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The Brussels Post, 1891-12-4, Page 71 1)E(', 4, 1801 AN INDIAN REVENGE RAIU, Gond UStory of the Far WOOL, A :se,gttlE (7^, SASE, TO ONS bat: l+at.taa"a n a Blotto UEst Ell. " ]lid you over hear of eu 1radian revenge raid ?" askedto well-known Indian lighter of a reporter the other day, r Well, before I start to describe this terrible, but, I am happy to say, very rare episode of rho frontier 11fo, I will explain e raid is. flat 0 revenge c it the r, It is the attach upon elle Ia if us b y settlers, who have their homes deotroyed and their families massacred or worse by the noble rod man, "Tito Indians, as you aro aware," continu- ed the captain, "used to frequently break out in the territory reserved for thorn, 011(1 akin' about the nearest oottlaulelds, steal- ing linesos, MIL otherwise not molesting the ranahnlan. But Doran every few years a sort of frenzy seized then 111 consequence of the extortions of the government and the en- croachment of enterprising white settlers; and then to party of braves would stealthily creep around the rundleo, and the pcor stockman \you'd wake up some Bight to be scalped, or worse, to see his family outraged and killed before ifs eyes end find himself afterward tortured in a way that dofhos de- soription. "Oar settlement was sitntLbod in the most northern part of Now Mexico and was con- sidered one of the most unassailable and safe in that portion of the country. " To to stranger it would have creamed pe- culiar, as there were fewer people than m many of the districts further south, where white anon turned pale at the mention of an Indian raid, while we received the news with sublime indifference. The reason of this was, that living among us peaceable citizens were men, who in days gone by bad been noted desperadoes and lodian fighters and it isle. well known feet among western men that the Indians dreaded "ami with good reason" a man who has fought again 11 them, and who know their ways, 111000 than twenty unexperienced ]lands. " It was in the fell of 1878 before I enter- ed the army. At the time 1 was the p0000asor of one of the best and largest ranches iu that section of the west. The previous sum - met: was t4 terrible one. In a aettlolnent south of us 900 families 10000 massacred in a few months. Troops were sent by the gov- ernment to drive the Indians out, 1>et a0 usual could not tied them, or when they did they wcro taken at a disadvantage and ob- liged to retreat. •' Even wo got;anxioue,and(11lnot breath freely until November begat to draw to e. Mose and we were expecting day by day that winter would set in and the Indians go back to their reservation. Never within the memory of the oldest frontiersman had the Indians remained so far north during the winter. But by Christmas they were a thing of the pest and the public mind was filled with excitement concerning a great meeting of stockmen to be held on the lot of January. Nearly every ono was going to this meeting and all were congratulating uL tulntin g them- selves upon the unprecedentedly mild 11 eatbor which enabled then( to leave their sheep and cattle with light hearts under the care of a fele boys. " Itwas in the afternoon following the departure of the stockmen, when I saw afar on the prairie a black clot that soon develop- ed into a man on horseback oohing towards mo at full gallop. " As he appeared I saw that he had no hat, and though hie horse was going at headlong pee, ho was urging it furiously on with both whip and spur. In another minute he was clnso to mo, cull recognized a young fellow, (7haeles Cooley 1>y name, who lived at a ranch wbout 6011 milds from 0s. ' What's the matter, Cirarlie1" I asked as ho came thundering 119. "\latter," he Driod, "why the Indians never left et all. They have just burned ten ranchos, killed every man they mane across, and carried off the women alive. I managed to escape being on 14 good horse and ant now rifling everywhere trying to got up a " revenge raid." "You will make one, won't, you, Bill, to save the woolen from a fate far worse than death?" ' Yes," Ireplied ; "I'll comp, but there aro less than thirty white men left, and the odds will be terribly aainst us, es the Indians number fully 200." Never mind," he replied, " the red rev ils don't expect any attack tonight, as they think there is no one to make it, and remember there are Mike Flood, Tom 130011s and Joe Reed left. and they are worth fifty ordinary mot" After designat• ing the time and place of meeting 0110011e rode off. Not much supper did I eat that night. Qinto theuickly My horse largewiry y and