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THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1893 TAVELYE PAGES.

SHOD WITH SILENCE.

A Tale of the Frontier.

By EDWARD S. ELLIS, AUTHOR OF ' THE LOO CABIN ERIES," "DSEBFOOT SERIES. "FHOM THE THROTTLB TO TUB yKKblDbNI'S CUA.1R," "INDIAN WABi OF TUB UNITED 8 FATES," Em. ETC.

C'lIPTf:R TWI Continued. All aw the ranker standing on the edge of the river. Just below the clearing where the undergrowth hid him from the sight of the Shawanoes in the cabin. "Thank God! he has won!" was the fervent exclamation of Mr. Altman. "He Is making motions to us!" said the younger Ashbridge; "hark! he is saying something." The ranger placed his hand beside his mouth to guide his voice, and called in a guarded undertone: "H'ist the anchor quick, and drop down opposite me." Without pausing to ask for any explanation, Jethro Jug-gens dropped his gun and seized the rope fastened to the large stone at the bottom of the river. The flatboat began slowly drifting down stream and quickly arrived opposite the BCOUt. "Now anchor agin!" he added; "don't lose any time; things are getting warm." The stone splashed into the water and the bulky craft came to a standstill by the time It was fairly under way. "Coma ashore, all of you, in the canoe." The flatboat, it must be borne in mind. was out of the field of vision of the Shawanoes, but there was no saying how long it would remain so. "Who shall como first?" asked young Ashbridge. "The men; leave the worn;!- folks last." The canoe sank to Its gunwales with the weight of the four men, but the distance was short and the surface of the Ohio as calm as that of a mill pond. . "Now go back and bring the women," added Kenton to young Ashbridge, who without a word did as he was told. "Let me congratulate you," remarked air. Altman, extending his hand. "On what?" demanded Kenton. "On conquering the Shawanoe chieftain. The Panther." "Faugh! he ran away; I haven't seed tide or hair of him." "It's just as well, for he's out of the question." "There's whre you're mistook; that's just the trouble and that's why I'm fetching you ashore." "To do what?" "To capture the varmints in the cabin. There's only five of 'em and one of em is hit hard, as I happened to see." "I 'spose you obsarved who it war dat plugged him. Mr. Kenton. If you didn't" "Silence!" interrupted Mr. Altman, "don't speak till you are asked a question." "You done well, younker," remarked the scout of Jethro. who grinned with delight and chuckled at the next remark; "if you'd wanted to kill hinj you'd don it. too. What I set out to say was that we're stronger than them varmints in there and we must drive 'em out. Here are the women!" The mothers and two daughters stepped upon land. This completed the party. No one was left on the flatboat. "Now," explained Kenton, "the women will stay right here where they be; if danger takers a shape that they're to go back on the flatboat, I'll see that they get there in time. We've got to leave you to yourselves for awhile." "And what do you and the rest Intend to do?" asked Mrs. Altman, all listening eagerly for the reply of Kenton. "We're going to surround the cabin and drive out the varmints; it's got to be done purty quick or it won't be done at all. Come on, boys." Kenton led the way and all the men followed. CHAPTKIl XXVII. Bf MKfl lad nmlenn. Simon Kenton had set out to play what might be termed a daring game of bluff. With far more quickness than would be supposed he stationed his men in the best possible positlor. It will be remembered that the cabin faced the Ohio, which just there followed a course almost duo east and west. Mr. Altman was placed among the trees to the west of the clearing, or down stream; Mr. Ashbridge on the eastern tide, or up stream; the scout and young Ashbridge on the northern side, or real front of the building, where the space was open, while Jethro Juggens was located among the trees at the rear, or to the south of the cabin. "Now." said the scout to each party In turn, "the minute you catch sight of one of th varmints send a bullet through him to a dead certainty. There are only four, without counting the white man, that amount to anything. If we can pick off one or two we'll make a rush and take the house In spite of em. These Instructions were Impressed upon all so plainly that there was no room for misunderstanding. Even Jethro Juggens comprehended them and secretly resolved that from his position he himself would slay the whole four Shawanoes and then stride through the door. In making the disposition of the forces as described Kenton had a clearly defined object in view. Since the front was commanded by him and young Ashbridge the most important duty devolved upon the two. The scout placed great confidence in the youth. In fact, the others were not likely to have anything to do but watch for a shot at the Indians who had taken possession of the cabin. Whatever decisive action resulted must be on the northern side, in front of the entrance, - which, as explained, was commanded by Kenton and young Ashbridge. To reach a point of observation the two had to steal along the bottom' of the slope upon their hands and knees. Having succeeded in this, they halted .lor a brief consultation. For the first time the scout explained .the meaning of what had taken place. "So The Panther showed the white feather, did he?" was the opening remark of the youth, as they lay flat on the ground, where, by raising their heads a few inches, they could observe the whole front of the cabin. "It looks that way, but, yunker, I want you to understand one thing; that infarnal Shawanoe ain't afeared of any white man above ground. Him and me has got to meet yet and have it out." "Why did he not do so when he was given the chance?" " 'Cause he made up his mind he could do a powerful sight better. 'Spoee, now, lim and me bad bad a fout; be was

