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fr ' 1 J HOODOOED BY AN OPAL SHACKAMAXON CAN EXPLAIN TALE OF WOE. Collided with Kverythhiff Simply Ite rautn an Unlucky .Tevrel Waa Aboard Korroirs of Men Who Wore It All the Ills of Mankind. CERTAIN sninll Btono sot as a scarf pin Is the avowed hoodoo of the Ellis Island steamboat Shuckamuxon, and Is said to ue re sponsible for all the disasters recently reported as having occurred to that steamboat, on which Dr. Joseph II. Senner, the Unit ed States Commissioner of Immigra tion, and so many others risked their lives until she was taken off. The hoo doo stone is an opal, now in the posses sion of J. J. Hampton, one of the Ellis Island ofllcers, says New York Journal. Mr. Hampton said that while the stone was his property, he would not keep It hi his possession for any con sideration. He vowb that bad luck at- taches to it and disaster follows It Con scquently lie keeps It in a phial, care- j fully corked and wrapped up in a dark cloth, as It is claimed the light has an effect on the opaline brilliancy of the stone, and the more brilliant Jt is the greater the danger following it. The opal was Innocently worn on board the Shacknmuxon during all the recent dis asters to that boat. Engineer Delaney was wearing the ncarfpln containing dhe koodoo opal tin board the "Shack" when the last smnsh-up occurred. De laney had purchased the pin from Hampton at a reasonable price, know ing of its history of attendant danger, but when he got nearly killed in that accident nothing would Induce him, he said, to keep the stone. Eugene Gilles. of No. COO West Forty seventh street, who is the chief electri cian on Ellis Island, and who says he liad formerly no superstition what ever, next purchased the pin, with the understanding that he should keep It a week on trial, and If nothing of evil be fell him in that lime he was to pay for it. The first day he wore it he fell from an electric light pole on the island and was severely injured. He attributed his mishap to the opal, and immediate ly returned the pin to Hampton, saying ho would not have It as a gift. Hampton, who was mate of the steamer Mattewan last summer, says lie found tin' scarfplu on board the Matte wan, and on the very day he found It the steamer, which was plying to and from Glen Island, ran Into a coal dock at pier 7. Hoboken, and was badly dam aged. Several people were thrown from their feet and some from seats, and a panic followed among the passengers,, and two women fainted. "Some days after, on August (J of last year," said j Hampton, "the boiler of the Mattewan "blew tip because of a bolt giving way. and the steamer had to be laid up. 1 was wearing tho fatal opal all this time without dreaming of its Influence. Soon after I put it away, and did not wear it again for some months. A few weeks ago I wa3 wearing tho pin. and 1 saw one of tho Immigrants in danger, and I saved him from falling orci board. He misunderstood my kindly intentions and services, and wo got into a fight. in yhieh he nearly kicked my face off." Hampton will bear the marks of the immigrant's kicks as long as he lives. If a MAult a,1 rliitil' rtflifie lur 4n -.- -4l. iit: icLiiuu mull. uuici uiai.uiucs tii Liic i fatal Influences and the ill luck attend ing tho opal, nnd concluded a long list by saying that he wns wearing the pin, and while holding the wheel of the i Shackamaxon tho -wheel slipped and threw him across the wheelhouse and nearly killed him. Ho says that is the last time he will wear the unlueky jewel. Captain Butler of the Shackamaxon had heard so much about the hoodoo opal that he asked to see it, and handled it freely. He says that on that same evening something went wrong with his daughter's piano while she was playing for him, and the instrument, which cost $373, has since been practically useless. Wnato of Hold. It Is not generally known, even In Caliorniu, that hundreds of thousands of pounds in gold are annually taken from tho rude heaps of baso looking quartz by the flowing of water'over huge piles of broken rocks that contain the precious metal. The water used by the miners Is charged with a simple chemi cal which has the potency to dissolve gold and hold It in solution. This is cyanide of potassium, a poisonous drug, which ferrets out tho minutest particles of tho metal. During tho last Ave years the process has been almost universally adopted, and more than $20,000,000 has utus been recovered. Yucatan I Advancing. Yucatan has always been considered among the most advanced states of Mexico In education. She has been In constant Intercourse with the outside world since tho days of the conquest. Schools have attained a high order since the advent of independence. African Dwarf. Among Dr. Donaldson Smith's discov eries In tho region of Lake Rudolph is that of tho existence of fifteen new tribes of Africans, one of them of dwarfs, none over five feet In height. Worth SlIO In Caeh. a woman In Pittsburg, Pa., sold her luisband tho other day to a former sweetheart for ?90 in cash, a pair of diamond earrings, a diamond ring and a diamond pin, gm iP BATTLE OF RAT AND SNAKE. In Which the flat Comet Heat. Out Second A unique rat-killing match occurred during the voynge of the steamer A'.a inctln, which arrived from Austria yesterday, says the San Francisco Ex aminer. The battle was between a rat and n snake, nnd the snake won the fight through superior science and good generalship. The reptile is the property of II. Hoy, one of the passengers, who has been touring the colonies for some time. It Is about five feet In length nnd the body Is perhaps an Inch nnd a half In diame ter in the middle. About two weeks ago the owner of the pet decided that It was time for him to eat. A rat was caught in n trap and then word was sent over the ship that there was to be fun. Tho rat-trap was taken Into the smoking-room and n string tied to tho leg of tho rat, whllo Mr. Hey had his pet brought out. The rat and tho reptile surveyed each other calmly for n few moments, the string on the leg of the former being give' full play nnd the snnke lying on the floor at full length, with his head elevated just the least bit. The rat mnde a sudden nip at his en emy's head and, missing it, Jumped back. Tho snnke dodged and waited i for another feint. It came very quick- h Mr. Rat missing again and getting back to his corner with alacrity, where he squatted nnd wondered what ho ought to do next. The head of tho snake began moving slowly to and fro. Then, like a flash of lightning, It shot out, and tho reptile's fangs were fastened in the neck of the rodent. Round and round through the nlr whirled the sup ple body, and in less time than It takes to tell It thennke was coiled about tho rat. Tho reptile did not relinquish his grasp on his -victim for five or six min utes, by -which time the rat was dead. The biinke then sloivly uncoiled nnd pioceeded to devour its quarry. He stretched out at full length on the floor and swallowed the rodent head first. The snake Is at the Palace Hotel with Mr. Roy. HIS KINDNESS REPAID. An Old Wnmnii Given Her Itenrfiictnr. a Jtroolilyn Mini, S:i0O,O00, About four years ago Henry Lewis, a confectioner, who lives with IiIb wife and six children nt 52 Floyd street, Brooklyn, E. D., found an old woman silting on the stoop of his house, says the New York Recorder. She was poor ly dressed and evidently without friends. As she showed evidence of cul ture he Invited her to his home. She accepted and Mrs. Lewis refused to let her go. The old woman remained with them until six months ago, when Lewis found it a dlfllcult matter to support his fam ily. Then she told him she would not continue to be n burden on them and insisted on going to the poorhouse at Flatbush, where she remained until a few weeks ago, when she returned to the Lewises. She had gone away comparatively a pauper, but returned worth $300,000, which she has turned over to Lewis for his kindness in taking her in and car ing for her when she was without a 1 friend. The neighbors all know of Lewis' gcod luck. On Tuesday he started for ! the surrogate's office in Brooklyn to lay , claim to the fortune. w-Jiich had been i Thp (1jHC0Vcry that gnt. wns ,)0,r to hc money was made when the surrogate of San Francisco Inquired for her through the Brooklyn surrogate and it j was dlbeoveied that she was an inmate ' of tho poorhouse. I A reporter called at Lewis' imncn lnat night, but found that all the family. In eluding the old woman, had gone to a reception at some relative's house. All the neighbors declared that they had hoard of Lewis' good luck and were sat isfied of its truthfulness. None of them could lemember the name or the old woman, who. they said, intended mak ing her home with Lewis until she died. To Make Calf Liver i:n Civet. Among meat courses calf's liver