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POYflL RANGER RALPH;;'
The Waif of the Western Prairies.
DY VELDON J. COBD.
C'lIUTKR XXlII-Contlnuo.l.
Darin! feized tho bandit's arm and
forced him through tlio doorway. I)i'S-.
pard made no resistance a Brown
(matched his revolver from hi9 bolt1
Standing in the darkness near the door;
was a qucfr-looklug vcliiclo with a rear;
grated dcor
"Cot in," ordered tho ShorllT, sternly. '
"What am I arrested for?" demanded
Desrard. '
"Noer mind: if you don't vunt to bo
lynchnj you obey orders '
"This is nn od tieasuro wagon, and,
stout rnd secure," "aid Drown to Darrel.
'Tliere is a driver'.'"
"Yes."
"And he has orders to proceed to
Jliiiors" Ouloh'.1''
"LxacCy. Here is tlio iry to the ve
hicle. Gel In with your prisoner, and
leavo before iho min"rs know of tlio
capture.''
"There was an accomplice uf this man. "
"Whero is hi.'-.'"
"Kscai e l. "
"1'ilt-ynnd f nd him. Drive ahead."
1 a'rel sprang into the vehicle and
closed the dour. It shut with a spring
lock.
1 arrei held his revolver rondy for uso.
Despard. sullen and ?1 :on t, fat glaring
1 cr oly ai him
The Vehicle left the place and started
for the mountain roads. Tlio rapture of
the bandit h.ul been aeoomp Ishod most
expeditiously. Darrel well know, how
ever, that he must bo very watchful ol
so wily a foe.
For over an hour not a word was
spoken, and tlio ehielo proecodod on its
way. There was a snail shelf in tho
forward par. of tho wagon. Hero a lit
tle lamp ( ast dim lays of light over tho
interior.
"I tlrnk 1 know you at last," remarked
Pes-anl, linally, in a sullen, sneering
tone of voice
"Indeed:"
"Yes. y,,n are the friend of Ranger
Ralph. " 1
"And his avenger."
"Yon export t prove mo tr. be his as
sa sin?"
"And thai nf the others yes "
"W h up are j ou taking me?"
"To Miners' Gulch."
This stemcd to alarm and subdue
I'esp.nJ. fur 1 1. relapsed into silence
A iaua' gl.meu from tho rear barred
win low showed that tho vehicle was
(lowly treading a dangerous road on tho
vcr edge of the mountains
J-udib'iily he started. Ho was posi
tive that a figure on horseback had
(lilted by the vehicle. A ininuto later
there was a shot. It wa succeeded by
a ( rv fur help ami then a fa!1.
"Whoa!"
Tlio lavs s cr.mn to a halt Tho
voice was that of Dan ton. A revolver
v. as thrust through tho bars. Its pos
t ess or was sheltered by tho darkness
beyond
"Move, and you nro n dead man,"
speko Dantun's voho "Whoover you
are, you are in deadly rnrll. I can seo
your'every mocun.'ut. Listen to what
I say. "
These words were directed to Darrel.
He Hutched his revolver and was silont
"Year driver 1 havn disposed of,"
t poke Pantou. "You are In my ower.
licspard, who is this man?''
' Th i scout's friend "
lirev? '
"Yes."
"Mr Grey, you mil first hand out tho
revolver you have in your hand "
Darrel moved a if to obey Danton'
ro ue-t. Instead, ho raised It suddenly
and Orel.
Danton divvy back. The horses,
ah'rined at the shot, startod off. With
t einoiidoiis velocity the vehicle was
dragged down a bleep grade. Without
u driver they dashed madly forward
)no glance showed Darrel their awful
icril. They won so near the edgo of
t o precipice that it seemed as if it
would go over the edgo of tho doclivity.
Despard himself, terrified, sprang ex
citedly to his feet. A yawning abyss
showed as tho wagon struck a tree
Tl o horses broke loo a and dashed
away. Tho vehicle tottered, crashed,
ud fell over the steep mountain road. '
CUAPTEK XXir.
A IDHlLLITfO ABVE.Vrnit.
It was some minutes before tho two
men In tho lo kod wagon box could fully
realize what had occurred. They knew
that tho hor.es had run away, and, tho
wagon colliding with a tree, they had
dashed madly onward, desortlng tho ve
hicle. Tho wagon had tottered on tho
brink of the abyss, and theu, turning,
fell downward.
Darrel Grey caught one glimpse of tho
gloomy depths of tho valley below, and
gave hlmse f up for lost To his amaze
ment, tho wagon whirled downward only
a few feet Then It camo to an abrupt
halt.
Its sudden stoppago brought him and
Despard together with a shock.
Amid th excltoment and peril of the,
occasion. Darrel thought not of treach
ery on the part of his companion. Tho,
latter seem'od paralyzed with terror, and
liis face was whlto and craven.
"Wo aro doomodl" he muttered, In a
f rightonod tone.
"Not at all," replied Darrol. "We aro:
enemies Dyko Despard, but for onco wo
had better act in unison." 1
"Anything to cscapo a fall Into that
dark abyss. "
Dcspar.l shuddered as ho pointed to
the yawnin? depths below.
Tlio lamp in tho wagon had been ex-,
tlnguishcd by tho shock cf the fa I, but
thu moonlight outsldo rovealcd their sur
roundings plainly. Darrol soon learned
their real situation. Tho wagon lay on
its side, about ton foct below tho edge of
tho read
It had fallen partly on a shelf of rock,
partly across a troe, and these supported
It ti mporarlly. Tho ho d was a frail
one, huwover. and the least dlslodgment
might scr.d them whirling to death a
hundred fret bolow. Darrel groped his
way to the door ami unlocked It.
