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Show M ' ENCHANTRESS. NevcrlhcLss, it Shell be done! But not HOtR AND THE JOKER. at the cost yon m"ntlon. Not s mur h JS.e ( 0f t tojufvd Km on thm as one day cbeil be token from your mui fro KrMwjr life, bat Aeson shaij liver ' Sherman (By Sylvan dAriy.) Jlaar took w. painful part all thanked a he She and eefiscl, in an incident, g.slsr part at that, ft !ji KDKA vti the the fire of her being seemed to daughter cf King which, while grief 'Inspiring In all Us Aeetes of Colchis. She was as sweet and gentle as the phases, couldn't he called a fight . Nor no one her would at To look he wa very beauwas it exactly with a member of conof evil as tiful, bat her hark hate believed her capable gress, although th fo had close busieyes could lock thought, much lew cf a deed of horror. ness relations with the house. Hoar taent. his from she went apart very cruel If she Then was snd, t0 his disgust, very moon young. full occurred, When: the were sat pleased. very math resembled In personal apwere in all when at wrapt midnight, her been It had , pearance oi of the head pages of th pleasure, however, slumber, Medea supped forth from the bouse.-T- his head pago was a great In was and black, attired to help Jaeon ob- palace. She the butt of much tain pooseesion of abe strode swlf'ly till .she came' to the practical joker, sad of s darky who hts was sleepy humor cast rocks Great center of forest. t the Golden Fleece, which wan the washroom. house had the charge of deep shadows, and the trees rustled snd treasure of her father. But after to alt in a chair This were prone was Bongo reverberated their murmuring fathers face her him lug the dared not and slumber. The anger, Bo nbe departed with Jason from the caveraa. PasalLg quickly from la the washroom up to him to souhfsly clearcame head a funny this dense foliage, ahe page from Colchla and became hie wlfj. sa ho aad tip him over on the on In which the slumbered circular been ahape, had ing, It Now, yon remember that the moon and atara shone with wonderful floor. This .wae a joke. Before the no cn jv task to takn the fleece from Congo could recover himself for vensarrej grove of Mars. A dragon with clearness. For a moment the enchantress stood geance the toid pas would be back hundred eyewthat never all slFpt at thn came .time guarded H. A fid it wan wit h fttee epttimed and arms raised, la the house, Wyead whose green baize only by enchantments and charms that silent, and not a sound of living or portals no humbtehlack man might - Jsbojj was enabled to obtain the prize, moving creatures could be heard. Then pursuo ht prey. One afternoon the humorous page "When Medea was allttle child sbn she addressed her Incantations to the , her fibers moon and the stars, to Hecate, the god- tipped over the sleepy colored man sevpassed her life sister. From her. she learned the se- dess of the underworld: to Tellua, the eral times. It gave the head page great this fun lusted cret power of herbs; how to Invoke the goddess of the earth, by whose power joy. The vietlm of d.trk powers with incantation;,. la herbs full of charm and potent for en- for revengo. - He would give a weeks " short, alt the secrets of enchantments chantment grow. She called upon the salary for an opportunity to play a reof nd sorcery, land and gods sea; she invoked the turn game with his tormentor. I So It was "It was four oclock in the afternoon by her power that Jason power of river, stream, lake, wood and had first tamed the bulls; cavern: she called upon the mountains when, opening hkJe after a cat nap, bad slain the army that sprung fully and the valleys, upon the mighty winds he beheld his persecutor bending over armed from the soli, after he planted snd upon the vapors. a wgBh basin, refreshing bis face. Then she Implored Pluto and Prosper- -' The bedevilled Congos Joy was uncou-flne- d. the teeth of the dragon; and it was by her that the dragon In thn grovn of pine to spare the life thnt she wished The Lord had delivered the eneMars was put to sleep- while Jason to prolong; and as she spoke the stars Into his hands my snatched the shining ieece, and yon re- shone brighter, the winds began to nigh The negro la not an originator. At member bow they sped together down and moan, the leaves of the treea to best, he la only, as Imitator., In this to the Algo, and, aa Orpheus played rustic--. And suddenly from on high a of triumph our poor hour supremo upon hts harp, how the vessel sailed chariot of gold and precious gems'de-scendt- d black could think, of nothing friend to her, borne by winged serswiftly away. - - But not tmptirsued did th AW de- pents, Jledea entered her car, snd In better than to creep to the unsuspect" ing tyrant and kirk him. This ho did, moment more was out of sight A snd part, King Aeetea suspected treachhe threw all the force of his tropery, and finding, when too late, that Thessaly, ical nature into the caress. He kicked his treasure was gone and his prey esThe chariot bore her to distant