en civet makes a nice change. Eight ounces of liver sliced half an inch thick and four of very thinly bliced bacon, one Spanish onion, nnd a pinch of dried herbs will be required. Flour the slices of liver nnd fry lightly on both sides; transfer to a stew pan, with the bacon, previously fried, on top; slice tho onion and fry In the bacon fat; sprinkle these over the liver and bacon; add the sea soning nnd herbs; pour the fat from tho frying pan, rinse It out with n half pint of stock, nnd pour this over all. Cover with a close lid and simmer slowly for three-quarters of an hour. I'tlPtH. Some poets think that ail the themes for poets have been exhausted and that there is no room for poets in the future. It is not so. Noble themes are plenty and all thnt we need to do is to break the surface and scrape away the dust and mire and we will find much to portray in melody. Rev. Dr. Lori mer. Apple Product of UllnnU. Illinois makes the claim that In three years sho will bo the greatest applo producing state on the contlnenL Or chards containing from 10,000 to 15,000 trees have been planted In the southern part of the state, and are said to be com. Ing on in flno shape. A Profitable Induatry. . A woman of Covington, Ky Is carry ing on a profitable and unique little industry. She raises Angora cats of high breed. They require a great deal of careful attention, but are worth ou an average $30 a pair. THE HEROIC SYMPHONY. How Napoleon Cruird to lie the Ideal of Ilrethnven. A work of art requires no explana tion, says tho .Saturday Review. Hut tho very title Beethoven gae the Heroic Symphony provokeB question nnd there have been ninny endeavors to explain It. Wngncr tried less to ex plnin Its meaning than to explain It away. Chained to his ono idea, ho as serted that Beethoven's hero wns not a military hero, but a young man of com plete spiritual nnd physlcnl endowment, who passed from mere brute delight In life nnd his strength through tragic suffering to n high spiritual satisfaction In love; that Is to say, ho asserted that Hethoven's hero was Parsifal or Sieg fried. Now, tills much of Wagner's theory Is true, that Beethoven would not wor ship a mere human butcher nny moro than ho would worship a pork butcher as a hero. On tho other hand, Beetho ven's hero was undoubtedly a military hero, Napoleon Bonnpnrte. Wo know that the symphony was originally dedi cated to Napoleon, thnt tho dedication was altered when Napoleon (as Ueetho ven thought) turned traitor and became emperor; we know that when the news of his death came Beethoven casually remarked that he had already com posed the music for thnt event. Of what parts, then, of Napoleon's career do tho first and last two move ments tell? These are questions which can never lie answered; and, mere curi osity apart, It so happens that it mat ters little whether they are answered or not answered, so long as they are not answered altogether wrongly. For whatever events Beethoven might at any moment have In his mind lie never tried to depict them, but only to com municate the emotion they nronsed. He himself said as much. It is In the ex pression of human emotion hc Is su preme, and to feel aright the emotions of the heroic symphony wo need only have our minds clear of a story which Beethoven did not nnd could not have had in his mind. OLD GRIZZLY FINALLY KILLED. lcath of a Wild Hnjr Which Infested the Vicinity of Clilrn. "Grizzly Bend" was the name borne for many years by that portion of the county lying along tho Sacramento River southeasterly from Chlco and em bracing the Parrott ranch and other lands in that vicinity, snyB the Orovillc Mercury. Of course, It is long years since the grizzly held possession there, as, like the Indian, ho was forced to give way before the pioneer settlers of that vicinity. A place, however, so well calculated for tho home of tho grizzly could not long bo without its representative, even if it had to bo an nnlmnl some what less wild and moro domestic in its habits. Hogs turned loose In tho swamps and morasses soon became so wild that It was dangerous for a per son to be caught unawares by one of the patriarchs of the herds thnt infested the district. So large and vicious had one of those fellows become that he was known and feared by all the residents in that vicin ity, and for his wild nature and fero cious conduct generally had become known as "Old Grizzly." nnd it wns claimed he was