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TRACK lALliS AM IRUTIIS ,
Instruct ! ? , ) Loawna Drawn trjm the Hi-
tional Roport.
AN APPEAL FOR SAFETY APPLIANCES ,
In Hlberl.i mid I'.ilo tlno
- Marvelous Tillu4 ofTlcs'c st Agouti
Collaring II It I'of u Pass
Other Talo.s.
The last report of the Interstate Com- '
tnorco commission , which was recently
published In detail , presents many In
structive Hgiirca.
The number of railway corporations
in the United States on Juno ! iO. 1800 ,
7-1 of which - ro-
was 1,707 , - enrpu-atlons
DdivoSO per cent of the total amount
paid by the people for railway service.
The fact IB interesting that 701UOi
men are employed In running the rail
roads of the country , which carried last
year 4i ! ) , liOSG.J : passengers nnd OJO. 111-
1117 tons of freight.
The most suggestive figures , however ,
nro these which relate to passenger tar
iffs as related to thn cost of carrying.
'J'ho railway corporations rccoivei' ' per
mile forunoh passenger carried last year
2. 107 ceutH. The cost of carrying per
j nsriongor was 1.5)17 ) cents. Putin an
other form the revenue per passenger
from a train run ono miiu was $1.08.011
nnd the cost of running was .fiO.OSI
cents.
As promoters of graveyards the rail
roads are a melancholy success. During
the year ending JunoIO ! , 1SOO , SO ! ) brake-
men'wero killed and 7,811 maimed while
ongngod In coupling curs. The total
number of railroad employes killed dur
ing the ' year was 2,4" > 1 , and the number
injured' ! ! ! ! . : ; ! ) ! ) .
"This Is a cruel and largely a need
less sacrifice , " says President Harrison
in his last annual message. "The
government is Kpcnding nearly"$1,000,000
annually to save the lives of ship
wrecked seamen. Hvory steam vessel is
rigidly inspected and required to adopt
the most approved' safety appliances.
All this is good , but how shall wo ex
cuse the lack of interest and effort in
behalf of this tirmv of bravo young men
who in our land commerce is being
Bitcrillced every year by the continued
use of antiquated anil dangerous ap
pliances. A. law requiring of every rail
road engaged in interstate commerce
the equipment each year of a given per
cent of its freight cars with automatic
couplers and air brakes would very soon
and very greatly reduce the present
fearful death rate among railroad em
ployes. "
This Is the third urgent appeal of the
president to congrehs for legislation to
diminish this shocking slaughter of
human lives , and it is to bo hoped his
appeal will bo heeded by the present
congress.
* *
TIIK SIIIKUIAN KAILKOAD.
A report has just boon submitted by
Colonel Nlcolnl Voloshinoff of the Rus
sian army , discussing In detail the pos-
liblo routes -for the projected trans-
Siberian railway , and giving extremely
r.iluablo data respecting the naviga
bility of the various Siberian rivers.
Three are singled out as most fonsiblo.
The first is an'allrail route , 4,1)9-1 ) miles
long , from Slntust to Vladivostok , esti
mated to cost 341,000,000 roublos.oqutva-
lent to about $170,000,000. A second
route Is from Tomsk to Stroton k , utiliz
ing sixty miies of navigable water
ncross lake Baikal , thus saving nearly
200 miles of railroad. From Strotonsk
the line would continue to Vladivostok ,
making a total of 1,072 miles of track ,
costing 122,000,000 roubles or $01,000,000.
The third line would coincide with the
second , except that it involves the con
struction of the road around the south
ern end of lake Haikal , and in addition
tin extension down the Amur to
.Tornnyova.-lfiO milesand from the Amur
to Vladivostok , making , ( ! ( ) ( miles , ostt-
, , , utcd at 218,000,000 roubles , or $10- ! )
„ ( / ) , ( ! ( ) ( ) . The two latter routes would bo
on on nn average during six months of
llle year , while the llr.st , being iiidopond-
o11 of1 navigation , would bo available at
nil seasons. The estimated time for ims-
Rongois by this ! line from Vladivostok to
Moscow is fifteen days. The importance
of an early construction of this rend , in
splto of its enormous cost , is urged with
great emphasis In Colonel VoloshinolT's
report , says Goldsmith's Geographical
Magazine The losses which Uussia
would suatnin in the event of war with
out Mich n communication with the Pa
cific would unquestionably so far exceed
this Ilrst cost as to render It insignificant
in comparison. It is fortunate that the
military needs of the empire will in thin
case coincide with these of coinuioreeund
the trails-Siberian road will do tnllnitoly
more than the Suez canal toward devel
oping Asia as a whole , and bring Asiatic
commercial life into touch with that of
European centers in the west.
