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THE CQMIKG MAN.
"Thb Coming Man I sing : the Coming Maa
Evolved In nature since the world began
By Energy Divine ; the Man foretold
rorevcrmore , whom Hope and Faith behold.
All voices shall he tear , oil volumes read :
Probe to the heart of every code and creed ;
Cut uncut pages of Creation's book ;
In life Itself lor life's deep secrets look ;
Intent his heart and vtgilant his brain
The seventh essence of the truth to gain.
He shall be humble , jet supremely bold
The scroll of Time's experience to unfold :
Sf Where Science lifts her daring flambeau hlg
He greets the glowing torch with fearless eye
Where , past the known , Religion wing * he
night
His solemn gaze pursues her starry light
Not knowledge only enters in the plan
And consummation of. the Coming Man ,
And not belief alone , however true :
The best is not to rest. It is to do ;
Tho Coming Man shall be a man of deeds
Employing substance and supplying needs.
His wisest word shall bear a fitting act ,
And all his speculation bloom to fact ;
The goodness of his ethics he shall prove
PJ logical results of active love.
W. H. Veiiabk , in The Currctd.
* BROUGHT BACK.
CHAPTER I.
There was time , sinco I have beei
a man , that I hardly knew my name
, but I am pleased to say that I .knov
now. I am John Pemebrton "Oaks ,
My father always called me Pern ; bu
- that makes no difference , for mj
father had nothing to do with the
awful experience which I am going tc
relate.
At the ago of twentyrfive I was the
trusted book-keeper for the large
wholesale firm of Pigman & Gray.
Pigman , who really carried on the
business , made no attempt to disguise
his appreciation of me. You know
that I appreciated this , when I tell
you that I was in love with Carrie
Pigman. I first met her while I occu
pied a "roustabout" position in the
Btore , but even then she smiled upon
me. She used to come to tho store
nearly ever afternoon and it was not
long until I began to eagerly watch
for her. One day when she came in ,
her father was out Passing by every
ono she approached me and said :
"Mr. Pern , do you know where papa
has gone ? "
"No , I do not. "
"Do you know how soon he will be
back ? "
"No. He said nothing to me about
his going. When he has information
to impart he communicates it to some
ono occupying a higher position than
the position 1 fill. "
"Oh , yes , that is true , but I'll sit
hero until ho comes , that is if you
don't care. "
"Of course , I do not care. You must
please excuse me as I am compelled
to go about my duties. "
"Oh , no , stay here and talk to me ,
Mr. Pern. "
"I really cannot. If I do , your
father will give me a blowing up when
ho comes back. "
"Oh , no , he is not so bad as that. "
"Ho is very strict. "
"Not with anything that concerns
> me. "
"I can't help it , Miss Carrie , I must
go about my duties. "
She pouted in a most charming pre
tense of anger as 1 turned away , and
I was half inclined to return and talk
to her , but knowing that my daily
bread depended on my position , Ishut
out tho bright picture. When Mr.
Pigman returned , I heard her sav :
"Papa , Mr. Pern is 'such a stubborn
young man , "
"Why do you think so , CarrieP"
"Because I asked him to'talk to me
and he said that he was compelled to
do his work. "
"He acted rightly , my daughter ,
and I respect him for it. "
"But 1 was lonesome. "
"That makes no difference. The
young man has duties to perform , du
ties with which I havo entrusted him
and any neglect on his part would
prove him to be unworthy of my con
fidence. "
These declarations made me addi
tionally careful , in tho future , and it
was not very long until I was promoted
to the position of head book-keeper.
Ono afternoon , Mr. Pigman invited
me to take dinner with him at his
house. It was the first time that he
r had ever extended such an invitation ,
and the eagerness with which I ac
cepted it must have been ill disguised ,
for Mr. Pigman looked at me and
smiled. Carrie was radiant and Mrs.
Pigman whom I had never before seen ,
beamed upon me a cordial welcome.
After dinner we had music , and when
evening came , Carrie and I went to the
theatre. How joyous she was ; how
.1 light-hearted and gay. 1 loved her and
I could see that she loved me. Indeed ,
she made no attempt to conceal it.
As we were going home I told her of
my love asked her to marry me. ' We
kissed each other at the gate.
