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OUR GOLDEN
It Is almost thirty years lime the
foTslRht of one ninn seeiir tl for tin
l n'tod States it lniul whoiv v.ilue is
very day bppomliiK tnnie and nnic
known and appreciated by the people
pf the Union. Up tnuvM ridicule,
and opposition of every sort from ev
ery source, and with a pertinacity
bom of inward conviction, he never
icsted until he had seen Alaska be
come the property of the United States.
The name of Secretary Seward will be
forever associated with that icrnnrk
ablo purchaM', by which we secured
from Russia for seven million two
hundred thousand dollars n territory
nine timcK the hle of the' New Eng
Innd states; teeming with gold mines,
rich in furs, abounding In flr.li, and
clothed with forests. Hut nt that time
no one, not even the Russians them-
M'lves, knew what a rich country Ala
ka was, and many were the JokcM made
at the expense of Secretary Seward'ii
nithiislnsni. The papers sneered at it.
one of them suggesting to President
Johnson that he visit "tills land of val
uable snow and merchantable lee." for
tuc general Impression wan that It was
an ice-bound country, access to which
was crowded with Siberian-like tlilll-
culties, the people as a whole knowing
"cry little about It, and not stopping
to consider that Its thousand miles fit
coast wns washed by the warm waters
of the Japan current, tints modifying
:ne climate, so that winters in Sitka
are scarcely moro severe than those
in New York, while the summers are
lefreshliiRly cool. Secretary Seward
worked with almost a seer's vision to
accomplish his heart's desire, and he
was ably seconded by Charles Sumner,
whose speech In the senate on "the ces
sion of Russian America" was one of
the finest efforts of his life, and at
length the vast district became the
property of the United States.
Then came he puzzling question ot
naming the territorial baby, boeaupo
Itn old name, "Russian America," wi3
no longer appropriate. The wits ex
ercised their Inventive powers, sug
gesting such appolatlons as "American
Siberia," and "Zero Islamic-," hut
Charles Sumner showed his line taste
by suggesting "Alaska" (the grpat
land), a name which the Indians uspd
In connection with the southern part of
the peninsula. The ceremony of the
transfer was very simple. Had one
been In Sitka a certain blight October
morning in 1807 he would have scon
beautiful Sitka bay guy with the lint
tering Stars and Stripes on three Unit
ed States warships, while fiom every
staff and roof of the village waved the
emblem of Russia's power. In front
of the old castle on its lofty, natural
elevation were drawn up the troops of
both countries, who silently uwniieu
the first salute from one of the United
States fchlpa, at which signal the ord.T
was given to lower the castln's Russian
flag. Scarcely had the sound of the
American guns lost themselves in echo,
when thp Russian batteries boomed
forth, and the American Hue gayly
i ii is
Av&SL Ci ;b ; SS'--Sr'-cr"'
W1UTK HORSIC RAPIDS, YUKON RIVER.
Kountcd to tho top, while both coun
try's guns sounded a duet, after which
the Russian governor formally resigned
his badge of office to America's repre
sentative, and the land belonged to Un
cle Sam. That night there was a ban
quet and ball nt the castle, and then
the Russian families, many of whom
wero cultured, educated people, pre
pared to leave the country in possession
of tho new owner, so that in a few
months the natives and United States
troops, together with unscrupulous ad
venturers, wore the sole occupants.
Gradually the latter class was super
seded by honest prospectors and rugged
pioneers, whne accounts of the beauty
of the land attracted the tourists who
now annually flood the coast region,
11 here some of the grandest scenery of
the world can bo seen.
Leaving Victoria, tho boat begins Its
terpentine passage among the Innum
erable Islands which, neeklace-llke, en
circle tho coast. Jn verity and truth,
they arc thc spurs of that unbroken
mountain range which forms a wall
along the Pacific coast from north to
fouth. At first, one begins to count
these Islnnds, but Ir soon lost In a
maze of figures, for thero Ir n goodly
company of about 1,100, varying in size
fiom pmall, delicate patches of green
to great tracts of land ns largo ns tho
ttato of MnBjnchi'BPttH, As the boat
glides In and out of this labyrinth of
nature, the scene becomes ku'.eldoeco
pic, for new combinations of turquoise
jyatcr, lleece-fleckcd Bky, granite moun-
TERRITORY.
