LAMANCE -GrLEANm
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VOL. XXVII.
GRAHAM, N. C, THU KSDAY, MAY 2. 1901.
NO.
X
I MARIETTA'S i
IDEAL i
A Romance of Neapolitan
Everyday Life.
' Marietta Poll! stood beside her rude
little wooden table on the corner bt a
narrow Btreet that, branched from the
Via Roma, Btill popularly called by It
. old name of Via Toledo the most live-
ly thoroughfare of the .great city of Na-
" pies, 6he .was a' street singer, and her
only possesslona 'conslsted of a rude
- tnhle, an earthen salad bowl decorated
with blue flowers into which the pass
ers by threw their off erlngs and a well
worn guitar. . Every morning promptly
"at 7 Marietta came' with, her table,
' placed It In Its accustomed nook, with
the empty bowl at one corner, and
' without much ado took np her guitar
-. nud In a sweet, plaintive voice- sang
hymns for a full hour. : From 8 ..until
noon' she rendered ambitious operatic
selections, In the afternoon she alter-
: nated stirring national airs with songs
, of love, heroism and adventure, and In
the . evening she . changed her pro-
gramme to the most popular ballads of
theday.'?':'?'"r'':-.''r":"?:--'''
Punctually at 11 o'clock," when tbe
streets became deserted, Marietta hung
her guitar over her -shoulder,- extin
guished the light that stood near her
contribution bowl,, poured -the money
Into her pocket and, after 'hiding the
, lamp In ft secret niche In the wall near
by lifted the table over her head and
wandered away to the tenement dis
trict,' where- the tall, narrow, bouse
- swarm with children like; rabbits in
warrens and where whole families live
huddled together without cleanness or
t decency and the pir . resounds at once
with blows and cries and singing and
laughter. . Here she slept In the small
- hallway . of a tumble down " shanty
- which served as a cobbler's workshop.
But Marietta was not, alone In the
' world. Her widowed mother coutrly-
- ed to make a living from the sale of
j. handkerchiefs, opera; glasses,, cigar
- cases, spectacles and a miscellany of
. such articles, . which both her half
grown sons managed to steal from un-
- suspecting tonrlsta or simple strangers
"' from neighboring cities. Signora Pol-
. 11 understood her calling thoroughly.
and her boys were shrewd and active.
Altogether they fared very -well, al
though occasionally there came a bun
BT day. Once every week the family
assembled at the Villa Rente, 'the fa
, mous Neapolitan promenade garden on
the Chlajo, where the band gives open
nlr concerts. Then Marietta purchas-
ed for each ah orange and a few roast-
ed chestnuts and slipped -a few lire
- Into the greedy palms of her mother.
Af tern that each went his way." The
ragged youngsters tossed , their nights
in unguarded barges or the large bas-
- bets and empty, casks 'that .were un
loaded from the slilps at the whnrfs and
at noon the next diiy met their mother
ajt a macaroni etn!l aloug' the Molo,
Here they delivered the articles they
had stolen and .related their adven-
- tures as . they ravenously , devoured
their fried flsh. or macaroni made pal
atable with oil and tomato sauce. And
sometimes, when they had been un
usually . successful, their mother al-
'" lowed them other luxuries. Tbelr meal
... ended, they separated again, wander-
Ing about tbe city In search of new
"... victims. So lived the Polll family 1n
true Neapolitan fashlou, never know
ing what tbe morrow would bring and
- dependent entirely on their own versa
tility as liars, cheats and thieves.
.-- Marietta was tbe, only one of the
' family who possessed one faint spark
- of decency and respectability. .. She
clothed herself neatly, at least had a
roof to cover her head at night and
earned ' considerable money. 'Her
brothers declared that she "often clear
ed as much as S lire a day and,
. with their mother, wondered what be-
came of this great wealth. However,
only when they were In the direst need
- did tbey dare turn to Marietta for as
sistance, and then she responded none
too generously only enough to tide
' thein over their difficulties. -
Tbe Neapolitans considered Marietta
t, beautiful. From ber father she- iither
. Ited a stately figure, a smooth, brand
forehead and large, dreamy eyes and.
from her Sicilian . mother a . wharp.
- straight nose, a small mouth with Urin
lips and 4 wonderful mass of curly
. hair, which fell In ringlets about ber
face as she sang with downcast eyes.
This was her favorite attitude, .but
when a contribution was thrown into
her bowl, either In complltueui to the
music or In compassion for the song-
- stress, she raised her pretty f.-ice and
- .. expressed ber thanks with a grateful
smile. She fouud no plraxmv in con
versing with tbe men who nttemptiHl to
flirt with her, bnt between tmg chat
ted with her neighbors, who prexldcd
- over stalls where shells, coral, photo
graphs,' pumpkin seeds. flab, fruit and
; lemonade were offered for sale
Tbe street singer bad an enviable
reputation, even among " the imoret
- classes, and many families of gnod
- standing io the vk-lnity prewntiil-bet
: with tbclr cast off clothing An ulil no
bleman. Prince Doramlo, a In- iwed
on bis way to bis palace eai-b day.
bowed respectfully to Marietta and at
- bis death left ber 200 lire in considers
tlon of bis esteem. Every one n-JoU-ed
at ber good fortone. Homwlnwa liberal
traugers. fascinated by her beauty, at
tempted to make nuuue advances, but
sbe repelled tbero with ber Indifference.
