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r\ SENECA COUNTY JOURNAL. V E V O T ID TO TJTE EEST IXTETiESTB OF TJfE TEOTLE I V CJTlTTiCJd: J 1 ¥ E BTJITE. VOLUME 5. SENECA FALLS, N Y., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1890. NUMBER 44 Seneca County Journal PUBLISHED EVERY WEENESDAY, BY THEJOUEHALPUBUSHISCCO, ^ LIMITED.^ -SEKF'-'A FALL^, r:. T. F R A N K N . S T E V E N S , Businos3 a n d L o c a l M a n a g e r. S rusatir.E n s, - per year, wluii paili in advance. B y C akuikk . - - §1.7.\. per year, wlieii p.ii'i in aiivance. B i n s n eWi :jm 4 m ! 4 'n n ^ . l __ fllilftlllllii LECiALN’oxibhS.—NoUoesi'e.iUui-a bylaw to be iiublislied, chiu'sed at the legal rates. B csinehs cards —Not exceeding live lincB, $■>.(«.» per year. N otices —lu lociil columnw, lU cts per liiu.* for flrM utMCi-Uou, ^ eta. per line foi rjueh 3ub-sc«iueiit iu*<ei'tiou. L. iOSTEE CKOWELL, >1'.NU A t Ai.L^, N. Y. l*.-(.ei\c ;'U* litloil JUM E. EiOHAEbSOH. A TTnUNhY AM» < oUNSELOli AT LAW, X*iw Mai<t \Vulerloi>, N. V. W .M. TOILET, K .B . H ’t 6 «*SR J 3 V S !a ig .W £ bTit . t, <opp.)>iu the park.) Ullieehours :{> to V. M.. i to 4 I lid T to e. M. tiEELERAEE HOUSE. u *‘ji:u d lor ple,i-ur»* ’ '’ilies. Uf»oil order lud i * coTi::..*i3 ........... . i ;OY£ET & BODIHE. FRED ¥ / . DE MOTT, ft aXDliM.Y .VM> olN > i:l.nll ,VT I.-VW. S e r v i c e s a t tlic C i m r c i i c s , ilSiisSS r?I!;'T I'UK'Iil i Ua.VN I III u rn, ( AVI (!A jn 1 . '■ > 1 .AI I'll ai'Uii: M V. Mlta a , IMI 1”. %i. '>*1.1*1 *v ‘'lo »»:, 1« -M., *>oeiiiy ( hiist aii ■■■'“ M V .ns, castor. -‘•Y 'rr/'iFT 7 -.ie.'i h ir>d;t> e\ e’l- *. >11101.ijr ovonlug «*r‘i .'.j 1 il lf»t to Oct . U ’iiLK, luMtor. r.\r I^rilUK 11. H\i v!.i> \T. >1 NO.W- j[j iii .’*hin., at l‘>M . v M ami 7 (»“ . 1 * . ». iM*'u 1. * , i . I jiio. rio^r, K.i.i e.M. I . l,o*u- - I I. • -'‘iio ■> l i\ cv«*miui , 1' «*r no moj ;. I hui -da\ cv **iilng at 7 « «. V. - - M i It* 1 thf 1 um cvcii- b ' .Mti- 111 * hi ! \uudiiv of each month. . .-,1 Mi. hi-' -.luol !.> f veiling of each uu»i.'u. “'UtH.i. 4 sviiuc; -4cr% h f s hall lumr 1 ' ill '1 n. F u . l sr. .>;huvirK.s— X “..lul-.N', .u. and t; e. m . plum* to -»p*' inifi . \f\I 1 .\et pi b irst'>un o, ..a. o .„o.„ 1..^ W , ' R V ' V v R \ ‘ 7 7 rVi;i„Y':.^,Y!ir'E M., P. \l., »M'iHi M-hi nl dinl ehi.SH K u C U e \ i^r.lF'icHN R tuc;- men: 5! ■.:,i min li IMM i im »‘iin '.7 -I\;tndaveven 5 :;i 7 V V .a ii o V n '‘T r af*k^. ti ' MN, . i*. M. .'•umLu eveniog >*r.i hall 's».u.' < Ui-r ti. m imm Aptil 1st. f.*l t i>’. A. r * 11 ,x \ I pj^ap.i, andi>*h«*it m-!i>o fo.it. In in, v.iUi ^erUioH. ‘'I'cdriy iu>oi at .l.no i\ m . Vc.->p»’i-. I 410‘U‘ln>n oi tin* lidjs.sed t ue- E. F. SIMMONS FARMERS AND HORSEMEN: At 91 Fall Street, Seneca Falls .'>ecoiid lloor, oiipositc stantou House, 1 MAKE THE HL^T WoIlK AM) OF THE IIE.Vr MATKUIAL, WAUUAMTED. AU styir s of Hnruess, Collars, Whips, Boots, Bni.shes, Curry Combs, Robes, &c. I make to order all of HORSE BOOTS Ami warr irii tlii-m to fit i>erfi>otlv,and atouo- OLD H A R N E SS C L E A N E D Oiled and Kepaired a t the lowest rates. 1 cut and make all JIiuiicss sold at my »tore, and u.se none but tin- best OAK T A N N E D L E A T H E R Avliir ll is No 1 ^|f•ll■PU■d stork. Mv rxiiense in Repairing Promptly Done And to your entiri^satisfaction In ttuality GIVE ME A TRIAL. e. A. HILIMIRE CUSTOM TAILOR THE F IN E ST IM PO R T E D AND DOMESTIC G O O DS ^ ki K** POWDER Absolutely Purei MADE TO O R D ER A T T H E LOW E ST O F PR IC E S, AND A piRiECT HT mmsm OR MOBY EEFffMD. ' 91 FALL STREET, SENECA PALLS, boston \!\ store _ ; FO R P U R E T E A , C O FFE E ! O R B A K IN G PO W D E R i AND SF IC E S, ........ i i S S 3 S S “]Cp=l“ S : S | r S y 'I'hu following are among our Prizes: isciJK\'?” a s f s r c , a Has J u st Received a Very fcarge As- IjjOO OfllCF (lOOlSDi USGM AftiClGS sortment of ; SIS, RicirSTRCH, S CP' TINWARE ’' boston tea store , COISISISTING OF C. M. BACKMAN, Agt. ’ 101 Fall St., Seneca Falls. C a t a r r K And a Large Variety of Tinware too mimeroiia to mention, at [iottom S7 F Lb STREET i'leanses tlio iVa.i<aI t*aH«uc:«», .\UajN I’ulns iiitl ■Keais ths Sores. ICcatoreg fSeiiKOM o f Taste an d Siuell. 0 i.gtaifiiH 0 B . S e i c a M h ™ | p ^ ^ ''T cia hHtuTmh'islwriVnrren St., Now York. G oodman & H ock THE OLDEST M i D M O S T RELIABLE OLOTlINi & GLITH HOUSE! a U..I..I t!ie 1 IM- -I > I AIK.C'T stock in the county of FA X iX a ^ w m T : ^ s i c l o t h s ! f'd SeiN aim I '.tr».Mal>, in Iinp»-ae.l ami (iuuilis. GARM E N T S M A D E TO O R D E R A T R E D U C E D PR IC E S (i.iM.I I if ( aurintenl. We al-.** Ici-p a 1 nil 1 ine i*t I'.c.uK Mmlo Cl nlting fur Men, Boys and t’UiMreu. .V luU line I'luuidd'ii^ liin»U Lameil in stock, (nve us a call. ^ ^ X D ^ X : iX ’X'X3XXTO-- oil can h .d .ill llie pc-.plo s.iii.r oi the time, and some of the people all the time, ba^ u can't {n.d all the pet>pk* all the time. — Aina/uxi/i fjinnJn, I lu * r c .1 g i . m I .h .il ut **-.*;i*l h«»r>c hcn>e” in the k.*nicly phraseolugy of “ Honest Old >e,” as .jiu.tC'l ab.'.c. .ippliv.-t u* to the d«>tbin^ bu>iness in lhc'<c days when ihow win- •\\s and newspapcr> witl* announcement*. a MIM >1 K,\ I.'K’'. ^ VI b. aiul We tnid a reitt >hii*g..rjgm.duy ii A-'-.K.Xf.KS S ai .K. lOuOl, .\T IIAI.F P rick . ■rent \.Yd\ wliieh oflers Overcoats at 315, xcorih $15- lu'litu' in iktruum-rtiim n l,e''\mCTlxm'’pid.Uc'hke'fo^ tli.u \ill iiriee' iiie.nis •‘elK.i[i,\ a l l. tliink they can “ tuol all the peuple all the time.” We hi'pc yi’U ihm't rake Muck in tlai nn\o-jirimn tlienry. riie pureli.t-ing pitliUe nf t.i-il.i\ .ire a I'r.iiii) ili.