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The Norse peasant, in his popular tales. has a curious solution for the 0ft~asked question, “Why the sea. is salt '1” It ap~ pears, says Mr. Dasent, that once upon a time, long long ago, there were two bro- thers, one rich and the other poor. Now it happened on Christmas Eve that the poor one had not so much as a crumb of bread to eat, so he wrnt to his brother for help, who gave him a whole flitch of bacon, at the same time bidding him go to a certain evil magician. On arriving at the magician's house, he was surround- ed by a host of persons anxious to buy his . flitch. "Well." said he, “by rights my old dame and I ought to have this flifch for our Christmas dinner, but since you have all set your hearts on it. I suppose you must have it ; but if I sell it at all, I must have in return that quern behind the door yonder.” At first, the old magician laughed outright at this proposal, but the “poor brother" stuck to it, and so at last the magicit n parted with his quern. On reaching home, the clock struck twelve, as his wife met him at the door, wondering what had kept him so long. ‘ “0h !” said be. “you shall quickly see the ‘ cause of my delay ;” after which words, he laid the quern on the table, bidding it grind everything necessary for the Christmas fare. The wife, as may be im. sgined, stood thunderstruck, watching this quern grind out dainties enough to last till Twelfth Day. When, however, the rich brother on Christmas Day saw all that was on the table, he was very envious, and said, “Whence have you got Scattered round the Christmas sesson, we find in our own and other countries a host of amusing old folk-tales, most of which, apart from their own instrinsic in- terest, are valuable as faithfully embody~ ing the superstitious beliefs of our fore~ fathers in connection with the Yuletide festival. It would seem that, in days gone by, these fireside legends were ex tensively circulated at Christmas-tide ; the varied incidents they contained acting as so many warnings to those who might, inadvertently or otherwise, be induced to disregard the traditionary notions of the season. As the greater part of these tales are novel probably to most readers, it may not be inopportune to give some illustrations of them. Thus Norwegian folk-tales often allude to the merry doings of the “Nisse” at Christmas timeâ€"a class of fairies about the size of small children, and who were. we are reminded. far more numereus in the good old times than now- adays. Like Shakspeare’s Puck, they are fond of pranks, and unless the master of the house pampers them they are spiteful and vindictive. and hence it is not sur- prising that their goodwill is deemed worth securing On Christmas Eve, therefore, offerings of sweet porridge, cakes, beer; and other delicacies are pro- vided specially for them ; but care must be taken that this act is performed with every mark of respect, otherwise they will quickly show their displeasure. Thus, it is related how, one Christmas Eve, when a girl in a mocking spirit brought these little beings their customary offerings, the was so severely handled by them that on the following Christmas morning she was found dead in the barn. With tales of this kind told among the peasantry, and receivedby them wi1h the utmost faith, We can well imagine how ready they naturally were to gain the patronage and friendship of these mysterious elves who, ina thousand and one ways, could be- friend those who acknowledged their superior power. Among Norwegian folk- tales of the sea relating to Christmas, we are told how a certain sailor, according to custom, was desirous of presenting on Christmas Day a cake to the spirit of the waters ; but when he came to the shore, lo l-much to his disappointmentâ€"the waters were frozen over. Reluctant to leave his oflering upon the ice, he tried to make a,hole ; but, in spite of all his la- bors. he could not make it large enough for the cake to go through. When per- plexed as to what he ahould do, he was agreeably surprised by the appearance or a. little tiny hand, as white as snow, which, stretching through the hole he had made, seized the cake and instantly disappear- ed with it. In this legend originates. it is said, the compliment paid to a Nor- wegian lady, “Your hand is like a water sprite’s.” Blens him ! Chirrup! Chrhtmas Cricket 1 Cbirrup! an the evening through I For his footst‘n’v at the wicket, And the wind is in the fins; And the wintry gusts dish-ass him, And thn way is wird and 1: up. A nd 1116 little children b‘eas him For their atori:s and their sor g I WILLIAM TWAM LEY. Jim: the same. and little older. With the flood things in his pack. With the white lnoks on his shoulder. Ann the snowflakes on his back. With w bundle white and snowy,‘ And his hoots a trifla namn. Ard his eyeuâ€"the night is blowyâ€" Lo k lheumy near the lamp. But the same old. honest laughter, And fhv Famn old cheery n me, With a chord of so'row efter, Anda. tenderneas its own. With bin crackers and his kla'es, And hla rehuses and v hymen, And his mist'etoe for Misses. And his tales of olden t‘mes. And he takes the their we offer In me chimnev corner here .And he dxirks tho glans Ipmfl‘c‘, As we wk of Christmas thee: Just the same old hnarty fallow With his presents for the boys, With his winter apples mellow. And his store of children's toys ; (‘hinupl B'esahi" Iâ€"Old and jolly (Just as when I wns a boy). With a. finale Ch tmas holly, And a deal of C riatmas joy CHI-run I Cbirrup ! Christmas Cr'cket Chirrup 1 all tqe evening lhrough! For a footatep’n at tte wix ket, Ana the wind Is in the flue. Chump! Chir:un'?