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dare to move lest he be bounced on and
killed and at The same time re wished II
was all over. He felt that he would be
devotlred for the family breakfast
1t was quite light before the bears awoke.
and then the cubs began to whine and walk
over FULLY as If he WAS piece OF mud.
The old bear woke up, and did not pay any
attention to her Victim, but climbed out the
hole at the top and showed large stone
over ii with her nose.
Tully thought he would go ont also, bnt
found it was all he could do 10 stand on his
ieet and his wounded shoulder WAS swell
ing so he could not use his arm. 1t was
clearly impossible for him 10 get out. al
though he made several attempts.
The old bear came back after "A while ana
brought some food, but gave IL all To haf
cubs Tully did not want any ms Ito fslt lie
would soon be used for that purpose hiiis
self.
For two days the old bear paid no nttsn-
ton to her victim except 10 push tho stouo
over the hole when she went out.
His life in the hole was awful, and hs did
not know how it would end. He knew
people must be out hunting for him, but
would they find him? They might ind tho
gun and see the signs Of his fight aud con-
clude he had been devoured. No. there
was no hope of being saved, and he wished
that the animals would Jump on MIN ana
kill him.
On the third night in tho bear hole Tully
went to sleep through sheer exhaustion, but
was awakened by feeling pressure ON bis
breast and hot breath In his face. lilo
came to the conclusion that his hour had
come at last. But instead Of hurting bin
the old bear began TO lick his wounds. This
was an easy matter. as she had nearly torn
all his clothes of just after he killed her
mate.
She was very gentle and treated him as IL
he was one Of the cubs. He did not like
the operation very much, but the warm
tongue was soothing to the wounds. and II
also put his blood in circulation, and at the
same time gave him sight feeling OF secur-
ity. As days went on she became devoted
to her captive and neglected her cubs, Size
brought him all sorts of food, and he was
able to find enough of it eatable to sustain
life. She spent hours every day licking his
wounds, and soon the scratches healed up
and his shoulder began TO get well III TACT,
he could use bis arm without much pain.
When the old bear went out now she did
not cover the hole. and one day Tully went
TO the top and looked out TIE carcass OF
the dead bear was near by and so were his
rife and revolver. His first thought was to
rush out and get the arms and then make
his way home the best he could. But he
knew the old bear would pursue him. and
il caught he was still too weak for hight.
After considerable exertion he got possess
sion Of the rifle, revolver and knife and re-
turned TO the hole.
He examined his arms and found them in
good condition. as there had been no RAIN
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had never seen a civilized being except at
distance. He had lived in the mountains,
and spent his time in the wild pastimes Of
his tribe. Except for two visits with his
parents to the fort to get the annual ra-
lions, he had lived as wildly as Lis an
cestors.
But be made up his mind to become
civilized, and TO accomplish that Purpose
came to the Indian school mentioned
wrapped up in blanket.
When he first heard the organ he could
not contain himself, bat left his place In
the classroom so as to be near by. BE
asked questions by the dozen until
he understood that the organ was a
piece of mechanism, and that anybody
could learn to play il. For several days he
was bashful and controlled his curiosity,
but one day when nobody was around he
tried the instrument himself and was so
delighted with his work that he asked per-
mission to play on 1t regularly. which was
granted.
That was in the early part of November,
and since then he has only practced an
hour or so a day, but his progress had been
wonderful. There was no way OF teaching
him ANYTHING as there are no equivalents
for musical terms in the Pima language, so
he was left 10 himself and he plays every
thing by ear.
He can play anything that he hears In
most remarkable manner, and the ordinary
school songs he plays perfectly. There
seems TO be no limit to his powers as he only
has to prae ice short time TO perform the
most difficult pieces.
1t seems as natural for him TO play the
organ as ii Is for water to run down hill,
and when the short time he has practiced Is
considered his work 10 phenomenal. Many
white children would be considered to be
making extraordinary progress to acquire
his skill in year with the best instruction
obtainable.
A gentleman who visited the school few
days ago. just to test the boy sat down at
the organ and played selection from
weil-kDown opera. Tom played it over the
first time so we'll that 1t was easily recog-
nizable, and after an hours practice played
it with out a mistake 1t looks almost gro
tesQue to see tie daTk-skinned Indian boy,
with his big hand and clumsy-lOoking IN
gers. seated at the organ, and when he plays
he seems lost to his Surroundings.
In appearance Tom is much like other
Indian boys, and he looks dull and stupid
and also much older than his parents say
he is. But this is very likely right as all
his actions are bOyiSh.
He is undoubtedly a genius, and all the
people who have heard him say they have
never seen his like. Many of these people
have spent years among the different Indian
schools of the country and are competent TO
Judge. Sill it is hard to say what his
future will be. He may become great
performer, and it is also likely that he will,
as soon as his school term is over. go back
10 his tribe and draw ratiOns from the Gov
eminent
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THE DREAM-ISLES.

