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THE::: Ajlamance Gleanek VOL. XII. GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1886. NO. 38. A M0USTIIFEOMNU1V They were summering in the Santa Cruz mountains, the must rlc liirUtful laco in the most delightful nute in the Union. Tlie days were long, but full of ' tho interest that extended rambles and sylvan discoveries confer. A fine . stream, in which one could wade or bathe to heart s content, kept up its ceaseless conversation, like the hum of near and far voices. How beautiful the early morning was the light falling on the ranks of giant redwoods; and eurely there never ;vas a bluer, ; purer sky than that bent above it alll - Amy Desart, boolc in hand, sauntered down a leafy path, on which faint rays of light from the far sky sifted down through the redwoods' odorous branches. glinted on their scarred trunks, and fell like silver arrows into the rich shade of the forest. The book she carrie 1 was a nretext. The day was for dreaming, and vhat printed page could charm the eye, hen there were a thousand distractions - mpting tho curiosity and challenging s admiration of a healthy nature? If tumbling bee, a vagrant bird, a clump yellow violets, or a broad "golden k" were enough to sieak to a potio l, or charm an artist s eye, who could of watching the grauder beauties of dwood forest, . or weary of the sud- glimpses through 'opened boughs of sublime blue mountains? So a book - quite a useless thing to Miss Amy . ... -rt, but at the same time her - tual companion. ... a was aroused from her lazy dream- J, . y a loud halloo. 'Indeed, she was ' ) immediately aroused, for tho hal- J ? had been going on for quite j -tablo length of time before her t. y -consciousness stirred to the . ef- i c something unusual; for hauoo ive for owls, was by no meant , n in those silent dentin. Once i ' d from her summery stupor, she d with growing; interest. calls continued at intervals, pans- emingly in expectation or hope e reply. Miss Dc-surt concluded, heard no responsive halloo from ' ier part of the forest, that the ts from soruo one lost in tiia wil- ( As soon as hor half somnolent 1 lad formed this conclusion, her ook up the idea, and when an ''t lesperateand far away shout came "' oar, she answered with a musical .?" -m her vigorous young lungs, at le time going m tho evident di of the sound. was heard, for a responsive call t in slightly louder tonej, so she !" .hat, whoever it was, he was ap- , - ,ng hor voice. Making a trumpet hands, she cried, "Lost?" , answer came quite distinctly, evl . trumpeted in the name manner, i i c ; li ii ol af ai Ci d bi VI ot to en th re I ca ki VT of . ' dt - i 80 lie "C h ,' cr in 1 ' b , at P' la i 8l. lost all her languor. Here woe ing of lively interest to occupj e. "Who are you?" she called. i Westwood," came tho' answer. i Francisco," he continued. sitatinglyshe plunged into theun- vth and trackless wayof the woods, Je the voice, which kept up a " one-sided conversation if that " called a conversation as she only ed occasionally to show him that i coming. She had no fear ol Aost herself, for she had, time and -1 roamed in the deepest and wildest f the forest, which was full of irks for her. ; hunting-and-lost-my-way," came ' and detachedly to her ears. stopped and said to herself : "I've nil'- tale. 5 lslTiiSP552 : of desecrating this Ine place if sacred V shot-gun 1 ever, she proceoded to the rescue, ' lining to give Mr. John Westwood tic piece of her mind, when once id discovered him. (It is safe to :re, in parenthesis, that she forgot uel intention long before she came him) She picked and crashed her hroueh the bushes for a mile, it id to her, but distances ore decep- vhen you have to work your way. last, he, wailing, gave a halloo i sounded absurdly loud, when on the heels of it the buslwq.parted, i radiant wood-nymph, to be sure, becoming costumo of buff lawn, soft, loose draperies of which she caught up to protect tyiem from the ibles, revealing thereby the stiff em- . ;' lered ruffles of an immaculate skirt, ; . faultless feet shod in neat French king boots. But her cheeks were . ' lied, her eyes were dazzling, and a it ud of shining hair rested lightly on J.-. white forehead. Her wide hat, died far back on her head by some icy branch, served as a frame to a be telling face. . She beheld a tall young man in inter's buckskin, leaning on a rifle. . lis brown eyes were a shade softer than - .sua!, from their weariness, perhaps. His face was clearly cut, and a dark moustache adorned his firm lip. For more than a moment they gazed into each other's eyes, then laughed and . bowetL After thanking her en thusiastically, be said: "I had no idea of compelling a young to my rescue. I thought it was a boy who answered me, and fully expected to see a 'barefoot boy, with cheeks of tan,' instead of " he hesitated. "Ton will see no barefoot boys around here, she said, hastily. "There is too great a fear of rattlesnakes." "I have not seen any." "Maybe not, for they are not fearfully prevalent, or I should not be