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king, hir-l In nn'.i(lo-!rc,
Au J k1 "I'll!" the lie irt uf mr ;
Shako from tilt' sliil'lli',' leaf
The dew upon my grit f,
To iialm ami bless
WilU sweet foigctiiilnrss
The eyis of sorrow, red,
Mtiurniug (lie dead
Sing, bird In the nirndow-trrc
Yo'.ir tong is a memory
of licr glad voire tli;it knew
The fre-hncss o( the dew:
Ami now, she!
The di w is on the grass
lirowing ubove the song,
Silent-how long!
-Il'rmik I). Sbcrnijii. in Youth's i.'uropnii
toil.
REJECTED.
PV A. -. (.lils-iiM.
'J ho (rouble owed its origin to i.
Jiicoo of mi'doiialj!c jealousy on
Flora's part. The eirciiuistaiires un
in n niiiuncr rcinai k ible.
l im a iiinl Fiunk hud Iidimi sehnol
lii les nl (ho Ix.'itti: i fit Woodliru!
(.miliary, nml had geminated together
Frank being nhutil lu'f iily-oiio innl
Flora eighteen. They hud heei
twce'heai I ever so long, ami no out
doubled lliat 1 1 icy would one day
Wed.
In the cla-s, nUo, win I.orene Ma;-
Ire, who many thought rivalled Flor
in beauty, ami who liad it siinihn
fondness fur Frank, which was Id i
rrluin extent reciprocated.
The two girls were llio sociel;
favoritics in tin; lilt lo cily where the;
lived. A year after llicir gi -admit ion
foil iid ilii'iu devolo, cd inlo ram ami
beautiful v oinaiilio'id, admired nml
council by all Ihu iiisccpliblo and el ij
ible young tin.-ii of l In-ir a ) 1 1 n i 1 1 -tame.
Openly, Ilie Iwo girls wen
the best of fiicuds, but secret ly, tin
euioiilderi ig spark of rivalry a
never quilo extinguished.
A -core of llio nicest young folks of
the town had formed (hcnisel ves inlo
nil exclusive lillle club, which uiei
every foituighl tit I lie residence ol
one of the members for one evening
of social pleasure. On sirIi ncea
imuiis they darned and iiotiiuiiadcd on
Ihu lawn, hud delicious n frcsliincnts
served tit Irt or 1 1, and altogether had
a moot delightful time.
Frank initially escorted Flora to (lie
putties, until tin- era of troublo came.
One night Ihu club meeting had
been held at I .m cue's home, and Frank
liad been unusually iiltentivo to I,n
rem?, "in deference to her as hostess,''
hn explained.
This would have passed uil very
well hail it not been for an incideiti
which declined in li e girls' dressing
room, concerning which Frank knew
nothing.
The room was l.oren'stj own apart
ment converted into u general dressing-room
for temporary purpose
only, and it was oolite natural Uiat her
private belongings should lindorg;
the scrutiny' of the last ono of the in
quisitive girls gathered there.
Among other things brought to
light by the prying merry-makers wa
il very ui dent lovc-lelter, which was
neither directed uor signed but which
a few, and iiinong the number, Flout,
reoguized as bcin;; in Flunk's hand
willing. There were also some verses
of the siimu till'crlionatu nature, in the
liitite puiiinauship.
"Oh! t.oreiic! we've found you out !
Wl'tro did you get these?" cried one
of liie thoughtless erowd, who seemed
to think that everything was theirs by
l ight of discovery.
"What? oh, those?'1 answered
I.orene, blushing in spite of herself.
She made a grab for (ho, papers and
thrust (hem into her pocket, ami would
my nothing more regarding llicin.
This K t I lie siuotildei ing spark In
Flora's bosom blading, but slio raid
nothing, of course, and all the evening
she acted as (hough she were llio hap
piest girl preent. Hut slio was not
there was a lo' i; enough rest between
the dances for her to reali7' that-
She. w as very silent as -he and Frank
walked home together in llio soft
niootiligh'. She was a- sensitive as
the was sweet and womanly, and she
had placed such implicit tru-t in Frank
that the discovery of the. letter had
been a real blow to her. The more
she thought uf it, (hi! more severe, the
jealous pain in her heart became.
