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A man can save fuel, light, aud his
health, by going to bed earl v.
It is thought by many persons that
tho gold production of tho Leadvillo
(Col.)district iu the near future will ex
ceed its former output of silver. Tho
gold product for 1894 from three pro
ducers will reach $2,000,000. Thero
is much prospecting going on and new
mining companies aro being formed.
In tho olivo shades of tho Tivoli
that Horace loved and that Felicia
Hemans sang thero is now an electric
generating plant operated by tho
water delivered from the old Roman
aqueducts. The energy thus gener
ated is transmitted to Homo over four
copper cables and is used in lighting
the city.
A now method of getting a convict
out of prison lias been discovered in
France. A Medalist who was
sentenced last November for a year's
imprisonment for writing a libelous
article against a public official was
elected to tho Chamber of Deputies
by a Paris constituency. As a Deputy's
liberty is inviolable during the session
of Parliament tho roleaso from prison
of this new Socialist member must
follow.
Frobably few readers are awaro of
the fact that modern industry .has al
ready got .a foothold in tho Arotic
regions, and that mines aro worked
on a largo scale and a railroad reg
ularly operated in such high latitudes.
This is tho case in Swodeu, whero tho
Lulea-Gellivnro Railroad, built for
the purpose of carrying iron oro from
tho Gellivare mines to tho seaport at
Lulea, extend fifty miles above the
Arctic circle and enjoys the distinc
tion of boing tho first railroad to open
up the frigid zone.
Towns in Florida havo a great boon
in tho so-called puviug clay fouud
near Bartow in tho State and clsc
whero further South. It is not solely
clay, but a combination of sand, clny
and oxido of iron. It breaks up
under the pick when dug, and needs
no other preparation to bo put upon
tho sandy streets of Floridian towns.
It is laid on several inches deep, wet,
and then rolled. Tho result is a hard,
smooth surface, that resists tho wear
of traffic. Railway companies in
Florida havo used tho material for
tho approaches to stations and for
crossings.
Tho Philadelphia Record quotes a
traveler in Japan as saying that, in
spite of their advance in civilization,
tho Japaneso retain much of their
primitive simplicity. They always
loaves their shoes at tho door of a
house when they enter and walk inside
in their stocking feet. When tho first
railroad was started from Yokohama
to Tokio all tho Japanese gentlemen
wcro crazy to ride. They hurried to
tho station, kicked thoir shoes off on
tho platform, and entered tho train.
When they arrived at Tokio they
engorly looked around tho platform
for their shoes, and great consterna
tion prevailed when these shoes were
nowhere to bo found.
Tho American Agriculturist says i
"Poultry is attracting increasing At
tention all over the country. For the
labor and capital invested, it is be
yond question the most profitable
branch of agriculture. It has reoeived
less attention and encouragement
than almost any other industry. Tho
time has coino for every State board
of ngriculturo to havo a special poul
try commissioner to look out for the
interost of this industry, stamp out
poultry diseases, aid and improve tho
poultry shows, hunt out tho best
lecturers on poultry topics for farm
ers' institutes, aid in tho improvement
of breeds and methods, eto. The
large attendance and splendid array
of birds at tho principal poultry ex
hibitions thus far held this winter,
further emphasize theso remarks.
Surely it is timo for th American
hen te have her innings."
SNOW SONG.
If a bo.ly moet u body
Coining through tho snow,
Must a body groet a body
If he will or no?
Flakes like crystal flowers falling,
Voices sweet of childrou, calling-
Children calling, blithely calling, through
tho snow.
If a body moot a body
Coming through tho snow,
Should u body greet a body
With a smile, oho !
Looking liko great birds ot feather, •
Merry ghosts of stormy weather-
Fleeting, flitting, floelng ghosts of stormy
weather.
If you moot a weather prophot
Coming through the snow,
lie is always sure to mention
"Ha ! I told you so!"
ITow tho snow came by his order,
He, tho watcher and tho warder
Of cloud-regions whore frost legions storms
j bestow.
If a body moot a body
Coming through tho snow
Must a body greet a body
Lover, friend or foe?
'Tis a timo of mirth an I singing,
And tho bells aro softly ringing,
Ooftly chiming through tho carnival of
snow!
