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one day. Others had seen him walking
about on deck at night. His little place,
with the door ajar on a long hook, was
always full of tobacco smoke. We spoke
through the crack cheerfully, some-
times abusively, as we passed by, intent
on our work. He fascinated us. He
would never let doubt die. He over
shadowed the ship. Invulnerable in his
promise of speedy corruption, he
trampled on our self-respect, he demon
strated to us daily our want of moral
courage; he tainted our lives. Had we
been a miserable gang of wretched i'm
mortals, unhallowed alike by hope and
fear, he could not have lorded it over us
with a more pitiless assertion of his
sublime privilege.
Meanwhile the "Narcissus," with
square yards. ran out of the fair mon
soon. She drifted slowly swinging
round and round the compass, through
a few days of battling light airs. Then,
again, with a fair wind and under
clear sky, the ship went on piling
up the South Latitude. She passed out
side Madagascar and Maurtius with
out glimpse of the land. Extra lash
ings were put on the spare spars.
Hatches were looked to. The steward
in his leisure moments and with wor-
ried air tried to fit washboards to the
cabin doors. Stout canvas was bent
with care. Anxious eyes looked to the
westward. toward the cape of storms.
1t was a bad winter off the Cape that
year. The relieved helmsmen came Off
tapping their hands, or ran stamping
hard and blowing into swollen, red fin
gers. The watch on deck lodged the
sting of cold sprays or, crouching in
sheltered corners, watched dismally the
high and merciless seas boarding the
ship time after time in unappeasable
fury. Water tumbled in cataracts over
the forecastle doors. You had to dash
through a waterfall to get into your
damp bed. The men turned in wet and
turned out stiff to face the redeeming
and ruthless exactions of their glori-
Gus and obscure fate. Far aft. and
peering watchfully to windward, the
officers could be seen through the mist
of squalls.
They watched the weather and the
ship as men on shore watch the mo-
mentous chances of fortune. Captain
Allistoun never left the deck, as though
he had been part of the ships fittings
Now and then the steward, shiverns
but always in shirt sleeves, would
struggle toward him with some hot
coffee, half of which the gale blew out
of the cup before it reached the mas
ter's lips. He never took his eyes OH
The herald., 1897-08-22
Justice Lamar and the Boys Hat.

Stories of the late Justice Lamar are
still cropping up in Washington. He
was exceedingly fond of children and
often used to stop on the street and
take a hand in childish games. One day
he payfully took a little boys straw
hat off his head and walked on with it.
In a moment his mind had gone on one
of those flights of introversion for which
the justice was famous, and he had
walked several blocks before he noticed
that he had been committing petit lar
ceny. He retraced his steps to restore
the hat. The lad was coming along with
a policeman. explanations followed, and
the youngster got back his property.
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The Modesty of Whittier.

The modesty of Whittier is recalled
by the story that when in recognition
of his connection with the Atlantic
Monthly, the publishers of that period
zeal gave banquet on his 10th birth
day, it was with difficulty they persuad-
ed him to be present. But he provided
against a possible absence, neverthe-
less, by giving Longfellow the verses
he had written for the occasion. He
was present, however, but had cour-
age only to say few simple words of
acknowledgment. His poem had to be
read by Longfellow.
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labor of breathing. 1t was intolerable.
Feet were shuffled. Belfast let out a
groan; but Donkin, above, blinked his
red eyelids with invisible eyelashes, and
smiled bitterly over the ngger's head.
The niger went on again with sur
prising ease. He gasped no more, and
his voice rang, hollow and loud. as
though he had been discoursing in an
empty cavern. He was contemptuous-
ly angry.
II tried to get wink of sleep. You
know can't sleep O. nights. And you
come jabbering near the door here like
blooming lot of old women. You
think yourselves good shipmates, do
you? Much you care for dying mani"
Belfast spun away from the pigstye.
Jimmy" he cried tremulously, "if you
hadn't been sick / would"
He stopped. The niger waited
awhile. then said, in gloomy tone:
you would. What? Go an fight
another such one as yourself. Leave
me alone. 1t won't be foh long. I'll
soon die. It's coming right enough!"
Men stood around very still. breath
ing lightly, and with exasperated eyes.
1t was just what they had expected,
and hated to hear, that idea of a stalk
ing death, thrust at them many times
a day like boast and like menace by
this obnoxious niger. He seemed to
take pride in that death W ich, so
far, had attended only upon the ease of
his life. He was overbearing about it,
as if no one else in the world had ever
been intimate with such a companion
He paraded him increasingly before us
with an affectionate persistence that
made his presence indubitable. and at
the same time incredible. No man
could be suspected of such monstrous
friendship. Was he a reality-or was
he Il sham-this ever-expected visitor
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German Military BICYCLES.