"Jf I alUw you to follow mo, will you
agree to mako no resistance?" he asked
of Despard
"I prauilse," replied the outlaw
eagerlv.
"Very w. !'.; 1 y clinging to thi shrubs
nd rucks wo can reach the cliff."
Uarrel Hnod out tb door ana
clamberod ovor the shelving rock. P.y
iareful c Imbing ho reached tho did In
safety. Ho aided Despard, who Lad fol
lowed him, to reach tho samo p'aeo,
1'oth breathod rdiovodly ut their mar
velous es-apo from death.
Darrol was onco moro on his guard,
and tho relentless raptor, as ho Hasped
his rovolvcr In his hand
"March ou," ho eald, gently, "wo kavo
lost time."
He glancoi i:p and down tho dosort'.'d
mountain road. Tli"ro was no trace of
either Danton or the horses thai had
broken loosn from the wagon.
"Hold on," said Despard.
"Well, what is It?"
"You Intend to tako mo tj Miners'
Gulch?"
"Yes."
" hat for?"
"On you ak? Your many cr.mes;".
"It will bo poor satisfa:tion to you." ;
"Why?"
"You aro losing time. " ;
"In what way?" asked Darrel.
"In socking revenge on me, you aro
leaving your friends In danger."
"W hat friend-?"
"Hanger llalph and tho girl, Inez
Tracey?"
"Hanger Kalph is dead."
"No; he escaird at the old hermit's
:av: 1 saw him "
"Allowiu? that, he can tako caro of
hinicc'f. "
"I3ut the girl .She is a prisoner with
the Modoc s. J-'ee here: I'm willing to
help yo.i find her, if yo i will allow mo
my liberty. "
"o: I "shall place yo i in safo hands.
Then I shall liui the girl alone and un
aided. Match on!"
leopard obeyed the mandate, and
started down tho roa 1 with a sullen
face. Tho menace of l arre.'s revolver
was s illicient to mako him an abject'
and enrcsist ng captive
Not a word wis si oken as th journey
was resumed. Darrel resolved to con
vey his prisoner lo tho next mining set
tlement, and there mako known his,
rrimes, and ret :rn (o search for tho.
driver of tho wagon, who had been shot
by Danton.
Later, lio learned that the driver had'
escaped with a slight vo.:iid.
1'or over an hour the lonoly tramp,
(ontinued. Several times, as they came
to whero tho road was more tortuous.'
Darrol pa' so l.
He imagined ho could hear hor?es'
hoofs in tho distanc:', bet finally at
tributed Hie so'ind to some ravine wa-.
terway or cataract. He was not aware
that a wily foe was upon his trail, that
Despard's ac omplice, Danton, had fol
lowed them, i ii 1 0 n t ou rescning the for
mer. A9 they lounded a point of rocks,
Grey started quickly. Too lato ti avoid
a ( atastrophe, Darrel e saved to firo at
an advancing foe sudden y revealed bo
hind them. It was Danton, and ho was
on horseback.
With a cleft movement a lasso shot
out from the saddle how. Tlio ropo en
closed his form, pinioning his arms
tightly.
Tho icvolver fell to the ground. With
a cry of fierce delight Despard seized it.
Danton gave tho lasso a tightotiiug jerk,
secured tho other end round his waist,
and faced his captive with malignant
joy depicted on his evil fa .e.
"The tables aro turned, my friend," ho
Jeered.
Darrel was silent, with discomfiture
and cha?rlu.
Despard proreeilud t i seo that the
lasso was firmly tied around tho pris
oner. "Wo won't delay here," remarked
Danton. "tome of this man's friends
may bo on our trail. Tome, along, Cap
tain." Danton urged forward his horse.
Despard walked by his side convening
with him. Darrel was lonipellcd to
keep pace with them, secured to tho
other end of the rope, lie could hear
enough of the conversation of his cap
tors to knew that they weio dl-cussing
his fate.
lio made every effort possiblo to re
leaso his hands, and had almost, suc
ceeded in getting ono arm loose, when
Dnnton suddenly halted.
"What is it?" asked Despard.
"Look ahead,"
"A lire:"
"Yes. "
"Perhaps a camp-fire of the Indians. ",
"That you must learn Ilocunnoiter
and seo who it is.
Despard lelt them and went in tho di
rection of a glow of light in a thicket a1
short distance away. Danton sat care.-;
lo3-Iy regarding Darrel. nntd Despard'
returned. Tho leader reappeared Una!-,
ly greatly excited
" "We're in luck, Tanton!" he cried. j
"What do you mean?"
"It Is a camp yonder in tho thicket. "
"Kodskins?"
"Xo. "
"Vigilantes?''
"No. "
"What then?"
"A dozen of ono of our old bands
Danton uttorod as-atistied ejaculation.
Ho started tho horso forward so sud
denly that Darrel was thrown from his
feet.
Tho latter was at that moment near
tho edgo of the cliff and foil piecio'tate
ly over it With a yell of fright Danton
was dragged from liishur.-o Tho as
tounded Despard saw the two meu dis
appear from sight with a cry of alarm.
