, Vfll\ not think tbo lost farewell I hear
Is moro than a brief good-by that u friend
' ' "T / . paltb *
Turning toward homo ; that to our homo lies
t < < > near : ' ,
I wlll.not thinjc BO harshly of kind death.
* i * * t
I will not think tbo last looks of dear oyps
Fades with the light that lades of our dim
air ,
Butthnt the apparent glories of the skies
Weigh down their lids with beams too bright
to boar.
Our dead have left us- for no dark , etrango
' ' lands ,
Unwelcomed there , and with no friends to
meet ;
But bands of angels bold the trembling
" '
hands.
And bands of angels guide the faltorlg feet.
I will not think the , soul gropes dumb and
blind ,
- A brief space through our world , death-
doomed from birth
I will not think that Love shall over find
A fairer heaven than ho made on earth.
PATIENCE.
Hold thbu'mino hand , beloved , as wo sit
Within the radiance of our winter flre.
Watching the dainty shadows as they flit
On wall and ceiling as the flames leanblghcr.
Hold tbou mine hand , beloved , with tbo calm
'
Closo'clasp of love assured and at rest.
And let the peace at homo , a blessed balm.
Fall on us , folding faithful breast to breast.
Hold thou mine hand , beloved , while I speak
Of all thy love hath done and berne for me ,
The stronger soul supporting still the weak ,
The good band giving royally and free ;
The tender heart that put man's roughness by ,
To wipe weak tears from eyes too seldom dry.
I touch ' this thing and that , the pretty gifts ,
Tho'sllver zone , the jeweled finger-ring ,
The outward symbols ofa love that lifts
3Iy fate and mo beyond life's buifoting ;
Tetoh , thrice'generous giver ! there remains
A thing for which I have not thanked tbce
yet ,
Thy patience through the long years with
their pains
Thy pattenco with my weakness and regret.
Ah , let mo thank tliee now with falling tears ,
Tears of great Joy , and deep serene content ,
And God be thanked that through the weary
years
Wo saw together ere our lives were blent ,
.Although the years were dcsolato and long ,
Thy patience matched thy love , and both were
strong !
[ All The Year Round.
MR. BULSTEAD'S SURPRISE.
Mr. Bulstead's third and last letter
tore the Oxford postmark ; as he opened
it he frowned. His niece , who had
long ago noted that particular letter
with apprehension , helped him in haste
to the hottest and choicest kidney on
the dish. Maggie knew well that of
late the contents of letters from Oxford
were far from welcome.
"Now , I will not stand this any long
er ! " cried the irritable old gentleman ,
dashing his fist upon the table and
narrowly missing the just arrived and
juicy kidney. "Now , Master Tom has
tried my patience oncn too often ! Bill
after bill have I settled during the last
three months , expecting each to be the
last ; and , forsooth , listen to this , miss !
To 500 lawn-tennis , 12 10s. ; to rack
ets , as p'er former account , 8 10s. ; to
marking machines , 4 ; to good grac
ious to half a ton of whiting , 4 ;
total 29 ! Good gracious ! I say ,
does the young scapegrace live upon
whiting ? "
"Oh it must be a mistake uncle ! "
"Mistake , indeed ! Why , did not I
have a bill of 2 10. for dog collars ?
Was that a mistake too ? And the
wine bill , and Symond's bill for horse-
hire ! All mistake , of course ! You
.may thank your stars , young lady , "
"cried" thVdld gentleman , abandoning
the indignantly satrical for the savage
ly personal tone , "that I would not
let you tie yourself to this extravagant
' nephew of mine. Now I've done with
Lira , and so have you. "
Maggie rose from the table with a
flushed face and looked from the win
dow with eyes that saw little of the
square outside through their tears.
But , like a wise girl , she kept silence ,
and the kind-hearted old gentleman
after storming once or twice up and
down the room began to cast uneasy
glances at the graceful figure by the
window. Ifthere was one person whom
Mr. Bulstead loved before and above
the cause of his present anger it was
his niece , Maggie Lloyd.
" -"Well , well , said he , sitting down
to his now cold kidney. "There , my
dear , give me another cup of tea. Half
a ton of whiting the lad must have
gone mad ! "
"It might have gone in worse things
than whiting , " she suggested humbly ,
but with a humorous quiver at the cor
ner of a pretty mouth.
