LOVE. Life comes, life goes, brief hours and days Consume its scanty breath; Love comes but once, and henceforth stays, He knows nor life nor death, Who deem they once have known love's shape, And seen the phantom go. Have seen a mime love's aspect ape, They never saw love—110! —Grace Ellery Channing. West Story. | In the country of the great Apache nation, the savage lords of Northern Mexico, by the clear swift waters of (lie Gila river and within the shadows of the wooded sides of the bold-peaked, crooked White Mountain range, a small band of daring, white-skinned adven turers were encamped. The tamp was 011 a little island in th» center of the stream. Few white men had set foot within that valley; fewer still had lived to ti 11 of it; and yet the little band—six, all told —lounged as careles-ly by the river, as if they were in civilization's center, instead of being intruders upon the do main of the bravest race of savages that tread the soil of North America. Could it be possible that they knew not their danger? Were they not aware that the red Apache braves guarded their hunting grounds with all the jealousy of the Eastern monarch watching over his hundred wives? Had they not seen the thin columns of smoke stealing upward on the clear mountain air from hilltop after hilltop while they were penetrating farther and farther into the wilderness? Did they not know that the smoke columns told every redskin within sight that a foe was advancing and warned the savage braves to prepare for blood and slaughter? Yes, the adventurers knew their dan ger only too well; cool and hardy moun tain men were they, well used to the custom of the Indians, and not apt to run heedlessly into danger. They knew the risk and Doldly took the chances. A golden vision led them onward, and blindly they followed. There were rough Ben Todd, little Montana Mike, swarthy Dick Peters, the Kentucklan; old, burly Mountain Ned, the trapper; huge-bearded John Ondrrdonk from 'Frisco and slender, handsome Spanish Charley. "How much farther?" asked Moun tain Ned, thoughtfully glancing up at the mountain peak that frowned down upon the little camp. "One more day's march and we will strike the miue," Spanish Charley re plied. "Are you quite sure there is no mis take about the location?" the old mountain man asked, his face grave and his whole manner giving proof of great anxiety. "Not a doubt of it,"the young man replied, gayly. "'From two different parties I have received descriptions of the place, and I think you will own that 1 have exhibited a pretty knowl edge of the country so far." "Yes, but we're running an awful /isk," the old trapp r observed, sob rly. "The Indians are hovering around us, ihicker'll 'skeeters in a blackberry patch. The lirst thing we know, they'll try to lift our ha'r." "Did the Indians tell you of this 1 /line?" demanded the Kcntuckian, nb- : ruptly. "Yes; perhaps you remember that I had a little Injun wife about a year back." Spanish Charley said, with a ' laugh. She was a pretty little thing. I picked her out of the Gila one day when her pony had upset her into the | lirink. and, to make a long story short, j she took a notion to your humble ser- j vant and left her tribe to live with nie. 1 She came of good blood, to >; her father j was the old chief of the White Moun- j tain Apaches. She told 1110 about the rich placer by the bend of the Gila and | how the warriors of her tribe dug out j the red metal to make bullets for their j guns. It must be rich stuff, and pretty j pure, too, for she always said It was I more red than yellow and that her peo ple always termed the slugs red bul lets.' " "What ever became of her?" little ! Montana Mike asked suddenly. Spanish Charley appeared confused «ml hesitated a moment. "Well, to collie to the rights of the natter," he said, slowly, "we had some hot words one night lien I came home late from a fandango and 1 Jest gave her a couple of cracks so as to let her j (.now who was boss of the shanty, and | sin' got so mad about it that she went right off and drowned herself In the river." Then au awkward silence fell upon the party for u few minutes. "That was rough," the old mountain man observed at last. "Yes; and the worst of It was that all her tribe accused me of murdering her," Spanish Charley said. "And didn't none of 'eui try to square the account?" the 'Frisco sharp, John Ondcrdonk, asked. "You bet!" responded the bereaved husband, tersely, "one copper-colon d Imp lay for me and plugged me with a •'hi; a regular red bullet, too; lhar she is." and Charley drew the rudely formed ami now flattened slug from hU pocket, "Th ' wound didn't amount to much, though, but