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Show A I JRiMI who hMt mac pIpUMI'l, I Lravi not lut luvt 1U un P Betluiu innnl i lloljM-- piwill. toy Ik in Ihu r IU of life so 11h vir piH'iu, Jwa)'; uidIm,). luy MrniP t Prayer. nil from mod riff i nr. skv. Iii.iiu1 picture, ia of (hM wIn-i- i pKm I und Milne, rAnl kiuoly yiin in my owu uplifiiiiir answer mine. ; The love . 1 have tiul Hire. O Kutlicr: Let Ihy fiirll lie wilii uic Hu ll In oxutori huH 1 uieri Jio nuu of oiirl, no liiiiucli of mliuupholds Aur tlitH-- ol rhjniutf guiil. , i Suflui . It if, my jmotl nnd 111 unreckoiiod, Ami Uiili furyivou Uiitiugii thr nboundlni II mMlf (iy Immi fmalllnr beekoiwd mo uiy flttiiiK pltui). : ' And ' Sonic huui Mr door umonr thy nmny mnnMnnn, Oome hlwltumig nhndt wlieru Mo nnd lrlv imr 4nd lliw forever through Heaven1 green ft1. FALSE CHRISTS U heaven's vengeance; th fangs of tha dead beast had still retained their Tkrv Slav App-arveuoui. SI. Jamet' Oaeelle. -d Tlieti from the muir mtiiuj nlmut nieateallng I f .1 in woirtl Irurn tile imw Mini holy Mong, And liml hi Ui Ixiirftili Ihy uwu of heniiur Tin lilt lorwhirli 1 iiuijr. Jnhu tiiienU,nl Whittier In tlm FAN (is. : gen-t'rim- -n ! in ail Agra aad la BY A VOUDOO PARROT. The queer lirliffs of the Indians of tlie cnnivniin their Messiah A VrlllMt ldp tf WiniMterrsp Dca luveNorthwest arnuard rem-- n inti' rest in the flat tv Urrsut uiIimi, auhjri't of 1nrisn. uliich Jcmiis At the Albany denral - rooms in biwHf said would fume after him, Wilssbarre. P., they have a parret especial lv just :it the hegiuuiiig of tlie which greatly assists in the work of end. According to smiio the appear-sur- e Christa is one of axtrscilng teeth. The parrels name the uf ilifM signs that the fuming of the real is V'sar." He is a fine specimen of Messiah is near at hand; ut hers. hackl'd his species his iulelllgeaee being something marvelous. Dr. Weller, who has by the eridcuce of history, give thu charge of tbe rooms, says be would edvriit of these impostor Imt little not part with the bird for say money. weight, preferring to treat them as Aaa no wonder; tlie parrot brings deluded fanatics, worthy only of a grist to his mill. The bird does its work place in Mime inssne asylum. That there is uo sign of anything in these this way: A niau comes to have bis tooth pullappearances, unless it is a sign of a soft ed. lie gets into the chair and then spot in the head of tlie impersonator, his courage fails him. lie tolls the may lw inferred from the fact that not dentist tbat the pain has gone away less than twenty-fou- r different persons aad that he will postpone the operapresented them selves to the Jew tion until the next day. In nine cases alone, claiming to be Christ returned, between the time of the crueiiixioa out of teu the dentist is unable to persuade the patient that it will he to his and tlie year 1K62. Many of theso Messiahs were defended by the Jews dily comfort to have the molar extracted. Then, when the man gets up at an enormous cost of both life and out of his chair, the parrot, who has money. Especially is this true iu the been watching him all the time, takes rase of Coziua of Rarcliochcba, one of the most popular of the false Chi isia. him in charge. Oh. cpward," yells the parrot, "yoe who arose as the Messiah of the Jew in tbe second century after the crucifixhaven't the nerve of a chicken. ion of Jesus (the Jews, of course, put The mau looks around in consterna-ioThe parrot is partly liiddon in n Jesus down among tlie false Christa), in whose defense lost over GOO, 000 uiy cage behind the screen. The man and with the toothache turns around to men when the Koniuus made war upon the knight of the forceps and inquires: them in an attempt to put down tbs What remarks were those you just popuisr delusion. Id the sixth century s remarkable made?" I said nothing. replied the dentist; impostor appeared at Alexandria, in to be Jesus of Nazareth f it was the parrot who was speaking." The gentiemau is then introduced returned to earth. lle showed scars to the parrot. A pleasant conversation on his band and feet where he said be had bees nailed to the cross six centensues. tiefore.and called u;iou the EgypNice morning. ssys the panrot; uries to follow him in a revengeful war tooth polled? No! You