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B- 15he Bondman , A Coatliietf Stwy. By HALL CAINE. I CHAPTER VII. ( Continued. ) "Jason , " said Greeba , "I wronged you once , and you have done nothing since but heap coals of fire on my " head. " "No , no ; you never wronged me , " he said. "I was a fool that was all. I made myself thinkthat I cared for you. But it's all over now. " "Jason , " she said again , "it was not altogether my fault. My husband was everything to me , but another woman might have loved you and made you happy. " "Ay , ay , " he said , "another woman , another woman. " "Somewhere or other she waits for you , " said Greeba. "Depend on that. " "Ay , somewhere or other , " he said. "So don't lose heart , Jasonshe said ; "dont lose heart. " "I don't , " he said , "not I , " and yet again he laughed. But , growing seri ous in a moment , he said , "And did you leave home and kindred and como out to this desolate place only that you might live under the same room with your husband ? " "My home was his home , " said Greeba , "my kindred his kindred , and where he was there I had to be. " "And you have waited through these two long years , " he said , "for the day and the hour when you might re- veal yourself to him ? " "I could have waited for my hus band , " said Greeba , "through"twice the seven long years that Jacob mail ed for Rachel. " He paused a moment , and then said , "No , no , I don't lose heart. Some where or other , somewhere or othor that's the way of it. " Then he laugh- ed louder than ever , and every hollow note of his voice went through Greeba like a knife. But in the empty cham ber of his heart he was crying in de spair , "My God ! how she loves him ! How she loves him ! " in. Half an hour later , when the win ter's day was done , and the candles had been lighted , Greeba went in to the priest , where he sat in his room alone , to say that a stranger was asking to see him. "Bring the stranger in , " said the priest , putting down his spectacles on his open book .and then Jason entered. "Sir Sigfus , " said Jason , "your good name has been known to me ever since the days when my poor mother men tioned it with gratitude and tears. " "Your mother ? " said tue priest ; "who was she ? " "Rachel Jorgen's daughter , wife of StPinren urry. "Then you must be Jason. " "Yes , your reverence. " "My lad , my good lad , " cried the priest , and with a look of joy he rose and laid hold of both of Jason's hands. "I have heard of you. I hear of you every day , for your brother is with me. Come , let us go to him. Let us go to him. Come ! " "Wait ! " said Jason. "First let me deliver you a message concerning him. " The old priest's radiant face fell instantly to a deep sadness. "A mes sage ? " he said. "You have never come from Jorgen Jorgensen ? " "No. " "From whom , then ? " "My brother's wife , " said Jason. "His wife ? " "Has he never spoken of ber ? " "Yes , but as one who had injured him , and bitterly and cruelly wronged and betrayed him. " "That may be so , your reverence , " said Jason , "but who can be hard on the penitent and the dying ? " ' . "Is she dying ? " said the priest. Jason dropped his head. "She sends for his forgiveness , " he said. "She canot die without it. " "Poor soul , poor soul ! " said the priest. "Whatever her faults , he cannot drnv her that little mercy , " said Jason. "God forbid it ! " said the priest. . "She is alone in her misery , with none to help and none to pity her , " said Jason. "Where is she ? " said the prieat. "At Husavik , " said Jason. "But what is her message to me ? " "That you should allow her husba-id to come to her. " The old priest lifted his hands in helpless bewilderment , but Jason gave him no time to speak. "Only for a day , " said Jason , quick ly , "only for one day , an hour , one ' little hour. Wait-your reverence , ! o j not say no. Think , only think ! The. poor woman is alone. Let her sins , .j j be what they may , she is penitent. She is calling for her husband. She is calling on you to send him. It i It hor last request her last prayer. Gi-ant it , and heaven will bless you. " The poor old priest was cruelly dis tressed. "My good lad , " he cried , "it ir Im ' possible. "There is a ship outside : o I'i watch us. Twice a day I have to sig nal with the flag that the prisoner is safe , and twice a day the bell of ifee vessel answers me. It is impossible. I say , impossible , impossible ! It can h not be done. There is no way. " " "Leave it to me. and I will find a way , " said Jason. But the old priest only wrung his liands , and cried , "I dare not. I must not ; it is more than mv " nlace is . worth. " "He will come back , " said Jason. ; "Only last week , " said the priest , "I had a message from Reykjavik which foreshadowed his death. He knows it , we all know it. " "But he will come back. " said Ja son again. "My good lad , how can you say so ? Where have OVL lived to think it possible ? Once free of the place where the shadow of death hangs over him , what man alive would return to it ? " "He will come back , " said Jason , firmly ; "I know he will ; I swear h3 will. " "No no " said the old " ' , , man. "I'm only a simple old priest , buried alhe these thirty years , or nearly so , on this lonely island ofthe frozen seas