THE: AMERICAN.'
1 inn. ft Ik tfn
fAIHtR flTZGlRAlD'S SCHEME.
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iiMinxu mi wpMiiiMii it iiomi
I If. Wt tttttm Ih 1KH Hi llUllMI III.
: IhhUv lt r imh, ' m
fiK' A vli he13 " ( it'iititi J icltmtk,
nml It ..l,ltill tin tte III."
Ni I ll'ti . lint) lithe ofli II Ml
lotli H I littllt'l l(itnl IVHllt "
"Tllltt 11 IH) it'll! 1 .I'lltf ill Urn t I II
III (It'll J "II ulllii Mill llil Ml) kilt III'
rt'Vt'll lllllf I If, lll tl It lot llln I'llltl
It ltt) III V li tter, Hill lidlig (lull J mt III
lliot llvo Olit nl iliwit linw I lull i Bin
I'lllt. lltlVll II la Hill. VlMII' lll't'VOII
rYntctil l il nut-iter piece - never nitw it
U-iter one. I Wimps liki the old huly,
ynil Were linril before Iici ych t iitui ill
fltrhlllll."
"Thill. Mill)' In", lull I ilo lint lieeoiint
fur my roeo. ery In my ow it rntmiitiit'iiii.
Tilt lili'illi'ltl iri'fiHliill lint -a-ilny iln
wiimlot ful thing. Allnw nm right
now, iliirtnr, to tifiMM my n f lu
t Ion of yntirniTVlivs by miiiicthliig itinri
miliMtuillnl tliaii Wiii'iIn. Hum Iiiih Inn)
iiiilintiiiili'il t'liiilhlfiti'it In you always,
tun) morn, ho t ttU inurli lntectt In
your jii'oiH'i'lly tot tin wo till. 13 1 1 i-l n
my Illness ho fniiiiil tlntl. it mi tt k' "I t-'"
was hanging t i it 1 1 your lionto, nml ttflcr
talking tin niitllor over wo ooncliiiloil
to ralo It, leaving your property froo
from Incumbrance, If you will accept
such niyiiit'nt for your valuable ser
vice a our fumlly phylelan."
"Why, Judge, tho umoiint. of Unit
iiiortgii't-t Ih .I,0ilO."
"Ami If It worn morn 1 wouhl gladly
mitkit you tint nit Mm olTir. Will you
take thU niotioy nml receipt my hilly"
"Vint t'UtbuiTiiHs me, Judge. I run
seureoly I'l'i'tllL lint sincerity of such h
lllK-rnl nlTer."
"Now, Doctor, 1 urn vory mm h In
Clll'IICSt, HO llllll'll HO thltt I llllVO 1 1ll?
money iilrriiily drawn to liaml over to
you right now, Hero It In," nml Judge
Jtogora take from under his illlotv an
old-fiiHlilnnod wallet ami counts out I hn
exact amount. "Take It, my old frioml,
ant! may all deserving In vul IiIh hitvo an
good treatment a I liuvo received from
your bands,"
"Von aro Indeed a frioml In nood.
And now lot mo nay that this mortgage
1 1 an annoyed mo for ton yearn, Homo
way I could not pay It. It Ih Impo
siblo for mo to express my fooling,
plt'UKo try and giio tliem, and remem
ber I nin at your service day anil night.
I must now ho going us I havo several
vi'ry iilrk patients, (iood hyo And God
bluMM you,"
"He's nttohla old fidlow" miiHestho
njuijtfii mmkjihjiajm passe Jtla bed
room door. ,(
AfUir dinner Madge and her futner
nit out on tlio lawn with Dandy, neve nil
pet rabbit tind pigeon playing about,
They Bra vory fond of tholr pot. In
fact every mi I in it 1 and bird they own Ih
n pel. i Tho Judge's most valuiibki hor
In mt gin tin an a kitten a ml follow hi
mattU'r around tho yurd hh would llomt
or Dandy,
Mr. Mot-no Jolnn the homu-llko group
and tliey remain out on tho lawn pluy
Intf with the potH until ntiMtr time.
"Afl-r itippt r, I'apii, wo mtittt hnvo
.Ittinen drlvo tm nut," my Maito, w It Ilo
tlmy go to tho dlnlntf-roorn.
JamoH,alwayii drive R fant team mt It
take hut it khort tlrno for Uiem to
rotten WInUir1 mill. Hero they ga
tho liorwn n eoul drink, gvl Homo fronh
Inittei-mllk for tliemnclveit and return
hotnti iMfforo dark.
Mr. Mormi run to tho hotnw llko a
tflrl of tlxtecn.
