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NO. 11
Sinur I.oiv Lullaby.
Kight is ruining, l.sil.y dear.
Darkling -hnilous driiwlnir near
Methtr h"lds you thdit awl warm.
Mother's tirtil- iirr l:ilivs chirm,
(strong uml tciiih-r lull to sleep
As tin1 i-liml"w. closer creep,
Hug low liilluliy.
Now. ns l ack uml furtli we t"
lio-king, rookim:, to and fro,
Il il'j 's lid- go up uml down,
.'odii she'll In- in Sleepy tow n.
(oft untl Hill mi mother's breast,
Sweet, my lain nst, n.-t!
Sing low lullaby.
Now tlto fringe is hulf-wny ilown
liver eyes mi bright ami brown,
frpot- of I'la' k ami flecks of white,
Vow a fli'iiiii of wlhuv light.
All tl' world's in baby's eyre,
Mother look mill looks, iiml sighs,
l-hiKS low lullaliy,
Hceply 'low n in balH eyes
Again slip looks, looks nml sigh,
Hie sees :i sad fan' mirrored there.
A f o e that sli.'tiM bo bright ami fair
I'irtiirnl in sn rliar a lake.
Smile! smile! for baby's sake.
--i t i low lullaliy.
fin!y a little rrsornt light
I 'ml' r eyts Oist now so br 'gtit,
Mi thcr take- one I i 1 1 1- perp
An. I lii'.ds baby f:i-t a.-lt i .
fii'nn through slirn smile" w ill gV.iin.
Atigeis ri'ini' in baby's 'Iream.
i-jng. biw lullaby.
Now thi ir wins arc rustling near.
V- her shuts her eu s to hear,
A ml In r li'ls go up ami down.
Mother''. g-'ing to Sb epy town
And the inccls standing by
Wiil sin;; b.r lo r a lullaby.
Sini: low lullaby.
Hi tlie liarlaii'l in Atlanta t (institution.
MABEL'S HUSBAND.
"( If course, ! shall nover dare to
speak another word to her!" mi ii Holi
er! Hale.
"I!tt vvhv not? (Inly tell ino why
nut !'' ri ioil inn lilllo I'lonie, climbing
tli the hoiim- of ilie barn loft, so Mint
her head should he iu-t on a level with
that of Imr lull brothel , nml clasping
I j i id m i 1 1 1 1 1 1 the i if i k with both arms.
Hubert was ft tall, handsome young
Bllilelc. nt that moment busy in mend
it iff oni' of ilio cogs of a steam-plow
wi'h deft ami ready toiii h.
His dark blow n li-ii ; hut g in heavy
masse ova v his lii-iiinl forehead : hi
luiol eyes weir full of Intent fire, and
there n a world of diameter and
resolve in his mouth and chin. One
might easily excuse Florrie Palo fur
being i- 1 1 t "f sii' h ;i brother.
"Pon't you see, I'lon ie';' said the
young giant, gently pulling away the
hands ihn interfered with the delicate
pi-rfiv he held. '-I m-ver asked her to
ho my wif-j while slip was tho poor
ami (lt'iieiideiit fii hool-leaehi'i' hero.
How can I have the face to tin it now
tlint she his inherited a fortniie'r"
l'lorrie bailment herself on the
beam, her dimpli'd face looking out
from it- frame work of hay; a sppek
leil hen i aim' eaeklin from it tu-st
in tlio fiairrnnt hay, and half a doon
enjitivp swallows tlew luu k ami forth
in tne peak of the barn overhead.
Hut you werp just (,'oin,' to ask
her, Hob, yon kimw you were! '
"Ah, but how is she io know it?"
"Why, by iiislimt, of eourse," de
eifleii J'lonie.
I ale shook hi- head, with rather a
fail smile.
"Xo, my lilllo frirl,' said hp, "I do
not choose to he mistakrii for one of
the ercaf army of fortune-hunter!-'
I've lost my opportunity, ami there's
an emt of il. Il's my own fault.'1
l'lorrie burst into leare.
"Oil, Hob!" said Mu
Uobert I ale Uroki'd tlown her sun
fhiny head, not wiliiout a sparkle of
moisture in his own eyee, tr.it lie
smiled a wan sinilo. novel theles.
