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A MAN OF THE WORLD
A man more kindly in his careless way
Thau many who profess a higher creed
Whose fickle love might change from day
to oday
And yet be laithful to a -friend in need
Whose manners covered through lifes
outs and ins
Like charity a multitude of sins
A man of honor too as such things go
Discreet and secret qualities of use
Selfish but not self conscious generous
slow
To anger but most ready to excuse
His wit aud cleverness consisted not
So much in what he said as -what he got
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His principles one might not quite com
ineifd -
And they were much too simple to mis
take
Never to turn his back upon a friend
Never to lie but for a womans sake
To take the sweets that came within his
way
And pay the price if there were price to
pay
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Idle good looking negatively wise
Lazy in action plausible in speech
Favor he found in many womens eyes
And valued most that which was hard
to reach
Few are both true and tender and he
grew
In time a little tenderer than true
Knowing much evil half regrettingly
good
And we regret a childish impulse lost
Wearied with knowledge best not under- j
sood
Bored with the disenchantment that it
icost fr
But in conclusion with no feelings hid
A gentleman no matter what he did
Looking Glass
A TRAGEDY OP
- FRIENDSHIP
This last little Indian scare reminds
nie of something that happened some
twenty years ago said the ranchman
flicking the ashes from his cigar I
might call it the story of a modern
Damon and Pythias but for the de
nouement which I warn you is not a
particularly joyful one still if you fel
lows dont mind the tragic here gas
About twenty years ago two young
fellows whom well call Tom and Jack
started out to seek their fortunes ranch
ing in Arizona The ranch fever was
just then about at its height England
and Australia as well as our own east
were sending out idiots in droves to the
West Young fellows many of them
welf educated and of good birth and
brought up to every luxury simply
went wild over the primitive freedom
of that adventurous life until with cap
ital exhausted downright hard work
and privation inevitable they came to
wish heaven knows how bitterly some
of them wished it that they had never
exchanged the commonplace comforts
of civilization for the intoxicating un
certainty of frontier life These two
youngsters having a tidy bit of capital
between them on coming of age con
cluded to invest it in cattle and fixed
upon Arizona as the most favorable spot
for their financial experiment
In a surprisingly short time they had
conquered every difficulty and made a
good start They built themselves a
snug little house were joint owners of
quite a bunch of cattle and had sev
eral boys as helpers They had always
been the closest of chums these two
born in the same town schoolmates in
boyhood classmates at the university
you never knew two chaps more
Tom was a big fellow blond with
a rudtfy skin honest blue eyes and a
laugh well I tell you it did a fellow
good jist to hear him roar in his hearty
way when any one got off a joke
Jack was a little fellow a bit deli
cate not really equal to roughing it
He used to complain that Tom did the
biggest share of the work but Tom
never would hear a word of that and
while they smoked before the rough
stone fireplace in their one room of
evenings to hear Tom defer to Jacks
judgment and consult about business
matters was to think Toms little part
ner one of the biggest and - cleverest
business heads of the age
For some time there had been ru
mors of an Indian outbreak The
Apaches were getting restless and al
ready several small bands had stolen
away from the reservation to hiding
places in the mountains There was of
course a big scare people leaving
homes and property especially where
there were women and children to be
considered
Tom and Jack talked it over and de
cided to stick to the ranch To leave
was to lose everything the hard won re
sult of months of toil for of course if
they deserted the boys couldnt be ex
pected to stay There was a bare
chance of things blowing over and in
any case watchfulness and systematic
defense might save them if the worst
did come
So the ranch was provisioned for a
siege and fortified in everv way ad
jacent outbuildings which might
through nearness to the maim building
become dangerous were removed ev
erything in short which could insure
safety when the critical moment ar
rived was anticipated and done
One day a cowboy from a neighbor
ing ranch came riding in like mad hat
gone blood streaming down his face
His tale was of the worst His ranch
had been attacked the house burned
and every one killed but himself He
although closely pursued had succeed
ed in eluding the Apaches who were
however close behind him
Tom he was naturally the leader
at once called in all the boys doors and
windows were barricaded last details
of defense completed The horses were
brought inside to a place already pre
pared for them so that if need be there
would be means for attempted flight
and possible escape Every man had
his station some at the loopholes some
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at the water casks in readiness to put
