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THE RED CLOU) CHIEF. FRIDAY. JAM. 31, Ufflti.
BY MUTUAL CONSENT.
Mt
To Intensify
UK was Rented on
grass, with her
shoulder propped
up ngnlnst a camp
Rtool; there woto
two or three garden
benches standing
nhout, hut Hlie aalil
alio preferred to sit
on the Brass It
made her feel more
"country."
this feeling Hho had
riniiimi iior fresh i tiling beauty in a
marvelous organdy, so sheer that her
nrms gleamed tliroiiKli It HUo alabaster,
and had pinned on her bright head a
great hat drooping with roses. By her
aide leaned a white parasol edged with
lace.
ller companion, a young mnn In ten
nis tlnnnels. who was stretched nt her
feet, had commented sarcastically up
on her "rustic attire," and a hot dis
cussion had ensued, a discussion hap
pily interrupted by the arrival of a ser
vant with a tray of Iced lemonade.
"Ah," said Miss Grcsham, helping
herself to one of the frosted glasses,
"If there Is one pernm for whom 1 en
tertain nn undying affection It Is Hetty.
I know we are Indebted to her for this.
She 13 one of those rnre people who al
ways do the correct thing."
"Hetty," lepeated MaiUland, lazily,
flipping his lemonade, "and who Is
Hetty?"
"He has forgotten Hetty!" cried tho
girl, "and has no moio shame than to
confess It! Hetty, who was always his
sworn companion and who has helped
him out of I do not know how many
ncrnpes. This Is the effect, I suppose,
of co'lego and travel and society."
"Hetty!" again repeated Marklnnd.
"Ah!" a sudden light springing to his
eyes "your old nurse, of course. Why,
certainly I remember her dear com
panion of my youth I Hut I did not rec
ognize her by ho common a title. To
me she has always seemed a benellcent
genius, a good angel, rather than an
ordinary mortal." lie lifted his glass
"To Hetty," he said; "may her shadow
never grow less."
"Hetty was asking mo nhout you the
other day," said the girl: "she wanted
to know If you still rode ami boated
anil swam like you used to. 1 told her
you had given up dancing because of
the exertion." She looked at him In
nocently. "Old she ask you anything about your
own life?" said Markland. sitting up
"a resume of how you put In your time
"And tho house?" she htirrteJ on;
"how does It look?"
"Awfully everything gone to pieces;
dust, cobwebs and mold everywhere;
tho family portraits white with mil
dew." "Oh, Tony," she crlod, "how dreadful!
You really ought to do something about
them."
"I shall," he said. "I was fond of tho
place as a lad. and tho trip down hero
has nwakened all tho old feeling. I am
CRAWLED ON HIS BACK.
i:xinrlenco of n Mun with a Ilroken
I, re on n Trr.llr.
James Starr, aged fi5, took six hours
to crawl with a broken leg from tho
trestle nt the foot of 21th street to High,
says the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Starr Is n carpenter who lives with his
daughter, Mrs. It. M. Sanders, nt 2400
West Jefferson street. He loft homo
Saturday morning and did not return.
tired to death of society, tho exertion , n0 ,rnks some and his son-in-law lie
of danelng"-smlllng "and tho bother j ovoa i,c wnH ,run Saturday night
of being agreeable to people tnat one when ho started to cross the canal on
v.sr-v
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.i iysn j&
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU.
during the winter t-easou in town
might be Interesting to her, and cer
tainly profitable."
"Anything 1 do Is Interesting to her,"
she responded, coldly.
"Do you know," he said, "I bao been
marveling over you ever since I came.
I cannot quite leallze that you have
been ten days In the country without
being bored. How have you accom
plished It? I thought that the day of
miracles was past."
"My good Tony," remarked Miss
Greshntn. patronizingly, "you must not
Judge other people by youmolf; It Is n
very foolish and narrow-minded way
of doing. Because you cannot exist
happily without your clubs and theater.-,
Is no reason why 1 can't. '
"I never knew you belonged to a
club," observed Maiklanil, mildly.