—lsadoro Baker.
TIHIOUGFA CAT,
BY HARRIS GREENWOOD.
fIT wnsa beautiful, sun-
Bhiuy day wliou 1
resolved to cast off
the cares of business
for a week and to
mako un excursion,
onfoot, into the
country. I rejoiced
fU fts * reflected ua the
delights of fresh air
YMO lUK ' beautiful
$1 va eceDury ' BO,w to
koarfc of tho city
mau " 'I 1 ho result of
my exalted frame of
mind was that I extended my tour a
iittle farther than I at first intended.
On tho fourth day I was surprised by
a storm, aud sought rofugo under the
shadow of an overhanging lock; but
darkness came on so rapidly that I
had tho agreeable prospect of passing
the night in tho open. I also noticed
that 1 had lost my way, for I suddenly
eamo to an unknown path; and it
scorned to mo that it would bo worse
to turn backwards than to proceed. I
listened attentively, hoping to hear
the barking of dogs that might indi
cate the proximity of some human
habitation, but in vain. After follow
ing the path for a few moinouts it
seemed that I saw a light glimmering
through the darkness, aud I immedi
ately continued in that direction. I
had to ford a small stream, and then
Found myself in front of a house.
Aroused by tho barking of a dog,some
one camo out. Replying to his inquiry
or to who was there, I explained that
I had lost my way, and was greeted
by a cordial invitation to coino in,
which I did.
As I entered I was confronted by
two people, who were gazing at 1110
attentively. One wan a young man,
with strongly marked features, and
the other a sweetly pretty young wo
man. I explained to them that I
would ho satisfied with tho most sim
ple food and bed, if they would take
mo in for tho night.
"You are heartily welcome," tho
young man roplied, "my wifo and I
will endeavor to make you comfort
able." Ho then introduced himself
by name, and informed mo that ho
was tho owner of tho little farm and
mill, after which ho provided me with
dry clothes, and when I re-entered
tho room I found that his wifo had
meanwhile prepared a good suppor.
They both seemed pleased to havo me
as a guest, and I certainly felt very
contontod as I leant back and enjoyed
a smoke with my host. While wo
were talking, n largo white cat jumped
unceremoniously on his knee, but so
clumsily that I looked at it more at
tentively, and saw that ono of its logs
was far shorter than tho other.
"Has sho been a soldier and
wounded in the war?" I asked, laugh
ing.
"Not exactly," ho roturnod, smil
ing, as ho gently stroked tho cat's fur,
"but she lost part of her login u light
for booty; she is, in fact, the founder
of our fortuno."
I looked at him in astonishment.
"It's a fact," said he, nodding his
head and taking his wife's hand.
"Now that you have arroused my
curiosity, you must gratify it."
"It's a long story," ho roplied.
"However, if you uro willing to
remain up another half hour
I'll tell it to you. I am the
son of a well-to-do farmer, whoso
property was situated about three
miles' distance from here. As tho only
child, 1 was tho heir to the farm ; but
ono misfortune after auotber seemed
to pursue Our land was inunda
ted by a llood, two horses died in
ono week, diseaso broko out among
our cattle, and to celipso all, my
father became involved in a lawsuit,
in which Jbe obstinately rofused to
yield an inch. Mortgugos had to bo
taken 11 p, and at my futhcr's death I
found things so deeply involved that
wo surrendered everything to our
creditors. I was serving in tho hus
sars. My only aunt, .with whom 1
I had becomo better acquainted at my
father's funeral, always reproached
him for his fondness for litigation,
and this had caused soino dissension
liotween them. But to mo sho had
always been friendly. I knew she
was well-to-do, and my father had often
eomplainod about her penuriousuoss,
as she had refused oven to lend
him $lO. I was somewhat astonished
and pained to find that sho deolinod
to help mo to a respectable position,
telling mo I should learn to paddle
my own canoo. After her fashion,
perhaps, she was good to me. She
sent mo a birthday present regularly,
and when I introduced my chosen
bride to her (hero ho looked at his
wife fondly) sho approved my choice,
but stipulated that wo wait fivo years
before marrying.
