T1IK CITIZEN, FRIDAY, MAIICH 8, lOli.
The Stone
Laniern
And How It United Two
Families
By CLARISSA MACK1E
Copyrlsht by American Press Asso
ciation, 1911.
The Japanese servant moved noise
lessly about the studio, bringing order
ut of the chaos that always followed
one of his mnster's busy duys. The
priceless oriental rugs were straight
ened, the window draperies carefullj
adjusted to admit the fading glory of
a rellectcd sunset, and Nasogl vanished
from the room at the moment Ethan
Stanley entered from the adjoining
bedchambor.
The young man surveyed the luxuri
ous appointments of the studio with a
discontented frown on his handsome
face. With knitted brows he crossed
iho room to the easel where his last
picture was hidden by a curtain.
Presently ho dropped the curtain and
turned to find the Japanese standing
at attention In the doorway.
"What Is it, Nasogl?" asked Stanley.
"The telephone calls, sir," replied tho
man.
"Who is it?"
"Sir. Clayton, Blr."
"Ah, how are you, Bob?" Stanley
was saying over tho wire. "Certainly.
Delighted. Bring the whole crowd. I
was going to dine alone, but Nasogl
is a magician nnd can spread a feast
lor a dozen. Eight-thirty. Good. Bo
euro to bring your Addle. Goodby.
"Nasogl, Mr. Clayton nnd four friends
will dine with mo tonight at 8:30.
There will bo three ladles in tho com
pany. Can you manage It in thrco
hours?" He looked at his watch.
"Most certainly, sir. It will bo
ready at the hour. I will go to tho
market again immediately." In an in
utant the Japanese had bowed himself
.froui the room and Stanley was alone
Ho flung himself Into a deep chair and
lighted a pipe.
Tho pagoda shape of a stone lantern
wa3 outlined against tho twilight
epaco of tho window and reminded
Stanley of the gray day he had first
seen it in n neglected garden beyond
the gates of Tokyo. It was what he
tiad been looking for ever since ho had
ome to Japan. Ho might have bought
a score of stone lanterns In tho orlen
tal shops of Now York, but his par
ticular stone lantern must be found
by himself in some place where It had
tood in tho garden of some homo or
among tho ruins of a temple. These
things have associations or they could
find no placo In his collection.
no remembered tho day, gray with a
fine mist of rain. Ho had bowled out
ef the city with his favorite rickshaw
man between tho shafts, nnd when tho
first light shower came the runner had
turned into a tiny tangled garden
where a small house stood deserted
among the pluin trees.
As Stanley found shelter in the ve
xanda he spied tho stone lontern near
ly overgrown with somo clinging vine.
"Who owns this house?' ho asked
quickly.
Tho runner named a man in the
neighborhood. "It was his daughter
who lived in tho house with her hus
band. They wore newly married, nnd
they called It 'the abode of peace and
joy.' But the husband went away to
war, and he never came back. The
daughter lives with her parents, nn in
eonsolnble widow, and the little house
Is n place of sorrow."
Stanley thought over tho little trag
edy that had been briefly played out
tiere, and then when the rain had stop
ped he sought tho house of the owner
and found It easy to purchase the
atone lantern.
"My daughter will be glad. It
grieves her to seo even a distant
.glimpse of her former abode. I shall
tear down the house one day and turn
the placo Into n playground," said the
dignified old gentleman.
It was dark now, and his pipe had
gone out. Stanley switched on tho
electrics and then extinguished them,
lighting In their place several softly
shaded lamps.
As he dressed for dinner he won
dered idly who the girl was that the
Claytons were bringing with them.
Bob had said it was a friend of his
wife's, and Mrs. Clayton had so many
friends It was useless to puzzle his
head over that. Tho other couplo were
the Lcstcrs. Tho Claytons and tho
Lcstera were his most Intimate friends
and had been Oolla's, too, before she
and Stanley had quarreled nnd sep
arated. Cclla had returned to her par
ents, and Stanley had gone to Japan
and lately had returned to occupy tho
studio alone. Under tho circumstances
he rather wondered at tho Claytons
bringing along n strange girl.
