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Show ion, THE WORKSHOP." of the Holy Book Ex-- u' cites Comment. ci: v editor of the Times wanted ti3c n.iiie his wife a beautiful birthday seat, and a friend suggested that an ord Bible would be an elegant gift he had none. Thu city editor caught uul bought the book, late in tlieafter-- n before the birthday arrived. Nut ting to t ske it home until the next rning. he laid it on his table, little iking it would create bueh a sensa-ot- b iss that which followed. The chief always keeps two Bibles, Tip. the city editor never dreamed that leert.,, birthday Bible would create such a among the members of the staff, never have access to the chief ed-Uallv 'fa sanctum. f,e hook was lying upon the table nP the literary editor sauntered in, BIBLE IN O'f Off Jew Copy T- edit-JOW- eyi-i- jj , p Hello, hiking a corncob pipe. he, got a book for review tho eriai;-ilqueer title who wrote it? At Las .3 the city editor laughed. There n'scno neees'ity for laughing, said the etC irary editor as he started to leave. eaTe t counse I knew that Shakespeare 1 'ff0,l)te it just wanted to see if that last; nk Donnelly had got you turned a lo irto the Baconian theory. Vt that moment the exchange editor in and jacked uf the book with utgj he k of curiosity. Suddenly his face lour,; . (let the scissors, quick, il ant re's the best old age colinmn I ever liadti-rA lot of fellows from Hi 10 to you -3 talk old.He was assured that the irs 1 a had been published so often that ,ab.ouid not be used and with a raourn-- c glance at the book he concluded to hist. e g-- is at ,ve fated ill of 3fBr lore's a dandy, said he; Mcli od coming and built ail saw the ark and in it. llis edle eked his whole ranch ft sir jt name was Noah, but tho reporter ad Uuldn't learn his other name. The religious editor picked it up. J, yes, I know the book well, that is, lave seen reviews of it, and open-j- f Remember the .Sab up he read: The religions th to keep it holy. Itor sighed as ho thought of tho Tb1 jndav morning paper, and wrote a be tt.tiee of a Sunday school. tliailhe police reporter started 'in and of it is soon deeply interested in the book. last lore is tin In t white slave story I A fellow named s iil he. r ' er saw, e seemed to he a sort of dude and id twelve brothers who were hustlers, old man gave the dude a Dolly cur rden coat and the boys fired him we; to a pit and sold him for a slave. on Tho proof reader casually picked up The prayer of tho afp, ebook and road, Ca..icked are an abomination unto tho jrd, and ho went back to the desk n out of bonny Td knocked an ' j! fide" in a wedding notice and chuck-lTeh- d as he thought of the fate of tho vejiortor when the groom should e!t,ad the notice of his bony bride." J The telegraph operator was crithu-isti- c find said: Heres a good one. re H will revolutioni.e tho telegraph. A T0D' tw kind of telephone; tho book says voice cune from the clouds. Just n' .alch the words with the phonograph, Penlod it will do away with tho telegraph. Jjds anew idea, but the writer don't; ipr;ciem to describe tho way it works. mil!.- - The sporting editor opened the book if a nd read: Of the making of many Fa ooks there is no end, and much study reli a I alwayis weariness to the flesh. aid that there was too much book-J- -, taking allowed on the track, and that :t was a matter of luck, quoth he. , The society reporter picked up tho K0!iook and read: Vanity of vanities, pa aith the preacher, all is vanity, jff The devil camo in and read where jars to had taken possession of a herd of ' ty Evwine. w ifj The mi .v d a s 1 tie w tramp printer was the last to pa age. which was: to straightway went I- Take a ine for thy stomach's sake, "and rush tho Lie book being new to the office and style interesting and unique, it i.,ne very popular at once, and it 'eP regret that the boys saw it :ta!a n i.wav. Chattanooga Times. I h ; ne Ifr-- , Ready , Ca-- h. Business Man (dejectedly) My dear, td mortgaged this house V ife my.'Mortgaged oh! How much? Five thousand dollars. ) Isnt that grand? Now you can get el; a: roe that diamond necklace. Ihiladel-ora- : phia Record. , d to-da- y. i . tit-'- tf Erights Teacher in Oratory. his life John Bright often fpoke gratefully and reverently of his ram power to sway men by his oratory, a .J often said he caught the noble pfl. of speaking to the people in their tongue from a workingman in his L bar's mill. He sat at the feet of this C wi .kingman to learn, and when once - i young manhood he asked his her to point out the chief defect in r public speaking, the wise workman j Luring b . ji, i 1 in- f Tale of a Tramp. Say, friend, can you give me 50 cents? I want to get a bed. He had slipped in while the reporter was engaged in persuing his favorite chapter in the New Testament He was dusty and toil woru and his wearing appeared would not bring 35 cents in a pawn shop. I'm an old newspaperman myself,' he continued, and left here two years ago with a good sum of money. I have been in Kan-a- s, and while there run aground. Tho plain truth of the matter is, I spent my substance in riotous living, and I am greatful for the husks which the swine permit me to eat The sw ine nowadays are more liogish than formerly, and the husks have very little in them. 1 aiu worn out and need a bed. Fifty cents will fix me all MRS. HARRISONS REFORMS. JEFFERSON DAVISS ROMANCE. LONDONS DISABLED HORSE3 Fencing Classes tor "Women. now as a mudi lencingi young A Few Changes at the White House The Strategem by Which He Se-- Many of Them Eaten by Strea lady s j uiUmio a.