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“Sforristown, Yorktown—let us tell A few of the names we remember well, And shall forget, ah, never!— Delaware River and Valley Forge.” . Hurrah, hurrah, for General George Washington, now and forever! -=—Sidney Dayre, in Golden Days.

‘F@ LLY'S =\ HIDING-PLACE : » ;ﬁm OF 2 VOGRS 72 TH %\ N .&," » LACK-WINGED crows went sailey : ing across the blue y sky, cawing lazily ‘ as they flew; and “¢he hot sun of a September afternoon glowed upon the dusty highway and upon the wide expanse of level fields «¢hat hedged in the old house at Craw*ford’s plantation in the Waxhaw region -of the Carolinas, as Mary Crawford, or *Polly, as everybody called her, sat by ~the window, stitching a sampler, but %ooking up ever and anon to watch for ¢ravelers that might be coming up the .xoad. X ‘The Crawford house stood well back “¢rom fthe highway, with a garden bettween, bisected by a carriage drive ‘from the big white gates upon theroagd; But the young girl could readily descry vanyone passing up or down the thor«gpughfare, a distance of a quarter of a wvmile from the house. The watch she %kept was a keen one, for upon her faithful sentinelship depended the safety of a loved father. Maj. Crawford was an officer in the patriot army under Gen. Gates, who had Sust an hour before, weary, travel®tained, and alone, arrived at his plantation after an absence of many weeks. e was at this moment in the kitchen, eating {he lunch that had been hastily mprepared by Mrs. Crawford and the wolored cook, Chloe, preparatory to eontinuing his journey to Sumpter’s gmy, which was encamped on the Wateree. Meanwhile Polly had been stationed at the window to keep a lookout :against the approach of any tory or British party that might be on his fraek. It was just after the defeat of ‘@ates at Camden, and the king’s men were jubilant and active through the -Larolinas. : - Polly Crawford was a chubby, bright«gygd, saucy-looking girl of 13 or 14 ;zgrsa She was the major’s only child, Bd was an arrant little rebel.. The -@ampler ghe was’'at work upon repre~ .wented Elijah fed by the ravens. There “was a marvelous background of shrubs and trees, all wrought in the finest tent stitch; and, beside a storneé done in orange color, lay the recambent figure of the shaggy-haired prophet. ‘A‘flock of birds, each one laden withah re St wo@Penny pan loaf,” were ;,gruc;ﬂly ap@roaching from the left-hand’ corner ®f the canvas. The girl’s deft fingers . rt;fes,,’!'ﬁﬂﬂr ornamenting Elijah with iwo prominent eyes of the deepest co®ait blue, when her ears caught the sound of hoofs coming at a sharp gallop upihb‘i'@ﬂg% X : ed hastily from the window, and d n%;?&:ﬁte& on a “grass . m rse of the South Carelina Bwamps, rough, Shetlandish, wild), & ~ /leng engugh to almost meet under the ;,wi od 3’~*~f“3§ mmed hat flapR A iih wr _jping down over M face, which was . freckled NB s Boin Aavered DR %mm RieEEE

“The British are coming! A party of their dragoons, under Capt. Dacy, conducted by that tory, Wilson, are riding up from Charlctte like the wind.”

The messenger, whom Polly recognized as a boy of the neighboring village, dashed on again, without waiting to answer any questions. Polly gave no further thought to the cobalt-blue eyes of the old Gileadite, staring at her from the sampler. Her father must be warned; but before she left the window she glanced sharply down ‘‘he road.

~ There ‘was a cloud of dust rising above the trees, far down as she could see; and through that cloud she saw the gilistening of bright steel. Were their enemies as near as that? Then, indeed, there was no time; and she hastened to the kitchen.

