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VOL. XI.
Urom
A Kim at the Ibmr.
v were hiuinliiLC in tli" 'l""i i,
My litt'c wife nm! I;
Tli" H"! f''ii s in i.'ii her lni'r
Fll d wn s :.ili tilly ;
A small " hit- :an 1 t j t my nnii
What . nild I n-k r..r in' mm
'1 In ii the Liinlly j.-Wi i I l"vui ;
A- she kl--r 1 III'" lit II c il' i'l
I 1; 11 in' she s w lilt ll'l ll'T Ie -II i
Tin' one wiiii s mi.l- l'i--i lo.
Ami the yi iiti. have I ' en mi .y
Nhi'f Ii: -I I e.ille I lor l.i i l":
W.'ve loot mp mii' li ' I li.ii'i'iii' i(
Sill''!' we met ill M ill- li' h'le.
lint Ih huppi t tun of nil wn
Sll- l.i--e II' tll-il-ml'.
Who ciin- I' l H.nllh or Inn I -i ,
I'ul llOlle i III itellle- - I on. I '
II line- lint -,h the Ii ipptn- .
( M ju-l oil" III ! i.oiir
Willi on.- lio loM-, im" n Ie r I'l"
S'l" s'i - Ie- .Xo- Ml" III -I'e -All'l
I III' II, lit -lie ill'l He- HI 'I 'II'1
le u In I,,- e. I'l" .'it tl." .1 .or.
' t inn. . il ii- tleit ii I Hi- v.
With nil il.- -.'tli .1 ,;..l..
.i I '
I- v. ri -in ill ninl . -.I- in I - 'I.
('..in;. ii'."l with wh-it I In I'l;
A ll. I ll n tli" el 'iel- I nn i j;i n
I only Ihml, 1 1 nine
I l oil W I'.. vv nil - the e ; -
To l.i-- I'l n' i!i il.. ii.
'ii k
It . Ii
ll:-
ll-.i - Ll! n o '".l -e:ilt
... Ili '11 ll' I In l l.
I kilo"' -'ie II loM' III" jll-. tlie III.,
A- t' 1' III"! Illll;; Wi' Wee He ,
l ilt if III" lllllleb i llll lief.
All.l -III 1 to ll lell I. 'I' I v
I : hn'l l-.n-.w I er w h"'l I 111 -t I"'. ,
h 1 .' e ll l,i- at he il
Aint Ahintha's Mdiu'y,
-ii 1, 11 .
-I alt be
Al i.illia."
Thai wa
u t i'. ii
u:-. he-, ;u
Willi Aunt
ii 1 ln lining
. hil 11 1-
l"'i 11 :;iil-.
we .1. piete I
.1. 1 in w it h hirli, iii o n
III-, m mill. 1 1 iml'l t l;'i .1
!n .an in lull' nun - i li:t n-
A mil A 'ant ha a au 1 :res-, .
at III '
a 11'h ol
iltle "!rl
(i n il n -
1 hiMrn.
1 r-iie oii'in in:; the b n-- .1
.,! .1 S vea I." ll'li- I. liool 'I
1 "in in" the plain lm pi limp
An 1 11 ' mil H we w re ;M 11
nv. 1 ;; i t -1 -riou-lv i..t" I he
up li'l w.' inv
,l,f' t.
"I r.-iH.' th
I imsell a soil
W. o.l, ft. ,t ,
-niil p ip 1, w ho ,va
i ivvn up I'nlie ill tlie
t the foirl-s oiiuht to
11 I 1 A mil A 1 1 it'1.1.
ii h, th- r '- no h i "
Ii lie in ilie - polls."
If -he
nil,
. It- (lis -o '
-Ii. ml In'l j
"Dei'tlilk -o .lien.ltuPv. Ilirohl," j
11. 1 m iiiim 1. "W.- aie not .l'-iuiiino '
folllllle llMllt.-l-s. II ,t a ll lp!e-s, leelile
1. hi lil'ly, .-Hi il a- Aunt Al n'li.i Is, ami
livill"; all iihuie by hei .ell', it woulil
Ie illy be in a-l n ('111-liii rhifityfol
, lie of IliT olall'l lliei to - lay with
her."
Tliele wi le four of ll', ami lint one
was wiili'i r to volunteer I if the i-it to
Alnnlhn- I. "I".''.
"Vmi aie iimi lil y -ml
1 11 1 11 1 11 1 1. "A-iy one uf yo'i ...1 .-lit o lie
w illaio I o -ii rilie.' your own pie hi'ln .
tor the 00 ..I of 1 lie family 111 I of
Aunt Al.inlha."
liu
f
Oil IIHl-l "'I,
, -am pip
l.'litia, th
rv-rylhin
i-trnily,
"l."l's ih.iw l"t sai
el le.-l.
Ami the h t fell oil lm
ll ippellril to me.
"I won't on," sanl I
Inn
into
tears.
"iih, but yo i mu-t," -iii'l I.e il ia.
'You've drawn the shortest -tip of
piper,'.' said Amain I, triumphantly.
'I don't see (hat you ran help your
self,"' dbseive I .luilii ial .Marian.
")ou't b" -illy, rhild," sild papa.
Your Aunt Alatilha is a very worthy
woman. A little ec -nitric, pn 1 ap , I 11
that is iu'te allowable iii a pri-.m of lo r
iif,'e."
"And, Kale," said .Maiiitua, "you
mu-t 1"' sine and jnt leave your thinos
lyiiii; iir m id. Ne itnes is one ol' Aunt
Aaiutlm's strono points. And don't
nin'4 and jump nboii' the hoil-e us you
do he;e. Your Aunt Alatilha is a ipiiet
pei-oii. Try and ph ase her in every re-i-pcct.''
