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sympathizer, and the boys thought it
would be great fun to steal the whole
collection.
"They sneaked up on the apiary very
quietly, first by squads and then by the
score, and in twinkling every hive of
bees had disappeared. 1t was all done
in few minutes, and the old gentle
man was greatly mystified. He had
not seen the soldiers carry off the
hives, but he was sure that the men of
Sturgis' command were responsible for
the disappearance of his bees and
honey. He came into camp, made form
al complaint, and as angry bees were
still flying about the tents and sting
ing men and horses, he seemed to have
pretty good case.
"Gen. Sturgis ordered all the COM
manders of regiments and companies
to investigate and to bring to his quar-
tiers the men guilty of stealing the
honey. The officers reported that they
had made an investigation and that
they could find no one who would ad-
nit that he had been member of the
foraging expedition. Thereupon Gen.
Sturgis had six companies of the Twen-
ty-seventh Ohio infantry, six COM
panies of the Twenty-ninth Ohio infan-
try and the Eleventh Ohio infantry
hustled into line for inspection by him
self. He seemed very much enraged,
and determined to detect the men who
had disobeyed his strict orders against
foraging.
HE asked the owner of the bees to
take his stand near, and the general
himself walked along the line, the very
ersonifcation of stern discipline.
Some of the boys were greatly en-
barrassed because irate bees were still
buzzing about their heads. Each one
of these was ordered to step out of the
line and move ten PAGES to the front.
OF the others the general scrutinized
every mans mustache. Where he found
any evidence of honey the man stepped
ten PAGES to the front. At the end of
the inspection there were over 200 men
in the suspect line, all of them striving
to covertly lick the honey from their
mustaches.
"The general ordered the officers of
the different companies to take charge
of their men and see that they were Sc
verely punished. He announced in his
severest tones that every man was un-
der arrest and that every one of them
must, in the interest of discipline and
the good name of the army, be pun
ished, and then he turned to the old
farmer and asked him if he was satis-
fed. The southern sympathizer said
he was and that he was very much
obliged to the general for taking such
prompt action. He regretted the loss
of the bees, but there was some COM
pensation to him in the thought that
the thieves would be punished.
can hour after that the brigade was
ordered into line for forced march.
The men under arrest were puzzled as
to what they ought to do. They de-
cided to ask the general. Sturgis
looked at them, smiled, said that there
was only one thing that good soldiers
could do, and that was to get into
ranks Immediately. They gave a
cheer, joined their companies, and that
was the last that was ever heard Of
punishment for stealing bees and
honey"
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the latter gathered around the depot.
Tie next day we began our journey
overland, the general and his daughter
riding in advance. The foothills soon
rise after leaving La Tinta, and gradu-
ally the mountains come into perspec-
tive. These are beautiful enough in
The blush haze, covered with coffee
of Indian houses. Wild pepper grew
in abundance. On either side of the
trail spread. forests of rubber, banana,
mahogany and tall palm. In the open
we could occasionally catch glimpses
Of parrots and pigeons and smaller
kinds of birds with gaudy and dazzling
plumage, recalling Joaquin Miller's
line-"Birds hung and swung, green
.robed and red" Monkeys, too, were
not infrequent, chattering and leap
ing or swinging among the branches
of the wild figs. Amid such scenes
found regret at the reticence of the
generals daughter, and think she
became aware of this.
For three or four days we Travelled
without anything of special interest
occurring; the scenery becoming
more beautiful as we advanced, the
little mules climbing the long hills pa
tiently, and the tinkling of the bells
of the leaders recalling somewhat
the pastures and COW bells of the rural
districts back in the states. At the
last encampment, however, there was
an incident which broke the monotony.
While supper was being prepared,
Senorita Isabella wandered out into
the woods, being attracted by some
beautiful orchids or air-p.ants. Pretty
soon I heard a scream from the direc-
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Scopyr,antsd b Daily story Pub. col

