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HU1 tho bloo of the eklca
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They don't seem as bloo as they need to be.
And tho sun doesn't shine lu It nscd to do.
nor Btlver tho clouds when the rain break
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And lira birds don't sing their songs as true.
Tto Imuee is so silent. mM hi
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aihj tnu niuoriug unss.
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Is spread like a pall on his broken toys.
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The Tale of a Broocho, a Palmist
antf a Mexican Bandit
5
C antf a Mexican Bandit
ton la the Ttuie lo Look Cnrcfally
After Voar liens nod Vouna Stock.
Ixwk slicniur tlmu tver for lice. Ttw
colJ wontlK-r tills spring lias kept lice
uml niitoti sonwutuit slindy, but tliey
ure not dead liy nay means, ntwl every
effort sbotiM be made to pivvent tliem
from becouilug too nutuerous to men
tion. Tul.e more liaiiig la keopl ug every
tliiiiK about tlie pliiee i-lt'au nod lu n
perfeet sanitary coudliiou. Warm
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OUEKSSBOltO. N. C,
Hoi?e! Wrlght BuUdlna; East of Court
inance01'0 re8ul"ry ,n ?ha of
A Woman
OofyKoowa
asffcring
WDIltS,
from fnTIIfisr emf tM
painful or Trraffalcr
peases, or anr dUeoa of the diatmctlr
icraltunaorr-anau a .
. ''y bu' can not tnow be
armies she goas throu.h-ahe terrible
sna-Tln,., patlentfr borne, which
v ffuty, hope and happt-
seau as
Yaa
aMdlaaa.
McELREE'S
IVlne cl CsrCjl
1H Danish h. Thk taediciM
aJl " foniale diaea " cmick
VtpeiituneaUj. It does a war
with mniliatina; physical xami
JW Th treatment may ba
expeaa aod troubaa. Tba
"Jwer is nred and Ujy$ cmrtd.
," o Cardoiia becominrtbe
Wio remedy for alt troubles of
jV"". Aicora put f i rxomaar
Wi V ratptWny
ffj"! directiooa. addresa, the
Adrisorr VewutneMt,''
IT J-atnaxtoog lfsjdicitw Col.
"naooga, Teaa.
aaTlrwl AM
wtNither is uiiproaelilUK. and the thue
for vuiiotiK K'.inmier complaints Is at
band. Jlost of tliew conie from dirt or
llee or both. CleauUin-su la necessary
to sueeetw. and It docsu't cost mtK-b
after one gets started.
Don't to. tbe young stuff stop grow
ing for a minute. June Is the most fa
vorable mouth lu tlie year for giving
the Mrds a good start aud making
tbem so vigorous that tliey will eutlure
the hot weather of late July and Au
gust without withering up aud blow
ing away, as they arc sometimes In
clined to do.
I have but little trouble with llee and
uiltes. 1 discovered long ago tluit tbe
best time to kill these little pests is Just
before they make their appearance. It
Is not necessary to take elaborate pre
cautions to keep them lu subjection.
Keroseue applied to the porches once a
week will usually hold them In check.
If there are many English sparrows
around. It Ts a boiiclcss task to try to
keep the premises entirely clear of
mites, but the kerosene treatment will
keet) them from lieeoinlng very harm
ful. If dry road dust, air slaked lime
or coal ashes ore kept. under the perch
es, lice and mites will not nourish as
they will If no dust tS about the place.
Arrange your poultry house so the
pen-lies do not touch the walls at any
place, anil H will save much trouble, as
this confliM'S tbe mites to the perches,
where they cau lUBily tie got aL For
tbe big lice I have found nothing supe
rior lo fresh Persian Insect powder. (Jo
Into the house after the fowls are
asleep and dust I hem well with tlie
powtlcr. or If they lire very Imd take
tbe birds separately ut holding them
up by the, legs, dust down Into tbe
feathers with a common powder gun.
Tlk-re Is uo bel ler dlBliifoelunt thaul
brlght sunshine. 0eu tbe poultry
bouse during the day as much as possi
ble ami get all the direct sunshine Into
It that you possibly can. Whitewash
Is a great destroy of odors, and
a coat of this will sweeten the air for
days. Road dust absorbs uoxlous gases
and kills off odors aud is a pretty good
thlug to have around tbe poultry bouse.
