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THE JOURNAL.
WEDNESDAY, APBIL 14, 18S6.
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MILLENNIAL CLIMAXES.
Here to a book I'd like to sell."
The speaker was shot dead.
This homicide was Justified"
The Judge and Jury said.
'Tom want barbed wire aad Uhtata
rods."
The farmer wasted rest,
intii bull-pnptore the agent sore
Twa taken as a Jest.
The plumber forwarded bia bill
WKh figure it was rife.
The coart decreed that for bis greed
He mast fee sent for life.
I The lee-man aires away bis erops;
- Good gas la served for fan,
(And coal abounds. Two thousand
pounds
are crowded In a ton.
MYSTERIOUS COUETING.
Falls in Love) "With
Woman's Voloa.
Having decided to finish the year in
Italy, I looked about me for a dwelling,
to-be had upon reasonable terms. I
found what I wanted in the outskirts of
the ancient city of Lucca, one of the
loveliest spots in the peninsula. The
house was quite new, and in every way
desirable, while the rent asked for it was
absurdly low. I questioned the agent
in regard to this oircumstance. Hav
ing my money safe, he could afford to
bo truthful.
"There is nothing against the house
Itself," he said, "but the grounds have
the reputation of being haunted.
Strange sounds are said to be heard
near that ledgo of rook in the park yon
der. We Italians n Miperstitioua,
aignor," he added, with a bow, "but I
presume to an American a ghost is no
objection."
"So little," I replied, laughing, "that
I Bin obligwl to you for the opportunity
of making the acquaintance of this
one."
Such superstitions are common in
Italy, and the agent's story made very
little impression upon me. During a
tour of inspection around the premises I
came upon the rock in question. It
consisted of two walls of granite, per
haps twenty feet in height, meeting at
an oblique angle, covered over their
greater extent with vines. It struck
me as an exceedingly beautiful nook,
and appropriate for my hours of out
door lounging.
On the following morning, provided
with a book and cigar, I went thither,
and disposed myself comfortably in the
flhado of an olive. I had become ab
sorbed in the volume, when I was
atartled by the sound of. a voice near me.
It was apparently that of a woman,
wonderfully soft and sweet, aud was
singing one of the ballads of the coun
try. I could distinguish tho words as
perfectly as if spoken at arm's length
from inc. I started up in amazement.
I had no visitors and my only servant
was an old man. Nevertheless, I made
a thorough exploration of tho neighbor
hood, and satisfied myself that there
was no one in the grounds. Tho only
?ublic road was half a mile distant,
ho nearest dwelling was directly op
Sositc, across a level plain in sight,
ut far out of ear-.hot. In a word, I
could mako nothing of it.
I observed that when I left my original
position under the olive tho voice be
came instantly silent It was only with
in the circumference of a cirolo of about
two yards in diameter that it was audible
at all. It appeared to proceed from the
angle between the two walls of rock.
The minutest examination failed to re
veal anything but the bare rock. Yet it
was out of this bare rock that the voice
issued.
I returned to my former station in
downright bewilderment. The agent's
story occurred to me, but even now I
attached no weight to it I am a practi
cal man, and was firmly convinced that
there must be some rational explanation
of tho mystery, if I could but discover
it The voice was certainly that of a
young girl. But where was she? Was
tho old fable of the wood nvmph a truth
after all? Had I discovered" a dryad em
bosomed in the rook? I smiled scornful
ly even as these fancies ran through my
head. For more than half an hour the
singing continued. Then it ceased and,
though I waited patiently for its re
newal, I heard no more of it that day.
When I returned to the house I made no
nention of the matter, resolving to keep
it to myself until I had solved the mys
tery. The nest morning at an early hour I
returned to the spot After a tedious
interval tho singing began. It went
softly and dreamily through one verse
of a song and ceased. Presently I heard
deep sic h and then in a slow, thought
ful tone the voice said:
"Oh, how lonesome it is. Am I to
pass my whole life alone in lhisdrearr
place?
There was no answer; evidently the
person was merely soliloquizing. Could
she hear me if I spoke,' as I heard her,
supposing her to be a living being at
all. I determined to hazard the experi
ment "Who is it that is speaking?" I asked.
For some moments there was no reply;
then in a low, frightened whisper, the
voice said:
, "What was it? I heard a voice."
"Yes," I answered. "You heard mine.
I spoke to you."
"Who are you?" asked the voice,
tremulously; "are you a spirit?"
"I am a living man," I returned.
Can you not see me?"
"No;" answered the voice "I can
only hear you. Oh, where are you?
Pray do not frighten mc Come out of
your concealment and let me sec you."
Indeed, I don't wish to alarm vou."
I replied. "I am not hiddon. I am
standing directly in-front of the spot
whence your voice seems to come."
"You aro invisible" was the treiu
bliug answer. "Your voice comes to mc
out of the air. Yon must be a spirit
What have I done to deserve this?"
