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in cushioned carriages to philanthropic
meetings for the alienation of distress
of every character, the conversion of
heathen who do not want TO be con-
verted the suppression of all kinds of
outrages; and leave at the doors of the
hall the outward and visible animated
evidences of their own lack of common
humanity. This is strong language
were L TO say what | think on this sub
ject, 'twould batter the type this pa
per would refuse to publish it.
A frightened rein is useful; it is a
steady support to the animals head
from a distinct and intelligent source
the driver That abomination of abom-
nations, the check rein, is an uny:eld-
ing, agonizing fastener of the animal s
head TO his shoulders, bearing hardest
on the most delicate, sensitive portion
of the horse-his mouth. The horse
raised and driven or ridden by hu-
name man can be guided, through
pressure on the mouth, with IA piece OF
strong thread.
Humanity aside, the use of the
check rein is productive of disease. II
leads to distortion of the windpipe To
such a degree as to impede the respira-
ton ever afterwards, to excoriation of
the mouth and lips, and perhaps of the
muscles of the face.
If a horse in pulling load, light or
heavy, has his head held up and In, he
cannot throw his weight into the col
lar, and is hindered from giving his
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horses, and about five hundred veter-
mary surgeons of Great Britain have
indorsed his opinion by signing a
paper condemning in strongest terms
the use of tight check-reins.
Whether the horse has work to do,
weight to draw or carry, or Is gallop-
ing or running of his own free will,
nature tells him not to throw his head
up and backward towards his tail, but
forward and down, so as to give the
force of his eight TO what he has to
do. Nature never intended large
and heavy animal like the horse to
perform his work by the strain of mus
Gle only, or chiefly. but by the power
of weight as n rule, assisted by the
strength of muscle as the exception,
when extra resistance is to be over
come.
Women are much to blame in this
matter, women who admire q horse
because "he carries his head so stylish
ly." / hope that they are ignorant of
the torture with which that style" is
purchased. / hope they will learn
better ana inaugurate crusade hay-
ing for It's object the abolishment, the
extinction of the check-rein. | would
have every policeman in the land in
structed, authorized, ordered to cut
the tight checkrein on every unfortu-
nate horse tortured by the barbarism,
the owner of the animal severely pun
ished, be he moneyed king of the
earth or some thoughtless human dom
key aping the style" of those he con-
siders his betters. The preacher
could occasionally, to advantage, drop
doctrinal discussions and appeals for
foreign missions and discourse most
feelinGly, if they studied the subject of
the check-rein, on that sound text ::
"The merciful man is merciful to his
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cago by Paul Alexander Johnstone.
Mind-reader Johnstone drove blindfolded
through the crowded streets OF the city
from the Auditorium 10 the Grand
Pacific Hotel, and, still with handker-
chief tightly bandaged over his eyes,
picked out of an old register name that
had been selected for the test by COM
mittee of disinterested citizens. 1t was
a similar feat which killed Bishop and it
nearly killed Johnstone. A doctor
worked over him for three hours to drag
him out OF an attack of congestion Of
the brain into which he had been thrown
by his adventure. The doctor saved him,
but he will never attempt the'feat again.
He has had enough.
AT ? o'clock in the afternoon n score of
people comprising representatives of the
press and special committee sat in the
south parlor of the Auditorium Hotel
and watched with considerable interest
the nervous antics of Il pale-faced young
man in closely buttoned Prince Albert
coat, who was about TO undertake what
Is conceded the most difficult accomplish
ment in mnd-reading.
The committee selected TO supervise
the undertaking and see that II did not
partake of the appearance OF "fake"
consisted Of Dr. G.. f. Butler, Il. A.
Johnson, editor of the Lumber Trade
Journal, Charles Lederer, the artist, w.
c Wright, and Thaddeus Dean. These
gentlemen sat together in one end of the
room and listened with some incredulity
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Woman Vowed to Wear Trousers.

Mrs. Kreiger has lived on ranch on
the San Pablo. Cal. road for over fifteen
years, and during tnat time she has not
worn the ordinary apparel Of woman. 80
accustomed have the people of that
vicinity become to her and her strange
dress that they no longer notice il.
