MIDDLEBURG POST. NURSERY TOWN. SMd yon vcr jro to Nurst-ry Tonf ..You have n It o'er mul o'er. With Its jieople running l) ami out Through many nn oti.-ii loor.) A tieart In a pnsTiort to th place. Hut lore la f littK- i.-.-; Tbe staple prcriuo'. i' h:,t plums, And the classic is .'o th..1 K'. i sj. you know t!: hr n.i'.ri' of Nursery Town? It 1h hh ns thr e. . of a c, Il t "ror'lttn" to all Imt tin' riizns. And Is l.r.rind l:i tin r. Ii 1 of I ive. Slave you ever heard of (tin curious laws They make In Nursery Town? . There tin- wise and strong take t!i" lowest place, lAnd the w;K:i wenrs the crown. All lay. all nhdit, the nntlc servo; And this you may sit down: Iliven Is not very far nway. From tho cite of N'irsery Town. Mary l- Hints, In (I.i.mI 1 loiihekit pltis. UNDER A LAMPPOST. 3 By Cincric l!u!mv-l!caman. T1IK foir of a Nii mber evening had lifted, making way for the cold jsafl clammy touch uf n itrh t . leolTrey liellaiis. pnusing halfway ivross tiie I.oiidnti bridge in an niin Iss walk, leaned on the parapet ami ihivered, keenly conscious of the dis comfort of the atmosphere. lie was thinly even meagerly V"btd. His single-breasted coat was buttoned tightly oxer his chest, uml She collar of it was turned up; the sunt was airgressive'y threadbare a ery eloquent testimony to the condi tion of the wearer; its sleeves had shrunk, exposing a long expanse of vrist unadorned by linen cull's and the edges of it were frayed. Hut if his attire did not siillicicntly tstify to the fact, one glance at (icof frcy llcl lairs' face xxith its sunken tf.h.'cks, its holloxv eyes, its unshaven bin, its haggard, weary expression was enough to proclaim him ii:si..nily -i iraxclc r on the high road of destitu tion. Indeed, he was already xxithin noire than measurable distance of this ia I . lie had truly s:in!; low. The pre- ption of contrast between what he :is and what he had been smote him with a sudden inclination to break in-!- n mindless laiif'V but tl laugh i;is as siiddi lily cbccci upon his lips jiml l.e 'tartcd forward xxilli a ipiiek xi la I :oti. A hai 'sum l,ad driven rapidly 1o jirds him. xx hen, as it seemed with out warning or reason. I lie horse had ibicd it( a passing ohMaolc, and, tak ing fright, would hnxe broken the next instant into a wild gallop, ha I - not frolTrey ltcllairs( by . lnf.1 iuctjl taken jn the possibilities of toe situation before tlieyshad time to develop thJmsclves, and, acting on the siiipulst' of an old athletic habit ' earlier days, sprung forwa ! eiz'il the horses lirulle as ,1 ;:, 1 in). I'or a yard or (xvnjie was dra -.b.ng beside the Miimal: but vxcighl of h;s hoily broii'jlit it I d t In to a ;i::ip- odili n si a mis: i 11 I , . -s1. close to the , ,., The '.hnl.' incident had he!:i,it : ; ended - iiliin tin. limit of a lew eet.tiils, and he r rse stooil motionless, xx Idle the ' "i on tin- box called out his grutT oi'iil -i to the man who had, at I'mi .siderable risk to himself, axerted a ,VKsilile liecident. U!liiirs did not heed him. There was ii lady seated inside the hansom. He lient forward, prompted by an old instinct of courtesy, to address to icr a polite inquiry. "i trust," he began, "that you are -ot then he stopped midxvay in bis sentence, for I he light, of the Inmppost shone full on the face of the ;uly. She was young, pretty and ru-hly dressed. Vl'leanor!" he exclaimed. It nmyliave been the cold nirht air, i"r the fright occasioned by the be havior of the horse, that sent a little hysterical shiver through the lady at Jt sound of l is voice. Or it may have l-eeii tiie sudden utterance of her name by one whom she had imagined 3i st i anger. .She leaned quickly forward as flenf-f.-cy Mollairs stepped back, and gazed uneasily at the man standing under the lamppost, w'.t'i his coat, collar turned up ami his cap pulled over his ris; a sirange. half-frightened rec ognition leapt into her face as her i'l.-'iiee rested upon liim at an instant -with mutt? ,-iiuaei,iept. "What! I il v l , CT- claimed in a I.