VVVV
tains, ami forests ccnttirlPH old arc '"'' "' moon and stars spp thp won
constantly presenting themselves. Thp i '''"fill beauty of thp place, for hoatu
Ynspinltp seems but thp child of this " "st "' pood. by when Sol's charm
vast, grand congregation of rocks, while
Pike's Peak Is but a strayed little ' '" "v overtaken by night In that loc
lu other, for one aftpr thp othpr. on all ) "lotted bay. which Is so unlike that
ships, mountain!) that lose tneniseues
in the sky's snow hnn lis rise perpen
dicularly from the smooth, level sur
face of the watpr, Neptune demanding
no tribute during this voyage, as one
meets the open sea only while crossing
Queen Charlotte Sound and Dlson En
trance. A bird Hying IiIrIi over head,
or a seagull sklmmiuR the water's inlr-lor-llke
lace, plve evidence of the
feathered Inhnbltantn of these unex
plored wlldorneasrs. while n blrcb-bark
canoe filled with Indians darting across
Hie water, aild the last touches of wild
ness to the scene. Hut the "noble reil
man Is nobler at a distance than upon
nearer acquaintance, for the first vet-
tlemcnt where the water carriage l,lp B00 on the cellliiR formltiR black
lands. Port WraiiRcll. discloses the stalactites of the most fascinating
natives freed fiom all plrturcsquene-'s. "ni'o and foim. In this common llv
tlielr totem poles alonp calling out ad- '"" ". Hip entire family. Inelui1infc
miration. Before almost every hut hordes of dogs, eat and sleep, while.
are seen these statelv emblems, syni-
bollcal of the natives' pride- a pride
which humanity shaies. for does not
everyone respect a eout-of-nrms? The
savage and white man here meet n
I common rid,. nil. for each desires In
llnenee, and In Indian nlt'nlrs lie who
erects the most splendid pole is reck
oned a man of wealth, for these lie
aldiie emblems cost the owners from
? 1,000 lo $2,000 of our money. A fine
cedar log, perhaps fifty feet long. Is
chosen, and this, alter It has been
snipped of the bark, Is carved with i ""-'rounding land, thus forming a nat
the faces of men, beasts and liird.s. j ,llal i,ml impregnable fortress. The
which may or may not be painted, nn-l v,ew '' this commanding height Jls
to every Indian ibis true gcneologica! 'loses a senil-clrcular bay which tulgh.
li ee relates a plain story of the owner, ll(' ,,1P twin of the beautiful bay of Na
showing his descent (which Is rck- t,lpB- not 0VPI the lire mountain being
oned on his mother's side), the pow-r- ( absent, for the extinct volcano, Edgo
fill alliances made by his family, and ! mlie, far In the distance to the right,
the great events in the tribe's history
The day of i's election Is a proud inu
for the snvngo. as the event Is cele
brated by the eiitlic trlb and that host
who can make the greatest display by
lavishly feastliiR all his puests on the
delicacies of this land, by giving them
expensive blankets as souvenirs, i
counted the most Important, and takes
a correspondingly high rank, even if
he beggars hlniFclf In the operation a
parody on modern civilization.
