H ' - 'DESULTORY READING. " 9 DflnCBtcflHenco ordolicioiiB roatl B TobSdforHoinouliortapitcoth' m Of anxious , over grinding thought bostill ; m And lot the weary brain and throbbing 9 Oo by another's cooling band caressed. , This volntno in my lmnd , I hold a charm HS Which lilts mc out ot reach or wrong or fl harm. t Bail nwny from trouble ; and , most blessed M Of ovcry blessing , can mysolf forget ; H Can riso above tho instanco low and poor H Into tho mighty law that govorns yet. M This hinged covor , liko a well-hung door , H Shuts out tho noises of the jangling day , H These fair leaves fan unwelcomo thoughts H " away. 9 F. M. P. , in tho Spectator , London. 9 SUMMERVILLE , 9 * ' 0h , Teddy , can't you get any mora 9 upples than this ? I'm sure I could if 9 I were only up there , " cried tho girl m ' Standing with up-turned face under an 9 old applo tree , from which asmali boy 9 nvas trying in vain to gather a few ap 9 pies. 9 "I know you could. Do come up , 9 Llew. There is no one here to see , and I won't tell. " "Why , Teddy Chesleigh ! I am eight- . 9 een years old , " with indignant em- 9 , phasis. 9 "Well , I didn't suppose you'd do it. 9 But there is a bough of daisy apples 9 * right near the fence. You might reach 9 "I will , " shoreplies , after a moment's 9 hesitation. Hero goes , " and looking 9 around to assuro herself that no ono 9 was within sight , she tossed down her 9 -hat and mounts with nimblesteps the 9 ' rickety old fence , catching the branch , 9 --heavily laden with delicious fruit. • m "Oh , Teddy , they are elegant ! " she 9 "exclaimed , with a gay little laugh , dis- B -closing arow of white , even little teeth. 9 She makes a perfect picture there , her 9 uplifted arms forming a frame for the 9 bright , laughing face with its crown of B bonny brown hair , which the winds B' * 'blow recklessly about , and her slender B figure in a close-fitting dress of soft , B clinging gray , standing out in bold re- B lief against the blue sky , while the wind B throwing the dress aside , shows apret- fl ty little foot and a slender little ankle. M "Clutching the branch lightly in both B -little brown hands , she gave a vigor- B ous shake , when looking down to note B • the result of her shaking , she sees , much B -to her horror , a young gentleman , B * * equipped for hunting , standing not far H | * off , whom she immediately recognizes B as one she had. met during the past B winter in Albany. B With a little gasp she turns her B Crimson face up to her brother with a B reproachful glance , but , undaunted by B < ber indignant looks , the shameless B f lyoungster sits grinning in the tree ap- B J $ parently enjoying the situation im- B ig tnensely. B . The' gentleman turns toward the 9 "more friendly face and addresses afew- 9 'remarks to him about the applesthus 9 giving Llew an opportunity for de- 9 -scending from her lofty position. 9 When she is again on the groundshe 9 ' tries in vain to smooth her hair , wdiich 9 -is blowing in dire confusion all over 9 -her face. The gentleman now raises Bl his hunting-cap , and smilingly offers j his hand , saying , "Miss Chesleigh , I Bi believe ? " 9- v Yes , " she answers , her face bright m Tvith blushes , as she hesitatingly holds M rout a little tanned hand. "Am I not B speaking to Mr. Delmarre ? " m "At your service. I must beg par- m • don , Miss Chesleigh , for my untimely H intrusion , " with a smile still lurking B in His dark eyes as he looks at the H -etill-conlused maiden. H "I grant it , but I wish to assure H " "you that I do not do such undignified H things often but the fruit did look so H tempting. " H r "Let me congratulate you on your H • successglancing at. the goodly num- Mp - ber "which lay on the ground. "I used H ; vtt > be quite an expert in such matters , H ] 'and have come in to this country tore1 H ] new my skill , and as a beginning have H | started out to hunt , but awkwardly H | broke my gun at the first attempt to B | Then Llew calls to Teddy , who is HI -gathering up the apples , and adjusts Hi-- . . . -her hat. He "Come , Teddy , it is getting late and B 'auntie will be worried about us. Be- Mj ; sides it is tea time. " Then she says Hi to Mr. Delmarre : "I must say good- Hj | bye for to-day , but if you spend H | the summer here we Trill be such near -neighbors that we shall probably see 9 -each , other often. " 9 "Allow mo to walk with you as I 9 : eo this way and am beginning to think I it is supper time , also. " I Then , as silence gives consent , he I -walks on with them , helping Teddy B -carry the fruit. The conversation is B carried on chiefly by Teddy and Philip B - during their short walk , for Llew has B i not yet quite regained her composure. BJj When they reach home and Mr. Bj | Delmarre left them Teddy receives a Kj severe scolding , but , as usual , proves Be invulnerable. But Llew succeeds in Hi * extorting a promise that he will never , Bl never tell. For she knows her Aunt By Mary , a sedate spinster of uncertain | * age , who has presided over the house- Bk hold since the death of their mother , f vouid be utterly shocked. B \ ; "Her father is a middle-aged gentle- | | 'man , almost too indulgent at times to | Ihis motherless children. He seldom I .goes away from nis farm , nut Llew I 'spends several months of each winter I with her fashionable cousins in Al- I bany , where she had met Mr. Del- I .marre. I Adjoining the Chesleigh farm is the I land of "old John Delmarre , " as he is I . generally called , a crusty old bachelor , whom none of his neighbors knew ex- ' cent by sight. He is the uncle of Phil -Delmarre , who is the old man's