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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1878)
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"Whetn are yoti going, Dlokf" "Hack to chut with my through pas sengers." And Dlok Davis, the conductor, left tha mail our nntl entered tho through coach attached to the train. Cloning the door hi walked straight to an old man seated lu thu center of the car. Ills hair nml board wore m whit m saow, but tlu'iu wrtronoorowV feet or Hla forehead nor wrinkle en hU cheeks. Hla eyes flaahod with the lusty llghtjsf manhood, though hi hair Indl oatetnhat he hud crossed the Imundary of tlrlWsoora years. .ijw1 ci'l He smiled when the pleasant-faced conductor dropped Into thu sent before him, mi leaning forward made a re Mark In alow tone Of voice.' This Ire 'nark canned Davla ,to raise, his head And gaae at the beautiful face of a girl who slept In a seat, beside the white boardod paMengor., , "She sleeps Mlk a ohllilt said the oondtt6tor, admiring the face, nnd with Ing, perhaps, that he.' could, fonjoy such a lumber. ' 'She always sloops that way," re sponded tho passenger, With a smllo," "and when alio wakje alio Is fresh M a rose." "Your daughter Ha oomiiany, I soo," observed Davis, glancing at the remain dor of the oooupnhU of tho oar, who appeared to be alcoplng aoundly. "Yea; they aro going tbrongnF' "Oh, yes; nono nut through paaaon gera are admitted to this coach. Thoy are oomnmnlcatlvo fellowMravcleu, I hould aay." "They are not," replied the old maa. "Mr. Davla, I do uoVllke-my, traveling companion!," aodtha apeaker'a voice wan lowered. 4 The conductor looked atirprlacd. "Will you be kind enough to explain, Mr. Radcllffef" .. A ahort time p'revloua to tila conver sation tho conductor and paaenger had exchanged enrda, and wcro thua en abled to addroaa each other by name, "I oaniaoarcoly oxptaln.V waa tho ro ply of the paaaenger. "There la ii man in thu fourth aeatfrom tho atove, whom, unaccountably, l tlo not like. Ho board ed the train at Homuoy," and I hao caught him looking aikanuo At Mabel and mylelf. Then thu follow who ap- Konra to lie aaluep,' throe aenbf behind im on the oppoaltu sldo of the abile, haa boon guilty of the Vamu thing, ami I bolievo tnuro la nu undeaatandlug bo twoen the iiartlea. ,1 dovAt want you to think I fear. Never ULrmv life, and I have paaaed through LHb wllda of tho Amaaonlau valley, ffofo jTfeared man.' Over theru Ilea the OnlV Jewel to which I cling," and he rioddod' toward the alumlwrlng girl. "She la tho aolu oroa turu through whose veins runs a drop of my blood, and you mtud know aho Is very dear to mo." " "Certainly, Mr. HmlolllV said the conductor, "Your entire solicitude is for hur." "Exactly." "Do you know those follows?" "I do uot; never saw them buforo In my life." "Conductor Davis was thoughtful a moment. ' "Yourself and daughter can avoid thorn by taking up quarters in the for ward car. I assure you that you shall not bo considered as intruders, nnd that thu accommodations will not lack for comfort." Hut tho passenger gently declined the oouduutor'a offor, and said ho woujd finish his journey in thorouoh which ho had been placed In for that purpoao. After a fowmoro words Davis loft the conch and paastfU into tho express oar, and soon appeared to forgot his passen gers. ' Tho door had hardly closed on tho conductor's form when tho man noar est tho atovo showed animation. lie turned hla head and looked up the dim ly lighted aisle, not forgetting to let his eyes rest on the old traveler and his daughter. Ho was a hamUome man of about thlrty-tlvo years old, and above his luxuriant crop of sllkv, auburn whiskers shone a pair of mild blue eyes. Not one man In a hundred would have chosen him for a rascal. Ho was well, almost flashily dressed. There was a handsome diamond pin pa his bosom, and a crested ring oalUs hand. Allowing his gaxo to return t'owntho aisle, ho fixed it upon another man who appeared to be sleeping, u short dis tance from him. Tills man was quite young; his eyes woro heavy, and the only hirsute appendage on his face was a long-halroiV raustacho that dropped over his mouth. The two nieu oxchangod looks which told that thoy woro not accidentally thrown together, but men who were well acquainted with each other. . .P ,!10 ""--mentioned one looked at tho old passengor whoso head had dropped upon his breast, n and who ap peared o be dropping Into a sound slumber. Seeing this, tho man motioned to tho other, who straightened iip, nnd the ext moment the twain occupied one 'Isk really wkep," asked the "Xtmaaa't tell anything about the old dotUre," waa the reply. "Hfllookaaa though hfi waa alep(ng 11k. Morpheas himself, .when Jittjnar. t wklcMns; tia fnm one corner of KTa eye. 