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Stanley had, however, requisitioned
her as she stood from the chief OF the
Sanford expedition. for the entire
fiotilla Of steamers on Stanley POOL
were incapable of holding all the men
and loads of the relief expedition, ana
he wished to use the shell of the
Florida as a barge, TO fill her with men
and loads, and tow her alongside the
State steamer Stanley.
For several days during the end OF
April all was hustle and excitement
round the shores of Stanley Pool, load
ing the various little stern-wheel steam
ers of the State, and the two missions
asd at our station, endeavor1ng to con-
struct hasty slip to effect the launch
of the Florida All our efforts were in
vain; the beams cracked and bent be-
meath her weight, and the upright sup
ports beneath her sank deep in the
mud as we tried to induce the unwieldy
frame of steel to glide down the in
clined plane of creased logs into the
river.
On the following morning Stanley ap-
peared with about two hundred Zanzl-
baris and accompanied by Stairs, Nell
son and Jephson, and after some tre-
mendous showing and hauling the
Florida commenced to move down the
slip. Rebuilding our exertions, all OF
US white men lending hand wherever
we could get in an arm or shoulder to
shove, while Stanley stood on the bank
and urged on his men by words OF en-
enlargement, we at length got the
steamer on the run; and, while the
beams cracked and bent and the logs
sank into the mud as she slid over
them, the Florida shot gracefully into
the waters of the Congo, where the Stan
ley speedily took her in tow down to
where the expedition loads were being
embarked at the Baptist mission station.
On the 3Oth of April every thing was
ready. Swinburne, Troup and l walked
down to the mission grounds, about
mile off, to bid goodbye to the members
of the expedition and watch their de-
parture for the Aruwimi and the un-
known lands which lay beyond it.
At last every thing was complete; the
donkeys had with difficulty been got on
board the steamship Stanley and her
companion, the Florida; the men, Fan
zibaris, Soudanense and Somaulis were
all in their places on each of the little
stea mers of the fleet.
Stanley was the last to leave, accom-
panied by Herbert Ward, in the little
Baptist steamer Peace, the only screw
boat then on the Pool, and bidding each
of US goodbye as he grasped our hands
he stepped on board and waved his cap
ere he set his face up river resolutely
to think of the great task which lay be-
fore him.
Swinburne, Troup and I returned to
Kinchasa half an hour later, wondering
if we should ever see any of the men
again we had parted from that morning.
On reaching Kinchasa, what was our
establishment to find the black crew Of
the Peace and many Zanzibaris about
the station, while we could see the
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three white-robed figures, which
judged to be Tippo lib and his
suite, and behind these long files of
Zanzibaris and natives.
l knew it was Stanley at the head of
his column, and that he would soon be
upon us at the rate we were progressing.
urged the Zulus up the hill and got
them into jog-trot almost with their
heavy loads, while l FASTENED on with
my camp equipage and the lighter loads
to the Nkissi, where l arrived in about
two hours, and found Jephson busily
engaged piecing the portable boat to-
gether on the bank of the stream. The
Nkissl runs through a gorge with
steep banks Of $50 to 500 feet, rising
almost from the waters edge.
All my camp loads. tent, bed, food,
ETC., were passed over to the opposite
shore of the river about $50 yards
across in two small native canoes.
Entering the deserted village of Selo,
which crowns the hill overlooking the
river, 1 found it rapidly filing with
Zanzibaris and Soudanese in long
white shirts and blue uniforms, who as
they arrived in the shelter of the huts
and trees, threw down their loads OF
piled their guns and crept away into
corners and quiet spots out of the blaze
of the midday sun.
observed a young white man in shirt
and flannel trousers moving about what
had been the chiefs house, and he
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vERMoNrs RUNAWAY POND.
1t was Tapped BY a Miller and Couldn't Be
stopped.

1t was Tapped BY Miller and Couldn't Be
stopped.
William Chaplin, of the Board OF Agri-
culture, has an eye for many things be-
sides those relating to Jerseys, ferti-
lizers, swapping horses and new-process
butter-making. At the recent meeting
of the board at Glover he discovered
something interesting respecting kun
away Pond" He says:
81 was much interested in an account
read me from manuscript by one OF the
aged men of Glover concerning the out
going of Runaway Pond in Glover, June
6, 1910. Some of the incidents have
never been in print, so far as l know.
