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HEROES.
1.-THE Boys' HERO.


The lad who starts In life as poor as any small
church mouse;
Who has a hard stepmothcr who will keep him
in the house,
Who runs away, and meets a man who takes
him by the hand,
pirate band:
Who winks his eye, and learns lot about the
pirate crew;
Becomes, indeed, their leader, but whose prin-
ciples are true,
And gives his followers away to him they wish
TO rob-
think boys like him better II his name be
Jack or Bob;
who jumps into ringing sea and saves drown
ing girl,
Whose father as 1t chances. is a naughty noble
earl:
Who goes to conflagrations with n little water
pail.
And takes hand just when the engines seem
about to fail;
Who goes to war with nothing but dagger
made Of steel,
And with it forces thousands of his enemies to
reel;
Or who perchance, sells papers in so attrac-
tive way
That he becomes a millionaire in one year and
day;
Whom nothing daunts-this hero true the
schoolboy much enthralls--
Who II twas necessary could swim up Mag 'ra
Falls;
And when his fathers bout to taste a bitter
CALLING cup
Appears upon the scene in time to pay the
mortgage up;
Who then goes back and weds the child OF him
they call the earl.
The loveliest of all her sex "A truly perfect
Eirl:
Then sits him down in comfort full of honor
and true worth.
And seems to all mankind to be the finest man
on earth.
1.-THE GIRLS HERO.
The LAD who doesn't run away because he can
not stand
The ways of his stepmother with her rude,
ungentle hand,
But stays at home to cheer his dad, and miti-
gate the strife
That he must suffer from the one he's taken for
wife,;
Who earns two dollars every day by writing
poetry
That no one knows is writ by him. but which
all men can see
Is finer verse than Milton ever wrote excelled
by none
Save one or two small verses by the immortal
Who could save folks from drowning il the
chance should e'er arise:
Whose words are few, and always OF the wisest
of the wise:
Who. spite OF all temptations to wed handsome
wealthy girls.
Prefers some little freckled maid with pretty
yellow curls;
Who's always saying noble things, like II am
here" and Hold
You cannot buy my conscience, nay! for all
your store of gold:
Who gives away to those who need. no matter
what his store.
And says Take all I've got; 1 weep because 1
have no more:"
Who grows to manly stature with pallor on
his face,
And walks into drawing with really
wondrous grace:
Who never reads or says thing that strikes |
the girls as trash.
And settles down to happiness and twirls q |
brown mustache.
John Nendrick Bangs in Harpers Magazine.
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would not go into the recess which /,
was supposed to At; various other DO
sitions were tried, but none OF then
quite pleased the young lady, who
however, kindly and yielding else.
where, was despotism itself as re.
garded the arrangement Of her own
pretty rooms. So she cleared away
the books and knicls-knacks from the
shelf below, and decreed that the
painting should hang in front Of the
recess, the lower end supported by the
shelf. and so 1t was
On this never-to-be-forgotte night,
Gladys, rs we have said, closed the
velvet case, talking TO Horace the
while in confidential tone. Then
she unclasped the bracelets and put
them in her jewel drawer.
You see, Horace" she said, 'sit
isn't as il had never seen you; then
the diamonds and the coronet might
perhaps have tempted me, l don't
know. For he is very worthy man,
Horace, dear" she continued. "al-
though you need not be jealous of
him, and hope he will find a good
wife by and by" And as she spoke
she looked up at the portrait with an
arch smile. II hope his heart won't
be quite broken, don't you, dear?" she
added. Suddenly she looked away,
and pulling the case towards her with
trembling hand, pretended to be ex-
amining the contents closely, until she
had recovered from her strange alarm.
Calm and self-possessed thev ca1l
me-" she said to herself. "I need those
qualities now. What did it mean?"
she thought, excitedly. "I'm certain
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fright they had had, Il was some uns
before Gladys could tei1 her st6fy.
When IL had at last been heard for the
third time, Harold said, with the pot
ronizing air big brothers like to assume
at times:
"You have earned your soubriquet
now, and it has been Of some use
How brave you are!' said Cousin
Rachel. 81 am sure l should have
screamed"
IA lot of good that would have
DONE" muttered Harold, under his
breath.
II think Bruce deserves all the credit
of the affair" said Gladys, laughing a
little hysterically. ~ don't know what
should have done without him.
knew he would not let the man get
away, but l was dreadfully afraid the
wretch would shoot him."
"Tt was we'll for you all that he was
unarmed," observed Mrs. Fortescue,
with the dignity which she was never
known to lay aside, even though her
costume now was decidedly unconven.
tional. II hope Sir Henry's diamonds
are safe after ALL" This fact was soon
ascertained, and the party dispersed.
1t appeared at the trial that the
would-be burglar had heard that the
necklace would be placed in Miss For
tescue's room on that particular day.
He had been very busy making friends
with the servants for some days past,
and had learned all he wanted to
know. But his ingenuity did not save
him from period of retirement fran
public life. At its close he returned
to society sadder and wiser man; and
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alike teased her openly. and admired
her secretly; saying that ia an earth.
quake or whirlwind, a fire or flood
Gladys would be always "calm and
self-possessed."
On this occasion everyone else was
in bed and asleep. but Gladys was
looking at splendid necklace of dia-
monds of the first water, which
sparkled in the rays of the crimson
shaded lamp which stood close by.
They are very beautiful" she said.
half aloud, as she closed the case, ''but
you know, Horace" turning towards a
portrait hanging close by, they can
never tempt me from you. can they,
iear?'
The face, that of a handsome young
man, seemed to smile down upon her
IN response, and Gladys sat looking at
It with an expression of tender trust
and love, which the original would
aaye been glad to see
OF course it was her lover, YOU have
guessed that already. They loved
each other really-these two-but Hor-
ace was fighting for his country in the
Soudan, and Gladys had to get what
:omfort she could from his picture un
ill he came back. 1t was a full-length
portrait, and speaking likeness: and
Gladys had got into the way of talking
20 it as If it We're really Horace, until
sometimes time and space seemed to
7anish and they were together again.
Tonight she had dismissed her maid
that she might talk to him about the
iiamonds and passionate declaration
and offer OF marriage. which had ac-
.ompanied them. Gladys was not one
20 wear her heart in her sleeve: and
although it was generally understood
tEst she was engaged to Horace Rail-
Son, her reticence was misinterpreted.
1t was thought because she said little,
she cared little, and there were some,
who with Mrs. Fortescue to aid and
sbet them. tried to persuade Gladys
That She would do better to bestow her
affections nearer home. Horace was
poor. and tiladys was rich, sufficient
bar In the eyes of her mother. who
was constantly lamentirfg Gladys in
fatnation, and assuring her that she
might do q great deal better.
But Gladys had her own way in the
matter, as these '.calm and self-pos-
sessed' persons; often do. and her 10y
slty was proof against the luster of dia-
monds and the simmer of coronet.
Therefore she had none of those mis-
srablc indecisions and heart question:
ings, which more fckle girls endure.
Horace reigned supreme and Sir Henry
hsgee would have his diamonds aud
his congo Tomorrow.
When the portrait, which meant sd
much to Gladys first came home, II
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WOMEN OF IMPERIAL ROME.
Marriage Regarded by Them as q Foolil
CoremOny.

