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TRIE RICTIES.
A sky that bends above yon
With bright stars shining -true;
A tender heart to love you,
And who a an rich as yon.
Atlanta Constitution.
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Frasquita's Lottery Ticket
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Though It Was Never Bought,
It Served Its Purpose.
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CarAmba! Our good friend Jose
Bomba was of sanguine tempera
ment. Although he had never
bought a lotery ticket in hia life he
was nevertheless firm in his belief
that some day he would win the capi
tal prize in the 'States Lottery. He
bad the faculty of always looking at
the bright side of things, and his
cheerfulness never left him. His vo
cation was that of barber in the em
ploy ef Don Simon Pesetero in the
town of Talavera. When there was
a lull between the arrival of custom
ers he would sit in a corner and
build castles in Spain, imagining him
self the possessor of untold wealth.
He made no effort to acquire these
since he felt convinced that he and
bis beloved Frasquita would live to
see his dreams realized.
So far neither he nor Frasquita
looked as if they were on the high
road to wealth; at least there seemed
to be no sign of a foundation for
such having been laid. Both worked
, for Don Simon, the greatest miser
,who ever walked this earth; and
.while Jose assisted in tooth pulling
and accompanied his master when he
.went to cup his patients. Frasquita
would lather chins and use curling
Irons on gay young swells. Each
received a yearly wage of 300 francs,
besides free board and lodging;
"board" meaning a piece of bread,
two sardines, and six tomatoes, and
the privilege of drinking as much
water as they had a mind to.
Jose did not even lose his good
' humor when he bade good-bye to
Frasquita, knowing that his military
service would last four years, and
While her tears flowed copiously he
tried to console her with maxims of
his philosophy "Don't worry, darling.
No matter what happens, I am con
vinced that some day you and I shall
be happy and rich. To be sure, I
don't know as yet how it is all to
come about, but that's no matter.
Don't fret, let fate take its course.
. Up there ir. heaven there surely sits
one more powerful than we are. Why
then make trouble and sorrow for
. ourselves? Should our efforts be in
accord with His intentions, then our
little help might hasten success; on
the other hand, should they be in op
position to His plans you may be
sure we gain nothing. Be brave;
have confidence, and leave everything
to Him above." Still smiling he
pressed her closer to his heart, then
with a short farewell he left her to
Join his regiment.
Jose's parting words left a deep
Impression on Frasquita's heart and
wind; and surely she stood in need
of support, for the old miser seemed
to make it the great business of his
life to render existence unbearable
Xor her. He was too close to get a
substitute for Jose, and insisted that
Frasquita pull teeth and cup pa
tients; but she proved such a failure
at this that he was obliged to do the
work himself lest he lose some of his
customers. He revenged himself by
abusing her, calling her vile names,
and berating her incompetence. She
listened patiently, but as soon cs his
back was turned she expressed her
regard for what, he had said by pull
ing the lobes of her little pink ears,
Which to a Spaniard means defiance.
As weeks and months passed in
' their deadly monotony Frasquita al
most lost heart. Then one fine morn
ing she came hurriedly into the shop
and asked Don Simon to advance her
twenty francs on her wages. "Twen
ty francs, Senor, if you please; I
" i need them, indeed."
"Twenty francs, you trifling spend
thrift? And for what object do you
ask Buch a sum?"
"For for because I had a
dream, senor."
, "A dream? What on earth has a
dream to do with a twenty-franc gold
piece?"
"I will tell you, senor. I dreamt
that at the next drawing, which
comes off in Mardi Gras (or Carni
Yal), No. 6555 will win the capital
prize, and I want twenty francs to
buy the ticket."
The old rascal shrugged his Bhoul
ders, but as he owed hor half a year's
wages, he handed her the money,
growling and muttering the while.