In dreams sail TO charmed isles.
Where Fate ne'er frowns but Fortune smiles;
Where golden suns of Peace and Love
Shine ali the happy days above.
Dispeliing Ia the blissful air
Each cafSing ghost OF Doubt and Care.
Those isles are not so far away
But one may 20 there any day,
SAL there through sunshine OF through showing
% hear the flutes OF Fancy blowing.
There lotus lilies sail the seas
In pesrly pertumed arSosles.
Dispensing such rare freight ege sweet
AS never yet brought fairy fleet
or breeze-sped clouds from far Cathay
To breathe balm round summer day.
The whole. delightsOme. lily feet
Rocks In each soft waves rhythmic beat,
AS fiebe's tace rocks on the biilow
or Loves life-tide. heart her pillow.
There fall no wearying vexing rains.
But biFd-songs, IN bright tangled skeins,
Come spinning from the upper sky
Where float the mists OF melody.
Those thrilling songs OF Nature sweet
The listening bills with joy repeat.
Hearing my heart lakes up The strain,
And seems TO wake 20 outh again;
And tender thoughts come following after,
As echoes mimic happy laughter.
There too in Iesions varied vast
Friends troop up from the shad'wy past.
Each brings a reminiscent Joy:
soulfu sweet that Will not cloy:
Forgiveness for aught done amiss;
WrOugs OF past days made right in this,
And ever IN the heartSOme train
Mine eyes seek for no friend In vain.
All. All are there. their fOnd eyes telling
The love which mine own heart Is swelling.
OH in that far enchanted land.
Biithe breezeS blow on every hand
Eash loved onr finds health. wealth and famet
The ggerd on OF an honOred name;
And Fancy s fairy ftfni key
Gives each enc what his wish may be.
Who would not 70 by day OF nigat
Unto this land OF rare delight.
When. cen without his wish knowing,
The dreamer's boat is thithor blowingI
In that green land the world we knew
is once more honest. earnest, true,
No Evils lift up hydra heads
To blight Rights blossoms in their bedsi
But Aspiration points the way
To dawniug OF a better day.
Oh. It's a million. million miles
To margins OF those charmed Isles:
But We. swift 10 that solace swinging.
Find Lethe from the sharp worlds singing.
DART FAIRTHoRNE.
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HE LOVES MELODY
A Pima Indian With a
Genius for Music.
PLAYS EVERYTHING BY EAR.
Seated at the Organ He Performs the
Most Difficult Pieces With
out Effort.
Written for The MoRSISs CALL.

The North American Indians have pro.
duced great men in their tribes, but most of
them have been warriors of some kind
Without much research the history of MANY
Indian chiefs could be found that would re-
semble many Of the great generals of the
world. There have been many Alexanders
and Napoleons among the Indian chiefs
that have sought the happy hunting
grounds, but no record is found of Beet
hoven or Mendelssohn.
The noble red mans interest in the fne
arts has been to destroy rather than create.
and even to-day the dying groans of a
burning victim would De sweeter music to
their ears than the grand symphonies of
the Hungarian Rhapsodies. But case has
just come to light that will prove the excep-
ton to the rule An Indian who is a must
cal genius sounds strange, bu. they have
one at The Congregational Indian School at
Tucson, ARR.
HIS Indian name is one of those cultural
sounds that defy all attempts at being
spelled, but his American name is Tom
Sawyer. He is about 10 years old. and
Pima by birth, and up to four months ago
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A DISS!PATED RAT.
Ii Settled Down to Whisky, but
Couldn't Stand the Pace.