"I've often read that pride wan a
din," nobbed l'lorrie. ''but I never
eoiiipreheuiled it before. Oh. Hob, 1
could alums! hate you, if 1 didn't love
yon so dearly !"
And Kloiric scrambled down from
Iter peri h on the brain, and ran away,
with both hands chispeil over her face.
tale looked after her.
"Poor lilllo ilarliuo P he said to
himself. "Il is but a scratch on the
Pilifiiic of her lender yoiinej heart!
On mine it is a deep wound, seared in
with rod hot iron. tol help me!"
It was one of those roinain es which
oernr in real life ofteucr tl nn one has
any idea of. Mabel Wynne was a
pretty youujr sehoul-tearher in Ab
bott's I'islrii t, wbosi' life of poverty
hail suddenly been turned into ru lies
by the bc'iuesi of n tlistant ami nearly
frrjiotlen relative. To Mabel herself
it M'finctl like a golden dream. How
often she had built astlcu in the air,
whereof the fmiml.ition was ''If I were
rii'h!" And now the ilream had ttune
true; the pinnacle" of the air-casi It .1
were acluallv shining atliwai t tin' sM
ofberlifo, herelofoie such a cold and
ay expanse !
And now," sa id Mabel to herself.
"I can fullill all in y hern t i il-'sjren !"
She took counsel w itli no enp, uules,
now aril then n hour with the pray
baired old law er mijrht come un.r ,
that head; sue simply did ns she
pleased.
"I lev' j o fo."n the now house that
Mabel Wynne is bnildin'i'" Mid one
neighbor to another. "It's a reg'hir
Aladdin' castle! With tho trees all
cut away from the lake, uml new
drives made through Ibis woods, nnd
heathen Flatters fct up here ami there,
and a row o' glass houses to raise
f 1 1 ti ii plants mid ripen grapes anil
peaches before their time."
"I don't approve of no such notions,'
solemnly answered the other. "To my
mind, it's a clear settiu' o' rroviilenc:'.
at defiance, (i rapes in March! Ami
orange-trees a llowerin' in this 'ere
climate, with the snow on the ground!
Mark my works, there won't no good
conic of it!"'
It was a bright September evening
when Mabel Wynne stopped at the old
1 lale farm-house.
l'lorrie rushed to meet her, ami
greeted her with hugs imd kisses innu
merable. "Ienr, dear May!" she said. "Why
haven't yon been to see us before V"
"Why haven't you been to see me?"
retorted Mabel, with the piipiaut, oil'
hand manner which was one of her
greatest eharnis. "That is the ques
tion. I should think."
I'lorrie's eyelashes drooped; in
stinctively she turned to her brother.
I.'obert advanced to her rescue, of
fering Miss Wynne his hand, with an
excellent imitation of conipo-nre.
Itcraue, Mabel, your time has
been so mm h occupied." said he. "I
told l'lorrie that things were changed -
that you could hardly be expected to
j have leisure to devote tuber silly prat-
!tlc."
I ' Mow did you know that thing
I were changed .'" cried Mabel, with a
rei-ontful flti-h in her violet blue eyes.
My own common fpiis told mo
So.'
"Was that the reason that you
haven't been to see me?"
"One of the reasons."
"t h!" said Mabel, with an indes
cribable intonation of voice, ami fixing
her eyes upon his with n sudden,
ipiestioiiing glume, which he was but
too thankful to evade by looking an
other way. "Tim! was all that you
cared for your old friend, eh?''
"If I could lie of any real practical
u-e lo my old friend--"
"Noil can," briefly interrupted Miss
Wynne.
"Tell me how, nml 1 sh'ill beat your
service. "
Florrie put her arms around her
friend's neck, whispering softly:
"This is like old times, May!"
'And I shall want I'lonie, too,'
added Mabel, "to help eke out my
own inexperience. A man's, judgment
and a woman's taste! May I count on
both fif you!'"
"On me, certainly," said Kobert
Pale.
"Yon might know that I would be
ready to help you !" cried F'orrie, al
most inclined to be aggrieved.
" I hen, will you both come up to
'The (Men' tomorrow at 10 o'clock?"
"That's the name of your new fairy
palace?"
"Pidu't you know it
Ifobert smiled.
