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trusty weapon in his right hand, gath
cred his reins in his left, and urged his
horse toward the brink of the chasm
that seemed likely to be his grave.
AS he approached the edge the saw
ages stopped spell bound at the con
temptation of his action. Bracing
himself in his saddle AMI again dash
ing his heels against the sides of his
noble beast, which seemed animated
by his masters spirit, they made the
fearful leap outward Down, down
they plunged. without obstacle or i'm
pediment, fully fifty feet; then the
horses feet struck the smooth shelving
rock, and the remaining distance was
slid and scrambled over until they
reached the bottom alive, and without
serious hurt Pushing his horse into
the stream he was soon halfway across,
and by the time the savages had
reached the edge of the cliff and were
peering over, expecting to see the
mangled remains of horse and rider at
its base, he had reached the opposite
shore, and, with a shout of defiance,
had plunged into the woods and was
out of their range.
The numerous additions TO the gar
rison of the fort and the hopelessness
of overcoming the defenders while in
spired by such an action as they had
just witnessed, disheartened the In
dians, and, after first putting the
torch to the remaining property of the
settlers, they beat a hasty retreat the
morning after the event just narrated.
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B.eir way through without losing =
| single man. McCulloch. however. " as
less fortunate than the rest of his
company. Toward him the savages
cherished hitter hatred. A fear
less and daring woodsman. q deal
shot, and cunning scout, his
name was known throughout the entire
frontier. both to whites and Indians,
and he had been one of the most prom
inent figures in the numerous bloody
fights in which the two races had .,on-
tended. Among the savages surround
ing the fort there were few who had
not lost either friend or relative by
his unerring rifle. As he dashed for
ward in the rear of his troops, encour-
aging them by voice and example, his
shouts of defiance were answered by
yells of rage from his dusky foes, who
strained every nerve to capture him in
order that they might wipe out the
bloody score by horrible fortunes at the
stake. A body of redskins blocking
his way, he wheeled his horse and rode
at the utmost speed toward Vince ling
Hill. Again his course was stopped
by crowd of his enemies, who sprang
up in front and began to close In upon
him. AS quick as light he turned
again, only to find escape cut off by a
third band of warriors. The only way
now remaining open to him was toward
the brow of steep cliff, $50 feet in
height, at the bottom of which
flowed Wheeling Creek No at
tempt had been made TO shoot
him, although he was in easy range
of the fire of his pursuers, and his
quick mind appreciated what this
meant. They had devoted him to
lingering death by all the refnements
of savage cruelty of which their hellish
ingenuity was capable. His chance was
most desperate one, and as he mo-
mentarily reined in his horse and gazed
upon the rapidly narrowing circle of
his foes their yells rang in his ears as
they saw him at bay, and, as they
thought, completely within their pow
er. They stood gazing at him III won
der as he struck his heels against the
sides of his horse and dashed toward
the precipice, which they had thought
would prevent his escape in that direc
ton. 1t was n chance of life against
certainty of death in its most awful
form at the hands of his enemies, and
his decision was quickly made. Turn
ing in the saddle he was encouraged by
cheer from his friends in the fort, and
then shaking his rifle toward his rap
idly advancing foe, he grasped the
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monastery was one of these sanctuaries,
and the bounds of sanctuary began mile
from the monastery on every side. With
in the church was large stone seat called
the "fr tn stool. or sanctuary chair.
Firth" means peace and "stol" means
seat. The dignity given TO the chair is
shown by the relative amount OF punish
ment measured out to those who should
enter the sanctuary bounds and carry
away criminal The boundaries were
marked by four crosses placed on the four
roads leading to the monastery. each a
mile away, and the penalties for violation
of sanctuary we're graduated as follows:
A party seized inside of the four crosses
meant that the apprehenders should pay
geo; if apprehended in the town that
surrounded the abbey, G400; IL within the
walls of the church yard. f600; IL within
the church itself. 1900; il within the
choir. then 81 800, besides penance, as in
the case of sacrilege; but IL he presumed
to take the runaway delinquent out of tho
holy chair or -fr th stool" the offense wan
irredeemsbio - money. and had become
boteless (bootless). land called forth not
only the utmost sever ty Of the church
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was observed in churches that il was for
hidden the PEOPLE to sit at ease during
the services of the church"
When the clergy had provided them
selves comfortable seats in the chancel
they found it difficult to forbid seats in
the same quarter to laymen of high de-
gree, especially to those who were pat
rons. Then the next thing was the pro-
viding of benches for those who were
suffering under bodily infirmity Then
others who were regular attendants de-
manded and obtained the right Of bring
ing with them the movable benches which
they used at home. The common people
were allowed to kneel at prayers on
sledge mats or on little stools, which
they brought with them, carrying them
home again after service. The
patrons seats and tenches gradually
changed into pews, and when the
Puritan commonwealth came in the serv-
ices, or rather sermons. were so much
longer that seats became a necessity.
