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The Senate has passed the House bill directing the census bureau to collect and publish cer tain cotton statistics in addition to those already required by tew. It calls for the publication month ly of a repdfct showing the quantity of cotton consumed in manufac turing establishments, the quan tity of baled cotton on hand, the number of active consuming cot ton spindles and statistics of cot ton Imported and exported with country of qrigin. this signature on amy ,• the gsaaln Laxative !• onwO • tb>ish ~ THE ALAMANCE GLEANER. THE THREE GUARDSMEN BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS SYNOPSIS Young D'Artagnan, going to Paris te seek service under £>e TrevUie. captain of tbe king's guards, has a Quarrel In Mating with a man aooompanied by milady. D'Artsgnan la received by TrevUie and meets the three guardsmen Porthoe, Ara mls and Atboe They have been quarrel- Jug with Cardinal Richelieu's guards. Athos la wounded. Trevllle offers D'Artagnan a letter to the director of the royal military a rails my. D'Artagnan aees the man of Meunc, SJoJua eh*U naSkL' Into Athos D'Artagnan offends Forthos and Aramls and engages to fight with them after Athoe. Instead he alda them in a light with the cardinal's guards. The three embraee D'Artagnan. Tbe king listens to the cardinal's account of the fight D'Artagnan wounds Bernaloux, relative of M. d* la Tremoullle, who oom plalna to the king. Louis places D'Artagnan In M. Desses sart's guards. He acquires a lackey. Planohet Athos' laokey is Qrimaud. Por thos has Mousqueton. AramU, Who ln tenda to take orders, has Basin. Bonadeux, D'Artagnan's landlord, misses his wife, seamstress to the queen and pro tegee of Laporte. queen's valet She knows of the queen's lo.ve affairs. Bona cleuz asks- aid of D'Artagnan and bis friends. Bonacteux Is arrested. His wife Is roe cued from tbe police by D'Artsgnan. who lovea her. He takea her to Athos' house. He Is to go to the Louvre and warn La porta. tagnan la mysterious intrigues at night. She warns him not to mingle In them. He promises to go home. The Duke of Buckingham, favorite of King Charles of England, Is in love with the queen of France. D'Artagnss assists him, and Athos Is arrested by mistake for D'Artagnan. , Queen Anne sends Buckingham away after giving htm a Jewel casket as a re membrance. BanaclAu*. ffißJlr arrest. Identifies Athos, who is released. Riche lieu Interrogates Bonaoleox. Richelieu learns the easiest contained studs given to Anne by L6uls. He sends milady to London to .steal two studa Bonacleux freed. Trevllle protests against the cardinal's trsatment of muskstssra. Louis forces from Anne a letter plan ning an attack on the cardinal. Richelieu Induces Louis to plan a ball and aSk the queen to wear the studa Milady has stolen two. Mine. Bonacleux offers to aid the queen In recovering the diamonds from Buck ingham, but discloses unintentionally to Bqnaclsux, now Richelieu's tool, that Anne wishes to send a messenger to Lon -• - i CHAPTER XIV. , The Lever snd ths Husband. H, madame," said D'Artagnan f\ as he entered bj tbe door which the young woman had opened for him, "allow me to tell yon that yon have a had sort of a husband there I" "You have then overheard oar con versation ?" asked Mme. Bonacleux. "How?" "By a mode of proceeding known to my seit" "And what did yon understand by what yon heard as say?" "That it gives me an opportunity of placing myself at your service. The queen wants a brave, intelligent, de- Voted man to make a Journey to Lon don for her. I have at least two of the qualities you stand in need of, and here I am." Mme. Bonacleux made no reply, but her heart beat with Joy, and secret hope shone In her eyes. "And what pledge can yon give me," asked she, "If I consent to confide this message to you?" "My love for yon. Do yon know Athos, or Portbos or Aramls?" "No; who are these gentlemen?" "Three of the king's musketeers. Do yon know M. de Trevllle, their cap tain?" "Oh, yes, 1 know him; not personal ly, but from having beard the queen speak of him more than once as a brave and loyal gentleman." •• I "Ton are not afraid that he wonld betray yon for the saks of the car dinal?" "Oh, no, certainly." "Well, reveal your