"1 don't ask many questions," said
he.
"Yes. It is calbd 'The (ilen,'" she
answered.
Mabel Wynne staved, nnd spent the
evening at the Palo farm-house. She
and Florrie sang sweet part-songs to
the accompaniment of Hubert's violin;
they talked of old limes and new: and
when at last Kohert returned from
seeing Mabel home, Florrie clapped
her hands gleefully.
"Oh. Hob," she cried, "isn't it nice
to have Mabel here once more?''
Ami Hob's smile did her heart good.
The next day, however, things as
sumed a new aspect, h'obert ami
Florrie, walked up through the wootls
to the Irautifull new bouse, whoso
stained-glass easements commanded so
rare a view of hillside, woodlamli and
ili-tunt, winding river. Mabel was
s moling on the portico.
"Now c nne in,'' she cried, radiant
ly. "Walk through all the rooms
w ith me. Here is the library I want
Huberts idea about ti'ting that up--ami
here are the drawing rooms,
l'lorrie nnd I must decide about those ;
for, to tell ou the truth" - nml she
colored pinker than the heart of n
rose-- "I am going lobe married!"
l'lorrie started bnik. with a little
exi tarnation ; liohert stood calm and
tpiiel as one of the marble statues in
the vestibule.
"Married!" Florrie i lied "and
not to conlide in me! Oh. May!"
"Tell me." said Mat-el "shall we
i ii iiis.li the ill iiwiiig-roiMiii. in blue ami
siher, or pink and gold? And shall
my rooms be the souili ones, or the
suit looking out over the river? And
Hob must have the vestibules furnish
ed to suit a man's taste. I shouldn't
like to have my husband criticise them
when he comes. Will you do this
for rue, Hob, because of our old fiiend
idiip? Oil. don't look so solemn! v nt
me! 1 know I am asking a great tleali
lint I thought I could depend on you.''
You can." be answered, quietly.
"Come out anil look at the new sun
dial on tho south lawn, added Mabel.
Florrie tins run up stairs to sej the
river from the obscn ntory. We won't
wait for her; because, Hob, I want to
tell you a secret."
"Would not your husband be the
proper person to confide, in, May?" hp
nsked.
" In this ease, no, Hob!' she cripd.
"Listen to me. I love this man with
all my soul this husband that is to be
and he loves me."
"Naturally," observed Hubert, set
ting his teeth.
"Hut ho does not dnio to toll me so
He thinks, don't yon see, that I am an
heiress. Well, so I am; but I am a
woman, nevertheless, mid 1 love him !
Is my wretched money to part lis! If
so, I will fling it all into the ocean,
.'Hid begin life anew fis a beggar-girl.
Now, Hoh, what shall I do? Il is for
this that I have sent for you to come
here. Answer mo. quickly !"
"Tell him all." sai 1 Hubert, huskily.
"For (iod's snko i'n not break hisheart
for so trilling a cause as this!"
Mabel's cheeks crimsoned, tier eyes
fell lo the ground.
"I linve told him." she mm mured,
"within this hour. Oh, liohert, Hub
ert ! have I said loo mm h :"
"My May, my own darliiii;!" cried
Palo. "And to think that this miser
able, false pride of mine failed to
measure the imbililv of vuur virtue!"
When l'lorrie came down from iho
observatory to iho marble sun-dial,
where the minutes were ineaured oil
by sunshine ah, how appropriate, it
seemed jn-t now. this division of time!
-Hot) and Mabel were silling side by
side on a rustic bench, and there was
something in their fat es that betrayed
iho truth at once.
Mabel's lips dimpled into a soft, shy
smile. P1 drew Florrie toward him
at once.
"You have discovered our secret,
little sister," .-aid he.
Florrie uttered a cry of joy.
"Oh, May!" she said, "is il Hoh?"
"Could it lie any one else than Hob?''
Mabel whispered, her sweet eyes full
of loving light.
And then Florrie, the mendacious
little gipsy, declared that she had
known il all along. It wasn't a bit of
a surprise to her. Kverybody had
seen it but Hob; and l.ove was pro
verbially blind Saturday Night.
An Interostluir Surg rat (Ipi iiitinii.