,
AND TIIK TICKKT AOBN'TS.
Henry Villard , the railway magnate ,
while iii gcattlo visited most of the rail
road ofllcos in the city , says the Times.
Ho walked up to thu counter of a down
lowu Northern Pacllle ticket olllce and
said to Ticket Agent Johnson , who hud
not the slightest idea that ho stood in
the presence of the highest oflleor of
his road : >
"Give mo a ticket to Boston over the
Canadian Pacific. "
"Canadian Pacific's blocked , " laconi
cally responded Johnson.
"Don't bohovu it , " said Villard.
"Fuel1 alllrtned Johnson.
"HowV" inquired Villard.
"Mountain foil on track , cutting tun
nel hall a mile long. "
"I'll Investigate , " said the ( hinder , as
ho asked Mr. Jacob Furth to await his
return , and started ' over to the Canadian
Paclllo olllco.
Agent McGinnis looked up from his
book , but did not recognize Villard.
"Want to go to Boston ever the
Northern Pneiile , " said Viltard brlolly.
"Can't do it , " said McGinnis.
"Why ? "
"Four feet of sand on the road at
Ptisco.Mto \ \ Pond d'Orollo ovorllowod
nnd Indians on the warpath in Dakota. "
"Anything olso'r"1
"Yos. 'liung of train robbers near
Helena. Prohibition in force In Dakota
and a strike on the Hastorn division. "
"Jowhlllkons , " oxolalmod Villard.
"Think I'll go and try the Union Pacitio
then. That's all right , ain't It ? "
"Yos , that's all right , " sarcastically
observed McGlnnis , who stopped tele
phoning to Johnson for'assistance. .
'That's all right , I said , " continued Me-
( iinnls again , with a sort of losl-hopo
move of the hand , as hla supposed cus
I T tomer was about to loayo.
"What do you menu ? " Inquired Vil
lard.
lard."Oh
"Oh , nothing. Go on nnd take the
I'nion Pa'cillc. You'll see time- enough
If you live through It. "
" Oh , good morning , Mr , Johnson , '
Mild McGlunts , greeting his ally as if
ho had not neon him for a month. "Have
you any tidings of your father yet.
Wpuld you mind tolling this gentleman
what you know about him ? "
Johnson , aftur struggling with his
feelings and wiping away several
Imaginary tears , npoko up sorrowfully :
"It pains mo to speak of it. but my
father started wostslx hionths ago ever
the Union Piu'IfU' . Ho died on the wny
of course , and we hope to tocolvo the
corpse bofo"o Christmas. "
"Woll done boys , " said Vllas after n
hearty laugh und handing each agent
his can ! .
"When the Canadian Pacific fails to
appreciate your services como over and
goo IH , Mr. MeGlnliis. "
"Johnson , " ho said , laying his hands
on that gentleman's shoulder in a falh-
oi'ly manner , "aomo day you will take
my place. "
* *
A PAT.KSTIXB 11AIMIOAI ) .
Public interest in oriental railroads
has recently been roused by the fact
that two American engines have been
manufactured and dispatched to Pales
tine to bo employed on a railroad now in
process of construction between Joiipa
nnd Jerusalem. It Is not generally
known , however , that for many years an
extensive system of railroads has boon
planned throughout Asia Minor , and
that , Indeed , an overland route to India
by way of the Orontos and Euphrates
valleys has not only boon In contempla
tion , but that surveys have actually
been made for the pin pose of locating
the road. During tno lust few years the
scheme has gradually boon taking more
definite shape , until now It may bo
deemed a possibility of the not distant
future.
When the project was first broached
in 1M7 , Alexandria was selected as thu
starting point on the Moditoranean. Amore
moro thorough examination and survey
of the interior of this part of Asia
proved , however , that this was an im
practicable starting point , for the vast
mountain ranges north of Aleppo ciiiuo
down abruptly to the sea , and as they
were practically impassable to railroad
enterprise , they placed a barrier to pro
gress in that direction. So the once
old and famous city of Aniiouh was se
lected as the starting point. Thence up
the valley of the Oro'ntcs it is designed
for the railroad to pass by easy grades
to Aleppo , and thence across the divide
which at no point is more than . 'tOO to-100
foot in height to the Huphratos at
Kaalat Jabor , a distance from Anlioch
of about 150 miles. From this point an
Arab village at present of not grout im
portance , the Euphrates is navigable
to the sea , and to Bassora , ships
of considerable burden may ascend. The
distance from ICaalat Jabor to Bassorn
is said to bo 750 miles , and n line of
steamers , small and of llirht draught ,
may traverse the stream at any season
of the year without experiencing seri
ous dolify. It is not at present contem
plated to extend the railroad down the
vnUoy of the Euphrates , since the river
itself'furnishes a natural means of trans
portation til once speedy and certainand
with a bettor knowledge of the currents ,
sands and rocks , it is expected that this
distance will bo made in less than four
days. As the demands for transporta
tion increase , it is hoped that the rail
road will bo extended down the river to
the Persian gulf.
