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UN8UNa r ., '
mnet u the brent h that goas
From the lips of the whito roue,
' As weird as the elfin hgliti '
" , That BUioiner of frosty nfghta,
Aa wild aa tho winds that tear
The curled rod loaf lu the air.
Is the song 1 have noror auntf. t .
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In Blnmbor a handrvd times
I've said the enchanted riijinoa
But ere I open iny eyes
This ehost of a poem files.
: - Of the interfluent strains j vv ; .
Not even a note rumahia.
.' I know by my pulHca- beat
It was something wild and sweet,
And my. heart was ttrangoly stirred -By
an nnromemberod woid. f j
I strive, but I strive in vnln,
To recall the lost refrain.
' On tome inirnealons.4!lay "
. Perhaps It will come to stay. .
In some nn imagined spring
may And my voice and slnj .
1 The song I bave-ftever sung. 1 ?
-T. B. Aldrieb.
.THE NEdKLACE,
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..: tihewaaoueof those obarmiog' girls
bcrn by a freak of destiny in a family
of toilers. Sho had no fortnue, no ex
peAatloDs, no means of satisfying ber
ambitious except by a marriage with a
rich and distinguished man, and, ns sbo
knew uoDe, in order fo escape from ber
snrronndingg she married n clerk in tho
office of tbe minister cf publio instinc
tion. .
She dreamed of beontifnl balls, dia-
oreetly lighted by caudles in great
bronze oaudleeticks, whoso ribb carpels
gave baok no sounds and whoso trails
were covered ttttil silks from tbo ori
ent, and of obseqnioDi footmen bait
asleep in their large armchairs, ready
to attend to yont etery want et a mo
ment's notice ! of large salons draped in
ancient silks, of "etngers" covered with
priceless brio-a biao. Shd thongbt also
of coqoettish small salons, made ex-
presslyfor the "6 o'clock," when .one
receives only one's intimates or distin
guished men of letters, from wbom it. is
every woman's ambition to receive at
tentions. , -
When she was seated at the table,
wbose cloth bad already done dnty-for
three days, or cpposlto her nosband.
who evinced bis entire satisfaction with
the evening repast by snob exolamations
as, "Ob, tbe good 'pot-an-feoi . I know
nothing better," be imagination ear
ried ber away to stately bnuqnet balls,
Wbose walls were covered with riob tap.
estries, portray Ik g scenes.-' in wfaioh
anoienl personage' and strange birds
were pictared in the middle of a fairy
like forest. he pictured the-glitteriug
silver, strange dishes, exquisitely eerv
ed on marvelous plate, and gnllautries
whispered aud listened to with the
anliiuxlike smile vVith which a woman
of the world knows so well bow to con.
oeal ber emotions, all tbe while eating
rosy trput or dallying with a wing of
lark. Eire bad no toilets, no jewels.
and it was 'for tbesa things that she
longed as tbe fleet Arabian longs for
bis. native desert. Wbat pleasure to
have olcosed. been envied, to be sednc
tive aud sought niter I -
fiLhs bad a rich friend, a comrade
from the convent, whom she no longer
Visited, becausa ibe suffered from
ing tbo things sue eould not have, and
on returning wcpt .wbcle days for grief,
regret, despair and distress.
One evecieg ber besband came bonte
radiant, holding lu bis band largo
anv.lnn. "
."Bee," said be, "here is something
for you."
She nervously tore open tbe envelops
and drew oat a card on wbicb these
words were printed
"Tbe minister of public instruction
and Mme. Georges ilampoueao beg tbe
bonor of Ibe company of M. aud Mme.
Loisel for the evening of Monday, Jan.
18.
Instead of being wild with dcligbt, as
he bad expected, she threw tbe invita
tiou on tbe table, with an exclamation
of disgnst saying sullenly i
"What dp you wish me to do with
that?" . ; -
, "Bat, my deer, I thought yon would
bo so pleased, Yon never go out, and
this is an event, I only obtained it aft
er lunnito trouble. Everybody wants
ona Tboy are mnob songbt after, and
tbey are not generally given to employ'
eea. Yon will see there aU oi tbe omoial
worm. - v
She looked at him with supreai dis
dain and said Impatiently - ,
" What would yooAiko mo to wear?'