If you cannot 6 dust use dry garden
oil. sprinkling K over tbe floor every
day, aod when k Is an Inch or so deep
haul It out to the garden with the drop
pings that are In It and It will be
worth all the work yoo have done to
get It Into aud out of tbe poultry bouse.
Hens do not care whether weir do use
Is clean or not, bat the owner will con
sult bis own Interests by keeping the
premises as clean as possible, especial
ly during the bot months of the year.
Miller Purvis In American Poultry
Journal.
"Conic, senor, have your palm rend!
A few ccntavos arc nothing for the se
cret of your future," urged a voice that
had become cxaspcratiiigly familiar to
me of late.
1 was employed on a Los Angeles
dally nnd was on my way, as usual
each morning, from my home In the
San Fernando volley, by way of tbe
Cahucnga pass, to tlie little station
just beyond tbe divide, wbvrc I took
the train luto the city. Midway of the
pass stood an old stone watering
trough, at which I was accustomed to
feTresh my horse while
nm awurrje no rule when you
wT Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera
w uiarrhtE. Rwnerly. T. A. Al
lPt 4 Co. will refund your mon-
in. nt satufieti after ua-
lnk!!" v 11 " verywhere admitted
J Tnot-t aucoewful remedy in
for bowel complaints and tbe
""J one 4 w, it is
pfnt, safe .nJ reliable. 4m
Witt'a Uuie Karly RUers,
, Tan lia.an HiB- sMlia.
Casw ( Brs4era.
As soon aa the chicks are out of th
hmodera and too are through using
i.m for the season dean them op and
get tbem Into winter quarters out of
tlu. unr. Don t POt tne Drooaer sway
dirty and think yoo will clean It op In
the siMing before yoo are rceuiy ior .
if rou do. too wont have a brooder fit
to use when you are ready for H.
Wuen yoo are througn using re ior
the season, scrape It out iDorougmj
and ash It Inside ana or. wiui w
hot soapsuds to which a Uttlst kerosene
baa been added; use a acroooiBa orumu
and get It clean. Tbeo go orer n again
ii. hmil hot aoauy water and flnlsb
rr Hh doth, wiping tna Doaros orj,
Wash tbe hover felts tr they are tun
and make tbe whole dean. If It la a
bot air brooder, remove tba beater and
dean oot the bot air chamber. Too
t ta seal what a lot of
ii.k k. rnond Ha way n there. Torn
.k hoar nnslde down and broso the
' sheet Iron free of aoot.
rusting apply a thin eosA rw
ofl to tbe Iron. Leave tie brooder open
.i.. nn. and let It thoroogbiy ary
m oat K away. Have all tba
port la place and everything where
you caa Ur roar bands on H t wbea
i.rl Clean op tba lamn. and do
u awa with ofl la . Wrap M
- UMnancr to keep It free t
duat. If K Is a tin samp, scraps tba
bUotered paint oot of tbe water pan.
make It dean and du. and then i flw
tbe pan a rreah coat of soma good wa,
naint! ta a wee pat oa a aec-
Atttcost- If yoo only attend to Uveas
mtu thinn as row aboold. yea wla
bare a good, deaa lrooder to ase wbea
.ceded, and foa will also aare moocy-
IWlniWay.
-i sued to boy sock Ua for my wife.
be said. t I bad to quit a. Ttaao I
bttberutyrtrMhttbeM.
e ebo boa irteni frir
aher ' .
jjo, aba takes woaa a tmj a.
pelf. Tbey aJwaja aeept isj wtjas a-w.
my horse wmie journeying
through the hills. For upward of a
fortnight past I hud regularly encoun
tered at this point a scnitary evil vis-
aged Mexican, who had announced
himself as a palmist "par excellence,
and occupied tlie few moments pause
In my ride with persistent linportun!
ties for my patronage. What did not
tend to enhance my regard for this un
prepossessing Individual was the craf
ty manner lu which he Invariably In
spected my horse out of the corners pf
nis small, restless eyes, i lie horse.
moreover, appeared to resent the sera-
tiny quite as much as myself aud from
tbe first asserted his antipathy for the
vagabond fakir by steadfastly refusing
to approach tbe drinking trough until
I bad Invited the strauger to withdraw
a few paces.
On this particular morning, however,
my curiosity became aroused as to
why tbe fellow continued to frequent
so unpromising a locality, which at
best was a lonely spot, visited only by
transitory horsemen nnd teamsters.
