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fominlns organs is. A eua ssay synapa
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Capt.B. P. Finherf orner of the
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He alleges that the loss
ftlie llenbow Hou-se by fire was
ww iiiiiuiiirinw m . wsipi Tins
ore, ami that during the first half
r or mtve-quarters of an hour oi
w Ere the water could not be
wwn higher than 10 feet.
ion assume no rwk when you
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npuj
aisksr ssasts
at boat li
mk or
! CBSSSK m a a arootuv c.
. tibM, as aorta rrywr
house furnishings.
polite driver will put it in your house
SOMtt RULES BY WHICH YOU
PROLONG YOUR LIFE.
MAY
The Carefal Bating of Slmplei e?ot,
Rea;alartr I Habits o Living mmd.
Above All, Proper Breathing Ara
Essential to LoasevltF.
Mod and women know less about the
care of tbeir own , health than of any
other subject. That is the oldest and
plnlncpt kiDdof a fact The farmer who
Keeps bis cowsand uoTsetTTflive and
well into very old , u,'G dies when be
ebon Id be in his prime. The woman
wbo knows oil nbont the care of linen,
oilcloth, flowers, eta, knowe nothing
a boat ber own mneong membrane or
1 the care of ber children's teeth. Igno-
ranee shortens by a third the normal life
of the average man wbo paescs 50. It
kills outright thousands and 'millions in
early yoath.
In some, ways this may have been a
good thing. Men and women bare died
when tbeir active careers were ended
and the populations harried by the
straggle for existence were not bothered
nndnly by. tbecare of the aged. When
so bothered, as Eli Ieclas so grewsome
ly relates, it has been tbe custom of va
rious peoples to hasten the end for tbe
old folks even to tbe extreme of marder
Probably yoa take a very solemn and
mysterioas view of doctors' wisdom.
Learn that it amounts to very little.
Tbo snrgeon is a remarkable chap, and
he has reduced cutting and slicing to
marvelous perfection. Bat bis friend,
the pill and prescription giver, can
really do very little. He can only help
nature along to a limited extent, and
tbe more be lets nature alone tbe better
it is for the patient as a rule. With tbe
aid of drags be can free the system from
a clogged np state, and that is abont all
he can do. When he baa given yoa
castor oil or salts or something to make
won nerspire. his work la done.
Will yon kindly take, therefore, a lit
tle advice and see if it does not improve
vour condition f Eat little remember
that what von eat does not give yoa
strength. It simply repairs tbe waste of
tissues. Your food is as important to
voa as the' oil on a locomotive s axles,
not more important Do not imagine
that food to your body is what coal la
in the enffine. The engine gets its
itrenathfromcoaL Von get yours from
tbe air that yon breathe. Tbe Swiss
mountaineer with a few crackers will
climb all ever tbo Alps, while yoa, fall
of all aorta of fancy food, cannot follow
him. The big dark men rowing your
hnat nn tha Nile aa all dar on a band
fol of parched corn and a handful oi
dates. Tbey eat meat perhaps once a
month yoa could not begin to do tbeir
work-with ten tirnetf he nonrisnmens.
Do not starve yourself; bat of that there
la never danger. Eat little wniie va
mast work.' Eat enough once a oaf,
and Aa no work for two hours after
ward, and don't deep within two booia
that tn tmiirtahoa, :Jat Jn,Ph' htog
and change year mm neqamuj
on simple thUWu?itoerrHwfr eat
half grown tbingav LamK veal, joang
olinaUc'any"s arVIJ "bey
gre as bad as green fruit. Nature means
that ber creations shall reach maturity
and Banishes those who klU ana eai
them nrematarelr. Eat regularly, al
ways at tbe same hours, and chew care
Bpay great attention to fcreathing. In
that is the secret or song me aim
, I 1.1 V. VMf
BTT. lOU aHOW, DTDUBUl. "' j-
blood, having accomuieieu mo .ujj..
tieaof tbe body, passes tnrougn your
lungs to be cleaned. Through tbe lungs
imparity leaves tne noay ana
tbe lungB the blood takes np fresh sap-
nliea of the etrengtn on wnrai r-
1 wi.a. Tha elactricitv of the air
a. a.i,n nn h tha red hlood cornnscles
nd the life current goes uaca ""e"
SW mrnakMm fnll (IS? WttfOS.
nraatha IB asOWIT BtW tmmtuv
. .V. ,
i t .Uari if won work in an office.