'We'can't' afford to wait much longer, elan the gamo will Im up. The girl la sound asleep," "Yesj you could Jerk her from tho seat and not disturb her sluinlets. Is not ah a beauty?" "A perfect hourllV "Of course she doesn't know that you aro on the train?" , "Cortalnlv not. lon't you.rrcollout, she was aaWp when wo boarded thu train at Homnny?" "If sho know w wero hero she'd krep hero eye wide open and post tho old gentleman, who yet remains In blUsful Ignorance of tho fant that I have made lovo to his child. If he knew me as you ilo. Ilordock, he'd )lay the role of Vlr glnlus before 1 should wed his Malwl." "Ho would, Indeed." answered the young man called Ilnrdeek; ("but laay, let's work. 1 have the tattle afcall i use It new? What dii you say?" "We are not there yet," said tho oth er, looking out of the window upon the star-lit earth. "Wo must be very near. Thn,road whore Morley la waiting is a mile this side of tho town. .Tfi'ehT lookt' there'ls the clump of trnni. he tolri me about The road is three mlloa from this polut. We must work now." "What If the old fellow Is only sham ing?" "I'll uso thu handkerchief very ef nilngf ..Hi fectively." "All right." 1 Tho youngest of tho party now rose and walked up tho alslo to thu further end of tho coach. He cast a quick but scriitinlxlng look at tho wlilto-lmlnjd man who, despite his suspicion, had fallen asleep. For three oouseoutlvedaya ho and hisdaugh lev had been on thu train, and during the tlmo tho father hail slept but little. His child's objections to tho sleeping coaches had boon listoned to, nntl tho twain had not quitted tho through pas senger car. They woro traveling to ono of tho largest cities in tho oast, whuro they hoped to dwell until death should tear thorn apart and call each other f nun tho worldi Cyrus Itadollfln for such wns tho father's namo was n bnnker of cuit bohco In n city far west of tho Allegha nios, Hla wealth was the open sesame into tho highest society of tho laud, but ho was not puffed up with thu pride that la too often found with itches, Having no relatives save hla daughter, he fixed thu great love of his heart upon her, and It was a lovo vaster than his wealth, and as deep as tho sea. ltut let us return to tho suenes In tho through car. Thu man at thu end of the car glided toward the old gentleman. His move ment woro watched by his confederate wiiom no nan leu in tno seat. As ho paused besldo his victim, he drew a handkerchief from his bosom. Than tho faint odor of chloroform wns soon prevalent, nnd tho handker chief was hold under Cyrus Kaduliffo'a nostrils. While this was bolmr done, thu blue- eyed man left his sent and uamu up tho aisle till ho passed his assoulatu and stood ImwIiIu the sleeping girl. "Shall 1 doso tho others?" inquired tho young man, in n whisper, as he glanced at thu three remaining paixen- Sum, who woro asleep In their respeo vo seats. "No, they'll not waken," was thu re ply. "Now give Mabel a bit not too muuhl" And tho unconscious maiden was mndu to Inhale the powerful anaes thetic. Then with cautious glauco up and down thu car thu eldest man lifted Ma bel from hur seat. "Wo must be near thu road. King tho engineer down to slower tlmu. Qulekr These words wero spoken to thu young man, who caught thu bull-ropu and tug ged at it manfully. "Curse III" he exclaimed. "It seems to have caught somewhere. Thu train is increasing its speed)' "The face of tho man who held Ma bel suddenly grew pale. "Jerk it with all your might!" cried ho. Tho man obeyed, and thu ropo simp pod In twain. "Thu game is up, I am afraid. Wo have certainly passed the road. It seems to tno that