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A RR A tfGE&CENX Of CO3OIITTEES *
VTho Will Serve on tlie Standing Committees
in the Senate.
On agriculture and forestry , Messrs. Miller ,
of Ncxv York , ( chairman , ) Blair , Plumb , Van
Wyck , Sawyer , George , Fair , Gibson , and Jonea
of Arkansas.
On appropriations , Messrs , Allison , ( chair-
man. ) Dawes , Plumb , Hale , Mahone , Beck ,
ockrcll , Call , Gorman , and Logan.
To audit and control the contingent expense *
of the senate , Messrs. Jones , of Nevada ,
< chalrman , ) Chace , and Vance.
On civil service and retrenchment , Messrs.
Hawley , ( chairman , ) Dawes , Mitchell , of Penn
sylvania , Miller , of California , Pike , Voor-
hees , Walthall , Wilson , of Maryland , and
Berry.
On claims , Messrs. Pike , ( chairman , ) Hoar ,
Dolph , Spooner , Jackson , Fair , Jones , of Ar
kansas , Gray , and Mitchell , of Oregon.
On coast defenses , Messrs. Dolph , ( chair
' man , ) Cameron , Sewell , Hawley , Maxcy , Mc-
'Pherson , and Fair. v
On.comrnercc , Messrs. McMillan , ( chairman , )
Jones , of Nevada , Conger , Frye , Miller , ol
New York , Dolph , Eansom , Cameron , Coke ,
Vest , Gorman , Jones , of Florida , and Kenna.
On the District of Columbia , Messrs. Ingalls ,
( Chairman , ) PJddleberger , Pike , Palmer , Mil
ler , of California , Harris , Vance , Brown , and
Blackburn.
On education and labor , Messrs. Blair ,
( chairman , ) Mahone , Miller , of New York ,
Brown , Palmer , Call , Tugh , Payne , and Wal-
thalL
On engrossed bills , Messrs. Saulsbury ,
( chairman , ) Call , and Allison.
On enrolled bills , Messrs. Brown , ( chair
man , ) Sabin , and Colquitt.
On epidemic diseases , Messrs. Harris , ( chair
man , ) Hampton , Euatls , Sewell , Spooner , Stan
ford , and Berry.
To examine the several branches of the civil
service , Messrs. Sabin , ( chairman , ) Cullom ,
Allison , Hampton , and Gray ,
On expenditures of public money , Messrs.
Cullom , ( chairman , ) Harrison , Plumb , Platt ,
Beck , Kenna. and Gibson.
On finance , Messrs. Morrill , ( chairman , )
Sherman , Jones , of Nevada , Allison , Aldrlch ,
Miller , of New York , Voorhees , Beck , Mc-
Pherson , Harris , and Vance.
On fisheries , Messrs. Palmer , ( chairman , )
Sewell , Dawes , Stanford , Morgan , Harris , and
Gray.
On foreign relations , Messrs. Miller , of Cali
fornia , ( chairman , ) Sherman , Edmunds , Frye ,
Evarts , Morgan , Brown , Saulsbury , and
Payne.
On the improvement of the Mississippi river ,
Messrs. Van Wyck , ( chairman , ) Mitchell oi
Pennsylvania , Cullom , Pike , Cockrell , George ,
and Eustis.
On Indian affairs , Messrs. Dawes , ( chair
man , ) Ingalls , HarrisonBowen , Sabin , Max-
ey , Morgan , Hampton , and Jones , of Arkan
sas.
sas.On
On the Judiciary , Messrs. Edmunds , ( chair
man , ) Ingalls , McMillan , Hoar , Wilson , of
Iowa , Evarts , Vest , Pugh , Coke , and Jackson.
On the library , Messrs. Sewell , ( chairman , )
Hoar , and Voorhees.
On manufactures , Messrs. RIddleberger ,
( chairman , ) Sabin , Mitchell , of Pennsylvania ,
Stanford , Colquitt , Bugler , and Walthall.
On Military affairs , Messrs. Logan , ( chair
man , ) Sewell , Cameron , Harrison , Hawley ,
Mandcrson , Cockrell , Hampton , Camden , and
Walthall.
On mines and mining , Messrs. Teller , ( chair ,
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man , ) Jones , of Nevada , Van Wyck , Hamp
ton , Fair , Camden , and Mitchell , of Oregon.
On naval affairs , Messrs. Cameron , ( chair- '
man , ) Hale , Dawes , Riddleberger , Stanford ,
McPherson , Jones , of Florida , Butler , and
Blackburn.
On patents , Messrs , Platt , ( chairman , )
Mitchell , of Pennsylvania , Chace , Teller , Cam
den , Jones , of Arkansas , and Gray.
