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Tlifi DA1LV 11KKAUJ, lLATTaM()t?Tll, yKiniAsKA, TTKSMV, i)KCfiMhEll 19,188?, ! 7 j, 1 4 . - THE LAW OF REST. A MAN MUST SLEEP IN PROPOR TION TO HIS LABORS, r.Un Ho uilall-t III Own Uillily, Ilrullli. f-lr-HKlIi imkI Ifttliilit I'oi-nn-l lit IiiI.IImxmI Ili ;r l-t l olly of Our TIo.Iimi IAU: A inuii must k1ih-j in ro;nrt in to Iris l;v-Ihh-h. Tho avt'i-no l;riminl is ilit hours, or oiic-tliinl of th! l.iy. W'hoowr li.s thU is t,;iri' i -I j x hi own uhility, hi-altli, Mri-nth util lifo. TL-r is no roli-nse from th law. A i:rm m.jy ImIi'l-vo himself an cxc-r ptioii. For a short tliim In? muf tai-in to Ih kik-Ii, hut I. is I'oiiifl to illustruto tho law with u:i :nji!i;sU Thcro is no crash uml hrvak ut. ,! - that of rTiMwcrful man, when w k-' ! 1 ro';.":i wheel. Ho lacks tin' mMiiemtivo 1' iAcrof i;ic:i comimralivcly iiioih fragile. If ' .i;not l ml, ho breaks. The jnol.aliility j i! will lKikc himsi If to narcotics or slim i.! Hit ; ami nftcr a l.on l ie or that sioi t p n!it i.:ioininiotisly. No, there is one law that must I) oliereri. Vna must sl r:i or pi to l.ieee:. Grant sail ho could ili n .'riri with less t !ia:i nine hours' tileep. Na;i-i-.-a was c. fi'i-K rh sleejicr; hut Whc-i his ability to sleio v.'.'!tir-tl his power went with it. I ro; m:o ti Miei-t wiinv tho mistakes r.ri v; I li.it 1 -al to sl-ei!es.s:ic!s. First of till there iia vital error with chihhcii. A cliiM fi!:o:ihl lie m lie. I as t lie fowls are, at suikIowij fit leas!. Ami In? should lie allowed to rise in t!i!i morning as mk;i as ho wakes. It is not only torture, hut an unhealthy mischief, to co.m'm 1 children to lie in led, awake, two hours, to jirevent disturbing older i-ople. I alximinatx- niht parties for children. I lio licve every pliysiciau lies. It is not no much the rxjmsuru, and tho eating in tho night, and the had nxsoeiations formeil (of a high toned sort, jiossihly), hut tho breaking into the bleci habit. Finally hail is it for chil dren to study ill the eveiiin;;. It gorges their Trains with blood; and if they sleep they !re.iia. You cannot emphasize tM strongly tho mischief of children's night study. Whatever a stolid lot of animal nature can do, our American children are sensitives and cannot do that is, safely sleep two in u l;eL No matter in what else, you economize, there i.i a criminal folly in economizing lieds. F.very jiersoii neeiLs his own lied more than :o iiivd:s his own chair or his own plate at table. And tho liost bod in the world is a y;oo 1 lied f fresh si raw covered with leiity if liils. 2f child should Ik' allowed to bleep on feathers or animal ivfu:k of any other sort, Kut to slueji two in a lied is a vital ilamage. One is sine to absorb tho electric energy of the other. AY hat v nnsst j'ool; for i.; to aecumul.iU; constitution fur the flu'M, f.ii'l e-,ta!.-lish a stout, coiuiervative ten lo!:ey. Our American lifo will lie sum to tnake I:ev3' drafts on him. If he has no ci:;it:d h. -;v.jpayi:o interest. This habit of r-li-epin uion.j ;!;ouM he retained through life under til! ca- ii:nsUl!ices. More mischief, fir, well as immorality, conies from the opposite -o!ii- :. than from any other common habit. .V ;'o:i deal of i.oii;:en -..) is sometimes pub Jisl. i al-"'.'t 'r.-.idi:! cluldreti to lit-1 with full :' i:!!:;' ':;. This i:-. v. 11 eaou;;h si Iosjnh li is i'.a r.n.'in:il cad has not av;;kenel to a;:i '.i of the I raia, bat us mpo.i s:s a child Las c j:;;o to an a;;e of active tho!l;;ht he iho;ihl Lav,' a c'.'anee for li;ht xei isi' atld i'l.: ' al ter his lue.ils, never, however, allow jki ; to ;:o ti Ik-I esc-ite 1. Alxive nil !.i;; .:; t l: iieTin cated is the stormy season, ireijiie-itlv i:id-);.;ed just at retiring. The !;i: i prefers t o sit invariably retires ll a K'erm cf I'.-.vsioii, j.d;!ed to by the -form of ivtrso or parent, lb-' should ljc::lmly ana rcstrasisea iro::i iiji suea oaiorcaKS. :.; a i',r at riillVivnee in children aliout -; vry active brain:; grow sleepj" ti i-tiiv early, of hers cimallync- ,w w-."keful ami exeiied. Ti cr- n-id (l: live vi '."r.. ;i i.h.ill vxi break ui our habits formed in chi! iIkkI.' Mot-t ei-rtainly they should jicvir l-o inixlijafl beyn::d t!us ab-ohite ile Uia'.oi ' t l:f. The jr. ricr ti:no to slen-) is as (he a live Lours p.us into tlic passive. All iiat'.:". at the wilhilrav.