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Rbi a' I'lifKMAW cfmmfrii It to tie larnral.le
p.t) if rat ii idcifil'ffii lxje JmtoifwIII he
n sorted at tl.e li.Wi.wlr; low raiee:
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Is PnbliHiied Wftkly at
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RY JAMES U. HASSOX,
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In ilu II not ad ltnin 3 months. 1.75
ili du II not :l.. within 8 month. 2 "0
do do II nut l J within the 3 mi., "i ".
rTo persons retrain outside of tha county
rcnl additional ter year will he charged to
V posttiKe.
-19 no ent will the above term be de-pane-l
trout. 4 tbose who iIod I outisult lav'T
.. n inn-rests by (.rtId In advance avjnt not a
; t to he place on the umt lootlnK u thuM he
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HE IS A FKKBMAM -W HOM THE TRCTH UAK6 HtkK AND ALL AKK SLAVES lstfrlJJE '
SI.60 anc postage per year In advance.
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EBENSBURG. PA . FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 5..1S9-2.
NUMBER
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Pifth. Annual Reduction. Sale I
A 4iK t ! H SMI IillTI K IK rRICCN OF
' F fJ'E CL O THIJS'G J
One-Third LESS than Resu arPrice.
If Mm want ii lilii J.ARCiAIX in :i Suit or Ovi rcnnt ilon t miss tliis snli'.
If ynii want a UAUK l!AKi.IN in a t'iiu- Suit.
OMJE - .ftW - 0NDJE I
If vim want tn save t Ii irt y-t lirii' ami nuf-t iiirtl pi'r immii. on I'lsti-r Ovit-ruat-.
SiiHi-j. I'unts. l'nliTi'ar. in fai-I icviTytliint; in tin' l'lthinj in tin
i .iiliiiitruiil I'm niliinir Lint-, goto
3D. C3-.A- ZCsT
Lawt Clnthirr. Hitti-r arJ vtvds. II EKtrnih Ave.. iLMUAA, PV-
2f "l'lo'-il lit s r. M. exrept Saturiij4i JliiiI lii'twi'i-n the ."th and I."tU of i-ut-li month.
M. K. K X V. Kalmman.
R. L. JUHSSTUS. .. J. HCVK. A. H". 2Vr.K.
LSTAHLI6KKD X8T2.
Johnston, Buck & Ck,.7
HANKEltS,
EBESSI5Un(l. - PEN'N'A.
A. W. BI IK, 'aatiler.
rTAllLlHHKOlSSS.
Carrolltown Bank,
UAKKOLLTUWH, PA..
T. A. SII AHB VI'i II, Cashier.
Geesrai Banting Business Traasacteil.
The lollowloK are the principal features of
geDar.l baBKinir huatnesa :
DEPOSITS
KeceJved payable on rtemand. and Interest bear
In ecrtitlcate IsHued tn time depesrtor.
LOAN'S
Ei'n.lei1 to customers on taorah4e leims and
appruved paper dlscnunted at all ttcnea.
t 01.1.HT10N
Main In the locality ami upon all thebanklnu
tunoi' In the United States. fbmo moderate.
DRAFTS
Isfuel npuotlable In nil parts aC the United
jSutas. ii nd lorelxn exohAnne Israel on ill parts
Of huroie.
ACCOrNTM
Ot merrhants. farmers and others oilplte.l. to
wb .in reasonable accomodation will be extendeil.
.itn.ns are Biure.l that all trDHtloos shall
be held as strictly private and cnr.dentlal. aad
that they will he treated as liberally a good
backinn rules will peroilt.
KespecMully,
JIIIINNTON. ISITK t CO.
C. A. LANGBEIN,
Manufacturer ot aud Iealer In
ALL KINDS of HARNESS,
j S4DDI.F.S, RRIItL F.S, WHIPS,
COLLARS HARNESS OILS, BLANKETS,
Kiiies. Kly Nets, furry (Iiimtif, etc., etc.. Ke
pairtnir Naatly and Promptly dime All worli
-' Ki&nnteoil to icive sailslaitliin.
it Id 1 nil Bridles, from .. .60c. up.
l e v i Hrtdltw. from ...41 AOuti.
Lap lhisters, trom ...'oc. up.
.lai'iilne-made Hurnrss. tmin ri.oO up.
H :nd inmie Harness, trom lt.0O. up.
aWM'all and examine my suick eiore pur
cha.ilnic elsewhere. I guarantee to-sell as cheap
as rhe chenpest.
Shop U amers' How on Centre street.
aprl.'!'tf
OILS !"0ITiS !
The Stananl Oil Company, of
Pittbur;r, Pa., make a specialty
of icfinufacturing for the tiomes
s tic trade the finest brands of
IllaraCnatin anJ Lubricating -Oils,
Naphtha and Gasoline
DUE FBOM PE.10LML
We challenge comparison "rvith
every known product of petrol
eum. If you wish the most
Most : nrifirialy : Satisfictery : Oils
in the market ask for ours.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY,
' riTTSBURG. PA.
; octis-w-lyr.
AVal'L Paper.
Nrnil Ii n. t-onr fail Iopartmr!it
fir ii-w satntl-.if Nio' I'atwrs
fur lit- Solid lirit from 1 tn TUk-
Fim Fiiiirs.'il mill Irriirat Papers!
from -Vic. to roll. j
J. KERWIN MILLER & CO.,
! !
.U Staiilhtifild St.,
I'lTTSURGII, I'A.
tMeuiiim thi.H jiaLir.
MarchoVHl-'.vr
' Afountaiii House
STAR SH4YIHG PARLOR!
r CENTRE STREET, EBENSBDRG.
: fl'HlS well-known and iodk established Sbavtns;
X farlor is now loi-ate.l n Centre strret. p-
.f 'l.i the livery stable ofO'Hara. Iiarl a Luth
er, wb.re the business will I e earrted on ta tbe
-luture. SHATI.Nt., 11AIK CfVTlNl AMI
bila.MI'liDlMj done la Ibe beatest and must
artistic manner. Clean Teweli a specialty.
wi.'" waHl i at their residences.
JAMES H. OA NT.
I'roprietuf .
naEMTSW.llTED:
WVrtunUy. week, A-
U ll mmnwAtm tf t lrr pf0r.
. iani rutl r
ri'HE fhXtplAfl Istbelarest paper la AortU
X t aaii riu. J'ofl'J roriiel II. '
S HVC .A. 3ST 7
WHY IS THE
W. L. DOUGLAS
S3 SHOE GENTLEMEN
THE BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MONEY?
It is a s'aml?fts shoe, with no tucks or wax thread
to hurt the feet: made of the best Hue calf, tvUhii
and eay, ami becau ue make mare tor or this
grade than asiu ttkrr manufacturer. It equals nand
6wm1 hMt 46titit7 from ltl.00 to J".u0.
OU Grnutur IUtidrwrd theflnpat calf
aPwa nlums vt r ofTwri'd for $Vuu; equals FreucU
imported shoos which cont from $s.rtitoi8ii.0.