better; you tians catch cold when yon go out; better against tbe Jews. The chief ruler of have it out and be done with it; Egypt became one of the iuiostor's folloti of people had teeth pulled this lowers aud contributed au immense army for making nu invasion of Palesmorning. The man with tho toothache is so tine. Everything was iu readiness duuifounilod over the parrot's talk when tlie false Christ took down with that he hardly knows what way to a fever and soon died, just us a comturn for tne time being. Then tba mon Egyptian would bare done. The lentil century was one prolific of parrot urges him on again, saying: false Christs, not hiss than eight or Go on, it will only take a minute; ton Messiahs making their the doctor is waiting for jou. This is tou much for the man. He appearance ami being ministered to goes back to tbo chair and has the by a greater or less multitude of detooth removed. Then the jiarrot luded followers during that century. all arouud his cage anu says: to From the beginning of the eleventh jumps the opening of the seventeenth y Oil, aint I happy; I feci so happy but few false Christs are recorded. witii my big tooth out. That parrot, says the dontist,can The masses were becoming more gentalk anjbudy into getting a tooth pull- erally educated, nnd, therefore, less ed. Wo had a farmer iu the other day. likely to becoino followers of such lie wanted all his teeth taken out aud blasphemers. Tbe extraordinary wiles who lived a uew set made. We wanted him to of Mordecai. a Germau-Jew- , in 1682. gained him quilo a reputation take gas. The old man said: a a Christ, but, sharper that he wns, "'Well now, by gosh! I dont know about that. I often heard of people he was at last compelled to flee for Ills and end hia days as an outcast. blowing out gas and then dying; I life Moses Charjorn Luzzatto, an Italian, don't think I will risk Good boy, shouted the parrot; born in 1707, ia said to have actually sensible man, don't you take gas; just b)iecJuuaelf the predicted Messiah. sit down there and 'pulling your teeth He wrote a Newer Testament and will be just as easy as husking corn. organized s church, but did not make Wheu the faimer looked around any considerable headway. lie died in 1740, while making efforts to prove his and saw the parret he said: Well, I declare; why, that bird divine origin. talked like a man. I guess Ill take his According to tho YrcmdenblaU oi advice and lut you crack away at my Berlin s false Christ made his bow in chewers. Germany in August, 1873. lie called Jekuiniel There was no trouble in pulling the himself (Chronicles vL. old mans first two teeth, but when the 18), King of Israel, und announced third one came he jumped two feet in that he bad come to assume the throne f Iiis Empire a the true Mussiah. Ilia the chair. That was a nerve clincher, said the manifesto, entitled, To Whom It May bore a seal which had tlie parrot It wont happen again; just Concern,of David on one side and keep nice and quiet now and soon your teeth will be out Scriptural quotation on the oilier. IIo This soothing advice had a calming evidently fonnd but few disciples, os but effect on the farmer, and he sank back very little concern iug him ever apinto the chair, perfectly satisfied with peared in tha German papers. worthless sake! Aad then I saw three bleeding points upon the back of my baud. Madam, 1 said coldly, sympathy for one below you in degree is surely mia- -, placed.' 1 turned away, Luuis; and I walked alone to the castle. Louis, there is great news for you, my brother; the czur is willing to let bygones lie bygones; our rank ami our properly are to be restored. Prince y Ylustoff only handed me the rescript from bis imiierial master. Count Bslskoi.' be said, as he pressed my band. dou't speak to mo of grati- lutle; I shall ever ue your debtur. Paul and I were twin brothers, ly hirtli, since our fattier was a JVii-- li i'iiiiui. wlio iiatl been deprived of his estates in connection with the events of 1MJ.1. an Englishman by The French doctor lias eome again. After thu death of our breeding. father, when we were quite children, My brother, there is uo hope aad I we two hail been brought up out of must die. It may be a question of who taught days or hours only. Already 1 swal-- 1 chanty by a countryman, low with the greatest difliuulty. dancing and lived iii a shabby London street. Tray. Louis, pray for the soul of Am lime went on I earned my four one who longs for death. Your uncuim-aPAUL. a week as a violinist; but my happy brother, There were two other letters one brother, laiil Bolskoi, became the from Prince Vlastuff, another from tho darling of soeiuty lint, erhai)i. because lie had the mont beautiful voice lector. They gave me the dreadful ill all the world; next, because he was letails of my brother's death. He the cry linmisonicat mau 1 ever saw. 