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Isithad not been Of such 8 serious nature.
The race was kept up for more than 4
mile ana during the entire distance
lthe felloy who was On tOp KEPT yelling:
Isslla tiI YOU !; and the hairoof
/ ifthe fellow who ~ as Il ruisning held his hat
poised four inches floml his head while
he headed for the gulch, Often the
rolling snow struck the heels of his
shoes, but it did not quite get him.
More quickly than 1T takes to tell il the
hunted man dashed out into the valley
and what he thought was safety The
alley, however was more dangerous
than the mountain !, as an unseen gulch
crossed it, into which the tunted man
fell. Providence, though was kind to-
him, for the slide had spent its force,
and the snow piled np on the bank over
which he had fallen 5.sSs sssI
When the two were able to look
around one was lying at the bottom Of
the guich, while the other was seated
upon the crest Of the snow bank that
overlooked its edge. Aspen tl'ol.
Times. .55 Tss,
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Charles Stewart Parnsll.

Seldom, If ever before III .d,s- .fs,es u !;
history, has man risen with such rap
id stride to the formost rank Of intel
lectual fame and power as has Charles
Stewart parnell, the already illustrious
leader of Ireland in her constitutional
struggle for freedom.
Mr.. Parnell was born in June, 1916,
at Avondale, Rathdrurn, Ireland, and
is the second son Of John Henry Par
nell, a plain country gentleman OF am
pie fortune, and Della Parnell, nee
Stewart, daughter Of Admiral Stewart,
a gallant and distinguished officer of
the United States navy, who died at
Bordertown, N. j., Nov. 8, 1869. His
great grandfather, Sir John Parnell,
baron of Coughton, was member of par
lament and held many distinguished
offices. His grandfather, largely en-
dowed with worldly means, lived a re-
tired life, beloved by his tenantry and
respected by all. His father, John
Henry Parnell, while yet q young man,
and travelling for pleasurein the United
States, met Miss Stewart in Washing
ton city, and they were afterward mar
ried in New York. Charles Stewart
was the second son, there being now
living two brothers anu three sisters of
the family.
He was educated at Magdalen Col
lege, Cambridge, England. He was
first elected to parliament on April, 10,
1875. His maiden speech was delivered
III the House of Commons upon the
Irish oercion bill, April 2s, 1875.
Mr.. parnell's remarkable career has
attracted as much attention and admi-
ration as that Of any man who has ever
appeared as the champion Of human
liberty. Without one act Of violence or
shedding one drop of blood, he has
practically achieved the liberation of
his oppressed country. The hopes and
prayers of every friend of humanity
and every lover of liberty in America
are with him.
Sneh men are among the rarest pro-
ducts Of time; their fame is eternal.
Should Mr.. Parnen round out his ca
reer as grandly as seems pyobable--al-
most certain--he will be to Ireland q
centlrsy hence what Washington is to
our country to-day.
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An Exciting Adventure.

During the great storm of last week
two sturdy miners started toascend one
OF our sighboring mountains with the
intention OF working a claim that lay
near its crest. They made the trip on
Norwegian snow shoes, on which they
worked their way upa marrow gnlch
leading TO their property. As they
journeyed on, one of them got to be
some two hundred yards in advance of
the other. and it was while this distance
separated them that the leader By an
unhappy step overturned q top heavy
mass OF snow and started dreadful
slide. He seized hold of a convenient
tree, and called to his companion to
Look 0ut!n The tree was small, and
bent over under the weight Of the NOV
ing snow. He let go, aud started with
the snow The long shoes by this time
were firmly anchored IN the moving
mass, and lie was hurled along with no
power to step himself By seizing trees
which he passed. fortunately he was
on the tail end Of the avalanche, and
thus rode on it IN safety. with nothing
coming behind TO cover him up.
When he found that he had thus to
be an unwilling passenger upon the
terrible train he looked ahead to see
what had become ef his partner. The
latter seeing that there was no escape
on either side. turned heels to the roar
ing mass and startsd on alife- and death
run right down the gulch. Then fol
lowed wild and thrilling chase This
man Nho was anchored on top OF the
snow yelled to the man ii fr0nt 10 rur
while be Who WIS purssaed strai1ed
9evefy muscle 10 keep OUT of the jsEs
Of the death that was close at - heels.
The sight would hsse heen amusing 4
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Wolf and Beaver.