-al of light is lulled i : e. t. 3ki only, with a few predatory ; i-i? ro.;i ;ts the impulsion of nature, and either to shorten his sleep or to I his l est to later hours. His power to s H.!:'T . Liuiseif is far more limited than iV.i jvr.! tbr. 1i!:i' ;;'ses. U itlj 1 he rarest exceptions, each jx?rs i:i in turn, sooner or latar, Lre"l:s down, pad !nt:st s-.ibinit to nature or suiter tlio coii-jeri!:i':i;-es. YTe hiivo 1 ecomo a nervous ivjoplo, Ix'Kiu.". we do not sh.-ep end recu;crate. I jicver have seen l;ve Americans that slejit too jnuc!:: I rar'Iy iiave known one who slept enough. Thi-:v is no CMT.j.iiig the one great law lh:it life dein-iuls on rebuilding regularly v.isr.t i; uvl u;i by daily activity. There fore, I say, as far as j-Ki.sible, retire at an rlr hour an 1 a regular hour throughout life. Jt will lengthen as well as strengthen your d:iy.- Levond any and all other habits. Ti'ic great fo'.l3 of our modern life is tho T-T.vx-.it ion that then; can bo any substitute forrih-ep. The stupidity irHhicfd by nar cotics is a iaKkery. It stop.s waste, tq a de p-ee;butiUl'x-suot cusist to any adequate tlgree ia rciKiir. Tho function of tine sleep isiviwir. Of all the narcotics, that which pjvos tlv? nearest rvsemblance to sleep la hlovnl hydrate. But its oieration is so vio lent that it rapidly degenerates both the heart pud the bi-ato, When it does not kill out right, it product- evils that are worse than death scmi-lunary ami hpart disease. No drug has yet leen dis-overei that can give li warrant for disobedience to natural htt julsri, L?reak up your habit for sleep, and you are at once in danger. Put j-ourself lindor the iower of a drug, and you will be a riave more completely than any negro that ever olievcd and rfufTered in a rice swamp. If your bondage has begun, you must broak i$ by ret timing to natural liabits, or you will ll'ic miserablv. There is no escape from tho iilcpinia. ! Return to nature, sleep at natural Jsonrs, iin.l don't expect to live on your capi tal, but mi the interest. il. Maurice, SL D. Glolie-DenuxT.it, Prosperity of Xcw YrU JlaRaziiies. The rivalry between the magazine of New York is very preat at present. Their market is the whole country. Their revenues increase Tvith the groTrtii of iatel! igence. As their puces de;ienis on the quality and attractive ness of their eontents, there is intellectual as Veil as bit-Iaess rivalry, and the extent to wbieli t his is cariicHl maybe seen in the flam boyant protnijes of tho advertisements which thev aiv issuing at this season of the year. Fa:::cr. names are heralded abroad by tho sand moving or taking themes or g romances or charming illustra- t.ut in romrx'tiiion with others of t.ons : ? J.::: 1 IKIIU o:v. is ninin-l ocv. imezeu. iy tLo &;v.-?tac!v All this famish.. opportunity j for cjrir ercnt writers ia e ery field of letters, and itfji-ertain that never before were th; f.-pnl-i 's so great for such writers in our txrjniry. Young literary aspirants are al V.'arj i: isuriu.-j each other thnt there is no t-hlij -? for ef ;;hi3 nowadays, but they can learn i i t'.ie oHj'.-o c? cyrry magazine that tho com;yct:jou to secure "geiiius"' is actively xmrri-: I tl year round. The ):.nuence of the New York magazines u5c:i th: literary and mlistie culture of the c5:::jtrv is very great, ami it is a matter of ride tlt the t haracter tf all of them makes llicm v.--rthy of their fortunes. John fcir.in.- . tvu ia l'hiladelx'Iiia I reoJ. ' ... . . , . ? rl T 1 t... The snapping of strings. TroiililfM tif uii )rcli-Htra Mail Tho tlrli Arm of tlie lolililtt Style. Listener:; ut orchestral onccrt.s, who have 1hwi aiui'iyed, as many were at tho last Tko::as i chcarsal, by tho inccssjint siuipiu;; -T : trings, have often wondered if there was not Mine way to prevent such accidents. If t lrTe wcru such a way the listener might Im r.v;:ired that TlKKlure Thomas would not endure with suirli patience the noisy inf.err;'p tioii to the imi-iic that x'cuiti every no and then in hi; )! h'-;tra. Itisaa aeeident that it is i:.!po;-.