THE fL.V3 AT COLUVSiA CORNET1?.
The Krlionl i'iiniii!l!-' h,i i ciiiiikt:(l
Hi lrii Ffiiti.ti tii toacli for the Ml nti'l
winter ten. s at Culut.tbM Coiuuiy villi
aomo misiflvln!?!'. "We ought to lmvo
t A toucher with more determination
' energy,"' gujrgecteil Chnirniau Koss,
.ho co)ninittoe. "Miss Fenton took
i : excellent e.;iuiinntion, but lie's such
mild little body I'm afraid Rome of the
toughs tip there will bo too innrli for
her." Mr. Williams, of the committee,
to whom these remarks were addressed,
chuckled quietly and finally drawled
out: "Well, you remember Jifch Billings
says, 'Yon can't always tell how far a
toad'll jump by looking at him.' Per
haps she's got more sand than you think
for. Anyway she's engaged, and there
ain't no use in being sorry about it now.
Perhaps sho'll turn out all right."
Alius Feuton's manner certainly did
eeem placid. She was scarcely twenty
years old, and a trifle below the average
in height. But if her face did not indi
cate, it nhe was nevertheless a person of
unusual cpirit nnd determination. In
less than a fortnight after her introduc
tion into the school she had instituted
several reforms, disciplined the nnroly
spirits and placed her school on a good
Working hnsta.
In tho belief that her pupils would do
better work and would be more tracta
ble if they could all be brought to
gether and become interested in a com
mon cause, she conceived the idea of
inviting their co-operaon in an effort to
procure a flag for the school. Into this
project all the boys and girls entered
with great enthusiasm. They went to
work earnestly to find ninety persons
Who would become shareholders in tho
flag. The curious little "certificates of
stock," which were prepared by Miss
Fenton with painstaking care, sold
readily. After a few days' canvass the
ninetieth investor had exchanged his
dime fur the last certificate, of which
the following is an exact copy:
: THIS CKUTIK1CATB !
: cnl UK' tin- lioldur toa :
snwtK :
in tho imtrlnllc lntliirnris of the '.
: SCHOOL t'LAIi. :
The ten cent pieces were gathered to
gether and a splendid bunting flag of
ample size was ordered. Then half a
dozen of the older boys selected a straight
young tree for a pole, cut it down,
trimmed oft the branches find in ti short
time the flagstaff, properly fitted with
halyards, was raised.
It was decided to raise the flag on Oct.
17, the twenty-fifth anniversary of tho
admission of their state into the Union.
The boys and girls worked like beavers
during the days that intervened to ar
range a demonstration which would be
a credit to Columbia Comers.
The eventf nl day cama at last, nnd it
seemed as though everybody in the
county was ou hand to bee the flag
raised. Cheer ufter cheer went up
when its stars and stripes were thrown
to the breeze. The band swelled
the chorus with the "Star Spangled
Banner." Then came the presenta
tion, tho address of acceptance and the
1 ledge of allegiance. The closing num
Ver on the programme was tho recita
i '.on of Mr. Butterworth's poem, "Bais
i ag the School House Flag," by Willie
Piper, the school joining in the refraiu:
Flag of the suu ttmt slows for all.
Flag of the breeze that blows for all.
Flag of the nea that flows for nil.
Flag of the school thatetands for all.
Flag of the iwoj.lt), one aad ull.
But the flag and staff which had cost
so much effort were not long allowed to
grace the school undisturbed. One
morning about a week after the raising
the staff was found cut off level with
the ground. One of the school window
bad been forced open and the flag wan
gone. An impudent note in a miserable
scrawl fastened to the stump of the staff
bore testimony to the spirit of vandal
ism which had inspired the act It
closed with the words, "We'll cut down
your poles and lug off your flags as fast
as you hist 'em."
For the moment the young teachei
was stnnned. She was not only thor
oughly indignant, but she felt the keen
est disappointment. This latter feeling
was due not so much to the loss of the
flag and the destruction of the polo, but
rather to the realization that there were
wanton characters in that community
who would disregard the national em
blem. She knew that a second flag
would probably share a similar fate.