The 4wo wero not e xactly engaged,
but there hud been a lac I understand
ing between iheui, each teeming to
feel sine of the other's love, and con
stancy, and their union only a matte,
of lime; under such circumstances a
formal proposal and engagement
would have seemed awkward and tiu
l rcessary.
Frank mi-cou-trucd her silence;
often w lie n ihey wcio alone lugclhei
fhn was silent for the very happiness
n hu h tilled her heart, nml it was not
n i 1 11 1 nl tluii he should inislako her
em lion now.
"Yi'itr sweet "ilciicj speaks more
'ban words of your love for toe," h
aid tenderly. !) j you know, Flora
t is the fircale-t joy in the world b
ic, to feel that my presence gives vol
pleasure, and that ymt heait is mine
Flint is because I love you so."
She iiiadu no reply, and a iiiomen
ater he reached her door.
As- usual, ho did not hurry away
.lo stood close bes'ile her in lie
lutdoiv of tho doot way, ju-t lieyom
ho line of pale moonlight, whic
pi i vend with tho movement of tin
neat trees on the law n.
St. II her silence seemed eloquent ol
her emotion, and lie was irresistibl
moved by it.
Ho caught her in his arms au
iressud a kiss upon her lips.
'My darling," he breathed, 'yci
mist know thut you nro more t!m
e il'th, mid Min, ami moon and stars t
ine! I lovo you 1 lovo you ! Flora, I
want you lo promise me something
that you will marry me ere the snow
eiimes."
She drew away from him and heh
him at arm's length imperiously.
"i have lost my faith in you," sin
id I, calmly and coldly, "This nigh
lids everything between us."
"Why, what can you mean?" hn ex
chimin! in iima.cmcut. "Surely, Flo
"I feel humiliated enough bv whal
von have subjected tine o, withou
,'oiug into a matter that you thorough
ly nii'leridaml. Fnotigh lo say that I
have found you out, mid that never.
.ever again can I have any coulideu
hi you. You may n lummy letters 111
vnur earliest convenience, 'iood night.
Mini --mid good-by."
She extended her band, or raihei
placed it in his, mid scarcely know in
h hat ho did, ho pressed it in lareucl
uid an i istaut later she had passed
into the door, nml ho vt as goingdow n
Ins w ide, broiid slcps, with a slmugi
light in his eyes, and a pallor creep
ing into his handsome face,
Ki jict oil I Flora- Ins Flout, win
li I proven her love to him so often,
w hoin he love I with all the ardor ol
his strong nature, had deliheralel y re-fu-cd
him, and said never, ncvei
.I'jain should sho tru-t him. Ifn cuitld
not understand le: could hardly be
lievo ihu occurrence u reality.
The next day he wrote lo her, pas
sionately begging her to reconsider her
leci-ion, or at least grant him au ex
planation.
Flora was too sensitive and proud
to acknowledge her jealoit-y of I.orene,
s i nl though secnily it almost broke
her heart to part with Frank, mid
aitsed her many tears, her reply w a-
formal and only euiphaiied her action
if the evening before
With the answer sho returned Frank
his presents and his letters, and he, in
turn, was compelled to return hers.
I here w ere not many lc(tcrs only
those exchanged when I'.ora was vis
iting relatives in n neighboring town,
lull for this reason they were all the
inure precious to tho disconsolate
pair.
And co tho ways of tho two thus
suddenly separated, and for two long
weeks there was a coldness between
them that mailt) their casual meetings
painful in tho extreme.
It would bu idle to deny that Flora
iu time regretted her hasty action in
breaking with Frank, for even with
those burning words of love to I.orene
rising before her, she loved him truly,
more now than ever before, it seemed,
lint she could not In ing herself to
show him any evidence that she re
lented, and that sho longed to have
him at her side as of old.
It no happened that, next time it was
Flora's turn to entertain tho itutlcrlly
Club, as the oigaui.atiou was play
fully called, ami on the occasion of
the meeting at her home there was the
usual gay crowd in attendance, with
1,'ie exception of Frank, lie made it
tinveuieut to ho called suddenly out
if town on that evening, and scut his
regrets.
Flora tried her best to bo happy,
but at heart she was miserable.
In the coiiie of the evening, l.o-
reue's escort was taken suddenly ill,
mid had to be scut humn in a carriage.
This painful event decided I.oicno to
peiul tho night with Flora.
What wid two girls not cay in con-
lidcucc when sleeping alone together?
