KILLING SAUBIAN8. FIERCE BATTLE WITH ALLIGA TORS IN PANAMA. llundrndt of tho lUptlln HUIn by Parly of Fagllabinen—la»y« Attack of the Oral urea Ifuntar* Kara Tlielr Lira* by Uaiyiralt Fighting. One tropical day, when a fierce sun was heating down upon ihe picturesque city of Punsma, two young r»en were lounging In wicker chalfa under the spreading branches *t a guava tree In the cool, Inviting patio of the Hotel lnglaterra. The young men were r,H ons of the British nobility, named Har ry Forbes and Frank Winters, The commodious suits of the young rnen concealed splendid physiques, hard ened by roaming dispositions, which led them into all quarter* of the globe in search of adventure and sport thut could not be found within the confines of the tight little island. They had come to the Isthmus simply for the pur pose of UMsisUng In the extermination of the alligator!,, with which the rivers of that narrow neck of land teern, Be tween puffs h'c tlielr Indispensa ble pipes, they laid out. u get'* ••nil outline of the plans of an alligator hunt which they intend ed to follow on the succeeding •lay. They hud secured the services of a half-dozen stalwart peonn Inured to tho threatening dangers of the swamps thut line the rivers. The peons were trustworthy fellows and could be depended upon In an emergency requir ing nerve and quick wit. They were to he useful In poling the cumbersome canoe up the rivers and branches, In which capacity they eanaot he excelled. The next morning, bright and early, the young adventurers repaired to the Nachina wharf, where they found tho canoe and the peons waiting. The lat ter had carried down Ihe necessary par aphernalia for the bunt. Both men were armed with Winchester repeaters of 4f caliber, a gun which Is most ef fective In ending the existence of a grinning 'gator. The sail was run up and the canoe skimmed lightly over the whlteraps to an Island about three miles distant from Panama. The air was clear, cool and sweet, ami the exuberant vegetation of the coast on the left fairly sparkled with radiant Brilliance and extended Its luxuriance right to the edge of the blue aud crys tal water. t.tfa on tbs (aland. Then the party crossed over to Fla mingo Island, which Is small and fair ly overrun with humming birds, Ig uanas and snakes. The stop there was enlivened by a peon killing a large tree snake over thirteen feet In length. Having exhausted the beauties of Fla mingo the canoe set sail for another of tho interminable islands that dot the dimpled surface of the bay. A very different spectacle was now before them. There wan a hulk used an a lodging house for tho Chinamen em ployed by tho Pacific Mall Company, Off the Island was anchored her ma jesty’s steamship Pelican. By a pre arranged plan ten of the officers and ensigns Joined the original crowd. The sailors had equipped the small launch of the cruleir thut took In tow the lumbering canoe of the young English men. The officers, besides carrying Remingtons, were armed with revolv era. TUcse email weapons, ns u Mini id out, w<*r(' quite Indispensable, and certainly eaved some of the party from a horrible death, Hefore arriving at the bar at the mouth of the Rio Sucto a good twenty miles had to lie covered, which was done without noteworthy Incident. The river narrowed grad ually, Its banka clothed with gorgeous tropical vegetation and Indented by little back waters, which seemed to be the abode of myriads of solemn cranes and flamingoes. The hunters heard the strange cries of brllllunt plumug ed birds, and passed close enough to see the humming birds darting like scintillating rays of light In the foliage. An occasional alligator could be seen basking In the mud of the banks. When fired at the ungainly reptiles would plunge into the river with a tremendous splash, and a few minutes later an ugly snout would protrude out of the murky river and give a snort of defiance. As the boats ascended the 'gators became more and more plenti ful, and Home of them were twenty feet in length—veritable monsters. The river was now not more thun thirty yards wide. Ilnndmli «f Alligator*. The hunters presently reached a kind of open pool, with small streams and backwater* radiating In every direc tion. The air was heavy with the sickening, heavy smell of musk, which Indicated the close proximity of the haunts of the saurlun. Oulded by the directions of a peon the boats turned up u small creek, aud upon rounding a sharp bend, the liuutera were greeted with a wonderful spectacle, A vast stretch of mud was entirely covered with a living mao* of basking alliga tors, There were hundreds of the re pulslve reptile*- The place was liter ally paved with scaly »uurlan*. big and little. A person could hate walked all over the Island without touching th« mud, Itself In atleiupilqg to get clos er to the vast herd. both t«u»t* ground ed. The occupant* were so excited that the grounding waa considered u small thing. With oh* accord the men stood up and began pumping lead Into the en< on*« tou* 'gator*. The scene that ensued Is beyond the power of word* to adequately deer rib* I'p to this time the hunters had »ni r/»llrwl th* grav ity of thetr predicament In being aground The unpleeeaut f ;:*• dawned upon them that the boat * were between the hundreds if aunty alligator* and th* river behind, *t> that in order to eeeap* the reptile* wee* compelled to pans them by some mean* No soon er had every rifle been discharged than the whole hideous herd made a dash for safety, which was right over the boats, It we* a question of cour age and promptness then. Death stur ed them !n the face. The barking guns poured a deadly hall of lead Into the advancing saurian*. To the horror of the hunters, the brutes did not seem to care for the hot Are, notwithstanding that numbers of them were Hkoady dead on the river hank. Hundreds and hundred* of the repulsive creatures w< re trawling down upon the boats, their tong tall* I"t.lling in the mud as th«y advanced. On th< right hand side of the boats nine or ten of the Urgent 'gators lay In their death throes, lash ing the reeking mud with their tails and hurling the stinking filth high Into the air. The monsters crawled over one another In their hurry to escape. There whs a wilderness of snapping Jaws and catapoltle tails before the hunted hunter*. The revolver* came Into active play, and the spiteful bark* of the Weapons were mixed with the hoarse roars of the maddened brutes. It was a perfect uvalanchc of alligator*. (,’anoa Is At th* critical moment an accldcfct occurred which for the moment pal sied the nerves and froze the very blood of the men, whose eyes shone with the light of battle. Heveral of the brutes dived Info the mire under tho canoe, which had the effect of heel ing the little craft over. The sudden movement threw Winters, who «#i* standing In the bow, Into the semlll quld mud with a tremendous splash. The ’gators snapped ut him from all sides, but he was rescued only after a terrific and well directed fire had cre ated a diversion In the unhappy man’s favor. Presently th* suurlans began to whip the mire with their tail*. There was a general tattoo, and a* a result of the tremendous blows It raised foul smelling, green and black mud. In a minute or two the bout* were near ly half Ailed with blood and water, and the men's clothes were covered with the loathHomr mixture. A peon was In a stooping posture slashing at the brutes with hi* machete, when hi* arm was nearly broken by a blow from a swinging tall. There were numerous accidents that heightened the excite ment of the struggle. The greater num ber of the reptiles had got past the crafts. As a result of the unprecedent ed battle there were about 160 dead reptiles, it was a hunt that will nev er be forgotten by those who partici pated In It. The hosts started back for Panama the next morning, a night being spent on fhe bank upon which they were aground. The night wo* not one of rest, made so by the festive mos quitoes, which arose In clouds from the adjacent swamps. After an ab sence of thirty-five hours the young mca got hack to Panama, surfeited with alligator hunting. The clothes of each wore torn and covered with the malodorous slime. Their eyes were swollen, their noses twice their ordi nary size owing to the attacks of the mosqultOM. The sun had peeled off the skin, uud both were suffering from ague and fever through breathing the tainted atmosphere of the churned-up mud. But they endured all with stoical British fortitude, and were happy In the enjoyment of a day’s good sport. tier Ready Wit. Though he had long adored her in nee ret -worshiped, In fact, the ground «he pressed beneath the soles of her dainty little number threes he had never yet been able to screw up courage to put bla fate to the test. Poor fellow! he wus one of those shy, modest, self* depreciating sort of chaps that are growing rapidly scarcer, or he would have tumbled month* ago to the fact that he had only got to go !u and win. Gertrude Allca knew the stute of his feelings right enough, but It had pleased her hitherto to keep him dang ling In attendance; at last, however, she had made up her mind to land her fish us soon a* a favorable chance pre sented Itself. And the opportunity came at the Smythlngton’s little soiree, when the baohful swain, entering the conservatory, discovered his Inamorata