"Have no fear of me, I entreat you,"
I said earnestly. "It is as much a mys
tery to me as it is-to you. I hear you
apeak, but you arc likewise invisible."
Are you a real living being?" asked
the voice, doubtfully. "Then why do I
not see you? Come to me. I will sit
here: I will not fly.'" "$
Tell me where I am to come," I said.
Hero in my garden, in tho arbor."
There is no arbor here, I returned.
Only a solid rock out of which you
seem to be speaking."
"Saints protect me!" answered the
voice. "It is too awful. I dare not
stay here longer. Spirit or man, farc-
"But you will come again," I
pleaded. "Let me hear you speak ouco
more. Will you not be here to-morrow
at the same hour?"
"I dare not but yet your voice
sounds as if you would'do me no harm
ie, I will come."
Then there was utter silence, the
mysterious speaker had gone. I re
turned home m a state of stupid won
der, questioning myself if I had not lost
mr senses and if the whole occurrence
raa mot a delusion. I was faithful to
ay appointment with the voice on the
-foUewing morning, however. I had
-araked but slew momenta, When the
Wing accents arose ueaueaoB,
-T here.'
"I have not slept the whole night,'
said the voice. "I was eo tcrriGed. I
am very much afraid that I am doing
wrong to come"
"Are you still afraid of me?"
Not exactly, but it is so strange.
Will you tell mo your name?,r
"I don't know Lenorc What Is
yours?"
"George," I answered, imitating her
example and giving my first namo
only. "Shall wo not be friends, Lo
nore?" "Ob, yes," answered the voice with a
silver peal of laughter. Evidently ita
owner was getting over her "fears,
"Don't be offended, George. It is so
strange two people who can not see
each other, and perhaps never will;
making friends. "
Twill roIvo the mvstervvct Lc-
nore," I answered, "ancf find out where,
you are. Would you be glad to see mo
in my proper person?"
Yes," was the reply, "I should like
to see you."
"And I would give a great deal to see
you. Lenoro. You must be very beauti
ful, if your face is like your voice."
Oh, hush!" was the agitated answer.
It is not right to speak thus."
"Why not? Do vou know, Lenorc,
that if this goes on I shall end by fall
ing in love with you, though I never sco
yniT
"ion are very audacious," was tne
reply. "If you wero really hero before
me I should punish you for it As it is
I am going now."
But vou will come again to-morrow,
Lenorer'
"If you will promise to bo more dis
creet, George yes."
As may be imagined, I did not fail to
keep myengagoment with my invisible
friend. For many consecutive days
these strange meetings continued. As
absurd as it may seem, tho voice was be
ginning to make a powerful impression
upon me. I felt m ita soft tones tho
manifestation of a sweet, refined wom
an'steoul. True, I had made no prog
ress .toward unravelling the mystery.
Nevertheless I was confident thafl
through some inexplicable dispensation
of Providence I had been permitted to
hold communion with a real living,
lovely woman from an unknown dis
tance. She had not yet told me more
than her first name, and I did not prow
her for moro as yet. Her only answer
to my question as to where sho was, was
"In the garden." She did not seem,
capable of grasping tho fact that I was
not invisibly near her and capable of
seeing her." She seemed content with,
matters as they stood, and for the pres
ent I could do no more.
I made no ono nry confidant as to my
daily occupation; first because I knew
that I should be retarded as a madman,
upon my mere statement of the facta,
and, next, because I shrunk from hav
ing an auditor at my mysterious con'
ferenccs. Will it bo believed? I Was inj
love with the invisible girl in lova
with a voice! Absurd, of course, but I
am not tho first man who has fallen in
love with a woman's voice. Besides,
was confident that it was only a matter
of time before I should see the girl in
person.
One dajr toward the end of summer
wo had been talking as usual, and I had
said: "My stay in Italy is nearly over,
Lenore."
Ah," was the quick reply, "you will
loavo me. George.
No, Lenore," I answered, not if.
you wish mo to stay."
How can 1 help it, George, whether
you go or ulav? I havo never seen vou
I never shall seo you. What am I to
you?"
All the world, Lenorc," I answered.
Ours has been a strange experience.
Without knowing each other as people
ordinarily do. wo havo j-ct been close
friends. You arc more to mo than a
friend. I love you, Lenore."
Thero was a quick, suppressed cry
no other reply.
"Be truthful. Lenore. Toll me your
heart If you love me, trust to mo to
discover your whereabouts and come to
you. If you do not, say it, aud I will
spare von the pain of meeting me, and
never let us speak again."
Thero was a pause, then she tremu
lously said: "I have never seen you, but
my heart tells mo to trust you. I know
vou arc good and noble, and I am will
ing to leavo mv fato in your hands.
Yes, George, ilovoyou."