Marriage Regarded by Them as y Foolish
Ceremony.
In Juvenal's time the woman were
entirely independent. They could do
as they pleased, go where they liked
without comment, and were mistresses
OF their own fortunes and estates. After
the great civil wars the religious rite
OF marriage was discontinued, and a
new custom gradually arose, by which
. woman on her marriage did not cease
to belong to her fathers house, to
which she could return, il she liked, by
divorcing her husband.
With such loose state OF morals,
and divorce SO easy, it seems to us it
was scarcely worth while to marry at
all. The Romans themselves were OF
this opinion. So many were averse to
marriage and so objected to the burden
Of children that the old Roman stock
was threatened with extinction, and
was eventually superseded by that of
freed men and provincials.
"Wllt thou tamely drag the CALLING chain,
While hemp is to be bought while knives re-
main?
asks Juvenal of Ursidius, on the eve of
the intended marriage of the latter.
A rich Roman who married was re-
garded as fool. Unmarried and with
out heirs, he was courted by crowds of
sycophants and legacy hunters, who
swarrned around him, on the lookout for
gifts during his life or for legacies ut
his death. He was an object of atten-
tion to and adulation from all Each
Roman We'd with his neighbors in his
display of wealth. Ostentation became
q passion. A feast was not considered
a success unless the cost of it was a
matter for discussion by ''all Rome. -
Palaces and villas were built in the
most splendid and costly style. Beau
tiful marbles, gold and silver and pre-
cious stones were lavishly used, in order
to show the wealth of their owner.
Nero had several rooms in hi, Golden
house studded all over with pearls.
Goethe might well term the Romans
the greatest parvenues in history
Westminster Keview.
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Helps