â€"He is rarp’rg: Chlrrup lâ€"Therel Undotl‘e door; Star 13 Ohms. 811', from bh tapping; He’s been often haze of yore. Christmas Folk-Tales. Santa Claus. Again. the wild huntsman is said in Germany to make nightly excursions through the air for the twelve nights of Christmas, alarming all who hear him by his furious progress. He generally rides uponalarge white horse. no less than four-andtwenty fierce dogs following him. According to a tale quoted by Mr. Thorpe, in his “Northern Mythology.” in every place through which he passes the hedges fall with a crash. the road opening of its own accord before him. He rides with such speed that his dogs often fail to keep apace with him, and frequently may be heard panting and of the contents of the golden goblets offered to them by the fairies, and thus instantly fallen into their power. Ac- cording to the legendary lore found in most parts of Germany, the magic effects of these fairy potions is threefold :â€"-“At the first draught from that horn, he who drinks forgets Heaven ; at the second. he forgets earth ; at the third, he forgets his betrothed bride.” Hence, on Christmas Eve persons are recommended to stay at home. because the fairies on this night delight to Waylay the lonely traveller, compelling him to take a. draught of Christmas cheer from their enchanted goblet. Among the large class of folk- tales connected with this superstition, may be quoted one which tells how, when a Christmas feast was being given in a German village, one of the guests, attracted by the sound of music from without, was inducad to leave the festive scene indoors, and to wander towards the snot where the music seemed to come. He had, however. not gone many steps be- fore he was met by two beautiful girls, who asked him to join their Christmas gambols in a neighboring field, which, after a little persuasion. he consented to i do. On arriving at the fairies’ gathering, for such it was. he was surrounded by numberless little beings all anxious to welcome him ; one of whom handed him acup of wine, after drinking which he forgot his former state, and thought of nothing except the feasting and dancing of the fairies. \Vhen he had been enjoy- ing himself in this manner for some time, the fairies reminded him of his own home ; but what was his astonishment when on passing through the village to find every- thing in decay. and all his relations and friends dead, for the spell of the fairies' cup on him had lasted a hundred years. One German version of the wellâ€"known legend of the man in the moon connects this wretched indiv'dual's solitary im- prisonment in that isolated region with his having stolen cabbages from his neighbor's garden on Christmas Eve. When just in the act of escaping with his load he was perceived by some passers by, who, there and then. conjured him up in the moon. There he stands in the full light of the moon. to be seen by everybody, having his stolen load of cab- bages on his back for all eternity. He only has a minute’s change one day in the year, when he is said to turn around once on Christmas Eve. dancing are kept up with protracted enthusiasm. The attendants on these fairy-gatherings are generally beautiful Swedish girls, who have unwarin partaken In Germany, Christmas Eve is the sea.- son of all others when fairies are supposed to be most active, keeping their festival on the mountain tops. Then, we are told, the rough stone is transformed into brilliant crystalâ€"veins of gold starting out artistically into majestic pillarsâ€"be- neath which graceful canopy feasting and to a. spot where the company were as- sembled. On reaching his destination he at once struck up a psalm tune, which so enraged his audience that they instantly vanished, but. not without so violently bruising him that it was with some diffi- culty he succeeded in reaching home, and narrating his Christmas experience to the family as they were gathered round the fireside. We may add that these tales, in which the witch element figures atrongly, still exist in our own country. Thus, in the Isle of Man, it is related how a. fiddler, having agreed with a stranger to play during the twelve days of Christmas to whatever company he should bring him, was astonished at seeing his new master vanish into the earth as soon as the bar- gain had been made Terrified at the thought ofhavingagreed towork for so mys- terious a personage, he quickly resorted to the clergyman, who advised him to fulfil his engagement, and to play nothing but psalms. Accordingly, as soon as Christ.