It was even said that ber flint real ad
nilrer. who was employed at Hie Hotel
de Rome and spurted a gorgeoun gold
' Isced uniform, had lieeo quickly
brought to his senses when bis kve
making became too ardent.
, This strange conduct of Marietta was
mat due to the fact that she loathed
the sterner sex, but becanse sbe bad
fctrpes of one day reailiing the Ideal
of ber dreams to become the owner
- of one of tbe countless little cabs which
thread their way through the crowded
Btreets of Naples and. are patronised
alike PI rkb and poor. She hoped not
only to own snch a vehicle. tut to
ride In It as well. And often after
be bad attended mw oa Sunday
roomini? ibe paid a eocber a lire to
!riT ber from one end of tbe city to
tie other and back asain. Drensed In
l.r,rjr,.,T :.:T?yfk,ltbafr-
geous yeHow sliawl thrown about her
shoulders and : her ears ornamented
with massive coral earrings, sbe sat In
state, leaning back with all the grace
and majesty of a queen her eyes
sparkling with Joy and satisfied ambl
tion. Naturally in these outings she
attracted many admirers, but to her
chagrin not of them proved a eocber.
Whether they came Into the world al
ready married Marietta was never able
to satisfy herself. . And It was remark
able; what a faculty she possessed
of finding out after a few words, even
before she entered -a cab, whether tbe
driver was married or single. :
. Thus the years rolled by," and her
prayers remained unanswered. No
cocher proposed to the patient Mariet
ta. When she approached ber twenty
fifth year that dreaded period of an
Italian Woman's life, when she takes
on flesh , rapidly - and ber youthful
charms depart. Marietta began to wor
ry. She realized only too well that
sbe would be uo exception to the rule
and feared that within a year she
would no longer be able to stand, on
her corner and sing to the passersby
without being Jeered and hooted.
. How could she earn a livelihood
when she was crowded out: of this call
lug? Bbe had never attended school,
knew no trade and could not think- of
working In a factory, for Naples bad
but few, and those overflowed - with
girls who received a mere pittance for
their hard labor. Open a fruit ox vege
table or lemonade standi; No, for In
almost every other doorway these were
for sale. As a last resort she might
adopt . the Aethods pursued by ber
mother, but she shuddered at the
thought, for Marietta was governed by
oobler impulses, and. ber aspirations
soared higher.
In the midst of her despair she sud
denly clapped her bands In Joy as an
Inspiration came to her. From a friend
who had recently traveled In Switzer
land she learned that there were wo-
tue'n doctors, telegraph operators,' mail
carriers and railway ticket sellers In
the little republic who gave complete
satisfaction and were independent like
the men:; She had become' an ardent
believer. . In tbe wisdom of women's
emancipation, and here, sbe argued
Was an opportunity tQ lest lt If no
cocher would propose to ber, why not
become a cocher herself? No one could
prevent ber from making an ; honest
living, arid what a delightful avocation
it would be! - First, one could have tin
pleasure of riding tbe whole day long
second, some one else would have to
foot tbe bill,' and last, but not least, she
could win far more fame and fortum
as the first woman cocher of Naplen
than as a street singer dependent on
the whims of tbe fickle public. ; And II
her experiment proved a success, sbi
could soon - amass great- wealth s
then retire from the business. .?'
That was tbe scheme. wblcb Marlettit
concocted after ad' hour of deep medl
tntlon. She bad perfect confidence In
herself, and the plan did not seen
strange, as sbe had practically-lived In
the streets-from Infancy." No aooiiei
did ber dreams begin to take defliilti
form than she decided to act at once
Hastening to ber landlord, the cobbler
she drew n little bankbook from ber
"bosom and bade blm count up the flg
nres that she might refresh ber mem
ory and be certain that by this time a
least 000 lire lay safely deposited to
her credit In tbe nntional bank. . .
For 'Marietta. In addition 'to being
blessed with an artistic temperament
bad the business Instinct In be devel
oped to a large extent. She went first
to an annt who bad not lost all ber
charms and still possessed a fair voice
and some money and for a considera
tion offered to dispose of her precious
table, bowl and guitar. This opportuni
ty was eagerly taken advantage of.
and on the following day Instead of tbe
familiar form of the beautiful Marietta
one saw a tbln yellow woman station
ed on the corner who sang wltb much
effort Id a shrill, metallic voice. ' Mari
etta It) tbe meantime was bargaining
wltha cocher'a .widow for a. tbln,
scrawny little horse, a red painted cab
wltb new matting on tbe floor and two
large lanterns at either aide of the driv
er's seat, which after much bickering
sbe succeeded In purchasing for 700
lire. . ; - -;,,; ; ,v.',; ,....-',.- :
' Marietta was In ber seventh heaven..
Sbe hailed an omnibus wblcb ran be
tween Naples and a little suburb and,
climbing to the side of tbe cocher. asked
him to teach her to drive in return for
ber fare. Truly, be thought, she must
be Joking, but when be saw the look
of earnestness In ber eyes he refrained
from laughing, being only too willing
to earn tbe money. To and fro Marietta
was conveyed some 28 tltnen In the
course of four hours, and at lengib she
felt competent to handle the reins of
ny horse.
