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Awake!
Awr.le, iiwakf. the dreary night i gnM.;
Wise with the il iy; gird duty's raiment on.
Awake, awake.
W luli 'rr In darkness I liy Affliction arc,
The "11 vanish soon in li.'lil that comes from
far.
A wnkc, anke.
TV-ve, mourning In ait, viihl not insormw's
sivay ;
1'iatli dies sini life"', dream clef when ind
dolh -ai
Awake, awake.
lA l.itn ( irr. in Inter-Ocean.
The Van Duzener Pride.
Hairing occasional liill or adver
tising circular, ticorgc Mortimer's mail
had, as a rule, cousUlcd mainly of
--it .ii n .1 rl i ii 1 tile notes which
sweetly thanked him for flowers or
candy: or Iod liim tliat Iho writer
Would be delighted to accept his invi
tation to the theatre; or else, thai she
had n cold and couldn't go, so would
lie 'coiiic around, ' ii:s:ead. Fancy,
then, his dismay, one "misty, inoisty
morning," as the nitr-cry rhyme goe,
upon finding beside his hrcakfat plate
ill the shabby boarding-house dining
room a letter addressed, in a feminine
hand, (o he Mire, hut not sit nil the
hand which had penned the darling
notes above motioned. When Mr.
Mortimer had mastered its contents,
lie was fo up-et that he forgot to Cat
his breakfast, hut set forth down town
to the olli.e where lie enjoyed the
proud position mid slender salary of
assistant bookkeeper, with a mind full
of conlliciing emotions. The accounts
lnust have done themselves that day,
for Mr. Mortimer has no recollection
of rendering any ui!aurc whatever.
Ami when night arrived, he pot
through his dinner w ilh a speed that
was simply fi ightful, nud Marled fur
the abode of his hean' treasure iu a j
violent hurry. : .,, her address, and finally pave her
In a short lime, Mr. Mortimer was ! quite a parcel of laces, line handker
sented iu Ihe shabbiest, cosiest lilile j chiefs and some delicate silk under-sitting-room
in town, pouring iito the wear lo be done up. And lie- inter
ear of Ihe -.'il l of his heart Ihe most j view hud pus-cd and nothing had hap.
crazy, incoherent account of iho eon- j pened.
lenls of the letter that could possibly ! '"And, pray, what did you expect?''
be imagined. I'iimlly, he wound up demanded Holla of herself, savagely,
with: .-Did you think you would see
"It's insutlerahle, now, i-n't it, : ieorpe's iiunl, and thai stunned by
Hella?" your charms, sho would immediately
Holla's pretty face looked anxious, j exclaim: 'Come to my arms, v on
If one could read it for one's self, ,r, stricken dear!' Don't forget
ttcoige?" j the Van liuencr pride, Hella nor
"Cei lainlv." And lie produced Ihe your own."'
letter with an air which plainly said: And bo six months passed. Hdla
We are one. j ia, a ulC Work she could d , and,
After reading il carefully through, ' consequently, w as 0 busy ihat she had
Bella handed it back, saying: j no time to waste iu wishing that the
"As I uitdcrlan 1 it, Ihe po-iiion is patron saint of lovers would turn his
this: Your aunt, Mrs. N an Iu.eiu-r attention to that little allair of hers,
who has been living abroad for three in fact, just about this time the
years for the benefit of her invalid eour-e of n ue love didn't run at all;
son, is about to re urn homo on ac- -hi,,,! stock-sii!!.
count of her son's death. She a-ks It happened that, during one of
you lo haw her line hu-e put in
order, seivants hired and so on, and,
furthermore, lo relieve her loneliness.
she begs you to make your home with i in by nu-ill vt as brought under du
ller while she lives, ami you shall re- 1 cussion. Holla, with a most becoming
reive a just portion nf her w orldly flush on her el ks, and an extra lo-s
goods whdi "he dies. ,iw, 1 should ' of her curly head, explained the sort
think that ipiite endurable." ; of work she hid found lo do.
"Fine, Helia, as fur as it goes. Only.
you see," said the voting man, wi;h an
apologolio air. "this aunt of mine is
as proud as Lucifer. Famous for
dragging iu Ihe Van hil.cucr pi ide.
ou know, on all occasions, ami''
"Iu fie:," said Hella, Irving to
laugh, you think a humble person
like mi' would not he ipiite iu toiit h
with the Win Ihiencr pride, eh
Jienigr'r"
'Candidly,-' said Mr. Mortimer. "I
ilon'l. So I shall decliua my aunt's
oiler immediately.''
