HUMILITY.
1 pluckei the weeds forth, left &s right.
To make an open space
About a wind-sown blossom bright
With uplift wondering face.
" Why sparest me, and them dost slay V
The dariing blossom sisli9d;
Nor knew itself more worth than they
That fell in rank-blown pride.
Edith M. Thomas, in Independent.
THE SUBSTITUTE,
IJY 1$. V. SAWYER.
It was a rough cabin home, squatting,
-5is if to hide its s jualor, in a straggling
grove of scrubby oaks. - Its outside ap
.pjearnnee denoted thriftless poverty. The
"tumble down cow-sheds, the dilapida
ted eora-cib, the broken fence, with
rits comers choked with briers, and the
dragging gate told of a shiftless master.
Its interior, however, presented a dif
ferent aspect. The rough board floor
was scrubbed white; the scant floor was
scrupulously clean, while the pots and
tpans and the little store of crockery
were as bright as soap and water and
busy lingers could make them.
The immaculate whiteness of the dra
pery, arranged w ith a certain unstudied
grace, spoke as plainly to the credit of
the mistress, as the outside did to the
'discredit of the master.
Sam Is ix and his wife were an ill
mated pair. They had nothing in com
. mon, except the hard fortune that linked
their lives together and poverty. He
was hard, cold, uncouth; she, gentle.
refined ana 'sweet. TSot even in regard
in lhf.tr rhi ilrnn xxrnm thou- crmnifhitin
-for while she loved them both devotedly,
and especially her bright-eyed, manly
boy, he cared hardly as much for his
son as he did for his favorite hound.
It was in the spring of 1863, the third
year of the war. The first wild storm of
passion that swept over the laud had ex-
jiu.usi.eu iiseu, uuu. men, lunousiy uixuu
lefore, had begun to realize the danger,
the dread, and the horrors of war.
Among those whose devotion to his
State was the first to take fire and the
first to evaporate was one George Ca
houle, a young man, the proud, petted
i i . i : i , i r ,i r : 1 ri- i
son oi a prouu, out not weanny, lamer.
From the time he could cry, his every
whim, that the foolish fondness of his
mother and the moderate means of his
jr i lii .
i father could gratify had been indulged.
Accordingly, when, catching something
.of the spirit of patroitism that excited
the breasts of braver and better men? he
offered to volunteer, as soft a place as
, possible was obtained for him. Not
much could be done, however; only a
non-commissioned officers birth was
secured. But he took that, and in high
r .1- 1. .1 t.
iciimer jiiurciieu . away, u commissary
Sergeant in a regiment of Alabama Volun
teers. For a time he found life in the camp a
pleasing routine of light duties. But
alter a white the restraint of the service
began -to vex him, and he longed for the
abounding freedom of home.
Then came the battle of Stone River,
and though he was safe in the rear with
the cooking detail, an erratic shell came
screeching through the tree tops danger
ously near his precious head, and he
wrote at once to his mother, to arrange,
if poible for his discharge.
'This thing -is . getting to be a bore,
any way,'' lie wrote. "Tell father to
send me a substitute right away."
But ajsubstilute was not so -easily
found. The conscription act, enrolling
every white male citizen between the
:ig s of eighteen and forty-five, had been
pa-c i and was being rigidly enforced,
and where every man had, to answer for
himself, there was no one to answer for
'poor Gorge Cahoule.
"But there is old Nix's boy; couldn't
they take him? he is not of age jet but
.'is large enpujrh to pass," suggested the
anxious mother. " '"' "1 am sure he is Let
ter able to stand it than poor dear
'George."
""Yes he will do a fine, .strapping
lad. I will see old Nix and give him
two hundred dollars to let him go, if only
for sity days." said the old gentleman."
Nix. needed the money, and when to
th'.- ty.o hundred dollars was added ten
pour.ds cf line plug tobacco and a herd
oi
r
ats that ran on the mountain behind
;, the bargain was made,
it Nix, the boy, not - yet fifteen,
YwiS J
thu!
;t
unwilling to go. With; the cn-
!U. of youth he had
read
of the
bat we.-, and wished himself, a man that he
might "harc in their glories. His mother,
However, una his sin-r, were not
;o cn-
tti'-.s-uslic, and with, unavailin
'tested against tho bargain.
lears pro-
The
next day alter, Judge Cahoule
y in bis buggy for the bov. The
came 1;
inother.
making the best of the cruel cir-
cuuis'iancc-, had tricked him out in his
'smartest clothes, and as he stood arrayed
in hi-; bet, a military jacket, gray jean
tl'OUS'TS
the leg?
lookvd
ft
111 a broad, black stripe down
s. ;u;d the jaunty new hat, lie
a splendid specimen of j-oung
tn manhood.,
a good boy, Bobbie," said his
to him, "and don't forget
Then she kissed him and let
Amerie:
" ' lie
mother
mother.
!him go.
Tlie army was encamped in the wintry
woods around Shelbyville. ' Tlie prospect
was cold and dreary enough, but the
novelty of the scene, together with the
cheery bursts of martial music from the
: bands, 'had a charm for the boy, and
-when he was. brought before the Colonel
of the - regiment for muster, he tried his
bc-t to look every inch a soldier.
When questioned as to his age, he
hesitated- a moment, but remembering
hi mother, he answered, a little timidly,
as if a-hamed of his youth: "1 shall be
iiftecu next March."
