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[ A MUSICAL |
COMEDY I
By LOVtS JOSEPH VANCE g
OoptfrtffM. tM, by T. C tfeOurt U
iinnvfumuw
The night WHS stIU uud sultry, hint
ing of rain In the east a low uiooo
swung btooil red al*we the hiiis. Its
rays crltr-neued a path serosa tUe slug
gish and silent waters of the Black
rlrer.
t'pon a slight rise some distance from
Its western bank Colonel Prentice of
the Ninth Mlsslsslitpl, C. 8. A., gawd
longingly at the dim, misty lights of
Tuaculoosa far back upon the oppualte
•licre. The body of the young uniti was
neatly Incased In a new gray uniform,
nod the soul of the colonel was with
the Otmfederate cause, but the heart of
htm Wife within the Union lines, and he
was sore distrait, for the Federal
troops held Tuscaloosa, and Tuscaloosa
held many northern officers and the
person of Miss Betty Tayloe, and, fur-
ther. Miss Betty held the affectiona of
Colonel Prentice.
Now, Randolph Prentice had fought
the oppressors and bested them nu*
had been defeated by them, lie hated
them right heartily as abolitionists,
and he admired them beyond expres
sion as gallant foes. Therefore be mls-
''AH AL-DOOH— IICWC." BB DUAU I.ED.
Bias ted their nbllillcs In tiie way of
Isveinaking. A man who lights gener
eusly and chivalrously H not, as a rule,
avnngqU-oly ln-..-.hflll y r ItliUuly tOUgW
tied in the presence of. ladles.
rrnwilill) the colonel stamped ll
boot od fixit and ST.ore luuoath his
breath. Tlie quiet air carrie d sound fur
nnd clenr, and to his ears there came
faint strains of music, the hum of n
guitar and an enormous baritone raised
in song. Then the colonel retired wlih-
Jo tl.e grove of trees to reappear short
ly with two of his men. They cau
tiously embarked in a small llatboat
Which ltnd been concealed by a clump
of undergrowth. The obliging moon
had retreated behind a cloud bunk.
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In tha parlor of the Tuyloo mansion
tho lights were low-even candles were
denr In tho south toward tbc close of
the war—but their dim rays could not
conceal the beauty of two fflrla who
•at lovingly U|>on a sofa, each with au
firm about tho other. Though they
were •tutors, one was dark and nils
cblevoua—the younger, Allco Tnyloe—
while the other was tall and fair and
serious. Uotli were very gocd for a
■oldler man to look upon.
them came a aong from the night
without. I>k°k Atnyus, captain of the
Nineteenth Ohio, and Lieutenant Hen
ry wen of a mind that no time more
than the present WAS auspicious for
(be wooing of a maid or two. The
oWt(£r bussed resonantly under the
deft Mew* of captain and their
fommlngtad »>#es warbled a melting
sevMade. £Haiultai«upusly the four
tftm of them were stendfMtly observ
ant of tlx vine twined parlor easp
meat. Tt>ey were expectant of an In
vitation to enter. Tbto was uot their
first duct beneath the window. In
dead. It la to be suspected that Miss
>i're was In no way averae to the con
quest %.{ the north blcodleasly and by
tmlti.
Three gray «l »dowa atole op behind
two. Colon**! Prentice held op •
framing band and vans?!, listening
with barityr ravlabed enrs to the con
rinding bar* at "The Blue Juniata."
He nodded In appreciation of an ex
cellent rendering, but when the aong
came to an end and a pleated murmur
flM&'d through the caaeinent the heart
pt the Confederate wai hardened.
( "Gentlciu*—hmT be observed aoft
|y. "Could Ah pd»foade yeh to repent
the effohtr * •
The gentleman with on« accprd
■wheeled pud gstied with Interest Into'
the uiuzil'.-s of a couple of nary re
yoivrr*. Prentice rccczubcd Captain
Amyf* .. " ---
"At ad-doah—music," be drawled.
"Pwntk-et"
5 hoinble servant. sub!"
' "now many tneo bore you, confound
you?"
"Jereral, gi ntlemen a sehlieient
ntrntbcji. Ab repeat, can 1 pehsuade
jrrtr
i "Vou replied IJeiiteuant Henry
promptly. They obliged, con amore.
