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1 > 10 TITT3 OMAtFA "DATIiY 1 Marat SrNDAV. Atr ITST o BY II. RIDER HAGGARD. AUIIIOR Of "Slit , " "ALLAN gt'AHRMAIV ' , " "KING SOIOMOVS MI S , " ETC , CHAPTER IV. THE VISION. "Was It swoon or sleep ? At least It Bccmcd to On en that presently once again ho wad goring Into the dense Intolerable blackness of the night. Thru a marvel cnm to | ass , for the blackness opened , or lather on It , framed and nutroumlod by It ; thcro appeared a vision. It wns the vision of a native town , having n great bore space In the center of It encircled by hundreds and thousands ot huts. But there was no ono stirring about the huts , for It was night not this his night of trial Indeed , since now the sky was strewn with Innumerable stars. Everything was silent about that town , save , that now and again a dog barked or a fretful child walled with in a hut , or the sentries as they passed sainted each otht'r In the name of the king. Among all those hundreds of huts , to Owen It seemed that Ills attention was di rected to one which stood apart with n fence about It , Now the Interior of the hut opened Itself to him. U was not lighted , yet with his spirit sense he could ECO Its every detail ; the polished Moor , the skin rugs , the beer gourds , the shields and spears , the roof tree of redwood , nnd the dried lizard hanging from the tlmtch , a charm to ward off ovll. In this hut , seated face to face , half way between the center post and the door hole , were two men , The datkncss was deep about them , and they whispered to each other through It ; but in his dream It was no bar to Owen's sight. Ho could discern their faces clearly. One was that of a man of about 35 years of age. In stature he was almost a giant. He wore a knrosB of leopard skins , and on his wrists nnd ankles WBrc r4ngs of Ivory , the royal ornaments. His face was fierce and power ful ; his eyes , which were t far apart , rolled so imichHImt at times they seemed nil White , amthis ! fingers played nervously with the handle of a spear that he carried In his right hand. His companion was of a different stamp ; a man 'of ' not less than CO years , ho was tall 'and spare In figure , with delicately shaped hands and feet. His hair and little beard wcro tinged with gray , 'his ' face -was strikingly 'handsome , nervous , and expressive , and his forehead both broad land lilph. But more remarkable still were jhls eyed , which were of a piercing brlght- 'ncss ' , almost gray In color , steady as the flanlu of a well-tflmmeu1 lamp , and so 'cold that they .might have been precious stones set In the head of a statuo. " "Must I then put your thoughts In words ? " said this man In a clear , quick whisper. "Well , so bo It. for I am weary of sitting here In the dark waiting for water that will not flow. Listen , prince ; you come to talk to mo of the death of a king Is it not so ? Nny , do not start. Why nro you affrighted when you hear the plot upon the lips of another , that these many months has been familiar to your breast ? " "Truly , Hokosa , you arc the best of wiz ards , or the worst , " answered the great man , huskily. "Yet this once you arc mistaken , " hu added , with a change of voice. "I came but to ask you for a1 charm to turn my ' " l/G * ' father's heart "To dust ? Prince , 'if. 1 am mistaken , why am I the best ot wizards , or the woist , and why did your jaw drop and your face , change at my words , and why do you oven nbwitouch your dry lips with jour tongue ? Yes ; I tfuowlhat it Is daik here , yet some can BOO In It , and I am one of them. Ay , Prince , and I can seoybur , thoughts also. You would be rid of your father ; ho has lived too long. Moreover , his love tin us to.Nod- wengo , the good and gentle , and , perhaps who can say ? It IH even In his mind , when all his regiments are about him two days hence , to dcclaio that you. Prince , are deposed - posed , nnd that your brother , Nodwcngo , shall be king In your stead. Now , Nodwengo you cannot kill ; ho Is too well loved and too wull guarded , if ho died suddenly his dead lips would call out 'Murder ! ' In the cars of dll men ; and , Prince , all eyes would turn to you. who nlono could profit by his fnd. But If the King should rlmncc to die why , ho is old , Is ho not ? and such things happen to thu old ; also ho groxys feeble , and will not suffer the reghneuts 'to be doctored for war , though day by da'/ they clamor to bo led to battle , for he seeks to end liH yearn In peace. , "t say that you speak folly , " answered the' ' Prlnco with vehemence. "Then , son of the great one , why should you waste tlmo In listening to mo" ? Kare- well , Ihifolii , the Prince first born of thu King , who In a day to rome shall carry the shlpld of Nodwengo , for ,1m Is good nnd gon- * llo , and will spare your life If I beg It 'of ' ilitm. " Hafulu stretched out his hand through the Qnrkncss and caught Hokosa by thn wrist. "Stay , " ho whispered , "It Js true. The King must die , for.if he does not die within three days I shall cense to be his heir. I know It through my spies , He Is angry with me , lie'lintel me , and he loves Nodwengo and the mother of Nodwengo. But If ho dies before the last day of the festival , then that decree will never pass his lips , and the regiments will never roar out the name of Nodwengo aa the nnmc-of thu "King to come. Htx must die , I tell you , Hokosa , and by your hand. " "By my hand , Prince ! Nay , what have you to offer me In return for such a Ueed > ns this" ? Have I not grown up In Uinsuka's Hhndnw , and shall .1 cut down the trco that sba'des me ? " "What have I to offer you ? This ; that urxt to mynclf you shall bo the greatest In the land , Hokosa. " "That I am alreafly , and whoever rules H , that , I must always bo. I , who am the chief of wizards ; I , the reader of men's hearts ; I , thn hearer of men's thoughts ; I , the lord of the all' and the lightning ; I , the Invulnera ble I If you would murder. Prince , then do > the 'flfcd ' ; Uo It knowing that I have your secret , and that henceforth you who rule ' shall be my Hcrvant. Nay , you forget that I can see In the dark ; lay down that assegai , err by my spirit , prince as you ore , I will blusfyou with a spell , and > our body shall b.o thrown to thu kites , as