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VOL.-XXVI.
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 17,1901.
NO. 50
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Sweetheart, b miner
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The (oath wind', tnans lathe torn - ,
la ataac soft and elear,
It i th aunt a. mine which goes
To ber whom lor. holds dear. .
He mnm-t the crlmao. to bar cheek)
Sba tremblMoo tk. Tina
Wltk or mri wd k. apealu;
Bsaatnaait, ba nhail
So, Uka tba tovth wlnd'a and tba Mtd'a
tat mj (at. b at but; - ,', ,
Hnat I bara dared to tteal tbctr word ",
' Mr tet wltk tbcln 1 caat- n
Tk raa aad rabln'a aiata thall (It
. Their kaarta to Ion lad thina.
IT tba (lad word and let aw Un; ' ' v
waethaart, b mtncl I'.-n
.frank O. Bbennan la rUrper's Baar. '
Oooooooo4ojo04odlward. The sailors were at their post
I lii'.m'r)nn -t,;", , 4 The allslender - stood
1 w mmm-usi
T a BUaarlinar Wltk u DmmAt
i . BT S. L. BACON.
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joooooo4)ooiooo
I I w young maB theni 34 years of
age. That la very young, la It nott And
;I had been at werk er.r since I waa a
mere lad, for I bad had my living to
jmake, and at the time of which 1 write
I beld a good position and had the re
spect of my employers. -
I had been given Just at this time a
holiday because of a generally wornont
condition of body and mind, having
been Warned by my physician that un
less I followed his prescription of ab
solute feet, and' change fjg sbaold. suc
cumb to a fever very prevalent then.
8elHCniaaedr4haluuisaj4tatIed
jmyself In a little seaport . village In
Prance.' It waa an ideal place In which'
to rest and gather strength. t The salt
air blew refreshingly, and .all' night
long one could bear, tbe soand of the
.waves lashing up against tbe shore.
I Tbe only thing of Interest In this
qnlet little place waa tbe story of the
wreck of the Fleurde-lls and the fact
that a good jart of .the ruined vessel
still remained! Imbedded ; In luj
- mense bankbf sand wblcb cover the
. jcoast of this region. Uy .garrulous
4 - landlord told me tbe story of tbe ship
while I discussed my rolls and coffee
.the morning after tpjjrrvL.,TJie'big.
three masted vessel bad been caught In
' . fiirfmia frnlo . It hail hoon itopm
'before Vhleb the" fished folk 'trembled
fand which had. since been a byword
3 among them. -; , f .' r . ,
-f ir bad occurred lf DecetqNri nre
Tithan three mouths before, and In tbe
fury of the- burrlcabe aad tbe black-
jneaa of the nlgbt the ship bad com
ipletely lost her bearing aau Steered
at- random, bad struck a terrible reef
- me distance oiitMT.be-crew-an4tbt
- ijthree passengers sue carried had made
jfor tbe boaU, but before their escape
. .could be effected the- vessel waa awung
- about and tbe ooata aasnea against tne
ijrockay; :pt an p board jsnly wo.Tera
ravea. me nrsr. mate ana ine coos,
TbeseJ rcscoed ialnpost by jpilracle,
conld tell of that dreadful night
Afterward the Vlnd ad -drfvea th
vesasl j)n-.with. It powerf ol. jashlpgs
and burled It upon the shore. It waa
. fastened firmly by two projecting points
w mc-Sv auu ingr uyuu iib aiwva. iucii
idlsoolored carcass of what bad been
the Fleur-de-lis.
I was sufficiently Interested, espe
cially as the sun was warm aad .bright-
jtojfoilow; my host's suggestion, and
lstrou off to view tfle wreck myself. I
k the dlrectloo. he -bad pointed out
I after brisk walking found myself
- .hearing the coast Tbe fiat yellow
. eanda stretched before me, and aa I
stepped upon tbefr moist surface I Celt
(that the sea had been there not long
before. There waa a fresh wind blew
'W. anij the Itrong.irragmBijsaltJdr
Wemed to bring returning strength
ivltb It 1 walked faster, t lfelt
sense of exultant life. .
. Finally I -came upon .wbaf had fgok
ed In the distance like a black rock.
I It waa tbe ruins Of the eeel. .-But It
,waa not entirely destroyedi nAfter.
ellmbfng over' the - tower1 aide- i-1 could1
. see Into' the bold, wblcb waa filled
,wlth debrlaX I marveled aa the sMen
alaatefeftkevoner'tne fftat tbeWilp
ahould have remained ier ao kag.,
evan wnapeeteai dsome of -tba rheeaar
pirtta of the wa of making kwtaati
lhat their bjac of 4atataat aad enrt-
atty mlabt ro latest-' r
I steed- -topes the deck wf the strand
ed vessel and looked about me with de---Ugkt-aad
admbratloa. fro enenaslty
II waa with tba targe manufacturing
Sflna of Davenport Caw but by Bat ore I
"I was an artist With the love of art
. i strong 'within me I had all my life
-v&een obliged to crush it down until 1
' lad tbe meane-to Justify ay ambition
' fnd cultivate what I felt sure waa my
i jgift. Only recently had I been able
jto begin study, and atrong eneonrage
ment had brdi given me. Kow I seat-
( fcack to the shore, drew out my sketch-1
Wok and lost myself In my berorad I
tiwork. . , y V
' y I worked steadily, for there were
sereral fantastic points to make, and
r along thVeoastt which atretebed to the
- Tight of bj; there were many beautiful
r jvlewa to be sketched. Bnt I waa awl
strong, and tbe long, walk .bad. tired
-' me. - Moreover, the strong salt oreese
carried a -aootblag- potloo apoa -tts
breath. The low (nrge of tbe wares
(was jke a cradle ong. My pencil slid
from my Inanimate flngera, my head
dropped to oo side, aad my eyea clo
wa. i aiepr.