,; ;, " -.'''
A few days later Marietta drove ber
cab along-tbe Cblaja and. dra wing np
at a bnsy comer, waited for (lawn
gers. Aa sbe looked down from het
high seat at tbe long line of slowly
moving vehicle she did feel a bit
strange, and her bean tbnmped vlo
lently. Bnt sbe was so happy Wltb a
natty little cap on ber fluffy hair and a
wblp In ber band, she maib- Kited a
striking picture that In lew :-i ten
minutes sbe bad attracted the :. ulloo
not only of tbe bnmlred of iwiuerxtiy
who stopped and admired Hit dainty
little eocber, hut alas tbe more
rata! attention of two municipal guarda
with great three cornered bat, two po
licemen with long cape and gorgeous
helmets and two detectives, who eyed
ber suspiciously. Without delay tbey
surrounded ber, and, seizing ber borse,
one of them demanded la harsh tone:
"Have you a license?"
Marietta bad none. la fact, sbe nev
er beard of such a thing before and.
unable to understand what tbey want
ed, retorted equally curtly: -
"Leave my cab alone. My cab Is
numbered, and my lamps are cleanT
"Tes, yes," mid the official, Tim
have you a license?" -"No."
"Well, then, follow na to tbe centra
police station."
"To tbe police station r repeaira Ma
rietta, growing pale, and. trembling
wltb fright, sbe dropped ber whip on
ber borse' back, canning him to start
suddenly and Jerk away from ber per
secutor.
"Tes; come down from your eat Im
mediately and let as take tbe borse aod
cab." Insiirted tbe offlcUl In an author
itative tone-.
Marietta begsn to shriek snd rresm.
and aoon the street was filled with a
inotlcycrowd of idlers, who. when they
beheld tbe driver, burst Into lnu:.'Iitcr.
A woman cocher! Truly that wns some
thing new., Many at one recogtitEed
the driver as Marietta, the street sing
er, who continued to shriek nud iimiin
and cry, but could not lie dislodged
from her seat." The crowd liegnn to
espouse ber ' cause,- and the- orlii-lnls
looked a bit anxious at the turn af
fairs Were taking, and when they In
sisted there arose hisses and catcalls
and scolding, arms were raised mena
cingly, hats were thrown Into tbe nlr,
and the crowd Jostled and shifted to
and fro. i;li; ; r.
; Suddenly a young man elbowed bis
way through the throng and after
great effort drew near tbe cab. His
clothes were threadbare, ., but neatly
brushed, and at a glance one could see
that he was far from prosperous. .
' "What Is the matter?" be asked
breathlessly. I "Has she no license?" -.
I -No." ....' " -
'."Well, I have one, but unfortunately
no cab. ' Let me take the cab. May IT
he added, ' addressing Marietta. ' who
was still holding tightly to the seat
And wltb this he banded to the police
man a large, rather soiled document
ZeJrTJZaLi
Marietta was so excited and confused
that she understood nothing,
"Tbe gentleman baa a license and
wishes to take your place.' explained
the policeman, who, as he glanced at
the excited mob, congratulated himself
on the possibility of settling the matter
thus easily.- -.. :'
"Be wants to uiarry me. you say?"
she asked as ber eyes filled with tears,
and she broke down completely. P ,
A tremendous laugh echoed through
the; crowd as this question was asked:
."That I do not know," answered the
sergeant,, grinning. "Perhaps the gen
tleman will accommodate you., But
first of all you must transfer your cab
to blm, for even If you" bad a license
you would not' be allowed to drive
about Naples.. Do you accept?'' ",
"Yes," answered Marietta. smiling
througb her tears. v. ,!.--u ,-'...
- A simultaneous shont ; of "Viva,
viva!" went up to the blue sky from
tbe noisy crowd, delighted at tbe out
come of tbls amusing street drama and
eager to express their admiration for
tbe maid and the man who bad shown
himself so brave and chivalrous.. ' :
In tbe meantime Marietta stepped
down and offered both bands to ber
rescuer, who looked kindly Into her
beautiful black eyes. .-
"But you must go wltb me anyway."
aid the sergeant turning to tbem, "so
that the number of the cab can be
changed on this license. Then you
may depart"
, "Very well." said Marietta, glancing
proudly at ber champion, whose slen
der figure, swarthy complexion and
erect carriage at once -luid.wou her
fancy. -."'""
"Step Into tbe cob!" ordered the ser
geant The driver sprang to his place
on the seat and Marietta settled jlown
comfortably, not in the proud manner
with which she - was accustomed to
drive on Stmduys, but with a xatlHlled
air nevertheless. -
"Make way.. .gentlemen!" cried the
policemen. :
With some difficulty u pathway wan
opened through ; the solid mass of
shouting people, and at a slow pace the
cab was driven to the police station,
accompanied by an Imposing army of
municipal guards, policenieu and de
tectlve aud a atruggllng muss of curl
ous pedestrians." Tbe formalities ef tbe
law were quickly complied wltb. and
Marietta, who had no llcenw anil could
obtain one under uo. consideration,
willingly transferred her newly acquir
ed possessions to the ca bless eocber.