"So it might ; that's true. " The old
gentleman was a little more straight-
faced than most Londoners. "I'll tell
you what , Maggie , I'll give you one
more chance ; I'll go down to Oxford
by the 11 o'clock train , giving him no
notice , and see for myself what sort of
life he is living. If he is doing nothing
worse than wasting money I'll forgive
him ; but if I find the young fellow is
as vicious as some of those Oxford
sparks , why then" and Mr. Bustead's
voice assumed a quite unaccustomed
tone of cool determination "I've done
with nephew Tom. "
Maggie trifled with the teaspoons ,
her eyes bent upon the plate. Her
uncle's irritability was little to be fear
ed ; it was more than neutralized by his
kindness of heart. But she knew him
to be on rare occasions , and in some
matters , a man of great obstinacy ; and ,
loving her cousin with all her heart ,
she dreaded the result of her uncle's
projected trip. Tom would be doing
nothing dreadful , but he might be do
ing something Mr. Bustead might ob
jectto. To move her uncle from his
resoive/once expressed in this way , she
knew to be beyond even her influence ;
the more as the old gentleman , who
had a few months "before forbidden an
express engagement between the cousins
sins- was a little inclined to resent any
influence she might try to exert in
Tom's behalf.
"I shall not want any more tea ,
thank you , so you may go to your mu
sic lesson if you like. I shall just go to
the 'Athenaeum for an hour , and then
to Paddington. I'll leave orders about
the carriage , and then if you like
you can meet the six o'clock train with
it
. .When Mr. Bulstead reached his club
ie found to his disgust , that his favor
ite chair was occupied by a bishop.
Had at been any one else , he would
ilot have scrupled at attempting to
oust him by one of those forms of strat
egy so well known in club rooms ; but
as it. was he ran his eye over the Times
"all standing , " and took nis seat in a
cab not in the best of tempers. "Half
a ton of wliiting ! " " he muttered to * him
self , in tones of fretful speculation ,
as ho passed through Hark lane.
He felt a little like a spy as he hur
ried across Canterbury Quad , and made
with all speed for the bottom of Tom's
staircase. The scout , old "Dot and go
one , " as ho was called from his wooden
leg , in vain essayed to detain him. Up
went Mr. Bulstead two steps at a time
to the second floor , where above the
left-hand door , appeared , in white
letters upon a black background , his
own name. He knocked sharply , and
hardly waiting for some one within to
utter what might or might not be
"Come in , " threw it open andentered. ,
Lounging upon one of the window seats
in flannels and a cigarette injhis mouth ,
was a young fellow whose good looking
face was rather manly and straight
forward than handsome. He was alone
and got up without much appearance
of flurry.
"How do you do uncle ? I thought
it was vou crossing the quad. Take a
seat. Why did you not let me know
that you were coming ? "
Mr. Bulstead took the proffered seat
and panted as ho looked round. The
stairs were steep and his wind was not
so good as it had bee'n.
"I thought I would come upon you
bit Tom " he said without
a by surprise , , ,
out any circumlocution. "The fact is ,
it is that whiting that has brought
me. "
"Whiting'uncle ! " ejaculated Tom ,
with his first show of surprise.
"Half ton of ! "
a whiting murmur
ed his uncle , irresistibly impelled to
dwell upon the mystery. "Half a ton
of whiting ! Ay , here it is. " And he
flourished the 'bill under the other's
nose.
Tom took it gingerly , and openefl it
with a serious face. It seemed to Mr.
Bulstead that he was not quite so much
at his ease as he would have his uncle
believe , and the old gentleman glanced
suspiciously round the room. It cer
tainly was not the room of a hard
working , hard-reading student ; but
still there was nothing objectionable
in it. He turned his glance again
upon Tom the latter was contempla
ting the bill with a broad smile genuine
enough.
"Well , " said Mr. Bulstead , "what
have you to say about it ? Half a ton
of whiting , 'you ' know , Tom ? "
The young man laughed loudly.