- x-.; Jle xx as aire:,. I; . O'lt o it a 1 1 t : i i - i v gloved, as though , tried to stop hiii.. V,-.stiire, and by an deliance- tut red lirr. Yes it is 1," he "lieolTrey ('apt. . rn l!e .:. il-li x ould mil lee, ealely have 1 ihe ilmost faced mipu a;'a in !i id. I'.ebu Is,. J lid she all" ill he in- im'trmured, with ; s nil .-j-edulous and cheeks I'usl.ii 'I liotie you were not Inn .Tiircl formally. Site hesitated for the frv-iiotf of n ;ond, then for re;!y throw- open ihe -fribling doors of the hansom. "Will you please get in'.'" she said, fa n tone between imperiousm-vs and jtnl reaty. 1 1'oliairs glanced swiftly nt bis rJotbefl, shrugged his shoulders, ilrxrikefl at her, and shook bis head. "I sec I knoxv'" 'he replied hur '.r --diy. "Hut you im.s; ;;et in I want spenk lo you." . Liv .xvuvered. The thing lind come n:ion him somewhat suddenly. Of all yti'1I in the world, and at such a oiiiciit, iic hud least expected least, It may be, deslred-to see th! one woman, lie gave a reoklww littlo laugh. I The driver was a little surprised to nee this rairired man suddenly steo inside the hansom. The lady made room for him beside her with a dainty, half shy movement of invitation, ami, as (Jco.Trey lielluirs sat down, she lushed open the trapdoor above and told the cabman to drive on. You wanted to speak to me?" said . ' 77 miner i n"., k Tloll ilr. I.w.klno- utmi.rht nut U.f.ire bow to " she stutiimered. ; " linn. "Yes." There was a moment's silence. "( apt. llellnirs:" "Miss Nugent ?" "Tliis this is horrible." "I am here at your request," replied. he "I didn't mean that I meant- llellairs leaned buck and gave a hard little hltl-'h "I know what von mean. Don't trouble to exnlain C-oursclf ." Then he looked nt her. "You have not changed, Kleanor. You are prettier than ever. It is txvo years quite two years since we met last and parted." "Yes." "At l.ady Maxwell's ball." She inclined her head. "I've been traveling downhill a bit since then, you perceive!" "Is it so- so bad as all that?" she inquired, with an inflection of anx iety. "Yes. I have nearly reached the end; I mn quite candid, you see I have got beyond the stage of false pride, otherwise. I should not be sit-I ting here, beside vou, in this rig-out. ' And-to be candid -I do not know ! why 1 am sitting here." "You look most awfully hard-up." her voice faltered. "I look what 1 ma. Hut had you not lii.tte, utriti tit, liniisiitti Ittiil let IMC out before w reach t he West ' get. Knd?" "No not yet." He raised his eyebrows. "You wanted to speak to me?" "Yes." I'cllairs gave a curious laugh. "How monosyllabic you are!" he ob s. ! . l. "You used not to be," lie aiidetl. "I have not quite recovered from the shock of - of " Discovering your old admirer in this somewhat undignified plight? No wonder! I was rather n smart chap once. Hut t hut's all over since since - Well, what is the use of xx hiiiing? 1 did not want to see you, 1 lea nor. I never wished to see you again You cannot be surprised, 1 thin!.." "I sup; to be." "I : up t n is i :'i'. He I should have no ritrli t tiot. I'nder the circuni- .,s less s,,r.,iisbo. ' I is a funny place. One j : Ighl a ' . ridge. ' '. b I 1 ::ovv 1 I .iiiiti, the next London j g-dong affair, and even i under sometimes, you I never myself laid claim to j ' ' di.sli.vu'!- Un?. .ionsi.le.red 1 . of the best or even the sceonu fear I l littW icst," he udded candidly. ' I crush your skirt?" I Ho moved ostentatiously I . furl her from her. "J )oti'l !" she murmured. "1 cannot conceive why you asked nte to get in here," he exclaimed im j patiently. "I am no longer a lit play I thing for a dainty miss. My ball i room days are over! I am quite Inutility matter of fact. 1 don't mind telling you thnt I am hungry. If that doesn't make you despise me I give il up!" The girl stifled something that seemed like a little sob. 'Hungry! Oh. (apt. Hcllairs!" I "Kindly drop the 'contain,' please. 1 am no longar a credit to the serv ice, he saul, almost roughly. lie sides. I hate anything in the shape of pity."