favor- ite , and as we have said he had come | to spend the summer months with his > -Tincle. * * * * * The summer months passed quickly by , ancTPhfl , in spite or all thebeautl- ful women he had seen , and women , l too , who had bestowed on him their ' choicest smiles , fell desperately in love F -with this little maiden , whose indiffer- " f" ' • ence to all his attentions only made - her more charming and desirable in his * * * . - eyes. g " So it was not strange that one day T , - while on one of their numerous excur- I' sions , and while Teddy had gone far- p ; • ther down the river to fish , he should t take this most excellent opportunity & of making Llew acquainted with his p - eat love for her , and offer her his k / .heart and hand. M r -Uew. taken bv surorise. replies in the usual way , that she fs sorry , but does not care enough for him to marry him , etc. Only ono consolation does she give him , and that is that she loves no one else. So Phil is comforted in a dojreo , thinking that some day he may be able to win her love. Ho leaves her there and wanders down the bank of tho river , for in his great disappointment ho can hardly bear to see her. Suddenly ho hears a sharn cry and his heart almost stands still , for it is Llow'a voice. Can she have fallen in to the water ? Blaming himself for leaving her there alone and bo near tho water , ho rushes back and sees Llew standing on tho bank wringing Her hands , while in the water he dis covers Teddy. Without hesitation he throws off his coat and leaps into the river. He is a good swimmer , but Teddy has become unconscious and is very heavy , and it is not without difficulty ho gets him to the bank. Llew is standing perfectly motion less , but this moment has brought her to tho knowledge that she loves Phil Delmarre with all her heart , and that without him her future life would be a dreary blank. When Phil reaches the bank with tho unconscious boy in his arms ho carries him to his uncle's house , which is not far away. Llew follows , silent and unremon- strating , and they soon reach the spot where Mr. Delmarre is enjoying his morning cigar on the porch , and as the procession neared • the steps he called out to Phil in a gruff voice : "Hello ! What's up now ? Looks as if you'd been hear the river ! " "Yes. We've had an accident , " re plied Phil , still holding the boy in his arms. Here tho old housekeeper made her appearance , much to the relief of Phil , who began to give orders for her to prepare a bed for his lit tie charge , and for once she did not wait for her mas ter's bidding , because the distressd look on Llew'sface , who was standing by , touched the heart of the old wom an. an.When Llew was left alone with th8 old gentleman she summoned all her courage and walked up to his chair and stood before him , much to his surprise , for all tho neighbors had looked upon him as an ogre , and no one had ever before been known to speak to him unless it was absolutely ' ( I necessary. "Mr. Delmarre , I am very sorry we have been obliged to intrude upon your quiet household , but ic was quiet unavoidable , and 1 can only s hope our stay will be as short as pos sible. " She stood waiting for an answer.but received none save a deep gruntwhich - very nearly made her jump. Just then Phil came out , his drip ping garments being changed for a dark suit that was very becoming to him. him."You "You had best go to your brother , " he said in polite tones , leading the way. "Yes , but let me first endeavor to thank you for the great service you have " but here she was interrupted by Phil. "Let us not discuss that. Iamnow going ' for a physician. There is the room , " and he hurried away. Llew and Mrs. Smith made Teddy as com fortable as possible , but when he re covered from his sleep he was delirious. When Phil and the doctor came ho [ was in a restless sleep. The good old doctor pronounced him too ill to be moved for a week or ; two , to Llew ' s great horror. To stay a week with that horrid old man ! . None knew what the old man thought for he kept his thoughts to himself.and sat ' most , of the day on the porch with either ' a cigar or paper. Phil went to Teddy's aunt , but Ted ! dy would have no one near him but Llew ; , so 'her aunt packed a few things in ] a valise and sent them to her. It was not long until the whole town had heard of the accident , and one and j all declared that "it was the strangest i thing that they had ever heard 1 of that old John Delmarre would allow them folks at his home. " Mr. Chesleigh , Aunt Mary and the doctor < paid regular visits at the farm , and j Teddy improved slowly under Llew's tender care. She seldom left his 1 bedside , and her newly discovered love 1 grew stronger as she learnedmore of < Phil's noble nature. He was the life ] of the house , kind to everyone , but his great kindness to Teddy would nave won juiew's nearc alone. At last the day has come forTeddys | ! departure , and preparatory to this Llew has persuaded him to take a nap. j She is sitting near the lounge , her ' deft fingers busily employed in putting ] the finishing touches to a smoking ! cap for Mr. Delmarre. Sr. , whose heart she has won by making herself ' necessary to his comfort in a thousand \ different ways , such as read ing his newspapers to him and mak ing ] dainty dishes ior his luncheon. In the meantime her thoughts are with Mr. Delmarre , Jr. , whose heart she ' had won long ago. Suddenly the door opens and the object < of her thoughts comes into the room. ] Writh a pretty gesture she places i one finger on her lips for silence. Thinking himself unwelcome , he is tip toeing 