here. But once in a while you come across an ngly fellow. I always go armed myself," she aid saucily, producing a tiny, silver moonted flaak from the depths of a ca pacious pocket. It was but a glimpse of the flask he caught, for she plunged it back impa tiently, aa if aha resented the impulse ot familiarity. "If you win follow me," aha said shortly. "Willi all my heart. I lore the woods, bat began to feel I should never get out of this." I have been wandering shout, seeking path which I could follow any where for six mortal hours. "It's easy enough whan yon know the way." ! "Ah, but every one isn't a dryad. "No. I'm- especially eng:iged for the ninuner in that capacity, " She said, airily acknowleding his meaning. "When I'm at home," she continued, thinking previous confidence called for a like re turn, "I'm Miss Amy Desart, of well. sverything in general. We're nomads," "I'm most happy, Miss Desart," he be gan in , the stiff manner some people adopt when acknowledging an introduc tion, to find in you an angel unawares, -he concluded with regained ease. "And and," he went on mischievously, "I think I was bitten by a rattlesnake some time this morning." She turned in alarm and met his eyes, in which he could not repress a twinkle. Why, you said you hadn t seen any, "I didn't see one, but I'm sure 1 must have heard a good many, and one could easily bite me and I not pay much at tention to it, you know, in. my per plexity. She regarded him carefully, felt sure that he was a gentle man, and saw besides the mischief in his eyes a great exhaustion, that brought out the silver flask without further misgiving. "I came off at 4 this morning, without any breakfast," and one could see his weariness was real. "You know," he Added, excusing himself, "I - expected to be back at the hotel by 6 with a deer for breakfast." "You are staying atF ?" she asked. F was a village on the line of the railway, about a mile distant. "I have been there for the last week, but intend to return to the city to-mor row. I suppose you can show me the way to F T - "Oh, yes. I am so glad it was full," she said irrelevantly, as he returned her the empty flask. "You must have been very faint. We are nearly to the path; and Miss Dcsart's compliments, and will Mr. John Westwood deign to partake of an informal lunch at Ucpjidaiii?" 'Mr. John Westwood accepts with due informality, not to say that ho jumps at the chance. But where and what in the name of the redwoods is HepsidarnV Hepsidam as the name signifies is 'a place in the wilderness,' rented during the summer months to campers for a small stipend.. We have been down every summer for three years. But here we are." He stepped out on the path and stood beside her. How fragrant and cool the woods were. The broad, leafy path made one sigh with pity 'for those who were bound to tread the stifling streets of the city. They soon reached the cot tage, which was not far from where they struck the path. It was an idyllic repast that awaited them. Mrs. Desart was as lovely and cordial as her daugh ter, and Mr. Desart was full of bonhom mie and unconcealed delight, at meeting any one so recently from the city. I wish I had had the good luck to lose myself in this vicinity a week 'ago," 6aid Westwood, regretfully, as he was taking his departure, considerably later in the afternoon. Well, you can find your way here easily now, and we shall be glad to see you at any time, said paterfamilias, cordially, "Thank you for your kindness, but my vacation ends to-morrow," ho sighed. They all joined him on his walk hotel-. ward, to make sure of his taking the right turns and angles which were to take him to F , and it seemed to him I that Amy was even more beautiful in the tender twilight than before. They parted from nnv a warmlp as fra oid friend, with cordial hand shakes all around, and Mr. Desart told him to run down any Sunday when he wanted a breath of the redwoods an' invitation cordially seconded by Mrs. Desart, and shyly by Amy. They stood and watched him till he reached a bend in the road, where he turned and waved his handker chief, at which three handkerchiefs flut tered in response, then the bend in the road hid nun from sight They turned back on the path with rather a lonesome reeling, for this bright young fellow, whom they had not known a dozen hours before, had proved such a jolly comrade for the few hours of their acquaintance, that they honestlyregretted his departure. And though they would have disclaimed indignantly, and with truth, any sug gestion that they had suffered ennui be fore his appearance, still they began to look forward to the possible Sunday when ho would come again. Thev might have had visitors in abundance, of course. But, though not by any means selfish people, they were still hot gregarious to any extent. Their unsocial instincts were probably due to their fondness for traveling, and the ease with which they had always been able to gratify that fondness. Amy, in fact, could hardly' have told which was her own country. She was as familiar with France and Germany as