REST
tTher torrent rushes with frenzied might
v To rest on the quiet p!ain;
The avalanche roars in its., downward
' m flight, - . , .
r Then a century sleeps again.
!The eagle that sweeps with a tireless wing
O'er the dome of a brassy sky, 'v
&t last must droop to the pines that cans
. Jo the crest of the mountain high.
T JT ANNO G A,;' an -Indian boy of
s the tribe of jthe Coeur
,i i v d'Alenes, was sitting one
evening with "Aakloo, his lit
tle sister, at the edge of the forest on
jthe shore of Coeur d'Alene lakel and
l&aB telling her a favorite story, when
tit one of .her interruptions he laughed
and leaned carelessly back and looked
straight Into the eyes of a cougar.
! "If I were drowning you would swim
Out Into a great lake, too, like Grand
father Gray Beaver did, wouldn't
jrouV the' girl asked. She spokeindig
aiantlj, for that day she had heard an
4ld man say that boys like Kannoga,
who went to school in the reservation
instead of into the forest, could never
e brave Indians, and she was sure
that her brother was very brave.
It was her show of indignation arid
ier eager confidence that caused him
to laugh now and to lean back.
1 She' waited, but he did not answer.
With both hands clasped aver his
topper-colored shin, and one bare foot
raised slightly above the log on which
toe was sitting, he stared into the great
Testless eyes, that looked down? at him
(ifrom the nearest limb. He tvas with
out a weapon of any kind, and the cou
gar was full grown, with a body dry
looking and gaunt with hunger.
Although Its glance was for the mo
ment fixed on him he could see, that it
bad been watching Aakoo and that its
Interest was still centred In her, as if
it had chosen her for its victim. lie
Tvas seized with sudden fear that she
might move unexpectedly and thus
cause the creature to spring upon her,
,yet he sat there seemingly , unable to
-speak or to -think what ought to be
.done. : .
"You would, wouldn't you ?" ' asked
the girl. Her voce broke the fascinat-
"HELD UP
ing spell of those terrible eyes. Kan
noga knew that she would turn in a
moment to see why he had not an
;wered, and in order not to direct her
.aitentionto the panther he , lowered
fils glance and met hers. ; ,
v Bat there was something in his face,
that made her afraid, and he' looked
:witb startling intentnesa far beyond
lier, down the long, darkening stretch
-deserted shore, toward the skin
covered tepee by the spring, where
1 Mar-tala, their mother, and Sis-sos-ka,
ihelrvfather, lived during the botkum
mer. ....
"Stand still!" said Kannoga; as calm
ly as he could. It cost him a great ef
. fort to remain quietly there, without
- looking. up, when he. knew what was1
Overhead, but the effort caused him to
juituK more cieariy.
fehut your eves!" hd sairi eTW
What for r asked Aakloo, fright-
ne1 still more .at the unaccountable
change is his voice. .' "
a moment his fingers tightened
'.convulsively over his shin; then grad
ally relaxed and unclasped. He low
l!JJsed footmoving it slow-
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SOMETIME..
The life we live and the race we run,
.The sorrrow and doubts that rend.
Some day the victory lost or Yon
Will come to a quiet endj
For mad the torrent and strong the wing,
And fearful the headlong flight m
Yet time the end of the day will bring,
And after the day the night. m
Lowell O.' Reese, in San Francisco Bul
, letin.
IyVvery slowly, down beside the log,
and when it rested firmly in the sand
he reached cautiously forward and
caught the girl by the arm.
"We sliall play a new game,' he said
then, and the strange, eager suggestion
of a smile that flashed over his face
reassured her. v .. '
"Oh!" she exclaimed, and at once
shut her eyes. 1
Kannoga now looked steadily at the
cougar, while he turned his sister
about so that she faced along the
shore. :i: :
"Walk as slowly as you can with
your eyes shut," he said.
She started slowly enough, but the
fierce eyes overhead began to watch
her intently again and to grow rest
less, while a yellow foot advanced un
easily along the limb and broad tawny
jaws stretched farther and farther
downward as she moved away.
But Kannoga silently held rp his
hand and waved it In the air. At this
the panther's attention attracted by
the unexpected and rapid movement,
was withdrawn from the girl.
is
Go faster," said the boy; "go fast
er."
She was out of reach now; he could
tell hy the fainter sound of her bare
feet in the sand.
"Ftun!" he called. "Open your eyes
and run1, but -don't look backhand don't
stop till you, stand in the tcpse with
Mar-tala."
"Is that all of the new game, Kan
noga?" she asked, doubtfully. , ,
"No," he answered; "there is more."
Meanwhile he still sat In the same
place, watching the cenugar and hold
ing Its attention lnrftfe constant move
ment of his slender arm And of his
grimy, tattered sleeve.
