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l Illu IIIJJHULU Juu uuvv aavcu nave Cautionely making his way over the shaky roof, Will let himself. down at one corner and started to look for his rie,which he picked up a few rods from the cabin. Carefully loading it, the brave boy clam- bered back on the root. and from that point of vantage had no dimeulty in. putting a bullet through the cougar : heart. ~ 1'ITI."._':..-A; I`.-gi)` `Lia ncunuuevvunna nAn.\AInna IJIIIIBII uuxvuygu uuu uuugaa. u ucusva Whenjsatised his enemy was 1-ea.1l'y dead, Will I let himself down at the corner again and pushed open the door. where lay the * cougar. stone dead. _ Hastening home, he soon retumed with his (other. with whose, `assistance theekin In easily removed. and this, with the A paid him by the. eonnty for ridding i . ' '1:io;perly tor`? _ 5`-}II\IlIo' Blade. L s..si.il.i .fii.f.e-:;ii.`;i 'I>oouiil -x'-iti_.s" She` sneer : ant `V Mqbupuleru and Speech, ' x.Yon aeli her if she knows aomet`-'iing and she responds. You bet `P You ask her if she enjoyed hei'.~'elf 1-mum piace and she a.nswel'u. "Like u.str<=v..`; 2" If um- atarts tou-ll vou a story she would pas- sibly ue surprised` to knmv tn l. sh: lI~`t S `slang. She does not know wlfere she gets it herself. ' Nobody ever does know. She sees no harm in it. There Is no` use of profane or unclean words, and yet 5 Q this slangy mode of speech is the little I rift; within the lute that bv-and-by will make all the music of the line womanly conversation not mute; hnf u-nnynn in n Innhhnh nf lnnrl soundsland common words. The girl who_continu_alsy uses slang as naturally elevates her voice as she breathes; she does this because she wants to give the full eect of her mode of speech or, a.. she would say. "Give everybody a chance to catch on. In the great world of to-day it would seem as if there were 1 plenty of girls with brains, plenty of en- ` tertziiniuggirls, plenty o pretty girls, I but can you tell me how many girls you know whose words, dress and manners ' are perfectly rened ? 1 know that it is said that the Various reformers see no charm in the woman who is conspicuous | by her quaint manner. sweet voice and ` 'V_ Ulllall I, , .UUI.lV VI DClv'llI\DI.l rll\lU II I I.AlIVg abut dro_w`,ned in, as hubhub of loud good English, and ye-tszze is the woman who is a, power where the slzmgy girl re- ceives absolutely no recognition. Good English is not diicult to speak. It does not mean words of many syllai-ls. T216 very best is that wherein the shortest and simplest words are used. The girl who is slangy in her manner is the girl who commenced by using` slang in her speech, and who is to-day` the worst specimen of bad manners in existence. Curalessness in speech has brought this about. She sees no use for Ihe nretty courtesles of every-day life; she Iloesn"t care to be treated like a lady because she wants to be "one of the hoys. She likes to call herself "'a jolly fellow. She leans her elbows on the table-cloth at dinner, she 10115 in her chair in the most careless of attitudes. She thinks it vcry"funny_ to jump on and _ .4: LI... an- nu it in nnnur eiiul annullv Due BHILIISB III VULJ LUIIIIJ uu Jllllly Uu uuu off the car as it is going, and equally funny to whistle lor the `car to stop, instead of niotioning for it as other girls do. She sees "no reason why she should be're'spectful to older people--she shrug. her shoulders and unn- u ices audi- o bly that they hore her. She uoesn t care to read boo s unless they have what she calls go in t..em. She is familiar l with the scandals of the day, as gleaned I from the newspapers, and is greallv given to announcing that she doesu t hesitate to call aspade a spade. She is very pronounced in her likes and dis- likes and will not endure contradiction. _She doesn't trouble herself to hint for anything that she wishes men to do for her, she deliberately asks them, and it rather surprises her after a while to rind that, considering her just one of them- selves a man will refuse her. Sue doesn t seem to understalid tha.t while a man may be attracted by her prettiness and,amused.in a. way by her manner. that he very soon gets tired of her, for from the beginning; of the world men have never loved the woman who repre- sents what the French writer calls "the I eternal feminine. nu_- ._:_I ...l..\ in alnnnow in cnonnh u-men . eternzu Iemluluc. _ The girl who is slangy in speech, dress and manner is very apt to grow slangy in her amusements. She is best pleased by the trashiest of literature, and for a book to be advertised as not quite nice is to her a special recofnmendation for it. In music she selects b.