top occasionally to teka ten very deep
breaths, uo to yow ww tr
vi .u. -i.efnrm of tbe oar and de
vote that tJiM to psx breathing. One
hundred deep twalba per day slowly
inhaled and extolled, nlling your entire
tan, cap-city from the bottom H-
rexy top, wtu eaeuy J-
Mir cheat measure isije
Loan e yonwr wcmsi awed -m a flat
cheat. Froper Wwing
innaa and hence a chest of the
, i p
ri OsrSl eatlnfc simple food, alow eat
. i -inr: awoidanoe of SOCfs
hot cakes, hot
brW. hot Macule borribia sali. ate. i
reautaHty inall faDctionaof the body
-iatinf and aleeping at the same hom
and sleepinc the same number of hours
V&rt. T-eep one day to thaweak i
creful breathing aboveall Yosi m
Hate two weeks wtthoot food. Yo caB-
a saiiMtea witho-t aw. ana
k.t .ima ahoold make yom
the iniportance of the kuaga.
u naka vosuaeif I
and
i uv .ad If vosi eocceed aas yoo
a. i.k kaaka woor brala
Think
a a.rv womr faQowg and
Utereat to thepoUtk. .TJl
toot country. IX yoo ooi
Sgbt-awell aa not die of laackwtmt
egkV - Ice water 4e-e.
ew Tor eraiwa
THE BEST ROOty.
stand as tint dim threshold, (rob boa
the world without,
A damp, mysterious odqr Is lurking all aboutj
Ins grim old haircloth furniture paraded out to
state,
For some pretentious gathering aeons anxiously
to wait.
'TU such s solemn, sacred place, it surely seams
sain
Upon the laded carpeting to let the sunlight in;
But on the wall a glint ot It steals through the
shutter slide.
Touching grandfather's portrait there betide bis
bonny bride.
Upon s work of rare design the sunlight aheds Its
7
Wrought bjr two white hands turned to dust for
many and many I day;
Ibis "flower piece" incased in glass seemed to
my cniiaun eyes
A thing to gaze and wonder at and' sacredly to
pruw
The tall, funereal mantel for a giant race seemed
Deneath it loomed the fireplace, where aa a child
I played:
Its blackened depths with care are decked with
greases In a row.
Like leathery ghosts from ashes of tbo Ares of
long ago I
My world was not within its walls 1 loved the
light instead
Indeed of ita drear stetelineas I stood in whole
some dread,
But each loved spot upon the farm in memory
has a part.
And that old musty parlor falds Its corner in my
neart!
Boston Transcript,
THENyMBER15
By Frederick R. Qneroaey.
Tbe Unlneky Number Panned
Mexican Family to the
Bitter End.
IliiWiTl
In a country house on a recent Sun
day afternoon we were talking of su
perstitions. The charming Lollta, with
eyes Inherited from some Moorish sul
tana and Hps which ave two rubles,
guardians of a mouth nllodHvirtf pearls,
spoke of tbe coming wedding of some
girl friends: "I would never marry on
a Tuesday, for I should be sure of an
evil fate."
"You would not marry even Antonio
on a Tuesday?" asked a fair Spanish
girl, fir there are enchanting blonds
even from Andalusia.
Lollta, whom everybody adores, grew
rosy red and, shrugging ber sculptur
esque shoulders, replied, a bit piqued
at tbe maliciously put question. "Not
even Antonio on a Tuesday, though
whatever day you should marry him
would be for blm the blackest of black
luck!"
We all laughed at this sally, know
ing tbe rivalry of the two sehorltns.
Uncle Leonlda8, who Is n soldier and
diplomat, Bpoke up. saying: "Don't
quarrel, dear girls. There Is room
enough In the field of love for both of
you. ana lucky tne man woo wins you
on any day of the week. Tuesday Is
our bad day In Mexico, but among the
Americans it Is Friday, tbe day Nuee
tro Senor was eru"
But what eood fortune for all of
us!" Interrupted Lollta, piously.
Dona Clotlldo, tne hostess, a woman
of great beauty, regally placed In a
carved cbalr of colonial date, took up
the theme: "I am, I confess, supersti
tious. I would begin nothing on a
Tuesday, a day on which no one
should embark, marry or undertake
anything of Importance; but, above all
things, shun a Tuesday when it falls
oq the 13th of tbe month. If yoa
young people will listen, I will tell
you a true story, and Leooldaa will
confirm every word of It, for I feel that
I used a 'testigo, so extraordinary Is
tbe fate of the family of Valle de
Miranda."