-ijbl'. to prevent by any means jet known l i players. It arises, of course, from t !:e wearing out of tho K string, and yet a pew :.t riii.J t!:rit ; inn v. itliin Jive seems pofwtly tonal may miutititt after it has l;e-ii ii! ri t"'n d upon tho instrument. It is largely !aj to atmospheric conditions. On dump days the strings ia a; orchestra are much m-ire likely to snap than u;ioii others. Sonio plave.s are moro li!.-3y, nlso t ) meet with t!ii ; aeeidi-nt than ot'iers, because .f jn'r ijiiratioa j.t tt:o lingei-.i' cuds. This will tend constantly to throw tho K string, and lie other:! also, ot't of tune, and eventually to make the string tio susceptible ) 'he strain to which it i.; (iibjeetod. . nother matter which frequently excites uninformed listeners is the endurance which violinists mnuii'c.t in Imwing their instru ments. ltf:eemsto the r.pcclator as if tho constant strain -f bowing would tiro a man after an hour an 1 a half of playing so that ho could not go through another piece. As a matter of fact, the arm of a violinist is rarely wearied by tho exercise, but hois, nevertheless, very susceptible t) fatigue in another direction. His sensitive part is tho ends of tho lingers of tho left hand. An or dinary concert, or an ojiera even, through which tho violinists have to play almost un interruptedly, does not bring any especial strain lijKin the fingers, but several successive days of playing lend to make them sore. This of course will read upon the quality of the performance, and directors recognizing this, frequently forbid the inemliers of their orchestra to play in other bands. When William Gericke took charge of the Boston symphony orchestra he created a groat sensation and greater discontent by making hi musicians bind themselves by a cast iron contract not to play in any other organization or concerts din ing the entire season. The reason for this action was not alone that musicians may injure their style by playing under d liferent leaders, but be- cause. the constant demand for players from the famous orchest ras will tend to keep them so active day after day as to make their lingers particularly sensitive to tho action of the strings upon them, and thus mar the lino effects of the playing in a symphony concei t. New York Sun. Indiu'i Ai:mtilif9 ,t tho Aganry. I had not been lon at tho Standing Rock Agency, Fort Yale.s, Ia!:ot:, when tho reg ular issue of annuities was made to the In dians of the reservation. Tho Indians re ceived their articles in a room about thirty feet square, surrounded on three sides by counters piled high with annuity goods. Ahn:r the oilier s:1j of the room vcro tho ihsksof tho clerks, inspector, Indian agent, etc. U lien 1 re.aeuo'.i lae building t'-eye. was a string of Iadiuns pressing against tho door like a lot of thc:;tro goers at the liox ofllce on a l!r.;t night. It was only by r.ctuaily taking hold of and pushing some of the evil smelling fellows fside that I was able to reach tho door at all. YVli -ii I entered a blanket full of various articles was being dragged out of tho oppo :.i! . door. 7hh me had entered an Indian to tvc.'ive his issue. As soon as he entered a l.!.::ikct vai spread on the floor, and a glib tongued yc.ung clerk began tQ rattle off tho list of things that tho Indian and hi family were to receive. In a moment the air was literally thick with articles. Trousers, pails, cap;, shawls, blankets, Stockings, tin plates end cup.-:, woven wire mattresses, butter knives, boxes of axle prer.se. woolen scarfs, mittens, axes, canvas, needles, thread and cotton shirts, all rained down in the most bountiful manner upon the blanket, which was then gathered at the four corners and dragged to the door, where its new owner re ceived it. While all of the Indians receive certain articles, those who have made the most prog ress in civilization and have been most sub ordinate during tho p::st year are specially favored, ami it is the further earning out of the policy here indicated that is so rapidly turning the Sioux Indians fion their savage habits to those of civilization. New York Kun. Virtues of Milk Drinking. Many people who smilo at mention of Jake Sharp and Lis bottle of milk are not aware of the fact that a fctrong and healthy man can live on milk alone. 