While hunting in the Wind River
mountain an eastern correspondent
witnessed an encounter between Q sill
ver-gray wolf and a beaver. On the
log that formed the basis OF the beaver
dam there crouched an immense silver
grey wolf. He was intently watching
the surface Of the water. Soon there
came long ripple from one Of the
banks, steadily approaching the log.
A beaver was on his way to the top OF
the dam. Instantly the wolf croucbed
still lower, while his eyes never moved
from the ripple. He wanted beaver
meat for breakfast. The water broke
close to the edge of the log. and the
broad head Of the beaver appeared.
There was 3 savage spring, q loud
splash, and both the wolf and beaucr
disappeared beneath the water. In .
few seconds the wolf emerged alone,
clambered back on the log, and discon-
solately paved several punches Of fur
from between his glistening fangs.
The beaver had escaped. But the wolf
was not discouraged. In . moment or
two he moved further along the log and
took up another position Of obseryar
ton. The point he now occupied was
at the junction Of huge limb with
the parent stream, This limb made a
semi circular sweep Of the twenty-five
or thirty feet, its extreme end resting
on the bank. The water space thus en-
closed was not as the rest OF the pond,
and near the shore WAS quite shallow.
All at once the wolf pricked up his ears
and there could be seen the ripple that
announced the presence Of q beaver.
Soon the black object appeared
above the water near the shore
IT was the nose Of bea-
yer. Slowly the wolf crept along
the limb. His movements were noise
less. The water was SO shallow that
the beaver once In his snemy's clutches
could not possibly escape. The spring
was made and the beaver was caught.
But what was shisS From every side
arose black forms, and white teeth, and
the wolf was the centre Of savage
ambuscade. He fought desperately, but
from the first his case was hopeless.
The beavers sWarnned to the attack un-
ltil fully ffty were there. The marauder
Nas literally torn to pieces and the
yrafAr covered with fr10menf9 of hairi
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lIERNR
There was an ancient fairy isle,

l There was an ancient fairy isle,
An emerald of the western seas,
| With soft skies o 'er whose azure smile
Wood ever its ambrosial breeze,
| Twas known, lis said, to lyric Greece,
/ A land OF beauty, land of dream,
| Ogygia, home Of wealth and peace.
The old Home!ic muses. theme.
The swallow loved its gentle ar,
| The wild bee drank irs dewy flowers,
The loveiiest things Of earth were there,
| And, oh, that land was ours, WAS ours.
sIhere was an ancient holy Isle,
A gem below the western skies,
Whose green lap bore the sacred pile,
Where faith was uursed In heavenly sighs,
A star OF glory set above
Flashed Ger the midnight OF the world,
And brought the Joys oflight and love
70 slaves in lands of darkness furled
The martyr blood the yirgin's prayer,
Pure as the incense OF its bowers,
The saint and scholar all were there,
And, oh. that land was oprs. was ours.
There was an ancient glorious isle,
Below the light OF western stars,
And DER its green and fertile soil
Was heard the martial tramp OF Mars
No land on earth but loved its name,
And feared to face its warrior brave;
Its sword flashed in the light OF fame,
AL home and O. 'er the Ocan wave
The plumes of victory fosted there,
High Ger its grand old castle towers,
Where knights Of faith and freedom We're,
And. oh that land was ours, was ours.
Ierne. the urn of martyredloye
The shrine tho sanctuary grave:
Home of the eagle and the dove,
The virgin and the patriot brave;
Hills where the startled wild deer leapt.
at conqueting valorg mountain cry;
An forests where the turtles wept
In languishrnent of fairy joy;
Streams by whose banks the minstrel strayed,
Pouring his soul in Eghtsome showers;
Wales where the Enilkmaid's song delayed,
lelne, fair land, twas ours, twas ours.
Ierne! and shall it never be
The land of freedoms s song no more?
The frowD of one dark upas tree
Is all that clouds its beauty Ger.
Its skies are soft, its Wales are green,
Its harbors rich, its woodlands gay,
One black spot only Ger the scene,
And why not sweep that curse away?
Her cbildron brave, herdaug bters fair:
Fer home as rich az India's dowers;
Oh, God, be with us, if we swear
TO make that grand land ours, yes. ours.
Ierne. byall the martyrs trust,
BY all the eloister' s sacred VOW,
By Plunkett's s blood and Emmet's dust,
And Patrick's tomb, wen right thee now.
Great land and what is life to me.
And what is love, and what is Joy,
If chains and darkness feIter thee,
And widows wall, and orphans cry2
Slaves bend the knee to prospering crime,
Shall we adore no higher powers?
Y es, and that land OF ancient time,
Wen prove twas ours, wen make it ours.
JamesJ. Malone, in United ireland.
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Feats Of Strength.