- Maj. Crawford’s bronzed face turned nearly as pale as that of his daughter’s when he was told of the near approach of his foes, but he was a man of dauntless energy and accustomed to danger. His first act was to run to the window and look out. A single glance told him it was toolate for flight. The dragoons were already at the white gates, and the foremost were dismounting. “What shall we de?” What shall we do?” moaned Mrs. Crawford, wringing her hands. - “Be calm, mother,” said the officer. “If the worst happens, I can defena myself with my sword. which did such good work at the Cowpens.” » The patriot locked as if he was about to resort to that rash alternative, but Polly seized him by the arm. ' “Quiek! I can save you!” she said. And she pulled him by main force from the kitchen to the outer shed. She was

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in an agony of terror lest her father should be seen before he was hidden away at all, but outwardly she was very calm. et &

In the shed stood a large meat barrel, or tierce, which Cato had brought out of the cellar a few days before, and was now standing empty beside a pile of wood. In her desperation the girl’s quick eye espied it, and she drew the hunted officer toward it.

“It’s a capital hiding place,” said the major, grasping her intention. “Pack me in as hastily as you can; and, mother, you go and entertain our visitors.” Maj. Crawford’s bulky form was présently compressed within the interior of the cask, which was really the most available hiding place he could have sought. Polly threw in an old garment about him, and laid a few sticksof wood carelessly upon that, ieaving the top of the barrel uncovered. Then she returned to the sitting-room, where she found her mother engaged in an exciting dialogue with the leader of the British party. - “Where have you hidden that rebel hound, your husband?” asked the officer. :

“Maj. Crawford iy capable of taking care of himself without any of my belp,” answered the patriotic woman, who had recovered her courage wonderfully. ‘ “You do not deny, then, that the traitor is within?” -

““Search for yourseif. If my husband is here, you can find him.” And Mrs. Crawford sat quietly down. “Show me the way to your cellar, girl,” said the Englishman to Polly. “Would it not be best to begin with the garrets, and go down?” asked the young girl, her black eyes d%ncing saucily. “Because,” she continued, “we have wine in the cellars, and your men might not be able to prosecute the search any further.” Capt. Dacy gave her a look that he intended to be very severe. ‘Lead the way to the cellar,” he said, sternly. Polly obeyed with'a pretty pout. “Do you think my father is like pork and potatoes, to be in our cellar?” she asked. -

“He is in the house somewhere, and we intend to find him,” answered the officer, a yonng man who affected the brusque style of Tarleton, well known on both sides for his cruelty and soldierlike qualities. But they found no hint of anybody’s présence in ‘the cellar; 'and, after a careful examination, the officer led his soldiers up the stairs. : . The upper rooms of the mansion were subjected to the same careful search as the cellar had beén, and with the same ill-success. The walls and the sides of the room weve so6unded with swords and bayonets, but no signs of a living being in hiding was discovered, : i 2 - “This is strange,” declared the eaptain. “Maj. Crawferd’s horse isin the stable, and it is scarcely likely that he would try to get away on foot. Yet | a cat couldn’t stow himself away where we haven't looked. Where’s Wilson ?” . The tory was outside; but he came within, as he heard hiy name spoken by the officer., A nail on the barrel caught and tore a rent in his frock, as 'he went past it in the shed. = © “There! You won't stand inthe way, any longer!” éried the man, angrily, as he gave the cask a violent kick and knocked it over upon its side. Fortunately, the tierce fell with its uncovorgi'wkead toward the wall;- anif-’f‘{po one suspected that the object of their SRR e i e -“What do you make of it, Wilson?’ inqiiired Cap{a‘gacy.' i 'ﬁ, ~ “I don’t think the major’s here,” returned the tory. “He got wind of our

