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EXPLORING ON THE AMAZON, A ii-.. " I. - MoMlhK < anno, be Counlrtl ADVENTURES OF A BRITISH PEDITI01U EX- III. in. to... i.e i i ,i .n.l Ho -:, ,. ' Knrruii.ileil b) t rot-Mlllr, T was sx-i-orr.t matt) of ihe Brilish Mcitmer Forward during her two yearn of exploration in the month- o! the Ama ,,n. and no other tit-Id mull! have U-en si-letted to furnish more daily adventure*. We hud with us it iMitanwt, a pli<>t.'>;t aphi i , a natiirali.-t . an artist, and I wu outside ,iul engineers who Wanted the e\|Min i.,e, and our mission was- to make a thorough i xp'oiaTioti. Thin meant tut-iri i cxcrx - haniiel w hi least i aniei could HiMt to take soundings; to H|.-IIM the tides, currents, floods, ftc : to iecord the washing awax of the hanks, . hangei- of t-haiinels, and a hundred oilier tilings the knowledge of win. h n.i^ht he useful to the world. At the time ;i..- l',, r ard set out n;: talk of the Krituvi oxernmeni up a hi;: -Ii, e ,.; l., e r.ra/iliaii coat in piunent of aii old claim for indemnity, and I >ii|i|>ose the first objet't in view was to sec whether the white man could stand tin . Innate anil do business there, and to , nli i ot ', ,' he wnuM haxe to con- Mill van! was n propeller, carried two mid i union aa her armament, ami w , n loaded drew only liie feet of u \\ e had a crew of fourteen men, were on tin Ifd with everything which could \<e possibly used, and were fonvoved from (ieorgetown, III I'll It,-! I.', al.... I . t M l\ ol u Alt -,.-. the latter loaded witii unpplies foi us ainf under orders to am hoi when- OUT .n directed, and n mam as a i, : i haven fur iis ill case of di-a >, i 1 do mil suppose there is a gen^r iphv or a inanue chart in existence wliicli pies the ,1 niinilier of months ,,f the At. Any aMi-nipf to n.i.ne them wicild I.e ^iifwf work. In the Hood wa-son the gnat mil empties iix muddy wad i- ,,.. i ., ,,..isi ., \ rnty nnle-i loin; and through twice.,- many i-haiiiiels, and in Ihe dry one may lie to find mure than five or six channels. Islands are foiined one month to lie w , away ihe ne\t. Where there is a Mull" ten feet high today there will be nothing in ' lull water to. morrow. The woild oid, I not raise enough eaiili uml laU.reni to tr.ni'l.t-n tin- stream and confine its outlet li, o ii<- , ham, 1 1. I n .in what I hax. read of Ki|uatorial i I should call it a paiadise compared to wlmt llSfd lo IM- lei me, I "'Ihe Spot of l>f>olulioii." Th. li ronnes the mouth ot.llM Amayon, and as for heat no w. ' man .mild Ion/ i-ndiii e It. I -aW thol ii.o ! r in irk from I'.'J : to 1-7 - for days at a time, and that wan on ihe Wutel, VM.h ini.i-f or lens bree/e Mil 111, i.' I I'uoyed us at nielli l,_x lining w.,- -oim -tinnu mei a score. At r ,. - . inglf, u pull of wind Mould Inn .,' K ml of in" would cover 1 i. i . \ nl,. t. man t-v|H.-e.| to them mild not hax'c bxed an ho,|i. ' I ~. m. 1,1 -n ,k. - lll"li^ \ tin- UtL'l-M ' In odlle- III the World, fix e 01 -1 v -|H- ; - i I I'.a-t- which will ..n k ii, .in. and co'idi.ess. knows how iii it. i mnd- of Im. anil woiins win, ti m. iki lite nn-i ,.,hle. '|'he ihniK 1, . I - - - . f i o ! liira ,- . i i , were t J ignar, the s,,| H nt-. tin i, it.