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VOL. II.
TWo Bards. ’•f
i A bsrd who wrote in eta re*
bncemade a heathen hym*.
K had this item refrain,
And moved ai though in pain
"The underthought of grave*
Makes the eea grim."
A south-land singer sung
W<th happy heart and free;
The living, not the dead,
He dealt with, and be said,
•The world is glad and young,
And good to me."
And ever since mankli*.
Is shuttled back and forth
Between theso siugere twain
Of glad and sad refrain:
The south-land warm and kind,
The bitter north.
^-[Richard E. Burton, in Harper’s Weekly.
DETECTING A ROGUE,
BT LAWRENCE LESLIE.
t
One of the cleverest feats in the de¬
tection, pursuit and capture of crimi¬
nals that has been developed for years
was performed by an officer of the
New York detective police force some
years since.
About that time the officers of tho
City Bank of New York discovered
that they had been swindled out of
$75,000 by means of a forged check
for that amount, purported to have
been drawn by Commodore A an er-
bilt. Nearly a month passed before
the fraud was discovered, and in tho
meantime several other checks for
large amounts, drawn by the same
party, had been honored; so it was
almost impossible for any of tho bank;
officials to remember with satisfactory
distinctness any of the circumstances
connected with tho payment of the
fraudulent document. However, it
was placed in tho hands of a shrewd
detective, and lie wont to work to find
a clew and trace out the mystery.
I The officer’s first suspicion was that
s omc of the clerks of the banks bad
been in collusion with the forger, and
doubtless shared the profits of his
crime. After two weeks’ scrutiny of
tho character, habits and associations
of the various clerks, that theory was
abandoned, and it only remained for
him to gather from them, if possible,
somo oletv, however slight, of the bold
operator. Ilis first inquiry was if any
one, not in (lie habit of presenting
checks, had been doing so within the
past month. Only two of the clerks
had any memory on tho subject, and
tbeirs was of the most shadowy and
unsatisfactory character. Ono remem¬
bered seeing a stout, elderly man
driving a strikingly boautiful black
horse and fine ca rriage up to the bank,
enter the office, and transact s< ms bus¬
iness, lie know not what, and depart,
since which be bad not seen him.
Tiio other clerk, aftor a thorough
examination, and a multitude of
questions put lo assist or quicken bis
memory, at last concluded that he did
recollect a strange man, who entered
the bank one day about the time (lie
forged check was presented, and had
a draft cashed for a large amount. A
peculiarity in tho man’s neck-lie at¬
tracted his attention, and ho looked
him full in the face, and retained a
vivid recollection of every feature.
He was an amateur artist, and especi¬
ally expert in pen-drawing. Taking
a sheet of paper and an old pen which
was lying upon tho desk, he quickly
produced a portrait, which ho de¬
clared to bo a good likeness of the
man he suspected.
Tlie officer did not look upon these
elewa, if such they might be called, ns
promising much hope of success. lie
first exhibited tho drawing to the clerk
who had seen the suspected rogue
drive up with the fine black horse, and
be confidently idenlified it.
Here at last was some encourage¬
ment. The first attempt was to trace
the horse and carriage, and discover
who owned or who had hired such a
rig. The effort was unsuccessful; the
officer, however, was convinced that
the man, whoevor he might be, was an
admirer of fast and stylish horses, and
he therefore commenced a search
among the establishments devoted to
the stabling and sale of such animals,
hoping tliat he would find some one
who could identify tho parties.
After going to nearly all such es¬
tablishments, exhibiting tlie portrait,
he came upon a man who recognized
in the drawing one William Living¬
ston, whom he had known a year or
two, but who had disappeared within
(lie past month, after paying up some
old debts and buying one or two fancy
horses. Further inquiry brought out
the fact that Livingston was in vevy
stra'gh’ened circumstances butafow
months previously, and how lie could
honestly obtain the means to pay his
bid debts and gratify his love for
horseflesh was not so clear, and < ave
fresh encouragement to the persever¬
ing deteciivo.
To follow Livingston wes necessary,
but 1 ow could he be Raced? He hid
THE ENTERPRISE. I
disappeared, and bo one knew when
or whither. What, then was to bo
doneP Should the trail be abandoned
and the case given up as one of the
mysteries that baffled solution?