1 see a man on the street every day who is in appearance and in fact healthier than the average mail, and ho lives on milk alone. I say he is healthy, and so he will continue to bo as long as he sticks to milk, for solider food would dfcagrco with him. One thing about milk that is not gener ally known U that it is the only beverage that will satisfy tho craving for alcohol m a person who has drank a great deal in his time and is on a swear ofT, If such a person Gnds that aching void which his instinct tells him means that ho wants a drink of whisky will only step into a barroom or restaurant, or up to one of those little dairy stalls that ore becoming so popular on the streets, and take a foaming goblet of good milk, ho will find his thirst quenched and the craving allayed. He need not be afraid of drinking too much milk. It will do him no harm, and he is not liable to want as many milks as he was wont to take beers or whiskies, ililk and seltzer make a palatable drink that is cooling and soothing to tho liver. Dr. Joseph Leslie in Ulolie-Democrat. An English Horseback Game. A merry game of rounders is capital exer rise on a cold day, but the most spirited and prettiest outdoor game tho writer lias ever seen went by tho homely name of "potato nickinir. and is worth desenuiug for the Kike of thoso who have good and handy ponies or horses, and good nerves into the bargain. Some sticks about six feet high are placed round a field v. ith a potato stuck on tho top of each; the players, each mounted on their pony end armed with a basket, have to gallop round the field and fill their baskets with as many potatoes as possible. This may sound easy, but it requires a certain amount of rood i fding, skill and pluck, which fortu nately many lunglishwouien possess. Home Journal. Aprlcs for Horses. ''Professor, did you ever use any drugs in the niiiagcment of your horsesf' 'A good many years ago I tried 'oil of rhodium' and 'oil of cummin,' but I never could discover that any benefit .was derived from cither. I would rather have apples twice over than any drug that Las ever lecn advertised. Drugs have as vicious effects ukj:i cnimals as upon individuals. Tor in stance, I have tried morphine hypodermically cn SDme vicious horses with excellent effect, while on others It; has acted iri precisely an op;csite way. You can never tell how it v.-id operate until you have experimented, which makes it dangerous.'1 New Orleans Tlmcs-DemocruU CHAT ABOUT DRUGS. A FEW OF THE MEDICINES THAT PAT IF. NTS HAVE TO SWALLOW. At but u I'liyitK-iuu Hurt t Saj .ppl- cut ion of tliu Mont Important lrnr;. WuI.IiIi.k for tlx. Leading Kj mptoiu. A I'rofcHHioiial .secret. "What me some of tho most important drugs and their applieat ions:" said a leading phy::icia:i as I c rejii.-.ited I'm rcjiortcr's inter rogatory. "Why, you will be surprise,' ho said, "when I make tho statement that not over a dozen of the hundred ami odd drills upon the shelves of uny city prescription store are in general use among the p.-ofess'ou or considcri! important in foiubatingdiacu-so. No need for astonishment, it is a fact; and my cxjH'i'ieiice from day to day, based Uon observations in an extended practice, leads me to the conclusion that there is only one drug quinine which c;:ii Ih relied oa to produce uniform results. (Juinine approaches a sccilie. more closely than any other remedy known to medical practice. All other drugs vary, and at limes to an alarming extent, in the results produced by their administration, but quinine is very nearly infallible! in the treatment of that class of diseaso popularly termed malarial, and nliout one-half the mor tality of the world mav be traced to those disea'ios. In fact in all cases of b!o;xl poison- ing tins drug is t lie favorite. Jn tho valley of the Loire, in France; along certain por tions of tho Thames river, in England; the Unman Cnmpagnauud the routine marshes, in Italy, he coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and the mangrove swamps