'lb- i too young. Judge Cahoule. I
am very orry, but it - would be unlawful
to eu!i-t him, and especially as a sub
stitute for -a strong, able-bodied man,"
said the Colonel.
"Ah, but he is well-grown, strong,
. -active as a cat, health7 and true grit,"
insisted the judge..
"I will venture this much, as a per
sonal favcr to you and to George; I will
muster 'him in for sixty days and give
George a furlough for that time," com
promised the Colonel."
"Very well ; a half loaf is better than
none," acquie-ed the judge, and Robert
Nix was duly enrolled and ordered to
. -duty in Company C. while George Ca
houle. haking o'X the shackles "of the
army, h urled back home on the next
train, to tell to admiring ears the won
It!'l'ul -tories of battle.
The sixty days were soon out, aud
( orge Cahoule was resolved not to re
turn to the army. Nix needed money,
-as i he always did, "and an offer of one
thousand dollars was sufficient to per
suade him to let Robert stay in the armv.
He went himself with the judge to head
quarters, to assure the Colonel that it was
all right, and that he gave his consent.
So the substitute was made permanent;
'Robert Nix was en'i-ted, and George
Cahoule was discharged. &
The spring and summer campaign
opened. Bobert Nix stood to his post
like a veteran. On the toilsome march
fby day, or the lonely, watchful, picket
'post at night, he never once failed. A
brave, 'handsome boy, he beame the
pride of his comrades, and a pt with his
Captain.
But an evil day came, a day of battle,
of death and of mourning Chiekamauga,
the dark "river of death'
On Friday skirmishing began,on Satur
day afternoon the battle opened, and oa
Sunday morning, a calm Sabbath morn
ing, both armies were marshaled in line,
face to face, ready to cast the fateful
die.
Up to that time, the last critical mo
ment, Kobert Nix had stood in line, el
bow to elbow with the foremost file, and
then he disappeared, silently, mystc
riouslv, no one remembered when or
ho
w.
It was not until roll-call after the battle
that he was missed.
"He was in line when we started; he
must have been killed," was the report of
the orderly-sergeant.
It was nearly two months afterward
when a guard arrived from Atlanta with
a squad of prisoners, deserters arrested
at home by the conscript cavalry, and
brought back for trial.
Among these, with a puzzled look of
innocence in his eyes, was Robert Nix.
Without explanation he was sent to
the guard house, and charges of deser
tion in the face of the enemy were pre
ferred against him. In the regular rou
tine of events a court-martial was con
vened and he was duly arraigned.
Lieutenant Snow testified that the
prisoner, Private Kobert Nix, was pres
ent in line of battle on the morning of
September the 20th, 1853, and that be
fore or during the engagement that day
he disappeared, witout leave or author
ity, and was not heard of again until he
was brought back to his command under
guard. J
Sergeant Bliss, Acting Orderly of Com
pany C, with a soldier's bluntness of dic
tion, corroborated the Lieutenant's state
ment. . . .
Captain Earle, of the conscript service,
testified "that, having been advised by
Judge Cahoule, a citizen of Alabama,
of the prisoner's whereabouts, he pro
ceeded to the house, and after a strategic
investment of the premises he succeeded
in arresting him, and finding him with
out leave of absence or written order, he
securdly tied him and brought him back
to the front."
This closed the testimony for the
Judge-Advocate. ,
"Now, sir, what have you got to say?"
asked the President .of the Court. -
"If you please, sir, here's a paper Mr.'
Phil Wood wrote for me, and told me to
give it to you," presenting a closely writ
ten scrawl.
The President read it. It was a fatal
confession of guilt, and appealed to the
clemency of the court.
The President was a just man, and see
ing the ignorance of the prisoner, tore
the paper into shreds, without submit
ting it to his court. -
"This paper does not effect the case in
the least. You must answer me now for
yourself. How old are you?" he asked.
"I shall be fifteen in March."
"How came you in the army?"
"My papa hired me to Judge Cahoule,
to take the place of his son, Mr. George
Cahoule."
"Did you want to come?"
"Yes, sir, for a little while; I only
came for sixty days, to give Mr. George a
furlough."
"And when the time was up, you went
home?'
"OI14 nsir ; Mr. Cahoule give papa a
thousand dollars to make me stay all the
time. I begged to go home, but Colonel
Mitchell said rny papa had a right to do
as he plea-ed with me, and I had to
stay."
"Well, what made you run away from
Chiekamauga?"
"I didn't run, sir," with a proud flush
and an unconscious straightening up.
"How did you get away, then?"
'JI was shot, sir, and I hopped back on
my sun to the hospital, and the doctor
sent me off to Ringgold, on a wagn."
"You say you were shot?"
"Yes, sir, I was shot in the leg, I can
show you the scar."
"Let us see it."
The prisoner rolled up his trousers, and
displayed an ugly scar in the calf of his
left leg. ' -
"That will do. Now tell me how it
happened that none of your command saw
vou."
