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X TtMBS-gWTangRm» t tH0MA6Vn,LE. BBPTBMBBR lft iMt '31“New!. -rfW' WALTER.- BLOOMFIELD 'OopftUU UM lr Mllit BMktV, &&sr. XXVIII. jtP Continued, '-r 1 Instantly disappoint!, and la two •or three minotea at moat bad rotomed with - the required reetorntlve. My . aunt w*f waiting where I had left her, and acemed anxions, I thought, that I ehould not Vernier the room. “Thank yon," the talft» < ‘your uncle la not very wolls hot It Swt go orer to Orange at once and. fetch WT aleter, you will find m noth at oar bouse when you return with her.' Von had better not tclhConnlo anything of what you have open and heard to-aay. ' .1 assured my aunt I would do ao; and haring wlahed her well out of her rel atione, I departed for Orange. K CHAPTER XXIX. i ' COHOOBD, *" Such scenic Meaty* as the United States ot America can boaat—and It Is of wide e&tent and Infinite variety— owes eytrythlng to nature, nothing to man. American cities, almost with out'exception, consist of unpretentious ? nlldlngs disposed In square blocks, so bat whererer the gaxe of {be Urban pedestrian Is directed, hla eye Is met by montonous right lines of arenues and streets. 4fhe fererlsh pursuit, tho worship, of 'tho almighty dollar which anlmatpg the majority of tho American peop)n; killing the artistic instincts In- he(fted from their progenitors and lohdlng them to contemn Beauty and {lelfy Utility, has resulted In little or nothing tq make city life tolerable. Everywhere In the new world the trav eler Is confronted by advertisements of appMJtbg dimensions and hldeous- nessy/^ldberal-mlnded American Who lmV6 traveled protest against such Whuton outrages on good taste more loudly even than the stranger; but tliey. see no way to Its suppression. Notwithstanding my. cater baste to aeo and speak with my dear Constance., I could uot refrain from pausing a brief spaeo to contemplate the delightful some whero the Infancy of my promised wife and bor sister bad been passed. The cottage, constructed of wood, was of low elevation, but covered much ground; It was designed with fantas tic Irregularity; windows and doors of strange pattern and diverse else ap- Ite&rlng at the most unexpected angles. ' 'The cottage was sheltered at the back by a .wide semicircle of large, closely planted trees, whose foliage bad now assumed the beautiful golden tint of autumn, while along Its front ran n commodious plnxsa, shaded with white canvas, froiq which ouo might step on to the sun-scorched lawn, or vlow the One prospect between It and the foot of Ornugo Mountain. In this situa tion It Is difficult to rcallso that the grant city of New York lies so nearly as tklrteon miles eastward; but' so it Is. However, I did uot glvo much con sideration to that circumstance, but baviug admiringly regarded that part of the neighborhood within my view, I entered tho grounds of Belle Vue Cottage. The heaviness of spirit, bora of my painful oxpcrlcuce that mornlug, had quite pasod away, nud I was elated by the prospect of present ly accompanying one to guln whom I had suffered so much. My presence being challenged at no point by either dosed gate, servant, or dog, I ap proached the steps.which led up to the plans; and there, to m.v- Intense dtilght, I discovered my loved one re clining In a hummock of netted silken cords. As usual with her, she wat dressed very plainly, entirely In white, which greatly enhanced her natural gracefulness 1 of Uguro and feature ns she lay, alt unconscious of iny ad miring gase, her delicate cheek resting upon one hand,. while with "the other uho grasped tbs book that absorbed her, attention. , “Connie!" The slurtled fair one dropped her book and looked at me with an ex pression of joyous surprise. “So you have come at last, dear!” she exclaimed, as I assisted her to descend from the hammock, for which, service, before It was half rendered. I paid myself with a kiss. "Why,' what a long time you have been away: I began to tear 1.should never sec or hear from you ugalu!" ‘ITlmt could burdly be and I were alive, u,y own little pet; but you will remember It was agreed between us that I was uot to write or telegraph unless my tuisslun to Euglaud suc ceeded: I am sorry to tell you It has failed utterly, and my fortuues, what ever they may prove to be, are to make. Never again will 1 reject the advice of my own Connie." “Not until the next time, you mean; or uiitH you weary of me," umeuded Constance, pouting. “Oh my darling, thut can never lie!” “Make no rash assertions, my deqr Ernie, and so perhaps escape broken vow's. My sister, worthier far than 1 —but have* you seen poorMsr Uertle! six.