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parted and fell hesdlong into pool
of dirty water and mud.
what did you do that forT /
heard Sharp cry, and Harold answered
something, which did not hear, but
Sharp shouted again, quite angrily,
I'm going TO kill and rob him in no
such way.
Then Harold talked awhile. but
still / could hear nothing, though |
could imagine the argument that was
going on above. Twas actually on trial
for my life. Would Sharp be firm in
his friendship for me, true to his man
hood? But even as asked myself this
question with beating heart there
sounded from above n pistol shot, and
j felt n sharp sting in my shoulder,
just below the collar bone. Another
and another came, one splintcring the
rock over my head and the other
burving itself in the mud in the bot
! tom. ] could make out ledge pro
iccting few feet out from the per-
pendicular wall, and under this I ran
for shelter from the murdcrous rain
that was falling down that old shaft
Here | was safe, and after several more
shots there was silence and the two
Williams must have gone on, thinking
lay dead there where no man might
bury me and where only "A whitened
skeleton might be found in future
years for some one to marvel over for
IL moment and then TO leave.
''It had been late in the afternoon
when descended, but was already
dark as could be down there. and even
If j had anything with which to have
kindled light, every match / had had
been destroyed by the water into
which | had fallen. | walked round
and round my prison, longing in vain
for the torch, Mt least, that Sharp and
the other rascal were to have lowered
after me, but leaving my starting
point, | felt my way about until
came back to it, and calculated that
the shaft was five by five feet. But ]
far above my head. Then | recon
noitercd to see what was i'll the pit
besides water, mud and me. On one
side away from the little pool | came
across heap of bones of various AMI
mails, as near IA | could Judge, and
handling these / discovered something
that sent the delicious intoxication of
hope once more thrilling through my
veins, and this was while many of
these bones were brittle with age and
had long been bare, there were others
that still had fragments of flesh hang
ing to them in way as if some ami
NAL had eaten n meal here.
Reflection came then whispering
that these creatures to which these
bones belonged might have fallen over
into the pit, and the latest conner de-
voured all the remains that he found
and so sustained life for few days.
But / could not relinquish my hope so
soon and tried to believe that these
were signs of some animal making this
its den and that this animal must have
some exit. Repeating this to myself |
fell asleep at last, worn ort with the
fatigue and I '"~ lnt of the
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OF some animal in my face, but 1 could
not make out what this animal was,
though there was full moon looking
down the shaft Mt me, like mild
beneticent eye. ] lag quite still, not
daring to move smuscle, but presently
the cold, damp nose of the unseen in
spector of my body tickled me into "A
sncezc. There was low growl and
sharp teeth seized my wounded
shoulder in such way as to cause me
the intensest agony, Tut | controlled
myself, and presently the teeth let go
and the creature, whatever it was,
walked away and | could hear it
crunching the bones between its
powerful jaws.
81 meant, if possible TO learn which
way it went on leaving the bottom of
the pit, but on this occasion | was dis
appointed, for after awhile the sound
of its tearing and gnawing was over,
and though | ran at once TO the spot
where / thought it was, the animal
was gone. All next day | waited for
its coming with impatience that you
must have known something of my po-
sition to appreciate, and growing hun
gry myself was glad to eat n bit of the
uncookcd flesh it had left, and which
was II piece of mountain sheep. 1t was
some time before l could prevail on
myself to touch the water at the lowest
part of the pit, but thirst, keen and
| parching at last overcame my objec.
ton, and drank long and deeply.
at was again near night when my
visitor came again, and this time /
marked the spot where II seemed TO
enter, and moved toward it, but the
sharp eyes of the animal noted my ac-
ton, and with growl of fury attaked
me SO suddenly that l had only time
to catch up the nearest object which
| happened to be thigh bone of some
large beast, and this l brought down
with terrible thwack upon the head
of the aggressor. 1t fell back for an
instant, when l plucked out my knife
and stuck il to the hilt in which
| hoped was the creatures neck, but
which proved to be its shoulder. Then,
unable to withdraw my blade at once,
| again struck with my bone, and
stunned the animal for moment
When it arose again l could hear il
crawling away, and reaching out
seized it by the tail; it turned on inc
with snarl and caught my hand IL
It's teeth. and felt upon my flesh the
warm drip OF blood that told me thai
the creature was wounded, perhaps
badly. As | made no move, it soor
dropped my hand and went on whining
piteously, and, guided by this and by
putting out my fingers with as light
touch as could upon its sleek skin
| followed it the few feet that lay be
tween it and the wall. In a momen
it was gone, and | was at loss to know
where. But knew the exit must b.
