fv- ." . . The Alamai i it. I 'J , '' - ' ,) . i . r Gleaner. !:. VOL'XXVII. NO. 16 a. ", fa aAiAAlJ D o To il Want; To Be If You Do Theia Read GUNMAFeof By Syl vamis Cobb, Jr. "i : A Serial Story o! Great Strength It Will Be Published in This ,PaperBepflning Soon; obscribe Now andl Ret the First Issue r v. - t ?. Year in 5 1 'AMi.Wir THE TWO BUILDERS. ISro men, a Chinee legend rune, -Once found that eteb mutt build A boute, and eseh iaf eolldlng. u Aa trtJtaa most skilled, But on thought of ths ej of Wort And wear was it heart; '"'" ..Jj! The other thought not of the toil. But how 'twere beat-to start. .ii The mm knelt down before Mt Jots . .. With countenance dismayed; " . : ' . Bt ulud the jam to build th bouee And prayed and prayed ud prayed, , The other gathered up Ma tool . . And straight th tank aaMUedif-' f He hewed the joist and buna; tb oort And nailed, and Bailed and nailed. t. The one prajed oa before hie Joes,. ' Throufh all the weary while; . '' The joes peered from the altar annas . " With emetlnn like a amile. , r The other, whan be built hia bones, ' .-' Took all the extra plank - - '' , " .And burned theat a the Jots leetit. v" An offering of taaabi-iiiF.; ' Die one leaked wp treat wbere be knelt . And cried i. rob, wretched man, . i,.-:- Tou did not wait tor holy aid! : , ; , Youn waa a' wleked plan.' ! -';:; :,i . . The other etailed and Munrared btaa, ; Td not aek Jom to bleat r ;i A quality that night be termed - ; ; . t liople liltnaai M.i-'rfcKa ' ' ( ;v.J V.v;il'r-.v''i'k'.'''' i Hie beauty the legend to- J fl X That it may be applied '"; ift . To any work we say attempt J f Or any taitk kekV ' for aiking Ptorldeuea t"deT; - Some toil which a trooU afjrfc-f,' It apt to teaeb bay naa, . . .v-; The ueerulnaea of work. : V. ' " -Joak Wlak in Baltimore American. The Marvelous r End iOjFantasia.:: i A ROMANCE OTtTHE? TAGB;VX v IN CUERNAVACA.. v B j Chaiies iflesilnt Emftree." . He came back to Cneroavao from th United Sutes for bis health. He . u one of tbOM Mexicans who JttAV uted the JwlnefAng lo-Saxoodom. Hi had gonl.tt Oilcago a a :Tande;UIe iacet. What career through tarra Uoa play routes be hW trmreraed W liodjr knew. He now appeared, pale ud degenerate, shrewd, tithe. Uttle l and sjnlUng beaoUfnlly.' He wore that fantastic name which had Faced bfllboarrtr rnm Meln ta Talt The railroad t4 Jnst been inaugn plated. Porflrlo Dlaa caWt down and a banquet and, hafl On, the wortb train (Dlax having gone and uitasla at cbl alien baring apB(ared oe gloriona Eiodla came to town. Her company played Ught opera In the Cner aTaca playbouse, lost all It money "mi strock w(tb picturesqne violence i ot oiainteeration. nntaiia went to the play with the ncn doctor, and they aal tn a Fantasia explained the subletles Jj the Csstlllan". tongue with contort of the hands, The doctor was J' yonng aa Fantasia UluineiP nod Uttle slouching. He looked out of "ariy ahnt (Fantaaja'a 'glowed. ktl forever and screwed bis mas tsehe. Th caruia - went ap. and E3odia "naed on the stage, singing and Pwgled. a 8paalah beauty, graceful fl lively. . sia dipped hia hands, amased. rwtl There in no Eiodiav ta thto! mow this womanr . :'t Tb devil yen dor cried the doctor J J" that the portly Indian governor "J "ext box looked roaud. -s. The Us no more Elodl than I am McKlnlryr cried rantaala. "I Jslwapeare with her la CaM- stared sji4 lost hl calloos tr" to that capering heao granting contempt tfooaly ail the wt!ir Fantasia made ft dssh tb scenes, dragging with him TV "ortinh bat now gleaming eyed 2- They were admitted to the dr- Elodl. The dressing room was rv- The girt was disordered, and her wng down her back, bet nobody r ny the daaxllng qualities of her -gore, maur with a little shriek and I! but throwing her spangled 'wod htm. e it2 1 EVxilar rroerted be. flays! My friend, the doctor, from the America of the north!" She dawled'the doctor with a smile that knocked the cigar out of hia mouth. He stood serewlng up bis mus tache nnd hix bronzed fnce with It Elodla and KnntsRia fell Into raptures, both talking nt once, recounting, laugh ing and gluwing The doctor stnmpwl about, left out, Tolconlc with Jenlousy ''"Fantasia." nlic coyly, eyes enst down, comb In iM-geinniiMl 'lian'tl. "this comiMDy m ruined. I have -J hrive broken with the manager What am I golug tq iloT" Funtnaln. tired and jiale. coughed dls tlyiwlnply Then he cried: "Stay here! We'll win money to go back again to the United States!" "Mut you uie 111" Bpasmodlcnlly, black eyes flashing and her llpx (no swore the doctori red as plums. When an American loses his head ever n Spanish tlple he goes to the ulti mate limit. She threw blinding smllca at him. His Snanish wm i.mi ' ki, coyly refrained from her prettily ac cented English. He stalked away at length, but not till Fantasia went out abend or blm. and saw her twiddle her dainty Hngers at him In farewell. The days that followed were mad dening ones for the doctor. He had been a chum of Fantasia's -almost no body else In Cuernavaca spoke English, He now grew to hate him. His Amer ican