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Hoe They Sared the Woman.

'sPrcsence of mind, said the gentleman,
who hal hitherto remained silent, "pres-
ence of mind is a great thing, aud has
saved hundreds of lives. I, myself, who
speak to you, can tell one case wherein
played an humble part It was during
fire in Toledo, Ohio, the three lower
stories of a five-stoly building were wrap
ped in flames, thus cutting off the escape
of the helpless tenants of the two upper
stories, which were occupied as residence
tenemelts. The lurid, lambert flames
licked up the window-sashes and sign
boards, and crawled cruelty up the whole
front of the building, which, it was only
too evident, was doomed to destruction.
Thousands of people gathered around,
but what could they do! The flames
the devouring clement think was how
the local papers alluded to them the next
day-were raging so fiercely that a near
approach to the building was impossible,
while no ladders long enough to reach
the windows were to be found, and there
was no means of communicating with
the adjoining buildings, there being va
cant lot on each side. tell you, boys, it
was horrible sight such as I do not
want to see again in lifetime. We
tnought-we had hoped that all the in
mates Of the building had escaped, but,
right in the midst of the frightful tumult
and excitement, a woman, q young and
beautiful woman, appeared at the fifth
story window. Save me! save mel she
shrieked, like an aerophone.
But how were we to? l tell you gent
lemen, it is upon such an occasion as this
| that the latent force in mans character,
that his presence of mind-if he has any,
Of course-must be shown. Quick as
lightning it flashed across my mind that
l had seen coil of long and slender rope
lying on the sidewalk; rushed to the
spot and found it, and shouted to the
woman, Keep cool; I'll save your
There were two other men there, big,pow-
erful fellows, and says they. What do
you want us to do to help?' 'Catch hold
of this end of the rope, says l throwing
it to them, and freeze on to it like a
Collector to Custom House. They did
SO, and, hastily coiling the rope, stepped
as far back as could to getroom to throw
it up to her. Never shall I forget the
sight; the great building in flames, the
Immense CrOWQ standing dTOunu III awe
struck silence, and above at the window,
fully sixteen feet from the stone sidewalk,
that beautiful woman, blanched with ter
ror. Keep coolp l yelled, and, posing
myself for one mighty effort, l hurled the
coil of rope upward Up it went, like q
lissom ferpent, uncoilingias it shot through
the smoke tinged OF lurid red with the
fires reflection; she stopped forward,
amid the laundering cheers Of the crowd
now wrought to feverheat, Fand caught
the rope-and zoe pulled her DOM"
They made unanimous dash for him,
but he had bounded through the saloon
door and got nearly half blocks start,
and the feetcst and maddest runner
among them knew that pursuit would be
In vain.-Chicago Tri61ne.
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n Spiders Ready Wit.

DR.. Lawrence Hamilton, Of London,
writes: The following incident, which I
witnessed, may possibly interest some OF
your readers: A boy removed small spi
der to place liz big spiders web, which
was hung among foliage, and distant some
four feet from the ground. The larger
animal soon rushed from its hiding place
under leaf to attack the intruder, who
ran up one of the ascending lines by which
the web was secured. The big insect gain
ed rapidly upon its desired prey, the
smaller creature spiders are canibals, no
tably the larger females, who are given
to devour their smaller male lovers)-
When the little spider was barely an inch
i'll advance of its pursuer, it cut with one
Of its legs the line behind itself, SO that
the stronger insect fell to the ground, thus
aiIoldins time AID opportunity for the
diminutive spider to escape along the as
cending rope of the web. This is not the
only fact which seems to indicate that a
spiders instinct may almost equal reason,
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n Dangerous Item.