lands, and roundly, and where man had nover put his foot, the enemy soundly caped, for he had Intended killing Jason on the nest mornlpfi. he started where nature had unbounded sway. then stood back to enjoyhis victory, rear end collision after the fleeing bark. There she gathered herbs, such sb she ' "The force of this Medea bad foreseen thU result and knew how to use, and fer nine days drove the victim's bead against the had guarded against it.. Bbe had the was so occupied. During this time wall with amazing force. It was not brought her little biothrr "with h r, she .catered, no dwelling and spoke to unnatural that he should look up. Hr and now shd tilled him to hcr When no mortal being. Then she returned to did bo, aad the darky was horrified the pursuing vwuels began to gain Thessaly, to the clearing In the woods. when ho recognized the features of upon the .Argonauts, she committed There she erected two altars, one to Shermau Hoar, representative from the the darkest crime in her life. Hu? lit- Hecate, the other to Hebe, the goddess Boston Backbay district The darky did not faint for the reason that dar? tle innocent brother, who loved her of youth. A black sheep was then sacrificed, kies never faint- - But he grew several end depended upon her, was sacrificed by her own hand. After killing him, and libations of milk and wlno were shades lighter at the thought of what as he embraced and kissed her, she cut poured upon It. Arson was then led he had done. his poor 'little body Into pieces and forth, and baring thrown him Into a not could find "Hoar, on hia part, threw them out of the vessel, and King deep deep by a charm, Medea laid him words to express hia indignant astonishAce tea, stopping to gslher them up to upon a bed of herb. ment At last the poor darky managed give them decent burial, gavs up the With Bowing hair she moved three to explain. In the moat humble and conchCKC, and the Argo spcd on. times around the altars, calling upon trite fashion, that he had mistaken i So It will very frequently happen the gods of the underworld, and dipHoar for the head page, who oppressed that p here a great deed is performed, ping burning twigs Into the blood on him. Hoar granted him forgiveness, a dark stain Is somewhere overshadowthe altars and leaving them there to although la hli proud heart he regarding the outward effulgent dress that burn. The caldron with Us magic con- ed the explanation as a greater Insult history and romauce put upon it. And tents was then prepared. She put in it than the acsault. After too. Hoar the Argonautla expedition was a great the magic herbs that nhe had gathered, bathed his face at his that, hotel. He did seeds and flowers, stone from the far not caro to take further risks In the East and sand from the shore of Ocean, house washroom, for the klck had not Then ahe added by diminished his resemblance to the moonlight; the head and wings of a page," - ' screech owl;- - the-e- n trails --of a wolf ; fragments of shells of tortol3es; the . iliklat (Mama liver of ctags snd Jhe head and beak of S. D. S. would like to be told how to a trow. All these things, from animals ten- make cement that, when dry, becomes Answer: This deacious of life and things that never die, hard like stone. and many mere dark, secret concoc- pends somewhat on the use to be made tions were but lato the caldron, till at of the cement. For areaways, walks, last, the contents boiling over, the grass etc., one of the best mixtures Is one and three parts around took on the vivid green of early part of Portland cement ' with of good, clean Band. The Band must be spring, and the dry olive-twi- g which the mixture was stirred began to free from earth and vegetable matter, grow green, aud to shoot forth leaves, and of such a quality that water will and suddenly was. heavy with- rips run from It nearly clear. Mix the cement and sand thoroughly by sift? olives. f Then, when Medea saw that all was Ing or shoveling, then put into a box ready, she approached King Aeson. ml very quickly wet it thoroughly, so jTaking her knife, the tame that b&d that It will be of the consistency of slain her brother ,'she cut the throat if good, stiff mortar. It must be used at the aged king, and when the blood hat once, fur It seta almost as quickly as MOVED THREE TIMES run out she poured Into the wound the SHG plaster of Paris. It takes some hours, AROUND THE ALTAR j contents from the caldron. Quickly the possibly some days, to become thornaval achievement; probably the first wound leaving no traces behind. oughly dry. While It Is still damp, forecast of the great traffic that Wat In a fewhealed, moments the whits hair grew If a finer finish is required, mix cement to he; when nations, separated by the the blood surged to the cheeks, with an equal quantity of sand and put physical barriers of nature, would be dark, looks disappeared and on an outer emaciated the coat and allow this to dry. brought Into fellowship and brothera man. A thin ef pure cement and hood by mans constructive