face was screwed up all but per manently by the thumbscrew of his mustache. There was no Spanish sinuosity about the doctor. Castilinn Bethods of eourtshlp be called blank ed foolishness. The only art bo knew was to hang about n girl and keep ask' tag. She had a room hi the Bella Vista hotel. It is to be doubted that She ever paid for it. The rest of the sarzuela company departed. The doc tors office was across the plaza. He hung around, neglecting what little business be had. But Fantasia was al ways ahead of him. At last, coquet tlshly, she began to tantalize the doc tor. Maybe she did It for fun. Once In four days she would throw gorgeous miles at blm and then cut him squarely in. the plaza, gushjng to Fan. tasla. So the doctor's love ancL disappoint ment reached the degree of rage and passed on to revenge and desperatlou. Resolved to destroy Fantasia nor let "any little blanked degenerate Mexican beat him out," be evolved an infernal scheme. Plainly the health of Fantasia was bad. He looked like a consumptive, At first be hadn't cared, but Joked Imp ishly about bis coming death and graves. He quoted "Hamlet" to the doctor, doting on the morbid parts. But lately the state of his health seem ed to frighten and cow him. He came to the doctor, talked gloomily and bad prescriptions. These visits were al ways coincident with Elodla's smiles at the American and may bave aided Fantasia's Investigation of bis rival; for not eventhe Mexican could entire ly fathom Elodla. The doctor never suspected an ulterior motive In Kan tasla'sv visits, but believed that the qooter of Shakespeare with an accent was sinking Into discouragement and decline. ': Ton'rea sick tuanf cried the doctor fiercely, with his feet on his desk, star ing between half shut lids at Fantasia. The words crushed Fantasia. . He arose and walked away, bent, coughing dreadfully. When the American passed them in the plaza a little later Elodia Waved her fingers at him, and McMul- len moved on, glassy eyed, bowed down. A devilish zest entered the doctor. If suggestion could effect so much, let It be cultivated. He burled himself In his office with bis books. He planned and studied.. His science brought him to conclusions like these: Sickness is largely of tbe mind. A sick mind makes a sick body. Imagination can sicken the mind. Suggestion can con trol the Imagination. Intense belief once induced concerning the presence of disease the disease may follow. Be lief and Imagination clinging yet to this disease It grows worse. The same rea soning would have brought him to the ponclusion of death. Bnt be ceased ihlnklne at that point After profound and bitter meditation be pounded his desk and swore he'd make that imagi native, nervous little Mexican sick or know the reason why. Every physi cian knows tbe effect of cheerful sug gestlon." He would let loose the oppo site sort Tbe next Sunday evening. In deflance rwillan traditions ana snocmug h. aoruirltas In tbe plaza, Elodia flirt A.AfnHv with tbe. doctor. She crazed the phlegmatic and Jealousy eaten man. Why yon are so sorry? voy yu re not gooa anu juu, tilting ber bead sweetly. This lasted two minutes, and tnen .nn.ntt fnrt-ot about blm. so that be went Into bis office and banged tbe door. Fantaala bad seen and came the next nn in vnloine way Into the doctor's progress. The doctor growled The conversation turned on McMul- len's disease, i .m ahnnt to die. Doctor. my bosom frlend"-be coogbed badly "what Is to be doner .The doctor seemed tearing bta .mus tache off. Bru lan reverie and., turning WW"' Bald! "It would be wrong to deceive you. As your physician I must tell yon ibe trutb His eyes were here for ooce wide open snd piercing F.n.a.l-. who sat gaping at binx tbln and bewH dered. "Vcor case Is hopeless. Make yonrpe.ee with Cod. Yon cannot live beyond two momiu. . anil leallld. Fantasia sank back; his eyes rilsten.Ds. imp. After S long t lute aald weakly In rpanisn t,5th of February." !; "Tea.- said Ibe doctor, taken abac. ""rising a,d groping toward tnedoor and bowlng--l must die by tbe I3tb or April." a -The date is accurate, said toe oe- tor, w. vllUlmwsjsolemnlty. a uia later ft eambennaM m i BeDa T,- dooreo tbe upper . k. and everyWr 7!?. then she tried to smile stmggllngly.her pretty hand on her heaving breast Some tried to soothe her. But yonder crept Kautasia. bent, coughlug. sinking every day. The sight blinded her. The llitlo Shakespearian enthusiast was golug dowu. He looked as tbe nays went by ghastly. At length be kept his room for half of every day, and the public saw him walk out slow ly when the afternoon wns hottest Many guessed the love of the doctor, and presently the progress of McJiul len's disease was tbe subject which held Hie breathless attention of the town. In those picturesque streets, where tropical odors Boated, where Cortes' palace and cathedral looked down out of three. centuries of sleep and Popocatepetl gazed across tbe val ley Into Cuernavaca, the gossip of ev ery day contained news of the health of that unique consumptive. It was an advertisement