Sweden has the greatest railway j mileage per capita in Europe. There ire twelve and one-half miles of rnill tor every 10,000 of population. Says the Kansas City. Star: Arbor ! ilay is the antidote to the flood dis- j isters in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. It will take many decades to make good the havoc of the wood- j man's ax, but persevere, and even tually equilibrium of nature may be J restored and the devastations of the i flood withheld. The only Boston man who signed the petition to repeal the theater high i hat ordinance frankly admits that he j never goes to the theater. This is on i a par with the action of a judge who once signed a petition addressed to himself that he himself might be hanged instead of the man just con victed. The little town of Backnang, in J Wurtemberg, has a grievance against ! the Postoflice Department. The name ! of the town has an Oriental sound to 1 the officials of the department, and for that reason many letters addressed to citizens living in it are started on the way to different countries in Africa and Asia. The London Statist thus tells the story of the standing of the nations: "Of twenty-eight nations whose bonds are quoted in London, only one— Great Britain—stands higher than the United States, in the estimation which the world places on its credit, and only two—Brazil and Uruguay.— are lower than Spain." Our Navy needs torpedo boats more than anything else, * and Secretary Long is about to make a contract with Herreshofl', the blind shipbuilder ol Bristol, K. 1., for ten that can sail thirty-two knots an hour, at a cost of $300,000 each, to be completed and delivered within ninety days. These boats will surpass anything of the kind afloat. They who write on abstruse subjects must be content with a small circle of admirers. Herbert Spencer once re marked: "I think it probable that if you were to ask ninety-nine people out of a hundred whether they would rather take a spoonful of cod-liver oil daily or read a chapter of my book daily, they would prefer the cod-liver j oil." Such is the fame of him who multiplies words that are not found ' in the ordinary vocabularies of hu- 1 manity. Perhaps one reason why the Alsace- ! Lorraine problem is an "ever-burn- j ing" one, as Mr. Theodore Stanton l declares in his interesting communi- . cation from Paris, may be because of the instruction on the subject given in the public schools of France. An American who visited a village school in Picardy, a few years since, saw fastened on the inner side of the | schoolhouse door, where every bov could read it as he left the building, a < card on which the schoolmaster had 1 printed, in bold letters: "Boys of France! Never forget 1S70! Never forget Metz and Strasburg!" The ] large map of France, which hung on 1 the wall also, taught its lesson of un- ' forgetfulness, having a heavy black line painted around the lost territory of "Alsace-Lorraine." Public opinion is easily moulded in public schools. 1 There is hardly a country on the J globe which does not patronize our in- | dustrial establishments, declares the ; Atlanta Constitution. So rapidly have we developed within the past 1 few years industrially that the de- i ] mand for our manufactured products ] has become well nigh universal. ! This is evident from glancing over the record of some of our recent ex ports. Without going too much into details, we select the following list: Six 1000 horse-power stationary en gines from Erie, Penn., to Marseilles, | France; 4000 tons of iron pipe from | Birmingham, Ala., to Genoa, Italy; j fourteen locomotives from Philadel phia to Russia; seven complete paper j mills from New York to Japan; one j $50,000 bicycle plant from New York j to Berlin; two locomotives from Philadelphia to Mexico; six locomo tives from Philadelphia to Colombia; one complete sugar refinery from Toledo, Ohio, to Honolulu; one steam lathe from Dexter, Me., to Paris; thirty mi!es of steel rails from Pitts burg to Japan; one complete electric railway plant from Boston to Buenos Ayres; forty chilled rolls from Apollo, Penn., to England; two paper mills from Wilmington, Del., to Sweden; 1500 tons of armor plate frum Beth lehem, Penn., to Russia; one under ground system of electric railway for London, England. Of course the foregoing list is necessarily incom plete, but it suffices to show the world- . wide character of the demand for e"jt ] Industrial products. ANSWERINC TO ROLL CALL This one fought with Jackson and faced the fight with Leo; That one followed Sherman as he galloped to the sea; But they're tnarchln' on together just as friendly as can be. And they'll answer to the roll call in the mornin'l They'll rally to the fight. In the stormy day and night, In bonds that no cruel fate shall sever; While the