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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-22
CHAPTER xx.-A LITTLE HERO.

How had Ladislas escaped death, lost,
alone, shipwrecked, as it were, in the midst
of the Immense ocean of snowl After being
hurled from the sledge into the thick of the
hurricane, he arose safe and sound and sue.
ceeded in crawling under bush which
served him as a refuge.
The next day, after night of watchful.
ness and anguish, he courageously set out
in the direction it was probable the sledges
had taken. He knew that the fugitives
were going towards the north, and had
learned how to tell where he was by study.
ing certain fluctuations of the snow formed
by the wind But the plain stretched out
in its terrible solitude beneath the winding
sheet of winter.
A few stunted birches and willows, which
arOSU here and there, resembled white
monks at prayer upon the marble of tomb.
The sun disappeared below the red horizon
it seemed to have melted in a confiagra-
tion-and great pink reflections ran SILVER.
ing over the silvered ground. The night
came on and Ladislas had not seen a living
creature. He sought shelter in a forest.
After having eaten little frozen bread
which he found in the pockets of his pelisse
anu uIulh d lew ulOpS VI DIduuy lTOu Tue
small flask he bore about him, he fell asleep,
overcome with fatigue, at the foot of tree,
81 knew, bearing that name" said he,
''the chief of police of YakoutSk."
1.-THE chief of police' Well, child, he was
my father"
"And he is dead !" cried Ladislas, alarmed
for Nadege and Yegor. But only three
days ago he was still with usw
"How?-with you?-with whom?"
"With my adopted sister and the man who
is going to marry hcr-and with M. Lafieur.
Do you not know NJ. Lafeur, the dancing
masterl"
II left my father for dead very far from
here, near the forest of Ostrovoye, at the
foot Of the Verkho- Yansk Mountains" said
the chief of the bandits.
"Well, it was Just there we met him, re-
vived him, disinterred him-how shall ex-
press itl"
"Disinterred him, childl"
'Ohl it is a strange story! Lookl this
revolver belonged to him."
MY father alivel" murmured Dimiei,
overcome with surprise; and an irresistible
desire to see him again in life and obtain
his pardon took possession of him. DO you
know" resumed he, lowering his voice,
''where we can reioin him-as well as your
friends?"
eyes" said the lad; ''in the vicinity OF
Mini olimslz, near the frontier Of the coun-
try Of the Tchouktchis."
mot another word. said Yermac's son.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-22
CHAPTER xxII.-THE POLAR REGIONS.

Ladislas returned neither that day, nor
the next, nor the succeeding days.
Yegor, M. Lafieur, and even Nadege,
whose hope had held out the longest, now
felt convinced that the child, lost amid the
icy solitude, without food and exposed to
the attacks of bears and wolves, could not
have escaped death. Yegors heart was
filled with sadness whenever he thought Of
the little Pole.
He had nothing, however, with which to
reproach himself. He had done all thatlay
in the power of man TO recover him. To de-
lay further would have been to imperl not
only his own life but also those of Nadege
and NJ. Lafieur, for which he held himself
responsible.
The fugitives encamped several times up
on the banks of the Kolima, the course Of
which they were following like conducting
thread.
As they advanced towards the Arctic
- BE CONTINUED
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-22

WANTED, WOOL-HAVING AN UN-
limited order for WOOL, we will pay the
highest market price, delivered at any
depot or wharf, thereby saving the ship
pers freight, drayage, and commissions.
Remittances always on day wool is re
ceived. Sacks furnished free of rent.
MILES +. MASON'S SON,
No. 3S. 18th Street, Richmond, Va.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
4, d G, NJ. RAILROAD.

