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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1895)
' . ' " " . t f ' ' . , ' i 1 3 U HIDING THE GOAT. A )Jlf Tung Irubiuan, au'jr (oil bold. Hi Mint Tituuiy M'iiuoley, an 1 have been CwixM tie could, with perfect pro- vety. tbe rauki of ouie -reI o- eierv. ; around the right one to ehoe. large retarna for very small I'D Mt came, it appeared to hi saiud. Wa aawel the very beat one he could Taa'a aetftjo for membership quickly jl for faar that the matter might be toag delayed. Ha aate. rNow, b'ya, ye mut do this np tallaa' bow aoon I may be g ettin' aick. Ami wutio' this, dollar ye promise to aaee T Kate an' the baby whin I'm in me grava." M ma toM to appear the next meeting usjnt. the matter would be attended to right. , the "boj" of that lodge were full J their trirti, I to get Irian Tim in a terrlbe fix. I to add, by the way of variety. anr to the ritual of their so- eksry. TW the aaeetiaa; Tim came, all dreeaed in his bast. to take hi aeat with the at eras aaet at the door by a member or tare, Waaenki: ""Ter' a ceremony yon moat go through, fir fun lailiaisj the room yon moat take '&? yoar coat. you are good at riding a , goat !" exclaimed Tim, "What thedivil i that? TJ sorely some joke ye are now drivin' at; X hia rida on a horse Tery sthylish an' Hat 1 get on a goat, what'U I do with me feet?" atot he took off hi coat and they bandaged ai eyes, ""at a belt 'round his waist, to Tim's great surprise, tha bade him to enter and he quickly would see Haw soon he'd be raised to the second degree- A. stoat rope and tackle were placed near the door, By the belt poor Tim was raised from the Boor, slack and forward he swung, a comical sight. Kicking and sprawling with all of bis aight Tt me down! let me out!" he cried in affright, m7.aJ eas to me sowl that I came here tje-nightr rape quickly slackened, and Tim raaaedown plump 8 a aig vat of water just fresh from the " -Mk, tnnrther; I'm drowned! By me sowl, 'tis a shame! J Katy'i a widdy, an' don't know the same!" Ornd Tim in a rage, as he sprang to the Boor, "Tare the blind from his eyes and rushed tor the door, AH dripping with water from his recent cold bath, Be shook his fist at the crowd and gave vent to his wrath "Te dirty spalpleens! I'll take by the throat TVe first one that jokes me 'bout riding OTe goat. en seizing his cont, he fled from the hull I never was made a member at alL -ttwutier Watchman. FULL FATHOM FIVE. "A violet for your thoughts, Mr. Arm utrong. For fully Ave minutes your jyesi have been fastened on that black lake with a total disregard of our pres ence, which, to say (lie least, is very un Daapiimentary," and a pretty, dark girl sshook her flower saucily at the laugh tax face regarding her. I slid not intend to be rude, MIm Katherine, but you cannot expect we aay Pm sorry. What right have you sssw to complain of neglect when last ajrtuyou cruelly lacerated my feelings aiy the double loss of my best friend atari my beat girl ?" "Too look worn and beartsore, truly," I Katheriue nodded mockingly at the t young giant stretched at ease on the veranda railing. "I know the worm I' the bud hasn't begun operations outwardly, but never theless my heart bitterly resents your gaart-engagement unkindness. As for 4a-k" laying an arm affectionately across the shoulders of a companion on the railing "he Is about as Interesting the yacht's spar when his sweet avart'a not by to applaud his witti rtsois." "Beware, Mr. Armstrong," Carrie Ormsby laughed, "Miss Moberly medi tates vengeance." ""It doesn't require much meditation," aauwered Katherine, scornfully, "to know there is always a blockhead at unrjbed to a mast" ""My opinion exactly," said the off end ear, wickedly, "though I hesitated to air at before." "Sow, then, Will, that's rather and Jack Deering smilingly to the rescue of bis flushed and gnant betrothed. "Tour fiancee Is responsible, old man. at the romantic glamour has so quickly -asaappeared from her future lord and er how s that, jack she needn t ; her disappointment on a harmless rldunl like " A toad belonging to the aforesaid I man" quickly and effectively stop- I Che now of eloquence, while Kath- sneak the delinquent energettcal- li a waffled voice penitently mur- , TH be food." se that you will, sir," answered I Moberly, severely, and her stal l laaar released the suffocating cul- tar ffroap ocnnpy1n a ssaall sjp- ve jaJrM the anny taurawMa d m. rha In