& Tho time passed by faster than I
expected, and I was, I can assuro you,
happy when four had gono by, and as
the end of my probationary term
drew near I reminded my aunt of this.
She replied that she was happy be
cause I had homo tho trial so satis
factorily, and promised on our wed
ding day to givo mo S3OOO to buy a
farm with. You can imagino how de
lighted I was. I could bavo-embraccd
tho whole world indiscriminately, and
little did I think that my aunt would
bo absent at the timo of tho happy
event. Meanwhile, 'reckoning my
chickens boforo they were hatched,' 1
looked round everywhere for a suit
able piece of property. Of course,
tho rumor was soon set afloat that old
Miss Jenkins must bo very well off, as
sho was contemplating the purchase of
a homo for licr nephew. You shall
hear how disastrous this rumor was to
provo for me.
' '1 had just decided upon a place which
I thoaght would suit, and had returned
to my quarters, when a messenger
hurriedly handed mo a largo ofllcial
lookiug letter. I toro it open with
trembling lis mis, and found that it
contained tho news that tho previous
night my aunt had been murdered,
her house set on fire, and it was sur
mised that sho had also been robbed.
I immediately informed my be
trothed, and tlieu proceeded to be
stow the last honors duo my aunt.
Such a dreary journey I hope never
again to take in my life. Abide from
a sad feeling, all my hopes of hap
pinesß and success were now shattered
—destroyed at one blow, liko a card
house. When I reached tho placo \
found tho house half burnt; the ruins
were still smouldering, but practically
tho placo was completely destroyed.
By order of tho court, uutil an ex
amination could bo* made, everything
had been left as it was found, and as
I wandered disconsolately around, I
tried to form some idea of tho scene
of tho murder, which appeared
not to have taken place in
tho bedroom, although my aunt
must already have retired. In
tho hallway tracos of blood
wero still visible. Her body was
fouud in tho sitting-room, and the
theory was that, hearing a noise, sho
had risen to see what it was, had
been foully murdered, and her body
then dragged into tho adjoining room,
while the murderer sot liro to tho
house, hoping thereby to conceal
every trace of his crime.
"However, the criminal had miscal
culated, for tho sitting-room was only
half burnt, clearly showing tho traces
of the murderer's mode of entrance.
Tho old desk was broken open and tho
contents rilled; the collee-servico was
still stundiugon the table, but, strange
to say, the brown pewter pot was not
to bo found, and near the wall lay the
largo Maltese cat, its spino broken by
a powerful blow from an axe.
"You can imugiuo how dreary life
now seemed to mo ; I know that Ella
would remain truo to mc, even under
these adverso circumstances, and wo
both understood that tho day of our
marriage must bo indefinitely post
poned ; that I virtually would havo to
begin life over again.
"I sought and, through somo influ
ence,""obtained a place as warden in
tho largo prison at W—. But,
oh! how different from tho
pleasant country life I had dreamed
of! Instead of being the owner
of a pretty little home, with a loving
wife always at my tide, I was com
pelled to pace those gloomy walls,
day and night, and witness crime and
misery daily. Only the hopo of sooner
or later finding some more congenial
ooeuputiou niudo my situation at all
endurable. And yet I am glad to
have undergone tho experience, bitter
as it was, for otherwise 1 should not
now bo sitting hero comfortably,
within my own littlo home. But the
chaugo carno in a very unexpected
manner.
"One night—it was a rainy, bluster
ing, autumn night—l was making my
last round of inspection, when I sud
denly heard a loud and plaintive cry.
At lirst I thought it was tho wail of an
infant, and opened tho window at tho
cud of tho hall, from beneath which
tho cry seemed to come. In a dark
corner of the yard I saw something
white. At tho samo timo I heard a
socond cry, more plaintive than tho
lirst, and recognized it as that of
a cat in pain. As I always had been
fond of animals, I ran down
to the court-yard, and there I
found that tho superintendent's cat,
whose soft, fur I had so often
admired and caressed, had been
caught iu a fox-trap belonging to tho
superintendent, and which, in some
unknown maimer, had been sot. Tho
poor animal had been stupid enough
stretch out its right foot for tho piece
of meat, and tho trap naturally closed
liko a vise, crushing the paw and mak
ing tho unlucky animal danco and
howl with pain.