"That rldo U worth a wholu rftno of
Hiiniiparllla. Tho jtidtfe will Itrtprovo
wondrrfully now that ho ran got out,"
ay Ihe'lioiiiM kecper to fcnritb,
Jutit Inifore iTtlrlnjf thn family lt
talking of Ham and tint detective, when
Jnmt! hrlnu in a telegram for Madn
whloh roadu: "Wo'll Iwat homo omo
tlrno Friday," Now thoy nil wonder
nml eonjecturo until a lain hour,
Mr, Morne, a uhiiiiI, uihwi-kI that
it I li'd tlrno, nml got'. with Miugv U
Imr room, whlloJame ri inairiN tt at
tond to the ioCgi:
CIIAI'TKU XVI 1 1,
IIOHK ADMI VlftTK.KH Jl'HTH K.
DoUittlvo CttHo and Ham Uj off fang
enotufli In Chloao on their way to
Maiden Ilock to have an lnUrvlow with
Mr. Foley, Tho telegram only ad
vli..d folrif to tbi littlo out-of-the-way
town anil tho dotoi'tlvo know that it
would lo greatly U) tholr advantago to
learn why ho wa wired to thateffott.
Thoy find Mr. Foloy In tho jult
boarding houtta ho jiantor had recom
mended, Htudylntf ft buw play, Kho Iihn
no information to offer except a abort
letter which aho tKk from Dennl
Foloy' lock-ltox by ldntifyln(f homelf
a LI wlfo, Dl U'c 1 1 ve Cano road the
letter aloud:
Maiukn Hock, Wl., Juno2.1, li!E
Mv Dkah Dkn: I tthall waiclt for
you tvery nltfht until you coino. Mr.
JleMont rutlr mrly, u thoro will Ihj
no I ntoi fun-nee. Ittteenman ago lno
wo Jolt Chicago, and I can only enduro
tbl wiiaratlon by knowing that noon
we can boalway together, Mamlo and
I arc juHt ready to go acroa the lake
o i muNt c!oo,
Hoping to !0 you very noon, I am a
over your devok-d Annkttk,
"We'll ft way to tbl place, and, Mr.
Foley, we hall need your evidence in
court very oon if wo are fortunate
eliiiM, b In tllnl It'"' bu-Ktiiit, " I he
ll. I, , III.
' I1, 'ititii.h, I 1i I'f V if In
It, i , n w, I .,.un it i l ill l Hi I ('I 1
li,:k l( ii time (ill tin ih. I In
l i hi I ii'ii fci tin in I'mt lull , in il "n
f,ti n III tin hi k, tin t, liiil in tii!:mii .l
t.i Hie Ii-lhi I I . linn i'. c'lui nn
titnl 1 1n pn.i'..i' jjittii tin a tiiiiiii:,
liitii.l, .i 1 like It till! J Mtie of Hiniili
i,'ini, , en tttiiie, lull iti iilil I Iln him
li Un tii' l, Hint ll 'i lu tn in" In' I "Imil
In tel' ,lte up the elii-e linlll Jttllei
hiti lie It ttieleil In l. litil I'nli , Wlui
ktiti bit llil A mil tie iiikjIih' I"'"
elelt niiiin I n ly tn itliil Until Hi -'lf '.
Ili'li, I Mill I lo fane, at kI litien
Ibitl I t'lilriiHl In Jihi. Ill litem l Kiiiin'
eliin In the liinni v l'"W I" hlnpiiM,'",loii.
I ak you iix a favor to look I hem over
mill lie ready load vine me when Jim re
turn, I 'anion tin fin Inlklng luiieli
aliiiut iiivwlf, ittiil nmv let me ktinw
w hut I I'llll tin to JIHI,"
"Wiileli tho mull, Mr. Foley, and In
eiimi uiiylhliig enmen tomorrow or the
next day thnl In any way will throw
light upon our I'luiw, cneloHit It In an
ellVelopn Hililri'KiHeil to HeV. Clfe,
Maiden Koek, Win. 1 will be through
(hero probably in a few ilityn, hut It Ih
uncertain However I'll netid a teln
griiin to eontlniio my InsiruelloiiM If It
bneomeit nceoHMiry. TheM' let tern
hIiiiII have my careful eoiiHldeml Ion, and
any uhhIhIiiiu'o Unit tin Hoger family
can give, do not hemiato to expect.
Now wo miiHt bo olT toiMili'h our train,
1 Mhall more t tut ri likely nuilut you an
other call very noon."
Tho two buny men bow themxelvoH
out and hiirry to the Htatloti, They
roach Maiden I lock junl utilik, drcHHod
ii h Ioui'IhIn, and put up at tho only hotel
the town mIToiiIh, known iih thn Seeley
I Ionic. Mr. Ford, t ho landlady, Ih
very talkative. Him think thowi new
router look like good ciintonicr and
proceed to entertain them with tho
Village. g'tHhlp, Fll'ht clio glibly tell of
tho latent cxcllt inent. Two Htnttigo
latlleH havo rented half of a doublo
Iiouho, Holtllng In It iih though they
mount to Ktiiy, Thoy havo no IiiihIiiohh
ami miiHt Imi wealthy hh they keep a
Horvant and llvo a rich pooplo do,"
"And what IhUio tuiiiio of thl now
famllyy" lii(iilre IMcrtivo Ciiho. "Arc
tho lad ie Hlntd'H?''