"You won't do any Mich thing,"
said Hella, promptly. "When you
are so lucky as to have any relations,
don't be so ungrateful as to turn your
back on lliem. Your aunt is an old 1
lady, and peril, ps her heart isaehiug
with loneliness. If your companion
ship will be any comfort to her, it is
your sl.iiy to give it. As for us, we
couldn't marry at present, anyway.
Your salai y is too small to lake in
grandmother, loo, comfortably, and I
must stay ami oi k for her. At all
events, let us each do what seems
right, mm surely some day fortune
will smile upon us."
When Mr. Mortimer naid good-night
to his sweetheart, he win quite con
vinced lhal she w as little short of an
angel. She bad unselfishly insisted
upon bis d iug his duty by his aunt.
Hella, when sho announced lhal she
must go lo work lo maintain her
grandmother and herself found that
the choice of an occupation, to -ay
nothing of procuring iho employ
ment, when the choice was made, was
no easy uurtiT.
"I can't lype-vi ilf," thought she,
disconsolately, one morning, soon
after Mr. Mortimer had taken up his
abode with his aunt: "and I liale
teaching, and I know I couldn't sew
kli das long ; and. us In cuoking.
which seems to be quite the proper
art, nowadays, lor nice but impecu:i.
ioui young women like me, why that
won't do, became there is such nu
awful uncertainty about my culinary
performances. J never can tell until
a dish is done whether il will be really
rood or not. Well, I'll lake a peep at
(he advertisements in this morning's
paper, and perhaps I'll find somebody
who stands in need of just such a per
son as i am. "Let's see now. Cham
bermaids, waitresses, sowing, cooks."
Clearly, those won't do. Hut, ah!
now I've got il, or my name i-n't
Helta. I'll have lo put my pride in
my poekel this lime, I gnos.
I he advertisement read to the effect
that II lady wauled u person of refine,
ment to do up laces mid line lawns
each Week. The person of refinement
was lo rail nt No 12 Periwinkle Place,
and suk for Mrs. Goodman, house
keeper. "And, as true as I live,-' exclaimed
Holla, "I believe that's where Oeorgo's
aunt lives. Well, she can't eat me,
that's certain, ami I might as well do
up her laecs as anybody else's. Fveu
if she should happen lo see me, she
wouldn't know me. I suppose when
1 go I hero that Mrs. (ioodmau, the
housekeeper, will go lo the madam
and say, 'If you please 'm. the wa-h'-woman's
come.' Well, I guos I can
stand ii. I'll ask Mrs. Cordova and
the Montagues on the avenue if ihey
have any of that kind of work to give
hip. And perhaps llicy may know of
others."
Ami so, ltelhi, with a brave attempt
lo make "her destiny, her choice,"
dressed logo to Periwinkle Place,
In ten minutes nflcr she had run;,'
the door-bell, Iho interview was at an
end. She had been politely Heated
bv the housekeeper, who, after a close
scrutiny, asked what she could do, and
Ihosorare, brief visits which Holla
now permitted Mr. Mortimer to make
her, Ihe subject of that young lady's
Tor Heaven's sake, Hdla,
ul. lift :
you line anything in Ibis big town to j
do but Ihat'?'' gasped Mr. Mortimer. :
What il lhal should eonie to niv
aunt's ears? Why, Hella, it would he
the dcalh-hlow lo all our hopes." j
'Humph:'' said Holla, coolly,
tli"iii:li her heart beat angrily,
for that, the mischief is don
"As ;
it it
can be called mischief. 1 marched
right into the enemy's country the !
lil sl Ihiug. In fact, l'vo been doing
up the enemy's laces uud things right '
along!"
Mr. Mortimer's despair was loo deep
for words, lie could only gae blank- j
ly at his companion ami wonder if '
woman's boasted tact wasn't an un- j
known ipiautity, after all. (
Hella hadu'l any.
laiuly, ,
I haven't seen Mrs. Van Mu.ener i
1 even once," said Hella. after a while, j
1 wiih a view to placating her lover. j
"Oh!" said Mr. Mortimer, brighten- j
inp. "In lhal case, perhaps we are!
all right, yet. 1 dare say she wouldn't !
