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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1894)
o THE AMERICAN, 3 mui r WITH A MOOSK. t- IS - - - fcANt 0 tt ttU?. A - !rtl a t4 1ke ttt Hint lM llU tv -( apatite I l f l ltr to Vita. Me WaaU H ee l tint-lirata. Wl4n ..r r-U.H .wihal tk tHi--uta. teni '..l lull t,rl r4 a tint I'tv-t Itnst 4 y ., Iwe, U 4 I It filt ilMil l XHI1iU tn tl mm Id ( k r t.m t.itn lo if ith dea, mws tad W aid iilht mid ai-lmals lr I l,atit- l,rant iio , an r'nijHli -btM etna wtut r '( nn tin- Ink, an at ten- r h a iisntir lutil Hint tit ala rt. ilttiienl S"t ,f th fIlll.t hawing Hut u nMih thuldel wiid tumult. OoeiotM span) of tha il,si.t Mmii1 arrived Irmii I Mcsim and Udd Mm he tmtat tnta Ihrm aon hunting lilppe Tip), I'rnueh nh. knowl- eda-e of tsmslrt afl enimint lo atsstnd us llirm, antd thai he bad bumd lint kof a big tlltsme oil Hi lmr of Ikr Npmtle, IjiI Pquntie in itlxtit Itl Huh distant from No tre Dame itu I .ail At 8 oYlork Hi nrt morning the lil otaii urimxil lit guests, and t lit jt txk I heir plsivs in the liirih h.-trk cation which hud ncn provided t.tr their necitiuunslnl ion, In the patty were 1", V. Phdnnw of 1 a Cross ml Uenrgn T. Ilowlniidauf t'litcagiv lilppe Tlpst and another guide accompanied the party. After mi hour's steady work thermion de bouched front t ho lake Into the Squat lo river, where the high banks towered aloft fringed wlili iwik mitt pine. Twenty mln Utcd' liiinl inilillliiK, Hud tlio voj-nKcr tunriii"! upon a linmii nhwt of wMcr, the gantly Kiinin fhori'nof which wcrxfrliiHwl With ili-rp wimiiU. Enjolnliin theKtrlctost llinre Uon the ocoupnnts of Iwith chiicich, the dtictor direct d tht IxiHtiui'ii toward the li-ft bank of the lftkn. TukliiK Mr. l'U'duow with hiiu, Dr. GranvilU- Htepppd out on th Khore. Mr. Howlamh followed, accoiupnnicd by GipHi l'tppe. All pushed nt once quickly but nl lently forward. It was hardly daylight la the dimmi fort'Ht. Suddunly, jiiHt as the party of four men reached tho edge of an opeu gladu, tliero won aquiwr wuiud Insard. "Youurl Vouer!" It woh tho cry of the male iiiooho cnllliiK to Its mate. InNtantly O'lppe d nipped on his knifM, and putting two vry dirty fin florH alnioHt entirely within IiIm mouth gave forth the HiiawcrliiK cry of the femultt: "Youcel Youecl" From tho d i rcet Ion of tho houuiIh it Heemed as if the nnlmitl was only a fow yards rlmht ahend. Kvery one was on the very tiptoeof expectation, It wus Dr. Granville' wish to give his kuumU the II mt chance at a nhot, and he moved Plednow and ilowlunds to the front. An they crept quietly along through the underbruHh Hkirting the glades the Hiirfaco of a small green kuoll waii'xpom'd nuuiiiHta buckgmund of gray ky for a moment. On the top of the knoll, with Its Hplendld head erect mid 1U great antlers bmuehing aloft, was HMiprl bull mooKct. The doctor moved aside to permit Mr. I'luduow to comu up, "Aim JiiMt below the shoulder," whlHper d the phyxlcluu, 1'lednow cHUglit his breath and put his rllle up to his hhoulder, where It aeemed to tay for an clerully. At hint he pulled the trlgirer. Theru was a loud report. Tim bull, HtrlcUen almve the Hhoulder, Htnggir'd a moment, and giving vent to aloud bellow of dellaiice turned around on IiIh ImunclieH, Mr. 1'Ii'iIiiow'h liullet hail merely ncmped i 1 nil Wllhiihiiort of ram and defiance, the infuriated animal charged down t in- nlopu, "Hcaltur for your Uvea," Hhouted lilppe, at the name time plunging into the under bniHli, I'leduow, however, though n bad nhot, stood IiIm ground. Jin looked as If lio was entirely aeciiHiomed to cnenuuU'rs of the kind a he again rained his rllle, "I have got another barrel," he said calm- ly. The doctor was hardly the man to detect his gui'Hl, In Much an emergency, but hit knew that I lie Inmt Hliot In the world could not hit a charging iiioomh in that kind of light. The next moment he had seized I'leduow, who U uxninll man, around thu whImI, threw him over his Hhoulder and ran for his life, ran as oiiii would think It lin poKHlhlii for a man to run burdened with a rillu and a fellow being, After thu two came the mooKe, crushing through thu bushes as If they wero glass In a liayfleld 'J'hi'm was n little hollow or depression half filled with dead leaves and branches, and into tills ci'mhIumI the doctor and his friend, and both fell. Tim next moment the moou was on top of them, With one of Its sharp fore feet firmly planted on l'lednow's chest, whom tint blow had knocked unconscious, thu moose endeavored to transfix him with Its sharp autler points, tilppit and ilowlauds both leveled their rllles, but mixed ludiNcrlmi- liately with moone ami flying branches the doctor was seen engaged In a terrific) baud to lilt nd fight with the enraged animal, To shoot was out of the question, In the fierce rush of the animal, which had sent I'leduow and the doctor head over heels Into the little hollow, tho doctor's rifle hsd been sent