Here the servants brought In Ices
and cakes, and there was an Interrup
tion, but we soon became quiet, ana
Clotilda resumed: "In 1880, perhaps a
year later, there lived at 13 Calle de
lea Damas Beglaa an old man and his
wife called Segovia. Tbey owned the
place and bad lived there many years
alooe with their servants, au etaeriy
people, there being no children. I can
not say there waa 111 lock attending
them"-
Excepting having no children,
com men ted Leonidaa, wbo dotes on
children and la always surrounded by
them.
"ExceDtlnfl having no children," cop
tinned Olotllde. "But these old people
died on tbe same day. aa I well recall,
and it waa tbe 13th of November, and
when tbe place waa sold, shortly after.
the family of Valle de Miranda bought
It and moved In. tbe date being tbe
30tb of the following-February, a doa
ble 13, yoa will notice. Tbe Vanes de
Miranda, bad eJ ways bad mhner. as far
aa any one's recollection goes. Tbey
were originally from Uoanajuato ana
were mine owner, wnaiever uiey
touched turned to gold. My grandfa
ther baa told me time and again of
their Immense good fortune. It seem
ed a sin, be said, to be so tocky in a
world where so many people can nev
er succeed, strive a tbey will Each
generation of this favored family pros
pered. Death was reluctant. It al
most seamed, to knock at their door.
If the sons soogbt wives, they found
always beauty, good breeding- and so
cial position. If the daughters mar
ried, tbey got hsndawne and adortng
boaoanda. It was like a fairy tale.
dear (trie. Too have never read a
novel like M."
Bers our hostess, who is a bit m-
manUe. signed, sipped ber melttng ice
"Don Ignsvcto Valle oe
Miranda waa one of tbe most distin
guished looking men I have ever seen.
and Maria Inciao, br wire, was even
ba middle age elegant la figure, of tr
reproachabie taste and, ai though tbe
imytber of many children, almost as
tender of waist as Lottta here.'
"We an. of cooraa. nxad oar eyes on
the e banning form or the young o
taoa and then reeomed oar attitude of
tbo good natored CJotOde
salnninsT not our DardOawOise vtenal vt-
cwalosv "Boca were the parent of tbe
tunny wbo moved to to W isama sae-
aaarty ZO year ago. iact.
g4x sons, and tne same aaniuws v
magbtere, S bcoeefuJ, yon U saj, itw ,
rKa boose of the tiJaJ lN1od. esr In
which many vkeroys aad tbeir eour
Oera bad oaiKsed, was apactooa. and tte
grand eaJa Was a room rvnntng the fnO
length of the street front. Things went
wH wtth the family till, tare rears aft
er thetr ecrapanrw et the hooae. asosi
all that was sinister In the fatal num
ber began to manifest Itst-lf. Don Ig
naclo shaved himself every day In the
BBEllsh manner that Is, by himself
disliking to call in a barber, and one
morning while making his toilet he
heard a noise In tbo courtyard and
stepped out on the corridor to listen,
rorgettlng that It waa chilly and that
ho was In his stocking feet He caught
a cold, as It waa supposed, and there
followed an embolism, something chok
ing a vein or artery - In a leg. Many
painful symptoma followed. Kn rcsuin
ida8 cueutaa. he took to his bod. and
tbe foremost surgeons of the city In
consultation decided that his leg must
be amputated to save his life, lie waa
a big, strong, full blooded man, and It
waa not Imagined that he might not
survive tbe operation. But ten days
after be died of the shock, awl It was
a marvel how wasted lie bad become.
This was the most tragic event during
generations In the history of the Vnlles
de Miranda.
"When other events, sinister and sor
rowful, had occurred In that once hap
py family, Lconldas looked up tbe date
of tbe death of Don Ignacio. It was
the 13th. This was but tne beginning,
for on the 13th of the following May
Maria, the wife, died of typhus, and
then came losses of property, the mines
failed to pay, an Interest In a banking
house was lost through a most unex
pected failure, and when we beard that
the banking bouse was at 13 street
we shuddered. My father went to aee
young Julio Vallee Miranda to coun
sel him to move out of 13 Damas Re
giaa, but Julio said that It waa all a se
ries of coincidences and that, even If It
were that, be had no money to spend
in fitting up a new bouse. It seems In
credible, but in the space of three years
every member of that family except
Julio and a sister, Trinidad, bad died.