America, and Scotland she lias always loved. But since they had discovered the redwoods of California, she was in spired by their grandeur to quite a strong patrioti?m, for, though cosmo politan bred, she was California born. The next Sunday, John Westwood could hardly conquer his desire to visit his new - friends. But he felt that it would be better taste to let one Sunday elapss between his visits. He was not very much expected, to be sure, as tbey did not look for him before two or three week. But in that week, Mr. Desart received a telegram that demanded bis immediate presence in New York. And in a few days this family, always prepared for such emer gencies, were on their eastward way. Mr. Desart, as politeness demanded, wrote a note of explanation and apology to Mr. Westwood, whose address be in tended to transcribe from the San Fran cisco directory. Uis intentions were good, but when they had left New York and were far out on the Atlantic, he dis covered the still nnsrlilratawd note in on of his many pockets. It is unnecessary to dwell on the dis appointment and surprise of Mr. West wood, when in iiigh spirits he set out osi the woodland path, only to find a do srrted boose at toe ead of it. He r rateJ the visit at odd intervals during always with the same result, till he finally gave up in despair, and came near to believing that he had never been lost in the redwoods, but had fallen asleep oh an enchanted hill-side (as urimm's people do) and - dreamed the whole thing. It was late in September of the follow ing year before John Westwood felt able to take his annual vacation from busk ness cares. But the days grew so warm that he determined to break away from the hot pavements and ceaseless noise of the city, for a week in the mountains. But where? ' There were mountains north of him, mountains east of him, mountains south of him. He had only 'to choose, Tho mountains to the north were the Marin county branch of the Coast range, of which Tamalpais is the most prominent feature. But Tamalpais is visible from the city, so they wouldn t do. The same fault attached to the mountains to the east, that rise from the arid San Joaquin plains. Mount Diablo was their great feature, and his infernal majesty was plainly visible from the city. To the south were the Santa Cruz moun tains,- in whose depths his short-lived romance of a year ago was enacted. It is not strange that ignoring the charms of Mendocino redwoods, which necessitated a day or two of steamboat travel, and steeling his heart against Donner lake and the snowy Syij;as (which were rather far off into the bargain), he de cided to seek the bracing mountain air in the Santa Cruz range. F was only a few hours distant from the city, and yet the place was a wild, untrodden wilderness a wilderness possessing the great advantage of accessibility. One had only to strike out from the Station at F in any direction to lose himself as he had once proved in a virgin and primeval forest. He had no hope of meeting his quon dam acquaintances again. If they had been down at all, he felt sure they had flown before that. He assured himself that he would not have wished to meet them, for they had treated him shab bily. It was a most contradictory im pulse, then, that drew hiui the very first day of his arrival past the redwood cabin If he had hoped for any sign of his will-'o-the-wisp friends, however, he was disappointed. No sign of life was about the place, and he avoided it in his future rambles. The large streams that flowed through the forest were famous for trout, and to trout-fishing ho devoted himself, as offering fewer opportunities for getting lost than hunting the wary deer. So with rod and line, a plentiful supply of light literature, and a sportsman's lunch basket well filled, he would start out for the day. He was impartial in his choice of streams, and often angled in the. one that' flowed near Hepsidam. He choose that one to-djny, and made his way up the stream for a long distance by leaping fromstone to stone, or by walking the mighty length of the redwood trees that lay, as they had fallen, in and across the stream in every direction, and by wad ing with his water-defying boots in the beautiful smooth stretches of water. At lust he reached a place he judged favorablo alike for angling and for read ing. It was a redwood trunk, soft with mossy growths, hid among mighty boulders; and from this shelter his ine could play on a smooth peb bly pool that promised lots of trout. Here he ensconsed himself comfortably. baited his hook, flung his line out into the stream, propped the Dole un near at hand (which may be a scientifis JvayL k linn, uut was quits m trie way of a lazy young man), stretched himself at toe rcH of d summer and till, tot full length on his broad divan, chose the most conversational novel his pocket bore, and was soon deep in its pages. Behind him rose ahabsolutely perpon licular cliff, many feet in hight, dotted from top to bottom with waving "five finger" ferns. They were of such dense and largo growth that no portion of the rocky