Even as sho said the words she ut
tered a cry of alarm. Then a grufl
man's voice spoke: "Go to your room,
Lenore. As to this villion with whom
you have been holding these secret
meetings, we shall soon find him and
punish him as ho deserves. Search for
the rascal, Antonio, and bring him to
me.
There was a quick trampling of fee)
and the sound of crushing shrubbery
as if men were breaking through it
Then another man's voice spoke: "He
has disappeared. Your Excellence."
"Very well; wo shall firfu hjjh yet
He can not escape mo. This is a fine
piece of business, surely the daughter
of Count Villani holding secret meet
ings with some common vagabond.
Lenore shall take tho vail."
"Yes," I cried, "the bridal vetL
Count I shall pay my respects in per
son to-day."
Then leaving them to get over theje
astonishment as best they might, I re
turned to the house in high spirits. The
name, Count Villani, baa grVen me tho
clew to the whereabouts of Lenore. The
dwelling of which I have spoken as rtfr,
uate across the plain and opposite the
rock was the residence of Count Villani.
I had met the old gentleman in the oky
and formed a speaking acquaintance1
with him. As neither of us had men
tioned our private affairs, I had no
means of connecting his daughter with
my invisible girl. That :iftecpoon I
presented myself to the Count and, after
amazing him with my story, which a
few tests convinced him was true, for
mally proposed for his daughter's hand.
As mv wealth and social position wore
well known he offered no objections and
his daughter was sent for. '
As she entered the room I saw that,
my inea oi ncr nau been less loan true
I had never seen so lovely a woman, not
one who so perfectly embodied my Irigh
cst conception of grace aud beauty. Hof
dark eyes, still wet with tears, met miufj
inquiringly.
"Lenore," said 1, "I havo ooine as
promised."
"George," sho said, with a radiant
smile, "is it you?"
"Are vou disappointed?" I asked.
Am I wliat you expoctedP"
"You could not be moro," she an
swercd naively, "you arc no less."
"Now that we meet as solid and ina-i
terial beings," I continued, "aro you
willing to ratify tho contract we made!
when we were only voices, Lenore?
Your father gives us pc-mission."
It may be supposed that I received
satisfactory answor, when the good
natured Count found it discreet to turn
away his eyes during my reaeption of
it
As to the strange circumstances which
was the means of uniting us, a series of
tests revealed a remarkable aeoustio
property in tho rock by which persona
standing in certain positions with refer
ence to it were able to -hear each other
with ease more than a quarter of a mile
apart It is a very "matter-of-fact solu
tion of the mystery, but Lenore and I
are none tho less grateful for the good
offices of the rock. C. L. Eildren, ti
K. . Werld.
Talking parrots can not be bought
now, at least from sailors; for in -the old
time the sailor made his twelve months-
.voyage, and was ablo to teach his parrot
a language. Mow toe voyages last too
short a time, and the talking parrot
only comes into the market when ais
owner is forced to sell for
HOW TO GET CREDIT.
A Mm Aboat Town TelU How He Staaases
to Bon Bill.
It is easy enough to get credit in New
York," said a tall and solemn-looking
young man, as he sat carelessly twirling
a glass of vermuth in his hand and star
ing at the other loungers in Delmoni
co's. "Look at me, for instance. By
carefully acting a part for the past three
years, and looking after effects with
great thoughtfulness, I have succeeded
in establishing myself so that I am al
most as well known about New York as
many of tho sons of old New York fam
ilies. To begin with, I never spent much
money for clothes. This is really the
secret of success, for when a yonngish
man wears lots of clothes people may
think that ho is a jrood deal of a dashing
swell, but they aro much moro likely to
conclude that he has won a small pot of
monev at the races, at faro.'or in oil,
and is spending it all in buying flashy
attire.
"I brought a dress suit to New York
with me, hail tho trousers token in a bit
and the waist-coat cut in horseshoe
fashion, and I hadn't been hore a week
before I had fallen into the habit of
wearing it every night It is a habit I
have never allowed myself to break. At
six o'clock overy night of my life, when
I get home from business, I pull off my
working trousers, take my bath, shavo
myself and put on mveningdress. Hive
in a boarding-houso, for the very good
and substantial reason that it is the most
economical mode of lifo in New York.
I know that it is not at all proper, but
then it is so much more oasy to get
along. I was careful to pick out a
house whore thero was only one other
boarder, so that thero is only ono man
to advertise the fact that I do notoceupy
an oxcnsive suite of apartments. I
havo resolutely paid my board in ad
vance every week since I have boon in
tho houort.
