sky
“Mongoose-tum“
"lthmfllumnoaveu uno—
Normans-ammun—
Wemprovolorflandtme.
plea chum ‘us tm‘ on said. “butch!
"have me. my own dtiir lot-o.
AM it“ mine. as tune will show.
no: a strength that no power can move.‘
She Said ,
‘ No fear or (mums. bcloved. have I.
[01ch in this heart or mine
[I u love that will never dim and am.
“'But will last tor aye—dike thine :“
Homvcncrurtngandsrondcam
While he: “an. .1? a mi. fill:
A: with ultra; «.2. :2 2.120 Usth
I!“ We her a ton: tsrcwcn.
, 3N; the min thc mom. who had often View
,
i.
» door; I 3w updatin-
surn tcndcr scenes. I IND.
tinted klmwlnglyjhi’n. as the lovers stood
Bfln‘am. 2n the silver nht't‘lL
O l'
o I o I O
‘I‘Wo summon; “ llll tilosmms and buds m gone.
Two wintcm with trust and snow;
And again the man tn the moon lmkcd down
On the whirling world bclow.
And what did he see? \\ hy. the lover had won
A widow With “Mann Home
\I‘hlle tho maiden had w: third. that vcry morn.
The clerk or Ii dry goods storo
A. GHOST.
Our tint glimpse of Mrs. Pamoll was at
the cross roads on tho hill. She was a tall.
thin woman. who rcscmbh-d a guide post
rather than a human being. its shc stood in
her straight skirts. little shawl. and long,
well-boarded sun-bonnet. on tho top of 'the
hill. waiting to welcoiiic us. tired citizcns
necking rcpose and country air at Blue
River: but whom she took oil that bonnet.
and show‘cd us hcr womanly face—not prct—
ty. not young. “ loug—fcotured.“ and too
small in the chin. but. oh 2 so womanly and
kindly l—werthought licr niccr‘ to look at
than many a society lady. with artificial
smiles. and grams of manner that only
meant. “ I wish to oppcar Well.“ Mrs. Por-
ncll was not thinking how she looked. but
only doing what came into her way to do
with her usual zeal.
” I came 22p here to not thc I‘lL‘IlltZI'I'It‘S be-
Iorc the boys got ‘cm all.“ she said. “ City
people. gr-nrrally. can‘t licv too much fruit,
and I sort 0‘ thought I‘d wait until I saw the
wagon. How are you?“
She cnmc around the wagon. shook hands
with each one in hci‘ own St'l‘lflllS way. with-
out a smile. and then said :
“ You tlI'th‘ on. William.
pathway, and bv thcrc iii-st."
She was therc first. and uiidcr the big
maples We found still. (‘llt‘t‘l‘IuL airy rooms.
plentiful supply of char rain watcr. and
snowy lint-n towcls. and such a no as pcoplo
who undcrstand what tli.it nical should be
congct up in the country. \\'c had tried
the regular boardinghousc lu'forc. and
knew it won. This wm“ a contrast. indeed.
There secmrd to bc no mic to hclp the brisk.
industrious bUIISt'\\'IIt‘. but a littlc boy of
ten or {Ion-n years old; but nothing wus
wanting. and in: wi-rv :ni coiutortablc as
1xnasiblc for two or thrrc wccks. congratu—
lating ourselvcsi on our good. fortune in hair.
in; heard of MN. l‘arnrll.
tlthcr lniirdcrs came alter uwhilc. A
young I‘rt-tii-li lady and her liihlund. an old
couple of am utitic privcllVlllt'n. who spent
most of the day wand. ring about with “ lit-
tlu Ecological hiiiunicrs.“ nud two young
mcn who wcnt u IISlllllg constantly and
cht-r caught anything. My husband. my
uistrr Brllv and I lili. d Illt little Frr Ilth
couplevcry nitn-h. a...l it u .I\ to us that
they Wt rc must ct-ntii‘. ii‘i. il.
" Oh' but if 22: id: 222 - \‘ill hostess. would
give to hcr hair some littlc uttt'llll'ul. and
not arrange it like a potato u2 tln' inn-k of
her hand. how much more Char-nuts she
would be." tho little hilly would my. “ I
Sec li hi it!) t \‘l‘ru\\lt‘: i so amiablc. a manner
RU frank. \tflll) l‘lllxi \llt‘ r\\l liililt‘ in form
tln- pump. on lx lu‘r :iusx- of lii‘r ' utlios‘. "
Noonc “Hull say. but it/ oxi- only
not occur to Mrs. I'ttI'tli'll that it 2 zittcrcd
in the least. She was clcaiilinvss itself. and
had a bliick silk ilrras and n lncc collar for
Sundays. This suihccd. At lcnst shc sut.
Icrcd none of tlic licart burnings of vanity,
our Sil\lIli‘b§ will u our hair would not crinip.
our onxicty not to gt‘l too ill-rply Siludflll‘ht‘d
or heckled. our doubts that our boiiiicts or
dresses did not immune us. She was in that
I‘vs‘pt'i‘t a littlc liappivr than lllt.‘ French
lady. now twcnty. would be 229. tifty. \vhon
1‘22 ' go cross!
did
the soft. I|nIIlt‘Ilt‘ skin hail \vrinklrxl and
“Ir black lniir \\.|S turning gray.
:it' lII't‘katL‘u’I.
l‘lllg-lJV-II‘WI 0va of
But our morning. 2;). wc NII
we saw in Illum' l-luk.
ournriglilioramu 1....k. Sunutliing had
happcnnl \ilmt. \i. did lli‘l know. She
ulilIlt‘lil lit l'wlli'. illt'l llt ltl [I]! Ilt‘l‘ Illulils;
~- Sittil Sin-«2k llt r lltllr litml in liilit'lt (if ills-
ll't's'l. slll' pill Ill‘I' \wl‘t. llllli lldlltl ull minc.
nude: tln' ‘.:.l~l-'«t‘lull2. \Vt' ltncw \“t' should
lune 2i i-onti lcnti i\ t oiiiiiiunicution uttcr
brcaltt’m in llli lot 12st gro... and it came
in IlllsI
Slipping a hand through each urni. and
lowé-riug llt'l' voicc to a whisper; hllt‘ ejacu-
lated : '
U Figurg 1.; yoursclvm. my door lodim,
that I hnvv Sun a spcrtrc. I'm. ii writable
ghost. ul.‘ in whitc." ‘
“ Uh. don‘t pay so! thrc cricd Belle,
While I hlllllttl:
“ till. it is not to laugh at; it is tnic.“
Ul' III:
cried the l‘rciicli lady. “Listi'ii Inuit
nightlwnnted a grime ul' watcr. I know
there was sonic in tlic hall below. Figure
mo warming-ll. I urisv. I walk on the tip
0! my toe. not to outdo-u iur Alphousc. I
go with a vanilla to tht| \i‘atcr-coult-r. I take
a glass. Ah. but it is delightful. that \vatcr.