looking her loveliest amid the palms and flowers. "Are are you alone?" ho questioned, timidly. In a moment the fair and ready-witted girl saw her chance, and took It then und there. "A loan, Hen -er—Mr. Kluiilkin,” she said, with lowered eyelids, "a loan, cer tainly not—I’m a gift." And fifteen minutes later, when they emerged from their retreat, Henry was asklug him self how he could have been such a Juggins us to postpone his happiness so long. Ally Sloper, An t:itrnordlnnry Vt|«l»UI« Product, We find In a Canadian medical jour nal a description of the laughing plaut and Us effect upon man. It grows In Arabia aud derives its name from the effects produced by eating Us need*. The plant Is of moderate slse. with | bright yellow flowers ami soft velvety Ucwd-poda, each of which cut tains two or three seeds resembling small black bean*. The native* of the district where the plant grow* dry these settle and reduce them to powder, A small : dttee of this powder ha* curluu* effects, i It ranee* the soberest tut son to dan*e, shout anti laugh with the boisterous el i Itcmint of a madman and to rush about cutting the most ridiculous ca > per a for nearly an hour, At the ei i nlratlon uf this lime ethauslltm seta In laud the etctleil person fall* asltep, to ' wake niter several hour* with no r«t ollev Hon of his anllon. —-—--— spat*'* Reward Im Irtscss*. As n rmouipvitee fur wiltllsri » U.. have been wound#.! In Untile and dis charged on this at count rtpalu niluwwj such turn to hr* In th* public street* GENEROSITY AMONG SOLDIERS Military I*r«f«Mluu !»<>«• Not Enoaorifr Hrulallt/, Hays II»U Writer. The sight of the war cured the writ er of one notion that the military pro fession may tend to make those who follow it brutal and cruel, says the Boston Transcript. On the contrary, H seems to make them more generous and kind. It Is not to be supposeJ that It is wur that makes them so; It Is probable that removal of the pro fessional soldier from the field of com petition for existence among Independ ent workers and "business men" leave* him little chance to fall Into that hun gry and fox-llke Instinctive hostility to one'* fellows that Is developed by the social struggle for existence. Alt soldiers, whether officers or private*, seem to he engaged, on the other hand, In a kind of competition of generosity. It Is u great point with them a kind of Invariable rule of conduct to bn ready to sham what they have with others. This rule of generosity does not, of course, save them from doing cruel things occasionally, They havo not ordinarily a very delicate sensibili ty to one another's pain; they do no% •com to waste much sympathy on one another's physical sufferings. They he(,r their own without complaint, and seldom ask favors when they are suf fering, But when It comes to "grub,’’ or "shelter,” they will give a comrade, or even u stranger, better than they havo themselves, If they possibly can. And the work of an officer, even In the inoat active ond terrible campaigning, acems to he easily consistent with the finest manliness and most delicate sympathy. And yet we should not encourage war In the expectation of cultivating line suitlmcnts any more than we should Invite yellow-fever epi demics simply because a yellow fever epidemic developes fine cases of heroic self-sacrifice. A TOUCHING INCIDENT. Hunger in its anile stages is suld to destroy natural affection and all the humane Instlacts, leaving nothing but selfish animal frenzy. This effect of famine Is, of course, the same In very young victims as In adults. Occasion ally the finer feelings seem to remain unbrutallzed. When these are mani fested In adults, both admiration and pity are aroused In Hie observer; but there can tie no more appealing sight in all the terrible phenomena of star vation than the altruism of a child. A writer In Our Young People relates what bo saw In one of the Cuban cities. In a recess of the wall between two angles of a public building crouched some twenty or thirty miserable hu man beluga, In all stages of emaciation. They were “reconcentrados,” A lady with a bright smile upon het face came down the steps of a large hotel nearby, and passed along the street. Her Hmllc faded when she caught sight of the hopeless group, and Idie stood still In pained and silent pity. The poor wretches stretched out their hands, and the little ones ran t6 her and lifted up heir pinched face*, begging for a coin "In God s name.” OntlvoB am) pesetas were bestowed freely from the lady's purse; but what distressed her mote than all waa the despair stamped upon the face of one little girl, not more than seven years old, who did not move nor speak. Hhe sat near a woman