we are going at tho rate of forty miles an hour." Tno bluo-uyed man hastened to place Mabel In the seat from which ho had lifted her without being seen by tho con ductor. Hut In this ho failod. "(Juntlomon," said Davis, calmly, and nt tho samo time he displayed a re volver, "you will oblige mo by return ing to tho Neat you havo so latelv occu Clod. Your little scheme of abduction as failed, but I would Inform you that you will bo under guard tho remainder of tho run. Any attempt to escape might bo nttealod with serious results. I witnessed your villainy from tho plat form." Tho rascals did not reply, but with dogged Htillenness dropped Into tho seat, and two brakumen wuru placed over them. A physician, who was n passenger on tho train, attended to Mr. ltadcllffo and his daughter, and in duo time thov re covered from the effects of tho chloro form When Mabel looked Uon tho blue eyed man, she recognUed him as Sarcd Abbott,, a rejected lover. His confed erate, Hurdouk, sho did not know. Tho man who was waiting near tho station for tho nbduutlng party never foil into the clutches of the law, but It was cer tain that tho principal ami his eager assistant saw tho inside of n peniten tiary. It was Dick Davis' haud that held tho boll rope, while Hurdock tugged at It, ami his signal that Increased the speed of tho train, thus effectually preventing tho villains' escape. Cyrus KadolllTo proffered conductor Dick a handsome chock for his services, but it was refused, and tho reward he finally accepted was tho hand of his lovely through passenger. .. Breaking Is tho worst and therefore the last means to be used in the correc tion of children. FARM, UKI'.S AHli HOl'NKHOI.D. I i Partial 4'Mllairr. A-oorreawawdt tAlUn Hural Stm YorUr glres hi method a follows: "Wo have learned a now method of cultivating potstor. A shallow furrow was plowed, In which potatoes were dropped, two plcci in a hill, three feet apart. Another furrow covered them nicely. Tho third furrow from this was planted In n simitar manner ami so con tinned dropping potatoes in one furrow and lonvlnjr three until the Held was plowed. 'I fiey camo up rather slowly, but grow finely, nnd this fall showed a good crop. Ilather the Iny man's meth od. some may sav. but a verv ludlelwu one, wo think, in n dry season. We al ways have planted, and probably al ways shall plant, our potatoes ileep, They da not require as much hilling, and aro not as llablo'to rot." A Umm Mia ft ft"w.HMliM-r Is afforded in the fact that all wild birds feed their young upon animal (In sect) food, oven if berries, buds, seeds, etc., form the natural diet of tho parent or adults of thu same species, Thus young chicken will not thrive so well without It mHhey will If siip- (illed with animal food In somn shape iarth worma are capital, for very young ohicks. Cooked meat, chopped up fine, with boiled rlco and potatoes, Is n very nourishing and acceptable dish for them, when young. Hut not too much of this nor must it be given too often. Otherwise they scour, from the excess of tho moat feed. A little two or three times a day will help them, until they get to bo six weeks old. Ily that time they will be strong enough to run In tho field nml grass, whero they will gather a mro natural supply of this kind of food; and generally plenty of It. l)ultrj World. A MchII Hnrti. I havo n plan which utilises all tho room, with stabling tho most conveni ent and economical of feed, time ami la bor. With a farm of 174 acres, I had an old-stylo burn, 4xtO, with barn floor In tho center, stabling for thirteen head of cattle in staticheons. I put a fourteen feet add I ton to each end of this barn, changed tho barn floor to one end of the barn, which takes fourteen fcot, or ono of thu new nddltons. Tho barn now stands 10x78. Fourteen feet off for barn floor leaves two rows pf stabling, each fifty feet long; which stnbles (In stanch cons) 17 head of cattle each, or ,11 In all. The hav mow Is In tho centre of tho barn, tho stabling on each side, tno cattlu fa cing tho mow, which is fourteen feet wiuo by fifty long, samo length as tho stabling. Anothernddltion.aback stable, 14x40; can bo usud for sheep, or parti tioned off to suit