The waters of Black bay broke into
myriad ripples at the magic touch OF
the breeze, and the cranlerries on Cape
Cod glinted in the sunlight
II fear" the maiden unused, II do not
understand myself
The suitor who had come from afar
to seek her hand, smiled.
Permit rne," he remarked, 20 assist
YOU"
Saying which, he produced from his
portmunteau = dictionary OF the Ep'
glish language IN thirty'six volumes. =
Truth.
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as ne was young as yet, he amended
his ways, and used his brains there.
after to better purpose.
But not before he had been the
cause of much modification and dis.
tress to our heroine. How it got
abroad no one knew, but certain it is
that within weeks time Miss For.
tescue's condolences to her lover were
public property, and her treasured Sc.
cret was in everybody's mouth. But
for her character" the banter she
received would have driven her away
from home, but, although she suffered
keenly, Gladys took it all in good part.
Only she gave up talking to Horace
from that time forth, lest some one
else should overhear.
And that Is the end?
Well, almost OF course, Gladys had
another portrait painted. OF course,
Horace was invalided home just after
this event. Then Gladys helped to
nurse him, and they were married as
soon as possible and lived happy ever
afterwards" as the fairy tales say.
And Bruce, the hero of the hour?
Well. in my own mind, l have NO
doubt that Bruce knew he was the
hero of the hour. He received all con-
,, gratulations with a suitable dignity
and bashful, conscious air that was
most becoming and whenever the
story was told in his hearing behaved
precisely as many another hero does,
andat its conclusion walked from one to
another of the assembled company and
gravely put up his paw to shake hands.
He lived in peace and honor to good
old age. for his master never could
think without shudder of what
might have been" il Bruce had not
been Ito the fore" on that evcntful
night.
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In Doubt About 1t.

Mrs. Figgs-Tommy, II you don't be
= better hey You VIII never get to
Heaven. 5st
Tommy-And II be real good and
30 there will have to keep ON bsin'
good after J. get thcre:-indianapolis
Journal.
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IL AID Y > FOX
TESCUE sat by
h er d y essing
t a b lie, late at
nig h t. !. think
ing. She was
a pre- tty girl
W i t h S o f t,
d re amy, gray
eyes and wavy
brown hair, but
her chief char
acteristic was
Ii er Sc | f-con-
troll. Relatives
and DIS
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The Anything Man,

An applicant inquired of merchant
for work. ...,
"What can you do?" asked the EN-.
ployer.
"Oh. anything"
Don't want you," said the employer,
and after some additional talk the ap-
plicant departed.
Later another came in.
What can you do?" inquired the
employer, as before.
Il can't do anything" was the half
ashamed confession.
That's all right: you go ont there
and the foreman will put you to work. F."
A friend. who had seen the whole
performance, was so much interested
that he became inquisitive.
II don't quite understand" he said.
questioningly, why you took one and
let the other go. The first one seemed
to be an intelligent fellow
Yes" explained the employer, but
I've got no use for these men who can
do anything; they know it all. Posi-.
bly, the Others may not prove to be any
better. but when you Ana a man who
can't do anything yom do stand some
chance of teaching him. kate Fields
Washington.
M de Morgan, in the course of his
excavations at Satckarah, in Egypt,
has found q singular relic, namely, the
tomb of certain Mera. his wife and
his son. Mera lived during the days
of Tetas. d king of the sixth dynasty.
The tomb consists of no fewer than
thirty-ons rooms and walks. In eigh-
teen OF these there are decorated
sculptures, which are very we'll pre-
served. In one of the rooms, which is
filled with columns. there is also q
statue Of Mera, nearly eight feet high.
The burial room of his wife is especial
ly beautiful. The leading pictures on
the walls are weeping women, labor
f's working in metals, dancing figures
and the like. This monument is one
of the most beautiful that has ever
been found In the land Of the Phsra-
obs.
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We must love men ere they will
seem to " worthy of our loys.- Slsaks'
scare.
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LOVER OR BURGLAR?
BY MRS. T.. l.. HEWARD.

