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 r 11 Si-- 'â- ! 1 •' â-  n .A I vh' 1 IV 1 :P* h: A i i: he,. 1,1 ;y c.nri ..â- *•â-  rir: ill ' I*! AEACEFOEIiIF£, Olie winter of 1880 1 wu of exceptional MTcrity u felt in Michican. It found me •ooopying the porftlon of sorgeon to a Inm- bering oompany, uid I wu stationed at a imall bamlet on Lalce Huron midway Ie- tween Saginaw and ThnnderBiya. ^aifch «r aide of tliii liamlet there wan no wMie- m«nt nearer than thirty mUee away, wbUe »t its back a prinltiT9 f oregk of jla», lanh and hemlock itietohed westward nearly to Lake Miohigan, A singl* highway f^owii^ theainccaitieB of the ooaat conneoMd on iettiemant with the outer world, but this iMd was practically impaw»Ue in winter. In 1k» season of wluch I write navigation dotfd the second week in Novembst, a month earlier than common. Phenomsual snow-sloras follow- ed, and by Christmas-time tbe gnMusd was bidden by snow nearly four feet deep. The r^en was healthfidâ€" loigsers are notoriously Iiardy and robust men â€" and my duties const qaently Were not onerous or exacting, but i liad notaotiaipated so serere a season, and so had not made adequate proviaion for the smnaement of my iaie momenta. Deprived of books, shooting rendered impoaaible by the depth of the •now and by the inroads of wclves^that drove the game to the fastneaaes of the iuterior forests, time soon hung heavily with me and my asaooiates, and any incident that prom- ised to relieve the monotony of our life was welcomed. One morning about two months after onr "shutting in" a fiahermaa, familiarly known as "The Commodore," entered the com- pany's -tonntingroom, and offered for sale a magnificent specimen of the Mackinac sal- mon, or Oreat Amethystine trout â€" the Na- ma-go oea of the Otohipwes, whence acien- tiats derive the speoifio title of namaycush, mlmo uamaycnth. How this buc;e fish could jave been obtain- edSwas sometbing of a puzzle to me, since Lake Huron was frczen from shore to shore, and this great trout brought in by the fisher- man could only have come from the deep Waters of mid lake. Isquiry revealed the fact that the fish had been "snatched," or caught through the ics with a "snatch." A "snatch" isâ€" weU, Imagine sixty or seveaty fathoms of cotton "clothes-line" of nearly the diameter of one's little finger toggled to the ringed end of a huge hook of home manufacture, the hook's abank embraced by a spindle-shaped lead of three or four pounds' weight. Bshold « "snatch I ' (The four resident representatives of the company, its "janlor,' "superintendent," "store-keeper" and "doctor," one and all, Were ardent fishermen. Tbe npshot of the Commodore's visit was that we engaged him to initiate us into tbe mysteries of "snatch- bxfr," The company's warehouse and the skill of the local blacksmith supplied the neces- sary fishing gear. Fishing through the ice, whether by "snatching" or in other ways, is f^r from being a genial or entrancing pastime, though it IB superior to "eoDui." When it comes to one'd spending hour after hour in the midst of a frozsn plain, whee the thermometer persistently bugs the wrong side of z^ro, exposed to winds that chill the fieherman to the very marrotr when the least carehss- liess means "frostbite" to face, hands, or feet, the situation is anying but a "soft" one. Trout became so plentiful at our table that they ceased to awaken appetite in us but this circumstance in no way modified our en- joyment in fishing for them, and the "snatch es" were io pretty constant use throughout the winter. The fish that we caught in ex oess of onr immediate wants were given to the Commodore, who pickled them to sell. Four or five fijh was the average reward of a day's fiifaing. Tne Commodore was our indispensable companion, owing to his super- ior knowledge and experience. He alone could Ioc3ite, in all this rast frczan wilder ness, the huge reef nine miles from shore near which large trout were wont to congre- gateâ€"a reef that reared its jagged walla six- ty fathoms abova the lake- bed, yet did not come within a hundred feat of tbe surface. As may be supposed, our fishins; expedi- tions were not unattended with adventures. Once, when out of sight of land, we were caught in a blinding snow-storm, and wan- dered about until night-fall, when, happily, we made South Paint, where