and" each death took place oil a 13tn or
a Zutb! IVople all over the city had
come to talk of tbe Valle de Miranda
family and Its awful luck. Most peo
ple were confirmed In their prejudice
against the number 13. Timid persons
moved out of No. 13s or changed the
number to '12 bis,' anything to break
the spell.
ion years went by, and Julio re
mained a bachelor, while his sister,
Trinidad, a splendid looking girl, tall,
of lovely figure and with great dark
eyes, who had been carefully educated
at the Sacred Heart, remained with
blm. Julio had managed to retain the
house, for a copper mine, which no one
had thought worth considering and
which tbe creditors of the family bad
left In a doubtfully generous way to
Julio and bis sister, bad turned out of
much value and had boon sold to
Frenchmen. I don't know how It hap
pened, but Julio seemed fascinated by
the old bouse. Tbey wero odd ieople,
that brother and sister, and declared
that where their father and mother
had lived was dear to them and that
they could not be happy In any other
house, ey'ii In ii modern mansion In
the newer inrt of the city.
"It was about 1802 when a young
man of excellent family, Itafael del
Monte, began to pay court to Trinidad,
standing under ber balcony at night,
following ber everywhere. In abort the
utmost devotion. Itafael bad a large
fortune In bouses and lunda and lived
tbo life of a young clubman, and, being
fond of horses, was alwaya driving,
trying a now carriage or going on
horseback excursions about the valley.
He was an Immense favorite in socie
ty, and all tltc mammas were ecbeming
to get Itafael for their daughters. He
oould play the piano, sing, speak well,
both In French and English, bad trav
eled, drcewed In perfect tosto and was
not only a handsome fellow, but noth
ing dissipated. ' Leonidaa will be my
witness tluit we- tiaed to say, ou talk
ing over the devotion of Itafuel for
Trinidad, that perhaps the evil fortune
of the family of tbe Vallcs du Miranda
bad taken wings. Youth and beauty,
wealth aud distinction, madly In love!
Surely, we thought, the leaf bos been
turned in the book of a tragic fate. At
all events, fortune seemed to nave re
lented, and Trinidad was aa happy a
girl aa one could wish to see. Wherev
er we met ber at social reunions she
Waa a radiant picture of youth and
beauty, and ber wonderfully distin
guished bearing and perfect ease drew
every eye. Sbe waa a girl of whom no
one said mean things. Society here Is
sharp tongued sometimes, but as If by
common consent all tbe world seemed
to wish good fortune for this last of tbe
daughters of an 111 fated boo."
Leonidaa looked meditatively at Clo
tilda's lovely hands and murmured,
"Trinidad waa perfection itself, an an
gel from heaven," a speech well befit
ting that gallant old gentleman.
"Indeed, she was perfection, and
when women fall io love with a wo
man yon may be sure, girl, that sbe la
good and sweet and charming. All
that was Trinidad Valle de Mlrandt.
Tbe very bullOghtera on the strea-t cor
ner forgot to pay ber a coinpliiuciit
Once one said, -She la a holy Image
from tbe altar, gone walking through
these streets of God.' But no rude
word ever reached ber cars as sbe
went about tbe city. Heaven seemed
to have relented and to have showered
all poaalbU girts of grace and virtue
en this superb young woman, flow
devout ahe waa! now eooatant In ber
devotion! Bow many timea she went
to the shrine at Ooadalope to pray!
And tha chief of her ntrmbertraa ador-
"I recall, as If It were yesterday.
tbeir marriage tn the arcbtrls bop's pri
vate chapcL Joy Illumined the face of
Trinidad. Rafael waa a perfect pic
ture, a young hidalgo, as we see tbe
gallants of old times In fret-tarra. lis
waa so manly, so proud or una c Harm
ing woman! It waa Ideal They went
away on their wedding day for a too
tear In Europe. Even Julio's aad face
relaxed on tb day of the ceremony.
W all went to tbe railway atatloa
and gav them a draped Ma magnlflra.
Tb bride, to ber travehng drraa, was
tb baurdaotneat woman I have ever
Am Clotllde I atiU handaome and tn
ber rontb waa a reigning beilo Is tb
City of Mexico ber pralae was that of
a competent peraosv. Leooloaui bowed
bis bead and looked unutterably aad,
who w awaited the Sfxcjort.
Hat CSotflde voir tretubted. Toer
JaBo! He was at hla desk In hla offlc
woe afternoon tn August whew a tele
gram waa brought tn. It waa from
Rafael: "Hallway accW-nt; Trinidad
killed; do Bofferlng. I deaperat. Par
tiealara by malL Julio was atunDed.