™ How did you know wherxW Bud me “I left aunt and uncle at Windsor Hotel uot more than au hour ago. They are good friends now, I am happy to say, and I have this very morning bad positive proof that the cause or tbeii estrangement is now futly removed. At their request 1 have com* se fetch you to New York, and before We cab reach the city they will be oboe more In tbelr own home, If Indeed they are'not already there, awaiting tu,"’ “Thank Heaven for that! My most ardent wish Is accomplished. There,” continued my young lady, reading the faintest possible'reproach In my eyes, “don’t look at mo like that, I welcome you with my whole heart, and Will commit my life and .il that la inhte In your keeping, as t promised you I would! but ob, Ernie, I can never think oo well of men, or of women either, os once I did." 1 "Dear Connie, that Is only another Way of saying that your experience M wider than it was—the reason why old people are so skeptical. But bad aa tho world Is, there are always a faithful few; and I hope you will be- lleve m« one of thorn until you Bud that I am not," Hera my innocent, artless lover threw her arms around my neck. “I will be lieve yon, my own dear Ernie," abe cried, "though to do so were to bnz srd aU. You bring good news, greatly more welcome to me than the discovery of.any number of treasure chests,” “I am as rejoiced to bring the good news os you arc to receive It; but at the same time I confess I am much disappointed In the other matter. There are now only two thloga which prevent my perfect happiness—but In tbe hbaven of your compablonship I shah forget them both 1 . I would have liked my fortune to have been some thing greater than I rkn carry In my pocket, and I regret my estrangement from my father.” “The Brat is not worth thinking of. Thera are not many New York girls with more dollars than my fattier left ae. We shall not want for any thing. The second can be removed. I have never seen your father: lint If I were to go to him after wo nrc tor- rled and ask him If he would like to tec my husband, all bis lova for his son would return—that Is to soy, It It has ever left him, which I much doubt” "Connie, you ate a Jewel. Wes ever man so happy as I?" Many a one, and gone out of his way to tc inmate bis happiness. I have just been rending—no, I will nut tell you wbat It Is I have been read- lug.” I'leose let me sec the book for a moment." I pleaded. Not for the world I” exclaimed ny wilful charmer, breaking from my embrace. And hastily picking'up tho volume from tho floor, where 'n few moments before she hod allowed It to fall, with a merry laugh Connie tripped lightly from the room. I could uot pursue her, for being un acquainted with the geography of the house, I knew not into what trespass I might‘be tempted. Not many minutes elapsed before Miss Marsh reappeared with her maid, both dressed for walking, Connie'a pretty face, almost hidden beneath a wide-brimmed straw hat, appearing like a beautiful miniature la a large frame. “Now, Ernest, dear, I am ready to accompany you." I drew close to Connie and spoke softly to her. “Valerie." said Miss Marsh, turning lo her mnld, "this gentleman lms been so rude os to say that lie would pre fer to be without your company. You will pleaso start for New York In about an hour.” The Frcuch girl smiled and graceful ly disappeared, murmuring something which sounded like "Bleu n'est beau quo le vral." Tho Jquruey from Orange to New York I still remember as one of tuy tqost delightful experiences, surpass ing even that trip on my uncle's yacht when Constance Brat promlaed to be mine. I could not fall to remember that upon that, to me, happy occasion, my dear one was distressed by an af fair tbe termination of which now re joiced her. Iudcod, I now began to doubt if there could be found within tbe borders of tbe American Union any lighter-hearted lovers thuu we two; and 1 congratulated myself on my prospect of a charming wife, tbe for tunate possessor of every esteemed at tribute of that character. On reaching my uncle's house we were welcomed by aunt Gertrude, In whom, notwithstanding lu'r more tbau usual reserve, I thought I could de tect a sense of satisfaction, not to say of suppressed jubiluucy. Uncle Sam not being present, 1 Inquired where be rns. "On the roof enjoying a cigar,” re plied aunt tiertrude; “he wishes you to go up to him as soou as you con veniently eon." 