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prefaced by most amusing incident,
which have never seen In print
1T was . very warm day. and the court
room was packed TO suffocauon. As voor-
hees arose to begin his argument he cast
his eye over the jury and discovered that
one Of the members had fallen asleep
browning with Indignation. no motioned to
one OF the court ofEic!als. and In a few Sec
onds the slumberer was shaken rudeiy into
consciousness.
''He was q fat. timid-looking man, and
was 60 mortified and aehast at the enor-
nifty OF his offense that he could hardly
ind words In which 70 reply 10 the sharp
questions Of the Judge. Finally ne man.
aged to hurt out that ne couldn't help
dosing OF whenever Il was warm and
crowded.
'Tf the gentleman always sleeps where
II In warm and crowded" said voorhees,,
mAjestically. 'the gentleman will no doub,
enjoy himself hugely In hades.
There wss q roar OF laughter. but tho
retort proved rather costly. The fat man
hung the Jury against Voorhees, client
New Orleans Timee- Democrat.
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citing moment Of my life. volley after
voliey followed. until tho air wan white
with smoke, and the noise OF our own
cannon mingled with the singing OF the
enemy's shells AZ they broke In our ranks
and made heroes Of tho men.
IL felt frst such . glorious thrill ~
moves the dying drummer 10 last enort
TO cheer his comrades on. or lifts the
wounded. bleeding arm OF the color-bearer
until the nag rises again to call back the
handful Of retrcating men.
.Tt was war--real actual WARMTH the
laundering OF guns, the means OF the
wounded the cheers Of the iiving-and tho
colonel. my colonel. in the thickest OF
Il all.
II was only q woman, and Q stan Of
ficer's wife took mo to the colonel's tent.
where ditch had been dug. and prevailed
upon me 70 ne there till the worst Of II
was over
'Mau.er bullets new over me thick and
fast often ripping up the earth at the
sides Of the ditch. They tore into shreds
the canvas Of the colonel's tent, and
could hear the SCATTERING noise N they
struck the trees In the woods near by.
and thanked God II was trees. not men.
they had pierced.
Half a dosen stan officers meantime
had been looking for my oaiache. when
al last they found IL and I was about 80
ST., into II. q bullet whisxed by and Just
missed the head Of the Filipino driver.
lie promptly dropped the reins and Ned
into the underbrush.
Then on foot. in the company Of q sur
eson. I made my way out Of the battle
feld troLs Inns cioss 10 the ground 10
avoid the Mauser bullets which seemed 10
be coming from every direction.
II would never have LETT tho spot had
not given the colonel my promise that
would do 30.
When We reached the home OF the
Englishman we found he had fed In ter
rer, hauling down the nag before he went.
We were therefore compelled 20 make
Manila on foot. and were footscre and
weary when az last We cached there
THAT ~ss my nrst experience. but
passed through many battles after that.
I hope may never sec another. however.
The sound OF a shot reminds me too keen
Is OF him. "--WashinEten Star
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Some people viii 60 to great trouble and
expense 20 perpetrate a joke. The other
day two young man hired 4 closed carriage
and decorated II with bows OF white rib
hon. flowers and other paraphcrnalia be-
longing 10 a weil-arpointed wedding. On
each side was hung q placard announcing
I'VE were Just married" The curtains
were then drawn. and the carriage started
slowly down Broad street. II attracted
great attention. and when II pulled ND In
front OF q prominent hotel large crowd
copyrighted 10 see the happy bride and
groom al!eht. The driver slowly got down
from his seat. patted the horses and took
his stand beside the door. He opened II
deliberately. and when he swung the door
open the curious crowd surged forward
There were no bride and groom inside. but
instead q big p!scard bearing the aingle
word. Rubber" For q minute the driver
had the laugh 10 himself. but soon tho
crowd realised the neat swindle, and all
enjoyed tho episode hugely. philadelphia
Record
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YearD ago In Ensiish lady paid q visit
TO the Bland Of MauYftius. She was intro
duced 10 . lady Of great oeoufy ana com
manding appearance. who ordered every
one about and whose features were unmfn-
takably Spanish. who Wao thls LADY, An
infant picked up on the 1eid Of Waxerioo
from behind Q wagon after the battle
Her parents were known TO God alonA
She was found by an ensign. Hellfger By
name perhaps an officer In the hinge
German legion He placed her under tho
care Of . soldiers wife. paying for her
support. and - she srew up. seeing how
beautiful and talented she promised to be.
had her educated and finally married her.