-- teen's or V "i (4 V CuPiff Since Mrs. Cleveland's Reign. t M' Carr.ir.s in Sandwiches. Lieutena nt. Mrs. ILirri-on- 's illness is as much riding, and everybody w;io knows how Mr. V. H. Ros3, secretary to Ilarrl U hor-ob.i- ck the result of eight months' i right. The reporter explained: I would gladly extend the courtesy to a worthy confrere, but the proprietor of this paper is peculiar and the honor of helping newspaper men who are temporarily embarrassed he claims as his personal prerogative. If I should trespass on his rights it would not bo well with me. Sit down and wait till he comes; he is now in Europe, but is expected back every day. Now don't guy me. Bo down and brace the business manager for a dollar. You will need a half anyway. The business manager is obdurate and unyielding. Applications for advances ho receives as he would the overt act of a public enemy. If yoa bad come in last year when he was thinking about running for office, and when he knew the editorial room would make up and publish a record for him that would cause him to be lynched if ho did not submit to an occasional assessment we might have raised $2, but just now hope is fled. And you can't got a cent? Not a cent Are there any other newspapers in town? There is a scorpion sheet over the way that claims tho dignity. Have any of em got anything? Any what? Why, any money. They may have, but as this is on the eve of pay day it is ninety to one that there is not a cent on either floor. Where can I raise 50 cents? Thats simple. There is a bridge down yonder and there is a tomala vender on the corner. Throw him over the bridge and take his money. Youre making game of me. Not a bit of it. By tho way, what department do you usually fill on a newspaper? used to' drive the wagon that hauled tho papers to tho depot. I'm going to make another effort to raise half a dollar, and if I fail I will retire permanently from journalism, and he marched out. Memphis Appeal. I Exit the Pug. Dog fanciers say that the pug is gradually drifting out of fashion and tho mastiff is rapidly taking its place. Of all the animals that come under the head of dogdom tho English mastiff possesses the most sterling qualities. Ilis origin is lost in the mists of antiquity. He existed in Britain when the The first landed there. Romans Romans spoke of him as the broadOf all tho mouthed dog of Britain. known canine races the mastiff is the largest and eminently the most massive. Exceptional specimens of tho St. Bernard, the boar hound and the Siberian blood hound may exceed it in height and weight, but these examples are so rare as not to materially modify the assertion of the superiority of tho proportions of the mastiff. Above all others he is the watch dog. Bred for generations for this purpose his imdipulses lead him exclusively in this rection to watch and guard and to repulse trespassers within his precinct. This end is accomplished by a resolute and imposing bearing, never resorting to force until repeated gentle warnings have been ignored. Menace to the person of his master the mastiff fiercely resents. His mode of attack is to r, knock him spring upon an with significant him subdue and down growls. He seldom bites even under the severest provocation. To guard those living in isolated localities, as a protector of women and children, ho is without peer the sturdy and faithful watchman of tho home. He is a fine, magnificent appearing animal, and as regards his temper is the most to be depended on of all the large and powerful dogs, being extremely docile and companionable, though possessed of the highest courage. The pure breed is of as noble and mild a nature, that they will not even on provocations touch a child or small dog, one of their most remarkable attributes being their fondness for affording protection. Chicago Herald. evil-doe- A Polyglot Family. said Mrs. Housekeeper, Statira, after the departure of the visiting po.! t "it needs more directness, maister, liceman, vou say both of those officers Yes, mom. brothers? F e t simplicity. These words of one are your a Lowell are But cook. you two syllables, maister, such as the said the L use. and homely figures, like what girl, and one of those policemen spoke had an to. Not so many birds broken German and the other y arc d Sakes