A FANTASTIC TALE OF THE GREAT SHOW IN KOBOL-LAND. WEITTEX FOB THE DISPATCH BY PRANK R STOCKTON, Author of "The Lady or the Tiger," "T7ie Spectral Mortgage," "Xcgative Gravity." "The Late Mrs. Xull," and Many Other Fine Stories. SYOPSlS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS. In the Kingdom of Tanabar reijrned Chamian and his cousin Hillice. equal partners to the throne, bcinc children of the twin Kines of that land. Though they had not quarreled the peo ple 'eared the) vould. and so wished them to marry. The Minister of Agriculture, Gromline, iidn t want them to marrj. for he saw in the future a chance for himself it the yonns people quarreled lirside-. the royal houses had aluats hern opposed to a nonderful plant he had ciowiiaud which he called "The Cosmic Bean." This would p;rnw and yield beans at all seasons of the ear The-e bean', br different styles of cookinsr. would come on the table in the shape ot meat fruit, bread, or an j thins else desired: or, treated in other ways, they would pro duce wine, coffee, milk or anvother drink. The Coraic iiean would, of course, do'away with all necessity of labor, ana the roal houses and the nobility saw that they could no longer maintain their ex ilted positions if pcoolc did not work for them, bo they opposed its cultivation. Grom line consulted a sorcerer, -who adied him to jret up a bip; show in Kobol-land, at which Chamian anil Millire could meet Prince Atto and Princess Lista, of a neighboring kingdom. A double wedding was the anticipated lcsult of the meeting. Kobol-land was neutral ground, and inhab ited brgn"ines. ells, brownie and whatnot. The dav of the great show came and it was all that uld be imagined. King Chamian and Lita soon became good friends. Queen Millicc and Pnnce Atto. however, were a little backward. Gromline hastened to make them acquainted, but still things did not go smoothly. Prince Atto thought to win the Queen's good graces by tak.nc part in the athletic contests, thouzh he wa. anything but an athlete. A griffin came to Ins relief and promised to carry him on uis back in the sports. In his desperation Atto agreed, and the great races took place. CHAPTER IIL BACK DAY IK KOBOL-LAXD. "Oh, I could never do tbatl" exclaimed Atto, when the griffin made his proposition. "1 cannot ride bareback or even a horse, and it would be impossible on anything fly ins through the air." "Nonsense,"' said the griffin, "it is as jeasy and as safe as winking. You can stand on nivback." "Stand?" cried Atto, in horror. "Yes," said the monster, "you will find 'fiat even more secure than sitting, and it 'will make a much bettershow. I will curl ,cir tail high over my back and make it as I stiff as a bar of iioa. Mr horny lumps will gne vou a good footing, and with your hand firmly grasping the upper end of my Mi it will be impossible lor you to tan on. The thing is settled. I was looking ime our to ride me, and yon ire the man. lou are not neary ana x want fo vou a iavor. I will go now and ar- e for our performance, and at the proper tidic I will look you tsp." i saving, the griffin surged away through t ". air. and poor Atto remained, shaking in t s Loots. 1 Here will be a blood-curdling ay oi appearing, before the Queen," he thought. lid there's no getting out of it; that winged monster will be sure to look me up!"' ! liromlme was in a verr gooa numor. Ins t .ius appeared to be working admirably, vervhodv wn; talking about his Cosmic leau! and" even the Princess Lista, who piid little attention to such things, had said that she wished it could be introiimed into her countrv, and then, perhaps, there might be Ics said about the staiving poor. Moreover, King Chamian and Lista were getting acquainted very fast, and he had .ovited her to sit in his royal .box when she was not taking part in the games This was all terv well. If these two should niarrv there would be a great chance for him and his bean, but in regard to Queen Millice things were not going on so well; she had toon separated herself from Prince Atto, and was now sitting alone in her box read ing j. bcok until the games should begin. The Prince had not been invited to sit with her. that was plain to see. This was not at all satisfactory to Grom line, but it did not dampeu his spirits. Il could scarcely be expected that grave and Ftudions people like Millice and Atto could U :im Wfc fitomline and His Bean. come locetln r as quickly as the more li velv Chamian and Lista. Cut if the Prince had ai sense or wit at all he could not fail to m ike an impression upon Millice before the show was over. J he g -tres were just about to begin when G-ninline met Atto. "W h it is theruatt-r with vour Highness?" the minister exclaimed; "are you not feel jug well"" "Nil veri," retnied Atto, and in the hope thnt firomline might be able to heln him he told linn t the proposition of the griffin. "I am afraid," siid the Prince, "toabso luti Iv re use his oner, for if he is made angry there is no knowing what lie mar do. Can you think of anv way in which I can get out of .the scrape?' "Get out of it!" cried Gromline. "Don't dream ot such a thing. Here is a chance of performing an astounding and unheard of 'ea- witlu'Ut the least danger in the world. It will not do or you to lns it. li will im-prt-s everybody, especially Queen Millice, wi li tne conviction that, although a prince of intellect does not in general care for use less sports, still, when he pleases, lie cm witti asc per orm .1 feat far above anything wlurU the athletes haiecven thought o ." Poor Atto sighed. It appeared that ht was ju for it. Tne games began with a hurlle foot race, open to all competitors. Among those who ran were stout-legged young men from Tano bar and Nustjna, tiiree youthful giants from the mountains, who were, however, too heavy to jump, and broke down several hurdle1: a 0 oi ,mDe brownies, and many other two-li-rieil Knlra'.'nnuers. A genie, with blazing eies, soon took the lead, often going over two nurdles .it once, although thev were a considerable distance apart, but he was ruled out of the rate because hisTsoar ing flights were neither running nor jump ing. Near the head of the long line was the sorcerer's kangaroo, who at one time made a lieictiful bound entirely over a Xustyrian atlilete, who at tnat moment was clearing a hurdle, hut he was .