there was the shanty of a "lone fisherman," who enacted the part of the Good Samaritan, dr;iog us, feeding us, and sending us on our way re- joicing. Oace, on turning a line of ice hummocks about seven miles fiom shore, we were met face to face by five gaunt, gray wolves, evi dently just over from Her Majesty's domin- ion. At the sight of us away they scurried, going down lake, with bodiea fairly hugging the ice in mad anxiety to annihilate space. They were followed by a chorus of yells from us, that served the double purpose of •timnlating them to greater efforts and of recalling the forgotten courage that, some- how, had gone into retirement in the vicin- ity of our iMots but we had little to fear from the animals, for the American wolf is a sneaking and despicable brute at best, and anything but the ferocious creature depicted In fiction and in the popular works of natur- al history. Oar final expedition was made on the twenty-sixth of March. For some days the weather had leen ludmy and mild, with bright skies and ocoisional warm showers. The blnffsldes back of the settlement were bare the swamps were overflowed the waalds and ridges enclosed ponds and minia- ture lakelets onr own highway was a Watercourse lialf a yard deep. Tongh the nn liad disappeared from the lake, the ice, to all appearances, was as solid and firm as in mUUJannary, and we ventured upon it in all ooafidenoe of its aeoarity. As was onr onstam, we drove to the scene vi operations in a pung drawn by a pet toui mare of mine, somewhat remarkable for â- peed and latidllsenas. She s^aa aaiMDillv be traced In their downward course for a dozm fathoms. After a lapse of six hours we had only two great blue-oats to show for bur troubleâ€" hideous monsters, for wliich no one hadany nae sfnce th es e fi sh a rc whol- ly unsnited to olvUizsd stomachs. Old and weather wise fishermen are wont to prognostiaate ara^y approacUng «orm when these oreatnre^ whose vtotm bocte Is along the bottom, are observed near the surface. The commodore was Imboedwlth all the supsrstldons peculiar to his oallbig, but he dared not raise his voice In warning, knowing the ridionle that he would inonr by BO doing. Finally' the wind abruptly shifted ont of the north-east to west-nor' wsst, and blew a screeching gale. Meanwhile nothing would satisfy the importunity of the roan, which stamp- ed and ahrilly whinnied. Fetting.blanketing, food, alike were of no avail; she even reject- ed the Commodore's proffered tobaoco, an unheard of bit of self-denial, as she was inordinately fondof the weed. At last, when for the second time she had seized my coat in her teeth as If to draw me away, I imairined that she was ill, and demanded that we eat lunch, and tiien Immediately depart for home. As we sat along the pung-r^l discussing sandwiches and "illlnck," "Junior," who chanced for the moment to assume the up- right position within the vehicle, suddenly dropped back with pallid face and working lips, and gasped. "Heaven help us, fellows 1 We are all adrift I" "I knowed hit 1 I knowed all the time them catfish wa'n'b snoopin' round fer notbiu' " shouted the Commodore, leaping to his feet, catching the mare by the bridle, and deftly whirling her between the thills. At the same instant I sprang to the sleigh flsor, altogether incredulous of the truth of the alarm. That we could be afloat did not seem within the botmds of possibility. But, alas I it was too nearly true I The numerous rivers and streams of the coast, swollen bj rains and melting snows, had for days been pouring constantly in- creasing volumes of warmer water into the lake, increasing its temperature and dis- integrating and honey- combing the ice from beneath, until a gale was the one factor required to ensure the disruption of the rotten mass. I quickly realized our peril, for to the north and east all was open water, which had approached to within a hundred rods of our position. Its advance had been unob- served, owing to onr preoccupation, the noise of the storm, and a line of hummocks that obstrnoted our vision. Two miles away there had also opened Iwtween us and the shore a broad lane of water, ex bending to- ward the qpnth, terminating no one could tell how or where. (There was not a moment to lose. Once adrift in the lake hope must be abandoned. Apparently the field on