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broke and ran, except the largest of
the herd; ali cid bull and the finest
specimen l ever saw. He stood his
ground, his old eyes glarinr and blood
Snot 1rom under the shock of matted
hair about his head, and, planting his
legs firmly, awaited my coming with
grim determination. Hello, old bowl
SAID. You look downright vicious,
but guess it's all bluff, anyhow, I'll
risk it" drew closer in order to get
a good aim, and, firing, hit the buffalo
Ialriy on the forehead. / expected to
see the huge beast roll over dead, but
the thick skull resisted the bullet.
winch only tore away the hide, and the
animal made for me with lowered
head, ! stepped aside as he was about
to strife and quickly fred, this time
striking the bull in the shoulder, tearing
open the flesh with what must have
been painful wound. At any rate it
seemed to madden the buffalo, for with
hoarse below of rage it wheeled
about and rushed back toward me
like whirlwind. The gravity of the
situation now began to dawn on nry
mind, and don't mind confessing that
L was considerabl ratified. In the first
place it was on the bold prairie with
not a tree for miles not even a bush
and with the exception of that little
dip in the ground, which enables me
to identify the spot, there wasn't a
break in the dead level. | was unarmed
save for the pistols which | had nearly
emptied, and face to face with an ami
NAL mad with rage and pain. l began
to fear that | was q goner, but resolving
to fight for my life counted the shots
had left. 1 had three only. and
knew my life depended on them, so |
resolved only to use them with deliber-
alton. Parrying the bulls second at
tack by a dexterous leap l hurriedly
tore off my coat and threw it directly
in the face of the animal, which again
advanced on me. This confused him
for brief moment, and leveling my
revolver l let fly at the bulls head.
aimed to hit him in the eye or neck
but owing to the rapidity of his move
ments the ball glanced to his big jaw
plowing it up to the bone, which was
exposed. But to my dismay this hac
no power to stay the bull even for &
fmoment, and he rushed at me with
j such force that l had barely time tc
j spring to one side. AS Irdid this my
foot caught in trailing wine and
went forward on my face at full length
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wy pAREiNo,


,,..,s my darling singing IN the garden in the
si-ds ,aiaed in the chorus and they made
tbe song oompleter,
Ia the others strains with notes Of ten
ayr tone adorntAe,
,s love sang and the birds sang and I knew
not wsien was sweeter.
lag nv darling standing in the garden mid
the flowers,
AID tbe roses nodded round her and stretched
out as to entreat her,
=, Nth Youths bright glamor DER her, in life's
" lovely springtime hours,
yr lore stood mid the flowers and knew not
which was sweeter.
saw nv darling lying, such white and
peacefu vision,
NTH smile the angels brought her when
they kissed her brow TO greet her,
Ind brought her waxcn lilies; Easter buds for
one arisen,
And knew not which was whittier and l knew
not which was sweeter,
sha find my darling waiting for me there at
Heavens portal,
When earths path my feet have trodden and
Igladly go to meet her,
She will be shining angel, and on earth she
was but mortal
Yet en earth or Heaven she loves me, and l
know not which is sweeter.
May s. Farrand, in Inter Ocean
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

--Teacher-"Deine quartz" Milk
mans son (who.is rather absent minded
Pint and a-half."
After the Question, -'Well, how
did her father come DOWN." with his
heavy shoes on"-Truth.
--Doctor-''Well, how do you feel to-
day?" Patient--"I feel as if l had been
dead week" Doctor-'Hot, ehT"-
Boston Christian Register.
Perpetual Motion. -Bligh-"Don't
you think Miss Chatterton has lovely
mouth?" Fligh-"It might be, if she
kept it still. "-Somerville Journal
You seem to think very highly OF
him Does he praise your looks when
you are with him?" mo, but he runs
down those of the other girls. IN. Y.
Press.
Nothing Like a Change.-She-
"Since my return from the south OF
France I'm another woman" Sarcastic
Friend-"How delighted your husband
must be. Fun.
-Doctor-"My dear madame, there is
nothing the matter with you-ypu only
need rest" But, Doctor, just look at
my tonguew 'Needs rest, too, madame.
Fliegende Blatter.
Want some of my hair restorer;
sir?" asked the barber; best in the
world" 30, I've something better
I've just got divorce from my wife"
National Barber.
After the Play.--H These dram
atists have such a monotonous method
of making their lovers propose" She
Yes; but they do propose, and that is
the main thing. ng."-Boston Beacon.
"A Wise NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
is a wise man" Johnson-'In what re-
spect, pray?" Tomson-"You surely
must have noticed it. He always laughs
at his employers jokes. Yankee Blade.
Mrs. Vane-"What man Mr.. Jones
| is to f1atter! He told me to-day that I
looked young enough to be my own
daughter" Mrs. Blunt-"Your own
probably ant"-Boston Transcript.
Quick Movement.-"So you want
to go before the footlights?" said the
manager, grimly. YES" said the as
piring youth. "'Well, you want to be
quick, then" said the manager Pm
pretty quick with my feet"
Jennie" said the young woman
fiercely, "Tm never going to have any
thing to do with another church fair. !"
"Why not?' "All the young men are
over at the dining-table betting on who
will get the oyster. Isn't it scandal
ous?"-Washington Star.
They really fear she will go in
sane. You see, she found diary he
kept before he met and married her"
30, l see. And the awful revelations
-" Revelations nothing! 1t was
in cipher, and she couldn't read a word
of indianapolis Journal.
Roberts Theory. - Tommy -'1
don't understand about that girl in
pink 1 saw her only night before last,
from the balcony, and she had dis
tinctly Grecian nose, and now it turns
right up. You can see for yourself. "
Bob-"She probably hadn't seen you
night before last, and now she has
| Wasp.
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my n q re S t