"No, they are not tdMlcr. Tho elder
ono Ih a Mix DeMotit and tho other
Annette Drown. Hhn Invery pretty a
Mexican, I havo heiud,"
"And they llvo alono, I'robably
they ramo out Jiero fora quiet ront,"
Niiggotit Ham, (nliel) the eonvtirMitlon
along,
"Very likely. Our town Ih fuHt bo
coming ft fanhlonablo aummor roHort,
oHpecally gentlemen enjoy an outing
lieTtV -JtiHt tho lako I Frontenad
a remarkably pleanaiit tijiot. Many
have made It tholr homo during tho
punt few month, If you gentlemen
conclude to rtntleato around hero I
xhall (Jike great pleitHiiro In making
you comfortublo and protnlHo to In;
roationablo In my chargot," nay tho
BlTablo matron adjiiHtlng her Hpectaele.
"Indeed," anwerth detective, "we
are highly pleimed with your honpltal-
Ity, and Hhould It m our joticltiHlon to
remain we will accept your offer, Our
Journey ha been rather tlroHomo ho
very oon afUir Hiipper we nhall retire."
"Ah, I will nhow you at once ui your
rtMiin and order your upcr aervt'd In
flfU-en minute If that will uft you,"
"Thank, we will ho In the dining
room at the time you uggeHled."
A ho I hurrying down tho hall the
detective begin, "Wo mtiHt proceed at
one to biiHlneH, Foley ha not yet
arrived, union under cover of night,
and we mut find out without pointed
rpteatlonlng If he I expected, In rao
our lo'iuaclou bonte ha ft hint of hi
frleudhhlp, relatloitHhip or whalMoever
Itlwi with Annette. With our prenent
enlightertment we niut lie In lght of
every train, making mire that If bin
arrival I by train to arrettl him before
he ha tlrno to learn that trangere are
here, A little place like thl will bo
all In an uproar over two traveler, No
doubt a ooii a a meHoriger from thl
bonne can reach the next door the new
will Itcgin to prcad, I would arret
thl woman, thl Annette, but it 1 riot
wine to do o yet for that will prevent
hi coming, and per hup he could not
bo made to dlndmo hi location even if
he know It; ho for a day or two we'll
jut rove fthout keeping our eye and
ear 0en."
"There got! the uppcr call, Iit u
deneetid for I am )ut feeling hungry
for the flrnt time ince wo left home,"
remark Ham a they turn to leave the
room,
"It I rather hard on you, Ham, Ui
havo to leave your bride no unccre
rnonlouNly to wander about perhatm
chanlng a will-o-tho-wlnp."
"No no, Mr. Cane; no Jack-lantern
with u; we know what we're after, and
our rtftioriR for tbl new location are
cerUilnly not vapory."
"Vour confidence I encouraging, old
fellow, Mr. Ford tho riMtm I very
homelike and you may exjx-ct u to
occupy it a long ft our sojourn con
tinue," and ft the detective ceaoH
N;aklng he beam tijion them ft grate
ful mllo a the tiHHign tho acaU at the
table.
Ham notice ft time card and find
ft train 1 due at midnight that only
top In ca paHte.figer for Maiden
Hock are aboard, or aignaled by the
agent.
(To be Continued.)
na huu mivMAtoci.il
All t,l)niM llr !..,.! tm Itmtlkfl
I lnl lh I MttMtt t.i tttttl In t ".
1 In i f I li tniiintkitl l mm ll .4itilH ef
Ihlnll-t l III llil HII'I I..HI1I.I llliHI
h.i-nl i f -itilMliiitt Iii ih lint tiintiltf lit
It.n , Hi. Nie. I'llii I'l I toil Ii llil ! till til
,. .. .i,'dll.. It l lii'l I't'liltm i ll nut
I-.. mi. Ml f niir I'all el I ii tnlili, l-nt U
Hunt in fit l ii III I lie nl !! nlnl IikwI I till It
I t ..'llnii. cniiiili It i t I in .i t I
...i a tu.-M en nl if iin-iilii.il. In I in ). r
I urn i In IM iii iii i pi, i if, nml III I tin lif
i"l nf Hit i hllireil itiilliltiita, AitntrnlU.