-.ho ruled out of the race berin'ehcdid nothing bnt jump, and did not run at all. lnere were others who did not understand tin rules, andamonjc these were several gnomes of the mines, with long beards and spindle legs, who ran with great swiftness, and went under the hurdles without to much as bobbing their heads, never imagin ing that they were expected to jump over those iolty bars. An Afrite won this race, his long, black, shining body bounding and darting ahead like an India rubber savage dipped in oil. .N'ext came a grand horse race, in -which rz x fete W each steed was to be ridden by its owner And in this King Chamian and Princess Chamian and Princess Lis'a took part. The young King rode a black courser of the desert; the Princess was mounted on her raw-boned mare, all fire and muscle, with wicked eyes and back-bent eSrs. There were about CO other steeds mounted bv all sorts of riders. Among these was a lively sprite bestriding a Pegasus colt, but he was not allowed to enter the race, because it was quite certain that his horse would use bis wings. The sprite was greatly grieved by this decision, and said he was perfectly willing that all the other riders should put up sails if that would make things even. Another rider was a ghost, who had ormerly been a celebrated horseman, but he soon came to grief, for his horse, imagin ing that no one was on his back, kick! up his heels and tossed himself entirely through the body of his rider, and, flirting his tail through the separated portion, dashed to one side and left the course. Chamian rode splendidly, and his swift horse soon carried him to" the head of the line, but Lista was beside him, and her The ITurdle Race. wicked mare, with glaring eves, who sped faster and faster as her blood grew hotter, soon took the lead and kept it until the race was done, and the shontj of the multitude proclaimed her the victo-. Queen Millice had watched this race with much interest, for she liked to see the fine action of a spirited horse, and she was very sorry that Lista's ugly beast had won the race! She would have been much better pleased if ber cousiu's beautiful charger had been the winner, not because he belonged to Chamian, but because he was such a noble animal. The Princess wa; very proud of her vic tory, and her heart beat high at the congrat ulations which poured in on her from every side. "I have a colt at home," she cried to Cha mian, "who is more fiery and wicked than this mare, with better withers, pasterns, hocks and cannon bones, and I am going to train bim so that I can outdo even what I have done to-day," and she laughed tri umphantly. King Chamian did not very much like to be beaten, bnt if be were beaten he was glad that it was Lista and no one else who had come in ahead of him. She was a fine, spirited horsewoman, and he liked that sort of a girl, hut he could not help wishing that she did not laugh and talk quite so loudly, and did not speak so familiarly to her grooms. There now trotted into the arena a hand some Centaur, both his man part and his horse part denoting high breeding. He ap proached the royal boxe", and bowed to the occupants. Queen Millice was pleased with the courteous air and the graceful move ments of the Centaur, and was curious to know what he was going to do. She beck oned him toward her. "Have vou no competitors?" she asked. ".None, Your Majesty." replied the Cen taur, with a bnwanUa smile, "excepting old Father Time." "1 do not understand." said Millice. "It is my intention, Your Majesty," ex plained the Centaur, "to trot alone around this arena, aud to endeavor to beat any nrevious record of fast time, and not only this, but to make such a record lor my sell, I believe cannot easily be beaten in the fut ure." The Queen was very much interested in the effort the Centaur was about to make in this race against his ancestors and hjs pos terity she liked a high ambition. "What is the quickest time a mile has yet been trotted in?" she asked. "Two minutes and eight seconds." replied the Centaur, "and by Your Majesty's per mission, I will now endeavor to beat that." And with a bow, which he repeated, as he jMSsed the other royal box. the Centaur began to trot around the ring, so as to warm himself or his work. He did not go very fast at first, but when he reached the starling post he set off at a JTie I'lincm and Her Steed. great pace. His legs move 1 beneath him with such rapidity that they could scarcely be seen, and his body shook and trembled as if a steam engine were working at its highest Telocity inside of him. Aronnd he went, the spectators almost holding their breaths as he passed, until he .hil hv thp intern's ctnnri nnri II..W.H.J I.; speed. In an instant one of the judges .11,a.1 at n rail htar.tr,nnJ J -...1.J u31icu ".Mwo.wi.rtiu, auu UlnIA.rl nnnn it in HFDlt filTH Ml 9 tninnta nnrl 73 seconds. The Centaur had beaten all pre vious recoras. Then went up a great shout from the mu' titude, and for a time nothing could be heard but .cheering and clapping. Lista and CbamUn came down from their ox and Cgrr -L "TgT" THE shook the Centaur by the. hand, while Queen Hillice beckoned him to approach her. Pushing through the crowd that sur rounded him, and wiping his heated face with his handkerchief, the Centaur came to the Queen's box. "You haye done -well," said she. "I con gratulate you on your success." The Centaur bowed and thanked her. "But it is only halt a success," he said. "It is true I have beaten the past, but I must now trot against coming ages." Again the track was cleared, and the Cen taur prepared for his second heat. This time he held a stop-watch in his hand, so that he might see as he trotted how far he was going, and, if necessary, increase his efforts. Away he sped, and at the half-mile post he held up his watch before him. and then all could see that his wonderful speed was increased. If it had seemed before that a steam en gine were working within him, one might now imagine that same engine had broken loose from all government, and was tearing him to pieces as it hurled him forward. The people's eyes could scarcely move' fast enough to lollow him. The judges were pale with excitement as he passed their stand, and then high on the blackboard where every one could see them, were inscribed the figures 1:59X. With a wild yell of delight the whole audience prepared to rush toward the Cen taur, and in a moment he would have been embraced and perhaps smothered by hun dreds of enthusiastic spectators, but dashing to the Queen's box he stopped only'long enough to say: "That, Your Majesty, is for posterity to beat," and then galloped away out of the reach of the roaring multitude. The Minister of Agriculture had been watching Millice, and was greatly pleased to see the interest she had taken in the Cen taur. "Things go even better than I tbonght tbey would," he said to himself; "it could hardly be expected that at a time like this, when everything is in such a lively hub bub, that she and Atto could have a chance to get interested in each other's ideas about books and education, but if she likes the trotting of that man's horse she is bound to care ever so much mare lor the daring nnd courage of a Prince whp rides a bareback griffin. I never imagined that