Ingenuity, Arson rose, young covering ons Is of This the good deeds that water, about as thick as stiff batter, j After a perilous voyage, the Argo soon coun- makes a once more touched the shores of Thes- Medea performed, but she finish almost equal to earthenterbalanced It with evil, and disap- ware made and worked, this saly. Fellas, who had sent Jason to Properly cement will stand heat and Irost.wlth obtain the fleece, was much dismayed peared forever from Thessaly. It happened In this way, When the out at his return.. However, he took the Injury. It should, however, be of Pelias. the usurper of Jathoroughly-driegolden prise that had been won at eo daughters before winter.' saw to Aeson restored much peril, and gave up bis throne to sons throne, to do. Medea the begged they youth, of right belonged, Jason, to whom It FACTS FROM ALL LANDS. spread throughout same for their father. She consented, i Great rejoicings the kingdom, and all would have been aad they were overjoyed to obey her Norway and Sweden have been under Instructions. well If lt had not bccnthaf-Apsoone king since 1814. but at present there One night, while Fellas slept, they the father of Jason. was too old and are demands for a separation. room stealthily, and when The cellar In the bank of France Infirm to attend the joyous celebrations entered his of the victory. Lamenting this one Medea commanded them to strike him, a large warehouse. Silver hesitated. B it when she told coin Is stored there In 800 large barrels. drop of bitterness In kls cup of they the of them promised reward youth, Jason sent for hia wife Medea. joy, miles of the Congo rail-were daziled, and turning away Twenty-fiv- e Why are you aad, my lord? asked they road are already completed. The road struck with random faces Pelias, their the beautiful wife. will be ninety-thre- e miles In total Ab. Medea, I hate everything that strokes. The father awoke and cried length, - , , dethe would have and out. daughters save one. desires. My only jny heart In France . averages the population Medea forward and 1 but sprung father, to whom owe everything. Is sisted, about 187 to the square mile- .- In this - eld. It aaddensmethatat any moment dealt him a mortal wound . to Then she prepared a caldron, but put country the average Is twenty-on- e he may be called to leave my kingdom the square a mile. and few water herbs. In It simple only for that of Pluto and Frosperlne. Oh, Japan is a corruption of the Chinese Placing the body of Pet las in the boll my wife, you have, by your magic, perwhich means "root formed wonders tor me; help me now! Ing concoction, she clapped her hands, word Shtpen-knTake from my life some of its years and In a moment her winged dragons of day," or sunrise kingdom," because and add them to Aesons. Do this, if bearing her chariot swooped down JapaTs is directly east of China. . from the sky, startling the people. t you love me. If you honer me! All ef the states, kingdoms, princiBefore they were aware of her treach- palities, He looked Imploringly at her. hut empirea...etc., of Europe (exnothing could be read in the stern ery, Medea had mounted her car, and cept Russia) and"sU of the United .countenance. Then his head sunk upon the last they ever saw of her was her States. Including Alaska, could be his breast. But only for a moment, for beautiful but wicked face leaning over placed side by able in Siberia and yet n voice, full of low aweet music, fell the aide and laughing in mockery. but little "more than cover that imupon bis ear. 'He knew the voice of mense country . Medea. It was that that held him, Footprint at inltmkand bee la Malta are plentiful bees Amherst college at Amherst, Mass., bound to her, even when his nature has a collection of 30,000 tracks mad; stiugs are In such repute as a cure for recoiled from her cruel deeds, birds andreptiles. i He looked Up. Never had shesp- - ages ago-b- y The rheumatism that resort to this prinii-- ; - peered so beautiful, so grand. so "aw Ympreasldns Tuft on the reel sandstone live method of inoculation has been in ful. Iter eligbt figure was drawn np were of all sizes, from those that might : common practice in severe cases for to its full height Her ey3 shone, have been made by mice up to those of generations, the result. It is said, bar- -' large lustrous black eyes; her dark elephantine magnitude. The- - largest lag been most satisfactory for hair fell about ber like a cloud, aa if were by what was significantly named !to hlds so much glory. She was very the Brotozoum - gtganteum, literally, A Siscovwy ob unusual Interest has much excited, and spoke quickly. been made In Crawford county, Pennthe great thunder beast ! You ask, Jason, the hardest task sylvania, of the hull of a vessel over 'that even an cnchantrers may perform. feet eighty feet long and twenty-fiv- e Th OnU Woman. 