within a very short distance of me, 81
l lay for second recruiting m.
strength, and after a minute or two
felt a cold breath of air in my face.
"This came as if down funnel II
the earth and following it 1 soon ha'
my face at the opening. Where tn
animal could 90. could follow. 20
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prepared to go up the channel. II
was quite narrow at first, but widenel
out presently and guessed that I was
in another shaft of the old mine. Az
ter crawling on for half hour, my
progress being impeded by rocks and
debris that had fallen into the place,
saw ahead of me the faint glimmer OF
day and in another ten minutes was in
the open air.
al was afraid to go on at once TO
Sacramento, for | might run into my
rascally companions il they had halted
on the road, when thought that they
would kill me to keep me from telling
of their crime. SO for the next day or
two | fingered about the spot, living
on the wild berries and such small
game as | could cnsnare After some
trouble found bit Of flint, with
which and the steel of my knife |
kindlcd n fire, and beside the use this
was to me in cooking my food made
me several torches with which L pro.
posed To explore the old mine. This
| did pretty thoroughly, to find that
the vein of metal IL had once contained
had been very nearly worked out, and
was about to close my investigation
and proceed on my journey when a
sudden rainstorm came up. The
water fairly poured down the old shaft
washing its sides clean, carrying with
1t also quantity of dirt.
Il WAS amusing myself after this
fall of rain looking over into the tun.
mel to see the effect of. the deluge,
when my eye caught sight of this little
nugget | wear here on my charm.
picked it out and rubbed it clean,
when / could have lcaped with joy,
for if things were rs this piece of metal
indicated there was a rich vein of gold
running almost parallel with the one
that had been removed from the mine
and which had never been discovered
by the ancient miners. | could
scarcely wait TO begin my search. so
eager was /. But | had no pick-ax,
Sharp and Harold having taken even
that, SO | had to improviso one of a
branch of II tree with pick of one OF
bones TINT were in the bottom of the
main shaft. But luckily the soil was
soi3 from the recent rain, and had
no difficulty in digging out several
very fine nuggets, one ofwhich after
ward sold for $1,000 in San Francisco.
81 stayed there for three weeks,
working alone and bringing in all
nearly $50, ,000 worth of metal from
the mine, which | buried M soon as
found. ] now saw that in order to 90
deeper in the thing | would have to
have assistance, and with some of the
smaller nuggets / set out once more
for Sacramento, travelling mostly by
night. for those were wild times, and
the roughest element on earth was
abroad i'll those mountains. But at
last | got to the city, and the first man
| saw was Harold, standing in the door
of Il saloon. He staggered back, and
then watching me closely, stepped for
ward once more and fired at me. The
ball passed through my hat, and as 1
drew " pistol to fire / his friends
SUI 81 him him bact
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A WRITER I.ovr-sorC.

The sad Gel ls. vsilcd in falling snow.
They arc not s,d 10 me
No; chill, {, me. tho winds that blow,
However chill they be
The cdjying flakes that sped away,
With music hoy DRIFT down,
Through myriad, lacins branches gay,
Or dead leaves. crisp and brown.
No bloom upon thr whitening hill.
No green leaf IN the tree
The music Is had music still
~ IS not sni 90 me.
For song, with NV hearts muilicd might,
Hoops M assure, blow for blow
NV loves warm breast is pure and white,
And softer than the snow
-Robcr' Burn wilson, in the Century.