bullet proof and could not be slain. Recently he fell a victim to a party of hunters who sought him with the avowed purpose of effecting his extermination. Tlw) boar was an immense fellow and weighed 550 pounds. His tusks were long, one of them being partly broken off. The hide was over an Inch thick and the shields on tho shoulders were two and one-half inches thick. He had never been injured by dogs or gun before. Provocation for I.:rmlt. There Is a story told of a very emi nent lawyer now no longer with us, who once, whllo endeavoring to dis suade a friend from going to law, was asked what lie would himself consider sufficient ground for resorting to liti gation. "My dear fellow," he replied, "I do not say that under no conceivable circumstances would I take proceed ings against any one, hut I do say that if this moment you deliberately upset my Ink on tho table, chucked my wife out of the window, threw thnt volume of reports at the bust of Dickens, 'made hay' with my furniture nnd finally tweaked my nose, I should, no doubt, use my best endeavors to kick you down stairs; but once rid of you, either by force or persuasion, no power on earth should induce me to bring an action against you." A Keiuarkable Conversion. The presence of Hon. M. W. Ransom, United States minister to Mexico, at the Metropolitan, caused a friend of his to relate a remark made by an old coloied man down In North Carolina, who was a life-long friend and admirer of the ex senator. When the old man heard tho news about Gen. Ransom's appolnment to the Aztec court, he exclaimed: "And so dey has 'plnted Mars Mntt a minister, has dey? Well, I's 'stonished at dat. Ob cose de gen'ral am a good man, and I ain't got nothln' to Bay against him, but still It beats me to think he'd turn preacher In his olo days. Hut he's a powerful tulker, Mars Matt Is, and I'll bet all de cotton I ralso dis year dat he'll convert a wagon load of sinners ebery time ho gits into de pulpit." Washington Post. To Itore for Oil In Kentucky. Preparations are making for exten sive prospecting for oil in ten counties I of oastern Kentucky noxt spring. The indications of the extension of valuable I oil fields in that region are said to be ! promising. , . A RED ARTIST'S LIFE. WANDERINQ IN CANADIAN WOODS AND VILLAGES. II Denounced WhlakT hut llrauk It Tainted l'lcttirea Whlrh Are SaIiI to Have I'otaeMed Home Arllato Kle cance Indian Legend. T THE MONTHLY meeting of the Montreal Folk-Lore 3 Society on Monday Inst Dr. W. George Beers read a paper entitled "Tho Last of the Hurons." Tho central figure In the paper wns Zacharle Vincent, alias Telaiiolin, a Huron of Anclenno Lorette, born In 180S, a pure-blooded example of tho great Huron-Iroquois stock, says the Montreal Gazette. His father and grandfather had been Hurons from Huron mothers; his mother was a Huron-Iroquois of Iroquois descent. Dr. Beers prefaced his nccount of the gifts, character and achievements of his hero- for, In splto of his fallings, thero wns something heroic In Zachnrlo - by contrasting tho two main sections of tho Huron-Iroquois race. The points of difference thnt marked off the Iro quois from thn Unions in tho days of Champlaln and Frontonnc and Mont calm and under the British dispensa tion have continued to distinguish their descendants, changed though they bo from tho formidable warriors of old. Dr. Beers Illustrated this difference of traits that had come under Ills per sonal observation. He then related the tradition of tho original homo of the Hurons and outlined their migration slnco Cnrtior's visit to Hochelaga (tho beaver dam). Tho legend thnt they had come out of a mountain between Quebec and tho great sea had been explained to Dr. Beers by an Oka chlof'to indicate the period during which tho Unions were hiding from the tomahawks ot their warlike kinsmen, the Iroquois. Zach arle did justice to his full-blooded or igin in that, from childhood, he was u vagabond of the woods and waters. Long before ho could use a gun or load a gun to use ho pursued feather and fur nnd even fin, with n how and ar row. To the .end ho loved the outdoor life of his father. Ho also alas! loved whisky blanc, though he wns quite aware of its mortal badness. In his philosophic moments he said: "It was de libber of de dcbll; not deep, hut she drown nil do oamo; bad for In dian and bad for white man." Dr. Beers thought tho white man was re sponsible for a good share