On pensions , Messrs. Mitchell , of Pennsyl
vania , ( chairman , ) Blair , Van Wyck , Aldrich ,
Sewell , Jackson , Camden , Colquitt , and
Payne.
and Messrs. Con
On postoffices post-roads ,
ger ( chairman ) , Sawyer , Wilson , of Iowa , Ma
hone , Chace , Maxcy , Saulsbury , Colquit , and
Wilson , of Maryland.
On printing , Messrs. Manderson ( chairman ) ,
Hawley and Gorman.
On private land claims , Messrs. Ransom
( chairman ) , Colquit , Eustis , Edmunds , and
Everts.
On privileges and elections , Messrs. Hoai
( chairman ) , Frye , Teller , Evarts , Saulsbury ,
Vance , Pugh , George , and Logan.
On public buildings and grounds , Messrs.
Mahone ( chairman ) , Morrill , Stanford , Spoon
er , Jones of Florida , Vest , and Canvlen.
On public lands , Messrs. Plumb ( chairman ) ,
Blair , Van Wyck , Dolph , Teller , Morgan , Cock
rell , Walthall , and Berry.
On railroads , Messrs. Sawyer ( chairman ) ,
Hawley , Sewell , Sabin , Cullom , Brown , Kenna ,
George , Blackburn , Eustis , and Mitchell ol
Oregon.
On the .revision of the laws of the United
States , Messrs. Wilson , of Iowa , ( chairman , )
Platt , Hale , Kenna , and Wilson , of Maryland.
fe On revolutionary claims , Messrs. Jones , of
Florida , ( chairman ) , Ccke , Pugh , McMillan ,
and Chace.
On rules , Messrs. Frye ( chairman ) , Sherman ,
Ingalls , Harris-and Blackburn.
On territories , Messrs. Harrison ( chairman ) ,
Platt , Conger , Cullom , Manderson , Butler ,
Jones , of Florida , George , and Payne.
On transportation routes to the seaboard ,
Messrs. Aldrich ( chairman ) , Manderson , Pal
mer , Cullom , Gibson , Vest , Call , Butler , and
Mitchell , of Oregon.
" Tollagal" on Electricity.
The Passenger Department of the Chi
cago , Rock Island & Pacific Railway an
nounce the publication of a new and
valuable work whose scope and intent is
best expressed on its title page , which
reads as follows : "Voltasal , Genius of
Electricity , " or Ned Benson's Adventures
and Talk with one of the Genii , by "A
MAN" of the Rock Island Route respect
fully dedicated to the Boys and Girls of
America , by the General Ticket and
Passenger Agent of the Chicago , Rock
Island & Pacific Railway. It is an ap
propriate sequel to Watt-Stephens on steam
and its uses , which attained such a popu
larity a year ago. It is a carefully written
pamphlet of SO pages , elesantly printed ,
and will be sent to any applicant on receipt
of 10 cents in postage stamps. Address ,
E. ST. JOHN ,
Gen. Ticket and Passenger Agt. C. , R. I. < fc
P. Ry. , Chicago. His.
THE FOLTGA3HST OA" THE DECREASE.
Judge Carlton , of the Utah committee ,
who has been in Washington , says his ob
servation leads him to believe that poly
gamy is gradually disappearing among the
Mormons. Only a small proportion oi
Mormons are polygamists. The polygam
ous Mormon in Utah to-day would make a
poor showing in comparing the number ol
his wives with those of Joseph Smith or
Brigham Young. Even the late Biahop
Lee , who had only nineteen wives , includ
ing one very old and ugly one whom he
married just to save her soul , would beat
three or four of the best families to-day.
"I don'fc believe , " he said , "that in Utah
to-day there is a single Mormon with more
than seven wives. "
NAUONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
CoMMi6Sio : En SPARKS ol tho land office
in view of-the.almosfc universal comment ,
as to his policy , has felt constrained to
issue a new series ol regulations for regis
ters , receivers and special agents of the
land office which has justbeen promulgated.
They modify in many important particu
lars his recent sweeping orders. They pro
vide that homestead or pre-emption claim
ants , who have madebona fine settlements
upon public land , and who are living upon ,
cultivating and improving the same in ac
cordance with law , with the intention of
acquiring titlejthereto , shall be permitted to
cut and remove from the portion to bo
cleared for cultivation , so much timber as
is actually necessary for that purpose or
for building fences or other improvements
of the land entered. In clearing for cultiva
tion should there be surplus timber the en-
tryman shall dispose of such surplus , but
it is not allowed to denude land of its tim
ber for the purpose of sale or speculation
before the title is conveyed to him by pat
ent.
ent.A
A QUESTION has arisen as to the validity
of Mr. Coon's acts as acting-secretary of
the treasury for nine days after the death
of Secretary Folger under a former designa
tion of the president to act during the ab
sence of the secretary. It is stated at the
firs comptroller's office that such action
might affect Mr. Coon individually were the
question of salary involved , yet the action
to third parties could not be valid and
therefore his official acts cannot be ques
tioned. This decision is held under an act
of the supreme court and former , attorneys-
general.