Having bxrhanged good United
States money (of which they seem to
know the value) for silver spoons on
the handles of which they have carved
totem poles, and having reveled in their
old art work baskets made of the split
roots of the cedar, woven together by
lmnil so tightly that they would hold
water, mil painted with native colored
clay In tiidp geometrical figures, the
tourist finds himself once more drifting
through a never ending panorama of
nature's arranging and painting, until
the glaeleis begin to make their ap
pearance, each one of which seems
more beautiful than its piedccessor. un
til that queen of glaciers, the .Mulr. is
reached. Like a shy maiden, it has
been chary of its beauty, hiding itsel:
In a bay which Is rather formidable o;
entrance, ns It Is usually tilled with n
fleet of icebergs and fines which per
sist In keeping three-fourths, of their
bodies under water, so that a vessel
wishing to make their arqualntam-t
must be shod in iron. The grating
the Ice under the ship's metal heel, t'n
fierce rushing in and out of the tld-M
and the distant boomlns of nature'
artillery as the Icebergs break awaj
from the glacier's face and fall into
the water, make oup'p blood tingle, and
expectation has i cached Its climax
when a sudden turn Into an Inlet brings
one face to face with one of the most
novel, awe-inspiring sights In all this
great round world Mulr glacier un
like any other of Its fellows. Acro.n
the liny Mount Crillon nnd Mount Ka'.r
w eat her. towering 1.500 feet above the
water, like giant sentries, guard this
frozen pern, it does not stoop down te
I each the pea, but boldly, fearlessly ap
proaches the edge of the water, pre
senting a solid wnll of Ire over 200 fcrt
high, and three miles across Its face
a sight to dazzle and fascinate man
kind. Lc'viui; the ship. H'.'boats land lu
aspiring tourists in a mine at the side
of this lee river, and the ascent thronch
sand and boulder If begun a scramble
rich in reward, as the top of the gla
cier Is n congregation of ice-plnnaclcs,
many of which nie as beautiful nad
symmetrical as if they were cut from
Carrara marble by master artists In
days of yorr. Even thp sun scorns to
'hupp and smile more Rctilnlly as ho
errs lilmsrlf reflected in a thoupnml
Lrllllant lee-facets which separate Its
lays Into their prismatic hues, But
linger ns he mnv. tlm ilm ..miinu wlmti
P-im-ps on. a It Is not safp for a voesel
ether nay which caresses the banks .f
Sitka, tln mont Interesting settlement
in Alaska. A single street, at the
head of whlih is the old orthodox
Creek church, with Its picturesque.
I P'ern inlnniots. chime of bells and lino
ciock, iiiviiics the vlllape Into two
parts civilization and heathenism. On
the one side Is the Indian rancheiic or
settlement, for the government now
compels the natives to live In houses
or huts which front the beach in a
double low. each place bciiiR white
washed and numbered. The inside
consists of one large room with a hole
in the middle of the roof, through
which the smoke of the lire escapes,
Ulv onl' touch of pIclurtvqueiHs about
the ranchcrle are the beautiful eanoea
covered with gay blankets, which aro
drawn up on the beach. On the other
side of the graveled highway aie the
trading store, custom house, bnrrncl9,
nilslou schools and governor's castlo.
which Is a most Inteiestlng square old
Mructute made of huge logs held to
Kf,ther by iron bolts, its foundation be
lug a locky elevation which Is sur
lounded on three sides by water, whllo
inc rnui in springs abruptly from .li
wrapped In a royal purple mantle.
guards the hundreds of emerald Islands
which stud the silvery, glittering ex
panse of water. Rack of the town lira
the everlasting hills, whose rising
slopes as blue ns lapis lazuli, gradually
hide themselves in veils of filmy, fleecy
clouds until they change their gowiiB
to the pure whiteness of perpetual
snow.
Nature seems to be "setting for her
picture," for everything about Sitka
presents views to fill a water color ar
tist with rapture. Kven the sun lingers
long before closing his eyes on this
perfection, for 0 o'clock in August finds
Mm still out of bed, Hooding the scene
with Rloiious mellow light, which
gradually fades through the red of re
gret, and the gray of resignation, to tho
tender amethyst of hope, for the gentle
afterglow which tints the snow-cappul
mountains, and Is reflected by the island-set
bay, seems to be a promise of
tomorrow's return, and one secretly
envies him the sight, for ere that llmo
comes the steamer will have carried
Its human Height many miles from this
haven of perfect beauty, on the home
ward voyage from this laud of poetla
loveliness A tnerlcn's Switzerland.
Helium In u Mine.
Helium, it will bo recollected, is a
chemical element which was known to
exist In the sun and some of tho stars
long before it had been discovered on
the earth. When found on our clohe.
j two years ago, it was discovered In n
rare mineral of Norway named clevelte.
j Since then clevelte hns been in demand
I In chemical laboratories, nnd lta rarity
lias mndo It costly. Recently a mlno
was opened near Ryfylke, Norway, con
' tnlulng nn abundance of clevelte, to
gether with several other rare miner
als. The clevelte from this mine, ex
amined In London, has been found rich
In helium, nnd it sells for about $5 a
pound.
I'rrtrit I'opiilntlon of lalmiiiiriburc.
