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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1892)
THE AMERICAN. 3 aIf Xt rtMiw ttit it n, T Ik's mnI ti.il.l i( i.itl i 'Imiu 'W ! ih ti thin I knew ) Mn 'tt.w vmirw'll t antif, HhI ! t.kf II ',.. tt mhrra Snail fsl ssM, '"" Whltn )vm to lth llir I'll Vl you ilrill s..t iull ls HXp HUljf With (IM H As Uh out -lir'l with thi otlirt lir iMrinnM)r Lst ether In i- at ft sireni) !!, As go Bustta' with tlm llilft. 1 To pat h nin entnrs limn when fortune hwmls wtllliit lu I n, On mil of Irn makr out to her, Ttio rrt push Mlinlly on TtyNt' lo hustle Isle Mlilo, White you to flnattn' with tint llil. tlttms of Knnwlnlgo A Philadelphia saloon announces tlmt It serves "a bichloride of gold sand vloh with every drink." Actor were ho much admired by the lato Dr. Morel I Mackenzie that he never charged them for medical advice. The highest clouds, the cirrus and drrostratus, sometimes rise to au alti tude of 80,000 feet, or nix miles above the earth's surface. Doubtless the coldest civilized place on the globe in Werchojansk, in Si beria, where the thermometer once registered a temperature of el degrees below aero. In territorial area the United Ktates ranks third. Grunt Britain controls efl57,000 square miles of territory, Rus sia, 8,352,U40 miles, and the United States, counting Alaska, 8, 580,242 miles. It Is stated that a Paris firm of glass- makers hat produced some porus glass to be used as window punes. The pores are too flue too permit of draught, but cause a pleasant and healthy ventila tion in a room. The highest velocity ever given to a cannon ball is estimated at 1030 feet per second, being equal to a tulle In 8.2 seconds. The velocity of the earth at the equator, due to its rotation on its axis, la 1,0'K) miles per hour, or a mile In S.8 seconds. Therefore, if a cannon "ball be fired due west, and could main' tain its initial velocity, it would beat the sun In its apparent journey around the earth. The advantage of a thick skull was manifested the other day at Canton, Miss. A couple of darkies became en y aged In a quarrel, end one drew a re volver and shot the other, who instant ly dropped like a log. It was thought that he was dead, but the discovery was made that ho was merely stunned. The bullet had flattened Itself against his forhead, and in a few moments ho was walking around. Dunning With s Corpus. In Npaiu, when a person dies, the body is frequently removed to tho undertaker's shop a few hours after death. In one of the largest of these establishments in Madrid, some years ago, an extraordinary sight was wit nessed. A gentleman was brought In his "casket ' one afternoon and placed in the room set apart for that branch of the business. The proprietor lived over his premises, and on this espeoial evening was giving a grand ball. When the ball was at Its height, a gentleman, In full even ing dress, suddenly joined the com pany. He danced with the wife of the undertaker, and he danced with the undertaker's daughter, and lie seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself. The undertaker thought he knew his face, but didn't like to be rude and ask him hie name; but by-and-by all the guests departed, and the strange gentleman was the only one left. "Shall I send for a oab for you?" said the host, at last." "No, thank you," replied the gentle man; "I'm staying In tho house." "Staying In the house!" exclaimed the undertaker. "Who are you. sir?" "Whatl don't you know me? I'm the oorpso that was brought in this after noon!" The undertaker, horrified, rushed to the mortuary room and found the ooffln empty. Ills wife and daughter had been dancing with a corpse. An ex planation, of course, followed. The gentleman, who had only been In a trance, had suddenly recovered, and hearing mnsie and revelry above, and having a keen sense of