'I've seen her at last, Louis," said lied, as he bad predicted, after fearful the mania of hydrothe tufferingi from my brother one night to mo woman I've beeu lunging for and phobia. 1 have visited brothers grave. I droniningof all my life and I'm about have seen the my where my brothers place to bccuine a teacher of singing," ho You wouldn't life was sacrificed for the Princess added, wilii a laugh. Rakouliue for she became the Princess wonder, Louis, if you saw my pupil, Aud then I and lie liMik front his pockctbook a Bakouline. of course. went to St. Petersburg to thank my was It the of a photograph. portrait woman a fair woman with a lmrd imperial master for Iiis clemency, and with Trince YlastolT. One night linin ii mid cruel eyes. She thanked staid 1 me for sinking for her. and then she as was talking to my host he said to You've never been iu this room said: Monsieur, I want you to do mu me: very rug your a favor. 1 want you to give mu a few before. 1 think. The lessons in singing. 1 stared at her in feel are resting on is the skiu of Ihe wolf that killed your brother. The astouishmciil. Ah.' she said, M. i. lie said. thu singing lessons are only a head is wonderfully Yes, there was the head with glarpretext. 1 know your story; I kuow eyes of glass, the mouth wide open, that jou ure of noble blood; I know ing retracted, showing a double tbat your fat her s property ami estates the lips were confiscated long ago, nnd I would range of tirree aud cruel fangs. It makes me shudder when I look help vou to regain them. Icrlinps Im upon it," said Prince VlastolT; but its not altogether disinterested, she said, aud she gave me one look from those a work of art all the same, he added with a little laugh. oft. languid eyes of hers a look, Presently lie left me and I sat by the liOttis; which sent the blood coursing fire in a half-doz-e and thought of mv through my veins. For I love her, brother and his miserable death, ft Louis!'' he cried. midnight. The lore of the princess for my was close onwas The door suddenly thrown open, brother lanl had become a matter of and woman in 'evening dress, a coininou talk among our friends by the niulllcd tali in an opera cloak, rushed into time that Prince Ylasloff had obtained leave to visit his estate in southern the room, locked the door behind her, the cloak from her shoulRussia. My brother Paul was to travel and flung On ders. her pale cheek there was a d suile.-auwas bis in it arranged that iu the winter, wlieu ho proceeded to greatfellred mark. When she saw me upon her knees. the capital, the priuce should present she Paul!" she cried in horrified accents him to the czar, and use bis influence Paul Bolskoi, have you come back in iiis favor. They bad been gone a the grave to haunt me?" mouth before I beard front my brother from As I stared at her in astonishment I laul. At length ho wrote as follows: I hare returned to the barbaric recognized my brothers evil genius Id beautiful creature wbo knelt before life, aud I enjoy it. Tho prince keeps tbe almost regal state iu his great rastle of me, looking into my face with frightbaniarof. I enjoy tbe free, wild life, ened eyes. Ma'dara," I said, coldly, I am the riding, driving aud the hunting Louis Bolskoi. here, and I am liappv, for I am with And then she rose. "You are very tiie woman I love. 'I'he prince is allike him, she said, mechanically, and our in and has matter, moving ready she sal down in the chair opposite me no doubt, so lie tells me, of bis ultiand stared at the ghastly, grinning mate success. of the dead wolf, and as she Here the letter was continued in a mask looked she shuddered. hurried ehaky, writing, totally unlike Your brother saved my life, Count the commencement, which was written she said, with a groan. In my brother's beautifully clear hand: Bolskoi, 1 bowed, but Idid not answer her. Louis, a terrible misfortune has Your brothers was a dreadful happened. The princess ami I were death." she weut on, and 1 sat by his in week the a tha ago, wandering park bedside and listeued to his last ravings. 