"Vtfy fair." commeutod the colonel
when t'coy bad fluUbvd. "Asd once
mouh. If ycb please."
"Randolph, I'll be even with yoo
for this!" Amyai threatened hotly.
-Oil. Mine soinrttiins else If yeb pre
At the window there hud liffii a
breathless surprise at the n-petltion of
tlie sung. Now, surmising that some
thing was nmiss, Mtss Rett; stop;>cd
out upon the verauda. Shu shaded
her eye*, peering down upon the group.
"Randolph Freutlce!" she cried, "is
It truly youT"
'•Ve*. Mi*s Tayloe," he tunde answer
humbly.
"What do jrou mean by thUf
tils eye* shone, twinkling "Ah ad
donh—music."
"Bnt you have no right !"
"Do** it offend yeh, uui'am? Ah'm
so thoughtless. Shall Ah make em
•top?"
"But—hot wlwt do you propoao to
do with them?"
"ilung 'em, Mtss Tayloe. Gentlemen,
please don't sing so fnb off the key.
But don't 'stop. Slug something nioah
sentiments!." lie beckoned to Ills
men. "Ah'ui going lu," lie announced.
"See that the gentlemen continue to—
ah—slug. If they stop or try to escape
—well, discourage 'em."
It was Miss Alice Tayloe who greet
ed him at the door-and deserted him
basely on the threshold of the parlor.
The colonel paused, awkwardly anger
ing his cap, his supreme assurance
quite gone. lie hardly dared to lift
bis eyes to Betty, hut when be sum
moned up the courage he saw her
shoulders shaking. Without, "Bonalie,
the Prairie Flower" was In spirited
execution. The colonel grew more
bold, advancing fully three paces.
"Now, sir," cried Miss Betty, facing
him suddenly, "what have you to say
for yourself?^
"Ve'y little,"Ah'm afraid. Miss Betty.
Ah—Ah was hoping yeb'd consent to
be mah excuse."
"And for what, slrf ' 1 !
"Fob mah dnhlng"—
"Your da ring r 1
"To approach yeh," he added hastily.
"You've no excuse for risking your
life, sir. The south needs you."
"Yes, ma'am." He twisted bla cap
helplessly. He felt anything at nil but
bold, und words choked In Uls throat
most unaccountably. "But Ah—Miss
Betty,.Ah need yeh uiouh'n the south
needs me!" 110 was utterly abashed
by ltls temerity, lie could say no more,
but Uls eyes spoke for him.
"Betty!"
"Randolph Prentice!"
"Could you. Betty ?"
"Could I what, Colouel Prentice?"
"Forgive me?"
"Kan Itiuidolyh, there is nothing ti
forgjve." Hi«r eyes Wero downcast
The long lashes trembled moist up en
1* r clieek.
Vi ! tuartwi o£ a/i fn >• I.
Co'on I Prentice reapi»cund upon the
vernsida.
"Cea3o firing, gentlemen," he said
gayly. "Ah'm Infinitely obliged to
yeh."
"linns you. Prentice! I call this very
"The end" firmly "justifies ' the
means, gentlemen. Now, will yeh
promise to make no distu'bnnce while
we are within the lines? Ah don't
want to gng yeh."
"We promise," said Amyns sullenly.
"We nro your prisoners."
"Then tlinnk yeh nnd good night."
He leaped lightly to the ground and,
calling to his men, started away.
"But, rrentlcc!" cried Amyas,
amazed.
•"Veil promised to luake no noise,"
be warned thorn.
"But"—
"Ali'm taking no prisoners tonight,
gentlemen—leastways no moah thun
one. WUI yeh congratulate me upon
winning the hand of the sweetest girl
in tho land?"
"Which V" demanded both in a
breath.
"That, gentlemen, I must leave to
yohaelvcs to And out. But, believe me,
Ah thank you. Good night."
A atorr of (ioraraor Wiakbirn.
Governor Washburn was a thorough
gentleman through and through, cour
teous, well bred and with on entirely
anfllclent sense of his own dignity. But
he bad little respect for any fnlae no
tions of gentility and had a habit of
going straight at any difficulty himself.