DOWNRIGHT. 1891. by the Author.
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Dyki,,s' Choice.


"It's no use. remarked the business
man: 1--WE tried for years to get ahead
of Dyxins. and I've tried in every con-
ceivable way. But he always had the
best Of me when the game was over.
thought hsd the best OF him last
night. Bat 1t was the same old story
II didn't know DylSins was in town"
HE isn't. This was just dream.
thought Dykins and were together
when Jupiter appeared and said that
we could have anything we asked for
and that c1uld have first choice. l
said to myself that this was the oppo,~
tun'ty of my life to do Dykins, 40
went ahead and wished for the earth.
"Yoi didn't leave him much.
"That's what thought But he got
the best OF me, " usual. He wished
scr all the street railroad franchises. ]
was 80 mortified that have bssp try
Ing TO got insomnis ever siuee. =. -lC.Ash
iugton Star
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A DUTCH PIRATE.
The ConquerIng Career of Bloodthirsty
Sea Rover.

The COnquerIng Career of q BlOodthirsty
Sea Rover.
Brasiliano, the Dutchman expelled
from Brazil at the Portuguese invasion,
was another who, having taken refuge
in the British colony and being anxious
to get on, ''saw no way SO likely to do
it as by turning pyrate," in which line
he soon distinguished himself by the
same qualities. "He feared nothing,
avoided no danger, and always went
upon the most difficult enterprises"
This was, indeed, the golden rule of pi-
racy, which, accidents apart, always led
to success.
Vessel after vessel did Brasiliano and
his friends take, regularly returning to
Port Royal to squander away their gold
in every kind Of debauchery. On sea or
on land nothing could Withstand the
valor of these desperadoes. They
shrank from no encounter at any odds,
and their victories were generally fol-
lowed by ''horrid cruelties with which
they tortured the poor Spaniards after
q manner shocking to relate" partly in
order to get more money, partly, it
seems, in mere wantonness of fury.
Whatever they got was, however, spent
in very short time, the pirates being
quickly reduced to beggary. "They
have been known to spend two or three
Thousand pieces Of eight in one night"
On these occasions wine literally flowed
down the streets. The successful buc-
csneers insisted upon every one partak-
ing of their hospitality; at other times
they showered the beverage about the
streets, wetting the clothes of passers-
by, which seemed to them an excellent
diversion Some persons objected,
doubtless, but on the whole it was con-
sidered good for trade.
When poverty on one occasion drove
Brasifiano to sea again, he, like Bar
tholomew, was captured while calmly
viewing the fort" of Campeachy. The
governor determined to hang him and
his crew, but their captain had the ad.
dress to write letter, as from other
pirates, threatening horrid cruelties to
any of the Spanish nation who should
ever fall into their hands. And this
letter had the desired effect, so we'll
known were both the courage and cru
city OF the pirate community.-Gent
rpap.s Ma ra 1in
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The New Evolution.