- "And you have quite forgotten the -the old days?" she murmured. "Yes. It doesn't do to remember I hem - when a man is down to bed rock. Then vou are not yet mar ried?" She started slightly. "No." "Nor engaged? I take the liberty of tin old acquaintance, you see." "Nor engaged," she suid slowly. I'cllairs looked at her. "That is strange!" he remarked; "for, 'pon my soul, Miss Nugent, I never saw a prettier girl." "You have not forgotten how to fh'.tler, at any rate!" she replied, with a nervous laugh. "1 didn't mean it as flattery; but you remember Ihe occasion of our pa: fug?"' "Yes- I remember it." "I asked you to marry me. You re- fuset'. You were wise," he added, smiling bitterly. "A girl should nev i r marry a man : he docs not care for." j "Il was not that." Hi'li.iirs turned suddenly. "Not that?" he repeated. "I couldn't. I- you " she fal tered ami slopped, confused. There xvas a moment's silence, ltellairs' . yes were fixed strimgely on her face. "What do yon mean?" ho said, in n hard tone. "Well, surely you know!" she nn-'x.cr-.d, appcalini-'ly. "It was itnpos siH". Vou were so so poor!" she ;c!i i d at the word. The hansom turned n corner sharp- v and frafd a curbstone with n jolt, r.elliiirs' arm touched hers. His hand clou d suddenly on her wrist. 'Then you you cared for me all Ihe time?" he exclaimed passionately, facing her with burning eyes. Jler response wui inarticulate. Bel lairs flung her xvribt from him almost fiercely. "My Godl" he groaned. "And If I hnd only known only known!" She touched his slecv with a lit-' tic, timid, frightened gesture, "I I thought yon knew. I thought r would conie back!" He laughed hoarsely."- "U I had known I Mould never have Cone! I would never have been what I am bow what you see me! Hut lt' too late to rail; It'g over and done with; there can be u going back the road'a too long! "Please don't say thnt! Please try and anil forgive me! 1 wanted to . ., .i t i ii.. i Well," he said, in an altered voice, "what do you wish to tell me. Miss Nugent? You father V" "Is dead. Do you not understand? 1 I am rich." "I congratulate you," he said cu riously. "That, however, is the more reason that I should relieve ynu of lnv society instantlv. 1 proMP i" you ! , l -.0 nr ""'" " , ' iVou tun h,,rJI.v cvtiect me to er '" you to the hall dr!" 1 1!' rose, and, pushing open tho trap, called to the driver to stop. 1 ue han som pulled up. "You are not going to have me like this'.'" she entreated. "I liaxe uo altvi natixc." "Must you force me to confess everything ( apt. P.olhiirsV" she ex claimed in despcratiiui. "I. too, have been miserable for two years and now!" lie looked at her, and a sadden ten derness crept into his wan eyes. "(iod bless you, Kieauor, little girl," he said gently. "li.od-by!" "No, no!" she faltered. .. . , I t 41... ""l "-' """" "1" onr of the hansom and stepped out " to Ihe wet pavement. "Drixc (in. saul l'.clluirs to ne cbh iiiiiii. And. as the hansom disappeared into the murky darkness beyond, CeolTrey liellnirs stood still and .....1 ...i : .. .....11.. ,lu f-ien " aici.e.i n n n ' "1 London Sketch. A MODEST REQUEST. You UK Woman W mi led lleulinent lletalned S Her Itrntlier Could Have III lllrltidny llux. ! At the outlook of the Spanish war ' Secretary Alger found himself be- sieged by applicants for ollice, who broiighf all sorts of requests, appeals and demands, some of them Impu dent, some stupid, some amusing, says Youth's Companion. One man prc , sen ted a card from Abraham Lincoln ' to the secretary of war in lsfiL', which hail secured an audience then, and should, the applicant insisted, entitle him to consideration in 1MS. An other based his claims on the state- i, i. .1,1 that, he was a friend of the I'rince of Wales. I As there were many times more ap- plicauls, says i.en. .viger in ms -1 in rqmiiisii-.viuciiciiii inu there were ofliees, and each disap pointed candidate blamed the war de partment, the number of petitions ! Srew