BABY. Before the cheerful fire to-uight. My wife and I are sitting. We softly talk of days gone by. And on our hearts, such memories lie Of hnhy Our treasure was a boy. of course. Ami such a sturdy youngster, With hair of gold, and eyes of blue. And six white teeth, so straight nnd Irue, Had baby His chubby hands, ill dimpled, toe. And lingers, always itching. To pull our hair and pok- our eyes. An.ll 'her (ricks, to our surprise. Hid babv He made my wife a stove nil day Keeping him out of mischief He'd pick up (litis, nnd dirt, you see. And put them in his mouth, would he. Would baby And then, at night, when 1 came home. He'd crow and smile to see me. He'd pick my pockets, do his best To grab my pi|ie (the little post) That liaby . At liedtime, too, he'd vex us sore. With nil liis restless antics. And when we thought he was asleep, Around the door, who then would peep, But baby And so to-night we sit and think, Of baby's ways and doings. And of those hands and voice, now still. And through our hearts such memories thrill, Oil' baby But, hark: i-'roni ont the stillness comes, A voice so soft ntid cooing. That rascal, there, has just awoke. And smiling too. a master stroke, Our baby. "Dudleigh" In Sunday Inter-Oeean. THAT STItANGK ANIMAL. Nortli and cast of Port Davis, Tex., stretching far away to that strip of non descript soil, known as "No Man's Land," is the remnant of the so called Great American desert, designated on the maps and in the geographies as "Llano Estaca do," or Staked Plain. The name desert is a misnomer, for the Llano" Estacado is not a desert, but rather a well watered, grassy plain, covered with hay and ver dure, the natural home and refuge at the present time of nearly all the large game animals of the southwestern por tion of the United States. All the buffaloes we have in the coun try, except a scattered pair here and there, and the mountain bison of the Yellowstone ; ;k. are to lie found home lessly wandering over the staked plain. Mustangs, nil I and untamed, gallop with unshod hoofs over the soft, velvety carpet, and antelope, the most dainty of all feeders, seek lure the delicate wild clover and maiden IT overs which are found nowhere else i.l each abundance as upon this wild and unsettled tract A Texas eov. y. in search of stray cattle, came ia I'roin the plains a till re ported that, while eh..sing a wild and un tamable steer into an cut in ly unknown region, where perhaps r.n human foot save that of an Indian had ever travel ed, he saw in the dim distance a large, bulky and umvii Idly creature, which he at tirst took to lie a hulfalo. Yet itcould not he a hutlalo. lor it was too large and too slender of build, and covered the ground in a long. loping sort of stride, whereas a hulfalo. when put to his speed, usually adopts a short gallop, very much like a range steer. Big enough for an elephant, and yet as slender its a giraffe, what in the name of wonder can the creature be? thought the cowboy. His jaded mustang was too weary and the day too far gone for him to undertake a chase to the death, so the cow puncher turned his trueksand trotted slowly buck to the round upeainp, where he told his yarn to his comrades, with due exaggeration us to the size, speed and build of the strange animal he had en countered "Now come, Bill." exclaimed one, "wlmt did tho beast look like, anyway?" "Why. jest as I tell yer," answered Bill. "He was a great big brute, with two story legs, a long neck, a fast, ugly trot, an' a hump on his back big as a hogshead." "Oh, I see," said another. "Nothing but a stray buffler. cause he bad a bump 011 liis back. Yer got fooled that time, Bill, and fooled in tire bargain by an old bufller bull. Yer ought to know better. Bill." "Tell yer, Jiin, I'm not fooled," ex claimed Bill, hotly. "Don't I know a buffler bull when I sees one? That feller was no buffler, nor no steer, an' I'll bet a ninety foot lariat he don't belong to this country, either." The others were quite interested now, for they knew Bijl Yerkes was likely to be correct wlien he was so earnest about it, and an agreement was made that rounding up, cutting out and branding should be suspended a couple of days, while tho whole party went on a chase across the country in search of the won derful animal seen by their comrade that day. Next morning, before day, four stout, sturdy fellows were in the saddle and moving westward, leaving one of their number behind as guard for the camp. Their mounts were beautiful. The mus tangs they bestrode had been captured while mere ponies from the wild herds that yet, in limited numbers, course over the great plain, except the one ridden by Yerkes. and this animal was a gaunt, raw boned specimen, raised somewhere in the southeastern part of the state and brought to tho range by Yerkes himself, who seemed very fond of the brute. The four men separated, striking oil in different directions, like an open fan, and agreeing to meet' that night for camp on a branch of the south fork of the Canadian, which was nearly dry at this time of the year. About sunset all had arrived at