If THE OULCM.
Can yon tnrM, Mart,
Tha hillside whom lha columbine war
Broada frail and
How you bade ai earry jrou,
WhRre the grass was wot with dew,
AnJ the jaggm! stones wera cruel to four
dainty Kllnpf rod twH't
ran you forgt?
Can jrmi f.irRff, Mrl.
Tli oi l, Rh.in .)ni I tunnel and the ".thin
nt the mlm.'
All fin foolish things w. said.
Ami t!m wny you tossod your Imad
Ah! Tlio n"m'ris surgn around mo with
th oil.ir of th" ilri,
Can you forgot'
Can y.m f..r-t. Muri.
The lnttiTd old pUno with Its worn anj
yi-llow WoyV
Oli. tin- plnint will haunt mo Ions
of Unit littl" xlumln-r ."tiif,
It hniii'yi. noti' o.im' lifting now, to rob
tn" f lifnrtV '"a'"".
Can y.iii forget.'
Can you frt. Man
Jlut vou'il rtMnnmlit-r nothing of our meet
ing in Ui lilll.i;
Not 111" lll'Hillliglits oil tln !,
Nor lln lil.-o I dnre.1 to takn,
N'r tli hours wo sat niI listened t' tlio
( r. 1 1 1 1 n nioiintitii rill.
Tftii yni forui't.'
V. hi will f.rg-t, M.iri".
V i j 1 1 hav" Ufnt-T nivi-.pution than to
merely think of mo.
Tin- world nlronly kr y.mr name,
And I'll not rogrnt v oir frani".
Though my hvirt slnuld hurst with loo?
intr for llm ili'Vi Hint ud to I..
It U you'll furrfi-t.
In tlio oi gul-ii, .diirio.
'11 lu'iililmv linvo ilnn-d to bloom this
loin;, nil F'imir.cr jut th same.
And, it may Up, they i:n gin I
That your iilni'ii"" mak"-. ni" sad:
And tin. f.lrj -, Marie, uro laughing wliilo
tli'-y wld-i' -r low your nam".
I'll uot forno'!
Denver Kopublican.
HER LOVER CAME BACK,
MF.IAtM.E pi FOr. F.ST.
ARLF.YCOKX is in
a browu study
again," mid Loilii
Wlmrtoii. "Look
nt her, with her
IIiovn on t he
desk, iiud hor lioinl
in la r IhukIh. 1'vy
1 e n wtitrlnns
lier, uiulsho lmsn't
Htirrt 1 for 11 v e
luilllltOH."
"Wlmt oil fnrtli
1l) 3'0ll HllppilHU
li in thinking;
nliout?" suit! Alice
l'ortcHcito.
Jt wan on a chrcrk'RH October nfter
tioou, and the lut dull rnya of dny
light were illuminating the denertod
acliool room. wlir figS.Hio.
nickn- 4Hrt giddy girln" of
k Mcminary "Barleycorn, "
inply liccaiiHe in a ncuool-girl atmoR
jihcro it iit absolutely uccfMNury that
I'vcry ono Hhould buvo a nickuamo
Hut tbcru all alone.
Leila and Alien bad boon out to pet
autumn Iciivijh, and now iu the dusk
they were fluttering their fresh young
facuR against tlin windoA'gbiH.s, wuteh
iug her on the nly.
"Isn't tthe plain?" said l)eila, with a
shudder. "And hi old, too ! Why,
(die's eight-iiiid-twenty if hIic'h a day !"
"That ut least!'' declared Alice iu a
whisi'ir.
To these fifteen nnd sixteen year
obi "slips" eight-an l-twenty Hniniiiers
represeut ijuitu a veneralilo old age.
"I wonder, Leila, what she is think
ing about?"
'Her lover, 1 Mippose," nuij little
Miss Wharton with a urituucc.
"1 don't believe she ever had ("iich a
thiuk iu her life!" cried Alice. ".She,
indeed! With Mich a eiooked nose,
and eyes just the color of a green
clouded marble !"
"She bad, though," sail Leila; "I
kuow, because old Mrs. Llackmore
told me. And be went away some
where and never camo buck. Or elso
be forgot all about her I don't rcilly
recollect which it was. lie must have
been a perfect gorilla, or he never
would have fancied her! And his
name was John I Jutes! Think of
that -John Hates!"