An in:erestiiig surgical operation
has been performed in thi- city. It
lias saved a young woman's life, and
has also made her a great curiosity.
The patient is under Jo years of age,
ami for some time has gradually bc-n
losing power to swallow her food.
Finally, she could not even swallow
her saliva. It w.i seen that some
thing must be done or she w ould die
of starvation. A hole was cut into
her stomach and n tube inserted. For
months this was the only means by
which nourishment could be given to
her. Food would be chopped up and
placed in tho tube unit then washed
down with water. In the meantime
another operation was performed,
whit h reopened the natural passage
from the mouth to iho stomach, 'this
passage, through some strange freak
of nature, had grown together. Care
ful nursing has since made it possible
for tho patient t" take food through
her month once more. The tube in
her stomach still remain", ami it is un
derstood that some museum manager
has been trying to secure tho woman
to place tier on exhibition. Iiuflalo
Kxprt'ss.
Fine Toy Houses.
This business of httildingdoll or toy
hoii-es precisely like real dwellings is
quite new to me. The lirst one I ever
saw is n n gentleman's grounds in
Ashury I 'ark, and is targe enough for
a child of six years old to entertain a
couple of playmates in. The finest
one on tho .lersev coast is that built
by Mr. Norman I,. Miuiro for his
children, behind his own house in his
new rcsoit buck of .lohn I loey's gar
ish settlement. Mr. Muuro's counlrv
house is a stately and beautiful one,
ami the little toy hou-e is an exact im
itation of it, tower, bay windows,
porches, and all, though it covers only
the ground spii'-e of a tolerable dining
room about twelve by fourteen feet.
It is ton feet high, and ha- two stories
cat It live feet from floor toceiling. It
is carpeted, nii elv furnished and cum
p!eiely appointed in every respect .
'I lie lion, .loliu Wananiakoi ha- a still
larger and more elegant toy house for
his little girls at his n"u'ry (.cHt.
M hatter.
('IIILI)KEVS COU .MX.
AN" t MlM.V MIM.
A throc-year-olil girl was lying on
(lie tloor tho other day pulling tho
table-cloth, and her father, who was
busy writing at the table, said: "l.il
lie, stop pulling Hie cloth.'' Tho little
witch instantly replied: "I ain't pull
ing it. My alius springs nut find
makes my lingers sl.nl up." -New
York World.
n.sii. wa ibi t'.isi;.
Her parents think I Isie the cutest
child in the world, and certainly for a
(ive-yeai-o!d this fairy is wonderfully
handy about the house. She has a nat
ural ambition t be helpful, however
much in the way she may hnppcii to
get in her laudable but naturally not
yet very elleclive desire to make her
self useful. Tho other day her fat hi r
had a gentleman fri nd to dinner, and
after the repast told the line girl to
ft'lrh a couple of i ieiirs fc nn his I ox.
"Pid you t'uiil them. Flsie?" In: asked,
ns she ret ti rued. "Yes, papa, ti I I
bit the ends oil' fur yon."., .f Hullalo
( ourier.
win n i in mens vv k r. re.
An enlluisia-lii' oruilholugi-t ha
n ill il s 1 himself by investigating (he
quest ion nt vv hat hour in summer the
eofliiiionost sliiall birds wake up anil
sing. Hi; says: "The gre. ntim h is
the earliest i i.-er. ns it pipes as enrly as
1 .:' in the morning. At about L'..i"
I he blackcap hi gins, and the qiiail'np
pfireutly wakes up half an le ur later.
It is nearly t o'clock, ami lie' sun is
Well above the le iioii lief.iie the real
songster appeals in i:l per-ui uf the
blackbird, lie is beard half an I r
before the thrush, and the t l.irp of the
robin begins abuul ih same length of
time before thai of 'he wren. Finally
the hoilse spariovv and Iho tom
tit occupy the In t place on th" list.
This investigation ha- altogether ruined
the lark's reputation lo:' enrlv ri-ing.
That much cclelu ileil bird is quite a
sluggard, as it does nut rise till ,mg
after ( halliiiche.s. linnei-. nnd a num
ber of hedgerow birds have been no
and about for some lime,'1
nitoTMl li VM' -I -I I I;.
