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Miss Ewing and five other vocalists I '''\, MISS ANNIE EWIXO. entered a contest at Hardin College, Mexico, Mo., and tho prize, a piuuo val ued at SI,OOO, was awarded to tho Jef ferson City cnndldato. lTor first selec tion was, "Oh, I'atria, Tu elia Aecendi," and she beautifully Interpreted lies sini's great composition, her rich con tralto voice boiug In perfect control. The theme carried lier away, and the audience of music-loving people, rep resenting several States, paid her a great ovation. She also sung Ylodlin ger's "Serenade" and Jensen's "Lelui Delnc Wang' au Meluc Wang," with equally good effect Miss Ewlng Is a handsome blonde, with tlie fairest of complexions, auburn liair and aztmo blue eyes. She is a great social favor ite, not only at her home in Jefferson, but is popular at Hardin, and the de cision in her favor meets with hearty approval among a large circle of Miss Ewing's admirers. A MOTHER'S DUTY. Your daughters are the most pro clous legacy possible in this life. 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Opon tho dooa Opon tho door of tho soul, lot it Strong, puro thoughts, which shall banish sin; Thoy will grow and bloqm with grace divine, And thoir fruit shull bo ewootor than that of tho vino. Opon tho door, Opon tho door of tho hoart, let In Sympathy sweot for strangor and kkif It will make tho halls of tho heart bo fair That angels may ontor una woro, Opon tho door. —Philadelphia Times, SAVING OUR CLAIM, EV CHABtiES MOBHAU IIA BO EH, < N^MTi!b/? SDPPO3E 1 W0B > RS mot ' ier Ba i <3 > mil °h of a Bottle on a prairie olaim with a strong, sturdy man liko John, I was only fir w U J \yo twenty,and know nothing of lifo outsido of sohool and a rich homo. But John nnd I wero do tormiuod, und I marriod him aud bravely took my place besido him in tho oreaky white covorcd wagon when ho started westward. It was dolightfni at first as wo jour neyed toward tho sunset Tho nightly campings out, tho passing panorama of hill, dalo, stream and plain—all woro like on adventure in my eyes. So wo drovo on aoross tho Mississippi, ovor long stretches of country and at last woro riding through tho rioh earthod prairies of Kansas. Far to ward tho western edge of tho Stato our drivo took us, and I could just cntoli nbovo tho nppronohing horizon a glimpse of the blue, oloud-liko mass of Pike's Peak, whou wo halted on tho homestead that was to bo our future homo. John had "takon it np" tho spring boforo, but hod dono littlo work on it, and I confess that tho place was bit torly barrou in my oyos, used to tho improved homes of the Eastorn and Middle States. 1 call thorn so for when ono is at tho foot hills of tho Rookies, Illinois Is far, far oast. But I did not show my foolings, and whon John asked, "Do you liko it, swootheart?" I roassurod him so hearti ly that ho did not ovon repeat tho quostion. Still it was lonesomo. No nolghbor was noarer than three miles, and whon tho littlo work of tho cabin had been perforinod I would go oat to tho field whoro John was turning ovor long ribbons of turf and watoh him, jnst becauso I was so hungry for oompuny. And thou whon suinmor oamo and ho used to drivo to tho nearest town, Corouado, to find work the days woro liko months. I oould not go with him, and I could go no whore olso, booauso I had no way. Our ouly othor horse besido tho team drivoa by John was a heavy work animal, utterly unsafo for a woman to handle. Whon John would oomo homo ho would pet me and promiso that "somo day" we would ho fixed so tlint I oould go whoro I wished myself—but ho novor montiouod how, aud was off bo foro daylight to tho town again. It was the hoight of summorand tho worm prairio winds racing as if from an ovon mouth northward shook and rattled tho slondorly ooustruotcd oabin in a manner that brought a fre quent fear io my hourt that tho whole houso would go rolling ovor aud ovor across tho plain liko tho tumble-woods that sourriod aloDg boforo tho door in a never onding train. I hod just fin ished my lonesomo dinner whou nu unusual rattle told mo that that somo ono was at tho threshold. Opening tho door