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scattered to the right and left, but one man
stepped from the sidewalk into the street,
planted himself in front of the horses, and
when they attempted to swerve TO one side
and avoid him he caught one of their brides
. and almost dragged them down on their
launches by a tremendous pull. As the
coupe came to a standstill the door opened
and an elegantly dressed and beautiful
young woman stepped TO the pavement.
She looked at her rescuer. He lifted his
hat and expressed hope that the lady was
in no way injured. He was a
tall, clear-eyed, handsome young man,
though he had not risked his lite moment
before, not even a flush Of excitement indi-
eating that he was disturbed. The young
lady discerned at glance that he was a
genuine hero, and instantly romantic
sentiment sprang into her breast. She
thanked him with welLselected words, but
there was look in her e-es that must have
affected him.. 1t was look OF deep interest.
She asked for his card, and he tried to evade
the request, but the crowd was listening,
and she was very serious, so he explained
that he had no card, but told her his name
and address. She then entered her carriage
again, and as her rescuer closed the door
after her and stood with his hat raised while
Sne was driven away, sle reacned her pretty
hand from the window and clasped his with
a fervor that meant the fullest gratitude.
The young lady tells the sequel of her ad-
venture herself For her father she drew
vivid picture of her adventure and of the
modest, handsome young man who saved
her life. Her father Joined her, as was
natural, in her alteration of the brave fel-
low, and at her suggestion wrote letter to
him expressing their consciousness of obli-
cation to him and begging him to do the
honor of dining with them on a certain
evening that was named. To this letter
came a reply, which might be proftably
printed. -t.
II am proud" said this communication.
"to have found It in my power to stand for
one moment between your daughter and
possible injury. My reward consists in
knowing that she remains to the world an
unmarried and splendid ornament. 1 cannot
dine with you, as you SO kindly suggest, for
the, simple reason that I am not of the class
OF men that your daughter can meet on an
equal footing. 1n word, am dealer at
faro in one of the most notorious gambling
houses in the city. Convey to your daughter
the assurances of my deepest consideration
and assure her that / shall always honor
her for having shown me one glimpse of
feminine courage and charm such as it has
not been my good fortune to meet before"
~ CLARA BELLE.
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BIRD DOCTORS.
The Way Sick Sparrow Was Cared for by
His Fellows.

The Way Sick Sparrow Was Cared for by
His Fellows.
New York World.l
There was mass meeting Of little spar
rows in West 'Thirty-seventh street, near
Sixth avenue, yesterday at noon. There
was chairman of the group. He didn't
have chair, but he presided over his fel-
lows and what he did they did. There was
great chattering and the big brides gath
cred together on the curb and fitted to and
fro in the greatest excitement. On the side
walk lay tiny sparrow. He was ON his
back, his eyes were closed, and he was appar-
emily dead. He was the object Of the gath
ering of his fellows and they pecked at him
and trod on him and, on the wing, dashed
at him and in every way possible tumbled
him about. >
A tender-hearted lady, passing by, rushed
up to the feathered tribe and "shooed" them
away with her muff and picked up the little
one that had apparently been badly bat
tered. While she was stroking him the
birdie opened his eyes and turning quickly
over on his feet, shook the dust out of his
wings, and before his would-be protector
could say Jack Robinson flew to the nearest
tree top as if he was an arrow shot out of
bow.
Straightway all the other sparrows that
had been gazing from the branches of a
neighboring tree upon what was going on
between the lady and their fellow-b birdie,
flew toward the little one and then in
grand chirping group they all flew off to-
gether. The lady didn't know what to make
of it until birdman smiled when he heard
the story. "My dear madam" said he,
"what those sparroys don't know there's
no use learning. So you thought they
were trying to kill their little compan-
ion Not bit of it. He had be-
come benumbed by the cold, and probably
was stunned little by fall. When the
policeman finds man benumbed by the
cold they club the soles OF his feet to- circu-
late his blood and bring him to. That's
what those birds were doing. It's winter
custom of theirs-warmiDg their little
friends into life by their peckings and
roughing and tumbling him about" Evil
IDENTIFY birds of a feather flock together"
like human beings to save a fellow in
trouble.
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Kossuth is Suffering,

