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s -4 f I i 'x I r SPARKLE'S SKELETON. Dr. riiihilclhcsSpnrklc was a great man in a biiiiiII way. He was tho vi car ofauimporlautsuburhnii church, .wherein a highly respectable anil not wholly unintelligent congregation was wont to assemble for worship. In that congregation the pastor had no enemies, while ho could boast of a largo number of thorough-going and ardent admirers. Tho man was ad mittedly well fitted for his post. Ho was hind-hearted, liberal-minded, quick-witted, a fluent speaker, and, in the opinion of many, a thoughtful as well as eloquent preacher. Hut, in truth, "thoughtful" was just what Dr. Sparkle was not. His great dif ficulty, and ono that increased week ly, was about ideas. When ho know what to say, he could say it well. No man could produce a more "bril liant corruscution" or effective flare up from a pirllry amount of material; but then, tho fuel had to come from somewhere, and that was the doctors difficulty, lie had a reputation to maintain, and he was fully, almost painfully, conscious of the fact. ruder these circumstances, and be ing sorely harassed by the recurrent drying up of the well-spring of his ideas, Dr. Sparkle had his attention arrested one morning by an art full' worded circular which was found axiong his letters. It began as fol lows: sthictia eitiVATi:. All I'Wiiiii. Moved b.v tin spirit of H.vmpnlliy, and not tmtt'd, iih lio Inutility hopes, liy n ilpniri' to ptotr.olo tin liifilii'Nt piiiIh, tin writ or inl dicPM'M liitiiHcIf to Ids ovpr-wi ought iiulMire ly ii(vrmI litetlirrn. Hitviii had nn -i'it!otmlly wide I'xpoiipuri of pmitU roit in town und country, unions rich mid poor, i dnt'iiti'il nnd iiriioiuiit. In- lielii'vcn himself to lie fully ronvprHiint nitli tho Pinter unit n (Itiiicnii'iitHofriU'li KcpnriitprliiKHiii tin com inimity. Xo ono hctter thun tho pti'ent wtitor known wluit it is to linvo to propiiro iimiil ii multituilo of other voi'iitiomi tuo. tlncp. or more scrniiiiiH 11 wook. Ho hns cuf feuil liinit-oir, n::d etui, tlivn-loit. feel for hin lirethein who me Hnfl'erinjr. Aeeorilliijily ho in ntmouH nt thelnupst jniep that will cover nctiinl outlay, to impart to liin lirothern the leMilti if n hydem of Horuion production uhi(hhnn hepti perfected by himu'lf niter yiarx of nuiouH toil mid profound study. Dr. Sparkle smiled as he read the bombastic document, and was about lo throw it into the waste basket, when something stayed his hand. "f wonder whether many clergy men avail themselves of this sort of thing, my dear?" he said, tossing the circular to his faithful wife, who gen erally sat with him for an hour of a morning. "To delilcrately get up and read another man's sermon seems to me absolutely sinful." . 'Hut all men are not gifted like .Vou, Lethe, dear; and I suppose there Sire some who find it very difficult to preach a good sermon, suggested .Mrs. sparkle. It is the dishonesty of the thing that shocks me," explained the doc tor. "If n man can't write a sermon. 'I or hasn't time, lot him honestly say and road from it; but to go into the pulpit with a lithograph and deliver it as his own, is a thing I can't con ceive any christian man daring to do." Some time after fhis. the vicar found it necessary to appoint a new curate, tho old one having married a rich wile and lorth with Kicked over the traces. Among several appli- TW. cants, the doctor's favorite was the jTl Hey. Jonathan Cribber. lint as it (jr-... necossiirv. inannenranceatleast. to consult the wishes of the congre gation (who wore expected to find the funds), it was arrange. that, lie lore arriving at the decision, the young man should be invited to preach on a certain Sunday evening. When the day arrived on which .Mr. Criliber was "to try his voice," Dr. Sparkle was suffering from a bad cold." In the morning, being single handed, he had no choice but to get through the service as well as he could: and. being a man who, when ,put to it, was always equal to the 'occasion, lie acquitted himself very hereditably. He delivered a striking tnd pathetic address from the words, "the foolishness of preaching," and the physical disability under which he was evidently laboring, only served to highten the effect of his elu sions to the "earthen vessels." to which celestial treasures