alive, yes, Irish l.. dried brogue. flowers, and things cut and ne you begin. Let them bloom said Statira, I noticed that. But you as they como and go on the know we was as poor as poverty's was put g- - of whippin post, and all the boys your thought, maister. r to take was able till nurse to thoy out tol . persistently and conscientiously and of course they of themselves, care offered, d.ng the suggestions thus Bursorts of families. ,n Bright becarr one of the fore- - got into all t among orators of his generation. dette in Brooklyn Engle. ! u-e- , hand-shaki- as of a cold, says a Washington dispatch. There,'ore she has wisely de cided that there shoul fie. no more g reat tho white-hous- e ceptions. Any one that recalls Mrs. Cleveland's fainting fit at a lust years reception will be thankful that her successor has hill the pluck to institute a reform. Mrs. Cle eland was a strong, healthy girl, but many a time the procession of people had to be stopped while she closed her eyes and rested her tired right hand. Mrs. Harrison may have another re i son for this reform. She does not shake hands well. g There are and handMrs. Harrison drops the dropping. hand of her callers. Mrs. Cleveland saved herself a great deal of physical pain of continuous handshaking by reaching out and grasping the hands Indore their owners had a chance to squeeze her slender fingers. It was this shrewdness on her part that made each caller think that especial clasp was meant for him. together with the bright glance which for the moment he was fool enough to appropriate. Mrs. Harrison cannot grasp the hand in this masterful way, because her own hand is too small. She has the small, dimpled hand of a plump woman and she wears a ,Y glove. The thousand who pitied, while they shook the hand of Mrs. Cleveland will be glad to know that the last mistress of the While House has too much sense to allow her too little baud to be shaken off the next four years. Another of Mrs. Harrison's reforms is in regard to She will not allow any one to kiss the White House babies. Benjamin, Marthena and Mary are an unkissed trio, and and they have their grandmother to bless for it. Benjamin has been trained. When a caller rushes to him with a I'm doin to put a kiss gurgling, wight on oor itty mouf.. Master Benjamin rushes to the nearest lap and buries his When he itty mouf. thinks the danger is over he looks around at grandmamma, who. quite on tho sly, smiles approval at her grandsons breech of manners. If any one snatches a ki-- s from his fat little wrist ha brushes it off with baby disdain and looks with a pout to this same grandmother, who lias not yet made him distinguish between a kiss on tho mouth and one on the hand. 1 hand-shakin- haud-shakin- buby-kissiu- g. Rats in a New Light. beneficial thisexeroi- - is to the f. m ile system is g'.ad it ia si. It- - lot :rics, in fact, say it is a la.in-sport par excellence. as it nc-dqaieknes- - and skill more than strength and d.irinr, and these qualities which are so essential to a lady, i;., a gr.ieefjl carriage and ea-- y motion. On the days given up to the l.t Fes, the large hull of the Fencers Club resounds with the stamping of feet and the clinking of blades. The instructor giTes each pupil a lesson which generally hots about fi'teen minutes. Then two friends may challenge each other and put in practice the thrusts and guards they have just learned. The weaker sex makes up in cunning what it lacks in strength'. Women are much more artful than men. In no case is this evidenced more clearly than in fencing. A man will make a bold, open attack, which his opponent will parry if he keeps cool. A woman waits, apparently with no fixed purpose, until she sees her opportunity; then, with a parrying, she makes her thrust, and succeeds if she can keep her point straight. A parry would come too late; retreat is the only safeguard. Iu practicing the Indies wear an ordinary tennis skirt and flatsoled shoes, no corset, an easy fitting blouse or jersey. A wire mask protects the face, a is worn padded buckskin plastron over tho chest, and a buckskin gauntlet saves the hands from, any chance i he ladies are scratches or thrusts. taught to fence with either hand, and it is wonderful how quickly this exercise gives strength and dexterity, even in its literal sense, to the left arm., generally so awkward and helpless. The success of the ladies fencing class has proven beyond a doubt the propriety of fencing as a ladies pastime. It is not too violent, for each one can regulate her activity to suit herself, and remain on the defensive or seize the offensive as she feels like it. Twenty minutes of active fencing will give more exorcise to alt the muscles of the body than two hours of pretty One of the members of fast walking. the ladies class said to the writer that in her opinion one months fencing wilt teach a girl better how to walk and than a carry herself in a drawing-rooin (lancing or