OI iiaorf-Seweit Welt hoe, line calf.
tylis.b. comfortall ani durulW. The bt
hoe ever ufltrred at this ric ; tutme irrade aa cua-Com-muile
Hhos eosttnic from ai.u to
CO 50 Police' Khorj Farmera. Railroad Men
P O and Lttt?r Carrier-sail wcartbm; Hoe calf,
aeamlena, miotli lanldt heavy three, awlea, extett
alos edpre. oue pair will wear a year,
tf O 0 fine ralfi no better ho ew etTered at
thi price; one trial will convince Aham
who want ashoe for comfort and nervlve.
0O U3 and S.OO Workinsnian atrae
rmmm re very strontc and durable. Tbooe who
bAve given thorn a trial will wear no other make.
Dauc' S'i.O and !l.75 -hoo4 hoe am
J UJ O woru by tlie boys every where; Uicvaeii
va .ueir merita, u ine lurreasinn tiaies utow.
fi ac S-00 Jlandufwcfl ahoe, ttest
mOU ICO LHtnuola. verv nt lish: ejnLFnenoi
Imported shoes oontiUK from 4.u' to s.Ou.
l,ad.e' J. .10, .0 and 6 1 .7.1 tW -for
ttlsnesare tbj best Una Lkiutfola. styllh aad durable.
'aniiovu ee that W. iL. ItuKlaH tiame uoil
price axe ataanped ou the bottom of each ahue.
rr-TAKE NO SrBSTITrTEf
Tnal4on Ureal adverU5el dealent siinplyibi: von.
W. k. DOL'(LAS Brockton, ilaw. jiLld by
C. T.. ROBERTS,
Agent, Ebeanlmrci Pa
fSIcl Beadacbe and relieve ail tbe troablea test.
Cent to a Ulloua atatrfof tha iyrcom,ucLi a
Iiizzinesa, "Sauaea, Drowainoaa. Liiatren after
ealiag. Pain la tue Ki le. &a. While tUelrmoaft
nuuarkabl. aucceaa baa boen shown in cuxisg
Headache, yet Carter's Little lirer PilU ara
equally valuable in Constipation, citrine; end pee.
Turning tUi.aaBO-inReouiplalnt.wbile tbeyalaa
correct ail dlaanierMoftbeatomachjitlmulateiiia
liTer and reguiaba tbo boweia. yea It tbey aula
curea
Ach a they xronl iCioalnion t priceleea tn thoae wha
Buffer from t!iuitrcsiiiiitrcotupiiLint; butforti
ateiy tbtrs'rKii3ti4witfidoc - n-tninl bnrn.snit thowa
viiooorotry Uiaauwiil had thorn little pills raliv.
able in so tunny wv.Ya that they will not be wiU
ling tu du vrilb'OtiX-tia. But aitor allaick haa4
Jz the lce cf so aarty lirea that here i where
'ifuiknuir erect iuat. Our iitllacureit while
t :l . ' ri. -.of.
t jr:.i'n l.itt' ' Lror Pills are very small an J
x-ry ri .t t. ia: . Ono.or two pills make a doaa.
1 !' :o i-t: ici'-y vi-youi'ulo ami Uo not gripe or
i . j ;j .ir jsirtla action please all who
u-., in vi.il U-Vcnta : ttva for tL. Sold
14 's CTcr?vrv. cr s nt l.y '!,
"T: 7!TCIwlMt; CO., Naw York.
' ' V&IL DOSE. SMALL PRICE
;nnia 91 ly NK
LILLY
BANKING : CO.,
LILLT, PA.,
JJIO. B. .HM.I.KS,
CASHIER.
A GENERA T I5ANK'I Jil SINKSS
TRANS A CT Kit.
KIRK. hU'E, AND ACTIDKST INSL'R
A N C K .
ALX THE PRINTII'Ar, STEAMSIUI'
LINES tlEl'RFSKNTED UY U.S.
Ar'Hiunts (( niprcliuiits, fm ai-ts and oth
r'arn'!itly swliciutl, assuring our patrons
that all tiiisintM entrust! to us will r
cHv prunipt uiil car-ful at t-nt iim, anil Ui
tifld strictly rnnnni'iitial. I iitoiiuTS will
h tri'ati-d as lltxTally as tikk1 tianki-iz
rulfa will permit.
LILLY I5ANKINO CO..
fnti.y.o. Lilly. IVnna.
ValiiaMe MW&
FOB SALE !
A LOT ol around la the WM ward of the bor
nuKbol t'lenshanr. Ciabria county. Pa.
Irontinif on Sample street avlnsr-tberaon erect-
FRAME HOUSE
and oatbulldinKS. all In uood repair. For term
or particulars call i n or address
JOHN NKAI.AN. Mcktown. Pa., or
M. 1). KITTKL.L.. Lbensburg, fa.
MONEY;
J r..rSlji .u4 a4Mnblv. hy lbm of
tlfciY Ma, )MHf .ill. .nil l Itiir
lo(-lHli..lt,'vr lhy U9. Auw
rmm il. lit. w Mk. I ... tu ra.
I'- -u.iMr. W. M.rl ,.i. u n.k. Tua ran
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'I i t! I .1 l)..l '-l-lj. MUM.
CARTER'S
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j, j Pius. -ij
SCi&
HEAD)
DEAD.
Oh weary eyes! that oft d'd weep.
Closod uow: r-t well In dreamless sleep.
Oh, tired hands ! thnt did their best,
Lie still Ik- folded Into rest.
Oh heart: so torn with love and pain,
Ti:y troubles ne"cr can come aaia.
Oh buy brain ! a.t full of thought.
Thy work is ended; all is nought.
Oh feet: that trod life's stony road.
There's rest for you 'neath grassy aoo.
Oh fragile liody I sad and worn,
Kest thee ah, rest ther from life's storm.
And thou, oh soul! that -wins'st thy flight
From earth's dark prison into light
Great ruin, oh soul! c thine for aye
From earth's dark night to endless day.
Chambers' JournaL
YIiECK OF THE SALLY.
Story of a Staunch Littlo Boat and
Her Intarestintr Crew.
I am the captain of the fine cnnal
"boat "Sally No. 4.V.2," my wife is first
mate ami our babj is the crew. The
"crew" isn't liifr enough to steer tne
mules yet or throw stones at them
when they stop to iline on the VUihes
a1onr the tow-path, but he caa io his
share of yelling1, and as the mules
think the yells are for their benefit and
start up a little when they hear the
disturbance, the "crew" earns his salt. J
The carpoes we carry are of -coal
from tbe mines, and our trips often ex
tend to the sealniard. here we see the
ocean blue in the distance, while the
Sally lies moored to the doek-
Sometitnes, in late fall, while an
chored that way in salt water, the
canal will freeze over so we cannot pet
baek, and we are then forced to spend
tne winter in or on the edpe of the
city, for we of course live aboard our
lmat, aj-i we own it
My rirf.t mate enjoys this rmpely, :as
site has been told it is quite fashiona
ble to spL-nd the cold weather in town.
It also pives her an opportunity to po
a-shoppinp, hear the opera, and attend
scientific lectures same as city women
lo.