and two smaller c hildren who lay on the ground, appar ently helpless. Drawn by her great, pleudlng eyes, the lady went to the c hild and off red a coin. The haggard little creature glared at it a moment,and then snatch ing the money with a wild shriek,dart ed across tlie street to the nearest' store. Directly she returned with a loti, smelling it ravenously and ulmost lick ing It with her longing tongue; but she did not taste the bread. Running to the wretched woman lying on grouud with her little ones, she thrust the loaf Into her hand and then threw herstdf on her face in the dust, sobbing and shivering with utter grief. The lady was deeply affected, and seeing u sol dier who seemed not wholly unsym pathetic, she asked hint to bring the generous little daughter and her starv ed family to the hotel. "They shall he cared for." she said. It was a pttla ble sight, but It gave a refreshing view of the supreme power of love even over mortal anguish. I'eeiillBr loiter* to lh< I'ulMle. Letters to the editor are an institu lion In Sicily, as well aa In more civil ised countries, and one which has just Appeared In (lie leading papers of l*al srmo Is worthy of note. It hears the denature of t'sndlno, the most feared cud nturderotia of Klcillan brigands, and Is destined lo inform the reader* that he has expelled from his band a no torious robber named Oalbo, as h tv Ins been guilty of "discourteous and tin mannerly conduct in his dealings with the public:," The letter ends with I ha word*, "kindest greetings of friend •hip" for the editors. tie U«t Her. "Humph1" stuwled the luuill mil llouaire, "so you aant my girl's baud, do you? Have you lots of enterprise*" I Well," retorted the hardy swain, "I'm after the only daughter of Just about Hie lie beat and meioest man in Ikes* , t>arti ‘ New York World At lift* Usl legs sad arms were to us# in Kgypt M eatly aa H f\ In* They I o'er# made by the privet a. who were tb« pbyatriana of that earls time. | A whale yield* tx two pounds at iralh | alb OVER STATELY PEAKS DARING FEAT CARRIED OUT AMONQ THE ALPS. ItaUroad Ttiouaanil* of V*ct la th* Air - Train* Urlmu by Kind rlrily Uauaralad front Mir 'format That flow* from tli* rtudalao Minder. ——_ (Zurich, Switzerland, letter.) Tli* during engineer who tin.4 for year* endeavored to bring within hi* grgMp dizzy Alpine helghtM hu* uppur '•nUy at lu*t auctcedcd In forcing the Iron bound* of IiIm ublqultou* railroad upon the hlgbcMt of the Alp*' *lulely peak*. After yearn of effort Mpeui In trying to *olve the problem how to obtain an economical plan by which be could add the Alp* to hi* domain, be baa forced hi* way to (he top of Oornergrut, a hitherto virgin height, While Oornergrat I* not the hlgheat of the Alpa, the dUflcultlc* preaented by It to the railroad engineer arc *uch that, having conquered them, he 1* rcuaonably a**tired of Mitccea* any where. In fact, ao certain I* he of aucceaa that he lin* already planned to extend hla road a to Mont Hlanc und other of the hlgheat peak*, and will begin at once their conatructlon. With in two year* we may expect to be whirled to the top of Mont Hlanc or any other of the Hwl** Alpa In a cur providing all the meagre comfort* of European travel. The road up (Jorner grafc ha* been completed, and trial* *ucce*Mfully inude over It, Indeed, It I* to be opened to public travel dur ing the eomlng week, and before a month I* gone will be In regular op eration. It romprlaea « ten-mile length and rlaea by a gradient of about, one foot In five during moat of ita aacent, reaching Ita hlgheat point at KyfMalp Station, Thl* la altualed on the ridge and la over 10,000 feet above the level of the nea and Ilea between Flndelen and Corner glaHera, From Oorner grat the traveler baa a view unrlvuled throughout the Alpa. It hu* long been the favorite excuralon of Swla* trav eler. who oacended It to Zermatt by ublo Italian workmen engaged upon It made u atrong contrast In uppearunce and speech to the Inhabitants of the valley. The bud weather has greatly hindered the work, as even at the end of June there were several feet of snow on the summit of the Gorner grat. Work wan begun each year In April or May, and deep cutting* In the snow added to the cilftteultlc* and dan gers, However, energy and persever ance have conquered every trial and sue ci wilfully carried out v/hat deserve* to be called the greatest engineering feat ever undertaken. The highest rnllroad In the Alps heretofore lias been that at Hege, This, however, wus scarcely more Uiun half so high, while the natural harriers obstructing Its passage were much lesa serious In fact, when the present road was pro posed Its projectors wore laughed at, hut