The school building was too far removed
from the village to permit its being kepi
Tinder very close guard. Neverthelest
she was determined that a flag should
fly over her school.
The news traveled through the vil
lage. It was on every one's tongue.
The local paper, in a highly colored half
column article, recounted every detail ol
the occurrence. The state papers noted
the episode, berated the miscreants and
warmly commended Miss Feuton's an
nounced determination to raise a second
flag and protect it herself.
The pupils were now thoroughly in
earnest, and not many days elapsed bo
fore their accumulated savings wero suf
ficient to buy a flag exactly like the first
one.
During these days a taller and straight
er tree than the first was transformed
into a stalf and occupied the old place
of honor in front of the school. When
the flag arrived it was promptly raised,
and the Columbia Corners school was
, again shadowed by the national colors.
The local paper chrouicled the fact
that another flag had been raised, und
indiscreetly added that the miscreants
who carried off the first one would
scarcely have the nerve to carry out the
threat to servo other flags which might
be raised over that school ufter a like
fashion.
It was not, however, generally known
that Miss Fenton wus well prepared to
defend the flag from molestation during
school hours. Only a few wero aware
that a Winchester rifle was locked in her
small closet in the entry. These friends
knew the resoluto spirit which Miss Fen
ton possessed, nnd not one doubted that,
if occasion required, nhe would nu;kouse
of it.
For over a week following the arrival
.' the utw fla the loutinu cf schotl
wor?: vms unbroken. At the opening of
school ?!ich morning the flag was raised,
the entire school joining in a siilute. At
tho closo of tho day's work it was low
I tred iiom its lofty position nnd given
j into the keeping of Its rtnnch defender,
i Then occurred an incident which proved
the determined little tenchnr equal to
tho emergency.
It was Friday afternoon nnd tho
school work for the Meek wns nbout
over. One of tho boy was listlessly
erasing the written exercises from tho
blackboard, when, chancing to glance
through the window, he saw something
which at once made him all utlention.
Two men, whom he recognized as Peto
Johnson and Jack Welsh, were entering
the schoolyard. They wore both noto
rious characters and had been arrested
some months before charged with hav
ing set fire to a barn. There was not
sufficient evidence upon which to hold
them nnd tho sheriff had reluctantly re
leased them.
They entered the schoolyard with a
swagger. Johnson carrying in his hand
an ax. The purpose of their visit flashed
throngh the boy's mind. In nn instnnt
ho was at Miss Fen ton's desk. Breat h
lessly he told her what he had seen. The
color left the teacher's face as she lis
tened, for Johnson and Welsh were well
known ns reckless and lawless ' men.
For a moment slio felt nnablo to carry
out the resolution she had formed that
the flag should not be disturled. But
it was only for a moment. Quickly leav
ing her chair she stepped to Iter closet
anil brought forth the rifle which she
had provided for t' emergency she
must now face. Ah instant later she
J tossed through tho door, closely fob
owed by the boy who had espied the
men. The other pupils remained in their
seats, scarcely conscious of what was
passing.
"Touch that flag if you dare!"
Both men looked and were startled to
find themselves confronting the danger
ous end of a gun barrel, which in the
hands of the pluck v little teacher looked
cold and unsympathetic. A hasty glance
was sufficient to assure Johnson that ho
was in an undesirable locality. His
courage might be equal to forcing un en
trance into a deserted school building in
the night, but it did not stand the test of
a rifle in the hands of the little teacher,
who handled it as though she knew how
to use it, and he slunk toward the gate.
Welsh, however, stood his ground. He
had come there to take down the flag
and level the iwle with the ground and
he hated to be thwarted. He looked
into the resolute face of Miss Fenton,
and his eye caught the glint of the
gleaming ltarrel. He flinched as he met
her steadfast gaze and stood irresolute.
"Leave here at once!" ordered Miss
Fenton.
He heard the command and dared not
disregard it He turned, and witi an
attempt at a defiant air moved toward
his companion, who was already skulk
ing down tho road.
Miss Fenton watched thorn until they
had put a considerable distance between
themselves and the flag. Her face whs
pale and her agitation showed how
great had been the strain upon her.