It is reported from Turin that Louis Kos
suth, the great Hungarian patriot,..i in dire
pecuniary straits. He has outlived his day,
poor old fellow, and is now 81 can per-
fectly well remember seeing him on his
visit to England in 1851 in Cheapside,
standing mp In an open carriage. with his
hand on his breast, and bowling to the peo-
pie, who packed the streets in such crowds
as L have never seen, save on q Lord
Mayors Day. He wore very much frogged
and braided frockcoat, and soft wide
awake hat, looking like what.Albert Smith
used to call ga Polka nobleman," and was
cheered to the echo, not merely because he
was born orator, but because he spoke in
a tongue understood by the people-in ex-
cellent English.
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KANSAS EARLY DAYS.

An Election That Possessed Many Original
and Striking Features.
Noah Brooks in January st, Nlcholas.1
The next day, to their great discontinue,
our settlers blundered upon a county cleo
tion. Trudging into Libertyville. one of
the new mushroom towns springing up
along the military road that leads from
Fort Leavenworth to Fort Riley, they found
great crowd of people gathered around a
log house in which the polls were open.
County officers were to be chosen, and the
pro-slavery men, as the borderers were now
called in this part ofthe country, had rallied
IN great numbers to carry the election for
their men. All was confusion and tumult
Rough-looking men, we'll armed and gener-
ally loud voiced, with slouched hats and
long boards, were gallophg about, shouting
and making all the noise possible, for no
purpose that could be discovered. ''Hooray
tor Cap'n Pate u was the only intelligible
cry that the newcomers could hear; but who
Captain Pate was, and why he should be
hurrahed for, nobody seemed to know. He
was not candidate for anything.
"Hullo! there's our Woburn friend, John
Clark, said Mr.. Howell. Sure enough,
there he was with vote in his hand going
up to the cabin where the polls were oper.
A lane was formed through the crowd T
men who lounged about the cabin, so that a
mau going up to the door to vote was obliged
to run the gauntlet, as 1t were, of 100 men,
or more, before he reached the door, the
lower half of which was boarded up and the
upper half left open for the election officers
to take and deposit the ballots.
II don't believe that man has any right to
vote here. said Charley, with an expression
OF disgust on his face. "Why, he came
into the Territory with us only the other
day, and he said he was going up on the
Big Blue to settle, and here he is trying to
votep'
"Well," said Uncle Charlie, ST allow he
has just as good a right to vote as any CT
these men who are running the election. I
saw some OF these very men come riding in
from Missouri, when we were one day out
OF Quindaro." As he spoke, John Clark
had reached the voting. place, pursued by
many rough epithets flung after him.
He paused before the half.barricaded door
and presented his ballot. "Let IS see yer
ticketP' shouted one of two men who stood
guard, one on either side of the cabin door.
He snatched it from Clark's hand, looked at
1t and simply said, "H'ist!n The man on
the other side of the wouldbe voter grinned;
then both men seized the "Woburn
man by his arms and waist, and, be-
fore he could realize what was happening,
he was flung up to the edge of the
roof that projected over the low door. Two
other men, sitting there, grabbed the new
conner by the shoulders, and passed him up
the roof to. two others, who, straddling the
ridge-pole. were waiting for him. Then the
unfortunate Clark disa ppeared over the top
of the cabin. sliding down out OF sight on
the farther side. The mob set up a wild
cheer and some Of them shouted, 1--WE don't
want any Yankee votes in this yer lection"
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Only Be Good.

Be good to-day, be good be goodi
So quickly turns the passing wheel,
That those may'st haply taste the food,
Thy love design'd for others veal, =
Be good the man is more than half
A Christian, who is simply good:y
But, oh beware the blatant calf
Self-righteous, believing through thewood.
Nor vainly hang upon the wall
Thy virtues for the world to view,
Like dial hands designed to call
Attention to the deeds you do.
Do good to others as you would
That they should even do to you;
The conscious act of doing good
Amply repays what e'er is due.
Be good, but not morose and stern;
fTis treason againsp the King of Good
Even beasts to kindlier mood return,
When feasting on their native food.
Life's duties are but little things;
But happy he who does them well,
Some day they'll prove strong leading strings
To guide us either to heaven or hell.
Nor idly mourn, life hath no Joys,
While fellow mortals claim thine aidi
If constant good the hand employs,
The meanest life is happier made.
Hope is like sunlight to the boy
But Memory ripper years beguiles-
Old Age looks back with many sigh
But Youth lives on mid dreams and smiles.
The cup OF, life. while sparkling fair.
Is ever sweetness at the brim;
But dregs of doubt, and fear, and care,
Await us as the eye grows dim.
Let's not repine in grief and tears.
We die ere life has scarce begun;
Mans life is measured not by years.
But by the deeds of good he's done,
30, then. my soul, be good be goodi
So quickly turns the passing wheel,
That ere we've learn'd to love and feel
We hear the roaring, raging food,
And catch afar the phantom keel.
u B. Pdfke. NJ. U., IN Philadelphia Cali
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Life for Which ILone.

