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romantic story
a wise
suggestion.
MARY GARRETT.
THE SHOWMAN'S story.
MISS
'J he Strange Tale Related by a Bluah-
IllK Pennsylvania Groom.
A youug couple from a small town
iu the interior of New York State
slopped ovor in the city a few lmurs
lust week, anil their acquaintance was
cultivated by a Bradford (Pa.) Star
representative, to whom tho blushing
groom,' for such he whs, narrated tho
following incident:
'•I was spending n few weeks at n
pleasure resort on the lake shore last
summer, ami as I nru something of a
recluse I made ve^y few acquaintances,
and when 1 went riding on the water
it was generally alone. One evening
about dusk 1 was out about half a mile
beyond tho end of the lighthouse pier
when clouds began to gather iu the
west ami 1 saw a storm was brewing,
but us we had had bad weather for
several da\ s and the wind was not
unusually high 1 was in no hurry to go
in, although 1 headed my boat for the
shore. There were several others out,
but I paid no attention lo these until
the waves assumed a dangerous aspect,
when I noticed a boat between mine
and the beach of which a lady was the
sole occupant. Sho was having trouble
with her boat, and tho ropos on the
little sad wild) sho had been using
were either fastened or tangled, audi
pulled immediately to her rescue. •
"I was just about 10 stop aboard her
craft when a' gust of wind struck the
little three-cornered sail, and over it
went. The skill' 1 was in crashed into
the capsized boat, and I was spilled
into tho water bosido the struggling
girl< who threw her arms about my
neck and tried to scream, While we
were striving to get our breath and
reach the boats, which wore rapdly
drifting from us, my feet struck some-
thing, and a moment after I was stand-
ing erect and temporarily safe, witii
tiie little woman you see there beside
me. We were on the last bar and a
long stretelj of deep water separated
us from the second.
• There was no hope of rescue before
morning, and to think of standing in
that water all >ifjrht put a damper on
mi feeliugs at least. We determined
to swim for the second bar, and at her
suggestion we discarded nil of our
superfluous raiment and commenced
the real, struggle for life. Wo swam
slowly, anil as I was tho more power-
ful swimmer of the two I was of assist-
ance to her several times. Howovor,
we readied the bar at last, and after a
short breathing spell, swam to tho
first, and finally were rolled up on tho
sands by the mere.less wave,throughly
exhausted, and more dead than alive.
■'Hor parents lived within a few
miles of tho place, and the rest of my
vacation was spen.t. in tho society my
fair aquat.c companion, Tho result,
as you see, is that wo decided to swim
through life's stormy sea together,
and wo hope lo roach every bar in
safely, where we may plan for tho fu-
ture and give thanks for our success in
the past.'*
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Cancer Among Vegetarians.
Surgeon Maj. Hendloy, resilient sur-
geon at Japporo, writes to us: "In
the British Medical Journal of April 7,
1888, the following statements are
made: 'M. ltoclus has shown that-eat*"
cer was all but unknown, .among tho
persons whose food wasy exclusively
vegetable.' 'M. Vernouil also believed
that tho increase of cancel? was largely
due to the carnivorous habits of. diet
of tho past generation,' The records
of Mayo Hospital at Japporo, which is
under my charge, show no such immu-
nity of vegfeterinns from cancer. From
January, 188U, to the'present date, 102
major opperations have beon performed
in ihe hospital iu cases of cancer. Of
these 41 were on tho pursous of meat-
eaters and 61 on those of strict vegeta-
rians who had never oaton meat since
their birth. Iu India, where caste
rules are exceedingly rigid, tho fact
that the latter were true vegetarians is
capable of absolute proof. Among
them are six Saraogis, a class of Jains
who even reject many kind of vegeta-
bles. Three of liieso fcaraogis suffered
from cancer of the breast. Out of 102
cases there were 3 deaths attributable
to tho operation. There is no informa-
tion available as to recurrence, or tho
contrary. Tho cases were ii.vided as
follows: Cancer of breast 20. tongue
or lips 8. honil and face 17, upper ex-
tremity 11, lower extremity 8, trunk
18, testicle 1, glands il. There woro
€2 males, and 40 females, a largo pro-
portion of the latter in a country where
the Purdah system is in forco. The
minimum age was 70 years, the maxi-
mum 18 years, tho average 43 years. —
Unlink Medical Journ <il.
A Great 1'istol Shot.
F. O. Young, who is sa d to bo the
finest pistol-shot oil tho Pacific (-'oast,
has but one hand mid one eye. His
mother accidentally knocked his oyo
out in Hogging linn for some youthful
indiscretion, and his father accident-
ally chopped oil'his hand. lie has en-
countered the most astonishing ad-
ventures witli wild and tnine animals,
and has been struck by lightning once
or twice, and yet ho has won numer-
ous prizes as a pistol-shot, and has
been called the "champion left hand-
ed penman of tho world."
