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J, W. ANDERSON, Editor and Proprietor A BROKEN DREAM. High roared the flames upon the hearth, The wind howled fitfully without, And wind and flame like revellers Seemed gleefully to laugh and shout, As Maud and I before the fire Leaned idly back and smiled and sighed. Her robe of violet velvet hung In shadowy folds down at her side. Her golden hair in rippling waves Hung carelessly below her waist, And creamy lace from shoulders white Fell, and its web-like pattern traced. Her gaze was always on the fire, And mine was always upon her; The faint, sweet smell of sandalwood Came over as her fan did stir. A score of years—and once again I sit within tho olden room, And back upon the air there floats The faint, sweet sandalwood perfume. Parted world-wide are Maud and I, Yet, like a subtle, shy caress, I feel anear me fall the folds Of that soft violet velvet dress. Hattie Tyno Gmbwold. N AWKWARD MOMENT. [From Harper’s Weekly.] “Yon must have been in some pretty light places at different times, Roger. RVe know what you got the cross for, but I suppose that the chances were often very nearly as heavy against you.’ The man who made this remark was seated opposite his friend before the pbeerful fire in the smoking-room of a tondon military club. Both had the bronzed faces and prematurely grizzled bair which betoken long sojourns under almost tropical skies. The one who had been addressed as “Roger” was slightly the elder, and upon his broad chest bore the tiny scrap of ribbon that indi¬ cated that the wearer had won the most prized of English decorations, the Vic¬ toria Cross. He did not reply for a minute or two to his companion’s words. Apparently they had called np many reminiscences, few of which were igreeable, but at last a smile lighted up his features, and he said: “Yes, old boy; I’ve very often bought my life wasn’t going to last a leeond longer; but the most awkward noment I ever put in wasn’t in the ield.” “No. Then I presume that it was rhen you were besieged in the Resi lency during the Mutiny ?” “It wasn’t in action at all. It was on vnow/3 aliir* ** “Wreck ?” “No. That is to say, the ship wasn’t necked, but I thought I was.” “Tell me about it” “Well, I don’t mind. It’s twenty rears ago. and the telling can’t hart inyone now. Still you will understand hat the names I shall give yon are not :he true ones, and you must promise lotto try and find out what those were. “All right. I’ll be content with the story.” “Here goes, then,” said Roger, set¬ tling himself back in his chair. “It occurred just after we’d finished np the last of those black devils. I had pretty nearly got over the wounds I received In the affair for.which the Queen gave me the cross, and I reported myself as It for duty. The colonel, however, bless his old heart! wouldn’t hear of t, and insisted on my taking a year’s eave. There was no canal in those pays, and ihe pleasantest way of going borne then—and I don't know that it Isn’t now—was by one of the fine clip¬ per ships round tho Cape. I was for¬ tunate enough to get a cabin to myself im board the Winchester, of GreeDe’e line. The purser, Watson, I had met fct some dinners in Calcutta, and he promised possible. to We make had things as pleasant as very few passengers, piostly pivilians, invalid officers, two or three and four ladies. I saw three pi k’.id the ladies on deck when we sailed, nono of them impressed me as be¬ ing specially charming. The oaptain, Fhose name was, we’ll say, John Smith, looked like one of the regular navy, pe wore a uniform and sword, and was pery severe of aspect aud stiff in bear png. I found out afterward that he was regular martinet, and the half dozen oiilsbipmen and the minor officers tood in considerable awe of him. On uy being introduced, he favored me jwitU a formal grasp of the hand, and jerked out a few words about having I heard of me before. “Wo did not begin to drop dowa the river till the day was fairly advanced, and I had scarcely got my traps in order when it was tim-ito dress for dinner. Id those days the captain would have been insulted if his passengers did not turn out in full evening toggery. We soldiers were seated at table in accordance with our rank, and as I had only just got my company, I p:\tty well down toward tee foot, or i ..ser's end. This I d.d not at first feel inclined to regret, as the prospect appeared that we should bo a little more free and easy than were the fogies up at the top. Bnt when I had got fairly settled into my place, I looked toward the captain, and immediately be¬ gan to deplore my insignificance. Seated 0:1 his right was the prettiest girl I had «Ter seen. Her eyes were—well, it’s no use mv giving yon an auctioneer’s cata¬ logue of her charms. You just picture your ideal, and she would come