5
S
f
I WHEN VIE WERE GIRLS.
"Da yon aiod tte widow Martin' quilt
? la?
I Her daughter Sue was a flighty thine
1 tfUwaj-s laaghin' aa' flirtin' an' jiltin',
. Aa' wearin' this'n an' father's ring.
. Bine's dead this twenty year, poor creetet.
She had soft blue eyes an' a head
i, curia,
siren like the maids an" flowers were
I sweeter
': When we were f iris.
. Hew It snowed that day, though 'twas
just November!
Was the qailt 'Log Cabin' or Irish
Chain T
" I have forg-ot. But I well remember
The widow's nephew from down
. Maine.
I When we shook the cat, he set her yellin-,
! Aa' bounoed her out in about tare
whirls.
They had many ways o' fortune tellin'
When we were fjirla. '
"Don't yea remember the spellin' battle
Twas stammer then, and the weather
When Polly Jenks spelt 'e-a-t-1. cattle,
a' Tetap' ranee Trimble r-l-g-n. vine 7
ot what dkf kt matter, word or letter?
They had cfeeeks like roses, teeth like
pearta.
Mm were the same no worse, no better.
When we were girls.
Twas the master ' himself that roily
married.
Why, Jane, what ails yr? What makes
ye sigh?
Tow eanld not wed while the grandaire
tarried:
8e yoora an' roses an' lore went by.
They tell me Polly ia fine and haughty
la bougbten roses an' bougbten pearls.
Aa' tbe master. Just the same that taught
ye
When we were girls.
Oh.
the winter time.
full o' rides
dances:
Tbe summer day a, wben we sang an
spun;
The meetin'-house, an tbe stolen glances
Across the aisle when tbe prayer was
done!
Fifty year since we two were twenty:
But It all comes back as tbe smoke
n pear's
The joy an' hope an' love an' p!enty
When we were girls.
-Harper's Bazar.
RAID ON THE STILL
"Just thought I would stop by a min
ute, Miranda, If to say nothing more
than I hoped you were all well," ealtl
Mrs. Jonathan Jacksou to her friend
Mrs. Samuel Pearl.
"Take a seat, Elizabeth, nnd make
yourself at home. It's precious little
conversation, though, one can hare,
with one's neighbor about what's siting
on In the mountains, with the men folks
talking nothing all tbe time except
them revenue sharks." And Mrs. Pearl
looked uneasily through tbe wind; of
the little sitting-room that coiumai. ..-d
a gentTal view of the mountain road
that skirted past her home like the trail
of a serpent and wan lost In the gloom
of the cedar trees that, mingling with
tbe dense underbrush, caught the eye
on all sides.
"How's Alice?" asked Mrs. Pearl
rather abruptly.
"Fair aa can be expected, Elizabeth.
Tbe girl don't seem to be the same crea
ture since Ike went away, though the
Lord knows I thought a great dal of
the boy; more so than I ever let on tc
Jonathan. But Jonathan was down oil
the lad, and what's a weak woman go
ing to do againxt a strong man's ojiposi
algbed?" And Mrs. Jonathan Jacksou
Sighed.
. "Been five years now, Miranda, ulnoe
Ike went away. I always womli-rcd
why he left here, but folks can't be per
sonal, you know, and ask question.: that
don't concern them," Mrs. Pearl said In
quisitively, drawing her chair a tew
Inches nearer to Mrs. Jonathan Jack
son. "Well, Elizabeth, knowing you don't
talk about jer people's business"
and here Mrs. Jackson looked suspi
ciously at her guest "I don't mind tell
ing yon of the affair. Ike Holland, you
see, Jonathan took out of an orphan
asylum when the boy was about 2 years
old, and brought him home to rals?.
Jonathan bad been on a visit to Nash
ville and thought nothing would be bet
ter than to bring the lad here. 'Twas a
little before Alice was born, and the
boy. It seems, became attached to tbe
girl from her birth. But Jonathan was
proud and he used to tell Ike how be
came to be In the family, and that he
owed him a great deal. You know how
Ike grew up to manhood, and how It was
said that In these parts there wasn't one
who could stand up and fight the reven
ue officers like Ike?
"There's many a distillery which tbe
tad saved by warning tbe owners, and
Jonathan himself is under obligation
to the boy on that score. But the day
came when I saw that Ike thought a
great deal of my girl, and that she
wasn't at all dUipleased with his atten
tions. But Jonathan was blind never
seemed to see that tbe two were fore? er
In each other's company. One day Ike.
man-like, tells Jonathan be wished to
marry the girl. But Jonathan became
furious, and told him he wasn't any
thing but a miserable outcast an object
of charity. He went further he struck
the lad a terrible blow. That was his
answer. Ike did not strike back. I
beard him mutter something 'for Alice's
sake.' But the lad raised his hand and
wore that he would even up things
with Jouatbau if it took until Judgment
day. Then he went away, and no one
lias ever heard of him since.
Mrs. Jackson sighed softly to herself
Mm. Pearl's eyes were wide open wltli
surprise, and she wondered how tin
trve story of Ike's disappearance ha3
remained a secret so long.
"Getting dark, Miranda, and I guess 1
had better be going up tbe road," aui'
Mrs. Pearl bade ber friend good by.
The November sun was gradually
appearing behind the mountains em
'lie Ions Rhn'loTvs of the fading ifnnllgh.
east spectral figures here and Inert
among the trees.
Mrs. Jackson then lighted the oil la mi
and made ready for the evening supper.
Presently the sound of a conveyance
wits lieavtl In the roadway, and Jona
than Jackson and his daughter Allct
alighted. They bad been down to th
village, a ride of twenty miles over tin
mountain roads, to provide themselves
with some necessary supplies.
"What's the news in the Tillage, Jona
than?" inquired his wife.
