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II bronght a branch of ollr
This atranger funt of mine;
Could I deny him entrance.
Who bore the peaceful in7
Ah. no! I bade him welcome,
I set him meat and wine;
But while he drank and feasted.
How laughed his eyes dirine!
i
I took the branch of oIIto
(The aoothest plant that irewi),
Aud from the carven ceiling
f.- 1 hunic it with the rose.
"But why to me this token.
Who nerer lacked repose?
Why this to me." I aoestioned,
"Who know no fend nor foea
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niled beneath trie olive
t r gitrst.
A :incb froni off the thorn-tree
- Had told his errand best;
For since my house he entered
"'"here's ne'er a heart at rest.
To min k me with the oliye!
Hut Lore doth love his jest.
UNEXPECTED
$10,000.
Wi'lie Smith was 19 pretty, vlva-
rious. ambitious, but Just now the very
much discouraged owner of the Smith
plantation and Its encumbrances. Two
weelis before she had been summoned
from her school at Staunton by the
death of her grandfather, and. as there
was no other relative, had entered at
once into possession of the property.
A f"v days after the funeral the own
er of the mortgage had made an osten
sible visit of condolence, but had so
Interpolated his expressions of sym
pathy w ith matters of practical signifi
cance that when he left Willie was for
the iirst time aware that she was only
the nominal owner of her plantation.
At iirst she was stunned, for she had
already begun to make plans for the
improvement and extension of the an
cestral acres. The poor cabins of the
negro tenants were to be replaced by
new ones, neglected fields were to be
again fenced and brought Into cultiva
tion, and better methods and better
machinery were to be used. Her grand
father had been easy-going and im
practicable, but she had supposed that
her schooling and the house expenses
had been met by the rents paid blm by
negro tenants. Now she knew that the
mortgage hHd been gradually Increase
to meet the deficits.
This morning she was in the kitchen
helping Aunt Chloe with the ironing,
but her thoughts were busy with the
formidable problems of the ruture.
There were the expenses and the in
terest to be met. and, worst of all. there
was $100 still due her school at Staun
ton. She could not see any possible
way to pay It. for the season bad been
bad. and the renters. Instead of paying
what they owed, were beginning to
clamor for advances on the next year's
crops; and the creditor had delicately
hinted that her grandfather had al
ready raised the mortgage out of all
proiortlon to Its security. In anxious
aucc('r,a her mJnd went over her own
accomplishments In search of some
thing that would be money-producing.
She was fond of scribbling, and was
fairly good at drawing and music, and
had won a school reputation as a lin
guist. But she was too honest and
practical to overrate these accomplish
ments. They were good things to
know, but would not help her at this
crisis. No, she must struggle as best
she could until the cedltor foreclosed;
then she would go out and seek a place
among the wage earners.
"HeyW-'s yo luau. Mis Willie," called
Cncle Tobe's voice through the open
window, and a biacic hand was thrust
in with a package of irtters. She took
them and glanced over the postmarks
carelessly. Most of them were from
school friends at Staunton. Several
were circulars, and one was one from
Leadvllle, Col. She selected thla and
examined It curiously. She bad no
corrspondpnrs In any part of the West.
IoRide was a check and a short letter,
with the printed address of a Leadville
banking house. The letter read:
"Willie Smith, Talbottom, Oa.: We
are requested to forward you the In
closed check for ten thousand dollars
(JlO.onoi. Please acknowledge receipt
and oblige, yours truly,
"WALDRON & CO."
She stared at it for a moment, then
hurriedly examined the check. Yes. it
was for $10,000, made In favor of Willie
Smith. But, of course, it was a mis
take. If she had any relatives in the
world, they were so far removed as to
have been overlooked, and certainly
none of them was rich enough to send
her $10,000.
TallKttotn was a small, unprogres
sive town, whose straggling arms
reached out drowsily to the line fence
of the Smith plantation. Willie cross
ed two flel.ls and went down a short
lane, and was then in the principal
street. There was but one bank, and
its cashier was an old friend of her
grandfather's. She went directly tc
him and explained ber errand.
"I reckon It's all right. Willie." said
the old man. after he had carefully ex
amined the envelope and Its contents.
"It's directed to Willie Smith, Talbot
tom, aud you're the only Willie Smith
I know. And Waldron & Co. are all
right. Our house has dealt with them.
And I'm bound to say, my dear," put-
ting down the papers and looking at her
windfall. I can almost hear yo grand
father chuckle in his grave."
"But It enn't be mine." Insisted Wil
lie. "I don't even know that I have a
relative In all the world."