Years of travel and hard work had
not softened tho blow of Celia's de
sertion after the bitter, foolish little
disagreement, no had written once,
but sho had never replied to It, nc
tried not to think of her. In thnt way
alono there wns peace of mind.
Exactly nt 8:30 tho elevator stopped
at his floor, and Nasogl threw open
tho studio door to announce tho guests.
Maud Clnyton and Bessie Lester enmo
in flrst, and close behind them was a
third figure, at tho sight of which
Stanley's heart Jumped Into his throat
and stayed there for nwhilo. Bob and
Tony brought up tho rear, covering the
awkward situation with frivolous talk
and laughter. ,
"SliaJI wo take off our things in here.
Ethan?" called Mrs. Cln.vtcn over tier
shoulder, one hand on 111 hturun.ti
door.
"Certnlnly! You all know the wiiy.
Cella," he found time to murmur .i
her hand rested In his fur u brief In
stunt, "this U a surprise a ploumuit
surprise."
"I am glad you feel so," she breath
ed quickly. "They urged me to come,
and I gave way to the Impulse." Th.-n
she hud disappeared with the oilier
women, while her husband Joined I lie
men nt the llrcplaco.
At table there was much curios'ty
about the stone lantern. "Hand, r.i
has one that he picked up In. the
Aomorl province. It has nil sorts of
a history battle, murder and sudden
death," remarked Bob Clayton to h.a
host.
"Mine has n inoro modest history,"
hesitated Stanley, his eyes meetlir;
Celia's across tho table for an instant.
"It Is more of a romance, although
there is a note of tragedy hidden there
In."
"Tell it," they urged in concert, nl
thought Cella Stanley's voice v.wt
scarcely heard.
Nasogl, with his strange Intuition o!
things as they should be, had arrang
ed the table so that Cella sat opposl.o
her husband In fact, It wns her old
place ns the mistress of his household,
only It so happened that Nasogl had
never before seen or hoard of CoKn.
nor did he know that his master had n
wife.
Ethan Stanley looked around tho ta
ble nnd with a slight stiffening of hi)
shoulders proceeded to tell his guestn
tho story of tho stone lantern.
"And so," ho said in conclusion, Ida
eyes avoiding Celia's wistful gaze, "tho
abode of peace and Joy lies dcsolnta.
Iho widow, broken hearted becausj
her loved one did not return from thu
war, makes her home with her Indul
gent parents, and somewhere in Man
churia's unfriendly solitudes there llo-i
the one who did not return. In tin
studio yonder is the stone lantern thai
lighted the garden at night when thu
plum trees were In bloom and when
the wistaria hung In long purple elus-
ova from tho trellises. The abode oi
:ic:ici! and joy has become the honsa
of sad memories."
There was silence then for sever1! 1
moments. Even Nasogl had paused
with extended tray, his beady eyes fas
tened on tho narrator's face with un
mistakable excitement. Tho conversa
tion shifted to another topic and was
for the moment forgotten. The Japa
nese moved noiselessly to and fro, the
lmpnssive mask of his face now and
then breaking into queer distortion:
that might be construed as expressing
Joy or sorrow or a mingling of both,
Before they adjourned to tho studio
for coffee and while they lingered at
the table the Japanese glided from tho
room. When they entered the studio
he was standing beside tho lantern
rubbing his hand on the stone In a
manner which in nny other person
might have been construed ns n ges
ture of tenderness.
"Excuse!" he said diffidently ns ho
passed from tho room. Stanley saw
his face and followed him Into tho
dining room.
"What is the matter, Nasogl?" ho
asked quickly. "Have confidence. Re
member I am your friend. Are you iu
trouble?"
A look of proud reserve froze tho
emotion from the man's face; then,
witli Stanley's eucournglng smile, tears
came into the onyx eyes, nnd his head
bowed humbly.
