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AUTUMN DAYS.
A "real'.h of Jeatiy nxwts my eye
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In mo vat of glury. fiil t
J Tiie rich-rHi tnie, the rijijiM cirnt
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i On riixniiiig m!s and rrenin; i!cn,
j AsiJ colore !iw and tlywrs and clouds
! with tbuus-and !mo
0 dreaming ciuJ.l. witli silver frinji'!
1 naU'li yv g4'.i;rrii! side by idr,
Like tfrniit- in tiie l?rnn skit,
la !'.a?t?!r riri.le.
I love tl;? wtx'1-, the ci:arni:n wnd
Tx-t dM-j. n:Tip d''vn ru-M-t
Vh-n uut :!ini. iik a fjrtii;t tip tiut-:i.
U !! ali tn-!uT.
Nitr U-avvs lur in (lie arm-la-eU tvrih
And. iikf a nn'tiit-r, the ki'id a.r.
To iriv birili.
But death rides pat njmn the gate.
.;.d t,e r..-1-i.i: de,. have, :
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ir! and fail and roi autidio.
And mv hrart rrieves.
1 Farewell! 1 aalui.m days, farewell !
I Ye Cfi: but we sKa . ! nui-t ajin.
-V oM .',-i.n.N who are parte.! lonn
THE RIVALS.
" Now that we understand each other,
let us nhake hands and le frier.ds.''
" That's it."
Their hands met in a Srui gr-p.
They !.'ked into each other's faci.
one w ith a merry tn ir.kls in his eye and
a broad smile over Iii jovial features ;
t the other with a glance h.ng-ilrw n out,
j grave and solemn, that seemed to cast a
shadow of gloom on every thing about
tiie seene.
! You'll do your best, and I'll do my
I j l'.-t. That's w hat we've agreed on, ain't
: it. Zip TifkinsV"
' That's it, Ben B ilton, and whit h-
ever of us w in, the other shall bear no ill
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j " And everything except murder shall
i lie countevl fiur ?"
j " Eh V
i "And a.urder, too, if you are willing to
j take the conmsjueEces."
j " .say, Zip. hold on ! '
ing a small pistol out of his bootdegas
he spoke, " and it would never lie found
out on trie, w hy, it certainly would lie ail
ngtil.
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er till it pointed straight for lien's breast.
' and I were willing to ti.ke all the risk
to get clear which I think I am ready to
I do, why that, too, would to all right."
I "Ileilo! Ben, aliere are you going?"
shouted Zip.asthe former turned and ran I
j d..wn the road at w hat seemed to to al
most breakneck spi-ed. freuent!y easting
; seated and anxious glances behind
i him.
j Ben, however, did not stop (r answer,
but kept straight on nntil he whs lust to i
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Oeil'lillg HOMOS, U'lUlliC Willi l.o.l... .,
s"r.t pe.il a. ter -al of merriuient ringing
out on the balmy evening air.
"(if all the chickens in Christendom
IV-n Button takes tbe worm 1" cried Zip,
a broad grin still on his face, as he also
' ,ttraeJ an' "a,teJ away.
j Zip Pitkins, full of lite, fun and frolic,-
j liad for the last few weeks been playing !
' rival to Ben B' it ton in the affections of;
I Melinda Si.rutt. Ben was seriously in i
! I..ve with Melinda: Melir.da's young.
cart was fond of Zip, and Zip, hotm less
can L.-s, fun-loving rovertl.at he was had
' iiever a thought th.it reached ir,to the fu
j tun? for an hour.
: Ben and Zip had met in the road ari
i dentally. Ben was on his way to the
I SpRitt hoUM-stead to n.ukc further siege
J to .Vielinda's heart.
lor the last few duvs Ben had had but
,,ne thought, and that was bow to get rid
f Zip as a rival. So. when he met .ip,
be pieaded from tue l'.:.iia-ss ol Ins Heart :
i and in the most perstias.ve language he
could eommatid that Zip wuld r,.);,,.
j ouish ah claim to Melinda's heart and ;
I band.
, Zip. in pure fun, feigned love also, an.l I
v. ith well-assumed earnestness tried
itutn to prevail np-m Ben to withdraw
j from the ra.-e. Neither, however, would J
.give in. As a last resort they ft:la!lv ;
. i agreed that each should, iu a fair, friend-
ly way, to iriuitted to plead his own j
1 lause with Melinda. and let the result i
with her. j
vvhh Zip, so far, it was only a gsxl !
j,)tp . an,l as such he had made the most !
! of it, as has been seen. Just then .:p. with head bent, came
! ton Button with regularity speut two j walking toward the house. Mrs. Spratt
evenings of the week al the Spratt dom-1 saw him, aud called out to hita excit
! i .ile. With Melinda he made very slow, j e lly :
! if any procress, into favor; with Mrs. ! "Zip! Zip! Come quickly, and save
Spratt, however, he won golden opinions i
and st xvi in high grace.
Sini-e tlie compact totween Ben and j
Zip the latter bsd visit.si Melinda but j
i owe, and then she bad, in a very shy i
j and sweet way, tcasingly npbraided him j
for having tried to take the life of her I
c mstant admirer, Ben Button. j
aiw woum it ureas your neart, .vie- ,
i if ..a vdru to it in ttOl,
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aa ager undertone in his voice, watching
ncr la.e cneiy.
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It would aliuo.it of ifiir.se, il but,
Zip, y..ii tiave no right to ask such ques-
tions," she answered, looking up sliyly j
and bl.ishlng.
"Weil, you needn't to uneasy about j
him. I wouldn't hurt Ben Button by a i
sngle thought or word, much U-ss take j
his life," replie
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unusual w ith b
replied Zip, with an earnestness j
I was only joking, Zip. E::t yen seem
to be awfully in earnest and solemn this
evening. What is ailing you, any
way?" 'Nothing much, oniy I have made np i
my mind to coaway," answered Zip look
ing aside.
"Go away?"
. "ie Melinda"
" VVhere are vou goimr?"
Anywhere. It makes no difference, ' .roacheI the bed. When the goo-1 moth
so I get away." ; er saw the smile on her "laughter's face,
" And ain't you coming back?"
ome
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"!?ooie day, maybe, if ever I get to be
of auy account to rojrself or anybody
el." '
"You are of some acrouat now, Zip,
and you fia.i belter stay Tijeht here yoo
are."
" No ; I have made up my n.ioJ to go,
aifd I am sure it is the thing that
j could hipjieo for us all aronnd, so I am
j deU-ruiint-d tj stick to it," said Zip, rwso
: lutfly.
j Mi.iindji was Ux-Ving out of the win
dow. Ween he saw a man cominj; up
! (lis laue toward t!e Jiou.- a ad reotfni
! ed in the comer IVu liutton, a shade of
annoyance flittei over her face.