Mr.. o. V. Percival has gathered these
fats from the lips of those present on
that memorable occasion. The pond,
one and half miles long and one mile
wide, was one hundred feet deep in some
places. 1t had it's natural outlet south
into the Lamoille valley, but on this
9th day of June, 1910, the miller on
little stream to the north undertook,
with some thirty of his friends, to steal
out little water to go their way, that
the miller might grind his corn When
they had dug trench through the bank
into the pond, and the water flowed
nicely they all got out to take drink
of rum, as was the fashion of that day.
Suddenly the water stopped running in
the trench, but they heard strange
gurgling beneath. One of the leaders
of the company-Spencer Chamberlin-
Jumped down to see what was the
trouble. Immediately he began to sink
in the soft quicksand. He was Caught
by the hair of his head and pulled out
by his alarmed comrades.
''The whole pond was going, fast and
furious 1t sucked through the widen
ing, deepening gorge. Who should warn
the people below? Who should tell the
miller's wife, who was grinding grist
in her husbands absence? There was a
hurried consultation. Who was strong
est bravest, fleetest of foot? Spencer
Chamberlin was chosen, and with quick
goodbye to his companions he bounded
down the rough ravine, gained the head
of the flood and sped on for the mill.
Dame Wilson had ground the grist but
was still in the mill, the old horse
hitched to post near the door, when
Chamberlin rushed in-and without
many words seized the woman with one
arm and the grist with the other, and
make break for higher land. Getting
out of the mill he saw the raging torrent
coming-roaring grinding, crushing
down the valley. He dropped the grist
and saved the woman. The old horse
either died at his post or foundered on
his first voyage. At all events he was
never found.
Goodman Wilson was no doubt re-
ioiced to find his wife safe, but had to
mourn the loss of mill, machinery, mill
stones, dam and all; also the toll of that
last grist. Such a flood now passing
down that valley would do immense
damage to life and property in the low
built villages of Glover and Barton; but
there is no danger. The old bed of the
pond is now covered with grass and
bushes, and the main road runs through |
it. 1t is a lonesome, dreary place, and /
nobody blames the pond for running .
away when it had so good a chance. ~
Montpelier (Vt) Waterman
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CHASTITY TROPHIES.
Three Scalps "Raised" in Nebraska on Ell
hlbition I'm Bavaria.

Three Scalps "Raised" in Nebraska on Ell
hlbition in Bavaria.
Hon. Fred Beyschlag concluded some
fifteen years ago to make up collection
of Indian relics, such as tomahawks,
bows, arrows, moccasins, buffalo robes
painted by squaws, etc, all of which he
forwarded to his aged father in Ger
many as a present. In the COLLECTION
were three scalps, which DIR. Renner
contributed. The hair of two of them
was Jet black, with the braided scalp
lock, which designates the warrior OF
most Indian tribes; the third scalp bore
thin. long, light blonde hair, evidently
coming from a massacred man and not a
woman, for the latter generally uses
fine comb more effectively, when cir
cumstances require it.
The doctor had taken these scalps
from the Sioux in August, 1864, at the
time when they made their terrible raid
on the Blue river region, and Colonel U.
p. Mason ordered him to place himself
between the fleeing settlers and the pur-
suing Indians, furnishing only a few
companions, twenty-seven muskets and
1000 rounds of buck and ball cartridges,
which DIR. Renner distributed among
the horror-stricken refugees on the Blue
and Sandy, whereupon he and half dozen
frontiersmen, armed with Spencer and
Henry rifles, Colts navy and dragon re-
volvers, took up the trail of thirty OF
forty marauding Cheyenne Sioux
and followed it across the Re-
s,0AA arlth nT
any difficulty, as the doctor was
acquainted with every creek, crossing,
hill and valley, having been in 1857 and
1853 member of the surveying parties
under General Manners and Calhoun,
who established the boundary between
Kansas and Nebraska, commencing In
the middle of the channel of the Mis-
souri,, running west along the fortieth
degree northern latitude to the summit
of the Rocky mountains.
When DIR. Renner returned to this
city he prepared his trophies carefully
with alum and arsenic, so that they are
in a good state of preservation this day,
as the sequel will show.
A few years ago the venerable father
vi MI. SOLldE UASus anu OlAO AhNAoh
collection came into the possession OF
the heirs; they were all afraid of these
three scalps, nobody dared to handle
them, yea, even the look of them gave
the German ladies the horrors. So they
concluded to sell them, and did so at a
fair price. This explains how the three
scalps ''raised" in Nebraska form this
day an attractive feature in the show
window of Mr.. Offenhauser, friseur and
perruquier chair dresser and wigmaker),
on the "Schranne" or corn market in
Noerdingen, thriving city in Middle
Bavaria, the native place of the Bey.
schlag family.