secret to him and ask him whether jrou may not safely confide it to me." "But this secret is not mine." "Why. yon were going to confide it to M. Bonacleux," said D'Artagnan, with an offended tone. "Put me to the proof." Madame Bonacleux looked at the young man, restrained for a minute by a last hesitation, but there was such an ardor In bis eyes, such persusslon in bis voice that she felt herself drswn on to place confidence in him. "Listen." said she. "I yield to your protestations, I yield to your sssur ances. But I swear to yon that if yon betray me my enemies pardon me. I will kill myself while accusing yon of my death." "And I, 1 swear to yon, madame," said D'Artagnan, "that if 1 am taken while accomplishing tbe orders yon give me, I will die sooner tbsn do anything or ssy anything that may compromise any one." " Then the young woman confided to him the terrible secret D'Artsgnan was radiant with Joy and pride. This secret which he possessed, this weenan whom he loved! "1 will «o. M said be- T win go at ODCfc" "How! Tea will go!" said Mme. Bonacteux; "and your regiment, your captain T* "By my seal you have made me for get all that, dear Constance! Tea, yon are right—l mnst obtain leave of ab sence. I will go this very evening to M. de Trevllle, whom I will r«qusst to ask this favor for me of Me brother in-law, M. Deaseeaart" "But yen have perhaps no money." Terhape is too meek,'' said D'Arta pdn imtflAf, "Then," replied Mme. Bcoadenx, opening a cupboard and taking tram it the very bag which half aa boor be fore her husband bad carsessd so af fectionately, "take this bag." "Tbe cardtaaTar cried D'Artagnan. breaking into a load laugh. "Itfß be a dooMy amusing affair to save tbe qnesn with tbe cardlnaTs money." "Ton are an amiable and a charming young man," said Mme. Bonadsux. "Be assured you win not find bss maj esty ungratefgl." -uu, i am aireauy more man recom pensed!" cried D'Artagnan. '1 love you. Ton permit me to tell you that I do. That Is already more happiness than I dared to hope for." "Silencer 1 said Mme. Bonacteux, atarting. "Some one ie talking In the street It is my husband" D'Artagnan ran to ths door and drew the bolt "He shall not come in before 1 am gone," said he. "and when I am gone you can open the door for him." "But I ought to be gone too. And the disappearance of hie money—how am I to Justify It if I am here?" "You are right We must go out" "Go out? How? He will see us If we. go out" "Then yon must come up into my room. You will be ss safe as in a tem ple. I give you my word as a gentle man." "Let ua go, then. I place full confi dence In you, my friend." Once In his apartment, for greater se curity the young man barricaded tbe door. They both went up to the win dow, and through a slit in tbe shutter they saw M. Bonacleux talking with a man in a cloak. At the sight of this man D'Artagnan started, half drew his sword snd sprang toward the door,: It was the men of Meung. "What are you going to do?" cried Mme. Bonacleux. "You will rain us all!" "But I have sworn to kill that man!" aaid D'Artagnan. "At this time your life Is devoted snd does not belong to yout In the name of the queen I forbid you to go! In my own name I beg you! But listen; tbey appear to be speaking of me." M. Bonacleux had opened his door snd, seeing the apartment empty, had returned to the man in the cloak, whom he had left alone for an Instant "She Is gone," said be. ."She most be gone back to the Louvre." "Is tbe young guardsman at home?" "I do not think he is, but I will ssk his servant" Bonacleux went Into the house sgsln. passed to D'Artagnan's door . snd knocked. No one snswered. Portbos. to make a greater display, had that evening borrowed Planchet As to D'Artagnan, he took care not to give the least sign of existence. At the moment the finger of Bona cleux sounded on the door the two young people felt their hearts bound within them. "There Is nobody within," said Bona cleux. "Never mind. Let us wslk Into your apartment We shall be better there than In the doorway." "Oh," whispered Mme. Bonacleux. "we shall hear no more!" "On the contrary." said D'Artagnan, "we shall bear the better." D'Artagpan raised the loose boards, spresd a carpet, went down upon bis knees snd made a sign to Mme. Bons