"Master, the story of tho nbodo of
peace and joy! A soldier returned
from the wars to claim his beloved
wife. Ere ho reached home he was
confronted with the story that she be
lieved him dead and had married an
other, nnd rather than disturb his hap
piness and because he was jealous that
she had cared so little for his memory
the soldier turned back and went to
the now country that In another land
he might become wise nnd great and
lenrn to live without the love of worn
nn. And tho placo he came to was
a great city, and after a few years
had passed he served a new master,
one who brought Into his studio the
very stone lantern that had once stood
In the soldier's gnrden In faraway Ja
pan, The soldier recognized It imme
diately, but he did not understand un
til ho heard his master's story."
"You will want to go homo nt once,"
said Stanley heartily. "Get your
things together, Nasogl, and start to
night. Come to me for money before
you go."
"When my work is done," said the
man gratefully as he began to clear
tho table.
"And the lantern, Nasogl you will
want to restore that to the abode of
peace and joy?"
"Excuse," said the Japanese softly.
"If my honorable master will keep It
as a recollection of much happiness
ho conferred upon a foolish sen-ant it
will cause mo gratitude. My garden
will have joy and peace even If It
lacks tho lantern," he snld happily,
"Mine will have the lantern, while
it lncks joy and peace," said Stanley
rather bitterly.
But Celia's hand was thrust through
his nrui, nnd her soft cheek rubbed
against Ills shoulder.
"Cannot wo have Joy and peace nnd
tho lantern, too, dear?" she whispered.
"I nm so sorry, Ethan. I wonder if I
may not stay with you. I hnvo never
had n word from you nil tho long
years, and"
Nasogl had vanished. From the
studio came tho first dreamy chor'1
from Clayton's violin nnd n low mur
mur of voices ns tho others talked.
"Not another word, sweetheart."
murmured Ethan to his wife. "Wo
hnvo both been to blame. Wo have
both suffered for our. folly. Together
we will start anew, with tho stone
lantern to light our abodo of paco
and Joy."
NOTES
BY
Crl.nAHNITZ
RIVEUSIDE
CORRESPONDENCE
SOLICITED
Theso articles and Illustrations must not
be reprinted without special permis
sion. HE WOULDN'T BRAY TODAY.
When Alexander Selkirk posed
And claimed to bo the all
Of everything that lives and movo
On this terrestrial ball
'TIb very plain his bolter halt
Was not like those today
Or ho would not have blowed himself
And got oft such a bray,
'TIs plain he never helped clean house
Nor saw a holiday.
When women take men by the neck
And make them biff bills pay.
Nor had ho bought a Paris hat
And mortgaged all he had for that
O Alex, smart: O Alex, gay.
You wouldn't have so much to say.
Especially If her mother came!
Sho would your domineering tamo.
And a new baby In one night
Would knock your conceit out of sight.
You men of this smart Alex style
Had better hunt a desert isle,
For If you're snared by woman new
She'll sweetly stoop nnd conquer you.
C. M. BARNITZ.
CROSSING EMDDEN, TOULOUSE
AND OTHER GEESE.
Whenever you see a gander on thu
green there rises to your Hps that old
question, "Goosey, goosey, gander,
where do you wander?"
Well, if you ever mate a White Emb
den gander nnd n Gray Toulouse
goose and raise the green gosling rub
bernecks to tho age of the original of
our picture (seven months) when you
take a blrdseye view of tho tender
offspring you will wonder where the
A CHOS3 OP ElMDEN AND TOUXOUSE.
shape nnd style of tho old gander and
goose went, for the only resemblance
you'll see will be in the white and
gray markings. Nevertheless it's a
good cross for market purposes.
Both of theso big breeds run to fat,
which is shown by the dewlap under
the chin and the abdomen dragging
on the ground.
The Toulouse, too, is rather flabby
and coarse of flesh. But, strange to
relate, by this cross you get a fowl of
graceful lines nnd finer, firmer flbered
Ccsh.
This makes a more popular fowl,
for market buyers aren't after goose
grease, and you can Imagine there's
grease to burn when the gander and
goose of theso breeds weigh twenty
nnd eighteen pounds respectively.