out the fires which would inevitably be
started
It was not a long wait In a very
short time the ranch was surrounded
by a large band of whooping devils
who evidently expected to find the
house as unprotected as the one they
had just destroyed for without a mo
ments pause they made a wild rush to
ward it
They were met by a withering vol
ley from the various loopholes and fell
back with considerable loss which as
a wholesome lesson had its effect but
yet undoubtedly roused the Indians to
a still greater pitch of frenzy
Three days went by days of con
stant vigilance and steady fighting
The Apaches tried every dodge known
to their mode of warfare without any
success Toms really masterly line of
defense and the plucky co operation of
the boys seemed to make it probable
that they would be able to hold out un
til the arrival of the troops who were
known to be hot on the trail of the In-
dians The greatest danger to be feared
was fire Already the Apaches had
made several attempts to fire the house
by hurling burning brands against it
but the boys at the water casks had
been too quick for them while the aim
of those at the loopholes was so deadly
that none of the Indians had succeed
ed in getting near enough to really start
a blaze which would be dangerous
Still it was an anxious time The
days went by the strain was beginning
to tell on them all several of them
were wounded and suffering had made
them lost heart they had given up
hopes of the troops or of tiring out the
Apaches The Indian loss indeed had
been so heavy that eveiyone knew the
price which would be exacted by sav
age revenge Still there was nothing
to do but to hold on The Apaches lay
hidden but if by chance anyone showed
himself at the ranch there was an in
stant rain of spattering bullets
To complicate maters the water sup
ply began to run alarmingly low there
was barely enough for the horses and
men none to spare for the lavish use
demanded in putting out even a small
blaze The suspense was horrible Tcm
saw7 that something would have to be
done That something was very sud
denly precipitated by the Indians them
selves
Creeping up as close to the house as
possible they made a series of rushes
at the side least defended and each
time despite the lass of one or two more
of their number succeeded in throwing
a lot of brush up against the house
This was as dry as tinder and a last
well directed brand set fire to the heap
Water was at once thrown on the
flames but they were almost immedi
ately beyond control
Boys said Tom as the heat grew
momentarily more intense we cant die
like rats in a hole Theres only one
chance We must cut our way through
The horses are here well go out in a
bunch Some of us are sure to be
dropped but some of us may get
through Its our only hope if we have
to die itll be with our boots on and our
guns in our hands
The men answered with a ringing
cheer It was what they wanted to
die if need be with their boots on die
fighting
Jack said Tom as he lightened his
saddlegirths and looked carefully at
every strap Jack dear old boy you and
I go out together Weve done our best
to save the ranch but theyve downed
us at last Well show7 them what were
made of though Steady now boys
until I say go
No one faltered even in that oven
of crackling flame although the ex alt
ant yells outside indicated only too
plainly the welcome which awaited
them The wounded had been fastened
to the saddles the horses were ready
none too soon for the animals were
quivering with fear The door was
thrown open the signal given and w ith
the well known wild cowboy yell they
dashed out
Straight as a bullet in a solid bunch
all yelling like demons they rode for
the Apaches Taken by surprise but
only for a second by the sight of the
horses the Indians rushed to their own
ponies Whoops and shots rang out
but close together the little band rode
Tome and Jack gallantly leading
To right and left they emptied their
revolvers while many a red devil bit
the dust and also alas many a saddle
was emptied until at last they were
through all that was left that is
Hurray yelled Tom Now for a
race They aie after us Jack But
never mind well make straight for
Seven Mile canyon If we can only get
through safe and sound theyll never
catch us and then its clear thirty miles
to Dolores
His gaze swopt the ranks Only five
of them left and that bloodthirsty pack
in the rear Even his splendid buoyant
spirit qualied for the moment
Then as he looked at Jack Jack
game but weakened by the siege pale
from excitement blood stained hardly
human in appearance his nerve came
back With set teeth he dashed on
Crack One more empty saddle an
other man gone As they reached the
canyon the last man tumbled only
Tom and Jack had survived the deadly
hailstorm of lead But as Toms un
spoken prayer of gratitude for escape
formed itself Jack fell forward on the
neck of his horse
My God Youre hit
Never mind dont stop and Jack
clung to the pommel of his saddle for
support They were in the canyon
now threading its rocky labyrinth with
cautious haste
Tom with thankfulness heard the
distant shouts grow fainter How hor
ribly livid Jacks face was in the dim
light
Theres no use weve got to stop
he said springing from his horse
Here let me fix you up And as he