Tbe secret was out Manlike, be bad
not thought of that i
"But tbe dross that yon wear 4o
tbe theater, statu roared be. "Yon aJ
ways look beautiful to me IsTtbat"
Be stopped speaking, stupefied and
dismayed on seeing bis wile In tears.
Two large tears trickled slowly down
ber cbeekx.
What is tbs matter? What is tbe
matter?" asked bo tenderly. By Violent
effort sba conquered ber grief snd calm
ly said, while wiping ber bumld ebeeksi
"Nothing only I have no toilet, and
of course cannot go. Civs tbs card to
i of your comrades wboaa wife is
fortonat enoogb to have something
suitable for (ba occasion. "
Despairingly be said :
"Bee. Mathilda, bow much will a
to wear so tnis nan ooa
wbicb cm also a ased for other oooa-
sions; sotnatbing Very simpler'
bm reflected few moments, flgnr-
lug in her awa ssiad tbs want aba eonld
ask itbi4 eange of immediate' re.
faaal and frigbiaulDg ber eceoomical
latiaaai. rtaaJlysbe hesitatingly said:
1 do aw4 know exactly, but it seams
to see I might as sasga with about 400
frooos.''- . ' '
lie paled a little; because bs bad beta
ving lest that son to boy a gsn fox
Utm following aumnxr, wbea be wooid
go witb sotae of bis-men ds to tbs
puma of risntetre on eondays to aboot
larks. StiOiog bis regrets, bowerer, be
rspUedi ' i
"Very well; I wiU give yoa 400
bet try to bave , baamUfal
TM day of tbs fees Draw Dear, bat
Mine. Ixiael saeaaed sad. aaxioos and
aneawy. Her toilet was ready bat ,
eonld it be? Har hmbattd said' to bar
one eveaitari ' ; I
"Wbat is tbe matter? Ton have bees
qoeer for tbe last few days. " .
She 'replied: "It worries me that I
ive not one jewel, ant a preeioas stqae
wear. What a miserable lgms I'
shall bal I think I wonld rather not an '
atalL" ' t t Itrromiard to take it itck at 14.000
Too aaa wee nalinal nowarav It b
aU tbe rage at this season, and for 19
a yrja aaa bata two or three aoag- ;
nifioant rosea." - S I
Bot aba was ex eorrrlBoe& i
"No, lune Ia cell lug mere homiliat-
ing tbau to Lo pocrly dressed among so
mauy rich woni-n."
" "Bat how silly yon ktoI -Go to your
friend Aln.a 1 crtMiir and Otk her to
lend yen l.cr jtwilp. Vcu nro friendly
enough with her to. do that"
. tbe gave a cry of Joy. . -
' Yes, that is true. I bad not thought
of 'it" .
The follow ing day sho went to ber
friend and .explained ber predicament
Wmo. I'VireHtier wen, to a closet and
took cct a laige (atktt, and tptuiup it
said: ,.; :!-Z . w
. "Choose, my dear, Tbey are ct your
service." V . s ;. lT- '
She saw first bracelets, then a neck
lace of pearls, a Vent tiau cross, gold
au precious atones of exquisite work
manship. She tried thejpi on before tbe
glass, nuabloto decido whether to wear
them or not . '
"Have yon nothing lnc?" said sho.
"Ob, yes, look tb(m over., I don t
know what might plea so you."
k Suddenly sho opened u black satin
oase, disclosing to view a superb riviero
of diamonds, and ber heart beat furi
ously with Ibe desire of possession. Sho
took them in ber trembling bands and
put them on over ber sitnplo high neck
gown and stood lost in an ecstasy of ad
miration of berself. Theu fearfully,
hesitatingly, dreading tbe agony of o
refusal, she said : : . V
"Can yon lend me only that?"