"I released her and looked at the
broken limb. Setting it again was
out of the question, tho bono being
severed completely and tlio muscles
torn asunder ; it 111141 to bo amputated.
I carried tho animal to my room and
performed the operation as well as I
could—l've always boon somothing of
a 'vet.' —and bound it up as well as I
knew how. Bat probubly tho irons
woro rusty, or dirty, or had been
tainted by the decomposition of dead
auimals previously caught in tho trap ;
at any rate, it proved to bo a very ob
stiuato wound ; it suppurated ; more
particles of tho bone broko off, and
tho poor animal suffered terribly. I
arranged a basket for her in tho
woodshed, where tho superintend
ent's children and I looked after
her comforts; and there sho lav
for two month?. I could not keep
her in my room, as bhe moaned
day and night, and when the pain was
very violont. shrieked liko a child.
"These incessant noises, strango to
say, had a remarkable effect on my
future. In the row of colls opposite
the woodshed long term criminals
woro imprisoned, and in ono of theso
was a follow by tho name of Sander
son, who was convicted for highway
robbery aud condemned to ten years'
imprisonment. A few days after tho
cat's uccident this prisoner sent an
urgent request to tho superintendent,
bogging that tho cat bo removed from
tho woodshed, as he had a great aver
sion to a cat's cry, aud was conse
quently unable to sleep at night. His
request might havo been granted had
there been any other place to keep tho
animal, but such was not tho case.
"A few days later ho asked to bo
permitted to attend communion on
the following Sunday, although he had
always stubbornly refused to do so
previously.
"Tho prison chaplain, an experi
enced man, wrote to hiin and told him
plainly he could seo that something
was on his conscience, aud that he
would never obtain rest until he con
fessed his sins aud cudcavorod, by
true repentance, to obtain absolution
for them. At first tho man stoutly
denied that ho had committed auy
other crimo than that for which he
was sentenced ; but tho preacher—no
mean judge of human nature—per
sisted, and ho linally confessed that ho
had murdered au old womau, aud that
her cat had lamented so pitifully that
he killed it with a blow, breaking its
spine. For a long time ho could not
euddro tko cry of a cat, but tho im
pression had begun to wear off, when
the ono in tho court-yard, by ifcs in
cessant shrieks, brought back to his
mind all tho events of that terrible
night.
"He had been tortured by roinorso
aud was uuablo to sleep quietly for
fivo nights.
"Then ho proceeded to give tho do
tails of tho crime. lie had rifled tho
desk of its contents, and stuffed all
tho documeuts and bonds into the
brown coffeo pot. Ho then set flro to
tho house and dopartcd, carrying tho
pot with him. It was easy enough to
make his escape unporceived, as
the houso stood at somo little
distance from tho town. Ho inado
his way to a little wood close
by, and there, at tho foot of a mighty
oak, past which a small stream
flowed, ho buried tho treasures under
ono of tho knarled roots. As ho pro
ceeded through tho wood, after resting
an hour, ho was suddeuly seized from
behind by somo one, who criod, "I've
got you at last!"
"Of course, tho murderer thought
his crime had already been discovered,
and fought with the energy of des
pair. Ho would probably havo es
caped, had uot a second man joined
tho first— whom he had wounded—and
tho two overpowered and secured him.
Tho simple explanation was that a
gamekeeper had been searching for
some timo for a determined poach
er, and whon ho saw Sanderson sneak
ing about ho thought it was tho man
he was Kuurcbttig for.
"When the murderer was brought
to justice ho was afraid to protest his
innocence too emphatically lost it
should set tho police on tho right
track, and as ho had already been
locked up for poaching several times,
tho judge sentenced him to ton years'
imprisonment.
of the man's story was
verified by tho police commissioners,
who found tho treasure in tho old
coffeo pot at tho place ho had de
scribed. After a few necessary for
malities tho papers wero handed to
me, audi came into possession of tho
property with which I bought this
laud. Before leaving W—, however,
I begged the superintendent to givo
mo tho white cat that had been the in
direct menus of restoring mo to my
inheritance. 1 shall always care for
tho dear old boast till her death."
