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3 3 s& -. - IU.5"- U - : $&'' r- II '? .'1 V -. ? ! - .- i I r 3 3?" I,S. J& -V A FATE. Jly feet are st in lowly ways Mine eyes on mighty hills, Whose shining height bnt mock the gloom That my poor pathway tills. Great aspirations, like a song, Uplift my waiting heart; The while my hands to menial deeds, A thankless grace impart. Yet the denial that doth meet The soul's needs small or great, A stern, unchanging title bears, The old, old name of Fate! American Cultivator. "JUDGE NOT." It all happened some years ago, bat I think I remember the points quito well; I am not so certain, however, that I shall be able to do the story justice, for I am not a clever racon teur, and you will probably surmise the end long ere I have reached it My friend we might call him Smith my friend Smith was able to be of some service to a man whom he met in a foreign land. The man met with a fatal accident, a few days later, and, together with the valet. Smith volun teered to nurse him. The stranger, feeling he had a claim on Smith be cause of the first favor, burdened him with the pleasant task of bearing the news of his death to his wife. Upon Smith's return to England, he carried out his mission, and having gone once, he went again. She was a very young woman, and very beauti ful, and Smith was irresistibly at tracted. Her husband had been a scoundrel and after a decent lapse of time, she married Smith. For the first four years of their marriage they were so intensely happy that it is pos sible they proved rather tiresome to their friends. About that time. Smith began to miss money and other arti cles of value, and was finally able to trace the thefts to the butler. The man vainly denied the charge, and. although none of tho missing valu ables were found in his possession, he was discharged without a character. This mild measure was adopted be cause of the intercessions of my friend's wife. For some weeks Smith entertained no doubt that he had fastened tho burglaries on tho proper party, but on returning home one evening ho found his wife in the library. She had opened his desk by means of a false key. and in her hand held a roll of notes. Guilt was depicted in every feature; she cowered before him she was abject in her cowardice. She had no brother nor any near relativo who might need help. The man, anxious to find some excuse for her, suggested this; but it was for no relative. It "was for herself; yet she had wanted for nothing that money could buy or love dovise. lie might not have conceived her sin to be so flagrant had she not permitted tho servant to suffer in her stead. So far as it was possible. Smith made resti tution to the man; but by her silence she had convicted Jiersclf of the most heinous of all transgressions in her husband's eyes. There was one way only in which he could explain the matter to himself. He had never be lieved in kleptomania until then, but it was tho one thing upon which his mind centered. And she confessed she had been often impelled to take valuables for which she could have no possible need. He was a proud man and he was tortured by his discovery. He had re garded his wife, his child, and him self as being made of finer clay than the rest of mankind. His disillusion was complete. Tho day after she was unmasked sho came into a splendid inheritance, but Smith rigorously re fused to permit the expenditure of any of it in the household. He dared not leave her for an instant thinking the desire might, come back to her. He sacrificed his pride by telling the true state of affairs to her maid, a trusted servant, and together they kept vigi lant guard over her. i. It was the most insidious cruelty he could contrive one that must have wounded her sore ly. She was never permitted to lose sight of her sins. He was inflexible in his course, keeping her always un der his relentless eyes. My friend Smith thought himself, in those days, quite capable of accusing and ad judging his prisoner, and seeing that the sentence was properly carried out. When she seemed to forget for an in stant her past error. Smith ever so gently turned the thumb-screws. All. he really devised modes of exquisite torturo that she should properly ex piate her crime No. she did not rebel; sho drearily accepted the penalty of her misstep. At first she lived in deadly fear lest he should send her away from him; but when she found it was part of his plan to be with her constantly, she seemed content. She couid not, rather would not, grow accustomed to the thought that she had forfeited Smith's love. During the first few days she hovered around him, hoping to lure some expression of pardon from him, some word of love. Neve forgetting that she bore his name, he treated her with a cold civility that was more frightful to her than would have been an exhibition of brute force. He was disciplining himself all the while in repressing his feelings, for, as you have perhaps suspected, he loved her as passionately as ever. She devoted herself exclusively to the child, who had become a source of constant agon to Smith. If he took a fruit or sweetmeat that had been forbidden him. it became to Smith's fevered imagination evidence that he had inherited the mother's weakness; in other days it would have seemed the child's lovable fault or play. The child slept in tho mother's apartments, and Smith was about to retire one nxgnt wncn nis wile came in hurriedly, bidding him send immedi ately for their physician, for the little Kone was choking. Smith went back '..with her. and, after seeing the child. ileft the room she thought to send Tor . the family physician. Sho used the .'"simple remedies that had formerly .proved effectual, but without avaiL She raised her eyes to Smith in ago izing appeal, but he made no move ment. At length he told her he had aot summoned a physician, believing It tetter that the child should die Yoare astounded at my friend's jctiea.