"Nothing much; some reports about
the revenue orHcers, though I dldn':
take much t k In tho stories." Anc
Jonathan relapsed Into a moody silence
The rest of the meal was eaten li
quiet, and after the dishes were clears
away Jonathan sat comfortnbly by tin
lire and smoked his pipe, as the Novcm
ber evenings were becoming chilly anc
unplensant.
After an hour had passod there to
the sound of a horseman approachln;
near to the house, and a momeBt late;
toineone knocked at the door.
"Does Jonathan Jackson live here?'
inquired the newcomer.
"My name is Jonathan Jackson," ni
f vrerod the inastax of U19 bpyje, "Wtoi
la your business?" And Jonathan looted
at the stranger with suspicion.
"I am making a Journey oyer th
mountains and would Ilka to stay ben
t -night at least.''
For a moment Jonathan looked sur
prised. Then he bade the stranger en
ter, while he went outside and put U
bis horse.
In the light of the room the strange,
sppeared to be a man of some 30 yean
of age. He possessed a dark beard ol
luxuriant growth, which concealed
what would have been considered a
handsome face were It bereft of Its
hirsute appendage, Tbe guest took nil
seat near the Are and kept his peace
In a few minutes Jonathan return ei'
and Joined tbe family-circle.
"It appears to me, stranger, I saw yow
to-day In the Tillage, Jonathan yen
tured. "Possibly; I was there," the guest an.
wered.
"On business?
"On business."
Then Jonathan was silent for a mo
mant. He was apparently ill at ease.
"I suppose yon have beard that tt If
pretty dangerous traveling In tbsat
parts?" again ventured Jonathan.
"Is it?" said tbe stranger. And Jona
than became more dissatisfied with hit
way of eliciting information.
"Stranger, H appears to me that It
might be better that you give yout
name and business In traveling ovet
these mountains." Jonathan spok
bluntly.
The stranger's eyes flashed like coals
of fire, and then be answered calmly:
My name Is Arthur Smith. My busi
ness was that of a moonshiner or keepei
of fclt du,tlllery-tbat to, until 1
was driven out of North Carolina."
"Why, why tell ma this?" Jonathan
asked surprised.
"Because I believe I am speaking
with a brother moonshiner. Probably
you may be able to refer me to someone
In these parts who may need my serv
ices." '
"We will have to see about It," said
the master of the house, without com
mitting himself, and In a few minutes
Smith was shown to his room, as th
night was getting late.
The next morning Jonathan went on.
early and returned soon after with aom
of bis neighbor's friends. Smith wai
up on Jonathan's return, and the meo
ail held a short conference together,
which seemed to prove satisfactory all
around. The result was that the stran
ger, Arthur Smith, had joined the band
of illicit distillers carrying on their coll
ing in the mountains. For the present
Smith put up at the house of Jonathan,
and in the evening, before darkness ap
proached, weut up to the letter's still,
located In an old mill on the bauk of a
rushing torrent some distance up tin
mountain, which in days gone by had
been used to grind their corn, which tnej
purchased from the farmers on tbe low
lands below.
Reports had reached tbe mountain
eers that strangers had been seen in tht
village at the foot of the mountains,
and the secret stills were rarely In op
eration of late. .Smith, the stranger,
owing to the late turn In affairs, haJ
plenty of spare time on his hands and
would wander of alone up the nioun- j
talu road and turn off Into the dens
undergrowth to be gone hours at a time
IIs was a particularly reticent man,
never ventured a question and answer
ed thobe put to him la the most Iacouk
way Imaginable. Once In a while, when
the others were not looking, his gaz
would be riveted on Alice, and Mrs;
Jackson would shrewdly smile to hersell
and declare Inaudibly that the girl bad
made a conqueet.
One evening as darkness was coming
on Alice returned from tbe house ol
Mrs. Pearl, where she had made a short
visit, and coming suddenly around 1
bend In the road she observed two met
In earnest conversation. One' was Ar
thur Smith, tbe other a stranger. Onlj
for a moment did the two men seem t
converse, aud soon the newcomer bac
disappeared. When Sn.lth reached Jon
athan's bouse It was but shortly aftet
Alice arrived.
Lately tbe mountain stills bad beei
operated more frequently than for somi
time. The reports of the revenue offi
cers Infesting tbe mountains had be
come less frequent and the stills wen
being operated with a greater degrei
of security.
"We had better be getting tap th
mountain, lad," Jonathan said one even
lng in December. Supper had been pre
pared earlier than usual, for Jonathnn'i
still was to be worked In the growlni
duk.
"I'll follow you In half an hour. Fee
rather badly to-day, but believe I'll b
all right In a short while," Smith an
swered Indifferently.
"Vory well. Smith; I'll expect you.'
And Jonathan departed.
Probabaly some twenty minutes bad
elapsed when Smith left the bouse and
leisurely made his way toward tbe se
cret still. Alice watched tbe strangei
closely, and when Smith bad disappear
ed she threw a shawl over bet bead
there was an unpleasant chilliness in
the mountain air and followed In hi
wake.
The old mill which concealed the still
was some three-quarters of a mile from
Jonathan's house, and as Alice proceed
ed on her way she occasionally caught
a glimpse of the forms of strange men
In the dense undergrowth, going evi
dently In the same direction with her
self. Once a strange man glanced at
her suspiciously, but did not molest her.
He was armed with a shotgun, and took
her probably for some one wbo was re
turning from a visit to a neighboring
mountaineer's home.
Soon the girl reached the old mill, li
the evening twilight the dying sun was
fast dlsapeparing behind the moun
tains, leaving a faint glare In Its wake,
which lit up the scene with a soft gold
;u light Smith, the stranger, was stand
ing motionless in front of tbe mill, peer
ing anxiously now and then Into the
dense undergrowth on both sides of tbe
stream, which in past days had furnish
ed the motive power for the now use
less wheel. Alice Jackson watched
Smith Intently for a moment, and then
ipprcached him and laid her band gen
tly on his shoulder.
Ike, why do you hound my father like
:his?" spoke the girl, softly.
