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A Haunted House.
lhcre stands n houso npon yonder hill,
A lonely honso that Is haunted;
A 11! might wander through It at will,
11 day, with n heart undaunted;
Yet I say that house Is haunted.
Abou t St are many flowers and trees.
And nothing Is thero that's dreary;
' In the gardm merrily hum the bcos.
And the bird's Rons there Is cheery ;
2s o, none would call It dreary.
Vhoncvcr I In that garden stray,
A fueling strange comes o'er mc,
Vnd Fcenea from many a vanished day.
Phantasmal float hoforo me.
And an oldon dream comes o'er mc.
A long-lost form past the twilight npo.ts
O'lies by. In garments gleaming;
A fiwwt, fair face from the window look1;,
With h lovo-franght welcome bcnmlng;
Like a light In darkness gleaming.
Into 1jo silent honso I go,
And I dream there Is no one nigh mo;
Bnt n shadowy shnpe. with footsteps slow.
Comes, smlllng.and sits there by me.
Though I doom there Is no one nigh mo.
There's a glamour about tho houso and
grouudB,
That dazes my waking vision,
And charms my ear, and I hear old sounds,
And I pausowlth Indecision,
Half-doubling my ear and vision.
To others, no doubt, these things nro not.
Hat to mo the place Is haunted ;
I'alr mtmorlos hover about the spot,
That never will be supplanted.
And the house on the hill is haunted.
KlXOJr De XOYA2T,
the
QUEER OP TEE BLACK HILLS.
BY JOHN W. SOUTHARD.
- CHAPTER T.
In August, 1SG0, n party of about
tA'o hundred and fifty men, composed
of hunters, miners nnd adventurers,
left Fort Laramie, Wyoming Terri
torj', for the Black Hills. For years
hunters and trappers who had visited
the Hills had returned with glowing
accounts of the gold to be found there,
and this party had been organized for
the purpose of ascertaining if these
reports were true.
The gold hunters were all well arm
ed, and were also well mounted upon
ood horses, and a train of ten bag
gage wagons aceompanled the expe
dition. Upon the afteruoou of the
ilfih day out from Fort Luramie, as
'oix of the party, who were acting as
advauce guards, were proceeding
down Horsehead Creek, two miles in
advance of their oompanions, they
' were suddenly brought to a halt by
aLouaBloznk-SQeawiho-praiig Into
their road from a thicket near at hand
and who leveled guns at them, and
called upon them to surrender. In
attempting to draw their weapons to
defend themselves, they were fired
Upon by the unknown men, and five
of the guld hunters, riddled with bul
lets, tumbled out of their saddles nev
er to rise again. The surviving one,
seeing that resistance agaiustso many
was unless, Immediately threw down
his anus and surrendered. Then two
of the robbers came forward and re
lieved him of his arms, watch and
money ; having done this, they then
rilled the pockets of his dead com
panion?, appropriating everything of
value they could find.
As soon as the gold hunter had sur
rendered, a young woman, mounted
upon a superb black horse, had riddeu
forth from tho thicket, and sitting
quietly In the saddle, had watched
tho robbing of tho dead. She was a
verv pretty woman of about twenty-
three years of age, rather below the
medium size, with a well rounded
form, jet black eyes and dark brown
hair, and in spite of her beauty, a
close observer would have noticed a
brassy ecowl upon her countenanoe
. that denoted a life of hardship and
crime. As soon as the work of rob
bing the dead was completed, she or-
.. dered the robbers to gather up the
gold hunters' arms and secure their
horses, and then mount their own,
which they did with alaority. Then
turning to the surviving gold hunter,
.her eyes flashing fire, she addressed
him, her words aud actions showing
that she posessed the power to oom-
mRm'' sC
"Stranger," earn sue, "return to
your oompanions and prevail upon
them to return to their homes, for as
sure as they enter the Black Hills, so
sure will I make war upon them, and
their nuniberwill be leEB when they
return."
' "Who are you, that murders my
. oompanions, robs them and me, and
then dictates to me?" said the man.
"I am the Queen of the Black
Hills,1' she replied defiantly, and then
putting whip to her horse, she dash
ed off down the creek, followed by
her robber companions.
An hour later, when tho gold hunt
ers came up, they were greatly as
tonished to -find that five of their
number hadbeen murdered ; and
-when they heanlfthe story of the sur
.. vlving one, theyrall vowed to be re
venged uponThls woman and her rob
ber band. And while the main part
of the expedition halted to bury the
dead, some fifty others pushed for
ward as fast as 'their horses would oar
ry them In pursuit of the robbers.
