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_ WRAPPY DAYS‘
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Patra and the priests whl seek to influence
the people against y
When Jack had heard this he talked
with Girard and old Ben.
ut they could not decide upon doing
anything ~ until .the priests and Patra
showed their hand against them openly,
That night passed quietly,
And the following day ack and Girard
spent most of the time in drilling the na-
tive troops, so that they would act in
bodies, like-trained sohtiers, and obey
‘The warriors proved intelligent, and Jack
wes gratified with the result of the first
a: WoO!
Hie divided the fighting men into com-
panies of one hundred men, and appointed
a chief as captain of each » company, ;
Bo be bore with him a large rosary of
ad hey started back he slyly cut the
thread of the rosary and at every few
paces he dropped a bead, thinking that
thus he would find his way back to that
strange and secret cave of the Seer. But
reat was his surprise on arriving at his
journey'’s end,
taken from his eyes, to seeastolid and
solemn Indian approach him saying:
“Dear little father’ you have lost some of
the beads of.your rosary on the way. But
Thave taken good care to pick them all up
and here you have them without the loss
ie assumed the office
¢
‘And he appointed Girard as second in
command, while old l3en was made orderly
to carry commands in the fleld in time ot
war,
The priests were exempt from fighting,
and so while Jack and his comrades were
drilling the native forces that day, the
priests had achance to hold a council in
secret,
They assembled near the kings’ tomb,
and then Patra was called to join them,
The jealous and ambitious war chief
came tu the meeting of the priests,
And for a long time he discussed with
them certain plans for the overthrow of
Jack and his companions, The ‘priests
agreed to stand by Patra and assist him
to depose of the white boy and become
king in his s'
ea
Fina ally the secret meeting broke up and ]-
Patra withdrew
There his favorite ‘wife met him and
Patra said:
wit will be well with me yet, The priests
e on my side, I shall yet be king, I shall
kil the White boy, and all his friends shall
be put to death.”
“ Even the white woman?” asked the
wife, with a showing of jealous interest.
Patra looked away from her, and she
die not see the cunning expression in his
ari it he answered ‘readily
pore the white jroman, * t00, shall die.”
when his wife had gone out of the
hut The false-hearted warrior muttered :
ite woman shall not die!
Women are fools! So Ido not tell them
Patra meant that Mildred
should become his wife when he had slain
dack and his white comrades,
so, though King Ka’ ja was dead,
there was one of his chiefs whom Mildred
had to fear, even as she red the
king, whom Jack had met and slain i in sin-
gle ‘combat—the wager of battle.
{10 BE CONTINUED.)
JAS. De MONTACUE'S NEW STORY WILL
COMMENCE IN TH NEXT NUMBER.
DON’T FAIL TO READ it.
—_—_——— > 0-4
How the Priest Was Outwitted.
Some years ago there was a good old
gray-headed priest who lived in the vicin-
ity of the famous care of the Seer of Popo.
. Le had great influ
catanetl no ind because of his kind
and had a great desire to visit him. But
the shrewd-and Suspicious Indians always
d his desir
ened engih one. sah a Mite: paired chief
he priest ajid sai
ea tore, wo know that you are a good
man, and that you do not wish to hurt our
eople. We are ashamed that we have so
ong denied you the satisfaction of your
curiosity. Bat now we hav> resolved to
ratify your desire. But thers are the fol-
owing conditions to be cbserved: You
must let us lead you to the cave of the
prophet blindfolded. Once there we will
remove the bandaze from your ever. yo
may see and talk with o of the
mountains, and behold all the zbjects that
are so gest to our tribe. put after that
dfo Ided and led
Back to’ to the starting po point.”
The good father, anxious to see what no
white man had ever seen, pledgcd his
word, Ile was led to the starting placc,
His eyes were tightly bandaged, and h
was led by the hand over devious paths to
was quite large, and ranged about it were
strange old idols of clay and stone, and
some of silver and gold. Also there were
painted furious hieroalyphies in various
saw objects of gold a
his curiosit;
eau, and le a bag i
ay
re was very s! Ile had de ter:
on the run and gave
e}animals ¢
on an WEEK! “THE BOY SHERIFF
HE HOUSE THAT STOOD ON THE
ones BY JAS. D. MONTACUE, -
(mes
Jackals Kill a Lion.