sartin of taking my skulp, but he knowed that afore he could do that he would git a few scratches himself; like 'nough he'd be so cut up he wouldn't be able to help hisself; consequently he would be useless for a while." "What can be accomplished by running away?" "His Idee la this: He believes there's a large war party of Shawanoes or Wyandots not far off and he's making the tallest kind of tracks to find 'em. When he does, he'll I ring 'em back as fast as they kin trivel through the woods. If he arrives soon the only chance for us is to do the tallest traveling we kin, and even then the prospect will be powerful agin us." . "In other words," remarked the frightened youth, "Instead of being satisfied with taking your scalp he means to kill us all." "You hit the nail on the head that time. That's his idee." "But suppose he had conquered you. Could he not have signaled to those in the cabin, if he was unable to reach them, and send one of them after reinforcements? That would have accomplished the same thing, and put you out of the way." "That sounds reasonable, and I was hoping The Panther would take the same view, but he diden't. None of the warriors can travel as fast as him, and none of 'em know how to hunt for the war party as he does. He may be right and he may be wrong, but if he brings 'em down here before we can get possession we've got to do some tall traveling to keep out of their clutches." "Rut. Kenton." said the youth, earnestly, "you are running a fearful risk, not for ourselves alone, but for mother and Mable and for Mrs. Altman and Agnes." "How are we going to help it?" "Let's leave the neighborhood at once and start for the blockhouse up the river; it's only ten miles off." "And them varmints will overhaul us afore we get half way there." "Not if we wait till night before we start, for they won't be able to trail us. You can take the women in the canoe while we follow on foot and swim the river." "That's what we'll do If things don't brighten up afore night." "But our situation will be hopeless if they arrive while we are scattered in this manner through the woods and around the clearing." "If they do come," said Kenton, "who had considered every argument his companion brought forward, "I'll find it out in time and will get the folks back on the flatboat. Then we'll figger out the next step." "And are we to hang around in this fashion till night, waiting for something to turn up?" "Not by a big majority; something's going to turn up now." Although the scout had not explained one point, it should be stated that he regarded a certain contingency as quire probable. With him and friends guarding all sides of the cabin, one or two ought to be able to gain a fair shot at the Shawanoes. Should this occur, they would be so weakened that Kenton would Insist upon a rush and hand-to-hand conflict within the cabin. Furthermore, if it took place, it was most likely to happen within a few hours. The youth wished to ask more questions, especially as to the prospects, if he and his friends gained possession of the cabin. The Panther, he believed, would return with the war party and besiege the building. The defenders would be too strong to be captured by a force ten times as numerous as their own, but provisions would not last forever and the assailants would be inspired by the strongest of all motivesrevenge. But t;eorge refrained. The talk might go on forever. It was sufficient to know that Kenton prepared himself to meet the new conditions as they presented themselves. Besides, he was about to attempt something he had in mind. Suddenly the scout leaped from the ground to his full higlit, and, looking