Tho lasso, attached to both, whipped
around a tree that grew near the dgoof
the road. Glancing over, Despard saw
tho two men como together with n shock
Their weight evenly balanced, they
were unablo to ascend. Uarrel had
managed to get one arm freo With this
bo clutched the lasso.
For a moment Danton was terrified.
Then ho discerned a moans of cscapo. If
ho could lower Darrel and raise himself,
he could reach a p'ace of safoty. Ho
solzed tho sldo of tho lasso supporting
Darrel and sho'. up several feet. Then
seizing some twigs growing out of tho
cliffs, be endeavored to ascend still
higher.
In flash Darrel comprehendfid his
peril. He discerned that when Danton
reached tho tree across which they woro
swung, ho would cut the ropo and send
him to his death bolow. With a freo
hand he seized the foot of Danton.
"Let go!" yelled tho bandit
I will not. You will let mo ascend
first or I will h dd on to you all night."
"Shoot him!" shouted Danton to Des
pard. wild with rage.
The outlaw leader leaned over the
edge of tho cliff and leveled a revolver at
Darrel. Thero was a Ca-h and a report.
Darrol withdrew his hand from tho lasso
as a hot, staring sensation coursed his
fingers.
Despard began to pull at the rope
Darrel shot downward and Danton
reached the tree. There was a flash of
a gleaming bludo and tho lasso was sev
ered. J DtrrlftU with terrific velocity. He
must have fallen foino twenty feot when
he stopped abruptly. Ho had fallen into
u tree, which swuyod and gavo wuy with
u slight crash.
Darrel found that Its bramhiu? top
had spilt and hold him u prisoner in tho
hulf-.'ovcrcd cleft, lor tho prosjut ho
was safe at hast.
lio g anced upward. All vlow of the
lop of tho el! (T was shut out from his
vision. Dl'Iow, far as ho could look li tj
tho cavernous depths, was darkness unl
B onm
Kvldently his enemies supped !e
had been ('aahed t iplices on tho roiv.e
below. His position was ceria'u y a
most nncnviablo and perilous one.. Tj
extricate h!meif from his dilemma ho
knew that ho must exert unusal caution
und Ingenuity.
Without much difficulty h-' released
himself from the folds of the lasso and
then from the cr.itch of the t:oe. A
'hick furze ur underbrush covered tho
Mdo of the declivity and Darrel de
termined t j descend.
He made a loop. of the la?Mi a-:d ee
r;ended its length clinging to thehrubs
Ills descent in th's way was a laborious
one and it was scve.ai hours hefm : ho
re a lied the ravine below.
He regarded his e-caro as miraculous,
and he was so cxhanstel that he lluug
hlmse fen the ground and lay thero for
some time.
Ho aroused himsolf at last and
travcrsod tho banks of the lit to stream
that ran throngii the ravine. A5 tKi
rounded a pro eotlng hdgeof rocks,
Parrel Grey pans.-d in some surprise.
Tt.ere was a deep indentation in tho
solid r n-k.
Here a light showed. It proceeded
from a small hand lamp s"t. on a rock.
Its rays showed two pcisoii. t'na of
Ihem was a man fancifully attire.l,
whom ho ha 1 never seen before. His
companion at a glan ( Darrel recog
nized. It was Whltj Fawn, the Modoc
princess.
ClI.irTEK XXV. iV
TUE OLD IlrllMlT.
Darrel Grey did net at onco manifest
himself at his discovery of ids friend
Iho Indian girl. Instead, ho stood si
lently regarding tho two persons he had
happened to find so strangely.
He was. too. somewhat puzzled at tho
a'tions ef White Fawn's companion.
Tho wliolo dress and manner of the lat
ter were strangely peculiar and tro
tesrjue. Ho possessed a patr ar-'hlal ap
pearance and wore a whito heard com
ing nearly o his wills'. He wore dark
spectacles ami n strango cone-l ko hat
on his head. His dress was a mixture of
civilied and savage, and was orna
mented with shells and war-paint.
On tho rock before him lay a small
oblong box. from which ho had jus',
taken a long reed, which was evidently
a ran deal instrument o fully w as
Darrel's curiosity nrou-ed at all ho saw
that ho strained Ills hearing to catch the
lirst words spoken by the old man
"You are all ready.'" a-lo d the Indian
maiden.
"Yes," replied her lompaiiion -We
will see what the scienie of tho old her
mit can do toward ba'lling our enemies."
Darrel s'artod. "The strange old man
must be tho rcr!us' Walford," he mur
mured, as ho recalled Hanger Halph's
reference to the hermit
"Am I to wail here?" asked White
Fawn.
"Yes. If I succeed at all. il will Lo
unaided. I will bring iho girl here, if I
Vcscuo her. "
"lint how can you hope to do so agaiuH
so many foes?"
The old man significantly tapped tho
box which he had t ed over his shoulder.
"Leavo that to me and my si ienee,"
ho replied, confidently. "The out aws'
(amp Is just licyond the valley, you say?"
"Yes "
Walford. for It was he, left the pla e
Darrel was about to reveal himself and
address tho horinit, but hesitated from
doing si until Walford had d-parted.
, ITO 11 r roNTINCKU.
LADY ANDERSON.
The Wonderful racer nn f nlercstli'f
I'iccc of HorscflvMiU
Lady Anderson, the won drrful pace.
ti ho speeds over the truck Without n
driver or guide, is one of I he most Inter
est ;ng bitu cf horseflesh In America.
be Is so perfectly trained taat sic
ftop.y at tho word of the judges, return!
to the post and waits until si e hears
tha word ''go.-' Lady Aiidcron was
born in Henry C'our.'t.v, I nd., :u lSS'.l.