cleux to do ss he did, stooping down toward the opening^ "And you think that your wife"— eald the unknown. "Is returned to the Louvre. The news I brought you is valuable?" "Very, my dear Bonacleux. I don't attempt to deny It" "Then the cardinal will be pleased with me?" "No doubt he will. Are you sure thst in her conversation with you your wife mentioned no proper names?" "No; she only told ms she wished to send me to London to further tbe in tereets of an Illustrious personage." "Never mind," continued tbe man in the cloak. "It waa very silly of you not to have feigned to accept the mis sion. Yon would now bp In posses sion of tbe letter. Tbe stste. which Is now threatened, would be ssfe. snd the cardinal wonld have given you letters of nobility." "Did be tell yon so?" "Yes." "Be satisfied." replied Bonacleux. "My wife adores me, and there Is still plenty of time." "What do you mean by its being still time?" ssked tbe man in the cloak. "I will go to tbe Louvre. 1 will ask for Mme. Bonadeux, 1 will tell her I have reflected upon the matter. I will renew tbe affair. I will obtain the let ter and I will ran directly to the car dinal's.'' "Well, begone then! Make all pos sible haate. 1 will shortly come back to learn tbe reenlt of your plan." Tbe unknown went out "Baae old fool!" said Mme. Bona cleux. addressing this sSectionste epi thet to her husband. "Silence," said D'Artagnan. A terrible howling Interrupted these reflectione of D'Artagnan and Mme. Bonacteux. It was her hnsbend who had discovered the diseppesrsnce of bis money bag snd wss screaming oat. "Thieves, thlevee!" ' "Oh." cried Mme. Bonacleux, "be will rouse tbe whole quarter!" Bonacteux cried for a long time, bat aa each cries on account of their fre quency did not sttract much notice In the Rue des Foeeoyeure. finding that nobody came, be west oat. "Row he Is gone. It Is your turn to get out" ssld Mme. Bonacleux. "Cour age. my friend, bat. above all. pru dence. and think what you owe to tbe QQMOr "To ber and to your' cried D'Arta gnan. "Be satisfied, lovely Con stance. I sbsll prove worthy of ber gratitude. Bat shall I likewise return worthy of yoar lover The ynnnr woman only replied by the hesntlfnl glow which mounted to ber rhsshs A few seseads after D'Artagnan went out In his ton. en velopsd likewise la a large cloak, which 01 concealed tbe abeath of a long sword. D'Artagnan went straight to the be tel of M. de Trevllle. He had reflected that la a few urinates the cardinal would bo warned by this ctuesd un known. who appeared to be hie agent, and be Judged, with reason, be bad not a moment to iocs. M. de Tsevllle was la hie esloon with hie habitual court of gentlemen. D'Artagnan. who was known as s fa GRAHAM, N. C„ THURSDAY, JUNE 27 millsr or tb. house, went eui«u, w ] his cabinet and sent word to him thst he wished tc ere blm upon sn affair of Importance. D'Artagnan had been there scarcely live minutes when M. de TrevUie en tered. At the first glsnce and by the Joy which was painted on Ms coun tenance the worthy captain plainly perceived that something freeh and extraordinary was on foot "You will pardon me, I hope, (or having disturbed yon when you know the Imports Dee of my baslasse," eald D'Artagnan. "Speak, then. lam attentive." "It concerns nothing less," seld D'Artsgnan, lowering his voice, "than the honor, perhsps the life, of the queen." "What do you say?" asked M. de Trevllle, glsnclng around to aee If they were alone. "I ssy, monsieur, that chance has rendered me master of a secret"— "Is this sscret yoar ownf "No, monsieur; It Is her msjesty'a" "Are you suthorlsed to communicate It to me?" "No. monsieur." "Why, then, are you about to betrsy It with respect to me?" "Because without you I can do noth ing, snd I wss sfrsld that you would refuse me the fsvor I sm come to ssk If you were not acquainted with my object" "Keep your eecret young man, and tell me what you wish." "'I wish you to obtsln for me from M. Dessessart leave ot absence for e fortnight" "When?" •This very night" "You ere leaving Paris?" "1 am-going on a mission." "Msy you tell me whither?" "To London." "Hss any one an interest In prevent ing your arriving there?" I "The cardinal, I believe, would give ' anything In tbe world to prevent my success." "And