^cnmin.tting lot of people, who prefer a lir'iteki>M .rrtielf at .1 l.nr [ rice r dlicr than inleriov goods at lictilmusly low figures. The an- n.iK ol trade prove there ts onh one sure foimd.iUon It r perm.inent success, and that is actual merit in merciiandise. (,■ ,-d 1 lotiiing—.-luiistantial h.iiirics—^Thorough Workmanship— Dur.d'le iriimnings—.suU— and l it ire the .idverti-ements which nuke trade and keeps it, wlmli naturalK calls to mind the well known jim luetions of GOODM AJiT & H O O K , \\h ni.ikc amt '.ell rt, <K u ...'c n i «li’ g.'iiM.i.ts w Lit. 1 t < n.l im ; ^ 11 il,t..se desirable points. MANTLE FINE PHOTOGRAPHS! INSURAI^OE OFFIOi moSi H i P i B i W E I B I-P Tim 01 ERA ItOUSE ; I p ^ a p i g y i l l vSTAlHS, lA 'E R TH E DRl (i STOKE IK TH E DAJSTELS BLOCK. SENEGA FALES, N, I I ADVERTISE IN THE JOLRNAL. PTERMllN’S WIFE. By H, BIDEB HAGGARD. or of \Colonel Qwiritch, V. G.” \Mr. eson's WiU” \A Tale of Three Aons.” \Allan Quaiermain,\ doctors that resul trial by liglttning cepted. These t The rivals must a- s thunderstoi ed in a cliallenge being given and serious thunderstorm, no ordinary tem- I thought this sound tulvioo. “Gooil luck go witli you, iny black uncle,” I said \I liope you don’t feel the initluiliesof a misspent life weighing on you at tlie last.\ •‘You look after viMirself, and tliink of your own sins, young man.\ he an swered. with a grim .smile, and taking a pincli of snulT, and ac that very moment a flasli of lightning, I don’t know' from which storm, struck tlic ground within thirty paces of me. Tliat was enough ■ lirly It.o’.v to ray heefo, and ■ iba.-zimbi’s dry and ac- ^ ^ wont I liearJ oM liiJal s 2 o r .r “ i l ~ s arv tem- I Bie chief was sitting with man’s face and saw that he was in- sely anxious for his son’s safety, and no means confident of his powers to list the magic of Indaba-zimbi. He IS talking in a low voice to the Induna i: to him. the chief was sitting with pest would serve their turn. Then, i down near to him. carrying assegais in their hands, they | I'll® “ lUst take their stand within fifty paces , tense f each other upon a certain patch of j ground where tlie big tliunderbolts were ' \ -■oservod to strike continually, and by | the e.xercise of tl?oir occult powers and i invocations to the lightning, must strive I “Hcarkenl the chief was saying, “if tlu-ssnigular taamh Imd been a r rang^ ^lay me, me a mtmtli previously, but no storm worthy I j of the occasion had arisen. Novv the ^^^p. local weather prophets believed it to be ..Black one,\ answered the Induna, “wizards die as dogs die, and, once dead, 3 told that they mus another ston second time, how< heldd to be equalqual in to be e in po\i isulted by the tribe ould happen if . t isUhertvSt Tor i Ded the work no more spells,” and he bent ;)iild be whispered in the Induna’s ear, look- iwer, and bo jointly i “ S “ssegai in his hand as he wliis- wait for they escaped the *, they Avoiild be and be jointly | occasions of i DOrt-rnce “Good, my father, good!” said the In- 'he prospect of being a spectator of ^ *?: so unusual a sight overcame my desire night, if the lightning does not do it to be gone, and I accepted the chief’s in- first-” ........................... - , , . ,, „ ttion to see ic out. Before midday I ’ ^ I laid to myself. “They mean to kill lezi I thouglit CO igretted it, for though the western the still Storm, yet it _ ___ obvious that it must burst The soon—at sunset, the oM cliief said, and together, in tlie company of the whole assembly I \Ph® silt moved down to the place of combat, theshado' The kraal was built on the top of ahUl, then sudden] and below it the land sloped gently to h®n®®th the the banks of a river about half a mile came the wind; the smooth surface of away. On the hither side of tho bank the river was ruffled by it into little was the piece of land that was, the na- waves, the tall grass bowed low before It, ves said, “loved of tho lightning.” and in it [ere the magicians took up their star •hile the spectators grouped themseli on the hillside about two hundred yards away, which was, I thought, rather too near to be pleasant. When we had sat there for awhile my curiosity overcame me, and I asked eave of the chief to go down and inspect the arena. He said I might do so a t my Dwn I'isk. I told him that the fire from above would not Imrt wliite men, and went and found that it was a bed of iron ore, thinly covered with grass, wh’ 'h of course accounted for its attracting the lightning from tho storms as they trav eled along the line of the river. At each end of tills ironstone area were placed the combatants, Indaba-zimba facing the east, and his rival the west, and before each there burned a little fire made of some scented root. Moreover, they dressed il two storms were rapidly rushing deepened and deepened, rew blacker and blacker, all nature began to moan breath of an icy wind. On CHAPTER UI. MAKE no apol ogy to myself, or to anybody who may li.appeu to read this naiTa- tivein future, for having set out the manner of my meeting with In- daba-ztmbi; first, because it was curious, and sec ondly, because he takes some hand in the subsequent events. If that old man was a humbug, he was a very clever one. What amoimt af truth there was in his preteu-sions of s not for me to