I take much pride in saiHnp -our
mule yacht, and many a nice I've run
and won with her on the canal by
snettkirip past the boats ahead of us
while they were heared to ior the
nipht.
folks think a canal Vxt sailor is
somothinp to make fun of. and th -y al
ways like to pet off their little jokes
alxmt leinp wrecked in :i storm on the
raunnp canal. They take delipht in
spealcinp of the larlioar.l mule and the
starboard mule, and like to ask if we
have a spanker boom uo deck when- )
ever they see the baby.
They like to call out "IJreakers
ahead!" when the mule stops to kick at
a Uy, and ''Low Lridpe!" and "All
hands to the pumps!" and "Let po the
main sheet'" and "Weiph aJuJior!" and
other ridiculous thing's.
It makes my first mate mad when
the Sally is treated with such disre
spectful levity, and sometimes 1 lose
my patieuce, too, but the baby don't
mind it, so, after all, what .difference
does it do?
.If the small boys catching catfish out
of the canal think it smart to display
their ipnorance of seamanship in these
ways, or if the gTown-up people at
tempt to show off their nautical
knowledge in such silly manners they
can. l!ut if they knew that the Sally
had really been to sea in a rapinp
storm and properly wreckcil, and that
those aboard only saved their lives by
a thoroupli understandinp of what ts
required in such emerpencies, the
lauh would be on them and not on
the captain, first mate and new of a
mule yacht.
Two years ago we were spendirjr the
winter on the Sally, moored alonpsidc
one of the preut coal docks of Jersey
City opposite New York.
Our small cabin was handsomely dec
orated by my wife, and in it we were
as cozy und comfortable as possible.
The baby was then about ten months
old. and in his hammock enjoyed life
immensely. The mules were snuply
stabled in the forecas'l after the coal
had lieen taken out ami extra planks
laid on the Moor to prevent their kick
inp a hole in the bottom, and every
thing1 looked favorable to all hands
leadinp a serene and happy existence
.aboard till sprinp.
JJut "Man proposes and God dis
poses," as the sjiyinp is.
About the middle of .January a ter
rifie wind storm set in. Llowinp preat
puns from the northwest and every day
petti np worse.
The eold was intense, the mercury
poinp tv fifteen and twenty decrees
below r.ero.
I'orty deprees below in the western
states was hot alonpside of it, for the
damp, clUHinp air of the coast eats
ripht into the vitals and freezes the
cry marrow in the bones.
Kecpinp warm was out of the ques
tion. I f we could keep alive was cnouph
to be thankful for.
The ever inereasinp and colder prow
inp pales had raped for a week with
out u. lull aol the fearfully anpry
waves in the bay were leapinp moun
tains hiph and causinp destruction and
wreck all around.
Old sailors who had lived at sea for
years said they ikevcr saw the ocean
any worse. Ships were drappinp their
anchors und dashinp ashore by dozens,
and many lives were niplitly lost in
vain efforts to save the vessels.
I had stout and extra lines from our
fresh water boat to its dock, but in
spite of them our frail and unworthy
craft was wrenched and tossed till I
bepan to feel we had no business to
risk stayinp aboard while the storm
IaoteiL
My wife wouldn't listen to our leav
inp the only home we had, and vowed
that if I talked of desertinp the Sally
apain she would head a mutiny to pre
vent it So both, of ns, iH-tn only
freslt-water sailors aud knowitip but
little of thu force of a salt-waUr
storm, settled clown to remain aboard
in spite of the warnings fc'ivcn to us by
men on the. dock.
It was on the fifth nipht of the awful
and almost unprecedented pale and the
tJailliuf CoJ.l was at its lowest point.
Uy stuftinp all the crevices of our little
cabin room anil Kecpinp the stove red
hot, we made owt to be comparatively
comfortable. Italy was slcepinp sound
ly in the middle of a biir feather-lx-d
on the I'oor, and in his warm nest was I
happily oblivious to the tempest and
arctic temperature outside.
Ity and by, without undressing at all
arid, in fact, pu'sitip oji uver.:.uts aad
wraps, wife and 1 la.d down and tried
to sleep and forpet how the pule was
shrieking in the black nipht without
and how our boat was creakinp and
straininp and tossinp on the rouph wa
ters. The wind and the rockinp of our
craft after awhile male us sleepy, and
soon we were slumberiup as soundly
as the laby.
I was dreaminp of shipwrecks and
drovvninp when suddenly I awoke.
It seemed as if our boat wa-; pitchinp
harder than ever and beinp battered
and knocked about friphtfully.
The noise of the hittiup a;rainst the
wharf and the creakinp of the rope ; I
missed. I pot on my feet an 1 man
apel to pet to the little window and
peer out tlirouph the froste.l plas.
The city liphts had vanished and
nothiup but intense blackness met my
paze.
isomethinp was wronp I knew.
Mountinp the ladder stairs and open
ing? uur little hatchway door I looked
out. AVe had broken loose from the
dock and we c flyinp before the shriek
inp pale and the hupe waves to almost
certain deatlu
"Where we were what to do I knew
not. I quickly roused my wife and
told her of our danper. How brave and
how calm she looked. Her courape
made mine.
Leavinp her to bundle thinps on the
baby and prepare for what was to hap
pen, 1 stuck my head outside apain to
try and discover a way to safety if
there was one.
W'e were driftinp rapidly across the
ba3-. anil so far, luckily, had not struck
an anchored vessel.
liehiud us I could see the distant and
tlisappearinp liphts of New York city.
In front the lipht-honse on Robbins
reef, and In-yotd tlmt the liphts on
Staten Island.
If we were not carried out on the
ocean tl.rouph the Narrows if we did
not collide with a ship or strike the
reef, we probably would bring1 up
against some dock on Staten Island
providing our frail and clumsy craft
lived to pet therc-
As simiii as we struck anythinp, 1 re-alizL-d
too surely that in a moment's
time :ifter the crash we must founder
and die.
Our only chance, then, was to lie
ready to leap, it possible, on the object
we shovlil dash .against, and trust Prov
idence f irthe rest.
The Sally had whirled around, and
was rushing stern foremost tlirouph
the thundering billows, at.d 1 hoped
when we struck that end ra "which
we were would hit first. If it didn't,
no use leaping. lor we never could all
of us make our way over the icy. slip
pery two foot wide deck on the boat's
sides to its other end.
Passing a large ship so close that I
thought our end had come, barel3" miss
incr the liphthouse reef, we were fast
approaching St a leu Island and the
Narrows.
I'or a time il looked certain that we
vonld le swept seaward and surely
perish then we switched around and
went before the wind straight for the
island docks. Five minutes I calcu
lated and our fate for life or death
would be sealed.
Getting a rope I placed our darling
baby, laughing and crowing at the ex
citement, on its feather lied, rolled the
soft ImiI entirely aroimd it, trusting it
wouldn't smother forcwhiL. a:td liound
the precious bundle firmly with the
rope. Taking it in my arms, bidding'
my brave and iuiet fife to hold me
and follow, I gained the stern, over the
slippery lniat's deck.
Thank heaven, we were still stern
foremost dashing straipht on a dock.
One more moment of susiense and
horrible dread then with a crash that
smashed the boat under us like an egg
shell we hit the wharf.