FOBEIGK AFFAIRS.
A Berlin dispatch states that Pope Leo In
allocution has sent to the Catholic clergy ol
Germany in regard to the affairs of the Catho
lic church of that country. His Holiness de
clares that he H opposed to the mediation ol
questions between the church and state. In
sisting that the Vatican shall have sole juris- . ,
diction in the matter of administrating the
church affairs of Germany.
A Munich dispatch fays that the creditors
of the insane king , Ludwig Second of Bava
ria , are petitioning for power to sieze his per
sonal effects. The prince Luitfold , command
er of the Bavarian army , .has issued an ordei
forbidding the civil officers in the employ ol
outside creditors from entering Bavaria.
A robbery took place a few days ago in
the state of Chihuahua , Mexico. It appears
that John N. Flippen , a former mayor ol
Memphis , Tenn. , but now manager of the
Guadaloupe Colva Mining Company , of Mem
phis , left the mine with two servants for Pa-
ral. When about fifty miles from Paral , the
party was captured by robbers , and all of theh
effects , including mules , outfit and gold and
silver bullion valued at § 500 , were stolen. Mr ,
Flippen was not injured. A party has started
from Paral in pursuit of the robbers. -
A LAND OFFICE CIRCULAR.
In view of the large number of defective ,
irregular and insufficient proofs presented
in public land cases , Commissioner Sparks ,
of the general land office , has issued a cir
cular to registers and receivers of land
offices , in which he directs that proof must
in all cases be made to the satisfaction of
registers and receivers , and that a cross-
examination should be directed to a vindi
cation of material facts alleged in each
case , and especially to the actual facts of
the residence , and whether the entry is
made or sought to be perfected for the
claimants' own use and occupation , or for
the use and benefit of others. Ready-made
proofs presented merely for pro forma ac
knowledgment , without verification or evi
dence of identity , will not , it is stated , be
considered such proofs as are required by
law. Officers taking testimony are re
quired to call the attention of parties and
witnesses to the laws respecting false swear
ing and the penalties therefor , and inform
them of the purpose of the government to
hold all persons to a strict accountability
for any statements made by them.
OF INTEREST TO ARMY MEN.
A Resolution That il About to be Introduced
in the House.
A resolution is about to be introduced
in the house which will bo of much interest
to army men. It will call upon the secre
tary of war to inform congress by what
authority of law he directed the promulga
tion of General Order 85 , headquarters of
the army , better known as the "aide-de
camp order , " which limited the service of
the general officers' aides to four years ,
and which , some of the general officers of
the army hold , contravened not only the
invariable custom of the service , but flatly
violated the existing law , in interfering
with one of the most cherished prerogatives ,
heretofore unquestioned , of a general com
manding. The debate which is likely to
occur on this will be of great interest. The
resolution is not intended as a blow at the
secretary of war or any person , but to
give the secretary an opportunity to fur-
nisli congress with his reasons for the pro
mulgation of an order that has created as
much adverse criticism as anything per
taining to the war office since the present
incumbent has held the nosition.
Robbing a"Postoffice Thief .
A very interesting piece of postofflce de
tective work culminated at Des Moines ,
Iowa , by tho arrest of William West , chief
distributing clerk of the oiftce in that city ,
by Inspector Adsit of Chicago. Early in
November two registered letters contain
ing large sums of money , were rifled and the
contents abstracted. It was supposed that
the theft was committed by one of three
postal clerks on the Rock Island road , or
else by one of two clerks in Des Moines ,
and the work of detecting the thief was
pursued on this theory until recently , when
it was believed West had a hand in it. He
was tested with several decoys , two ol
which he opened. The money was found
cm his person , and a full confession fol
lowed. West belongs to an excellent family.
Cut Doi.cn in the Sick of Times ,
Six masked men rode into Springer , N.
M. , the other night , captured the county
jailor , took the keys from him , broke into
a cell , took out Theodore Baker , charged
with murdering Frank Unrah , a wealthy
ranchman , with whose wife Baker alleged
to be criminally intimate and hung him to
a telegraph-pole near the jail. The jailer in
the meantime escaped and gave the alarm.
