AT NIGHT, Would that ¥ owned the castles, All of my livelong days. Castles that rear their turrets There in the grate fire's blaze, Peopled with lads and lasses, None of them past sixteen— Age of the great romances, Greatest the world’s ere seen, Lads, every one a gallant, Courtiers of sturdier heart Wedded to love and honor, Daring the Fates to part. Pach lovely lass a princess Princess of joy and grace Cleans from a heart that's melting Lighting each fairy face. Then 'twounld be worth the living— This life—for millions of days Were but the world we live in That of the grate fire's blaze. help her to forget. But far up among the hills on the great range that over looks San Carlos the prospector was standing aions, whistling softly to himself and gazing down Into the wide plain at his feet. Some little dis. tance behind him his companions lay sleeping, and on a flat rock which an- swered for a table, some one had over turned the coffee pot and a dark, oozy stream was slowly running down the side. One of the men moved a little in his sleep. Harding started and looked around at him. Then as the moon rose slowly above the peaks be- hind him he turned, knocked the ashes from his pipe, wrapped himself up in his blankets, and without more ado was sleeping soundly. Nearly a week passed and the feel- ing of restlessness which for a time had possessed Juanita had pearly been forgotten when again Iarding rode into San Carlos. Poor little Juanita! All her attempts to forget him had been in vain then, for as she saw him great bound for joy and she flushed A Story of Old Mexico. The little town of San Carlos is so much like most other little Mexican towns that it hardly needs any careful description. Lying as it does in the heart of that vast wilderness of Old Mexico, a tiny patch of green on the face of the sun-scorched earth, it seems insignificant to a degree, amd naturally it is not down on the map such towns rarely are. Its few fields, bravely struggling against the heat and drought, are but sparsely watered by a little creek which tlows from a ravine close by, and which seems to disappear into a thirsty earth a few hundred yards farther on. San Carlos itself is composed merely of a few gray abode houses clustered together around a square little plaza, and the remnants of what had once been a tiny chapel, built hundreds of years before by the old Spanish fathers, and still standing, a erumbling. time-worn monument to their memory. Yet primitive as was the little town, Liere Juanita had lived all the happy eighteen years of her life, and right here she was contented to stay until she should be laid away beside sleeping grandfathers and grandfathers in the little graveyard beside the chapel, for she loved the dear old place: and—possibly becaure | she knew nothing of the great world beyond—she never even thought of leaving it. Then, there was an other and still stronger reason. Her father, old Don had promised her to the son of his oldest and dearest friend, who bad fought with him years before in the war with the hated Americans and who had been wound 1 In the battle of Cerro Gordo be fore the famous old City of Mexico it- self. Now secretly—this was what the young people had desired, Pedro and Juanita had grown gether from childhood. They had been constant companions, and were they not the handsomest couple in the whole broad valley? Had not Juanita all her father’s lands as her dowry, which, united to those Pedro swned, would make them the largest and owners in the village? It was certainly a most desirable mateh, and the two old men congratulated each sther, as old men will who have seen their fondest hopes fulfilled, and smpted many a sparkling cup to the health of Pedro and his fair young bride, But now Juanita was sorely troubled. Everything had gone along smooth iy as ever until one day something had happened which bid fair to upset all their plans for the future. On a cer- | tain bright morning there had ridden ip to the door of her father's hut one of a band of Americans who were prospecting in the gray mountains hat lay away over to the west. He was a fine looking young fellow, and ‘or a man who had been prospecting ‘or two years under the fierce sun of sid Mexico he was remarkably fair, ind then his blue eyes had a frank sxpression about them which was far | liferent from the eversuspicious rlapce which characterized the men »f that quaint country. He wore the sual dress of men of his occupation, oose blue flannel shirt and corduroy ‘rousers tucked in at the top of his ‘aeavy boots, a red handkerchief knot- ed carlessly around his neck and huge Mexican spurs dangling from his aeels, her great to0, Jose, Just up to which Juanita had been standing in the Ht. | ‘le opening on the opposite side of the | wuse and had not seen him until he | was almost beside her, so that it ap- | swared to her as if he