"Have you developed Into that won
der, a new woman?"
"Oh, immense! You know I was
speaking figuratively! I mean that 1
nm not wedded to any particular state
of things that I can adapt myself to
circumstances and enjoy whatever
comes."
"Can you? How delightful! Hut.
Jesting aside, has It not been rather
alow for you here, without any girls
for you to tee through and scorn and
bo amused by nor men to anal) so and
draw you out and get Interested In?"
"How do you know there have been
no men?"
"I havo your own word for It. 1
heard ou refuse four of your best
friends permission to visit ou down
here, and 1 inferred thnt the common
herd had been no hotter treated. "
"Yes" she said, "you were right. My
solitude h.u been uniuvuded. 1 have
been realm? an I enjoying myself thor
oughly. Hy tho way" suddenly
"who told you that you could como'"
"No one, but I had to run down to
my place on busluech. and I thought It
would look uniielehbotly not to drop
in and find out how you were getting
' on."
"Wry thoughtful, Indeed! So you
havo leniombered your old homo at
last! How long has It been since you
weie here?"
"Five yenrs" pondering "five years
.his June."
"Is It much changed?"
"A good deal; tho old willow by tho
pond ls down; foil In tho August storm,
DnBton tells me,"
"Oh, I nm ao sorry! Wo used to"
chc piused, blushing.
"Yes," ho responded, "so we did."
fad he glanced at her laughingly.
doesn't care a rap about; so I navo nan
made up my mind to marry and settlo
down In tho country; that is" slowly
"If I can persuade tho girl I lovo to
consent to bury herself for my sake."
Miss (Sresham looked down; her face
had lost a llttlo of Its bright color, but
the pallor was In no way unbecoming.
"I thought the best thing to do was
to come and talk over tho matter with
you," he Raid, nfter a smnewhat nwk
ward paupa; "you always help a fellow
so with your advice."
"I Imagine," sho replied, "that If a
woman cared for a mnn she would go
with him anywhere."
"Exactly, but that In the question
does she care for mo? You sec" gaz
ing nt her steadily "she is a society
girl, used to a good deal of gaiety and
movement and excitement, aim n ""-'
not seem quite fair to ash her to come
down here, does It? It looks conceited
and solllsh, as if one thought a good
deal of oneself, don't you know!"
She looked at hint gravely.
"Do I know her?" bIio asked. "Is alio
some one you have known a long time?"
"Oh, yes, since I was quite a boy."
"Is she piotty?"
"Of course, you ought to know that."
"Ami clever?"
"I suppose" slowly "she never says
unkind things or cees through other
people ns-as some of your other
friends do."
"Unkind thlncs? No. But as to see
ing through people" breaking into a
laugh "I am obliged to admit that sho
does. You see, she has been out a lot,
and the rosy bondage la a bit out of
plnce; natural enough, don't you
tlilnW"
"I suppose so" doubtfully "ono
cannot go through life with one's eyes
abut; that Is, If anyone has any brains,
and yet, somehow or other, I don't
quite like tho description. You nre
such n good fellow. Tony, for all your
affection, that you ought to marry some
body very much above the average."
"And so I shall."
"You always said," alio went on.
"that I might chooso a wlfo for you.
Don't you remember just beforo you
went to college that last ride wo took?"
"Assuredly."
"How we ogrecil to ask each other's
advlco about the people wo should mar
ry, and how we promised that neither
of us would get engaged without tho
other's consent?"
"Of course I remember. I nm qulto
willing to abide by the old contract.
I shall never marry without your per
mission." "Oh, Tony, really?"
"Keally."
She gazed at him with parted lips and
shining eyes.
"You are very trusting how do you
know that I shall not take a base ad
vantage of your implicit confidence and
refuse my consent altogether? You
don't know how lonely it will be going
out next winter without you. I have
got so used to having you around that
I don't believe III enjoy mse:i in uie
least unless you nr' there."