very Dear it. All I knew was that I was com¬ pletely knocked over. 1 am sure neighbors must have thought I either surly or stupid, for I never ad dressed them, and I was scarcely con scions what replies I made to their ®hc (Iotrin0tott II mark*. All my attention was given to a silent watching of my new divinity, and I frantically envied the captain and a bluff old colonel who were privileged to sit beside her. “As soon as dinner was over I got hold of my friend Watson, and inquired the name of the young lady. “ ‘She’s a Miss Latimer,’ he said; ‘came out with us this voyage, I suppose only for her health, since she’s going right back. Understand she’s an orphan, and got some money. Dresses well, at least. Shall I introduce you ?’ “Of course I jumped at the offer, and very soon the magic words were spoken which privileged me to speak to my idol. You see even now I get enthusiastic and romantic in my language when I talk about her, so von can imagine the condi¬ tion of hopeless ‘ smite’ in which I was then. Well, she proved to be just as charming as she looked, and before I turned in for the night I was deeply, desperately in love. “I don’t suppose there is any place in the world so favorable for love-making as a comfortable passenger ship. Not one of these new ‘ocean grayhounds’ that rush at break-neck speed through all kinds of weather, and land you at your destination almost before you have time to know any one aboard, but a fine clipper vessel, whose only propelling power is nature’s breath, and to the passengers on which every change of weather or shift of wind is of vast im¬ port and interest. These afford endless themes for talk, and mutual interest seems to draw people closer together. Miss Latimer had quite an affection for the Winchester, which had brought her safely from England, and was then bear¬ ing her back. She and the captain ap¬ peared to be on excellent terms, and she was often invited to walk on the captain’s own side of the quarter-deck—a pathway which we were supposed not to venture to tread without a special summons. "There was something about Miss Lat¬ imer—Hose was her name—which was irresistibly attractive to me. I do not know exactly how to describe it, except as a curious compound of girlish inno¬ cence and womanly frankness. One would never dream of flirting with her, and I fancy few people would have ven¬ tured on any direct love-making without a speedy accompaniment of a humble entreaty for her hand. She was awfully Kina wj me; ubou »u»aj O IV kjro Jt* win 4 HWc I’d overexert myself, and was constantly making me tell her stories of my experi¬ ences. I am afraid that sometimes I a little overdid the Othello business, but she never seemed to mind. “Day after day slipped away in an ec¬ stasy of happiness tempered with occa¬ sional qualms of doubt. I hesitated to put my fate to the test, for if by any chance she should r fuse me—and despite my b lief that my affection was returned suck an event was barely possible—it would be very unpleasant to meet her every day for at least two months. Again, if she accepted me, I should be so anxious to be married that I couldn't bear to think of waiting till we got to Eugland. There is no need for me to -ay that I was very young; you can see that from my state of mind. Well, finally I made a confidant of Watson. He cut the Gordian knot at once, ‘Ask he lady,’ he said, and if she consents get the captain to marry you as soon as -he’s agreeable.’ “ ‘But is that legal ?’ I inquired. (< I Perfectly. It will be duly entered in the ship’s log just the same as a birth. The captain is ex officio clergyman, magistrate, registrar, and sometimes doctor. ’ “The idea was splendid, and I gave Watson my best thanks. I should have at once proceeded to act on his advice, bnt it occurred to me that it might be as well to sound the captain and see if he would be willing to perform the cere¬ mony. You see, I wanted to have every¬ thing sure before I put my fate to the test, I waited through one day for a favorable opportunity to speak to the captain on deck, but he never invited me to share his walk. So the next morn ing I sent a message by bis boy, asking it he could spare me a few minutes. The boy speedily returned with a request that 1 would follow him to the oaptain’s cabin. “I found the great man sitting at his table looking over a chart. Somehow or other he appeared to me as unusually formidable. “ ‘Good morning, Captain Hamilton,’ he said, as he waved me to take a seat. ‘Can I do anything for you?’ it i Well, captain, it’s rather a delicate matter, but I wanted to ask you some¬ thing about your powers on board.’ “ ‘They are absolute, sir,’ he answered a little sternly. -Why do you ask ? Do you want some one put in irons for in ”“ELt!,, << < cpfim Thetett... dif that I would like you to use are of a ferent kind-the matrimonial !’ he ones.; exclaimed, ••‘The devil you say jumping to his feet, and his face light ing up with a sailor’s quick sympa y for a love affair. ‘So yon have lost your heart to one of my passengers? Pray which is it ?’ II I Well, captain,’ I answered, I kno [ An trust you not to leti thisigo a y furt her at present. It is Miss Latimer. »i didn’t quite like the look that came ! over h is face. Is it possible I thought, I tba * this old sea-dog is a little bit gone 1 ^ that quarter himself ? COVINGTON, GEORGIA, MAY 20, 1885. “He gave me plenty or time to think before he made any verbal comment on my announcement. His first words were: “ ‘Pray, sir, have you spoken to the lady on the snbjeet of your hopes ?’ i ‘Not yet, captain.' ‘Has she given you any encourage¬ ment to think that the love you say you feel is returned by her ?’ “ ‘No, captain; but she has been very kind to me, and has talked to me a great leal, and seemed to like to have me talk to her.’ “ ‘And on these faint grounds you base your hopes ?’ “I didn’t at all like the toue in whteh he made that remark, and I was about to reply a little haughtily. I suppose he saw the expression on my face, and he stopped me from speaking by hold¬ ing up his hand. it < Don’t say any more, Captain Ham¬ ilton. I ought to have stopped you be¬ fore. I couldn’t possibly marry you to the lady.’ i> i Why not, Captain Smith,’ I asked, rather warmly. “ ‘Because, sir, I couldn’t very well marry you to my own wife,’ « < What ?’ I almost shrieked. Si $ My wife,’ he answered firmly. *1 am sorry you should be placed in so un¬ pleasant a position. It is partly my fault, but much more that of your own youth and rashness. You are an officer and a gentleman, and will respect the secret I am obliged to confide to you.’ “I felt so utterly crushed that I was scarcely sensible of where I was. Cer¬ tainly I did not fully understand all he was saying, but I managed to retain sense enough to bow my head in sign of aseent. “ ‘I was married,’ said the captain, ‘when I was last home, to Miss Latimer, who was left an orphan under unnsually sad circumstances and surroundings. She dreaded to be left in England alone. The owners of this line do not allow their captains to have their wives with t hem even as passengers. We therefore decided to keep our marriage secret, and my wife booked as a passenger under her maiden name. Not a Eonl on board except yourself knows the truth. I trust to yon to keep It sacred, ror 1 don’t want to retire yet for a voyage or two.’ from his cabin to my own, bnt Grioo in the latter, I bolted the door, and never came out till the next morning. I can’t tell if the captain ever confided to his wife what took place in his cabin, bnt I sometimes fancied I could see in her face, when her eyes fell on me, an ex¬ pression o! mingled pity and amuse¬ ment that I never noticed there before. One thing I was sure of, however, and that was that when I became more famil¬ iar with her I did not think her quite so pretty as I did at first. “When the Winchester touched at Sf. Helena, I arranged with Captain Smith that I should go ashore there, and wait for the next vessel of Greene’s line. We made ill health aud the need of land air the excuse. “That time in the captain’s cabin was the most awkward moment I ever knew. I suppose I am the only fellow who ever asked a man to marry him to his own wife. At any rate, if there is another, he has my sympathy.” Julian Magnus. Indians as Horse Thieves. The manner in which the Indians steal horses is as follows: Two or three men approach the encampment cautiously soon after nightfall, and take advantage of any creek, dell or brushwood that may serve to conceal them from the ob servation of the out pickets; if they sue coed in reaching tho extremity of the village undiscovered they stand np and walk deliberately through it, wrapped in their buffalo robes. They can no longer be distinguished from the Pawnees of the party by the faint light of the half extinguished fires; and as they pass the groups of horses collected before their respective owners’ lodges, they cut with a sharp knife the lariats that secure those they purpose to carry off. As soon they have loosened the required num b.,. jumps upon sh.kmg Jnvc. off the rest .1 lull .peed, their blankets and urging e auirme. animals to their utmost exertions. Of course S&S th V 'TrZ £.■£££* ZTi: tl run o, K The n eZ“ manner £«£«££ « £ ota them b,. lariat passed rmind the neck or to ‘hobble’ them, which is affected by tying the fore legs elose together, by leather thongs passed stoop8 down to untie or cut a strong leather thong between the shins of a horse> Le not only runs more risk of alarmMg the animal but incurs suspi cion from any one who may appe ^8 ^ , ying where awake there in is the a probability nelf?hb °[ i0 of ^ snL “ an attempt, it is better t o le hobble them.