The German military authorities have
decided that in future all bicycles in
the army shall be constructed in the
government establishments. The i'm
perial gun factory at Epandau will ac-
cordingly be fitted with the necessary
machinery.
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The Flag Preserved.

Barbara Frietchie's flag, which Whit
tier immortalized is preserved by Bar.
bara's niece, Mrs. Handschen. 1t is of
silk, about ~ by IS inches. and attached
to a staff about three feet long.
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JAMES WAIT, oBEDIENT, DROPPED HIS BROOM.

tally the last rays of sinister light be-
tween the hills of steep and rolling
waves. Then a wild night rushed in,
stamped out in a great howl that dis
NAL remnant of a stormy day.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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PROrNKLr NNNNIrIyI.

We notice that some of the members
of the Court Of Common Council are
little sensitive over the cool way in
which they have been ignored by some
of the charter tinkerers. This was to
be expected. Not all the members Of
the Court of Common Council can be
expected to feel it their duty and their
privilege to informally delegate all
their powers, privileges and duties in
the charter matter to a committee of
fifty, thirty or nine. And it is possible
that some of them mildly resent the
polite insinuation that such committees
as those which are dealing with the
charter have more brains to the square
inch than the Court of Common Coun-
ell has. Of course it may be true that
they have. We hear that some Of the
members of the committees think it is
true, and that they have so stated
But if it is true it would have been just
as well not to say so. 1t would have
been better for g. brainy committee to
let a thick Court of Common Council
imagine it was having something to do
with the charter tinkering. This would
have kept the peace and been an en-
tirely reasonable compliment. II it is
not too late we hope that at least one
Of the brainy committees will make an
effort to get the cooperation of the
Court of Common Council. For what
ever may be thought or said OF the diff
ference In intellectual equipment be-
tween the brainy committees and the
Court OF Common Council there can be
no doubt that the latter body, by rea-
son OF it's situation, has just claim to
at least complimentary consideration in
the charter matter.
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SOME HIDDEN DANG ERs