Chicago Herald
Poor old Uncle Dick is dead, the victim
of ignorance and cruelty"
The smooth-faced man In the Auditorium
cafe pushed spoon into Il goblet OF ice.
stirring the bitters and syrup. as he medi-
tated aloud on the death OF Uncle Dick.
His face took on thoughtful expression
as he continued: This place was overrun
with rats about a year ago and we did our
best to catch the whole gang OF them. We
bought lot of spring traps, and In week
or so caught as many as dozen. While
here at work during rat-catching time we
heard the trap snap one day, ana it was
followed by pitful sQuealing. The trap
held the tip end OF a rats tail. / was about
TO put an end to the owners life, when he
looked up at me with such an appeal for
mercy that could net kill him.
lone OF the boys suggested that we keep
him and civiliZe him. We got little bell
and tied it around his neck with pink rib
bon, stuffed up every rat hole we could find,
talked cons0lingy to Mr.. Rat. told him we
were sorry for his tail, named him Uncle
Dick and let him 90 He lived around here
on what he could find, and we all noticed
that he was particularly fond of any kind
of liquor. We spill great deal Of beer on
this rack floor behind the counter here and
Uncle Dick was always happy when lap
ping it up. Then we began giving him his
peer III u saucer, ana also gave Dim u pitt6
of turkey back here In little corner. 1t
was bad precedent to establish, because
after that he would not hunt for eatables
for himself. lie would sGueal around here
until we prepared his meal. OF course we
petted him great deal when we had time.
He would curl up Ia our arms and had no
fear of any one.
Zone lay one of the boys gave him little
whisky instead of beer. Twas a bad
change, for it's the same way with a rat as
with man. Uncle Dick liked IL. and he
got rs drunk as a lord. He staggered
around here, rolled over two or three times,
and then, as II ashamed of himself, he went
into his corner 10 sleep off the drunk. We
all agreed that whisky WAS bad for Uncle
Dick, and that he should nave no more. We
gave him beer the next day. but he would
not drink 1t. He wanted whisky. We
compromised on wine and he agreed to 1t.
so 1t went on. and Uncle Dick would be
living now and enjoying his wine every day
IL they hadn't sent a fellow who didn't
know Uncle Dick in here to scrub up. He
saw Uncle Dick aud supposed him TO be an
ordinary rat. He hit him with scrub
brush and Dick turned up his toes. Well,
he was jolly good fellow, but the best fell
lows always have untimely Deaths"
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CURSE OF THE ORIENT.
Leprosy Making Rapid Progress in
Many Parts of the World.