I could not refrain from stroking
the big cat, which lay purring and
blinking contentedly ou her master's
knee. My hosts showed mo tho great
est hospitality, and I parted with them
next day with regret. However, my
first uncoremonioud visit was the pre
cursor of many more, aud I now couut
this charming couple amoug my best
friends. —Home and Country.
A Talc of Two Countries.
An interesting case was heard in tho
Circuit Court at Ashland, two natives
of Switzerland being tho opposing
parties. Shortly boforo Woutz, tho
defendant, came to America, a mur
der occurred. 11c read a description
of the murder iu a newspaper, and
threo men wero arrcstod and after
ward acquitted. Wontz claims that
shortly alter tho murder ho saw threo
men, whom ho believed to bo tho mur
derers. After emigrating to America he
settled in Ashlaud County, and fouu 1
among his neighbors auother Swiss,
whom ho declared was ouo of the three
men. Tho latter brought suit for
&500 damages, lie swore that ho was
100 miles from tho scouo of tho mur
der when it occurred. Tho jury
brought in a verdict of six cents dam
ages. —Milwaukee Wisconsin.
A Curious Occupation.
Liverpool boasts a womau who can
earn a good living by readiug char
acter from old gloves. This curious
occupation is called "inaiiicology,"
and all that auybo ly has to do who
wishes to givo it a trial is to dispatch
a pair of cast-off gloves, together with
a few postago stamps, to the enter
prising "manicologiut," who will for
ward in return a full nnd particular
account of tho sender's character, dis
position, aud "prospects in life," as
disclosed by tho gloves.—Now York
Times.
MURDER OF EM IN PASfIA.
IHE STORY FROM THE LTP3 OP
THOSE WHO KILLED HIM.
United States Agent Moliuii Captures
the Assassins urKl Cleverly Ex-
tracts a Confession From Them.
THE details of tho murder of
Emiu Pasha, whoso death
stirred tho whole civilized
world, aro first made public
in tho Century. Tho story is told by
It. Dorsoy Mohun, United States agent
in the Congo Free State. Two of the
murderers of Emiu were discovered by
Mr. Mohun's sergeant, who had boon
a member of Stanley's expedition for
the relief of Emiu. They were arrested,
and a confession was skilfully drawn
from them by Mr. Mohuu. Tho
murderers were hanged last May, Tho
leading points in their confession nre
us follows:
Ismailia began by stating that ho
had been in the service of Emin Pasha,
having been loaned to lfim by Said to
take cbargo of his caravan ou the
march from tho Unyoro. I asked him
if ho had been well treated ou tho
road, and if he had any cause of com
plaint to make against Emin Pushu.
He answered that ho had nono; that
he had always been treated with tho
greatest kindness, and that the Pasha
had frequently given him piocos of
cloth for himself and for his three
women ; that he liked tho Pasha very
much, and had no feeling of hatred
against hiui. Mamba broke in, saying
that ho also liked the Pasha, and that
ho was very sorry he had died.
Mamba then turned to me aud said :
"I did not want to help to kill tho
Pasha; but I know that Kibougo was
a much bigger chief than my master
Said, und that if I did not obey ho
would probably kill me; so I told
Ismailia that 1 would do us I was
ordered."
Ismailin, continuing, said: "I thou
went back to Kinoua's, anil on tho
veranda of tho chiefs house Euiin
Pasha was seated, surrounded by a
few of his soldiers. lie was writing
at his tuble, and many birds and bugs
were scattored around. Theso ho had
caught coming from tho Aruwimi.
Tho first letter, which Mamba had
brought, was in front of him, and he
was laughing, and scorned in cheerful
spirits at tho thought of leaving next
morning for Kibouge. Kinena came
up with a fow men who were carrying
guns. Kinena had iu his hand tho
letter which I had givon him. 110
stopped near tho Pasha, aud bogan
reading to himself. When he had lin
ished lio said: 'Pasha, as you aro go
ing to leave to-morrow morning for a
twelve days' march, don't you think
you had better send your mon into
tho plantations, aud get bananas,
manioc, and peanuts for the long
march which you have boforo you?
Tell your men to get all they wish;
and I hopo that you won't think of.
paying 1110 for them, as it is my presr
ent to you, and is in return for tho
many little things which you have
given mo and my women since you
have been my guest.' Tho Pasha
looked up, and thanked Kinena very
much. Ho then told one of his order
lies to have tho bugler call tho men,
which was done.
