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oooooopooa YOUNQ FOLKS »000000000«OM in the bight of your fish-line, and your fish pulled you off your feet. Ii' it had been a whale, we should not have got you so easily. Next time you must be more careful with your line."â€" Youth's Companion. ON THE OLD WHARF. • For a boy who lives most of the ^ear away from the sea, the little ^wn of Bayhoad is a fine place to f pend the summer. There is always something to do there. When it fa pleasant, you can dig clams or go crabbing, or fish off the end of tie old wharf. When it rains, yoi <»n go up into Captain Billy's aa 1 Ifitt and watch him sew with a fun- ny big thimble held in the palm «l fiis baud ; or you can sit in Cap tain Benny's boat-shop and see him build dories while he tells stories. , To Walter Manly the rainy da>a were almost as happy as the piaa- sant ones, for ho liked both Cap- tain Billy and Captain Benny, and was always glad to be with thorn The two old men were brothers. £oth had been sailors all their lives, a'nd for many years had hunted «>hales in the south seas. Captain Bjlly had only one leg, and had to use a crutch when he walked. Walter had wondered a good miny times how Captain Billy nid loiit his leg, but of course he did not like to ask him. But knowing thi^t he and Captain Benny were brothers, he felt that he might ask Captain Benny. So one rainy day when he and Thornton Hadlcy wcr; iu. the boat-shop, he put the ques- tion. ."How did Captain Billy lose his leg?" the captain repeated after Walter. "Why, th« bight of a rope took it oft." ' "The bite of a rope 1" cried Wai- ter- "How could a rope bite man's leg off? I guess you a making fun of me, captain." • "No, no, my boy. It was the Light of a rope, but not the kio*' you are thinking of." "But what is itf asked the boys. * "A bight is a loop, and it is a ,^^^ thing a sailor is always afraid of, foj. Jif^. and a whaler, especially." . And then the captain took a ropi »nd showed them what he meat<l. ' greatest difficulty in preventing the He told them about the hunting of other tigers attacking the tamer, whales ; how the small boats leave j fhe animal which had sprung upon BABY'S HOLD OH LIFE. Baby's Own Tablets cost 25 cents a box. A box bought now may save baby's life. Summer complaints come suddenly, and carry away thousands of little ones every year. If the stomach and bowels are kept in order there is little danger of these troubles coming on. 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Profiting by a moment's inattention on the part of the tamer, one of the tigers made a tremendous spring upon the captain and brought him to the ground. There was at once a scene of great con- fusion among the audience, sever- al ladies fainting and others scream- ing, while all gazed on a fierce fight amBuk is the best* remedy known for simburn, heat* rashes, eczema, sore feet*, stings and blisters. A slun food ! All X)ru»<«(4 and Soret. CO;. IT HUxtTS. Blox â€" "Bixby claims that he al ways tells the truth." Knox â€" "Yea; he seems to have a mania for stirring up trouble." The transition from winter's cold t-c. summer's heat frequently puts a strain upon the system that pro- duces internal complications, al- V ays painful and often serious. A common form of disorder is dysen- tery, t-o which many are prone in the spring and summer. The very best medicine to use in subduing this painful ailment is Dr. J. D. Kcllogg's Dysentei-y Cordial. It is a standard remedy, sold every- where. The circus attendants, though armed with red hot irons, had the the ship, and the men row quietly up to the whale until they are nsai ienough for the man in the bow t-o throw, the harpoon into the whaje "He showed them a harpoon, which *is a short iron spear with a \on^, •fine rope fastened to it; and he â-  told them how careful the meu must be to see that the rope is Capt. Andrickson seized one of his legs, and the bones could be beard cracking. At last the tamer man- aged to draw his revolver, and with the utmost coolness he placed the barrel in the corner of the animal's mouth and fired. The wounded b(ast rolled over, and Andrickson was dragged out in a terribly mang time that the same tiger has attack- e^ him- 4, When you meet a stranger get busy and tell your troubles first. "That will do," said an irate lady to her Irish "general"; "you will leave now, and you needn't t>other me about a recommenda- tion." "Faith," replied the girl. "Oi has no intintion o' givin' ye a recommendation. Oi'll tell the truth about ye to ivery girl thot axes me." coiled just right in the tub at the j j^^ condition. This is the fourth •bow of the boat, because when the .whale feels the harpo< n, he usually dives and goes down so fast that the rope sometimes makes the edge •of the tub smoke. If the rope is .not coiled just right, it may catch when it runs out, and the whole boat be dragged under the water. And if a man happens to get his foot or his leg caught in a loop of the rope, he may be pulled over- board, or his leg cut off. â-  That was what had happened to Captain Billy. A careless sailor had let the rope get kinked, and a loop had caught round Captain •Billy's leg and pulled him over. • He was carried down, down, .down, and might never have come . up if Captain Benny, who was m the same boat, had not grabbed a hatchet quicKly and cut tie i't^e. Captain Billy rose to the top of the water at last, and the men got him into the boat; but his leg was so badly cut that it had to be taken Both Walter and Thornton thought they would remember the captain's story, but a week later,, when they were fishing from the; end of the old wharf, something: happened that made them forget- They were fishing for flounders with Ned Pierce, who lives all the year in Bayhead. The captain had helped them bait their hooks, and was watching them, when Walter suddenly had