Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 3 January 1894 — Page 3

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WOMAN H6MN8T WOBMJff. BY MRS. M. 3E-. KOLMESi

VBAPTBR iV.-Coutlnned. Alice roused herself, she tried to Imile. "Aunt Martha is only too glad to get rid of me. Sho always looked on mo as a burden, and " "And was glad to sot you happily and well married," finished tho other; "of course that was natural, was it not?" Alice's face was white now: her hands clasped together, were cold with the humiliation she was enduring. She knew how cruel was the woman opposito, and how powerless yhe was to fight her. The shame which sometimes overcame her fell on her heart now Uka a heavy weight. She saw herself as Valerie thought her a vulgar, common girl, the relative of people who were bousrht out of the village, out of the homt they had lived in for years, so that iKeir presence should not shock the eyes of the Castle, not- recall ho low its master had sunk in mating with one of their number. None knew none could ever know what an agony of pain and shame lived in the young heart of Roy DarreU's wife. She was utterly completely alone! The nan for whose sake she bartered her freedom left his home two days after tae funeral of his murdered friend. Bis mother still inhabited her rooms in the Castle, but there was a chasm between her son and her son's wife. She treated the girl with ceremony and covrtesy, hor wishes were consulted in every way. but tho older woaa the prOud descendant, of an anci. Ice refused to eator be familiar witftw girl, who, a few days before, had contorted with, farm-heir) and laborers. Occasionally the two Lady Darrells met and the elder woman would always dop a deep courtesy to the shrinking timid forra of the younger, but they exchanged no word. Valer .e Boss alone appeared to notice the girl thrown 80 suddenly into this strange life, but though to the world her overtures of friendship seemed the essence of kindness and good nature, Alice knew to the contrary and always suffered torture during the visits from the beautiful woman. About a mouth afte;. Roy's departure, ne vs reached trie Castle that the Earl of DarreH, his elder brother, a man who had been a wanderer from his home for many years, was dead, leaving no heir, and Koy Darrell succeeded to the title and the estates. The tidings were communicated to Alice in the most ceremonious manner, but the ::act that now she was a countess, and moreover, entire mistress of the Castle, did not appear to touch her. She was growing day by day more wretched as she saw how great a m'stake it had all been, and how wrecked her life must be, henceforth passed in the gloomy solitude that appeared to be her lot. Valerie Ro&j, standing by the fire, watched her face blanched with pain, and the smile on her lips deepened. It was almost a pleasure to her to make this young heart suffer. She had gone through such tortures herself when her faithless lover died, that it seemed to have killed all the tenderness and womanliness in her. Alice i-oused herself at last, "Have you anything particular to tell me?" she asked, hurriedly, turning to open her book with trembling hands. "I bring an invitation from tho Dowager Lady Darrell, to Margaret, Countess of narrell an invitation to dine in the Blue Chamber. You will refuse, of course, my Lady Alice. Anchorites like you never dine out, you know." Alice met the merciless glance of those golden-brown eyes. "I accept with pleasure," she replied quietly. "Pray, convey my thanks to Lady Darrell. At what hour does she dine?" Valerie drew herself up and frowned. She had come to tormeut and trouble this lowborn girl, and now found herself treated with almost as much hauteur and indifference as she herself could assume. Where did this girl get her manners and ways of speech? queried Valerie, angrily. She was noordinary common creature, butbnre herself with a grace q ease mat might well have become a queen. "There will be guests," she observed, coldly, smoothing an imaginary wrin kle in her glove. "And you will pardon me, perhaps, but Lady Darroll is very particular about one's garment's so if "Thank you," answerd the young countess, quietly: "I have my maid, Davis; rt e will assist me. I could not think of giving you so much trouble on my behalf." Valerie's brows met again. It was the first time Alice had shown her spirit of determination, and Miss Ross resented it now most bitterly. Hitherto she had looked upon Alice as a pUyl hing, an amusement, an object or. which she could pour out the overfl.iwing bitterness of her h'eart; but rwjr she saw before her a woman, as beautiful as herself, and every whit as proud. "As you like," she observed, indifferently; "I thought I might have been able to give you seme hints. The dinner-hour is eight: it U usually h ilfpast seven, but Lady Darrell has it later to-night, on account of t he Earl's arrival. I forget what train ho is to come by; but of course he wrote to te!l you.'' Alice's right hanl graspel a chair for support; a mist e'ouded her eyes. One thought was alone in her mind tho Earl was coming the V.rU her husband. All else was forgotten; vaierie, ner stings, tne long lonely months all but the one thought, she should once more see that handsome face, hear that deep manly voice, clasp that strong hand. A joy seemed to come to her so swift and sudden that it illuminated