She pondered a moment.
"Come," she said. "I will compro
mise. I won't forbid the banns alto
gether, but you must not think of mar
rying until I am tired of society and
ready to take the tatal step myself.
How will that suit you?"
"Perfectly. If you don't put It off too
long."
"Oh. well, that I don-t know. I have
about decided to become a spinster."
Come, now, that lan't f.iir. Supposo
we aureed to be married tho same day?
That meets with your approval ? Well,
to keep that proml.-e fresh In our mom
orv" reaching over and taking her
hand "wear this for my sake."
He drew her glove oil very gently
and slipped a loop of dl.ir onds on htr
linger.
The blood Hashed to her cheeks.
"Tonv!" she cried, the full meaning
of his action breaking over her, "Tony,
I don't understand. 1 "
"Oh, yes. you do," he answered, draw
ing a reassuring arm about her. "but
for fear wm might make a miata'.te and
go olf and marry another fellow. I wilt
make my mcnlug clearer. I love you
I have always loved you. I have
never dreamed of asking anone eco
to marry me. I would havo to'.d you s-o
before, but you aro such a ureamui
llttlo flirt that I was afraid to teat my
fate, what say you, 3Wi'etheirt? s-'hall
we marry and settle down at the old
place?"
"And It was I all the time," sho mur
ium ed. "and I thought you meant "
"Who?" asked Murkl.'iid, curiously.
"(ih, never mind" hastily -"I see
now what an nbmrd Idea It waa. So
you alv.ns loved me, ever sluco I was
a child? Well, really. Tony, It waa
only fair, for I never eared for anyone
as I cared for you. Come, let us go In
and loll Hetty."
THE SERPENT VINE,
tho trestle. The old man wild It waa
about 10 o'clock Saturday night when
ho concluded to spend the night ncross
the cnnal and not go home. When ho
got opposite 21th atiect ho missed his
footing In the dark and fell. As ho
shot through the trestle his head struck
one of the ties, and ho landed on tho
gioiiml unconscious. How long he lay
theio ho docs not know. When he
awoke It was with the consciousness
of great pain In his leg. He tried to
yell, but his voice was weak and he
was unable to speak above u whisper.
The pain In bis leg made cold perspira
tion cover his body. He waited for what
iiccmcd nn hour In the hope1 that some
one would pass ahing and lend him
assistance.
The place was ns quiet ns a grave,
nnd he could not hear even the rap of
a policeman. He started to work his
way from under the trestlework, but
every nttempt to move forward nindo
him Hcream with pain. Finally he
turned on his back and began to crawl
along with bis head and hands, drag
ging IiIh Injured leg with him. This
was very slow and very painful. Once
he remembers to have lost conscious
ness, the pain was so great. Ho does
not know how long he lay where he was,
but the thought that ho might die tbero
before any assistance could reach him
nerved him to press on. He began ngaln j
to crawl on his back. He felt that he
was about to faint again, so he stopped.
He struggled with himself to keep from
losing consciousness, fearing that he
mlirht never awaken. When he felt
that ho had gained enough strength to
venture on he began his laborious and
painful task again. After be bad tUrug
glod along between rests and partial
unconsciousness for what seemed to
him a .week he began to break down.
He rested from his labors awhile,
thinking some one would surely pass
along, but no one appeared. He spied
some salt sheds near by and made his
way toward them. When he reached
the sheds the night watchman was
ninklng his last round. Just ns tho
watchman discovered Starr the latter
fainted. The watchman saw the man
waa badly hurt nnd telephoned for the
ambulance. Uy the time the ambulance
reached the Hlieds Starr had regained
consciousness. He was taken to the
city hospital, where It was found ho
hnd suffered a compound fracture of the
left leg.
AMERICAN ENERGY WINS.
By Brian K. Harr.
K had pushed our
way far Into tho
hounds of the
(ir e n t Dismal
Swamp f a r b e
yond the danger
lino that Solomon,
our Indian guide,
had pointed out.