storm-winds waft on high Their ringing battle crv: "Our country—our country foreverl" | THE EMPEROR'S ABSENCE. j trass had oft been | told of his resem- j hlance in face and p. voice to the Em- I ! peror, and had, in | MP deed, found it a \ method of amuse- V-tyF ment for his friends Is 1 and himself, but bo ' -F aever dreamed that there might be any danger from the mimicry. Even when some of the men laughed, aud then suddenly pal ing, cried "Hush!" as a sound of footsteps drew near, he had not thought that this resemblauce, for which he was not to blame, could cause him any trouble. And the last thing he feared would have been that the story could have reached the palace. Even Colonel Carolet, grave and me thodical, was surprised from his usual composure at a summons from the Emperor; and when he presented him self a conversation took place which will not be found mentioned in the State annals or even hinted at on the pages of history. The Emperor was seated at a table, and merely glanced at the white haired soldier as he entered. "lam going to honor you with my confidence in a certain manner," he began, abruptly, "and as my first com mand, I require absolute obedience." As the older man bowed, -placing his hand on his heart, the Emperor continued: "I have heard of a young man in your regiment who is said to resemble me somewhat, but whose voice is pe culiarly like mino." Colouel Carolet gasped. Was it possible that the Emporor could hold him responsible for such a thing? Stories of Buret's indiscreet mimicry recurred to him, and he feared he would be found lacking in discipline. He could only stammer incoherently: "Why, your Majesty, I—he " "Enough, enough!" said the Em peror, impatiently, waving his hand. "You need not answer, as I know that it is the truth. For certain rea sons, with which you have nothing to do, I require some one to impersonate me in an adventure in which there may be some danger. I have heard of this young man, and I saw him yesterday for the purpose of judging as to his fitness for the service that I need. If you can assure mo that he is brave " "As a lion, sire." "And loyal " "As death, sire." "And can be silent " "As the grave, sire." "He will do. Nothing farther must be known of the affair. Nothing more must be investigated. If he or any one makes hut the slightest move in that direction he will sign his death warrant," "Might I ask, sire " "Not one wordj" broke in the Em peror haughtily. "I have given you your orders. Y'on can give mo 'Yes' or 'No'to a question. Can you answer for his willingness to serve me in this matter?" "With his life, sire. But " _ ''That will do," said the Emperor, i rising. "You will bring him yourself i this evening to the little wicket at the end of the garden. No other soul in 1 the world will know of this, remember, hut myself—the young man—and you. 1 I bid you good day, Colonel." If the Colouel pondered over the matter on the way to his quarters, 1 there was uothiug to indicate even a i touch of surprise in jiis manuer when ' he delivered the message to the young i soldier, and the latter would have < died rather than question him further. ( With military promptness they i reached the palace that night and the heavy gate in the western wall swung 1 softly open the instant of their ap- i proach. I The Colonel delivered the young 1 man over to the charge of an unseen watcher on the other side and depart- i el. And Baret heard the gate again 1 closed and locked; then, in the heavy darkness, his hand was grasped by 1 another, and ho felt that he was gently hut firmly drawn forward, though not I a word was spoken by his unknown guide. Closely skirting the courtyard they reached a couple of stofie steps, over which Baret nearly stumbled, and would have fallen but for the firm grasp of the stranger's hand. A mas sive unguarded door swung softly in ward, giving entrance to a stone pass age, narrow and damp, where a tiny lantern on the floor only made the surrounding darkness more visible. A narrow stair led to a small hall, and. pressing a spring to the left, his guide drew him into a brilliantly lighted room. The sadden glare so dazzled the young soldier that he did not at first perceive his companion, who, putting aside his cloak, had seated himself in a deeply cushioned chair near the fire. "Sire!" he stammered. "Your pardon. I—l did not know I—the honor " "There, there, my friend," said the The brave old flag above them is rippling down its red— Each crimson stripe the emblem of the blood by heroes shed; It shall wave for them victorious or droop above them—dead. For they'll answer to tho roil call in the mornin'l They'll rally to the fight In the stormy day and night, T n bonds that no cruel fate shall sever; While their far-famed battle cry Shall go ringing to the sky: "Our