ria put y sheep Mexican pony, more than half mustang, was feeding near by. I naught and saddled him, after which I'pent the next few hours cleaning my revolvers and sharpening my knife ; also in writing a few lines to my mother in ease 1 ehoubd never return, About 9:30 I mounted my horeo and rode silently for about half an hour, when my horse began to piok up his ear' and snort slightly prov- ing that I wasnear the rendezvous. I looked eagerly forward to 000 how many Charlie had bean able to coiled, " They were few ; I counted only fifteen as I came up. \Ve sob motionless on our horses' backs, waiting for re-enforoo- moots. When about twenty-five had congregated a tall horseman on a poly- erful roan, Miko blood, rode suddenly forward. " Well, boys,' I guess 100 W0116 wtl.ib any longer. We 1111101 got to the Injun camp before the moon rises, or they'll spot toe like so many sheep. I haven't mace to say. Von all know what we aro born for, I sup- pose. You all know the odds against tie will ho about tet to one, as I believe the injuns numbered about 000, meb110 more." He paused a moment, and then coming Mosey said, in Mow tore : " Boys, there are tomo of yon very young, and will h1Lv0 meow Mende mournitt your loss, Nowis the time for ,yon to go home and leave the fighting for Is to do, But not 11 man stir - rod. Finally the order NNW given to move forward. Ono -half of us woh'o loft to lie in the toilettes while the other half wore to charge from the rear. Al, a given siggnal we wore to open ep 011 them and after the second volley to melte a dash for the white tont, where we know the wonne)1 wore, I was with the party who were to lie in am- bush, We bad hardly conealod ourselves when we Maeda sharp, shrill whistle, which WO recognized as the signal to tire. Ab the same moment we saw rho other party dash forward with Milto Flood at their hoadj, MO the slaughter een110110od. '"Pio Indians, not knowing how many;• WO timbered after the first volloy,toolt tir their heels; but when they got sight of tun about sixty of them returned and a deadly hand-to•ha11d encounter Look plaoo,wlid011 TEE BRUSSELS POST. lasted nearly an, hour, The Indians Wel0 ellen were re v• D and the w finally driven 11 n n Out o our r• o f h li , r , at whet a sag l .111 114 td l 111110 band of twenty-five but eight remain. to tell the tale, and three of Lhcse were badly wounded. For my awn part my left. 11011 I was broken by n bullet, and 1 leas otherwise badly wounded, Well, we managed, with the ald of the women, to get our goad old wounded back lo the settle. nient, and a messenger Was at ogee tlispatcii- od to where Lite stoop(»en were holding their meting to inform then, of what had Ind 000nrrod. A messenger was also sent to inform (10000al Crook, who was then stationed at the foot, about forty miles distant. 13 oro a the messenger Qan1 d roach the fort the 'stockmen returned, Nov. inglearned of the raid while on their way to tho oo,vention. Vary little was said, but after burying the dead and leaving a strong guard to defend the women, they amend. In parnit of the Indians mud it is safe to say that out of the hnnd of 200 not more than halt a doze, reached their reser- vation alive. 1t WYad to terrible lossou to then and one they never forgot. The stockmen from all 00,r Lie territory scour- ed the country far and wide, and not from that day nail the present time wits by northern part of New Alexloo troubled the the Indiums Noon. A SENSATIONAL ARREST, Arrest or a Post•amce :Employe or Milt Standing In @nebra. QULnitC, Nov.—A seneeti0nl41 arrest 11'110 1118(10 at the general post -office a t 11:30 to- day. Sergt. Harpe, of the I rovi,oial pollee force, accompanied by another men of the force, entered the post -odic building and soon emerged with Mr. J. B. Turner fu oharge, The arrest of Tomer took every ono here by surprise, for besidos belonging to oro of Quebec's most respectable families, Ile enjoyed an unblemished reputation. Some months ago he had the misfortune of losing his wife, but tide cannot in a(l' way account for his alleged 1111000n1111a with the post -Mike. from the post -office Mr. Turner was driven to No. 1 police station and was transferred an hour after to the common jail. ITER BONES CRUMBLED, Physicians Greatly Puzzled over a Case 111 lflchlgiur, CROywnLr.,Micir„Nov. —11es.JannieWat- sou began about three months ago to com- plain of a stiffness of the joints, accompani- ed by a dull pain. Tho other clay she had so far regained strength as to got out of her bed. She had no sooner assumed a stand- ing position than the bones of her log broke in a half a dozen planes. She