"I am not at fault this time , sir ; it is
the Lawn-Tennis Club's account sent
in to me as secretary. I gave the
ground-man the check to pay it last
week , and why they should have had
the impudence to send it in to you I
can't imagine. "
"Umph ? but how about the whiting ,
Tom ! What is that for ? "
"Marking out the grounds"sir. "
"Of course it is , Tom ! Very stupid
of me. Well , I'm very glad of it ,
my boy , " said Mr. Bulstead , pleas
antly.
The mystery of the whiting was
cleared up ; but somehow it had made
him suspicious.
"Now " said Tom "will
, , yon come
with me to a shop I want to call at in
the High not a hundred yards off , sir ?
and by the time we come back lunch
will be ready. "
Was the dust of that whiting still
in Mr. Bulstead's eyes ? At any rate-
it seemed to him that his nephew w as
peculiarly and restlessly anxious to get
him out of the rooms. However , he
rose.
rose."Yes
"Yes , Tom , certainly. Where did I
put my umbrella ? Ah , here it is ;
thank you. Why what the deuce
is that ? "
If it had been another half ton of
whiting piled upon the sofa , the old
gentleman's face could not have grown
darker. The thing lying half hidden by
the sofa cushion was a lady's parasol
a dainty , tiny , wicked-looking sunshade
of gray silk ; and by it was a glove , too ,
too apparent French kid. Mr. Bui-
stead's worst fears were confirmed with
a vengeance ; all along he had felt that
there was something wrong ; this was
the haunt of wicked dissipation he had
half feared he should find it. Half a
ton of whiting , indeed ! In a moment ,
and before he glanced at the young
fellow's confused face , he thought the
worst of him.
"Well , sir , " he said and there was
real sorrow as well as anger in. the tone
"can you explain this with equal
ease ? "
"No , I cannot , sir ; but"
"You can't ? Cannot say whose they
are , or how they came to bo in your
room ? Fie , sir , fie ! Or where their
owner is now , I suppose ? he added ,
suddenly recalling the scout's seeming
attempts to delay him at the foot of the
stairs , and marking the doors that led
to two inner rooms.
"I cannot account for them. * '
"And will not , I suppose ? "
"You can put it that way if you like ,
sir. All I can say is that I am innocent
of what you are thinking of me. I
ive you my word of honor , I am ; and
can't say any more. "
The old man was a little impressed
by theyounger's earnestness. The ob
noxious articles might have been left
there innocently , of course.
"Then let me have a look into your
other rooms , young man , if you wish
me to believe you. " .
"No , I can't do that ! " cried Tom ,
springing as the other advanced , to
ward the nearer door and setting his
back against it. He was cooler now ,
and not a bit confused. The old gen
tleman , even in his anger , noticed that
he looked more handsome than ever
before.
"Don't be a fool , Tom ! " he cried
imperatively. Then suddenly changing
his tone to an appealing one ; "Make a
clean breast of it and IU1 try to forgive
you. "
"There's nothing to forgive. "
"Then open that door. You won't ? "
"No. "
"As I live , if you don't before I
count three , I'll cut you off without a
shilling. Now , sir ; one , two it's your
las } ; chance three ! There , sir , I've
done with you now , sir I've done with
you I've done with you ! " And , clap
ping on his hat , with ferocious haste
and shaking steps the old gentleman
ran down the stairs , and , his heart full
of sorrow and anger , made for the sta
tion.
tion.Ah , Tom , Tom ! A minute later he
opened the inner door and looked rath
er anxiously at the half frigh't'enbo' ,
wholly pretty face that appeared at it.
"Di'd you hear anything ? " he asked.
"No , but'do lefrme get aWayi I am
so nervous. He was very angry , wasn't
he ? Yes , What was it about , Tom ?
Bills ?
"Yes , " was the somewhat halting
reply ; "bills and other things. I dare
say he'll cool down. If you hear any
thing against me , youwon't believe it ,
will you ? "
"O Tom , how can you ask ! "
"Then there is no harm done , " an
swered Tom , bravely and gallantly.
And , after reconnoitering from the
window , the two left the room.J
To return to Mr. Bulstead , 'senior. ' Tt
was a great trpuble to him. . Looking
tack upon that half tonof , whiting , he
wonderqd how that could have made
him angry with the lad. If he would
only have kept to that he could have
forgiven him a ship-load'of whiting.