In a day he seemed to become nn old
man. 'Our fate; our wretched family.
All the light gone out of my lift.' This
was all any one could get from Julio.
Tbe letter came, dated from omc little
city In France, and Inclosed n newspa
per account of a terrible railway acci
dent One sentence, filled with Infinite
meaning, with sinister suggestlveness,
was this: The thirteenth body taken
from the wreck was that of a young
Mexican woman recently married. Her
husband strangely escaped unharmed.'
"The thirteenth body,' commented
all Mexico. Tbe fate of tbe famllia
Valle de Miranda.'
"Rafael never returned. He Uvea
abroad.'
"And Julio?" we all asked simulta
neously. Clotllde resumed: "As I wild, he be
came old In a day, so suukeii of face, so
gray, so pitiful, but he would not leave
the bouse in Damas Reglaa. He de
voted himself to bis sister's memory.
He gave much money In her name to
the beneficent orders. His business
prospered. We advised him to marry,
to take another bouse, to get some
thing of tbe late autumnal Joy of life,
sttheahbdiled, but grateful aa sun
shine InWhe days of the falling leaves.
We couldMhot move blm. He waa Im
passive when wo talked about these
matters. All he would say was: "Dear
friends, I thank you. At least the love
of friends reiunlna to the last of the
family of Valle de Miranda.' "
Here Clotlldo began to weep softly.
'Tell tlic rest, Leonldag," she Said In a
trembling voice, and In tbe deeper tone
of the man came tbe conclusion of the
strange story: "It was on a cold.
cloudy, miserable day tn January,
when the snow waters were falling
and all Mexico was miserable and chill
ed to the marrow, that a rumor spread
about the town that Don Julio bad bang
ed himself. 1 was among tbe first at
the club to hear the news aud. Jumping
Into my carriage, went to 13 Damas
Regies. There was the utmost conster
nation among tbe servldumbre. The
olHcers of the law were coming to see
the body. It waa too true. The last of
the Vailea de Miranda wsa self hanged
in hla chamber. He left no note, noth
ing to explain hla ultimate thought.
When tbe body waa officially examin
ed, there was found In a little silken bag
suspended by a cord worn about tbe
neck a card on which bad been finely
painted a strangely emblematic border
of bleeding hearts, under each a name
of a member of tbe fated family and In
the center In deep black tbe fatal 13.
And this waa the last of a family
which for generations waa a synonym
for prosperity, for good fortune, for tbe
beauty ot Its woiuen and tbe manly
perfection of Its sons. So I naturally
dread tbe fatal number."
"And the old bouse," asked Lollta,
her eyes )edlmmed, "docs it still
stand ?"
And Lconluaa made reply: A ware
house occupies Its place. It was torn
down not from motives of sentiment,
but to give place to tbe advance of
trade."
It waa fully an hour before tbe party
In tbe country house recovered Ita
cheerful tone, bqt by 8 o'clock tbe can
dles were lighted, and tbe young people
were dancing. 8unday waa ending
merrily. Boston Herald.
Flint? Plant Cavera.
When Sir Humphry Davy was a
boy about 16, a little-girl came lo blm
in great excitement:
"Humphry, do tell me why these
two pieces of cane make a tiny spark of
light when I rub tbem together. "
Humphry was a stndiooa boy, wbo
spent hours in thinking out scientific
problems. He patted tbe child s early
bead and said:
"I do not know, dear. Let oa see if
tbey really do make a light, and then
we will try to find out why."
Humphry soon found that tbe little
girl waa right. Tbe pieces of cane, if
rubbed together quickly, did give a
tiny light Then be set to work to find
out the reason, and after tome time.
thanks to tbeobserving powers of his
little friend sod bis own kindness to
ber in not impatiently telling ber not
to "worry," aa so many might have
done, Humphry Davy made the first
of his interesting discoveries. Every
reed, cane and gram baa an outer akin
of flinty staff, which protects tbe in
side from insects and also helps tb
frail looking leave lo stand upright
Evangelist
The Hew War
"I used to boy neckties for my wife,"
bo said, "but I bad to quit It Those I
bought for her never salted her."
"So sbe buys tbem herself now, doe
her
"X'oi the take those I bay for my
self. Tbey always seem to salt ber.
Chicago Poet
The WIM Twrtser.