a lank, shock-head ed youth, tho son of a neighbor, stood boforo mo holding out a souplo of pa pers. Ho passed our cabin In going to tho prairio postoffico and usually carried us onr mail. "You aro oarly to-day, Cloy," said I, glad to havo somo ouo to talk to. "Ya-as'm, but I wont olonn down tor th' city, though." "Indcod I Thut must havo boon a long ride for you," as I looked quick ly among tho looal nows of tho paper, whioh had oomo from my old home, picking out horo and thoro a familiar name. "I seen yor hnsbun', too, Missis i ho's havin' a right flno timo." Tho papor wos forgotten nnd eager ly I questioned him as to his mean ing. "Why, nothin', only ho was ridin' with th' han'someßt lady I ovor saw— that is, in town," a rudo gallantry causing him to mako an oxooptiou on acoount of my presenoc. "I don't know who 'twas, but thoy was in o phaoton on' druv np tor a beautiful yoller house." It was tho widow St. Clair. I had often enviod hor her magnifloent (for that oountry) residence and hor luxu rious surroundings. "Bat John's team?" I faltered a groat lump rleing in my throat In spito of my determination to bo 0001. "Oh, that was down ter tho hotol. He was jest a ridin' 'round town, I guess—an' thoy was gain' liko light ning', too, I toll yor. Thoro was no telling when ho would liuvo Btoppod his hourfc-brcuking nar rative had not tho brush of a prairio wolf shown itself on a swoll a fow hun dred yards off and cuusod tho youth to mount his pony in haste and start in pursuit. I shut tho door bohind him and throw mysoll sobbing upon tho floor. It was too hard.) All the loneliness, all tho homosicknoßß, all the longing of the days that had so slowly passed, welled np In my hornet and I could not oontrol myself. Tho thought of John riding about the little oity with tho wealthiest lady in that sootion of the State, whilo I, tired out and lonely, was fairly wearing ont my life in our humblo homo looking aftor tho meagor surroundings boeauso I lovod him so. J had prootiood tho ontiro oreod of lovo—sacrifice. 1 had given up all of Joy and'companionship for him. And how hod ho ropaid it? I ro mombercd now that ho had boon some what roticont regarding his employ ment in tho oity. I did not know what he was doing. To bo sure, nothing was noglcoted at homo—but his wifo —for thoro was littlo of the olaim cul tivated or ovon plowed. Bitter thoughts oamo to mo and 1 half uttered, half sobbod them to tho window-shaken walls of tho cabin. I vowed that I would go book to mother, and soothing memories of the old homo sot deep in orohards of applo and cherry, with its wide porohes aud 000 l parlor, thronged my brain. Tho roaring of tho south wind ohangod to tho humming of honoy-bees about tho morning-glories and clicking of a loose board was tho rattle of a mow ing machino in tho neighboring olover held. Sweot breaths, soft cooings and tondor pictures that woro onco oom mon enough, but now seomod glimpsos of paradiso, bowildorod mo and soou I was far, far into droamland. I was aroused by voices outsido tho house. Stealing to tho window, I saw two rough, oowboy-liko plainsmen watering their saddle ponies at the trough. Thoy wcro typical Westerners. Wide sombroros sheltered tlioir long looks and hugo spurs glistened at thoir hools, whilo thoir costumos wero fringed and braidod aftor truo frontier stylo. "Mighty soft snap for somebody," said ouo of tho men, snipping oil tho top of a swaying sunflower with tho lash of a long, sinuous "imuko whip" ho carriod in uis hand. "He'd ought ter dov thought fcrthcr'n that," "Probably oleon forgot tho dato," was tho comrado's reply. "Mighty likely place ho's got horo." "Ya-a-s, not ter bo 'proved upon." "Livod on it long onough, ain't ho?" "Yos, squattod long enough, but ain't plowed enough sod." "Is that tho way of it?" with a vig orous out of tho whip. "Tho time for broakin' is up to-day." "Air yoh sure?" "Know it. Was around by MoClar ons yestorday an' ho entered th' same timo this fuller did uu' his timo was out ter-day. ;lle was workin' his horses tor doath gittiu' enough sod broko by tor night. Who wore thoy talking of? A sus picion that thoy might moan our