! knew you from a hole iu the ground," j
; continued h", inelegantly, but hope- i
! fully. '
"Xow, of course, you w ill give up
'. ibis business immediately. Something
I else will soon turn up; something
! more suitable and proper.''
Of course, I shall not do any such
' a Ihinir," tep'ied Hella indignantly.
"In Hie tii -I place, grandmother has
1 so many poor turn- thai 1 do not dare
undertake any work lhal may not le'
done at home. Ami, iu the n-cond
i place, this work that I have chosen is ;
i ihe only kind that I can do well. ( ne ,
had better be n good laundress than
an incompetent leader or a poor seam
; stress." ;
Tears ood iu H-lla's eve-. She
bail tried so bravely lo lo In r dnl ,
a'ld, instead of s nip, it In , she loci
, otiy tv rlli ronilrinu.il ion. Hut the Wu
j n plucky girl, and aft the blnneltsh
1 mciils and coaxings of her lover failed
to move her in Ihe least. Then they
quarreled, a only people who arc very
. fond of each other can quarrel. At
the end of fifteen minutes, be said:
'liood evening. Mis Wakeiield "
And sho, with a corresponding
flourish of politeness, said :
" iooil evening, Mr. Mortimer"
And the door closed between them.
And so Ihey parted with sore hearts
and Ihe belief thai each was respons
ible for I Is j unhappy ending of their
love.
i Helia, however, kept light on in Iho
path w hich she had elected lo follow.
Hut she was thankful that Mr. Van
: Iuener sent her things every week,
I J '
, and also sent lifter them.
I Among the many diversions which
I Mrs. Van Diieucr'- high station and
j big bank account brought lo her, he
I found none so saiisfwng and enicr
J taining as watching from day lo day
the changes in tin; ingenuous counte
j nance of her nephew. That he was iu
love she had long since guessed. As
lie grew moody and quiet ami left his
favorite dishes untasled, she decided
lhal she must know what troubled him.
So, one morning, at the breakfast
lable, she suddenly said, iu her quick,
snappy way :
'Coiiie, I ieorgi'. satisfy an old wom
an's curiosity. Who is she?'
Mr. Mortimer wa- at liist very much
confused. But being very young and
very unhappy, and noticing that his
mint looked particularly amiable, he
soon uubosonic I himself of a few of
Iris woes.
"And why." asked his aunt, "doift
you marry her
" W by ." exclaimed Mr. .Mortimer
w ho labored under Iho fond delusion
that he bad explained evi ry point iu
the story. Hecaitse she has a po ir
grandmother that she would slay and
work for; and beeaue she thought
you needed me: and because well,
there's the Van Iiu.ener pride, you
know. Hella i a working-gii I."
Mrs my heart !" exclaimed Aunt.
Van Dii.cncr, raising her bauds iiu
pauontiy. What greater pride can
anyonefeeltb.it, iu doing her whole
ilnly ? Ami the more distasteful ami
'iliiciult the duty Ihe greali-r the
honor. Thai's Ihe sort of pride I be
lieve in."
"Hut, aunt," stammered her nephew,
depivcalingly, feeling - ire that he was
dealing the dual blow lo his newly
raised hopes, "ISelhi docs up laces and
things for a living. Iu lict, sin:
washes, you know."
Well, and what ha thai got to do
with it? If she is honest and brave
and pretty, did you say?"
"lle-Aii-tifui ."' exclaimed 1 .forgo,
ecstatically.
And will have you," continued his
aunt. "I advise you to lose no lime
in securing your treasure Iu addition
lo your salary at Iheolli e, 1 will pay
you well lo look af .er my property, so
I think you can atl'ord wife, grand
mother and all."
Mr. Mortimer 6oo i made ls p ace
with Hella, and, of course, the w e l
ding wasn't long iu coming oil'. In
credible though it may sound, the rich
an it, the shabby graiulm other and Ihe
young couple nil lived together as har
moniously as doves. ,
"And to think,'' said Mrs. Van Du
zener, "Ihat (ieorge was so stupid as
not to know what my pride, about
which I've lalked s much, ic ally con
sisted of. ItuI perhaps ii isn't so odd
after all: there are so many shoddy
soils of pride nowadays, that the real,
honest kind is apt to be overlooked en
tirely." New York Ledger.
Slieei-Sheuring.