Atto would have such a chance as that to ingratiate himself with our Queen. Truly, I am hay ing most excellent luck." At that moment Gromline espied the griffin, who, with his wings folded, was hurrying here and there along the outskirts of the crowd, evidently looking for some one. "Do you know," said the monster, com ing up "to the minister, "where I can find Prince Atto? Our great mid-air per'orm auce is set down for this afternoon, but it strikes me that the little coward has run away. But I must find him if I can, lor it will be a great thing for me to go through the act with a blooded prince on my back." "Indeed it will," said Gromline, "and it will be a great thing for him, too. I would advise you by no means to perform without him, and I will go now and help you look for him." Prince Atto had not seen much of tho per formance in the arena, for he had been busily and anxiously engaged endeavoring to find som one who would act as his sub stitute in the Rriffin performance. Every one to whom he madi the proposal declined with the greatest promptness. But a mis chievous imp of the Hot Springs who over heard the Prince endeavoring to bribe an afrite with two bunches of bananas offered himself as a rider, and said he would do the job for a bottle of ink and a squirtgun, but Atto knew the griffin would never accept such a substitute as that, and so, in great perplexity and apprehension, continued his search. J3e would have been glad to hide himself till night and then hurry back to his home, but he knew this would not help him. An angry griffin could find him as well in .Nustyria as anywhere else. Hurrying on, and scarcely knowing where he was going, Atto found himself on the shores of a lake, and moored close by he saw a little boat. This pleased him; he was tired and warm, and to float over the smooth water would rest and revive him. He had not gone far when he beard the sound of sweet voices, singing and the music of harps. Looking in the direction of the sounds he saw four beautiful sirens on the top of some high rocks. Atto was fond of music, and rowed near the rocks. iTo Be Continued Keit Week. Jilt tyl&Y CPnY. ITBASBLATrD FOB THK DIErATCH.J It was autumn, and the flowers which all summer had added so mnch to the beauty of the forest, now drooped and died. The leaves Ot the trees, after changing from a bright green to red and yellow, were falling, leaving the branches brown .and bare. Many of the birds had sought their winter homes, and others were preparing to seek warmer lands. Tne swallows, who had built their nests in the eaves of a large house in the city, were among the last to take their de parture. One evening, just at dusk, one of these little birds flew on the window sill, above which hung its nest. Here stood a gilded cage, in which sat, sad and quiet, a yel low canary bird. The owner of the house was a sea captain, and had brought the bird from its sunny home as a gilt for his children. But the little creature was not happy in its beautiful cage; lor it was lonely without its companions, and it missed its free flights tnrough the air. During the long summer the swallows had been very friendly with the little prisoner, and had helped to brighten many lonely hours. This evening the swallow said: "To-morrow we are going to begin our jour ney toward the South." "I know," was the reply, "to-day when the window was open, I heard you talk about it. How I wish I could go to my home." "We are not going to your home," said the swallow," but we are going to a land much warmer aud more beautiful than this. Here it will be very cold, and there will he snow and ice." "What -are snow and ice?" asked the canary. "I cannot tell exactly," answered the swallow, "for 1 have never seen either; but they must be very dreadful things, for when tbey come the sun shines only a short time cadi day, and the people must either wear very warm clothes or stay indoors on ac count of the cold. Why do you not leave this cage and fly with us to our home in the south?" "TheUoor of my cage is always locked," sadly replied the cau.irv, "but," it added as a gleam of hope flashed over it, "perhaps, when the children bring my fod in tbe mnrnini thev will hp. careltss ns mire he- lore, and leave the door open. Ii they do, 11 shall go away with you. "les, do," urced the swallow, and then it flew away; for it must go to rest early, to be ready for its journey the next day. The canary again sat quietly in its cage; but, ob, how it hoped to be able when tbe morning came to fly away. When night had come and all the people in the house had gonets sleep, there was a stirring and whispering in the room where tbe bird cage stood. The little fat ink well, which stood on the table, said: "How shall we enjoy tbe short time that we are left alone?" "Let each one tell a story," said the arm chair. "I know a very pretty one, and shall tell first." "No, no," interrupted the steel pen. "I am stiff lying here so long. Let us dence." i And at once the hanging lamp, tongs, Ihi. Centaur. PITTSBURG - DISPATCH, feather duster and rocking chairs consented. But who would furnish the music? True, the piano stood open; but it was useless without notes, and they were locked up in the closet. "We shall have the yellow bird sing for us," said the tongs. "What shall I sing?" asked the canary. A waltz was suggested, and at once the merry dance began. But the little bird soon grew tired and sleepy and began to sing very slowly. "Who could dance to sueh musio as that?" grumbled tbe pen. "Is that the best you can do?" "Yes," replied the bird; "I am too tired to sing any more." "I can't think what makes you tired," scolded the tongs; "you have nothing to do all day long, and have good food given you." The canary soon discovered that it was in tbe midst of enemies, and no Que bad a kind word for the poor little bird, who was only laughed at and made sport of when it tried to tell how homesick it was for the sunny lands where it had once lived. The next day the children came as usual to bring fresh water and seed to the bird, and when they went away they left the door open. "Now," thought "the canary, "I can go with the swallows, and again be free." But as the little bird was rejoicing in its hope, someone noticed the cage door open and closed it. And when the swallow came for its friend, the canary said: "I cannot now go with you; but perhaps later I can come." "Do not try to come alone," said the swallow, "for the distance is great. You could not find the way, and would surely perish. We shall be back again in the sum mer. Perhaps another year you can go with us." The weeks passed by, and the days began to grow colder and shorter, and the canary longed more and more for its home in the sunny South. One day the cage door was again left unfastened, and