that of ono who would murder his king and father ! " The Prlnco 'heard and shook , his cheeks sank In , the muscles ut his great form ueniu-il to collapse , and he grovelled ou the floor of the hut. ' "I know your magic , " ho groaned ; "use It for'me , not against mo ! What U there that I can offer you , who have everything ox- ccpt the throne , whereon you cannot nit , steluK ( hut you arc not of the blood royal ? " "Think , " said Hokosa. For 'a while the Prlnco thought , till pres ently lit * form straightened Itself , nnd with ; a quick movement ho lifted up his head , "Is It , perchance , my afllanccd wlfn ? " he % \hUpvrtul ; "the Lady Noma , whom I love , ml who , according to our custom , I uhali wed as thu Queen to be after the feast of first fruits ? Oh ! say It not Ilokoxa. " "I say It , " answvicd the wizard , "Lls- ten. Prince , The lady Noma is the only child of my blood brother , my friend , with vhom I was brought up , he who was slain at my side In the great war with thu tilhcti of Iho north. Shu wan my ward ; ulie was more ; for thiough her ah ! you know not liow l held my converse with the things of earth and ulr , thn spirits that watch us now In IhU daikncss , llafela , Tluiu U happened that , before everuhe wan a \\oinnn. Jior mind gie\v Kreat r ( ban the mind of any other woman , and her thought became my Uiouclil , and my thought became her thought , for I uii'l r.o oilier am her inastci , BUM I waited to wed her III ) ulic wan fully yruMti , and uhlln I vailed I went upon an umbaiuy lo Iho northern tribe * . Then It vai that you uaw thn maid In vUltlng at tuy kraal , and her beauty ami her wit look told of you ; nnd In the Council of the King , n * > MI have a right lo do , you named hir your brad wife , Ihe Queen that Is lo be , Tlio Klnjf heard and bowed his head ; he tent and look her , and placed her In Ihe home of luv ltox.il Women tbaio to abldo III ! ( till fcait of th first fruits , when khe tFoll lie lilvrn to you In marriage. Yes , he eut lor } to 'hit hou c ulierclu not oven I may set my foot. Although I was afar , her plrll warned me , and I returned , but too late ; for she was sealed to you of the blood rojal , and that Is a law which may not bo broken , "llafela , 1 prayed you to return her to me , nnd > ou mocked me. 1 would have bought you to jour drath , but It could not linve n\ailed me , for then , by that same law which may not bo broken , she who wns scaled to > ou must die with you ; and though thereafter her uplrlt would sit with me until I also died , It wns not enough , since 1 have conquered all , ypt cannot conquer the fire that wastes my heart , nor cease to long by night and by day for a woman who In lost to me. Then It was , llafela , that I plotted vengeance gainst you. 1 throw my spull over the mind of thu King , till he learned to hate you and your evil deeds ; and I , even I , hava brought It about thut your brother should bo preferred before you , and that you shall be the servant In his house. This Is thu price that > ou must pay for her of whom you have robbed mo ! and by my spirit and her spirit you shall pay It ! Yet listen. Hand back the girl , as you may do for she Is not yet jour wife and choose another for your Queen , and I will Undo all that I have done , and I will find1 you a means , Hafela , to earn' out your will. Ah , before six suns have set , the regiments rushing past you shall hall you King of the Nation of the Amasukn , "I cannot , " groaned the Prince ; "death were better than this ! " , "Ay , death were better ; but you shall not dlu , you shall live a servant , and your nanic shall become a mockery , a name for women to make rhymes on. " Now the Prince sprang up. "Take her ! " ho hissed "take her ! you , who are an evil spirit ; you , beneath whoso eyes children wall , and at whoso passing the hair on the backs of hounds stands up ! ( or wbato'or bctldrs , be sure of this , that hour shall bn the hour of your dooming. Hall to you , Son of the Klngl Hnlll and farewell. " And , removing the doorboard , the wizard paused from the hut and was sone. The vision changed. Now there appeared a valley walled In on cither -sldo with slopIng - Ing cliffs of granite ; n desolate plnre , tandy , and , save for a single spring with out water , strewn with bowlders of rock , some of them piled fantastically ono upon the other. At a certain spot this valley widened out. nnd In tlio mouth of the space thus formed , midway between the curved lines of the receding cliffs , stood a llttlu hill or kopple , also built up of bowlders , U was a place of death ; for nil around the hill atil ; piled In hundreds between the crevices of Its stones lay the white bones of men. Nor was this nil. Its summit was flat , mid In the midst of it stood a hltio tree. Even linil It not been for the fruit ( hat hung from Its branches , the aspect of Hi at tico must have struck the beholder as uncanny , even as horrible. The bark on Its great bole was leprous white , and from Its gaunt nnd spreading rungs rose branches that subdivided themselves again and again , till at last they terminated In round , green fingers , springing from gray , flat slabs of bark , In shape not unlike that of n human palm. Indeed , from a llttlu distance this tree , especially If seen by moonlight , had the appearance of bearing on It hundreds of thousands of the arms nnd hands of men , all of them stretched Imploringly to heaven. Well might they seem so to tjo , seeing that to Its naked limbs hung the bodies of nt least twenty human beings who had suffered death by order of the King or his captains , or by the dccreo of the company of wizards , whereof Hokosa was the chief. There on the Hill of Death stood the Tree of Death , and there In Its dank shade , or piled upon , the ground beneath neath It , hung and laid the pitiful , rem nants of the multitudes who for genera tions had been led thither , to their doom , " Now , In the vision , a man was seen approaching preaching by the little pathway that ran up the sldo of the mount the Road of L6st Kootstcps , It was called.It wns Hokosa , the wl/ard. Outside th'o circle of the tree he halted , and , drawing a tanned skin from a bundle of medicines/ which lie carried , ' hn tied It nboUt his -mouth' , tor the A-cry smell of thht trjo Is poisonous- and