"Wheu they arrivod, Kincna said:
•Tell the mou to loavo their arms ou
tho side of the veranda, because if
they go into tho plantations oarrying
guns, the women working there will
become frightened and run away.'
Thereupon Emin's men, numbering
thirty or forty, placed their guns on
the veranda, and departed. The plan
tations were an hour's walk from the
house. During tho time it took tho
men to go to the plantations Kineua
talked to tho Emiu, expressing his re
gret at his departure. Mamba and I
were standing next to tho Pasha, and
at a sign from tho chief we seized him
by tho arms as ho was sitting in hi 9
chair. Ho turned and asked what we
meant. Kinona looked at him, and
said: 'Pasha, you havo got to die!'
Emiu turned, and exclaimed rather
angrily: 'Wlmt do you moan? Is
this a joke? What do you mean by
seizing mo in this manner? What are
you talking about my dying for?
Who arc you that you can give orders
for a mau to die?' Kincna replied:
'I do not givo tho orders. I rocoivo
them from Kibongo, who is my chief;
and when Kibongo gives an order to
me I obey it.'
"Three of Kiuena's men enmo and
assisted us iu holding Emin, who was
struggling to free himself and to- get
at his revolver lying on tho tablo;
but his efforts wero fruitless, and wo
forced him back into his chair. Then
Emin told Kincna that it was all a
mistake, as ho had just a letter from
Kibougo that morning saying that ho
should havo safd conduct to his vil
lage, aud that tho letter wa3 ou his
tablo iu frout of him. Kmena re
plied : 'Pasha, you read Arabic, don't
you?'
•' ' Yes.'
" ' Tlion read this,' holding the sec
ond letter close to Einln's eyes, us
the Push i was nearly bliii 1.
"Emm read the letter, and saw that
it was true. Drawing a long breath,
he tinned and said: 'Well, you may
kill me, but don't think that I am the
only white man in this couutry.
There are many others who will bo
willing to avenge my death ; and let
mo tell you that iu less than two yoars
from now thero won't be au Arab left
in the entire country now held by
your pooplo.'"
I asked lsmailia if Emin showed any
signs of fear, aud ho said that he
Showed none; but when ho spoke of
having care takeu of his daughter,
two years of age, he trembled slightly.
"What did he say about his child,
lsmailia?" I askod.
"He said: 'My child is not bad ;sbe
is good. Send her to Said ben Abodi
at Kibonge, and ask him to look out
for her.'"
Ismailia continued: "At ft sign from
Kinenn, the Pasha was lifted out of
his chair and thrown flat on his back.
Ono man held each leg, one man euch
arm, and I held his head, whilo Mam
ba cut his throat."
Mamba here put in a vigorous pro
test, saying ho had not cut his throat.
Bat Isinailia stuck to his statement,
and swore thot it was Mamba who ha l
acted as executioner. Mamba said it
was another slave, but that ho had
stood by and watched the murder be
ing oommittrd; and a wrangle ensued
between the two, Ismailia accusing
and Mamba denying. I this cou
tinuo a few moments; but as no in
formation of importance resulted, I
stopped them both, and then told Is
mailia to continue, for I should as
sume that Mamba had held the knife.
Mamba looked rather discouraged at
this declaration, but said nothing;
aud T firmly believe that it was ho who
beheaded Emin.
Ismailia then 6ftid: "Eaiin made
no effort at resistance. His head was
drawn back until the skin across his
throat was tight, aud with oue move
ment of tho knifo Mamba cut his head
half off. Tho blood spurted over us
and tho Pasha was dead. We held t
him for a few moments; then we
arose, and left tho body where it was.
Afterward Mamba severed tho head
from the body, and Kiucna had it
packed in a small box and sent on to
Kibongc, to show that his orders had
been obeyed."
Tho reason, it appears to me, for
Kibonge's having sent tho head to
Nyangwo was that he desired to show
Muuio-Mohara, who had almost as
much intluonce as Tippoo Tib, that ho
(Kibonge) was as big a chief in his
own country, and could kill a white
man as well as Munie-Moharn, who
had ordered the destruction of Ho<l
ister's expedition.