spoke he bandaged the wound a nasty
one in the side
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Hold on Jack you must hold on un
til we get through the canyon There
was a savage light in Toms eyes
Cant you manage it
Ill try murmured Jackfaintly and
as the sounds of pursuit again came
nearer both men grimly urged their
horses to a faster pace Loss of blood
was telling on Jack Tom saw with
anguish that he could barely keep his
seat on the horse On for a chance to
exert his strength for this weaker com
panion his boyhoods manhoods trusty
comrade To die on the field of battle
was nothing but to die cornered
trapped perhaps tortured God it was
too much
The canyon was nothing more than
the bed of an old dried up stream full
of bowlders and loose stones It was
dangerous work dashing through at full
speed but there was no time to pick
their way they could only trust to luck
Suddenly Toms diorse came down
with a crash He had stepped into a
hole and broken his leg Luckily Tom
was unhurt by the fall
Quick Up behind me gasped
Jack
The Indians were at the mouth of
the canyon They soon gained rapidly
upon a wearied horse carrying double
and presently a shout announced their
discovery of the prostrated horse
Toms soul sickened within him
Safety only thirty miles away Life
but life for both Impossible
He had rapidly reviewed the situa
tion as they traversed the last few
hundred yards of the canyon A jaded
horse a double burden one wounded
almost 9unto death for Jack was al
ready a dead weight in his arms all the
noble chivalrous quality of Toms
strong nature asserted itself Jumping
from the saddle as he reached the en
trance to the canyon he rapidly un
fastened Jacks cartridge belt threw
his rifle to the ground and wound his
lariat with a few quick turns around
the almost unconscious man fastened
him securely to the saddle
Jack dear old chap you go on Ill
hold them here
No no Jack struggled feebly his
tone was agonized With me Tom or
die together
Ive always been the boss and
Im so still Ride for Dolores and send
back for me He threw his arms once
around his friend in a tight embrace
and with one sharp cut of the rope
started the horse off like a shot
Waking days afterward in Dolores
from the stupor of unconsciousness
Jack found himself tenderly cared for
by some of the townspeople who knew
him but unable even then to explain
what had occurred Fever set in and
for several weeks he hovered between
life and death constantly raving in the
delirium of Tom calling for him be
seeching him not to stay behind
The Apaches had been driven back
but were not completely subdued But
as soon as Jack was able to tell his ter
rible story a rescuing party was or
ganized and hurried to Seven Mile
Canyon with all the speed which was
prudent
At first no trace of Tom could be
found Then behind a rock was dis
covered a pile of cartridge shells and
finally down in a little gully the skele
ton of a man lying face downward up
on the ground one end of a rode tied
about the neck the other attached to a
stake driven deep into the ground
Alongside was a fairylike skeleton fas
tened by a thong of rawhide to the
same stake
From these mute witnesses those
familiar with Apache methods were
able to imagine the awful fate which
had overtaken poor Tom
This is what must have happened
Taking cover behind a rock Tom had
held the Indians in check as long as pos
sible by pegging away every time a red
skin gave him the opportunity to make
one of his dead shots As the ammuni
tion ran low they gathered closer about
him
To Tom brave heroic Tom that
mattered little his aim was accom
plished Jack was safe on the road to
Dolores
He must have been surprised and
overpowered at the end for he would
certainly have reserved a last shot for
hwnself rather than brave Indian tor
ture How they took him prisoner one
does not know but having suffered
such severe loss at the ranch and in the
canyon it is natural to suppose that the
Apaches were wild with rage Nothing
could be too devilish a torture to inflict
upon Tom
They tied his hands behind him tied
his feet and taking him down into the
sandy gully laid him on his face upon
the ground fastened him by a rope
around his neck to the stake
In this part of Arizona rattlesnakes
are more than numerous they simply
swarm It was the work of a moment
to catch a big snake by means of a loop
of cord at the end of a pole and to tie
him by a piece of rawhide through the
tail to the same stake which imprisoned
Tom
The snake thinking itself free tried
to crawl away found itself held by the
rawhide and savage with anger struck
at the nearest thing which was poor
Toms face
But mark the fiendishness of the
torture the snake could not quite reach
Tom
The rope was just long enough to
prevent the reptile from touching him
not long enough but that Tom must
feel the agonizing possibility of being
bitten
Again and again the snake struck
but fell short Poor Tom Parched with
thirst hungry baked by the sun taunt
ed by his captors what must have been
his thoughts Did he not feel tfiat
friendship had cost him too dear
My Godi its too awful to contem
plate
He must have been tempted to crawl
near the snake and end it all
Finally the shower counted upon by
the Apaches came It refreshed both
the snake and the man but the effect