the will was good enough." " \nd who flaw told you of this mine?" a«ked rough Hen Todd, au old and ex |>ei'lene«-d miner. "A drunken buck that I came acrua* at Maricopa Wells; he was wonderfully free-spoken, for an Injun." "And did he describe the same mine as the girl?" asked the old trapper. "To an iota," Charley replied. "Hush! To cover!" the Kentucklan said. "There are Indians yonder!" The whites at once took shelter In the little clump of timber that grew upon the island's center. Then from the clump of timber at the foot of the mountain range a single Indian advanced, while the under brush seemed alive with the dusky faces. Straight to the bank of the river came the brave, his arms extended, showing that he was weaponless, ex cept the broad bladed knife that he held in his right hand. "lie wants a talk," the trapper ex claimed. "We're in a regular hornet's nest, and we must fool him if we can." The Indian halted at the edge of the water. He was a tall, young brave, muscular and powerful. "Will the white brave, Spanish Charley, step out and tight the brother of the Indian girl that lie killed?" cried the chief speaking in excellent English. Spanish Charley started and turned pale. "The Apaches make a fair offer; they do not wish to shed the blood of their white brothers. They have nothing worth taking, and the Apache lodges are full of white scalps now. Let Spanish Charley step out, and if he kills the Apache chief in fair tight he is free to depart with his braves." "If you're afeared, Charley, I'll tackle the Injine for you," the Kentucklan re marked. The taunt stung the guilty man.and he started to his feet. "No living man ever saw Spanish Charley show the white feather yet!" he cried, boastfully. "I'll cut the heart out of this red dog inside of live minutes, and send him to join his proud-backed sister. Come on; I'm ready for you!" lie cried, stepping down to tile water's edge, knife in hand. Tlit Indian pointed to a sandy bar about 200 yards down the stream. "Let the white chief meet the Apaehe brave there," the warrior said. Spanish Charley nodded his head, and throwing off his outer garments, plunged at once into the water. The Indian followed his example. The redskin was not emcumbered with clothing, being naked to the waist. The combatants reached the Island, both at the same time, and as Spanish Charley emerged from the water atone side, the Indian's tall form came up on the other. Knife in hand, the foemen glared up on each other. With the cautious movement of two angry tigers, they circled around, each striving to cbt:iln the advantage. Suddenly the Indian made a spring forward; the white assumed the de fensive to parry the expected blow, but it was but a feint upon the p.irt of the Apache; for as Charley raised iiis arm to parry, he uncovered his chest, and the Indian, improving the opportunity, launched his knife full at the heart of tlie white, throwing the weapon with all the skill of the East ern juggler. Through Spanish Charley's white llesii and keen blade cut its way until it split iiis heart in twain. With a hollow groan the unfortunate man threw up his arms and sank down dead, all in a heap. A shrill cry of triumph came from the throat of the Apache as he sprung for ward and tore the warm and reeking scalp from the head of his fallen foe. Again the note of triumph rang on the air. as the brave stood erect and dangled the curly locks, 'Spanish Charley's pride in the air; and from the cover of the hills a hundred throats echoed the cry of triumph. And then, all in a moment, the shout of joy changed into a wall of horror. The rltie of Montana Mike spoke, and its ball drilled a round, red hole in the i temple of the victor. "He was my pard. bays," cried the Irishman, in answer to his comrades' remonstrances. The whites expected a terrible light for life; but contrary to their expecta tion. tiie savages did not attack. The Apaches thirsted for revenge, but feared the death-dealing rides; be- ; sides. 110 booty could be got. When nightfall came, the whites withdrew from the Island and tied down the river, hotly pursued by tin- Apaches; but they made Fort Goodwin in safety. And to this day Montana ■Mike exhibits the red bullet, and tells the terrible story of the redskin's ven geance.—New York News. Ildby'i 11 •* ttil Wm "Wobbly." She is a very little girl, only .