Many advantages arc claimed for
sherii-shearing by machinery. Tho
work is performed more thoroughly
than by band, it being calculated thai
on an average some leu additional
ounces of wool per merino heep nro
obtained by its employment. The
operation, moreover, is earrie 1 out
more humanely, the cuts and stabs
often inflicted iu hand-shearing', more
especially when executed as "piece
work," being entirely avoided, to
gether with the consequent damage and
deterioration to the pelts. It has been :
estimated that no less than one per
cent, of the animals perish from in'ni
I ies due principally to baud-shearing.
The labor entailed on the operator is
aUo considerably reduced ; ami as hing
hand-, swollen wrists and outs or
stubs to the worker himself siiouhl bo
tilings of the pai. Tlie Ledger.
A 1 ii, mm lb i.
A belt now being nude for a 1
Louisiana electrii- light company will j
be the largest in the world. Il is to be
i'. feet wide, ln7 feel long, and will j
lake the skins of 1 7 ." animals to oin
,eli it. When finished il wi 1 Weigh i
Inn tmii and cost u,i or about
!jo a square tool, I
(HIUMKVS COI.I MN.
AS I'l'IMiH.
M grui'lraa - th.it hnb boys
Vake In lunch ii"is" -
Considering of course iln ir sip.
she's very wi-e!
I Hunk the bird up in ilic tr i ,
I le elii; pv- 1 1 -,
I An imisii r liy f ir thin I.
J nd delft balf try.
I And theti tlir nni-e iii'ide on the
; Hi drops of rain.
I Tim patter rarly. patter late.
Is wry great!
j And so. I hay, if se-iu- to me.
j I o noisy be
I Is what oi slloll d i Apr. I at all
' Tinn s from the -mall.
- (Jolni K. li:n -s. in st. Ni. lio'.is.
j Ml: VMM VI -.
In proportion n, his si,, and intelli
gence, the ino'-.ncsf ii 1 1 i 1 1 1 a I in all crea
1 lion is the large boy. I mean, of
course, the mean lame boy. Probil
' My, from his eailie-l i ecoll.cl ion th"
sno-t fieqiiPtit argument applied for
his moral training has been a -1 1 ft be
side ,is head fioiii bis mother or a
biating from hi- faihei. Keared upon
the llieoty of brute force, culled,
kicked and biiHii.l during his helpless
p- iod, le mi! iirally tin us upon whal-
Ver ho copies in contact with, pro.
. idod he is big enough to safely indulge
in his propensity to got even with tho
I world by pa-menl in kind. Tine
biavcry springs from noioiiiy of char
aider. The bully is generally a
cow ai d.
lienllencs.. .i,oliie-s and lip ley arc
united w ith 1 1 n- coinage, as the q.i i i
lies of character w hich prompt the ope
generally beget a p: ide of in in'iood
w hich will f.ic -d.-atli w itiioii! flinching;.
The m ill wh wid beat his horse
unmercifully i- ijuite capable of beat
ing bis w ife brutally and abusing his
children. In a majority of oa-c, the
so-called collection of children spi iugri
from auger. The little one does Mime,
thing lo displease the parent, and be
ing big enough ami strong enough to
politic upon the yonng.-ler wilho.it
the slightest danger of personal in
jury, aad having Ihe power lo give
vent to the meanness inheri! pt his
own nature, he gratifies bis impulse,
and thou in si .f-jusliiicatinii quotes
tin-barbarous i,-xi, which is a relic
from a half savage age: ' Spare the
rod, and spo . child." The cruel,
cowardly man is gen ially the father
of Ihat meanest of all animals, the
mean big b .y. -i. Louis Journal.
nil i 1 1 Moi in ic
One of ihe blackest cats I ever saw
was Topsv. and -ho w is a- cute as she
was black. When toi l- ami rats were
scarce around the h,,us,. .md in ihe
barn in v hich she im d she Imd a
novel way of letting people know she
w as hungry.
Fit-!, she would lin I a Sill n 1 1 piece
of wood and cany it in her mouih to
her young mistress. After dropping
il at her feel she uu.:'v made a pre
tense of citing it, an 1 then mewed so
pilcoi'sly 1 1 a t food was soon forth
coming, says the .New mk Herald.
One day Topsy became Ihe happy
mother of Ii - c black kiiti ns. The"
were born iu a big, imply feed box iu
Ihe barn. I ndcr l.rr lender care Ihey
grew strong tin I thrived. Top.y's - to
was wrappel up in them. When they
became strong enough to partake of
solid food she brought succulent, wee
mice for them ( i t it, and each kitten
got one daily.