- mas tide arrived, the weird stranger made his appearance, and beckoned the fiddler all this wealth i" For some time the poor brother refused to tell ; but in the course of the day’s rejoicings he incauti- ously gave the history of the magic quern, which his brother ultimately bought for three hundred dollars. Before long, however. he found that it kept on grind- ing ; and so alarmed was he that he resold it to his brother for the same money as he had purchased it. As before, it soon brought renewed prosperity to the poor brother, which enabled him to buy a golden house. the fame whereof spread far and wide. and attracted strangers from all parts. So, one day. a stranger came to see the quern. and the first question he asked was whether it could grind salt. “Grind salt ?” said the owner, “I should just think so ; and anything else you like." Thereupon, so anxious was he to buy the quem that he promised to pay untold wealth for it. Secured of his prize, he put to sea. and when so far off that no one could reach him, he said to the quern “Grind salt ; and grind both fast and good.” No sooner had he spoken than the quern forthwith began grinding salt, which, in an amazing short time, arose in heaps on the deck and threatened to sink his vessel. Alarmed at the rapidity with which the quern kept grinding, he intreat- ed it on his knees to leave off; but still it went on. and before many minutes the vessel sank beneath the weight of salt. But the quern, still beneath the water, keeps grinding, and hence the saltness of the sea. On the subject of the adoption of rail- ways the Chinese have hitherto proved themselves stolidly indifferent to the promptings of activeplenipotentiaries and of interested advisers. For some years it has been foreseen by the mcst enlight- ened of their statesmen that railways are inevitable, but at the same time they have wisely determined to Wait for the demand of a naturally devdoPed want, and have set their faces steadily against pandering either to a gushing philanthro- py or to the outcry begotten of a manu- factured need. In this spirit they refused on behalf of the late Emperor, the present of a railway which a. number of well- meaning English capitalists proposed to lay down in the palace grounds for the amusement of his Imperial Majesty ; and they pulled up the Woo-Sung Railway, 1 which, having been made for the purpose of stimulating the appetite of the people for railways, enjoyed a checuered course of popularity, litigation, and financial It is. however, by no means certain that foreigners, or at all events any subjects of the Great Powers, will have much to do with the cons‘ruction of the proposed lines. The Chinese have shown of late a. natural desire to do tueir own work, or if foreign help has to be called in, to employ people of nationalitirs “hose desire to encroach may reasonably be considered as limited by their lack of power to trespass. Thus to Danes have fallen much of the work connected with laying the new telegraph lines, which, frcm a Chinese point of view, could not safely be entrusted to subjects of states possessing large armies and powerful fleets. In a. country where time is no object. where punctuality is unknown, and where haste is regarded as a sign of ill- breeding. the introduction of railways seems a superfluous anomaly. And yet stress of circumstances has so forced the hands of the statesmen of China that an imperial decree has. we are told, been issued inviting proposals for the construc- tion of railways through the northern part of the empire. Thus the day has arriwd which has for years been looked forward to by financial syndicates, groups of contractors. and ambitious foreign engineers. Already. no doubt. plans and maps which have been kept carefully pigeon-holed at Shanghai and Bong-Kong in preparation for the turn whichevenls are now taking are on their way to Prince Kunz's successor at Peking. and to his omnipotent lieutenant, Li Hung Chang, whose only difficulty will be to make choice of the best among the many schemes which will be laid before them. Space-will hot permit u; to multiply furthar instances of these Chrisfmas tales, but the few we have quoted will suflice to show their general nafure. popularly de dresred in w is driven ab while the v0 Tradition, foo. save that at this season of the year all kinds of hidden treasures are speciallv revealed to mankind. in con- nection with which belief the following tale. quoted by Mr. Balaton, is current : â€"Betm een Christmas Day and the festi- val of the Epiphany the new-born Divin- ity comes down from heaven in order to wander about the earth ; on which ac- count labor of any kind is accounted wrong. At midnight. also, on each of these festivals. “the heavenly doors are thrown open ; the radiant realms of Para- dise in which the sun dwells disclose their treasures; the waters of springs and rivers become animated. turn into Wine, and receive a healing efllcacy ; the trees put forth blossoms, and golden fruits ripen upon their boughs.” It is also considered dailgerous to spin at Christmas-time, or the Wild Huntsman will gallop through it. On one occasion a Woman refused to take the usual warn- ‘ ing. and had no sooner sat down to spin on Christmas Eve than she fell into a. 1 deep sleep. and Wes only