1 his way out of the room when he ] hears his name , "Phil , " pro nounced ] in soft , low tones. Turning with a surprised glance he retraces : Iris steps and comes to her side ! , and is still more astonished to see i her piquant face bent over her work , and covered with blushes. "Phil , " she repeats , with one switt , shy , upward slan - "do you reraem- , ber that once 1 said 1 could never re pay ! you for saving Teddy's life ? " her voice trembling slightly. "I beseech you not to allude to that day , " for he remembers another inci dent of that day one that brings painful thoughts to him. "But I have changed my mind , and will give you a very worthless gift , but one that you once asked for , and and , " then breaking down and covering her face with her hands.Oh ' Phil ; ! Don't you understandl * Must I propose to you ? " "Oh , my darling ! " But iust at this juncture Teddy raises upon one elbow , and is watch ing these interestingproceedings with two large eyes from which all signs of sleep have lied. "Well , Llew , I always thought you had lots of cheek , but I didn't think you'd have the gall to propose to a fellow ! " "Oh , Teddy ! " cries Llew reproach fully with burning cheek3 , while Phil breaks into an undignified roar , at which Llew's face grows rosier still , as she beats a hasty retreat , but rushes into the arms of Mr. Delmarre , who , holding her tightly , marches into the room. "What's up now ? " he exclaims with > 1 i i 1 1 , , ii..i. . i • " " ' a smile that has becomo quite common to him during Llew's stay. When Phil's explanation is given ho Bays to Llew. "So I'm not to lose you after all ? I had quite decided to ask you to re main here , if this scamp didn't , " nod ding toward Phil , "for you have be como quite indispensable to tho fam ily. " Then , taking tho hand of the con fused girl , ho placed it in Phil's and gently pushed them from the room. From there they go into the little gar den. den.Here Here we will pauso for lack of space and leave our readers to imagine what took place in the garden. Hungat Sunrise. By an Ex-Rebel in Detroit Preo Press. When Bragg had Rosecrans shut up in Chattanooga there wero four of us scouts from headquarters who pene trated the Federal lines almost daily. Every move made was discovered and reported and most of them check mated. About a month before Grant's arriv al , when things wero at , their worst .with Rosecrans , a scout named Will Bossmore , who was rather new in the business , having been detailed only a few weeks , was sent in to try and as certain certain things. The Federals were keeping a sharper lookout than formerly , and the young man was in-1 3tructed to exercise all possible caution 'and take no extra risks. He rode boldly into the city on an old horse , claiming to have been commissioned by certain refugees to look after their property. He was , of course , placed under arrest and taken before the officer of the day. He was ready for the ordeal. He had tho name of three citizens who had fled the place ; he pretended a lameness which incapaciated him for military service ; he had the talk and actions of a country lout. He was questioned in the closest manner , and when noth ing could be made of him he was al lowed to go his way. It is likely that he would have secured his informa tion and passed out in safety , but be fore he had been in the town three hours an unfortunate thing occurred > He was seen and recognized by a de serter from our lines a man who had formerly messed with him and , of course , knew him well. The deserter saw Itossmore without being seen himself , and at once went to headquarters and gave him away , when brought face to face at head quarters tlie scout must have real ized that his doom was sealed , but he did not yield his life without an effort. He denied his identity. He offered to send for people to prove he was what he claimed to be , and he challenged.the officer ( I think it was Rosecrans him self ) to send for a surgeon to inspect his lameness and pronounce upon it. While his bold speech staggered the de serter , the man could not doubt his own eyes , and he persisted that Ross- more was a spy from Bragg's head quarters. "Was Rossmore lame ? " asked the officer. "No , sir. " "But this man is a cripple for life. " "Well , I don't know how that comes. I am certain , however , that he is the man. " "If the surgeon says that I have been lame for years will you admit that you are mistaken ? " coolly asked the scout. "Why , I'll have to. Will Rossmore was as sound as I am. " "Very well , General , send the sur geons" quietly remarked the scout. He must have realized that the fraud would be detected , but it seemed to be his only hope of bluffing the desert er down. If he had a thought that a surgeon would not be sent for it was quickly dispelled. The General felt that it was a serious case , and he wanted bottom facts. A surgeon came , Rossmore stripped off , " and after a brief examination the medical man announced his opinion that the scout was shamming. The little toe on his right foot had been cut off at the joint in boyhood. The deserter had seen the foot several times , and now he suddenly remembered the stump. When Rossmore saw that _ he was doomed he owned up to his identity , and pointing his finger at the man who had betrayed him he said : "Lew Warner , listen to me ! Through you I shall hang , but sooner or later my death will be avenged upon you ! General , I am ready. He was led away to be hanged at sunrise next morning. Warner was from Tennessee , in the neighborhood of Knoxville. In Au gust , 1865 , he returned there to set tle down , and one evening , before he had been home two weeks , some one fired a bullet through his heart as he traversed one of the back streets. " Pathetic History of a New Yorlc Model. Cincinnati Commercial. A beautiful woman was admired at the last picture exhibition of the Lotus Club , New York. She was on canvas in a frame , but as big as life , and so natural that she easily rergned queen over all the alive women in the as semblage. There was nothing indeli cate about her. She was adequately clad in a white woolen robe , which draped her perfect-form in classic style , though she was labeled a modern girl at her toilet ; and the ribbon 'round her hair , while it was like the circlet of a Greek goddess , was presumably for mere convenience in holding up her hair temporarily. The clever idea was to create a mediaeval effect with wholly modern material. The face and arms were those of a stately blonde , her pose was commandingly erect , her color was that of brimming health and spirits and she looked a very prosperous individual. The art ist , James Caroll Beckwith , was re peatedly asked if he had painted from a model. He admitted the picture was as nearly a portrait as any artist cared-to .admit in an idealistic picture. In response to special inquiry , he said : "My model was an English girl. She was born to a good position , for her family was almost rich , and highly re spected. But she eloped to America , and sank into abject poverty. Sho had suffered seriously from cold and hunger when I chanced to come across her. J employed her to sit for this painting , and I have no doubt that she had once been as proud and queen ly as she therein appears ; _ _ but , poor creature , she died before this present ment of her beauty. Her fatal illness was caused by privation , though sho was made as comfortable as possible towards the lost. " The trial of Billings in tho murder of Kingsley at Waverly , Iowa , has reached the point where tho state rests , and tho evidence for the dotenco will follow. , . . . * L I i .1 II. - - - - Pp. . . . IMWIMMIIMIHH HWXWM " ' " ' ' T " * * i ' ' i ' Sffefei. . 43tL&i&r" , ' . < a " , . - ' , . > ' • ' J b * ' . i Experiments In Implanting ; v Teeth. From tho New York Herald. If , as many eminent physicians as sert , tho dietary and habits of Ameri cans are rapidly causing widespread dental degeneracy , the recent success ful experiments in implanting teeth are of a national importance. Dr. Younger , of San Francisco , has de monstrated that it is prac ticable to replace lost teeth , oven after the socket has been filled up with bony substance. He simply drills into the jaw , gouges out a new socket , and then , taking a foreign tooth that has long been ex tracted , cleans it thoroughly , soaks is in bichloride of mercury and inserts it in the socket thus artificially formed. Describing this marvellous process in its issue of the 23d inst. , Science states that Dr. W. M. Gray , the mi- croscopist of the United States' Sur geon General's office , has examined a tooth which had been implanted by Dr. Younger's method and then ex tracted. Dr. Gray's microscopical ex amination shows beyond question that the tooth so implanted is actu ally revivpd that circulation is estab lished between the socket and the im planted tooth and that the socket takes an active part in anchoring the tooth. Dr. G. M. Curtis , of Syracuse , N. Y. , has successfully repeated Dr. YoungerVexperiment. and found that a tooth which he had implanted was so firmly anchored that it broke when he was extracting it. The value of these experiments to afflicted humanity can hardly be over rated. Dentists who learn to implant teeth will be almost as great benefac tors of the race as the discoverers of modern anaesthetics. As good teeth are indispensible to healthy digestion and nutrition of the body , the discov ery of means for replacing them when lost is about as near an approach as we can ever expect to the discovery of the fabled fountain of perpetual youth. Rag ; Carpets. • One of the profiable ways to dispose of the accumulation of woolen cloth ing in the attic is to make a rag car pet. It is durable , easily swept , and may be pleasing to the eye. Do not seem discouraged at the seeming mag nitude of this undertaking. One pound , or , at most , one and a half pounds will weave a yard of carpet ing , and an afternoon devoted to the work now and then will soon accom plish it. If the rags , or the time that can be given to thern , are insufficient fo furnish the desired quantity this season , the balls will keep in ' a bag made of new cotton cloth untilanoth- er spring. When contemplating the manufacture of a carpet , examine the cast-away clothing and be sure that it is clean. It is frequently , better to wash coats after being ripped. Cut thick cloth in strips about half an inch wide ; soft thin ones , which are quite as good , somewhat broader. Lap the strips , sew them firmly , and wind on balls. The beauty of this floor covering depends very much upon the colors used. Bright tints may be obtained by dye ing worn-out blankets , with coloring that can be purchased for a trifle ; cot ton goods are sometimes used when of the desired hue , and Turkey red cot- ton is a valuable aid in increasing the number of gay-colored spheres. While stripes are the regulation pattern for these carpets , quite as pretty ones are of no particular design , the hit or miss style. Care is necessary in the distribution of colors even in the lat ter manner of weaving. Cotton warp , doubled and colored is a good foun- dation for the filling ; No. 7 cotton yarn doubled is preferred by some ta- pis