"Kverybody can't have three syl
labled names," observed Alice. "And
oh, how eohl the wind sweepa up
ironi the lake! Let'ago in."
"And rouse I5arleycorn?"
"Sho can sit there poulcring all
night."
The lumps were lighted ; the sound
of the clanging tea bell summoned the
hungry young swarm of damsels to a
repast of freshly baked brown bread,
tipple saline and mugs of miik.
Miss liiirley looked up from her
desk as Alice and Leila came by, nrm-in-arm,
with clusters of scarlet leaves
iu their hats.
"Miss Fortescue," Raid she quietly,
"these French exercises aro disgrace
ful. You will have to do them over
againbefore bedtime."
Alice Fortescuo'a pretty brown
brows kuit themselves together petu
lantly. "lioforo bedtime? But I can't, Miss
Barley. I'm to sew bows ou my new
silk dress to-night. I shall want to
wear it at the fortnightly reception
to-morrow."
"The French exercises mmt be at
tended to tirst."
"Must!" impatiently cried out
Alice.
"Yes, inubt. But remember, Miss
Fortescue," the teacher gently added,
"the rules are not of my making, and
I have my ordors to soe that they are
enforced."
Alice brushed by without a word of
reply, her fair brow clouded over, her
rosebud lipa twisted into a pout.
"Cross old thing," she muttered to
LoiU, "to spoil my aTcniog sol"
IT
M
"It's Just what aba liV.es to do," aatd
Leila, full of sympathy, "but I'll tell
you how yoa can manage, Alloa. Cla
ora Field will do tho axtrcises for yoa
if you give her soma of those eream
chocolates you bought to-day, and
you and I will play a lovely trick on
old Barleycorn."
The cloud vanishes from Alice For
tescuc's forehead; tha lipa became
a perfect Cupid's bow of coral onoe
more.
"We'll writo her a note," whlRperod
Leila; "we'll make her think that her
loter wants to see her again. Fancy
old Barleycorn wending her way to
the Chapel 1'ond by moonlight, to
meet somebody who isn't there!
Fancy her disappointment! And, oh,
Alice, ouly think what a capital story
it will make for tha girls I"
Avid tho two malicious young con
spirators giggled together in an ecsta
sy of glee.
It was a cruel plot, but Alice and
Leila wcro very young, and had never
known tho envenomed pangs of hope
deferred. That was their only ex
cuse. Mips Barley had finished her share
of the daily treadmill of lessons, a clay
or so afterward, and had gone out to
get a breath of fresh air iu tho dreary
poplar walk at the north end of the
house, when a rough-looking littlo
boy, with frost-nippcA fngers and
toes, and great black eyes, like those
of i!gipsy, aidled up to her and
s'lippod a folded bit of paper into her
baud.
"I was told to givo it to yott, mis,"
said he, and vanished like a human
squirrel iuto tho shrubberies.
Ruth Ijarley looked after him in
Fomo surprise, and then sho opened
the note. Iu it wcro printed, in rudo
imitation of ltomau letters, tho
words :
"Iu tho old place beside tho Chipcl
1'ond at '.) to-night. John Bates has
returnod."
Miss Burley grow very palo; then
tho blood rushed in a scalding torrent
through every vein iu her body.
John B;ites! Was sho dreaming? Or
was tho thread of that sweet old love
story to bo takeu up again at tho old
place, just whero it bad broken off
seven long years ago?
Iluth'r) heart beat, her breath camo
quickly, and a sense of wild exaltation
lillod her soul. For it never onco oc
curred to her that all this might be
only a hoax.
Chnpel 1'ond was a deep, glittering
sheet of water lying in thu heart of
the woods about a quarter of a mile
away, and deriving its namo from tho
step rocks which walled it in ou threo
sides, which wero supposed to bear
some resemblance to the gothio pil
Urs of a chapel. On tho fourth side
tho woo ls friugod the shore, and close
by was a secluded dell where tho vio
lets blossomed earliest in tho spring
time, aud great clusters of maidenhair
fern grew in rich profusion.