Thus, 111 spite of my reni'in-tiaiice 1, I
wn. sent oil' to Al Within I, 'doe nil the
t' lire of the Adii.uidai k ivnmb.
It w:. a bleak tlclob r evening when
the lm klionnl w.io.ui xx lib ll contni ieil
me and my tiuak s'.'ppe.l before the old
lioliso of ili-e.inred bric'i. The skies
were leaden dar'i, except where il belt
of dull crini-011 tl itii-'d nb ml Ilie siins't
line. The pine treci i-eeiue I to keep up
a perpelu.'il iiioanino, and when the tlti
ver drew up his j eled hni-c, a id -aid,
"Thii 'ele's Alanlhiis l.odm', mis," 1
xvas ready to e:y out, "lloti't stop, don't
stop! Take me back to the boat itoa.n!
I can't stay here! "
Hut 1 remeinbeieil myself ill tun", (Hid
s'eppeil primly out, ju-t as u short, -tnut
eld In ly ram i t. the duor with a shawl
over her he id.
Oh," said she, "it's my niece from
the city, is it.' Kathir.ne Kyle.'"
"Yes, please, Au it Alantha." said I.
"Or rather my p,ranil niece," she cor
rccteil herself, oiviiur me 11 little wood
pecker tup of 11 k i-s on my hce';-b.ne.
"You me very like your m 'ther, child.
She was a pretty gill before sho 111 11 lied
t lut t nit is', i.ud spoikj all Ler good
looks counting over wtisli-li-ilH and
lura-ni ing out snap mi. I candles to tin-
kitchen. Collie ill! 1 didn't invite j
you, but I'm very glad to .-re you, never-
lllth'-S." j
Aunt Alnntha'-s tting i"..m w is vciy
sllllg, willi il- "link n l impel, its liu
of 1 I ill'' lo!-. mill the dei'l hoilll'l
li'etihiil nut ill tin' I il'.; like one ol
I I. ui'l-i it's pii lines.
i "I'vt g' l Sum lm," said -he, untitling
J tnwnid the Die. ",-ince 1 wn lobheil the
In-! lime. I'inlii ..I- is n g. ml fellow
iwilh n glance toward the kitchen,
where a I'letn h Canadian l l'l wn-ionk
llii; something (lint snielleil exceedingly
goml over the stow I, "hut he sh e) s like
a big. liu' S I'll ho harks at the Very
Ie i-l alarm.''
"Why, Aunt Alantha, lnvv tn.i tv
tillle- have you li"en robin il :" i - j n 1 I.
"TIii-ii," nsi-wi reil An it Alnnlha,
cxiillingly. "Kut they not nothing hut
.-.mc plated i-p i.i;i- iilnl ll lot of Con
led rate tin. in y flint 1 was i: iin lt t "
lie ninl mi p i -lelio.iiil for a i in iosity. ''
e h:nl n ib lie-ill -Upper of gillie,
eo.ik-il a 1. 1 H"!iui.nii .1, t olTte ami h"t
w.illl-s. Sam lm ha I the wil'l till key
lioiie-, an. I 1'imiei.is ale hi- -hare in the
ki'i hen, -ipi itl' il mi the he n t Ii.
"Ainl Al.inlha.'' sai I 1, "have you
no women about 1 1 hull '"
' La, tin, ciiil'l !" -ni'l Aunt Alniitl.a.
"Whit ilo I want of uniiieii.' I hale
women! I'lnne.'i- i- woilli time women
anytime. Ami S on ho cmi 'I' eveiy
tliini; but talk."
I. ilen- it wis Au it Altn: ha took n
Iniitii i an. I -hnwi 'l me ovei the h"U-e,
e-p.-eially poinliiiL: out the v.ui iu- 'I" u -w
here i h. iin ami bull- wefr -n runner: .
eil with loin! -.1 141111-th iii any taiiiprrin
wi'h the I... vvoiihl he -live to 1 . . 1 1 1 1 -
en 1 plo.loll
.No lain but'aiies lm ill".' ,-nl'l
Aunt Aiaiiiln, 1 hu.-kiiin,'. "IM like
to -ee e 111 try it now . They 've "l :n
nli'i that I'm v.-i , rich. Si I am in
cutis, an 1 chain- ami w ires."
There were nl-o curio-iti. s i. ail s. rl-lllu-ses,
bll.l-' lie-!-, calefllily l.ll'i lle'l
e.io'ieal spei it is, raltle-nake skins.
aii'l a ra-e ..f hi'leom .-lulfe.! binl-.lonk
iiiL! about as initi h like lixc ones, a- a
compeion mule up uf p.u.lns ami
10-IIH'lic- le-elnlile, ,1 nxtiell Jell' ol.l
".hi'-- peai h pink rl ks.
'T b li ve I've out an example of
every -null b in I in lli-e wo.,1-, -ni'l
Ana! Al.inlha, icw iter t It. 111 with her
head mi one -ide. "Such n 1 -11. 1 imi a
this i- nearly p:iee.. s. i..u'l mcutimi
il, Kalli liue, but 1 think -riimi-ly of
leivillo lllis rnlleelinn to Mill-' III illlel ill
tin will. It "i::;hl n -vi-r I 00 mil of
the f . 1 1 1 1 i I x .
I looked at the 1 !- in .l -ni iv. It
w i- full a y ml loii:r, by four bet hii;h
an atrocity of -tailed won.!, with a hid
en i, tr. e b ill ;h -pt I" I' d ill il- iclllle,
like an 01 tnpii-, and bud pe.r'ii'il about
it in all soil - of imp - - i S I, atliiu I -.