their Indomitable will and courage turned ridicule to admiration. When Blanc Is saddled by the Iron tracks Switzerland may well boast one of the world's greatest marvels, TOO BRAVE TO BOAST. Scribner's Magazine tells a story of that reckless daring and cool disregard of chances which seems so typical ot the American character. In 1880 a coaster bound to Huston from the Fast came to anchor off rigeon (love In the teeth of a howling gale, Hhe rode heav ily, and the break-water to leeward, like a diabolical magnet, dragged the reluctant vessel ever closer and closer. The men who wire watching on the shore saw that It could not l» long be fore the boat would break up, and sturled to Hock port for a life-boat to rescue the crew ; hut there were three fishermen who saw ut a glance that tho life boat would never get there In time, so (Jeorgp Haumler* and the two broth ers, Kacharle and Constance Hurdle, started on the run for tho schooner Cora law, tied up oafely ut the wharf. From her they borrowed a dory and rowed out, alt the while talking cheer fully. "Hurry, boys! We musn’t let those PICTURES PROM A LAND OF GOLD. An milat mill rorrc*|)ondcnt, at preaent in HritiHlj Columbia. inveatl KntlriK Hie icoUl depoulta of that coun try, anil at the name time utidylnn the tcvcral routes to the Klondike, acnila the ttccontpanylnK pletureM, made from ■ketcbcM, and he deaeribca the areneu an follows: "Starting early j'' on the road to Tel- :« egraph Creek (II- :J luHtratlon No. 1) : we found the trail j hurd, and the lee, : ro far uh It appear- \ ed through the j unow aurfaee, eom- j pletely covered the • ^ dangerouH torrent below. We had heart! bo much about its uncertain con dition. of open water, brittle tee, and other unfavorable features, that w« were agreeably disappointed to find that our teams passed through casl'y :>vlth half-load* in the course of the morning. "After we had thus speedily and easily crossed the little canon on the Hltkinc river, the slu*h became worse and worse; our teams splashed along through the water which run over the surface of the Ice, making good time until within a mlh and a half of Tele graph Creek, at which point the river uus open, with broken masses of Ice piled up liy the surging current. A way was, however, found on (he slant ing nurture of the thick Ice hanging to the bank, peg* being driven Into the cracks to prevent the slfdghs skidding down the Incline. At last we reached Glenora (Illustration No. 2), a little cluster of log cabins along the bunk under a precipitous slope. Hqualld und meagre us these shacks looked, they were welcome slgna of human life, as were the piles of cord wood for the steamers seen stacked at long Inter vals on the river bank." The spot marked X In a little ravine which is the only trull over the mountain. “As soon as we got out of Telegraph «:re*1 into simple adhesion The Mae boa been building for the |>jsi ibtve psora, and lbs ma.vy hundreds of vol fellows in ttao lifeboat get ahead of US." "Won’t they feel cheap? See!’ They had passed ihe breakwater, and were facing the furious gale. The three man could hardly hold their oarH; h waa difficult to keep the dory front swamping. After almost superhuman efforts they reached the schooner, which by this time wus riding liowi under and drifting rapidly. It waa so rough a sea that the men on board had to leap Into the wutcr and be picked up. Every one waa saved, and none loo soon. There waa a desperate hat king of water, a perilous turning, a pull to the harbor, a magnlttcent bending to the oara. and then cams the dull crush upon the risk* la five minutes aftsr the men had been rescued the veoeel waa kindling wood When they were safely landed, one of the three heroes said: SOS * That's a good Joke op the Ilfs boat rrewP This was their only comment upon the situation, and an far aa ran be learned, no one ever bragged about the evploil, or even mentioned it again the n.'ierm. a treaud It as if It hah bean an every day occurrence. The life boat, it le only fair ta add waa doing her b«et Mho wua simply loo far aw tv to gel there in lima. WOMEN OF NOTE. Sum* Hrlef ConintDl on tho rote So* Iloro nml Aliriwd. A Virginia woman who owns a little land has gone Into the business of raising sheep. Hhe spent 925, paying $3 a head for ewes, and then turned her flock into her pasture land. Hho rained whst she could care for on. her land, selling the rest as soon as they were of marketable age. Hhe gava only uhout one hour u day to them, and pulil 4 boy 50 cents a week to keep the sheep sheds clean and fodder cut up. Hhe hus been In the business about live years. The first year she oamn out $10 ahead of her experiment. At the end