which we were was yet stationary ,;but the broad channel moving southward was rapidly cutting us away from the inshore ice. There was a bare possibility of escape to the south, if we could reach Sturgeon Point, nine miles away. This point is a spit that jats out into the lake for a league or more, and below the sur- face is prolonged as far again as a barely submerged reef. Upon this point is a govercmsnt light- house and station of the Life Saving Service, and we had a faint hope that from there we might receive some aid, though we knew bota the light and the station were aban- doned, save for two care-takers. Even the lifeboat was avray for repairs. As we tumbled into the sleigh, "Joannie' sprang away without waiting the word ot command, going down the lake at the top of her ppsed, as if animated by the thonghtB and fears of the men behind her. On we sped, a pale and silent group. The tall, white tower of the light rose but slowly to our vision, and still more laggard- ly lifted its bulk against the gray of the southern horizon; and to our excited imaginations minutes were transformed into hours, and a bxisf half hour became an age. The tortures ot that lide defy descrip- tion. The events of a lifetime forced them celvf s for review before our mental vision- Tigatiy compressed Jips, blanched cheeks, and starirg oye-*, told of the doubts and fears eaci would fain have concealed from his own consciousness; and a form of p^^ral- ysis supervened â€" the peculiar numbness that in dire and prolonged extremity induces outward calm without in the least mitigat- ing the agony of the soul. Every instant we expected that the ice- field would open and engulf us or bar onr progress. Already the little mare had dragged us over numerous cracks and rents that a moment later would have proved onr destruction. £*rB preternatually sharpeaed by fear, fn spite of the roaring of the gale, took note of the crashing and grinding that was going on behind us. A backward glance revealed a scene to appal the atontest heart as the angry waves drove the loose ice furiously forward, toss- ing and piling up, only to disappear instant- ly, carrying with it new masses, broken from the field. The work of dislnt^ratloa uid destruction was advancing with a speed that rivalled our own; and beneath our run- nels we could feel the heaving, swaying, and throbbing of the Imprisoned waters. As the line of hummocks that marked Ac reef prolongation of the Point oame in view, we discovered that the long, narrow floe upon which we were â€" the vanishliw ice- sheer, washed on the one hand by the break- irg waves of a vast expanse of lake, and on the other by the waters of the crevasse that all along had cut ns cff from shoreâ€" was con- tinuous, with ice immoTably anchored among tbe outlying rocks of the shallows. Oa\j a few rods more, and onr safety was assured. The wind, which was blowing In tece and fitful gMts, now veered more to the north, and, oonceatrating Its energies, swept down in a iqu Jl ef nnasaal violence, shroud- ing ns in a dash of rain tliat obsoured all abant. oatchlns the delsfa and whiriia* it direct movement changed to a «*onlar motion as It pivoted upon its lower exteem- ity, caught probably by some great rook, ^notr gost of thi iquaU stUl further tednced tbe ana «{ cor ioe-raf k, IcamgM upon a portion scarce haU ao aiore to «»««»*; but it auo set In motion vast quantities of loose cakes, sending them daAoag M»d swirliDg down the crevasse. Just opponoe ns. where the lane was narrowe^ttiy J«B- med and piled up, momentarily brtdgina tM ohacm. Here offered a chanceâ€"* bare chaBoeâ€" that we might esci^e by alJaodon- Ina the pong, and risking oar lives oa foot. But before anoh thought doold be acted apoB, • Jeanoie" darted forward withmoh abmptaeasthattiie pucg was nearly ovet- tamed, and the next instant was la tlM midst of the heaving, swaviag mass, over which we were dragged with furious bangs and jolts. Not once did she miu her foot- ing but with analiated speed, leapins; frmn one unstable foandatlon to anotlier. on she went, the ooonpants of the pung clinging to its sides with all the energy of fear. A strip of water, several feet across, gaped sudden- ly In her path, but she took it with a bound that landed her fai safety on the opposite brink. No, so fortunate was the pung, however. D3wn