In vain Solomon
entreated us to
turn bnck. We
found game abun
dant, nnd with the reckless folly of
youth, I permitted my dnrk-faced cou
sin Paul to lead me on and on.
At length the time came when Solo
mon could bo Induced to proceed no
'nrthec
"Go on there, never one of us come
oack," he declnred over and over. "The
snako vine bo there."
"The snnko vine?" l questioned.
"Halt!" sneered Paul. "The serpent
vino Is a myth."
"Hut what Is It said to bo?"
"A vine that grows In the depth of
tho swamp a plant that colls about
my living thing that may come within
Its grasp. It Is said to thrive on flesh
ami blood; but who believes the tale?
Who has hoen the serpent vine?"
"I huve," declnred Solomon. "I seen
It once."
"When?"
"Mnny year ngo. I came here then
to hunt with my brother. Wo do not
mind what they tell us of the snake
vine. We laugh at all the stories.
Wlillo wo be hero tho vine find my
brother, nnd when I ace him he Is dead,
with the vino all twist, twist, twist
round him."
"Hah!" sneered Paul onco more. "Sol
omon has told that story so many times
ho now believes It Is true. I aay tho
vino la a myth. Such n thing does not
exist In nature."
"You aay to me that I lie?" asked the
Indian guide, calmly.
"Yes," replied my cousin, with In
sulting Inso.encc. "It Is aa natural for
an Injun to He as It Is to breathe. Like
tho others, Solomon, you aro a born
Mar."
The guide nrose, picking up his rifle
Mid blanket.
"You go your way," ho said. "I go
Wo did not go very far. I Induced
Paul to lnnd and camp on a spot that
aeenicd favorable. Our camp llro
gleamed brightly in the gloom of thnt
dlamnl place, but did not drlvo tho
shadow from my heart
That night I atcpt little. Paul
Boomed to slumber ns peacefully aa n
babe. Morning came, and I nwoke to
And that I was alone. I had slept
soundly the last two houra of tho
night.
I ntarted up In terror, fearing I bad
been abandoned there, but tho boat
floated close by, and the outfit had not
been disturbed. Paul and his rlllc
to the boat, which Rtlll swung 041 thoA r
bosom of the dead water, held fast by
the mooring lino. My cousin had not $
gone.
No, ho hnd not gone. Beneath tho
trees near the water's edge a dark form
dangled nbove tho enrth. I would havo
rushed up, hut Solomon hold mo back.
"Look!" he said. "Tho end has come!
The snake vino was not to be cheated
this time."
"Hut the tree my cousin he U
hnnglng "
"The snake vine clmbs trees to find
food; lock near root of tree. Seo It
grows there see, It runs up trutik
alono were gone. I called to him, and i out on limb, It Is rounil ills nccr., aim
ho answered from tho forest near nt , he Is dead already!
hand.
"Come here," ho shouted; "come and
see what 1 have found."
I followed tho sound of his voice,
and found him not very far from the
camp. Ho waa standing and staring at
something that lay stretched toward
him on the ground In a moving twist
ing mass. I thought ho had shot
something, and huriled to see what It
could he.
"What Is It?" I asked.
"The serpent vine!" waa his reply
"It must be that. Solomon did not lie
after all."
I gazed nt tho thing, fnsclnuted, for
I snw that It was Indeed a vino that
grew from the ground there nmld the
rank growing things of the swamp. It
lay stretched toward my cousin, seem
ing to reach out and grasp for him,
but ho wns safe beyond Its touch. It
twisted nnd twined like a mass of ser
pents, nnd I felt my heart grow sick
nnd faint ns I looked.
"Como closer," cried Paul. "It can
not reach beyond Its length."
He drew me nearer, and then, of a
aiidden, with a atrong thrust he sent mo
reeling nnd shrieking fairly amid that
mnsB of writhing things. In the
twinkling of nn eye they had colled
about my legs, and I could not break
uwny, although I desperately strove to
do so.
"Paul. Paul, save me!"