Up To fifteen years ago Mr.. KreiCer
wore skirts and dresses like any other
of her sex. Indeed, il appears that she
had more of them, and that they were of
more varied forms. textures and colors
than are usually possessed by farmers
wives.
1t was shortly before the change in
her manner Of dressing that she married
William kreiger.a thrifty German farmer
and a widower, and went TO live on the
ranch.
For a time they got along woll, but
when he charged her with extravaganza
In dress, she hung up her pretty gowns
aud d~pned male attire.
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beast" to the edification, possibly to
the conversion and reform, of their
wealthy, enlightened, and tender
hearted" pew-holders.
An eminent authority, the London
Horse-Book, il discussing the check
rein atrocity, uses the following Ian
guage:
"The horse is often prevented from
throwing his weight into the collar by
n tight check -rein-a useless and pain
full incumbrance, introduced by vanity,
and retained by thoughtlessness
amounting TO cruelty. Few Of the
London cab-drivers use check-reins,
knowing them to be inconsistent with
proper work and when one is observed,
it will invariably be found TO be on
some poor animal, whose wearied and
haggard appearance is attempted to be
disguised by this instrument of tor
ture.
"The check-rein is, in nearly every
TO the driver. Because. il fastens the
head in an unnatural posture; and, as
the horses shoulder and head fall to-
gether, cannot be of any real support
in case of stumbling.
"When. from some defect in the ami
nal. or other cause, the check-rein Is
used, il must be slackened. Because,
in addition to the easier position of the
neck a greater portion of weight can
be thrown into the collar, especially
going up hill, thus saving great and
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l refer to that internal instrument
of torture, the chechrein for horses.
I say infernal-it is the only word adj
missible that is sufficiently expressive.
The use of the check-rein is stand
ing arraignment of those who permit
its attachment to the harness of the
animals they own, a it is also an evi-
dence of their thoughtlessness, cruelty,
or ignorance; if they are not ignorant
on the subject their crime is the more
atrocious. Hour after hour, day after
day, they infict upon noble animals n
torture the like of which, applied to
themselves, would render them howl
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to the announcement of what Mp. John
stone proposed To do.
"A portion of the committee will leave
here in a carriage and drive by some cir
CuitouS route TO the Grand Pacific Hotel. {"
said the restless and excited young man.
There you will select a hotel register
and mutually agree upon name therein,
fixing i'm your minds the appearance Of
the signature and the date of the same.
Then you will return here, and after l
have blindfolded myself and covered my
head with "A cloak, will drive over the
same route TO the hotel and pick out the
name i'm the register and write it. Keep
the exact particulars of the drive i'm your
mind, as | must depend on your recOllec-
tiOn of what happens TO guide me. Don't
drive too far, as fear that il will require
all my strength 10 complete the difficult
test at the hotel"
An open carriage was waiting at the
Michigan avenue entrance of the hotel.
w. c. Wright was 70 remain with Mr..
Johnstonc. and the other five gentlemen
of the committee went down and took
their places in the vehicle, with Mr..
Dean at the reins. II was arranged that
he should do all of the driving and not
leave the seat during the test. The COM
mittee drove north on Michigan avenue
10 Monroe street, west on Monroe street
to Wabash avenue, south on Wabash
avenue TO Adams, west on Adams 10
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failed at thc very start. II was the only
mistake he made. Ile drove west on
Adams one block TO Wabash, then south
TO Jackson, west 10 State, south To Van
Buren,, and west 20 Dearborn. Here he
seemed to lose his bearings or realize
that mistake had been made. Tha
drive up 10 this point had been attended
with several difficulties and delays. The
streets were filled with vehicles and
crowd Of 500 curious people followed the
carriage. At the corner of Adams and
Dearborn streets the tongue OF the ear
riage ran into the wheel OF an express
wagon and the consequent stop and ex-
element probably assisted In diverting
the mind OF the driver
At the corner OF Dearborn and Van
Buren streets JohnstOne alighted and
led member of the committee 10 the
middle OF tho street. After standing a
moment he appeared 10 recover his
bearings, for he hurried back To the car
riage and drove without further hesta-
tion to Clark street, where he drew up
in front of Cores Hotel, just one block
south of the Grand Pacific, thus proving
that the only error he had made was in
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An A wiul Load.