makers. Indigo is frequently used as the dye ; nut-galls will make a dark shade. One pound of warp is suffi cient for five yards of carpeting. It i3 well to ascertain where the weaving can be done before engaging in this rag business , as every town does not number a carpet-weaver among its in- habitants. An Empty Coffin. Kansas Enquirer. A remarkably sensational insur ance case is now being tried in the Dis trict Court of Hamilton County , wherein it is alleged that a bold at tempt has been made to defraud three insurance companies. In 18S7 George T. Reddington , who had pass- ed as a single man , obtained insur- ance on his life aggregating $19,000 , the last policy being for $5,000 by the Providence Savings and Life Assur- ance Company. Six months later Reddington claims to have suffered serious injuries from an accident , and a local physician being called in de cided that he had internal hemor rhage. He apparently suffered much , and in the intervals of paroxysms desired that when he died no one should be allowed to see him. He was said to have died two days later. A coffin was procured and buried in an obscure country graveyard. His relatives East sent for his body , and when the grave was opened the undertaker was surprised to find an empty coffin , with the glass broken and shattered in such a manner as to indicate that it had always been emp ty. The insurance companies resisted nayment of the policy and caused the arrest recently of A. Sherman , W.F. Ringle and Samuel Mohart , neighbors , under a charge of conspiracy to de fraud. They are now in Hamilton County Jail. Very recently Redding- ton's mother , accompanied by detec tives , appeared in the Garden City , claiming to have received letters of fering to surrender to her the body of her son for S500. It was reported that tne body of the missing man had been found in the sand near Lakin , but this was not confirmed. A. Lavin , detective , claims to have located Reddington , and expects to "bag" him before long. Prehistoric Skating. As is well known , the art of skating is a prehistoric one. In many parts of Europe bones of domesticated animals have been found which had been used as skates or as runners of small sledges. It is of considerable interest to learn that similar imple ments are found still in use in several parts of northern Germany. } n The Journal of the Berlin Ethnological society , sledges are described which consist of a board resting on the bones of a horse. But , besides this , skates are used , the runners of which consist of the lower jaw of cattle , the , curvature of the lower side serving admirably the object of the skate. Science. • The Secret of Hood's Defeat "I had command of a corps before Atlanta on the 15th of July , ISOd ; We wero at that time about iivo miles from the city on Peach Tree Creek. Davis' division had passed over the creek. About ; " > o'clock in tho after noon our boys brought in a citizen they had captured on that side of the creek. He wa3 brought before me and 1 questioned him closely. He did not appear to know much , but said that he had read in an Atlanta paper that Gen. Johnson had beon relieved of the command of tho opposing army and had been succeeded by Gen. J. B. Hood. Col. McKay of our side soon happened along and asked me if there was anything new. I told him of the change of commanders on the part of the enemy ; that Johnson had been succeeded by Hood. Ho appeared greatly alarmed , and exclaimed : "Mj' God , general , that means trouble I tell you Hood's a lighter. " I was somewhat alarmed myself , and asked McKay what ho knew about Hood's fighting qualities. "McKay said : 'well , sir , general , I was in San Antonia , Tex. , once , be fore tho war , and I saw that man Hoodbet $2,000 on a hand in agamo of poker , and he didn't even have a pair of lacks. ' "Well , I didn't say much in re sponse but I decided in mjr mind that a man who could bet $2,000 on a hand in a friendly game of poker when he didn't even have a pair to back him would be a bad man to meet on a field of battle when he was backed by several thousand able- bodied confederate soldiers , and the sequel proved that McKay was not wrong in his estimate. "It was then about dark. I got my men together and told them I expect ed we would have to fight to-morrow. I threw my line across the creek and commenced that night to build fortifi cations , and the next morning our forces were all across the creek , and we had plenty of earthworks for any emergency. I ordered dinner to be served to the men by 11 o'clock. About that time Gen. Thomas came along , saluted me , and asked 'What's the matter ? ' saying at the same time 'we must be ready to move forward as soon as Hooker's men have had their dinner , ' and expressing the opin ion that he would now march into Atlanta without opposition. "I said , 'General , I think you are mistaken ; I think we are going to have a fight. ' I had scarcely ceased speak ing when we heard a terrible firing to our left. I immediately dispatched a messenger in that direction , who soon returned with the information that Hood had made a terrible charge on our left , and had already broken through two lines of Davis' division and was now charging in our direction and , sure ! ; enough , he was soon down upon . us. But with my preparations , al ready described , we were ready to meet him , and you bet we gave him a warm reception , and we defeated him after hard fighting , find soon there- : after marched victotiously into At- lanta. Had it not been foMcKay's story \ of the $2,000 bet he would have ! made it very uncomfortable for us. As it was , we were