you sre going alone?" | "I am going alone." "In that esse you will not get beyond Bondy. You will be sssasalnated. In enterprlsee of this kind. In order that one may arrive, four muat set out" "Ah, you sre right, monsieur!" ssld D'Artsgnsn. "But you know Athos, Portbos snd Arsmls. snd you" know if 1 can dispose of them." "Without confiding to them the se cret which 1 was not willing to know?" "We are sworn, ones snd forever, to implicit confidence end devotedneee against sll proof : besldee, you csn tell them that you have full confidence In me. snd tbey will not be more Incredu lous than you." "I can send to each of them leave of absence for s fortnight thst Is aIL Athos. whose wound still glvss him in convenience, to go to the waters ef Forges: to Pqrthos snd Aramls to ac company their friend." "Thanks, monsieur; you sre a hun dred times Mndr* "Begone, then, find them Instantly and let all be done tonight Ha! but first write your request to M. Des sessart." D'Artagnan drew up his request, and M. de TrevUie. on receiving It assured Mm tbst by 2 o'clock In the morning the four lesree of sbsence should be granted. "Have tbe goodness to send mine to Athos' residence. I should dread some dlssgreeable encounter If 1 were to go home." "1 wlfl. Adieu, end a prosperous voysge!" D'Artagnan's first Visit was for Ara mls. He found Aramls this evening sitting up. but melsncholy snd thought ful. After tbe two friends had been chet tlng a few Instants a servant from M de Trevllle entered bringing tbe leave of absence for Aramle. "What doee all tbia mean?" aafced Aramls. "Pack np sll you wsnt far a Jour ney of a fortnight and follow me." "But I qannot leave Parle Just now without knowing"- Aramlf stopped "What Is become ef her? 1 suppose you mean"— continued D'Artsgnan. "Become of whom?" replied Arsnris. "Tbe Isdy who was here, tbe lad; of tbe embroidered handksrcMsf." "Who told you there waa a lady bare?" replied Aramls, becoming aa pale aa death. ■ "I saw' her." "And you know who aha le?" "Well. 1 think 1 csn give a pretty good guess at least." "Then." seld Arsmls. "since yon ap pear to know ao many things, caa you tall me whet is become of that lady?" "I presume thet ebe la gone back to Tears. She wss in fssr of being ar rested." "Why did ebe not write to aw then?" "Becesee ebe was afraid of compro mising you." "Well. tbeu. since ebe bee left Peris snd you sre sure of It D'Artagnan. nothing prevents me. sad I aia ready to follow you. Ton say we are gotng"- "To Athos* residence sew, aad I beg yea to meke haste." "Will Basin go with ss?" aaked Ars mls. "Psrbsps so At sll events it le beet tbst be should follow us to Athos*." Arsmls called Besla aad after hav lag ordered him to Join them at Athaa" residence: "Let us go. than," ssld ha, taking hie cloak, gword and three pis tols. As they went out Arsmls placed Me hand upon tbe arm of D'Artagnan aad looked et Mm eemeetly. "Yon have not epoken of tMs lady** ■Aid bl. To nobody In tbe world" "Thafa well!" Tbey found Athoe holding Ma leave of sbeence In one head and M- da Tre ville's note in tbe other. "Can yon explain to me what this leeve of sbeence and thla letter whiah I have Jnet received smear ssld the eetonlsbed Athoe: Mr Dear Atbos-I wish, ss year health absolutely requires it, that rea should rest for a fortnight 00, tbsn. aad take the waters of Forses or aar that amy bo more agreeable to roe sad re aotebßob yourself ss qstefely aa possible. Tow mi fsctiossU nc TRXVIUUR. "Well, thla lesve of sbsedce ana that | letter mean that ydu must follow ma, Athoe." "To the waters of ths Forges V "There or elsewhere." "In the king's servicer "Either the klng'e or yie queen's," ssld he. At that moment Porthos entered. "Here tee strange thing that has happened T said he. "Since when. I wonder, in tbe musketeers, did tbey grant men leave of absence without Its bitog liked fovr "Since," said D'Artagnan. "they have friends who eak It for them." "Yea. we are folnf- ssld Aramle "Te London, gentleman." eald D'Ar tagnan. "To London!' cried Porthoe. "And what are we going to do In Ix>ndonr "That la what 1 am net at liberty to teU yon. gentlemen. You ma* trust to me." "But In order to go to London a man ahoald have eosm mousy, and I biTi none." "Nor I." ssld Aramls