` preference, songs that have neither wit, melody nor sentiment to recommend them, and V which only please by their lack of sense. No man cares to hear a woman whom he respects sing comic songs. It lowers her in the eyes of everyone, and the fact that she sings a comic song well does not add anything to the making it de- sirable for her to do 11 atall. ` vn|_- ..I__..... ...:..l u_. out tn ha fhn {actor 1 DUIUW uuu Buuuu: uyuu. unu u As soon as I had cinched the zlrths I cut the rawhide lariat from his tetlock, then stood motionless for one instantwhile I listened to determine whether Iicould spare the paltry time necessary to take up the tether rope from the other end; rm... Iumtn nip hlnw into mv f.Ill|A_ and . SITHUIU LU! IICL UU uu ll av nun. The slangy girl is apt. to be the jester of the company, and who likes to see a woman wear the cap and beds? Why do not. girls understand this? Wny >c'an t they see that to amuse people by making a. clown of one s' self is vulgariz- ingtothe last degree?-L-.-nines Home } Tnnrn H] 1515 M) on: Journal. In his autobiography the late Sir VV. Siemens relates an amusing anecdote. An Arab called his attention to the fact that then on the top of the Pyramid of Cheops, when he raised his hand, with ngers autspread, an acute singing note was heard, the sound ceasing as soon as he let his hand fall. "I found `his as- sertion, he writes, to be true. . As ? soon as I raised one of my ngers above my head,Ifelt a prickling in the ngers. That this could be caused by an electrical phenomenon was proved by the slight electric shock felt on trying to di-mi: out of a wine bottle. So I wrapped a full bottle of wine that I had with me in a dam paper, and thus converted it into a ydenbottle which was soon strongly charged with electricity by the simple device of holding it high above my head. The Arabs had already become - distrustful on seeing small lightnings, as ' it were, issue from the wine bottles, held L up by myself and companions, and now , ` held a brief consultation. Suddenly, at a ' given signal, each of my companions was seized by the guide who led him up, who now tried to force him to go down again. I myself was standing at the very top of the pyramid, when the Sheilnh of the Arabs came to me and told me, through my interpreter, that the Arabs had determined tint we wen at once to leave the pyramid, because we werepracticing magic. and it might damage their chance of earning a living. On my refusing to obey orders, the Stmikh caught hold` of; my left hand. I 1 had awaited this moment, and` held up my righthand with the bottle in the at- "titude of a magician, afterwards low er- ing it slowly toward the point of the Sneikl__i s nose. When quite close to that feature I felt a_ violent shock run through the bottle to my own arm, and was oertaintliat the Sneikh `must have 4- receiv.ed- the equivalent. Atany rate.ue . .fell'spee'_ohl, on thevstones, and a few , - anfx`io,us,m__o ,,ents passed before l'.8 rose suddenly with `a-.loud- cry, and sprang _downthe.g1 9 ntic'ste'ps'of the pyramid . with: long " strides. " `he Arabs. seeing ff titis,-and exicitedbyl the Sheiklfs cons. tantz icrjies of:.`Magie`l vmagio ! released -...`..`-L-&n':'4uu`n' ` n~:\pI3- ftsnnxnynt` their 1?`?-IEGAIRLS wt-to use suns. 7 allli Ones UI. Xlllilu 6- ulapsnu 5 Aru:n-ac\n my companions and followed weir le;u1er.lea.viixg us compiete masters of the pyramid. _ "Tommu ," said the x'o.-aclner. "do you % kn0\Y\ wh-a t the word 'folfesi;.;ht means? W " es m.`.Q `A ~ "gun yo}: give me an illustration ?" ' `.. 98,111. I "fYo\_rm:}y do 30. ? V 9 - H T ` 5)., _ !_`Lqss Vn_:gl1It.~ giyy,-Angumtpa and the doo- ` nor;--eT.m.s heawnAsa1naround% ' ' zivinig ~nxghu-HWg.Ql1_ing;on`- 9 "l,2ha n 312:? ` Electricity on a Pyramid. An Apt_ Il]'Iuurat.Ion.7 August. 1840. T _ A ' The herbage of the prairie. which A month before had been green -and succulent. was withered to itsltop roots. The sun had drunk the last drop from the slough bot- A toms, and the mud beds were crisscrossed with cracks till they looked as if they never would hold water again. I At. last the sun had set. and tired out from as long` day's hunting I tethered my thirsty horse and lay down thirsty myself. I had burrowed with my heel and my knife fully 18 inches below the crust of the mud. but had failed to find water. I knew it would be morning before enough moisture would lter into the hole to satisfy the `thirst of an sbstemious groundhog. A 1-... {II an-nnnwu.-ul vnnnnn-Hanan bananas` `u , * Vzind I have l'l8'Bd'Aj_I:!"Q 4 Hair Vigor, an}! -'-Vim _. attribute to it thegdark. ', ` 3 . .'..r '. 2;` hair which she `atxd `I now have, while huu-'1 ' dreds of 'our_'a.cqua1nt- . ances, ten or a. dozen years youngerthan we, are either gray-headed, ' ' white, or bald. When M asked how our hat:-has retained its color. and fullness, we "reply, `By the use of Aye:-`I Hall` Vigor--nothing else) 141.. can onto nth...-.nA4I u I 7,_ ; 'l6Ul"IlUtJ:Illl VlUVI>_ In 1868, my zmanced ` _ _ was nearly bald, and the . . he;-tong; Aye:-'9 `Hair Vigor, and very aoon,'it not only checked any further loss of hair, produced an entirely new growth. which has remained luxuriant and glossy to this day. I can recommend this preparation toallin need of a. genuine hair-restorer. It is all that it is claimed to be.-Antonio Alarrun. Bastrop, Tex. - :2 3" Ye8I'9"P15B." and-1 l1ave'Ihi attribute in which 51: hav_e, w_lx V om-_a tenor younget-1 gray bald asked our retained c `re the Aye Vigor-nothln; 1868,my: 74" ilbar 518.: - -4 9911055: AYER S J-IAI _R__V_ |p._c>_|_2_A w I* 3}. `Hz: best gun.