Overjoyed, as If she had the 200,000
francs already In her pocket, Fras
QUita ran out of the room.
f Mardi Gras was a holiday. She
was determined to enjoy it to its full
est extent; she whirled around while
dancing the tarentella like a top, ate
crullers and roasted chestnuts to her
heart's content, and finally made a
votive offering to St. Roch, the pa
4 tron saint of the village, by burning
three candles on his shrine; for was
he not watching over her beloved
JoBe, in order to bring him safely
I home?
Three years had passed, and Jose
was still serving his country at the
northern frontier. At this time a ru
mor became current in Talavera that
Don Simon bad lost his mind a ru
mor without foundation, as we shall
presently see.
The men of the town were wont to
' congregate at the barber shop, where
. some would discuss politics, while
others would play the guitar. Don
. Bimon sacrificed to his thirst for
knowledge by subscribing to a Matf
rld paper, and by the light of a
Bputterlng oil lamp and accompanied
by the twang of the guitar, he would
read the news of the day to his eager
listeners. One evening, while thus
engaged, leaning back in his oily
armchair, he suddenly came to a
halt and turned pale.
."Hel! What ails you, Simon?
What has happened?" the men cried
out simultaneously.
Simon recovered his self-possession
in an instant.
"Nothing, nothing at all," he an
swered. "I got a bit dizzy. At any
rate I find nothing more at interest
in the papers." He rose, stretched
his arms and yawned. Frasquita was
standing on the front stoop getting a
breath of fresh air. Don Simon
stepped up to her and In an almost
affectionate tone said: "My dear
child, you should go inside; it is too
cool out here and you might catch
cold."
The bystanders looked aghast;
never before was Don Simon known
to Bpeak in such terms to an inferior.
Frasquita was bo frightened she
thought she was having a fit of apo
plexy. She hurried to her room, but
ere she could open the door he had
caught up with her. "I have also
thought over the matter of your get
ting up so early in the morning;
hereafter you need not be at the shop
before 6; young people at your age
need sleep." He re-entered the shop
and began to fold the newspaper
carefully. This was a sign that he
now wished to be alone. As they
went out they cast significant glances
at each other, as if saying: "We are
right; he is crazy." Had they seen
him a few minutes later an he
stepped under the light and unfolded
the paper they would have been more
than ever convinced that they were
right in their suspicions.
"No," he muttered; "it is bo er
ror. No. 5555 has won, and Fras
quita is now in possession of 200,000
francs. Who would have thought of
such a thing?" He walked the room
in great agitation, his mind busily at
work hatching out a way by which
he could get at that fortune.
On entering the shop the follow
ing morning he found Frasquita at
work polishing the razors. His face
was wreathed in smiles. "My dear
child," he began, "sit down by me
and let us have a chat. Six years
have you worked for me faithfully.
During that time I may, now and
then, have seemed a bit strict and
exacting, but this was done intention
ally; I wished to put you on proba
tion. But this is over now."
"It lasted a pretty long time," in
terrupted Frasquita.
"That may be, but since it is past
and gone we will no longer talk
about it. You see, my dear, during
these six years I have had ample op
portunities to study your many good
qualities. You are young while I
count 65; but I am still hale, hearty,
and am worth SO, 000 francs, safely
invested, besides a business which, as
you know, is well patronized. In
other words, I want to marry you."
Frasquita felt the earth give way
under her at this unexpected pro
posal. To be sure, 80,000 francs
seemed a fabulous sum; still there
was Jose, who would soon come back.
"Will you allow me one week to con
sider the matter?"
"A whole week? Very well, I con
sent, but only under one condition,
and that is that you speak to no one
during that time. I fear outside in
fluence. I would have you consent of
your own free will."
She kept her promise and spoke to
no one, but, since writing to any one
was not Included in the agreement,
she forthwith dispatched a letter to
Jose, which brought the characteris
tic response: "Leave everything to
fate." This she did, and said "Yes,"
and the wedding followed in a few
days. Don Simon insisted on a con
tract being drawn up by which each
made the other sole heir of their re
spective fortunes. After this trans
action Frasquita was fully convinced
that she was marrying a lunatic. She
smilingly signed the document, and
Don Simon affixed his signature.