"Somebody yo' family has lost sight
of." said the cashier genially. "Now,
there's a man over In Jasper County
got a fortune from a cousin he hasn't
heard from in thirty years. I reckon
this Is something that way. It's likely
yo' mother's cousin or somebody else.
Anyhow, It's all right, and I'm wllling
to take the check. Will you have th
money, or leave It on deposit?"
"I wish I felt more sure," hesitated
Willie.
"Well, suppose I telegraph to Wal
dron & Co. Can you come In again this
afternoon
"Yes"
Wh.-n site returned In the afternoon
the cashier handed her a slip of paper.
It read:
"Merchants' Bank, Talbottom, Ga.
Oentlemen: Nothing to explain. We
forwarded check to Willie Smith, Tal
bottom, as requested. If the party pre
senting it can be identified you may
cash same with perfect safety. Yours,
"WALDRON 4 CO."
"So you see It is all right." said the
cashier. "Now, you will please Indorse
the check."
Willie did so with a sudden feeling of
exultation.
"How will you have It?" briskly.
"Suppose you give me $6,000. That
will pay oft tho mortgage and make
some necessary repairs. The rest I win
deposit with you. And and suppose
you let me have a check book; It will
be more convenient."
Jte aext fw henrg w0 momentous
ones In Che form gliTs Ufa. Ta
(ate waa paid, and rial is arsaa
to grocery and harwwaxa and mm
tore, and to painter and carpenter
and atone masons; and before abe wen
home a check waa on It way to tb
principal of her school at Staunton.
, mMMaIn men eame Out an
ti tttm mnrninar men came out an
made estimates, and they were follow
ed by painters and carpenters and la
borers, who began to repair the olt
family mansion, and to surround tht
neglected fields with anbatantial fence,
and to build new cabins nnder the mag
nificent lire oaks that grew along one
side of the plantation. ' .
Willie spent most of her time ant
doors watching the work and maktnc
occasional suggestions. The new cablnr
were surrounded by generona truck
patches, and when they were finished
she was careful to rent tbem only tn
Industrious, reliable negroes. In thl
she was greatly assisted by the cashier,
who came out frequently to watch the
progress of the work and whose adflc
was always valuable.
One day a brisk, prepossessing younp
man stepped Into the Talbottom post
office.
"Any letters here for Willie Smlthr
be asked.
"No, she called after them not bl
hour age"
"She?" curiously.
"Yes. Generally her man Tobe gets
them, but she happened to be in town
this morning. You're one of the men
working out there, I suppose
"No, not exactly."
He left the postofflce and walked
across the street to the bank.
"Has Willie Smith presenteJ a check
here for $10,000 recently?" he asked.
"Miss Willie Smith has." replied the
cashier.
"I beg your pardon, I meant Miss
Willie Smith. You see, out West, we
get in the habit of dropping ceremony."
The old cashier looked at blm
thoughtfully.
"So you are a Westerner, are you?"
he asked.
"I was. but expect to be a Southerner
now," said the young man frankly.
"My mother left this country nearly
thirty years ago, but I bare often heard
her describe her old home. When I
made my n'le I concluded to come
down here and look around; and If 1
liked the place to stay permanently."
The cashier's face cleared Instantly.
"Goodr he exclaimed. "You can't
help liking such a grand country. All
it lacks Is money and energy. But what
part of the West are you from 7"
"Leadvllle, CoL"
"Ah, I began to suspect It You bare
been connected with the house of Wal
dron Sc. Co.. and called In to aee if the
check reached its destination ' all
right." He came from behind the coun
ter and took the young man s band
warmly. "I am right glad to see you.
sun. To house never sent out a better
check than that In all Its life. Miss
Willie has paid off a mortgage on her
plantation, and Is making wonderful
imorovements. suh wonderfull And
do you know," lowering bis voice, "if
It hadn't been for that check I achally
believe she'd teen forced to go off and
look for work achally forced, suh."
"Indeed! That would have been too
bad." said the young man, "but "
"There's no but now," Interrupted
the cashier cheerfully. "Her future's
as clear as a June sky. If I'd received
the check myself I wouldn't have been
half as much pleased. Miss Willie's a
fine girl a gem In a land that is full
of Jewels. You must excuse my enthu
siasm, suh," apologetically, "but in a
sort of way yo house seems to have
had a hand In the good fortune. But
come into my private room and we'll
talk over the country. You're to be one
of us now. and maybe I can give you,
some points on buying a place. And
I'll tell you about Mia Willie and ber
plans." Here a new thought seemed to
strike him. "How'd you like to go out
and see her yo'self T he asked abruptly.
"We close early, and I generally go
that way for a walk. She'll be glad to
see anyone from Waldron Sc Co."