-Fen`a.._ for _aI4lcoal(In3 Ewpgon. int! uncolmfohblo 503755 of ""1'og_rr}uc.h_ rI_:fIn_u' IV 77% vuv 1840. II"'l.n Iunokn an d'el:';l';.-d-elicu'ous, - ha|\Ful,Comfor`h'5. 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A remarkable esh producer and it is almost as Palate -able as Milk, Be sure to get the genuine --!___ ._ ..1.._...` -._.--A-- iauuvuonvlluu """' " c u put up in salmon-colored wrappers. , Pg-opued only by Scott J: Bowno, Bollovillo. god cocked in. _ Qorropgus EFTEBI almanac r wu- coius AND coups -I-.L~..._...... I...n....- I21-nnnhlq Sara Thrnn1 ?.`LP"'3 `N. K. FAIRBANK 6: co.. 7 --. , 1--..-- -...4 Ann Rn-gets. "0 I\o rl1Il\LJrInVuu w. - Wedmgton and Ann Street; gnnnvunnn A I Aifn's % Balsa:-A DR. VY90l_) S $111180 U1. an uuauuusauua 5Lv_uuuuv5. A few ill tempered mosquitoes buzzed around, but I succeeded in driving them oi! with a pipe of tobacco before going to sleep. I ` . I I I cannot tell how long I slept before I was awakened by the wild snorting and struggling of my horse. Peter. I only know that the sharp clatter of his hoofs upon the` hard ground aroused me, while at the same moment I became `conscious ofa strange choking sensation. ut1...... "flu.-II `I'M:-nl" 'I'nvnInivnn anrinu. V` ;;g;.<.;...:` _ S!f_:LY Ann sunetv cuR\F'm-!V; 7.`QLi7:2'JkLLii;'fJ. wva-rv run: vwwu . -.. ._- tour: In! nu. nwuvonmvu. sJI11 `S798! >56 -V.- _M_ TR EAL. cnuxuug ncuaauxuu. "Great God! V Fire! I exclaimed, spring- ing to my feet and. rushing in the direction of my horse. V ml..- nvlnil mhink lm Inn-nlv wnvn Eh: 01 my uunsc. The wind, which had barely waved the spindly grass when I had laid down, was now blowing quite strongly, and a. dense black smoke rolled before it along the prai- rie and enveloped everything in obscurity. Through this murky mass and above it I could distinctly see a dull red glow. l ua-L `)1\m n1\`\", T nnlln an I (!II\I\l` V0111 umuuuu; But a uuu. Lvu guano "Soh. Peter, soh! I called as I groped my way toward the poor, frightened horse, who was securely tethered by the fore foot and evidently believed himself deserted. 145.1. 13.5.... Vomit", Mu horn` nun: `I`lI\l\I\ ' uuu. UV luau U1 IIUIAU v cu unuaovu. ubwun vvuo Soh. Peter. soh! `My hand was upon him, and he whinniedo at `my touch. then stood trembling while I bitted him and threw the saddle upon his back. A _ ..--.. .. 1' 1.-.: ..a....1....I +1.- .-3.1-.l... 'I' and-.' usbuur rupu L.I.'uI.u. vuv uuuwa qua. l`he heated air blew into my face. and now and "then pieces of burned grass itted by me. but it was not either of these warn- ings that made my heart stop with fear. It was the dull. thundering rumble of a. stem- pede-a stampede of buffaloes! I knew it only too well. for I had heard it once before on the banks of the Pipeetone. ' u*r.I-..._ ...1...-... Data 9, `I atria` nnunhniv an It was the end of B .800_1`mh3 `-157 m I ______A. 101A 011 Due HD1153 UL uuc J. Lyoovvuvo Easy, whoa. Pete. I sad. sever_aIy,I the horse began plunging vlolentlym h efforts to free himself from restraint. ` r I. _._1L..4...I _. `p\suaul\- Iuu nvunp I'I\`! OIIOIWS (:0 nuts MIHIHULL uvus sumuauuu. I hesitated no longer, but ung myself upon his back, and he sprang madly away over the smoke shrouded prairie. 1111. .34.... _.81.. which cu-spun` n`nnm nun II w`.'iI .*`;':x`i?.'.*2.`.-.'".?.`:`i.`.T?'* ` And butinnlesmas you i `Tie a foolish thing. you an. . T To treasure with so muo care . , -~ `j * Irma shoe and its mate when near Is a Jaunty. stylish pair. ' - h A stylish pair? - Ah. true. But dearer to me today - h . V Are these that her own fair hands put oil The mom that she went away. Only a woman's shoe . That has traveled through the house- Up stairs and down. and in and out. Asequiet as any mouse. v Pilgrims on deeds of love. - Martyrs to mothercare. Were the little feet that were these shoes- Brave little feet and fair. . Go ask the boys and girls V That are lonesome now and end. And they'll tell you. with mother about. How merry they were and glad. woman`: shoe. T - o1`i:licate number three; V, nv-.. `mail wm-n- It Izhn hm Ewe been gone 9. month or main. . And with her the household light. But this telegram read, "My husband. door. 6 Your wife will_be home tonight." ' .--Mrs. M. A. Kidder in New York` Ledger. UVCF uuu ausunu nunuuuuu ys:-u.u.. Mile after mile we raced along over an comparatively unknown country, full of badger and gopher holes.. and not knowing at any moment whether the next would find me still on horseback or rolling head over heels down a steep bank. with possi- bly a broken neck. ` I nlrwnvn tn n`nl|nI1`I`I7 pt- Kblit tha in` my 8. Dl'0lS8u news. I strove to encourage Pete, but the in- tended words died unvoiced, for my mouth and throat - were dry. My tongue moved against my palate like a dry cinder. I reached down and patted the horse on the shoulder, and the white sweat foam burst through my ngers at -each tap and clung to their tips in slimy streaks. a--.1.a....I.. 1 lg", muanlf nno nvnnv thn T-0 tnelr [IDS In Buuly auaccuso. Suddenly I felt myself ung over the d pommel of the saddle into the darkness. _ 1`he concussion was terrible. as I fellsquare-i ly on my back, but