We do not remember in what journal
we first saw the following extract as an
original item but, since it has recently
been copied without comment by severa
contemporaries, attention should be
directed to it. The article states that:
"a poison Of any conceivable descrip-
ton and degree of potency, which has
been Intentionally or accidentally swal-
lowed may be rendered almost instantly
harmless by SIMPLY swallowing two gills
of sweet oil. An individual with a very
strong constitution should take nearly
twice this quantity. This oil will most
positively neutralize every form Of veget-
able, animal or mineral poison with
which physicians and chemists are ac-
quainted.
The idea that sweet oil will neutralize
such poisons as prussic acid, nicotine,
strychnine, curare and host of others
less speedy in their action, is almost too
absurd to demand refutation. In some
cases, when taken into the stomach in
large quantities, it may serve to envolve
acrid and poisonous substances and miti-
gate their action, until the arrival of a
physician with specifics shall relieve the
patient from danger; but it is not to be
used in all cases, for its administration,
for instance, Immediately after the swal-
lowing of a corrosive mineral acid, such
as oil Of vitriol, would be followed by
most fearful results.
| As the great multitude of poisons
known to the physician and chemist are
classified according to their varied mode
Of action on the animal economy, it is
evident that the method of treatment in
cases Of poisoning most likely vary. There
can be no one specific for all.
It is to be hoped that no one will be
simple enough to try this antidote: for il
he does, the absurd person who pennec
the quoted statement may have human
life to answer for Scientific american
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her, You take the drum, and I'll take
the FIFE What good will that dog says
she. Scare them, says l. All you've
got to do is to call the roll, I'll scream
the fife, and we must keep out of sight;
If they see US, they'll laugh us to scorn.'
I showed her how to handle the sticks
and we ran down behind the cedar wood.
So we put in, as the boys say, and pretty
soon | looked, and could see the men
in the barges resting on their oars and
listening. When I looked again saw a
flag flying from the masthead of the
ship. My sister began to make speech,
and I said, don't make noises you
make me laugh, and can't quicker my
mouth When I looked again I saw
they had seen the flag, and they turned
about so quick a man fell over board,
and they picked him up by the back of
his neck and hauled him in. When they
went off, played Yankee Doodle y
Is not this heroine, who saved two ships
laden with flour, and perhaps other valu-
ables, from destruction, entitled to a
pension! She has five brothers and SIS
tiers still living, the eldest eighty five,
and the youngest seventy one. Her
grandfather was one hundred years and
one monht old at the time of his death.
IS. G. ". Benyanain, IN Herpers Nag
azine for Ju1ae.
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Loss of the Ecrydice.

Oh, sweet church bells the earth is fair,
And death and winter we beguile,
When life and spring together share
The glories of this sunny isle.
Along the landslip lovers walk,
And, hand in hand, smile out their signs:
AS sWeetly silent, oft they talk
The language OF the loving eyes.
Ring out, sweet bells! See ships 90 past
With swelling sail and foamng bow;
Gay pennons stream from tapering mast,
And lec-rails to the waves dip low.
And loveliest Of them all, oh, see,
Racing and plunging through the foam,
lowed by the sweatnearts' hands at home,
The Queens brave ship the Eurydice!
Ring slowly, oh, bells! The earth is white
All ghostly white with sudden snow;
Dark in the air as if with night,
And bitterly the wild winds blow.
A cruel squal has blown away
The lovers VOWS, the lovers signs,
Gone in the glory of the day;
They cannot see each others eyes.
The blessed sun shines out again,
We seaward turn. All! where is she?
Ploughing SO galy through the main,
The Queens brave ship, the Eurydice!
Twas passing knell, and we know it not;
Twas the cloud Of Death, and we never
knew.
And the sunlit waves dance DER the spot
Where lately home in hope she flew,
Ring on, oh bells! this solemn day!
Shine white oh snow! beneath our feet!
Three hundred souls have passed away,
And heaven hath sent its winding sheet.
Vanity Fair.
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Vanity.

There is no more common foible in the
world than vanity, nor one which renders
its possession more ridiculous. unless it is
kept we'll under the control of good sense;
and, as rule, the vain person is too vain
to be conscious that she needs any re-
straint whatever; and if one should dare
suggest such necessity, true to her in
stincts, she would believe that the hint
proceeded from " envy and all uncharit-
ableness." 1t is a little curious some
times to examine into the causes Of the
weakness, which are often quite made
quate to the effect: this one is vain of
s having made himself" as the saying
goes, when the result is hardly worth the
effort; that one plumes herself upon her
conquests, when she has utterly failed to
though it be nothing but q sapling; upon
her talent, though it be wrapped in a
napkin; upon her refinement, which will
not allow her to call spade spade, but
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Why He Never r ore a Collar.