wall was visible, and down through the tops of tho redwoods hun dreds of feet above, and over the living rrcen curtain, the sun sent his flicker ing rays. The trout were wary, and rave-him plenty of time to get inter- isted in his book, which, being a lively rammer novel, caused him soon to for ret the shyness of the denizens of the itream. So in turning a page it acted juite like a shock to his nervous system when he saw his pole bend, and sud ienly show symptoms of falling head long into the stream. He caught it with the mental ejaculation, "It must be a big one to pull like that!" and straightway his book was forgotten. He lifted the ole and carefully began to draw in the line, at the same time ad vancing to the edge of his nook to see his game. An exclamation of - pain erected his effort to tauten his line, and there on a rock in the brook he beheld his catch. He gazed in consternation at the sight of a girl seated on the rock, and bendine over a rosy bare foot, which bore in the pink ball of a tiny toe a cruel black fish hook. His effort to draw in the line must have caused her acute pain, and jailed forth the moan, which smote on his ears. Her head was bent, and ber hands were busy trying to draw out the agly bit.. "This must be another 'Lorelei.'" be thought, "and these woods are surely haunted. I'll be carried off by a nixie next," He hardly knew how to offer Ids ser vicesas he was evidently unobserved, it was awkward to break the silence. But of cours it was only fair that he ihould help this damsel in distress. lie was just essaying "Allow me," when she niddenly rose, without having extracted the hook, and attempted the feat of walking on ber heel. Then raising her ryes, she saw him helpless and guilty before ber. "You I" she cried faintly, and let her ikirts drop quickly over ber feet. whereat the former became as wet aa the latter. "You V be cried ia rapture; for it was dial no strange pixie .nof Lorelei, but lus dryad of a year ago. "Can yon ever forgive me 7 be asked in deep contri tion. "Let me take cot- that wretched hook." r bje offered no resistance as ha lifter her up on a mossy log, and then deftly and as gently aa possible cut out the barb. Of course it was painful, but two or three little gasps were all the sign she cave, and they cut him to the heart. He tore up hlB" handkerchief for a strip to wrap around the little bleeding toe. "And now," he said, as gayly as he felt to be consistent with a bad conscience, "fishermen always carry their catch home, I belive, and you can not walk." She yielded to this arrangement, say ing, "It isn't far I had just started out to wade up stream for ferns.!1 So Paul and Virginia wise, carefully over the stones and up the road he bore his sweet burden, to the door Of Hepsi dam, where many explanations woro the order of the day. ; - Mr. Desart gave him tho long deferred letter, and they all forgave him for capturing Amy so cruelly.' But at his wedding, some months later, he con tided to his friends at large that it was the finest catch he had ever made; and none who saw his lovely bride questioned the statement. And Amy declares no one can ever say that sh "angled for a hus band." K.l Carnarthen in Overland Monthly ' Trouble an the PhoIUo Slope. The topography of no other part of the world is. so adapted to de velop dangerous floods and subsequent periods of water famine as that of Cali fornia, whore the natural conditions are destroyed, and the sheep industry of the state is actively engagod and has 'been actively engaged for many years in de stroying the balance of power held by the forests upon the water supply. Count less herds of sheep, cattle and gaati are driven every summer up -from the parched valleys into' the moist 'mountain meadows and woods. They havo de voured every blade of grass and stamped out and gnawed away every bush and young tree along the whole length of the Sierras. The reproductive power of tho forest is thus seriously impaired, if not utterly ruined. Nor is this the worst feature of tho situation. Overpasturage of the woods has destroyed tho grasses and tho shrubs, and now for the purpose of in creasing or renewing the supply the shepherds are setting fire to the forests', which by shading the ground check the growth of herbage. A hundred forest fires may now be seen upon any sunimer day from any of the high California mountains slowly eating away, what was once the noblest development of all forest growths. The animals are graz ing, moreover, and the fires are burning upon tho public domain of the United States; and the government is indifferent to this destruction of property or unatlo to prevent it. JNew York Hun. Ae1 and tho Btuilent. Tho writer well remembers his intro duction to the late Agassi, and how he learned his method of investigation. Having undertaken the study of natural history, I went to the professor and asked bint where to begin. "Ah," said he, "so you want tobugin.do you? All right, here is a bluufisji; now take it, dis sect it carefully, noto all - you soe, and come back to-morrow at the same time