Meanwhile the pat ons and Weather
laitv were so much troubled by the con-
$ ant observance and remarks of their
humber neighbors that the pews were
made high SO as to shut them out from
view. Comfort and privacy were their
chief objects, and some of the pews were
very gorgeous.
The development of the growth of the
chair in church worship had an analogous
growth in the homes of the better classes.
At first the chair had the same symbolism
of dignity, and was reserved for the head
of the household. With the chair was
the footsto DOL, on which the children were
often allowed to sit, that they might be
petted y their fathers.
Then more chairs were INTRODUCED as
seats for honored guests, ut the idea of
comfort was wanting, and the chairs were
simply fiat seat, with straight band
down backs, which need not be illus
trated here, because the modern craze for
the antique has caused very good imita-
tions to be placed in almost every ones
parlor.
Within the present century some few
nations of the world have gotten an idea
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-I'vo left tho bright. bright valley where flowers
No bowers are here but the thistle and thorn.
Ny days are as darkness and cyclones. and
tempests.
Iwfsh was dead or had never been BORN
while thus sang lady when nearing the shad-
which fall after twilight in lifes rugged way,
.Tis true a proph.t Each dog has its
day
Tor there by her side on q rustic seat sitting
Her lover OF youth had returned bronzed and
His form yet erect, his mustache yet beauty.
His pockets well allied with bright silver and
they sat in the garden that bright balmy morn
Beneath the buds. blossoms. and leaves of a
with sweet gentle zephyrs of spring for their
Much happier far than young lovers could be
Some said the old truant, -iet us gather
thistles
And make a grand bouquet OF briars and
thorns.
Come out in the darkness. the cyclones and
tempests,
Come into the wilds of the winds and the
storms"
They went from the shadow but found only
sunshine
Deaths nearest approach then seemed farthest
away.
Hs searched for the thistles; she found only
flowers
He gave up his task and received her bouquet.
I'm sitting in doubt, mid the trembling OF pas
sion,
And quenching my fears mid the flames OF
loves fire,
For Robin insists we must be in the fashion
And wait yet year, Notwithstanding desire.
And stir up the embers that smolder and pine,
I'D bask in the heat that would give my hope
motion,
And I'LL his soul full OF that burning in mine.
I know Robin loves me with his understanding,
And seems to appreciate fervor and fear;
But that Is not what my loves life Is demanding,
it wants a love that will draw To its folding
And cover my soul with its comforting bliss
Et wants n love that, as me in its arms holding,
Will welcome my love with "A lovers warm kis 3.
To-day, sat on the sofa conversing
My soul was enraptured with hopings the
moro,
But not thing happened he went on rehear 81 nc
Tue same old, old story he'd told me before.
Oh how my heart ached for drink at its lei
ohihow my lips parched how my bosom did
SWELL
How treInbled my limbs how longed without
measured
And how. spite of all these disappointment as
we'll
mountain
Is never free as thou mayest be here
Come stay mid the pillows, come taste at the
fountain.
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New York Gambling Dens.

1t has been a commonly accepted be-
lief for me time that New York was
free from gambling dens. But as a
matter of fact there are gambling re-
sorts in full blast all over the city.
They are not classified as "dens," how
ever, but merely as establishments, 4"
probably made when Superintendent
Murray, of the police force, announced
that all the gambling dens in the city
had been suppressed. Just why these
establishments are allowed to run I'M
checked p not otherwise apparent un-
less on the supposition that the pro-
prietors stand solid" with the custo-
dams of the law
These establishments are neat
places. They meet the requirements
of the 80 clerk, the professional gam
bier and the business man. The faro
chips vary in price from 80 cents to S25
each. Here college students get rid of
their surplus cash around the roulette
table and business men fill an 'occa-
siopal check that they would not wish
to have made public. The cost of
maintaining one of these places is enor-
nous. Liquors are always ION tap"
and are free to patrons. In nearly all
such places fine supper is served ev-
cry night and expensive cigars handed
round. Jim Days place is perhaps
one of the best equipped New York
establishments" IL is brown stone
residence, SEEMINGLY private, and is
alongside the Thirtieth street police
station. Jim is worth some $500, 900.
and the cost of running his establish
ment for year is about $3.50 Be
side this those interested in this estab-
lishment count their yearly profits Mt
from $25, 900 to $l50,0O0.
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knelt and presented their petitions.
There is no picture of this throne in ex-
lstence, but this Assyrian picture will
give very good idea of Oriental thrones
In general.
Although chairs were us known and
used as emblems of dignity and as part
of pageants, they by no means came into
common use, and were not part of the
furniture of home; indeed, their use for
insignia of Office or position tended to
prevent their general use. They were not
necessary in state of civilization where
squatting or reclining were the ordinary
postures.