of the tropical regions, where malaria is endemic, tho continued use of quinine is an absolute necessity, and from these regions no dire results have ever been recorded against it. Is there a quinine habit I have never met but one case. Tho effect of the drue- is not speedy enough to have its use deteriorate into a habit. "Nest to quinine iodide and bromido of potassium lay tribute on tho profession, al though their action at times is sadly erratic. The former with iron constitutes tho basis of blood purifiers, so called, although such a thing as a blood purifier, in tho popular ac ceptation of tho term, is unknown in medi cine. It exists only on the cure all placards of the patent medicine compounder, and in the materia mediea of the quack. Iodide of liotassium acts as an nbsorliout in the blood, and its efficacy as a remover of impurities ' is brought about in thut way. 'Bromide of potassium and with it chloral are used principally in the treatment of ner vous diseases. They lessen tho flow of blood to the brain, moderate nervous activity, and calm exciting emotions, producing a state of mental rest. Thus they are used largely in the treatment of the insane, and in cases of mental exhaustion. Digitalis is probably en t it led to the next place front its importance as a heui t tonic. Wo appeal to it in cases of weakness of the heart, and in most cases of diseases afi'ecling that organ, although its use does not cover every f:iecies of heart dis ease. Bismuth and pepsin are tho remedies the prof( -sion ewisiders tho mo::t efficacious in the treatment of tho internal organs of digestion. The former is used in disturbances of the stomach and bowel.;, while the latter is supplied to :-upp-y th lack of r.cid which is one tif tho instruments by which food is digested in the stomach. In surgery car bolic acid and iodoform are the principal drugs used. The acid acts as a 'i: infectant. tho other has important properties in Leal- j ing. "Drugs," tho doctor continued, "and their administration is the least arduous part of a physician's bu::incs::; the great field that exer cises skill and acknowledges ability in tho profession and out of it lies m the determin ing of disease or the Bttidy of its ir ittpt viis. Here is where the physieiaa pauses. Wo only know disease by its symptoms, and when we aro called to the bedside of the sick person our energies are bent to discover the most prominent existing symptoms, and, k'lo .vhig these, the great traditions of the science and our own experiences point out the remedies that are applicable. And here let ne pay that there is scarcely such a thing as wrong treatment, so often hoard assailing members of tho prof ession when they fail to cilcct a speedy cure. As I have said, v.-e always treat tho leading symptoms first. This is the invariable and only rule that can guide us, but frequently t he-drugs that have done mos-t efficacious work before in e-om'oating exactly the same symptoms appear perfectly us'.k-k..-in the pi esent case ; this is owing, of course, to the existence ot tbo latent symptom.; which will determine the. nature of the dis ease, and for which we aro compelled to v.-ail unless dismissed in tho meantime as incom petent in the opinion of tho patient or his friends, and a new man called." "Do many jeeple consult ou, doctor, whose ills are imaginary i" iaterrogatcd the scribe. The doctor smiled and relighted his cigar. "In answering your inquiry;" ho said, "it will be necessary for me to unload a profes sional secret, but I guess it has leaked out be fore this. Many of our office consultations ore with people who are laboring under tho apprehension that they are about to become invalids. Why, a case of that character left my office not an hour ago. He is a railroad engineer, ana thought ms Kidneys wero affected, an idea produced, I suppose, by an occasional pain in the muscles of tho back caused by tho continued position which those men are compelled to assume. I gave him a prescription and told him ho would bo all right, although he didn't need it any mora than you or I. I'll guarantee, though, that that prescription, which will fill a largo bottle, will not