-.,-, and I 'III' ' dllo Till 1 ) Mil,, -I 1, i r -,,e I aglllllHl III, III tile N - ,-.1 i w-o xawls lor sploiatl"!! where tl,- U , , :M In 1 , tnd la 'isout III the lam. lax inline^ m o great U ml, H i. , A Movsi l I. I l.o I'll I 'i I.I side i,s, i oi win d. and had Ins head ulnl one I. . . \ . .In- giiiiM an h,!oie,.n\ i ne K ,w him. The upiii ' li id .1 li ti ,i t n hm n ,.'h, and Mth tills 1 1, "a , i I lie n | it ill- .; fi n 1'loW ti- ll oli linn .Haw off and -ink , I ' , . lighted In i -.It mm i-i. when a t,il, do/en iron- of the the nllai k \\ e should hale I' I II , a | is I. e. | an.) I M I \ h. ,1, ,., ,,.,0. ,1 all ll- ll, III we l.i-i n m urn , : ,., 1.1*1. \. 11 il . .1 . ,:,. a,l a 1 lid! speed and nut i nn 'him, llinii^h Mime ill tlicni p,ii -ned is i. lie, ami in nil. lie. nil .-w .up td . . . i spin. In-d into I I,. boats A few days lati i , one atteinoon as tin nn to an, h II in a , liame-l. the i n list IIBXI- dlnpped amoll^ a bed ,,| , nj; i l Idi- I l,i \ lose all alioill us, hissing it lid splashing, and lln- e \ , Hi unlit lil.illj.dit lip i.thels, i.ntil >|\i i -l ,, l, ..I n,, MI* oil, I lit Illne. Tin -, I -a k, ,1 , w iti tin nlmnSI I ,. and, while their i llnl Is HI-II ii.in.li-- ihcn st I ilgcjes. 10, ked he- ai its;, i\a- al ea III a -J lie \ I'lsi s'ull Ma- |, pile, ill, III a key. toii-llli-l Will, II in |i ' I, I poHilei, alidat a ploliei lime I lie kef.' Has tlnoHIl o\ el IK, ,u,l. II Illld drifted a him dli ! |, i I ast, i n I.efine I liei S.IM it iiiid I .."h a I iisll The) I. ad pnjhd ' .iUi.it I .1,1- .n,, hi , ,,f.i iihen the explosion ,nd a full do/en "I ihe sail nans , > In i n killed l.x ii ll was nearly a month aft. i that l.t-fme aimi l,ei one . ami- ulioiii ihe -iianier, and n looked to nn n if i -em up ..mid iwn xi illi ... w- Ilia: we i ie an cnemx to In- i d I'll alii- 1 : .. MIC I/ I lie-e I, -I, IS . n I had liaise ol one ol l - . vthl.-h "a rounding a I. .mini I i" I pnllil slow Iv .- iii . .11 di Ihe one handling ' III", mid , illiu. .. it . u hen /ip ' --a me a ,l,ii I li.cn ,. I, hm j.,un, p.f-smg \V knew wlmt it was from the sound it but KIT, oiild 111,1 1,11 f|..|,i H|, cine ll 'iin,-. Kllhei >ho .- w. - I,,,, far oi' to ri.i.-|i us Oxeroin -inhoaid how plllli.-! ,-,lnad wa- , lony. thin Inutile i, ing out from ihe ii^hl hand -h . ending in a pile of dnfiwiKid This im^ou- had (wen created bxdiil'tn imlin^ on the I mtto m and tin-mil i olle, i my i., make s hir. I Mnnd up in tin |,o,i ii'l tiH.k a long look, hul , ml, I mi nothing. I ought to have been able to dele, t ex en u nil.bit AywlnTt mi I) at loio/ne or diift, us iher, were no bushes, but nothing whatever wan fa Uihi of i-iiiiiiy ilown. illiosl '>' ' had ,,11 I'ceii ,le , i iM-d when a ae, ond arrow whisknd no dosu to my cheek that 1 thought a hinl had dait- I'd tol lux ex P. ' A out* 0*11, sir, and it was a poisoned dart at that '" said one of the men ae I ill, l-|"-d h-w'k into my seat. " Ihe infeimil wiet.-h mi. -I be ill that driftwood, though I can't HOC him 1" added the man with M.elead hm 1 . We held thelxxtt stationary and prepared to signal to the ste-amcr, winch was a mile U-h.w, wl all of a sii.'.den a fifteen-font , i Idi- landed on the tongue of land and ln-gan trawling towards t he drift w ood. lle had Jim reached the pile when n name, who had IM-CII -kllflllh .oli'ealed, lose up with a, ry of de|ir. He had a reed or hlowgnn in hm hand, and he made fianii motions t" us to S.IM' him. We were .