Lie tOr w n1Cn LOuSs Q
When on my day of light the night is falling,
And in the winds from unsunned spaces
blown, ..,.-
I hear far voices out OF darkness calling
Ny feet to paths unknown.
Thou, who hast made my home Of life 90 pleas
ant. -.
Leave not its tenant when Its walls decay;
love divine, Helper ever present.
Be Thou my help and stayi -.
Be near me when all else is from me drifting,
Earth, SKY, homes picture, days Of shade and
shire, - ,s..-
And kindly faces to my own uplifting
The love which answers mine.
I have but Thee, o FatherI Let Thy spirit
Be with me. then, to comfort and uphold;
No gate of pearl, no branch of palm merit
Nor street of shining gold. 30
Suffice it if, roy good and ill unreckoned,
And both forgiven through Thy bounding
grace, ~ 't
I find myself by hands familiar beckoned ,.
) Unto my fitting place s-.-.-s.-.. E
Some humble door among Thy many mansions,
Some sheltering shade where SIN and striving
cease, '-'-.
And flows forever through heavens green ex-
The river of Thy peace. -.
There, from the music round about me stealing,
fain would learn the new and holy song,
And find at last, beneath Thy trees Of healing,
The life for which long. .,
John G. Whittier.
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this way when have no typewriting TO do.
Altogether ]. make from SIS to $40 week,
and as have sister that makes just as
much, she and mamma and are really lay
ing up nest egg for rainy day."
Yes. said the old lady, "but where do
you get any pastime during all this?"
"Oh, responded the shop girl; II don't
need any pastime, except Sundays, when we
all go down to Staten Island and take din
ner with mammals sister,"
The old lady patted the shop girls hand
fondly and smiled. .a-.
81 .hoI gu are are good young woman. said she she;
and rich husband And who knows! Per-
haps you'll get one. Well see, we'll see."
The good creature went out to her car
riage. e..s. =
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Ben Butler Takes a Tumble.

At Boston the other day General Ben But
Ter was examining witness in the Carrie q.
johnson pension case, when he struck his
foot against the steps OF the witness stand,
and fell heavily to the door. The incident
created a sensation, and . dozen men rushed
forward to assist the General, fearing that
he mad suffered stroke Of paralysis or apo
plexy.
mo haste, gentlemen, no haste" reas-
sured General Butler, as they helped him 10
his .eet.
"Are you hurt" inquired opposing
counsel.
mot much, not much, was the reply,
and the case proceeded a. II nothing uRt
usual had happened.
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GENERAL CHARLES LEE.
A "Reminiscences of the Revolutionary Pc
riod in West Virginia.

"Reminiscences of the Revolutionary Pc
riod in West Virginia.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.l
Said Senator Faulkner, of West vir-
ginia: "The present generation has forgot
ten that between Harper's Ferry and Shep-
ardstown is the plantation to which General
Charles Lee retired after his famous alter
cation with Washington at the battle of
Brandywine. The house in which Lee lived
was destroyed by fire some years since. Lee
live on his plantation solitary and alone,
with the exception Of few negro servants,
Stunned by all of his neighbors. Lee died,
however. in Philadelphia, and the estate
went into the hands of some Of his English
relatives.
Lee was not related to Light Horse Harry
Lee, the friend of Washington and the
grandfather OF Representatives. Lee, although
1 know of numberof people who believe
that he was = ~ s'srt s.-.'7is3
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nuts, immerse for a few minutes in boiling
water. drain, cover with cold water and rub of
the skins.
Sprinkle with salt moisten with butter and
set aside in warm place for 80 minutes.
Drain the nuts on napkin, put in a pan and
brown in the oven.
There is nothing So well rounds up good
dinner as cup of good coffee. Indeed, we may
go further and say that many good dinner has
been spoiled by weak coffee. Inferior coffee'is
often served in families who are supplied with
the finest brands.
For coffee properly made there should be
good cream-for those who use il. and the
beverage to be acceptable to those who may be
called lovers of it, should be strong enough
to tinge the sides of the cup. The old time rule
OF large tablespoonful for a cup and one for
the boiler. if adhered to, will make coffee suf-
hciently strong for most palates.
ELLICE SERENA.
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IMITATION PEARLS.