-'but he himself did not ques tiea the wisdom of bis course; perhaps ltJAaetccur to him that ho could err. Better, he thought, to cause kiaMelf one sharp pang than untold misery te the bitter end. In fact, he tkoofkt he was doing a very brave deed to consign your child to death i BOtsuch a simple matter as it might appear. When the mother learned what he had done, sho was wildly in dignant for an instant, theaquieUy placed the child in hirjb , aid stoically watchedjbie sufferhsga- Ana what had aee5ls? quite right and courageoiW'te'MBaelf struck Smith as moBstrettS in the mother. rSadth was able to dismiss from his aidBd the idea that he had been in- 5SBruaeniai m Drineing aoout the lit tle fellow's death, for it would have impossible for .the. ohvaician to reach the house before the child expired- The mother, however, did not reason with so much finesse, and. af ter tho death of her child, failed vis ibly. In this instanco physicians were called in; but what they murht have been able to do for the child they could not do for the mother. It is true she could not have found life very joyous, but her doctors agreed they had never before seen any one so determined to escapo from this world. There was no illness only a growing languidness. a gradual putting by of the smallest tasks, and a want of all will to recover. If ever a woman died of a broken heart it was my friend's wife." The explanation did not come from her. but from another quarter. She was delirious for nearly a week before . her death. In her lucid moments she ! would ask the date, then strive to J recollect something that elusively ' evaded her. She was continually i murmuring about some money that ! was to be sent to some one whom. , they could not determine. Smith had been with her all the day. and toward ' evening, feeling he must bo alone for a while to give vent to his misery, went to the library. The morning's mail was awaiting him. The topmost letter was addressed to her in a man's unfamiliar hand. He tore it open, filled with insane jealous. Ah. of course you perceive from whom it was. You are iu the same position as the novel-reader who. knowing both sides of the story, is aware of the end long before the hero and heroine have lived it out Un fortunately, Smith knew only his por tion of the tale. The missive pur ported to come from her first husband, whom Smith had helped bury, but whom she believed to be still alive, and cautioned her to send his monthly allowance at once, or he would be un der tho painful necessity of declaring himself to Smith without delay. It was a pity he had not done so long before, as Smith would have recog nized the valet Does it not seem altogether impossible that she should have been so credulous? So you see the mystery which Smith had believed to be no mystery, was cleared without her speaking, but a little too late, for while Smith was reading the letter she passed away, leaving him in a maze of maddening reflections. He has had a long while to appreciate the bitter pathos of the incident and sometimes ponders on the problem of whether she would have confessed had he not suggested to her the excuse of kleptomania. Knowing the simplicity of her morals, he comprehends the struggle there must have been while the butler was suffering for her. I think Smith would have pardoned her for taking the money to buy the man so that he should not make himself known: oven her own silence, had he been conscious it was done that she might not be separated from him. Her love for Smith was the one pas sion of her life, and she paid for it dearly. Tho world knows nothing of his history; he does not wear his heart on his sleeve. It is only to mo that he confesses how dull ho finds life. Yes, I see a great deal of my friend Smith a great deal too much. Let us drink to his early demise. Believe me, it is what would please him best Argonaut CARNEGIE SAYS DONT. Tba Almighty Dollar Bequeathed to Children Is an Almighty Con. Andrew Carnegie , the millionaire iron manufacturer, is as fond of politi cal economy as of music, coaching and other pleasures of life, and he p readied a sermon the other Sunday evening in a Filth avenue church in New York upon "The Gospel of Wealth." In speaking of the proper use of wealth he said: "Great wealth 1ms hitherto generally been held by its possessors and distributed after death. It has chiefly gone by two modes. First, to the family. Men have toiled, even de nied then-selves the comforts of life that their children might inherit fortunes. This is the worst use to which wealth can be put Such bequests are usually made with less thought of the good of the child than the vanity of the parent; or, when made from affection, for it is clear that wealth bestowed upon child ren is generally u curse and not a bless ing. There are exceptions to all rules, but not more exceptions, wo think, to this rule than to rules generally, that the ' almighty dollar' bequcthed to children is an almighty curse. No man has a right to handicap his son with such a burden as great wealth. It is no proper use of wealth, theu, we hold, to bequeth it in great amounts to children. The tecond mode of disposal is bequething it to charitable and pub lic institutions, which, no doubt, is a much better use of wealth than the first But no credit can be given those whe hoard their millions during life, and only release their hold at the summons which cannot be denied. There is no grace in the gift; there is no gift. What one cannot keep cannot be given. From the failures which at tend this mode of distribution we may well assume that Providence regards it with no kindly eye. Most of these legacies fail to effect, or even reach, the desired end. They are wasted, as a rule, in pitiful litigation or squandered by cliques. The gospel of wealth is comprised in a few words. Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its pos sessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community from which it was derived." 