The wider use of chairs gradually grew
from its adoption by the church as the
symbol of authority by the bishop. The
chair was called the cathedra. This
word, in use by the French, was shortened
TO chair, and was adopted into English
use from the French. The oldest chairs
in existence are probably certain chairs
or seats cut in the tufa stone in the cata-
combs, and supposed to have been the
cathedra of the bishop when persecution
compelled the Christians to hold service
there. 1t is possible, however. that the
chair known as st. Peters, and carefully
preserved as the Episcopal seat of st.
Peter, Is still older. 1t was originally a
heather throne, is of wood, with inlaid
ivory work representing the labors of
Hercules. 1t never was submitted TO gen.
eral inspection until 1866, when it was
closely examined and its character clearly
ascertained. It's extreme antiquity was
thus shown at the same time that its rep
utation as the actual chair of St. Peter
was badly damaged.
In ancient Christian art the Episcopal
chairs are frequently represented with
lions or dogs heads as ornaments and
with various designs in carving. The
next step was to provide seats for the
clergy, which were usually of much
humber character, being placed on each
side of the bishops chair. They were
called stalls. These were generally made
of wood, but sometimes of stone or mar
BILE. 1t seems to have been the general
rule that the seats should be the index of
spiritual rank. Hence great care was
taken that the lower orders of the clergy
should not sit with those of higher rank.
No chairs or seats were provided for the
people in church. but stools were given
to the church officials. In the poorer
churches benches were used instead of
stalls and the clergy found the seats TO
be of so much advantage that they be-
gan to use them in their cells. Gradu-
ally the chair extended beyond the church
to secular use, and here is a specimen of
a very ancient stool. which shows their
primitive method and style.
Out of the idea connected with the holt
ness of churches grew the practice known
as seeking sanctuary, that is, going TO
place for refuge from some avenger or
from some process of the law. Hexham
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Politics and Justice.

Politically the great Wordsworth
was Conservative. He loved the En-
glish Church and State. II would Law
down my life for the Church." said he
to Coleridge He disliked change, and
had horror of reform. But, though
Tory in party politics, he was Liberal
in heart
Il have no respect whatever for the
Wings" he once said TO Crabbe Robin
son, but / have great deal of the
Chartist in me-" The Chartists were
the political radicals of his time.
An anecdote, tod by Lord Coleridge,
shows the poets sympathy with the
people.
Sir John Coleridge, the father of the
present Lord Chief Justice of England,
once accompanied Wordsworth on a
visit to Lord Lonsdale At certain
point in the road the poet proposed to
Sir John that they should leave the car
rage and walk the rest of the way
through the woods. While crossing a
field by disuse6 track, Sir John OBJ
served blank wall at the opposite side.
with no gate nor stile, and asked if they
were in the right path.
"Yes," replied the roet "you will
soon see." Upon reaching the loosely
built wall, he put his foot against it,
and made breach sufficient to let the
two men pass through.
"There used to be a right-of-way for
the people here, time out of mind, said
Wordsworth, but the land has been
recently bought by Lord, and he
has closed this ancient footpath against
the people. / am determined, however,
to have it kept open, so far as | am
able, and will walk no other way to the
castle. / wouldn't be surprised if we
met Lord - tonight at the castle,
and, if so, / shall let him know what L
think of his action"
Lord - was there, and after din
ner referred to the Radicals who broke
down his wall, and entered his grounds
without permission.
Il am the person, my lord, said
Wordsworth, "who broke down your
wall. and / shall do it again; for there
is an ancient right of way through that
field, right of the people, and / am
determined to maintain it. You bought
the property with that right attached
TO il, and Conservative as lam, scratch
me thus, and you will find the Radical
beneath. - Youths Companion.
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About Necklaces.

Necklaces in the reign of Charles 1.
were made of amber set in gold
Pharaoh put gold chain about
Joseph's neck as mark of his author
ity in Egypt.
Among the Tartars of the time of
Genghis Khan the necklace was often
made of human teeth.
The Southern negroes constantly wear
bead necklaces, looking upon them as
genuine charms.
In the reign of Henry VIII. anyone
who had not goo per year income
could not wear a necklace.
One of the most valuable and COW
eted possessions of the Western Indian
is the necklace of grizzly bears claws.
The Puritans abolished necklaces, as
they abolished everything they laid
their hands on which savored of orna-
ment.
Thousands of people place necklaces
of coral beads around the necks OF
babies, with the belief that they will
assist the children in teething.
When the Saxon dynasty was over
thrown by the Normans all persons be.
low a certain rank were forbidden to
wear necklaces under heavy penalty.
In South America the natives wear
necklaces of a peculiarly marked seed
which belongs to a plant growing only
on the mountains along the snow line
Minneapolis Tribune.