Our authority for the last statement is
Mr.. Rudolph Beyschlag, who came from
the fatherland not long agO.-Nebraska
City News.
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Matadi to the Pool on stills. Mr.. Case
ment, and l have no doubt you could ac-
complish the remainder of the distance
on your head, if you liked to devote
enough time to it, but what good you
would derive from it, or any one else,
when you emerged at Zanzibar 1 don't
really know"
With this parting shot Stanley left
US for the night, telling Ward to be up
early for the morning start.
Next day we were up before the sun,
and the repairs on the Peace having
been executed during the night, all was
once more ready for start, and by the
time we had finished our coffee Ward
had marshaled the Zanzibaris, dis
tributed their rations to them through
their headmen, and they were getting
on board the Peace.
Her whistle blew, the engineer came
up to say they were waiting for him,
and Mr.. Stanley rose to say goodbye,
and accompanied him down the steps
of the verandah to the path which led
to the river
Again shaking our hands, he walked
some PAGES towards the steamer, then,
as if suddenly remem bering something,
he turned round, and, shooting a sly
glance at me, bowed to my bulldog,
Paddy, who was blinking on the
steps, and holding out his hand to him
said:
''And .)ol, bye, too, Snarleyowr'
A moment or two later the Peace
was shooting out through the rapids
round Kinchasa islands, and every quick
swirl of her propeller through the water
carried the little steamer further and
further away out on to the calm, placid
expanse of the Pool, whence soon only
a thin wreath of smoke served to mark
the spot where she struggled to over
take her consorts now steaming with
full days start up the broad bosom OF
the Congo.
AS the smoke slowly faded away on
the horizon we turned away from the
beach and were soon busily employed,
Swinburne and l, arranging for our
coming journey to the upper waters of
the Congo.
l waited at Kinchasa until an oppoT
GuuIJy OI6Ieu VI travelling up W IHO
Equator Station. some three hundred and
fifty miles beyond the Pool, where l took
upmy quarters while awaiting the arrival
of the steamer in which [ hoped to be
able to penetrate the tributaries of the
Congo lying above that point, of which
strange stories almost daily reached
me of cannibal orgies and raiding
tribes who signalized each fresh til
umph over Gheir enemies by feasting on
the bodies of the prisoners they had
captured in the fight.
ROGER EASEMENT.
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ga LITTLE NONSENSE"

Why will vegetarians insist that
man should not eat meat? Every body
ought to know that it is meet that he
should eat.-Detroit Free Press.
Beneath this stone lies old Bill Blair,
No more he smiles or wrangles,
His life was always on the square,
And hence full of rye-tangles.
-Terre Haute Express
IL never get drunk sir, not by jug
full, said the prisoner to visiting mis-
sionary. EITHER you are deliberately
falsifying," said the visiting missionary
slowly, ''or else you have used very
small jugs. Merchant Traveller.
-"Will you please pass the butter?"
asked Mr.. Grimley's new 1andlady. 81
always do, Mrs. Beinkinsop," said Grim
ley, until 1 notice its effect on the
other boarders. Will you kindly deal
me another buckwheat cake. "-Leslie's
Weekly.
-"Hcw do, Uncle Joe? Taking your
morning walk around the park?' ''Not
Exactly, sab. finds / amt able to walk
all roun' no mo- sence my las touch O.
rheumatic, so l jug walks half way
roun' an back agin', sab.
Weekly.
-"Well, what did you learn new in
agriculture at the county fair?" asked
Mrs. Granger of her husband upon his
return home from the exhibition.
''Why, learned enough not to bet $40
on the wrong horse next time. Morris
town Herald.
-"What a genius you are!" exclaimed
a young lady visiting an inventors
workroom. 81 believe you could make
almost every thing" ''Yes," replied
the young man, modestly. rs there
any thing you would like to see me
make9" make me an Offer" whispered
the girl, shyly.-Munsey's Weekly.
Polite beat-"Can't you accommo-
date me with three dollars?" Banker
'Man alive! you make me nervous.
Why do you always ask for three dol
lars, instead of asking for one dollar or
two dollars?" Polite beat-"Mr. Money
bags, if you think you understand the
begging business better than / do, just
you beg for while and let me be the
banker. Texas Siftings.