.. d G. N. RAILROAD.
DEPARTURES.
For St. Louis via Iron Noun
tain or NJ, K. & T..........!5:45.s. m.
For st. Louis, via Iron Noun
tain route .................. $50 p. m.
For Laredo. lilo a. m.
ARRIVALS.
From st. Louis, Iron Mountain
and NJ, X. & T............. l0;55 a. m.
From st. Louis, Iron Mountain
and M, K. & L. routes. -. 1000 p. m.
From Laredo. Observation-Disclosures. 1885 p. m.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
THROUGH EXPRESS EAST.
Leave for New Orleans, Houston
Qand Galveston. 900 p. m. and 9:25 a. m.
ARRIVE FROM THE EAST.
Arrive from New Orleans, Hous-
Oton and Galveston 6:40a. IN. and 4:lO pm.
THROUGH WEST.
Leave for San Francisco, Ell
Paso and Eagle Pass. 49,. 4:401p. m.
Arrive from San Francisco Ell
Paso and Eagle Pass......... 9:25 a. m
THE S. A. & A. p. r. REMISSION
ROUTE.
DEPARTURES.
Leaves for KerrvlIle, daily, ex-
cept Sunday, at............ 500 p. m.
Leaves for Galveston, Houston
and Cuero, daily, except Sun
day, att. ........... .....sS:45 a. m.
Leaves for CorpuSChristi, Rock
port and Beeville daily, ex-
cept Sunday, at.............. las p. m.
q ARRIVALS.
From Kerrville, daily, except
Sunday, at. 49,. 9:3O a. m.
From Corpus Christi, Rockport
and Beeville, daily, except
Sunday, at. ................... AS p. m.
From Galveston, Houston and
Cuero, daily, except Sunday,
acknowledgements. 6:45 p. m.
MALLORY STEAMSHIP LINE.
Steamers sail and arrive at Galveston
every Wednesday and Saturday morning.
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moment, when all are asleep, Will
tell you what we will do to again see before
long your friends-and my father!"
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VAL. LOR r A

Prof. Loisette'e Memory System Is
creating CRATER Intrest than ever in
all parts of he country, and persons
wishing to improve their memory
should send for his prospectus free as
advertised in another column. 6-10-tt
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-21

Despair came with a dull heaviness
upon him. His body seemed sudden
ly to have been killed, and only his
brain left active to endure the
wretchedness of the worlds losses.
He was never afterward able intelli-
gibly to describe the experience or
what he did. He only knew that he
piled his tools together outside the
tunnel entrance, and started down
the mountain side, stumbling about
among the rocks and powders,
dreading to go home, and yet with
the cabin and its helpless inmates
continually uppermost in his mind:
While yet a long way off he heard
his wife's voice calling him.
Frank! Frank! Oh, Frank
she screamed, in tones OF so much
agony that, instead OF quickening
his steps, seemed almost to paralyze
his feet. "Frank!" she cried again.
Quick!'
She fell on her knees and threw up
her hands to the skies, with cry
that must have pierced it's way to
the mercy-seat. All the words she
could speak were simply:
God have PITY Then, up again
she ran as fast as possible back t6
the cabin, leaving her husband te
follow as well as he could.
The terrible collapse, which some
times sets in after fever, had come t<
baby Bees, and in q moment, whel
even the anxious mother least ex
pected the approach OF death, tn
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-21
A Dangerous Clam.

The giant clam is the largest bi.
valve known. In Northern Australia
this is considered an edible species
and is regularly sought after by the
natives. Mr.. Denton of the United
States Fish Commissioner has seen
CLAIMS containing forty to fifty
pounds of meat. and it is II matter Of
record that individuals weighing 300
pounds have been observed. The
giant clam. lies almost concealed in
the reefs, just showing the beautiful
blue and green of it's r.antle above
the coral. The crushing power OF
this shell is startling Mr.. Denton
thrust n stick as big as mans leg
between the valves OF one of them
and it was broken short off. A mans
loot would be crushed as easily as o
pipestem. The natives have n whole
some dread OF stepping unawares in
to one of these formidable traps
They kill the animals by stabbing i.
with a long sword and then removt
the meat without disturbing the
shell, thus saving themselves a vase
amount of labor and trouble.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-21
Is Sick -Nursing Unhealthy?

Sick-nursing, we fear is going to
prove an unhealthy occupa ton, says
the London Hospital. 1t is Il very
common thing nowadays to meet
nurses in the street, and the observ-
ant doctor cannot but )tice how
pale and anHmic many OF them look
No one need be surprised that large
numbers of nurses are so pale and
bloodless. Their life is tor the most
part indoors and indoor life is sure
to produce anpmia sooner or later.
Moreover, the work of a nurse is
anxious, responsible, solitary. She
eats all her meals alone or in the
presence OF n sick person. Sheis not
ut home in the kitchen, and is seldom
welcomed as friend or member of
the family upstairs. She has long
hours of work, short periods Of re-
Taxation, and is often disturbed
in her sleep. Many employees
look upon her as kind Of
eight-day clock, which, periodically
wound up. ought to ego" for ever
How can she be tired; is she not q
nurse? How can she have poorap
petite; is she not n nurse? Why
should she have a headache and be
depressed in spirits after n sleepless
night; is she not nurse? There arr
hundreds OF people who seem to thinl
that because u woman is n nurse
therefore she il no longer n woman
but u kind of cast-iron machine, or
Us we have said, an eight-dny clock
wound up and by the nature OF TIN
case warranted to go" What il
undoubtedly now required is read.
and sufficient means of securing res
for nurse before she is broken dow
and i'll. That she will break dow
and be i'll is certain if she keeps Of
long enough with her work withou
rest. That she cannot afford to rest
if at the same time she has to pa
for her own lodging and food,
equally certain. Proper provisio
for trained nurses during conveles
cence and holidays is one of the mos
urgent wants Of the time.
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little one suddenly sunk into uncon