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-. guessed at
what we wanted and at last volun-
tecred to 60 back with us. Sharp took
TO the man, who gave his name as Har-
old, but ] did not somehow fancy him
from the first, and my instinct was not
at fault. The fellow was an escaped
convict from the East, and had been
put III for lie for the murder of his
fathcr.in-law to secure TINT relatives \
money. But Sharp caught so eagerly
ri his offer to 60 with us that the whole
thing was settled before | could have
taken my companion to one side to
have demonstrated We journeyed on
for several days, at last reaching lit
tie dip between two great, almost per -
pcndiculnr rocks, whore Sharp said n
river had once trickled down from the
mountains, washing down ore with it,
'Hc was right "a to that, though
we found far less than we had hoped
for, and after a month or six weeks
there We had exhausted the resources
of the place. We each had about II
thousand dollars IN nuggets and nearly
rs much in dust Harold then pro-
posed our going down to Sacramento
having noticed the way We came, on
going back, we lost our bearings for n
day, and ut lust came upon II shaft
like n big we'll cut square down into
the earth about three hundred feet or
more.
"That place was sunk by miners,
said Sharp, examining the sides care.
fully.
"3ut Harold laughed and asked,
What miners? Gold war only found
in this State in -, and thar warn't
no mining done here before then, for
thar wArn't much sides lniuns about
"'All the same, this shaft was cut
10y human beings, persisted Sharp.
Look here, man, here you can see
where the pickaxe, or whatever the
fellow hal, slipped Sure's you're
alive, somebody that knew thing or
two about mining was once at work
here, though | cant say now long ago.
Maybe they were at 1t when old
ColumDus landed IN this country
"darold here seemed to give in,
aud leaning over the sides of the we'll,
like thing said IA sort of specula-
tive tone, 'Nouleg il there's ANY gold
down thcrc yet? What do YOU say
to one q us goin down to see?
"Nc both assentel and Sharp vo,un
tecrei TO be the oac, but Harold
stopped HIM. NO. Blank here had bet
ter go; he's the lightest and me ant
you, Sharp, kin lower and haul him up.
$50 ropes were united IRON abou
the baggage and knitted into one Ions
length, and attached 10 my wrist, Al
/ stepped to the opening Harol,
caught me: "You will be heav,
enough without that extra fifty pounds
and kick oil your boots. too.
$50, with the jest that / thought
might trust the money with them,
put OF the belt and boots and, will
only my knife in the band of IN,
trousers, was dropped over. 1 hal
gotten within seven or eight feet o
tho bottom when the rope all at ono
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Lard Oil In the Navy.

Those ships of tho United States
Navy that do not use the electric light
are still lighted with lard oil, which
thickens to the consistency of stiff mo-
lasses in cold weather, and has other
inconvenient habits. They powers
that be have always pronounced any
other oil unsafe for moving ships.
There was time when the man who
should have invented better oil and
persuaded the Navy Department that
it was as safe a. lard oil would have
made fortune. Globe Democrat.
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STORY OF A NUGGET.

NOTED tern
hnancicr wears on
his watch chain a
tiny nugget Of gold,
set about with
smell, but exceed
ingly fine, dia-
monds, and if you
should chance TO
strike this money
king when he is in
ono of big rarn
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-15
Cooking by Steam.

Cooking dishes are now made IN
England in which, in the boiling pro-
cess, the meat does not come in con-
tact with the water or steam. The
edible is contained in II jacket, which
in turn is immersed in the outside
kettle containing the boiling water. IL
is claimed that by this the nutritious
qualities of meat are preserved, moth
ing passing of in vapor. There Is
moisture enough in the meat to pre-
vent it burning and all the flavor Is
retained, while, again, the fiber re-
tains a tenderness not found in any
other method. Hardware.
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One Maine teacher says: 81 can
teach my pupils more physiology IN
half an hour with cat and q jack.
knife than with all the textbooks thAs
We have in the schools"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-16

officers the right to appear in both houses
TO propose measures Of legislation and to
debate them, but not the right to vote.
An objection considered is that the consti-
tuition aims to keep the three departments
OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES executive
and 1udicial-separate and distinct. AS
matter OF fact, however, the three de-
partments are not separate and distinct.