humor, had got out of his coflln (the Spanish coffin closes with a lid which Is only locked just previous to interment) and joined the festive party. He was presentable, as in Spain the dead are generally buried in full evening dress. A Good RiiKR-aitlnn. When the Einporor Francis Joseph was making his first journey through Hungary, the good people of Tenth be stirred themselves to give him a hearty reception. The then burgomas ter of the town was a notorious skin flint, and regarded with anything but respect by the inhabitants. At a meeting of the Ecceptlon com mittee, a proposal had been made to Import into the town's welcome to the Einporor something of a novel or unique character. The burgomaster Igreed, bat stipulated that whatever s done must fulfil three conditions: stly, surprise the Emperor; secondly, t itm. 4MiMf4 sea Hit' .'., !ess !! 1 ) l 'i.. nf i'st Lit ss.vtsMe. I w . 1 Mt, .l!itW.t i.cyt-tuw, ' I te t tl,Ml f l I'Mlitf I J the lin k ( the fiit t1tmiKl arch 1h Mt.1 tln-wtUtt, ''hii. m lathly stttpriMi lit Mb , II w.ntM l it and tttitMitf w.w!l m the i Him " its U a I Sm' tifc. The tail ntin!iti mult hllnfs t ItMlUlujf that sfcHt frw Mtdboerwa. Ami rVuos. sod a Mrs. Meeinclkaa 'M tutlilnrf with Mteisl laditst anil iblldlru In the Mrlb Mitif MS Ulli hen Mr h's duie Kij', ish.twss nt bsthliig, tioiiitHl a Uif shsi a rsp Uly t-..H. hlutf the iMnty, and trnme dlswly told Mr hmsiit, 1 he Uy the cslUd out .i Mr. Msinx-lksa thst there a shsi k in the wtor. Khe glsind hiiiml end with horror saw a sltaik tiiriimg over within a foot of her. Mit; kitked nnd SdshiMt and nesrty fainted anuy, i h shark made for the I'htldrvtt, olig bet w wit the rxe and the shore. Mrs, Maomelkan speedily reiHitered her prvM'iioe of iiiiii.l, sit 1 ilurlcd U the ivu'iie of the rlnldri'ii. tulcttly se curing Uy, this brnve Indy placed the child lu about one foot of witter. Then she turned lo secure Mrs. French's child. She was just lu time to effect the rescue. As she grasped the little one, and was milking for the shore,lhe shark, with a big companion, made a dush. The undaunted woman suc ceeded in frightening the monster away, and safely bore the children from all danger. Mrs. Macmeikan was much exhsuste 1 after her terrible adventure. The battle between life and death was most exciting, find two ladies fuiutcd. The sharks were flno specimens, tho largest one being about twelve feet in length and tho other about six feet. The pair had effected an entrance into the baths through some broken pickets. Some muii were subsequently culled In, and succeeded In kilting the suiuller shark. The big one managed to getaway into the open ceu. The men stuck a boat-hook into him six times. The shark darted through the hole and nearly smashed the hook, the jerk precipitating one of the harpooners into the water. The frhii'B of Wale' Study. The l'rlnce of Wales' private study at Sandringhiiin is anything but pre tentious. It is oue of the smallest rooms in the hoiifcc, and is lit by a large slnglo window. The woodwork is all of light oak and the walls and ceiling of a neutral tint. There sre no hang ings, no bric-a-brac, no ornaments of any kind, no soft rugs even on the oaken floor. The principal piece of furniture Is a solid, square oaken desk, at which tho l'rlnce writes all his pri vate letters. Tlio Pri nce's wasto basket Is odd. It is from a design furnished by his Royal Highness, and resembles a hugo chimney-pot hat. There are no books in the room, but a huge collec tion of pipes and cigars la arranged on shelves. A telephone connects .Hand rlngham witli Marlborough house, and Is fixed by the sido of the study win dow. tbont Ma OiiIU. (lulls are cunning birds, and have a well-tmdorstood method of communi cating their thoughts to their species. Not long ago one of them who seemed to be high in command separated from several of his