her countenance as with glorious nunshine. Valerie saw the transient gleam pass over her pale face, and her heart grew sun more outer towards this girl bitter, and then triumphant, for in that glance she had read Alice's secret, the secret that Alice herself as yet did not comprehend, that Boy Darrell 's lowborn wife loved him. "He has not written to you?" she broke in. "Ah, that was remiss! I thought te would have fixed to dine with you instead of his mother. But I expect he forgot all about that -at least, he said nothing touching it in the letter I received from him this morning." Alice's joy died as suddenly as it had Deen born She flinched as though a blow had been struck her, but she said nothing, and Valerie Boss walked gracefully from tho room, feeling that she had triumphed easily. Left alone. Alice flung herself down by the cnair and buried her face in her hands. 'Jf'orget me!" she whispered. Yes, that is what she says; and she is right. He c&n do nothing but hate me. And I oh, what shame is on me! I cannot help him. I must remain forever a burden and a tie." She rose and paced the room. "How cruel she is. What shall I do? If I remaii awav she will triumph, and if I go But I must go." Sho stood silent, hei1 arms crossed over hor breast; a struggle was tearing her young heart. "J will go, I must be brave; better ber stinging words than ber contempt', 11 he thinks mo afraid ibe wUl Uttnt mi Sower with it, n4 i&at wouu , iYo; I tUJ mm

She rang the bell uuici:i,v, and Davis appeared. "Light the candles in my room. Davis, and unpack those dresses that came the other day from London. 1 dine with the Earfa'ul his mother tonight, and 1 must look well." The maid bowed and loft tho room with a mind full of wonder and admiration. Never had she seen the young Countess look so beautiful, yet she was changed. There wassoinethingdifferent. something that told she had passed from a girl into a woman, that life hud begun wit h all its storms and joys, its trials and happinoss, 4 tn the Dowager Lady DarreU's apartment the waxen lights glimmered in profusion from their silver stands, and she! a soft roseate huo from beneath their silken shade. Valerie Ross was a. one. she was Walking t.d and fro the whole length of the room, her long train trailingon the carpet , her rubies and diamonds gleaming on her neck and hair like lireilies in their brilliancy. , She had a frown on her brow, and her beautiful mouth was set and hard. She was thinking of Alice, and the thought brought vexation. "But for her." she muttered, ''how changed it would be. How blind I was. " But Eustace wove the veil round my eyes. Fool that I was to believe him and lose my chance ith Roy. Boy did love mo, but does he still? Two months aro not a lifetime. We shall see. And that puny creature shall yet learn tho extent of ray power." The dowager cara6 in slowly while she was still musing. Valeric smoothed the frown from her face as she advanced to moot tho older woman. "I have not heard tho wheel on the gravel," said Roy's mother, a.s she sank into her chair; "it is getting lute noarlv eight, and he has hot come." ' "You are over-anxious, dear," replied Valerie. "Does Koy bring anyone with him? I fancy I heard you mention something about guests." "Yes; he will be accompanied by t wo gentlemen one. Lord Radine. I think you know him. The other is a man ho met in Italy, a Count Jura -from Roy's letters, a most delightful companion. I am glad, Valerie, he has brought guests, otherwise tho life here at first might prove too trying." Valerie turned at the last words. The doors had opened, and a soft rustle told that someone had entered. It was the young countess. Sho had heai'd the last sentence from her husband's mother's lips, and hor face whitened a little as she put her own construction on it. Lady Darrell had been thinking of Captain Rivers, bis terrible death, and the maddening anxiety that had come to Roy, when she sxke. Sne rose from her chair, aud bent low before the girlish figure, "Welcome. Countess,' sho said, haughtily, and coldly. Alice courtesied low, while Valerie gazed at her in speechless vexation. Roy, before he took his departure, had given his wife to understand sho was expected to comply with society's laws, and had left instructions with Davis, a most experienced lady's maid, to -huvc everything obtained us befitted her mistress'" position. The woman had obeyed him well. Drosses and many numerous things tVere sent down from London, though, until this evening, Alice had seen none of these marvels, contenting herself with wearing none but the simplest and most inexpensive garments made by Davis' own fingers. To-night she had abandoned her Cinderilla robes, and stood Defore tho cold unappreciative eyes of the two women, a perfect vision of loveliness, draped from head to foot in black gossamer material and rich lace. Her masses of dead-goM hair were coiled and gathered 'in picturesque profusion ou her dainty head: her shoulders rose white, fro.sli, and round from her black gown, her fair young throat was encircled by gems. Once again the question rushed to Valerie's mind: Where had this girl inherited her grace, her natural refinement, her pure beauty? She was no farm-girl, as sho stood before them, her figure drawn up to its graceful height, her tiny well-gloved hands holding her plumed fan: sho was a lady, every whit as dainty, as beautiful.