the rendezvous except Bill Yerkes. While the others were sitting around the camp fire, about 9 o'clock, feasting upon wild turkey which had been shot from a tree near by, their missing comrade rode up. He threw himself from his horse, re moved the saddle, watered and picketed his aniuial and then joined the others. "Wal, fellers," ho exclaimed. "I have spotted the darned cuss again." "The deuce you have," ejaculated the others, with great interest. "Yes, I found him about six miles above here at sundown, and jest as I was about to give up the hunt." "Well, what is it?" exclaimed the three in one breath. "Darned if I know." said Yerkes. "It was too dark to see clearly, and then the tarnal cuss sighted ine as soon as I did hirn and oil lie siarted toward the setting sun like a locomotive. But I've got his hearings, and I'll catch that skunk tomorrow or give up cow punch ing and range riding for good." The second morning the four were in the saddle by light and traveling up stream until a grass overgrown bottom, interspersed with scrub oak and pecan tree's, was reached. "Here." said Yerkes, "is where 1 saw liie l'cllow last night." "And here," said Dick Pepper, "are the buster's tracks"—at the same time leaping from his mustang and examining several large hoofpriuU in the muddy portion of the creek bottom. "VVnl, that beats mc," remarked Bob Novvhall. the fourth of the party. "What you take then tracks to lie, Yerkes? No ouch steer as tliat in the whole I; en try as 1 knows of." " 'Tain't no steer," responded the other. "Darned if I can size the creature up; hut let's keep after him an' we'll soon find out. or I'm no preacher." Out over the prairie rode the four men, following t:s I lest they could the trail of this strange animal, but all signs wore soon lost in the sand and gravel, as the country Itad now assumed a Imrren, deso late appearan'oe, covered with hillocks of sand, and almost as flat as a billiard table as far as the eye could see. Alioui noon a sjx;ok on the horizon was sighted, and toward this atom the quartet rode steadily, gaining rapidly, and very soon coming so far within range as to outlive the object. "That's the fellow an' 110 snakes," shouted Yerkes. hardly able to curb his excitement. Sure enough. There in tlie distance, far ahead, was a strange, ungainly ob ject that bore no resemblance to any liv ing creature born or bred on this conti nent. With a rapid, sidelong, cumber some gait lie easily kept beyond the fleetest mustangs until darkness almost hid his ugly form from view.: but still the four horsemen were doing their ut most to"catch up, with Yerkes a long ad vantage in the lead and evidently deter mined to solve the mystery at any cost or hill his horse. The last his three com rades aw of him Yerkes was going at a 2:1 ■ 1. his long Mexican lariat trailing belli' I hi-: rawhoned steed doing his levc i ;o bring his master alongside the ' r they were pursuing. The otic ;'!• ■ 1 gave tip and went into a dry camp id a Imnch of cotton woods for a few lieur . where they had to dig in the sand ! ; water. As dine, aess drew around him poor Yerkes almost gave up in despair. His tire l i..;: .: .:ig protested in a dumb sort of way against such treatment, hut still the Idped pit .died on, and forced both himdf and steed to such extremities that id I..st. when darkness had actually closed in upon the whole flat plain, the man was compelled to admit that he was no wiser than the day before re garding the identity of the creature he was chat ing As IK* S! ckened his speed to think over Onation his quarry also re el IK-I i • gait. A bright moon* now catne : :u .rig up from the ocean of sand, and jit: l:.t this moment the chase passed before t he great red ball, so that his form was dearly outlined against the bright background. "Thedevil!"ejaculated Yerkes. "Darn my skin if I don't believe it's a camel. Well, if I can't catch him I'll round him up, anyhow: so here goes." Making a long detour, he managed gradually to get beyond the animal and turned him in his course, so that pretty soon both pursuer and pursued were traveling directly back over the course they had come. But the pace was slow this time, as the mustang began to show evident signs of pegging out, and the man was very tired and weary, too. Ob serving that bis game was now resting, also, or rather nibbling the scant herbage and drifting slowly eastward, the cow boy quickly leaped from bis seat, re moved saddle, blanket and bridle, lari ated bis steed, who commenced grazing at once, took a good chew of tobacco, and. resting his head on the saddle, turned over in a pile of soft, loose sand and was soon sound asiecp When he awoke some hours later he found the moon nearly overhead and his horse still quietly nibbling the few'spears of grass peeping above the sandy soil. Nowhere in sight was the strange ani mal he had followed. Saddling and mounting he rode here and there in search of the brute, but the latter had vanished without sight, sound or sign to follow. Utterly and thoroughly disgusted, Yerkes started on the back trail, at the same