way slowly out to the street. He understood the situation perfectly now. and knew that it was only a question of tnue before tho short-sighted officers of the Curri'iyc should receive their deserts. But that steamer woull doubtless leave as soon as she possibly could, and it was desir able to have tho matter righted before she got away. Up the harbor, not ten minutes' sail away, was steaming the Eai" r.jtc., her flaps all afloat and her passengers leaning over the railings. The captain stood quietly on tho jock till she came up. and then he sought the surgeon and mate, and told them ol the perfidy of the Cam hi;,. In a few mo ments tho story was all over the ship. Captain Derwent was very pupi:! ir, and every ono was indignant that John Per cival should have accepted lin- inven tions of the f '.'tjj viil:i rr trivir.g his own men a chance to presenr thi ir side. Then- were eighteen p.i--.. :ige:s on board of the ri, and tin- unde clared that they "wished li v could tell John Percival how the can- really stood." "The office is clo.se by, Cap'ain Der went," said one of tiiein; "it won't take but a moment. Let us all go with you. JoLu Percival can hardly refuse to ac cept such overwhelming testimony as that." "We'd thank you, captain," said the engineer, touching his hat as he ap peared, rushing from his work and on fire with the exciting news "we'd thank you if you would let us nil go to Mr. Percival and back you up." "It can't do any harm, and will clear up tho matter quicker than any thing else possibly can." said the mate. Captain Derwent laughed. "It certainly would," he assented, and in a hubbub of enthusiasm the strange procession started, leaving the ship in charge of the cook and scullions. It seemed as though all Terrapin came out to stare at the sight as tho A'.-y ri;a' crew and passengers, vastly amused at themselves, made their way toward John Percival's office. 1 n a stale of ir resistible good-naturo they broke open the door and swarmed every nook and corner of the larger outer room in which a dozen clerks were writing. One of tho passengers, who had been selected as the spokesman, an Italian nobleman of fine character aud pres ence, and personally acquainted with John Percival, approached tho still bolted door of the private office. It w-as opened at his knock. "I have come, my dear sir," legan the nobleman, bowing courteously. " report to you the admirable fidelity the commanding officer of the Enj-f ranza." The choleric old man almost jumped into the air. "What do you mean, sir? What do you mean?" ho cried, sternly. The mass of interested faces outside his door just then caught John Per cival's eye, and he could not but listen to the true story of the Ein riinza' ad venture with tho CtuiibyM-. In the face of tho overwhelming testimony pre sented there was nothing to do for the doughty old man but to lielieve it, and to tender a humble apology to Captain Derwent. The officers of the Cwiibytes were ar rested just as they were getting up steam to depart, and a letter was soon on its way to her owners, which was couched in such terms that it brought a largo payment to the Grapnel Lino for towage and for assistance rendered. As a portion of this money was divided among the crew of tho Eptrama they felt amply repaid for their little trip to the company's office and for the in sult offered to their captain, who, it is needless to say, stands higher than ever to-day in the regard of the owners of tho Grapnel Line. Kate Upson Clark, in Y'outh's Companion. Draws the Line at Codn.n. We live to eat and we eat to live, writes the editor of tho Wise County (Tex.) Messenger. Bring us twenty five cents, worth of peas, poaches, pears, pi urns, polecats or jHissums, and get the best paper for thirteen weeks. We will accept butter, beans, eggs, chkikens (it fully hatched), and any other digestible vegetables or fruits. We eat any thing ex-ept codfish or grindstones. Disastrous Ki perlmeiit. A Chambersburg (Pa.) youth though" he ought to try some of his girl's cook ing before marriage. Ho ate a dinrc which she prepared w ith her e-: L-ndX and hasn't been to see br since. .;iak
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