WILE placed upon her bed again and sho raised her arms letting them fall heavily. The bones in both arms ()reeked in several places Several of tho Woman's ribs were also broken in her paroxysms of pain. Her physicians have been unable to set the injured members. \irs. Watson suffers the most intense pain. The medical fratern ity lroro aro greatly puzzled and at a los how to treat this case. THE TYPEWRI'T.ER, 11011, 11, 111'011'11111100, 001111 (l, 1111011, ruler polOotsto of 1110 Iknu•ishbmg firm of flush, Merrill & Cu., had advertised for a 1101 typewriter, and Ml's, John blush, supremo ruder mel potent- ate of tle:Vora-mentioned ruler and paten. tate, WOR ontenter hada aceord!ugly, Now, there la something rater plebeian and vulgar »bonDjealousy, oven at thebeet butjoalnusy pronisouounlyindulged in, and without respect of persona, le rant pis, as ,aid the mot•ello)t, arid' la moment'o drop; tnitieg him by the lapels of his Brat and I 110 .141 1., during which h,, had drummed It I shaking him, ” now, nr, what have petr,i o ' 1 t I• e t til I Ii 1 Hay about i ant am hit 1 .eft Inlv,uru thedlsic Lliaru Limwllhins, Y P 1, r r Kent Duk 1 •r w, h , u u ulascL alt ,t nu l t n, n n enough 1 Y f 1 t i, .1 1 11 b I •1 •I S iL yen h, . I e I e•• Wild t IL i t den at the murinue ever olein and let u,f, l ? l; t f, with their ) dieulte to you y'' lilt.! (:Dole, mf, 18 hat have you In may 4u With a fooling of relief .Iene1 seat (el her. 11e0 P" sell' at tin• lyln writer and the meroliant - \\ , ,1, saint Mr. Berth: with the merriest began to dirt.'„ rapidly to hor, evidently tivluklo of all hie blue eyQ0, as /011 and 111 01(01000 10 am n np'letter, lehieh lay upon Janet accn,ed to 1'011011 n gdu! se 10111111, 1 the desk before hint, This in what he dieter thought I would indulge In one myself, And ed and Janet wrote: that lsme illy MOO juke, 1\l1/t;y, Moseys, Johnson, Fedi & Co. ; sho Fronah say. 1/11/1IL Stn's ---Lt reply 10 yours of the Nth heat, u Novertdtoless, Mrs. Rush wait not at all having that J have doubled 1113011 pablcule' cit to the 901•dnna against whomhaving the 101190 lined throughout with she turned the getting gene of 1101 ire and the "011 1'1(0001 velvet, as pa' sample sho ',t ss l and ship via r n'/' ,48 a 1 l0 4 1110. F'nish ns tJc , i 1 P I 1 e t f.to 1 alike to. or hro 'suspicion, Theyw wards her next dour neighbor, 1ho vivacinua N. Y. & N, 1%• tt must be ho o by rho bat 0f little widow of a cleceaed banker, and rho the month, as any a if0's birthday 000004 on wnitdug•inai(l at her own rutin, (holy elm tho 3rd, for which event it Is intenders es a had there been aeomoly-looklug servant 10 gift, Yunrs truly, Joux C. B118(1. tho Bnsh establishment, tool d oho had loom envelope was (.(111000401 to Johnson, peaked off bag and baggage within 24 hours Flail& Co., carriagel Bildern, 0;3 Broad. of her arrival, for Mrs Buell could forgive sWect, Now York, Mf anything in a servant rather Loan good looks "Have you iiulshed!' ache'( the merchant Iedood, Ales. Broth's dom•0000 had eem01n in a rattlingbusinese-like tuna. time to have a kind of loon! reputation of "Yes, sit', 101101vn1'l!11 ,lamb, passing the their own for nonounced and extreme O'inted sheet and the rnruh,po into his nut - their ugliness. As the d of the house, stretched hand, 1lo perused i0 rapidly, genial hea hold sometimes remarked111(1 el' his breath then, with a grunt of satish(ction, said: •--it marc his fano alto to look at then(. 'Very well; try another." hold absolute and dospotie But if isle. Bush hold than he dictated rapidly again and hermit again Ja1010 nimble fingere flew over the sway louderher places where site felt that the potent voiuu keys, as the words fell from his lips. of her authority, Hurst of neeesslty, be dumb Mr, 11anry U. Beene9 ; andenohapiece WOO Lhe floe visiting warehouse DEAR Sin—You had bettor send the bays of (lush Merrill & Co, 1f Bush, Merrill & Co, through with a groan(, and got them hereby thought bast to employ a felnlo typewriter, the 90th est. 1 ou may cut tho Mlle a trifle, Mrs. Bush found that she nest possess but I do not wish them cobbed, as they are her soul in patlonre,"Oven though It cost; for my wife end she considers it a her a pang. if this female typewriter should cruelty. Yours truly, JUtt r C. Bean. turn out young and pretty, Mrs. Bush saw The envel0petothis letter, when addressed the necessity of still submitting to the in- read, "The Henry p. Barnes Stock Farm, evitable, with, at least, outward composure, Ceder Springs, ]S y." even though it cost her another pang, even Again the merchant took the bettor from more intense than the former. Janet's 