skimming from his hand In to the bushes, Dut It would have been a useless weapon In that close encounter. With one baud grasping the left, antler of the iiioohh close to Its enormous head, wit li the other the plucky physician drew his long hunting knife and plunged it forward into the bull's shoulder. It missed making any kind of a wound I hat served to do more than doubly enrage the maddened animal. Willi a lunge of Its sharpened forefoot it struck the doctor Just above the knee, crip pling him for the moment and rolling him over like a log, At this moment a bullet from Glppe'g rifle struck the moose on the right flank, and in lis desperate and headlong charge upon the fallen man It swerved slightly. As the moose reached him thu doctor re gained his feet and sprang on one side, but the giant antii rciiugiit him and tossed him on one side like a feat her. Thu next thing he knew he had the moose around the neck, and then he realized that the struggle must end soon, for he was be coming rapidly exhausted. Leaning far over, he slushed viciously ut the animal and succeeded In severing the tendon achil les In both Its fore legs, The moose uttered a loud bellow and fell to Its knees. Frot h run from it smooth, and Its great red tongue dropped lolling from Its black lips. Just then tdppe ran up, and placing tho muzzle of his rllle against the animal's side pulled the trigger, When the doctor came to, 1 lowlands was bathing his face with water, and lilppe was cooking mouse steaks over a lire In the little clearing. No bones were broken, but the animal had fall en clear over on thu physician uud bruised him badly. Chicago Journal. Photographers claim that they can take a picture of a rifle ball traveling at the rate of 8.UU0 feet per second. I ' MtMi 4 Km h ti.l I titaiwM tt Vi. t tn - I it 1 1, ttt tt I t . i I t .) I . M -o I k,.tt ( i )., fn. 4lMf ).; l iU ! tor ilr 4 I I .tHT f I'S tt H -' 1 l I' i l HIT ) I l I I I K ilili-, IHwid ittis i I ij I t (., 'rt t !, H), tm- III' .. tl Ht -vv. -..! 11t,, I sm ) ii ( I - I l'i mi , ! ftrl it ! I'lnnmn. Ui k I. ii rtl!il ' I ..! .f 'H tltktt" t . ' ' lh slm, i-t , u ms.tx frm tl liir. (Milt f OiFII'-'!.!!! t,.i'.,n i i i Mil i t II msi.n BeHit r at ;' i !- t tm a 'siiit tnisikit Cti ! timed 1 lnt lsli tntttlm l. liiskr lun Jul. im 1 1 !' txtmlil ii., hill liit-lr toil i i u c -itw, t"i w Uu li nr 111! lll(!f 'i ) liilt.hl Mint ld liiws t il r lrti-4 lsk llie p ikinij ef lu r rt M nW M.i1 , llll pUlltd.rf Slid pMIII tug l' kop lie ytvmtli wit bin vll. Wisllhl I'lVi r 1t loin )l Colli il llull CStV lil ls n.iipisltlf Msikwiitg lh Maori w gsiiN no l.ittu nnd lilil .!,, A nistii lliikii"n ,; ti'.i.n end W!t ing nuly ditn-l lit 1 . 1 1 -1 ; I Mi ,ii liile llm H'll rr' til lt lid n.1 ! fii'UI itie etln Mm.li did III li l lo I tl liking nt lh bisiiilii'l by I ho l.d n Im rtiinb t pick limy w rve at a rimi.-li kind of piuuiiin mtd do for h ml fit- wlmt in old iiiik war did fr the iimn Winn llie sin-mil come, ropra inn king, Cotton pii kinuaud collee nr orniikt1 ustlier Ing are turm-d Intii picnic perfiirmnmv rather than made work In tmr sensenf the U'rm, The puiple sslly forth from the vll luge in merry part ie, ami lu I bin spirit the wliolu wm k of the country Is done. Satur day they devoid In cleaning their houses and nil led ing ami preparing food for t he Stindny, which Is observed as a Sabbath of tbenneieut Itililical kind. On three of the week days there is early morning service Kvery day, in every household, is oKned and closed with hymns and family prayer, On Sunday, clad In their lsst, they troop to church or prayer meeting from three to Ave limes a day, and after each service as semble in appointed sections for examina tion by their elders as to the sermon they have heard or the Scripture which has been read. The Intervals are spent in discuss ing the public announcements which are always made In church before the service or in t he gossip and bits of scandal, which they dearly love. So usslduous are they that women will often leave their homes at daylight for the early Sunday service and not return till the day Is done. At sunset tho chutrdi Is closed. There are no evening services, and the people are free once more to resume the habits of ordinary life. Fortnightly Review. The I lentil l'liuit of Java. Java, the land of the famous and much exaggerated "Death valley," has many wonderful curiosities, the principal one being the "kail snnjah," or "death plant," It grows only on the sterile soils of the vol canlo regions of Java and the adjoining Islands and Is even there reckoned as a cu rlosltyon account of Its extreme scarcity, It grows from to 8 feet In height, Willi long, slender stems, well protected by stout thorns nearly an Inch in length. The ground leaves are of a delicate, satinlike smoothness, heart shaped, emerald green on one side and blond red, streaked and veined with light bull1 on the ot her. Tho flowers of