mfrT'l-o:i-aot tng wn 'eg orccl class. Valerie bit her lip, and turned her back on the young countess. Alice took no notice of this coldness; she was listening, listening, yet dreading tho iirst sound of that step, the first glimpte of that tall well-built form and handsome debonair face. " Will you not sit down?" asked Roy's mother of her son's wife. Alice moved towards the chair sho indifcted, and sank into it, while Lady Darrell gazed at the young girl with astonishment and admiration. Valerie was beautiful, but this girl was peerless in her strange young loveliness. In all her long lile Lady Darrell never recollected a more purely patrician face, and she marveled at it. " Have you any recollection of your childhood'' she asked, involuntarily. "Did you always live with yi,ur aunt? Which side are your relations':" Alice looked up, strangely surprised. " I can remember nothing clearly,' she replied: "but I have a dim recollection of a largo house, and a beautiful face that soemed to bend over me; then came the long .veal's spent with Aunt Martha, and all her angry words." " What a pity you cannot remember anything!" drawled Valerie, who was watching the older woman's interest with innlmia ftvps. ''Wa mlorrit. Ii.vn uir, uvurcu a :uui L'b vr iurb luwiur YUU might have developed into a queen; as it is- " " As it is, I am only Alice Alice the farm-girl," the young countess finished quietly. Lady DarreU's face clouded at the name. " Roy is late," sho said again. " He is here," announced Valerie, and at that moment the door was thrown open, and Alice saw once moro tho man who had stood beside her that bygone morning and vowed his life to hers. Roy kissed his mother and introduced the two guests, then turned to Valerie, and tho girl standing by so quietly saw his eyes dilate as with a glow of unrestrained passion and happiness, and noticed their hands lingered as they were clasped. Alice's heart seemed suddenly to grow cold, but there was no sign on her fair face, and tho next moment Koy, liarl of Darrell, was bofoiM her, greeting her with a low ceremonious bow. Valerie was radiant, she was laughing and chatting to Ixird Ifadine, but she was watching the husband and wife, and knew her triumph was yet to come. Roy uttered no word to Alio. A.'tor his bow ho turned from her to his mother and bjgan to converse about his journey. The other guest joined in tho chat, but while he ttlked his dork eyes were fixed on tho girlish figure in the rich black dress standing so lone and deserted. Ho turned to Roy. "I crave, milord, that I may havotho honor of presentation to your beautiful countess.'' The Earl started, his fLce (lushed. "I beg your pardon; ot course, OounteeB, permit rao to introduce to you thfl Count oJui'd,"

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was suffdring an agony of shame and pain. "Ho withes mo dead," said her heart over an J over again: "dead, so that he may be fi ve. Ob, why did I come? Why car I not leave "it all? It is too much for me. Their scorn and cold contempt will kill me!" Count J -lira watched her expression deepen into sadness with a strange interest iu his dark eyes. ' Ho this is the young wife," hi mused. "But, mon Dieu, how beautiful: And he has no eyes for any one save Valerie how "dangerous shelooks, her eyes flash like daggers I'oor Lady Alice ! She is your deauh enemy a foiled jealous woman is Va lerie Ross. Beware!'' So ran his thoughts as he spoke easily to tho girl, and led her in to dinner. Roy followed with Valerie, and v sigh reached Alice's ear, telling plainer than words how bitter was his soivow and how great a bunion she was to hii, lif and happiness. TO UK CX)NTINtTKD. vswjfc. An Anecdote of Thaekeray. On the lust night of the year Thackcry was with the family of Ueorge 'lick nor. The daughters o! the house had cone to a party, and Thackeray was sitting for the evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ticknor. About 1 1 o'clock be arose, and his host inquired: "You are not going to retire yet?" "Xo,"was tho answer, "for always at the birth cf the new year I drink