''Why, certainly, if it pleases you."
She fell cn ber friend's' tcek, em
braced ber tempestuously, and then left
hastily with ber treasure. '
The day of tbe ball arrived. Moid,
Loisel was a soocees. Among all tbe
beantiful women she was tbe moEt beau
tiful, elegant, gracious and smiling with
joy. ' 8he.attracted the attention of seme
of the most distinguished men present,
mnA nn all atria urn. hanvfl V
and on all sides was beard :
"Who is she?"
Alt the attaches of tbe cabinet songbt
ber dancing card eagerly, aud even tbo
minister himself expressed bis approval.
She danced with.pleasuio, thinking of
nothing but' tbe triumph cf ber beauty
and tbe glory of ber eurcess. Mitoxicat
ed by all the admiration, ilio teemed
float through. a cloud cf happiness, in
tensified by her complete victory and
tbe tribute paid to ber charms, -ro sweet
to tbe hearts of women. She left about
4 o'clock in tbe morning. Her husband
bad slept since midnight "in a small
room, deserted except by two or three
gentlemen wboolsoswaited their wives.
. He threw over ber shoulders tbe mod
.est cloak whicb she bad brought, whose
sbabbiness seemed to mock the elegance
of the ball toilet. Sbe felt the inccn
grnity and walked7 swiftly away in or
der not to be seen by those whose rich
furs were mote in accordance with tbe
occasion.
"Wait,"' said her husband. "Yon
will take cold. I will call a carrlaee,
But she heeded hiqi not and rapidly
descended the staircase, j When they
reached tbe street, there was no carriago
in sight, and tbey wero obliged to look
for one, callings to tbe drivers who pass.
ed by, tut in vain.-' Sbiveriugly they
walked toward tbe Seine, and jpnally
found on (be qoay one of tbosa noctnr
nal coupes one finds only in -faris after
dark, bovering about (be great city like
grim birds of prey who conceartneir
misery duiiug tbe dsy. It carried them
to; their door (Hue de liartyrs), and
they slowly and" sadly- entered their
small apartments. It was ended for her,
and bo only remembered that he would
nave to ne at nis aess at 10 o'clock.
Sbo took off ber cloak In front of the
glass in order to admire hereulf'onoe
more lu all bet bravery, but suddenly
she cried oo I, "The diamonds are gouel'
Her husband, already bulf asleep, start
ed at tbe cry and askedi
"What is tbe matter?"
Sbe turned toward him witb a fright
ened air.
I I bave lost Mme. Forest Jer's
pecklaoe."
He rose dismayed.
"Wbat bowl Ent it is not pots!
ble. " Aud thev immediaielvv besan to
search in tbe folds of the dress, tbs
cloak, in tbe pockets .every where and
fonnd nothing.
Are you sure tbat yon bad it when
yon loft tbe ball?"
Yes, I felt it while still lu tbe ves
tibule at tbs minister's.
But if yon bad lost It in tbe street
we should bave board it drop. It ought
to be in tbe carriage.
Yes, it Is postriblo. Did you tako tbe
number?"
"No, and you did cct lock ot it
either?"
"Ho."
Tbey looked at rack otnrr fearfully,
Finally Loisel dressed himself.
I shall go. over tbo whole gronnd
tbat we traveled on foot to ico whether
I cannot find it."
He went out Sbo sat still in ber
brilliant ball toilet no desire to sleep,
no power to Ibink sll swallowed op In
tbe fear of ibe calamity wbicb bad fall
en upon tbem.
Her husband came In at 7 o'clock,
Ha bad. found nothing. He bud teen to
tbs prefecture of tbe police, lo the paJ
pers offering a reward, lo sll small cab
companies, snywbero, lu tbau where
be could bnvs tbo shadow of facpe of re
covery. 8 be waited all day iu tbe tame slate
cf fear in the face of this frightful dit
Wter. Loisel retarned in tbe evening lallid
lid baggard. No news as ytt
Yoo mnst write te year friend tbat
Ton bave broken tbs clasp of tbe neck
laos. and are having It repalrrd. Tbat
will give ns time to look aroond."