The naus lar power OF the human
body is indeed woderfnl, A Turkish
porter will trot at a rapid pace and
carry d Weightnf 900 pounds. Milo, ia
celebrated athlete Of Crotona, in Italy,
accustomed himself to carry the great
est burdens, and By degrees became q
monster in strength. Tt is said that he
carried on his shoulders an OK, a years
old, weighing upwards OF /, goo pounds,
fsr distance Of forty rods, and after
wards killed him with one blow Of his
fist. He was seven times crowned at
the Pythian games and six times at the
Olvmpian. He presented himsalf the
seventh time, but no one had the colr--
age to enter the lists against him. He
was one OF the disciples OF r Pythagoras,
and to his uncommon strength the
learned preceptor and pupils owed their
lives. The pillar which supported the
roof Of a house suddenly gave way. but
Milo upheld the building and gave the
philosopher time to escape. In old age
he attempted to pull up tree by the.
roots and break it. BE partially effect
ed this, but his strength being gradual
~ exhausted. the tree, where cleft, re-
united and left his hand pinched Ii the
body of it. He was then alone, and.
being unablato disenga ge himself, died
in that position. Huller mentioned
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senoi ar GAYS 81 l'aaDaln ll l'niVersity were
GAYS "a poYerty, oi lno q senes ~ Wna5
those who thot1glfc themselves vase
calied lnl 3 roIe and
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his genius, ailslng nls OWL WIG Way
whittier y LEG hlInan fa1led ~ ser
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IKE most men of genius ~ lals une, le
seek g patron. q sWllt .ios'nd n'nl an
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The Trials and Trinmphs OF the
Catholic Church was the subjecf of 81
lecture given on the Tth 81 Rev. Fsther
Cook. G. SIS. 3. III ST. Francis Church,
San Francisco. Tor the benefit nf the
Presentation Nuns.
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Even =.
dalous as
spoke with a
and respect Of lii
was III love with Swa-
to doubt, but she seeh.
thought Of marriage with
and eager sllitor. Swift, \
dreaded the thought Of flosing her,
seeming to acquiesce in the proposs
marriage, put somany ingenius obstac-
les in tho way that the match was brok-,
en- Of. Poor Stella. She might have
been happier with that Irish gentle
man, the champion of his quiet life,
the sharer OF his small mbitions, his
partner ia obscure content during life,,
and i'll the oblivion after death, But
she could not escape from the spell Of
the curse Of Swift's genius. Who now
remembers the name of her luckless,
lover or heeds where he sleeps2 But
the world will never forget Stella and
her SORROWS, or think Of her without 8
pang. b 3s
Suddenly Swift became famous. I1isss
writings have attracted attention in th6
great world of Londop. His iasttnY
carries him there. He becomes the
companion and counsellor Of statesmen,
Of scholars and soldiers. He bec0mesE
the most remarkable man Of an age AZ
remarkable men. OF ali the bri lliAlk
figures that crowd the court and dEavzsll
ing-room Of st, James none is mare
brilliant than that Of the Rev. Jonat
Swift, of Laracor, In; the county Cf
Meath, III Ireland Out of that galaxy
OF genius and wit and stateananship;
which has earned for the age ofI Anne
the imperial epithet Of Aug gustan, Swift
shines like q kind Of central sun With
III whose orbit lesser 1uminaries circle
The poor Irish parson crosses tf3t.s
Georges Channel, and in q amoment asea
takes the lead in that wonderfu Lon
don world, is Recognized at Onee;a stllef
peer, and more than the peer, of boiling
broke and Harley, Of Pope aud lAf1
buthnot and Gay, Of Addison and
Steele. Three names stand out co11-
spicuously in English history dQrtQg
the age of Anne. The name of a states
man, the nance Of 4 poet, and the name
Of one who was both statesman and
poet Boiling broke, Pops and SWtft. ~
is one 81 the fanciful amusernent Of taa
historical students to specula 1H tes
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sIVEllI + n |
Dean wsiifft \ ats;iil n sriiuis and " Pclitical
ohisysIa' a Z g.! aiIniinasgel ll'' ] h s
Ths 4 Fisnd If slasi md Champion .
Freed is Personal lifss Full