For some five miles they followed
their trail until they came to the south
branch of the Big Cheyenne Elver;
here they found that the robbers had
taken to the stream, and nowhere
could they find where they had left
it again, consequently they- were
6bliged to abandon the pursuit.4'
That night the gold hunters camped
upon the bank of the south branch of
the Big Cheyenne River, and the
next morning, guided by an old hunt
er they prjoeeded along upthe stream
until they came to the mouth of Bea1-
ver Creek, upon which they proposed
to camp and search for the hidden
treasure.
Proceeding along up the creek, they
the next day, in the afternoon, came
to the junotion of the east and west
branches of the creek, and here they
halted and commenced building log
houses and shanties, in which to live
while searohing for gold, and in a
week's time some twenty firm oabins
were built whioh gave the place the
appearance as it really was of a rough
miner's camp. The oabins were built
two rows facing each other, thus form
ing a street between them, and when
completed was called Miner City, and
upou the right hand side of the Btreet
and in the oentre of the camp was
what was known as the Miners'
Home.
This was a large double log build
ing, owned by one Sam Carson, who
retailed groceries aud bad whisky to
the miners, and where at night many
of them gathered to spend their hard
earned gold for drink, or lose It at the
gambling table. There had come
with the gold hunters from Fort Lar
amie at least one man who was a gam
bler by profession ; his name was Car
los Mandeville, nnd he claimed to be
in the employ of Carson. During the
day time he helped somewhat to tend
tho Miners' Home, but nights ho
principally engaged in fleecing tho
miners of their money. Mandeville
was some thirty years of age, stood
about six feet in height, was rather a
sllmish built mHii, with a wicked
black eyes and hair. Ho dressed well
was of pleasing address, and spent his
time mostly at drinking whisky and
playing cards.
For three months the miners search
ed tho mountain streams forgold with
varied success; some found gold,
which they squandered attheMiners
Home, while others managed to hoard
up quite a pile of the yellow dust.
During this time nothing was seen of
the robbers, although it was thought
that they were lurking around, as
both the tracks of men nnd horses,
not their own, had been found by the
miners, In their seacch forgold.
At last November came with Its
cold storms of sleet and rain, which
so Interfered with tho work of the
mines, that a meeting was held, ar.d
it was agreed that after another week
the party would return to Fort Lara
mie. CHAPTER II.
It was night in Mluer City.
The hour was about half-past nine,
and although the most of the miners
bad retired to rest, yet within the
Miners' Home, a scene of hilarity was
taking place.
Here were assembled some forty or
fifty of the miners who were passing
away the time at drinking, carousing,
and playing cards. At one of the
gumbliug tables Carlos Mandeville
sat alone ; already he had fleeced
all who had dared to play with him,
and now he sat quietly waiting for
some new victim.
Suddenly two strange men crossed
the threshold of the open door. One
was a man some thirty years of age,
of medium size, with dark hair and
whiskers, and one look was enough
to convince any person that he was a
man of powerful strength. His com
panion was a smooth faced, boyish
young man, who looked to be about
twenty years of age, and who could
not have been more than five feet
three inches in height; his hair,
which was a dark brown, being down
to his shoulders in wavy curls, and
his step was quick and firm, denoting
activity.
"Good evening, pals," said the old
est of the two, as they entered the
Miners' Home.
"Good evening, stranger," replied
half-a-dozeu miners in chorus.
"Whioh way do you hail from,
stranger?" asked Sam Carson, the
proprietor.
"Nowhere in particular," replied
the man. "At present we aro engag
ed in prospecting, and by chance
stumbled In upon your camp. But
oome, pals,'' he continued, "let's have
something to drink;" and taking a
bag of gold from his pocket, he threw
several pieces upon the bar, and re
quested Carson to pass out the drinks
for the orowd. And then, at their re
quest, the miners oame forward and
drank with the strangers, and a bond
of friendship seemed established be
tween them.
Carlos Mandeville, who had notioed
the bag of gold which tho stranger
bad displayed, now said,
"See here, my friend, don't you
want to play a game of cards for a
Bmall stake?"
"I don't care to play myself," re
plied the man, "but I guess my friend
will accommodate you, as he consid
ers that ho is a pretty good band at
the business."
"All right," replied Mandeville,
and be handed a stool to tho young
stranger, who accepted It and then
seated himself opposite tho gambler,
and as he did so, he eyed Mandeville
from head to foot with a wild, search
ing gaze.
For half an hour they played for a
small stake, and then by mutual con
sent It was increased, until they wore
soon betting their money by hun
dreds of dollars. By this time the
minors had gathered around to watch
the play, and for onoe they saw that
Mandeville was overmatohed and be
ing fleeced by a mere boy. .
