WHEN THE FISH BITE. The woods nro waiting and the rills Are gushing down the rocky hills; The trout are leaping from the brooks 'At red Hies and alluring hooks. And, happy-faced, with hearts aglow. And costly reels and rods. The fishermen in dozens go To worship woodland gods. In fancy I with may lie On lianks where foamy Hecks go by; Meseenis I taste the savory bite That comes, well earned, in camp at flight*^ The tale, the song with those well nv-t Ah, welcome fancy work away. Since through thy pleasing I forget That some must toil while others play! —Chicago Times-Herald. i A STORY J 4 -or- J * The Australian Bush, j 0 BY Y. Z. Some years ago two men, Charles Btory and Edward Ladbury, had chage of an outlying sheep station belonging to Mr. John Hassall, a wealthy Aus tralian squatter. The first named was the shepherd, the second the hilt keep er. Having dispatched their early break fast the two men counted and exam ined their sheep as they came out of the fold and picked out those requiring any particular treatment. Story then started with the flock to a distant pas ture. Ladbury had no lack of duties. Late in the day he returned to the hut to prepare the evening meal, when he heard a low moan. He listened; the sound was repeated. It came from a cluster of bushes a little distance off. With an anxious heart he ran to the place and there found his comrade lying on the ground, bleeding from numerous wounds, and with a spear head still sticking in the body. Lifting Story in his arms he carried him to the hut and laid him on his bsd. "It's the work of tboße black fal lows," said Ladbury, looking out round None were in sight. He came back, aud warming some water, bathed poor Story's wounds; then he carefully cut i out the barbed head of the spear and ■ continued bathing the wound, except , for a short time, when he poured some j warm tea down the sufferer's throat. ] Every moment while thus employed ; he expected the natives to attack the j hut. He had no longer Hover to give j him warning of the approach of a foe. j There was little doubt that his poor dog had also been speared. The pain being soothed. Story at ] length, to Ladbury's great joy. re- I turned to consciousness, and explained j that he had been attacked early in the I day by natives. He had run from them after receiving several wounds hut had been speared again half a mile or so from the hut, and had crawled the rest of the distance, till he fainted from the loss of blood and the pain lie was suf- j fering. Sad indeed was the condition of thos" | two poor fellows, with no white man nearer than 2d miles and no surgei.n within, probably. 2(X>. Night at length came on. wlienasthe I natives never move about In the dark, they knew they were safe. But they both felt certain the attack would be renewed by daylight, and the event proved they were right. Soon after dawn Ladbury, who, over come with fatigue, had dozed off. was Htartled by the sound of a spear being forced through the reed-made door of lie hut. Another and another follow ed through the slightly formed walls. '•VVe shall be murdered, mate, if I don't put them to flight," he exclaimed, taking his pocket-knife and bill hook, the only weapons he possessed, the first In his left hand and the othi>r partly covered by his coat, so that It looked like a pistol. Suddenly he sprang through the door-way shouting to the blacks, nearly .V) of whom he saw be fore him, that he would shoot If they didn't run. They scarcely daring to look at what lielleved to be his pistol, after exchanging a few words with each other, to his great relief began to re tire, and as he shouted louder took to their heels. "We are saved. Charley!" he ex claimed almost breathless with excite ment. But the Imps will lie b ick again. I>o you think you could move along If 1 were to help you?" "No, Ned. that 1 couldn't." answered Story; "but do you get away. You'd easily reach Jenny iiiungup before night fall, and if you can bring help 1 know you will; If not whjr my sand I* pretty well nigh run out as its Clod's will be done." "I.euve you. Charley'.' flint's not what I think of doing," said l.ndbury. firmly. "While you have life I'll stay by you anil tend you as well as 1 can; so that matter is settled." Night en me on at length they both alept. Ladbury was awakened by a call from story. "Ned. sleep lias done me gissl: 1 think I could travel If I were o:i my legs." I.a dim ry silently made up ihelr b-d ding Hlld file few household articles «Ivy possessed Into it bundle, which It • hoisted oil his broad shoulders. "Now. mate come along," lie stid lifting Story up iiud making liliu re l uii bis arm. It wus two hours pa»l midnight, and they ho|M«! to git a g<»ut sturt of III' black*. Mill they hud