toward the cabin, waved his cap above his head and uttered a shout of exultation. His action must have caused a sensation among the Shawanoes, for it was the first evidence that had come to them of the result of the meeting between the ranger and The Panther. Carefully raising his head high enough to look over the slope young Ashbridge watched the result. Silence reigned for a few minutes and then Girty called from one of the upper windows: "Whar's the Foulp of Wa-on-mon?" "I left it on his head," was the truthful reply. "The agreement war that you war to bring it to us." "I don't trust your varmints that fur; It's 'nough, ain't it, for you to know that I've got mine on my crown?" "No; that won't do. Show- u.s the skulp of The Panther and then we'll leave the cabin to you," said the renegade, speaking for his companions. An Impossibility was required of Simon Kenton, but he expected It and was prepared. "Send one of your warriors out here to git It" "We hain't any warrior that wants to lose his own skulp. and we won't trust ourselves in your power." "Then you can't expect me to do the same with you. I won't go any nearer the cabin till we drive you out." ."Drive us out!" repeated Girty contemptuously; "come and try It." "Wal., we'll hold you in there till you'll beg to come out." "All right begin." "We have begun; look out for yourselves from this time forrard." As he spoke the ranger dropped to the ground almost as suddenly as he had leaped to his feet. It was well he did so, for from the same window the voice had come rang the report of a rifle, accompanied by a blue Jet of smoke. The bullet whistled over the spot where the scout was standing only a second before, and, strikng the surface of the river, skimmed and skipped clean across, burying itself among the leaves on the Ohio shore. "You had a narrow escape," remarked young Afhbridjce. "The shot did come rather cloee, but so long as it missed, what's the odds?" "That was fired by that white man; I consider him worse than the savages among whom he lives, for he knows better, while some of them do not." Kenton, made no reply to this remark and the youth added: "It's a pity we didn't shoot him yesterday on the flatboat; I hope I shall have a chance to draw bead on him." Still the ranger held his peace. "Father and Mr. Altman and Jethro will understand the meaning of that shot, won't they?" 'It's not sartin, but what difference does it -make? They've been told to shoot whenever they see a chance of hitting something; we'll do the same on this side, and as I obsarved some time ago. If we can thin. 'em out a little, why we'll make a rush for the door." "It's too strong to be battered In." "Not If you take the right means to do It." "I'm ready to join you at any time, but It will be risky business." "The whole business Is risky; If we don't get them varmints out of there before night we must strike a bee line for the blockhouse. The way I've flggered, younker. Is that The Panther can't bring the war party here till sun

down, and afore that comes I hope Girty and the varmints will be glad to leave." At the distance separating Kenton and Girty it was impossible for them to arrive at any understanding. If it was the renegade who fired the shot, at the moment the scout dropped to the ground, it Is hardly likely he would have been pierced had he kept his feet, but the Incident served to make Girty "solid" with his companions, who knew of the former friendship between the two. ' As for-young Ashbridge and the other pioneers none of them suspected the truth. The. Incident was fair notice to both sides that the armistice was at an end; henceforth it was bitter war to the end. "Younker," remarked Kenton after a few minutes spent in close scrutiny of the front of the cabin, "I don't think there's much, show for either of us getting a shot from this side." "Why not?" "They know I'm here and will keep closer watch than anywhere else, or rather will keep more out of sight." "How would it do for you to make a circuit of the clearing?" "I'll do that purty soon if some of the folks don't drop a varmint. We ain't both needea here; the women are lonely as we had to leave 'em in a hurry; go over and talk to your mother and sister and Mrs. Altman and," added the scout significantly, "to Agnes; she's a powerful nice gal and they'll be glad to have you." "I. thank you for the suggestion; I'll go; when you need me give me a whistle." The youth cautiously stole along the foot of the slope, under the slight bank, until he reached his friends. It was at that juncture that the report of a rifle was heard by all. It came from the woods at the rear of the clearing and cabin. "I'll be hanged!" muttered the astonished Kenton. "If that shot wasn't from the rifle of that black younker!" Such was the fact, and strange it was that the most striking experience of any member of the company, after landing from the flatboat, should come to Jetho Juggens.