must not be suffered to teach the lungs. Presently he was under the branches , where once again he halted ; this time It was to gazQ at the body ot an old man which swung to and fro In the night breeze. "Ah ! friend , " he muttered , "wo strove for many years , but It seems that I hnvo conquered at the last. Well , It Is Just ; for 'LAY ' DOWN THAT ASSEGAI OR BY MY SPIRIT. PRINCE AS YOU ARE , I WILL DLAST YOU WITH A SPELL. " Tnko'hcr , priest of death ant ) evil ; but take my curse with her ! Ah ! I als'o can proph esy ; and I tell you that this woman whom : you have taught , this witch of many spells whoso glance can shrivel the hearts of men , shall give you ' { o drink of your own medi cine ; ay. she shall dog you to death , and J mock you while you perish by an end of shame ! " i "What , " laughed the wizard , "have I a ' rival In my own a'rts ? Nay , flafela , If you , would learn the trade , pay me well and I will give you lessons. Yet 1 counsel -you not ; for you are flesh , nothing but flesh , and "he who would rule the air must cultivate the spirit. Why , I tell you. Prince , that even the love for her who _ ls my heart , the lady whom we both would wed , par taking of the flesh as , alas ! It does" , has cost mo half my powers. Now let us cease from empty words , and strlke'ttur bargain. "Listen. On the last day of the feast , when all the regiments are gathered to sa lute the King there in his Great Place ac cording to custom , you shall stand forth before the King and renounce Noma , and she shall pass back to the care of my house hold. Ton yourself shall bring her to where I stand , and us I take her from you I will put Into your'hand a certain powder. Then you fchall 'return ' tothe sldo of 'the King , and after our fashion shall give him to drink < thn bowl .of the flrst'/mits , but as you stir the beer you will let fall Into It that powder which I have given you. The King will drink , and what he leaves un- drunk you will throw out upon the dust. Now ho "will rise to give out to his people the royal decree , whereby. Prince , you are to be duposed from .your place as heir , and your brother , Nodwengo , Is to bo set In. your place. Hut of that .decree never a word shall pass his lips ; If it does , recall your saying and take back the .lady Noma from where she stands beside me. I tell you that never a word shall pass his lips ; for oven as ho rises a stroke shall take him , such a stroke as often falls upon the fat and aged , and he shall sink to the ground snoring through his nostrils. For a while thereafter It may bo six hours , It may bo twelve ho shall lie Insensible , and then a cry will arise that the King U dead ! " "Ay , " said Hafela , "and that I have poisoned him ! " "Why , Prlnco ? Few know what Is In your father's mind , and with those , being King , you will bo able to deal. Also this Is the virtue of the poison which I chooan , that It la swift , yet the -symptoms of It are Ihe symptoms of a natural sickness , Hut that your safety and mine may bo assured , I have made yet another plan , though there will bo little need of it. You were present two day ! ) since when a runner came from tho. white man who sojourns , beyond our border , he who seeks to teach us , the Chil dren ot Flro , a new faith , and gives out that hn U the messenger of the King of Heaven. This runner asked leave for the whlto man to visit the Great Place , and , speaking In the King's name , I gave him leave. Hut I warned his servant that If his inaatcr came a ulgn should bo required of him to show that ho was a true man and had ot the wisdom of the King of Heaven ; and that If he failed therein , then that he should illo as that white liar died who visited us In by gone jears. Now I have so ordered that this white man. passing through the Valley of Death yonder , shall reach the Great Place not long before the King drinks of the cup of the first-fruits. Then If any think that something out of natural has hap pened to the King , they will surely think also that this strange prayer doctor has wrought It , Then also I will call for a sign from the white man , praying of him to re cover the King of his sickness ; and when he falls he shall be slain as a worker of spells anil the falao prophet of a false god , and so wo shall be rid of him and his now faith , and you shall be cleared ot doubt , Is not the plan good , Prince } " "H U very good , Hokosa save for ono thliiR only. " "For what thing ? " "This- The white man who l named MwgfiiKcr might chance to be a true prophet of true god , anil to recover the Kin ft. " "Oho. let him Oo It , It ho can ; b'ut to do It , first ho must know the poison nnd Its antidote. There It but one , and U Is known to inr only of all men In this land. When no b done that , then I , yes , even I , Ho- koswill begin to inquire concerning thla uo jf his , who shows himself so mighty In tno person of bis messenger , " Ami he Uugbod low and scornfully. "Prince , fare well ! I go forth alone , whither you dare not follow at this hour , to seek that which wo nball necfl. One word think not to play me faUe , i to cheat ro of my price ; If you could have had your % vay , your end would have been my _ end. " ' Then very Idlsurcly. as one who Is sure that he will not be Interrupted , he began to climb the tree , till at length some of the green fingers were within his reach. Rest- ting his back against a bough , one by one he broke off several of them , and averting his head so that the fumes of it might not reach him , bo caused the thick , milk-white juice that they contained to trickle Into the mouth of the little gourd which was hung about his neck by a string. When he had collected enough of the poison and carefully corked the gourd with a plug of wood , he descended the tree again. At the great fork where the main branches sprang from the trunk , he stood a while contemplating a creeping plant which run up them. It was a plant of naked stem , like the tree It grew upon , and , also like the tree , its leaves consisted of bunches of green spikes having a milky juice. "Strange , " ho said aloud , "that nature should set the bane and the antidote aide by side , the one twined about the other. Well , so It Is In everything ; yes , even In the heart of man. Shall I gather some of this juice , also ? No ; for then 1 might re pent and save him , remembcilng that he has loved me , and thus lose her I seek , her whom I must win back or bo withered. Let the Messenger of the King ot Heaven save him , If he can. This tree lies on his path ; perchance he may prevail upon Its dead to tell him of the lane and of the antidote. " And once jnore he laughed mockingly. The vision passed. At this moment Owen , recovering from his swoon , lifted his head from the window place. The night before him was as black as It had been , and be hind him the little clock was still striking the hour of midnight'therefore ho could not have remained Insensible for longer than a few seconds. A few seconds , yet'how much ho had seen In them. Truly , his want of faith had been reproved truly , he alsohad been "warned ofGod In a dream" truly -"his cars bad been opened nnd'/Ills Instruction sealed , " Ills POU ! had been "kept back from the pit , " and his 'life from "perish ingby the sword ; " 'and 4ho way of the wicked hart been made clear to him "In a dream , In a vision of thn night , when deep sleep falleth upon men. " Not for nothing' had he endured that agony , and not for nothing had ho struggled In the grip of doubt. ( To bo Continued. ) TUB IMC\1C MY THE J.AICK. II. C. 1'nlne In Hnrper'n Ilazar. Oh , I love the geiitlosummur for Its long anil pleasant < laya , " For Its s\yeet romantic .evenings beneath the moon'HR0t rays , For Its llowers and ltn sunshine , but I hate that ghastly fake , i , That travesty on pleasure culled thb plume by the lake. First there comes the burning question oh , It Is no easy task . , , Of deciding on the people you think good ' enollgh to nsk ; Then such tiresome discussions on whal each Is going to take - . . . In the matter of provisions , to the picnic by the lake. When these vital points are settled nnd the party la iitlont , There are -maldons five , u matron , and a louo man in each boat , Who takes the oars anil struggles till ho thinks his hack will break. As hn rows eight miles to windward to the plciilo by the lake , i When at last the voyage Is ended ho muni clamber to the spring , Which la "somewhere up the mountain , " that the water he may bring. Ho iiuiHt get u load of drift-wood nnd the cunip tire ho must mulcc ; Though It's hotter than the tropics , at the picnic by the lake. Then ho has to mock hla hunger with n diet of sardlnea. Of huril boiled cgira nnd sandwiches , re lieved with Dostoii beaiia. Thcns'D a scarcity of chicken , but a plethora of cake Oh , the place to get dyspepsia Is a picnic by thu lake ! While the maiden bo would flirt with , how ever well ho plan , DevotfH hur whole attention to the only other man At least no I wns told by the ono who gel the shake. Ami I'll never glvo another girl a picnic by the lake , See that your hotel keeper bag Oook'i Im perial Extra Dry Champagne OB his menu. It has no superior , DOG " " "BUZZARD. ' j Way a M'inlpcg Hey ( Jot JHs Early 'ml ' i Start In Business. C-'MHrlRht. MM by S. S. McOlur Co , ) A boy lu WJmyfnef ; , the capltnl city of the provlnco of AfaijUoba , In northwestern Can- uiln , who doesn't own a clog la looked upon by his follows \\ltli suspicion. And a boy who owns a doj above the sUc of a pug era a fox terrier and doesn't train him to "BO , " as It Is called , In n sleigh In the winter and a small sulky In the summer Is con sidered as being little bettor than a girl. Like the gntno of lacrosse , the dog driving hns come to Canadian boys from the In diana , In other dnys , before the settlement of the western prairies of Canada , winter travel from Lake Supcror to the Hocky mountains nnd from Mlnnosotn to the Arctic ocean wns carried on by means of doss. Kven today In the western parts of the Canadian west the dog train Is the regular means of conveyance of malls nnd travelers by the Hudson Hay company nnd the fur traders of the north. Dog driving , then , comes naturally to the boys of Winnipeg , where ) twenty-five yetirs ago a winter -Journey with liorscs was comparatively unusual. TOUCH BTUITER. And It c.itne particularly natural to little Touche Tapper , newsboy and general roust- a-bout. Tor Toucho loved dogs , and a boy who didn't love n dog very seldom ( amounted lo much as a dog trainer. Touchc's parents had died and left him at 10 yearn of ngc to run the race of life nlonc. Having no kith or kin of his own to lavish any nf- tcctloii ti.on | , and being human , and necoiil- Ingly llndlng It necessary to have an outlet for his affections , he became devoted to a ilog. And such a dog. It was an ugly , Ill-conditioned looking cur , everybody said , tint that didn't make any difference to Touche. He had found It as he crouched' ' one blizzardy n'lght In the doorway of the l > ostofllca at the outset of his ncweboy llfy when hewas In need ot sympathy , as much as thu little imp that crawled up to him and licked his hand. "We're traveling In liard luck tonight , puppy , " said Touche. nH lie snuggled the shivering little thlncr under Ills coat. "This blizzard chased the ilcoplu 'torn the streets nnd I'm stunk with my l > apcrs and you're nearly froze to death. Well , mlstry likes company , so como on. " And Dllzzaril , as he there and then chris tened It , shared Touchc's corner In the half- breed shack and the ups and downs of a street Arab's life , until ho grew to dog- liood. As neither Blizzard or Touche made any pretense to pedigree , there was a fellow foolIng - Ing between them. They were both vaga bonds. And when Toucho requested Bliz zard to "go" In a sleigh at a very tarly stage of his career , he didn't exactly sec the drift of It until Toucho pointed out that every selfTcspectlng dog In Winnipeg went In for It 'and ' that It was not well to be "out of do push. " Blizzard Uien strove to excel at .Uu His long legs and lean jotly placed him on an equality in the sled with the dogs vchlcli appeared at bench shows and showed their aristocratic teeth at him as they passed Touche and him on the street. & > I "Yer a bettor dog than any of them , Bllz , " said Touche.'sns Hie unharnessed him one night after Dllzzard had berne him from the center of > tbo' city to the little shack on the pralr ) * . > i"And we'll show 'em some day , Ycr mayn't be much on looks , but ycr got the heart. Those small kids can laugh at yctyibfif If we git a chance we'll show 'em. " jiAfld the chance came. U. GttEAT-KACE. In May , IBM , " Ihe little prairie city of Winnipeg waW all agog with excitement. The incptlng-of-tho Manitoba Turf associa tion wasoh.Vesteriicrs who arc deprived of amusement in the way of theaters , ex cursions , ntc. , common to the east generally take their vacation li'"strong | doses. Rac ing Is high In favortSand business Is prac tically suspended during a race meeting. Touche , who was then 13 years old , while laboriously reading the events announced on the flaming bjg posters of the Turf as sociation's spring meeting , placarded on Portage avenue , saw an item which read "Dog race , one-half-mile , purse ? 