1 when commenced this letter He very day prayed in his wild delirium that I to you, when we heard, loud shouts know happiness in this might and cries. Suddenly, from a tangled world. never sacrificed I your brother's thicket close to us appeared a wolf. love to vain ambition and sold myself There is nothing very terrible here in to Prince lie a solitary wolf in tlie summer time, struck me Bakouline. see the mark upon my but this was uo ordinary wolf. The face and 1you leave him forever. Just brute was mad; it had keen bunted before your brothers death, when his and badly wounded by the huntsmen voice had suuk to a whisper, he and torn by dogs; its tongue hung failing his eves and seemed to recogopened aud ns enme it toward from its mouth, me. Nadia, he suid, you will us it uttered little yelpiug barks. Save nize and wheu you hare repented me. cried tho princess save me, repent, will see me once again und I shall Paul! she shrieked, us she clutched my you summon you to meet your God.' He arm. . Iler voice attracted the atten- never spoke again. Count BoiskoL I tion of the infuriated beast, and it have God kuows how bitmade for us at once. Nadia full faint- terly, repented, and when I saw you sitting there As 'round. the the brute made to I thnught that Paul had come from the ing its spring f clutched it by the throat, laud the grave to drag me to fell we to the ground together. I the beyond seat and of henveu. Count judgment got my knee uihiu its chest aud I tried Bolskoi, she said billerlv, I long for to choke the life out of it I felt its death." hot breath on my cheek, and I stared She never looked at me, hut stared with terror at its red eyes, and I wonat the wolf s face upon the floor, and dered whether my strength would hold she placed her tiny foot out Fir! I shrieked to the woman I mechanically between tho double row of while aud loved lly. Nadia, for the love of teeth. heaven" But she never moved, for glistening There was a furious knock at the in lav a dead faint she uHin the turf r. The nrincrxs Nadia started to Tlia struggles uf thu wretched animal amr as she did so she gave a her grew weaker nnd weaker, but I never littlefeet, scream of pain, ami I saw a small relaxed my grip upon its throat; and slowly ah. how slowly! I strangled spot of blood on her satin The door was shaken furiously, the beast, choking it to death. 1 turned to Nadia and I raised her the lock gave way, mid a man lAnko in and hurled furious words at the from the ground, and. pressing imwoman, who stood confrontpassioned kisses on her lip. I cried in beautiful her ear. There is iio rausc for fear.niy ing him. pale aud silent. He spoke in darling! She seemed to wake as from Russian, and then he turned to mo. You are thu count Roiskoi, sir." he a dream: the great blue eyes opened ami looked at mo with unutterable said. Why do I find you closeted lore, and my kisses were returued. liens with my wife? and ho glared at You do love me. Nadia?1 I cried, aud inn with furious eyes, inflamed with drink and jealousy. I am tho priuce her head still lay on my chest. "Love you, Paul? she answered; of Hnkniiline, sir," he said, more calmly, the husband 3f this this woman." irsc I lore roil. Need I tell tou so Ami I am hur father's guest, I fn words, rani ? she said and she looked nronnd her wildly. Let us make said, and I do not bandy words with the most of our time, Paul, and again drunken men at midnight. Rut, Priuce lie kissed me. for the man I tin Have to will come to claim rny hand Bakouline. you are a coward. to leave this house." the goodness month. short one iu Aud then ho turned and left the Nadia.' I cried, and you talk of room without a word. Next day we mcT loving met. some doxen versts from Peters"My marriage with the Prince burg. Prince ValstolT was mr second, Bakouline,' site said, 'is one of policy, I shot the ITincess Nadia's husbut I shall always lore you.sho added, and band dead and crossed