MI Boyle, London sanisarian, recently
visited Burmah. the Malay native States.
Sumatra, Siam. Borneo Java, Australia.
New Zealand. Samoa the Sandwi h Islands
and America. or all the facts noted by him
as a sanitarian the most remarkable are
those relating to leprosy. disease which
he believes to be spreading to an alarming
extent all over the world. He was partcu-
larly struck by the gigantic proportions the
evil has assumed in Burmah. The steps or
the great Shwedagon pagoda at Rangoon.
the Mecca of the lndo-Chnese BuddElsts.
he found to be closely lined from top to
bottom with lepers, suffering from that
loathsome disease in It's worst forms and
most advanced stages" A number OF the
victims examined by Mr.. B lyle ''presenteda
most sickening spectacle" Yet no provision
worthy of the name appears 10 be made lHr
the maintenance and treatment OF these poor
leperS, who are thus compelled 10 resort 10
begging tn keep themselves IN existence:
at Mandalay Mr.. Boyle came ID contact
with horrors of similar nature. During
times of high festival the entrances OF the
great Arakan pagoda in that city are crowded
by hundreds of leperS, so that the Vlsltor
has TO pick his way carefully among them.
In the Sandwich Islands also Mr.. Bowie was
strongly impressed by the terrihe eHects Oh
the curse Of leprOsy, which, he says. has
nearly decimated the native population. He
has curious theory 10 the effect that the
nropagation of leprosy has been to a large
extent connected With cannibaIIsm, the dis
ease "being spread wholesale through the
eating Of infected bodies lie has Ire
ouently seen in New Caledonia and the
South Sea Islands human bodies hanging
M in the native huts. intended for future
rPpasts. though then in an advanced stage
of decomposition and exEaling sckening
o(iOr"
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MlssIoD-with visits from the hnmming- blrd:
once lived in house on RincOn Hill
wherein a pair OF humming- birds made
their nest In two successive Mays. Alas,
the foliage In which they sported 10 all
stripped and gone now. and the mouse,
which was a yeritabIe bower OF romance
then. Is as staid and prosaic to-day as
Mob Hill mansion.
Talking about birds. the heron Is bird,
Of coursY. but / would like some well-ln-
formed naturalist. VINO has more time and
opportunity than / have. TO tell me II the
bird which wsdrs into the marshes about
Baden and Lake MERGED Is the green heron,
the blue heron. the great white heron or the
blttern. have never been able to procure
a specimen, aud / understand all these
varieties are found In Central California.
As to the brown or sandhill crane, that is
another thing, but no one would be likely TO
mistake crane for heron. The crane
cats plants. the heron 's piscivorist. AS
to the bittern, in Europe IL Is the rarest of
birds, and though an old Roman town has
been named after the bird, none have been
found there for forty years. n. a. X.
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psonle Of the West, as we'll as OF the
Fast will long hold in kindly remembrance
hot man of rare and radiant genius, the
Pow Thomas Starr King. whose love Tor
his native land was only surpassed oy DIS
,,sssion for the freedom Of the ensiaveo, mis-
10 Of truth and his devotion to his God.
A, evening spent with him must always
ra,ofn q memory and a delight Tecah
ono s1ch evening on which be spoke OF GER
81, incidents in the career Of William ii.
Saward. then Secretary of State OF the
Ir,,tsd states. and of Jefferson Davis, the
,oreat Southern leader. then President OF
1ba Southern Confederacy, which L nave
never heard elsewhere or seen IN piih'' ou'
which have always seemed to me TO possess
more than passing interest.
II was in the summer OF 1862, at period
when a series Of reverses had cast gloom
over the Union cause. and many were
alarmed for the final result. Radical anu
slavery men we're much inclined to think
Mr. Seward lnkewarm in the cause OF the
Unicn. He seemed to them to be too lenl-
ent toward rebels against the Governments
ana TOO little inclined to a vigorous prose
entiop OF the war. Mr.. King had ueel
.rreatIv disanpoinied in Secretary seward.
H. a,,ressed his own views Of how the war
sbonid he conducted with all his peculiar
foree and eloquencc, and he said he had
that dav received a private letter from an
MD and valued Boston friend OF his then So
burning in Washington CITY, Nhlcu no
ihongbt might. in part al least, account Tor
the seeming indisposition on the part Of Mr.
Seward to use thorough measures with the
rehels. His correspondent, he said, recently
attended a dinner where Mr.. Seward was
of the company, and where one OF the
guests declared, 10 the presence ana near
Inc of Mr. Seward. that probably no two
limited States Senators who had ever served
together were SO devoted to each other as
were Jefferson Davis and Mr.. Seward ;;
that Mt. Davis once falling i'll, Mr.. Seward
left his seat in the Senate 10 sit at MS
bedside, and waited upon him patiently.
scarcely leaving him for moment day or
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-26
CALIFORNIA BIRDS.
A Funny Story About a
Pelican.
SOME GEOMETRiCAL FLIGHTS
Iiumming- Birds and ficrons-Birds OF
tho FnralIones- Raven and
the Neycrmorc.
written Tor rne moaHIne cAII-

II has often been surprise TO me mat 10
littIe has been written Of California bros.
Endless treatlses and essays have been
published about California mllllonaires.
gold mines. native writer's, society people,
railroads. climate, citrus products, nay.
even Bugs and hahes, but the birds-why
have the birds been left outP
! ought 10 make one honorable exception.
A California writer has dealt worthiiy Win
1.-THE birds Of the Farallones."
Right In the middle OF the bay Is Acatraz
Island. How many people know why 1t Is
80 called? Alcatraz means pelican, but
there are no pelcans there now. 1t may
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The Physical Science Congress.
Twentieth Century