-on- suiting wliat to do when the , rm ...lihi maile , .lioie him oil the pile, rml followed iiltei to catch him in the water. As we -IM nothing ot the man after that, we felt po-itiM- of Ins honilile fale, though we had no nympalhy to waste. I'ei haiM in> m-lan-e .,| the de-iiructiM- POHII ot -I-. |MilllnliT can In- recoiled to unit h thr .in- I am a!>ont to relate. \ % wen: about forty miles almve tht sea, anil had come to ali<-h"i almiit pistol shot fiom iore, whnh vi.is here entirely clear of v. '., n w were suddenly greeied by TIT BITS. t R.I--UD 1 rB<-dj. s story is rela'ed of one of Hi* Little Plan Worked. \ eiiriotm stnry in rela'ed of one of the oul beautiful uml prominent memlierM of the Kiuwan urmioi r.-y. who 11 M well Utly (totrainp)-" Vou',1 heller go torn- k """ " ''"'' - ' "' Sl - >'''<. where wherrVlne for a meal. I don't ee wl, V ymi >ne ^<-'Upl the honorary oil,,-,- of lady in .ingled out tlii. honae ' wainnj- io the C/ariiia. Hei iiiimeioiM Trump "The reiwoii i* plain. lJv. n-ieml, and aei,i,,MU.u-x air nr..- of the '. >ct that eihtt-en months ago .he lout her t bj tlM odor that om'e. from yonr kiti-hi-n, J am wti.fie.l that the linest cook on the ttrcet. l.idx " ,- riylit in, sir. Il^luixe .1 'otnantie tendi-i loin si.-ak ready for you in -About ten ' minutes." eightt-en months ag you "? '- 1 " 1 ' 1 - > '"> " : "" lr y"- wlllle IpendlBg the autumn at one of the most Ma-aide resorts on the ooaM of I I li:llT 01 and darls horn a p-ovr ..\iro'ir |.iili|Uar- ler. \Vf knew fnmi llr- mini'ici ( .f missile* tn.it there mum U; :it leat lil:> natives Ii. Illi'ili .1 tlliTf. Tin X Illil no' Waited to sot- vrlm we were nr what i- Uiinteil. lull h.ol Miit inn a challenge u.iiattlc U-fnrc inn an. -Imi was fairly linrn-.i in t'i- 'nu.l. An i.i:r miiMKin was on. ,.( |n i, -e. we ^hi-lti-n il -l\ i-^ in.! nia.li iin i<-pl\ f<ir .in- tint. 1 . Till- Mlll|ily einlHilili- ..... I til'- felli.wn. wii.i ilonlitli -- , .i-lip I I- I Kolnr -A ul pal t ;. p<UUlg u|i in .liwn, uml tlii-y uli-.t > iiiun\ an.liluim into t -i lli.it lit-r hit- litt-iall) lirmlleil with them. It Wiuut I'-li^'th ilec i.leil t.i tiai-li tlien: Ifiunn, anil ni-l i|H un i,rili-|,-.l I lit- MX |niiiilri "i ' -! IIMIM- nil. I I.Mill-'l Wltll -Ill-ll Till* in- Mi'lei -iin-r <>t n , n-i'ii pic, \nli-il . . nit few of them ha 1 . cany know 1. -l.i- o/ ihe circiinnlanc-8 under which the h"h fellow met with his death. The PrineesK is a superb swimmer, and daily she remained mi I ,uini in the water, lakmy I-S|M- i il delight in mi domt,' w nen the sea wo* rough and the luy crei n waves tumbled her uU.ut, causing hertolooK. with ml on he r should- nixe ' from some old liennan legend. >ften sl.e would Uike her little Imy with her, and although he was xerx much frighleneil. po .r huh- fellow, a look from her Hath id to Make him plunge into the resiless water with a n-soli I sum on his fair In e. ...tnoii.'li tears o! A Professional Compliment. ^SfuHl^d"^ !'ml oM.et-d.er '!"- !' n , tne(caught at la-si hy ( upid !> n : jouni' rnncisa, acconi|ianie-l >.y -wo or k. xnui hand sway from mine, dear. It s t|,re,. y.-ntlemen and In r little hoy appeared 'in- piettiesl, smoothest, nhaplient littlehand nn the U,u-h Intake 1,1: U-.'n The tide 1 en i saw. was running high, and the v. a\>- i-< . Ida, ii Hm I)eir--Vou only nay that lo fiVt.-r and froil,\ HIH.I. ti .. s .,.,,t,. >urrly you're "" not L'niiigto tak' ]., i,.h-. w n ;. o . t,,-day'" iNlet.M -No, indeed. I mean it. iWitli yrow led an old n'siierinan. w'ho. with his enthu.sianini What a perfectly pl.