At tbs cod of tbe week tbey bad lost
all hope, and LoitaL'to wbom it seem
ed this oars and troabls bad added Hvs
years to bis sge, aaid : .
We most try and replace tbe jew
els."
Tbe folio-wins: dsy tbey went to tbe
jeweler' wbos-aame was stamped In
side tbe ease. "He consulted bis books:
"I did net sell I bat necklace, madame; I
only fornisbed tbe ease." -
Tben tbey went from Jeweler to Jewel
er, racking tbeir meroorws to find tbe
same, botb of tbtm sick witb grief
aad agony. At last, in a am
tbe Palais Itoyal, tbey found
raarsed to- tbeta like tbe on
At last, in n small shop In
wblob
one tbey bad
lost, wtib
tbe price.
beating hearts tbey aafced (
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yorty ' thousand franca, bot tbey
eoald bave It for 18,000 fraoea! -Tbey
ked tbe jeweler not to die-
of It for three days, and be also
.faanes if tbe first one vat foend before
tbe sod of February, i - -
Loiacl Lad lotv-rlted -18,000 franca
froas bis father. lie borrowed tbe rest
He tnrrowed 1,000 francs frota one.
600 from another,' 6 louis here, S loci
there. He gave botes, mude ruinous en
gagements, bad recourse to the usorcrt,
ran tbe wholo gamut of monei louden
He compromised bis wbole existenno
risking bis signature without knowing
that, it would be honored, terrified by
tbe agony of. tbe future, by the black
misery wbicb enveloped him, by tbe
prospect of- all tbe physical privations
aud moral tortures. He went for tho
new necklace .and deposited on tho
counter his 80,000 francs, '
? When Mmo. Loisel returned tbe neck
lace to Mme. 1'orostior, sbe coldly said
" You should bavo returned it sooner,
as I might bave needed it "
Sbe did not open tbe case, tbe one
thing Mmo. Loisel bad dreaded.;,: What
if sbe bad discovered tbo change what
would she bave thought? Would sbe
nut be taken for.a thief? :
From tbat time on Mme. Loisel knew
.what life meant to tbe very poor in all
its phases.. She took ber part heroically.
I This frightful debt most be paid. Her
share of privations was bravely borne,
They discharged : tbeir one domestic,
changed tbeir location and rented small
er apartments near the roof.
'. She knew now what meant tbe duties
of tbe household, tbe heavy work of
tbe kitchen. . Her pretty bands-soon lost
all semblance, of tbe care ot bygone
days. Sbe washed the. soiled linen aud
dried it in ber room. She went every
morning to tbo street witb Ibe refuse of
the kitchen, carrying tbe water, stop
ping at each flight of stairs to - take
breath wearing tbe dress of tbe worn
en of tbe people, sbe went each day to
the grocer, tbe fruiterer, tbe butcber,
carrying her basket on her arm, bar
gaining, defending cent by cent ber
miserable money. . .
- Tbey were obliged each month to pay
soma notes aud rqnew others in order to
gain time. Hut husband worked in tbe
evening balancing, tbe books of mer
chants, aud often was busy oil nighj
copying at 0 cents a page.
And this life tbey endured for ten
years. -
At the end of this time tbey had paid
all the tax of tbe usurers and compound
interest.
Mme. Loisel seemed an old woman
now. Sbe had become strong and hardy
as the women of tbs provinces, and
with tousled head, short skirts and red
hands the was foremost among tbe load
voiced women of tbe neighborhood who
passed their tims gossiping at their
doorsteps.
But sometimes when her husband
was at his office sbe seated herself at
tho window and thought of tbat even
ing iu 'the past and that ball where sbe
bad been so beautiful and so admired.
WLut would bave happened if she
bad not lost the necklace? Who knows?