aad Porthoe. "Welf, I have," added D'Artagnan, pulling out hla treasure from his pock et end piecing It aa the table. "Thera are la this hag 900 pistoles. "La* each take 75. which will be qslta enough to take us to London snd bach. Besides, we may be sure that all of ua will'not arrive at London." "What Is this. then, a campaign upon which we are enteringr "And a moat dangeroue one. 1 give ▼on fair notice." "Ah. ha! But If we do risk being killed," eald Porthoe. "at least 1 ahould like to know what for." "Ia the king accustomed to give rea aona? You nsed give youreelvee no unesslness sbout thst" "D'Artagnan Is right" said Atboe. "D'Artagnan. I am ready to follow you. And now, when are we to go?" "Immediately," replied D'Artagnan. "Hole! Qrimaud. Planchet. Mon equeton. Basin f cried the four young men, calling their- lackeya. "Clean my boots and fetch the boreee." Planchet, Qrimaud. Monaqueton aad Basin set off st full speed. "First we go to Calala," said D'Ar tagnan. "That la the moet direct line to London." "I am the bearer of a tetter, that la all. I have not and I cannot make , i Titers sre. In three cop lee of that letter, becauae It le eealed. We must thfn. It eppesrs to me, travel In company. Thla letter le here la thla pocket" And he point id i 0 irnrfcrt irhlth tirntilnttl thf letter, "if I should be hilled one of yon must take It end pursue the route. If he be hilled. It wUI be aaotber'o tarn, aad eo on. Provided a alqgle one arrivee. that Is all that la re quired." "Bravo. D'Artagaanr cried Atboe. "We will arm oar fopr lackeys with pistols snd musketoona. If they send an army out against ns we will give battle, and the earvlvor. aa IXArta gaan says, will carry tbe letter." "Well said." cried Aramls. "I aifee to Athoe' plan. Aad yon, Porthoe r "I agree to It too." eald Porthoe. "If D'Artagnan approves ef it D'Arta gnan. being beerer ef ths letter, ie naturally the head of the eaterpriee. Let him decide, sad we will execute." "Well," eald D'Artagnan. "I decide that we ah on Id adopt Athos' plan, and that we set off la half aa hour." "Agreed!" shouted tbe throe musket eers In chorus. And every one. etratching eat Ms hand to the bag. took his 7b plot ales " CHAPTER XV. The Journey. AT 2 o'clock la the moralst ear foar adventurers left Parte L by the be nter St Deals, the lackeys followed, armed to the teeth. All went well till they ar rived at CbaatUly. which place they ranched shout II o'clock ia tbe morn ing. Tbey stood In need ef krenkflsst aad alighted st tbe door of aa inn. They ordered tbe lackeys not to an asddle the borsee aad to held them aelvee In reedlneee tn net off again Im mediately. Tbey entered the common room and placed themeetvne at table. A gen tleman. who had Jnet arrived by tbe roate of Deaminrtln, waa seated at ths same table sad was taking Ms break fast He opened the conversation by talking ef rain and fine weather. Tbe travelers rapHo: He drank la their good health, and the travelers retom ~S Ma srfll"' » ana all threemounted their bore as snd srt out «t s good pace, while Per tfeos was promising his sdvsnsaqr to perforate blm with all the throats | known In tbe fencing schools. And the travelers rantinasd their roots. At Bee uv aia they etopped two hours, aa well to breathe tbstr horses a little as to wait for Portbos. At the and ot the two hours, aa Porthoe did not come and aa they heard no news of Mm, they resumed their Journey. f » , 1912. At a league from ueauvsis. where the roed was confined between two high banks, they fell In with eight or ten men who were digging boles. Arsmls. not liking to soil his boots, apostrophized them sharply. Ths la borers began to Jeer tbe travelers, snd by their Insolence disturbed the equa nimity even of tbe cool Athoe, who urged on his borer sgainst one of them. The asen all Immediately drew back to the ditch, from which each took a concealed musket. .The result was that our seven travelers were outnumbered In wenpons. Aramls rscelved s bell, which psssed through his shoulder, and Mousqueton soother ball, which lodged in the fleehy part of the leg. Monaqueton aloae fell from hie boras, not because he waa severely wounded, but beceuse be Judged the wound to be more serious than it really waa. "it la an ambnecadet" shouted