for the doctor. After a year of failure people at least looked at etim. He began to think that he would not have to go back to Iowa. During these two months be seemed on proba tion with the people of Cuernavaca. His reputation was staked on bis proph ecy. The death of McMullen gave promise of making his fortune. ' These facts lent a primness to the play now enacted. From stalking glumness the doctor' sometimes broke Into feverish merriment. He did not sleep. The plan wns too fearfully suc cessful. Yet Elodia smiled on blm more and more. She grew to nay but little heed to Fantasia. The sighing senoritas of the place, hearing the news through the customary bars, de kounced her fickleness with one voice. "I I think you 111 or meditating of some ladlss of the north,"' she said rav isklngly, daintily, to the doctor. "I think you I wive not like us us poor ladiss of the south. Ah, so cold, so cold . iss theess Americans of the north!" He could have carried her off, wad ing through Are, with the great tltllln tion of that moment had It not been for the dry sound of Fantasia's cough. They were standing In the dreamy plaza at dusk, while the band played. Senoritas nnd senors marched around. Elodia shamelessly flirted with the doc tor, her Castilian customs left in Cali fornia, -nud then, never seeing them, crept by McMullen, haggnrd, a man ap proaching the portal of his end. Med ical suggestion, gone beyond recall, was Indeed successful to ghastlibess. The doctor, nervous, was fiercely gay and presently got drunk. Rapidly sank McMullen, and the girl who had thrown him over was taking up with the doctor who could not sleep. April entered. Only for oue hour ev ery afternoon did poor Fantasia crawl into the plaza. The public digested his condition. They looked, and yonder lu the sun, dreamy, delicate, sat tbe Shakespearean enthusiast awaiting his last hour. Another week passed. He appeared no more. Then one morning tbe following notice In Spanish on green bills was posted all over the town: rOIIHniO DIAZ THEATER. April 13, 180. The Day of the Death of FANTASIA M'MULLEN, TRAGEDIAN. The publii: who have cordially beheld hia decline are requested to participate at bit DKATII. An eminent medical authoiity hat proclaimed It. fie submits. Having devoted hit lire to the ilate. as he lived ao shall he die. COMK AND SEE IT DONE I . 8:45 p. m. All seats, S1.00. This uncanny freak of madness cre ated a stir. Many rushed to tbe doc tor, who wns as amazed as they. He, having taken a large dose of some drug to steady his faculties, arose, pale, be fore u small crowd and said in baiting Spanish: "There Is notnlngstrangelntnls. I will give you my professional opinion. Dis ease has brought him near to dissolu tion. It lias undermined his brain. This Is the production of a mind sinking. His derangement has fastened on this purpose, rue event is imeiy it? occur as he states It. for the power of sug gestion ou the human understanding is Incalculable. The diseased brain having set a time for Its end. nnd. tb body lelng ready, the supposition that the Intensity of that belief will cause death nt the honr exactly Is tenable, ac curate nnd scientlflc. Such cases are well known. Furthermore, any forcible prevention of this course would pro duce a mental shock wblcb might bring death still earlier. My advice to the authorities Is to favor the demented pa tient assist bis harmless monomania and let deatb come as be wishes It" Tbe crowd dissolved, and tbe doctor's theory was promulgated, spproved. Some laughed, some shivered, some scoffed. The doctor, seeming 111, was ft changed man. Even yet however. Elo dia could Infuse Into blm the wine of rapture: also be was becoming promi nent By 3 In the afternoon, April 15, every ticket was sold. They bad been placed in the "Merced" drug store and bad left 000 jIhxIcso dollars In their stead. At half past 7. so strongly bad tbls matter attacked tbe Imaginations of tbe populace, many were entering tbe tbe ster. The undercorrent of belief that tbls must be some Jest detracted from the horror of tbe event nnd sparred on curiosity. The doctor. Elodia. Fantasia, .ii -- rrcntures of foreign education. meant naturally, for tbe delectation of the people of Cuernavaca. Who knew what stunning novelty- lurked here? let. Fantasia McMullen was Bear bis death. ; Everybody stared blankly at every body else, snd tbe .audience was silent There was nobody at the door to take tbe tic kets. Tbe doctor, with necessary bravado, occupied ft front seat. Elodia was cot rwo. Ai 8: the electric lights were pot out. ami a thrill went round. The cur tain a row. displaying a -bare table with candles banking on It - appeared the deathly Z McMilfc ned with disease. . . (TV.. miAt- OpOOa plllOW On ID tuwmr or held Its breath, sod some saor mored tbat this wss beyond decency. gnduVnly tbe flmre on tbe stage sroee. walked ouateadily forward, like ft steep er In s tragedy, thin srm outstretched. He spoke, and bis voice was BoUow. His words were from tbe Bp n lab trans lation of "Richard III." Ixt eat eM beery