to the health and happiness of my daughters; but 1 do not wish to keep you up so late." "Pray stay with us," urged the host, "and we will join you in a health to vour absent ones." When tho hour arrived Thackeray took a glass of sherry in his hand, rose to his feet, and said in tremulous tones: "God bless my motherless girl?. God bless them and all who are good to them." Drinking the wine, he bade his nost good-night, and without another word be retired from the room, leaving his friends in tears. Chicago Tribune. Ben Butler's Tenderness. Here is one of the numberless stories told of Ben Butler: The narrator had an important law case on, and believed that Ben Butler was the man to win it Butler was in Washington, so he went to the capital, and after two days succeeded in obtaining an interview with the General, who declared that he was overwhelmed with work. He would not take the case for $1,000 a day. "General." said his visitor, as the General turned abruptly to his work, "I was born in the same town with you." He grunted, but wasn't otherwise affected so far as the visitor could see. "Do you remember little Miss ? And the boy who used to send notes to her, and the boy ho used to take them? I am the boy who took the notes." "And I am the boy that sent them,'1 said the General. He held out bis hand. "I guess I'll take your case after all," he said. And he did, and won it. C.iicago Post. The Opal. Soma of the older authorit'es give the opal as an emblem of hope. But a writer on the subject, Rabbi Benoni, who lived in the fourteenth century, says of it: "The opal is fatal to love, and sows discord between the giver and receiver. Given as an engagement token it is sure to bring ill-luck." A late writer on the vagaries of fashion says "An opal figures in Sir Walter Scott's novel ot 'Anne of Geierstein,' and its possession was fatal to the family of the heroine. The idea that they were unlucky obtained such currency that after the publication ot the novel they weut ! out of fashion." Two Wonderful Grapevines. There is a wond rful grapevine at Gaillac, a town of Southern Franc. Although the plant ie only t n years from the cutting, it has yielded as many as 1287 bunches of fine fruit in a single year. There is but one other vine in existence that is known to the historical vine at Hampton Court, England, which was planted in 1708. In one year this noted vine has born 2,500 bunches. The fiuit from this vine is kept for the exclusive u-e of Queen Victoria and her household, the surplus being made into wine for the same purpose. St. Louis Republic. ' Explosions. It is singular, in these days when explosions in air are thought to bring rain, that no one hasspoKcn of a Kith century experiment to stop rain by the use of gunpowder, llcnvenuto Cellini tolls us in his memoirs that when Mararcs of Austria entered l'.onie it rained heavily. "I pointed several large pieces of art illery in the direction where the clouds w. re thickest, aud whence deluge of water was aircatly pouring; then, wnen 1 began to fire the rain stopped, and a t the fourth discharge tho sun shouo out." The Oak. The oak is a historic wood. As early as the eleventh century it became the favorite wood ot civilized Europe, and specimens of carvint? j and interior llnisli have come down to us lrom that early day, the r pristine beauty enhanced by tho sultdii. i ing linger of time. The early colon ists brought with tbem to tho shores of America their love lor this wood, and here, too, tho oak acquired historic interestTattooing. The Japanese tattooers not only picture dragons and flowers and musinees ou tne bod es ot their patrons, but to meet the artistic demands of the Europeans they now produce in colors an exact photograph of any cherished friend whose imago the tattooed person may desiro to have constantly with him. The Tower. A London paper says that probably very few persons know that the Lord Mayor is the only person other than the Cueen and the Constable who knows the puss-word to tho Tower of London. This pass-word is sent to the Mansion House tiuartely, signed by her Majesty. It Is a suivivalof an ancient custom. A train moving at thirty-live miles an hour clours fifty feet in one si--ond, or quicker than a man can jump across the track. 1'ools should paoto this in their hats.