this death dealing beauty are even more beautiful t han the plant It self, being very large and cup shaped and of a color almost deathly lu Its whiteness. The mime of the plant Is from n characicr lstlo of these splendid flowers, which, beau tiful though they arc, continually drip wit li n deadly poison, The poison, which Is distilled in the bot tom of the Clip shaped blossom, has the sickening odor of chloroform lutensilled ft dozen fold, It being powerful enough to overcome it full grown man In a few him ouds, even when Inhaled lu open air, The Pennine, if such a pungent odor can pro erly lie so called, produces Insensibility In the form of convulsions, distorting the face, especially tint moiii h and eyes, Into a horrid, crazy looking grin, Kecovciy from tlio effects of inhaling this odor is said to be very slow, St, Louis ltcpublic. ( ut I till; ' I' a Wlnile. When a fish, as the whalers will forever call a whale, Is taken, the ship gets along side, and the crea'.ure Is fixed head and tail lu a curious and ancient fashion, so t hat by slacking or tightening the ropes each pint of the vast bmly can he brought uppermost, A whole boat may be seen Inside the giant mouth, the men hacking wit h axes to slice away tlie 10 foot screens of bone, while oth ers, wll h sharp spades, upon the hack are cutting oil' the deep great coat of tut In which kindly nature has wrapped up this most overgrown of her children. In a few hours nil Is slowed away lu the tanks, and a red Islet, vt It h vthlte projecting hones, lies alongside and sinks like a stone w licit the ropes are loosed. Home years ago a man, still lingering on the back, had the misfortune to have his foot caught between the creature's ribs at the Instant when the tackles were undone, Some eons hence those two skeletons, the one hanging by the foot from the other, may grace the museum of a subtropical Greenland or astonish the st udents of the Bplt.bergen Institute of Anatomy, A, Co uau Doyle lu McC'lure's Magazine. 1'lin i:ieiie of Church Musla, "The expense of the music In the church Is a perpetual problem, the solution of which must depend upon the clrcuniMtaucesof the church," writes the llev, I.ymau Abbott In an article on "The Church anil the Choir" lu The Ladles' llome.louriial, "My own ex perience leads me to the convict Ion that the first t hing for a church to do Is to secure a good organist and choirmaster and pay them a fair compensation. If It then has surplus funds, It may well expend them In hiring a few leading sinners, but It should never endeavor to make a concert platform of the choir loft, nor hope to draw people to church by the same attraction which draws them to the concert room." ClIllfllHllltl llf I.HW. "Turn to the right, as the law directs," Is a simple rule to remember, but If It were followed out it would obviate all the Jos tllugs and elhowhigs t hat make a crowded thoroughfare so disagreeable. Another rule Is apt to conflict In u pu.zllng way with this one, and that Is the unwritten edict that gives a woman the iiisideof the walk. Confusion between tlio two makes a bad business of the matter. l'ulladulphht Press. An Interentliif Search. Western Maid They tell me there are ever so many more women than men in Massachusetts. The chances for getting a husband In your stale must be rather slim. Uay State Girl Yes. But then tlio pau city of meu makes the search after a husband exoeedlugly interesting. Boston Transcript. a Vh hcf( li vfiNdk .. Ml4 A i km.lft " t.itw im Vws ltl 1.1 e. .!. n lint V l4. t ! 1 M St t !, !! .t i(i.. ) . t m.. i. l'tM at. -I a l I m, I M.i.j ! Il h mum ir, ti..4 -w4, b. kh.mi.t ml tl I'inHn 'ki rum I"!. sit mnAi t m mMtM fiwil lis M iinwl I i U.l ! itnii III tmd.ti.t. II finds !! i l SW1 t n lt t't Slid It i i.i tt It l H td Imnmlisttlt ilu- i f ,tM..,( 1 1 ir klml i4 iUdii) I ,tn( 1i.,i,u.m Ih V, n di llst.bn rf itiJ.Hi l l nrlfctiisliif a tul I'HiMtt lt ! isiiMmlt-l Wi I. Ms f . sod lis tutil i II . Mvfl 1t r, IitIiiiiI Its n-l tin lt Ik' fe ilililiiti( lit ll win , i ,.f Hr fttltsiitlrs 1 In ltt s ImiI irlMSM MtloUdoty Itl lhir hwllt ILol Hi Will id Is H w liit.il n.i-.l i f till Ml I.I ! t h Lu f Hiiln f nsisltm lien In ihe in I ni'.lttui lis nsll m -.ti slnictiil ft a miii-s .f jilts lm till t ltl s 'Inlloii ol slum. 1 hi w tn.ti ssee foltlliil nt IWil puns t f ti tin i f.il.l lelittis nt Mil Im li In I hit ktieso 'I .e 's Is liwd In inni li-ninis niinr.1 .;i;!ni Tlie ln lil fini liMtiii lid Unit (lie build lligwdl r'ss I he Inllui'lioi of hint . li.,.',, slnsks end esiilnUnki's. I'ltwciii II. e Joints if I he iron (isim n 01 k b it I tlli l eil, nnd lin n the f.p.u'w l fuvenil w i li tsMinU. 