ready for him. " \ Gen. John M. Palmer. Canada's Black Bear. From the Popidar Science Monthly. Mr. William Pitman Lent give. * an interesting account of tho "Black Bear" in the "Transactions" of the Ottawa i ( Canada ) U'ield Naturalists' club. ( The young ot bears are pro- duced ( in March , and no female has been killed by the Canadian hunters. before or after the hibernating season , that showed any evidence of being in the gravid state. The cubs are very small ! , not larger , when two days oid , than kittens of the same age. The animals , feed principally on vegetable food \ grapes.roots , berries , beechnuts , oats ( , and Indian corn. They somej times visit the oat or corn field before sunset , , and may be taken there by a \ skillful hunter. They are inordinately . fond of honey , and they feast luxtiri- ously in the fall on the berries of , the mountain ash. When their natural food is scarce they visit the farmyard and carry off pigs and sheep , and will even kill young cattle when pressed by hunger. They are also lond of fish ; they have been known to wade and swim in the rivers for the purpose of catching them , and are frequently to be seen along the coast ot the islai.d of Anti- costi , devouring herring spawns. They are ' active , though clumsy , and will run for a mile or two with astonishing speed. ' , When closely pursued by dogs a bear will take to a tree , up which he can [ climb rapidly , but from which he descends { more slowly head upward.as soon , as it appears safe to do so. They i are very shy and timorous in the presence of manand will make off rapidly when they perceive a human being by sight or scent , but they are most affected by the scent. The black bear fights with teeth and claws , and by hugging. When in an erect position ho is a perfect mastorof the art of self- defense , and it would puzzle a pugilist to get in a blow at him. His most vulnerable part is the nose which is pro vided with many sensitive nerves mti- mately and directly connected with the brain. When a bear is standing on all-iours , there would be no difli- culty in striking him with a club ; but. j when he is sitting erect , it would bean entirely different matter. Canada { black bears retreat to their dens gen- ] erally under the roots of large trees , j or occasionally m rocky caves at aboutJie setting in of the season of frost and snow. They remain there in j a quiescent state , although not as j has been well established by hunters who have killed them in their dens in { the depth of winter in a trance-like condition of torpidity , till the open- ( ing of spring. When they first emerge from their four months' slumber thvy ( are heavy and fat , and their tur is in j prime condition , but shortly after- j ward they tall off in flesh , and soon , become ragged in . .oat and lanky in * appearance " . Toward October , if they have had a 'favorable summer , they are found in good condition , and at j any time after the middle of Novem- ber their skins have the finest color | and the thickest and heaviest coat of : fur. Bears are still found within eight | or ten miles of the city of Ottawa. j Don 't try , if you are an ordinary l man to occupy two seats in a crowd- ( ed horse car. Only women can do that and look as innocent as a hly-of- the-valley all the while. Being asked to state her birth-place < and when she was born , the witness. ] an actress , answered : "Engiand. I ] was born on a date which 1 was too ' young to know. I am old enough to 1 testify , " * I HaaaMBtMaaiallaauaaaiBBaaiaMaaaaBCMa > aaaaiaMaaaiBHaaaaaM THE TALE-TALE HEART. If It Wore Worn on tho Sloovo Thoro Would bo no Bluffing at Pokor. Some years ago , on tho frontier , in a little den , half hotel and half gam bling house , I saw a most astounding feat performed. It was dono by a gambler named Paxton , a tall , cadaverous , nervous- looking fellow , who is pretty well known in the West , partly through his professional dexterity and partly through a certain facility in applying his index finger to tho instrument that has immortalized Mr. Colt. I think ho is at present in Dodge city , Kan sas. sas.The The way it came about was this : I met Paxton at the supper table and fell into conversation with him. Ho had been a keen observer throughout a very checkered career , and intorwovo a running description of tho country and somo very free-hand portraits of prominent citizens with a vein ot sar donic philosophy that was extremely entertaining. In short , I wanted to seo more of him , and in the course of tho evening dropped into the barroom , where ho was the presiding genius at a faro table , for the particular purpose , of drawing him out. Presently tho game dwindled down to nothingness , and pushing back his chair ho picked up the thread of our talk , and so it drifted on from one topic to another until something was said about cool ness in trying positions. "Coolness is like beauty , " said Pax ton ; "it's only skin deep. No man is really cool in the' presence of great danger , but if he can appear to be and carry it off tiiat is all that is necessary. And , by tho way , " ho added , "that reminds me of some thing that may interest you. Just run your eyo over that faro layout , and pick out a card , in your mind. " I did not exactly seo the connection , but did as he told me. On the layout , or board , were pasted , face upward , tho cards of one suit , from ace to king. 1 mentally selected the jack. "Now then , " he said , laying his hand impressively on mine , "let's see if I can read which it was. But it seems to me you have forgotten. " I assured him J remembered perfectly. "All