were so oft en entrusted. Hut in the evening, obedient to his doctor's orders, tho ,50ml man stayed at home. As the night drew on Dr. Sparkle becamo very much depressed, despite all his wife's efforts to cheer him. "I am sure you would have been pleased, dear, if you could have hoard the way tho people spoke of you when coming out of church this morning. Tho Grr.ndys had some friends with them, and they said they hnd never heard a better sermon." "And you, my dear what did you think of it?" "I think it was the most beautiful sermon vou over preached." replied thelndvoatliusiustieallv. "though all your pennons have been splendid of late. Soino months ago, you remem ber, you complained of feeling ex hausted, and insisted that the foun tain of your ideas was drying up. Hut it seems to me thnt ever since your ideas have been brighter nnd inoro original than formerly: they have bubbled and sparkled as though to match your name," "I feel exhausted and utterly dried PAP to-night, anyhow. I'm fit for I ifothing." k . . 1 1-..1!m.14-j-.-k lirtMjl I ri lick tionntely. "Wo must go for a nice long Iiolidny when the new curato comes. Only last week Dr. Hriggs Raid thnt if over a man had earned a holiday you had." On Mondny morning the vicar was so far recovered that lie was able to receive Mr. (Jrundy in his study. The worthy churchwarden wjir evi dently ill at ease. His inquiries as to the pastor's health were profusod and long-drawn out; hisobsorvat ions on tho weather diffusive and incon sistent. At length Dr. Spnrkle found it necessary to bring himtothe point. "Well. Mr. Grundy 1 am waiting to hear how everything went off Inst night." "Oh, lirsf-rnte, sir, first-rate. Largo congregation, beautiful an them, offertory above the average." "And Mr. Cribber?" "A most excellent young man, as 1 believe, sir. Fine voice, nindeugood impression that is on those who hadn't heard you in the morning." Tho vicar smiled, and looked well pleased at what he deemed to be a neat compliment intended tor Him self. "Well, my friend, you must rwnem ber he is but a young man and with out much experience. We ought not to bo too critical. We all had to make a beginning once." "It isn't that, sir. ltwnsthoeoiaci deuce that struck the people." "Tho what?" exclaimed Dr. Sparkle, a vague sense of uneasiness creeping over him. "The coincidence, sir. He gave us 'The foolishness of preaching' over again. 1 menu his text wastliesamo as that which you bo ably expounded in tho morning." "Rather awkward," laughed tho vicar. "I fear it would huve embar rassed tho poor young fellow had ho known about it; but, after all, the thing might easily happen. The words are in the" evening lesson, though I took them for my text in tho morning. You sw, the arrange ment for Mr. Cribber to preach was somewhat hurriedly made." "Hut it isn't only thotoxt it is the sermon itself the people are talk ing about, sir. I didn't pay much attention myself but Mrs. Grundy will have it that, though the words were different, the substance, the backbone, tho skeleton was just tho same. , "The skeleton!'' exclaimed the vicar, in a horror stricken voire. "Well that's the word my wife used." said tin church warden, apologetically. "I didn't quite fol low her myself; for. though I've heard of people having skeletons in a cup board. I never know of one in a pul pit." Mr. Grundy laughed at his own smartness, but a dark cloud settled upon the broad brow of Dr. Sparkle. Poor Or. Sparkle was in a terrible fix. There was Grundy waiting to be gulled, and it was incumbent on him to say something. He gave a littlo sign, and spoKo 111 inssoitest accents: "Well, you see, Mr. Grundy, not having heard this woiidciTul.scrmou, I cannot discuss the matter in detail; nor would I wish to think anything to tho disparagementofn youngninn who has been very highly recom mended to me. Several partial solu tions occur tome, none of them re flecting unduly on Mr. Cribber. Pos sibly, we may have looked into the same commentary " Mr. Grundy gave a knowing nod. "Possibly .Mr. Cribber may have read .some article of mino in one or oiler of the religious periodicals treating of this subject . I say possi bly, though 1 do not at this moment recall having writtoiianylhingubout it." Mr. Grundy gave another yet more knowing nod. "And there is yet another hypoth