must have sud- lenly sprung from Mother Earth. "Harding had seen her about the | same instant she had seen him, and as | se dofled his wide sombrero and asked | nn Imperfect Spanish to see the don, | meonsciously his pulse quickened. | Juanti was really a very beautiful | Mexican girl, by far the most beaut | ‘ul creature he had seen during the | whole course of his stay in that dis- | mally arid country, and the expression | sn the girl's face flattered him not a | dttle. Still he had almost forgotten fer when he had finished bargaining with her father for provisions for him- elf and his men, which he did at last succeed in getting only at the payment of a fabulous sum, and when he turn. #» and saw her. standing where he “had left her he started and would have spoken had he not felt the plere- ing little black eyes of Don Jose fas. tened upon him. As it was, the old man detected the start and ordered als daughter hastily luto the house, Ever since that time Juanita's shoughts had been in dire conflict with ane another, and late tant night when all was quiet in the village she had t nolslessly into the little chapel, Kneeling before the time worn of the Holy Mother, had pray. The flush suited her dark face and heightened its beauty, asked if Don Jose were in. As luck would have it he had gone over to see a friend, and the two fell inio conver- sation. She was shy at first, but the evident ease of her companion finally set her last fear at rest, and when the old don did return they parted the best of friends and with an under- standing that they were to meet again down by the old well hidden away in the little ravine outside the town, After an hour's talk with her father Harding again left the house and, swinging himself into the saddle, rode carelessly out toward” the hills. A mile or so from the town he made a slight change in the direction he was taking and so little by little headed for the ravine. Just as the sun went down Harding reached the well, and after turning his pouy to nibble the julcy blades of giass which grew around it, threw himself down to wait. He had been there perhaps two or three hours when the bushes were parted gently and Juanita came toward him. Sbe had slipped away, she sald, while her father and Pedro sat smoking, and had come as she had promised, bint she must hurry, for the time was short aud her absence would be noticed, 1.it tie by little, between questions and promisings, she told him all her brief life history, of Pedro, of her father's and lastly of her own new for him, and when at last she could say no more she stood looking up him, ber eyes full of the love she had just confessed, until he took er in his arms and Kissed her, In the same instant they were start led by a sound behind them. Don Jose, his face pale with fury, stood scowling at them. Chokingly he dered the girl away, and when she wins turned to Harding. “Curse you,” he said, “you shall pay for this--Santa Maria! du Awericano!” and disappeared as quickly as he had One, There was no mistaking that, ang the young fellow knew that if he stayed where he was his life would not be worth the waiting. His first fear was for Juanita. Loosening Lis revolvers in his belt, he wounted his pony and rode slowly toward San Carlos. Some moments had passed in this way and Le had almost reached the mouth of the ravine, when he saw a figure coming swiftly toward him. An instant later he recognized Juanita. The poor child was almost exhausted from running. “Go! go!” she sobbed; “they are go- ing to follow you. Don Jose and Pe. dro, they will Kill you If you stay! Ah no, not now,” she cried, as Harding held out his arms to her, “they will find me here with yon and then” ad then, as the impulse seized her, she flung herself into his arms and sobbed as if her heart would break. She had not been a moment too soon, of galloping hoofs reached them, as rid- ing furiously, their two pursuers dash- wishes lov ©" at or gone Lhe With one arm supporting the tremb- ling girl, Harding coolly unslipped his revolver and waited. The Mexicans were within thirty yards before they saw him, and then as they opened fire with their uncertain alm, he slowly raised his own weapon and pressed the trigger. With a bitter curse on his and fell to the shot came from saddle One more from the ground. ver spoke again, and Harding heard a smothered cry at his side as the rider. Then he put up his revolver and turned again to Juan- ta. * * » Khe was strangely quiet as she gaz ed up into his face and smiled. A quickly spreading stain over her fair * * glance. That last bullet of Don Jose's had found a mark, and as the shouts lage. whither the horse had gone, the Hight faded slowly from Juanita's eyes and they closed forever, : For some moments Harding did not move, then he laid her gently down benenth a lonely little willow, kissed once the fair bloodless lips, and mount: ing his pony rode out of the ravine cans, and with his head sunk deep on his breast turned his horse's nose to ward the distant mountains, on whose summits the last beams of the wan ing moon still lingered.