"Well, I'll tell you all about it. You
sec we wanted water, all of us. and when
we was standing in line, waiting for the
word, I ast Captain Rich if I moughfn't
run back and git a drink, and he told me
yes, to make haste and get back, and sol
run back as hard. as ever I could; but the
creek was furder than I thought, and afore
I got back, the fight had begun and the
i regiment was gone, and the provost guard
i then picked me up and put me in a squad
j with Trigg's Virginia regiment, and we
1 sailed in. and the first thing I knowed I
felt my leg knocked out from under me,
and when I tried to get up I fell and
found that I was shot, and the Major of
the regiment told me to get back if I
could, "and if I couldn't, to holler for the
litter bearers. But I could hop by using
of my gun, and so I just hobbled back,
but I didn't run a step. I wouldn't 'a'
run like a coward for to save my life, for
my mamma told me never to do that.
You may all shoot me if you want to,
but I ain't no coward."
"You say Captain Rich told you to go
after water.'"
"Yes, sir. he did."
"Where is Captain Rich:"
"He's dead, sir. He was killed that
day, if he was alive he would tell you
so."
"Well, but how did you get home, and
how was it that the conscript cavalry got
i you:"
I "Well, I'll tell you. You see, when I
I got to Ringgold they put me on the cars
i and sent me along with the other
wounded to Atlanta, and from there they
sent me to Montgomery, and as we was
a passing Nota-ailga I thought I'd just
get off and get out home. It was only
live miles, and so I got off; the boys
helped me, and Mr. Minis sent me out
home in his buggy."
"And when you got well why didn't
you come back :"
"Well, I was a-coming. and I went to
Montgomery, and Major Calhoun give
me transportation back, and I come on
back as far as NotasuUfa, aud only
Stopped a day, to run out home to get
a coat my mamma was a-making me,
and a poke of rations she was a -cooking
for me, and that very same- night the
cavalry come and arrested me and tried
me, ai-d brought me back, without even
letting me get mv vittles nor mv coat."
"Well, is that alU" .
"Yes, sir, all as I knows; only if
Captain Rich hadn't a got killed, I
wouldn't 'a' been in this fix."
"You say Major ( Calhoun gave you
transportation f roru Montgomery back to
the army ?"
"Yes, sir. he did."
"Where is it?" 1
' 'It's at home in my tother britches'
pocket. If you'll write to mamma, she
will send it to you."
' 'No, never mind, that will do. Gentle
men, have you any questions to ask?"
"No."
The prisoner was marched back to the
guardhouse, and the court .proceedodto
mak a. verdict.
There was no discussion, each member
of the court being simply asked: "What
say yu, is the prisoner guilty or not
guilty?''' ' "' -
It i the rule, in all -ndlit2ry courts, for
the junior officer in rank to vote first,and
then the next, and the next, in an ascend
ing scale. This is door that the opin
ions sf the senior raay not afreet tte
judgracnt of the juniors The vote is
viva vce, and as one by one was asked,
the aiswers came : "Guilty."
"The verdict is unceimous as to the
guilt of the prisoner. Now gentlemen,
we wail pass upon the sentence.
This matter involved a long discussion,
a majority contending? for whipping oc
the bareback, in the-presence of his com
mand, and branding ia palm of his right
hand the letter D.
Ta this the Presideat dissented.
"No, gentlemen,"" he said, "there if
but one adequate punishment for the of
fence of desertion in the face of the
enemy, and that is Ieath. If this boy is
guilty, as you say hs is, let him be shot..
If he is innocent, as-1 feel in my soul he
is,, he should go free. Having found himi
guily, our duty is. to sentence according;
to the findings, antl the penalty for this
offence is .death. The rest we can lease
to the commanding General. "
So poor Robbie Nix was condemned to
be "shot to death, at such time and
place as the commanding General may
designate."
The President, bluff old Colonel
Zachery, added to the official report : 14 In
consideration of the extreme youtH of
the prisoner, the manifest illegality of his
enlistment and his uniform good conduct
as a soldier, previous to this offence, I
respectfully commend him to the mercy
of the commanding General, and would
ask that he be discharged from custody
and remanded to the regiment for duty."
i The finding of the court was not to be
made known until the action of the
General was returned, but in some way it
leaked out and flew, wdth the instinct of
bad news, to the ears of the mother at
home. ,
For a few moments, after hearing it,
she stood dazed, then, creeping in to her
room, she knelt by her bed, and poured
our her "sorrow in tears and sobs and
prayers. At last, gathering her womanly
courage with her Womanly wits, she
arose and commenced a hurried prepara
tion for a journey.
"But where'll you . get the money,
Mary?" asked her husband, as she told
him of her purpose.
"I will sell the cow. That will be
enough to carry me there."
"But how'll you git back.?''
"If I can save my child, I can walk
back; but if they murder my darling, I
shall not care ever to come back ; I shall
pray to die too."
The cow was driven to the village and
readily sold, and on the next train the
heart-broken mother was on her way to
offer her own life for the life of her son.
. She was a timid woman, modest and
reserved, but her great anxiety made her
courageous. Arrived at Dalton, around
which place the army was encamped, she
made her way to the regimental head
quarters, and received from the colonel a
confimation of the story. lie told her
that the matter was in the hands of
General Johnston, first, and as a last re
sort in the hands of President Davi -, and
offered to go with her to the General.
It was late in the day, but there Were,
no "office hours" in 'the army. If they
could reach head-quarters before Gen
eral Johnston retired to bed, they would
be in time.
They found him at supper.
"Will the lady eat-someth
;ng?" was
the hospitable invitation.
"Xo,
thanks. I came to tell you of
my son. There is some mistake, a cruel
Mrlistake, I know. My boy ? is not a
coward. He is not a 'deserter. I don't
2cnow what they proved r gainst him, but
it is false that he ran away from the field
of battle and came home without leave.