Zip had been itaU-hing Melinda, and
i w hen he saw tlie alight frown on her face
' he, too, glanced out, and Keeing wbovag
coming, he rjse to his feet ready to de
part, siiyinjf :
" I'll mil in ajriin before I leave, and
I tell you all ood-by. ' tiood evening."
Mdinda p!ani-el reproachfully after
j the retreating Zip, There was a aupiiJon
i of tear in iter eyes and a little UVer
unmnd her mouth, as he murmured to
i herdf:
" Tool Zip! lie is going away because 1
j he thinks 1 am going to marry that hate
i tul Ben Bntbm, and he is jealous. But I
1 can't make him see, and I won't ask him
' to stav. I'll die first There V
The truth was that a serious thought A morning wedding here is .-juite
I had at last o.uie to Zip. lie was in love, dillerent from tlie rule in America. In
j and if knew it. He bad looked at him- j whatever grade of hie from the highest
: self as in a looking-glass, and found out j to the lowest the weddingoccurs, it means
i his own worth lessnes. More than that, I a jolly good time for all the relatives and
j he had determined to go away, change I friends. There must has wedding break
' hid habits and shiftiessness, and become fast, even if the table ean only be spread
j a useful man and citizen. He would not
; ask .Mrim.ia lor her love until lie naa
I made himsulf worthy of it If, however.
in ti.e meantime some other man Ben
Button, ierhaps stepped in ahead of
him. w hy, he would still be the gainer by
: an ambition for higher things which, in
j an indirect way, would be a gift from Me
linda. j That evening lien Button asked Melin
i da to I wmie his wife ; but she wae in
: no humor to answer him then, for Zip's
foolish determination to go awty troub
led her iu no small degree, t-he knew,
loo, that her mother favored Ben above
any one else, and that she would be
grieved if Ben received a curt refusal, so
hc told inui she would have an answer
ready for him when he should call again
and Ben was happy.
imv passeu awav. 1 ne v w erg uay s 01
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iot to Ben, dave ot doubt and irresolu- 1
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: ti.m to Melinda, and busy davg for hand
. and thought with Zip.
j The decisive evening came at last, and
' Ben was on haud w ith his U'ual cli k
', work regularity to receive what be fully
j expected to to a favorabie answer to hia
suit.
It had been a rainy day, bnt the sun
: had broken through the clouds in the
i evening ami was setting bright and clear,
casting'its last rays upon Mrs.Spratt, Me
i liiida and Ben Button, as they sat on tlie
j west gallery of tbe house,
i "1 declare. Melinda," mid Mrs. Spratt,
; suddenly, " if them well digger haven't
j gone oil' and forgot to shut the gap in the
i feme around the well.'
" And there is Blossit'scalf in tbe j-ard
now, ami going siruigiii ior me wen. i it
: go and shut up the gap. mother ; you sit
still,' said Melinda, us Mrs. Sprat was
als nit to rise.
Melinda ran toward the well, bending
the calf off at the same time. She was
; alHiut to close, the gap in the fence when
herevis fell upon the wide opening in
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tbe groand.
She hesitated a moment.
then entered thegapaud approached the
well cautiously. On the brink, she peer
ed over and looked into the 'depth to
low. She was about to withdr.iy again,
but the ground under her feet gave way,
an.i with a loud scream she was hurlgd
to the bottom of tbe well.
Mrs. Spratt and lien saw what happen
ed, f.r their eyes had fondly followed Me
lindu in her every movement, and they
now r;shed to the Ecene of the catas
trophe.
stepping carefully upon some plants
that were King across the owning of the
,'ri int., ti.. .be .-n.tb
tto'rn. There was nn sonnd except of
rumbling earth and pebbles falling from
j tiie sides of the well. The ear", i was
: ..-ned by the niiu during the da'', and
; the break where Meiiuda had fallen in
j had started the walls to cavjmj in all
around.
Then a large mass of earth fell crash
I ing to the bottom of the well and laid bare
' a huge bowlder, banging as if ready to
'" " " n'' "are
a huge bow Ider. banging ms if ready to
'"I'P1' tlle ni'st n'":,n'-
A faint moan from the tot loin of the
well reached the ears of those above,
"lib. Ben. she is alive! Save her, save
.
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er.eu Airs, .-praiu
" 1 -Mra SPr'lt'- rrK-k in the
''e of the well will fall in directly," Ben
""r'-
"Oh. save her, ton! I II lower you down
with tbe windlass and hoist yon oat
again." pleaded Mrs. Spratt.
" Tain't no use. Tha' rock will tumble
in if a minute," still moaned Ben.
Melinda.'
Zip heard, and did not lose a moment
;n ranning to the well.
jte toot ia the situation at once. With
ai j.wsiijle he unwound the rope
fr(m, Ulv windlass, aud after telling Mrs.
Spratt and Ben to stand ready to hoist,
ort ,-oWn j ,i,e w.f hanj "over hand,
on lne ro,..
-Ti 1. Ol rii! -i-. l
iiieearui wassuit laiiing, siriKinK ine
1 tottom w ith a hollow sound, when Zip,
; with a lusty shout, told them to hoist
away.
Melinda was landed above ground at
last, bleeding, bruised and unconscious,
The rope was low ered again, and just as
Zip's head was above ground the large
rock in the side of tbe well and masses
of earth from all around crunbled inand
fell with a sound as of thunder lo the bot
tom of the Acll.
It was a narrow escape.
Melinda was carried to the house and
a doctor sent for. Before he arrived, how-
ever, she regained consciousness, and see-
imt Zip bending over her, a glad smile
. lighted up her fairyonog face, while she
I mnrmnred, Don't go away. Zip ; don't
! go away."
! Just then Mrs. Spratt, accompanied by
! the dK-tor, enteretl the room and ap-
and Zip bending low above the pillo
w,
ic
ESTABLISHED 1827.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTE.MBEII 2, 1888.
gkd tears came to her eyes and her voice
" wiw . 'J kudu.
uv t.- 1. t- .- ,1."
1 ou can kiss her, Zip, U you waut to,
,
Rfie mULlil- '
Zip did "want to" and lirsei Meliada
on her siuiliug lips.
Then Mm. fcpratt j.ut her arms around
Zip's neck and kissed him, too, and told
him that he must leave the room while
the doctor attended to lleiiu ia s hurts,
which npon examination proved to be
mere braises after all.