.'onioe ami Jim nie twins, find in
separable companions. They walk to
and from school together, they pmo
over the same lessons at nioht. I'.uth
rejoice in this cIosd companionship,
nml neither dreams of forsaking it f"i
newer lies.
"( 'miii', dim. tome along with us."
called ono of the boys a-they issued
from school on a snowy aflerni on.
"Pon't hang round there wailing
for Jennie. She can take i are of her
self." "Perhaps she can," said Jim stoutlv ;
but she shan't, a long a- I've got tin
umbrella and she hasn't."
"Then leave it for her. find come
along with us. I'd be ashamed to go
round with a girl iiinirran umbrella!''
"I say Jim," said another, ! should
think you'd get awfully tired of that
sisu-r of yours!"
Jim had boon growing more and
moie crimson. Me seeined lo consider
whether he slit tild resort to words or
blows.
"I tell you what, fellows." ho burst
forth, at length, "Fin not tired of tier,
find shouldn't be if the days were
twice us long, ami there were two of
tier instead of ono!"
Surely, no declaration could have
boon more eft'eelive. I nited 1'iesby
terian. "i n h i ii ri i: mi i vi.t i;s.
1 wonder how many of the "merry
boys nnd girls" have seen a prairie
dog village, and the tiny animals
which inhabit ii : nnd how maiiv
know that in almost every burrow'
three unwelcome gin -Is- a weasel, an
owl, nml a rattlesnake are to be
found, guests that when they gel hun
gry have no scruples about making a
a meal oil' of the babies of the house
As you cross the great western prai
rie j mi may see the plains, here find
theiv, doited with little mound-, min
iature peaks, and while you are won.
deling what they can be, lirst a little
pointed nose and two tiny bright eves
appear, and, finally, out comes the
cutest little brown animal, with a
buby tail half as long as it- body,
and stands nt one side of iho
mound in the attitude of a dug that i
"begging," and barks wilh the tiniest,
squeakiest bark you can imagine. At
ibis signal many other prairie dogs
sppe.'ir. and seat themselves on the
tups of as many peaks, harking fierce
ly that is. as titicely as they ran - all
tho time.
t'verv now ami then they descend
from their peiehes. and run back and
forth to each other, as if cuun-eling
some action : 1 nt at tho lea-t ngn of
the approach of the intruder they fly
lo their burrows and disappear, head
first, before you can say "Jack Iiohin
on.' ; Detroit Free Tress,
LUNGS OF CONGRESS.
HOW I UK HOI'SK IS M I'l'Lli:i)
Wi l li TCm'KKP.P AIH.
It is Hard to Suit tho Wants of All the
Member.
The lung power of congress counts
for something in h gislatiuii. I 'm le
Sam spends a deal of money lo keep
the organ.- of respiration in order for
his statesmen. Hul even with an art
il'n ial breathing apparatus it is nut al
ways easy lo satisfy the men who
make up congress. The nir is pumped
inlo their lungs too fast or too slow;
they are given too much or too little;
it is too hot or too cold; there is al
ways something lo complain of, while
ordinary mortals are content to tin
their nwii breathing !
The two mighty lungs of ( ougross
fire situated down in the lowest bowels
of the Capitol. They are run by .-team
and thaw air tliro igli towers lil'ty feel
high from a duet I wo or tin i e hit nd red
yards away. The snows of winter,
tin balmy nir of spring and the sullry
sunmtei nir are breathed through llii'-e
mighty lungs vv it Ii the ( hanging sea
sons. The firs' -wallow, who i . not
make spring, is sin kcl into iho great
funnel if he Mies too clo.-p, lo il-- top,
and ho might find himself suddenly
blown into Iho halls of Congress if
He re wi re not mwii. to cheek hi-eoiir-i'.
Many t hitiim'v swallows so
lei ling this hiwh lower a- a suitable
plat e lo build lb"ir lie-Is, h,i e cir. led
. round Iho opening nml been drawn to
their death. Spartows, black bin!-,
roiihiiis. larks, have been bri allied inlo
the Capitol gh they have never
goiio so far as to be pumped into the
lung- of the sI.ik .mi ii.