.Johannesburg, according to the lat
est figures, has no.-130,000 Inhibltnnra,
.11,000 of whom are whites. There ae
115,2(53 British. H.333 Russlnns, 2,203
Oerinnns. S19 Dutch, 442 Frenchmen,
311 Swedes nnd Norwegians, 200 Ital
ians, and 048 from other non-African
countries: the others come from the
Orange Free State and the Ilrltlslr
South African colonies.
FICS AND THISTLES.
The ring of the dollnr Is not heard in
the death chamber.
Kind acts find n dozen friends beforo
kind wishes get an introduction.
The truthful nre youthful though
their cheeks aro withered with age.
The rich man In hell didn't nsk to ba
taken out. He wanted to be made com
fortable where he wna.
Convince a sinner that you arc con
cerned about him, nnd he will soon
he concerned about himself.
There Is eoine difference between
hope-so religion nnd assurance, that
there Is between muggy twilight and
clear sunshine.
A euchre playing, dancing, theater-
going, beer drinking church member
can do more to demoralize the young
than a full fledged devil.
The preacher who is not caring
whether anybody Is being brought to
repr-ntar.ee by his preaching has mis.
understood the Lord.
According t the critics of emotional
religion, the penitents on the day of
Pentecost should have been "cut to
their logical faculties,"1 Instead of "cut
to the heart."
People who would bow, and scrape,
and walk on their knees for the nako
of being presented to Queen Victoria,
excuse themselves from the Wednes
dnr night levee of the King of King
me prayer raeeiiDC ttam B rim.
BANGROCHK.
(TrAiibitcd frsoin the Urc'ich ot N. S.
dp Forge.)
IS real name was
Simon Martin, but
when a child
he
bail fractuip.l his
hip, which accident
Idltl f.,.(tiiitml 111. 11
V, - l for life, and bis
L&&? 'TVti ' "'''l'H t school
B-'Y.VJ, I mid nicknamed him
SJKT' Uaucrocho (tw
lated
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was n fine fellow, muFcular, with bioad
8lioulders, an open face and clear eyes.
Moro than one of the pretty country
girls would have liked to know him.
but he hardly addressed a word to
them, held back by timidity and shame
of his poor leg. lie never coniplalecd.
and when he watched ills friend." ilanc
lap nt the fair, with their arms about
their partners' waists, ho accepted bin
position with tl,,, philosophy of a coun
try fatalist. But one day he sulTeied
the sorinw of a great disappointment.
He wanted to serve In the army, but
first he must puss the examination
with the others. He marched limping
along the mad with them, his li.it or
namented with long tri-colorcd rib
bons which lloated In the hrecr.c, uiiil
sung at tho lop of his wilee with an
animation which ntade hi in forget he
was not like tin lent of the world. But
his Joy was short-lived.
"Unfit for service; deformity of the
hip," pronounced tho officer.
"It is unfortunate," added the gen
eral, "without that he would have
mnde a splendid soldier."
Bancrocho departed alone, his heart
full of sadness and feeling the llower
of courage and loyalty which had
sprung up in hltn wither from lack of
nourishment. Ho readied the farm
where be was employed without meet
ing nnyone, and going to the bed where
he slept he threw himself down and
wept uncontrollably.
Some time after this Bancrocho was
employed on the farm of a certain
Benolt, a well-to-do farmer, who had a
very pretty daughter named Marletto.
Her white teeth mndo a line of Ivory
behind two may lip? always parting in
a smile. Her figure wns dainty, her
arms strong, her feet untiring; alto
gether she was tho picture of vigorous
beauty. Sho might have been n Ceres
of Rubens, in all tho strength and
freshness of her 20 years. And, of
course, Bancrocho fell mndly In love
with her. Sho was not long In per
ceiving her victory and, as sho was
something of a coquette, alio did all
sho could to encourage him. She was
eo good to him, looked nt him with
eyes bo sweet nnd bright that the
cripple was fired with love and hope,
letting himself dwell on hnntiy dreams
of tho future, In which ho gnw himself
departing from tho church with Mn
rictte, his wife, leaning on his arm.