He was wounded, sir, badly 'shot, in the
leg, I know, for I nursed him myself. If
you will see him, sir, and let him tell
you, you will know the truth, for I have
taught him not to tell a lie, even to save
his own life."' I
"Ah. but vho is it? I do not know
to whom ydu refer," said the General,
puzzled at the lady's earnestness.
"My son, Robert Nix, whom they
have falsely accused of desertion, and
condemned to be shot."
"General Brent do vou know anvthin?
of the case?" turning to his Adjutant
General and Chief-of-StafT.
"I have had it under review to-day. It
is a peculiar case, and I intended calling
vour attention to it in the morninir " an-
swered General lirent.
"We will go through it now. ' My
good lady, you must wait here until I
examine the matter."
"Oh, sir, I beg that you will let me
explain," she interrupted.
"No, be seated here. If I need yoii I
will call you."
The poor lady sank down on a camp
stool, and as the General went into his
office with his Adjutant, she slipped to
her knees and in silent prayer awaited
the issue.
She had not long to wait, although it
seemed an age to her. The General him
self came back, holding in his hand an
order.
"You tell me that your son was
wounded?"
'" "As God will judge me in the day I
stand before Him, I tell you the truth.
He came home to me wounded in the
leg'
"And
this story he told the court is
true."
"I know not what he told the court,
only this, if he told anything at all, he
told the truth."
"Madam,' I believe you and I believe
him. Here is an order for his release. I
will send an orderly with you to the
guard, or else have him conducted to you
at your quarters; perhaps that would be
best."
"Xo, no, let me go to my sou where he
is. And, oh, sir, I do wish I was able to
thank you, but I sm not, my heart is too
full. God bless" and too much over
come for further speech, she could only
sei?e the General's hand and kiss it.
ThenT almost tottering with the burden
of her joy, she followed the orderly to
the guardhouse, bearing that litth- slip
of paper which saved his life and his
honor. Youth's Companion.
Photographing Wheels in Motion.
Instantaneous photography has just
been employed by Mr. S. W". Gardner to
demonstrate by optical proof the fact
that the upper part of the wheel of a
vehicle in motion travels more quickly
than its lower part. Mr. Gardner has
taken an omnibus wheel en route, and in
this photograph while the lower ends of
the spokes immediately adjacent to the
ground are not perceptibly unsharpened
by the motion, the tops of the upper
spokes show an angular motion corre
sponding to about ten degrees. The
photograph also most successfully ex
presses the fact that the wheel it
presents is in rapid motion. Instan
taneous photography, at the rate it is
going on, will soon have no more worlds
to confer. London Figaro.
A SINKING FARM. !
L'it TRACT OP LAND THAT IS
SI-OWLiY DISAPPEARING.
Qircw Seismic Distwr-bance a Few
Miles from Sterling?. 11L Farm
ers Pnzzled to Find a Cause
for the Phenomenon.
A Sterling (I1L) lettarto the Chicago
HeraTA satr- Th of this lalitv i
have been for some tune considerably f
i
; visible about four miles due north of oue-;
! little city, the expliCiiiion of which i4
; utterly beyond their- ken. Elkhorrt
Creek is a stream which 4 meanders
for about .forty nrJes through the;
most fertile portion of this continent.
finally emptying itselS into Rock Rivir.
at a point about fear miles west of.'
Sterling. Along its course are some af
the most picturesqu of spots neariy
perpendicular bluffs, of bald rock here;
sloping, verdure-cladi banks there; now
a forest of majestic oaks reach to the
very water's edge; tben the scene ogens
upon a broad undulatory prairie dotted
with farm houses,, orchards and uelds
of wavy grain. Lit is hard by this beau
tiful stream, whos width and carious
water supply entitle it willingly to the
honor of being denominated a rive?, that
the phenomenon, occurred, or is, occur
ring. It is a sinking of the land a sub
sidence that has been going on ever
since April 14 1886. On that night,
Benjamin Bre6sler, whose little grist
mill is run by the waters of ths Elkhorn,
was awakened from a sound sleep by a
loud though rumbling noise,, and by the
rattling of the windows ss well as a
general rocking of his little cottage. He
knows nothing of seismic disturbances,
and although he spoke of the occurrence
to such of his neighbors as brought grain
to his mill, it never occurred to him
there might be results manifest in old
I earth about him, which for the half
century of his residence on it and in
this precise locality had behaved itself
seemly and showed no disposition to re
cede from his view.
A few weeks later, the frost having
disappeared, he instructed his hired man
to plow a small field lying on the south
side of a road running by his cottage, and
was astonished an hour later when the
man approached the mill and informed
him that a portion of the field had sunk
en "three or four feet," as he said, "with
great cracks alongside its edges what
seems to run clean down to nowheres."
And this was true. The news soon
spread, and many visited! the spot. In
terest in the phenomenon might have died
out, because men grow accustomed to
anything, but the sinking has been slow
ly going on ever since. A day or two
ago your correspondent visited the de
pressed spot, and observed thai it was
about five inches lower than when he saw
it some three months since. ,
The depression is now about five feet
in depth, and its east boundary is about
sixty feet from the waters of the creek.
Its greatest width is about seventy-five
feet, and its length, north to south, about
five hundred feet. The sixty feet of
earth between the creek and the sunken
area is not disturbed in the slightest.