"Now as to establishing a credit
Take livery stable, for instance. No
man knows bettor than the average Now
Yorker how noce3sary it is at times to
command a cab. I havo never yet taken
up with one of the peripatetic street
hacknien. it does you no good at all,
you know. They invariably cluirge as
much as sfcibles;thoy are never in liv
ery, and their cabs aro seldom clean; sw
whenever 1 wanted a cab during my
early days in New York, 1 dropped into
tho "best livery stable hi New York, or
dered a coupnj raado it a point to objecV
if there was any mud on it, or the har
ness looked a bit rusty, and was never
at all familiar with the livery stable
keeper. The first night out I told the
man to charge it, and he, supposing I
was a regular custoinor, did so. I was
fully prepared to pa' the bill, but did
not do it on principle. The following
morning as early as nine o'clock, the
collector was around from tho stable. I
paiti him promptly, and ordered another
couim) for that night This I also hung
up, and when the collector came around
on time tho next morning I gave him
the money, sent hiin back to the stable,
and told him to send a coupe around at
once, as it was rainy and I was in a
hurry to get down to the office.
"You may think it an unnecessary
oxpeuso. and it certainly did look rather
queer for a man holding a subordinate
position to drive down to business in a
three-dollar-an-hour equipage, but I
knew wluvt 1 was doing. I am witli a
banking firm, you know, and when I
got out at tho office and told the driver
to charge it, carelessly, he actually
touched his hat He went back and re
ported to the stable, and for tho next
two years and from that time on my
bill was rendered monthly. I can havo
anything I want at the stable, and I
havo long had the advantage of tho
special discount to regular customers.
"With restaurants, I have pursued
the samo plan. I am never familiar
with a waiter, but I invariably tip him
comfortably, aud the result is that he
soon learns my namo and is more or
less impressed by the fact that I always
appear to have plenty of time, and am
invariably clad in evening attire. I
never go 'anywhere except to tho Bruns
wick, Delmonico's or the Hoffman. The
advantages of being seen in places of
this character aro numerous. It is much
better to encounter your emplovors
about town at night instead of finding
yourself in the presence of office boys.
"All these things havo their effect,
you know. When I went down town in
the coupe that morning, about tho time
I was establishing my credit with the
livery stable, thenead of my department
smiled with some derision and askodmo
if I had made a lucky turn in tho mar
ket It was a very small lib to tell him
that I had been out all night, but that I
had resolved to bo on time in tho morn
ing, but it was a very effective flb all the
same. As he is a bachelor apd a good
deal of a man about town, he soon got
accustomed to seeing me about, and I
mado it a point never to be familiar
with him. The result is that when I
am sitting hore In Delmonico's he often
comes over and chats pleasantly with
me about business, and feels that he
may leave mo with, perfect propriety
when it suits his convenience, ana that
I do not expect to bo Introduced to his
friends.
"I have briefly outlined the scheme
by which I have managed to get orcdlt,
for I need not explain that a man who
becomes a regular customer at any of
tho up-town restaurants can easily get
credit by a little judicious management
I am now in tho proud position of a man
who haiLbeen but three yoars in New
York, and yet who has credit every
where, and "b nearly twenty thousand
dollars in debt without owning a pen
ny's worth of property. It's a great
scheme; but between yon and me Il
giv my ears if I had never succeeded in
it, and if I was still obliged to live upon
a cash basis." N. Y. Sun.
CELESTIAL HUMOR.
Veaerable Specialties of Wit from the Clil
nmie Book of Luthr.
Tho China Review publishes a col
lection of Chinese humorous anec
dotes, selected from the "Hsiao Lin
Kuang." or "Book of Laughter,"
some of which aro interesting, because
they are identical with stories familar to
Western civilization, while others have
a peculiarly Celestial accent:
Two persons standing over a stove
on a cold day, warming themselves,
wero overheard indulging in tho follow
ing dialogue: No. 1, apathetic, aud
given to verbiage, addressed No. 2, re
putedly hot-tempered and decisive,
whoso clothes ho noticed smoldering,
as follows: "My dear friend, thero is
something I would liko to speak to
you about; I havo soon it for some time
and all along havo wanted to tell you,
but as people say your temper is fiery, I
hesitated; on tho other hand, if I do not
speak, you may bo a loser, so I have
come to tho conclusion at last to ask
your permission to do so." 'Out with
it," said the other. "Well, your clothes
are burning," mildly continued No. 1.
"Why the deuce," cried No. 2, in a pas
sion, as ho observed considerable dam
age already done, "could you not
speak at once?" "It is true, then,
what people say wliat a temper he
lias got!" muttered No. 1, as ho lazily
moved off.
"Come home to dinner," cried a good
housewife to her husband at work in a
field. "All right," he shouted, "as soon
as I have hid my hoe." At dinner his
wife remonstrated with hiin for shout
ing so loudly about hiding his hoe. "I
am certain,''' said she, "die neighbors
have.beard you, aad some one has al-
tadr stolen ." auwm. won we r-
mark, the man returned to the field,
and, sure enough, the hoe was gone.
On returning to his house, and im
pressed with the wisdom of her previous
caution, he whispered into his wife's
ear: "The hoc is stolen."
The following impromptu, though
consequent on a fall,, can not be looked
upon as the outcomo of a deficient un
derstanding. A man stumbled and fell.