The next morning I was much sur
prised and not a little embarrassed
when Mr. Pigman said to me :
"So and Carrie "
you are engaged ?
, "Yes , sir , " I faltered.
"Well , sir , she will make you a good
wife. Havo you drawn off the Halpin
Brothers' account ? "
I looked wonderingly at him. Sure
ly he could not be so unconcerned.
"Yes , sir , I have drawn off the ac
count. "
"All right"
"Mr. Pigman , you do not seem to be
much concerned about our engage
ment. "
"Whose engagement ? "
"Your daughter's mine. "
"Oh , that's a fact ! " ho replied. "I
had almost forgotten it. "
"Mr. Pigman , you treat it as a very
light matter. "
"Oh , no ; can't be light. You are a
pretty heavy fellow and Carrio is no
dwarf. If 1 had any objections to of
fer , you would hear from me , but as I
know you to be capable andT honest , I
gladly give my consent' *
CHAPTER U.
I was a voracious reuder of newspa
pers. Although my mind fondly
dwelled upon my love affair , yet I did
not neglect my newspapers. 'Humor
ous items , clipped without credit , pos
sessed for me an especial fascination.
One day while I was walking along
the street , it suddenly occurred tome
that the majority of men were with
out credit , and I thought it would be
right to compel foreigners to display
their credits. For instance , on the
tail ot a Gorman's coat should b <
printed the word "Germany , " and it
like manner all other foreigners shoulc
be treated. The American should b <
leaded out as original matter. Ii
made me mad to think of the numer
ous foreigners who were leading them
selves out , parading as original mat
ter. I passed Pigman's house ant
saw Carrie standing on the steps , bul
I did not speak to her. I was toe
busy thinking of my newspaper idea ,
I met a young fellow whom 1 knew tc
bo of foreign extraction. He wat
strutting as original matter. I stop
ped hinf and remonstrated with him.
"Sir , " said I , "you ought to wear z
credit on your coat-tail ? "
"What's the matter with you ? ? '
"I'm all right ; I'm original and have
a right to bo leaded out. "
"You are either drunk or crazy , "
he said.
Then I raved. I told him that he
had insulted an American paragraph
and I wanted to fight him , but a po
liceman came up and separated us. I
went to the store and began work on
my books. Mr. Pigman , I noticed
regarded mo curiously. After a while
ho came to mo and said :
"Oaks , what is the matter with
J ° un * * ? & zs s
"Nothing , why ? "
"On your books I noticed the words
'leaded out , ' and 'solid. ' What do
you mean ? "
"I tried to explain to him but he
could not understand. I told him
that ho was original and had a perfect
right to be leaded out but that the Ir
ish porter ought to be solid and cred
ited. "If you don't know where ho
came from , " said I "you'd better
credit him to exchange. " :
Still he did not understand. His
obtuscness angered me , and seizing a
poker I was about to strike him when
the uncredited Irisman rushed in and
disarmed me. Then there camo a
darkness through which I could scarce
ly see. Tho sunbeams on the window-
sill fell like shadows. I lost my rec
ollection. When I regained it , I was
in a sort of prison. The light had re
turned but my mind was still dis
turbed , Carrio appeared at the gra
ted door.
"Hello , Carrie , " said I.
"Oh , I am so glad you know me , "
she rejoined , pressing her face against
the bars.
"Know you , why I have known you
let me see I have known you eighty-
seven years. "
"Oh , Mr. Pern. "
"It's a fact. I wouldn't tell you alie.
I got acquainted with you eighty-seven
years ago tho first of last June and tho
last of July. " ,
How strange it is that I should
remember all these foolish things ,
but I do ; I remember them clearly.
"Mr. Pern , are you never go
ing to get well ? You havo been
in this asylum two years. Oh , if jrou
hadn't gone insane wo would have been
married. "
I laughed at her. "Married , " I ex
claimed , "why we were married forty-
six years ago. "
She burst into tears. "You
are hopelessly gone , " she said
" 1 fear that you will never be brought
back. "
"Oh , I'll get it straightened out
after awhile. The credit system
is improving. I saw an odd look
ing fellow yesterday , that was
credited to exchange. A few weeks
ago he would havo been run in aa
original. Tho ready print fellows are
doing the square thing. So don't
fret"
She wept for joy , I thought ,
and when sho had gone , I sat
down and congratulated myself up
on the prosperous , condition of the
country press. It may have been months
but it only seamed to be a few min
utes , when I looked up and saw Mr.