'Go now, Erule, dear,” whispered Constance; "1 would like to talk to Gerjlo for aa hour; 1 ’ and the next min ute 1 was standing before uncle Sam breathless front the baste with which I had mounted tbe stairs. 'So Annie would sot listen to you?” jw my uncle's first words. ‘No; but bow did yon know that':" I asked, astoahheil. 'I saw from tbe window bow she received you. But she spoke, I think. What was It she soldi” s Tbat nfch Wanted nothing to do With anybody of our n'ame." “Ail, poor girl! I 'em sorry for her'. Ho yon know Ernest, I have a hsuutln j fear that she will carry out tbe hor rible threat of ltersl” "“What! destroy her life? Ok, uncle, I hope not" "And I jin sure I do; but It la hard to Hy. women a re such uncertain creatures, so much Strafed by ItflpUlsCi DO little by reason, that inch who have imu most to do wllh them sometlmeil underotnnd theiii lea^f. Sy-tne-by£; W wonderfully like she Is to your Bother, and bow nearly yon resemble tlieiii both!" •' “I am not sure I feel Battered by that speech,” I ventured -to observe, "Truth Is never flattery.” said uncle Sam. “However, I bare done my part and can do no more. If matters work out well, why, well; If III, why then they liiust be horde, 'The rbiil authors of this mischief ate old Wolsey and your father, who years ago treated mb villainously lb respect of my engage- meht tb four mother; Their breach of ralth lias, 1 am happy to think, at last recoiled ou them both. Of course everybody admits that two wrongs don't moke a right; but rovebge re tains Its primitive sweetuess despite that admission. At the same time I shouldn't hove gone out of my way to taste of It, but chance Set It In my path. When I Consider how good a wife I have; how largely her fortuues have aided mine, and how great Is her love and care' for me, I frankly con fess that I regret the whole incident, and am Inclined to regard vindictive- ness as a species of folly to bt guarded against.” “I am glad to bear yon say that, uncle. It augurs well for a cherished hope of mine,” Uncle Bnm, affecting not to perceive my allusion, went on: "You have been a lucky hoy, Ernest, and I congratulate you on your good fortune. Without money, experience, or talent, yop have wou for yourself a charming young lady, whose dollars, beauty, and raining make her a match that an English duke might envy.' Why It Is that she has so lightly agreed to hand over to you tbe command of her self and her large fortune passes my understanding; for yon will pardon my telling you plainly that I full to discover In you suy remarkable ability. On the contrary, you Impress me as # man of feeble Judgment and Irresolute will. Your recent mission to England was conducted with a lamentable want of skill; and again, to-day, a man of average tact would have refrained from speaking to Miss Wolsey In tha very bent of her pnssloi: he would have followed her end exerted hie persns- eivenese later. Don't look so downcsBl; If I didn't greatly esteem you do you suppose I would troubla myself to point out your weak places?" "Isn't your rebuke heavier than my shortcomings deserve?" I inquired timidly. “Not a pit! Digest It well, aud yon will derive Inestimable benefit from It; It may-Induce you to cultivate cau tion, a quality which at present you greatly need, and will need yet ifloro when your lucky stars have endowed yon with the control of Connie's dol lar's; for you must know that'to hold mouoy Is second iu difficulty ouly to the acquisition of It: nny, to some na tures Its retention is tho more difficult feat. I would earnestly advise you not to speculate with any portion of Connie'a fortune, hut to be content with Its present disposition, chosen for the most part by her father—oa clear headed a man as ever owned a rail road. With Iti present investments, ull made with a view to security rather than high rate of Interest, you can draw dividends enormously In excess of your utmost requirements. As neither of you nor your fathers be fore you lisvo