II I In-! MhIim H'tlin, mh n t i 1 1 i .r
I Imi nil uriiw Hi ef Inn na, l.i t lie e Ii III Hint
III I tin JiiihI Mil nr 411 jihi Hunt hit mi
nil ie In. il itiiiilntttliiii if 1 1 1 i it r it I iiiiiiU
tlntl lit Hie ui.niif piitllmi if I iifi n hinl
In iiiiiiij iiiMif Hiih Kitittiiiiiii ami Ann
Imllii,
l'i rliiip I lr,n liiiivi iiii'iit Iiiih lHin ituml
nun ki d In I nut lit Unlit nml In htiiil, Tim
inliiili. nf inpitliti Imt frntii tint rtlritl
lllhtlllU III IllM lilt M ilt llrtl llllllll. In
S nil III I ".M. ll ili'l imt iHimntiiif any
lniMirlinn e In Fnuliitnl tint ll tuiniit Jo y i iiih
hiliT. Iliii liiK I Iih IiinI ni) yi nr elalit
t'liiiulli In l.nuliiinl ittnl lliri-e III Willi
h ii vii liwl, to h r ei'iit nf I heir ritriil Hipuln
( lull -tlml lx, lint riirnl pupiihitliiti In thimo
t'lilllitlim tntliiy Ih ID per relit Icwt limn ll
wit 'JO yi urx iin. In Hnitio illhtrlrlM, par-lieilhll-ly
III lint Hniithwi-Mtof tint klllKilntll,
lint tleereiiMii In rtniil piiptibtl Inn I a hlult
111 UO I n III) per i i lil, III Sentlitiiil (lilt innvii
nti'iit towiinl Hie town begun III) year
nun, anil pittlliimeiiiiiry return hIiiiw (Imt
lint tli'(iiiiiibil Ion Iwih lieeii inurli greater
t hint In Kngbiiiil nml Wale, bill the pio
elwt pereelilimii I tint Hluleil. Tim high
IhiiiIh liitvoHtlltereil Ituml, but thtl Inwlanil
Ititve nlmilimt heavily. Tint return iintcd
aver Unit Mitt fnniiiit lnii of tlier Ci inula,
whli.'lt lii'een,llilo t tin iIImpiwhiwhIiiii ami
driving away wbnliHaltt of very many fuui
llli'H, Iiiih played no Impitrtiint part in the
tlepnpuhil.lon of tint rnrnl illNlrielH. Till
Imllcnti'H I Imt to Hiiuit) ileeper umlerlyliig
ciiiiho mtiHt bit iiMri'llieil tint great general
exnibiH from the rural reglmiH,
'J im ilepoptiliilliiii of Ireland hit bi'i'lt
cnnl liiimtiM and nevcro ami gencnil
tliriiiigliiiut tlui country. It ha tint been
ft rural lfpnml'itlnii only, but a general
(migration frntii bnih town anil cnuutry,
It begiiit he fore tin great famine o( 1 H4tf
nml Iiiih rout I inieil ever Hlnce, Hut even In
Ireland, wit h UiIh geiieriil ilecreiniu of tho
M)piiiit,inii a iv w hole, there ha been a
great ineretiNu In the pnpnlatlon of tunny
InwiiH. lli lfiiHt tin liiiTiuiHcd reuutrkalily.
There Heem IouxInI nnwiuliiy on the
part of miiny rural born perwiti an avcr
nIiiii to country life, atnl It would Heem an
avei'Hluit that I Hpreailliig. itraoiiM toto
count for thl are plentiful and will read
ily ho conceived. Whether thern la any
remedy nml whether a remedy I required
nr other (jueHtloti. New York Hun.
I'lint Who 1'ulilNli Their I'neiii.
The pitUio or rually tear Htitrtlnit part
of tho copyright record rebtte to poetry,
There are more bonk of poetn In the Na
tliitml library than the moHt careful and
diligent Httiileut of American literature
can imagine, and the wnl thing about it i
that by all odd the grpnlint number of
then honk arti pitbllMlied by the author
thtimnelvfN, In every other cla of litem
turtitliAcopyrlghtnil piiblfeatlotmare tnot
ly by large piilillhliig hotiHe, and the
wrlu.r appear to have more or Ie the
upiort of the reading public:, hut the
poor poet, who Appear to be the litont ptr
lletil of alt producer, aeeui to hav to
feed upon Itlnown fiinele and pay IiIncw
bill, He thn puhlliier a tllHcrimfiint
Ing a they may, the copyright law ha no
favorite and permit nil who product) to
claim thn right of hxiiIiihIv publication,
and in the cougreHloiiiil library the vol
ume of the ptM'tetler nlnnd proudly by
thn able of the work of geulu. Thou
Nfiml of voluttoiof "I'oem, publUhed by
the author," Hlnnd upon the lielvin, and
It I a revebttlon how ninny men and wom
en, who would not attempt to write In
pro, think Unit their wild fim lc in ft
regulnr rhyme and t II ted meter lire worth
prenervlng In print for mlcrlly, In thl
clii I fun ml t hn very poorest example of
llternry edort. Thn liiimliir of produc
tion of truly goo'l pni-iry In thleotintry
Ih, however, lner'nliig with coiilderablo
rapidity. -WaHlilngton Htar.
Ciiatilir In I rune.
An regard thn bUlnry of conehe in
France, Jlenry IV wn iwiliiHtei in
1010, Hoott fter bl (h ut h Honnt etigmr
big were piil.llnln-il repreHeiillng him lin
ing murdered In ilenrrlngft by Ibtvalllno.