The citizens , after a brief skirmish , drove
out the mob and cut Baker down just in
time to save his life.
Ladles Take the Veil.
At the convent of the Sacred Heart in St.
Louis on the 28th , the solemn ceremonies
attendant upon the admission of thirteen
young ladies to that institution were per
formed. Of this number three took the
last solemn vows , from which they CB.n
never be released. Four took the first
vows , and six admitted as novices. Among
the young ladies was Miss Foley. of Omaha.
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THE PEA CE
It Sfust be Preserved-r-Indians , Desperadoes
and Soldiers Mixed Up.
Gov. Zulick , of Arizona , has telegraphed
to the secretary of the interior calling at
tention to an erroneous impression that
the purpose for which the troops have
been ordered recently from San Francisco
is merely to protect tho Indians from
threatened attacks by the lawless white
element. Gov. Zulick says that his appeal
to the government for troops was for the
protection of the lives and property ol
Arizonuns from attacks-of murderous and
thieving renegade Apaches.
"No people on earth , " he adds , "have ex
hibited a higher sense of law-abiding quali
ties than the Arizonans have shown in
their terrible affliction of the past eight
months. "
Continuing , he remarked that his procla
mation last week warning all evil disposed
persons that the powers of the federal and
territorial governments would be evoked
to preserve the rights of all persons within
the borders of Arizona , was directed against
inflammatory publications in the territo
rial newspapers , and says :
"It lias had its effect-for the entire press
in the territory is now arrayed upon the
side of law and order. "
The governor assures the secretary that
he will see that the San Carlos reservation
and the rights of peaceful Indians are pro
tected , and-in conclusion he asks for an
authorative statement to dispel the erron
eous impression as to the purpose of his
appeal for troops.
In reply Acting Secretary Muldrow
telegraphed the governor that the in
terior departmenthas received rio dispatch
from him suggesting a need for troops to
protect the Indians on the San Carlos re
servation , and no action has been taken
by the government to concentrate troops
in that vicinity for the purpose indicated.
Mr. Muldrow adds : "The purpose of the
government has been and is to protect ah1
persons in Arizona in the full enjoyment of
their rights and property ; to punish all
law-breakers , suppress outlaws , and main
tain peace within that territory. "
TO REGISTERS AND RECEIVERS.
A Circular to Them from the Commissioner
General of the Land Office.
Washington dispatch. In view of the large
number of defective , irregular and Insufficlenl
proofs presented In public land cases , Com
missioner Sparks o'f the general land office has
Issued a circular to the registers and receivers
of land offices , In which he states that proofs
must in all cases be made to the satisfaction oi
registers and receivers , and that a cross ex
amination should be directed to a verification
of the material facts alleged In the case , and
especially to the actual facts of residence and
whether the entry is made or sought to be
perfected for the claimant's own use and occu
pation or for the use and benefit of others.
The ready made proofs , presented merely foi
pro forma acknowledgement , without verifica
tion , cross examination , or evidence of identi
ty , will not , It is stated , be considered such
proofs as are required by law. Officers taking
affidavits and testimony are required to call
the attention of the parties and witnesses to
the laws representing false swearing and the
penalties therefor , and inform them of the
purpose of the government to hold all persona
to a strict accountability for any statements
made by them. _ ,
FIENDISH DTXAMITE WRETCHES.
El Paso ( Texas ) dispatch : It became
known here yesterday that a bold attempt
was made the night of the 23d inst. to blow
up the bridge oJ the Southern Pacific rail
road across the Rio Grande river seven
miles above this city. Dynamite was placed
on the track of the bridge and bolts wero
loosened A dozen or more men , speaking
English , seized the bridge tender , Melvin
about midnight , bound and blindfolded
him and then marched him to his cabin. It
was their intention undoubtedly to blow
passenger train "No. 20" from the bridge
and then plunder the passengers on the
rocks below. The train however was sev
eral hours late and as daylight approached
the robbers fled.
A CALL FOR BONDS.
The secretary of the treasury has issued
a call for § 10,000,000 of 3 per cent bonds ,
the principal and accrued interest of which
will be paid Feb. 1 , 1S8G , and interest
thereon will cease that day. Secretary
Manning says in his circular making the
call : "Bonds forwarded for redemption
should be addressed to the secretary of
the treasury , division of loans , etc. , Wash
ington , D. C. , and all the bonds called by
this circular should be assigned to the
secretary of the treasury for redemption.
Assignments must bo dated and properly
acknowledged as prescribed in a noto
nrinted on the back of each bond. "
THE MARKETS.
OMAHA.