not |»n>e*i«d#d many hundred yards twforo Ht>ry found he hud overrated his ntr>ugtli •nd sank to the ground. "Now Ned. you mud go." b« whls pored. Save yourself; I can but dla once, and you'll only lose your life If you stop with nie." "What I've said I'll do I hope to stick to," answered Ladbury. Still Story urged him to continue hla journey alone. Ned made no reply, but suddenly started off at n quick pace. Sad, Indeed, must have been poor Story's feelings when he saw him dis appear ill the gloom of night. Death was coming, sure enough. Already he repented of having urged his friend to fly. Daylight would discover him to the blacks, and they would ttnish their work In revenge for the escape of a companion. Suddenly a footstep was heard. Lad bury appeared without his bundle. "What! did you think I really was going?" he asked, in a low voice. "You'll not beg me to leave you again, mate. Come, get 011 my shoulders; we'll see what we can do." Ladbury walked 011 with the wound ed man 011 his back for half a mile or more. "Now, sit down here, and I'll go back for the bundle," he said, placing him under a bush. No one but a man long accustomed to the wilds of Australia could have found his way as Ladbury did. He soon again passed Story with their bundle on his shoulders, and once more returned for him. Thus they journeyed on till they reached a stream which they well .knew, having traveled about seven miles. Ladbury. however, was so completely exhausted by his exer tion* that he felt unable to crawl an other mile, much less to carry his two burdens. Story had again become so ill and his woulds were so painful that it seemed doubtful that he would sur vive if moved further. Though the danger was great. Ladbury resolved to camp where they were for some days, till Story had partly recovered Ills strength. At last he bethought lilm that though Story could not walk, anil he could no longer carry lilm on his shoulders, he might drag him along, should the blacks not have traced him out. He could move but slowly, and often had to make a wide circuit to avoid any copse or rocky ground which lay in liis course. Even now, too. they j were not safe, for the blacks, tinding the hut empty, might pursue and over- j take them. Still the brave Ladbury toiled on; Ills own strength was rupid \y giving way. Once more he was obliged to halt near a stream. "We must camp here tonight, mate," he said to Story. "Perhaps tomorrow my legs will be able to move; tcday they can do 110 more." The night" passed away In silence, and the sun rose, casting a flery heat over the plain. Story had not moved. He roused up. however, and after some breakfast again Ladbury har nesse himself to the sleigh and moved on. Often he was obliged to halt; sometimes he could only move a few hundred yards at a time; a few miu utes' rest enabled him again togo on. Still the stages became shorter and 1 the rests longer as the evening api proaclied. He felt that he could not exist an other night in the bush. The station could not now be far off. A faintness was creeping over him. On, on he ! went as if inn dream. Several times | lie stumbled and could scarcely re- ! cover himself. A sound reached his ' ears; It was a dog's bark. His strength j seemed to return. The roofs of the , woodsheds and lints nppeared. No ■ one could be seen. Even then he and liis friend might perish if he did not goon. It was the supper hour at the station. On he must go. He got nearer and nearer, stumbling and panting. The door of the chief hut 'was reached and he sank fainting across the threshold. Every attention wns paid to the men. Ladbury soon recovered. Poor Story was conveyed to the hospital at Albany, but so great had been the shock to his system that In a short i time he snuk under Its effects—New York News. PruU fair in liMKI will be a mammoth watch. It will lie 011 Its hack, and will have a polished metal case just like the ordl nary watch, and will be so large and roomy inside that people will be ablt to walk around In It, among the mov ing wheels. It will be nearly 7." feet 111 diameter, and more than 40 feet high, with neat little stairways run lilng all about It.and all the wheels properly protected so that one cannot lie hurt or liuve his clothes soiled. The balance wheel will weigh a ton, ami what I* called the "hairspring" In a watch will be as thick as a man's wrist. It will tuke about two minute* for the balance wheel to swing around and back again. It will be pivoted oil two enormous agate blocks, sub Mltutcs for diamonds and will bi made of brass. One of the greatest illtlciiltles will be In gettb g a ha I mice--spring of the size nntl strength that can stand the strain and keep It* elasticity. The mainspring, of course, will !»