companions, at Taooma, Wash., and took. hit position on a log resting In the water. The under sido of the log was co.ered with barna cles. For a few moments the bird uttered peculiar cries, and was pres ently joined by several othor gnlls. A whispered conversation seemed to en sue, and then all tho birds stood in a line on one side of the log nnar the water. Their weight caused the log to revolve until the barnacle side was uppermost, when the birds began to peek eagerly at the food, and in a little while had pecked It clean. ftpread-Rselelsm. Young America does not like to be beaten. After a very patriotic speech before a youthful debating society, some time ago, a small ny of twelve wound up with tho following perora tion, "Not only, fellow-country-men, did we bent, rout and utterly annihilate tho Jirltish In our glorious war for in dependence, but we, too, have 'a sun that never sets,' although they think they are the only fellows which have that proud distinction. For when it Is six o'clock at Al to Island, Alaska, it Is nine o'clock a. m. the next day at Mr. Maine's homo In Portland, Maine. Hurrah for the red, white and hi no," Tntd bj the Csnsnt. Some of the revelations of the census will startle a good many people. For instance, there are now moro than half a million almond trees actually bearing in the United States; there are hun dreds of thousands of bearing eocoanut trees; there are more than a quarter of a million olive trees, producing fruit equal to the best Mediterranean varieties. There are more than half a million bearing banana plants, 200,000 bearing lemon trees, 4,000,000 orange trees, and 21,000,000 pineapples. And the value of tropical and semi-tropical fruits grown under the American flag is nearly ao,000,000. A Snrexs llotrsyod II I in. A sneeze betrayed a burglar In Pitts burgh. He had secreted himself In the cellar of a residence, intending to be gin his explorations for plunder after the family had retired. The family wore preparing for bed, and tho girl entered tho cellar to rake the furnace. She caused such a dust that the burg lar could not repress a sncezo. The girl heard it, but went on quietly with her work. Then she sl?wly passed up stairs and cautiously announced her discovery to her mist ress, lloth of them bravely entered the cellar, pounced upon the burglar, and held him until a policeman was summoned. j tllk OMiHu MAN, A ' . i i - Ih w a-'.- t--- A ! li'"1 ' ' V iiH tln t . ti..( l.. A I '.III t it S Iilr f--l, ! Mill t M - AM .- .- ! i in e III S M. t. ..- !iU1 11. Ah I .t. h nikiin Vi I !Miti l.iNiil mi. I ,tit tt lit !'( I.i Mrtl ttf Vr I Il.r.f kr.-li ).! t1.hnt li'si.re lit U s I'liu.x i !i 1.1 -1 fi.. K ll.nl .t r Wt'dill bri t I In iu bit MU It'. Thw ht!.t- t lillWbll'V .SIldt- Kntl. lv .niiisll sil l r-'ii, ttxw bmi.U mlnn (.idi- iiiisun svemt 1 ('(ill sll ef.lrt it'iSM V h ii tml titddrn utteHglh msy le I iiiVint Klllilli llint il 1 'hMith ii' but s tsltv otli k In sturdy liiibl tl)( i'" Ah bUlitt mi tint but hstnK luxe t l i l liiiilntie' And l'lfliik" on IIihm) bule lift, WtllMW tSl Is ) l lllllllll, And blewiiiK tl bMI rsin 1 tint tins lint li'Himd to lsn, Whaler Ih tiilur hnldin store, Uod ;lns the coining iiisii. London rlpsn. " , HOW THEY MKT. O look, Regit) al Tliero lie i there in tlio jwr qiint third row! Hut what is tlie inn tier with you? Whom do you see there? "I oli! I aw an interest ing head among tho utowd, roally an exceptionally intercHtin i head; but now I am very anxious to become acquintod with your adorer. Ah! that blonde youth? Not bad; that young man tins a distinguished air no doubt conies from a fine family and what is much better, ho looks manly and healthy." "How coldly you judge him! I think him extraordinary! I never saw a handsomer face! Ho has a fine physi que and appears like a prince, just as I imagine tho prince in the fairy