'lily air. pure air. healed, moistened
and prepared for breathing purposes,
is foiled into their lungs. Two or
three men in the engine rooms mi
cither s.ile uf the Capitol wab h the
temperature and respiration of Con
gress. The aim ' to giv,- ( very man
in the hall and the women and children
in I lie gallerie- e,e h I,' i nine fid of
nir in a minute, and to keep their
tempera lire uniformly nt 7 1. I siially
about .'.Si.'joii cubic feet of air is
pumped inlo Iho ou-e of 1,'epre-enl i
tives each minute. The air cmues in
tluoiigll a clean w hilcvv ashed tlm t, is
i iin over a little pool of IK'sli vvaict.
and in i old weather is run through
coils of steam pipes to give it the
proper temperature. An etiiiii' fresh
supply of air is put through the house
every seven minutes ordinarily, find
sometimes it is all changed in four
minute-.
All im 'balor docs not have to bo
watched wilh greater care than has to
b" be. lowed upon i lie bouse by the
l.iu r air man. At his light i- an clo -trie
tin t iiioineter, which nuivov- to
him in the umli i-gi otiml dep hs a i er
red record of the temperature in the
hall of the house: at. his left is a gauge
which tells him how much fresh air
the statesmen have to breath: and near
him is an automatic damper, which
turns oil the heat when il gt Is tuogre.il.
It is not an easy thing- lo send air
into the House that will suit evervonc
Some of the hot-b!ood, d men waul a
very low temperature ami a constant
draught blowing about their 'inkles.
Others will sit in a toasting heat wilh
their coat collars tin ned up. mid will
complain of a breath of air coining
through the ventilators. It is found
by averaging nil complaints that a
temperature of "I degree-, wilh :;l
"uu t ubic feel uf air a minute, is most
satisf.-ielorv. -Commercial Advertiser.
A lleril of i utile on I ire.
Ceoige iiiimei. a fanner living tit
Mav sville. Intl.. vv a-lold bv n neigh
bor to rub h's ( ow s wilh kerosene, as
that would exterminate the vermin
with w hich ihey w ere infested. Ziin
luer did so, applying the kerosene
very freely until the cows were
tliorougldv saturated wilh the oil.
short ly af lerwa: d he branded one of
them ami when he tout hetl the animal
willi llie red hot branding iron the
kerosene took lire and ill an inslanl
the i ow was enveloped in flames. A
stampede followed. I'he bill tiing i ovv
mingled with the H's ,.f the hud
lint il eight of the animal- were at'lae.
They rushed into a barn si lting tire to
that also. A hay stni k wa- next con
sumed. The animals soon dropped
tlead. The barn was sav cl after Mr.
iinnier had been quite severely burned
in an attempt to extinguish the flames.
The vermin were t xtonnimited with
the 'ows. ('hit ago Sew-.
I nntceipt of t'onii.
"Aon are lined .lo." t ried the fair
girl as i In- old gentleman poked bis
head in the room where she was enter
taining In r best bean.
What for?" inquired pater.
Contempt of court, of course.''
Fxlcrmi Milting the Hi-on .
As the Indians hunted t In lit . the I ace
of bison would probably have lasted
forever, writes Pr. Caiver, but about
th, w hite men turned their atten
tion to the slciggy monsters of the
plains. Large en-torn firms oi ganii d
parth'S. ami paid the shooter ?'-.'. 'V for
em h bison where belay dead on the
plains. Very soon afterwards I went
to southern Nebraska, and hi mine a
professional hunter. The bisuii con
sisted of two large divisions, the one
liv ing in the south ami the other in the
north. Their only couiiumi feeding
ground was along the liepubMcin
Hiver and its branches in Nebraska.
The Indians wr ro well aware of that
fact, and hostile tribes have hail many
a light for that territory. It was not
until tsTS that the government put an
end to this by sending the Pawnees
south and tlm Sioux to their northern
ro-ervalion.
Like a heitl r.f i attlo. the bison are
always on the go, and are apt to w alk
mil of rifle range in a -hurt titm . In
moving', however, they always have a
h .'ider. and the trick was to kill any
one that stiirtetltoli-adtheotbersi.tr.