But this was" a'different matter , and the
more the oldrgentleman. thought of it ,
the worse it appeared to him. Still he
was a just and fair man ; he had no real
intention of cutting off the young pro
fligate , as he termed him in his thoughts ,
with a shilling. He would make him a
sufficient but small allowance , but near
his house or near Maggie he would not
have him.
He made this last determination
known to Maggie , merely adding that
her cousin had behaved so ill that he
had forbidden him the house. Th'e
announcement was received with a
' remonstrances
woman's , strongest
silent fears. Altogether things were
rather gloomy that June in Fitzroy
Square.
One morning Mr. Bulstead , made up
his mind to see his lawyer about Tom.
"I'll get it over , " he said to himself ,
with a sigh , as he seught for his um
brella in the stand. It took him same
time to.find it.
"Bless the umbrella ! " he cried at
length , fumbling among the heap. "Is
that it ? No ! Nor this. Why , what's
this ? Well , I am dashed ! "
Only the word which he used was-
stronger one , and one which seldom ,
even in moments of irritability escaped
him. But now , at the sight of a sun
shade in the umbrella stand , he solemn
ly repeated it twice : "Well , I am dash
ed ! "
Then he stood in the hall for some
minutes whistling softly to himself.
This done , he went rather slowly and
thoughtfully up to the drawing-room ,
and stood on the hearth-rug.
"Were you at Oxford when I was
there on the 28th of last month ? "
"Yes , " answered. Maggie , horribly
frightened , and yet relieved at getting
the matter off her mind. She had not
confessed simply because she was
afraid of increasing her uncle's anger
against Tom. "Yes , I was , uncle.
You said you were going to put Tom to
the test , and I was afraid he might be
doing something to displease you. I
went to warn him. "
"And you were in his rooms while I
was there ? "
"Yes. It was foolish of me ; you fol
lowed me so closely and I was afraid to
face you. Tom put me in the scout's
hole , as he called it. "
"So you deceived me between you ? "
said he , harshly.
"No , sir ; I did. Tom knew nothing
of my coming. He was afraid for me ,
not for himself. "
"Did he tell you what I was angry
about ? "
"After you were gone ? "
"Of course ! " snapped Mr. Bulstead ,
poking the fire vigorously.
. "I think , " said Maggie , timidly , for
now it was Tom's favor that was at
stake , "he said it was about bills. He
had nothing to do with my journey to
Oxford. "
"And a nice ladylike thing you con
sider it , I suppos'e , gadding about to
young men's rooms. Very well ; since
you seem inclined to mix yourself up
with his affairs , you will write to him
at once and tell him to come up to
town and call here. When you are
both together I'll tell you what I think
of it. A pretty pair of fools ! "
And Mr. Bulstead fumed his way out
of the room without much outward
heat , and an angry expression of coun
tenance. But the butler , who watched
his exit with awe , and opined that there
had been stormy weather upstairs , was
amazed to hear him utter with an aud
ible chuckle as he reached the darkest
angle of the staircase , "Good lad ! good
lad ! "
Tom , of course , came up as fast as
the Great Western would bring him ;
and when they were both together Mr.
Bulstead told the culprits what he
thought of it. No happier trio sat
down to dinner that day in London
than the party presided over by our
friend's butler. Somewhere in the old
gentleman's nature was a large bump
of the chivalrous , and for the sake of
Tom's gallantry Maggie's deception
was forgiven. In no long time he did
visit his lawyer , but it was upon busi
ness more pleasant both to himself and
to that professional gentleman. "For
a really paying piece of work , " the
latter has often been heard to say in
confidence , "give me a marriage set
tlement. "
Timber of the World.
The timber interests of the world are
reported to be in a bad way , the de
mand for lumber everywhere being in
excess of the supply. The forests of
Sweden and Norway have been drawn
on to excess ; those of Northern Russia
fail to meet the demands even of St.
Petersburg ; the 30,000 000 acres of
woodland in Germany produce lumber
of a poor quality ; the timber lands of
Bohemia , Gallicia and Transylvania
are not easily accessible ; the shores of
the Atlantic are 'bare ; Great Britain
has no merchantile lumber worth men
tioning , and the forests of Central Af
rica are too remote to give a supply.