an thy teed I TWak new the atab-dtt aw a atr-artaat at yeatk. . A ssormor. sareetrack. swept over tbe boose. Be saored backward, beet by tbat Mack dream; Tuanii te Ibe bottle ree aa aar- eel mO thy . HejrwjvedThJnaawM2 eftbfcj ws mgmruiiy real. He sank to a cbnlr beside tbe table, almost wltb his back to tbe bouse. His bead fell backward and sldowise and. gaping at tbe audi ence, seemed twisted bv dislocation of the seek, banging. A moment's dead silence. Horror, real, absolute, stiffened the onlookers. Then, wltb no warning, hiLJcaped up. On tbe atage sprang Elodia In dazzling red and red hat, eyes glistening. He, like a maniac, shrieked: "A borset A borsel My kingdom for a horse!" She struck a tragic attitude and an swered, luring him on: - "Withdraw, my lord. I'll help you to a horse r At that Instant, In tbe silence, came the whistle of tbe night train from Iguala faintly. He spraug at ber, leaping the couch with acrobatic agility, arms i out stretched, as were hers. He kicked aown tne table, and the stage was dark a skirmish, a sound of running feet, silence. The knowledge of this farce broke on the audience. One raucous curse waa torn from the doctor. In wrath many scrambled to the stage. Men cried out, women shrieked. No one knew how to turn on the lights. The doctor, first on the stage, hit his shins against the fallen table nnd tumbled over it. Oth ers fell on htm. A disgraceful scrim mage mixed with execrations ensued In the dark. The doctor struck out wild ly. The fight increased. Aften ten minutes some one found the rear exit open. Fifty men poured whooping into the street. The doctor in the lead, they dashed away to tbe station. The dis tance was great. It was afterward learned that a coachman had been brib ed to whirl the fugitives thither. At last, baying and breathless, they burst out on to that level space about tbe depot The train was beginning to move. Here the coach stopped. Yon der In the shadow plunged on Fantasia and Elodiu. Yet tbree yards lay be tween them nnd the train when a bul let, fired by tbe American, struck Mc Mullen's arm. He sank. She seized and dragged him to tbe car. He clutch ed at the railing. Tbe pursuers came hallooing behind. She clasped bis body and, running beside tbe train, thrust him to tbe platform. Sbe then sprang up. The train was going faster. Tbe pursuers came lunging on, only to find the last car beyond their reach. Within, astonished passengers beheld Fantasia fall. Into a seat fainting and bloody. Elodia. white, called for 0 doctor. One was found on tbe train and pronounced the wound slight He dressed It. Fantasia opened bis eyes to see the blushing cheeks of Elodia. ' "The luoney !" gasped he. , i ' Sbe took a bag or bills from ber dress and held It up. : ' "Ah," murmured be, a faint smile flickering on bis face, all lined, with sickly paint "then Richard Is himself again." Tbe doctor la In Iowa. Argonaut A Kind Word rtv the Owl. Tbe tiny saw whet, or Acadian owl, stays with us In winter, though, being j entirely a "bird of tbe nighttime." it Is seldom seen, and the trcuiem'. .us vi brating note of the screech owl is well known lu a rural neighborhood. -The virtues or the entire owl tribe combine In this gentle, mild mannered bird, and be does not deserve bis Inappropriate, repelling title. Wltb spring In his heart, bis ambition leads blm to at tempt a song, resulting In a succession of soft subdued notes that may be exceedingly pleasing. He may even take up bis residence In unused build ings or smalt bouses placed for bis ac commodation and. If disturbed, flies about in a bewildered manner, confus ed by tbe sunlight His work begins wben tho night comes down, and through biro woe overtakes many mouse walking out under tbe 'cover of tbe darkness. In tbe little bcrilow wbere bis housekeep ing begins for you know be Is scarcely larger than robin tbe four to six spherical eggs lie upon tbe leaves and feathers provided to receive tbem, snd It Is to be regretted tbat tbe blinking owlets sre not regarded in friendlier "bt - -''"-v"-i Slariaa at Seeift. I only know one good humored anec dote of Swift It Is very slight bnt It Is fair to tell It He dined one day In tbe company of tbe lord keeper, bis son snd tbelr two ladies wltb Mr. Cteaar, treasurer of the navy, at bis bouse In tbe city. They happened to talk of Brutus, nnd Swift said something In his praise snd then, ss It were, recol lecting himself, said, "Mr. Ctesar, I beg your pardon." One can fancy tbls occasioning a pleasant ripple of laugh ter. " ' ";' ' 'i'-; .. .' There Is another story I cannot lay my bands on lo verify, but It Is to this effect: Falkner, Swift s Puhlio pot llauer. aonie rears ef lev the dee u s dealb was dialog with pome friends. who rallied blui upon bis odd way of eating some dish I tblnk asparagus. He confessed that Swift bad told blm It was the right wsy. Therefore tbey laughed the louder until Falkner, grow ing a Utile angry, exclaimed. "I lei I yon what It Is. geutlt-tueo. If yon bad ever dined wltb the dean yon would bave eaten your asparagus ss be bade