00tstretohed hand, an(1, having ran There was onlyone bright spot in Mrs. his eyes rapidly over it, said : Bush's sombre thughts that morning, and "You'll do. Now about salary—what do that was that sho was momentarily expect• you expect , I—I had not thought hog the arrival of a tavorito niece of hors, aU ©� this hritagrye, nlmostbrutalmmered breatmont Miss Janet Wells, who was coming,. in Iry - " Humph ! " grunted the merchant ; " ft's sponse to an oft -repeated and oo•dial , consideration with people talion, to make her a visit. Miss Wells had necassarlly gnitea p p been educated abroad and had lived for the who work for their living, however, 11 e last 10 ears of her life in Deeeden, and ao shall giro you 310 a week to Legis with.it had come to pass that Ales, Bush had not When you have been with ns a month or sot oyes on her niece Sin 00 her marriage with two you may expect a slight advance—that the condor member of Bush, Merrill & Co, is 11 you give satisfaction and are competeub. When at last the cab had rumbled up to Is that satisfactory?" the front door and her aunt had piloted Perfectly," scud Janet, who felt a strong Janet to her room, lvhero the outer (mating inclination to rise like an offended goddess, of soot and grime attendant on a long rail- and sweep from the 11010 hated office and road journey was duly removed from that equally hated employer. young lady's fair exterior, Mrs. Bush felt "By the way, what is your name ? " ask - that the responsibilities connected with her ed the merchant, and as he did so his keen position of hostess had boea accomplished, eyes were fastened upon the girl's burning and, throwing her arms about. Janet's neck, face, with n fixed and prolonged scrutiny. her overburdened heart found expression in ";Hiss—Mie Granger," faltered Janet, a torrent of hysterical sobs. whose presence of mind almost failed her in "Dear, dear, auntie, what is the matter!' the light of the porn( blank lie which she oxolaimed the surprised gill, meanwhile found herself obliged to tell. drawing Mrs. Bash (1010-11 upon the lounge "Very' well, Miss Granger, said her bostdo her and placing a protecting and uncle, with as itseemed tothegirl, the least comforting arm about the weeping matron's en9101on of an unpleasant emphasis upon the waist. name. And then Mrs. Bush told her all. ' We shall begin work at onoo, if you are " She hili be beautiful, Janet 1" exclaim- willing. Our hours are not long, but while ed Mrs. Bush. " The other was pretty, but wo work, wo work. If you fully understand not pretty enough ; so she was discharged. this to begin with, it will save you a great There will be no mistake this time—rho deal of trouble in the end." tall •nu Inet beautiful, Ireplied Janet, a ei do mybest,"r now one will b b y " I shallp , " Bot then," remonstrated the,girl haughtily. "Uncle John may never giro her a thoght, r, We shall expect you to, Miss Granger," outside of a business way." returned the merchant, shortly, and again it "Outside of a business way?" repeated seemed to Janet that there was the same un - her aunt;" "that's just it 1 !everything, he pleasant emphasis upon the name. does will be dictated purely by the require- It is safe to null that day the longest of meats of her business 1 Hecan flirt with Janet Wells' life. When the merchant said her all day long in his private office, and that work was work in the office he had still it will be sot down to a pressure of cot, spoken only the literal truth, and when, at respondence Oh, I'd give almost anything the hour of 5 p.m., Janet was told shortly if I could watch hint just for one (lay, and that she migght " go," 010 escaped into the see what really goes on in that Inner office street with t 10100 ingof a liberatedprisoner. when the door is closed l" Too much exhausted and worn out to walk " You can I" said Janet, after a moment's she called acab and was driven rapidly to silence, during which a brilliant scheme had her aunt's house. been gradually formulating in her. active ,c wen, how is it, Janet?" asked the brain. " Am •1 pretty enough for a type• anxious matron, as the girl came rapidly up writer, anntio'1" to the steps to where she stood, bareheaded, ' " What do yon mean, Janet?" said her upon the threshhold. aunt, staring in blank amazement. But Jaunt answered never a word, but ssI mean, auntie,' said the girl, as she pushing hurriedly by her aunt, entered the rose to her foot and began putting on her par'.o^ and threw herself upon the lounge in jaunty little travelling hat, " that I intend a to -rent of sobs. Duelling in Hungary, Duelling has become so frequent in