Trembling, she turned toward the little
school building, dazed by what had oc
curred during the last few minutes.
The pupils had in the meantime come
into the yard and the girls huddled
around her, while the boy who first
espied the intruders, true 'to the boy
nature, proceeded to take to himself the
glory of their defeat.
The news was not long in reaching
the town, where the theft of the first
flag still furnished a topic for specula
tion. Johnson and Welsh were seen no more
in tho neighborhood.
The people in Columbia Corners
found many ways in which to express
their appreciation of Miss Feuton's
worth. Her heroism had captured the
hearts of the people. She not only had
gained the confidence of the parents and
the devoted allegiance of tho pupiU, but
she also found herself the recipient of
various sorts of testimonials from the
several orders and organizations of the
neighborhood, who fell into a way of
outdoing one another in evidence of
their admiration for her courage.
The story of her undaunted confront
ing of the ruffians in the defense of the
flag traveled through the newspapers of
all the states, often given, it must be
admitted, with' original variations of
coloring. But she had become a hero
ine of the people. The unique oppor
tunity which had been thrust upon her
of doing a really daring thing for the
national emblem was of the sort that
appealed to the imagination, and made
for her a happy fame. But in spite of
desirable invitations to other schools
Miss Fenton remained at her humble
desk at the Corners for two years.
Then the principalship of the Aurora
Literary Institute for young ladies was
pressed upon her in such terms that she
sonld no longer refuse to accept the
larger responsibilities.
Mr. Williams is still a member of the
school committee of Columbia Corners,
and he never drives by tho school house
without stopping to look at the stars and
striieB which are raised every morning
of the session. If a friend is with him
he always relates the story of Miss Fen
ton's school flag movement and her de
fense of it. "Aud now the voting ones
get out and cheer "Old (Jlory'every day.
And when there is an anniversary of
anything big in tho history of the conn
try they have to have a time over it
around the flagxle. Columbus Day is
coming, and we're uot going to bo out
done hore by nny school in the state.
All the folks 'round in the district are
going to come hero and help tho school
celebrate old Columbus. We've got to
get a new flag for that day, I reckon; that
one is getting to look like one of our old
battleriags." Then ho goes back to Miss
Fenton, who started it all, and after
vividly describing how the mild looking
teacher balked the two rnfiianst usual
ly winds up by remarking, ''You re
member Josh Billings savs von can't al
ways tell how far a toad II jump by look
ing at him." IUnou Kuw;ut.
MIM'.S .(Ml MII.F.S OP SALT.
The Sill I li f liii iiiili linn of llie !'"
tn uii Prralan Oeiert.
One of the liiituriil cut iosities of Aim b
the Orwit Salt Desert of Persia, which
covers a large territory uliotit 70 miles
south of Teheran, O.K. Biddttlph, who
recently visited this place, Miyt lh:it
Darya-i Nnutak Is tin extensive tract of
ground, sloping on all sid.-s toward the
center, covered with an Incrustation of
solid salt several feet thick In most
places, Idle In some parts it Is of un
known depth. As he saw it from tho
mountain lop it stretched awiiy for
mnny miles, iipienring like n vast frozen
bike. It extended ns far ns the eye
could reach toward the south mid west,
and glistened in the suu liUe a sheet of
ghiss.
Ills pnrty finally npprtmohed the mar
gin of the salt p'niu an I decided to cross
it. They found swHinpy ground for a
mile or so and then entered upon tho
fll-et of suit itself. Near the edge tho
in -rnstiitlon wirs thin and the salt sheet
w s soft, sloppy and mixed with earth,
A' a distance of three or four miles from
t ie edge the salt limited like solid Ice ns
it is seen on nny pond in northern lati
tudes during the n inter. The surface
vnsiiot quite lent, but resembled that
of Ice v hlch had partially thawed and
then fn Z'Mi ngnii after a slight fall of
snow. Of tl e solidity of this incrusta
tion tlrre en Id be no doubt, for camels,
horse and mules were traveling over it
without a vibration of any kind being
perceptible.