I'liere is a spdl about the dai ness
and the bed that induces the most
wonderful conti deuces of allcctinn,
mid that niuhl ere the two girl had
closed their eyes in slcco, l.uene
made a little coufe-sioti that thrilled
Flora with rapture.
"That loiter that you saw Flo,'' idie
said in a In-italing w hi-per, "that tel
ler that the girls picked up and lead
at my home that night, yon know, 1
fear you didn't like it, and I want to
tell you that it nasu't w ritten to me at
all. Yon remember when we were
siudt ing It) roil' life in our Fugltsh
literature at school? Well, (hero were
onto of his letters and things that
verou't in our text-book, and Frank
'pied them out of some book til the
:ibrary for me, ami that letter you
aw was olio of them. And those
.ei'ses were smut) of llyroil's, too, and
and they didn't mean anything. I
ueatil to tell you before, but well,
oinehow 1 didn't. I didn't want to
uake any (rouble between you and
i'rnnk, Flo,"
Flora iiiider''iod why Lorcne hadn't
ohl before, a 1 thought il noble of
iir to tell al u.l. And then and there
ill jealousy between them ended.
Oh how glad Flora was! She haw was supplied daily in his presence
'i iw unjust and unkind sho had been w il b a certain allowance of food, hut
0 Frank. Oh, if sho could only win being compelled to ale ent liiiuelf on
im buck. a journey, the keeper of tho beast diui-
Whiit do you think that dear dchein- ini-hei) the ration of food, and the ail
ing little woman did to accomplish her ' imal became daily thinner mid weak
purpose? Sho was too proud lo write er. When its master returned, tho
io Frank and ask him to comu back lo elephant exhibited the greatest Rigus
her, nml even should sho do so, she of pleasure. Tho feeding time! emiie,
reared he would not, and so she hit and the keeper laid before il the for
ipou a mo, I 1 1 1 1 i i j it o plan to bring mer full allowance of food, which it
ihoiit tho end shu desired. divided into two parts, consuming one
One day she was taken very ill and immediately and leaving the other lin-
aved in clcliiiuiil. And in this slalo touched. The nllicer knowing Ihu
die called repeatedly for Frank. Ho sa.uncily of his favorite, saw iniiiiu
tvas sent fjr at last and llio situation diately the fraud that had been prac-
vplaiticd lo him ; of course hu came, liccd, mi 1 mmle tho man t uiife.-s his
He approached i lie bedside softly, with eiime. I'leiix une.
1 world of sorrow, sympathy and lovo
in his manly face.
"I'lotu," he said, "Flora, u y dar
I ng."
I hey w ere al uie in tho room. Sho
dimly opened Iter eyes ami recognized
him. She put u; her two arms and he
bent d w li and kimed her lips.
After that visit Flora's rec every
was very rapid, Inn no one, with the
exception of Frank, who was told
al'li r their joyous wedding, ever knew
of her clever and aiuil-ing liltlo decep
lion. And Frank pronounced il "cap
ital." Yankee lilade.
FlTcr! of Hie ( liiuese Kxrlitsion Act.
N'otw ilhstciitliiig the I'hiuesO ex-elu-inli
act, the Chinese population
of California al this time numbers
7l,i1. showing, as the Chicago
Herald slates, thai there has been a
very slight decrease within tho past
leu years. Many of tho Chinese
residents of the ktale have returned
to their native country within thrcu
years and many have left California
for other slates. There Ion been no
increase of tiio Chiue-n population
ihroiigh the birth of children, as but
very few Chiueso women have ever
been brought to (his country. There
may bu no dotiht that Chinamen roach
California from Itritish Columbia (o
which they take passage from Hong
Kong. Tho federal government is
trying lo put a stop to this migration,
which goe- on in violation of tho ex
clusion acl, nml it is reported that a
letter on the subject was recently
sent (o the Itrili-lt Canadian customs
department, which replied that it bad
no power to interfere with the move
ments of Chinamen who arrived in
Canada and pay Ihu poll tax. Il is
only by the vigorous enforcement of
(his exclusion act along the whole lino
of the, Canadian border that (ho influx
of Chinamen inlo this country ran bo
prevented.
The I like Dwellers.