'Xlic Dying Prophet. A singular story comes from Russia of a youg man, known as the -Dying Prophet. ' who for several months past has died, to all appearances, every Saturday, and returned to life every Monday. This person, by name Tagarclli, was born at Tiflis. in the Caucasus, and has been bed-ridden since early childhood. At the first of these singular phenomena his body was prepared for burial, which was to have taken place on Mondaj. on which day he returned to life. He declares that he really does die. and is obliged to look upon the book of the Record ing Angel, and see on its pages the names of his acquaintances, with a list of their evil deeds and thoughts. These he tells to those of their perpe trators who visit him. and, it is said. never makes a mistake. Among others who visited him was a newspaper re porter, who went with the avowed purpose of exposing a fraud, but he rushed from Tagarelli's room with a white face, exclaiming tohis friends: Take meaway! I have lived an hour in the day of judgment" Sat urday jlvening Post What It Cost Him. 'That was a beautiful dress A.: your friend, other night" R: "Yes. lars." A. : ' -How Mrs. C . had on the It cost me fifty doi- so on B.: "My wife saw it "Dusting Carved Farnltnr. A new, soft brush is a good thing to dust carved furniture with, as the bristles will penetrate the deepest J crevices. fMm mtt-iwWjmy- 7)14 Kasperor Frederick's Hrau. When the Lord me sorrow sends, Let me bear it patiently; LUtins up the heart in prayer. Comfort he will not deny. Therefor, let there come what will. In the Lord my heart is still. Tnuirh thn heart is often weak. In despair anil nil foriorn. IVien in days of utmost pain, Not a day of jsy will dawn: Ttil it: -Let there come what wilt la tho Lord ail pain is still. So I pray, O Lord, my God. That my faith and hope may stand, Then no care I know, nor need, Guided ever by Thy Hand' Therefore, let there come what will. In the Lord my heart is MilL The Position of the Wife. Mrs. Fen wick Miller has been talk ing to English women about the trials and compensations of wifehood. She finds that wives even of men of tlie richer class earn their liviugas hardly as do their husbands. There is.so much to arrange and so much to do by the mistress, even when servants are kept. The mistress is always on duty, always pursued by her responsibilities. Com plete absorption and complete repose are the true law of work. The house keeper never bus the pleasure of either. Her work is perhaps all trifling, all petty, yet all needful and incessant It is only when sickness or even death takes her hand from the rudder, and the good ship of home staggc-s in breakers of discomfort in consequence, that her work in the household is at all understood by husband and son's. "I claim," she continues, "that the woman's work in the house is as im portant to the community as that of the man outside and deserves as much credit and establishes an equal claim for fair wages. As far as the work goes, hers is generally the more laborious. because the more incessant and the less inter esting. When I say this. I speak of that which i do know. 1 have a pro fession and I am a housewife and I know well which is the most vexatious, the least agreeable and the most un ending class of duties. It is the 'woman's work,' which is never fin ished, is not pleasant to do, is done for no pay and is regarded as nothing. The 'man's work' is often a deep in trcst to do; it brings consideration and recognition, and by it I can earn in a few hours the value of my board and lodging for a week. In the home a woman works hard day after day with out ever bv law establiMng her right to anything beyond a bare maintenance from her employer. If she receives more, it is by grace, and her husband thinks that lie -keeps' her and, conse quently, thai, her dress, her amuse ments, and the like, are his generous gifts that he may withhold at his good pleasure." Tin- Cirl Who Kracs. Ella Whet1 t Wilcox deprecates the tendenev of 'to American girls to the habit of bragging. On'y last week, she writes, I asked a young bachelor, who is comfortably situated in life, why he did not marry? "Well, I will tell you," he replied. "I want a home, which, of course, means a wife, but I am discouraged about making the venture. 1 admired a young lady greatly, and was beginning to think seriously of paying her court. She seemed to be my ideal. She was a model daughter, progressive minded, intelligent, industrious. She was al ways neatly but simply dressed, and her cheerfulness was like a sunny day Recently I met her on the street just as she was emerging from a milliner's establishment. ' 'Seamy newhat?"she said brightly, as I walked along by her side. "Isn't it pretty?' 'I had not noticed the new hat, but now I saw a simple open-work straw on which reposed a few flowers and a bow of ribbon. " 'Yes. very pretty and becoming, I replied. 'I have a liner one being made,' she continued. 'This is onlv a hack affair. I paid onlj S-3 for it. It is stylish, though, for the price, I think.'" Now, I happened to k v w no this young woman was, and I happened to know that she was an extravagant girl. If she paid S'-'U for a hat it was an unusual expenditure for her, and would trouble her conscience and purse for many a day. and cause her much self-denial in other directions. Hut she possessed the foolish idea so prevalent in this age of great fortunes, that men admire women who use money lavishly, and who pay large prices for their garments. A Woman Animal Trainer. One of the best trainers of animals, wild or domestic, in this country is a woman, says Foster Coates. She came to the United States a few years ago from Ireland. She was a ready, self reliant young woman, and when she looked about her it seemed to her that the lines of work commonly opened to women were overcrowded. She theu did what was rather a strange thing for a woman to dc She took up the profession of traiutng animals, and be ing an energetic, persistent woman obtained a position connected with the menagerie of Central Park, New York. Some little time later she commenced, in a small way, to buy and sell animals, both domestic and savage. She was successful. Then she hired a farm out side of New York, and arranged build ings there and started into the busi ness of importing furred and feathered curiosities. Superintendent Conklin, who for many years has Itad charge of the animals in New York's "Four Hun-, dred," thought she would fail, but she did not And what is more, she is Mrs. Conklin now. She still keeps .up her own training school for animals; and in