From Btibsora to Kurrachee , the ex
treme western point of India whore the
railroad system of that country begins ,
is a distance of about 1,000 miles , which
can oo traversed in four days by fast
steamer , nnd thus by the railroads of
India any point 'in the peninsula
may bo. reached. This , in brief , is at
present the projected route , but of
course it is not impossible that it maybe
bo changed by circumstances , or oven
extended cover districts of country
not now contemplated in the original ,
plan. Railroad lines now extend from
Calais to Constantinople. From Con
stantinople to Bassora or Bagdad is a
distance of about 1,200 miles ; from Bag
dad to Kurrachee , through Persia and
Beloochistan , Is about 1,200 miles. The
country is not especially ditlictilt for
railroad construction , and it is quite pos
sible , therefore , that men now living
may bo able to travel from London to
Calcutta , adistanco of nearly r > , ( )00 ) miles ,
with no more water travel than across
the Straits of Dover and the Bosphorns.
*
HE GOT TIIK PASS.
A good story is told at the president
of a cortiiin railroad in Illinois , and how
ho obtained a pass over the Great North
ern railway from President Hill. The
gentleman in question walUett brusquely
into Mr. Hill's private oltlco , not long
since , and said ho would like to see
President Hill. Mr. Hill informed the
caller that ho was talking with the
personage ho wns seeking , whereupon
the stranger asked in blunt tones for an
annual puss.
' 1 have sent you a puss , and I think I
ought to have one."ho said.
Mr. Hill questioned the follow rail
road president about his road , and found
that it was only thirteen miles long.
The man who controls ono of the largest
systems in the country hardly thought
that a pass was duo the president of u
thirteen mile road.
"Your road , " ho replied , "scorns to bo
rather short. And wo have so many
calls for passes from otllolals of small
roads that I really doa't see how wo can
grant them.
"Woll , " exclaimed the visitor , "my
road may not bo quite as long as yours ,
Mr. Hill , but , by gosh , it in just as
wide. "
The argument was unanswerable , and
the man who Is president of a road as
wide ns the Great Northern got the pass
ho wauled.
*
IN A ( JL'IClvSAXD.
Says a locomotive engineer according
to th'o New York Tribune : "I once had
an interesting experience with a quick
sand. My engine ran off a low bridge
near Utvor Bond : about 100 miles east of
Denver , and foil Into a small crook filled
with quicksands. A wreaking train
came up In a few hours , but the engine
had entirely disappeared. The railroad
officials ordered It raised , but it could
not bo found. Wo sounded with todo tea
a depth ever sixty foot , but not a trace
did wo discover of the engine , which hail
vanished as completely as if it had
never existed.
"Four yours after It was found at n
depth of over 100 foot and was raised.
Wo then ascertained there was scarcely
a bit of rust on it , the breaks were few
and after a little tinkering it was put on
the road again. The stuui had kept out
the air and prevented the iron from oxi
dizing. "
* *
A L1VKLY KUNAWAY.
Locomotive runaways are not uncom
mon. Two engines once collided on a
track of the Boston fa Maine railroad In
Towksbury. The shock opened the
throttle vulvo of one of them. * The en
gineer had already Jumped down and
oil went the locomotlvo llko a shot ,
headed for Lowell. Reaching the end
of the track at the Lowell station it
overturned the bunker as though It were
a more wisp of straw , wont plowing
through the station ( or a distance of
seventy-live foot and entered the express
*
olllce. Crashing through the partition
that separated this olllco from the sta
tion quarters , it wrecked one end of the
baggage room in passing. At last it
grated its head against the brick wall
which adjoined thu public sidewalk , and
hail torn out quite a section before the
lloor gave way. Down plunged the
online into thu basement , omitting
clouds of sloam and smokobut now com
paratively ImrmluSH.
Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh. Boo bldg.
DRIVEN' TO MARRIAGE ,
It tlon ( Jlntte.
Everybody declared Umt Hugh Colo-
wood ought to bo the Iuiic3t | [ iniui in
Greenville.
ilo wiifl young , hnndsomo , mid well
educated ; then , just ns Ho was prepar
ing to light Ills wny to fnmo wUh pov
erty arrayed ngnlnst him , ho Imd sud
denly been inudo the solo heir to the line
o'd estate of his eccentric aunt , Mlaa
Betsy G'oluwood , recently deceased.