"Nothing would please me better."
"Very welL You'll take dinner with
me, and If I can be of any assistance
In you' plans do not hesitate to use me.
Now, there's the Calhoun plantation.
Joins Miss Willie and Just now can be
had for a song. And. really, It's the
beet thing you can do In the whole
country. But you haven't told me yo
name yet, sub!"
"Smith er. Call me Hamilton Smith."
"A good name, suh a good name.
We have Smiths In every county In the
South, but I tell them a good thing can
not be too common. My mother waa a
8mith."
He led the way Into bis private room
and motioned the young man to an
easy chair by an open window. Then
fee settled himself In an easy chair and
j gave a glowing picture of the Calhoun
i plantation.
The young man said little, but on bis
j face was an expression of mingled
: amusement and indecision. And this
amused indecision remained with blm
: and even appeared In his voice until
, they went out to The Calhoun planta
tion. But when they returned, late In
the evening, it had wholly disappeared.
"Miss Willie is an exceptionally fine
girl," he said, with suppressed enthusi
asm, "and If I am not mistaken the
community will yet be proud of ber
nlnnfntinn Kh sppma tn hflf thfl fnc-
, Qf know,ns Just what he want
and Just how to go about doing it. I
could not have planned the improve
ments better myself. Miss Willie told
me she wanted to plant trees along her
bank of the river, which runs between
the two plantations, and that it would
be nice If the owner on the other side
could be Induced to do the same. Are
you sure the place can be bought?"
abruptly.
"The Calhoun place? Certainly, and
for a song."
"Well, I want It I suppose It's too
late to get It to-night"' regretfully; "but
If you'll arrange for Its purchase early
In the morning, so that the papers can
be made out before noon, I'll be Infin
itely obliged. And I'll make H worth
your while."
"But you haven't seen the place yet?"
expostulated the cashier in amazement
"Yes, I have across the river, you
know. Besides. I'm willing to take
your word for it If you can have ev
erything settled before noon I will go
over after dinner and talk with Miss
Willie about the shade trees. And, do
you know," with animation, "I've been j
thinking that those bluffs above the
live oak grove will be a fine place to .
throw a bridge across the river. I won
der If Miss Willie will like the idea."
The next day the good people of Tal
bottom were stirred to unwonted excite
ment by the news that an energetic
stranger had bought the old Judge Cal
houn plantation, and that unlimited
Improvements were contemplated.
And, even w-hile this report waa being
circulated from mouth to. mouth. It waa
followed by rumors of lavish contracts
and engagements made with, the towns
people of the town. Deddsdly the
stranger was no ordinary man.
And evidently WiJHe thonht so, too.
'jsrwoeU '6a& evnr Inquiring
t.mm bias Creaa udcr her long,
lark sji iIssMit and emetlmea would
Mm wits) almost bated breath, won
larlnaT what daring- scheme would be
oaxt, Ha waa ao different
Ltobi any man aha had arer net ao
I wiwtln mrtA Imriii1l anil oMIwimw
nergetlc and Impulsive and chivalrous.
ihe could not help liking blm, and aha
ould not withstand his Impetuosity
ny more than the reeds of the river
ould withstand the current ta spring
lme. She offered objection to the
landing of the bridge and he overruled
hem In a single impetuous speech. 8be
Ud not like the idea of assuming all
ho expenses) of Improving; the river,
rat did not dare expostulate for fear of
he quizzical look which she knew
jvould come into his merry eyes. In
dde of a month she began to feel that
ie was as mnch at home on her planta
lon as he was on his own, bnt sj
ould see no way to prevent It.
And, Indeed, she did not want to. In
-he fall their engagement was dennlte
y announced, and all Talbottom said
t was the most suitable match of the
..'ear.
A few weeks before the marriage he
arefully overhauled his papers. There
vere many letters addressed simply to
Willie Smith; some were to Willie H.
-Imith, and a few to William Hamilton
imkh, AH of them were destroyed.
"It Isn't well to keep papers," he
soliloquized, as the last one was re
luced to ashes. "Some folks see them."
New York Ledger.
WANTED TO SEE A BICYCLE.
Owned a Horse Ranch and Hia Bnal
neaa Wan Knitted.
"There goes one er th' goldarned
things, George!"
The speaker was a white-bearded
man fully 70 years of age, and, from
his appearance, evidently a farmer. The
person addressed was a younger man,
his high-heeled boots and red necktie
also denoting the agriculturist.
It was at the Morrison street bridge
and Just before 5 o'clock In the morn
ing. The gray night mist had not yet
lifted from the river, but these two men
had risen from their beds impelled bj
a curiosity to see a bicycle.