.She is of a strawberry roan color, fif
teen bauds high and weighs 00 pounds,
llcr form Is small and her nppp.innce
pretty and graceful. She was pnvhas
t'd by her present owner, William M.
I.ADY ..N DKIi-O.V.
Thomas of Greenfield, last year for
S4."0. In her scoring for heats Lady
Anderson displays much grace und
vitality aud seems possessed of almost
liuman Intelligence. Then. too. she Is
a pneer of wonderful speed. She has
cut her going down from 2:14 to 2:08
on a half-mile course. This was made
In nn effort to reach the world's record
of 2:0P',. It was done on a half-mile
rnck, which detracts from the natural
speed she would have developed. Had
n mile track been used the wonderful
mare would hare done 2:(C or better.
There are but two other driverles.s pac
crs in thU couutry. They nre Marion
Mills of Wisconsin, who holds thg
world's record of 2:l'l-',i, made ut Du
troit, and Happy .lack, with u record of
2:11.
The pieasautest thing of the t!mes Is
the progress of Mrs. Charlotte Smith's
holy war against bachelor candidates
and baebe:or politicians. There exists
no reasonable doubt that bachelors
should be forced to marry or work the
teadt.
Jit
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FIELDS OF ADVEXTOKE.InowncHbf "ui3 clolhl,:s "Lowt"1 ,ljat
: j lio was but a few davs iroiu koine.
rHFtlLLINC INCIDENTS AND DARING:
DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA. !
l uur I'.l.irk Hears Tavkln a Hunter, Hut
Hu Wins tho Flglit A Voiun' Trylus
:xin-ru-nce With a Mnd Cow In a Mlu-
S lie. uta luruijurd Chivalry In llatilv.
M'ilbur Jamtt.of Campbell's Creek,
..a uUiV.-ked by four bears lastThurs
day within eight miles of Charleston,
and narrowly escaped with his life.
With u party of Campbell's Creek men
ke was camping out on the Pond fork
of Jilue creek, near tho headwaters
A Bell creek, Mr. Jam-it was out
with his ilouble-barrcled shotgun look
ing for s piirrela not lav from the
tamp when the beers uttucked him.
He had killed i squirrel which lodged
in Iho limbs of a hickory tree, und
was looking for it when suddenly ho j
found himself -confronted by a huge j
!nck boar. Jt was nu old she bear, j
with a couple of cubs, and not far be- j
kind them was the old male. , , . !
Mr. Jarret gasped for breath and his !
hair stood up onVsml as the bear stood
up before him and struck his head i
with her right forepaw. He dodged
i.10 blow the best ha COUld. but the
big black paw struck him on tlio head.
Berateh-jd his forehead slightly and
lore a loug hole iu tho felt hat ho vm
wearing. With tho other paw she
struck him iu tho chest. Mr. Jurrett
put out his baud and shoved tho bear
a few feet, fur enough to raise his gun,
which grazed her noso as it went oil',
and the wools echoed with the howl
of rage and pain which she set up.
Loth barrels were now empty, und j
.ur. Jarrett soucriit saloty in a suiuii i .
bush near at hand. He quickly load-1 l.iuie i.iri sint i.y llcr lion,
ed up both barrels again with shot, I One day recently Hanchman Sam
bi't had only time to get tho cap on i Dodge, who live- near C'aney, Kim.,
ono of them when tho bear niado an- j i;i the Osago country, went lo Yinita
other attack upon him. This timo lie j nn busims, and shortly iilur ho had
aimed light in front of tho shoulder gone Hessie, hi' iivc-ycni-oll daiigh
nnd iired. The bear dropped to the j tor, wandered away from home in u:i
ground dead and n cub juinped at him. i '.ttempt to follo w him. Mrs. Dodge
Ho knocked it down with tbo butt of ' discovered her ub-ciov about two
his gun, crippling it and ran. The j hums after her departure. She made
old male started in pursuit, ami for u j :( thorough search :' tho premise-.,
time there was a moro exciting race ; nnd, failing to lind iho child, noliiicd
through the woods than was ever seen j iil( nHghlmra of hi r ilisappeiiianee.
at any driving park. Mr. Jarret t j Tiiey turned nut in f.uve, und ncoiirod
junqied u big log nnd sped on, but j the prairies nil that .lay and all thai
when the old bear reached tho log ho 'night, nnd all the next day, searching
fclopped. for the little wanderer.
Kunning like n frightened de- r, j At Inst nu Indian came upon her
with his hat all torn, and bleeding j lying fast udeep, ju-t south of Post
slightly at the head, Mr. Jurrett final- i oak Creek, in an old road know n ns
ly camo upon the other members of j the "Whisky Trail." Across her body
the party, who went back with him stood n Xcw'fuui.'lland dog, which hud
and dispatched the crippled cub. The
old male nnd tho other cub had disap
peared. Tho next day tho men broke
camp nnd returned to civilization.
They don'1'.atwre t-j hunt bear with
Hiotginis any more, and wilHook for
squirrels nearer home. The old bear
when dressed weighed IM pounds and
t'ao cub fifty. Charleston (V. Ya.
Gazette.