Pigman.
"How are you getting along ? " ho
asked.
"First rate , " said I.
"Does your mind seem to be getting
any clearer ? "
"My mind is as clear as a bell ,
sir. It is as clear as tho Arkansaw sun
shine and as strong as mountain moon
shine. "
Pigman sighed. "I earnestly hope
that you may be brought back , but I do
not see much chance. I have sent for
several leading doctors. Thev may save
you. "
Four doctors , wise looking old
fellows , camo and examined me.
It was fun for me. They tick-
Jed me nearly to death. They undoubt
edly said something to Pigman , for
shortly afterward ho came around and
said :
"The doctors say that your case is
hopeless. "
"All right , I'll take beer. "
"They say that you onco had
a very strong mind , but that it is
entirely gone , or that is , hopelessly
shattered. "
"Give me a little straight. "
"They declare that your case is a
remarkable one , and adviso your
friends to como around and talk to
you. "
"All right , help yourself. "
"Carrie will be around in a dav or
two. "
"All right ; tell her that as soon , as I
collect my occupation tax from the
citv council I will pay her for washino- °
those six shirts. "
"Poor fellow ! "
"Yes , haven't a cent at present. "
The next moment though it may
have been longer i looked up and
saw Carrie looking at jtne.
"How's crops ? I asked.
"Oh , Mr. Pern , will you never be
brought back , when you know that I
love you so ? "
"Yes , I'll be there directly. Unlock
that door and I'll present you with the
hnest foot-race you ever saw. Oh , I'm
& jack-rabbit when Eturu myself loose.
I onco ran from Kansas to prohibi
tion. "
"I don't know what to do , " she
sobbed.
"Unlock the door. Say , a fellow
came in here yesterday with a coffin
on his arm. I am in favor of the Rus
sian idea. I like beautiful coffins. There
is nothing prettier than a speckled
3offinf It may not last as long as the
black ones but it is more attractive. "
"Do you over read anything ? " she
isked.
"No , the people who keep thl
boarding house won't let me read. "
"They are cruel. Hero is a news
paper. "
She shoved the newspaper thougl
the bars and I took it up. Carrie with
drew. I unfolded the paper. With i
thrill I read the following dispatcl
from Now York :
"A peculiar epidemic is raging it
"
the east. The man who started" th <
mother-in-law joke has just died anc
the disease is spreading rapidly amonf
the paragraphers. It is thought thai
they will all die. "
A dark cloud was lifted from mj
mind. I throw down my paper anc
uttered a cry of joy. I realized it all.
I had been crazy. The keeper , hear-
my cry , rushed to my cell. "A glance
satisfied him. Unlocking the lieavj
door , he said.
"You are free. "
I hurried down stairs. How bright
everything was. My first thought was
of Carrie , but not wishing to shock
her , I hastened to her father's store.
The old gentleman was sitting in the
business office. When I entered he
sprang to his feet as though he would
run away , but seeing my altered ex
pression of countenance , he threw his
arms around mo nd wept.
"Brought bask , brought back ! " he
said , over and over again.
. When we were seated , 1 explained the
cause of my sudden cure.
"Well , sir , " said he , "when Carrie
found that dispatch , the other morn
ing , she spoko of what a wonderful in
fluence it might have on yon , and she
asked the advice of a physician , who
said that it might bo too great a shock
to you , but agreed that it would either
kill or cure you. She said that she
would rather see you dead than to
know that you would always be
crazy. "
"Bless her , " I exclaimed. "Lot us
hurry to the house. "
Carrio was almost delirious wit'a
joy , and tho old lady dropped many
tears of gladness.
The next day I resumed charge of
the books. My mind was so clear that
I could anticipate sales several weeks
in advance. One month from tho
time I was brought back , Carrie and I
were married. Among the gifts was
one that we prized above all estimate.
It was a silver tea pot on which , skill
fully engraved , appeared tho dispatch
from Now York.