and report." Oil I started with my fish. Yery corofully I went about my dissec tion. In an hour or two I fancied I knew all about that ' fish, but as I was not to report until the next day I kept at it, every hour finding something new. I went to the professor at the appointed time, feeling proud and confident that ray natural discernment, for such I Waft pleased lOotnmi iliwfrisshlsA swn ' Kchoot TrmU in Frmnoe. This is the season of "school treats,' the glorious time of year when the chil dren of the very poor are for once in way lifted out of the depths of that poverty in which so many thousands of them are steeped and taught to believe that for them, as well aa for the "young gentlemen" and "young ladies" of the "colleges" and "high schools" and "fash ionable seminaries" the sun shines, tho birds carol joyously, the long grass in meadows hymns a soft anthem as the light . breezes sweep over it, and the waves dance and gleam as if they, too. were making holiday. The "school treat" has always been an "institution1 with us; in Fronee,- however; they have" only just made the discovery that in this matter of school festivals the exam pi set by "perfidious Albion" might well be imitated by "la gr-r-r-ando nation;" and they have imitated us, we are glad to say, accordingly. The first to participate in the count less pleasures of the French school treat were 400 children who receive their edu cation under the auspices of the Chem ins do ler do 1 Onest. They wore taken, of course, by train to the forost of St. Germain, about as grand a playground as could be found on either sido of the channel; a number of friends sent quantity of good things; the glades of the old forest rang with the unaccustomed music of -children's voices; and, as chronicler of the feto puts it, the spec tacle of the youngsters at the station of St. Lazare, after their "outing," "did one good to see." Now that the "school treat" has once taken root in France, it will, we hope, develop in the provinces as well as in tho capital Cor. Pall Mall U azctte. ' " 5 to master the'subject, and that I should well acquit myself in my report. The professor listened to all I had to say, and in his quiet way remarked: "So, so, very good, but not all." To mako a long story short, I kept at that fish for a month, .always the same answer, "very good, but not all. How I hated that fish at the end of the first week. How it did smell! I did not want to touch it. and flew into a rage at least a dozen times, and yet each day I found some thing new, aud so on until the end of the month, and what thers "was then about that fish that I did not know was not worth knowing. Klentrlcal Ruviow, Bow to Skolotonlza Ltm. Tho usual mothod is to soak the leaves for a long timo in rain water until they are quite decayed, but those who have had considerable experience in the work recommend a quicker method, the im mersion of the Waves hi a boiling alka line solution, the time of immersion to be regulated by the character of the various leaves and the nature of the epidermis to be removed. When it is seen tliat the. green part of the loaf is dissolving put the leaf on a flat white earthen plate and cover it with clear water. Then, being gently squeezed with the fingervheineinbranes will begin to open andthe green substance will come out at the edges. The mem branes must be carefully taken off with the finger, and great caution must be used in separating tliem near the middle rib. ' The skeletons must then be thoroughly bleached br exposing them to the fumes of chlorino gas. If to this vapor be added tliat of peroxide of hydrogen the fibres of the leaves are strengthened, so tliat they can be readily arranged after being dried by pressure between folds of tissue paper in bou quets. Boston Transcript. . Mwrnoris Traaoa for AteohIL. A suggestion is made by The Xurnal of Inebriety which is sufficient to open up a new field of reform work. Hypnot ism, or a form of mesmeric trance into which individuals of a peculiar tem perament can be thrown by a person of more positive mental qualities, is pro posed as a method of treatment for the alcohol habit. The theorist claims that Ugly Jle.ldencea lu the Suburbs. in some ot the suburban towns sur rounding Chicago there are entire streets closely built up with houses on both sides, which are as much like one an other as twins. In shape, size and gen eral contour they are similar, and, al though the builder has put in some mi feature of variation, perhaps to as sist the occupant to distinguish his home from the rest, the effect is painfully stiff, conventional and monotonous. The lots are all of exactly the same size, as if the man who wanted a few foet more or less of ground hod no right to have his wish gratified, and the houses are buiit on tho same "deadline" of eleva tion abovo tho street, and precisely the same number of feet and inches from the sidewalk. All that is wanting to make the scene as conventional at a Chinese picture on a tea-box, is that every owner should set out the same number, size and kind of trees in front. and