"Well, my lad," said the gambler,
as he shuffled off the cards. "You
are the Becond person that ever beat
j me at my own game.-"
"Who was the first?" asked the
young stranger, eyeing him closely.
"The flrrt was a woman," replied
the gambler. "I learned her to play
myself, and she soon got so that she
was more than a match for me."
"What beoameof her?" asked the
young man as he picked up his cards.
"Idon't know," replied Mandeville.
"I was living with ber at that time,
he continued, "but I soon tired of her
and cast her off, and I have not heard
from her since."
At these words the young stranger
appeared considerably agitated, and
pushing back from the table he pass
ed his hand into an inside pocket,
and several who noticed him thought
he was searching for a pistol, but he
drew out a ban kerchief, wiped the
perspiration from his brow, and re
turned it to his pocket. Then look
ing over his cards, ho made
a bet of one thousand dollars, and
placed the money upon the table.
Mandeville eyed him closely for a
moment, and then oouutlng out three
thousand dollars, he said :
"I see your bet and raiso you two
thousand dollars."
The young Btrangor took a bag of
gold from his pocket and emptied the
contents upon the table, then borrow
ing another bag from his companion,
he also omptied that upon the table
with his own. then counting out five
thousand dollars, he pushed it into
the centre of the table.
"I see your two thousand, and raise
you three thousand besides," ho said.
Then in tho twinkle of an eye he1
pulled out a revolver, raised the ham
mer, and leveling it at Mandeville,
said :
"All I want is fair play ; don't touch
a cent ot mat money until it ib
yours.'
For a moment the gambler eyed
him closely, and seeing that he meant
business, he threw down his curds,
and exclaimed :
"I am dead broke, we will have to
quit playing."
"Just as you say," replied the
young stranger, and then at a signal
from him, hiB companion came for
ward, and picking up the money plac
ed it in the bags whioh he deposit
ep in his pockets. As soon as thlB
had taken place, Mandeville said to
his opponent:
"Stranger, you have beat me badly,
and I am willing to own it; now if
you have no objections, I would like
to know your name."
'AI-have 110 obj-Scliou -to-idling my
name, replied his opponent, "but first
I have a story to tell, as I want your
ossoolates to know what kind of a man
you are. And by way of Introduc
tion,'' he continued, "I will say that
your name is Carlos Mandeville, and
that you aro not only a gambler, but
also a robber, a murderer, and a so
ducer." At these words tho gambler made a
motion to draw a pistol, but his op
ponent covered him with his revolver
and said :
"If you attempt to use a weapon I
shall shoot you dead, so sit still and
listen to what I have to sa3'. Six
years ago," he continued, "you lived
in Now Orleans and was the boss gam
bler of that city. At that time there
also lived in that city a retired mer
ohant by the name of Pierre De Noy
an, who hud one child, a daughter
eighteen years of age, by the name of
Ninon.
Ninon De Noyan was the acknowl
edged belle of New Orleans, and you
were one of her many suitors. After
a time Pierro Do Noyan became aware
of your true character, and to separate
you from his daughter, Ninon was
sent awoy to a Northern sohool where
you were unable to find her. At this
you became so exasperated that, for
revenge, you concluded to rob Pierre
DeNoyau ; and one night you broke
into his house, robbed him of hiB
wealth, and when be caught you In
the act, you plunged a knife into his
heart and left him dead upon the
floor."
"How I found this out, CarlosMan
doville," he continued, "It matters
not, but that It la true, you know as
well a3 I. When Ninon Do Noyan
heard of tho murder of her father, she
hurriedly returned to New Orleans,
where she was again thrown into
3'our Bociety. Here she found that by
tho robbery and murder of her father
she had been left entirely destitute,
and loving you as she loved no other,
it was on easy matter for you, under
promise of marriage, to acompllsh her
ruin.
"Then, after living with her for
nearly a year, during which time, ac
cording to your own story, she became
on expert with cards, you cast her off
for another wolnan, and fron that
day to this sho has roamed the world
a broken-hearted woman, but a
fiend."
"Who are you that dares to tell mo
this to my face?" said Mandeville,
springing to his feet and drawing his
revolver.
"I will tell you who I am," replied
the young stranger, rising to his feet
and fixing his eyo upon the gambler.
"Six years ago," he continued, "I was
known as Ninon De Noyan, the belle
of New Orleans ; to-day I am known
as Wild Ninon, the Queen of the
Blaok Hills," and before the gambler
could raise a hand to defend himself,
or any one could Interfere, she level
ed her revolver at him, pulled the
trigger, and sent a bullet crashing
through nfe brain. Then before the
smoke from her revolver had cleared
away, and while the sound was yet
eohoing through trie room, sho and
her companion sprang through the
doorway and disapped into tho dark
ness without.