. The arrangements pleased 'all con
cerned, and the terrible -ordeal which
threatened at one time to result In
catastrophe really proved a blessing In
disguise, for. eight weeks later. Ma riel I
ta was married to ber driver, rederlgo. f
whose fame and popularity with the
masse spread so rapidly that In a
short time he was forced to pure-base
another cab and borse to aci-ouimodate
bis patrons. . Success, however, did not
turn Federlgo's bend . He treated ev
ery one with tbe nuuie courtesy and
consideration. And Marietta, although
several year his settlor, proved ait ex
cellent wife and returned with equal
Intensity tbe affection lavished on ber
by ber adoring sponse. whii,iiiillelpated
ber every wlh and urten ou a Sunday
morning took great delight In driving
her from one end of the city to tbe
other. . - ;.
Tbls Is tbe romance of Marietta PoIlL
tbe pretty street singer of Naples, wbo
througb ber Ignorance of the law and
tbe kind Interference of fate entered
the gate of matrimony and realized
the Ideal of her drea inn.-Adapted From
tbe German For Argonaut " -
. Taahv Tku LMihe. -
la New York the other day a typi
cal street fakir wa selling boxes of
shoe polish. At tbe top (if bis voice be
was telling the virtues of tbe com
pound. "All you bave to do, gents, "
he said, "Is to pnt It on, and your boot
will shine like patent leather. Xoo
don't bave to rub It and It will pre
serve tbe leather and make It water
proof. It costs but a nickel, a half a
dime, one-twentieth of a dollar, aod,"
he concluded, holding out a box toward
a- rawboned - countryman, -nere is
ne man that wants a box, I know."
"Waal, I dnnno whether I dew er
not" said the countryman. "I rather
guess tbe danged stuff's got acid in
It and lt'U rot tbe leather." I
"Sir," answered tbe fakir, with great
solemnity, "yon are anduly Incredulous.
I will demonstrate to yon tbat this pol
ish la so harmless tbat It might be put
Into the hands of a teething child.
Look, I will eat If " "
A be spoke be took a pinch of tbe
grimy looking Compound from a box,
placed It In bis mouth, and, wltb a look
of triumph In hi eye, began to chew
it "Xow, sir," be ald to the country-
nao, "are yoa convinced?"
"Waal. I dnnno," said tbe incrednlou
one. "Because you eat tne stun n am i
proof that It woi't rot leather.
Gam I won't buy none."
Aa Ml sua.
Dr. Johnson once met tbe Tillage
povtmao trudging along the doaty road
trim observed thai be bad still a mil
to walk Just to deliver one newspaper.
My goodness." exctslmed tbe vm-
patbetk- doctor. "I'd never go an that
distance for sucb a trifle! Way oat
fouserdHbypo.tr
TOLL ROADS PROPOSED,
riaa Tkat I Sot Likely Meet Wit
.-,.:-.-.'. Pwbllo Approval.
A recent editorial in The Engineering
News objecting to federal aid In build
ing country roads Is followed In a later
Issue of that Journal by a letter ap
proving tbe editorial utterance and ad
vocating tbe building by towns, under
state supervision, of toll roads, i The
correspondent also announces that an
enabling act for this purpose Will be
Introduced Into tbe next legislature of
Illinois. Under bis plan as proposed
be would bave the money for such Im
provements raised from bonds, to the
payment of which tbe tolls collected
ahould be solely devoted. He would,
oowever, limit such collection to a pe
riod of not less than 10 nor more than,
15 years. ' Tbe chief objection to this
plan Is pointed out by The Engineering
New namely, the cost of maintaining
toll collections. Other considerations,
particularly the memories of private
toll roads, make It unlikely that tbe
plan will meet with much favor. - ,'
C In regard to thu posittou of The New
and Its correspondent concerning the
1,1. - ,.)... I nIA In l!. a ,uul
country road. It I. perhaps worth while
to say-that that attitude seems to be
characterized by undue apprehension.
In tbe first place, tbe general govern
ment a tbe proprietor of the postal
system and tbe proponent of plans for
the extension of free rural deliveries,
Is directly Interested In the movement
for good roads. Furthermore and aside
from this interest it is entirely In ac
cord with the established educational
policy of the department of agriculture
that money should be expended by the
general government for experimental
and Illustrative-purposes in respect to
road building, v. It Is also noticeable
that the correspondent In bis proposal
that local enterprise should be under
the supervision of a- state , highway
commissioner recognizes the fact that
roads are, after all, something more
than local matters. ;.., ', , ,y , -There
1s certainly no present pros
pect of Illogical or Injudicious federal
aid In building good country roads.
And there is r probably '-considerably
more to be hoped for from experimen
tal bits of model hard roads to lie built
by tbe department of. agriculture. If
congress shall approve tbe recommen
dation preferred to tbat department by
tbe recent meeting of tbe National
Good Roads association, than from any
movement for public toll roads.
OPPOSED TO HARD ROADS.