CHAPTER XXVIII. Jethro Joggen on Guard. It will be remembered that when Simon Kenton placed his friends so as to surround the clearing in which stood the cabin temporarily occupied by the renegade and Shawanoes, he assigned the southern side, or rear, to Jethro Juggens. The pioneer had considerable faith in the marksmanship of the African youth, not alone because of the proof he saw him give (for that might have been a chance shot), but because young Ashbridge had told him of the exceptional skill of the colored youth. But the ranger had no faith at all in the judgment of Jethro Jugf.ens. In assigning him, therefore, vo protect the rear, as may be said, he did so believing he would be beyond the danger of complicating matters. Jethro found himself alone where the undergrowth was so sparse that he had plenty freedom of movement. Kenton cautioned him to keep well back among the trees, warning him that he would be fired upon the moment he was seen by any one in the building, but, at the same time if he saw a head, he was to do his best to hit it. "Dar's one little mistake Mr. Kenton hab made," reflected Jethro, after holding his position awhile; "he tinks I'm afeard ob dent" heathen. He ha put me way back here so as to save me fron gettin shot. He don't know me; Mr. Kenton means well and am a purty nice chap, but he don't know eberyiing." With which sage conclusion the African deliberately advanced to the edge of the clearing and took shelter behind the trunk of a tree large enough to screen a person of double- his size. "Now all I asks am dat dey will gib me a show." he addd, fixing his eyes upon the 'rear of the cabin and 'glancing to each cf the four narrow windows in turn. VOh course I can't shoot one of d- warmints. as Mr. Kenton calls 'em. onions he. gibs me a chance, and I hopes if dey am heathen, dey'll be gemmen 'nough to do dat." When the shot was fired from the hther side of the structure, Jethro was uncertain from the report whether it was discharged by a friend or enemy. He was glad, however, to hear it, for it betokened "business." It probably was the fact that the garrison of the cabin were unaware that they were surrounded by the pioneers. The only one that had shown himself was Kenton, who had not returned the shot fired at him. The notice of the state of affairs came to the Shawanoes in the most startling manner conceivable Jethro had held his erect position behind the trunk long enough to become impatient. He muttered his complaints more than once at the timidity, or rather meanness, of the heathen "in not affording him a chance . to display his marksmanship. All at . once a painted warrior appeared at the lower window and looked out upon the woods in the rear of the clearing. He could have had no thought of danger, or he would not have exposed himself so recklessly. Narrow as was the opening, his countenance, one shoulder and a portion of his naked chest were in full view. Within ten seconds of doing this rash thing the report of Jethro Juggens's rifle rang through the woods, and with a rasping screech the warrior leaped In the air and fell over backward with not a spark of life in his body. He could not have been killed more instantaneously by a stroke of lightning. "It looks as dough I hit something," muttered the dusky marksman, who in obedience to a sensible rule, kept hl3 station until his gun was reloaded and reprlmed. "Now, I'm ready agin and I hopes dey'll all come up In dar turn till dar ain't any left; I wish dat dat chap dey calls Mr. Girty would be de next." It will thus be perceived that the renegade was left with only three ablebodied companions, and both of those shot were the victims of Jethro's rifle. To say the least, Girty's situation was becoming uncomfortable. Fi"e - minutes later Mr. Altman thought he had a glimpse of a warrior at one of the windows on the western side of the cabin, and fired. He did no harm, however, but trave emphäsis to the shot, of the colored youth. While Mr. Altman was reloading his piece, uncertain whether he had done anything of moment, .Mr. Ashbridge discharged his- gun from the eastern side. lie also failed to bring down his mm, but he stiuck him in one of his arms and rendered him hors de combat. If Simon Girty was uncomfortable before he was now frightened, for the effective force of his garrison was alarmingly reduced. He hastily withdrew the latchstrings, which until then had been hanging Out, and began to consider with him self what was best to do with the two left to defend the cabin. . Meanwhile Jethro Juggens was on the alert for another opening. One peculiarity of the African's marksmanship .was. .that . he fired with astonishing quickness. It may be said he sighted his gun while in the act of bringing It to a level. "What de mischle'f am dat?" he suddenly asked, puzzled more by what he saw than by anything that had occurred since entering in upon this memorable undertaking. Since the only fatal shot had come from the rear of the cabin, Simon Girty concluded that Kenton had shifted his position to that point, and he now attempted to open communication with him. , That which aroused the" wonder of Jethro was the protrusion of a ramrod through one of the lower windows. Attached to It as a mass of white homespun linen, though the person swaying it was Invisible. ' It was Simon Girty himself, who, with

the result of the shot from that side of the house before his eyes, took good care not to invite a repetition. Jethro, we repeat, was puzzled. He did not associate the display with the action of Kenton in advancing to the front of the building with a flag of truce, and he studied it for some minutes, during which the white linen continued gently waving back and forth. All at once the dusky face lightened up with the glow of discovery. "Why didn't I tink ob dat afore? It's plain as de nose on a man's face; dat white man in dar am trying to dry his shirt." ' This brilliant intellectual exploit fired the African with a new resolve. "I'm in ne?d ob a shirt, I'm bound to hab dat or git hurt." Under other circumstances he would have been hurt most assuredly, for, with his gun in his left hand, he ran In a crouching position toward - the cabin, aiming for the corner instead of going In a direct line to the window where the object was still fluttering in plain view. No one seemed to notice his action, for he reached the building unchallenged. Therf? he paused and chuckled. "Dat ere garment b longs to Jethro Juggens; it am a mighty good article.