WHEAT No. 2 GO
BARLEY No. 2 40
RYE No. 2 40
CORN No. 2 mixed 22
OATS No. 2 22
BUTTER Fancy creamery. . 25
BUTTER Choice roll 12
EGGS Fresh 20
CHICKENS Dressed per lb. . . 8
TURKEYS Dressed per lb. . . . 8
DUCKS Dressed per lb G
GEESE Dressed per lb 8
LEMONS Choice G 25
APPLES Choice 3 00
ORANGES Mcsina 4 00
BEANS Navys 1 25
ONIONS Per bbl 75
POTATOES Per bushel 45
GREEN APPLES Per bbl. . . . 2 75
SEEDS Timothy 2 30
SEEDS Blue Grass 1 75 @ 2 00
HAY Baled , per ton 5 50 @ G 00
HAY In bulk G 00 @ G 75
HOGS Mixed packing 3 30 @ 3 75
BEEVES Butchers 3 50 @ 3 75
NEW YORK.
WHEAT No. 2 red 92 @ 92
WUEAT Ungraded red 75 @ 93
CORN No. 2 48 @ 48 %
OATS Mixed western 34 @ 35
PORK 9 87 @ 10 35
LARD G 30 @ G 37J
CHICAGO.
FLOUR Choice winter 4 40 @ 5 85
FLOUR Spring extra 3 50 @ 4 50
WHEAT Perbushel 84 @ 843
CORN Per bushel 3G % (
OATS Per bushel 27
PORK 9 15
LARD 5 82
HOGS Packing &shipping. 3 75 @
CATTLE Stockers 2 35 @
SHEEP Medium to good. . . . 200 ®
ST. LOUIS.
WHEAT No. 2 red 92J <
CORN Perbushel 33J ,
OATS Per bushel 27
HOGS Mixed packing 3 60
CATTLE Stockers & feeders 235
SHEEP Common to choice 2 50
KANSAS CITY.
WHEAT Perbushel 71
CORN Per bushel 26
OATS Per bushel 27
CATTLE Exports 6 00
HOGB Good to choice 3 30
BHEEP Common to good. . 1 00
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( WE ONLY.
In the dawning of days , so ancient
That Time with its tremulous-beat
Could never tell off or ennumber
The vo.ars with their hurrying feet ,
The high God sat deftly spinning
Through ages .and aons he wrought.
While stars and their worlds were fashioned
In the breath of a marvelous thought.
Tfll the void and the darkness were peopled ,
And the white shining angels that grew
From the web of His Infinite power
Each trembled , and wondered , and knew
That their Maker was God , and their mission
To learn-His desire and do !
He sat In the silence , the centre
Of all that , had been or could be.
He rode o'er the ages , as countless
As sands 'neath the surge of the sea ,
And every heart-pulse of creation
Proved God and none other than He I
In the cool falling shadows of even ,
While the weary of men were at rest ,
And the mothers of Israel sang softly
With baby-lips pressed to the breast ,
There knelt In the garden a weary
And hard-burdened Man among men ;
And the shadows grew dark as He lingered ,
And darker still falling ; and then
He pleaded the cup might be taken
Away from His lips but the cross
Loomed up in the distance and daimed Him
Yet the World was the price of his loss I
In the passionate stress of the garden ,
In the piteous death on the tree ,
In the white life He lived , as He wandered
Unfriendly In dark Galilee ;
In the Gospel He gave as He told it
In love on the mount by the sea
Was proved the Divine and that Jesus
Was God and none other then He I
T. H. Kennedy , in Chicago Current.
CABBY'S CUSTOMEB.
BY HELEJT FORREST GRAVES.
"My first day at the store ! " said Car
ry Wallingford , with a curious thrill
through her , as if an ice cold stream
were trickling down the line of her spi
nal column. "Oh , I wish I were a rich
girl , and didn't have to work ! "
"Work is honorable , my child , " said
old Uncle Wolsey , who , with his specta-
, eles on his nose , was trying to spell
through the illegible paragraphs of the
daily paper , muttering to himself that
"either they didn't print as good as
they used to , or else his old eyesight
was failing. "
"Yes , I know , " fluttered Carry ; "but
I'm very willing that some one else
should have the honor this time. "
Uncle Wolsey turned his glasses , with
mild reproach , upon his niece's pink
and white balsam of a face.
"My girl , " said he , "you're not afraid
of work , are you ? "
"No , uncle ! " Carrie faintly , an
swered ; "but you know it's all so
strange5 !
"It won't be strange , long" cheerily
encouraged the old man. "Its wonder
ful how soon the good Lord accustoms
us to things , when once we set about
our duty "
"I wish I could be as brave as you ,
Uncle Wolsey ! " said Carry , as she tied
the crimson strings of her little capote
under her round chin.