by the name of Felix M ontford. I
was not thinking of hunt, and was
armed only with pair of revolvers,
but when, after mile or two travel
across the prairie, l saw herd of buf
falo just ahead of me, l could not re-
frain FROM giving chase. They were
not oEer half dozen in number, but
all tremendous fellows except one, a
young female with calf a few weeks
old. The wind blowing a gale from
them to me, they had no warning of
my approach and were proceeding
leisurely along, stopping every now
and then to crop the young spring
grass or to wait for the COW, which
fingered with the calf. Fearing, how
ever, that they would catch sight of
my horse before l came within shoot
ing distance, dismounted and began
to crawl toward the herd on my knees
and hands, with my pistols ready at
the first movement that should betray
my presence. had gotten within one
hundred yards OF them when sonesof the
~N$Ao nix Q" Hp Ilt2 -ICdNas dHtas y Sill
mug the wind. ascaught sight of my
horse, which was cropping grass close
to where had left him. With a snort
OF terror, he drew the others@atten-
tionat TO the object, and while they
paused to. consider whether it was foe
or not, | sprang to my feet and ran
toward them. They had not seen me
before, and confused by my sudden APP
pearance, my involuntary shouts,
which l accompanied by a frantic way
ing of my arms, the animals seemed
scarcely to know what to do Wheeling
madly about, they would break into a
short broken gallop, only to run back
or round and round in a circle with
piteous bellowings.
Excited as well and fearing to delay,
l blazed away at them, and as good
luck would have it, wounded the young
cow 1t was unfortunate for me that
/ did not kill her outright, for her cries,
mingled with those of the terror-strick-
en- calf, and the sight of the stream OF
red blood pouring from her side, seemed
70 enrage the bulls so that they paused
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The 1,arroom spotter.

"Hold on!' What for?' "You
haven't paid your check" 81 have.
Who are you, and what do you mean
by interfering with me?'' Il advise
you to pay the check that l saw you
slip into your pocket when you had
your drink. It'll save trouble" After
additional heated argument the party
of the second part pretends to remem-
Der that he hasn't settled up, goes tc
the cashier, does so, and departs, look.
ing daggers at the man who stopped
him. The latter is an innovation in the
big downtown saloons. The proprie-
tors have found him to be a necessity,
and very week be saves the house
about ten times the amount of his sal
ary. In some of the big cocktail
foundries within stones throw of the
city hall there is continual crowd,
and the opportunities for skipping out
without the formality of paying ones
check are numerous. This act has
been cultivated to such a degree by
the impecunious ones of late that
nearly all the drink bazaars have en-
ployed men whose duty it is to lay low
for thissclass of customer. = Their. em
ployment has revealed the fact that, in
addition to the regular beats, there are
a number of rich merchants who are not
above lodging their bar dues. IN. Y
Commercial Advertiser. E
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MAKING MOSAICS.
Process Requiring a High Order OF
Artistic Taste.

