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CHAPTER XIX.
TBs nouErAiN RANCH

II was high noon when our friends
reached Phippsburg. and they we're still
fifteen miles from the new homo TO
which they were going.
The girls had not yet arrived, the
sage having grounded upon n bar
formed from the washing from the
mines.
Johnny, too. was complaining of his
back, and his parents feared 10 take
him further that day over tho rough
roads.
II was decided. therefore, that Mrs.
Parsons and Johnny should remain at
the hotel in Phippsburg, while the men
went ON with the goods, and that on the
morrow when they returned. the heavy
wagon and carriage with the team which
Mr.. Blake was To have should be turned
over TO him and the family should go on
In the-spring wagon.
Small as 1t was. the expense Of re-
naming at tho hotel was sad draw on
tho few remaining dollars In the possess
sion OF John and Martha Parsons, but
ii could not be helped and the teams
drove on and left them.
Towards evening the boat arrived.
aud on Il came Jennie and Lucy. Mrs.
Parsons could not leave JOHNNY to go
down 10 the landing. but watched at the
hotel window and beckoned 10 them ms
they came up the opposite side Of the
street.
When the girls saw their mother they
hurried across the street to the hotel
and into the sitting-room where she
awaited them, and in another moment
all three were crying upon each others
shoulders.
'4Oh mother. mother, It's awful to
think that the old place Is lost, buried
by the overflow from those mines; is
there no way TO save itP Can't il be
floated off againp' sobbed Lucy, her
whole frame shaking with excitement.
II can't bear to live and know that you
and father are driven out Of your COM
Portable home and forced TO begin on
piece Of wild land again. wish you
would 90 to town and live and let me
teach school and support you. I'm sure
Icould do It,
You must not take Il so hard,
dears,r returned their mother. still
holding the girls close to her True.
il is very sad 10 be obliged to give up
the old home, but no doubt we shall be
very comfortable on the new place when
we get it fixed up little. What hurts
me most is the knowledge that we may
never be able 10 visit you II you 60 so
far away as l suppose you will do when
YOU are married to MIR. Annelsey."
"I'll never marry, mother, never.
sobbed Lucy. II have written Mr..
Annelsey and broken of our engage
ment, and am going to stay with you
and father and help take care Of Johnny
as long as live. You need not say
word against II, for II Is too late; the
letter is half way to New York by this
time"
To say that Mrs Parsons was greatly
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A Novel and Effective Fire Extlnuuishsr.

WASHINGTON, September 20.--There has
been very successful test Of steam gun
designed for use in extinguishing fires.
1t consists of a long brass tube which is at
tached by hose to an ordinary fire engine.
1t is q breech loader, and throws glass
grenades filed with an extinguishing mix
ture. The trial was made on the monu-
ment lot. In the test the maximum pres
sure Of steam used was sixty-fiye pounds.
Under such an impetus the projectiles rose
a very strong breeze. and fell long way
out on the reclaimed fats. This was an
excessive pressure, and was given merely
to show the capabilities Of the gun. The
pressure was then brought down to about
forty pounds, when flight Of projectiles
rose in quick succession to the height Of
our highest buildings under the deft hand
ling OF the breech- block and steam-con-
trolling valve by the gentleman in charge.
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All EIopement AIIsoarrIes.

CHICAGO, September 2o.--Dernier Mayer,
handsome girl of about nineteen, and
Abraham Michael, ecent-looking young
man of twenty or thereabouts, each being
respectively daughter and clerk Of Mayer
pere, who keeps store in Goshen, Ind.
came to Chicago together last night, and
found an asylum with brother of the clerk,
who lives on Fulton Avenue. The pail
were to have been married to-day, but the
early arrival of the young lady,s father,
ed their plans. Miss Mayer was induced to
recognize the folly of marry
ing without hope of receiving the parental
blessing, and young Michael was Informed
that he could take last farewell of his late
sweetheart at the depot. He was at the
Union Depot promptly on time, where
note was given him saying the father
and daughter had taken the train ct Twen-
ty-second street. -
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UNsGNEE Publishers LOUISA LAWRENCE SEPTEMBER 1885,