placo oamo over me and it was rnado a cer tainty by tho next word: "If ho don't got hot done to-night we'll be tor work bright an' early in th' morniu'. You go to tho laud of floe an' enter the claim an' I'll start the plow." "How much broakin' is looking ?" "Oh, not muoh; about half au aoro, I guess. That strip yonder behind th' houso'll make it. Tho margin's small but it'll do tor throw him out." Tho men tightorod tho saddle-girths and remarking that a big storm was ooming up mounted and wont oantor ing easily away through tho prairie grass and soon wcro lost to viow. How oould John havo been so oaro loss? Aftor all our work aud homo sickness oud troublo wo woro to loso our home. Then in a rushing wavo oamo over mo tho thoughts whioh had flllod my mind as I went to sleep and I was for a momont uudeoidod how to aot. But then it was John I Perhaps I was mis taken in my surmisos. I lovod him in spite of all and we must save our olaim. Thero was but ono way to do it and that was to plow tho halt aero. But how? I had novor plowod a foot in my life, nor did I havo any means for doing it ovon if I know how. Then I thought of old Major in tho shod. Ho was big and strong; would ho pull tho plow for mo? Drawing on a pair of John's boots and tying my hat upon my hood I started on my self-appointod task. It was no easy ono. Tho harness wos so heavy and Major would stop in tho wrong direction. But at last It wan done, and I had attaohod the sturdy animal to tho lightest plow on the plaoo. As wo started for tho strip I was uoarly takon off my foot, and I saw that dark mossos of oloud woro arising in tho wost, while foathery odvanoo couriers sourriod ahead of thorn, flock ing tho blue skies. I lifted tho plow into plaoo and spoke to Major. Would ho mind ino and pull tho hoavy load? It needed two horses, but porhops tho one oould Btond it a little whilo. Major shook his lioad and did not start. Trembling with nervousnoss, I went to his hood and almost pleaded with him to holp mo. Again I shook tho linos, and with an effort tho noblo animal gavo his weight against tho oollnr and we moved on, a narrow, ohooolato oolorod ribbon of sod lioing thrown out behind. Tho strip was a long one—half a mile to the othor sido of tho sootion— and when I had reaohed tho turn I wos confident of my bucco3s. But upon looking backward tho ap pearance of the heavens startlod mo. Tho massive oloud was drawing noaror and nearer, and was intenso in its blaoknoss. Tho wind had died out for a moment, hut oamo again in fitful gusts. "Wo must hurry, Major," I oallod to the horso, aud wo started toward tho houso. It was a raoo for sholtor. Tho clouds woro ooming now so uour thut I oould almost hoar tho rumble I kuow uooom paniod thorn. Tho foam-liko advanco flyers hud reaohod the opposite horizon. Tho sun was hidden, and darkness was upon us. Desperately I struggled on, alternately praying that tho storm would provo moroiful, and that John would come. I reaohod the end of tho farrow, and tho storm was not yot upon mo. Two more rounds would make the half aero—aud blindly anxious to save our homo I determined to mako thorn, rain or no ram. Major was not eager to obey mo, but I eooldcd him sharply, and down tho track wo wont again. The clouds seemed to bo resting, and I hurried on. Baok to tho homo and thon dowu tho strotoli for the third time. Oh, if I oould only comploto it—and if John would only oome 1 Wo had almost gained tho middlo of th,e last farrow whon the storm broke. Tboro was a whirl of dust and rain and hail, whllo a terriflo orash of thunder shook tho yory proirio. Major, frightonod Worso than I, gave a quiok spring, and, snapping the singlotroo, was off to hisstablo. I triod to follow him, but I oould 800 nothing, and sank down npoa the freshly-turned oarth, oonildent that my last hour was at hand. Scarcely hod I dono so whon o dark form uppoarod at my sido, two strong arms lifted mo from the ground and oarriod me against tho wind at a rapid pooo, whilo big boarded lips proHsod against my oheoks told mo that it was John who had rosouod me from my perilous situation. Tho cabin croukod and tromblod in tho storm, but I