country—our country forever!" —Frank L. Stanton I Emperor kindly. "You are to do me | the honor to-night. I can depend on' your fidelity, your obedience and silence?" "To the last drop of my blood, sire." "That will do," said the Emperor, smiling. "They may all bo needed. In an hour I shall leave this room to be gone for two hours or more. I had thought of sending you in my place, but prefer to go myself. Y'ou will re main here till I return." Baret waited. After a few moments' silence: "Is that all, sire?" he asked blankly. "That is all, except that on ab solute obedience to my orders will bang your life aud my happiness. For the first hour or two there may be in terruptions. Some one may knock or ask admittance. To all alike you are to refuse an entrance, using such words as I shall tell you. After 12 or 1 you are not likely to be disturbed, and you may even sleep on my bed in the room yonder, if you wish." He smiled at the soldier's look of dismay at the idea of sleeping on the bed of his monarch. "Your voice in answering all in quiries," he continued, "must be ab solutely calm and undisturbed. Not a tone, not a syllable must betray agi tation. lam never agitated." "I understand, sire. lam to per sonate " "Y'ou understand nothing, sir, but what I say to you," said the Emperor, rising, and his eyes flashed angrily. Baret bowed in silence, and the Em peror, whose anger cooled as suddenly as it had risen, gave him his hand to kiss before he entered his bedroom. When he reappeared his. dress was so changed that Baret stared at the disguise in amazement; aud in turn the Emperor gazed at him piercingly, searehingly. Apparently satisfied at last, he motioned to Baret to enter the bedroom before he rang the bell. When the servant came he was back in the inner room, and called to the man from there. "I am not to be disturbed again to night for anything, Laurent. You understand? For anything! Give orders to that effect instantly. And stay. Y'ou may return first with a light supper; I may need it before I sleep." The door closed softly behind the servant, and the Emperor turned to the young soldier, who stood near him in respectful silence. "The supper is for you, Baret," he whispered. "And before I go, I wish you to speak to Laurent, that I may determine your coolness. When he brings the dishes, sny from within this room: 'That will do for to-night, Laurent.'" The young man hoped his voice did not sound so oddly in the ears of the Emperor as is did# in his own when he repeated the words, with an almost involuntary imitation of the slight drawl sometimes heard in the tones of the ruler of the Empire. The servant's steps echoed on the marble floor and died away into silence before the Emperor fastened the door behind him. Then, taking a soft hat and drawing his cloak about him, he said: "I shall bo at home at three—per haps." And, placing his finger to his lips, he disappeared through the secret panel. To be an Emperor, even for a few hours, was not such a bad thing, thought Baret, as he looked about him. The'many luxuries—massive hangings, richly embroidered with the imperial emblem, the curious tapestries ou every side, the furniture and fine cabi nets—all deeply impressed him. "By my faith, I have a better night before ihe than the Emperor, I am sure. There is small chance of a sin gle sound reaching to this room be fore morning." So thinking, he stretched his long nrms about his head and walked slow ly round the room. The voice of Laurent was suddenly heard. "Y'our pardon, sire. I had forgot ten to restore the fire." With only a second's pause, Baret replied slowly, calmly: "Good, Laurent; but it will last yet awhile, and 1 shall retire soon." Again silence; and with a peculiar sense of still having the eagle eye of the Emperor upon him, Baret paced the floor. Suddenly remembering the supper that had been ordered for him, he sat down to the repast. He had heard that the Sovereign fared on plainer food than any other man in tho coun try; and, although that was an exag geration, he found himself wishing that his meal had not been quite so simple. Hark! Twelve booming strokes sounded from tne Cathedral tower. So loudly they fell on the heavy silence that Beret's heart stood still for one instant b'jfure he realized the nature of the peculiar crooning whirr preced ing the stroke. [ There was a noise at the outer door i of the ante-room where Laurent slept. I It was repeated again and again. | "Suppose some one should insist on admittance? Suppose the Empress, ' whom no one would dare deny, should demand an audience? * Baret stood near the door as he heard Laurent, at last aroused from sleep, talking to the newcomer. "A thousand pardons, my lord. To see the Emperor to-night, since he has ordered me to admit no one, you would have to