tho frontier and then she looked at me in sudden within a dozen hours. And within fear. Paul, Paul ISolakoi. sho said, the mouth the woman who had wronglike do that? look why jou my brother Paul died, as my poor Princess Nadia, 1 auwered, T ! ed brother had died, a raving maniaei never loved you; I loved tbs wutnas I The wolfskin rug was the instrument thought you were.' Ing rupiiliy over their snowy crest. IVtrels have been observed 2.UUU wiles from uearest land. NUMEROUS. Many Cauntrlaa. SHAMED The French doctor from Warsaw gives me every hope, but, Louis, sume--! thing tells me that I ahull die. aud 1 shall have died in saving the life of a woman who is worthless. T!ic river of Ihy Kuoe. the' WOLF'S PsnV Bnlskol, she said calmly, you muf. be mail; the Prince Hakuu-lin- e owes yen a deep debt of gratitude. aad then she rose and turned her back on me. ltut let nin thank you. M. Uolskui, she said formally; let me thank you in Iiis name for saving iny life, and then shn turned as pale as death and seized my band. 'Pauli she shrieked, as shu fell upon her knees at niy feet, Paul, my love, uiy life, yeu are wuuaded, aud for my Hhij ts, Johnsou, alias lVlon. has a big clientele among the negroes on Waters road, and hia remedies, which were guarau treed to oure anything and everything, were bought up by tha wholesale. Johnson gave a glowing account of the wonderful curative power of his hoodoo physic, aud his unsuspecting patients were charmed, as it were, by ilia graceful eulogizing of bis remedies, which lie usually sold at 60 cou-ttir- it' , constitution?1 The farmer smiled and said ha guessed he Imd.'" Tho Lind of tlie Pine and the Palm. California ia the land of the Fine and the Palm. The tree of tha Sierras, native, vigorous, gigantic, and tha tree of the Desert, exotic, supple, poetic, both flourish within tha nine degrees of latitude. These two, tha widely separated lover of Heines song, symbolize the capacities of the is State, and although the angar-pin- e which indigenous, and the date-palwill never lie more than an ornament iu this hospitable soil, was planted by tha Franciscan father, who established a chain of missions from San Diego to Monterey over a century ago, they should both be the distinction of one commonwealth, which, In its seven hundred miles of indented can boast the elimates of all countries aad tha products of all zones. If this State of menetaiae and valleys were divided hy an east and west line, following the general course of the Hierra hUdve range, and cutting off the eight lower counties, I suppose there would lie conceit enough in either section to maintain that it only is the Paradise of the earth, but both are accessary to mahe the unique and contradictory Califernia which and bewilders the traveller. He is 'told that the inhabitants of San Francisco go away from the draught of the Golden Gate in the summer to get warm, and yet the earliest luscious cherries aud apricots which he finds in tlie far south market of Ban Diego come front the northern Santa Clara Valley. The truth would seem to be that in an hour's ride in any part of the Hale one can change his climate totally at an? time of the Tear, and this not merely by changing his elevation, but by getting in or out of tho rang of the sea or the desert current! of air which follow tho Talleys. Charlet Dudley "Burner, in Jlarptr't Hagiuinc. To-nig- ht In 1880. or thereabouts, the mountaineers of West Virginia attempted to create an excitement by pretending to beliera in the divinity 'of one of their number. Eighteen hundred and eighty-eiggave Georgia a trio of false Christs, a woman, a negro by the name of Edward James, ami a white man named Dupont Roll. The woman's success in the miracle line gained her s great reputation for awhile. James and Bril were both finally committed to the insane asylum. With Schwein-furt- h as Christ of tha Rockford (III.) heaven, and tha Indian Messiah in the Kockv Mountains, we end this CuriousNote on false Christa. SL ht j Louie Depublic. The Origin of Deatly Lucky, Hie historian, says geology has conclusively disproved wlmt was once the universal brlief concerning the origin at death. That this fearful calamity appeared in tlie universe on account of the transgression of mnn; that every pang that convulses