A large and valuable deposit of cannel
real has Icon discovered in Missouri.
A physician says the Americans sit
more than any other icop'o iu the
world.
The villayc of llavorotraw, on tho
Hudson, manufactures mre bricks than
any other phi c in the world.
Th tp nro fewer c hurches in Horlin
than in any other ruropca-i capital.
Ti.irch-goer nro les than two percent
of the whole population.
Spa'n celebrated tho f nil in tc of tho in
vincible Arm. ula as well an Kngland.
The r-paimh c'aim that tho flout was
imply a fishing excursion.
A p'tnet lions French highway robber
tooped to apologize t ) his victim, ntid
tho victim noticed th fact that ho was
liow-lcggod. He gave the police this
pointer and the right jnan was toon in
limbo.
"A native author called Hoe,"' was
Matthew Arno d's sneering allusion to
to the t.ovdist who so soon followed the
I'.nglish litterateur to tho grave. K. I'.
Hoe accepted ;lie des'gnatioti nn l wrote
an a l'oh ornphic nl sketch tinder tint
heading, winch was c mip'ctcd only a
few cl,is before his death.
There i in Lake County, Mich., a co-epe-at
iv e tele-.'; a;h I nc. which began
by tw fanner i mmc-eiing thc r hou-cs
w i'h a w Ire, and vv hie U has ete.nlc.l. un
til now it ha sity live miles of wire
nnd ii : in t y u.Iicc., two -thirds of whic h
arc in f.tiii,hi.u-c s and the others in
stores whe n- farme rs trade.
The cx-Confc doriitc colony in New
ark cont nucs t i grow. At almost
'very s-ieial gathering may be seen one
or two im-ii who won the title of general
when they wore the gray. rdic Southern
hoc iety, started a short time Mgo, now
lias a memher-hio of hundreds, and will
noon have a buildi.ig of its own.
The Portuguese (lovtirniuent has
bought out the tobacco manufacturing
companies of that country, so that the
production of tobacco will henceforth be
s covernmeut concern. There will
probubly be no Cigui makers' I'nion
there now, but the workers will get a
pension when too old to work, us is the
case in the French Government tobacco
fystcm.
It appears that republican simplicity
dot s not characterize the journey ings of
President Ciirniit. of France, ill the prov
ince. What with a considerable ret
inue, gL'tierous dinners to the digni
taries of the towns wiii h tender him
hospitality, and fifts to the poor, he U
said to do full justice to the annual ap
propriation of io.niio fur traveling ex
crici.
Miss Alice I!. F.irley. of Port Hudson,
La.. i a fragile 1 : 1 1 -- woman physically,
but she hi. -1 : ri t li of in in 1 enough to
o;.'lil t u l.ir;e ("t.oii plantation Mil'-t-
s-.uliy. r-iiv tiirew into planting nil
tlie cii'liu-hi-iii ami persevc r:.:ice many
IViiIIii 11 U-MW ill ai'ollili'lg lelllillltie ilC
c nllii!.-li:iie::; -, ai. 1 today no cotion
Jd'.d'li-c I the M..t Milks lii'h r tiiati
tii it vv'nii I. coiiie-li. -in ii''! .anla! i in.
Tl.
11 .
o.i-1
-u'l
, - ,.
nlv
-toll '. llll'..,i
e w in. n i: - i.w :
i 11: lo;- tin- -u
. that T.
I.or-ier- I
i:ort i f
I ''
Illnp
e-le it
a elliiiale iiMai
to th'- pro iuctio-is a'.
t;r
te-, Ii 1'. '.o lliosi; of
il (.pirate- a wll. it
- a - w ell as -. a', sllvi-r.
o!..t miiural-i in almost e.
und it. i c.
'. I'
t.n.'
er an
ti. i :i
ll
Th'- mineral output of the country fur
a-a oi'i-ir.' t'. tin- si.di iii'-ut mad"
by tic- 1 ivi-i-ei of Mining :-tatisti s. is
iii ii ii greater m vaiu.' tiiati liiut of Is1',
nnd 1 worth 1-100,0110, more than
that of 1 "-.). Tliis is a gratifying cx
liib.t. lur. is uiifoitunately coupled with
the statement that there will be u de
crease in the metal prudu' t this ear
oniiig to the decline m in Ir 'U 1 build-
itie.
Thcr French i-cnsu ieiorted l-o person-
who weie loo ears old or over, but
M. l evus.-eir, who lias been iu est igatiug
the matter, repot t to the Academy of
M -ictices that sixty -ic en of these were
only 'believed" to be so by ttleir relative-,
and that then- were only Mtei
who e 11'e could be proven to be over
100 veins by authentic ilocuiueuU. He
u-t. unites that there are not over fifty
vu ateliuriuus in the cuuulrv.
Although the American clipper ships
h:c growing le-b in nu'iiber- their icjiu
t it. on us the faste-t suilers 011 tlio globu
is by no mount decliu.iig. 'J'he fuiuou
clip) er ship Henry Hyde, now ut uuchor
o!T r-undy hoik, hu- ically iniiile the
voyage fioin Sun I raiicisco, 11 ditauc:e
of at least eleven tiioiisund unles, in
ihty nine days. Kine weather wu,
met with most of the passage. It took
but eighteen du) t- run froui San 1'iau-i-isi-o
to the e piut or, tlili ty-thrue duys
from there to t'upe lloui, and thirty
ci;hl l iy from the rulXlutnl Iblunds to
r-audy Hook. The Hyde was built iu
i "5 1 , ut Uuth Me., und hails from .Nvw
York, where shu is owuvd by Ueujuiuiu
J'ciulletou.