It went with a great splash, filled, half turned over, then righted as It rose to the ice again with a terrible crash, and went to pieces after the manner of the " Wonder- ful One Hoss Shay. ' "All at onoe, and nothlor first. Just as babbles do when they burst" Lftt'.e remains to bo tsld. • The laat leap tiok us into the midst of rocks and iMwlders where the ice was in a measure secure from the effects of the gvle. Three minntas' walk brought us to the line of hummocks that marked the strand, over which We sorambled, none the worse for the experience except for a good wetting, some bruises, shaky knees and Irregularly accelerated heart-beats. We stormed the station to the nnbonnded amsz3ment of its guardian, who kindled a rousing fire In the lierth room for onr liene- fit, supplied us with hot coffee, and pro- vided us ititih a change of garments until our own proper apparel ooald be dried. "Jeannie," In the meantime, foond snug quttters In the boat-room below. Three hoars later we set ont for home, wading half-leg deep in slash and meltsd enow. Though the hour was dose on to mid- night when we arrived, the settlement was yet awake; cud our arrival was the oanse of greatrejoioing and jubilation, for we were supposed to M dead or dying somewhere In mid- lake. Db. G. Abohis Stookwsli.. PBABLS OP TfiUrfl. Tobacco Smoke and Heat. Smokers, beware I for onoa ag^n sdenoe has foimd a weak place in yonr armor. This time It Is M. Bourrier, the French scientist, who bas been on the warpath against on, and after a great number of experiments he has solved the question as to whether tobacco smoke has an ill cffiiot on meat. The results of M Bourrier's investig- ations are somewhat deprersing, not only to smokers themselves, but also to all tiiose people who are apt to buy their meat from a butcher at whose establishment smoking is not prohibited.. In the first instance, M. Boarler made a handsome present of two pieces of fresh, raw meat, which had been fumigated with tobac- co smoke, to a dog. The dog, however, would have none of it till it waa daintily wrapped up in a thick layer of minced meat, and then the foolish animal greedily devour- ed the morsel. Result "It was the dog that died." Next a piece of veal and a piece of horse flat b were fumigated in 'the same man- ner, and two rats were invited to partake of the delicacies. Which they did, and perish- ed. Experiments were made with boUed, roast, grilled^ and stewed meat, and it was ascertained that the less the meat was cook- ed the more it was liable to absorb and retain the poison. Thuf what M. Bourrier calls "bifteck saignant," and what in this country would, psrhaps. be better known as "under* done beefsteak," provjd very liable to take the infection, while boiled and salt beef was eaa ausseptible.â€" [Pall Malt Gaz3tte. The Phantom Train. A story comes from Valcartier, on the line of the Lake St. John Railway, to the effact that a mysterious light resembling a loco- motive's head light was seen crosaing and recrossing the Jacques Cirtler Bridge one night recently, though no locomotive was there, and no sign of any person could be found on the bridge or line near it. The same phenomenon, it is claimed, has been frequently seen before, and the apparition is known in the locality under the name of "The phantom train," popular superstition ascribing its running to the ghost of a con. doctor who met his death on the line some years ago. That a strange light ia occasion- ally seen on the bridge seems to be nrquea- tionable,as so many retpectabie people vouch for its appparanoe. Happmess ABsoied. First PaterfsmiUas-"Beg pardon for in- tmding,bnt the fact is your son has proposed for the hand of my daughter and as the two familes are almost strangers, you knowing nothing of my daughter and I knowine notWng of your son, I thought it would be a sensible thing to oome around and compare notes." *^ Second PaterfamillMâ€" "ExosUent Idea Has your daiwhter always had everything «d «"o??~^^ "•^' "•»«-«•»•»'»-. "No. She has had to help her mother. S^hkg'wr'" **' *^"" '" â- *'W^ "Well, I threshed him pretty regularly ontil he was grown OP." a*"«"y • »T w grown np.' A man of.ooarago should never pat anything to risk but his life. ,^ ,, .