rsiranaal aa JACK. bH nuT-aecssni V sa TiSd Ufteaow wt 'riataaad- manner tbk Ka'herlue ua .nn ein'i tii' i ivattiif with a han liii:i: that Oil valiant servii-e for ln-i-lf jiikJ ln-r lover, who His-ly let her -li-t her own Hinjuuiii tlon, though alert and ready t do hal tle phicallj- if Will proved the strong er force. Great chum the three, for 'u spite of frequeut struggle the girl openly admired the quick wit and sun shiny presence of the popular Arm strong, knowing the strength and hon esty of character under the agreeable manner. "I'm afraid, Mr. Armstrong, you've forfeited your violet, a lovely girl cried laughingly, as Katherine defiant ly tucked the blossom Into a button hole. Jack being already adorned, "but I'll replace It with a rose if you give us a clew to the brown study." Armstrong looked eagerly toward the speaker, and the color deepened in her cheeks as she turned to Include the oth ers, saying: "You know I always used to wonder, at school, what Napoleon's or Alexander's feelings were before one of their great battles, and now, per haps, Mr. Armstrong, the night before tbe yacht race, can tell something that will gratify my curiosity at last" "If Alexander's thoughts were as un beroicaad practical as mine. Miss Ellis, It Is Just as well yon were not clairvoy ant." And Will smiled gently at the stateiy blonde. "I was only Imptortng old Boreas to send along a good south east gale strong enough to Mow the an chors off the sailors' buttons." "I do not whistle, Mr. Armstrong, so cannot bring the wind to ywi that way; but If a song will propltlata Boreaa, ITt help you with pleasure," and tbe dear, sweet voice rang out charmingly la the open air "Give me a freshening breeae, my boys, A white and swelling sail; A ship that cuts the dashing waves And weathers every gale." "Bravo, Marlon r Katherine cried ex ultantly; "now I am sure we'll win. Three cheers for the Nancy P and she spun joyfully about amid the laughing applause of her fried. "Will, stop staring at Marlon and thank ber pretti ly," and Katherine chuckled gleefully as Armstrong started abruptly aod turned his eyes out toward tbe lake, away from the lovely, flushed face so noar him. Tin afraid Mtss Ellis does not real ize that a swift wind for the Nancy means second place for the PbyUla. You cannot serve two masters, you know, Miss Ellis, and as the Phyllis' owner Is Inclined to be despotic I'll try to forget you sang for ua" "Is It a case of bating one and loving the other!" Carrie Ormsby cried mali ciously. "It Is a case of resented interference, evidently. I assure you, Mr. Arm strong, you cannot resent the song as much as I." And with a slight, haughty Inclination of the stately head Mlas El lis left tha veranda. Deering ended the unoomfortable si lence with a lively tale of an adventur ous scramble up Sugar Loaf rock;, un der cover of which Katherine whis pered to Armstrong: "ltun after her and explain." And with a grateful look be hurried away. The tall figure, walking so resolutely down the long corridor, never turned when a hasty step announced the pur suer, and a voice sounded humbly: "Miss Ellis, please forgive my detest able rudeness." "I have nothing to forgive. Mr. Arm strong," Icily. "It was stupid of me to sing unasked." "Oh, wait a rntnuteP desperately. "You do not understand. I must speak to you, Miss Ellis. Do give me a chance to explain," and Will turned an anx ious face toward the haughty young lady, who, reaching her room, laid a hand on the door. She faltered an in- Ktant, and be seized the advantage at once. "Miss Ellis," breathlessly, "your song was the sweetest response I ever had to a wish. Don't you know that I would spend my life listening to your voice, If such happiness were possible? But Katherine told me Grant sent to Chi cago for red roses for to-morrow, and I wed," with a flushed face and dis tressed smile "I thought of you wear lng his colors, and It wasn't eomflrta ble exactly," and he laughed forlornly. "But didn't she tell you I refused to have them V The listless face was all eagerness now. "What! honestly? Oh, Miss Ellis! did you, really?" And tbe excited young man caught and held the small hand nervouriy tapping the door. "Well, with a tremulous laugh, as she found her efforts at release un availing, "red Is not becoming, you see, and so I thought " "You would wear blue?" Joyously "I hoped so, but nobody offered me a badge." "Will you wear my colors if I send them In the