1 lie nd Is lint and Is siippotte l by rt inm pillars, II, lim, is glass, iili st rip of rubls r ciAi'iing I he Joinin, Over the glass is spii-nd a Ihlii biji r it asln s, and iihiii Oils Is phuisl a lihl woiiiii frame, hii h is eovi ii d wit li cement lo pro-lis-tlhe liitri ior from tht radiation nt beat. The liuilihiiu has outer and inner walls, with a space liet wwn aflordiug alrpassMK s to neiitralUu all atmospberio Inttiiciitvs without. No disirs or windows apear In the build ing proper. The superstructure is placed on a fnunilat Ion of brick, I he wal Is of which inclose a sort of basement, and II Islhrough this basement that ingress and egress to and from the residence portion are oli taiued. The building is heated and venti lated on the most sclentflic principles. Dure air Is secured from the upper atmosphere and conveyed to the Interior of tlie build ing through pipes after It has been screened through line wire netting ami littered through cotton batting so as to deprive it of any microbes or ot her disease germs it might contain. After being used it escapes from the house through valves llxed in the walls and ceilings for that purpose. The heat is also broimht to the house from the outside through pipes running toopen flues lu the rooms, and as it passes away t hrough these a draft Is created which assists lu Ventilating the rooms. The whole limits of the building are made as ascept lo as a wound dressing of lister, Chicago l'ost. Porterlions and Tenderloin. A CArcass of beef Is cut In 10 pieces. All the pieces and the names nr in the diction ary. Look at the list, and you will And the Dames "tenderloin" and "porterhouse" two names that the inexperienced buyer has always on his Hps. The porterhouse la a delusion and a snare In 00 cases out of 100, The tenderloin Is the thisk part of the sir loin after a few round bone steaks have been cut oil' and Is called the filet de bumf. It makes a choice piece for roasting, but if not sold In a lump Is cut Into sirloin steaks of three grades. The first and second grades are technically "hip sirloin steak" and "flat bone sirloin steak," These ara the tenderloin steaks that the young housewife pays extra for, There are not over six of each kind In one carcass, so the chances arc that she pays her good money for a third cut, or"roum! bone" sirloin, which Is Itself a capital steak, l'orlcrhoiise steaks tire cut from the small cud sirloin steak, mid one carcass contains but a few of them, Ingenious butchers understand the knack of cull in.; the small end sirloin so us t o Include ot her portions of tlie beef, tints enabling them lo sell both at porterhouse prices. (Jowl beef has a Juicy or sappy appear ance, with a flue, smooth grain, which Is easily noticed, The fat, both outsidiuiud through the muscles, presents a clear, straw colored appearance. The flesh should b cherry red. When meat rises quickly after being pressed, It may be considered prime, When I lie dent made by pressing rises slow ly or not at all, d.-peiid upon it the ueef Is poor, Washington rust, Ileiti s or 4 loll ies I. There are neveral relics still extant of the trial and execution of Charles 1. Sir it. 1'algiave, the learned clerk of the house of commons, bus been able to specify the ex act spot occupied by the king during his trial lu Westminster hall, ihe chair on which he sat Is lu the boardroom of the hospital at Morel on on the, Marsh, Glouces tershire, The hat of the president of the court, lliadshuw, who remained covered throughout the trial, Is in the Aslimoleau museum at ( ixfonl, The footstool on which the king kin It or Iiioim probably supported himself w hen he laid his head on the block, lying dow ii prone, Is, with an escritoire ami other relies of Charles I, in the possession of Mr, Martlii Kdmumls, Walmer, Kent, and the room where the death warrant wus signed Is a lit tie compartment olt the mem bers' cloakroom lu the house of commons and Is commonly known as Cromwell's chaptl, Westminster Ua,ctle, A Tat Appeals to a lienllut, A correspondent of the Philadelphia Call writes: I have a friend, a dentist, who Is the owner of a kitty. This animal Is very observing and frequently sits near thecluilr watchlnu the doctor operate on patients, For several days It was noticed that pussy hail not taken her food as quickly as uxtiui, and she frequently yowled lu apparent dis tress, hut no attention was paid to It. One innmliiir after a patient had left the chair pussy Jumped Into the tdaco he had occupied, and raising her bead nave a piti ful cry ami I hen opi ned her mouth, The doctor looked and found the gum badly ul cerated from a tlefecl lve tool h. Hit drew the Incisor out, and after having her gum J dressed the cut Jumped down ami expressed her thanks by purring In a contented man ner. The Last Whs I lrt. Teacher (to new pupil) What Is your last name, my lilt le maul' Now I'upll Tommy. Teacher What Is your full unmet New pupil -Tommy Jones, Teacher- Then Jones is your hist name? Tommy No, it Isn't. When I was born, toy name was .lours, nud they ilhln t give me the other name for a mouth afterward. Brooklyn Life, Tlie IMITermice. A good story was told nt Middlcsboro by the Itev. Hi yan Dale. He said that at the