Smith gazed at his questioner in a
Uartled way for a moment, and then
.rith an effort recovered his usual air
A stolid Indifference.
"You know me, Alice. I bad hoped
rime had wrought such a change In my
nature and looks that none would rec
ognize me. You probably know why I
:i:u here."
"You are a rerenoe officer, and yout
presence here at this moment Is to sig
nal your men, who are here on all sides,
to trap my father and the few men who
re in the a till."
"I see yon know all. When I left
your father's house, as I did like a beg-
,'ar and an outcast. I swore to rain him.
If I signal now to my men in the wood?
n a few minutes I will hare tbe evl-
lence necessary to send him to the peni
tentiary. And yet. If yon had only taken
mjr part all might bar baaa different" .
And Rca nolland'g role grew soft and
aad. :
"How could t take your part. Ike. ex
cept by gol t with you and you never
asked me to do that?" spoke tbe girV
feelingly.
"And would you, bad I done so?"
Ike did not need an answer to hla
question. In a moment be realised that
he, the hunter of Jonathan Jackson,
was still beloved by hla daughter. In
tbe growing darkness of tbe evening
the two strolled back to Jonathan's
house, and tbe men In the wcoda, who
awaited their leader's signal, wondered
what changes had taken place in Ike
Holland's plans. Jonathan also was dis
appointed In not seeing Smith at tbe
still, and after that night be never saw
him there again.
"I hear that Alice bas eloped with thai
young man who was stopping here,"
said the Irrepressible Mrs. Pearl, a few
days after the eventa last narrated.
"Some says aa be was nobody other
than Ike Holland, though I never did
pnt much confidence In idle gossip."
Mrs. Pearl bad heard of tbe late turn
In affairs, and bad paid Mrs. Jackson
a neighborly call to verify sundry ru
mors which Interested her very much.
"Yes, Ike and Alice were married Id
Nashville two days ago," answered Jon
athan's wife.
"And what does Jonathan say?" ruth
lessly questioned Mrs. Pearl.
"What can he any 7" And Mrs. Jack
son's eyes snapped Tesentment at the
question. "He's got sensible at last,
and says he never wonld have given Ike
Holland credit for such courage. Any
way, now that be bas got a son-in-law
a revenue officer be declares be la going
to quit keeping a still and live an honest
life. Maybe one of these days I may
persuade Jonathan, to run down to
Nashville with me, but not just yet."-'
Washington Post.
HOUSEHOLD AFFALBS.
thb iboxino outfit.
Whenever it is possible it is well to
keep a separate closet for articles per
taining to ironing. Keep the irons,
starch, bluing, holders, boards, sheet,
blanket and other articles pertaining
to ironing in this closet, which should
be warm and dry and shut off from
the dust. If the ironing-boards are
kept in a closet iu general use, it is
best to put them in bags of bed-ticking
or some other heavy cotton, and
bang them up where they will be free
from dust and dirt. If they are kept
in a closet reserved for the ironing
material they need not lie covered.
Tubs and ironing-boards should be
kept in a cold place, and there ia no
objection to a little dampness. Suv
Xof World.
HOW TO BAXX BREAD."1
Half the failures with housekeeper
in making good bread, are due to their
ignoranoe as to the proper condition
of the oven for baking. For, no matter
how perfectly the sponge may rise or
bow well it is worked, if put in a cool
oven it will be porous and tough, and
liable to ferment and become sour.
When bread is ready to bake, the oven
should be very hot, as the heat will
cause it to rise at once almost double
its former size. A good test for the
inexperienced is to sprinkle a little
flour on the bottom of tbe oven ; if 11
browns immediately the bread can be
safely set in.
If bread is allowed to rise too much
before setting in the oven it is apt
to fall and rise a?nin, by which it will
become coarse. This can be prevented
by workinsr the bread done, adding
fresh flour and molding in the pans ;
tho flour will keep the bread from
souring, as it might do without it.
After a crnst is formed on the bread.
tbe oven should bo allowed to moderate
a little, and he kept at a regular heat
until the bread is done. Whea taken
from the pans the loaves should be
placed, uncovered, in such a position
as will expose the surface to the air.
This will prevent the crust from being
hard, as well as permit the rapid es
cape of gas involved in the process or
fermentation. Ladies Home ' i;".b
ion.
RSCTPK3.
Tried CVies To make nico fried
cakes which are free from grease, the
following is excellent : One and one
half teacupfuls each of sugar and sour
milk, two well beaten eggs, four table-
spoonfuls of melted butter, a pinch of
salt,-one teaspoonful of soda dissolved
in a little water, x iavor with nutmeg.
Mix all together and add enough flour
to roll without sticking. Fry one-half
lard and one-half tallow. To prepare
the tallow, boil it in water until
melted. . Let it cool and remove thr
tallow.
; Pound Cake One pound of flour,
pne pound of sugar, 1- pounds of but
ter, ten eggs, one nutmeg grated, oue
'wineglass of rose water. Beat the
butter and sugar together ; when it is
Verfeotly light stir in the eggs, which
must have been whisked to a thick
froth ; add the flour, then the nutmeg
and rosewater. Butter your pan, line
it with paper, which should be well
buttered, and pour in the mixture.
Bake it for three hours in a moderate
oven. When the edges of the cake
appear to shrink from the sides of th
pan the cake will be done.
; French Bolls Take one-half pint of
scalded milk and one yeast oake. A I
low this to 000L then add one-half
tablespoonful of butter (melted) and
the same of lard, a tablespoonful of
sugar, a teaspoonful of salt and a quart
of sifted flour. Mil, and let this stand
over night in a warm plaoe. Knead
hard in the morning, then roll it out
hbout an inch thick. Spread this over
with butter, and eut as if for biscuit,
fold together, put them in a pan and
let them rise again. They must bs
very light each. time. Bake aa you
would biscuits. Unless you nave n
Into breakfast it is difficult to serve
these on time, but they are very nice
ior dinner, and can be warmed over
'for breakfast. If desired for dinner,
not the sponge about 9 a. m.
