14. Sign of a death if the dog howls at night. I think it would be interesting to continue this, and have the members send in different local superstitions. MAY INMAN MAGUIRE. HENDERSONVILLE, N. C. * * * * * Going Out on a Risky Errand. A government Indian agent who has seen years of service tells some stories about Indians. Here is one: "A ranch near the town of Beaver, in Utah, was attacked by Indians, and one man who was visiting the ranchman's family was killed. The house was surrounded by the Indians, and the people within defended themselves as best they could; but the ranchman, watching his opportunity, lowered his little boy and his daughter, aged eight and twelve, from the back window, and told them to try to make their way to the cañon and follow it down to Beaver, where they could obtain help. The two children succeeded in reaching the cañon unobserved, and with rare presence of mind the boy told his sister to follow down one side of the cañon, and he would follow the other, so that in case the Indians should find one of them the other might not be observed. "The children succeeded in reaching Beaver, where a relief party was organized, which hastened to the rescue of the besieged party. At the beginning of the siege the Indians had heard the children in the house, and missing their voices, the alert savages discovered that they had gone, and endeavored to overtake them, but being unsuccessful, and knowing that help would soon arrive, withdrew before the rescuers could reach the ranch." * * * * * Blind Boys and Baseball. Blind boys can play baseball. It is not the baseball of the League, but it answers--blind boys. Only one man in the game must have good eyes--the umpire. The diamond is like the regular ones, save that bases are forty instead of ninety feet apart. Players are stationed the same as in a League game, but there is a second short stop, or ten men on each side.