Mali* Girls Independent Whatever
Their Station tn Life May De.
Would It not be wiser far, asks an
occasional contributor in the Century
Magazine, to induce young girls in
thousands of happy, prosp erous homes
to make ample provision for any and
all emergences that the future may
have in store for them? Could a bet-
ter use be found for some of the years
that intervene between tho time a girl,
loaves school and the time she may
reasonably hope to marry? The field
for woman's work has been openod up
of late years in so many different di-
rections that a vocation can easily be
found, outs do tho profession of teach-
ing, that will bo quite as congenial to
refined tasts. ana considerably moro
lucrative. Book-keeping, typo-writing,
telegraphy, stenography, engraving,
dentistry, uiedicuio, nursing and a doz-
en other occupations might bo mention-
ed. Then, too, industrial schools might
bo established, where tho daughtors of
wealthy parents could bo trained in tho
practical details of any particular in-
dustry for which they displayed a spe-
cial aptitude. If it is not beneath
tho sons and daughtors of a monarch to
learn atrade.it ought not to bo bonoath
tho sons and daughters of republican
America to emulate their good example
provided they possess the requisite abil-
ity to do so.
Two years will sulllco lo mnke any
bright,quick girl conversant with all the
mysteries of tho art of houso-keeping,
especially if sho be wiso enough to
study the art practically as well as
theoretically. The management of
sorvants and tho care of tho sick and
children will bo incidentally learned in
most homes, and can bo supplemented
by a more extended study of physiolo-
gy, hygiene, etc., than was possible at
school. Sewing nood not bo neglocted
either, while leisure will readily lie
found for reading or any other rocroa-
tion that may su t individual tastes.
Another year or longer may bo added
to tho time devoted to those pursuits
if desired. But, above all, let two or
throe years bo conscientiously set apart
for tho express purpose ol' acquiring a
thorough experimental knowledge of
some art or vocation which would ren-
der its possessor self-supporting, and,
consequently, independent.
If the tido of public opinion favoring
such a course would but set in many a
ono wpuld bo spared untold suffering
and misery in aftor life. Let tho rich
sot the example in this matter. They
can afford to do whatovor pleases them,
and, thoreforo, have It in their power
to mold public opinion. Be not afraid-
girls, that you will find your self-im,
posed task irksome. Remember that
occupation is necessary to happiness
and that there is no reason why you
should not dream while you work.
Tho cry will bo raised that there is
danger that such a plan as tho ono ad-
vocated hero will tend to give girls a
distaste for the quiot retirement of
home, but there is little cause for fear.
Not ono girl in twenty will voluntarily
choose a business lifo in preference to
domestic happiness. Indeed, it is ab-
solutely certain that happy marriages
will bo promoted by this very indepen-
dence among women. Not being at
leisure to nurse every passing fancy,
girls would elect to wa t patently un-
til tho light of true love came into their
livos.
Flies Can Carry Disease.
A popular impression has existed for
a number of years to tho effect that
during warm weather germs or mic-
robes of contag ous diseases have boon
carried by ilics and mosquitoes, thus
assisting in tho spread of those dis-
eases. This impression has gone abroad
in spite of tiie facts that medical
science has never established Its truth.
The subject was brought to tho at-
tention of Dr. Ford, president of the
hoard of health,yesterday, and also Dr.
Wm. M. Welch, physician iu charge ol
the Municipal Hospital.
"Such a thing is possible," said Dr.
Ford, "but it has never boon verified
by practical experiment. It is known
that such things as living germs of dis-
ease do exist, for they have been dis-
covered in cases of fever, but never iu
small-pox. They are such an infinites-
imal thing that, if they do exist—and
there is no reason why they should nol
—they have never been seen, and |kw-
sibly never will be. If there is such a
thing us n small-pox germ it is not im-
possible or improbable that Hies would
carry it. 1 suppose that if a fly alight-
ed on a maturated sore oil a small-pox
patient it could carry particles of the
diseased oxercsenco to another person
under favoring circumstances and in-
oculate that person with the disease,
just as vacc'no is conveyed from oik
person to another."
Dr. Welch said that tho theory was c
very far-fetched one, and that it wa?
simply a thought—an idea—that hail
occurred to some specialist, and thus
gaiucd notoriety. — I'lti'udnl/ih a tYeis.
Lying Newspapers.
"Bad cess to these fashion papers,
su\ O, Mrs. Mulligan." "An' phwat's
tho matter with tho fashion papers,
Mrs. BrannlgauP' "Sure an' I read '•
in wan of 'em that watered velvet was !
the latest thing begobs in millinery."