-ndidlv bjUitk in hk fBekoU Md a telescope stuck plckpockel you d n.aLo ' A Stroke of Lack. Doodles--" Jusl had .. In niendoiis | - . of 1,,' k. N'iMMlles " As how '" ll lies- "Why, I met Snyder, and lie her long golden hair unh striii-km-- for two dollars." era, like a mermaid or a Voodles " Well?" I'o, .dies "Why, I hadn t a cent !Say, can yon lend me live dollars': Noodle- "No; I'm in the siune giKid look." Another Style of De-ert. Tl- , all. .1 her little " Sweetie When the nrrow pierced h: I'.nl saw, when lie had married hei , She lla- a little tart. Weariaome TrafsL I i. an di -i ldi-,1 nut '."." tins altci n.,,. ii. Well, that'- 1,1 i Mi ie am I all I, \\ ell. I am sorry ; but I am I n - r m. wan mtting on an i -M i IM,.IT %\ ii.liinu iheatormy sky. " ^ . n. ihed. I am," l.l'. . .-at lal\ "He is .1 I,,* 1 - and Mini iearn to le II- -llir- ,f ;lie warning* pnnr- id forth l.y the indignant l;re:.,n. i-ln- liftei. id in her arn and walked into UM torf, .\sn.iii .-:i,wdo: women, wi.. | - | i..-tuieineH !nie , ip, tin 1 liritU 1 a tl.i- foot of ili> .'!.-: .11 !:ie.l lor'd Ui' E - ;-. disjw -i t :n^ ; h.-mselx es ., thi.pmiH'S, a-.dwnenallwasn-.i.U th. T." I 1 - 1 '! 1 ' 1 - n 1 h is story are so a, tn e t hat ,. i the itiie, !,.,-> :i,o,^li, is an m mil us 1 can do to L.p i|- wit,, ' " xioiildplmue the l-.i-i - i n-e un,' tlnn lake him out, l.-i* a , ix i-: diMnax .lorn < l D 'ki f. . A rowi&e i/ase It's the most , -.irio-.m al 1 at the celllre of tl._ _. and tired. Urn- loud, long wail followed the ' i \p|. .-mil, and then x e heap! no more of the natives. All horn lalei, when w. land id to M. un -ome wild flint, we found f.Mir- l . i> dead ai.d dyiny nailM- in tin L 'ioie a'l 'he woi 1. of that one shell, which lia I ' \ ploded m the midst of ihe crowd. In this too, the news seemed to spread with ^.,^,,'j great lapid.ty for v e were not nnuoy.tl |{rown ..-,,. Inl . tt , K , tlt it . '"'V 1 ', lom- ' \\.ll, vo. I i: ot the .\m L/oli I- al-. i called a ... .nilgai, a puma, and u pantile:-, uml he icetiis to be one and ihe fame oeast, no matter what the n.une. I), and xiyilant, and an em nil to be d:- In el en 'he IM'S! armed Illnll. \\ e nw puma, on lli- sion- i.:- . ti.in ned in trees, and now and then floating past us " ...1 their far u-.n linij! - i - w, n aiwax- to 1 -in aid a! nl),lit, if ' x within u mile of a jungle. Theonlx man xn had III Hi 1 1 m the two xeal ' ' ol \ ,.n i,,l in^ t tin- n.u'.l- and -iiniel on: ' i! ninliny ot til \\ i had XI led on I Hi sn-llrii.) hex ie cri.s.si d tin- ii.-ean twice, staid a week in I'uris. Wn pn-M-nted at *'" " -* --aw ' h. . nUoa him . i. m I nun. uii.l ualk-d tl.ro.ich eighteei |- olcrs and swim boldly off. i ,i,, t ..-id gallein-s in ihe l;uit hour. lulling with tin- 1-iy MniuUting rollets, ii.p- |-l xi ith foam, w hi :i -ei :m-d atH.a: to IT. guit her. now .mi! im-n. IH-IW.-III ihvir yreetiish walls. The !K>V, li\i-i will, tear. wan clniLiiiiy iie-i,erati !x io her m-ck, when suddenly the on|,iol.ci. no'ned -o. 1 the tide, winch ws 'nvLliinin^ Will ter. - III tin- dllk. M She kissed h kuw it W.i- - , MppoatMg i! washer ,1 tlie ithure. I ' - ' : . emu. el. t lUlngrr and i tame 1 aio.i.l. ->.i>,n- men imnnti-H IB-IOII ! olTairn. Now I ,i Uiumg e. apidly did richi hand -iioie, and then paid out our "piim;t im- to ,(', i you "hia. " \nhnii-M WI-H :a-i l" a 'i" 1 . ' It - . ns to ! a tflou lull. " . to be safe from acitxe indunnK the niL-l'i Aide. man. lookni^ at it aim'.