\Ylmt more was necessary .to the hap
piness of a ( jay young1 follow llko Hugh
Colowood ? Nothing , it seemed tp the
envious bachelors.
However , there wore conditions , or
one , at least , in Ills aunt's ' will which
caused hlru no little uneasiness. .Ilo
must love and marry the girl of her
choice , ono whom ho had never oven
seen.
seen.Hugh Colowood caught up his aunt's
last letter to him and read it again and
iigaln , hoping to lind Homo little loop-
liolo of escape from the galling condi
tion.
tion.But
But it was there in morclloss black
and white. Tills is the part that wor
ried him :
"If you cannot comply with my wishes
for you to meet Ethel Wayne and love
and marry h r , you forfeit your hoii-whip
in my estates. Ethel's mother was my
dearest friend , and If you marry her
daughter it will bo fulllflinir my fondest
desires. You cannot help loving her.
"I could not rest In my tomb peace
fully and know that Ethel was not mis
tress of my estates , and you , dear boy ,
the master. My lawyer , Mr. Cranston ,
will arrange for you to meet Ktbol , as ho
is ono of her guardians. You know how
thoroughly I despise old bachelors ,
therefore I give you warning that I will
not allow you to inhabit my houses and
lands as ono of that disagreeable crusty
order. "
So had written the eccentric spinster.
Hugh nibbled the ends of his mustache
impatiently as ho pondered on the con
ditions which the will imposed.
Hugh loved the Colowood estates , and
could not bear to think of giving them
up. Now , if the will had not specified
whom ho must marry , but loft the selec
tion of a wife entirely to himself , Hugh
believed that ho would have enjoyed the
romance of looking for a bride.
lie picked up Mis hat ana rushed from
his room , going up to the hotel where
Mr. Cranston was stopping while ho ar
ranged some business matters with
Hugh.
"Hollo , Colowood ! Have a soul" said
the lawyer , scrutinizing the Hushed face
and nervous manner of his visitor. lie
was just wondering to himself if the un
expected "jood fortune 1.ad turned young
Colowood's head , when his visitor re
marked :
"You iiro aware of that ono peculiar
feature in my late aunt's will , Mr.
Cranston:1"
Light at once dawned upon the lawyer
and there was a twinkle in his eyes.
However he asked , inditTorintly :
"To what peculiar feature ao you re
fer , Mr. ColowoodV"
"The ono that absurdly commands mete
to marry a girl that I have never seen. "
'Oh , that ? " returned Mr. Cranston.
"You are a lucky fellow , Colewood.
That's the bust part of the fortune. "
"It's the most exasperating part , "
Hugh cried , desperately. "How can a
fellow love and wed to ordorV"
"Woll , its a deal of time and bother
saved to the wooer , " remarked the
"I've douot 'Ethel '
lawyer , pulTing : no
Wii.yno will suit you bettor than any se
lection you arc capable of making. "
Hugh Colowood Hushed warmly at the
lawyer's cool observation and ho spoke
hotly.
"I'm sure she won't suit mo , sir. The
estates can go to charity for all I care.
I don't love any woman , and I love my
freedom yet a while. I don't want to be
thrust upon any woman for the sake of a
fortune , and I don't suppose Miss Wayne
euros two straws about the absurd con
dition in my aunt's will. "
"It is very likely , although Ethel
had the greatest respect for the late
Miss Colowood and was very careful to
humor all lior vagaries , " returned
Cranston , much amused at young Colo-
wood's excitement. "However , I feel
unable to state whether the girl would
accept Miss Colowood's -last , great
vagary , in the shape of her impulsive
nephew or not. "
"I shall not give her the opportun
ity , " said Hugh , nettled at the lawyer's
words.
"Hold on , Colowood , lot's drop non
sense and como to business. You like
your aunt's estates , but you cannot re
tain them without complying with her
wishes. You have never mot the girl
whom your aunt has chosen. Perhaps
it will bo proven that neither of you are
opposed to fulfilling the condition.
"At least you must meet. I will ar
range that. Ethel will pass the summer
with my sister in the country , and I'll
manage it fof you to spend a few weeks
with them. You can very soon tell
whether the condition is wholly obnox
ious or not. What do you say1'
"I will do as you advise , thank you ,
sir , " replied Hugh , who had now cooled
elf , and was trying to tnko a businesslike -
like view of the strange situation.
four weeks later Hugh Colewood was
speeding away fiom Uroonvillo on the
morning express , bound for a little town
among the blue hills of Virginia.