When Aaklooas at a safe distance
HIS HAND."
the sense of his own danger came sud
denly upon him. a:
' If Sls-sos-ka would only come with
his rifle or Gray Beaver, an old man
now, but still a great hunter. , If he
had only told: Aakloo! He turned his
head and looked after her. , Down the
winding track of sand beside the still
lake, both grown a : dull gray in the
evening light, he saw her running, and
he knew that long before she V could
reach the tepee he would be beyond
the need of rescue. ?
He had turned his head for only an
instant; nut in that instant the cougar
had crept nearer and its long tail had
begun to swing slowly, stealthily, from
side to side. , - ;',
Kannoga saw no hope of escape, but
with every sense alert he studied his
desperate chances.
The panther lay crouched with its
head toward the forest, while he sat
facing the lake. "When he had care
fully, measured the SDace betwwn
them: and the distance to the water he
jumped away from the log; and ran di
rectly undeg the panther.
The' animal Instantly shifted its
head; as if to leap down from the other
side of the limb, but the boy did not
nnnear there, and it turned with'mar-
Velous agility before its great yellow-
body .shot -out Into the air. , . ,
Kannoga was crushed down under
its weight, but he had reached the
lake and fell where the -water was
.nearly knee deep.; ; He felt the panther
release its grasp Into order to find firm
footing; and: when he raised up for air
discovered its dripping head little more
than an arm's length from his own
Then he .took a deep breath and lay
down upon the bottom, 'hoping that the
panther would leave him. o
., It stood , there, however, watching
over him and waiting.
: He started to crawl out, from shore,
but it seemed to him " that : he had
hardly mover when heavy claws sunk
into his leg and dragged him back.
Then, without letting go its hold, the
panther immediately shifted its posi
tion and 'began to drag him out into
shallower water.
He made desperate efforts' to hold
fast to the la-e bed, for he knew what
jthe end would be if he reached, the
shore.v but his fingers only pioweu
through the sand. j
The sharp point of a rock that tore
him as he was dragged over It gave
him hope; he grasped It with both
hands and clung with all his strength,
but in an instant his fingers were dig
ging vainly in the sand again.
At last he raised his head for air.
The panther at once let go of his leg
and came at him with open mouth, but
it moved slowly in the water; and
Then the beast sprung upon him.
The boy had nerved himself, how
over, and fell as far out from shore as
he could.
When the feeling of dizilncss that
fallowed the shock had passed he
1'ound that the panther held his arm
in Its mouth and was swimming that
Its feet did not touch bottom.
Then, In spite of the terrible pain it
caused him, he pulled his arm down
until the cougar's head was sub
merged. Very soon it released its hold.-
Then the Ihdian'boy stood up again,
and this time he became the aggressor.
' Grasping the slick, . wet head with
loth hands he forced It deep Into the
v rater. The panther's feet touched
bottom, rand its violent struggles
tiirew him down, but he got up again
and held the glaring eyes and the red
mouth with Its white teeth more care
fully just under the surface of tho
k ke. '.. . v . . ' ' -
Kannoga-. became very weak and his
legs trembled feebly under him, but
h i was thankful that they were long,
for jhe could stand with his head in lie
cool evening breeze while the cougar
was drowning. i
At first the panther made fearful
sounds as the water filled its lungs,
but these presently ceased, and atUast
it luing a dead weight in- the boy's
hinds. He let It sink then and loos
ened a stone from the lake bed to roll
u pon Its head.
His wounds were slight, but painful,
and the terrible battle had so weak
ened him that when he! reached tha
shore he fell exhausted, with his face
tc ward the tepee.
He could not see Aakloo now, nor
even the canoe that came in a moment
tc where he lay.
Gray Beaver and an old friend, pad
dling out from camp, had called to the
girl as she ran on the shore, and had
laughed when she told them why she
could not turn her head to look after
them. ' .v"
Then they had seen the boy and the
cougar in the edge of the lake, and
tljelr paddles had swung faster and
with stronger strokes than they had
used for many, a year.
)Vhen Kannoga opened his eyes Gray
Beaver leaned over hio and spoke gen
tly: ' 7.7
"Aakloo will understand that game
better when she is older," he said.
And across a narrowing stretch of
water the boy saw her waiting with
Mar-tala. Robert W. JMcCuiloch, in
thp Chicago Record-Herald;
. The Pigeon of fit. 3UTark, -
'A' colony of the celebrated pigeons
of t. Mark's, transplanted from Ven
ice; 'to Vienna, have thlven and multi
plied to such an extent as to become
a public nuisance. The few pairs im
ported 100 years ago have become the
progenitors of uncounted swarms, and
means of reducing their numbers have
had to be resorted to. Hundreds flock
daily round an eccentric old -lady,
known as the "baroness,"; who; closely
veiled and preserving a . strict incog
nita, appears in the town park summer
an d winter, with a supply of food for
them, and who is said to have wept
on being told that the numbers of her
pets were to be diminished. The Tab
let. TheMyttltled Ermine .