In Swi .erlaud, ono winter when it
was very cold, the rivers wero frozen
mid the lakes were very shallow. Tho
people. who tivetl on tlio homer ot one
f the lakes determined to inako their (
jardeiH larger, by running their side i
walls out. into the hike and building a '
wall across to shut out the lake. Thou
they were going to fill in llio space
thus enclosed w ith mud taken from
the hike bed. When they commenced '
to dredgo Ihey c ime upon a quantity 1 Minshiiio beside the road,
of spiles, and ivory and Btono and j "What do you think of my dane
broiio looU. Investigations ii'uvcil ! "'il lirr. I le was foolish
that above this lake and, indeed, abovo . ""'ugh lo a.-k everyone the tamo
Ihers iu Sw ii 'i laml, had oneo risen
the homes of a people who lived iu
dwellings built high above llio water
on smles or Iolm driven into the bed
of (he lake. One lake having been
ill niiK'tl, t wo M'tlh litems w ere foui d
in it, one at each end. The part of the
eastern seltleiue it which used to stand
above the water bad been destroved
by lire, and the charred remains rotild
till bo seen. Nobody bad ever
Ireaiued of the exi-ieuce of such peo- ,
ples. I licy are now known as llio
l.ako lwellers." St. Nicholas.
Sunstroke in Arid Ketinns,
Iu the arid regions of our Southwest
it has been observed by military sur
geons (hat sunsiroke is extremely iu
frequent when the wa'cr supply was
nut cut off. 1 iii in , our rtceiit war.
us long as the Iroops on forced inaichos
mild keep their canteens well tilled
they sutlcred lillle from MinMroke.
Hut when the water guv.1 out and tho
soldier's skin became dr, so t.iat the '
(oling due to evaporation from ths
skin was arrested, the ilaiiiier from
cat prostration soon became iuinii- ;
neiil .N.Y . Herald
tllll.WiKVS tOU.H.V.
I rea'ly think my sister May
l.i stupi'lcr than ine,
lieiaiise she - h i -1 I lie cither clay
The rj wasn't any "h"
In h'liicw'dinli, uml spelt it just
'I' lloiililc o-in i !"
Of course sin 's w rong. I told her so;
There's not to be a "nv"
Fciinew here in Icini yenia1!, Iii-i-.uise
Ite makes il, don't yuii see!
A WISH lil.hl'IIANr.
An ofllccr in tho Bengal army had a
very ('me mid fuvorilo elephant, which
n Mini hi- a ri'. r I ic mi.
For a iiituiher of jear.i Coliui. I ,1. 1!.
Dodge has been the owner of a most
beam i ful and intelligent ( hi phei d dog,
says the Indianapolis (Ind.) S.nliiiel.
He was very friendly with children-
Two years ago Frank was run over
by a Hissing train, crushing onn of
Ids hind legs mid culling oil' his beau
tiful tail. On Thursday Frank, who
hud become rptilc decrepit and ileal',
wiiiidciTd down lo the railroad again
mid was struck by a train, killing him
instantly.
Tin; news (lew iil-.e wildfire among
the boys, mid they entn; uded to give
liim a funeral such n no dog ever had
iu this part of the country.
Selecting a sttilahlu location, tho
grave W aiilug and a respectable colli u
was niade, and Frank wus placed iu it
iu one. of his favorite trick attitude: -that
of playing dt ad. Tin: Collin w in
then clo-ed mid the filavu tilled Up iu
the presence of lifiy ladies and gentle
men, w ho were addicted hy tho nov
e'ty, mid at hast (wo hundred hoys.
The whole proceeding was conducted
with the utmost decorum.
tit: fit list: ok tit inii lies.
There w as once a bear who danced
"or a Iii ing. He did not adopt title
icciipaiioii from choke, but from iie
essily, mid because his master curried
i strong whip, and had a ipiiek arm.
Hut lie was a conscientious bear, and
inxious to do his best, nlihiuigh il w as
lot the sort of work he piefel red. lb)
lanced eaiefully, and practiced his
deps along the road, when lie travelled
)csidc liii master from town to town.
One tiny, executing a ii"w wall, as
ic went, he paused a iiioiiIm v, w ho sat
n the Itipiuo-I rail of a fence, and
iiirveved the bear's performance with
l ipiict smile.
"What do you think of my dancing,
lit ?'' asketl the hear, w ishing to hear
be opinion of one w ho had a reputa.
don for w it ami wisdom.