meeting on the previous day an old York shire woman had defined the difTerenos be tween the sects thus; "Wesleyans drag 'em tut of the gutter, Baptists wash 'em, and Independents starch 'eml" iLxcbange. ITIK COLON .18 SCA1L KotK o iMsAct wimsa IN Inr, Mupwitost. Hun 1Mtt Mfc, 4 Htfefc It4l Him rtttlt 1M ttn k lllt Sktt lslikHlilili.il! e.iuuln II I (i),iii ii.ul.n, aiiss M-mlsti Jim, I i . I t l .mi. In ti, 1 1,1. I I'll!! ' I lll. it I.Mhi. .,U-it I snii ii tik. ttius t n ii a ti fines, Ma ,inw at :. hi on a hit ami vtn. a, r wttitt Hiarti-il t t tt.l.t t.m ! an. I listrliil l, .ward lid II .t M in l-sir ' Hi ll.t, isdoltr-l! Iiiii mil . f 11,1. aivl Wl Hie Inns- 5 M"l Uu ," Mtd lbs f-l i t -i fseta. "Ililaiwalt I'll, ), I tin tiller! . Wrll. I gt-l lbs! mslk frt'tti Ik ing mi psme as lit Inii on a Ism b lit sr IN llntlum. M. ati.l atli r the rt.-nist f nil lii.tup Hire ft Ihe lt, I'stll-H Jolienle, linsl In lUrrv and rllimf .'oe. pi..,... ! Ids! laksa II ip through liie,lnw alone psrli j " Vfit r a lung se l delinlit fnl li !p w e i -sine tsthtll tint alimlow i li,i cllow o.iti : nioiiiitsliia slid rnmpi tl. It was a dt likhl 1 fill spot, Uu iMiii Hi. hi rsti Ihe Irnt ks id lbs Nttrtlierii rsi tile, and every few hour Irnlns rushed by tin the other shin a lit He st ream bs bided and spsikbsl. It was about IiimiII when we linltcd. "After dinner we nt ncsrlbn rallrosd waiting tt see ihn overlnml ex press dnsh by, when from the brush down the I rack Ihnti men came out. They strolled along In tho direction of our camp. Wo were a goml many miles from a station, ami It was an unusually suspicious circumstance to see these fellows tramping along the ties. They were bad Visnged, and their general apiicarauceilid not Impress us very favorably. As they got within about 10(1 yards ot us they hnlhsied In familiar wild west style and approached us civilly enough. The spokesman said that one of their horses hail either strayed or had lieeu stolen, and he wanted to know If we had seen any horse answering the description which he gave. Of course we had not and invited the strangers to eat dinner with us. "They t old us that their camp was down the track in a ravine about a mile distant and said that they would be glad to have lis take dinner with them on the morrow. We promised to doso, However, there was some sneaking suspicion down in the sub cellar of our minds that something was crooked about the whole business. This suspicion was not calmed In any way by the calculating glunces which tlie party bestowed on our armament and stock. That afternoon It was decided that wo should picket our horses and stand watch by turns throughout tho night. It Is a very common practice with expert horse thieves to simply swoop down and stam pede the stock of an outfit In true Indian fashion, but this programme will never work wliero Ihe slock Is picketed. In a case of this kind the depredators simply sneak around the camp like coyotes and cut the ropes, "In our outfit we hnd one very wild horse, lie was as wild as a mountain goat. He would run if you'd point your finger at him. The only restraining Influence which he acknowledged was that exercis ed by another horse. Tho wild horse was so absolutely stuck on his four footed friend that he would eat and drink with him ami never seem sailslled w it limit be ing In his company. True, he would fly oil al a tangent, but he would come to his mate, wngulug his tall behind him, We picketed all the horses excepting tills one. It was between 2 mid 3 o'clock when Hoarlng Marry, whose turn It was to stand guard, entered the prairie schooner anil turned us all out quietly with the remark that something was up, The wild horse bad run up alongside bis gentle friend and was pulling and snorting In a perfect fever of fright. "We reasoned that the thieves had ap proached tlie ramp and run on Ihe untam ed animal, They would conclude from this that the stock was at bircaiid would most likely attempt to stampede It. Wll h this theory lu mind, wo took posit Ions lilnng the trail which the thieves would follow should they swoop down, My perch was under an overhanging bowlder, where I I could not be seen for the gloom, and I from where by the faint light of the stars I could see pretty clearly all that went on on one side of the wagon. It was snow 1 Ing and blowing and otherwise unpleiis ' ant. Wo bad been on guard this way for ' perhaps uu hour. Mverythlng was dead still but for I lie howl or cry of some wild beast lu the timber. We thought that we heard something which sounded like hoofs j away up the trail, Nearer they came, and more distinctly they sounded as they ' struck the frozen ground, from which the ' snow had been blown away. Then tlie sound ceased, The party of horsemen had I halted. We knew Vidiat wasitbouttocome, I and every man took a firmer hold on bis Winchester and took good care that the hammer was up, Then there was a sharp clatter and a rush. Down