by chance at the same time the window was open. The little bird hastened to make its escape. How joyously it flapped its wings, and thought tnat at last it uasiree. its nignt was soon discovered, and tbe children to whom it be longed tried in every way to allure it back into the cage. But the canary flew beyond their reach, and heeded no pleadings to return. Tbe bird had been confined so long in the cage that it had be come unaccustomed to flying, and could go only a short distance at a time. Alter sev eral hours it grew tired and hungry, and flaw down into a yard, where many spar rows were picking up crumbs from the ground. The canary joined them, and was greeted with a chorus of: "Where did you come from?" "Where are you going?" "Who are you?" "I have escaped from a cage," said the canary, "and want to go south, where the swallows are. Can you tell me the way?" The sparrows did not know anything about the south; but one, who pitied the little yellow bird, flew to the weather cock on the barn, and, having learned which di rection to take, went with tbe canary as far as the forest. Here the little bfrd rested lor the night, but it was so cold that it could not sleep, and in the morning it was both tired and hungry. It saw lying on tbe ground a piece of white bread, aud was about to begin its breakfast, when a loud, whirring noise was heard, and a large, black crow began to share the meal. The canary had never beiore seen such a bird, and was greatly frightened, and flew on to a branch nearby. Although the crow had a rough, harsh voice, it was kind at heart, and cried: "Do not fear me, little bird. Come, eat your breakfast, and tell me Low you happen to be here." When the canary had told its story, the crow said: "The South is very far away from here, and it will be many days before you can arrive there. X like this country better than the one you seek, but I shall stay with vou to-day, and help you to find your way." All day the little yellow bird stayed close to its new friend, and at night sadly bade farewell to the black crow. That night was even colder than the one before, and the canary Degan to fear that it would never reach the South. But in the merning it again started ou its way. .Now the air was very chilly and the fields were brown and bare. The little bird was growing discour aged. Food was hard to' find, and tbe light yellow feathers poorly protected tbe deli cate little body from the cold. Late in the afternoon the canary flew upon the window sill of a farmhouse and looked in. There it seemed so com'ortable and warm, and a bright fire blazed upon the hearth. Some bright-eyed children spied tbe bird and ran to the window. "I really believe it wants to come in," said one. The bird flew on a bush near by, and sang one of its sweetest songs. Tne children were delighted, and, strewing crumb's on tbe sill, said: "If it would .only come in we would love it and take such good care of it." These words cheered the little bird, and, hopping upon the window sill, was about to fly into the room, when it caught sight of a pair of cat's eyes, and, terrified, it flew from the place, nor even glanced back. That niht a great storm arose, and the pine tree, in which the bird had taken reluge, trembled violently. The air became bitter cold, and the bird thought: "I can hold dli no longer, as mv feet are numb with cold," and letting go of the twig to which it had been clinging, it fell into the snow, which now covered the ground. The next morning the children from the larm house, dressed in the warmest furs and shouting in their delight over the fall ot the first snow, came into the lorest, and fonnd the canary, stiff and cold, under the pine tree. And this is the story of the little yel low bird, who wanted to go south, but did not know the way. Paisie. SOME ENIGMATICAL NUTS. Puzzles for the Little Folks That Will Keep Their Brains Busy for Most of the Week if They Solie Them Correctly Home Amusements. Address communications for this department to K. R CUADBOURN. Lewulon. Slame. 1469 A PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTION. 1). M. H. 1470 THE PABMCn'S tVILL. Old Farmer Brown, about to die, Engacedsa lawyer living nigh To settle woidly matters; This legal luminary doled The fanner's dollars out in gold Among his sons and daughters. Tho eldest, Alice, was his lass: Allotting her's, thousand was The sum be chose tn fix on; When this was tackled t her nama Tbe termagant in truth became A mean, malicious vixen. Then Andy.'got five hundred good. Although a namby-panibv dude, And dress bis only passion; He with his windfall went iu haste To gratily his childish taste. And lead the village fashion. Then there was Pat, a little wild. Who somehow must bo reconciled To stop his fretful Jargon; And he, being willed a hundred cool, Took what he got he was no fool And said it was a bargain. Poor Mat, the son who grieved bim sore. Had claims no father could Ignore, And so he willed him fifty. While money held be lived and died, Like alcohol personified, Kor when was drunkenness tblrftyT The frugal Anne had private means, Economizing from her teens To better her condition; She took the ten her father willed, 'Twould help, she said, ber pile to build, And make her an addition. SUNDAY. MARCH" 22, And Joe, who, wandering in tbe mist Of social science, wonld insist That property was plunder. With only Ave allotted him, In inythologtc ages dim Well might have ruled the thunder. The farmer's dollars now were gone, But one remained for Scapegrace Con, And. what was rather funny. While some-grew vicious, othdrs proud. He was alone among tbe crowd The only one made money. W. WiMOir. 1471 CHAEADE. If wisdom's flame in yonth be whole. Then is o'ershadowing fall, Hntlrst to the unfolding soul Better be wlso than great. The one who is by wisdom two, Who knowledge seeks to gain, Who sin and folly dues eschew, I 1 Has made good choice. 'tU plain. BITTEE SWEET. 1472 THE tVEDBINO GIFTS. A young gentleman and lady of our acquaint ance were lately married, and, to use ihe re porter's stereotyped phrase, "the presents were numerous and valuable." These ara a few of them: Six solid silver baseball players who occupy a certain place In the field, sevoral plnsh-corered pieces of work done by tho day, a curb for 51,000, two catalogues one of black walnut and one of mahogany a small station with a marble top, tnreo large rows for the kitfchen, six silver dishes whose name signifies that each was only a dish, a lateral piece of sawed wood, and 15 birds for flowers. Thero were many more, bnt time and space will not permit me to givo a complete list. Etiiti 1473 MORE LIGHT. I was fooling with Phil Kearney, Fresh from Erie o'er the sea; From the beauties of Killarney. And Glengarrlf wild and free. He had been to bigot Banclon; Danced a jig on Garryowen; Heard the famous bells of Shandon; Even kissed the Blarney stone. And bn thought bis wit the brightest. uut 1 Knew 'twas none too Keen When I asked him name the lightest Irish county he had seen. "Cork," cried Phil, "'twill float on water; Ah! you thought you had me there." But I said. "It is no matter; There's a lighter floats on air." W. WlLSOX. 