Recovering from their surprise, the
minerB drew their revolvers, and rush
ed out of the door in pursuit of the
woman and her companion, and as
they emerged Into the street a score of
men with a wild yell Bprang from be
hind the building upon the opposite
side of the street, and fired a volley
into them, that killed and wounded a
dozen of their number, and drove the
others baok into the building in dis
may. When they reoovered from
their surprise a moment later and
again sallied forth, they found that
the robbers had fled and was nowhere
to bo seen. By this time the whole
oamp was aroused, and many were
for procuring torobes and trying to
And the robbers that night, but the
better judgment of others prevailed,
and the pursuit was postponed until
the next morning.
CHAPTER III.
At at early hour next morning one
hundred and fifty of the miners, well
armed, took the trail of the robbers,
whioh led up the western branch of
the creek, and started In pursuit.
Keeping along up the stream until
about two o'clock In the afternoon,
they came to where tho valley nar
rowed up into a gorge not more than
twenty-flve feet wide, through which
tho water rushed with great rapidity.
Thjs gorge was not more than one
hundred yards long, and pushing
their way through it the miners came
to where the valley widened out into
a large glen of about fifty acres In ex
tent, in which the stream had Its
head, and around the head of the
gorge grew a thick growth of stunted
pino. Just os the miners were filing
out of the gorge into the pines, the
robbers, who were concealed in the
timber, poured a terrific volley into
them, that drove them back into the
gorge, leaving half a dozen of their
number dead upon the ground, and as
many more wounded. Here a coun
oil was held, and it was agreed to
charge boldly, into the limber and
drive the robbers out at all hazards.
Accordingly, with a wild yell, they
charged out of the gorge Into the pines
to find that the robbers had left for
some other quarters. Proceeding
along through the timber which was
only about fifty yards wide, tho min
ers oame to an opening, and hero a
splendid sight met their view. Upon
all sides of the glen, whioh lay just
at the base of Inyan Peak, mighty
cliffs roso for hundreds of feet on
high, and with the exception of the
gorge, completely walled in the head
of tho stream.
Back against the sides of the cliff,
some five hundred yards from the
timber, aud under an overhanging
ledge, was to be seen the robber
stronghold.
It was a large two-Btory building,
built entirely of stono with the ex
ception of the door aud rafters, the
latter of which were large stloks of
timber on whioh wero laid thin flat
stone, thus making a very good roof.
Around the building, and enclosing
about half an acre of ground, was a
stockade about twelve feet high, in
the shape of a orescent, both ends ter
minating against the cliff, thtiB form
ing a complete enclosure. In the
centre of the stockade, and directly
in front of the building, were two
largo gates, which were closed and
apparently well fastened, and at nu
merous places loop-holes were to be
seen in thestockade, thus giving thoso
on the inside a chance to firo upon
their assailants.
After a consultation among the
miners, it was thought beat to ohorge
upon the robber stronghold and try
and carry the placo by storm. Ac
cordingly they charged in a body to
ward the gates, and when they had
covered about half the distance be
tween the timber and the stookade,
they received a murderous fire from
the robbers, who wero not only post
ed behind the stockade, but also In
the uppor story of the building. But
nothing daunted, they pushed for
ward to the gates, which they found
it impossible to open.
Then they tried to scale tho stock
ode, one helping up another, but as
fast as a man's head appeared above
the enclosure, the robbers on the in
side would riddle him with bullets.
At last, after losing about fiftoen of
their number in killed and wouuded,
the miners were obliged to fall back
to the cover of tho timber. Here for
a time they were at a loss what to do,
as It was apparent that the stronghold
could nob be carried by storm ; but
soon an old hunter devised a plan that
proved just the thing. Taking a
couplo of men with him, he proceed
ed some distauce to the right of the
stockade, and soon they were to bo
seen scaling the rugged face of the
cliff. Working their way along from
ledge to ledge, they soon reached the
ono that overhung the robber strong
hold. Once there, they commenced
rolling uuge boulders off from the
ledge upon the building below. These
boulders came down, down, with a
mighty crash, through the roof of the
building, shaking it to Its very foun
dation. After about a dozen of these
had been rolled off upon the building
the gates were thrown open, and one
of the robbers camo forth bearing a
white flag tfnd offered to surrender.
The minors Immediately signalled
to their companions to desist from
their work, and they, accompanied
by the robber, entered the stookade
and took possession of the stronghold.
And here a terrlblo sight met their
view.