of the fourth year she had a flock of sixty ewes, all she could keep with her pastuhage, and In wool and mutton she found she had a clear yearly Income of $160, says the Phila delphia Times. Hindu women In an cient India enjoyed a slate of complete Independence, perfect liberty. They were highly respected and encouraged to pursue the life they deemed best. They were not even compelled to mar ry. There wus evidence that ladies cultivated literature uud philosophy, and In the humbler walks of life wives walked side by able with their hus bands and male relatives In agricul tural pursuits. And to this day the women agriculturists of India enjoy greater freedom than their sox In ur ban centers. Altogether, In the ancient limes the position of women In India was superior to that of her sex In probably any other part of the world, even In learned Greece or Rome. A western railroad haH taken a stand against feminine clerks and stenogra phers, having already discharged a number of them. As there are about 200 women employed In the different officers, all giving general satisfaction. It seems heartless to deprive them of a living simply because the men em ployed with them do not. work as well. If their presence Is so disturbing to the weak male clerks, It would seem to la* fairer to discharge such poor ma terial and replace It with women and have none but feminine workers. In fact. Miss Marie Rarle, who Is at present right In the swim st Newport, owes her success In the *'400'’ to her ability as general secretary and man ager for the “smart set’’ In New York. Hhe writes invitations for many large functions and attends to the domestic details of several large establishments. PEN PORTRAITS OP NAPOLEON. He was dressed In a blue coat faced with while, two gold epauleta, white waistcoat, etc., and Knglish riding boots, no ornament In his hat; he Is a very dirty (Illegible) and his hair looks as If It never was combed. I ought to give you a description of his person, blit I don’t know anybody he resembles unless It Is my uncle a little, I think. He la under the middle size, has light gray eyes, brown hair and light-colored eyebrows sallow com plexion, and nearly a straight nose. I • think he would be goodlooking If be had complexion. He has, In my opin ion, the air of a gentleman, and cer tainly the manners of one,—8lr Au gustus Foster. The true expression of hln counte nance Is u pleasing melancholy, which, whenever he speaks, relaxes Into the most agreeable and gracious smile you can conceive. To this you must arid tho appearance of deep and lutense thought, but above nil the predominat ing expression a look of calm and tran quil resolution and Intrepidity which nothing human could discompose. His address la the finest I have ever seen, and said by tflose who have traveled to exceed not only every prince and potentate now being, but even all those whose memory hns come down to us. He has more unaffected dignity than I could conceive In man. Hla address Is the gentlest and most prepossessing you can conceive, which Is seconded by the greatest fund of levee conversation that I suppose any person ever possess ed. He speaks deliberately, but very fluently, with particular emphasis, and In a rather low tone of volco. While he speaks his feature# are still more ex pressive than his words.—John I^eslle Foster. Pawning the Pnahlon. But It Is not those who are frankly poor who are tho pawnbroker's best customers, suya the Westminster Bud get. fawning la on the Increase; one might almost say It Is the fashion. The jeunesse dorse comes In fur coata and gold plnce-nes "popping" Its watch and here Is another story: A crack regiment gave a dance, and one of Its officers paid much attention to a young lady. While chatting In a cosy cor ner she bemoaned the straits to which poverty had reduced hor. "Hut 1 don't euppoee you have ever been so hard up as this," he said, drawing from his pot Vet a green card and hand ing It to her. It was a pawn ticket for a dress shirt. "Pretty near It," sbs replied, coolly banding him a similar piers of pasteboard for a silk under skirt This popping" haMt of the up per tea ckplalua lbs extraordinary col lection of articles to b« seen la tht windows of west end pawnshop*. I'm fur UseSls* SVuim. In Paris tk* thousands of ssrdlaa sn>l other tin tow* that are thrown away every month are aiaatped by ma chinery into tin eoldlera and sold au cheaply that the poorest shlMien ran buy them, while the manufacturer wakes a fair t r *Bi Wksl IHkso t>«» Him droll "Yea, she haa heevi say ing all manner of wished Ihiage about me" V*rtead "You should not heed her. dear. Khs merely repeal* Whet other people *ay " TH It ita.