tale. For the last week I have mot him daily on thol'romonado oh! and ho has the sweetest snow-white poodlo, that often jumps around me in joyous leaps, as if ho had something to toll mo! Since then, too, I always moot him at tho theater, where ho fixes his opora glasMes steadily upon mo as soon as the curtain falls. Do you think ho loves me, Kegina?" "I cannot say with any certainty, but at any rate you are in love with him!" "Oh, Kegina, you are so cruel!" "Well, dear, do not lot yourcouraire fail yu; I think you stand achance of oncoming uie mispress oi mu sweov white poodio, if his master continues to stareat you to-night for you your self are not less sweet," Kegina remind, smiling at her younger sister, a beau tiful girl of eighteen, with whom she occupied one of tho first boxes. Kegina herself, 10 years her senior, who had been suddenly widowed after an exceedingly unhappy marriage, was one of those dignilieil, interesting parsons who aro characterized by an atmosphere of melancholy. Those women often go through life alono, be cause they are rarely understood and appreciated. itegina's lovely eyes turned once more in tho direction whence hor sis ter had diverted her attention, Yes, she had not been mistaken; it was a remarkviblo head. The man to whom it belonged could not possess a plain, everyday nature; lie must be an ex traordinary creature Ho was not handsome, but there was something glowing, fascinating, something very forcible in those features, as if pas sionate fancy and unrelenting realism had combined to bring forth a true human soul, lilted wit h a sonso of beauty. How strange! In spite of tho dis tance, it seemed as if his oyos were fix ed upon hor, and she felthorsolf drawn to nun witn a kiiki oi magnei.ism, Tliero he took up tho opera glass, and that disturbed her impression, so she turned away. At this moment the curtain rose, and her attention was fixed upon tho stage. Hut bo tween evorv act, as soon as the dast xling light filled tho theatre, it seemed to Kegina as if she were to greet a friond, one long sought for arid final ly found, whose look should tell her that ho would understand her deepest and inmost thoughts and sensations. Oh, how good, how lovely beyond de scription it soemed, after such long, long wandering! Tho littlo sister at her sido was so absorbed in hor own romance that sho no longer heeded her. The Wag norinn music and the glowing looks of her "amoroso" put her into an ecs tacy of delight which well became hor eighteen years; and as both were go ing homo in their closed carriage each one leaned silently in a corner. Ke gina had closed her eyes, as if she wore dreaming, but Klsie sighed now and then in a most heart-rending manner. Dear Mndsm: Thin ran go on no longer; we are si'inialnted; only enough, howevor, to know that we limit look for one another. We have yet to confirm that which we have told through the opera glares. I feel a wonderful agUation In my soul like unto thst which must have stirred the treat toul of the univre on the morn of the crestion after the "Let there beliuht!" liclieve me there will he light for us bot' M !- , !,. I i.i, t! , ,t.... l t. ,. ,.' ! t ' . I I 11.1 t Wtt rv t I ! .( t Ms i,' as ''' i i iMitf III I b t is.v low Si I !. wloi , b ls I .onli A for I, hn l.Hiui. I, I-,, i, .li.lu.l 1 thst InoliOMii t In t. Stvl t .i. linl dottbt ,r a li.otH.iil sth'lthit me h t w fV t ll j' kb boiti'l t lo1 st If SH 1 I O. I, !. ..),,, iMOISIItl. Nlld bit 't,lillv M'sltd Sb tint tin itt t. notn til hit sli-r 'I Im it Hi,; del tiot hsiiiiomto In tl.t'h t ml h tl. i oilttft mail sh ltrt.l jm tnnt to bit!l in i).ry detail. I be bi ts.j'ic, (oil tide , ni int. il hi. h shostsl o plainly in lltese lims hurt htt, and .i iin-. sbnost a t 'omm-iiid, hi-n l isle bad rs til a hili, nio.bst en I nit v in fimib tattoit id the boldness til t he mpiest . And fins nil rvnditttt ibrt.o.lv was tnsVunt her lil uneasy, by diil be not sun ply say "I love you," nr "I am dyina of lneM That would bae Imhh intii h simpler and pre! tier, Amid all theae oiisiderat ions she buttoned the last button of her (null les gloves, while er hear! Iniat vio lent ly; t hi'ii once more she drew fort h a Minill mirror lo i losely examine her fringii and the ettii t of her little hat: alas! every woman knows very well how Import nut her fringe, tlm shape of her hut and the cut of her dress a re, in t ho grout derisive moments of her lif-! When finally the carriage stopped at the entrance of the Nat ional tial lery her trembling limbs scarcely brought Klxiti to her place of destiiwi (i. At first she seemed to sen everything through a haze, and, not daring to look around, sho seated herself, waiting for him fo come up and speak to her. Hut no one cainu. About. 10 min utes later lie took hen rt. mid looked about. Was it possible lie was not there! Klsie wanted to grow angry, but then slio said to herself that lifu was full of unexpected events. At the 1ist moment, he might have re ceived company a wealthy old undo might have dropped in whom lie could not very well ward nil or ho might havo been detained at the glovostore, or his coachman might have taken him tho wrong direc tion; indeed, tliero wore many roa sons. Some tiresomotildorly English ladies stood about and a few schoolgirls were t rying their best to appear ap preciative of art. A couple ol young men stared boldly at lier, some went by inuilTereiitly, ami several earnest, looking elderly gentlemen wore deeply ;i ui,i i.. 1 1.. . -i ...!.. ..i si..i . I iiiit i .:m un in i.im; ni.iiu y oi iin.nrti b great work of art. Why, oh, why are there so many superfluous people in tho world? If the ground would only swallow thorn up! Tliero in tho corner sat a verv old fel low, etrango to say. Ho hail fixed his eyes on tho entrance as if ho wore ox tiecting some ono, A alow of exnect ancy shone in his eyes. As yet ho had not even glanced at tho iiaintiiiu. to which ho had turned his back, and he himself looked like an artist or some thing of tho sort, thought Klsie. Minute after minuto passed by, and one quarter of an hour after another, but tlio expected one camo not. The visitors in tho art gallery came and wont iiko the pictures in a kaleid oscope; only Klsio and tho "odd fol low" did not move. Klsio would havo gone long before. but sho was full of curiosity to sen whom tlio stranger awaited. Jielook od as if life and death depended upon this expectation. Klsie, too, hung her dear little head despairingly. Him was bitterly disappointed. Ho she had in vain felt feverish all that forenoon, had not eaten a bit of luncheon. In vain sho had spent, two long hours up on hor toilet, and had told hor sister a falsehood about a friend's sudden illness. And now all terrible doubts as to love and sincerity camo back to hor. Alas! how desolate this world and how insipid was life! Huddurily sdo noticed that she rnd the stranger remained alono all t he ot her visitors had left, Hho had just drawn the letter from her pocket to re-read it for the hundredth time. Jt was an odd handwriting, as if written with a match, and the largo, heavy letters wore formed straight up and down. Keally,tho writing harmonised little with theelegant youngcavalier if only "Madam, how did you como by this Iotf.ei7" With this hoarso, half suffocated utterance the stranger had suddenly grasped her wrist. Palo as death witli a low cry of terror, Klsio arose, for sho thought him insane. "Don t bo alarmed; I am quite sane. I 'ray tell me tho truth. How did you receive this letter not intended for you? "Not intended for mo? It was ad dressed to me!" "Addressed to you? Then you are Miss von LosswiU?" "Yes, that is my name. What does my lot tor concern you?" "Aii! there is