Tho next day after tho marriage.Mr.
Pigman came to mo and said :
"I have need of a partner. Half of
my extensive establishment is yours.
I was-very happy , and am still in
that state. Every time I take my tea
and I take it very often I read that
blessed dispatch. Opie P. Head , in
drkansaw Traveler.
Purirying1 Water With Alum.
Those of our readers who have
traveled on the Mississippi river know
how turbid the water is , and they may
have seen people tie a bit of alum to a
thread , let it down into a tumbler of
water , and swing it about a little , af
ter which operation the liquid be
comes as clear as crystal. Recently
the matter has boon carefully exam
ined into and reported upon by Profs.
P. T. Austen and F. A. Wilder , of
Rutgers college. In their experiments ,
two-tenths of a grain to the" liter ( ono
and one-fifths grains to the gallon )
caused the settling of the impurities
in the New Brunswick , N. J. , watei' .
Double this quantity may well be used ,
as a rule. This amount of alum is too
small to be perceptible to the taste , or
to exert any physiological action.
The alumun may be used in clarifying
water by filtration. If a very small
amount bo added to turbid water it
can bo filtered through ordinary pa
per without difficulty , and yields' a
brilliantly clear filtrate , in. which there
is no trace of suspended matter. It is
not necessary to let it stand before fil
tration , as tho action of the alum is
immediate. The simulest form of fil
ter for considerable quantities of wat
er is a tube , ono end of which is stuffed
with cotton. A drain-pipe is'the best ,
as it can bo so easily cleansed. The
plug of cotton should be two or three
inches thick , and may be kept in place
by a rino of wood fitted into the bot
tom of the pipe. For household pur
poses , a glass funnel may be used , or
a filter may be made by cutting off the
bottom of a glass flask or other bot
tle. The neck of tho funnel or bottle
is to bo plugged with cotton , which
should first be worked in warm water
to remove the adhering air , and to wet
it well. It should bo packed in anito
closely , a little at a time , until it
forms a layer two or three inches
thick. To insure accuracy in the
amount of alum used it is bests to
make a solution of half an ounce of
alum to a quart of water. Dissolve
the alum in a cup of boiling water ,
pour this into a quart measure , and
fill up with cold water. Keep in a
properly labeled bottle. Fifty-four
drops of this solution , or a scant tea-
spoonful will contain two and three-
tenths grains of alum , which is the
quantity for a gallon of water. It is
not important to bo very exact , as
twice tho quantity would bo harmless
enough. Analysis shows that tho
water is not only clarified but purified
by this process , the greaterpart of the
organic matter being removed from
it. Popular Science News.
tfo Choice Where There Was Copper.
"There was a curious feature of tho
outbreak of cholera in 1849 that has
act been referred to in recent years , "
i physician said recently. "It was
observed that no workmen engaged in
: opper mines or in manufacturing any
sort of article out of copper , or in
handling copper ore was afflicted with
sholera. . M. Andrand demonstrated
that there was much less electricity
in the air in those parts of Paris where
the cholera raged most fearfully than
n the other parts of the city. The two
liscoveries were put together , and it
ivas inferred that the galvanic action
generated by the copper acted as a
preventative. It may bo that the cop-
Der absorbed into ttie system of the
ivorkmen served as an antidote. At
iny rate , the action of copper in alie
nating some kind of cramps is well
mown , and there will be no harm in
rearing strips of clean copper or of
sopper and zinc next to the bodv , as
las been recommended bv the English
physician. " New York Sun.
FACT AND FANCY :
Cackling hens are of great value i
boarding house yards. They lead th
boarders to believe his breakfast eg
are freshly laid. *
One of tho most wonderful facts c
the present aere is tho way actors cor
tinue to remain "young America :
tragedians" until they are past 90.
It is said that Jay Gould dislike
railroad traveling. Perhaps he i
afraid of being drowned. Ho we !
knows the amount of water on th
roads.
A man can get gloriously drunk i
Japan for 20 cents. This is why th
Japanese who come to America sav
their money and lake it homo wit
them.
Instructor in Rhetoric Give an ea
ample of a syllogism. Logical Fresh
man All men are more or less alike
I am a man ; therefore I am more o
less alike.