Catveraltr of IlllaoU raver la
proved Dirt Read. '
i The agriculture department of tbe
University of Illinois has issued a pa
per answering numerous Inquiries rela
tive to the attitude of tbe Institution
concerning tbe bard roads question. . -
The paper was complied by Fred
Crow, bead of the department of farm
mechanics, after a thorough Investi
gation comprising several counties '
While It favor tbe Improvement of
Illinois roads, it deride tbe Informa
tion sent out by tbe road Inquiry de
partment of tbe United State depart
ment of agriculture advocating atone
highways throughout tie nation.
The university sonorities contend
that there Is but one possible method
at present of Improving Illinois roads,
and tbat I to grade tbem In a method
ical and persistent manner. The finan
cial gain arising from good roads 1
secondary to the improved social con
dition of tbe farmer and bis family.
. Tbe paper concludes! - -'
"Tbe university stands for good
roads, but It cannot advocate stone
highway In Illinois. It advises a
better condition of tbe present earth
roads, looking toward a possible future
of bard roads. Tbe money expended
An maHk MlmiiM tw nawl tti fmnrnvtnff
th(, anlnage ot ,u, ,nrl,, ,. In
bulldln ,xoae ,.nUeH nn, , , tb,
establishment of a thorough pyslem of
grading to he maintained luroughout
Ore-year. ;;', . . v ' ,-.:'''-'
'This la the footing on wblcb Illinois
farmers should establish themselves.
Wbeu the foundation of the road Is
completed, this I your comer stone,
and bard roads will be bnt another
step In the progress of evolution." ,
.' Breakfast Oal Road, la Wlatcr. '
At a fanners' Institute In Kennebec
county. Me., Mr. E. C. Burwl gave bis
experience for the past live wlutcrs In
breaking out the 100 miles of road In
bis town. Tbe average deptb of snow
fall during a winter for the last 'X
year has been 80 Inches, or eight feet
of snow a year. For tbe past 12 year
they bave used rollers and now have
sis of tbem to cover tbe too roues.
Tbey bave roads from II to 13 feet
wide without blgb ridges at tbe side, so
tbat heavily loaded teams ran pass
each other safely even after the heavi
est snowfalls, wblcb usually come In
February and March. .Tbe average cost
for tbe past Ove years bas been S0OU
per year. Including all expense of
hoveling when necessary to get tbe
first roller through. TbI I In tbe
town of Fryeburg. bnt many town
near there are now using tbe same sys
tem. But there are still many towns In
Jbe state tbat bave less than 100 mile
Of rood tbat spend from 11.700 to $2,000
a year to break out their snowdrifts.
using road scrapers, suowplows and
I gkng of (borders, and yet do not get
as good a road as those towns tbat use
tbe rollers. . ' ' .
I raaltr Km Caa.traetlaa.
I A great mistake Is often made of
spreading large and small stones over
a well graded and well drained founda
tion and leaving tbem tbns for traffic
to consolidate. . The surfa- of a road
. left Id this manner la often kept la coo
' atant tnrtnoll br tbe larger atone.
wblcb work tbemselvea to tbe aarfac
and are knocked hither and t hither by
tbe wheels of vehicle and tbe feet of
animal. These plan of construction
cannot lie too aeverely condemned.
Tbe greatest akin specialist io
American orgi nated tbe formula for
Banner 8alye. Fur all akin dis
eases, all cot or sore, and lor piles,
it's tbe most healing medicine.
Beware ot substitute. J. C. Sim
mons, the druggist
Many negro laborer are leaving
greensboro and vicinity to work on
railroads and in coal mines in West
Virginia. About 75 left there last
week.
THEY LOOKED ALIKE.
WHY ONE MAN IN UNIFORM WAS NOT
V UP IN MILITARY TACTICS.
A Case Where latBeraoaatlaar a Uw
ver Almost Got a Patare Jodaa In
to Troaale aa laddeatallr Hm-
, ae WedoJa-.
The doctor, the captain and the pro
fessor Were together spinning yarn.
Tbe doctor had told one about some
negro slaves, and then It was the cap
tain's turn;-:-:;l-i'fV.c'-: -r";;--- -,
"There were some queer characters,"
aid tbe captain, "In some of the Mis
souri regiments. We bad In one com
pany men from 18 different states,
with a fair sprinkling of native MIs
sourlans. Among the latter wa a
stalwart backwoodsman who became
one of the best soldier In tbe company.
On the march after Price our back
woodsman disappeared, but came back
the next day. He acted queerly and
eemed to have forgotten all he ever
knew about drill and military duty.
But he could shoot a well aa ever,
.and, supposing that he had been Off on
a little drunk, little attention waa paid
to him. .' :..,:- -.
"In a yreek I saw two of him that
is, I saw the real man of our company
come up In the night change clothes
and take the place of his brother, who
had been his substitute for a few days.
Our man had. gone off to see bis moth
er, and hi twin brother - had xome
to the company wltb the former's gun
and clothes and accouterments so tbat
his absence might not be noticed.