Therefore, as my horse fretfully sip
ped a few drafts of water, eying the
peon suspiciously tbe while, I remark
cd: "You must be Intensely fond of
your occupation, considering tbe little
recompense you appear to derive from
It Why do you not go Into the city,
where, at least your Held for solicita
tion would be larger?"
"Ah, senor," replied tbe peon, with
affected pathos, "I am Indeed fond of
my profession; but, however little 1
may realize from It here on the high
way, tbe city would yield me less; for
they who live In tlie city care little
obout the future. It Is the present
alone that Interests tbem."
I was Inwardly forced to recognize a
certain amount of truth In bis argu
ment and by way of appreciation ten
dered him a small coin.
As I deposited tbe silver In bis band.
however, with a quick movement he
caught tbe tips of my Angers lo his
d.-isp and fixed bis eyes on the open
palm. Tbe preclpltnteness of the act
was all but demoralizing to my horse,
which sprang backward with a sud
denness that came perilously near un
seating me. The Mexican, however,
held tenaciously on to my band. Inci
dentally taking core to keep out of
ranca of my frantic animal's hoofs. Aa
soon aa I could recover myself I
wrenched my band free, but not until
tbe peon bad vouchsafed this admoni
tion:
"Senor, a terrible accident threatens
yoo from horses. Take heed In time,
therefore, and rid yourself of that
broncho yoo are riding."
I made no response, but aa I touched
my spurs and galloped off down the
pass tba peon shouted after mo a part
ing In J unction.
"Sell him, senor T he cried. "I warn
yoo be la under tbe spell of a demon."
As the words greeted my ear I
glanced admiringly down at tho sleek,
arched neck of my spirited charger.
"Mescal," said L reaching down and
patting bis splendid boulders, "do yoo
bear that? Be says you're possessed
of a demon and that I most sell yoo.
Bot 1 abant"
Tbe Mexican's ominous cbanicterlsa-
tion of my boras was no revelation to
me. and Instead of Inspiring me wrtn
any appre benal reneee bis apparent con
cern for my safety somewhat amused
Moreover, tin- knowledge tnat
MeecsTs disposition was so thoroughly
consistent with his name was rather a
source of gratification than regret to
It was an odd paths for a norse,
bot ba had eoma Mf It legitimately
that la, be bad been so called vr since
tba Mttlf" bandit Oarcta nao Drosen
him aa a aoH to tba aaddla and bestow
ed tba title apoa aim. Ana tor two
years Uasnaftev Mescal bad borne his
sjascnipaloas rtasr oa au ius bdsuwdw
tng raids anta tbe latter bad been so
hard as til an la tba nseoada btHa
by B betid Doysa of Tome that ba and
hia rnlkrwera were forced to abandon
their bones sod taks to the chaparral.
I bad chanced to ba along wttb Doyle
that ntf a slnn atstfiTrrrr'- or tnat
ebaracter wars accepted aa a matter of
eoaree by newspaper roes oot there ts
thoae na.es and as tba forsaken boraes
of tba flssing octlaws dashed dowa tbe
kin ta aa effort to escape voM na I
knricfaed ar atata at tbe leader.
gaoot bot nest and gaodily enalpoed
Mr ealcalarJoos aa to tbe distance of
the asark bad proved accurate, bot so
bad tbe aim of tbe sheriff of Turns,
for hardly bad my noose settled aboot
the ehocUders of tbe horse wbea anoth
er loop, harried from the epposita U
rectioa. fell directly orer It and Doyta
and myself bad together raptured the
bandit ckleftaia'l steed. Tbe rest of
ear posse having corralled the balance
of the stamaedlag animals, Doyle and
aaywrtf fen, .to work4o dlvMinj oar
spoils between us. lie irracefullv an.
auowieagea my precedence, momen
tary though It bad been. In the capture
and Insisted that the horse should bo
mine, while, by way of evening up the
division as nearly as possible, 1 volun
tarily surrendered to him the beautiful
silver . mounted saddle, the Intrinsic
value of which far exceeded that of
tlje horse. The Mexican bridle, how
ever, I retained, for engraved upon a
silver piate attached to its headstall
was tho legend, "Mescai-Proprledad
de Joaquin Garcia," together with
some additional data, briefly expressed
In 8panlsh, relative to the horse's an
tecedents. The general ap(carance of
the animal Indicated tbe grossest 111
treatment In the past Tbe small of
his back was literally covered with
saddle galls, whllo his thin skies were
furrowed with deep, calloused ridges,
wuere the cruel rowels of a merciless
rider had plowed their way. But true
to tbe nature of the western broncho,
abuse had not In the least diminished
either bis fiery spirit or bis sterling
narauiood, and that lie bad been high
ly prized as a mount by bis late owner,
notwithstanding the marks of the hit
ter's brutality, was evident from tho
pedigree engraved ou tho silver mount
ed hendstair.