• an enormous Hffalr, something over S*K> feet In length, and made ot Hi sprllllf steel bauds two Inches thick, lioiiiid together, as It would Is* Hn IMisslble to mil so large a piece, eilhei in thickness or length. The Ma m fiict urer. Hrui*r la .llllr*. (in notable occasion* Paul Krit|(c, wciir* a lilg major general's scurf ovci his coal, decorated with lite Prusalai order of the lied Kuglc of the tfuurtt C'U*a aud a PortugUM* u»udal. 1 THE REALM OF FASHION. | New York City.—ln no garments do tlie tucks of the season appear to great er advantage than the dainty gowns designed for little girls. The very styl oiaii's aUIMPE DRESS. ish little May Manton model here Illus trated is singularly effective in white Persian lawn, organdy or dimity, but is well suited to all summer goods aud such lightweight wool stuffs as men's sultiugs, cashmere and the like. The skirt is straight, the fulness laid In flue tucks, which run down 11 few inches below the waist. The waist is also straight and simple, and is also tucked at the neck. The sleeves are short and puffed, gathered into a needlework band. Over the shoulders are bretelles of needle work, and llnlshlng them and the low POINTED YOKE WAIST. FANCY WAIST. nock and covering the narrow waist band are bands of beading, through which velvet ribbon is run. To make this dress for n girl of six years of age three and a quarter yards of material thirty-two Inches wide, or two and a quarter yards, forty-two Inches wide, will IK> required, with one and a quarter yards of embroidered edging, two and a quarter yards of heading, and four yards of velvet rib bon. Two UrMif \V»Ut«. The simple but dressy May Mnnton waist of black dotted net showu on the left of the large engraving Is styl ishly combined with embroidered chif fon applique and trimmed with inser tion to match, through which turquoise blue ribou is run. The waist is mount ed on glove fitting llnlugs of blue taf feta that with the full frouts close In visibly in centre front. The yoke Is }>ermaneutly attached to the right front and closes over on the left, meet ing the shoulder, arm's eye and under arm seams. The full fronts blouse softly, and the back Is gathered and drawn smoothly over the Uuing. The fancy stock collar that points high be hind the ears is comfortably sha|>ed to the neck by tiny darts taken up In the foundation. Over this the lace Is smoothly drawn, ami the closing Is niiide Invisibly In centre liuclc. The close tilting sleeve linings are two seamed, and over these the mosque tnlre sleeves are arranged. The de ign Is adapted to many combinations of material ami coloring, spangled net over l.lbcrty satin trimmed with Jet I . ids being a pleasing suggtstloii for a ilressj black waist. To make this waist In the medium size will take three ami one eighth yards of material twenty Inches wide, or two yards, thirty-two Inches wide, three-quarters of a yard of all over lace i r embroidered chiffon fo • yol:e an I collar, and four ami oue half yards of band trimming. The second design shown has th • merit of being equally well adapted to entire costumes anil lo the convenient odd waist. It Is well suited to silk and line wool goods, and. Indeed, to an.v mtterlal that requires to IM* lined and fltted The glove lilted liulng consists of the usual pieces, aud opens at the centre front. I her It Is urruuged the juke and plastron that closes Invisibly at the left shoulder, and the waist prop er, which Is lilted with the underarm gores old) wild Is druwn dm* li lit Ihe waist Ilue lii hack aud |s>uches slightly •i the frout. The iiltfh •lauding collar fits smoothly and terminates In points at the back. The bertha is seamed to the waist, and outlines the lower edge of yoke. The two seamed sleeves fit smoothly and are finished with points over the hands. Down each front and across the top of each sleeve Is stitched a group of three tucks, the tucked sleeve being placed over a smooth lin ing. To cut this waist in the medium size three and cne-lialf yards of material twenty-one inches wide, two and a quarter yards thirty-two Inches wide or one and a quarter yards fifty inches wide will be required, with one and a quarter yards of lining thirty-six Inches wide. To trim as illustrated seven eighths of a yard of Inserted tucking, sixteen Inches wire, will be needed for yoke, plastron and collar, one-half yard panne velvet for the bertha, and three and tliree-q larter yards ribbon or chiffon quilling for decoration. The New Lingerie. The special point In the new lin gerie is the fit. The sot of a gown depends largely upon the accurate shape of the lingerie over which it is worn, especially now in this much bepleated era of fashion. Skirts,both long and short, are cut to fit the hips, quite