but .1 know beeter than that. It isn't in human nature , my good lad , and no man that breathes can. do It. Then think of me , think of me ! " "I do think of you , " said Jason "and to show you how sure I am thai he will come back , I will make you at offer. " "What is it ? " said the priest. "To stand as your bondsman whih he is away , " said Jason. "What ! Do you know what you an saying ? " cried the pciest. "Yes , " said Jason , "for I came tc say it. " "Do you know , " said the priest "that any day , at any hour , the sailor. from yonder ship may come to exe cute my poor prisoner ? " "I do. But what of that ? " satt Jason. "Have they ever been here be fore ? " "Never , " said the priest. "Do they know your prisoner froit another man ? " "No. " "Then where is your risk ? , " said Jason. "My risk ? Mine ? " cried the priest with the great drops bursting from his eyes , "I was thinking of yours. Mj lad , my poor lad , you have made me ashamed. If you dare risk your life I dare risk my place , and I'll do it ; I'll do it. " "God bless you ! " said Jason. "And now let us go to him , " said the priest. "He is in yonder room I-oor soul. When the order came from Reykjavik that I was to keep close guard and watch on him , nothing would satisfy him but that I should turn the key on him but that I should of fear for me. He is as brave as a lion and as gentle as a lamb. Come the sooner he hears his wife's message the better for all of us. It will be t sad blow to him. badly as she treated him. But come ! " So saying , the old priest was fum bling his deep pockets for a key aud shuffling along , candle in hand , to wards a door at the end of a low pas sage , when Jason laid hold of his arm and said in a whisper , "Wait ! It isn'l fair that I should let you go farther in this matter. You should be ignoranl of what we are doing until it is done. ' "As you will , " said the priest. "Can you trust me ? " said Jason. "That I can. " "Then give me the key. " The old man gave it. "When do you make your next sig nal ? " "At daybreak tomorrow. " "And when doesthe bell on the shir answer it ? " "Immediately. " "Go to your room , your reverence , ' said Jason , "and never stir out of it until youhear the ship's bell in the morning. Then come here and yon will find me waiting on this spot to return this key to you. But first an swer me again , Do you trust me ? " "I do , " said the old priest. "You believe I will keep to my bar gain , come what may ? " "I believe you will keep it. " "And so I will , as sure as God's above me. " IV. Jason opened the door and entered the room. It was quite dark , save for a dull red fire of dry moss that burn ed on the hearth in one corner. By this little fire Michael Sunlocks sat , v/ith only his sad face visible in the gloom. His long , thin hands were clasped about one knee , which , was half-raised ; his noble head was held down , and his flaxen hair fell across his cheeks to his shoulders. He had heard the key turn in the lock , and said quietly , "Is that you. Sir Sigfus ? " "No , " said Jasoil. "Who is it ? " said Sunlucks. "A friend. " said Jason. Sunlocks twisted about as though hit blind eyes could see. "Whose voice was that ? " he said , with a tremor in his own. "A brother's , " said Jason. "Sunlocks rose to his feet. "Jason ? " he < ried. "Yes. Jason. " ' ' 'Jome to me ! Come Where are yt u ? Let me touch you , " cried Sun- lc.ks , stretching out both his hands. Then they fell into each other's a-jis , and laughed and wept for joy. J.lter awhile Jason said , "Sunlocks , I have brought you a Miesage. " "Not from her , Jason ? no. " "No , not from Eer from dear old Adam Fairbrother , " said Jason. "Where is he ? " "At Husavik. " "Why did you not bring him with you ? " "He could not come. " "Jason , is he ill ? " "He has crossed the desert to see you , but he can go no further. " "Jason , tell me , is he dying ? " "The good old man Is calling on you night and day , 'Sunlocks ! ' he is cry ing. 'Sunlocks ! my boy. my son. Sunlocks ! Sunlocks ! ' " "My dear father , my other father , ( iod bless him ! " "He says he has crossed the seas to find you , and cannot die without see ing you again. And though he knows you are here , yet in his pain and trou ble he forgets it , and cries , 'Come to me , my son , my Sunlocks. ' " "Now , this is the hardest lot of all , " said Sunlocks. and he cast himself down on his chair. "Oh , th e blind eyes ! Oh , this cruel prison ! )0h , for one day of freedom ! Only one day , one poor simple day ! " And so he wept and bemoaned hii bi'ter fate. Jason stood over him with many pains and misgivngs at sight of the distress he had created. And if the eye of heaven saw Jason there , surely the suffering in his face atoned for the lift on his tongue. "Hush , Sunlocks , hush ! " he said In a. tremulous whisper. "You can have the day you wish for ; and if you can not see , there are others to lead you. "es , it is true , it is true , for I have settled it. It is all arranged , and you are to leave this place tomorrow. " Hearing this , Michael Sunlocks made Brst a cry of delight , and then said ifter a moment , "But what of this [ .cor old priest ? " "He is a good man , and willing to let you go , " said Jason. "But he has had warning that I may be wanted at any time , " said