of tho In dian's wrongdoing, and ho therefore sought to atone for It, In some degree, by trying to rescue this gifted Indian from his enemy, lie invited him up to Montreal, Intending to send hhn'a rail way ticket If he accoptcd, but Zach arle and his son Cyprlen or Dawenron (straight, liko a stick) suddenly made their appearanco before him. having tramped the whole distance. For two years he lived In Caughnawaga, coming to town now nnd then to sell a picture or a piece of wood carving. When ho began to fall and his end seemed near. Dr. Beers sent him back to Lorette. He went to the mnrkie hospital, Que bec, nnd soon afterward died, in Ills eightieth yenr. Dr. Boors exhibited a portrait of Zacharle Vincent, painted by himself, a picturesque head, with the gray hair running out on either side from tho natural parting In the center. lie recalled tho alleged exclamation of the French on first seeing tho Wy andots, "Quelles hures!" (what boars' heads!) They were surprised at the "bristling ridges" In which they wore their hair, and thus these lakeside Indi ans won anew name the Hurons. And the last pf his race was, In this rospert, n true Huron. Ho was, however, very particular about his person; he never wore flannel until seven inontho before he died. His winter attire was n coat, under it another coat, under that a third coat, and then nothing. Dr. Beers exhibited n picture of "Mercy," which Zacharle had painted entirely by memory, from the original of n New York artist, as well as a number of sketches. Ho gave a pathetic and Im--presslve description of the Huron ar tist's mode of life a constant fight for existence for tho most part tho happi est portion of It being the vagabond life in tho woods. Several times he was badly frozen; many times ho was nearly drowned; once he had a hand-to-hand tussle with a bear, which hc killed with a knife. No promise of comfort could induce him to settle down permanently in tho village of Lorette. He liked the free dom of the bush and communion with nature better than village gossip. The trees, the air. the sky, were full of a mystic company, with which in im agination he held intercourse. Dr. Beers then described Zachnrie's meth ods of work, the character of his in spiration, his devotion to his art, his preference for certain colors nnd ob jection to others. In 1848 he painted a portrait of Lord Elgin and sold it to him, and in Lorette church are some of his religious works. He never painted unythlng low or vulgar. His language was alike free from blasphemy nnd hc was not without religious emotions. His ono vice wns made up for by mnny virtues and among those was a self respect that kept him from begging In all bis hardships. Dr. Beors spoke at tome length of the artistic faculty in the native races, of which Zacharie's gift was a conspicuous example. Ho mentioned Catlln's rocord of his life in the wilds and Indicated the rich endow ment in some forms of decorative art which makes the work of some oast em races inimitable in the west. JH mm ARE FOUND IN AMBER. .Sonic IntrreatlnK lxhllilta In Katnte'a Itnprrlxhahle Millennia. In many museums mny be seen In the most perfect state of preservation In amber fossilized remains of plnnts and unimnls, 8as the Gentleman's Maga zine. The science of Egypt, In., its highest development, did not succeed hi discovering a method of embnlmlng so perfect as the simple process taking plnce In nature. A tree exudes a gum my, resinous matter In a liquid state. An Insect accidentally lights in It and Is caught. The exudation continues nnd envelops It completely, preserving the most minute details of Its struct ure. In the course of time, the resin becomes a fossil and is known ns am ber. The history of fossil Insects Is largely Indebted to the fly in amber. And to the preserving properties ot amber we owe, likewise, our knowl edge of some of the more minute de tails of ancient plant structure. The coasts of the Bnltlc are and have been from the days of the Phoenician traders tho great source of the nmber of commerce. It occurs In rolled frag ments, in strata known to geologists us ollgocene. These are tertiary rocks of n date little more recent than those of tho London bnsln and equivalent to the younger tertlnry series of the Isle ot Wight. The fragments of fossil res in were washed down by the rlverB from the pine forest of the district along with sediments and vegetable debris. In them