addition she assists Iter husband in caring for his own charges. I saw her a few days, ago with her husband in Central Park; she did not look like a woman who was of much use when lions and tigers are about, but I was assured that she knew her business, and that it was under her direction that an aching tooth was pulled from the jaw of a rather bad-tempered lion a few months ago. Social Life la Chicago. Although disguised with all the ap purtenances of luxury and beauty in house decoration, and expensive and beautiful dress, Puritan New England' lives again in the large and representa tive clement which rules Chicago society, writes Mrs. Reginald de Eoven. Thus it hannens that the social atmos- phere of this great, rushing Western city in its higher circles is purer and clearer in its tone it is safe to say than that of any other city of equal size-in the history of the development nf civilization. It has oasscd into a 'proverb that divorce is easy and fre- J-quentin'CliicagOibnt the fact is that ' only three d"yorce cases of people known to the world of society have been- known in the htsoryMsof the city. The old lines of duty-tb the domestic relations arc inflexibly adhered to, and less countenance given to an easier in ', tcrprctation of such dutiestltan in any other of the large cities of America. Wealth also is so evenly and generally distributed that the possession of it to a large extent is taken for granted, and judgment of character singularly little affected by it. This fact gives rise to another characteristic of Chi cago society, and that is the unusual absence of that distinctive form of hum tn ambition which has its aim wholly in social advancement, an am bition which sets up false gods to be worshiped, and which nullifies the best interests of hnni:n nature. Advice to Moat Women. In choosino- the material for your coat, just remember that it must be becoming not only in color, but also in material. A very mart plaid ma terial, or a close check may In- suitable for your friend who is tall aiul slender, writes Isabel A. Mallon. But on you, who are short and plump, it will have the effect of making you appear at least an inch shorter, consequently you want to avoid that. On stout women, generally, smooth, plain cloth is most desirable, but I do not advi.se either the light greys, the biscuits,0 or the wood colors, for they seem to add to the flesh, take away from the height, and be everything but what they should be. becoming. Another thing that the stout woman must beware of is the over-lapping seams and large buttons noted especially on the English box coat". The light cloths are most becoming to women who have dark hair and clear,rosy skiu: they make pale women look sallow, and sallow women resem ble a lemon. Here is another sugges tion for the stout woman. Do not make tiie mistake of having too long a coat, else you will, look as if you were all body and no legs. The slender girl will be wise if, in asmooih-h'ttingcoat, she has inserted a waistcoat, for then she will apparently gain breadth, and the long, well-fitting outline is not in terfered with. t-'iisciip Field's Wire. Mrs. Eugene Field is always spoken of as a little woman, but as a matter of fact, she is somewhat above the medium height and fully up to the medium weight. Her head is rather small, and her hands and feet ex tremely so, and somehow she gives the impression of littleness, writes John Ballantync in a delightfully gossipy sketch of Mrs. Field in the Ladies Home Journal. She has soft brown hair and eyes velvet eyes, her hus band calls them and a complexion as clear and fair as a child's. She is the mother of six children, three of whom live to remind her that, in spite of her youthful appearncc, time is fleeting. Her eldest is v daughter of 1.1, already taller than her mother. She is the Mary French Field to who Mr. Field's "Little Boole of Profitable Tales" is dedicated, The other two are boys, Eugene, aged 12, and Frederick, aged 10. The latter is the baby of the family. It was to him that Mr. Field addressed his lines "To a Usurper." written ft-"-n- six years ago. In this little poem he has paid a deserved tribute lo his wife's steadfasland loyal devotion: 'Ami !i-ii that other comes to you, tlnil Krant 1t lure may fhine Thioujili all mr life, as f.iir and true As jiKiriiiiiA's ilo.M throi-;:, mine." I'Yit otettei. Mrs. Susan C. Yeoman of Walworth N. Y., has been appointed by Gov. Flower a trustee of the State asylum for feeble-minded women in Wayne county. She is a sister of ex-President Cleveland. The agricultural course at Cornell University is free, and that it shall be made further attractive it includes the sciences and modern languages. These advantages have tempted a number of girls lo take this course. The money order department of the Pittsburg postollice is exclusively in charge of Miss Mary Steele, and the receipts, almost S2,.-iOO,oOO last year, mark it, as probably the largest busi ness handled by any woman in Amer ica. The presents which the Queen of Denmark received at her last birthday included a tortoise shell fan studded with diamonds, some superb black lace studded with diamonds, a rug of cloth of gold and an antique porcelain watch A YOUTHFUL OFFENDER. A Boy of 14 Who Has Beou Arrested In Chicago. Eddie Stanley is the name of a brigb.1 looking little boy, aged 14, who was re cently arrested in Chicago on a serious charge for one of his years. He is charged with no less an' offense than that EDOIS CTAKLET. of being a transom climber for a gang of burglars that had been operating in that city. This makes the second time he has been under arrest. On the first occasion a bunch of skeleton keys were found on his person. He told a plausi ble story and was released. When ar rested the second time several dollars worth of stolen goods were found in his possession. His parents are wel connected. Fight Between a Hawk and n Snake. Mrs. W. P. Lasitter of Ovide,Fla.,had an unusual experience a few days ago. As the story goes she saw a large hawk descend to the ground. As the hawk did not rise after a short time she de cided to investigate. On approaching the hawk arose and perched upon a