THE BROOK.
I know where its stream first sees the day,
Fnr ba k in the rock-bound wells;
And it softly creeps on its sinuous way,
A thread of light through the pebbles gray,
Singing—ah, what? who tells?
The wavelet crisps on its widening sea.
And dancing bubbles break.
As an artist draws, with a hand full free,
Circle and line—soft vocal glee
Ripples along their wake.
ho ancients thought that the tune of the
tide
Laughed through some naiad's throat;
But 'tis only the music that doth abide
At the heart of all, whate'er betide—
Creation's hopeful note.
In noiseless pools—like rests that lie
In song, too deep for speech,
Glows the culm beauty of the sky—
The meusurehss Divinity-
Love soaring beyond reach.
The mirrored stars afar off swinging,
Join in the brook's low rhyme.
The endless fugue through all space ringing,
Chords, hearts, and spheres and spray-drops
flinging
The symphony of Time.
Sing, brook! soft syllables repeating
What sages may not know!
If I could tell what foum-wuves breaking
Might tell, or the wind the long grass shak
ing,
How would my numbers flow!
—[Heleu L. Carey, in Boston Transcript.
HER SON-IN-LAW.
BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.
41 1 kind o' hate to let that furniture
go, Betsey Jane,''said Mr. Piggott.
"Well, I wonder why? " slowly enun
ciated his better-half, who stood with
her hands upon her sides, and a big
white apron pinned around her by 110
means slender waist. 44 You ain't Noah, j
I guess, nor I ain't Noah's wife, and we
don't want the kind o'furniture that
come over in the Ark. 3lis' Squire
Nipps, she's got real black walnut, aud |
Doctor Hawley's wife has Spanish ma
hogany that you can see your face in, and
these chairs, at their best, weren't nothin'
better than common curly maple with
rush bottoms."
The August sun was steeping the old
shingled roof in brightness, the round,
tremulous tops of the monster butternut
trees were a study in green-and-gold,
and a flock of young turkeys were cluck- i
ing sleepily iu the high grass of the ad- j
joining meadow.
Mr. and Mrs. Piggott stood out on the
dandelion-starred grass, proudly viewing
the old house which had just been newly
painted of a vivid olive, 44 picked out",
with Venetian red.
44 It b'longed to my gran'ther," said ;
Mr. Piggott. 44 11e went to housekeep
in' with it when he was married."
4 4 Well, so long he's been dead and
buried forty year," said Mrs. Piggott, j
curtly, 44 1 don't see what difference that
makes."
"Tell ye what, Mis' Piggott," said a
frank, cheery voice, as a tall young
farmer in his shirt-sleeves, with a scythe
balanced lightly across his stalwart shoul- j
der, came up to the well curb to get a
drink. "I'll give you twenty-five dollars
for that set o' furniture 1"
Jemima Piggott—for short called
"Jimmy"—who was sitting on the door
step, hemming a red-bordered towel,
looked up with a sudden bright smile iu
her dark-blue eyes.
"Oh, Moses," said she, involuntarily,
"I'm so glad."
Mrs. Piggott sniffed scornfully.
"Well," said she, "if you and Moses
Raintree are willin' to go to house
koepin' with such a lot of old truck as
that—"
"It was Grandsir Piggott's," said
Jimmy, simply.
"Twenty-five dollars," said Moses.
"Is it a bargain?"
"Yes, and glad to get it," answered 1
his mother-in-law-elect, with equal brov- j
ity.
Mrs. Piggott went to the nearest town
the next morning and bought a staring
set of machine-made parlor furniture, j
upholstered in cheap and showy jute.
"Jemima hain't a speck of her mother's 1
pride,*' said she, "or she'd never marry !
a man that can't do no better than put 1
her into a blacksmith's shop made over." '
"It's very neatly fixed up," interposed j
her husband, "and you couldn't hardly ;
toll it from a reg'lar built house. Mose i
has done it himself out of hours, every
nail and screw of it. And he bought the '
lot hisself out of his own honest carnin's. j
When Grandsir Piggott was a boy—"
"Oh, I'm sick of hearin' of your I
Grandsir Piggott!" unceremoniously in
terrupted Mrs. Piggott. "Now 'look
here, John; that walnut furniture is just
the thing I've wanted this long time."