A Mean Man.
"He Is the meanest man living,'
1 said
Mrs. Newly wed to a lady friend.
"Ia what sense Is he mean?"
"Wben Jack and I were on onr bridal
tour be was sitting right oppoalte to u.
in tbe car, and whenever we came te
ll long tunnel he lit a cigar." Texas
Overwork.
Polite doctor (cautiously) Your hus
.ind is suffering from overwork or ex.
cessij indulgence in alcoholic stimu
lants it is (ahem) a little difficult to
tell -.v':iph.
Anxious wife Oh, It's overwork.
(Vhv, he can't even go to the theater
without rushing out half a doze.'i time
to see bis business partners. New
York Weekly.
Man's Knotiam.
Lady Is it true that you have fallen
in love with the princess?
Lieutenant Quite right. I Just want
ed to pee for once how boneless Iota
lecls. Flicgcnde Blaetter,
I?011 LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
fsssaetbins; that Will Iaterwat tbe Jst
veadl Member mt Every Household
Quaint Action mm Brig-rat Beyiaar
t Maavg Cut mmA Casuala Callanai
A Hsjejr HoasefcoM.
Smiling 8uaaa aweeps and sweeps;
Kind Kathleen the kitchen keepj;
Merry Mary miacc-meat makes;
Ciever Clara compounds rakes;
Pleasant Patty pricks her pies;
Faithful Fanny fana the flies;
Busy Betty bakes tbe bread;
Sober Sara sews a spread;
Laughing Lena lanndera lace;
Careful Cora cleans tbe case;
Helpful Hannah heels the hose;
Bonny baby bubble blows.
A Little Saaaaritaa.
He was a tiny chap, says tbe Louis
ville Commercial, and could hardly
be seen wben he entered a well-known
restaurant the other evening. The lit
tle fellow was well dressed, and caused
some comment when be asked tbe clerk
what the price of a turkey sandwich
was.
Ten cents. - .
"Well, give me a bam; it's only five
cents."
While tbe clerk was preparing the
sandwich, the boy fished a solitary
nickel out of bis pants pocket and paid
for tbe goods. Then he walked out rap-
Idly. - Some men who were In the place
at tbe time followed him out .to see
what be was going to do with the
sandwich. They found blm giving It
to a dirty, ragged newsboy, a little boy
like himself.
"I only bnd a nickel. I got this fot
you. Next time you get hungry come
out to my house, 14'M street, aid
I'll see that you get a good aicaL Good-
by."
Then tbe little philanthropist took bis
departure.
Two Wrave Girl.
Wben girls do brave deeds, boys
cannot do less than applaud them. Let
all boy readers, then, give particular
attention to toe following story, which
comes from Alameda, California, by
way of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Dora Patterson uud Vida McKean,
two 12-year-old girls, saved John Bak
er from death by drowning last night.
Baker was out on the marsh digging
cL-uus, when be walked Into a quick
sand covered by shallow water. There
he began to sink, and tbe more be strug
gled the farther he sank Into tbe treach
erous sand.
Luckily for Baker, the two girls were
near enough to hear bis cries, and has
tened to help him. He was 'already up
to his shoulders In the water, and was
sinking fast. The girls bad presence of
mind enough to pull off some rails from
a fence near by and push them out to
him. 1
They could only get within about
twenty feet of Baker, but he managed
to reach the fence-rails and keep him
self up while the girls went to tbe near
est bouse and got a rope. This they
throw to linker, and be fastened it un
der his anus. Then, with the aid of the
sup;ortiug fence-rails. Baker was pull
ed out of the quicksand and safely laud
ed on shore.
A Cbild'a Loel.
The blind reasonlig of a child Is often
as amusing as their childish faith is
enviable.
A little boy of six years bad devel
oped a bad habit of rising in trie
to drink from tbe water-bottle, and h:t 1
been forbidden in vain. On tbe uigut
of a recent storm, his parent Wing
away, bis auut tucked him safely in
bed.
"Now, Dicky," she said, "remember
I can tell if you go to the water-bottle."
"Oh, no, auntie," be smiled, slyly,
"bow can you?"
"I can tell," she said, with convic
tion. "But how?" asked Dick, skeptically.
"I can," she repeated; "but since you
won't promise, you naughty boy, I shall
empty the bottle." Aud she did so, to
the child's consternation.
In the middle of the night the puWo
9f tbe bouse was blown down, mid
crashed like thunder through thj coil
ing of Master Dick's room. As bis aunt
and the servants rushed In a terrlhlo
Bight met their gaze. The bed was
lmost hidden by masses of brick nnd
masonry, two Iron feet at the bead bo
Ine driven completely through the floor.
.With a shriek his aunt fell on her
knees.
"O Dicky! poor Dicky!" she cried,
"ne's been killed !"
Tbe words had hardly left her Hps
when there came a light, faltering stop
from the bath-room, and, aa they turn
ed, there stood Dicky, his teeth chatter
ing with cold, a candle In one hand and
a full water-lottle in the other. For a
full moment be surveyed tbe bed with
Its ton or two of debris, and then shooa
his head with sorrowful admission:
"Yeth, auntie," he declared; "you
thed you could tell If I did."
Grandpa's Policeman.
Willie had been spending his vacation
at grandpa's on the farm and he found
a great many things there which sur
prised as well aa Interested him.
One day lie was walking In tho woods
or "timber" as grandpa called It, and
away up in tbe branches of a tree he
espied a large white bird. He knew
at once from Its size and tbe shape of
Its head that It was an owl, and he
sped away t the house as fast as his
feet could carry him.
"Grandpa," he shouted, as soon as he
reached the door, "there's a big white
owl up in the timber. Can't I see if I
can shoot him? I want blm so tnucL
for a specimen."