Hun- gary that scarcely a day passes without an encounter. Tho Minister of Justice, who ought to enforce the laws against duelling, is apparently powerless to do so, and has himself very nearly boon made the victim of his supineness. Afew days ago, leaving ut• tared some remarks in Parliament which displeased a deputy, M. Horansky,the Min- ister was asked to retract, but declined, and was thereupon requested to name his seconds, which he did. At the same time ho felt compelled to resign, and his resigna- tion wan actually carried to the Elnpoi or by ono of his colleagues. Meanwhile, however, some friends of the disputants interceded, and after a long wrangle a protocol was drawn up declaring that M. Sztlagyyis words only applied to M. Horaneky in a Pickwick- ian sense, or something to that effect. This has satisfied all partes, and M. Szilagyi's resignation has been withdrawn, but rho whole affair 11mst convince the Minister that he and his colleagues acted very imprudently when, anew months, they committed them - solves to the position that a deputy was bound in honour to fight when ohallenged by an officer. This they dial to shield the Minister of Honvers, who had laid down the doctrine, but as Hungarian politicians are extremely oxoitable persons Ministers will have to keep a close guard over their tongues if they wish to avoid seeing the oode of honour which they have defended continu- ally turned against themselves. e o atestFr r' LatestFrom p A Strange Sight in London --Six Hnnd- drod Ex-ljonviots Feasting --A Pro- minent Russian In Paris. The Salvation Army gavo a somewhat re. markable entertainment in Leitrim' on Thursday night, when under the auspices, (10(10x•ronvietssat clown to supper in Re • gent's hall. For many years past there lots been held iu Drury Lane by Kane Christian 1niesi011 about Christmas time au annum thieves' supper, which has always Leen in terostiug; I.it this L'oothian "function,' which also le to take place yearly, will soon eclipse all rivals. At Drury Lane a con- sidorable proportion of the thieves, after gorging themselves to repletion, used to sneak out without waiting for the sermon and. prayers. One could scarcely blame them, for the proceedings were invariably depressingly dull. Spoiling a Good Story, A recent sormon of the Rev. Dr. T. De Witt Talmage has this glowing),>aseage ; When Cronowell's army went into battle he stood at the ]lead of them one day, and gave out the long -meter doxology to the tune of "Old Hundred," and that groat host, company by company, regiment by regiment, battalion by battalion, joined in the doxology t "Praise Rod from whom all blessings flow, Praise him, all croattlroe iloro below ; Praise him above, yo heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, audibly ((hoot,' And while they sang they marched, and while they marched they fought, and while they fought they got the victory. bo seems a pity to destroy a good story, but chronology is very despotic. Oliver Cromwell died in 1658. Bishop Kon, who has always been credited with this grand doxology, was born ho 1037, and was then, therefore, only 0,bo11b21 years old. Hytnn• ologists give 1097 as the y0ar in which ibis- } K L the doxology toe the last In Regent Hall the stalwart doorkeepers prevented escape, had it been attempted, but, thanks to the combined attractions of brass bands and Salvation lasses, the most hardened sinners cheerfully stayed and seemed to enjoy themselves. Generally speaking, the ex -convicts were not unpre- possessing in appearance and the counten- ances of many were distinctly and ridicu- lously benevolent. The greatest auccesa of the evening was achieved by a kindly old gentleman realistically dressed in convict clothes and introduced as " the Duke of Portland" in fittingallusion to the great prison on Portland Hill wherein not a few of those present had spent nonny quiet, not to say monotonous years. The Duke, ie appeared, had spent no fewer than thirty- eight years in prison, which fact lent addit- ional weight to his remarks, the burden of which was that it didn't pay to be bad, 11. do Gies, the Russian Imperial Chan- cellor, arrived in Paris on Phuradayevening "to see his granddaughter," lay way of keeping up a fiction which deceives nobody, the little girl was waiting at the Russian Embassy when the great man arrived, pre- sented nim with a bouquet, and was kept awake and fed with bonbons at an hour when all good little girls should be tucked up in bed. Ate o'clock it was announced that his Excellency being an invalid, and suffering from the fatigue of e. long journey would retire to rest; but after