"Terrible railroad accident yestei
day , wasn't it ? " "Hadn't heard of it
what was "it ? " "Tho X road , yoi
know it ? " "Yes , well ? " "It paid i
dividend. "
The aim of Chinese parents is to s <
tutor their boys that if ono of then
happens to sit down on an eight-ounci
tack in the presence of company hi
won't even bob up.
Tbere are only two occasions when
a-man finds out what an atrocious vil
lian ho is. The first is when he rum
for the aldermanship of his ward , am
the second is when his wife sues hin
for divorce.
"I have never given you credit fo
knowing very much , madam , " said i
blunt old bachelor , "but " "Sir,1
she interrupted , "do yon wish to in
suit " "But , " he continued , " .
have always admired your grace anc
beauty. " "I accept your apology , '
said the lady.
Frenchman ( to Kentucky citizen )
"Von zo friend ask you ze invite t <
take zp drink viskey , vat yon say it
Anglais ? " Kentucky Citizen "Don'
care if I do. " "Doncar fido , oui ! Bu
ven you refuse zo invite , zen vat yoi
say in Anglais ? " "Well or I guesi
you've got me now , Frenchy. "
"My dear , " said a frightened hus
band in the middle of the night shak
ing his wife , "where did you put thai
bottle of strychnine ? " "On tho shelf
next to tho peppermint. " " 0 , Lord ! '
ho graoned , "I've swallowed it. '
"Well , for goodness' sake , " whisper
ed his wife , "keep quiet. or you'l
wake tho baby. "
Did your story win the prize ? " "No
but it came near winning it. It fail
ed only in one stipulation. " "Ant
what was that ? " "It was to have the
editor's hair stand on end. " "Oh , ]
see. It wasn't exciting enough. "
"Yes , it was. " "Then why didnrt it
make tho editor's hair stand on end ? "
"He hadn't anv. He was bald-head
ed. "
At an evening party Dumley was in
troduced to a young lady , and after f
remark about tho weather he said ,
gallantly : "And havo I really the
pleasure of meeting the beautiful
Miss Smith , whoso praises are being
sounded by everybody ? " "Oh , no ,
Mr. Dumley , " tho lady replied ; "the
beautiful Miss Smith to whom you re
fer is a cousin of mine. " "Oh. that's
it. Well , I thought there must be a
mistake somewhere , " said tho gallanl
Dumley.
A Fellow to be Trusted "What do
you think of Bliffkins , Brown ? "
"Pretty fair sort of a chap in his wav ,
I believe. " "Do you know him well ? "
"Oh , yes ; I am ver.r well acquainted
with him , indeed. " "And you con
sider him a man to be trusted ? " "No
doubt of it. " "What do you base
your opinion upon ? " "Personal ex
perience. " "How's that ? " "Well , I
began trusting Bliffkins shortly after
I b'ecame acquainted with him , and I
am trusting him still. "
Gentleman I am sorry to learn of
'
your wife's death , Uncle'Rastus. Un
cle Rrastus Sah ? Gentleman I say
that I am sorry to hear that your wife
has recently died. Uncle Rastus ( with
a puzzled look ) I giss da' am some
mistake 'bout dat , Mistah Brown. 1
lef de olo ooman in gud health dis
mawnin' , sah. Who said she wah
dead ? . Gentleman I've forgotten
now. Uncle Rastus ( his face clearing
up ) Oh , ya'as , now I understand ,
sah. Dat wuz er formah wife ob mine ,
Mistah Brown. She died mo'n foah
weeks ago. Do present incumbent am
all right.
Littlo Ernest , a small boy recently
emancipated from kilts , walked into
tho nursery ono morning and was
quite disgusted upon finding that it
had not been put in order'for the day
one of the rules of tho house being
that no playthings should be brought
out until the swooping was done. Ho
left the room for a short time , and
finding matters no better on his return
exclaimed , impatiently : "Well , hasn't
this room beensweepedyet ? " "Why ,
Ernest , " said his mother , "do you
think that is good grammer ? " "Oh
well , then , " said he , "has it been
swopen ? "
In an Arkansas town , several nights
ago , a mob , led by a desperate man ,
marched to tho jail , dragged a mur
derer from tho cell , and hurried with
him to tho outskirts of the town.