- an,l I he an. hoi Wat, h lot the III. U 1 '. s|, .,.,( I) only one man, n-li'i' la' mn-ia!- ol In.u " N on . . -. hours. |i' Inl! I hope x, m w ill not The man who went tm at iiudmghi .. diitx on! . - -n w In n a .,, , , | ;. . A !. |i ,,' ti- bink, win h M., lom .-, I ali, M 1 Hilled III, illo pp. d into the I , i.. i., which we Were fast. The tree :. II illle. Ill ... i r liie IIW- 'f t he I" at . I 'lit only it- top oin:n_' alioaid. and that xvitlmnt doing any great damage. !'' lull "'-"It "Ho, W ,fro:r. Sit^nth Ward, looking Hit fjgain.i i oe-l -,,.v. Is 1,-it tirndv and |*t. atone of mild <ligut. ' I don't consider il <-M-ll I ' . , o en i -I, i ! down the btwch and wit >d HI launching i: on the now inmulii Illlu' I'M'- to 1 ,' I' es-t as ' hc\ - 'itiiK." - ippca;. d. liowex- : ,-e of Inllid in ' vim was almo-i tlirnlhi.g in-r in hi- Irun: i, efforts to m,i:i:- i e\ pi -vlept I'' li'ild. h, i and 'ii. -1. .1 him away 'I .,- i w ilhoul one l.Hik liehim! ' * i:,i 'o waid i.e i ,, ,' , -, l'i.-. I'm- inic.i.', no i . IK oi Im I who bad -unk like . stun l'j:nr"l little .-or|i'- was wash Didn't Cuuiider it an Insult- pn limiiiaiy to d. | mat it r mil n:, -asm.- a 1 tl.- lin.ird ,1 Aid. -i 'nen. Mi. tin- - it 1 filler 1 i We heard ol : - nl M lint U-lole any one hud Tinned mr. it u i. M w. hi. im \ ... .-'!' Iden III tin I ' ' '- '' ' ' i" 1 I mill il and at on. . -pi .nj! ,.pon the n., i, Me hid the iiiuii I, \ the tinoit and Was I 1 klll^ hi- Id'.od - d .- ll .,, -I tiius!'. d Inm. ,\ . lii-adc-l fin n;e than nil the N ih.A w,ie to U- t with mi the ->" di,iim> ca/e Mill seemetl to n ll a oil the nl-.'le. I.,, winle 1 1, > ' .nllj; loan. n ,. add not n,n aims- ,,| them. I K/inaui i, e ,!, Bang sal in liit.iighiiul '-n ''.: n.-ailv ten inini.tt-s. tl . I i:c I'ni.ce.ss It 1. :, ^t I', i, -^ 1111 1111 di ..- ihe Inn, ! 1,1 . xvhic! the wh -,.- v ilia/, popul.i t loll -eel 1C, i UII tl'li 1 - - : St.ptriiiln'1 . -,ou, -, i r. sin- a| 1 e ,|,-,| on, e mole III the 1.1 .- - -ap 'I ... ' . i!IM"l l il.,! this partK -.i'.ii pi i ic.i- iK-netl. I'll lo hi . . a: ; , ladx wis c,u M1 g dieamilv at '^ ccll M alkini: ol, h, I,.-,-, h d, " -, d in the : rslher Ihionyh him. ,,i,d in. hVart K"^' " "' '.1-e-e.. and a. omp.me.l bv the How Hi Man. -.-i t ' * '.itch os. The eJo.-k had just struck eleven ..ml was * '"' '' ' ' '" '" l '-" 1 ' '"'' i * II k.nj; away ,n a .ll,-,>r.njed n,., nner nli iin n. vt li,.n- . but \,i,:i,(j FiUmaurice .!<. ' ' '' ' " - '"' "' !iml m t pme. The \IIII ll .int.-.. witliax^in. iiehulou- rapti.i.. l ' ' " : " Nl .- ,\ M . , ll: .i ..,,,1.,;,-, lliemmple nearted lislu-i-olk. !...:. .wing her -max luKk MM w'.at NC-II a ,- ....king with eyes lull,,: dis^.i-! . mult. Other, ,u, d IMA: \eled ll'. llu- .if.. N'.lhme;," f |ie niiiniiiired, and he, M -s - f the lln-.i ,n -,and, dam,-. <!-,- has ,' ll.ltel a" Hi Xi.ll Would V and elel) . lalllied t lichl llinii inn. I'n ., ii.m we came h K -l,t apii-ared to d.iw n h\ ,!..-! Ins lot I,,., .t ilnl stielch ol sli, ,|e. and then,, 'mnd. lie ica.in-d mechann ally for his .list ..,! I, itaniM wen l.iinled n, in mi *< "- "' preo, ciiiiied way, . l,,..,t \\.lall"llllcliiHlt!l.hal,k, Illlde'l ah-lla.-te.llx lowald I he door, Went -lowly ,|,, shad, , - i.,,.,1 tie., and H- soon a tin "Mt and .In- never saw him again 1, ,al XI . -I'll. In .1 1 ,ei,,-, \\ , - OO| on tin thwart" to sleep | had luouyht ..ion.' a lish line and a double lull idled hoi mm. Not , ,u NIK 1" i" conip,inx the centli on I" 1 -" 1 '"' *th h.