At the same instant, lief ore the wreck
could rclMiund. I flung b'd and baby on
the dick, seized my dear wife's band
and leaped for life.
We landed safely alongside of our
child then down under the raping
watcr.i plunged our pood boat, drown
ing lie; .'uvful cries of the poor mules
left i :i I iKir.l.
rutting the ropes to give air to onr
babe, blown aloup by the blasts be
hind us. we reached land and a house
and. si -on inside, found shelter and a
warm welcome.
We also found the Snlly after the
storm was over, raised aud mended her,
;:nd now. she is as good as ever for
fresh water sailing, which she means
to stick to for the balance of her days.
And this is why I :un provoked when
land lublicr'; try to ridicule her, or her
captain, mate and crew. II. C. Dodge,
in GoudalPs Sun.
AN ANIMATED SKULL.
I'acanuy Experience of a You lit; Medical
student.
Medical students sometimes have
queer experiences. A physician tells
the following story, says the New York
Advertiser:
"Atone time when I was a medical
student my class had lieen for several
days studying the hones of the head.
To aid in this a nnmlicr of human
skulls had lieen brought into the lec
ture room. After we were tlirouph
with them they were thrown in a
heap into one corner. One nipht I
chanced to le h"ft alone in the nnn.
Fin.linp it quiet and pleasant in tins
half lipht. I sat down to smoke a cipar.
Immediately facing me was the pile of
skulls. They presented a very uncanny
apiH-arance as the light from a dim gas
burner played over them, making them
seem almost alive, with a certain play
of expression.
"One particularly big fellow, lying
on top of the pile, appeared actually to
wink at me from its eyeless eye-sockets,
while the teeth in the papimr
mouth grinned horribly. Amused. I
winked back and offered my cipar.
when suddenly there was a slight rioisv
and the skv.ll n-clined slightly f .rv.aiil
as if i-iwinp ao-eptaiu-e-. Then- was
no mistake almut it. It actually moved,
not only om-e, but twice. I dropped my
cigar and sat up straight in my chair,
my eyes fixed on the prewsome thing.
1 here was another louder noise n ml a
stronger movement of the si. nil. w In n
down it came crashing to the lh".r, and
ltounded to my very feet.
"In an instant I was on tbe table
near by. pazinp upon the strange thing
and ready for precipitate flight. Then
the skull pave a violent shakv and
turned over, and out jumed a big rat,
which seamicnd across the floor and
into hiding. If the cause of that skull's
movements had not ln-cn rcreai-d I
think my m.-dh-at studies w..uld lia-e
popped the u rt' there."
SMITHY SONG.
When I am ha'f n-lr-jaming,
Ann oi.ly unit usl -.p,
Wliri. ilayiitit's :T-:iy."t rleaming
'tiir.s tl:n-u"h tiic blin.'.-i t ;cep,
Oi-. th'-n I lu-ar tu Uin -in-;
OI the .-iai:s y fc:::nn.is r.Lgiug,
C'iiii i cLiu, i'i.u.fa",
( Ling chicg, tiiiu chiii.
At CT;' vhrn I'm rptui-ninp;
I'r :j liibr: nt tL-t Cwy.
Til i'- l. r .-s yi t arc I'lirninj?.
Aatl '! 1 the ir !:ar.:..i,-r . piny:
Ai:-J oil the sit'iilis ti:v .-lU'ririff
"luitiMt nc:is im! niTTV ri.iKiug,
C":il:i;r, chin;;. f!.i.!r. rl. ng,
Chi.-., chin;;, i-Liujj china-
Often with rliy;i.oc K-nding
I !I tK-di.'s t-j ; nii ir.i,
Tii'-y toil i:i ctt:iie .. si-nrliny
The s;n:ri;i nut, bloiv o: blow;
(l:iu l.ai:::. r til . .-, v. i'.j'iu
The v.-...:i- tbe i '.u i'-. r..i-.fiti;:,
Citcr c!iia:r. c.i.tt.r i .-Aug.
Ctiug thin-, tliUIJ chi::g
O merry nw ii-; : r uri'linp
All day till .n-l i f -uu:
"t is l.y l'O-.i i:-L'
Th".". lXi'.p-st t.l :;s :-;-e don-.
Jiv tfirily bio .'.-. ;t:.!l ..ivi -
T!.:.t 1.' 'i y I'.io v. i i i-: : iavibj;.
Chin;; i'.i:i:". ch1:1 - i '.Am.
"hinj; c.i:.;;. i" 1
(J..-or;-o ll'.-ttu:., in Century.
TWO MOUNTAIN LIONS.
Tlieir MasrniEcmt Ccurago Wno:i
Brought to Bay.
Tat-T Flcht to tbe Ileulh with a Turk of
Jtlu.MlilciumlH. liHl-krd by Armed
llaiittrs ami llravely .le.-t
Tlieir Dauui.
lere had been print exeitemo
.monp the ranc'imeTi of tin- v;illey :.
' he Sierra Mailre fur ;.':.i ,.. c:. , ov.v
; !.j depredation . ei na.tii'.ted aoou tlieir
'. k.!:s of sheep :tii l hen;-. f -attl ? by
.o:ae lx-ast of r.rey. .hat thL, robber
vas no one could say witli any ex-etiK'-.s.
for. unitin.- an extra. ndinary
epreo of cunnin.f v. tl. gr -at s;ieed of
ot.'the ropu-' ii.vriri.il.lv managed to
v lmle all pursuit. Morning after
morning some hcrdfr woiil i report :t
eow. ca t or !ie-;i l'i:e t 1 alh with st
cruel wound in :t i ".iir:-.;it ironi which
ttie asvissin ha 1 drained its warm
life's blootL ll'.t the - i ad earcas-; was
all that remained t t.-ll the tory of
blie coming and go'.ng of the spoiL-r,
for no shadow left less trace of its
presence.
This enemy of their hrds was all
th" more feared by the cattlemen, as
there v.-as !so gu..-,:,irr.' v. !;.-iv l!.e next
ietiuiwas trj lx.- found, fur with i:i-creilii...-ra'.iibly
o: j'.nvement t!ie .-.:ii-ia!
!."fme 1 to scour the country f ir
a.li's in every dire;-! io:i. fluking with
ill the lastidion -ness of a true epicure
':e tendcrcst lambs tirsd choice-t brand
f cattle. The herds themselves
seemed to know 1h.it some fu lnr.;ed
near, and at night woefd huddle t--rethcr
as if for iunlu..l prwte.tion.
At last matters re:;'-hed a climax
when the fine impnrle 1 1urhara cow,
"with a long .-digree." of one of tin:
v. ealthy stock-owners of the vicinity
trayed away from her comfortable
':;!!, and. with the curiosity of her
was inveMig::tir.g the country,
when .-he was set iiK.n by the m-stcri-ous
beast of prey. She ivai found lit
erally torn to pieces, and it was evi
dent that the cow, a yoingone. hail en
deavored to make some fight for her
life, for her horns were stained with
blimd, an 1 a trail of blood lea ling to a
small thicket clo.e at hand ir.dicaTc.1
tiiat the animal that had killed her had
not escape I without a wound.