Six mouths of rest and good pastur
age had worked a miraculous change
in Mescal's appearance. From bis pre
vious gaunt condition be bad developed
a splendid proportion and grace of fig
ure, while the former disfigurements
to his cuticle were entirely eradicated
by tho filling out of bis glossy black
coat
On the morning following my col
loquy with the peon I remarked his
absence from bis accustomed rendez
vous In the pass, but upon arriving at
my olHeo In tbe city I found among my
mall a letter which Immediately recall-
csrumno" Tnynnliid.-irwnrn proposl
tlon, written In Spanish, and purport-
lug to come from a Mexican stockman
offering to purchase my saddle horse If
I chose to sell him at a reasonable fig
ure. 1 lie connection between the com
munication and tbe peon palmist was
too Milpable to escape detection, and
the only cognizance I necorded It was
In tbe purchase of an extra lock for
tny'stnblc door before setting out for
home that evening. Nothing further
developed of tbe circumstance, bow-
ever, nor did the palmist ever again
put In an appearance at the stone wa
tering trough on tbe San Fernando
road. In fact the entire matter had
quite i Kissed from my mind, when one
day about a month luter I was directed
to report at once to tbe managing ed
itor of tbe paxr. As I entered tbe
sanctum of the dignitary In question be
was Industriously occupied with the
preparation of bis editorials. Doing
naturally of a taciturn disposition, be
was not accustomed to waste any su
pcrfluous utterances on the subordinate
members of bis staff, and, upon noting
my presence, without pausing In or
glancing up from bis work, delivered
the following laconical order:
"Doyle leaves Yuma with a posse
early tomorrow morning after Garcia.
Voti will go with him,
I paused with my band on tbe door-
kuob.
May I take my own saddle horse?"
I ventured.
Take a whole cabalgada If yoo
choose only, get out of town on that
2-30 sKX.'lal." aud, having thus dis
posed of the matter, tbe editor In chief
proceeded with bis paragraphs aa
though I bad never existed.
It was teu miles out to Cabuenga
station, where Mescal was stabled and
12 o'clock when I received tlie assign
ment but two and a half hours later
found me pulling out of Los Angeles
aboard tbe Southern Pacific sjieclal,
with my horse trying bis uttermost to
kick both cuds out of n palace stock
cur that had been coupled on lu tbe
rear for his exeluslvo accommodation.
It was late that night wheu I arrived
at Yuma and. having released Mescal
from his uncongenial quarters, I sad
dled blm and rode atray In quest of
Doyle, After a brief search I located
tbat Individual up In tbe federal court
room playing poker wltb his chief and
sole deputy, tbe district attorney and
Klck-a-Poo scout, wltb aa much uncon
cern aa though Garcia and hia band
were already safely within the walls
of tbe territorial bastllo on tbe hill.
"Where's tbe rest of your posse?" I
asked the sheriff after tbe customary
exchange of courtesies bad taken
place.
"Wby," be explained, "tbe coroner
was colled oot a few minutea ago to
bold an Inqoeet on tbe leavings of a
half breed desperado who got wind
that the boys waa getting together, and
fearing, I reckon, tbat some of bis own
personal Interests might be at stake
undertook to exterminate tbe members
before tbey got down to work. He
started In on tbe wrong party, how
ever, who happened to be Cal Jenkins,
tbe county clerk, who was too swift
for him which Is bow tbe coroner hap
pened to be called oot temporary. Bot
him and Cal II be around In tbe coarse
of half aa boor, and so'll Judge Mur
phy and tbe new tax collector. That'll
make nine, counting yoorsulf. and tbe
two custom boose riders we pick op
down near tba border will be 11.
wblcb'tl ba plenty, seeing as Garda'a
gang baa thinned oot some what here
of late. Reckon there ain't tnoera 2u
of tbe grsasera left la the whole drove
bow. which Is tosafa half their n amber
when we mixed things with 'em last
faJL-
"Aod where have yoo located the oot
Dt this timer I Inquired.