100 to first , $50 to second , best out of three heats. " lie looked down at Blizzard , who seemed to have one eye on his young master and the other on the poster as If reading it for Blizzard alwaya'trled to do what Toucho did and said : "What d'ye say , Bllz ? Shall we try a turn at It ? " Blizzard looked as If running a race before the. people of a city was just what he Jmil been waiting for. "All right , thon. Bllz , " said Toucho ; "we'll show those dude dogs a thing or two. " And he went off and made arrange ments for a sulky that cost him a winter's savings. The making of dog sleighs and dog sulkies Is tmc of the branches of a Win nipeg carriage building establishment and the little sulky that finally met with Touche's approval was Just suited to Bliz zard. "With a now collar I guess we'll bo fixed , Bllz. " said Touche as ho too"Jc him for a trial spin over the course of the. Turf association one afternoon before ho went * for his papers. THte ENTRIES. "I'm not going to drive yet with reins from yer nose the way the swells does. If you don't understand mo now , yer never will. " And Blizzard wagged his tall. 'Twas the afternoon , The dog race had just been called from the judge's Rtand and the gaily dressed ladles and their es corts In the grand stand returned to their places and the" crowds surging against TOUCIIB rJ'INDS HIS ' PUPPY. I- I fvrfT the ropes surVdUndlug the course gave voice to'a chcor. Mlif .interest In the horse racing had been oooVngd to the liorso breeders , the gambling .jplemcnt and that peculiar elasi that is" , to bo found on every sldu track who low a- race they know not why. But In the 'tJog'fraco ' everybody was Inter ested. Therfti weru nineteen entries. There was not a iflP ? or clique from the ex clusive llcuU'/iajit governor's circle to the half-breed cpjQBy on the Hudson Bay flats that was -represented In the contest ants. And aa.tljo bays In their queer little sulkies parade ] ? ' , , before- the Judge's stand to receive .TuMfuctlons , the cheers that went urt wcre Iiiurtler than had been given for the winner , R the Provincial cup , Every body almoijl ; ' BUO.W Touche by sight and as ho and Urlzzard trotted pant the grand stand there was a half-satirical , half- friendly cheer at the tatterdemalion news boy and his mongrel-looking dog. But Toucho and Ujlzzard heeded It not. Toucho's whole attention was fixed on a dog , half staghound , belt Esquimaux , called "Tiger , " driven by th'o sou of the lieutenant gov ernor. TUB STAUT. A dog race1 has to be quickly i started or the dogs will tight , and when the nineteen dogs with their boy drivers rushed In a confused inabefore the Judgo'n stand there was a cry of "go , " and they were off. Bliz zard was In the center and had got a fair start , At the quarter mile bo was third nnd woa going steadily when the one that was running .second , a lius klg that U , a native dog which showed signs of Hag- King , turned as quick aa thought and solred Blizzard by the throat. There was a con fused heap of dogs , boys and sulkies and the others rushed on. But Touche hauled Blizzard out of the melee and they wcro just saved from being distanced. There were only six dogs In the second heat. Toucho spoke long and earnestly to Bliz zard In the Interval about the evil of fight- IIIK. especially In a race , nnd when two dogs rushed at him In the second heat , as they were coming down the homo stretch , Blizzard bounded forward and came In abend of "Tiger" by three or four feet. The chorus that greeted the turn of affairs was deafening , but Blizzard , an he lapped the water that Touche held for him , wagged his tall and looked up Into Ton die's fnca as If to say that he understood matters and fighting was n thing for another day. THE IAST HEAT. There were only four dogs In the third heat. Now came the crucial test. Tiger had won the first heat nnd Blizzard the second end , nnd as they started neck and nock , thcro was a silence throughout the onlook ers that showed the Interest that was being taken. The other t\\o dogs were soon out of the running and at the quarter mile Dllz- > ai-d was five yards behind. "Tiger wins. Tiger wins , " roared the crowd , hut Tiger's tongue was out nnd his breath came thick and fast. "Blizzard , " said Toucho as he saw the whip como down on Tlior's back when they entered the homo stretch and Bliz zard's nose was at Tiger's flank. "Illlzzard , I won't strlka yrtu. I wouldn't do it to win the race , hut. " and ho half rose In the sulky and scrramed 'at the top of his voice "Hllz , Bllz , Bllz , " and llko an arrow from the bow- Blizzard darted forward until ho was nose and nose with Tiger. They were only n hun dred yards from the wire and the people In the grand stand were on their feet , yelling like maniacs. "Tiger" "Blizzard , " "Tiger" "Blizzard , " came the cries , but once again could be heard amidst th6.upro.ir the boyldh scream , "Hllz , Bllz , Bllzl" and Toucho could see the long red tongue of "Tiger" at his side us they dashed under'tho wlro and won. If anybody goes to Winnipeg and asks < ! < well dressed , prosperous looking boy be hind the news stand in the Clarendon hotel how It Is that he got started In business so > oung , ho will probably point to an ugly looking mongrel dog an'd say that "ho started mo and we'vo been partners ever since. " At least that Is what hn told me. CHARLES L. SHAW. ins inr.A. Vlrtm Shenrd In St. Nicholas. "What are you going to be , dour Jnclc , When yoU're quite grown up ? " I Siild. "Will you be n lawvcr , like pupa , Or a soldier , like Undo Ned ? " HP shook bis curly head nnd smiled ; Then