awoke by the entrance of a stranger, who. Without any apology for intruding, asked for her spinning-wheel, and commenced spinning. Before long he used up all the flax she had. and on his asking for more, she was obliged to give him her supply of wool. Still, however, he kept on calling for more ; and his angry demandsso frighten ed and terrified the poor woman that, although it was but four in the morning. she roused up her neighborâ€"a cunning old croneâ€"â€"and acquainted her with the stranger’s mysterious conquest. Happily, she quickly perceived the nature of the visitor, and hence was not long in driving him away by some magical charms ; for bad she not done so, his presence might have cost the woman her life. 0f the numerous folk<tales which have in the course of centuries clustered round the Christmas festival in Russia. one of the most popular refers to the celebration of the winter solstice. Thus it is said that the Sun‘ a female being-arrays herself in her holiday attire, and. seated in her telcga. urges her horses upon the summer track. In many places. says Mr. Ralston, in his “Soan of the Russian tomary to re howling. Occasionally one is left behind, as happened one year at; Wulfadorf. where it remained panting‘ howling without In- termission until the' following Christmas Eve, when the Wild Hunisman again took it: with him. Hence various precau- tions were formerly taken to prevent the Wild Huntsman approaching any particu- lar streetâ€"one special rule being that. there should be no baking. )wing is IL K RAILW’AYS IN CHINA. Kerr hr} yry to represent this solar goddess- ‘larly designated Knlyaflaaby a girl ed in white, who. seated in aaledge, van about from house to house, a the young people who accompany “tag various songs. of which the fly]- lg 13 a specimen :â€" flyada! Kolyadal llVBdfl has arrirpd \ the Eve of the NatIVifV. '3 want nhnut. we sought fly Kolyada. lrnugh all the rourts. in all the alleys :found Kolyada, 8:0. (1872 187) it man can 'oddess - 4 hree cases are reported to the French Association for the Advancement of the Sciences of immediate cure of paralysis aglians by means of hypnotic suggestion. The pat‘ents had become unable to write Iegibly, but when the affirmation was made to them emphatically during sleep that they could write as well as other people, they did so forthwith and retained the power after awaking. M. Liebault showed specimons of the handwriting as produced before, during and after the hypnotic sleep, and said he had obtained like results during several years of practice. ~â€". .. F, u uchB with than the Indian, in thatithey afiicti 0“ WhiCh the flaky, tOOlvhsome hie-we is every act m the daily intercourse of life. At first, therefore, the levelling tendency of railways will beyond question produce some searchings of heart among the privileged classes. A red-buttoned man- darin whirling through the country in company with a parcel of rich shopkeepers would be in a position as distasteful to himself as embarrassing to his fellow- tr‘avellers, whose only attitude in the presence of so great a man would at any other time be one of humble prostra- tion. The necessity for punctuality also will he gelling to men who have always been accustomed to start on their journeys at any hour they please. unfettered by time or timetables ; and the idea of a railway guard starting a train without waiting for a leisurely approaching local magnate would be an unheard-of want of propriety. Even in the minor question of making the ‘ time-tables plain to the people, some lpreliminary difficulties will urquestion- ably arise. The day of twenty-four hours is. according to Chinese reckoning, diviâ€" ded into twelve equal divisions, which are known as the period of the rat, the ox, the tiger, the hare, the dragon, the serâ€" pent, the horse. the sheep. the monkey, the cock, the dog, and the boar. Each of these periods is subdivided into eight parts of fifteen minutes each,and these are the smallest divisions of time known to all except the few fortunate possessors of watches. This at once opens a field for the wildest confusion and strange mis- understandings. What will minute, represent to the minds of people accuse tomcd only to reckon by the rat, the ox- tho tiger, etc. “i and how will the fine distinztions ,of A.M. and RM. be brought home to their intelligence? Thoth these and all other difficulties. not the least of which will he connected with ladies travelling. will disappear with time, they will not he less real while they last : and though railways will ultimately lead up to greater reforms and will produce greater advantages in China than in arm empire under the sun, they will probably have to encounter a period of probatioy which will try the patience and tax the of their existence. resources of the promoters and supporters” new “ being” (“mafia”) 0f the Stonev made. Garrulous enough, mercy knows I are these cranes on most other subjects: but they guard with a sphinx-like jealousy such of their methl ds and Observances as add prestige to experience in their occasional calling. The usual number of old women making up a party of “ stone- finishers” is four