f.:lose pursuit in some manner, and lef3 on a fresh horse before we came. i That’s my opinion.” “And it’s mine, too. But I'd sooner lost my spurs than to have had /this search for nothing.” o “Well, we have done our best. There’s good wine in the rebel’s cellar, though. We needn’t lose that.” : ““True,” observed Capt. Dacy. Then, turning to Mrs. Crawford, he continued: “Come, madam, you can éentertain rascally rebels, it seems. Have you no humble refreshment for the humble servants of the king?” - “Certainly. Will you partake of some cakes and wine? Call Chioe, Polly, and ‘have the table spread at once.” “Order my men to ride on slowly, Wilson; it is possible they may get a glance of the rebel we are after. You and I will enjoy this good lady’s hospitality a short time.” ' While Wilson was delivering the captain’s orders to the dragoons Mrs, Crawford opened the sideboard, and set out decanters and dishes, and the negress brought some fresh wine from the cellar. The Englishman smacked his lips as he emptied a goblet. “Come, Mrs. Crawford,” said the officer, handing the mistress of the house a glass of wine, “I have a toast to propose. I hope you have no objection to drinking the health of King George.” “None at all,” replied the lady. “I am sure that I wish him no harm, poor man!” : “YVery well; and now we’ll toss off a bumper to the success of his majesty’s arms and to the discomfiture of all rebels.” “Papa might perhaps object to that,” said Polly, who at this moment en-

tered ¢he room, after a short absenca, “However, he is here to speak for himself.”?

“Yes, I am here; and I have decided objections to such' sentiments being drunk in my house.” ! The Briton and the tory looked up and saw, framed in the doorway, the very man for whom they had been searching so vainly. He held in each hand a loaded pistol, and their muzzles were pointed at the hearts of the banqueters. ] : “Don’t stir, or you are dead men!” he cried, as the British officer attempted to place his hand upon his sword. “What do you intend to do?”’ asked the embarrassed captain. “I mean to take you prisoner,” answered Maj. Crawford. “I'will not harm you if you offer no resistanice. Polly, you may fasten his arms, so that he will not be able toharm us. Thereis a cord on the peg behind you.” The Briton glanced fereciously at his enemy. ‘“Put your hands close behind you, or I shail be obliged to maim you,” said the major, calmly. Capt. Dacy obeyed, though with a bad grace; and the young girl fastened his wrists together with a stout rope. : :

“Now, it’s your turn, Wilson,” said the major, addressing the tory. “You thought to take me, but the tables are reversed.”

After Polly had performed the same operation upon the tory, and the two men stood securely bound, the major very coolly sat down and finished his interrupted repast. He was just done when a woolly head thrust itself into the doorway. - “Massa, de horses am saddled and bridled.”

““All right, Cato. Are the dragoons out of sight?” _ “Dey is. I’s jes’ com’ in, an’ de last soger’s coat tail am out ob sight.” “It’s time I should be going, then. I shall be with Sumpter by midnight. Help me to mount these prisoners’ Cato.” “Golly, massa, and you's took um buff prissummers? Guess dey won’t feel like laffin’ at Cato ag'in. Cum ’long, old red cote!” And the negro pulled Capt. Dacy unceremoniously’ toward his horse. The sun was casting lengthening shadows on the green as the major bade his wife and daughter good-by, and he and the faithful Cato rode away with their two captives. ; There were anxious hearts at the mansion until Cato returned with the news of their safe arrival at Sumpter’s eamp. In little more than a year the war closed; and Maj. Crawford himself came back to his plantatioq,.“'hich he carried on for many years. He always told Polly that it was to her thoughtfulness and strategy he owed his escape from capture ‘and turning the tables upon his enemies. As for Polly, she carried a memento of that day in the shape of a dagger—a small, slender poniard, which dropped from Capt, Dacy’s belt in the affray, and which she ever after wore as an ornament in her hair. This dagger is preserved as an heirloom by her descendants, and anyone seeing it will be told the story of the brave young girl who did not fail to act well her part in the timea which tried men’s souls. — Christian Register, i ... .. In After Years, / Thus spake a father to his son: 2 ¢%~ *You've often read, forsooth, == ° 20 Of little Georgie Washagton « ¢ | - Who always told the truth.” ; . . “Oh, yes,” the youngster did reply, . “And there was qufte a row; .~ "Twas about a cherry tree, I thigk-4 ~ But it's a chestnut now.” . —Chicago Daily Nows, . e

FOLLOWING DE WET’S FORCE.