It was fact observed by many that
Governor Briggs for several years before
his death never wore collar. When he
was the honored chief magistrate of Mas
sachusetts, he appeared at his levees and
on all public occasions without collar.
There were comparatively few who knew
the reason of this. But the secret is more
interesting and suggestive. He had a
neighbor, whom he very highly esteemed
who had fallen into the habit of using in
toxicating liquor. He was already the
slave of appetite. Governor Briggs remon-
strated with him. The man replied, Il
will never drink again, if you will never
again wear collar" agreed. said the
governor. The man gave up the intoxi-
eating cup, and the governor laid aside
his collar. He never wore it again, but
he saved his neighbor. The adverse crit
icisms, to which this seeming lack of at
tention to his dress and ersonal appear
ance exposed him never moved him from
his purpose.
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II, Prison For life.

Judge Newman of haCrosse, Wis.,, the
other day unwittingly condemned woman
to prison for life for contempt of court.
He was not aware of the infexibie stub
bornness of woman, of the strength of a
mothers love for her child, or probably
he would have hesitated to make the
commitment This event is the climax
Of story of domestic infelicity. About
eleven years ago Ida Louise Toplif mar
ried F. P. Alter in Lacrosse. The young
couple went TO reside with Alters parents,
aud trouble soon came, caused by the
parents interference with her life and
her husbands abuse. In 1871 a child
was born to them-.a girl. In 1878 she
left her husband and child and took care
Of herself. In about year she institut
ed proceedings for divorce from her hus-
band. She then made an effort to get he1
child and failed, and finally withdrew
her suit for divorce. In the meantime
Alter had taken a notion to get married
again, and he commenced suit for di.
vorce from his wife on the ground Of de-
sertion. She made no answer or defence
and he obtained the divorce and the
custody of the child, and then got mar
ried. A short time ago the mother seized
an opportunity and took the child off te
Chicago. She was arrested in Chicago or
charge of abduction, but was discharged
by the Judge before whom the case came
She concealed the child in Chicago anc
returned to Lacrosse. Here she was ar
rested for violating an order Of the Cour
giving the father the custody of the child
The Judge sent her to Jail, there to remair
until she returns the child to Alter. Thi'
she solemnly swears she never will do
saying she will die in Jail first. So she il
committed to Jail for life, for the Cour
must maintain its dignity by the enforce
ment Of its orders and DEGREES. The
Judge cannot therefore reverse the order
and she is fully resolved never to yield
Her acquaintance in Lacrosse say sh'
will never return the child or reveal it
hiding place, so there is a good deal o
public sympathy for the suffering mother
st. Louis ReDublScaa1.
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Johnny's Essay OF, the Ant Eaters.

Ant eaters ketches EN- with their lungs,
WITCH is like a werm, and gum on it, same
as hop todes lungs. The eater it finds a
place where the ants is to work, and lies
down'and pays out its tung, and shets its
eyes. Then ant comes there and takes
look, and says to the other ants !: t'This
duffer has over ct hisself, and gone to sleep
without finishing his last werm, lets take
wot is left for our selfs.'
But when they have all got hold they
stick fast, and the eater it opens one ey,
like sayin: slime reddy if you are" and
then it touches spring, and the tung is
drawed in quick, and them ants is aston
ish.
And now III tell you story witch amt
true, jest for a chang.
his tung that way, and ant come up and
said: "Hello! wot's this?"
The eater was SO hungry he cudent
wait so he said: sWhy don't you see? That
is nice red werm.
But he had to pull in his tung for to say
it, and then the ant said 81 was Jest a
looking for werm like that, and if you
hadent GRABBED it so quick I would have
took it my own SELF"
The eater see he had made mistake,
so he said: II know where there is a other
werm, same kind. You follower me lie
sho YOU"
So the eater went of a little way with
his back to the ant, and laid out his tung
agin, and wen the ant had cum the eater
winked its i, like saying: "Do be Garlic,
or you will friten the werm, and he might
git away, cos you see l only got him by
the tall
Wen the ant had looked it said: "You
can't fool me smarty; that's the same old
werm wlch you have had in your mowth.
line hungry, but don't want any boddys
second hand vittles"
And the eater dident dare to say twas
ent so, cos it wud have to pull in its tung
agin to say it; but after the ant had went
away mad then it SAID. "Its nifty hard
to be silent under unjust suspicion, wen
natur has given me so much tongue for to
deny little Argonaut.
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Precious Girls.