or eight, rarely more. Four days previously to the tempering of the stones they retire to an estufa or lone room, there to fast and engage in certain ceremonials, in which chronic traditional chants and repeating rituals play an im. pcrtant part. During these four days they never come forth unless at rare inter- vals and for a very short time (and then under the pro‘ecting influence of warning head plumes) that they may not be touched by the unitiated. Yet, during the intermissions of their religious obser. vances , they prepare great cakes of pinon gum, carefully wrapping them in strips of cedar bark, and in other ways make ready for the work at hand. On the morning of the day suc'ceedlng the last night of their vigil, they repair in single file, headed by a particular clan-priestâ€" usually a “ Badger,” who on no account touches one of them â€"to a quarry. Be- fore lifting the stoner, before even quarrying any of them, they recite long, propitiatory prayers, casting abun- dant medicine-meal to the “ Flesh of the rock.” With other but shorter prayers the fire is kindled by the old priest, who uses as his match a stick of hard wood with which he drills vigour- ously into a piece of dry. soft root, until the friction ignites the dust of its own making. and to the flames thus generaâ€" ted, ofl‘erinss of dry food are made. The stones are then brought. and when warm enough, placed over the fires ; being con. stantly anointed with pitch and cactus juice, which they greedily absorb, so that they at least seem solid masses of carbon- ized substance rather than gritty rock. From the beginning to the end of this tempering process never a word is spoken aloud nor the least excitement or spright- ly action indulged in. Sound uttered would penetrate the grain of the rock and expelled by heat or conflicting with the split scale, or shiver it with a loud noise, Rn or time-tables ; and the idea of a railway guard starting a train without waiting for a. leisurely approaching local magnate would be an unheard-of want of propriety. Even in the minor question of making the time-tables plain to the people, some preliminary difficulties will nrquestion- ably arise. The day of twenty~four hours is. according to Chinese reckoning, diviâ€" ded into twelve equal divisions, which are l I In 'estimating the efl'ects which are likely to be produced on the country by railways. it is necessary to consider the social side of the question. Although caste in its technical sense is unknown in China, the divisions which separate the ranks of the mandarins are as marked as those which divide the different Brah- minical grades, and the gulf which inter- venes between the official classes and the people is quite as wide as that which yawns between the Brahmin and Shudra classes And in one sense the Chinese distinctions are more diflicult to cieali with than the Indian, in that they atfict' every act m the daily intercourse of life. At first, therefore, the levelling tendency of railways will beyond question produce some searchings of heart among the privileged classes. A red-buttoned man- darin whirling through the country in company with a parcel of rich shopkeepers would he in a position as distasteful to himself as embarrassing to his fellow- tr‘avellers, whose only attitude in the presence of so great a. man would at any other time be one of humble prostra- tion. The necessity for punctuality also will be galling to men who have always been accustomed to start on their joumeya at any hour they please. unfettered by time rrovim-ca. and he probably recognizes the far-t 'hat his profits might be increase'l a. hundredfold if the output were carried to market in railway truck“ rather than in donkey carts. It is doubtless in connec- tion with these mines that the first rail- wav will be constructed, and fortunately for the undertaking the prospects of an immediate return are unquestionably certain. In Shun-see. the province ad- joining the metropolitan province on the west. the extent of the coal field is incalculably great. while in the imme- nia’re neighborhood iron abounds in pro- fusion. But during the eight years which have elapsed since the Woo~Sung fiasco events have occurred which have educated the native mind at an unprecedented rate. One of the most awful famines which have ever visited any country has desolated whole provinces of the empire; there have been in the outlying dependencies rumours of wars with Russia and Japan. and actual crossing of swords with France, The telegraphs also, which now carry messages from Pekin to Canton in a few minutes, have aggravated the growing impatience at the slowness of the means of transport from one place to another, and the natural result of these conditions is the now expressed desire to have the iron horse running through the land. Private interests are also in favor of the innovation. and Prince Ch’un, the Emperor's father, who, according to the quidmmcs of Shanghai, is opposed to evervthing foreign. has inaugurated his acression to power by giving his cordial support to the new proposal. and has sanctioned an order for a quantity of steel rails from tho Osnabruck steel- worhs. For