I awoke soddenly. It waa the aensa.
tfnn of eokt of a rhIU. wblch awaken,
ed me. Bow long bad I sarptT The sky
bud rMnjrrdr It waa dark, lowering, I
ncard Hie cry of t gull fiylng Inland, t
rabbrd try yea! Wber was IT Was
' tXm the Klcar-de-llsT 1 -d aeam.
T1i:t I - - t.t V - f t and rled
ali .1 in 1. f. f r i j- - is saov-
V
- ,:.n .-f f - ' -
re 1 " -I i- 1 '
- water. 1 : ! .'.a w v
-'Bel, the v- - I !" a !j
t beaek
i by tbe
:. a... I tbe ves
!.u b I stofwl. waa
' ii-tai bed t
J Sad Lu4c4 out
to seal' ' '
I cried elood. I shrieked. I tboagfat I
- anas yarn? tats) th water. Ftaally I
. felt the hnpilfssnass at ay attaatWa
and realgBc4 aayaclf to dsepahr A
strong wind had sprang apt almost a
egusUI, and rdrwTjbahlp faster, f
The shores faded, "bout me was the
measureless sea. Jllght cam oa. I was
faint and worn with hanger, and I
crawled down Into the bold and wished
for deatb to coma to my release. '
. alnaaenly as I lay there I beard a
faint sound. It was not like any noise
I had ever beard, and yet It waa
Strangely familiar to me. I strained
'my ears; while I listened there passed
me suddenly a (learn of light It was
surely some one carrying a lantern..
Borne one. Who? e
I started ue.t Cold peroration was
upon me. The next Instant I knew aad
recognized the sounds I bad beard. It
waa the moving of the machinery of a
vessel, but dim and far away, like the
suggestion rather than the actual
thing.! ' I rose and witb the sense of re
turning strength aU fear left me. s I
ellrabed upon deck. The masta were
there as they had been when the
Fleur-de-lis waa happily sailing home-
.with his Klasa ttfiaieyeaij JBMt. itboTit
them all was au air of vague strange-'
ness. A deep melancholy, mingled witb
an unearthly ; quleCpervaded f them.
Their .nioveiunu..werflt-rathr
than beard.
..A (, stoodjlookingwithont fear up
on the martfclops- scene my attention
was arrested by the figure of 8' young
glrtbe stood with ber profile to
ward me,. the wind stirred tbe little
curls of ber light ualr,-with a faint,'
transparent bint of color In It as Is
wawtlmes'ieen'rir of a
cloud She bad a blue scarf twisted,
about her throat which abe beld In
place wtth tbe delicate flngesa of one
hand. On one of them there glistened
a ruby of great size and brilliancy.
Bbe 'turned keiriftc ' sluwly as
looked and sml)d a faint,-nnmlrthfnl
smile, jl approached. her nd lifted my
nat Mii..-i7y
J3KUl.7oa ,telLme" iMMm eyes
meanwhile feasting upon her beauty,
"what shlp'thls la abd Where It la go-
-k-i .w-a;:--"-'
She looked at me naif sadly.
thought and answered in a low. vl
brant tone: ''
"It la the rieur-de-lls, but It la dead,
yon know.' We are all dead, and we
are sailing1-through eternity. Ion are
stranger. 1 ain. glad to-see. you. We
ha v been alone s long. f
Tba voice Of this youflg glrt thrlUed
me as nothing had ever done before.:
My heart beat fast -I looked Into her
bine eyes, with their changing lights,
and the past jintj Jutnre faded. w Jjpared
only ror the present
"Are you alone T' . I .ventured;
j could' scarcely Testra:
rain myself from
putting my hand on ber delicate wrist.
; from caressing bee soft hale, & s ;
f "No," ibe repUedl " hav.m maid
and Mme. d'EsteU with me." r
Too are French, then f :
TTes; but T was' at school In Eng-
I Una-",iAa . absent kxrame Into :her
eyes. - "That was long, long ago..
must gw now. end help madams with
dinner. Wa tuke the cook's place. He
waa lost yofl'kntfw." . ' - -.
. , at - M. II. U,.
piio auiill pjuur:austi.ii7i. UiV, '
A repast was presently served In the
J fopg Uori'.Ibnt all hunger seemed; tor
j - tiave ten me. nor uia t see nnw ot via
I others, partake of anything set before
them. ' Afterward. I walked on deck
WKhh.ttrl, :W paBsed.' looking at
the, born shaped moon together.. 1 felt
the blown strands of ber hair upon my
face.
'Will rou itell me your
.namef I
whispered to" ber.' ': 1
She turned ber face to me serenely.