time muttering startling exclama tions against the*strange thing that had led him a wild goose chase to no purpose for two days and a niglit over the plains. Riding on and on in that still night, not even a coyote.bark or a wolf howl to break the intense silence, the man would talk and reason with his horse upon the confounded ill luck that had befallen him. Toward morning Venus came sail ing majestically up from the east, and the moon, still shining brightly, lit up the vast plain, reflecting back tlie spark ling hits of sand like the water of the ocean sparkles and dances under her sil very beams. Just then a faint noise came floating from far ahead. Yerkes pulled up in stantly and both horse and rider bent their ears to listen. Louder and louder it grew until the beating of hoofs could be heard, and presently, too, the sound of men's voices hallooing and shouting. Somebody was chasing something, of this there could be no mistake. Then in the dim light a black object hove in sight with three horsemen in hot pur suit. "That's my game, by gosh," said Yerkes to himself with great excite ment, "and darn my hide but Til have him now." The man quickly unslung ids long Mexican lariat (he was a fine roper), and, patting his horse encouragingly, made ready to cast the moment he was within proper distance. On came the big game with a rush, making wonderful long strides with Ids tremendous legs, and not two hundred yards behind were the three cowboys, .urging their mustangs at the top of their speed, yelling like mad. Yerkes got his lariat in position, and then began that long graceful swing, with the magic circle opening like an oval, that only the practical arm can give to the rope. Straight at the man rushed the brute, but, evidently discovering liiin when too late, the lat ter made a bold swerve to the left, us if to pass by him. Walloping alongside for a moment, the rope swung in the air, and then, swish, it darted, settling snugly about the long, hoop like neck. In true cowboy style, as if handling a steer, Yerkes kept up his pace and grad ually got into position for throwing the animal. This process is as follows: When the noose is around the head, horns or neck, the next movement is to arrange the line on the further side of the ani mal. both pursuer and pursued going at full speed, no that it is about the height of the legs Then, by suddenly stop ping the pony, who plants his forelegs firmly to withstand the shock, hv a quick, smhWn jerk the steer's legs are pulled from under him. and oror h roils in the dust This is precisely tlie man ner in which Yerkes treated his strange captive. When everything was ready and the line in position he pulled his horse up suddenly and jerked the strange brute's legs from under liirn. Tiio mighty body of the latter tumbled heavily all in a heap, but there was a sharp, ugly snap as if something had cracked. In a word, the fall hud broken its neck. In a fi-.v minutes the four men were gram - '.her standing over the ear ca- it in perfect wonder. "...' .• shot for a tenderfoot, bill •' ue." said Jim Pepper. " .. . . .e devil did ho come from, anvlii i!aimed Bob Newhali. V e was silent. After scan nil:,; " " mining the creature closely hei.t , , uttered, in the most absolute surpri ivi. that's a camel as sure as a; • ■■■!. Now, how in the name of lie get in Texas? I've al wr. >y lived in Asia or Africa, but tied and scalped alive if her i Texas. Let's go back to camp i I'm done herding and bram in going back to the states, I am. Tl" : v. after all, is no mystery at : was really and truly a cat * i r genuine camel was ac tum iy a cowboy named Den im ::r the ranch of Col. Lewis \Yi. She Confederate States ar ity of Gila Bend, A. T. It i measuring over nine fll. .. i was supposed to be an i 1 i lie old herd that has bc.ii .. ner the deserts of Ari zoi: I i mia since 18.78 or 1859. Tin mid first for the purpose of i ight from Inyo, Cnl., to Car- iml proving a failure for tilL- re turned loose to hustle fc: J . i lie civil war thogovern ffic: ■■ t ' :of them and proposed to ma . . lul on the frontier in keep ing i ; iimiunieation between the wider. : ted military posts, where it lite... e mcessaryto travel long dis tances without water. Tliey were never, however, of much service, and upon the breaking out of hostilities between the north and south were seized by the Confederate authorities and sent to Camp Verdo, about sixty miles northwest of San Antonio. Here they were put in service as mail carriers, often making trips of fifty-live to sixty miles a day in a dry, barren, hot country where no American horse could have survived such hardship. At the close of ilie war they again fell into the hands ol the Federal authori ties, and were sold at auction in tho city of San Antonio in 1806. They were finally taken west to Arizona, and, prov ing useless, were soon abandoned to their fate. Wandering over the wild portions of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, they increased somewhat in num bers, l>u' i: was supposed that the In dians In.d loag ago killed them oIT. It has since been learned that the red men, superstitious and silly as they usually are in such cases, regarded them with great awe as strange creatures from the clouds, and so fled from them in terror. A few lonesome and forlorn camels are yet drifting over the wild, unin habited places of the far southwest, so that the novelty of a genuine Camel hunt presents itself to those in search of "pleasures new" who care to travel the long distance to seek them.