Where the Substance Comes From and How
1t is Applied.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.l
The imitation pearls receive their luster
from an animal product, the scales of a
small fish found in the Mediterranean. It
is called the bleak fish, and when
caught its scales are stripped off,
and by secret process the irridescent
properly extracted and reserved for use. At
first it was applied to the outside of the
glass, but finding it soon wore method was
devised of off applyingit on the inside. of
the tiny glass spheres through an orifce
that is afterward sealed. The artificial
pearls thus have all the luster of
the genuine article, besides certain bril-
liancy that makes them even prettier. But
they are not pearls, and have never attained
much popularity,
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BRAZILIAN PEBBLE.
1t Makes No Better Lens Than . Good
Quality of Glass.

mAkes NO DtttcE AcnS IMAM D tOOu
Quality of Glass.
st. LOUIS Globe-Democrat.J
What is called Brazilian pebble is often
nothing but lime quality of glass. The real
Brazilian pebble is kind of rock crystal,
found in many parts of the world,
but in great profusion in Brazil, and
hence the name. There is q pet superstition
that the Brazilian pebble glasses preserve
the sight, but no solid foundation flor it ex-
lists. Fine glass is every whit as good and
costs far less on account of the labor and
care required, to grind the crystal to the
proper shape.
The only real advantage the crystal lenses
have over those Of glass is in the hardness
OF the material, which renders them much
less liable to become scratched snd So
dimmed, but otherwise the glass is as good.
There are several tesrs by which
to distinguish the genuine pebble
from the glass imitation, but the one most
easily applied is that of touch. The real
pebble will feel far colder to the finger or
tongue than the glass, so much so that after
touching glass lens and then one of crys-
tai, anyone will be able to detect the dif-
ference.
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She Humbled the Clerk.

Some New York girls are quick enough
to satisfy anybody. There was a little,
young thing, with childlike eyes and q
positively infantile smile buying baby
carriage in a store on Fourteenth street.
She might have been 16, but the smart and
painfully blonde clerk who was exhibiting
the vehicles for her was sure that she was
not yet out of boarding school. She vas in
search OF very particular sort of carriage
i-one that had large canopy that worked
up and down ike the top of
buggy. The clerk assured her that
such baby carriages were not only never
made, but that they would be undesirable.
The young thing flushed at this, and in
formed the clerk that she had seen Just such
carriages, and that she considered them
superior to any other kind. He would
please, she hoped, permit her to have her
preference in the matter. The dreadfully
blonde clerk, somewhat nettled that one so
young should presume to oppose his ex-
perienced taste in baby carriages, carried
the argument still further, and, after in-
sinuating that he had been in the business
long enough to know what was appropriate
and stylish, he suggested to the girl that her
mother should come and select her own baby
carriage. --
my mother!' exclaimed the girl; "what
do you mean? What has my mother got to
do with it?"
"Why." said the clerk, "the carriage is
for your mothers baby. isn't it?''
"No," responded the g;rl-wife curtly, toss
ing her head as she spoke; "it's for my own
baby" -l4
The blonde clerk blushed violently for sew
eral seconds. and then said in a mild voice
that he could have such carriage as the
young lady desired made to order.
~
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CLARET ISN'T POPULAR.
Mixed Up With Sugar it is Almost Deadly
Decoction.