an Dick Swiveller ara the march1oness, He
held in his latter days an appointment IN
the Nautilus. and here follows the ex-
traordinary pendant to this romantic tale:
The great-granddaushter OF the Watsr-
loo. "waif and Stray" tthey mature and
marry very early In thoss tropical ciimss,.
was the wife OF Baron Dc Lssseps. the
nate designer OF the Panama canal Al
the age Of II she fell In love with the
baron. then above 20, and proposed to
him, according 60 the custom Of the Ahu-
r.tius. by q fioral Offering. The old baron
was 80 amased that he declared that she
must intend the of3sring Tor hiD -. Who
was with him. Mon. monaear. c'eUe q
vous." The poor baron was In . state of
imbecilify At the time OF the Panama
scandals. when hts son and others were
sent 70 tail. IL 10 20 be hoped that the
Observation-Disclosures Of the Waterloo baby
was q loving and faithful nurse h hts tn
nrmi,i~s Of mind. body and essss&-Ths
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BLAIR, THE REGULAR.


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% rms POSSIBLY YOUS


Men VAe Disre9asA health aaa Sc
briefly nseak Down ~ %.
~ - men begin to feel the strain Of
hard work. II thsy have bean careless or
reckless. they are liable % break down.
Another critical pseioA II q. when thos,
Adding positions Of responsibility who are
too absorbed 20 taEe proper rest 70 20
pieces Yet . man who has lived to THAT
are ought 10 continue for ten years longer.
provided he takes care Of himself.
IL 10 the pace that tells Il would be
tauGhable II Il were not - serious to &c
etaid bankers and mefchants rushing
along to save a few mlnute9 dsiay. or.
like Gen. Scott In hts famous letter OF
acceptance. 'swallowinr . hasty plate os
soup for luncheon. or constantly smoking
long. black cigars. ~ did Gov. Flower,
o. debating TO stsnographer on IN ocean
steamer. ~ wa Mr.. --------'s custom. When
J watch these human machines running At
top speed. with every electric light burn
ing. and carrying on operations that AFFECT
the whole continent. ASH with Artemus
Ward, What docs Il siguifyy' Can Amer.
scans never learn 20 make haste slowly
And 10 work easily ana amecshiyr The
secret OF strength - pcise and sels-ecm-
mand. and hustle and hustle Indicate lack
ef balance and reserve powera
A leading New Fork dry goods merchant
has hardly taken . holiday In twenty
yearA and often works on Sundays. He
broke down q year ago. and now enjoys
Isimreiy lunch every day with h,s family
enA . haif-hour nap. On washsnston's
birthday called On . New FORK merehan,
who said u was the nrst day he had no,
been At his ONCE In years. One may veil
ash such men. sis life worth llvins..-
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ME Tells 81 Her War BxDos1oooeo
N the Philippines.
~ RS. NARY sTOTBENBER0. the
Vl widow Of Col James Ailler ototsen-
berg. who was killed while leading .
charge upon the rebels IN The Philippines.
u in Washington, on her way % her homo
In New Albany. Ind.
Ars. ototssnbsrg. army born and bred.
has proven BY her recent experiences u the
Philippines the sort Of metal . soldiers
wife ID made Of. Today shs received . ~
tuctantiy. Of the lie che led N the Eastern
tropics.
Il dsd no moro than Q spldisr's wife
should DO" ssid Ars. 0totsenberg, modsst.
ly. land. nov that e - I'll over-fos every.
thing seemed 70 be over when the colonel
fell-it y . sAttefact.on to ted that left
nothing undons that might have hslped
him.
'.whsa the time came to execute The or
the colouei-not ~ an army of1ces'o wife.
sor that u centrary TO regulatioa. but -
IN army nurse. shall never forget the
thrill that encompassec me on the day OF
the colonies charge upon the y1l.pinos.
II WAS stopping In Manila. The coloners
regiment, the First Nebraska voluntsefaI
was At tho front. . few miles away. Every
cay drove out 70 the camp u caJoches
or wagonetts. Ny understanding with the
colonel was that Ia case Of danger was
TO seek . refuge In the house OF IN En-
Elshman halfway between Manila and the
American Lines. Over this house the Brit
ish flag noated. and the rebels respected Il.
ION February 4 our lines and the enc.
mys were very close together. An hour
before arrived At the camp that day Col.
Etotsenberg. By the commanding generals
orders. hac sent word to the rebels to re-
treat several hundred yards. The Filiplnos
according retired.
Later In the day the colonel left 20
visit outposts. was chatting with Q
group OF officers In has tent. when sudden
" We heard q shot from the direction OF
the front Of the American lines In an
snstant We were on our feet The sound
went through me - Il the shot had pierced
me.