The Committee on Psychieal Science
Congress, to be held in Chicago next sum-
mer in connection with the Worlds Fair,
have issued preliminary announcement
which shows that large number of emil
nent scientists are interested in and identi-
fed with the purpose and plans of the CON-
mittee. Among the subjects which will be
discussed are the history OF physical phe-
nomena. the value of testimony concerning
them. the results in the collection of
physical data, thought transference or tele-
pathy, hypnotism or mesmerism, halucina.
tions such as apparitions), clairyoyance
clairaudience. automatic writing and
speech, and psychophyscal phenomena
lsuch as traps" "table-rapping" and other
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suinrinr around the circle

or the diseases TO which 1t 10 adapted with the best
results. Hostetter's stomach Bitters. family med.
ietne comprehensive in its scope, has never been
thrust upon public attention ia the guse of uni
yersal panacea for bodily His This claim. daily
arrogated In the columns of the dai press by the
propretors OF medicines far inferior TO It as spe-
cifcs has in a thousand instances disguised tbs
public in advance by Its absurdify. and the pros
poets OF other remedies OF superior qualities have
been handicapped by the pretentions OF their
worthless predecessors. But the American people
know, because they have verified the fact by me
most trying tests that the Bitters possesses the
virtues OF real specific In cases OF maiariai anu
liver disorder constipation. nervous, rheumatic.
stomach and kidney trouble What II does IL does
thoroughly. and mainly for thisreason IT Is indorsef
and recommended by hosts of respectable medica
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Improving His Opportunity,

Miss Myndert Gntensely)-Mr. GalIus, are
you lover of the beautiful, the true and
the good?
Mr.. Gallus-Certainly. l am. Miss Myn-
dert. l love you. Engagement announced
next day).-Fuck.
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spirit manifestation The chairman of
the committee is DIR. Elliott COues. Among
the other members are j. ii. McVicker of
theatrical celebrity. Lyman j. Gage, the
banker; DIR. II. w. Thomas. the indepen-
dent preacher. and r. f. Underwood, the
liberal lecturer and journalist. Mr.. Under
wood finds time now among his other duties
to edit the Religio- Philosophical journal,
which has been made the official organ Of
Psychical Science Committee.
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The Autocrat of the Kitchen.

Alfred (rapturousyl- Wow. darling. please
name the happy day.
Minnie (blushingly)-Three weeks from
next Thursday, Alfred.
Moran Qhrough the keyhole) = II you
please, miss, that's my regular day out.
You'll have to get married in the early part
of the veek-Tid- Bits.
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Sunrise Brought the Clew.

A Characteristic story is told of the man.
ner in which Worth arrives at his "crea-
tions." 1t Is said that some years ago
he received commission for new fancy
dress from a transatlantic beIle-carte
blanche as to price, but 1t was to be abso-
lutely unique. The great man passed night
dreaming vain dreams and consulting with
one OF his collaborateurs, but the inspired
idea refused to come. Worn out and weary,
the two artists stepped out on the balcony
to smoke a cigarette. ''Voilav' said his
friend, ''it Is the dawn!'' "Cielv' cried
Worth. lit is the dressY' Aud so 1t was.
And Dawn" with its subtle harmonies of
gray and rose aud shafts Of gold, was the
success Of the ball.
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DUE TO A BULLFROG.
How Sonorous Croak Awoke an In
ventive Genius.


Chicago Tribune
DR.. Sylyanus ID. Cushmau has for years
claimed to be the original inventor of the
telephone. He is a whte-haired man, "A
years of age, and for forty-fve of these has
been connected with electrical work of va
rious kinds. The telephone, he says. was a
discovery in which colony of Wisconsin
bulfrogs played a prominent part. The
story OF his claims has been told before in
the accounts Of the litigations In which he
has figured. Yesterday he TetOld them be-
fore rough painting which hangs on the
wall Of his Office. l. shows a swampy land
scape, stretching into the foreground OF
which is telegraph line. The wire drops
to the ground and enters a box which c0n-
tains al one end two iron disks, separated
and fitted on their inner surfaces with piati-
mum points, which approach each other,
but do not toneh From the disk not con-
nected with the line wire wire is run into
the ground. Another wire runs from this
disk to a horseshoe magnet. about which.
supported on wooden upTights, is piece Of
iron stretching across the poles OF the mag
net The wire which is connected with the
latter from the disk energies again at the
other side of the magnet. and at that point
is fastened to ground wire. Near the box
is n large bullfTog seated on a little knoll.
I'm 1851 / was engaged in building a tele-
graph line out OF Racine. Wisconsin" said
the doctor. "We ran short OF poles on
reaching the stream shown In the picture.
| wanted lightning-a rrester and rugged UP