•Vis." "Well, so Oi got some, I d d,
an' soaked it over night, an' bo jabers j
it isn't fit to look at the dav. Bad cess 1
to the papers, say OL"— Iika.
I),
Too Young for the Town,
[y pilgrimage has been in vain,"
janed. "I am but 21 years of
rim altogether too young for
The youngest boy-orator s
iivght youtig ' republican
45, the rising voting
to ho a member of a
nine one must be i t
a family of lis
!«.
Umbrellas Should be Built 'Unit Way.
A wicked and murderous walking
cane is displayed in an avenue
store. Its hollow covering was
punctured with tit least twenty-
live holes, and behind I host
woro coneealod in many sharp steel
blades. The object ol' Ihe cane wa.'
at once apparent. Supposn an tin -
friendly hand seized it on a dark
night. Tho owner of the stick would
simply draw it backward,and lo! fron
out the little holes the knives wonh
fly to do their bloody, lacerating
work. No footpad would grasp thai
cane moro than onco. Tho princlpa
of I ho invention is not new. It is ul
ready used with success in a paten tot
watch guaVd, tho spikes of wliicl
spring out and hook themselves ii
>our pocket whon your watch chain i/
pulled.— Washington I'osK
In a Desperate Condition.
Wife—"John, dear, what would yoi
do ;f I were to die?"
Husband - "Don't spoak of such i
thing. I would bo desperate."
"Do you think you would morr
again?"
"Well, n—no. I don't think I won!'
be.as desperate as ail that.,'—Epoc'
'A J.ady Who Would lie a Railroad
President If She Were a Man.
"Mist Mary Garrett, the daughter of the
founder of the Baltimore <& Ohio railroad
system, ia an extraordinary woman," said a
gentleman well acquainted with the facta, to
a Philadelphia littord reporter. "And, hat
that she Is a. woman, would to-day be presi-
dent or that road." Miss Garrett has nevar
ihtruded her Individuality , In the manage-
ment at the great property which her father
left at his death, but her influence and ca-
pacity have nevertheless been felt and recog-
nized by every one who has come In contact
with the financial management of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad cmnpaoy. For many
years before her father's death she was his
chief assistant Her love for her father was
the rullue passion of hor life, aud her devo-
tion to him was the admiration of her friends
aud the des|>alr of those who sought to win
her hand In murrlage.
Miss Garrett to-day, although few persons
know It, controls and manages the Garrett
interest In the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and
has for some time been the most potential
factor in tho manipulation of the Interests of
that gfeat corporation. She is thoroughly
acquainted with all the details of tho busi-
ness of the road and its financial status,, aud
has always been looked upon as ono of tho
most sagacious advisers.
Although personally directing the manage-
ment of a property worth not less than $28,-
000,UlX) Miss Garrett Is almost uuknowu to
business men, liecauso her fine sense of mod-
esty and true womanly reserve will not permit
her to assume an Individual and personal
control wliich both her capacity for financial
uil.tlrs aud her direct control of mlllious of
money would enublu her to do. '
There Is no woman In the United States who
enn command more ready cush than- Miss
Garrett ller knowledge of the road and Its
management gives her u position In the coun-
cils of that corporation not possessed by any
other Individual. \Vh$n her lather was living
Miss Garrett wss his prlvato secretary, his
best adviser and his most trusted friend, even
above any of the old gentleman's sons. It
was in Ibis capacity that she obtained her
knowledge o( tho road and her Insight into
Its financial affairs- After the death of her
father Miss Garrott's influence over her
brother, Robert Garrett, was 80 marked that
it became a matter of current talk In Balti-
more. But there were certain theories held
by her brother which even tho Influence sho
held over him could not Successfully combat.
When the scheme which led to the invocation
of the aid of the Drexel syndicate culminated,
Koljci t Garrett saw the wisdom of his sister's
counsels, which he had failed to follow, aud
practically surrendered to her the manage-
ment of his Interest tn the road. When he
started on his tour around the world his sister
followed and overtook lutn at San Francisco,
where he was induced to give to her the con-
trol of all his Interest in tiie Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company,
Recently, when the syndlcato which had
helped the Baltimore & Ohio out at the dUU-
cultles In which it had uswlttlngly been
plunged began to haggle about ths commis-
sions and threatened to place the road in an
embarrassing condition. Miss Garrett quietly
brushed them aside, put up tho needed cush,
and sirred the credit of the company. Since
the death of her brother, '1'. Harrison Garrett,
Miss Mary Garrett's control of the Garrett
estate has become practically unlimited dur-
ing Robert Garrett's absence.