your convenience. Above tho stabling tho barn is all free for storing hay or grain. I'fiit, Prnctienl Farmer. Haw (o Krrp HaTsT" rrrah. It is sometimes desirable to store nwav eirirs In the summer or fall, when prices aro so low that wo can not afford to aell them, nnd keep them till In tho winter, when they aro often very scarce, and will bo keenly relished or can bo disposed of af a good price, if good and fresh. To keep them thus wo do not believe there is a more simple and ofli dent way than tho ono wo havo always practiced, and which was successfully practiced by my father for tho last thirty or forty years. This is by taking nono but perfectly fresh and sound eggs and sotting thorn in layers on thu "tip" or small end, in a box or basket, or any thing that will hold egt;s. Wo do not put anything Initween them, nor do wo put them up "air tight," but wo always keep them In tho collar. Kggs that wo have put away In this position last fall are to-day after six months ns fresh ami good as the day they wero laid, and wo have never found ono that was spoiled or stale among them, when thus served. Wo feel coutldent that thoy would keep good and fresh for oue year. I wish some of your readers would try this method and see how long they can keep them, and then re port tho results. A, M. lire Krrulaax fnr Farmer. Nuxt to fruU and vegetables on tho farm, honey is one of tho rarest luxu ries, but since nature has provided flow era so bountifully for tho busy bees to Slither their rich stores of honey, and ncu a 'few stands of bees require so llttlo oaro and trouble wo wonder why It la that ever farm does not havo boea. A stand of common bees cost but little, nnd by getting an Improved boo hive, thoy aro easily handled. Then get an Italian queen by mail; a dollar queeu will Italianize the eolonv, giving half bloods, being fertlllredby the drones in thu hive; a tested or fertilized queen will in less than two months rear a full colony of pure Italians. Tho Italian boos are n lighter color, more beautiful, more prolific, more hardy, more iualus trloua and moro pcacahlu than black bees. Thuro aru not a few minor points in which thoy aru also superior. With the improved movable frame hives tho moth Is readily kept out, and wo luollue to think tho destruction of bees by these posts was Mio greatest drawback to boo keeping In former times, when tho old box hivo gave them their own way. Transferring should bo dono earlv, and the bees will go right to work and gather honey. iVtskrn Agriculturist. A KellNMtt tFrw.li Ollnr. Ten years ago wo constructed a fruit cellar under our stable, and it has prov ed so satisfactory that we venture to give a brief description of it. Tho di vision walls aro constructed of brick, nnd the apartments aro two in number, an outer aud inner room. The outer room ( but partly underground, and Is ten by twelve feet in area, and eight feet high. Thu Inner room is wholly underground, and frost-proof; it has four brink walls and n cemented Hour. In this room tho fruit is stored early in Docomber, when tho weather becomes cold. Tho outer room holds thu fruit during tho autumn months after it Is gathered, nnd Is cool, well-lighted and dry. Tho windows aro left open and a free circulation of air allowed, so long as no danger from frost exists. When tho fruit is taken to thu inner room, tho door is closed, and no light admitted. Ventilation is secured in moderate weather by opening1 tho inner door and throwing "down a window in tho outer room. In this collar wo kept apples of last season's growth until tho present winter, in perfect oondlt'on. Some of these apples exhibited at the autumnal agricultural fairs were pronounced as fresh a thoe of lat season's growtn. Motion Journal of Chrminlry. fitlwrHNc! trwMrilerV'nrlMB The following arn Intending Iti-nn concerning tho commercial value and properties of tho IwttiT known wood, a laid down by tho Atntriran lluihUr. Klactlcily Ah, hickory, harel, lance wood, chestnut (small), yew, onakn woo, Klarticity and toughness Onk.Wceh, elm, lignum vllie, walnut, horulM-nm. Even grain (for carving and engrav ing) Pear, pine, Ihx, lime tree. Durability (In dry works) Odar.oak, yellow