Life Is a singular aud changeable thing,
full of vicissitudes. How little it takes
to save or wreck utl
-. One Sunday as sbe wsswalking in
tbe Champs Elysees try divert herself
from tbe cares aud duties of tbs week
sbe suddenly perceived s lady witb
little child coming toward her. It was
Mme. Forestier, still young, besutiful
and charming.. Mme. Loisel stopped
short, too agitated to move. Should she
speak to her?. Yes, certainly. And now
that tbe necklace was 'paid for she
would tell ber everything. Why not?
Sbe walked up to ber and said,
"Good day, Jeanne,"
., Mme. Forestier did not recognize her
and seemed astonished at being spoken
to so familiarly by this woman of tbs
people. ...
'But madame I do not I think
you are mistaken. ".
"No, I am Mathilda LoiseL",
"Ob, my poor Mathilda, bow yon are
cbanaed!" 1 .
'Yes, I hsve bad lots of trouble and
misery since last I saw yon aud all for
you." , .
For mo? And bow was that?"
Do yon remember tbo necklace of
diamonds you lent me to wear to tbe
minister's ball?"
"Yes. Well?"
"Well, I lost It" t.
"Lost itt How oonld von. since yon
returned it to tue?" ' yi
'I returned yon one just like It and
for ten- years we have been paying for
it Yon know it was not 'easy for ns,
wbo had nothing i but it is finished and
I am very bappy."
Yon say that yon bought n neoUaos
of diamonds to replaoe mlnal" aaid
Mme. Forestier.
Yes, aud yon never found It out;
tbey wore so lunch alike." And sbe
smiled proudly,
Touched to tbe heart, Mme, Forestier
took tbe poor, rough bauds in bora.
drawing her tenderly toward ber, bee
voice filled with tears. . .
Ob, my poor Mathilda, bat mine
were false 1 Tbey were not worth more
than BOO francs at most I" Translated
from tin FrUicb of Guy de Maopasasat
I'or Bbart Stories. .
GOOD ROADS IN NEW JERSEY,
Tbajr Have last -an S Tteeal aad ;
leaey I Clsaalallaa. '
Pennsylvania pays tribute to sis
ter state through tbe columns of tbs
Philadelphia Press when it says that
New jersey "in some respects surpasses
ail its sisters in scevntiiil civilisation.
It was the first and is still tbe foremost
in tbe good roods movement It baa tbt
beat state road law and is jrotng abead
converting auction after section of its
forrmi-and and mod roads into smooth.
bard.telford tbat dooblea snd quadra pies
farmers none power without Inereas-
ing bis stock snd makes tbe state at-
tractivo and inviting as place of rets.
denes." .
It will also soon have aniver-a free
roads, as tbe toll roads that still exist
in tbe southern and western portions of
tbo state are to be done away with.
Tbe last leghuatnre passed a law pro
viding star tne spprala-ment and con.
demnatinn of toll turnpikes and their
conversion into free rutae.
Since tbe good roads of Vow Jorary
bave come to form sncb network it
has been intiswllng to note-bow many
dormant country hotels bate come te
Ufa, new roadhooaet built and wayside
booths erected, while farmers aad others
bave opened tbeir boears to dispense Iw
DTabments to wboilioen and other tear-
TTL.t. Z . ,U"T, n""'""1
districts tbat were formerly well nitrb
deserted, and considerable money has
been spent by travelers in localities
where it was a boon to tbe tnhahltanta.
Mrs. Bilkina Tbe
girl broke
bar plates tot lay.
ill. Bilkina Did sbe assign any
sto for not breaking the entire
Ohio 8tate Journal.
: IrlstfllW'lllJ
BERRIES IN ORCHARDS.
Growing Small Fratte Among Tree Fruits.