tho mistake!" The strange man looked suddenly enlight ened as if ho had been relieved of tho burden of a great calamity. "Par don mo, madam, I wrote t he letter, and it was intended for a diflerent lady, Tho usher must have misin formed mo, Tell mo, were you in the third box in the first row at the ojnira on Monday, Wednesday and Friday?" "Yes. indeed with my sister." "A slendor lady, darkly clad?" "Yes, that is my sister, Mrs. von Planeck." "Is she married?" "Hhe was married, and is now widowed." "The boxkoeper told mo your name and address only." "He knows mo and not my sister, who has boon in Jlerlin onlyashoit time." "My dear madam, will you take me to Mrs. von Planeck and int roduce me? My name is Ott o Keimar." "Are you Dr. Otto Keimar, the well known writer?" "I am a writer." "How delighted she will be to meet you! I happen to know that yuo are her favorite author." The stranger mailed and nodded his head, as if he wished to sny ; "I also know that!" A few moments more and Elsie von I as it sii i l;.'irtr an di l n. ItlttifttlMlS Ol I'UlHS k ttMH'htN I !-! t.ii. i. I Mia IMsmsi" dt , llt(f lO.llll Willi tit VOtVI..!,.OM I,- stool ott lb tbnsb.il t.o.oi I oi si!.nt ssiom-l.tiii ill 'Ib.i. tt lovOiS, whos ls ftid -lit ii, Hist sb Int. tx-ftt ttioi tali) I.. .ii- Slid o j.i.-Hn h-f, tlttieiij lot . l- I .i II ,'s ll'ii s, nt 1sh's nil' b tiilatmitir wtih a most il m tniiti hit l lsie understood Hi) situs lion she lifStlv Implied atoi.. It W S ilehi-l Uoebsble Tlintv sh hud p lit tart limns tit m in tat ion and despair in the sit Otlli'iy with Ibvina's suitor, while be, Iheobhst of Iter 1olH!'btfs, ,iiiiIiih; her 111 iaitl, lirtd IlidHlnlti !y tH'iditiun-d bis i all, sn l doomixl poor IbvniS to entertain biiiion the sub)ist of the weather, the theatre or the latest tad road sii ident. Oh, t( she had but I tnained nt home. Ibvuta'a anianeitieitt lookml very linn Ii like a glad sin prio w hen she saw Kino's companion and heard his name. "You are Olio Keimar? I low strange that the idea did not occur lo me! I know nil your writings, and should also havo recognised you at once!" "You havo recognired me the name ruts no llgure, my dear mndtm. I had written all my best products for you alone before I saw you. Hut, sometimes I would lose courage, fear ing that. I might never find you." Ifegimi silently gave him her hand, which ho pressed to his lips. It seem ed to her like a dream that, at tho first, meet ing, sho should have given herself to the man whom she had al ready learned lo regard as ono of tho best and noblest of souls, and whose thoughts had made so deep an im pression upon hor through his writ ings. And then hn spoko to her, and liogi iia felt as if, hitherto, all had spoken in a strange language, and as if now, for tlio first time, alio were hearing her mother tongue. His thought burst fort Ii like a sf ream on whoso billows Kegina was carried away into bound less regions of light. Tho young couple, meanwhile, Were so interested in ono anot her that they disturbed no one, KMo, too, and her fairy prince, Assessor von Lucktiow, hud an endless amount to relate about t ho events on tho Promenade and at tho theater, and about tho dear lil tie whil e poodlo. Dr. Otto Keimar and Assessor von Lueknow woro for sppie time dally cailers at Mrs. Von Planoek's homo, and when, later on, Kegina became tho beloved wlfo of I ho great pool, and author, and Klsio the ailiancod of her fairy prince, this first meeting remain ed a sourceof inexhaust ible moiTimnrit and pleasure of those conetiriiod. From the German, UNDER THE LADDER. A Story Showing That Every Man Has His Price. Kocnntly Mr. Frederick Jiond, the comedian, came out of the stage door of Hermann's theater with the air of a man who is In a hurry . Tho door is at the hood of a long flight of iron stall's, which i tin down along the sido of the building