It had been lieli 'Vcd from the first
that the depredator had made its ile
scent from the mountains, to which it
would return utter each orgy, and, on
bloodhounds being sent for and placed
on tho trail, the dogs led at onee to
ward the rugged jeaks thut frown
down on this lair valley. The blood
stains ceased with the tVckct. so it
was concluded that the animal had not
1-en very severely wounded, and no
further traces of its pas:,uge were visi
ble in the open country, though the
dops showed no hesitation on the trail.
The banting party nuraliered nearly a
dozen and wa i composed of Pcal Nim
rods, w ho scented tine sport on the oc
casion, and .vtockmen, each of whom
had the loss of one or more fine blood
ed sheep or cows to av.nge.
After some ten or twelve miles of
steady travel, facing the chill moun
tain that frosted the air and spurred
the wiry little Mexican ponies into a
brisk trot, the party reached the little
station of Rio Natniquip:t, where the
logs paused. Here they seemed
puzzled at some sudden turn the trail
ha.1 taken, for they ran h.-re and there
for some uiincte.s, finally breaking
away up the river. Rut after a run of
a hundred feet or so the old Chihuahua
hound Miguel made a stand, and then,
with a warninp cry to his mates,
turned and sp-d back to where tho
hunters waited. The pack followed
him, though with some hesitation, un
t.l. pres.ing him close as he went
leaping from one to the other of the
stepping stones that crossed the
stream, they seemed all at once to un
derstand his maneuvers and leaped for
ward up the shelving bank with a joy
ful cry of certainty. Old Miguel's
master, an nped Mexican, by name
Leander, explained that the dogs had
here struck the trail of some ot!-.er
animal that had come down the river
to drink at that spot He had. he
thought, joined the ona they sought,
and the two had struck out together
for the mountains. With renewed in
terest the hinders walked tht ir horses
atrosu the shallow stream and followed
the dogs, which were now only dark
specks on the polden sands that
wa.shed the foot of the grim and mighty
Sierra.
'I he dogs were observed after awhile
to gather al out a clump of cacti's
plants that in::tk: I tlv first rise of the
uioiu.lu.ias pr,.p; r, then to go on and
finally ilisappv.ir lnhiud a mass of
fal:en bow dvrs. At this the party
urged on their ponies a.s it was
evident that the game was near at
hand. Oid Leaader at the clump of
catens li mornted, and aftc?r a brief
examination of the !i-.turb-d t and de
clared at this place the wounued ani
mal had lain down to rest, while the
other, probably its mate, had stood
by. As the hunters paused here the
loud barking of the dogs wjs heard at
some little distance, so clapping spurs
to the ponies the party went forward
at a gallop.
The hounds were found to have
gathered aliout a small heap of earth
am! stones on which ot-o I an ci.or-
uous mountain lion defying them
with blazing eyes and wavinp tufted
tail. He was a magnificent male, with
tawny skin marked with vclvctj blavk.a
Waring as full of pride as any monarch
of-Arat ian desert, and a roar that woke f
the echoes in the mountain gorges far
above his defiant head. '1 he yellow
smoothness of his si de ws.s broken by
a jugged wound outlined in dark clot
ted blood, but his courage was un
daunted tiy the yelping pack of dogs
that surrounded him, making false-
starts at him, yet afraid to attack biiu.
Of his mate nothing was to be seen.
The hunters each anxious to claim th
lion as bis trophy, pressed forward
an I, aiming over the surging mass oC
hounds, tired upon the majestic crea
ture facing death so resolutely.
Wounded in half a dozen places the
li'iu sprung into th air with :. sercum
oi' agony and rage, then fell, to be in
stantly covered by the dogs, barking
in triumph over a defeated foe. Hut
they had flattered themselves too soon
that the prey was theirs for with a
desperaVJ courage tho lion struck out
t ight an 1 left, sending his enemies
I. e.-ls over head with blows of his pow
i rial paws and ripping and tearing
j with his unsheathed claws ami giant
i.i.dars. Their red bloo 1 mingled with
:is own and dyed the sand crimson,
and they gave back for an i.sstant, un
til, seeing that the mormtain king
was iyi:ig even as he fought, they re
turned to the buttle.
Hut as they fell upon him a roar
from the frowning heights of th-.;
mountains proclaimed that another iiw
J was at haiuL The mat." was returning
and had scented the battle trom
afar. In another moment she leaiwrd
into view, pausing on the pinnacle of a
tall spire of rock and surveying the
scene Wlow with an angry ca:it of her
sleek", cat-like head. Outlined against
the tender blue of th'.' m nMing sky sh i
seemed a yellow carving of yellow
marble, but only for a bri.-f moment,
for as her topaz eyes caught sight of
her ih-ad mat.- and the frantic dogs
she sprung down to the crap -next lc
neutii her, just as a volley of shots
shattered the extreme end of the
one she had that instant left.
Slie descend-sl with magnificent lxinuds
j that sent her lithe body from peak to
I peak with incr.'diblo r:pid:ty. paying
not the slightest apparel. t attention to
the dogs or the hunters and seeming
only to see tho fallen monarch below.
She reached the little gorgo where, he
lay. A second volley ha ! fade 1 to stay
her as she came ioumli:ig down, but
now a third gre.-t.sl her as she sprung
from the last spur of rock, and a gush
of crimson bxid marked where some
bull, t I:u 1 found a homo in, her qui v-
! ermg ii.in.:.
Then lor the first time she seemed to
notice her human foes, and leap. ng to
the side of her dead mate faced them
with a roar of defiance, even as sh
b.-nt her head ari l licked the bloody
j ear.-ass at l'.er l-'i. lii. u igs, talcing
! this for a sign of timidity, llew at her
j fenKriousli", but the lioness rendered
furious and reckless by her male's
I death, met this tittack with a savage
J determination that sent sever al away
I yelping, wounded severely, anil
stretched others deaii, while all hesi
tated to continue the light.
Turning one r more to her dead com
panion she Wstowcd one loving caress
on his stilTeae.l form and then faced
the mountain, aud would have sprung
away had not the hunters, who ha l
feared to fire upon her before lest thev
! wound the dogs instead, here succeeded
in breaking one of her shoulders by a
single shot out of a score. She fell for
ward with a ;ry un I rolled over mi tha
yellow sands that drank her blood.
( nee more the dops attacked her. and
though she fought like a fury with
tooth and nail they mastered her.
Again snd again she endeavored to
right herself, only to fall forward on
the broken lxine, while her determined
foes tore at her limbs and :,oup'iil her
slender throat. The hunters endeav
ored to call off the frantic hounds, but
they could not W induced to leave their
prey, to which th y clung until the
beautiful wild creature lay dead and
mangled Wsi.le her mate. Galena
(Mex.) for. of Philadelphia Times.
THE INSTINCTS OF TREES.
Certain Kind
Tli:it Uracil Out
Altrr the
Sunlight.
Everyone has observed how certain
kinds of trees in a forest reach upward
and outtvard for the sunlight. They
cannot exist without it, aud a mid tlu
crowd of co:nH-titors by which they
are surrounded they have had a hard
struggle to obtain the life-giving W::ms.