suah. The flag of truce in this instance was really a shirt. Among the plundor taken from the flatboat which was afterward burned were, a number of coarse, homespun undergarments such, as was the fashion at the time, and were all the product of the spinning wheel. There were handkerchiefs, too, but Girty in his eagerness to open negotiations with Kenton displayed the largest article with the object of attracting Immediate attention. -'""" As stealthily as a cat, Jethro stole along the side of the cabin, his head bent low, and his eager eyes -fixed on the garment: His fear was that it would be withdrawn before he could secure it. "Dat am a good way to dry a shirt, when yo' am in a hurry just swing it back and forth in de warm hair and It'll fotch it." A few minutes later he paused directly under it. The big hand was softly extended upward and . the instant the fleecy garment swung toward him. he reached out and seized it. Like a Hash it was flirted from Its support and the captor ran swiftly across the clearing for the shelter of the woods. When Girty felt the flag of truce disappear he thought it had fallen of Itself. Confident that if it had. been seen ks character would be respected he rose from his stooping posture and peered through the narrow window. Could he believe his eyes? A burly negro youth was just vanishing among the trees with the white garment fluttering above his head. Had he understood it he would have given the audacious thief a shot, but he didn't understand it until after the fellow had safely reached shelter. Then the truth began to dawn ujon him. Neither Kenton nor any of the white men had seen his signal, and. therefore, . knew not that he was ready to negotiate with them for the evacuation of the fort. The renegade muttered a furious execration and thrust the muzzle of his rifle through the window, intending to take a shot at the negro, whom he had seen dodge behind a tree the instant he showed himself. But before he could disc-over an opening, he detected the muzzle of the African's rifle leveled at himself and leaped back. Never in all his adventurous career did Simon Girty have a "closer call" than that. One second more and the frontier would have been rid of probably the most heartily execrated miscreant identified with the history of the West. It would have been a mercy could such have been the case. But it was not so to be. Girty's time had not yet come. "I wish Kenton would show himself." muttered the renegade, when he recovered from his shock; "if this thing keeps on much longer thar won't be any of us left; why does Kenton place a fool like that on this side of the cabin?" Jethro Juggens chuckled over his exploit. N "Dat chap am mail as fury and I knows it; dat am a wallyble shirt and I don't blame him for losin' ob his temIer; takes a good while to make de linen for a shirt and if Marse George don't want it too bad I'll . wear it myself. Mought as well put it on now." And what did the fello v d wink standing behind the tree but don tho pilfered garment. Instead :i removing his thin outer coat he merely took off his broad hat and drew the shirt over his outer garments. "I know dat ain't de fashionable way to wear It," he reflected, surveying himself as best he could, "but if I put it on in de reg'lar way de folks wouldn't be apt to notice it when I went back." He was sufficiently, prudent while donning the prize to keep himself out of sight of any one In the cabin. Had he not done so the. indignant Girty would nave taken a shot at him, and, according to the law of nations, would have been justified in thus punishing a flagrant violation of the emblem held sacred by all civilized people (excepting when the great American nation chooses to capture an Indian under it, as was the cae with Osceola, the Seminole chieftain and leader.) When the garment was adjusted so as to suit the new owner, he picked up his rifle again and resumed his vigilance. But he was in an impatient mood. It looked to him as If the one shot he had fired was so successful that the defenders were placed on the guard and would not give him a . second opportunity. "What's de use ob stayin here?" he finally asked himself. -"I mought watch till next week; I'll take a look somewhar else." . . . He began carefully picking his way around the western side of the clearing, hoping to find Kenton, to whom he would make his report Instead of doing so he came upon Mr. Altman, watchful for another chance at the Shoyvanoes. . . -" ' ' ' h When the surprised gentleman' recognized Jethro -In his unique costume he demanded an explanation. The youth Insisted that he haJd picked off one of the Indians, and Mr. Altman,.' aware of his skill with' the gun, was Inclined to believe him. "Den one ob m .stuck out dis shirt and begun wavin' .lt in de air to dry It; I Flipped up when-he warn't lookin' and gralied it." - ' "You did!" exclaimed the astounded gentleman, recognizing the curious blunder; "you don't know what you have done." - "Yes, I do," chuckled Jethro; "I've got a new shirt dat's what I've done." "Come with me; this Is of more Importance than you imagine." "Dat's what I tink," added the youth, following him. (Continued next week.) ' The t ue of Chopntlek. , We are very apt to think that the use of chopsticks is a heathen custom and should be left to. the Chinese. But If we only knew it the despised little sticks are of great service in everyday work and play, and the boys and girls" cannot do better than to learn to handle them. . The first thing in the use of chopsticks is to hold one of them very firmly in the right hand, just as an awkward I boy holds his pen, and to get the trick I of holding it so it will not slip. The other stick is held in the left hand and Is placed In the lingers as If It were a pen held properly, so It will slide and move with the motions of the fingers. A little practice with two pointed sticks will soon give the necessary experience, i so that any boy or girl can use the chopsticks nicely.A Perfect Urate. "Henry, dear, have you had a hard day? You look tired. There are your slippers right by the fire." "Maria, please don't let this go any further. I can't afford so much devotion this 'year. Collections are tdow, and you simply can't have that" "Brute!" tv.i'i Kttr T tMnU I can live un I to that title without going bankrupt." New York Recorder.