A Woiinii Treeil by a Mml Cow.
l )a Thursday morning nf lust week
Mrs. Hen. Hodge, of Medo, iu the
barnyard on what is known ns tho
Ketzcback farm, for two long hours
held on to the slender limbs of a bunch
of willow trees, while u cow, frothing
nt the mouth, ranged backward and
forward, charging into the trees until j from .loath occurred recently at Yard
tho constant hunting removed Iho ley, rent). Cieorge Moore, n brnkcinau
bark, nnd but for its failing strength, on tho Philadelphia and Heading roa 1,
would have perhaps succeeded in lull- j was out flagging his train near Yard
ing the (ree. i Icy station. His train left him, nnd
For a few days previous Mr. llodgo J he started to walk over the high trestle
hn I noticed that one of his best cows i work which extends from the station
was sick, mid had left it in tho yard
where it might receive proper care.
Mr. llodgo being away, his wife thought
she would go out and see the animal,
which was lying down in the yard, but
she had hardly ventured near when the
animal, with all tho appearances of a
mad dog, gavo her cbaso. A buuch
of willow trees at ono side of the yard
was her only refuge, and she hurriedly
took advantage of tho s,imo,holding on,
to tho branches above, out of tho aui
mal's reach, uutil her arms ached. It
was a terrible position to bo in, and
knowing that death would surely re
sult should she fall within tho ani
mal's t each sho was nerved to hold on
until help should arrive. Mr. Whor
tcr, the Alma City butcher, was the
first person to put in an appearance,
but ho did not deem it advisable lo in
terfere without being properly armed,
nnd in order to secure a gnu was com
pelled to go about two miles. On his
return the animal was pretty well used
up from its continual attack upon the
trees, and was easily put to death,
much to the relief of Mrs. Hodge, who
was anything but comfortablo in her
position in tho trees. Mapletoii
l.AIinu.) Enterprise.
C hivalry on the UattlcflvM.
A beautiful story of chivalry is told
in the Chicago Times-Herald:
A man who ha 1 been a private in
an Illinois cavalry regiment told ine
once of nu incident of tho battle of
Tonesboro. He and his comrades bad
been dismounted in the edge of thick
woods, nnd dismounted cavalry aro i
(ho hardest of troops to rout. In
front of them was an open coruiield, n
quarter of a mile wide, with woods
upon its farther side. Reinforced by
a half-ilozaa companions of infantry,
possibly 1 oOt) Federals lay perdu. In
blundor, a company of Confederates,
not more than ninety meu all told,
was ordered to attack. With a yell
tho handful swept out of tho opposiio
woods and charged across tho field.
At a distance of 100 yards a single
vollev disposed of them. Those that !
, , , ,
left on tkeir feet wheeled and
scampered back to their position.
One, however, remniued. He was
the captain iu command and had been
far in advance of his men. 'When he
found himself deserted he stopped
nnd folded his arms. Sixty yards
away, alone in the field, tho summer
sun pouring down upon the silver
gray ct his uniform, he stared stanch
ly into the eyes of loOO foenicn
lio i
was only a beardless boy, and tho '
Ail clown t'uo long line- ! ' lera'.s ran
j the cry: ''Don't bho oiul Don't
j ;-lioot him!" Ho fjavo too military
1 salute uud inarched steadily back Vj
t kin wen. Not a gun was lircl.
Wlict li' I Over liutllesnukOK.
Amos S. Huunctt, rodo kis wheel
in., f eiltlvnnLiv'd nlfl vm-i-m 11 , 1 10
Kontt Coni.iv." Colorado. '
The snakes lio ou tho bare, rocky
ground for hundreds of yards around,
sjouio v rigle-d alone, others lay in
writ hiii', squirming pile?. It was u
hot day, and ihey were enjoying theni
sehvs in iho licvcc tun. Donneit
picked liis way among the deadly
creatiirc:s, hi" wheel sm.ietiu.es passiti,;
w it hin a few inches nf them. Wln-u lliry
grew very thiekiiid angry be stood up
u i (he icii mi l saddle. At one point
L',,1, ,,,., ,i,or ,vl,,i n,,t,i.,l Hen
11(,u .seceded in making n picture of
hil , aatl tho .,,.,!;, s. Most wheelmen
iu K.ut t0ilntv, ColoraK wear high
1)0oU xvhrti i i,Ii"n about, e-u account
of ibo rattlesnakes which infest certain
Jisll i,. . uf lbat cc,.,trv.
0ll oll0 0,.(.asion ?ennett, win ha 1
il0en in ,- iiai,it or i iding hi:, wheel
aboll tho ,.,,.lllt.V) Mi it Mundingneav
Vnvtilicnti .o v.,,.':.- n bendnnuvt,.. '...
rattlers nf ill. tnzm c.nd degrees. He
turning, he found hi:, bicycle alivo with
Ui o writhing creatures. They had
wound thcin.-tlvcs alii'i.t the scat, und
ha 1 iii.-tilully tied t'uo front and
rear wheels so that it ivan i.npos.-ibl,
lo move lhebieHe. The owner went
home rtnd i;ot his camera and made a
picture of the snake:, crawling over his
wneel. 1 lien, utter a Mcrcu natlie, no
1 the -.nukes. ---Chicago Chrnilielo,
always been her companion about the
ranch. The dog wa torn and bleed
ing, und near his feet lay tho dead
bodies of Iwo wolves. Although her
checks were stained with tears and
covered with dust, Hcssie was un
harmed, She and her protector were
taken back to her home, a distance nf
twelve, miles from whore they were
found, where the dog died of his
i wounds that, night. Ho was given a
decent burial, and Sam Dodgo has
ordered a marble monument, which
will bo pincid at the hea l of the faith
ful aniiual'a grave. St. Louis Globu
Democrat. A lirakcnia.rs 1 lirillln.- lUcap".