Later the substitute Joined bis brother,
and the two were wltb us to tbe end
of the war, They were as like as two
peas, and when they were rigged out
In army blue there were only . two
men In tbe company who could tell
which waa which."
i 'That reminds uie," said the profess
or, "of an adventure I bad In Missouri
several year after tbe war, . Business
called me from St Louis to Lebanon,
where I was to meet a lawyer named
Wallace. 1 arrived early In tbe morn
ing, and Wallace, expecting to take me
to bis house for breakfast met me at
the station. I bad breakfasted, howev
er, and the lawyer left me In hia office
down town while be went some dis
tance to breakfast He Instructed me
to make myself at home, and I seated
myself at bis desk.-. .f,
"I noticed tbat there was a close re
semblance between Wallace and my
self, but thought nothing of this nntll a
young lady came tripping into tbo of
fice and addressed me as Mr. Wallace,
Bbe explained that she was Mis Ruth
Johnson, principal of the . Ibanon
school, and asked me If I bad come to
an agreement with the other member
of tbe school board. I tried to explain
that I didn't know what she was talk
ing about .but sbe would not allow me
to nnlib and broke in on me to say that
she understood exactly bow tbe case
stood, that Bbe bad called on Mr. Rich
ards, : tbe bachelor member of , tbe
school board, who was against her, but
If I would vote with Mr. Johnson she
could go borne and get married.
, "I asked If my consent would settle
the matter, and she replied tbat It
would make ber tbe happiest girl In
Missouri. ; I said Jokingly that I gave
my consent and out she went before 1
could explain tbat I wasn't Mr. Wal
lace.. .1 tbonght then that I would ex
plain to Wallace, but when be came In
there wa business to transact and In
tbe hurry I forgot all about Mis John
son and ber affairs. ..I
"Tbe next morning Wallace was In a
state .of great excitement - The local
paper contained a long article attack
ing Mr. Wallace, president of, the
school board, for his action In releasing
Miss Ruth Johnson In tbe middle of tbe
school term. It appeared that of the
three member of the board Richards
opposed tbe release of the principal,
Johnson favored and Wallace bad been
In doubt and bad evaded tbalssne by
not calling any meeting of the board,
Tbe paper stated, however, that a meet
ing had been called, that Wallace a
president of the board bad advocated
Miss Johnson's release, bad persuaded
Mr. Johnson to vote with him and thai
Miss Ruth Johnson bad started east
the night before. , . -
"Tbe editor wound op tbe article by
asking tbe people to remember this
action of Wallace and retire blm from
office at tbe first opportunity. Tbls
made It very awkward, a Wallace
wa a candidate for circuit Judge, and
be .Imagined tbe attack was made to
Injure hi prospect, and he assured me
tbat the statement were false, aa be
bad called no meeting of. the school
board and bad not voted In favor of
Miss Johnson's release. I then explain
ed how I came to give my. consent to
tbe marriage of Miss Johnson and ex
plained also tbat she believed I waa
Mr. Wallace. He laughed at this, went
to the editor of tbe local paper and
explained, and tbe next morning the
full story of my Interview with. Mis
Johnson was published. In tbe end
Wallace wa elected circuit Judge."
New York New. '
frafnalaaaL
A lady wbo ha mad a study of lul
labies and similar folk song, tbe Count
ess Martlnengo, remarks upon tbe pe
culiar form under wblcb parental
pride displays Itself In different coun
tries, and to prove that even profes
sional habit will be carried Into tbe
nursery sbe tell the following:
The other day a young and succea
ful English artist was beard to exclaim
with profound conviction while be was
contemplating his son and heir, 31
hours old:
"There Is a great deal of torn about
that babyf Youth's Companion.
' war ar
"Now. look here, Laura." said Mr.
Ferguson, thoroughly aroused la conse
quence of having looked over the fami
ly expense account "we've got to begin
to retrench a little. Do yoa know we've
pent IU0OO In tbe last six month?
That at tbe rate or 12-000 a yearr
"That's all right. George." responded
Mrs. Ferguson, unmoved. , "TbI I a
1X000 fami!y."-Cblcago Tribune.
BlMlisaa la ihe Daaartawat Star.
"What I H'l aennd like a rainstorm
tbat i bear from tbe Door atore7"
"Why, that's our late! rain appara
tus. . It'a for tbe convenience and sat
isfsctton of umbrella buyers -bo aut
to teat their purchases." Cleveland
Plain rle.
. SEA ANEMONES.
Meets of Castlvltr tpoi n
Crcataraa aad I'aoa Coral PolrP-
; When first placed In an aquarium,
tbe sea anemone will at the slightest
touch contract Its flowerlike tentacles
Instaritly, but in the course of a few
months It changes In this respect great
ly and become decidedly tame. ,
When fed, the food Is conveyed to the
anemones because tbey can't go after
It. In nature tbe sea anemones would
attach themselves to rocks or timbers
In a tideway or wherever they could
get food from the passing waters. In
captivity In an aquarium tbe food Is
handed down to them In the water cn
the end of a stick, to be shaken off
within reach of their tentacles. At
first they shrink from the stick at the
slightest touch, but after a time they
get so tame that they are not frighten
ed by It at all.
Tbe sea anemone has some power of
motion. - It changea Its location . by
shifting Itself along on Its base, and It
may attach luelf almost anywhere.