-__ __ , fHB power of Niagara Falls, exclusive ^ tfae velocity with which the water reacbe8 00,000 the horse brink, is calculated to Jbe 6 0 P<> ^ j fourth of tne who earth. A SPANISH BASTILE. WHO ENTERS CASTLE MORRO LEAVES HOPE BEU1NM. All the Records ol Prisoners Taken to Spain and there Destroyed. The severity; and even cruelty, with which Cuban insurgents are punished by the Spanish authorities is well known. A correspondent of the Boston Herald gives an interesting description of Castle Morro, at Havana, which has witnessed many mysterious imprisonments and executions: “Who enters Castle Morro leaves all hope behind. To pass between its por¬ tals involuntarily, for any reason, is considered equivalent to a sentence of death, and many who have gone there cannot even be traced beyond the iron doors. Some say that the records of ar¬ rest and confinement are sent to the Minister of Justice at Madrid. Others suggest that the daily reports of the commandant are sent to Spain and de¬ stroyed after perusal. But, however it may be, the common understanding is that whoever enters Morro Castle loses his identity, and never comes out again, for the bodies of the dead are said to be east over the parapets into the sea. “This castle stands at the entrance to the harbor of Havana; a picturesque bul gloomy pile—massive masonry resting upon the crest of a rock which rises about 200 feet perpendicularly out of the seas. It is the point of a peninsula which embraces the harbor of Havana and makes the latter, when once entered, as safe as any in the world. Covering many acres with its walls and dungeons tke castle is one of the largest and most formidable fortresses in the world, sur¬ passing even Fortress Monroe in its ex¬ tent. The present castle is not so an¬ cient as some others on the island, as the English captured it and blew it np 100 years ago, compelling the Spaniards to spend a million or two of dollars in its re-erection. Modern artillery would batter down the walls, bat would make no impression upon the eternal rocks, among whose crevices and ravines the dungeons of the castle have been placed. There is no prison in Europe so secure from capture, either by exterior or in¬ terior attack, for the corridors constitute a labyrinth in which it is said the com¬ mandant himself requires a guide. No pen will ever record, and 'j, orrors which have taken place within those walls. The iniquities of the Inquisition did not surpass them, if the stories that are told are true; and people say that the cruelties still continue. “The life of every citizen of Cuba is the property of the Captain-General, to be disposed of as he chooses, and he has chosen that many of them be spent within these castle walls. Nobody knows how large a number are in con¬ finement; nobody knows who they are or what they suffer; all the public ever knows is that Senor So-and-so has been ‘denounced’ and taken to the Castle, and his friends keep mighty quiet lest they have to join him there. These Senors So-and-so seldom, if ever, come back from the Castle, and it is better for the family and friends not to ask why. The Castle is for political prisoners ex¬ clusively, and when we were over there our guide told us it was full. He showed us the place—a little parade ground—where the executions take place, and the precipice over which the bodies of the dead are cast into the sea, but could give no clue to the number annually shot, or the number who die in the dungeons; and the ofheers and guards on duty were quite as uncommu nicative, if they were not as ignorant, To all inquirers they have one answer. If you ask them how many prisoners are confined in the dungeons, the same reply will be: «• 'Dios sabe.’ (God knows). “ ‘How many ever come out alive ? “ ‘Dios sabe.' “ ‘Do they ever secure release ? •“ Dios sabe.' “And the words were true Heaven, and heaven only, knows all that ha* transpired within these gloomy walls, The officers on guard are changed often, and while they stay it is their business » S,K,.'u5“£ck'SmVp Liters lo ^ their dnty and their knowl L .