After iiiHrching for about eight miles
up mi this unusual surface ti e party
lutlt- d to examine iU i'omxitinii. They
t ly means of a hummer and nn iron
t-ut peg, to break fl a block of salt to
carry away as a specimen. The salt,
however, whs so very hard that they
could m ike no impression Hp.tn it. They
managed at lust in snot her place to chip
off a lot of fragments which were of tho
purest white. In two or thre days t' ey
bad almorbud s.i much moisture that they
becHtue soft and sl.ity-hlurt in color.
Uotdthwaiti-V Ofiirapliical Mngiiziuo.
FrrljM Pirr Monry.
The Bank of England note is firo
inches by eijjit in dimensions ai.d ij
printed in black ink on Irish linen, wa-ter-liuod
paper, plaid white, with ragged
edges.
The notes of the Baiiqtm de France are
made of white, water-lined pnp r, printed
in blue and black, wit'i numerous myth
ologiu.il and ulleoiloal pictur.san I run
ning in denominations from tli twenty
franc note to the one tiious.ind franc.
South Amerii-au currency, iu most
countries, is about the size a id general
appetra.C1 of Americau bills, except
that cinnamon brown aud slate blue are
the prevailing colors, aud that Spanish
aud Portugese are the languages engraved
on the faoe.
The (Jerman currency is rather artistic.
The bills are printed in green nod black.
They run in denominations from five to
one thousand marks. Their later bills
are printed on silk filler paper.
The Chinese papjr currency is iu red,
white aud yellow paper, with gilt letter
ing and gorgeous little hand drawn do
vices. The bills, to the ordinary finan
cier, might piss for washing bills, but
they are worth good money iu the Flow
ery Kingdom.
Italian notes nre of all sizes, shapes and
colors. The smaller bills tire nud tea
lire notes are printed on white paper in
piuk, blue nud csrmiue inks, and orna
mented with a finely-engraved vignette
of King Hiimliert.
The one-hundred rouble note of Russia
is barrel from top to bottom with all the
colors of the rainbow, bleuded as when
shown through a prism. Iu the renter,
iu I Mild relief, stauds a large, finely exe
cuted vignette of the Empress Calherino
I. This is iu black. The other engrav
ing is not at all iutricate or elaborate,
but is well done in dark aud light brown
and blsck inks.
The Australian bill is priuted on light
colored, thick paper, which shows none
of the silk fiber marks or geometric lines
used in American currency as a protec
tion against counterfeiting.
Animals' tack flense. "
Some animals exhibit a queer lack of
sense, says a mau who has observed
them. Put a buzzard in a pen about six
feet square, aud it is as much a prisoner
as though It were sl.ut up in a box. Tie's
is because buzzurds always begiu their
flight by taking a short run, and they
either can not or will not attempt to fly
unless they can do so. Again, take a
commou bumble bee nnd put it into a
goblet It will remuiu a prisoner for
hours, trying to escape through the sides,
without eveo thinking of escaping from
the top. So also a bat can not rise from
a perfectly level surface. Although it is
remarkably nimble in its flight when
once on the wing, and can fly for many
hours at a time without taking the least
rest, if placed on the floor or on flat
ground it is absolutely unable to use its
wings. The only thing it cun do is to
shutiitf helplessly aud painfully along un
til it reaches some trifling elevation,
from which it can throw itself into tho
air, when at once it is off like a flash.
Kxpcnss No Objret,
Tantivy Tooler You ought to go to
Europe this year ; it's cheaper than stay
ing home.
Jack Lover Yes i that's why I prefer
to stav home, Puck.
For Lark of Food.
First Seaside Girl There's a great
man-eating shark down on the beach,
dead. What do you suppose killed him ?
Secoud Seaside Girl Starvation, prob
baly if lie was a mnn-eating shark.
Life.
In the Theater.
"Confound that woman and her hat!"
"Never mind, old man. Her halo iu
heaven will not be big enough to get iu
any out's ny. " Puck.
Ill Hi School for Scandal.
Mrs. Gossip Y; lliey are matched,
but not milted.
Mr.Qu:.. lit- ; sort of friction-watch,
eh? 1'ucU.
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cakes fresh ever? dar.
We are sole agents for
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