~H. A. Web: ster in Yale Courant. Cost of the Elecliic Wi Experiments made in show that an elpetric wagon costs forty. seven per cent. less to run than a horse TEXAS RANGERS. History of the Force and Something of Its Work. The east and north Texas members of the Legislature are in favor of abol Ishing the State ranger force. The members of the West and Southwest Texas who know and appreciate the | great value of the rangers not only | are opposed to the proposed abolish. | ment of the force, but are anxious that the appropriation for their main- | tenance be increased and that the num- ber be Increased one hundred men. At present there are four companies of rangers in the field. Each company consists of eight men, including the captain, i The law creating the State ranger force, officially known as the Frontier Battalion, was adopted by the Legis- lature on April 10, 1874. This luw provides “that upen satisfactory evi- dence being furnished the Governor of this Niate that hostile Indians, Mex] cans or other marauding or thieving parties are depredating upon the lives or property of the citizens of any county or counties upon the frontier | of this State the Governor is hereby required, and shall organize or cause | the same to be done, seventy-five mien for each county that may be so in- fested, and that the whole number of men shall not exceed 750." Each member of the ranger com panies is required to furnish himself with a suitable horse, one six-shooting pistol, army size: blankets, clothing and camp equipage. The State fur- nishes all necessary ammunition and also provides each officer and private with an improved breechlonding cav- alry gun at cost. The captains receive $100 a month, the sergeants $30, and the privates $30, At the time the ranger force was created the Rio Grande frontier was infested with numerons bands of hos- tile Indians and Mexican outinws, These marauding bands were commit- ting numerous crimes upon the peace able settlers and the anthorities were unable to cope with the thieves and murderers. The stockmen were the principal sufferers. Bands of Indians and Mexicans would round up large droves of cattle, boldly driving them across the Rio Grande and dispose of them in Mexico. It was alleged that many of the county authorities were in league with the outlaws and for that reason the stealing was permitted to go on without interruption. When the eall was made for men to join the ranger companies some of the most noted Indian fighters in the State volunteered thelr The first companies to be organized were sent to the Rio Grande border counties, where they were engaged for several years in a ceaseless warfare against the Indians and outlaws, These little bands of State became such a source of terror to lawbreakers that many of them fled from the State To the rangers is doe the credit of having reduced smuggling along the Rio Grande to a minimum. They ren. dered great service to the Unied Rtates authorities in ferreting out and capturing noted smugglers. gervices froups soon The rangers still are of great nseful ness to Texas, They are busy trailing murderers, thieves and other criminals, They also perform a splendid service to the stockmen in the matter of recov ering stolen stock. The records of the Adjutant-General’'s Department show that the rangers have recovered 1.230 head of stolen cattle and horses in the past two years. It was through the efforts of a company of rangers that the political feud in San Saba county, which was the cause of thirty four men being Killed in that county within the past eight years, was broken up. In Galveston, only a few weeks ago, the county authorities refused to inter. fere in a prize fight that had been ar- ranged to take place between Choynski and Hall, The Governor sent Captain MeDonald and a detachment of his ranger company to Galveston to zee that the law was not violated. Cap pugilists and the promoters of the con test to understand that the fight must not come off and it did not. There have been comparatively few train and stage robberies committed in Texas and this facet is doe to the efficiency of the rangers. The rangers are in the saddle every day in the year, Last year each member traveled more than 2,000 wiles on horseback. Scientific Bread-Making. | The following conversation in which wagon, and thirty-two per cent. less a young lady attending a science school tells how bread is made, is a striking commentary upon a corres. pondence which has recently appeared | in the columns of the St James Ga | zette on the subject of British cooks: | “Bread!” she exclaims; “Well, | should say I can make bread. We | studied that