Pespite Efforts of British Boer General Crosses River and Cuts ‘the Lines.

London; Feb. 18.—Gen. Kitchener, telegraphing from De Aar, Cape Colony, under Saturday’s date, says:

© “De Wet's force crossed the railway at Boartmons Siding, north of here, before @aylight, February 15, closely followed by ¥lumer, Cabbe and armored trains. They engaged the enemy while crossing. The Boers, however, cut the lines north and south of the place of crossing. “We captured over 20 wagons, many of which were loaded with ammunition, and also a Maxim, 20 prisoners, and over 109 'hoir;ses. The troops are still in close pursuit.”’ -

- London, Feb. 18.—The news from South Africa has aroused more interest in the Boer war situation than at any period simce the relief of Ladysmith. The populace believes that Kitchener, goaded by the sharp eriticism of his apparent inability to bring the war jo a close, has determined to do all in his power to capture De Wet. Whatever may have been the cause of the sudden buckling up of the British, it is plain that a terrible effort is now being made to overtake and annihilate Gen. De Wet. It is equally the belief that if De Wet is defeated it will mean the beginning of the end of the Boer struggle for freedom. ;

Gen. De Wet was reported on February 13 as engaged with Plumer’s column . near Philipstown, about 50 miles east of the railroad which he has just crossed. He is headed southwest.

_ According to a Cape Town dispatch De Wet has 2,100 men and several guns. He is not hampered with a heavy wagon train and a large array of women relatives and camp followers as Cronje was. His force is mobile in the extreme, some of his men having as many as two or ‘three horses. He has hitherto relied for supplies on the raids made on British provision trains. It will not be a great surprise after all if he again gives his pursuers the slip. St. Petersburg, Feb. 18.—Five Boer prisoners who escaped from the Island of Ceylon have arrived at a €rimean port on board the Russian steamer to which they swam while in the harbor of Colombo. Among them is a nephew of President Steyn and a brother-in-law of Gen. Botha, the Boer commander in.chief. -~ CONTINUES HER WORK. Mrs. Nation and Her TFollowers Smash Another Jeoint in , Topeka, ' Topeka, XKXan., Feb. 18.—At six o’clock Sunday evening Mrs. Nation, followed by 500 men and women, raided and completely demolished one joint and destroyed a lot of saloon furniture stored in a cold storage plant, into which they had broken. During the day Mrs. Nation was arrested three different jimes on charges preferred by the proprietor of the cold storage plant. She was released each time and at 6:30 o’clock in the evening was marching down Kansas avenue at the head of 500 people, apparently bent on another raid. Hutchinson, Kan., Feb. 18.—At a mass meeting of citizens Sunday resolutions were adopted demanding that every jointist in town remove his goods and fixtures from town before Wednesday noon. Unless this order is complied with, the resolutions say, the Law Enforcement league will mse whatever ‘means .are necessary to abate the places. The resignations of the city and county officials are demanded unless they take immediatesteps to enforce the prohibitory law.

BEYOND HOPE.

Sixty-Five Laborers Entombed in a British Columbia Colliery Are Undoubtedly Dead.

Vancouver, B. C., Feb. 18.—At No. 6 shaft of the Cumberland mine, where 61 miners are entombed, the colliery management is now fighting fire with flood. A special dispatch from Union Bay says that No. 5 shaft is closed. Fire hose streams are pouring water into No. 6 gutter, constructed to carry the water of an eight-inch main into the mine. All the unfortunate miners are entombed. Pending the flooding no further action can be taken. All hope had long since been given up that any men in shaft No. 6 still live. The fire continues to burn fiercely. No man could approach within 100 feet of the place where ne explosion occurred at the bottom of the shaft. The cause of the explosion is still unknown, or at least unannounced. ;

A Long Trip.