Cioabettk Rinoke is the best disinfectant known. No self-respecting microre would linger iong where the pestilential cigarette sucker has been. Ik the plum' ers should strike this winter it will be the flist instance whofe capital has struck. A WABtuxoTos coioriHl w( war 13 a wasu.r)nfiv u ait a tifi-otiof el -'a U j,..!.. iy MfiftlWOi

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

SOBER OR STARTUNG. FAITH. FULLY RECORDED. An I xiteroat ititf Summary or the Moro Important Dotal; of Our Neighbors Vt rd. dings awl IlathK Crimes, fnnuitltlrs aud Ciiwral News ut-s. Condensed Stult Ntitvs. Til 1'. lake steamer M eeks wa w recked near Michigan City. Loss, 12.",(HHI. Lons Ki.i.sin iiY of Greenfield, who was slabbed by Robert (iupon a few days age), died of the injury. THE millinery store of Mrs. D. R Britton. at CrawfordavilUs. wus burned out. Los.-, -W.OOO, with $1,1X10 insurance. WHILE men were retuiiing a gas well at Ktiightstowii, an immense How of oil burst out. It is said to be Of tho purest grade. i'KTKli Goss, fireman on the 11. & O. S. W. Railroad, attempted to put a tramp off his train mar Mitchell, and was fatally stabbed. TllK 4-yi ai -old daughter ef Mr. and Mrs. George Fry. living north of Loganspoi t, was burned to death, hor clothing catching tire from an open fireplace. BrTNKK A- Wilson's hardware store and Iliitchine & Foster's grocery store, Ijdmnon. were burglarized tho other night. The safe's were blown open but only about $loti wus taken. THE I.ogansnort Pharos says that twelve saloons will soon shut tip iu that city and more are to follow leatise of the dull times and the enforcement of the screen ordinance. Miss Maktha Humbert, who was taken to raise when only 2 yoars old by Barney Spitzenaglo of Lafayette, has fallen heir to one-half of an e-stato of 150.000 left by an uncle in South Dakota. Daniel Howell, an Kvansvilte and Richmond Railway employe, was struck by a Motion freight engine, near the Belt Railway oossing, Bedford, causing instant eieathi Howell was married and leave's a large family. Thomas Condon stoned a Pan Handle passenger train near Kokomo, Sunday, because ho had been ejected for not paying his fare. Conductor Muloy was hit on the head with a brick and seriously injured. Condon was captured. Cv. Mykks. proprietor of the Pennsylvania Railroad Station restaurant Iu Logiinsport, for the past fifteen years, shot and killed himself with a revolver. He had accumulated a fortune of S2"i,000. The death of his wife two years ago and his retirement from business IhsI spring caused despondency. He was sixty years old. Villiam N. WOLFE, a barber at Fontanet. was crushed to death under a Big Four locomotive on a coal mine branch. The engine turned over ou its side at a bad place in the track and Wolfe, who was riding on it. was horribly mangled. Tho fireman escaped by jumping and the engineer was saved by. hanging out of the cab window. The skeleton work just erected by the Indiana Bridge Company of Minicic, a foss White River, preparatory to the const ruction of a new bridge, collapsed, and several of the men eraploved on the work had c)o:e calls for their live s. A ewe-iti of one of the a;iproa-l;G cat;s,d tho trouble, and the whole structure, with a large derrick and a steam engine. Was precipitated into the river. James Robinson, an old man of 80 years, who lived by himself, in the north part- of Lafayette was last seen alive last week. Relatives went lot lie? house the other night to see if he was in need of anything and found the octogenarian lying on the floor stark and stitf. It could not be told how long he had been dead, but the rats had been t the body, and had oaten away the ears partially, and gnawed the "forehead and lingers. At Otwell, Pike County, several men congregated at Alexander Howey's salo in. when George Campbell anel J. W. Phelps Vegan uuarrcling over a love affair. Seeing that there would probably be trouble. George OeBruler, a bystander, interfered as a peacemaker ami snatched a pistol from Campbell's hands as he was about to use it. This enraged Campbell, and, snatching an ice pick, he tried to dispatch DcBruler. who to save himself, fired a ball from Campbell's pistol into its owner's brain. The wound was fatal in four hours, and DeBruler is in jail charged with murder. Anderson is at present- overrun with a crowa of insolent tramps, who Jsnvo insulted and terrorized