I did not lose presence of mind. Springlng to my feet, dazed as I was, I gr-oped around and grabbed Pete by the head just as he was rising. I knew, however, as soon as I heard his labored breathing that we could never renew the bold rate of speed, but must nd some other method of escape from "the surging ocean of life and tire that was steadily rolling up behind us. _ Pete. I gasped, for the Jarring I hadre- ceived had to some `extent given me back my power of speech, we're in a pretty bad fix, but do the best you can." - ml... aural! um want mmin. But .788 I ex- x, but. (10 me D881": you can. _ T Then away we went again. But as ex- pected we were no longer able to maintain the distance` between the buffaloes and our- ">*- --A 5"-A niurnln fl, thlimnds the distance` between the Uuuluuca aauu Illll` selves, and the rumble of the thousands of falling hoofs grew more and more distinct, while the heat of the ames increased in intensity. From time to time I turned in the saddle and peered back into the mysterious ruddy haze, but it was not until I had been de-, ceived adozen times "by heavy billows of; smoke that I at last distinguished the forms` of the buffaloes and realized that the living tide was close upon us. * . - n *'41` v -....1.1 -1.... thank` wild snort ;- tide was close upon us. v Presently I could `hear their wild snort- ings as theyjostled and crushed one an- other in the mad race for Jim. ,Then I could` -_-, .1-_1. ....a..-1..-I lamina nanint H10 Dncnunin _ other in the man race Iorvme. ,.uwu A w----- see their dark grizzled forms against the glare. made doubly monstrous .in appear: ' ence by the magnifying inuence of the smoke and myown fear. m.-...-.... -4 ....n.m~. nI>.1nw~sa.nd"2!`8Il5 smoke BBQ myown I551"- Showers of -redhot straws and 81'8" A blades that had been cauzh91P'bY the Gm and hurried ahead of the ames tel-I dlltlke ery goads upon -the frenzied-aniynala _ V ing themto renewed exertions. ._ , ._ Pete was beginning-to 508: d M" - ~- ` then his hind feet tailed toieam c.1w.'T -the uneven sod. and -116 .W8-3 almat thrtqwnt V _ slough hole! to the ground, but.-each time xhe r,600V..1`d, himself and staggered -one .th~'n.-r`4 y bornbofterror. . ` Q ` V. ` Suddenly I 'was__--swn1`. _1Fi struggling through-vga hgaa-V!'.I!l`"`_h_1`,_ ::' - ' 3. mass. and -then-`W..?1`394~'W?:59Y9? W!"' u....... -|.;. .n `l.O.-\`u'n'al-.""'I:`I'viA`m. t"'.N`. j A.Pel'e qt; umugn none: ' `. A - ' ' Never shall 1 target W` Pet.e s feet struck with: 1o1l.dd5P, . VL tr-uov .. the sticky mudr1' f I ` plunges he made "4 "a moment `~ :.osee..howth9;.buRll.._%.; .. = `!` 1-->--~ ONLY A hurl`: A 13$ ` weight, .he.-was not nhle to keep.ah'ead oft- hihe living line` that was gllnlngnpon him with every stride `ind which was, how? Ic.-sroely 25 yards behind us. ` Y ..._.u... 0-... 51... L.......!.. L-.I- 1...` .51] "7`rn'E ;r?x:ti:u1:::;u+ :` um. and call- {ilnlgfrlzim encouragingly by name` rushed on - . . nu _ 'IIL_ ._-__3 A___.,L ____._`.___L_j __- _..S __f The mud crust supported me, and eel rain I racked my brain for some way of avoiding the etempeding buffaloes. _'1`o. right and left aefarasel could see the struggling trontof the herd extended. and it was now half way e.cros_e_the bare patch \ of mud. so it was clearly impossible to evade them by turning from their course. mL. 1...... A-gaunt` 4-(n:-AH f]-In nnlv nnlznrnl HVHKIU IIl.lUl._l.l U] vuteuua Vssvus uuwsn vvusnvu The hare ground oered the only natural 1 protection that was available from the tire. and I decided that I might as well betrame pled to death as roasted by the names. which were already within 3` qugrter of a mile. - A _.-x_...n. LL- nu`Avov'IIlI Hnnirrvnnnn T lIIhI'I`l1 IIHIG. ' . Against the glowing background I could I see the vast herd surging and rolling up behind me like a tossing see. as the huge 1 heads of the buffaloes were lifted or sunk from view beneath the common surface of their team necked bucks. It was magni- cent, but it was terrible! "What wouldbe my lot when overtaken? I asked myself. In nu-r zlnsmnhv T Innltn nlnna than ling" fnr my IUD VIRUS} VVU IIIQQII 5.3 ` In my despair i 1ooke;1,o:l<;;;the t1 i:3Z"9: 1 "Pete. withotitfm` one moment expecting to see him, but he was there, struggling along just in front of the foremost buffaloes. I knew in an instant that I could look for 3 no assistance from him, for ho had `all he ` could do to keep himself from falling be- neath the crushing hoists of the herd. ` HVL A... T \a\I`1h`\.I AC C`:-31-5;-an 6-Inn nnunna an I-`an BEGUM vuv IJI. ILBI-Ill-I5 uuusn us. uuw ucsuo Then I thought of ring the grass on the far side of_ the slough when I reached it and so perhaps turn or stop the stampede. But matches I had not, and int `and steel were too slow. 1 , `AI-`LL47: L- l-__`A-_ -1 WUIV HIV HIV": V _ There was not a moment -to lose,` for 31- ready I was` at. the edge of the mud and about to plunge into the tall_ grass again. . There was no help for it; I must try the int and steel. As I thrust my hand into ` my pockets to search for them, I glanced to estimate how much grace I had before the herd would be upon me. In doing so my elbow came`in`contact with the powder born at my belt and gave me an inspiration to which I owe my life. ' T\____.!._.. ..._g Ln.