HIRAM . BAKER'S IMORALIZING. Sometimes, when I read or the men (Who’ re on- the tip- t-op- notch of fame, While every tongue and every pen . Is paying tributes to their. name, :And when -I think how close and small My life and lot is on this earth, I have been fool enough to fall] ,Into the blues and hate it all. And envy luckier men their berth. Sometimes when some chap wins the prize, , And‘ writes his name amongst the best, I think, s’pose I'd his chance to rise, His edication and the rest, ’* I wonder if I couldn’t climb The ladder jest as quick as he; ‘And then it almost seems a crime That he should feast, while, all the time. There's but the hard, dry crusts for me. But, then, again, I think, suppose That all our brains was same as his, 'Who’d plow the furrers, plant the rows, And do the common stints there is? If everyone could greatness share .This world would' stop, I guess we’d find! We can’t all fancy-work prepare, The few have pleasant tasks and fair, The many’s got to git the grind. God' made us all, and put us here As part of His almighty plan; And each on-e’s got his duty clear; It’s jest to do the best he can. .And if my place in life ain't What . I’d like to have it, nor as great, Why, if I can, I’ll change my lot, And, if I can’t, whate’er I’ve got, I’ll try to keep my furrer straight. 40c Lincoln, in L. A. W. Bulletin. filflyIAlbx 41/, my; V av, at; 411,411 11/411,4ng ll :4 In the Nicko’ Time E ‘ l\ gfilP’llV’lhl 11"!» 1rv1141‘r741r'741'? HE Widow Carney came out of her two-room shanty beyond the dump. She stood erect in the spring sunshine, looking over a network of railroad tracks, across to the switchhouse where Kathleen had taken Fergus O’Hare’ 5 dinner. Nelly Carney was still little more than a girl. Her face was arch and sweet, her eyes bright, her hair black and curly. The wind blew her calico dress away from he1 fine figure. “And you say that she’s a widow?” John Conover remarked to Fergus. “Not long, I venture.” . “Three year,” said Fergus, panting a. little. “Not for any fault of the b’ys. She’s a little uppish, is Nelly Carney. 'Phil were a. fireman an’ like to be an engineer wan day, but the greasers down Coyote pass finished him wan night whin they attacked the train. Company gives her the rint av the hoose thar, an’ she keeps boorders for meals.” That is how John Conover met Nelly Carney. He was getting ready to go. to the mines. He had just come from the eastern states and had a claim up about Toby’s creek that his brother had left him when he died the year before. He did not say much about himself to anyone. He took his meals with the Widow Carney for a week or so and bunked in with Fergus O’Hare. He said he was getting his outfit. Nelly Carney did some sewing for and they sat together evenings, whi e little Kathleen slept beside them. 2': One of these evenings John Conover . seemed to be «very thoughtful. At last he took a’ sudden resolution. “N elly,” he began, gently, “I’m going up to a rough place, but I’ve got a no- tion to take you along.” “It takes two to make a bargain, Mr. Conover. “Not this bargain. I know you’ll go, dear. I'm only wondering if it’ll pay you. Jim always stuck to it, that creek claim was bound to pan out. If it does, you and Kathleen will be fixed for life. If it don’t, you might have a tough time. Shall we go down to the squire to-morrow, Nell?” I Nelly took avnight’s sleep on it, and in the morning consented to go up— country with John Conover. They were marriedione day and set out the next, taking the little child with them. It seemed a shame to John Conover that he had brought such a pretty crea- tur‘e to live in such” a wild and lone- some spot. She was happy enough, ap- parently the same Nelly that he had seen on the dump that spring day. The more he loved her the more he brooded over her sacrifice of a home and friends among civilized people. He worked hard, and the next summer made a good find in a hole and sent her back to San Francisco with a small fortune and instructions to put Kathleen into a convent, \\ here she could have school- ing and be made a lady of for the fu- ture. Life in a hotel is a great educator. Day after day Mrs. Conover went about, saw great.plays, read novels, visited ‘ her child and enjoyed existence. She received John’s infrequent letters with a positive alarm. Suppose he should send for her to return. She could close her eyes and see the great, dark,snow— topped mountain wall, the rough cabin close under the shadow, the brawling waters of the mountain torrent. In dreams she heard the thrumming voice of the wind among the pine boughs, the scream of the wild eagles—that was all. She missed John at first with all'thc passion of her impulsive nature; but, as time went on, the longing grew less fierce, and she felt she would rather never return than to go now when life , was so full of gayety and novelty. One day Fergus O’Hare came to see her. The colored servant told’ her, with a grin, that the visitor wouldn’t write his name on a card—maybe couldn’t. Nelly flushed, for she knew it was but a little time since she had been igno- rant of card formalities. She said she would see him in her own parlor, and the amused bellboy showed 11 the switchman. He looked rough and more grimy than ever. “How do you do, Fergus?" she said, with a little condescension. Fergus had stopped in the middle of the little parlor. “Nelly Conover! the same,” he said. “It is,” she laughed; then in her warm-hearted way: “Sit down, Fer- gus; I‘m glad to see you. You should see Kathleen. She’ s a fine girl now.’ Fergus would not sit down. He was . Oi can‘t belave it’s -~.u..——-.—~ ‘1‘-- § ' deed! j . evidently at a. loss what to say. He shifted his hat uneasily. ' “Nelly Carney, that was, Oi must hur~ ry my wurrd, as 01’ ve Tim Blake in me place down in the yard. Oi’ve some wurrd of John Conover from a. dirthy Chinee that Oi ve befrinded wunst or twice. He told me, Nelly Carney, thot John has med his foind at last, an’ thot three 0v the worst min in San Francisco are to be afther not on’y phat he’s taken oot alriddy, but it will be his life for his claim out there beyant. ” Nelly Conover had risen. All the fine lady dropped from her. She ran to Fer- gus and caught hiS'hand. “Fergus, Fergus, ye’ re a. friend, in- Come away with me to John. Get Tim, Denny and Jerry and one of the other boys we can depend on. 'There’s plenty of money. We will go faster than anyone. Oh, Fergus, help me, for old time’s sake.” “We’ve no toime,'thin, to lose,” quoth Fergus. “For thot gang is away three hours noo. Be ready when I come with the b’ys. ” An hour 01 two after Nelly was ready. She had been to the convent to kiss Kathleen, she had dressed herself in her cearse mountain clothing again. The next train north bore the Irishman and Nelly to the little station where she had decided to get 01f. It was by a short cut, rough and dan- gerous, that Nelly made up her mind to lead her followers. It was the one by which John Conover used to secret- ly transport his gold. Several times she had tramped with him up and down the pass. She calculated that she could arrive an hour or two after the attack- ing party if they pushed forward all night. A terrible energy posséssed1 Nel- ly. Her eyes shone with terror and anxiety. uld they reach John in time? As she plunged onward in the dark she registered a vow never to leave John Conover again if his life were spared. Toward dawn the party we1e in sight of Toby’s creek. Nelly pointed with shaking finger at the but near the mountain side. There was a light in the cabin. The party crept up stealth- ily. Nelly crawled on her hands and knees to the back window. The sight within froze her blood. John Conover was tied and bound before the fire un- til he Was perfectly helpless: Three men we1e torturing him, Indian fash- ion, by applying burning sticks to his feet. He would. not sign away his claim. Nelly drew back one second and For- gus took her place. A settled gray look came into the face of the big switch- “I CAN’T BELIEUE IT' S THE SASME. " man. He motioned the next man and all drew their pistols. Fergus crept to the door, motioning Nelly to shelter herself. There was a sudden crash-in of the door, three shots and ‘a dash at the window. Nelly fired the pistol that she held straight into the face of the man who came first. John Conover was always a badly crippled man. He had expected no suc- cor, but he knew Nelly well enough to think she would never relinquish the claim only over his own signature, hardly then. He had resigned himself to die that she might have a fortune. It was a snatch from the grave for him. Everyone knows the Conovers on the two continents. The, claim was one of the three best in California. Kathleen was such a fabulous heiress she could "have married a dozen titles, but she chose a plain American. She had a young half brother, who, strange as it may seem, was called Fergus from the start. He was a famous athlete in an eastern college in the ”(Us and married an English girl of family. Nelly Con- over, a lovely, white-haired old lady, may often be seen in the picture gal- leries and pleasure gardens of conti- nental cities, walking beside the wheel chair of a genial old gentleman. kept her vow. No time since that awful hour on the mountain side has she been absent from John Conover’s side—Chi— cago Daily News. Mother and Son at the Zoo. , I once watched a monkey (not an orang-outang,Ithis time), which had a baby in arms, being fed with grapes. The youngster was most anxious to have a grape, but his mother, being either too selfish to allow him to share ‘ her treat or afraid the fruit might not be good for her son’s juvenile digestive organs, would not allow him to