The aggregate woodland of Europe is
estimated at 500,000,000 acres , or about
20 per cent , of the area of the conti
nent. Under the circumstances it
would be the proper thing for the people
ple of the United States to husband
their timber land to the last degree.
He that observes his Sabbaths is sure
he is in the right way , and that he loves
God , because ne uses the means. [ W ,
Wogan.
The , Planets In August.
Prorldenca Journal. *
Venus is morning star throughout
the month , and easfly wins the- honor
of being at the head ' of the planetary
list , for she is tho'most'beautiful object
that adorns the eastern sky before the
all-conquering sun commences his daily
course. There is a reason why the
fairest of the stars deserves special
mention during the passage of the last
month of summer. On the 17th she
reaches her period ox greatest brilliancy
as morning star , when she is so tran-
cendently lovely that the trouble of
rising early is mo're than rewarded by
the beauty of the exhibition of
. "Astarte's bediamoned crescent , !
Distinct with its duplicate horn. "
Venus makes her appearance at that
time soon after 2 o'clock in the morn
ing , nearly three hours before sunrise ,
when such is the brilliancy of her shin
ing that objects illumined "by her rays
cast shadows , and even the great sun
himself has no power to hide her en
tirely from mortal view. It is difficult
to find words to express the matchless
loveliness of this bewitching star , as
she hangs'low in the heavens in the
soft summer mornings : She is rapidly
receding from our neighborhood , and
many months must wax and wane be
fore she will again put on her glorious
apparel.
Jupiter may almost be numbered
with the morning stars , for he is only
evening star until the 7th. On that
day , at 1 o'clock in the afternoon , he
reaches one of his great epochs , being
then in conjunction with the sun , ris
ing and setting with him , and entirely
hidden from view in his eclipsing rays ,
The planet that beamed so brightly in
the evening sky has departed , but he is
not lost. He has fulfilled his mission
on the sun's eastern side , only to reap
pear on the sun's western side , where
he will soon emerge from his transient
eclipse , to become the second brightest
§ em of the planetary trio made up of
aturn , Venus and himself.
Jupiter has deigned to give us little
information concerning himself in his
last synodic circuit. Even the red spot ,
the peep-hole into his glowing nucleus ,
is but a ghost of its former self. The
cloud-atmosphere has neatly closed
over it , and there will be no more tid
ings until another rift shall arise and
show farther glimpses of the chaotic
mass , cooling and condensing into form
and shape. We must wait till 1892 for
Jupiter's next perihelion , when being
46,000,000 miles nearer the sun than at
aphelion , we may hope that the ap
proved telescopes of the period will
pick up something worth knowing.
Saturn is morning star , and is grow
ing brighter and more conspicuous as
he approaches the earth. It is , how
ever , the day of small things in his his
tory.
Neptune is morning star , and leads
the planetary choir in being the first to
make his appearance above the hori
zon. On the 14th at 11 o'clock in the
evening he reaches the halfway house
between conjunction and opposition ,
being then in quadrature , or 90 degrees
west of the sun.
Mercury is evening star during the
month. On the 23d , at 5 o'clock in the
evening , he reaches his greatest east
ern elongation , when he is twenty-
seven degrees twenty-one minutes east
of the sun. It is a moderately favora
ble opportunity for seeing him , on an
exceptionally clear evening after sun
set in the west. His southern declin
ation will make him a difficult object
to pick up.
Uranus is evening star. His course
is uneventful , except for the conjunc
tion with Mercury on the 23d.
Mars is evening star , and is of little
account , as he slowly travels on his
distant path , his rapidly increasing
southern declination being the only
noteworthy event in his course.
The August moon fulls on the 6th , at
six minutes after 6 o'clock in the even
ing , standard time. She is in conjunc
tion with Neptune on the 13th , the day
of her last quarter , and with Saturn on
the 16th. She makes a close conjunc
tion with Venus on the 17th , at thirty-
seven minutes after 4 o'clock in the af
ternoon , being then 23 min. north. The
waning crescent and the radiant morn
ing star will make a lovely celestial
picture on the morning of the 17th ,
though they are invisible at the time of
nearest approach.
Colds and Their Core.
QoMon Rule.