little one suddenly sunk into uncon
seriousness.
1t was no time then for Mr. Hale
to 60 ten miles away for a physician.
Bessie's feet were cold and the awful
chill was fast creeping upward over
the precious body. All the night
long they worked for her life, rub
bing her, applying every restorative
in their power, running back and
forth from the fire with warm fan
nels, never speaking, but striving
with IN intensity which wastes the
valuable life tissues like the iretting
away of years.
They could not hope, and yet they
clung to that cold form, that tiny.
pincned face, as if it had been all OF
earth or heaven to them. Toward
morning the little one stirred on her
couch and when she opened her blue
eyes and said swectly, ''Dess you'd
better come to bed, mamma the
father fell on the ground beside the
little bed, i'll the very dust of pcn-
tence. But his thankful heart
could only send up the one petition:
1t was decided between the parents,
as they watched the breath return
naturally to the child's lungs, the
color come back to the blanched
lips, that to remain with the little
one at that altitude one more night
would simply be to watch the death
angel steal her from them.
81 can carry her in my arms two
thousand feet below here, today"
Frank Hale said, forgetting all the
past-everything but the necessity
in hand. 1--WE will take her to tho
ranch five miles below us
And he did it.
AS soon as he sun came out warm,
as it can shine in Colorado, Agnes
gathered together Il few necessaries,
and the husband lifted up his tender
burden-protected by an abundance
of blankets-and the two started
down through the wild rough cany on.
AS they descended, reaching green
leaves and birds and II heavier air,
baby Bess breathed more easily. an d
gently slept in her iather's arms.
. BY night they had secured the
, shelter of II hospitable ranch house
II physician, and more experience,
nursing so that in a degree the bur-
den OF anxiety was lifted from the
parents hearts.
Neither Agnes nor Frank Hal,
We're able to speak when the doctor
| said, cheeriully:
l "We will pull her through now
, never fear"
, A long time afterward as the two
watched the little one at play again
4 down in camp. aud the father ham
) mered away on n convenient anvil
: as industrIously rs he had ever dom
8 on the walls of the Bessie mine, n
e said, with II peculiar smile lighting
t up his handsome face:
e CLOCKS like the Bessie would pal
/ out after all, Agnes. l always sal,
i she would"
+. "And oh. how rich we are!' tn
= wife replied, in n tender voice, elo
:. quent with her hearts thanksgiving
/ New York Ledger.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-21
Allen Tells One On Himself.

Warrington correspondence OF The
New York World: A few days ago,
while standing on a corner awaiting
the arrival of a street car, the gentle
men from Mississippi Allen, the wag
OF the housed saw two distinguished
looking individuals approaching.
The moment his eye lit upon them
his anxiety to board a car became
intense.
1.-THE car either couldn't or
wouldn't co1ne," he said afterwards,
land couldn't go ahead without
looking as if were running away,
and you know we never run down
our way. So l did the best could
under the circumstances. squared
up against lamp-post with my
back to the sidewalk and tried to
look unconcerned. 1t was no use.
As soon as they got near me heard
one of them say. Hello, here's AL
len now. l say, Allen! My heart
went into my boots. but Istood firm,
hearing nothing. He called again,
and there was nothing to do but
turn around.
"'Good morning, Senator said !.
"'Thought that was YOU said he.
4 want to introduce you to the vice
president. My friend Mr.. Allen, Mr..
Norton
"'Ah! I'm glad to know you, Mr.
Allen said Mr.. Morton. 'I-ah-I
was reading some of your poetry to
my family at breakfast this morn
ing
Cad, man l could have sunk
through the pavement. | knew, OF
course, what he meant. 1t was that
miserable thing got offin the house.
you know, like this:
The baby runs the white house,
Morton runs the bar,
Wnnny runs the Sunday school
And d. it, there you are.
'Mean? never felt so mean in my
life. But Morton laughed, and final
ly walked up to the capitol with him
and found him an elegant and agree
able gentleman. That experience
however, ended one branch ofhuman
endeavor with me. l am no longer
in the poetry business"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-21
He Was Not a Kicker.