"Il is bad enough," replied tho
monkey. "Y'ou are a tremendously
ltiiu-y fellow. Hut you have a eei-
" "i yum on u, uou m.ij
unpiove if you apply ynuisell long
'iio' gh.
leinarks saililenml the hear, but
prevent his still trying pain-
f""' lo l,ls tclISi correctly.
I re-ently be came lo a eouplo of
rJf . "''f blind, who lay doiug iu
1'ieslioii.
"Heaiititui : requisite : rte.l one
!'''' without opening her eyes.
"Midi eiiclianliitg grace, sucli a
lovely figure, such perfect lime!'
grunted the oilier, "11 auliful!
Oi'iiiili f u! !" and Ihey both fell a-lecp
again immediately.
Then the bear, suddenly seeing
w hat a simpleton ho w a-, sat dow n
and groaned, hiding hi uo-e in bis
l,i,w-
'Now what do you mean?'1 cried
his master, wrathfitlly raising bis
whip, "(iel up, and go on with your
steps. Is not that approval enough?
What more do oii expect? Ounce
again, that ou may have nine
praise."
Master," wept the humiliated bear,
"I tan iH Vcr dune.- aain. The inoii-
key's c iticism worried me; but he
knew w hut he w as talking about, and
I H :ll had hopes of doing belter. Hut
when I have fallen so low as to be
treated to fulsome ptai-e from blind
ig 1 see cleat ly lint my c i-o is
iopele, and that as a dancer I shall
lever succeed." Harper" Yeuug
.Voplc.
! Till: ALIIAM15RA.
The Magnificent Palace Built ly
Miiors in Spain.
NeKlected for Conturies, It Is
Now Boing Restored.
The palace of die Allmmbra, a clus
ter of building of all shapes, is sii-
: u.ileil on a hill nml is iipproai le d by n
III igiiiticenl avenue of trees, says a
letter from (iranada. Spi n, In the
Tunes-1 (eiuoeral. A few minutes'
walk lliioueh the deep shadows ol
this avenue brought us to the iiwiiiu
orange-colored walls of llm (into of
Justice, wh ic the Moorish Kings dis-pen-'-d
justice, as il it now dono (o
Ihi-day in Moorish eiliei. Over the
outer arch is a hand with tHtisp.'ead
lingers, over llio inner a key. The
Moots said that IheOraiiad i could oult
be taken wlnm the hand grasped the
Key, but our modem sages, who funl
out everything, bay that the hand wa
tt talisman iigaiu-t the evil e.e, as it h
now in Italy and Morocco (vim liml
Neapolitans as well as Moor, wearing
a coral hand as a dial in) and tin: ke
w as au eit'.lilem of power. Around the
: g-il ", or rallier all jve it, runs tho in
H liplion put there by its l'oillider,
il - il r, the King uf firail id ', In whom
much of l he Atliauibi'a is doe: "lie
the Aliuightc iniike this a huhval k oi
protection, ami in-cribe its e.tclioi,
anion;: llm impel is'ialde aeiiunsnf tin
just." Near the gale i an clalini alt
high fountain re ired against the wall,
built iu ihi) tiino of ( 'li ll le- . , who
iiil'iilied it with any quantity of ciipid
aiid dolphin' a id hideous ina-ks spout
ing water. Through the gale ami
a vaulted pas-age no te iched the top
of the hill laid out in a formal in . rllc
edged garden, and ou one side a foun
tain or well, famous for ils excellent
water. This is ihu I'la i tie los Al
gibes, the place of tho Moorish cis
terns. These are cleaned out once a
year, in January, mid then can he
vi-ited. Ou one side of the I'lai
there are the ruins of the ru'.-gcd yel
low towers that ine!o-ed the citadel ;
on the other, the ruins of Hie never
finished pahn e of Charles V., huilt ol
yellow stone, and as bright today u
iu the emperor's time. The windows
wero never gla.ed, and they stare nl
one like the open eyes of a corpse.
Through 1 1 if I il come patches of the
deep blue sky beyond; the em yat ide
and the bas-relief look as fresh as il
finished yesterday. Il is an immeusi
sqiiai e edilice oiiuid , whiln in-iilo h
has a circular court, with il gal ei
supported by light columns. IS") oml
the palace morn trees, gardens,
churches, a mo-quo a whole liule
town XV il 111 11 the old forlilicaliou on the
hill.