ever had nny money to speak of, there Is saute danger that In your new and luxurious circumstances you may lose your head; uud It Is that eontlngency 1 would warn you ugalust. Why don’t you light a elgari” This speech removed somewhat of the depressing effect produced by the destructive criticism which preceded It, and under tbs soothing Influence of the weed I soou recovered my equa nimity, "Your disposition,” continued uncle 8am, “unless I entirely misread It, Is affectionate and domestic; and with so charming a wife ns yours will prove, you ought easily to avoid such folly as mluc. If you don't, you will lack even such excuse as 1 can make, aud that I don't And many people accept as satisfactory. Besides, you must never forget that Connie is n clever, observant girl. When I say clever, I don't mean you to infer that she knows anything about Greek quantities, or that sbe has projected any new theory for tbe sewing on of shirt buttons or tbe reconstitution of society, but her discernment l» such that it would not Ik- easy for a man of your parts to play her false, while It would be eminently unproiltnblc for you to be foiled In the attempt." Nothing Is further from nty thoughts than such baseuess,” I protested warm ly. "1 dou't in tbe least doubt It; but for your own sake as well as for Connie's, watch that you may uot lapse from your present right thinking Have yon urrauged when the event IS to come- off, and do you intend to ncqunlu: you - father with the Important „step you are about to take?” "I shall ask Connie to-morrow, or this evening if I get the chance, to name the day when sbe will m.-ity- me tbe happiest inau In tbe world; and at the aquas time I shall acquaint her with Wy Impatience of delay. I shall uot Inform my father. Connie has promised to uegotlate with him after wo ate married." To lx continued. / ALASKAN BEAR STORY. ROBARLY tile most f# markable Escape . from death on f&Card W Mask* was that of F. X. Kilig and his partner, N. P. Pet erson, who ran the? Nugget foadliouse, across the Nome IUver dividtf: These people have, lb addition to their road- honse duties, been prospecting on Horaestake Creek, at tbe base of the Sawtooth Mountains. On the morning of May 30 they start ed for their customary prospecting, When they werd Surprised to see tho backs of tt indrister pal* of beara^ dif ferent froiii any they bid #fer’ seen be-* fore. After a tedious '‘mush*' of Sev eral miles they encountered a grizzly, the largest of the bear family aud tho most ferocious animal in the world. Peterson fired and tbd btfiefc struck, but not iu a vital spot, fifkl With fl groWl of rage and pain the' bear sprang Over the cliffs and rolled almost to tlid bottom; some 300 feet below, where 1 She regained her equilibrium and tan* ished among the rocks. Chagrined at the failure; Peterson turned and was horrified at seeing an 1 other large grizzly about twice the size of the other, spring upon his partner, Mr. King, and was more horrified when he remembered , that his waa the only available gun, nud as"tbe magazine was out of repair, could only be reload ed by removing tbe empty shell by hand, The bear sprang at his foe, but King, with the habitual presence of mind inherent In the backwoods hunt er; thrust his weapon Into the face of his assailant. In the twinkling of an eyo the bear had grasped the imizzld of the gun in his teeth and was crunch ing tho gun barrel like so much wood. Towering two feet higher than King, the latter realized that the only bbpe for him was to pull the trigger and maybe stop tho beast until they pro cured safety In flight. A loud report and tho bear gave a spring high In the air and fell to the ground. The men beat a quick retreat, and after covering considerable ground, turned, and were surprised to see tbe bear still lylug on the spot where It had fallen. They waited for a few minutes, In tho meantime reloading tbe rifle, the shotgun being broken at tbe stock and tho muzzle left in the mouth of tho bear. After .throwing several rocks at a safe distance they ventured further, and, unreal and marvelous as it may seem, they found the bear stone dead. Upon finding the bear was killed, the men went back for a sled, and after several hours managed to get the bear to the bottom of tho cliff, where they loaded It ou’tlie sled, after disembowel ling It They took it to