Ill from llieiii that KoiiIhi ha had the
ketche of Hut three carriage on hi plate
1 78 engraved,
They are Nimply twpiarn Imxi, menur
lug by M-nln A feet In Irngth by It1, feet In
width, on four wneel of thn nitinn diam
eler, without any Hprlng or atrai and
neatliig nix penton In allnamely, two
with their back to thn hort, two facing
them ami two more, one on each aide of
the two "biHit'' at thn able, Kaeh vehicle
had ii roof rctlngoii light column and
curuhiH to ilniw or to let down.
Thl agree well with the received ao
counlHOf thn Incident, according to one
vemlun of which Henry rode In an onnn
ciirrbige, nml ancordlng to another that a
Hiuaine ratal Mow wa delivered hf
the aiiHHln the kin,-' attendiint., who
rode with him in thn tarrlngit, drew thn
curtain, and hiding the king from piiblie
view ii mi 1 1 red the enraged people that he
tviu only wounded, Note and Qunrle.
What nil l.nglnr f In lmgr.
We are nntklng n mile a minute. What
would tho driver do If he nw before him
ft burning bridge or the red light of
tndiiig train'' III left band I on th
throttle. He would clone It, AlrnoHt In
the Hionn voml til right hand would
grnp the hiii lever, and with hi left he
would apply the hrnkrH. With both hand
In about the third econd hit would raver
the engine. J 'crimp htt Iin henrd that
old ntnry that torevere a locmnotlve I to
lncreae her piwd that a bird will fly
faster with folded wing. He may pretend
to believe it, but he wilt rvere her Jut
thn name. If h hn room, h will to).
Kven wlllioiit the aid of the airbrake h
will nbip the train If the rail hold out.
I ought to Hay that the ItiNtnnt hn revenu
tlio engine he will kick the cylinder enek
open j otherwlne he may blow off ateam
client or cylinder head. McClure'
Magazine.
HarMtpairer of Whale.
What I the hornepower of ft wbalef
Thl I the problem which hn been aolved
by brace of Heoltlnh mathemntlclan, A
whale wa atrainb'd on the weMtcrn coait
of Hcotland, and the liiterenllng calcula
tion wa made that power equal to 145
borne would be required to propyl the
whale through the waN-r at the rate of ID
mile an hour.
Why Ir. itr
How I it that wher two men go angling
on catche all the 6h and th other all
tb malaria out of the nam streamr Ia
dianapolu CowmercJal.
I SlIOOTIM. IIONKKIiS.
lontAT I'. ti f AMivM II fOUNO IN
I tHt Still t MAI IT ,
f-fiHMtt intt 1 10. It liiHiritU i.
In tti llr.l llltrt tl. il llt Ml
Ill I,I.IIMJ l.tt t4n 4trr la
liiHiinlnh lliflt HMtlni.
Wibl "itoe liiiiilli g on the ihtti of
the iiutthwi l I a tHitt whli It alwitt
hn;ti 'it t lml nl i m h fur llmcxpt tt
eneed NiinnHl, It I npott replete
w ith im Lb ui ami a r 1 1 at ton whb Ii
mini i .ii nt In itnlitlgul In to Im thor
oughly ftpprn Intnl. The wild gi.i it
knni it In all pint of Niitllt Ainetli'it,
liltt III lilt Heel lull if lite t oiiiilry dueti
thin bird appeiir In ancli titiinbei a tn
(lint terrltnty ling bit went the Hid
river vatlcy and the Mliwourl river.
There thn gietn win in In tutttil btm
nutnlHT and liecome corpiileiit on (he
grain of No, I hard which have been
hnken from theatalk by thiiriiijar and
ire lying in the Muhhln everywhere.
Large iiumlier of the bird are killed
by rcMilnnt hunter and for entern
market, but no apparent diminution I
noticeable in the auo and number of
the (lock to he een when tho ahooting
noaaon lieglm encli year.
An hour' lively aport with the lion
korson the wheat field of North Da
kota mean but one thing to the Inex
perienced hunter, ami that iHaometbing
for hli pnliiH, cHpocinlly if ho happen
to get In a wtdl concealed ntund direct
ly in tho lino of lllght. Then it ia noth
ing uncommon for him to "tumble
over" a wngoti loud of geeno In very
ihort order. Wild gceuo uro a atnplo
commodity in North Dukntn nml read
ily bring from I'J.fiO to .1 per dozen
during the abootlng hciinou. In tho lit
tlo town and htntloim along tho North
ern l'ucillo railway, during the fall and
prlng flight, alimwt everybody turn
out for n few hour in tho morning and
toward tlio cIomo of tho day to ahoot at
tho gi'fiAo, nnd a right warm reception
are tho bird treated to. Miiny will
rldo to tho otiiHkii't of tho town and
hoot from n buggy or wagon at tho
piiHHlng myriad overhead ami occbhIoii
ally bring down n bird at long rango.