An old-fashioned notion that the sim
plest plan IS to bring all the Young people
together, and let them amuse themselves,
turns out to be a complete failure. This
IS not at all what is expected. and even
thelr parents are disappointed with the
tiasco. That an elaborate toilet sbo,,Id end
IN bllndnaa's outfis intolerable; and SO
children party only differs from full
dress ball in the height of the dancers.
The little ltdy starts for her nights dis
sipahon when she ought to be in bed, and
has the cares of maturity early upon her
mind, lest her card should not be filled
up in the evening. She reproduces the
talk OF her mothers boudoir in the ball
room, and can criticise the dress of her
vis-a-vis after the best models of we'll
bred disparagement. She distinguishes
between the dreamy pleasures of a waltz
and the more athletic enjoyment of a
"supper set," and can firt with an air of
ingenious simplicity which mi ght suggest
very valuable hints to her elder sister.
She has poor opinion of square dances,
| knows that her dress may get torn in the
last figures Of the lanciers, and finds one
of "the bores of dancing quadrille is
that the figures are always changing.
With sedulous careeshe lis quite up to
the method by which an undesirable
partner may be courteously avoided, and
is careful to see how the gentleman
dances before she permits mis- autograph
on her card. When the evening is over.
she knows she has utilized her time, and
has engaged herself three or four deep
tor the next children's ball at some
nelghbors house. A dance in January is
not forgotten in the ensuing month, and
her correspondence on the I4th of Febru-
airy has reference to some remembered
events in the nights entertainment She
has fine contempt for her own brothers,
and with characteristic precocity affects
a terror of schoolboys generally, but finds
herself q ute equal to sustain prolonged
conversation with her eldest sisters adj
mirer. That worsh1per having at last
withdrawn to the more appropriate shrine
OF his devotion, she admits to subse-
quent partner that all the time she was
bored. There can be, she says, no real
pleasure in talking to an engaged man.
London May FAIR.
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II Broken Heart.

One morning, a fortnight ago, hap
pened in at the American Consulate, and
was introduced to gentleman apparent
ly about thirty six years of age. He was
above the middle height, and remarkable
handsome, dark and Spanish looking. I
saw him only a few minutes, but he
made a decided impression on me. l
little thought that I should never see
Congressman J. 3. Leonard again. He
died last night at the Hotel TELEGRAPH, Of
a broken heart, the victim of the old, old
story ---unrequitcd love.
His romance was this: Some years
age ne formed the acquaintance Of a
young Cuban lady of wealthy family, and
courted her on the promise that he would
yet present her with a career worthy Of
her hand. His promotion was rapid. In
a short time he rose from post to post, to
Judge and Congressman. Seeing his fu-
ture so insured, he came to Havana to lay
his honors at the lady's feet, and to offer
her his heart and hand. While still on
board the steamship Columbus, in this
port, he received letter from her, which
had been awaiting his arrival for deliv-
cry, and in which she advised him not to
land, as she was not disposed to listen to
his oYertures.
Of course it was impossible for Mr..
Leonard to remain on shipboard in the
hot harbor. He landed, but only to find
he was cruelty Tilted, and that he had
been in the pursuit so long of heart Of
stone. His excitement drove him to his
bed. He fell into a morbid condition
which he vainly endeavored to conquer
He struggled bravely, but such was his
bitter grief, such the blow his love and
manly dignity had received, that he speed.
lily sank into state which left him the
easy prey of the first of those many fell
diseases Of these ATTITUDES, which are evel
lowering round, vulture-ike, to seize on
declining human powers. His fate came
in the form of the demon yellow fever
His condition spread about among the
lady's friends, and they were convinced
that his life rested in her hands, They
condemned her conduct, and, it is said
demonstrated with her for it. On the
night before he died, the at length con
science-stricken woman sent messenger
to his bedside to state that they coulc
meet this spring in New Orleans, 'anc
matters might be satisfactorily arranged
A sad smile passed over his face, and il
the midst Of it might be seen CLEAN O
new life, of triumph, perhaps something
of resentment. II do not want that WON
an" he said bitterly. 1t was his las
effort. He was within reach of his cher
ished prize, with power perhaps til,
latent hope to seize it. Alas! poor hu
man nature; the crisis and the compiled
tions were too great. He sank after tn
momemtary rally; the delirium resumed
its sway, and he died at one o'clock o.
the morning of March 15.-Haua,,ah Go,
n. Y. Spirit Of the Times.
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L0ckin' the Barn