morning?" eagerly. "Yes, gladly." "And you surely want the Nancy to win?" "I should feel dreadfully If she wasn't victorious." "Then I have no fears." And Will Jubilantly kissed the pretty hand, re leased It and turned quickly away. The sunrise gun on the old fort sounded a lusty greeting to the sleepy little village lying at Its feet. Every morning It thundered out Uncle Sam's welcome to the coming day, and when In winter the small Island was cut off from outside communication by tbe thick Ice, It boomed friendly encour agement to tbe Imprisoned Inhabitants that spring would soon be at hand with its train of ships passing In com panlonable proximity, and Its host of pleasure-seekers, doing Its best to trans form the simple, primitive spot Into a fashionable garden for tha enjoyment of tha "Hummer Assusement Com way." umn aeparaang Hound Hacking la alive with craft rocktog a boat ta t bodes Httk scoraasot for The nutvm Island nmn u i'Ut a eBoned tar. lla jteain haiw betweeu Inner ar.d nior utrioersouje Tevaels. and make futile utteit'jitM to sluk the red buoy, w Lion mark the opening stake. The Jaunty yacht erving as Judges' boat is crowd ed with luariners bold, who hide under smart cap and blue flannel toggery a cowardly longing for the dull, tame shore. Tbe sands are lined with people, who cover the ramparts of the fort and fill to overflowing the broad gallery f the white hotel. I'p In tbe little cupola ever the red roof an anxious group of faces watch the desultory movements of two sloops drifting so aimlessly about the small basin. At last a preparatory gun from the deck of the official launch gives timely ending to the maneuver ing, and having signalled for readi ness she steams away to form the outer wall for tbe start The Phyllis and Nancy, with reefed mainsails staunch and taut in the heavy breese, and sin gle Jibs puffed out like large balloons, slowly swing around and advance to ward an Imaginary line drawn be tween the gaady sinker and the wait ing launch. The Nancy has a Slight advantage over her opponent, but Is coming so quickly with the pretty white side touching the water that a great throb of fear stirs the Interested andteace. Will she be too soon? Must the rare be lost before starting by a wrong time calculation ? Every face Is turned Imploringly to ward the saucy steamer so heedless of the catastrophe, and eyes are strained to catch the first flash of powder. Tbe Nancy actually leaps across watery space, widening to two lengths tbe distance from her rival and beads so near tbe Hue that a sickening appre hension of defeat stirs the nervous group on tbe hotel roof. All st once a bright glare greets the view, a resound ing report arooses the Imprisoned voices of the Island, end with an in stant of grace the pretty yacht files across tbe Una, followed some seconds later by the Phyllis, and tbe race Is on. But why does the Nancy steer so madly toward the Michigan shore? Can't she see her rival stealing toward the little red buoy dashing In the break ers before Sheboygan? Has she na care for tbe yearning eyes and anxious hearts that follow the contest with fearful dread? Ah! Captain Will, have yon no pity far tbe girl In the tower, whose white hand crushes your violets to still the furious beating of her heart? 8tlU to the eastward she points until directly opposite Sheboygan, when. helm shifted, she bears down on the old lumber town, and the wisdom of her sailing plan Is apparent The Phyl lis. In to tbe southwest shore, requires a fourth tack to round tbe stake, which tbe Nancy's superior windward strength has enabled her young com mander to reach without further ef fort Tbe teat now is one of speed, and her wily master hopes to pit the old geometrical axiom of the single straight line against the shorter, though Intricate, angle of his rival. I,lke great white birds they swoop . .! across the water, toe oeauuiui om- spread plumage glistening with silvery brightness. It Is a royal struggle, with victory to the swift for Just as the steamer's throbbing engines cease puls ing the Nancy with wondrous speed darts across tbe line, welcomed with noisy clamor by the fort guns. Tbe race Is won, with 80 seconds gain from tbe outer buoy. "Then you really forgive my stupid blunder last night and promise never to taunt me with it In tbe future!" Oh! I'm not going to perjure my soul with rash promises at .this early date, my dear fiance," with a little ten der smile, "but Just st