esis connected with tho obscure topic of unconsciousness cerebration and reminiscence. I tell you candidly 1 hit ve preached 011 that text before at the abbey once, and elsewhere perhaps. Mr. Cribber may have lion rd me. My thoughts may have passed into an impressionnblo mind. There have been most remarkable in stances of this phenomenon.' Mr. (Jrundy was evidently impress ed. "I think," he said, "I can under stand how it happened now, and the explanation you have- given is very interesting. Hut, perhaps, under the circumstances, you might find some more suitable gentleinnn for the curacy." "I almost think you are right, Grundy," assented the vicar, eagerly. "Mr. Cribber seems scarcely up to the mark for such a congregation as ours. J here were several other np-J phcants who were most highly recom mended Mr. I'layfair, for instance." Dr. Spnrkle spoke in his most dulcet tone, but as soon as Mr. Grundy left the room he sat down and wroto as follows to the Rev. Jonathan: Dimii Sac From whnt I'lienr ortlieiwrmon ileliwil b.v you hint night, 1 re-let that 1 am obliged to concludo that you mo altogether ununited to my enracv. .My pcopleluivo been arenstomed to original, or at all events in dependent, thought jn the pulpit; and 1 do not FiippoKpyou would niiin ifmniiitnin the applicability of eithei oftliero uordn to tlin din'iiurni ith which you favored tlipm 1 return the teftiniouialxyou nont mo, and lire to remain, yourt. faithfully, 1. Scaiikm:. " Having seat this ill-tempered pro duction to the post, the unfortunate man was forthwith ashamed of him self, and would gladly hnvo recalled it. He blamed himself for all that had happened, and became a victim to horrible remorse and abject fear. His wife had her own suspicions, but kept them to herself. That very afternoon the Ilov. Jon athan Cribber, m hot indignation, sought out the clericnl agent who had made up for his own lackof lirainB nnd onergy, and bearded him to his den. "I can only say," roplied the suave cleric who devoted his energies to helping his weaker brothem, "that for originality of thought and fresh ness of treatment, I consider 'tho 'foolishness of preaching' to be among my masterpieces. .1 could show you numerous letter that I have receiv ed in reference to that very sermon. There must ,1 tnkeit,bosonictliingvcry unfortunate in vour voice ormodo of delivery. Now,! tun about to form 11 clerical elocution class, nnd 1 would strongly urgo upon you" "My voice is excellent, sir! I hnvo been congratulated upon it timo nnd agaial" roared tho Reverend Jona than. "1 do not doubt its power, sir," replied the agent, with a deprecatory motion of his hnnd; but it may need "You talk about letters, sir. that!" said tho irate Cribber, Read inter rupttughim, und tlin; note upon the table ring Dr.Sparklo's Tho agent rend the let tor, and then, nfteru few minutes' consideration, ho remarked: "Do you mean to say that you ga'vo them 'Tho iolishness of preach ing' in Dr. Sparkle's church?" "1 do; and why not? I paid you for the sermon." "You told mo you were in Lincoln diocese when 1 sent it to you." "And so 1 was; but I came to town to see after Dr. Sparkle's curacy. 1 had a perfect right to preach tho ser mon," said the Rev. Jonathan, fiercely- "Yes, I suppose you had at your own risk," admitted the agent. "Hut it has lost mean excellent curacy," continued the irate Cribber. "And you have lost mo an excel lent client. Good morning." On the following Sunday Dr. Sparkle's pulpit was occupied by Mr. I'layfair, and it was announced that the vicar, in obedience to the peremp tory orders ol his medical adviser, had gone abroad for a fow weeks. Tht doctor is now, with his faith ful wife by his side, recruiting his energies and layinginugenuinestock of fresh ideas. He has resolved for the future to have no secrets from Mrs. Sparkle, and to eschew "skele tons." London Truth. mi-- Treatment of linliltirss. A few words anent one of the most common fornisofskiiidiseasesamong us. Daldness is so widely spread, nnd so universal among us, that it is quite fashionable. Nevertheless, 1 shall give a couple of recipes for that form that is accompanied by falling of dandruff, whnt is technic ally know as dry seborrhea of the scalp. In nine-tenths of these cases; a euro is possible, that is, hair may be restored if suilicient