Many of . the provident peeresses are
already purchasing the ermine robes
that they will be required to wear on
the great occasion of the coronation,
and no doubt their economical forc
iiht will be repaid, for there is -no
question but that the price of ermine
must rise as a consequence of the un
usual demand.! To the unfortunate
ermine, hunted to' death more zealous
ly to supply the demand; the chain of
causes and effects- must seem very
mysterious.---CQuiitry Life, y-r;-.
FARI AH
D GARDEN;
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' Oiie Profit From Sheep.
There is1 one profit from sheep that
is not generally considered, which , is
the increased fertility of the land oc
cupied by them. : The . farms in Can
ada 'that command the highest prices
are those upon which sheep have been
kept for jjears, the pastures on such
farmsV being free from weeds, while
the; crops1 grown thereon have In
creased every, year, showing a gain in
fertility.
Winter Car of Toultry.
No one who does not take an interest
In poultry J can expect many eggs in
cold;-weather or when the ground i3
covered with snow. My experience is
keeping the roosting place clean; good
shelter and a varied diet. To promote
laying, feed alternately wheat, buck
wheat, oats; scalded bran sometimes
seasoned with pepper and occasionally
a little corn. Onions chopped fine and
mixed witl. their food will promote
'health, also scraps from the table; and
thick sour milk placed where they can
get it is also relished. Where milk 13
not at banc keep clean .water within
their reach. Crushed oyster shell and
gravel and a dust bath are necessary.
With this treatment hens will pay swell
In winter. Mrs. E. Bates, in the Epi-
torn is t
A Cheap Smokehouse.
I Anyone having a small amount of
meat to smoke and not caring to de
pend on the neighbors ! smokehouse
can build one himself without use of
hammer or nails Simply" take an old
hogshead and saw a hole near the
bottom for a stovepipe to i enter. Get
an old cast Iron teakettle and cut a
hole near the bottom for j draft. Now
procure at least five lengths of stove
pipe, ten better; less than five will
burn the meat. Set your (hogshead at
least two fe.?t abo re the level of the
kettle. Fill the latter with kindlings,
including some hickory wood and cotys,
and place th elbow of a pipe over the
top of the kettle. Start a tire and hang
your hams j in the hogshead. The
damper should be used when fuel is
nut m. This jvvill do the work. I have
used it for years, and find it practical.
W. V.
Farmer.
N.
Rouse, in Orange Judd.
Tixnelv Seer!Rnvinr-
;! j -t " .
If certain fine specimens!; of favorite
flowers have
been allowed to ripen
next season's planting,
them until late in the
their seed for
don't neglect
fall, and then expect to secure them
all at once. It should be rcmeu-bered
in gathering tjie seeds of annuals that
it is necessary to study i The. habits
of the different -varieties, or many of
the seeds will be lost. Take the
phlox, the pansies and the balsams.
tor instance; ii we wait unjil tUc seeds
are fully ripe we will find that there
are none when we are ready to gather
them, for they burst their capsules as
soon as they are ripe, and throw their
hseeds as far as posible. y studying
the different plants, and learning their
natural methods of distributing their
seeds, we can anticipate this self-sowing
and capture the seeds as soon
as the pods are well formed and show
signs of maturity.
I Where Fence losts Decay.
In some soil and with some kinds
of stakes, there is a tendency for the
stakes to rot off quickly at jthe surface
of the ground. The alternate wetting
and drying at that point seems to cause
this. Repairs can be made without
tearing down the fence in the least.
Use a cedar crosspiece at the bottom,
and two narrow strips for stays, put
on as shbwn in the cut, and the fence
will be well supported for many yearg.
A somewhat similar contrivance might
be used for making a movable fence.
The; post,, in tbis Vease, would ' not go
into the ground at- all,, but the fence
would be supported by the broad base.
Nbw England 1 Homesteadi
, Holding Up the Milk. ' -
' This is a peculiar vice and one af
fected by manyjeows. Indeed; there is
scarcely a herd in tho country that
does not contain one or more : cows
,that are given to the" habit of hold
ing up their milk. Such cows, as a
rule, are possessed of highly nervous
organization. They are quite apt to
take a prejudice to certain persons as
milkers, or if spoken , to harshly' they
can;; easily be thrown Into this unfor
tunate state of mind and body. ;
The easiest and surest remedy for
such a habit that we have? ever tried
Is ,to set a palatable mess of f ooi be
fore the cow when we set down to
milk her. Her mind is at once diverted
ftP?L' the act of j milking, and- she letsj
down the milk naturally andTT
This one: fact of holding up thS"
shonld teach every dairyman thfct
portance of looking at th? coav
of her treatment, from tho m?r
nervous standpoint. The nervous J
tern is the great jrovernin- fnJ1
rill mnntin1 m 4-t
uu.muiciiittt Auuv;uujjsf ana a coarv
brutish man who cannot see th? r0
Q
cows. Hoard's Dairyman.