burdensome.. one request, nowever, ironi u yuunK lady in lloston, was too entertaining to be n nuisance. Her note-paper, handwriting and rhetoric vouched nt least for the culture of the writer. ' Her request was simple and plainly I worded. With much unfeigned ear nestness she set forth her ease. The press dispatches had announced that the volunteer regiment of which her brother was a member was to leave Cuba on a lixt'd dale. Hut the brother's bill Inlay would come txvo days after the daU- assigned for his ; ' " . w en'.barkation. A birthday box of cake,! '"- ",,":- If anybody had pos jellics, pies, and so forth, bad been ', ''' snnicicnt hcncvolence to have forxvarded to him, and would not be 'called out: "This cab is empty. It i received if the regiment left on the' just nn ordinary, idle cab. There is date announced. nothing to see," he would have broken. SI aively asked that the regiment p this foolish eddy and rclored the be detained until the box arrived, as . . nnssinir multitude I ! she Mas sure it would make no differ - enee to the government, whereas it. 11 " wimld be, "Oh, such u disappointment to my brother:" !lie Kept Her Word. j A few days njro the unusually clever Mr. Martin was talking at the dinner table in his nsunl clever innnner about the inconsistency of women. "These young' ladies who protest thut they are never point; to marry!" he broke out. "Everybody knows they will belie their own words at the very first opportunity." lie paused and evidently hoped that Mrs! Martin would come to the rescue of her sex, but the discreet woman held her tongue. "Why, Mary," he continued, "you remember how it was with yourself. 1 have heard you say more than ouce you wouldn't marry the best niun alive." "Well, I didn't," said Mrs. Martin. Chicago Chronicle. fc'.nnlly I'nrilonnl. Impartiality is supposed to be one of the prime, requisites of n good school-teacher, and indeed )t is a qual ity which most of them possess, lint even the schoolmistress is human, and may measure out justice with due re gard for extenuating etretiiuslnnees. A lit lie Cambridge girl was discov ered whispering Vrt school, and the teacher asked: "What were you say ing to the girl next to you when I caught you whispering'.'" The littlo culprit hung her head for a moment, and then replied: "I was only telling her hoxv nice yon looked in your nexv dress." "Well, that yes I know-but wo must the class iu spelling will please stand up!" Christian llegister. , Gentl. nemlnder. Wife I never espeoUd I'd have to work like this when I married you. Husband Indeed! I was under the impression that you liked to work. "What gare you that impression?'' "The work you did in order to get Bae to propose." Chicago Doilf News. CxTir :imption ' h a human weed ikurishing best in weak n:i:;. Liko ether weeds it's :asi!y destroyed while young; vhc-! o!J, sometimes im Strengthen the lungs as you vould weak land and the weeds will disappear. Tho best lung fertilizer is Scott's Emulsion. Salt pork h rrood too, but it is very hard to digest. The time to treat consump .i r. is when vou begin trying to hide it "from yourself. Others see it, you won't. Don't wait until you can't tli-ceive yourself any longer. I5e'in willi the first thought to t;.kc Scott's Emulsion. If it hn't really consumption so much the better; you will soon forget it and h?. better for the trcalmi-nt. If it is consump tion you can't expect to be cured at once, but if you will begin in time and will be rigidly regular in your treat ment you will win. Scott's Emulsion, fresh air, rest all you can, eat all you can, that's the treatment and that's the best treatment. We will send you a little of the Emul sion free. l'e ure that picture in t'le f'.nn ul a labul m on Itie ;Aieer of every boltie of i.muLion you buy. SCOTT & BOWNC, Chemists, 43? Pearl St., N. V. t"r. and ft: all dru.ssi-sts. A hack stood by the curb on one it the busiest streets in New York ., , , , . city. There was Miicli In l.lfe In no driver ni the teat. thousands of people passed by without nnticinjr :t until the expert, eye of a mechanic '.a a ciirria-.'