calisthenyeais ics. Those who have seen tho lithe, straight figures and graceful motion of tho ladies w ho indulge in fencing will be inclined to agree w ith her fully, and to wish success to those who have added to the list of female athletics an exercise so eminently fitted for the use of the fair sex and for their physical Harpers Bazar. development. s m I have seen and handled a pair of tame rats belonging to some young friends, and prettier, more playful, and more intelligent pets could not be imagined. They wero accustomed to Chaniel His mind. run about on the table at meal times. for you, said a Michigan Nothing stole never food; but, when anyThey as a tramp entered shoemaker avenue thing was offered them, they sat up on his the other day. shop behind their legs, held the morsel The man looked about for a minute tween their forepaws and ate it daint- and then sat down on a roll of leather ifyThey were fond of a game which I in a corner. I can't help you any." continued the saw them play. The rats were put into tho boy's cup, which was hung on shoemaker as lie gazed in astonishd in the hall. The boy and ment. the I think you can, softly replied the his sister then went to the top of tho Let me put the case as it houo and whistled. At the sound of stranger. I to go out." is. refuse the whistle the rats jumped out of the But I'll put you out. to floor scrambled the and then ran cap, You'll try to. You'll get a policeup the stairs and perched on the ownman, and when he comes I shall say I ers' shoulders. Tho general idea of the rat is that have the cholera." " But you havent. it is an illsavored animal, dirty in its That's all right, lie'll ring for tne person and revolting in its diet, whereas it is delicately clean in person and ambulance and I'll lie sent to tho The ambulance will attrict equally dainty in its food. It is ever hospital. in front of your shop. I will a crowd washing itself, and never eats without be a case of laul Mall Ga- of noised about that it is will washing afterward. come cholera. The papers zette. out with a scare head article that a Loves Young Dream. genuine case of Asiatic cholera has Do you like pearls?" Miss I)e Sweet developed in Detroit. Then where will I do not care for your Mr. Nice, Fellow patronage go? It will follow me." separate pearls; they are too tame; hut I admire them ill rows or clusters. Where? So do I. If there is Miss DoS. To my other shop. The wagon anything I love, it is a pearl necklace will be here in fifteen minutes to move largo pearls, you know. I a gave me. Better develop your cholera mo one some years ago, bat although pretty soon. it is very handsome, I do not can, much Say! said the other as ho got up, for it, because the pearls are rather I thought I hail you. I am beaten at small.'1 my own game. Don't you want to Oh! Small pearls should kick me. Mr. N. never be put into a necklace. Only Why, yes. I'd like to kick you once the largest size are worthy of such as you go out.. All right kick away." display. For my part, I much prefer diamond necklaces. The shoemaker planted him one and Miss De S. Aren't they lovely! stood in the door and smiled. Good-bysaid the other, as he The pure white diamonds especially. When I find a man who moved off. Yes. Its a pity, though, Mr. N. the colored diamonds are out of fash- can beat mo at my own game I always ion; but I think they are coming back. come down and show my respects for with every him. I'll make a hit further down and I saw a necklace hat a tenth diamond colored, and the effect then come back to see you. was wonderfully brilliant. It was at team of operators we would make!" Biffanys; quite cheap, too. By the Detroit Free Press. way, will you marry me? A Tale of Two Republics. Miss. De S. Oh! This is so sudden! Yes, my love, I will. Strange, isn't it? The French senate was the cause of sending Boulanger Miss Do Sweet (half an hour later) Carrie Nubbins, next door, is en- out of the country. Tin United States was the cause of keeping gaged, too; but I think her lover show- senate ed shocking taste in the selection of Halstead at home. The senate must her ring, it is so big and clumsy; and, go. Utica Observer. besides it seems sort of brazen. It is A Little Too Late. six large diamonds set with pearls. T have determined to OM Lady Mr. Nicefellow l'or an engagement ring there is nothing neater than leave my fortune to the mail who saved I was a little girl. plain gold. Biffuny has them for a my life when woman! All the Noble York New Lawyer dollar." Weekly. world will ring with your praises. Who is the man? Neither Suited. James Jamerson, a poor carpenter. What I wanted Angry Husband " was a wife who would b a helpmeet." Ho lived wantAh, yes, I remember him. lie Huh! What I Angry Wife to death forty years ago. starved who would husband was a ed supply New York eokly. nm-- t to help." New York Weekly. - hat-stan- e, to-d- ! Tic tir-- t marriage of Jefferson Davis of a