4 Tug ol War In the Pampas.
Tho pampas are tho great plains of
South America which extcud from
Patagonia to tho ftaliviau frontier.
They cover an area of 600,000 square
miles. Tho southern portion forms a
great desert, dotted her 3 aud there
with sand pools and marshes. The
northern portion is occupied by tho
vast unexplored territory of the Gran
Chaco. The salient features of the
northern and northwestern parts of
this huge territory are plains furnish
ing magnificent pasture lands. Thoso
plains aro interspersed with denso
timber forests, lagoons and rivers.
Tho growths of olovcr, thistles and
pampas grass uro most romarkable.
On thoso huge plains millions of cattle
roam, which are attended by many
thousands of cowboys, who herd them
mounted on their sturdy mustangs.
This wild, nomadic lifo is arduous in
tho extreme, but oven the luzy cow
boy has his holiday. One of their
diversons is a tug of war between two
cowboys, or guuehos, as they are
called. Each is mounted on a power
ful horse of the country, tho high
horns of tho so-called Mexican sad
dles are counectcd by a lasso or raw
hide. Both horses are urged in op
llsito directions by their drivers with
whip and spur. The gauchos and In
dians applaud and niako bets, the
lasso tightens, theu there is a sound
of straining of tho saddle girths. If
they h >ld, one of the horHes is pulled
up on his hind legs, while his fore
legs paw the air. Au instant more
ami ho is down, whilo tho rider extri
cates himself as best ho can. The
gauchos seldom stay for any length of
time iu ono place; thoy aro very lazy
and only work when they seo fit.
Many of them come from the Argen
tine Republic.
The Typical American Face.
It may be worth while to add that
once when I said, "How unlike each
other aro our American faces, yet
how quickly wo rocognizo auy one of
them among European faces! —I wish
1 knew why," a foreign friond re
plied that who could tell mo why.
"Tho typical American mouth," she
said, "is inoro sensitivo than that of
other races, and tho chin is slenderer;
but tho main peculiarities aro the
shapo and setting of the eyes, and
especially tho modeling of tho cheek
bones. You havo high cheek bones,
but they are narrow, whilo when thoy
are high in other races thoy aro broad
and fiat, a3 with tho Japanese, or
square, as with tho Scandinavians." 1
am afraid she thought that we all
looked a little foxy; but a fox's face
lias beauty, and shows a keen sense
of humor as well as its own sort of
cleverness; and besides, every ono
knows that it is merely a mask.—
Century.
The Moon a Pioeo of the Earth.
When tho earth was youug, accord
ing to the testimony of our most no tod
astronomers, it turned with such amaz
ing rapidity that the day was only
about three hours long. Tho entire
globo was a liquid then, aud as it spun
around at that fearful rate of speed
tho sun, causing ever-increasing tides
upon its surface, at last pulled it
asunder! Tho smaller portion be
came the planet which wo now call tho
moon. Tho distance of this moon
from tho earth has been gradually in
creasing over since, and tho time will
surely come when it will uot look
larger thau a tenth-magnitude star to
the people of tho earth.—St. Louis
Republic.
A Hen That Slugs.
Miss Addie Bauin, tho pretty young
daughter of Cuptum Simon Baum, at
Buxley, Ga., has a singing hen that
: attracts great attention from the
traveling public. Miss Baum plays
whilo the hon iu on tho top of the
piano. Sho tells tho hen to sing. The
hen sings with expression, keoping
1 correct time and varying its tones to
correspond with the piano. The hen
i is a musical freak.—Atlanta Consti-
I tution.
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.
Maud Muller Up to Date—-A Good
Trait—The Grace of Experience—
Not a Truth-Teller, Etc., Etc.
Maud Mailer, on a summer's day,
Stuffed the manger full of hay.
Her hat was thore, but not the rako,
For that was but a poet's fake.
Slapping the old cow on tho side,
Bho laughed until sho ulmost cried.
"Just think, old bossy," crlod tho inald,
•'l'm having a pair of bloomers made."
—Minneapolis Times.