Trying to rise, he again fell. "Hang
it," he cried, "if I had known I was to
fall again, I would not have tried to get
up."
A spirit about to be re-embodied was.
at tho final interview with the lord of
hades, informed that ho was to be born
into a rich family, and would becomo
very wealthy. "I don't want it," said
the spirit; "just give mo enough for
food and clothes, that is sufficient"
"No, no," was the reply; "you must at
least have a few thousand dollars; it
would never do to let you havo too ea3V
a life."
LINCOLN AND GRANT.
Their First Meeting: Prior to the Campaign
of the Wilderness.
In my first interview with Mr. Lincoln
alono ho stated to mo that ho had never
professed to bo a militaiy man or to
know how campaigns should be con
ducted, and never wanted to interfero in
them; but that procrastination on the
part of commanders and the pressure
from the people at the North and Con
eress, which was always with him.
forced him into issuing his series of
"Military Orders" one, two, throo,'
n
etc. Ho did not know but they were all
wrong, and did know that some of them
were. All he wanted, or had ever want
ed, was some one who would take tho
responsibility aud act, and call on him
for all tho assistance needed, pledging
himself to use all the power of the Gov
ernment in rendering such assistance.
Assuring him that. I would do tho best I
could with the means at hand, aud
avoid as far as possible annoying him r
tho War Department, our first interview,
ended.
The Secretary of War I had mot once
liefore onlv, but felt that I knew him
belter. While commanding in West
Tennessee wo had occasionally hold con
versations over the wires at night, when
they were not lieing otherwise used. He
and Geyoral Halleek both cautioned mo
against giving the President my plans
of campaign, saying that ho was so
kind-hearted, so averse from refusing
anything asked of him, that some friend
would be sure to get from him all he
knew. I should havo said that in our
interview the President told mo that he
did not want to know what I proposed
to do. But ho submittedta plan of cam-
faign of his own which he wanted me to
icar and then do as 1 pleased about He
brought out a map of Virginia on which
he had evidently marked every position
occupied by the Federid aud Confeder
ate armies up to that time. Ho pointed
out on the map two streams which
empt' into the Potomac, and suggested
that the army might bo moved on boaU
and landed between tho mouths of those
streams. We would then have tho Poto
mac to bring our supplies and the tribu
taries would protect our Hanks while wo
moved out I listened respectfully, but
did not suggest that the same streams
would protect Loo's flanks while he was
shutting us up. I did not communicate
my plans to the President nor did I to
the Secretary of War, or to Geueral
Halleek." Uaural Grant, in Century.
A HORSE TRADE.
How tlio Professionals of Texas Manage
Questionable Transactions.
G. W. Bulger is one of the best horse
traders in Western Texas. Not long
since he offered for sale a largo bay
horso to Colonel Witherspoon, who
thinks he knows all that is to be known
about a horse. Colonel Witherspoon
bought the horso at a very low price.
Gilhooly, who happened to bo present
when the trado was made, took the pur
chaser aside and said to him:
"Colonel Witherspoon, how did you
come to let yourself bo taken in on that
horse? Don't you seo that he is lame in
his left hind IcgP"
Colonel Witherspoon winked and
whispered to Gilhooly.
"I am not fooled a blamo bit in that
horse. I know he islamo, but his lame
ness comes from a nail in his hoof. I'll
just have that nail pulled out and then
tho horse will not limp and will bo worth
twice what I gave for him. It's a big
bargain and don't you give it away."
Gilhooly whittled and remarked:
"Well, yon are a shrewd one after all."
"It will be a cold day when I get left
on a horse trade," replied Witherspoon,
as ho led off his limping purchase.
Next day Gilhooly mot G. W. Bulger.
"Bulger, you aro not as smart at a
borso trade as I thought you wore. You
let Witherspoon have that horse for half
what he is worth."
"Aro you sure of thatP"
"Certainly I am. That lamonoss
coines from a nail in his hoof. Wither
spoon will pull tho nail out, cure up the
sorb place, and the horse will bo worth
twico what ho paid you."
"Idon,tthinkso,"repliedBulger. "I
know all about that nail in the horse's
hoof. I drove it in myself."
"You did?"
'Yes. You seo I wanted people to be
lieve that it was the nail that made him
limp, but he was lame before. He w.ll
keep on being lame after that nail is out
Ho always will be lame. Do yon see
now?"
"Well, yes, I think I do. I'm glad
you told me. When I want to buy a
horse f know who not to buy from. '
Texas Si flings.
FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
Contrast Between Them In Kespeet to
Land Oultlratlou.
The case of Flanders is always cited
as an illustration of tho benefits ol
peasant proprietorship, and there, it
is stated, the small farms own more
.cattle, yield more produce, and are
more carefully cultivated than the large
farms. "I have seon in Belgium," says
Mr. Arnold, "women scratching with
their lingers fair crops of potatoes
from nearly white sand a miracle oi
agricultural industry, of thrift and of
perseverance, such as belongs only to
peasant proprietorship.