1 could move yonder mountain with lest de. The vesesl appears to be built Im not troublin meself about the difficulty. The power to tame the new woman," hiccoughed OMurther, after th order of the Norsemen! ships, weM bulls and put the dragon to making his way deviously homeward ad with copper spikp Buch sleep were childs play to me. But now at at m. - It the ould woman that by the Phoenicians In the early Jrou ask shat will tax all my powers Verr .V me." days. .. - T1IE IX ALASKAS MOUNTS! AN hr INHOSPITABLE CLIME FOR THE TOURIST. I - There, ho Ieth Lurk a mmd Height Mo7 Z A merit- - u Miser Adtlr to Woold-K Touril. cst II. Owens, a resident of San Francisco, returned on the Walla Walla from Alaska, where he baa been engaged in opening up (tome valuable mine near' Sitka. During tho past summer be has bad well-kno- 1 i X-- qu te,an ux per Icuee-w- e gxe plorer in these climes, and judging from hia conversation he has bad enough in this line to last him 1 exist at irregular Intervals. To plunge into one of these by chance means a horrible death for the unsuspecting traveler. I was told of one instance where a party of fifteen was swallowed up as completely as the earth did Dath-a- n and Abirani. .The snow drifted over the temporary' formed chasm, covering all indications of the catastrophe, and the unmarked tomtof the victims with a white pall. "A well equipped party with guidfts can alone travel with safety la these dangerous wilds. No poor man can expect to prospect In them wlthoutTrUk-in- g his life. There are now 800 or more men on Cooks inlet and Turnagaln region, snd if !00 of them get put eventually alive and well It will surprise me. Thfr country round about this locality my be all It la cracked up to be, If you ever get Into it, but that Is where the o rub conies get there. Some mooae are to be han.in the way of game, but Tabor of the Hardest and most hunting-1unprofltable,kind, owing to natural conditions to which' I have already in-d- 8 I fea V A Traveler's Outfit. small Travelers Guide," dated 1780, has Just come to hand. It contains a good deal of advice as to the luggage which should be taken. Ws take a few paragraphs from this booklet, leaving our readers to draw their own conclusion as to whether a tn--tur- y of travel baa improved us in this connection. Take, aaysthe Guide, two suits of clothes, one coffee-colorand one blue, x chest flannel, a pair of . leather breeches, a sleeping suit, three pairs of stockings, two pairs of gloves, two wigs, one hair bag (?), two caps, two hats, two pairs of shoes, one pair of slippers, six undershirts,' four overskirts, six neckties, six collars, six handkerchiefs, four pairs of cuffs, three cravats, two pairs of cotton hose, two pairs of socks." But this is not all, as Is shown by the following Hems: Take a Bible, a book of perjjions, a Traveler's Guide, two albums, a diary, a quire of white paper, quills and Ink, an almanac, a mirror, a silver watt-h- , a silver snuffbox, a silver spood, a pair of silver shoe- A ed wlih-Circe- - - tiflitt n, e, f . - 'S. (Mount Vernon, 111., Correspondence.) Mount Vernon, the leading railroad center and the pride of Southern Illinois. claims to have formed the framework which led to the successful career of numerous noted . pioneers of the state. Although proud of the good old families, 6he is justly more proud of the handsome and cultured daughters who are following In the footsteps of their mothers, who were at one time the noted society belles of Mount Vernon. These daughters, who are bright ornaments to the society in which they move, rank first in refinement, beauty and especially in musical attainments. Mount Vernon is proud to be called the home of the subjects of the following sketches: Miss Edna Rae Daniel, oldest daughter of Rev. W. F. Daniel, Is a handsome young lady of the darkhaired blonde type. - She possesses a 8weetnesa of disposition and grace of manner which entitle her to the homage of a large circle of friends. She is rich in the possession of a fine soprano voice, on account of which her society A Is much Bought and appreciated. sweet-face- d maiden, with dimpled cheeks and laughing lips, is Miss Sal-H- e Collins. Miss Sallie is a pronounced blonde, hs a magnificent figure, is for some time to come, says San Francisco PoL "Poor, men should be warned to stay away from Alaska," he sald: It is not a country for them by any means. The hardships that even those who are well provided for must endure are indescribable, for which I can vouch by my own personal experiences. I have just returned from a journey which took me over 1,000 miles north of Sitka, and I can say without danger of violating the truth that a more inhospitable country does not exist on earth. The country Is Impenetrable outside of the Immediate vicinity of any town. The forests are a thicket Into which It will take hours to penetrate fifty feet, owing to windfalls and under-growAt one time It took me four hours to get out of a windfall caused by one of those violent storms which periodically sweep the Territory. You see before you what looks like a nice bank of moss; ou tread upon It and find yourself up to the neck, an understratum of ice having given way. Wet and shivering with