D'Ar tagnan. "Don't waste s charge! For waid!" Aramls. wounded ss he was. seized the mane of bis horse, which carried Mm on with ths others. Mousquetoo'e hone rejoined them, aad galloped by the side of his compsnlons. They continued st their bset speed for two hours, but st Crevscoeur Ara mls declared he could proceed no far ther. In fact it required all the cour age which be concealed beneath his elegant form and polished manners to bear blm so fsr. He every minute rw mora pele. snd tbey were obliged support him on his borae. Tbey lifted blm off et the door of a cabaret, left Basin with him and aet forwsrd again In the hope of sleeping st Amiens. "Well." seld Atboe aa soon ss they were sgsln In motion, "reduced to two ms stars snd Qrtmsud snd Plancbstr The travelere arrived at Amiens at midnight and alighted at the Inn of the Golden Lily. The host bad the appearance of as honest a man as aay on earth. Ha wished to lodge the two travelers each In n charming chamber, but unfortu nately these charming chambers were at the oppoelte extremlttee of the ho tel, aad D'Artagnan and Athos declin ed them. They declared tbey would sleep In the common chamber, eecb upon a mattress, which might be thrown upon the ground. They had Just prepared their beds aad barricaded their door within when aome one hnocked at the yard abutter. Ia fact It was Plsncbet and Qri maud. "Qrimaud can take care of tbe horsee," eald Plaocbet. "If you are willing, gentlemen. I will Sleep screes yoar doorway upon a bundle of straw, snd you will then be certain that no body can come to yon." Planchet Installsd himself ecroea tbe doorway, while Qrimaud went and shut himself op In the stable, under taking tbet by 5 (/clock In the morn ing he and the four horses ahould be ready. At 4 o'clock- In the morning there waa a terrible riot In tbe atablea. Qrtmsud had tried to waken the eta ble boys, snd the stable boys bad eel upon him and beaten him. When they opened tbe window tbey aaw the poor lad lying aaneeleee, Planchet went down Into the yard and proceeded to saddle the boraea But the horses were all knocked op. Mousqueton'e borae, which had trav eled for live or six boors without a rider the day before, alone might have been able to pursue the Journey. Bui fay an Inconceivable error a veterinary surgeon, who had been eent for, aa II appeared, to bleed one of tbe boot's ho rase, bad bled Mousqueton'e. Thla began to be annoying. Atbos snd D'Artagnan went out. while Planchet waa eent to Inquire If there Were not three ho rasa to be eold In (to aa oosTtnuso.) r" • . ' Retting Seek et Hjip. Scoffing Man—You suffragettes onght to live in those European countries Where women and donkeye hitched to gether draw beevy loada. Then you'd hoof eotnouee. Suffragette-Are yon married? ■coding Man—Of course Snffragette Evidently the custom yon mention le not confined to foreign landa^—Judge. Another Viewpoint. Sometimes eompaalons teU me iohee Thet I have heard. flemaumee the woee of other folks Seem quite skeurd. A chap can't always break away, Aad people bore ma every day. Perhaps my Jokes are told to aome Who think them trite Psrhape my tales of wee beoome Annoying quite. I never thought of It before, •at maybe sometimes I'm a bore. —Louisville Courier-Journal. The El« Leeor. "How is yoar eonr "Don't mention hiss. I've caat him off." "Good gncione, what baa he doner "Done! There's no end to Me ex travagance." "Eh? Whet form doee It take-yacht, automobile, aeroplane V "No; chicken farm."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Withered Flirtation. "Ok whither away, my little saaMT Oh, whither awayr quoth L She gave me a gtaaoe all unafraid. Aad tbue did she make reply: "Oh. wither away youraeU!" aaid aba. rd never be eeea wither llkee of theer And she whUbered the while With a withering smile That totally withered me. —Harper's Weekly. He'd Failed *e Often. "Mr. Tim aid has asked if he might call tonight I think he wants to tell am that he levee me," eald Miae Yer "Oh," replied her sister, "that gose without saying!" "Yss, snd I'm afraid that he will ton."