"Yes, sir," answered the elder of the
two, in response to a question, "we're
out yere on this bridge ter see a bicycle
a critter neither of us has ever seen
afore. You see. we live In the moun
tains back of Clatakanle, an' bicycle
don't come our way.
"We come np river on th G. W.
Shaver, an' comln' up, George says tet
me: 'Pop, did yer ever see a bicycle?
an I had to admit that I hadn't, akbo'
I understand th pesky things are plen
ty enough, Judgin' from th figures pub
lished in th' papers regardin' th' output
of th' factories buildln' them. But thi
is th first time I've bin ter town In
nigh on thirteen years, an' fer th' lif
of me I kaln't recollect seein' one of th'
machines then.
"So I Jest asked th' purser where th
best place to catch sight of a bicycle
early In th' mornln' was in Portland,
an' he told me th' bridge here ahead oi
th' steamer. Well, I was that peskered
to see one that I routed George out sc
soon as It was daylight, an we've been
standln' on this bridge ever since wait
in' fer a bicycle man ter come along."
Then, turning to his companion, the old
man said:
"Well, If I did rout yer out kindei
early, ye're the most Interested
George."
"Yer bet I am!" George replied; and
then the younger man went on. to tell
what the bicycle has done for th horse
nlur and farmer. He has a band of
rr j i
some tsu norses on me rauge, u uiunj
acres of oats. Five years agd these
horses would average $25 per had un
broken, and he received 60 cents pel
bushel for the oats not used In getting
his horses In condition for market. To
day the horses can hardly be given
away, and his oats bring Si cents. And
this he ascribes to the bicycle.
And so the two men sat, perched on
the bridge railing, watching, as the
morning grew on, the Increased num
ber of bicyclists crossing the bridge,
and pouring out their anathemas on
that "goldarned thing," the silent steed
Portland Telegram.
Excellent Season.
Judge What excuse have you to
offer for not desiring to serve upon the
panel? -
Talesman Your honor, I think
Judge Your excuse Is quite satisfac
tory. You can go. Boston Transcript
Not Hia Knife.
Papa Come, come, Willie, don't yon
know that K's very bad manners to eat
with your knife? When I was a little
boy I didn't do that
Willie No, granma says you used t
take your fingers. Buffalo Times.
Fruit Soups.
Fruit soups are more common abroad
than here. They are served cold ol
course, and are a pleasant and easily
prepared novelty for the company sum
mer luncheon. Mrs. Borer's receipt!
for cherry soup calls for one quart ol
our cherries and one quart of cold
water over the Are; when boiling add
half a cup of sugar and press through
a colander and return to the fire. Mois
ten one tables poonful of arrowroot add
It to the boiling mixture, cook a mo
ment add one tablespoonful lemon
Juice, and turn out to cool. Serve coU
'a glasses with a little cracked Ice.
They Would Not Bid.
The smallest sum ever realized by a
iheriffs sale In Pennsylvania was rc-
tently received from the sale of the per
sonal property of a man who was at one
time a prosperous merchant but whom
l series of misfortunes had ruined. At
the sale mentioned only neighbors were
nresent and these .refused to bid
fta-alnst his wife. The sheriff first of
fered the goods at tbelr supposed value
in dollars, finally dropping to cents, and
In the end the lady bought in every
thing for thirty-one cents.
Baotarla and Not Tbnnder.
Scientists long since "went on rec
ord" as believing the ozone produced
by electrical discharges during thunder
storms to bo the cause of milk coagula
tlon and souring during the prevalence
of such phenomena. Recent expert
ments by Prof. Treadwell prove that
the souring of milk Is not due to oxida
tlon cansed by ozone or other products
Of the electric discharge, but that It is
produced by the growth of bacteria
fluid, the growth of which Is exception
ally rapid In sultry, hot weather, such
as usually precedes thunderstorms.
Ber Stalwart Sons.
Mrs. Skeata, an old lady living Is
London, has six sons on the polict
force, all of whom have over twenty
four years aerviee to their credit. Mrs
Skeats has bnt one daughter, and ab
has gfhtced the family trait by marry
In a London poBoacnaa.
ConTclVt Return tna dwapinnenk.
A a:stj Is related of W. 8. Forres
le wt-U-known Chicago criminal i-iw-er.
who was retained in a case befor
c.l.'e Willi lir.scTj. It wits a suit for
aiuages for personal injuries ogainat
.he Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad.