Those who have been suddenly run
over by a bicycle in the dark know that
bicycling has hidden dangers. 1t also
has other hidden dangers according to
DR.. A. Shadwell in the National Re-
view. DR.. Shadwell contends that BIZ
cycling is attended with serious evils
which do not appear on the surface and
have received too little attention. 1t
produces nervous exhaustion" he
says wholly apart from overtaxa-
ton" 1t is commonly said that cy-
cling, as an exercise, is good for every
body eff not carried to excess" But
what is excess? Any riding at ALL &C
cording to DIR. Shadwell, is excess for
some people 1t is not enough, he
says, to caution the rider to "stop
when you feel tired since the chief
evil is not due to excessive muscular
effort. Cases do occur in which people
injure themselves-esp women
by riding too far and long. The ease
and rapidity of locomotion on the
wheel tempt the rider to long excur-
sions. The sport is fascinating. The
delight of rapid movement lures many
to attempt tasks beyond their physical
powers. But 'it is a fallacy," says the
writer, ''to make muscular effort the
~,
this form of exercise
The evil effects of cycling are cere-
braI. not muscular 'They are not as
sociated," says DR.. Shadwell with
other far more severe forms of exercise,
such as football, rowing, running,
swimming, gymnastics. They rather
resemble the effects of overindulging in
tobacco or alcohol and are nearly allied
to that affection of nervous origin call
ed sick headache. They do not follow
the use Of the tricycle., which entails
harder work It is, therefore, fallacious
to make bodily strength the measure
of Indulgence in bicycling" Some
blame the saddle for the disorder of the
nervous system occasioned by riding
the wheel. Others say it is due to vi
bration or bad construction. But these
factors are presented in the tricycle.
which is void of offense. THE true
cause, lit is affirmed, lies in the ex-
| IRENE instability of the two-wheeled
machine, which can never be left IL
| itself for moment without dismount-
ing. in this respect bicycling differs
from any other occupation whatever
The strain of attending to it may not
be very great in itself-sometimes it is
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and sometimes it is not-but it never
ceases, and this incessant tension is the
thing which tells upon the nerves.
The bicycle face" with an expression
either anxious, irritable, or at best
stony" marks the nervous strain The
rider is under. Has anybody" Dr.,
Shadwell asks, lever seen persons on
bicycles talking and laughing and look
ing jolly, like persons engaged in any
other amusement? Never. All their
attention is given up to the road ana
the machine. The bicyclist has reason,
for let the attention wander for more
than an instant and the odds are heavy
on a spill"
To ride the bicycle safely entails, it
is held, a double strain-a general one
on the nerves and particular one on
the balancing centre. The latter does
not affect everybody, but it affects some
very seriously. 1t costs some riders
real and constant effort to keep their
equilibrium, and they show it by suf-
fering from headache, Apprehension
works their senses up to a high pitch of
tension and puts a severe nervous
strain upon them. Then certain per-
sons are especially susceptible to the
work thrown on the optic nerve when
moving quickly. Many instances are
presented of nervous exhaustion, -
headache, insomnia, prostration palpi-
tating heart, breakdown, etc, even in
the case of people Of exceptional mus
cular strength and vigor. The nervous
troubles are the worst, but other bad
| consequences are felt. DR.. Shadwell
| finds internal infammations caused by
wheeling, with appendicitis, chronic
! dysentery, etc.
If bicycling causes appendicitis it is
about time to stop. But it is not at all
likely that anybody will stop. The only
way for anybody to tell whether bicy
cling is really harmful to him is to
try it.
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PUSSY'S DINNER FLEW AWAY


PuSsY'S DINNER FLEW AWAY.
We had some pretty cold weather in
this part of the world last week. and
one of the best blizzard stories turned
loose by the low temperature is that N
which cat and a lot of English spar
rows played conspicuous parts.
The cat, Chico, big, brindle fellow,
belongs to F. Y. Elliott, of this county,
who is himself authority for the story.
Elliott says that on Monday morning
of last week when the snow was al
ready pretty thick and still falling, Chi
co came into the kitchen looking
mighty we'll fed, and bringing an appa-
rently dead sparrow In his mouth. The
cat had evidently made hearty meal,
but had an eye to future contingencies,
so he deposited the bird in an over
turned basket in the corner and went
out. Presently he came in again with
another bird, deposited it in the basket
and went out, to reappear still again,
loaded as before. In fact, these trips
been placed in the basket, and then
Chico curled up under the stove to take
a snooZe.
The kitchen is a pretty comfortable
one, and by-and-by things began to get
kind of lively in the basket, as the heat
got in its little work of restoring to life
the only half-frozen birds. First one
and then another of the sparroWs
turned heels under, stretched his stiff
fened legs, spread his wings and came
to- Presently the whole catch We're up
and out, fluttering about the room,
perching on the shelves, helping them
selves to crumbs and feeling quite at
home generally. Indeed, they waxed
gay, and set up such chirping that
they awakened Chico from his snooze,
and when the big fellow arched his
back, stretched himself and made for
| the basket, thinking to refresh the in
ner cat with a toothsome sparrow, such
look of establishment depicted Itself
ON his features as was never seen. But
the birds were by no means slow to
take in the situation.
| At Chico's first move they began tc
make themselves scarce, and before he
recovered from his astonishment the
last one had flown, trusting rather the
ills they knew not than catastrophe
they Wot Of But If ever cat was
fooled Chico was. He stayed by the
basket all day, and refused to be com
forted because the birds were not there
No doubt the next time he finds goot
thing he'll hold on to it, and let tnt
rainy day" look out for itself.-For
Worth CTexas) Correspondence of thu
Philadelphia Times.
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REAL.