putioaeo ia al lotted with other treatment. Owing to barbers' failure to givo back to a man his hair, a general impression exists that it is no use to try; once bald, always bald. This is scarcely ever 1rue of seborr hea, not in fifty per cent, of cases from other causes, and whosoever will try theo recipes willbeconvinced of their efllcacy. r or a week, at the outset ol treat ment, the scalp is to bo thoroughly washed with a reliable tar soap, such as any apothecary sells, drying tho hair thoroughly, but not rinsing out the tar. If hair has vanished let the lather dry upon bare spots. Then begin with a wash composed of resor cin pure, one dram: castor oil, one hnlt ounce; bay rum. 7 ounces. Mix. This is to be applied morning nnd night, ami well rubbed in. After two weeks of lotion, have tho following pomade prepared, and rub into the sculp nnd hair a portion the size of a hazel nut every morning: Salicylic acid, tea grains; nnimonated mercu ry, five grains; cold cream, onoouuec. Mix. After one week's careful attention to this treatment, the bald snots will be covered with a fine, thick, silky growth, that is forerunner to a crop worth having. Try it. Dr. Hutchinson, in Amer ican Magazine. A Military Camp In the IMmira X. Y. Reformatory. The convicts of tho Khuira (X. Y.) Reformatory, an institution in which criminals under age or who have committed thoir first crime are con fined, has been transformed into a militury camp. "The Yates' bill," which recently went into effect in the Stuto of New York, which prohibits criminals from working as various trades while confined for misde meanors, huve made complaint of their enforced idleness. The Kluiiru Reformatory was at fee ted by tho Yates bill just as much as the, other prisons ottho State were. To meet the requirements of the new law and to keep his prison ers from Idleness, Superintendent Hrockway hit upon a plan which works wonders, lie organized a regi ment in the Reformatory. The regi ment has eight companies, a full com plement of officers, a band of(i0 pieces, and a drum corps of wonder lul firing and driiming qualities. Tho boys drill nearly eight hours a day. Tho prison is now practically a mil itary camp, with company streets, officers' headquarters and all other departments of a military post in time of war. Tha men are required to do nil tho duty they would have to do if regularly-enlisted soldiers in an enomy's country during a war. It keeps the men from idleness, which is the object for which the scheme was devised. WAiNTliD TO MARRY. On a wild mountain road between the Yadkin river and Salisbury, N. (, I came upon an humble cabin in which resided the idow Watkins and her three children, the oh lest be ing a boy or fifteen and the youngest u girl of ii. 1 had heard of the widow while ten miles away. Her husband was a justice of the peace and some thing of a religious oxhorlor, nnd what he didn't know about the his. lory of America wasn't worth look ing up. His mule ran away with him one day, nnd fell into a ravine and both were killed. The widow, as one of the natives expressed it, was "the well lixedesf woman in four counties," having u small farm all clear and considerable personal prop erty. Half a mile from-iho house I met Jeremiah, the boy spoken of. He was bareheaded, barefooted, coat less vest less, and so freckled that it was hard to say what his natural com plexion was. lie rose up off a rock as I approached, made tin awkward bow and said: "Cribbins, stranger." '(Vibbius to yon, my hoy. And who may you be?" "Jerry Watkiu." "Son of the widow, ch i "Yans. He you'll he 'unV'' "Yes." "From Ihono'th." "Yes." "Come lo see ma?'' "Yes; I'll slop for dinner." "Glad on'l. Gv.ine lo liev' chicken. Ma sent me out to meet you un." "Many thanks to botltof you." "Sayl" he continued as he trotted along beside me, "Hike you 'un; you 'mi wears white shirts and clothes, and I'll jigger (bet) you 'un known roots from tree tops. Ilov you 'un cum to marry ma'.'" I laughed, ami he was 11111111 put out for u moment. Then he said: "Wish you'uii would. Then I could hev a gun. It you'uii will I'll mind everything you ay." "IVrhaps your' mother doscn't want to marry again." "Mugs! She'd marry you'uii like lightning. Say! If you'uii has her you'uii will git mo a gun. won't you? Say! 1 know whur I could