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see from the savages OF to-day very
good picture of the original savage, and
all the steps of the progress toward civil
ization can be traced in nationalIties who
now live all along the scale.
A chair of any kind was symbol OF
dignity, and in order to specify the royal
throne it was necessary to add modify
ing word like the rome of the kingdom,
so often mentioned in the old Testament.
The throne of Solomon is described as a
throne of ivory, overlaid with pure gold.
1t had arms, or stays, and on the steps
were a pair of lions. 1t is recorded to
have been round behind, probably mean
ing a circular ack. and fastened 10 the
throne was footstool of pure gold. II
was before this footstool that supplia nts
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AxLEs, carriages, twisted wire
cables, the ends of boilers, wagon
tires, and hoops for barrels. are among
the articles for which electric-welding
is already employed. Bars of metal
may be joined at angles, finger rings
made steel joined to iron in tools, rods
of bars heightened or shortened, and
cast-iron pieces for machinery united,
by the new method. The process is
very rapid, and so effective that chain
links made by it, unlike those welded
in the old way, never break at the
weld. A complete revolution in rivet-
ing metal plates is anticipated, as the
riveting may be done by electricity SO
as to avoid all leaking.
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But il want frum her, it wus from
Ben, an here it is;
DEER PAW AN MAw-Yure letter kim TO
hand yistady. an / wus aw al glad to CAT It..
The rome heffer he'd "A caf las mite an she
kin kick "a chaw OF tobacker out'n iellers
mouth faster an more times then emmy crit
ter ever seen.
lung the ole spotted SOW an her pigs
an turned EN- out yestidy.
The school marin is bully good cook.
an we hev big times: but / am a thinkin
serusly OF gittn cook OF my own.
/ am brakin the sorrel colt; shes a
daisy. an kin throw dust in TO all thare
eyes.
Paw. WHARF in thunder did you put the
axle greacel l kint lind IL hye nor low.
Don't you think IL Is time TO ween the rest
the calves an the colts?
The school marin is givin IL 10 the Wild
der in CRATE shape; she made apple pie
fur dinner tibet wus jest boss; shes hard to
beet. emmy place you put her.
The bay mare acts kindly balky; hednt
better sell her eff kin?
The keerds air out fur the weddin at Per-
kins over on TO Spider Crick. It's Nell an
the doctors. an / shudn't wunder then the
new preacher wud take another one OF en-.
Mary Hammer Is goin to stay tell after the
weddn.
Hedn't better menure the south 40 pur-
~ hevy fore l plow it; it's Citing purity
we'll run down.
The school marms grammar hes been
sick fur a few DAYS, but reckon faint 9th :
in serus. Ole Zeke Jackson's moved into
thare new hous last weak. i tell you it's
a dandy. and it's furnished nicer then emmy
house here. IL most kills Pete's wife an she
Shifts worse than ever. an so do the rest
o. ON.
When sum OF the Parsonses amt to
Cronks. why sum Of the Cronks Is to Par
senses, The school marin ses thav will be
another full size row betwixt en- sum day.
I've a notion TO try sum OF them new caf
weeners on this last batch o calves. fur the
others like TO a bellered themselves to deth.
Write soon.
BENJAMIN HARRowsoS ScooPER.
William Henery felt sum better arfter
he he'd red Ben's letter, but we all
wandered who it wus he wus thinkin
of fur housekeeper.
Il CESS it must be Sairy Giles" ses
William Henery.
"No, I'll bet it's one O. the Perkins
es. SEES the wilder.
"Mebby it's the school-marm, ses
Susan Jane.
81 shudn't be s'prised, then, if it
were one o. the Purdy gals" ses /, in
fiictavely a-rubbin the eend o my nose
with the anvellop.
"Shucks They doan't emmy of you
no nuthin about it," ses Andy. I'll
bet a coon skin il is one o. the Hop
pers' gals" An so we wandered an
wandered, an coodn't nun of us agree.
But we he'd a awful nice visit thare, an
rested heepo' the time, an dun sum
washin. sose to be reddy fur Joshua's
the next weak.
We he'd visited all the dotters but /.
an we he'd suns to visit yit, but 4 of
EN- lived in the same town WHARF we
wus a goin frum Joshua's. Yourn,
HESTER ANN SCooPER.
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MOrsels OF GastrOnOmy.

Sincathe prodigal banquet to the
Kaiser Wilhelm economy is believed to
have reigned in the Sultan's house
hold
1t is more and more the fashionable
affectation to profess not to like ice
cream possibly this Is owing to the
photographers pun.
So much talk about horsehesh in
sausages has in some fastidious locali-
ties affected the sale of the breakfast
articles.
There is not q Queen all over Eu-
rope who will acknowledge that she
knows anything about the queen frit-
ters' enumerated on the hotel bill of
fare.-Nelc York Mail and Express.