THE PRIMAL STRAIN, Not when the sunlight goldens wide ire The heaven, like an a bowl, But when steals down the tw The vagrant longing takes Thi n doth desire. as doth the n doth ‘ fre at bounds the Heross Lhe ¢ 1 out t leaped along the throbb » nomadic ancestor vhen daylight hold t as a Bedouin in Youth's ( of th 1al cause leaving us?’ his eyebrows and ‘I thou when you menti inst week. that it impulse and disgust. ut, my dear fellow, why this haste? And Heathcote-Brenda ! You surely “Trevor, d At think of her, my resolut and yet I know I am right in am about to ‘Bat is she not partare ?"’ **No: neither can I tell her verbal- ly. Her tears would make me wea and [ want to spare her as well as myself the pain of saying farewell ‘Farewell You'll get an appointment there landing, and in a months most you'll be back again bride,” and a cloud, evidently the outcome of contemplating such a possibility, obscured Trevor's face A silence of some moments follow- ed. Then Trevor resumed his gayety : his face lit up with hope and his eye scintillated wilh more than ordinary brilliancy * “Well, well,”” he said, ‘'you know your own affairs best [ suppose and after all you're only doing what an honorable man ought to. But if I can help you in any way don’t be afraid of commanding me. I'm at your services, Gardner, although I ting asmile ght ned it rf was the outcome of Miss 03 I wavers what I ont. titnes " 3 yy Lo. aware ’ Nonsense. out few |" ~ on at for your sions to give.” “Yes, I have. reat favor, You can do mea old fellow. I-<J-<the me, say, £50,1 should be uncommonly happen, you know, and all going well I will return itin the course of a few months.’ “Certainly ! I'm glad you mentioned 's, my boy. It would never do to yourself at the outses by the ready. I'll lend When do you ¥ cripple being short of | it you with pleasure. gtart?’' he asked, eagerly. | “In the morning, early.” “Fact is, I haven't the money by me, but I can get |i hour, [)'Arcy owes me fifty, ani promised have it this morning with- ihn yt lat 3 to ied me 111 us check in your favor in, my boy, are, the to save my in- check you favor lorsement.’’ "hanks for all you have done fo atd Paul, taking up 1d putting it into his pocketbook. ‘I shall never forget your dness,’ hand in or) 14 gratefully clasping Trevor's his, In a way to t was ab two from the on hi As | gangway “ 18 men y affair legram.”’ said the wire Paul nd her “Ex- that lieve every word of it, and I know the man who sent it too well to t ] at in mis- fortune, he would make such a charge falsely against he had professed to honor.’ Trevor took the wire, and his face turned ghastly white as he read the words, Joware of Trevor—he is at the bottom of my ruin. Am inno- cent’? “When did you receive this?’ he inquired. “*On the night or rather early morning, of his arrest. I know the reason you betrayed him, and evi- dently Pauldid, too. The reason he wired me was to prevent all possibil- ity of your plot succeeding so far as your intentions with me were con- cerned. Now go. and never seek my face again. Only remember that those who suffer innocently may make even their suffering a stepping stone to future success, while those gullty of such offences as yours must | eventually sink deeper in crime.”’ It was a memorable morning when the young doctor found himself once | more at liberty. The very thought | that he was free was almost sufficient to overwhelm him; and, as he con- fronted the traffic of the busy streets, plain hink th PEER even 1e one whom he would not be summoned to con- tinue the daily routine of prison life, Beneath his desire of vindication there Jurked an venge—and Paul knew it, Forgive! No. he could scarcely do that he longed to see Brenda! How would she counsel him to act? He scarcely knew. He required time for thought, | After he procured suitable clothing the repaired to one of the parks and sat down upon a seat, and Paul was soon lost in the Heo had just serted, intricacies of thought. determined that he would | Brenda until he could {ing proof of his privacy was intruded upon { men, supporting the tottering form tof an elderly gentleman them, came up to the seat. ‘You are ill, { ing room, and assisting the old not Y tilke convinces innocence, sir,” sald man in a comfortable posture. y i111,” was [ be of service to you? | a medical man.’ “Then——as—n8 y ing humanityv—follow to dence,” and the man | { pered his namo and add: “What is the name of the doctor attending Mr. Easton?” Paul |of the attendant as soon ou value—sufler- y whis- ©88 askeu ne replied and me, w “Barrow, sir,”’ 1d between you there's something en him and Mr. Mark roken down drink ridden bet yd Mr. Mark won't hear of any being called, and——""' “Who is Mr. Mark? Enston's adopted said the mar MRO ‘Mr son . to almost whisper, heir and—— '* said Paul. to the chen h 8 YOoice he's Vinoe ion afterward, men were 1 Paul the bedsi the in- For days he continued his un- g attentions, and eventually satisfaction atient Nor was gratit wanting on Mr. Easton’s part. On his recovery, Paul unburdened his wn sad story, and, a week later, his name stood in his patient's will in the of Mark Trevor. Nor was this all, sudden fame attached itself to him, and, with Dr. Roose Feldter as his patron, his professional career was quickly established. Trevor and his accomplice were sentenced to a long term of imprisonment. On convie- tion, the former at once made n written statement, completely exon- ating Paul from the offence for which he had suffered, and only two days later, Paul and Brenda were together. “Proof of my innocence, darling,"’ said he, producing the document, ‘*1do not need it,’ she replied. “I knew it." Age of Fish, had the ng his atinnt t ' or = A Fish live to a wonderful age. Pro. fessor Baird tells us of a pike in Rus. sin whose age dates back to the fil. teenth century. In tho royal aquar- jum in St. Petersburg there are fish | that have been there for 140 years, They live on without seeming to ar. jrive at maturity. There are also some very queer crabs in the world. | The soldier crab of Bermuda carries heavy shells up the hills, A shore | erab ia the Cape Verde Islands may be seen running along like a piece {of paper blown by a strong wind. In Ascension Island there are crabs that steal young rabbits from their i nests, while the famous robber crab | «f the Philippines cracks cocoanuts j tnd eats them, | IN EVERYTHING. WANTE The Mysterious Force Used for the Benefitof Mr. Midas in Many New and Surprising Ways, Electricit ywadays us relating to the mys pouri the United Patent Yet this branch research is only in its infancy. I fore long, if progress continues at its present rate, t work of the world ly done by electrical ap- y dominates Invention A steady stream of new serious fluid States f 01 do. ( ide into Office. is ng he will be main pirratus, Already enormously \ 0 Pi electricity conti to the luxury of th says the tsburg Post Dispatel TI ld establishment f Mr Gorgius Midas is fairly run by har controlled by automatic reguiators c¢tric plant in tl and ri no attendant, v miiial by p f thie 16 househ i 110} - nessed ilghtning this aA i summons hi and presently wth is £ tl scement a ! A Taservo brushes. Onl honura Inter, the Midas wishes t« is provide electric light dari time. 1 wit very bulb. In his waistcoat pocket connected with the watch by a which serves as no conducting is a lite tie battery. An pressure upon a charm that is attached to the chain closes the cirenit, ignites the iamp and illuminates the dial. When Mr. Midas reaches home he has no trouble in finding the keyhole. He pushes a button and an electric light shines through a round hole in the door, illuminating the keyhole. As he enters the house all is silent. The only noise he hears as he passes his wife's room is that of the baby's cradle, which is being rocked by electricity. Mr His wateh ‘sy mii m chain wire, instant’s tric pleasure boat, The power for running it is contained in storage batteries concenled under the seats. FOX RAISINGIN ALASKA Realizing Large Profits from the Sale of Many Pelts. Fox farming in Alaska, which has assumed immense proportions, was originated by a Pitteburger. In 1879 George Wardman was traveling about the const in the steamer Rush. He saw a valuable black fox skin sold for $200, and conceived the notion that farming the fox would be profit able. He got Preach Taylor, Thos. F. Morgan and James O. Redpath in- terested and a company was formed. The gentlemen are agents of the