tree near by. In a few minutes it de scended again. Mrs. Lasitter pro ceeded to the place and found that the hawk had tackled a large blacksnake. Its taloas were fast in the snake, and the snake was so entwined about the wings and body of the hawk that the latter could neither disengage itself from the. snake or rise with it Mrs. Lasitter took advantage of the situa tion, and arming herself with a club kUlet oowa hawk and snake. AT1 -" v $ '' Bessie Opinion Bessie went to church that juoiu ing. Sho had never been before: ''But .sho's old enough," said mamma: "Three years old, ai'd almost four " She bad promised to be quiet: 'No, indeed, she wouldn't cry"' Holding tight to papa's Mnger Off she ufciit with sparkling eye. Wond'ring she saw the people. She saw the flowers and tho rest; Gazed up at the lofty arches. But the mudic pleased her best. When it ceased and came the sermon, Bf ssIp f row ned and Sdgeted. ' i-u i ii-t, Bess," said mamma, . Bat t,he shook her little head. Stood upon the red pew cushion. Waved her hand in a queenly way Toward the 'preacher, toward the organ 'Ma"n, be quiet! Band, you play!" i Ilattle or the Bullfrog. Many of the citizeus of Vermont will remember to have seen on $1 bills of the Windham County State bank a vig nette representing frogs fighting. This was engraved to commemorate what is known as the "Battle of the Bull frog.". Many years ago when the town of Windham was newly settled there was a very dry season. There are two large ponds in Windham, separated by a considerable strip of land. Each of these ponds was inhabited by a large number of frogs. The smaller pond dried up, and its habitants started in a body for the lower and larger pond. They were met in the intervening space by a party from the larger pond, and a fierce and long-continued battle ensued between the rival communities. The hideous clamor of the frogs during this encoun ter attracted the attention of several farmers, who witnessed the strange spectacle of bullfrogs engaged in a Heree and deadly battle. The contest lasted twelve hours, and nearlv all tho inhabitants of the little town witneed it. The war is now one of the tradi tions of the place. The Very Smallest Home. What was supposed to be the smallest specimen of the equine species ever brought to this country was "Queen Mab," who was brought from the Lon don Zoological Gardens to "ew York in 1849. "Mab" was then 12 years old, and only survived her ocean voy age about three months. The writer of this department has two descriptions of this "equine in miniature," one of which says that she was but 19 inches high, and the other that she was -'2 inches over ; feet." Even though the l'J-inch account be the correct one. "Mao's" smallncss has been exceeded by a good half dozen other ponies. A few years ago the Baroness Burdett-Coutts came into pos session of an abbreviated edition of a pony w hich was only 14 inches in height and but IS 1-J inches iu length, count ing from the end of his . nose straight across to the root of his tail. At the present time the Shah of Persia is the owner of a Shet land pony which is but l!i inches high. This p.i'mpered pet of royalty wears gold shoes worth 20 each. Wonder of a Moiquito's Bill. Readers of the Philadelphia press who reside in New Jersey will proba bly not be interested iu aivythin; per taining to mosquitoes, but the .little pest's blood-letting apparatus i6 a won der just the same. The bill itself is simply a tool-box wherein the mosqui to keeps six miniature surgical instru ments in perfect working order. Two of these instruments are ex act counterparts of the surgeon's lancet; one is a spear with a double-barbed head, the third is a needle of exquisite fineness, a saw and a pump going to make up the comple ment The spear is the largest of the six tools and is used for making the initial puncture; next the lances or knives are brought into play to cause the blood tj flow more freely. In case this last operation fails of having the desired effect, the saw and the needle are carefully and feelingly inserted in a lateral direction in the victim's flesh. The pump, the most delicate of all six of the instruments, is used in transfer ring the blood to the insect's "stomach." Twice Shot Through. Lieutenant Muncie of the Sixty-first Georgia regiment, was a very remark able man. He was a slender, cadaver ous looking man, with apparently no physical strength, yet he lived through what would have killed a dozen ordin ary men, and is alive to-day. In the early part of the war he was shot throuffh and through. The ball struck the breast bone and shattered it, passed through his body and came out within an inch of his spine, between two ribs. After a desperate struggle for life he recovered and rejoined his regiment. At the battle of Monaccasie Creek he was again wounded, the ball enter ing between the corresponding ribs on the other side of his spine and issuing from the same hole that the first en tered at. The second shot must have taken the passa je inside Muncie's l:od3' that the first ball made going in the opposite di rection. He was in prinon later and appeared to suffer no untisual pain- Man Saved by a Se:t Bird. A vessel was plow:ng through the waters of the South Atlantic when a cry of "Man overboard!" was heard.' The man at the wheel brought the ship up in the wind and boats were lowered, but by the time this was accomplished the sailor was a quarter of" a mile astern. ne kept up, however, and as the boat approached a big albatross was seen to dart at hiin and the next moment to struggle: then away went the bird, flapping violently, towing the sailor along the surface. The men had to pull hard to gain upon it, and then it was found that the sailor was uninjured and perhaps had been saved by the bird. He was almost exhausted when the albatross ilew over him in evident curi osity. As it passed he seized its feet. The bird in its fear and terror was strong enough to tow him along the surface at a rapid rate. When New Zealand Sinks. It was formerly, say fifty years ago, nothing uncommon for a new island to appear above or an old one to disanpear beneath the waves of the Pacific ocean. Such occurrences