did not bear it. I sat in my husband's arms and sobbod out tho story of my attempted task. "But, darling, tho men must havo boon mistaken," said John, interrupt ing mo. "They—thoy said thoy had lookod on tho reoords," still sobbing. "Thoy must bo right," admitted John, musingly; romembor now that tho entry was mado jnst six months ago. I meant to hnvo soon to it—but didn't, and it remainod for for you, littlo wifo, to savo tho claim. But to think I was away off in Coro nado—" " —At Widow St. Clair's," I putin boforo I thought, for I had not intend ed to montiou tho nows I had hoard that day, "Why, who toldyou—"began John, in a hurt yoioo, whilo I hid my fuoo on his shoulder. Did ho suspoot anything? Ido not know to this day but ho suddenly wrapped me in his ovoreoat, whioh was near and, opening the door, boro mo straight through tho heavily pour ing rain to tho barn. Ho sot mo down, and thoro boforo mo was—tho hand somest phaoton I had ovor soon, whilo a gontle-looking pony was a now addi tion to tho stable list of iumatco. "For you, Tito," whispered John, rovorting to an old pot naino of our conrtship days. "How oould you?" I a3kod wondor ingly. "It was this way, pot; tho widow wanted soino earth haulod upon hor ynrd and would pay mo in this rig, but not in mouoy. I havo boon work ing overy spare day to comploto tho job. To-day I finished it." It is not necessary to relate what followod, but lam willing to admit that I oonfossed oyory hard feoiiug that had oooupied my mind that day and roooiyod a full and froo absolution from my husband-oonfessor. There was no more storm whon our intorviow was ovor. The last cloud had drifted away to tho oast, and tho proirio was a mass of sparkling pearls gloaming in tho sunlight. John laughod a littlo at tho plowing I had done, but it passed muutor at tho formal "proving up" of our homo stead, and I was content. Tho prairios aro moro thiokly sot tlod now, aud in au hour's drive in my phaoton I oan visit a dozen rioh forms, but uono is so prosperous as our own ; nor is any family bappier, for sinoo tho day whon 1 did my first nnd last plowing not a bittor thought has en tered cithor my own or John's breast. Detroit Freo Press. A Notorious Parrot's Now llublt. It is well known that tho koa, or mountain parrot, of Now Zoalond, has booomo notorious from its chaugo of habit, from living on insoots, fruit aud borrios, to attaoking living sheep, boing roportcd to havo dovolopod this carnivorous habit withiu tlio last thirty years. It appears, howovor, from further first hand observations by T. White, that tho koa lives high up on tho mountains a long distauoo auovo tho frost line, whoro thoro aro no borrios or fruit, and only lincbons and a fow inßoets ocour. Still, tho koa tears opon tho bodies of shoop, and though it may not dißorabowol them to got at and dovour thoir kid uoys, as commonly roputod, it is now | thonght'that it does this for tho sako of tho blood of its victim. Mr. White states that tho roason why this bird so frequently piorocs tho body of a sheep in tho region of tho kidneys is duo to tho position it takes on tho baok of its victim to maiutain a strong hold. Shoop with long wool aro moro fro quoutly attaokod than thoso with short wool. Peculiar New Elements. Tho recontly dißeovcrod elements, argon and holinm, tho former of which has boon found to bo a constituent of air, appear to possess poouliar aud anomalous oleotrioal properties. Tho latest investigations soem to show a breach botwoou these and what may bo termed ordinary olomonts. For instanoo, helium acts at atmospheric prossuro oxaotty like other gases do at oxooediugly high exhaustions, such as ore obtained in vacuum tubos. An other property is that of tho onormous length of spark that is produood in helium and tho unusually long, thongh loss lengthy sparks in argon. Othor oxporimouts seoin to show thut in argon and helium wo have olomonts tho eleotro chemical properties of which are deoidedly anomalous. MINE ENEMY. Tireless onomy havo I, Who, with arch Inconsistency, Muketb without sign of coaso Keon attacks upon my peace. Sad my plight, who novor know If by night or day my foe Will, with his strategio art, Storm tho rampurts of my heart. Through delay aud dearth and doubt I havo kopt tho fooman out) But I foarthofort must fall, And his banner top tho wall. And I plna in long duress, If no frlond heod my distress! Who will oomo and cause to 000 Love, that is mine onomy? —Clinton Soollnrd, In tho Century. lIU.HOH OF THE I)AV. In autobiographies there is no such word as fail.