answered , "I think It Is queer I'apa wanted to be a lawyer , When ho might be a pioneer. " "A pioneer , Jciir laddie ? " I cried ; "Why , how bnivu and bold you must be ; Hut , If you roam , you must como back home Your poor little mother to Bee. " "Oh , I'll not go fur nwuy , " ho cried ; "I can , ilo it as well ut homo. I don't think when I'm a pioneer That 1 shall euro to roum. "I Hhaiild think thut a pioneer , " he said , With calmly smiling eyes , "That a pioneer would have to do Something 'r other with pies. " J'HATTI.U OP THIS YOUMJSTISHS. Little Brooklyn girl of 5 to lady whom she Was visiting -You ought not tcr let your little boy say 'nit , " because It's slang. Lady You are right , my child ; you don't say It , do you ? Little Gill Nit. Little Sister What Is a tannon tracker , Willy ? Ulgger Brother A cannon cracker Is a thing that never goes off until you crawl back to see what's the matter with It. Johnnie Challlu Come , Slamle , let us play Adam and Eve. Mamie How will we play It ? "You tempt me with an apple , and I'll eat it. " Johnny May I wake the baby , mamma ? Mamma Why do you want to wake the baby ? Johnny So's I can play on my drum. Little Elsie Ain't those cows small , ma ? Ma Yes , dear. Elsie I guess them's the kind that they gets condensed milk from , ain't they ? Johnnie Chaflle-rGrandma , will we all know each other In heaven ? Grandma Yes , my child , we ehall know each other thcro. Johnnie Chnffle But , grandma , we can make bcllovo we are out when some of them call , can't we ? "What are you going to be when you are a man. Willie ? " asked the man who alwaj.s asks that question. "Mo" ? I'm going to be a policeman and stop trolley cars right In the mlddlo of the block. " "Will some" little scholar please tell what happened after the children of Israel had marched seven days around the walls of Jericho , blowing their horns ? " asked the Sunday school teacher. "Tommy Taddclls , you may answer. " "Please , ma'am , " re plied Tommy , "they tumbled to the racket. " How Are Your Kidneys ? Ever Have Your Back Ache ? Dr. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills make Healthy Kldnoya and the Back Strong. . Healthykldney parity the v blood by fltltrlno from It urlo ncld end ill other poisons or impurltiea. Fare Mood means perfect . , health. IlypurlfilnR the blood _ JBLI89 Worn , n. 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Over -100,000 have been cured , anil millions use No-To-Unc to regulate to bacco using , or purely for Its wonderful powers nH a ncrvn tonic and stimulant. If your nerve nnd heart aotlou Is oak , no matter what the cause , take No-To-Ilacl Bold and guaranteed by druggl * ! * every where. Our famous booklet , "Don't To- Imeco Spit anil Smoke "Your Llfo Awny , " wrltteh guarantee and fri'o xamplo mailed for the nuking. Address The Sterling Remedy Co. , Chicago , .Montreal or Now York. PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS The following proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Nebraska , as hereinafter set forth In full , nro submitted to the electors of the State of Nebraska , to be voted upon at the general election 'to be held Tuesday , November 3 , A. D. 1S9G : A joint lesolutlon proposing to amend sections two (2) ( ) , four (4) ( ) , and five (5) ( ) , of nrtlclo six ( C ) of the Constitution of the Stnto of Nebraska , relating to number of judges of the supreme court and their term of office. Bo It resolved and enacted by the Legis lature of the State of Nebraska : Section 1. That section two (2) ) of article six (0) ) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended so us to re.id UH fol- Scc'tlon 2. The supreme court shall until otherwlso provided by law , consist of live ( fi ) Judges , n majority of 'vhom shall bo nucesnary to form n quoium or to pro nounce a decision. It otiail nave original jurisdiction in cases rclatlnfe " rovi'iiue , civil CUSOM In which the Mtau > shall bo n party , mandamus , quo warranto. habeas corpus , and such appellate Jurisdiction , IIH may be provided fov law. Section 2. That section four (4) of article six ( C ) of the Constitution of the staiof Nebraska , be amended so as to read an fol lows : Section 4. The judges of the supreme court shall bo elected by Iho elofinrs of thu state at large , and their term of ofllcc , except as hernlnaiter provided , Hhall IMJ for a period of not less than live (5) ( ) years us tbo legislature may prescribe. Section 3 That section five ( M of article six ( ( ! ) of the Constitution of the State df Nebraska , bo amended to rend as follows : Section G. At the first general election to bo held In the year 19G , there shall be olceteil two Judges of the supreme court one of whom shall bo elected for a term of two (2) ) Tears , one for the term of four (4) ) years , and at each general iiectlon there after , there shall IIQ elected ono Judge of the euprdmo court for the form of flvn ( B ) years , unless otherwise prdvlilrd by law ; Provided , That the Juilgos of the supreme court whoso terms have not expired at the tlmo of holding the general election of 18 % , shall continue to hold their olllcn for the remainder of the term for which they were respectively commissioned. Approved March 23 , A. D. 3S93. A Joint- resolution proposing an amend- irient to section thirteen (13) ( ) of article six of thn Constitution of the State of Nebraska , relating to compensation of supreme and district court Judges. Be -resolved , by the Legislature of the Stnto of Nebraska : Section 1. That section thirteen (13) ( ) of nrtlclo six ( B ) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended so as to road as follows : Sec. IS. Thn judges of the supreme nnd district courts shall receive for tholr ser vices such compensation as may bo pro vided by law , payable quarterly. The loglsluturii shall at Its first session after the adoption of this amendment , three-fifths , of thu niombers elected to each house concurring , establish their compensation. The compensation BO es tablished shall not be changed oftcner than onew In four years , and in : io event unless two-thirds of the members fleeted to each house of the legislature concur tnercln. Approved March 30 , A. D. 1893. A Joint resolution -proposing to amend section twenty-four (24) ( ) of article five ( l > ) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska , "relating to compensation of the officers of the executive department. He It resolved and enacted by the Legis lature of the State of Nebraska : Section 1. That nectlon twenty-four (21) ) of article flvii ( ! > ) ( of thu Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amended to read ; IH follows : Section 21. Tbo officers of the executive department of the stnto government shall rocelvn for their services a compensation to be established by iuw. which shall bo noltlicr Increased nor diminished during the term for which they shall have been commissioned and they shall not recelvo to their own use any fees , costs , Interests , upon public moneys In thnlr hands or under their control , peiqulsltcs of ofllco or other compensation , and all fees that may horonfter bo payable by law for services performed by iin otllcer provided for In this 'inlf * uliiill bo iiald In advance Into the stntn treasury. The legislature shall at Its Ural session after the adoption of this amendment , threo-llftliH of tlio mem bers elected to each houseof the legisla ture conenrrlni- , establish thn salaries of the olllrors named In this article , The compensation so established shall not bo changed oftener than once In four years and In no event unless two-thirds of thu members elected to each house of the K'K- Islaturo concur therein. Approved March 29 , A. D. 1S93. A Joint resolution proposing to amend scctldn one (1) ( ) of article six ( C ) ot the 'Con- htltutlon of the State of Nebraska , relating to Judicial power , Hu It resolved and onnctcd by the Legis lature of the State of Nebraska ; Section 1. That section ono (1) ( ) of nrtlclo six ( C ) of the Constitution of thn Htato of Nebraska bo amended to read IIH follows ; Soctlon 1 , Thu judicial power of this Htuto Bball bo vested In a MUprcmo court , dls- trlut courts , county count ) , Justices of the peace , police iniiKlatrate.s , and in inc.h other courta Inferior to the supreme court IIH may bo created by law In which Iwo- thlrdx of tlio members elected to each house C < Approvfd March 29. A. D. 1S9S. A Joint resolution proposing to amend sec tion eleven ( II ) of article six ( C ) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska , re lating to Incroano In number of supreme and district rourt judges , Bo It roitolvcd and enacted by the Leg islature or the Hlntc of Nebraska : Section I. That section cloven (11) ( ) of nrtl- cla six (8) ) of the Constitution of thu Htuto of Nebraska bo amended to read as fol- flfo'tlon 11 Tha loglslntuie , whenever two- thirds of the momburs elected to each houao Hhnll concur therein , may. in or nfter thn year onu thousand eight hundred and nlnoty-Buven nnd not -oftener than once In every four yenin , Incrensa the number of JudKos of MUprcmo and district courts , ami tha judicial districts of the stale. Such illotrlolH shall bo formed of compact terri tory , mid bounded by county llnea ; tind Buoli Inorunite , or any change in the boundniics of a district , shall not vncuta thu office of any judge. Approved Mnrcli 30 , A. P. . 1893. A joint resolution proposing to amend section nix ( C ) of article ono (1) ( of the Con stitution of the State of Nebratka , relating to trial by jury. Hu It reuolvurl and enacted by the Leg islature of the Btuta of Nebraska. 8 ctlon 1. ThRt iratlon nix ( fi ) . article one ( t ) of the Constitution of tbo Stale of Ne braska bo amended to read IIH follows : Section 6. The right of trlul liy j i-y ahull rcmnln Inviolate , but the legislature nil provide tlmt In ctxll actions flvo-alxthti flip Jury nmy render n verdict , and tl1 leglMaturfl by nlso authorise trlnl by Jury of n less number thnn twelve jnoi In courts Inferior to the district court. Approved March 29 , A , D. , 1S93. A Joint resolution proposing to union section 0110 (1) ( ) ot article five (6) ( ) ot the Con stltutlon ot Nebraska , relating to officers c , ! the executive department. lie It lesolved nnil cimcteil by the LiMjs ' Isluturp of the Stnto ot Nebraska : ' Soctlon 1. Thut section ono 0) ) of nrtlcli ivo (5) ( ) of the Conatllutlon of the Stnto of Nebraska bo amended to read na fol- See.tlon 1. Tlie executive department Blmll consist of n governor , lleiitnimut governor , secretary of stnto , nudltor of public 110 couuts , treasurer , superintendent of publta instruction , nitoriiey general , commissioner of public land * and buildings , nnd three rnllro.ul coininlssloncrii , each or whom , ex cept thn paid railroad commissioners , shall hold his olllec for n term of two years , fiom ths llrst Thursday ntter the first T uesdny In January , after his election , and until his successor Is elected and quail- lied. lOni-h rnllioad commissioner Hhnll bold his olllco for n term of three yenrs , beginning on the flist Thtnsdny after tha llrst Tuesday In January nfter hit election , "lid until his uscccssor Is elected nnd quail- ned ; Provided , however , Tlmt nt the llrst general election held after the ndnptlon of this amendment there Hhnll bo chicled three railroad cominlssloncis. onu for the period of ono year , one for ho period of two yenrs , anil one for tno peilod of three years. The Governor , secietnry of slate , ) ! nudltor of public Accountn , and treasurer// / / shall reside ut the ranltol during their1 term of olllce ; they Hhnll keep the publlo records , books and papers there , nnd shall perform such duties as mny bis required by Approved March SO , A. D. , isos. A joint resolution proposing to amend sec tion twenty-six (28) ( ) of article five (5) ( ) of tlw Constitution of the State at Nebraska , limit. Ing the number ot executive state ofllccra. lie It resolved nnd enacted by the Lcg-l Islaturo of thn State cf Nobr.islr.t : Section 1 , That section tuduty-six ( M ) of article llvn ( B ) of the Constitution of the Htato of Nebraska bo amended to read na follows : Section 20. No other executive ! state ofll- cers i'\cept those named lu section ono (1) ) of this nrtlclu shall tin created , except by an act of the legislature which Is con curred In by hot lesl than three-fourths of the members elected to each house thereof ; Provided , That any oftlco created by nn net of the legislature may be abolished by)1 ) the leglslatuic , two-thirds of thn member * elected to