THE WORLD.
A playground oft with clouded sklss,
That o'er the rosebuds ws,
Wlvr little tronlilos take the weight
Of Korrooa far more deep;
Where loved toys trend In tiny hands
Had symtmts of the time
When hope shall cheat nncl joys depart
In life's swift pawing prlm.
A battlefield whore forests niewt,
And ureperi hosts contend,
WiMi true nil so sliort. llvy seem
With the wild strifes to bleu I;
Hrifo that leaves none of ns un -alhsd,
UTiTe'er the mastery ls;
Jlut who. till the (.rout I 'ay, can tell
With whom is victory!
A ft rnvevnrd, wher on every side
l'nlw munimvnts ar.s.
To show i,iv- brief in human life,
How vain is all wo prize.
A Rraroyniil lilhsl ly memory,
Win re phniitoms liulitly tread,
lint encli ono points with litter raised
'lo blue sk.es ovcrlmn I.
Camilla Cropland.
TAMELY'S GRIT."
nv nniufUT it. wiNst.ow.
, . . , , .
Tlie narrow Missouri prairie lay lmthcl
in sunshine, its gieen waves dotted w ith
brilliant llowers. In the surrounding
i . . i . . 1 1 .. i i i
vcoocis ion, c lie l ower L'rcw unci d imic ii
, , ,' i - i ... .
mill I. ' i ahi.in.i I id .In.. fc. .. ill nltliniiiih
ison, although
no human eve Imulit be glad.letied liV
.. ... ...
interrupted
;.tl';,r I'.";-
blulls skirt-
their beauty. A lew fauns
the -trelc Ii of unbroken sod
peer a'omies near the wooded
in,' o..c side o; llie la II.
In tin' d-'orway l a riinitive log
ra! in a jn.ii' gii I 'li.nl with her n proii
tilb'd VMlli wil I i owcis Iii sidy g.i'herccl.
lic sat oown on til" Hide step, and be
gan to arrange them with evi lent pica
lire, if w ith little lelerciiee lo tlio laws
of color.
The liioiiototiou (real, of a roekiti!
( lia:r mmi a. li d w it hin t he 1 1 M en. It s),
tleiilv i c n-i d and a p; ii g voice i4l.nl
(hiirply. lame.yl il i .m,.,, "
"I in r;clit hyer, vra rd iddy ! Ii'ye
sr.iiit me '' n spnrnic 1 the j;ri. ilroppii o
her aproiiful of (lower on the step, an 1
turnino i'ii kly ar oiind.
"W hater yer leu kino thet thar trash
inter ther hou-e fur .' croaked the hi aen
faced lilt e old man in the c n ner. ' They
ain't no sic Ii posies ez we bed ill Ind.nny
when 1 was a boy."
1 like Yrii, gia-i'daddy. Tl.ev make
tno feci bitter to hoi' 'em in my hand."
" Vou tnoilght be doin' Mimethih' fur
yer ole grati'daddv, 'slid o' wasting yer
time on thet trash I" (juerulously piped
the o.d num.
"What d'ye want, cranMaddy ?" asked
the girl, running to him, unci thr iwmg
her ui ins around his shrutiken shoulder-.
"Are ye gittin' hungry an in.'"
"I reckon I moonlit starve ter death
'most any time ef 't wa'n't fur ye, Pame
ly. Hy, he never done iioihin' lur inc.
I:e l.runs me well water yi-tiddy, when
he Know oil he'd orter went ter ther
spring."
"lly he, ter work Lard, ye know,
pranMuddy."
A sharp expression eatuo over the
gnincifather s fnc
Wliai'sthHslick .ha- frum Illuff
Citvn-doin' rouu' hyer ull ther time,
Pamely
.1-1 .-!..( !..(. 1 . 1
l lie uiiiii izni. ri"w
pink and then
utiny cf those
pa e under the keen scru
uged eves.
"lie s goin' ter buy lMick Hawkins's
farm, I uiiow," she rcjilied, pulling nerv-ou-ly
a: her apron M, ums.
' hat u. he i ome liver fur ter b iv
Duck Hawkins's farm; We intuit got
)iick llnwkiiiss la-in elope up in cr
biirnl ;e ar-v here- ivun' i.yer, hev we,
Pa el
'ii L''an'ilaildy," l.iujh -d th" girl,
nier i l . 'y. r aiiu-sayiii, si nie: hin' thet
funny." Then a lionliie I cxires-im
irove i he ill in ic nut of her round check -.
' I ilui.no, laaly but Hy. lie's u tu'.k in
ub nit selbli' oiirn, too. llea'u'Ws 'twould
lie 1 C!tl r t i m II . i.t, hu'l'-i W i -t lie
conic
Th
Lie!.
le
nl.s mo;-.
lal.il
.lid"
..t Wist."
I. is knotty
or 1 urimi-ly.