Ni vi r, in all my life, had I -een nny
ihill'.J -o lijy.
The 101 III - Wile -mill, bill Will fill-llt-lled,
nllel .1 w ilil.llllei H ill'illi ill- I i ll
ion, and I was r lie. e l I 1 liad tint the
apailm nt 1 was destined in n-rup.
..p. nr. I out of my Aunt A I. l it li t'- iih 11
llli I Illll.
".t i-an awfully lonely -pot," -aid I,
" 'lillli'lll
lit at the wild t .ii ol the
inoiiiitain-, and tin
the ni-hl w ind.
"I li'-.e li.m ly pi.
w Is
iiN.IV iii: ill
iid Aunt. Al-
aiitha.
"Aunt Alantha!" I he-it it
"Well .'" - ii I my .1 int in
harp way.
"I do Imp ," slid I, 1.
voie 1 to a whi-p-i, "I'lat
any inouey in the li-ni-e."
"All I've e;.,t in the world
hou-e," -aid Aunt Alantha,
In r short,
w ei inn mv
vmi haven't
il ill tliis
puiliiio a 1-
other to; of niie-s fringed won! in the
air tiglit -love, xv 1 1 1 1 -1 1 riealed a summer
atmo-phere tliroii"h tin' room, m n-'eu-ed
by the tea ke'tle that saicj; 011 I he
top.
"Oh, Aunt Alantha! And the bur
"lars!" "l!iiie.l.ns," sai 1 my aunt, "lako Vm
all in nil, are no wm-n than saiii''s
banks that tly to pieces, ami ca-hieis
that defalcate. l!i-ides, they've ruin,
ina-cd the preiu'ses thnc I inies al re idy
In no effect. I don't I clieve they'll try
ii";aiu. My money, Kathci iue "
' llli, don't tell me where you keep
it!" said I, puitino my linoers tn my
ears. I won! I'l know for tlie world,"
"I w.i-u't n'n i to tell you,'' said
Aunt .Manilla. "I was m-tely ejoiii"; to
remark that it wa- ipiite safe."
In the middle of the night I waked
up. A masked 111 ill wai standing over
me.
"Ilon't be iilai'iiied, in: ," slid he.
"It ain't our timle In hurl wem n nor
(hddri'ii. .Ins you kcppiict. I:'s
my duly to gag "u, and to tie
your feet mid hand-. but '. ain I going
to hint you. Your "T.uidaia, she's sub
mitted ipl (' p at e ab!e, like 11 sensible
old lady. The Kreiich boy, he foiisiht
e m-idi rab!e, and we had to knock the
dog oil ihc 1 en I. All we want is the
privilegn of go.u,' p,' I' eubl J' through the
Uou-o,"
There we l:iy. Aunt Alantha aii'l I,
trembling nil ovei , un:ib!e even to speak
to I'll II otlier, while the II 1 1 1 til I tle.l I
mi'l di-gH
Dir. - of th" villians win
li-rl o , .m,, us .'.oumbd all over th
him for two ni'itlal hours.
Al th" end of thai lime all was -t II. ,
and prr-i iilly pout 1'iain ii rami- rinwl
ino up -tails, vi rv - ilT and l in e.
"X y rill I 'p' -,' -aid lie, "an' ey
1111. y come in by e bi:; window.
I seen i 111. .Madame an 1111 nm-i lie
hull! I will t ut i old-vi try ran fill
I in ly w ail."
"I thoiiyhl that win low was too Iii li
for any one to rc.i' h," said Aunt Alan
tha, the moment her 11 th was sit
lib-l ty.
I'lniicii. sniad out both his hands
' Z .liable, " sai I lie, "c 111 conn! in
H heii'ver '-re i- a 1 tin i sn liie; a- a 1 hip
iniink's Ii 111 !"
Siiie'in lay stntihr l dead on tin
hearth. The (ins wele out ; it ha 1 rmui
very cold.
There's one comfort," said Aunt
.Manilla, nlth .u-h her teeth 1 haltered -o
lh.it she mill. I hardly dii'ik the cilnip
lea thai faithlul K1.1111 11s had brewed in
a tin citii-lcr. "Th" 1 isi a!s didn't "i t
mivlhiii"; for tin it- piin-!"
"I low do you know.'" said I.
'I know a v iri'-t i'of thin:;-, " 1 aid
Aunt .Manilla, cuitly.
We :tv the alai 111 as so.ui a- pos-i
b!e, but in tlio e w ildi 1111 si s it wn
abiut as print 1 a'lle to tr.n k a band ol
lull! ins as lo follow th - l! vht of the
Wild :..eisewh" ll -W -111 ilk ill'4 oV'.T our
h.-ad. low. ml the South. All ef
loit were vain I" tiaoe their wlutia
b ut-.
"Auiil A'antha," -aid I, "you mil l
00 Lark In Albany with me. It i-. not
-ale for yml to live -1. "
"Ixatliei iue," -iid Auiil Alatilha, 'I
-hall tievei leave liu- h"Uo' alive. Il is
my lionii', and Intel mean to stay."
She -poke the till-ll. Tlie rhill nil. I
the -lux k , added to the inlitmilies of
a ;e, I foii jlit on an atl.-u k of pin ii
ill. mi 1, wliidi 1 allied her oil ill time
days.
I'api . ind mamina ha-ti ned to attend
the finn ial.