I think that one cause * of your fre
quent colds may be too much confine
ment in a hot room , with too little ex
ercise "hovering. " You do not say
what are your symptoms of a cold ,
whether there is a shriveled condition
of the skin , a general feeling of chillness -
ness , a quickened pulse , flashes of heat ,
etc. , or whether a sore throat , inflam
mation of the nasal passages and the
like , are the evidences. Let me say
that these last are no evidences , only in
dications , since they may result from
various causes. A stomach derange
ment produces more inflamed sore
throats than colds , for a reason easily
understood. First , the stomach is in
flamed , and then , by a law that all con
tiguous membranes are similarly effec
ted , the inflammation extends upward ,
effecting the throat , eventually appear
ing on the tongue , which is the reason
why we examine the tongue so care
fully to learn the state of the stem
ach.
ach.What
What shall be done ? I hope that you
do not bathe in the "heroic" style , in
ice water , and that you do not vibrxto
to the other extreme , having "hydro
phobia , " never using any water to
bathe , aside from hot. Those who
"baby themselves" will have colds ,
while those most in the cold air , well
clad , will have the fewest. The lum
ber men who sleep on pine boughs , in
a rude hut , far from human habita
tions , seldom have colds , though a bet
ter room would be better for them ,
with their abundance of cool , bracing ,
life-giving air ! It may be that your
colds result from the too free use of
lard , butter , sugar and the like , irrita
ting the stomach and the throat. ( I
think that my "health rules" and
"good digestion" would aid you in
avoiding such colds. )
But , in addition , I would advise the
thorough use of the flesh-brush as a
substitute for a good bath , especially
ityou have been in the habit of using
warm water. While there are a few
who cannot , with safety , bathe in cold
water , all raay use the brush with safe
ty , comfort , and with good results. The
dust which is accumulates in the brush
proves that a great deal of waste mat
ter flows to the surface , which cleanli
ness , at least , demands should be re
moved. The thorough use of tlo brush
removes the dead and poisonous mat
ter constantly accumulating on the sur
face , opening the pores , stimulating
them to remain open a cold is closed
pores inviting the warm blood from
the heart to the surface , where about
one-half of the contents of the body
should be , of necessity , equalizing the
circulation , relieving internal congest
ed organs , and promoting the general
warmth of the body. I can conceive of
no harm from a general use of the
brush. ( If allowed to refer to person
al experience , I will say that I have
used two of "Adams' " brushes the
hand , excellent , and the long , curved
one for many years with great advan
tage , and see no reason why they will
not last longer than I shall survive. I
will add that , as I "break colds" in this
way , not deeming it safe for me , a for
mer consumptive , to neglect a cold , I
have not been so sick for thirty years ,
that I could not attend to others , not
for a whole day ! ) I recommend my
custom of taking a very light supper ,
often but the simple juices of food , as
of an apple , the grains , etc.
One More Lincoln Story.
Denver Tribune.
An amusing incident in the unvrrit-
ten history of Abraham Lincoln is
told by the Hon. Ward H. Lamon , of
this city :
While the gentlemen were law part
ners in Illinois , and before Lincoln
was thought of for president of the
United States , they happened to visit
an agricultural fair in an inland town
of Tennessee.
Lincoln was in high spirits and
seemed bent on fun. While casting
about for such amusement as the ex
hibition afforded Lincoln discovered an
attraction in the shape of. a turned-
down flour barrel containing a badger.
"Fifty dollars for a dog that will haul
the badger out of the barrel , " shouted
the red-headed man who owned the
outfit. "Fifty dollars , I say , to the dog
that can haul out the badger. "
There were a few takers of the badg
er man's offer , but the luckless dog-
owners who invested 25 cents in the ex
periment invariably lost in the specula
tion , for the badger's teeth were sharp ,
and every dog that entered its strong
hold came out in a jiffy , while the fero
cious animal inside held the fort and
grinned all over.
Mr. Lincoln hit upon a happy
thought. Taking Ward to one side
they found a lank countryman with a
still Linker mastiff * .
"Want to make $50 with that dog ? "
asked Lincoln.
"Course I do , " replied the hayseed.
"The dog was bartered for , and as
Lincoln approached the badger man ,
elbowing his way through the crowd ,
he said :
"I'll invest a quarter in your game ,
sir. "
The badger man looked at Lincoln's
hungry dog and smiled as he took the
silver quarter.