Ii the executive may not actually draft
measures 1t can indirectly shape them,
and II it cannot actually debate Il EN- in
congress 1t can certainly inspire those
who do debate them. Still the proposition
Mr.. Taylor advocates would confer upon
the executive power which the c0nstitu-
ton seems to intend to withhold. That
which is now done surreptitiously would
De cone ID conformity with law. With the
patronage OF the executive behind the
Cabinet officers who may appear in the
two houses to propose and debate meas
ures, there would be little opposition
within the party. While there is much
power for good in the change suggested
it seems also a step in the direction of
concentrating the power IF government
In tho executive. Congress would in most
cases simply record The will of the Pres-
dent The proposed change might pre-
vent such party wrecks as the American
people now contemplate. but perhaps ii is
better to have party wreck occasionally
than to surrender 10 the executive the real
power over legislation. At least such a
surrender to the executive should be &C
companied by a surrender by the execu-
tive OF the power of appointment to Office.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-16
STAMPED UPON THE FLAG.

They have a queer lot of Americans
down in Bluefelds. American residents,
SO called, have bobbed up from time TO
time as allies Of the British in their policy
of supporting Chief Clarence against the
Government of Nicaragua under pretense
of maintaining order But when a Mica
raguan army large enough to enforce the
national authority arrived these American
residents became so indignant that they
stamped upon the American flag and
hoisted the British flag over their houses.
The so-called American residents have at
last done what for a long time they have
been expected to do. Whatever may be
the nationality Of the residents" they
have been aiding the British to establish a
colony in Central America under pretense
of enforcing certain treaty rights granted
10 Chief Clarence. puppet Of the British
Government. Chief Clarence was at lat
est accounts on board the British war
vessel Mohawk, and is said to be content
to give up his shadowy throne unless the
British Government will give him more
substantial support. The fact that the
Nicaraguan troops that took Bluefelds ar
rived in transports flying the American
flag indicates an understanding on the
part of the Washington authorities OF the
real object OF Chief Clarence's mission in
Nioaronno
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-16
NOMINATING SENATORS.

The Tacoma Ledger has the following
There is NO reason why the dominant party
10 any State should nominate candidate for
the Senate. There might be reason why The
minority party should do so. II it has candt-
date who is particularly strong, or who Is con-
spicuously well fitted to be Senator, it may be
wise to nominate him In convention, as his
nomination would undoubtedly strengthen the
ticket.
The Ledger gives no reason why a par
ticularly weak candidate in the dominant
party should not hurt his ticket as seri-
ously as particularly strong candidate in
the minority party should help his ticket.
The proposition to name Senators in con-
vention is based upon the assumption tn at
an aspirant who has little strength with
the people may, by means not entirely un-
known in this and other States, secure an
election by the Legislature. If both par
ties name their choice for Senator in con.
vention the aspirant in either who relies
upon these not entirely unknown means
will be met in the Legislature by the fact
that the members are virtually pledged to
the candidate named by their party con.
yention. AS matter Of course, if party
contemplates electIng VIGOROUSLY unfit
candidate it says as little as possible about
him In advance of the election,
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VIII revolutioniZe military tactics, as it carries
bullet double the former distance. But it re-
mains to be proven that Nelson's old rule of
going straight al the enemy ana hitting with
all your might is not the best tactics in an open
figlIt.-St. Louis Globe. Democrat
Ex.Queen Liliuok alani of Hawaii is In arrears
for taxes upon her property and in danger OF
being SOLD out for non-payment This Is what
happens 10 a royal highness who is cruelty de-
serted by her Great and Good Friend at Wash
ington.-New York Press.
Why, OF course the shining specks on Mars
are signal from tile Inhabitants OF that planet.
Our esteemed neighbors up there are In trou-
bic and want advice and assistance from the
Hon. Grover Cleveland and the Hon. Walter z.
Gresham.-New York Sun.
The numskulls, demagogues and anarchists
who contend that Stale rights Include the right
to intimidate, TO assault, plunder, Durn anu
assassinate have before them some very serious
and dangerous disappointments.-GalVe
News.
The only way by which The Japanese can
hope TO become citizens OF this country Is 10 see
to it that they are born in the United states ana
subject to tue jurisdiction there0f.-Omaha
Bee.
1t is to be hoped that the American people
are not going to get the Japan-Cbina war news
on the Brazilian plan OF denying one day what
was said the day Defore.-Detrou journal
When Senator Quay comes home be sets a
time lock on his thirty-day speech making IL
liable to start off on the moment whether ne
be in his seat or not.-Pittsburg Press.
The Cinnamon who leave this country to go
to the support OF their homeland may die, but
their certificates of residence will live long
after they are dead.-BOston journal.
1t is hard to believe the current report that
Mr.. Cleveland called MIR. Villas an ass. Mr..
Cleveland often thinks things that he never
says.-New York Tribune.
The appointment of Breckenridge of Ken
lucky on the conference committee on the gen.
eral deficiency bill was very delicate hit on
the raw.-Boston Herald.
Quay's ready for. anything speech, with which
he threatens the Senate but withholds, may be
as effective club in the next Congress as in
this.-Pittsburg Press.
A Kansas City man slapped woman for re-
fuslng to marry him. 1t is strange how many
people fail to recognize their best frends.-To-
peKa Journal.
Everything that the Senate comedies to the
trust increases the dstrust OF the American
people in the Senators.-New York journal.
Senator Gray says that his sugar inVestigat-
ing committee cannot prove anything. That is
why it was appOinted.-New York Recorder.
Either the Japs are rafting sea fighters or
they have captured the other end of the cable
New York Morning Advertiser.
One point upon which the press Of the coun-
try agrees is that Mowbray must go.-Cleveland
News.
Protection, IN police investigation parlance,
means free tTade.-Boston Globe.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-16
PRUDENT CARNEGIE.

The statement that Andrew Carnegie
has taken a twenty-one years lie ass of
Buckhurst Park. in Sussex County, Eng
land. may have been a prudential move
ment on his part instead of declaration
of preference of England as a residence.
1t is understood that there are charges
hanging over him in connection with the
manufacture of armor plates on Govern
ment account, which may account for Car
negie's deserton of the country in which
he made his millions. He has paid one
fine already, but if other charges now pre-
ferred' shall be substantiated he may think
that he could carry on negotiations for
imm unity from criminal prosecution to
better advantage from q foreign country.
AS the offense of cheating the Government
in the manufacture of armor plate is OF
clearly extraditable. England is undoubt-
eddy healthier place of residences for the
author of triumphant Democracy" than
the United States.
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lex at Fredrichshof. These two royal person
ages are perhaps as cultivated ana accom-
pushed as any Of their sex In Europe-wnefelh
tney differ greatly from some others III the
same rank OF life.
Maoame Dieulafoy, the areb3oiogist, no"
wears masculine attire altogether, ana her nus
Fanu thoroughly approves Of 1t. Ihey stuut
ana make archaeological researches togetner'
50 'nat lheir sympathies have IN no way DC
come bHurcated by Madame's dress reform.
Miss Clara Barton returned lately TO WASH.
ihgton after completing her Red Cross Fei'ei
WORK ID the Sa Islands a South Caroilha'
Inc papers OF that State have been eloquent Ia
thelr praise OF what she has done for the desll-
tute people In the Islands.
A new King has been born into the world
ID Baron Harden Hickey. the former french
journalist, who has purchased the Island OF
trinidad. He has c. owHed himself with the
Title OF James and has inaugurated military
dictatorship.
Professor Frederick w. n. Crouch, the COM
poser OF Kathleen Mavourneen." who has just
celebrated his eIghty-seventh birthday, Is
spending the summer In Portland. Me. His
heaith Is good, considering his age.
Nlscount Falkland, one OF the new Scotch
representative Peers in the House OF Lords. is
the premier viscount of Scotland and the Sec
ond VlscOunt OF the United Kingdom.
EA-GOVernor ST. John of Kansas is going to
New York To become general manager OF a
life insurance Company.