Some kinds of trees which do not re
quire much sunshine often envelop and
half-smother those which require more
and which are compelled to run up their
trunks to a great height in order that
their crown of leaves may be exposed to
the light.
Frequently such trees resemble tall
columns when viewed from tin st isles
of the forest Wlow, as no branches ap
pear upon their trunks until they have
attained the top of tho surrounding fo
liage. I!ut if one would use his eyes to the
W'st advantage it is not enough tooli
serve merely tiiat some trees reach after
the light more caperlv than others do.
The difference in the kinds of trees that
Whavc thus should W n.ted.
Poplars, walnuts, hickories willows
birches pines and locust thirst for the
sunlight, and cannot thrive unless they
have plenty of it. Yews. Wechcs, and
spruces thrive in the shade.
The reader would fiud a most inter
esting study in noting the pit f. retires
shown by different trees i:i ti.is re.-;cct.
Their interest in follott ing the ii-. u.tes
which nature has pivctt thei i sonic t i:nes
:iplears almost as surprising as that ex
hibited l'V animals.
Olil-l oiry Mexican.
A recent traveler in Mexico says the
natives art unwilling to adopt mo-lern
ways and it is nearly impossible to
make them change. An Englishman en
gaged in miningpiit up a hoisting plant
but found at once that it was money
thrown away, as the workmen wou.d
not consent to its use. They had long
lx-eu accustomed to carry the ore in
sacks supported by a broad canvass
band passing over their foreheads and
to receive so much for each sack deliv
ered at the mouth of the shaft. To pet
it there an ascent of over two hundred
feet hud to W made by means of bid
ders and accordingly progress was very
slow. Hut nothing Mould induce th.-in
to use the ho;st:np maci.nery, and it
had to W si band, mod, every man work
ing, in the old fa-diiou.
SUPPOSE.
When thronrh the 1 :.u' hours of the nipht
A restless vis.l utt I ut-i p.
Ai:d poi:.1: r. tul tl:e ni'.n:i.tr l!r-l.t,
O.i ail lit' i tire; that tuai-V sleep.
There sit.; uj.ou tiy turiMed txtl
A tea 'iti' d--mon u" i:iy ii.r;:'L
Atjd v.l.i jH-rs in tr.v tort ur.-l ar.
S'm. loail I c:izn."t (Imi-m- hut hear,
A tlrcary mjow i f uocs
That ail tx-i;i;i alike- Suppose!"
"SueiKic : Siri-ose '" 1.- v. 1 : ...-rs firt,
".Sj.;s.:t:ic hi: eh '-a 1 e. -r I :r
Siippcsi; ti c e".i.-. s-.y t'.i :-.t
I ' '-.'Kir riieuin:." ,e .: iiiin. :e' -. v.i-e?
R: yiu . v. r r.?c- : a .':
Siiij;.o y iu ".-t I'.i:. .-; ...a
Vuu La-.i !at w !:.:cr I'i'I - '. .t r
P.tr.a i . 1 i:.i.: r .t;-.- : i;t :
S.:;.;.(ist Lis ; 1 a t.) Veu'd fail
S":;iifj-r lii'- --out a":1-; i-' ' v'"
Su;jpoc! Su'.i, u.e! s.ui.j.u.-: Sai.po.se
"STi pos- th: l-.f.i'l'crl )-.- : .- s it r.-n
S '.i; i.. :s.- y. 1 1 -1 ' iu:-1 - . ! '. . i -; .use
To a:.''.:: vi:'.i uv r.- c-it
A".:d ail 1 i ( :.:'.: : f. :"u?t': lo.ser
Sll' I'llsi; 11: I li'S'-S T'la :
'I ).:. i.::. ',W t.-.r i.t i: '.::. .' i
't"::..:i Vi. v.-. 1 '. ' !: y?
fc!u; i..-i-: S-.;i.i."..s.'-'. :-ilj ;h;s.-: Supiiose."
A las I at s-.v r. in .- ; f r :.l :
-S'l) p .s : :-. m- ;,- -'v.r.'d fat IV
The b.-tl is and '.-...i::; . i.a v.t.;e;
1 turn n'sia " ': j i . 1:' : !!;
AVitii juii t br.-a". ' 1:1 . i- a aad deep,
I tr- t 1 1 i iv .--it t . 1 . ;
Yet sti.S t di. r.n a i.. : :;)-. s
To rm. r-.c f- rA r.'y c '...'. di.zi-.
I'd lil:c in ' i: !e: in I U- e -.-.i- ;
1 u:r. v. re.e! 1 little iitni S.i'.iiMisf :
lra-i:e La: .; :u. , l:i s-1. Lu!. ICoputilie.
IHSTOIIY OF Y0TING.
A Secret Ballot Used by the An
cient Greeks.
I'snat Form tor the i:i-nii.n of a I'ope
1 lectin a lloce--Tii liuu
g L.l"iu o ssti-i!i f Tl.irly
Vesrt Ap.
Where lid the bull it conn" froni?
Like Tojisy and nio t other :.i: i:i:i in
stitutions, it '"growed." .'t:.l i.l its
growth it has tuk -n fuch varied foi uis
it will make an iil ro.-.ting atttdy. Of
course. i:i the good o i ti::ns. v It. n all
civilized countries were gov r.ie l 'i
kings, there was no us. for :'. i-..ia.l. A
primitive, scll-gov-.-rttin-j' t.-i'". li'ie
those of the ancient ' ennui:... was r at
isfivd with vivu-voee vi.t.rtg. "i '.' .Icv.-s,
In-fore t'.iey ha 1 ki rrs. in:,'':' b cull 1
a self-govern ir.g p. .j ie. St'-icl'y. how
ever. ti:eir titer f povi r:i ;:'. put
ever,-;! i:ig in the hatc'.s i l. i t. a:i.l iu
t. ehn'.eal terms '.a u t ie s-.a-.-v. It'
pabli." o.'.iccr inn t be t he . . in v. a .
liair.ed by C.tl's i-.-;.r:se:r.'.tivi', tin
priest or prophet, r 1 v. ere cast
ai ml it wa . e::;, -et.- ! that "! v. on I I
:-eit 1 t'.i" ri--h 1 -l to the ri "!t t-i:.n. It
is not tmlikely that : m il ': tin ; of lots
gave, the i:i"et hint of si secret 'i.iil t.
The artcient Greeks u-.-.t th ballot
in cnact'-i;.? 1 iv t :-i i i.i e-.nrt - wh.-r
there were :: iargj ijtsmWr I ;u l .
The ballot til re wa-, rigine.- v a ;,eU
ble. v.hole for u yc , vote : pi reed
with si hole f..r a no. Sot::t't:i t'i-r
was iiil- one atone. wi:t: '. . a . or. . ee.il
into a yes or no box. Later t'.e p.-i-ble
was changed for a l'ttle brotiz
wheel. A few of these have: been
found in modern time. s1ani;i "d 0.1 o'ie
side with the words "oi'ieial ba.liot."
and on the other with the number of
the judicial district.