The greater part of the depressed land is
covered with frees, which, formerly erect,
now incline without exception westerly
at an angle of about forty-five degrees.
Many have been at great pains to de
termine if the subsidence is due to the
influence of the waters of the creek, but
closest search up and tdown the stream
for miles fails to show any subterranean
inflow or outflow. At the point of dis
turbance the land is about sixty teet
above the level of the water.
Is the cause seismic,
aqueous agency? The
or is
miller
it due to
has p'uz-
zled his head over the knotty problem in
vain for a long time.
A Fatal Habit of Speech
I heard on State street an authentic !
story of detective acutencss, says a writer
in the Boston PoL, Everybody is famil
iar with the trick that many men have of
capping whatever they hear said, when ;
they do not dissent, with some favorite j
expression. Thus, one man says " re-
cisely." another "tu'actly ;" and there is a ;
considerable faction for whom the words j
"just so," or "to be sure," seem to fill
the required need. Not long ;igo a Bos- j
ton man stole a large sum of money from j
his employers and fie:! to the West. A
description of him was sent to detectives
and police superintendents generally, and
about a month after his e?cape a Minne
sota officer telegraphed that he thought
he had his eye upoa the person wanted.
His appearance, however, was vcrv dif
ferent from that described in the circu
lar. The situation was a -pressing' one;
if the supposed criminal was such iu fact,
he might at any moment Uy to Canada.
On. the other hand, to arrest an innocent
person would cause a p,ood deal of trouble.
The object was to identify the man if
possible within a few hours. In this
emergency the Boston detective in
charge of - the case examined and cross
examined the thief's employers as to his
peculiarities. They could hit upon noth
ing distinctive till finally the detective
inquired, in a moment of inspiration, if
he had any particular way of expressing
himself. "Yes," was the reply; "I never
knew that fellow to talk three minutes
without saying 'I believe you.'" luhalf
an hour the information was telegraphed
to the West; within four hours the Min
nesota detective had a long chat with his
man, and before night the thief was ar
rested. Plowing a Channel.
"Did you ever-hear of plowing a chan
.hel in the Alabama River fcr a steamer to
get through?" asked an old liver en
gineer yesterday.
The reporter had heard many a tough
yarn from the fresh-water salts who draw
the long bow on Front street between
trips, but this was brand-new, and he
surrendered.
"Well, last July the Carrier grounded
on Yellowjacket Baron a' falling river.
The crew pulled away on the capstan
without moving the old boat an inch,
when the mate, seeing we would be high
and dry in a few hours, got out a lot of
hoes that were in the freight and part of
the crew were set to digging alongside
the bottom of the boat, so as to wet her
sides, while the rest were hauling away.
Old Dr. Harris, who lives about two
miles from the bar. and who has a turn
for civil engineering, asked Captain
Xewmaster if there wasn't a plow in
the freight. There was, and in a minute
a big deck hand was up to his waist in
the channel above the bar holding the
plow handle, which was hitched to the
capstan rope, and the plow was hauled
to the boat a half-dozen times or so.
Then the rope was tied to a tree on the
bank above and the old Carrier went
over that bar like butter through a tin
horn. There's a heap of science in na vi -
gation." Mobile Register.
The people of this country spend
$82,000,000 a year for silks. Less than
half of it is woven here. The rest comes
from abroad.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
lander, Elc mud, dries and fallfroflT,
Never be irritable or"Bnkind to any
body.' '- - ,
To" wait asdlbe patient soothes many a
pang-
He who
thorns."
gathers
rosesiaiust not fear
The smallest act of charily shall stand
ns in great stead.
It is the summit of humility to bear the-
P"uc- . -
ne who ls ceasedksta or grow ha
ocased to liite as he ought to live.
A crowd is not comparer, and faces are
but a gallery of pictures,, where there is
no love.
The higliost point outward things can
bring one into is the contentment of the?
mind, witS which no estate is miserable
A beautiful eye makesilence eloquent;
a kind ejt makes contradiction an assent;
an enraged" eye makes beauty deformed.
To say that we hava-a clear conscience
is to vt&ler a sbledsm; had we never
sinned., we should, iave had no can-science-..
A great deal of talent is lost in the
world for the'wanfrof a little courage.
Every day sends to liheir graves a number
of obscure men w&o have only remained
obscare because their timidity hns pre
ventadithem from making a first effort.
There is nottiag so delightful as the
hearing or the speaking of truth. For
this reason, thsre- is no conversation so
agreeable as that of the man of integrity,
xyho hears without any intention to be
tray, and speaks without any intention
to. deceive
Intelligent Dogs
A dog belonging to John Withe? spoon,
of Detroit, was taken with the family to
New Mexico, nearly 2,000 miles away,
but some weeks later turned up at his
old home, having traveled, it is sup
posed, the distance on foot.
The bark of a dog was heard at the door
of the King's College .Hospital, London,
and oh being answered two terriers
stood, one on each side of a wounded
collie. When the porter stooped to wait
upon their friend the two terriers ran off.
A cut on the collie's leg was dressed and
bandaged, when the dog went away after
a bark of thanks.
A shepherd dog belonging to M. Ma
rothers attacked a porcupine in the Big
Bend near Emigrant Springs,. Cal., and
at once rolled over the ground and clawed
at its mouth, evidently in great agony.