VIr. Forres represented the plaintiff;
W. J. Hynes, the defendant. The ques
tion in point turned largely upon the
arrangements of the road's tracks,
switches and frogs. An Irishman
named Moloney, assistant yarduiaeter
of the Milwaukee and St Paul road,
was on the witness stand. He was an
important witness for the defense. His
native brogue was rich and pronounced,
though he had been in this country
many years. He was one of those who,
when he knew a thing, knew it thor
oughly. On the direct examination Maioney
had been very laconic in his answers.
This economy of words in his character
istic brogue made Mr. Forrest think
he had an easy victim on the cros-ex-amlnation,
but when spurred by cross
questions the witness' Irish was arous
ed, and he became more voluble. The
more the Irishman was prodded the
hotter be became, although he did not
lose bis head, bnt dajnaged the plain
tiffs case. Mr. Forrest saw the ground
slipping from under him, and, like the
good cross-examiner he Is, began to
look for an opening to drop the witness
without further injury to his case. He
succeeded in provoking a tart reply
from the witness, whereupon, thinking
this bis opportunity, waviug his hand,
he said, sarcastically:
"That will do, Mr. Witness. You're
very smart, aren't you?"
"Oi'd loike to-ratur-rn the cumple
maut. Master For-rest, af Ol wan't
oonder oath," quickly replied the wit
ness, as he arose slowly to leave the
stand. -
Hit by Their Own Game.
Game killed in full flight has a mo
mentum that carries it a long way
sometimes. Several Instances are re
corder where birds have hit the sports
man. In one case George Monnera was
shooting in the woods of Long Island
when a grouse, driven by beaters, came
Dying along fast and high up. He shot
at It and then, with the other barrel,
fired at another bird. Just as he was
about lowering his gun, after the sec
ond shot be received a blow on the
head that knocked him senseless. The
grouse first hit had tumbled agalns',
his head.
That same afternoon a wheelman,
riding along near the line of hunters,
admiring the scenery, did not observe
a big black cock till Its feathers brush
ed his head. The black cock bad been
killed and had nearly hit hint In falling.
The Badminton volume on shooting
tells how the late Charles Leslie waa
knocked out at the battery by a grouse
he had shot. A strong bat probably
saved him from serious Injury.
American hunters have had similar
xi:erlenee. A man was riding along
In a wagon some time ago, according to
Forest and Stream, when something hit
him on the head with enough force to
make blm dizzy. An unwounded part
ridge flying through the woods hit him
fair. Why the bird did not turn aside
is as much a mystery as the fact that
the partridges sometimes .fly against
house sides and are killed In so doing.
London Field.
Shed Hi Skin.
The cose of John Allen, an eight-year-old
boy of this place, is puzzling
the physicians. Six weeks ago an
orange thorn penetrated the boy's hip,
Inflammation followed, and the boy
was soon horribly swollen from bead
to foot. Finally, the swelling subsided,
but the boy immediately began to shed
his skin. " That on the face came off
separately, but from the neck down the
cuticle remained Intact and moved off
by way of the hands and feet without
breaking. The cuticle was five days
In passing off. and during that time the
boy remained on the bed wriggling like
a sna'te at the molting time. The child
seemed to be in no pain, but complained
of a tickl'ng sensation and of a crawl
ing of the flesh. When the cuticle had
been shed the boy immediately recov
ered and is now as well as ever. The
skin which he shed Is on exhibition at
a physician's office. It Is a perfect
cast of the human form from the nock
down, and Is about the consistency of
hard glue, which it much resembles.
Florida Citizen.
To Train British Infantry.
Arrangements for the training of
British Infantry next winter are to be
on a more elaborate scale than usual,
and especial prominence is to be giveu
to long-distance marching.
No Wonder.
"Xo wonder they call marriage the
loley bonds of matrimony, " muttered
Mr. Henpeekt as he gazed at his uu
riended socks, etc. Fun.
The Lord probably forgives every
thing else sooner than the discontent
of a woman whose husband is good to
her.
Much as a man admires a woman, he
can't honestly admit that she knows
anything about politU.-a.
si
10J3
Gladness Comes
With a better understanding' of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper ef
fortsgentle efforts pleasantefforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to anv actual dis
ease, bnt 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, an.l is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value goc' health. Its beneficial
effects are due o the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important; in order to get is bene
ficial effects, to note when you pur
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjojsjsus of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If flwtadwith any actual disease, one
mar ba ensamended to the Boost skillful
physicians, but if tn need of a laxative,
thea saa should have the best, and with
tha weU-Uihw mod everywhere, Svrop of
Ilea stand UaHMS and Is asost lamely
S PRA I IN S t acops lo Or'
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THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.
Quaint Baying and Cats Dolaua of the
Little Folks Kverywnere, Gather
and Fri .ed Hera (or All Other Lit
tle Onca to Bead.