.p stake- an'
. ttu.ks f,,r
i.e declared,
o.d n.a-i I
s: ;ck or. tlie- pine ;
1 1 v Tod i e it.-r pub-
i.f
nunc- in-in, I'll make l-a
lndi 1 1 1 v . thel'i. wliat 1 wiii I
Wit .'l elieiliericc.
"' iran da idy, th'-r ali.t i-.obody then
ter taKi- Ke--r of e ' The-. 'ie ,, i(U
i j.,.,.,.
i i-.i'-"'
I 1.1"
tin-.I
v
11 I,
n ter 1:0
'Oi'i-d nnd
iii- Wil'-cp
ti.ii:. uni'i
ir.' er I j ; ::U
K.eii in-r n d
i chei 1;, 111,(1
ioc-U- w ith I.i r
r-h-
- ajaoi
... '.i.ed ii
hi
iwn llt.t'i- s. Ti.irti, wii.iii" h
ey . s
lie
an-
01; a eort.i-i of le-r .iiigi.ani .1 ; 1
S'e, t"il bri-kiv at.iut.d the room
ii.g one moment to idiiie the iiouer in
a iooke'i pitcher half full of water limn
the -pring.
'1 III tilteell ter-iiay," -lie said Softly
to herself, placing the piti heron the pluc
table. f-onie vague coinicc' ion between
the birthday ami tin- blos-oms evisted in
Lvryouthfiii imagination : wiiy, 1 he c ould
not have explained. .No celebration of
any such anniversary had tor been lie s,
( ertainly, hard work and premature cute
had been her lot the pust three vja'S.
lly Todlieater at that moment wa.
douching around the entruuee to the
"Palace Hotel'' of IjlulT ('it v. live mile
away. II uny one had usl.ud li 111 the age
of his young house-keeper, who was also
his si-ter und the only one left, he would
probubly have been unable to give any
de'iiiile tepiy. A sense of inferiority to
the inhabitants of IJlulf City, ugainst
which he struggled with hue k woods
bra ado, lent udditional awkwardness to
Lis Ui ineaiior.
i he hotel clerk, with his huir plastered
low on his forehead, a id u cheap pin
glittering on his bright blue tie, seemed
a coiisc juentiul personage Vet the Pal-
uce Hotel w as fur from palatial, with its
two low stories of wood, its w hitew ashed
interior, its meugie air ol bustling iin-
poriauce. its eedy boardeis und stray
traveler. Only the udded d gnity of
the ( ouuty Court iu session swelled nil
activity to uu unaccustome I degree, nnd
impressed the country visitors ,who
lounged uboiit the attractive resorts of
Plull City with useiuc of its mctropoli-
tun gruudeur.
"itigtit smart or ioiks nycrin vner city
to-duy." vcutured Jly Todbeater to the
over jiowcriug clerk.
"lull to the roof," he responded,
loftily, ills thoughts limited to the pros
perity of the hotel. "(Jot U eusu in
court, Mr, Todbeutcrr"
"Naw," replied the settler, shambling
across the room. "Mought Lev bed e.
well e'. uut, too. Deck liunkius's sheep
.1 1.... . :..( : 1
vnejr c ucen iuuuiu 111 mj jiushm uru
thcr time lutely, au' I'd 'a' sued 'im lur
it surecf It hadn't been fur Tamely beln
so aot aurin it. Pamely haiut no orpin
Ion o' thcr law, she hain't, I 'lowed ther
wa'n't no reason why I shouldn't hev n
ensn in court ex veil et some other fob
lei a o.r. hcn't no more prnptitty'n I hev.
I guv it tip, thumb: no use tryln' ter
fiirht Duck Hawkins V Tamely et thcr
atne tino."
Hullo, Jim Carroll:" cried tho clerk,
familiarly.
A young man of easy appearance cn
tnred the room, and at once irrcete I lly
Toclbeateras nn acquaintance. He wns
well dressed and even nttra tive, if ono
voided looking into his eyes. He drew
tlv! settlor along hurriedly toward ono of
the row of wsgons encircling the square,
and then told him to stop a moment be
fore the most pretentious sttiro. He enmo
out wiih a largo package in his hand,
and took a sent bo-ido the settler.
"Drivo onf" he said hilariously.
"You're a rich mnn lly I'odbcUeri"
"I nllow it'll be nil right cf I amcly
don't" reluctantly hesitated tho other.
"Oh, I'll sec to that " said the young
tnan, w ith great contidencu. "I've got
something hero that'll tnnko it all right.
It's a birthday prcsmt, yon know. Hio
told tno it wai to day, and I had this all
nnit V 'I
Ilv'a tnur (1rn(nod tn nstnnisbmont :
1a - - . .. i ... if.. .I...L..I I
ibwimniiuts i (cn k kiiii. j(.(i((t:.t
. . , , . ,,.l)nC(1 .ho
hw.ilv, evidently overcome with tho I
endeavor to grap nil tho new ideas
which had recent I v been thrust into his i
, . . , - -i
which had recently
.