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IT WILL I1E 1IKLD At ANTWERP, DELGIl'M, SEXT YEAR. One of It Side Shows Will lie Real lanue in me Air, Auociiftt to m. Captive Balloon An Ingenious and Interesting Scheme. Another world's fair or International exposition will come off during the forthcoming year. 1894. It will take place at Antwerp, Belgium. A- great many of the European goods exhibited at Chicago during the world's Columbian exposition held there this year that had been shipped there and are now sent back thence by the way of Antwerp, will be exhibited again at the latter city during the new fair stated. Antwerp is the chief seaport and commercial city of Belgium. It is situated on the right bank of the river Scheldt, fifty-two miles from the North sea, which, at its southern end, by the Strait of Dover and the English channel, Is connected with the Atlantic ocean, and twenty-seven miles noith of Brussels, the capital of Belgium. The river Scheldt Is thirty feet deep and 2,000 feet wide at Antwerp and offers excellent facilities for navigation. The harbor there, as to docks and warehouses, is one of the finest In the world. The total tonnage of vessels entering the port of Antwerp amounts to about four million tons annually. Forty regular steamer lines start from that city to all parts of the world. The merchants of "that city are enterprising men. Besides, the railway system there, the Scheldt and eleven canals, intersecting the city, give comunlcation with other Belgian towns. Antwerp is both a commercial and a manufacturing city. In connection with this subject it may be stated that Belgium Is one of the most thickly settled countries of Europe, and that an Unmen.se amount of manufacturing is going on there, the country being very rich in coal. Antwerp imports products of various kinds. Its chief exports are flax, sugar, iron, woolen goods, metals, glass and tallow. The manufactures cf the city consist of sugar, white lead, woolen cloth, cotton goods, embroidery, lace, linen thread, sewing silk, black silk stuff, ribbons, cordage, leather, oilcloth, pajer, wall paper and other articles. In addition, there are manufacturers of tobacco in that city and the cutting of diamonds and other previous stones may be named. Shipbuilding is an important business there. The chief public institutions of that city are an academy of seirr.ctt. an academy of painting and the ;ne arts, a medical and surgical' school, a gymnasium (college), a picture gallery, an art museum, a public library p.nd a botanical and a zoological garden. There are monuments of the painters, Rubens and Van Dyck, and of the novelist Conscience at Antwerp, of whom the two latter were nativ s of that while the former spent a great many jears of his life there. The city is strongly fortified. At the census taken there in it had "27.225 inhabitants. Those of them who bek.ng to the upper classes of society speak French, while the common people speak Flemish. The international exhibition which will be held at Antwerp next year will doubtless become a success, although it will, of course, not reach the dimensions of the late world's Columbian, exposition held at Chicago. Like the late Paris world's fair had its Elfel tower and the Chicago world's fair its Ferri3 wheel as famous side shoevs, so the Antwerp exposition wiil have an ingenious and interesting side show in the shape of a real castle in the air, attached to a captive balloon. Bold, indeed. Is the idea of that undertaking, that has taxed its author's attention and energy for years, and bold, indeed, will be the execution of the plan. The name of the man who has conceived the idea referred to is Tobiansky. He is a civil engineer of the city of Brussels, Belgium. He is doubtless a man of genius and enterprise. For more than four years he entertained his plan and, although he encountered a great many obstacles thwarting It, yet he did not give up his aeronautic and technical studies relating thereto. After he had both theoretically and practically considered and examined every pro and con. and after he had become completely convinced of the safety and usefulness of his invention, he Submitted his plan for the execution of the same to. the committee of the Antwerp exposition. That committee appointed a commission of scientific men for examining the matter and for an opinion thereon. The report of the commission was . favorable one. In consequence of it a joint stock company has formed, furnishing the necessary means for carrying out the scheme, for which purpose a capital of 500,000 francs ($100,000) will be required. For the construction of the proposed real castle in the air only light but durable and flexible material, as rifled steel tubes and aluminium tubes, cane and so forth will be used. Covers of Chinrse silk on top and gauze wire-cloth at the sides will give the frame the appearance of a compact structure and at the same time afford a free passage to the wind. Also the floor of the castle, suspended in the air, that will be thirty meters long and seven meters wide, the area of the floor will be 200 square meters, or 2,103 square feet, will consist of Mannesmann tubes and bamboo. The captive balloon, which will be ' above the building and hold the latter, will be composed of two hemispheres and between them of four cylindrical parts (the whole being in a horizontal position) and consist of completely gastight double Chinese silk. Every one of those six parts will have an expanse of about 15,000 cubic meters (529,740 cubic feet) and form a balloon by Itself similar to the compartments of ocean steamers.Strong silk stuff, surrounding the six balloons, will render them a unit and hold at the same time by its lower end a very strong horizontal steel tube, to which the castle or building will be attached by five ropes, every one .of which will have a carrying capacity of 25,000 kilogrammes (55,115 pounds). The upper part of the balloon will be covered by a silk net, from which sixteen ropes of steel wire will go In a diagonal, not vertical, direction to the ground, where they will be securely fastened by braces. It is expected that the diagonal direction fit' the reue will nrevent fluctuations of the balloon in case of a strong wind. ! For the sake of still greater safety also i from the steel tube to which the building or castle will be attached wire ropes will go to the ground, where they will, be secuiely fastened. Thus the building, even in case of a considerable fluctuation of the balloon, will , remain perfectly stable. In case of a great, unforeseen disturbance of the atmosphere it will be posslbl?, by a combined system of nineteen steam windlasses, to pull the building down to the ground In thirty minutes. Yet the balloon will be strong enough to stand even the pressure of a hurricane. The two elevators, holding each from ten to fifteen persons and connecting the building with the ground, will send parties up or down every six minutes. They will consist of equally light material as the building Itself. While one' of them will ascend the other, by a certain counterbalance, will descend at the same time. Each of them will glide up and down between two cables and be connected with the build ing by a wire rope having a carrying capacity of 25,000 kilogrammes. Nevertheless, to prevent the falling of the elevainrs. thev will be provided with . a The several ps be filled with gas by a hoee connected