Ben hung around tbe house for awhile,
but when he saw that' he was left out in
the cold by everybody, even by Mrs.
$pratt, he thought it best to go.
English Weddings.
A singular instance of how Britons
cling to custom was the universal prac
tice of celebratinjr wedding in tlie morn
ing. I believe, indeed, that the law de
clared all marriages illegal not celebrated
in the morning. This was very ancient
law ; it has long been thought very aljstird
and ridiculous, but it was the custom, and
so every one olwerved it. But the law
was au abridgment of personal Mierty,
under wiiich Kug!iehiueareaiays rest-
live, and bo about a year ago it was regal
ed. But now that they can le married
in the afternoon or evening if they please
the majority still huiJ to the morning
with cakes and ale. The bride's health
must be proposed in a ret speech and
drunk with a bumer. A wedding in the
afternoon is not. according to esu.;, r.e,
considered as calling for tnese eutertain
meuU, and is therefore, much less ex
pensive to those concerned. With the
higher and more, wealthy classes tiie
pecuniary consideration has inthience,
and the poorer classes here, as every
where, seem to have a pride in holding
to the display of tradition and custom,
irrespective of the heavy burden which
oftentimes impose upon them. The
middle classes nave moie inlcjc:ilani y, t
aud the afternoon weddings, are mostlv
confined to their circle. '
I
Eating Singed Flesh.
I went into one of the stone-built re-
I
ce-s where several of oar lanars were 1
cesses, wnere several oi o.ir ui.jrs aire ,
...i.: ,...,,,1 , .,.o p. '
- ...... imi n.-juu.. u ,....u. ..... ,
and was coasi.lcrall f edified by watch-
idg them cooking and dispatching ttieir i
morniing repast. To begin with a very j
dirty copper Vessel was put on the tire !
and filled with some green weed like I The impriooned animals just then to
nettles, barley, flour and water, While 1 ,,an t0 p,t In.j They riihej around the
one of the men stirred this pottag" round J indosure, and then dashed up the inside
and round with a wooden ladle another ' 0f the ien, climbing w ith a rapi-bty that
produced some raw meat a bit of tlie ; showe,j they meant business. While Mrs
dog I bad shot. This he protected to I sjimpson ran to the hou? for an sx, the
U-ar up into small strips and throw them i tw n Ta tiln up lo tjle fcilL.e an,i ,!le
on the fire, every now ami then popping aniimiis got their heads over the top rail,
a raw lump into his mouth and masticat- j Hashed their torches in their facts, burn
ing it with the greatest gusto. Even the jn;, an,j scorching tiiein terribly. Th y
bits on the tire were nuickly disposed of j couldn't stand this and fell backward
after being merely singed. As soon as ; H ;ti, s.lVage roars,
the pottage wes cmside.ed ready it was j V0BDff CH,( novr Wamo ,irjn,
Ia.llel out into little wooden cups .ike;a, avan,.,, ,, th. -i,;.
the whisky "ousighs" of the bi-ghlamis. . ani ,u!irVin. as Iie ca:ue. ,.,
After toing replenisbe,! agtiin and again , of ttu.uter9 raI1 towar., aIul at t!ie
until the ix.t was emptied, the cup were j time ,hf lWQ a
carefully licked clean and reder;ted jMira,e lXtempt t( ni!aill ,Ueir jiUtrtv.
where they had to-n bofore the meal. , Wj.h we u SUiirtll! ut it j
Another course of flesh was about to t aH if ODe of th?lu ,ollla Bun.iv
partaken of after the manner of tbe hrst , The fne rf M ..
but a regard for my apatite for br,-a..ast j Un appearpj over tbt wi!h her ef.
prevented my waiting to seethe is rform- i xirch he l(iuk.
unce. Ti.ese hardy Tartars are unite in- j .ar(, nij fin(.kv oprom.nt ,;, t(,
dependent of any other dishes toyond j h,.r,,isRiav that tne other one wa , to
tbeif little wooden bowls. In these they j 0(1( he nrW orer .,,! , H.in2
mix their suttoo: meal madetrem barieyt I nn tfp , fe ofl!ie rn.sbe eouhl
with a little water and salt, and make an ; ariMJcJ thw in .;.;.. I!;lt to ,H.r
expeditious repast of it whenever they j ri.:irf,,r mut,K,r at lis m,)Ulen; t.allle
feel hungry. Indeed, this kind of un- u.. aro(jnJ lhe vth aa U(.
csjked porridge seems to be their staple uf. , , , T . - ,
food.-
A Dog Hero.
The San Farnci-o I hm ',rlt says that
! a!",,n the n,ar!- n'-'n,,c '
' & the wreck of the City of Che
among tbe many heroic (b eds performed
ster, there
is one which should not go unrecorded.
j C-.tain Wallace had on toard a finely
boHt Irish setter dog named Jerrv. Amid
tbe genera! confusion which reigned
j aboard tlie dimmed vessel .Jerry didn't
get luucli attention. He ran up and down
i tbe di-ck among the frightened people
looking for his friends, and being unable
I to tind thein, remameu en board, and ac-
, ing to tto testimony of First Mate
j Mtft-auin mM le Uft living being on
f ,Jw-t. He was drawn under by the sue-
tion when the vessel sank, hut came up
, anJ fm mmia,. a!,.,.lt am()nj!
the l-eople in tbe water. He came to a j A stramger atx.ut tner.ty-nve years
woman fbmting alh.:itbeiplessandaimost!'vnU.Tel a Womlward avenue drug store
gone, aud the noble animal caught her ! he htr 7 aM to see a City Ii-
j dress in his teeth and began swimming
for the lifeboats. He was seen by sevei-
n! rir.. fmm thp deck of th Oi-eanic
as well as by the first mate, who was
in the water himself, and when McCai-
I,,,., ti... .....to .u. p.. l,dir. t..,t
the boat to the dog. and toth woman and schvol-ma.rtcr, wasn't he ?"
animal were taken into tlie boat and! . es
sayed. The do found a friend in Mo j "Carried his head on one side, didn't
Callum and remained with him, and last he?
nigtit, when tbe mate went tothemorgfie t "ilediiL"
to announce that he was not dead, Jer- ! "Always looking around cs if to catch
ry was following at his heels as if he ! some toy whispering orcuf ing up?"
knew what a brave part he had played j "Yes ; I often remarked the habit."
and wanted to to seen in company of tbe I "Well, if he is dead that ends it, I sup
man who lannched (he first lifeboat. loe," sighed the stranger, as be closed
"t j the iKjok.