While they might cling to rocks over
which there waa an unbroken sweep of
water, tbey might fasten to a rocky
shelf where they would be protected
by an overhanging cliff. ' Tbe tame
anemones In an aquarium would be
those attached to rock situated In
open water.
An anemone that had remained In a
sheltered place under some projecting
aud protecting rock would still remain
sensitive. Tbe one outdoors, so to
speak, would know tbe stick and not be
alarmed by It; the one that lived In
that sheltered place under the rock
would still draw In Its tentacles at the
slightest touch.
The small and delicate little coral
polyps found off tbe Jersey coast do
Just tbe same thing. From the top
of the body of one of these polyps
spring tbe waving tentacles with which
It gathers In its food.. Like those of
the sea anemone, they are flowerlike in
appearance, so tbat these coral polyps
are like so many little marvelous flow
ers; or, where there are many of them
gathered together, they might be liken
ed to a forest of tbe tiniest Imaginable
willows. But one of these little trees,
with a trunk half an Inch In height
and wltb branches spreading, out from
It, will sink tuddenly at a touch Into
the shallow structure It. has built on
the rock and quite disappear . front
View. : . - ..''.", '
In captivity,, when It is first sought
to feed tbem, tbe coral polyps would
all shrink thus, tbe forest going down
with a wavelike movement and disap
pearing before the rod on' which th
food was placed. There would now
ocm to be over tbe surface of the rock
but the pattern formed by the myriad
of contiguous round formations, each
wltb a radiating starllko figure within
it and each figure marking the borne
of a polyp. . . - "
After awhile, this time being meas
ured perhaps In minutes, more or less,
the polyps would rise again, a few at a
time, and all to disappear again at a
touch. . But that would be when tney
were new In captivity. Gradually they
become less and less sensitive until,
like the sea anemones, the coral polyps
do not shrink.
Where once the whole forest went
down at tbe mere waving of tbe stick
in tbe water near them, now tbey all
stand up, not afraid. Like tbe sea
anemones, they can be crowded down,
but they are not now disturbed by any
thing In the usual care of them. , Like
the sea anemones, tbe coral polyps
have becometame, and so they, too,
seem now to Show Intelligence New
York Bun. , -.-'...- ' : - .;
Oar Lake Life Savers.
When tbe United States life saving
service wss first established along tbe
lake, the men received no salaries,
bnt were paid $10 each whenever tbey
rescued any human . being from a
wreck. For the necessary drill and
for the work, often prolonged and In
tansetv nalnfuL at stranded - abips
where no lives were preserved by tbelr
efforts they received not a ceni. na
tional parsimony, speaking through
congress; asked the day larjorers ana
fishermen along tbe lake beaches to
fill up the crews on those terms. It
was an appeal from tbe meanest In
stincts of the race addressed to tbe
noblest, and It was not made In vain.
Even to attend a drill cost those volun
teers a day's wages, and that very
often meant the loss of needed cloth
ing snd even of food for themselves
and families, but they stood by ths
lifeboats;
"It will never be believed," as one
annual report says, "but tbe truth I
that these men of the lake, out of
their love of th life saver work, re
mained in the service snd took their
hanM of rottlnr enoueh dav labor
to support themselves and families,
when they might have gone afloat in
lake merchantmen at wages ranging
above $21 a week. Tbe record tbey
made in tbls respect Is without parallel
in the history of the surf." Harper's
Weekly. - - '
A raaaa Qaetatlaa.
A story about Rests Is quoted by the
late Blr Benjamin Ward Richardson In
his "Lives" of disciples of sculaplus.
Mr. Stephens, a friend of tbe doctor,
ence told blm tbat one evening at twi
light when be and Keats were Vttlng
together In tbclr student days, Ste
phens at his medical books, Keats en
grossed In bis dreaming,. Keats called
out to his friend tbat be bad composed
a new line "A thing of beauty Is a
constant Joy."
"What think you of that Stephens?"
"It has tbe true ring, but Is wanting
In some way," replies tbe latter as he j
dips once mors Into his medical studies. ,
An Interval of silence, and again tbe
poet: " 'A thing of beauty Is a Joy for
ever.' What think yon of that Ste
phens?" !
"That it will live forever."
A happy prophec Indeed!
IS DROPSY A BLOOD DISEASE?
A little boy came to my home
nearly dead with dropsy. He was
hardly able to walk ar.toss the floor.
His feet and hand were so swollen
that when yon pressed your finger
on them, the ltnprexgioii would stay
there some time. We used Mrs.
Joe Person's Remedy on him, and
he was soon a strong, well boy.
Mrs. L. S. Terry.
PHOSPHORESCENCE.
ft erehrtt of the iky, War lMved, boafttod bta.
Lean down th veil, and Iron dusk odoratf treat
A golden apple of Heeperldce ,
Hangs low and trembling, telle, then drop from
-: .view,'-' --.- '. ' -. . - -When,
lo, where lately gray green garden grew
A wondrous light bestrews the somber seaa,
And each wave, foam tipped by shore set
' breese, ..: .;
There gleams a vltld Same ot dealing hue I
0 myriad reya that blend In myriad glow, ' i
Each ray the tiniest baric that ssila the deep, -Through
myriad tides of life that ebb and Sow
Help me this myriad faith to ever keep
That moon act, sable ees and blackout night
But serve t msnlfest lore's lambent light!