have any, and boxed his ears soundly for be- ‘- ing rude enough to attempt to take a ; grape out of her mouth. The keeper in charge said she did not “spare the rod and spoil the child” when he became “obstreperous.” As his parent would not give him any fruit, the little fellow endeavored to obtain some on his own account, "and several times escaped from her arms and began to climb the wire netting in the front of his cage, but was promptly hauled back by the tail. At length he managed to get free, and, running up 0 the top of- his cage, put one han meshes of the galvanized wire pleaded eloquently with his upturned ‘ dark little eyes for a “taster,” whilst his methcr actually bit herself in slicer ; rage over her naughty boy’s bad be- havior.—Ca:wc.‘l‘c Little Folks. She ‘ through the l and ' PAY or PBEACHERS. Not ManyIReceive Over Ten Thou- sand Dollars Per Year. Dr. Hirsch, the Famous Chicago Rabbi, in the First Rank, with 3 Salary of $15,000 and 1: Fit- teen-Year Contract. In ofiering Dr. Emil G. Hirsch $15, 000 'a year for 15 years to remain as its pas- tor, Sinai congregation, of Chicago, will pay him as large a salary as is re— ceived by. any clergyman in the United States. It' 1s the same as is paid Bishop Potter, of New York, who, however, has a rectory furnished, heated and light- ed free of cost, and is provided with a private secretary. The late Rev. Dr. Hall, of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, of New York, during the last years of his life received the largest salary ever paid to a clergyman' 1n the United States, which was $20,000 a year, with a manse. Mr. Beecher re- ceived $20,000, without the manse. Dr. Hall’s proper salary was $16, 000, and $5,000 additional was contributed by Robert Bonner and two other wealthy members of the congregation. His suc- cessor, Mr. Connell, who comes from Regent’s Park Presbyterian church, of London, is offered $10,000 and a resi- dence. That is the salary paid to Dr. Gregory, dean of St. Paul’s cathedral, .and Dr. Bradley, dean of Westminster abbey, London. Dean Farrar' receives $7,000 a year. The hierarchy of the Church of England enjoy enormous sal- aries, which are necessary to main- tain the large establishments required of them. The archbishop of Canterbury every cent of- it to meet his social and ecclesiastical obligations at Lambe‘th palace, the home of the primate of the Church of England. The salary of the archbishop of York and that of the arch- bishop of London is $50,000 a year. The archbishop of Ireland receives $12,500. The other bishops of the Church of Eng- land are paid from £2,000 to £5,000 a year. 'The average pay of a vicar in England is $3,500 outside the large cities. In the cities the salary varies DR. EMIL G. HIRSCH. (Rabbi of the Sinai Congregation at Chl- cago. ) according to the wealth of the parish, from $2, 500 to $10, 000. The Episcopaliansland Presbyterians, says the Chicago Record, pay larger 3 salaries than any other denominations, ! but the pulpits most envied in the i United States are those of the collegiate ; Reformed Dutch church, of New York 3 city. There are seven or eight churches ! of that denomination under the same l management and supported from an i l l endowment that is exceedingly rich. . Its income is next to that of Trinity church, and amounts to several hundred ' thousand dollars a y.ear The pastors of the collegiate churches are paid $10, - i 000 for life and are allowed to retire i from active pastoral work when they , reach the age of 65 years. - } Trinity parish is the richest in the 3' world, and has an income of about $300,- 5 00.0 from buildings and other invest- ments. It supports five or six churches, ' several schools, hospitals and other 1. charitable institutions and pays the l manager of its business a salary of $10,- I 000 a year. The recto. of Trinity church receives $12,500. The same salary is paid by St. Thomas' and St. Bartholo- . mew’s. I was informed by good author— 1 ity that five clergymen in New York . city received the salary of $10,000 ‘ a 1 year. The, average pay of a clergy- ; man in New York city, excepting the pastors of mission churches is proba- I bly $6, 000. l The editorial profession is not so well paid. There are probably 16 editors ’ in New York, not proprietors of news- 1 papers, who receive $10, 000 a year 01 I over. The Journal and World have four each, the Herald two. the Times, Post, and Brooklyn Eagle one each. The highest editorial salary paid- in the United States is $15,000. Editorial writers of recognized abil- ity, city editors, news editors and man- aging editors on the large daily pa- pers are paid from $5,000 to $7,500 a year. A few physicians in New Yoxk make very large fees. Tnere are two or 1" iree specialists whose incomes will exceed _ $50,000 a year, perhaps ten make $25,- 000, and perhaps 15 make from $15,000 to $20,000. Ten thousand dollars a year _._, is considered a large practice. Hello Fences In” Australia. , In Australia they are utilizing the . wire fences to establish telephonic . communication between stations six or eight miles apart. The instruments are I connected to the wire strands, thus in- suring a “metallic circuit” at no extra . expense, for the fences are agricultural ' necessities and already in place. There . is no difficulty, it is said, in conversing l with a station fully eight milcs’dis- " tant' through telephones connected as , described. Several stations are so 3 joined. ‘ I p This Is a Large Tree.