Old Wolsey Wallingford had shelter
ed his little lamb by his hearth fold all
her lifetime until now. He was a jew
eler by trade , and he had kept his un
pretending store open as long as possi
ble. But the tide of fashion went by ,
and left him stranded on the unfrequent
ed side street where the sign of the tar
nished silver watch attracted no further
attention.
And one day , when he had sat all day
in the window with his magnifying
glass , working at some impossible old
time piece , whose owner had died and
never called for it , the twilight crept
darkly over his eyesight and his
heart. He laid down his tools.
"All day long , " said he , "and never
a customeV ! Well-a-day ! it is time for
the old man to shut up his store at last. "
He went out and put up the wooden
shutters , with a heart that was heavier
than they , and from that time thence
forward , the wooden imitation of the
silver watch swung no longer over the
door.
door.Uncle
Uncle Wolsey had been conquered in
life's battle , and had laid down his
arms , and now it was that Carry re
luctantly threw herself into the breach.
How could she let the dear old man
starve ? And Mr. Pickrell's fancy and
dry goods store on Sixth avenue was
really a very creditable establishment ,
and Mrs. Pickrell herself had promised ,
from the severe heights of the cashier's
desk , to "keep an eye" upon old Mr.
Wallingford's niece , and if her services
proved desirable , there was no sort of
doubt but that her salary would be in
creased in time.
So Carry buttoned up her sack , drew
on her neat lisle-thread gloves and took
the little basket , in which , wrapped in a
napkin was packed her lunch of apple
pie and cheese , and went forth to meet
her new career , little reckoning how
brief it was to be.
At first it was not very pleasant.
The store was small and stuffy , with
gorgeous piles of cretonne and chintz
at the door , and festoons of laces , silk
handkerchiefs and colored jerseys flap
ping against the heads of the girls be
hind the counter , of whom there were
three besides Carry bold , high-voiced
damsels , who wore their hair down
over the bridge of then : noses , and gig
gled incessantly.
Customers came and went , change
was made , and paper parcels oxpedi-
tiously wrapped up.
Mr. Pickrell walked the floor with his
hands in his pockets , ordered away
small girls whose noses were flattened
too persistently against the windows
outside , and smiled benignly on old la
dies who stopped to examine the quality
of the chintzes and flannel suitings.
Mrs. Pickrell reprimanded the young
women with the banged hair for gig
gling too loud when there were cus
tomers in the store , and called to Carry
to "mind what she was about" when a
box of ribbons fell off the counter upon
the floor.
Carry grew very weary , her head be
gan to ache , and she wondered how
long it would be before "shutting-up
time. "
At last a tall , brown-faced young
man came in , wearing a foreign-look
ing coat trimmed with fur , and some
how bearing in his aspect the indescrib
able stamp of belonging to some other
country.
One of the banged-haired nymphs
was eating her lunch ; the second had
rushed up the street to get shange for
a ten-dollar bill , and the third was en-
eased hi mat-chins : an impossible shade
of ribbon for a young lady who
was determined not to be pleased with
anything.
"Carry ! " shrilly signaled Mrs. Pick
rell.
rell.And
And our heroine advanced valiantly
to the rescue.
' "What can I show you ? " she asked ,
timidly , of thenew customer.
"Silk , please , " said the young man
And when Carry perceived that he
was considerably more embarrassed
than herself , she took courage. .
"What color ? " said she.
"I don't know , " answered tho custo
mer , "that is , I haven't quite made up
my mind. Perhaps you could sug
gest"What
"What is it for ? " Carry asked , "witl
mild intoleration of his evident bewil
derment ; and at the same time she
could not help perceiving that ho was
very handsome , wit i wavy black hair
and liquid eyes , long lashes , and pleas
ant to look upon.
"For a dress. "
"A dress ? But is it for a young lady ,
or an old one ? " ,
"I don't know , " acknowledged the
gentleman. "Young , that is , not old.
She can't be over forty. To tell you
the truth , " and he smiled in spite o :
himself "I've never seen the lady.
But she is a cousin of mine and I want
to make her a present. "
"Yes I understand , " said Carry.
"Is it to be black or colored ? "
"What would you advise ? " said the
stranger , blindly clutching at Carry's
feminine counsel as a shipwreckec
mariner may be expected to cling to
floating spar.
"Black would perhaps be more suit
able , seeing that you don't know the
lady's age or complexion , " remarked
Carry.
"But blue and pink are such pretty
colors ! " pleaded the dark haired young
man , looking longingly at the piles oi
lustrous fabrics on the shelves.