: -Clarence Urmy in Helper' Bazar.
:,-'!.. i Bertie's Discovery, ... .) :
Aunt Susan -came all the way from
Montreal to visit tbe family and
brought with her Cuesar, ber beautiful
Maltese Angora. Aunt Susan was
wealthy and childless; hence Bertie
Mary and Susan were cautioned befon
ber arrival not to do anything or aa
aught tbat might offend. Bertie waa
17, of a seraphic countenance and a
scientific turn of mind. Bertie was also,
though young, an enthusiastic mate
rialist and, notwithstanding his big.
dreamy blue eyes, totally devoid of
sentiment Surgery was bis hobby.
He pictured himself In the future ss
tbe greatest surgeon of tbe age. -,
One evening, about two weeks after
Aunt Susan's arrival, Bertie burst In
upon the family assembled In the sit
ting room. His face was aflame, and
bis eyes shone with the Joy of a great
discovery. ..... - ' ." .
"Aunt Susan," be cried In a voice
quivering with emotion, "you are a
benefactor to sclencej I have discos
ered the original function of tbe vermi
form appendix. . It I the purring ap
paratus in the feline. I ancestbetltscd
Ctcsar and then dissected blm sjowly
he was purring all the while and
found that the purs came from his ver
miform appendix, and bad he lived
only a few minutes longer ! might bave
made a still greater discovery" But
Aunt Susan bad fainted, and pater fa
mlllas was rolling up bis sleeves, a look
of grim determination drawing down
tbe muscles of bis face, New York
Sun., ,i; ... ' -r.'..-'
What Is SeeeT
Tbe saint, the sensualist the scholar
and the miser, though each achieves
tbe greatest degree of success possible
In his chosen line, are from tbe high
est standpoint of life wretched fall
ores, - " . ' i
Shall I choose pleasure, virtue learn
ing or money as tbe object of my life's
endeavors?
Tills. Is not the right sort of question,
t might aa welt ask, "Shall I amputate
my arm or my legs?" or "Which shall
I retain, my hearing or my sight?"
- True success, the success at which
we wbo are banding ourselves together
for, the world's practical ' betterment
aim. Is not the satisfying of any one
passion, such as the exaltation of the
saint or the avarice of tbe miser,, but
the complete lire. Joyous and useful,
equipped with the wealth and power to
spread our Joy and usefulness over as
wide an area as possible. Wealth ot
character, of knowledge and of Joy
must keep pace with' Increase in wenltl
of material things, else the very capac
ity for Joy and usefulness, the only ra
tional end of money wealth. Is destroyed.--
-v'" '
, Men often think they are getting tb
earth, wbeu, in fact the earth Is get
ting tbem; like tbe drunken man who
thinks the earth Is flying up Into bis
face, when. Instead, bis face baa fallen
against the ground. Success.
CoansaeSar) Vaaderbllt's I Sea.
Commodore Vanderbilt was proline
of original Ideas. If ever we bad
In this country a "pins" man. It wa be
I once beard a compatriot and contem
porary of hi say: "It was a Well
tbougbt out scheme of tbe commodon
to build wbat be called a water road
from New York to Albany, but In bis
time there seemed Insurmountable dif
Acuities In tbe way. and only two or
three of bis Intimate friends were let
Into tbe secret. He nursed It notwlth
standing for several years aud bated to
let it go without a trial. All of us
knew II was thoroughly Impracticable
but bad he not accomplished many ap
parently Impracticable things and star
tled the world by bis success? Briefly,
be wanted to build some sort of track
on the surface of the water, supporting
It by pontoons. One engine on tbe rail
wa to draw WO cntinllionts In tbe wa
ter, and all tbat sort of thing. Oh. It
waa a great jclieme!" New Yor
Press.' , -
Dyspepsia
Is difficult digestion, due to a
weakened ccsiditicn of the stomach
and its inability to properly churn
the food; or to unhealthy condition
of the gastric juice, too much or
too little acid, too much or too
little pepsin
Ilood's Sarsaparilla relieves all
the distressing symptoms of dys
pepsia because it promotes the mus
cular action of the stomach and in
testines, aids nature in the manu
facture of her own digestive secre
tions, which are far better than
any artificial pepsin, unlocks tbe
bowels, stimulates the kidneys and
tones up their mucous membranes.
So prompt is its effect in many
cases that it seems to have almost
magic touch.
Begin to take it U W .
fcfrfstretfi EvesrvthlnaT-wI was trou
bled with dyspepsia auBdred verytblnaj
hot it,rath. could not sat without tenibK
distress, film taking Hood's BnrsaparlUa
I eat heartily and I am well." Mas, Leans
at oar by, UaDtwry, Conn.
CM Trsm Times) a Day-" Hood's
K-ru.tariila hu rural UK ot dyspepsia ana
t nrrer felt better. Ca eat three good
Deals every day." t-oaaiaa, hi
louta Pesna SU, Indianapolis, Ind.
HOOD'S
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Is sold er all drnrriet. Prepared only
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best adapted tor sll crops, are are to ail Atraers.
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