Hue of tho most, thrilling escapes
to tho Jersey shore. He had gone
about half way over when he suddenly
looked up aud to his horror saw n fast
express train bearing down upon lam;
ro close was the train that h :a I no
time to cross over lo th: oppusito
track. YVith au unearthly cry, which
was hoard by the bridge workmen, he
jumped from the trestle to the ground,
a distanco of fifty feet. Th' train was
stopped, and the employes made haste
to givo any -ssislanee that might be
ueedo I. To iheir surprise Moore got
up and grasping his lantern, which ko
took with him in his leap, st ilted to
catch tho train. Mc.oro said he did
not foci any tho worse for his escape
from sure death, except that his head
felt a little dizzy, Moore's lnmo is
in Trenton.
Fiht With a Cirizily.
James Longsley aud Louis Miller,
whilo prospecting about thirty miles
from Piossland, llritisli Columbia, met
a big grizzly Iwar. L.vagsloy's pick
was on his back aud his i i:le wni any
thing bet haudy. Tho gii,:;d v rushed
at him open-mouthed. Twice the
hunter fired straight into the heart ol
the bear w ithout viriblo effect and he
would have gono down in the embrace
had not Miller rushed up tlio canyon
and .list raided tho bear's ntUntion
long enough for Longsley to roll nil
the narrow path out of range. It took
two more builcts from MillerV rillo to
kill tho furious beast. Longsley uud
Miller, wliilo thinning the slain bea:
were ntlaeked in the roar by two half-
gtwvn cubs and it took several .shots
to dispatch them.
Toad Acts ns a llarmiieicr.
Ono of tho farmers in Sandford, X.
Y., is tho owner of a novel barometer.
Ho eleclares it gives the weather fore
casts more accurately than the (ov
ernment Weather Huie.iu people.
It is an original invention, nnd is
composed of . largo bottlo filled with
water, in which a live toad has been
placed. Insido tho bottlo is a small
i'v , " "".. ; ..... ,
When wet weather is in prospect the
1.1. 1.-.,. l.;..l. l
toad climbs to the top of the laddet
and :vmains there until t'ao wcath
changes to fair, then ho descends to
tho buttrai of tho jnr. New York
Press.
Spa Air and Wlr-.
Telegraph wires will last for forty
years near the seashore. Iu tho man
ufacturing districts, such ns Sheffield
and Halifax, the sauio w ires ladt ouJy
tu years 'nud sometimes less,
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES,
ei.tiiiuul lilni.c MaiiKf.
To make oatmeal blunc mange pour
a pint of water and hu 1' a teaspooni'ul
of suit in a double boiler. When tlio
water is beginning to boil, slowly
t,pi inkle into it a teacupful of rolled
. ais und let it boil for Ihree minutes.
Th. u let it steam for six hours and
fct.-ain. Add to it a half-pint of scald
e l milk, sweeten to tuic, llavor with
va'iiila aud stir over tho lire for a few
minute1. Whip up two eggs and add
to it, then pour into wet, cold moulds
aud sol i.i a cold place to harden.
;-;e. vi.- with whipped rieaiu.
t. u run.
Sit ttt' cup. Ihiiir into a howl, add
.in-rpini Icr tCiiqiGnni'ul salt and three
1. -ir i-nonf.Gs siK-fi!'. Hi -solve nr,o
ye.-i-i on ke iuh::lf pint lukewarm n. ilk,
:: id to it the Hour nnd mix into smooth
1 .liter. Add two t.iblespnonfuls molt-
d I. '.liter, measured lifter being melt
ed, nnd r.:io egg. When nli is well
mixed, cover and set the lowlina
warm place to rise t il very liht.
Half au hour before serving, butler
tome pans and liil them half full wilh
the ii ut bat or and bake in a quick
fvcii. When wanted for lea they
should be mixed nbsul three o'clock in
the afternoon, nnd if wanted f.-r
breakfast mix them ul night and take
eoilv onc-rjtiurtt.T vcist onko New
York Pros. '
A Oixid Hn-ll.
A correspondent of tho Boston
Household makes ha-has follows:
"f use any kind of cold cooked
meal, beef, mut'oii, pork, etc. Chop
colli cooked mcut rather line, remove
it from tho tiny, then chop cold boiled
potatoes and mix in the proportion of
nhout one-fourth meal to three of po
tatoes, Less meat is sometimes used
that depends on the supplyon hand.
To cook the hash put a piece of but
ter in tho frying pan, add hot water
to make it thin enough, season well
with salt ntid black pepper. Stir thor
oughly nnd let it boil up, then cook
fdowly, stilling frequently until of
just theright coni;.ton.e neither dry
nor sloppy. If made from beef, some
nf i 'in fat obtained in cooking tho
meat maybe used, j artially, in plnco
of butter. If cf corned beef, loss
r-; , 1 1 is required. Much depends nn
the seasoning; tasto its it cooks and
i;et it just right. If it seems to lack
richness, try a little more butter.
Never put milk in hash, and do not
let it brown on the bottom in cooking,
lull serve it moist aud serve it hot."
Household Hints.
Ya cliiio makes the best dressing
for russet sh. es. i
Use milk pudding nnd stowed fruit
for bilious (lyspe-p.- in.