shoot a powerful lot o' coons. Say! I'll speak for ma fur ye if you'un will promise the gun." The widow whs at tho door to give 1110 welcome. The second child, was a 10-year-old girl, was barefooted and freckled and towhondeil, anil tho younger one hnd on only a single garment ami was rolling in the dirt. "Cam right in ami squat, said the widow as we shook hands, i'ete Mc Coy was saying hist night (hat you was headed this way and would stop. Ar'ye thirstable? May. jostle him over a glass of buttermilk. We'll cribbins (eat) in atiotilau hour." We talked about the weather, the state of the roads. etc." assho bustled around to gin. dinner, but pretty soon Jerry went out of doors and called: "Ma! mill Cum outer yore!" "Jerry, you shot!" replied the mother. "Ma! will you 'un marry he 'un?" continued Jerry. "Now, Jerry, if yer don't stop yer guzzum I'll skin yer alive!" she ex claimed, as she stood in the door and flourished a skillet at him. Jerry made off and sat down on a log, and the widow turned to 1110 to explain: "Don't pay m; seriousness to he '1111; sir. Jerry wants a new pop rigid bad, and I do say that I'm tired of this yen git tin' along alone, but I'm ii. t gwine to offer myself to anybody." Just before dinner the oldest girl made friends with hip materially as sisted by some candy, and she sud denlv bawled out: "Ma! ma! gwine to marry him?" 'Now. Mollie!" chided the mother. "Wish you would!" added the .volumes! . who went by the name of Nancy. "Now. Nancy! While f do go fur to say he 'un is the smartest looking stranger I've seen fur a year, mobbe he 'un don't Ihinkshucks of mo." 1 kept lighting shy of the main question, and bynnd by we sat down to dinner. The blessing-had been scarcely asked when Jerry, who had made a tremendous effort to wash ms nice and comb his hair, looked up j at. ms 11101 tier ami iiskcii: "Has- he 'an asked you yit?" "Jerry!" she chided. "Hut don't In 'mi want yer?" "Jerry!" "Hut don't I want a new paji and ,1 gun?" he loudly demanded. "Don't serious him." she said lo me, as she helped me to f he leg of a chicken. "While I will go far to de clare that I have seventy -six acres of land, three mewls, a cow, thirty-two hogs, four slacks of hay and 28 in cash, I've alius sorter disagreed with second marriages. They mayn't be happy." "Your husband was a good mail, I've heard." Irepliod. "Yes. A pumpkin is good good 'uuff fur 11 pumpkin . Hekuowed con siderable, and thar' wascnnsidornble he never knowed. He was all good ness too mil hofit. Never made a hundred dollars in his life." 'You must have been quite a business woman to have got along so well." "You jigger! I kin turn a dollar as well as this bunt of '01a. While I will go la. to say swoud marriages are not alias happy, the lit an who gits mo don't ulajner." B't r.o Mttcr nor corn- 1 tmitimrrxl frt tni'ii tlin enlitiict. fnt awhile, but ns m.oh ns dinner was ...i.i....... .. ... ......'..,'. , over.ierry took his mother into the other room for n cousultutiou, ami Molly came and sat down beside 1110 and asked: "Do you 'un like inn?' "Oh, yes." "And she likes you. AVish you wus my pap. Mobho yon will bo by to morrow." I went out nnd wit down under a tree to smoke a. cigar, and pretty soon Jerry came out. He had a busi ness look all over his face as he said: "I've axed ma if she would hev ve." "Have you? You are real kind." "And she savs she will." "Indeed!" "And how about that gun? When shall I git it?" "Say, Jerry, did you ever have a dollar all at once?" I asked. "Lor' no nor two bits!" "If I'll give yon a big silver dollni will you h't up on the gun until 1 come again?" "Will 't Hoop snakes and bad lighters, but 1 will!" I gave him thedollarand bedashed t hrough the Iiouh to show it to his sisters, ami then Ktarted on a run for a neighbor's two miles away. When I returned to th hotiM and said I miiHl be going 1 uhh met by such an avalanche of protests that I had to agree to stay until next day. That night 1 "sat up" with the Widow WntkiiiR. 