„ ^ that Cuba governed. The theory of gov £ “‘h“h«r a-*£tss m she h. •» th.tO» ooc. h.d, is .till ta rogue, The Spaniard has learned no lesson by experience He mo oblmous of the results of tyranny in Mexic.andIS.mth - promoting cm . ■__ ' XtmXon* Pole-L ieut. Lockwood • miu . ]Jor(h ]ftti . ^ Btat ute miles f rom ’the po’e ^ The chief object explor ers h view who 86 ek the pole is • e t to enjoy if they 9ncceed An explorer may not get with in hnndre ds of miles of the pole, and yet geograpbeM applaud his work if he * knovrn adds {* jnto the nn area, imL to the maps, and collects in for&atiou :h lt meteorologist* and other , ^ j, ^fol to them, ST. PETERSBURG’S DEFENCES. The Trouble nn Engli.li Fleet Would Have in Tuliluit St. Prtersburc. “But you are aware that the Russian fleet could not stand against the English fleet ?” suggested a reporter to a Rus¬ sian officer now in this country. “True enough,” quickly admitted the officer. “England has seventy-two armor clad men-of-war against thirty on the Russian side. Rut you must not forget that Russia cannot be forced to a marine war. She has to defend her coast line, and this she is fully able to do, even against the English navy. For that purpose we have 120 torpedo boats and nine sloops-of-war. But In case of defence the ooast fortresses are chiefly to be relied upon, and that is our strong point.” “It is reported that England intends to transfer the war to the Baltic and to the Black sea,” said the reporter. “Well, they are welcome there. On entering the Baltic the English men-of war oould not do anything more than force our government to keep at the capital an army of a certain strength. But as to taking St. Petersburg there can be no question whatever, and the English know it as well as we do. Let all Europe go there by the sea and St. Petersburg could not be takeD. I have served myself in the Oronstadt fortress and know perfectly well the whole ar¬ rangement of formidable forces there, I will give you just a faint idea of the situation. Cronstsdt is situated on the Kotlin Island, forty-six versts, or about thirty-one miles, from St. Petersburg. There are two channels leading to the capital, one north and the other south from Oronstadt. Both channels are, as it were, virtually closed by the three strategic lines of powerful forts on arti¬ ficial islands. Now, in order to reach St. Petersburg the English men-of-war would have to pass between these forts. By a device of onr own we may concen¬ trate the fire of at least a hundred can¬ nons at any time and on any point of those channels. As I have said already, we might easily sink there the combined fleet of all Europe. The cannon we have there are of the heaviest and best make in existence. Some of them could welcome the English with half ton can¬ non balls. Our men-of-war might also stand between those forts and aot as theYe lFtnijfesii Wpeflaefc yon see now that it Is qu.i^, for the English to pass Oronstadt and to reach our capital. Besides Cron stadt we have those excellent coast fortresses, such as Sveaborg and Vyborg. The whole ooast of the Finn Bay is guarded by torpedoes. No, no, the English would have to keep at a re¬ spectable distance from Oronstadt.” Yonth of Ferdinand Ward. The Caledonia, New York, Advertiser says: Strange things happen in this world, but one of the strangest in this century was the manner of Gen, Grant’r ruin and by such an instrument as Fer¬ dinand Ward. During the lapse ol time between 1861 and 1876, while Grant was winning world-wide fame as a soldier in the field and as President of the United States, the person that was destined to drag him in sorrow and mis¬ ery to the grave was an unpromising Geneseo stripling, a youth without honor at home and unknown outside of the village limits—in short, a good-for nothrng young bummer, apparently without a single qualification that would mark him as one likely to win in future life so much as a nod of recogni¬ tion even from the mightiest soldier and most illustrious citizen of the United States of hie day. And yet, if this young scallawag hail been shot in one of his ribald sprees or strnck by lightning, Gen. Grant would in all human proba¬ bility have been rich and enjoying mod¬ erately good health to-day, for however obsoure Ferd. Ward was as a boy, there was a certain devilish, latent talent there for cunning and wild speculation possessed, perhaps, by no other hnman being, and, as it happened, those pecu¬ liar qualifications were so directed as not only to hoodwink, deceive and ruin the unsuspecting Grant, but men of ripe experience in financial affairs. Had a soothsayer appeared in Geneseo twenty years ago and predicted such a future for the lad Ward, he would have been sent to a lnnatio asylum as a dangerous character to be at large. Such are the mysterious ways of Providence in shap¬ ing our ends here below. An Unfortunate People. A Honolulu letter to the St. Louis Globe,-Democrat says the charge so fre¬ quently made that the missionaries are responsible for the rapid extinction of the native race at the Sandwich Islands is without any foundation. The seeds of deadly disease were sown before their arrival. The Hawaiian race is doomed, and nothing but a miracle could save them from certain extinction. That disease has made awful ravages among them is due to their contact with for¬ eigners. Of late years leprosy has been introduced by the Chinese, and it has spread with alarming rapidity. It is estimated by good observers