are found most perfectly pre served remains of the period, as well ns of Insect life. Fragments of twigs, leaves, buds and flowers, with sepals, petals, stamens and pistils still in place, occur. A recent genus, dcntzln, has been recognized by Its characteristic stamens; the wilvcs ot the anthers ot cluiiaiiioinum are seen in others. In one specimen the pendent catkin of a species of oak is seen ns distinctly through tho clear nmber ns If It were n fresh flower. And, bosldes the in sect and plant remains thus s-enled up in nmber, stray relics of the higher fauna of the forest have also been met Willi. Fragments of hair nnd feathers havo been cnught in the sticky resin and pro served. Among others a woodpecker anil squirrel have been recognized in the Baltic nmber. Itniu' Horn Wrlnklm. Some folks are n long time In finding out that it never pays to worry. Tho man who knows that ho hnB God's love will always believe that he has his help. Tho fear of punishment may keep men from doing wrong, but It ennnot make them love tho right. Whatever .stifles liberality chokes re ligion. A preacher with n warm heart will not long have a cold church. Us righteous men nro a better pro tection to a city than its police. The blood of Christ makea every promise In the Bible worth Its face. God had to deal with men by luw bo fore he could deal witli them In love. Every good man innkos unwritten laws that others have to ker-p. A great many people havo religion who do not havo Christ. Sin will behavo itself a year to have It's way an hour. We ought to find out that condemn ing others will never justify us. Christ will knock nt the door of our hearts, but he will not come In unless we open it. An unconverted church member Is as much In danger of being lost as any tin ner In the slums. Clcsiiiltit; Clothe with Cinolcnc. The free use of gasoline for cleaning clothes and oilier articles is a most dan gerous habit, prevalent In Washing ton and elsewhere. It Is one of the most Inflammable ot fluids and little less deadly than dynamite In its effects when exploded. Petersburg, Va was shocked a few days ago at the awful result. STRAY CHIPS OF THOUGHT. It Is a terrible thing to see one work ing who never smiles. Not a few men are like the amoeba they live on what sticks to them. No man's creed Is complete which does not declare a belief in himself. Marriage based on flirtation logically ends in separation, divorce or tragedy. Many a would-be statesman was in tended by the Creator for a splendid laborer. It Is often difficult to distinguish be tween absolute laziness and serene resignation. Certain young folk are puzzled to dis tinguish between an accelerated pulse and a love throb. One of tho easiest things in this world is to get money. The task of life lies in earning it. Hc who minds his own business walks head nnd shoulders above 90 per cent of his fellows. Hypocrites often use a scriptural quo tation as a funnel through which to drop poison Into some human heart. The face of every babe Is nn In terrogation point. Its future depends on how older folk answer the question. There is morally no difference be tween the thief who loots a bank and tho man who charges a dollar for fifty cents' worth of goods. If un idler only occupied the space geometrically ascribed to a point he should not find in the universe a spot whereon to set his foot. Chimeras are the food of indolent theorists. They chase fantasies all tholr days and the recording angel marks the result with a cipher. The moat insecure perch In the world is that occupied by tho-ninn who has reared a petty castle out of bricks stol en from the honestly built towers of others. AN ADVENTURE IN THE SOUTH. The Initcta Down That Wf Are tt UrobdleitaRlaii Mix. "Gentlemen," enld the man with tna ynllcr whiskers, as the talk turned on mosqultos, "I believe In givlnit every insect a fair show, and I m not thn man to tnlk agtn amosquito behltuLhU bnck. I never had nn adventure worth relating with the peats, but my brother had. My brother was a eober, con scientious man, nnd I novor knew him to exaggerate In the slightest." "Where did this adventure happen?" cautiously queried the man with tho Btrfb nose. "Down lu tho swamp3 of Louisiana, sir. My brother wns ono of the en gineers ot a railroad survey. One day, while all alone and making his way through n swamp with the water up to his waist, a mosquito suddenly rushed- upon him mid bit him in