An enterprising merchant placed q
number of brass plates. cut in the form
of human tracks, in the stone sidewalk
leading toward his door. He moved
away shortly afterward, and. desiring
to use the brass plates at his new es.
tablishment, gouged them out. of
course leaving the foot forms imbed-
ded in the stone.
One day an old fellow from the coun-
try, accompanied by his son, came
along. and seeing the tracks in the
stone. stopped, and after long excla-
nation of astonishment, said:
Bill. fur mussy sakes jest look here.
Gracious alive! what load that feller
must had when he came along here.
Sunk right down in this here solid rock.
I'll bet he was either totin' woke of
steers or had filed up on that drug
store licker."
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Nature = Disguises.

Nature is a stern mother, so inflexi-
bic III her DEGREES that she never for
gives an infraction of the simplest rule
she Furnishes AN offender with celebrity
and severity. But nature is also kind
she fits every creature for its surround
ing. With the rarest exceptions Ma
ture provides every animal with an
outward covering that acts as a dis
gulse and protection adapted TO it's
habitation end the prevailing climate.
In Arctic regions white is the color
that best protects. by making an ami
NAL of the same hue as the landscape,
Accordingly we find the polar
bear white the only bear that
Is white. The Alpine hare, the
ermine and the Arctic fox turn white
III the snowy season.
Among birds, the ptarmigan in win
ter loses its summer plumage, which
harmonizes so we'll with the ichen-
covered stones among which it hides,
and turns white, so very white that
one may tramp through flock lying
on the snow without perceiving a
single bird.
The Siberian sable does not change
color In winter, because its habits are
such that it does not need to become
white. 1t often lives on berries at this
season, and is so nimble on the trees
that it easily catches small birds. The
woodchuck of Canada also stays brown
IN winter: but it then burrows in river
banks and subsists on fish.
The lion has sandy -colored coat
and thus easily conceals itself by
crouching on the desert, while the
stripes of the tiger assimilate we'll with
the vertical stems of the bamboo and
tall if grass of the jungle.
Almost all other animals of the eat
tribe frequent trees, and these have
often spotted skins, which help to
blend them with the background Of
foliage.
A marked exception is the puma,
whose ashy-brown fur. the color of the
bark and its habits of clingiug very
closely TO limb as it waits for its prey
to pass underneath, make it uncom-
monty hard 10 distinguish
1t might be thought that the con-
spicuous stripes of the zebra, in a
country abounding with lions and
leopards, would be danger to it. But
zebras go in herds, and are so wary
and swift that in the daytime they
have little to fear. 1t is at dusk, when
they go to drink, that they are most
exposed, and travellers say that in the
twilight the zebras' black and white
stripes blend so well into O grayish
tint that it can hardly be seen at a
short distance.
Even an animal as big as a giraffe is
said by travellers to be admirably con-
cealed by its form and color, when
standing perfectly still among the dead
trees often found on the outskirts of
the groves where it feeds It's spots,
its long neck, the peculiar shape of its
head and horns appear altogether SO
like broken branches, that even the
natives have been known to mistake
tree for a giraffe and giraffe for
tree.
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pencil and wrote the name second
time.
"Am / right?" nervously shouted john
stone.
"lou are" shouted the committee. and
the big crowd cheered the accomplish
mcnt Of wonderful effort.
Johnstone burst into tears when he
heard the shout, and he was carried
away sobbng. His temperature and
pulse were remarkably high, and his
heartbeat was as rapid as the humping
of car-wheels on the joints of a short
rallied track. Nearly every body else who
saw tho torture he endured while be was
trying TO find the name felt about as bad,
and the committee looked like ghosts in
plug hats. When Johnstone came down
from his room he reeled between his at
tendants. He was driven home and
there he had the attack which nearly
ended him. He fell over onto a lounge,
his face became purple, his jaw dropped,
and his eyes lost all their natural light
and seemed about 10 pop from his head
"This ends him." said his MANAGER,
but there was life in the boy when Dr
j. II. Law came. The Doctor labored
over him and brought him 10 conscious
ness.