A dim stone npon the dasksaed wall
of st. Patrick Il g Church ia Dubli sums
up in words At once cruelly hitter and
prof oundly melancholy the story of q
great man Iii fs .Ehat moul dering i'm
sscriptions niched il high obsculity, !,
which sometimes stray pilgrims from
across the seas str rain their sigh toI de
cipher ia the gloona Sis tlla self uttered
sepitaph Of iona than sswif I'm
Il Hic depos itnin est I'd fsss u s5is
Il JSo n Ar II a NJ An d 4, ,Is r.s
Iuisls eccsasi III
54s INK si3a 1. Deeaai. IN u d s7 M
y bt ssaya htl1gnatio
Cor ulteIius lacerare nequit,
ss s}s "a Ss Abb siator Il ssg s.B
Et imitAra 81 p0teris "a 8 ssS$ IN
Strenuun pro virfli libertatis vindl dlcatorem.
Here resteth the body Of Jonathan.
Swift, dean Of this Cathedral church,
where fierce indig ignation car vex his
heart no longer. 90, traveller, initiate
il thou canst champ strenuous to
his uttermost Of liberty. z n s8ss
j "A little way apart, shadowed by his
name in death no less than in life, lies
Stella, the pale, dark haired Child whose
wide eyes filed with st TRANCE fire as they
followed the poor and lonely scholar
through stately Shene OF the prim
rocco epicureanism Of Moor Park,
sleeps as she lived at her masters feet.
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THE I.AST llMEN IS..
How; tho Tories TruInb n \ Genes IA " aat
minister When Salisbury N Ministry
One Of the Most lE1tracriS Events
Ever Witnessed il the Mlfsh House
Of Commons u

the Ceilings amendment 1tyas at l22::s3i
Io'clock at that minnie Ilord Harting-
ton, for the first time III hIs Il fe. took .
definite and bold stand aEalld !. and re.
fused to- 90 with the stream. It was
expected up to the last 1ritlnnent that he
would have kept his place but the 10
ries were resolved to draw him, and
he probably was ready so be drawn.
Mr.. Balford had first stated that the
real question was Ireland The De.
elaration evoked loud cheers Si1
Michael Beach followed up by the de-
elaI alton that those who yysted for Mr.;
Ceilings voted virtually "a Nagainst the
Legislative union, and hs called on
Lord Harrington to declare himself.
With force and with some appearance
of passion Lord Harrington assailed
the motion of Mr.. Ceilings and re-as-
serted all the objections be had urged
during the recess, The conservatives
occasionally cheered, but the House
generally remained still,5 and by this
stiffness testified to the fateful impor
tance OF the speech and the moment.
So the Whig and the Radical coalition
is over. The parting has COME at last.
There was no attempt at further speech
after this and the division was taken
with the sonbreness that nearly always
cllaiacoeil1es .slSisls'si sl,ss s.Ae f'oi-
el1i' issues. Aialoa' Ing 1sssilcasis silete
was celsain lsss.h ~ g sli.'s -. !.
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u 1ie nian ~ .As7l. oMli Ss l'sIsy "noin
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against the government II IN ,m isss1 sen the
fatsfnl moment came for the announce
,,,.lit of thu iiCis iii,a M est sati
most extraordinary scene occurred that
was ever witnessed, MI. Jesse Col
linps wa handed the paper. and it was
known that the government was beaten.
AT once there burst from the Irish
members the loudest. fiercest. most
penetrating cheers eyer vet heard. N or
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he s0othed in an amiable and sufficient
II .facile commerce with the Latin
muses., in a diplomatic assumption Of
acquaintance with bewildering phases
Of the Greclan grammar which led him
to ludicrous shipwreck over the letters
Phalaris, and in the not-ungraceful ex-
ercise his wit in the composition Of es
says Of which posterity still remembers
at least the names. His body solaced
with the pipins Of Shene and the peach
.es Of his sunny walls, with philosophic
promenades between yew groves ad-5
.orned with busts Of pagan wisdom,
with deferential care of his go.it, and
reverential eye to the precepts OF the
ancients. 4
TO this well-meaning, pompous,
blameless, periwegged pedant, the most
eminently respectable medley Of sense
and nonsense chat even his age pro-
Iduced, there came, in the later years Of
the dying seventeenth century, q young
suppliant from Ireland, penni-
less, remote kinsman. His
baronetship's most humble. obedient
servant TO command and, unhappiIy,
his servant at times dedicated himself
to the alteration Of Temple In terms
more complainant, more servile thar
these was Mr.. Jonathan Swift, a
young student from Dublin, with much
wit, less learning, and intnit estimally
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-03