upon the valuable portion OF the ranch
had disappeared entirely from sight
Martha Parsons wept as she took n
last look at the place, and yet she was
at heart glad TO get away.
ftwas like nightmare, staying there
and seeing that mass OF mud and water
rise dayiby day. And besides, however
poor their homo might be, II was hence
forth the only one they were TO know,
and she was anxious 70 get into IL and
begin the work Of improvement.
As for John Parsons, he looked neither
to the right nor TO the left He did not
oven turn his head for last look at the
old place as he rounded the hill that
shut II from their view.
Pride and ambition were well nigh
dead within him, and he hoped for
nothing beyond bare existence for the
rest Of his life
He would come back, be thought,
when the roads got good again. and II
the buildings were not burned down.
would tear OF some OF the boards from
such portions as were not buried by the
overflow, and use them 10 help patch
up with. on tho new ranch. Beyond
that the place was absolutely worthless.
and probably some tramping miner
would carelessly set fire TO the build
ings after having camped in them over
night
The fleeing family had perhaps
placed n distance OF three miles be-
tween themselves and their ruined home
when from the other direction appeared
two horsemen
AS they came opposite the cottage,
they looked for evidences Of the pres
ence OF lis former inmates, but did not
pull up their animals.
Evidently, they, too. have pulled
out, " remarked one Of the horsemen 70
his companion. II say. Jobbers, it's
pretty hard, now. on the poor ranchers,
and l'll be hanged IL don I wish these
was some way Of getting out the gold
without running their homes. Look
there now; finest ranch and finest family
In the whole country. Ranch gone 70
the dogs and the family gone, God
only knows where
"oh 'e's all right" returned the
other. "'E'll get another bit Of land
some sT s and 20 - work again. and Il;
a few years en- ave Il all set out with
trees and grape-vincs. Great country
this for. man as as TO work for Is
liyln'; great country, and wen return
20 Hingland i intend 10 hadvise all my
farmer hacquaintanccs to hemigrate TO
California." :"
And then the two men relapsed into
silence and rode on. The next day Mr..
Jobbcrs took the boat for Sacramento,
and from there went 70 New York, from
whence he returned TO his own country.
fully impressed with the idea that how
ever rough life II might be In the
mines for gentlemen. California was q
great place for men who work for a.
living. and Is to-day probably advising
every farmer whom he m eets TO ''hemi-
grate. p"
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oAwNINos.

A flush Of light across tho night
Which half reveals and half conceals
The things that aroi
beneath that light and fog.wreath white
And floats ATARI
Against the sky
The tet-blnck lines OF lofty pines.
whose million ncedloleayes know how
And how 10 laugh; but now are hushed
AZ though In foar,
or else that % they may not fail
some call 70 hear
when horalds Of the dawn appear.
And now there comes deeper giean-
bright rays that seem
To steal apaoe 10 every plaoos
bat jerks west; an owl Ia quest
or hollow tree. drifts down the lcas.
A blue.blrd sings; its muaic rings
u Twlxs day and dark.
And now the lines OF sentinel pines
That watch on high
Tho glory sect for the eastern gates
or ElltterlnT pearl
where the morning waits
Wide open whirl.
Aud eiiiows Of gold the earth infold.
20 half concealed and half revealed,
by each way has come the day
The living light
Has elossomed FROM the darkSome night.
But noaEih can show. aud none eau Know
The momeni fair
All namelefn now,
All famelcss now
whose fnurky glow linked closely thoro
The darksomc night with living light
Yet give that moment now name;
Yea give Il now uaino or fnno
With baici breath
name it-Doatb.
q soul foriorn.
Know Death IL Dawn
For Death concehln yet hall reveals
The twilight way
ThA, men must 20, tvirt starllt life
And Heavenly day.
That day-bird slngnl
Af twerc song OF Heavenly birth
The music rings
Above tho earth.
Rec chariss s. NslcAap q, cAisoVO Adednee.
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J. IuoPVl'0M Seel1td an Ri0lIiI HelsTred.l
Driven From Sea tOSea,
: Oh, JUST A CAMPIN'.
NJ o POST
PuBtisHRp NJ PEhnssIor or J. Z. DownrY
q %. PuBiisnERs. cHcAoo.
cHAPTRR xvlII.-corrrnrrp.