of moisture upon the hempen rop wasj
to shrink it J
Can you understand Can you see
poor Tom digging his toes into the
sand holding back with might and
main as the pressure of the rope slowly
brought him nearer and nearer to his
fate
Upon the rawhide the rain had a
different effect it stretched it length-
ened it j
The snake feeling invigorated by
the rain again tried to crawl away
Again it was held back again angry
and vindictive it struck at Tom this
time a little nearer his face and again
closer as Tom despite his superhuman
effort was being pulled toward the
stake by the shortening rope
At last the snake struck home
Can you imagine the awful agony
the lingering death the bones picked
by the vultures Brave noble Tom
who died to save a friend bah how
this smoke gets into ones eyes
It was not the smoke that troubled
the ranchmans eyes his cigar had long
since gone out
In the dead silence which followed
his thoughts to judge by his expression
were far away
By Jove that was a man ejaculat
ed the Idiot Did you know Tom
ach for just then the cowboy caught
him a most beautiful kick on the shin
I said the ranchman huskily I
was Jack New York Tribune
GENUINE HOSPITALITY
An Actors Experience in the Wile
and Woolly West
Talk about hospitality remarked n
broken down actor the place to find it
is in the far West The last time I was
out there we were playing Uncle
Toms Cabin with a real mule We
played to fair business and paid our
bills until we reached Red Bluff There
the owner of the opera house had a
piano for an orchestra and it stood just
below the stage When the mule came
on some one in the audience got funny
and throwing a lariat around the neck
of the animal pulled him off the stage
The mule and the piano got mixed up
which ruined the orchestra and when
he got away from the piano the mule
kicked down one of the boxes before he
walked through one of the seats to
where the fellow with the lariat want
ed him I had a mouth organ with
which I went on with the orchestral ac
companiment and we closed the play
with the fellow that captured the mule
riding Liin around the opera house
The manager of the theater claimed
damages captured all of the box re
ceipts and we could not get out of towrn
Of course we expected to walk but Ill
be blamed if the landlord didnt pack us
all with our baggage in a box car give
us plenty of lunch and send us clear to
Virginia City without paying a cent
The most hospitable fellow I ever saw
Good Words for tlie Horse
Col Ed- Butler is authority for the
statement that there are more horses
in St Louis now than there ever have
been in the entire history of the city
According to his figures there are any
where from 20 to 30 per cent more now
than there were during the palmiest
days of the horse car or before the bike
came into use
I am better prepared to know how
many horses there are in the city than
any other man living here The reason
is that I catch them coming and going
I shoe them while they are living and
haul them off when they are dead
I know that the average citizen be
lieves that the advent of the trolley car
and the bicycle dispensed with the use
of horses almost entirely but this is
not the case The bicycle dude and the
trolley car patron never owned horses
The only horses the trolley car knocked
out were the plugs that nobody else
would care to own and there were not
half as many of them as is generally
supposed
Good horses are as hard to get now
as they ever were and probably harder
for the reason that not so many of
them are being bred You cant hire a
rig at a livery stable any cheaper now
than you could ten years ago and if
you drive out you will find more rigs on
the streets than there were ten years
ago The trolley car has killed the mar
ket for scrub horses and they are
cheaper but a scrub horse is not cheap
at any figure I have been trying to get
a first class team for three years and
am willing to pay any kind of a price
for them but I have not been able to
find what I want I predict that within
the next five years the breeding of good
roadsters is going to become one of the
most profitable businesses in the coun
try St Louis Republic
An Ant Fifteen Years Old
Sir John Lubbock the naturalist has
been experimenting to find out how
long the common ant would live if kept
out of harms way says the Scientific
American On Aug S 1888 an ant
which has been thus kept and tenderly
cared for died at the age of 15 years
which is the greatest age any species
of insects has yet been known to at
tain Another individual of the same
species of ant lived to the advanced age
of 13 years
Bottles
A new use has been found for old
glass bottles They are now ground
up and used in place of sand for mor
tar There can be but little doubt that
it is a suitable material and that a
strong mortar can be made by its use
although it is doubtful if it is as dura
ble as pure quartzoze sand Its cost
however will prevent its use in any
district where sand is easily and
cheaply obtained and the supply must
necessarily be limited
Brown I wonder why Paynter was
so angry when I asked him what school
of art he belonged to Smith What
school That implies that he has somer
thing to learn Puck
CHARGING THE HOSTILES
A Brave Little Fellow Rides Throncli
a Band of Indians