I “I down lllti glass. and turn. llt'liultl. t‘ltflfl
at my aidc. ii white lady. blonde, with eyes
blg like this.“ and hllt‘ drew an immense
oval in thin-’uir .. “ golden hair all down over
hor shouldi-rs. great calla lilirs in her hand.
She holds thcm out to 2222-. 1 scream: I
grow taint. The candlu drops from my
hand. It is dark I {90‘ mi war to tho
I get to my room—-
how. I cannot tcll. I cry to my husband.
‘ Alphonse. sure inc.‘ and he pets mo. kisses
mono-um ‘ltis a dream.“ Oh. I an
angry. Adrwul~sll that! But ho ho-
ll". it, And then must in my candle to
It ll [one I“ »»
“N drain- on ’ vivid Minus.“
["1 ‘tnryvivid. onoodrounodlhnd
and when I awakened
"lot I was a aie.“onid the Frenchludy.
“Itinanign I must die soon. perhaps—
a who olering inc lilies.“
However. nothing happened. ond our
Wm M very soon. and
we W the ghost until one night there
mahockingonthe door. andBolle. in
a “taproot. stood there.
“ Hy dear. are you ill It" I asked, slat-mod.
“ No.“ she whispered,“ only frightened.
Documetomo. Icomovory near bolting
‘mfiht in. quite torgottol of Henry. Como
human.”
I. mumbling. and her hand w
“PI-y don‘t mum-ad, m the
flaw:- fiat upon in. “I‘ve am the
“ii-It huh. uh.“ I use. "no
“da‘mdvmrmogholtr'
hint-m uni-.5...“
“In” th- door open. Stir-o on.
» “hmelnchhym .341
“ha
i
i
t
.
b
I
“Valhlhupolfiallbotbnononoto
Isothoghodfflmld.
Ihadnywioh.
Awookhomthntnight—unoonlkhtovo-
nlng. Mariam—we lingered late out
T oldotua. My husband smoked his char.
nd Rollo was interested in‘ the convolution
0! one of the young men who had of late
found her socictv more interesting thsnthnt
of tisli or men crabs. We all want» into the
house at twelve o‘clock. but as I was on.
timing I discovered that I had lost 3
hmutpin which I valued.
Saying nothing to my husband. I slipped
out of a French window in the diningroom.
and hurried back to the clifl‘ where we had
last lingered. The pin was them in oorevioe
o! the rock. and I fastened it into my tires
with the. little cxultation one cannot help
Iocling on discovering something she had
believed lost, and turned to hurry book to
the house. As I did so I saw. standing in
the tan grims at the foot of tlic acclivity. a
figure. white. small and slciidcr, with long,
light hair flowing over its shouldcrs, and
crowned with flowers.
It wovcd'ir light branch of some flowering
plant in its build. and called to me inafaint,
tweet voice :
“ Silence! Silence! Kneel down and
let me pass! Knecl! Knecl l“
“ Who are you P \Vhat are you 1’“ I cried.
" I am a ghost." came back the faint mur-
mur. “ I run dead. I died on my wedding
day ; but I will not harm you if you kneel
and cover your face.“
2' board. and sank on my knccs (in tho
rocks more. in terror than obcdicncc. My
head swam. I lost utterance. and in sheer
horror I covered my face.
A hand on my shoulder aroused me. Mrs.
Parnell was bending orer me.
" Gracious me! “my, here you are 2"
she said. “ Are you hurt ? Are you sick 2
.Shall I ciill your husband to help you 1’"
“ No." I sold. “ I can walk to the house.
I have had an optical illusion, or soc-n a
ghost. I don‘t know which. Mrs. Parnell,
have you ever hoard of anything—any—
thing—3‘
I pauscd. ushzinicd of the supcrstition that
would be cxprcssed if I finished thc ques-
tion. but she finished it formc.
“ 0t any ouc seeing anything ? Yes. dear.
But I‘ve lived hr-re tifty yciirs. I was born
22p chamber thcrc where the owning is. and
whatever has liccn sccii has novcr hurt any
I wouldn’t take suiiiiiicr lioardcrs.
Mrs. May. if tlicrc “‘llS anything hcrc could
hurt SO much as thcir littlc fliigcr. You be.
lici'c that. don‘t you 1'“ ~
“ Yt-si“ I said. I only hope I‘m not
going out of my mind. for I saw something
\ cry strange.“
“ l-If you over soc it again l-id t‘nul IJIIK"
it, and lot “so. It won‘t hurt you." said
Mrs. I’arnx-ll. And these words brought us
to tho door.
chlc. thc l‘rcnch lady. and I oomparcg
non-s that day in the locust grovc. and dc-
tictl all mankind lu provi' us drcanicrs. but
those Illi‘ll had no iiiorc faith than bcforc in
our \isiuiis.
\Vo w-‘rc to have a picnic soon on a rock
in "22' ltllilsi «if Illt‘ l‘l\'i'l‘. Mrs. I‘xll'lit'll llilil
IllJiIl‘ grim prqmratioim for it. loading lib-
crul basin-ts \iitli 1.12mi! things. Thc ladies
took Illt‘lI’ croclu 1 work ; tlic gcntlcincn
1111.11- 1ia1iurs. “'c worn to Stu} iill tlii)‘.
That morning. at dll't'llkflltil. Mrs. l‘arucll
appoarcd palm :LIl-l with t«~.ir~s\\‘ollx 22 «yrs.