Jsmes II. Wilson In Fancy Fowl
says: The only troe bronse turkey Is
the wild turkey. No one ever beard
of wild turkey having cholera, roup
or gapes. Tbey are tbe healthiest,
hardies turkeys known, quick to de
tect danger and fight for their young.
Tbey are not bard to'manage, aa some
profile suppose. - Tbey don't stand
around and wait to be fed. Tbey get
out to get tbejr feed tbemaelve and
are easy to ralae. By tbe time tbey
are traced oae-foartb wild there I
not much wild nature about them, al
though the color and constitution are
greatly Improved. , I consider It ad-vlaat-le
for turkey br-eders to mfna
wild Mood tn thrtr tVor-fca." .
Owt SIM of a Ma.
Mod can Imprison and eoalav thou
sands of people. I know certain sea
eons of the year where f ami Ilea have
been bound and shackled by tbe mod.
been prevented from tbe enjoyment
and privargea of free tranalt and ut
terly leolated from their neighbor.
When we see what a great enemy mod
la, the first thing to take Into cooald
eratloa lo road building I aom Dtaa
to avoid mud and build roads that wll
b free from modw-8. IX lallmaa.
Owe the Bllla.
A eurarpondeat of tbe Bangor Com
tncrclal says: "Land to the rural dis
trict of Maine to not ao valuable that
we should coatiooe to travel the road
of our father over thee ragged hill
imply bees as tbey did. Discard the
bill road where it can be don and m
Mia roada where thev should b and
km rood road can B
a a
. I l1w Vanfl In IVVjailL
olM TarT-L-ZkvJeanai'
and we should see a very derided eating.
for tbe better."
A FAMOUS CONFLICT.
the greatest dueI. with swords
that history records.;
It Was Fooafct In the Presence of a
Whole ABny, aad Twelve Masters
at Arata Went Down ta Saeeoealoa,
Killed) hr the Blade of Jean Loala.
So extraordinary Is this combat that
tt would be held a romance had It not
been witnessed by a whole army. Tbe
hero waa Jean Louis, one of the great
est masters of swordsmanship who ev
er lived, "and tbe combat happened In
Madrid In 1813. He was the master at
arms of the Thlrtv-aecavid rejriment of
French Infantry the First regiment,
composed entirely of Italians, forming
part of the same brigade. Regimental
esprit de corps and rivalries of nation
ality caused constant Quarrels, when
swords were often whipped out or bul
let exchanged.
After a small battle had occurred In
the streets of Madrid, In which over
200 French and Italian soldiers had
taken part, the officer of tbe two regi
ments. In a oouncll of war assembled,
deckled to give such breaches of order
a great blow, and to re-establish disci
pline tbey agreed that tbe masters at
arms of tbe two regiment should take
up tbe quarrel and fight It out
The detallaoObe battle were simple
and quicklfanged. Tbe duel was
to take place In the open and In tbe
presence of the whole army. The crack
swordamen of the two regiment were
selected, and each group arranged the
order In which their men were to face
their opponents. Tbe next day was the
time set for the bloody ordeal
Shortly after daybreak, a the son
rose, tbe army assembles. Then a too-
ment of expectancy
Tbe drum Is beard. Two men naked
to the waist step Into tbe ring. The
first I tall and strong. His black eyes
love disdainfully upon tbe gaping
crowd. He la Glacomo. Ferrari, tbe
celebrated Italian. Tbe second, tail,
also handsome and with muscle like
steel, stands modestly awaiting the
word of command. HI name ta Jean
Louis. Tbe wttneese aseume their
places on either side of their princi-
NmIs. A deathlike silence ensues.
"On guard V The two master cross
swords. v, Glacomo Ferrari lunges re
peatedly at Jean Louis but In vain.
His every thrust to met by a parry.
He makes up his mind to bide bis
chance and carmeee and tease hla op
ponent's blade.
Jean Louis, calm and watchful lends
himself to tbe play, when, quicker than
lightning, the Italian Jumpa aside with
a loud yell and makes a terrible lunge
at Jean Lduia a Florentine trick, often
successful But, with extraordinary
rapidity, Jean Louis ha parried, and
rtspost quickly In the shoulder.
"It Is nothing." cried Glacomo, "a
mere scratch." and tbey again fall on
guard. Almost directly be k hit In tbe
breast. This time the sword of Jean
Louis, wbo la now attacking, pene
trate deeply, Glacomo' face become
livid, hi sword drop from hi band
and be falls heavily on tbe turf. He to
dead.