Ho said many tender things to her, and
once, putting her mouth vory close to
his ear, she had whispered; "Bancrocho,
i lovo you: "
And after all, why not? he had asked
himself. To be suro ho wns a cripple,
but ho invented a thousand reasons to
persuade himself that this wns not an
obstacle. In marrying one thinks only
of the qualities ot tho heart. Ho had
:
"SEIZE THE WOMAN ALSO!"
come of a good family. Ho was held in
esteem by M. Benolt nnd was eccoud
to him In command at tho farm. All
theso thoughts reassured him and ho
spoko to Benolt of his hopes. To his
Joy, Benolt gavo him his lintid willing
ly and Enid ho would talk to his daugh
ter, who had Just gone Into tho hay
field. Bancrocho followed ut a dis
tance, and himself unseen watched the
farmer approacli Marlctte and address
her in a low voice. Then, after a mo
ment, ho saw her throw back her hend
With a peal of laughter and heard her
cry: "With his leg? And I would be
Mme. Bancrocho? No! No! No!"
Poor Bancrocho did not return until
evening and then ho took his placo ut
supper without noticing tho sad looks
of Benolt, nor tho haughty glances of
Marlette, who was willing to bo loved,
hut angry that he, a cripple, should
have dared to ask her hand.
"I understand, M. Benolt," ho Bald,
nfter supper; "wo will say no more
about it. I was wrong In forgetting my
leg." And moro than this ho would
not flay, going on with his w6rk as
usual, always brave, sometimes sad,
but never troubling either father or
daughter. And when, three months af-
ter, Marletto married Sylvuln Olllet,
proprietor ot tho Coq-d'Argcnt hotel,
he assisted at tho wedding nnd no one
noticed that his eyes wore red.
There was great excitement In the
Tillage of Saint Georges. The Prus
sians wero coming. They hud already
occupied tho neighboring village and
twenty times un hour each person look
ed anxiously down tho road to tho for
est, tho direction from which tho ene
my was expected to come. All the
able-bodied men bail gone to war, with
the exception ot Sylvniii Olllet, who
trembled at the thought of being killed.
A drfnKer and u braggart, deceitful uud
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u j -mw- tl
jtzr
wicked, he had made bis wife terribly
' unhappy, and Mnrlette, made wier by
time, had often thought ptrctfullv if
the honesty and sweetness of Batt
el echo. Olllet knew his townspeople
looked upon blm disapprovingly for
remaining so quietly at home, Instead
of going to fight for his country, nu.l
lie determined to win, by one held
strike, their appreciation and gratitude.
So. taking a rllle. he hid himself In the
liushcH pi the roadside In the forest,
and when the advance guard passed he
fired and killed one soldier. The re
i suit of tho deed was not long delayed.
leg). T li e name . Two bourn afterward a Prussian bat
stuck to him. lie , tnllon occupied the village nnd the In
habitants, men and women, were or
dered to nshctuble In tho public square.
In fairly plain French the couimaiidant
add rested them:
"One of you hail shot one of our sol
dlors. 1 give you one hour to produce
tho murderer. The village Is siir
louiuleil and no one can leave. If In an
hour the nsjasslu Is not lu my hands I
will set fire to your vlllngo at Kh four
corners. Now go home, and at the first
beat of the drum come back here."
The peasants turned away, asking
each other lu frightened whispers who
had filed the shot. Ilancroche entered
the inn of Coq d'Argcnt, and as soon
ns he naw the white, feaiful face of
Olllet he said, brusquely:
"It was you."
Olllet tried to answer, but ilancroche
Interrupted him authoritatively:
"Don't take the trouble to lie; It was
you."
Marlette and two or three others,
who heanl ills words, stopped In star
tled surprise.
"What would they do to him If they
knew It?" nuked one.
"They would shoot blm. And If
they do not know It they will burn tiio
village."
All were silent, terrified, except Oil
let. who cried, with chattering teeth:
"In the name of pity, do not give me
tip."
"Wretch, would you hnvo us all
burned?"
At this instant tho drum sounded.
"Listen," said Bancrocho, rising;
"listen a moment. You, Sylvuln Oll
let, must not die, for you have a wife.
But neither must the village bo burned.
I think I see a way. Stay where you
are, Olllet, and you others, swear to
keep silent. 1 will take euro of tho
rest." And they all departed, leaving
Olllet.
"Who Is guilty?" cried the officer, in
a terrible voice.
Bancroche made a step forward and
said quietly, "It was I."
"You," said tho olllccr, "a cripple!"