you." ' Barwtoe Made at OtSTareaee. v "Wbe.a. our boys Answered Lincoln's can. many of tbem were pVoos la da who attended Sunday school and ebnrrb sod never strayed from tbe pstb or recti i ude." said a Uacoo coun ty (KanJ L'oloo veteran In ebattlng with ft dtlsm rvpresentsllve tbe other day. "I remember bow In a short time tbe boys began to play cards and do other things tbey never did at borne. At tbe fore pert of tbe wsr wbeo bat tie was Impending tbe boys would throw away tbelr cards. Each boy ex pected to be killed, snd be did not wsnl ft deck of gresay cards to be anwag the relics sent bscfc to bis folks after be wss dead. Dot as tbe wsr went cm tbe boys got bardeaed. and In many of tbe fiercest encacrmeota toward tbe clow of tbe wsr tbe fellows lay behind breast works calmly playing cards and boating derisively st tbe gustier ss stells fell ail s round them." Kanaaa City Journal. . Tte least in quantity and the most in quality describee De Witt's Little Early Risers, tbe famous pills for constipation and liver coro flaint. J. C Simmons. . ' . , THE TASTE FOR EGGS HOW IT ipiFFERS WITH EOPUES AND COUNTRIES. SomaFolke Like Bird Wait Vrttk LeVid, bat Othere Will Smaelt Thais LI pa Over Aar Old Kind, amd th Older tha Batter, Wherever wild birds' eggs are found In quantities they are substituted for hens' eggs to a large extent being cheaper. On tbe eastern shore of Vir ginia eggs of the laughing gull are commonly eaten, and a few years ago the eggs of terns and herons were gathered In Immense numbers along the coast of Texas. Cookeries of sea birds, wbere accessible, are commonly pillaged, the most notable Instance In point being observed on the Farallone islands, 80 miles from San Francisco; These volcanic Islets, rocky and pre clpltons, are the haunt of myriads of murres, puffins, gulls and cormorants, and every summer tbe eggs of tbe murres In particular are sought by semlplratlcal "eggers." No fewer than 100,000 dozen of them are collected an nually and sent to San Francisco, wbere they fetch 20 cents a dozen at retail. A murre's egg has about twice the capac ity of hen's egg and Is remarkably well flavored. It is laid on tbe bare rock, tbe mother bird building no nest, and Is sharply pointed at one end, a provision of nature to prevent It from rolling off. If it Is disturbed, it rolls around as on ft pivot. Of course many kinds of eggs are eaten other than those of birds. - Tur tle eggs are highly prized wherever tbey are abundant and terrapin eggs are often served with the flesh. Eggs of alligators and crooodlies (which look almost exactly like goose eggs, being tbe same size and shape, wltb hard shells) are considered ft delicacy In some parts of tbs world. Sbad roe Is a familiar example of the nse of fish eggs aa food, and caviare is simply sturgeon eggs preserved. Some savages eat tbe eggs of certain Insects. " In the Malay archipelago salted ducks' eggs are a favorite article of diet. ' The new laid eggs are packed for two or three weeks in ft mixture of day, brick dust and salt, after which they are eaten hard boiled. Ducks' eggs in China are burled In tbe ground for a year and permitted to undergt partial decomposition, being dug up fc market at tbe end of tbat time. - Many such eggs are Imported Into this coun try for use ot plgtailed epicures, and sample examined in San Francisco by government expert seemed to be cov ered with hardened clay.. Wben bro ken. It was found to contain ft partly developed duckling, but tbe Chinese merchant said that It was In proper condition. ; The Chinese like new laid eggs also and keep them fresh by coating them wltb mud. By the .Alaskan Eskimo the eggs of wild fowl are preserved In walrus oil for sale to the whites, but for their own nse any old egg will do, and an addled egg Is to tbem tidbit Immense quantities of bens' eggs are shipped from Italy to England for pas try, wltb shells removed and packed In airtight vessels, each containing tbs whites and yolks of 1,000 eggs. This method does away with risk of break age, bnt care baa to be taken that all the eggs need are fresh. Inasmuch at one bad one will taint all the rest In s receptacle. There Is always more or less dsnger of disease Infection through tbe me dlum of bens' eggs In cases wbere at tention Is not paid to cleanliness In the henhouse and chicken yard. The shell of an egg has minute pores, through which germs can enter, and In this way typhoid or other pathogenic bac teria may be communicated to tbe un suspecting consumer. An eggshell Is provided with ft natural varnlsb, wblcb : binders tbe Intrusion of. sncb harmful .organisms to some extent, but It hi very Important to keep the laying birds in Quarters that are frequently white washed and otherwise made sanitary. ; Recently special Investigation of tbe make up of tbe white of aa egg waa conducted at tbe agricultural ex periment station in Connecticut with tbe result that this substance was found to consist mainly of four dif ferent kinds of albumen. It also holds some sulphur, wbkb stains silver tea spoons. The yolk