hurt him, for it's nothing but a little syrup and water, with sufficient sarsa- pariila added to color it. Why did I give it to him? Because if I told him that he needed no medicine he would in all probability go to some other physician 'who knew his business' and get tho worth of bis money, as he would term it. Bv giving him that proscription I have saved him another fee. I used to tell such peojile when 1 first began practice that they needed no medicine, but I found that my honest advice was attributed to ignorance on iuy part cf their hypothetical disease. Etiange, isn't it, but it is a fact, that the majority of persons who visit a physician want something for their money, and gener ally the more medicine they can get and, as a nse-iuoiice, t he larger their druggists bill becomes the better you please them." Tl;c King.; Head. The king's Lead was firct used as cne of the hall marks on EnglL-h f ilver i i 1TSL The story is that George III, having attended a dinner at Goldsmith's hall, was greatly im- pressed v.ith the rich display of plate us?d cn that cccasioii. His majesty was m need cf money, n King j.isc a.cer xue e-ioce oi tne American war, and the idea was suggested that silver plat j was a good article f or titra tion. Soon after the c.uty act wo3 passed, whieh imposed a tajrof i ixptnee per ounce oa oil silver made in England, and aLo enacted that the additional stamp cf the king's Led or daty mark should be placed on nil articles as an evidence that the dutv had been paid. TLo sovereign's Load is the fifth mark, there fore any piece of Englidi silver with on! v four i r - i , . .. . i t v i marks is certaialv over 1UJ years eld. There are many fine specimens cf the earlier period owned in txstou. lics.oa i ransenpt THE WILD TURKEY. HUNTING THE CUNNING COBBLEFt WITH A SPANISH CROSS DOW. ?Iuuric T!ioiiioii Describe a Cvmiiii?! J Yhrilliiis; Sport Patient W ultln- of the ijr.n!i A cry Caiitiou-t OKI Kirtl A Moral Oaestioa. Hl iing mail to Ixj the favorite time for fh iitmg turkevs, nr.l u!tho:i"h the practice was bad and has lx-cn abolished justly I re call with intense pleasuro many a i:io;:iin spent jn the bii'h chirping through the 'wne" to allure a 'j. ohhliiv:'' turkey coe": to his d"ath. 1 knew where tho birds ired in the heavy timlier of tho swamp and lie fere daybreak I used to go to a cjKit i.ear the roost and hido myst If in a "brush blind' a sort f tent formed of bushes. There with my ri!!e or my cross bow (as tho long bow wa.; not suited to the purtse) I began imi tating the cry of the turkey hen. This would soon lie answered by tho gobble of a cock who was perched i:i tho dense top of some giant oak or pine, in tho swampy jungle of a southern river "bottom." Many a time I have called a turkey tj mo before it was yet light enough to ree how to aim my weapon. Usually the distance was so short, however, that nicety of shooting was not re quired. For this last popular method of pot huntin tho cross bow v as the best weaiion of all, beeauso it made so little noise when fired that ono could call up and kill bird after bird without alarming the rest. I re call several instances in which J killed from two to six turkeys from tho same blind dur ing the spaco of an hour or two. GEXtlXELY THKILLI.NQ BPOItT. When I use a gun I conform to tho strictcr.t i rules of tho gunning craft, but w hen I take i up the gun ef the savage then I do as the savage shooter does. After all, however, why is it any moro savago to call a turkey up to yoti and shoot it with a cross bow than it is to lay its neck on a block, as your butcher dw:-., and cut it in two? Tho gunner (and I am one) sometimes says that it is ignoble to shoot a bird before it flies. So it is, in a sportsman' view, if you uso a shotgun loaded with Ij-Klor 300 pellets of shot, but if you uso a cross bow and one quarrit then H is very liable to shoot your 'game as you' best can. Ami cpeakiug of genuinely thrilling sjioi-t, I know of none so lino as this lurking under cover and luring a turkey to your shot, when jour weaj Kin's accurate range is not, more than twenty-five yards. Let tho morning lie a clear, sparkling, starry, frosty one, with perhaps