the last two or three years the Prince has taken an active interest in the coal and iron mines of the northern â€" ‘svllu rated with the same drug aroun mouth and nostrils of each. and laid his victims on a bed. The children, after struggling for a few minutes, sank into insensibility. Maxwell then adminis- tered a dose to himself and lay down on the bcd beside his unconscious children. In a few minutes after the doctor had swallowed the poison, Mrs Maxwell came home. Upon seeing the insensible forms of her children on the bed she suspected the terrible truth. and at once summoned assistance. Medical aid was speedily at hand, but before the physi~ cians arrived Blanche, aged 12, was dead. Arthur, the youngest child, died shortly afterl o’clack next morning. and Kenneth aged 10, died at 4 o’clock next morning. Grace, the eldest child, is still alive, but the prospects of her ultimate recovery are considered remote. The father recovered during the night, and in the morning was placed in jail. Mrs. Maxwell is in a terrible condition, and it is feared the shock will deprive her of reason. Dr. MaXWell had written a letter saying he was tired of life, and as he did not wish t) leave his children to a life of poverty, *such as they would have to face he had ‘ decided to take them to the grave with BHDU' d the before he could begin the work he was transfarred to another scene of usefu‘ness, and the mandarin who entered on his labors entered also into the possession of his accumulated dollars. From that day to this nothing has been heard of the funds and the rails and rolling-stock are at this moment resting on the Formosan whsrves. loss for just six weeks. As though des- tined to be the unfortunate plaything of penplein advance of the age, tbemater‘iel of this railway was shipped to Formosa. by an enthusiastic mandarin who thought it possible to regenerate the island by C‘l‘ly' ing passengers and goods about it at the rate of thirty miles an hour. He even succeeded in collecting several hundred thousand dollars to make his road, but ght be increase-1 3 mt were carried to 3164 rather than in ubtless in connec- 'l‘holigh An Oil City boy who went fishing to Oleopolie the other day reporfs a. singular experience. He had hooked a blank bass weighing thirty-six pounds, but: when he tried to haul his prize to shore the bass jumped at him, chased him up the hi1], caught him and tied him securely to a tree with the filth line, ran the fishhook through the fiaherman'a tongue and calm- ly walked back to the river. When found the boy was insensible. , _ h..ou Auvn. From the beginning to the end of this tempering process never a. word is spoken aloud not the least excitement or spright- ly action iniulged in. Sounds uttered would penetrate the grain of the rock and expelled by heat or conflicting with the new “ being”(funchion) of the stone, split scale, or shiver it with a loud noise. So also, the evil influence of undue passion or hasty action would alike be communi- cated to itâ€"with blighting future effect. For no art or industry within the range of the domestic duties of Zuni, is so much care and instruction bestowed by the old women on the young. as for every process in the making of the lie-we, or wafer. breads. Year in and year out, too, while these lessons are being plied. it is told how the famed and beloved “ Goddess of the White Shells " taught not a. few of her gracesâ€"and some secretsâ€"in con. nection with the daily occupation, which forms their theme. Of these secrets, a chosen few old women of the tribe are the keepers. With many a. mysterious rite and severe penance, they quarry and 4 manufacture the enormous haking~stones Dr. Maxwell cameto Springfielda short time ago from Cedarvllle, 0. While living at the latter place he had been indicted by another physician ona charge of criminal libel. The case is still pend- ing. Since coming there he has been unable to provide for his family properly, and his combined troubles are alleged to have affected his mind. .. .- utvu uuv shock will deprive her of reason. Dr. MaXWell had written a letter saying he was tired of life, and as he did not wish t) leave his children to a life of poverty, such as they would have to face he had decided to take them to the grave with him. doctor snnt his wife to :1 ate errand which would detain her 34 leaving him alone with his ranging in age from 4 to 15. his wife had gone he called his into a. room, and. threatenim A terrible 1 Springfield, 0 the death of John Maxwell lle force: I". Is“ Potson and Probably Zuni Sacred Bread Stones. DR. MAX‘VELL’S A “'FI'L (‘RIIII E. m solid masses of carbon- rather than gritty rock. ning to the end of this as never a. word is spoken ash excitement or spright- ged in. Sounds uttered the grain of the rock and t or conflicting with the motion) of the stone, split ,1; with a loud noise. So I-‘our (‘h'ldren tn am.qu d Thru- of “mm 1310. ’ tragedy was enacted at >, recently, resulting the three children of Dr. 1. About six o'clock the is wife to a store on an rould detain her somn time, alone with his children, from 4 to‘15. As soon 33 iass Invention. any and 3g~stones he-we is