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/3 p/ THECALDWVELLIWATCHMAN.__ VO.L Xe () M.II UISLNID: MARCH 30 )O4 T ER. Mph r,~EE M. ani S.. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. ")~~ I % .( i I a i. '2I1•ll :3[ 11 50 fFll, •lu lll . Orachita River Packe Co t For Columbia. Monaroe anti lIadiu:, on t, Ousohita and Black Rivers, the Tina andi fast pasengerateamer ' OUACHITA. L.V. UOOLEY, Master. I W. 1. FO)ULK ., I'leri, ii Will make regular tripi between New (r. A leans aud above point'e. Going, up pas Columubti every Friday ,evnin.: Goinga down psness every Sunay. p For freight or )warAge apply on board. 1 IL relular uonnecti)n with .iaeketk tr Bayfo m'Arbonue, .rt enlomer. 're. b Maenn annd th•e 'in. 44.1, I ittl, rivers. t, RAILROAD FARE PAID Wyatta Busini~s College, tlE 1.4 .t.II•S• ssl~•PPII. Aud positit;nshe lurt1 for gradl- nate tbrongh f th E.ilsp iosent Agency of the College. Jlnsihess. men needing rolihbi lelp will d1o well to ,nuiress •V.ilytt's8 EmplIoy. ment Agency. loerth District , ourt. i'aris of uht w tll, state of '.Onisiafe. ims. PAttle. . Walker wife, v.. s. Ti. " Walker hkn.lnd. Thin emsehaovn bn r~ larly cealled r, trisfaad ttit bad after :a er liied. i. lhe law and the evtenoe be'e.! in ,tvor , the p!~il titld a.ain. the der. n,,s t t plaiutnttiani establisheI hrr ,len,: ni i l open eort: It it therefore .relrel. a - A.gd and teoceed, tat the p 'in,,f r. .y.. J- aleRife, do hae anut rn o.v. 4 D. a. Waciter hilband 11 a "urn of `arve l.tnd red S.l t" e I• ( fl l• re, It ic!ertd Pwit ! . pq r.tt laterest teren, 4 *&ySJanuary Id 1!9 tIk loft roil. a - ut b f + wwhsr4 o l uddiedt aud d. r aet, and _ eweea plattdf the mwne ts heeb, sivd ad as , nd, nad that i b uthrimed to administer t sale. +i4.p. d I open eaurt Oeu t da now, 318k. :ridge 44 Duz;ca 'onrt 7I; 6 ti g> eents rasbviug Atreasp Solcited. 1wueqet of travelvi ,. MA. wiUI ete that for thi', rrivestmhoth aismt pm ats as uj t4sQ [opyrigpht, ~8A by John Aleza.de. Stansrt.l h CHAPTER XL i FIGHOTING POl THI BOOTY. u I took no heed whether he sank or swam, OT indeed so much as cast a glance after bhi, but turning quickly on my heel pieked-ip- asyerimsen sword, wiping it roughly on a Odl of rope that lay handy. Then, making my best salaam to thepirate leader, and speaking as well as a blown man might, I said: "You have graciously grnnted my prayer and the satisfaction for which my soul yeahuecl; in token of sutb Smission and gratitude I now sheathe my sword in sight of all." And s.lting the action to the word, I shot the weapon into its steel scablbard with a clash that could be heard all over the ship. Thechief bowed grimly in return, but without speaking a word; then, courtesies being at an end, he gave the command and the looting began. Ieaning against the companion head, I watched the wild rush and scuffle for a minute, but heinggreatly hustleal and but- feted and feeling faint besides, I tottered toasecludal corner, where I sank with a reeling sensation on the deck. Huddled there pretty much like a bundle of discard- ed clothes, I mopped myeface and 'ried to: discover'the sources of the many streams of blood that seemed to ooze and trickle all over my body. There was perhaps no great effort made to stanch th be flow, for I was far enough gone to be careless. What did it matter? Might I not quietly pant out my life there and bedone with It? And even while the thought was in my mind the brightness of the sun was suddenly overcast as by the duskiness of death, and the clamor of the robbers died away in my ears I suppose I must have been some time in this stateof collapse when the brig gratedal harshly on the bottom, careened slightly, lurched and lay over, fast aground. 'l'ho queer grating sensation, as of the pricking~ of a million small fins, aroused me, and I staggered half awake to my feet. The first thing I saw was Abram ben Aden being hauled dripping by two men into a boat. I rubbed my eyes, wondering how he came to be in need of help or to have companions to render it, and finding no answer called out as lustily as I could: "Hellol What'a the matter there?" He heard and looked up. Atsghbt of me the Are of hell s anguew into bhis black vengeful scowl. Then my wandering wits began to return, bringing a remembrance of what bad happened. I should have fallen into the sea but for the support of the bulwark. in a dizzying turmoil of feelings I laid hold, with trem- I bling hands, to keep myself up, my eyes fast on the distorted face of Abram ben Aden. "Godl man, are ye much hurt?" I asked, scarcely knowing wh'at I said. "We're a, pair of fools," I added, laughing and cry Stogether. ut either he did not hear me or he was beyond speech, for be only cast a look as if to say he wished he had my heart out, and slipped into the boat, which hid him from my view. I was fain to sit down again, my back propped against the vessel's side, and breathe myself. The commotion of spirit brought a fresh gush of blood, which bathed back and chest in a warm stream. Yet what I hal just seen occupied me more than my wounds, Indeed, forgetti.7 both them and the evil storm cloud on Abram ben Aden's countenance, I felt only an all pervading jpy at seeing him alive again. Fornow, beung pat thoughts of vengeance and much too weak to have heart fobt dlaughter, I realiwl in some nmeasure what adisquieting thing it is to face the great last reckoping with the blood of a fellow agature on your head. I hoped that the man whom I had ad lately and so desperately striven to kid might live, even were it only to finish me. And I sure I should have smiled inanely, who knows but I may have beamed in wel* come, if' he had suddenly appeared, sword In hand, and Intimated that my time was come. No doubt my mood of Chrintia n meekness and charity was due to the cir emnustance that nature wa perilously sne yieldinog in any ea I slunspect the worsti of •re piomms when lackingl the pith to be anything elas SReviving a little presently. I began tad tlink of my own life (sdince Do one else seemed to desie it specially just then) iand eteld all my arscal skill nd oIngenauity. They were not much, and they were left aIded i;tying ther lan the midst of a Srmdio oneJoU quinred about my hurts; n a gaeffered help: no one, in fact, cared a tar' whether I livedt or dIe. The plun d def wemat on with much nois and not a little quarrmling, andm if the plunderern ammnemit was only to eunre at me tot h atgIn the way. P sr t ohey muld not have adopted more ~t means of