InLove's Harness. J .-yu had business w.th him
Most women naturally bxik forward to
matrimony as their proper sphere in life, j
but they should constantly bear in -niud J
that a fair rosy face, bright eye and a i
healthy, well-developed form, are the tost j
wusimg uisoroers, weiA&iHiB, urngiii-
. . l r .,- i
oo i nua.ii.ru, ..... ti.'uai i
ularitie pecnliarto theirsex.-havean un
failing specific in Ir. Pien-e's Favorite
Prescription. It m the only me.iicine for !
women, sol i by druggists, under a pos- '
itive guarentee from the manufaeturprs, i
!,. tt r.lv. -it;r.-i;on in e.
or money will to refunded. Ttiis gmir-
antee has toen t rinte.l on the bottle-
wrapfrer, and faithfully carried oat f ir ;
many years.
Gent "I believe yon are the man of
whom I bought this caiieT Proprietor
"Yes. I sold yon the cane." "Am! yoa
said the handle was of genuine ivory,
and I find that it is artificial." "I can't ;
help it, sir- I import my ivory direct j
rom Ceylon, and the only explanation j
that I can nive is that the elephants have
taken to wearing false tasks."
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A Hot Fight With Bears.
I, , , i
A correspondent of the SL Louis '..'je- 1
1 . ,
.' Vrnuicnit, wntuiki from tireen Pond, r la.,
1
aitea aoi interesting aeeouut of tirfht 1
Uiree women had with ihree bears: 1 week ia .June, and a proportinaU; ijnan- j himieif and rav. hi )Ueen and chil 1 j Jn,) ne and. unsteadily nva n'a.a
At Bat Sinifison'a son's place, some tity the ivuia.mns month vt the year, j flying pa;t:n2 and de!ate through the in him-i. if, eviaune 1: "Well, ir. here
three milfw from here, and al. ut a ha'.f She -avo luiii at two years old, went an 1 the ' ne t. seek a lifeloDi " ' j I am."
mile from the river swamp, the women , farrow the next year, beiuu in new luiik j uiihon..n-d exiie, tlie other an early and ; The clergyman, havinif realize ! n; n
folks had an excttin? contest with bears ' ewry year sine nnti! this year; is now I unavenged deatti at a caititrs har.d, and j )lis investment much nT than he ac
a few days asjo. Mr. Simpson take jrreat ' farrow, and will to Ut the butcher next j to fall befH-i nurlerw" blow 111 hi j titipated, didn't k:iow what 0 do it.
J pride in his hog, and hasxme very fine !
ones. The pen is near the house, and '
the fence white surrounds it ia verv
Rtronjt- beinjf built of heavy nds strong
lv braced, and seven or eijiht feet bH. !
He has had visits from bears tiefon. but bu: her pasture ia Sammer, and in Win
tbotuht that such a fence would bother ter never more than six .parts of meal a
them not a little. j day v generally corn and out-, with roots
The men folks were :! alioiit a baif ( ('iuaiiy potatoes, and comstaik or hay,
mile from the house, at work, and the 6- ; an.l a run at the strwstack througii ti.e
males. Mrs. Simiin and her two grown- middle of the dav, umess it be too
up danghters, were wishing at a small 1
stream that runs near the house. About 1
l' o'clock they hearl a great nprowr at J
the pig pen, where at that timethey had
some ten porkers fattening. Tlie hogs !
were siiie,iiiiig in w ild alarm, w hiie j
aU've ail could tie heard the deep grunts
that too plainly told who the intruders j
i were. The phuky women, however. ! b!t, 1; of w hatever bnt l his fju.-y may
j didn't intend to let their priie p.rkers j liictate, an I siud. a firmer is a boon to his
I go witiiout a struggle. Mrs. Simpson ran i ueigh'.iorhood ; but the ninety-nine must
I up to the house, an.1 seizing the tin born j le content .til w iiat th.-y have. Their
j blew a lo'.id blast, w hich she knew- w mild j success lii, hi 111 iking ti.e l-st ef everv
I bring up the uen in a hnrrv. The two 1 thing in their hands. l et these fanners
girls and their mother then b:ed big I
brands of fine knots fmni under their
wash tollers and ran out back of the i
li'ii where the :iiM were, not collating I
their own danger at all. As thev rnshed !
around the corner of the barn the loud
whiffs and jrowis of the bears give them
an idea of what was before them. (
ing up the fence into the pen were two ! t-k as the neighbor of his th.v.ugh
big.gauut, black fellows, while ayotmgu-r i brvds, and in most ways they will bring
one was sitting down outside as if on tiie ! ju.-t is good return, withoat that iieaiy
wntch. Tbe girls were not daunted bv i ex;, -n d.ture w liic'.i the nin ty-;une . an
j the savage growling, and mcde for the
I young one. waving their fire-brands and j
j shouting loudly. The bo.ir stood his
i ground till they got so close that tlie j
; flames flashed in his face, w hen he turn- j
j rd suddenly and ran r.flT with a stivsge I
grow l. He stopped after be bud gone a !
"
,,",'n
"?vagely ad t!
licked his wounds, snarl- !
tlie time. 1
! .. il... .,1. I..,.. !.!. li...-'
inning up .
to ine otner two oeiirs on me u-nce. ii;ev 1
i thrust their ton. lies close to the anim
al i
haunches, nsulting in their Ueli l e.ng
l.,,r.,...l U'oi. r . ..... 1 ,.. ;,.
llvAt,, iuain w ft r.iMV iMiiu 1
.1 . 1 1 e 1 1 . .
two r.jy,! forward, and not tuk- I
. . - r , ., 1
m.i iini.i n. ii mm I.. .,11 ij...-.
; - r 1
leu iieauioiig inui me pen. .vs uears
landed in their quarteas. the hogs alt tied
j in the wildest alarm, goinsr througii a
small hole that led under the tram.
i tion at a glance slie rusheti up in front of
the escaping bruin and delivered a I.I..W
at his hind paw, cutting it otf. Mrs. Simp-
t sou uplifted her ax, txik delitierate ami
! and breught dow n the sharp blade square
! on the toars head, vv ith a snarl of pain
! he fell back into tbe pen. The young
cut, in tlie meantime, retreatel t.eiore
the blazing pine knot, though the roar of
its mates had incited its anger to the
highest oir.t. While oue of the women
kept it at bay, the other two guarded the
imprisoned animals.
Finally the men arrived.
and. ha-tily
! securing their Winchesters, made short
work f the bears. The women are ail
! greativ imiisetl ftr their pln-kv light,
' .o -
, jhe school Master Was Oaad.
rectory, lie conn not tin I tne name ne
', "" ''pr. nnatiy injaitr-.i nine
' drnggist had ever bear ! it.