Jean Louis Is already In position. He
wipe hla reeking blade; then, wtth tbe
point of bis sword In tbe ground, be
calmly await tbe next man. He has
hardly had two minute rest He to
ready. A new adversary stand before
blm.
A sinister click of sword to heard, a
lunge, a parry, a rispoat, and then a
cry, a sigh, and all to over. A second
body to before Jean Loala. A third ad
versary advance. Tbey wanted Jean
Louis to reet
"1 am not tired." he answer, with a
smile. Tbe signal Is etven. The Italian
la as tall a the one wbo UVa there a
corpse, covered by a military cloak.
He has closely watched Jean Louis'
piny, and thinks be ha fruesaed the se
cret of bis vk-tortea. He muttlpliea his
feint and trick, and then, all at once,
bounding like a tiger on hi prey, he
fives hla opponent a terrible thrust In
tbe lower tine. But Jean Louis' sword
has parried, and I now deep wit his hkr
opponent's breast
What need to relate any more. Tea
new adversaries followed him. aad the
ten fen before Jean Loala. amhl the
excited yells and roar of aa army.
At tne request of the Thirty second
regiment's colonel wbo thought the
sufficient Jean Louis, after
much preaslng, consented to stop the
combat aad he shook hand with the
two survivor, pfOaoded br 10.000
SSsvanssa aa a aVsnrlaa,
Mr. Edmund Gosee ha written a pa
per on "Stevanaoo'a Relations With
Children" In Chambers' Journal In
It be relate! a story of hla youthful
day a narrated to himself by Steveo-
L He was still a little fellow when
In tb summer holiday, after reading
a Dumber of detective novel of a bad
kind, be was paaslng one Sunday after-
Mi along a road In an Edinburgh
suburb. TlnTe be saw a oVaetted
booae, furnished, bat without a rare
taker. It struck young Stevenson that
It would be a fin thing to break mto
this honse. wbk-h be accordingly did,
roaming from room to room, louklng
at book aad ptrtarea In great excite
ment antll be tboucbt he heard a note
itt the gnrden. Terror artaed Of0
blm as he Imagined himself handcuffed
and conveyed to prison Juat as the
church folk wrere returning home. U
burst out crying, then managed to
creep out as be had come In.
atallra 14.
-Mrs. Salmon' got a dog that tike
ma, sake! mil cmuy, coming noanw
from a visit to ber aoat.
"How do yoa know b like yor
her mother asked.
- -Can bo tasted m and then wag
ged his tafl." answered tb little gtrl
Detroit Free rreaa.
aaneratttsnaai Staaassasa.
Herring Bsbennen In tbe old world
ara, many of tbem, remarkably s
prrstitloos. For Instance, on aom
fishing boat whistling to farbadden,
and neither milk nor burned bread Is
allowed on board. FurlberTnore, not
even the aame of that nalncky animal,
the bar, may be mentioned, aad a
ewasiao anethod of pen lab bag an ene
my to t throw a dead bar tot hi
boat
Some of the Dshermea believe la luck
attending aa odd numbered crew,
"7 w.
bat
SArwtranaed
ahoaal en f tb number bar red
Greensboro Tobacco Market
ROR HIGH PRICES. ,
Sold over 5,000,000 pounds last year for an average of $7.57 .per 100
pounds. '
This is the highest average made by any market in piedmont North
Carolina. ' .
Over f 1,260.00 paid oat daily to farmers for tobacco daring the pas
year.
It is the best market in the State for the farmer.
Our Warehouses are large, commodious and up-to-date, whose propri
etors stand without a peer as slesmen of the weed. ,
hvery large firm in tbe United
represented by our buyers.
l obacco centre, manufacturing
i educational centre,
Our own manufacturers hare a
trade daily and must have tobacco. '
We hare the strongest corps of buyers in the world for the warehouse
capacity.
We want more tobacco and most have it if high averages will bring it.
Try ua with your next load and be convinced of oar merit.
Greensboro Tobacco Association.
I wish to call the attention
to the fact that the BarJington
1893 by the late firm of Tate &
J There is no ioiraraace agency ia North Caroliita with better
facilities for placing large Hoes of imsttxanee, that cava give low
er ratej or better indemnity. Only firat-claaa eompanaess, ia enty
branch ot the bashtess, find a lodgement in mj pSem. mtJa
a practical experience of more than tea yearSj, I feel warsafflt!
in soliciting a share of the local patrocagft. . I gnaiante fiill
satisfaction in every instance. CocrapoodtKiee so?teiJ - cpo
all matters pertaining to insurance.
