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mysitrrire of Hit -o walk without aaai.tai.rt. and by be »a. twelve Jrara old be waa familiar with all part, of It. Al the am of Thlnerti he w«« anxloua to aorortblim to aaai.t bla father U. aupPorUug the fauiily, and after much pleading bla fatbcl permitted Lkui to become a Tim waa aialitnrd to drive old Ned, a docile mule, which had a|irut the rauet of hla daylia-ht life uudcrKTound Neil wea a knosrlng animal and took kindly to hla new maater. Tim alwaya had a cama lor bis four footeAfriend. A hit of apple or _ Ned a daily ,ard from Tun. lo time the two beewma to Weodly that there waa no friction between them, and the mlncri playfully called them T. A X." Tun (to* bold of come hrmaw tat ka one day and- drove into Nod'a hannwa in auch e way aa to characters appear In bright Aa Tim clattered alone that mornlnf on hla way to the mouth of the mine the inn waa Juat rtali.g. It waa early in October and the vurroundlnB blUa splendent Us their fall attire . then a red leaf dropi*d from amons lu fellowa and lltutrn-l to the ground in the calm atiBOaphcro. The ann waa out lu all lu a|4cl>d<>r that sn.iinliig. the linst lime Tim did not nsitlte the bcaiitlc* of nature aa be burrlt-d nltsnit. not tliat be waa not a lower of the feeuilful. but hi. ihouichu were on a eubyerl which more directly concerned Ida writ,ire HE father had hern killed In a mine ao- 1 tl>e reapoiwliidity of the anpiairt of hU mothrr ami .l.u-r iwtiug on hts yosssm abouldm He drsdred to attend at and acquire an education which would fit *-*— * higher duties lu life, but the outlook for our young friend, be coo Id aerornpll.il that which lie d,wired, aa the aupport ol the fa moat solely on hta lalarr. When he reaches 1 tbe motith of the mine, Ned waa backed Into thweage and Urn ~ lowed and put up the bar*. While waiting for tbe man In charge of the machinery ' back tbe lever and lower the cage

flowed ewtUly by WO ynnla glanced hastily rival-ward at tbe cage started downward and aaw that the water was almost to the top of banka of the stream and was tilled w floating driftwood. Heavy (all rains aat in a week before, and in conacuumo tbe great rainfall the stream Ugh. Without a thought of aerluua danger, however. Tim dropped foot after foot toward the center of tbe earth, with Ned breathing aoflly on hit nee' stood crowded Into tbe cage. "Be quiet, Ned,'' commanded Tim. as tbe animal manifested some tound of water dripping . don tbe sldce of the shaft. "You are not getting skittish In your old days. I trust.' patting Ned on the nose. Tbe animal placed bla bead afTectioualely on Tim's shoulder and became quiet. When tbe cage rtopjavi at the bottom tbe bare were lowered and Ned followed Tim out. Tim bad lighted a little tin. lard oil lamp, which be carried at tbe front of hit cap, before rulering the cage. When be emerged from tbe cage be aaw tbe lamp* Of many lutnrra flashing -about here and there, like flrefllea before a storm In summer, as tba men prepared U> go to tbe various department* of the mine. Ho bad witncesed similar scene* many times before and paid no attention to them, but hltchad Ned to tbe train of empty cars that stood waiting, and with a tnrrry crack of his whip and a cheerful “O'long, Ned.” went rattling away over the steel rail track. Half a dou-u miners bad clambered Into tbe cars with their dinner palls and the tool* which they had taken o

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r. and he had to frequently duck I to avoid colliding with well known overhanging obstruction*. After going a abort distance Tom looked into the oar neat to him. and observed that its occupants, two old miners, were die cuaaing something of a serious nature. Thomas Jenkins, the one nearest Tire, had removed hi* lamp from bla cap and waa gently tapping the aide of It against the to* of hla shoe in order to expoae more of the stick ao that the light would burn brighter. Aa tba blase flared up Tim could am the faces of the tiro men. and waa alarmed at their serloutgem He caught tbe word “water" aa be atraloed his ears to boar what they were aaytng. Tbe ramble of tbs ears and tbe many echoes bounding back from the walla and the roof of the min* drowned tbe remainder of the conversation. Tim had beardeoough, however, to make him uneasy. Tbe part of tbe mins in which b* worked waa almost directly under tba bed of tbe river There were many fast of apparently solid mandstooe between the water and the coal vein, but sometimes It waa feared that with a high stage of water in tbe river and lu consequent heavy pressure. an opening Assure might let the