walk over my body." "Tut-tut! What nonsense!" said the other, with vexation in his tones. "I had vowed to see him before he slept, but have it your own way how. I shall not fail to report your inso lence to the Einperor. I shall be here at daybreak. I' see liiin before he rises." "Unhappy monarch! If he hid been here, my lord would have roused him from a lioavy sleep—to hear what?" The soldier lowered the lights and walked softly about the room, forget ting that the thick carpet and tapes tries dulled every sound and would hot betray his footsteps. One! sounded from the tower, and Bnret's eyes were so heavy that he would willingly have settled himself in the deep chair beside the dying tire, had not a thought suddenly aroused him. What if a snore should disturb Laurent, sleeping in the outer room! "What could he do to banish sleep? Had the hows of night ever been so long? He tried to read a book of old romances, but they bade fair to serve as a sleeping potion." Apaiu he paced back and forward, longing for the time of his release. Where had the Emperor gone? What urgent duty required his presence away from the palace at this time of night and which would only *llow of liis return—perhaps at the end of two or three hours? What case required such secrecy as this? A sudden quiver of his nerves arrested him. Halt, Baret! The Emperor asked thy service, not thy speculations. One! two! as he walked, and three was near its stroke, when a voice was heard in the distance. The challenges of the sentinels rang back and forth. Heavy footsteps and the clanging of sabres sounded from the courtyard, coming nearer—nearer. Again the calls, and a large door swung open, letting in a tumult of voices that echoed along the high cor ridor. Had anything happened to the Em peror? Heaven forbid! But if this were so! The big drops of fear stood on the forehead of the man who had faced death a score of times unmoved. He crept to and listened breath lessly at the door leading to the room where the faithful Laurent slept. Laurent's sleep had evidently again been disturbed, as he heard the ser vant's voice and that of another. "I cannot wake the Emperor, my lord. He gave particular orders that he was not to be disturbed before morning. He has had some bad nights lately, and is now sleeping quietly." "But, my man," insisted the other, "you do not understand! We must see him; or, at any rate, find out if he is in bed and safe. When did you see him?" "At 11 o'clock, my lord." The newcomer walked about impa tiently. In a few minutes he re treated to the lower hall, apparently to consult with his companions. Hast ily returning, he said, quickly and firmly: ">ly good Laurent, wo will hold you safe from all blame, but we must know if the Emperor is asleep in his bed or not. To tell you the entire truth, a report has been sent to the minister that a wounded man, who bore a marked resemblance to the Em peror, was seen about half an hour ago in the outskirts of the city." Laurent's voice trembled, and it was with an nppnreut effort that he pe&ted sturdily: "But the Emperor said—besides, my lord, no one has passed here since lie gave me the order. But if you think it at all possible " It is the time of waiting that the soldier fears. The hour for action steadies the nerves even of the cow ard, and the brave Baret felt muscles and nerves grow firm as steel, and his brain clear and vigilant. Thoughts of the possible fate of the Emperor, and the only too sure fate of himself if the report was true, darted through his mind with wonderful quickness. He did not hear the voices for a few moments, and as the dread of a tone of agitation in his voice made him long to try it, he re treated further into the room, until a hand was laid upon the latch of the outer door. Quickly passing through the cur tained recess, he threw himself upon the bed, as, finding the door fastened, a low knock was heard. Twice, thrice, he allowed it to be repeated before he called out, in a drowsy tone of annoy ance: "What is tha trouble? I said I was not to be disturbed," "Thank heaven! You heard him, my lord? He was very tired." Laurent's voice was trembling still with the relief from a terrible fear. "I ask your pardon, sire,"he called again. "There has been—we feared something had happened " "Disturb me again at your peril, Laurent," said the drowsy tone of the mock Emperor, interrupting him. Then, raising his eyes, Baret saw the true Emperor standing in the door way just as he had seen him last with liis finger to his lips. Baret sprang to his feet, but a ges ture cautioned silence,and both waited in patience till tUey heard the steps die away in the distance, and Laurent again closed the outer door. Then the Emperor motioned the young man into the large room, and said in a low tone, as he removed