may have my own le subject. But there I the extraordinary in- he exercised over his fellow- opinion on 1 no mEtake fluence hi natives. When I was at length ready to -start upon my expedition! went to old Indaba- zimbi to say good-by to him, and was rather surprised to find him engaged in \Good-by Indaba-zimbi,” I said, “I am going to trek north.” Macumazahn,” he answered, with side; “and so am I— intry, We is head on o want to see that com lad better ask me, then, u don’t you will ' furious Ah! the storms had met. From each there burst an awful dazzling blaze of light, and now the hill on which we sat rocked in the noise of the following thimder. The light went out of the sky, suddenly c \*resently lape grew vlvi. peared and disappeared; thing was visible for mil will go to gether.” asked, you “You hat mazahn, for if you dc come back alive. Mot (my father) is gone to where the storms come from,” and he nodded to the sky, “I feel myself getting into bad habits again. So last niglit I just threw up the bones and worked out about your jour ney, and I can tell you this, that if you don’t take me you will die, and, wliat is more, you will lose one who is dearer to you than life.” Now I was no more superstitious than otlier people, but somehow old Indaba- zimbi impressed me. Also, I kne'w his extraordinary influence over every class of native, and bethought me tliat he might bo useful in that way. “All right,” I said; “I ajipoint you ledition without _ lU will never that the old chief witclifinder to the expe s, rve, then ask for answered. “I am glad to se have enough imagination not gether a fool, like most wliite i mazahn. Yes, yes, it is to be alto- men, Maet iles, now e the men at my side vanished in the blackness. Suddenly the thunder and lightning ' ’with the ligh ceased for a minute, and everything trek, but if I were , grew black, and, except for the rain, si- , should take one wag< lent. I “Why?” I said. “It is over, one way or tho Otlier, chief,\ | “Because you will lose yoi I called out into the darkness. and it is better to lose one tha ......... ........ ^ ^ ......... .. ,ieT fn\”'ifflce“ S w R h ' ‘a^^^^^^ I'Yng in all the paraphernalia of their fear. learn.” And without another word he; ^ \ , f „„rre,’(t,.n lake skins, fish bladders, and I Hardly were the words out of his mouth walked to tho foremost wagon, put h it wh'dt besides, while round their wlien the lit sazahn. Yes, yes, it is want of imag- aation th.at makes people fools; they mn’t believe what they can’t under- inderstand ir ioncl «ll’ to .‘-■•■rve as t iftl'ordi with lioiler, cloth necessary accoutre- cciittT of tlie room five tables whiob were chief in t understand that I was his master the lightning. Well, it is time to 3 you, Macumazahn, I agon, not two.” wagons, LITTLE MAIDS AS COOKS. Schoolgirls Taught t A group of bright eyed, pink cheeked girls came ti'ipping down the steps of the Edward Shippea school on Friday a few minutes before noon. They were of assorted sizes and styles of beauty, but their ages all clustered closely about sweet sixteen. There was one little flaxen haired Miss whose lisp and mien betokened that she had but recently en tered her teens, and close beliind her a tall, dignified maid of dusky hue, who looked as if she would be eighteen some of these days. These were tlie extremes. Fifteen years may have made a fair The absence of the usual bulky bags of books, and the character of the girl ish chatter, whicli was all about butter and bums and blisters, instead of prep ositions and logarithms, evinced that this was no ordinary bevy of school girls. There were twenty of them, all told, and they had been to cooking school. The quantity of edibles tui-ned out by tliese two score fairy fingers during the process of tlie first lesson would scarcely suffice to satisfy the cravings of a lusty appetite; but then Rome was not built in a day; luitlier can an elaborate menu be concocted in an hour. A crockful of croutons or sippets and a faultlessly baked potato were tlie only tangible re sults of yesterday morning’s practice. Several little maids, hawever, treasured up a precious little cut or a glistening burn as evidence of hard work, and all had tluir craniums just chock full of knowledge as to the best wax's and means to rim a kitchen. “ntnisekecper Mo, 7, 1 ap]ioint you to take care of the stove ft>r tiiis morning. No. 11, yt)u most look aftov tho sink, and you. No. 4, will be in general charge of the room.” These were Miss Stone’s words as she called the class to order. She wore a tiny cap of soft wliite lace and a wide spreading apron, and moved ■Uhl talked with a grace and ease that would invest the meanest kitchen with dignity of a drawing room. The u'what unpoetical ttisk of lire-build- iiUo this V ; duty ol irk liic t the “ little maids in .school\ who on and learned thouglit it great fun, and s eas\- as flirling. After a few Ills' in.striiction they knew all about removing tho ashes, arranging the Idudling, aiiplying the m:itch and start ing a blaze, all wilh-mt a drop of kero- sent' or liegrimed lliiger.s. The big, brightly polislu brightly polished i 1 the corner of tlu‘ rotuii; the spi |ian sink, surmounted by a row of uid uidiptins, stood o] nge stood ipielc-and- dip pel's and uidiptins, stood o]i])Osite, and a Car end, .apportioned oil' to .