Is much mors com plicated. . containing among other things . phosphorus, potassium, mag nesium snd Iron. ' When the egg be comes rotten, tbe phosphorus forms pbosphureted hydrogen,, and tbe sul phur goes to make sulphide of hydro gen, both of which bave an exceeding ly bad smell. ." - . The bacteria wblcb cause the egg to rot or spoil make their way through tbe pores of tbe shell. It has been found tbat onions fed to bens In large quantities will communicate ft flavor to tbe eggs laid, and another fact as certained Is that fresh eggs must not be pnt In tbe neighborhood of certain things, sncb ss spples. lest tbey ac quire from tbe latter foreign teste. As for tbe populsr notion that brown eggs sre "richer" snd more nutritious than white ones, experiments by tbe department of agriculture bave proved It detuaioo. ? Furthermore? It Is bow certain that bard boiled eggs are qnite as digestible as soft boiled, though tbey may not be assimilated so quickly, s point that does not make tbe slight est, difference so far as healthy per sons sre cweeroedv-Providence Jour- la TrMhte. "What brought yon here, my poor man?" Inquired tbe prVoa visitor. "Well, lady." replied tbe prisener, 1 guess nay trouble started from at tendln too many waddle's." - "Ah! Ton learned te drink there, or steal, perhaps?" . , "No. lady: I was always tbe bride groom." PhOsdelpblft fries, MI br been suffering, from dys petwift for tbs past 20 years and bsve been unable after trying all preparations end physicians to ret any relief.' A Ret lakinc of Kodol Dvsuetieift Cure I fonnd relief and am now in better health than I nave been for 20 years. I can not praise Kodol Dyspepsia Cure loo bighlf." Tbns write Mrs. G-W. Roberta, North Creek, Ark. J. C. GOOD ROADS SPECIAL. Marvel Hlahwar Sehesas the Mae at the Illlaets Ceatral. A novel scheme of arousing ft whole some and active Interest In tbe con struction of desirable highways and one which can scarcely fall to produce satisfactory results Is that arranged by tbe Illinois Central Railroad compa ny and the National Goods Roads as sociation. A train of several cars, one or more for commissary and dwelling purposes and tbe rest for tbe transpor tation of first class roadmaklng ma chinery, will leave New Orleana for Chicago wltb a force of expert road builders. At 20 or more places between those two cities tbe train will be side tracked and practical demonstrations given in the art of making smooth, hard and durable wagon ways. A model road one mile long will be built in each of the places at . which the train stops, and tbe residents of tho fa vored towns are to be called on to pro vide tbe material for foundation and grading. The coming of tbe "good roads spe cial," as the train will be called, la to be announced here and there along tbe line of the railroad by advance agents of tbe movement, who will bold mass meetings for tbe purpose of expound ing tbe advantages of highways that are properly made and of proving to the townspeople that the construction and maintenance of such highways constitute ft duty which tbey owe to themselves and to future genera tlons. It is expected tbat the arrival of the train will be awaited with great eagerness at tbe places , It . will visit, and tbe promoters of tbe venture hope tbat It will result In greatly stimulat ing tbe good roads movement, at least along the route of the Illinois Central REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS. Ara Oaea ta TvaBae. JThe Massachusetts state highways commission saya tbat repairs should begin tbe day tbey are opened to traf fic, and the attention wblcb tbey re ceive fbe first few months of use deter mines their usefulness and length of life, ' Accordingly the commission has adopted the system of continuous re pairs, the cost of wblcb "is about equally distributed over tbe roadway and roadside." Wbere tbe -length of road warrants It the work is done by men who devote tbelr whole lime to It otherwise It .Is done by local men, un der a division englueer, which proves much more costly than tbe first named plan. Thorough rolling wltb a steam roller as soon as tbe frost Is out In the spring and before the subgrsde la dry "is one of tbe best means of keeping ft stone road In good condition." Tbe report contains a table showing tbe cost of maintaining roads by towns prior to 1000, In 1000 and tbe total to tbe close of that year, wltb tbe average per mile, both total and for 1000, Tbe maximum expenditure for maintenance was $umt)9 per mile per year for 1.01 miles of road In At hoi. or ft total of $4,254 since tbe road waa built. Tbe expenditure per mile In 1000 for this stretch was 1103.88. Considering the year 1000 alone Ibe repairs per mile of road ranged from 00 cents for 2.08 miles lo Haverhill to fl,129 for 4.19 miles In llcester. ROAD8 OF NEW YORK. la Fearer Caadltlaa Thaa Thar Were ..,.