New York, Feb. 18.—George J. Gould and Mrs. Geould, his two elder sons and his twg young daughters will leave their home at Lakewood, N. J., to-day for a railroad trip over the various systems in which Mr. Gould is interested. The journey will be from 10,000 to 12,000 miles in length and will last about a month. ''he Goulds will go first to St. Louig and after that will travel over the various roads in the west and southwest. ;

All Quiet at }ﬁlqdrltlt

Madrid, Feb. 18.—41 l is calm here, but the military and police precautions continue in the provinces, especially in Seville and Valencia. lExceptional cold prevails throughout Spain. There have been snowfalls in Barcelona and Bilbao. :

Enameling let Burns,

Sheboygan, Wis., Feb. 18.—The large enameling plant of the Kohler, Hayssen & Stehn Manufacturing company at Riverside, three miles from the city, was destroyed by fire at noon Sunday. The loss is $75,000; fully covered by insurance,

Banlk Robbers Steal $5,000,

Dallas, Tex., Feb. 18.—Robbers entered the bank at Omaha, Tex., 20 mil®s from here, Saturday and stole $5,000. They escaped on a handecar which was standing near the track of the railroad and pumped their way some distance south, where they abandoned the carand took to the woods. _ Great Trotting Event, ’ New York, Feb. 18.—0 One of the greatest trotting events of the coming season will bé a match race between {resceus, 2:04, and Charley Herr, 2:06, They are tn meet hefore July 1. '

TRADE WAR IMMINENT.

Russia Raises Her Tariff on Ameri. can Goods as a Retaliatery Measure,

¢S g g St. Petersburg, Feb. 18.—The Russian government has taken prompt steps to counterbalance the United States’ recent alleged discrimination against sugar from here. An increase in the tariff in the principal imports from America, that practically is prohibitory, will take effect on March 1. This advance in the rates of duty on imports, whose value last year amounted to $30,000,000, was announced Saturday in a decree by M. de Witte, minister of finance. It strikes at no country except the United States, and by many here is looked upon as the beginning of a tariff war. The decree is based upon the first paragraph of article 628 of the customs statute. .

The finance minister proved his ability to hit quickly and to hit hard. He evidently was prepared for reprisals before Secretary Gage fook final action. M. de Witte sent to the semate on Wednesday for publication an ordinance levying 30 per cent. increased duty on the most important American imports into Russia. “The ordinance was published Saturday in the Official Messenger. This action is greatly regretted in American circles, where it Is anticipated that much harm will result. Well informed Americans do not believe that the supreme court will sustain the claim that Russia pays a sugar bounty, directly or indirectly, and regard the action taken as hasty, although not unexpected by those knowing how the finance minister felt on the matter. It is believed that little harm would have resulted to Russian interests if the action ot the court had been awaited.

The German press naturally iselated, believing the measure will transfer American commerce to Germany. The ordinance requires that the articles affected be accompanied, upon importation, by a certificate of origin.

The ordinance affects the articles named in paragraphs 150, 151, 152, 153, 161 and 167 of the second part. including all sorts of iron and steel goods from unworked iron castings to sewing machines. Locomobiles, with complidated thrashers attached, and steam plows, and fire engines are excepted. Washington, Feb. 18.—The news that Russia had struck back at the United States government because of the recent ruling of Secretary Gage in regard to the tariff on Russian sugar, while not altogether unexpected, came sooner than anyone had belfeved probable. The exports to Russia covered in the decree are on machinery and tools of every kind, manufactures and products of cast iron and steel. Of these the chief articles are farm machines. It is considered that the increase in the duties is practically prohibitory. It was & complaint of the Illinois Manufacturers’ association that brought about what threatens to prove a tariff war. The association called the attention of Secretary Gage to preferences granted by Russia to sugar exporters. This was investigated and the seeretary ruled that as Russia practically paid a bounty the Dingley law proviso should be enforced and countervailing duties equal to the bounty added to the tariff. The immediate effect of the Russian decree, when it becomes operative op March 1, will be to increase by 50 per cent. the duties on American machinery. steel and iron goods. These goods already enjoy two separate reductions, 30 per cent. being taken off from the general and 20 per cemt. from the eonventional duties. - Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador, Saturday afternoon received a cablegram from the Russian foreign cffice confirming the report of the issee of the decree imposing increased duties on certain American imports into Russia, and took steps to inform the state department accordingly. It is realized that a grave crisis has been reached in the trade relations between: the United States and Russia. The action means that the Russian government will not concern itself with a test case or await the issue of such a case. However, there is an expectation that the American importers of Russian sugar will make the fight in their own interest. Some rcargoes of Russian sugar are now afloat and on the way to the United States, where at least one is due to arrive in the next ten days. It is not doubted that the consignees in the United States will malke a test case.