Never, said the indefatigable officer,
and he went to work with desperate
energy to unravel tho tangled skein.
lie liually reached tho following
conclusions: The perpetrator of the
forgery was Livingston; he was a
good deal of a horso-fancior, and
would doubtless spoud a considerable
portion of his dishonest gains in tho
purchase of fine stock; and, further,
that tho stock would be purchased in
New York, as that market promised a
better selection, and tho criminal con¬
sidered himself entirely safe from de¬
tection. *
The first step, therefore, was to
learn if any ono had receutly made
any extensive purchases of such stock,
and if so, to run them down and see
who they were.
For weeks the search was without
reward, but at last tho case brightened.
A man was found, of whom several
horsos had been purchased by a man
much resembling Livingston, but hero
giving the name of Peck. The horses
were shipped to Buffalo, whither “Mr.
Peck" stated that lie was going.
Here was a long-sought clew, and
the officer lost no time in visiting
Buffalo, to learn further of Mr. Peck’*
present abode. Another disappoint¬
ment met him here. Tho freight
books showed that the horses had been
received two or three months pre¬
viously and taken away, but nothing
further was known concerning them
or Mr. Peck.
Nothing daunted, however, the in¬
quiry was pursued, and finally the
li irses were traced to a stable, but
were now owned by a Mr. Welch.
Several oilier animals were purchased,
and the whole then shipped to Chi¬
cago. From the description, tho officer
was convinced that Livingston, Peck
and Welch wero one and tho same
person, and the pursuit began to wax
interesting.
Arriving at Chicago, he found that
tho horses had been taken away, but
the most careful inquiry revealed
noLhing more. As they bad not been
reshipped, the officer concluded they
had been drivon into tho country.
There were some mares among the
stock, and he concluded that the party,
whoever lie was, designed to open a
stock farm. Finding all other attempts
to trace the horses vain, he attempted
to learn if any farm suitable for such
a purpose had been purchased recently,
and if so, by whom.
At one of the real estate agencies he
found that a man from tho East,named
William Livingston, had been looking
for such a place, and had finally pur¬
chased one, but where was not known,
certainly not in Cook County, as an
examination of the records proved;
but the officer reasoned that it could
not bo far from Chicago, as the stock
was apparently driven instead of being
shipped.
If, reasoned the officer, Livingston,
who was without doubt the criminal,
has purchased a farm of this charac¬
ter, he must buy a large quantity of
tools, harness, saddles, wagons, and
like goods for its use. A careful
search among dealers in those articles
revealed the fact that a liberal quanti¬
ty of such goods had recently been
bought by a Mr. William Livingston,
anil sent to Du Page County, about
forty miles from Chicago, where be
had bought four small farms and con¬
solidated them into one handsome
stock farm. Believing detection im¬
possible after the lapse of so long a
time, be liad boldly taken liis own
name, and, though almost within the
clutch of the officer of justice, was yet
entirely unconscious of his danger.
The game was found—now for its
capture. Taking four or five police
officers from Chicago, all in citizens’
clothes, the party went out to the farm,
and inquired for William Livington.
The “elderly, short, stout gentleman,”
who had figured so conspicuously in
the officer’s search, appeared, and tho
correctness of the pen and ink sketch
impressed tho officer ns remarkable.
The party represented themselves as
from Chicago, who, having heard of
his farm, and come down to see for
themselves, and perhaps purchase some
of his choice stock.
They were cordially received, hos¬
pitably entertained, shown over the
place, and finally dined and wined in
the spacious mansion, On rising
from the tabic the New York officer
remarked:
“Weil, Mr. Livingston, do you
like this place and litis quiet life as
weli as life in Now York.”
The man was startled,looked sharply
at the officer and answered:
“What do you mean? I was never in
New York in all my life.”
i I Well, then,” retorted the officer,
“you will kavo an excellent opppytu-
CARNESVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, MAY
alty t* go there. William Livingston,
I arrest you!”
Livingstou turned as palo as
ghost, and gasped out!
‘What for!”