Hasn't she lovely teeth?" Almost
too lovely. I can't make up my mind
whether they are real or realistic In
dianapolis journal.
Practice makes perfect, you know"
But practice will never make a law
yer perfect. The more he practices the
worse he becomes. ''-Philadelphia
American.
Her Justification.-"Bu why do you
encourage him if you never intend to
marry him." Mercy! I wouldn't be
so presumptUous as to tell him L can't
marry him before he asks me''-Phila-
delphia North American.
Delicately Put.-"And how did he
de- asked the lady who had come
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Under eminent scientific control

west to inquire after the husband she
had lost. "Er-by request, ma'am, "
said the gentle cowboy, as mildly and
regretfully as possible.-Indianap
Journal.
A Plausible Report.
There seems to be no news from Con-
stantinople," Editor-"No? Well, sup
pose we say that it is reported on good
authority that the sultan has requested
the representatives of the powers to
take a day off?"-Puck.
Jones--"Great guns! You're getting
deaf, old man." Smith-"Tm not. |
could never hear better in my life !"
Jones, producing a watch-"Can you
hear that watch tick?' Smith, trium-
phantly-" Distinctly. Jones-'Thats
queer. The watch isn't running, -
Household Words.
A certain regiment had very small
band; but the commanding officers feet
Were-well, very large, One day the
regiment was to march out, but the
music was not Forthcoming, Where
the deuce is the band?" queried the adj
jutant. For some time there was no
reply; but when the question was re-
peated a gruff voice was heard from
the rear rank; Il believe, sor, the coll
onel trod on it be accident. "-Tit-Bits.
Serious Error.-"This man says you
jumped on him without provocation or
warning" said the judge, land beat
him scandalously." II guess l did,
said the man in the dock IAN l done
it because of the way his people is OPP
pressin' them poor Cubans. But the
complainant is an Italian. and Cuba is
fighting with SPAIN The mans jaw
dropped is that so?' he asked.
Give it to me, jedge, and give 1T to me
hard, and when 1 git out I won't do
nothing but take a course in night
school, Where I kin learn the different
brands of dagoes. ''-Indianapolis jour
nal
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4 PROMKsING SCHEME.

That is an interesting application of
the local option plan which is proposed
by bill now pending in the Massa-
chusetts legislature The bill provides
for the granting of local option in vot-
ing districts in cities, so that the peo-
Pile making up those districts can de-
eide for themselves whether or not
they will have liquor sold within the
limits. This is thought to be better
plan than that at first proposed of
compelling all saloons to locate within
certain boundaries, after the fashion
of some western cities. The bill would
divide the city of Boston into eight dis
tricts, one district to comprise the old
territory of Boston, and the other dis
tricts to be almost distinct commune
ties in the annexed territory Each
district is to vote on the question of
license, and where license is voted the
number of saloons is to be restricted
to one for each five hundred of popula-
ton in the central district, and one to
each 1000 Of population in the other
districts, that being the proportion de-
creed in the State outside of Boston.
By this plan the residential districts
could be freed from saloons if the peo-
pie SO wished, and, in addition, the
number of saloons in old Boston limits
could be lessened, as only the popula-
sidered in determining the number OF
licenses.
This is a promising scheme. There is
no apparent reason why it would not
work we'll.
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FASHION NOTES.
sleeves Safely Left Plain.