"Yes , " said Carry , growing inter
ested ; "but they are only suitable for a
very few occasions , while black is al
ways appropriate , "
"I thought that only old ladies wore
black silk ? "
"Young ladies do also , " calmly as
serted Carry.
"If you were selecting a dress , " sak
the stranger in desperation , "which
color would you choose ? "
"I would choose seal brown , " saic
Carry , after a second or two of delibera
tion.
tion."Eh
"Eh ? should you ? Show me sea ]
brown then , please , " said the customer.
"It's a little grave , perhaps" surveying
the shining folds "but it's pretty yes ,
it's very pretty ! How many yards now
docs it take for a dress ? "
"I should think , " said Carry , after a
second interval of reflection , "that fif
teen yards might answer if it was econ
omically cut. "
"I don't know anything about econ
omy , " said the young man ; "I want a
good allowance. "
"Then I should recommend eighteen
yards , " advised Carry.
"Cut me off eighteen yards , " advisee
the young gentleman , promply ; "ant
put m the linings and trimmings and al
that sort of thing , please you'll know
what I need better than L do myself.
And I say "
"Sir ? " said Carry , as he hesitated.
"Have you anything that would make
a nice present for an old gentleman , do
you think ? "
"A silk neck muffler ? " suggested
Carry , her eyes running across the
shelves of the"store , "or a pair of fur-
lined gloves ? "
"Capital ! " said the customer. "Put
'em both into the parcel.1
"Thank you , sir ! " said Carry. "Where
shall we send them ? "
"Nowhere , " answered the customer.
"I'll take them alongmyself ; and
then I shall be sure that there is no mis
take. I'm a thousand times obliged to
you , miss ! "
"Not in the least , " said Carry , with
dignity.
"So the dark eyed stranger with the
fur trimmed coat departed , and Mrs.
Pickrell praised the young shop girl for
the good sale she had made.
"You'll be a valuable hand in time , "
said she. "It isn't often we get
chance to sell a silk pattern like that.
Folks mostly go on Broadway for their
expensive dresses , " she added , with a
sigh.Carry
Carry was very tired when she came
home in the frosty October dusk. The
store did not close until 10 , but the girls
took turns , two by t\vo , to stay * after
sunset , and Carry's turn fortunately did
not come until the next night.
When she reached homo Uncle Wol
sey had the lamp lighted and the kettle
boiling for tea , and was slicing ofl
some canned corned beef and "mind
ing" the toast before the fire at the same
time.
It looked cheery and pleasant ; Carry
drew a long sigh of relief.
"How nice it is to be at home , Uncle ,
Wolsey ! " she cried. "Do let me make
that toast ! And , oh ! it hasn't been
such a very hard day , after all. And
Mrs. Pickrell says I've made the best
sale she has had for a week. Such a
handsome young man , Uncle Wol
sey ! and he treated Hie as if I were
a. princess instead of a working girl ,
and "
"Stop , stop ! " said Uncle Wolsey paus
ing , with the knife still in his hand.
'Tve had a good looking young man
here , too. Carry. Needn't think'you've
got a monopoly of the article. What do
you think of your poor mother's cousin
from the seal-fur fisheries in Alaska ?
And what do you think 6f his coming to
spend the evening , by-and-by ? And what
do you think of his bringing these things
here as a present for you and me
eh ? "
Uncle Wolsey laid down the knife ,
and carefully dusting his hands on the
roller-towel , drew forth from the bureau
drawer a seal-brown silk dress pat
tern , and a pair of fur-lined gloves ,
wrapped around with a spotted silk neck-
muftler.
"Why , Uncle Wolsey " almost shriek
ed Carry.
"What's the matter ? " said the old man.
"Ain't they pretty ? Oughtn't I to have
taken 'em ? "
"It's the very man ! " said Carry. "I
sold them to him this afternoon. "
"Hey ? " said Uncle Wolsey.
"At the store , " said Carry. "Oh , Un
cle Wolsey ! And he is really my cousin ?
[ am so glad ! "
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"Glad of what ? " uttered a strong *
cheery voice , and in came the myster
ious stranger himself. "Why , I de-
slare , " he cried ; "if there isn't the lit
tle girl who sold me the things to
day ! " M
"Glad that you are my cousin ! " saii
Carry , with a mischievous smile and a.
low courtesy. "Because because I
thought you wero very pleasant and
kind . "
"And I thought " said the
stranger. But no , I won't tell you ;
what I thought How do you do , cous
in ? "
"I am so glad you chose tho seal
brown silk ! " demurely observed Carry.