How happy Kuth Barley bad been
then ia tbb f 'i day jure be; lover
went away how wretched afterward t
Hhe pressed the crumpled bit of
paper to her lips again and agaiu.
"Oh," she murmured to herself, "I
am tho happiest woman in the world 1
What right have I to expect a second
blossoming time iu my life? And yet
it has come."
Half the girls at Applenook Semin
ary had beeu let iuto the secret of this
"excellent joko" and were watching
Miss Barley from one vantage point or
another, as sho threw a black Shetland
shawl over her bead and slipped out
of the house just when the hands of
tho old clock in tho hall wcro near a
quarter to It.
It was Mill mi 1 evening, with tho
moon at tho full; ono could almost
beur the gurgling of tho littlo brook
outside.
Some laughed as tho door closed
softly behind the little governess, who
fondly supposed herself to bo uu
notieed ; somo whispered, ono or two
looked grave.
Ouly tho other touchers gossiping
around there, aud Mine. Appletou her
self, writing letters in her sanctum,
remained iu iguormco of what was go
ing on.
Littlo Louiso Belvillc started to her
feet.
"Oirls," sho cried, "it's too bad I
It's cruel that's what it is ! It Hhall
uot go ou ! I'll run after her, and tell
her tho wholo thing is a deceit!"
But Leila Wharton pulled her back
us she was springing to open tho door.
"It's too late," said she. "You
couldn't overtake her now. And it is
such a splendid joke ! Just wait until
you seo tho expression of her faoo
when she comes back. We shall bo
avenged for all of Burleycoru'a
vicioufness now I"
Slowly tho t'mc-tarnishod minute
hand of the venerable clock traveled
around tho dial. Nino o'clock came,
half-past nine ten. Still no Miss
Barley returned,
Tho governess on duty lor that par
ticular evening, one Miss Tugsley,
with eyes that looked different ways,
rose up with a yawn at last.
"Time for evening prayer and bed,
girls," said sho.
"Oh, not yetl" pleaded the girls
with one acoord.
And each had some special reason
to give for desiring five minutes' moro
delay.
"It's past hours already," said Miss
Pugsley, "and "
Just then the door opened; Miss
Barley came in.
But instead of a pale, discomfited
face, sho wore a most radiant aspect.
Her eyes sparkled, her cheeks were
crimsoned with an unusual glow. She
went up to Miss Tugsley (who was a
good soul, although not fair to look
upon),'and Alice Fortesouo could hoar
her say in low tonos:
"Dear Harriett, congratulate me.
My lover has come baok, and we are
to be married next week. 1 have
just aeen him down by Chapel Fond.
I'll tell yoa all about it by-and-by. J
am going ia to see madame sov."..
Like wildfire tha news spread '
through tha room. Tha girls looked
blankly at each other.
"It can't ba possible !" cried Leila
Wharton.
"I only know what I beard her say,"
declared Alice, looking half-frightened.
"Iam so clad 1" exclaimed Louisa
Belvillc, joyously clapping her hands
"oh, so glad I"
While in roadarae's little sanctum,
Huth Barley was telling the worthy
prcccptross how John Bates had trav
eled half round tho worldhow he
had been a prisoner in tho heart of
Africa for months how at last ho had
established himself in a coo J business
in South America, and had finally
como back to claim the promise Ruth
had given him long ago.
"Ho has written again and again,"
sho said, "and ho can't understand
how it is that ho never got any
answer. But how could I reply to let
ters that never reaehod me?"
Madamo kisxed tho fluttering littlo
governess in her slow, stately way.
"My dear, I congratulato you," said
she. "Of course, deeply as I regret
losing a good teacher, 1 bhall not ob
ject to cancelling your ongagemout
with mo, under the circumstances !"
And sho smiled and nodded and
looked pretcrnatnrally wise.
"How did it happen?" Raid John
Bates. "Why, iu tho most natural
way in tho world. I came in on tho
evening stage, an 1 when I got to tho
littlo stone stile and tho footpath that
led down to tho old spot, 1 told tho
driver to leave ray traps at the hotel
and I'd tako the short cut through tho
woods, seeing that it was such n lino
night nnd tho moon nt full. Just an
excuse, you know, to look at the ro
memberod haunt. And as I stood
there, thinking of the happy old times,
who should como right iuto the gladn
but Ruthie herself, just as if it wero
onlv ye.-terdar that we parted!"