just a hi:K of fog hanging low ia tho wckxIs and a streak of daylight cracking the oast. Take down your heavy old Spanish cross bow and your broad headed quarrils, swallow a small cup of coffee and go forth to your blind near tho roost. I!o very careful in approaching, so as not to let tho Lirc3 know, and as soon as you aro hidden begin l!;o:r turkey "yelp" or croak. The nou.ids will have a strange effect as they break the btilr.ss and go echoing through tho woods, and it may try your patience waiting for a rpons?, but at length it will come, a noise quite indescribable and inimitable, the gobblo of the cock, far oil in the thickest part of tho forest. a. VKitv CAtr-rx;:.f.s i:iai. It alwaysiL'Xciies me, this first answer of the game, and I have great dihlcuity in get ting full control of my nerves, so eager am I for the shot. He is a very cautious an 1 pa tient Lirdj never hurrying, no mutter Low jmich vo-.i coax. Inch by Inch, as it were, he creeps along, .stopping here and there to let fall his wings and strut, er to stand and liiiic i, but In doe; not fail to goblile at irreg ular intervals as ho journeys toward you, on ur rfrzag route, through tho denso'under-bru:-h, ai d thcro is something in lib maimer which, although you cannot see Lim, assures you that ho is sure to come into view at last. Now you draw back the string of your cross Lo-.vun l set it securely m the nock of the nut, a::d lay a heavy quarril i:i p!ae Mean time you have n-.t stopped jx-lping at protxr intervals. Soon enough you Lean a slight r;v;t'-.! i:i tho eld dry leaes left over from rr.vtcr, lie is coming very near. Hark, that low, mulP.j.l roar is tho sound he makes when he strut.. L joli oat now,- for if he sees you lito your chance i.; gone. A low bush eha!:ea right before you l.ot more than twel ve yares away. He is there. His dark outlines appear creeping along under the low hanging spray:- of eri: p winter foliage left over till s.-rir Nov.- take your aim, and be very quick a: id steady. The block of the cross bow tone; v.; your jaw, ypur finger is on tho nut tri.e.-. A moment, and then tho dull sound cf i he bow's recoil is fo"owed quickly by tho s.v.it whisk an 1 hea vy b'or of th.e quarrij. The in-ssiln has Jieeu truo. It has passed through the bird's lxly, killing it almost in stant ly. this may ax'pear cruel, but why more cruel than taking a tarns bird out of a coop and cutting off its head? Why more cruel to kill it than to cat it after it is killed? You see I rather like to put hard questions to soft people. It cases my conscience and wor ries theirs. Many a Thanksgiving turkey havo I stalkr ed with tho long Low, many a one have I taken on the wing with my trusty double barrel and many a one havo I shot upon it3 lofty roost at night with a cross bow, and I never yet have found the person who was too humane and tender of conscience to eat a choice bit of these same royal birds. Maurice Thompson in New York World. Sonic of tho "Cusses" of Horlda. Tho western sky showed red and warm through the trees lichind us; the mocking birds were flying this way and that, The air was of that kind that makes you wondep how you ever condescended to breathe any Other. "If it wau't for tho air," said a con valescing consumptive to mo the other day, "there ain't a single human bein' that could endure the cusses of this kind of living." , Tho speaker was a poor man who had made many sacrifices to come down from the north, and who could not modify cr remove'any of these "cusses" as a person with money might have tlone. When you arc out in these woods you can not sit down. That is, you may sit down if you ehoose, but I doubt if 3'ou will do so a becond time if your feet will support you. If you sit on the sand you are instantly tor mented with fleas; if you sit on a fallen tree you have red bugs with the fleas. The red bug is of the hue indicated by its name. It bar Dors much in p-ine wood, and it might ap propriately, so far as its general agreeable ness is concerned, be spelled with a elitTerent consonant for it3 hrst letter. And ticks, jfcw York Tribune ' The Oath a Chinaman Takes. 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