The boulders had crushed oom
plotoly through both' the roof and the
floor between the two stories of the
building, and sixteen of the robbers
lay etill In death, burried beneath the
debris of the ruins. And upon a rude
oot In one corner of the room lay Ni
non De Noyan, with the bloon stream
ing from a fearful wound In her
bosom. It appeared that when the
robbers become aware that they muBt
surrender, that she, rather than fall
into and Buffer death at the hands of
the miners, had plunged a knife into
her own heart, In consequenoe of
whioh she was now dying.
As the miners entered the room and
gathered around the prostrate woman,
she opened her eyes, and raising her
self upon her arm, tried to speak, but
her breath was short and flighty, and
she failed to artioulate a word. One
of the miners knelt by her side and
placed a flask of liquor to her lips.
Taking a swallow of Its contents, she
then, with some difficulty, asked :
"Did I kill Carlos Mandeville?"
"You did," replied the miner.
"Then I. die happy," she replied,
and sinking baok upon the cot she
immediately expired.
And thus passed away a woman
who, although she had led a life of
wild adventure and crime, and looked
death in the faoo many times, yet she
had never known what fear was, and
had proved game to the very last.
Thero yet remained five of the rob
bers who had esoaped unhurt, and
they were immediately seized and
bound In the firmest manner possible.
Then the miners brought In their own
wounded and dead, and tho night
was passed in tho robber stronghold.
From tho surviving robbers it was
learned that the band bad been in ex
istence some two years, having been
organized in St. Louis ; and although
their main objeot in coming to the
Hills was to search forgold, yet many
times, disguised as Indians, they had
robbed emigrant trains that were
on their way to Montana. It
was also learned that ono of tho rob
bers, disguised as a hunter, had visit
ed Fort Laramie about the time that
the" gold hunters wero fitting out, and
had learned that the Black Hills was
their destination, and that Carlos
Mandeville was to accompany the
party. As soon as Ninon De Noyan
became aware of this, she determined
to kill Mandeville with her own
bands, and for a long time they had
watched tho miner oamp in hopes of
decoying him away, but failing In
tb.fa.Bhe, with one of her men, bold
lysntered the camp for the purpose of
taking his life, with the result already
known to the reader. The next
morning at an early hour the five sur
viving robbers were brought forth,
and upon a tree that stood within the
inclosure, they wore hanged by the
unrelenting miners.
Then two large trenches and a
grave wero dug within tho Inolosuro,
and In one of the trenches were bur
ried the dead miners, and in the oth
er the deud robbers, numbering twenty-one
in all, and in the single grave
was burried the remains of Ninon De
Noyan.
Then taking the robbers' horses
which were corraled inside of the
stookade, the miners mounted their
wounded upon them, and started up
on their return to Miner City. Ar
riving there in due course of time,
they-immediately broke camp and re
turned to Fort Laramie, leaving
twenty-six of their number to sleep
their long, last sleep in the land of
gold.
To-day the glen at the foot of In
yan Peak is a different place to
what is was In 1860 ; the olearlng is
overgrown with a stunted growth of
pine; the stockade has rotted away
and fallen to the ground ; the walls
of the stronghold have in many pla
ces tumbled In, and nothing of life la
to be seen but the flitting of bats
aroudn the crumbled ruins, and noth
ing is to be heard but the screeoh of
the night owl, where years ago was to
be heard the shouts of revelry of half
drunken and savage men who gath
ered within its walls, and who knew
no law but the word and command of
Ninon De Noyan, the Queen of the
Black Hills.
m
It was in Boston. A low, musical
sound oame up from the oloset under
the stairs, nnd the mother listened.
It was her little son softly Binging to
himself, "I need thee every hour."
"How glad I am that I took my boy
to hear that sermon on 'Closet Devo
tions' at the Tabernaole last evening,"
said she. Then Bhe oould not forboar
stepping quietly to the closet door to
catch a glanoe at the "dear child,"
the "preoious lamb bless his heart!"
So she did. And she saw him Baw
him devoutly engaged in humming
that revival hymn, and also running
his finger around In the preserve jar!
And there the devotions broke up
amid groans of repentance for the Bin
found out.
A young lady in St. Petersburg
s'howed considerable presenoeof mind
in an adventure with a robber, early
thisBprlng. The driver of the sledge
hired by her at nightfall to drive her
home, drove over the Ice of the River
Nova. When they had reaohed an
air-holeabout the middle of tho stream
he demanded of her a oostly fur oloak
sbe wore, threatening; in default of her
compliance to throw her headlong un
der the Ice. Help was put ofthe ques
tion ; no one' was near; she and the
robber were alone on the broad stream.
Suddenly deciding' on her course, she
threw the oloak on the ice some yards
distant, and while the robber hast
ened to grasp It, seized the reins and
esoaped to the nearest' police station.'