'But," cried Miss Barley Mm.
Bates, sho was now "who could havo
sent me that note? John declares ho
didn't. How could he, when ho didn't
even knew that I was teaching at tho
seminary?"
"Why, of courso it wa he!" sail
every one.
And deny it as vehemently ns ho
would no ono believed him.
But tho young ladies of tho Applo
nook Seminary kept their own conn
fcl. And Alien I'orlescun nu I Lena
Wharton declare that they will play
no moro practical jokes. New York
Journal.
A Dlllerence l Opinion.
"I was in a littlo village in tha
southern part of Humboldt County u
few days ago," related a traveling
man, "and was sitting ou a dry goods
boxinfrout of tho ouly store iu tho
placo trying to sell tho proprietor a
bill of g'ods, when we observed a bare
headod mau tearing down tho trail a
ouarter of a mile up tho mouutaiu.
lperwlH5niiur that's arter 'im,' mused
tho storekeeper, as be stopped tho
progress of his jackknifo in the middle
of a shingle.
"Bang! went a rifle, and a littlo
cloud of dust Hew up behind the man
who wn4 running. Ho jumped ubont
ten feet sideways, let out u yell and
then 3amo floundering down tho trail.
Bang ! went another shot, aud n bunch
of leaves dropped from a bush over biH
head. Tlieu we saw n grizzled old
mountaineer a coulo of huudred yards
farther up the mouutaiu iu hot tmr
suit. Kvery time ho caught sight of
tho tleeing mau lie stopped and took a
hhot ut him. A couple of minutes
later a San Francisco attorney stag
gered into tho storo und beggod for
protection.
"What's tho matter?' asked tho
storekeeper.
"He's trying to murder--mo!"
gasped tho attoruoy as ho crawled un
der a counter.
Tho Htoiekeeper locked tho doors
just as tho pur.-uer came up.
"'What's tho trouble, Ike bo in
quired through tho chink of the door.
" 'Where's that thar varmint? Let
mo at im. Let mo Iiuru a truu
through his vitals, yelled tho old
huuttr.
" 'What's ho been n-doiu' ?
" 'Whv, bo camo along by our
camp this morniu' an', beiu' hospit
able, wo givo 'im au invito to jino us
at hroakfas , an what did tho blamed
ungrateful snake do but up au declar
that a frog-tatin' Frenchman ns r.ius
rehtaurauts iu 'Frisco undo better
bread than I could cook iu a fryiu'
pau. Let mo at 'im, an' I'll put a bis
cuit iu his stomach what'll cook him
"Old Iko was pacified, and ho
started reluctantly up tho trail, stop
ping occasionally to look bacH to seo
if bo couldn't get auother shot at tho
varmiut. Sau rraucisco l'ost.
Training farrier l'lgcmi tor War.
The Russian military authorities
havo lately beeu giving special atten
tiou tc tho breeding und training of
carrier pigeous for war purposes.
Lieuteuaut Biglow, the chief trainer
of theso aerial war metsougors, a low
days ago sturted twenty-eight pairs of
carriers from Lmga to at. l'etersourg.
Eight pairs reached their destination
in forty-five minutes, four pairs iu
sixty-five minutes, and tho remainder
at intervals during tue day. une
bird only was missing, aud had prob
ably become the prey of a hawk. At
a distance of fifty-nine versts (about
forty mips) from Moscow, thirty-four
carrier pigoons wore, ou the same day,
started singly ou a homeward flight to
the oli capital. They all reached
their destination safely, but tho aver
age timo ocoupied was six hours. Ac
cording to these experimental results
it can soarooly ba said that Lieutenant
Biglow's training is as yet an entire
aucoess. A regular pigeon post is to
be established next year between !dos
oow and Nizhni-Novgorod during the
All-Russian exhibition at the lattor
place. Loradoa News.
GREEN-CORN DANCE.