Wh'in hu stopped from the train ho
was disappointed to find no ono waiting
to convoy him to the country homo of
Mr. Cranston's sister , a distance of eight
miles.
lie was in the act of asking the way to
the best hotel when a buggy came rap
idly up , o the station and halted.
The station agent hurried forward to
meet the driver , who was a slender
young girl with bright dark eyes and
hair us golden as the Juno sunbeams
touching thosohills.
"Is Mr. Colowood of Oroonvillo wait
ing hero to ride out to Mr , Thurston'sV"
inquired the fair driver , in a sweet
voice which won Hugh's interest at
once.
"I am hero and waiting , thank yon , "
returned Hugh for himself , smiling
pleasantly , as he came forward on the
station platform.
"I came to drlvo you to Mr * Thurs-
ton's" she answered simply.
"Shall I take the rolns'r"1 lie asked , as
thov started away.
"No , thank you , I Uko to drive , " she
answered.
"It was too bad for you to take so long
a drlvo for a stranger , " ho remarked , as
lie stole a side glance of admiration at
ho girlish form in dainty blue.
"Oil , I didn't mind the distance at all ,
besides , I rather had to come. " she
replied ; "I did wlsli to go with the
young folks , who are having tv pionio
tills morning over on Laurel hill , but
Undo Jerry was sick , and , of course , ho
couldn't como for you.
"Thon Mrs , Thurston and Miss
Wayne never drive , so they made a
virtue of necessity and sent the last re
port on the place , " and aha laughed
merrily.
"U is too bad my coming prevented
you joining the plcknlckors , " ho said.
"I shall not bo able to forgive myself. "
"That's nothing. I am enjoying my
self now too well to think of Laurel
hill , " she roturned.brlghtly.
"Thank you , and at the sumo time lot
mo assure you that I , too. am enjoying
myself excellently well , " and Hugh
howrd to the young girl , whose eyes
dropped beneath tjiu. warm light of ad
miration in his blue ones.
"I hope you wiUWJoy your visit , Mr.
Colowood. " she saw ; to change the sub
joct. "I know Mr4,4liurston and F.thol
will do all they eiurto make your stay
pleasant , " '
"Thank you. I've . 'no doubt I slm'l
Hud it ploasant/'rotuvnod Hugh. "You ,
"
too , are ono of Mrs. "Thuraton's summer
household , I suppo , "
"Yes , " with a smile. "You coo I am
a distant relative.fio Mrs. Thurston ;
then Miss Wayne is my cousin , and ex
orcises a kind of cousinly guardianship
ever mo , which , no.doubt , is very neces
sary.1
"So you are Miss Wayne's cousin ? 1
do not remember hearing Mr. Cranston
mention you. I did not expect to have
the pleasure of meeting any ladles but
Mrs. Thurston and Miss Wayne. "
H"IIow unklni1 In Mr. Cranston not to
prepare you for this mooting."and there
was a roguish gleam in her eyes which
Hugh did not sec. "I had , up to date ,
regarded Mr. Cranston as ono of my
very best friends , but to ignore mo so
utterly when ho know I would accom
pany Cousin Ethel hero , looks like
downright intentional neglect. "
"You have not given mo the pleasure
of knowing your name , ' ' said Hugh ,
both amused and plensod with his pretty
driver.
"Oh , I'm a Wayne , too , " she an
swered , laughingly. "Ethel Estella
Wnyno variously nicknamed , ns you
wiU'obscrvo later on. "
Two Ethel Waynes ! IToro was a real
surprise for Colowood. Why had Crans
ton not mentioned Unit strange fact to
him ?
If the Ethel Wayne referred to In the
will was only half as animated and gen
erally captivating as the ono by his side ,
Hugh thought it might bo an'oasy mat
ter after all to obey thateondition'which
had so vexed him.
. Colowood received a cordial welcome
at MM. ThurstonV pleasant homo , lie
found Miss Wayne- bo a tall , dignified
girl of about 123with coal black hair and
deep gray oyes. She was as unlike her
little morry-hoarlud cousin as it was pos
sible to be.
Yes , Hugh decided she was just
Siieh a woman as his eccentric aunt
would bo likely to select ns the wife of
her hoir.
In the weeks which followed Hugh's
arrival ho saw a great deal of Miss
Wayne , although much of her time was
divided between her taste for literature
and in remonstrating against the inno
cent pranks of her cousin.
It did not require a long tlmn for the
young man to realize that lie could never
love Miss Wayne as the man should love
tno girl whom ho intends to marry.