In France, again, it is said that agri
cultural land fetches a higher price
than iu England, anil that tho largest
clear produce and the best cultivation
aro, on tho whole, that of the peasant
proprietors. M. Lavelcye asserts posi
tively that tho richest and most pro
ductive provinces in Franco aro those
in which the small land owners are in
a majority, and Mr. Cliffc Leslie, in
in tho chapter ho contributes to
the volume on tho "Systems of Land
Tenuro of Various Countries," pub
lished by the Cobtlcn Club, has much
to say in the same direction. The reply
to all this, fairly enough, is, that France
is not England, and that in France thero
are special circumstances of soil and
climate, associated with vine growing,
fruit culture and the like which render
the country appropriate to "la potito
culture." A peasant proprietor in
France can, on ten acres of land, mako.
ends meet and put a little into tho fam
ily "stocking" every year, but it does
not follow that a peasant proprietor of
ten acres in England could do the samo.
It is all very well to urge market gar
dening; but tho demand for garden
produce is not limitless, and is already
abundantly supplied, partly at home,
but mostly from foreign countries mors
bountifully qualified by nature for the
Bwrpoaa.-r-.4M cm wmr Momuu
WILL-POWER.
lis
Eaaaeatable Fallow to Work
Case of Oae Bfaa's Itesolatloaw
No man likes to have any one tell
: him that he has no will-power. A man s
i weakest spot of coaYtt is tho supposi-
' tion of a personal possession of will-'
" power. My friend Bjinks got very
j wrathy when a friend told him that he
1 (Bjinks) hadn't will-power enough to
, stop chewiug tobacco. "What! I've
got no will-power P Why, man alive.
: you don't kuowme. . I've quit, buck
wheat cakes. I used to bo a pcrfeot
slave to the deadly griddle placques.
! I "
1 "Yes, you've quit them because your
, wife's mother will not allow her rooms
2 to be smoked and scented up any moro."
I W well! Isn't my allowing my
wifo's mother to sot her foot down
upon one of ray pleasures ono of the
grandest manifestations of will-power,
I'd liko to know?" clustered Bjinks.
"It might be ; but, all the same, I re-
iterate, you haven't got will-power
enough to quit chowing tobacco.
! "Ifcivon't, hey ? See here, I'm going
I rabbit-hunting to-morrow. When I re
! turn I shall bo able to tell you that I'vo
formed a solemn resolution to quit
chewing. You can believe me. If
there is any one thing more than an
1 other that I'm proud of, its my im
mense
"Very well. Try it on, and good
luck to you, Bjinks. I snpposo you'll
come back from rabbit-hunting hump
backed with will-power instead of
game. Good morning!" and Bjinks's
friend took his departure.
Ijje got no wr -:vwcr! Humph!
I'm prouc
i proud of iiiy
w
vir.
When I
put my foot down u- - a rhinor, I do
it. A stone wall -lidn't turn mo out
of my way, whon 1 lay go. Can't quit
chewing! Nonittuso! Any man can
do a thing whnu once he sc.U out to do
it. I'll go rabbit-hunting to-morrow,
and to show my friend that I've got
will-power enough to pass round
among my noighuor, I'll form the
resolution to quit chewing while I'm
on the chase. Will-power! Bah! Only
children and weak, puny women haven't
any will-power."
Thus Bjinks uiuried as ho wended his
way toward his ollice. All day long
ho ehewod vigorously. To-niofrow ho
will mauifjtfst the stupendous abun
dance of will-power whioh can be eu
sompassed iu otui human frame, 5 feet
u inches, weighing 113 pounds.
When the roseate blush of early
morn pooped through the windows of
the house, Bjioks arosu, got his gun,
.ailed his dog, aud slur tod forth to slay
the gentle rabbit. The air was crisp
and fresh. Bjiuks felt as buoyant as a
boy with a little roil bob-a!ed. Ho
felt a new strength withiu him. He
feels more manly, more like one of
nature's noblemen, aud less a serf to
a slavish habit. His thoughts rove to
his childhood's days, when he wore a
chip hat and went ih;hiug with a pin
hook; when he drove the cows home to
milk, and stole cream off the pans in
the cellar (when ho got a thrashing
for that act aud various other little
mistakeu ideas of life too numerous to
meutiou); when ho wove tho wreath
of romance from tho page of a dime
novi'l. and went forth bent for the
trackless plains to slay redskins with a
hammerloss pistol and a brass pair of
false knuckles. AH theso and various
other items connected with his days of
freedom illuminated tho research of his
memory. He is once more free
Ho slaps his hand upon his hip
pocket Ho halts and stares about
him. A cotton-tailed rabbit sits upon
its haunches and blinks its curious eyes
and points ita rose-tinted ears at him.
"Great heavens! I've como away with
out my tob Pshaw! How foolish lam.