"I have forgotten," she said Simply.
ic auswerdl116trsurprls mew for
to me tne past waa a blankv-i 1
"Then I shall call yon Psyche," I
sald.K f 'i a a - -.w
"Very well," abe replied, and we be
gan to walk again. T
Thus days went by, or at least soma
form af time;. Just whatt oald. not
tell. I waa like one Intoxicated with
A teyoo wine. I thought and "Wared
only br the tahjfof $1tsaltlHer
seductive beauty enchanted me: her
proxlmtt thrilled. ewHbj ntepi J3e-
The veaaaraoited MwaUat'iatever
sighted Jan& Before na atretohed -ad-
Waya taeedBoteM wakr, now-taking
strange and varied; hnea nnw.babbUng
and 'whirling around'ns,- ntrw,ltikmg
into s glassy calm.
t niday aa. t ant wltljPsycbe; a It
pteased MrXrto call tcf, watt-trlng
ber aa abe -looked oat -npen lb aea I
felt a suddnaHwHdoaaUng to palat her
tmou A sense of oy and tellgbt sprang
BpTwHbla id. : 'Tseaablhtgly I -asked
kef If ! telgbt ttempt' her portrait
be with ner .- Ineffably ' aad smUe,
agreed at once. .
-Wkam touch tbat t should hare en-
ployed In handling tbe silk of thistle
down I turned her bead to tbe desired
pose, adjusted tne silky tendrils or ner
hair and began. Uy heart thrilled with
a wild raptare aa tbe plrtnr grew .un
der ny band, I designed It to be very
mall, scarcely more than tntnlature,
and after aketcblng her bead Ja several
different positional ebeee the 'most
suitable, if. Indeed, there could be any
cannot be deecrlbed. I felt that for
the first time In all my Ufa S lived. Aa
and with unerring touch portrayed the
perfect face before' me my happiness
knew no bounds. " ' " J,J" ;
At length tbe picture waa completed.
Aa 1 put the finishing toocbes upon tt
she rose and cam to me, seaaJag ever
my shoulder to look at tt
I At that moment a crash of thunder
Bounded, and a brilliant flash of light
ning illuminated the ship. I looked up.
The sky had grown black as Bight
Th sea, with its Inky waves, seemed
to bound toward as. It hissed under
the slug of tbe wind. The vewsel rock
ed from aide to aide, and the water
eplaabed upon th deck. I sprang to
my feet an 4, throating tbe picture tot
my btsmav -aetaed my - companion's
hand. .;-. j
Another aad still another clap pealed
through tbe air. Ia a few momenta
we were almost in complete darkness
save whsai th lightning ahot la flash
ing lines across the aky. Th fury of
the storm was todeecrlbatHe. -The
wind Beetned to have gone mad. PaR
tpray dasbed on my face, ratting tike
a knife. la the darkneaa I turned and
threw mi arms hboat tbe glrU Aa my
lip Bought itar. there earn Suddenly
M cry cry that nwbed apoa ate like
a iesunecUui. I felt my cempanloa
allp from my arms. By a vivid flash of
nghtsing I caught 'a gllmpe of hrr
face. Jt waj a shadow. v wean-
IngatlU tbat sad smile upon the lips.
.".The next Instant a light flashed be
fore my eyea. The storm bad abated.
had eeased.- -All was calm. Beside me
stood a tall, man Is uniform. . Ilia ap
pearance seemed strange to me. . He
suggested that which I had forgotten.
He bad his arm thrown about me, and
he seemed to be supporting me.
' ."Feel better now?" lie spoke In
loud, gruff; Voice, hnd It was to me like
the1 memory of a dream." 'n;
i, lie held, something to my lips. It
was like liquid fire. 1 gasped .and
turned from "blm. '' " ' ' bJ
- "Psyche!" I cried. . t , V r
The ship, tbe crew, my. beloved, all
were gone. I stood alone upon tbe
ruins ofr 'flie "Heuw!e-llSi" Tbe
was calm and placid, the aky blue. Tbe
rotten planks were bencatb my feet.
"Come, hurry," said my companion.
TTWa won't last much longer." - And
be dragged me to the aide of the ves
sel, where there, was a. boat. Just be
yond I saw the masts of ap English
frigate..! felt myself being transport
ed td the! boat and, though i shrieked
and struggled, 'begging .-.that tboe
bad been with on tbe Fleur-de-lis
might be saved or at least that
might nemaln there also. It was of no
availi, .h-i
, ."Be la raving." I heard the officer
mutter. "The strain baa caused Insani
ty, not unusual In such cases." ' i
. I thought of Psyche, of my love, and
With the despair of the thought
swooned away. .
1 1 remained unconscious. Ill, for many
days; and when I waa myself again
wa were n earing tbe shores, of Eng
land. Aa I tottered weakly upon tbe
deck and. wrapped In a heavy cloak.
reclined In my easy chair I suddenly
bethought m. of . my portrait. ' I nut
my hand in my bosom There, close to
my heart, I felt-It ' Tremblingly
drew It forth. I gaaed with a sense of
Joy and relief upon It . Just aa it bad
been completed it was now the beau
tiful,' perfect features,1 the exquisite
turn of th bead, the sweet melan
choly smile, rr -
"I pressed It to my Hps In a delirium
of Joy. ' I spent myself upon It At
least I had this tangible' proof of the
past It waa more than I bad dreamed
possible, a treasnre. For when I re
lated my experience to those on board
I' saw from tbelr Incredulous faces
that they -regarded my words bat aa
the incoherent , wanderings of a dis
traught brain. '''' ;;
"The captain told mrTbnt -he had co
pied a floating . wreck, that with bla
glass It bad appeared to him that some
One was signaling, land ft bad sent to
Investigate. Thla story, and not mine,
waa everywhere 'received among my
friends, and as I noted tbelr pitying
glance when I eagerly related my nar
rative, J ceased finally to make any
mention of It ... .