Ho made another linportanldiscovery ,
that his life would bo a failure without
the litllo cousin to furnish daily sun
shine and wifely chep.r for his own homo.
lie resolved to lot Miss Wayne have
one-half of his audit's estates and the
orphan asylum the other. Ho would
marry the girl of : his own choice , pro
vided lie could win h'cr , and boldly fight
his own wr.y through life.
Having so decided-"Hugh ; sot out for a
stroll along the river , feeling moro
manly for his resolve ,
Ho came suddenly .Upon a little figure
in white , rending iri'ii little viney nook
by the river's side. - "
"Wait , Est'olle , " hVcalled , for she had
started to run awnyj'I | shall leave to
morrow , and I hayOjBO.uiothing to say to
you which yon mUsi hcar. "
The tell-tale Huso1'which swept ever
face nnd'uock at hwUfords might have
given some hint .of.ijiii eusy surrender.
However , in a mojnjjnl'eho had regained
that customary piqlitYiicy which had
more than once oxas'porated Hugh.
"I'd bo sorrv to have you leave us
with any burden on your mind , " she
said , provokingly.
"It is needless for mo to tell you why
it was arranged.for me to meet Miss
Wayne hero , " ho said , unheeding her
light words. "You know , I suppose ? "
"Some slight idea , I believe , " she ro-
turned , lingering her book.
' Well , I may as well tell yon that that
condition in my late aunt's will can never
bo fulfilled. ' '
"And why not ? "
"Becauso I love another , " ho cried ,
passionately. "Oh , Kstollo ! can you
not sco how tenderly , how ardently I
love you ? Without you I shall make a
failure of life. Won t you show morcv ,
EstolloV"
"Oh , Hugh ! would you marry a poor
girl when 3-pu have a chance to" win a
dignified bride and retain those princely
estates'1 she asked.
"Yos , darling , I prefer you with love
in a cottage to the wealthiest woman
with all the estates in the world ! "
"Hash mini' "
statement , young
"It is true. Do not torture me longer ,
Estelle. Can you not love me a little ? "
"No. " . .
"Thon you do not love inoV"
"I'm ufraidldo. "
"Do r.ot mock me , Estolle. "
"I am not mocking you , Hugh , " In a
very sweet voice.
"Then you do love mo a little ? "
"No , not a little , but very much. "
lie would have caught her to his
breast , but she eluded his arms , crying :
"O , there's Uncle Cranston ! " and she
rushed forward to greet the little law
yer , who had approached them unseen.
"It is useless for mo to ignore facts , "
said Mr. Cranston , pleasantly , "f did
not mean to overhear yonrcoiivorsation ,
but I arrived unexpectedly , and thought
I'd hunt up my sprite hero and surprise
her. I see you understand each other
pretty clearly. "
"Yes , sir , " said f \ bravely , "I
have decided to on ; , -e In a cottage
with this dear girl , IM. jor tlmn keep
the estate with Miss Wayne. "
"Love in a cottage ! O , that's too
good ! "
And Mr. Cranston broke into a hourly
laugh , in which the- girl finally joined
him. t'
"Will you havqj the' goodness to explain -
plain what ninusos yfiso nuoli In my
statement ? " asked Hugh , not a llttlb
nettled. , /i ,
"Pardon mo , Colewood. But really
you are the victim ot .your own blunder.
"Blunder ? I don't understand you ,
sir , " returned Huglviii
"Of course not.r'Ij-iind the lawyer
laughed again. "TjhjLs sprite , whom you
took to bo the unimportant little cousin ,
is in reality the Ethel Wayne referred
to in your aunt's wljt. ' I did not toll you
that there were two.Jiithols , so while she
was driving you ovopi hero , you jumped
to the conclusion that Miss Way no at
the house was the KHiol.
"You see , I havo. boon told all about
your amusing mirfWIto. Kthol would
not explain her real. . Identity with the
girl whom your aunt had selected for
you , and , as the other ladles believed
you know , you have rumainod the victim
of your own mistake. "
Six months later the condition is Miss
Colowood's will was cheerfully obeyed.
Dr. Blrnoy cures catarrh. Boo bdlg.
* i i
Fonti of Memory.
Wlion Mr. Olalno was la congress ho used
frequently to ronoat bills under < llciwicm
utter having road them onco.
Daniel Webster was nblo to repeat th
wliolo constitution of ttio UnltoU State
word forworJ , Includluir punctuation atop *
Llpslns , a professor at tliu Unlvorslty of
Loyden , offered to roclto Tacitus' ' history In
its entirety In tUu presence of a parson armoil
with u poulanl , who should stub him with it
at the llrat error.
Dr. Cullluioro , eye uud oar , Boo Dldg.