For ten days she pursued ibis prac
tice, until people wondered where
Topsy found so mum tidbits lor her
darlings. Her lid.-iily lo iho-e little
black, animated bundles of fur was
touching, and it was with a pang of
regi oi il.it I letirio d one dtiy tint si c
ha.l been lobbed of her young.
"singly and iu pairs, they were given
away lo admiring neighbor, until
none were left to receive the ministra
tions of the young mother. Still, ith
pathetic regularity, sin continued lo
catch mice and bring them to Ihe big
box. There s,p dropped ihein iu, ono
at a lime, until each of the absent kit
tens bad been provided for.
Topsy i,i cr seemed to doubt that
Ihey would lei nu. Finally somebody
nailed the box cover dow n, and Topsy
could not get inside, but for some days
she visited the spot and mewed most
dismally. Then she seemed to become
resigned lo In r less, and mice more
bcc.uie like her fm uier self.
tlice ami the Weather.
Alice (live wars old) I hop, il w ill
be a pleasant day for my parly tomor
row, auntii.
Auulie- I trust ii wid, dear: iIki
newspaper mi- loinoriow will bo
fair.
Alice I the paper- always know?
Auntie One cannot rely i n lliem
ri'i lainlv, for occasionally Ihey niako
mistakes.
Alice Only tiod and fci ninlniu's
bunions know for sure, do Ihey,
auulie?- Hostou lleia.d.
FOREST GIANTS.
California's Maj'Stic Redwood
Trees in Danger.
Stops Taken to Preserve Them
From Utter Destruction.
It is gratifying lo learn that the
Land Ollice at Washington is at hist
taking step to preserve the giant red
woods of California, which are fa
mous the world over as the greatest
trees iu exi-ti; ice. These majestic
monuments of nature arc iu danger of
utter desti ii, u ion . and it is high linns
ihat something were done to save
them. Iu lb,' first plnco, Ihey nro be
ing killed oil by the mountain tires
which are very freq-i nt on ihe slopes
of the Scrr.'i .Nevada-, and are d io to
the carelessness of -beep herders w ho
w ho lead thicks far up the molilitilin's
sides. Iu fact, there .'ire few of iho
giant trees ,,f Cad foi ni l who h m e
now w holly iininj ired by lire. There
are also sawmills building iu the
neighborhood of Soil f these groves
of giant lice-, tin I. strange a il may
s nu, tin y have not the -'igh'est com
punction about destroying them, al
though many of the larger lives are.
of eour-e. dillic lit for them I i baud c,
and this fact ha- helped lo keep 11 cm
from destruction.
In the isalia district there are se
lal gloves of enormous tic's, the
largest uf which is loii feel iu circum
ference. These forc-ls are very im
pressive on a. c unit of the grand trees
ihey contain, and, although the Ian I
was withdrawn from public entry live
years ago, : louy of enthusiasts and
thcori-l", who were b. iit upon d' Hpiu
stratlng the praciica-hi.iiv of ll. llatu. '
ideas, have set lied iu tip' neigli'i ii liood.
and il is said thai they have dc-troyed
some of Ihe trees.
There is a general feeling iu aii
fornia that all that region of forest
trees on the western slopes of the
Sierra Neva, las should bo with I raw n
from scilleiniciit. Tho I tovet fiiu. -nt is
already taki. , p. to pr, to -I lie:
redwoods by withdrawing from enlrv
I lp' sections which c uilaiu gmv,- of
these giant Ire.-. lliriug Iho pa-t
I wo years lb : cner.il Land Olli.-e h.,.
made a careful invest iga: iott of ihe
Stockton, V i-alia, Muipi-a aid oiler
districts wie-re the gi.itil ir-es aie
found, and reports have been seiil lo
Washington nf Iho exact sii nation,
number and sio of the-c ces. This
w as done iu order thai the I .overiinieu1
might have all the information needed
for eat r iug out mea-iit es to protect
Ihe forests.