4 Process Requiring a High Order OF
Artistic Taste.
One of the few industries of Rome is
the manufacture of mosaics, the largest
establishment being under the control
of the Church. aHd employed almost
entirely in the adornment of churches
and religious establishments The pro-
cess of making picture in mosaic is
very slow and requires the highest order
of skill. To begin with, mosaic is made
of glass; and it's value consists in its
being indestructible.
The workmen in great pictures have
to use something over twenty-six thou
sand shades of colored glass to produce
the tints requisite, as in mosaic every
color is necessary, just as in an oil
painting. To make picture, the pro-
cess is this: A plate of metal of the re-
quired size is surrounded by raised
margin an inch in height. A mastic
cement of powdered stone, lime and
linseed oil is spread over the bottom OF
the plate, and that is covered up with
plaster of paris to the level of the rim.
Upon this the picture to be made is very
carefully drawn, and the mechanics
work begins.
He takes piece of glass of the exact
tint necessary and fits it into it's place,
grinding to the shape. Then he goes
on, one piece at time, till the picture
is finished; then the face is ground
down to smoothness, and the picture ia
set in its place.
Some of the greatest pictures of am
cient and modern times are in mosaic,
the tints, with all the delicate shades,
being carefully reproduced as in oil.
and the effect being finer. The ceilings
of many of the great churches of Rome
are entirely of mosaic, as well as many
of the altar pieces and other decora-
| tions AS they are entirely indestruct-
ible, and never lose their color, they
are very much priced. A picture in
mosaic costs great deal, but then 1t is
eternal, barring fire and earthquakes.
All over Rome there are small shops
devoted to the manufacture of mosaic
table tops, box covers, etc, the work
man toiling all his life on one subject.
The man who begins on St Peters OF
the Coliseum never does any other sui
iect, and he becomes SO skillful in thi.
one that he is enabled to execute it mo-
only well, but cheaply. He has only
the tints to manage that enter into on'
picture. and he places them mechani
cally and very rapidly. - scien tid
American
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Realizing that Iwas lost leaped to my
feet only to receive as l did so terrific
"bfow. on the back that sent me a dozen
PAGES off. Goodness only knows why
every bone in my body wasn't broken.
| thoughtethey were, anyhow, but see
ing the buffalo coming to me once more
I found l had strength enough to try
and scramble up before he reached me.
l had succeeded in getting up on my
all-fours when he struck me again.
Over l went as at first, but I was so
badly hurt this time that l was too
furious to feel my injuries. Shouting
my compliments to him l grabbed my
pistol, and feeling desperate, blazed
away just as he reached me. | had
barely time to get out of the way and
to keep his huge carcass from crushing
me to death, for the bullet | had fired
so recklessly had gone home, and the
bull fell kicking in death
agony. was afraid to approach aim
for some minutes so violent and pro-
longed were his sufferings and
struggles, but at last, plying the
creature, / ventured to advance within
few feet of him, meaning to end his
agony with bullet through the head.
But as did so he caught sight of me,
and ere l could pull the. trigger, had
sprung to his feet and was rushing
upon me. So sudden was the attack
that / could not get out of the way, and
the big, blunt head struck me full in
the chest, knocking the revolver from
my hand, and sending me over ina
heap. The pistol exploded as it struck
the earth, and I was slightly wounded
in the head by a flying fragment, but
the attack of the buffalo had only
sufficient force to upset me without
further injury, for as it struck me its
strength, which was an expiring effort,
failed it, and it dropped beside me
with thud that seemed to shake the
earth. My victory, if you could call il
such, had cost me so dear that it was
an hour or two before l could
get up and whistle to my horse
which was grazing some little
distance off, to come to me. ]
was too sore even to mount him then
and, holding on to his bride, en-
deavored to pull along as far as the
nearest ranch, Montford's, but after
the first mile l found l could go nc
further, and lay down to die, for ii
those days the country was SO sparsely
settled that sometimes a week, or ever
two, would elapse without human
being crossing the prairie. But my
good star sent horseman that way
Just as the sun :, was settings ..
summoned all my strength and gave
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r. A TRANSFORMATION.
An Ethereal Creature That Budded
Bloomed and Developed.