Each man wore an expression of de
termination features hardened by
iwful resolve. The prisoner attempt-
3d.to speak , to beg for his life , but the
burly hands closed around his throat ,
ind the prayer he would have uttered
tvent out in an inarticulate gurgle.
When the infuriated men reached a
iarge oak they halted. Ono of them
: hrow a ropo over a limb. "Gentle-
Hen , " said tho prisoner , "please give
no a chanceto say a word. " "Be
juick about it , " some one shouted.
' 'Gentlemen , I admit that the evidence
s against me , but , as truly as we
stand here , 1 killed that man in self-
iefense. " "Killed what man ? " was
isked. "Bill Bottleford. " "You
lin't the man that killed Bottleford ,
ire you ? " "Yes , unfortunately , I am
; he man. " "Men , " shouted the lead-
; r , "we have come within one of mak-
ng a terrible mistake. " Then tuni
ng to the prisoner the loader added :
W thought , sir , that you were the
nan that stole Nat Boyd's fish-trap.
3op down offen the box. You &ra
: ree. "
LONG-LIVED PEOPLE.
Features of a Classified Record of Ten Hot
sand Centenarians.
Joseph E. Perkins , a newsdealer c
this city , writes a Syracuse correspon
dent to The New York Tribune , is abou
to publish a book entitled "Tfc
Encyclopedia , of Human Longevity , '
which is the result of thirty-eigh
years of investigation on his part. .Th
book will contain an authentic recor <
of a large number of people , men ant
women , " who have attained the" age o
100 years or more. Tho only excop
tion to this is tho case of a man wfii
died at tho age of 99 years and 86-
days , and whom Mr. Pe'rkins regard ,
as virtually a centenarian. The boot
will represent an immense amount o ;
labor and research , and its author be
lieves that it may bo relied on as ac
curate in every instance.
"I havesaid Mr. Perkins , speaking
of his book , "more than 10,000 in
stances of people wno havo lived 10 (
years and"more. . Those names hav <
been gathered from every part of th <
globe. ' This country leads in longevi
ty , and Connecticut is at the fron
among the United States. In tha
state i havo gathered statistics in re
gard to more than 6,000 persons whc
were more than 80 years of age , anc
of this number 20 were beyond the
century limit. As regards sex tht
majority of these 10,000 centenarians
were women. I account for this bj
the fact , that they lead less irregulai
lives than men. I have instances ol
50 old maids who come up to ray cen
tury standard , and only 12 bachelors.
As regards occupation 1 find that sail
ors , soldiers , and farmers are the
longest lived. Among tho professions
I have the instances of 100 ministers
who lived to 100 years and more , while
I could find only 80 doctors , 10 law
yers , and 10 actors who came up tc
tho standard. I can find no case
among my 10,000 of a newspaper man
who has lived to'be 100 years old.
Newspaper men do so much brain
wprk that they die young. "
Coming to special instances , Mr.
Perkins added : "Among tho oldest
people in the United Stales were Flora
Thompson , anegressofNashua , N. C. ,
who died at tho age of 150 years ; Betsy
Frautham , a native of Germany , who
died in Tenneasee at tho age of 154
vears , and Sins , a slave , who died in
Virginia , 180 years old. I havo the
cases of ten persons who lived in safe
ty for one hundred years and then
burned to death. In Onondaga coun
ty I havo the sketches of fifty centena
rians. Among them is Rev. Daniel
Waldo , who died in 1964 at the ago of
nearly 102 yetrs. : For more than
sixty years he was a clergyman in the
Presbyterian church , and on the an
niversary of his 100th birthday ho
preached a sermon in the First Presby
terian church of Syracuse. The last
six pensioners of the Revolutionary
war were centenarians , and I havo
their photographs. Then there was
John Weeks , of New London , Conn. ,
who married his tenth wife when he
was 106 years ot age and she onlyl6.
He died at tho age of 114. His gray
hairs had fallen oft * and they were re
"
newed by a dark growth" hair.