"I'm glad you're suited," said Mr.
Piggott, dolefully.
"And now the next thing is a pianner
for Lucilla—" began his wife.
"A—pianner!"
"Yes. Why not? Every girl has one
nowadays."
"Jimmy never had one."
"Jimmy hadn't no ambition. Lucilla's j
quite a different kind. Lucilla's clear
lligginbotham. There ain't a bit o' j
Piggott about her. Lucilla must go in
good society, and marry some one that's :
a peg higher 1 n a work in' man."
"You mean William Warburton?"
" I don't name no names," oracularly 1
responded his wife. " What I mean is
that Lucilla must be fixed up like other
girls, and she and me, we've settled it
she must have a pianner—on installments,
you know. Of course we can't expect to
pay for it all to once."
"Rut, Betsey Jane, we ain't paid off
the old morgidgc on the wood lot yet." i
"Well, what o' that?"
"Mr. Mudgemay foreclose any day." j
"He won't!"
"And the farm stock is all rundown." '
"The farm stock can wait. Your I
daughter's welfare is the first thing to
think of. Now we've got the house
painted up and a new set cf modern
furniture, the next thing is a pianner and
a dancin' party, with froze ice cream
and cake and lemonade for Lucilla."
"Rut I don't see, what with Jimmy's
wedding, how we can pay for it!" stam
mered poor Piggott."
" Father," spoke up Jimmy, " I don't
want any wedding. Moses and me, we
calculate to jest as we mean to go
on. We've got the little three-roomed
house and Grandsir Piggott's set o' fur
niture, and we'll go right to Parson Par
ker's in the mornin' ami get married, by
ourselves, and go straight to liousekeep
in' in the afternoon. You shan't he put
to no trouble nor expense for us!"
"I told you there wan't no lliggin
botham about Jemima," said Mrs. Pig
gott. "However, I don't care, if she's
suited."
Mr. Piggott looked troubled.
"If a daughter o' mine goes out o' my
house," said he, "I'd like her to have u
oreditable send-off "
"But Moses and I don't want a wed
din', father," affectionately urged
Jimmy, putting his cheek with her slim
brown band. "We love each other, and
we're willin' to rough it together. Why
should we want to add to your expenses
and troubles?"
•'There's a good deal o' sense in what
Jemina says," observed Mrs. Piggott.
"Moses Rain tree's only a farmer. Wait
until Lucilla marries young Warburton.
Then I'll show you what a wedding is!"
So Moses and Jemina branched off by
themselves into their quiet new life.
A glittering piano was ordered, the
gorgeous party was given, and finally,
with a grand flourish of trumpets, came
Lucilla's marriage to Will Warburton.
"I hope she 11 be happy," said Mrs.
Raintree, wistfully, to her husband;
"but I'm not just certain. I don't alto- I
gether like that young Warburton. He's
made Lucilla too many expensive pres
ents, and I don't understand so much
speedin' fast horses aud playing billiards
at the tavern."
"Well, we'll give 'em a chance," said
Moses Raintree, cheerfully. 44 And in
the meantime, what do you say to Mrs. .
De Minford's offer of two hundred dol '
lars for that old set of furniture.?"
"I don't want to sell it," said Jimmy.
"It was Grandsir Piggott's, you know. j
But, if you really need the money —"
"Choose for yourself, my girl," said
Moses, laughing. "The furniture is
your'u, not mine."
That very night—a raw, March tem- ,
pest, full of driving sleet and wailing
winds—Lucilla came, pale and woebe- '
I gone, to her sister's house, aud slunk in
| at the back door.
j "Jimmy, can't you help me?" wailed
! she. "The officers are waiting for Will ■
around the corner of the house. He f
didn't mean it. He surely expected to
be able to make up the money before it
was missed, but luck was all against him,
and now—now —he'll be put in jail, 1
j and—"
And a tempest of tears checked the j
piteous utterance of the poor little six
! wpnlrs'-nlri hridfi "
1 "He's been— stealing , eh?" said i !