After washing, never wring worsted
dress goods. Shake ihem.
Dainln'ii furniture can be cleaned
with a brush dipped in fait water.
Soak black calico in ; alt nnd witter
IkI'i'.'o wa-hiiig, r 1 T I T :o prevent itil
fa-1 in.'.
Toilet vinegar, minno uatcr. nicn-
Ind ,m, red' wine a: ' '.;on 1 for ,,lv nn J
m i -I loin'i
Spirit i nf t urp. i.uii" i . tia thing
w it !i v. h ie'n t-i cltate.e and lirt 'hten
patent . at !.e -
The ! I '. le ! ii i in;: an v. n l . eniiio
clean it i . . - -1 li.e i.;in;itet in ani-
IlllOilll 1 1 I V. !'!!.
M"ib 1 ..lit v ''O'li, .-ail nnd water
l.iketi le. I he 1e:r il ii I Ht intervals
is a cure f' r cnl.n thai cel-l.
N-. ree.o.t;i. ie f..i -ole I , -, .thing,
even it b:iud-"l.e' 1 1 1 i , O 11 1 ei I , ! U"ll I d
be kept 111 : !, I'l'i'i'.-. .1 in t lo. lit.
When 1. a!, ii,.' , nn, e cuke, always
lmve a si.-ady n en, ami do imi nj en
the door tor the lir-l iweiity n. juntos.
Fte h lish slmuM not bo soaked in
water b.-inre o- .!:';;. 'I h-i trontinchl
onlv rums tl.o il.onr und uuiktu it
.soft.
Old ft a: her beds, if h-fl on a gras"
plot, dining ii . uMu.er fh'.wer, and id
lone.l to pel thor.iughlv wet, will,
when iliy and b. jti:, sc:ci:; fresh and
new again.
The addition of a httlo powdered
boras, to cold starch tends to give tho
linen extra ttiduess. nnd it littlo tur
pentine put into the boning March
Adds lustre
Whiten yellow linen by boiling hnif
an hour la ouo pound cf lino soup
melted in ono gallon of milk. Theu
wash in tuds, then in (wo cold waters,
with a little bluing.
If your window g las is lacking in
brilliancy clean it w ith a liquid paste
made of alcohol and whitening. A
Utile of this mixture will remove
specks, ,-,nd impart n high lustre to tho
glass.
For the sick room a simple disin
ft'Ctalit is made by putting somn
gi ound collee in n saner nnd in the
centre :i small piece nf camphor gum.
Light th 'giini w it h n match. As th..
gillll 1 Ut ii:- nll'OV iho OoO'cO to 1,1111)
with it. i he p.'ifuiiin is lefi esh ing
and healthful, ns well as iucxpi-iisii.
Inn lloui-4 Sli'. a Miltl.
Accciding to Max Muilor, Humboldt
went L.lisoii f ile belter in his senrn
for she)'. Muilor, i i bis scijiHnf
reocllc lions cf the many pei .iniiages,
tays:
"Hiimbnl.lt welil on to cavl.o.v busy
he was with his 'Ko'iuns,' ami how ho
could no longer work sn ii.anv honrsi
aj iu fnruicr .ni.-. "As 1 -i 1 nbl,'
ho sai l, 'j w ant imii e sleep I'on, imurt
at !ea-t. When I was yming,' he con
tinued, 't ii hours cf sleep w ei e quite
enough to me. ' I vcnl ::i ( d 1 i e .pi es;.
Div doubts, i.polig iin;; lor ilitlering
fro.ii bim on any livsiolngieiil !net.
'It is eiiitc n mistake,' be said, 'though
it is very widely spread, that we want
seven r e ight hours of sleep. When
J was your age I simply lay down on
the sofa, turned down my lump, nnd
tfior two hours' sleep I wai as fresh
ev-.' "
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPo.
In a recent test of lloor mnlciiul the!
most durable turned out to bo a lilo
made of rubber. Au English carthcu
tile comes next. Vermont marble,
flagstone, fr.iuoliih, mar'oio inonaic,
pine, oak, Oregon piuo uud teak como
iu the order named.
Putrefactive bacteria, ouce gaining
ncccus to the household roll igci iitor, v.
live aud contaminate mcs.t, i.uUor, r
milk and other foods kept theiciu.
Wash and scald rcfi i.'ii." nto: s often.
A butcher's reirigeratic,' j.iay become
r.o contaminated ns to t.iint hi.; mtata
and lose him customers.
Although tho possibilities of thts
production of aniline dyes i'ro'ii coal
tor ii oy no menus fully developed,
if r eding to chemists, it liar, ahead;.
yielded sixteen shades ol'bliv rdxteeu
yellow tints, twi he orange tin' s, nine,
shades cf xiolel, aiid ow.1 t wo srora
o. her colors, shn-.lcs, n'.d ti ll:-.
The rxpediliou of li.e Kvduey gco
g'.nj'hicjl sociity. iindcr Professor
David to the Eilico i.-l.tm.-, botweou
the (iiibcrt islftiidsnnd theFiji isiands-,
northeast of Australia, has obtained
evidence confirming tho theory of Dar
win as to formation of ror;d islands.
Diamond drilling in coin! lo the depth,
of feet failed to naeh luttom.
Sea water is suggested by the Amer
ican Druggist as tho best possible dis
infectant for lite iu street rprinkiing,
because all chemicals are eiiiicr too
expensive or dangerous. The or.Tn'iies
dust of the streets is otic of the most
potent factors in tho spread of dis
ease in cities. While the use nf wa'.er
settles tho dust, it also converts il into
the most favorable sort of cuUiun
ground for the development ef nil
kinds of bacteria. Salt water, if used,
would remedy that danger.