, ......i i.,,.;., I
i.r.inibl.'iddv sit beat
flf fml hot
"Yer cr a iinster-h
,.,. ., . i.
t.r imbl iddy sit beaming over a dish
hand et norricU'e. !
thet's wlvit c bo, Pninclv." chuckled : the t aptam asked politely tr Ins Uaugli
the old man." " Ther' can'i no gal beat ter might remain there v. Iiilo ho looked
inv crnn'darter. ef I do sav it. narv over the failll
time:" I
ii i ,,.. ?;.,. h ,
1 II It. I, ll((il-l I.IH.IIM .1111, Villi.. II, ,
I - ........ i.i i . i...
UK v Iht'll il (lie O 'I'll ,('( '( nil'. ill. .in-
formality of a knock. A bl ,-di covered
i (.... i.... i... :i : 1....1 .i. i 1
Jltl iuccs, mil i 1 !-mi i m; mi i-Ki-n , (i.(u
i. .. .1 '
Sill- M'L Kill .1 ( III II' (Ol lllU ll(e-l.
i (..,, ., , ,,
(111, -.1,1 ((...II. IHILUlll U ."'II
i :..i i ... i ....I .: i ..f7.i 1...1 i:..
I'lici'ia . hi; i ai a iiiiini, uiioy. iiiiuiiiiu .
-....I ,
il.li uii cat nn.r piriiiin inn ii ,
l v slouU- ,....l..l nor her 1,,1 :
i i i.- ..
(' i u tin tin- '(.'i(.(.'( .iii (i. ( "i ('Js
hem I siit'ed uilli one oi eat throb of lov. '
o J
Her 'lingers seemed unable to i0,OI, r'ght ba.l , ' he repbe, . lb. t.-red nto con
the cord. He sunt, lied it from be, to ; ' ntial frnW..ess by the at te it inn.
t. arolT the wrappings, and held up and I ) c wu w? 1 Uxf b',ck ' f
allowed to trail on the well-.-rubbed I UJ ho 1"' nSU " ,nrt " l.s daddy
tloor the l.ii.liant folds of a new merino w an. c .re "M kin, ,fu,r U"" ,c.r
u'. ,i,..a- i.i ..i ..t
111! wain iiiuu v j v.n v n ivuini nun
I Mil' K HIl IliMIIMlllltIH HIIU ntiniiruiiiiii, i
Ml- glanced down ut her faded cali. 0 ' , I anu-iy i.i.isneo pai i.u.iy. urn. .c,....,..
skirt. ...id ti.e contrast seemed too great. I "'treated to tho other room, making
.Never in her life had she possessed sucn ' 1tence of important wor about the
a beautif d gown. Then she lifte 1 her I fcto'c
face to look straight into the heavy I It eeir.cd a long t me before the ( an-lidd-d
eves of Jim Carroll. A sudden ' tain s return aceoinpante.l by her broth-
(hange came over her; the shrank back cr a"'1 ;' .ta "!;" .' J.?U OUt
uwkwurdlv ien and ink. The girl did not seem to
"1 reckon I don't want no new dresses Jcr. l,u ' n.otionles., her eyes
jist now, Mr. Carroll. Yer kin giro it to neut. by tho window He repealed
some one in Hlu.I fit v e. needs it." I hc . Tc1,1"8t1 ?.ore 'oU7,.llJr' M, lhou
She turned hatilv, entered tho other I rar,.n8 l'1'" or,,lur,.'.,',ut
raom. closed the door, and left the 1 " he placed the donred articles
roiimr man. suffer n the humiliation of i
defeat
If i-n a 1 -1 v rs Xn Inn Avnn'tirf tt-lmn T!tit
t -.ii if. trri ii i.f!.t. !
! rails of tho zig-zag fence behind the ,
v HMi;ii ivm ui vvt . i v swisiiaxK Mi'
1,11 ...
11 ' . uc wpcatea, as no
M Hl'l l.l. ni llm i..l.(u n aii. 1
turned away, "1 11 bring the captain out
in the morning.
" Vu'us,
.irawicci inc sen er. i
be all right ef Pamely" ho
reckon it'll
clnviL' n.iliful tlm linrii if. ftm (.ntli Wiuil.
ing to the spring without completing his
sentence.
The edge of the woods was full of
th ck sha lows w hen I timely ha-teued
iiiiing the same pith to grutily gran",
daddy' de-ire for a drink of water from
ll,c -in ing. The moon had i iscii und a
...-.en ru pc .ieira.e.i u.e oven.ai.g.i.g
i . . .... i r,. .,n i .... -ui,t,i. ii. ii-n
tii! 1 1 1 i) ( 1 her tin '.iii in it depth. It
re- eii nl-o on some shining su: stance
liali-iinla-dde I in the earth near the
w ater's edie Mic had l ever discovered
it In fore, and now st iupe I and picked it
up. surprise-. I to find it so heavy. It was
l Migii and gray -ave mi one side, which
inhibited -ome Silvery bit of surface,
t-ln- win icbo'..t to retrace her step- w lieu
n dark ligure eroii hing b- hind a tree
c.iui'iit he: gae. A ijuieii throb of fear
Va- fuliuwed by surpii-e wlicn the Map
i ing straw hat re.ca cl t her acute
v.-ioti the identity 01 the prowling iu
1 . v 1. hail.
"U 1 at 'n ther worl
hyer t hi- t iuie er night
"J nlLowe 1 vi r wu.
er yc doin' out
' she otic -tinned.
rutin
with
.liiu
( ario!!.''