Its mouth was full of qutlls, and it be
came -necessary to kill the dog. The
porcupine, rolled up like a dog, lay still
upon the ground, and was despatched
also.
Two valuable dogs were chasing a rab
bit near a drain and were suddenly lost,
say the London Field. After ten days a
ferret, with a string tied to him, was put
into the hole the rabbit was seen to enter.
In a short time the ferret stopped, meas
urement was made, and after a little dig"
ging the dogs were found firmly blocked.
They were greatly emaciated, but recov
ered. A Norwich, Conn., bull dog was
charged with biting the neighbors' ani
mals and destroying property, but as he
was muzzled his owner laughed at the
charges. Being carefully watched the
dog was seen, when ready for business,
to slip the muzzle off his nose, cast it
around near his ear, go in and maim his
victims, and quick as a flash slip the muz
zle back with his paw, and act as .inno
cent of wrong as a lamb. The muzzle
straps are now drawn one hole tighter.
ivcio York Sun.
Vancouver Papooses.
The natives of Yancouver's Island are
described by Mr. Stuart Cumberland as
superior to other tribes along the North
west coast. He praises the beauty pf
some of the child en j but,, owing to the
manner of living, this beauty fades early.
An Indian is old at thirty. Even ine
Children seeffi older than they really are,
because of the gravity they maintain.
Children, he says, like brown rabbits,
were squatting" about on the ground, ap
pearing to be, even at that earl' age, top
solemn and taciturn to romp or indulge
in childlike games. AY hen they saw me
approach, they were off as quick ajs rab
bits to their holes, and now aud then I
could catch them watching me with
large, black, wondering eyes from be
hind a boat, a tree stump, or a half
closed door.
Babies appeared to be plentiful, and,
unlike those in other places, they seemed
to be both healthy and well nourished.
Their lungs were certainly of the strong
est, and their appetites wre truly, pro
digious. An Indian baby will yell at the
slightest provocation -and, for the mat
tcrof that, without provocation at all.
It is also equally remarkable that a
"papoose" will eat, or endeavor to do so,
anything he can lay his hands on. Once,
whilst I was endeavoring to make myself
understood to a wrinkled squaw, a velvet
eyed youngster, with deft fingers,
snatched a cigarette out of my hand and
proceeded to devour it. At first he
seemed to like it, but he did not go on
long with the job, for with a mighty yell,
which would have startled anybody ex
cept an Indian out of his boots, and
which drove me out of the room, he dis
possessed himself of his spoil, whilst
the ancient dame proceeded to fill her
pipe with what remained.
Confiding Detectives.
AVith regard to forgers, we learn tha
their number, compared with, other
classes of criminals, is small, only about
two dozen men being - recognized as .ap
plying their talents as penmen and f 11
gravers to the fabrication of spurious
documents. Photography is largely
employed by them; and, by the irony of
fate, the same art is now used for their
identification. Their methods' do not
differ from' those which have been de
tailed so often in our own courts of jus
tice, so that we need not dwell upon
them. AYe may, however, refer to the
clever manner in which one gang of. for
gers made the English criminal investi
gation department play into their hands.
This gang had prepared an elaborate
scheme for defrauding the English
banks by means of counterfeit circular
notes. Shortly after they left Xc-w York
by steamer en route fqr Britain, the
scheme was air-covered, and the English
police was furnished by Atlantic cable
with all its details. The forgers were, of
course, ignorant of this. Their auda-
I cious leader, upon arriving m lonaon,
thought it would be as well to make
! himself acquainted with the faces ot the
j chief detectives, and, in the character of
I an American tourist, he paid them a visit,
! They were so t ,ken off their guard by
i the pleasant manner of their visitor, that
j one of the officers not only told him of
the impending Iraud, but actually
showed them the New York telegram,
which happened to be lying oa a desk.
! It neea hard y De saia tnat tne forger,
thus warned, did not tarry rxi in-the
metropolis; he and his gang left London
that night. Chaui'-eri ' Journal.
Often one may learn more from a man'?
errors than from his virtues.
WOMAFS WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE
FEMININE READERS.
FOB
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Dressed' All In Lace.
An amusing and interesting incident
occurred on the steamship Aller on Fri
day. The steamship rwas nearing port
and one of th8 women cabin passengers
appeared in the dining saloon dressed in
the costliest lace. She confided to her
female friends that every article of dress
she wore was of lace, even to the gloves
.and hose, anL added that she would
wear lace booSsif it wasn't so chilly. . She
explained that one of her daughters is
shortly to be. married, that the lace was
for her trousssau, and that inasmuch as
she personally wore it the "customs regu
lations could sot take it from her. It is
estimated that the fair and matronly one
was draped with. $5,000 worth of the lace."
New York JSun
A Costly Cloak.
v s. Mactay, the wife of the rich
American, is,, says the Sydney Mail, de
termined to. possess a cloak made from
the breasts- of the birds of paradise.
These birds, are sold at thirty shillings
each. The-breast is about lour inches
broad and about six long at greatest
length, and nearly heart shape ; the upper
portion is about an inch and a half deep
and is like the finest plush, in color a
seal brown; the color shades off below to
a pinky terra cotta. About 500 birds
will be; accessary to furnish enough for
the cloak, and to secure them Mrs.
Mackay has despatched two skillful
marksmen direct to New Guinea, and
they are now engaged in the wholesale
slaughter. The mantle will be costly,
but the work of destruction will be so
great that it is to be hoped few imitators
will be found.