, IMagr-un for Mixed Planting,
' - Differences of opinion prevail st to
tbe possibility and desirability of grow
ing small fruits In peach, plnm or ap
pie orchards. A writer in The Burnl
Now Yorker considers , tho question
from several standpoints, giving a plan
for mixed planting as follows:
In general cultivation it Is not best to
try to grow bush fruits or strawberries
permanently in an orchard. There' are
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MIXED FLAMTlKO" IM AM OIICU AIIO.
no fruits tbat can be grown profitably
where tbey are densely shaded by or
chard trees. Tbs question of planting
email-fruits in young orchard must
be considered from two different points
Of view. The man who makes a special
ty of some one thing, as strawberries,
and does not grow o succession of sll
sosta of fruits has sn easier task than
Ibe man wbo has no specialty aud grows
all sorts of fruits iu a succession. Tbe
first man can plant mnob more closely
tbsn tbe second. In general, too, straw
berries aro much better for tbe orchard
than bush fruits, because tbey ars in
tbs soil only one yeur, aud their annual
removal gives a better chance for tbor
oagh tilings. - . "'
The cut shows a method of planting
small fruits In an orchard which is
ssntlally tbat praotioed some tims sgo
by Mr. John Craig at the Central x
perlment farm, Ottawa. Tbs trees ars
planted in tbo hexagonal fashion, each
tree being OS, feet from every other,
Tbs bnsbes ure check rowed iu tbe reo.
tangular fashion, tbo rows in one direa
tion being 0 feet wido and in tbo oth
er direction S feet 10 lnobes. As tbs
trees incresse in slzo tbe busbes inside
tbe circles are tbe first to be removed.
,' Mr. CrsignoW Ibluks this plan too
complicated. Tbo square system of
planting is simpler tbau the hexagonal
system (which is also called tbe Irian,
gulsr or qnincunx), and it is generally
adopted ou cheap lands and in orchards
on a vast scale.
Tbe bexsgonsl system seems mors
complicated at first, but it is more eco
nomical of space, and is therefore tbs
better system tot high priced lands. Tbs
more yaloablo tbo land the more in gen
loos and complicated tbe plans are like
ly, to be, Ibe plan illustrated would
seem wasteful to a raspberry specialist
Itt Ibe figure tbs berry bashes ars 6 feel
by 5 feet 10 iuobes. In general cultiva
tion black raspberries are set 8 feet by 6
feet and reds B feet by 6 feet A spe
cialist can plant closer. -
Taanatoes to Trackers.
' Tbe Maryland station recommends'
tbs following varieties to truckers, as
tbey produce a good crop of smooth to
matoes, snd if they should not bavs
sals for tbem for immediate use tbey
ars of a quality tbat can be disposed ot
to tbe eanners to advantage, and these
vsrieties will also continue to bear well
for a considerable period t
Habit of
srerwth on
aoaleofia
' Color. .
Taker. ., Farpllih
Perfection....,., Had
Korld'a Pair Red
Cliaaas ..... furiiUaa
WatarlatT Apparatas far Meloaa.
A bulletin of tbe Ueorgia station an
watsrmslons describes a simple method
of rendering concentrated fertiliser as
similable or available and preventing
tbe bill from firing. Tbls is by tbe ap
plication of water artificially, when the
rainfall proves insufficient For tbls
purpose a joint of two inch terra cotta
sewer pipe is perpendicularly sunk In
jbmo.t.xo ths waTrawrxon.
tbe bill before planting to tbe depth of
sis or sight lnobes, bell upward, as tndl
oa ted in the figure.
Tbe seeds ars planted around the pipe
and tbe stand subsequently thinned
down to one vine, wbose roots will
eventaally surround tbs bottom of tbe
pipe for quite a distance in all dlreo
tioos. anjs pipe Itself should be filled
witb wsler lata in tbe afternoon every
da?MlMwessjerig dry, or -far tea
ss may be found listeaaai y. Tnooontln
e supply of moisture trios afroMed
wifl bare a sn oat ootineaUe' wfferJt by
rendering every psrtiotar' ed, plant mod
within srsv b caoatiki M sanralattion.