Why. bless yon, the man bus toen
; t 'VJ years," was the " reply
was the reply.
i is that posMiiie. ti
was a:i old
"I had. I came here front Atti-a. N.
Y- a purpose to lick hitn. Twenty -.ears
ago he taught school then" ami I was one j
of the pnpils. fine day I inwla note i
to the girl I loved and the old man caught j
me at it. lie got the note an ! read it
... , , , r ..
! t-'""' an'' hinne.1 my jacket. I prim !
.--.Tit.- v ,
Iter ro iiv T.-v lu-t ntm I vl. .-p l. !
her to "live to lick him. I was ready t"
do it ten years ago, but lie came west. It
in. only the other dav that I heard
where he was. I is .me on to find him '
. , .,
' "
dead."
"And Would yoo have Ih-ked hiul?"
-'lost assuretiiy, ami men we n
my parlon besides. Ie ttou.
Has I
gb.t
-. n1 dreame.1 over of it. ind lick- i
! el rum in my minos eye a tnousann
times and now I am too late! It's hard !
luck very hard luck. I might as well !
start back to-night" frln.U
A good wash for tlie hair, to prevent it
from falling out, is made by mixing ot:t j
teaspoonful of salt, thirty grstins of fjm-
nine and a pint of common wti-iey or
lay rum. Rub the hair tlionaghly every
;..l. .
night
Common Sense About Cows.
. , r , , ,
I km w a cow, of no particular br"c!,
, ,, t - , 1
now fourteen years old. which in her
-
r time made fourteen ixu:v! of butter : i
year, liecanse it is not thought a-Heable i
to k-'p a cow beyond tiiisa;-. Siie nvr r ;
know what it was to be t'X bnnyv : bus ',
access t sUt at all time, with plenty of j
water: :s neverforced, having mhir.2
fciormy, tiien siie is foddered in hersta-j
b'e.
tfher calve, her heifem are as gd
milker, as herself, her steers make good
If ef rattle, an I alt are as tri.-tahle an I
d :Ie as herself, all Wing treated with
the same consideration. Perhaps one
farm, r in a bun lred is aide to keep pi:r-
breed to the iK-st they can atford. of course
but let them take as g.sl care of their
interior st.vk as thevdo of their thorough
hreds, and 11 ark tiie result. Tothegnd
foo-l and warm shelter let them add th
' th'ir hired help in their care; and iu a
few ve.'.ts thev will to a proud their
not a.fjr 1. .1 .
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Close Call.
A get.!'. ex an
ern t"ahf..rnia
who
1 .'ars
Went 1
ti Suit!;-
ag ; f r hi- health.
told me of a reuiarkablj ext-r'.eme with
' ii,; ...... t.. .1 u' .!, ., v;..n.i
, wa3oU, trout-ti.-hin ' in a wihl t
m.n I
.,...., ,i. ,,,,.,,,0. Ti.
gentleman, J
I taken h.s j
... .,-ii ...m m. 1 ..,
1 n it VJ. 1 . t .ui .... . 1 ., ...
friend, a stranger to the region int. the !
mountains, intending to give hi 11 a I
rhance to catch som s:ieckled toatities. j
.....
;ti. y riiiis 10 snoot a 'i.rr.ir iwo. x iiey
bad their niles with them. and the frieii 1
was sitting on tho bunk of thp stream
:.i. v.:. ... v... t, l . i
noil ii.s :iu a; 's- .lis uo. it soouei j
be sai l in bis liehalf. however, that he1
i
was not aecu-totiied to u-e the vveaj on.
It was early in the morning; they had
j;tet reachel the stn.tiiu, and Mr. A. sot j
on a utile sa.nd-.-pit on the fartner side
of tlut brook, engagod iu htstening a Hy
hcKik to a line. His ritle was leaning
aifainst a tree several feet away. A little j
cur dog, called "1 -adv." had accompanied !
them, and she was indulging in a hunt
on her own account. She soon 'found the
dog's proverbial enemy, a cat, but one for
w hich poor little Tvly would have made
scarcely two moathfuls. Yelping, sl'.e
ran and ju:i;rl int') Mr. A.V ar:n: when
to l.is ;;"toi:l-hnieiit,a:i enormous moilii
tain hon came bounding out of the w-sU
utter her. 1 le sat m jiionl.-.-s and almost
pelriiied, but did not lose his presence of
mind. The toast was loo near for him
to get to his ride, and, by a sort ofin-
stinct, be felt that his only chance was
to kee; bis eves tin tuose of the lion.
Evidently it had been so intent on tiie
pjmiit ef thed-.g that it had n-.t seen
l.im at first, and three ir four Is.unds 1
brou-ht it to within a tout t'.vc f:-vi of!
?Ir. A. Then it stopped short, bra.-cd '
itself and giarcl at its human f-e. Mr.
A., witn his hand ona long iimitii.g-knife
in his belt, looked the enraged animal
steadiiy in its eyes, while tody cowered
io his laj). Every 1. air 0:1 the lion seem
ed lo stand out straight, which gave it a
most fer ocious appearance. For a i:v
inent it was dii'icult to sty what the
a feature would do, although if Mr. A. h id
made theiighest movement, espn iaily a
motion as if intending toshrink away, or
had failed for a moment in his -tern,
'-'nze. the l'r n would undoubtedly have
spr-.cg .i;.r. hit;:. !t is w.itid-.-rful how
ti e mind arts at suc'i a time, and how
s.vift and curious are its impn-ssions.
Wiiiie intensely ci.ir.scious of ail extremi-
i ty of danger he w js also aware of the ;
!j hcroiiA action of his friend, who. io- ,
stead of shooting the toast, was jumping
up anil down in an etasy of t'-rror.
hout ing "Sli. Hi !' ''scut 1" as tiiough the i
lion were nothing more ibrmidahie than
a big tomcat. It was well, perha;w, tiiJt
be took this eoure, f"r nnless a ',
steady aim. had put a bullet through the i
creature's braui it would have to. n so in- 1
furi ited bv a wound that Mr. A. would ':
l..,-- L.i.l .,o .-i. .e- ,l,4t-r . it
was. th- lion's eyes faltered and wavered
1-fore the fixed' gicge of man. the brist-
ling fur went dow n. and 'ben tbecreaftie
wheeled and toumled ,.:f into the tetre,t
cover! By the time Mr. A. reached hi
! ritle it had disappeare.1 tiually.v. A.'. .';-
a -
Not a Cal to be Trifled Wid.