The trees arc always found at an
clvvatiou from I'.oimi,, 70110 f,.et above
the sea. They are a litlie south of the
Yosetuile valley, and south of east of
ban Iranci-c.i. The 11101 famous of
these groves is the Maripo-a, si hich
contains about ;i'.'o giant trees, and is
carefully guarded from fotcst tires by
a company which nukes a bu-iucs, of
ctin ving excursionists to ee the gn at
trees. The redwoods in this gr.. o
cover about foursquare miles. With
proper protection l!n giant n-vs of ihe
Sierra Nevada slopes wi!l. for ininv
years lo com , bo among the greatest
natural curiosities of C. inform 1. The
Ooneral Land O.li.v ha- enter. .,1 t i.,r
ollghly Upon the work of sal iug the
trees which still exist, ai d llo io is
every prospect that 'ie Various cat
which have 1 11 ib-plct ing tin ir iiutu-
ber will he removed and 1I.1' th trees
will still be f or in 1111 d , .- a
60111 ce of great inlc-.est to the ..iri.l.
New York Sun.
A Chinese Panacea.
In the course of 1 hi1 la-l sj,iv vais
the country "tore-keepers of the at
skiils and Allegheiiiosh.lv. 1 I. ,. v
bought up some ion million dollar'
Woi lb of the vegetable product known
as giii'eng-w on - ihe root ,.f she
panax quinqiicfnliiiiu. Vcrv Utile of
Ihat amount timl its u:,v to North
Ameiican drug spues, bui tons of the
sweetish tiidiuilii: arc expoiied to
China, where its cMiative propcriic
are supposed lo be limited only bv the
iiuuiber of human af no n;-, ihough ii
is pi ini iiallv prcserib.-d for w hat doc
tors call asthenic disorders, ihe gener
al exhaustion of bo,lv or mind. At
the beginning of ibr present century
small quantities of the prci iou sp,..
eiti.' wete ro'.d iu Peking 1.0 their
weight in gold. j New nrk Voice.
( liina Waiib. .' Mage lines.
A John Ch'niaiiia ., t ho went I,.,,, k
home after luak'uig his is.00 fortnue
in Ibis country, el:ibiihed a "lage
line belwren two low ii where sed in
chairs were in u-e, and inside of a
week lis was 1 aught up bv the amino i
lies an I his proper! , c iulic ite, The
charge against him was: Creating
ffi'tut Worry and uin asiu s in the pub
lu, Uiip1." - 1'. I roii 1 in- Pi os.
Just a Plaiu Sailor.
A sea captain, who was going up to
i Albany lo sci his fiieud, rauie out
1 wiih us on the train, and a Chicago
broker who first discerned lit- pres
ence, gave lli.' b s th"' w ink, and fol-
lowed it up by saying:
j "If we work if right we can get
! some aw ful lies out nf him. Lot shiiid
) one ftk. him about sharks and sen er.
i
, pent.
; Four of us crowded him Into a
i smoking co 1 11 1 1 a " 1 1 no 11 1 , and when we
I
had become slightly acquainlc.1 the
' inquiry w a made :
I "Captain, you have iloiiht !e-s seen
'some very I irge whale? Mow long
' would you -ay the hogest wa?'
j "elilleinen, I never saw a whale
I iu my life," he replied. "I have bei n
j at sea for '.'ii yi-ai. but I never hap-
1 pencil lo see a w hale "
I 'Weil, you have seen s. cnts iu
'he warm a?"
i ' Ni vr saw one there. "
-1 til t loll 11111"! have seen somoi-v-j
Ira large shark-.' "
I ' elltlcillell. I hope vol wiil be
lieve Hie when I tell i.ni that I never
saw a shark excepl in an nqu.-it ioui
Hut you bai c I 1 en Mil eked ?"
Never."
Lver ha 1 a 111 . in 1 : '
No."
I il e at oa ?"
i No."
j Meet wiih a pi.-.re!"
! No."
Tidal w al c ;"
"No."
I 'lluinph. Whin sort of a -ailor
are 1 011. any : ?''
1 -T'iii sorry for 011 gcutlciueu. very
. soiri , but tho fact i- 1 aui otPv a
plain, i vei l day o i i.(r. and mv upithi r
made nio lake a v.nv when I tir-l went
to sea ihat I would alivais speak the
truth. Here arc sunn- good nickel
cigars for y ou. but as for king. I
ean'l do it not even 11b oil sea -cr-
p.'lils." - i N.'W 'lll Ii un.
j A l ainoiis obucil heuiisl.