-c-mnhi'r's establishment ;-'; xv ii device thnt interested iiiin. It i)n u new method of encasing tlis windows. lie stopped abruptly, funvd with n sudden interest, and, stepping to the hack, peered through t lie open window of the dijor. In- .stantiy gome one else, ulso hurrvinff I ast, stopped, followed him. and craned over his shoulder. Two .or three others followed. Tie mechanic, feeling' the jostlinc of n irr.-.xviiig crowd, cded out of il and went his xxay. For over an hour after that, according to the New York Tost, the i hack xvas surrounded. People pushed . and jostled and craned. They reached I lie open xxim'ow in turn, peered in, ' t() , fl This M)rotnrl ... . . . . Mlnpl, lu efiimiinn pnonrrh In itc wnv. -' was rendered doubly curious by the fact that just around the corner on Chambers street a woman lay pros Irate on the MiU'xxalk, close to the base of the building. A little black bonnet, covered with torn paper flow ers, was askew upon her head. Her eyes were closed, her mouth open. A fly hovered about her rwollcn lips. No one noticed her. Here was cer tainly some cause for a crowd to form, but thoke who passed scarce ly gave her a glance. What more re pulsive sight did they expect to lind in tiie waiting cab? TaUliiK No tnaneea. "I think," said the first business man, "I'll go home to lunch to-day. A new cook arrived at our house just after breakfast, and she has the reputation of being a good one." "Why not wait for your usual six o'clock dinner?" "She may be gone by that time." I'liiladelplna Tress Co iii iiensnllnns. Mndgc It must be just lovely to be a millionaire. Marjoric 0, I don't know. There isn't half as much pleasure in buying things when you know you can afford them. N. Y. Timei. ' The EGGS which some coffee roasters use to elate their coffee with would you eat that kind ol eet;s? Then why drink them? Lion Coffee has no coatingol storage eggsr tt ..AfffAA Mir. IUC. ClU. IIS VV..VV puii. unadulterated, iresn, strong and of deligbttul liavor ana aroma. Uniform qnalltr ""i fMahtiM. .r. limnreil SHE 4y FORHITIIIIE. - Il u.ii juv iii in-wl of Furniture, Carpet, Kutiii gs, linns. Oilcloth, Linoleum,JXace Cuitainp, Wii'dt.w Slmtlcp, Picture!"," arid I'icluru Fianiis, give us a call. We can suit vou in Style and in Prices Our Mock is new and up-to-date. It is no liotilile to show goods and quote irifs. KKl'AIIiING neatly nnd promptly done. Lewisiown Furniture Co,, No. 12-u Valley St. Felix Block It appears that the numberless jokes and anecdotes on the subject of soft-coal smoke and the niiiiut and varied direc Plenty of Siiiuke There. tions for avoiding smoke altogether have at last touched some spring of action. 1'cople who have long burned soft coal, in spite of their disgust at it offensiveness, have begun 10 ecu what they can do about it. At tirand liupids, Mich., for instance, as far back as the memory of man gocth, there htia been an ant i-snioke ordinance. This fall, as in all the cities of the country, the air got more tinoky than usual, l'.ut when the city government took up the mat ter olhcially, and tried lo enforce the ordinance, the carping critics pointed out that u large share of the smoke came from the city's own waterworks. Now, nothing will i'c; but the city shall have a mioke-coii-sumer put into its waterworks, and the aldermen spent u. UU-ininute ses sion recently deciding which make was the best. The most remarkable case of all, however, is at Indian apolis. In that city, as one of itn newspapers expresses it, "public sentiment asks u reduction of the tinoke nuisance, particularly in the down-town districts." fo oflicial threats the manufacturers calmly r.o-. torted that they could not find any ucvice wnicn wouiu dispose ox uicir smoke without costing too 'much. Evidently, the mayor and the board of public works re'flected, these men must be taught. Hut where should they look fur an instructor? Incred ible though