Another and another followed. We
rushed from the tent was Quivering.
but mot with fear. II was the most ex.
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~ PROSPECT.

Oh the kissing tug. Mo- ard sbe go se-rezts grfn
Ard tAe thrve-iexgeS hen dos her N>ss
tr a .'eaassr and ioyai cn6es,ny 90 -in
tlus minds from tte unrest
far the asys ions and the soys are 70 fsv
That We turn with al infsnti.~ sfes
To the hest that the season's -1mancsr ran Dc
WIKI fancy ansssfsr~d and sres-
It's ure tia. tsess tAinSs have c<t<a bsso -
hezEsest
TNere asv hs.,s- eres swfs. on IN. way
TheT ara rec sxans ea.~faiiy tsnSrd ard nursPd
Llhs the fruits which sr~s rps. d, BY dAy
The hgn. the ssrrszs AMI Bug muss retire
A snvrrtirrs pstsnf snthraI
As Rad the strange sai- ana - ftsf 20 TIE ufs
WAsn ~ uAa6SAAts oonss " ths fah
- onnkn0A -
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He Cries AlOuA while He Throws
the "Bones" In Craps.

"Conjurew
"Seven 'leven!'
Lay him DOWN.
"Get me dat money. 'ievenv'
eds fob q path o. shoess'
Look out dab, niggahr'
Fade your
Take my gal to Cairo!'
A hundred and one such expressions are
heard wherever craps-the Unborn game Of
the Southern negro-.s played. The game
II played In this city by newsboys and boot
blacks. but II lacks the picturesque quail
ity which enveleps the real darby sport. In
the early spring, when the scent Of the
magnolia anc jessamine bring token Of the
approach OF warm weather. the natural
lasstude-iasiness. IN polite pariance-
steals over the Southern negro. 1.-The
missus' may call and rig again and again.
but Eph and Ben and Ebeneser are far
from the call OF household duties. In .
back alley or vacant lot they squat upon
the ground. eyes sparkling ana mouths vide
open with excitement.
The dice--the negroes call them bones
are tossed upon the ground and each player
In turn picks them up anc carefully scru-
TIMES them. This is done to prevent any
one from ringing In peet!es" "Peeties"
are dice with double numbers. and they
are Of two kinds-those with which It -
impossible TO throw seven. and others with
which nothing else can be thrown.
Eph, having satisfied himself as 20 the
bones" tosses q nickel on the ground.
The penny II not generally used In the
South. and the crap stake In usually
cents
Fade me. niggahv' ne exciaims. An
other players coin falls into the ring. and
ne > faded" The player blows into his
HANDS, picks up the dice. juggIes them N
the hollow of his hand. and rolls them On
the ground. Swapping his fingers a. the dice
fall, and uttsring an expression similar to
the ones at the head OF this article The
players are superytitious % . high de-
gYee-the words are charms 10 bring luck.
II the Shooter throws seven or eleven
ne wins. but the numbers figure two.
three or twelve he ''craps out"--shat IL.
loses and the next man has his turn. n
ne throws four I'VE, six. eight. n.ne or ten.
the number thrown IL called his point. and
he continues 10 throw until he either wins
or loses.
II q players suspicious are aroused he
picks I'D the dice on the FIRST throw cf his
opponent, saying: MY bonsa" This 10
his undispusec right but " he finds that
Inc dice are square he to9es them back
with a rruns and the words: Your bones
shoot" Sometimes he discovers that his
suepicions are justified; then there n Wild
scramble for the stakes, raxors sometimes
fash, and not infrequensly the perform
ance encs In the city court. where the par
ties are arraigned for 'disofdsriy ard
nxht.nR" and where charms and exciama-
sions will not avert the srnterce.-Nsw
York Tribune.
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vers rsputsd 70 Be Of the leaders Of their
fAco, ond their associations were against
them. dsprecate lynch law, but Il - the
only prosectton We have In the South
against these cowardly assassins. and
thsfsfors believe II r.. under the circum-
stances, justidable.
''Hsss in the North II y hard 70 under
stand the conditions We are battling
against n tho South. bstween ths Italians
and the negroes. ! went thar seven years
$50 Northern man, unprejndiced. but %.
0ay an q arm believer IN the Southern
way = curbtng both thess slsmsntA
Let me tsis you OF case Of MaAaism
that personally know about. About ten
niiss from my parish. two pears ara. lived
. priest. who Tor many years had to.led
afduoueiy In his parish, and had aecOm.
plished world Of good. An Italian. noted
tor hts wicked and vicious character. died.