The alarm was given, and In a short
time the robber, with the cloak, was
brought in a captive.
Capturo of Famous Brigands.
Writing of Sicily reminds me ofthe
capture of the Alfanl brothers, two
famous brigands, who were arrested
in Palermo on Easter-Sunday. The
two brothers, who have been for a
long time, the terror of Sioilian prov
inces, and on whose head was set a
price of $1,000 eachr ventured Into the
olty to pass tho day with eome com
rades and friends. Although perfect
ly disguised and surrounded by trusty
frlendB, the police, In some mysteri
ous way, discovered that the brigands
were in Palermo, and an ingenious
plan was laid to capture them. Two
police agents disguised themselves as
peasants out for a holiday, and strolled
about the city until they got near the
house in whioh the brigands were
feasting with their friends. When
within ear-shot the pretended peas
ants feigned to quarrel. Words ran
high, nnd the two made Buohanoise
that tho brigands oame to the window
to see what was the matter. They
saw, as they Bupposed, two peasants
quarreling, and, enjoying the sight,
they remained to look on. At last the
pretended row reached such a pitch
that one of tho disputants drew a re
volver, upon which the other ran
away, and the brigands' house being
tho nearest refuge he ran direoly into
the doorway, his advesary with the
revolver following in hot pursuit.
Meanwhile another part of the plan
was being carried out. While the
noise outside was going on the house
had been gradually and quietly sur
rounded by the police, all in plain
dress, however, and all more or
IeES concealed, except two, who, at a
given signal, suddenly appeared on
the scene, as If attracted by the dis
pute. Seeing one man, revolver in
hand, pursuing another, what moro
natural than that they should give
chase ? The first two rushed into the
brigands' house, the others followed a
whistle was heard, and still other men
appeared, and before the brigands
comprehended the situation tho room
where they were was filled with
armed men.
Then, but too lute, it flashed upon
them, and although both brothers at
tempted a desperate resistance, the
odds were to great for them and they
were soon overpowered.
Pinioned and handcuffed to eaoh
other, they wero brought out Into the
streets of Palermo, where the report
that the terrible Alfani brothers had
at last been taken spread like wildfire
and the people crowded Into the streets
cheering the police as they marched
along with their prizes. Boston Tran
script. A Parisian Story of Diamonds.
A necklaoe that was last seen on the
neok of a charming lady was the ob
ject of universal admiration. Some
time ago a gentleman took this same
neoklace to the lateMr. Molana, ask
ing him to buy It, and to substitute
false diamonds in their plaoe. His
wife, he said, would never know the
difference . Mr. Moiaua, who had
known the wife from childhood, and
who was a friend of her family, asked
twenty-four hours to refleot bofore
concluding the bargain. In that time
he went and told the Btory to the la
dy's grandmother, who gave Moiana
.2,000 to give the husband, telling
him to givo baok tho real necklace,
but not to mention the truth. This
was dono. Some months later it was
the wife who took tho necklace to Mo
iana, asking him to buy it and substi
tute false diamonds in the place ofthe
real ones. 'My husband will never
know the difference,' she said. Again
a visit to the grandmother, who again
gave 2,000 to keep the tho diamonds
in the family, and as both husband
and wife still think that the diamonds
aro false there is no fear of tho neok
lace being resold. Paris paper.
The aohool, whether public or pri
vate, should be made an attractive
and agreeable plaoe to every pupil.
Study should be made a pleasure.
The Bchool should moro nearly resem
ble the perfect home. No spirit of
rivalry and jealousy should be found
there, though a healthful emulation
should be cultivated, a community of
interests should supersede every indi
vidual interest. A lively sympathy
should exist between th6 teaoher and
every pupil. Pupils are too often
herded together like oattle, especially
in tho city schools ; they are made to
feed at the same stall, and are driven
over the same road at the same speed.
No ono thinks of yoking up calves
and colts together, and attempting to
train them to proceed at a uniform
pace, and do exactly the same amount
of work in exactly the same time, and
In exactly the same way ; and yet
many teachers attempt to do an equal
ly unwise thing in the conduct. of
graded schools. In order to escape the
evils some flee from the public to the
privateschools ; others' thot may avoid
the throngs of hundreds from ovory
stage of eooiety, good and bad, clean
and dirty, smart and stupid, whioh
congregate in the public sohool.
Any one, says the Detroit Tribune,
who has fifty or more old fence posts
to take up need not dig them out,
whioh is a toilsome job and a slow
one. Provide a light, atrong lever
and a fulorum for It, and alight ohain
to slip around the post, and he Is
ready foi business. For & fuloium',
take a piece of two-inch plank a foot
wide and twenty inohes long ; mor
tise through for a stout standard two
feet high ; braco each way firmly. A
man will carry tho whole apparatus,
and with It ho will draw post3 rapid
ly. It is a capital help in taking out
stumps. With the the chain under a
root a man oan raise an enormous
weight.