present I for give you freely." Armstrong's glance was suspiciously bright, and a troublesome throat pre vented Immediate reply. It came at last a low, wondering voice whisper ing humbly: "Sweetheart bow Is H you care for me?" "Do you question my taste, sirT Marion answered, with a tremulous effort to be playful. "Perhaps It Is be cause I admire handsome men; per haps, who knows, because yon are tall and strong and masterful. I'm afraid I haven't had time yet to discover a reason. Thi-t 111 teU you in the morn ing. To-nlgUt I am only conscious of one fact raising ner eyes utihiiuuj to his, "I love you, dear, with all my heart r The music from tbe distant ball room came fitfully to two figures ensconced In a corner of the veranda. Tireless promenadera marched back and forth Incessantly, but the girl's head was turned away from the restless exercise and tbe brilliant starlight shone In her blue eyes fastened so Joyously on the handsome face bent toward her. Pennsylvania Grit Encourages Electrical Progress- France has for some time past been specially active In the application of electric power to canals, a fact due probably to the Importance and extent of her canal system. Tbe latest suc cessful trial reported Is one on the can al boats of tbe Havre-Paris-Lyons coin pagnle, In which a transferable electric motor ard rudder combination Is used, while tbe motor has been driven by current from storage batteries. The canal-boat having a length of thirty eight meters and carrying 180 tons, Is driven at a speed of eighty five cent! meters per second; an Increase of 0 per cent over the speed with tow hors es, while tbe electrical energy consum ed was about 4.6 horse-power. At times a speed of one meter (three fee1 three Inches) per second was obtained, It la now proposed to employ also a trail ay system aa on the Bourgogne canal, and to let the feed water that nkslntabss tha levels at tbe prou height operate dynamos s Derating the rraaee baa always la tha application of eieetrtdty a aaTlgattoa. BANANAS AS FOOD. Kscet eat, but Ther Hhonlt A! wo Be ' Well Hiaeoea. 7 A chemical examination ef a rijie banana shows that It contain of tl-j sue forraloi food nearly 5 ter cent. I of fat about 1 per cent, of .agar an per ! cent, of water 74 per cent, while the, Indigestible substances aod starch are present to the extent of sbout 1 per( cent Such an analysis seem to prove that the banana may well be classed among foods. j Properly to interpret such an analy-! sis. we should compare It with that of , some well known article of diet as, for Instance, milk, which contains approx-; lmately 4 per cent of tisane forming substances. 4 per cent of fat 6 per , cent of sugar, and 88 per cent of . water. la otber words, a banana contain about twice as much of solid digestible aiarter as milk. We most remember, however, that It Is not always tbe amount of solid mat ter present In a given article which ren der it of vain as a food, but rather tbe relative proportion In which the different natrteats appear. M1U establisbes its priority over the banana. Inasmuch as the different di gestible substance present are in more nearly the proportion requited by the human economy. Tbe excess of solids in the banana ta entirely doe to the ex tra amount of sugar. Of Itself, sa extra amount of sugar Is by no I'sana a detriaxnt since it Is used ta sf atplylag as tha body the heat : neceeearf to Its work. Tbe Invariable ; law of kTflena, however, Is that the relative proportion between the differ ent solids must not be changed. Compared with other frntta, like tbe apple, the banana win be found to con tain nearly 10 per cent leas water, a deficiency which Is more than made np by the Increased amount of solids. Tht examination of the banana w hick gave us the above figures was that of the ripe fruit the difference be tween It and tbe green fruit being that the large percentage of sugar In the ripe fruit appears as starch In the green fruit When we remember that starch has to be changed to sugar before It can be used, we shall readily understand the Importance of offering only the perfect ly ripe fruit to a young or weakened stomach, which Is unable to take care of such a large amount of starch. We may sum op our study af the banana, then, by saying that If eaten ! green and too rapidly by a young child, : an Important work upoa which he was or a person of limited digestive powers, engaged when a sudden failure of metn It Is distinctly a pernicious food, other- ory deprived him of bis plot and neces wlse decidedly a good one.