Dowa la tbe Mansanlta moantalns,
close to tba Mexican lino." waa tbe re
ply. "Bot that'a only 20 miles from bene,"
I demurred, "and leaving In tbe morn
ing will bring as there la broad day
Hgbt. Well never prt tbem at tbat
rate, for If a open piaiM'cWtTTow f
tba way bet wee a bare aod tbe Manxa
altaa." "Ah, 1 seer returned tbe sheriff of
Tama astotety; "figuring oa a good 12
boor sleep, as esnal. before going to
WetL yoa won't get It this time.
VaJlesasoadlento uneeriy bead), for
reTl ba ta tbe heart of tbe Sierra Uaa-
saaKaa toag before saniiam. It's bow
10, and wo leave before midnight
which reminds me." he added, "that
you'd better go dowa to tbe corral and
rope yourself a borse. Bring your sad
dle wttb yoa T
"Tea, and something more," anv
wered.
"T qoe Baaar Inquired my friend. '
"Mescal, of coarse," I replied care
lessly. "Mescal r ejaculated the sheriff ta
rred ulously. Going after Garcia tvl t'h
his own horse? Well I'll be He'll
sure like that."
The full moon was hanging low over
the ragged crest of tbe Manzanlta
range as our little cavalcade drew rein
at the edge of the dense chaparral tbat
covered Its sides after a brisk ride over
tho Intervening alkali desert
"We'll wait here." announced Doyle.
"until Tie Grande." Indicating tl,
Klck-a-roo scout who had dismounted
and waa Just vanishing In the thicket.
goes ahead and takes a look at the
camp. It was Pie," be explained aside
to me, "who located fne outfit and he
knows Just how to reach It."
Ualf an hour later the Infllan return
ed with tbe Information that the out
laws were still encamped where he bad
previously found them, which was In a
small valley distant about a mllo
ahead. Upon receiving this Intelli
gence the sheriff commanded hia party
to (an in, Blngle file, behind the guide.
then gave tbe ortvr to advance.
Thus we proceeded, wltb the utmost
caution, up tbe narrow trail, through
the tangled brushwood, until at length
a silent signal, passed from one to an
other down the line, warned us of our
approach to tbe bandit stronghold. At
almost the some Instant a shot from
one of their sentinels told that wo had
been discovered, aud tbrowjug aside
an caution we dashed forward to tbe
attack. Though taken completely by
surprise, tbe outlaws appeared to keep
tbclr beads, and as many as could
reach their horses sprang upon tbelr
bare backs and desperately essayed to
repulse us. In auoliier moment we
were In tbelr midst, tirlug rapidly but
carefully, for no shots could bo wasted
In tbe faco of such superior numbers.
At the height of the confusion I sud
denly perceived a tall Mexican, wear-
Ing a silver embroidered Jacket the
(ascription of which 1 had many times
before seen In prlut, forcing bis borso
toward me. It was Joaquin Garcia.
Instantly I leveled my revolver at bis
bead aud pulled the trigger. There
was no report 1 had 'fired tbe last
charge from my brace of Colts. Be
fore 1 could even attempt to reload the
bandit chief would have got me to a
certainty, but as be was In the very
act of covering me revolver shot
rang out close to my ear, and reeling
In bis saddle my antagonist fell to the
ground. The next moment my dellv
crer's horse dashed by mo and his
rider ,wns Sheriff Doyle of Yuma.
Hardly had be vanished, however, be-'
fore another bareback horseman bore
down upon me. I can seethe gleam
of that long stiletto even yet as Its
owner's bared arm brandished It aloft
In tbe moonlight Then as tbe blado
descended, my borso reared back on
his haunches and the blow tbat waa
Intended for mo struck the animal a
glancing blow In tbe side of the bead.
In tbe same Instant, with a frenzied
scream, Mescal plunged forward and,
catching the Mexican's leg In bit teeth,
tore blm from bis borse. Then as tbe
outlaw's body struck tbe ground tho
Infuriated animal sprang upon blm,
striking him again and again with hia
powerful fore feet, before I could urge
him to leavo tho spot and Join the bal
ance of onr party. From tbls on the
odds were wholly In our favor, and one
by one tbe surviving bandits gave up
tbe contest and appealed for quarter.