".Naw,'" O.c-epi li'y replied her brother;
"it's thet hot 1 n-ckoiicd it ud be cooler
unner the trees.
"Yc liiu-' wanter be cut up bv iher
skeeteis, llv ; what'er yer cloiu' with thet
tiler lire-shovel?"
".'est Led it in my hand 1111' brung it
'long; cligg 11' ter see cf ther inought be
any gold ioun' in these parts," he udded,
w ith an uwkwurd chuckle
"Did ye liud any rocks like tiiis hyer?"
she u-ked, holding up tlie binning bit
she had found
..11 11 it : 1
lJ(-Qia UU CUl, BIIIK tljf BCKUIllJI J
anxious to inuke a virtue of confession
"(lot'ein in my pocket," and he pro
ceeded to pull out a handful of similar
pieces, "root is, Pamely, this e vully
ble laud, heviu' sich sights o' lead ore
lyin' toon' loose, cf it ain't vi slick ez
Duck Huwkiiis's! It'll bring er big price,
sure ez shootin' I"
" heu d'ye find it out ther lead wo
belli' hyerf" ijuestioned Puinely,
'.lest ther other dav; 1 wu. a-sayin
ter invself : 'What's tho reason ther aint
l,ml ore on this hyer laud tsi well tl
over iu the uext couutyt' uu' hyer it ez,
. Ut truo. Vekiu hev everything" ye want
out in Moutaiiy, un' grau'duddy 'kin hev
chicken llxiu's every day. I reckon yo
wunt ter make gruu'daddy conteuted-
like," cautiously appculed the man.
"j do thet," said the girl, earnestly.as
she diiijied a liosu j.uil of wuter uud
turned uway.
"I'uinely ! O Pamely !'' sounded shrilly
through the open door of the cabin.
"toiniu'!" cried l amely, hasteuingon
through the shadows, slowly followed
by the shuilliug foot steps of Hy Tod
beater.
Hur cure rendered the old mun com
fortable for the night. In the nioruiog
she wailed upouhiin through the simple,
breakfast, ard theu followed hur brother
as he went to the smoke-house across
from the kitchen door, (jrun'daddy was
somewhat deaf, but he rurelv failed to
j har distinctly any words uot spuciuily
1 , . - 1 .1.
Unsigned lor HIS Dtillom.
( We're ou the la' piece ov lacon.lly
an' Hy, say, ther's nothln' wrong 'bout
sell in' ther farm, ez thort" she queried,
treinulouslv.
"Who's bon a-puttin' fool-notions in
tor yer head?'' excitedly uucstloned the
man.
"Nobody he; but If y Jim Carroll's
hyer talkin' ter ye so much n I wisht
he'd go nrwav."
".-ho!" said her brother, dcris'vely.
"Jim's cr fr end ter me he's goin' ter
bring Cnp'ln Colby out ter buy the farm
ter-dav: an' don't yc go an' spile tho
trade liko yo dono 'bout ther olo sorrel
las' full tellin' tho Mothodis' preacher
e. how ho wu. Inmohalf thor winter
ye hear, Pnmelvl"
"What fur sit'd I spilo ther trade?"
asked the girl, with a penetrating glance.
"Wal, sou 'tyc don't!" briefly returned
tho settler, as he shambled oil to tho
barn.
I'nmely slowly re-entered the cheerless
rooms. If tho farm brought a good prico
she might havo as comfonab'eahotni as
some of her neighbors hod, and every
thing to suit gran'claddy. 1'crhaps even
her thoughts reverted to a vision of
lovelino-sslui had seen in Captain Colby's
carriage, the graceful girl who nevor
woro anything less elegant than tho
merino dross which Jim Carroll had of
fered for a birthday present. That was
.tlial (iinniiff rnidi! do
....... -j -
An hour later Jim Carroll again made
his appearance, and another conversation
with Hy Todbeatcr occurred behind tho
bam. Pamely saw Captain Colby's car-
tinan come windinir alonii tho rond from
HiuiT City, and stood overcome with em-
narr isstiiciu, lor uesino nun sav lie:
Vounu ladv. Stoppinir boforo the door,
Pamely pulled her faded skirts as low
as im-silde over her buic tui t, nil 1 in
f , , , .1
utter confii-ion placed a (liar for th
, 1 . .( r .1 1
nnT n"1 retrratril to the fur her slo
of the room, llio y nmr lady moved
. . , ., i i . 1 l
her seat over bv irran daddv s side, and
.. . it ? a
with the instinctive deference due to ugo
, , . ., .
addressed her conversation to linn
... . , , . , , .
"I am tr'nd vou have loiind lend ore
- ... , . ,
J'""' far:n, 'she sni.l, very weetly.
"because it will bring you n belter
., '
I'1"70- . .
KVnna U'..,i-., w-inf in Entitfi liinnov
nn cirinK nn wear, i nairu. neu no nu
cent terback
ll mv pipe goiu' on three
months thet's what 1 haint!''
t li 1 1 t it 1 11
on "le 18 "c n "P1 h "wly nwB.v
Captain Colby's daughter, glancing
sympathetically toward her, noticed that
the cirl was becoming more nervom
" a, 1 f 1 .