-:1 I-A-an Una`-D mnnbn 1 W vsuwu J. uwu my um. . Drawing my hand from my pocket I seized the horn and` wrenched o the top; then turning to` a patch of thick grass 1 poured out the powder; I unslung the rie from "my shoulder and placing the muzzle close tothe little black heap pulled the trigger. A lurid ame and a cloud 01 white smoke shot up from the grass. but for a moment I feared the saheme was a` failure. for the spot where the powder had I l lain showed no signs of five. An instant .-later, however, I saw two or three little ames burning feebly in the old grass fully four feet away. V ` H1- Ll... Inunnai AC I-Juana Hanna: 1' anion!-in l.Ul_u.` Lccu away. To the largest of these ames I sprang, and falling upon my knees bent a handful ` of grass-to feed it. It was an anxious mo- meat, but it took re. Pulling another handful I lighted it and running along the edge of the slough set re to the grass as I went. . ' L LL- ...z__-u_:.. ;.....-|.. 1.-.: 1....{.........: ....4. HHLWUHM . Bythe time this torch had burned out the first re had gained considerable head- way, and already great tongues of ame * were hurling and licking along the surface of the ground fully 100 feet from the start- ing point. `r J-u-mu1 I-,n unn'1l'r`\nf'. nnnf. it inn111 1-nnvn I115 `lull-IV ' I turned to see `what effect it would have on the buffaloes and saw with relief that the leaders were swerving, some to the right and some to the left, to avoid the new danger in front of them. `D L 61...; man: nwanh-n-an 1:-tn"!-n Han!-.{.vin' tn uuugcr In uuuv vs uuuuu . But the poor creatures were destined to disappointment, for the re which had been pursuing them had made terric progress while they were in the mud and was now racing down the slough sides at the rate of 25 miles an hour. Before they reached the slough the ames had rounded the corners and were rapidly closing in to meet the re ` ` which I had started. 1 T_ ._ .l_.J.--& L`-A:-`unt; C-nomad; Quinn mantis Wuwu 1 luau nun-I. ucuo In an instant the whole troop was thrown. into confusion, and with wild bellows of terror the demoralized creatures of the now divided herd began racing recklessly around the circle of fire, which. owing to the high wind and the weight of the grass, continued to burn long after the fore parts or the line of ame had passed over it. rn_:-- LL-.. nu-RAJ `Inn nan nninn Cu nniu\_ UL ULIU ILLIU I-ll. uuu yuuuvu vvva nun Twice they rushed by me, going in oppo- site directions, and then the two bands met, .and in a. few terrible minutes. while the clashing of their horns end the bellows of the wounded drowned the noise of the con- ` agration, great numbers were trampled-to_ death. IIVL- -L_..._...'I- o-an Auras. Lu` `Rn nvennbn 065011.. ' ` The stampede was over, but. the smoke `was still suocating, and I found it necese sary to keep my face covered with my arm. 1111...... 1' nnuh-`I `I Inhlzn nu-nnn sunnno 551" IIU AC5`! ALI Lilla vwauu. "Ava nu uu.u.g. When I could, I1;lovo'ked around among , the panting, shaggy animals for my horse. but Pete was missing. I could not see a sign of hun anywhere. Had a band of Indians come down that night, there would have been a terrible slaughter of buffaloes, but I was in no mood to take life. I contented myself with watching, and strange as it may appear the buffaloes seemed to understand that they were safe in the slough, for theyre- mained quiet until morning, many of the cows lying down and chewingtheir cuds. while the bulls. like stalwart sentinels, paced round and round the herd or stood sniing the tainted air. 1'- 4.1.... nu-m-.'%nn H-us I-u.-n-(I'n1nvn'n fn 811111111]; bus: uuuwcu an. In the morning the herd` moved `off to seek fresh pastures, but left the bodies of . fully a hundred dead scattered about the V slough. - V ' Among them I found poor Pete. From a nancial standpoint of view that 1 prairie re brought me great prot," for to the buffalo hides I secured and cached I owe the farm on which I now live.-Capel Row - ley in Washington News. Herbert -Keloey s Cat. 1 am not supersitious, still I do not think i I am altogether impervious tothe manifold t signs which are generally believed to be omens of misfortune. I particularly dis- like any one to open an umbrella in the theater on the advent of a new play. and as for cats, I remember several years ago, at LL- 41...! Anna rahnnrl Of The Wife. I for Cat`, I remem DUI. Buvul as guano (spay, .. the nal dress rehearsal of The Wife, ; strange black kitten walked on the stage, from where no one could tell. I felt a pe- culiar responsibility about it and almost imagined that unless that cat was taken in-, made to feel at home and appreciated the ` play would prove a failure. Consequently, ` in addition to a my other cares, I assumed that of a cat. Today she is quite a xture of the theater and at regular intervals pre- sents the company with several pocket editions of herself, H hioh allthe superstition in the world can d not save from the usual i -. ..... ....;..;..a' liittens.