—Atlanta Constitution. A Camllit Friend. To the English Georges were not a few frank speeches made by a class of whom George Canning exclaimed: But of all plagues, good Hiauvti, thy wrulh can Save. save, oh, save me I'roiu the candid friend! A young lady told George II that the ceremony she most longed to see was a coronation! George IV, when Prince of Wales, found a "candid friend" in Xollekons, the sculptor, one of the most simple minded and uncounlv of men. Tito prince was silting for his bust, and tho following con vernation took place: Nollekcns—How's your father? (Tho king was at that time very iil.) The Prince—Thank you, Mr. Nolle kcns, lie is much better. Nollekcns—Ah, that's all right! .It would be a sad tiling if he was to die, for we shall never have another king like him. The Prince —Thank you. Nollekcns—All, sir, you may depend upon that.—Youth's Companion. A Happy "Mcrjiim." Mr. Kindly—Well, Uncle Peter, how does the world serve you these days? Uncle Peter—Oh, firs' rate, sah, firs' rate; I ain't so rich ez Mistah Vander bilt, no' so j>o' as Job's turkey, sah, but I jess seem tcr hab struck a happy mee jum 'tween deux two gemnten, sah, an' I'se very well sat'sfied.—Detroit Free Press. AS TO NliW NAVAL DRILLS THE NEW INVENTIONS ARE MAKING GREAT CHANGES NECESSARY. I'lH'lp Sum Is Not ill Good Shape in This Mutter itecuuttc His New Ships Are Few in Number, but Perhaps He Will Pull Through somehow. i Just at present almost ail the nations of tiie world that have an army or a i navy are interested in the subject of I new drills and manuals to suit the I changes time mechanical improvements have brought about in small arms and ! artillery, powders and projectiles. The United States naval service is rather peculiarly situated in this respect, as the change from the obsolete wooden ves sels tc the new steel cruisers is only just begun, and the older systems of drills are carried out on board of the very large majority of naval vessels now in commission. Should the various propo sitions for the incorporatioi of a naval reserve, now so much talked about throughout the country, be carried into effect, the drill., will have, by sheer force of circumstances, to partake more of the nature of what lias been the meth od for years than of what would apply more especially to improved breech mechanism, torpedo tubes and smoke less powders. The reason for this is not far to seek, anil lies chiefly in the fact that just at present the navy does not possessenougli of the modern cruisers for its own press ing needs, and the receiving ships and monitors that will probably be the ves sels first utilized for drill purposes by the pioneers of the auxiliary navalforces, or naval reserve contingent, are already of a past day and generation. 7'lic for mer were crack frigates of their time and were models in the days of smooth bore cannon and full sail powered ships; the latter came in with the civil war, as soon after Ericsson's vessel proved her prowess at Hampton Roads us they could be constructed, and have hardly been in active service since. A half million of dollars, more or less, is mentioned as the sum necessary to put them iu condition for cruising service; but as this expendi ture seems exorbitant for the small amount of good they are to the navy at large, the secretary of the navy suggests their use as drill vessels for the naval reserve in its preliminary exercises to prepare itself to man the coast defense vessels iu lime of actual service. The usual custom aboard all men-of-war is to have "quarters" at 9:30 in the morning. This is for the purpose of muster and inspection, to ascertain if all hands are onboard and if they are properly dressed in the prescribed uniform of the day. The men stationed at the guns of the battery fall in alongside of their respect ive cannon on one side of the deck, the first division forward, the second next, and so on until all the places are taken. There are always a large number of men on board vessels of war who are not sta tioned at the guns. They are the serv ants, the engineer's force, the various petty officers, whose general duties are below decks; the men required to attend to the steering of the vessel, handling the signals, sounding apparatus, etc.; also the carpenters, whose particular duties are to look out for and stop up shot holes and other damage during an action; the gunner's gang, who do duty in the magazines and shell rooms, and the marines. All of these are drawn up on the oppo site side of the deck to that on which the gun divisions assemble; the powder di mit is cidled, forward• the JAMES JOHNSON, CHAMPION GUNNER, engineers