But In tbe solitude of my chamber I
kissed tbe loved face which t carried
against my heart and heaped every
dear and endearing name upon It.
had a case of chased gold made and
fitted the picture to It. 'A flue, almost
Invisible: gold thread was fsstened to
this, and It never left my person. As
often as I gazed upon the sweet face
wnicn roouea uaca ri me i tongea wnu
an Intense longing for tbe original. My
heart cried out for my lost oue. Will
ingly would I have spent all my days
upon tbat ghastly wreck to have pos
sessed the Joy of her presence. ; -.
I mingled but little In society, for It
held no attraction for me. I was con
sidered a woman hater-and-looked
upon with curiosity. ; But I was pros
perous In my business. Fortune smiled
upon me. I made rapid strides and all
that 1 touched seemed to yield ten
fold. But whatever art 1 had in paint
ing waa, lost gone from me forever.
vainly I'strove to restore my talent
could accomplish aetblng. Since tbe
painting of tbat one perfect picture aU
else waa of no avail. Finally I aban
doned the effort In despair.
Bo time passed. Tears came and
went 1 watched tbe gray balra come
about my temples, and In my unevent
ful life counted 'time "by tbe figures on
a dial" -. - -;.-"-fv,i
Eighteen years went by. It was th
tummer of 1889. We all remember tbe
great beat of that year. I took a little
trip Into Switzerland, to ' Interlaken.
Tbe first evening I waa there, after
dinner, I stepped out. ou tbe piazza of
the hotel witb my cigar.' I raised my
eyea from lighting It. I saw standing
at tbe other side of tbe balcony tbe
figure of a foung girt Her profile only
was-toward me as she' gated out at
tba beautiful view. Her Ugbt hair waa
uncovered, and abe had a blue scarf
twisted a boot ber tbroaf. As t looked
she raised one bsnd to draw It more
closely, and 1 -caught the flash of a
deep red atone upon her finger, -
Uy heart seemed to .stand - still.
Thro win away my djrar and- absktng
aa wtth an ague. 1 approached her. Aa
I passed her t was obliged to steady
mvself fty the railing.- Her face waa
identically the earn- as tne on ( Celt
against my fast beating heart 8b
lookedtat me curiously and, With sym
pathy, 'and the pallor of my face might
well have startled her.
I sought IL Lanse, The maltred'botel,
and begged to be Introduced. Be hesi
tated, but my. earnestness Increased,
and Anally be presented me to th
young - gtrL Her aamu was Man
Bamee, and abe waa traveling with her
Invalid mother., Bbe had bat just left
school. . '
"Yon remind me of a dear friend," I
said to her in explanation of my pra
aumptkm. -Tne words quivered upon
my tips. . , -
Whea nlgbt came, I took out th por
trait f looked eagerly -apoa tbe race
It waa Indeed a perfect 41 keaesa af thla
French glrL But aa I looked It seemed
to grow less distinct, or were my eyea
tired? t replaced It without kissing th
Bps aa I usually Old.
Marie aad I. were mch together. We
walked or sat oa the broad piazza look
ing out oa the heantlea around aav-' I
longed to show ber the picture, bat re
frained. I knew not 'why
Whea I
looked at ft at nlgbt It seemed
fresh, less dear. I wondered If my cav-
asea bad Injured ft ' -
There came at last a day wbe I felt
that atari loved aaa. I divined that
precious girt wsa mla and for an
was reaerved Cod's greatest Messing.
Trembling, though I felt tbat tba treas
nre waa already within, my reach. I
asked for ber arrc' Uy arete encircled
bet; ber warm llpa met mine. Tbea I
sold her tbe story of the Fleor-de-Ha
story I bad vowed never to relate
again. - Her rye widened, ber face
paled Ukf a wntt flower.
"Tbe Flcur-de-lis!" she. exclaimed.
"Surely It la, not possible, dear one!
ily mother's only sister, my young
aunt a beautiful girl scarcely 18, waa
lost on that vessel. It Is for ber I am
named. Sbe waa returning from Eng
land with a companion and maid. They
an perished." Her blue eyes filled with
tears. -"Yon see It Is not possible,
"But It Is," I exclaimed, "and I have
her portrait. .1 painted It and I, will
show It to you now." I put my band
In my bosom and drew out tbe case.
With trembling fingers I opened it
Vaguely I gazed at It There waa
nothing there; the face had faded ut
terly! ' 1- '
.While I looked, horror strieken. upon
the empty case there waa breathed
close to my ear a faint sigh. Twice It
came almost Imperceptibly, then It
ceased. It waa not my companion, for
when I looked at her sbe waa smiling.
St Louis Star.
SAGACIOUS HOESES.
EXAMPLES OF THE ANIMALS' MEMORY
, .. AND INTELLIGENCE. ,
latataateM Wtm Vher Bow ateoel
' levee Imjwrle. aV Have Kevesuresl
Thsas i A Case of a Horse Who Varav.
! Un BoT.r. ,
Anthentleatadlmrranneaof thahonoa
-
memgry underclrcumstances the moat
trying In fact, where man himself
tot the time being has relied Solely
on the Intelligence and memory of his
steed - In preference to hla own are J
many and place the horse In a highly
creditable llgbt
An instance hi on record of A man
riding young horse In a most difficult
part of the country, perfectly unknown
to him. After a great, deal of perse-
verance and many Inquiries he at last
reached hla' destination. Two years
later be had' occasion to travel tbe
earn roads again. Nlgbt closed In and
left blm In a most trying section'' of bla
Journey, still many mllea from hla des
tination. In the darkness there waa
no light or other guide to lead him
through bla labyrintbiaa. way.' Per
ceiving bla utter Impotency to guide bla
horse to bla destination. In abeer de
spair he abandoned the reins and al
lowed - bla horse to choose Its own
course, and, wonderful to relate, thla
animal, that "bad only traveled the
road bnt once before, two years pre
vious, with bis -master, unerringly
picked his way through the darkness
and mazy way mile after mile and
at last brought bla master In safety
to his destination. ,
In Broad street Newark, N. J,
horse, with a llgbt buggy, waa stand
lng at the door ot bla master's store.