*> years old, but ill the short period of her few years she has enjoyed a large experi ence of life with dolls of all kinds and descriptions, who, in the course of their existence under her loving but not always kind adminstrations. have undergone many vicissitude*. So the little 5-year-old, when there came a real live baby Into the house, felt him self to be something of a colllioisseui lii children. When It was put into ln> anus, this real live baby, she regard ed It with a critical air. "Isn't that a nice baby?" cried the nurse with the Joyous pride «Itli which a nurse always regards a new baby, In which sh« feels that she Las a proprietary Interest. "Yes," replied the little girl hesita tingly. "It's nice, but It's head's loose," New York Tluies. There are said to In- st leant TCiIT motor cycles In France, ou which tlis uunuiil tun has beeu paid. THB EM(STS Of FASHION.' New York City. Whether .1 girl plays golf or does not, the golf cape makes a most desirable wrap for school and general wear, as well as MISSES' GOLF CAPE. for traveling and to slip 011 over the pretty gown she wears to the informal evenings that all young people enjoy. As a rule, the material chosen is double-fac d cloth, plain outside, plaid within, and the cape is unlined, but very pretty evening wraps in the same simple model can be made of lighter cloth, drap d'ete or even cashmere lined mroughout vitli soft silk and in terlined with wool wadding, if a seam be made at the back. To cut without a seam fifty-eight-inch goods will be required. The smart May Mantou model illus trated Is cut without a seam, and Is finished with simple machine stitch ing, the fronts being underfaced with the cloth, all outer eores turned under. The hood is the latest style, and hangs gracefully over the shoulders, at tlie same time that It Is entirely practica ble and can be drawn up over the head when required. The high collar is cut in sections that are curved to fit the throat and that flare becomingly when DOUBLE BREASTED JACKET. ! turneu up against the head. Straps are attached to tlie shoulders that cross over in lront and, closing in back, support the weight. At the front ; re three pointed straps, held in place by buttons and buttonholes, by means of which the cape is closed, j To cut this cape for a girl of fourteen years of age two yards of material forty-four Inches wide, or one and a half yard lifry-eiglH inches wide, will be required. I'arful, Atl-Kouiiit Jncki't. The useful, all-round jacket which no woman is without takes many forms, but is never more serviceable ' than when made After the May Mau ton model illustrated in the large en graving with a fitted back and half loose fronts. Favorite materials are I leaver cloth and heavy Cheviot in I black dark blue and Oxford gray and tliu darker shades of covert cloth. When additional warmth Is required the revers call be laced with fur, which, besides meaning comfort, adds to the style, but as illustrated the Jack et Is of heavy black cheviot, with re vers and collar faced with peati de sole machine stitched. The ironts are fitted with single darts. The hack Includes a centre scam and side backs, and Is Joined to the fronts by under arm gores. When the revers are roiicd back to ill- waist line the (ticket Is closed Invisibly with large hooks and eyes. When the shorter revers are used it Is htp|M>d over In double-breast ed style, and closed with buttons and buttonholei. The high flaring collar Is cut ill sections and fits the threat snugly. The sleeves are two-seal lied and 'tare over the hands, where they are stitched to simulate cuffs. Pock ets, with taps, are Inserted baek of each dart, the laps lielug machine stitched round three tides. To make this Jacket for a woman of medium sice four and three quarter yards of material twenty Inches wide, two yards fort) four Inches wire, or one aii'l live eighth yards llfiy inches wide, with three-quarter yard of silk for collar and fevers, will be required. iltlark Satlu lui|>lm «>uu 11. A pretty black »«uu empire gown had the fuluess at the bai'k laid ill a ahapiM-d watteait pleat, held in the celt j Ire of the liKUi'c by a wide bow of black satin ribbon, this completed by a tiny bolero of tinted guipure, cut in a small square, back and front, and supplied with long, close-fitting sleeves to the elbow, where they met sleevelets of plisse moussellne de sole. And for wear around the throat was provided a high collar of white chif fon passed through diamond slides, the whole affair asserting itself as In the best sense recherche. Black and White Striped Velvet. Word conies back from Paris that the fair Parisienne has taken a great fancy to a new weave of velvet made in narrow pin stripes in black and white. The effect is quite attractively silvery and Is seen in boleros, sleeves, vests and even whole costumes. The wide stripes of an eighth to a quarter inch, advanced as a trimming, is too striking and has not had nearly GO warm a welcome. Th© Princess