In electing officers the Greek--, vo'cl
by show of hands. Often o ii -ers were
appointed by Kit. Whit - an I bla.-it
lii-ans were used for lt.. and tliose
who were understood to be hungry for
office received the suggestive nam of
Wan-ea'ers. '1 he id -u here was th:-'
every citizen was go d enough to hold
office, and tiiis was tin tno-t imp;-": :;.l
way of dividing the 'puils "i hey
never used ii secret ballot to vote for
candidates in tho modern fashion, but
only to vote ;i;.'i':i:.t !!".c:::.
If parly spirit was running high and
the power of a lo s wa , p rov. i..,r lian
pcrous si vote of c .;'.!.' v.-i : l-.-re.L
Euelt citv.-eti v.rot n : .:::-. o.: ::". o a t r
shell or a ;iiev-" of !.r ri :i e'.o."!;-.ry r.n 1
put tills vote aoM-eiiy hit i the box.
Any l.o- s : - :i:: . i; .-i t!t"r.' v.-sis a
st.'ii' lent majority
an ,t l-ivel!
le cotui-
try 1 ir ten years.
'Ibis p.-'-u'iar i i: tit-ttion, calh.-l ns
t'Twitn. is r-a'.iy t!:.' l:e;.r-." .t r ar'i
til. Gre."!:s .ltd t :: I l ; 1 r:i 1 ai ! t
;y:.tci:i. i .' raci -'ti v.-.-nt "t'l of :: ,
I'-'eau e o:i :-. e it .ii i::.; -ta: t ii'..-,isl:i.i
the thna-l ;;..! i::!l I 1. it t i-ii-i- ..
the pro: -.i... .1 le;. 1 -i's -'U ..truck c ia-parat'nv-l
v oo-tcur.; p-r . i ;.
The lota i ; ;:re : t fjititr .-l :,r. It
has been M'ggc t.",l. ho". .'ever, ih.-t til -preat
loss-.': mi 1-. n o-"::l by wl.ieh
they were to let eacii othet- ; io:"-- :i.d
pivo all the votes to u t r.m I ! .-.. ni-
third party nxi. The re:.. It . :t so
uns.:ti.-.f.itt'ry to tii- pei.pl that os
tracism wa i given ivx
The ballot v.- . i:it.-..:bi -1 into Lome
in th-" sveo:iil cc-ntury !! '. i 1 -. i s v.-;::,
the r-al Austral -a l ! :.i! t The voter
reecivisl sort of v.ci ieu bit covcicvl
with V.--.V. on whi-.h tic name, of ;!
the candidate., were aeiv.tc'.te 1. I c
ma l? hoi "s iu the v.:::: i ;wi t those
of his cit-iice; an I dr .jN-d his tablet
in tho box.
After the dowrifst'l of tiu I' mati re
public popular ;r iver :r.i "i t i t'c a long
sleep, und tllere v.-.-.. l.f.le t!- for u
ballot till quit-j i:n-.'i r t'l:.
some of tl.e lr.o t :--. i. ! y ! i'h - t :
ballot systems kr.ov. n v. --. d ri lop - d
in the ;m;:ll governing l.-.lies of the
mi-l-ilc r.p s.
tic there is the forrn fi r ; 1 -etivg
a rope,v!::c!i luts -i::.i'.t."! t :i -v.r ' n
time. All the -ardeiu'.-i ar I --Sc -1 up
together in a su.e of rooms ;:t tho
Vatic an and fori : 1 !.- i to h:iv. -.',
communier.tion with the oe.tside ;v.;r! i
till ft'-y have ma 1 :: ch'.ie . I'm,
passed in to th.-".:t, I '.:t ii the "'.- is
not elected withi:i a few day-, th.-,- ro-e
put on prisin rations i-y way of quick
en inp their work.
A ballot is taken every tnorr.ing, t 1-lowe-l
by ati-ith r. to give ;,:i i.t-:): r
t unity for c'.iangi ig votes. J'a-!i car
dinal receives a rirt l 1 luti!;. lie
first sifrns it, then folds it over so us to
conceal t!ie signature and seal i it. m
the tmcovert'd pa t of the t.;.p.-r he
writes the name of his candidate-. If
there is not a t wo-t birds majority the
ballots are burned atnl the amoko
t.-l-s the wtrtiling crowd outsi le that
th'.re is no election.
The Mine jiriK-e,, is repeat -d every
evening. When any candidate gets the
necessary two-thirds tha scaled si r
natures are opened to make sure thut
no unauthorized icrson has voto.L
Then the election is publicly an
nounced. 'ihis carefulness however, is noth
ing to that which was used in electing
a ilogj of Vcnic. The Venetian legislator.-.,
despairing i f gelt in :c 1'eiIo-i
"li' .'li v. ould n .t b o-!?-.. !h I be o,, i
ticiuns intrigues called in the lot as
their h-!pcr.
When a doge was to W elect d th
great council of between four hutidr
and live hu.idr-1 m "iiiIhts wris cal!
to -".ht-r. Tho nt l low thirty years i
;ig - were shut out and th' r.-'.'ne f th
r.-t were written on slips of n i-i-r. A
small boy was th- n picked noon t':
street and brought in to.lraw out thirty
na'ties.
ut of tit -s" thirty, nine t" "hosen
to go on with tin election. Tue." were
to cho-'se forty ' d hers. Pour of th.-n
no ii'ita. ed iivi each, five of t'l i fott
each, and each of th- forty ::r: t 1
coulirm" 1 by a two-third. ot of the
lone. Oct of these forty name', twelve
were taken by lot.
The iivei-.c in the s:me w-f --ho-te a
new b -iuid of t e.-enty-li v s tin chair
1:1:1:1 ao-.uiua: i:g t'.ir-." un 1 ca'-'i of ; !i
others tw i. a t hree-fotifths vo.e bis
tseeessury to fleet. Lots wer ir.' n i
drawn for t:i:ie of the 1 wenty-li vi .
'i ii se nine in tin same way chose
forty-live others, of whom tho lot
picked out el -v -ii.
Tii.'-.e i i.-v -s. .::. I in t'l'" s't:r form,
n-it:jii!-it ! f irt . - i'n to e!.et t'l - doge.
E::'.!l oT these in'.i-t be eo", fir: .e ! by a
majority vote of the v. ho o tin" preat
council. Th'vi the f irtv- ei were
1- ' c 1 up t ng d her to go o: .- 1 !t t heir
election. While th -y were loci.ed up
t ae',1 of them wa i furnished with 'vha'.
cv. r he asked for rcardlcs, of e
pe.iv. Hut t h same iiiii.it he yiveu 1 1
each of t!i," forty-one.
I'or i:,.!:!ti'. , t'l-re vn . ..i"' an
-lei tor who -.visitc 1 to r.-:i 1 i i ""Aesop's
fables." lie got his link, but not un
til ail Vcnic hud been ran aeUed to
find the necessary forty- in-- copies.
A t another t iuie one of t h "'n Jercd a
rosary. Forty-one rosaries ma ie their
apiiearanee in due form.