“For the forgery of a check on tho
City Bauk of New York fov $75,000,”
replied tho officer, drawing a pair
handcuffs from his pocket, and ad¬
vancing toward him.
“Stop, sir!” exclaimed the culprit.
“Stop, sir I This is an outrage,” and
he glanced around tho room for some
weapon with which lie could defend
himself. Ho was quickly surrounded,
however, and tho irons fastened upon
him.
For a time he raged furiously, mak¬
ing fearful threats against his captors;
but the storm soon spent itself, and lie
was ablo to talk over tho matter calm¬
ly. He represented that a relativo,
who bad recently died, bad loft bint a
considerable sum of money, with
which ho lmd purchased tho farm and
stock.
On searching him, however, a roll
of bills amounting to $10,000 was
found in an inner pocket, many of
them being entirely new, and on the
City Bank—the very notes which bad
been paid out on the fraudulent check
some months before. After this dis¬
covery he was more quiet, and Will¬
ingly accompanied his captor to New
York.
T he cash found on Ids person, the
farm and stock were taken possession
of by the victimized bank, and man¬
aged so judiciously that more than
$65,000 was realized, leaving the bank
a sufferer for less than $10,000.
Livingston was soon after brought
to trial, convicted, and escaped witli a
sentence of four years and a half. At
the expiration of his sentence lie went
"West, and when last heard from was
opening a small stock farm in Iowa.
The case in all its phases ranks
among the most curious and interest¬
ing in criminal annuls. The slight
clew so pcrscvcringly followed, the
little incidents which pointod so uner¬
ringly toward the culprit, and the sa¬
gacity with which all these little hints
were followed to the end, places tho
detective art among the most nolablo
and useful of the sciences.—[New
York Weekly.
How a I.ot of Urchins Saw the Circus.
People were willing to pay almost
any price for tickets of admission to
die last Republican convention, says
the Chicago Times, and yet it was the
easiest place in tho world to get into,
if one only had the requisite cheek.
Ono man, and no very big one, either,
but just one of the common herd, took
a plain no!e-liead and wrote: “Chief
Door-keeper Republican Convention:
You will pass B. F. Joucs and E. T.
Smith,” and merely signed his name
to tho order. It was good, and still
tho writer Lad no more right to make
such a request than a tin soldier.
"When a gentleman had related tlie
above incident someone remarked that
it might be easy to gain admission to
a convention by die aid of cheek, but
one couldn’t work a circus that way.
“That’s where yon aro wrong,”
said a third person; “I am well aware
that check is a commodity the circus
matt lias usually a large stock of, but
I saw it most successfully used aga’nBt
him one day. It was circus day down
on tho Lake Front; the ordinary large
crowd was there, standing around
listening to tiio music attd loafing
generally; the small boys were there
waiting for any possible chances which
might offer of ‘geitin’ in.’ A man
went up to a group of anxiout urchins.
‘Want to go in, boys?’ said be.
a ( Yas; bet ycr life we do,’ camo in
chorus from the lads. They marched
up in front of tlie door-tender. ‘Count
these boys,’ sat 1 the man, and the
guardsman of the moral exhibition
checked the lads off with Lis finger as
they rushed by him and scattered on
the inside.
“ ‘One, two, three,’ counted the
doorkeeper, and finally announced
•eleven.’
“ ‘All right,’said the man, ‘all right;
that’s all,’ and he turned away.
“ ‘Hold on there,’ said tlie circus
man, ‘are you going to pay for those
boys?”
“Pay for ’em’ said the stranger,
‘well,l guess not; I said nothing about
paying for ’em; I just wanted to know
how many there were; you circus
men are good at figures, and I ain’t,
all I asked you lo do was to count
them. Much obliged.’ And away he
v*nt, astonishment at the surprising
ciieek preventing tho doorkeeper from
making any further effort to stop him.
Oh, yes, the circus can be worked.”
Paradoxical.
“Your cbntributions to light litera¬
ture are wonderful in one respect,”
said Bibby.
“And that is what?” asked Scribby,
“They are heavy.” _
THOUSANDS OF ELK.