somewhat rommtio character. Aft. r graduating at West Point he Was or l ea d to Port trawford at Prairie du l'h ion, Wis., tii ;s- -t then commanded The by Co!. Zachary Taylor. daughter of the latter, Mi-- s Sallie Knox La lor, nt one fell in love with the hamisom i and intellectual young teuton tut, au the affection was rocipnvul 1, bin the old Colonel was averse to imv matchmaking under tlm cireumstaiuvs and peremptorily forlvido Havis from visiting his quarters except in an official capacity. The lovers managed to seo each, older by strategem. however, and one morning at daylight they were missing. Tho household was instantly aroused, the servants interrogated and a search made, but nothing was elicited save that the door of the stable was open, four horses were gone, and their tracks indicated, a hasty departure. Further examination of the promises showed that Lieut George Wilson, brother of Thomas S. Wil-o- n, of Dubuque, la., and Mbs Struct, daughter of Gen. Street, had likewise Suddenly There was but one condisappeared. clusion, and in less than an hour every man, woman and child in the village knew all about the runaway match. Col. Taylor was enraged and declared with ail oath as strong as he ever used, that under no circumstances would he forgive Davis or liecome reconciled to his daughter's disobediOld d. ence. Sixteen years Zach was in command of the United StitesArmy in Mexico, and serving under him was Col. Jefferson Davis at tho head of the famous First Mississippi Rifles. At the battle of Buena Vista this regiment covered itself with glory, but Davis, while leading one of its charges at a critical moment, fell severely and, it was supposed, mortally wounded. He was borne from the field and that evening Gun. Taylor, mounted on Old Whitey. paid him a visit. Dismounting, he stepped to the Colonels cot and extended liis hand. Jeff, he said, you have saved the day with your glorious rifles; now let bygones bo bygones; Knox (tho name ly which he always called his daughter) knew your worth and mettle better than I did. From that moment, through the war, and indeed until tho death of President Taylor, the warmest friendship existed between the old companions in anus. wa- - 1 jia-se- Philadelphia News. Under the above heading the current number of the Revue Rose publishes an interesting summary of an account recently communicated to tho Socieio do Biologie by M. Fere, and in which are embodied some of his experiences of tho effect of ether on persons at tho n fact point of death. It is a that the dying ure often able to see tho principal facts of their lives, which otherwi-- o have been forgotten for many years, clearly and accurately before them. Tho reason for this olairvoy-ane- o M. Fero ascribes to a sudden modification of the cerebral circulation, which cun also be bought about by artificial moans. Thus ho t"lls of a case ofapalient who was dying of consumption. lie had already lost consciousness, when, having been revived by successive two injection i of one gramme of ether, the dying man slowly raised his head and rapidly pronounced a string' of words, which no one nar nim was able to understand, as they were Flemish. After some movements indicating impatience, ho made a sign that ho wished to writo. A pencil and paper wore then banded to him, and ho wrote rapidly three or four lines, also in Flemish. This man, who was a native of Antwerp, had lived at Paris for many years and never wrote or spoke anything but Freneh'.but when dying', lie seemed to b unable to recollect that language. Afterwards it was found that his pencil note was about a debt of lot., which ho had borrowed from somebody at Brussels in PS and which had never been paid. In another ease tho patient was dying of lung disease, lie had fainted several times and no longer replied to uny questions put to him: his pulse was all but gone, but after an injection of ether he turned his head towards his You will not wire, saying rapidly, find that pin, for all the floor had been remade, which was an allusion to an incident of eighteen years ago. After uttering these words breathing ceased. Pall Mall Gazette. well-know- N ot Ilenpeck tabli-hmen- so.ip-makin- g. grease. Armed with a cigar and an ordei from tho secretary of tho company our reporter made his way to th premises in York road. Tho obliging manager said they had had only foui B.d about 7,0u horses in hero annually. wero slaughtered Most of tho animals wero cub, bus, ot irnod train homes. out about twenty tons of horseflesh dead every week. They had forly-silive lion vs iu now. and twenty-onThey contracted with tho various cab, bus, and tram companies for injured horses at 3d shillings each, alive ot dead. Most of tho livo horses they by overgot in were injured work or falling. A fiw wero gone wuh congestion of the lungs. The work of slaughtering went on day and night, there being two gangs of men for that purpose. Horses wore killed Fifteen