“ You sw. l'ni in troublo. ladivs.“
" I can‘t just tvll you’v‘liat it is. but iiizi‘ilxc
‘twun‘t turn out «piitc do lltltl. alti-r all. Hi
I‘m not llitlllw‘ “lirti you ‘t'onic luck. wliy.
tui‘ll l't' sol ituilnillly \\‘lll li;\\'t‘ tllt' ki‘IIll‘
lull-d. It's dreadful troiiblc jcr‘t now. lllllil
lit-op on hoping.“
\Yc sympathizr-d. liiit “‘2' could not lit lp
livr. uhcn up had no idczi \\ hat was nm-dvd.
and we startcd in our boats for our rock in
rathvr dcprrsscd moods.
A niortg. .igi' It‘l't tltlhl d and In 2‘ liltlu»
place lost. I suppose. “ mid iiiv hush-ind
“l‘lizit‘ s the common stun of \\l\lu\\8 .ind
:ountry platoon.“
(IIIC. ‘
slic said.
“ It‘s snniutliing worsw." said I.
“ A lit-art trn‘ululc :t grout grit-f of love."
mid tln- French lady. “I saw it in her
No.5“
"It put cv‘crytliing out of III) mind to
soc lie: so. ‘miil tlio St it Il‘lllli old ladv . “ or
I‘d llllVi‘ told you about in y ghost. I saw it
on tlu» rivrr bank. roaming and wringing
its hands. It “225 all in \iliitc. with :i wri‘atli
of tlowcrs oicr its shouldcr. l’i-oftsqor I‘ca—
blooni Fol“ siit‘s a spit ndid czisc of optical
illusion. 0f \OIII‘SC it is But It :illv 122;,“
Ill ma 1,.“ n :i "rt .it jump it tlic llIllt‘.
“ Ah. but. niadiunc it \\ In a ghost. I
have seen it ; thew liidica also.“ said the
Frcncli lady. .
» The scicntitlc lady smilcd patronizingly.
“ Professor Poablooiu savs tlicro lll‘t: no
ghosts; said she. ‘* and I iicvcr kiicw hny
to be mistahcn.“
“'c wcrc all thinking our own thoughts
and rowcd on in silt-22cc. At last tlii~ island
was reached. the basin-ts sct ashore. and we
hogan to roam about tho limited space. One
of the young Ilillt‘l'llh'll got out his rod : the
other promiscd to teach llcllo how to angle:
and the professor was heard tapping his
hammer in a littlc cavc that opcncd on the
watcr. Suddciily hc gaw'a loud cry.
“ Quinn 2“ he cried. “ Conic 2" in tcrrilled
twcciits.
\\'.c all obeyed. ‘l‘hc iicxt- moment the
nicn wcrc in thc cave. and we were pooping
into it. 'I‘hc professor was safe and unhiirm.
ed. We saw that at a glance. But what
A slendvr woman‘s figure. its wct. white
garments clinging to it like tho drapcry of a
statue. flowers fantastically wreathod about
its person. long hair afloat upon tho water,
that lined and swept it against the shoulder!
-—a drowned woman, in whose palc features
were still traces of great bemityoour Klimt.
as we all acrfqnned together.
. We stood above her. wondering. Were
all the old stinngo stories true? "ml the
spirit of tho drowned woman nppcarcd to
tell u: of her fate P A: we whispomd to
Rutlicr. growing chill with terror. another
boat was sccu crossing the river. In it sat
two men with gravo (new; Behind them,
Mrs. Parnell. with her head bent on her
knees. '
“ Thcy‘ve found her. I rockongd the tide
would wash her in hora." said th‘o oldest
than. “ Itwuherlheordsoromu lutnlght.
I thought to.“
Mrs. Parnell arc-e in the boat, showing
In her tear-wet hoe.
“ It‘s all over.“ the said. clinging to the
stump 0! an old tree. “ It was my poor girl
you mw; my dean. She was out 0! her
mind. You-no. awoekaftorsho was mar-
ried her husband‘- tlrst write—his rool wile
-—oalneaftorhim. Billyis her boy. She
wasn‘t dangerous. but she thought she won
dead—o dead bride-Md must always wear
white and flowers. Nights we used to go
mttogether. Shelikdthnt. Butlnstnight
I overdopt mynolt—and thin in whnt can
of it. I couldn‘t help it. It was to be. It‘-
botterforhor; but I} kinder kept hoping
she‘d get well; and I~I tool it.“
“In: the at down. The poor. cloud girl
was laid in horn-ms, and tho nun rowod
away up the time—Kory Ky]: Dollar.
AMA“.
hamblnvoluphadomtnmurdfl.
udmohuawhilpeud voiootslllng
Mbmlorthoguooupnuy mm
davotuwhhpondhmlm,
“NWYwhoudhths-buntogn
“Minn-findmfiwmh
bit-ho mmmmapm
«lambda-emu!“ A
mmmwmhfidmh
In. .fih‘oMW‘
was that lying on the strip of sandy bcach ? '
mm
“nomaundrdond and a nomad!-
Nor “ is the.” nowpopulu' in Utah.
Whotiothedisorenee between the North
andSOnthpoler Allthedilemnco in tho
world.
England is the mistress of the seas. but
the numerdos forests in this country loavo
America mistivss of the m .i :2.
“ And what is this 2“ .‘ll called l“ asked
the teacher of u cl m i .‘u‘al history. I!
he pointed to a pf- : ‘ ii sloth. And
the clue all shout ., .: . “a : “ A mama—
ger boy. "‘
Protessor of c‘. .~ .4223 “The snbstanot
you see in this \iiu l3 tlic most dcadlv of all
Wins. A single dmp placed on the
tongue of a cut is enough to Kill the amused
man —Fram the German.
It was nearly fatal. my dear,“ said Mrs.
Ramsbothsn. “ The poor man swallowed
poison by mistake. but fortunatelv the duo-
tor come in time. gave him a powerful
anecdote. and he got all right again}
“ No,“ said the tramp. " I never mount
to come here again. I was heading for a
town forty miles on from here; but I shaped
my course by a railway map I got at tho
J's-pot.“ They concluded that his excuse
m a good one and let him go.