Ct'RIOt'3 ISDIAN PKSTIVAti OX A
BV YORK KP.SRRVATION.
Dog Meat the DHIcacy of the Feast
A Sort of Thanksgiving Cele
bration In Return for
the Crops.
7T MONO the bills of Cattaraa-
riis County, New York,
through which the Allegany
T River winds in loug curves,
the Seneca Nation of Indians has dwelt
for centuries. Although tho older
generatiou is fast passing away, and
with tbeir disappearance is coming a
more intelligent and more thrifty
cIiisr, the Seneca Indian has been
found at all times to be especially
tenacious in holding to tho traditions
of his Nation. Tho Indian schools
and the Indian churches havo done
iueslimablo gnol in raising tto red
men ou tho Cattaraugus Reservation.
But there aro customs among them
that have their Rource in tho religious
ideas of tho people that bid fair to
last from year to year, r.hilo the
Seneca Nation preserves its present
repnbhena form, and by far t-o moit
interesting of tlieso is tho Indian's
"green-corn dance.' No Indians live
who can tell when tL i.-s custom origi
iiute.1. It is an annual thanksgiving
ceremony to tneir deity iu return for
tho crop". No n;pter whether tho
harvests havo been plentiful or scanty,
tho celebration is held.
Tho middle of September is the
time usually set for tho event. About
two uctkn before the date of tho green
c. rn (hinco a courier fantastically
dressed is Reut throughout the length
and breadth of tho reservation to
notify the people of the coming event.
His coming is bailed with joy, and
he is feasted aud dined all along the
route. Nothing in tho possession of
the Indiaus is too good for tho dis
tinguished visitor, aud ho is listened
to with tho greatest reverence and
respect while ho delivers his proclama
tion. Tho green-enrn dunce on tho Cat
laruugus Reservation is held each year
ut the council houso at tho town of
Corn planter. Tho council houso is
tho building where the meetings in
which the whole Nation is interested
nre held. It is a plain building, of
rectangular Khnpe, with two stories,
und hns a row of benches extending
around tho whole of the interior.
Other than this tho building contains
no furniture except what is carried
there on the occasion of the celebra
tions. The date of tho event having
been noised abroad, tho Indians bring
to tho council bouse, a few days be
fore tho timo set, whatever they deem
necessary to make tho feast complete.
Somo brings along a good fat dog,
others corn, beaus, cabbage, chiokeus,
or whatever fancy leads thorn to se
lect.
On tho day id for the b?j:ir.rjiDr'6
the celebration tho wholo tribo Hocks
to tho house. About 1 o'clock iu the
afternoon tho celebration begins. In
cido of the building aro gathered tho
more sedate of tho Indians, while
many remain outside, lolling about
upon tho gruss or sitting upon the
fences. About tho interior of thecouu
cil houso aro seated tho "squaws" an I
"bucks" of tho tribe, tho "squaws" at
ouo end of tho building und tho
"bucks'' at tho other. They sit sol
emnly in their places, tho "bucks"
making monosyllabic remarks to each
other in their uutivo tongue. As one
enters, an Indian brother accosts him
with tho salutation, "llus-ko-nuh"
(How nre you?), aud ho respouds, Yuli-
b'uh ( cry well).
Iho exercises begin with addresses
delivered by several of tlio older men
of tho tritio iu tho ludiun dialect.
Their remarks aro lit-teiied to with
great attention, aud approbation is
expressed by low grunts at frequent
intervals. Tho speakers talk iu a
cliim', und at various points in the
addresses their looks and gestures aro
wild in tho extreme. Tho addresses
concluded, the men and women drop
out of the expectant nnd li-teniiig at
titude in which they were ami tho au
dience begins to disperse through tho
door and windows. Tho feast which
immediately precedes tho green-corn
danoo is about to begin.
Tho Indians soon reappear, each
bringing a tin pail or some other
small receptacle. Iu the centre of tho
room aro four largo cauldron kettles.