precisely the same shrubbery in his yard as those of his neighbors. Fortu nately tho Inhabitants aro not so bereft of all sense of the picturesque as is the town builder, and a touch of variety is given in climbing vines, blooming flow ers and variously arranged shrubbery. It would cost no more, or at most only a. trifle more, to introduce a pleasing w netyTa the architecture of the houses, so that each should bo as distinct and different from its neighbor as the people are unlike who live in them. Chicago is lull of architects who have imagination and taste, and it is not their fault that the present- condition exists. It is the fault of the village buildeis. Chicago Journal. A rtjnera. With a Ilonrt, The engagement of Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, and Princess Victoria, ejiltat autMMMiied duugiiter uf MIS crown, prince, is broken. It was really an affair of the heart; I ho Bulgarian ruler is a won derfully handsome man, though his features betray the peasant blood which flows in his veins. Tall, dark eyed and well proportioned, it is but natural tliat he should move a maiden's heart. The princess admired him and confided in her mother, who favored her inclination. Tbe emperor and crown prince, obdurate from the first, opposod her wish. Tho heroic conduct of the Battenberger, his bravery and skill amid the roar of battle, served only to fan the flame of the prin cess' love; and no heart beat more rapidly at news of his victory than tliat of the royal girl uf the palace of Berlin. Friend pleaded for her, he queen of Kou mania uiterccdad In her behalf, but all in vain. Her heart was sacrificed, her wish unfulfilled. It l even whis pered that the prince will be stricken from the ranks of Uia German army, whero he now holds the position of major general, if he does not give her up. Berlin Cor. Now York Tribune. I)tolis l'i a shark. The following curious story, contained in a letter from a young sailor who formerly lived in Ashford, has been re ceived there: "We were lying off Natal the other day when a roost exciting oc currence happened. We saw two or three monster sliarks playing round the ship for some time the largest of litem measuring about fourteen feet long so we baited a line with a small piece of pork and dropped it out to him. Ha calmly swallowed the bait, hook and all, and cut tho line with bis teeth, taking no further notice of it. We then had recourse to strategy. The breast of a buck, which had been banging np some time and was rather high, was weighted in order to sink it, and a hand charge of guncotton inserted therein, the whole connected by wiro with a boat's battery. No sooner had the venison reached the water than the shark made straight for it; but, just as he opened his mouth tc swallow tlie bait, tba charge was ex ploded, his jaws being completely shat tered. Tbe monster turned on its back and sank in the bay." London Globe. A Duel with aa Indian. , Gen, William H. Jackson, of Tennes see, recently visited his old-time comrade and friend, Den. W. W, Averill, of cavalry fame, and the two were recount ing reminiscences - of adventures on. the frontier. Thirty-years ago they were young lieutenants in a regiment of mounted riflemen, then serving in New Mexico. Averill's regiment was resisting a pre datory band of Kiowas. Lieut. Jackson was in the combat as Averill's guest. Averill was a good shot, but was using a small Colt's revolver, and a Kiowa chief with whom he became engaged did not pay much attention to it, although twice wounded by it, once in the side and again in the thigh. In cocking the pistol for the third time the spring of the lock broke, and, as they were at close quarters. Averill rushed upon tlie Indian and tried to brain him with the weapon. The chief seized the lieutenant, and a wrestling match en- jsued without any hippodroining. They became locked together. -The Indian, with his left arm around Averill, held the lieutenant's right wrist with vise-like grip of his left hand, preventing the use of the pistol, while in turn the right hand of the savage, with a knife in its grasp, was held- off by Averill's left clutching his wrist. Round and round they plunged and twisted and strained In the life and death struggle, the knife rapidly approaching nearer and nearer to Averill's throat, whin Jackson, who had been looking for his friend, found him in this deadly embrace. As he rode up Averill was wondering if that Indian would ever tire out or pause for breath; but ho was as strong and active as a "young buffalo," which was his name. Then he heard Jackson's voice sing out: Steady, Averill, I'm going to shoot!" But the Indian heard the voice also, and took good care to keep Averill's body between him and the proposed shooter. Finally, Jackson rode close up to the pair, and placing the muzzle of bis pis tol directly against the Indian's right arm, fired, breaking the bent arm both above and below the elbow. The Indian coolly dropped to a sitting position and exclaimed in Mexican-Spanish: "Shoot, curse youl" A cowardly Mexican, who had been