' Jimmy, her sweet face hardening invol- • '
j untarily. | j
"Not stealing! Oh, he never meant j
that ," pleaded Lucilla. 44 He was so '
certain of being able to replace it! Dear, 1 ,
dear, Jimmy, if I could only raise two ]
! hundred dollars! Father he says Will '
has drained him dry of every cent, and
mother can only cry and rock herself
backwards and forwards—"
| Jimmy went into the back room to
take counsel with Moses Raintree, who
sat there adding up figures at his home- (
made pine desk.
"I know he's a scamp," she said, in a i 1
. low voice, "but he's Lucilla's husband." j
! "Not ouch a scamp after all," said !
! kindly Moses. "Only weak aud con j
| ceited and easily led astray. Well, 1
Jimmy?"
44 1f you don't object, Moses,that set of
furniture that Mrs. lie Minford want- !
j ed —" 1
I "Jimmy, you're a noble-hearted little ,
I girl," said Raintree. "Where is Lucilla? (
I I'll fix the thing for her."
i Lucilla could scarcely believo the
measure of her own good fortune.
44 1t never shall happen again, Moses," '
1 said she—"indeed it never shall! Be
| cause if Will once tides through this
trouble, he's the promise of a place in
the new rolling mill at Steelkirk. Mr. !
Farrell knows the foreman, and he says
he can get him a place. Will's seen the ,
folly of horses and gambling. And he i
, says for my sake—" ! :
1 And once more poor frightened little !
I Lucilla broke down into tears and sobs, 1
like the veriest baby.
44 Yes," said Moses, quietly, "Mr.
Farrell knows the foreman, Lucilla, and j
so do I. I had meant it for a surprise I
for Jimmy, but I am the new foreman at!
Steelkirk Mills, at a salary of fifteen 1 '
hundred dollars a year, and a new frame 1
1 house to live in, and a team o' horses 1
kept for me to drive around and sec to j *
j things with." 1
I Jimmy opened her soft blue eyes wide I (
and drew a quick, gasping breath.
I "Oh, Moses!" was all that she could j 1
j say. I 1
j "Yes," said Raintree, reaching down ] 1
I his hat, "you've been the best and dear- j 1
! est little wife in the world, Jimmy, and j
| it's high time you had some reward. |
j And we'll keep Grandsir Piggott's furni- 1
| ture for our best parlor after all. Ido
! believe the old sticks brought us good !
! luck. Come, Lucilla, I'll go with you j
| now to settle with them men."
} "But you've got to git the money some
, where," hazarded Lucilla, timidly. j
! "The two hundred dollars?" He ,
j touched his vest pocket. "I've got it j
now—right here."
Lucilla stared. The family of Piggott |
( had got so in the habit of regarding 1
Moses Raintree as a sort of semi-pauper j
I that the idea of his actually possessing 1
money in any amount did not seem u
possibility.
"I 'most believe I'm dreaming!" fal
tered she, in the overflowing fulness of
her joy.
"What!" cried Mrs. Piggott, "Moses
R&intree paid that money ? Where under
I the sun did he ever get two hundred
dollars? Moses Raintree the foreman of
the grand new rolling mills? It ain't
possible! .liinmy to live in a new house,
with a tpieen Anue roof and double par
i lors, and a horse and rockaway ker
i ridge! And Lucilla's husband to clerk
i it under Moses Raintree I Well, wonders
; never will cease, that's certain!"
| "Other folks thinks more o' your son
j in-law than you do, Retsy Jane,' 1 said
; Mr. Piggott, with a sly chuckle. "And
I what's more, Jimmy's goin l to begin life
: in the new house with Grandsir Piggott's
1 curly maple cheers and tables! Eh,
what's that? A van, come to take away
I the pianner for non payment of instal
| ments! I ain't sorry to be quit of it.
j And the next money I can scrape to
| gether I'll pay toward the farm inor-
I gidge. I've had enough of style."
And for once in her life Mrs. Piggott
! was ready with no retort.—l Saturday
1 Night. _ _
The Order of the Day.
Says a St. Louis mau: "I was a witness
of a funny scene at the Fair Grounds—
j then known as Renton Rarracks- that
j took place in 1861. A New-Yorker
named Strong was sent out here to look
i after quartermaster's supplies, and in
order to give him some military status
! ho was commissioned Brigadier-General.