everybody else had ret the Russian Amber: - Bader, Baron De Mohrenheim e R Bader, for two hours, which was not a bad performance fora travel -worn, aged invalid. Last night, too, he was well enough to dine with President Carnot at tho Eiysee and hfs strength was happily equal to the strain of a long talk with the President, followed by another prclonged consultation with the Ambassador, to apply for the position of typowriter to the vv What is 11 door 1" said Mrs. Bush, firm of Bush, Merrill & Co.' trying vainly to comfort hor. "Is lie so " Never, Janet I I will nob let you I" lead as that. "But you cannot help yourself, auntie, "Yes, he is," moaned Janet. "Why clear," said Janet, with a decided little toss didn't—you—tell me he was all -00—" of her pretty head ; " I am going to do it ! ,i What dear—a flirt?" suggested Mrs. You will never be happy until you know Bush. the truth, and you will never be able to "No," snapped Janet; "but an ogre I" know rho truth in any other way, Uncle And then she gave her aunt a detailed John will not know me., las helms never seen account of the events of the day rood in end - me, and If he hires me I can toll you faith- lug, said, fully what goes on in that inner office. The "And to think, that at the very moment only question is whether I can got the poli- you supposed hint carrying on with me, he tion or not." was preparing a delightful surprise for you, "No fear of that," said Mrs. Bush with a auntie 1' little shrug of her shoulders, as her eyes rest- " A delightful surprise I What is it ed on the exquisitely proportioned figure Janet!" and the aristocratic face of her • niece. " Ho is going to give you a beautiful " You'll be hired fast enough. But can you birthday present, an elegant coupe, lined run the typewrite,' Tenet ?" throughout in russet velvet, and a pair of "I ought to bo able to," answered Janet, Kontucky thoroughbreds 'with their tails e with a ensile of assurance, smog I've done out just a little, auntie. I know, because I. all father's amanuensis work with it for the wrote both letters myself, That's the kind last six years. I'm an expert; auntie 1' of a faithless husband you've got I" " Thein yoit')l snit," said Mrs. Bush, with Late that night, when her husband return- " half sigh. " But what shall we tell John ed home Mrs. Bush, contrary to her usual when he meets yon horo'and finds it out?" custom, met him at the door with a beaming "Oh, we'll toll him it was only a joke, lace. auntie. I'll take all rho blame if there is any ' " lin so glad you'vo oome, dear I" she —soot! -by 1' And having secured the said, as she icised him effeotionatoly ; address of Bush, Morrill & Co's warehouse, "3anetis hero, Como into the parlor, I want Janet Iciseed Mrs. Bush affectionately and to introduce yen." went Lrlpperg lightly down the stops, Mrs. Bush led her husband into the biil- Arrivec at 0110 1,uot noon iii Bush,' Merrill lihntly lighted reception roost, where Janet, & Co., Janet foohd a hotorogenous nom attihed in 0 clinging evmhiugg costume of soft paoy, of Wotton, of all ages, kinds and mull, stood walling 111 troubling expectancy. descriptions, awaiting on interview with Both Mrs, 13nah and Janet had looked for a the hood of the firm. Having waited liar quick start of surprise from the merchant fired M. Do Glees talked with Bis- hop ,en wrote , turn, elle was, at length ushered into the verse of hie morning and evening hymns. pt't1'ato oflico, where sat, anle'ng a pile' of 'this would place the composition about half papers, la gentleman of 1porlrays 50, With iron place last battle ill the Lay halt and l4 paw 1 y 3 a oe'ntmry after Cromwell's civil war, and soma forty years after his death:—ahristian Inquirer. Reminder. A Gentle R Ho (tondorly)—What would you like to remember mo by 9 Shc—Oh, I remember, you buy every thing while 100 re engaged. Holding its Own. Jadlcins—" Hello, Ciaclkins I Anything on foot to -day?" 'ladlttins—" You're right there is 1 Tt's the same old bunion, and it hurts like thunder, too," Sympathy, Professional • Blunt—DO you know, doctor, that possibility of my death causes me ;groat deal of anxiety Ilootor—So it does mo, for I know I'd havoc hard time collecting my hill from your heirs. How true it is that afllictio a travel in pairs, They have the ling oholeld and a new weather prophet in Illinois. grey '' of may blue eves, \1t'. 