hiding near by brought a heavy revolver to Averill and begged him to kill the Indian; but Averill repUed: "No, he is a brave man, and I would sooner kill you," New York Sun. The Oama Dealer In Summer. One of the happiest men in the heat of summer is tho game dealer. It is true his trade is low when tbe thermometer is high, but tlie close proximity of the cold room, which is usually just under his shop floor, keeps him delightfully cooL It is not sufficient to keep game on ice; they must be positively frozen, and a large freezing mixture of ice and salt is hence necessary. In Europe game isn't considered worth cooking until it is high and almost rotten, but here it must be kept fresh and sweot, or no one will touch it. The freezing-room also serves an excellent purpose in enabling us to keep game until it is in season here and elsewhere. Game laws in different states vary very much, and we are able to sell game freely at the seaside when we daren't show it in St. Louis. Birds can be kept frozen" eight and nine months without having the flavor affected in the faintest degree, and this is very convenient. St. Louis Globe- Democrat. -., ,.i ... TRANSITORY. She stood In a garden by the tex " ' And watched the white gulls flicker by. -There were tall, white HlUs at her kuas, And a dull, red snns?t in the sky, And the gulls sail by on the wind, Leaving the shore behind. One by one they follow the sun On the winjs of the till sea wind. 3he leaned on the terrace wall and sighed, . ' "Love stays a little while at best, . Leaves like the surely ebbing tide, - Flies like ths wild birds to the wast," And the gulls sail by on. tbe wind, Leaving the snore behind. One by one they follow the stin On the wlngi of the sale Sv-a wind. '" Pale grows ths sunset sky and gray, Chill sweept the wind across the loa; Gone Is the glory of ths day; - . Sad ts the story of the sea. " And the gulls sail by on ths Wind, Leavinfftthe shore behind. , . ; One by one they follow the sua " On tho wings of the salt se t wind London Society, NORWAY AND ITS PEOPLE. flotation of Fnreita. Rotation of forest growth has long been a theme of speculation for exam ple, how the oak. takes the place of the pine after the latter is cleared off. In a paper contributed to The American Nat uralist Mr. John T. Campbell gives some notes of his own observation on tbe agency of birds and animals in this re sult. Of these be gives tbe palm to the crow. "I have seen crows," he says. 'gather by the hundreds and have a regular pow-wow or mass convention. As they start to fly away many, if not all. will drop something. I have found these to be acorns, walnuts, hickory-nuts, buckeyes, sycamore-bolls, sticks, egg shells, pebbles, eta As a crow leaves an oak he will pluck an acron, which be may carry five miles, and light on a beach tree, w lie re something else will attract bis attention, when he will drop the acorn, and may be pluck a pod of beech nut, and fly a war somewhere else." Chicago ews. The Jew Quarter In Komff. The Jew's' quarter in Rome will in week or two's time bj a thing of the past. From tbe sanitary point of view tlie demolition of the Ghetto is no doubt highly desirable; but tho traveler seldom troubles himself about tba health of tba people whose streets ' ha visits, and he will regret that he will see no more those picturesque ruins creeping up beside the ancient monuments, leaning against th gate of Octavius, swarming with an ac tive and industrious folk who lived, so to speak, on their doorsteps. Tbe Jews had made, themselves there sort of second fatherland; their habits. their traditions, had followed them there, and they were a little town to themselves. The present government dispossesses them, and gives them wide streets, and Israel is again dispersed. Pail Mail Gazette. . . Between -Wit and Beaatr. At a public dinner a distinguished the patient can be hypnotized and while ! tomn placed between Madams in that condition made to realize the ! S"'1 anJ Mulauie hVcamior. "How horrors and perils of Inebriety. A shock ! Iuckr 1 m'" ""d he m I t to the brain centers is thereby Imparted i wit and beauty. "Ana witu- which is said to effect a oermarfent I po"" either the one or the change in the Chicago News. patient's character,- The silver ore found at Abingdon, Mass., assays 11 per cent, silver. - - Society docs "not wa&f noble souls. Xher," observed Madame de StaeL Adrlce tm Carre4a!eate If our correspondents will kindly write to only one side of the paper we should be better pleased. Then we can use ths ulhenide to write paragraphs ou. Ketlla Grant Sarterle Ufa, The country will be glad to learn that the extravagant stories of tlie alleged domestic unhappiness of Mrs. Sartoria, the 'daughter of Gen. Grant, and ber cruel treatment by her husband and his family, are altogether without founda tion. It is stated on the authority of the .Grant family, that her life abroad is a cheerful one, and that she is happy in it, and that instead of being poor as lias been alleged, the senior Sartoria is wealthy, and is besides thoroughly fond ai his