pine, chestnut. Iliiilding (ship hultdlng)-(Vdar, pine, (deal), fir, larch, elm, oak, locust, teak. Wet construction (as piles, foundations, flumes, etc.) Kim, alder, Im-ccIi, ouk. whltewood, chestnut, ash, spruce, ) htnoie. Machinery and millwo Ash, beech, birch, pine, elm, oak. Holl ers, ota. Box, lignum vlt mahogany. Teeth of wheels -Crab tree, hornbeam, locust. Foundry patterns Alder, pine, mahogany. Furniture (commni)) lleech, birch, cedar, cherry, pine, whltewood, llest furniture Amboyna. black ebony, ma hogany, cherry, maple, walnut, oak, rosewood, satin wood, sandal wood, chest nut, cedar, tulip wood, zebra wood, ebony. Of these varieties, tnoso that chiefly enter Into commerce in this country are oak, hickory, ash, elm, cedar, blnck walnut, maple, cherry, butternut, e.to. MaiMMrlnir 'rsi. Manuring corn In the hill has the ef fect, on poor soil, of pushing tho crop forward in tho start. Hog manure in particular will do this. The elTeet is quite wonderful, but it gradually dis appear, and in the fall, when thu crop Is gathered, llttlo If any difference Is seen between tho manured and iiuma nurcd land. It is a permanent impres slou that Is wanted, and this will bo tho better secured by applying tho manure broadcast. Tho reason of this will bo seen when it is considered that tho roots of tho corn, when it is grown, spread out in all directions, occupying with a net-work the whole extent of thoground. Hence the benefit of working tho ground, as also of broadcast manuring. This explains why working Itetween tho rows, nnd leaving unstirred tho soil in Immediate or near contact with tho hills, proves a success. It nlso ex plains why corn thriven upon sod; thu sod is everywhere, (reding tho roots as they extend. Manure, however, has a benefit when applied In tho hill. It will attract or furnish moisture, nml give increased force to tho plant, thus favoring it in a drouth, and starting it tho sooner, Just as any rich ground will do. Tho better way Is to follow the plow with an even ly spread coat of manure, giving time to wash out tho soluble parts lioforu planting, whero sod Is turned down for manure, and tho surface soil needs a stimulant to start tho seed. Tho better way, however, is to turn down the sod early enough, and to fellow with a coat of manure, or some fertilizer, as tho corn will do hotter for tho increased tiehnoss, there being sufficient at tho Doing well surface to start tho crop without our manuring in thu hill. Thus there will bo well-sustained L'rowth from the tlmo of planting to the end of tho sea son, tho incrcoseof fertility securing an Increase of ylold, and a bettor prepara tion of our laud for thu crops that are to follow. INsldos, the high condition of tho land will, in a measure, bo a guard against tho mishaps of thu' seo 80U. Country (icntlcnum. .She Danced In Her Shroud. A Htohmond, Vn., dispatch savs that several months ago a Mrs. Hillltz, a highly respectable and wealthy tier man lady, was taken ill, nnd, in ordor to receive jrroper nursing nnd treatment was removed to tho Hospital of tho Llt tlo. Sisters of thu Poor, in tho western part of thu city. Sho was verv pouular with tho inmates of that institution and during her sluy inado many friends. Abut two weeks since Mrs. Hilllts, who had been in bad health, grew suddenly quite ill. During her Illness aho receiv ed every attention from tho good sisters, ilnd nil that medical aid could do, was dono to alleviate her sufferings. She grew worse, however, and somu of her physicians camo to the conclusion that sho could not live much longer. On tho following Saturday night Mrs. Hillltz died. Tho body was, according to tho custom, shroude'd nnd laid out lu tho parlor of the institution. Tho good sisters who had watched by tho bedsidu so faithfully wero gathered by tho side of tho corpse nt midnight when the clock struck twelve. Tho sisters did not grow weary in their watch over tho dead sister. Suddenly, as they looked upon her faco still in death, tho sunken eyes ap peared to flash, tho bloott came back to the faded cheek, nnd as though Imbued with superhuman energy, tho dead body rose from Its resting place, which was drapcdlwith n black pall emblematic of