3 J .
ened look came into her eyes.
,.of cours0 l oxltu i Kjvo any such
... . .
ir0 jf it wns-t for the .)rt.,Cncc of lead
ore." said the Captain. "These are cur
,Hiul V(. , M.ime,,,,," turning
'ti. r ; i.ii i,.u .n,1(i ,.
... I ... .
indicate ijuite a vein." The captain bent
over and diiied the pen in the ink
bottle.
".top!" cried Pamely, triumphing
over ull i-hyness and (ear. ns she sprang
forward w ith outstretched hands: "Thcr
ain't no lea 1 on ther farm I"
There was a moment' silenc e. Cap-
,;lin t oll.y held the pen motionless iu his
J i
lingers; even grau'daddy's rocking
chair wii still. Then lly Todbeatet
siiriiii.' to his feet,
'i. ul! ' he burst forth, "air ya fctrutk
sil'vr"
Pamely stood speechless, her eyes lixed
on the Hour.
"Don't be afraid, mv child, whit d
you liiei.n " saul the captain, kindly.
"It wu all 'iong cr .1 on ( urroll 1' slie
half sobbed; "he lining it there!''
'lie n bin- looked at her broth -r.
'1 ' lly, 1 cool In't help it ! I hearn
ye talkin' nun' ther barn thi moriiin'
when I went ter hunt egg fur gruu'
dinidy "
Hy s wrath for once ovi rcame the awk
War li e ss of his iip;n ui lince . lie toweled
high w.th unuttered rage 111. d 1 1 1 r n 1 to
Jim ( 111 roll for u-slstaiice i i this iinex
.ei te I emeigeney hut that young mnn
hud ili'C.eetiy vuni-hed. m-vi-r to return.
the
I lie light er knotted J'amely 'cl spilo
trade homeways," he finally re-
maike I, unite cn-sttiillen
ih-. s thet
full 'o notions.''
"It would be better if you shared some
of them," said the I uplain, severely.
"For her sake 1 will let ull this puss; but
I advise you to keep clear of sharp
st t lingers who luukt- tt living by drawing
weu men iihc yourseli into some
11K.C
HIV! (Ill I illlF k(.lll((l(. I IL'ill tlill Villi (rO.lil.
1 . . ' "
USV Sll'.
It w is a bad three months for Pamela
that followed. und would have been more
so, if Mis Colby hud not opened for her
a new life by incuiis of books and news
papers, and made gruu'daddy jubiluut
over a weekly consignment of daiuties
from "the city."
one day, however, lly came home with
less shuttle uud m re inutilities iu his
demeanor, uud walked straight up to
Pamela und astonished her by a clumsy
caress.
"I reckon yc wu. 'bout right, Puinely,
arterull! Ther new railroad ez comiu'
hyer, uu' they 'low ter pay me cr big
price fur tho northeast coiner fur a sta
tion. J.und's ri. all eiouud und they've
got er boom iu HluiT City. Duck llaw
kiushe. bed hard luck out in Moiituny an'
wished he hedii I sold his tar, 11. J wu.
powerful riled, but I'm mighty glad now
ye hed the grit."
Like many other men Hy Todbeatcr
believes in the success which follows
honesty. If ut any time his conscience
fails to perforin its duty, a box of lead
oie in the wood shed is a constuut re
minder to keep him iu the putli of recti
tude. l'uulh,4 L'uiiipaiuitn.
A London bookseller recently received
the following order from a steward, who
had been intrusted with the tusk of till
ing up his muster's literary shelves: "In
the first place, I want sis feet of theology,
tlie same ouaiitity of metaphysics, and
j ,iw - ...... ...... .... .
; ttl'1 ot ol1 tivil iu
BUDGET OF FUN.
nuMonoTja hkktchrs mow
VAltlOtS HOUUOt:
llor Wit AVaa Her Fortnne An
Unnoticed KfTect A (serialise
for Ills Wllo A Cot
Icinplntcil Mark.
"Where are you going to, my girl, tailor
mailer 'Oh, 1 in (rnlnrxto Xowport, sir," she said.
"And what will you do there, my girl,tador-
maeW
Why, iish for a husband, good sir," she
mid,
T.ut where do you come from, mr girl,
tnilor tna le("
"Oh. I come from Vasrar, good sir," she
aid.
"Where Is your baggane, my girl, tailor-
mader
"It's there on tho lighter, good sir," she
aid.
"How manv boxes, my girl, tallor-mador
I've thirty-six trunks, sir," the maiden
said.
"Why, a boat couldn't carry them, my
' pretty maid!"
"Then I'll charter a couple, good sir," she
said.
"But what have you In them, my girl, tallor
liindel'' "My bonnets and dreseos, good sir," she
raid.
"Put you can't wenrthem all, my girl, tailor
Hinder' "Yon can bet your sweet life that I will,"
slin said.
"And is that your fortuno.mv retty maid."'
".My wit is my fortune, s.r," she said.
Hit Ucean.
An t'nnotleed I'ffoct.
"Your sinking is delightful,
Miss I
Ethel," said Mr. llote. "It fairly car-
ries me awav."