right , " ke continued , "think just how it looks. " I pictured vividly in my mind's eyo the idiotic effigy on the jack , and he began to count : "Ace , deuce , tray , four j , five , six , seven , eight , nine , ten , jack , queen , king. It was the jack , " he said. I was a good deal surprised , and protested that it must be a guess. "All right , " he said , "select anoth er. " I chose th four , and he began again. "Ace , deuce , tray , four that's it : the four. " Of course there was no room for the guess theory alter that , and I went away ' , completely mystified. It seemed to be a perfect example ot mind read ' I ing , pure and simple , much more clever ahd ojjen than anything done i by ] Browne. Bishop had not then I come to the front. A few days afteri ward Paxton became so fond of me . that he told me how he did it. "It's all in the heart , " he said. You may stiffen up your face , wall your eyes , and not move a muscle , but all the while your' heart , which you can't control , is throb , throb , : throbing away , blabbing everything it knows. ] When I put my hand on yours 1 dropped my finger on your pulse , and when I named the right card it gave a little quaver , as plain as day. , The talk about your forgetting the card was simply to make you think about it as Inrd as possible. " The pulse trick that Paxton show- ed , me is simple and easily performed by . any one of reasonably sensitive touch. I have done it over a hundred , times with as many different people , and ! never made a single failure after the first few attempts when I was getj ting the hang of it. The jog or quaver of the pulse is very characteristic and quite unmistakable , and the trick forms j a neat and effective parlor illu- sion. Of course faro layouts are not supposed | to be accessible , but a deck of cards or blocks lettered with the alphabet will answer. I have found j in most cases , particular- ly j with ladies who are delicately or- ganized , it can be done by simply re- questing the subject to think of a number or letter , but to insure sue- cess it is better to have a visual ob- ject on which the mind can be more readily concentrated. Following out this lineseveral other things suggested themselves which are pretty experiments and easily per1 ] formed. Here are a couple of them : Take a sheet of foolscap and rule it crossways j into six spaces of equa' width. Then number the spaces , and request the subject to think intently of one of them. While he is doing so let j him take a pen by the tin of the holder j and draw a line from right to left j across the sheet.and the line when it j enters the space on which his mind was fixed , will almost invariably in- cline toward the body. Furthermore , it will show , on close inspection , a - tremulous edge , while the balance of it j is firm. Another and more striking test may be performed as follows : Lay the ( ace , deuce , tray , and four of ordi- nary ] playing cards face up in a square ] on ( the table. Then let the subject hold a pen suspended by a short string tied to the end , above the cen- 1 tre of the square , and tell him to shut 1 his eyes and think of one of the cards. ] In a few seconds the pen will begin to j oscillate toward the one. and finally j swing f directly over it. Neither of these , experiments should be explained be- t forehand , as in that case the subject j will probably exert his will power to y defeat them , and they may fail. i In connection with this curious ten dency of the heart and muscles to be tray themselves I had my attention called some time since to an article in ( the Revue Scientifique ( Paris ) describ- ing an apparatus to do on a large i scale what Paxton did on asmali. It 1 was the invention of Prof. Masso and I consisted of a table on which a man i could stretch at full length and , havi ing an equiposn so delicate that the t slightest disturbance of his centre _ of 1 gravity would cause a large indicating c needle below to move to one t side or the other. It was de- ] signed to show how the heart and cirt culation are instantly affected by the c mind , and some storage things were c done on it. Thft slightest emotion v would cause the needle to incline tot ward the head , and it would dart in e that direction even when the man on c the table was asleep and a noise was c made in the room , though not sufir- : ciently loud to awaken him. Masso * relates that an Italian professor subs mitted to the experiment and. reclins ing at full length , read to himselt from 1 two books , a poet in his own language e I ; ' " • * " • ' ( " , - " " -v" 'v" 'S and Homer , in tho original. Tho ij needle was passivo while bo read tho I j Italian's verses ; but when hu carno to j I tho harder task of trnn&IatingHomor , * i it moved toward tho head and re- l ( mained fixed immovably thoro. Tak- en all in all , I am inclined to think * that tho little forco pump in onu's breast is about tho only truthful or gan , and that when novohsts speak of , a falao heart they slander it. As a matter of fact , its delicate throbs are l. , attuned to every hidden thought , _ and * perhaps some day genius will devise a form of Mosso's instrument which may bo attached to a witness in court y and enable justice to dispense with tho formality of an oath. t m Buy the Best. Many anecdotes oi tho early Quak. j ers aro preserved in Philadelphia , to 3how how even , under Peen's rule , the impulses of human nature struggled against thoir rigid laws of duty and submission. ' Not a few of the young men of Quak er families served in tho Revolution- > ary Army and in tho navy in 1812 , and wore on tho field their broad- ; brimmed