I He neither knew nor pretended to know
j anything in the world about military
matters. It so happened that all the
| higher officers wore called away, and
; that he found himself incominanu of the
| troops at the barracks. The adjutant, a
j young West Pointer, came to him for
j the order of the day. General Strong
I knew fully as much about Sanscrit as ho
did about this, and for a moment was
completely nonplussed. Rut he was a
man of ready resources and soon extri
cated himself from the difficulty 'Order
of the day! order of the day!' ho said.
'Well, you can do to-day justi what you
• lid yesterday. Wait a minute,' he j
! called out as the astonished aJjutant was
i retiring. 'Convene all the/troops in a
! prayer-meeting to pray for tjsc success of
the Government and the suppression of
this wicked rebellion.' The adjutant
gasped, stared and stood irresolute, but
being accustomed to obeying orders im
plicitly, he said nothing, and the prayer
meeting was held. General Strong
afterward laughingly boasted that all the
Union victories were due to his peculiar
innovation on ordinary military routine."
A BRAVE WOMAN.
The Heroism and Terrible Trials
of Mrs. Grimwood in India.
The English people are very proud of
a little lady whose heroism equalled that
of any male hero who ever wore the
medals of honor. She is Mrs. Frank St.
i Clair Grimwood, the young and pretty
wife of the British resident at Mauipur,
where the recent shocking massacre took
place.
She was only three years a wife when
she was called upon to endure trials that
would have overcome many a more ex
perienced woman. A few weeks ago it
will be remembered the natives about
Mauipur became rebellious. Three Eng
lishmen under a tlag of truce went out to
parley with them. Only their heads came
back to the Residency.
Then the Europeans knew the worst
had come, and they prepared to sell their
lives as dearly as possible. For several
days the handful of British defended the
hotly assailed Residency. The wounded
were placed in a cellar, where they were
tended by brave Mrs. Grimwood, who
though shot through the arm, would not
give up.
At last the ammunition began to give
out and it was decided to retreat. The
little band had dwindled till there were
scarcely enough to carry the wounded.
Not a man was left behind on that dark
night when the Residency was aban
doned by the back way, and the fright
ened but brave squad plunged into the
thicket. In the morning their flight was
discovered by the enraged besiegers,
who, taking their trail, harrassed them
day and night as they made for a friend
ly territory.
Through that terrible retreat the little
lady bore up with great bravery. Though
builets were falling about her she never i
faltered. She set out with her ordinary
house shoes. These were soon worn out I
and she had to put on heavy ammu
nition boots.
For ten days the retreat continued.
Day by day the pursued became weaker.
Then the last hope flickered out 011 the
tenth day, when it was found that the
cartridges would last only through that
day. The next they would be at the
mercy of their pursuers.
But Mrs. Gruuwood cheered on the
men. Her words of encouragement and
hope remained to the weary fighters and
they struggled ou. During the day Col
onel Butcher, in command, gave out nil
the cartridges but two—one for himself
and one for the lady, to end their lives
in case of capture.
But just as it looked as if they would
have to be used a body of friendly
Ghoorkas was met. These charged the
Manipuri, rescued the British, and car
ried .Mrs. Grimwood in triumph to their
chief city, whence she reached English
territory. Then she took oil her clothes
the first time in ten days.
She speedily recovered from the ter
rible strain, and her convalescence has
been assisted by the gracious apprecia
tion of Queen Victoria, who has given
her the Royal Red Cross. Admiring
friends in London have also presented
her with a wreath of honor and are mov
ing for a public recognition.
Locusts in Europe.
The appearance of locusts in Southern
Italy and the country near the mouth of
the Rhone reminds the correspondent of
a German paper that this is by no means
the first time that the latter district has
been visited by them. The local history
of Aries mentions between the years
1545-76 several processes at law against
the locusts; for at that time the custom
still survived of subjecting animals and
even inanimate objects to trial, sentence,
and the ban of the Church, just as if they
were human beings.