Graudpa looked up slowly at the ex
cited boy and then be answered de
liberately, "Shoot him! No Indeed!
He's my policeman." Then seeing
Willie's look of astonishment he went
on. "Yes, there's a band ni robbers on
this farm and that owl will arrest most
of them before the summer Is over ii
we let him alone."
Willie looked even more astonished
at this Information and bis resolve to
go straight back to tbe woods sudd n
ly forsook him and be dropped into &
cbnir instead.
"Why, grandpa, waa all he could
6ay.
Grandpa smiled a little aa he asked.
"Would you like to know more aboui
them?"
"Yes, Indeed," answered Willi a.
"Well," said grandca, "this band 01
robbers likes to gnaw tbe bark off thr
young trees in the orchard, and that
you know kills tbe trees. Then they
eat tbe seeds that are planted In the
ground; they nibble the young vegeta
bles and even gnaw off the grass at lb?
roots. Now can you guess wbo these
robbers are?"
"No." said Willie slowly, and begin
nlag to look relieved. "Are they squir
rels? -
"No," said grandpa, "they are small
er still. They are field mice. You
bmTVH thanMaBsL saswt iarSj SSaPjj
IFeedi
Your nerves upon rich, red blood and you win
not fce nervous. E-tood is made rich and pure by
Sarsaparilla
The One True Blood Pun tier. All druggists, f 1.
Hood's PUIS are always reliable, ascents,
tures could do much barm, but If our
policemen, the white owls, hawks and
weasels, which catch tbe mice, were
killed, their number would increase
so rapidly that all the crops would suf
fer."
"And there wouldn't be any apples,
or corn, or oh, my!" said Willie, "I'm
glad you didn't let me kill that owL"
Tbe Standard.
Italian Adventures In Abyssinia.
Comparable In many respects to out
Indian fighting, tho disastrous cam
paign In AbyssiniH bas not merely
taught the Italians a hard lesson, but
has supplied them with a fund of
stories of Individual bravery which
will prove bracing to tbe national val
or, though the main result of the cam
paign Is crushing to the national pride.
Men engaged In desperate contlict
with the North American Indians are
kuown to save one charge In their rifles
or revolvers tc be used on themselves
at the last extremity to save them
from Indian torture. It Is estlmntcd
that buudreds of Italians died by their
own hands In the battle of Adown and
during the terrible days which followed
tt for tbe same reason.
General Arlmondl Is known to have
committed suicide In the presence of
his remaining men; but this wan rather
from chagrin and grief than from fear
of torture at tte bauds of the eucuiy.
Sometimes the Italian ollicers were
too ready to l'asteu their fate, and in
some Instances they estimated too un
favorably the character of their euemy.
Captain Ademolk and Lieutenant Me
narlnl, after beinp both badly wound
ed, fell Into the bands of tbe Abyssiu
lan chief, Sebnt. They expected to be
put to death, but through the Interven
tion of tbe chief they were given drink
and set at liberty.
Soon, however, they were surround
ed by another band of about a dozen
natives. By this time the two officers
hud been joined by an Italian corporal,
who bad bis rille. Giving themselves
up for lost, the two ollicers were about
to shoot themselves.
"Don't be such fools!" said the cor
poral. He led tbe way to a rock, and
the three white meu leaned their bucks
against it. Then the corporal proceed
ed to bring down three or four of the
Abyssinians to vkillfully that the rest
took to flight. Captain, lieutenant aud
corporal all succeeded in reaching a
place of safely.
The name of the corporal is not pre
served by the Italiar. papers which nar
rate this adventure, though he seems
more worthy of fume than many tueu
of higher rank.
Means to Make Much Money.
II. I. Twigg, a young English farmer,
has secured a larj;e tract of laud lu
Kentucky, near KU-limoud, nnd an
nounces that he has established a 'pas
Mi ui farm, says the New York World.
Were he a Yankee It would be sus
pected that the announcement of the
'possum ranch was part of a scheme to
colon i.o the adjacent district with col
ored people, possible buyers of small
tracts of land. Hut Mr. Twigg Is said
to be quite sincere in his undertaking,
having figured out that, as 'possum Is
considered such a delicacy as to com
mand fancy priced, there Is money in
the scheme. He has, under advice of
an experienced old colored geniman,
who has assured him that "the 'possum
am a very dainty eater," planted on the
ranch a large number of persimmon and
haw trees and hazelnut bushes. He
has started in with twenty 'possums la
the warren, and, calculating upou the
remarkable fecundity of the animals,
expects by next fall to be able to sup
ply the Louisville demand at least.
PRESIDENTIAL BILLS.
France Paja Much More tbaa We for
Her Chief Magistrate.
Compared with those of the President
of France, the emoluments of the Pres
ident of the United Stated are consul
erably less. Every one knows that the
chle' executive of this country receives
a salary of 150,000 a year, but the other
expenditures for which tbe nation al
lows him people are, In general, less
cognisant of. His private secretaries,
flerks. doorkeepers and servants cost
f 35,000 annually; 115,000 is at the Pres
ident' disposal for buying furniture
for the White House and for keeping
it In repair: $3,000 is allowed for fuel,
and $4,000 for maintaining the green
houses up to the mark. Tbe total cost
is, therefore, about $107,000 per year.
The bare salary of the President of
the French republic is $120,000, or $13.
000 more than this country's total ex
penditure for a chief executive. In a J
dltlou to this, tho French President ts
allowed the services of two military
and three civil secretaries, a small army
of men servants (whose wages aud
board are paid by tbe State), house
linen, fuel and light His supply of
game not only costs him nothing, bnt is
so plentiful that be can sell nearly $10,
000 worth a year after his own wants
are satisfied, valuable preserves In the
forests of Marly and Bamboullet bo-1
lng set apart for the President's use.