When a lion takes a walk’ in Africa or
Asia it is followed commonly at a respect-
ful distance by half a dozen jackals, which,
not being strong enough to pull down
game -for themselves, and er to
taste blood, go after the great still *Ponter
of the desert in the ho ope of getting the
drippings from its claws,
not object to them, as one swing of its un-
sheathed claws teaches the venturesome
jackal a lesson that may be survived, but
never forgot’
large ion which had grown old and
weak, losing teeth and litheness of limbs,
as wellas sharpness of vision, in the shrub:
ber which grows up in the southern arts
to the south of the Desert of Sahara,
betrayed its failing strength one day last
spring, and instantly the near by jackals,
which had been respect{al. came forward
Wilson James, a
American hunter, a fine lion-baiting scene,
The lion had sneaked toward a herd of an-
telopes which James was seeking. It hap-
pened that the lion got within range be-
tS ‘ore the man did, and leaped out at a
medium-sized buek, -bearing -it to the
ground. ‘The most astonishing thing that
the man had ever seen then happened,
e buck, a sturdy
rine of life and vigor, rolled over, and in
spite of the jaws and claws which the lion
osed on it, got out of conch, leaped to its
feet and made off as nly a seared, leans|2
Jimbed antelope can. the lion rose to its
feet, lifted its head, and watched the flee-
ing animal Join its comrades ona knoll
hal f a mile a
ndown % went the lion’s head, and the
big brute started to walk on across the
pen in which the antelope had been. The
Srckrals, which had been creeping on their
bellies before the leap was made, and had
sat up to watch the result, started up the
moment they saw the lion fail, and sprang
after it with eager bounds, and howling as
if on the trail of a wounded deer, Nine of
the jackals appeared in the open, but
others came from all directions, and all
were howling. They began to circle about
the lion, w ich had stopped to watch
them with mane bristlin
ing. Gradually the pack grew
Some of the Jargerones pmped toward the
lion, Janding nearer each time, but leaping
back: qu more Fenturesome
than the ee ‘nippe d the lion’s heel, a:
the big brute turned clumsily, too Tate ‘to
grip the daring dog, In its prime, thelion
never allows jackals to come within. t
foet of the meat itis eating, and kills those
that do after the fashion of lions, but this
one could not protect its own skin now,
First-on one side, then on the other,
cam e the jackals, snapping and even bit-
ing the big fellow. Little drops of blood
inficled down the lion’s heels, At la
pre of the jackals leaped to the back of the
and _ was off and away before the
brute could turn, James had heard lions
roar at nightand inthe daytime because
of love, hunger, or wounds, but never such
roars as thosethis lion gave, Neither did he
ever hear more portal howls or yelps pom
any of the dog kind than the hows of t
dels ready to pongo down the Hon, hich
round, Jackals hurrying to the x miles
from their daytime lairs came for a mouth-
ful, The screaming birds and carrion caters
hovered above, while all the cloven-hoofed
rew uneasy and ceased feeding
to Book in the direction whence the sounds
oarhe end came suddenly, A jackal which
had made | itself conspicuous by its daring,
and supposed by James to have been the
one that ‘frat leaped to the lion's back,
Samped as if to seize the lion by the nose,
but the Jion was too quick this time and
d}sank his teeth into the jackal’s neck,
Then the pack leaped forward all at once,
and a mound of jackals heaved over the
ion, When the mound dissolved a few
bones were left to whiten in the dry sun-
mined to find his way Paes to the cave. | light,
when the bandage was jsw
ryou failed to give i
Answers to Correspondents,
To Correspondents, —
not ask au mestions on the same sheet of pa-
pe with ee orders, as they will not be an-
cred. Corres} ondente, in sending a number
of questi fone, wi 8 greatly by writing on
one side of t! © paper only. If this is not done,
questions wil to pe rewritten by those
who send m. Norick ia now given that
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hereafter, no etters will be anewere untess ad-
dressed ‘ BOF Harry Days, 24 Union
Square, New Yor!