smoothly, and. although fancl fulness Is indulged in sometimes to an almost exaggerated degree.the flare and the fluff are all confined to the lower part of the skirt. The New Veil*. The new veils are very clear and have quite small spots, not too close ly set. Fine white and flesh pluk tulle is strewed with small black spots, and the all-white veilings are exceeding ly thin and the spots small. They are still tied beneath the chin, the old fashion of wearing them only to the lips not having found many admirers. On toques the veil is cut only to the required length and not turned in at all, so as to be barely noticeable over the brim. For the Smelt Boy. An attractive suit for boys, repro duced from Modes, is here represented made of dark blue diagonal serge. It consists of short trousers, double breasted coat and vest. The coat Is shaped by shoulder and uuder-arui seams, tlie fronts being faced and re versed at the top to form lai>els that meet the collar in notches. Pockets are Inserted in the fronts in regulation coat style. The vest is shaped with shoulder aod under-arni seauis, closing In dou ble-breasted style. The back may be adjusted by means of straps that buckle lti the centre. The knee trousers are shaped with Inside and outside leg seams, and close 111 from with a fly; inside binds at the top being provided with liuttou holes to attache to buttons on 'he shirt waist. Jaunty si:lts can lie made of serge, tweed, cheviot or diagonal, care being taken in inakiug that the garments are HOY'S IX H lllife Wf Itl» Hl'IT. i Well prc»si d finished Ileal ly with Itiacltiue st ig. To make a »u!t for a lioy eight v«ri I . >1(1 will require one a nil tire eighth* i yards ut ttfty (our iut.-U.iuai vital. RECLUSE OF MAINE. Unknown Why He Clioio the Ufe of a Hermit, I'nlem It W»i Love. George S. Mclntire, philosopher, mathematician and astronomer, one ol the most peculiar characters that New Kuglaud could produce, a Diogenes of the nineteenth century, died recently at liis room on CJreen street, Uidd.e ford. A hermit who had no aversion to civilization and people so long as his peculiar ideas were not infringed up on, a recluse for the most part, yet quite free to talk with those whom he had confidence in, this peculiar man with books and slate under li s aim has been in and out among the people of Biddeford and Saco, harmless and honest and known and understood 1 y almost everybody for as many years as most of those who are now living can recall. In his youth, what gave promise o' being an unusually height mind was warped and perverted, some say by sickness, some by a love affair, until his relatives and others who had an interest in him could do nothing else than allow him to follow his own j)e culiar Inclinations. For years his companions had been his books, arithmetical problems hav ing chief interest for him. He was an adept in mathematics, algebra and geometry. The more difficult the prob lem the more he enjoyed it. Astrono my was only a secondary interest, yet all that related to that science was a delight to him. and his Information was as extensive in that line as in mathematics. These studies were his life. lie read the newspapers regularly and was well Informed upon current events, but most of the happenings of the world with which he had been in touch so long were regarded by him as wrongs and crimes. Ills views were peculiar in the ex treme. He believed that marriage was the greatest crime in the cata logue. Though he had not lived as long nor had all the advantages and opportunities upon which to base bis estimate as Solomon had, he agreed with the wise man that all was vanity ill this life. He refused to eat meat or tlesh of any kind. He believed that nature had provided in fruit and vegetable form all that was necessary for the sus tenance of humans. He maintained that the lowest of the animal order had as good a right to live as man kind, and that to slaughter an ox to satisfy a carnivorous appetite was as great a crime as to murder a human being. He obtained his food by the charity of others, his clothing was a matter of the utmost Indifference to him. and his garb was one of rags.. If not arrayed like the lilies of the Held, it was at least true that he took no thought of the morrow and tolled not. He was a great lover of nature and when tlie weather permitted spent most of his time in the lields and woods, never separated from his books. He had a religion which was of ills own conclusions and he had little fellowship or respect for tli' more regular forms of religion. The hermit's age was a subject upon which he was always sensitive. He had been sick for a long time, though he still k<-nt about »o" r n. An Incident which shows somethiir of the character 01 me man