TJorge Nature Like II urn an Xatom.
I know. an old mare who is decided!
shy and viciously tricky , for her a S
She seems to dread close comradea
and too much caressing from hnmaj' I
hands. 3 Yet the other morning, aft I
a vain attempt to smooth her lon K
lean nose, I moved away and lean-l
against the stall, my hand outstretr!,.. I
upon the mansrer rail. Anri s
you think she did? She came shy, .
after me presently, and touched mi
fingers lightl; with her nose. I maii
tained a discreet passi veness and sft
grew bolder, mouthing along my ha
with .her satin soft nostrils in a deli-'
cate, sensitive caress, light as the touch'
of human motherhood. And then si ,
put out her tongue, exquisitely soft
and warm it was, and gently lapped
my hand. . .
Oh,- you old rogue! When lremenK
ber that winter day when you car.
, tin .
me a hard spill on the frozen earth, f
uuu me omer aay wnen you viciouslj
bit through the fleih of my arm. what
wonder that I am amazed at such gen.
tleness! Yet I've no doubt horse na
ture is very like human nature, in that
there is the good and the not so good
in all its composition, and we love tba
one by learning to condone the other.
C. Grace Kephart, in rthe Horse ls
view. ' . - i - '
railway; CROVTH.
Transportation Next to the Largest Amort
can Industry.
When we consider ' that there are
over $ii,uJO,ooo,OQ(Wn vested in steaia
railways in this country and that
transportation outside of agriculture is
me migesi muusuy in mis countrr - 1
It is with astonishment that some per
sons will read that the first man who
ran a .locomotive in this country is
just dead In the poor house. We are.
willing to admit that there is a great
controversy as to the actual cncrlncer
who performed this service, but thj
man in question was certainly cno of
the pioneers.
Tlcse who have reached only three
score and ten cannot look- hack to a
time when there was not a considera
ble development of railways in 'this
country. So soon as th?y.were seen
to be practical there was a rush oi cap
ital to these enterprises, most of .which :
were aided by the Nation, States cr -,
municipalities. In, 1850 there were
aboil t "10,060 - raileoVwytTBiet
built or under construction, while mucli
more was contempiated. The lccgcst
line was the Erie, which was complet
ed the next year,, and was considered
a wonder, 1 since it reached from the
port of New York to Lake Erie. For
twenty years more railways. were built
much as suburban trolley road3 are
now, and not until some years after 1
the Civil War did the genius of Com
modore Vanderbilt exercise itself la .
the. amalgamation of short lines into
trunk roads, the outgrowth of which -forms
the big systems, of tb-day.
The railway ia to-day the- chief ar-
tery of commerce. We cannot suppose?
a return to the old condition of af
fairs,! when (the horse was the chief
motive power and the canal was a -wonder.
To-day it Is easier and quick
er to go to Chicago than it formerly
was to go to Hari-isburg. We buy any
thing we want at a low price simply
because distance has been practically
annihilated. ; It is of interest at this
time to ' remember tbat one life spans
so large an amount of scientific devel
opment. Morally we may not be bet
ter than our fathers, though we trust
and believe that, we are, but-surely'
in every other way ire have progressed .
to an extent; that: the wildest --dreasm
of the imagination could not have con
ceiyed when young gray-haired mea
first saw the light. Philadelphia In
quirer. The Heartli Cricket
Mr. James Rehn,: of the Americait
Entomological Society, has made a
special study of the cricket life f
Philadelphia. As a -result of Ills stud
ies, he writes: . ' ..''-V-. ' " '
Most : Americans, were formerly fa
miliar with no other cricket than the
black field crickeC hut recently a light
brown species with bars 0 dark brown
on its head, has , made its way -into;
our cities, and this visitor is none other-'
kthe hearth cricket, the fii end of Calefr
Plummer and John Perrybingle. - U
cannot be denied that we have always
had, so far as we know, the little mSn- -strel;
but recent years have seen
very great increase ' in their number
in and around Philadelphia. His chirp
is quite : different from that of oar '
'black crickets, and he shows a grea -preference
for the vicinity of a stovev -where
he soon lets himself be . JieartL ,
"The hearth cricket is found oyer tho -greater
part of Europe, inhabiting.::
dwellings c; and- outbuildings, tUt ther
insect ' particularly v loves U the Vvicinitx
of a' fire, such a situation as "Dickens
graphically describes in his 'Christmas
Stories Philadelphia Record
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