Secretary Gage, it is said, would not be surprised should the lead of Russia,. im the event it proved successful, be: fellowed by other European nations. He does not apprehend a general retaliatory movement. but says that it would be natural should our competitors fight us with our own methods and paolicies. ‘

Vietim of a Feolding Bed.

Minneapolis, Minn., Feb, 18.—James Stewart, a retired lumberman, aged 60 years, is the latest victim of the deadly folding bed: He was killed at his home in this city early Sunday morning. The supports of the bed didnet rest squarely upon the floor, and in some way the heavy top of the bed fell, the edge striking Mr. Stewart and severing his spine. -

May Visit United States.

Mexico City, Feb, 18.—President Diaz is expected back to the capital Tuegday. His health is much improved. It is now believed he will not go to Eurove, but may make a trip to the United States in the spring, pessibly attending the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo. .

Shot by Rejected Smitor.

Logan, Kan., Feb. 18.—Joseph B. Hinton, aged 22 years, a rejected suitor, shot Maggie Shurtz, aged 17, and then himself. Beth will die. Hinton had previously threatened to kill the girl.

Kansas Paper Sold,

Winona, Minn., Feb. 18. — The Winoena Republican has been sold to Fred N. Van Duzee, proprietor of the Winona Herald, and Scott Laird, and the two papers will be consolidated under the name -of the Winona Republican and Herald. The form will be changed and new and modern machinery added. !

Strike Settled,

| Springfield, 111, Feb. 18.—The strike |at the Belleville pump works was | settled Saturday in a conference at Quiney, and it hos been decided the works will remain at Belleville.

= -@x : : \ % AR/ ’ 1Y I @@ I;’_,, A 90 & - A= o = e -~ R i e eee e e MOTHER’S BOYS. * They’re rough and noisy, glad and gay, As boys are apt to be; ’ They love to shout and romp and play, " In wild and healthful glee. : . But in their sports they never fail . . To heed each light command, ) For “mother’s boys'’ are noble lads” As any in the land. 1 do not dread their future g',ears, For manly boys, you know, : Make manly men, who dare to stand And face a friend or foe; And youths who chivalrously try To win their mother’s praise Are apt to win success as well, Anad long ard honored days. T —May M. Anderson, in Golden Days. CAREER OF AN ISLAND. It Shows That, en a Small Scale, the Works of Creation Are Being ) Constantly Repeated. Islands are formed in several ways. says Dr. Charles C. Abbott, in St. Nicholas, and if large are generally looked upon as fairly permanent features of the earth’s surface; ‘but occasionally they disappear, and we are surprised at the history their destruction reveals. One such island, upon which I played when a boy, had no .appearance of being otherwise than a part of the mainland around which the water had worked its way; but the truth was revealed when the soil was removed and the core of the island proved to be a stranded tree. It was clear that a very long time ago some great freshethad uprooted and carried downstream a large tree, and that it had lodged at some shallow spot. No sooner was it an obstruction to the free flowing of the water than it began catching drifting material, and this securely lodged was an additional check to the progress of anythinz floating. Such a barrier soon begins to collect sand about: it, and the growth of an island is then begun. In the sand lodge seeds of water plants, and these rank growths, if submerged species, check the current and cause floating particles to sink; and later taller plants, like wild rice, spatter deck and arrow head, take root and flourish. Thus; by various modes the soil is accumulated, or, as I said, the island grows. Then the seed of some tree lodges, and a maple, a willow or a water birch takes Toot. Dry land is made at last, grass starts and the birds frequent the spot. It may be the work of a few years or many, or of centuries, but this is the history of some of the islands in our rivers and creeks. Perhaps we never think of this when walking about, and that is where we make a grave mistake. No matter what the charae-