P..- thus killing the loaders we could
often shoot for an hour from behind
one clump of grass, ;nnl when they
had moved from out of range the
skinners would come Up. cut the hi'!"
ill the ordinary way for skinning, tie
thi: animal's head lo a stake, hit h a
team of hor-es to the hide and i' l k it
oil. No une will ever know w I al im
mense numbers- of bi-ons wi re killed
by these hide hunter-, but to my cer
tain knowledge o.imo, hides wei e
-hipped trom Iho bank- uf the I -"rem li
ma. i Hiver in o:;e winter. Al tlm
i lose of that winter a man totild go
aloiio the bunk of the Frenchman for
7'n miles by simply jumping from the
carcass of one bison lo another. Now
a few old circus animals repii senl the
great herds.
Tallin ro.
The amount of tobacco annually
consumed in the 1 idled Maks is esti
m -ted by an nppareiilly t-oinp' tent au
thority al aio, ooo, ono pounds. :-t-v-on'
y million pounds are utilized in the
production of ilouit -ti' cigar-; '.'.."J,
oiiii.uoo pounds of chewing and moU
in,' lobaoe i are consumed: s.ooo.uoo
pound- are used in the manufacture
of soul!; ..i o .1 i.i H m pounds are re
quired in tin' proilui''ion of rigin-
tttes; ami l.ooo.i pounds uf cigars
are imported. This would make an
average minimi cntisuniplioli of Impound-
for every p'lsoti in tin'
country. Hut a- not niuie than one
fifth of our population iis ("ban o, it
f' llovvs thai those w ho do, consume,
on an average, '.'' pounds e:n Ii pr nu
llum. Opinions dillcr as lo w hether
this arlii le should be designate.! a lux
ury or a lie. essily. In speaking of
the oust uf tin- tohiiovo habit, an ex
. hange say-:
If the tobact o U-Cls of the t'llited
S;:i!os would abstain for a period of
two years from the i hewing, smoking
and snutl'-l.iking habit, and plan' the
liioney they would r pouil for tohan o
in a common fund, there w,.nltl be
enough money in the fund to almost
wipe out the entire national debt, a al
live years abstaining vv mild give the
head of oat h family in tho I nited
S;ates enough money to invr-t in tin
ei lityacre homestead farm in the far
W estern States and Territories : or il
would give us a navy of lifty tir-t-cl.is-
war vessels, fully equipped, and
create a fund that would man and
maintain them nml iho Navy Pepart
metil for a period of at least ivveiity
live years.--j Price Current.
Cost of a Iliillab. ileiiil.
Ten y cars ag-o a good bnllalo bead
sold from lo to So. he pre c n -w
; ranges from 7.' to iuu. There hn
: not been n green bnllalo head in Pel -!
or for three year-. Hut it is expect! d
that l'.iittalo Jones' domestic bnllalo
herd in Kansas will occasionally add a
; new head to the market. Ion ky
Mountain -beep are not very liuinei
i oils, ami iho handsome head of Dial
: animal brings from to .rl"o.
I Mountain sheep are sold in pairs,
xv hen the laxidermi-t has saved the
j whole animal, and they sell for :i.'.o a
; pair. Flk heads -ell from .:'.;. to ..oo
j each. I.rizlv bear rugs bring from
j ..;; to co" en h, black bear a- high a
i 7o. I lie cinnamon and brown bear
I are common nml not so desirable, and
j the best will not -ell for over ."."A
xrnied fur the Fray.
"Then, my dear, you hiv e really
i maile up your mind to many a wnl
! oWl'l '. "
I ( eriniiily."
I " txl does ho never talk to you
' about hi- first xv ife':"
j - I should like him to try. If he
; tliil. I should at once begin to Icll him
I about my throe husbands in the regit
1 lar onler of my Hi-qiiaiiita'i'-o. with
I them."
1 he t.oltlen Wedding.
Ti e links of fifty rolling years.
Have formul the imlik'ti t liai".
Which now from joyous, thankful hearts
'alls forth our glad refrain- -1
1, i halo, of love, so strong nml bright,
Which hath ull change ihlicl.
And still in biosed union holds
The bridi'uroom and the bride'
The lo. ks once dark arc tinned with white.
The sight hath feebler grown.
Hut sti!l through Miii.-liine, oriu shade,
Ha' h in art has held its own -f,
chain of love, thy gol'li n links,
Tho years could nut divide.
Through all lift's ihangt -s still they've held
The bridegroom nml the bride!