CHAPTkR AVlII,-CoNffNuED.
Whom this was oil settled between
them, and memorandum OF the whole
matter made ana carefully deposited in
the pocket-book OF Mr.. Blake, that gen.
tleman returned the pockct.book 10 his
pocket. buitoncd up his coat and
mounting his horse, rode back 10 town.
When he was gono Mrs, Parsons gavo
sigh Of relief
"Wcll. | am glad II is all fixed up. :"
she said. "and shall feel better still
when the deed Is made and we are In
possession All tho time he was here |
was afraid that the trade would fall
through some way. and can not begin
to tell how anxious am 10 get away
from here or how | dreaded having TO
rent place. I'd rather live in hut
aud have Il my own. than In palace
that belongod 20 another. and am like
Johnny, | begin 10 feel rs II this awful
mass that is about us might raise sud
denly aud swallow us all In moment.
Yes" replied her husband. iii Is
better that we 20. though It's mortal
hard 10 leave this place, which was tho
puTtiest and best In the valley. But Il
don't make much odds. l s'pose. where
one Is. so they have enough to eat; and
guess we can git that up there
'Tll load up tonight an start TO-
morrow with the first load. It'll take
me two days TO make the round trip,
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Canada,s Pest.

MONTREAL, September 19.-The official
report made at the Health office to-day
shows that there were thirty three deaths
from smallpox in this city yesterday. Six
cases were reported at L'Assumption, some
miles down the river, ard two at Sorel.
The Provincial Board has ordered that all
the inmates Of the city prisons be VACCINE
ofa
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AM Insans Editor KIIls MImself.

BosroN, September 20. Francis O'Don-
nell, formerly editor of the Roxbury Ca
zette, became insane to-day and was taken
to physician to have his condition exam
ined. when he seized a dish on the table,
smashed il, and cut his throat with the
fragments, tore the wound open with his
hands. and dropped dead.
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She Avoided the Fine.

CAIRO, ILL.,, September e0.-Last night
Ellen Law, colored, aged sixteen, took NOR
phine and died, to avoid going to jail, in
default Of the payment Of fines to the
amount of $50, In the Police Court under
citv rdinances.
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coIIactlnu Fare win q cIuh.

CALIFORNIA, Pa, September 2O.-A deck
hand on the steamer James g. Blaine at
tackled John Kain with a bludgeon last
evening, infiicting injuries that will likely
prove fatal. Kain refused to pay his fare,
claiming that he had already paid. The
deckhand, whose name is unknown, has
not been arrested.
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srsatsst FOUNDRY il the Country.

SAN FRAscrsco, September io.-Ths
cornerstone Of the Union Foundry, which,
when completed, will be the largest iron
works in the United States, was laid to-
dav. Peter Donahue is the principal stock
holder. The building will cost $40O,000. -
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Lny person who iakes the paper rsrulari, nom m.
pesonce, whether directed 70 he nans o. uhethef h,
b sntacfibef o. noi, - fespoesibie faf the t.-
The cpufis have decided thai refusing 70 lake news
Tapefs And periodicals. from the poaiolhos o. temoV
ing aud iearnE them uncalled foi, prtas dnria sv,
dsnea u IhrrHriouAL TnAgb-
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Tossed by a Mad Bull.

EvANsvrr.Lr, ND, September 20.-Wil-
liam Bedford, an old citizen, well known In
racing circles throughout the Union, wa.
terribly injured to-day by mad bull. and
win probably die. "
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THE COMMONWEALTH.


There has been little change in the
market since last report. We quote 1884
tobace's as follows for full-weight pack
ages: aA=za * a.
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fcopwtoAl seonod. An RiohiI Relaped. i
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-03-19