his cloak. "I hope you have some knowledge of snrgery, BareJ, I have met with an ac cident." His eyes twinkled. "There was a moment when I feared I could not keep my appointment with you." When the wounded arm was band aged the Emperor himself conducted the. soldier to the wicket, and Baret found the faint gleams of dawn casting a dim light through the streets. He had been well rewarded. The heavy purse of gold in his coat forbade the belief that it was all a dream. Yet not for ten times the amount would he be willing to pass another such night —no, not even the last half hour,when he had awaited in silence and suspense the result of the dispute outside the door of the Emperor's room. Perhaps it was as well that he never knew how the Emperor had spent hi leave of absence. That at midnight, in an unoccupied house in the isolated part of the city, two men had fought a duel to the death, with only the light of two poor candles to guide their aim. The poorly dressed man. who was the only one„ to leave the house, en tered the wicket gate of the palace two hours later, having made a long detour to avoid the patrol. For once hi's vanity had almost received a check. Two days after the incident narrated above Colonel Carolet received a papci appointing Baret a Captain of the Im perial Chasseurs iu Africa. Colonel Carolet thought he knew why, but Baret knew more. In fact, he knew too much to be kept so near the throne.—lllustrated Bits. JuclßC CreiUts Isrll>e on the Fine. A few lawyers were sitting in one ol the city restaurants a few days ago eating lunch and discussing different subjects, when one of them told the following story: This occurred some years ago in the office of a former justice of the peace. An attorney, who has since left Sioux City, had been engaged to defend a man for the crime of petty larceny. The lawyer knew that the case against his client was a pretty strong one, and he decided to beard the. lion in his den. As he entered the room he told the justice of the case, the name of his client, and added he did not think there was any evidence to convict. At the same time he slipped a §2O gold piece in the hand of the justice, and gave him a knowing wink. The court said nothing, but, pulling open the cash drawer, slipped the money in. The case went to trial, and after the evi dence had all been introduced there appeared to be no question of the guilt of the defendant. But his counsel was confident, thinking the gold piece had done the work. The court then summed up the case, and, to the aston ishment of the defendant's counsel, said: "The court finds the defendant guilty as charged in the information, aftd fines him §IOO, of which amount §2O has been paid. The defendant will be committed to the county jail until the remainder is paid into this court." Nothing more wns said, and the jus tice settled back in his chair, satisfied that the laws of the State had been upheld and a dishonest attorney had been left in the lurch.—Sioux City Journal. The- Oiu'Ht of Fortune. "The longer I live the more firmly I nm convinced," said Mr. Gozzle tou, "that a man who wants a fortune has got to do something besides wish for it. Fortunes, lnrge and small, are shy, very shy. In one form and an other they are passing by all the time, but they jrou't stop for the mere ask ing, however polite and graceful and earnest the invitation may be. We might sit out on the veranda from now till doomsday and rise and bow and scrape at every one of 'em that came along and ask 'em all in, but never one of 'em would stop. They might want to come in, but nothing short of actual collaring would bring 'em in. The fact is that if we want a fortune we've got to work for it. "Men have made fortunes, to be sure, without working. Oil may spout up out the ground one owns and cover him with riches. Another man may find iron ore in his laud, and so on. But such cases are so few in number that they don't count, the chances of our getting rich in that way are really | not worth considering. If we would be rich we must work for it. And work early and late; all the time. Plug at it, and keep plugging at it. There is practically no other wav. "The man who idles away his time, or fnils to make the best possible use of it, stays poor; the man that works for all he knows how and keeps for ever at it is bound to get ahead."