In 1565, when the locusts laid waste
the region in question, the people were
in despair, and forthwith demanded
their expulsion. Accordingly a sum
mons calling upon the insects to appear
before the Court of the "Official" was
issued and proclaimed throughout the
| fields around Aries. As in due time the
locusts, who it may be piesumed were
wary of justice, failed to appear, a well
known advocate, named Martin, was ap
pointed to plead for them "in absentia.' 1
The defense was admirable. The locusts,
sahi M ait re Martin, were but instruments
in the hand of God for the punishment
of those who refused to pay the tithes
due to the Church, and to lead them to
penitence and the renewed fulfillment of
their duty.
lie submitted that the curse should
not be pronounced against the "defend
ants," but that they should be regarded
as blessings in disguise, and suiTered in
patieuco till God should remove them,
i Rut this pious defense failed. The lo
custs were formally cursed and called
upon to leave the country without delay.
The record adds that notice of appeal
was given against this decision, but that
before the day of hearing arrived the lo
custs. probably finding their quarters no
longer safe, had flown to seek fresh
fields.—[London Telegraph.
Cattle at the World's Fair.
Tt is gratifying to learn, as we do from
recent announcements, that the cattle
department of the proposed Columbian
Fair at Chicago is receiving much atten
tion throughout the world; and it will
probably constitute the finest exhibition
of cattle ever made. The American
Jersey Cattle Club and the llolstein-
Friesian Association have each appro
priated SIO,OOO for showing their cattle.
J. F. Sarg, of Nussdorf, Germany, who
represents the Cattle Breeders' Associa
tion of Baden, the largest breeders' as
sociation on the Continent, writes that
he inteuds to send a herd of Simmcnthal
cattle. These cattle come from Switzer
land and are large, the cows weighing
about 1,400 pounds, and often 1,000 or
1,700 pounds, or more. They are white,
and marked with large, irregular and
sharply defined spots or bars of red. yel
low or drab color. They are nicely
shaped, hove lino bone, head und skin,
and should make a good impression,
though they are probably no improve
ment to the breeds now found in Amer
ica.—[New York Independent.
Electricity as a Detective.
An English shopkeeper found that on
I several occasions bottles of spirits were
j missing and he could obtain no clew to
, the thief. Finally ho arranged an elec
| trie signaling device by means of which,
j if a bottle was disturbed, a bell would be
; rung. The affair worked admirably and
1 the thief was caught red-handed.—
i [ Philadelphia Record.
THE JOKER'S BUDGET.
JESTS AND YARNS BY FUNNY
MEN OF THE PRESS.
Ho Wanted to Sleep at Night—
Mildly Sarcastic—Ode to the Ce
lestial—Good Cause for Assault—
Right, Etc., Etc.
HE WANTED TO SLEEP AT NIGIIT.
"A party was surveying for a new rail
way," said Marshall P. Wilder to au in
terested group the other day. "It was
in the country, and the best line seemed
to be one that would necessitate the re
moval of a big bam. As they were
studying the situation, the farmer came
out und said:
41 'What are you fellers doin'?'
44 'Making a new railway,' they re
plied.
4 4 4 Wnl, what pesky fools you be!' ex
claimed the farmer; 4 do you s'pose I'm
goin' to get out of bed two or three times
a night to open them barn doors so's to
let the trains pass through?"'—[New
York Tribune.
MILDLY SARCASTIC.
The author of 44 Our Grandfathers
Died Too Soon" attributes the greater
longevity of to-day to the increased pop
ular knowledge of hygienics and to
modem methods of life. This makes it
quite clear why Methuselah and other
notables of his age were taken off so pre
maturely.—[Philadelphia Ledger.
ODE TO THE CELESTIAL.
O Chinaman, if it be true
That through the eye the soul doth
shine,
There must bo much obliquity
About that silent soul of thine.
—| New York Herald.
GOOD CAUSE FOIt ASSAULT.
Mrs. Gray neck—Why, Johnny, what
in the world arc you striking Willie for,
like that?
Johnny—Well, I should think I had a
good cause.
Mrs. Gray neck—What do you mean?
Johnny—Well, I let hiui use my bean
shooter all last Sunday afternoon, if he'd
say my prayers for me for a week; and
I've just found out that lie's skipped
three days.—[Greensburg Sparks.
RIGHT.
She (at the baseball game)— But do
tell me, George, what does that man
wear a mask over his face for?
George—To keep the Hies off.—
[Truth.
NO TROUULE.