-Youtb's lta ted the laying aside of the book for Companion. HUSKING-BEE SPORT. Bow tbe Forefathers Celebrated the Joyou Aatnauial Beaaon. A story Is told of husking bee devil try In the pioneer days of Dexter. Captain Small, one of the first comers, after he had grown to tha dignity of having a big barn, gave a husking, to which a large and merry party gath ered, says the Lewlston (Me.) Journal. While the supper was progressing and the coast was clear, some of the "boys" drove one of the captain's steers Into the barn floor, aad, attaching a rope to him, lifted him up over tbe high beams to tbe top of the haymow. They were so spry a bo tit It that the joke was not discovered. Tbe steer was missed, of course, and a search of all the sarronndlng country wss made without success. The animal was given up for lost whan one day, a week after the husking, the captain was In his barn and beard a long "moo" up la the ridgepole. . Iooklng up, there was tbe missing steer gazing calmly down at him over tbe high beam. Such was tbe sport the daddies had In their young days. Mod ern husking are more prosaic Blmply for Amusement. To a man unaccustomed to the ways of tbe natives, It was a strange and In teresting experience to see my Indian guide read all the signs of the different animals In tbe grass or among tbe woods with the same ease as we read an open book, Tbe least dlsarrange - ment In the grass or sticks, however mall tflial K lll.nn, Aanllv riiinii, , o vuougu. unuviu uidunii; at It In passing, be would say, "Bear, a week old." "Yesterday," "Deer, this morning." "Very old," "Caribou, last month," and so on. It was wonderful to behold this Instinct In a man, and for a time I was much diverted; then I awoke to the fact that I had been fol lowing the trail of a moose for some hours, and was becoming tired of a fruitless quest I began to cross-exam ine Mr. Big Partridge as to bow far off our quarry was likely to be. Big Part ridge then showed that he was tired of in: uunKiuaij uimmj Hum uiiunvu, auu ownea up. uia trail, an moose ni- poh" that is, dead. lie had only been lending me about In this way to amuse me, knowing It useless the wbole time! He exacted two dollars and a half for that day's sport "Sleepy Grass." In some parts of New Mexico there grows a grass which produces a som niferous effect on tbe animals that craze upon It Horses, after eating of It in nearly all cases sleep standing, While cows and sheep almost luvarla Ay He down. It has occasionally hap pened that travelers have stopped to allow horses to teea in places wnere the grass grew pretty thick and tbe animals bavs bad time to eat a consid erable quantity before Its effects mani fest themselves. In such cases horses have gone to sleep on the road, and It 1 hard to arouse them. The effect of the grass passes off In an hour or two, and no bad results bars ever been no - tired on account of Jt Cattle on the ranges fraauently come upon patches of this grass, where they teed far per haps half an boar, and than fall asleep for an hour or mora, when they wake' other civilised country-only twenty up and go to fsndlnfr Tha program Is tares ounces to fed Inhabitant i iH-siii iH-i hai- m .I..J-U tunes, until I tlilrxt obliges tlieni' Jo go to water. V. hetlier. liWe the jm pj". the raw con taitiH opium, or whether its sieep pro ducing property In due' to Koine other uliHtauce. has not been 'determined. Ar,chok Fre- , Th aummers of extremelv Ary WMlUl.r ua. IirorwJ to oar t.oatatu. n, the frfiHt Ta)ue of nMmk M , f hnrn Thrv ,rnvr md .lt w,u WU4,n otber Qvm do Dot S(Atiter niD nor drought Injures their growth. and wh )(t not for f. wlnteT ta d . ri u a fre,.in. Jn tu frouni joes not Injure them. I hTe Dad thtm 0 mT farm four j., aud wouid jut as soon do without my PorB crop ka my artichokes. Tbe yield tooA u from hoO to 1.000 bushels per acre. They may be planted either In spring or falL The way I feed them la: When the frost has killed the stalk I tarn my hogs In and let them root tbe tubers from the ground, and with a little corn they fatten very fast In winter the brood sows and fall pigs do well on them, when the ground is not bard frosen. I fence off a part of the crop for spring use. Here I turn In and feed for spring market In the fall I alt a large quantity for my cows, calves, and colts to feed during tbe winter. I cultivate the