dispelling may lethmary. Theme a times when a kick. o literal or metaphoriesIl, is the very bet a tonle that can be administmerd. The roaui, ehavlor ot the pirate prickdl ae to a rig, a mous self Intmvet that no procm of sooth, lag or doctoring soMd ave Indnuced. The ~ vage oaths and avager looks were to my spirit what the g•ldatone,ls to the kuife- they turned tiesamsne and dullnem to ad activity that bad an edge of anger add i some possMibilty of srtaliatlon. The Arls esult of this anw toun energy as the t' re."t thst to erouech thee and bleed W death was u~st astiredly not tbhe part of a man. So watching my opportnity, for I he conpanionway was mostly blockled with thietes, I went below to finish my dretssing. Fortunately my waunds., tlhough makkli -oU~ 'a Y chw, tMt metlCh dep nor dan' a wsee aktsswae,? wedrusis Ia oman points Abram ben Aden had touched me-. more wonderful still that having succedede so far be had not succeeded farther. Returning on deck presently, swathed in bandkereblet's and stray pieces of cloth, and e I t gtbefied by 20 grains of Mr. Watson's quinine, I discovered we were within Ssight of land. A stretch of shallow, blue- green water ran away to a sandy beach that n ended abruptly in iron cliffs, which aug. y gested hardness and barrenness beyon:l. "What is the landt" I asked one of the corsairs, pointing shoreward. y "Thou shalt know soon enough," he s snarled, and concluding that perhaps the fellow was right I put no more questions. d Meanwhile the unloading of the brig went on apace. A score of small boats lay a round her to receive the plnuder, and some e 80 or 40 men swore on her decks and ray- . aged her hold. They quarreled inceanta . ly, shouting, pushing, kicking, brandish- a lng knives and cntlasses and pouring out curdling maledictions and threats that to a Sless fervid race could mean nothing short a of an instant intention to revel in blood, d but never staying the main operations to settle personal disputes. 0 Islam has a Koran which straitly forbids a thieving, yet the Arab is by instinct and e example a thief. A pattern of piety when there happens to be no chance of profitable roguery, saintly in his observances of pre- t scribed ceremonials inside a mosque or t when he has leisure for prayers outside, a 3 loud talkerabout the duty of obedience to I God and the prophet, he is the very flower r of brigands and bandits when he can se- curely lay hands on another nman's goods. i Nor does he heed discipline nore than re- ligion, for whatever deference he may pro- fess for authority pillage transforms him into a rebel. I No sooner had the band about me got to work than it was a bowling, disorganized mob, regardless alike of leader, order and unity of interest. Civilization teaches the value of concert- ed action. The barb Trian lacks the art to understand the use of comlduation in crime. The art and policy of a judicious division of spoils are beyond him. Conue. quently in that scene of clamorous conten- tioon each rogue simply seised and made off with what he could gather, defending his booty with tooth and claw after the man- r. Standing idly by I took a grhim i light in noting how they thwarted and hin- dered themselves and what time and eu ergy they devoted to bootless cuffling. As the cargo diminished the struggle grew hotter and the hubbub louder. Curses and recriminations rose shrill and fierce. faces were black and swollen with avarice, eyes ablaze with anger, and I really thought the thing would end in a floodl of gore. o "Wouldst thou have all, O son of a dog, and leave none to me?" "I will let thy life out ere parting with an ounce weight to thee." "May Azrael Ithe angel of deathj seize thee and drag thee to perdition, thou foul thief." "Calamity make thy leg bare." "May scorpions eat thy heart out, thou utn- Just man." "Malec (the keeper of hadese have thee eternally in his keeping." "Slay thy hands rot for their greediness, 0 nmat wicked of robbers." "Mayest thou seethe in the fiery food," such were some of the 1 cries with which the pillagers carried on t their scramble. In the midst of the strife, when the to mult was at its height and the company No intent on clutching and tearing from each other that they had no eyes for anything else, suddenly there rang out astartled cry that sent burdens rolling on the deck and i hands gripping in girdles for pistol or blade. "Enemy, euemyl" yelled a man who i chanced to look out to sea, andsure enough there, less than a tenth of a league off, were i two large boats full of men coming swiftly i toward us under the combined ipulsionu of sail and oar. Pernaps a sixth of a league t beyond these rode at sanchor a vewel of I strange rig and build, from which it we s plain they had come. The crew on board the Bird of Paradim _ acted with the valor of surprised thieves d Evidently of the mind that half a loaf L. better than no bread, many of them leapec into the boats alouigide and tried to make I off with what booty they had managed - seure. But before they could get awac sthe strangers were smong them, and In a t twlnkllng half the iboata were floating keel * aup. it was surpriding to se the rapidit) with which boat after boat qated oves and emptied its contents, hluman and in animate, into the sea, A paush, the touch of an ear, a Jerk on bows or stern seellled to " do It. But skill always gives an idea of a ease, •nd it was plainu thepres•ntperformes t were playing familuar parts ' " The fellown in the water splauttered, tel I lowed and threatened, but as the tongue * was the only weapon they were able to ua , with any freedom, their oppositlo wcaree couuted as a hlndrance. The trnagers laid l about them with btheir ars withueh vrigor and dexterity, such llghtninglike quick t ness and precision, that ere one coutld say ' b the thing had well began hardly a boat re . stalned right side ugp i Having workled confusion in the water the monquerora came elamberlug over the side of the brig their ugly crooked swois s in their teshand a light in theireys thata a was uglier than the gleam of their Rse., There was pretene of sisautaee by• t.. 1 remaaidder of the float coWeS tsbut before there was any chance of 'slaughter they were doainog about the deck and playlng II hide and seek about the maq . a 4t this signal of surrender weapons were 6 put up with a promptues that would have aotouiahed one entirely igniorant of Arab . waysquln with ea. ascord all hands--drat c~~~ l I htL~kUir~~Ltgle o.E" now Insfnteador IblloweieJ iot