Even his musical and theatrical tastes
are paid for by the public, for he has
a box both at the opera and the Theater
Francala. If he does not care to use
these boxes, however, the President
and Ms family can enjoy the perform
ance at borne by telephonic communi
cation. Yoasf Amerioa Abroad.
George Downer, thirteen years old.
started away from Fayetteville on Jan.
14 to see the world. He left home with
(2, aud tramped to Syracuse, then he
rode to New York. He got a job as
cabla boy on the steamship Massachu
setts, and was hired for a valet. George
spent a month In London. lie and his
employer went Jo Ghent, and then they
returned to London.
George got a job on a ship going to
Marseilles, and after spending two
days there paid his way to Bona, Al
geria, and went back to Marseilles. His
money bad given ont, and, after two
weeks In the Sailors' Home, he sailed
for Malta In the steamship Arabstan.
rrhence bs went to Port Said, thence
to Bum and, Anally, to Aden. After he
left Adea American consuls helped htm
along from Lyons, Paris and Havre to
the steamship California, which arrived
In New York Saturday. Philadelphia
Record.
The first iron forge in English
North America, was located as Kajn
uam in the year 16 3.
Just
aline
to tell you that if you want to
do your washing easily, in the "up
to date" way. the Sunlight way.
without rubbing your clothes all to
pieces (and your hands too) you must
USE
Sunlight
Clcanaea clothe and noat
everything else wlta
lees lxbor and greater
Soap
cunuun.
Lever Bros, Ltd, Budaea Bairlaea Ma, . T.
Fmartneaa.
Lakeside What has become of that
fresh office kid of yours?
Wabash Oh, he was too fly entirely.
Why, do you know, he worked me rcgu.
Iarly every three days for mare than a
month by getting off to go to ball games
on the plea that he wanted to go to his
mother's wedding? Cincinnati Ea
culrer. . - g -
9TATK nv DnrCi Oiw a TTt ,nn t -
Luc Couary, I
Frank J. Cbbnsy make oath that he Is fha
eerii'ir tmrtner of the Arm of K. J. 4'hbkby Sr
( o..liilisbnnineasin tlieCityof Tolrdii, County
a ul late afnreMaid.Miiil thataaid lirm will pay
the sum tf ON HUNUH1D IK)!. LA H4 f.-r eacu
urn! every cm ot catahhh that cannot bs
cuiea by tile use HALLS C'atamkh luan.
Kkank J. CHMir.
Fwnrn to before me and euhecribrd in my
prreeiire, tliU th day of December,
A. U.-lSstt.
Hilary PubUe.
Hull's Catarrh Cure is taken interna lv. and
acts (Itrectlyotithe b.tod and muoou surfaces
01 tue eyaleut. r--nu for li-Btiimmiala, free.
F. J. C11 kmt Jk Co., Toledo, Ot
Fold by Druits 5o.
aluli'a Family I'm are tb.3 besU
San Fraucisco is making a bid for
tho tea traue of country, aud an
endeavor is to be made to divert
the Irade from the Suez route and
from the l'uget Sound porta lo that
point.
Dol.bim' Floating-Borax RoaDli theonlr float
trig o.p that contains ttorax. Kor toilet or
(nuniiry ue it is iiicoinarahle. A perfect aoap
or tin use, irytlonce. yon ll use u always.
iiruer 01 jour grocer, lieu wrapper.
A statistician figures that if each
render of a daily paper spent but five
micutes over it and that is a low
estimate tbe sum for mankind is
equivalent to 100,000 years per diem.
I cannot SDeak too hinhlr of Piio's Cnra fo'
oi.Mitiiuon. Mrs. Kkank Mobus, 215 W. 22J
m., new lorn, Oct zs, iij.
The South lias naid enntioh fir !m.
p irted mules in the last thirty years to
iuy every farm in every Southern
State.
Von Can't Bar Ilapplneas, but lfyoa are
s.ihViinj; Iroiu d-pep9ia, sctolula, salt rheum
Impure bUMHl. you msy be cured and made
happy by taking llood'sSargaparilla.
Hood's I'llle are ihe best family cathartic
and liver uiedifine. Harmless, reliable, sure.
The advantages claimed for tbe tri-
phase electric railway to be installed
at Lugano, Switzerland, are that the
c r will go aa fast up hill as down
Iao overhead trolleys are used.
Demand for Mother of Pearl.
Considering tbe vast values in gem
nearl9 obtained from the eastern tidh-
ei'ies. It Is surprising to find that the
plain, unromantic mother of pearl se
cured Is of even greater worth. Pre
vious to the discovery of the extensive
Vustrallan fishing grounds in J8G5, the
supply of mother of pearl was dimin
ishing, while the demand was Increas
ing. The large shelled species already
mentioned are there found In fine qual
ity. The shells are the size of large
soup plates, weigh a pound each, and
are worth about $1 a pair. An expert
diver. In diving dress, will collect 300
or 400 pairs In a day. About 100 gem
pearls are found In every ton of these
shell.
Keautlful art'work In carved and In
laid mother of pearl has long been pro
duced in China and Japan. Some idea
of the extent of Its European use In the
arts and manufactures may be had
from tbe fact that 800,000 people are
engaged in working mother of pearl in
Austria, and half that number In
France, while tbe value of the annual
Import into England Is nearly 1 1,500,-
000. In the Philippine Islands windows
are made of mother of pearl, and James
Anthony Froude, In bis volume of voy
aging in Oceana, describes frightful
Maori Idols with slips of mother of
peari glittering In their eye sockets;
while In Cashmere It is the custom to
inlay the Inscriptions in tombstones
with the same exquisite substance. To
cap the climax of curious uses of the
lustrous nacre, it Is said that large
quantities of seed pearls are Imported
Into China to be calcined Into medicines
for the Celestials. Popular Science
Monthly.
How He Felt.
Bliss Gushlngton How did you feet
when you found that the ship would
surely go down In ten ininutesT
Cant. Salted I felt fer a ilfe-preaerv.
er. Melbourne Times.