in our first year. You! see, the yeast ferments, and the gas | thus forms permeates everywhere. | and transforms the plastic material | into a clearly obvious structure, and | then" “But what is the plastic material | you spenk of ¥' 1 “0, that is commonly called the sponge.” “But how do you make the sponge” “Why, you don't make it; the cook Then we test the sponge with the thermometer and | hydrometor and a lot of other instru. | cook, and 1 don’t know what she does with it then, but when it comes to the table it is just splendid.” ¥ Alumisum Musical Instruments. “Quite a variety of musical instru. ments, such as mandoling guitars, banjos, violing and drums, are now made out of aluminum,” said a wanu- facturer of musical Instruments to a this metal and superiority of tone. Some of the! mandolins are made with the body, including the top, entirely of alumi- num; others with the top of spruce, the neck of maple, and the other fit- tings of the usual kind. Such a man- dolin Is sold at from $20 to $200. The . aluminum range somowhat lower. “Guitars with a spruce top and the back and sides of aluminum in a sin. gle plece are sold at from $25 to $150, Banjos are made with aluminum rims, fitted with heads of the usual Kind, and they are also made with aluminum heads, Such a banjo, with wire strings, could be played in the rain without getting out of tune or being hurt by the weather. “The aluminum violin that is now upon the market is in its body all alu- winum, while the neck and other fit. things are all of wood, All the alumi- num instruments are handsome, and the aluminum fiddle, with Its silver- gray body and finger board and tall plece of ebony, is of great beauty. It is a costly instrument, ranging in price from $50 to $400. — Washington Star. Making a Glazed Hat, There is in the east of London a tol- erably numerous class of small mas- ters and workmen who are little known to the general public, though the immense vehicle driving and con- ducting order of wen know and pa- tronize them well, This class is formed by those who, having spent many of the summer months in the collection of men's old hats of every shape and form, are at this season busy almost night and day mostly at thelr own homes, too—in covering these same hats with a water- proofiing and glazing mixture, which they make themselves out of piteh, resin and other Ingredients, so that cabby and his brethren may for a shill- ing. and often much less, have head- gear that will defy all weathers. These “glazers” generally employ their wives and children in the process, and they, for the most part, supply their customers at first hand going from cab yard to cab yard. Often enough eabby on the rank hands an old hat of his own to the glazer, who nkes it home, waterproofs it, and brings it back in a few days. Some- times a great firm with many carmen will patronize one particular glazer, who Is then very busy at this season of the year. Tits Bits, Hawaii's Volcanoes Hawail the United besides one of the islands in the finest mountain anywhere in the universe-—a district which, could it be transplanted with all its grandeur of scenery and climate, would make the fortaae of an American hotel-keeper in a year. The mountains are all volea They are a class by themselves, the tallest, but the biggest and strangest, in the workl Considering that they reach from the lottom of the Pacific (18.000 feet deep theres, 15.000 feet above the sea level, they really stand 33,000 feet from thelr sub-oceanic base to their The active erpters on the isl ands number 300, but the dead craters, the ancient chimneys of subterranean lava beds, are numbered by the thous ands, The islands are of lavie forma tion. Evidences of extinct are so common that one scldon tices them after a few week's dence on the islands, Ancient is present everywhere, In acquiring States has gained, fertile and rich some of the presented fnost world, seenery ios They are not only to over peaks vOICanoes no ress java Origin of St. Valentine's Day. £t. Valentine was a bishop of Rome during the third century. He was of most amiable nature and possessed re- markable gifts of eloquence, and was so very successfol In converting the pagan Romans to Christianity that he incurred the displeasure of the em peror and was martyred by his order, February 14, A. D. 270, When the saint came to be placed in the calen- dar his name was given to the day of his death, and this was made a festi val. The custom of sending valentines on this day originated with the an cient Romans, At the feast of the Lu perealin, which was held on the 15th of Febirnary, in honor of the great god Pan, the names of all the virgin daughters of Rome were put in a box and drawn therefrom by the young men, and each youth was bound to of fer a gift to the maiden who fell to hig lot and make her his partner dur ing the time of the feast. This