Zh Ct tmnt sss "A CONQUEROR, A castle there is all grim and gray, Surrounded by high walls, And many a knight Waoged bitter fight To enter its lordly halls, ut fast and firm the massive gates "Clainst them win, While the old stone pile Beemed with scorn to smile At each failure to enter in were «ll who would through There came a day when a maiden sweet Crept up and did patiently walt; No bar could withstand The touch of her hand, And wide flew the frowning gate No more the walls echo with sounds of the fray, No more comes the clash of strife: There's the voice of For that Was my heart, and wife. Pauline R CAPTAIN DICK'S SWEETHEART By Adele When Captain last song castle strong the maid is my Stayner, in Munsey. Ferguson Knight Dick came home from his whaling and settled down me his wif had main wi of all ob tence, troubled Dick was a } Mr ROOT uble ti ick proposals Ww of his old human confid Poor Capt ing t to the family of June bro little a uew ous day when she was laun the C ars and Swe ensconced in the 1 It was not auite like sailing on the “raging main” but Captain Dick assured her that all sailors knew how to row. and Swot Leart was determined to be a sallor They named her the “Falcon” after Captain Dick's old vessel, and the very nex’ paddie about with one oar, making queer 1it tle dabs one moment, then dipping the Lext stroke so deep that she nearly loat ber oar. ut perserverance worketh wonders, and the end of the week she had promoted to two oars and by August she was able to row herself about the quiet waters of the pond, while the Captain applauded from the bank, or lay in the grass under the tress peering out beneath his tilted hat at the pretty figure swaying about it the queer barge, back and forth n the bright sunshine, Now Old Mill Pond was long and nar- row, running from the village nearly to the sea, a small strip of sand the only barrier between them. On the south ern bank were meadows where eattle day Sweetheart began to before been ern shore was lined with reeds and dwarf bushes, marsh land behind them, der of firm soil, however, edged the morass, terminating at the Outlet near the village where a rickety bridge per mitted the more venturesome spirits oc. ecasional passage. At the seashore end crabs abounded and one hot afternovn hunting-ground. onsiderable damage, “HI, look there them bathing-houses! A Faster don't do much coddling and net fing, does it? to the debris of some dozen bathing their foundations and cast ina heap at the foot of one of the dunes. grit when they see one a-coming. Why, 1 remember one voyage when were just off Hatteras” nself ~omfortably on a plle of Sweetheart'sline from among the nets rapt finished she heaved a if T could be Like that.” she sald, “but I conldn’t for I am afraid even of mice." “Now don't think that Captain Dick said "CH use just Sweetheart listened with atten tion and as he great sigh. “Oh, you way,” encouragingly the chance and 13} don't You get a belaying pin If show lke a man, like a good bit of danger what a you colors There 1a man's made of, and a fellow forgets all about himself out } i sounded waves bhetwe oiling to do?" I nial a bot i sight—-and with a faced his fate bravely, © for ittle heart vonder must be saved Te Was no chance him, but costa, if indeed it were not even to late, for shold the water ereen over the low land near the village, enr- the flimsy bridge, weetheart's slender chance would he ist ying away even “Never mind me,” he called, “run fo the Then as she stood there “Sweetheart, you musi! village!” facing him, Hun! Run!” She did not move. hands in his impotence, He wrung h's Suddenly a play together. The water was already flowing over his feet and half way to his knees, but he drew himself proudly erect as he called “Sailors must obey orders: mand you to run!” To his surprise he saw her turn im. to safety, glingld have won the day. ‘yess her brave little heart! She along the shore and the sturdy little lege fairly fly. Suddenly she stooped down and began apparently to grope about for something among the reads faint with the realization of the preci ous time she was losing. His voice could not reach her now and his terror for her aged him