In St Nicholas Gertrude P Greble
has a story of frontier life called Dan
ny and the Major Danny was the
7-year-old son of an army captain and
the Major was a favorite horse One
day he was riding him in company with
his friend a Scotch corporal when the
horses of the post were stampeded and
the corporal was thrown and injured
Danny started to ride for assistance
and this was his experience
Away to the north a cloud of dust
marked the recent passage of the herd
On every other side swept the table
land empty and placid and smiling
And beyond to the south stood the fort
and home Danny took heart settled
himself in the saddle and put the Ma
jor into a smart canter holding the
reins firmly and trying to recall the cor
porals instructions as he rode think
ing with an ever recurring pang of his
friends condition happy that the dis
tance to the necessary succor was di
minishing so rapidly and totally forget
ful of the anxiety which had agitated
the veteran before the accident that
bad separated them
Suddenly at tne end of some fifteen
minutes of tranquil riding as the Ma
jor galloped along the edge of the tim
ber which fringed the bluff there was
a loud crashing in the bushes and a
gayly decorated war pony scrambled
through them his rider grunting in sur
ly surprise while at the same moment
from the thicket beyond three other
half naked figures appeared and lined
up in the path which led to safety
The childs heart stopped beating
His frontier training told him that all
that had gone before even the tragedy
which had darkened the afternoon was
as nothing compared with this new and
awful danger In a paroxysm of terror
he tried to stop the Major tried with
all his small strength to turn him aside
toward the open plain to check his
mad plunge into the very arms of the
enemy But for the first time the horse
paid attention neither to the beloved
voice nor to the tiny hands pulling so
desperately upon the reins
Whether it was the sight of an old
and hated foe or whether the wise
kind heart of the animal realized the
full extent of the peril of which the
child was as yet only half aware it
would be hard to say But little Dan
found himself going faster than he had
thought possible and fasier and fast
ertill the tawny sun burned plain
and the pitiless smiling sky and the
nearer greener foliage of the willows
and even the outlines of the dreaded
savages themselves became as so may
parts of a great rushing whirling
whole and all his strength was absorb
ed in the effort to retain his seat upon
the bounding horse
And so like some vision from their
own weird legends straight down upon
the astonished Indians swept the great
bronze beast with its golden haired
burden Dowrn upon them and through
them and away till by the time they
had recovered from their amazement
there was a good fifty yards between
them and their flying prey And that
distance hard as they might ride was
not easily to be overcome
After that first wild rush the Major
settled into a steadier pace a smooth
even run so easy to sit that the lad re
laxed his clutch upon the animals
mane and turned his eyes to the hori
zon where gathering swarms of sav
ages showed like clusters of ants
against the slope of the hillside In
his track with shrill singing cries like
hounds upon a trail came his pursu
ers And far to the south there was
a puff of white smoke from the walls of
the fort and a moment later the first
heavy echoing boom of the alarm gun
thundered across the plains
Flavored to Suit the Taste
Thomas Hendricks a farmer resid
ing at Lisle N Y recently sold a quan
tity of eggs to a family in Bingham
ton who complained that they were
almost worthless owing to a strong
taste of kerosene He could not ac
count for this but when a bakery that
he had been supplying refused to re
ceive any more of his goods for the
same reason he began an investiga
tion He found that the chickens had
eaten a quantity of corn left lying in
the vicinity of two kerosene barrels
This gave him an idea and he began
to experiment He confined three hens
in a coop and fed them on corn that
had been soaked over night in water
strongly tinctured with extract of va
nilla The result was that the eggs
could not be eaten but when used in
cooking imparted a delicate flavor to
the cake or pastry without the use of
other flavoring He took some of these
eggs to the bakery where they were
tested and pronounced superior to any
Hng in the flavoring line
When People Catch Cold
The cold spots meaning thereby
the surface areas peculiarly susceptible
to cold are principally the nape of the
neck and the lower part of the back
of the head the front of the abdomen
and the shins The acute discomfort
and the sense of impending disaster
which results from the steady play of
a current of cold air upon the neck
from behind are well known The ne
cessity of keeping the abdomen warm-
ly clad is also generally recognized
though perhaps not as generally car
ried into practice Curiously enough
few people are conscious of the danger
they run by exposing the usually in
adequately protected shins to currents
of cold air This is the usual way in
which colds are caught on omnibuses
When driving one takes care to cover
the legs with a rug or waterproof but
on the more democratic conveyances