women ancl'ej'iiiliven. The other day Mayor John II. Terht&e ordered a tramp who bad been arrester! '.a leave the eky in. two minutes, and thefr-iiStlCTi' lnstruiv lions to the police oflicers tlfat will put an end to the trump nuisauco. Turning to the Chief the Mayor said: "I want the police officers to arm themselves with rawhides aud uot. bring any more of these men here, but go to work and whip every insolent tramp out of the city." The sentiment has met with the hearty approval of all classes. JOHN Rudy, a dry good clerk at Vorktown, is a raving maniac as the result of a practical joke perpetrated on him at Cammack station, by some friends. A stranger to Rudy was induced to impersonate a sheriff. The stranger approached the young man and read what purported to bo a warrant charging him with larceny. Rudy at once lied and did not stop iint.il he reached home, four miles distant, where he arrived exhausted and Itecamo unconscious before an explanation was made. His brain gave way, and it wus necessary to call in several men to control him. He imagines that a tribe of Indians are after his sculp. There is much sympathy for the young man, and it is likely that several nrreste will be made as a result. Train No. 7., a north-bound freight em the Motion, collided with an extra freight at Murray's swiU-h. three and cue-half miles south of Orleans. Both engines were wrecked, together with a half dozen cars loaded with merchandise consigned to Chicago. The train crews escaped without injur-. The ' oHicial" scale eif prices of a Southern Indiana paper is as follows: One year -seventy eggs, fresh, of course: fourti en pounds of steak, not to be tougher than sole leather: two bushels of potatoes, Irish preferred, as the editor is of that descent or onehalf cord of wood, dry enough to buru. TiE attorneys for Supt. A. L. Howard, of the Boone County Agricultural Association, have succeeded in having his Indictment, for pool-selling quashed in the court at Lebanon. THE annual report fof t he school for Feebleminded, located at Fort Vuyne. has been filed with the Governor. The attendance has been 27 per cent, greater the past year thttn for 180'. There has been little sickness and few deaths, seven in all. during the year. Fifty-eight children were admitted and twenty-four discharged. There are 4X1 inmates now in the school. Tho disbursement fer the maintenance was 7L',7tl,"l) and the total expenses fer the year aggregated 80,!.'l.-b"i. The body of A. 11. Dunbar, frozen to death, was found ne ar t he County line, west of Goshen. Dunbar was t he sou of it orouiincnt South Bend family, and had been an inmate of the county asylum for imbecility. Anothkk immense tin-plato factory and rolling mill with a capital stock of $:'(Hl.(Nni. ami intending to employ 400 hands, bus been located in Klwood. the. panels having been signed. Col. 4. L. Morris of Chicago and Kdwln Stevens and l iiianuei Levy ot tiP'pod tiro at the head of tlu concern, i A lro itvn foundry and niftchiiH- "hop trom Blevmhiuuii;. ill,, was aito !x-rt j n thiri. H tioy thru

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nipnlus; 1'p Rice Hirds. The Charlestown News tells some marvelous stories about the abundance of rice birds in tho dikes and marshes Hack of that city. There aro always plenty of them for the sportsman and caterer at this season of tho year, but never before have they been' seen in such swarms, darkening the air as they fly from place to place. They have almost ceased to bo a target "for shotguns, and aro so thick and close together that t hey are caught with a dipnet like so many I'sh. One amateur marksman reports that with two discharges of his shotgun he brought down ISO of tho birds. Tho News says: "Tho regular way now, however, is te get a boat ami a dip-net and go among the ditches in the old rice fields and dip up the birds. A gentleman went out a few nights ago and returned with 1,2,'iti birds. It required a wagon and two buekboards to carry tbem all home. Quite a considerable sum has been realized by several parties who embarked in the rice-bird business. They can be bought on tho plantations for a mere song, and when taken to tow n are sold for at least 23 cents a dozen." Tackled by ad Ostrich. Although he is not large-sized, Al bert G. Thois. the musician and sweet teuor.had a singular set-to with an immense male o.