My answer waa a mocking laugh.
"Save me!" 1 panted again.
"Save you!" returned my cousin
scornfully. "I brought you hero for
this! I hate you. I sworo that one of
us should not leave this swamp alive.
You miserable little Yankee; what
right have you to come hero from the
north and displace me in my uncle's
It wns true. In imaslng benenth thnt
treo Paul had been clutched by the
dangling vine. One cry was all that
ever came from his lips, for tho ser
pent vino quickly choked him to si
lence. It was retribution swift and sure, but
audi a death seemed none tho less ter
rible to mo that It destroyed one who
hnd doomed me to n like fate a short
time beforo.
Ono of us would not leave the swamp
llve.
THE UUHSTINO OF A GLACIER'
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Mtmuw
Mlnl.tor White' Morj of it Milium Meet
Ini; with i I'lirmcr Nmv Inrktr.
Fiom the Troy Times: Tho Ameri
can can always be trusted to make his
way, no matter what may be his envi
ronments. A story told by Andrew 1).
White, ex-minister to Germany and
Uussla. Illustrates this fact. Mr. Whit
stated that once when he wm at Ber
lin, after all the diplomatic corps had
been duly pietented to his wife, the
Chinese minister. In pursuance to cus
tom, brought round bis principal secre
taries and presented them to his col
leagues. Among these was a tall, tine-
looking man, evidently a European,
dressed In a superb court costume and
covered with gold lace. As his Chinese
colleague Introduced him to Mr. White
In liermnn. the convers.'tion was con
tinued In that language, wi-en cuddenly
this splondldlydrojiv'd personage said
In English: "Mr. White, 1 do not see
why we should be talking In German.
I come from Waterloo. In western New
York, and was educated at ltnchester
university under your friend, Dr. An-
derMiu." Mr. White s.ilil thnt hart tne
gentleman dropped tluough the celling
It would not havo oemed more surpris
ing, and that It was bird to belle that
the pretty little village of Waterloo, oi
oven Iiochester. with all the added pow
er of this noble ttuivoilty, should have
been aole to devebp a eivaturo ni gor
geotiti. It turned out that the gentle
man concerned, after graduating at tin
University of Kochestcr. had gone to
China with certain missionaries, had
then been taken Into the Chinese serv
ice, and bad proved to be a ihorntighl
Intelligent, patriotic nian.falthful to lib
duties to China, as well as to the United
States.
Mfo
mwmMmm
WMf&imml 11
frightful Itlaattcr Near tho ticiuinl
I'rtM.
A conespondeiit, writing to the Lon
don Globe, from Zurich, on Nov. LJ,
aays: "At daybieak on Wednesday a
frightful disaster took place at a dis
tance of four miles from Kanderstag,
on the Gemini pass. A huge, mass ot
Ice, niensuiiug l.'.'oO.OOO cubic meters, pi
detnehed from tho Altels glacier and
was precipitated Into the valley. Such
was the Impetus) of the might avalanche
that It was not checked In the valley,
but dashed up the opposite side, which
has a slope of 13 degrees, to a height
of 13,000 feet, carrying everything be
fore It until It met a wall of rock which
bent the main mass surging back.