"Beastly weather, ism it," observ
ed IA man who was hanging to u
strap in II crowded North Side car
tho other day.
Weather suits me we'll enough,
replied the man spoken to, who was
clinging to another strap.
"Iou're not particular about your
weather, l suppose rejoined the
other slightly nettlei.
"Not at all. One kind good as an
other to me"
easily suited generally. Just as
lief stand up in car as sit down,
l reckon?'
"ics. Just rs lief"
"Ain't particular about getting
your full share of everything that's
going. perhaps, if you have to kick
to get it"
Pm not n kicker"
"Don't worry over things when
they don't happen to come Your way.
calculate?"
Am worrying about anything.
Haven't made any fuss about the
census in your town, either. of
cOursc?'
Nary fuss.
And don't intend to, hev?'
"Thut's correct. Don't intend to.
Don't care darn about tie CEN
sus."
Just so-,ust SOL unused the dis
contenteo passenger. MANY other
men in your town like you?'
"Hundreds of EN-.
do you mind telling me where you
live?"
! just as soon tell you asnot. I'm
from Hannibal, Mo"
Are there any other men from
Hannibal aboard this caro-
Don't see any
"Thank heaven,'
| And the man who sometimes kick
ed at things crowded to the other
end of the car and put his head out
to get some fresh air.-Chicago Her
AID
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-21
A Walking Benefaction.

Agentleman whose name should be
handed down to perspiring poster
ity as the greatest benetactor of the
summer ot $50 walked down Broad
way at the hotte est hour ofthe hottest
day recently. He was only tramp.
and an awful specimen Of his kind
at that. but hewore II heavy hooded
ulster, huttone.l rom hia chin to his
toes, with such II delightful air oi
ease and comfort TINT be sent a
grateful chill, worth at lenst twenty
FIVE cents to each recipient, down the
spines OF fully 1O,OOO sweltering ped.
estrians.-.New York Times.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-21
River Water and Typhoid.

River water was substituted for
spring water in one Of the quarters
of Paris several times last summer.
In every instance an increase of ty-
phoid fever was observed. The guam
tity of spring water brought to Paris
being insufficient for the demand, the
Council Ut Public Hygiene and Health
has determined to expediate the la
bors for tho new supply from the
springs recently brought by the city,
and to insist that the use OF the
present spring waters b limited to
good purposes.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-21
IN GLAD WEATHER.

lido not know what skies there were
Nor il the wind was high or low;
think heard the branches stir
little when we turned to go;
I think saw the grasses sway
40 il they tried to kiss your feet
And vet. it seems like yesterday,
That day together sweet
7 think it must have been in May:
think the sunlight must have shone;
know a scent OF springtime Law
Across the fields; We were alone,
We went together, you and !;
How could look hey ond your eyes?
II you were only standng by
did not miss the skies.
could not tell il evening glowed
Or monday heat lay white and still
Reyond the shadows o the road
only watched your face, until
knew it was the gladdest day.
Tho sweetest day that summer knew
The time when We two stole away
And .nw only you!
Charles B. Going in Scrbncr's Magazine.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-21
A Clock with Many rssss.

Professor N. L Hussey i now the
wizard of Edison's old home, and hae
bsen tinkering with old CLOCKS Tor years
until he has simplflled . oontEivanee
whereby . hotel Of 500 rooms may have
the accurate time in every apartment b.
. system Of electric wires connected with
. dynamo indicator in ~ ofaoA from
which these wires will run to clocks In
rooms Of the guests Tho proeeDor has
made his electric clook % simple that u
can be sold, he says. for small sunA -
philadelphia TimeA
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-21
Hardly Worth Notice.

"Kin do anything wild pusson who
calls me thief 2" he asked as he stopped
a patrolman IN Beaubien street.
II am afraid not.
"But hain't dat agin my character?"
Eyes; but suppose you went to law,
and the other party should come into
court with the feathers?"
What feathers?"
Chicken" ,s,..A.M
Him! see! reckon hadn't better
pay any 'tenshun to dat pusson's re-
marks. He doaA' dun amount to nuthin
anyhow.-[Detroit Free Press.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-21

$50 ~ ovssslghA
waissr Haven't yoa teztottsa 49,
thing. sirs
ProAihiaonist-Ah yss; l had ueaab
- give Jon . copy e ths VeieA -
you ere. sir. !,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-08-21
THE BR AvEsr AkErHE TENDEREsr.