When you see ragged urchiE.
Standing wistful in the street,
With torn hat and kneeless trowsers.
Dirty face and bare red feet,
Pass not by the child unheeding.
Smile upon him. Mark. me, when
He's grown he'll not forget ii;
For remember, boys make men.
When the buoyant youthful spirits
Overflow in boyish freak,
Chide your child in gentle accents;
DO not IN your anger speak.
You must SOW in youthful bosoms
Seeds of tender mercies; then
Plants will grow and bear good fruitage
When the erring boys arc men.
Have you never seen q grandsire,
With his eyes aglow with Joy,
Bring to mind some act of kindness
Something said to him boy?
Or relate some slight or coldness,
With brow all clouded, when
he said they were too thoughtleas
TO remember boys make men.
Let us try to add some pleasures,
To the life Of every boy;
For each child needs tender interest
In its sorrows and its Joy:
Gail your boys home by its. brightness;
They'll avoid a gloomy den,
And seek for comfort else~ here
And remember, boys make men.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-03
Daniel weDsser's Rro,her-ia-E.aw-

The terror Of Daniel Nebstcr's boy
hood was his brother-in-law, John Col
BY. This man Colby was VIGOROUSLY
wicked. He did not learn TO read un-
Gil he was 80 years old. At the age Of
85 he was converted. At this time Web
ster had not seen him in forty years. but
when he heard the news he rode over
to talk with him. Old Colby was glad
to see his visitor, and congratulated him
upon his success in life. Then he said:
| You are q great man; are you a Chris
tian mang That Is the only question
worth asking or answering. To this
the great statesman replied with all
the earnestncss Of which he was capa-
Bile. He said: John Colby, you have
asked me a very important question.
and one which should not be answered
lightly. intend to give You q truthful
answer hope am Christian; pro-
fess to be one, but say it with shame
that am not such a Christian as de-
sire TO be. have lived in the world,
surrounded by its honors and its temp
tations; and am afraid, John Colby,
that / am not so good q Christian as l
ought to be- / am afraid ! have not
your faith and your hopes; but still /
hope and trust that ! ann Christian,
and that the same grace which has con-
verted you and made YOU an heir of sal
walton, will do the same for me. / trust
it; and also trust. John. Colby--and it
won't be long before our summons will
come-that we shall meet in better
world, and meet those who have gone
before us, whom we knew, and who
trusted in that same divine free grace.
1t won't be long. You can not tell, John
Colby. how much delight it gave me to
hear of your conversion. The hearing
of that is what has led me here to-day;
came here to see with my own eyes
and hear with my own ears the story
from man that know and remember
so we'll. What wicked man you used
to BET When he left Mr.. Webster said
to friend who witnessed the interview:
II should like to know what the enc
mics Of religion would say to John Col
by's conversion. There was y man as
unlikely, humanity speaking, to become
q Christian as any man ! ever saw. lie
was reckless, needless, impious, never
attended church, never experienced the
good influence of associating with re-
ligious people. And here he has been
living on in that reckless way until he
has got to be an old man; until a period
of life when you naturally would not
expect his habits to change; and yet he
has been brought into the condition in
which we have seen him to-day q peni-
tent, trusting, humble believer What
ever people may say, nothing" added
Mr.. Webster, '.can convince me that
anything Short of the grace Of Almighty
God could make such change as l.
with my own eyes, have witnessed in
the life of John Colby.