mourning, and spoko to tho affrighted watchers, saving, "1 am not dead yet, but 1 will dlo soon." Tho old lady then danced around tho room, sung aud shouted in a loud, ringing voice. Tho inmates of tho hospital woro thunder struck and paralyxed. As coon as tho nurses recovered from their fright they placed tno old lady in bed whero She lingered uutil about nine o'clock, when she again apparently died. Thu affair lias created tho uio-t in tense excitement, and thousands of per sons visited tho hospital. JJiVe Snow. Put to cook four spoon fuls of ground rice it can bo ground in any coffee mill lu ono pint ot water; stir well, and cook about fifteen min utes, then add two spoonfuls of butter, n littlu salt, two spoonfuls whlto sugar, and a few drops of lemon essence; havo boiling onu pint of milk; pour it over tho rice; stir well, aud let it boil until thick; then pour it into a dish for tho table. Excellent, cither warm or cold, OruJinm llmulTo a pint bowl ot wheat spongo raised over night, ndd nearly a quart of warm Water, half a cupful molasses, salt, aud stir in as much sifted Graham flour as you can with a spoon,. Do not knead it, but put each loaf ia a separate pan. When, raised, bake ia a quick ores. AT THU I.AftT. Thfre muit trWfS"HiH lli all !-1 -A rrt fruition from th lirror-l pt, Krl, Nrtni- ij. tor t.M. pirlng Irt 4ti.l fru, A trixUriutit.ram ti. drjr Sirr it Ut. Thrir III tr MSni-thln -utim thr 'iff re jlloiMV ,. Horarthfnsc loure Ur 'bj fir thin urrr nlit . , $ A prtxqwit MruUl, -.pnr ttynar KniUUaU r"Ut rtynu 'cl7 he lirbu. S) rhcrr up, hrurt, nl fur that morrow wait ' Diesm what jou II, hut prr towjrit the ilrrsm; lt fancy ftiil1dullrffit through the Ktr, Ami tier the current, would the cm- the trrani. Thin, when that onrthlrg lira athwart the way Comlnj( unaought, an food tbl-ip aerm to ilo 'To 111 oroTe brneath tha (tilth ot acttlng day A notiler meed than now wduH beckon rou For. lifted up by romtant, forward atrtfe, llow will attain xi marreloua a hlf ht, Thrre can he nothlnr found within this life After this day to form a fitting night. Mo Heaven, alone, ihall crer fatfify, And 'iixl'a owa light he erer Ihtht enough To guide the purlStd, tnnoMnl eye Toward the smiMith which He beyond the rough. There will tie ftomcthlng when theae clouila klm hy A Isiuhtroti yielding from the fruitful pt; (Sweet -rtc-e and rrt upon the pathway He, h'ru though hut death and flowers at llHt. HOIIEKT HOUmN. Tho most famous, of magicians wns tliu latu Hobcrt Houdiu. Ilo waa never excelled, and seldom equalled, in his calling. Ilo was well declared to bo tho prince of conjurors, for he elevated his profession, and was an nblo mathe matician nnd mechanician. His Ingenuity was unlimited, and it was absolutely Impossible to detect the secret ot his Innumerable tricks and performances. Without the least as sistance ho would hold an audience In delight and amazement for hours, every thing being done with a graceful facili ty which showed that Houdln absolute ly enjoyed his business. Ho taught his son many of his original tricks.but never imparted them to others, while the se cret of his most, remarkable performan ces has died with their master, and no one can over hope to reproduce them. Probably tho first instance tn which a conjuror has Iwen called upon to ex urcUu his profession in Government em ploy was that of Kobtrt Houdln. Ho was sent to Algeria by tho French Min ister of Foreign Affairs to exercise tho blnck art in that benighted country, hoping thus U) destroy tho Influences exercised amongthe Arabs by tho Mara boutsan Influoncu which was often mischievously applied. Hy n few cun ning, yet clumsy tricks, these Marabouts passed themselves off as sorcerers, and were held in fear and veneration by tho ignorant tribes. Tho French Govern ment desired to show the Arabs that those would-bo leaders among them woro moro Impostors, and that their pretended supernatural powers wero without thu least foundation in truth. The best way to do this, it was thought, would be to send ono among them who should eclipse their skill, nnd thus dis credit their science and pretended pow ers. It was resolved to send Robert Houdln, and tho wizard was