At length, with the exception of a
few who bad escaped nnder cover of
the darkness Into tbe mountains, tbe
entire band were oltbor prisoners or
numbered among tbe slain. Retracing
our steps to the scene of tho fiercest
stage of tbe fight, we dismounted for
tbe purpose of examining tbe bodies
of tho fallen bandits. Observing one
tbat lay faco downward In tbe sand, I
bent over blm to find tbat the entire
bock of bis head had been crushed In.
From tbls I knew at once it was tbe
outlaw wbo bad fallen a victim to Mes
cal's vengeance. Taklug bold of bis
arm I turued the body over. As I did
so I started back In amazement, for
tbe pale moonlight shlnlug full upon
bis upturned face revealed to me tbe
unmistakable features of tbe palmist
of tbe Cabuenga highway.
Aud Mescal? The stiletto had Inflict
ed a deep slash directly across bis
right eye which rendered blm partially
blind. Ho was thus permanently ruin
ed as a saddle horse, and to Insure blm
against tbe possible fate of a draft ani
mal I took blm back to Los Angeles
where I bad a leathern collar made for
blm, attaching thereto tbe sliver plate
takt'D from bis headstall and another
on which I engraved tba single word
Exempt" Then 1 set blm free among
the green pasture lands of tbe Ban Fer
nando ranch, where be will continue to
roam, pensioned for the remainder of
daya. Joss De Ollvarea lo St
Louis Globe-Democrat
FEMININE ABILITY WASTED,
Bene Gravel Rail Was Ball at
SaasJI Coat IslMers,
Farmers wbo trsvel over a certain
stretch of road in Illinois have discov
ered tbat there is more tbsn one way
to get good roads without patting In
experienced men to work with poor
material. Tbe expedient employed near
Henry. Ills., lalntereatiDg. There la a
toll bridge over tbe Illinois river at
tbat point, and tbe road runs along tba
stream fur a distance of three or four
miles Gravel roads were wanted badly.
It cost tbe farmer 23 eenla for every
load of grain or cereal of any kind tbat
was bsoled orer tbe bridge to tbe
market
A proposition was made tbat tbe
son woo Id be returned to tba farmer
if be broagbt back a load of gravel on
bis return borne and scattered it along
tba highway, it was promptly agrsad
to. Tba result was that every farmer
loaded a big grain wagon wltb gravel.
and be started at tba bridge to damp
II Tbe next fanner that cams along
after tbe first load bad been damped
started where bis predecessor bad left
off. Tbls continaed for some time, and
there are now aboot foar miles of tba
best kind of gravel roads aloes tba riv
erside and la a place where It baa beea
always bard to travel orer wbea tba
weather was bad.
banging
At oasee.
Mr. Nervers Wbo la that
tba piano down in tho parlor?
Mrs. Nervcra That'a Mr, Fish ruv
alng bis scales.
Mr. Keerere Well. I wish be'd ran
'em oat of here. Up to Date.
Th Haklns of a Good Poker Player,
Pooling; a Kearsliihled Sinn
"It has long been n pet theory of
mine that woman Is naturally a bet
ter poker player than man," said Colo
nel King, "and aa a devoted admirer
of both the sex and tbe game I feel
that I am qualified to express this
opinion. I am aware that most poker
players allege that It Is ns difficult for
a woman to play pukcr as to throw a
stone. 1 cau recall two women who
could bluff me to a standstill aud nev
er wink an eyelid. Men are not In It
when It comes to bluffing with a wo
man. It Is natural In her and acquired
in us. Let me tell yoo about my friend,
Mrs. Bmlth. . "
"She would mako a crackajack poker
player If she would only try tbe game,
Sbe Illustrates what I have aald about
bluffing, because sbe Is an Innocent lit
tle thing, hardly 20 years old, and sbe
hasn't bad time to acquire anything
except a husband. I knew bcr father
when he waa in my regiment, and I
have kept track of ber ever since she
was S years old. Her father waa our
surgeon major, and a fine fellow, with
a leaning toward botany and aucb
things. In recent years be baa grown
nearsighted. He will do anything for
hia dangbtcr, and she works him beau
tifully. He and I were dining with tbe
Smiths after their marriage last win
ter, and tbe major said:
" 'My dear, that fern wblcb you havo
on the table Is a disgrace. Why don't
you get something really good?'
'Can't afford It Just now,' said Mrs.
Smith suggestively.
"'Well, I will get It for you,' said
the major.