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with tbe regularity of clockwork. Tim sod Nad bad been at that work ao loos that each knew exactly what to do. Overhead the river rumbled sod roared. Inch by Inch the eater climbed the banka and carried away the newly fallen leaves or whirled them off Into little eddiee, bat Tim koew nothing of what wm going outside Tl>* owner* of the mins watc] I rapidly rising waters with appsafa •Ion. Tbe riser waa higher than it had been for some time and they feared for the safety of the men hard at work hensath the raging srater ' U waa minora and laUiren _ : an order waa sent down for man lu the mine to com* out at noon ' dug their tools with them. The order as obeyed with alarruy. A IS tbs bad. were idled I..U and the men flird from the river division and went toward Use bottom of the aha{t to he hoisted Into the bright sunshine and safety. Tim waa the last, and was about to gc with the train partly loaded with tools, when he thought of hi* (honor |»H. which b* had left behind. He Jumped dears and ran bock fifty yard* to get it Whm be re turned Ned sva* pawing the ground Iwpe OenUy. Tbs UgbUof thedepartiugmlners danced about In tbe distance a* Tim sprang to bit place behind Ned Suddenly there waa a deafening Everything seemed to tremble for a second. Ned nmred and plunged forward. Just a Urge flat atone fell tr g the car* with broken at out* aa knocking Tim to tbs ground, where he sri held fast by something acruaa hla lowt limbs HU light waa dashed out by the Calk At tbe same I — - from hla faatculnga the awful darkmea. Tim streamed for help, bU voice waa drowned by a great which seemed to fill the cas t At Ant a small at tram of water poured dow n on him It grew In volume every second. Tim tugged and IwtaUd to get out from under the weight Ug- • fast. His tuosl violent rflurta W He knew that hi. Urns < he did not succeed in gettiug out, for ha realised that the hug dreaded moment bad arrived when I be nvt-r waa breaking into the mine He raised hla voice again I again for help, hut Die only answer ' sard was millions of erliore. Juat a. hr was alaml to resign hliaaal: la fate be fell a wArm hr .nth on hit ft Ned had oome back. Tim reached up and cUapad bia faithful friend tightly atnut the neck and cried out, "Hack, Ned. back.' Fur a second be thought hla anna would be pulled from hla body and at tbs shoulder*. Then be ftlt himself drawn slowly forward, and it seemed that hla legs would be broken as they .lipped from arnuug the atones that held him to the ground. Tbs instant b* waa free Net bounded spay ' twseu tbs rails with Tim Kill hanging hit neck and hi. body swinging back above tbe auluial's boots By this time tbe water waa coming down In a stream a foot In diameter and growing larger every roocneiit. At tbe door lo thr department Ned stun bled and threw Tim to one aide, whlc caused tbe animal to swerve near tbe wal In some way one trace chain caught in tt handle of tbe door and closed it with _ bang which wedged it between tbe door pasta aa Ned dashed on with bis butt burden toward the bottom of tbe shaft. All waa Confusion there. The must al.. bodied were burn ing up the ladders, aa a general alarm bad Iwcu sounded wkou the roar of water was first heard. Ned Mopped with a anon and with hla t j m gleaming In the dark urea with excitement Tim drop|«d limply to tbe ground, but hastily picked up and earned to tbs cage. Ned backed into bla accustomed place, and the signal was given to hoist away. Tbe machinery waa started and a few seconds later Tim and Ned were safely on top of the ground All the miners were

Tim was unootudout w hi n he reached tbe surface and was carried oat Into Lb* fresh air. Nod followed closely and watch ad the movements of the men with as great anxiety as a dumb brute could express In a abort time Tin, opened him rjyw. and Id turning bis bead to out aide hr aaw " * Tbs animal crowded up at a signal Tim aud received the carewc* lavish

Tim and Nod never went Into tbe mlos again. Tbs aocidi-atal cloving of tbe bad prevented the greater part ol tbs mine from being flooded and thereby a great deal of valuable pru|>rrty was saved As a mark of graUiml* the mine pw provided fur the Sosaungoud family »«ot little Tim to *011001 He aeqalr good education, and reaching manhood be^embarked in bus!urea for hlnnwlf perous ciuaena of that locality. Ned was given the Orel of care, passed his remaining days in frolicsome Idleness. H* eras frequently vial led by Tim, and It wee no unoummoa sight to see tbs two standing out in a pasture, with Nvd reeling hts bead oo Tiro'# shoulder* and eating dal uttae from the band of hi* When Nad anally 'ard ha waa carefully