Lincoln caught the dog and led it
up to the barrel. Hastily grabbing
the mastiff" , he threw it into the open
ing 'tother end first. There was a
pause only for a second , and then
followed a lively scrape inside the
barrel.
"Hold on there , " cried the manager.
"Fair play. "
But he was too late with his remon
strance. Out sprang the badly fright
ened dog with the badger sticking to
his hind quarters. The crowd parted ,
and away went the dog and badger
into the inner field of the race-track.
The badger stuck like a brother , teams
ran away , women fainted and the crowd
roared. Lincoln .fairly went into
spasms of mirth , the fun was so enjoy
able.
able.The
The countryman owning the dog was
paralyzed , as was the badger owner ,
who set up a great howl and was mad
enough to fight.
"Produce your $50 , " said Lincoln to
the badger keeper.
"Foul play , foul play ! " cried the
chagrined gamester , "and I'll never
pay it. "
Here is where Lamon came in ser
viceable. Catching the badger's friend
by the neck , he cried :
"Give up the $50 or I'll wallup you. "
Lamon's i herculean proportions
were too argurncntary to be trilled
with , and the money was handed to
Mr. Lincoln , who in turn gave it to the
countryman.
The dog was well paid for , and the
badger business closed up for the want
of a badger.
A Close Call.
Albion News.
Oae of the most remarkable cases of
narrow escapes we ever heard of trans
pired near town last Sunday after
noon. Mr. John Garrigan was out in
his field cutting wheat. The storm
coming up , he unhitched his horses ,
got onto one of them , and started for
home leading the other. A bolt of
lightning killed both his horses and
came as near killing him as could well
possibly be. It struck his head , tear
ing a "hole in his hat large enough to
run one's fist through , and made a
mark about two inches long on his
scalp. The horse he was riding fell
on him , in which condition he was
found some time after. He was taken
to the house and Dr. Brown was called.
He acted like a man afflicted with cerebrospinal -
ebro-spinal meningitis , and jt took sev
eral men to hold him. The doctor
soon brought him out of that and he
lay in a sort of drowsy sleep , from
which he could only be aroused by
considerable effort , but was not in his
right mind. The last report we had
from him was that he was up around ,
apparently in his right mind , but
could remember nothing previous to
the stroke. He is impressed with the
idea that he was kicked by a mule.
The lightning bolt must have first
struck his head , and then glanced and
killed the horses. It was indeed a
close call. The doctor thinks he will ,
in time , entirely recover.
Grand Army En-
A Scene at the Recent
eampment ,
Toledo Telex ram.
Major W. W. Alcorn , who was pres
ent at the Grand Army encampment i
in Minneapolis last week , relates the j
following incident :
An exciting scene in the Grand Army l
encampment occurred Friday morning j
last. The encampment being called
to order , and being about to proceed \
to the general order of business ( elec- f
tion of commander-in-chief ) , Corporal
Tanner , of New York , advanced to the
stao-e , and asked unanimous consent |
to introduce a matter of some importance -
. He thereupon -
ance , which was granted.
which is accredited -
upon delivered the speech f
credited to Commander - in - chief f ,
Kountz as a speech of acceptance , in
the papers all over the country , in {
which he stated that a comrade from I
Dakota , being in the city attending
the reunion of his old regiment ( the
1st Minnesota ) , had been run over by a
street car the day before and injured
to such an extent as to necessitate the
amputation of one of his limbs , and jj
moved that the encampment appropri- I j
ate $500 to assist him in his going ' ,
through life. } !
When the cheers subsided , Commodore - i
dore Lloyd , of Ohio , ascended the platform - ' ;
form and closed a neat speech by i'
seconding the motion with a donation
of $100 [ cheers ] from the department
of Ohio. A delegate from New York * -
also begged leave to second with $100 ' , ,
from New York. An Illinois delegate I *
arose and said the department of llli- , ,
nois seconds the nomination with $200.