- , 1 The largest tree in the eastern hem- ! isphere, if not 1n the world, is 11 mon- : stcr chestnut standing at the foot of I l - is 212 feet;I .‘ receives $60,000 a year, but he needs, . Mount Elba. The circumference of the , ; main in unk at 60 feet from the ground , 1 logging churned the fluid into bptter. . A 110171431) EDUCATOR. Mrs. Helen Lon-inc Grenfell, Superintendent of Public In- struction tor Colorado. It is very evident that, as women are being tried in ‘pOsitions of public trust and responsibility, they are not found wanting; on the contrary, they are found to possess ability, judgment and a. conscientious devotion to duty » which makes them invaluable in many public posit-iOns heretofore considered as belonging entirely to man. Espe- cially is this true in matters pertaining to education. . After an experience. of several years with a woman as superintendent of MRIS. HELEN L. GRENFELL. (Superintendent of Public Instruction for Colorado.) public instruction, Colorado has again elected a woman to that position, with the unanimous vote of all parties. No more flattering recognition of woman’s fitness and ability in guiding the ed- ucational interests of a state could be given than the unanimous choice of a woman, irrespective of party affilia- tions. Mrs. Helen Loring Grenfell, the pres- ent incumbent, is a beautiful, cultured and earnest woman, who will give a great impetus to education' in Coloradd. She is a home-loving, domestic woman, whose personal happiness would be best consulted by remaining quietly at home, but having no children she feels it her duty to respond when the oflice seeks her. ; Mrs. Grenfelljs a descendent of the old Puritan families of White and Thatcher, her father being one of the Lorings of Boston. While she was born in Valparaiso, Chili, she Was brought up in Colorado, where most of her edu- cation was received. She attended the Albany normal. school, as preparation for teaching, in which work she was en- gaged for eight years previous to her marriage to Mr. Edwin I. Grenfell. She was chosen superintendent of schools in Gilpin county in ’96, and when the time for election next came, she was nominated upon every one of .the four political tickets in the field. Her success in administering to the schools of Gilpin county attracted so much attention that the nomination for state superintendent of public instruc- tion was oifered her by the unanimous choice of all parties on the fusion ticket last fall. Mrs. Grenfell has always been a firm republican, and while not a poli- tician in the sense usually attached to that word, has evinced so much clear judgment», sound sense and unswaver- ing integrity upon all questions that her opinions and advice are invariably sought. A TERRIBLE REPTILE. Curious Case of Abnormal Develop- ment in a Rattlesnake Reported from Texas. The photograph" which we present herewith was sent to the Scientific American by Dr. R. Menger, of San An- tonio, Tex., and is a lifelike represen- tation of the head of the much dreaded rattlesnake, the Crotalus horridus. The original reptile was a very large rat- tlesnake and was killed.by a friend of Dr. Monger in the hills of,Helotes, about TERRIBLE TO BEHOLD. (Abnormal Development of a. Texas Rat- tlesnake' s Fangs.) 18 miles northwest of San Antonio. The rattles and the head of this snake were presented to 111m and he prepared the fangs. etc., to show their relation to the poison glands. The head was supplied with four fangs, two full grown and two others near them in the front re- gion‘ of the upper. jaw: The exposure was taken by lamplight. The fact of the snake'having four fangs is inter- esting. 111 all rattlesnakes there are, besides the poison fangs.~ rudimentary fangs, which, open the loss of the old fangs. develop and supply their place. in this case, however, the development has been abnormal. and the second pair ' cf fangs have developed before any lOSS ‘ of the old fangs has been sustained. More In a Long Way 01!. The largest telescope in existence does not make the planet Mars appear any bigger than the moon does through an opera glass. " The Result of Accident. It is said Arabs first made butter. 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