An Ethereal Creature That Budded
Bloomed and Developed.
& She was such an ethereal creature,
with her mild blue eyes and golden
hair! As child, she was SO delicate
and white that her friends and dear
ones did not think that she would ever
grow to womanhood But, somehow,
the little body became taller as the
years went by; there was trace OF
pink in her cheek, but il was so rare
that one could not see where it blended
with the white; and she was SO happy!
Atlength she was out of school-no one
who knew her as child ever thought
that she would ever reach her studies,
much less complete them-and in an
other year the delicate bud bloomed in
a great roomful of beautiful flowers.
OF all the fair creatures at the -ecep
tion she was pronounced the most ra
diant.
| But how frail!' said everyone.
| tIThere Z was something about her thai
was heavenly. indeed. She seemed toe
| good, too slight and beautiful for thi:
| world. Time went on, as usual. Th'
| rare blond loved; she was loved; they
were married That was a long tim'
| ago.~te.s.G .--s
| When / saw her last-it was in tht
autumn-she was at AK with her fam
1 ily.1sls- lzs
Massage" she said, simply, afte
greeting me; and when l accompanied
Eera.to the weighing sh
stepped lightly on the platform, an
then, with gasp of delight, exclaimed
| Look! TWo-eighty! Yesterday
was 1wo-eighty.threeri Homer Bas:
| ford, In Puck.
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despairing shout as I fell back in a
dead faint. When l came to I found
the man, Montford himself, leaning
over me, and it was nearly time for the
sun to rise next morning. A wagon
had to be sent for to carry me home,
and it was full month before was
able to rise from my bed, for my body
was one mass of bruises and was SO
black and blue that my skin had no
vestige of It's normal color 1 had the
head of my buffalo prepared by a
taxidermist, and for years it has
adorned my study. Come round to-
morrow and I'll show it to you y
CanEer City (Kan,) Cor. St Louis
Globe Democrat.
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a MEAN TENANT.
He Was Not sConsiderate for the Comfort
of His Neighbor.

He Was NOtsCOnsIderate Tor the Contore
of His Neighbor. b..
He raped on the door of the fat be-
low his own, and when the door was,
opened said. apologetically: fs
Pardon my intrusion. This is Mr..
Filbert, believer ssz-y az
Yes SIR .-. ", ..s. "a .-s
"My name is Springer. occupy the
fat just above you. ".2-s.s ,ay.ss-} -
''Step in, Mr.. Springer. What can /
do for you?"
otis merely business CALL" ex-
planned the occupant of the upper fiat.
II notice that you are using but. one
stove and small CRATE now, while you
used to keep three stoves going -
why, yes" returned the man in the
first fat. ts'Times are rather hard and
coalY is expensive. But might / ask
what business that is of yours?" n
Business of miner exclaimed the
other in surprise ssHang' it, man!
you're not treating me. right! Don't
you think anything is due your neigh
bors?" = TIfnSs.9 81
.Neighbors! lneighbors! What are
you driving at? Haven't always been
a good tenant@'' l;V ~ rET tsa.' ~
mo, sir!'' roared the man in the sec
ond fiat 81 was told that you were
when moved in or would have taken
the fiat across the hall from mine. The
man underneath that keeps three stoves
going all the tineLthree, mind you.
He's "a thoughtful, considerate man,
ubila vou-Uou-"
well, what's the matter with me2'
''Why, hang it all your 4measly little
fires don't heat the floors. of my fat al
all, and I have to burn a ton of coal
more month than the man across the
hall from me, j tell you you're acting
in mighty small, mean way. You're
showing a contemplate spirit. in ths
treatment of your neighbors!.I,
They dida'tDquiAe, come to blows, bu
the man in thealower fiat was so mao
that he put out all the fires. opened thu
windows, and toolahis family to. o.afhote
for two or three days when the -nex
cold snap arrived. AChicago Tribune.
| .FTTEsZ.TZTFT g-E-L.@ 40 #f4 ~
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Not a Hunter. =

a party of Virginia sportsmen were
hunting rabbits with a beagle one day
when large bulldog belonging to one
of the hunters made his appearance
and Joined in the fun. All at once a
big ra abbit scampered out of the brush
and dashed down the hill, with the
bulldog in hot pursuit. When within
few feet of the rabbit the dog tripped
on. some. running vines, and when he
regained his feet he was pointing up
hill. Without realizing that he had
been reversed he ran straight up the
hill to the top. Then he came to a
halt and after looking around for the
ra bbit, which, of course, was no
where in sight, sat down upon his
launches and howled ont his rage and
grief until the amused hunters fairly
ached with laughter Golden Days
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IN their fight and crowded about the
wounded cow, lowering their heads
ana paving up the ground. Now there
vas always good deal of bluff about
:ouHaioes, and having heard old 'front.'
iersmen say this, l continued to ad-
vance on them, ands sent half dozen
uuilets into their midst. They gave
way before therleadsn@msssagss. two
.. 0 .he'n wouaaaa sligAtls.sand third
ksesV badly ia the shoulder, but ell
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A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
An Exciting Combat with a
,.- Wounded Buffalo.

rSfT there, " said
Maj TIL o m a S
Mason, pointing
out q slight de-
cline in the pral-
rie to the scribe,
81 had an ad-
venture with a
big bull buffalo
that was about
as close a shave
with death as i
ever h a d. 1t
was t w e n t Y
years ago this
spring, and l
was riding from
my place over
here on Eagle
creek to that OF
rnv \ re S t
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unnatriotie.