occurred a year or two ago. when lie had trouble with one of his great toes He endured it for a while and then cut the toe off himself and for w.'cks carried the severed member around in his pocket, wrapped ill paper. Take It all around, Mr. Mclntire was the most rctnarknb'e of all thj old characters of Iliddeford history and his death removes a figure that I was as familiar as peculiar. He leaves several relatives and it , was not their fault that he lived the - life he did. His peculiarities were sueb Mint '»> co'i'd not be Influenced I or Induced to fall into the ordlnan j ways tu uifii. —1«> wisioii (Me.) Jour* j ual. Uulrk'a Ko»ll»»reit Quadruped. Mr. Quick, who resides near the < race course, is the owner of a freak i chicken which Is attracting much at tention In his neighborhood. The fowl, which was recently hatched, has four perfectly formed legs. Two of these are normal and the chicken uses them for walking purposes only. The other two are equally as well | formed, but are a trifle rchuiidatit. However, when Mr. Quick Is show Ing off his curio. it seems to appre ciate the importance of the occasion and drops down Its two extra lees ami does the "all four act" very (.•race fully. Having sHtlstied the SJM cfi tors that its legs are not "phonies." the fowl throws tliciu over Its lack I and crosses them ju*t above the claw. I Mr. Quick has been offered man> i times the price of an ordinary chicken for b!s freakish fowl. I.oulsvl le l\>»t. A ( lialr with Involving W*aU. Aii Innovation with regard to chillis has been devised by an inventive I genius named Ira/. Hell, resident of Wurnsdorf. Allotria Hungary. The novelty coiislrts in tli' 1 fact that the seat is an ciulless band working on four rollers. When a person sits on the chair his weight causes a spring I" be depressed, which when relieved, causes Hi.- rollers to revolve, bringing another iHirtlon of the surface of the baud into use. In tills way no part is used twl.e in succession, and the user has the advantage of a soft and comfortable seat without the necessity of cushions, and without the cover sagging .... 'Will ViicciitAte r.obit.era. An enterprising pisciculturist has In vented a lymph with which he pro poses to vaccinate young lobsters to protect them against a growth which is fatal to little crustaceans. The vaccinated lobster will have a peculiar scar at the base of its tail to distin guish him from his unvaccinated brethren.—London Leader. Sample of Hl« Work. Obliging Barber (having shaved oft one side of man's mustache)—" There, sir. If you like the effect, I'll shave the other side also." —Chicago News. In Southern France successful efforts have been made to arrest forest lires by growing the juicy cactus plants in open spaces separating the sections of the forests. The young man of promise isn't half so worthy of consideration as the young man who pays. o-i-c When a preparation has an advert land rep. utfttlon ibat if) world-wide, it mean 9 that preparation is meritorious. If you go into a store to buy au article that has achieved universal popularity like Cascarnts Candy Cathartic for example, you feel It lias the endorsement of the world. The judgment of the people is infallible because it is im personal. The retailer who wants to sell you "something else" In place of the ar ticle you ask for has an az to grind. Don't It stand to reason? He's trying to sell something that Is not what he represents it to be. Why? Because he expects to de rive an extra profit out of your credulity. Are you easy? Don't you see through his little game? The man who will try and sell you a substitute for Cascarets is a frnud. Beware of him! He is trying to steal the honestly earned benefits of a reputation which another business man has paid for, and if his conscience will allow him togo so far, he will go farther. If he cheats his customer in one way, he wilt in an other and It is not safe to do business with him. Beware of the Cascaret snbstltutorl Remember Cascarets are never sold In bulk but In metal boxes with the long tiilled "C" on every box and each tablet stamped C. 0. O. During last year 25,000 Japanese landed in the Hawaiian Islands. Ladlci Can Wear Shoe* One size smaller after using Allen's Foot- Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, nweatlng, aching feet, Ingrowing nails, jornsand bunions.At all druKclstsand show 'tores, 25c. Trial package FREE by mall. Address Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. In Switzerland a telephone can be fitted to private houses for $5 a year. 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This greet medicine has a oonatant record of ours* Thou sands of women testify to It. Raad their Mtoro con stantly appearing In this Pf"* I TNapiti'iKyilaiti