win sometimes, ngfed as often as two or three times a year, and were so common as to hardly ex cite comment among navigators and scientists. Of late, however, the .Paci fic has been "pacific" indeed. It will be thirty-six years this coming summer since the last island disappeared, and exactly a quarter of a century since the last new one popped up its head in the "greatest of oceans." But geologists argue that this is a suspicious silence. I an omen of some monstrous catastro J phe; that Dame Nature is simply rest I ing for a mighty effort. Sir Sidney j Bell even goes so far as to predict that the whole of New Zealaud and the j greater part of Australia will be eu ' gulfed before the end of the year 1925. i riayinz the Piano With Hor Toe. That geniuses are strange creatures, not to be regulated by the laws govern- ! ing the past majority of humdrum mor tals, is an accepted fact the world over. Generally speaking a musical genius is envied, petted and admired by all that lis.where the talent develops in orthodox channels. To hear about the knowl edge that one is an absolute' genius in such :i wbiillir iiiirt-tirwlrv mnnnpr thnt. j they dare not shine before society must ! be galling indeed, yet such is the case with a pretty young lady well known among the. younger set of society, who possesses the remarkable ability to play the piano with her feet Divested of her shoes and stockings it is actually possible for her to play consecutive tunes with her flexible toes, which she uses with apparently as great ease as the ordinary pianist does the fingers. It it Good I Or turnt. Too. For burns turpentine is invaluable, applied either with a rag or in a salve. The pain vanishes and healthy granu lation soon begins. Its use is at first attended with considerable smarting but the permanent good more than compensates for it Tiik Chicago, Milwaukee fc St. Paul liy is the only line running solid vest ibuled, electric lighted and steam heated trains between the Missouri river and Chicago, consisting of new palace sleep ing cars, elegant free reclining chair ears, luxurious coaches and tho finest dining cars in the world. Tho berth reading lamp in its palace sleeping cars is patented and cannot be used by any other railway company. It is the great improvement of the age. 'xYy it and be convinced. Close connection in union depot at Omaha with all trains to and from tho west. For further particulars apply to your ticket agent, or F. A. Nash. Gen'l Apt. W. S. Howell. Traveling Fr't. and Pass. Agt.. !20jantf 3.101 I-'arnam St., Omaha. Xeb. Tin: wisdom of him who journeyeth,is known by the line he selects; the judg ment of the man who takes the Bur lington Route to the cities of the east, the south and tho west, is never im peached. Tho inference is plain. Mag nificent Pullman sleepers, elegant re clining chair cars and world-famous dining cars, oa all through trains. For information address the agent of the company at this place, or write to J. Francis, general passenger and ticket agent, Omaha. "'2-12 a. . r. w. Tho supremo Indgo of the Ancient Order of United Workmen convenes at Helena, Montana, Juno loth, 1892. For this occasion the Union Pacific System will sell tii-kits to Helena and return at tho low rain f one first-Has.s faro for the round trip. Tickets on sale. Juno 7th to 1-lth, limited to o() days from date of sale and 10 days transit limit in each direc tion. For tickets or additional informa tion apply to J. R. Meagher, agent U. P. Syoteiu, Columbus;. .)2-4-;t Miiiiirujiul's. llinn.. and Ketnni. One Fare for Hit- Kouiul Trip. The Union Pacific will t;ell tickets to Minneapolis and return at one fare for the round trip to those desiring to at tend tho National Republican Conven tion which meots Juno 7. For dates of salo and limits of tickets or any addi tional information apply to J. R. Meagh er, Agent U. P. System, Columbus, .'it CURE Bkk Headtcbeand rollovaall tbetronotM toofr dent to a bilious Btate of tho systora. such M Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiness. Distress after eating. Pain in the Side. 4c While their mosS remukiUe success has been shown In curing SICK Headache, yet Carter's Little LiTcr VTOm equally valuable in Constipation, curing and pre Tenting thlsannoyingcomplalnt.'whlla they also correct all disorders of thestomach,auinulate tha jiverandregulatotheboweto. Even If they only HEAD 'AcbstheywotildbeaunostprlcelesstotnosewhO Buffer from this distressing complaint; but fortu nataly their goodness does notend hereand those Uho once try them will find these little pMayalu. able In so many wava that they will not bo wil ling to do withoat them. Bat after all sick boid ACHE fathe bane of ei many liyes that hers Is where we make oar great boast. OurpiUscureltwhile Cthersdonot. Carter's Zittlo Xirer Pfllaere very small and rery easy lo take. One or two pills mako a dose. Ihey are stricuy vegetable and do not gripe or purpo. but by their gentle action please all who use them. InTialsat25cents; flTeforfl. Sold fcy drogsiaU ererywhere, or sent by xnaO. CARTER MEDICINE CO., Hew York. SKALLPia. SMAa NSE. SUUlPfHCE Pfi'S K80 A XATUUAL KliJIED' FOB Epileptic Fits, Falling Sickness, His tories, St. Vitus Dance, Kerrons--ness, Hypocheadria, Mrloa choHa,InebrifT. Slcrpicss HC5R. ft?77.i;:ft-;.J, Erain anil hp;.:.ti Ve.li ncss. This meilialre has direct tctioa upan te lerve centers, allaying Ml irritnbiTltiiM nail ncre∼ the Cow an J l-owc-r of nerve flt-iil t is perfectly bannleia taA leaves no ca dessant effects. sb A Valuable Book oa Neryotu L UL L Diseases sent free to anruddrew. W H W W and iioor patient can also obtain f btbift medicine free of charge. This remedy has been prepared by the Eerer end Pastor Bosnia, ot Fort Wajrne.Ind since VSX. and Is now prepared under his direction by tha KOENIC MED. CO., Chicago, III. 8oMbyDniu-lstsata.lperBettle.6Cu a. lars Slxe, ai.75. A Bottles for . CARTERS B B n . WEEKLY . in . OCEiH STILL CONTINUES The lost Popular Family Newspaper in tie West IT IS THE BEST NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME .-. THE WORKSHOP, or THE BUSINESS OFFICE for THE PROFESSIONAL MAN, THE WORKENGMAN. or THE POLITICIAN. IT IS A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER, and as sucb Is ably conductor, numbering a-noncr its writers tho ablest in tixo country. -i.tpuDii3on3.rt ui iqt. Ht.Hj.uaa Its IiITjJRARY FEATURES are equal to those of the bast maaazlnas. Anions Its contributors are W. D- HOWEU8.FRANSR. STOCKTON. MhS. FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT. MARK TWAIN. BRET HASTE. MAU RICE THOMPSON. A. "W. TOURQEE. ROBERTLOTJIB STEVENSON. RUD YARD KIPIJNO. SHIRLEY DARE. UABTHASZWHiL CATHERWOOD JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS, and many others of SOUND LITERARY l'AM2. it wiUthu3 be seen that THE INTER OCEAN publishes THE BEST STORIES AND SKETCHES IN THE LANGUAGE. . Its FOREIGN and DOMESTIC CORRESPONDENCE is very eztanslvo and the best. The Youth's Department, Cariosity Shop, Woman's Kins-lorn St The llowti Aro Better than a Maaazine for the Family . One of tha Moat Important Features 13 tha Department of FARM AND FARMERS. EdltoIbyEX-QOV "W-'D. HOARD of Wisconsin. Editor and Proprietor of "Hoard'3 Dairyman." This is anew feature and an Important ona to Agri culturists. AN ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT Has also boon opened for the apodal purpose of discussing tho quasUons now agitating tna farmers of tha country. THE WEEKLY INTER OCEAN Is One Dollar per Year, postage paid. THE . . SEMI-WEEKLY .-. INTER .-. OCEAN Is publishad every Monday and Thursday at $2.03 por your, postpaid The DAILY INTER OCEAN is $6.00 vgA Jgro The SUNDAY INTER OCEAN is 2.00 pSaqeid i.lbcaralTjrmato Activo Aaoata. UondforSamplo Cop?. The Platte Hoard. I'lMim lii-nt and Tuition for 'lVrm of "lVn Tuition n!tir, jn-r Trr'n l'ii.ri! t utv!, Tul.M Kxih-iii'h f"- f V.-..- A J.trc .(in! .--:x-rivr Psctlty f xiieiii-Ri- ' aluiiculs ui-y u'.c: uii' iim: aui llud cIu lircWufP CALiBNDAR. Fall Term Opons Scot. G. 1S92. Second Fall Trm Opens Nov. 15. IS9J Winter Term Opens Jan 21-, -y3. Sorinn Term Opens April IO. li03. THE PLATTE INSTITUTE la Wn -ialilib.'d for the purport' of placi-i? a liberal pi1nralii.il within the rrarh of ALL. It u 111 -i-.t you !- t. . to Hiay :it homr. Au opportunity will be afforded a uuuilfr of stnuVuW to pay all or a part of Ibi-ir expeuaf by work. Smu1 in your application at once. Tiii -cliool is under the jurisdiction of Hi. I.Vv. Asson K. (Jnnc. l'bbop of the Diocrseof the !lat. KKKEKKXCES: r.i?ho An-o-i It. ;rae-, Kearney. Xeb. V. C. Tillsou, Cashier Kesrsey National U.iuk. L. N. .Mowry. ivc'y Midway Laud Co-. Write for particular and information to CLARENCE A. MURCH, Sup't., KE jra-jRlTHTSr , THE PRESS (NEW YORK) FOR !-. -J. DAILY. SUNDAY. WEEKLY. The Aggressive Republican Journal of tlie Metropolis A NEWSPAPER FOR THE MASSES Founded December 1st, ISH7. Circulation over 100,000 Copies TllE I'nK.ss ir t!i..r;!::i of n. fnrtioii; pull) no winii; lias u uiiimusiti.-j t.. :ivtiit;f. Tin' most wtmirkublt' Xrtntpttiwr Sitv ct'.v: in AV tr YorL: TllE I'KET.s is a National 'valo. t'luTip news. Miliar r-en-ati.iii.- aiul inili r;:nl ui plat-tin tin-column of 'I'm: I'kkss. 1 UK I'nthS li.-a the Iiriulili-rt KMitorial iku;i in New York. It t.jnrl:l.-b iHi points. The I'rejssi t"u.M I'iiition ia a fpl-n.li.l twenty intf IiIt, tierini; -ei J nrreiit topiY of interest. The Piilss Wkkklv Kinio: contain nil Hie Kood thine-) of the Daily anil Sunitay eilitimi-. For those whocuinot ntTord the DlL or are prevented ly distance from early receiving i'. THEWEEKIA ia a splendid substitute. AS ADYKKT1S1XC UlUUm The I'Iii.-is has in. sutn-rior in Xt.w Yoltk. M ill:. ii llir " hi i if nil. Tlii" lit si ami cliniii-l .Vl.ilwf IHtlttllit ( III . IlllrVll II. Dailj ami Smida). one 'iir tut fix months ' :m one - I.. Daily only, one Year 3 no four months m Sunday, one Year 2W Weekly l'ri-s, one Year I IV Senil for The I'ukss Circular. Sample free. A;elltt Wtuititi eerjwhele. Liberal riiiuini&sioiiM. Aihlrepf, TIIK PHESS, . I'ottku I'i:ir.li.;, "M l'ark I tow. SfelC.t jrow York. HOW EnterprtCnjr Youni Man : Trno & Co. todrncted ana started in I worked steadily and made money fatter iuo i eipecieu lo t wcanioairtioDuy anniandandbnild mall lammer hotel If I fton'tancreedat that. I will go to work airain at tho busmen in which I made my money Tnwd;C,: i-hall we Instruct and start jon. reader? If ne"do. and if yon work Industriously, you will in dno titan be able t bay an island and bail.! a hotel, if yon wish to. Money fan be earned at oar new line f work, rap idly mod honorably, by tliosnofcitlierrex. young or old. and in their own localities, whererer they five Any one can do the work. Lnytoleam. We rurnisli everything No risk. Yoo randeroteyonrsparotnomentK.orallyonrUme to tbcwnrk Tins entirely new lead bring wonderful sne-ce-e to every worker. Bejrinners are earninc from S3. to a5S per week and nnward. and more after a little expe rience. He eao furnish you the employment wetcachyoii FKKE. Tin's is an aco f marrelons things, and hero is another irreat. usefnl. wealth civinwonder Great jrains will reward every industrious worker Vherever yon are. and whatever vntt are doinir. yon want tn Ixow about this wonderful work at ourey Delsy nummnth money lost to yon. No soe to evplain here, bnt if you will wnt to qj w will make all plain to yon FKEf. Address. TUlti CO.. Bos . AectMCa, Maine. Scieatif c Amnion Agency for CAVKATS. aai ) DCaiOM PATSMTS COPYRIGHTS, etc. For laf ormatiOT sad free) Handbook writs to MUKX & CO, 361 Bboadwat. Nkw York. Oldest bureau loraecurlrur patents tn America. Krerr patent takes oat by us Is brought before tte pablic by a notice gtea fres of charge la the Mtntm JVmmrau Tirynt dremlatioa of say scientific paper In the aHswoald tewftBoat it. Weekly, JM. rata; IXMbIx months. Address MVXN CO, TUtwnM,maiQmXMmT,8lW York, ri-nrjrr;traumcfi AX jilt i li sHsss sflssM In sHx J CTt5gg55?54ssfesi!''-ltr sstsfiT 8SPf HsbbbbIbbbbbbbbbV ""SstisssW iLJ',M naapa iai readers penecuy po3wa on Address EHiMNTER OCEAN, Chicago TEVfc.f A Home School for Both Sexes. Best and CheapestSchool iutths "West. New Buildings Throughout. Steam Heat in All. Two Large Dormitories. COURSES: Preparatory. Normal. Collegiate.. Mnshies, Short hand and Tviienritiii-r. Jluie, Art:. -- Wtvks ..'