White Jerusa lem variety. They are very large tu bers, aad resemble In color and taste the heart of cabbage. After the first planting there are always enough tu bers left In the ground to produce the next crop. Correspondence Country Gentleman. Fail are of Memory. When overtaxed, tbe mental powers are apt to fall; bat some lapse of mem ory are Incomprehensible. A smart young cavalry otlcer was recently ex ercising his regiment upon the drill ground, when tbe familiar words of command suddenly slipped from bis mind, and tha strenuous effort made to recall them was utterly futile. In or der to recover his embarrassment he was compelled to retire from command, under the plea of Illness. Tbe fugitive sentence came to him when be reached bib rooms. An equally strange case Is that of a well-known merchant whose memory so treacherously failed blm one morning after leaving home that he was totally unable to locate his offi ces, and was actually compelled to In quire as to their whereabouts. Anoth er Interesting example Is that of a pop- ular novelist who had nearly finished luore than a week; then an association of Ideas recalled the missing plot and the novel was brought to a successful Issue. Poatofllces at Bea. So successful has been the system of railway postoffices, that it has been ex tended to the transatlantic steamships, says Harper's. This was begun under Mr. Wanamaker's administration us Postmaster General, but so far mall clerks have only been ptaced on Amer lean ships running to Southampton, and on the German ships that go to Bremen and Hamburg. On each of the vessels of the lines mentioned large staterooms have been set aside and fit ted out for the use of tbe postal clerks. Big racks of pigeon-boles stand up against the walla, and the mall pouches hang from stands In the center of tbe room, tn these postoffices the clerks work from eight to ten hours a day dur lng the entire voyage, distributing tbe mails by cities and States, when com ing this wsy, and by railroad lines when going to Germany. ' On each ship there Is one American clerk, one Ger man clerk, and a German assistant The American Is In charge going east ward, and the German has charge of things coming this way. The Valoe of the Garden. "A penny saved Is a penny eumed." Is there not money directly or indirect ly In the farmer's garden? Directly by furnishing the cheapest diet possible, Indirectly by furnishing the heulthl H mt sial vr Hma tt'AarT? nnt Aiu. j ow man' g ftf j and m, a fttrmfir I sold the psst season If they bad hud , half an acre devoted to a garden. But ' some reply: "If I want these thlngt I can buy them." I am afraid very little will the general farmer buy when It takes a bushel of wheat to buy four quarts of good strawberries. Mimy farmers are so located that It Is Impos sible to buy these articles and have a fresh supply on hand, unlos they lone more time going after them than It takes to raise them. Also most fruit and vegetables are Infinitely better If i uk fregn from the rfon.-l arm er Home Weekly nocking Pig Tails. The pig's tnll Is too small to be of much service to It In keeping off flies. Nor is the tall good for anything to whoever cuts It off. Most old runners. however, dock their pigs when they are eight to ten weeks old, thinking Unit tbe animal thrives better for It The story Is that one old farmer remarked that It cost an extra bushel of corn to 1 maintain me growtn or me pig s tan. - arid at last It wasn't worth anything for - j ftnr purpose. Diffusion of L'seful Knowledge, In 1SW Boston established a society for the diffusion of useful knowledge, Daniel Webster was Its first president Two yesrs later John Lowell, Jr., be queathed $2TiO.OOOa a permanent fund for courses and Iwtures. Thus the lee 1 tures of the Iyowell Institute have been , a gratuitous lienefaction for sixty years. Cse bat little Tobaooo. Tha people of Crest Britain consume lass tobacco nar land than those of tar f-UAMBOAT FARC THE Z- o T Wiaer Kalton ..tea .7ft. w ih n,i ia" ' "- "OneoftUe ,f.u.ere-Ung lucl.UJJ of a busi.es- nature W fln.tea .lt fare paid to him. - " i ... of rhe actors la W V' need to be at Albany on l,sln.s when Fulton arrive. !n blK,.i.erd of craft wh leb every body feUso much Intereat In Being h-ij to leave and hearluif tbnr tht. cri' retsrn to W Tork i paired on board aisl iwjawwsj for Mil BHon. I was referred to tha "Tne. . -- cabin. 