the frame of any created being, every passion or instinct nr necessity that contributes to the infliction of suffering is but the fruit of the disobedience In paradise, was long believed with unfaltering assuraiiFc, and is even now held by many who can not be regarded as altogether uneducated. And this general proposition became a great archetype, a center around which countless congenital beliefs were formed, a first principle or measure of probability guiding tha predispositions of men in nil ilieir inquiries. If all dentil and all pain resulted from the sin of Adam, it was natural to of give every particular death nr pain a special aiuilicatinn; and if these the greatest of terrnstial imperfections were connected with tho hislurv of man. it was natural to believe that all minor evils were no less so. Rut geology has now proved decisively that a profound error lurks in these conclusion. It h;i proved that countless ages liefore man trod this earth death raged and leveled among Sts ocrnpanix; that it an entered into the original constitution of things that the agony and infirmity it implies were known as at present when the mastodon and thediuotherium were the rulers of the world. To deny this ia now Proverbial Phrases. to admit it is to abandon one Not a few of the phrases in use at cf tne root doctrines of tlie past. this day originated with Lyly, and arc found in his Eimheui." a popular Stormy Petrel. book published in 1589. Among them A bird of Immense wing power is might be mentioned caught napping, the liny storm petrel, tbe smallest a crooked stick or none, browa to bird knows. It catching birds by putting every scs, ami although so lielung study," scrmiaglv salt on their tails, etc. frail it breasts the utmost fury of 'lie First-clasecurities Handcuffs and storm, akiinm! jgwilh incredible velocs. Boston 2'runteript. ity the trough of the waves, aud giid- - The Palace and Itonee of Piaarrn. One of the earliest viceroys erected the enormous cathedral that faces one side of this plaza, with it facade painted red and yellow, it three green doors, and a tower at each angle. For nearly three centuries it altars were burdened with gold and silver and jeweled articles of church service and ornament, until a few year ago, when most of it treasure were appropriated and converted into money by a needy republican govern inent. in its dark crypt is tlie stona collln of lizarro, tlie ronqiicror, and another containing the remain of his rascally relative, (Tnnzalo Pixarrn. The enterprising tourist may go down and explore tha grewsonie place by the dim flicker of a tallow (lip. nnd, if he is curiously month inclined, by the payment of a modernle sum to the sacristan, the alone cover will be removed from the more important colli a nnd tlie criHiihling hours of the great conquistador exposed to view. Another side of tho same square is g occupied by a rather building with small shop beneath it, which is no less than ihe old palace where lizarro ruled with a high hand during liix brief day here, and where he wa assassinated by tlie men of Cliilla, who appointed themselves the avengers of Almngro's murder. Its upper part still serves a a government aud ia occupied by varions olliccrs of tlie now rcgiiue. Limn Lf.tti r. es ed e mean-lookin- i.f I web-foote- d ; ss time-lock- The hoodoo gave the negroes s lengthy statement concerning himself, end told them that hi ability was such that the doctors in Savsunaii bad compelled him to leave the city, and, consequently, he had to practise among the colored people. Fletcher wailed patiently for the remedies to assert their powers, but they didn't work. Tbe bum boosted negro came to town and swore out warrant in Justice Ruaaull's court for Johnson's apprehension on the charge of cheating. Fletcher was so excited in msklngliis statement that the magistrate made him kiss the Bible twice to lie sura that hia statement was true. Johnson was brought to Justice Russell's office by Conatablo Robertson, and lie made an earnest appeal to the prosecutor to drop tlie case. lie was very nervous, anil talked about pistol and s lot of other tilings. His face was snn tanned, and he was dressed well for a man who travels ou foot in the country. Iio said he was from New York, but with ail his pleading