Mrs. Smith then told of a beautiful
fcrnvfblcluboj!ad seen at Blank's
hothouse to be sold for $12. I don't
know anything about tboso things, but
wben she described tho fern b the ma
jor be said it was just what she should
bavo, and be gave bcr the money to
buy it When ho dined wltb tlie Smiths
again, thjp fern was In tbe center of tbe
taoie, aim me major pecrcu ni n
through his glasses and told .her tbat
she had a bargain. Before bo left tbe
table Mrs. Smith put a tnbluspoonful
of water., on tho fern, and the major
poured on a llttlo more from bis glass.
Not too much water, you know.
and tbe fern will thrive,' be said.
Every night wben we dined at the
Smiths tbe major took delight In pour
ing a little water on his fern, aa bo
called It and ono night last week he
aid casually:'
"'It la odd that that fern basn't
grown since you got It. It looks healthy,
and It should have thrown out a new
leaf or two.'
'Oh, It baa grown a lot' said Mrs.
Smith, and If I had not caught a sus
picion of a smile on bcr husband's faro
I would not have noticed tbe remark.
It set me thinking. I don't know any
thing about ferns, but I have pretty
good eyes. I looked closely at this one,
and as we left the table I felt of It
Wben I bad an opportunity, I said to
Mrs. Smith:
I've called your bluff.'
'What bluff, colonel? sbe said, look
ing as If sho bad nover heard tho word
before.
"Tho fern, said I. 'It's artificial.
and It Isn't a good make believe, either.
Letting your poor old father put water
on It toot Wbat aro you going to do
obout Itr
"Sbe showed ber band at tbls call.
Tbe artificial fern cost her $1, nnd wltb
tbe otber $11 sbo bought gloves.
'Don't give me away,' she said, 'and
father will not know tbo difference.' -
'What will you do to persuade him
that It la growing?"
'I'll buy a llttlo larger ooo In a few
weeks.'
"We dined tbere last night ngaln,
and aa Mrs. Smith and tbe major each
generdusly put a little water on tbls ar
tlficlal fern I thought to myself 'What
a great poker player that girl might
become!' I bate to see such ability
wasted on fooling a nearsighted man,
bot perhaps Mrs. Smith wouldn't be aa
Interesting If sbe did play pokor. How
ever, sbe illustrates my theory, and
there are others." New York Sun.
o
1 wish to call the attention of insurers in Alamance county
to the fact that the Burlington Insurance Agency, established in
1893 by the late firm of Tate & Albright, is still in the ring.
There is no insurance agency in North Carolina with better
facilities for placing large lines of insurance, that can give low
er rates or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, in every
branch oi the 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. Corredpondence solicited upon
all matters pertaining to insurance.
I am making a specialty of Life Insurance and will make -
. a .
it to the interest of all who desire protection for their families
or their estates, or who wish to make absolutely safe and profit
able investment, to confer with me before giving their applica
tions to other agents. '
Very respectfully,
.' JAMES P. ALBBIGI1T,
BURLINGTON, N. C."
JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOCC
II Waa Retaraeat
"I came upon a couple of boys fight
ing on the street tbe other day," said
tbe portly man as bo laughed at tba
recollection. "They were both smear
ed over wltb eggs and were fighting
like a couple of young wildcats.
"As a usual thing. I do not believe In
Interfering with Quarrels among chil
dren, believing that It Is better to let
tbem tight It out and settle tbelr differ
ences In tbelr own way.
"But tbey wore fighting so fiercely
and were using such bad language
tbat I thought It best to separata
tbem.
"Getting bold of tbelr collars, 1 pull
ed tbem apart aod demanded an ex
planation. " 'He throw a rotten egg at me,'
shouted tbo younger of tbe two aa be
atrnggled to get at tbe otber boy again.
"This was undoubtedly a fact, as the
boy's clothing waa a strong testimonial
to tbe point In evklenca.
" Tut, tot.' aald I, 'yoo should have
returned good for ovIL'
" 'I did.' be sobbed, tbe reaction hav
ing set In. Tbe one that I threw at
blm waa a good one.' "Detroit Free
Press.
The Lara's P rarer aa PI aw
Tlie limit of One engravings seems to
have been reached by A. Henderson of
Torooto, wbo lias Just finished tho task
of engraving tbo Lord's Prayer upon
tbe stem of an ordinary pin, one Inch
la length, wltb tbe alphabet and tbo
numbers from I to 10 oa tbe bead.