rugs are not often available and the
reckless passenger by and by awakens
to the fact that the iron has entered
hi3 soul in other words that he has
caught cold People who wear
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stockings such as Highlanders golfers
and cyclists invariably take the pre- j
caution of turning the thick woolen
material down over the shins the bet
ter to protect them against loss of heat
though incidentally the artificial em
bellishment of the calves may not be
altogether foreign to the manoeuvre
This is an instance of how all things
work together for good It does not
of course follow because certain areas
are peculiarly susceptible to cold that
a ehill may not be conveyed to the ner
vous system from other points Pro
longed sitting on a stone or even on
the damp grass is well known to be a
fertile source of disease and wet cold
feet are also with reason credited
with paving the way to an early grave
London Medical Press
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Two books by Mr Howclls are about
to appear a novel The Landlord at1
Lions Head and a comedy A Pre
vious Engagement
Maurus Jokais latest novel has been
translated by Mrs Waugh and is to ap
pear under the title The Green Book
or Freedom Under the Snow It is a
novel of Russian history
The London Chronicle reviews Sir
Robert Peels salacious book under the
head VThe Career of a Dull Young
Man and calls it a tedious tedious
tale unrelieved by humor untouched
by pathos unillumined by the faintest
gleam of imagination
Philippe Godet a Swiss journalist
has discovered at Middachte in Hol
land among the archives of the Ben
tinck family thirty nine unpublished
letters of Voltaire which are being
published in the Revue de Paris The
letters are dated from 1753 to 1777
Many of the articles contributed by
the late Rev Dr Alonzo H Quint to
the Congregationalist have been col
lected and will appear in book form
under the title Common Sense Chris
tianity The preface will be written
by the Rev A E Dunning the editor
of the Congregationalist
Mary E Wilkins is engaged in writ
ing a series of sketches of New En
gland neighborhood life for the Ladies
Home Journal They will portray a
small communitys social indulgences
sketching the old fashioned quilting
party the time worn singing school
and the apple paring bee
Among the books announced is Dr
Fridjof Nansens Farthest North It
is described in the subtitle as the nar
rative of the voyage of the Fram
1S93 9G and the fifteen months sledge
expedition by Dr Nansen and Lieut
TVYhrmsPn xvttli cm nnnonflir hmOHoj L
Severdrup an etched portrait of tBe
author about 120 full page illustra
tions sixteen colored plates in f
from Dr Nansens own sketches
and several photogravures and maps
Wales Good Nature
Stephen Fiske describes the Prince
of Wales visit to America in the La
dies Home Journal and relates these
interesting incidents of his tour
through Canada The Catholics
had gained a little victory over the
stem Duke of Newcastle at Quebec
and now the Orangemen demanded to
be allowed to present addresses to the
Prince and to be received separately
from their Catholic fellow citizens
The Duke consulted with Governor
General Head and refused to permit
this distinction At Kingston an Or
ange demonstration was prepared and
the royal party did not land from the
steamer The Orangemen chartered
another steamer and pursued the
Prince to Brockton but again he was
not allowed to go on shore At Coburg x
a party of fifty Canadian gentlemen
took the horses from his carriage and
drew him through the pretty hamlet
At Toronto the Mayor apologized for
the display of Orange flags the Prince
was hooted and hissed when he attend
ed church and serious riots were fear
ed All trouble was averted however
by the good humor of the Prince him
self He was taking a drive with the
Duke and the Orangemen hastily
hung a banner across the road so that
the royal party had to drive under it
Newcastle was indignant and ordered
the coachman to turn back but lo an
other Orange banner had been hung to
cut off the retreat Then the Prince
laughed heartily took off his hat to
the flag and was cheered by the Or
angemen However the Duke was not
mollified and the journey to Niagara
Falls was expedited The Prince first
saw the great falls on September 15
A number of riding horses had been
provided by the Canadian government
and he mounted at once and rode to
view the falls from various points
Italys Deserted Cities
No more romantic places exist than
the deserted cities of Italy They are
found all over the country but chiefly
in the March of Ancona and the old
Grand Duchy of Tuscany In these
you may see great marble palaces to
which a bit of string does duty as a
bell pull and if you enter you find a
corner of some grand salon often with
a celling by an illustrious artist screen
ed off for the inhabitant to live in That
inhabitant may be some Italian or En
glish lady who has the smallest possi
ble independence and she may get sucii
a palace where some cardinal or mar
chese formerly lived for a very few
pounds a year
Nails are now made by machinery
ribbons or long slips of iron or steel be
ing fed to machines which cut out the
nails complete at one stroke
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