Ordinary drain tile may be ustd In
plaee s arwer aapa. yt V i
Southern and AVwlcm " suVit
men know s-ikiI thins; irhen thcr
see u. wvrvHWQ. , nr ; seraxenes,
sweeny, rinjr lxirn, strains, sprains.
t-uist-t. suddlo and harneMi gnjli and
llroentH of horse, ttiry uo Kioe's
Goriiw 'reuse, Liniment, It Is good
lor man as leat. bold suid cutr-J
ante-si by all drugjnirts ana Anersi
stores. p
OJbssTOnXAsvi
Ustsd tsi ire -w tarjt
.QUEER SITTINff HENS.
L80ME GOOD LAYERS NEVER HATCH
A BROOD. :'''''
Qanis Hens Among the Best of Motaeia.
' Row Two raitlifnl ' Sitters Gauged
4 Masts In a Storm Eccentric! ties Beyond
' ' Explanation..- v
' The White Minoroas those hens with
great combs, which look exactly like
roosters and ars called Catalans by the
Spanltn will lay perhaps mors eggs in
a year than any other sort of hen, but
tbey will not lay them in cold weather,
and It Is unlikely" that any one of tbem
was ever known to baton a brood of
chickens. The Minorcas will indeed
sometimes begin, to sit bot tbey seem
to be under the impression: tbat throe
days ought to' be, in all conscience, a
long enough time iu wbiob tq hatch out
an egg, and at tbe expiration of about
that time they will abandon tbe attempt
with a great flutter and muob'dennnoia-
tory oratory, if tbey sto fastened down
on the nest with a board placed above
tbeir backs, tbey will stand up as bigb
ss they can umler tbe board and let the
cold air addle their eggs, It is doubtful
if any human being, male or female.
wicked or pious, Christian or pagan,
ever got a Minorca hen to sit
Strange to say, nuotber kind of hen
that makes a good mother is the game
ben. She seems to be engaged in an at-.
tempt to prove that a certain amount of I
aroazonianism Is not inconsistent with
a proper regard for the duties of moth-
, SHOWN AMD IISU GAWK COCKEftKL.
erbood. A very peaceful gentleman, not
unconnected witb tbe work of the Hn
mane society, moved into the country
three or four years sgo. Having occa
sion to purchase two or three sittings of
eggs, be bought one of a good working
woman wbo; lived on tbe outskirts of
tbe town snd who happened to bavs
male relatives of sporting proclivities,
though tbegentlomau did not know that
aud would hardly have cared if he had
known. The sporting proclivities of
those persons could hardly affect the
bens' eggs raised ou tbo place. Tbs sit
ting of eggs turned out besotlfully, and
lu due time, some exquisite little red
chickens wero running about with. the
old gray lien wbo bad been their foster
mother. The chickens were so pretty
tbat tbey were admired above aU others
ou tbe place. They grow apace, and be
fore long tbeir owner discovered that
tbey wero engaged in warfare most of
the lime, either with one another or
with otber little chickens, Redoubtable
lighters they were, too, and while soy
One of them would easily whip any
chicken of any other brood, when tbey
fuugbt witb one another it seemed to be
fight to tho death. The peaceable gen
tleman deprecated tbese contests very
much, but be was powerless to prevent
tbem. What could make tbem fluht so?
Finally a light dswned on tbs humane
gentleman's mind. The proclivities of I
the men cf tbe household from which
l- i . . i m . . i . . i . :
uu unu yumjaiiu me sitting oi eggs
hsd indeed lud them to a. partiality for
game fowls, and by innocently buying
baker's dozen of eggs from tbe woman
of tbe honse and sitting them under a
ben be bad unconsciously embarked In
the bosiness.of keeping fighting cocks.
A good story is told by a Mew Eng
land woman.
Out in a quiet corner of tbe garden.