[ Great applause. ] The New York delegate - (
egate , again on his feet , said , I find '
that I have not half represented my -v | , j
delegation , who authorizes $200 from . 'I
New York. [ Laughter and cheers. ]
Gen. Wagner , of Pennsylvania , took . f
the platform and said , the Pennsylvania - >
nia delegation desire to "see" the gen- ( ;
men from New York and Illinois and -J
will "go $50 better , " and second the f
motion with $250. [ Long and loud I
applause. ] Commander Lloyd , taking f
position on the platform said , the Ohio ;
soldiers , in the days of the war , never
took position in the rear , and they do
not on this occasion. Ohio "calls"
Pennsylvania and makes her contribution -
tion $250. [ Fever heat. ] Corporal i' ,
Tanner , of New York , again on his feet , ' '
said : I am very much confused by the
terms used by our comrades from Ohio
and Pennsylvania [ laughter ] , but I
have a dim recollection of having heard
them in my early experience in the
army , and , desiring to answer in the
same vernacular , my friend who is at
my side says tell them you "see" them
$250. [ Cheers. * ] Then followed like
contributions from nearly all the various -
ous departments , in sums ranging from '
$25 to $100 , until over $4,000 was i '
raised , and by resolution turned over
to the department of Dakota , with instructions - ,
structions to use it as in their judgment { .
seemed best for the disabled comrade. ,
The scene occupied less than half an j1
hour , and was characterized by con- I
slant outbreaks on every new donation rj
hats in air and delegates standing. J
It was a scene worth visiting so distant - 1
tant a city as Minneapolis to see. ' \ \
"What We Have Learned From * J
Animals. ' ]
(
Cincinnati Knanlrer.
It is a favorite theory of some that animals - ' , ' , ]
imals are imitative , and what man does V
they follow and try to perform. Possibly - '
bly man learned lirst from the animals.
Many animals are born armed and
weaponed both for offense , capture and
defense when attacked or pursued.
The gorillas of Africa fought the sol- j\ \
diers of Hanno , and apes use hand- j
stones to crack nuts. In the days of {
Strabo , that historian tells us. that Indian - *
dian monkeys climbed mountains and
rolled stones down on their pursuers. J
Take throwing , for example. The primitive -
itive man learned it from beasts. The I
squid ( cuttle fish ) defends itself by discharging - '
charging its ink-bag , imbedded in the
liver , and escapes in the blackened
water. The toxotes or archer brings ,
down insects with a drop of water when
they are three or four feet high in 'the
air. The archer fish of Japan is kept <
in a glass jar and fed by holding flies
at the end of a rod a few inches from |
the surface of the water , and it never .
fails to hit them. The lima or guanaco ' j
throw their acrid and fetid saliva some IJ
distance and with accurate aim. Men j
would learn to strike by watching the r
blow of the bear , and the kick of those
animals which defend themselves by
kicking , as the horse , zebra , the camel
and giraffe , while the ostrich , eagle and
larger birds of prey would teach
him a lesson in assaulting witk ready
wings. The whale raises its head
with such force that it has
sunk a whaler. . Combats of goats ,
stags , buffaloes and wild bulls , all of
which rush forward with their heads
down and drive their horns into their
enemy's body , would suggest the thrust. '
The bittern , the peacock and the Amer
ican white crane stab at the eye. And
the black rhinoceros , the fiercest of
any , when angered his horn becomes
hard and erect , and , diving beneath
the canoe , he pierces a hole in its bottom
tom and sinks it , and with the same
weapon attacks and rips open the huge
and ungainly elephant. The pheasant
and partridge , the cock and quail ,
would suggest , with their spurs , the use
of the poniard. Pliny says that dolphins
phins which enter the Nile have a knife-
edged spur on their backs to protect
them from the crocodiles. The bull
head fish has a many-barbed horn on
its dorsum which must have taught the
Equimaux a.nd savages of South Amer
ica and Australia the use of theirspears.
Poisoned dagger-makers took a hint
from the sting-fish , or adder-pike , J
whose dorsals and spines have double r
grooves , in which a poisonous secretion - ' f
tion is found. The sting-rays twist !
their long slender tails round their en
emy and cut the surface , inflicting a
wound not easily healed. The stino-
sometimes breaks off in the wound !
The Fiji Islanders , the Samoans and
Tahitians use this poison extensively. >
These things in animals would suggest
the poisoned dagger with which the
Italians of the middle ages were so
handy.
I feel as if God had , by givin ° - the
Sabbath , given fifty-two springs in
every year. [ Coleridge.