1 got around to it after awhile to state that 1 was living with my third, and had three sets of children numbering five in a sot, and that J couldn't possibly see how I could make her my wife. I was very sorry, but helpless, ami I hoped she would let niecad her anew ging ham dress from Salisbury. "That's honest and straight," she said in reply. "While igofurtosay I like yer looks, and I believe wecould live happily together, if yo can't marry, why, ye can't. Ye would if ye could.wouldn't ye?" "Quicker'n scat!" "That's next to it. and I'll wait f've years on ve and tee how things turn. MobboYll wait six, but I'll say five fur martin. I'd as lief boa fourth as a second wife." And she is waiting, while Jerry writes thafguns lievgot sochcaplcss that he kin git one fur .." M. C'liad Detroit Free l'res. Row She Won Him. "How She Won Him," might well be the title of a lit tie romance of Now York City. The heroine is a young lady, formerly wealthy, but who in reduced circurriManres, met and loved the hero, who loved in return. Tho helo is a young lawyer, with so keen a sense of honor that ho had resolved never to marry an heiress, fearing it might besaidhc wedded for money. They were to marry when the hero had gained suilicient foot hold to establish his professional sue- ces". And lo. while they waited, the lady, through the death of a distant and almost unknown relative, fell heir to a property larger than she had originally possessed. The young man. irue to hissense of honor, gnvo her her freedom in a short note, al though the act cost him a great pang. This brought from tho young lady a longer note, a-king him to reconsider liis action, aiai lequorting an inter view. He thanked her by post for Iipc kindness and told her that ns an equal in wealth ho would have been honored l3 a union with her, but that now .he was in a posi tion to make a much more desiialdo alliance. Tho days that followed this geucrout-e renunciation of wealth and happiness were sad ones for tho young lawyer. About a week after breaking off his engagement the young man was startled by the up pciiraine in his olhce of the girl ho laid given up. She smiled beamingly and i-uid: "If you will not marry me let us at any rate he friends. I need the advice ol counsel in a suit which I am about to bring, and for thesake of old times 1 hope you will do your best for me." "Hvall means.'' re plied the astonished disciploof Hlack stone. "If you will give the facts of t lie case 1 will attend to it at once." "I wish to bring a suit of damages for breach of promise against . I would not do this only I know he loos me still and will not marry mw because he thinks I can wait and do better."' It is needless to say that, the case was compro mised and never brought into court. A Kiss in the Hark. Horace Yernet, the artist, wnsgoiug from Nersaillen to Paris by railway. In the same compartment with him were two Judio whom he had never seen before, but who were evidenlly acquainted with him. They exam ined him minutely and commented freely upon his material bearing, his hale old age. the st, le ol his dress-, etc. They' continued their annoy ance until finally the painter deter mined to put an end lo tho persecu tion. As the train passed through tho tunnel of St. Cloud, tho three travelers were wrapt in complete darkness Yernet raised the back ol his hand to his mouth and kissed it twice violently, on emerging from the obscurity ho found the ladies had withdrawn their attention from him, and were accusing each other of hav ing been kissed by tho man in the dark. Presently they arrived at Paris, and Veriiet, on leaviug them, said: "Ladies, I shall be puzzled all my life by tho inquiry, which of these two ladies it was that Louis Republic. kissed mo?" St. Felon. The medical name of t!ii aflrrtion .... . . , -. whitlows, r.vory one .tun ua-iDeen attacked y a felon will aliutfc that it richly deserves it name. The Saxon name whitlow a white Ilium refers to the Intent burning pain which attends it, and Mie whitened skin over the matuivd abscess. Thovo are four forma, though if neglected, the first may run Into the second, mid the second in to the third. Tlie llrst Is supertlcial. and originate. at tho sldeof the nail in the tme skin under I he scarf-skin, or cutk'le. The , pain Is not at llrst sen but if tho cuticle is not opened and cut nway with scissors, the skin may ulcerate, and the pus work it way beneath the nail. In tho second form, the (IimIi of the llrst joint (phalanx; m inflamed, in consequence ol sonu injury, or per haps from the extension to it of tho first (form. The tin r the finger swells, ami throbs with burning