To thia habit be owed much of bla suc
cess in life. A very amusing story waa
told by Mrs. Washburn long after bar
husband's death.
Her story was that one time when
Judge Washburn waa governor the
members of bis staff came to Worces
ter on some public occasion and were
f||| Invited to bla bouse to spend the
night When be got up In the morn
ing he found to his consternation that
the man who was In the habit of doing
such services at his house was sick or
for Mine other res son bad failed to
put In an appearance and none of the
boots of tho. young gentlemen waa
blacked. The governor wm master of
the situation. He descended to his
cellar, took off his coat, blacked all the
boots of the youngsters himself and
met them at breakfast with bla usual
pleasant courtesy aa If nothing had
happened.-Senator Hoar In Bcrlbner's.
II op I Sonsß. \?
The Hopl songs for different pnr
puscs are different In character. They
are nil definite In form, with forceful
gracrful or poetic words. The Katclna
L>rce songs consist of an Introduction
m rowel syllables, then the song Itself,
also interspaced with vowel refinlns,
and lastly a sort of coda, again on vow
el syllables. And the Hopis sing.
Theirs is no crooniug over a camp £re,
oo monotonous chanting, no nasal dron
ing. The men have line, clear voices
and the women sing softly with a
"breathy" tone, the quality of which
sounds often Just a little in
pitch. The gentle lullabies, tho pretty,
graceful basket songs of the women
jind tbc melodies to which they grind
their corp are as different from tha
rugged, rhythmic Kafctna songs M am
the cliffs of the mesa from the blos
soms in the fields below.—Natalie Cur-
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2.1903.
KINGBIRD AND ORIOLE.
Ikr Diflervacs Is Ik* Ilinl. Ikom
' by Thzlr Neat RIIMID«.
The difference in the nature of the !
kingbird and oriole I* strikingly exhib
ited in the style of their nests. The
kingbird hasn't a particle cf liuagtna- 1
tlon, not an atom of the artistlc. Ills
shape, dress and voice declare It. lie
U hard beaded, straightforward and se- 1
rious, somewhat overbearing, perhaps,'
and testy, but busln"ssllUe ami refined
In all his t:\st?s. Ills uost Is himself
over again—strong, plain, adequate, bnt,
like Its builder, refined. Contrast the
oriole's. Bomanee, poetry and that in
describable touch—the light, easy, negli
gent touch of the artist—in every line
of It! Why, the thing was actually '
\joven of new mown hay—as if one
sltottld build his house of sandalwood— j
with all the scent of tl>e hay Held
about It I put my nose near and took
a deep, delicious breath. The birds had
selected and cut the grass themselves
and worked It in while green. Some of
It was still unenred, still soft and sweet
with aap. Oue side, exposed to the aun
through a leaf rift, had gone a golden
yellow, but the other skle, deeply shad
ed the day through, was yet green and
making more slowly under the leaves.
And this nest was woven, not built up
like the kingbird's; It was hting, not
saddled npon the limb, suspended from
the slenderest of forks so that every
little breose would rock it. And so
loosely woven, so deftly, slightly tied!—
National Magazine.
Woiurn OB (ha Slas*.
An attempt was made at Blackfrlars
theater in 1(C» to Introduce French
women on the stage, but without suc
cess, and the appearance of Mrs. Cole
man lu Davenant'a "Siege of It hod ca
ll! 1050 was of a private character.
On Dec. H, ltUio. an actress, whoso
name in not certainly known, took the
port of Pcsdcmona at Killigrew's thea
tere lu Veto street, when a "prologue
to Introduce the first woman" was writ
ten by Jordan.
I/Otters patent were granted by
Charles 11., duted Jan. 13, lVi'-\ to Sir
William Haven,'tut, mid tlwse recited
that whereas women's parts hail fo
luarly IIHMI taken by men, to remedy
tills abuse it was now "permitted and
leave glfesi M I'mt nil women's pais.--
then, and for the time to cone, should
he performed by women.
In Fepys' Diary, utnH>r date of Jin.