o•i Roods were thrown Into the sea, which wu soon quickly mottled with bales and beieq It did not take long to relieve the br t her cargo, and as soon as the last bale eas overboard the robbers follow 1d I t 'o ntiue the crhllauage outside. For n" k'lho remained on tbe brig there was fn lark of entertaiasinme. There was exhihiP amounting at tnimes toa pleas. a• .enet in watching the nimble- S its of the ccmbatants and the fr• ilth which bootycthanued hands. The bidMbte were often such as would bhav madJ crowd of spectators on shore roar Wth rlight. Now there would be a knot ' 1'wt), inextricably eutaegled as it might U and just as you thought the lot most hg n together a luc,~ lkbost would dart le ar Then there would be exciting pursuit capture, or the runaway, giv i ngall its ntion to its pursuers, would d rul'Iato m e lutchesof askirmisher lying lin i the outskirts. A eluster of boats would be locked t n " pontoon bridge, whicb would swe' rhock for awhile till in the energy of attlon it would suddenly tilt or ca Sreen. pitching men and goods into the wa- " ter. Or again two men wrestling would t lose their balance and turn over like re- f volving buoy,. to come up blinking, splut- tering and streaming at the mouth as if e they were automatic pumps Theu, aiak- lug themselves roughly like a couple of " drenched dogs they would probably close C again to repeat the name divertinj; per forntanee. Thus the sport went on with M endles variety of incident. and no blotxt e nbed that I could see to mar the enjoy •- meat. By degrees the combatants drew away . from me, for besides the tendency of such t a batt e tospread theebbingtmde wascarry- a ing the uare. out to sea, making it neceg t sary to follow them. It was clear the last , omrners were getting most of the spoil. A o few of the others. dodging and watching their chance, managed to make off, carry• a ing freight for ballast, but the frequent 1 trips to and fro between the center of war i and the anchored ship told where most of a the plunder was going. There are no reapers with a tithe of the r energy and speed of pirates. In spite of the a time wasted in useless contention, in spite D of races.' captures, somersaults and the r thousand and one egregious hindrances, indulged in as might almost appear from a spirit of sheer frivolity, the harvest was quickly gathered, and very soon the only oating objects to be seen were the ship a with her Ibts nearat hand and in thedis- tance other boats running for life with the i tide. i As the diversion declined my mind nata- I rally reverted to my own miserable condi- tion. What was to become of me? Was I to be left to my own devices with a strand- ed ship and no commons? And if so, what should I dot Should I make nmy way ashore and risk the savageness of man auc beast or remain on the brig to await de velopmentaf While I was thus thinking and debating,• a boat put off from the pirate ship and came t oward me. Coming alonpide its crew Seai to he civil i received them with a pro- found salamn and a cordial marhab., or welcomae I might have saved my p.•ns. Instead W returning my salutation the leader ace forward with drawn sword, demandi to know whetherthere wa any treasure board and intimating that if he caugh me in a lie my throat would be cut on t spot. I assured him that I knew of treasure, but invited them to search fo hemselves since there might be secret in the ship that I had nor discove "Thou alt be guide," said the fellow, "and, as u valuest thy life, a true one. Perhaps knowest the taste of steel." I .m l complied, conducting them faithfull nto every corner above and be. 1 low, for fear of death gives wondrous fidelity. hey examind very deliberately as they t along, probing with their. sword poi into dark recemes and sound- Ing with i hilts the boards for concealled chambe metlmeseven kicking furious- ly in the ts of chagrl as time passed I an no da very was mada. Their humor showed itelf aim sola a gly incll •ton to hold me responsible for their ill luk. They would spurt out angry I questions about the former oceanpanta of 1 the brlignd beforse I could reply turo upon me 4th menaces that more than once fairly brlht my heart to any mouth. One i fellow. •ring that I was plrlayig the innocentt a little too much. thrust at me ferol l with his sword, saying that fI did udlwlsh to hbe oaut in two I had bet, ter make e*lan breast of it. Fortunately he was noa~loe enough to do damage, and on my saerng him, with fervency that must basv carried onviction to the hear~ dof a toniqbMt I knew no more than he did, he ped.ouo with a anue on my st pidity sa iladaes.I Feelin their way foot by foot and tak- I lu r grated, they weutoverthC ' whole I e of the ship-bold, foreastle, eabi, a qu r d •s an-qaueasiou Ieoa- threateninga, and every I j -tn~atF l m and more frightful I wit.15ob 4lappolntamen sand rage. witohr they scttered like --. ,,ppmpla what.they consideredl worth away and eectuaUy dig posing 01 thhremaiader by catting and tearnlg inte shredssand then throwina the rags. Intothe sea. Beside my clothes they took all my weroms (save a pistol I had hiddew)aid all the ammuprlion they ould A d.bt-. by good chance I w, able to save yt oother's Bible and Dun•ean's ppee and Isbel's two 'bnches of white easber• are whichas you may sup. poe, M athios as my life to ae. To this wer added some jiowdae and pills -left by MT~. Watsn. The riflng done, I was pptedly ordered on deck, and I Tbli arrnPst pumled me, but I was soon enllghtenkl. In atfew minutes a tblin eolman 0 mo5 e uorledd up tbrog.. the I. aterhatcha, eanothe rose far therl for. I ward, thetad the and another till the - aseertleoIaUUir wed san MeIn.a late at thaek oad.!. It I was•uo#r Its t bim s kate mled i t inthib wa. d s ra•. . sfio. • : asofabeadiUval mewhemdheewas-a.s hop. But eavL smteherp •rs~s y •N:.. -_i~~1~l u Gat LI nwgle gin. t 1e la niREazjLu was I• dql.d ciouii• Wlpirekly in the bows, s whii4 was likeliest to'W out of the way. e The others followed quickly, and we rotW : away, leaving the Bird of Paradise Ip.,l sheet of lame. Almost in the same .i meut my company of rats sprang inltoo a water and struck out gallantly for the a shore. In spite of fear 1 could not help giving them a hearty "well done" for taru well. B iTo he culatisiteid IIiext we.ek. Appeal for Asuistance. The fillowilig appeal in blehalf Soft the Sohliers' Houme has been add~ressed by General W\Vtts to the Police Juries or the various i parishes of the State: ALEXANDRIA, LA., Feb..22, 1294.) To ithe Presidentt alsul jAle lwrsiot tie Police ,I ury, al.ri-h of-- A. Comilltiler ef4h ,. Ctintctl- el'aie Vetertlias, I e4Ol, ldler it. a duio th;ilt I owe to thisle llalIt•eIl :itle, dinth tid holde!Ur, tllil it #IlI) ih1il I owe to yutll a"N l'.ljre"teli.t- tive .bodyofi (I thev:ris'i r a, t irii.i, to apulieail to ilu fl |it' aid ti'r the So•tlileb' Hoi•llt loth.aled illii Nr Or:e 1is. I frel totllliblat tihat Y'ou will aluke aln abprolrianion for ti.e .lerel't p, lios; thait YoriI r ;actill Swouild 1I al jlriivtbil i li .,r coll- S'tiiitlult, ;Billl for wllichI yull r woitulti receive tihe gr;iitltle ofl those yvol :liel, :eidl as well lit' Seve 1'y 't'if.erate suiber The Iarisilhes of It lpitlxs alnd Lafal'- e.:tlte have alrealy mlade illro- (,tati-tis atWl it I j ll rIt I, lIl itl.14111 1e Stile' lits.eral tlollitr.