"At the foot of tills rock lies, or rather
lay, the Spltalmatte, an exceedingly
beautiful and rich mountain pasture,
with chalets for the cowherds, for stor
ing cheeses, etc. At the time of the dis
aster there were collected there 150
head of valuable cattle, under the care
of four cowherds. There were also two
olllclals from Leuk, who had come up to
arrange about bringing down the cat
tle, which event has always taken place
on Nov. 13. All have been over
whelmed. Of the animals, only three
have escaped. The loss In the live
stock, the ownership of which was par
titioned among about thirty families,
mostly quite poor, belonging to the vil
lage of Leuk, Is estimated at 100,000
francs. The pasture Itself, which for
years will now be useless, strewn as It
Is with debris, la valued at 400,000
francs. Tho bodies of the two olllclals
and of two of tho cowherds have been
recovered, but In a horribly mutilated
condition. It seenia that tho disaster
overtook them while sleeping In thelt'-
huts. The other two men. whose bod
ies havo rot yet been found, are sup
posed to have been up early for the pur
pose of milking the cows. The blocks
of fnllen Ico and rocks cover a space
of two square miles to u depth of many
yards, the whole scene being one ot In
describable desolation. Besides tho
trees which were In the track of the
avalanche, great numbers havo been
uprooted by the wind which It pro
duced. Many of the cattle, too, lie
about In such positions that they must
havo been hurled gioat distances
through the air by tho samo force. Men
are hard at work trying to make some
sort of footpath over the debris, the
ordinary road being, of course, com
pletely obliterated. From old lecords
In Leuk It nppears that n similar catas
trophe occurred at the samo spot In
17S2, also only two days beforo the date
fixed for tho return of the cattle to tho
valleys."
S'r
"SENT ME REELING."
1 lit 1'i't Put: Criwr.
Among occasional objects of one's
pity nre the little pet dogs which elder
lv ladles, who aie generally clad .n rich
black silk, cuddle in their arms, in
doors and out of doors, through the
livelong day. At a certain iirignion
hotel I counted 'o less than sen of
these llttlo cuiiy-haiied anlinaU
mine. Maybo tho serpent vino find you,
and then you think of me."
"Wheio aro you going?"
"Back."
"Hut how are you going to got out
of the swamp without n boat?"
"I find my way; you find yours.
Good-by."
I would havo called him back, but
Paul prevenjd me.
"Lot the fool go!" bo exclaimed, loud
ly enough for tho retrentlng Indian to
hear. "Wo can get along without him.
I havo been In tho awamp beforo,
cousin, and It will not bo n difficult
thing to retrace our courso when wo
are ready to leave."
I was borry to seo tho guide go away
In such a manner, and I regretted what
had happened very much, but Paul
overawed mo, and I submitted to his
superior will."
That day, without Solomon, we
pushed on still furthor Into tho swamp,
although my henrt wns filled with a
fear that wo might never ho ablo to
c.utched to seven capacious bosoms got out oi inn "... mu "'"'
BireauiH niuuii ovi.-iih.-ii m ,iu,.
directions, for already I could not havo
told to aavo mo how to retrace our
l.iaiii'lilne a IIIk Mit.
That It costs something to launch a
big battleship Is shown by tho state
ment that tho expense of getting tho
Victorious, tho latest addition to Eng
land's fleet, afloat was about $10,000.
Sho la a sister ship to tho Magnificent
and Majestic, and Is 300 feet long, 73
feet beam, and 27Vi feet draft. There
wero used up on tho ways over whlcn
alio slid Into tho water 7,000 pounds of
nusslan tallow, 100 gallons of train oil
nnd 700 pounds of soft soap. The gross
weight of tho ship, equipped aud ready
kSome visitors. It Is well known, object
to degs In a hotel, ami consequently
a piohlbltlvo price Is put upon their ad
mlttance. Tho charge Is sometimes as
high us one guinea per day. St. James
Budget.
A Hhlte Mouse.
Tho big white moose recently shot
In the Maine wood.) by a Mr. Sargent ot
Grafton has greatly Interested natural
Istn, as well as sportsmen. It la the
only white mooso ever seen In .Maine,
and very few have ever been heard of
elsewhere. Tho naturalists say It Is,
of courso, not strango that thero should
bo nn ulblno moose, resulting from a
fronk of nnturo, as white deer nnd other
albino gnmo nnlmals nro not uncom
mon. BUI wmio mooso uru a bicui
for sea, Is 15,725 tons.
".I. -
. I rarity.
-tii- L.
course.
Tho great herons roso from tho
moraas, aa we advanced, sometimes
an alligator slipped away Into the dark
shadows whero tho water twisted be
neath tho thick tropical follngo.strango
birds flitted cmld tho tiees, from which
tho Spanish moss hung thick and rank.