Dogs' Wardrobes.
The insanity of ladies who keep pam
pered curs as pets has reached such a
pitch of absurdity that a lnrge shop has
been opened in Paris to supply the
"toilets" of these little nuisances ex
clusively. The unhappy creatures are
now dressed and decked out in fancy
stuffs, and have their costumes for the
house and the promenade, besides their
toilet baskets and their sleeping baskets.
But in the autumn all Paris escapes to
the seaside, and so, if you please, these
little wretches must have their dust
cloaks for traveling, with a pocket for
the wearer's ticket at the side. Another
part of the outfit is a waterproof mantle,
with a hood to be worn in wet weather
to keep the darling from getting its coat
wet. In the majority of cases it would
be a great relief to the pet dogs them
selves and to air 'who come in contact'
with them if their only voyage were half
an hdur out to sea and their only costume
a brickbat fastened around their throats
by a. necklace of stout cord. London
Life. .
' Taking Care of HerselC
An incident displaying the value of
calisthenics to the fair sex was witnessed
at Highbury station about 11 p. r. one
night last week. A young lady, the
wife of a well-known athlete, was mak
ing her way up the stairs to the train,
. when she was rudely accosted by a half
drunken man, who made several "imperti
nent remarks, and finally attempted' to
Jviss her. This was too much for the
youthful British matron, whose training
had been of a kind to prompt reliance
upon the muscles of the arm rather than
those of the throat. Sweeping off her
offender a blow between the eyes which
fairly knocked the offender off his feet,
and reeling backward he rolled from
the top to tho bottom of the stairs in a
series of somersaults painful enough to
convince him that caution in his ama
torv advances mitrht be worth ohserva-
tion in pie future-. A curious feature in
connection with this incident is that the
fady in question is the third sister who
has performed the .feat of knocking
down an insulter. One of the family, a
mere girl, was pursued on BJackheath by
an unfortunate tramp, till she could run
no further, when she promptly floored
her pursuer; and the other "similarly
dealt with a scoundrel who laid hands
on her in Richmond. AYe understand
that all these young ladies were practi
cal gymnasts; and the value to women
of such training could not be better ex
emplified than by the foregoing facts.
Pall Mall Gazette.
How Baby First Began-to Talk.
"Oh. George!" cried vouncr Mrs.
3Ierry, running to meet her husband
the door. "I've something the best
at
TPll rnn "
you.
" Xo ! " said George, "what is it ?"
" Why, don't you think the baby can
talk 3 Yes, sir,7 actually talk ! He's said
ever and everso many things.
Come
"" me nuisury unu near linn
ocorge went in.
"Now, baby," said mamma, persua
sively, "talk some for papa. Say 'How
do you do, papa?'"
" Goo, gob, goo, goo, "says baby.
" Hear him I v shrieks mamma, ecstat
ically. " AA'asn' t that just as plain as
plain can be ? "
George says it is, 'and tries to thkik'so,
too.
"Xow say, 'Im glad to
papa.'"
"Da, da. boo, bee, boo."
see
you,
1 Did you ever ? " cries mamma."
" He
can
lust sav evervthinor !
precious little honey bunny, boy, say,
'Are you well, papa ? "
"Boo, ba, de, goo, goo."
"There it is," said mamma. "Did you
ever know a child of his age who could
really talk as he he does ? He can just
say everything he wants to ; can't you,
you own dear little darling precious if"
"Goo, goo, dee, dee, di, goo."
"Hear that ? He says, 4 Of course I
can,' just as plainly as anybody could say
it. Oh, George, it really worries me to
have him !so phenomenally bright. These
very brilliaut babies nearly always die
young. Tid-Bit..
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Second Marriages In France.
A correspondent of the Boston Tran
script says the French have decided views
as to second marriages. The correspond
ent adds :
There are certain rules of good taste
and etiquette with regard to second
marriages in France , which are usually
observed by the educated classes. The
whole ceremonial must be .quiet and
unostentatious. The festive preparations
must be on a modest scale. It is not
considered becoming for the bridegroom
and bride to appear very, happy. They
must be sedate and calm, with, an ex
pression of resignation in their faces.
Something is due to the memory of the
dear departed. Thiar is especially the
case if a lady is a widow, fche does not
take from her finger the ring placed
there by her first husband. Her second
spouse would be considered ' a man of
bad feeling and bad taste if he objected
to thi3 mark of respect paid to his prede
cessor. Moreover, if the lady has chil
dren the first ring must be retained out
of regard for the memory of tbeir father,
and she would be passing a slight upo2
them by taking it oft If these children!
are grown up they must not keep aloof
from the wedding party, but" must '1)3"
present at the ceremony. They are not'
expected to look joyful ; but their absence
would eive rise to scandal. The re-1
ligious- service
must be very sun pie j
decorations or singing. 1
without floral
The widow at her second marriage must!
not wear gray or niauve, for such colorst
would be suggestive of half-mourning,
which her second husband might nov
take t be a delicate allusion to himself. J
Rose color is also forbidden, on the.
ground that it is too gay. The head
dress should be a black . or white man-
tilla. with a few flowers scattered over.
it rtainlv not orance flowers, which
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can only be worn once on such occasions,
nor chrysanthemums and - scabiouses,
which are termed "widows flowers." AJ
breakfast or a dinner follows the re
ligious ceremony, but no ball is gvyea'
in the case of a second marriage.