In two barrels lying on their sides, sat
two expectant hens patiently awaiting
tbs fasppy day when the joys of free
dom, so dear to their hearts, should be
enhanced through sharing it with a
nestling, pooping brood of downy dar
lings all tbeir own. Tbe hours of long,
bright . spring days slowly ran tbeir
course and half the sllotted time of
waiting had been uncomplainingly en
dured by one of tbs pslr, while ber
neighbor ' bad Juat entered upon ber
term .f enforced seclusion, when one
night a fierce tempest swept down upon
those two buroblo dwellings. Tbe wind
snd rain came with such terrino force
tbst it ae'etued nothing abort of moun
tain could withstand It Tbe next morn
ing ws hastened to tbe spot, prepared to
find otter roin and dismay, instead of
wbicb, to our great surprise, ws fonnd
tbe frail habitations still standing.
Moreoverr tboy were still tenanted, al
though there were unmistakable, signs
of hardship and suffering having been
heroically met by those two stool hearts.
On closer examination, however, we
fonnd tbst singular thing bad happen
ed. During tbe confusion, tbe paulo
caused by tbe storm, the two bed lost
tbeir beads not litorally, as ws bad at
first feared and bad mistaken tbeir
own nests; each was occupying tbe
borne of tbe otber, rj that tbs ben wbo
knew nothing of the fatigue of long
watching became a usurper, while tbe
otber was iu danger of becoming quite
discouraged st finding ber hopes indefi
nitely deferred. .
One ran better Imagine than describe
tbe evident surprise and delight of the
esarper when at tbe end of only week
aud a half sitting on ber part sight lit-
lis, downy, fluffy balls of warmth and
merriment briskly tapped their way in
to Ibe sunlight and SNstled close to tbe
Dialer nal besom. Whether tbe otber
than receiver ber first intimation tbat
somctbiug was smiss we never knew,
feat after waiting little longer tbe
XagUsb Sparla UnlKcnt le-aoves all Bard,
toft er Oallooael laaips and Inesnlabas frota
as, Btsed Spa-ma, CttrM, Bpltata, Saw
ay.BlaaT-Boaa, fwines, Spralaa. aU 8-roUea
Th-oata, Cbos-aa, ata. Sara tas by ass of oase
tie. Warranted lbs avast v-owderrel
DlssalaS care evar Snowa. SoMbyT. AV. At
brigfttl, druffflst. O taaaisw ST. C
rtliv and art! re spa
aed TadlaS so travel for a reationitM-
nariil4wd aouaeta lt-na e'r4tna. Mania-,
ly a-sue and eanem-a. F-.itkl -a-awly.
lUrM. Rnt-Vi-a art f -add rna-ed starujMxl
enraiosa. Taa lJuailakieiJoaipmaT. Dapt. aU-
(Atcago.
fen
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SAMPLE BROWN MERCANTILE CO., of Greensboro,
want the people of Alamance to know thAt-tfie-v -
t I I - a.a.., hV siiiun . S,J1 a i, - tvuvjr . 1UV
have an immense stock of NBW SPRING GOODS, em- .
bracing ns nice, stylish, up to date stuff as is kept by. any
house in N. C. In their drv zoods house. 234 South Kim
St. jou will find everything
I)rc88 Goods, Trimmings Notions.
Hosier, Silks, Carpets,
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Sample BroWr MercartiIe Co.,
- , GREENSBORO, N. C. "
INSURANCE !
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I wish to call tho attention of insurers in Alamance, county
to tho fact that the Burlington Insurance Agency established in
1803 by tho late firm of Tate & Albright,- is Still in the ring.
Thero is no Insurance agency . in North Carolina- with- belter,
facilities fur placing large lines of insurance, that can give low
er rales or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, in every
branch of tho business, find a lodgement in my office. - With
a practical experience of more than ten years I feel warranted
in soliciting a share of the local patronage. ' I guarantee full
satisfaction in every instance. ' Correspondence solicited upon
all matters periaining to insurance,- . y-
I am making a specialty of
it to the interest of all who desire
$ or their estates, or who wish to make absolutely safe and profit-
r able Investment, to confer with me before giving their applica
) lions to other agents. " - ''. k.v- '
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' ; . JAMES P. AU-iilGHT, ' , '
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