-. . .e"aer Years A tta. . Time wss, and not so long ago, when supervisors were almost Indifferent to road. Improvement as It is understood now, says tbe New York Son.' They bed to be educated In tbe advantage of 'macadam. As we know, (he Im proved bicycle waa a great factor In enlightening them. But for tbe advcnl of tbst remarkable vehicle country roads wonld be tery generally what tbey were ten years ago deep In dust In dry west her and of lbs consistency of plowed fields In wet Tbe farmer came In time to appreciate good roads, but be still balks at tbe cost As there Is large contingent of rurallsts in the legislature. It Is no easy matter to get tbrongb J I bent I appropriation for road building. It may be pointed out tbat wben the bicycle ceased to be ft erase local In terest In keeping up tbe macadamised road declined. , Throughout tbe state tbe roads are not In ss good condition as thry were, say, four years sgo. In time tbe aa to mobile with a cheapening In tbe process of construction will sup plement tbe bicycle ss ft good roads ed ucator, and then, we predict tbe sum of $220000 wtU be regarded as ft rather small stste spproprlstioti to help along tbe laying down and maintenance of highways. ' . ' - - - Aaaataar II aad aJIdars. " Tbe average country road builder turns out an article that looks well In dry west ber. A rainy season, especial ly In Ibe rpriog, wben tbe snow Is melting snd sll earthwork Is loosened by thawing frost speedily devejaaje tbe. (mateur character of the Work." Many a piece of roadway en wblcb township or road district officials bsve expended days and weeks of thought and work has been wssbed sway because It waa dam In tbe path of spring wsters seeking ibe lowest level, and tbe por tions left bare been turned Into qusg- mlrvs because Insufficiently drained. " A Calejae Tree. A magnificent oak tree at Athena, Oa, not only owns Itself, but possesses other property. It waa owned many years age by Colonel W. H. Jackson, who fa bis childhood played around its staaslve trunk aad la later years grew to love It almost ss be would bis own child. Fearing tbat after bis death tbe old oak would fall Into the hands of persona who would destroy It be re corded daed" conveying to tbe tree "entire possession of Itself and of ftlt tbe land within eight feet of it e all Sides." - . - - , Freaeh aa Sate le Spakea. "Entre boos." said Miss Ayres, who delights la talking dictionary French, "are yea very fond ot Mr. OoodhartT" ' - -Weli." replied May Brightly, "he's ft very good friend of mine." , "Ah, your boa amir "Better thaa that He's my bonbon ami. He brings me a box every time be calls," Catholic Standard snd Times. ROADMAKINQ MACHiNERYV It Ha a Divested HitrhWar BelMlaar af ..-v.',-...... , star tMSsealMes. .,.. '. -;- Road building In many sections of tbe country hu . never -got . beyond the gravel wagon and the farmer's shovel. ; 1 ttes the farmer "works nt" his road tax on s day tbat is most con venient to himself and when there la nothing that can be done on the farm. He runs a scraper up and down tbe highway, throwing the .dirt In mounds, hauls a few loada of gravel, scatters It about promiscuously and the lob Is done for the year. It Is this kind of "road building" which makes many country highways impassable for a good portion of the year. In no department of mechanical In dustry baa greater progress been made than In tbe perfection and manufac ture of roadmaklng machinery. , Tbe use of tbls machinery under tbe direc tion of experts reduces road building In any kind of soil to a very simple prop osition. A wider knowledge of mod ern roadmaklng machinery among -the agricultural classes would divest the problem of many apparent difficulties In. tbe minds of tboee to whom legislatures-must look for the Initiative In thla matter. Modern steam power' roadmaklng machinery, combined with state aid under a state engineer of highways, furnishes the practical solution of ths good roads problem In tbls country. ILLINOIS HIGHWAYS. Maaer Aaaanallr Waatad Weald Saaa Ballet Cteedi Reuads. Hard roads statisticians bave figured tbat Illinois now spends and baa been spending for years more than 12,600, 000 annually on Its road work more than it is proposed to raise from both state and township taxation under tbe Curtis bill. This money goes for ths pay of tbe county and township and road district officials, for roadmaklng tools, for labor, and wbere farmers work out their road tax tbe allowance to them Is figured In. This sum, it Is estimated, would be sufficient in a dozen years to equip ev ery township In tbe state with north snd south and an east and west mac adam road of first class quality, yet tbls enormous sum Is annually1 spent for nothing dumped into tbe mud, lit erally aa well as figuratively, through lack of scientific skill applied to road building. Advocates of good roads legislation are not alt sticklers for macadam, wblcb Is usually meant when "bard roads" are mentioned. Gravel, slag, "gumbo" and many other cheap mate- I rials can be used. It Is even admitted tbat fair quality of road can be made of ordinary prairie soil, bnt It must be sclentlflchlly constructed. ; THE C08T TO FARMERS. Raw aad Heads Oeaat la Vlsartas PreSt aad Lass, A potent argument with the farmer wben be can be made to listen Is the In fluence of good roads on the marketing of bis product With country roods as tbey sre there are seasons wben tbe farmer could not get bis grain to mar ket If be -were offered Its weight In gold. Unless be has large capital be cannot take advantage of tbe actual market conditions, but must be gov erned In selling by tbe state of tbe country roads. He cannot sell nnless bo can deliver wagon load lota at the railroad station, ' - A consequence Is, say students of tbls question, that tbe farmers of Illinois could nave equipped tbe stste wltb macadam pavements for 'the money tbey have lost tbrongb being forced to sell tbelr product wben tbe roads bap pen to be good enough to permit haul ing. -. -;.