tho thigh. But for his desperate efforts my brother would have been killed then and there. As It wns. h was laid up for three months." "Your brother told that yarn, did h?' sneered tho mnu with the double ohln. "Certainly ho did," replied the mnu with tho yaller whiskers. "A I Mild before my brother never exaggerated. I am a liar myself, but ho was the soul of truth." "Your brother saw the mowtulto, of course?" "Of course. Ho said It wa tally nine foot long, nnd the spread of Its jaw would take in a nall-keg. When it rushed nt him it splashed water twenty feet high." "Look here, my friend," said the stub-nosed mnn, "didn't It ever occur to you that it wns an alligator anil not a mosquito which nttneked your broth er?" "Never! My brother was a man with the highest respect for truth. If it hnd been an nlllgntor he would have said so. I might have llud about it. but nothing could have tempted him to. And then ho said the thing flew nwny after being beaten off. N4ow, do alllgntore fly?" "Is your brother still living?" naked the mnn with the double chin, as his neck began to redden. "Alas, sir, lie Is dead. Ym, he died as he lived a truthful man. .-Why do you ask?" "Oh, I wanted to call him a liar on a postnl card, but he probably doesn't get nny mall where he 13 now.1' , "You think he lied, do you?" ' "I'm sure of it." "Then gentlemen, you will plea3e ex case me from any further part In thU conversation. I am a liar myself, a? I have admitted, but I cannot stand it to he .r my dend brother slandered He said mosquito and he ante it flew, nnd ns I am a fighter I will withdraw and try to think what my brother snld about the mosquito tearing down bushes with his tail as he spread hte wings." Detroit Free Press. Thrnalied Into ChrUtUnltr. Among the many stories which are going the rounds concerning the Rev. Peter Mackenzie, who did the oth'T day, Is one which shows ho was a thoY ongh bitevpr in muB"utar Christianity Many years ago, after delivering a lec ture in a country village In the north, ho was returning to his host's house along a lonely road, when he waa ac costed by n robber. The latter was a believer In the right of might, and re quested Mr. Mckenzie to turn over all the cash ho had got. "Well, my dear man," said Mr. Mackenzie, 'you know I'm big enough to thra3h you. If It's money you want, I'll give you halt a crown." The robber would not accept this very charitable offer. Mr. "Mac kenzie "doffed" his coat and gave him whnt the man is now pleased to call "a daBhed good hiding." That thrash ing did the man a great service, for he afterward left the paths of vice and he came one of Mr, Mackenzie's numerom '.onvcrts. Kxchnnge. Carter ot Itihbon nnd Luce. Garters are marvelous creations this year. Unhygienic persous who persist In wearing the circular ones haye regu lar "confections" from which to choose. Some are made of bands of elastic al most covered by tiny ruffles o( narrow ribbon and butter-colored lace. An Inch wide piece of elastic will permit about four outstanding frills of each. The bow In tho mlddlo is made of the lace and ribbon. Somewhat less befrilled are bands of clastic edged with narrow ribbon ruf fles and fastened with a bow and buckle. The buckle may be of any sort gold, silver, or studded with mock jewels. The monogram of the owner U usually engraved on the buckle. Some of the garters are of elastic incased in a puf fing of pompadour silk, and these are particularly effective. l'ardon. The abuse of the pardon'.n? power It one of the striking facts In the history of human methods of dealing with crime. As commonly exercised, It ha been a serious evil, not only in Its di rect effect in arbitrarily remitting pun ishment which, both for the good of the evil doer and of society, should be al lowed to work Its natural effect, but In the expectation which U encouraged j in the minds of those who plan the perpetration of crime; that even if convicted and sentenced they will he pardoned. Rev. William I.-Nichols. Slivering Mirror. A method of silvering mirrors, pro ducing mirrors of much greater bril liancy than those made by ordinary pro cesses, has been discovered by Herr Hans Boas of Kiel. It is based on the . fact that when a heavy metal forms the cathode of a vacuum tube contain ing a trace of hydrogen, the electric current volatilizes the metal, whleh Is deposited as a firmly adherent and highly polished layer on the walls ci ' the tube.