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CHASED BY MOUNTAIN LIONS.
E. B. Iloaton in Chioitjjo Intor-Ocean :
In the autumn of 1S70 two youii" ; men ,
brothers , by the name of Briming , Louis
and Rudolf , resolved upon snendiuj : tlio
winter trapping In the valley of Tongtio
river , on the frontiers of Wyoming and
Montana. Accordingly , supplying ,
themselves with the necessary p'tok-
horse outtit , they loft Sioux City , To. ,
Into in September , following up the Nio-
brara river to its source ncnr Powder
river button. Thonco. crossing ever a
narrow watershed , they struck the val
ley of Powder river , down which Ihey
continued some forty or fifty milos.
tloro they loft the main valley to follow
up a amail tributary to its head in what
Is known ns the Panther mountains.
Crossing the buck of thee ! mountains
they struck the court > o of Rabbins' creek ,
an ttllluont of Tongue river , down which
they continued to Us mouth at the foot
of 'i'diguo river canon , the scone , not fur
from this drite , of a desperate battle with
the SLoux Indians. Hero the river
emerges from the lofty and precipitous
walls of the mountain , to continue its
holitary How to the turbid Yellowstone.
They at once sot about ( rotting ready
for the winter's business. The dwelling
wliich they constructed was partly dug
out and partly cabin that is , a portion
of the front was logs. It was against
thosidoof a perpendicular bltill'on the
north side of the crook , and close to the
rlvor. The valley here was all on the
northwest , or loft shore of the rlvor , but
like all these streams It alternated with
every crook in the channel. Along nil
the streams of this region the heaver
and otter abound. Besides thosesmaller
spoclos of the weasel family are numer
ous , anil the beautiful silver fox Is not
Infrequently caught. Of larger game ,
while the bison have measurably disap
peared , the nntolopo , black-tailed door
and the oik , or moose , feed In the foot
hills of the mountains. Of dangerous
game , such as boars , g.ri/.xly and cinna
mon , and wolves , there is no scarcity.
The mountains themselves hereabouts
were named because they were the
favorite habitat of munbor.-f of mountain
lions , or panthers , which latter name
they received from Brldgcr , the famous
scout , and such as ho , men from the
mountains of Virginia , whore similar
beasts bore that name.
During the months of November and
December they had remarkable success
in trapping otter and beuror. They
were congratulating themselves upon
a snason that should surpass anything In
their father's experience. But on
Christmas eve a cold wave sot in with
turrlblo severity. That night the stir-
face of the rlvor fro/o us solid as granite
and as smooth as glass. This weather
lasted for several days , so that the
brothers- were fearful to venture to any
great distance frora the dugout. Con
sequently , only the traps In the immedi
ate vicinity were visited.
While they were thus conllnod within
door # they whllod away the time manipu
lating u pnlr of skates apiece from the
antlers of the elks they had killed.
They made them very strong , albeit not
so artistically , perhaps , us the products
of the oast. They wore llrut class skates ,
however , and answered to their com
plete satisfaction , They tried them
thoroughly on the Ice In front of the
dugout , chasing each other und ruclnv
on the long reach of smooth Ice below
the canon.
The first , morning that promised a
fair day Louis , the older brother , con
cluded to visit the trans sot along
through the canon. Accordingly ,
strapping on his skates , ho started up
the rlvor , armed only with his revolver.
"I'll be back by the middle of the after
noon , " ho romntkek to Uudolf , "and
you have a warm dinner roachif vou
will. "
"All right , " replied Rudolf , "tho din
ner shall bo ready. "
Louis pursued his way up the river ,
not intending to make any stop until ho
reached the last trap , his intention
being to examine as ho returned. Ft
wits a glorious trip. Past headland and
capo ho glided , often under the shadows
of crevice anchored cedars and pines.
Occasionally ho stopped under a frown
ing shelf of granite to count the mud
built nests of the summer martinswhich
were numerous in all such places. lie
kept an eye open for largo and danger
ous game ; but ho saw none , save once a
huge gri/.zly sitting motionless on the
edge of a precipice , evidently observing
his proficiency a a skater. J ouls , for
sport's sake , emptied a chamber of his
revolver in the direction of shaggy
bruin. At ono point in the canon the
cliffs nearly mot overhead , making it
partial twilight. Only at ono point was
the ice rough , that was a short rapid ,
but even hero it was smooth in shore.
The bracing cold added strength and
vigor to his limbsand ho was frequently
surprised at the ease with which ho shot
ever the transparent surface.
It was fully sovaii tulles to the lust
trap in which ho found a miirton. b'rom
thence ho proceeded leisurely on his
return. Ho had excellent luck , although
from several of the traps ho found that
the game had been torn out and oaton.