a great tug on his line-so hard that he nearly lost his hold on it. When he pulled, the head of a big fish came to the top of the water. "Oh, what is it i What is it?" cried the boys. "It's a dogfish !" shouted the cap- tain. "Hold hard, now! There must be a school of them. Walter had been lying flat on the wharf, but in his eagerness to land his big fish, he stood up and step- ped nearer the edge, giving a hard pull This pull must have sunk the hook deeper in the fish's mouth, for he, too, ga /e a great pull to get away. Walter stepped ahead one step more, without seeing where be put his foot. The next moment he felt himself falling. Something bad pulled his right leg out from under him, and in another instant he went with a great splash into •|.Up w9tcr The next he knew his head was iust above the water, while some- thing sharp and cold was gripping him through his clothes, between the shoulders. It was the captain s boat-hook, and by the long P<> « which made the handle of it the captain was holding him up. Ned and Thornton ran down the steps and pushed out ii a boat, and in a few minutes had him on board, a g()i>d deal frightened. "There, my boy." said Captain Bennv, when Walter was safe on land again, "you see now what 1 meant when I told you to look out fof the bight of a lin». Y«u stepped WOMEN AS SOLDIERS. Were Once Reckoned Among Fight- ing Strength. From the nature of things women soldiers can only be found as a class among barbarians â€" up to this time at any rate. The Dahomey Amazons made a poor show against the French, but Barton hod been much impressed with them forty years earlier â€" and he was a judge. The discipline was terribly severe in his time ; he did not doubt they were very formidable troops. Rela-xation of discipline ruined them, says the Pall Mall Gazette. The mythical Amazons claim a word, since Prof. Sayce adduced such striking evidence to suggest that they were the warrior priest- esses of Hittite invaders. Of the American Amazons it may be recall- ed that Humboldt thought the leg- end not impossible ; and he had studied the original records. Very few who have written on the sub- ject are thus qualified probably, but Mr. Alfred Wallace has shown us lately that Spruce, the great botanist, looked into the e-vidence carefully and formed a strong opin- ion tiiat it was trustworthy. Much more interesting are the shield maidens of the Vikings. Would that we knew more about them personally. The historical sagas allude to them, but always, so far as I remember, in a matter of fact way, as to male personages. One of the very grandest poetic sagas is that of the Shield Maiden Hervor, but even this takes for granted nearly everything we parti- cularly want to know. She dressed as a man and joined the Vikings. Presently she gained the command of her party â€" and the story opens, true in the main probably. The circumstantial account of the battle of Bravoll between Sigurd of DeuDoark and Harold Hiiditoun of Norway mentions several shield maidens who commanded troops. One even bore Harald's standard. All fought like heroes, or demons, and I think all died on the field ; but it seems that they were only women who rose to command by daring and mdlitary genius. Is there any au- j thority for the legends of Viking I bands wholly feminine? I The old Ij.sh "Book of Lecan" I says casually "for men and women â-  went alike to battle in those days" ; and the record of tribal obligations 1 called "Hosting" reckoned women I among the fighting strength. ' Moreover, the life of Abbot Adam- I nan of lona tells how he, hearing of this dreadful practice, went to Ireland, called an assembly of chiefs and bishops and persuaded them to pass a le^r, still extant, entitled "Lex innocentium," which forgade the summoning of women to war. It seems likely, however, that they still turned out of their own free will â€" indeed the practice is not yet extinct, by all accounts. At the present day, in Europe, the Montenegrins and their here- "I say. Jack Perkins has asked ditary foes of Albania include the i me to lend him ten dollars." "Well, women among their fighting force â€" j do it. As a personal favor to me or did at any rate a very few years ; let him have it." "Personal favor ago â€" before Prince Nicholas had or- 1 to you?" "Yes. If you don't let jganized his army. All departments j him have it, he'll come to me for ' of supply were left to the wives and it." daughters ; also the recovery and i transport of the wounded. But _ Comfort for the Dyspepticâ€" There iwhen the nghting line was seriously is no ailment so harassing and ex- pressed the women reenforced it. i hausting as dyspepsia, which aris Assuredly they would have followed es from defective action of the sto A NEVER-FAILING SUPPLY. The fond husband was seeing his wife off with the children for their vacation in the country. As she got into the train, he said: "But, my dear, won't you take some fic- tion to read?" 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This annoyed him so much that he offered a $10 suit of clothes to â€" â- > only supporter if the individual would come forward and declare himself. An Irishman responded to this appeal, proved his claim, aud called for the reward. "How did it happen?" inquired the candidate, taken quite 'by sur- prise. "How did it happen that you voted for me?" The Irishman hesitated, but on being pressed he answered ; "If Oi tell yez, ye won't go back on the suit o' clothes?" "Oh, no ! I pronlise that you shall have the suit, anyhow." "Faix, then, yer, 'anner," re- plied Pat, "shure; Oi made a mis- take in the ballot-paper." MONTREAL AND QUEBEC. A veritable edition de luxe among railroad pamphlets has been issued Ly the Grand Trunk Railway Sys- tem to proclaim amongst tourists the glories of the citiee of Mont- real and Quebec. 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