The horse waa a great pet with tbe
children and waa continually eating
out of the handa of some member of
the family. On tbla particular morn
ing one of the younger children, a little
girl about 0 years of age, bad been
playing around his legs. . At - last
growing tired, she made for tbe street
car tracks and, unnoticed, fell Just aa
a car came bounding along. Another
Instant and the horrified spectators ex
pected to see the child crashed beneath
tbe approaching car. The horse gave
a strange little "ninny" and suddenly
veered toward tbe track, picked tbe
child up quickly by Its clothes afid
awltcbed It aldewaya from tbe track
Just In time to save It from a horrible
deatb.
Occasionally the borse displays un
paralleled obstinacy, Buffering himself
to be lashed and bruised In tbe severest
manner rather than yield to the wishes
of his msster. In most Instances there
Is some discoverable cause for such
perversity, though In some there ap
pears to be no other Impulse save
tbat ef a stubborn and willful dlsposl
tlon. -Many nave witnessed a draft
borse working lustily and cheerfully
all at once stand still on coming to a
certain spot and no coaxing tbat could
be offered or punishment tbat could be
Inflicted wonld cause blm to move one
step nntll be was blindfolded, and
then he would push forward aa If
nothing bad happened.
On one occasion an expressman s
borse took one of these obstinate fits.
Tbe moat shameful tortures were had
recourse to by tbe expressman, but
all to no purpose. It seemed aa though
tbe animal would allow blAseif to be
cot to pieces rat ber I baa stir on foot
A a Inst recourse tbe expressman
threw a cbaln around tbe animal's
neck and yoked It to another horse.
but do sooner did the obstinate ani
mal perceive tbe purpose In view than
be rushed forward, and afterward tbe
mere Jlagllng of a rbaln waa sufficient
to put blm out of tbe sulks.
Though Providence seems to have
Implanted In tne horse a benevolent
disposition, with at the same Um
certain awe of lb bninaa race, yet
there are Instances on record of bis
recollecting Injuries and fearfully re
venging them. A person near Boston
was la the habit whenever be wished
to cstcb bis bora In the Held, of tak
ing. a quantity of corn l:i a measure
by way of bait On calling to him
th borse would com up and eat tbe
corn while tbe bridle waa pnt over bla
head. But tbe owner, having deceived
the animal several times by calling
him when he bad no corn In tbe meas
ure, tbe borne at length began to sus
pect tbe design, and coming op' one
day aa nsosl on being called looked
into tbe measure aad. seeing H empty.
turned round, reared oa hla bind lege
and killed bla master oa tbe spot.
It Is toM of a borse belonging to an
Irish nobleuian that he always became
restive snd furious whenever a cer
tain Individual ram Into hla presence.
On day thla poor fellow happened to
pass wtthla reach, when the animal
seised him with Its teeth and broke hla
'It tbea threw him down and lay
anoa him. everv effort to ret K off
were compelled to snoot It Tbe rea-
aelgaed for this ferocity waa tbat
th man had performed a cruel opera
tion oa the aaluial mom time before
and which K seems to have revengeful
ly remembered. Chleago Tlatea-Her-
add. -- v " '
WmM water ia allowed to stagnate
oa) a road, tt softens tbe materials,
alters tbe eaallty. aad tbe toad a ris
ing from tbe mlxtarr of the debrla and
water has also a dVrrlraeatal effect
vpoa th aaaterlabt. The effects pro
dneed by thee casjsee are caDrd altera
Ocm ef th quality ef a road.
ROAD SUPERVISION.
Practical Mob Direct taw
Work of laaprovesacat.
A. W. Campbell of Toronto, highway
commissioner for the province of Onta
rio, said at tbe recent good roads meet
ing at Chicago: "What we must do la to
organise ourselves permanently. '. W
muat bave proper plans, specific meth
ods, a concentration of money and en
ergy. Streets and roads should be
classified according to tbelr require
ments. The organization of our force,
with competent men at tbe head to aea
that the labor and capital are need to
the best advantage, will bring success
to the movement ' "
- "I don't believe In spending a greater
t amount of money, bnt I do believe we
Bbould so systematize the work now to
be done tbat It will be placed on a
proper basis. We muat do thla, and
then we can ask for a greater expendi
ture. .
"There has been a great deal of un
necessary criticism on the labor tax In
tho country-' That system waa adopted
years ago when this country waa prac
tically a wilderness, and It waa really
the best road system for the times. The
trouble with this system as It Is In op
eration today la tbat there are too
many overseers. On a stretch of road
ten miles long yon will And ten differ
ent kinds of roadbed. Each man la
' wonting to u um m n au.my, uui
thaw Aa tii Irntw hav ) niillrl fhesm
i ta tn,'ln.Jorlty of case. tha roads are
usually found bad.
"These road men do not work togeth
er. If they did, they wonld take ad
vantage of tbe modern Ideas and would
construct then roads In different sec
tions alike. An organization would do
way with thla system ef road men. In
asmuch as It wonld place the control In
the hands Af one. man, who could dic
tate aa to the width, moke np of the
( w,a tnd M the otneP detail, that are
necessary to good roadmaktng.