Tin; gulden bridal1 Ah! bow sweet
'l lie music of its bell.
To those wlio-e hearts the vows repeat,
Their lives have kept so well
. chain of love, the bond Unit's kept
A union true ami tried.
And binds with tenderness untold
The bridegroom nnd the bride.
All.iuy In yours for virus toioin".
The best that love ' an give.
And when linn'- puH.inc jmirney endf.
Tin Ii be it v ours, to I've
Win ii bU-siiiss more than earth bestows.
And love Pea ti tic I.
Shall i I' nine to the better home,
J In briilegi'oniti airl llie bride'
I ii. tniii Free l'res.
Ill MOIiOl S.
A book that is likely to "make some
stir' -The cook-book.
She I wonder what makes if rain?
He I siippote llie pours of llie sky
are opened.
The man who goo to bed so lute
that he u ts himself getting up ill tho
morning is nol an early riser.
lund mother I wonder what baby
i- thinking of! Fond father- Me is
nut thinking ; l.e is li-tt niiig to hoar if
his til t toolh is coining-.
Teacher of Political I e my--You
may mention an infant industry.
Lively Young - tudeni - iiiing still
rnd .-m king one's thumbs.
Weeping Itclative (of very sick
statesman) - "Poetor, is there no
hope?" Lxporicneoil Physician--Only
one. We must induce the
mw paper.i lo jut his ul.iiuary in
tv pe "
Mr. Fresh (a promising rornelisl)
I am almost able to play the cornet
wilh one hand. Mr- Hriue (who lives
H'-ro-a the si reel i Well, you ought to
be, so y t. ii can have the u-o of the
other hand for a gun to defend. "Ui'-.
self with.
Fair l.titbiisifisi W dial a deer little
piciuie. its just loo nvoot for any
thing! Ciiu yun make ent the name,
uf the artist, Mr. Cadmium. It.
looks like Ochre."' Cadmium ( recog
nizing pi. lure by a riv al IHumph!
Modi -ei re. I guess."
Oak is Very Scarce.
Prv oak lumber of good quality is
at a premium, and the dealer who has
n large stork mi hand is in the posses
sion of a bonanza who h any ice-man
might envy. There is a big shortage
in the in. ii ket ami the shortage is be
coming more pronounced every day.
The oak cut last y ear was jm av erago
one: the demand ami t onsuinption the
past vt ar have been far above the.
iiorur.il. ink is the most popular fur
niture wood ami enormous quantities
of it have In en used for this purpose,
iho fat lories in (Irand Hapids. Mich.,
alone gelling away wilh between !
t'oO.oi'O nml iti.ooo.iio-i feet, xvith all
the other factories in the country hard
al work in the same direction.
Hardwood finishes for house inte
riors have hi i uine more popular thfl
pa-1 ye n- than t i r before and oa'v is
used n.oio ikau any other material.
I'he demand for oak has im rcased
during the year t" sin Ii an extent that
an average r'lt uf l"g- will hardly
supply the trade, heme the present
shoitage The pri.-i have advanced
within tin' pa-l thiee month- from $Pv
ami Sis- for snaigh! -nwetl oak to $2t
and : i', ami dealers who have a sup.
ply on hand do not like to let go even
at the figure- quoted. Further advance-
air expected before llie season
, lo-e-
The shortage ill the supply anil thft
adv an t-tl pi ii i s largelv increase tho
t nst of furniture, e-pcciallv the t heap
er grades line fiirniiure company
ha- announced an mlv aii' e in prices of
ten per i cut. ami othoi-aro preparing
to do hkew ise. The Mi jngi n.-y is also
liable lo l.e eiubari as-ing to some of tho
manufacturers, eipei-'ally those who
have been r.u ry ing light s.oiks. It id
ditticiilt to pet gootl lumber oven at the
advanced price-, and without the lum
ber the w heel- i au't go round.
!f llie present im rea-ed demand
for oak continues oak w iM be as eostly
as mahogany . Last whiter was open,
ami logging operations wet ndm ted
iimlei tlitlii ulties. ', haidwootl log;
t rop wa- sin aller than for years past.
The visible supply of oak for next
season's consumption is much below
the average. A genuine famine is an
ticipated, with prices far up. - Chica
go Herald.