One of them is tilled almost to tho
rim with cooked dog meat. Tho meat
is itunierr'ed iu an ocean of gravy, aud
I his delicacy U especially pleasing to
tho palate of tho red in in. In another
kettle is a compound of turnips,
grjunsh and other vegetables. Another
kettle contains u cabbage stew with a
liberal amount of gravy. In auother
kettle is tho succotash, tho ludiuns
being almost us part iul to this as to
tho dog meat. Tho "toastuiaster,"
who is always au elder of tho tribe,
presides at tho feast, and at first
serves out the eatables to each man or
woman who comes up. But at last,
when the crowd beooines moro impor
tunate ho allows them to help them
celves. This each oue does by thrust
ing his dish iuto the kettlo aud bring-
iog out ns much as it will 'hold. As
soon as one of the tribo has received
his allowanco of food he goes out of
the council houso and lies iu tho shade
of tho bushes or of the building.
When it is all eaten they settle back
and sleep off tho eftocts of their meal
About sundown the people begin to
collect in the couuoil houso for the
dance. As soon as the arrangements
nre completed the musicians strike up.
The orchestra consists of two men
with rattles and one man with a drum.
Tha rattles are made by takiug the
horn of an ox, putting in some shot
or pebbles, aud plugging up the open
end. Another favorite "rattle" is
made by taking the body of - a swamp
tattle and dressing it The neck ie
then stretched out and splints fas
tened aronnd it to make the seok
rigid. Some ballets or pebbles
are put into the body, and then
the skin is sewed np. The result ia an
excellent "rattle." The drum is made
by stretching a piece of skin over a
hoop about eight inches in diameter.
The drnmstick is a piece of wood with,
metal at the end, the metal being cot
ered with a thick piece of skin. When
the drum is struck a dull sound is
thus produced.
The oldest man in the tribe, who
still retains the old pagau ideas, leads
the dance. He is dressed in leggins
and moccasins and his head is orna
mented with feathers. He starts off
in a circle about the players. As more
and more of the braves and squaws
join in the dance tbo circlo becomes
larger and larger. Tbo musicians be
come wsrmod up to their work, and
the dancers enter more into the spirit
of the occasion. Their stoady tramp,
tramp, tramp around tho orchestra
becomes quicker, the leader gives out
his long, piercing yell more ofton, and
his followers join in moro quickly.
Ho executes moro and more fancy
steps. Tho musicians riso to their
foot, and strain every muscle to kcop
tho long procession dancing around in
perfect biirinonr. Finally a long wail
from the lips of tho leader proclaims
that this number is over, and the dan
cers retire to their seats to rest for
another number. This is continued
again and ngain until they aro all
thoroughly tired out and can dance
no moro. It is usually nearly day
break when tho leader rises and starts
cU tLtf last dance, nnd in that timo it
has been necessary to change tho musi
cians about many timos. Tho same
course is pursued from year to year
among tho Indiaus ou the reservation,
and will, without doubt, bo the last
custom that will bo lost by tho Seneca
Natiou of Indiaus. New York Times.
How tlin .11 i J Honor His Ancestor!).
Tho private affairs of tho Emperor
of Japan nro niauaged by a member of
the cabinet, who is known ns tho min
ister of tho household. He occupies
a ilno buildmg of French architect
ure near tho entrance to tho palaco
ground", with a largo staff of secre
taries and assistants. It takes a great
niuuy men aud a great deal of money
to look after tho welfaro of so simple
a per -ton ns tlio mikado, bub most of
their timo is taken up by tho almost
ceaseless ceremony that has been in
herited from iiuei.'nt times. Occa
sionally they lop oil somo nonsensical
formality that was introduced to
gratify tho vanity of somo prince or
please somo mikado, but there is still
plenty of it left, nnd between tho do
votiou ho pays to tho dead and the de
votion ho receives from tho living
Hutsu llito bus n protty bard time.