at night by thro 3 knackers. horses were considered a good nights Thec-tablisluno- x e Curious Mental Phenomena. Mrs. son A Barlier, horse slaughterers, toll to a Pali Mall Gazette reporter thi other day that they have seven s.augh iu the metropolitan area. th that in York roads. Gam being largest den Town. They slaughtered 25,oO( horses a year. When a horse broke i limb, or sustained other irremediabU injury on the sjivet the police at onei communicated with their nearest depot The company had frequently heel charged with cruelty in allowin' maimed horses to lie about for hour! before sending men to end their suffer1 ings. Tho truth was they were very particular in this respect and if suet delays occurred it was through no fault of theirs. Was horseflesh much usee for food? Yes. to a considerable ex tout, lie should sav. Their charter die not allow of their selling horseflesh for food purposes, but there were such es ts in the city. He had him self eaten horsemeat in France, and at tho companys annual dinner it wa! served to tho guests, some of whom do dared they would not have known i from b.ef, ha 1 they not be?n told. Fine fat horses were slaughtered every week, horses that were perfectly sound except for some accidental injury, a nc he saw no reason why this flesh should not bo oaten. Ho had often soon streel gamins buy a slice of dried horseflesh, place it between two hits of bread, and eat it as a sandwich! Of course, mosi of tin? prepared horseflesh passed undei the name of catsinoat, but it seemed it civdible that tho cats could consume if all. Every part of the horse was put td some use flesh, hide, hair, hoofs and bones. Now that (and Mr. Ross hell up a small vial of beautifully trana parent oil) was horso oil. One would scarcely think such oil as that could b got from tho horse. Thoso other bot ties contained oils cl inferior quality. They wore used for lubricating pun Mosi and for poses soaps nowadays contained horso Posted. The paper says General Boulanger was in love with an American girl while he was in this country, and that he publicly said the other day that tho only true liberty in the world was to be found in America. Mrs. Ilenpeck. Yes; but he didnt New York Weekly. marry tho girl. A Point of Ressmblanoa Sela.i Morrill, tho at Jerusalem, recently paid I.ewLt-a visit, I)r. Merrill," said Dr. ul do you see a Lewiston gentleman, anything in Lewiston that reminds you of Jerusalem? Yes," said the docYou tor. Indcd, what's that? have no street signs on the corners to In that respect guide a stranger. Lewiston is just like Jerusalem, Lewis on (Me.) Journal. iuln-nall- work. Tlie sufferings brutes wore soon at were rendered insen-iblfrom a heavy axe. e of the pool as thej by a blow nil end, Was It a Warning From ITeavneS A btrango tale is told by men em ployed at Fahner Brothel s' mines, ncai this place. Two of Ihe miners sat that a few days ago they were out iu the main entry of Ihe mine engaged in conversation about their work, when a bright ball of lire, in the shape of a star, suddenly appeared before them. In a moment the star became intensely brilliant, and fairly dazzled their even, Now it swayed back and forth, up and down, with groat rapidity. Watching it for a time, one of the nvn started toward il with a view of invi stigatioru As he approached the tiling moved off. When he stopped it stopped. Ho fob lowed it to the mouth of the entry, when it went out in tho daylight and The men reported what disappeared. to seen some of the-i- companhad they ions, who ridiculed tlio idea and discredited their story. Among tiieso was William Loefller, tho .mine boss. The following day, however, Lo.dllei changed his tune. Just as ho was entering tho mine tho fiery star appeared right in, front of him. At one time it seemed that it would hit him square in tho face, and he- rujsed his hand to strike it, but it darted, off. lie followed it to tho end of tdu entry a d Franco of 200 or 300 yards where it vanished for a moment, only to appear again in Lis rear. Sometimes it would hang in space, then dart to one side and thon to the other, now lingering for a moment on the edge of a projecting pioco of slate, always moving off when an attempt was made to approach it At different times the strange celestial visitor has been seen by others. The climax camo last week, however. On Friday evening tho few men who Lad not been frightened from tho mine had finished their day's work and were on Loefller retheir way homeward. mained behind to look after matters. Just as he was leaving the mine a hundred feet or more of the entry caved in and Lofller was partially buried. II; saved his life by crawling through nil aperture none too soon, however, as a second slip of the hill comph tcly closed it up. He esc iped. with a few bruises. The fall of tha entry completely wrecked the mine, and operations are forever abandoned Burnsville (O.) DislA that point. patch to Chicago News. |