Sunlocks , "and though his house is a prison , he has made it a home , and I would not do bim a wrong to save my life. " "He knows that , " said Jason , "and he says that you will come back to him though death itself should be waiting to receive you. " "He is right , " said Sunlocks ; "and no disaster save this one could take me from him to his peril. The good old soul ! Come , let me thank him. " And with that he was making for the door. But Jason stepped between , and said , "Nay , it isn't fair to the good priest that we should make him a party to our enterprise. I have told him all he need know , and he Is content. Now , let aim be ignorant of what we are doing until it is done. Then if any thing happens it will appear that you have escaped. " "But I am coming back , " said Sun- locks. "Yes , yes , " said Jason , "but listen. To-morrow morning , two hours before daybreak , you will go down to the bay. There is a small boat lying by the little jetty , and a fishing smack at anchorabout a biscuit-throw far ther out. The good woman who is housekeeper here will lead you " ( To Be Continued. ) To Guard .Against Jara. The "navy department has purchased a considerable tract of land surround ing the naval observatory at Washing ton in order to protect from jar the delicate instruments which record the. time of the country. It was deemed desirable not to have any highways within 1,000 feet of the clock room , where the instruments are stationed , and a circle with a radius of 1,000 feet , therefore , was drawn entirely around the observatory. At the last session of congress $149,000 was apropriated to purchase the inclosed land. Crnelty for "SportV Sake. The cruelty which attended the six- day bicycle race is suggested by the 750-mile Paris-Berlin automobile race , which starts next Thursday morning , and which is to be covered in three laps. It is believed that the effect upon the nerves of the men driving the machine will be terrific. M. Dannat considers it positive cruelty to the hu man species to organize such a race. It appears to be the trend of nearly all "sport" to reach a degree of stren uous intensity that makes it very try ing on those who engage in it. Long ; Family Service. It appears that the sixty-nine years of the Sprague family in the Gibraltar consulate are outdone by the service of the Fox family at Falmouth , Eng land , which has lasted 107 years , the first American consul there having been Robert W. Fox , grandfather of the present incumbent , whom Presi dent Washington appointed May 30 , 1794. The present consul's son is vice consul , and is likely to suceed his father , as the salary is but $300 a year. Swell Attire in Mtxico. "The sartorial world is full of pre diction , " remarks the Mexican Herald. "A single breasted frock oat is due to arrive in May , also the once famil iar long tailed , single breasted cut away which gave a zopilote air to its wearers. Down in Tabasco the swell tailors are competing to make for Don Santiago Carter a combination pajama and frock combined , one in which the philosopher can both sleep and attend sweel functions when he makes his infreauent visits to this Zola's Dreyfus Novel. After a long delay is at last ready to make a novel out of the Dreyfus case. This book will be the last of the set of four paralleling the gospels , "Fecondite , " "Travail , " a socialist novel treating of the labor problem ; "Verite , " now ready to appear , and criticising French educational meth ods , and "Justice , " the application of which is evident. Victor Blue an Invalid. Lieutenant Victor Blue , the daring South Carolinan who achieved fame by riding a mule around Santiago during the war , when the country was infested with Spanish soldiers , and discovering Cervera's fleet at anchor in the har bor , has been invalided home from the Asiatic station for treatment. He has been on the Asiatic station for more than a year , and is suffering from a fever contracted in Chinese waters. A Century's Growth Illustrated. Only 100 years ago the other day the Thames saw a curious little scene which the newspapers reported as fol lows : "An experiment took place on the river Thames for the purpose of working a barge or any other heavy craft against the tide by means of a steam engine of a very simple con struction. The moment the engine was set to work the barge was brought about , answering "her helm quickly , and she made her way against a strong current at the rate of two miies and a half an hour. " No Good Unless a Cricketer. An illustration of the growing de mand for athletic clergymen was re cently given by a country curate , who , says the London Telegraph , received notice to quit because he was not a good cricket player. Though unexcep tionable in other respects , his vicar declared that "what this parish really needs is a good , fast bowler , with a break from the off. " Sensible Church Present. George C. Thomas , of Philadelphia , a member of the firm of Drexel & Co. , has presented the Church of the Holy Apostles , of which he is a member , eight large electrical fans , which have been placed in the body of the church , so as to send draughts of cool air in every direction across the pewt. In Active Business at S3. ExMayor Daniel D. Whitney , of Brooklyn , now in his 83d