FITSsTnnned free and DermanmtlvcnreA. Ko
fits after first day' use of Da. Klinb'sOkbaT
NekviRkbtohek. Fn-eSStrial bottieand trrat
ise. Send to Llr. KUne, IB1 Arch He. Fnlbu. Pa.
A steel wire fly wheel, twenty-five
feet in diameter and requiring 250
miles of wire in its construction, has
been made in Germany.
SFND TEN CENTS. Silver, for sample box lr.
Hailey's Celebrated Liver Pill.. Fifty Pills
for'2jc. Arents wanted. Kxcblsiob Cusmical
Co., Lock Box 60 Kocbester, N. V.
Perhaps the largest boiler in tbe
United States is that of the New York
Healing Company. It waa recently
put in place, and weighs 119,000
pounds.
Cure Guaranteed by UK. J. B. MATER, 1013
Arch M., l'HiLA.,PA. tase at once: no opera
lion or delay Irom business. Consultation free.
Indorsements ol physicians, ladies and promi
nent citizens, bead tor circular. Office boon
A il- 10 31-. II.
Compressed air has proved so satis
factory in use in Pullman, 111., that it
is likely to come into general use
there for power transmission.
Mn. Wlns.ow's Foothtni; Fyrap fer children
teething-, softens tbe suras, reduces infiararaa
flon allays pain, cures wind colic ataaaatU
This country used as 80,000 seres
of timber a day in one way aad an
other. There is tors water tbaa
within the boundary liaes of
1
1ST
TRUMPET CALLS.
Sasa's Earn Bonnda a Wsrala Not
to the Unredeemed.
HE best business
for anybody la
God's business. -
It Is better to
starve and be
right than to. feast
and be wrong.
We cannot have
God's favor and
the pleasures of
sin both.
Tbe rejection of
Christ Is a refus-
-ai t hear God's
best, witness.
The man who Is on the side ot the
saloon Is .not on the Lord's side.
All of our future will depend upon
the stand we take to-day for Christ.
No other man can get so much out of
this life as the one the Lord is leading.
The man wbo bates bis enemy Aaiin
no Joy In thinking that God loves him.
The top - f the tower of Babel was
no nearer heaven than tbe top of a pig
sty.
The existence of the devil Is nevet
doubted by those wbo are on the Lord's
side.
There Is no greater career possible
than to do well whatever God gives us
to do.
Without the shedding of blood the
name of love could never have becu
written.
So far as this world Is concerned a
little child Is tbe biggest thing Clod
ever put In It.
The man wbo would be a leader must
be ready to star, before the procession
Is formed.
Commanding an army is sometimei
small business compared with holding
the band of a child.
Drive the devil out of the church at
one door and te will cover up bis cloven
hoof end walk In at another.
If we have on the whole armor of
Cod we can count upon the Lord for
victory every time we go into battle.
If preaching were only done when
the preacher felt like shouting, church
doors would stay shut most of the time.
Wben the mountains are carried into
the midst of the sea the safe thing to
do is to trust God for ground to step on.
If only those obejed God who were
caught up into the third heaven, riglit
eouti men would still be as scarce us
they were In Sodom.
Origin of Straw Bail.
The origin of tbe familiar phrases,
"straw ball" and a "man of straw," is
a most curious one. it dates Dnok' uu
years, when the practice of entering
worthless ball was common. The ex
act methods have not been transmitted
to posterity, but In several old English
works Is to be found refereuce to them.
In one of these Fielding's "Life of
Jonathan Wild," the thief catcher wo
read that Jonathan's aunt married a
man who was famous for so friendly
a disposition that he was bail for above
a hundred persons lu oue year. He
had also the remarkable honor of walk
ing In Westminster hall with a straw
in his shoe." It seems that at one
time when English lawyers wished to
procure witnesses with elastic v con
sciences or men who would go bail for
their clients, theywent into Westmin
ster hall. Into which the principal
courts of law opened, and there would
quickly recognize tbe men they wanted
by glancing at their shoes, from which
protmdel a straw or two, thus Indi
cating their calling. Because of this
tradi mark, so to speak, those profes
sional witnesses or hail-go .s became
known as "men of straw," or ones who
wero willing, for a consideration, to
enter "straw ball." Philadelphia Tub
be Ledger.
Gladness Comes
With a better understanding of the
transient nature of the manv phys
ical ills which vanish before proper ef
forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed, a There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. Itis therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to noto when you pur
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Svrun Co. onlv. and sold bv all rep
utable druggists. ' -
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informed every where. Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
'tr - 1 -
af 1 1 til"?1!
OlLVCaTi
arionMn in nrife.
a, that are o;
fr of tha tu in e
Tina FittinavK.
M-rwint-t of the
STESTirwnr - "
IF
tf 1 X t0T0g
I if "?
CUasf.) Saa ma
bcl.; n.wt.
f f a.iUM.Ta.:lia-
nrins; therefore,
i? I St5
same dollars
jmut T
j I
allas4B or in a
peiiea
on Brass
future needs, while
immense stock
SJZi
VERY FARHER
tin Wti ?.7iri
HI! XcSSM
CAN MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE MIDDLE SOUTH.
Ioobb tnaka twtea as ranch. ct f Nort 1:rn farm an 1 pet . a xnsnr acre for hla
usmw snwi kaM Ua sail imnrnYail farm, for SaK (aa 1 n simi. Mit.I v rf r-i tli-i-aita tT..ma
of tbona No'drottfihta. Neither too hot nor too vM t'li'na ,itt.-.t ritri.t. svrrl cru la;inws are cumin a
orarr vaak. If you are interested write for FltEfc pamphlet and ask all the quetk-i: you waut to. il
! a flaaaars to aa to answer thein.
SOUTHERN HOMRHBEKKRS' LAND COMPANY, Kntu-nillt-, Trn. "
Don't Put Off Till To-morrcw the Du
ties of To-day. By a Cake of
APOLSO
T , In tbe West iiv!inn'f!a d"V
Saba and SanW L.ici-,- re eral
promising suipiiur iepo-r.i
oc' an.