NOT A TRUTH-TELLER,
Blinker—"Who wroto 'Man wants
but little hero below?' "
Botts—"l don't know. Borne awful
liar,"—Philadelphia Life.
A NATURAL QUESTION.
Sho—"Tho subscriptions, you know,
aro entirely voluntary."
He—"Yes; I wonder how much
we'll have to give?"— Puck.
MORTAL IMPERFECTION.
He —"Jape called mo a perfect id
iot. You dou't think that, do you?"
Mary—"No. Nothing human is
perfect."—Detroit .Free Press.
AN AVERAGE WOMAN.
Littlo Girl—"Does your mother talk
much about woman's rightß?" k
Littlo Boy—"No; she jus' has 'era
without any talkin'."—Good News.
NOT A GOOD IDEA.
A Friend—"if you love her, old
fellow, why don't yon marry her?"
•Bachelor Doctor—"Marry her?
Why, sho is 0110 of my host patients."
—Life.
TLIE GRACE CF EXPERIENCE.
Ho—"How well Miss Elderberry
carries her age."
Bho—"But, then, 8110 has become
so accustomed to it, you know."—Bos
ton Transcript.
A GOOD TRAIT.
Bobbins —"Higbee has one redeem
ing trait."
Mack—"What ii it?"
Bobbins—"Ho takes his watch out
of pawn occasionally."—Philadelphia
Life.
PATRIOTIC.
Mr. Awtliuw Anglo--"Yon Ameri
cans have no patriotic airs such as wo
have."
Mr. Amcr E. Kan--"Haven't oh?
What is tho matter with Uncle Bam as
a National him?"- -Truth.
TIIE DULLEST SPOT.
Jack—"Miserly has been studying
it up, and ho says tho sense of touch
is dullest on the back."
Dick—"Strike him for $lO an! Sco
if you don't strike a duller point than
that." —Detroit Free Press.
HIS NERVES GAVE TIIE LIE.
Jimson —"I can never put confi
dence in tno word of Gimblo again."
Weed—"Why?"
Jimson—"Because ho told mo that
the chap who plays tho cornet in tho
fourth lioor back is a composer."—
Life.
UNEQUALLY DIVIDED.
Mrs Uptou (from beneath tho com
fortable blankets) — "Oh, you uoodn't
growl! Wo all have our ups and
downs in this life."
Upton—"Yes; but the ups with this
kid last two hours, and tho downs only
last five miuutes!"—Puck.
A CHANCE FOR IT.
Nurse (to doctor, who has just boon
called iu) —"It appears to bo a very
complicated case, doctor. Can you
make anything out of it?"
Doctor—"Well, between you and
mo, I think I cuu make a couple of
hundred out of it."—Puck.
HOW TO EXPRESS IT.
"I'm so sorry supper isn't ready,"
said Mrs. Dinsmore to her husband
when he came in. "I attended tho
mooting of tho sowing circle this after
noon, and I couldn't get away."
"Hemmed in, wero you?" asked her
husband. —Detroit Free Press.
NOT THAT KIND OF A MACHINE.
Clerk—"Mr. Brown, of Brown
Brothers, waut3 to know if he can see
you at the telephone?"
Broker Braart—"Tell him it is
hardly possible for him to 6eo me,
but he may bo able to hear mo talk.
This is a telephone service, not a kin
etosoope."—Truth.
THE INTRODUCTION.
First Gentleman (just introduced)
"By tho bye, I did not quite catch
your name." •
Becond Gcntloinan— "My name is v.
Wilkius, I didn't hear yours either." *
"My name is Bilkins. What is tho
name of tho gentleman who intro
duced us?"
"Give it up. Never saw him bo
fore."—New York Weekly.
THE HISTORY OF LITTLE TOMMY'S CASE.
6.30 a. m. —Tommy arises.
6.35—H0 complains of a headache.
7—Quite sick, but able to eat a
hearty breakfast.
7.3o—Getting worso very rapidly.
B—Ho develops signs of fever.
B.ls—Complications of toothache
and sore throat.
8.45—1ie foars ho will die.,
I 9 (school time) —High fever, aches
all over, and sobbing with pain.
, | 9.ls—Little Tommy is out in the
( yard wrestling merrily with tho neigh
bor's boy.—Chicago Record.