- Thet ;over itit oi f l he Uttited States aidls ansl prlo'vidles for its dlisaleld sublier.-l-ht s15 help ilS. (GOE. O. WA.TTr . Mtajor General O..iaIdin.ig La., Division U. C. V. All altlroltrilidntiUs lbholhl lihe -esit. to CVol. Ned Willett, 1b9 (Ira;vier street, New Orb t ns. Armn of Unemployed. S-krel-.'t fwel ('atiet e ' thlla the "hhldentniiil Arm.~nifAtO Simeilt i ilwakeilling a ,'eat deal of interest ill parts of that state; thallt a rIcgir regiitlelit, 8(N) str1•Illlg, h11i1 Ie'stl O'rg;ilizel sat iLos Angeles, lindler one "Geiter. al" Fry, ati1 that lil oithier dtay a delhteittlimi frolll this OrailiZit- 'IOil thittle it to'.ilal ilem tilld II till the oulltcil of thal city fIr trllns- portalion to WtV:ashillgtori City. It is said fllrler that a dematli was illlde onlt Seretary Laiamunt tor the issue of rationl.s fron the g•overmtttet Stlores, tholugh it is sail that the war dleparltttet oftfici;ls dieny that nlly llsuch h- mllandl ha CI beel hieard ,of iln WXas.hiUgton. It ISgins 1) look is thlilIlghl the rraid oil Walliig. 1oln by t har1le of the "lllnelem. pldyedI" were assuming Uore serious IIroptlrtiolis tfllihlat it was at first thlouglht it would.-. O. 0 Piealynne. He HIad a Weakness. Tile prisonlerr , a very well ap- pearilg mitIs, was before Ihe I,,lict judge ias a suspicious lhlra.ctr. "You look like a very dicenet olrt Sf UIt ail1," said the judge. I"Do yolui dlrillkn ."No, yottr honor,a wai the Ipro!!nst r•sl.nse. SThaIs sleellei to encourage the I judge. "')o you garmnle" he asked iexl, "No, sir." "Smiokef" "No, sir." "Chew'" "No, sir." "Phlay cardlst" "N'o, sir." The judge was nonplussed. "Why, an," he exclaimed; I "what d- you dot" "Yonr Iou'r," replied the pris. oler, Iboing,"! presume I steal, s sohetimesl. At least, I have 1 servei two terlis in tihe penllte. tiary to• it," and the court held i hill for fiherttr investigatlion.-- Detroit Free Press. I 25 yards imperial challe at 1. ] Jareih BWr0 for $* I As the Boy Saw It. I- el)t: r t it 11"in llian was m*akin^ snmle Ilr'clscvs aat a futodward avelllne tril taiud the utiter evenljg wejltj be saw a .; 'rtl Ltr Ilit take ll a lrllrghe nulli cool lll sen11ter off. Th,.re warmno .culs•io to raiset a row over itlbut i .j.. rl llaisi l ti-l it I's ig ilt y to ,i',I0 thile huy land obs:l've: "I $aw .ti lthook that oraange, Silly !,lv. isi.ll't .fr' Ill' Va thle, Lill If ,si I ,lmPij it j•i Wily, where *4 ill . t e il i t i "1 ne4ver? tottk it," hie studtiy S,,'ld rtlh . ' ,. . -" ()it! b u t !.waI s loking- fu0 t "1 Sill' I ii ., :,e,'{: it." " 'lhe'i'e it ;i. Ii . I ' I:r '"gi[,e " .> "il at', ,i sill. , S"L, u. til- ,t Illt i li i"he, whe•t ileaSth I"lted, al s g ht I tPlli'Itus I:itl" e'., illi *i lt110 lii a.ills aIr y l a. k : Ie, vtr i twhl i" allt u:b ni,4 O .lr '1o s - l ut ue a;1""elt busig ;w4 vies iat ill lwari' 5h ll, : l u itw t' ,t t li ur for sdi•iehr. '-i)'ai "ht - Free PIs .42 The Shortest Twilight. 'i t'h pber si t r tili•t .ofwrtei s towaird i;e eitl situo alud lhength- enis tIoward the oles. Il other t .l':-, thelE tt'El lI thickness of haitr l ithr, w hicuth thof r:e ol the .rielling I It have to 8s tihe s.1l ts rkt tlia" o lbir . ruom t this ii t riaalrlt ty l' .a eu ithat the regin •lr aO the hi.rt.I t twitlc t is the one, wolli is iiaia uIR'ald rst Il, like eslplaoir and at the grlait- e81 Oaielrai oall. Thleme tuo liStiio, are coll* loine.d in tlee region in which ltit wlith , the rapiital of Ecl.,,lor. This platra-n is 9,442 ftel above the it o t f the, sea, it is al.o silur,,nhld o1 Iollltaills, twenty peak.s, e;even of which rile lusy Was l. b bsnow-liu• ing iSi:tlW e fait the e stre.ets of theo tiry. I ded to this it is only iteek miles south Of the ee q ua- tor.; eallle it has a lortelr twi. light the aiy other spot o theli eq'atlr, partly because of the elevation, uand partly because the westter Inorins ientercept the rays of the ettine g oluri ad so eltusei darkness to odllow day, light with greater rapidity than at any oelt her spot o earth. IA fdly Aln-f l World. Hof sekeeper. Was it the hard times that threw you rollof work" Monldy Mike: No, aural Is was ih wlukesttesoth the people4 mns. I a n1 to earo n d 0 abe week elr, ardveli' exlpasts bue the sinough world has lost all inter. over to i the cfe I was he-helpi', tie "What cauPl; fr j "ot I've gorious tuse tel. "Bait,' esa! Tom,r 'you'esa* "No, mfor ; I was the hoaibl' "'low rwe the yrme' allPum "Wat willyer" intdoi ed tl the yr'Wy, ten yo u'llore tbo rll e yoke 'fou Ose, sq•Pttdli Wur che ttle atur p 4wne e to ith ooh Civil Engineer and Surveyor, Columbia, La. SALL IrP)KI:q lit: V"7ED DRJ . V. m WIIjiril PHYSICIAN AND SURRE)N, (Udtknbic~ La. O&e--Main street, oppoiite court-!.a•a. . Buideuce -At .A. E~ booa'. Dr. W. L,. VANHORt o PHYSICIAN AND SUGEON, 1racs MAIN 1TUXICtE NI.Ul'4EU LsVI1i. . X•USIDCll EAST OF COUTr slOUtE OP1*~as S sB. aNe:'. Coinnubiua Ia Keeps Constantly on Hand A Full L.ne of Drags antu Patent Medicines DR. J. A. II(l iS, BIOGG POINT, L \. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. May be found at my o, ,'r or ru.i:ie., - every day when n,' prof'sondlly e;.onl a. *Iaewhere. Odlne at 4tkre. PROFES8IONAL CARDS. . H. CILBERT, Ateorney and Counselor at Law. Oamuebia, : . Louisianan in pIractice in the Courts of aldlw .,. WV fatahotr•, Jackson nid1 Vinn, ,,nd the Suprome Conurt at. Mur e &LL BUMINR8 ITTIU$TBD TO HIM WILL M•1t•O PIIUMPT ATTIiN',N. A. B. HUNDL.EY, Attorncy at Law. Columbia, La, W ll practice in all the courts of the 4:h Di trict and in tahe:!tatironrts. '.iti abotake cases b:fore the nt• a I•tr , u at Washington, L. t:. . n.1 ti., U. , . Atate laqd ,Al 1,. 1 .!` " .:

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Ousohita and Black Rivers, the Tina andifast pasengerateamer '

OUACHITA.L.V. UOOLEY, Master. I

W. 1. FO)ULK ., I'leri, iiWill make regular tripi between New (r. Aleans aud above point'e. Going, up pasColumubti every Friday ,evnin.: Goingadown psness every Sunay. p

For freight or )warAge apply on board. 1IL relular uonnecti)n with .iaeketk tr

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RAILROAD FARE PAIDWyatta Busini~s College,

tlE 1.4 .t.II•S• ssl~•PPII.Aud positit;nshe lurt1 for gradl-

nate tbrongh f th E.ilsp iosentAgency of the College. Jlnsihess.men needing rolihbi lelp will d1owell to ,nuiress •V.ilytt's8 EmplIoy.ment Agency.

loerth District , ourt. i'aris of uhtw tll, state of '.Onisiafe.

ims. PAttle. . Walker wife, v.. s. Ti." Walker hkn.lnd.

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[opyrigpht, ~8A by John Aleza.de. Stansrt.lh CHAPTER XL

i FIGHOTING POl THI BOOTY.u I took no heed whether he sank or swam,

OT indeed so much as cast a glance afterbhi, but turning quickly on my heelpieked-ip- asyerimsen sword, wiping itroughly on a Odl of rope that lay handy.Then, making my best salaam to thepirateleader, and speaking as well as a blownman might, I said: "You have graciouslygrnnted my prayer and the satisfaction forwhich my soul yeahuecl; in token of sutbSmission and gratitude I now sheathe mysword in sight of all." And s.lting theaction to the word, I shot the weapon intoits steel scablbard with a clash that couldbe heard all over the ship. Thechief bowedgrimly in return, but without speaking aword; then, courtesies being at an end, hegave the command and the looting began.

Ieaning against the companion head, Iwatched the wild rush and scuffle for aminute, but heinggreatly hustleal and but-feted and feeling faint besides, I totteredtoasecludal corner, where I sank with areeling sensation on the deck. Huddledthere pretty much like a bundle of discard-ed clothes, I mopped myeface and 'ried to:discover'the sources of the many streamsof blood that seemed to ooze and trickleall over my body. There was perhaps nogreat effort made to stanch th be flow, for Iwas far enough gone to be careless. Whatdid it matter? Might I not quietly pantout my life there and bedone with It? Andeven while the thought was in my mindthe brightness of the sun was suddenlyovercast as by the duskiness of death, andthe clamor of the robbers died away in myears

I suppose I must have been some time inthis stateof collapse when the brig gratedalharshly on the bottom, careened slightly,lurched and lay over, fast aground. 'l'hoqueer grating sensation, as of the pricking~of a million small fins, aroused me, and Istaggered half awake to my feet. The firstthing I saw was Abram ben Aden beinghauled dripping by two men into a boat.I rubbed my eyes, wondering how he cameto be in need of help or to have companionsto render it, and finding no answer calledout as lustily as I could: "Hellol What'athe matter there?"

He heard and looked up. Atsghbt of methe Are of hell s anguew into bhis black

vengeful scowl. Then my wandering witsbegan to return, bringing a remembranceof what bad happened.

I should have fallen into the sea but forthe support of the bulwark. in a dizzyingturmoil of feelings I laid hold, with trem- Ibling hands, to keep myself up, my eyesfast on the distorted face of Abram benAden.

"Godl man, are ye much hurt?" I asked,scarcely knowing wh'at I said. "We're a,pair of fools," I added, laughing and cry

Stogether.ut either he did not hear me or he was

beyond speech, for be only cast a look as ifto say he wished he had my heart out, andslipped into the boat, which hid him frommy view.

I was fain to sit down again, my backpropped against the vessel's side, andbreathe myself. The commotion of spiritbrought a fresh gush of blood, whichbathed back and chest in a warm stream.Yet what I hal just seen occupied me morethan my wounds, Indeed, forgetti.7 boththem and the evil storm cloud on Abramben Aden's countenance, I felt only an allpervading jpy at seeing him alive again.Fornow, beung pat thoughts of vengeanceand much too weak to have heart fobtdlaughter, I realiwl in some nmeasure whatadisquieting thing it is to face the greatlast reckoping with the blood of a fellowagature on your head.

I hoped that the man whom I had adlately and so desperately striven to kidmight live, even were it only to finish me.And I sure I should have smiled inanely,who knows but I may have beamed in wel*come, if' he had suddenly appeared, swordIn hand, and Intimated that my time wascome. No doubt my mood of Chrintia nmeekness and charity was due to the ciremnustance that nature wa perilously sneyieldinog in any ea I slunspect the worstiof •re piomms when lackingl the pith tobe anything elasSReviving a little presently. I began tadtlink of my own life (sdince Do one elseseemed to desie it specially just then) iand

eteld all my arscal skill nd oIngenauity.They were not much, and they were leftaIded i;tying ther lan the midst of a

Srmdio oneJoU quinred about my hurts; n agaeffered help: no one, in fact, cared atar' whether I livedt or dIe. The plun d

def wemat on with much nois and not alittle quarrmling, andm if the plunderern

ammnemit was only to eunre at me toth atgIn the way.

P sr t ohey muld not have adoptedmore ~t means of dispelling maylethmary. Theme a times when a kick. oliteral or metaphoriesIl, is the very bet atonle that can be administmerd. The roaui,ehavlor ot the pirate prickdl ae to a rig, a

mous self Intmvet that no procm of sooth,lag or doctoring soMd ave Indnuced. The ~

vage oaths and avager looks were to myspirit what the g•ldatone,ls to the kuife-they turned tiesamsne and dullnem to adactivity that bad an edge of anger add isome possMibilty of srtaliatlon. The Arls

esult of this anw toun energy as thet' re."t thst to erouech thee and bleed Wdeath was u~st astiredly not tbhe part of aman. So watching my opportnity, for I heconpanionway was mostly blockled withthietes, I went below to finish my dretssing.

Fortunately my waunds., tlhough makkli-oU~ 'a Y chw, tMt metlCh dep nor dan' a

wsee aktsswae,? wedrusis Ia oman

points Abram ben Aden had touched me-.more wonderful still that having succededeso far be had not succeeded farther.