"That does not prevent my firing a
gun."
"Your name?"
Simon Martin, but on account of my
leg I am called Bancrocho."
"You confess that you killed the sol
dier." "Yes."
"Do you know you will ho shot?"
"I do."
Tho commander could not but ad
mlro tho calmness of Bancroche's
speech. Tho crowd listened, breath
less, amazed that Bancrocho, known
to bo so peaceable, could have fired
tho shot, but glad, nevertheless, that
the village would bo saved.
"Eight men; behind tho church!"
commanded tho olllccr.
At tills moment Marletto, forcing her
way through tho crowd, ran toward tho
officer crying, "Stop! ho lies! It was
not he."
"What are you Buying?"
"I tell you ho Is not guilty. It was
not ho."
"Hurry with tho man," cried the of
ficer. Marletto escaped from. tho soldiers
who tried to hold her nnd throw her
Bolt on her knees before the ofileer.
"Monslour, I pray you, do not kill
blm! Ho Is Innocent! Do not kill
blm! Oh. I beg you!"
"What is he to you?" asked tho of
ficer. "Your liusbaiid, your brother,
your father?"
"He Is Oh, in tho namo of God,
do not kill hltn! I love him!"
Tho officer burst into n loud laugh.
"Then kill me, too," cried Marletto.
"But you have dono nothing to de
serve It."
She sprang up with a bound nnd
standing beforo him struck him de
liberately in the face. The soldiers ut
tered a cry of rage.
"Seize tho woman, also!" cried tho
officer furiously.
"We will die together," said Marlette,
placing herself bcsldo tho cripple.
"Come, Bnncroche, I lovo you."
They were shot behind tho church.
Tho soldiers dug a grave In tho ceme
tary and hurled them together, mar
ried In death. Tho village of Saint
Georges was not burned.
Inillnn Woinun Who Fnrui.
In tho Indian village on the banks
of tho Minnesota river, about one mllo
down stream from Hhakopee, lives a
band of Indians who till tho soil, mako
bows and arrows and moccasins, nnd
trado with the neighboring furmers.
Among tho villagers are some Interest
ing women, ono of them being Mrs.
Othorday. tho slater of Shakonee of Lit-
tie Six, one of tho most noted chiefs
of tho'sioux nation. The women of
" i
the Shakopeo colony assist In the farm
ing and make beautiful bend work,
which they sell at tho summer resort
hotolB. Mrs. Othorday is a strong,
well-preserved elderly woman, much
looked up to by her own people and her
white neighbors.
A Curlou IIiumI.
A curious deed has been recorded in
Now Brunswick, N. J. Tho deed gives
to Charles Banks tho privilege of al
lowing tho eaves of his new house to
encroach on tho property of Mrs.
Sarah Edwards to the extont of four
Inches, and blndB tho heirs of Mrs.
Edwards for tho samo encroachment.
The consideration named is f 10.
THE DUSHMAN'S TACTICS.
li"" tlii. .tprti-li nt Afrlrn lliinl th
OhhIcIi.
The Buslitiiiiu dlvestH himself of all
his Incumbrances; water vessels, food,
cloak, assegai and sandals are all left
behind. Stark naked, except for the
hide patcli about his middle, nnd, arm
ed only with Ills bow, arrows and knife
ho sets forth. The neaiest ostrich Ip
feeding more than a mile away, and
there Is no covert but tho long, nun
diled, yellow grass, but that is enough
for the Bushman. Woimlng himself
over the ground with the greatest cau
tion, ho crawls fiat on his belly to
ward the bird. No serpent could tra
erse the Rrass with loss illstm banco
In the space of an hour and a half lu
has approached within n hundred
yards of the tall bird. Nearer bo dare
not creep on this Imro plain, nnd.. at
more than twenty-five paces he cannot
trust bis light reed arrows. He lies
partially hidden in tliu grass, his bow
and arro.vs leady lu front of him.
trusting that the ostrich may dtaw
nearer. It Is a long wait under the
blazing sun. close on two hours, but
his instinct serves him, and at last, as
the sun shifts a little, the great ostrich
feed that way. It Is u magnificent
male bird. Jet. black an to Its body
plumage, and adorned with magnificent
white featheis upon the wings and tall.