-Philadelphia- W00 `. Mme. de Stael died in a. state of delirium which had lasted several da.ys-a.ccox-ding to some a.uthors,'severa.l months. A" '1`heau- I ' Tours says she had a nVervoi1shVa.sbitVof mug in; cbntiI 1ual1y' bstweenf he1'?,`ngers` s'm`l_! strips ofpspsr, an am'ple'provision ot w_h_iqh .1 tskbptsqon ,`he),' mantel She .- rxg=~;1n#n.n!der9*l!e. .8he `.h!~'d,.n $11: _ V.`-;.\~ .13.` .-I y..p . v `Qt; : . (`shy V} J: 412:: 7-`vb! World IIQU By l.l.'Uu.I uuv uuuuu no; wanted kittens.-Philadelphia [Till I ' L Q 5W0 shall lodge n V6` thofflv. 3` V", CUUIIU` i?l II`U` I&>I'!&U_- ~ , Yetthe road in 5` long one we` trudge. my - friend. ` ~ . . ' _ Bowltily $101116 we grieve at the break of the a - ` . , ` . Let us drink, let us love. let us sing. let us play: We can keep our sighs for the jouruey`e end. ; We lodge at the Sign o_' the Grave. you Say , Well. since we are nearing the journey"s end. Our hearts must be merry while yet they may: - Let us drink. let us love. let us sing. let us plus`. For perchance it's a. comfortless inn. my In-Cant` . It was ,3 clear. pleasant day late in the ! fall. Just right for a ne time in the woods, thought Will Hagar, as he vigor-3 ously handled the ax on the woodpile back of the comfortable farmhouse which was his home. It was the early-morning, and ' the calm beauty. of the scene promised an j ideal day. He would take his gun a.nd.wan- : der through: the deep woods that stretched tor miles a short distance to the north of the helm): He took his gun with him as a i master of course, though it was not his . main object to hunt--that would come in as a side issue--for though he was a good. I ,; __': 1_:._`I_ -ocnnna`FI1` Ilr`.`1 rn . paramount wuau uuu. Will wail essentially a student and a nat- uralist, and to wander for days through V the woods, examining and peering into ev- . erythingnew and strange. was his greatest delight. Therefore his disappointment can ,easily be imagined when he was forced at length to acknowledge to himself `that it would be impossible for him to attend the winter school at the Corners, four miles from his home. All summer he `had hoped to be able to save suicient money for the necessary books and better clothing to en-. able him to attend, but thus far with only poor success. There were few opportunities to earn money in that neighborhood, and he felt that he could not ask any assistance of. his father. for, owing to several unfor- tunate events following close after each other. Mr. Hagar was just then in strait- ened circumstances. s Will was thinking of this as _he walked rapidly along. I ll just have to miss the term. that's all. I can keep my eyes open andlearn all I can by myself. and maybe I ~ shall have an opportunity next winter. he mused as he plunged into the stretch of woods nearest his home. . I`-- _- -_. -_... 4.1.... 4-...um I-.3: nnl-nu-n`Huf.in `In. 81116 188'u8""IOl' Unougu LID Wan w .`l`.. , shot_a1'1d fairly successful with both rod and gun these ggorts were by no means -`qua-v.n4\I1I|" wunvv --.--. -..._ - . U `gun 8 orbs paramount with :11. wall moi nannntianv WOOGS nearest use uuuw. Once among the trees his naturalistic in- stinct swallowed up all other thoughts, i and he strolled on deeper and deeper into the woods. completely absorbed in his sur- roundings. Abouty midday he reached a region where he had rarely been before. and after another half Vhour s walk which took him still deeper into the unbro en forest he came `across a deserted ca . Out of curiosity heentered it. Though it - it had been erected some time before, when some lumbermen had been cutting in the vicinity, it had been so well constructed that it was still in fair condition. There was` a heavy door still hanging on one ` hinge. As it threatened to shut him in, Will propped it open with a stick. ' rm... {.u-..:m- an v-nvnnln hv thnnnnn dam-_ EU Icuunuuu ILE n uvnusua uavuq -nu. --. Ifriend. ' _ --Percy Addleshapw in London Athemzrum. W Ill. plfuppeu III Uycu. vvuvu u ovum The interior. as reveal by the open door, was rather uninviting, with its rough walls and nails driven in here and there. On one side some wooden bunks were badly in need of repair. The hard ground oor was cov- ered "with cans, empty rie and revolver cartridges and a large miscellaneous collec- tion otthe casto belongings of the former tenants. In one corner a roughly con- structed ladder led up to what had evident- ly been a sort of loft. Time had rotted the ` oor, the greater part of it lying on the `ground below. The ladder rested on `a heavy beam running close across one cor- ner of the structure and a short distance be- low the roof. ~ This beam had evidently been the nucleus of the loft and was now the only sign of it time-had left remaining. rnl... -1... Innlynrl Isl-nnnh H-an 1-nnf in nnv. CAGING A COUGAR. The sky looked through the roof in sev- ULIU Ullly 61511 UL Ill uaulu uuu. LI.LvL\.M.A.Lsusa.l.