it may seem to those who have visited the Windy city, Chicago was found to lie the neat of this par ticular branch of learning. To Chi cago, therefore, nn ollicial train will carry the mayor, the commissioner of public safety-, the chairman of t h board of public works and seven of the offending manufacturers. There, in the shade of toxvering chimneys, in on atmosphere which deposits a grimy film on collars, euli's and writ ing paper wherever exposed, the dark secret of hoxv to burn coal without Mnokc xx ill be ch in er at last, to the great bent-lit of ludiauapotis, and, incidentally , r the v. hole civil i.ed world. The railroad n aiioissiouci s ol Mass. uchusctts, afl.T ii.xi stigaliiig the causes which led to the accident to President l.ooscxell in IMtstield, in September, make these sensible re marks: "A carriage and a cur right fully in the street should be handled in reference to each other and to Snoxvn conditions. A motorman has no right when crossing a street to as sume that at the sound of his gong all other truvel will surrender the right of way to him. On the other hand, a driver on approaching a street railway track should not forget that a car may appear at any time with lim itations upon the power to guide it, and sometimes, upon the power to con trol it." Carefulness on both sides, and milt mil concessions and consider ttton are good rules for all motorincit and all drivers of carriages. The work on the New York subway was lately brought to a standstill nt one point by n doll's five cent hat. All was ready for nn extensive blast. People' in the vicinity were fleeing at sight of nn Italian waving a piece of J red cloth fastened to a stick. The I workman in tho trench waited for the signal to send off the blast. Hut Ihe j signal did not come. .Something hud happened. A thrce-yenr-old girl was being dragged lo a place of sufcty by. two poorly-dressed women, when the green-teatnerea nui 01 ner pmrui don fell into tho street. The Ttulian dropped ids flag as he heard the chil l scream with grief and saw the catas trophe. He seized the hat, rushed across the street, gnvn it to the moth- yr. and in a moment tho Hag waved and the arrested work went on. ' ST-YITUS'DANCE i' Notice! Special Coat Sale At the XKW STOin:. We linve decided to riiiikc a miction on ail JUulies (. ..u tlw. Iw.lM.... a.. ... . .. iin, tiwi iuuj .-, snj iia u; cjvc (iVt, body a chance to buy a ym I . 1 U. .1 co n I l-illie. V 11! ISllllIISi in a It'.ltyJ Jinec This sale will p iut,, w :u to-da) . customer t v v, m surprise our i:l when Ihev leam jinces. Weiiienibcr, every coal h Id new and the styles arc licantitu! Special bargains in lhd P.lantf C'oinlorlah'cs, Underwear, amllK (ioods Come in ami hv. trouble to show goods. A specially grand lot nlu make selections from. H. F. CScninieiJ 440 Market St., SUXllL'UY.M Three doors east of the MarkrtHu Do you need any furniture! If so, don't fail to come to store and get our prices. Wc can suit you In style and prices, from the cheap est to the better grade. Hard wood, golden oak fini Only $12.50 Mattresses $i.$ I Bcdsprlngs SMS I aood. wiiitcl X rnamclBccli -wltlx ip l-ins'J 1 &3.A X hairn, Hockem, Coui hos S T boards, rsnty nil elu-up Y k-iikion Tabk-s, lSaby tnni X and Uo-eurts. M.HARTMANrURMTCKEfl JL MllllillbllrlC.ri KrnnHiirl. a Him. She hud been shoi-i itig, uaJ1"1 naturally disturbed. "I hope vou di'.,.'t M'i'iwl trinnntf w-liiln vaii 11 vt iiti"Vlll-'t1 day," he remarket). "Not a cent, exnpt car Georpo," mlie auswerod, TC r Vtt.il flcnri'Miintv rin'tl." W I'Ott. DR. FENNBTS KIDNEY -Backache at All diseases of KU'-ieya, Bladder, Urinary 0: aus. Also Rheumatism, 3ack ache.H.artDis.aseA ravel Dropsy, Female Trooles. Don't heoome dls:nrag- CUT. for you. If neo snur y wrii- p, He has spent a life time c jjfi cases as yours. All consult111"" J -Dr. Fenner's Kidney a"fv.Bj Is the cause of my by-iaH "('hiw'i lultered urcatly of kltlncy S" and reduced la weight W 12 J :ui8U.raoGis,oiir.r Druggists, 50c tl. Of FUR Ti