Alaska Commercial Company at St. George Morgan suggested as a place for the experiment the Semedies group of maventy rocky islets, sixty miles west of Kodiak, which produced noth. ing but sea birds and sea lions and { are uninhabited, At the seal islands of the Pribylofl group the Alaska Core { mercinl Company eatch from 1,000 to 1,600 blue foxes every winter. The black fones are scarce, while the blue fox nearly valuable. During the winter of 1 ments werd with an Kodiak black He secured half a dozen, he was away on bus! led the cubs by kind ding them. teubs could be found efforts were made is not 50) made to get some overfod Carry sumner Analasl | schooner, with the ) i a aj 8 q m lies | are they were released. The islands in celm weather enterprise Ind al te Bem are ns mf im Cl inns fro it was difficult to ge he land. Treas however, nddresse steam ers and the of Alaska, tog ry [ lepart- part PESTS OF THE PLAINS. The Rattiesnake's Sting Bite of the tte HM: /drophobia Skunk and onehall Ihe i anol SWO ered 1 t off a rattiesnake’s bh an cu siring to preserve it, packed cotton mouth. The jaws clasped upon the man's fingers, inflicting a wound from which he soon died Rancher | e0ard, cattle range in New Mexico, in re- counting his experiences on the plains, remarked that he feared the hydrophobin skunk far more than he did the rattlesnake. The snake gives warning of its presence; the skunk does not. This variety of skunk is not only vicious, but aggreasive, while the rattlesnake seldom attacks unless disturbed. The hydrophobia skunk is probably the only animal excepting the coyote, westof the | Rocky mountains, whose bite induces rabies. Besides this a because of [its fondness for occupying the tents of frontieramen at night, the animal is much dreaded. Occasionally a | coyote will "run mad” and bite an- | other, and thus hydrophobia is com- { municated to large packs of the fleet-footed animals and they race over the prairies and mesas, making | mad overy flying creature in their | pachway that they happen to bite. {One of the amusements of the cow- | boys is to capture a rattler alive and {set the creature drunk. With a forked stick the snake's head is held down, its mouth is forced open and whisky poured down its throat in sufficient quantity to intoxicate it. The snake will then try to coil its body as if to go tosleep. The action of the alcohol makes it ‘groggy’ and the coil won't coil. When a stick is shoved before the snake's nose It tries to strike, but the head and body wobble from side to side. ov into the dead snake's owner of a vast a na Texas has £23,126 farms, with 51, 400,987 total of acres. THE JOKER'S BUDGET. JESTS AND YARNS BY FUNNY MEN OCF THE FRESS. Life~~Stable Fergie flage ~- Necessary Informations A Peculiar Man, Etc., Ete. Her Mission in A Briere ¥2 x Cawker- fv which Cumso Hessian fly. The { ol i” 1 Yew s 3 “4 | ~ $a ing with almosl breathe His had been oz ’ in the sual sever. account of how he ught forest in a thunderstorm o His descript 1 fairly bear the thunder crashing and see the lightning Hashing ile continued ‘And amidst the warring of the elements § shrunk closer and closer to the tree un. ler which 1 1, expecting every mo. ment that it would first to be struck. 1 felt fear | in my i fe.” “How dread she exclaimed, inter. rupting him. “But why dida't you run 0 some other tree?” iy. fn wae so vivid that she Tt! Hi slow, be iw the the ¥ i 3 rut rss Lime ead tH AL) A TALE FOR THE NORSE MARINES. ‘Accidents ¥° said the old sea captain. ‘No, we never have any to speak of on { this line. Why, one trip, about a year | ago, the ship caught fire down in the hold, | and we never discovered it until we got nto port and began to unload.” “That's strange. What put mut ¥ “Why, it burned down through to the fsem, and the water put it out. Couldn't ourn the water, you know.” And the captain walked away smiling, while the interlocutor was so astonished that he never thought to ask why the ship did not sink. ONLY A FEW OF THEM. “My face is my fortune, sir,” she said, “Er Excuse me, madam, but you cant really mean it," rejoined the astonished male, “Certainly. Um the lady with the ion favs in the dime mussum,” the fire
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