1474 TKAXsrosiTiox; A one is the heart of the mountains, A place of delight to the eye; How cool and refreshing its fountains, Reflecting the sky. So ofr. in a heart dry and musty, A spring of pure feeling I've seen, Which I found past the portals so dusty Two a on; fresh and green. Anise Lano. 1475 diamond. 1. A letter. 2. Alienated. 8. Overthrown. 1 Makes a rattling noise. 5. Formed. 6. The act of chewing solid food. 7. Loaning again. 8. A small tooth like that of a saw. 9. A large net. 10. An andiron. 11. A letter. X. L.C. B, 1476 ANAGRAM. A printer said, "1 can machine; All printers know a bat this must mean; And yet this craftsman did not claim lo be a whole, 'twas not his aim. A whole must be well versed in rules Ttenuired for skillful use of tools, Must be an artist in his line Who can invent, construct, combine In such a way that when complete The product will be something neat. If he constructs a clock or watch It must not show a flaw or botch; An engine or a coffeemill Alike will show his handy skill. Kelsoctax. 1477 DECAPITATION. Sweet and last was the music's all. Sweet and last; Memory woke at its magic call, Peopled again retrospection's hall with shades of the past. The loved and lost played again their part, In the old sweet way: So subtle was the musician's art That only his ceasing, recalled with a start The unties and cares of to-day. Bitter Sweet. solving in february. Prize Winners: L Oliver Twist, Pittsburg, Pa. '2. Olive A. Kein, Johnstown, Pa, 3. A. Garland. Pittsburg. Pa. Molt of Honor: Lottie Hughes, A, B. Wil cox, May M. iianratty, George L. Hammond, S.B.H., Uebecca H. Nicholls, Iac Martin, Mabel Jessep, I. Know, Florence Weber, Sarah J. Parks. Thomas Leonard, A. M. Power.Henry Clnugb, Jesse Dlbert, Mary U. Cutler, Lizzie li Beatty, Alexander, Alice B. Barnctt, It. U. Smith, M. K. K.. Charles E. Black, Junius, S. D. Wakeman, Glass. L. B. Lake. ANSWERS. 14W 1. Flag. 2. Peony. 3. Four-o'clock. 4. Pansy. 5. Teasel. 6. Indian pipe. 7. Daisy. 8. Barberry. 9. Bilberry. 10. Squill. UbU stao. 1161 Lool. ' HB.2-D I A I 8 M 1463 White meat. Ito Phil-o-sophy. H65 Hum-bug, 1468-Prize-flght. 1487 Orange, onager. 1488 Crush, rush. FEMININE FOOLISHNESS. Who Are to Blame, Men or Women, for the Tollies of the Fair? Chicago Herald. 1 By the way, I think I occasionally hear a feeble pipe from a man to the effect that the girls are responsible for all the tomfool ery in the world. Don't you know that you are the very ones who tend to make them so you men? You follow after and woo. and wed just that sort of girls. You won t look at a sensible little woman who can make "lovely" bread, abjures bangs, can't dance and has no "style." You laugh at and make sly jokes at the expense of our bip hats and our pronounced fashions, but when you choose your company, and often your wives, I notice you pass right by the home-keeping birds and take the pea cocks. Oi course, no one lives in this age who doubts for a moment that woman's chief aim in lite and purpose of creation, as well as her hope of a blessed hereafter, is to ple.ise the men and get a husband. If you won't have her modest ana simply gowned she is willing to make a feather-headed doll and a travesty of herself to get you and win heaven! You know perfectly well, you men, that you don't care hair so much for brains as yon do for general "get-up," and the woman you honor with your choice is selected for a pretty fare and form, and a becoming cos tume rather than for a clever head and an honest heart. I am not talking to old fogies who cling to old-fasbioued notions, bnt to young men who ridicule the customs ol their grand mother, who shake their heads at salaries of two and three thousand a year as inade quate to support wives; who rail against woman's extravagance, yet do their best to maintain her in it. When you, my fine and dapper gentleman, begin to s'eek out the modestly appircled and sedate girls, then shall folly and rain show fly over sets for want of encouragement, and the gaud transformation of sawdust dolls into women and. pleasure-seekers' into home keepers take' place. WILHELM BORROWED SPURS. A German Vandmiuter Who Has Been Highly Honored Through an Accident. A good story is told apropos of the Bissing Konigstnark marriage which took place a while ago, and which tbe Emperor attended in tht uniform nf the Guard du corps. His Majesty, on arriving at the castle, found he bad forgotten his spurs, ana ns he did not" want to appear among his officers "half naked," as tbey call it in tbe racks, he sent for Bandmaster Bickter, who was directing the mmical part of the pro gramme. Prom him he borrowed tbe necessary adjuncts to his toilet,- explaining to tbe baton wielder that spurs were not likely to be to much mlssedU" licking from his (tbe bandmaster's) heels. The next day the Emperor returned the spurs with a card written by his own im perial hand. The bandmaster says he pos sesses a priceless heirloom, and tows that he will never fasten the spurs, which his Emperor has worn, to his plebeian boots. 1S9L TfiAITS OF THE ROBIN. The Affectionate and Faithful Little Fellow Soon to lie Here. A MODEL HUSBAND AND FATHER. Principle of the Pneumatic Tube in the liapld Transit Problem. SOLAR HEAT FOE MANUFACTURING I WROTE FOB THE DISIMTCII.l The advance guard of a great army, num bering many millions, is now approaching us from the southward and invading the Northern States. Only pickets and scout! are appearing now above the line that used to mark the division between the Northern and Southern States; but very soon these sconts and pickets will 'be followed by plabpons, regiments and brigades. There is nothing alarming, however, in the invasion. On the contrary we shall all be delighted to see and glad to welcome tbe bold invaders. Among the first of the scouts will be the little friend of every boy nnd girl, and tbe subject of sweet memory in every adult, Master Bobin Bed breast, with bis brisk and blithsome ways and his short but melodious song. Then will come such feathered ac quaintances as the bluebird, tbe woodpecker, the lark, the thrush, the chippy and. plaint ive "pee-wee." Meantime we shall see passing proudly over our heads (if we have the good fortune to be in the line of march) the grand army corps of pigeons, ducks and geese. These large birds do not often slop to visit us now. Their old tarrying grounds have been cut up into farms and the awfnl