A Mixed Text. '
A little girl heard a sermon from the
words, "My cup runneth over; surely
goodness and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my life." On returning
home she was asked If she could re
member the minister's text and replied:
"Yes. Indeed. It was this: Mercy!
Goodness! My cup's tipped over."
What a Fnall Boy lonld So,
A lad in Boston, rather small for his
age, according to the Prohibitionist,
works in an office as errand boy itar four
gentlemen who do business there. One
day the gentlemen were chaffing blm a
little for being so small, and said to
him:
"You will never amount to much, you
can never do much, you are too small."
The little fellow looked at them.
"Well," said he, "as small as I am, I
can do something that neither of you
can do."
"Ah, what Is that?" said they.
"I don't know as I ought to tell you,"
he replied.
But they were anxious to know, and
urged him to tell what he could do that
neither of them were able to do.
"I can keep from swearing," said the
little fellow.
There were some blushes on font
faces, and there seemed to be no anx
iety for further information.
A Child's Idea.
Flossie was seven years old when hei
mamma took her to live In the country.
All her life she had lived in the heart of
a large manufacturing town, and knew
nothing of the beauties of the country.
Oh, how delighted she was with the
beauties of the fields, tBe buttercups
hnd daisies! But most of all ebe loved
to hear the lark singing Its song of Joy
far away up in the blue sky. But she
never thought it was a bird that sent
the sweet, clear music through the air.
One day she was sitting In the garden.
The lark was not visible; but his song
was heard, ever bright and melodious,
as it mingled with the soft, sighing sum
mer wind; and the child listened eager-
iy.
"What are you looking at, Flossie 7"
said ber mamma. " v
"Nothing, mamma," answered Flos
sie. "Are you listening to the lark? He Is
too far up for you to see him."
"The lark, mamma? Is that the
lark?"
"Yes, of course It Is. What did you
think it was, darling?"
"I thought" said Flossie, with a
rtightly disappointed look, "it was the
angels."
andy Brown'a Owl.
Some one was stealing Sandy
Brown's chickens. Every morning
when Sandy went out to scatter screen
ings there was at least one of the young
er roosters or bens missing, usually the
very fattest and finest of the flock.
Sandy couldn't understand at all where
they went to. He knew every man In
the neighborhood, and every chicken,
too, for that matter, and he knew that
some stranger must be guilty of the
thieveries. Now, It was no small mat
ter to Sandy to have his plump pullets
stolen, for be was only a boy. and he
was depending on the money that the
eggs and chickens would bring him to
help pay for a certain handsome little
rifle that he longed to possess. So b
determined to watch and see If ne
couldn't catch the thief.
Before daylight the next morning he
was up and out, hiding In the corn crib, j
where he could see and not be seen. Not
long afterward the chickens came
clucking into the barnyard. For a time
everything waa quiet and then the old
red-top rooster straightened up and be
gan to grumble and turn his head from
SANDY 8 TBAP.
side to side and blink his eyes. There
was a sound of wings in tho air, and a
huge bird lighted on the corner of the
lrn. Tbe next Instant the chickens
began flying about and clucking excit
edly, and then, before Sandy could open
his mouth to shout tbe owl, for an owl
It was, darted down, and Sandy saw
one of his favorite pullets carried away
over the bill. "So you're the trlef," ex
claimed Sandy. "I'll fix you."
But although Sandy hid in tbe corn
crib for several mornings with his fath
er's old shotgun double loaded, tbe
wary old owl didn't come near. Sandy's
father said he smelled the gun.
"I'll get him yet," said Sandy, with
determination.
That very afternoon a bright plan
popped Into Sandy's head. He cut a
long pole In the woods, sawed off the
top square and smooth, nailed a board
n it and set It up firmly In a corner ol
tie fence near the barn. On top of 11
ne placed a steel rat trap, already set,
and fastened by a long chain to the post
below.
Next morning he was awakened by a
terrific commotion In the chicken yard.
He rushed outside, and there was Mr.
Owl flying wildly about with the trap
close fastened to one of his feet He
had come along early, and thinking
that the post was an excellent place to
light while he picked out the best pullet
in tho flock, he had stopped there to
rest In a minute Sandy waa polling
him down, and although he scratched
and fought Sandy succeeded In con
quering him. He waa a huge horned
owl, and the next week, when Bandy
went to town, ha took him along, and a
dealer in stuffed birds told him that It
waa tha finest specimen of as awl he
taisejrjjosa, . Jand, bejac af a prao-
, tr mi ., - tt- Xirt Tfl
tlcal turn of mind, offered on the spot
to seU the big bird. The dealer prompt
ly gare him S4 for it, and Sandy at
once paid It over to the man who had
rifles to selL
"I hope some more big owls will come
along and steal my chlckenf," he said
to himself on his way home. "They're
more profitable than pullets." Chicago
Becord.