HIQHWAY8 OF CUBA.
laaoraveaieats Made Itae the Amer-
Icaa OaeasiattoB. -
Senor VUlalon, secretary of public
works, In his annual report abowa that
during the Spanish regime only 276
kilometers of public roads were built
mostly In Havana province. There
are now 440 kilometers In course of
construction, .492 kilometers have been
surveyed, and 1,847 kilometers are
projected. All this has been done In
less than two years of American occu
pation. Tbe estimated cost of all these
road improvements la f 13,026,000. Tbe
carrying ont of tbe work will be ex
tended over a number of years. An
office has been established In each
province, with an engineer In charge.
In making the plana for a road sys
tem the most Important localities are
considered. Th work Is necessarily
stow owing to the lack of funds. Nev
ertheless each piece of road construct
ed forms part of an entire plan, wblch
will be consummated In time. Thla
plan provides for a main trunk road
th entire length of the Island, with
branch roads connecting with the prin
cipal coast towns. Tbla will allow
planters and others to reach tbe porta
with their products without being com
pelled to have recourse to the railroads
and will undoubtedly In time result la
a very material reduction In th pres
ent high railway tariffs.
Some valuable lands will soon be
opened up owing to the roads now be
ing constructed. The secretary of pub
lic works la overwhelmed with peti
tions for tbe construction of highway.
Boa da will be first built In tbe districts
where the greatest number of people
will be benefited.
trawea Read la Tesaa.
Up In Denton county some of the
roads are aandy. Tha small grain crop
la great . Straw la abundant So It
turns out that "st rawing" th roads
has been an experiment with road
builders In Denton county this year,
and. Judging from a efretcn of what
used to be very bad road north of tbe
city of Denton, It la claimed the ex
periment la an unqualified success. The
piece of road In question Ilea between
Denton and th Pilot Point crossing on
Clear creek and np to thla year was
almost Impassable for a heavily loaded
wagon, the sand being several Incbea
deep. Part of tbe road waa clayed
and another part "strawed."tb. latter
being done at about one-balf the cost
of the former. Both pieces of road
are In fine snap, sow, tbat pert "straw-
ed" In wet weather being superior to
tbat clayed. Galveston Dally News.
Btaa. af Bla Oaaacat,
A road of slag cement la to be con
structed at North Tonawanda, N.
by the Iron and Steel company of that
city. Thla corporation baa received
permission to lay tracks oa a road
which la sow hi poor condition, pro
vided It will slag tbe roadway for its
full width of 00 feet Tbe street la
now about 40 feet In width. : There
hav been a number of slag roads
previously laid In this country, bnt IB
this case tbe conditions are qnlte aoveL
Tbe molten slag la to be run In a "hot
train" of Iron cars over tbe track and
th slag poured over tbe surface at tbe
proper place. It Is claimed by tbe
company that tbe alag will solidify on
cooling and form a solid ma an.
asaaaaa aad Mia Hahfcr.
Gerbart Uauptmann. tbe famons
German playwright and author, must
hav been born coder a Incky star.
In the first place, while young b In
herited a large fortune; then, and still
while young, be married a wealthy
aaa. Of late years bla Income baa
been largely Increased by tbe profits
from bis plays. lie has a bobby that
hla means allow blm to gratify. Tbat
bobby la the building of villas. He be
gan by building oa In Silesia, a second
be erected In tbe vicinity of Berlin and
the next be plaatcd la the Bleeenge
btrge. He la at pi sot at building a
fenrth near Dresden. Pa lladel ph la
Telegraph.
- Btocalawa re t'tlllalaa laaa.ta.
Chickens are machine, by means of
which graaaboppeTa, rut worms and
other Injnriona trisects are converted
tot eggs and marketable poultry. Ia
there not a profit la keeping tbeaa oa
th farm, avea If they do eat a little
grata aad annoy oa a tittle by scratch
ing? It la claimed that poultry manor.
If properly take care of aad Jodldoiz
ty applied, ta worth half the food th
fowls sat Ranch aad Rang.
FLORIDA'S BLUSHING TREE.
The georot of Its rllaa Chaaglaar
; Colo Wkcw SUUa Kail..
" A yi rn w thai manv wnnftAM aI Itinaa
strange Florida swamps there is noth
ing mora surprising than the blushing
tree," aald a man, wbo baa recently
passed a month In the Everglades of
Florida.
"The blushing tree," ho .continued,
"Is by no meana common. It la found
only In the densest thickets of those
Interminable marshes whose luxuriant
vegetation la a. revelation to explorers.
It Is called the blushing tree by those
who know It because It actually
blusbea when the rain falls upon It
This phenomenon la apparently Incom
prehensible. It never f alia to astound
those wbo see It for tbe first time.
Th mysterious and beautiful glow of
color which it assumes In a rainstorm
baffles description. The Seminole In
dians, who once ruled Florida, have
always known ot tbe tree, and In tbelr
musical language, now fast disap
pearing, hav words wblcb mean 'the
maiden tree, which reddens at the' com
ing of her lover, the rain.'