Several new teeth had also made their
appearance , and a few hours before
bis death he ate three pounds of pork ,
two or three pounds of bread , and
drank a pint of wine. Nicholas
Schathcowski , of Posen , was another
old fellow. He deposed on odth be
fore the council of Constance , A. D.
1414 , that he was 150 years of age , and
'
that his father , whose'age at the time
of his death was nearly 200 , could re
member tho death of the first king of
Poland , A. D. 1025. Among the oddi
ties to be found in my book will be the
photograph of a man who died at the
age of 121 years. He had 144 children ,
grandchildren and great-grandchild-
en , and outlived them all. Then
; hcre was Margaret McDowal , of Edin
burgh , who died at the age of 106.
"
she"married and survived thirteen
msbands. John Rovin and his wife ,
of Hungary , lived together as man
an wife for 148 years. Ho was 164
and she 172 at tho time they died , and
; heir youngest son was 116 years old
when his parents died.
"There is tho case of a man who
married sixteen times and had no
children. This case is off-set by that
of another centenarian who had forty-
nine children. John Riva , an eis-
change-broker of Italy , lived to the
ige of 116 years , and had a child born
to Jura atter he was 100 years old , Betz ,
a Sioux squaw , who died a little while
ago , lived for moro than 100 years.
She had been the wife in turn of an
army officer , xu Indian chief , a bor
der "cavalryman , and a Methodist
minister. William Ward , of Westches-
ter county , died in 1778 at the age of
107. He was a member of the Ward
family who were among tho earliest
settlers in Westchester county , and
the particulars of his lifo and death
were given in the New York papers of
the time. His brother John was a
magistrate , and attended court in
While Plains as late as 1773. 'William
Ward , a member of this family , car
ried on business as a banker in 1883 at
No. 52 Broadway , New York. An
other queer incident is that of a cen
tenarian who was married four times
and had a daughter by each wife.
These daughters married , and each
of them had fourteen children. Then
there was a man who went over the
century line and had twenty-two child
ren. His first was a boy , and girls
and boys came after that in regular
rotation. There was a person known
as Elizabeth Page , who lived in Lon
don and died at the age of 108 years.
This person had acted as a midwife ,
und was supposed to bo a woman.
After death , however , it was discover
ed that the supposed woman was a
man. The book will contain three
hundred illustrations. "
Cajeme , the Yaqui Chief.
While the world is wondering at the
singular success which has placed El
Mehdi on the barbaric throne ol the
Soudan , Mexico has apparently found
her mehdi in tho person of Jose Marie
Cajome , who holds a scepter of terror
aver Sonora as the Mohammedan
ihieftain does over the Soudan. Ca
jeme , chief of tho Yaqui and Moyo
Indians , was born in 1842 , in the tiny
town of Tonn , on the banks of tho
silent Yaqui river , which creeps to the
Pacific from Sonora's heart of forests.
If.
His parents were Pantaleon Leiva Ca-
jema and Hilarla Buitcmea , the latter ,
his mother , being known yet through
that country as tho Sibyl. The bap-
tismal waters of Catholicism from tho
hands of an adventurous Italian mis
sionary. Father Romanani , rested on
his head when a boy in the town of
Navajoa. From earliest boyhood Ca-
jemotook to tho chase , andjrofttsed
to work on a farm when ho could
scour tho deer forests with his bow
and arrows. When 18 years of ago
ho ran away from homo , and from
that day his life was a constant , rest
less march , a bohemian existence. Ho
entered the service of Mr. J. R.
Bourse , an America miner at Alamos ,
a town on the projected Alamos and
Mazantlan railroad. Wine and women
soon drew their chains about him , and
fired by jealousy and drink ho drew
his first human blood by stabbing
Abraham Jbllman. who was Mr.
Brouse's steward. lie then fled.