. \ o, . ' X SR 1 D X . :f{{/“”"”‘”'""”""”""”"m \ b "xm’i ke aAnIT YL YN N Sy J sl g o ’L:‘,m‘»‘,ﬂ“\} QA= e s \ —&= ‘ . \‘v }iq\ig;j A{S‘y : ;—"_ ‘ =M A SR == = <, = —-;-5 e 2 THE CORE OF 'I'.HE‘ISLAND. ter of the loeality, it is always well to look up its geological history, that we can the better understand its present condition. The island of which I have told gave no elew ‘as to why it was an island and mot a bit of the surrounding meadow; but this is not reason for wondering why it was here at all. Nowhere is the world just as it has always been. That my play-day island, mow mo more, was very eold, as we cownt years, was shown by the faet that elose to the level of the water were found flint arrow-heads and pieces of Indian’ pottery. Here was a pretty ehapter of the island’s history. When but a sandbar, .bare perhaps at low tide only, Indians eame here, perhaps to fish or to lie im wait for passing water fowl; but here they eame, amd what they left behind them eclearly proves that the old tree was the foundation of the new land long before the white man came to this eountry. _ " Wherever there is a little brook the story of the making and unmaking of islands is told. On a small secale,; everywhere, the great works of creation are being repeated. It is never necessary to travel to the ends of the earth te learn about a great many interesting things that are going on out of doors. The familiar incidents about our door-steps are mever to be despised. A eat im the grass can tell as much as a tiger in the jungle.

White Dove in Church.

A Newton (Mass.) young lady saw a peculiar feature in a church in a Maine town which she visited last summer. Hearing the cooing of a dove, she laoked around and saw ‘a white deve perched on the organ and listening to the musie with great appreciation. She learned afterward that the dove had uveen a regular attendant at church for eight or ten years, being attracted by the musie. of whieh it was very fond. It . was 12 years old and was the pet of a lady who lived near. After church the dove was taken to the Sunday school class by a. boy, and seemed to enjoy the proceedings. Unlike many churchgoers, the weather made no difference to the dove., but every Sunday, summer and winter, he was at his post en the organ. ; ~

In Modern Society.

- He—l believe that my father and your mother were once very fond of each other. i

She—Yes, I have often heard mamma say she was more than half sorry they ever got divorced.—Chieago Times-Herald. g U

'l‘rs;lng‘ to Please.

Wife (in railway train)—lt’s mortifying to have you act so. Why don't you get up and help that young lady raise that window? | 4 ‘ i Dutiful Husband—She’s so pretty 1 was afraid you'd be mad.—N. Y. Weekly. o Lt

THE TERRIER FIGHT.

A Capital Bit of Rough and Tumble . for Beys, Exciting But by Ne : Means Brutal. ; ‘Rough house is the expression used by the boy of to-day when he is deseribing a general scuffie, and he ale ways smacks Lis lips over the word. But' rough house has its disadvantages, as many sprains and bruises can testify, and if the same amount of fun may be had from some less trye ing. amusement—an amusement, say, which is quite as energetic and quite as exeiting—the boy of to-day will certainly adopt it in preference to rough house. -t R ; A terrier fight is exeiting, and it is funny—it is also energetic—and vice tory depends quite as much unon: the L) i I ) | Vel - e .‘\ & ) - A AN i — A %;;‘?\‘ &—V 7 <) .j;’" ~! = — = . ‘_’:-——-—-E:‘E-...___v___* / lv: PPNy VN ‘\\\\\\\\\\\~.' THE TERRIER FIGHT. skill of the fighter as wupon his strength. © Furthermore, a terrier fight is not brutal. No boy will hurt himself while engaged in this sport. As shown in the illustration, two boys are placed facing each other in the center of a room; hands clasped be> neath the knees and a stick just under the elbows, as sh=wn. KEach eontestant endeavors to push the other over, but as it requires considerable attention to keep your balance at all when in this position, the attack is no easyv matter. v -