ene.li house thereof concurring. Approved Mnrcli 30. A. D. , JS93. A joint resolution proposing to amend ; section nine ( U ) of article eight ( S ) of tbo. Constitution of the Stnto ot Nebraska , pro-V vldlng for the Investment of the permanent ) educational funds of the stato. ) Do It resolved nnd unacted by the Leg islature of tbo Stulo of Nebraska : Section i. That section nlno ( ) bf nrtlclo night (8) ( ) of tbo Constitution of the Stnto of Nebraska bo amended to rend as fol lows : Section 9. All funds belonging to the state for uducntlonnl purposes , the Interest unc Income whereof only arc to bo used , shal be deemed trust funds held by the Htalo and tlio .state shall supply till losses there of that may In any manner accrue , so tha the B.ime shall remain for vur Invlohiti and iindlmlnl.shcd , and H.iill ; not be In vested or loaned except on United State. or state oecurltlcH , or registered countj bonds or registered Hchool district bond ? of this state , nnd such funds , with the Interest and Income thereof nro hereby solemnly pledged for the purposes foi' ' which they are granted and set apart , and .shall not be transferred to any other fund , . for other uses ; I } Provided , The board crcul < - T fty section' ' ' 1 of this article Is rmpowred to sell from time to tlmo any of the securities belong ing to the permanent school Tumi nnd In vest the proceeds nrlsinir tlierstrom lu nn ; of the securities cnum rnteQ in this sec tlon bearing a higlier rate of Interest whenever nn opportunity lor bolter Invest- ' incut Is presented ; And provided further. That when am warrant upon the sU" i treasurer regu larly Issued In pursuance of nn approprla tlon by the legislature nnd secured by th > levy of n tax for Its payment , shall bi presented to tlio Htate treasurer for pay ! mont , and there shall not bo any mono' ] < In the proper fund to pay such warrant' ' the board created by section 1 of this nrtf. ' clo may direct tlio state treasurer to pay the amount due on such wuirant froHj moneys In his hands belonging to tbo pen mancnt school fund of the state , and li.'i shall hold said warrant as an Investment' ' of snld permanent school fund. \l Approved March 23 , A. D. , 1S33. ( ' A joint resolution proposing an amend ment to the Constitution of the State ol Nebraska by'adding a new 'section to article twelve (12) ( ) pf salil constitution , to bo numbered bored section two (2)'relative ) to the mcrg Ing of the government of cities of tli metropolitan class and the government o1 the counties wherein such cities are lo ] catcd. ) i Uo It resolved nnd enacted by the 1o Islnture of the State of Nebraska : H Section 1. That article twelve (12) ( of tlf ' Constitution of the State of Nebraska b ) amended by adding to said in Iclo a ne\ section to be numbered auction two (2) ( ) , t read as follows : i Section 2. Tho'government [ of nny iclty o , the metropolitan class and the governmen of the county In which It 4n.located mny In merged wholly or In part when a proposl tlon HO to < lo has been Submitted by nil thority of law to the voters' of Much cltj and county and received the usscnt of f majority of the votes cast In such city am also n majority of the votes cast In tin county exclusive of th'.ie cust In sucl metropolitan city lit mich election. Approvcll March 25 , A. 'T ) . , 1893. A Joint resolution proposing an amendment to section six (6) ( ) of article seven (7) ( ) of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska , pre scribing the manner In which votes shall bo cast. Bo It reKolvpd nnd enacted by the Leg islature of thn State of Nebraska : Suction 1. That section six ( C ) of nrttcla Hnven (7) ( ) of the Constitution of the Btatn of Nebraska bo amended to read ns fol- Sec'tlon C. All votes Hhall ha ! > y ballot , or such other method nH may bo prescribed by law , provided the secrecy of voting bo oresorved Approved March 20 , A. D. , 18D3. A Joint resolution proposing to amend section two (2) ( ) ut article fourteen ( H ) of the Constitution of the State of NebruKka , rola- tlvo to donations to works of Internal Im provement and manufactories. Ho It resolved and enacted by the Legis lature of thn Stnto of Nebraska : . Section 1. That Hectlon two (2) ) of artlnlol fourteen (14) ) 'Of the Constitution of the Htuto of Nebraska , bo umvnded to road a i follows ; Section 2. No city , county , town , proelnct , municipality , or other subdivision of thai Htate , shall over make donations to nny u cries of Internal Improvement , or manu factory , unless n proposition so to do shall have been first mihmlttnd to the ( nullified cilcctoiH nnd ratified by n two'thlrds vota at nn election by authority > of law ; Pro vided , That such donations of a county with the doinilloiiH of Hiiuh sulMllvIxlonH In the aggregates shall not exceed ten per cuiif of tlm assexHOd valuation of mich counts Provided , further. That uny city or county may , by n three-fourths voto. Increase HUoh IndflutcdnoaH llv ixir cent , In addition to Much ton i > er cunt nnd no bonds or avl- dnnccs of Indnbtednesu so Issued shall bs valid unless the same Hhall have endorsed thnroon a certificate signed liy the secre tary nnd nudltor of BtnUi , showing that the same IH Issued pursuant to law. Approved March 29 , A , D. , 1833. I. J , A. riper , secretary of stain of tha state of Nebraxka. do hereby certify that the foregoing proposed amendments to tbo CoiiHtltutlon of the State of Nebraska are true and correct copies of the original enrolled - rolled and engrossed bills , on passed by the Twenty-fourth session of the legislature of thu State of Nebraska , aa appears from j | said original bills on file tn this ofllco , und that all and carh of laid proposed amendi nienta are submitted to the qualified voter * of the Rtata of Nebraska for their adoption , or rejection at tbo genera ) election to beheld hold on Tuesday , the 3d day of November , A. I ) . , 1830. lu tostlpiony whereof , I have thereunto sot my hand and afllxed tha great ufal of the state of Nebraska. none at Lincoln , this 17th day ot duly , la tha year of our Lord , Onn Thousand Klght Hundred and Nlnety-alx , ot the Independ ence of tbo United States the Ono Hundred and Twenty-Drift , and ot this atate tb Thirtieth . ; Seal. ) J. A. PIPEll. ] Secretary of Stitr 1 ntoNovS morn only.