Tho other geese mostly used for com
mercial purposes arc Gray African,
White nnd Brown Chinese and the
Canadian or wild. These are much
different from the Toulouse and Emb
den, the Gray African only equaling
them In size, the African nnd Chinese
having big knobs on their heads and
tho Canadian being a sort of missing
link between the duclc and goose.
Good crosses are made by mating
Canadian or Enibdcn gander with Afri
can, nnd Embden gander with White
China.
Geese should only be crossed for
market purposes, nnd pure bred fowls
should only be mated. Such offspring
are called mongrels nnd mules. Mules
do not breed, nnd those who confident
ly expect to breed something. wonder
ful from their mixed geese seldom get
eggs to sot, and when such nn excep
tion occurs tho eggs are Invariably in
fertile. DON'TS.
Don't expect tho show manager to
give your birds extra enre without ex- I
tra pay. !
Don't say you value your hen at SI,- !
000. Such homemade opinions look
awfully cheap.
Dou't fall to quarantine your show
birds on return from tho exhibition.
You might have an epidemic.
Dou't expect your town paper to puff
your winnings when you advertise
1,000 miles uway.
Don't forget that tho early hatched
chicks aro tho best birds for show.
February and March aro for show
birds best; April and May best for
nest
Don't use commonplace cuts on your
stationery, nnd in describing your
stock don't use all tho adjectives in
the dictionary.
Dou't let tho turkeys roost out in
stormy winter weather. The wind will
blow them off tho trees into a snow
drift to freeze.
WATERING THE STOCK.
Not In Wall Street, but In tho 81
Cattle Markets.
Water Is the only thing In the mar
keting of live stock that figures clear
profit Feed corn tit $1 per butibel, bay
$20 a ton. the charges mnde by stock
yard companies for yardage and the'
charge for selling mucin by commission
companieH tend to reduce the shipper's
profit, but when he sees his bunch of
cattle properly yarded, fed and quiet
ly drinking at the water troughs ho
knows thu amount of water the cattle
drink will cost him nothing and will
sell at as much per pound ns the
weight gained by expensive feeding.
If cattle at the big markets wero
yarded and sold without a chance to
get water it would mean a large loss
to shippers yearly.
The average Rteer or cow will drink
twenty to fifty pounds of water at the
marketing point, according to the dis
tance it has been hauled and the
length of time without wnter. Tho
hog being much smaller nnd capacity
for drink limited, the wnter till sel
dom exceeds five pounds per hend.
Sheep drink little water at mnrkets,
but to get the proper (111 due them the
big sheepmen who cover several hun
dred miles with shipments bill their
sheep to some feeding station near the
market, bold them on feed and water
several days and at the proper time re
sume the Journey.
Dealers in live stock at the Kansas
City yards say that weight gained by
the use of wnter at the Kansas City
stockyards In 1010 amounted to $5,-OOO.OOO.-Knnsas
City Star.
THE STOLID BELGIANS.
Aviator Sopwith Thought He'd Startle
the Peasants, but He Didn't.
Aviator Sopwith describes In the Lon
don Times how he landed In Belgium
after flying across the English chan
nel In twenty-two minutes:
"Mnklng an nerlnl detour to avoid
some hills, I endeavored to steer to
ward Chalons by the old of a com
pass 1 carried with me, but I soon
lost my way. Just as I was flying
over a village about 800 feet high a
very ugly gust caught my machine on
one side nnd tilted It partly over. To
my consternation the aeroplane re
fused to regain Its normal position
even when I exerted the full pressure
of the small balancing planes fixed to
the rear ends of the main planes. Just
when I thought I should slide helpless
ly down through the nlr a field near a
village presented Itself I planed down
nnd sat still, quite exhausted.
"A Belgian peasant was working on
the road near by. His' nonchalance
wns amazing. He merely stopped his
work In n leisurely way and gazed at
me stolidly for several minutes. The
npnthy of the villagers, although they
had never sppn nn aeroplane before,
wns Indeed remarkable. Two old wo
men to whose cottage I went did not
appear at all astonished thnt I should
have descended out of tho nlr. All
they wanted to know wns what the
weather was like In England."