-i -lulds dc,i!li and the ' -in took ill a iii iiii.i win, li llifhlt'lll '* iini-'iualltd n: iheaniniU of niol'.- I In n a I"-*' 1 " "''' 'x'--' 1 " sainii- u., ni-el\e8 for n. s n,,; s,,, however, with I'rnn.-s \. then m en joiiiij; on ..lid ,i:'i - Ii,.-- men in then xtalk a-ln-n . I pi i did to cast in my hook and await ii-iih- I h> ininutis bad passed, and we w i 1 1 -all i el \ .nut t . hell 1 lelt, A s| Uli^s. mi \||, lol loti id |.\ a xell and a 1.1 in .>!-. (In a limb tell f i it on i oil I In ad- a 1.0,1 ' oust n, ! nr had I, i n liii). 1 Me sell, led lln maliKlnc in I!. i l,.i .1 ,id thwal I l"i In- i 1 tlln. and made a d.ll I tm him. Thai -, I |., i 1 li.nl I, ell I s.-.n a xawl 1 HIII l heloii , ii,, i In- ina.lt I natural mistake. lutrjinuMo Ilin^; a coil .Hound tin- sailoi In- incliiiled I be I lixilll I in Ins unp. Il was a moment ,,| i \, iti-meiit. , N oil , .ill judge of the pow.l In pos-. --, ,| W hi n I It'll X oil that he all- , > lilt, d boat and all clear of the water, and the only lea Mill he didn't pull us lip In the Illnl, v i nisi the thwart yule liax nn, lei the strain and (lew up as il sent liom a "pin,_ Uiaid. The n.llli.l dl, III I yi I canyhl. but he tell ihe folds of I.i, sci iH'iit, in .u, i a In-- in Inn ear, and tolled oi ell, o. ud into tin- wat, > I > . i.lliels leaped l^holl , Illld I Was b II ,.- m I. '. Ill ol the boat llll the snake ulniosl ,.!.. i e me. When the selpenl ill -nleled that Im ha., a piece of 1,0.11.1 III hi.- culls Ili-tcad of a |:i, nh i In h : it diop, and Ix-yini |,,ok iiiL- .tin, in i,,i ,,iiotlc i i ! inn. I'he miili, rii called to no- to him v ushoie, hut I knew that he would drop on me if 1 mule a mm emeu: lo do ML I io, ked the gun and held it icndx to llic, while lln nn II ..-hi 're, XI ll.i could him I'.il, , tlnni 1 ,,'iild, kt-pt me informiii o| the Mipenl s iii,,i eiii' nl Me iiaxtled In, iii l.iam !i to hiani Ii, M'umnyly confused, bill ill lenclnlU i aim 1 ha. k to tile tollllll spol and made icadx l"i a dart al me. I UOt night of bin In ud a . hi 'Waxed it to and fro, and by a lurky shot hh-xi it to pi, -, . - with , Most ot bis body ut A Qne tion of Precedence. .'ones l:nw M .\ society leader I'll, nuns . I. I'.mwn llu Inmliand. I am dieadfully I In- \Usmichii-M-inSt-iiitch.inii-iccted l.\ a M le of '.'."i Io I'J a lull lo eontei npmi wn- men the tiklht i-f muni I|M! sutlia^-e. Kle\eu lime- within toe last twenty tolli M-a. - naM- pro|Ki-ilion.s tocoiifei upon women unre- stin-ttd - llVlage hcen deteated, wh'lellie minor proposal, lo peimit them to vole in m. nn, "p. il ,ontc'- Inis heen vnted down thiitei ,, l -in, - I ..oiik'h the <|iiest!ini i,..s U-en ianvasd tin \ear, then 1 appeals to he little change in pnl.li, scntimcnl. in America at lea-', m nna'd toil. The mam R i.t tins, it Hi sanl. :i I!,. 1 lad thai we men lhcmelve, pat II. ipa'e .n tiM-l\ !n |K.li l leal matters. The tnnMii nt feeling Let ween t in- K Smith Mi.hnison , tdioinM go in Io .pnnei | H nn \\illi.ini and lUsmai . k :- eM.lenily Mr Mi Mi- 'ones lirow n. . 1 Iminas. Mt I a on n (with u Mi - .b in s lln.w n Kills V " i.iacions, i,,, ' in, n -h mo ic w.i.'-it\ a i|ueHtion oi pn , Mr lc,.wn nil..