tho trail the thieves were dashing full tilt. "As tho squadron emerged from the shadow of the pines their outlines could bo seen. Hang, .bang! Whl'.r,! Click, click' Dang, hang! Two horses dropped and one rider bit the dust, an they say in the novel, and his steed pressed by. Others of the party rode hy In a hurry. Onoof the horses dropped directly opposite my station, Kv blenlly his rider was full of life ami hope, for be arose on his knees, and I knew In stinctively that his kuo was going to his shoulder, when my trusty rifle flashed out. The blaze of my gun was the signal which located me to him. lie replied as quick as thought. Tin ie was a blinding flash In my face; 1 felt a w lil IT of cold wind; some thing warm streamed over me; I knew that I was falling, and then all was blank. "The next day 1 opened my eyes and saw strange people about me. I tried to think, but couldn't, Things gradually grew less stningi s soon as I had thor- ottghly regained consciousness tho hoys explained w hat was wrong and told me that I had had aclosocall. Then they pointed to three grew some objects ranged side by sldu ou the edge of tlie trail, with their ghastly features concealed by blan kets, This sear Is where that horse thief's bullet ripped open my scalp and plowed along furrow down my skull." Wash ' lngton Star. Ills ('untrue t, "See here," said the citizen as be put a stubby linger down on n copy of the pa per, "ills here item says tint I got a con tract workln for de state." "Well," said the editor, "wetinderstood that you had been awarded a carting con tract." "So I has, and I want you to say so In de nex' pnper, De way It come out, wid out any in wot de contrite' was, about half me trim's will t'lnk I been sent to do pen." Indianapolis Journal. ! tM tl t It ! Mo III trat4 Ii4 IVfntat Hiaia a tlll.lt Winn t-nt t. ,1, ai-4 H i -tn.s t .tit a--.-! t. " - Mii.m t H" m- , l,i ta -.ii mi In . MttHf was i.l..i.ii !( ' tt Uud," -rH." M .I ' I'it, Ift. hi," ai4 II SilUS1 I " i- " I ai sn.ttus .s-i IM H, ,itt M Mi fta) Swy lmt I, ln I a tn, I li at1ii IMs ti.. , l i. i, ati l H sptlf , an I II a t! K. iMii, ! !. a rsn.it ii, attt.1 h lh M.tf tf a !, f.sr li w a iin I f an tt kni le nt li et iixttbir-t . Slid ii atsitdttiii In f ttrra V r Itntf ants titn tf-ttiimttt't n tit n fct HMlbr uti lt r Ik In lit altft a II It Id lima .f ' llatlttm ll ' M,a lit.i-,1 tin atf, Im! II Ift-ratiw Cm te Attain neole Il llial II IstatdSMMHl tuat lt II S ls rbsilll I'm la Al'ism Mstlui a tnsn nt mstknl atittttv. Al an rlr li msn Ifaalnl an atilrlil ov t. IoiihO , and for Iba day Inn tilth da Ittnl Im aiipiiiisl a Iborttiiiih knoit hslijit nt Its pi ho ipb. W lirii a Jonng man, t'ni ln Alrsm mel lib a arilotia ttisni i-. Intuit i,t In love. Tllisl of life, lot tino iiiomiHuj ftiidriv.l liiUt Ilia ihsp fnrrat ta'lnmi lhli Head and Mtiskt-.l moimUin 1'hla pic iirtwaii Ssi, holed all alsnit t-r Ms I Isniiliful ais io i y and for Us aliiuidninut ami variety of rsra mliiernla, is In I'srls, Oxford et iiiiiy, M., aluut fid miles north by east ot I'orllnml, This bsallty like wlsa etijti) Ihe disllnctloii of bsvlug bveii the birthplnee nt Ihe author of the tuneo' "llallowell." Cncle Abrnui rout luuml bis way until he cams to a descried logging camp. On theohl hovel sata Imie sparrow, Uttering her lamvut at the disturbing of her nest by some ruthless marauder. He ant for some tima listening to the plain tive song of the tmreaved bird, lining toa birch tree, ha removed a phi-e of luirk, aud ou It he w rote the following Hues: As on soma lonely building lop The sparrow lei la her moan. Far f nun the tents of Joy and Imp I'll sit anil urleva ahinu. He then commenced to write a plaintive melody of most exquisite sweetness, In the minor scale, justly befitting the lan guage. When he had finished this, he be came so Interested lu bis work that he be gan to affix the other parts, as his whole mind and energies seemed wrapped up In the labor before him. Evening had begun to cast its shadows over the valley era his task was complet ed. When the whole was adjusted to his liking, his lively imagination, to Ids In finite delight, pictured the glorious har mony which must arise from his subject when performed by his competent choir. He hastened homeward and became a very popular and useful man. lie was an eminent composer and the author of many of the most popular melo dies now known as continentals, which by long and continued use have heroine firm ly established in the hearts of not only the people of Uncle A brum's own state, but throughout the Union. HoHtou Tran script. Typewritten by Touch. In tho opinion of most people who have tried to run a typewriter, It Is a pig head ed aud untrustworthy instrument, even when one keeps both eyes upon It. To such persons It may be a consolation to learn that a really good operator scarcely looks at the keys at all, writing by touch, or location, as some of them call it. A Mall