Big Game is Plentiful in Yellow¬
stone National Park,
A Picturesque Sight Described
by a Recent Visitor.
Recently I saw over tlirco hundred
antelope on Specimen Ridge nt an al-
titudo of 8000 feet. Several large
bands of these beautiful animals can
be scon in the Blacktail country. So
many antelope when seen by banters
remind them, they say, of old times,
tlie good old times when game was
abundant everywhere. It is useless
to attempt to convey to tho Eastern
mind any idea of the number of elk in
the Park. One can simply say there
are thousands of them. The country
at times looks like an over-stocked
cattlo range during a round-up. Elk
everywhere in large and small bands.
I recently had the plcasuro of wat oil¬
ing a band of over four hundred for
an hour. They were in an open park
on Specimen Ridge, and 1 was about
three hundred yards distant from the
centre of the band.
Myself, horse and dog wero in plain
sight on a ridge. Other elk wore
scattered about on ridges and in tho
edge of timber. It is possible they
mistook us for elk, for they paid no
attention to mo whatever. I saw fights
between bulls, one which lasted as
long as I remained in sight was be.
tween two of about equal size, but
one bad only ono horn, tho oilier beam
seemed to have been broken off close
to bis head. I could hear their clash¬
ing horns as they made a dive at eacli
other, and could see with my glasses
that my one-horned friend was hold¬
ing his owu very well, sometimes
pushing tho other bull back bodily,
when again it would bo his turn to
get tho worst of it. He would be
moved back, all four feet sliding on
the ground. It was a very interesting
sight, but I could not stay to see the
end. Mr. Ouchorn was standing off -
the other bull when I left. I heard
several whistle, but not so cloar as
early in the season. I was surprised
to hear them at all so late, Nov. 20.
There is a very perceptible increase
in the number of black-tail door, but
I cannot say the same for tho moun¬
tain sheep, this may bo accounted for
by the fact that the latter have not left
their summer range in any number,
only a few have appeared on Mt.
Evarts.
No buffalo have been seen on Speci¬
men Ridge so far this winter. A
small band is in Hayden Valley and
can bo seen at any time by parties
passing through. Tho reported band
of seventy in the Red Desert, Wy¬
oming, which were said to have left
the park, is all a mistake. So many
parties were along the lino south
of the park over which these buffalo
would pass that Ihcy would
have been seen by sotno one, or their
tracks noticed. The buffalo in the Red
Desert are probably a band that have
been there fjr years. They have been
seen before, but only by parties who
did not care to “give it away” to any
and every one who camo along, for,
had it become generally known, they
would soon have been killed by speci¬
men and trophy-hunters or the Indians
would soon have finished the band,for
they enjoy the privilege of killing
game at any and all times, no game
law affecting them. There is a little
danger of the buffalo in the Fark
straying out, except on the west into
Idaho, where, if molested, they would
60 on return to the reservation.—[For-
st and stream.
The Frontier Scout Has Disappeared.
The scout of the frontier is like the
typical cowboy—a mythical personage
in these days of stoain and electricity.
The recent Indian war was conducted
without him, and tho travelers on the
prairies do not need his services.
Trailing is as much an art as is paint¬
ing or sculpture, and almost as few
become proficient in it ns in the hand¬
ling of brush or chisel. It requires
constant practice and much knowledge
of nature to learn it thoroughly. It
seems to be more natural for an Indian
or Mexican to be a tracer of men or
beasts than an American. They ac¬
quire by intuition what tlie white man
learns from a lifetime of study. Oc¬
casionally upon the plains an Ameri¬
can is found who is an expert, but for
the most part the blasted leaders of
civilization are far behind tiie natural
born scouts.
It is impossible to realize nowadays
tlie importance of tiic scout in former
times. No party dared cross the plains
alone without a proftssional trailer to
lead it, and no raauilauding band of
Indians or whites could be overtaken
unles i they were traeked aeross the
boundless wastes of *od-—{Chicago
Wera'd.
A Strange Punishment.