— New Y'ork Sun. Petroleum Fuel. There is growing interest in the use of petroleum as fuel, and many ad vantages are claimed for it. The lim ited storage space required, the fact that it is almost entirely consumed, there being but very little waste, and the ease with which it is handled, are strong points in its favor. It pro duces no ashes, and contains twice as much heating power as coal, ton for ton. It is cleanly, and, when proper ly managed, practically odorless. There is room for improvement in the appliances for using this sort of fuel, but such rapid progress is being made in this direction that the general adoption of petroleum as a fuel for certain lines*! work is an assured fact. EartJt'* Soklin Power. Tlie steam power of the world may be reckoned an equivalent to the strength of 1.000,000,000 meu, which is more than twice the number of work men existing.; A KANGAROO ROUND-UP. STIRRING SPORT THAT NO LAND 1 BUT AUSTRALIA AFFORDS. There Is Money In It, Too, For Scalps Are . Worth H Hollar Apiece aiul Tildes Have Value—Scores ol Hunters Surround the Game—Lively Scenes at the Finish. I Mr. E. von Lendenfeld, who has | been traveling in Australia, has re cently given an account in his Austra lische Reise of the novel sport of kan garoo driving, which brings both diver sion and profit to many Nimrods on that continent. The Government of New South Wales pays a bounty of SI for every "giant" kangaroo killed. .The purpose is, if not to exterminate them, at least to drive them into the wilder ness away from the ranges where the millions of sheep graze, for the enor mous quantity of grass the kangaroos cat is needed for the sheep, especially in dry seasons, when there is scant fodder for the flocks. So the Govern ment pays a bounty, and, as the kan garoo's hide is valuable, it pays to take part in kangaroo drives. The result of this warfare is that the animal lias entirely disappeared from the well-settled districts and is numer ous only further inland. The kan garoo likes flat or slightly hilly lands, is not found among the mountains, and it is among the undulating, thick ly wooded districts of New South Wales that the kangaroo drive is most successful. Mr. von Lendenfeld says that the kangaroo we see in the menag eries is only a caricature of the animal as he exists in the freedom of his na tive forests. The drive is a great round-up in which many men take part, and from forty to 200 animals are killed. Here is the writer's description of the drive in which he participated: "There were fifty-six mounted hun ters, and on the morning of the hunt we were stationed at intervals on the circumference of a circle whose diame ter was about twenty miles. We were all [to move toward Johns Fall, a flat, treeless valley in' the centre of this circle, in the middle of which is a lake surrounded by bushes. We were to drive the kangaroos toward this cen tre. which was about ten miles distant from the starting point of all the hun ters, and we were to be gathered around the valley at 4 p. m. There were two men and a guide with me, and all the parties had dogs to help them drive the kangaroos forward. "Our party advanced for about two hours, when we discovered some kan garoos on a hill. The animals stood erect like humnu beings, on their hind legs. They often bent their heads to the ground, resting on their little fore legs, and then lifted their heads, with mouths full of grass, so as to chew it more comfortably. As soon as the guide saw the kangaroos he gave a call which the dogs understood, and they came instantly and remained with us. The call did not attract the attention of the kangaroos, and they continued to eat grass. My guide rode back with the dogs to get around the kangaroos and chase them forward. They did not have fee slightest sus picion of our presence, but played, rubbed one another's backs, and kept on feeding. Suddenly the wild dogs, or dingoes, in the neighborhood set up a howl which sent the game scam pering in the direction we wished them to go. "By dinner time we came to a pool of water only four or five miles from the-rendezvous, and here we took a rest for an hour and a half. The horses were unsaddled and we pre pared tea and dined. While lying in the shade enjoying our rest we sud denly saw some kangaroos running toward us from the direction of Johns Fall. They were scared and evidently running away from some other hun ters. We sprang to our feet, shouted and waved our hats in order to frighten the animals back, but they paid no attention to us, came on like the wind, and it was evident that many of them would escape past us. They leaped through the air, and no sooner had they come to the ground with a thud than their powerful hind legs gave them another mighty pro pulsion forward, their heavy tails|help ing them to steer clear of the trees and other obstructions. "About 3p. m. we came in sight of the thicket, which was the principal point of the round-np, and fell in with another party coming from the left. We now numbered six. and we ranged in line, with about 300 feet space be tween the men, and rode on. The shooting all around the narrowing cir cle was growing fast and furious. I gave my horse to a guide, who took it away, and continued my journey on foot, for