Ho laid this to the account of the wol-
varlne , an animal of thievish propensi
tieshaving some days before shot one in
the very act of robbing a trap. Came ,
however , was becoming scarce for the
larger animals , and they had already
driven olT Huns that were hanging
around the dugoutattracted by the smell
of the Hayed carcasses of the game.
While thus llosuroly skating , ho was
startled by a shrill cry up the river. It
sounded piercingly down the trough of
the canon. Ilo listened attentively. The
hcrcnm was answered from a neighbor
ing gorge. "Bihl" said Louis to him
self , "It is only a cowardly mountain
lion. " Nevertheless ho involuntarily
qulcKonod his pace. lie had just
emerged from the examination of a trap
in a side 0:111011 : , when ho gave a glam-e
up the river and beheld what sent the
blood tingling to the ends of his lingers.
Not more than two hundred yards away
wore three onormotis mountain lions ,
with hair all on end , their long black-
tipped tails apparently twice their nat
ural si/onnil which they were brandish
ing from side to side. They were evi
dently enraged , though at what Louis
could not concolve. He felt apprehen
sive , however , and Increased his spend.
The lions uttered a tremendous cater
waul and trotted a good gait after him.
"Tho brutes ! " ejaculated Louis. Turn
ing , hu skated a few yards toward them
to steady his aim , and Hrod hU revolver
at the nearest , Thu distance was too
irroitt. The bullet either fell sheri or
wont to ono side. All except the last
ono , which struck the Immeiido o.tt
squarely In the side , tearing his skin but
not crippling In the least. The boastu
had ohockod themselves when Louis
turned , und uunmml luiwiMui'uil ) > u the
reports of the revolver. The wounded
lion , however , snapped at his side once
or twice , then seeming to divine from
whence ciime the wound , gave a
fearful yell , and , followed by the
others , made sit full speed after
Louis , who was now .sinking
out for homo with all his might. Ilo
bout over his hkatus and did his utter
most. Hut on a straight roach the
boasts gained on him , although tnoy
could not turn in the sharp bands of the
river like the .skates Xovortlioii'ss
they gained time and Louis was con
strained to drop a marten nn the ice ,
hoping thereby to gain time. It did in
deed assist , tih the unites did their best
to stop. The momentum had curried
them HO far beyond the game that In
stead of going back they continued the
mirsuit. This result seriously alarmed
the young mini , who now dropped all his
game , but the lions were determined
not to bo balked of their prey. The re
volver in its holster Hopping against
his thigh impeded Louis somewhat and
he unbuckled the bolt and dropped it on
the ico. All this assisted and his hopi'j
arose. Ho wits now less than two n
trom the dugout. lie had passed ihu
rough rapids safely , ever which tlm
lions stumbled apparently helpless. Hut
they gathered themselves up with sur
prising quickness. U was not long be
fore Louis hoard their ania/iug leaps
with fearful distinctness Then ho com
menced n series of innnouvcrs on which
his very life depended. Skating with all
his power along one shore ho would sud
denly turn ami shoot ever to I ho other
bank , while the lions , unable to chock
themselves or turn , would rakn along
the edge of the Ice , catching ut every
thing within roach. He had ropnntod
this move moro thnn once when the door
of Hobbins Creek came in sight and the
door of the dugout. On the op
posite side of the river ho
shot for dour life , the lions
now close upon him. Timing himself
with wpnderlul judgment , ho turned
just in the nick of time , leaped upon th > >
low bank , the momentum carryiiig him
the half ( io/.ou steps to thn doorlhrough
which Ho fell at full length on the lloor.
"Hnr the door ! " ho gasped to Uiulolf.
That young man , though 1mm .dorntoly
surprised , obeyed the command nnil
dropped the heavy bar into its fusion -
ings. Scarcely was this accomplished
when a heavy body struck the door with
u thud that thoroughly tried UH
strength. A moment afterward th
greased paper which served us a window
was torn away from the aperture in the
door and the snuaro , cruel jaws of a
mountain lion wore thrust through. Uu
dolf grasped the situation and , sni/.lng
his carhlno , discharged thn content" full
in the savngo face , it was ellVctivo.
The lion foil in the struggle- ( loath ,
but the opening was Illlcd by a s.iruml ,
onlv to meet the nitini ) fate. The third ,
which was the wounded one , gnvn up
the olTort and was making oil' when
Louis , who had regained his breath ami
his feet , grasping his carbine , by ' <
lucky shot , shattered the splnn of the
neck. Over the bodies of the lieu * , as
they took < > IT the polls , Louts related
the thrilling race.
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