"In company with a tacltnrn Indian
guide I Journeyed 40 miles to see this
marvelous bit of vegetable life.
could scarcely . believe tbe atory he
told me, yet curiosity at length over
came Incredulity, and we set forth one
morning In a small canoe. We spent
nearly three days paddling and poling
our way over tbe winding waters. In
tbe afternoon of the third day I began
to wonder H be had only been decelv
lng me for the sake of the boat hire
and hla psy as guide, when be gave a
grunt of satisfaction and pointed to
tbe right
"Distrustfully I followed him ashore
and through the underbrush. Beneath
great cypress trees, hoary with the
gray hanging moss, and past Immense
bay trees we wended our way Inland,
Eagerly he led the way nntll, reaching
the edge of a little open space, be stop
ped and with silent pride pointed to
ward the center. Gracefully a tree,
with broad, bananalike leaves, reared
Itself aloft Wide spreading branches
hung down, slightly waving In the
warm breeze. Its emerald hned foliage
was tbe most beautiful I had ever be
held. It rose to a height of 20 feet
and Ita thick, substantial trunk Indi
cated many years of existence. This,
tbe. old Seminole Informed me, was
the blushing tree.'
I told htm to prepare to camp here
until tt rained, regardless of time. We
unrolled our blankets, stretched our
mosquito bara, without which one can
not sleep In the glades, cooked supper
and rolled np In our blankets for the
nlgbt Tbat nlgbt the day following
and the next nlgbt paased without
rain, '
I began to think It would never
rain, when about noon a cloud dark
ened th sky overhead, I pnt a rub
ber poncho over my shoulders and fix
ed my eyea on tbe green and pretty
tree a dozen yards away. It was cov
ered with a greenish Insect tha size
of a large wood tick, wblcb Intensified
Ita color. -'The rain began to fall In
torrents, after Ita custom In tbat re
gion. Beside me, grinning confidently
with a pip In hla month, stood the
Seminole.
"Aa th cool water drenched tha tree
I was amazed to not a changing of
color. Gradually, yet unmistakably,
the green hue was giving away to
pink. Tbe Indian bad told -the truth.
Tbe tree waa blushing at tbe rain.
'In a few mlnutea the green bad
faded from sight Ohly In a few, half
bidden spots beneath broad branches
and en Its trunk was there a tinge
of green to be seen. Tbe tree was as
pink as tbe cheek of a healthy glrL
"After an hour or more tbe shower
passed over, and I watched with no
Interest tbe wonderful tree as
sume Ita familiar green once more. As
waa changing back to emerald
suddenly realized tbe secret of tbe
phenomenon. The tiny Insects and not
the tree Itself changed color. These
peculiar parasites are possessed of tbe
power of chameleons. In tbe bright
warm sunshine they are greener then
the tree on which tbey live, but wben
the chilly rain falls upon them tbey
contract their little backs and become
a pretty pink In color. Millions of
them thus change tbe tint of tbe tree.
Tbey are found only upon one species
of trees, which grow In certain parts
ef tha Everglades. Denver Post
Load asaadwtch at a."
Tbe "aandwlch men" are among th
"East London Types" described by Sir
Walter Besant In The Century.
Tbey walk between the boards all
day long for a shilling. It Is work
which makes no demand upon them.
Tbey slowly aad mechanically plod
along, each following the man before
him. If yon watch the aandwlch man.
yon may observe that be looks neither
to tbe right nor to tbe left. His face
expresses no emotion of any kind; be
feels no Interest In anything. He at
like th hermit, or tbe recluse, or tb
anchorite Inclusua. He la dead to tb
world, a man without friends, without
money, without hope, without re
sources, without the power of work,
without strength of mind to resolve,
without will to nrge him and to sus
tain blm or to lead blm out haa no fur
ther concern with tbe world. It la a
moving panorama, a aeries of pictures
on which he looks without interest
Bis own figure, wblcb ought to be
there, la not there. Newsboys shout
their evening papers; tbe shops light
p tbelr ware tin tb whole street Is
a fairyland ef treasures; toe well dress
ed people pass blm In long procession;
the cs Triages go np and down tbe road.
To all th life around him. to all tbe
sights around him, to the meaning of
tbe show and to tbe dance of life and
death tbat fills tb street the sandwich
0 la Indifferent He haa ao ambi
tion; be bss no fntur to nope for, no
past that be caree to remember; be
Uvea only for tbe dsv. "
tlan la Atsaaa.
The old idea tbat the body sorae-
Umeg needs a powerful, drastic,
purgative pill baa beco exploded ;
for D7. King New Life rills, which
are perfect 1 harmleea, gently stim
ulate, liver and bowels to expel
poisonous matter, cleans tbe sys
tem and abeolutel r cure Cbostipa
patioa and Sick Headache. Only
25c. at A. J. Thompson fc Co.'
drag store.
H. Got tk Hat. :
An Alleghany schoolteacher bad oc
casion to reprimand one of the boys la
ber school for some Infraction of th
rules, and she sent blm Into a small
room to wait until after school had
been dismissed for the day. The boy
did not care to wait for the punish
ment which he had good reason to be
lieve was In store for him, so "he got
out of tbe room through a "window,
leaving his hat behind blm. This was
on Friday afternoon. The boy re
mained near the school until tbe other
pupils came out and tben be persuaded
one of tbe smaller boys to go back and
ask the teacher for bis hat The teacher
refused to give It to blm and said that
the boy must come or It himself. -
On Monday morning tbe same little
boy came up to ber desk and said.
"Please may I have that hat to take
homer .. ...
"No, you cannot bave It . He must
..... i. 1. 1 1 . , - .. i
vuuig iu it uiiuavu,
"But be can't come," waa the reply.
"Why notr asked tbe teacher.
"'Cause be was drowned while he
was In swimming Saturday."
The boy received the bat after the
teacher bad recovered from tbe shock
Of tbe abrupt announcement of tha fa
tality. Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Ba Sreat.r Thaa Toar Poaltloau
A distinguished theological professor
once said, "If 1 bad a son, I should tell
blm many times a day to make himself
as big a man on tbe inside at possible."