ordered to appear at tho Government olllco in Paris forthwith. Houdln was a little puxzlcd, to know what the Minister could want with him. Tho plan and purpose of tho Govern ment wero made known to him. and ho entered with spirit Into tho idea and its successful application. With every facility and all needed protection, Hon din sailed for Algeria to astonish the natives. r - ' Arriving under favorable auspices, ho went nt once to work upon tho object of his mission, nnd gaping crowds followed him everywhere, thinking him Inspired. He succeeded in showing tho people that he could vanish thu fmnniw ir,il.. ots, wlio had obtained such control over me ignorant masses ot tno' population, and thus throw them into such discred it that he succeeded in disarming thorn almost ontircly of their influence. Still thcro was ono of tho Marabouts whom ho had not yet met, and who scoffed at tho reported puwers of this French wizard. A day was therefore ap pointed when tho two should appear be fore the puoplo, and each glvo evidence of his own peculiar powers. Ono of tno great pretensions of the Maralout was to invulnerability. At the moment that a loaded musket was pointed at him nnd the trigger pulled ho pronounced a few cabalistic words, and tho weapon would not go off. Hou dln instantly detected thu trick, and showed that tho touch-holu of the mus ket was carefully plugged. .This ren dered tho Arab, conjurer furieus, aud he, of course, abused his French rival without mercy. Houdln waa perfectly cool, and turning to him, said: "You are angrv with me." "I am," said tfio Marabout. "And would be avenged?'1 ' "Yes he replied, regarding Houdln with eyes gleaming with ferocity. "It is very easy." "Show mo tho wav." "I will show you,' said Houdln, qui etly. while tho Arab was all attention. "Tako a pistol; load It yourself. Hero aro bullets. Put onu in tho barrel. Hut stop" "For what?" said tho Arab. "Mark tho bullet with your knife, that you may know It." Tho Arab did as he was told. "You aro qulto certain now," said Houdln. "that tho pistol Is properly loaded." i J "Yes." "Tell me, do you feel no romorse In killing mo thus, even though I consent?" "Nol" -and the eyes of the savage grow darker with nn expression of cm- It is. strajisv." said Houdln. wlwirurt sadly. You are mv enemy, and I will kill you. he replied. Wait but a moment." , lloridin then Muck nn apple " the poThfof a knlfo."and calmly gnve'the word, a he held the fruit raised In one hand. "Fire"' The pistol was dlH'harged. the apple tlew far away, and there appeared In its place, stfick'wn the point of the knife, the bullet 'Which'! the Marabout had markedi The spectators, though they wero arotistsl to Intense excitement of ftcllmr. remained mute with stupefac tion, while the Marabout bowed before hi aitiHirior, saving: "Goo Is great! I am vanquished1'' Great was the triumph of thu French wizard. Houdln then called for an emptv bowl which lie kept constantly full. njsl boiling coffee, though but few of thw. Arabs would taste of it, for thev were sure that it was the evil one's coffee ot from whehco it came. He told them1 that It was within his power to deprive them oi all strength ami to restore it to thero at will, and ho produced In lllus. trstlou a small box, so light that a child could lift it with the fingers. And now came their astonishment. Tbi box suddenly became so heavy that the strongest man could not rhl.se It, and the Arabs, who prize physical strength above everything, looketi with terror upon tho magician, who, they doubted not, could annihilate them by the mere exertion of his will. i The people expressed this belief, in which tho wizard of course confirmed them, and promised that, at n day ap pointed, ho would convert onu of them Into smoke. Thu day came and the throng was prodigious. A fanatical Marabout had ugreed to give himself up to the French sorcerer for the exper iment, at The preparations wero on a grand scale. The Marabout was made to stand upon a table, and was covered with transparent gauze. Then Houdln and another person lifted tho table by the ends, when tho Arab disappeared In a profuse cloud of smoke. The terror of the spectators was indescribable. They