Truo to tho well-known motto of
E Piuribus Unura on the armorial
bearing of our country, the navy is
composed of the descendants of many
nationalities; and in the future, ns in
tho past, theso adopted sons of Uncle
Sam will, undoubtedly, point tho guns
of his cruisers to tho confusion of his
enemies. But it happous that they
are not seldom addressed in language
at once abusivo and contemptuous by
tho thoughtloss and ignorant. I recol¬
lect, some years ago, a strange punish¬
ment being dealt out to one of these
revilers—a “hard case” from San
Francisco—who bad called ono of bis
shipmates a “Dutchman.” Tito ex¬
pression was beard by the command¬
ing officer. He at once ordered the
ollonder “to tho mast” (the break of
the quarter deck, where all delin¬
quents aro arraigned on a man-oE-
war), and roundly reprimanded him.
“Now,” said tiio commanding ofli-
cor, “you will stand four hours of
eacli day for a week on the bridge,
and every quarter of an hour you will
point to the ship’s ensign, flying at the
peak, and while doing so you will say
to tho officer of tho deck: “That flag
is potent onougli to nationalize and
mtturalizo everv one who sails under
it!”
The man was astounded, but I
rather think it had a most salutary ef¬
fect, subduing many asperities of
speech in other directions for a long
time.—[New Orleans Times-Demo¬
crat.
It Was a Wonder.
Ono of the many thousands of won¬
derful babies was lately brought out
for tho inspection of a friend of the
family.
“Really, Mr. Seacook, said the
mother, “I suppose it’s perfectly nat¬
ural for every mother to think that
iter buby is tho smartest ono in tiio
world, but our baby just proves it.”
“Indeed! What doos bo do?”
“Everything, Mr. Seacook—every¬
thing.”
“Docs he walk?”
“Why, lio’s too young for that I
The idea of a baby not a yenr old
walking! But just lot mo hold him
up in my arms and see how perfectly
lie executes the Highland fling.”
Tho baby kicked out its legs. Mr.
Seacook expresses wonder and ad¬
miration, and asks:
“Can he say ‘mamma?’”
“Ob, no, but you ought to hear him
imitate a locomotive.”
“Dear me. Row docs lie do it?”
“He puffs out his little cheeks and
says: ‘Oo! oo!”’
“Well, now, that is surprising!
What other remarkable things can tiio
baby do?”
“Oh, Mr. Soacook, you should see
him when I take him up in my arms,
so! Ho looks up in my face just as
sweetly, and breathes!”
The gentleman agreed that at last
the most wonderful baby in the world
had been found.—[Youth’s Compan¬
ion.
History of Platinum.
Tlie history of platinum is quite as
interesting as its qualities are remark¬
able. During tho sixteenth century it
was found with gold in the Darien
mines, but the Spanish Government,
which controlled the mines, did not
make known the discovery of this new
white metal, as it was found to bo a
good material witli which to adulterate
gold. The deposits of platinum in the
Ural mountains, wltenco tho supply is
mostly drawn, wero discovered about
1882, and have been worked in con¬
nection with gold mines by the Rus¬
sian Government sinco 1838. Owing
to the large yield of gold the platinum
was for a long time sold cheaply, but
with the growing scarcity of gold, tho
cost of producing the other metal was
increased.
A well-known chemist says that
without platinum crucibles, which
share the infusibility of porcelain with
the chemical inertness of those of
gold, the composition of most molals
could not have been ascertained and
chemistry conld not liavo come to its
present level. Very few people in
this country are prqbably aware that
puro platinum lias ever been coined.
It was coined by Russia, however, as
late as 1864, at wiiich time it bad been
put in circulation to the value of over
$2,000,000. —[San Francisco Exam-
liter.
A Successful Interview.
“What did papa say?”
“He showed mo the door.”
“And what did you say?”
“1 said it was a handsome dooi,
but not what I liad come to talk about.
That made him laugh, and a minute
later you were mine.— [New York
Herald.
The teamster has no excuse for
being idle; hje business ij always
driving.
CHILDREN’S COLUMN.
FIVE UTTI.lt CHICKENS.