Those Interested la feats of this de
scription are anxioosly awaiting tbo
appearaarw of tbe champion who win
distance all competitors by selecting
tba point of tbo put as his sphere of
operations Jewelers Circular.
D. Biinkley, cf Yadkin county,
went to Winston Monday a week
with his wile and children to see
tho circus. Tuesday morning he
was found in'a ditch in east Winston
with , a bullet hole in his temple.
Ho was unable to tell who shot
him. Brinkley died Tuesday even
ing and his remains were sent to
Yadkin for interment. Thos. Reed,
Bob Cobler and Thos. Hudson have
been committed to jail charged with
killing Brinkley.
Ever since the election lost fall
(lie county in Greene county have
been in litigation, both Democrats
and fusionibts claiming them. The
matter has at lost been settled by
compromise. The. Democrats are
to have all tho county offices except
the three commissioners, who are
fusionists, but as the last Legisla
ture appointed four additional com
missioners for Greene county, all
Democrats, the Demrcrats now have
entire control of the county.
About ten days ago several men
went to tho poor house of Transylva
nia county and entered tbe room oc
cupied by Brazil Chappie, a white
woman who is not of strong mind.
The men choked her to prevent an
outcry, dragged her into tbe bushes
about 200 yards from tho house,
and criminally assaulted her. The
poor woman was seriously injured.
Two colored men who are suspected
of the deed have been arrested, and
warrants are out for another colored
man and a white man who are
suspected of complicity in it.
Wilmington Messenger: North
Carolina, according to the veracious
newspapers, often has aged people
who range from 110 even as high as
165 years. Most are apocryphal,
but now' and then there is a genuine
centenarian. Such an one is proba
bly Mrs. Nancy Hollifield, who
lives in Rutherford county. . A cor
respondent of the Charlotte Observ
er says she lives two miles from El
lenboro. She is 118 years old, and
until five years ago she could walk
the distance to Ellenboro with'all
ease. She now uses a rolling chair.
Rev. D. C. Lea, who died last sum
mer, looked up her age three years
ago and she was 115 then. He was
"bout 85 when he died, and often
said he could remember well when
he was a boy she- nursed him, and
that then she had several grown
children. This is a true story.
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THE s---"1 '
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There is nothing so likely to reconcile
lbs forlorn bachelor to bis lot aa a cross
baby la a street car. Towa Topics.
It
Herring fiabernien ta tbo old world
are, many of tbem, remarkably so-
perstltaoaa. For Instance, oa some
ashing boats whistling la forbidden,
and neither milk nor borned bread 1
allowed oa board, rartbentaore, not
even tbe name of tbat anlocky "'"'.
tbe bare, may be mentlooed, and a
com moo method of Banishing aa ens
my la to throw a dead hare into bis
boat "
Home of tbe fishermen believe In lock
attending aa odd numbered crew, bot
tbe good fortune may be neutralised
should one of tbo aamber havo rod.
Capt Geo, U. Thompson, a prom
inent citizen, died at Old Fort Mon
day, otred 58. He was a native of
Granville county but had lived in
Old Fort 25 years. He began life
as a newsboy and finally by bis in
domitable energy and merit became
conductor on a passenger train on
tho Western North Carolina Rail
road, which position he held until
entering the mercantile business.
With a few hundred dollars capital
he, by practical business judgment
and integrity, accumulated an estate
approximating 150,000.
About a thousand persons attend
ed a mass meeting in Washington
Tuesday night a week to protest
against the verdict in the Dreyfus
case. The speakers included all
creeds. Hebrew, Protectant and
Catholic. After a number of ad
dresses the meeting adopted a set of
resolutions affirming belief in the
Innocence of Dreyfus,-condemning
the proceedings of the court martial
and pledging those present to use
every lawful and proper means to
prevent the co-operation of this
country in tbe Paris exposition.
One thousand share of stock
owned by the city of Durham in the
Durham & Northern road, were sold
Thursday a week. There was but
one bidder. Mr. J). V. Cooper, of
Hendetson, and the amount bid was
f 35, 500. Tbe board of aldermen
met at 6 o'clock for the purpose of
considering tbe bid. It is thought
that the bid made by Mr. Cooper
was for the Seaboard Air Line.- The
result of the aldermen's conference
was an acceptance of Mr. Cooper's
bid. The mayor and clerk were
authorized to make tbe transfer and
deliver the same upon payment of
the purchase money.
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