His relations waited on my friend. the
priest. desiring him to conduct the funeral
service and bury the dead man n the
graveyard Of the church.
The priest refused both requests. The
man had lived and died. he said, outside
the pale Of the church, and II would b i'm.
possible FOR any clergyman Of the Catho-
lie church to bury him according to IL
rites.
'TAs relatives departed, threatening ven
geance. and the next day the priest re-
cetved letter. written In blood or red Ink.
decorated with q skull and crossbones
notifying him that he was marked for
death. II was no Idle boast. A. he we'll
knew. He went about his clerical duties
Ia constant expectation OF . knife thrust
or bullet from some hidden ASSASSIN.
Under this strain he finally collapsed. His
nerve fofsook him and he was afraid to
leave his house. and after few weeks Of
hrooding there. he died. His heart was
broken.
Tho North should hesitate before II
condemns. The South II capable Of work
Ing out it, own salvation. and win do %
u Il - let alone. "-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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a Soe1ety woman WAo Overheard
the Talk q Her Servants.
TN company with . friend she was div
II en- In her own carriage to the front en-
trance Of . city theaser about o'clock
q night.
They left the carriage and went to the
manager's ONCE. where the second lady
had IN appointment regarding charity
benent
leave to wait In her carriage. and came out
to Il.
Neither coaehman nor footman was on
the box. and the indignant woman SAN
that the horses had been hitched to . lamp
post.
She entered the vehicle quietly. closed
the door. and awaited Developments
Presently both Of the men emerged from
Z nearby saloon. and, wiping their mouths
after unhitching the horses.
Then this conversation noated down to
her:
wonder how long the Old sirrs going to
bAr'
God knows! wonder what she's up tor
II dunno. Maybe she's gone In to zee the
show"
mo. shs amt Z heard her tell the old
man she'd Be back In an hour
back In . week."
That's right. Gay! she's got him under
her thumb, IL ever . woman had"
well. don't blame her. He's q hard
proposition. he II. guess he must have
married her for her money"
You needn't guess again You're It."
BY this time the poor lady below was In
. condition bordering on frenzy.
She bit her lips until they almost bled,
and her heart REV cold "a she th0uRhf
Of the cruel ingratitude Of these men, whom
Grafton.
But there was more.
WHAT'S her friend want at the theay-
terri
"well, cook says she thinks she's goan'
to be . play actress"
''Ha! ha! ha! Why. she couldn't 60 on
the stage. They'd give her the laugh. sure.
She's too old"
Here the much-maligned lady came out.
escorted by . polite attache. and Joined
her hAlf-hysterical friend In the carriage.
Then she caught her weeping friend In
her arms.
We'll. Annie dear, what's the matterS
Drive home. Frank
The coachman heAtatea
''Shan't We wait for Mrs. B.. madam
she n here In the carriage. She has been
here for the last twenty minutes. Drive
home"
And home they drove. .Ae chin Of horror
upon the faithle8 twain on the box. and
the heat Of indignation generating In the
carriage.
The two men were discharged that night,
and the question, do our servants talk
about us?' was settled In that household.
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LYxouixG ITs ONLY REMEDY.
0oosh wil Rect out the Italiam
MaAa IN oummary style.

Maaa IN ounaary style.
''whether the recent lynehsnrs ~ Tai
luiah, or others that may fellow. cause i.,-
sernAiicnai trouble or not. does not worry
the people Of Louisiana. They arr deter
mined 20 wire out every vesstse OF MAaa-
Ism In the stat~ and the sooner ignorant
and eevArdiy Italians who belong tc tia,
society learn II. the better"
The speaker WAS Father Mention. a Cath
clc priest. Whose parish 10 = few miles
from Taliulah. La, ana WHO has been
spending few DAYS in Chicago
.TAe Italians In cur see,son &c sss
state" continued Father Menson. ARE a.
. rule OF the lowest type Of their nation
the eicst.ans. There 10 such ssrore ,sfsa-
sicn 81 Moorish esccA IN them that tssy
dent deserve the title Of Caacas.ans
NomtnAliy Catholics they igaore ,Ae
church ard every Iaw ~ Christianity.
They hand themselves IN secret societies.
and viii kfii an enemy ~ fAnefeA enemy
With a. little ccmpunesion - would NH
. snake.
ssOf the ren synehed ~ Taslaiah. twe
personality knew Go have te~n maYaarrrs.
ens having Two sssass.aassoEs 90 hts dts
credit. OF the ether three I knew nesasns
Dsrssnaiiy - . criminal natsrs. ssst shsy
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E.serhasy'. prev.rsi.i Philosophy.