shotgun awaits them on every hand. They go far to the Northward now, the pigeons chiefly lo the great forests in Canada, and the ducks and geese to the lakes away up in the neighborhood of the Arctic circle. The Popular Itobiu Eedbreast. Our little friends whom we shall now see, flitting among the trees near our homes, fricking abont our lawns, perching on garden fences and housetops, are of far more interest to the lover of nature than are- tbe armies ot large birds which are chiefly sug gestive of something good to eat. Undoubt edly the robin, as we call him in America, or redbreast, as they call him in England, is the prime favorite among all so-called Wild birds. He is not so handsome as the oriole, or the bluebird, or the tiny yellow bird, or even some varieties of blackbird; but he is so affectionate, so gentle, and so wonderfully devoted to his family that he seems a little dearer to us than any-other of the feathered friends that delight us with their presence and charm uswith their song. The robin seems more trustful in the good intentions of mankind than any other bird. In selecting places for their nests they ap parently have but little I ear of molestation from human hands. In fact, there is rea son to believe that their usually kind treat ment leads them to rely, to some extent, on humanity to protect them from natural ene mies. Anyway a pair will often build their nests within hand reach of the' window of a house, and they hsve been known to nest and bring forth their brood in a room that was purposely kept accessible to them. Blodels of Matrimonial Felicity. There is one peculiar trait in the robin. When all the rest of our song birds and chirpers dissolve their marriage ties at tbe end of the season, and then form new matri monial alliances next year, Bobin Bed breast and his mate cling together until death separates them. Yon never see robins in flocks. The pairs live solely for each other and their little ones, and their devo tion to one another is hardly paralleled in nature's creatures. The distress of one of the pair when tbe other has been killed, or of the two when mishap has befallen their young ones, is most pitiable. The survivor will restlessly fly about from one tree to another, constantly emitting a piteous wail, refusing to eat or sleep, and often finally falling dead from exhaustion. , The writer personally witnessed the follow ing in his boyhood days in the Snsquehauna Valley: A pair of robins, bad made their nest in an orchard tree near tbe house. The young brood had just emerged from the shells, and the parents, one at a time, were joyously skirmishing about for choice titbits for their little ones, meantime ex pressing their happiness in coostant songs and chirps. Near evening, one day, it was noticed that the female was flying about restlessly near the nest, emitting the quick, sharp cry indicative of trouble. The male could not be seen, and tbe heads of the young ones were visible at the top of the nest with expansive mouths, eager for their supper. A Broken-Hearted Itobln. The distress of the female constantly in creased. She would not remain still a sec ond, but wildly flew about near the nest, uttering that wild wail of anguisb. It was evident that something had happened to ber mate. He would not remain away from his little family so long if he wei able to get home. Next morning poor little Bobin Bedbreast was found dead under a tree at the lurtherend of the orchard. While indus triously1 gathering food for those little mouths in the nest he had "been cruelly killed by some gunner who had passed along tbe adjacent wood. The weird wail of the bereaved 'mate had been heard at davligbt, and she was flying about more wildly than before. The yoang ones were clamoring for their breakfast. Occasionally tbe old one would hastily cap ture a worm and take it to tbem, but the food was evidently insufficient. On the morning of the second day tbe poor mother was found dead under the tree, and two of the poor little ones were dead in the nest. The other two died the same day. It was a clear case o: death from exhaustion, caused by crief as to the mother, and the resultant want of parental care ns to the youn ones. Only a little broken-hearted Bobin! Speed on the Bails. It begins to look as if the nineteenth cen tury, even in its last decade, might outdo all the famous "seven wbndtrsof the world" that astonished the ancients. In the first place there is a likelihood tbat we shall see before the century closes, a menus of transit that will whisk us from New York to Phila delhia in less than an hour, and from Phila delphia to Chicago between breakfast and supper time. Experiments have lately been made near Baltimore which give promise that such results will be obtained in the not distant future. Electric power on an ordi nary railway, with motors and cars of pe culiar construction, are the means with which we may hope to travel at a speed of more than 100 miles an hour. In fact it is confidently believed by some competent witnesses of the experiments that it will be possible to reach a speed of 2o0 miles an hour. However it may be as to maximum velocity, we have the endorse ment of experts as to the feasibility of run ning trains more than a hundred miles an hour under the proposed system, without greater risk of derailment than is now ex perienced at less than hall that speed. While experiments in this lice are approach ing fruition we hear some astonishing re ports of experiments for adapting the prin ciple nf the pneumatic tube to passenger transit. This principle is utilized in nearly all our large cities for tbe transmission of small packets, such as news messages, money, small parcels in the shopping marts, and so on. and it would seem possible, froui such results, tn reach tbe acme of passenger transit. Iu fact, it i . rather strange that tbis consummation has been so long delayed. Pneumatlo Cars Aren't New. 4 The idea is not a new one. The writer traveled In a pneumatic car 23 years ago in the heart of the city of New York. , Moses S. Beacb, at that time proprietor 0. tbe New York Sun, and his brother Alfred, then aud cow one of tbe proprietors of tbe Scientific American, constrncted a pneu matic railway under the surface' of Broad way, running from Murray to Warren streets. Tbe road, or rather the tnbe, was only abont 100 yards long, but tbe object was to demonstrate the feasibility of pneu matic railways to do the work which after ward fell to the elevated railroads. The experiment of the Beacbs was, interesting and costly, but practically nothing more. Cars were seen trom one end of tbe tnbe to the other filled with, passengers. It was proven beyond doubt tbat the pneumatic principle was broad enough to cover pas senger transit.