81 will never try il again" he NUT
tered. and then became deliriouS. In his
rawlings he went over the afternoons ad-
ventures and three men fought hard to
keep him from jumping through win
dow. The Doctor said the strain had
produced congestion of the brain.
But he had successfully accomplished
the marvellous feat, and not one of the
committee was in any doubt aS to the
exhibition being a genuine ease Of mind
reading, sclf-induced hypnotism, or
something else just as wonderful.
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action or work, hinders the breathing
and the circulation of the blood in the
head. makes the horse miserable and
irritable. .his hrad aches, he becomes
restless or violent, and the TOOL or brute
of driver Furnishes him. The muscles
of the neck are on cons ant strain, to
relieve this he mnst rest the weight of
his head on the rein. thereby his
mouth is violently stretched and he ex-
changes one agony for another.
This is the testimony of DR.. Kiteh-
ing, an eminent English writer on
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health. to say nothing OF his comfort.
The consequence is that his limbs and
muscles become strained aud distorted /;
his knees are bowed forward and his
hooks backward. If man pulls load
by a strap across his shoulders, he
bends his head and chest forward, and
relieves his legs; he pulls with his
weight. A horse does the same-whcn
he can, and ought always.
The confinement of the head in an
unnatural, constrained position, while
the heart and lungs are excited by
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ing maniacs in ten minutes time. And
this is done for the sake of style" be-
cause it is "the fashion.
The poor and ignorant, the lower
classes" are not the gross offenders
in this outrage; the guilty ones are the
"ton, the quality" Their well-fed,
we'll l-groomed steeds stand before
church-doors, suffering in silent mis-
cry, only by impatient pawings and
champing of the bit telling of their
agony. while the owner 'kneels on pad
ded stool mindful of self comfort even
when praying. to worship Him who
taught that "the merciful man is mer-
ciful to his beast. They are conveyed
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turning from Michigan avenue TO Adams
instead OF Monroe. When informed of
his mistake he asked Mr.. Dean 10 fix his
mind on the proper direction TO take.
Mr.. Dean apparently selected the right
direction, for a moment later the vener-
able gentleman was being violently
pulled along the pavement toward the
Grand Pacific. A jostling crowd fell i'm
behind. Turning into the entrance, the
mind-rpader hurried 10 the exact spot
where Mr.. Lederer had been left with
the register Here his strength appeared
TO desert him, and he would have faint
ed had not glass Of liquor been put 10
his lips. He was allowed a few mo-
ments' rest in a private room and then
was led behind the desk in the rotunda,
with the book before him and the mem
berS OF the committee standing about.
Taking Mr.. Lederer by the hand, the
blindfolded man began rapidly turning
the leaves. When he reached the
proper place he exclaimcd;
That's it, Aug. 25! Is that right?
Tell me, quick, is that right?"
"Ies, that is the right page" said DR..
Butler. AT this point the young man
again came very near going into ner-
VouS collapse, and IL was several minutes
before he could proceed.
snow, gentlemen" said he, "think in
tently OF the appearance Of this sigma
ture."
He leaned over the page, beat ii with
his hands, passed his palms nervously
across the forehcads Of those about him,
and then asked that a coat be thrown
over his head. This was done, and after
further lightning maneuvers suddenly
called out a paper and pencil, quick"
They were handed him, and leaning on
the book he wrote an almost correct fac
smile of the signature bcfoe him, -.
G. Butler, Jr." As if doubling the cor
rectness of this. he again called for
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y this age of civili-
zation aud land of
the Christian re-
ligion, in this and
other cities claim
ing advanced in
telligence, d ally
and hourly. in the
most crowded and
most fashionable
thorough can
be seen exhibitions
of cruelty to ami
mails that would
shock the most
savage Indian of
our plains, or the
widest Arab of
tho lasert
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unnecessary expenditure Of muscular

unnecessary expenditure Of muscular
power.
There is an important difference
between tight check-rein ard tight
eped rein, although not generally un-
derstood. The first is injurious, and
cannot help the horse, while the latter
Is often useful. Because, the latter is
a steady support to the animals head
from a distinct and intelligent source
the driver; whereas. the former is
only the horses head fastened to his
own shoulders. That the check.rein
is inconsistent with the action of the
horses head is clearly shown by the
fact that, when horse falls. it is al
ways broken. ALEX. DUKE BAILIE.