-_ Itfaiiotdiffi3aUtbi;ettheneat of those who love us. Drama ia the poetry of ccnda9fc, romance the poetry of cironmatances.. Oflc of the sttblimest things iii the world Is plain trnth. A man wlthont a predominant inclination is not likely tc be either nsefal or happy. He who Is everythiog Is nothing. Imitation Is like charity whsn It is done for tbe love fer the thing. It is lovdy; when it Is done for ahow, battf aL Baoaoso passion has never toncheo with Its fire and Ita glory the prim life of th« ffijthetio prig or the rotund Philistine, it has not for that reason perished off the face of the eartlL, It exists in tbe same force and same fervor as In the days of Othello and Stradella and I onfess, seems to no more fitly a subject for the novelist, or tb« drama- tbt t***" the fiodtioaa **realiam" of the splnelesecommonplaoe. Avowed work, even when Imcongenial. is far less trying to patience than feigned plea' sure. The poet who sees and feels life's devel* opment has higher knowledge than the philosopher. Morbid impulses are one of the Inxiuies of youth. When the day comes that yon sit down broken, without one human creature to whom you cling with your loves, the dead and the living-dead when the very thirst for knowledge, through long eontinued thwart- ing, has grown dull in the present there u no craving, and in future no hope â€" then, oh with beneficent tenderness, nature enfolds yon. a* â-  Ibsen's Lifa in Mnnich. A Mnnioh correspondent says that Henrick Ibsen takes Itis breakfast daily at the Cafe Maximilian and studies the journals during the meal. So orderly are his habits that Le can neither feed lior read if be finds any stranger occupying his customary comer. The great dramaturgist's rights as a "Stammgast' of the house are recognized by Ihe 01erkellner, who generally contrives to keep Ibsen's seat and table vacent until he appears. If he chances to le late he looks In at the door to see whether Us place Is free. When an intruder has taken possession of it the poet marches up and down in front of the cafe, pausing every now and then to peep through the wtndow, and gesticulating fiercely at the innocent invader. Anybody who has seen Ibsen, or even a good photo- graph of the man, can Imagine the grim ferocity which be can Impart to his counte- nance. The piece of stage play is nearly al ways BuccesBfal. This intmdei asks the writer who the remarkable old gentleman is, and why he patrols before the oafe and keeps looking in. That is the poet "linen, ' is the usual reply he is accustomed to sib here, and is waiting until the place is vacant This explanation, upon which Isben reckons, almcs!) invatiaoiy ends in a courteous and respectful movement of the innocent usurper to some other seat. AStojy from UMna of t!.. p Second Avenue laundrS°^ I* Jf" JMt about seventsf^ «,^ frWong ' In the New ?!. aVW.t», tit a Mow. street .???,? 82 or policy shop, for $1 Soo *»*^**»l2 dollars on an investment of Ji"^^S condaded to visit his relit!, "^i*^ ^riingtothelettsrs'rlSSiV Us friends It was noticed dS -- that Yong remained buried fc?*"i2 save for an occasional euam^Si another good looking yonj *»l»5 whose name u yet a Drofi.3 "°'«*a the port of Hong Kon/vlt!, .*««U msdrfriend diifppcmd "^W The story as told here'amn«, that Yonir and h!. „:^°"R is that Yong and his a-fi;;Tch;^:Ses?p„wi^^^^ samed m^mer. The yon„ J.^I came the elder's vaieo, and oadVrk " etor understand that hi, ooZ^^H mandarin recent y com'Bi^V^?'**! Unit«d States to iLpeTSS.^25'^! he was on his way to PekiBcrJ!r^'"**B effect of this was to brteg fi'f'T' 5 the house uom their knees i°'PT«f two nearly 2:o men were hired'L\?.« guard, secretary, and other n.!LH' taches to the rersin of a ••iâ„¢?^«- high tffiddl, CD a jjurney V^?- « WMb-basin ma^e to order in „S?H» gold. It took miri than oneh i.^* fortune, but it ,n,pired confid.1 °' each of his 200 followers he SIl* month's wages, which means ^iZl^' a week Yocg a?.i cut in a ecrZ " chair, carrie-J upon the shoaldfn^f' able- bodied Chinamen.' foVTl? °' "f'» character of Koi Chong Wong S? the emr-eror. who seldom liSi'!