cus. tom became allied to the name of St Valentine only through a coincidence in dates. Detroit Free Presa, a A Curious Portrait of Charles L A curious picture has turned up at ww for the first time the astonishing fact that after the execution of Charles 1. his head was neatly stitched to the body, a silk cap was placed over the flowing locks, and then the portrait of the martyred sovereign was painted This strange pleture is now in the possession of Mrs. Leonard Mac kay, of Birmingham, Mr. Mackay ob tained the picture from the Holt fam- ily, who for years had preserved it in Ashiton Hall, the family seat, uenr Birmingham. The portrait is pro. nounced an excellent likeness of the King. New York Journal Relative Proportions of Letters, To those who have never considered the subject it might appear that each letter is of equal importance in the formation of words, but the relative proportions vequired in the English gnage are thes.:—A, 85; b, 16; e, sok dd; 0, 120; £, 25; 8 17; bh, 04; 4, 80; 5. 4; k, 8; 1, 40; m, 30; nu, 80; o, 80; poAT aq Bor 625m, SOC E00; 0, BAG, 12 w, 200 2, 41 YY, knowledge of how THE KEYSTONE STATE, te coun oo News Gleaned from Various Parts. Latest CHIEF OF POLICE SHOT. se A Fusilade of Pistol Shots Followsd an Afternoon Robbery in a Clothing Store rhotguns Almed at Prisoners— Playful Act of Little Boy Hesu'ts in Terrible Consequence. Clayton E. Palmer, Chis of Polles of Punxsutawney, was shot and eeriously wounded by a negro whom he was trying to arrest for larceny. The negro in company with suother of the same race entered the clothing store cf M. H. Morris and stole a pair of trousers and a vest valued at $10, nod made ready to leave town on the train for Bellwood at once. Mr. Morris notified Chief Palmer and be went after the men, fluding them op the train, The thieves opened fire and at the first shot hit Palmer in thy face, the ball entering just back of the wouth and ranging downward and back- ward, lodglog just under the skin about the seapuln, He was removed to the office of Dr. Morris, where the ball was extracted sod be was taken to bis home, A posse of citizens started after the negroes, and Rich- ard Williams shot at and wounded ons lo the band and hip. The first one was caj- tured in about an hour and lodged in the elty lock-up, the second being captured an hour later and brought into tows by an ex- eited crowd of citizens who expressed a de- sire to lynch the offenders, The men gave the names of Lin Harris, aged 21. of Lynch. burg, Va., he being the wounded one, and the other Robert 'Beott, aged 25, of Freder- ek Hall, Va., and both are employed at the new tunnel under construction for the B. R, & P. RR, about four miles from town. They are supposed to belong to the gang that made Unity so long a source of trouble to the authorities, Threats of lynching are freely indulged in, and the suthorities bave guards stationed in the olty prison to pre- vent anything of that nature from happen- ing. The goods stolen from Mr. Morris were loft on the train by the negroes, who started to run as soon as they bad shot the Chisel of Polige. Excited men made frantic efforts to reach the culprits and went so far us to alm loaded shotguns at their heads. They were roughly handled by the crowd, frequently knocked down and severely hammered over the head and about the body, The town is almost wild over the affair, aod itis the topic of conversation everywhere, Blinded His Baby Sister. Agnes Toole, thn little daughter of Mr. and Mra Frank Tools, of Cedar Avenue, Srranton, was rendered totally blind by her 8-year-oid brotber pouring iodine into her eyes, The little girl was iying in ber crib and ber brother obtained & bottle contain ing two ounces of fodine., Io a spirit of pinyfuiness he poured the fodioe into his sister's ayes Lurning them frightfully and entirely destroying the sight, A Ballet in His Head. Victor Brogoer was found dead on the road nesr the saimshouse, on Gass Shamokin, by Jobin Bozinskie, who at once notified the authorities. Coroner Shinde! discovered that a buliet from a revoiver bad lodged in the centre of Brogner's forehead, The Coroner, aided by County Detective Miles Dougherty, learned that Brogner, who was a Frenchman, aged 55 years, had sepa rated from his wile one year ago. Their only child, Nellle Brogoer, aged 16 years, was greatly beloved by ber father, who feared that evil might overtake ber on ac- count of the young girl attending =o many pubiis danees. He urged ber 10 siay oftenar st home, aad because she would not the Frenchman informed a number of people during the past week that be was going to kill bimsell, Haviog no doubt that be com. mitted suleide, the Coroner decided that an irquest was UODOCOSSArY. Street Caved In. A dangerous eave-ln occurred on the High Road, in the centres of the town of Mahanoy Piane, The sperture created Is nine feet