There U more Catarrh In this section of tht
aonniry than all' otber illeaM- -ut together,
una until tiielast few years was supposed tola
Inenrabla. tor a great nvii.r yeitrs doctors
pronoonced it a local aigeaM.' ana prrscrioeu
local remeaies, ana oj constantly n
cure with local treatment, ironouiiced it in-
curable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
eonst.tutloiial dneue aud thrreTore rr quires
constitutional treatment. Hall' CHtsrru (Jure,
mnnufnetured by If J. Cheney A C'o l oledu,
Ohifi,is tlieonly constitutions I core on the mar
ket. It is token internally in dows from 10 drop
to a teftsnoontnl. It acts direct. y on the bloKl
and mucous surf boh of the stenx. IheyoffT
sue hund.-rl dollars for any case it f a 1."
ear. Pend for circulars and testimonial.
Address ' J. UHicxar & Co., Xotalo, X
Fold by Drug-tats, 7Sc
. Hall's Jfiun"y Pills are the beat.
Leaving oat patients that were mori
bund at v the time the injection was
made, 5794 cases of diphtherU treated
in private practice in this country by
the antitoxin method gave a mortality
of o ily 8 8 per cent .
Mrs. Window's Foothing Syrnp for children
t"otiiinr.-ofien the giima. reduces Inflamma
tion, allays pain, curts wind colic. 25c. a bottle.
A thirty knot torpedo boat destroyer,
the Captain Orel la, built by the Lairds
for the Chilean Government, made an
average of 30.17 knots on her trial
trip on the Clyde.
Cnre Guaranteed bv DR. J. II. MATER 1015
AKCH St.. I'UlLA.. FA. Kase at once: no
operation ord.'lar Ir. m business. ConMiliatl n
tree, nuoramonu of physicians ladies anl
Erorainenl citizens, hend lor circuit-. O&ce
ours A. M. to i P. it
The Da Pouts, of Wilmineton, Del.,
have a horseless family carriage, with
a seating capacity for eight persons.
The motive power is electricity.
Fit is stopped tree and permanently mred. o
lib. after tint day's ue or UK. Kline's Grkat
Nehvi Kestobeb. Free tl trial bottle and ire.it
a. tend to lit. Kline. UU Arch bL, mil, l a.
Prince Krapotkin says that there is
both water and vegetati n on the
moon.
I bet ere Plso's Cure for Consumption saved
nymya life last summer. .Mrs. allik Doig
LAtS, LMttoy. alien., Oc .-0, 11.
-An eminent oculist asssits that
opera glasses hired in theatres o.'ten
spread eye diseases.
Badly Flustered.
A well-known and much beloved cler
gyman has half a dozen good stories , anrj in tue shadow under his bed,
which are particularly appropriate for j two small points of light about an Inch
childish hearers, and whenever he is apart lie gave them no epecia'
asked to address a Sunday school or a ; thought and resumed his reading,
public institution for the benefit of j in a few minutes he gave an lnvolun
children, as he pretty often is, some ; tary start, and stared into the obscurity
one of these stories Is certain to be ; under the bed. His gaze disclosed the
called Into requisition, and is invari- j colls of a large serpent; the points of
ably received with enthusiasm. ' j light were Its eyes, but were no longer
"There Is only one difficulty about merely luminous points; they looked in
the matter," the clergyman says, "and to his own with a malign significance,
that comes from my not always being i Brayton was a brave man, but this
able to remember, when called upon to seemed an occasion when discretion
speak to an audience of children,
which story I told them the last time;
but a year ago, when I was sent for to
address a certain mission school, I
thought I was safe. As I hurried to
ward the church that afternoon, I said
to myself, 'I will tell those boys my
nutmeg story. I'm sure they've never
heard it, and It's just tbe right thing at
this time.'
"So, having settled that point In my
mind, I sat comfortably until the su-
perintendent announced me as the
next speaker.
" Tou will all be glad to know that j
Doctor has come here again, and;
has promised to tell you a story, as he
did last year, the superintendent said,
T don't believe there is a boy In this '
room who has forgotten that capital i
nutmeg story which Doctor told us
tbe last time he stood on this p'antTorm, '
and I am sure he has an equally Inter- j
estlng one for us to-day.'