- But tbe whole plan: was crnde and the results unsatisfactory. Many years of experiment were needed to bring the system up to tbe level of practical usefulness. The "Broadway hole," as it was called by some of the newspapers, was visited by thousands of people, who in dulged in tbe novelty of a short pneumatic excursion, but the scheme was finally aban doned, and now nothing but the "hole" is lelt. Becent accounts of experiments in Europ, however, give strong hope tbat the dream of the Messrs. Beacb will soon be realized. It is claimed, as results of some of these experiments, that passenger cars may safely be run, by pneumatic appliance, at a speed of 200 or 300 miles an hour. Of course there would be hardly a possibility of collision or derailment in a pneumatic tube, but it remains to be seen how the average traveler wonld like the idea of being shot to his destination after the manner of a bullet through a rifle barrel. Another of tbe marvelous possibilities that may be realized 'before the century closes is the solving of a problem to which the great Swedish-American inventor, John incsson, devoted many of his later years. That is, tbe practicability ot using solar heat as a power for manufacturing and other purposes. Ericsson firmly believed in this possibility, and so do his successors in the experiments. - J. H. Webb. COOKING JUUSHR00MS. Elllco Serena Gives Some Keclpes and Pre diets That We Will Soon tike the riant aa We Now Like Celery How to Detect Poison Ones. 1WBITTKN TOR TBI DISPATCH. 3 Some Americans seem to have ,a born prejudice against the, mushroom, just as many have against the eel. Bnt everyone knows how a taste may be acquired and a prejudice overcome. The marvelous rapid ity in which the taste for celery developed, when it became a popular table vegetable, is a marked instance. Later on we may be sure that the use of mushrooms will become much more common I mean with us, for in the old parts of the world they have been in use for ages. Mushrooms are at hand all the yearround, prepared in cans or jars, and as a rnle they lose little of their quality in tbe process of canning. Indeed, some people prefer them in this, form for the reason that there is lit tle danger of getting the poisonous kind, and this danger is notorious when they are gathered fresh by any other than experienced persons. Tbe edible mushroom (classified in the Linnsan system as agancus campestris) is, according to the best authorities, very rich in nitrogen and ranks much higher in nutritive value than any green vegetables. This kind is known in our common language as the "button" mushroom, thus distinguished from another common kina ordinarily known as tbe "umbrella." You will conclude, of course, that the button kind bas the prefer ence. Of tbis species tbe top, or cap. which is sometimes almost round, is in color white; but as the mushroom enlarges it becomes brown and the gills (the under or sponge side) grow into a deeper red or black. The genuine mushroom maybe distinguished from the poisonous by the readiness with which it parts with its npper skin or covering, and by its loose gills of pinky red or flesh color, which exude juice and turn black when sprinkled with salt. Tho toadstool, on tbe con trary after tbe same application turns yellow aud becomes dry and toueb. There are other methods frequently nsed in tes.ing them. For instance, a peeled onion or a silver spoon put into the vessel in which mushrooms are cook, ing will become discolored if tbe mushrooms are poisonous. The age uf mushrooms is like wise determined by the appearance of the gills underneath. II young they are pink, if old" they are black; and in this Ian condition it is safer not to nse them. To prepare mushrooms for cooking sponge tbem with apiece of damD flannel, cut off the lower part ot the stem and skin thero, cm mencingattbe edge and finishing at the top; quarter tbem, drop in cold water, add a few drops of vinegar and let stand for an hour or two; then wash through several waters and drain. Dried mushrooms, imported from France and Italy, are much uied for sauces. Tbey should be soaked over night and then drained before using them. Mushrooms are cooked in as many ways as the common tomato. They are stewed, fried, broiled, baked, preserved and dried, are made into pickles and ketchnp, are used as a garnish and are made into puwder, wbich is used for flavoring. I give but a few recipes out of many available ones for preparing them: v TO STEW arCSHROOMS. If the canned goods are nsed turn them into colander to drain. Melt in a stewpan a table- spoonful of butter and and a spoonful or two of gravy from roast meat. Throw in the mush rooms with seasoning of saltand pepper. Shake about until quite hot, and serve at once, lbey may also be stewed in milk, seasoned with but ter, salt and pepper and tbe beaten yelk of one egg added, with a dredging of flour. Tbe canned mushrooms should not be boiled a thorough beating is all that Is required, otherwise they are rendered tougb. BROILED MUSIir.OOMS. Pare, cut off tbe stems, dip in melted butter, season, boil on both sides, and serve on buttered toast. MUSUnOOlI PATTIES. Make a rich pun! paste, cat into pretty sbape-. and bake. Remove the tops, fill with stewea mnshrooms, well seasoned. Replace the tops and serve at once. MUSUEOOJI SAUCE. Pick out the stems, skin tbem and the mush rooms also. Cut into small pieces, wash aud puttqstew covered with water. When they are tender add a lump of butter rolled in flour. Season with saltand pepper. MUSHROOM OMELET. Make a plain omelet, and when ready to fold pour in some stewed mushrooms cooked in cream for 15 minutes. Merely heat them well if canned ones are used. MUSHROOM FRITTERS. Mince some mushrooms, season, and stir into fritter batter. Fry iu hot lard or drippings. HUSHROOM SANDWICHES. Mince together cold boiled beef, tongue and mushroom. Spread between buttered bread with a little French mustard. Ellice Serena. THE EYE AND TEE 1I0K. Wonderful Power Man Can Hare Orer tbe King of Beasts. A yisitor at Tampico, says tbe Anglo American, of Jlexico, says be saw an illus tration of the wbtderfnl power of the hu man eye in bringing into subjugation the monarchs of the forest and ancle. He was introduced to Mr. V. C. Whitfield, who is better known in Tampico and vicinity as the "lion tamer," who took hiui to see his pels, consisting of 12 lions aud seven timers, wbich he bas imprisoned in two strong iron ctjjes 12 feet wide, 20 leet long and 8 feet high. These beautiful but lerocious auimals have bleu learned to perform many womleriul tricks, nnd their master enters their cane without weapons of auy kind, commands their attention and controls their actions by his eye. ' His collection would bring a handsome fortune, and if he would ronsent to travel aud exhibit them he could