з. 1000, wo find the record. "To tl»e
theater, where was noted
Bush,' It lu inr; ...am, r.ml lieiv t.e
first time tbftt ever I rr. w women cu:uo
и.v XuS toi.i„*■.lW»dOll ».audatd.
, rjluhlng liyea.
If you find yours-if blinking your
eyes, rapidly without" any cause Mop
the Habit at once or It will grow into
an Incurable habit that will make your
oyimlglit—faU-eerly-to—UX4.— -Xulur».i
blinking Is necesrary to clear and
moisten the eye. The average number
of natural blinks Is about twenty per
minute. Bnt a nervous blinker will
wink 100 times la n minute. The re
suit of this will be nu excessive de
velopment of the eyelid muscled it
nlso Involves a counter Irritation,
which nets on the optic nerve and ren
ders the f'ght dally more weak and lr
rltable. Once contract this habit and
you will find you cannot b>ar a strong
light or read small types, and the eyes
will get worse and worse. The symp
toms may ludicatt? a need of spectacles
Hon Lunft Mowjtillora Live,
It I# not known Juxt how long mos
quitoes eau live, but their average life
Is much longer than Is ordinarily sup
posed. Thousands of them live through
winter, hibernating or asleep In dark
places lu barns or house cellar*. In
sparsely sellhd localities, where they
cannot find such places for shelter,
they live through tbc winter In hollow
trees, In caves and hole* under upturn
ed trees, and even though the tempera,
ture may fall far below freeling they
are not winter killed, bat on the ap
proach of warm weather become active
again. Mosquitoes are frequently seen
flying about In the woods before the
■now has wholly left the ground.—Wil
lam Lyman liuderwood In Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Taraad (fca TskMl. '
An Irishman was called on to giro
evidence in a shooting affray. **D!d
yon see the shot flred?" asked the mag
Ist rate.
"No," replied the witness, "but I
heard It"
Magistrate (sharply)— That la not aat
lsfactory. Oo down.
As the Irishman tnrned his back be
commenced to laugh, but was rebuked
by the magistrate, who added that It
was contempt of court
Pat—Did you see me laugbT
Magistrate—No. I beard you.
Pat—That's not satisfactory. ' -
And the court laughed. -
!•«■•• of S CrHf Bu4.
A young Hungarian gypsy wbo bad
betrayed his party to the authorities
after a robbery begged the magistrates
at Magyar Egrca for protection, as his
companions threatened to kill him. The
man was given shelter, but the room
was found empty on the following day.
Eventually bis body was discovered
.in n fleld. Tho eyes had been burned
out, the tongue excised aod the man
United by the feet on two acacia trees.
The body had been cloven In two.
Well Con liar Ce*.
Visitor—l hear I uinst congratulate
yon on the engagement of your eon.
What an extremely nice looking girl
•he Is!
Mrs. Nolongef Crown—Yes, and so
well connected too. In fact, I've been
tcHd that her ancestors were relations
of the Spanish armada.
Speaking of Imitation Jewelry, a dia
mond on the finger is wortb a paste In
Ik* ear—Philadelphia Becoid.
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FALLING FROM ALOFT.
IVratlar of Settlor Mo a
Proa*. Anldtutu of Tin. Klr. l.
"One of tho wond-rs of erafaring
life," write* Charles Protbnroaln "Life
In the Mercantile Marine, 1 " I; the sin
gularly small pre portion of sailors who
meet with death or accident by fulling
from nloft. Whether or no the cherub
who Is supposed to sit aloft and watch
over poor Jack h. tespoiv'ible fer It I
am not prepared to sr.y, but tb# fact
remains.
"Having to tumble ir at, all
hours ami in all weathers te perform
soTihatlc feats that would ah.ton pna
sle a monkey, the sayl: 1 nlh • •3 *iih»ra
about 'hanging 011 by uloVf. jiJ.ts be
comes nlmost a truism.
"Oue would think the situation wns
highly aplcod enough by danger with
out needlessly increasing It. Yet It Is
not altogether an unonmmou thing to
aee a man. If he happens to lie bare
footed, run out along the yard in pref
erence to ttslug the footropo placed un
der It for the purpose, to reach what
Is a post of honor, the weatber ear
ring.