"Indeed f" returned Miss Ethel, with
a yearning glance at the clock. "1
hiuiti't noticed it." Hire r's ISi;nr,
A Sedative tor His Wife.
Mr. Caudle "Doctor, I want you to
put up a poweiful sedative for my wife;
give mi! the best siieci.iu for insomnia
you know of."
Doctor "What's the matter? Can't
sho sleep?"
Mr. t audio "ie, I guess so; uut 1
cau't." DirdtUt.
A Contemplated Mark.
Little- Constanco (to Hagby, who is a
very desirable catchi "Hotter shoot
carefully to-day, Mr. llagby."
Unghy "Why, Constance? Is your
.ui..- ...ni. . n.t.itot .t.nt
Constance "Oh, I don't know about
that; but sho said to papa and mamma
that she had a good beau, and intended
to shoot for the gold in earnest."
Judge.
A Timely NuitKestlnn.
Customer (to photographer) "I want
a picture taken with my beard on ns it
is, and afterward I will get shaved nnd
have it taken without the beard."
Photographer t rushed i "Well, cr, as
there are two or three ahead of you, I
would suggest, sir. that while I am tak-
ing them yon might skip out and get
Hard on tho Doctor.
, A , . ,
Old mon to young doctor "Good
morning. Doctor. How d'y'dof Don t
you utiend old man .ior.es
Do. tor. "cs. nr.
Old man (Innocently I "How is ho
getting nb.ngi My wife has been look-
ing in the paper every day for six months
to see his death notice."
jouug uotior coiuipses. xumiit'wn
Criti;
Junt 1 lie IXtlercnee
dubbins, iu one of the rare moments
he devotes tu the cultivation of his in
tellect, wu reading uloud from a work
on natural hi-tory.
"The camel i an animal that can
work a week without drinking."
"A .id I," remarked (iubb ns, com
menting 011 the text, "I am an animal
that cm drink u week without work
ing.'- Judy..
Ami Mary l. tin t It 'fuse.
Mary. "Don't you dislike to hnvo a
man talk shop when he comes to see you?"
Jennie "Indeed, I do I Who's been
talking shop to you;"
Mary. "(h, my young mrn. He's n
street ear conductor, you know, unci
liearh- every tini" lie comes to see mo he
gets oil his'shop talk."
.lennie. "Wnat does he say!"
Mury. ".Sit closer, plea.e.'' Uirliwj
tun t rie 7 Vi.
In llai-il liiii-k.
"How are you coming 011 In Ijiismess;"
asked a gentleman of a Oallus merchant.
"1 am having a hard tune of it. Luck
is against mo."
"How sof
"Didn't you hear how burglars broke
open the store and robbed my rival over
the way; Just diink of whut a lot of
1 ..... ...i.,....;.,.,.. I,.. ...... 1 .l..i,'f ui.1,1
to full und gel rich, but I'm being driven
nr iihiv..ii. ..-w. . .
to it." Jtuut bijtiHj:
(Inn Ni'i ioiU Ilefoct-
Young Lawyer (to pretty cousin)
"Yet, Mil ml. I think I have perfectly
appointed ollice. That desk alone cost
one hundred dollars.
Pretty Cousin (looking about with evi
dent admiration) "Yes, Charley, it's a
lovely room; Uut I notlco one serious
defect."
Young Lawyer "What's that, Maud i"
Pretty Cou-iu "The absence of
clients." JMike'i htiy unit.
Ho Was L'ttcd lo It.
"What makes you wear that old
fashioned felt lint (" asked one man of
another oil Clark street.
"Well, you see, my wife fancies that
style of hut, so I have to get it."
"Put 1 wouldu'l be dictated to ill thut
liiunniT."
"luu wouldn't be dictated toi"
"No, sir."
"Well, in my business you get Used to
it and don't mind it."
"What is your business?"
"I'm a stenographer." ihrchaitt True
thr. One of 1'orl line' I-'avoriles.
Young man," ho said, "do you re
spect tlie fair sex, us ull young meu
should 1"
"1 do, indeed, responded tho young
man, with emotion. "And there is one
of tho fuir sen, sir, whom I uot only re
spect but udoro, uud she udorci uie.'
"You are fortunate."
"Fortunate is no name for it, my
venerable friend. Why, in the summer
time that girl clerks in an Ice cream and.
confectionery shop, and in the winter
sho is cashier in an oyster saloon.''
t.'poeh.
Two) Rides oi Humanity.
Omaha Miss (at a seaside rcsortu
"What a lot of wedding parties thcrj
nro here ."
Experienced Dame "I thought so at
first, but I see how that I was mistaken.
Most of the couples are only engaged."
"Omaha Miss "Why. how can you
tell tho difference o quickly."
Experienced Damn "Where a couple
nro engaged, my clear, the gentleman
looks after the comfort of the ladv;
when they nro married the lady looki
after tho comfort of tho gontleman.
Omthi World.
Misinterpreted the Prof.'aaor.
"Go with mo, Miss Laura," laid the
Erofessor, glowingly, "to the vinoclad
ills of France "
"Do you mean it, professor?" exclaimed
tho delighted girl, preparing to throw
herself in his arms.
"-In imagination. Walk, as I have
walked among the simple hearted pens,
antry of Normandy. Convorse with them
in their native tongue, and then argue,
If you can, that poverty is in itscif t
curse!"'