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s In forrr upon i of IVensylvauia r MSB.OIK.UUO. Sparrows have become such a nuisaaes la ' part* of Germany that a reward ta vd for their deatrucUoa The governor general of India rroriras a

10,000 bone power required for tbe electric lighting Plant of tbe Columbian expoeltlon

Can any on* tell why It Is that whso a woman la bring weighed ahr atuilm, while a man having his weight ascertained al way* looks aeriouaf Tbe Greeks sacrificed many dogs In honor of Hecate. Iwcauar by their laying the phantoms of thr lower a posed to he disturbed. Tbe output of cigarette* throughout the country for the month at Man-b amounted to 2tO.BJl.Nau against daring the

generally ounaidrred the riebrat. Baron de Hotbacfaiid has a oollecUo postage stamp* that is valued al Mu He i* also a prominent and rmhuals member of a Part, philatelist society. a a Who ever heard of a church bring flooded with honryf The very Idea sounds ridlcnothrr place than <'allfor-

nard al..iy pbur. I ha to the "dropping, of familiar, but It has re ' ea to make literal

. vagrant l-va. ' while In March of a rattable borne, found - an admirable location In thr loft of an Episcopalian church In Tulare county. Here, having an alnimtance of efiacr. they inervaard and multiplied, and at the as me time laid in a Urge store of honey. Great white combe were attached to the i a Hers downward and re hidden away in I ceils One eontlngeary. however, waa not pro tiled against, and, indeed, waa not expected. Tba normal temperature In the contracted proportion* of tbe loft we* of a character admirably suited for the brat ad vantage of thr lav*, and bad that temperature continued this story would arvrr hare It is almost unmereoary to remind reader* that a week or two ago California was vtailed with something bearing a remarkaide liken*** to a airoocu In a aonl. It was bot—druredly hot. In the loft of tbe ebureh. where the Ivee were bolding high carnival, thr lra>|-rrm ture roar and rvae until it reached the melting point Wax gave way la-neat I, tnc

liquid sweet tow.. They found creviree and there, and aoon altar, pulpit, chancel, furniture, prayer books and all tbe belonging* of the Interior of the sacred edifice were treated to such a deluge as the

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tarior of lbs church wav a sight tn _ had been done that •xprnae and hard work to reme

Reby'a reel Is Like a Maaker'e. •How many people have ever takru no s of a baby’s foot, except to admire lu K hknees and preUinsasf" Bald a well jowd scientist "And yet to the anatomist ll is a re relation. Take, for example. the looUdee of a child of ten mouths that has nevar walked nor stood alone. It has a power of gnuiriog to some extent and Is need InsUncU rely like a hand. The

ike a thumb, and tbe wrinkles of the resembie those of the palm. These markings almost entirely disappear after the iiedal extremity has oome to be etn ployed for purposes of support and loco ‘Tbe bands and feet of a human being e strikingly like those of the cblmpan . r In conformation, while the gorilla's rearm Id anee to man In these napecu Is even more remarkable. The higher *:•* bare been classified aa 'quadram.ua.' or handed,' because their hind feet are hand shaped: but t

leriur extremities are nut really baud* at I. They merely look like bauds at tbe «l glance, where** In fact they are but feel adapted for climbing. The Mg toes ot be 'opposed' to the other tore as ihe are to the fingers, but simply act pincers i*r fur tbe purpose of grasping. "Now, funnily enough,the 'Infant's' feat have this same l-ower of grasping plnoer fashion, and tbe actio

luliouary theorise take this to signify that ... . - waa originally utilised foe ao hlghl} developed *!Tu U ^‘‘hh^th^ . - ■ that the fact that the art of walking-

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have been brought forth lo a for tbe fact that tbe ann, although be baa whirled bla burning dUk across the hearens for untold ages, continual to burn ^without being consumed or bla bulk being

its Area are* kept up by tbe remain* ich are constantly fall Mfveren this seem* far lo aaj a purely absurd conrliulon. In glrtag bia opinion on the last coutanoo, on* of tbe meet eminent astronomer* of tba day baa figured that a mountain range consisting of 17« cubic miles falling into the sun would only be sufficient to maintain the present beat for a single aaoequal to that of our aarth