13n"h, I believe," said Janet, by way of introduction, Yes," said the gentleman, with a pleas- ant smile. " What eat 1 do for you?' " I•-1 have come to »newer ,your alvor- ti0enlent," 1111(000(1 Janet. " All, to be Imre, the advertisement," said 1110 merchant, evidently not a little surprised, " Ave you a typewriter ?" ' Yes, 1001—tlmt is, I hove been one," stammered the girl, who grow more mud more ill at ease under the knot sorutiuy'of the merchant, " And you wish to bo one again?" Janet looked lip quickly ab the strange' question, and thought she detected a merry twinkle in her uncle's blue eyes, which how- ever, vanished immnodiatoly. Yes," "7)o you think yourself competent to carry on the business of a Inge limn ?" " Perfectly," "Gould you furnish us rofot'ones from your former employers?" "I-1 could, but it Would (alto acme litre time," faltered Janet, who Mit her loom l failing at rho direction the convor0atiou was inking, "Well, perhaps it will not bo lto0ossaty," whon his oyes shoo d first met the figure of his quondam typewriter in that of his wife's niece. What was theiraurpt'iso, then, when the gentleman advauood toward Janet and said, in the most cordially unaffected man• nor ; " As I told you this morning, my dear week is work, But after 1101100, 0.011 an of follow 1lke myself may be permitted 10 enjoy himself," and bending over he premed a courtly kiss upon Jatol s cheek. ,1\'hat, you knew, John ?" exclaimed 1lrs, Bush, in consternation. " Yes, I know, Mary," said her husband, WW1 11 hearty laugh You really couldn't 0xpeet ole not to, you know, when I've had hor picture in your album, for tho last six months to look at whenever I wanted to. Ono doesn't forgot a face like yours, Miss Wells, even 'though Ito knows he !s expected to, lint to what, if I may ask! was I in- debted for my pleasant00nlpal1On to -day 1' r' Oh, it was only a joke that Janet and I hatched up this morning John," said Mrs, Buslr,hnrriol ly, while Janet biusltod scarlet, " I thought as much," said the mcrehalt, nodding his head, as if the lamp explanation was an entirely satisftwtory and oonolnsive Ape, i. -le was a keen enough man of tho world in hmvn 1111 idea or two of his own upon the subject, \Odell, howovar, as a dutiful husband and trn0la ho 'opt to himself, " And now sir "said his wife, playfully, The importance of t�7 keeping the blood 11X � #> a pure condition he �j universally known„ f� >1's + ,el' aro and l A t there p� .1 i { ,, y'e' (!W ,Cit 10 Who ri le '�•� very few people have pnrfectlypurc? blood. The la nt of scrofula, salt rheum, er other foul humor le he'edned and transmitted for generations, causing untold sulferieg, and we also naeumulala poison and germs of dist . . case front the air wo breathe, the food wo eat, or the water 100 drink. There Is nailing more conclusively proven than the positive power of Ileocl'ssa•- saptor 111.tn eases of the rm0ctleine,. tried, does trace of salt rheum the Calera over Midis - blood, P1111 LI,a, W11011 1 1 fair) 110 Y expel every scrofula or 001101'00 which causes catarrh, neutralizes the acidity and ct»'ee rheumatism, 1111000 out the germs of malaria, Ulnad poisoning, err. It also vital- izes and enrlehos the blood, thus overcoming that tired fueling, and building up the whole system. In Its prrlparatlol, 1t' medleinnl merit, and the wetderful cures it aceom pllshes 11o0d's SEtr'an- parilla is Peculiar to it 'mete. Thou. sands testify to Ifs success, and the hest advertising Huud's Sarsaparilla receives is the hearty endorsement of its army of friends. Every testimonial we publish, and every statement we make or. behalf of hood's Sarsaparilla may be rolled upon as strictly, true In every respect. If you need a good blood purifier or building' up medicine, bo sure to take Hood's Sarsapa- rilla. Further Information and statements of cures sent free to all who address us as below. d Hood's Sarsaparilla arilla P Sold by all druggists. 31; six for S. Prepared only by C. I,1100D ,b CO., ApotIeearles, Lowell, Masa. 100 Doses One Dollar New Explorations in Africa, Oscar Baumann, who accompanied Prof. Lenz when he crossed Africa from. east to west a few years ago, has left ':'henna for fresh exploration in Central Africa. Itis his intention to penetrate the Masia district, between Mount Kilima-Njaro and Victoria Lake. These regions have been traversed once by Dr. Fisher but lie made no extended report uponthem, and no scientific traveller has penetrated wet of the Meru Mountain. This country west of Kilima-Njaro lies in the territory of the German Best Africa Company, under whose auspices Baumann s. expedition is going out. He will do for that region what Joseph Thomson did for the district further north, and when he reports Ws shall have a fair acquaintance, doubtless with all the country between Victoria Nyanza and the Indian Ocean. DEATH IN A RUSSIAN VILLAGE. Horrors of the