44 1s there any trouble brewing in the
A. W. & X. Railroad?'
44 Not that I know of. Why do you
ask?"
44 1 heard that it was going into liqui
dation."
"Going into liquidation! Quite the
contrary. They've just watered the
stock 50 per cent, and everything is go
ing on swimmingly."—| Boston Tran
script.
WIIEIIE IT HAD THE ADVANTAGE.
"That chimney is smoking all the
time," said Dodkins.
44 Yes," said his grandmother; "but it
isn't such a fool as to smoke cigarettes."
—[Puck.
HALF A MAN.
She—l)o you ever see Mr. and Mrs.
Chapley since their marriage?
He—Oh, yes; it is a case of two souls
with but a single thought.
She—llow lovely 1
He—Yes, she married a dude.—[Buf
falo Evening News.
SHE WAS AN HEIRESS.
"I wonder why Dick Fortunatus en
courages his rich wife in dressing so
much like a man?"
4< llc wants to stand some show of
finding her pecket."
CHAPPIE'S RETORT.
Said he, "You are a liar, Sir,"
And Chappie answered "Pooh I
I'd really much admire, Sir,
To be told something new."
—[Epoch.
MUSIC ON TnE HOME STRETCH.
"Goodnoss gracious," yelled the man
ager, meeting the leader of the orchestra
coming up, "there was a terrible mess of
it half way in the last act."
"Anddidn't I manage it nicely?" said
the leader. 44 1 caught up so that even
you must have noticed I wasn't more
than three bars behind when the curtain
fell."—[Fliegende Blatter.
AN UNHAPPY TIME.
Miss Budding—Oh, Mr. Jagson, you
looked so sad and unhappy while Mrs.
Chumplcigh was talking to you. I sup
pose she enlisted your general sympa
thies for some poor sufferer at her hos
pital.
Jagson—No, worse; she was telling
me bright sayings of her children.—[El
mira Gazette.
THAT AOORAVATINO SISTER.
His Sister—Had you heard that Laura
Figg's pug has run away?
lie—Well, what of it?
His Sister—Oh, nothing, only I
thought that if you intended proposing,
now is your time. A woman's heart is
often caught in the rebound, you know.
—[lndianapolis Journal.
UNKIND.
He—What can I do to make you happy ?
She—Do without.
He—Without what?
She—Me. —[ Epoch.
•TUST WHAT IIE DIDN'T PREFER.
Judge—l understand that you prefer
charges against this mail?
Grocer —No, sir; I prefer cash, and
that's what I had him brought here for.
—[Yonkers Statesman.
'TWAS EVER THUS.
I see summer girls ramble
Amid bush and bramble,
Or gracefully gambol
By the sounding sea;
But I only ponder
And still grow fonder
Of that winter maiden
Who once smiled on me.
—[New York Herald.
A PROMPT RESPONSE.
Mr. Crossly—l tell you before I go
that I want beef for dinner, and when I
get home what do I find?
Mrs. Crossly—Fault, every time.—
[New York Sun.
IT GETS THERE FINALLY.
There is a sign out in one of Atlanta's
side streets that is at least expressive. It
reads:
"Going out to do whitewashing done
here." —[Atlanta Constitution.
A DUBIOUS PROSPECT.
Traveler—Can I f-f-find my way
through these w-o-woods?
Resident—Not if it is truo that "the
man who hesitates is lost."—[Kate
Field's Washington.
A DESPERATE ORDER.
Noodles—Say, there, bring me a pro
fessional burglur! I want to see if he
can break into this spring chicken.
—[Truth.
NOT AT ALL SURPRISING.
The man who weds the Summer girl
In some capricious whim
Ought not to be surprised if she
Should make thiugs warm for him.
—[Yonkers Gazette.
ALMOST A PROPOSAL.
"Do you know, Mr. Dolley," said Amy,
"I have joined the King's Daughters."
"Indeed?" replied Dolley, with a
glance of admiration at the fair young
girl. "I wouldn't mind joining one of
them myself."—[Judge.
HOW SHE PRESERVED IT.
There is a man in this town who after
twenty-five years of married life is more
of a lover than he was during the honey
moon.