Charles dm Fifth destroyed man)
buildings to erect his shell (f apilao
as seen today, and standing li fore il
we wonder where the Alliutiihra
is, and sc lively believe a lit
tlo cluster of roofs shown cm
ers the most beautiful building iu
the world. Wn were almost iuhffoii
we knew it, A plain door opened,
and we stopped from the iiineleou'h
century lack to the thirteenth, from
fact-laud to fairy-laud. You nevei
think of tho size, of the A ilmiubrn, ah
tho proportions are so perfect. You
go through court af or court,
hall after hall, utterly bewildered by
the indescribable loveliness of it all.
the w hole seeming so like, and ft -o
varied mid harmonious. ''bc ivalU
are covered w ith what scenn h petri
fied veil of dclicuii) lace, formed some
times by flowers, sometimes by geo
metrical patterns, but ad as strictly re
ligious in intention as a (I Mho cathe
dral, and lilletl wit 'i s inteiic is au I in i x
i nits from the Koran, which i is in
(ended to keep alway- in the tniinl
andheaitof the inmate Over and
overn.-ain is the motto, "(tod alone i
Ihe Conqueror'' the answer of u
Moori-h King when greeted hy bi
subjects s the conqueror on relum
ing from a victory.
Fir years (he Mhambin was ne
glirtol, indeed, during the Fieinli in
vasion it was almost destroyed bui
some twenty year- ago (.'iieen Isabella
II. visited Orau i l.i.and she determined
to have il restored. Fortunately sin
found the l ight man with the rcipiisitc
knowledge, taste and skill, so that the
work, although progressing "Slowly,
goes steadily on, and some rooms, per
fectly restored, nro loielv. Il is n
woikof patience, labor mil lime, a
we could see watching the wol kliien
The colors used arO vivid blues, red-,
yellow-, purples, greens and tiaugc.
w ilh a great ileal of gil-liuu. The ef
fect is beautiful. The since i is n d-'ii-calc
en Mill c ilor. and on it only hlne,
red and V liow sh-i le- are iil. The
other c dors are ii-e.l iu the li es of tin
ii. 1 i . In one loom only aie tiit ic
nv lliitires, and, then' are of Moors.
p'linled ou leather Htul nailed lo tho
ceiling F the Hall of ,lustic,.
As M i ns arc fnrhiddfil to make
exact fi 'presentations' of living things
thesi) lijiires ine thought to be the
work of Christians of the tiflcenlh
oon I .try. Tin) lions, loo, in lh!
fatuous C' Hit of the I. ions are Hip
posett to be the nml, of Christian
prisoner:. However, Ihey bear so
M ile resemblance lo real lions that the
M ours could have oi ide Ihcin without
sill. We greeted ill -e I ions like id I
friends, for we had been so long
familiar with I In in Standing bes'de
llielil, Hie view oil (ill sides was In alll i
I'ul. On one side the I fill of Hid
Ahenccragc where Koine thirty
chiefs of the Iribi' were murdered;
I nick of us tho llol if Jii-iirc, and
on III! oilier side the Hill lai
Jos Hermanns, hading to tho
lieaififul Tooaiior (boudoir ) of the I.in
lainji. The 11 ill of tin- Aiiiha-siidois,
the Me.qiiil.'i, now a -Impel, tho hath
and hall of rest me nil one mo; e lovely
than the other. Ono tower w it li
dded as n dressing ro iiii for the wife
of ( 'harles V. I. oking forth from il
llm view is beautiful; th" town, Hi ot !i
shrunken from iu former ereaiiiess,
is still lar.'e, mi I yu look down ou a
vast expau -H of u iiileiva-he I hotl-es,
liui i he- an I cy prcs-i! , No one ever
eavi s the A'hatuliia mid ils fair.-iike
eoiirlH, w i tltoitt syuipathv firlhegil-
lliadliil, when le im ne I h ck for
-Mil' llioi'i! look all I to Udi'f a deep sigh
if regret.
Ill Hie Fiji Man. Is.
A general ton ajjo the name Fi ji was
i common simhol for the gro--tst and
most icpulsivi! sitvngt iy. The natives
wen! not simply can niliaU, hut their
i tiuiiihiili.-iu ;is mi every tlay nllalr,
forming a iicees-ary clcnn'iil in eve y
festivity.