Tho hunter who i out for liuaincH
and in ahootiiig for market and the
money there i in it driven out 10 or
IS mile over the prairie nevurul hour
before tliiyltght, find after delecting a
pot where tho goeao have lieen Been in
great number the day before dig a
pit in tho ground largo enough to con
ceal hlniHcIf ami arrange the atubblo or
gniH about the mouth of it bo uh to pre
Mit a natural appearance. Clone by
ho plant hi decoy and nettle back in
tho pit nnd utixioiiHly owult tho com
ing of tho morning. It i still dark,
but from every quarter of tho prairie
corno Bound of animal life which fore
tell tho coming of a new day. The
mournful cry of the curlew i hoard
overhead, nnd n flock of plover demon
iitralo their clone proximity by tho hur
tling noine of their wing.
For Bomo time ho Hit in a cramped
position, listening to the boominti; notes
of a prnlrlo chicken, which bird is pour
ing forth a volume of drumliko sounds.
The sharp yelp of a coyote not fur away
Is iiririiiHtnkable evidence that that
thriving, skulking animal has jumped
np a cotton tail and is hustling for an
early breakfast. At tho first pooping of
the gray duwn tho hunter suddenly
hears a welcome sound tho faint and
faraway honk-honk of the goose, He
examines his gun and notes the direc
tion of tho sound. Nenror and nearer
the sound comes, and finally ho ven
tures to take a peep out of the pit and
discover tho dint nut outlines of a large
flock spread out V shaped In tho morn
ing sky, bearing oft to ono lde, Ap
parently they havo not seen tho decoys,
and the hunter thinks it is yet too dark.
Hoddenly the loader is seen to waver,
and with loud cries tho flock tarns and
circles around tho decoys as if suspi
i.'iou of their genulnencH, but drawing
nearer at each turn, They bavo ap
proached within easy shooting distance,
and just a soon a the flock pitches
down among tho decoys tlio loud bang!
bang! of a heavily loaded shotgun is
beard, and two puffs of smoke are seen
coming Bpparontly from tho surface of
the cut tit a short distanco away. Hot
ral goeso are lying on the ground, and
one is skimming away over tho prairie
with a tipped wing,
Bomo other flock appear, and the
shooting becomes lively until the sun
is fully two hours high, when tho flocks
diminish, both in size and number, and
with the exception of a few stragglers
the morning flight is over.
Crystal Hpringsistho nurnoof a small
station on the Northern Pacific, 80 miles
west of Jamestown, N. D. There ore
several small alkali lakes inclose prox
imity to tho station and a number of
spring in the hill near by, from which
tho place gained its name, Tho town
proper consists of a diot, boarding
bouse and water tank and a population
not exceeding 10 souls. One April
morning a few years or so since the
writer, in compuny with the telegraph
operator at the place, sallied forth in
qnest of geese, large flocks of which
were seen circling around and alight
ing on a small lake, fringed with bushes
and tall grass, not over a mllo from the
station. After a full hour spent in
crawling over tho ground and keeping
out of sight a much as possible the
banters crept through the grass to the
bushes and looked cautiously out.
Upward of 1,000 geese were sporting
on the water, diving, squawking and
carrying on at a great rate. When the
edge of the ilock bad come within 80
yards tho hunteis raised their guns and
gave them a barrel, following it np with
the remaining barrel as they rose heav
ily from tho water. Twenty-eight geese
were gathered np as tho result of the
shot, 24 of them tho white or brant
geese. The remaining four were fine
specimens of that wariest of all birds
of its species the blackhead or Cana
dian goose. Tbe morning's work was
highly satisfactory. Cleveland Leader.
I IMIV DtfV IMltftllON,
' iit.n i sin-it t.nti rf
W lt'Hn nt 1 tt I,
' Willi SJI mir Imn-ti.l ltnr Mflrit
tune I'im t y Mi I tii't'ltt Inn tiltutt tln ie
re Mi im rid nitl. I. t eti l ii i int (l lb
tn' i. my ft InwlMtfui line width i-eta
01 n In and Sllnpbs I nl I, till dt fy hit
prmt iin iit.
I No nun, f. r iitiiii i', ltsrrr Ixhh
' M t.i fliel a iilttttit fit whlNme.
Willi llm littiiliiiitn it f the supply and
thn i tiuriiinily Increased t'ii of tim ar
title, ct( if liivitttii lisve turned
ilhelr attt ntii ti in the article and at
! tempted to supply a suUtlttite, Imt up
to the prm id tune nothing as durst. Ie,
tntigh and pliable a whalebouo ha re
sulted, Anntbir article without width no
woolen manufacturer could prepare
certain good fur the iitittkit is the teij
tel. It is nl'Milnti ly exKciitlal In rais
ing ft nap on 'iiwi meres nml soft wool
en fabrics, and although scores tt imi
tation teaxles havo been Invented none
i found to give tho nut infliction ot the
odd little burr, with its nil If little
luniks, which is so exteiieively exported
and cultivated for the cloth finishing
trude,
Persons who have never seen a teazel
enn imagine n fur cone, set all over
with li'.t lo barbs. It Is really a burr,
or flower bend, or tblHtlo top of tho
plant dipsiiciiH, nnd so identified is it
with cloth dressing, mid so long and so
general has been tho use of the teazel
for the purpose mentioned, Unit it it
even rellected in its botanical name,
DipMiiciisfullonum, or "fuller'B teazel."