command a princely salary; but he says he only culti vates liis wonderful talent lor bis own pleasure nnd the amusement of his friends. He has in preparation a work entitled, "How to Subjusate Wild Animals." ENGLISH JUSTICE'S JTJiTICE. One of the Great Unpaid Treats Attempted Suicide as a Crime. London Truth.: All penal sentences for Unsuccessful attempts at suicide are eclipsed in senseless ness and injustice by one passed recently at Kingston by E. H. Leycjater Penryhn, who condemned a young woman to three months' hard labor for throwing herself into the river after baring been severely Knocked about'by a sister-in-law. The young woman bore an excellent character, and bad a special claim to merciful treatment in her condition at tbe time tbe sentence was passed. Had the late Duke of Bedford failed in his attempt to dispatch himself' and been prosecuted for bis crime, I wonder whether E. H. Leycester Penryhn would have con sidered three months' hard labor a proper punishment for the offense? SEE MY SPONGE? 8hine jour Shoes with WOLFF'S ACME BLACKING ONCE A WEEK! Other days wash them clean witn SPONGE AND WATER. EVERY Housewife EVERY Counting Roorri EVERY Carriage Own.er EVERY Thrifty Mechanic EVERY Body able to hofd a brush SHOULD USD SIKBON M a mAttrr that em, ii,. 7?Jr. m AM AM THtOUlt, .Wili Stain Old & New rimnrrunc Will Stain Glass and Chinawarc Will Stain tinware Will Stain your Old Baskets Will Stain Babvs Coach and Tarnish at thi same time WOLT? & RANDOLPH. PMladolaUa. 6 BOTTLES Cured me of Erysipe las, ilyfaceand bead were Terribly Swoll en. MRS. C. s. Lord, A!Siwam. Hampden Co.. Mas. TURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS. SOLD BY JOS. FLEMING & SON, 413oIarKet street. mhl9-82-D Pittsburs. MEBICA1. DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 lMSNN AVKNUE, PITTS1JUKG, A. As old residents know and back files of Pitts, burg paper3 prove, is the oldest established and most prominent physirian iu the city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. Sb?emprrsp0nns-NOFEEUNTILCURED MrpniQand mental diseases, physical IvLMl V VJUo decay, nervous deaility, lack ot energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered sight, self distrusr, bashfulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples eruptions, im poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting tb person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN? blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular, swelling', ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blond poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system. 1 1 R I M A R V k'dney and bladder derange Unilirn 1 1 ments, weak bick, gravel, ca tarrhal discharges inflammation and other painful symotnmsxeceive searching treatment, prompt relief and real cure'. Dr. Whittier's life-long, extensive experience insures scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consultation free Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if here. Office hours, 9 A. si. to S p. Jf. Sunday. 10 A. M. to 1 P. M. onlr. DR. WHirTIEB, 811 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. iaS-49-Dsnwk GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE CURES NERVOUS DEB U TV. LOST VIGOR. LOSS OF MEMORY. Full particulars In pmpMe tent free. The gennluo UrayM bpeclnosolj by draajclfc uutyli yellow wrapper. Price, jl Pr package, or six for f5, or ly nuu, en receipt oi nrlee. bv audrei. JIEIMcLN K. CO- Btlllalo. N. If IBjt THK SRAT MEDICINK CO- EOK ild inPltubnr bvS. d. HOLLAND, corner BmlthOelil and Llbertyju. mhi7-W-pwk p RAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE- " SOLD BV JOSEPH FLEMING & SOK. 412 Market street, Pittsburg. NERVE.AND BRAIN TREATHENT: Specific for IiTsteria,Dlz2ine;.Fits yeuraljlTirak fulness; Mental Depression, botteniiv or the train, re sulUnc In Insanity and leading to misery decar and death. Prematura Old Afjc, Barrenness. Loss of Power in either sex. Involuntary LosFanil Spermatorrhoea caused br orer-exertion of tho bruin. 6eir-abn?e or orer-indnlfjence. Kach box contains onemonth'a treat merit. $1 a box. or aix for 85, tent by mail prepaid. With ech order for Fix boirs Trill send purchaser jrairanteo to refnnd Eorry if 'lie frcatinen- fails to ct "Vrr"''- ' fin'" ' EMILG.STUCKY, Druggist, 1701 and 2101 Penn are., ana Corner Wylie .ml Fulton St. PITlSBUItG, PA. mylMl-Trssn D R. E. C WEST'S NKRVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT. SOLD BV JOS. FLEMING fc SON. 4V2 Market street, mhl9-S2-TTSSn Fittsbnre. XK. SA.JrJ33V'S5 ELECTRIC BELT WEAMB. JnMlOiiebUitalel through disease or . 1 u, A V fc SUAItA VTFir.t,, f'tn.'ZDT thU New IM KUVfcU OU1C1 " l" lorthInecinVnnrnoe, Cure o Physical " cais ness, elvm K-reelrlwul. Soothing Continual enrrentV"? Elee" n cllr jtliroiiKb all 6 Q restoring them to HfcALTH anil VIOOISOOS btltE.NiUH. Klectrlc current lelt Instantly, or we !orleitt-V In "Sh. BM.TCoinpietetoanrt up. U'or!t caies Permanently Cured In tlirea monUis. Sealed pamphlets Tree. Call onorad dress SANDEN KL.LCTKIO UI..SW Broadway, Hew Xotk. lnyg-t-'-TTSsa annnKfonTmruiLiinn rare' QME TmkTMEHf WITH MEQICAL ELECTRICITr Tor all CHR0MC. OHGAITIO aa5 JTEEVCC3 DISEASES is bcth sexes. Bar no Brit till roa nadttls book. iddm THE PERU CHEMICAL CO., H11WA3UE,W1S TTSSU Webave a polttvo care for the effects of self-abaso Early Exce?w.EmiS3ions,I.erTousDebllttT.Lossof Sexual Powtr.Impotvncy tx. So urrat is our faith In our pcifla ire will wild one full Tnnnlh'9 iiirillcliin and nxueb raluablo Information FftEK. Addre i. 91. Co., t)3S Broadway, .ctt York. nol6-10S-su TO WEAK Snfferlns front the effects ot youthful errors early decay, wasting weakness, lost manhood, eta, 1 will send a valuable treatLa (waled) contalalcjl foU particulars for home cure, TREE of charge. A splendid medical work ; should be read by every man who li nerroni and debilitated. Address, Vtoi. F. C. FOIVtiEK, Moodus, Cona. deZ-SI-ssuwic HTben I Bay curo-I da soft mean merely tostoptbecs fora tiraa and then L&re tfcsni retam again. Zsnccna' radical care. I havo mads tbe disease ot FITS, E?I IXPS7 or TXLLEt G 8ICKXES3 a, life-long study. I Warrant my remedy to cure tbe worst cases. Bcausa others hare failed is no nana for not now nceivis: a cure. Bend at cM for a treatise aadaFroaBotttool my infaUIMo remedy. GlTe Express aad Post Ofice. H. G. KOOT, ill. C, 183 Pearl St., N. V. de30-oo-SuVS J 3t ssm El U3 1. s s z ; -i zj m ns j aj s BiHirijqqanvg ETD C IT toevervman.yonnj.mlcidle-ajed, r ri fL C and old; postal VM- Address fir. H. Iu lIont,5Sl Columbus nn.Mas, M6-78-T7TSolS j1! I'lnTi iiVi "JfrtfjOQi-. JhtSj Jtt J3gE5f& i- ml D0 Y 1 V DID v txcrntxom 'sHJ HE G WEST'S 'SSaTSn555" I CURE FITS I i nm ILJJJi Wit; 'an'rfiukAtM
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