Great con( a tion incidenl to cool
ing has nlwnys innde tho prediieiion of
sound aluminium eastings well-nigh
impossible. This trouble is now reme
died by adding n pram ct phosphorus
to n kilo (if the molten mt tal. but that
makes the castings loo luitile for roll
ing. So to secure ingots lit for roll
ing rape oil is now used in treating
the molten metal ns i omi ns it is run
into crucibles ami while the process of
contraction continues with .-psult
of n metal t'.;at i.. fairly ilici:.. and
malleable.
Many of the iolent ehnnges which
oceu'- under Hie surla e of tho sea, n.i
Professor .!olm Milne ha- leoently
shown, jiroduce elVects ihut are (lis
tinctly nnd sometimes clisa-irously felt,
on the land. Wherever a profound
cavity exists in the be 1 cf the ocean
near the hind, nnd wherever tho border
cf a continent slopes o!V into a deep
sen, great slides nre not to o-. uv, and
these often cimre eprtiiqunkes. In
Japan, Mr. Milne says n la rev number
of earthquakes came from the deep
sen off the mouth cf the Toiicg.iwa,
the largest of tho Japanese liveis.
The river brings dnn n nbnvial detri
tus, w hich ii deposited on the brink nf
n deep hollow iu I In- n.-t a i, a id f;'0..i
time to time ll.e a. 'en n.u hit.-. I deposil.
-lides into the del'ti: -, -i!:!l,;ii : r."l
nulv til ' '.ea I...1 1 ml, le:' the :, 1 n ., lit
laud
II.Kienie (il illlli'i ol' I i. o-::.
Linen nu lei-wen" for a!! -o.i'.oiis of
I ho year bus no vet I i p.-pular
i U 'il(:h to lie ,,u pi ice 1. I,".t I'le'e.iro
alieii'ly limn v p, o'. le v, no nre adopt
ing it. I'll! In V l lu ll ! re i. :!i!H-l!-.lod
linen undeiwca" i I u heavy, conrso
vniicly us pone h ;i.-ni.' than v.c.ol .ii
,,r cot't..:i to in a 'i , .'. the- ,' ki:', but
Iheliiieli which i loale o-'o uti'ler
weiriiow i ; q'iite J ;!'-;- at i.: i nr
ii :,ee.
Tin- linen id pi c-eiii in u-e has a
lace-liko ell'ocl, which to the iniacciis
fonicd observer would scm t,. make
it tea. porous to ko bi-reii' in! in i c
tnining tho li. a( cf the body. Put
that is what the ndvocal- s ,f iho linen
garments consider valuable. Tho
warm air is, retained in t'uo meshes
of tho material, and thus tho heat of
tho body is preserved.
Another advau'ngo which Father
Knoipp nnd his followers ehtirj for
linen underwear is th..'. i: i.i nbsorb
cut and nlso dvi;s (juicLly, which
woolen garmeiiis do not.
This peculiar open v.v.':-. liniiiisail
iniorted frcni Go: ma:. v. A Cull
fornian physician iutt luced it into
this country. He had herd cf it in
Germany ui.d t.'i:velid ..1 mer tho
country to find it. but v.i;h,.ni suc
cess. He was about to gi-o up the
search, w hen i".. o .lay .;! :..,;!( res
tauca'.il ke mer.t ioi t , 1. . : : : , 'id. and
was .ii reeled t.. -i : ., ., 1 lciM n:,;
luross ihe street, . ! i :: ii, v, I to l-
the I'hice for whicii !.( i: : ! 'iv.il'. .'!.
iiij.' Tiie (h-ci le-; !..;. i i. "- . v. , Hi-
have VO'- ; . ::. j . i ' : ... !. I .il H
i'. in. 1 :i'i itpp- : i.i ' t !-.. . ri
IS : ' I'll. I be ' ' - !' I
j: a I ill t M a :i I i.o .. , :
on tin lo.' I' i I ; I i I
kiel 17. a 1. 1 lo . - L,
luajqu opi la' 'o i - o, t e
till' gar. in ns .le .ci iln i . . liui
use nf (he p. :e-,t. n'nl lo v it e n;.ly
New Yni k TnncH.
Ill I M l Utile li .
What t he III Ki ol to ! . ., l.,o.,
is Hot ill ii!' 1 1 - ii i. iv oia r.,n, Imi
plenty id' I': i I ui I n hi I n . I u
1 1. ad nf a i,iiini , ,i v i I . ;,.! 1 1 . ei-ei-in
I hut len ve i him w . in. f a , c ul bun i :.
nttt I w ui il, l.e in t il-. t -1 I :.i n 1 1 I if i n' ho
r it-til . lai.tl : irl.t nnd Ml 1 1 1 I. A 'id
illhewonii.ii who : n n.l . in much
t iu..' and stvtiigtii o'nn,; mil into
the nu- wnilld .b : . loosely nlnl
bl t lithe tb'cply ninl get ti;n a:- into
her, bhi'wi uld have in -w Ktreiigth and
vigor fill 1 snon be freed friiin mniiv
aches and piiin.i nnd miseries. lin e.
tiiilogical Journal.
Jnhiirnuce againsl accident aud sick
ness is made compulsory upon all citi
zens of Switzerland.
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