hats and shad-bellied coats. / It is said that ono of these young j "Fighting Quakers , " as they were called , met his father on tho street on his return home. Tho old man laid J his hand rebukingly on his son's arm , saying , "Tho wool in thy coat was j sheared from my sheep , and woven in thv mother's loom , yet there is blood \ on it ! " jj "And the blood is thy blood , " bold- ' { ly replied tho young man. "If thou ' i hadst been twenty instead of sixty , ' 1 thou , too , wouldst have fought under Washington. " "Zachariah ! " stammered tho old man. "It may be so , Zachariah. ' { Thou hadst better go in to thy dm- f ner. " , ' , A well known story is that of a { Friend who was in a sailing vessel boarded by a British press-gang in 1812. He paced the deck with folded . , arms daring the fight , until ho saw \ \ one of the assailants climbing on deck , ; by means of a cable. J : "Friend , dost thou want the rope ? " ' { he said , calmly , hurrying up. knifo in | , hand. "Thou shalt haw it , " and he | ' cut it. The man dropped into the ! ( sea. f { A better authenticated story is that f' of a grave old Quaker , two of whose U sons went into tho lato Cival Wat ! without his knowledge. Tho youngest i son was fired , as was almost every ' other young man at that time , from J ] Maine to Florida , with the wish to I j give his life for the cause which he be- J lieved just. He had accepted a com- i mission , but did not wi < m to go with- J out his father's consent. I He took occasion to make his prep- 1 j arations rather ostentatiously in his , father's sightlaid out his officer's uni- 1 form and tried to attract attention , J M but all in vain , as a last resort he m seated himself in tho room whtro the f old man was pacing up and downand began polishing his sword. t W His father watched him , with a lace M growing i paler and with dim eyes. At I iast he went up to tho young man I and said quietly : "Samuel , if thee ' thinks thee must use one of those M tools , buy the best and I will pay M " for ( it , Samuel. " M mo i caii iH When Wolves Were Plentiful M Chambers' ( Journal. fm Ancient chroniclers state that King jm Edgar attempted to extripate the 9 wolves in England by commuting the M punishments of certain offences into I the i acceptance of a certain number of m wolves' tongues from each criminal , m and in Wales by converting the tax of .1 gold and silver into an annual tribute M of ( 300 wolves' heads. In subsequent M times their destruction was promoted ' by certain lewards , and some lands were held on condition of destroying M the j wolves which infested the parts ot m the | kingdom in which they were situ- M ated. ; In 1281 these animals troub- cd several of the English counties , but J after , that period our records make no mention , of them. The last wolf ; known j in Scotland was killed in 1G80 M and ( in Ireland one was killed fn 1701. Very fearful accounts are on record of M the ] ravages committed by wolves M when in hard weather they associated M in \ immense flocks. So lately as 17G0 m such terror is said to have been excit- ed ( in France by ravages of wolves that M public , prayers were offered for their m destruction. SinceIndiahasbecomeso m much : the country of Europeans the m race of tigers has been much thinned , m and ( ere long it is probable that they m will be driven to tho mo3t remote and JM impenetrable j districts. The wolf in J these j islands was hunted by an ani- fl mal known under various appella- tions \ , as the Irish wolf dog , the Irish 9 prayhound , the Highland dcerhound , 9 and the Scotch grayhound. There 9 appears to be no doubt that all the 9 dogs thus denominated were essen- 9 tially j of the same breed. Its original 9 home ] is supposed to have been Ire- 9 landwhenceduring j the proud days of 9 ancient ( Rome , it was frequently con- 9 veyed , in iron cages to assist in the 9 sports of the city ontheTiher. Buffon 9 observes : "The Irish greyhounds are 9 of a very ancient race and still exist j9 ( | though their number is small ) m 9 their original climate ; they were called 9 by the ancients dogs of Epirus and 9 Albanian dogs. " Hohnshed , in his 9 "Description of Ireland and the Irish , " 9 writtedin 158G , says : "They are not 9 without wolves and greyhounds to 9 hunt them , bigger of bone and limb 9 than a colt. " In Anglo-Saxon times 9 a nobleman never went out unaccom- 9 panied by these dog3 and his hawk , 9 and so highly were they esteemed 9 that by theforest laws of Canute it fl was ordered that no person under the 9 rank of gentleman should keep one. 9 A case was being tried in the west 9 of England , and at its termination j9 the judge charged the jury and they fl ietired for consultation. Hour after H hour passed and no verdict was fl brought in. The judge's dinner hour - jfl arrived and he became hungry and | 9 impatient. Upon inquiry he learned fl that one obstinate jur5'man wa3 holding out against eleven. That he 9 could not stand , and he ordered the fl twelve men to be brought before him. * - H He told them that in his charge to H them he had so plainly sated the H case and the law that the verdict fl ought to be unanimous , and the man fl who permitted his individual opinion S to weigh against the judgment of H eleven men of wisdom was unfit and B disqualified ever again to act in the fl capacity of juryman. At the end of H this excited harangue a little squeaky H voice came from one oi the jury. He H said : "Will your lordship allow me to H say a word ? " Permission beinggiven , H he added : "May it please your lord- S ship , I am the only man on your H tide. " Singapore Review. H