the Nugget roadhouse, nud then started for Nome with nine strong dogs to draw the heavy load. It took them three days to reach tho Sour Dough roadhouse, where the bear’s remains were put In cold storage. The big brute was brought to town on June 3 and placed on exhibition at tho Golden Gate Ho tel. It is n perfect specimen of the grizzly, and the skin Is n beautiful one. The bear, disembowelled, weighs nearly (MX) pounds. The skin was sold for |125, and the meat was purchased by local restaurants at a dollar a pound. A remarkable thing was the enor mous power of the jaws shown by the deep Indentations made In the barrel of the gun by the bear’s teeth, not only tho barrel being bent, but marks were made in tho steel connecting piece About one-fourth of an Inch deep. Thon there was thd finding of "a griz zly At this far northern latitude, and, to cap tho climax, the strangeness and seemingly preposterous statement of fact that a grizzly boar weighing 030 pounds was killed by a discharge of blrdskot In his mouth and with the nhl of no other weapon than that. When one remembers that the grizzly bear Is tho most vicious of all animals, and that the most experienced hunters quake and turn pale at the thought of even participating in such a fray, it mnkes one marvel the more. Mr. King Is a Swiss, with a broad accent, and In relating his narrative states that “Ue bnyer corned at me like a wild beast, un I yust pulled de trig ger und he go dead.”—Nome Corre spondent of Seattlo Post-Intelligencer. TOE ENGINEER’S STORY. “Yes, indeed, we have some queer little Incidents happen to us,” said the fat engineer. "Queer tkiugs happened to me about a year ago. You’d think It queer for a rough man like me to cry for ten minutes, aud nobody hurt, either, would you? Well, I did, and 1 can almost cry every time I think of "I was running along one afternoon pretty lively when I approached a lit tle village where the track cuts through tho streets. I slacked up a little, but was still making good speed, when suddenly, not twenty rods ahead of mo, a little girl not more than three years old, toddled onto the track. You can’t even Imagine my feelings. There was no way to save her. It was impossible to stop, or even slack much at that distance, ns the train was heavy and the grade descending. In ten seconds It would have been all over; and after reversing and applying the brake, 1 shut my eyes. I didn't .want to see auy more. "As we slowed down my fireman stuck his head out of the cab window to see what I’d stopped for, when he langhod and shouted at me: ’Jim, look hero!* I looked, and there was a big black Newfoundland dog holding the little girl in his mouth, leisurely walk' lug toward the hotiAtf SrherS the evi dently belqnged. She waa kicking hud drying; so .that I knew she wasnt hurt, add the dog, bad ***ed *er-My fireman thought it funny,; and kept laughing, but I cried like d Womans I just couldn't belp.lt I had a little girl of my own at home.”—Galveston Tri bune. TRAIN’S MAD RACE. Eighteen freight cars were being /coded At Laquin on the Susquehanna and NcW York Railroad when they be* gan to move. They could not bo •topped and a wild dash down tho mountain side for twenty mile* lowed. A passenger train which wad but ten minutes ahead was warned not to stop and a race for tho Uvea of tho passengers followed. The passenger train, was only sflvsd when four of the freight cars, the only Ones whigh crossed a long wooden bridge safely, were thrown on a siding ahd ditched at Monroetoc. A few minutes after the cars started from Laquin an engine was started in pursuit of the runaways. Running at terrific speed down the grade, tho en gine overtook three empty cars, tho traili having broken in three sections. Wljb them ahead the J^ce was contin ued. - Meantime the other sections reached Schroder’s Crcei, Which is spanned by a wooden bridgo. They were moving about seventy-five miles an hour ana were cfoslng in on the passenger train rapidly. Four tit the. ears passed the bridge safely. The structure gave way under the strain and the other cars crashed into the creek. Word of tbe runaways reached Mon- roeton in time for tho operator, after tbe passenger had passed, to throw a switch, and the four cars wgre wrecked. The pursuing freight engine continued ita mad run to within a few rods of tho bridge. Then the crow