year , is pres ident of an insurance company , direc tor of a bank and proprietor of a wholesale grocery store , and attends strictly to business in each of these capacities. He has lived in the same house for nearly sixty years. H-4 Commoner Comment I Extracts From W. J. Bryan's Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . Why Not to Krager ? On August Cth President McKinley sent to Emperor William of Germany a cablegram expressing regret because of the death of the emperor's mother , deferring to this good woman , Mr. Mc Kinley said : "Her noble qualities have endeared her memory to the American people in whose name and in mine , I tender to your majesty heartfelt con dolence. " It was proper that ISIr. McKinley should express sympathy with the Ger man emperor because of his mother's death. But we are reminded that , al though Mrs. Kruger , the wife of the President of the South African Repub lic , died more than thirty days ago , the President of the United States has not seen fit to tender his sj'mpatby , or the sympathy of the American people , to the grief-stricken President of a re public that is fighting for existence. Let us ask" ourselves why this very apparent duty has "been neglected. It cannot be that Mr. McKinley fear ed to express his sympathy with the Republic's President on the ground that it might be construed as an ex pression of preference between two friendly powers that are now at war with each other. It happened that the Queen of England died while this war was in progress and no words of eulo- logy were too strong for our President to convey across the water by way of assuring the t English people that we sympathized with them in their great loss. loss.How How then does it happen that al though the president of a small repub lic is staggering under the greatest load that can fall upon a man , no word of sympathy has reached him from the President of the greatest republic on eartb ? How does it happen that although the President of this great republican governnent looses no time in express ing sympathy with kings and emper ors , that he utterly ignores the oppor tunity to express sympathy with the president of a republic ? It is true that the mother of the Ger man emperor possessed "noble quali ties. " These did ' "endear her memory to the American people , " exactly as the memory of any good woman is endear ed to any good people. But the wife of Paul Kruger possessed "noble quali ties. " She made sacrifices that the good mother of the German emperor was never called upon to make. She showed heroic devotion to her husband azid her country which the good moth er of the German emperor never had the opportunity to display. She died a prisoner of war , held a prisoner of war by the representatives of an em pire , and her life was sacrificed be cause of her devotion to the principles which in the past we have been fond of calling "American principles. " And yet the President of this repub lic has no word of comfort to give to the president of Soutb African repub lic ; lie has no word of consolation to offer to the stricken people of tbe South African republic ; he has no tri bute to pay to the "noble qualities" of one of tbe most heroic figures in the history of tbe world for the wife of Paul Kruger was an heroic figure. But it cannot be doubted that tbe American people , regardless of politi cal prejudice , do entertain for Presi dent Kruger the most sincere sympa thy in tbe hour of his bereavement ; and they do entertain for the memory of his beloved wife that high and en dearing respect which is due from a people who have lived and profited by a great principle to any man or woman who has suffered and died because of devotion to that same principle. Mr. McKinley missed an opportunity when he permitted the time to pass away without giving expression to American sympathy for tbe bereaved President of tbe South African Repub lic. lic.It It is entirely proper that we bave tears and love for the stricken people of a monarch } ' ; but should we not also have love and tears for the stricken people of a republic ? The steel trust will have the best of the fight as long as it can depend on tribute levied on the whole people while the amalgamated steel workers have to depend on themselves alone. The trusts oppose tariff revision be cause they fear it will unsettle busi ness , but they pay no heed to the just demands of labor , preferring to have the strikes unsettle business. The tin trust replies by saying the wage-workers may either pay more for the dinner pail or be content with a smaller one. A protected "infant" that i s strong enough to deny the just demands of 300,000 wage workers is amply able to take care of itself without tbe foster ing care of special legislation. The organs now most vociferously pleading for harmony are the same or gans that destroyed harmony a few years ago. The match trust has gobbled every thing in sight md all complaints are met with the comforting advice to "use flint and steel. " If Admiral Cervera is called as a wit ness in the Schley-Sampson case he will have to be introduced to the gen tleman whose head ornaments the Santiago medal. It appears that Secretary Long left the Sampson side of the controversy in safe hands when he went away on a vacation and left