"What should I have done with a blue
or a pink silk ? "
"It would have looked very well on
you , " said the cousin meditatively eying
her. "Blue would have matched your
eyes ; pink , your cheeks. "
"Just my sentiments ! " chuckled Un
cle . ' 'Come folks
Wolsey. , young come ;
tea is ready ! and the toast is getting
cold ! " i I
Not until the visitor had taken his
leave did Uncle Wolsey , smoking his
pipe before the fire , impart to Carry.an
additional piece of news.
"What do you suppose this Mr. Len
nox told me he came down to the States
for , Carry.
"I'm sure I don't know , " said Carry ,
innocently , ,
"To get him a wife ! " said Uncle Wol
sey.
sey."Oh ! " said Carry , shading her face
from the fire. "I am sure I hope he will
be successful ! "
The three banged-hair young maidens
at "Pickrell's'Emporium" subscribed to-
buy a Bohemian glass cologne-set for
Carry Wallingford's wedding present ;
but they murmured much among them
selves because this golden stratum of
luck had not come to them.
"We're just as pretty as she , " said ,
they , "and prettier , some folks would ,
say. And why couldn't the customer
have fallen to our lot ? "
There are some questions which Cu
pid alone can answer. And he , the
winged rogue , is obstinately silent !
Owl-Huiiting.
It will be news to many people that
can see by daylight , but it is a fact , nev
ertheless. 'I ' believe , writes a New York
Times correspondent , that the screech
owl , the long-eared owl , and one or two
other species are the only members of
the family that are blinded by the sun
light The others , among them the
hoot owl , the snowy owl , the hawk owl ,
and the short-eared owl all
- , are sharp-
sighted , both by day and night. When
you know how to hunt owls it will be no
trouble for you to find them , for they are
found everywhere.
For instance , the short-eared owl is a
great mouse-hunter in wheat stubble.
He is among the first of the family of
winter owls that come down from the
north to forage in this latitude. Of all
the owls , he gives the most sport to the
hunter. There is a piece of wheat stub
ble beyond this old clearing. I am al
most certain to ilush a Hock or two of
these birds there , for they frequently
hunt in Hocks. If yon would like to en
joy a new sensation in hunting , walk
along with me and help me beat the
stubble. "
The field was but a short distance
away. The owl hunter stationed one of
us on one side of the stubble and the
other one on another side , with directions
to "keep a sharp eye out , as we would
be surprised to see how a short-eared
owl flushed. " The hunter , with his gun
ready , walked slowly about in the stub
ble. Presently three large birds rose
from the ground a good gunshot from
him. As white and silent as ghosts , and
as swift as a shadow , they glided away a
few feet over the stubble. The owl-
Jumter fired and one of the birds fell.
We did not get a shot at either , although
near enough , so quickly had the strange
birds appeared out of the stubble and
quickly flashed out of view. This was
indeed a sensation in hunting , and plain
ly and exciting one.
She Fumigated.
A woman went down in the Grand
Trunkdepot the other day to see about
some freight expected from Canada , and
after looking over his files the agent in
formed her that the goods had. arrived
in Windsor but were being fumigated.
"What business have they to open my
boxes over there ! " loudly demanded the
woman.
"Oh , thev won't open the boxes at
all. They will simply fumigate them. "
"Well , I won't pay for nothing of the
sort , and I want you to understand it
now ! "
"There will be no'charge , madam ; no
charge. " . j
"And if they go and mark my bureau
and bedsteads with paint or chalk I'll
have damages ! " she said , as she pulled
on her mittens.
"They won't do it , ma'am , The law
requires fumigation. It is simply fumi
gation. "
She went out shaking her head , and
on the next block stopped the driver of
an express wagon and asked :
"Do you know what they fumigate
goods forin Windsor ? "
"Well , ma'am , I can't say for certain ,
"
but it has something to do "with small
pox , " .
"Yip ! " she screamed , as she jumped a
foot high. "They are going to fumi
gate the small-pox all through 'em to
revenge on me for moving out of the
country ! Show me to the nearest police
station ! " Detroit Free Press.
He Saw the Sign.
It was on the piazza of a Tucson hotel.
Three men sat there in the warm and
drowsy afternoon. They had uncovered
.their heads for comfort , and they were
all bald. A little streak of sunlight
gilded the skulls , and as they sat there
another came up and looked at them.
Then _ he slowly took out his revolver.
A simultaneous movement took place on
the part of the three men but the stran
ger waved his hand for peace , and , hold
ing up his weapon , asked the middle
man :
"How much will you give me on it ? "
"What do you mean ? "
"How much will you give me on it5
"Sir ! Do you take this for a pawn
broker's shop ? "
"Well , I didn't know. I see the sign
there three balls , " and every man put
on his hat as he took in the situation.
San Francisco Chronicle-