Said the first little chicken,
With a queer little squirm,
“Oh, I wish I could find
A fat little worm 1”
Bald the next little cbloen,
With an odd little shrug,
“Oh. I wish I could find
A fat little bugf”
Said the third little chicken,
With n sharp little squeal,
“Oh, I wish I could find
Some nice yellow meal 1”
Said the fourth little chicken,
With a small sigh of griof,
“Oil, I wish I could And
A green little leaf!”
Said the fifth little chleken,
With a faint little moan.
“Ob, I wish I could find
A wee gravel stone!”
‘‘Now, see here,” said the mother,
From tho green garden patch,
“If you want any breakfast,
You just come and scratch."
A FEW FACTS ABOUT LONDON.
Did you know, good Householders,
that to supply the inhabitants of Lon¬
don, Eng., with milk, 90,000 cows
liavo to bo milked twice a day?
Did you know that, by means of
tiio Needlework Guido of that sain 0
city, thousands of mado garments
were distributed throughout its many
districts every year to its worthy and
deserving poor?
And did you know that tho popula¬
tion of this great metropolis is actually
greater titan that of nil Sweden and
Norway combined?—[Detroit Free
I’ress.
A WONDERFUL PET SEAL.
It is well known that seals aro vory
easily domesticated and show almost
as much intelligence and dovotion as
a pet dog. A French papor gives an
account of a learned seal which, not
long ngo, mado its debut at a Paris
circus. It camo from Russia, when a
baby, to a fishmonger in Orleans, who
instead of killing it made a pet of tho
littlo creature. Ho would come when
called and shako hands with his
flipper, and in tiio performance
of many funny feats might put
to blush a well educated terrior.
Tho seal occupies a water tank in
a room adjoining his master’s. On a
lino day ho walks, in seal fashion,
which might bo called a “flip-flap”one,
to tlie circus, but in rainy weather lie
prefers to ride. At tho cirucs he rides
a horso and a velocipede, and aston¬
ishes the children by preferring fish
to candy. A groat many smart doings
aro accredited to this wonderful seaU
sonic must be taken with die proverbial
grain of salt, yet the fact remains that
seals are easily trained and become
affectionate, faithful pots.— [Picayune.
ABOUT AN ELEPHANT’S MEMORY.
A writer in Our Dumb Animals
gives tho following incident: “A gon.
I onian who crossed tho Atlantic a few
years since on a German s’eamship,
the Rhine, found himself n fellow
passenger with a largo female ele¬
phant. To while away the time bo
often visited tlie olophant’s quarters,
and at dinner filled bis pockets with
tid-bits, crackers or refuse from tiio
table to carry to tiio sagacious quad¬
ruped, who soon learned to expect
him and fish his pockets for tlie
same. At his coming she would
Ihrow out her trunk and show
signs of gratitude and pleasure. But
at length land was reached and busi¬
ness cares left littlo time for thought
of his ‘companion du voyage’. Several
years after, elephants wero quartered
in Central Park, New York, for tho
winter, and children of tho household
desired to visit them. Ho accompan
icd them, and obtained permission ot
the keeper to go into tiio building
where tiiey were kept tied to heavy
posts. As soon as he entered, one
elephant at once becamo restless—
threw out her trunk, tossed her ears,
tramped her feet, etc. The keeper
looked for a dog, and ordered
her to be quiet, then asked:
‘Have you ever liad any-
thing to do with elophanls?’ ‘No,’
was his reply. Then his voyage was
recalled. ‘That is it,’ said the keeper,
‘you can go to her without danger.’
It was the elephant that came over on
the same vessel. He went to Nellie,
as tlie keeper called her; siio becamo
quiet, and expressed her pleasure-
From an apple woman near he pro¬
cured fruit and filled his pockets. She
had not forgotten the old trick, but
dove down with her trunk, as in tlie
old days, until every one was found.
The keeper said: ‘You can visit her
any time. She will never forget
you. ) >)
■%—
A Traitor.
Mr. Giltman—What have you dono
with my wife’s pet poodle that I paid
you $20 to steal?
Sneak-Thief Bill—1 returned it this
morning and gqt the $50 tpwgrd site
offered for >t r — [St. Jo Nb\Y9-
NO. 20.
In Quietness is Strength.