Aha! will-power. Bjinks; will-power."
The rabbit flashed out of sight and the
man of stupendous will plodded on iu
search of tracks.
His thoughts went back to his spark
ing days. Tho little parlor with a tire
in winter and dampness in summer;
this gate that swung without a creak
when ho entered at eight, but groaned
enough to wako tho seven sleepers
when he went out at throo the next
morning; the attenuated btmdlo of aon
veraation he was wont to throw at his
darling seven nights in tho woek; tho
pop flic "yes' the holy altir of
matri
"By heavens I must have been a
blockhead! Here I am five miles from
home without my tob Pshaw! non
sense; will-power, Bjinks; will-power!"
It was a struggle. It was a rwontless,
Qndless, ceaseless struggle. Ho saw
half a dozen rabbits. He shot at them.
He didn't bag a single rabbit His
hand was very unsteady. But ho was
growing big in his own eyos; for his
immense will-power. He hurried ovor
the ground as quick a possible and
make tracks for tho town. Tho first
man he met was his friond who bad
twitted hiin about not having will-
Kowcr. -"Ah! mv festive Nlmrod.
een shooliug. ehP Got a bag I "
"For tho sako of Heaven ami a suffer
ing man, give mo a chow!" groaned
Bjinks, abjectedlv.
"Will-pow "
"Bo hanged to it! Your plug oh!
thanks. Good morning;" anil Bjinks
went homo feeling like a man again,
but very sensitive on the question of
will-power. H. H. JCcUcr, in Boston
Qlob.
SAGE REMARKS.
A Texan Philosopher' Vlnws of the World
anil Its Contents.
A bom musician has a great advan
tage over one who is not born.
If ho wore fed regularly the shark
would not bo half as ravenous as ho is.
When a great man die of hunger,
that is a suro indication that he will
soon have a monument.
When a man says: What a blawsted
kentry this is, that is an indication that
he is an Englishman.
Those whom wo have compelled to
concede our natural advantage are tho
ones who are best acquainted with our
failings.
When a sick man refuses to send for
a doetor that is a ign that he still
clings to life.
The fact that there are two hemi
spheres goes to demonstrate that the
shape of tho earth is spherical.
In society a woman is admired for
her good look and her talent, but if
sho wants to make herself solid with
her husband, she should see that
his shirt-buttons are in their places,
that his meals arc properlv cooked, and
that he gets them regularly.
All knowledge that does not strength
en a man's uprightness of purpose goes
to mako him a dangerous member of
society.
The only sensible time to be happy
is tho present momont Most people
put it off until week after week, and
then forget all about it
There is considerable difference be
tween pride and vanity. The proud
man esteems himself very highly ; tho
Tain man brags about himsalf.
The difference between genius and
talent is that the former is a perpetual,
never-failing spring; the latter is merely
a cistern that has to bo filled up from
timo to time.
Jealous people lovo themselves moro
than they do those whom they torturo
with their jealousy.
Looking at pictures is an easy mode
of thinking.
It seems to me that a hen that lays
two eggu a day must neglect some of
fcsjr atber dutias. Ifeca Siflittg-
r PITH AND POINT.
I can give you a cold bito," sak)
the woman. "Why not warm it up?
i asked tho tramp. "There ain't any
wood sawed." "That sof Well, give II
- meoold." Ni T. Sun.
Up to the time of going to press
New Haven possesses 'the champion
mean man. He looks through amami-
. fying glass at a cent to sco iliat nobody
..has stolen a feather out of the Indian's
head. New Haven News.
A certain judge was not remarkable
for sagacity on the bench. .At an ofu
clal ball ho criticized tho waltzing of a
witty member of tho bar. An! my
friend, you are a bad waltecr.,t "Ah!
but you are a bad judge," was the re
joinder. Prairie Farmer.
Sliding down hill and shinny-stick
are all tho rage under the more elegant
appellations of tobogganing and polo.
If somebody will only invent a high
sounding namo for them, we shall not
despair of peg-top, marbles and hop
scotch one day becoming exceedingly
fashionable among the elite Boston
Transcript.
"Look here," remarked DeWiggs
to the corner grocer, "this pavement
here is awful slippery. Why don't you
throw somo sand on itP" "Can't got a
bit," replied the groeer. "Well, throw
some sugar over it; the pavement won't
know the difference." "Chestnutr
yelled tho grocer. Pitlsburah Chroniele
Up hi the choir the tenor was mak
ing love to tho soprano in mnflled voice
while the preacher was waxing eloqueut
in tho pulpit below. "You're a dear,"
the young man whispered. "A doe,
rather, "'the soprano smiled back. "Ah,
yes," replied the tenor; "you're tho do
fa mi." Sho killed him with a look.
Chicago Tribune.
"Some folks say I'm conceited," re
marked young Popinjay tho other day,
"but I'm not I don't bolter In hiding
what I'vo got under a bushel, that's all.