As an example, ho is the ono hun
dred aud tweuty-sixth emperor of his
lino, and each of his predecessors has.
j b'-thday or some other auniversory
" i which their memory must be
. red by worship before the tablets
that bear t lie ir names aud import .ut
statistical information. A bureau of
ritual composed of ten layinou aud a
number of Shinto priests, who nre
mostly members of tho imperial fam
ily or related to the emperor in some
way, assist him in his religious duties
and often worship his ancestors iu his
place wheu bo has something noro
importaut to do. They keep track of
tho calendar, aud when tho birthday
of somo particular aucostor arrives,
and oftcu two of them wero born on
tho name date which was very kind
of them nnd saves a good deal of tho
imperial timo their tablets lire
brought out from tho haudsomo lac
quer boxes aud brocade wrappings in
which they nro preserved und placed
upon nshrino iu tho palaco with bowls
of rice aud other food, cups of sake,
fresh flowers appropriate to tho sea
son, toiiago plains una oiner orna
ments tli'.it belong to tho out'.it of tho
particular person who is to bo wor
shiped. At si certain hour in tho day,
with great pomp aud ceremony, tlio
emperor appears at tho head of a pro
cession of princes and priests, and
prays for tho nssistatico aud blessing
of tho particular ancestor, who has
been deilio I and now lives among tho
gods, able to exercise uu iulluetice for
good or evil over tho utT-wr of mor
tal.
If nnr misfortune overtakes tho
State of anything happens to tho em
peror it is usually attributed to his
neglect of his religious duties, and
those who attend to such affairs en-
leavor to trace back tho difficulty to
the evil iutlueuco of aomo uoglcotod
ancestor.
Tho ancestral tablet is a rather in
significant looking atlair, being a
piece of wood about eight inches long
and threo inches wide mortised iuto a
littlo pedestal that is usually beauti
fully curved nnd gildco. luo tablet
itself often hears oruumouts of gold,
but is usually covered with plain
black lacquer and the necessary letter
ing in cold. Lvery mau who dies is
given a posthumous namo under which
he is deified, and it usually has refer
ence "to some of his achievements
while living. Chicago Record.
Missing link is Discovered.
rrofessor J. L. Wortman, of Co
lumbia College, has one of the most
marvelous discoveries of the age. lie
claims to have tho remains of the first
man, the origin of tho human race,
with facta sufficient to establish the
authenticity of tho Durwiu theory of
evolution. I. lie mummy incased in
the bag is what is commonly known
as the white-faced capuchin, about
two and a half feet long. Scientists
have never boen able to establish the
pr.eseuce of the monkey on the Ameri
can continent, ana in the opinion of
rrofessor Wortman the chain extend
ing from mollusk to man ia vo louge
missiug. In the Profossor'a room
there is another paokage aaid to be
the original of the domoatio honr
Chicago Times-Herald.
Home Distilled TTater.
Buy a private still a machinj to
ake fure water for home consnmn.
(inn Tl.l. I 11.1 V. V
jjurcuana bucu a awn lor lewdollir,
and it runs itself. All Ton li. ,'
is to clean it out once in a couple 0(
weens.
frightening people all over the com.
try. Its sole cause Is bad water. P0.
luted drink is likewise accountable f0l
malaris, the germs of which fitiil their
way irora mo stomacu into tue bioa.l
wuere inny icon ou ine rea corpus
oles. Public recognition of these fct,
has brought a rapidly increasing ,i.
uinnu i or oisuneu wnier.
1 no Household still Is lnexncuMt,
.... i ii : ' '. I
ii Biei j r win iuu eii-jr luniu pasdra lotnl
a reservoir, in which it cannot nV I
anovo a certain limit, mere it ism),,
mitted to a process of distillation, thv
goes on all tue time, tbo necevrT
jet. The contrivance is wholly ;i0.l
in at i c.
xne uouy 01 au average man cm.
tains iorty-six quarts, or nioctv,
. i . i t -
I iuu mis, ui ntiier. jiu triui; cvcril
day thirty-seven onnces ntid m,
thirty-five ouncos of water. Of emir.
foods commonly bold a largo percent
age of watar. Iho bonec of this u,!
r;uuai uiu uu'ni it viiv-iuiu ill w.ll.., J
um umiu, iuupuius, iiiuk nui liear J
ire thrcc-fonrths water, aud Ins Un,J
is moro than four-fifths water. J;
jenny water is 01 rui.ioioui impor: J
inco to the iiumau Rystom t, i ,
worthy of serious consideration. T;. ,
risk or germ poisoning from tins nil J
tancn is greater than the Uq.-
from all other things takeu into ti. J
body combined. Atlanta C'ou-'.it
lion.