American daughter. Frank Leslie's. Tha Drtac Jaeh-KabMta, . An examination of the carcasaes of the jack-rabbits which are dying by thou sands in the eastern part of Nevada shows that the animals are filled with tape-wonrx. Western Letter. Entalnment fur tho Traveler 8oelal Traits of the NorwegTinnit 1 As every farmer is compelled by law to entertain the traveler and furnish a fresh steed to continue the journey, there is no occasion to hurry forward to a hotel. It is also delightful to be absolved from the fear that darkness will over take you. This feeling of security, how- ever, must be acquired by experience. On one of my first trips I found myself ten miles from my destination at 8 p.m.. and as darkness is always a "lee shore" - to a traveler, the whip was vigorously plied for some time before I realized the true state of affairs. Then the pony grazed, while I promised myself never to say anything about it. The Norweig- ians are characterized by honesty, in dustry, cheerfulness and sobriety, which is more than can be truthfully said of many European nations. You must watch them or they will be guilty of under-charging. Quite different from the gallant Neapolitan who demanded a dollar for ferrying ine to a Capri steamer, and finally agreed to perform the service for 0 cents. The stranger in Norway is welcomed with genuine hospitality, and, on ac count of the people having so many relatives in the land of plenty, Amer icans are. favored guests. So interested are these people in our country that 4,000 recently gathered upon the dock at Christiana to bid farewell to a party of emigrants. They go mostly to Minne sota, Montana and Dakota, which are more like "home" to people of tlie north land. "Most of the Norwegians speak . one or more foreign languages. AU the officials and agents understand our tongue. On two Norske steamers J be gan with tlie captain, and even though my boots were ''chalked" in the engine room, I failed to find one of the crew who could not converse in English. Many of the common peoplo are well versed in English literature. In several households I found the latest novels of Howells and James, tfud works of the standard authors in abundance. Milton and Shakespeare have furnished text books for the public schools, which fact, bythe way, gives a comical poetic tin-e to conversation. The long winter impels these people to study, and as their own literature is yet in jtolnfancytjjecgurna, has naturally- bwm - lltl lo that of oilier nations. Educatia is compulsory. Great interest is manifested in higher culture.' When recently ur Cliristiana, 600 applications were made for the entrance examination at the university, whose professors wilL compare favorably with any in tlie im portance and extent of their original work, especially in tlie natural sciences. The Norwegians are essentially a relig ious people. Reformed Lutheranism la the established church. Their govern ment is tliat of a limited monarchy. King Oscar has not the power of abso lute veto. The lower house of parlia ment is elected by the people to serve three years, and these delegates choose one-third of their number to compose the upper house, r. San Francisco Chronicle. ' - "Headers" for the Jtacnaleea. Readers for magazines and storv papers have an endless task. The "reader" em ployed upon a leading American maga- . zine, peruses on an average fifteen original contributions a day, and on the average rejecta twelve of them. In twelvo months a single New York pub- . lishing bouse received the manuscripts of a thousand novels. The late Hoary J. Raymond was perhaps one of tbe beat "readers" this country has ever pro duced. All the large publishing booses employ a "reader" man or woman who pe ruses all manuscripts offered and either accepts or rejects them. From the do-' cision of this literary monster there is no appeal. Ambitious authors complain that it ia unjust to be compelled to sub mit to the decision of one person. It si the writer's desire to make aa appeal to tbe public and not to one man. That can not be made without the types, and the barren honors of the types can be bad only by the judgment and itechrion of tbe "reader," who in most cases is ao cmiate and fan partial. Will 1L CJssnena in Detroit Free Pr The Cera Sale rt tha Cne Figures, which proverbially can not lie, show that tbe corn Balds of tbe United States cover a territory as large as England, Scotland and Belgium united, while the grain fields surpass Spain in territorial extent, The acreage of our farm lands under cultivation is equal in extent to all of tbe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ' France, Belgium. Portugal, Germany and Aostro-Uungary. New York Sun. BMevea of that OUn Tlaaaw Tbe Romans sifted their flour through two kinds of sieves, called reapecUveir excuse oria and poUenaria, tbe Utter of which gave the finest floor, termed pol len. Steves of horsehair were first made) by the Gaols, those of linen by the Span iards, and of pr?-rua by the f"yp!-n, . Boston Bud -et. '.
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