|mIp\g A era1lplaces..but the strong log walls would ` withstand many a storm yet. A short in- spection served to satisfy Will s curiosity. -and coming out he struck o in the direc- tion ot his home. intending to slowly pro- ceed thither. . A short distance from the "cabin he glanced upward, attracted by a large bird slowly ying among the trees. As he fol- d lowed its movements with his eye,` sudden- ly his glance encountered something which seemed to freeze the blood in his veins. ll__.'_- 8.. an Aug... an nknu A:g5onnA in nu`- auemuu uu u.'ct:I4u uuu uuuuu. an nun v cum. There in a tree, a short distance in ad- .vance, lay stretched along a limb a large ` animal watching him intently. Will stopped short. He at once recognized the beast -as pa. cougar, and an extraordinarily large one it appeared to his startled eyes. It was far i better to avoid an encounter it possible, he knew, but there lay the dimculty. From the creature's position on the limb, with his tail switching from side to-side, his sharp claws sinking `deep into` the bark of the tree,` and his gleaming eyes xed steadily on the boy, he was evidently on the point of making a spring. ' Al--- in J!-in fungal-_ fnniunn sun}: on An- VI. uuuuug ca opting. Alone in the forest. facing such an en- emy, was enough to make an experienced hunter quail. Will stoodstock still. He seemed unable to move, though be well knew that only prompt action could. by any possibility save him. To risk a shot - in the cougar s. present position would be almost useless. but as nothing else seemed . left him he determined to tire. Should he `fail to mortally wounds his antagonist he would be practically defenseless, for be- fore he could reload the animal would be upon him, and the hunting knife, which was his only belt weapon. would be but a A poor defense. So as nothing else was apparently to be done Will determined to trust to a lucky shot and raised his rie, but before he i could aim it the cougar, with an unearthly screech, boundedtrom his perch and landed ` within a few feet of him. . V Not a moment was nowto be lost, and with a palpitating heart the boy took a hasty aim and Then throwing down his gun, he turned sharply and dashed in the direction from which hevhad come. "He knewbetter than to wait to see the eect ' of his shot. and it was well that he did so, for scarcely had he gone a iwhen-he be- ueatne; aware that he had not succeeded in `killing the cougar. ' _ " ` " ' II-.. 1| Janus unnunnnfn vnni W1 HUJCU. uuu. gun: U301: 11 Ill uuyvu was soothe bust in.hiI death throes. but .___I_ __.1......... `Ha-Int anal-, `ml: anon md Kl ll-l IQHU VV.5' For a few moments after he had red all vgas quiet. and glancing back Will hoped` to . .....'4-1.- I-ma-I-. In lulu Anni-J1 I-[hi-nan Innf. nn UIIC Ull I.l.l.- HID uvuvu VI-Ill-IUD` uuu uv such welcome sight met his eyes. What he did see and what instantly sent him o' ` again at `his best spsed was thevcongar slow- ly rising and biting viciously at a wounded 1 torepaw from which a stream of blood i owed. Then heuttered several frightful screams and came bounding him in -L ._g_`. r ursum. . o y W11? looked no longer; he had seen enough. But. when he was running to or {what he hoped to gain by running" he `scarcely knew. -He` was miles `away from \ jheynearest Vhou'se,..nnd not likely to. meet ; any onesm whom h'e`cOI1ld-1061:` for aid. . To y.!ipe!a.A: yet. he *r`hA'v:'Lsl T fb1=I1:. %No1;1fHEnNADvAN4cE two. . quot. Whoeeme on, his.progres8.,-to.besIire ! -greatlyi hindered by his wounded paw. but. i still at such 1 as toiipidly fveover the" intetveoinx space; between the Will w... heeoming tired and "winded; 1 but, with a fixed idea of keeping himself out of the clutches of the couger as long as possible, he ran on. In a miimte more the cabin which he had quitted a short time before came in` view. Perhaps it would ,m-_ _ ._L-n.-_ ......?l ...u.-oncip lain rnrnninino G \I|AA DOIOPB Gaul!) lu VIEW: I will at VI In oer a shelter. and exerting his remaining strength the boydashed inqlde, -the cougar at his very heels. There- no` time to shutthe door and keep him out. as he had hoped to do, and with a desnairing cry Will sank to the oor. A Just then he happened to see the dilapi- ' dated ladder standing in the corner. With - --4 _a.--_;. L.` 1..........1 on It and mnnvitina aateu Iauuer Isusuuxug lu uuu uvsuuso .. ..,.. a laaitieort he leaped to it, and mounting hast y drew himself up on the crossbeam against which it rested--not a second too soon either. for as_ he reached the top 0! the ladder the cougar sprang through the open door, and with a single bound landed % directly underneath him. Exetting all his ` strength. Will pushed `heavily against the ladder, aid with a sigh of satisfaction saw it fall to the ground. That at least would oer no easy path for his pursuer. rm_- a..n -0 H... 1.33.. anmnwhnt int-.nn. b one!` no 833] pawn l.Ul' ulmyusnuoso The fall of the ladder somewhat discon- certed the cougar, and he sprang back, landing against and breaking the stick which Will had on rst entering the cabin E15119}; in the ground to keep the heavy door open. e . _ The door, no longer heldopen. swung slowly shut, and the cabin was in almost total dax -kness,gx-elieved only by the light streaming through several holes in the di- I lapidated root. The cougar, nothing daunted, crept slow-_ ' ly back from the door, his tail switching, and his eyes, shining like two live coals in the semidarkness. ` xed steadily` on the -' - -_L- _.... ..1:.....:...