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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.
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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
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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.
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: 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.
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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.
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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.
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