In 1872 , when the governor of Sono-
ra , Ignacio Pesquen , started out to
assist tho governor of the neighboring
state of Sinaloa against tho revolution
headed by tho bloody Marquez , Cajo-
me joined the state troops. During
tho campaign he gave proofs of great
valor and of uncommon military skill ,
and was made a colonel in tho Mexi
can army. . During leisure moments
of the campaign he learned to read
and write , for as he never would go to
schoolho did not oven know tho alpha
bet when he entered on this exciting
period of his life. When peace was estab
lishcd Cajemo returned to his homo ,
preceded by an uncommon fame. At
that time Julio Moroyoqui , nicknamed
thd Jaguar , ruled tho Yaquis. Ho
was one of the most sanguinary caci-
qes of Mexican history , and known as
the American Nero. Moroyoqui con
firmed tho rank of colonel earned by
Cajeme in the government army , and
the latter soon bent his extraordinary
talents to repressing disorders in tho
government of tho lormor. Littlo by
little Cajeme acquired popularity , and
the Indian cauips soon became too
narrow a theater for two such men.
One day Cajemo with ten picked men
surrounded the palace of the Jaguar ,
and going in assassinated niin ,
and was immediately proclaimed
bis successor , a place ho has sinco
held.
held.While
While in Nava'ao ho solicited in
marriage the hand cf a dark-eyed belle
of that'town , tho daughter of a rich
planter. His suit refused , Cajemo
"retreatud in good order , " and went
back to the Yaqui river , thinking that
time would ameliorate his suffering.
Afterward he made up his mind toseo
the girl , Juaua Narvaez , and lie start
ed on a dark night and in disguise to
visit her. On the way he was ambush
ed by R. J. Castro.abrother chief , who
was his rival for the possession of this
Mexican Helen. Cajemo proved to bo
a successful Paris. Single-handed ho
killed Castro and three of his men , be
sides wounding another , and arrived ,
bleeding fronfseveral wounds , at the
feet of Juana Narvaez. She lied from .
her homo in his company. Sinco that
time Cajeme has led a fugitive life , "
with his band of Indian warriors , and
has defied the power of the Mexican
republic , among tho mountains and
marshes of bonora.
Cajeme is well built , has herculean
muscles , regular feature with a savage
air impressed upon them , and has a
brusque , abrupt manner. Ho is a
splendid horseman ; has saved his lifo
on several occasions by his lleet run
ning and excellent swimming quali
ties. He has an unconquerable will , a
presence of mind which never deserts
hima courage which borders on
temerity. City of Mexico Two Jtepub-
lies.
Baby Won't Go.
"Doctor , " he began , as he enter
ed the ollice of a well-known medical
nian the other day , "we've been talk
ing it over. "
"Ah ! "
"And have concluded that it
would be best for the b-iby's
health - to go to the country this
summer. "
"I see. "
"What do you thing cf it1 *
"At a relative's , I suppose ? "
"Yes. "
"K amp anywhere near the house ? "
'Well , I believe there's one about a
quarter of a mile awav. "
"
"That's good. Is "the well in tho
woodshed ? "
"It is. " ;
"Good again. That will keep tho
floor damp and muddy. Is tho cellar
concreted and drained ? "
"I think not. "
"That's elegant A collar with a
natural earth bottom can always
bo depended on for sour smells ,
and one without a drain helps
along fever. Lots of shrubbery
around ? "
"Oh , yes ; you can hardly see the
house in summer. "
"Exactly. That keeps roofs and
walls damp , and you can depend on
malaria. Pig-sty and barn handy to tho
back door ? "
"Yes , only a few rods away. "
"Very nice verjYou can rely on
the odors , and perhaps tho well water
is improved by the percolations. Ever
notice the cistern ? "
"Yes , it is a nice wooden one. "
"Splendid ! The water is always
throwing oil"a sour smell , and some
thing less than a million mosquitoes
breed there every summer's mVht. I
igree with you to a dot , especially if
here are any box-drains around to
breed typhoid'fever. " \
"You wouldn't adviso it ? " queered
: he father. . j
"Say ! " said the doctor , as he leaned
> yer the table , "let tho nurse drop
lim out of tho window Diish him
lown the back stairs get him run
> ver by an ice wagon give him your
evo'Iver to plav with. There's a dozen
'
vays of killing'lum off besides taking
lim to the country , and any one ot
hem will save you time and money. "
-St. Paul Globe.
Theodore Roosevelt Las published a Look
ailed "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman. " The
dition is limited to 500 copies , and is sold at
! 5 per copy.
A collector of the curious announces that
lary continues the favorite name for eirls ,
Inna comes second , Elizabeth la third. Laura
a fourth.