Fletcher was uot inclined to drop the Dr. case. Johnson went to jail. He showed Justice Russell his 'stock of medicine and hnodoo charms, and the sight of them nearly took the magistrate's breath avrav. Savannah Act VM. sea-con- g. and 75 cunts. cure. ' what had taken place aad what was to come. When the job was through the parrot said: Well done; there isnt one man in a thousand who could go through such an ordeal; you must have a wonderful rents Tho hoodoo doctor met Ida Waterloo when he succeeded In inducing Robert Fletcher to hand over 75 ceut for a small dried-u- p herb, enveloped in a atrip of fiery red flannel. Johnson met Fletcher in his house and talked root medicine" and hoodooism so glildy to him that Fletcher finally agreed to buy one of thu charms. Tlie doctor told Fletcher that before hia charm would act it was nceesaary for him to baud him over the price of it This done, the doctor proceeded to business. lie mada s number of hideous gyrations. walked around the room, and, standing up in an erect position ha lifted his right hand in the direction of the sky anil commenced to revolve on his feut, pointing with hi index Unger as he revolved to thu north, south, west, and east. 11c then rolled his eyes around, looked out of the door, and said: Gini'iiie a piece of red flannel. Flctclit-- r produced the flannel, and tiie doctor look from hia pocket a small rule and measured off six inches of it. lie then idnccd Ids bauds iu the shape of an arch over Iiis head, allowed them to slowly descend, and as they readied tlie red flannel he cut and measured another piece, but this lima only took four inches. 1 ha negro was somewhat awestricken at the strange siectaclu. and Im doctor" aa a sort of regarded the semi-devi- l. That was juat wlint the "doctor wanted. Tha doctor then took two small pieces of some hard substance having tho appearance of dried berlw, and, wrapping them up In tho two pieces of reu flannel, guvs them to the negro. Johnson called it tha King of the World, and aaid that the hard substance enclosed iu the red flannel was load (?) stone, but that it was 000 times stronger than anything." Another remedy he called the Queen of the World. "'and the two combined, he aid, would exert a powerful influence over everything; anu effected murvol-iou- a ed life-like- ." 01 A white man who claims to be s hoodoo doctor of unlimited ability, and rails himself lir. Johnson, anu sails under thu alias Sam Du Leon, haa been swindliug thu superstitious negroes who live ou thu Waters road, r Deitrra store, for a loug time. Tiie eminent professor of hoodooism got Into trouble recently on account of Robert Fletcher, one of his negro on account of the strange and weird manner in which be cures all th ills that flesh ia heir to. Kgrpt-clwinaiug- ilcl-sko- METHODS. Ths Klgmarol bjr Wklrh Srsmps fraiu Kaulk.ra Negrora. n. s DOCTORS Do you not feel tint eloquence of iiere on this glorious crag?' she Yes lie answered. I murmured. I'ltihtJd-pM- a do. The moil utaiu's peak. Timet. nature i A RAILWAY INCIDENT- - Blnu ItKlaAaMStolaHa IlaAlsh Yoatb, aad Coatagloas. It was a hot. dusty day when two or three passengers eutereu a train on tbs Iowa Division of the Chicago and Northwestern Road at Bridgewater. Among them was a stylishly-dresse- d young man. who wore a stiff white hat, putriii-li-Hihshoes, tho neatest of collars. cuffs, and (liiniest of stand-u- p He carried a Cane, and carefully brushed the dust from the seat in front of me More he ant dowu. Just across the aisle, opposite him. sal a tired woman bolding a baby. I never saw in my life a more discouraged, wornout despairing look than that on the mothers face. The baby was too sick, even to cry. It lay moaning and gasping in it mother's lap, while the dust and cinders flew ia t the open doors and windows. Tha heat and dust insde traveling; even for stroug men, unliearable. I hud put dowu the itrliah young man in front d me as rpecimun of the dude family, eud wa making a mental calculation on the probable existence of hralna uuder the uew hnt when, to my astonishment ho Icsoed over ihe aisle and said to the woman: Madam can I be of any assistance to you? Just let ma bold your baby while. You look so very tired. Tbe woman seemed much surprised, though the request was mada la tbe