NOTICK,
Readers of I. Lappy pays
be answered in t
juind that Happy pee, is made up and printed
two weeks in advance of publications conse-
re will take from twoto three weeks
m the time we receive the quest. ione, befor
the answers will a]
who send questions
QUEBEC, Tn allie, Ww rite to sour a
and you will hear good n
LN. Nak.—We cannot comuly with your re-
guest
x Yo
sir
We cannot give you the advice de-
> Comxs.—Thero is no premium on either
coin fer eo
There 1s no Premium on the two-cent
«Subiles ” stamp of Cana
At J. HIBINTZALAN, W Te
with t firm, nor can we give any nformas
tion rdpatdine their business methods,
Hust1inea Warry.—Gold dollars from 1854 to
1862, inclusive, Bre quoted a: t
noms they must be in perfect condition,
E. C, P. anitn.—There are two halt dollars of
1836—one has E Pluribus Unum jo reverse,
and the other has not; the latter: is quoted a:
a D. R.—Use the arn as little as possible for
a few days and bathe and rub w
hol. You pave, probably strained your arm,
and it needs
NTEST. AS Se ‘The lowest number was 137.
You can find a full list of the twenty winners
we of five
P. Jennings. SW e cannot state ithe
vane of the halt: dollar, you inquire about, a
ate. 1 rovious to is36
they all had an inseription on the e
Harry IHawser.—A United Sinton att cont
of 1804, in fine Condition, might bring five cents.
If you send us soy enty-fl ve cents and ‘tone cou-
ons for a wat i
owe * days. .
—The story entitled “Shiner, the ony
yous: Toot black," was comme enced in No,
The Boys of New York and ended in gos
wren rece
43a
Happy Days; it is chtirely outof print and ¢
will not be repu
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who makes a Shechalty of
rata pictures of walls, or anything growin:
on Or agning 2 The following States
recogni’ Friday a8 a holida: Alaba Ina,
Tourslanas Maryland, Pennsylvania and ‘Ter
ce,
ICK HENRY. mene, cannot publish a list | ™9
of law colleges in this column. Any lawyer or
newspaper editor wil direct you to those! near-
get your town. You migh
tary of mane of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 2
You ie average size fora boy o:
sixteen yes oe
re {sno premium ona quarter- be
doctor, dent-
by
tmart person, and can be ma jo remuners
ative. Hlectrical and civil engineering are also
good, and afford a wide ficld to work in toan
snergelic mi mind,
A New Reaper.—There is no number of this
ber per where all the st
supply all the pul
1209, at ve cents per copy, sent b: |, post-
age free. They will cost you to date Mhentibned
seventy- vive een ne
. WwW next censns will take
n 1900 ow w h bo conducted by the Cen-
n
@
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oy.
as
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Cay
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erritory
is tocover, etc, 3 Your writing would
look much neater if you used Tess flourishes.
is column should bear in| send
i
not acquainted | ha
cents pre- | sit
ficer
in No. 228 of this paper | which we will send y you | mei
ts,
ch, you will receive it within ths totte
9 | divi yy the nu
Harry L. PeatFIELD.—The 1853 quarter-dol-
lars, Ww! vith arrows at date and raze back of eagle,
bear 0 premium, 1 hose without aprons or
3 are worth §: ve have no Comic Li-
brarles on Nand at present
—We cannot advise you as to the
method et curing a rupture, aa it will re
the advice of a physician, who pus ma xe 2
ersonal “cxatiinations Certain
ture do not interfer with bleycte riding, if not
indulged in to
require suitable
board, ink, pens, oeisers and a sheet of blotting
pape
Le M—No premium ona dime of 1833, 2 Feb-
ruary 27, 1879, came on ‘Thursday, 3 We will
5 Fou Harpy Daa from 1 January
anual i for
2 to that sub-
modify your request to one or
two n ations we will try and answer you. .