Miss Edith Ito evening caller)-
''When / write l have to be entirely
alone and have every thing quiet so
there will be nothing to disturb my
thoughts. don't see how any one can
dictate to an amanuensis." Mr.. Good
fellow-''It's ve:y easy. 1 dictate all
my business letters" "You do? And
don't your thoughts often wander from
the subject until you find yourself un-
able to proceed?" "Oh, no. My type
writer is man. IN. Y. Weekly.
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COPYRIGHT, 1901

In April, 1887, / was on my way
though the cataract region of the lower
Congo, leading a caravan of Zulus from
Matadi to Stanley Pool, with party Of
natives of the BaKongo tribe acting as
carriers of my personal loads-tent, pri-
vate boxes, etc.-altogether numbering
about one hundred persons.
The Zulus (sixty-four in number)
were employed carrying two heavy cylin-
ders of five hundred pounds each and
some smaller pieces of machinery, all be-
longing to the steamer Florida, then in
course of construction at Kinchasa Sta
ton, on the Pool, and only awaiting the
very loads | was bringing up to be
launched on the waters of the upper
Congo and begin her journeyings through
the untraveled regions of the interior in
search of ivory for the Sanford eXplor-
ing expedition, of which | was mem
Der.
Towards the middle of April reached
the native village of Lutete, only sixty
miles from my destination on Stanley
Pool, and here the news that Ii. M.
Stanley at the head of a great eXpedi-
ton for the relief of Emin Pasha, con-
sisting of eight white officers, 900 Zanzi-
baris, and Tippo lib, the renowned
Arab slave trader from Stanley Falls,
was on his way up country close behind
me, caused me to use every exertion to
hasten my march, so that l might be
able to cross the Nkissi river, which
falls into the Congo some fifteen miles
beyond Lutete, before Stanley and his
expedition should arrive on its banks;
for knew Stanley's journey was of far
greater Importance than mine, and that
he would require all the canoes on the
Nkissi to convey his caravan across,
during which time should be compelled
to stand aside with band of 100 semi
starving men.
Leaving Lutete l camped next day in
Nzungi market place, about ten miles
from the Nkissi.
Here l was overtaken by Nj. Jeph-
son, one of SANKEY'S officers, who, pre-
ceding the main column, was charged
with putting the portable boat together
which accompanied the expedition
forming about thirty loads-so that
every thing might be ready for the
passage of the Nkissi when Stanley
himself should arrive on its banks.
Jephson hurried off at three a. m. next
morning in pitch dark, we having learned
in the night that the expedition had ar
rived at spot only an hours march
behind us, where Stanley had halted
for the night.
! followed Jephson at half-past four,
hoping against hope that | might
reach the Nkissi before Stanley, but it
was still long way off-three hours
march, and my men could only travel at
a snails pace. They did their best,
poor fellows, and at seven a. m. we
had crossed the Lunzadi river by a
frail bridge of felled trees, just suffi-
GENTLY strong to bear the weight of
the loads and men together, and were
toilfully climbing up the steep hill on
the far side when looking back saw
only half mile behind US, across the
valley of the Lunzadi, long stream of
people pouring down the hill towards
the river, at their head white man
q could see that by the clothes) on "a
white donkey, followed by two or
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FABLES WITHOUT MORALS.
The Reader Can Supply the Deficiency If
He Chooses.

The Reader Can Supply the Deficiency Il
He Chooses.
A man died leaving large estate and
many sorrowful relations who claimed
it. After some years, when all but one
had had Judgment given against them,
that one was awarded the estate, which
| he asked his attorney to have appraised.
''There is nothing to appraise," said the
attorney, pocketing his last fee.
''Then," said the successful claimant,
''what good has all this litigation done
me?" ''You have been a good client to
me, the attorney replied, gathering up
his books and papers, but l must say
you betray a surprising ignorance OF the
purpose of litigation"
A foreign nobleman who had married
rich American girl was discovered in
the act of breaking her heart ''Why
do you break her hearth" asked the dis
coverer. Because, replied the foreign
nobleman, 1.-The law does not allow me
to break her head"
A rich American girl who had married
foreign nobleman was seen weeping
by the roadside. "Why do you weep,
my good girl" passing traveller asked.
because my husband has broken my
heart" answered the rich American
girl. "Indeedr' exclaimed the passing
traveller, absently. ''And what, pray,
did you expect?" 81 expected, was the
reply, accompanied by fresh burst Of
tears, ''to break his.