However Nmilinr the touzel may be
to persons familiar with woolen manu
facture, or to those who livo in coun
tries where it is extensively cultivated,
tho fact lemiiiiis that tho great major
ity of persons have nover heurd of such
an articlo and will bo astonished to
learn in what enormous quantities they
are raised.
In Franco nlono 0,000 acres of land
aro exclusively devoted to tho cultiva
tion of tho teazel. French manufac
turers use annually nearly 13, 000,000
worth of the prickly heads and export
during tho same period upward of 60,
000 tons, valued at tU.SOO.OO. When
it is considered Unit a teazel weighs not
uioro than an ordinary burdock, the
vast quantity exportod can bo realized
in part.
In addition to tho French crop, which
is the most highly esteemed, teuzels are
produced in enormous quantities in
Austriu, Englutid, Delginm, Poland
ond the Crimea. Until recently they
did not grow satisfactorily in tho Unit
ed Mates, but now they aro quito ex
tensively grown in Oneida county, in
this state, nnd possibly elsowhero, and
it is said return a fair profit to tho cul
tivator for tho outlay of money.
Tbo prickles of the teazel bavo a
sraull knob at the end, and this mount
ed on an clnstio stem, and Bet with
great precision on tho central spindlo,
which, revolving, claws tho surface of
tho cloth, raises a nap which mechan
ical contrivances havo always failed in
equaling, New York Ilcruld.
Kenentrlcltr In Literary Tat.
Curious whims nro occasionally shown
by readers nt tho Public library. There
was a woman who regularly every Fri
day came for a volume of sermons. She
did not mind whoso sermons, nor what
tho subject, so long us they wero reli
gious discourses of some sort, Monday
sho would corno buck, return tho ser
mons and take out a novel to unbend
her mind until the next Friday, when
tho sermons would again bo in demand.
There was another woman who would
never read anything but a religious
novel, as sho called it, not such a one
as "Hnn-Hur" or ono with a particular
religious tenet to inculcate, but a book
with a clergyman as its chief churacter.
Swinburne's "Heavenly Arcana"
was read daily for years by an eccen
tric old gentleman. Ho would draw
the book, keep it two weeks, return it
with his place marked and call early
tho next morning to tuko it out again.
Ho never took any other book from tbe
library, and finally died, leaving bis
place marked as usual. Tbero is ono
old man who will never read a book
written by a woman. Ho reads good
books continually, but will have noth
ing to do with a volume bearing a wo
man's name as its author. -Boston
Herald.
On of thn l'aliin Anmdelei.
A volumo could bo made of tho good
atories in which the venerable Henry
W. Paine, who ended bis long life here,
is tho central figure, Mr, Paine un
doubtedly knew more law than many
of our judges. He himself bad declined
a seat on thcr-nprome bench of his native
Btate of Muino and again when Gov
ernor Unllock tendered him tho succes
sion to Chief Justice Higelow in Massa
chusetts. Hut he was not arrogant of
bis learning, nnd it is only as illustrat
ing his perenninl humor that the story
is told of him, bow, when seen reading
lawbook on a street car, a friend
said, "What! Mr. Paine, you reading
law?" "liless your soul, no!" was tbo
reply "this is not law, it Is a volume
of supreme court decisions." Boston
Commonwealth,
Thn Adrnntugn of Mitlit Heads.
"I come of a very old family," boast
ed Datklris as tbe party sut around the
fire at tbe club lying about their an
cestors. "I suppose they were in tho ark with
Noah," sneered Hmith, who affects to
despise those who claim a long lino of
ancestors,
"They didn't have to get Into tho
ark," Interrupted Himpson, who dis
likes Datkins; "tbe family is so light
beaded tbey floated like corks."
Then Hmith touched the button, and
by bis presence of mind prevented a
riot. Philadelphia Cull.
Ill ratal Merrni.
Father Well, young man, I under
stand, then, that you love my daughter?
Nervous Youth N-n-n-no, sir; I wish
fc marry her. Exchange.
GlB u) AAS.
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BiolrH MrttHt.
"I.it loot V )et t..mttf-w I,,
ant intititi I l l"tiMnn:, aod )" UI
ten Ut ft lilt h t Several Hillll. it
t.f jinr d. llir, if wbbh sum imt
iit me wssliIiti in t J.M.il." r
IliSlkttl ft UieW I Hill t' ItnMi.tl
lb Mi l tutti .'till, I. lit, wlni M III
gtl.nt.
N it no ruing I wi nt . the tomtit I
prtl I uUdlng w but W Wniil'l t all Ihn
illy ball, writes tbl ciirri"iid nt. I
found Ihn plate no lis pslittbil than it
bsd l it ll df iiW-tl to me. It i fill ami
away the iimM lattttfut building of
the i. I nd I havener seen, It marbles.