A laiijer from Ti"V i.-ini" pi epitio and
pi in ; nii'iind with a steady in-i-lenrc
which reiiiindeil iue i.iiiiiewhal of the
bin ".hil-.,
"'I here i- 1 w ill,'' alii he, "le-nin
every 'liin-j to her nieie llinily. the wife
of ii 1 I'.i Ky Ic "
''I'h'-n our fortune i- in eh !" iiii I
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 I .
"I'liit, app.ircnlly, thc:i i- ie .1 liinv; tn
leave iu ihi-hoii-e, two hundred acres
nf 111-.11111.1 in land, and I In -e few -licks
"'I h' 11," -iuhe'l I'ipl. "we an- n-
piin n- cm 1.
In r mom y in
nii -ay, 1 Ipi I
ii w - In 11 abo
Slle 1 1 1 1 1 I III
pi 1 ill. 1' imi ..
spun
What
nine
There
Mull
and live"
"No, ti". im !" w e nil
"Vi i. wi II," said pa
the In a I: at d ( .
"To i ll c el ll'lio 111
I Ie
III 1
In'l II-
1. "Mamina i
-he ih, id.-:"
nn lion," sail
111 niiii'a,
for whit it will b: ing; and to
h au ihi- ul pi ice."
Hut il was not until we had com
pleicl all the bunties-i foini-, and were
cliiiibiie.! into the wagon that wa- to
lake 11- to the Lake I hainplniu I unt,
thai Marian utleied aery of sin pi i-e.
"Whit is that hideous thiiiii they are
puttiii" nil" the Im k of the wagon?"
said -hy.
" The ca-e of slulb- 1 bil l-, a- I live!"
-aid l.elitia. "It in it t be a mi-take."
"I bid il ill inv-rlf, at the auction,"
confessed I, hnii 'iti ' down my head.
"It was only tluee dollars. And Aunt
Alantha sai I she meant mamma to have
it."
"Men v ! ' 11 ie 1 mamma, "I wouldn't
give It. hi ciconi lo such an atroi ity."
"Hill mayn't I kiep it myself;'' I
pleaded. "Aunt A'aitha thoiihl so
much of it. "
"Let ilie child have her way," said
pa p..
So that An il .Manilla's rase of stuffed
bird, was dually -i t up in my 100111 at
home, whi le it was tui-peakablv hideous,
and nearly gave me the nightmare, until
I o,,t ipiite used to it.
In Ilie spring, when we cleaned hou-e,
the maid lliiu-l her broom-handle
throUi;h one of I lie pane 1 if glass, nnd
kiioik-d a mangy-looking yellow ham
mer off its p"ivh. I picke I it up.
"I'uor thi 1:; ! " s iid I, "I'.'h coming
all lo pieces."
"I guess, miss," .said budget, "(l,e
motluhave got at 'cm, worse luck."
"How heavy it is!" cricl I. "Ilra
rious me, Hr' Iget."
"Anah. uti-s. I s full of motley it is!"
shti.kel I'.iidget. "It's stuffed wil
link hill-, wid a golden coin in the
uiidsht ot it."
Soil was. Lvcry bird from the wee
chlpp'c up to the solemn and puffy,
bliie pliiiued woodpe kei, were so many
iinpioinp u bag 1 f gold and notes.
In Aunt .Manilla's sy (rift, she had
disposed of her money where nn earthly
e: ton could t x cct to lind it, and xvv
haxl Kcviwvl our iuhvrilaii'.'o nt 1 ist,
"And it is all little Kale'- dniiio.'
-aid p: pi. "If he 1 11 in't h. 11 'hi il
the . use of -tuir.'.l bir I- al tin. .h lln
- w.i-u'l thai th' .-ll'li, d en: hi 'I .' -where
should w all have b en'"
1 If 1 0111-e the tliinu; oot int . tin n w -
pa
ipels, a- slle'i llllll- :.iwa- no.
lo -tide 1 "Stinti"," Ilrrenlri' iiy "f a Si rd'
Lady." And. inn i d I. if th.-e I ui"lai--hould
have rhnnei d to read i' hui-dnr-1I0
read the papers s..ii"tine - I -u -piei
-I wond' r wha' lln-v th"U:lil .'"
...- A.,.
The Tests of t eiliin. j
t " y I the sunny i-le -"where 1 vi-r j
pin pi it pha-esiind man a'oii" is vil-,
t ink ibitnl by h ilf a h f.-n dilh I' tit ;
iT.es, soii.e of whieli .-Hi hardly be -a d
to evince In- e llinil the nciii"e ih "in )
ol II 1 11 111 II m-ilice; but it Would be a '-till j
uri .it - -1 mi- nke to Mippo-e Hint the or- I
rn -i' ill :l 1 1 i Ie ue-s 1 1 1 Inral lihetl Ullelin
lilntrllo the tuii.h'U'eil pi "d Hi I s o
that ipinlilied p uadi.e. Its serpent- an
imi ci'iilent w ith n-iii"; in the folia-." j
f forbidden tree-, but invade tin
ba-i.-ina oiilinrd-an I even llieiabin- oil
tin- nat ves. 'I he family of glials 1-
lepre-cnt. d by nt len-l twenty dilb n iil ;
sielc;, tillilur the air of the roa-t '
-w itnp- hi -waiins w hirl), in the w ..t d
of a recent explorer, "fall upon iin-i
traveler like a shower of hot n-lie-." j
The fimt hill- fire ie-s c'oU'lv, but j
wii-ule with land leeches and si nrpiou-, ;
while I he hie dand- ale haunted by !
leopards tliat will (loiii ll down llal in
the fork of ;i toad-Me tree, when- I ley
remain motionless for hours, sinnim;1
w ith the forlitud ' of a Texas ti inpeiatiei j
editor, tn o. t a "nod ( halice to pmni' i j
011 the in i k nl au unwary rainbh r.