"It is nil quite charming no doubt,"
asserted Miss Laura, relapsing into dreary
apathy. Vhioi'jo Trilmn.
.loti niiy Was Alt llliitit.
'Ypii don't cat a great deal, my 1'ttln
man," said tho minister, who was taking
dinner with .lohnny's parents.
"No, sir; ilon t lieeilto.
'Perhaps you arc training to he
another Dr. Tanner nnd fast forty day i.''
"Forty days ain't nothing.''
"Johnny, don't talk nonsense," inter
posed his mother.
"Whv, ma, it ain't anything all."
Then, turning to the minister, "1 ve got
an undo who lived over a mouth on
water,"'
"Why. Johnny," said his mother
again, "if you don't stop telling storici
' ii
"Hut it isn't a story. It's my uncle
Ned. who is captain of an ocean steamer.
I guess, ma, lies lived on water niorc's
a month often." M reliant irace.vr.
... .
I A Falsi Mistake
! Mrs. Jacob S- , an ctimnb lo womsn
livintr in a small town iu tho W est, dti-
' covered early in her matrimonial carinr
that sho had not been fortunate in her
choice of a husband, for Jacob piovod
to be excessively lay anil shiftless, do
ing almost nothing for tho support ol
his wire ami the round luccu mti
children.
c'cveral years after her marriage Mm.
S heard of tho approaching nmr
". " l" "
I neighbor, and meeting tho girl ono daj
j '.'"ff : . . . ,,.
I " ell, Hionnie, I hear you vas t lit km
'bout getting married. as dat aof
Tho girl, with becoming bluuhes, aJ-
"cll, hhcnnie," said Mrs. ! , ' it
would bo veil for you to dink dwice t
foro vo'i marry anypody."
ou ,hink twico about it whe:
, ou wcre miirrit.d . asked Jennie, rutin:
j resenting tho intimation that she JU
not maao a wiso choice.
j ..yen, yes, 1 did," replied Mrs. S .
. nfter Romo litti0 imitation. "I dii
( lijnk jwCOi Hhennie, but I made v.
r dc nu.estake, von grado mcestuki
, tihennie. I did not (link dor seci.ti:
time until after I vns married." 7A'v
Free
Lazy Geese Made to Work
A gentleman living iu Atlanta tells 1
wonderful story;
"When I wis in Alabama, bet wee:
Porter's (lap nml Millorsville," said li-.
"I came to a country place where a uu:
was driving ten or twelve geese from .
branch towaid a cotton patch. '1'"'
pity's sake,' said I, 'what is it you ha.:
on the neck of those geese?'
" 'Those are gourds, full of water. I
drive the geese into that cotton pat-.:
and keep them there all day week:;
out the cotton. There is no water in t:.
cotton patch, ami I have to give tine!
water in tiiis wuy to keep t hum there.
Those geese will weed out 111 ';
cotton in a day th ut two people woul:.
They will eat tho weeds and grass, b.:
they won t touch tho cotton.'
" Mint how do they get the water or.
of those gourds under their iicckst"
" 'They d -ink out of each otlic:''
gourd. Knell gourd has an opening :t
liiu side, so that another gooso can
: ,., ... 1 ,i ,i,ik. 1:
' vol, will htliy 1uro (JU , jou v.iil
1 Hv(! jt yolls.!if .' '
..j Wllitcd there half 11 day to see tin:
1 performance, and liually I saw it. IV
J,,,L.S(, dill jUHt tti tuu mll the;
W(M1i,i Wliu (l g( OKQ uot thirsty li'
I wukfI ur to hiis neighbor and codl;
, 1 . . T . . . .1
arunK out or tno gourd 011 ins nntK.
That story is good enough to print"
"Yes, but don't you put my name w
it. It is strictly true, and I don't ni!';
telling it to people who know me, hut;
don't want to risk my reputation ou i.
with a stranger."
The story was repeated to auotlif
ifentlenian, who said :
" That is the trouble with a good nis'i?
j eoplu in this country. Ihoy leave IU'
geese to weed out their cotton, so 1
speak, while they do something else."'
Atlanta Journal,
Japanese Water Pipes.
The wuter supply of Tokio, Japan.
by the wooden wuter pipe system, wi"
has been iu existence over two hiiii'l":
years, furnishing at Present a daily "'i
ply of from twenty-live to thirty mill""
gullous. 'J'heiu uie several types of w!ti
pipes in use, the principal class ihm-i
hunt up witii piiiuii, sipiurt', nun ""-1
touethut bv Inline surrounding tlu-iii
close intervals. The pipes less than "J
inches consist of bored log, und soiw I
what larger oneisru Hindu by placing '
rap 011 the ton of a log in which a '.'
large groove has been cut. All (he 1011
nei lions are Hindu by chamfered join''
uud cracks uro calked with an i"1-1'
librous bark, tsijuaiu boxes are use l L
various plans to icgitlato the uniform".1
of tho How of the wuter, which i rathr
rapid, for the purpose of iirevtui"sv
uipiutie growth. Thu wuter Is uot a1'
livured to the houses, but into reservoir
on thu sides of thu streets, Hourly D.vlvl
lo iiumLoi. &itnlii MntrUm,