Wow" he cried, wringing his hnnd
in pain as she let go. You are getting
to have tremendous grip ON you, my
darling"
Looking him tcnderly in the eyes.
she said:
George, ] will not conceal It from
you any longer. The girls of our set
have organized baseball team and
I'm the cather."-Judge.
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Ciic capperS DeCulnS ana winning, and
occasionally an outsider stepping in and
losing dollar or SO. Finally, in the
other cabin the gang struck just the
sort of snap they wanted. 1t was q
half dozen young men of the Jimmy
Fresh order, and when one of them
stepped up to bet, the swindlers located
right there and let the young man win
his first bet, which was for one dollar.
The next bet was two dollars and amid
shouts of glee from his friends the
young man picked out the correct shell.
Then he bet five dollars and lost, and
in his excitement bet ten dollars to get
square and lost that. Somehow or other
he couldn't get the right she'll In the
meantime the cappers were betting and
winning, and the young man looked on
rs though he couldn't quite understand
1t all. One by one the other young men
stepped up, and each one of them lost
from one to fifteen dollars before the
swindleys made up their minds it was
time to no.
On the boat there were about five
hundred people and ut least fifty Of
them bit at the game before the boat
reached Bay Ridge. Over half Of them
were men who have frsquented the
tracks for years. and to see them de
liberately swindled was amusing
When tho passengers had discmbarled
tile swindlers stayed ON board aud
went back to New York to work the
next boat load. For the first four days
Of the Gravesend meeting these were
worked without interference, butt the
police got ut them and refused to per.
init them to play any longer, much to
the Indignation of . nxmber OF mis-
guided people who We're under the inn
pression that they could beat the game
they hadn't chance on earth Of win
ming. IN. Y. Sun.
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she lacked Reposc.

my dear. said Mr.. Chugwater,
it pains me to see your lack of CON
troll in little matters. You are too
easily disturbed by trifes. My dear,
Iregret to say that you are ruled too
much by those triding domestic Incl
dents which are inevitable. and there
fore should be received in the proper
spirit. Madam, you need repose of
manner.
81 am sorry to observe. hecontin-
ued, "a growing lack of that woman
~ dignity of-there. knew it'll
felt it. That's the result of buying
things of that fellow Snipps. Con-
found himl III have his hearts blood
YETI
Why, what's the matter. dear2'
asked Mrs. G.
.sMatterIp he roared Here's am
other COMPOUNDED button off my coati
That man isn't fit to make coal sacks7n
London Answers.
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The meanest, low down sneak in
the world is the man who takes a
newspaper out of the post Office for
a year, and when senta bill by the
publisher, orders it refused
through tho post Office. Such men
ought to be in the penitentiary,
and if they get their just deserts
will land there some day. This
shop has the utmost contempt for
all classes of newspaper pirates.
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Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the NEW
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY CuRE. .
This new remedy is a great surprise ON
account ofits exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part of the urinary pas
sages in male or female. It relieves re-
tention of water and pain in passing it
almost Immediately. Ifyou want quick
relief and cure this is your remedy.
Sold by A. @. Van Glider, druggist,
Point Pleasant. [nov. 29iy
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WAsHINoToN, Dec. 10. - Notwith-
standing the fact that the debate on the
currency bill was scheduled to begin in
the house Tuesday, less than 100 mem
bers We're present when Speaker Crisp
dropped the gavel, aud the attendance
IN the public galleries was very light.
The committee on rules had prepared a
special order under which the house
should operate, but had decided in view
OF Democratic opposition to the meas
ure not to offer 1t at present, but allow
MI Springer TO call up the bill by viz
tue OF Its privilege. Immediately after
the call Of committees for reports. there
fore the chairman of the BANKING and
currency committee moved that the
house go into the committee Of the
whole for consideration of the measure
his motion prevailed without division
and Mr.. Richardson DEM. Tenn. j took
the chair. Mr.. Walker (Rep.. Mass 4
IN charge of the opposition to the meas
nre, gave notice that at the proper time
ne would offer substitute.
Mr. Springer, before entering upon
ms arguments attempted to effect an ar
rangement by unanimous consent for
setting the limits of debate. He asked
that general debate shcdld be con-
sldered closed on Saturday next. when
the holiday recess would be taken.
Mr.. Walker protested against any ar
rangement at this time. He said he felt
convinced that no member would dis
euss this measure in other than a serious
vein.
Senate.
One of the first acts Of the senate
Tuesday was to pass an appropriation
OF 800, 600 for public printing, chair.
man Cockrell OF the appropriations com
nnletee saying that it was absolutely
necessary or the public printing would
come to a stop at once.
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Americans AInrdered.

residents here are frightened since the
official beating given the American
argan by consent of President Barrios.
in spite of the protests of the American
minister and consul. It is rumored
that this is not the only affair of this
kind, and that several Americans have
been murdered by the authorities ON the
Atlantic coast because they refused
to work on the railroad out of Port
Barrios, where they were not paid.
These cases are not published, because