that fully one-fifth of all the native population is infected with it, or with similar com¬ plaints in snch an aggravated form as scarcely to be distinguished from the genuine Asiatic leprosy. VOL. XL NO, 27. HOW GRANT SAVED LEE. HIS GREAT MAGNANIMITY AT THE CLOSE OF THE WAR. He Keeps his Word of Honor, and Prevents Stanton Iroin Ordering nn Arrest. An interesting story of Gen. Grant’s magnanimity at the close of the war, and his keen sense of honor, comes from a New Yolk correspondent. The war was over. Gen. Lee and his half-starved Confederates had returned to their deso¬ late homes on their parole of honor. The victorious armies, under Grant and Sherman, were encamped in and arouna Washington and Jeff Davis was in Fort¬ ress Monroe. Gens. Grant and Rawlins were play¬ ing a game of billiards in the National Hotel and two civilians were indulging in that pastime on an opposite table. A major entered the room in a hurry and whispered to Grant. The latter laid his cue on the table, saying: “Raw¬ lins, don’t distnrb the balls until I re¬ . turn,” and hurried out. One of the civilians said to the other: “Pay for the game and hurry out. There’s something up.” In front of the hotel stood a mounted sentinel. Grant ordered the soldier to dismount, and springing into the saddle rode up the avenue so fast as to attract attention. The first civilian questioned the soldier as to the cause but was an¬ swered with the surprise of one who knew nothing. On being toid ol the General’s breakneck ride it was decided to go to the War Department and learn the cause, if possible. Col. Barroll, of the Second Regular Infantry, was dis¬ bursing officer in the Quartermaster’s Department, and to the Colonel one of the civilians went for information. Ask¬ ing him if he knew the reason of Gen. Grant’s hasty action and if he had seen the hero of the hour aronnd the Depart¬ ment. Col. Barroll answered, “Yes,’’ bnt was surprised at anybody’s knowl¬ edge of the event. When told of what transpired, the Col. said: “Well, as you are aware of the coming of Gen. Grant I will tell you all about it, providing you promise not to repeat it. “Secretary Stanton sent for me in reference to the execution of certain orders, and while listening to his in¬ structions Gen. Grant came in. The latter returned ancTsaiSr^r.’lfeiflfera^ I understand that you have issued orders for Gen. Lee and others, and I desire to know if such orders have been placed in the hands of any officer for execution.’ “ <1 have issned orders for the arrest of all the prominent rebels, and officers will be dispatched on the mission sood,’ replied the Secretary. “Gen. Grant appeared cool, tbongh laboring under mental excitement, and quickly said: It i Mr. Secretary, when Gen. Lee sur¬ rendered to me at Appomattox I gave him my word and honor that neither he nor any of bis followers would be dia turbed so long as they obeyed their parole of honor. I have learned nothing to cause me to believe that any of my late adversaries have broken their prom¬ ises, and have come here to make you aware of that fact and would also sug¬ gest that those orders be canceled.’ “Secretarv Stanton became terribly angry, and said: “ ‘Gen. Grant, are you aware whom yon are taking to ? I am the Secretary of War.’ “Quick as a flash Grant answered back: ‘And I am Gen. Grant, Issue those orders at yonr peri).’ Then turn¬ ing on his heel Grant walked out as un¬ concerned as if nothing had happened. “It is needless to6ay,” continued Col. Barroll, “that neither Lee nor any of his soldiers were arrested. I was dis¬ missed from the presence of the Secre- | tary with the remark that my servioes in connection with the arrest of the leading rebels would be dispensed with until he took time to consider, and I now wpit the result of his decision.” Like some cases in law the decision of the great War Secretary was reserved for all time, bnt whether the game of billiards was ever played to an end has never been definitely known. Oil in Russia. Russia has, it is estimated, 14.000 square miles of oil-producing territory, but the field at Baku is the only one worked, and this covers a space of three and a haif square miles only. The out¬ put is enormous. A gentleman who witnessed the opening of one well says a column of oil spurted up to the height of 100 feet, carrying big stones with it, and that it continued flowing till a large lake of petroleum was formed. The product is refined on the spot, the rest* due being used as fuel for steamers on the Caspian and on many of the Rus¬ sian railways. ‘ ‘What did the sparrow do yesterday ?” asks a poetess. Well, dear, we think he followed out his nsnal scheme, which is to—get up at 4 a. m. —hop aronnd in the gutters—quarrel with his neighbors— dig bait, not for fishing, bnt for amuse¬ ment—take a bath in the