Editor-That new reporter must be
an Englishman. 's5a'ass"a q s-
Assistant-Whya s417s ( r s..fei IS.
Editor-He spells Fourth dt July With
O small FzvJury, S' 7''- ~
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FOR marke.
e must. nus '1r Or mar
ne animal bsss sae
p for the coass ave
ust be fattssfs tsfse,
tSnt fSn the mass as -
ID tIi5 iStty they han. i.
Id be read. !, The /
ore thar
naCter that H.
Understand ,ona !,
zone . that thsr y
thS! = e!oarse-bops
nlth W.T. the result slt
n ne Complaints, /
|aS a mistake II : i
En,. sometines
|at |ni more often
king in bone.
coarse-bonea i
Pned, and thu tba
is by using !
different styI. t,I.
Pog that will j
Pned we n 4
| e. A coarse.
lsymmetrical 4 ]
!. BY using ]
a fine SYM ]
we get in 4
OF o.. hogs de- 1
ms Sire, that Il
nd carry the 4
A hog can i
and be too u
alue, Also 4 4
form yet too u
e aim should q
IS the proper 4
The age de-
arket. This 4
Re- re, in feeding, 4
This matter sr i
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etc the idea 4
t a hog must
|eater part Of 4
SIS. Il
| rs the refuse 4
I'd yet many A
have well. Il
When killing 4
w can they Il
Rural New 4
Foing this is 4
t feeder and 4
p narrowing /
| ong, thrifty |
| eeted from 4
| sow. After 4
| I'd literally 4
ood supply 4
pigs. The 4
| nends one 4
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| bran mixed 4
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little salt q
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ter once . i
twice each
| nd at noon II
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pigs, and q
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FAA0a
EOO."
his sheer
= the crop
thelabor
same time
q sharp
t appear
make the
rses COM
plements
yer is re-
n with at
|lally in
capacity
but un-
] farmer
than he
care for
ared-for
m. But
to try to
prepared
to carry
farmer,
feeding,
list Of
II farms
If farm
atively.
(ns that
for as
pride in
gs than
/ chicks
1 never
Made
sell for
,ording
b ready
he best
isterns
~ pro-
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|tering
away
nent
by the
|or the
ell.
|rkeys
|e tur-
lature
n the
and .
eggs
ching
able
y.
apers
inter
few
ings
have
,roft
will
|fore
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his sheep
T. the crop
thelabor
Fane time
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q sharp
It appear
make the
rses COM
plenents
ver is re-
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| apers
inter
few
ings
have
,roft
will
ef0re
vu
The Newtown bee., 1892-03-25
EAST VILLAGE.
old

Mrs Elizabeth Johnson is sick; her daughter, Mrs Shelton, cares for her.
 Horace H. Bliss, the widely known and respected carpenter, died, suddenly last week Thursday, while talking to his wife and son, Warren W. Bliss, who IS we'll known to BEE readers as musl- elan. He had hewed timber, the Monday before, but was taken sick, Wednesday night; Dr Stevens was called and pro- nounced it an attack of indigestion, notf- ing serious apparently. His death was ascribed to valvular disease of the heart. A good, friendly man is gone and, at the funeral, Sunday, Rev MT Dixon spoke pointedly of the loss of good neighbor and sober and industrious citizen, a telling point when there are those who are incorporate and shiftless, Inter menr in East Village cemetery; bearers, 5. E. Clark, William Twist, W. 5. Clark, Benjamin French. Gone, but not forgot fen.
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Mrs Sarah Hard Johnson.

Mrs Johnson, who died, Tuesday morning, was about 72 years old. She married Charles Johnson of this town. She was taken with the grip nearly ID weeks ago and, after The usual run of that disease, appeared to be at the point of recovery and, until about two weeks since, it was thought that she would get up again. However, the disease was fol- lowed by state of general debility, from which she was too weak to rally. The burial service was held at St. Johns church, of which she was a faithful con- municant, Thursday at p III. She was woman of quick sympathies and warm friendship and was highly esteemed by large circle of friends. Her only rela- tives near her were Mrs Bailey of New York, niece, who was with her in the hour of departure and her niece, Mrs Philo Nichols, who has tenderly cared for her in every time of need.