Miss Garret Is a most unassuming lady,
and would never be taken for a great financier,
as she Is, at first sight. Sho is not fond of
notoriety, and in manners and habits is a
most domestic and home-loving woman. Sho
worshiped tier futhor, and her most ardent
hope .is to see the great road which he built
and brought to such great Importance kept
up to the position where he left it, and per-
petuated as one of the great institutions of
the country.
NOTES ON HYPNOTISM.
Results of a Detailed Study of tho
Memory In tlio Hypnotic State.
Dr. A. 1)1 chiv=, writing ill the American
Journal of l'aychology, has made a detailed
study of tho memory In tho hypnotic state,
and summarizes his inaiu conclusions soino-
wliat as follows: (1). During tho hypnotic
sleep the subject remembers tho experienced
of his waking life us well as previous liypuo-
ses. (2). Iu hypnotism there Is often an ex-
altatlou of tho memory, and at times a
change tn its content, leading to the.assump-
tion of a forelirn i>ersonulty. (3). The mem-
ory of a suggesU'd hallucination may linger
on and influence the walking condition. (4).
The operator can, at his will, have any of
the acts of hypnotic state remembered or
forgotten by making this a part of a sugges-
tion. (5), Suggestion seems to be largely
explicable as unconscious memory. Dr.
C'vbulski has studied tho power of hvpnotlc
subjects to hypnotize themselves. He finds
that such subjects strongly imagine for a
minute or less that the operator commands
them lo go to sleep,and the do.iiroii result en-
sues. Furthermore, If the subject, on going
to sleep, imuglncs himself controlled by a
certain person, then, even though another
sent him to sleep, he will be subject to tho
former, and not to the operator. Those ob-
servations show the Importance of the sub-
jective elements In the process of hypnotism,
and indicate the method by which tlio sub-
ject unconsciously takes suggestions and
acts upon them. Dr. Bcrlchuu has applied
hypnotism to the amelioration of the hearing
of the deaf. He tested the hearing of nine
deaf boys, and, after hypnotizing them spoke
to them and hail various noises made before
them. The hearing of four of them was
found to be Improved, and the improvement
is rciioired us still persisting after eighteen
months.
Finished His Course.
Wither at Winchester, up and down the
Shenandoah, In command of the southwest,
ut Washington or at Nonquitt, (ion. Sheridan
wus.always gallant, always a hard fighter, and
his last fight was the longest and the hard-
est fought of all. lie was never known to
show the white feather. He had repeatedly
faced dealh on the great plains of the west;
he had met him when the fight was racing
hot around Richmond, and had never falter-
ed. He always rode like a man serenely con-
fident of his fute. He was as confident when
smitten down In Washington and by that
self-same confidence hud made the ho|>c linn
among his millions of admirers tllat he would
recover. From Nonquitt they expected him
to emerge and again ride, su|>erbp at the
head or the armies. The sad announcement
of today, therefore, carries with It. the keen-
est disappointment. Characteristic of bin
whole lile lie never surrendered; nol even
w hen the end came, for onlv a few hours be-
fore Jie was reading proof of his forthcoming
memoirs with no thought of llnul dissolution.
Soon after he I as pod Into an unconscious
state, an<l In this condition death claimed
him. But for Ids Iron will ills tired body
would have weeks ago succumbed. It
sueeumlicd at last, but not until the Iron will
hud gone to sleep.
Gen, Sheridan takes his place to-day in
history along with the world's greatest
warriors, along with t'rrrhus, with Marl-
borough anil Ney. With Grant and Sherman
he will forever be remembered a* one of the
American triumvirs —Cincinnati 'J'itntt.
Graze After Meat.
Hard-working tramp: "Haven't you got a
cord or two of wood vou want sawod after
breakfast'" Astonished housewife, eagerly!
"Indeed I haveT*and I want It sawed right
away." Hard-working tramp, heartily: *If
a go!" Kats breakfast for three aud rises i^p
to go remarking, "I'll keep mr eres open
and If I see a man In our line who looks as
though he would like to aaw that wood, I'll
send bltn along."—llrook'jn Eagle.
The Marrelo\ia IfTecti of New Etig-
lund Cooking Upon a Freak.
It was at the Cadillac, and the old <bow-
map leaning back In his chair, aald: "I'd
like to tell you a story, but I don't dare."
"W'hjr not!" wa* asked.
"I'm afraid you wouldn't believe me. I
alwaya tell the truth, but there are so many
elaborated liar* In my business that I don't
hlame you for being a little doubtful, ttill—"
"Oh, lire away. I'll believe anything you
•ay."