1 1 there found a piaia, geww manly' 1 n, wholly alone and in wri'- i - Mf ulton. I presume r nli'. return to New Tort wltt thlabai.tr - Wr shall try to get back. air. " 'Ca-a I have a passage dowaf " 'Ton can take your chance with aav str.' imirjut the amount to be A "4 " - miiinfa hesitation, .UK, - I think ( named. The aaBwnav In eain I laid In bis open nana. iw ki. ,arf nnnn It he rel w IUJ uw vf 1 - - r . u.. .ntlAnUesthat I SUDDOSSd might be a nrfaeooat and saM tn htnu 'Is that right sb-r "This question roused blm as from n kind of reverie, and as be looked op me the Dig tear was brimming In V eye, and bis voice faltered as bs anM: 'Excuse roe, sir, but my memory wan hnn in iymtemnlatlag tbta the first pe- euniarv reward I have ever receive from all my exertions in aaapiaaj steam to navigation. I would panly commemorate the occasion over a aav tie nt win with von. but really I am tea poor even for that Just now; yet I trust w e may meet again when tats wiu oa be the case.' His voyage to New Tork was soo cessful, as all know, and terminated without accident 'Four venr after this, when the mar mont had been greatly Improved and her name rhanrod to the Korth KlveT, and when two other boats, namely, tha Car of Neptune and the Paragon nan been built making Mr. Fulton s nee three boats plying between New Torn and Albany. I took passage on one of these for the latter city. The cabra In that day was below, and as I walked It length, to and fro, I saw that I was very closely observed by one 1 suppusau m stranger. Boon, however, I recalleor features of Mr. Kulton, but without V4 closing this, I continued my walk. "At length. In passing his seat our eves met when be sprang to hie fsaC and, eagerly seising my band, exclaim ed : 'I knew it must be you, ror youriea- turea han never escaped me: and, al though I am still far from rich, yet I mmv venture that bottle now.' It Wat ordered, and during awjlhjwusatonn rlence In the world's coklne sneers, and of the hopes, fears, 4 nnlntment. and difficulties that WBfa scattered through his wholo career of discovery up to the very point oi nia final, crowning triumph, at which he sa fully felt he had arrived at last "And In reviewing all thee be saM: 1 have again and again recalled the occflslnn and the Incident of anr first In terview at Albany; and never have I done so without renewing in my Buna the vivid emotion It originally caused. That seemed, and does still seem, to ma to be the turning point in my oesnay the dividing line between light and darkness In my career upon earth, far It was the first actnal recognition of nry usciutnem lu uiy iriiuw urn. kMjm' ton Herald. Hard Work, Not Insptrattom. The iMiem "dashed off in half aa hour" is tolerably certain to he crude and unfinished. Inspiration must be aided by hard work, if a satisfactory result Is to follow. A number of mann script sheets of Lsmrfellow'a "Rxnal. slor" Illustrates this truth, and should give hope to many a discouraged amsv teur. As Longfellow first constructed the first verse of this poem. It ran: "The shades of night were falling fasi. As through an Alpine village passed A youtb who, as tbe peasants sung, Responded tn an unknown tongue. Excelsior." This was manifestly weak, as the only obvious reason why tbe Alpine peag. ants sung was that they might afford a rhyme for the youth's response In an unknown tongue. A second trial at the verse, however, made It even worse. Th two last lines of the vera were made to read: "A youth who bore a pearl of price, A banner with a strange device." There are not many, even among tan magazine poets of to-day, who would cousent to refer to a banner as a "pearl of price." But the past had by this time three Hues to hi liking, and the subetV tullon of "a youth who bore 'mid snow and Ice," completed the verse as It baa lieen read and spoken throughout tha length and breadth of the land. AH of which goes to show that the genius of the poet Is the conception, and that the production of the iHjem, being quite another matter, lies solely ln the direction of patient labor. Never tinder any circuma terrupt a man who is telling plaints: not even If his hous4 The first thing a girl doe other girl calls on her Is to on her hat " It is a very rare man who baa not had the confidence of soma woman, and Invested her money, aod lost It An Atchison man abo has thirteen children wants to know If hia raefe would be better srlth fonrtem After a man has beet kind Severn tlmna, it Is ragardad as a plnnZ ptelB duty. vmnmvt vS