WOMEN WANT TO KNOW.
TO WHOM CAN THEY TELL THEIR
TROUBLES?
A Woman Answers "To Me" AsutJoSS
Inquirers Intelligently Answered-XTUMS-sanda
of Grateful tetters.
Women regard, it as a blessing; tbsf
they can talk to a woman who fully
understands their every ailment, and
thus avoid the examina
tions, experi
ments and the
ories of incom
petent physi
cians, whose sex
deprives them
at knowing by
experience.
The end
less conli-
denceplaced
in Mrs.
Pinkham by
American
women.
prompts them to seek
r advice constantly.
Female diseases yield
to Lydia E. Tinkhain's Vegetable Com
pound at once. Inflammation, ulcera
tion, falling and displacement of tho
j womb, ovarian troubles, spinal weak-
ness and kidney complaints, all have
their symptoms, and should be nipped
in the bud." Itearing-down pains, back- ,
ache, headache, nervousness, pains in
j gToins, lassitude, whites, irregularities,
dread of impending evil, blues, sleep
lessness, faintness, etc.
Here is testimony right to the point.
" The doctors told me that unless I
went to the hospital and had an opera
tion performed, I could not live. I had
falling, enlargement and ulceration of
the womb.
" I was in constant misery 'all the
time; my DacK acneii; - -rfv
was always tired. It
was impossible ffi
far or stand long
at a tunc. 1 was
surely a
wreck. I
decided
that I
would give
your Com
pound and
Sanative Wash j
a trial.
" I took three bottles of Lydia E.
rinkliara's Vegetable Compound, and
used two packages of Sanative Wash,
and I am now almost well. I am
stouter and healthier than I have ever
been in my life. My friends and neigh
bors and the doctors are surprised at
my rapid improvement. I have told
them all what I have been taking."
Mrs. Axxetia Uickmeieb, liellaire,
liclmont Co., O.
am
l'-- T V J 1
Mr. W.illor Waterman, of No. 21
North Uleveiitli street, Pliiladolplill,
writes un-ler date, of Aiitist 81, 1895s
"I have nl ways boon n great sufferer
from constipation. II y liver soeaio4
to bo out of order almost all the
time. Bsidis hiy face lookincr
yellow. lam forty-two yeara olt
nnd liavo always ld an indoor Ufa.
S tn timo n noit;libor of mine
sii jested tu;it I try Ripaus Tubul ss.
I did so. I now tttku tbem. I feol
butter. My bowels act well and they
tall mo my color h;is gotten more
hei'.ltliy in the fun. I usually take
one T:ilulo evjry duy, also oue at
night IWore gntting in bed. I hare
triel moit nil kiutls of remoJios. I
nm conll lent from the p:i3t experi
ence tlint ttne Tubules linvo put ms
ou my foot auti I would rocommuj
th'im to anybody who has beau
afflicted like me. I write this
without solioitutiou."
Uipsns Tftbu'a ara n1. .y dra-gltt, ftr hy matt
if tiid ih U-o t:iiio?ti s a bn-o u s-nttoTae IMimmm
-Mmiu.l,c mi..ii)r. No. UJicuco st., ties Vjrav
bam-ie vial. lUce-itl.
FOR FIFTY YEARS 1
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
has bn nsml I.y Million, ef Mathers
5-M Mi... vuii'iii-it uuiie irininir ri- over
Fifty ci -a. it sootm- i he chllil. softens the
gums, allays all jjnln. cores wind eouo,asa
w m-v . ii-..., j .in uiurr-i'jta.
Twrnty-svo Cents a Bonis,'
P
ENSI0NS, PATENTS. CLAIMS.
JOHN W. MOhKiS. WASHINGTON. B.C.
bate rrincipu LXftnuncr v. a. rauiM mm
A jrrs. ia iaaaX war, ii oOjuiticaUa "'""it miXy. t
frOSSH'S PASTILLES
ETC-' !V .r-JtorlMKMsa. Mas
ITave ITantlr. S.lr. Ilnrse Hall. & SOe. 1'are
ForCOLIC IN HORSES
;EU SPKCIAI.TY TO., - - Norfolk, Vm
CAKKttJ)' COk Ccr..it . i u.lic stutl
(H siiive pure lor 1 urui. delitvci all puiu. All
Jtri iri-t loc per box. or scut by umb ou ro
fript ol price
CAiai.W&(0., 102 awl lul Fulton Sr., N. Y.
OPIUM
tart WHISKY haMts fared. Bookaoaft
rmxa. pay a. g. ;om:f, aTs-atsT,
I Best Couch & rup. Titrates liooO- '
i vuuKi rup. i ltrttS liooo. UBS
ii: Hint. poin nw nrntrir
Cal
1 -.a
at! ilM iaatffat iTI W f
VtflRSl and if farm preface.
Vi?!aCad labor and labor products
then metals must also double tn mice.
labor. If labor doubles in cot and tbe trod-
doubles in Cost. Aerm"tor. Pumps. Spiral
Cylinders. Tanks and Substructures, beinr the
mine and labor, must also double io cost and
vour Si now will buv as much as 3 of tho '
if silver wins, or if tcorle thirk it will win. '
C O TA I in fvot ot buying now. Tho 1
IO IU I advancftraay come to nonta
week. Aeriootor prices will not advance nnleaa
ot an auvance in laoor ann mateni. vru
Cvlinders are 4o blow anvthine ever Quoted.
a.
Vs);A
f?3 u sri
r . at mi
Elf
our other Roods are as low as they can te proaucea,
rith our sotendid facilities. A vencral ruh to cover
Si buys so mneit, may qmcsciy esuaustocr
ana mnpri me narnnce. urrai savuig
If YOU EUT HOW
iU THE HtMTil