politest and most delicate manner. Oh, thank you. air." suid aim. tremu1 am tired. aud her lip lously. er quivered. I thiuk the baby will come to mo, snid the young man, with a smile. Poor thing! Its loo siek to make any I will hold it carefully, objection. madam, while you iio down and rest a while. Have you come far? From the Black Hills." What! by stage?" Yea but the hahv was well when I art ed. 1 am ou my way to friends in tbe East. My my iuixhuiul my Ah, yes. I see. 1 mm:! continued the young mail in a sympathetic tune, n lie glanct-- at the bit of eraMi in the little traveling bat. By this time lie bail taken the baby and was holding it in Id iinn. Now you can lie down ami rest a little. Have you far to go? To Guiufciiciit. 'replied the wnninit, almost with a unit, us she wearily arranged a slmwl over the valise aud prepared to lie duwu iu the soar. "All, yes, I see! and you have not money enough to go into a sleeping-car- . buve you. madam? The poor ' woman Unshod faintly, and pul one hand over her face while the tears dropped between her worn fingers. 1 looked out of the window, nnd a mist earns over my eyes w hits I changed my calculations of tbe man s mental ability. He looked thoughtfully and tenderly dowu at the baby, and In a hors tuuw tho mother was fast asleep. Th woman silting acres the aisle from me, who hod heard as much of the conversation as I bail, came and' offered to relievo the young man of his charge. tl ant ashamed of myself for not offering to luke the baby from the mother before. Poor little thing. . d It's asleep." Bo it is. Ill surrender it to you now," with a cheerful suiilo. At this point the train slopped at a station, and the young mau rose iu his sent, took off Ids hat, sud said in a Ladies sud dear, earnest, voice: gentlemen, hero i an opportunity for each of us to show that we have been brought up in a Christian land, and have Christian fathers slid mothers. This poor woman. pointing at tha bus cmne all the sleeping mother, way from ths Rlack Hills and is going to Connecticut. Hur husband is dead nd her baby ia III. She hasnt money and enough to travel in a sleeping-ca- r, is all tired out and discouraged. What will vou do about it?" "Do? cried a big man down near tha water-coole- r, rising excitedly. "Do? Take up a collection the American citiznu last resort iu distress. Ill give $3. The effect was electrical. The hat wcut ronnd, and the way silver dollars and quarters aud pieces rntlled in it would have done any true heart 10-ce- good. I wish I could describe tho look of the womans fsce when she awoke aud the money was given to her. She tried to thank us all. ami failed. She broke down eompieiuly. But wo didn't need anv thanks. l'liere was a sleeping-ca- r on the train, and tho young man saw the mother and .child transferred to it at once. I did not hear what she said to him wheu he left her. but it must have been a hearty God bicss you. Un-oinn- ali Commercial. Tlie mind Drummer. Thera ia one of the beat tobacco drummers in the rnnutry, remarked a gentleman as an elderly-lookin- g man with long grey beard, iu company with n young woman, passed lip the slrcuL The gentiemau walked arm in arm with Iiis companion and nri one would hnve noticed anything ieculinr about him until he name to a crossing uml then hia companion spoke to him. Iiis step faltered, his foot was put nut as if afraid to advance. Ili eyes were turned straight ahead and never sought tho ground. They were sightless. The man was Mr. James Harrison, of d. V.. nnd tin: woman was Iiis daughter. Mr. Harrison travels for a plug tobacco factory and ia regarded us one of the best drummers on the road. For more limn twenty years lie has made the rounds with two daughters. First oue of them grew up from girl to woman and was married. The second one then took her place, and has since lieen his constant eoinpauiou. She goes about with him from store to him with bis sample at store, hol the train nnd the hotels, eltends to ticket nnd baggage iu short duel everything that a lender, loving woman could do fur the blind. She i Iiis eyes. The two arc known in every city in the country. Ilieli-inon- An Indianapolis man haa constructed a bicycle of steel inhini-- and ahi'oi-nuwhich though except in light, is claimed to be practical i,. |