"In spite of all this, although not
knowing the actual percentage, I make
bold to say tlvit not tnoro than one
sailor mini In hundreds Is killed or In
jured by falling from uloft. If 1 use
my own experience ns a bns«\ the pro
portion would bo less, for In over
twenty years of sea life I was never
caused tUc pain of witnessing such a
catastrophe."
Parent* aa Tcacliers.
Of all the teaching in the world
ninety-nine onc-hundrcdths at least la
done by fathers and mothers. Kvery
child learns more In the way of actual
facts from tho doy of Its birth until
the end of lis seventh your thnn It enn
possibly learn In nil the rest of Its life
put together. During these first hours
and years of life tho child learus to
Walk, to talk, aud, what Is far more
Important, It loams the beginnings of
Mf control. During the first years the
child puts Itrolf lu touch with the
world ItHo which it Is borii, nnd in
these early years the parents; and tho
tnather especially, are the tenchors.
Tliey start tho ope, t! as of the mind,
able the U'f.cli ,-a 01 in> futun may be.
however edAscloivtiiu; s ami 1 •nuij. 111
th"':;jeat Wajorl'y of cases the child's
f'tture. Its aticcess or failure, depends
t pon the first tea 1 ittg iuancuct * of
tha mother uud ffllbcr.-N.w' York
Aaicrlean.—. ;
A ).»■(■*» O: ' U 'f UO,
btlOe wan fiafr r, nil slight nnfi
ll'( tVldogrooiu Was dirk n ml stalwart
They wude ii most itrtcyi-p-tinjr p-?!r.
ami the people on the loi : distance
train who hail wfltehid them more or
It S3 openly from Suit Francisco were*
- v?v»r" 1 by l'i" uli'-' 1 » f 1 r, f
r!ro wliWt feii out of 4h»» bride's par
| n«l (no days later.
The bridegroom snw the smile*, nnd,
putting his arm round hid blushing
Wife, he fa'.'J the earful of friendly
•tranters.
"I reckon there's no ns«l for mo to
■ay we haven't hern married long." he
announced In full chest toticM, "hut I
can tell you one thing. You don't want
to smile any more than '» poll!*, for
■he's my violet nod I'm her sheltering
oak, aul I w e| B ! > at> ' pounds."
A Quutnt Kxamliif.t ten.
Silence, It appears, Is an unknown
cinautlty at a divinity examination In
Mandnhiy. The commencement l» sig
naled by tlclashing of cytnbnis ami
the ben ting of druiun. While the Can
dida test are writing tlieir answers they
aro surrounded by a Jabbering crowd,
wlio pass audible remarks about what
13 being done. The test lasts ten days,
nnd the people make the examination
the occasion for gaining merit by
feeding the candidates, and cart loads
of provisions of all sorts find their
way to the pagoda precincts, and Bur
mans from every quurtor go round col
lecting money to provide the competi
tors with the necessaries of life and
luxuries as well,—Bangun Times.
T%« Death of Mark Aatoar.
Mark Antony gave the world for a
woman's love, but found himself so
|*>orly compensated by the exchange
that In desperation at the approach of
Octavlaa and being Informed that Cleo
patra was endeavoring to make terms
for herself by surrendering him be
stabbed himself with his dagger. Be
ing revived, he received the message
sent by Cleopatra that she desired to
aee Win. lie was carried to bor pln«
of refuge. Cleopatra and her molds
raised lilm by ropes to the window of
the tower where the fallen queen
found her last home. He was lifted In
snd died In her arms.
|*eeall*rttlcs of Plit.
There are two popular delusions
about flsb—one that they cannot live i
aut of water nnd the other that they
can live In nny pure water, the foo»i
supply taking care of Itself. As a mat
ter of fact, there are Ush In Africa
which, having to exist In absolutely
dry rivers for a portion of the year,
lave developed lungs, while In many on
nmeteor's aquarium flsli cannot live In
the water provided owing tq lack of
food.—London Field.
Reasonably Certain.
"I understand old Skinflint has got
religion."
"It's possible."
•~"L>o yon-really think so?"