81. AM lust in receipt Of a letter bear.
ing the postmark Panzos, Guate-
3nala. It is in Spanish, and translated,
reads:
..If YOU have not forgotten the prom
ise. come to me at once. My father
saws that shall marry Senior Barrios
within three months-when he shall
have recovered from his wounds. lam
Al Panzos, to remain two months or
ten weeks. Twill die before wedding
him. Isabella. :
Two years ago was in the city OF
New Orleans, looking for employment.
j am an engineer-simply one OF the
great mass of everyday men who, hap
pily for the country, do not believe
that the word is dependent entirely
on its professional men. l had the
advantages of an education; my Ia
1her is considered wealthy for his sec
ton: but from a very early day my
thoughts have run on machinery.
While in New Orleans met a gen
t,eman from the north. He was en-
ployed as superintendent of a large
coffee plantation in Guatemala, needed
an engineer, and gave me the place.
Taking passage on the flagship of the
Royal Mail and Steamship company,
We crossed the Gulf of Mexico, touched
Iucatan, passed over the Caribbean
sea to British Honduras, and finally,
after Is days voyage, landed at Liv-
:ngston, Guatemala. Here we en-
barked on small steamer for Panzos.
whence we went by rail to La Tinta,
the terminus of the Verapaz railroad.
It was at La Tinta that we met Gen.
Mercedes, Spaniard, who owned the
Plantation mentioned. His daughter
Isabella was with him. She was .
young lady of about II years of age,
beautiful as an houri, and as naughty
as a maid of CASTLE could be. She
could speak little English, but threw
away but little conversation on her
fathers employees. did not intrude
in her presence, but found Gen. Mer'
cedes pleasant old fellow and not
averse to having some social inter.
course with laborers, doubtless know.
ing that the American workingman
considers himself quite as good as
those who neither toll nor spin.
The plantation was in the noun
tains, considerable distance from
La Tinta. There was no way of trans
portation than by ox-carts and pack
mules. There were 300 or 400 of the
former and more than a thousand of
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NOTES FROM ABROAD.

There are 5000 American residents
In the City of Mexico.
Shetland's shcstest night is FIVE
hours; but her longest is over IS hours.
Lake Nicaragua, through which the
new canal will pass, is the only fresh
water lake which holds species OF
shark.
Australia now breeds considerably
over double as many sheep as the Unit
ed States, the numbers being 1oo,5oo,-
900 to 39,250,OO0.
France, with her colonies, covers
3,945,0o0 square miles; just 100000
square miles more than the territory
of the United States.
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faithful burro roamed the mountains
in disconsolate mood, and was finally
adopted by an old fruit seller of Colo
RADIO Springs, whose property he now
is. Jack, who is AZ years of age
and more than ordinarily patient and
tractable for one of the mule family,
is spending his declining days in in
dolence and luxury-for a burro. He
long, ago outlived his usefulness as a
trail follower, and is familiar object
to the people of Colorado Springs and
an especial attraction to visitors, as he
stands munching hay near his owners
fruit stand. He has cultivated an
esthetic appetite since he abandoned
the mountains, and won't stand for a
sin can and cactus diet any more. His
owner is over 90 years of age and is one
IF Colorado Springs quaint charac-
.ers. The picture is from photo
graph by Miss Jennie L. Thomas, of
Detroit.-Detroit Free Press.
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smashed the glass in the upper part of
it as herald of his approach.
He strutted down the aisle calling
for the id rebel" to stand up.
Gen. Forrest was eating an apple, and
the only person in the car without evil
dences of excitement. The bad man
finally sized him up and made toward
him, cursing and charging.
Gen. Forrest, quick as a flash,
grasped him by the throat, and in less
than two seconds had thrown him
headlong from the platform of the car
to the ground. The general made the
air blue for an instant, and when the
bully regained his feet he was on a
dead run. Forrest quickly realized the
righteousness of the affair and burst
into laugh.
The train soon pulled out, and the
crowd, which had assembled to see the
id rebel" dragged through the
streets, was waving hats and hand
kerchiefs and giving cheers for For
rest.
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WHAT WAS ,r7

auess what he had in his pocket!
Marbles and tops and sundry toys, ISL
Such as always belong to boys,
A bitter apple, leather ball?-
Not at ell.
What did he have in his pocket?
A bubble pipe and a rusty screw,
A. brassy watch key broken in two,
4 fish hook in tangle Of string?-
No such thing.
What did he have in his pocket?
Gingerbread crumbs, whistle he made,
Buttons, knife with a broken blade.
A nail or two with a rubber gum
Neither one.
What did he have in his pocket?
Before he knew It, it slyly crept ~
Under the treasures carefully kept,
And away they all of them quickly stole
Twas hole.
-Childs Hour. 1850.
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Saved Hi. Friends Ears.