-,., I " Oh '" \li-. .l..iii s I'.i. , ii " I cannot dt-tt i in m whethei llic llali-hliy 1'okedye* or th lf the exact status o! llicaliair Nil l',i"M II|M llh l in air of a limn w ho has no one Olll"l'h \civintnntte olliclal circlt s solved the problem*. "\\h\ don't you do pi nimbly ha-, any knoxx Icdye, but the coin "' "" liati Idn '.I'-.dii. and then th \\liat \iicall em- ,01,1,1 (.'o tii-si Mis. .1 ..... liiiiwn. "l>ont he toil MI. Thomas. ^ on |i-si niion thu m.- - mattei- I in- Hal. hl,\-roke.lv. ure the oldest liinnix, I hehfxe, ' Mi Kiown. " l>iin no' ulK.nt that ; hat the I mull , Mi- M, I Mis serious, m. nt- and reports .oii.stanllx appearing in he in-w-|i.i|.i r , log'-thcr with such other information as soinehoxx leaks out, make H . It .n thai Hvmcltung xerx like u crisis has iit-iilly been reached. Humois baxe beeu in the all for s .me time p.i-t that there was to IK- atiuinal pro -e -ntion i-t I'.isinarck, 'i Knbiiisoiis iielnny to the largest altinmyh i lie p ,- gcd .uanmt ml majorilx ouxht to n | i: ,,, h.islcenoiiK ia.,ely Inntedat. The .-in- I'.iiiw ii. " Thin causes to! ihe Kmperor s irrit.ition are m\t- teis of spt. -illation. Il is said. ' xo.i ia- 11,^1 Ilismaicl. has u-lu!vil logixe up ccrlaiu li tiers of tl.e I'.mi.cior's inhis posat'ssiou. It is known, on the '.I her hand, lluit the criticisms of the picstiii imperial policy ioH n. .lo iii- ' \ es. my duar. " s In, .mi. " C'an , my dear ':'' " I hen ill, -o. inomeiil i-l aciiul you have Mr. uhii-lihaxf appiaifd in two Mr lln. xi n. " N e Mi i- -' -s 111 n n. Ml. I'll!, llll '.lit. I though!,'. " \\ ii\ ! n t ,Cll.o' M I s inln IlloWII Mi Iliown. " Well, have him take ii, TT.,- Kiupcior Mis. Snnlll Kohiiison, and Imi. X|. snnih- llolun-on go in with I Mi- .Ion. s Iliown. " Oh, Thomas, that's ( p s it. How loxrlx \\hy tan I you In I'mrly u-allinK lo In subiccl lo the s noils idwax '' N on have solved il beauti- lu. minister The" H.imhuryei fully. I always t 'nought yon clef 1 1 Kul ApieM Street. Tnrontc, t'nt., May 'J.1, t |H7 : "It i* with pleasure that I cerlily to ..,i,. -i. il i. . i;.. ..,iih,),,ii In- tail had MI. h lln I... t .-I mx na.i In r having U-cn ,-ni i d oj H urip on the. linih that four , T n- could not pull it h, o-' II, >,, i li n, 'I J li -.. long, and . Mill |,llx had the lull* a'.ll l.\MI lo a l-uil cam .if rheumatism by the use it M b'l Oil, and ihis allir liixnij, tried i i |,,ir,itiiin without avail. Wxi. II I vll. I. i, and which haxe given the Kmpi ror ti e'yieateat (M-saillti anno) ance, were uii- , rokedye." iloiibtedly inspired by the ex ( 'hancelloi. limpcior. uhoisa singular cimibina- linii ot anttH.-ratic temper with progrewtife l.-ndencies, resents any criticism from any i. n.ti lei, and no doubt has found it pe, u Im nf his lat minister. Tht" llami-m ^ci Ni.hnih leu,' niic ol these |mpcis, declines that Uitli It and the e\ Chancellor are prepared In meet proaefution in any form, and that the iri.tciMii of imiiorial policy which I'rm, -.- IliMiiaick has allowed himself to make has been dictated solely b\ a tense of publu duty. Alloudhei, ibe lltUAtlon isuxory nncomloilable i.nu, and il IH dillicuU to se now it .an be made ottieiwise. King of Medicines A Cure Almont /iri. M/...IS. VX li.'ii I w.n 14 yearn f age I I,.,.! i i-\,-n Htt.v'-: of rheumatism, and afn-r [ i ,-ove:.-,l luil In x" on riulelirs. A jeai- ;..:,-i. scrofula, ill llio form nl white swellings, appeared on various I'arMi'f my lxly ,I<H| for 1. yearn I was an invalid. Ix nig i ,,:,mn-il in my li, .1 ( years. In tli.il time- ten nr eleven HI.I-IM .i| - pearul ..ml lu.iki-. CM n -...