"Well, It was clear back In the SO'a, long
before tbe days of the dime museum, as It Is
now nnderitood, but I had quite a dandy of a
place down In the Bowery—Circassian girl,
two-headed calf, fat woman, wild ludlan,
hand orgnn iu front, big painted canvass
signs and all that sort of thing, you know.
Fiualiy I got tho star attraction—a living
skeleton, live feet eleven tail and weighed
only fortv-elght pounds eleven ouuees—pledge
>ou my word. He was a boomer and after I
had him for two weeks I signed him for three
years at (.10 a week and found big money Iu
those days. I got him a bang ui) boarding
place over on Grand street, and all went won
for a fortnight, when all of a sudden, I
noticed the man was gettln' fat. Well, I
went to him and told him something was
wrong and ho must bo careful of his diet.
He put his tluger to his nose, winked, said he
had a three years' contract which dldu't say
nothln' about keeping thit) and ho wus goln'
to eat what ha darucd pleased.
"What was I to dot There was $8,000 In
that contract, counting board, nnu not a
blamed word about diet and In two weeks
more he was as fat as you ure, so I liud to
take him oil. I looked into tho thing, found
ho was u Yankee aud ids boarding house mis-
tress was a Massachusetts woman who tnudo
just Ihe kind o' paucakoa his mothor used to
mako an' ho wa^ taken 'ein by wholesale,
throe times a day. Said he hadn't beon able
to take a square meal In live yoars 'till then.
"Well, I tried to buv the man off, first for
one, then for two,then for $3,000, hut he said
his income suited him, and he was going to
stay right by them pancakes tor three years.
So I had to 1st him go. but I told him to send
for his money aud not show his face at the
oQlco or I'd smash him.
"Now comes the strange part of It, and
what i'm afraid you'll doubt. Just six months
later I was going through Chatham Square
and I heard loud talking In a saloon. Oue
fellow says, "I'll pet you Ion the man weighs
over gool" "Take you," said another. Of
course, being a showman, 1 pricked up my
cars and went In, and there was tho fattost
man 1 ever snw just wallow lug onto the scales
They weighed him und ho tipped 563.
"Well, I pushed through tho crowd and go-
lug up to the man said:
'• 'Look here; how much'll you take to en-
gage i'
"Then the thing laughed at me—actually
laughed—and I saw it was my skeleton. I
lust marched lilui over to B&rnum, showed
him up, sold my contract for $10,000, an' Bar-
uum paid the woman a thousand a year for
mor'n eight years to go nloug and make pon-
cultes to keep him In condition. Then he
died."
"What did he die oil" asked tho llstoner.
"Starvation. The pancako woman jumped
her contract and eloped with a clown."
The Deatli of Sheridan.
The thoughtful spectator of a procession of
the soldiers of the war for the union Is soon
struck by tbe fact that many of them are old
mc-u. lie begins to rcallzo that a whole gen-
eration of men has beon horu aud has passed
away since the surrender of Appomattox. Wo
aro reminded of it to-ilay Iu chronicling the
unexpected news that General Sheridan, the
dashing cavalry leader of tho unlou army,
the Incarnation of youthful fearlessness aud
Impetuosity, who made tho wild charge of
Mission Ridge, jvhen he was iiut thirty-
two, 1s dead,—In the fifty-eighth
year of his ug -. lie follows not long aft-
er his groat commander aud friend, Grant,
and a splendid Hue of brave lenders. Our
heroes are gathering fust on the other side.
Sheridan was born to be a cavalry lighter.
No soldier iu our history bus ever displayed
such qualities, or made this arm of tho ser-
vice so brilliantly useful. The changes of
modern warfare had doprlved tho cavulry of
much of Its old effectiveness. Improvements
in arms and ammunltlou had rendered It far
less pructicuhlo to turn the scale of battle
with a single charge of horsemen than it
once wus. The cavalry had suuk luto a i>os-
itlon of inferiority to the other branches
of the army up to the time that Sheridan's
gculus was allowed to assert Itself. He soon
showed what it could do In cutting off the
enemy's sources of supplies, in devastating
great" tracts of country so as to cripple his
opponents, and Iu dealing sledge-hummer
blows In buttle at critical moments. It Is
not easy to divide up the glory of great deeds,
and It Is not necessary to do so when
brave and generous men ure ready to share It;
but a large part of credit for that wonderful
eleven months' campaign In Virginia, which
brought the war to a close, wus undoubtedly
due to the fierce little lighter, who swept
clean the Valley of tho Shenundouh, turned
the tide of battle at Winchester, cut Rich-
mond off from Its supplies, anil boro every-
where that restless, fearless, uudaclous part
that made him chief among the picturesque
figures of the war.
lie wus, and will remain, one of tlio great
heroes of the conflict. He had every quality
that in a soldier appeals to the popular lmagl-
n a Hon. Yet it would be u great injustice to
class him with mere fighters—men who havo
courage and nothing moro. Ills success In
planning and executing extensile and dan-
gerous movements, and the nature of Ills In-
fluence over his army, proved him to be em-
phatically a born lender of men, a great
soldier.
It Is not Ills least claim to the admiration of
the American people that ho positively dis-
countenanced the suggestion of his name as
a candidate for the presidency. He hud the
shrewdness to know that neither his tempera-
ment nor his training fitted him for civic po-
sition, and that he would imperil his fame bv
undertaking It. He leaves beldud him now
a renown that Is complete nnd without blem-
ish—a name that will always lie gratcfullr re-
membered by bis countrymen.—Aew York
'i'nbuHt.
lfelva's rrophecy.
Mistress Belva Lockwood, a candidate for
the presidency who distrusts any present
ability to succeed, ventures the prophecy that
u woman will yet rule the Culled States.
This Is too vague. A woman occupies tho
llnono of Great Britain. She reigns but she
does not rule. Rulers have disappeared with
absolute monarchy,and unless the republic Is
reactionary no woman will rule Ihe United
Stales, though many women may In turn be-
come Its chief magistrate. The president
does not rule Ihe nation, though It may often
have been the ease that n woman has ruled
the president. The reign of Belva Lockwood
might )>e tolerable, but the rule of Belva or
any other citizen, man, woman, or untaxed
Indian, would not be endured. Mistress
Lockwood ought to discriminate between
tiiei-c taor'ii, one of which Is wholly Incom-
patible with the Idea of a free government by
the people.—Cliicai/o Tivit*.
Under Arrest.
Henry Coxwell, the aeronaut, has made 700
ascensions. Once while sailing over Central
park at u height of about 1,100 feet he fell
from his bullion, landing upon tho sward of
June with a dull sickening thud that curdled
the sap In tho maples. Opening his eyes,
more nearly dead than alive, ho saw an In-
dignant park policeman standing over him
with uplifted club and pointing to the sign,
•Keep oil the crass,"—hnrdette.
a cfesperate outlaw.
It Pinched Her
At the seaside—She, bathing tor the first
time In her new suit:. "Why, Charles, bow
strange! It feels as though I had iny shoes
on." Charles: "Bold up your foot and lets
ee." She (screaming): "Why, It* a crabl"
—i'urll igton Frt! J'rt n.
Ilia Puraull and Capture by a Nervy,
("ool-Ileuded Detective.
A Canadain offioor at Calgary, N. \V.
1'., tells a New York Post correspond-
ent this story oi an adventure with a
.desperate whisky -trader: "I havo had
sonio close calls with whisky-traders iu
my time, nud still," ho added, medita-
tively. "1 nevor had to kill one yet"
After a moment's pause ho oontinued,
"One of the most desperate men I ovor
arrested was Blank. It was in the fall
of 1886. Ho had a four-in-hand load
of whisky, gin aud brandy that he was
running across, and he and his partner
were both riding in the wagon, Blank
having no saddle -horse. This cargo
was all ho possesod In tiie world, and
ho knew that if ho was caught he
could not pay a line of $400, for this
was his second offense, aud, of course,
his four horses, wagon and liquor would
bo confiscated. Whon I first caught
sight of tlioui thoy woro about three
miios oil', and I at onco rode towards
them to seo who thoy wore. As soon
as thoy saw I was aftor thorn they
whippod their horsos up to a gallop,
but ray horse was fresh and a fust
runner, and before thoy had gone
far It was plain to soo that I was gain-
ing fast ou them. As soon as Blank
saw this ho stopped, cut olf tho load-
ers, und uiountlug one of them, gal-
loped oil'; but by this time I was within
half a mile of tho wagon.
"When I rodo up alongside I saw at
a glance that it contained whisky, aud
also that tho man who remained witn
it was not its owner. 1 dismounted
and raado him iny prisoner, telling
him to remain thoro with tho wagon
uutil I returned. 'Look here, Strang-
or,' said he, -don't follow that man. ho
won't be tnken ulive. IIo is armed
with a Wiuchustor und a Colt's rovolv-
er, and to prove to you that he won't
bo takon alive, I'll tell you who it.is.
It's Blank.
" 'That's the vory man I wnnt,' said
1. I jumped on my horso and put the
spurs to him and rodo aftor Blank. 1
caught up to him about half a mile
further on in tbo ooulqo, whore ho had
dismounted and was trying to hide. I
gallo|>ed up to him so fast, nnd pulled
up so quiet; that, in stopping baok to
avoid my liorso, he caught ills hoel on
the ground and fell. Beforo ho could
regain his feet I had disiuouutod nnd
covered him with my rovolvor. Ho
sprang to his feet and tried to draw
his. 1 laid my baud ou his shouldor,
tolling him that he was my prisoner, at
tiie same time folding my rovolvor
close to bis head. By this timo be had
his partly drawn, and, seeing this, I
pressed'tlio trlggor until the hammer
of my self-cocker was as far baok as it
could go without snapping. He told
me to shoot?and bo cursed, and at tho
same time sprung forward, so that tiie
barrel of my pistol caught him on tho
tomplo, tearing a deep gasii back into
his scalp about six inches long. This
partly stunnod him, but in two or three
scconds ho rocoverod.
"His rovolvor was a Colt's 45 sitiglo-
uction, and thoreforo it required to bu
cocked before it could bo tirod.-By this
timo it was drawn, nnd he attortipted
to cock it 1 caught hold of tho hand
in which ho held it and turned it to one
side, nud ut 'tho sumo timo told liitu
that 1 would count ton, and if ho did
not drop his pistol whon tho number
was countod I would blow out his
brains. He called out: 'Blow away.'
I counted up to nine, and pressed the
trigger so that the hammer rose, nnd
on seeing this lie droppod Ills weapoir
and gave himself up. I not him
mounted on his horso and brought him
back to tho wagon. Everything was
as I had luft it, but tiie prisoner who
had been tliero was gone, and I did not
blame him for going.
"Of all the men I over arrestod this
was ono of Hie most dosporute. If I
had given him the loast chance ho
would havo shot ma. On the other
hand, had I been in the least tvxeitcd I
should havo shot him. But I am not
of an oxcitablo nature, aud besides 1
never want to take away that which I
can never return."
"Well, yes," said I, "I think a good
ninny men would have lost their heads
under such circumstances und pulled
tho trigger."
"I suppose some might havo dono
so," said Simmons, as ho scratched a
match to light his plpo, which had gone
out while lie was talking. Then he
nddod thoughtfully: "What puz/.lcd
me most is that when lie ran with
such forco against my rovolvor whon
my linger was pressed againnt tlio
trigger it didn't go oil' and shoot him."
' Married iu a Boat.
Quite a romantic marriage took
place at West point Ga., roccntly, tho
contracting parties boing Dr. E. Hill
and Miss Muttio Prott. The ceremony
too place on tho "yellow waters of the
swift roiling Chattuhoochce. Tho bride
and groom were soated iu a light yawl
boat and tho latter deftly plied tiie
onrs, bearing his lady to the rocks
half a mile above the landing. The
hour was splendidly suited to the oc-
casion. Tlio sun was just hiding its
glorious outlines below the horizon
when tliq Rev. W. It Briscoe pronoun-
ced the solemn words that bound them
together irrevocably. Tho river was
• lotted hero and thorc with boats of tin)
Cliiitlahoochoo Club, tilled with joyous
friends of Dr. and Airs. Hill. All re-
paired to Mr, nnd Mrs. J. T. Jointing's,
where a bounteous supper and hearty
congratulations awaited them.—Atlan-
ta Conalitntion.
, Not Ills Fault
A good story Is told ol a member of
Congress from Michigan. He was a
social body who spent his days at the
House gossiping comfortably with Ills
fellow members and at night was prom-
inent at reception, dinner or bull. A
brother member approached him once
iu conversation and spoko pleasantly
of his evident likinif of soolotv as de-
veloped at tho capital. The member
was soon at nearly evory place, it wus
remarked.
"Oli, yes," cried ho in a Jovial way.
"You can bet if you don't aoe mo any-
where, it is be, ..lo I am not invited."
—Chicago Herald.
m
Pacifying an
"Are yon the gei
wors the question! sen!
Tbe voice was filled
.m the bent and gray phi
offioates as encyclopedia
tution locked up his eyes were
A flash of golden hair! A bowl
sea of blue eyesl A passionate •
between the red and white rosea
"I am the gentleman," he ai
wondering what superlative lovelin
could want with biui.
"May I—ask you—a questionP" I
quired tbe voice, as the beautiful head
bowed and tbe loug lashes swept th«
flowers on her cheek and lay as lightly
as dew across the moist lips.
"Certainly—anything. Cau I do any*
thine for youP"
"It is about Frank—my Frank," tbe
faltered. "I want to ask you about
him. Oh! why does he treat me sof"
and tho sweet faoe was turned upward
toward the staggered philosopher, wet
with tears and imploring consolation.
"Is it—is it a matter of ice cream,or
oysters, or something of that sort?"
"No. no! oh, no! I have plenty of
those, but why does he let me plneP"
"Something about theatres? Concert
business? Bouquets tbe matter?"
asked the philosopher, ending his in*
torrogations with some respectful
Frenoh.
"Nothing, nothlug of that kind."
murmured the red, quivering Una.
"Why am I so dosolate?" and the
sobs rackod the glorious frame.
' Something about presents? Makea
you walk? Won't hire a oab? Anoth-
er girl? Won't go to church? Play
pool for drinks? Something of th
sort?"
"How strangly you mistake hlmt
How cruelly you wrong him!" anijl
tho sweet eyes lookod louder reproaoh.
"You don't know Frank, or you
wouldn't say go. What I wan't to ask
is—is—oli! why am I so wretohedl"
aud tho tears rained down hor face.
"Maybe lie's growing a beard?" said
tho oucvclopodia tenderly. "Perhaps
lie parts his hair in tho middle? "Poa
sibly lie bolongs to a base-ball club: la
thai UP"
"No, he don't none of thorn," flash-
ed the nngel. "If ho did I wouldn't
care. You shant abuse him. 1 cam*
hero to ask why—why—oh! why am I
so utterly hopeless?"
"Possibly ho gets drunk," suggested
the philosopher. "Or his pauts may
buy at tho knoos. .Does he brush bb
best hat the wrong way? Is his mus-
tache too long on ono sldo?"
'Oh! cruel, cruel!" said tho maldf
siuking into a chair. "You are unjuit
to him. You don't know how grand,
how munly, ho is."
"What is the mattor with him then?"
jerked out tlio philosopher. "How
has he raado ybu miserable? What has
lie donoP What do you waut of me?"
"I want to know—why—ho gots up
—after every act —and goes—out of
the thoatreP I know—he's got—another
girl—nnd ho goes—to soe—-hor." t /1
"My dear, ' said the philosopher
solemnly, raising her up and putting v®
his arm around Tier waist. "My dear*
voir are mistaken. I have known
Frank for yoars, andlft. has no lOTO
for any ono but 'We tell you
something: Vrtflw#(M«ld •( fresh air,
aud ho goes out to get a mouthful.
Trust mo, that is all.
"If I could only believe that," sho
murmured, doubttngly.
"On my honor."
"Then X am happy. It that is all I
am contont, but 1 thought some de*
signing girl had attracted him."
i'lie red rosos had come baok, and
the sapphire Hash to tho eyes, and she
went out a grand criiBt of lovely colot,
fragrauco aud rare boauty.
And the philosopher turned to the
question, ''What was Eve's maiden
name?''—Chicago Tribune.
A Mysterious "Pop" Explained.
A Norwich, Ct, man, who has an
amplo supply of birch beer packed
away in the cellar for summer use,
was awakened on a recent night by
the growling of his dog. Then he
hoard somotiiing which sounded like
tho report of a revolver. He Imag-
ined tlio proseiico of burglars, and
was so itnpressod with a senoe of dan*
ger that ho folt his hair behaving In *
strango and suggostivo way. He
seized his rovolvor and went to the
kitchen, whore the dog was growl-
ing. Kooing no ono, he entered, and
hearing tlio noise again, laid on the
floor aud crept cautiously to tbe open
window, with Ills revolver in front of'
him ready for action. He opened the
blind slats carefully and peeped out
into tho night. Ilo saw no one. He
boldly threw open tho blinds nnd look«
cd out, but at the hoiiiiiI of another
pop fell back upon tlio floor, deter-
mined not lo got killed If be could
holn iL Ho perspired at every pore^
and kept a straight aim for tbo win-
dow. He laid for thorn, but he was
not calm until, at tho sound of a final
pop, he (raced the sound to tbe cellar.
He wont down stairs timidly, and
found the beer and bottlos had parted
company. 'He cooled down; his hair
settled to its accustomed place; be put
away Ills revolver; ho shut the blinds*
kickcd tiie dog, told his wifo she waa
a fool for being so frlghtoned, and
then ho gave way lo nervous reaction
nnd laughed heartily for an hour or
two. Ho mnkos no secrot of the fact
Hint ho would not have that nlght'e
experience repeated for a hundred
dollars.
Tlio Domineering Englishman.
An Englishwoman who married an
American says: "Tho proudest aot of
my lifo \wi" tlin marrying of nil Amer-
ican gentleman. 1 nevor could have
married one of nil countrymen. Tbe
women of my country I love nnd ad«
mire, hut the tuon—faugh! 1 ne<
liknd them. They are too conceit
for anvtliiMtr, and they nrb so doi
neeiing. When I catne to Atuerli
was told that 1 should soe how Ai
cans made quoous of their wlvei
I have found it sa A husT
England never tells his wife
is doing, llu thinks sho hu9
ness interesting herself
affairs. 1 do not see so
in this country. You d<
I like that"—A'ew 1 'or!
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