Troops of eupeptic monkeys Ini. I the
fruit plantation- withal elTroniery ex
i 1 .'.Ie I only by the h lidil 1 of the
friiuivorini.s bats, that will enter an j
open skylight and d. v 'ur the provisions ;
silspeiide I over the very head- uf the
-leepino Ill-tie-. The plauues of the ;
iieinhboriii": inaiiilnnd sometimes appear 1
ill the form of migratory loru-t .inii-, ;
and. arcordino lo a dr-palrh of Ih ut' r's .
teleoram syndicate, a detachment of the j
Salvntioii army has ju-t landed in tin 1
harbor of Tl im ..mnlee. - - ll, In,;' ';.
V,.s.,.
Ileuill) I'lirt-ini rriiiee.
"It is an entirely w ton ; iuipK ion."
said ('oiiiinaiider K u kwell nf the I nited
Slalc- ve-s-1 Y.anlic to, a New Yolk '"'
reporter, "that u .val -tli rs have a feat
i IT d'-lik- to pru i-e I t in- pi u c-
I where the,- are ordered. Th-V are a I
! way- ready to go to auv put "f the
! world, if ii-ed be. 1 think il may I c
I said that the naval "tli. .1 I' the I'nil.d
I Stale, ale tint eclip-ed lot bi.iM iy mid
loititude by tl of any I'a'ion. Hut
sum tun "- we are ord-i' d ! a plan'
whcie il t- like g.'ine into the very jaw
uf ib I'.-r; an I'r.m ll.ivti, i- .me
of I he most ileid'.y plac - in i vi-leiu e.
It is the scat of cpidi inn - and levels,
but yellow fever has tn lie m t the saint'
a.- the em my. il -( c. a belt nf moun
tains run- 11. ri b and south on tin- West
side a few miles from tin een-l. whiih
lu.s several large indent a! imi ; nn this
side. There is 11 it a I'll ..ih of fresh air
in thi pert. It is the sink for all the
di-cases and fevers of 11 tropical climate.
The winds (on,- mostly limn th- north
cast, and niv Ira Ie wind-, -weeping
over the c astern pint of the island, mak
ing it a ni' st healthful place. The
mountains, however, form a complete
harrier, and tin fresh air ever -n'ts to
Port au Prince. All the streams pour
into the city, which has no sewerage
wha'cvci ; and. being x. ry l"v, it is a
receptacle of lillh and gn-i -. It is ( -
stanlly raining, keeping things a I ways
.. j,l l.i l.i ,.i, I, I, in es nl i.
cpli:
ing but a few- thous ind Yankees in Port
au Prim e to build il good system ol
sewerage will ever lc-( lie th" black city
from its appilling 'h ath rate. Il is not
a paradi-e for naval men to go tu, but
we never shrink, for all that. Our
tiaining has taught n-better."
Itahbil Itraiiu f"i' Teeth ing Infanls,
'Th-nut ixes of Aikau-as haxc many
unions cil-l"ins and ii-iik d.es fur the ills
that man is In ii to that few people out
-ide uf the Slate would ever think ot
adopting. Among others is their i lief
for the painful teething through which
every baby has to go. When their
children become fretful on account of
plo-pei live teeth the parents hie them
selves to the wood-, and, if possible,
cati h a rabbit alive. If they arc tumble
tn (In this tl-.e,--hoot one. and then they
remove it br.iiit". Taking a I irge
ipiantitv of the brains, still warm with
the blond of the animal, tiny put it in a
.. . i . i ii. .. i.:. i. ii.. .. ii
piece ol ( lieese i unnii nu nu n j
rub over th" 1 abie- gutiis.
,,v.
1
sil ly xxotild not appcir tn those wl
have not bet-ll educated up to it to be a
very ile-iral le method cf bringing relief
In the baby, but it is a very effect ivr one,
and has never been known to fail, tien
erallv six or seven mothcM who ate
j Messed with teething infants, Kei tn
! gether ami go thruug'.i in unison. This
I is suppnse I tu haslet) the attainment of
I thw diginal result.
t HI I IHMiN'S HH.t'MN.
1:
Tli.-i.. nn- a -.
Win. Inv "ii tl
Ami I ill.
Will!" hi- t'lll
1.1 notl K I I Ml-.
Il-I.l.'!:lt" el-.K-.illl".
1 link- of th" liver Nile;
e. n tl-h Willi 11 tnl" of n '.
1 nn fa t to tl Ii'-am lielow
'1 nm in. uri' 11
..ml In-
III.
nn' iin-i j
fat.-
( if the !" if lit I" II -h licit I jn-t n-iw at
1(1 1 I K M 11 l.s
Ant in t a- inn -. to bii'ii-rllii s in
li-inbay. pi"!. 1 t in"; t ll" Ial vie. The -e
i 'l t rxi-t- ill the f 11 t that the lan i' ex
ude a sweet liipiid of which th" tints are
very fmid and wh'ch they nblain by
liciillv -li.'kiui; th" ht'le i reatuiei with
I licit antenna'. In about a week the
butt illy H read,' t" 1111 r-e and Is ten
Icily a -i led by th its. If it i
stroll"; and lna'tliy it i- allow-d to
-pie-el its wines mil tly away; but
-hould ll prove i. I,e it" the ants X-r-1
i-e the u'lim-t (iue in n i-tina it to the
tne .ni'l lioldino n tin r- in safity.