wide, fifteen feet long and Afty feet deep, The town™s bulit immediately over the Law. rence Colliery, owned by the Shaefler estate, of Poutavilie, and it is evident that the earth has settled i0to the colliery, thus causing the disaster, Because of the oave-ln, it was necessary to suspend traffic on the Schuyl- «iil Traction Company's lines, = the tracks Hie along the edge of the chasm, Several feet from the other side of the opening are five houses, whose occupants, fearing fur. ther damage, immediately moved to a piace of safety, It was only because of the frosen condition of the ground that the cave.in was uot of a much more extensive character, Mir als in a Fire, The homestead of Bamuel Tyson, at King of Prussia, near Norristown, was burned, The dwelling and greater part of the furale ture were eotirely destroyed. laciuded in the destruction was a coliection of minerals, said to be one of the largest and most com plete private collection in the country, and of inestimable values, Mr. Tyson operates a large farm, He is a man of advanced years but pursued the study of mineralogy with youthful zest. In trying to save bis treas- tires, he was severely burned about the face and bands, The fire was caused by a de- fective flue over the kitchen fireplace, and the flames had gathered considerable bead- way before disggvery. nin Prisoner Escaped with Lawyer's Hat. Harry Dorman was arrested at Williams port by Deputy United States Marshal Stew art on a charge of selling oleomargarine without a lleense, He requested a private interview with his attorney, Charles Barties, and while the latter was talking with him in the hallway, Dorman seized Mr. Barties' hat and fled, He has not yet been captured, Dorman was also under ball for staged is Difficult.” The first step in Spring It is America’s Greatest Spring as miéllons of people say. It makes the weak strong, as nervons men and women gladly testify. It cures all blood diseases, as thousands of cured voluntarily write. It is just the medicine for you, as you will gladly say after you have given it a fair trial, Bad Blood ~ Although past 70 years of age I am thoroughly well, It was three bottles of Hood's Sarsapariila that made me 80 after spending over $0 in medical sttendance, My trouble was 8 raw sore on my ankle” Mns. Louisa Masow, Court Street, Lowell, Mass, ~* After worrying four ming OH my children Hood's Sarsa- rilia and it cured them of running sores. Hood’s Pills cured me of dyspepsia and constipation.” Mzs. Kare E. Tuosas, 31 Governor St, Annapolis, Md. e ~ % Five years ago | had a consumptive cough which re- duced me to a skeleton. Was advised to take Hood's Sarsaparilia which I did snd recovered normal health. I have been well ever since.” Marinos Emipcewares, Cor. Pear! and Chestnut Sts, Jeflersonville, Ind, Never Disappoints ———— A ———— Hood's Pills cure Heer fii. the non irritating snd ihe sniy cathartic 10 take with Hood's Sarssparilia. Emerson on Newspapers. Many years ago Emerson, in a letter to a coliege boy, sald: “Newspapers have done much to abbreviate expres- sion and so to improve style. They are to occupy during your generation a large share of the attention and the most studious and engaged man can neglect them only at his cost. But have little to do with them. Learn how to get their best, too, without their getting yours. Do not read when the mind is ereative, and do not read them thoroughly, column by column. Remember, they are made for every- body, and don’t try te get what fsm't meant for you. The miscellany, for instance, should not receive your at- tention. There i8 a great secret in knowing what to keep out of the mind as well as what to put in. You can’t quote fromm a newspaper. Like some insects, it died the day it was born.” tr ise I— nosiness. Goodly—What is grander man you can trust? who will trust you. than = Cynicus—One Jewish Comment, (LETTER TO MES. PINKHAM NO. 46,970] «] had female com- plaints so bad that it caused me to have hysterical fits; have had as many as nine in one day. «Five Lydia E. bottles of Pinkham's cured me and it has been a year since I had an attack. Irs. Edna Jackson, Peari, La. If Mrs. Pinkham's Compound will cure such severe cases as this surely it must be a great medicine-—is there any sufferer foolish enough not to give it a trial ? “1 have gone 14 daye st a time without » movement of the bowels, not belng adie to hronic this terrible condition: during : erything | beard of but never found any relief: such was my case until 1 began using C now have from one 10 Lhree passages & day, and if waa ish | would give QUAD for Shel Shavhmany is such & relief.” a UNT, Russell 51. Detroit, Mish, «w+ CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Suerting Bowedy Company, Ohtonge. Bontrval, Now York, 308 Spalding’s Trade-Mark Means “Standard of Qu
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