Though many, a bodice takes military
finish from braiding or cord trimming,
the fashion for this sort of ornamental
ton has gone far beyond "huzzar" eff
fects, and skirts and bodices are seen
trimmed in the most elaborate designs
with silk cord. The front and back of
a handsome gown of this kind are
shown herewith, the material being a
dark green suiting and the silk cord
was black. Deeply pleated at the back,
the skirt had three rows of gathers in
front and the Jackets edges and col
lar were banded with passementerie.
The plain sleeves were unusual, for wo-
mems shoulders are almost invariably
covered with small puffs or with some
thing of similar outline, and the severe
coat sleeve is rarely acceptable. 1t will
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be readily seen from this picture, how
ever, that the jacket was sufficiently
ornate without trimming on the sleeves
The spring jacket is to be short, to
have very little fulness of hip skirt
and to demurely cross double and
smooth in front, while 1t follows the
lines of the figure at sides and back.
Some dainty little garments for wear
with early spring dress are being shown
in the notifications of q cape that
crosses surplice fashion in front one
end disappearing, the other narrowing
to a point and fastening at the belt a
little to one side. These affairs in vel
vet, lined brightly and possibly with a
touch of fur will take the place of that
cape you bought early this fall think
ing it would do 80 nicely for spring. ~
That is the way we get fooled when
we try to carry over You can cut
up the little cape, though Make It
serve as caps at the sleeves, as collar
and cuffs, and wear it with the new
spring rig.
Quite the ugliest device in fur comes
as the winter nears it's end. 1t is a
muff with the head of an animal dang
ling forlornly at one opening, and with
a bushy tail ornamenting the other
end. Have women no imaginations
What is the effect of carrying the
hands in muff 50 adorned? Ugh!
There may be a piquancy about tbs
little beastie, which fastens so that its
saucy head lies against the blooming
cheek of the pretty girl who wears it
but what about the woman who but
tons her coat all down the front with
little heads? The frightful question a:
to the whereabouts of the rest of thost
animals is enough to keep the attention
of her most ardent admirer wandering
or rather, unpleasantly fixed.
FLORETTE.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

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advertisements, One Cent a Word each In
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(Seven tmesI
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cents; one week, $3.50; one month, $40; one
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Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, 10
cents per line Notices of Births, Marriages,
Deaths and Funerals, 80 cents each. Local.
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Yearly advertisers are limited to their own
Immediate business (all matter to pc I'M
obtectionable), and their contracts DO not
Include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
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A Patron of the Divorce Courts" Did
/ understand you to say that you are
unmarried, madam" asked the lawyer
who was cross-eXamining a Chicago
woman. Il do not know what you UNI
derstood me TO say" replied the wit
ness; but that is what / said. l have
been unmarried four times. Pitts
burgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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CABINET AND HARD WOOD
WORK.
ALSO SAWIk G, TURNING,
And Jobbing in Wood of all kinds.
EDWARD P. BRETT, Builder,
&c Artisan Street.
Telephone 253-12.
SAVING A LIFE.


The city editor of the g Jourflal and
Courier has seen the letters from
which the extracts given below are TAX
en- and will certify that they are genu-
inc and the facts are as represented.
From First Letter Dec. 18th, 90.
MY sister is very sick. She is very
much depressed. My two sisters are with
NE and we have trained nurse since Dec. 3D.
The friend to whom this letter was written
immediately obtained small box of Seal Boef-
grain and sent it by special delivery with a let
ter urging its use at once, stating that il was a
pure food, contained 10 drugs chemicals of
any kind; should be cooked very carefully.
Would give much nourishment with the least
possible taxing of the digestive organs, and so,
perhaps, the extra strength needed for her sis
ter, in the crisis of her illness. to save her life
Second Letter Dec. 25d, 90.
Thank you for your interest. Two or
three times Miss - has taken the food. 1t
looks very appetizing, and L think it did her
good. She is very sick woman"
Third Letter Dec. aSth, 90.
please send by express six packages of the
food which you sent me. ! think my sister is
helped by it. Christmas day she had a
lovely, quiet day and the day following"
Fourth Letter Dec. goth, 90.
Your package and letter received. will en-
deavor to have my grocer keep it,
Fifth Letter Jan. 7zd, 81.
You will be pleased TO know my sister is i'm.
proving daily, and we hope for her recovery.
She has had several comfortable days and
nights and does not seem nearly so nervous.
This BOefgrain seems to be Just the thing.
Sold by Fullerton, Hur1buTt Bros, ). s. Ad.
ans, Cooper, Coe Field and other grocers.
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The Vienna correspondent of the
London Standard writes that according
to the official reports for 1894 just pub
lished, the Austrian capital contains
10000 persons who live in lodgings OF
one room, with no kitchen, In Buda-
pest $4,000 persons live in underground
lodgings, there being sometimes eight
or ten occupants for one cellar.
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The British government hasn't any
use for short women in it's postoffice
service. Hereafter no girl who is not
I'VE feet two inches tall at 10 can hope
for a place in that department of the
service and all those already employed
who cannot come up to the standard
are to be discharged.