Fanzine lit scribed by an Orthodox Priest. Father Fihnanoff, an Orthodox Russian priest in the province of Kasen, describes thus his visit to the starving village of Naredey In the first half hour I met sixteen persons in the death struggle, An old woman died before my oyes. Most of the starving persons had not tasted bread for eight days. White faced, blear -eyed, tho stricken men stared helplessly at me. They have lost even the strength required to stretch out their hands in a mute petition for bread. Only the most fortunate have their prayer granted; the rest die before help can arrive. Before the houses, on tho curbs, at tho church door, and the market place I saw the pale, haggard, bent, and diseased figures. Every look meant hunger and weakness. Some crept along in ap- parent indifference and resignation : others acted as if mad, and cried : Bread 1 Bread I Don't let us die 1" "The mothers whose children have al. ready sueounlbe(1 to hunger lament day and night. Everything edible hes been consum- ed, So long as there wore weeds and berries life was possible, but when these were gone all felt themselves face to face with death. In their despair they stripped the leaves from the lindens, dried and ground then, and made them into a porridge. This con- coction stilled the pain for about fourteen days, but afforded little nourishment. %hen tho lindens were stripped bare and the people began to die. Starvation makes such rapid ravages hereabouts that within eight days in one village of 150 families forty-seven families have died out entirely." Gallant to a Fault, Loriston, whose gallon bry toward the fair is proverbial, chancing to moot an elderly coquebbo, blurted out, " Madame, you grow younger every day ?" "M. Loriston, you aro making game of ole 1" " Now, now, don't be vexed ; instead of every day we'll say every other day ; thorn 1" "August Flower" The English soldiers in tho Soudan were supplied with St, Jacobs 011. It is stated that the Russian Imperial Connell will this autumn pass the project for introducing postal money orders into Russia as an experiment, Tho amount of money trallSfel'able in this way is to bo limited to 1,000 roubles, It is high time that 8011)0am:1i ordinary facilities of civilisa- tion welo ilntrodtt00tl into Russia. I had been troubled five months with Dyspepsia. The doctors told. me it was chronic. I had a fullness after eating and a heavy load in the pit of my stomach. I suffered fre- quently from a Water Brash of clear matter. Sometimes a deathly Sick- ness at the Stomach would overtake me. Then again I would have the terrible pains of®Wind Colic. At such times I would try to belch and.. could not. I was working then for Thomas McHenry, Druggist, Cor., Irwin and Western Ave., Allegheny City, Pa., in whose employ I hail been for seven years. Finally I used! August Flower, and after using just one bottle for two weeks, was en'+ tirely relieved of all the trouble. Tt can now eat things I dared not touch before. I would like to refer you t Mr. McHenry, for whom I worked, who knows all about my condition and from whom I bought the medi cine. Hive with my wife and famil at 39 James St, Allegheny City,P Signed, Joni; D. Cox. G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer, Woodbury, New Jersey, U. S. Ups and Downs. "How is this? You haven't put up my order 2" Sorry, sir; bat that's because you told me to put it down I" 0f every 100 persons who travelled on Eng- lish railways last year 88•i want in third- class carriages (or, should we say paid for third -"lass tickets?), while 7.7 went scoond, and only 3-7 went first-class. A firm of chemists in Birmingham place upon all poisons sold by them directions as to the antidote which should be applied iu cas08 whorethe poisons aro (alien accident- ally or intentionally by human beings. Many persons will be surprised to learn that thou is still a small number of trans- ported felons in Western Australiasupport- ed by the Imperial Government. At the end of last year eighty-four convicts in Wete•n Australia were maintained at the expense of this country ; but of this num- ber so fewer than thirtyuino were inyalids and twentysix lunatics. Tho actual number of prisoners was only thirteen, the others being on ticket•of•10avo. , i$,'diR f 1p. ?Rtk 11 cS X I'll' 'Y1: 41 stet.red, t c., • THIRTY YEARS. • jolanston, N, B., March r1, 1,359." I was troubled for thirty years with. pains in toy side, which increased and, ♦t7.., ' ' r heloma verybad, I used a, ST. °ZACIOXIS 0 Xii" . and it completely cured. I give it all praise." MISS. WM, RYIOBR. "ALL EECHT! ST. JACOBS OIL DID IT" 11 t1S' ,