rushed out of the place and ran a long distance before tho boldest could mako up their minds to return and look fo? thu Marabout. Thoy found him near thu spot whore ho hall so mysteriously disappeared, but ho could not nnswer their questions; he could toll them noth ing nt all, and only gazed wildly at them like ono bereft of his senses. Ho was entirely ignorant of what had happened to him. This was Houdin's closing exhibition in Arabia. Tho minds of tho people had been filled with wonder, and lie was venerated by all, while tho pretentious Marabouts wero in utterdisgraco. ilos Ion Times. Advice to Those About to Marry. I married my wife about thirty-llvo years ago. The ceremony was per formed about seven o'clock in tho morn ing. Heforo retiring that evening w?P" hadngood talk with each other, and thu result has sweetened our entire lives. We agreed that each should always bo watchful and careful, never, by word or act, to hurt tho feelings of tho other. We were both young aud hot-temporcd, both positive In our likes and dislikes, and both somewhat exacting and inflex ible just thu material for u life of con jugal warfare. Well, for a few years wo found it hard to always live by our agreement. Occasionally (not often) a.word or look would slip offtho tonguo or faco before it could bo caught or snp pressed? but wo never allowed tho sun to go down npon .our wrath. Hefore retiring nt night on such occasions thero was always confession and forgiveness, and tho culprit would beeonio moro careful in tho future. Our tempors and dispositions became gradually moroV' congenial, so that aftor a few years w7 caiuu to bo ono in reality, as tho mari- tal ceremony had pronounced us nonil-' nally. In thinking back wo find that for more than twenty years our little agreement haa been unbroken, and there has been no occasion for confes sion and forgiveness. In business wo have hail- adversity and prosperity, failure and success. We raised n fnnW Ily of children, nnd now haveour grand children about us, and wo nro simple enough to believe that we havo better children and better grandchildren be cause of our little agreement. Under such a contract, religiously kept, no ill natured children will bo reared, nnd no boys wiUifind tho streets and bar-rooms moro pleasant than home. To makA good wifo or a godd husband requires tho co-operation of both. .1 llcligiom r.ililor. i j A Palalt Paragrapber. Of tho eccentrio Lorenzo Dow Dr. W entworth tells In the Troy Times these anecdotes: During one of hi" long peregrinations a relative with whom ho ha.Phad diffi-' culty died, nnd the first townsraidh Dow met on his return gave him tho tfdlnirsx "V aal," said Dow. "you tell tho fof that there will bo a funeral sermoh preached in the meetln' house next Sabbath day at tea o'clock." Thu appointment flow like wild-fire. Dow's meeting house was a plcco of woods near hla own hmi urltl. . ..... or a pulpit At the time set tho woods """ wiwi an expectant crsjaWil, and they wero not disappointed. ' Ho took for his text, "And" the Lord set a mark upon Cain," and such a tempest of invective and sarcasm never fell up on the memory of a dead man as the deceased offender got as his eulogy that day. My father heard him in Charles town, S. C, s!xty vears ago. In a FrtV- bvterian chureh furnUh,..! wltl. ... tnoso old-fashioned tail pulpit, fifteen feet in thu air. Dow, Instead of ascend ing tho stairs, climbed up bv one of tho supporting posts, and went bvor the ton llku a monkey; throw off tho cushions, which he held in detestation, and fl ounced his text: "Ho that eatereth not .by tho door into tho sheepfold, but clfmbeth up some other way. tho same is a thief and a robber." Tho practical illustration Hxed tho tha text and tho senuon forever. In Norwich, at one time, ho pulled out of hit pocket his immense old Dutch plafh beck, Mg as a small wannlng-pan, aad at the moment of announcing hU text flourished It In the air, shrieking: uato all, Watch!" ilo sJLWbP "' WW y0U "? 1 I V r Ar A' h h h fa u 9 Wl hi ah of pa in lea mu po s and Sea you Ptai ath i, palt will mini "Hi 4 if, WS.U " -t ' V .1 'V&;,.:r f 'I t L I ta&&ft M.Jmll,-., t , . J &l aMjiaaaKfrifl J - g 1 tiijt'i - "