I could not shoot very well on horseback. Some others also walked the last part of the way, bnt many remained in the saddle and fired from that position. The kangaroos, many of which by this time were pass ing us, ran singly, for the most part, and with such speed through the thick copse that it was hard to hit them, especially as the men had to be care ful not to shoot the hunters. "We regulated our march so that we arrived at the rendezvous at 4 p. m. sharp. Here we suddenly obtained auopen view. Before us lay a space about three-fifths of a mile wide, oval and treeless, and at the lower part of it there was a small lake bordered by a thicket. Everywhere olouds of smoke rose in the bordering woods. Shots cracked continually. In the middle of the space were numerous kangaroos, and scattered among them were the dead. The wounded animals crawled back to the thicket. As we reached the border of the forest some of the animals tried again to break through, but not one succeeded; we had a good position now and each kangaroo that approached the line was dropped by a bullet. In the excitement everybody was shooting at every animal he saw and from every distance. The bullets whistled by and stuck in the trees. The waste of ammunition was ex traordinary. The dogs were kept out side the circle. "Then there was a lull for a halt hour until all the men had taken tlieii , positions. v The leader of the hunt , rode along the line and made some • changes in order to fill up gaps be tween the shooters. Upon hearing a trumpet signal the wholo band moved toward the thicket. The order was perfect. There was a distance of some 300 feet between the shooters, which diminished continually. The kanga roos which had been wounded were finished as we advanced. When we came within about 700 feet ol the thicket the distance between the hunters was reduced to from 70 to 90 feet. There we made a halt. All sat down, and about 100 dogs were sent into the thicket. The loud barking of the dogs and the crackling of the branches broken by the fleeing kangaroos drowned the shouts of the hunters. The kangaroos came from all directions, looking in vain for an open space in the shooting line, and then disappeared again in the thicket. No one fired. This, however, did not last long. The kangaroos, follow ed eagerly by the dogs, had to leave their shelter, broke from all sides of the thicket, and precipitated them selves with frantic haste upon the shooting line. Then began the crack ling of rifles again, and soon the firing was general along the whole line. Some of the kangaroos suc ceeded in breaking through, but most remained there. I fired sixteen times in five minutes. The shooting was diminishing, and then there were pauses between volleys, while some of the men went into the thicket to kill the wounded animals and drag out tho dead. We shot a few more, but the hunt was at an end. "On the plain, which was the scene of the lost act of this interestinghunt, bonfires were kindled, around which groups of bearded hunters were seated. Kangaroo tail soup was boil ing in great kettles, and glasses were frequently emptied. Songs broke the stillness of the night, while the howl ing of the dingoes that were feasting on the carcasses was heard in the dis tance. Finally everything was still, one after another stretched himself on the ground, and the clear, starry sky was the only cover of tho tired sleepers. "The following morning search was made for dead animals. One hun dred and sixty-six scalps were brought in, which gave some three kangaroos to each of the fifty-six tiunters. As many of the hunters refused to accept the reward, the others made quite a handsome sum from the scalp bounty and the hides." Horse Torturers. The idea of putting spectacles on a horse to make him lift his feet liigher than he otherwise would, because the glasses make him think he is nearer the ground than he is, may be quite agreeable to those who think that the Creator made a mi3tako in giving the horse a tail; but every person who possesses the humanity, without which no one should be allowed to deal with animals, and who has the common sense to see what is right, Will regard the proposition with dis gust. If the man wants only a "high stepper," let him buy the coach horse, which is bred for the purpose, and not try to mnke a coacher out of a cart horse. Similarly, if he wants a horse that carries his head high, let him buy one of* the breed that does so by nature, instead of one that has to be strapped up till his neck aches. But as to the tail, we believe that the law now recognizes the use of that appen dage as the horse's only defense against the torture of flies, mosquitoes and gnats, and makes "docking" a penal offense hereafter, as it ought to be.—Brooklyn Citizen. After a Chinese We(l