To the growing list Of the humors Of the
affair Dreyfus must now Be added the pro-
verbal philosophy OF Maj. Esterhssy. a.
expounded In his advice 10 his nephew
Christian. 'Shirk military service and
make q rich marriage V the essence OF the
ambition which In put before the rising
generation OF Frenchmen by the ofictr
who was embraced by Prince Henry Of
Orleans a. the embodiment OF the honor
OF the French army. The major on matri-
mony Is delighted. In marriage" he says.
"one OF the two parties IL always taken
In. You muss Try 10 be the other party"
Could Ia Rochefoucauld himself have
turned out q heater bit 81 eplgrammAtic
cynlci.m than that, Excellent, too. 10 the
majors. when you tell lie DO not al
ways stick 20 it."--PaIl Mall Gazette.
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TIE ~uap, Nh. uusxnArs - DDsA
Foana - R0yD11nas DysonbaD
Hip. hip. hurrah.' has Always ossn re-
garded a. q thoroughly Dyit11h cry. fypi-
cal Of the exuborant to0pos0mene Of the
race. Compared With Il the 'vives of the
French, the "Horah' of the German.
and the "slAva' Of the Russian are tame
II - . cruel blow to ind that the woeds
are not Engihh ut all. but tn one con-
ISOLATION left u - thar thsy vgRo not
made In Germany"
A gentleman named Adams has been in
vestisating the mysteries OF the pyramids
and monuments OF Egypt. and has found
the phrase. Hip. hip. hurrah'' among the
early hieroslyphics OF that cosntry.
The only consolation dsstvabls from this
remarkable discovery n the argument
which may reasonably be dsdnced that thu
presence Of these Britssh words among the
genealogical treasures o. Phar1ohlaud
give Us an priori right 20 tn whole Of
the Nile valley.
And this Theory h strsnsthensd ~ shs
fact that. according to NJ AdAznss the
hierogiyphic Hip. hip. hurrah" means.
when translated. ION. on to plundsf-"
An Irish Esyptolosist writes to assert
that the phrase came ffum rAasaohlAnd
via Dubln- In The vosks Of tn ~ Janeo
Ware Q6D6-lG60. the famous ImhsrnkAn ~
q passage Vhtch aays:
Some writer's think that Ireland vas
called Scotia. from Scotia. the wife OF
Gaethelus and daughter Of . King Pha-
raoh. but Of which name I know not. and
that the Irish Languages vas invsntsa fsaD
the same GaetheluA nom which it No.
called Gaelic. Othsro say that anothse
Scotia. also daughter o. . hing OF EGypk
married Milesius and gave the name ot
Scotia to Ireland"
Thus. says our Hibefnico-Egypeian cor
respondent. Hip. hip hurrah'' can wen be
Egypto-Irish. only the translation would
have been happier ~ ION. on to conquer"
for conquer means to taks By forcR of
arms. while plumber 10 to take by force a.
hands-grab. In the parlanco az the day.
London TeleGraph
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lumbia, it Was notable - being his dSss
visit in . quarter Of . century OUTSIDE the
boundaries Of his diocese The White Pass
4 Yukon railroad, the NEST norsheriy rail-
way on the continent. reached Bennett the
week Of bio VISIT and for the INST time
since lS7l hs looked on . locomotive. but
this visit to the outads world did not tempt
The next day be turned his back On even
THE glimpse Of civilization.
Il have no businesa" said he. ITO take
me % the coast Ny work y In the In
terror"
This pioneer Of pioneers Arue visited the
Yukon valley In 1854. when the United
States was struggling 70 put down the re.
bsllion. and when Alaska'S wealth Of sold
was not known. Since then thirty-0vo
voted al those years 0avo one 20 hi mis-
aonary labors. The ATUt ten Year, he
travelled a. missionafy through the
Peace river and AthabascA countries. The
next year he visited hlo home In England.
returning the following year a. bishop OF
Athabasca, the diocese at that time en-
bracing the present dioceses OF Athabasca,
6elkirk and Peace river. formed since his
ordination az bishop.
Bishop Bompass, were he not averss to
"reminiscences. could tell many tales Of
hardship and perilous encounters In the far
north. long before the gold discoveries
brought men thither. He considers his
trials and narrow escapes from death
scarcely worth relating He has traversed
the frozen some twelve times, and y yet
hearty and vigorous.
Tho bishop left Bennett July for the
north. intending to call ct the home OF the
Tagish and Lake Marsh Indians With the
view Of establishing missions among them.
The Tagish and the Lake Marsh Indians.
90 far a. he knows, are the only ones Of
the north who have not had Q missionary
residing among them.