I am waking a specialty of life InatXEtoce aad wxH make '
it to the interest of ill who desire protection floe their femffiiirff
or their estates, or who wish to male absofixbeij safe ami profifc-
8 able investment, to cooler with me before giving: their appEe
q tiom to other agenta.
Very respectfiilly,
:JA3JES F. AL.BE I GUT,
Bt7KLi5GTtX S. C.
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BAD MANAGEMENT.
Easa V 111 St auea.
Some of the poultry people are saow
tng bad management that wtH ytehl a
erop of datappttinliBent later ea. I
ple buy egt every year that short
hatch well I thai! give suave ef the
moat common reasotia aaJ try to shew
where bad managwmeat come tr. If
hen are allowed to become fat. a kmrs
per cent of tbe eggs will aot be ferttha.
Feeding three time a day eg fat pr
during foods or falllm; to provfcJe -ty
cf eierrfaae ta the way ot straw or
srtive for scratching to bod aiaantfe
meoL Banning an egg ranch for market to a
dt Servo t thing, for la varnt the eggs
are not fertile so much the better. The
high preavaure methed so noch to
vogue are very kirgety mpeaeihar foe
the poor tatehea so often obtains!.
Amtbrr frtMiaeat cause f nsaar
hatches to allowing too aiaay heo to
we cockerel Oather taan as ever ten
I woaid one oaiy rfcthl I aiat tea
hen to one rwkerei La ITjanaetta
Bock and 12 hens to etut cockerel t
Leghero with exo-iVot restart by gw
tng the esefcerel extra feed, t pack Mas
ap aad aOow hiia to eat front the back
et of feed wall I am xjitrkrrmg ana
marking the eggs trees different rardav
be afterward eating wtth tbe he
when I feed tbem.
If the cockerel to argieefd aad at
lowed to beempe reduced In (RoBty. a
lance per cent ef the chick etU not be
able to get out ef the he. and anaay
others after they get out wOl not Bve
Jwt die from hack ef vital sasigj.
Three are the one that stand ansaasl
and peep and sleep till they dke.
The terrible doctrine of heredity to
dvuwaatrated lo the feathered tribe a
well a ta tbe boauan family.
Another proline cause of bad katche
t using Immature pulfet ta the breeat
Ing pea. klany aa aaibttkxu breeder.
In order to lucre) hla busing ever
last year and fill all orders, make the
mistake of selling hi early pu"Vfc and
using some la hi ow yanks that are
too young. W dual like to retnrn
check aad draft, bat we da It every
year. Before ever there to a sake made
tbe bird for oar ewa yard are sated
ed, and we woaldnhip oat any of
tbem for lov or swooey. for what ww
need our ml tea w cannot afford
aril Poultry Topic.
The rwtnsa a4 a OA
A good cat tb kind yoa want to
have in the ha, if a y will have a
round, stabby. pug no. falL fat cheeks
and apper hp, a well developed Damp
oa top of tbe head between to ear.
betokening good aatara. A sleepy cat
that para a good deal to apt to be play
ful and good a tared.
Br all means to be avoided Is a cat
with thin, sharp nose aad twitching
tar. It moat be rmembard also that
good mooser la not ai t tarily a gco-
tle or desirable pet AHhongh nay good
cat wUl catch sate If aba at aw
ted. quick, foil, expressive eye
ally betoken a apposing cat.
The grmtont aaiatak probabty the
nwt cosnmon oos to the ear of do
mastic cat is overfeeding, rjartrcnlarry
too maca meat In tb wild lit a cat
ha exercise which enables her to digest
food. Ia the buy boos tif the
fall feeding lead to stomach troabie
and to "nto." Woman's Life,
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States and a number of foreirm firms are
centre, trade centre, railroad centre, .
laree caoacitr and are increasJntr their
of iraniren in A tana rare cxwaty
Insurance Agency, csfaMishevl ia
Albright, is still in the ring.
Wiieeler & Wilson
Sewing NacMcc
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Easy Rmfeg, Qakt, lUg&i.
aaryt
' It nans as Kgbt as a feax&er.
Great httftonaaAvKtmyihisig
so far." '
"rttormdrtidvaar
" The magic Sttrrtt Sewrer.""
A3 sites and gtyfcsof tew'aax nxs
chaoes fag Qotlk and Leather.
sgrThe best gear t aw oa carta -
e it before yoa bey.
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