'
v -1 i f ri;oi 1 1 1 imi nm, ;
A friea I of ll,.- Siun'-iet- .e-idin; in j
the suburb-is the owner f a very hr j
and intcllie.nt .New fouiidl ind '1 ''. !
which h- is much attache!. The mher 1
d iy Max (the do"; in .pie.-ti ;" " i
companied Iii lui-t-rto a m.-rket, !
" ' iiii-chi-e. we,-- to lie made, i
and. of r,,iir-e. -umethiti"; f..r th" do" 1
was included in the
hen it ( nmc
tu tlie latter invi lineut the purchaser
was in p c id with the small return
-cciiiL'.l foi his money, and the d "'s
glance at the same time -1 a llied to sig
nify that a similar iiic'ie.-imi had taken
po-se inn it his (auine mini. ill
1
purchaser w a- in -I about to remonstrate
w ith the dealer, when, 1 111 nine; suddenly,
hi cuueht a "liiup-c of the do-;, who
had taken Iii-own ineihol to -it even,
and was dart hi", through the door with
-oinethiiiL; he had -1 i-d fnuu tin- bench.
The dealer did not notice the theft, and
the owni r of the do"; thoiioht lie was
ju-tilie. in post potiin-; imy n monstrance
as to hi- puiiha-e utilil a mole favorable
lime.
A AM 111.1:11. !
Sir .Inhn l.ubl'i c 11 I i i - a icnurkable
j in-t nice of tin- nn -elti-h d-uil iiiii ami
j ili-iiilere .i"l kindne-- which gave him
' unmixed -ali-fni lio 1 at Shiih y c innion.
i where, for Ilk"' sake of iib.-r, it nil. lu
ll id il,-tuib- I a col-iiv "f the -l.i vc mak
1
ing ant. When -onie "f th- I. Ilie pen
pie got into d lli iilli- - an I w re I kely
tn be inu i. I al.ie I" in iih the I llin- of
! their ilc nl ited lioni", their own ten li t he
arlcd companion- were cipiil to the
1 'inergi ncv, and delivered tin 111 fi"tn
lln ii impending do m.
"Mv attention." aid Sir .Inhn, "wa
il it cclcd tn an ant who wa- walking
with -leal 1 irne-tiie.. at a -null It Ie in
liu- sandy -oil with whii h lln- In -t wa
constructed, aid wliiili it wa- living to
enlarge. v i-b lit H' with - HI" ibtei milled
objei t ill View. 1 W Itched the lilll" 1 l-
b 'l ' r leave it . 01 cup it ton to n-: in n a -id
piir-il' it willi iei-w-1 vigor: agiin it
left ils wotk. and again r I rin-l, nnd
! ihc went into nn :ilji- ct,i hoh and ie
app a red alb r a c in-1 ill in v st i : -it ion of
the i av ity.
"Without I 1 hi bin-;- the iii'lel.atiga
blc mil, I can fitl y examined the hole
and noticed the leg of an ant moving,
: which at otic' unveiled lo me the mvs-
Icry cl my 1 it th fi -n ml - pel ;-l cut move
ments. "Slartlul p ss blv by my pH-ence, ll
ni"V, d axxnv again. I'll' philanthropy
oxen oming its timid ly, il s,,n came
back and a blni 1 i -elf m it b, nevo-
h ut task w .1 h i. d..ubled clingy. It
h"", ned the earth above the .piivering
llllin. lllin llieu w( ill no e I in 1 1 n 1111.4
fairly extracted the anxious cnpiive.
"The liberated ant, ill the glad lies- of
il-henit. ran a little way fminits pii-oti,
but, being XXc.aliiil in ( oli-riplenre of
the painful rhai.it It r of il- nifort i d de
tention, it ti-'t'l i!-elf. 'The liberator
initiu di.ately la i Inward it, and having
a-CdlailK d, doubtless, that the ol jet t
of its solicit ude was uninjured, h ft it,
the latter continuing its rapid journey
fn in the pi it cf it- captivity, whilelhc
burner returned to the scene of its recent
exploit I.' re-enact a similar act of kind
ness. "In the set oiid instant e its difficulties
were increased, since, as xxell as the
siiprriiii uiiibi nl soil, a small stone rest
ed on its unfortunate companion. Noth
ing daunted, it went actively at work,
ami did not i e a--until its u i remitting
efforts wire t row ned with complete suc
( ess. It then dragged ils friend out of
liu- um oiufoi table and perilous position,
and removing it thus foicibly a few
im lies froin ils living grave, and asier-
laining that il wa- in nu cxh.au-tnl eon-
' .
litinit, lilted it in his mandibles and
rauicd it in liiumph tluoiigh the open
dour into the inner ieces-es of t he ruined
habitat imi. .sii,A,,'i .
A Misuse nf Terms.
Ilarkeep-r- Look here, you, 1 lay,
stop winking that lunch counter.
Tramp (reproachfully ) - I ain't work
ing; it's a lileicsure. JiKvrli ijun.
EXPORTING CATTLE.
i The Way Live Stock is Shippcl
to Europe-.
A Stampede of Steers Durum
a Storm at Sea.
The i xp'TtitiL' "f hve citll" in an
(tiornious bii-ine and h i- steadily I" 1 tl
ilieien-in fur -evernl years pa-t. Tlii-inriea-e
wi.l be larger duriu"; the j
cut year than nt any time befur-.