next, the navigators next to them and the marines aft on the quarter deck. Although there is no hard and fast rule, the above order is tho one quite generally observed on all vessels that have open deck for carrying tho battery. The inspection over, orders are given to the division officers regarding the special drills for the day, and for tho greater portion of an hour in the forenoons and again in the afternoons drills are carried on. The roig nf is varied, so that during the week f< men will have received in 'itruclioii at tlie battery for uction. Small arm drill as infantry and sharpshooters, cutlass and pistol drill, torpedoes, both on ship board and in boats; the handling of powder and projectiles, howitzers, rapid lire and machine guns, which, in addition to the usual drills aloft with sails and spars, boat exercise under oars anil sails, occasional landing parties, and, it rare intervals, encampments on shore occupy a large portion of the available hours, and give an opjiortunity for thor ough i:i '.ruction in all that pertains to what wool i probably tie the experience in actual service against an enemy. The guns i.j';: t generally in uso aboard the wooden slops arc ilie smooth bore 9-inch Duliigrens, made during the civil war and u few years before that struggle, a few Parvott guns of the 00-pounder pat tern are also to be found, while the larg est gun is an 8-incli riflo converted from an 11-inch Dalilgren smooth bore. The whole object of the drill is to so perfect the crew in their individual duties that when they are called together to go through the motions of lighting un enemy every detail will have been care fully attended to and the whole body will act as an intelligent unit. The great gun drill consists in casting loose all the tackles that hold tho.gun in place when the ship is rolling about, and in provid ing the apparatus required to load and fire, while the gun's crew arm themselves with cutlass and pistol or rides, as their stations call for. Once a week at "gen eral quarters" powder and pj-ojectilesaro brought up on deck and the motions of loading and firing gone through with. Primers arc snapped instead of actually firing the guns, which latter is only done once in three months, when the quarter ly tai-get practice is gone through with. Until within the last four years but little proper system was observed at this quar terly firing, and it was quite generally apt to be regarded as more or. less of a bore that must be gone through with and endured simply for the sake of carrying out what the regulations prescribed. Lieut. Forsytli-Meigs, for some years gunnery instructor at the Navalacademy, drew up a most excellent system, which he introduced in the North Atlantic squadron while under the command of Admirals Luce and Jouett. This consist ed of two parts—an individual practice in which the vessel and target were both anchored about a thousand yards apart, and each gun was fired separately, the scale of merit depending both upon the celerity displayed in firing a certain number of shots and in the smallness of the area covered by these shots. A medal was presented to the most successful gun captain. The man win ning the greatest number of times was James Johnson. His work was re markable, especially as his gun was in competition with some of the rilled guns. The gun which ho fired was one of the broadside 9-ineh smooth bores of the flagship Richmond. This method of individual practice was in tended to lead up to what was termed battery practice, in which the tare t was again stationary, but the vessels were under way, steaming around it through an arc of 00 degs., and at - iuuewhat over one thousand yards oil'. The prize in this case was a small triangular flag, which GATLIN'O GUN IN ACTION, the successful vessel carried at tho fore. The number of shots fired while the ves sel was in the lirinj? are, as well as the distribution of these shots, were the two quantities used in determining the figure of merit. The cutlass drill is the same as broadsword exercise, the men being armed with wooden sticks, having a large leather guard. This is an excel lent muscle developing drill, and when properly executed is quite well worth watching, particularly at its close, when a regular set-to is usually encouraged. The pistol or revolver drill is for the pur pose of instruction in handling that wea pon, and to teach the men to become good snap shots. The drill in the man ual of arms, the loadings and firings and the skirmish drill, as far as simple de ployment and accustoming the men to the various bugle calls are concerned, are about all the instruction in "soldier | ing" that can well be given on ship board. Mob tactics, marchings and re views, as well as a more extended skir mishing and riflo target firing, have to be postponed until a navy yard or some convenient port is reached. ; The only torpedoes at present furnished j vessels are those known as "spar torpe -1 does,'' which are used both from iong j booms fitted alongside of the vessels, and smaller ones for working in the steam ! launches. Improvising torpedoes, fuzes and fittings from one's own resources forms a valuable feature of this exercise. Gun cotton is the explosive now used in all naval torpedoes. The newer vessels are to be fitted with automobilo torpe does, which are, of course, an immense change from "a bag of powder at the end of a stick." Proficiency in handling the various types of machine and rapid fire artillery consists, not only in tho ability to load and fire with rapidity and precis i ion, but also to thoroughly master the true inwardness of Ae various kinds of ] arms and to be able to dismount and re assemble the pieces as readily as any ex pert in the factory at which they were made. By this means alone can tho de lays caused by a jamming or breaking of some one of tho many parts be readily overcome when the time of actual use in battle arrives. The powder division is I composed largely of servants and so called non-combatants. The band aboard flagships is usually placed in this divis ion, and although classed among the non combatants, the powder division is really one of tho most important in the ship, as upon its coolness and activity depends the maintenance of an uninterrupted supply of ammunition, a matter always of great importance, but in these days of rapid tiro guns one that requires much more hard work than ever before. The surgeon's division, usually three or four in number only, is supplemented by men especially detailed from the gun's crews i:i case the wounded require at tention. A portion, say about a third of thi! engineer's force, is distributed be tween the powder and gun divisions. In' addition to tho regular duties the powder division is exercised at the battery and at small arms, in order to be capable of looking after tho vessel when the bat talion is ashore for fighting purposes. Tho men in tho navigator's division aro generally distributed about the vessel in time of action to look after her steering, tire signals, the soundings and tho repairs that may be uecessary to her rigging, hull, spars or sails, and aro Jill drilled with rifles and oui '< The marine guard, or the seasoldk . •. are gen erally exercised onco or twice a week at the great guns, but, as a rule, the greater portion of their drilling is confined to infantry, in which they attain an un usual degree of proficiency in the course of a three years' cruise. Their duties aboard ship differ materially from those of tho sailors, as they perform sentry and orderly duties, three or four of them being continually 011 guard duty day and night. Should there be any prisoners at *# ? 7/7 III: SWORD EXERCISE. ;ur iine, it falls to the lotof the marines t* .o that they do not escape. The ma rine corps is one of the oldest military organizations in the country and its ef ficiency has been proved on many a crit ical field. AN INGENIOUS CONTRIVANCE. A French Lieutenant Devises a New Life Saving A p para tux. Lieut. Dcbrosse, of the French line •* steamer Bourgogne, has invented a life saving apparatus for drowning people . DRAGGING. He was induced to give his attention to the matter from several cases of drown ing which came under his especial no tice. A case in point occurred a few years ago at Marseilles. A sailor who was painting the sides of the vessel fell into the sea. He sank at once, and bub bles showed exactly where he lay. Sev eral good divers went down for him, but the water was eighty feet deep and too dark above the drowning sailor for them to see him. His body was recovered several hours afterwards by dragging the bottom. This incident led Lieut. Debrosse to in vent what is called the Debrosse grapnel. The position of one who has sunk being known approximately by rising air bub bles, the grapnel is lowered, its weight carrying it down vertically. Then a string is jerked, and the four sections of the metallic globe open like arms, and closing in on the body when the machine is lifted, bring it to the surface. The ob ject is to recover the drowning person before life has become extinct. ♦ I •fflfp&fe p^'7~-L OPEN. If dragged along the bottom the De brosse grapnel is very serviceable. The hooks on the outer surface of the closed sphere attach themselves to the clothing and thus bring up the body. The in ventor has taken stops to have his device patented in the United States. i; Court Cleared by a Leper. Something of a panic was created recently in a St. Louis court when a leper was produced on a writ of habeas corpus. The writ was directed against the city officials, who were directed to bring the leper from quarantine in order to demonstrate to the court that the man was really a leper and was not being unlawfully restrained of his liberty. The judge took one glance at the loathsome creature, whose body was covered with blue anil white blotches, from which scales were constantly dropping. He was immediately convinced that the man was a genuine leper, ordered him back to quarantine and adjourned court to give the janitor a chance to fumigate ana air the place.—Philadelphia Ledger. !
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