"Well, If Skinflint an.l religion have
eemo together at all I think It Is safe
"ft» say thut bo has got religion. There,
certainly Is nothing to iudlcate that re- J
liglon has got him."—Chicago l'ost I
The same boy who Is taught to be-,
Heve that the drumstick Is the beat;
part of the turkey grows np to Imagine'
' that Ids wife always gives la to him.— I
New York Press.
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NAPOLEON'S LETTER.
■•a «t»c laltlal I':i actuated tfca
(Ireal l'oMt|Hrrtir'> Carter.
From Maronsrs to Moscow was the
long su i!ig lu the pendulum of Napo
leon's life, the on? the greatest battle
out of which lie came with bis life, the
other the abyss which engulfed him.
Mr. J. M. Buckle)", who Is a literary
expert on coincidences, points out how
strangely the leJAer SI played a part In
the life of Mil great eoltiinoror.
Mat hoc was the first to recognize tha
genius of Xapolton at the l'oolo Mlii
taire. Mela* ojiened to him the way to
Italy. Mortlcr wns one of his first gen
erals. Moreau betrayed him, nnd Mu
rnt was the first martyr to his cause.
Marie Louise partook of his hlgltc:;t
de*ttniea. Metternich conquered him
ou the «?H of dfplotnacy.
Six marshals- Mu*«cnn, Mortjcj;. Mar
mont. Mscdonald. Mitral nnd Money -
and twenty-six of liis genernls of divi
sions had names beginning with the
letter M.
Mural. duke of Itassano, was the
counselor In whom he plaicd the great
est confidence. Ills first great bat
tle was that of Montcnotte; bis last
was that of Mount St. Jean. He gained
the battles of Moscow, Montmlrnil nnd
Montorenu. Then came the assault of
Monlinnrtre. Milan Was the liist cne
mlea' capital and Moscow the last In
which he entered.
lie lost Egypt through tlio blunders
of Menoa nnd employed Miollls to
make I'lns VII. prisoner. Mulct com
spired against him, afterward Mur
uiont. llis ministers were Ma ret. Men
talivet ami Molllen. Ills first chain
berlain was Montesquieu.
\Vorl»w;rili'n Secret.
And Wordsworth's secret ? Any poet's
sevrvt 1 Well, for aught we can sec. It
■villains a secret, n something as far
I IK -yowl human subtlety to explain as it
Is Ix-yond human Ingenuity to produce.
"The wind blowetti where It llsteth."
1 "Genius." "Inspiration"— lt Is hard to
| get on without Mie old words, vague
I though they , be. Nay, It Is precisely
[ because they are vague that they serve
Iso useful a purpose. Kven I'rofeaaor
\ ItaMgft, after speaking almost con
- ten'ptf.otiHy rtf critics" who
j seek to account for Wordsworth's
} "nmf.'.rig la, '.uallty" by assuming that
1t- i.ii>-iilnc-i he .was In.', Mired- at ether
j times not, U heard a little afterward
I hm!>llt#KS it It in • Wordsworth's ci.se.
j a-t la i- uUi c's. ■ liiMi ti»l« «>f l«-
[ v, ; i'.u fullov.iii by a luhg.Md
j ' >ne feci* iii'.e qnolli •I.ow.'Tl, v. In Ac
j ola r.: -!i cwfi;- ,itl n.i 3 apt lo
jliit the white. . WoiiI HVIMIII. he says.
j "wss f>'il n -V'.i't i-i t *i;» *!ri -t—t sense
of t WO'U, t* •ill T «: I t* :I„h. bill In
! had i rarer gift, the cuj a! Hit., i-f being
I grc itly Inspired."- Bradford Tc-rrey In
-I Atlantic.
j. ( • •
X.—JL. i uU Miiy. r.ml ills Hloutrln.
j Many .of the tlgtir»s In I'hii May's
* ho"k ' Gullcrsiil; e.i" were sketched
from-memory while staying up the riv
i or '
"One day," he. said, when spenkiug.
on the stibj ct, "I saw II delightful l.t
--j tie IIIIMI"! for i;iy,.porpo!e, a lirly. raj:
j ge«l bit of i;lrl huiiianily. 1 spoke t>>
i her and wrote a message on my card
| fur In r to give to her mother. Next
I morning sis' came in charge an older
sister, as tattered and unkempt ns her
self. When I had made my akctchea
of the two of them I askisl the elder
one if she had any luoro sisters llfcc
j herself. *o!i, yos, four or five, worse
j than I am." "Bring them ronnt'i,' said
I. 'ls the little un to ciime again'/' she
j asked. 'No, I've done with her.' The
| next day they cainc, the little un |a
j eluded, {-he luid jierslst'.sl In it. for
she said: 'lie's my artist. 1 found him
j flrst."'— London Tit Hits.