A Story OF Gallantry and Good Samarl.
tanism shown by u Southern Soldier
ut was the closing day at Fredericks-
burg, said General Kershaw to the At
lanta Constitution, "when man by the
name of John Kirklan came rushing into
headquarters and said General, can't
stand it any longer referring to this
wounded Federals lying in front Of our
breast orks, he said: Those poor fellows
yonder are crying for water-they are
perishing for water-and came here to
ask your permission to go out there and
carry them some
"Said I, 'Kirkian, you know it would
be almost certain DEATH
~'Yes,' said he; but I will risk it for
humanity's sake
al don't think ought to give you per-
mission to CO. said I; but was 50 struck
with his heroism that let him go. He
gathered some canteens, filled them with
water, and went over the breastworks.
He got a few steps, and came running
back. thought his courage had failed
him; but he came to me and asked II he
might put up white handkerchief. Said
I: NO, Kirklan; we don't propose to use
any flag of truce on this OCCASION
"He got his canteen, and went over to
the breastworks again, and. went about
from man to man giving the wounded
water. At first the enemy fired at him;
but as soon as they saw his purpose, OF
course they stopped, and lie remained
out there until lie had given water to
every one of those poor fellows
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-10
N" y
A Scrap Of Paper Saves Her Life.

1t was just an ordinery scrap of
wrapping paper, but it saved her life.
She was in the last stages of coEsump-
ton, told by physicians that she was
incurable and could live only a short
time; she weighed less than seventy
pounds. On q piece of wrapping
paper she read of Dr.. Kings New Dis
coyery, and got a sample bottle; it
helped her, she bought large bottle,
it helped her more, bought another
and grew better fast, continued its
use and 10 now strong, healthy, rosy,
plump, weighing LAG pounds. For
fuller particulars send stamp to w.
Fl. Cole, Druggist, Fort Smith. Trial
Bottles OF this wonderful Discovery
Free nj Beble &c son Drugstore.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-10

Prof. Hicks, is his forecasts for
May, says: The disturbance original
ing the last of April viii reach its
climax about 1st and End of May. 1t
win be very warm between April 29th
and May 4th, and storms Of much en-
ergy will be the result, followed by
very cold wave, reaching the Atlantic
about the night of May Bird. The
second storm period of May is from
the 10th to the 18th, and during this
limit dangerous storms are liable to
cross the country, ieopardizing prop
erty and lives, but timely tokens of
their approach viii be given. OF course
the usual cold wave will follow the
storms, and this time it will be full
grown one. There will be good reason
for watchfulness when clouds appear
on the 18th and 18th. The last storm
period for the month will be from the
22nd to the 26th. The outlook for
May is that there will be heavy and
general rain falls, with much cold
weather.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-10

DR.. Cushing, retired physician on
the West Side, gave me an interest
ing fact day or so ago about suicides
says a New York Star reporter.
"Not once in a thousand times"
said be, ado either men or women kill
themselves while in the presence Of
another person. The tendency of the
suicidal mania is always toward SOL
itude. This is why, in all the asylums
of the land, people who have q dis
position to kill themselves are always
kept together, and there Is no danger
then"
another remarkable fact is, add
ed another physician, who Joined in
the conversation, shat people who
attempt suicide and fail are almost
always afraid to die. When l was a
young doctor in hospital we used to
sometimes play pranks on men brought
in who had tendency to kill them
solver. I recall a very interesting
case which happened not long ago. A
man was carried into the institution
who had attempted twice in one day
to commit suicide.
".Let us see, said / to another
physician how badly this man wants
to die
II handed him harmless mixture
of which he gave the man a good
dose. / turned quickly around, snatch
ed the bottle out of his hand and said
so that the would-be suicide could
hear me:
any God, doctor, you have killed
that man. Get the stomach pump Al
once
1.-THE man, who only few hour
before had tried to take his own life
instantly became scared TO death a
the thought of losing it. He begget
like good fellow to be sayed.
have never known II TO be otherwis
that IL person fails to take his owl
life, he is afraid to lose it by accident
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-10
CiYil.serYice Examination.

Secretary Rusk: You want a posi-
in my department, Ell?
Applicant: Yes, sir.
Secretary Rusk: What's the differ
ence between a beet and the Presi-
dents message?
Applicant: One is red and the
other isn't.
Secretary Rusk: You'll do,-Epoch.