4 'l don't sec how your wife preserves
her beauty so," said u friend to him the
other day.
"Ah," he said, tenderly, "she pre
serves it in her disposition, which is the
sweetest thing on earth."—[DetroitFree
Pres9.
LETTING WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
Simpson—Why didn't you take a
chance at that cake p.t the church fair?
Were you afraid?
Sampson—Yes; it was one my wife
baked.—[Brooklyn Life.
MONEY SAVED.
Cook—What shall we have for supper?
Boarding-house Keeper—Not much of
anything. The boarders won't be in
condition to eat to-night. We had
bakery mince pies for dinner.—[Good
News.
ON TUB SAFE SIDE.
"Well, iny little man," said his grand
father, "why didn't you go out with the
sailing party yesterday?"
"Because," answered the little fellow,
"my mamma went along, and I heard
papa say to her that there was a spankin'
breeze in the bay."—[New York Sun.
THE GREAT TROUBLE.
"How do you get on with your bicy
cling?"
"Oh, easy enough. It's the staying on
that is troublesome."—[Truth.
WANTED THE PREVAILING STYLE.
Architect—A modern seaside cottage
built on this plan would cost you about
$1,500
Millionaire (disgusted)— That might
do for a dog kenuel.
Architect (with rare presence of mind
showing another plan)— Yes, sir; that
was my idea. It would do for the dog
kennel. Now, here is the plan for the
cottage itself, which can be built, I
think, for about SIOO,OOO. —[Chicago
Tribune.
A NATURAL TAMER OF BEASTS.
The Queer Stories Told About a
"Washington Rancher.
Among the visitors to Seattle the past
week was Peter Gallagher, a rancher liv
ing three miles from Kenton. Mr. Galla
gher is one of the pioneers of the sound
country, and has lived on the same place
fcr twenty years or more, taking up a
quarter section as a homestead from the
Government. By years of hard toil he
has cleared up aud improved a splendid
place, which, though secluded from the
outside world, is a model ranch of which
the owner is justly proud.
Mr. Gallagher is uot given to hunting
and does not molest wild game of any
kind, and to this may be ascribed the
tameness of a number of animals which
make the woods in that vicinity a home.
One of these, a black bear, has for a year
visited his stock yard almost daily and
eaten with his cattle, lyiug down among
the calves and displaying neither fear nor
ferocity. Mr. Gallagher goes among the
stock and frequently passes within two
or three feet of his bearship, not only in
the yard but in the woods. He pays no
attention to the bear aud the latter never
offers to mole9t him—on the contrary,
cats with evident satisfaction pieces of
bacon aud other scraps lroni the table
that are thrown out to him. The bear
is a handsome HOO pouud fellow and ap
pears to enjoy the company of the cattle,
aud especially the calves.
Other pets are a pair of fawns that run
around with the young stock on the
place, eating with the calves and lying
down among them as contented as
though with their own kind. They
evidently came from the vicinity of
Cedar Lake, where considerable hunting
is done and from which section game is
being driven. Mr. Gallagher says he had
rather part with the best cow on his
place than one of the fawns, though he
never disturbs or attempts to touch
them. This is the second time fawns
have taken up their abode at this place,
the lirst pair coming there about rive
years ago and remaining with his stock
for two years, even going into the stables
and being locked up over night. He
gave them to a neighbor, who in turn,
presented them to friends at Snohomish
aud up the Skagit.
This sounds fishy, but not only i 9 it
vouched for, but it is further said that
wild ducks and geese alight in his yard
and show no fear in his presence,though
the appearance of a stranger is the signal
for llight. Mr. Gallagher never hunts
and will neither allow hunting on his
place nor interference in any way with
Lis pets, either quadrupeds or winged.
I —[Seattle I'ress-Times.
To Keep Insects Off Trees.
The tying of a piece of wool round a
tree stem to keep down the bugs and
vermin is a poor idea, because it is based
on the supposition that all these nuisances
ascend from the ground, whereas, in
most instances, the eggs are laid in the
foliage above the supposed guard. The
only actual preventive involves a delicate
operation, which, however, can be suc
cessfully performed by a man with a
steady hand. It consists in boring a
small hole in the tree near the ground
and filling it with sulphur. The sap
carries this over the tree and there will
be few insects settle or crawl on any part
of it. The spring is the best time to do
this, but with a strong healthy tree it can
be done now with perfect safety.—|St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
When Strychnine was Discovered.