Returning on deck presently, swathed inbandkereblet's and stray pieces of cloth, and• e I t gtbefied by 20 grains of Mr. Watson'squinine, I discovered we were withinSsight of land. A stretch of shallow, blue-green water ran away to a sandy beach thatn ended abruptly in iron cliffs, which aug.

y gested hardness and barrenness beyon:l."What is the landt" I asked one of the

corsairs, pointing shoreward.y "Thou shalt know soon enough," hes snarled, and concluding that perhaps thefellow was right I put no more questions.

d Meanwhile the unloading of the brigwent on apace. A score of small boats laya round her to receive the plnuder, and somee 80 or 40 men swore on her decks and ray-.aged her hold. They quarreled inceanta .ly, shouting, pushing, kicking, brandish-a lng knives and cntlasses and pouring out

curdling maledictions and threats that to aSless fervid race could mean nothing shorta of an instant intention to revel in blood,

d but never staying the main operations tosettle personal disputes.0 Islam has a Koran which straitly forbids

a thieving, yet the Arab is by instinct ande example a thief. A pattern of piety whenthere happens to be no chance of profitableroguery, saintly in his observances of pre-t scribed ceremonials inside a mosque or

t when he has leisure for prayers outside, a3 loud talkerabout the duty of obedience toI God and the prophet, he is the very flowerr of brigands and bandits when he can se-curely lay hands on another nman's goods.i Nor does he heed discipline nore than re-ligion, for whatever deference he may pro-fess for authority pillage transforms himinto a rebel.

I No sooner had the band about me got towork than it was a bowling, disorganizedmob, regardless alike of leader, order andunity of interest.

Civilization teaches the value of concert-ed action. The barb Trian lacks the art tounderstand the use of comlduation incrime. The art and policy of a judiciousdivision of spoils are beyond him. Conue.quently in that scene of clamorous conten-tioon each rogue simply seised and made offwith what he could gather, defending hisbooty with tooth and claw after the man-

r. Standing idly by I took a grhim ilight in noting how they thwarted and hin-dered themselves and what time and euergy they devoted to bootless cuffling.

As the cargo diminished the strugglegrew hotter and the hubbub louder. Cursesand recriminations rose shrill and fierce.faces were black and swollen with avarice,eyes ablaze with anger, and I reallythought the thing would end in a floodl ofgore.o "Wouldst thou have all, O son of a dog,

and leave none to me?" "I will let thy lifeout ere parting with an ounce weight tothee." "May Azrael Ithe angel of deathjseize thee and drag thee to perdition, thoufoul thief." "Calamity make thy leg bare.""May scorpions eat thy heart out, thou utn-Just man." "Malec (the keeper of hadesehave thee eternally in his keeping." "Slaythy hands rot for their greediness, 0 nmatwicked of robbers." "Mayest thou seethein the fiery food," such were some of the

1cries with which the pillagers carried on ttheir scramble.

In the midst of the strife, when the tomult was at its height and the company Nointent on clutching and tearing from eachother that they had no eyes for anythingelse, suddenly there rang out astartled crythat sent burdens rolling on the deck and ihands gripping in girdles for pistol or blade."Enemy, euemyl" yelled a man who i

chanced to look out to sea, andsure enoughthere, less than a tenth of a league off, were itwo large boats full of men coming swiftly itoward us under the combined ipulsionuof sail and oar. Pernaps a sixth of a league tbeyond these rode at sanchor a vewel of Istrange rig and build, from which it we splain they had come.The crew on board the Bird of Paradim _

acted with the valor of surprised thieves dEvidently of the mind that half a loaf L.better than no bread, many of them leapecinto the boats alouigide and tried to make Ioff with what booty they had managed -seure. But before they could get awacsthe strangers were smong them, and In a ttwlnkllng half the iboata were floating keel *aup. it was surpriding to se the rapidit)with which boat after boat qated ovesand emptied its contents, hluman and inanimate, into the sea, A paush, the touchof an ear, a Jerk on bows or stern seellled to "do It. But skill always gives an idea of aease, •nd it was plainu thepres•ntperformes twere playing familuar parts ' "

The fellown in the water splauttered, tel Ilowed and threatened, but as the tongue *was the only weapon they were able to ua ,with any freedom, their oppositlo wcareecouuted as a hlndrance. The trnagers laid labout them with btheir ars withueh vrigorand dexterity, such llghtninglike quick tness and precision, that ere one coutld say ' bthe thing had well began hardly a boat re .stalned right side ugp i

Having workled confusion in the waterthe monquerora came elamberlug over theside of the brig their ugly crooked swois sin their teshand a light in theireys thata awas uglier than the gleam of their Rse.,There was pretene of sisautaee by• t.. 1remaaidder of the float coWeS tsbut beforethere was any chance of 'slaughter theywere doainog about the deck and playlng IIhide and seek about the maq . a4t this signal of surrender weapons were 6

put up with a promptues that would haveaotouiahed one entirely igniorant of Arab .waysquln with ea. ascord all hands--dratc~~~ l I htL~kUir~~Ltgle

o.E" now Insfnteador IblloweieJ ioto•i Roods were thrown Into the sea,which wu soon quickly mottled with balesand beieq It did not take long to relievethe br t her cargo, and as soon as thelast bale eas overboard the robbers follow1d I t 'o ntiue the crhllauage outside.For n" k'lho remained on tbe brig there

was fn lark of entertaiasinme. There wasexhihiP amounting at tnimes toa pleas.a• .enet in watching the nimble-

S its of the ccmbatants and thefr• ilth which bootycthanued hands.The bidMbte were often such as wouldbhav madJ crowd of spectators on shoreroar Wth rlight. Now there would be aknot ' 1'wt), inextricably eutaegled as itmight U and just as you thought the lotmost hg n together a luc,~ lkbost woulddart le ar Then there would be excitingpursuit capture, or the runaway, givi ngall its ntion to its pursuers, wouldd rul'Iato m e lutchesof askirmisher lyinglin i the outskirts.

A eluster of boats would be lockedt n " pontoon bridge, whicb wouldswe' rhock for awhile till in the energyof attlon it would suddenly tilt or ca

Sreen. pitching men and goods into the wa-" ter. Or again two men wrestling wouldt lose their balance and turn over like re-f volving buoy,. to come up blinking, splut-tering and streaming at the mouth as ife they were automatic pumps Theu, aiak-lug themselves roughly like a couple of

" drenched dogs they would probably closeC again to repeat the name divertinj; perforntanee. Thus the sport went on withM endles variety of incident. and no blotxt

e nbed that I could see to mar the enjoy•- meat.