DecOction.
New York world.3
Anent claret drinking, one should never
taste a combination OF claret and sugar.
They are utterly incongruous. unmixable
and deadly. Who has not been sickened
BY sip or two of claret punch offered at
some social gathering? Take hot Scotch,
q cock tail, cream punch, Tom and Jerry
or gin fzz, but look not upon claret punch.
At reception one night large bowl Of
punch stood upon table. On top OF the
bowl foated some strips of cucumber, sew
eral slices of lemon and orange and a lew
seeded grapes.
one.
"Red ink, castor oil and-swiIl, was the
prompt reply. All of which goes to show in
what light the average claret punch is to
garded.
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A Hero From a Faro Bank.

A pair of horses attached to a handsome
coupe took fright id Fifth avenue, and, as
they jumped forward, their driver. who was
not wide awake. lost his reins and away
went the brutes at gait that threatened
disaster and probable loss of life. People
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Turnins Many Honest Pennies.

Money is made in strange ways in New
York. A gentle and warm-hearted old lady
was making some purchases in one of the
big drygoods emporiums on Twenty-third
street, and was attracted by the graces of
manner and physique displayed by the
Young woman who waited on her. She
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MoTHERs, do not be without shiloh's Cure in
your house. s1twill cure Group and wdooping
cough. Sold By Jos Fleming q Son, Az Mar
ket St
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HE wore q b at
shaped like a coal
scuttle, but made of
white stuff, while
inside tn e only
things. as black as
coal, were the eyes
and hair belonging
to a pretty face. Her
dress had a corsage
that looked like a
chance but artistic
wrapping Of the fab
ric, and long black
gloves reached above
her elbows. She was
utterly unfashiona-
BILE in attire, yet all
the more striking for
that.
Who was she ? An
actress, Of course.
Costnmed for a part
in a play? No; she
was in the audience
at a charity matinee;
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but on show all the same. The most singular
creatures in New York are actresses on par
ade. Still, that assertion should not be made
without qualification. For every specimen
of the famboyant actress there is one who
dresses and behaves like a lady; but she
isn't usually recognized as an actress, and
therefore her profession doesn't get the
credit for her modesty and good taste.
1t was from that same queerly costumed
actress at the matinee that I got-by over
hearing her tell it to her companion-a
remedy for wrinkles. "Some people think
they will rid themselves of wrinkles by fill
ing up the crevices with powder" she said.
"Well, the powder may hide the wrinkles
for time, but the lines are there all the
same. To effect a cure, Katie, you must
give your face Russian bath every night
that Is, bathe it with water as hot as can be
tolerated; then, a minute later, bathe it with
cold water that will make it glow with
warmth. Dry with a soft towel, and 20 to
bed. The skin will grow frmer and all
wrinkles, if not the result of old age, will
disappear"
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Blood on the Letter.


The sight of very pretty and stylish
young lady standing in distress and tears,
tugging to free her hand from a mail-box.
which seemed to gleefully restrain her from
escaping, is odd and interesting. The col
lector of letters had just come up and when
the fair captive informed him of her inabil-
ity to remove her hand from the aperture he
was surprised, and attem pied to-see by what
power the box refused to release her hand.
"My rings are caught in some way, so that
can't get them through the opening" ex-
planned the young lady.
The collector unlocked the box, extended
his arm up inside, and grasped the girls
fingers. He found that they still held
letter. He took this from the girls hand
and then drew the ring that held her pris-
oner from the finger. alter which she had no
difficulty in freeing herself from the box.
In her struggles she had abraded the skin of
her finger, and it was bleeding slightly.
As the mail collector passed her ring
to her he noticed that she placed it on
the third finger of the left hand. At
the same time he looked at the letter
she was about to drop into the box, and
found that drop of blood had fallen
squarely over the surname of the man to
whom it was directed. He looked up
quickly at the girl, and her eyes caught the
expression in his own. Her face was pale.
She saw the blood, and hastily taking the
letter from the collector said she would put
it in new envelope. Then touching the
ring she said with that unnecessary To-
quacity usual with girls when they are e1-
cited:
.It has never been off before since it was
first put on"
The expression Of her eyes was one of
dread and despair. Looking again at the
blood ON the envelope she sobbed convul-
sively once and hastened away.
"Therell be no good luck come out of
that marriage" said the mail collector,
gazing after her.
But then, this was man of limited in
telligence, and his superstitious fancy was
doubtless quite absurd.