: : Fashion Notes. .
The new stylish cloves have lapped
seams for street wear. i
In evening dress-the slirmers are made -
of the same undressed kid as the gloves J
Sleeves of rare lace are seen on bridal
dresses and are made in two loose puffsj
Velvet and moire silk combination!
are seen in some rich costumes for call
ing and receptions. )
The whole wristed mousquetaire gloves
are very . stylish still for street wear in;
glace kid and Beige pig's skin. 1
Pink and white effects are sought for
by this season's ' bridemaids rather thaa
the yellow and white of last season. .
Neckties of velvet ribbon fastened with
a tiny bow or a small book or clasp are'
worn with light-colored evening toilets.J
Henrietta cloth is the best material for,'
mourning costumes, though cashmeres, j
serges, bombazines and camel's hair are
also worn.
Cheeks of indistinct rolors harmoni-'
ously blended, . crossbars and zigzagf
stripes are features of the rough cloths
shown for gowns. j -
Gossamer handkerchiefs in delicate
hand embroidery are stylish and lend a!
daintiness to the costume when tuckedt
into the dress waist. r f
The Masaniello cap, set in a firm band, '-
side, makes a pretty head
children of either sex.
covering lor
Although passementeries and silk cord;
applique ornaments are not novelties,
the never before possessed the import
ance they have now attained.
Pinked edges are seen upon imported
cloth dresses. They form side bands,
yokes, borders and vests, made of alter
nating rows of light and dark cloth. .
Be careful of your parasols. Jtdoea
not cost much to cover them, and it will
be de rigeur next spring thai the parasol
shall be of the same stuff as the gown.
The revival of short waists and full;
round skirts does not meet with univer-;
sal favor by
determined
it.
any means. In fact, a very,'
fight
is being made against1
There are two distincfc varieties of the ;
turban hat, the English, which is low.'
crowned and simply trimmed, and the
French, which- is large and elaborately
trimmed. i
Draped bodices will be in great favor, i
if clumsy dre-smakers do not spoil them.i
They lit to perfection, yet show soft fall-
ing draperies and do not look as if cut1
out of tin. ; 4 ,
Moire with flowered stripes is one off
the most elegant and stylish of the new;
fabrics and will be very generally used
with tulle or other gossamer fabrics byj"
bridemaids.
Scarlet cashmere or diagonal
wooli
frocks for little girls are made very:
effective with black braid put on in small
snail-shell patterns, or in diminutive'
Greek keys. ' - v
There ti a tendency this season to;
bring up black silk costumes with plaid
silk or velvet in brilliant tints, and in f
the case of its cing worn strictly by j
young persons, it is a welcome fashion
Little girl3, winter frocks are made of
light cloths, the darker Gobelin blues,' ,
acajous, old rose, tapestry greens, and
pure blues and reds for their street,4rcses;
and general wear ; white and pale sh&44
of color for dressy wear.
The plaided stuffs, silk, velvet, plu'
or wool, that are used for combination
with plain fabrics, are not at all like th
plaids of former years. The colors aTC
new, and are finely shaded, one into an
other to produce the most artistic effect
imaginable. j
. Two colors in marked contrast will be
the rule for dressy cloth costumes. The
lighter color will be used for the skirl'
and vest, the darker for the basque and
drapery. The skirt and vest .will bep
braided with color nat.A fnr iw
part of the dress. AYhen a jacket is added'
it Should be of the. Hrlroi- rtlnw . .,.
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Some of the new round trimmed hats
have brims which protrude -considerablyf-in
front and taper to almost no brim at
the back. Thesn Tiflira Inxmr ,Htiir-h
Imvf! low
trimmed with high clusters of
and a twist of faille or velvet
placed inside the front of tho briw
makes them very generally becoming. '
Signs and Omens. . ,
It is unlucky to be discharged from a
good situation on Friday. -It
is unlucky to leave a hou.se on Sat
urday without paying the rent (for the,
landlord). ' ;
To pass a churn and not give a helping
hand is unlucky (to the person who is
churning).
If the palm of the hand itches it is"
sign of cutaneous irritation. ;
A broken nose is a sigfl of language. It
indicates that its owner has had "words'
with some one. j
A black eye is a sign of discontent,'
for it is difficult to satisfy a man in pre
senting him with an ebonized optic. ;
It is bad luck to call a man a liar on
Wednesday, especially if the callee be
bigger than the caller.
To knock over the sajt-cellar at the
dinner-table is a sign of awkwardness., j
If a man with gray hair falls in lovo
with a young girl he will dye. .: .
A man's name on an umbrella is a sign
it belongs to him (the name,' not the ucv
brella). Tid-BiU. ' .
The Zither.
The zither, that pretty little flat harn
which is now taught in our cities, and
which so many young ladies are learning, ;
originated in the Alpine countries, and
was, toward the middle of our century,
used by traveling Tyrolese singers jt ac
companiment to their songs and yodels.j
Even to-day, when one ces the graceful
young girl seated at the table, practicing
her zither, and hears those wild chords,!
an Alpine scene rises before the eyes and. .
transfers the modest esthetic interim, in."
charming, dreamlike transformation, to
rushing streams, pine forests, blue peaks-
and snow mountains, that scenery of itha
Tyrol and Switzerland which is of alt
thing most loTely. Musical Record. O-
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