Fireproof Wood.
Though there are n number of dif
ferent kluds of wood, elwny, Ironwi-od.
etc., of such close, hard ftber that even
the fiercest fire has dlfflculty in "get
ting hold" of tt, there Is only one sort,
so far as now known, that Is practical
ly fireproof. This Is a small, scraggy
tree, a native of South America, called
the ahopala, with thick, tough,'stringy
bnrk full of A sort of Are resisting sap.
This curious shrub grows .largely on
the great, grassy savannas, which are
swept by tire almost every year dur
ing the heat of the summer. There It
thrive# splendidly, for the annual
scoiirgo only kills off Its bigger and
hardier competitors and leaves the
ground free for the growth of thia
vegetable asliestus.
Smart Sarins*.
Lord Palmerston's reply to the Illit
erate member who asked him, "Aro
there two hens In "Onlton?" Is a speci
men of bis rather boisterous chaff.
"No; only one. That's why hegga aro
so scarce tlioro."
Mr. Disraeli's comment upon a por
trait of himself, "Is It not hideous—and
w like?" exhibited a discernment not
common with unflattcred sitters.—
"Twenty Years In Parliament."
The Social Side;
Mr*. Waldo-Cecil—lie has a barrel of
tuon'-y.
Edith Waldo-Cecil—But Is he all
! fleht socially?
Mr. Waldo-Cecil—Oh, yes; he hasn't
(he Ic-ajt Idea how he got It!— Tuc
k It On.
Dedode—That man called me a llnr, s
o d, a scoumtrd and a puppy. Would
yon advise me to fight for that?
Old Blunt—By all mentis. There's
nrrtll-ig noMer-In this world, young
man, than lighting for the truth.
As Others Knetr tier,
"Five stems lo be a uatural Dirt," he
said.
"Natural?" the woman Impatiently
replied. "There's nothing natural about
her but the framework,"—Chicago Bee
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HINTS FROM SHOFM-ANO.
ll lotted. strip, i and novelty effects
an sltowu in mohair.
I .one: ch«.ins of turpioiie blue heads
are to be had frr the tiuall tun of a
quarter earl).
The newest cryai-ilies shown for
summer wear hate wiiile grounds
covered wi.H delicate flower designs.
Coats In spring tailor suits are de
cidedly severe and -mannish in cut.
Hosiery hi wonderfully aad fearfully
decorated and dainty open worked or
litre Inset stortings come in ail the
colors. as well as black aad white.,
A flat hat is of rottiih straw faced
with brown tulle sind trimmed witii
rosettes of the talle aad small yellow
roses.
The popularity of the Oriental
girdle Is on :he ln-reaae. and the
shops are showing beaatlful ones
that range la price from K! up to S5
each.
A swart braid la like a series of
tiny peacock feathers held together
by a white cord running through the
centre. The colors are softer, not
qui.e so brilliant as tUe rail peacock
plumage.
No More Stiff Collars
Solid comfort will be found In the
dainty summer waists, for, to be
strictly In line, the l>utrb round neck
Is the proper thing.
No htg.i. sUf (o I n, tli y
tuuit! give way to the Barrow ruftlo
of lace, or what is still prettier, the
wide turnover collar, which falls
away from the neck in a shallow V.
Those collars are particularly effec
tive 00 mull, organdie and wat.h China
•Ilk gown-i
Roasted Vegetables.
Potatoes rous ed in the pin with
i fc«ef or tu itton are known to bi
| palatable, but Rot very iriuy Alucrl
ca.i cooks know tlur onions, c&rrols.