very practical and safe mecnanism. goaaess might envy." servant - .eany, stopping their ascent or descent at oncfc eir, I don't know " Voice (frorj head and rendering them Immovable. Xpf Btatrs) "Jane, tell the gentleman I'll The several parts of the balloon will e down in a minute." Good House-

wlth the as apparatus. A repair. If It become necessary-, of iny one of the

parts of the balloon, will be easily accomplished, because four of, those parts will be sufficient to uphold the balloon, the castle with Its whole mechanism, the ropes and 150 visitors, the largest number to be admitted to the building at any one time. One part, therefore, of the balloon, taken out for repair, will not Interfere with th is of the build. j mg which will have the shape of a I castle. The total weight ,of the latter. 150 persons Included, will be Tbo it 25. 620 kilogrammes, while the power of the Illuminating gas upholding the balloon will be 59,262 kilogrammes. The building will be sufficiently elevated from the ground to give visitors a fine view of the surrounding country. At night the building will be lighted by 5,000 glowing lamps joined to reflectors. It will then present quite a miraculous appearance, because, on account of the darkness outside of It, the balloon and the ropes will not be visible. J. G. HERTWIG. LADY COOIC ON MODESTY. She Regret the Apparent Disappear nee of Two Ancient Virtues. Lady Cook, nee Claffiln. In the Newcastle (Eng.) Chronicle, says: One by one the old world virtues are disappearing. Time was when chivalry was the crown of man. and modesty the diadem of woman. Chivalry has given place to selfishness and modesty to "chic." Not that those splendid qualities can ever absolutely die. for there are, and always will be, noble men end pure women, but the diminution is serious and of evil augury. The past has only produced one other people resembling ourselves austere, brave, masterful, enterprising at home and abroad, colonizing and road-making all the world over, skillful In peace and matchless In war. The Romans were the English of ancient times; the English are modern Romans. But it is to be noted among the first signs of the decline of Rome, that her women, so famous for virtue, had become demoralized. The national fibre had relaxed. Simplicity of life and manners made way for luxury- For duty was substituted self-gratification. Voluptuous pleasure after pleasure palled upon the jaded tastes, until at length honor and decency were obliterated and nameless horrors were of daily and eonmon occurrence. St. Paul gave forcible evidence of cotemporary manners when he represented his fellow-citizens as being "given over to all uncleanness." If history has any value, it is by placing before us the wisdom and errors, of the past that we may adopt the one and reject the other. And if modesty was a cause of national decadence, then it would undoubtedly be the Fame now. The truly modest are alone "the pure in heart," and the nearer they approach to perfection, the greater is the measure of their modesty. Such blessed ones become centers of purifying influences, and. like the fountains ,of Sahara, they cleanse and refresh the stained and weary wayfarers and create in the desert vast oases of verdure and beavUy. Prudishness is not modesty, for has not some one rightly said, "the overnice are those of nasty Ideas?" Concealment is not modesty, else would the Turkish women be the most modest, whereas they are the most depraved. Purity has nothing to conceal. Modesty, like love, "thinketh no evil." but. unlike love, it also subdu-s evil