Thi . 1 r.-at ni'-nt wa-. expo--' c I to make
the elector- - unu:iiiao: , tla:t sit b-a-.t
1 .venty-li ve of thi-i-i wo. ill a rr ( on a
doge. When X lit-- took place t lie rig
marole was o-.er. An evening news-liaji'-i".
trvh:g to fo'lo-.v th- i.-i'trns in
Venice at that time. Would have had
painful 1 ii:t.-s.
Comiag back to th" b.-rb t a . used by
common mortals, a", i e ie:: -g -hrr n to
'ir- i ---ntury, t!v ! ! :n-vtri:. : ;,.:!'..( of
thirty years : -go i , oa f 1'e- t m-I in
t re 'mil'. Th-" vi.lr- hii-1 -i-.e.i to lu:n
a:.lie from 1 s'.x f 1 With
thi. h " went alon - into a r- :i i v ln-ro
til " b:d'o b. -.. ere laeed. each
b ::-':i ''.: i: ' :: - a .: ' olor ni a . -a-i. !i-
! lia.e. l:;o-; - of la w- he :-e:st pl'ico
' Id. t ' !:. lie- ' .; -! of h::: '.: ; ii.-!i a
lr." wa . i t,,a ! : ere 1 hat
the:" .- t !-.. 't- 1 !-,-. - '-1 ru ones
i-.-e- -:-'.-i is tu e.ti.-... i :,- -ts. Hut
t'ei has now lieen replac..-d i v prosaic
j - i ; r.
I:t I i ree at 1h- jt a! dev. the
bai .', is a I ' ' I 1 : ! il. ' i " ! . -r i - a
ho ' !" 'i
t e i r :.
b-e. ', i... . e. ;
h -:i I'.-i .t-e. .:;
: i i i'lto
I' . A c r . -. ir. i:i
t ' . ' v. i' r. c rt". i"".:' a
' h:.:ii. A i ,-...!, I.om
1 1":--I :
: ; ' : ! ' - -, hi.
r :s u. nt.
b..'v: id of lh
th V t 1" ;:;':
a f" '". ' " t - f
bail iu: -. t'.i
tuuking a v-.L f
didate. If;:- vi
r aga si .t 1 he can
t v .' f. r laore
t'l-. -. o:je pa'-'yt'i -re i,
ung to o:"v"-
vi nt I,!."..
In i: a'; e:,?': v..! r on r'gi-tring
t ; a. ti-ket -tf :: 1 ni -' f i i U po"-
1 v-hot" e. II a stamped bitie p:i-
i r. with a c-ipv of 1 1 1 - - l:i"V rritde 1 n
-.'icbuc':. is haade 1 to Jem. n this
inner !: run t ft-it hi; vote.
'J'h I'r -n -h 1- Hot v t :i is much
lik what An-rl -.-i i v u iv years
i. I.." :!::.. 1 : ." . the A u-1 ralia n bal-
b t. -N. Y. livcnr-er Sum.
th;
il': WALK.
It la Alitiimt I !ve:-. : a ii - iitv:n!aj'i to K!
i-l -I -. ie.
Two gi'-ls were walking down tlm
S!ve::ti ,!:. otln -da-., 'i'h-y v.. re l.otli
Vi ry ."tyii .'t :.:i-l ".veil dress 1, hut they
loo'.e-l .; . if thtir clo nes had been
it::. de : 1 bo::.e i a t . :t:a:i sim seiteil
by tl - .'av. As eh -r girl pa-s.-iiheni
at: raoi 1 ; a-.-. . lee e light cb.1huit
bad a-i n-.ie tah. I.! i'aris , i t. 1 1 -r
bij'.ck hal ".v.. vt ry high in the bud:,
5: r f -a-.'- i- va, very 1 r..'Vy an ! ho
w.-.lke 1 ..:.!. a ". r-oti .ii, a .iiri:!-ta-:.
o - ti:- fhotdd: rt. at: i hips,
a- da: be ; . c 1 there was a sounu of
silk - t.wi -'a. swi 'a.
"1 b :. th it ', a New Y .t '.-.r. Hasn't
she get t ! si'k v.-.: P.: c'..v. n to a tino
i-in .'" '..-:'! th" tuber aud darker of
th - ;w ,
"V. ha! d .V it in-: Ii by siP; v ,lh ".''
" i'.v. .'.!'", . i.-g.-ej.'t y m is-'ie .! I'm
way all l ie - ii-i . ;;re e.-fPciss; now. and
ih::', lovely rr. .'bug oan it' '
"Oh. p .haw: lyloly cm have that
who h-is h sili: x mudutioii tu her
: k i ts."
"1: d e-til they can't, th.-n. Yonrdress
is m i ! i:;iim si!!.-, aud I cun'l hear a
sonn l. No: y. ::'ve g t to have oua
silk !iui:ip and a si k p-tti ':!. .mi. I
v.:: . v.-i'.l for one. at.d wli -n I found I
-n:d i't.'t ai- rd it th y were iweu'y
pti-1 t't'rty i". dlurs-- I almo-.t cried, un
M I thought of ;:u o' 1 s'lh-i'.i"-, J hal,
::t: 1 I've got il on now. p.nt t!( v don't
ma!: - :. bit of noise I'ide.s you wriggle,
your knees, a sort of corkscrew motion
like this."
And the- taller and darker of the two
girls wriggled h- r way down the S'.ve
t:.:c so successfully und with siieli a
re: 'le of : ill; that sin old colored worn.
j "'t '.ev-u her l-..s f ch.vhcs smd
ga. -d s:ff r her. saving:
"Hat young lady sufuly pwiiie'.
tear iiat dress ter pieces cf she don't
walk mo' stiddy. " Wiislt'ngtou Post.
An llilhin Ha-lintm I lirlinc-
-n Italian sti'tlmr. lirtiesto XenntT. In
an article entitled "Atnerieanisimo
l-'loretitino," iu which he shows a re
markable appreciation of the churtusof
the American girl, defines flirtation as
"a fascinating and delightful form of
intimate f riend sh i p b hsvii l in .-, of
a different s. V- iii w iii.-h there is much
f t- iiiicrni ss. much afTeetioii. much co
qitciry. but in which there is not -must,
not be a spark of real, true love. The.
Italians." he adds. "wh'i her f'on tlej
influence of iTnuai-t. teiiijv iaiiieiit or
educsition. cannot tbvt."
A 4'.renii Wmi-ler.
I'ot-ea l::i.- a fsuuoiis "(! i.-iting stoii-."
It stl.tlds. or see tils to stalcl. ill frost of
j the pali.ee eree'e-d in it , hoi. or. It is
an irrogtiksr cube of gnu:' le.'!';. It ::-K-;irsto
Ik- re- ting on the -r..::'i-h free,
from st'pports on ;;! sides: bt:t. : ' ; ,'e.
to say. two in-.-'i jit o;ip-1 . ' - - "i I - i f u
roK may j-a- --it under ibe ..' .ne -.vith.-o'd
eiicoiii:tei i'ig any oi'.-t :: !e v. hat
ever. 'or a uI.ji bus a "!i "t stone."
whieh. from remote ;!. I ts l i:te
plov.'ii',- wiih he it .-ii t!" t-'t of a hi 'h
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