‘-■•■rve as tlie Itumdry, waHsetl'or’' hor.se and the other meiits. .llong the were rtuigt-d the tiv seiited the scenes of enty cooks. Tliest manettvt ers of tho bedecked know r it wh-at besides, while round their wlien the heat necks hung circlets of baboons’ teeth they literally and bones from human hands. First I were tho men. ■erethewoirds loavens went to tho western end where the chiefs son stood. Ho was pointing with hla assegai towards the advancing storm and invoking it in a voice of great ex citement. “Come, fire, and lick np Indaba-zimbil “Hear me. Storm Devil, and lick In- ■ iba-zimbi with your red tongiiel him with your rain! > out of Ills mouth ere lit up again till ned to flame. There four paces apart. A So, 1 i into the fro ptirtigoii of perfeclioi 'tirni-hed wil'u a seat at recovered himself first—a the next flash came ho was standing! upriglit, pointing with his assegai wards his enemy. The cliief's son still on ills legs, but he like a drunken man, and fallen from his hand. _ _ Darkness, then again a flash, more R® curious termination, fearful, if possible, than any that had crossed the Orange riv gone before. To me it seemed to come stretch of forest land some twenty miles from the east, right over the head of bro.itl. The niglit we entered this forest Indaba-zimbi. Next instant I saw the '\’® camped in a lovely open glade. A chiefs son wrapped, as it were, in tlie few yards ahead tambouki grass xvas heart of it. Then the tliuiider pealed, growing to the Iieight of a man, or the rain burst over us like a torrent, and r*fil>®r kad been; now, witli tho ex- I gjivy UP iinii't*. ception of a few stalks hero anti there, .l,...f„,l nna Tho woi'.st of tlio storm was done, but it was cruslied quite flat. It xvas already c L 'Z m d ^ -stifeEv of tlm Bee how tliis had liappened. One glance compouna Ot meciicine ai inonti Ugfiitniiig was novor was enough forme; a great herd of cle- s o 4 I xvilked acris; tb! ^rmistone, to to strike and ventiire down to I.lKmts had evidently^^^^^^ I ‘=*’'‘\'^*\8 at all, but hia per- fp^ tijpugh i had seen wild ele- !r = . 5 irr ! ,.r . 7 .; 7 = ..................... 1 Iiunter is xvhat xvly nort weeks notliiug v e. Such Kaffirs i T particular k WO came in co “Spit on iiim “W hirl him “Make him as i ow in his bonesl “Run into his heart and burn away tlie “Show all the people who is the true Yitch Finderl “Let me not be put to yes of this white man!” ray in your breathl nothing—melt tho mar- ) shame in the any rate,when thre 5 Standing bolt taCt ^•as ally swarmed. ■ring The first real adv< had on tills particular journey was wn,u elephants, which I will relate because of ffirs as 3V0 came i it with were friendly, and game 1: Iventure that befell n ex'ery ai'ticie : Eacli pupil was fi I table, and after xvork wax ovt r each was I required to polii-h her respective corner i with soapstids and .scruiibing brush until ; it dazzled. I Against the cast wtill stooti a big eup- ’ Liard, .shinj’and cvofliety i,i its new-iiess, e nooks and its particular ■ everything, and siigge.sted Miss ; to li'T group of tlie way of the and the w h erefore of lifvetl that at time cm the clouds Moreover, tl xvas a curiot rently over fifty years of £ hands that looked as tough as nose was much sliarper than is Old he had a to hil “Indaba-zimbi, “you may be a you are certain] beckonin' itch doct Imnder- iie,I had split and fn.W h j the tl bolts. While I was lookin\ abor suddenly lieard tlie eliief, who ny right, give a low moan, ami seoiilo cluster round liim. I went up 1 good witch doctor,.Tut but ®-nd looked. There, on tho ground, lay ilyafool. It is no good the body of his .son. He was a dreadful ■e blue sky while vour His liuir wa.s burned off his head, start with tlie Sto'rm.” c<’PlH‘r rings upon his arms were fused, the asseg-ii handle which lay near was literally shivertd into threads, and, wlien I took hold of iiis arm, it .seemed to me that every bone of it was broken. The men with the chief stood gazing ■ntly, wliile tlio women wailed. gave him a most comical appea Anotlier strange thing about him was that ho had a single white lock of hair .long his black wool. At last I spoke loctor andSooked Thei s no good the body of his .so ing at th blue skv while vnur sight. His h lemy is getting a start “You may be clever, but don't think you know everything, white man,” the old fellow answered, in a Iiigh cracked voice, and witli something like a grin. “They call you Irontongue,” I went on; “you had better use it, or the Storm Devil won’t hear you.” “The fire from above runs down iron,” he answered, “ so I keep my tongue quiet. Oh, yes, let him curse away. I'll p ut him out presently. Look now, white man.” I looked, and in the eastern sky there grexv a cloud. At first it was small, but very black, but it gathered with extraor dinary rapidity. This was odd enough, but as I had seen the same thing happen before it did not particularly astonish me. It is by no means imusual in Africa for two thunderstorms to come up at the same time from different points of the com- “’You had better go on, Indaba-zimbi,” I said, “ the big storm is coming along fast, and will soon eat up that baby of yours,” and I pointed to the west. “Babies sometimes grow to giants, white man,” said Indaba-zimbi, beckon ing away vigorously. “Look now at my cloud-child.” its head, its shoulders, and its h it was lik iross the heavens. The light of the setting sun escaping from beneath the lower edge of the western storm shot across the intervening space in a sheet of splendor, and, lighting up tho ad vancing