to tho street below. Just above thoso stairs tliero is an enormous hoard bill, and at the time of Mr. Ifoiid s apnoaraneo a uentlo man with ft bucket of baste and an armful of paper, was renewing the printing thereon. Ho stood upon a long ladder, which reached from the pavement to the top of tho bill hoard and crossed thestakw close to their highest point. Mr. Jiond started gayly down t ho storm. Just as he was about to dart beneath the ladder ho stopped and rushed hack again. "Hay," lie called to tho gentleman with tho paste bucket, "I m in a bur ry!" "Well," replied tho other, leisurely laying on a frosh sliest, "who's ft stoppin ye." "You are." "Me? Watcher glvin' us. Ain't the stairs opeiir" "Yes, but there's your ladder. I wouldn't pass under It for anything.' "Then drop olT." , "Heo here, I've passed under a lad dor twice in my life; first time broke my arm, second time lost all my money. Won't you move that ladder lor a tavorr "Nixoy. Not even fur a fiver!" "A good cigar, then?" "That's different," said tho gentle man of the paste bucket. Ha laboriously descended and swung the ladder outward, while Mr, lfond, coming down flvo steps at a jump, handed him the promised ran som, and flow up the street. "Holy smoke!" sighed the gentle man of the paste bucket, "them actors is superstitious din ks!" What a bad Digestion Doe. A doctor has been comparing the state of mind of a man before dinner and after dinner who suffers indiges tion. Jiefore dinner the patient's thoughts aresomothingof this kind. "What a jolly thing life is! How grand it is to broath t he pure air to revel in the glorious sunshine, to laugh and be merry! With friends all around, a prosperous fortune before one, all ono's hopes and plans turn out well, Jt nay safely bo said that wo live in a good country, and that life Is tho most enjoyable state imaginable. Hut after dinner, when the salmon and the cucumber an 1 the lobster salad have begun to do their deadly woi K, ttiosamo man tiiiukssomotliiug like this: "Life is a fraud. Those who say life is wortli living are humbugs. We go about the world with a heavy load of care, and from morning t ill night our time is spent in battling with new annoyances. Hills pour iu on every side, failure stares us in the face, every clieiiHiied hope is dashed to the ground. Ilih! Tlie whole thing is humbug!" 4 NTslMt nt M4 Sis , t IiimM It I nn et t i.. tsUs thst llln. Irsl tlm tt.nni id U.lt ernd a Ih 'l'u h hicj In... Mm , on i e id tM h.Mi..st en. I an li !. No in. tlm h f WtitiM itisk'i tl,, i,i.,i a msn (.mil ho e listing r.f,iii lo t stidts fur ia and Hies throw. tug 111 II, Slf ll.h.!tM.N Would 'Sf iiiii all around tin in N.i in.-r, hn In thes.l f. till Cillii, l u lawn them roMsM'S and tlm mr cIiaMs thm s a lasting and desti husUIHjV it was to tl. ptmla thst lbs t'obi'iibl bloti)'ii, ami id all the i-oialrt of IIim day they weia the must lennwiied lha etdei" t'oliiinlnn had S'. rniljr lain In wall la tain for the ilrli Heel thai rtlle.l yearly lo lint Nurtli. Ibit he had a sou kuosn s t 'olunihiit Jualor, aim liiltnael the am prn fassion. and whosn Itua mona was Nleolo t.rli-ifii, or Nb h, .las Ih itireck, lie at last sil iToded ttl Iha pin net which hi dither had so long essayed In vnliu The pi l'ii was a t m .1 i n one to lint bnbl bnc 'iiukiii s hn J hinders galleys w lih thoir frelghl wore valued at, ao ou) dm au -. per hni tw tniiHiifw of chillaranil would havo iirnved an Iniiiiniiso for tu no to tho citini could they have retained tho spoil. In 1 H.1i the valley wore e flipped with unusual euro. Wo have the do. creo of tint sonatn umhir wlilidi they sot sail. 