! There died in llrookhn leceiiily
l'hil.ip A bile, a lui ' tionuii e colored
druggist and most accomplished and
cu. lined genih in.in, w ho ha 1 the rep
11; iii. hi of 1 oiopoiinding a physician's
pics.-i-iplioii more -kilifo.iii ih.111 any
0 iier 11 1 .1 11 in Now York oi y. Ncarli
h ft a c- lltul y ago. iu 11".. ho Cslah
li-hed a w boh-sulo nud ,-i tail dm
store iu the . wainp. " and prccntiy
built a l.uge waiehoiise and store iu
I '..id street, where he achieved
riches and reputation. A icslrimau
and warden of l. Phiiip's Fpiscu
pal Chuich for folly years, next
to the oldest member of lb,' city phal
li, acii; i. il society, a ne'inher of iho
lliookli 11 Ibcinl of 11 l.ic.ilion for 1 he
ias ten eais. ,, u :1 . spoi led for
i hi- evti iisii e leading and learning,
and iciiowiod for ill,. I .bora li I c of his
chat i. ic 1 1 11 ing 1. draft rml a
gtl ltd ol poor people M ho looked up
to him a. ilieir Iii in lai :.u . kept wai.h
01 er hi pla.-e and al ou d I hcnisc v.
f..- bis piisunal pioli , 'i..n. It is said
that tin 10 ate !' w pliv.'il" libraries iu
I'liookhu w In. h 1 .111 romp ire with thai
col. cot. d hi Or. White, a- he w ,
( alwai s calic.l Phiiadelphia b'ecord.
u I nit i:i 11 liu'lciigc.
'I n .. 1 1 tbes ..(' 1 11. 1 1 ii" in : he upper
pallet (aiifoinia had a li.nio.hu v
bet 11 11 ti their district, a low 1 idgo
v. her.' the -ircaill headed. If loll
-non. I go to when- one of th.se
S I. Hill-, Potter Kill T.I is(s, oll W oil d
see tf,i standing a tab pile ol -tones
J hi side a p. vcr-f.iil'u g priii;: on one
ido of in: c. iii 11 wa- the tci 1 itoiy
of the Poino Iod a .s.and on the otlu-r
lie land of ihe Chiiinaoi. Tia'-e liihcs
w ei c enemies, and were often at war.
When the! hlllilaia w ihed lo . hailcngc
the 1. hots o battle, they look thlce
lilt e sink, cut notches round the.r
ends and in the 111..I 1 e, lied tie to nt
Ihe end- into a faggot, and laid it on
Iheeaiin. It' the I'onpis accepted the
ch.illcllLtC. ibei lied a siing around
the middle of the th pe sn ks and left
th. in in their place. Then ageni of
both liibes in. I on 111 u! lo S grounds
and 11rr.1i1.1d tin- lime and place of
battle which look place accordingly. -
Nut Needed.
1 . 1 you k. cp bin glai -a I: ai ins he re:'
she asked the oil 111 r of Ihe shop,
"Yc.'m."
Are I h sure to go . II "
"Ttl.'l III e.
"Kill the bi glar ( Vei l lime?"
"Wbv. no. A Ion g lai - liauu i not
expected lo kiil a bu glar.''
hat. then?"
"To o in 1 111 I lie household."
Oh! that's it? Well, our house
hold lui been alarmed ei.ri single
nighi for lb.- I it Iweiilv-sev. 11 vear,
and I can't s. e that we really i.eed a
bin gtur-alai 111 siorri to have Ink. 11
up lour tune, but i"n really ought lo
liliike 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 kill ihe lei. glar." -' hu
ll oil I rec Pi e.
The Sea nf Snnset.
Till" Is Ihf land the sunset iv,sln -,
These arc the hanks ., the . loi ."ea;
Whirc il rosr. er whither it ru-lu,
These oro Ihe Western no -0 ry!
Sight after iil,'hl ber pnrpte Irsflie
strew s the lauding with .pal In ;
Merchantmen .oi. upon honon.-,
iJif, snd vanish with fairy s.idy.
- 'Ilncly I in kii.soii.
IIFMIIbOl S.
Pir ssed for Time - Muniinics.
A man of influence The hotel
clerk.
The potato is very shy. I '.von its
glowing is done under low-.
liiows tire not always excliangwd
when you mike tin acquaintance.
Armor plate are probably the best
oil which to sci 1 hot cannon bails.
llepiilted Mi-liv-s I- the lire
going liridget ? Hridgel lan amateur)
Faith, ii 1 1 111 . an' il' ji-t gone.
If you don't want ) p.e to look
a'lWav- on 1 be d.u k side i f life give
1 111-111 an occasional p'-cp at ihe other
side.