By degrees the combatants drew away.from me, for besides the tendency of sucht a batt e tospread theebbingtmde wascarry-a ing the uare. out to sea, making it necegt sary to follow them. It was clear the last

, omrners were getting most of the spoil. Ao few of the others. dodging and watching

their chance, managed to make off, carry•a ing freight for ballast, but the frequent1 trips to and fro between the center of wari and the anchored ship told where most ofa the plunder was going.

There are no reapers with a tithe of ther energy and speed of pirates. In spite of thea time wasted in useless contention, in spiteD of races.' captures, somersaults and ther thousand and one egregious hindrances,

indulged in as might almost appear from aspirit of sheer frivolity, the harvest wasquickly gathered, and very soon the onlyoating objects to be seen were the shipa with her Ibts nearat hand and in thedis-

tance other boats running for life with thei tide.i As the diversion declined my mind nata-I rally reverted to my own miserable condi-

tion. What was to become of me? Was Ito be left to my own devices with a strand-ed ship and no commons? And if so, whatshould I dot Should I make nmy wayashore and risk the savageness of man aucbeast or remain on the brig to await developmentaf

While I was thus thinking and debating,•a boat put off from the pirate ship and camet oward me. Coming alonpide its crewSeai to he civil i received them with a pro-found salamn and a cordial marhab., orwelcomae I might have saved my p.•ns.Instead W returning my salutation theleader ace forward with drawn sword,demandi to know whetherthere wa anytreasure board and intimating that ifhe caugh me in a lie my throat would becut on t spot. I assured him that Iknew of treasure, but invited them tosearch fo hemselves since there might besecret in the ship that I had nordiscove

"Thou alt be guide," said the fellow,"and, as u valuest thy life, a true one.Perhaps knowest the taste of steel."

I .m l complied, conducting themfaithfull nto every corner above and be. 1low, for fear of death gives wondrousfidelity. hey examind very deliberatelyas they t along, probing with their.sword poi into dark recemes and sound-Ing with i hilts the boards for concealledchambe metlmeseven kicking furious-ly in the ts of chagrl as time passed Ian no da • very was mada.

Their humor showed itelf aim sola agly incll •ton to hold me responsible for

their ill luk. They would spurt out angry Iquestions about the former oceanpanta of 1the brlignd beforse I could reply turoupon me 4th menaces that more than oncefairly brlht my heart to any mouth. One ifellow. •ring that I was plrlayig theinnocentt a little too much. thrust atme ferol l with his sword, saying thatf I did udlwlsh to hbe oaut in two I had bet,ter make e*lan breast of it. Fortunatelyhe was noa~loe enough to do damage, andon my saerng him, with fervency thatmust basv carried onviction to the hear~dof a toniqbMt I knew no more than hedid, he ped.ouo with a anue on my stpidity sa iladaes.I

Feelin their way foot by foot and tak- Ilu r grated, they weutoverthC 'whole I e of the ship-bold, foreastle,eabi, a qu r d •s an-qaueasiouIeoa- threateninga, and every I j-tn~atF l m and more frightful Iwit.15ob 4lappolntamen sand rage.witohr they scttered like--.,,ppmpla what.they consideredl

worth away and eectuaUy digposing 01 thhremaiader by catting andtearnlg inte shredssand then throwinathe rags. Intothe sea. Beside my clothesthey took all my weroms (save a pistol Ihad hiddew)aid all the ammuprlion they

ould A d.bt-. by good chance I w, ableto save yt oother's Bible and Dun•ean'sppee and Isbel's two 'bnches of whiteeasber• • are whichas you may sup.poe, M athios as my life to ae. To

this wer added some jiowdae and pills-left by MT~. Watsn. The riflng done, I

was pptedly ordered on deck, and ITbli arrnPst pumled me, but I was

soon enllghtenkl. In atfew minutes a tblineolman 0 mo5 e uorledd up tbrog.. the I.aterhatcha, eanothe rose far therl for. Iward, thetad the and another till the

- aseertleoIaUUir wed san MeIn.a late atthaek oad.!. It

I was•uo#r Its t bim s kate mled it inthib wa. d s ra•. . sfio. • :asofabeadiUval mewhemdheewas-a.shop. But eavL smteherp

•rs~s y •N:.. -_i~~1~l

u Gat LI nwgle gin. t 1e la niREazjLu wasI• dql.d ciouii• Wlpirekly in the bows,s whii4 was likeliest to'W out of the way.e The others followed quickly, and we rotW: away, leaving the Bird of Paradise Ip.,l

sheet of lame. Almost in the same .imeut my company of rats sprang inltooa water and struck out gallantly for thea shore. In spite of fear 1 could not help

giving them a hearty "well done" for taruwell.

B iTo he culatisiteid IIiext we.ek.

Appeal for Asuistance.

The fillowilig appeal in blehalfSoft the Sohliers' Houme has beenadd~ressed by General W\Vtts tothe Police Juries or the variousi parishes of the State:

ALEXANDRIA, LA.,Feb..22, 1294.)

To ithe Presidentt alsul jAle lwrsiottie Police ,I ury, al.ri-h of--A. Comilltiler ef4h ,. Ctintctl-

el'aie Vetertlias, I e4Ol, ldler it. aduio th;ilt I owe to thisle llalIt•eIl:itle, dinth tid holde!Ur, tllil it #IlI)ih1il I owe to yutll a"N l'.ljre"teli.t-tive .bodyofi (I thev:ris'i r a, t irii.i,to apulieail to ilu fl |it' aid ti'r theSo•tlileb' Hoi•llt loth.aled illii NrOr:e 1is.I frel totllliblat tihat Y'ou willaluke aln abprolrianion for ti.e

.lerel't p, lios; thait YoriI r ;actillSwouild 1I al jlriivtbil i li .,r coll-

S'tiiitlult, ;Billl for wllichI yullr woitulti receive tihe gr;iitltle oflthose yvol :liel, :eidl as well lit'Seve 1'y 't'if.erate suiber The

Iarisilhes of It lpitlxs alnd Lafal'-e.:tlte have alrealy mlade illro-

(,tati-tis atWl it I j ll rIt I , lIlitl.14111 1e Stile' lits.eral tlollitr.-

Thet ;over itit oi f l he UttitedStates aidls ansl prlo'vidles for itsdlisaleld sublier.-l-ht s15 helpilS. (GOE. O. WA.TTr .

Mtajor General O..iaIdin.ig La.,Division U. C. V.All altlroltrilidntiUs lbholhl lihe-esit. to CVol. Ned Willett, 1b9

(Ira;vier street, New Orb t ns.

Armn of Unemployed.