...... . .... Tcrlnr and !mf'1ur''. - - i sur.ed to their tiL-cili and advaum a sitfio H.00 1.85 . 1U0.0O (A- . 3NT The AwEBiCAtf pRHME7 (Established In 1819.) ? I The Oldest Agricultural Paper- I in America. (Office: 1729 New YorkAve.,Waaliliiton.D.d. Office Southern Edition: 228 E. Baltimore St.j Baltimore. 9Cd. The veteran Amkhican faumm:. which Is tlie senior by many years of all the tisrh-nllurul papera la the. .' rotintry, having been publhtml in Italtimore for nearly three-quarters of a century, ami always maintained m " hiKli diameter, has pa.vetl Into new hand?, vt btr hate reiuoviil the main otliee to Watlihuttuii. J. C Thta i ollhv nf tlie Southern Killtiun will stilt be retained at j 1-altimiire. Mil. . tlltKATLY KNLAHGED AND IMPnOVKDi- . Tlie new proprietors have sreatly enlarged and" lm pmveil the journal. It now lus ! lurp? puses, with a . ItaiiiKtmu'ly embellished cover. It hs printed iu the best- " stIe?im line book paper, wittt an nbundancf1 uf Uluar . -rations by the best artbds. It alms to be the Urges! mid Iiamboiiiest tanner periodical In the country, uud . so ulh' r fi.rrt o-v witch tiiytt-cliis rftullng vuiltrr. TIIE YKKY KIT AGKICULTL'KAI, TALENT in the Uniteii state? has iicen ecured to write for U. jiecialkLs In all branches of t'tnnhi:. who are V '. kiiimleilueil tiJtinilat the very lieuil of their rittpec.Sa) ive branches of -ciMiwSeiise.liatr been en-yil t.i con duct the armin t'eitiriinents of the Journal, and " eerytliin that appearn lit its paice can tie ciitillihruiiy . relied on to lie the best am! latent Iciiowlcdi'e and ; opinion on the subject. The science of agriculture it . u'-iMnMtrirtes in itilveloiiiiiiil;:iii.lTliK.-KUiti.N . Fa tun k's object will t-toK'vpits n-ailersmllyihreusi of the Litest development's r.inl make them the Ixit Ri-lo'iip-danil cnii-seiiiii-tilly Hie most successful fiirniejs ; in Iheeoiiiitrx. Xn ninn can hope tuK? tlie.inustfrolu. hit lieMs and t'ock without thW kiiou'eiliie. anil the knowledge awl hi-::-he will Kt from TllKAMKHICOi FtiiMnt will make iti subscription prh-ea most profit- able inestuieiit for him. All this information will b )il.ilii. int.-iii-.il. and couched In evcry-day language. FOU THE KAK.UKK-S FAMILY . there Is a Uterary lieparuneii!. n.aile up of excellent . nliort stories and Interesting niiscell-C'coiis matter, and u HiiiiM-liiiM Depurlmeut. conducted by the foremost . woman writer on the subject iu the whole country.- ITS FOI.ITICS. Tiik Amkkiiw.v Fak.mki: will ie entirely neutral In.'f tili!i(s.. but supiurt to the best of its ability a Judicious! protection throintli Ini'iort duties on every farming product. It will have no friends In utiy party but tha friends of the farmer, anil no enemies but theirs. It will not hesitate to attack: any man who, by speed or, ot.fipMnes the Interests of the Tinners, "and Itwlil, ." carefully watch every movement In emigre, and . everj ruling and decision iu the Kzet:l!ve Depart-, incuts nKecluuc those interests. 1 1 Is the only farming IKiper lu the country that makes thev; things a pw culty. . t THE SOUTHEKX KIMTIOX 7 is dexotetl especially to the peculiar products and in- . lerestsof the South, nnd will spare no labor or expense . hi promoting the well behoof ibe planters and farmers it that section. . SK.UI-MONTIII.Y. The journal Ls published regularly on thft 1st and 13th deach month, thus cU'lmc" I l&kue: ack year and ao -Mormons amount of rcadlmc matter for . money. The Milr-cription price is ft a year, imnh'a j J m .iiice. A sccial introduction off; Li made to sand It . lor the remainder of lVUirorJOoanU. . In siiliscribintr.stiecify whether fur tlie rej-nlar or tha -..uth-Tii edition. Send money 5y iotalirdfrcreT V-ik drafts. Address all coni'ad-jK-ations to Jt THE AMERICAN rAKMER, "V 1729 New Yurie Avenue, ' ample C'oplea Ft-. Washington, D. C. .BBBBa'-VnllW. .aVBBBBBSSf'-' aW aBBBBBBC2h .-SV aSBVBBKV---1 "-iSav. BBBBBBsftSS- sB tsBarBaEr PBbT ll BferttJ Hb? I -"" BsHsSCsSr'1 SBBBBBBBBw- at SI BBVstT- JBsHKi-' M BBBBwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamlBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBa. MslmMHP- BBBBBE'Ssa'rkw. aaaaaaaaaaaawK V .BBBBBBBBBBBaW vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaataaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa? IHBBBBBslsSBSBBBRrl-' SBSSBBrBRB"KTi.kr' WHY IS THE W. L. DOUGLAS 53 SHOE cene-Wn THE EEST SHOE Ml THE MRU) FOB THE WHKlf? It is a seamless shoe, with no tacks or trax thread to hurt the feet; made of the best fine calf, styllsti sad easy, and because tee make more shots of this grade thorn oay other manufacturer, it equals band sewed shoes costing from tM to $3.00. CR wGeaulae Haa.-aewed, thefraestcalC Pa shoe ever offered for 5.U); equals i'rencoi Imported shoes which cost from H00 to $1000. -CaC. S Ila.BdSewel Welt Shoe. Use calf. i stylish, comfortable and durable. The bene shoe ever offered at this price ; same grado aa ct-s-tom-made shoe ccting from S&CM to t.U. jaa C 50 Folic Farmers. Railroad XT Pa's and Letter Carriers all wear them: flnecalf. seamless, smooth Inside, heavy three soles, exten sion edpe. One pair will wear a year. 4tO 5 Mac calff ao better shoe creroAered as 9mm this price; one trial will convince taosa wno wan t a snoe xor comfort ana (errice. A 25 and S2.M Warklnirman'a saoe- 9ata are very strong and durable. Those who z: have given them a trial will wear ao other make. Ditfsl' 9.w aaa.9i.7a scnooi woes ar . DUJO worn bythe boys everywhere: they sell . ' on their merits; as the increasing sales show. 1 SaHisaC 93.W0, Haaatiewea' shoe, base aWCIUICO Donirola. very stylish: equalsmaca -. im ported shoes costlmr from u to a&xu. L.adiea' 2.3. S2.vw and 91 .7. foo for . Kisses are the best fine Uoagola. Sty lish and d urabie. Caatiea. See that W. L. Douglas' name and. pnes are siampeu ua ice DOKora ox eacn tboe. paF-TAKE KO SUBSTITUTE. Insist on local advertised dealers aupplytag yore W. 1 DOUGLAS, Brockfu.3immm7eimt.tT Wi. SHILZ. Clin St., CoIiiIhs, Unlr'SWa r ' .- iU U?"- iS . a? lr V . e--?- ,, "X -: 'r'-STaSi-' r --., l.-vvSil .?- ' asajj im &., -.AJVaaswiiSi law, ij aj.aaasaAasjjTa- H.inri -' ' 1 1 ll I. , yL tgMsisiaM,s.-si. ,A