Ic Columbia county. Oeorgia, tbe first
r.i :, ..-.i. . -P.-...I lj;,'.t,.,.i
istrate nasiK-tibeil to to readv at a -given
time to join in tue ho.y iK.n.ls of matri -
j niony a young eotore.1 -girl and the gal-
' latit w ho had sued for and won her heart.
j At the stf pointed time the Juslii-e was
j ready f .r the duty lo which he bad to. n
iis-egried.
The b' ide-lbat-was-bound t
I te put ;r. ni ap-aranv on time, but the
grooui-tl.at-refa-'eil-t'i-to did nit pre-ent '
himself After two hours' delay, when?. I
' t lose present had come to the conclusion '
that no nuptials would to celebrate-1 ou j
that om asiwn, the anuoiiiiceruent was i
ma ic that a Uc-w grootu ha-1 been f-'Uii.l. i
i ai;d the blushing brule waj soon joined
in we.il.jck to one of th- young negns-i !
i who was presi ut to witness the marri ig"
j iut announced. "Eph ran t treat dis gi!
i ,u, . " A,,,nie. l-i.!e -Vm- cum
here to get married, an' mv mirvi wx ' r i ir nuarion i:t rpr iooirw nsrm re
made up to hab a husband .lis night, s 'B meteoro!.egi.-.il on-linon of
I married Henry, an' I reckon he il un- this planet, pointed oat that the varying
del-stand bv dis night's work .'.at 1 ain't a ,a!'' "f ,l;" l"ll3T 'U K V h '
gal to to triiled wid."
I
Suit Yourself.
but there is no other remedy f r si. t
headache, divines, constipation, bilwus-
i m or torestore a regu.ar, he-adny act.on
j to the li -er, stoinache and towels, cpial
i to tliose reliable tittle "Pleasant Pargativi
' T'e
Pellets" prered by t'r Pierce.
i l
AVHOIiE NO. 1041.
Tts Bird of Wisdom.
...
"Theor! hh.-kr.i at thy birth, an ed
fi," is Ni i t, the l:k-ke Ilenry I,
wno as t ee cue inn)ne w re-ieu
own loyai paiace. whtca he hal known
tourer a. a prison tnaa a home.
Aiiin, "the b:rd of nijht did sit, even
at noonJiy, upon tiie market p.a.'e !i..t-
i u4 and slirieking ;" tour-aad-twenty
iK.urs bt fore (Var went out to fall under
the daier. of friend aud dc alike, with
his ni mile over iiis fcta-e to hide the death
: aitony fr in ;io howling crowd around.
. v'as Minerva s hinl of wi(-loiu gi inn a
; tir and frion.iiy warning when he left
his day hu'tnt and, braving all the tlan-
g rs of a superstition steep.-1 rae, cauie
out to h -t t'esar back behind his gjtes,
or was bo revel. n; in the kmmledgeof
the ifr.-ar K nian's eerfctin cotnir.i fate ?
It is siid that whenever a tneiutor of
the Ii. .(t-s of tne Arunle's of War dour
lies on bu- l.ath!si a pair of large screech
owls fly ro ind tlie leaf 'dements ea. h night
till h.s ie".-:le.
Beyond the fin t or non-f iet of the owl
b:rt being one of ill omen various le!i,-fA
I. iv m Ii ng lo hi blank, bl.ie orbs and
aere et'.-. tie soar poison up-.ti tlee
w ho ehunee to win his iii favor, and tin
only cure, ifane, wa. to but he a' mil-
! Mghr, when the 1,1
was shining full.
0,1
the live of the lVad. Tlie North
American Indians iuime it ihe "IV u!h
Bird." ir. 1 if after d i-k they bear ii
vwli ii the ol they eai! out to it
in n-vin : if n back want answer tnu.es
i their deatti within the year is frrU'.n.
I n ti.e Uinks .f the 'i.ing.s tbe owl is
' si -re l to IHihn. w ho nev.le I i night jour
1 p..ys e-r.-d a.-tri l" the si.ft. dusky back
I f t'lis '.o'er of darkness.
' Ti.e nj ii" of the "i'.aker's Ihiughter."
' hi. h 1 arlier piets lik" to give it. at'ltt-U-
t. a tat of Palestine that one such bud
1 r"f:i-sl to give our Suvious bread, and fr
j a p-ii!shi:ent wis th'M tririsf .nnr-1. A
j barn d i--r ldi. f did or b" exist, that
j the r e-nd, ti if. glowworm like rye had a
s.wer of fascui;di in on its prev siiuil ir
to that of the ruii'I, cruel one of the
eTerit.
As p tr ots, the ' lord of ihe dark green
w.xxl" and hi mate have an a Ivautage
over the rest of the wiagtsj trito, for in
stead of bringing up a nest tul of young
of tlie r:i i.e ng. , one will to a Hedged
yoath, ki.ik::ig eyes at some miniature
Ml'.ll.-.
mother a ca
younger brotli
up b. tiie edge
er. trying to claw his way
of tlie lu-t; i. third stoi
"ilh dosed lids and ga;
COil
ng
to lie
readv
bill
for whatever chance may send him, while
i a fourth is chipping away at the iiitier
I vault of his iiini'ed an I brittle home of
I shell. . L.V tbt ) " rr.V ef.
The Great American Crop.
1'r ' ' ''
j (omor
I tillage or.
mai.-.e is tiie grewt Ameri.-an
:. Tiiere is no other of half
Wheat has nesrly half and
quarter of its breadth. It is
Its ilp'3.
ii.tton a
to cover t'hio, Indiana, and
Illino -, with a sine cf Iowa in addition. ,
Its a v.i H.-t year, though re.iu.e.1 by I
dri'ight. was "d percent of t!:at .f all j
cereals, together, and its product was V) I
percmi. It was grown by the Indians!
tofon-tiie w bite man appeared on the
i-ontincnt
It is now grown in every j
. .. ... 1. . .1 r-: .1 1
iaieau-1 lerr.iury in liie 1 niou. liiougit
J '
' spi.ringiy in those of high elevalioi
! tiie li.s ky M iunti.in region. Tiie
!1-
ply as population im renses is enlarged
rather than diminished. It was !'"
bushel- r hea l in IS-Ve ...-. in Is-'-O;
- in Is?.': and :- in I ).
The en p. l.irge as it is. is exp.;
small prf.pfiion. T.!y 4 percent
e.1 ip
.f tiie
ion of seventeen years has gone
i
al -r
.d
r a market. Tlie home market
is ": ,.r (tnt. ofuil, and if relative ;
a'mri i.tnc orscariity makes the price.'