S-krel-.'t fwel ('atiet e' thlla the "hhldentniiil Arm.~nifAtO

Simeilt i ilwakeilling a ,'eat dealof interest ill parts of that state;thallt a rIcgir regiitlelit, 8(N)str1•Illlg, h11i1 Ie'stl O'rg;ilizel sat

iLos Angeles, lindler one "Geiter.al" Fry, ati1 that lil oithier dtaya delhteittlimi frolll this OrailiZit-'IOil thittle it to'.ilal ilem tilld II tillthe oulltcil of thal city fIr trllns-portalion to WtV:ashillgtori City.It is said fllrler that a dematliwas illlde onlt Seretary Laiamunttor the issue of rationl.s fron theg•overmtttet Stlores, tholugh it issail that the war dleparltttetoftfici;ls dieny that nlly llsuch h-mllandl ha CI beel hieard ,of ilnWXas.hiUgton. It ISgins 1) lookis thlilIlghl the rraid oil Walliig.

1oln by t har1le of the "lllnelem.pldyedI" were assuming Uoreserious IIroptlrtiolis tfllihlat it wasat first thlouglht it would.-. O. 0Piealynne.He HIad a Weakness.

Tile prisonlerr , a very well ap-pearilg mitIs, was before IheI,,lict judge ias a suspiciouslhlra.ctr.

"You look like a very dicenetolrt Sf UIt ail1," said the judge.

I"Do yolui dlrillkn

."No, yottr honor,a wai theIpro!!nst r•sl.nse.SThaIs sleellei to encourage the I

judge."')o you garmnle" he asked

iexl,"No, sir.""Smiokef""No, sir.""Chew'""No, sir.""Phlay cardlst""N'o, sir."The judge was nonplussed."Why, an," he exclaimed; I

"what d- you dot""Yonr Iou'r," replied the pris.

oler, Iboing,"! presume I steal, ssohetimesl. At least, I have 1servei two terlis in tihe penllte.tiary to• it," and the court held ihill for fiherttr investigatlion.--Detroit Free Press. I

25 yards imperial challe at 1. ]Jareih BWr0 for $* I

As the Boy Saw It.I-el)t: r t it 11"in llian was

m*akin^ snmle Ilr'clscvs aat afutodward avelllne tril taiud

the utiter evenljg wejltj be saw a.; 'rtl Ltr Ilit take ll a lrllrghe nullicool lll sen11ter off. Th,.re warmno.culs•io to raiset a row over itlbut

i .j.. rl llaisi l ti-l it I's ig ilt y to,i',I0 thile huy land obs:l've:

"I $aw .ti lthook that oraange,Silly !,lv. isi.ll't .fr' Ill' Va thle,Lill If ,si I ,lmPij it j•i Wily, where*4 ill . t e il i t i

"1 ne4ver? tottk it," hie studtiyS,,'ld rtlh . ' ,. . -"

()it! b u t !.waI s loking- fu0 t

"1 Sill' I ii ., :,e,'{: it."" 'lhe'i'e it ;i. Ii . I' I:r '"gi[,e " .>"il at', ,i sill. ,

S"L, u. til- ,t Illt i lii"he, whe•t ileaSth I"lted, al s g htI tPlli'Itus I:itl" e'., • illi *i lt110 liia.ills aIr y l a. k : Ie, vtr i twhl

i" allt u:b ni,4 O .lr '1o s - l ut ue

a;1""elt busig ;w 4 vies iat ill lwari'5h ll, : l u itw t' ,t t li ur for

sdi•iehr. '-i)'ai "ht -Free PIs .42

The Shortest Twilight.

'i t'h pber si t r tili•t .ofwrtei stowaird i;e eitl situo alud lhength-enis tIoward the oles. Il other

t .l':-, thelE tt'El lI thickness ofhaitr l ithr, w hicuth thof r:e ol the

.rielling I It have to 8s tihes.1l ts rkt tlia" o lbir . • ruom tthis ii t riaalrlt ty l' .a eu ithat theregin •lr aO the hi.rt.I t twitlc t isthe one, wolli is iiaia uIR'ald rstIl, like eslplaoir and at the grlait-e81 Oaielrai oall.

Thleme tuo liStiio, are coll*loine.d in tlee region in whichltit wlith , the rapiital ofEcl.,,lor. This platra-n is 9,442ftel above the it o t f the, sea, itis al.o silur,,nhld o1 Iollltaills,twenty peak.s, e;even of whichrile lusy Was l. b bsnow-liu• ing

iSi:tlW e fait the e stre.ets of theotiry. I ded to this it is onlyiteek miles south Of the ee q ua-

tor.; eallle it has a lortelr twi.light the aiy other spot o thelieq'atlr, partly because of theelevation, uand partly because thewestter Inorins ientercept therays of the ettine g oluri ad soeltusei darkness to odllow day,light with greater rapidity thanat any oelt her spot o earth.

IA fdly Aln-f l World.

Hof sekeeper. Was it the hardtimes that threw you rollofwork"

Monldy Mike: No, aural Iswas ih wlukesttesoth the people4

mns. I a n1 to earo n d 0 abeweek elr, ardveli' exlpasts buethe sinough world has lost all inter.

over to i the cfe I was he-helpi',

tie "What cauPl; fr j"ot I've gorious tuse tel.

"Bait,' esa! Tom,r 'you'esa*"No, mfor ; I was the hoaibl'

"'low rwe the yrme' allPum"Wat willyer" intdoi ed tl

the yr'Wy, ten yo u'llore

tbo rll e yoke 'fou Ose, sq•PttdliWur che ttle atur p 4wnee to ith ooh

Civil Engineer and Surveyor,Columbia, La.

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DRJ . V. m WIIjirilPHYSICIAN AND SURRE)N,

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1racs MAIN 1TUXICtE NI.Ul'4EU LsVI1i. .X•USIDCll EAST OF COUTr slOUtE OP1*~as

S sB. aNe:'.Coinnubiua Ia

Keeps Constantly on HandA Full L.ne of Drags antu

Patent MedicinesDR. J. A. II(l iS,BIOGG POINT, L \.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.May be found at my o, ,'r or ru.i:ie., -

every day when n,' prof'sondlly e;.onl a.*Iaewhere. Odlne at 4tkre.

PROFES8IONAL CARDS.

. H. CILBERT,Ateorney and Counselor at Law.Oamuebia, : . Louisianan

• in pIractice in the Courts of aldlw .,.WV fatahotr•, Jackson nid1 Vinn, ,,ndthe Suprome Conurt at. Mur e&LL BUMINR8 ITTIU$TBD TO HIM WILL

M•1t•O PIIUMPT ATTIiN',N.

A. B. HUNDL.EY,Attorncy at Law.

Columbia, La,W ll practice in all the courts of the 4:hDi trict and in tahe:!tatironrts. '.iti

abotake cases b:fore the nt• a I•tr , uat Washington, L. t:. . n.1 ti., U. , .Atate laqd ,Al 1,. 1 .!` " .: