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He was FIy.

Mr.. Edmund Clarence Stedman,
the poet banker, tells of an amusing
experience he had not very long ago.
i seems that he was one of party o.
tIemen that, coming from a meetin
he Authors Club, dropped in at the
Hoffman House for liquid refreshmeu..
1t was late at night, and the party was
a singularly congenial one. composed
of such kindred spirits as w. D. How
ellis, Julian Hawthorne, L. b. Aldrich,
II. W. Glider, and Mark Twain.
While these gentlemen were telling
stories over their fagons and around
one of those polished oak tables with
which Brother Stokes accommodates
his patrons, very gentlemanly look
ing individual made his appearance,
and, handing Mr.. Steadman his card,
said:
Pardon me, sir, but as you appear
to be very jolly set of fellows, L
should like to make one of your num-
her,"
Mr.. Stedman glanced at the card,
and saw engraved thereupon Colonel
Ernest Fitzroy Leigh, Her Majesty's
Service. Colonel Leigh explained,
soto yoce, that his ship lay in the har-
! Dor, and that he had come to town on
short leave of absence.
Il am sure, said Mr.. Steadman cor
daily, that these gentlemen will be
glad to make your acquaintance
Ihereupon Colonel Leigh, having
first summoned a waiter to take the
gentlemen's orders, suffered himself
to be introduced to the party.
Colonel Leigh, this is Mr.. Julian
Hawthorne, the novelist" said Mr..
Stedman, "and this is Mr.. Thomas Bal
ley Aldrich, editor of the 4IaHtic
Monthly; this gentleman is Mark
Twain, the humorist; the gentleman to
his right is Mr.. Glider, editor of the
Century, and the one to his left is Mr.
. " u. HoweliB, the novelist And [
Edmund Clarence Stedman, q
iyst. Now that we all know each
other, let us be friends"
The English officer. with that in
stinctive cunning characteristic OF his
race, jumped at the conclusion that
this was all fine joke being played at
his expense. He was not to be fooled
that was apparent from the sly
twinkle IN his eye and the slightly sar-
caStic not TO say skeptical smile that
curled about the corners of his mouth.
But he was determined to take the
joke good-naturedly, and return, if
possible, Roland for this Oliver.
Gentlemen, said Colonel Leigh,
settling back in his chair, al am indeed
proud to be afforded the opportunity
of meeting so many of the most dis
tinSuished litterati of this fair land 1t
is proper, L think, that on an occasion
like this ] should cast off the incognito
under which I am travelling, in order
that we may the more unreservedly
and with more genuine sympathy IN
terchange confidence. Know, then,
that | am not Colonel Ernest Fitzroy
Leigh, of her Majesty's service, but
Sir Walter Scott, author OF the Wa
verify Novels !''-Chj ago Netos.
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Tree Planting.
Peter Henderson IN Harper's Magazine.

In planting, the greatest care is exer-
clsed; when the soil is not naturally
good, holes are dug two feet deep and
nine feet In diameter, and filled n with
good rich loan. The trees are lifted
from the nursery with the greatest care,
to preserve as. far as possible the roots,
and III transit to prevent yhem from
drying or freezing. La planting, the
soil is packed closely around the roots,
and one copious watering is Civ
en-. A tree protector is at once
placed around them, for the puf
pose OF preventing them from being
shaken by the winds or gnawed by
horses, and perhaps what is most im-
portant Of all, to shade the stems of
trees until their own foliage is sufficient
to do SO. For this last reason, the best
and cheapest tree protector yet used is
one made of wooden strips placed three
inches apart and bound with
iron hoops; this gives the neces-
sary shade TO the stem, and at The
same time allows free circulation Of air.
The best height FOR the tree box is six
feet. This shading referred to is all
important; wheE trees are growing IN
forests or in tbs nursery, they shade one
another, and It must be evident, # set
out without any protection from the
bitIiiiS s'tu III tue eifcctS OF Il CITY, lucy
must suffer Many thousands of decid-
nous trees, both fruit and ornamental.
perish annually the first year of
planting through this cause. When
taken from the closely planted nursery
rows and exposed to the fall sun AID
air, the change is too great, and unless
the season is especially favorable, how
ever carefully the planting may have
been done, large losses must ensue I'M
less the stems are shaded Trees i'll
orchards and other enclosures can be
shaded by wrapping the stems up 10
the lower branches with straw or any
thing that viii shade the trunk from the
sun; but for trees in streets and else
where, exposed to injury, the Slated
box IS the best method of shading,
The grand success in planting the
avenues in Washington is no doubt due
largely to the persistent use OF this pre-.
caution, for il is never omitted, and the
results attest its value. All trees for
two years after planting are cultivated
Just rs If they were a crop OF corn or
potatoes, by the soil being stirred by a
pronged hoe for four or five feet from
the stem in all directions
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in which excellences of the mas
ter were duly mentioned, but moth
ing said of the mistress. Some one re-
minded the speaker Of the omission so
with ready tact he said every one
here knows that homo includes woman
So what | said 'of the head master il
equally applicable of the head mis-
tress." Ina village school he was giving
a lesson on Jacobs ladder and the AN,
gels, aud then invited any child present
to ask question, whereupon an ingen-
nous lad asked how it was the ANGELS
wanted ladder when they had who's
The questioner was little nonplused
but wanting TO know what was floating
in the children's brains he called tip =
little chap and said: Tommy. can Won
explain that % 81 suppose" said the
urchin, ZOOS they was moultin':" A
little girl was found after church with
her pei dog and cat perched upon a
char while she was soIemnly reading
her New Testament aloud. Don't Won
know" said she, by way of explana-
ton, "the bishop told us TO preach the
Gospel to every creature Isn't dog
or a cat creature ?" Some village
children were observed by him
making mud pies. well, my little
men," said he, ''and what are YOU do
ing there % We're making a church,
sir" ooh, church, are YOU, but
where's the parson ?'' There amt
mud enough to make him, sir, said an
urphip
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him by showing him kindness. The truth
would set all right-just three words OF
honest simple truth. Husband, may i
see him? Mrs. Knowles, speak for me,
please.
II really think your wife is right, Sir
john" said plain speaking Mrs. knowle.
avery we'll. Settle it among yourselves,
YOU womenkind" answered Sir John, as
he rose up. "Only take care that Lad
Bowerbank does not over exert herself.
Thank you, +" breathed rather than spoke
tie poor girl; in her excessive fragiieness,
she seemed wasting back into thin girlhood
again. and you will forgive me because
| cannot either harm you or grleye you
much. | shall be dead so very soon-quiet-
/ " dead, you know, as your first wife is.
whom you never talked TO me about.
wish you had, now and then. Were you
/ very fond of her? And | dare say she was
/ very fond of you?"
The cid man suddenly sat down again,
! covering his eyes with bis hand.
Don't mention her, please. Poor little
Jane my jamie. She loved me"
/ And as he sat beside the wife of his
/. prosperous later days, who, whether liy-
+ ing or dying, only coldly esteemed him,
( and was grateful to him, perhaps the old
mans thoughts went back, with sudden
/ leap of memory, to the wife of his youth
and his poverty, SO fond, so simple, so
4 tender, and so true. When he took his
hand away there were traces of tears on the
withered cheeks and he rose hastily TO go.
We'll, my dear, we need speak no more
on this matter. You can see Mr.. STEM
house whenever you like. and if you car
persuade him to enter our firm. so mud.
the better. Impress upon him that capital
Is of no moment a young, active, business
like man is the one thing needed, both by
Mr.. knowle and myself. Isn't it 50 Mrs.
| Knowle? You'll write the letter, perhaps.
And you will take good care of my wife
here and not let her NOPE, eh?"
:" / will, Sir John"
"Go God afternoon, then"
And he went away. leaving the women
alone.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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Jumping Sam Patch.
From a Middletown, n. y, DispatcI

From a Middetown, n. Y. Dispatch
\ griZzled old farmer named William
Z. Brown was in town the other day, and
fell TO giving "reminiscences of Paterson
as he remembered the place 90 years
ago. 81 was born on Manhattan ISL
and, he said, when all the upper part
was nothing but farm lands, and | went
10 work in a cotson-splnnlng factory in
Paterson as sweeper and errand boy
when | was / years old. Paterson WAS
a small place then, and the factory was
small affair, too, but one of the own
ers was Sam Patch, who aiterward be-
came famous as a high Jumper | saw
him make his first big jump at Passaie
Falls.
"The story of the jump is this Sam
Patch and man named Brannigan.
were partners in the factory and they
failed in business. Sam was a Cape Cod
man by birth, and had been "A sailor
from boy up until he came to Pater-
son. He was II daring and reckless fell
low and could swim like a duck 1t was
said that while he WAS a sailor he often
exhibited his skill by jumping from the
high mast, of ships INTO the sea. After
the failure Sam Patch hung around Pat
erson with nothing 10 do until he got
pretty hard up. Then, | suppose, the
thought came to him that he could make
raise by jumping off the rocks at Pas
sale Fails. So notice was given that at a
certain day and hour Sam Patch would
Jump off the cliff at the Falls into the
river below, distance of about 80 feet.
for "A purse of soc, made up by some of
the sports of the town. Few people be-
iieVed that he could make the lump,
but there was a big crowd on hand TO
see it all the same. Sam came to the
Falls stripped to bis undershirt and
drawers He showed no fear or merry
BUSINESS, but his face was flushed, rs
thought, by drink. He took a couple of
small stones III his hands and went to
the brink Of the cliff and dropped them
Oft one after the other, and watched
where they struck the water down be-
low. Then he walked back few yards
and turned and IA took little run to the
brink OF the cliff and jumped off, clearing
the rocks about ten feet. He went down
feet first, but with his body incliring CON
siderobly to one side, and in this shape
he touched the water and disappeared.
A few seconds later his head bobLed up
at point down stream, and he began
padding for shore. Then the crowd
gave him big cheer.
"Sams jump at the Passaic Falls was
considered marvellous feat in those
days and made him famous the coun-
try over. So he took to jumping for
money from the masts ofphips. and from
bridges and other high places, and went
about the country giving exhibitions.
Unfortunately for him, too, he took up
another practice that soon cut his career
short. / didn't see him make his last
jump at the Genesee Falls at Rochester,
November 10, 1929, but those who did
see the tragedy tell me that when he
approached the brink to make the leap
of % feet into the seething pool below
he was dazed and unsteady from drink
He made the jump so bunglingly that
he struck the water fatwise instead OF
feet first, the conclusion crushing in his
breast and sending his dead body to the
bottom like a stone"
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How He Got Even.

A halfwitted fellow was travelling BY
railway for the first time. Having seat
ed himself, he did not see the use OF
keeping a bit of cardboard, so he threw
his ticket out of the window of the car
rage. Consequently, at the station
where the tickets were looked at, he
had to pay. AT his journeys end he had
to acknowledge that he had been
done. \ few weeks later some men
~ railway carriage saw this same man
.augling immoderately to himself in a
corner of the compartment. They in
CURED the reason of his merriment. He
replied by telling them what he had
suffered on his first railway journey.
nut" concluded he, triumphantly,
I've done 'em this time,
Wei, what have you done2 ?" asked
his companions.
"Why," replied he, GIVE taken a re-
turn ticket, and l amt a-going back
again. y Calcutta Times,
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Don't Fear 70 Use Your Teeth.
From the n. Y. Mail and Express

From the y. \. Mail and Express.
Teeth decay from inanition superin-
duced by sedentary desuetude, so TO
speak" remarked a dentist while drill
ing into the cavern of Mail and Ex-
press reporters molar.
CHOW can idleness hurt teeth, doe
tor .skeptically queried the scribe.
'The non-use of teeth-tends to afro
ply. The more one uses his teeth the
harder and healthier they become, aud
can more readily resist the corfoding
influences of time. Teeth that are not
used must become very weak and less
imperyious to decay. IT. you will notice,
a patient that has been i'll for weeks
and living on milk and soft food. when
conyalescIng finds that his teeth hurt
him when he eats hard victuals. Some
men have healthy teeth all their lives
because they were given good, hard food
during infancy. This is the period to
begin to save the teeth. Mothers and
nurses give children soft food utterly 10
norant of the result. Crusts and hard
stuiis should be given to children as
soon as they can eat themi In this way
the teeth begin to grow healthy and
gradually harden with time and use. /
confess the chewing gum girl gives her
molars plenty of wholesome and I'M
wholesome exercise. But in eating
hard, wholesome food all the teeth come
in contact with the substance. Tobacco
chewing is not healthy for the teeth, be-
cause the tobacco is generally placed in
one location, like chewing gum, and
there remains until thrown out. The
Southern negroes have better teeth than
most any race, because they use them
from their childhood up in masticating
hard GpoG -
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Bishop WILDER force.
From the Temple Bar.


He rather plumed himself on
remembering faces, and Justly so.
One day, however, he received a some
what rude shock. A Hampshire lout Il
do not know a better word appeared
IN country church among the candi-
dates. The bishop felt sure he had con-
tirmed him before, so he leaned over
and said very softly: "My boy, | think
| have confirmed you before" The
lad opened his great wide eyes and re-
piled: You be liar" Wilberforce
knew that this was the only ordinary wav
a clown knew how to deny what not
was true. So he was told to kneel down
and he was confirmed. He was en-
gagged IN giving away prizes at middle
school where there were master
and mistress Of unusually high
qualifications. 4 speech was made
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Saved from an Insane asNlun1.


"Under our present laws il is won
derfully easy to railroad any citizen 70
an insane asylum" said Lawyer John
r. Walker, in speaking Of the case of
Daniel Garfield, a veteran who lost his
arm curing the war and whose release
from the lunatic asylum has Just been
secured. Garfield was sentenced TO
the penitentiary little more than a
year ago for assaulting his wife. From
Blackwell's Island he was transferred to
the Auburn Prison Lunatic Asylum, be-
ing at that time undoubtedly insane.
AT the expiration of his term, four
weeks ago, he was brought to this city
by one Of the keepers, expecting to be
discharged. But on the certificate Of
two physicians he was committed to the
Wards Island Insane Asylum on the
plea that che was dangerous when
drunk"
He has now been released by order
of Justice Andrews, Of the supreme
court, who held in his case that al
though a citizen might be dangerous
when under the influence of liquor this
could not be accepted as proof that he
was insane. The Judge was convinced
from the testimony of Garfield and 9th
ers that he was sane
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\ Very Bad Catch.


An amusing incident happened at
were evidently sisters, were standing at
a counter examining rich dress fabrics.
One of them, who was, judging from
her attire, in a more prosperous finan-
cial condition than the other, made Sc
lection, and as she did so said: "Mary,
am sorry there is not more of this, for
| intended to present you with a pat
tern Just like it," Il beg your pardon, -
interposed the ready clerk, who was
anxious to make another sale, I'VE
have plenty more in stock" The first
speaker made no reply but pretended to
be examining some other goods. She
was caught in a falsehood, but she did
not have generosity enough to get out of
ii graceiullN by dunlicating her order.
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HIS GIRLS.

Ally pious girl is braveiy u eek;
she gives me scripture text to search,
Corrects my faults, and so to speak,
Conducts me by the car to church.
Iy loyeiiest girl has teeth lille pearls.
Blue. dreamy eyes, and cheek OF rose,
smiling scorn of other girls,
a vacant mind, and lots of beaux!
ny kindest girl loves law fulfilll
by sewing buttons on my coat,
And sen Ting books AM liver pills,
And bits of flannel for my throat
Ny BRIGHTEST girl a brain has meet
70 deal With science, law, or arts
She talks so veil take seat
Far in this background when she starts
l love them, each one N her place,
But. ali my dearest GIL is she
Who guys and snubs me TO inv face
Pouts, storms, laughs, cries, ard-kissei
me.
w. S. BRIDGES in Judge.
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Americans Getting Left.
Cor. PHILADELPHIA Record.

The United States seems strangely re-
gardless of the fact that the best of the
loayes and fishes in Mexico are being
appropriated by people from the other
hemisphere. The Germans were the
modern pioneers, and for more than
two decades the slow-9oing but persist
ent men of that race have been uni
formly successful here in trade, which
they have carefully developed. All
over the country we find them, from the
Rio Grande to the gulf, as druggists,
manufacturers, miners, hacienda pro-
prletors; in fact, almost mOnopollzlng
the two frst-named branches of bust
ness. The shop keepers, wine mer-
chants shoe dealers, con!eCtioners, res
tauranteurs and bakers of Mexico are
about IN the proportion of twO-thlrds
French 10 one-thlrd Italian while
the English mUnopoiize the clothing
trade, jewelry establishments, etc. 1t
must be remembered that the highest
class of MeXicans are altogether too
proud to engage in trade of any sort, the
lower classes ale too poor, and the bulk
Of the middle classes devote themselves
to agriculture. Being so intensely Ro-
man Catholic, this country has no use
for Hebrews, and few have had the
temelity to settle here; while the Amer
leans, as rule, on the lookout for great
speculations, come and go-with con
siderable noise and buster, it is true
but without realizing much IN the way
of substantial results. So far as money
goes, this country is really very poor
but, although brilliant opportunities are
as scarce as the typical hens teeth,
there is no doubt that hard work, com
blned with a reasonable amount of sa-
gacity, is rather more apt to win here
than elsewhere, because as yet things
have not been oNerdone.
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The exodus Of our bodily troubles is doubly
welcome if their departure is unaecompanied by
pain. 1t is the fault OF the best Of commendaole
cathartics, which act solely upon the bowels
that in operating they Eripe ana weaken these
organs. Hostet.er's Stomach Bitters produce
laxative eject, but neither cause pain nor
weaken the abdominal region or the stomach
This is pre-enineutly the Alternative which q
constipated. bilious or dyspeptic person should
use since a resort 10 il involves no bodily t;is-
comfort nor produces a violent reaction. The
liver is aroused, the stomach benefited, and the
habit of body speedily and permanent I'M
proved By it. Fever and agIe rheumatism aud
kidney troubles ar. among the maladies for
which recorded experience has proved il to be
efYiCscious. Ii is Wholesome appetizer and q
far more reliable tranquillzer Of the nerves than
misunderstanding narcotics and sedauTes.
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Afraid of fseing Sold.
From the Cincinnati Enquiter.

A Cincinnati gentleman and his fam
lily, who spent the winter in Florida be-
came much attached while there
to a colored waiting maid and wished to
bring her home with them. After study
ing the matter over she agreed TO come
on one condition; that WAS that the fam
lily should keep her forever and not
sell her. OF course this condition was
accepted. The poor creature actually
believed that by going to live as SER
want in the North she became slave
and could be sold.
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\ Secret

of good health is found III the regular move
ment of the bowels and perfect action OF
the Liver These organs were intended by
nature TO remove from the system all i'm
purities. If you are constipated, you offer
a Standing invitation to a whole family
of diseases and irregularities which will
surely be accepted and you will have
guests unwelcome and determined All
these unhappy conditions may be averted
bv the timely use of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Purgative Pellets. Powerful for the effect
ual regulation OF the bowels and Liver, es-
tablishing a healthy action of the entire
wonderful organism with which we are
created
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A Wonderful Food and Medicine

Known and used by Physicians al over the
world SCoTr's EMULSION not only gives
flesh and strength by virtue of its own nu-
tritious properties, but creates an appetite
for food that builds up the wasted body.
q have been using SCOTS Emulsion tor
several years and am pleased with its &C
ton. My patients say it is pleasant and
palatable, and all grow stronger and gain
flesh from the use of it. l use it in all cases
of Wasting Diseases, and it is specially use
full for children when nutrient medication
is needed, as in Marasmus. IT ". Pierce,
M d hnorliNe HI
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The Horse was Homesick
From the Omaha Bee.
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\ genuine case of equine homesick-
six weeks ago Louis Richards sold lot
of horses to J. O. York, and among the
number was black that had been
owned by him half a dozen years. No
sooner had the horse changed stables
than he began to grow sick, refused all
food, and was thoroughly i'll, but when
allowed to 90 free scampered back to his
old stable, apparently as well as ever.
The horse is now in the pasture and is
gaining in flesh, yet he has not regained
all that he lost
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OMAHA Miss lat a summer resort
" What a lot of wedding parties there
are here !" Experienced Dame" |
thought so at first, but l see now that l
was mistaken. Most of the couples are
only engaged" Why, how can you
tell the difference so quickly ?"
''Where a couple are engaged, my dear,
the gentleman looks after the comfort
of the lady; when they are marie the
lady looks after the comfort Of the gen
tleman. '-Omdba World.
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From the ExPresident of the New
York State Senaie.

ALBA'Y, March II, 1885,
/ have used ALLCOCK's Porous PLAs-
TIERS in my family for the past five years,
and can truthfully say they arc valuable
remedy and effect great cures. l would
not be without them. / have in several
instances given some to friends suffering
with weak and lame backs, and they have
invariably afforded certain and speedy re-
lief. They cannot be too highly come
mended. EDMUND /. PITTS.