; and even cuctnnhrrs are > -|uallv ai
I t,ood cooked in ties ttiann'v Mtdinra
sized rm limin e usa pire-l and suit«'.l
' and roati'td Sitli fcfti ,■ ball an hour
; Carrots an.l onioor. ar."t specially & x t*
; with muttua
G>! n«r Ipe.
j A carfecpond'-it, for a rec'.pc
; for ginger v_ >a;i a ; : it
iemon ice aud l-.'..ir It. stronsiy \T.tlj
the of pre iu ! prpfew
j itiily tl:" tißpcrt vi variety. When sh«»
; Icr is lii.il Inaro rt:r i*i chopped g.-i
| gcr In Ui>- de..irc-l •j'Riattly.
Effect cf Fsrd.
■ "IbittJ-r )'i~-- 4.-- • t'""l'l'T- His
; itsors phle~oi!»ti- art l-»ry.' Apples
an* exeelleut for hraia workers, and
fveryliod^wbo has much uilolle. ual
WORK to (*>» rhoulil CJ' them freely
I'otatocw, on the contrary, n-uder i.n«
•lull, invidious »»>l la>.y. whon eiton
r*instantly j■ 1«I in iiis To pre
« rve tl.e memory, evea to an ad
vam.d age. nothing is. bet or than
mustard.
I'eler T!«jir.'pnui frixke wish ioep
yoke l»a k and Iron! anrl c niire gown
fiilllng In one ill shallow taix
pleats loosely b- f od. arc? fa"i!on»J/le.
s' 11 many Il?t!e' lrfl«;ks t!.o tuateilal
seestM meiVfy |fo !»• an excuse for
holding the lace tove-ber.
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS BICYCLE SUNDRIES
H. D. PEELE
THE JEWELER VILLIA/ISTON. N. Cj
WILLI AMSTON
GRADED SCHOOL
will open October stli
RATES for pupils living outside of Graded School
District, from SI.OO to $3.00 per month.
MUSIC $2.50 with piano for practice; $2.00 to
those that practice; at home.
Dknnis S. BIOR.s, R. J. Peel,
Chairman of Board. ' * Superintendent.
IT r rnns/ general blacksmithino
■ i.U. UUUIA, AND REPAIRING *
MORSE When your horse is shod at my shop you KNOW
j SHOEING th.it it is tioue RIGHT. Don't neglect your horses' feet.
; GET OUT YOUR WHEEL
• AND HAVE tT PUT IN FIRST-CLASS CONDITION.
1 Per 3.-4.-5 you may need only new tires, handle bars, pedal
new spokes, a new rim or new bearings. V/e can supply jpou
with any want in the business, so don't tail to call on me.
lain Street T. C. COOK
WHOLE NO. 209.
Professional Cards.
gR. jonx D. HIGGS,
DENTIST
OFFICE:
MAIN STREET.
GEO. W.NKWELL,
A TTOlt XK Y A T-1. AW.
ILiif* Office up flain in New Ibik twill
*ll*. left hand side, top of step*.
T II.UAMBTON. K C.
!9*Practiccß ih-mr senricea are Mr 4.
Hfwcial attention itiwn tomiiiiifia—fc
»»g title for put chasers of timbrr aad limber
a ad a.
SKEWARKEE JK
LODGE
No. 90, F. St A. M. r^7\
DIRECTORY FOR 1903.
Harry '.V. Stubbs, W. M . Samuel 9L
Drown, S. \V.; WiUiatnC.Manning, J.W.;
Charles I». Cnrstarphen, Treasurer; Sam
uel R. Bijfgs. Secretary, Theophilus W.
Tliouias, S. 1).; Ilenrv R.Jones, J. D.;
A lon 70 I'. Taylor ami Oliver K. Cowing,
Stewards; Kit-hard W. Clary, Tyler.
STANDING COMMITTEES:
FINANCK— -William 11. llarrell, Rob*
cit |. I'cel. Claude W. kcith.
RKFKRKNCK William J. Whitaker.
Alfred li, Whitniurc, Jauies D. Leggett.
CHARITY Ilarrv W. Stuld«s, Samuel
S lirown," Willi:.m C. Manning.
ORPHAN Asvi.ru—William H. Robert
Min. Sr., John 11. Ilatton, William K
York.
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