'Jim Dogu (ilovaniii Men ruuigo Bppnlnts the nohlo liartnloinoo Mlnlo captiiln, with a salary of liOO ducats, lour great galleys aro pra vhlod, and to en eh captain a bounty of .'I, JiUU golden dti ats Is promised on their safu return to Venice. This money was to ho paid out of tho tax on tho .Iowa mid calls up anew Mink spuro's unreal picture, It Is plain that the merchant of Venlco worn the true Hhylocks of the tlmo, A medical man was assigned to tho find; hi sal itry was only nino ducats a month. Minuto ruins aro glvun for the con duct of tho expedition, The freight fs to bo paid to tho statu. No dncK. loads of tin or pewter ware allowed, no currents nor iiioIiimo are to bo stored In the hold. Two galley woro logo to London or tho Kngllsh porti, the rust to Hluy or Hnigns, On tli.r passage; they might touch at Malaga und other ports in Spain: on their re turn a ship was dulached to Inula with tho Mohammedan along tho llarhary h ore, 'J'ho Venetians woro too koon tradori not to find prolltahlu markets oven In tho land of the Infidel, 'J'ho (,'olumbl or tho (Jrlogos woro at last to oi,o thoir prey, They watched with sovon shlim poworfijl, no doubt, and well oipifppod off tlio Spanish' coast to Intercept tnq flout of Har toiomao Mlnlo, 'J'ho comjipirulor of, tho pirate was Nloolo Orlego, thV ton, wo are told, of tlio oldor Colum bit. HI father had disappeared from light J t with him In tho plrato ihlp was Another ('oliimbu, tho fu ture discoverer and admiral of the Indio, Jn hi "Llfo" Fernando (!olumbu boast of his father' share In this famous engagement famous because It led to the settlement of Columbus at Jylsbon, hi marriage and his future exploit,, lie wn now a man of at least fifty, state Harper' Magazine, hardened by thirty-six year of conso le adventure. What position ho hold In the plrato fleet, whether a com mander or sen m mi, hi son doo not tolL We only knew that he served under hi relative, ('olumhu or (irlege, and that ho fought with dm porato energy in tho famou soa-flght off Capo Kt Vincent Orlitln of White llrshmss. Tho White Jlrshma ha boon bred for at least twelve year, They orig inated from tho light Uraturia, being sport from that breed My attention was first attracted to snow white spoo linens of the iSraluiia which woro Nport of pure Folcii bird. Two or thro years lator J learned of another party having pure while Jirahrnas, which woro also sport of the light llrahma. Those two families were bolnjf brought together by way of Infusing freh blood one to tho other, A little later on J learned of a French lady living In Now York state who also had pur white Jirahrnas, having purohased a female from a Nebraska brooder, that sho too, in this way, might Infuse frosh blood Into her birds, 1 roadlly recall these throe families, There are doubtless many moro In tho United Males, Indued, I know of Othor breeders having them. Thoir general characteristic are tho same a the light, exoopt their color, which 1 pure white. 'J'hey are now an established brood and breed a true a any othor solid colored bird. Tho fact of their being bred from sports only add to their purity, a they were bred without In troducing foreign blood from whit bird from other breed than the Uraturia family. Thll why tho typic al Jlrahma shape and make-up has boon so universally retained. I have never yet soon an attempt in making ono of theio bird from foreign ma terial. Thi 1 moro than ran be said of tho White Leghorn or White Ply nouth kocic" I ho Agriculturist, A Nw Monk, i jriAiw mm. in inn irtiei 111 riM.imi, That's why Dixie's now f ergot ten; r. Tti-i. l.... i. .1... i i ....... mini corn, main corn. Plant corn down South In Dixie! O eottori, sho l a (fny deceiver, That's Je' why wy'ru ifoln' to leave her l 'lam corn, eiaiii. corn, 1 'Unicorn down Hon Hi hi Dixie! Atlanta Constitution. A Cordial Invitation, (servant A gentleman at tho door lays ho doesn't like to unnoy you. but horo 1 a littlo hill. Mr. Murray Ii ll-O. toll him I'm not annoyed at hi calling. On the contrary, I would bo vory much ploascd. to have him call agulo. Texas Slft ing.