A Case of Spontaneous Combustion.
A most horrible and sickening death
oocurred In Iverdan's saloon In the
back yard this morning, being no less
than the spontaneous combustion of
a human body. The vlotin was a man
who has not been more than a month
in the city, but during that time had
been frequently arrested for drunken
ness. He wandered about alone seem
ingly demeuted, occupying his whole
time in drinking tho vile poison ofthe
city front and Burbary Coast dens.
He has twice been treated by Dr. Sti
vers for dellrum tremens, and was
this morning discharged aftor a long
er time than usual. With a seeming
ly insane desire for drink hecontinued
from 7 :30 o'clock drinkingsteadily at
the various bars in the vicinity and the
large size of eaoh potation promised
tOBpeedily send him baok to tho hos
pital. Aboat the time mentioned ho stag
gered into tbo room nearly insensiblo
and feebly askod for a drink. This
was refused him, aud he staggered
towards the gas-jet to light the stump
of a cigar ho carried, whilo the bar
keeper turned away to attend to his
duties. A moment afterward ho heard
alow moan and uoticed a flash of fire
and turning around he fuw Harley
falling to tho floor, his head envel
oped in blaok, thick smoko while
flames Issued from his mouth and ears.
A horrible smell of burned flesh filled
the air. Not a moment was lost in at
tending to the sufferer. Ho was be
yond relief, however.. His face was
perfectly black, partly churred and
partly covered with a moist soot.
His eyes were open. His mouth was
completely roasted on the inside; but
with the exception of his head and
hands, no part of his body bore marks
of his horrible death. A letter found
in his pocket addressed to M. Harley
or Hartly, furnished tho only clew to
his identity San Francisco Post.
How Far Will a Greenback Go I
Mr. Brown kept boarders. Around
his table sat Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Andrews, the village millner ;
Mr. Black the baker ; Mr. Jordan, tho
oarpenter, and Hadley, a flour, feed
and lumber merchant.
Mr. Brown took out of his pocket
book a 10 dollar note and banded it to
Mrs. Brown, sayiug :
'Here, my dear, aro $10 toward the
$20 I promised you.'
Mrs. Brown handed It to Mrs. An
drews, the milliner, soying :
'That pays for my bonnet.'
Mrs. Andrews said to Mr. Jordan as
she handed him the note :
'That will pay you for your work on
my counter.'
Mr. Jordan banded it to Mr. Hadley
the flour.feed and lumber merchant,
requesting his lumber bill.
Mr. Hadley gave tho note back to
Mr. Brown, saj'ing :
'That pays $10 on bourd.'
Mr. Brown passed ittohis wifo with
tho remark that that paid her
$20 he had promised. Sho in turn
paid it to Mr. Black to settle hor bread
and pastry account, who handed It to
Mr. Hadley, wishing credit for the
amount ou his flour bill, he again re
turned it to Mr. Brown, with the re
marko that itsettled for that month's
board. Vhereupon Mr. Brown put
it baok into his pocket-book exclaim
ing that he 'never thought a $10 note
would go so far.'
Thus a $10 greenback wad made to
pay $90 indebtedness inside of five
minutes. Who saj'S greenbacks are
worthless. Laramie Sentinel.
Everlasting Fence Posts.
A correspondent of tho Vcstcrn liu
ral eays :
'I discovered many years ago that
wood could be made to last longer than
Iron in the ground, but thought the
process so simple and Inexpensive that
It was not worth whilo muking any
tir abo ut It. I would as soon have
poplar, basswood or quaking ash as
any kind of timber, for fence posts. I
have taken out basswood posts after
having been set seven years, that were
as sound when taken up as when put
in the ground. Time and weather
seems to have no effeot upon them.
For tho bonefltof others I will give
you the recipe : Take boiled linseed
oil and stir fn it pulverized obarcoal to
the consistency of paint. Put a coat
of this over the timber, and thero is
not a man that will live to see it rot
ten.' The St. Petersburg correspondent
of the Philadelphia Press writes thst
whilu tho Russians are given to bold
measures, and are contemplating some
daring naval enterprise, they aro bo
secretivo that no hint has been given
os to the oharaoter of this enterprise.
One prominent officer would adopt
the tactios of Nelson and surprise tho
world with the audacity that lead3 to
success. As to the ports on tho Black
Sea, the correspondent says :
Russia now possesses tho larger
part of tho Blaok Sea coast. Her sea
ports are largo cities, full of commer
cial enterprise, engaged in tho export
of grain to Western Europe, and with
trading relations with Liverpool and
London of an Important character.