-trich in Natal, South Africa, several years ago. He was at, Cape.; Colony singing in an opera troupe. When the company ceased to pay salaries ho and a companion began to look around for excitement. They visited Montagu Pass, where a wealthy Boer iad an ostrich farm. An immense cock ostrich escaped from the indosure and tackled Mr. Theis. Ho was knocked down, and his clothes literally torn to shreds. His great presence of mind saved his life. He lay on his chest, face downward, and kept quiet, while the enraged beast danced a war jig on his back. A poor Hottentot came along, and the ostrich left Theis and gave chase. The Boer, who saw it from a place of safety, said the ostrich cost- too much too kill.even to have saved the tenor's, life. Theis has never visitod Africa agaiu. She Knew It Already. There is an old lady living in a Somersetshire village who makes frantic efforts to keep abreast of the times. Circumscribed, however, in her social sphere and with limited opportunities of development it is difficult and she is compelled sometime to resort to her imagination, the result being occasionally of a somewhat surprising and amusing description. Vain is the effort to tell heranything she does not already know, or startle her with in'ormation. Iast winter she went to a ehtlrc.n "sociable'' and as sho entered the room one of the young ladies said, "Good evening, auntie. I am very glad you came; we are going to have a tableau this evening." ' Ves, I know, I know," replied the old lady, "you needn't tell me that. Why, 1 smelt 'tm cooking when I first came in at the door." London Exchange. i-'lourishtns; oil Superstition. Mrs. Colin Campboll e-onducts a novel business in Rochester, N. Y. She is the proprietor of a "cricket farm." She real's only the black crickets known as field crickets, keeping them in large glass jars ranged about the room. She sells the little inse.' ts to tho superstitious, who believe in tho luck that crickets bring. They do not seem to have brought much to the Campbells, who, twelve years ago, were moderately well-off New York people, worth $30,000 or so, and who by sickness, fire, and the like have been reduced almost to want. There was an old lady in Charleston not many years ago who' turned a penny by the sale of spider-pills, which were considered a sovereign remedy for certain fevers. The "naddylong-leg" spider was in great demand in the lower wards as long as she lived. Charleston News. No Hunger ofaSaJt Kq.tet Aecordjaortrcornputation of the "BeFg" und Huetteniii't nnische Zeitung, the amount of salt in the sea waters of the globe, if extracted, would bo greater in mass than the land, so far as it appears above the surface. Tho seas, it says, cover 73 per cent, of the earth's surface, estimated at 9,2(50,000 (German) square miles. Tho per centuge of chlornatrlum in the sea is the same at all depths. Assuming that tho average depth of tho sea is a half iGerniani mile, there are then 3,4X1,OfiO cubic miles of sea water. A cubic mile of sea water contains, on the average, aliout twenty-live kilograms of salt. The .'U00.0U0 cubic miles of seawator would, therefore, contain 85-, 000 cubic miles of distilled pure salt. Missed His Vocation. Prince Bismar.'k was once pressed by a certain American official to roeoinmend bis son for a diplomatic place. "He is a very remarkable fellow," said the proud father; "ho speaks seven languages." "Indeed, ''Baul Bismarck, who does not hold a very high opinion of linguistic acquirements; "what a wonderful head-waiter he would make." Tug men say as many mean things they do not mean as the womon say nice onos. Hood's Is Good beoause Hood's Cures It possesses curative power peculiar to itself, and has a record of cures unequaled in the history of medicine. The severest cases ol Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Dyspepsia, Catarrh and Rheumatism have been cured by it. If you suffer from any of these complaints give Hood's Sarsaparilla a trial. Sold by all druKrit9. (1 !ct bottle; sis for Is. Hood's Pills cure Constipation by restoriuit the peristaltic action of the alimentary canal. 1,000,000 ACRES OF LAND for sals by ths 8 awt Paoi. A Dolcth BiiiaoAS CcmriKT In Minnesota. Sand for Maps and Clrcu. Un. Tatywlllbstsiittojou Address HOPEWELL CLARKE, Lsod Commissioner, 8t. Paul, Mino. 3j rolul-t war, iiiiUjiiuii alius oiuUus, uUj tint. 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