—Puok. How lnoky it is thoro aro no taxes on air castles I—Life. "I can soe through your tricks," said Photog, as he applied his X rays to tho magioiau's sloight-of haud per formance.—Norristown Herald. "Whon I loso any littlo thing liko that I kuow whoro to look for it." "You do?" "Yes; it's nearly nlways in baby's mouth." —Chicago Rooord. His Mama—"You ohildren kuow moro nowadays than thoy used to in my time, Freddy." Freddy—"That's ooss thore's moro to know, mo."—Rox bury Gazotte. Higgles—"Old Bilson called in four doctors in consultation ovor him whon ho died." Higgle—"i'hore is no danger of his being buried alive." —Brooklyn Times. Friend —"What did you find tho most difficult thing when you wrote your liret pooms?" Poet—"To find souio one who wonld lot mo road thorn to him."— Fliogondo Blaetter. Lady—"ls it truo that you havo fallen in love with tho princess?" Lieutenant—"Quite right. I just wanted to soo for onco how hopeltss love fools."—Fiiegendo Blaetter. "Can you lend mo 105 marks?" "That's a singular amount to ask for. What do you want of tho odd five?" •'I wish to demonstrate my honest in tentions by paying to you at onco fivo marks on ocoouut."—Fliogoudo lilaot tor, Benny Diotns—"There is an article in to-day's paper I should liko you to got my wifo to road, but it is no uso asking hor." Sam Singleton—"l'll tell you how to do it. Cut tho pioeo out and put it in your pocket."—Now York Herald. Sportnor—"You must havo had groat fun when your foolbull team played Vasear." Jack Tackle—"Fun ? I guoss not. I am ongagod to tho umpire, and she ruled mo off for hold ing in tho vory first scrimmage,"— Princeton Tigor. Tho Quantity: Old Carper—"lt takes an enormous amount of materinl to make a fashionable gown nowadays." Mrs, Carper—"Oh, no I Why, you take tho material for two skirts aud make tho sleeves, and take the mate rial for ono sloevo and mako the skirt; that is all."—Puok. Insufficient Data:"You aro'nn ox port, aro you not?" said tho caller. "Yes, sir." "Well, I wish you would take these two papers nurt tell mo whether they woro written by the sumo person." "Is it a matter of litiga tion?" "Very possibly." "Then it would bo really impossible for mo to Comply with your rcquost; not uutil I havo learned upon which sido I have boen retained,"—Washington Star. No Nccroiumicy About Invention. One of tho groat inventors of tho age is Mr, Edison, who has boen called in terms of well intentioned, but doubtful, oompliment "The Wizard of Menlo Park." There is no spirit of neoromancy to bo fouud brooding among the vast collection of apparatus in Mr. Edison's laboratory. 'The whole plaoe is devoted to invention as expressed in the good eld Latin root meaning of tho word: "to oome upon," andhonco to find. Invention, in tho caso of Mr. Edison, is soaroh ; and the soaroh is prosecuted aloug multitudinous lines with a porsover nuco whioh may have been equaled, but has never boon surpassed in tho history of tho world. Speaking of himself aud his work, Mr. Edison has said: "In my own caso but fsw, and thoso tho least important, ot my in ventions owed anything to aooidouts. Most of them havo boen hammered out aftor long and patient labor, nnd aro tbo rosult of countless oxporimonts, all diroctod toward attaining soino woll-deflnod object. All moahauical improvements may safely bo said to bo inventions, and not disosvories." It is not tho man who dreams of bettor moohanioal ways of doing work, bat he who by intelligent ex periment works out tho mechanical forms that translato the dream into a reality, who is entitled to tho name of invontor,—Soiontillo American. Luck Comes to a Washerwoman. Mrs. H. H. Leonard, of Wichita, Kan., whilo looking ovor old pupors, found that tho sum of 810,000 had been dopositod by her brother in a bank at Trenton, Tonn., in 1803. He was killed in battle a few weeks after ward. A local bank wired tho Ton uesseo bank to-day ami got a reply stating that the money was still there and thut thoy had been hunting the heirs for ovor twenty-live years. Last fall Leonard got a divorce from his wifo uml married a woman named Irono Loonard. In two mouths after this marriage tho seoond wife killed him for a 85000 iusurauee policy on his life. 