The so ereignty of the islands was
tirsl olleri il lo linliiiid ,'lt'lct' a lis.
ires-ing history of iiitermil fueds, in
NoH, hut the coiiiiiiis-iuuer scut out.
10 invcsttgali! reputed mil ci -fly.
McaiiHhiie the iitllux of l.tieli.-h and
oilier Fin opcaii scltU rs ineieaseil mid
n s(uhc government hcraim) a iieii s--ily
.
In Is-'., ai'eotdiii-lv. the prolec
lelate Has lie.!. in ollcied lo Fiigland
and likewise lo the I'nilctl Stales, bill
neither power cared lo undertake I io
rc-pon-ibU'l v. Two years Inter n
hi icf experiment of consiiliitional
government iiiuI.t a native prince was
tried, but failed, mi. I Ureal Kritaiu
finally came lo the tcseiie of the
t'ivili.eil settlers by accepting the
soveii i'jtil v of the i-l.-i ml s , dins secur
ing nl the siuii llm a wished-for
port of t ill mi the route from Aus
tralia to I'.inaiu.i
Tlio ndiiiitii-triitivi! forms intro
duced among llm 1'ijis nro not pecu
liar enough to all for any long dis
cinsion, w rites l alvin Thoni- iu ihu
"tin 1 1 t:i lit I il t. Here, n- el-eH here, the
po icy has been, while doing away
with sava.eii, lo treat native n-ages
as gently as possible. I'lio governor
if Fiji is "high eommisii'tner of the
Western Pacific," mid as such has been
I potent Im lor ill checking the c inui
halistic an-1 sla el railing baib.n ilie
for which i he Smith S-m w;is until
lately notorious.
A Lot ii f llodtni Naturals.
Years ago, when professor Agas-iz
and H party of scieu'ilie friends were
mak iug a t aid it pou I be hills of New
1 1 ililpshil f, Ihey laid ihetu-elves open
10 ii-' in cou-einu- aiire of their .h i.
ver, who knows iiioio about liot-es
ilitui bug-. The 1'niston Herald re
vives the old laic:
W hen the par: y came lo llclhlehcui
.ind were going up a Imi loll they a)
eot out ll'id walked except C. C. Fel-i-.ii,
who rein ai i icil with ilii'.liiver on
ho box. As llio ic-t walked i p the
lull, niliiiiii ' here unit lln re, sweeping
with the inu-lin net, lurnioj over logs
an.) stone-, pouncing on frogs, etc.,
the driver said to I'rof. l elion, Wh
are those i ou h i ve w 1 !i you?" "Oh,"
he replied, "lln-y are a H't of nai uni!-i-ts
from an insi it.iiiou mar liosion."
There tli.ln't seem to ho uiiicli in
his, but there was it lew moiiiitils
In'cr. The dow n stage came along,
uid as the tixo stage, met they
-lopped for a moment. The other
11 iier ga.--tl down Hie hill in nsiou
isltini'iil aiidsaitl: "What sort of a
lively freight have yon there? '
The tlrli er of t he i' i-iiu iii-heil par
ty bancl over and auswiie 1 iu a lend
eoiilidcnlial whi-per, "Tlie in e a set
if natina's from tin' a-i lain near
II -liii; then kei per in-t told me so."
Half a Mint.
She - I'o y ou i-vei see Mr. ami Mrs.
t 'hap'ey i uce tlu'ir iu un:i:i '!
lie ( Hi, yes . il i- a ca-e of t u vt
sniils wl b bill a single tlioiiuhl.
She- II oy lov.-lt !
lb Ve., she tn u i ,.- I a i ide
Hutl.ilo livening News.
j I. fines.
, Borne are bronze with brownish tint.
I 8. one are red iu sunlilil .'lint,
i Nunc have silken sheen,
Some are crimson, sinne are gold,
Home are covered o'er w illi mold,
Milne are (. lossy urn Ii.
' mown in a pile In snle the hedge,
lioivn by the road nl the rio r's edge,
Win re tall the grasses iilnw,
Hrowni 'l hy the uiiliiliiu wind- anil sere,
The fallen leaves are resting here
Or tossing to ami fro
i inly a pile of leaves so bright,
Itetlected tints of warm siitillglit.