Kwaneet's eyes glisten, but be moves
not a mustier. Thirty paces, twenty
five, then twenty. Thero Is a light
musical twang ucpon the hot air and a
tiny, yellowish arrow sticks well Into
the breast of the glgniitli: bird. Tho
ostrich feels n sharp pang nnd turns
nt oiicp. In that samo liiHtnnt a sec
ond ni row Is lodged In Its side, Just
under the wing feathers. Now the
stricken bird raises Its wings from Its
body uud speeds forth Into the plain.
But Kwnneet Is quite content. Tho
poison of those two arrows will do Its
work effectually. He gets up, follows
the ostrich, tracking It, after It bus
dlsappercd from sight, by Its spoor, and
In two hours the game lies there before
him amid the grass, dead as a stone.
GENERAL BLISS AS A HUNTER.
llrllor. In Niiwkn l'liUon Aiitlilutn
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1h (iriicriil nifTilnlon.
Col. Zr.nns Bliss, who has Just been
made a brigadier-general In the regular
army, was for Bcveral years eom
tnnnder nt Fort Hayes, Kansas, where
he Is well remembered for IiIb many
exceptional qualities. Ho was an
enormously fnt man, weighing more
than 300 pounds, and had a proverbial
good nature that lurks In avoldupols.
He was a great Bportsmnn, and a fine
shot with both shotgun nnd rllle. Ho
loved to bunt prairie chickens, and al
wayn went Into the tlcldB sentcd In a
low barouche, with a soldier for a
driver. When his dogs caino to i
"point" ho would have the driver put
his horses abend of the dogs and Hush
the gnmc nt which ho would shoot
without dismounting from the car
riage. It was a great privilege among
the private soldiers to bo permitted to
go with the colonel as a driver. Ho tn
variably had a comfortable supply ot
snnko antidote under ono ot tho seats,
and was always careful to nntldoto tho
driver every time he nntldoted himself.
At short dlstanco off-hand shooting
Col. IIHhh was undoubtedly the cham
pion of tho army. Tho writer once
saw him win every dollar In the pock
ets of the officers of his regiment at
picnic, where shooting was made part
of tho program. Ho put a silver half
dollar up In a forked stick at a dlstanco
of seventy-five ynrds and offered to
wager that ho could hit it with an ordi
nary army rifle. Tho young llou
teiiants fell over each other in cover
ing that bet, and when tlto gun crai'kcd
they lost. It tickled tho colonel so im
mensely that ho spent nil ho had won
and twice that sum over in getting
these officers and certnln friends from
Huys City a Mumni's extra dry supper.
There never was a regular army offi
cer who possessed so much of the love
of his subordinates as Col, Bliss.
Miming Oil Coniiiioptlon,
An Indiana man who claims to be
115 years old nnd In tho enjoyment of
robuBt health Iibb Informed a reporter
that his parents died ot consumption
bofore they wero 30 and that ho has
used whisky and tobacco exclusively
for fifty years.
FOR CYCLISTS.
A good and cooling bevcrngo Is made
by strnlnlng nnd beating a fresh egg
and nddlng to a bnttlo ot ginger beer.
Water-proof road maps aro now to bo
obtained and If ono is caught In a
sudden shower they mnko a good pro
tection for one's head.
When the muscles nre tired and lame
a fine liniment to uso is made ot 5
cents' worth ot castor oil added to 5
cents' worth of hartshorn. Shako well
and keep tightly corked.
Soap Is sold In book form nnd when
needed n leaf can bo torn out. This
in n iinnnv find nimnot tr.isiAn mi . i.
, 1 " , . """"V U,"K"
.S" '? 8.!j ,ou
Is a handy and almost necessary article
UUbUCu V to WUUIVU4JII(4VVU
The latest novelty in handle-bars Is
mnde hollow and contains those, arti
cles usually relegated to the tool bag.
Tills removes tho fear of having the
bag stolen If tho wheel is left alone by,
Its owner.
Dust is worso for a bicycle than mud,
for the latter can bo cleaned off at
once, but dust gets Into every corner
and hides. A pair of good bellows can
bo used with marvolous effect after a
run over country roads.
The Jupaneso begin building their
houses at the top. Tho root li fust
built and elevated on a skeleton frame.
Then it affords shelter to the workmen.
from storms,
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