A prisoner was once condemned by
the late ameer of Afghanistan to
have his ears sliced off quite as a
minor punishment. He had power
full friend, however, who was much
attached to him. This friend begged
the ameer, in duly submissive tones.
to allow him to perform the opera
tion,, favor which was granted.
However, the amateur begged the
anleer to show him what portion of
each ear he wished to be removed.
The ameer accordingly touched them
lightly. Whereupcn the ingenious
and courageous person proceeded to
quote passage from the Koran which
said that anything touched by the
representative of the Almighty be-
came sacred. The despot smiled
grimly md forgave them both.
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where the eagles of Rome were &C.
knowledged as the emblems of govern-
ment. At the capital itself gladiator
ture of the celebrations and continued
such for several centuries. In the year
4O3 an eastern monk named Alama-
chius was impressed with the wicked
ness of these combats and went to
Rome with the single intention of Sc
curing their abolition. On New Years
day of 4O4 he attended the show in
the Flavian amphitheater and rushed
into the arena as the first pair of glad
iators began their contest, throwing
himself between them. The Praetor
Alypius Immediately ordered the con-
testants to dispatch the monk and go
on with the fight. He was obeyed, but
the scandal of the event was so great
that the emperor ordered the discon-
tinuance of the exhibitions, so that
Alamachius obtained the desired re-
suit, though at the cost of his own
life.
In Great Britain the calendar year
began on the 25th of April, and the
rupture with the Roman church occur
ring shortly before Pope Gregory's
PRONUNCIATION of the. edict of correc-
ton of the Julian calendar, made it
impracticable for the English to con-
cur in the change, which was accept
ed, in 1882, by all that portion of the
civilized world in communion with
the Roman Catholic organization, and
by some of the Protestant states. In
the year 1000 it was adopted by the
kingdom of Scotland, under James VI,
who afterwards succeeded to the
throne of England also.
In England and her colonies it was
different. Among all the revolution
ary changes of the seventeenth cen
fury the English held to their old ways
of computing dates, just as they now
hold to their old ways of computing
money, Notwithstanding the whole
world is against them. Even the birth
of George WashingtoninV Virginia went
upon the public records as having
taken place February II, 1881, instead
of February %, 1882, as it was after
wards made to appear in its correct
ed form. According to the Julian cal
endar at that time still in legal force
in the British possessions, the year
1882 did not begin until the following
25th of April, which would have been,
according to the Gregorian calendar,
the 9th day of May, the latter having
by this time got II days ahead of the
former, by expunging the extra days
from the centennial leap years. In
1851 parliament enacted that the Greg
orian dates should be adopted the
next year, and since 1852 the people of
English speech have been in accord
with the rest of Christian humanity
on this point.
Whether there were English cele-
brations of the 1st of January before
it came to be New Years day have
never ascertained, but have supposed
that it figured with the other II days
of Yuletide without any special pre-
eminence except possibly from its
being the octave of Christmas. Since
it came to be a recognized holiday,
subsequent to the reform of the calen-
dar, it has seemed in this country at
least to take it's character from the
customs of continental Europe.-Mil.
waukee Sentinel.
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Honey In HerO's Statue,

The heroic equestrian statue of Rob-
ert E. Lee in Richmond, Va, is believed
to have hundreds of pounds Of honey
bees have been going in and out of the
parted lips of both the human and
the animal figure. The insects were
first seen there last summer, and
doubtless have been making honey
ever since. There is no way to get
inside either figure without doing ir.
reparable damage, but fear is enter
tanned that vandal hands may make
the attempt.
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FORREST AND THE BULLY.
The Latter Failed to Drag the Con
1ederate General Through
the Streets.