-. nyiih all hi: miohh U119 BBXIIIGBYKXSUSB, uscu vwvcuu \ll-I IIAAU boy, who was clinging with a11i'us might to his scanty support. Suddenly the ani- mal launched his body forward and up ward directly at Will, who shrank as close as possible tothe wall at his back and held his breath. A moment and the suspense was over, for the animal, with a low growl, dropped back to the oor, having failed to reach his victim. Again and again he- , sprang. upward, but never succeeded in l quite gaining a foothold. aonce indeed his forepaws did strike the beam on which Will lay, and the boy s heart sank within him; but, owing to the wound which Will had succeeded in inicting. the animal was nable to retain his hold again and dropped 1;. ' a Finally his vindictive hate seemed to cool with the realization that he could not reach the boy, and he began scratching at the door with the evident purpose of seek- ing the trash outer air. but the heavy door resisted all his attempts and remained shut. After a few moments he retired to a cor- ner. and stretching out began licking his wounded paw, meanwhile keeping a watch- ` ful eye on Will and growling loudly if he made the least movement. - . A _ _..-_ L- :.......'~:....-ul fl-In Ind nun: anttina 111808 51.16 Leann ll..l.UVUI.I..IUuIh As may be imagined, the lad was getting very uncomfortable in his cramped posi- tion. Less than two feet above him was -the roof. and with the rough walls forming the corner of the cabin so close as to barely admitof his changing his position at all his precarious refuge did not offer very in- viting quarters. 4 ., The cougar, though he might have left the cabin at first, could he have opened the door. now seemed to have given up all thought of getting out, and from his cor- ner but a few feet away glared xedly at the boy. Occasionally, to relieve the . mo- notony, he would creep slowly forward, and launching himself upward endeavor to reach the crossbeam. but owing to his a wounded forepaw he always fell short of his mark. V ' A 1;... .'_.L C-An`-n affairs!-L`, `Im-anflan ms mans. After each fresh attempt Will breathed easier, for he noticed that, doubtless owing to the loss of blood and narrow connes of the cabin, the animal s leaps seemed to lose their power, and each time he fell further short. Nothing daunted apparently after a few minutes rest he would again creep slowly forward and repeat the attempt. Will was thus kept in a lively-state of A terror continually, for fear the cougar might nally be able to reach him. The heavy log walls on either side ofered no `means of ' exit, and he had a sort of shrinking timid- ity about descending and making his way out through the door. Glancing up, he no- ticed by the small bit of sky visible through several holes inthe roof that it was getting late in the afternoon. A thought struck him. Perhaps he could get out on the roof. He turned on his back and looked directly-above him. The wood seemed soft and rotten in many places, and with his knife. which fortunately he still had in his belt, he determined to at least i make the eifort. The root here was less than two feet above him. .~.-__.; ____1_ _...:..x...... I..:.........u 5.. .. 1.... `.:4>_ Iallu UWU LUUU auuvu suun Cantiously raising himself to a half sit- ting position. he began to cuta hole suf- ciently large to admit of his s ueezing through. With one hand he pliedt e knife, while with the other he clung tenaciously to his slender support. He had to work slowly and exert the greatest caution lest helose his balance and falL . The cougar from below watched Will's ` movements with evident displeasure and growled continuously, occasionally trying toreach him by an upward bound, This disconcerted Will considerably. and once he almost dropped his knife. i A Ga-.. (Arena 4-{sun `an unnnnnnl` {I-I ntn IIU GIILIUBU utvypuu uaa nuuv. After some time he succeeded in cutting a small hole through, suiciently large to allow of his slipping h left hand through. With this more secure hold he could work to better advantage. and he plied his knife vigorously. After more hard work he had cut a jagged hole` through the roof sum- ciently large, he judged, to squeeze his body` through. He had been` materially ; aided by discovering a large. soft. rotted spot in the wood a little to one side of wherehe had that begun operations. He was thus able to cut enough of the root away" for his purpose in a comparatively short time. ` 1-n_4;.____.|_.. - ..-..a.:..... "In-.. -1: Id... .....g-us. UIIUITD IJll..|.ICa - Bestowing a parting glance on his enemy below, Will carefully drew himself through 1 the hole and in a few moments was stand-. ing on the roof. The cougar saw him dis- appear with a mournful howl and a. de- spairing eort to reach him. but the leap was too high for him. * Glancing down at him, Will muttered, Well. you're caged fast enough. my ne fellow. and I'll have your skin for the scare y 1 and ti-ouble you have given me, .r`!--.HnnnIn' vnnlr-inn hf: war nvnp I-Jun