^"' al Eow to See the Wind. Take a polished metal surface of two feet or more, with a straight edge a large hand- saw will answer the purpose. Take a windy day for the experiment, whether hot or cold, clear or cloudy only let it not.be in murky, rainy weather. Hold yonr mstallic surface at right angles to the direction of the wind â€" i. o. if the wind is north hold yonr snriace east and west, but instead of holding it verti- cal incline it about 42 degrees to the borfzon, so that the wind, striking, glances and flows over the edge, as the water flows over a dam. Now sight carefujly along tbe edge some minutes at a sharply defined object, and yon will see the wind pouring over the edge in graceful curves. Make your observations carefnlljr and you will hardly over fail ia the experiment the results ara even better If the sun is obscured. That Gonnndium Was £a«ily Solved "How can we claim and hold the'attention of the masses V shouted the impassioned orator to his Kntucky audience "bow can we do it, I say " "What' 11 you have, boys V oame a voice from the rear end of the hall. The attention conundrum was solved. The attention of the masses was held. Detec'.ed By a Dog. San Francisco Chronicle: A gentlemah by the name of £ush had a suit of clothe" stolen from him about two weeks agot He made a complaint to the police, but without securing any trace of them. Djy before yesterday Mr. Bush was passing a oortain ohnrch that had been holding day ser- vice of some sort when a man stepped ont of the church vestibule and pro.oeeded ahead of him. Mr. Bosh Is the owner ot a dog, which was following at his heels, and which, as aoon as he discovered the stranger ahead, set up a howl and made such other demonstra- tions abont the strange pedestrian as to attract Mr. Bush's attention. Upon looking ths man over he discovered that the suit of oloOihig which had mysteriously disappeared Ino^ his form. A little piece of detective work followed, and with tbe help of an officer Mr. Bush recovered his property. The T^J" l»d putohaaed the clothes In rood faith. Bne WaiaQoodbort. The wife of a vloar. who shortly before had been appointed to a rural pariah, won golden opinions from many of her reverend SSSSf.? **" P*ri«Moners. by » judWous dlatribatlon of warm bUnkets one Chriaf He u a personage that can he ,1 if by viceroys and governors. ThS these ranks know him by name 2 The bogus Khi Chorg WcVe L „ t^JecityofSoonCbuintLprovfi: Si. The prefect was notified bv ,1 that his excellency KhiChong wLS probably need some ready cash fornaa. ary eipenaea, as ii customary for all aZ' hers of the imperial honsehold, who Z carry money while travelling. The S ened "Chefoo," with a force%f lyt cfficialf, went out of the ci»y to m«t vv Chong Wong, and the Jt mS,l "Chelco upou hia knees handed the \Z prince §50.000 in gold bricks ai die^ available caah in the public treasury next city was Lin Diang, where the periw gave up $25,000. WhUe in She Hiig Z "Chefoo" became suspicions and atked bi excellency qneationB which so offended th impostor that he forthwith diemiued tbi prefect and sent him out of town, while tli impostors plundered the city treasnry. Oili- er towns were laid under contribntionin ii same way until one day Wong and hii com- panion disappeared. The strangest psrtol the whole thing was that the body-jjurf was as completely deceived as were the pte- fects. The discovery of the fraud was net miie until the Chefoo of Ly Ciin called spontlii viceroy of his province and the latter tele- graphed to the capiiial to KhiCaong Woo; himself. Of course the latter had not leh tbe capital for years. A big reward ii offered f o** the impostor's appreheDBion, and I if canght be will receive the "Ling Chi" punishment â€" that is, he nill be cat aiin into eighteen pieces. This shows what one civilizsd C'lininua did with ths knowledge he had vj]}M while washing shirts for the Christiaca. Ei may have been a nittaral-bom bid heithesi but the genius and courage wish which he bunkoed at least twenty -five citiei out of over $2 009,000 ia aomething notbomiit Mongolian who has not seen the world. Monaca's Gambling Tables- The "Qaarterly Review" contains an uS- olo on hiscory of the principality of Mosmc which is of exceptional interest now thii j the question of licensing an acknowledied evil IB absorbing so much attention. Moun Is the one country in the world where p«- are entirely free from taxstion. The Gn- or.ment is supported by the revenue wW csmes frcm the famous Cisino gaxbliiig' tables Not even indirectly are the ratJK» of the kingdom taxed for while JIuniMJi the one country in the civiliz;d world » which public gambling-tables are to'e]*" the