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She knows better than a man. p " BATTLE AX " is selected every time 3 W by wives who buy tobacco for their hus- gj bands. They select it because it is an honest P bargain. It is the biggest in size, the | smallest in price, and the best in quality, | The 5 cent piece is almost as large as the I 10 cent piece of other high grade brands, -j U^g! rVERY FARMER ¥ THE NORTH CAN MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE MIDDLE SOUTH. flf Ha oan make twice as much. Ho ran hcII aln Northern farm and got t wire as manv arroa for hh CR3 mrfiay down here. We sell Improved farms for #S I> £2<> an line. J'lentv , f rid In mis tv.ui of tlioni Nodroughts. Neither too hot nor too roM Mum-., jnaf right. Nort horn lehu*. s !:'•. • mou •very week. If you are uterestr l write for IMtKK pamphlet and n~k ali tho queatiouti . u want tu. i< ta u pleasure to us to answer them. 80UTIIUUN lIOMBHUGIiRIM' LAM) COMPANY* L'onicrvtjlr, Teun. "The Bsst is, flye, the Cheapest." Avoid Imitations of and Substitutes for SAFOLIO •*OLI> STATIC OF PIKE." The Home of tlm Stark Brothers* Nnrserlas I —One of the Highest Institutions In the World—lts Trade Extends to Nearly Every Civilizml Nation on Kurtli. St. Louis Republic, January 7,1801. 1 One of the largest institutions in tlrs state to tho Stark Bros.' Nurseries ami Orchards roiupany in Louix'ana, Mo., and Kockport, ill. J'he trade ot the firm extends not only I hronghont tho United States, Canada, Ger many, Franco, Italy, Hungary and other for eign countries, nut it has a number of cus tomers both in Now Zealand and Australia. Eighty years ago there came from Kentucky to Pike county the lute Judge Stark, then a young man fresh from Old Hickory'* New Orleans caninaign. He started the nursery and planted the first grafted orcnar l in the i tate, haviug brought tho scions on horseback fr on Kentucky. The business iiaH desoended from father to I son, and is now conducted by the third genor | utlon, assisted by the lourtn. This firm lias more I ban I<M I ravel iog •oliidms. nod *in ploys mure people in its offices than would be necessary to run a large manufacturing con cern. The extensive packing house* of the company are adjacent to the city, connected with the railroad by special tracks. From j these packing houses hundreds of carloads of I trees are shipped annually. Tho nursery i grounds embrace a number of farms con i veniout to the city, and even extends to Rock port. JII., wiiere there is a plant of several million trees. The peculiarity of the concern is tho estab lishment of large orchards. These orchards in ; 24 states aggregate nearly 50.000 acres and more than B.fiOn.OlW trees on tlt r partnership | plan. The firm is also interested in about ius • many more trees on the 00-opernt.vo arrange* ; moot. The nurseries have been bouelloial not j only to their home, hut Missouri owes no little i of net-prostige as n fruit-growing ro.don loth? I progress ami work of development of this firm, ihe exhibits "i this firm, whenever mad , attract great at tent on, an.l do much to adver tise tin: state. The firm pays largo amounts for new varieties of fruit, nod conducts the largest business of the kind in America, if not in the world. Louisiana, Mo. firms have more traveling men upon the road for them than travel out of any other city of the world of its size. This :is largely duo to tlie large number of tnoti em ployed by tlie Stark Ilros.' Nurseries, who fur nish their men lite most complete up-to-date j outfit ever issued. They are increasing their force uf sah suiuti daily and room for more.
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