Suicide, by means of strychnine, re
calls to mind the fact connected with
the discovery of strychnine in 1818, by
the French chemists, I'elletier and Caver
ton. They called the new poison Yau
quelino, in honor of their former master,
tho eminent chemist, Vaut|uelin. But
old Vauquelin, having seen the terrible
sufferings of the animals on which the
effect of tho poison was tried, begged
tho two discoverers not to connect his
name in any way with this terrible "new
substance," and it was then that strych
nine received tho name under which it is
now known as one of the strongest
poisons.—[l'all Mall Gazette.
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dealers in
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Dealer in
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Having purchased the stock
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Eight Day Clocks from $3.00
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COAL! COAL!
The undersigned has been appoint
ed agent for the sale of G. B. Markle
& Co.'s
Highland Goal.
The quality of the Highland Coal
needs no recommendation, being hand
picked, thoroughly screened and free
from slate, makes it desirable for
Domestic purposes. All orders left
at the TRIDUNE office will receive
prompt attention.
Price $3.75 per two-horse wagon
load. T. A. BUCKLEY, Agent.
PETER TIIVIONY,
BOTTLER,
And Dealer in all kinds of
Liquors, Beer and Porter,
Temperance Drinks,
Etc., Etc.
Geo.Ringler&Co.'s
Celebrated LAGER BEER put
in Patent Sealed Bottles here
on the premises. Goods de
livered in any quantity, and to
any part of the country.
FREELAND BOTTLING WORKS,
Cor. Centre and Carbon Sts. , Freeland.
(Near Lehigh Valley Depot.)
H. M. BRISLIN,
UNDERTAKER
AND
Also dealer in
FURNITURE
of every description.
Centre Street, above Luzeirne, Freeland.
/ r^ALUS^
CSRAVINCUREi|I
The Moit Successful Remedy ever dfscom
crcG, It U certain In lta effects and docw
not blister. Bead proof below,
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURE.
OFFICE OF CHARLES A. SNYDER, I
BREEDER OF I
CLEVELAND BAT AND TROTTING BRED HORSES. )
D. B. J. CL"^ 00 "' LU " I,OT - *>• "**•
.„^f, ar Q slrß •" I have always purchased your Ken
tho hulf down bottles, 1
would like prices In larger quantity. I think It Is
°5 the best liniment* on earth. I have used is
cn my stables for three years.
Yours truly, CHAB. JL SNYDER.
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURL
„ „ . „ BROOKLYN, N. Y., November 8, 1888.
Dn. A J. KENDALL CO. *
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used It for Lameness. NtilT Joints and
Spavins, and I nave found It a sure cure, I cordi
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Yours truly, A. H. GILBERT.
Manager Troy Laundry Stables.
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURL
_ _ BANT, WINTON COUNTY, OHIO, Dec. 19,1888.
DR. B. J. KENDALL CO.
1 f £- el lt . TO (, S t T to sav What I have done
with your Kendal ra Spavin Cure. I have cored
twenty-flve horseß that had Spavins, ten of
King Hone, nine afflicted with Big Head and
■?'F f? aw *, havehad one of your
books and followed the directions, I have never
lost a case of any kind.
0 Yours truly, ANDREW TURNER.
Horse Doctor.
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURE.
ftlce $1 per bottle, or six bottles for is. All Drug
gists have It or can get It for you, or lt will be sent
Jo any address on receipt of price by the proprie
tors. DR. B. J. KENDALL Co., Enosburgh Falls, Vt.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
A. RUDEWICK,
GENERAL STORE.
SOUTH IIEBERTON, PA.
Clothing, Groceries. Etc., Etc.
Agent for the sale of
PASSAGE TICKETS
From all the principal points in Europe
to all points in the United States.
Agent for the transmission of
MONEY
To all parts of Europe. Cheeks, Drafts,
and Letters of Exchange on Foreign
Banks ffislu'fl at reasonable rings.
S. RUDEWICK,
Wholesale Dealer In
Imported Brandy, Wine
And All Kinds Of
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