population ia absolutely prohibited fw« using them, and the prohibition is itnâ„¢J enforced. By this strange mixture of p- hibition for natives and high license for ot- elgners wo have the curious »P«°"" V little principality which is snpportedbyu* taxation of the latter. The G*""" has been thus supported shiee 1869. "" the firat pirt of this century Monwo m one of the mcst tax-oppressed couutnei Europe. No wood could be hewn, bo could be made, no bread could ' ""JJ without payment of a heavy tax. â- *• j, I taxes were all direct, their bwW was felb sj keenly in the^.""' districts as to cause a revolt w^""'" the final annexation of the revolti^ "" tory to the Kingdom of Sardinia. blJ«T I establishment of the Casino batbi »« r ing-tablas the population of the bttlepr, pality has rapidly Increased. " ""Vj^ tains twelve thousand people, »• i^ three thousand a very few ye««/«°" its population was an exceedingly pwf To-day there are scarcely any P«P^„l the proportion of the rich is qui" ^j The government is an absolute m»»^' the RuasUn type. The peoP\Sj rfjk* pabUs hardens, have also no P"'"%^*«. yet they are governed as weU '*r^ despoticaUy. The sanitary **^^ are each that when cholera »^^^ cppoeite district of Italy »«• *^«l» in Monaco, exoepting those ot *V^ broagfat the dbease with them. IW*^ ,J2^ :20UNG .jjgTAYBLER.B TikNlikMd that a B "^1 In the coarse iSi»v.Jh*d ligk *^jj,„, on theif joni STWthIng on the ea SyTwd. the spir! t«Sr«he dry wool h gfSs whole plain glo *^'the mldit of this _*ke, which, encircled â- â- ^lljied no means of jSctto be broiled lik. S^ like a partridge S«d ctz d from its po 2dl saefag the man at gnppUcated for ass f^maX « la klailn*" "»" T.««B'tte koot witb whicl How the traveller wai one who feared Gad. W oompl*iBt of the snake ai condition he reasoned tl ««rhi» "o*** *â- â€¢ "**®^' ' but being in trouble and jJ he molt oommendable in â€"ed of compassion, the iru -erity In this world and ^t." Thus eonvinoad h hii saddle bags to the end (xtsndelltto the snake, «t escape, entered tbe bsg fromthelflames. The man,) nonth of the bag, address part whither thou wilt, .1 Aa up thanksgiviiig for 1 haacsforth, seek the corn and cease to e fillet mankii do so are dishonest in th dieworli to come. "FearOsdâ€" distref Xfais indeed is tiue i The saake replied "Oh thy psace, for truly I wil have wounded both thee a The man cried out ' Have I not rendered thee then, is such to be my recc "Oa roy part there was Why, then, this iojasti( The snake said True, mercy, but it was to ac Thou knowest me to be an mankind, consequently, w! me from destruction, thou a to the same rule that appl mcnt doe fur an evil act a worthy object. "Agahi, between the snt there is a long standing who employ foresight hold wisdom to bmise tne head thy security my destructioi but in showing mercy the vigilance. It ia now neoes wound thee, that others n example." The man cried "Oh, s; thy eonnoil of justness ii written, or what practice d ahonld be returned for g pleasure of conferring bei returned by ir jury and b£E The snake replied "Su tmoag men. I act sccordin oree the same commodity have purchased from thee 1 " Bayfor one moaient that w Tsus." Invidn did the traveler c ever replying^ "I do but tr manner of man." This t "Bui,-* s«ld he, "let as c thjm prove^thy assertion I I .will. ' The snake looking s gnzing in the distance an we will ask the cow the rii tlon.^' When they came u â- ake, opening its cnonth, bs la the recompense for benef The oow said: "It tli the manner of men. the n always evil. For instancf tong time In the service of a I teonght forth a calf; I a with milk and ghee^^ his *^^J«« ofhischUdrSidep vVhsn I became cid and no yoBogheno longer ehelterec w forth todlelna jungU l«*age and roamlnr at m ttti ttd my old master w Mnditioa, yesterday broug botcher to whom he sold "Z. *• •PP"'"**' 'or my si Ji«««iakee«|d: Thoa «W: "It is not lawful tod i «• evidence of one witne j««^anoUier." The snal »J«»snd.»wa tree, le. SSgWup its wUd branc J-M US." .aid It, "appea us,' SL^.*!**^^" together t Sn.^u!: f^^H it" mo, "~. wh^t la the r^compsat erll ««TT.. • Ah»ouj " pwfSSi'^^^srS.'""' •Woliur^u to ovci W'iftSiJ °'""*° "oe, ovei 2*!*?!' «*«»• this way, fS»^j4oae4 their eyeli !^o mi and .aid to a ,„^^Wd. do well for a 5?w»baia«erve for a p lliy^^ot thta tree what 1 •• madel' If the