That night, after the wedding guests
had departed, Don Simon asked In a
sort of careless way:
"Did you not buy a lottery ticket
some time ago, a No. 5555? What
did you do with it?"
"What did I do with it?". she re
peated. "Why, I did nothing with
it. I didn't buy it, and, what is
more, I never had any Intention ot
buying one. It was only a ruse to
get the 20 francs out of you, so I
could enjoy the Carnival."
"What! You mean to say you
didn't buy the ticket? Thief! Swin
dler! Liar!"
Don Simon stormed and raged and
cursed until he fell In a fit. Being
the only barber In Talavera there
was no one to come to hlB assistance
with cupping glasses and he soon ex
pired. Jose was duly informed of Don
Simon's demise, and returned to Tal
avera after Frasquita had put aside
her mourning. His abiding faith In
Providence had been rewarded, and,
with his customary calm and philoso
phy, be took possession of Don Sim
on's wife,' business' and fortune.
Translated from the German, In the
New York Evening Post.
About Money.
"Dar ain't any use," said Brother
Williams, "ter try ter git money w'en
you ain't at de glttin' place; en de
trouble is, de jingle ot It is so con
fusin', it's lak' de rattle of a rattle
snake you dunno whar, en what
time, ter jump. It's trouble ter git
money en trouble ter keep It; dey
despise yeu et you ain't got It,' en ef
you has, dey'll despise you ef you
don't give it away" Atlanta Constitution,
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
Long Island is being disturbed by
bandits in automobiles.
Ruin of the Cuban tobacco crops
Is predicted as a result of the insur
rection. The immigration Inquiry board de
cided to admit forty Russian Jew
orphans.
At Sydney, New South Wales, the
legislative assembly passed the free
education bill.
It Is reported that the Standard
Oil Company has offered to buy the
country's leading distilleries.
A girl dropped a bomb fifty yards
from the palace of General Kaulbars,
St. Petersburg. She lost a hand.
Marquis Ito said that he and the
Japanese Emperor were in favor of
granting independence to Korea.
The Russian Emperor has issued
a ukase providing for the sale of
Crown appanage lands to peasants.
A crematory for disposing of the
bodies of the pauper dead in the Dis
trict of Columbia is to be constructed
In Washington.
President Roosevelt in a letter
pleading for the election of a Repub
lican House took a strong "Stand
pat" position on the tariff.
The Japanese Government advised
the State Department at Washington
that the port of Dalny (now called
Tairen) would be opened, duty free.
The Chilean Government made
cut a project for the rebuilding oi
Valparaiso; scarcity of money pre
vented general opening of business.
Ten indictments were found
against the Standard Oil Company
by Federal Grand Juries in Illinois,
charging the acceptance of railroad
rebates.
A committee has been appointed
at Pekln to discuss tha report of
the commissioners who recently went
abroad to study" forms of constitu
tional government.
SECRET OF BOILING WATER.
To boil a thing well it Is not neces
sary to boil it hard, says Farming.
To average kitchen Mary thinks that
:he more commotion In the water the
hotter it is. and in order to produce
this she burns a great deal of fuel and
ruins the stove by keeping it 'red hot.
Water placed in a stew-pan directly
aver a red hot lid will, of 'course, boil
more vehemently, yet it will not cook
meat or potatoes any quicker, and
oot co well as water that just keeps
at the boiling point and quietly sim
mers. COUNTRY CONFIDENCES.
"Do you prefer dty life?" asked tha
Dandelion, politely.
"Well, I am down on the farm," re
plied the Thistle." Baltimore Amer
lean. The longest fence In the' world,
Is thought, Is one of wire netting in
Australia, 1,236 miles long. Its ob
ject is to keep rabbits from the cul
tivated fields.