- me great |i:uu .mil MjfTi'rmg. 1 f>aretl 1 ncirr slinulil ^.-t well. "Karly in l*; I wi-nf in ciiiiM^n tnvisla staler, lint was < millncil to :ny licit nmil nf lh< lime I v. .11 tin -ic. Ill July I read a lionk, ' A Day with a Cirrus.' in win, li ,-i > -I., 1 -- nf cures l>y lluotl'i Sat -.,;,. u ilia. I w . - -n im- pressed With the lllcecs; nf U.I- misll.cii!'- |!i 1 ili-riileil to tiy il. I'" I, i, ,,-:i! cialiil, :Mmn Hie sores soon ih'ci - i-eil. ;':nl 1 d'-u'.t . I" l,-i I I'citcr ami in a -'.!. thsM <v.n up and MM i ... - s;.,- i ,lla for aluiut a j.'.n. .. IKMI, ha. HI;; used ' "olcs. I li.,il l.i-i -nil if so lully |f| (MB Uu M . -. .r tint I wrnl io v.nik I'll liie K.I, I (. \V.il.uiji Mf B . < .ni.| since liicn IIAVI NOt i.i -. i -IM;I.K I' IV mini . f -a 1.1.0-s. I lull.', p l! . ,1 lse.\|-]|eil ( i, in my sjsicni. I alw.r am iii giMNl si'iiits ami la.i; a gil .in ,'i.t* I am nnw IT ycari) of a;,e and can walk .. well a- .Hi) .>n.'. e\ri |,t Ilial nlie Iniih I a shelter than Hi- i.ilii-r. owing to liie loss ( bone, .11,. I tin 1 sines foMiiei.y mi my right leg. i., U my i, - ii-ry s,-.-in- .,lr,,-i and I ihh.k llixHl'i S.irui|ii.:i.i Km;: '( im il:ivni'." VX'II.IMM A. I.Klllt. I N I' '.. I .IlKviiln. li.j Hood's Sarsaparilla 8- -'.iii. ,i ,ln.Kini". n. n, r *.''. 1-ri-i.ai, iuily by' I HIM li\.. \|,... . I'.K-I-I. \!.u. IOO Doses One Dollar of tl.e I." n ', M piper- ii. "in Illendlli. t ,,,- < -1 ai.1 - ' . '.tun again.-' !!.' I i.il.'d SlattM u. h i . in' per sons arrix ing a' (>'..! r.i-.u.try i .1 w :'li I In- ' gi i .i.ini- in . 1'hls. I In- ', Would he .-..1,1 1:1 111 tlii- I ..' ,,..'['. . , p '. "German Syrup" J. C. Davis. RoctiT of St. James* Episcop;ii Church, Kv.Uula. Ala.: " My * iii- IK-I-II l>-i(llv al:!n.ti;<l with .1 k ..M'll.m 1 ihri.iti.'iiiii^i.'i'tigh for M'vt-r.il iiniiitlis aiul alter trying Krendpmcrrptiou$froai j>hx siciaiis which tailn! to uiii.vc him, he lias been iKTtcctly rcstoix-ti by tin- u-i <'( two buttles ot Ho- An Episcopal ^clici - l.i.-iinaii S> r- up. I can rt c. m- Rector. lueml it \v i t h .' u t hesitation. ' Cluonic severe, deep-seated coughs like this are as sevcte tests as a remedy can be subjected to. It is tor these long- standing cas< i s that Hoxchee'.s Ger- man Syrup t-s made a six.vi.iltv. Many uthers afflicted as this lad was, will do well to make a note of this. J. F. Arnold, Montevideo, Minn., writes: I always u.e (.~iciiii.ui Sxrup for a Cold ou the I.uny;v I have never found au equal to it far less a superior. CD C. G. GKEEN, Sole Mau fr,Woodbui\.N J. It has been pointed out, in comic, -lion with liie discov cry lh..l 1-1 Kn^land the ,ix er- age KlaUue of men is dc leiitinj; while lhal of women M increasing -i I, let alii ibnlahle, >i is ,-laimed, to the stunlmg ellect ot the to- ia - iiilnt upon l lie in.mculine |MIIIIOII of hum. mil x that if llus In- 1 1 uc the slaicuicnt shouldgivf heart to the adxo, ate.sol women's I, -in. e m i in- natiual course of event* tin- result of liie tendency thus established w ill he ',, ,i-d 1U.-II mole tnd liinle t . the nlliln|HU -Utine ot men 1 |,llp|>elH. rail ^S5^Eaf&tBfv^mrv9i9rt4 GRCATREMED/ RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago. Backache, Headache. Toothache. So e Throat. Frost Bites. Sprains, Bruises, Burns, E .c. ;V.,1 by Imigf Isti and 1 vUrs evcryxi Kuly , , -in nK.lllB 1'lrccUonslu U I-Hii^nagts. IHE CHAHtES A. VOfiElfcn CO.. Battlmoie. Cauadua I poi : Toronto, Out.