Effect. A princess effect is given to some gowns by carrying the pleats which finish the back of the waist down the skirt. These may be in box or side pleats. One frock of this kind, which has a broad, loose corsage belt, has the belt begin under the two sides of the pleats in the back, whence it comes around to the front, which is finished with an Eton jacket effect. Girl*' Long Box Coat. Box coats are almost uniformly be coming to little girls. The loose fit means comfort and ease in slipping on and off, and the lines are such as to suggest without concealing the figure. The long one, designed by May Mail ton, here shown has the added merit of giving a tall, slender appearance and of entirely covering the gown. Co vert cloth, cheviot and beaver are all correct in black, blue, tan and mixed tan and brown, but the covert cloth Is especially smart, and Is far less diffi cult to handle than the beaver. As il- lustratcd, the material is covert cloth in a tan shade, with collar, ahleld and cliffs of velvet in the same shade, ma chine stitched; the lining, taffeta in flowered stripes. The back is seamless, shaped only by under-arm seams. The fronts are <-ut simply, and hung straight, from the shoulders. They are lapped one over the other, and are closed by means of handsome buttons and but tonholes. The sailor collar is stitched to the neck and rolls over; the shield is attached to the right side and hooked over to the left beneath the collar, but can lie omitted as shown in the small cut. The under-arm seams are left open for a short distance from the lower edge to give ample freedom, and the edges of the coat are finished with applied bands of the cloth. The sleeves are two-seamed, with roll-over flare cuffs. To cut this coat for a girl of eight years of age one and three-quarter rttnt.it' luku Box ri.tr, yard* of material fifty inched wld>\ two atid three quarter yard# forty four Inches wide, wlili three quarter yard of velvet fur collar, cuff* autl »hl' Id. will bv required. BATTLES IN PLANT LIFE. Some Curious Trulls Wliich Follow Closa. ly Human Instincts. A struggle for existence, and conse quent survival of the fittest, lias been going on through countless ages of seriation among the plants just as among the animals and men; and In this struggle a keen war lias been pro ceeding among the different sections of them—a real war, in which the ob ject of one side has been to damage tiie other, either by elbowing it out of its territory, shelling it as in the case of the thistle when the wind blows its down into a field of meadow grass, or by engaging with it in gladiatorial combat. The first instinct of plants is clean-jumping and land-grabbing, and neither Russia, Great Britain nor any other nation is keener on annex ing land which offers opportunities than these plants. Now, it is an extraordinary thing that leaves and weapons «hould be so strikingly suggestive of each other; but note the names which botanists give to the former, and the meaning of these names. For instance, there is "clarate," signifying club-shaped; "gladiate," sword-shaped; "dolabri forni," axe-shaped; "lanceolate," lance shaped; "sagrittatte," arrow-shaped, and "clypiate," buckler-shaped. Professor Max Muller once referred to the Australian boomerang, the in vention of the natives, as the most re markable weapon in history; yet the plant warriors have had their boom erangs for ages, for the leaves from the eucalyptus, or Australian gum tree, which are sickle-like, with sharp edges behave, when projected for ward by the hand or by a gust of wind, in precisely the same way, de scribing an arc of a large circle, and then falling to within two feet of the point of projection. Moreover, other varieties of a do mestic and peace loving nation are favored with means of defence to such onslaughts as these. There is the case of grass, as an example, apes of experiences of the little ways oft" enemy having taught the leaves 4 > assume a flat, blade-like form, which is well adopted for compact growth and for presenting a united resistance to the foe. Moreover, the botanical world lias its navy. The seeds of the double cocoanut of the Seychelles go abroad in boat-shaped capsules, and goon maritime expeditions in search of new Islands which they may war with— lierbnlly—and capture. It is declared even that the war vessels of the world, from the savages' canoes to the iron dads of the Powers, have been modelled originally on certain leaf structures. Mankind has not got a monopoly of torpedo boats. The vegetable war riors had such things, or something remarkably like them, long before us. These are the leaves of what is known as the "pepper-tree," which is very plentiful in California. If you pluck one of these leaves fresh from the tree and place it quickly in a basin of water with a perfectly still sur face. you will find the leaf propelled forward In quick, spasmodic Jerks by the sap. llow the vegetable world is in some fortified to resist the incur sions of animals and men we all know, and there Is at least one case where some of their most formidable war riors have been drifted into our own military service and used as barriers for the production of forts. This is one of the islands at I lie west en trance to llong Kong harbor, whore there are two large forts surrounded with a thickly-planted mass of yuc cas and Spanish bayonets, the latter being a very spiny species of prickly pear. These form a perfect protec tion. Owing to their very succulent nature, these plants are impervious to fire, and In case an attacking enemy should go for them with such weapons as scythe and cutlass, the riflemen on the ramparts would have plenty of time to stop the little game. What with one thing and another, the armies of botany are in a great state of efficiency, and campaigns as Important to them as this In the Transvaal is to us are matters of the commonest occurrence. —Atiswjers. Orleln of Ciliollo. Ghetto, the name of the Jewish quarters in oriental and European cities, according to Theodore Kllr.e, the German Shakespeare scholar. Is de rived from the historical fact that the Jewish traders in the republic of Ven ice, who. by a law enacted In the fourteenth century, were only allowed to reside in til.' little town of M est re, received lu 151«l permission again to settle 111 Venice upon two Isles where the government's foundries (ghrt(os) Were situated. Tile "gliett >" Of Home wan probably not known by that name before I.Viil. when It was established by Pope Paul IV Similar spnrate Jewish quarters later on existed In Prague, Frankfort on the Main, May elicc and other cities under the same designation. Sllll 'II iMf ■•••»>, In Germany, the question of gentltv women earuiiiK their own living l* •till In Its Infancy. A girl of ilu- up per classes rarely leaves her home for thill purpose unltss (, rent toslrlligcllt iueu»ur< * by abs^lut* 1 poverty; wlier*. as 111 Knglund girls strike out Inde- IM'llilrllt ly. St Hill'llMles merely oil MC count of mnyp.itlotic surrounding*. However, the goal qilislioti Iris !>• gun to seethe In Germany, and the ailliis of approaching • li.myrs in |im World of Holliell are tit be foUUii 111 Geruiau couteuinorarv lib ratine THE GREAT DESTROYER. SOME STARTLINC FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. Who'll Buy ? Lined Suggested on Seeing the Advertisement of a Wholesale Liq uor Dealer—How an Alcoholic Hab itue is Speedily Made—Poison In Wine. Forty casks of liquid woe— Who'll buy? Murder by the gallon. Oh! Who'll buy? Larceny and theft made thin, Beggary and death thrown in, Packages of liquid sin— Who'll buy? Foreign death imported pure— Who'll buy? Warranted not slow, but sure — Who'll buy? Empty pockets by the cask. Tangled brains by pint or Hask, Vice of anv kind you ask— Who'll buy? Competition we defy— Who'll buy? Dye, to make the soul jet black; Dye, to make the conscience slack; Nothing vile do our casks lack— Who'll buy? Two and One-hair Ounces of Alcohol. I am assured from observation extending through tifty years of professional life, that two and one-half ounces of alcohol or the equivalent in the finest brandies, whisky, wines, or ales, used daily for a period of time at all extended, will not fail to make an alcoholic habitue of the most finely endowed man or woman in the world. The nervous System surely regis ters the abnormal impression, no matter how carefully the two and a half ounces of alcohol may be taken. Once an habitue and under the control of the alcohol ma nia, the strongest man or woman becomes impotent to escape from the tyranny of its power. Thirty-six years ago two of the noblest physicians, mpn of fine native and physi cal powers, commenced the use of two tablespoonfuls of the purest whisky, to in duce sleep when overworked. They were younger than myself. One gradually lost his standing and practice and died four years ago, filling a drunkard's grave; the other possessing great native hardiness of constitution, lingers yet, a hopeless and helpless alcohol habitue, whom neither the entire medical pharmacopoeia, nor the strongest moral aid has availed to save. Two and one-half ounces of absolute alco hol are equal in volume to five tablespoon fuls. This amount of alcohol is found in ten tablespoonfuls of the purest whisky or brandy. I have recently secured the services of two eminent chemists who have analyzed six varietiei of the finest wines, native and imported. I give the result of these analyses by volume in com mon measurements, each being somewhat less than the measure stated, to avoid fractional reckoning. Two of our finest California wines contain six tablespoonfuls of alcohol in a pint. One much vaunted American wine has a little over eight tablespoonfuls of pure alcohol in one pint. One brand of port contains seven table spoonfuls of alcohol to a pint. One French wine imported and much adver tised contains five tablespoonfuls of alco hol to a pint. The lightest wine, a Cali fornia brand, contains four tablespoonfuls Df alcohol to a pint.