pain and pus is soon formed. Httleas tho abscess is opened early, the pus may burrow into the tendon nhwitsli, thus giving rise to tho third form, or even into tlie substance of the bone, as in the fourth form. in the third form, the inflamma tion begins in the sheath that en closes the llexor tendons I huso which bend the linger linh'M the pus is evacuated quite early, it de stroys the tendon, burrows into tho other joints (phalanges)", and (lo st loys the linger. It "may even ex tend to ami destroy the entire hand. In some ruses it has proved fatal. la the fourth kind. and this is the kind that is more commonly called a felon. the inflammation is in iw membrane (periosteum 1 thnt lnvl tho bone of the llrst phalanx. It is (his periosteum on which the life of the bone depends, ami heals it when broken. It. can even replace with row bono largo portions which may havo been removed. If left to Itself, the pus litis to work Us way to the surface from th very bono itself, the patient suffering un bearable agony for several d-iys anil as ninny sleepless nights. An incis ion to tlie bono nlon gives relief. In each form of the whitlow hot applications are helpful. The in cision should bo performed by u pkill fill physician, who will avoid urterie.s ami be sure of the location of the pis, for it often seems bo be in front, when it is on the back of the bone. A IMonily Rattle At. .T. AY. Steele, an old pioneer of Mojnve, is in the city, and has pre sented lo William Montgomery, of the American exchange, a noted In dian weapon that haw caused the death of twelve men. It ia a, stony battle ax about live inches lou by three wido at the thickest part, ami tapers both ways to almost a yhnrp edge. This nx hn tw 'Ive deeply cut lines in it, indicating the number of men who have fallen by it. Old Chief Lingoim, of tlie Mojtrww,' was once tho owner of this wenpon, and it wns he who wMded it with such destruction. Hn first, while en gaged in battle witiisotneeuiigrants, killed Tom Jarvis. the leadsr. ' This was in 183-1. In like manner two years later ho killed Henry Kochiiild William Thomson Ji.ar l-ort Ytonin, being himself at tho time perfortttU with two pistol balls. Thou oULLiu goua slugged two of his braves who displeased him, and with th excep tion of John Kincnid, who fell by his hand in 18((i, it is not known' who the other marks are mtemitH! for. Liugomi died two years :.go, nnd Mr. Steele secured the weapon from the tribe. He said: "This old chief wit a thoroughly bad Indian. Ho wns in his day. on the Mojave desert what Slade Was along the lino of the Union Paciflo. and what Hilly the Kid and Wild Hill were. lie caily made mark.-, on his battle ax for tho men he actually killed with it. Those he stnblwd ol shot ho had another way of reckon ing, lie indicated them by the uris: zly bear claws he had strung aboub his neck. "This string of bear claws is now kept by his squaw at Mojave. who survives him. It makes me almost shrink back when Iseethatbigstriug of claws. There must be thirty on it, and if tho chief had brought all his dead together there would have been enough for a big graveyard." San Francisco Chronicle. The Measures of a tieiiUuman, 'ro! TlinmiiN Dnviilooti :n D. Foitm. English gentlemen of -100 years ago considered tlie pursuit of litera ture, art and science unworthy of any of their class, which wow espHCted to live solely for sport. American gen tlemen (and this includes all Ameri cans) hold tho same opinion with re gard to all mechanical pursuits. Aro such notions a whit leychildish than thoe ol f()0 years ago? I think they aro oven more 'o.foruuian may very well be a gentlwmau without scholar-dap, but he aunot be one without being able to -"tru his living by his own labor. Tha truth is, while wo flatter our vauity with the notion that we an an tilighteued people, on the ground th it we hiiv a form of Government and certain mechnnical contrivani ms which our forefathers had not, w are sunk in barbarism as l-egards all ideas ot hu man worth. For well-nigh JJ)l)U years Christianity has taught that chnraeter, ami not position or pos session, gives value to men. We art and think, for the most port, as r teaching had never exlstad. . 'v , 1 011 nave hiuuicu niu iimiii,niH., ! dear. Your bruin has been over f wrought," said Mrs. Sparkle, affec- T li