In the summer of 1868 the Tennessee
delegates to the national democratic
convention which nominated Mr.. Sey-
mour for the presidency met at Nash
vile and proceeded in q body. Gen.
Forrest was delegate from Mem
phis, and it was the first time he had
gone north since the war, says the
New Orleans Picayune.
Sectional feelings were intense at
that period, but no one of the party
felt any concern for the safety OF even
Gen. Forrest.
The war had ended and there was no.
occasion for alarm. Reaching Louis
Vile, the Kentucky delegates Joined
the Tennesseeans, one of whom was
Gen. Basil Duke. Gen. Duke had not
before met Gen. Forrest, but after
making his acquaintance the two sat
opposite in the sleeper chatting pleas
antly over the events of the past.
While in Louisville Gen. Forrest tel
egraphed the ticket agent at Cincin-
natl asking him to reserve section
for his use in the New York sleeper.
The operator, like everyone else at
that time, was familiar with the fame
of Forrest, and gladly shared with his
friends at other stations the news
which would afford them an oppor-
tunity of seeing the great cavalryman.
At one of the stations there lived
man who had been for some time ter
ror to his neighbors. He was known
to have killed several men, and every
body at his home gave him the right of
way.
He was man of herculean build and
wore scowling expression. He pre-
ferred war to peace, and sought every
opportunity to pick quarrel. This
desperate fellow happened to he ear that
Forrest would pass on the train, and
went from place to place telling those
he met that he intended to take the
ID rebel from the train and drag
him through the streets. Fully 1900
people collected at the little depot to
see him do it.
The big ruffian grew more furious
as the crowd was augmented, and the
operator who gave out the news
deemed it wise to notify Gen. Forrest
and suggest that he remain where he
was and await the night train. The
conductor on south-bound train was
told to state the facts to the conductor
on the train bearing the delegates, and
say that a great mob had already as
sembled to witness the humiliation the
bully proposed to infict, and to urge
Gen. Forrest to turn back. These facts
were communicated to Gen. Duke, who
felt much delicacy in relating the story
to Forrest, but deemed it his duty, and
therefore explained the situation to
him. u..
The train was nearing the station,
and whatever was decided on must be
done quickly. The conductor accom-
penied Gen. Duke and urged Gen. For
rest to get off; that he knew the man
to be very desperate.
Gen. Duke simply stated what he had
been told and said: General, we will
stand by you" Forrest thanked him,
but said: "The man does not know
me, therefore cannot have any quar-
rel with me. 1t is all talk, and I am go
ing to remain in this car" "
The train slowed down for the sta
tion and the crowd surrounded the
platform. No one could tell what the
next few minutes would bring forth.
AS soon as the train had stopped the
big bully burst open the door and
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FAMOUS PET BURRO.
Jackson and Now a Familiar OBJ
ject of q Colorado City.

This is Jack, famous pet burro of
the Rocky mountains. Jack is chiefly
distinguished as having been once
the property of Helen Hunt Jackson,
the writer, whom he used to accom-
pany in her travels for material over
mountain and plain, and whose grave
at the summit of Pixies Peak he has
visited several times. Jack was origi-
nally in the government service, being
used as pack animal in the early days.
After the death of Mrs. Jackson, the
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NOW l hay mE."

Snow lay mellow and sweet.
Said the prayer, with lisping tongue
Tired little baby feet
Cease from tod6ling-day is done.
Day is done; yes, night is here;
Darkness follows hours of play
Gowned for bed. each little dear,
Learns at mothers knee to pray.
"Ncw .ay me''-soft the hymn,
Falling sweet from baby lips;
Eye'ids dropping, light grows dim,
{ Soft cheeks warm the pillow slips.
"Dewn to Sleep so soft they lie;
Safely, fear they naught of Ill.
AnEe!s guapd them from the sky,
Clad their watches to fulfill.
sEaw la1~-e down to sleep;'
Beth II oAJG.t day is done.
1Is1 Saf;ty naahy soul to keep"
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Discretion the Better Part.