."Then he sat down," concluded the
flergyman, "and I was obliged to gath
er up my scattered wits and make an
other selection from my half-dozen
stand-bys as rapidly as possible; and
to this day I think that superintendent
believes that his Introduction was so
complimentary as to embarrass me for
fully a minute, as it was certainly that
length of time before I had come to my
senses and launched forth on my sec
ond best story, In a cold perspiration."
A Boy Should Lcsrs,
To let cigarettes alone.
To be kind to all animals.
To be manly and courageous.
To ride, row, shoot and swim.
To build a fence scientifically.
' To fill the wood box every night
To be gentle to his tittle sisters.
To shut the door without slamming.
To sew on a button and darn a stock
tog. To do' errands promptly and cheer
fully. To shut the door in winter to keep the
cold out
. To shut doors In summer to keep the
flies out
To wash dishes and make his bed
when necessary.
To have a dog If possible and make
a "companion of him.
To get ready to go away without th
united efforts of mother and sister. .
A Cannibal
"Mr. Smiley, what Is a cannibal 7"
"A cannibal? Why do you want to
know, my boy 7"
" 'Cause last night when you said you
favored carrying out the old principle
of tog eating dog pa whispered to me
and said, Oh, what a cannibal r
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Tha Season.
"To be sure," assented the wolf, cor
dially, "I am glad of the cool weather.
I nerer could do much In a crash nit.
There is nothing like the conventional
heep'a clothing, after alL" Detroit
Tribune.
In the Tombs Corridor.
Warden Sentenced? Hcw'i that? I
thought that your lawyer was going to
ask for more time.
Corkey He did, and I got two year.
Town Topics.
Jerome Vp to Data.
There were three In tha boat ot to
mention the dog.
The boat upset and the dog was the
only one that could swim.
Then the dog waa the only oae that
was In it New York World.
A grateful man can find a thousand
reasons why he ahoold praise tha Liord,
and not oa whj he ehooid
nAM'S,HORrf BLASTS v ,
J " " wiaV ta
rnlnar Notes Camas,
v - Kcpestant.iN -
- O.VT go with tho
I crowd simply be
cause It Is a
I crowd.
The devil will
claim everything
we do not give to
'God.
When we suffer
fo- a holy cause,
our tears are not
shed in vain.
We are sure to
wrong others if
we ourselves are wrong with God.
No man can be truly known until he
Is seen through the eyes of love.
From the standpoint of the bulldog.;
this is a very quarrelsome world.
There is nothing like faith In God for ;
taking the bitterness out of life.
Follow Jesus closely, and It will be
well with the man who follows you.
Prove that Moses made no mistakes,
and you prove that he was not a man.
tt .... nA n.u oro been Food to US?
j i .in uui w. n " - -- n i
Then why not believe he always will?
The twenty-third psalm Is filled withj
food for both the lamb and the warrior.
A cheerful gift is always a large gift
because nothing small can be given to.
God.
Before Jesus told any man to love
his neighbor as himself, he showed him
how.
Failuie Is Impossible when God helps,
and God always helps when we take his
way.
If you would keep the wrinkles out
of your face, keep sunshine In your
heart
To the man who seeks God first, seek
ing a fortune will become a means of
graco.
The elze of a man's bank account boa
nothing to do with his fitness for
heaven.
"They that honor me, I will honor."
Honor is a good thing when It comes
from God.
We would talk less about others if
we would first do more thinking about
ourselves.
Suspicion has never been known to
st.irre to death for lack of something to
feed ipon.
Tbe Man and the Snake.
The reputed fascination of the ser
pent's eye Is the motive of a story In
Mr. Ambrose Bic.-e's volume of tales
entitled "In the Midst of Life." Mr.
Brayton was the guest of a friend, an
eminent zoologist whose specialty, of
which he had a fine collection, was
snakes. Stretched upon a sofa In his
own room, Mr. Brayton glanced from
the book he was carelessly scanning
while awaiting the summons to dinner.
was the better part of valor. He would
beat a retreat and backward, so as not
to disturb tbe reptile; but instead of the
movement his will bad shaped, his
' right foot was placed In advance of his
left.
j The snake did not move, but Its eyes
seemed to become larger and more lum
inous. There were strange noises In
Drayton's ears as, with reluctant steps,
he could not refrain from drawing
nearer tho bed. Suddenly something
struck him a hard blow upon, the face,
He bad fallen to the floor.
The zoologist, startled by a terrific
icream from above, rushed to bis
friend's room. There lay Brayton,
senseless. As he bent over him he
glanced under the bed.
"How did this thing get here?" he
exclaimed, and pulling out the snake,
flung it to the center of the room, where
It lay without motion.
It was a stuffed snake; its eyes were
two shoebuttons.
How time files from the date on
which a man distinguishes himself I
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