I.rogg- It s.-eois lo i:n- that arlisls
have a very c.i-y life. Sen gg ' m,
I don't think so. M 1st of them do a
great deal of pri.'ltv lough woi k.
An exchange s;;y: "Th" Ciiiuese
haie 110 humor: they cutout under
stand a joke." Tniscxpla.il why the
Chinese get mud whin In nullum
"inash their w indoiv.
"My cigitr has gone out,'' remarked
I he heedies y 011 ng loan to the official
whom ho was i-itiug iu his office.
"I am glad your cigar knows its
place,'' wa- the reply.
Agent of teaiiiship Line (lo com
plaining pa-seiigei 1 - -ir, 1011 are a
regular crank! I shall give iml a
wide 1. 01 1I1 hereafter! Passenger
Well, that's jitl w h..t I want.
Imported Flunkey - Yoi.r W orship,
the carriage waits outside. I log fare
Neiviich ( test ' ly Without? With
out what? Import. I FiunUey (obse-ij'.iioii-li
) W ii bout o. .iiptiiii. sir.
A pa-sengi r "ti a i.:.iinr 1. tiered
one of the sailor a gla of whisky,
which the hone: lal ib ilied, .ay'..ig:
No, Ihiilik'ce. I in i. r drink whisky,
besides its too et.ll'. let : and thirdly,
I've had three g.,--es already."
Financiering -Mr. .I.,s,,i, I have
half a notion In -c:l that c U'lu I house.
I can't make it bring more than six
per cent, lo s u e nic Mi s. ,l,iou
by don't 1 on cut the price of il down
one-half? Then it w iPd In iug ill
twelve per cent.
Tiic head and the I r:,r: :a ihe i.-.iuii'nf love
t list .ay lis s, p , 1 p .n .
Hilt ivi 'II imrdoii a i. ir 1 .1 .'. in the hi ad
So hug', shi ' let ... .I 111 I he heart.
Smuggling Opium lulu I lie I nil eil
Sillies.
Opium I. iiiaiiiil.il "iiicd in iho cities
of Victoria and aiicotn 1 r. Itrilisb
Coiuillliia. - one 111. uiul o l urer ex
pressed ii, "siitli, 3 1-ni i- made in one
week in cilhii'i ity to loci 1 ihe d
111.111, 1 of lt:l!i"l. I olillili.i.l for IWO
vear-.'' There arc ten or a doeu
iiitiuuftict uici in iinouicr, and
more yet iu V ."u 11. 'I
ported is of t. second
of Indian origin. It
form of sap. and in II"
that weigh about tin
h 1 pium i 1 11 .
pi il ii 1 , and is
come iu iho
shape of balls
pounds, and
lire encased ill an c ivi l ipe made by
preing leaves against He siieky uh
st'iine. The anadian revenue laws
impose a duly of one ,1 11. ir a pound
upon this law material, while our im
post upon ti iisbed opium i ten dol
lars 11 pound. Th" dill. 'ret!. 0 when
lliclaw materia! is Hoiked into the
finished produ.t i" therefore very
great, and the temptation to smuggle
i in direct pfopoi lion to iho profit.
The Chinese mei i h uii- iu Iti it i-li Col
umbia find the nie'hod of ma :i ii f act u I y
very "implo. The spill costs iwo dol
lars and a half raw. or time dollars
and a half a pound with the duty
addid. W hen it ha- been cooked inlo
smoker's opium it has cot in the
neighboi hood of "even dollars, and il
fetches from eight dollars and a half
to twelve dollars and a half a pound
in vaiioiis put of the I uitcl Mates.
l iicre aii tbiily or forty funis of
Chinamen manufacturing it constantly
in the I wo Hrilish Columbian cities,
uud out liim not the large-t--admil-tril
to in.' tint lln'i in due from two
bundled lo Ihlec bundled pounds
a month. There is scarcely a devis
able manner of concealment of Iho
little can- in w Inch the opium is put
up that is not practised in smuggling
t l,vi article over our border. It comes
in bariels of beer, iu women's bustls,
in trunks, in satchels, under iho loose
shirts of sailors, in bout-loads by
night, iu every conceivable way. Hy
Collusion w ilh steamboat and steam
ship captains, and through corrupt
otliiials iu our unit country, th
oreatest profits nro made possible.
Harper's Mugaiue,