Mr. Haikstt to run the navy department. The Silver Republican * . . The silver republican state commit tee of Nebraska has beld its last meet ing. The following resolution ex plains the action taken : "While we steadfastly adhere to the principles for the maintenance of which the 'silver republican party1 was organized , and are proud of the record made by tbe candidates of our party , yet believing that those princi ples can in the future , be best main tained by co-operation with the other organized reform forces , and deeming it unwise and inexpedient to longer continue our party organization in the state of Nebraska as such , therefore , be it Resolved , that the organization of the 'silver republican party' in Ne braska , be , and the same is hereby dis solved. " The silver republicans have made a manly and honorable fight for their principles. They left the republican party when money was the paramount issue ; they selected a name which dis tinguished them from the regular re publicans and tbcy openly co-operated with tbe democratic party. The sil ver republican organization did not re sort to deception as the gold democrat ic organization did , nor did the mem bers of the silver republican organiza tion attempt to control the party they had left. The time bas come when these men feel that they can accomplish more through other organizations and they will as individuals act either with the dcmocarts or with the populists , ac cording to personal preference or lo cal conditions may determine. They are honest and patriotic men and be lieve in the principles which have beld the reform forces together. They left the republican party because of their convictions and they will carry their convictions with them when they enter another party. They are intelligent and will be valuable members of the organization to which they attach themselves. Such of them as choose to ally themselves with the democratic party ought to recieve a hearty wel come , for by leaving the republican party to support the democratic ticket they have shown themselves better democrats than those who left the democratic party to support the re publican ticket. Hearing : From the Voters. At tbe democratic convention recent ly held in tbe 33rd Ohio senatorial district the following resolutions were adopted : ' Resolved , tbat tbe democracy of the thirty-third Ohio senatorial district in convention assembled do most emphat ically indorse tbe national platform adopted at Kansas City in 1900 and the state platform adopted at Columbus in 1901 ; and be it further "Resolved , that tbe nominee of this convention be and he is hereby in structed and pledged to support no man for United States senator who is not and who has not been a faithful and consistent exponent of each and every declaration of democratic faitb enunciated by said platforms and who will not pledge himself unequivocally to use every honorable means to secure tbe enactment of said declarations in to law. " Let the good work go on. The vot ers are being beard from and their voice is for democratic principles , pure and undefiled. United States senators ought to be elected by direct vote of tbe people but until tkat reform is accomplished mem bers of the state legislature should be chosen with a view to their yote in tbe senatorial contest , and instructions are always proper. It is to be hoped that other districts will follow the ex ample of the 33rd. A Good Beginning- . The Democratic State Committee of Ohio has made a good beginning. It has chosen as chairman of the central committee Hon. William J. Frey of Findlay , a Kansas City platform demo crat and the party's candidate for con gress in tbe eighth district last year. The committee also adopted a resolu tion in all counties where there is reg istration and where tbe eity precincts exceed the country precincts the dele gates to state conventions shall here after be elected by a direct vote of the people. In tbe future no county cen tral committee or executive committee shall have power to appoint delegates to a state convention. This an excel lent rule. The selection of delegates by committees enables the organiza tion to pack a convention and thus de feat the will of the people. The nearer party management is brought to the voters the better ; tbe only people hurt by such a rule are party bosses who are more interested in offices than in principles. This resolution had the support of tbe Kansas City platform element of tbe committee and the Tom Johnson element. Will Corbin reiterate Bates' claim that slavery is not recognized in Sulu ? The issues before the country are principles , not men. The anxiety of bhe administration organs to discuss men. is based on tbe fear of principles. Having said all they could against A.dmiral Scbley the navy bureaucrats cvere not stricken with sorrow when Secretary Long issued his order com manding silence. Mr. Babcock may feel rather down cast if he finds enougb tariff revision republicans to join haii3s with the democratic minority to iorce tariff re vision. ' WORKS IN BIQ WORL-TJ City OSclal language He Doe * No ) Understand. There is a certain city oflUIal whq although capable enough in his buaf. ness , is notorious for his lack 01 knowledge of ihe king's English and for bis fondness for big