and Express representative the other day visited one of tlie big typewrit ing establishments down town where they keep men who can do all sorts of ground aud lofty tumbling on the typewriter, and asked an expert about writ lug by touch, 'All good operators write largely by touch," he said, "They look nt the key board often, but do not look at each sepa rate letter, being so familiar v It h the key board that the fingers go to the right place by instinct, It Is not a mat ter of choice, We have to learn that way, Suppose a man writes nt. ordinary speed, say fid words a minute, lie will strike 'JfiO keys, and It he watches all the time It means iiiiO glances of thu eye, "This rapid and Incessant motion quick ly fatigues the eyes, causing headache and weariness so It Is a mailer of necessity to learn to write by touch, The easiest way Is to paste a piece of paper upon one key, thus forcing yourself to reinemls r it. In a day or so the next key Is covered, and soon till you know the whole keyboard by posi tion." New York Mall and Kxprcss, One I'rlce, Tho lata William (i. Twombly of Port land, long a unique figure lu the piano trade, hail a fixed price for each of his pi anos, ami he would not lower It for any customer, no matter how importunate. "Kurly In my business career," said Mr. Twombly, not long ago, "I would occa sionally ask more than n piano was worth, and then, when the customer tried to beat Inn down, I would take olf what I had added to the regular price. The way I was cured of that was this; A lady canto In one day and Inquired the price of a piano, which had always sold fnrllOO. Expecting her to ask for n reduction, 1 told her tho price was llGO. 'Very well,' aald she, I 1 Ik the piano, anil you may send It up this afternoon. My husband will give you a check for the amount to morrow.' I was puzzled what to do," said Mr. Twombly, "but I finally told her that the piano would cost her only MOO, Since that time I have never asked more than a piano was worth, and I have never allow ed myself to be beaten down." Lowlstou Journal. A Dining ArrniiKcnieiiti I was dining out one day mid was tak en down to dinner by an Intelligent person, who as soon as we were seated and had unfolded our napkins and studied our menus quietly asked, "Pray, what Is your favorite hobby?" Taken thus ab ruptly, I had not time to Invent a suitable and unveraclous answer and was there fore startled Into a truthful reply, "The poetry, writings and designs of William lilake." "Mine," he answered calmly, "is the Iron work of yuenlln Matsys. So, If you will talk through soup and fish about Dlake, then I will talk about Qtteu tln Matsys through the two entrees, and then we can start fair." I thought this was a splendid plan and heartily recom mend It to all diners out who suffer from a desire to talk about their favorite crank. Iondon lieutlewomun. Advertising; That I'nlil. It has been asked, "Does advertising pay?" A (ierinan journal, tho Mainzer Nachrlchtrn, replies to this question by giving tlie following fact, the authentici ty of which it guarantees: A person adver tised that be would payS marks to the sender of the largest potato. In less thnn IS days tho clever advertiser found himself In possession of as many sacks full of the rery finest potatoca.which, after paying the I marks promised for the largest example, might be reckoned a very profitable speculation. V l U SU A'!M. lfi.t t.ai. .f I aatait Vwa) !(. t I kt4 taa ! lata. sni M V;t i Im ki Vifat-t ttlia tV't H . n tt' Hi I'M asa t tut mmaliii t..tf 1 1. f. -. a It t 't,ti.t tis4 .' ! an. .ti,i,. im .,!. i atMipait4 tils -naa II rv i V a I an-litia 4liai ls.it, ll iioi. atil a t-asnltf aawnrt, ! e'imiil 1 1 lit!n 1 1 ti tat, Ilia ilm-ii.kioi t .t im4 int iNa Vitftnia Una 1 1 i t.tti. I, hut,,! m li an4 ! n.Htit tUt!ta at- li l--i tlllta Fa itt ai. i.tit, t,-a t .4 rt4atn a ti n .l na an, I, aa "1 tatts" ' "Hf iltsaf ft .. " 'i,r. i i . it, ut '' Hp t tt ant" "Ah., I rt tiM.i.l. t '" And tit mi a It nanal It nHfrvtl Uu- In an ffta nannr Uu .t atttmttiea lidurwlf Malatn Al ll!,f n ll.a nil.v tn4 tit On tsl llaiin I, n Im Lad ataii.tt. ! a fimiif lit at-ldttv It Ida rtmltds, II an lad lif thn Indira wlm bad aa Inbli d la tin fknanr ! lb anrat nt Ihe alal Il b4 tw arrant tl thai lite latin alimiltl at thatr band kft-thli ts sa as Lafa;mt aaiu In sttlil, and tsbrtt Dttldtl ttt lalmad, "Wal tstiiie, l.ittniiiii "' llm nbtila isnnpany tsaa In in pi st li e w fiiU nfit-r liim. I nlu. kilt the l-nl ii a iiil-.iindt-ftts the plt.nntuiiiif and w sitrsl lno long, isdy lo bn mo nidi d id Uu H dut j by a tteiilttrlnn ooin iiuiiitl of "l-'iH, lidit-s, flirl, I asyt" from tliegniei.il as lut walked down the Una lo tun i the msnptis Kqiially mit.iiiitli'1-sisiidliig their part, Ihn aoldiers, In-ltad nf slioiitlisg, "Waloomn, I jitnyi tie!" In unison al lha closa of the general's split h, n ii-Httl the aenlsnoa una by one hi viirying tunes. Now darp