figure, wrapped its middle in hues of glory, too wonderful to be de scribed; but beneath and above this feet and head were watched, from the glowing belt his black as jet. Presently, as I an awful flash of light sliot head of the cloud and circled it about a_ though with a crown of living fire and vanished. “Alia,” chuckled old Indaba-zimbi, “my little boy is putting on his man’s ring,” and ho tapped the green ring on his own head, which natives assume when they reach a certain age and dig nity. “Mow, white man, unless you are a bigger wizard than either of ua had better clear off, foi ' about to begin.” hile tlio women waih ‘Great is the magic of Indaba-zimbi,” said a man at lengtli. Tho chief turned ind strue’K liim a heavy blow with the lerrie in his hand. or not, thou dog, he sli ! to shoot it or tra'le it is liis chief aim in < life. My resolution was soon taken. I would camp the wagons for a while in , tlie forest, and -start on horseback after the elephants. micate'i luy decision to Iiida- nd tho other Kaffirs. The lat ter were not lotli, for your Kaffir loves hunting, wJiich mean's plenty of meat and congenial occupation, but In<laba- zimbi would cxpres.s no opinion. I saw him retire to a little fire that ho ha'l lit for himself, and go through some mys terious performances with bones and clay mixed with ashes, which were watched with the greatest interest by tlie other Kaffirs. At length he rose, and, coming forward, informed me that it was all right, and that I did well to go and hunt the elephants, as I should get plenty of ivory; but ho advised me to go on foot. I said I sliould do notliing of the sort, but meant to ride. I am wiser now; that was the first and last time that I ever attempted to hunt elephants on shall die,” thou sing- , struck il Tie in his •Great or not, thou dog, 1 ho cried, “and so shall thou est his praises so loudly.\ I said nothing, but thinking it probable that Indaba-zimbi had shared the fate of his enemy, went to look. But I could see notliing of him, and at length, being thoroughly chilled with tho wet, started back to my wagon to get a change of clothes. On reaching it, I was rather sur prised to see a strange Kaffir seated on tho driving box xvrapped up in a blanket. “Hullo! come out of that,” I said. The figure on the box slowly unrolled the blanket, and with great deliberation took a pinch of snuff. “It was a good fire fight, white man, was it not?” said Indaba-zimbi, in hia high, cracked voice. “But he never had a chance against me, poor boy. He knew nothing about it. See, white man, what comes of presumption in the* It is sad, very sad, but I made thoi fly, didn’t I?” n old humbug,” ] re careful you will s said, “unlesi auu n, will laxe an j'our magic to dodge “Now you don’t say so,” said Indaba- zimbi, clambering off the wagon with rapidity; “ and all because of this wretch ed upstart. Tiiere’s gratitude for you, wliite man. I expose him, and they want to kill me. Well, thank you for tlieliint. We shall meet again before long,” and he was gone like a shot, and not too soon, for just then some men came up to the wagon. On the following morning I started homewards. The hrst face I saw on ar riving at the station was that of Indaba- “ how do you do, Macumazahn?” he said, holding his head on one side and nodding his white lock. “I hear you for exjioBmg an impostor.” _ , we started at dawn. t \ ever attei irseback. Accordingly, Indab.i-zimbi and three left with the wagons. 1 was on back and so was my driver, a good rider and a skillful shot for a Kaffir, but In daba-zimbi and the others walked. From dawn till midday we followed tlie trail of the herd, which was as plain as a high road. Then we off saddled to let the horses rest and feed, and about 3 o’clock started on again. Another hour or so passed, and still there was no sign of elephants. Evidently the herd had traveled fast and far, and I began to think that wo should have to give it up, when suddenly I caught sight of a brown mass moving through the thorn trees on the side of a slope about a quar ter of a mile away. My heart seemed to jump into my mouth. Where is the hunter who has not felt like this at the sight of his first elephant? I called a halt, and then, tlie wind being right, -we set to xvork to stalk the bull. Very quietly I rode down the hither side of the slope till we came to the bot tom, which was densely covered with bush. Here I saw the elephants had been feeding, for broken branches and upturned trees lay all about. I did not mke much notice, however, for all my thoughts were fixed upon the bull I xvas stalking, when suddenly my horse made a violent start that nearly threw me from the saddle, and there came a mighty rush and upheaval of something in front of me. I looked: there was the hinder part of a second bull elephant not four yards off. I could just catch sight of its outstretched ears projecting on either side. I had disturbed it sleeping, and it was running away. Obviously the best tiling to do would have been to let it run, but I was young in those days and foolisli, and in the excitement of tlie mo ment I lifted my “ roer” or elephant gun and fired at the great brute over my horse’s head. Tlie recoil of the heavy gun nearly knocked me off the horse. I recovered myself, however, and as I CONTINQED. inies, eaeli d isil. “A jilace ! iig in its pla “'E !' Dover egg the glass lemon squeezer. “Tiie rolling pins must bo piled right here, the cullen der hung