iaW that the bridge was gone. By jumping tbe three men saved their lives and the engine and three Mrs plunged Into the wreck at the bottom of the creek. Dur ing the race (he passengers on the train were panic stricken^ \ ' ■' .WhU.. KING WOOLSEY OF ARIZONAN Sheriff Cqok has in his possession a weapon which was probably used in tbe making of history in Arizona in the days of the sixties and seventies, says the Pittsburg Gazette. It Is a revol ver Of an old model, Colt’s pattern, and It was found on the flat between Sentinel and Agua Callcnte a few day* ago. There were found to be rudely en graved in the metal work the letters "K. W.” There were six notches filed on the side of the barrel. The conclu sion was reached that tho gun had been a jftirt of the armory of tho late King Woolsey, whose stronghold at Agua Callento for years was one of the best known places In the territory. The dilapidated old weapon was shown to Justice Burnett, who said that it re called to him an Incident in n tour of a party of tenderfect across the con- tinont. There was.a breakdown of a South ern Pacific train near a place called Sentinel, which consisted of nbthlng more than a box of a railroad office. Tho breakdown was of so serious a na- ture that there was no prospect of tho train moving for several hours. The tourists exhausted all tho means of amusement at their hands, and finally one of them proposed shooting at a target. A half dozen revolvers were collected, and several empty soda, beer aud.other bottles which were found lying around the station. Tho marksmen established a range some distance from the train aud kept popping away at the bottles for an hour or two. One of the tourists, but only ono of them, succeeded In bitting a bottle now and theu, nndihe was rec ognized as the Dr. Carver of the party. An old man with flowing whiskers, at tracted by tbo discharge of firearms, rode up and snt on his horse observing the target practice. Whenever the champion tourist fired the old man would give a grunt expressive of con tempt. Finally the champion turned to him and said: "Maybe you think you can shoot.” The old man said nothing, but dis mounting, be picked up a bottle, fas tened a string about the bottom of it In such a manner that the bottle would bang perfectly horizontal in its Invert ed position. The old man tied the string to the low limb of a mesqnlte. He next took tbe cork from the bottle, and when the bottle had become sta tionary he measured with his eye a spot directly under the mouth of it. He placed a fiat stone there and put the cork on it upside down, directly under the month of .the bottle. Then the old man set the bottle swinging and walking away a:distance of thir ty yards, he estimated to a nicety the position of the bottle! and its semi-cir- cnlar path and made Ian absolutely ac curate calculation ofUhe effect of tho momentum. He drew a six-shooter and tired. The bottle ^fell and one of BET THE TIME FOR SCOTLAND. , tho tourists ran and . picked it up, corked. One of the tourists asked the old man who he was. As he mounted his horse and rode away he replied: "I’m King Woolsey.” TOE KANSAS TEN-YEAR-OLD BOY N^ar Melvern, Kan., the other day George Cheever, aged ten years, was caught In tbe lariat with which he was leading a horse. The horse ran away with him, dragging; his body feet first over tbe rough ground for more than a quarter of a mile. He was picked up apparently dead. When the folks were wildly running for a doctor, however, he sat up and said: "Whoa!you blamed old fool!” Anl the account says that the doctor was able to keep him in bed only onc> day.—Kansas City (Mod | Journal. . * C.11 <m On. tf IIJMP Drops ?»•>•» C * nn °* on Another I. Fired. “Epsafcing of cloelts,” said Uie trav eler, “EUlub-rgh, Scotland, has the. K ost interesting marking device I ever saw. On one of these, known ta Carlton Hill, there Is tower, In the top of which a largo black hall Is suspended. Across the valley, probably a mile away. Is' Castl* Hill, surmounted by tbo historic Edln burg Castle. One of tbe large guns n. this fortress, pointing toward Cas e Hill, is electrically connected with tue ball la the tower a mile away. Every; evening at 0 o'clock tbe gan Is fired, and at tbe same moment the ball fallSw Tbe device sets the official time for all Scotland, “It Is interesting to stand on Carlton