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sPoKi'i x ituKviTi i:s.
Ray Ewry, of the New York A. C.,1
aiado a new world's record at the
itanding broad jump.
Sweet Marie won the free-for-all
race at Poushkeepsl", trotting In
2:04, the fastest time mnde thti
fear.
Jimmy Britt has refused the offet
Df tho Everett A. C. of Washington
tor $3000 to meet Louie Long in a
twenty-round bout.
Ecstatic, owned by F. T. Holder,
8f Yonkers, paced a mile in 2.04
In winning a race at the Buffalo
Grand Circuit meeting.
The Elmlna won the Astor prize
for schooners and the Hurama the
Astor prize for sloops in the N. Y.
Y. C.'s race off Newport.
Sir Thomas Lipton intimates that
he would again challenge for the
America's cup if he were sure hi
challenge would be accepted.
English railroads were almost
overwhelmed by the rush of sports
men to the north for the grouse
shooting on English and Scottish
moors. -
C. M. Daniels won the quarter
mile Metropolitan A.A.U. swimming
championship at Travers Island, and
broke the American record across
tidal salt water by seven seconds. ,
An English aeronaut, the Hon.
Charles Holies, interviewed in hit
balloon, 4000 feet in the air, by a
reporter, declares the new sport will
soon rival automoblllng in popu
larity. G. Clifford Howard, of Washing
ton, D. C, a schoolboy In his six
teenth year, won the national cham
pionship at roque at Norwich, Conn.,
by defeating Harold Bosworth, ol
New London, In the game to break 9
tie.
John J. Flanagan and Martin
Sheridan made new world's recorda
for the fifty-six pound weight aod
discus throws at Celtic Park.
There could be no greater misiam
than for Moslems to infer from Em
peror William's refusal to be left out
cf the plan arranged by France and
England for the disposal of Morocco
that he would afford support, direct
or Indirect, to outbreaks against
Christians in Algeria and Egypt. All
that France and England would need
to do to secure his zealous co-operation
in resistance to a Jehad, assertc
Harper's Weekly, would be to concede
to him ascendency in the Euphrates
Valley, the exploitation of which is
already contemplated by a German
railway company. A Moslem Holy
War in the twentieth century would
be a glaring anarchonism, which
might cause much bloodshed for
while, but which, in the end, would
bring the authors and abettors of U
in detraction,
Love may be blind, but the way la
which the little god walks straight up
to a big fortune, observe Bthe New
York Herald, indicates that he has the
gift ot second sight.
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CANNING WITHOUT CUOKLNU.
It is claimed that rhubarb, goose
berries and several other kinds of
tart fruits may be readily kept by
canning them in cold water. Fill the
sterilized Jars with the fruit, pressing
in well, then set under a spout of
running water, letting the water till
in until every air-bubble is expelled,
then seal perfectly air-tight, as in
other canning. Khubarb may be put
into a wooden or earthenware vessel
and mashed with a pestle, and
canned in its own juice, being
sure to press the solid parts
well about the liquid. Have the
can absolutely full, so there will be
no alr bubbles, and then can as you
would in other methods. Sour fruits,
such as gooseberries and rhubarb
keep better in glass, but they, as
all other fruits, must have the
light excluded by wrapping the Jar,
or setting In a very dark place. Many
women work very hard to put us
fruits and vegetables, and lose their
work as well as their fruit by not
giving strict attention to these details.
Tha Commoner.
HER WIDE EXPERIENCE.
Dottle I wonder if a blonde Is
more attractive to men than a bru
nette? ,
Lottie Ask Tottle; she's been
both. Cleveland Leader.
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ATTOHNEY-AT LAW,
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secured, collection made promptly. Oflice
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DR. B. E. HOOVER, "
DENTIST,
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Main street. Gentleness In operating.
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Office on second floor of the First National
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