just till le and the di.sh towels placed far back in tho right Imii J corner of tlie third drawer from the top, on tlie left hand side, lieUveen the tea clotlis and the du. teis,’’ she went oil. ‘\We fiut the matches in tin’s covered crock so the rats won’t nibble tlii-m ;ind set the house on fire. Tlie bread we must stow away ill a tin box for fear it should grow stale. We must always keep the butter well covered, as it absorbs strange tastes so easily,’’ and so on tlirongli the whole cat egory of kitchen < tliics. Then the liUlo maids were set to work cleaning iiotat'ies. Of course they poised tlieir knives aloft for the puriwse. and of course Miss Stone ] hade tiiem to drop then ■ntlv but firmly instantly. The bi’st autiioritiLS on cuisine never pare ji'itatne.s nowadays; they scrub them. Each girl was supplied witli a small lirush, wliich she applied to the earth apple's eiUicle with sudi vigor that it 3 was hidden to stove for bak- •ried. as she lifted the in back in di.- was soon as white as her Then housekeeper No. ! place tlie p.hatoes in the stove ing. “Ouch!”she cried, as she oven door and ran back in dismay. Uou.sekecper No. 7 v. as delegated to ti' 3 '. “Oo, ow, owl\ was the I'cMiIt Of her first trial, as she liuggc-d a, tender little en gagement linger itiid fled in consterna tion. Tlie otlier girls only laughed and Mi.-s .Stone flow to the re.soue. Beneath her ‘‘open se.-ame” the door started open like.adriam. “You’ll learn after awhile,” sheremarited smilingly. And the burned maidens sighed and said they liopcd so, and once more the chorus giggled.— Philadelphia Inquirer. A T^Joiister Smokestack. Tlie monster chimney of tiie new Fall River Iron Works mill, the largest in America and the fifth largest in the woi'ldywas completed recently. It is 250 feet above tho ground. Tlie bottom of the foundation is seven feet below tide water and sixteen feet below the ground, making the total height of the chimney 3G0 feet. The base is square for a dis tance of about tliirteen feet from the ground, then tapers up gradually for about eiglit feet, and from that up the chimney is cylindrical i,n form. The diameter a t the base is thirty feet, a t the narrowest part it is fifteen f 'ct. The flue has a uniform diameter of eleven feet. Tlie walls at the bottom are thirty- two inches thick and in the thinnest part twelve inches. It is built of brick above the foundation, the number used being 1,700,000.—N. Y. Telegram. Cornwall XIountain Mine. of Cornwall Hoik Francois Cliaynot, of Corni among the Cornwall mouiih necticut. has been searching years for iron ore on his farm past year ho lias been employed in c ging a tunnel about six feet square i )r three long way througli solid rock, then came a kind of clay of a yellow color and ne.xt lie found a re.l substance resembling ociire. He has a gravity track and car running the whole length of his queer mine whicli he is working alone. Many ven springs have been found that gush forth her pure, cold water. 2Ir. Chaj'not struck into stone contain ii MOUNTAIN PINES. So Hcm* to IjfAven that a star Burns like a taper bright in each. TL. n». c}ian;:eless all the seasons through, Tlu t green cathedral lifts its spires, The 10 catch the moriiiiig dew, Tlie 1.J t to hold the sunset Within Its aisles no sound is heard Wiiil s-uimner*s service decks the na-^e; Its nltur knows co priest; uo bird .L...S from the emerald arcliitrave. But whriu, wrapt in her shroud of snow. Beneath the roof lies earth asleep, A mournful u.usic. measui d, slow, Wakes in the suii.mit of yon steep. Tliut solemn dirge of -winter brings T..e htv.i to to I ouder thoughts divine; It is Llod’s luirper strikes the strings Sti’ctched on the forest harp of pine! -Frank Dempster Sherman. HOW TODDLES PROPOSED. Mr. To.ldles arose one morning in a very mclar.clioly mood. it, was his forty-fifth birthday, and he was still a bachelor. ‘‘Time is flyin.g,” he said. “Youth has gone. I have iiolhing to look forward to but a niiseraiile single life at a board ing liouse. Wliy liave I never married? It is too late now” ----- “ Toddles! you in?\ cried a voice at the door. “I w.-nit to eonsult you.” ‘‘Come ill—come in,” reiilu d Toddles, and the dour opened to admit a tall gen tleman. with a head like the I'opular portrait# of Shakespeare and a beard which he trimmed in tlie way bc.-t cal culated to impress tiie likeness on ail be- He wore a very showy little smoking jacket and a cap to match, and carried in his liand a roll of manuscript and i stylographie pen. He looked what hi ■a literary man. His serials, v were of the most romantic sort, wei read with avidity by all the young 1: iS who iiibseribed for The Weekly isher or wtio bouglit it at tlie stands oi iorrowed it of tlicii two and twenty; resembled, t cording to lescriptioii. the wax figui dres.sers cecorate ti coiistani IS continually; and all Gusher or wlio bouglit il stationers' stores or bor neighbors His heroes two and tweiit: iig to lescriptioii with which hair dn windows: smoked < iiy other man in order to malte him ,t as the walls of Jericho. In mixtures of the d their atl^; rolled up their eyes continually; and all possessed silk night gowns and slept on silken pil lows, and put rare perfumes on theii handkerchiel’s and decorati d their but- ronholes witli liot liou.se plants, and liad only to double tlieir lists and shake them at anv other man in ordei fall as flat fact, they were even Apollo Belvedere and the (iandy ot tbe time of The Spectator, with some of the stuff tliat goes to tho malting of the hero of the modern prize ring. However, tlie girls liked them, and many a mar ried dame siglied over the romances and wished tliat lier prosaic John was more “Good morning. Toddles, old fellow 1” said Mr. Sparkle, genially. “Here I am. coming for advice again! Wlien- ever I want genuine advice 1 come to you. You have literary taste. It's a con foul! dies—V( your pen else ■ shall bt Toddle.s—“eh Veil, you’ )o deliglited, I' ieliglited! Bui Idk' “Not at all,” responded Mr. Sparkle. “Breakfast is not ready yet; I’ll just read this to you, if you don’t mind. I've taken a, ne\>v dejiarture in tiiis serial—I’ve introduced an old fellow.” “How old’?’’ asked Toddles. “Tliirtyre.spoiidedSparkle—“almost thirty.\ •‘Mow, I call that young,” said Toddles. “Of coiir.se it is, in real life,’’ said Sparkle. “Foi'to’ is young, to all intents and pui'pose.s. Cut literary age is very different. It would blast an author’s reputation to make a lieroine out of her teeii-s or a liero out of liis twenties, Tiiis 30-year-oliler is iui old baclielor who lia# long adored a certain lady, and remains umnarrit il for lier sake, bha is going down into tlie vale of years—five-and- twenty of ’em—a spinster for love of m. Meither gue.sses tlii- love of the .1 Sparkle, have iier jwn at Toddles’ de.sle and be ■e his .styiograpliie pen inti lanner highly him. Meither gue.sses otlier—good point, eh’?\ “Very,\ said Toodles. “Now, tile question is,” said “whetlicr to unite them or to confess her love for him be.,ide liis death “The laUer!” all, ami th‘’n Spailiie - dies\ haiiil. \Maguiiicent!\ he said. “You alwat'S have original ideas.\ Ho sat dowi gan to lance the air in a furious ge.stive of delirium tremens, ilowever. Toddles w as not alarm e d ; he knew tliat he was only getting Ills pen into work ing onler. “Ah!\ he .said, as a drop of ink axi- pearedatlhe point of the instrument, “here wc arc at Ia.st!’’ He jotted do.vn a mt luoraiidum, and then wliceied about. “ Let me read you thi.s,” he .-ai l: “I think you will like it. My le lo is soliloquizing—imagining lhai he is de- ' ’-love—ahem!\ and Mr. Sxiarkle iking cap to the back tif othed hi- iShe.kesiiPorean b' ard with his hand and liegan: “ “Beloved one— Nay, start not; long have 1 c;Uie.l thee so in my .soul—’ ” ^ “ I- he a Quaker?\ iiiquire.l Mr. Tod- \Mo no; I always use ‘thee’ and 'thou' : Strong lov e iiassages,” replied Siiarkle. daring lii-1 pushed his i- “Oh, yes,” replied Toddles. ‘'Hm tupid of me!\ “Not at all,” said ■c: ‘Beloved or Sparkle. “Let me Nay, start not; long thee so in secret. Have not eyes revealed to thee the tale my refused to utter? Hast tliou not it my lie.ii't lay at thy feet? have 1 called tl 3d that Should I ask thee be my portic without I mine scorn ind yet, how would cau^I li-v-e without thee? Alas! alas! “What do you think of it?” “It’s very touching,” said Toddles. “Do you know, I should like to confide in you.” “ Do it, do it, m y dear, dear friend,” “Sparkle, has it ever come into your mind that I have a secret woe?” said “Well, it has,” replied Sparkle. “Tve heard you groan.” he woe,” said Toddles, “ is connected with a lady.” “I thouglit so,” said Sparkle. “Is she another’s?” “No. no,” said Toddles, “no; but there a coldne.ss in her manner that has pre- inted me from siieaking. I have known ■e years—she is about my age—but I have never dared address her, never shall.” said Sparkle. ■ui'ietta Maria concerned,\ said Toddles. •er see lier'i'” asked Sparkle. ar,” said Toddles. “I h: there wliieh 1 let. I “Cour.nge!” said Sparkle ‘•I have none where lieu “Once a . a farm down phantasie, equilibrist, akrol riker, eccentrics, knock-al jougleur, rgostesk ;t addressed my It’s there on the ii are well,' etc., envelope comaiiiiiig it. desk. I #.iy, ‘I trust yc no more.\ ‘Say more next time,” said Sparkle. Toddles only groanvl. Just tlicii the bn akl'ast bell rang, and Sparkle lia.-tenod away. As for Toddles, he g;ithci'3d uji some slieets of paper ■'..nl check for the way dov directed to Miss Ileiirictta Maria Ever green, addeil the u-; for the old ladies’ lu pocket to p')-t on liis way down town. He reached liome again, .ts usual, before the doo iiicliing himself j arkle knocked at dinner time, an.l his room when Spar! “Only to ask you if j’ou saw a sheet my manuscript on your desk this mo ing. It is tlie one t read loquy.” * “Yes, yc.s; I rememh'.'r. But it is not here,” said Toddles, rummaging his desk., “No, notiiiivg liL'i'i'-^noihing, Mliy, w h at' is this—w h at is this? VVhat liave I done —great lieavi ii-j—what have I done?” c! “Whafr\ roared S|>arkle, catching the oontagion ot Imrror. \I've don<‘ what inii.-t cover me with shame to my dying day!’’ roared Toddles. ’ “Here i-i tiie l. ll. r 1 urote to Mists Hen dvci'gr.vergr.. rietta Maria E n—I have left it out of the er.vt lope atid pnl your manu script in inst -ad 0!i. I’v,. done it—I've lone it! .\nd .-lie will tliin’t I have gone mad. h'i ral’c.'i iiavi- died than icnt her tli.it ma-s of -tail an 1 nonsense —thcoin't'U'. i •‘.lolling !..•r. Oil, Lord!” 'You -.li.i you admired it. Toddles,” said till' indignant author. “From a literary luiint of view I do,\ said til.- hach.dor, “Kce Imre, you ex plained to me that aeo was nmsidered to what it w.!:, ill reailife; so i'tlovemak- ing. W h at is (.liai'miiig, I’m -are, in a story i-' not Mtilable for a serious busi ness m.m in ic.il lil'c. Oh, I’m di.sgi-aeed forever .Sliell tliiiik I don’t know what— I’ll sho'it mvsclf!’’ “Toildl.-s.\ sail] Mr. t^iiarkfo. gravely, “d.ni’t ■lo tlnit yet. Wait. Fate has liclpcj you out of your dilemma. The fra;auoiit H somowhat di.sjuinted, I am aware, but it \\ ill p;o to that cold woman’s he.art. It w ill \\ i.i lu r, see if it don’t.” •‘She win never sji-ak to me again,” said Todiile.s. 'Yi a don’t know Miss Evergi'ci 11 .\ “Oh, I kn.iw woiii'. u in general,” said .'5parkle. Wliellier lie diil or not, twenty-four hour.-, of i.'i'.iii.’ul anxi. tyon Mr. Tod dles’ part I iulcil ill tlie receipt of a letter im Miss Evergreen, in wliieli she ex- e at tho d< plh of his at- e.ssei] surprise -■hmeiit, which cted, aiiJeom'i' uguage\ in wlii Ld won hi d ii'.-vei pected, aiiJeom'i'.s.-ed tliat the “ touching language\ in which !i.' liad por'a'ayed it she accepted had won tier heart; iii fa<-t, she accepted They are married, ami .Sparkle was best imm a t tho wcil.ling.—Mary Eyle Dallr.'i in Firc.-i.i.> Ooiiipani'iii, Siisiii<*'-i 5 i'.-ipacfty. A popcorn \i n.li r oji one of tlie .streets near the jiii; 'fi.'ii i.i iiirning a pretty penny, wliiie it m -- iiis that another en- gagoil in the l amc Iriido i.-i not doing so well. .V ilmlv p.itron ol tlie wuccessful mercliaiii, al’ici- lniyiiig hia atiek of corn yesti iilav. asked “Why is it th . you don’t keep one I'day you wore nearly two bloek.s down th * sirocl. and llie day be fore you wci'.' at Minio oihci- place. Why don’t j-ou get one pl;>o,. and keeii it, and ^ The Italian n “No regular cn-ionnis People a-lmya wlion <Ja tiiiiv of it. oiu^ m an a n d buya of armiha .S. oa rvlericana down street? U<‘ pupa corn slow, ’cause no body Imy Wind blows from him to me. Mana iia#-a him comin'np street, smell popcorn aii.l tiiik bo lika luqv, but uotiniegoa back. Den lie seea mo ana buy. Mana goin ibiwii street smell de corn before he n acini me. stoiriaua buy. To-moirow niayoe wind iJowa other way. la g'l b.-liuv oilui man. Him maka de aiipHi!\. 1 veil i de eqrn. Him .a (CO ] i:i- o p'-./iilo know him tinka .stu_,a and he gei.a all tim.o. 1'. o p Jeknow i body but dasolfa.\-Kaii. as City Tim Tlie fliiM-I There is a provi own nose off to sp bnt'liere is an in-tanee ol i lining off one’s toes to Spite one’s corn .Setcral years ago. says Til.- I'iltsliol.l .Vdvertiser. “ a Pitts field m;iii lii'eoining angry at the pain caused by :i corn on one of his toes pull ed oil' liis l.'O'it and lio.se, to'ik a chisel and out (be ( ih - off I’lie elii.-i-l happened to be wider than was necossarx'. so more toes were cut off than lie wa.s really jiar- ab'.ut Tile 111 in tlien walked dll IV street, with the liai'o amt litceding, some distance to a s-u goon’s, Avliere the in- jurieareeoived art' iition.” That fellow’s temiicr mu.-,t liave boon w-ors 0 than his ly'ct wliic'i the lliglit of time brings ujioii liuiuauity afford an inex- iiausliol,- M'l>j'*\t for tiie lover of the cu- riou.i in art end miture. .A-t a notable speeiiia ii of ' ndilematic work of a very aiijii'i jirrilo and felicitous kind, a wafcii d'.il now in course of construc tion !it Waltimm, Mas-:., is mentioned as one of the nio.st wonderful M the many wonderful pic-e- -i of mechanism which have been constructed by the deft fin gered artists. It contain-s, instead of the usual iiuin.-rals, twelve sm,all, but distinct, .-illiowlte figures, beginning with a wonum witli a very young child in her jirnr^. At 1 o’.-lo.-k the lady and her little baby are clearly depicted, the infant be ing ill long clothes. At 2 o’clock the same figure a}jpcars, hut tho child is a little l.mger. At 3 o’clock mamma is still there, but tlie infant is in short clotlies. .\t 4 o'clock the child again appears, and so on up to 8 o’clock, -when lie goe.s to school for the first time. At 9 o’clock lie may lie seen again in college gown, which i.s being contemplated by the now ,elderly mother. At 10 o’clock the deatli lied scene is presented, where he parts with iiis beloved mother. At 11 o’clock he. too, is a middle aged man, over wJiom the snoivs of many winters o'clock he r his final apijearance, an old and decrepit specimen of liiiraanity, praying for the —St.. Lous S ' imblic. Ledger. German Names Wanted. The managers of the Berlin cafes con certs have offered a prize of 300 marks , to wrmever shall Purely German i Evergreen. She asks me to take tea. . . S7„‘“ I 1 itasie, equilibiist, akrobat, gymnas- never write?” asked Sparkle. ' lUte, _tnck,| .,Yes.” .said Toddles. “She is very ' ■ charitaWe. She holds a fancy fair every , I summer on her grounds for the benefit [ Mr. Louis Sulow, a tonsorial artist in the emi.loy of Mr. Dave Brown, is re ceiving e: ngi'.itulalions on all sides foi tiie bravery lv‘ di-ijilayeil in stopiiing a runaway lior-e tlie other day. Tiie frightened aiiiraal came tearing down State strctl on a mad gallop, liis eyes flashing fire, Isis no.-;trils distended, his hoofs clattci'iiig ai;-l slrikiiig fire on the stone pavi mfnt with every bound. A panic took jio -( .-ticn of the people on the strci t, iadus slirieked and fainted, and men ran for dear life, wlien sud denly the bai'liir apprarod upon iJie scene. Witli a tiound he gained the mid dle of the ;Cu'< et. J' izt-d tlie maddened horse by tiie bridle, and after being dragged atipiare or two succeeded in btojiping liim. Tiieie was a beautiful young I'ady—said to be an heiress—in the linggy, and slie is said to liave ex-