Mo-t of the inttlu are putih.i-ed in
( liicaofi, Kan-a- t 'it v and a f-w in K"ii-
I lucky. They ar- sent I". 1-! in r "iilai j
(little tiaius mid deliven d to the .-team 1
ships whieh take tlietn on their b'li"
iollllley 111 ins- the 111 11:1. Til'' l-A in
ttanspiirtalii.il i- unat ntel the -hippi-r-
,'ireoliic;ed to pay fi"m 41" '" I"'1' j
li'-ml and mu-t take the r s't of hav ii";
their stock ( :i-t overboard in cn-e of a j
d:lllir"ols rale. Ill -l -ll a ( .1 e the cat. I
tie are treated the -time a- ordinary ba1
;
T. , .,,,1,. .-,. ii-i.allv pl.e e 1 in p-u- !
H,.,r ,M.k ,lf ,,'. st,..im,.r. im !
,,,, f,,,. :m. ,,, j,, , ...), ,. j,,J
r,,l(.s ,l,,iUl ,l(.ir )ll..1,,s ,,, 11(.v,.Ilt ;
tl,,.,,, fr. in injui in- their fellow pi i-.m-
,.rs i;,,, 1, ,1,'ipmetit is a.-.-nmpanied by j
,,,., , ,...,, ,Wety-live cattle and:
V(,r ,:,,, ., f(,reinin. The duti. - of!
lll'se lliell ilie t J watl ll the cattle, feed
them and keep tli-m in a- ir 1 condition
a- po-sible. Soineidei of lie expene
nf a s), jplii.nl may he oleiiu' d from the
fact tha' each man ree ive- $ la pi t' trip
The fe d mak-- anot'i-r imp nt int item.
Murine; a voyage 2il iuunds of hay
ami
ioo pnunu, in corn are eon-unie i ny .
en h animal. The care-taker- have a 1
hard tin fit, for a- soon as the vc-m!
begins to roll ina-iy of tlie cat lb1 are j
taken -iek and fall down. Then there j
is n stampede nf the nthcrs, and a- Ire- j
ipien tly happens snine are thrown down '
nnd trampled to death. j
It often happ 'l.s that the steers break
dow n a pen mid hi gin to run Inns- mi
the ve scl. If this h.-ippeiu during a
storm ther' b only one remedy, mid that j
consists in driving the s'eer- ovei board. 1
The actual , bath Ml- is computed t j
he.TI.if 1 per ( . nt. Tin- usual pro- j
i ceding when a steer die- is to take off j
hi- hide and a- mil. h fat a- poible be
fore t hmw in-; 1 he caroa-s into the -el.
Tin -e ale I it k' II pos-es-ioti of by the in
sin mice companies, if the owner i- in
siirc-l, and Id. The wililei is tlie
woist time for -hipping i.attl-, a- many
of I licin eamiot stand th-exp i-uie nf .,
vntage on the deck.
Ill Ulsi's where prie cattle me -hipped
tliev me imi under deck if p"--i I !.
The fi llnHing aie a few of the vi- :
-cl- that i ally the latgc-t niiuibi i i f
cnttb : Tiie liiihiiinud Mill, which :
lake- s 'I. . the 1.'-Intiia, xx lit. ll ( in ae
coHiini'd at- 7" I head, and tie- St. bo '
nun-. ;
Tin- ciliipanie; which make a -pcilil- '
ty of i . at i in" live sini U me the Anchor
Line and tin- Wilson Line, whiih run
1 two iitttle sle.uner.- a week. j
These steamers land nt L "inbui, Liver
I I, (ilasg.nv and Hull where they n i
load and the cou-ignees take possession ;
of their -tuck which lliey either sell to i
Ihc butchers at once or fatten tin m be-'
fore placing them on the niaiket. Many '
llriti-h 1 1 mil) -teiine is also make money
in this liatlie and run both winter
-iiiiini 'r. .Y. ir )'-r- St.ir.
The "Heathen Chinee's" Pei uliai ilies.
A t'hine-e nevv-paper is responsible
for this stcry, which, indeed, lias until
ing whatever inert- lible about it, saxs
Frank i. Carpenter. 'ne day a sow
Ik hinging; In a Mis. Feng happened In
knock down and slightly injure the
front door of a Mrs. Wang, the latter nt
nm e pr( (ceded to claim damages which
w eie K fuse 1. Whereupon a tierce al
ten nli-ii rii-iii 'I which Itiminalcd in
Mrs. x' ling's threatening to take her
oxxn life." Mr-. Ft ng, upon Iieatin
- nf
thi-direful threat, resolved at once tu I
i
take lime by the forrlot k nnd steal ll
liiarrh upon' her riiriny by taking her
oxvn life and thus turn the tnbles upon
her. She ni curlingly threw
herself into the canal. And
a friend willi whnni I rndr ft
good deal ill Piking told mo that the
other day, hearing screams of laughter
from his stable, he went to investigate.
There he iliscnvcrtsl tluit his grnnm ninl
boy" hnd caught a big rat, nailed its
front paxvs to n beard, snaked it ill ker
osene, set tire to it, nnd were enjoying
the spectacle-. Hut this is not st) I int I tn
one of the tritks of the professiunul
kidnapper, who w ill catch n child in tho
-treet, carry it off to another town, blind
', , .. , , '.
it, and then sell It for a professional
beggar.
May's Lust Thought.
"Mamma," haid May,
"Yes, dear," answered mamma, ni
May hesitated.
"t ih never min I," said May, after a
minute's reflection. "I wanted tn ak
you something, but it fell ut of mj
icuO,"
Hearer V.M'T) Ony.
Tb-v sny I n-miM ei ns.. (.. hue iter
W h. 11 h-r lr-liii. -h'.w.il d.- ny:
Tli-v were wmiii. f r 11- the river
Wear- it- channel mole nwav,
1 1- prpl'eW IIIV )ie, llll'l 1 leal- r
S etn-il li-r l.-niiti in 'b-l'l '.