olr would t-xrlaiiii, "Welismie, Ifaynttal" Then Ihn next man would squana,hi a shrill tenor, "Welctiine, ljifayelUI" Bo It went on down lha line. Iteneral Daniel, frantlo at this burlesque of his order, vainly at tempted to oormct IU Hut as he unfortunately stammered when lie was excited Lis "Say tt all to-to-to-gsth-er!" could not overtake the running flrs of "Welcome, Itfayettel" which ooutlnusd all along the line. "Croat country! Oreat oountryl" raplled Lafayet te, turning to General Polk, who Was vainly trying not to sinlla. Hecognizing an old acqualntanea, Lafay ette greeted him with great effusion. "Ah, my dear friend, so glad to ane you once more. Hope you have prospered and had good fort line these years." "Yes, general, yes; but I have had the great misfortune to lose my wlfa since I saw you." Catching the word "wife," Lafayetta guessed at the Idea of a recent marriage, and pal t lug his old friend ad'ectlonately on the shoulder he exclaimed: "Happy maul Happy maul" Youth's Companion. lie Fell Among Borrowers. According to tho Sheridan (Or.) Sun, there Is a schoolmaster lu that state who has had enough of boarding with people who treat him as "one of the family." He was'bonrillng around and In the course of his peregrinations arrived lit a house where there were several grown up sons and daughters. 1 Ie was taken at once Into inti mate fellowship, On the second morning William, one of the boys, came Into the new boarder's room mid borrowed his toothbrush, The school master demurred and went so far as to enter Into particulars about microbes and microblo Infection, but William took the brush, "I ain't afraid to use It after you if you ain't after me," he said. -The next evening Samuel, another son, borrowed the master's best white shirt to wear to a dance, and Maria, one of the daughters, while trying to extract some of his perfumery, spilled the greater part of It upon her clothes. So matters went on with Increasing friendliness, and when the teacher took his leave the mother was wearing a pair of his socks, Ihe girls had begged his tool h pow der nud the remainder of bin perfumery, tlie old man had worn out his ulster hunt- Ing deer, aud t he boys had on two of his white shirts, two pairs of his socks, a vest and a hat,. One of the i;lr!s bed made love to the Isianlcr's ft silk umbrella, but though '" fact Is not stated we areg"ivcn to under stand that her suit was unsuccessful. An I iifortiiniilH (Jiinliit Ion. "A good s'ory Is told on ex-Pension Com missioner lllaek," said a Chicago attormv'. "Kvery one who knows lilark Isuwarethat he Is one of ( lie most dignified legal practi tioners in tlie west,, and that he is also somewhat enamored of the classics. Not long ago he was attorney In a usury case at Springfield, and in his address to the Jury he quoted very freely from the 'Merchant of Venice,' ami wound up by saying that, although the plaint ilT could demand his pound of flesh, the terms of his bond did not enable him to go beyond this. "Tlie attorney for the alleged usurer seem ed very much amused at the line of argu ment Sir, lilack was taking, and when that gentleman's peroration was concluded be rose and remarked with somewhat of a pitying tone that Brother lilack had re cently held n brief lu a dressed beef case and that he had gotten the two cases mixed up, concluding by a -muring tlie Jury that there was no (ledl It this case at all, but only money. A legal friend of mine, who solemnly asserts he was In court on the occasion, siys the look of disgust on Mr. lilack's face would have been worth it small fortune lo any artist who could have repnsluced it on canvas." St. Iouls Globe- Democrat. tnilirellas, "If half the citizens of New York only knew such a simple thing as how to roll up an umbrella, I would probably have to close up my repairing department," said an up town umbrella dealer. "Most of the um brellas brought here to be mended," he went on, "would never have needed repaint If they had been kept properly rolled. "The right way to roll your umbrella is to take hold of tli ends of the rilis and the stick with the same hand aud hold them tightly c iiougli t prevent their lsdng twist ed while the covering is lieing twirled around with the other hand Then your umbrella will be as nicely closed as when you bought It, and the only wear and tear will been the clot h. "It Is twisting Ihe ribs out of shape around the stick and fastening them there that ssiils most of the umbrellas that ant brought to me to 1st fixed up. Never hold the umbrella bv the handle alone w hen you roll It up, and you w ill Hnd it will lust loud er and cost less for repairs." New York Herald. W here Tliey Met. Donald (after the ball) May I call on you occasionally, Miss lister? We seem as old friends. Have 1 not seen you some where before? tt Missl,ester (cuttingly) Yes, you saw me hanging onto the strap in the car one day .ast week while you were sitting down. Vogue. M X