A bulldog whose master had put a
muzzle on him met mastiff. Il think
this ornament very becoming to me"
said the bulldog, secretly trembling, sit
is the handsomest in town" Before
we part" said the mastiff, closely scan
ming the muzzle, you will think it too
loose" GLOW SOP" asked the bulldog.
eff it had been tighter" the mastiff re-
piled, ''you would have had to keep your
mouth shut about it and l would not
have observed it." So saying he set
upon the bulldog and thrashed him
with impunity.
A famous pugilist who had refused to
fight for a purse of SIS, 900 was seen by a
friend some years afterward coming out
of low boarding house, badly lacerated
in the face and with several bald places
on his head. 'Well, John" said the
friend, cheerfully, ''the grass is pretty
short with you just now, isn't it?"
yes" replied the famous pugilist,
''prices have fallen. 1 fight for my
board, now" "With whom?' asked the
friend, eager to see match. ''With my
landlady," the famous pugilist replied
Ambrose Bierce, in San Francisco Ex-
aminer.
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USES FOR AMMONIA.
Many Ways in Which 1t Can Be Utilized y



Housekeepers.
A little ammonia in tepid water will
soften and cleanse the skin.
Spirits of ammonia inhaled will often
relieve a severe headache.
Door-plates should be cleaned by rub.
bling with cloth wet in ammonia and
water
If the color has been taken out of silks
by fruit stains, ammonia will usually re-.
store the color.
To brighten carpets, wipe them with
warm water in which has been poured a
few drops of ammonia.
One or two tablespoonfuls of ammonia
added to pail of water will clean win.
dows better than soap.
A few drops in cupful of warm water
applied carefully will remove spots
from paintings and chromos.
When acid of any kind gets on cloth.
ing, spirits of ammonia will kill it. An
ply chloroform to restore the color.
Keep nickel, silver ornaments and
mounts bright by rubbing with woelen
cloth saturated in spirits of ammonia.
Grease spots may be taken out with
weak ammonia in water; lay soft white
paper over and iron with hot iron.
Ammonia applied two or three times
on fresh cold-sore will kill it. 1t will
drive it away if used when the cold-sore
is first felt.
A tablespoonful of ammonia in a gal
Ion of warm water will often restore
colors in carpets; it will also remove
whitewash from them.
Equal parts of ammonia and turpen-
tine will take paint out of clothing, even
if it be hard and dry. Sa5urate the spot
as often as necessary, and wash out in
soap sudS.
If those who perspire freely would use
little ammonia in the water they battle
in every day, it would keep their flesh
sweet and clean, doing away with any
disagreeable odor.
Old brass may be cleaned to look like
new by pouring strong ammonia on it.
and scrubbing with scrub brush, rinse
in clear water.
Put a teaspoonful of ammonia in a
quart of water, wash your brushes and
combs in this, and all grease and dirt
will disappear. Rinse, shake and dry
in the sun, or by the fire.
Flannels and blankets may be soaked
in pail of water containing one table
spoonful of ammonia and little suds.
Rub as little as possible and they will
be white and clean, and will not shrink.
One teaspoonful of ammonia to tea
cupful of water will clean gold or silver
iewelry.-Good Housekeeping.
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4 Study of FInper-NalIs.

Phrenology and chiromancy have long
ago become established branches of
pseudo-science, and books and pamphlets
on the subject are within the reach of
every body. There is, however, new
branch of the curious methods of phys
zeal research into character which is as
yet very little developed. 1t is the study
of the finger-nails, the shape and color
of which are said to indicate certain
traits of character. Finger-nails, ac-
cording to the experts of the new fad, if
long and slender, denote imagination
and poetic feelings, love of art and lazi-
ness. If long and fiat they are the signs
of prudence, good sense and grave men
tai faculties; if wide and short, they in
dictate high temper, rudeness, desire
for controversy and obstinacy. A pink
color signifies virtue, hberality and
courage; dry, brittle nails belong to
murderers and other cruel persons !;
curved in shape of claws as bad or worse
than the last named. Soft nails indicate
feebleness of both body and mind, and
nails gnawed close to tie flesh signify
stiffness and dissipatiolL-St. Louis Re-
public.
-She-s'Do you believe in true lover
He-"Yes, if her father is rich. Yam
kaa Rlada