thought in others. SPARROWS ATTACK A MOl SR. An Odil Ilnlllr Witnessed on the Street Bncnpe of the Monte. There was a battle royal on Michiganst. yesterday afternoon. A man was seen to come out of a flat building with a mouse trap in his hand. A yellow dog was loping along on the other side of the street. The man with the trap whistled to him and shouted "sic 'em" two or three times. The fool dog didn't catch on, but continued his lazy trot until he came to an alley, into which he ran, probably 'to dig up a bone hidden when his stomach had no aching void. The man . looked disgusted and said something to himself that sounded harsh. Then he unhooked the top of the trap and out jumped a liny mouse. The animal hopped off toward the stone curbing at a higher rate of speed than a toad would take, but much after the same style of jump. The man had nnde up his mind to let the poor little mouse have its freedom when an English sparrow which had been watching operations from a neighbring gable darted into the street. He flew at the mouse vic iously, spreading Its wings widely as a spring chicken does when a dispute arises with a mate over a kernel of corn. The mouse continued to bound along the pavement when a heavy express wagon rolled by and the sparrow retired temporarily from the attack. When the danger was past, he was again after the strange enemy, but was reinforced by two more sparrows. Then there was some sport rarely witnessed. The mouse ran hither and thither in search of a crack in the curbstone, while his tantalizing enemies were striking wicked blows at him with their bills and flapping him about the head with their wings. The mouse was bewildered, but held its own in a wonderful manner against the great odds, and when about to surrender along came an eieetric car with a loud whir that scattered the sparrows and gave the mouse another chance. Before they had time to return to the chase he had reached the end of the curbing, where he had squeezed into a small crack and escaped under the sidewalk. Milwaukee Sentinel. The School Roy Plea. Jes beln with natur' is 'bout the best And mostest comfortin' kind o' rest; Jes' layln out there in the shade o' the trees An a watcMn the birds an' the bumble bees. I s'pose It does edicate us some. To go to school an' yit we're dumb Purt' nigh, I guess, when we git done As on the day . 'at we begun. Now some folks think It's a lazy way An' grumble an' gas about "makin hay." And they git me riled, a talkin' sech stuff. An' kind o' on eend 'n purf nigh in a huff. Why, the hull thing's so clear even I kin well see, An' I ask, "Where the dickens would all that stuff be. All your sinse an lamln an' philosophy LEf some person fust hadn't gone out to see. Stead o guessin at things an' a mlssin' maybe?" It's the spirit o' natur" that us fellows want. But we could Jest open our books un and hunt. And study-and search till our hair gits gray, ' But we'd never find natur" out not that away. An' so when we tire of city an' school. An' want to git out where it's open an' cool. Then we cut for the country, an' jest soak our eyes In the fields, an the forests. In the creeks an" the skies. HOWARD M'BRIDE. Indianapolis, Nov. 30. Her Very Own Description. Stranger (at the door) "I am trying to find a lady whwe married name I have forgotten, but I know she lives in this neighborhood. She is a woman I easily described, and perhaps you know ! her a singularly beautiful creature, ; with pink and white complexion, seashell ! ears, lovely eyes and hair such as a , keeping.

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