years tm those fow moments, Then he saw her rise and vanish behind the drooping branches, Another second of awful wi iting, nid for out into the sunlight came Sweat Leaurt in the old “Faleon” rowing to ward him bravely and steadily in spite of the strokes and the panting hnste, How strange he had not remem bered the boat in the rushes where shor hey vid moored it only yesterday, while they the thie stroke, searched borders of swamp for Stroke by nearer and nearer she came though it seemed hours to the old heart walting for her, for already the rapidly flood had nearly his shoulders, and he realized with the un erring certainty born of many vears ox frogs stout reached rising perience with Old Ocean, that even to friends it cruel, his life depended its hest could be mud HOW upon those (wo stn ll arms and that brave spirit which He hig footing brought and lost ing out blindly and wildly, but now hand the gallant H ¥ eYvery moment nearer sins gored Oonoe wis close at and he 1 of with the joy only theart =A nsped the ra “Faleon' inown to those wh with ble exertion to pull him been face to face death, terr have It was a self over the rail, but those horny hands pnd y cord n 1 did not fail now. With » elimbed the : i iuscles were hard tasks an nal hea nl over SAT » suburbs and 0 be dressed The notable and made stocks made of this for the ornaiu nial wonnl are knots at intervals, the truncated and rounded These are imitated in some other whip but imitation is n «HOKE 4 }e Lilod: aes fegumar Which ar branches cpuse of stocks, the dogwood stocks tough and elastic, cor. parable in elasticity with The wood is sold for butchers’ wey The are eXITenme; being whale besgiee skewers, and some philologists conjee ture that the first syllable of the name is a corruption of “dag.” meaning a Dogwood, being par watchmakers and opticians in cleaning and lenses. The American Bitter bark of the dogwood ig used as a substitute for the Dogwood ig potubly of slow growth and in all thickly peopled regions the tree is recklessly despoiled for the sake of its blossoms, =o that the supply of the Big Words. Here are nine of the largest words In the English language: Subeonstitution. tiveness, honorificibilitudinity, velo? pedestrianistical.anthropophagenaria a, disproportionableness, proantitransub. stantiationistical and transubstantia- tionableness. ; OABLE SPARKS, Chinn has consented to enter the postal Unlon. Cune-halfl of Colon March 23 It Is dented in London that a big steel trust wis destroyed by fire has been formed, A light was reported between At Cassisiit snd the Dervighes The nd #5 000 tr 1 his tobacco British government is taking steps to jp to the Cape of G od Hope, Cuban insurgents burned a pumber of lage of Ail houses und the vil ZO Holos, Not much credence is gl of the death of Maximo loader the Ciomes, the ven to report Cuban The activity of the authorities in Matabele and Las dons much to prevent the spread of the rebailion. The foreign policy of the Vern ent was endors Lies LY A YOUs K ing I CZAr Becky Menelik i simon for Haytl, has vod the late Pres Another eart! —— LY DOCKED. 7% 5 hat the have last was thought best taken piace a nost any da week fs not flouted, but it t A ! 8 The Was very important the period of the high apring ti Mcors thought that it water as possible for the first trial of the strurture mI its ONE OF THE FAMILY ESCAPED. to have just as much Insane Parmer Kills Wife aad Bimeslf and Faselly Izjures a Child, A triple tragedy occurred three miles from Bentonville, Ark. Pulaski Duckworth, a prominent and highly respected farmer, killed his wife by striking her on the head with an ax, the unfortunate woman dying instantly, He then attacked his four-year-old child with the ax, and inflictel injuries that will prove fatal. The man then threw himseif across the bed, drew his pocket kpifs, and slashed his throat from ear to ear, dying almost instantly. A seven-year-old daugh- ter escaped slaughter by being at Sabbath- school. Duckworth was undoubtedly in- Bano, Ios, Mr. Trevor Battye wiil lead an expedition in Bpitzberger next summer. This Arctic Js land, though its shores have been accurately surveyed, has never had its interior explored. Battys explored the island of Kolguey twe years ago, and he will make the exploration of Spitzberger his pariicular work. ssn is ssi: The chief Ulimo who first incited the re voit of the Matabeles has proclaimed him. self king of Matabuisiand in suceesslon of Lobengula. The British government will despatch large reinforcements of troops from Eagland and India to Cape Town. ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE. Prof. Byivester, ¥, I, B,, of Oxford, hinld rginin the mathematician, who earlier professor ships at the University of § John Hopkins, has nether of the 7} und Mary Aun Foley is the June Cak Khe is pr aby or abandoned as ard who Lady Theres ar» mst get arrested rae than Mary Ann, | AONE with more regularity J. B. Id and is Darnell, of O4 is 61 yours spitting re ) weslher permit wi th vesrs old, which from Beotiand w with his well-k vers old EGON Rigte North Carolinas LIVE CRICKENS ~Hens § Dackas, por ™ Turkeys, per ib POULTRY TORAGOD, TOBACCO MA. Inler's.. 8 Bound commen o Middling Fancy 150 300 £00 100 LITE STOCK, BEEF Dest Dooves...... 8 SHEEP Hogs FUER AXD SR1X8, MUBKRAT Raccoon . Hed Fox Skunk Black. . Opossum... Mink, EEW YORK FLOUR-8Bouthern WHEAT --No. 2 Bad RYE--Western......... CORN-—No. 2........ OATS -No. 8....... BUTTER State. . .. RGOS State, ..... “ans CHEESE State. ......... ——————— PRILADELIW IA FLOUR-8Bouthern.......¢ 2360 & 200 WHEAT -No, 2Red ...... 70 Tog OQORN-~No. 8. ..o.ovvivnnn ad 85 OATR--No. 2......00000 0m BUTTER State “ on saan sERENE RGGS Penna. i. ........ ny 12 The 500 lithographers who have been on strike In New York for seven weeks re. Bishop Potter, Paderewski's Joke. The other day when Paderewsk! was ining at a hotel In Richmond, Va, a fine nickel-plated banjo was sent iu by local banjo player, with the request that short skin head the request, to which he attached have not the pleasure of *ormer on this besutiful instrument only a plano player Now player is asking his tuoso was “Joliyiug the great planist should wri wusical seatiment on Paderewski comp! and this is his signature f the sen DOLE @ frieuds | bin Clean Btables, Start into the wi bles, and keep then We always hear that stock of al Hable wu unter with clean more than dre winter many iis tl may be trad ventilation ding make Sarsaparilla ef eT $ 2 A rire doing i Paliad=iphia, reces following stalewen Bipans Taoules i ae called Nervog oh | suffered several Qootors ent, palent mediol , everyvibiag toat | { mothing Gone n i aoe RY Nin {Boge for me only to gra and bes” one day I was passing a dray k a! the dis- store and oppel 1c play in the window aud { b rd with “Ris well Re 8 wns 1 om it and 1 thougat, another straw for a drowaing no y I'll throw some more Money awn i west io and boughl s box seems to me, the Sra dose took fect. | have bean taking then and they Dave pure yY w When { lo van u aioe rhe l wonders with me of the past and § condition, seems 10 mie § man. I am en oyiag slegant health Bew, and I foal that I owe many thanks 10 Ripats Tabuiea I have recommends » several of my friends aey are wonderiul, and 1 must say they are 8 (od send to any one sulleing (rom a disorder of this nature.” areg ate, or hy ma’ sts 0 The Kipaas Raw Yord, Hipans Tabules sre sold by H thee pros (8 cenis a oa is Chamies! Usmpauy, N iv Spruce # Faungie vial, 0 commis ASK YOUR DEALER FOR W. L. DoucLas BE THE 83. SHOE *=Joklo If you pay $4 to 80 for shoes, ex amine the W. 1. Douglas Shoe, and 3 3 see what a good shoe you can buy for eg OVER 100 STYLES AND WIDTHS, CONGRESS, BUTTON, and LACE, made in all kinds of the best selected leather by skilled work men. We make and sell more $3 Fhoes hn than any 3 y other manufacturer in the world. None genuine unless name and price is stamped on the bottom. Ask your dealer for our B85, 84, 83.50, 82.50, §2.25 Shoes, S2.50, $2 and $1.78 for boys, TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. If vourdealer cannot supply you, send to fac tory, enclosing price and 16 cents to pay carriage. State kind, style toe Sap or plain), size and «Our Castom Dept. will fll Jour ae, Send for new (lus. : Le to Box R. AS A SAR 5 to
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