If searce. the price is high, and foreign
er decline to buy; if low enough to
coin eh witu foreign feeding sturi. a ,
l.irg.-r .jiiiin'.ity is exported. Neither'
l.iveip.it nor I 'lib ago make tbe .rice, ;
but th farmer and country feeders,!
who u-e tivi-sixth of all. It is a crop !
of widen railways carry but a small (art.
!.es tl.an one-fifth cr.ss state lines.
Half is ied f.r fi-ding f.r mi! or flesh,
one-tcr.'h for human food, and four-t-
r.t! f.r the f of working animal-..
For !! r;s bx i ly one per e-Ut. is u-d,
and yet hear '-irais," gm-s. t.ol ! say
sta'e-uc-n, w Lo in;.-t that prices would
gidownif tl." farmer was depriv.sl of
tiie . i-tiilery demand. Tiie n-.-sofi-.irn'
it wi u d le difficult lo iiiiiit, in fo.nl. in :
drink, in clothing, in tod. ling, in mi'k, I
tueat and wool, starch an.l sugar. Thy
are manv that the lack of foreign de- j
i man 1 lor tne raw grain wouidl prove a
I bicse.r.g. as there is a greater pru'il in rn- (
1 largeui-nt of it extended product. It j
' " "' "'.iterial for iiia-iiifactur.- whi. li
I la. e even I renon to im;.rt than '
1 cotton, w.vil, hemp, or flax, and whi. h
! hke ill other raw materia?, s,..:ild only
tie cx.onei a manniactur-s. i if .ro- ;
,... f. .r tl.rt ,in-nt .. iu f... tl.A lr.(Mit I
t .
I " ' " "" I " '' -' ' '
r grown of t.-us t:-tinct,ie:r
f this li
i
men an crop. Aside from the an-a in-
; t( ,
1 for grain, there will b
mul. on-.
.1.. :,n,l
ofavrts dnlle.lf.ir forige, the
, tiK Miuiiuer dairr. N otiier plant will f
! pi.H , mu, j, nutrition feed on
j ,,XKA ur... - other is worth so n.tM-h
: .Vmerii a.i tiiUge.
' s
' An Important Element
;f the stats ..f Hoo.1 s Same pKrilia is the (
f.u-t :h:tt every purchaser rvi-pive- a fair.
i-, ii Client for bis money. The familiar
headHtte"!')'! -. On"- (' dlar - .tol-n
by i:l;,torA,is original with and tn-
on'y of H.-o-PsSursarar-Ha. Tl.is.-ar. easi-
!v to r-roven by anv one who desire
j (
tet tl e matter. For real e.siri my, boy
only II "id's ".ir...parilia. .-' dd by- al! -Ir.i
gist.
in fie Aci-ade:ny of S-imif. Paris, on
' 'he
snow, ice, and waters of Mars, M.
cart-fu'ly oljs4Tve.i tv M.-d!er Schiapare!
ii. am! other, the itifererc-; toing tliat
Mar :sn-t in a state of gta.-iwtion. On
tiie n.1 i;t rare, it t. n:is-ratt;re is e-pia! to if
not higher thantu.it of the earth, and j two or firee hours : sira.a oil" the wst.-r
its ja ar snows melt jri.Iica!!v to a far land pla.e the feet ;n it Toe soi-enes
greater extent than on our p'aitet will disap.-w.' ioi..-t mimli:t-'i.
T.i e color of the jeliv is siji!cd by tod. j it not fill tbe soup pUte. A half
;ng too long. ' ladleful is generally enough.
A Story of the Stump.
I Here ih IVnivIvMii iH? a t ..ft
'; the st-jii-p in Wi-o-niii the .tfn-r
by U. p. It.ard. :! JVj-rV :-.,n c.i-. !.-
j iLa ir iterur in 'hat Mat."
I There l.veii tnid in tiie !:!(! city f
! WiiiuiOiH-'r;, I'a., an oM J-.iiL'e of ir.e
name of Wiliiams. This 11 Jn'c i
noted for two thin?. r-r e :tir-' mv.!v
ooai4oca!lv. and furliein j lmkrar. I
cnirfl"us under ail i;i unit.n. --- a
ftti-y itl'i man. I'. a ) ".;;..-ty .
t. .1 Jiidaf tbit i rncver he s: t n i
lav he ;r-ff ou"T'f-ndiu-;!y p-ii.::-
'lie ui.-iit he wandi'red inl ' a protrade-l
revival meeliiii? and seated titm.'!f ir.' -n
the frunt seat, fill! of .ritual ii.:I-iene
of Muie kisxl. The clercy man, ea.il
in pnsndi 11-4. to a fervid, j-iu'u f
eltnvnee, and in t!e n'h-t of it en '..nr.r-
!
"'oa" i.ie tie drntikarl ' .Kt:.-w me t...j
I ,!r..nkard' f ailinen or, earth tiiein.c-:
j onfrtanaie : show him Ul me!"
To tlie consternation ot ail prereut toe
: Xiicy rinaiiy pnlioi the oid Judjv down.
i an,i incident had pad .Hit of mein-
I Crv iiu..mt, when tlie cieivvnian a-i.n
: slr,,,.i 4n i;,i;,asione 1 w ri !. an ! ex-
j tUime.! ia tlie honesty a:ii fervor of his
I leHr; .
!,,. me tiie hvrr;te! r.ow sue
1 ,jie hypiicrite ; 1 'fail men on 1 ;' green
! mTtxt t;lu mjBt .lijucable. Show me tlie
: hvisTite""
( The Judge
ar.e the second ii.iie an I
j reaching hi cane r.cr to a certain shaky
I old deacon, exelaimetl ; "iVai-n. i.y
j the devil don't vo l get u; w Io n vo l .: -
I culled on'"
j Our Satisf action with Ourselves
, B it did you Imiiestly ever rind any
j l.lv yoi w, .i.ii.l like b.-ttcr tbn ur
self? Tiiere are nuity 1:1 rc be.1.1 .: i".
j women, but we are not w-auen, timi.S
;n.il. Tlmrr ai-many lu i' li more :u.i,i
Iv, inorv. hand.--iiiie, more v.r:.Atic io-.1
1. 1.1:1 we, but nr . tliey in th. ir eiu.r. ty
nior.- hi,i tory t r.s tli..;i ue are To
'. ossrselvi? I tr.. not. Why ? i'o .
tinnk we are any brighter? II .!d on a
moment, do I think Iain ai.y o-igl'-t-r
1 than anybody else." !. I tuink 1 a .i
; any handsomer ? Io I th lik my m :
cicsareaiiy harder or my nerves anv
: more scii.-itive? I'o I eMeein myself. :.s A
: personality, uiore aitra. tive than ar:v
: Usly eis.-?