-. - - ti awaena tsarina aad S"ara;ettla. "What's tbe matter. Charlie? Didn't your uncle remember you In his will?" "Ob, yes, he reuiemberea me la bis will all right enough. Tbe trouble is he didn't forget me wben be was drawing ap his codicils." Hew York Commer- etat Advertiser. Mr. F. D. Arnold, Arnold, la,, writes : lie was troubled with kid ney disease about three years. Had to get up several times during the night but three bottles of Foley's Kidnev Cure effected a com Diet- cure, he feels better than be erer did and- recommends it to his friends r- J. C. Eimmons, tbe drug gist, r i v-y r; - Scrofula Is disease as old as antatjulty , and as young as tbe newest born infant. : It bos Infested the blood of humanity from ancient times down to tbe pree enilnlnute. It is hereditary or may be acxroJred It appears in swollen (lands, scrof ulous sores, hip disease, bolls, pimples, eruptloas, and, as believed by high aatiaorities, even la the forms of ostarrh A riteaaaattsra. - -It eea be cured by taking- Hood's 8atwparillft faithfully and nereistenUy. "We know this, because Ilood's Samparitla has done it. , It will care yon if yon give H a trial. Toa should begin to take it today. , Nip Piosaoo-M STigarad from hip slttata; had S nsnalng sons; ssil 1 1 let i lit s sad each winter I was ooofload to my bad aw weeks at a tinea. Hood's Baraapariua has accompli ta id a aaihaj ears-saved my Mte. I have s geoel aipettte aad Sjal taaooa; sod wen." Ann letat, et Toortt St, FsU Klvar. Ham. M Mec Eyeew-tdy Utile giri bad serof als aad sores appaarad ta bar ayes. A few "sill of Hoodl Saraaperlla ami rely saves bar arad eha baa neve bad seroaaia saaoa." Mas, Bovaae rora, AtpaOregoa. N.B. II yaa dacaOe eo taka Hood's Barea naeiUa aw net be todasad to soy say ether. HOOD'S Sarsaparilla Is satd b-V all arer-",ts. Tr-fmi e!y ST C L EOOD c Lewei Iw. . OF C0D-UVER pnfl WITH ' HYP0PH0SPH1TES should always; be kept In th house for the fol lowing reasons: FIRST Because, If any member : of tho family has a hard cold, it : will cure It. t j , -... , , . XFSnrjn Because, if the, rhil. dren are delicate and sickly. It will make them strong and well. - 71SRD Because, If ths father tr mother Is losing flesh and becom- : . ing mm ana emaciated, it wui ouud ; . . them up and flvo them flesh ana ' strength. - ' 4 . FOURTH- Because It" to .the . standard remedy In all throat and ' lung affections. 1 - . No household should be without It It can ' be taken in summer as well as'ln winter." . ?oc and Sr.eo, ad eVnggiate, ; SCOTTTBOWNB,Chasust,NewYefc. ,t ESTABLISHED 189a ' Burlington Inmrance t ; Agency ' I lltUMNCIlN MA ITS SRAIrCHES. i i i Local agency of. Penn Mutual. Insurance " Company.' Best ' ' Life Insur-' - " ance contrata now on the market. . -. Prompt personal attention to all orders. CorreepoiMleuoe solid ted. JAMES P. ALBRIGHT, Ageat Fruit Trees , That Grow amd Bear Good Fruit. , Writs for ear tO-pag It- luetnited catalog- and (Op. , pamphlet, "How to Plant and Cultlrata an Orchard. , elves you tbat Information. yon have so long wauled; tails yon aU about those bis red apple, those luoloua . peso bee, aad Japaa plunas . with their oriental swaat , Base, all of wblcb jron hare 'often seen and aa oftaa . wondered Where the trees . oaras front that produosd Everything Good; , la Fruits. , . , pnnsaallhM of Sno Silver . laaplaa, Toons, thrifty areas smooth and straight tlie biw saat grow ear wall, no old, rough trees. This la tha bxjsi rapia growl rinr naaola noons of tbe Ufui shade tresa. Write" far prices and give list at FOBtOHA,V.O. . kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk HOLT, WILLIAMS & MAY, t Undertakers , Embalmers, BURLINGTON, N.' C. PHONB . ' eftf??yefTyTtff?rfffVTTT HI Caeeete. and Trads-M eat basis isi eues ima tor atssesa-re area. tOwaOwiegteeseeem O.o. Pe-resTOrrie f Sead eaeaet, drawing or abate, with drecrip boa. We advise, fat petefiUMe or aet, tree e i. bene. Oar ire sat das oil aatent is sacorea. S PsaeMurr. " How ta Cbuia PMasss," r.tk ra ua v.a.aaa teeeaga w entries c.a.c::ov&cd. Oaa, awrswr Create, WasMiaaraet, f. e. "1 sre the ncct Ltd c! 4U C - or csonsy tdsiizi. Ccz,' z ncct tliyildi nC;. ' gTC3 - J. C b.ujUd(4 tt Drr i. t, C ' i BOM S, war. mnA , Ch, tbe California Mbtdtorl igMjnjnejep" - i V

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