Hill at the appointed hour to see the simultaneous Cash of the gun on Castl, Hill and the fnll of the ball close at band, While the roar of tbe gun Is of course sonic moments in crossing tlie valley. On tbo other hand. It is equally Interesting to stand beside the big gun at dusk lo watch the ball at Carlton III11 full Just as tbe shot is fired, I recall once standing In the courtyard, watch In band, waiting for the cannon Just overhead to be Bred. It occurred to me It would be more ex citing to watch the crowds of passing people, especially' since not one was apparently thinking of the shot from tbe cannon. When tbe roar took place, absolutely without warning, hardly a yard above the beads of tbe crowd, tbe scene well repaid my watching. Everybody dodt.ed. Children screamed, and men nud women Jumped to the side of tbe wall. Of course, it was Hit over In a second, but in that moment It scorned that an electric shock had passed through the crowd.”-Birmiu3- bam News. WISE WORDS. God luck is what God gives ns. bad luck Is wbat we make for ourselves. It may be excusable for charity to begin at home, but it should not ciul there. People' jvbo blush at a bare thought would cove? |he naked truth with a gprb of doubt. '*• Oiit from the cxpexjencc of the past should come our hope and endeavor for the future. \ Success Is a composite \thlng, lint! made u» largely cf Its prinpipal In gredient—effort There Is uot sufficient strength in the palm of love to draw the pohwu from the wound of bate. \ There Is a strpng point In the weak est port of tinman nature, and a soft ppot In the hardest character. There should be carrieu away from evpry death bed a benutlfuhnud unfad ing memory of tome good net In tho life that has passed. ' By respecting the laws of matrtand doing Justice to ourselves we uiitam- scionsly observe the laws of God and do Justice to others. v What some ore pleased to call a su perstition Is merely tho recognition of a great truth beyond our comprehen sion, yet within tbe circle of our hope. Charity with a signature attached spoils generosity, as renlism Is de stroyed by tbo appearance of dead characters before the footlights at their success. S; Only On. Lost. 'A Shipwreck” was the subject givea i the class, and the children were to [ write a composition. The teacher was I much amused, whye reading them orer ; and correcting them, when sbe came ; to one that ended thus, “There was , but one Ilf, loot, gad that was found I afterward.” I Pamirs of Historic Knsllsh Oak*. Our historic oaks are, with every* groat storm, diminishing in (lumber- Dumorey’s Oak, In Dorsetshire, 2000 years old, disappeared from this cause in 1703. Wallace’s Oak, at Ellcrylk*. was 700 years old when it was bhnvu down some fifty years ago. We huv„e still, however, tho Cowthorpe Oak- near Wctherby, in Yorkshire, estlnint- xd to be over 1G00 years old; and Will iam ihe Conqueror’s Oak, In Wlndsov Great Park, has attained tho ripe age of 1200 years. Perhaps the finest oaks of great antiquity lu the land are to be found in the dukcries. Alwut half a mile from Wclbeek Abbey Is Greeu- dalo Oak, credited with 1500 summers, and uow a mere ruin sustained by props. Through its hollow interior a coach and four lias been driven.—Tho London Dally Chronicle. > Breaking Bee In Knnuna. The breaking bee of Thumas Mc Lean, near Meredith, Cloud Count)*, which was noticed in the Dcipho* items, was, we are informed, an occa sion of considerable note lu that sec- „ tion. There were engaged in it 114 horses, twenty-two mules, twenty- seven yoke of oxen and eighty-eight plows. Eighty acres were broken be fore noon. The Delphos Item stated that an ox was killed; it was also cooked, with many other good things, for dinner. Fifteen more acres were broken in a short time after dinner, and twelve teams, on their way home, broke the same amount for a widow who lives near there.—Minneapolis Messenger. v Locksmith Schools. There are seven Industrial schools in Saxony which have been founded for the sole purpose of training young men to become competent aud skill ful locksmiths and blacksmiths. These schools are supported In the first in stance by* the blacksmith and lock smith guilds of Saxony. They also receive annual subventions from the Saxon Government, and private indi viduals from time to time aid them with voluntary contributions.