Young men too often wont to be big
men on the outside, to occupy positions
wblcb fit them as a turtle's shell fits a
clam. - - . .-- A?
Never "mind your position, young
man, Whatever It may be, try to fill It
The duties which you have to perform
may seem trivial, but because It Is a
smalt position I no reason why yon
should be a email man. Ton may be
big Inside, you know, If yon are small
outside.-.
Tbe young man wbo applies himself
to internal growth, as It were, la bound
In time to find a place where he will be
able to use every power be possesses. .
At any rate, better be a big man In a
small place than tbe opposite. A pinch
of powder In a email cartridge can
make a deal of noise and drive a bullet
a long way. What can It do in a Krnpp
gun? Success.
Worthy of His Hire. : '
A stranger got off tbe car, and, ac
costing a newsboy, asked him to direct
him to the nearest bank. . -
"This way," sold tbe "newsie," and.
turning the corner, pointed to a sky
scraper Just across the street ;
Thank you, and what do I owe
yon?" aald the gentleman, pulling a
penny out of bis pocket
"A quarter, please."
"A quarter! Isn't tbat pretty blgb for
directing a man to the bankr
'You'll find, sir," said tbe. youngster,
"tbat bank directors are paid high In
Chicago." Chicago Tribune. "
The Warns Taras.
"Yes," said Mr. Henpeq; "I, too, hav
my favorite flowers."
"And what may tbey be, pray?"
sneered bis wife.'
"Tbey are tbe onea tbat 'shut np' at
nlgbt," be bravely managed to artlcu-
Inte. Harper's Bazar.
; HO Wltehas (laae flaed.
Sir Henry Irving once received what
ba at tho time considered a very pal
pable anub, delivered him by a high
binder. While touring in Scotland the
actor visited some of the notable tradl
tiouary scenes associated with Shake
spearean drama, Aa a matter of course
one of the first pilgrimages waa to th
blasted heath where Macbeth met the
witches. In an agreeable mood Sir
Henry, as they drove along, turned
smilingly to bla driver:
"Are there any witches about now 7
be asked.
Tbe driver whipped Dp-hla horses.
"Not since tbe Hood," be replied In
his curt Scots way. ' '
ExBlaaattea Call.4 Far,
Alfred (whose sporting opportunities
have been limited by parental decree)
Papa, what does It mean by base on
balls.
Papa (wlio Is reading an account of
tb latest heavyweight light) Alfred,
yon conld better employ yourself with
your Ban day school lesson. I'm to
busy now to explain.
Alfred (still thirsting for knowledge)
Did It mean tbe same aa base on
ball when yon telephoned last night
that as mamma waa away yon were
going out on a bat? jt
Mamma (wbo la alwaya listening)
Benjamin Bldgely, yon will take Umej
right now to make two explanations,!
with tbe most Important one coming to;
me. Denver News.
44 Good Beginnings
Make Good Endings'
Zl Yom it mtUng a good beginning when
yoa eommtnet to iakt Hnat SMpar3U
for any trouble of your blood, ttomtdt,
kidneyt or Over. Persistently taken, this
rial mediant wxff bring yoa the food end
tog of perfect heslth, strength snd vigor.
Dyspepsia Curo
Dfaests what you eat.
It artificially dloeets tb food and aids
Kauira In atrensthenins! and recon
structing tb exhausted digestive or
gans. ItUthelateatdisoovereddifreet-
antana tonic, ao oiner prenarauon
can anDmach It in efficiency. It io-
aiantly relieves and permanently cores
spepsia, indigestion, uearrourrj,
Ltulence. Soar Stomach. Kansea.
Sick Headache, Oastralgi a. Cramps and
all other results of imperfect digestion.
Prfe.fSe.aiie'at. Lar.slaeuatalsa fM ttsaea
illalaa IT in lr all arml r'f T t
Prepare By C. C twain A CO, CqIcob
D Witt's Uttlo Early RUers,
. Ta. SBBaaM littt- pilla. .
indigestion
dyspepsia -biliousness
and the hundred and one simi
lar ilia caused by impure blood
or inactive liver, quickly yield
to tbe purifying and cleansing
properties contained ia '
JobristSnb
Sareaparilta
QUART BOTTUB.
It cures permanently by acting
naturally on all organ of the
body. Asa blood-cleanser, flesh-
builder, and health-restorer, it
has no equal. Put us in Quart
Bottle, and sold at Si each.
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Fruit Trees 7
That Grow and
Bar Good Fruit.
Write tor our s-paa II-
hutratwd eetaioa; and 0p.
pamphlet, "How to PUiit
and Cultlrat. aa Orchard.
Girea yoa thai lnforawooa-
Su b.v. ao Ion. ininl
lla you all about tboaa Mir
ted apples, thoaa luotoua
peaobea, .od Janaa plum,
with their oriental ewset
bwm, all of wblcb yon kava
often wen aad a otten
wondered Wrier th. treea-
mn. i rum taa praduoed
Everything Good: ;
h Fruits. ; ;
TTrrasual Una of flm Sllrer
MapkM, roans, tbrirtrtrm.
smooth ana .traight th.
klud that grow o weiL Jto
old, rouirh tree, Tbla la th.
swat rapid crowing snapia
nd one of th. moat beau
tiful aaad. treea. Writ
f.r prtoa and give UK Of
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ad wait I. drawinc r. pita
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tlaa. We ad-riaak is aafntahla er
caanra. Oarteeaatdaatillaauartlee
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aat traaT "Aadraaa,
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