cold you proceed on your miserable way, to meet with another experiences of the kind, or an insurmountable barrier la the woods, forcing you to retrace your steps In an unpleasant humor. "Then there are glaciers, which can only be climbed at the risk of life or Umb. Covered with snow, deep Assures h. very stately and graceful, and accomplished in the many ways which render a young ladys society desirable. Miss Ida Reubelt, only daughter ol Prof. A. O. Reubelt, superintendent of public schools. Is a brunette of rich type. She has few equals In musical attainments, being an expert planlsL She Is generally and deservedly popular for her many excellent qualities of mind and heart.1 Beulah Legge la the only daughD. E. Legge, a prominent real estate dealer. Miss Beulah la a lovely young girl, fair of face, with light, wavM!s3 ter of ing hair, tall and finely proportioned. She is talented, popular, and has a host of admiring friends at . home and abroad. Miss Loolah, youngest daughter of Dr. H. S .Plummer, is a graduate of class 95. She Is a pretty young lady with hosts of admiring friends who are always well and happily entertained at the home of their young hostess. She Is a charming elocutionist and Is always lq demand, to fill numbers on recital programmes. No girl has more friends and la more popular than the doctors second daughter. Miss Adah Plummer, She is a handsome blonde, and gradu- ated with honors In the class of M. She possesses a bright, sunshiny dls- Mr. Owens speaks very favorably about the mining prospects In the territory, and shows placer gold of a fine quality. He is about to open up some quartz ledges near Sitka, and also some gravel deposits favorably located. He warns the impoverished miner and prospector, however, that neither th country nor the climate are suitable for them. If they value their comfort, if not their lives., position, graceful manners and many traits of character, which endear her to, those who know her beat, and contributes much to the pleasure of her friends. Miss Lucretla Forth, eldest daughter of W. L. Forth, has large expressive, dark eyes and beautiful black hair. She la a brilliant conversationalist, a musician and an artist. Her fathers home Is a synonym to a large circle of friends, of good cheer, welcome and happy enterUlnmenL A charming brunette, who Is just enffer ing upon the joys and responsibllites of a young society rotary. Is Miss Ruby Goodrich. Miss Ruby has a highly cultivated soprano .voice, which is well adapted to humorous eeleetlons, snd she is always in demand to fill numbers on a program. She is witty, socially inclined and a great favorite among her associates. Miss Jessie Smith, daughter of Supervisor G. V. Smith, a brunette with large, dreamy eyee, presides with lovely grace in her fathers elegant home. - She is a young lady of pleasing manners, soft voice and has a , bright canntonan oTrpregntifO nr great gentleness of nature, The comfort and sunshine of her parents home, she is beloved by all her companions and friends. fine buckles, a silver tle-pl-n, three silver studs, a gold seal ring, a knife and fork, with Bllver handles, a sewing ease, an opera glass, a compass, a wax light and. a tinder box, a tooth-brusa silver toothpick, a sword, a cane, a padlock with which to fasten your door at night inside, a clothes brush, a box of medicines. h, silver-mount- . ed HarouM Rothirhlldi CnrtM;. Baroness Rothschild is noted for het delicate courtesy. Recently she invited a famous prlma donna to drive and after dinner asked her to try the tone of her piano. Not a sound came from the keys. "I had the instrument unstrung this morning, mademoiselle," said the baroness, that you might see that the Only pleasure that I promised myself from your presenmrthla even-- " ing was the presence ef you society." . - IImimM aoldtors. Homesickness, or nostalgia, as it is called In medical terminology, said Post HospitaiSurgeon McKlm at Washington, "is a malady in every army, and carries away a great unmany soldiers from apparently known causes, like Major Neumeyers beans. A great many brave soldiers waste away wtth hopeless longing for their wives and children. The records show that thousands of German soldiers who were compelled to fight in Napoleons army succumbed to helm-we- h. It was pronounced In that army because the Germans are Tery fond of their home and dear ones, and were fighting under the colors of their conqueror, in some cases against theif own countrymen. But it Is a tangible qnal-It- y In every army, and there were thousands of serious cases in the struggle between the north and the south, well-defin- ed Indigo is the sap of the indlgofera. A Question Those shoes that are wondrously low yel- . A person might ponder a week Er a way he could find To make up his mind If theyre louder in color or squeak. Washington Star. ' f Nay, It very often happens that prudence, which Ties always lqlt a great mixture of caution, hinders a man from being so fortunate as he might possibly, have been without iL Addison. -- |