A Hero of tho Charity Bazaar Fire,
Jean Georges, n Parisian cnb driver
who received the Legion of Honor
medal for his heroism at the charity
bazaar fire on Mny 15. 1RSV7. when he
saved the lives of fifteen women, lost
his life by drowning recently near
Bordeaux. For some years nfter his
exploit he and his carriage were In
constnnt demnnd In the boulevards of
Paris, especially by English nnd Amer
lean tourists, hut the advent of the
automobile ultimately forced him out.
He then came to this country to seek
his fortune, but failed utterly, his re
turn home being paid for him by prl
vato subscription. Gporges took up
his old trade In Bordeaux after that
nnd became lost to sight until bis
tragic death, which was purely acci
dental. Subsidized Theaters.
In Germany there are twenty sub
sidized court theaters nnd. nearly a
hundred theaters subsidized by mu
nicipalities In many cases the the
ater Is granted to Us director rent
free: In others a nuhsldy Is also given
In some rases the cost of the orchestra,
the scenery, costumes and the beating
and Hunting Is borne by the town
There 1r great variety in method nnd
in degree, but the result Is that
throughout Germany the art of the
drama Is officially recognized, and the
theater is regarded ns an essential fac
tor In the town's life, resulting In
splendid thentprs giving vnrled olna
slcol nnd modern plnys throughout the
German empire. Consular Reports.
The Deadly Biked Potato.
Against Frank Smith, cook nt the
Lnsnlle street railroad station, his as
sistant, Anna tlygslck, made the fol
lowing complaint:
"Frank Smith, late of the city of
Chicago, did on Jan. 24. 11)11. at the
city of Chicago, county of Cook, state
of Illinois, aforesaid, then and there
being, did then and there with n cer
tnln Instrument commonly called hot
baked potato, snld hot halted potato
being a dangerous and dpndly weapon,
without any considerable provocation
whntever nnd under circumstances
showing nn abandoned nnd innllgnnnt
henrt, did assault said Anna Ilygslck
with intent to do great bodily injury."
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Books of Nickel.
One of Edison's latest Rtiggestlons is
the use of thin sheets of nickel In the
plnce of pnper for books lie says he
can make by an automatic process
plntes of nlckpl one twenty-thousandth
of nn Inch thick, tough nnd flexible,
nt a cost of $1.25 n pound The nickel
plates are perfect for printing pur
poses and are practically indestructible.
Dolllver and the Dahlias.
The dahlia Is n flower that Is almost
sacred to Scandinavians. When tho
late Senatbr Dolllver wat speaking Co
n Swedish settlement from the rear
end of a Pullman car a bunch of dnhllns
was handed to hitn, nnd he bowed his
thanks, while tho crowd roared its ap
plause for the orator and for the bou
quet. "What kind of flowers aro, theso?"
Inquired Scnntor Do.llver of Senator
Clapp of Minnesotn,
"American Beauties, I guess," replied
Senator Clnpp.
Dolllver knew better than that, so
he heartily thanked tho people for
their nttention, npplnuso and splendid
flowers.
When they mot in Wnshlngton nfter
tho campaign Senator Dolllver said to
tho Minnesota mnn: "Clnpp, you would
have had me mobbed If I hadn't been
prudent. If I hnd called those dahlias
American Beauties those Swedes
would have been for killing me."
"Yes," said Senator Clapp, "they are
good people and generally do the right
thing." Minneapolis Journnl.
How It Was
, "She's very wealthy?"
"Very."
"Money loft to her?"
"No. She is the nuthor of a book
entitled 'Hints to Beautiful Women.' "
"I presume nil the beautiful women
in tho country purchased it?"
"No; but all the plain women did!"
New York Herald.
ERIE TRAINS.
Trains leave Union depot at 8.2 fc
a. m and 2.48 p. m week days.
Trains arrive Union depot at l.tO
and 8.05 p. m. week days.
Saturday only, Erie and Wyomin?
arrives at 3.45 p. m. and leaves ot
3.60 p. m.
Sunday trains leve 2.48 and nr
"ivc at 7.02.
V. B. HOLMES, President.
A. T. SEARLE, Vice Pres.
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