It was a strango wild place, and 1 Wt
tho fear growing upon me.
Onco or twico I felt suro thnt I snw
my cousin's oyea fixed upon mo with
a flerco triumphant look thnt mado my
blood grow chill ThlB wns whllo we
passed through donso shadows, but aa
wo emergod to lighted spots Paul no
longer looked nt me, and I tried to
.niako myself bollevo It was a trick of
my imagination. , ,
affections! If It wero not for you he
would leave mo everything when ho
dlea. You nro a anenk nnd n coward,
but I have brought you to your death
here, although my hniida shall not be
atnlned. Th Ecrpent-vlue will do the
work for me. Good-by, cousin mine
good-by'"
Unheeding my cries and entreaties,
ho turned and hurried nwny, disap
pearing In the direction of tho camp.
I was left alone-left to dlo In tho
clutch of tho horrid vino that was
twining about my legs and creeping
up, up, up. I fought It off. I ahrloked,
I ahoutcd, I called to Paul, I prayed.
It aeonied that I was In the grasp of
that thing for hours, nnd yet I hnd
benton nnd torn It off ao thnt It had not
reached my neck.
All at onco a dark figure glided to
ward mo from tho shndow of tho for
est. "Paul!" I gasped "you have come
back to save me, Paul! I knew you
could not let mo dlo thus!"
"Paul gone. I hear you cry I come."
It was Solomon!
To this day I know not how he re
leased mo from that horrid vino. I
know that ho gave mo his knlfo
and told mo to cut nt tho nrma thnt
wero twined about me, and 1 know thnt
ono of my bands ho grasped, as he
sought to draw mo from tho clutch of
tho mouster. Between us wo tri
umphed, nnd I fell fainting to tho
ground, to bo dragged still farther away
by the faithful Indian.
Aa I waa slowly recovering, n grent
cry rang through the Bwnmp, a cry
thnt brought mo to my feet, quivering
with fresh excitement.
"Did you hear It, Solomon?" I asked.
"Mo hear," ho replied. "Como on."
Wo went toward tho camp. As wo
camo near wo saw that Paul hnd gath
ered up tho outfit nnd carried it down
round at Delphi.
Two more alnbs of stone Inscribed
with words nnd music huve been found
In tho trensury of the Athenians nt
Delphi by tho French. By using some
of the fragments previously discovered
a second hymn to Apollo, with Its notes,
litis been put together. The dnte ls
nflcr the conquest of Greece by the
Romans. Tho Greeks seem to havo
used twenty-one notes In their muslcnl
notation, where wo use only twelve.
USEFUL ITEMS.
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Books with clasps or raised sides
damago those near them ono
shelves.
To Homovo Iron Mould. Apply first
a solution of sulphuiet potash, and
afterward ono of oxalic acid. Tho sul
phuiet acts on the Iron.
To Polish Old Book Bindings. Thor
oughly clean tho leather by rubbing
with n nleco of flannel: If the lcnther
la broken All up tho holes with a llttlo (
pnsto, beat up tho yolk of nn egg, and
rub It well over tho covers with a
ploco of spongo; polish it by passing n
hot Iron over.
salad oil to tho mouth of the docanteiV
by means of a feather; tho bottle
should then bo placed about ouc-hnl
yard from tho tire. When vnrm thr;
stopper should bo gently struolc on nl
aides, nnd nttempta should bo mndo t
movo it. If It still lemulus fast, n;
ply moro oil. A fow sharp taps on ti
stopper, all the way round, with a K
Is iuo very effectual.
Dress of Nurses.- Nurses In the s)
room should always dress In lie;
colored clothes, nnd those should bof!?.
cotton, so thnt they may bo less Hal
to harbor Infectious matter, nnd mo
easily cleaned. Freo Silver Knight
Edmund Gosso does not think
Dickons died tho wholo nntlon
suddenly impoverished by tho
nwny of a mnn of letters ns it H
Stevenson left them,
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