It stalrw), it reception mom, aro
exceedingly beautiful it bushier
room are iu admirable tiitn. The
building Is the palace of ft king King
Demos and in crowned colleague has
lovelier dwelling,
There wero no lonfers In the bnllst
no large Jawi-d iHilitictims were holding
op the exiiilhlte iron gates; no olllce
seekers wero sprinkling tho yard with
strong language and tol ucco juice; tlio
place was more thau respectuble it was
attractive.
In this pttlaco of King Demos there
aro state apartments most richly be
decked; there aro n drawing room, a
dunccroom, a banquet room, and 1 know
not whnt, and theso apartments are
utied on festive occasions when official
citydom is expected to disport itself to
the credit of tho community which
bitter by one, two, three, four or inoro
thousand representatives comes to join
in tho gayety.
Tho mayor of Glasgow is cnllod the
lord provost. Ho is chosen for throe
years at nothing a year. Ilo is expect'
ed to live iu some stuto and hospitality
and to uphold tbo gentle dignity of the
town. It costs him from $10,000 to
$15,000 or $20,000 nnnually to do this,
as circumstances serve. Obviously it is
easier for a rich man than it is for
camel to enter tho provostship of Glas
gow. But tho Glaswegians propose
that If tho camel bo not availablo, then
shall not tho rich man havo it all his
own way. They talk now of endowing
tho provostship, bo that tho sums nec
essarily spent upoft splendor may hence
forth corno from tho public purso. But
they do not propose to give tho lord
provost a salary. His services must be
gratuitous as before.
Glasgow is a solid looking town.
Every building is of stone, after tho
Hcotch way. One rarely sees brick in
Heotluiid. Tbo ribs of tho bills are dug
out for building withul, so that a
Hcotch town sereins built to endure.
Wherever you go you find stono stalra
in tho buildings of Glusgow.
Tho difference between British build
ing and Amerlcun is not more marked
thun in this matter of stono stairways
and brick partition walls dwelling
houses, I mean, as well as warehouses.
Deeming it necessary to prevent tbo
construction of sky cleaving buildings,
which shut out light, air and every
thing but ugliness, tbo Glasgow folk
enacted a law that no building shall be '
higher thun tho width of tho street on
which it fronts. Yon cun build a mllo
high if you havo a thoroughfare as wide
as that.
A capital thing they have in Glasgow
which wo hovo not. The municipality
bas constructed a number of bath
houses, fitted with bugo wbito tiled
swimming tanks, each holding from
80,000 to 100,000 gallons of wator. Tbe
wuter is kept at a temperature of 70 de
grees. These baths are open day and
evening throughout tho year, Tbo ad
mission to these baths is 4 cents per per
son. Half a million bathers nso these
tanks in a year. Connected with tho
bath buildings aro wnshhouses where
workingmen's wives do their family
laundry work, having for a chargo of
5 cents per hour tho use of a woshlng
stall with hot and cold water and steam
drying appliances.
If nllntmplnm.
Jloliotropism is the peculiar property
shown by many plants, notably the
sunflower, of alwaysturnlngtownrd the
sun. In tho enso of seedlings the phe
nomenon is especially marked. Tho
cells on tho light sido aro apparently
retarded In growth, thus causing
curvature toward thatsldo. Professor
Romanes bus experimented with an in
termittent light, such as that of an
electric spark discharge, npon mustard
seedlings, and has found that tho hello
tropic effect produced In this way i fnr
greater than that caused by tho aim or
any other form of light. Htrango to
say, however, this abnormal influence
is unaccompanied by tho generation of
phlorophyll, tho green coloring matter
in plants which requires snnshino for
its proper production. Pull Mall Ga
zette. Photograph Report Iletter Than Kje.
At a meeting of the Academlo des
Bcionccs, Paris, M. Zenger exhibited
two photographs which ho had taken at
midnight from his window, looking on
the luke of Geneva and Mont Blanc.
Tho lake and the mountain aro feebly
imaged on tho plates, although they
wero both quite invisible to tho eye in
tho darkness. It Is woll known that
many stars, invisible to tho eye, aro re
vealed on tho photogrophio plate, and
some years ago an advertisement on the
bull of tho Greut Eastern, at Birken
head, which had been tarred over so as
to bo invisible, wss quito legible In a
photograph which bod been taken of
the vessel, London Globe.
Moile.t Abba Ilelll.
It is said that the French Abbe Delile
onco bad in bis household a very quick
tempered rolutive, with whom ho some
times lud animated disputes and who
sometimes went so far as to throw books
at the abbe. The abbo must have been
a person of great amiability and self
control. Once, when a particularly
large and heavy volume was thrown at
him, he caught it gracefully and Bald:
"My dear friend, I must beg of you
to remember that I prefer smaller
gifU." New York Mail and Express.