She j;re ..I'ler, -he -ivn il nier-
li.-arei- ri n ilay.
lla l I I'.m iI h. r for her l..-aiity.
Had h-r heart b-'ii -imply " Inv.
i Th-ii iiiuht mine have -"aI it - workup:
Put h.-r truth's re-pl-n h ut ray
j Kill- I my -Kill inn I .lr " m neai- 'i
I'.i Hi-fnlint wh. ie swtn-.-s lay.
Still th- o I I, -till tlieil-ai"!' -
j 1 . 11 -.-l -very .lay.
1 A;'e lm- laid it-hnii'l upon h-r -!
li.i I rcnlie it Nay.
H.-r youths Mm mi my h nil r-iii-iiil n- -Years
h-r Initlifiilin p-.riniy,
A11.I it shall I- mm I .1 li- ei' h i,
Sn In i- winter shall I e M iv
Still the old-r. st II the il-an r -Iiearer
ev. rv d.'i.v.
in nn:ot s.
A st .il ai ti-t -the di nm 111 1 1 r.
The w. t-t form of writer'- cramp is
hi ill"; clamped for lund-.
A dentist Ii Ins to hi- rn lie lion of
1 xtracted teeth a -nm drop-.
What tin- fast yniin-j in in wh ' Ire in
lietit. d money in c Is i-an heir brake.
If animals had kiny-, we would kicw
what "ii iouiti'.' 1 nls aii'l d rs" tin nut.
When a man is lost in tli.eiv.lit he
really il'ie-n't care to have anyone look
fur him.
M -t babies are L'iveii to cliewiii'4
(Illll ; but thewiii','.;.'Ulii i- lan 'v "iveli
to babies.
The barbel may net have fmiLrlit and
bled, but I.e lias undoubtedly dye I for
,js , nunt r lueti.
l'a-tnral inn lire i- le t a'.l that it is
painted. The gentle slnphrr-li hav.:
i rooks among thoiu.
Mil hacl il li iwke: I'aith, au' that's tl
very small baby yu whc. lin' af iii id,
lhldgct. The N ill : What can yer ex
pect, .Mike, whin they feel the Iitllt
civet ur mi ( oiid, us,.. milk ?
(lie of the latest fed- of the fa-hioiia-ble
world is the wealing of watches ill
umbrella and par-i-ol kn 'I". Keeping a
watrh oil all umbrella i
hnweu r. It's owner w
'"' 'li'bi't.
au obi la-l i m,
mid l.i-e It, if
i Hunting Wild Turkey hi M'liinll.'lil.
! The b.-t that ran be -aid . f the wild
' lm key i- thai he i- the ino-l d. licious of
bird- to cat, but a- In taking i are ol
him-elf he exerci-.-- but ft xx piei-in
' tinn-. Iii the older o.h ninl limes
tin key- u-ed lo be caught ill large mini
i be r ii, many dill'i-ient way-. One
j method wa-to build a tup -.inewhnt
' like a hou-e, mi l I" l( nve the lower part
,.f it open. Then a trail of ( orn was
laid, winch ih'- tuilo x followed until In
i gut iii-'pb of the pen, and th. ii Mclea
: -ri- -nllopix.i had ii"t -en-e enough tn
j deep out again. Toil-' a tut key mil,
j nnd In thti- Ining the bud- fi.'in theii
hiding plan-, was once a l.auuit'i
iiiethnd of gi Iting luik-y-. Then an
, lliatiy stnlies ol I III k' - beill - I I ce. I by
1 mean- "f dog-. Um - the bird alighted
on a tree branch, he was suppo-nl lr
s!av there; but I in keys in tinn- i hinge I
i their wax . and llli- method i f treeing s
turkey is today rarely po--ible. It:
Texas, ihasing 111- liii neys I rum tin
xxoi'(s, and getting them into the open
. 1 prairie,
been before this described.
j It i- an exciting spur'., rcipiiring sxvift
i hmses and gnod rider-. The birds aril
i ....
literally ( lit doxvn in their flight hy til"
whips of th" riders. A turkey, if he i-s
fat, when clin-cd in this way, takes a
long tlight at t'u-t, but by degrees hi
cotir-c diminishes, and sootier or later ho
is caught up willi.
Shooting t urkeys whrii roosting t an
hardly be called sport : that is, in the
higher applii atimi of the term. It
should, however, be remembered that in
southwestern 'Texas and Indian Territory
meat is meat. Men kill gnme not so
1 much f"r the pleasure of th- chase aa In
snlisfy huiig r. In the far Wc-t, xvlu rn
turkeys lake to the woods which skirl
the stream-, tiny tire spotted. Tin?
hunter leaves lie an alone in the dnvl ime,
but of a moonlight night bags his score
of birds. 'The turkeys seem unconscious
that th'Tc is n ii v danger, ami though
there may he feveral on a limb, two ot
three can be killed, when almost in int
incthnle contact, before the whole thick
axvnkens and takes its tlight. The
abundant food which the turkey fuels in
Trxas inakis it the line-t (if all birds to
cat.
Severe Sclf-.l iplginent.
A I'onliac little b ' xvas told nt Sun
day school that w lu n he died h- xvuuhl
leave his body hi re. After returning
home he was much troubled in regard to
it and he tpiesiiiiucil his parents. Hil
mother explained to him by niyingi
"You will lake nl! the good with you,
but Ii axe all that is naughty line, bo.
low."
He thought a moment, and looking
up, said: "Well, I guess I'll In; awfully
thin when 1 get there." l'ivrin Ucnv
arai.