Miss Gushington-But were you
never frightened, captain, when you
saw the enemy advancing?
Capt. Kandor-No; felt safe so long
as had couple of life preservers
with me.
"Life preservers?'
"Yes; my legs."-Catholic Standard
and Times.
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Tired of day-this day of fun.

TTfed OF day-thts day OF fun.
Yes, tits day of play time now,
OF romping, laughing, singing. fun.
But ev'ning shadows come not slow;
Fen babes are glad the day is done.
spray the Lord my soul to keep
Lightly, now, they say the prayer,
Needless of the meaning deep;
Free of sorrow; free of care.
The day is done-the day OF fun;
The day Of worry, toll and strife,
Comes with the west'ring of the sun.
The welcome eventide of life.
Tired of day, we welcome night;
Glad we hail its quiet and sleep.
Yet, fraught with i'll and dark it's flight,
We pray Thee, Lord, our souls to keep
Rev. w. Russell Collins, in Episcopal Re
corder.
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CLEANLY WOMAN.

EFFoneously Thinks By Securing Her
Scalp That She Cures DandruAR.
Clearly woman has an erroneous idea that
by securing the scalp, which removes the
dandruff scales, she is curing the dandruff.
She may wash her scalp every day, and yet
have dandruff her life long, accompanied by
falling hair, too. The only way in the world
to 1Ssl is to XII the
do that but Newbro's Herpicide. Herpicide
killing the dandruff germ, leaves the hair
free to grow as healthy Nature intended.
Destroy the cause, you remove the effect.
Kill the dandruff germ with Herpicide.
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Approprintc.

D'Auber-This is the landscape ]
wanted you to suggest title for
Critteek-H'm! rather impressions
istic. Why not call it '.Home?"
"'Home?' Why?"
Because there's no place like it,
Philadelphia Press,
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Accounted Ear.

Alice What stuck-up thing that
Miss Newrich is.
Maude-Yes, her father got his
money making glue.-Summerville
Journal.
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When You Order

Bakers Chocolate or Bakers Cocoa ea
anime the package you receive and make
sure that it bears the well-known trade
mark of the chocolate girl.
There are many limitations of these choice
goods on the market.
A COPY of Miss Parloa's choice recipes
will be sent free to any housekeeper.
Address Walter Baker e. Co., Limited,
Dorchester Mass
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-0ur pre.iaent,s Danxer.

An Of the presidents of the United States
have been in the habit Of mingling freely
with the people, but the danger Of this pro-
cedure was very emphatically pointed out
in the tragedy Of few months ago. It 10
also dangerous to tride with unknown med
constipation, biliousness or malaria, fever
and ague. The safest medicine to take il
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It will posi-
lively cure these diseases. Try and see.
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Bobby Heard From Again,

go mother!" cried little Bob one day,
"when you strike pussy's fur this way
you can feel the electricity, and when
you put your ear down you can kess
her troueyj"
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Superficial KNOWLEDGE.

The woman who knows the botan-
fcal names of flowers doesn't neces-
sarily know best how to raise them
Washington Qa.) Democrat.
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I'm the vernacular.

Customer-Give me cup Of chocolate
with lots O whipped cream.
Boston Waitress shouting back to the
kitchen)-Chocolate solitaire in pleni-
tudinous setting of chastised lacteal fuid!-
Catholic Standard and Times.
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Jane is something that makes a lot Of
fools want to shake your hand.-Chicago
Daily News.
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This is my story, crudeley told, for
I am not practiced writer. I have
been at home for some two months,
my father assisting me to establish
business that think will prove a
success. Often in the quiet can see
in fancy the bleak bald SOULS of the
uplands, the sun bathing them as with
the splendor of altar fires. The little
pack-trains come and go, their bells
tinkling drowsily. The birds fit in
and out of the palms, green as the TO-
iage or red as the orchids clinging to
the sides of the trees. hear the roar
of the babboons in the darkness, and
the chuckwills calling through the
night like weary sentinels. To-mor-
row I begin my journey to Panzos-
and shall return one day soon with
Isabella as my wife, if live.