words , says thi New York Times. He came to hia oSci one misty , muggy day and , noticini that the air was foul , called ut to on of his subordinates : "Open that win dow and putrefy the air ! " On anothei occasion , when called upon to take ac tion for an infraction of one of th < city ordinances , he was asked where h < got his information. "Oh , I got word through a unanimous letter that this work was being carried on supersti- tiously. " Speaking of his horse , a fini trotter , which he drives almost dallj on the speedway , he remarked : " 1 can't drive out for some time because Jack ( the horse ) has a spasm on hia hind leg. On another occasion , speak ing of a severe storm In which he had been caught , he said : "It was a per fect toronto. " Once in speaking of hia daughter , who , he said , was inclined to be musical , he remarked : "I am going to send her to the Controversy ol Music. " Once he felt ill and blue , and , to a friend , he remarked : "I am growing feeble and feel as if my work- Ing days were about over. I am a poor man and suppose I'll have to pass my last days in some institution for in dignant old men. " "Wonders of Dying Dolphin. We were on a sailing ship , seven passengers of us , bound from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , to New York. Our ship was a bark , the Adelaide Pender- gast , owned in New rork. She had been long out from her home harbor , first to Cadiz , Spain , with merchan dise ; thence to Rio de Janeiro , for coffee , with which she was now laden. Her crew were Norwegians , her master Capt. John Lawson , as jolly an Irish man as ever sailed the salty waves , says a writer in Forest and Stream. "Hurrah ! " cried the captain one day. "Here is something new for you ! Come and see a dolphin , the most beautiful fish that lives in water. " We made a rush for the bulwarks , and to our de light saw swimming along with us sev eral emerald-hued fish , from three to five feet long , graceful in shape and motion. Their bodies were like satin , of a delicate green shading to a deeper hue at the fins. Darting and whirling , they changed places rapidly , moving from one side of the ship to the other. "I'll give you a sight you never saw before , " exclaimed the captain. "You shall see a dying dolphin. " He brought his gig , a small harpoon , with its cruel fishhook darts , and fastening a line to its long handle , made it secure around his wrist. "Can't hook these fellows with a hook and line , " he said. We had already been regaled with shark and barracuda from the line that hung at the stern. The captain leaned over the rail. With lithe motion the fish darted under the weapon suspended over them. A quick plunge , with sure aim , a green flash through the air , and the struggling , leaping victim was landed on the deck. And now we saw the dying dolphin. Let scientists ex plain how it changes its colors ; we can but make record of its appearance. The glowing green died away to silver. This became spotted with blue , which gradually spread until the whole fish was a sapphire color. Waves of gold flashed over it , growing deeper until it was golden fish , only to be trans formed into a roseate one by spots which came and extended. Thus from color to color changed the gleaming sides of the quivering beauty of the deep , until pity was almost forgotten in admiration and we exclaimed : "Never have we seen anything more beautiful than a dying dolphin. " We were practical enough to enjoy the friend fish , of a delicate golden brown , which was a welcome relief to our salty bill of fare ; but that is common place recollection compared in the mind's eye with the memory of the fish , which , swanlike , yields its charms in the dying hour. How Jamie Landed His Biff Pish. A fifty-two pound catfish was taken from a shallow pool formed by the subsidence of the Platte river , a few days ago , says a Fremont , Neb. , corre spondent of the Nebraska State Jour nal. Jamie McLean , a boy of about 15 years , was going after some of his father's horses in Saunders county and Happened to hear a splashing of the water behind him. He looked around and beheld a fish of huge proportions floundering around in the pool. He at once formed a lasso of the rope he was carrying and'proceeded to fasten it round the head of the fish. While he was thus engaged the creature knocked him down once with its tail , but he finally managed to get the rope in place. He then mounted his horse and fastened the end of the rope to the saddle and started for the shore. The fish was so strong that progress was made but slowly , and at one time the horse began to sink in the quick sand , but after considerable pulling and hauling the catch was safely landed. Women Pharmacists In the United States. It is a fact not generally known that there are nearly 400 women pharma cists in the United States. One of the largest apothecary establishments in New England employs women almost exclusively , giving them precedence over men , and assigning as the reason therefor that women can be depended on , or , to use the language of the head of the concern : "No big heads , no mistakes , hence no suits for damages , as the result of careless reading of pre scriptions. " Many manufacturing chemists employ women in different capacities.