Thai shims iu milium) weal her.
Mow II in pile, snd Hit re lo slay,
'Till on some frosty, w intry d-iy,
'liny all will die together
Ho w ilh the lives we daily live,
Koine In ol In rs plea-lll'i cove.
Willi bristliest bits of tn'or.
flume sre joyous, some arc sad.
Hume make nil arotuiil u- ilu I,
'Till the fate of the kavis w e follow.
Cum ('. Walsh, iu 'l inn s liiiuoi rut.
Ill IMHKII S.
A dead issue The po-lliininms ptth
lication. 'I hi! cash girl in a le-laiiranl is maid
of money.
The leather firm appears to bo gel
ting sti apped.
A man on his mettle is all tight, if
he is not all hr.i--.
'Ihu fanner's wife who I rude goose
feathers pays down for what she
gels.
No one feels poorer than tho rich
man w ho-e iiicoine has jn-l been re
duced live per cent.
The political parade is prodlictivo
of Hi II .' I elilhll-ia-in, hut the weekly
pay laid in more proliiahle
A milkman's bills should be nitido
out oil quai l-o size, elcaui-biid paper,
Hut blue-limed or w aier-iuarkcd.
In lite inalriii onial market il doesn't
Illlike so initi'li difference about U gill's
complexion if her iiieouiu is only
fair.
"Knot in il," ii- the young man re
marked to the thread, when he at
tempted to sew a button ou his
clothes.
"I say, Cholly, how do you weckon
a Ulan acipiiah-i a tlow of idea-?'" "1
don't know ivenlly. unless ho gets
W alah on the bw ain "
Lawyers will not admit il, but cw
perieuce demou-tr.'iles all the stunt!
that the purpose of a eio-s-exiiiuiua-t
i ii ii into make the witness cross.
"I never saw such a mail to bow
as l'.cti. 1. m i-. He is alw ay s at il. It
stems o be a real pleasure lo him."
"lie's what ou'd call, I suppose, tl
bower of bliss.''
Watts What Was (lie decision ill
llio ease of that fellow supposed lo bu
crazy about baseball? Potts They
concluded to wait until the season is
over. It is difficult at this season of
the year to lii-lingiii-li a baseball
maniac from the oidtiiiiry crank,
The load's IJulck Tongue.
A gentleman in Mooring has a pet
toad that lives under a plank walk iu
his aid. A! li Iu ott the same time
every evciiiim the loud comes out In
hunt for hi- food, and the gentleman
lo enjoy his after-supper smoke.
Ho describes the toad s methods of
getting supper, and say s that, though
seemingly o sluggish, in some respects
it is the quirk 'st animal iu the world.
He has frequently seen it capture a fly
to quickly us Iti deceive lie.! eye. lie
lias looked straight al a fly (hat had
approached w illiin t w inches of lite
toad and suddenly the lly d i-appi ai ed
so quickly that (he ey e could not fol
low ils movement. The load thirled
out ils needle-like tongue, ft. in two
ami one ha'f lo I hi ft- inches lone, and
drew the lly into ils iiioulh. This ho
was able lo peict.vo by subsequent
nml closer inspection. A lly is very
quick, but a load's tongue i- quicker.
A worm placed within an inch or two
of the load's mouih would di-appcar
iutlie same way. A very slight move
lilenl of the toad's head could bit seen,
and a faint glimpse of the worm,
enough (o tell its dirccliou, but tho
tongue was iuvi-ihhv Whether it
piriccs it., victim, or winds uround it,
or sticks to it the gentleman can't de
termine. Poi t land Press.
In -laveiiile- Kt'for mill ories.
A census bellelin, which has recent
ly been issued, shows that the (otal
number of inmates of juvenile, reform
atories in IM'ii w as 1 I ,.s pi, an iin reaso
of 1 II. '7.-, or ne, nly :lo pi r cent, over
the nuinber rep.'i ted in l.-so po.
ruhar feature, holes the Philadelphia
liecord, i- (he cxcomc incteasu ill
tho number of girls. It is also signifi
cant that the percentage of increase
of inmates i- two per cent, um, n than
the perceniaee of increase iu popula
tion. Il would be grant, ini: to f et I
a med thai this is due rather lo au
exteii-ion of n foi maioi ies ll.an ton
greater degradation of Ihu youth of
j Hie country.