To suddenly give way is a mhneuver almost sure to upset your adversary, but unfertunately it is very apt to upset you. at the same time, and ounly after considerable practice will you be able to overcome a man in this way. The pivot, a sudden swing teo the right or left, is safer, though net quite as effective. Always remember that the best terrier fighter invariably malkes his opponent throw himself. Give way at some unexpected point, and unless he is a skillful mane he is sure to go over. Never try a hard push except in the last extremity, when everything else has failed. ‘A terrier fight consists of three one-minute rounds, with 30 seconds” rest between each round. The one scoring the largest number of falls during the time set is accounted the winner.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. A TALK ABOUT FISH. ‘Their Remarkable Strength and Agile ity Remains the Despair of Scientifie Investigators, “The flight of birds has been studied time out of mind without yielding the first syliable of its secret,” said an enthusiastic amateur naturalist, “but it is not a whit more mysterious than the movement eof fish in water. Their speed, their sudden leaps from fixed positions, their abrupt turns in less than their own length, the extraordinary inertia that enmables them toswim against tremendous currents—these and a.hundred and one other things have been the despair of every investigator. We know that such miracles are performed in seme manner by mowvements of the fins amd tail, but in nine-ty-nine cases out of a hundred ail those organs are altogether too small to aecount for the apparent power they develop. -In les¢ time than it takes to tell it a three-inch gold fish in 4 glass globe will upset every law of dynamics in-the text-books. It does things that are theoretically impossible. While I was im Washington on my vacation last summer,” continued the speaker,-‘“a relative of mine, who is a designer in the bureau of naval eoasiruction, toid me that the department experts had made extensive studies of the mevements of different fish with a view to improving the hull lines of torpedo boats. What little data they secured proveduseless- when applied to working models, showing conclusively that the reak secret had eluded the observers. Ihave a good-sized tank at home, in which I keep a number of small fish, and at different. times 1 have made some curious observations; especially as regards their speed. One of the fish is a young fresh-water trout, about five inches long. On several occasions I have watched it with a timing instrument while it was making plunges for fiies on the surfaece of the water. It wounld approach leisurely at not ower SBix inches te the second until about half a vard from its prey and then lenp straight for the mark like an arrew from a bow. The intervening distance would be eovered in approximately one-tenth of a second. That deesn’ sound very remarkable in cold figures, but imagine a steamship jogging along at about five knots an hour, and then, in the twinkling of an eye, imereasing its speéd to a mile a minute. The feat would be no more astonishing than that performed by my little treut, and what makes the mystery all the greater is the extreme delicacy and flexible character of its tail and fins. They seem to offer mo purchase worth mentioning against the water; it isasif an ocean liner had a propeller made of gauze; " yet, comparatively speaking, they accomplish more than the most powerful machinery ever built by man. When nature gives up the secret, if she ever does, we are apt to %{u true ‘submarine boat.”—N. 0. Times-Demo~ et o aiEasais .

Relative Penalties. “Jes’ think of it!” exclaimed ThreeFinger Saz\. “They eonly give that embezzler that tuck near a millien dollars 13 years in the penitentiary.” “*’es,” answered Broncho Bob, pensively. “It’s lucky fur him he didn’t live in Crimson Gulech an’ steal a hoss.”—Washington Star. = That One Weord. . Miss Hiculler—Yes, they say Mr. I’Auber is very clever. I think I shall ‘have him to paint me, : . Miss Pepprey—Capital idea! It X ‘were you, dear, I would let him dog it~ hereafter—Philadelphip Fress.