where the coach had been DELAYED in
January. The probable path of the
boy had been examined many times, in
vain. 1t occurred to me that one so
venturesome, so familiar with the
whole region, might have attempted to
traverse the mountains by a straight
course between the coach and his
home. To do this he would ascend to
the top of a ridge that was several hun
dred feet above the depression in which
the coach stood.
Trying to follow a straight line in
the direction of Mr.. Stout's house, we
crossed the ridge, and. descending to-
ward the village, came. few rods be-
yOnd the ridge, to vast snow-drift.
Skirting this. we walked on elastic turf
that was everywhere starred with
minute Alpine flowers, ultra-marine
and pink. On this gemmed bed of
moss. at the lower edge of the drift, we
found my noble Basil Nearly his
whole body was still concealed by tho
shroud of snow that covered him that
winter night. We removed its white
folds from the perfectly preserved face
and form, and carried the boy to his
parents.
When. two days later, we reverently
bore him from the church to the grave.
all the inhabitants of the village, fol-
lowing the bier, honored themselves 10
doing honor to the memory of my he.
rOic neutrality-suspicious. Union.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-03-19
THE MAHDI'S PREMIER.
An Exalted Position Held by French
Newsuauer Man.

An Exalted Position Held by n French
Newspaper Man.
Che Mahdi is willing to use foreign
ers when they can be of service to him.
Much of his recent success is supposed
to be due to his chief officer, Olivier
Pain, handsome, dashing Bohemian
who commenced his career on the
Paris press. Pain was prominent in
the Commune and was a captain in the
FrancO-Prussian war. Later in 1873
Marshal Mcmahon sent him with
ROchefOrt, editor of La Lanterne.. and
other Communists to the penal COLONY
of New Caledonia. He was one of the
little band that escaped from there in
1873 and came to this country. Then
with RochefOrt he went to London and
published several newspapers. From
London they went to Geneva, where
LIntransigeant was edited for circula-
ton in Paris. During the war between
Russia and Turkey Pain was among
the first correspondents on the ground,
but soon began TO take an active part
on behalf of the latter country both by
counsel and arms. Ee was taken
prisoner by the Russians, suspected of
being a spy and condemned to be shot:
but there being great doubt that he
was one, and the fact that he was n
Tfenchman, saved him. After a severe
Imprisonment he returned to Paris on
the granting of a general amnesty to
the Communists and wrote for several
OF the leading newspapers. On the
breaking out OF the war in Egypt he
was sent there as correspondent at his
own request, as 4. seemed never to be
so happy as wheh in the midst of tur-
mol and excitement While there he
changed his mission and s5rmed that
brilliant idea OK penetrating to the
camp of the Makdi, wbiea he alone
succeeded in doing of all the CORE
spondents sent to Egypt, ard this in
the face of the almost inslTmountable
obstacles and in spite of haedships and
terrors which would have appalled, tho
heart of any other man nut Pain.-
Rr~s Paper.
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TRUE FASCINATION.

Circumstances Which Indicate That the
Reign Of Young Girls is Over.
The reign of very young girls over
the heart of man is ended. '.Sweet
sixteen is insipid, fascinating eight
cen" tame. At twenty-five the young
lady of the present day may be said to
be interesting, at thirty she is charm
ing, and at thirty-three fascinating.
But it is not till the woman gets well
into the forties that she reaches the an
gelic period where temper no longer
leads the mastery, and mature thought
smoothes out the rugged outlines of
her mental life. If she understands
the art of self-preservation she may
also retain at this age the better part
of her physical charms. and be pretty
in spite of the years. Ninon de ZEN
clos was regarded as a belle and a
beauty at sixty, and care and discre-
ton are only necessary to carry the
beauty of youth far into mature life.
Another custom is coming into vogue
which must lend hope to many spin
ster and widow of uncertain age, and
that is the fashion of women marrying
men younger than themselves. Per-
haps this can hardly be called novel
innovation, however, for it has been
practiced in the older countries for
many years. and in Ireland has long
been the custom. Dr. johnson mar
ried woman old enough to be his
mother; Disraeli was many years his
wife's junior. and Aaron Burr married
a widow several years older than him.
self. The famous Madame de Stael was
fortyfour when she picked up young
officer OF twenty or so, and Rachel
married Vernhagen Won Ense when
she was over forty and he in his twen-
ties. All of these were happy mar
riages. and Miss Thackeray, Mrs. Craik
and Margaret Fuller seemed to believe
in such unions, for they each chose
comparatively youngsters for matri-
monial mates. Modern and ancient
unions of this kind have proved lucky
unions, and as some of the latter have
given sort of tone and fashion to Gus
tom. we may look for tide in that
If it becomes the fashion
for women to choose husbands younger
than themselves, Old-fashioned folk
may preach against it in vain.-LOndOn
Echo.
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Embroidered Ginghams.