"That's where you're right, young
man," exclaimed a bystander, approv
ingly; "I wouldn't waste a bnshol on il
if I were you. A small-slxod plat meas
ure would be amply sufficient SomcT'
ville Journal.
Young artist I think my ploture is
going to be aceepted by the academy.
Friend You don't say so! flood. I am
glad to hear it Young artist Jenkins
told mo to-day that while ho was before
the hanging: committee my work was
brought np lor discussion. Jenkins said
that tho chairman, who has a great deal
to say about theso thingu, oxclaimed very
pronouncedly: O, hang that picture.
It looks very encouraging, doesn't It?"
Tidbits.
A MARRIAGE&k'tE.
Interesting- Scene Wltutbwed In a Dakota
Justlco-Utiup.
Old Bill Ditmars was recently elected
a justice of tho peaco in a Dakota town.
He had formerly taught school and run
a small post-office somewhere in Penn
sylvania and had como West liko so
many other men with the intention of
not accoptiug any thing lea than the
Governorship, but when he got hero ho
found tho ground pretty' well covered
with men possessed of a similar idea.
Tho woods also appeared to be full,
while, figuratively spanking, the houses
wore overflowing andthotr feet were
sticking plentifully out of tho windows;
all of them had gone put-with tlio ex
pectation of getting somo good office
and "running things." So when ho
found how matters stood ho just gavo
out around that he had onco been cir
cuit judgo in Pennsylvania, and settled
down to finding fault with overy thing
in the neighborhood.
Tlio next day after ho was elected jus
tice a big, awkward voung fellow camo
into the office and said:
"Mr. Ditmars"
"Jcdjjo, cf you please, young man.
Jedgc Ditmars."
"Well, jedgc, then. You marries'
folks, do you, jedgc?"
"I does."
"Yes, so I s'poscd. I want you to do
tho job fir us, I and "
"All right, young man, I'll tend to
vou. I'll nut vour case on the docket
--:
I s'pose you can givo security for tho
costs?"
"How's that?"
"I say I'll enter that case o' yourn on
the docket"
"But wo want to be married now
we're in a hurry Louwcse Is out'n tho
wag'n now."
"Can't help it, youngman, got 'o go
at theso things right. JEf you want?o
go on with tho caso I'll issue a sum
mons for tho girl and make out a
war'nt."
"Who's goin' ter uso this war'nt?"
"Tho conster'ble, of eo'rs."
"Now, jedgo, I ca'kerlate you aint
goin' to do any sich thing. I toll you
Louwcse is out'n the wag'n.
"Don't mako no dif r'nee yon don't
knownothin' 'bout law. Aint I got
the statutes right hero in these books?
Don't you s'pose a Justice knows w'ot
he's do'n, still P You can not begin no
action in this court, thout it goes on
tho docket and have all parties con
cerned supenorod to appear and show
cause. Iisser eite-ations to all' your
folks, and yeu eomo on the day w'ieh is,
sot You don't have to have a jury
'less vou want, though I alien recom
mend It Then ef either of you want to
back out you can get a writ of man
damorus aad that fixes you. If yon are
engaged to any other gal she ean put a
'taehment of habeas corpus onto yon
and replevor you out Vow, do yon
want to begin this action on the
Srem'ses hereintoforward mentioned, or
on't you?"
"Youthu'drin old fool, I don't believe
you know how to mar'y folks!"
"I fine you five dollars for contempt
of court! Don't know nothln', hoy?
I'll show you! Think cos I've jist been,
'leoted that you ean run on met Think
this is my first cose, d'you? I'M have
you understand it ain't; I swared a man
to an afferdavit this morning fore sun
up. Mcbby yoq think I'm.'ylst somo
common noterar public, but afore you
git through with mo you'll Had out I
ain't uo Sob thing. Now, you jist pay
that five dollars and get out, or I'll im
prison you for Btartin' a suit when you
ain't got no case, and ef I shot yon np
orict Iwon't 'low nobody to pot no bail'
onyon either!"
Tho young man concluded the bes
way to get out of it was to pay the floe.
Then be hunffid up a minister, and soon
ho and "Louwcse" were one. Bstettim
(Dak.) Bell.
ni '
Marriage a Partnership.
Man and wife, says and old-fashioned
writer, are partners In the business of
life. It is his part to do tho providing;
and hers to look after the use Of the prtf
visions. He attends to fhe outdoor
economy, she to tho interior, economy
being taken in its root senso of sys
tematic government "In true mar
riage hes nor equal nor unequal;" yet
there can bo nothing but tho farce of
equality where the wifo must account to
her husband for every farthing, and the
husband, forgetful of tho consideration
due the wife, allows her to be fretted
and worried, worn to shreds, and sub
ject to petty mortifications because, five
days out of seven, she is the possessor
of an empty purse. Entire openness
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the firm, a definite and exact method of
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be made without straw, and that a cer
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