Cleanse, cleanse, your soul from sin and
soil,
And poetry will In it grow;
Quell In it greed and hate’s turmoil,
And music from its depths will flow.
Still, still In tranquil mooJ advance,
From everchangef.il scene to scene;
Atoms and molecules may dance,
Rut man should hold a constant mien.
Mad, mad, my masters, is the age,
It plunges down, like I’hroton’s team;
Consumed by fear and lust and rage,
We have forgotten how to dream.
Less, less the golden store he mine, , j
Ho that I may have quiet hours
In which to train my cottage vine
And pick the priceless wayside flowers.
— [The Academy.
HUMOROUS.
The volumo of trade—A ledgor. ^
When is a window like a star?
—When it’s a skylight.
There is room for everybody in this
big world. Friction comes from the
fact too many want tho front room.
Teacher—Freddy, how is tho oarth
divided? Freddy — Between them
that’s got it and them Unit wants it.
The forms which, indistinct and dim, we
see from far away,
Are but the forum of Summer girls preparing
for the fr ay.
She—You don’t mind my talking so
much, do you? Ho—No, indeed, but,
(facetiously) I may mind after wo aro
married. She—But I shan’t mind
then if you do.
Woman is a theory and man make*
no more Berious mistake than when
ho attempts to deal with her as he
would witli a fact. Men aro facts,
and facts aro stubborn things.
First Broker—Hard times, aren’t
tboy? llopo you will bo able to keop
tho wolf from tho door. Second
Broker—I’m afraid not. Wo can’t
keep tho bear from tho street now.
Sir Arthur Sullivan is credited with
saying, in reply to an ignorant but
pretentious woman who asked him if
Bucli wero composing anything nowa¬
days: “No, madam, ho is decompos¬
ing.”
Gadsby—Titoso tlirco dude sons of
Van Nostrand cost hint about $5000 a
year. Miss Caustiquc—Then ho has
brew putting a good deal of money
into real estate. “How’s that?'’ “He
is spending $5000 a year on a vacant
lot.”
A gentleman bad just succeeded in
Raving a big clothing merchant from
drowning. “Ah,” remarked he, grate¬
fully, “I sec, In rescuing me, yon have
ruined your clothes. Permit me to
hand you my business card. Ten thou¬
sand of tho best suits in tiio city from
$10 upwards.”
Amber.
Genuine amber is by no means so
plentiful as it was somo yoars ago, and
amber cigar holders and pipe stems
will probably rise in price. Tlie genu¬
ine amber is a fossil gum, which was
produced in largo quantities by trees
having a resinous sap, which flowed
down tlie trunks and collected in
masses at the root. It is found in the
ground of marshes and other places
wltcro forests flourished in former
times, and is also obtained by dredg¬
ing. The German Ocean, Baltic and
Black Seas formerly produced it in
great quantities, but tho supply is con¬
stantly decreasing, and, unless other
fields aro discovered, real amber will
soon bo scarce and costly. There is
some satisfaction in knowing that tho
imitation is just as good in every way,
so that even if tho real amber gives out
tl ore need be no diminution in tho
i u nber of holders for cigars or mouth¬
pieces for pipes. In this country com¬
paratively little is used save for this
purpose, but in India and China largo
lumps are in great demand, for, from
some cause, an amber idol is far more
highly esteemed than a golden image,
and so the best amber all goes to the
East to be made into gods for the
pagans. — [Great Divide.
A Maltese Dog.
A rival to tlie Maltese cat is the
Maltese dog, an irresistible bit of
canine beauty which comes straight
from the Paris kennels. Ilis mistress,
a Washington bclio, who has but just
returned from abroad, considers him
the most valuable prize she has secured
during her wanderings. He has been
dubbed Marquis, and is thoroughly
French from the top of his curly white
head to the tip of his snowy tail.
Spoken to in French he becomes a most
obedient dog, but his knowledge of
English is at present very limited.—
[New Orleans Picayune.
Vegetable Diet.
Jones—That’s all nonsense about
eating meat being injurious to health.
My ancestors for hundreds of years
ate meat.
Vegetarian—"Yes, and where are
ihoy now? Dead, ain’t tiiey ?—[Texas
Siftings.