A Whilf Squall.
"A white squall, did 1 ever iv 01
should say 1 had," said au old ti l
in tho bargo office. "VVe wrf b
tween here aud tho West Inb"
it was as fair a day as you ev.-r 1,
jyes on. I was nt tho wheel, 11:1 1 A
wero bowling along uuder a jirit j
'ailing breeze, ihero wain t 11
ro lie snen, unless n uuio wnito v.i"
far off could bo called a cloud. A !
1 sudden tho Captain camo up . jt
his calun.
" '1 Jet all tho light siils off
quicK as you can, no snoute 1 t 1 i
mate. 'Clow up tho royals m! t
gallant sails, nnd bear a baud l;v:
bovs. '
" 'What's tho matter with fir
man now?' said tho sailors, h :'.
looked nronul the horizon ml
nothing but sunshine aud the c:
sky.
"Nevertheless nil bands turn: I
getting in the light sails, TlicC.I
tain took tho wheel and soul met..
jisr. Of courso wo all thought it l
a picco of foolishness, but wo WJ
with a will because tho Ciint.iiu I I
us to.
"Well, we had no sooner get t
sail? in than it struck, l.i 'ht 0 ,
tho Pteat'skv ea5io in awfut 'uV
tore our great maiusail andothend
to ribbons quicker than a lleii.
oamo 'butt end to,' as tho sailor' si
"How did tho Captaiu kn i!'
coming? Why, ho was iu his n
and happened to soo his glass gj I
suddenly. That meant hoiu.tV
aud ho hustled on dock. A i
taiu watches his barometer as 1
watches a mouse." I'ortlau l I'm!
New York's Fust hit Oil'.
Local historians havo finally c
that tho first white child bom in'
hut tun Island was Isaac du Triiiu
of Phillip du Trieux aud S'mmi
wire, who, according to the r'r
tho Reformed Dutch Chuiv!i it
Amsterdam, lirst saw tho livlit 0:
21st of April, 112. !'il!:,'
Trioiix, tbo lather, was from
lreueh Netherlands iiud .nn1
tirst compauy of colonists ti Mi'
tan Island, then known a N'1
sterdam. Ho was ouo of tin' t
do burghers of tho infant intim
ity. After the cession of the c
to tho English, iu Kidl, many
Holland names became Aii,'ii'
Among theso du Trieux ba.-otiifl
aud iu this form have coiiraV
us. Judgo Charles H. Trims
rcct lineal descendant iu the
ceucratiou from Phillip du T
Tho first white child born with"
limits of New York Statu iipi''
havo beeu Surah lbipaeje, dimL'
Joris I'aimeie. who was born
lnni-. Juno 'J. 1G23. New Yo:
vcrtiser.
The Finest llors.Muuu iu KuroJ
Milan is mourning tho los
most popular eccoutrio snu.
Vulorio wus a millionaire munii
cr, nud probably the liue-d lu
lu Europe. Ho rarely eoinil
to drive fewer thau six hoH
timo, and it was quite acoiuiuu j
iu Milan to seo huu ou tlio
bis aonch behind eiuht KUPfl
muls. He often drove teu iu
and used to boast that he uev-j
serious mishap. Ho claimed
derstaud tho language of oumM
ho used to nuts hours iu u'
daily talking with his boH
though very old, Valerio
bust health, and probably l
t (n, l..i inil'tl
of drinking icod water af'0'
gallop. New York Journal.
llnnU I.iliA Hedge.
Eioyclists in the rogiourousj
ai ti. Tif.-.. 1m,ui a au!
I J l, U UUUC, lUIUUi. -
-..1--. : '!'!. II
HUUHiuuuui grievuuuc.
I .. .1 1 lii.tin'J
lurins luereuoouw nro
I 1-1 1 1. : 1. 4 1. .i.I 'r I
of by fenoes. At this time 0! .1
farmors trim tneir neage. -i
consequeDOo all tho roads in 'J
are atrewa thickly with hoajj
t 1 Imilffi'l
lau auori suipptugs u 0 1
which punoture bioycietirWj
nit narhtm mora seriously '1
a l n f--U J 4 Cl.r I
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