i Toothers? No. To myself mi may
j bet your life, i wouldn't rxt lusty my
. prsiMiaiify. frum the buld t-p id 11. y
i shining bead to the nn.-.ri;"isI hei
1 itp.n which I stop, mir.f. toly an I
j estate, for that "f ar.y nn ro n's'ln
mkI's f .tst K.l.
j Why ? I give it 11:.. We ire b-.rlt t:n:t
. way. If it wasn't for ti.at s..;f siit'iei.-... y
: how could we live .' If I env ied Pre. I
j May tiis strength would I be ati.-t-t
; n ;th ,v-n tr l j.i . ;r...l tt... 'un
i . . ,' '. . ' ,
1 !:a l. the bulging eyes, tbe red !;. s,
I ., .. .i
Hie y.iiiniiii nr, tiirsiKTi yt -ij o
of any other man. how tout I I n:e-1 t!.--exactions
of yesterday, teday and t -iTiorrow
? Tiie doctrine of coutpeustttr-n
is with us. like ti.e poor, aiways. i U n t
mean to say that my TuM lo- d ; -. -'nTs
the luxurious crop of h.s iinjnul n.i s
the hairy toy fr mi I Iain i! ic. Id. n l
mean to say toat u.r lsi pietteis of ire-r.-
r lens virility is the e-jtil f the '.'
jsciiidsof bis ia.vsiiiji, w'no he-, aii.ing
to do but tos;.en.l papa's money ,. 1 f.. ..it
the yacht of give-lo.'n. Far be it from
me to argue tht tiie fifty years experi
ence on which I trale is the e ia' of ;lu
tiiirty year of c.!servation of Mr. Clover
check from Itoltown.
But what d.es tl.et'rk-tor mean 1 y im
planting in my brv i-. and tl.eref..r in
the breast, bh b -my breasts, ofe' - ry
reaiier, un absolute runteulu.rnt, satis
faction with tiie rs..nal.ty with wiii.h
j we an- er
l iwe-1? Il must toeun sotne-
tiling. Joe Howard in B.-An o.to.
Then and Now.
Tiiat was a prettv s:-ct.ic!e at
hnnl'iis reunion, wiien tiie grinled ex
chief of the 111 ion armies, 'len. Sherman,
carried through the manual of arms the
. . , ., ri . n n
1 .vr.lil vr.in.lsi.n ol nni. ot 1... n-i.
i mental commanders if tlm war. Tbe
' thousiin.'.s of veterans, viewiug ti.e sight
: from the lines, d.x::tt!.ss ex;r;eU''ed
j strange emotion as the Uiaiiu itive lad
performed tiie U. tic movements to tee
(Orders of the stern sU.r wi... many
; yearsl.ef..res.-ntttiii whirling iiiU. tiis
i deadly fight, or 11 iem on tiiat long
aixl hsitirdo'is march to t:
:e -a.
.1
:rg fie-t in this str.inop poi.trast of n-Air-tisl
sentinient and military smm'-. in
Ihe child ami the patriarch, that a -
ond ireneration lias matun-l. and a T.:r I
togn.-i as lh vital barriers tot -. fhe
veteran of to-day an I the snidier.if l-ol ;
va !, i ;. fr-'i- in wrr.-Ti fhn rs-tii- .l,e?.;.-
niite the preic saw ia the Ki i the .
; ond inheritor of tlie glory of i!r.it lo
; pride that w role Sal vator .i r. i!.::r
i monii'i.ents of IstiV
t Whichever view may to Liken, wheth
er it may to thought the ne gem-ration
i tends to the obliteration or ti.e -e.-;.;tu,y
i of war memories, liie old . lio-r pa.--..".g
! in iv f ei tiut the p.r:L of m;r:o(;-i.ii, of
! j.rsie iu c- 'iii'.ry, of t-onti l-:i. e in the f.i
j Lire greutaess oi" the n..ite. V,t!i ,11 was
i re.iliiitiit'e-1. and g v. n new .-n.i I'ing
j p..wer tiy tiis serei. e in cr".-h;ng out
j .dements of doubt an 1 iiis.A.r.vti..n tiil
tis.k s!ia- in tie- re! ..ion. 7L..' lad
) hiin-ilii.g his mu-krt at ti.e ag- .ft !.;i
j nobler pr-ipects. tonu-s.1 of the st-'n -i
rioesne-s with wIikIi h;.s g-.;ii iiutle-r
; pr.ict-AAti tto swiiAAS uiauiAai, and notiong
i can ever rcmjve tiie f i'ure of li.i cmiii
: try from its s.a ti'.n a debt' to tie- men
who wore ti.e blue u: the anniis of ti.e
Potomac, tne t." iu.tori.ind, and :i.e Ten
nesse.". t icneral .-oer'nin p n 1 a co ni.ii-
I ment to p isterif v That !! Is .ir relation
: , . . .
ii.i iwe stri.ive lie 1 1 t in me o,o..v-
. , . . . r . .
I " -
power, the heir of tiie National triumph.
; This pretty im iJefit will to one of the
pu-iuuntitr reu.eiiir. red f.-atur.. of tb'
I ni.wt reinark.ii.ie ar:ny reuiiioii. a. el ti.e
oid siddiers going i.oaij lo-d c. w .11 have
i additional entiiiHi.isui to brighten s.,.t
; ness out of the tlx .light of lis gervf il
j'acL ,'..Vf-o,.i.
--
Home Made DropCake.
,
I 1 m-cupf.ii of granulated s.cg ..-. 'i
! teasjsio.ifuls ..f lkit swk-r. 1 ...:-
! "l i,u1ivr- ' m-n,TW "f "r!l- 1 1
rKjilul of m... - cnpfu.s of flour, :ae.r-
: ing taste. Aiix the sugar. Iinkiug pow e r
! and shorten.ng ' butter and Iw.-d and
rljvoring well tog- tl.cr : then a-l.i t!.
! egg. well ho'i-n, and the ;i:. Tin. ken
, .. ii.vir and .Imieon Ins. Mat. t!.
oven of your furnace bri, put iu yoi
cakes agd bake. Ten ui:n;i.'es siiji;
S'loil.
I
AV ben the feet are swo.iie.-i from w ilk
. in or long funding. !ie aornvs u..t
! be relieved by soaking them io tiie f. !
I lowing niaiiner : Take sume w.xsl a-ti-s
.and cover with wafer; iet it si.ind for