puddle—quar¬ rel the rest of the day—and retire at about 6 p. m. If you have any more curiosity as to what he did you will have to apply somewhere else, as this is all the information we can give yqtu A BATCH OF STRAY JOKES FOUND IN THE COLUMN* OF OUR 1 HUMOROUS EXCHANGES. The Mnlden nnd the llnde—The Russian Genernl—A Traardy in One Act—Making his Word Good. Etc., Etc. HIE LOUISVILLE MAIDEN. A Louisville girl who was visiting here a short time ago scored a signal triumph over a freBh young society man of this city. They were sitting upon a sofa together, and as the conversation progressed he allowed his arm to grad¬ ually fall down until he bad it around her waist. She arose very indignant, and he made the following explanation and apology: “I hope you will not think anytning of this. It is just a way I have. All the Memphis boys act the same way, and you will have to get used to it. I hope you will not take any offence at it, as it’s just my way.” She left the room, bnt came back in a few minutes with a married friend and sat down on the sofa again. Soon she began to yawn and gave every ostensi¬ ble proof of being thoroughly bored. Finally she said: “I’m dreadfully sleepy, and I hope you’ll go home. You mustn’t take any offence at this. All the Louis¬ ville girls act the same way. You are exceedingly tiresome, and you had bet¬ ter go home at ones. Don’t be offended at this. It is simply a way I have 1” He stood not upon the order of his going .—Memphis Times. GOD THE SPIRIT. Oh, blessed Spirit! Jet me feel Thirsting Thy vital breath upon my heart; for thee, I lowly kneel. And wait till thou thyself impart. To Thee my earth-dimmed spirit cries; Give Change thou my blindness into sight. me from shades of sio to rise, Aud bailie my soul in Heaven’s pure light. Thou cans!, to my weak thought unfold The wonders of Christ’s ma'oli'ess grace; Canst bid faith’s ravished ores behold The glories of his unveiled face ! If bnt thy quickening breath inspire. This heart with fervent love shall glow; And kindlin; as with Uenvon’s own fire, Heaven's bliss, on earth begun, sliallknow. Come, With Holy thy Spirit, fill this breast Be thou sweet, soul-transforming power; My my buy ever present gnest, life, joy, from hour to hour ! AVOIDING A BEAT. The editor of the Deadwood Roarer atttended church for the first time last ^■v- T " about an hour he rushed “What "tne ufazbo <».o — doing? How about the news from the seat of war ?’’ “What news ?” “Why, all this about the Egyptian army being drowned in the Red Sea. Why, the Gospel sharp np at the church was telling us about it just now, and not word of it in this morning’s paper. Hustle round, you fellows, and get the facts, or the Snap Shot will get a beat on us. Look spry, there, and run an extra edition, while I put on the bulle¬ tin board ‘Great English Victory in the Soudan. » If THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN. The Czar—-General Komaroff, why did you attack the Afghans? General Komaroff—I crave pardon, sire, bnt did yon ever come suddenly upon a flock of wild geese when you . had your gun loaded for lions ? The Czar—No, General. General K—Well, sire, then it would ' be useless for me to make any explana tioB. t The Czar—My brave and gallan General! Here, take this medal and, when you get a good chance, hit ’em again !—New York Journal. ECONOMY IS WEALTH. A farmer and his wife went into the 1 dentist’s. “How mueh do you charge for fillin’ teeth ?” asked the farmer. “From two to five dollars.” “An’ how much for pullin’ ?” “Fifty cents.” “Mariar, he said, turning to his wife, you’d better git it pulled.” HE MADE HIS WOBD GOOD. A passenger got off to walk aronnd a 4 little. As the train began to move again the passenger jumped aboard, but just then he discovered that he had but one overshoe. Thinking that he dropped the other, he pulled off the remuining shoe and threw it out on the platform,-, exclaiming: “There, that makes a good pair of overshoes for somebody.” Entering the car, there, to his great as¬ tonishment, was his other overshoe. A look of intense disgust came upon his face, but he did not hesitate. Quickly pick¬ ing up the lone arctic he hurried to the platform, threw the shoe as far as he could back toward the other one and shonted: “By jimminy, there is a pair of over¬ shoes for somebody !”—Chicago Herald. To incarcerate a man as a lunatic in Denmark nothing is required but a cer¬ tificate from a competent medical practi¬ tioner stating that the individual in question is insane. Any one in Den¬ mark is entitled to keep a private asylum without license, and the patients in such' an asylum are not under State control. Denmark has an excess of lunatics, due chiefly to the Scandinavian habit of con¬ stant dram drinking. They are well oared for in spite of the defect of the lunacy laws.