CHICAGO Ill
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TNH f perform
ances of the
Il late Washing
ton Irving Bishop
pale before the ac-
complishmcnts OF a
n G W psychological
wonder. The feat
of mind-reading, i'm
the attempt of which
Bishop lost his life
In New York a year
and a half ago, has
been successfully ac-
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PAUL JOHNSTONE'S PERILOUS
MIND-READINC FEAT.

ne Drives Blindfolded Through Crowded
streets In Chicago and Picks Out Name
on Hotel Register-His Dream Of Col
iision Comes Partly True.
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PAPA (who used bad word when he
tore his trousers)-I forgot myself,
Sammy. 1t was wrong of me to say
such a word. Sammy you need
not apologize, papa L often use it
myself.
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WOMEN should not be too clamorous
for tie ballot. They have their hands
full, fnd more too in raising American
wives for the foreign market.
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TORTURING THE HORSE.
A FEW WORDS CONCERNING
CHECK-REIN BARBARlTY.

IL Is am Unaccountab'e Mistake In Harness
Invention and Ought to lie Abolished
Forever - Its Growing Unpo nuiarity-
Condemned by Veterinary Surgeons.
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body that position which is the most
natural and effective. He has to pull
by the strength of his muscles only
the weight of the body is lost, and so
much pulling force is thrown away.
What remains is exerted at a great ex-
penditure of the horses power and
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If the Young man knew, if the old
man could, there is nothing but would
be dor o.
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IcAGo CoRREsPoNDRNCE.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
AN INTERESTING AND INsTRUc-
TIVE LESSON.
Reflections Of an Eicvating charactcr-
wholosome Food for Thought = study
ing the scriptural Losson Inteiiigenuy
and Proftably.

ing the scripturai Losson inteliigenuy
and Profitably.
The lesson for Sunday, Sept. Fl, may Do
found in Luke 10: 37-4s
INTRODUCTORY.
This lesson Is prepared. 80 10 speak; "on
the wing" and without our usual iacillties
for research. But here Is our New Iesta-
ment. ia Greek and English. and the gen
eral bearing of the Scripture presented IL
Is not difficult 10 discern. And how signln-
cant IL IS. Our Lord has come at last 10
the time OF his formal d declaration as the
Lord OF the new kingdom, the gracious son
OF God. We read very carelessly, II we
do not sec here "A marked crisis In that won
derful life. That face, "steadfastly set
20 go u Jerusalem" has, at length
reacAod the ong-predestined goal Inc
King. the King has come! speak IL, dlscipie'
shout IL. yc people! Whatever men may say
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him Lord of all
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-09-06
A Touching Scene at Ischl.

An exquisitively pretty story has
just reached here from Vienna in
connection with the marriage of the
Archduchess Valerie. 1t appears
that on the eve of the wedding the
Emperor and Empress of Austria
prepared simple but touching sur
prise for their daughter. Baron
Bezecny, the director of the Court
Theatre, was ordered to invite the
famous Vienna Quartet to come to
Ischl, and to ask them to keep the
fact of their invitation as an abso-
lutte secret. Upon their arrival at
the station they were met by the
master of ceremonies, who placed
a room in the palace at their dis
posal, and handed each of them a
part copy of love song. A sump-
tuous repast was then sent to them,
and they were directed to remain
in the room until sent for. At night,
when the fires on the mountains had
been extinguished and the moon
was shining brightly on the woods
and hills, they were led to the i'm
perial villa and placed under group
of trees facing the front terrace. At
a signal agreed upon they were to
begin their song. Presently the
Empress appeared upon the terrace
with her arm around her daughters
waist. Close behind them followed
the Emperor with the bridegroom.
AS they stood silently gazing at the
scenery, Prince Hohenlohe gave the
signal, and from beneath the trees
rose sweetly the notes of the tender
love song, the words and the music
of which had been composed by the
bride. The eyes of the Archduchess
filled with grateful tears. The En-
peror went below and gave each of
the singers a handsome diamond
scarf-pin.-London Corr. Boston
Transcript.