The popular Scotch ginghams have
their beauty enhanced this year by EN-.
broidery done all over the fabric in
dots. blocks, or tiny raised spots or
lines. The embroidery is done by ma
chinery, and is in white on blue, pale
blue on darker blue, red on blue, red
Blue is evidently to remain the favorite
color in ginghams, as fifteen different
shades of blue gingham are shown in
plain colors, and there are many varie-
ties of striped, plaid. and dotted ging-
hams made up of the blue shades that
wash so well. A second novelty in
ginsham is that called by the Scotch
weavers the ''cram stripes" because
the white stripes have the threads dou-
bled. and are woven as thick as cOu-
tile or jean, while the blue or brown
stripes alternating with these are as
light as ordinary ginghams. The
Roman stripes are also new in ging-
hams, and show several bright colors
together in one broad stripe on clear
white ground; blue, pink, green, red.
and yellow lines form one wide stripe,
and there are plaids in which the same
colors appear. Small pin-head checks
are shown again in a color with white.
or with two shades of one color: and
the pretty cross-bar patterns reappear
in various colors on white ground
Harpers Bdzdr.
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THE ANALYSTS MISTAKE.

You weigh each motive and read the laws,
For the baby's breath and the madman's
freak;
And seek of science the mighty cause
For the blush on a maiden's cheek.
You sagely measure and count and SPELL
To learn of the secret soul of things;
You break the heart of the exiled shell,
To learn of the song it sings.
You prompt the coming of song or sob;
With careful fingers note meanwhile
The pulses quickened tbrOb.
What have you gained. though your search
ing eyes
Detect in the gold its speck os dross,
Or see the dullness that underhes
The glamour, bloom and gloss!
What have you gained. though yours to know
Each subtle motive and silent force?
Though the smiles of JOY OF the tears of woe,
You trace to their hidden sOurc.I
This. that never, although with tears
You seek and pray, will there ever come
Back again to your barren years
The vanished joy and bloom.
Though you be wiser than other men,
For your sad success you have only found
That never for you in life again
Will the hills be glory-crowned.
Never again in the fairest face,
To see the beauty that lights and leads;
Never again the unquestioned grace
Of high and holy deeds.
And you know when all is over and DONE
Disappointed and sorrow-crOst,
That something better than you have won,
Out of your life is lost.
-CcfiOtta Perry, in Louisville COurier-JOurndl.
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THE FLYlNG-SQU!RREL.
Its Habits, Habitat and Its Peculiar
itinS-

Its Habits, Habitat and Its Peculiar
tiles.
The common flying squirrel i!Sciur-
opterus rolansj calls but for brief
mention here, as it is entirely harmless
to the farmer, never injuring any of
his crops. 1t is easily recognized by
the closely-furred flying membrane eN-
tending along the sides from the an
terror to the posterior limbs. The tail
is densely furred. and is quite fiat
Above. the color is a yellowish slate.
beneath pure white: size that of the
common ground squirrel. The ''flight''
of this species is performed by its as
cendng to height and widely expand
ing the flying membranes as it leaps
in:o the air. There is no motion of the
wings the animal simply floating
from tree to tree. l have seen
them glide through the air in this man.
ner for a distance exceeding forty
yards.
This isa strictly nocturnal species.
and is gregarious. large numbers being
always found together. 1t builds no
summer leaf nest. but makes its home
in hollow trees. crannics in rocks. and
even under the caves and among the
crevices of houses and barns. occasion.
ally sharing its abode with woodpeck-
ers, screechowls and bats. From three
to six young are produced by this
squirrel yearly, and frequently a second
litter is brought forth within the year.
in the Southern States. The food of
the flying squirrel consists of nuts,
seeds and tree buds, and it has been
caught in traps baited only with meat,
which goes to show that it is. at least
at times, carnivorous. This is par
ticularly gentle and timid animal, be-
coming tame in few hours when cap
tured, and never making any attempt
to bite. The flying squirrel ranges over
nearly the whole of North America, and
is IN abundants pecies.-Raiph W. Seiz.
in Country Gentleman.