—Dr. Greene, in Medi ial Record. America's Internal Foes. In a sermon upon this subject the Bev. Dr. Locke, of Buffalo, had this to say with regard to the drink foe: A few months ago our army and navy responded to the cry of the starving recon centrados in Cuba and rescued them from the clutches of crnel masters. May we not adapt the Oriental proverb, which con stitutes our text, and vehemently demand, "Whatsoever we have heard done in Cuba, do also here in thy country!" Do we not as a government and as a people hear the wailing of the reconcentrados of vice here in our own towns and cities? The war in Cuba cost our .country 550 lives and 15110 wounded, and was prosecuted at an ex pense of $225,000,000. These are appalling figures, a creat price to pay to redress the wrongs of that neighboring isle. But how our hearts should stand still when we know of the victims of vice in this boasted land of the free and home of the brave! How many young men have been en trapped! How many young women have Seen inveigled! How many homes have been desolated! How many hearts have been broken! How many family circles have been severed! How many children have starved! How many wives and moth ers have been murdered! How many asy lums have been crowded! How many pri sons have been peopled! Oh the tears and the sobbing! The blasted lives and hopes! The graves and the gallows! The maniacs! All, all because the citizenship of this nation does not demand its right and gal lantly defend the helpless and the weak! Answer me! If General Wood could stop the fearful ravages of vice anil whisky in Havana, why cannot the authorities of our city do as well tor Buffalo? Is a mili tary regime better than a civil gover ment? The Woes of the Itrunkard, Could one dip his pen in tire, and experi ence the agonies of the lost, he might por tray the woes of the inebriate. Drunken ness is the parent of every evil known to man. It is one long, impetuous, awful career of anguish and death, disease, insan ity, imbecility, remorse, crime and a Ge henna of unspeakable suffering and re morse. That man is capable of such degra dations anil self elected woe is one of the certain proofs of a hell. Such life is hell. Men who dclile the body, dethrone reason, pollute the spirit, transform themselves into devils, suffer the woes of perdition in two worlds. Language on this theme can never ex augerate nor equal fact. In the heart of every great citv is a literal, in awful pen demoiuum. The crime of civilization is that it not only tulerates but legalizes it It authorizes men to poison their fellows until homes become dens of vice and crime, until parent* become criminals, until chil drcn are cursed with povcrtv and cruelty unspeakable, and existence becomes both for the drunkard and his family nothing less than infernal New York Observer A Fiendish Traffic. A recent issue of the China Mail states that there are now 50,000 gallons ot liquors in Manila made from crude aleo hoi. drugs and dyestuffs! Anything can be produced on the moment from a bottle of "old blackberry brandy" to one of "old Scotch whisky mellowed in the wood." And under the present regime the tiros pects for the expansion of this trathe is limited only by the uumt>er of men and women to be ruined The tiendishneM ot this tratfic words are inadequate to Je scribe. The Crusade lit Itrlrf. On the i nam hue of the M AO Kail road in Mississippi, a distance of '.NHS utiles, there is not a single saloon, while out of seventy hyc counties the trafhc is driven fioiu sixty The truth is nut at list The disgrace fill riot at Akron, Ohio, •*• lauaed hv the saloon Ihe negro we ate told, attributed hi* crime to liquor and said he had been on a spree for a month I 'rider the influence of t'haplaiu It 1' Hues, « teuipei *lt< * Irsgin' has laeen formed on tlu> receiving >lup \Vaba»h at the » hat lesion nay v yard and IT6 of ih< marine* and bluejackets have I ths sIMISS
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