Jamie, where ha' ye been my lads
There's tallow upon your sleeve,
An your face is jyst as red as your beard
verify do believe"
Il was out i the bran a-lockin' up, sir,
For to keep the thieves AVA;
Ye'll mind as We told me not to forget
Jist week agane to da'."
"Jennie, where ha' ye been, my lass?
Your tresses are a. awee,
An the red on your cheeks is very red,
An a sparkle is in your e'e."
"Tho win was blowin' so dreary, sir,
That the candle light was dim,
An please, sir, only went alang
Jist to held it weel for him."
"Weel, many's the time I've lockt the barn
An I've It'll clean coat-sleeye,
An Jennie held niver light for me,
verify do believe.
There's somethn' comin'-God bless y,
both
i'll know what am about
Take care that the dreary win o. life
Blows never your candle out,
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A S,srviri,.G Heroine Of 1919.

There is an interesting story connected
with Cedar Point, scituate Harbor, Mass.
The heroine is Miss Rebecca Bates, now
bright, genial old lady of eighty four,
whose memory continues remarkably
clear. The story, taken from her own
lips, can be depended upon as thorough
~ reliable. Her father was Captain
Simeon Bates; he was light-keeper at
the time, and was the first who lit the
light, in April 1911. In the spring Of
the following year English cruisers were
numerous in Massachusetts, Bay, and on
one occasion the launches of an English
trigate were sent in to Scituate. Harbor.
They set fire to vessels at the wharves,
and towed out two, at the same time
threatening to destroy the town if any
resistance was offered. After this event
home guard was formed, and detach-
ments were stationed on Cedar and Grow
points, and in front of the village, with
a brass piece. When there was no sail
in sight, the guards were allowed to go
off to their farms.
Nothing to occasion alarm occurred
again until the following September.
Rebecca, at that time eighteen years Of
age, and her sister Abigail, fourteen
years old, and still living, were sitting
toward evening sewing with their moth
er. Captain Bates and the rest of his
large family and the guards were all
away Mrs. Bates told Rebecca it was
time to put on the kettle. As Rebecca
went into the kitchen she for the first
time perceived an English ship OF war
close at hand and lowering her boats. "
knew the ship at glance she said. ut
was the La Hogue. 20, Lord!' says l to
my sister, the old La Hogue is off here
again! What shall we do2 here are their
barges coming again, and they'll burn
up our vessels just as they did afore.
You see, there were two vessels at the
wharf, loaded with -four, and We
couldn't afford to lose that in those times
when the embargo made it so hard tt
live we had to bile pumpkins all day tt
| get sweetening for sugar. There were
the muskets of the guards. I was gooc
mind to take those out beyond the light
house and fire them at the barges;
might have killed one or two, but i
would have done no good, for they would
have turned round and fred the village
I'll tell you what We'll do said I to m,
sister; look here says l, you take tn
drum. I'll take the ffe.' was fond 0
military music, and could play fou
tunes on the fife. Yankee Doodle wa
my master piece. I learned on the fit
which the soldiers had at the light
They had drum there, too; so l said t