The Turkish towns on the Black Sea.
except Trebizond, aro. rather centers
of misery than prosperity," of inaction
instead ofbusiness.
Cheap Sewing Machines.
Tho sewing maohlno monopoly has:
drawn its last breath, and the mill
ions that toil for a livelihood with tho
needle are at last to have relief from
the oppressive exaotloiis of sewing,
machine venders. The expiration of
the Batohelder needle plate patent
which occurred last Monday, is the
last of th,e series of patents held by tho
Singer, Wheeler Wilson, and Gro
ver & Baker combinations, whioh has
controlled the business and exaoted
royalties from outside companies for a
long period. The old Howe patent
was held by this combination, and ef
fectually controlled the manufacture
of all machines. In addition -to this
tho combination up to three years ago
owned tho old Wilson spatent for a
four motion, whioh, with tboBachcl
dor potent, gave them practical com
mand of tho entire business. Outside
companies paid royalty of from $1 to
$3 on each machine manufactured by
them, all of which went Into the.
pockets of tho combination. One of
the outside companies paid as high as'
$80,000 a year in royalties for ten
years, aud still made immense prof
Its, the margin In the sewing ma
chine business being so enormous.
The actual coat of the $G0 and $70 ma
chines sold by leading compahiea Is,
on the confession of their own offi
cers, from $li to $15 apiece. Tho
manufacturers claim thai their own
share of profit is only 80 per cent., a
largo portion of whioh Ib swjillqwed
up in tho maintenance of their Im
mense establishments, taxes, and tho
constant litigation which the protec
tion of patents entails. In one case
reoently pending In the court of Bal
timore, one company paid out $50,000.
The extent and vajue of the sowing
machine trade may be gathered from
the faot that the Singer Company
which last year sold over 260,000 ma
chines, has from $10,000,000, to $15,
000,000 to invest in its business, the
Howe Company has $7,000,000 to $8,
000,000 and the Wheeler & Wilson
and other large companies amounts
in proportion.
One of the immediate effects conse
quent on tho expiration of the patents
will bo a great reduction of prices,
aud the increase of sewing maohlno
factories. Heretoforo, three or four
rich companies have held tho princi
pal patents, and have forced their
weaker brethren to pay them a heavy
royalty on every machine manufac
tured. Now, anybody who pleases
can make a sewing machine, and sell
it too," without liability to punishment'
for infraction of law. There are, of
course, many patents still held by tho
great companies which protect vari
ous parts of the machine from imita
tion, but not ono is essential, and do$
ono but may be dispensed with by
any other manufacturer. Omaha
Bee.
A few raorniugs since a ragged lit
tle beggar stopped at a. door and
plaintively suggested victualed As
tho benevoleut lady of tho houso wad
filling his basket, sho asked :
'What is your namo, my son?'
'My namo is Grimes. '
'Is your father living ?'
'Yea, ma'am.' , . rff
'I thought oldGrimos was dead 7
'That was my g-randpa.
And the youngster walked ofl"
thinking what a good soul the lady
was.
Tho Modoc Indians, now number
ing fifty-four malts and sixty-three
female8,fare locuted ou u very fertllo
tract containing 4,000 acres, in tho
northeast corner of tho Shawneo res-,
erve, Indian Territory. They have
engaged energetically In labor during
the past year, and, as a result, havo a
large and valuable crop on their farm.
Tho Government has expendW$l,SS2'
for their schooling for ten months,'
which is under tho supervision of tho
Society of Friends.
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The latest notion is to fell trees by
electricity. A platinum wire Is con
nected with tho two ends of tho cop
per wire of a galvanic battery, and
thus becoming red hot, it 13 gently
worked to and fro across the trunk of
tbo tree. In this manner a tree which
would require two hours' hard chop
ping to bring down, cau be felled in
fifteen minutes.
'How many of you are there?' ask
ed a voice from an upper window of a
serenading party. 'Four,' was tho
reply. 'Divide that among you,' said
the voice, as a bucket of slop fell, like
tho gentle dew of heaven, on those be
neath. Boston Advertiser.
There are two sorts of enemies in
separable from almost all men of
great fortunes the flatterer and tb9
liar. One strikes before, the other be
hind , both insensibly, both danger
ously.
'Has that jury agreed?' asked the
judge of a sheriff whom ha met on the
stairs with a buoket in his hand.
'Ye3,' replied Patrick, 'they have'
agreed to send out for a half gallon.'
Jo3h Billings says he knows people
who aro bo fond of argument thi
they will stop and "disputo with
guide-board about tho distance to th
ii'exttowu."
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