PRINCE &w RalL.—We do not think that
many Soung men Without experience coul
take one hundred
re pact
ject. If you will
ro ve o1 rage al t $45 per
month, 4w riting ae te “tor Lhe po-
ion of bookkeeper. 5 Ju Ing from your
jtiting. we think. yor
at bookkeeping.
iter for a rai road company
Reap Ti3s.—. —Admiral George Dewey
was born at Mont-
a better liv-
ee book-
les; secondar:
tery, wenty ¢ 6 ‘pounders, six 1- “pounders and
ro Gauling gun
and
tee ors «(1B logue value one cent. 6
Act rnb postal car with Gra ns Trend in
6 CO) ner U.S. tu ed), is Oo} no valuo,
s. dollar 4 ued ip ‘Auguet, 1862, not. printed on
silk paper ar worth its face value only.
TestLIxe Harry, No. 2.—The letters “8.8.”
“when pega in connection
with an ocean liner. 2 To the gear of a bi-
the, inber of tee the | ‘diameter of the wheels by
he num the large sprocket ‘and
nnber of teeth in the small
sprocket viz.: 28-inch wheel, 26 teeth in large
TOC
a
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ftavey Days, sf Ordinary freckles can
my rowed. by apply ing glycerine and rosewater to
the s “keeping out of the sun and winds
Dee) Seated freckles cannot bo removed.
would be impossible to estimate the epeod ota a
boat from the meager information you {1
nish.
NK Kipp.~—In silver, gold and nickel plat-
ng, the articles to be plated, which are u usually
made of ec r, brass or German silver, b
these meta is are found to fake the plato easiest,
are hung in a bath—a kin g
to hold as much of the liquid to be used as will
1 gold plating this
y potassium cyanide, mixed
with hot jenarall The piece to be plated i:
i
ane hung jn the liguid b: copper wire which is
“ dearer Meare nS Tatsnnee? x our friend joined, ‘ he. Teepe be ver, veecs ‘St inat
ipping Teande?™ _ 2 It would -be impossible to metal are put in the bath neat the pie
Bay wy sil whos th he fic the Hin and woman in the plated, and the an joined to the positive pole
would have to {o pass medical examination an of the “The urrent of alge Hetty: ‘ows
to rea write and speak the English nd the pieces of silver, removing
pe able to
UNSER vasa the, ata good, 2 His greatest
exploit ras a je of Mobile Bay. 3) spreads itsel. ‘unevenly over the surface, which
About vr feet six inches tall and seventy-five | necessitates keeping the suspended hject in
pounds on wei ight. ccember 6, 1885, came} motion, thus making the plating of the same
on Sunday. 56 We do not think that pein thickness all over. W coating is suffi-
born on Friday is any t more unlucky than being | ciently thick, the piece is taken out of the bath
born on Sunday o: other day ut the weeks and polished. Gold plating is done in the same
or"
6 Great Britain ha: ae the. most trade with t
Unite ed States; Germany stands second on the
ist.
YOUNG Kise. Brapr. —We cannot give thi
ng instructor in this Solamn.
address of a
Wi publish a Mittie book entitled Mow
Box.” Price 19 cents. We wei gen pa it bo "pen
upon receipt of the price,
NPs. This book is Pally Musteaged,
andif you follow tho directions and practice
ii » you will soon become quite
xpert niling yourself—in fact, you can
instruct yourself.
manner, only picces of gold are substituted for
the silver; and inthe nickel plati ng a solution
of nickel salts and of that metal are
used, 2 Th eye is very delicate organ, an
should not be tamper with; consult som
Food physician, who will no doubt prescribe a
suitable remedy, t rouble is of a serio
ature he will no doubt refer you to some spe-
eialist eyo discases. 3 Farmers pay their
help according to their capabilities and the
ork they are Tequired to
(Several letters remain over to be answered
nest week.) -
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