“ “'hnt remarkable nightgown; were worn
in the early days of England l“ Joncs to
marked on he scrutinized the armor.
‘ Nightgown!“ I exclaimed in surprise.
“ Certainly." said Joncs- “ don t you sec
they were only put on knights 1"——Bm’ti~
more Vcws.
Matthew Arnold is of the opinion that we
do not pay enough attciition to the educa-
tion of our stomachs. or to the scienco of
eating. unfit-hold has not yct visited an
American railway eating lnmso during the
period when there are “ ten minutes for rc‘
Ireshnients."
A Texas debuting society debated the
question: " “'hen a watermelon vino runs
onto another msn‘ 5 land. who owns the
melons '3" The refcrce decided tlmt tlni
colored man who lives about a mile and a
half from the two forms ownt-d tlic Illv'lttllfi. .
——I’c‘ck‘s Sun.
Y‘lxsoii sins Patti‘s voice holds out to-
niauuibly well for a “Hill in of lli‘!’ ll"\.
Patti only hopes slic 2n iy it al lit to sin; as
wcll as Nilssou whcii slic is as old.» (It rxt. I
rcnieinbers the plcasurc lmtli Illi‘it‘ singtrs
gave her when she was a little girl. .Yu."
Un‘c‘ans Picayune. .
'I‘hcrcarc 22.22. scicntitic millml‘ith‘fi 2.22
us. that live in great tiunilig-rs III the ocmn.
it a depth of 2.000 Icct lwluw tim surface.
Thorc. we always "know Illi‘rl“ was amino
rcnsou why we non-r caught any Il.~lt. “'0
told tho last skipprr wc tisln-«l with th II
800 foot of line wasn‘t cnuugli.
l'nhappy suldiir to the Court Martini:
“ 0h, gt‘lllli‘lllt‘ll. I couldn‘t ltclp it 2 I
assure yiiiu. 1;: Illltllll‘ll. I couldn‘t
uwukol I kin-w it would lio tli‘.|lll._.
alccp ovi r1m\\t‘rcil 22i-2 Sp no mo. gutul
gcutlcincn' Iicnn :iiln-r tliit l 'f.-. o I (II.
listed I had 5! r\cd on tho polic c '.!"~~Iv u a.
tulle (1):: '2': I‘ltnlrnvu’.
rainy
lull
Out in a Colorado town tlio niziiiagcr of
£10 oprin house was elm-ti d Mayor, and 3m
untiounccd in his inaugural address tlmt he
would spare no p; iins or c rp. use tn ni: the
his llillllllil\if ition 1sopiilii.ili\truc II\ c and
plowing. an 1 fix it tin ro “.ml 1 1 .. 1“ it
nothing to 022: {LI tho most rt tine d tastc ——
Burlington Hr».- legr—
‘ l liclici‘c I‘ ll ll m‘ to rc Into \\2 .ir \\ agi‘s.
Jolin.‘ ‘ Sill :i 2mm rli liostoii t 2 i1iloiir to
on" of ii is 12111.) t‘. 2c min i dzii‘ ‘\\ hat
for 'r" \\.i< tltc tpit'ry. ‘ H i .iusc things are
Cumin»: down. The n ‘.‘\“i\ll‘lt‘§ of lilo tire
clivapvr .mli yo 2 c lll zt‘iflo lto git along on
sunllrr 1ii_\'.“‘l s‘. i 122‘. l lll‘t‘ to know
\VllilI nccwmrics of llft aic clicapcr.“ said
John: “ IN cf 12-: as high as ci cr tlour hasn‘t
dropped 22 I‘! iii and co.il is as dour :u t‘\ er.‘
“ \thl. “ mid IIlt tllllllt‘)t i its ln turm d
away. “ at any riitc. tlr‘ price of postage
stamps liar: lwcu rcduccd
Sinncrrifs'c Journal.
A BATTLE WITH BEARS.
flow a t‘ nlnrudn llnntcv \urruwljr i. uc apt I
ll Drciullul Dc: uh.
Frinli \Y. lulv. tliv liuiitt-r.
on F itiirday. His Law is torn
hardly lliv‘nl'lt‘ along.
“ l \\1l\'l2\IIlllllL:l|I‘I\\I
tln l‘.iti: li:.i22 in N \rtii l‘.iik. :inl l. .id tiio
partn-‘vrs. “o “t r. I .ll up. .l in u lllll' 1- i‘lt
and \vx-ro killinv olk (‘22 the luuiiiinu of
the let of Nui‘rinli. 2‘ l 1: it up curly :itiil' lrft
tllt‘ I lizul trawl-
I II in :‘;ll"\' l2 ilt‘ i n 3 . and \\‘.i~: kwptng a
giiiiil liwlum! fut . \ilicu. to my rit'l‘iml
iiniaz 2.2. tit. I found 2n_\'sc.2 within sixty
yarila‘ of tlirco l‘:“\!\. l lirrd :it tho Slli‘ hour.
and as Illt‘ lizillct \ll‘llt‘li llt‘!‘ slm sprung to
the sidc of li- r ml» :2 ~-if t \ prutcct it. and
tln 222.. ave ni ' one 1:1 llli l .‘.l\‘.l stark d. My
12 at :\l\\ t \\ as lllz‘ \l .Mllllt nio ctl‘ort of my lifa
Sec licrc. my bull-at cut tlic lct‘t’jugular and
passcd iii lictiicon lllr‘ slioulxlcr and tho
INNI“'. This shot t‘.‘iii“~.ul lit? to stop and
turn. and by tho llllli' Sllt‘ had g-it to rights
I \\.‘..~i rcmly again. 51‘." conic on slow ly and
“‘lli‘Il within twcnty tho! of mo I brokc licl
Ilt‘t‘li.
“ I had no time to congrutulato myself.
for licliinil llt‘l‘ and not lili'l‘x‘ than forty
yards from inc czinio that black boar and
the cub. My tlm! shot at tllt‘ cinnamon or
black lI\‘.\I‘ struck him lu'tivccn tho cycs and
glauccl upwards. .\Iy ncxt shot split his
ln‘lwlit‘l‘ ‘iiid touched tlic paint of his honrt.
but tliu way that bear stayed would have
douo honor to a ward politician. llo came
towards inn with t‘yi‘s liko cools of tire.
uiuiitli \iido up: ii. blood ath'aiiiizig from
both nostrils and his lingo body
tlmiugh the air like':\ solid shot. I know
that I had but o': ~ mar» cliaiicc of stopping
him “ in tlircc rounds “ and as in tlia'otlicr
oaso I tricl to break his ll‘Qt‘l‘i. 'l‘lio hall
passod through his iicck. but iniocd his
spine.
‘2 I droppcd my gun M I rose und drcw
my knil‘o at tho instant he struck me. The
shock was terriblo. I must hare turned
several haok~handapringg but was on my
Iootlnanimtant. Ashoroseon his hind
legs I saw how terrible won my “moist.
His hot blood seemed to burn my skin and
to nerve mo for‘the encounter. I clutohod
his right front leg with my left hand sud
plungcd my knife to the handle in his huge
body. The next moment I won in his domdly
embrace. I felt his sharp claws prim tlimugh
my olothing tind enter the muscles of my
book. I tried tonne my right arm, but I
could not even breathe. Just, as I had given
t‘iuiii‘ I" tow!)
and in» can
To :i rcportt-i lic said:
.i Illl‘ Ilicliig 222 and
boys. slw pin: in tho triit.
gii‘l‘il
coming
up all hapes I felt his powerful arms relax-
Ind ho toll dead.“
“ And the cub P“
“ Oh. I settled the sub and crawled to
mp"--me W. i
OUR PUBLIC DOMAIN.
Somwilltollyouthstullthomlb
valuable Western land: have long since
WNWM;
nin‘»t\:irzl.“-—
i ' i ’ ‘ Inst—IC- ‘ V I 1
~ m I. lulu.
Elly in line N W m U “I
Plibylol Islands. Ala-h. become :voml
with the house “it!" (I the can “in! hsvi
madethistheirgothor’ingplaoosdufing the
season for unnumbered yous. It
is estimatod that 3. 000. 000 seals congregated
on the rookories of St. Paul‘s Island this
summer. and those who have looked down
upon these rookeries at the height of the
season report it as a most astounding upco-
hole. Acres of the rocky shore are alive
withsaolsotull sizes and kinds. and the
vary ground seems to be writhui' g and
squirming as the ungainly creatures ding
themselrm over the rocks. or pause to fan
themselves with their flippcrs. Great but-
tles um wagod between the heads of soul
fumilics from J one to August. and the harsh
chorus of their voices is btdl d at sea above
the roar of tho hrcakeis. and is the sailoni‘
guide in making the islands during the
heavy summer fogs. Only the undo seals
from two to four years of age arc. killed.
and the skins of the tlircihycarmld have the.
nudist and closcst far. The nictliod of kill-
ing them has nothing licroic or litiiniin-likc
about it. 'l‘hc nativcs start out bct‘om dawn
and. running down the show. not bctwccn
the sleeping souls and the water and tlicn
drixo them. Its they would drive so many
slump. to the killing ground. a half—iiiilc iu-
liiu l. They drive them slowly. giving tlicii‘.
Il‘.“1‘ill‘lll i‘csts for cooling. and gradually
timing :isidc aud'lcavin;y IL'IIIII'I all souls
that arc not up to thc rcqlllnlit} ago and con-
dition. . W‘ue'n tho poor. tauiai things havc
l'i‘dt‘lle'il their llt‘:|III ground the natives go
round with livavy clubs mid kill them with.
\‘II‘ blow on the lion I. Tim skins are quick—
l\' Ytrippul from t‘ icui and tukcn to tho salt-
in ' li vuso. ulin '20 tlic y ato covered with 8 ill»
nail Liid iii grout pilci. T120 22 ititm 1‘02 r ix»
fairly cents for each skin taken in this way.
After it few wcclzs iii the milling lltlll‘it‘ tlfi'
company‘s st» llr‘I' brings than down to
Sui Franc l'l Ill" Slr'i‘llll agcnts of :12:
butt. ‘I St.- it. s In as: 22 \' ill tlic isl. II'HIS count:
tl2- ski us. l» {on tin-y iro sliippnl and ac.
equip toying tin 212 to S III I‘I‘ililxl\ o iii-"v are
again coitntcd in his proseiicc by Illt‘ (‘ullt'c-
tor of that port. 'I‘liv t.l\ of :“3 is Illi‘lt paid
.ui ouch skin. they are Il‘l‘;li2‘<l to tiiut‘u' salt.
roll i into lllllltlli‘h‘ zlil'l 1-\t‘l'.“'l into tight
barn-ht. imply to ship t-i Landon. 'l‘wu
wi-vlm‘ ago Ill-J St. Paul lirnziglit down “two
salami“. valued at $l.\"'~l.01|'l. :uil Illt‘
tax paid to tho giin‘l'llftlt‘z" anrmutml to
i‘lil-‘vdlik‘. “to n t‘n‘z iiniis \lfillll‘m
liml thus \It‘li\t rt vl up lii‘ skin. and lie»?
S.tll=‘tl and ‘1\.u‘l.ril‘lllld lurrwli inc-r“. Ilt‘ i.»
sv‘it 0“ by railroad nnl SI':illI\l|l1\ to I. “a
0hr M‘Vi‘ll lll‘iiti in l.~\2i-lu!i ari-
l iii tlh' dy. in: Mid vll‘ Aging of ~..».il.
gli tliv i'. a lit: 122 \‘ill
in..- around about Iltt‘ 5 cut of dying
lit-id by family oi I. ~‘2 lvii
Smiths. Opp. iilii-iiiua‘s an~l .223. r 3
sunr-
tlnu. ii-s‘i
rugagw
skin“ :iltliau
I‘ll'.‘
»".‘c..t lil‘tih
buy Illt‘ svxilslhtis. ‘lrvm‘ than. tin in.
nil giiq- t3. .. tliv \IV‘OlI \. li. ty l»: V’d 2i :url
bliclt dyc that constitutcs tn. :u anvil ‘artia'li'e
of linury and Ill\ltl\\il. .\ firm of l‘.iri~‘ lur-
plaid;
. tit-m lid“ lu‘cti sitting tlii' I;t\‘lllv\ll of i'lyt-s
for s= \‘crztl yvam. and in :iccordziiicc \\ itl!
wt‘lt IWItI‘SYD Illt‘ t‘oli’lr Ins l‘2'«‘1‘2 nl.:ili‘ titt‘lh
or and darkcr. until it is l\-\\\‘ nmrly llldi‘li.
'l‘lic old London furriv.“ slrilm tln‘ir ‘22.. iii
at this cliango. as ”it“ din-2.2: nut gall and
nook. usul to obtain this rivli dark toxic :.ro
[Lil-l0 ILL‘ l} .lll‘el'.— 5-K
Luis (Sia'wJ'nanP
to \‘.\I and .l»‘..‘.r.-_v
2!.
THE NATIVE COIN.
Our II.\ll\t‘ \\lii.‘ it product-s thr-
milk. liuttcr. Illl‘l t‘ltvt‘m‘ o! tlic country.
descrvcs sonic rccogiiitioii for its llSt‘Illlllt‘SS.
It is alilu to t'\l<l and Ill.‘.lit‘ a profit for its
0\\‘Ili‘l.\‘. wlicrc Illt‘ lilllell‘rl lziglidiru-d cows
would pcrixli. It liics «in tlzc rouglinn'ss of
the land ~52» to speak—“lulu tlio liiglidiri‘d
mi‘cs. such as tho Jt-rsvys. gt 1 all tho rich—
est food. If we wcrc to rt'vcmc Illt‘ posh
tiom. our dcspiscd nutiics would do as
noM y as, tho] favored runs. while Illt‘St‘
Would not lm a‘ulc oven to sustain them-
twins. “'0 should clu-rid: our iiutivc cows.
“'o t-wc tlicni this for tl‘u'ir birthright, and
not «lcspisc tlicni on that :2« count for tho
sake of :i fuv Iiircign mu 2. \V0 should
cultivatc thcni ; improvo 1222122 by both 2
carc. more lilu‘ral Ii'ciiing. and more
brcmliiig and our .\llll“l‘lt‘;ul dairy cow wuiil l
lic like our Amt rican ti‘ottrr : our Atnrrivati
iizcriiio; our Anicrican pcoplc ; in Id'SL. lllt‘
first of Illl'll‘ kind in Illi‘ uniicnc. And
why arc they so ? Simply lircausc all tlwxc
uni a inixtnro of the lit-st l-loods rind tlio
bcst rat-cs in the world. tllltl coitt‘cntratc‘ in
thcinsclt‘is tlic good qualitn s of ouch.
in“.
5:‘l\‘i‘I
I‘crllous Inland Sous. .
“ I would rutlnr crust-2 the occau twenty
times at this scisun of tlic your than nialzc
one trip from tho St. I.:i\\".‘i‘lli‘i‘ liier 'to
Chicago UIl tliu Idlii‘i." xii-l Captain Ira
Brown, an old Erio nlill‘Pi‘l'. “ The annual
loss of lifc and propcrty on tho lakes is pro-
portionatolycory lllllt‘ll gruitcr IlllIll it is
on the Atlantic Uri-an. an I you may always
aspect to hear of dint-3r" on lll‘.‘ grout
lakvs following t‘ii . report“ of ovary scvcro
storm. Ikllifisltlpgkl“ will tako risks that
“would appal tho ltl‘:l\'t‘$t ocean sailor.
They will start from port with (tinsel: that
no hardly seawortliy in the calincst weather.
and more of them aro ailmt during the
most dangerous part of tho year than dur~
lug any other time. This is liocauso tho
months of October and Not-ctnbor are the
then bring planty and (might rates higher.
< —L‘incl‘mmti Timur. War.
‘or tlic working class. Stud I“ Nuts for
"Magic. and \\ c will mail yoquw. a my-
id. ialuabic box of sauipli goods that ii iii
put you in "to uni of nink‘iui. mom mum \‘ in 11 f. \\
thus than \ou c \\‘I‘ tlioticlit possible 222 MW husiiit s4
(‘xpital not rm 222ml. \\c will bl.“ \ou loii can work
all tho timc or in stem tiiuc only The work is um
\I nflly adaptcd to both a xcs. \ouiig and old \ on
can caiiily cam from Mr. to $3 own ci Mg That a ‘2
who wont work may Ir st the [mimic so. “\ main lllln
unparallclcd itl'cn‘ to all \\ ho urc not \\\‘ll satistiul
s“ will i-‘cutl St to pm for tho ll‘lllllllt of writing us
Full ioniculals. din'ctions. t tc. sent frcc. It‘uttunv s
will tic “mic tn thosc who giv c their whole timc to
thc \to‘rk (:nwit sumo» alm ltll\l\ stun lion" . (lt‘l;\\
Start now. Addition srmum it t‘ o. PortlandAlainl‘.
____________-______..___..
South Normans, Conn.
[a .
‘ . .
2
I
CREEK GOAL,
2
'fiaymond' Brothers.
u
lzgwi‘thhd Water (in...
“Sosa
Win.
most profitable to vessel owners. oargocs~
._» ‘
uW—m
:No. 1'! Union trims-1min. 85'
neon: Proms- in this country. has i“
reocivedfro mMmpetholgtmtimpr-ot'o—
meats. fen 1315
PISC‘ '5 CURE FDR
at: um! ill 55‘ Idltsi E:
mm sun I
Uselutinm d‘r‘l by {Ii-23:14; G
c QNSU.MPTION;_' -.
Fall and “'intcr
Boots Shoes
0! Navel”! unnumctur“. (‘all and 541' “mm.
Custom Work of All Kinds.
I —A FIVIJ. LINE OF—«
I£1lBI$lCIE (I()()l)§
Boots and Shoes
Of the Bcst Quality. at Iit‘ammablc Prim.
chuiring of all liintls
I‘muipth Am Iltlt d To
John Schaub.
“mbinghu. 52.. So. .\ mink.
BBBTS lull SHOES,
1§~:£.— —»
I ll.\\ Ii IX h'l‘tl-l‘li A Fill. l.l.\’l{ “l"
and l'om'lis‘
Boots and Shoes
ALI.
)l cils‘. lloys‘.
NI'YLES AND l.'2\\’ lliii 1‘
Womens‘. Misae
Children 5‘.
~»--~.\l.l. Kl.\ l '5:
Ladies Kd 3211111012,
$1122) 133... Lon” ‘ 21.2 2"”. ;;_. :2_ :2. ut|_
7,.A7‘;3-11:5‘.1“311“ll;1f::l.§. r» -
31111021211121an BPBBBBB.
.K.
- \‘- \
‘.\l! Tiiu‘ ;\
“BRO WEE "7‘ ”
l3.
~: u...- St. ‘ _. -. max... 2.
\ i=1'\ \_-: ~~
"a 9‘.i1‘l~
M E A. ‘3?“ "f
9
I . " .
loultry. ..
\\l2\i.l\\. 5. ».. Li! \i \. . l . i‘
r1m:2.w':i~; fZI‘._- ~- . ‘-
1 \.-..g l‘..' 3... ~ ~ l-s» .\‘. i
2- . ~..' ... :...-‘. . . .'
t‘ni‘. l um .i . ‘3 1 .\:~.
nl‘? 3332':- n22
'1 l 22%.
Fl‘BSll allfi thf. iiiufllfi
PBBLTBYanB WEBE‘BB
.\iid lfii~r_\ili:.;; l‘iri :2 t-‘ '2
BLBS
I
o
I‘BRR'I -( I. ‘5‘}
- 'I'..“'I‘\?\
.: Bah. “LR
And 22-312 «22:22. what 22 Hwy . " p.54
l\‘ll£‘..3‘.
NEWMAN t BEAU.
South Xanvulk. Nov. $8. t&\“.
‘t’ [ull‘
it?“ I
G. rand Display!
Full and cxauiiuc our large Much of
Fancy Articles,
SI'I'I‘AIILE FOR PRESENTS.
“'c have just meii‘rd a huge and tlnc linc of
Plush :and Leather“
Satchels aml Purses.
Also a beautiful assortment of
- Neck— Wear.
Ourlnomko!
JE‘VV ELIEX’!
1 "fiche. which would make acccpta-
luc ndu my
BILLBlBBY BBBBS
v—u—A'l‘ 005?!—
nm,‘ mom. . Birds. etc.
1. mum in town.
“mammogram , .
Lace
MeatjMarket:
HOYT’S
Cough Remedy.j
Pure Drugs, Medicines, 8m.
BI‘ 'i'l‘ ' EX'I‘IIACTS
Prescriptions (‘arctully
(‘onipou ndcd.
A LARGE STUCK 0F
PATENT BBBIBINBS .
Always ou hand at
HBYT’S Pharmacy.
Carriage Making!
Repairing-
\\ l)
J obbin g,
Benry Tilly’s,
New Grocery
l\I\.lllt|1‘l l'.;‘.i- .X.
rum 3 l; .
.i'. 23' .~‘»~-.
GRC'C
or A1: Kinds,
lips: of ‘(inutls.
i A3»: 1.. -. . x.
‘ LOWEES'I‘ PRICES.
4n No. 8
Albert. Berg.
in if? BB 3mm Having!
l
q .t‘i'iwcicr é: \"i§§€ill
s’i‘iic ll 9 Tamil} Elzicliiiic
in llit‘ World.
\\ I I t ~ t l
STOUT
limvdK Jciu'lry Moro.
Look Here!
i ‘.\‘: Si‘l LZXt. Hi 'i‘ .‘lldlh’iiilnl "i". : ‘
BBB 1112B;
2.) 122.ct. lit-“lo“ (‘ 051.
m
till}? .\'I‘ l‘ \li‘i \lNé IN
' BBB BBB M‘Eflflli Bill l3, BB.
NOW is THE TIME 2‘02:
Red Underwear.
.\l Iii‘tlllt‘nl l‘i‘ii‘i‘m in will! fill.
\\‘~.' tau \‘ Xliv Lu»! lIVpi ‘ ind run az‘i‘urti in Sol.
l
Boy’s Overcoats $2;
Regular I’ricc. $5.
1“ en’s Overcoa ts $4;
Regular Price. $7.
IIIS STUCK NI‘ST IIE SOLD BY APRIL Isl.
Don‘t {all to conic. sud wc will do as ndvcrtuul.
M. Davis.
ESS’
2845. man-rand. Hand- m l8“
For-the Porn and Garden. mom
son 2 l .2 tro ions. and a beam!!!“ mm mm
ol‘ Flam-w. “Me Mr. “ten and “wit!
punt a: II 1‘ full on min-motion invaluable to u
alternated in ganlcniug. War “.
to cover
' ‘33.? his. ‘3‘
And have on hand
when you want» to plant.
P‘Lownhm $100
GARDEN m
smell-Tums!
N' chow“ Flower
21%!» anon
m at flower
mung; 91553!“ in 31.00.
was. Gull
‘ 33h". Aft: WI:
Minor? 18m rum muss 5H :
ERIES
Patrulenm Broker,
520 \V’elles Building,
18 Broadway. N. Y.
Pipe Linc (‘crtlficnth tt‘mdc Petroleum) bought
and sold for cash. manned on marmu
Loans negotiatcd. ,Urders by mail ortclcgrnph
promptly 0: wormed.
(3‘ Correspondence solicited.
Daily
market report at the City Hotel.
6123 II
3111 {1111B Lu
A raw 0121‘ rztiniry to sccurr dc~iral-‘c liniiding
Lots :22 .‘Indt‘mli‘ I‘.ici-.~ in
East Norwalk,
Is no“ nthrwl. .\la;i.~ showing lot ation. and all in
formation 22V. 22 by
C. W . SMITH.
\\':2.~h.n_:tov; SI... Si. 3'- mull:
.\22_' .‘2‘n.
Tn [32311 82112223.
Ft H‘
.. ..
s‘\..
a ch Days
\VILL SELL
l‘.‘ ll:.<.
\l’ 0
Stand: (:ranul‘d Sunar.
022122382 Furniture 9
-—AT——
Locxwoon's,
—36MAIXSTREET.
Having made arrangements
with one 00f the largest whole.
sale Carpet houses in New
York to furnish me with all
the new patterns as soon as
they appear, and with the use
of the Carpet Exhibitor which
shows carpets mat' ed on a
room. am prepared to turn Eli
you carpets at Lower prim..-
and trout a larwcr \‘arictv than
any Carpet Storc in the Shim
and as good and cheap as \ou
will find in \o ‘ I 02k. Sarn-
plcs rcprcscnting over Five
Thousand Dollars worth 01
Carpets. You are invited to
examine my .T’OClx’ and prices
\0 trouble to show goods
My $2005 of Fl'R\IT[’RE
is the largest. the lowest price
..nd the best made.
WM. LBBKWBBB
——lll" A LEI’ I\'—
unrnimre & Carpets,
1.1“. \Idlll St 01'“.in CL
LARGE SALES
-230-
Small Profits,
“-0 l't'n‘l‘i‘i' llt‘ fix“ 1-1 ml
“2.3121“ llit'
lllt‘ .‘vluz‘lu‘l
I
:l‘lYilllt‘:
'wsrram it
. YURI :l
. . ,
' 2:2 tin-w grunts (1:2; lu
lnnlx‘i‘tl linl‘ .i! ;1?.‘:\' lilllllli‘lll.
WBBUIIISIBBKB [In
\3‘ auliingsorr-St Bridge.
Hat ch, Bailey 8. 00.;
Lumber,
fiat“? $103.31
.Zéc.
l'ciiccr.-tl llard Wood Work.
Hard ‘d'ood (‘t-ilii'; and
Floorinz.
31 ARE“ :30. ST” \‘UI' 'l‘ll thll\\'.\I.K
HARDWARE.
“9!!“ RES ‘fi‘llli'l‘fi lN'I‘
1-2 TOWN of
t: on ci'aE i E a rd um re
“vein-mus rook
.
. éaiac Load. a ”aunts.
“than“: \\ inflow Gian
.‘\ foil .\~S{ll’ImL‘:lI of
Locks and Ionian».
Table and Pocket (artery
“"1 kw 1.. v. .“napl‘or Ca§li
BBBBB Bill‘lll Slll BIB. BBBBB
JAPANESE PAPER \\ ERR.
Agent for the
Dove r \ enlié iii 1‘ oilcr and Hall‘s I‘u tcr‘x
F ire and Burglar Pmof Safe.
Agricultural Implements,
Ship Chandler-y, Rope, ¢c
W. o. QUIN'I'ARI)
No.8)ll’slc tum. Bums. s2. Sunni
CityRestaurant
FORMERLY KNO‘VN AS THE BI’XBEE Rh}
I-‘RlinluiEN'l‘ HUI‘SE.
[Ins been room-22ml by
David Green.
Everything in fist-clue erle. Gentlemen and Lt—
_ dies will wccirt prompt attention.
32th Dinner at 25 613.
Board can be had bythc dnyorwcek.
W “8am closed-tapas,”
“p. GREEN. Supt.
BBQJ
Trig] VCryrounds forp
SB?!
.BQ..OBBM?
and
:::.m\‘v puns .: .. ;.-E;
l
l
» 2
l
ESTE
For: ALL SOILS,
sack tested for vitality. '
7‘? l ‘." lstxi'll MHTTU. t \LLI-‘a'
16 lbs. .Va-w Tin-iris}: i’runcs. C. H. Har V ey,
s E .< ND.
run inn;
Xicc .Vcw Currants pi't‘ Pound.
.“7. iiBflfl S allfl SHUESI
PAYS: :zll urn-2' 3m nix at lllt‘
p1.22“." " l)"“ill‘i" 1)"! t ‘ Ii“ j‘lll
‘ . ‘ _‘ - _, ll..\ 1,2115" r f §~~»r.
ari- Mi. inn In; :' :l ill . “““"“
gm! :2 will l'l\ \\ '-.'ll in
* ‘ “ (-cnt' ~ ladies. .‘Ii~~r~‘ and (‘lzil
5"“ “"- i dti-‘n n lth- and Sit-w“ and
:RUBBERS
i
it" (\‘I\ .. .~tv,1 ”2' l 'u (all
5 (‘licapcr than tlic (‘licgipcst
.\ SI‘FJ IALTY.
l Ill llll‘ll: H0015
; B
C. H. HARVEY.
l 1r M1! 2... .12 \1. r-‘ .12 SH .xtirnalk
21213021113
AT I'lllt'ES l‘ LhASIXt; TO THE PUBLIC.
Ware
. Tim (3 -..L~i s l I which wot. id bv:
. to on it: n 'I hx\ Kind to la
.w t n. ' . it aillt‘!‘ talt‘tl.
Earthen
BE.\I'TII‘I'I. llEt‘thA'I‘ED —-
Binn r SettSa
A.-
~‘
.~$~
Tea. Sett 3.
iii iv» l.\tw;.l‘ ‘i:' _.» 'II\“;RD
1 :‘.'2':Il.“l: ‘.\' 2 t t Utht.
; Stoves.
it. - :..:~.~.‘;‘i....::. “thlvau’y.
“Heaters.
Iz'li lint 1-22 t .‘t t‘
‘tu x mtl“\Ii|1|llI
-.\.lii\2:
BB. NaSIIBBrflS
BEST 8: 00.,
we?»
mmmmmi ‘m the world‘s-voted»
the Outfittingotculdm.
Buyers of Boys and Youths’
Clothing, Hats, Caps, and Fur—
nishing Goods. Misses’ and
Girls‘ Cloaks and Dresses Hil-
linerv. Muslin. and Merino Un-
derwe ir Hosicrv .SGloves. hoes.
etc., and liilants’ Clothing of
every description. will -find in
our stock the largest and most
complete assortment. of fag
ionuble styles at the lowest
Npriccs
wandesvveumm, math out“
avenues. New Yo:
ti SEEDS.
Au. PLAV'IS.
chri varietv touted in ~
value. ‘
“SI of vcvetnl lc, flower 2 2. . ’ '.
us 3 varieties
HIRAM SIBLEY & 00.. Rochester, 222.12., crime. ..;. ’i
;°free on amnioation.
Norwalk Chronicler