—Catholic Standard and Tlmee- The School ef Fish. Whan little flsbee go to school Tbey make a novel sight They work their Bns aad swish their tails With very keen delight ... To learn their laeeone Is no task. It's not a bit of trouble. For all tbey ever have to say Is: Babble, bubble, bubble —Joe Chapple'e News-Letter. GOATS INSURANCE. You'd Hardly Think the Two WIN Re lated,, but They Ak Everybody knows something about Insurance. Almost everybody carries some—life, accident. Ore, fidelity, plate (lass, partners til p. burglary, marine or what not—and many occasionally And tbe payment of tbe regularly re curring premiums a heavy tax, how aver greatly they may appreciate tbe advantages of holding the policies. Everybody knows something about goats, but few would think of aaao dating goats wltb Insurance or of ao quiring goats with a view to reducing the amount of their premium*. Ist a large contracting Arm la Kansas City keeps a herd of Angora coats foe that very purpose. Tbe company's yards cove* many acres of ground, and the buildings aod other equipment thereon represent as Investment of several hundred thou sand dollars. When the yards were first established tbe weeds and otbot vegetation on tbe property were con sidered by the underwriters to be dan gerous Ore hazards, so much so that tbe rates charged were almost pro hibitive. It was agtued. however, that If the weeds were kept down tits premlume would be greatly reduced. But the coat of mowing tbe weeds and cutting down tbe undergrowth would have been In Itself no Incon siderable item In tbe yearly bodflst Tbe company sccordlngly bought a flock of Angors gosts and turasd them loose In the extrahazardous yards. Tbe goats now keep the yards cropped ss close as a mowed lawn and not only save tbe Arm a large amount an nually in Ore Insurance premiums, but thrive so well on th* objectionable vegetation and multiply so sbundantly that they have sctuaiiy returned a con siderable profit on tbe among of th* company's capital that their purehass represents.—Detroit Vree frees. DYNAMITE ACCIDENTS. •ems of the Stuff May Remain After a Charge is exploded. "It Is generally supposed that when s charge of dynamite has exploded It Is all ovsr-tbat the entire chargs baa been consumed." ssld a "hasd rock" man who baa worked la mines. Is river tuubsls aod other places whsre high sxploslves are used. "This supposition, however, la not correct'* be continued. "Sometimes particles of dynamite will be blown out wltb tbe broken rack. Then it becomes a menace to tbe work men. It is a favorite practice of men who are watting or reettng to ait oa a pile of •muck.' aa the broken rock Is called, and to Jab Into It wltb a pick or a candlestick or somp other steel thing, much the same aa a Yankee Will whittle while be talks or thinks. If tbs steel strikes ooe of these bits of dynamite that has not goos off, be cause tbe glycerin In It has started to run or because s fragment of It b*a been crystallised, there will be an ex plosion. Tbe chances are that not ens •f tbe group of men sitting around will escape Injury. "Another frequent cause acci dents Is that aomsttmes dy namite explodes sod tears out th* rock a small quantity of It will bs left la the bottom of tbe drill bole. unaffected by tb* shock. If the drill hoi* that re mains happens to be pointed la the right direction s lasy drill runner Is likely to take advantage of It aad abut his new bole In the old on* la order to make a record or eeve time. The la stoat his drill commences to thud on tbe unexploded dynamite It foes off. The stsel Is driven back through th* barrel of the machine, wrecking It and usually killing tb* drill ruaasr. nto explains many mysterious dsatbs that bav* baen attributed to Tnlssifl shsta'» —Mew York Press. Original 0 f Sam Waller. Th* original of Bam Weiler was •am or Samlvsl Vale, who was w«U known ss a London comedian who act ed In tbe fane called "The Boarding House" and subsequently at Oovsnt Garden theater. Sam Val* was noted everywhere for bis Wellerisns, sack as "Come oa. ss tbe msa said to Us tight boot" "I'm down oa you. as fa* •xtlngulsber ssld to th* candfe" "Where shall w* fly. as tbs bullet KM to tb* trigger." end -Let every on* tsk* cars of tbemselvs*. aa tb* don key obssrvsd when dsadag among the chickens." Sam Tale died la IMS. Clean Monday. Clean Monday la peculiarly a Ore dan Institution. It Is th* dsy that u*b •ra In th* great L*nt*n teat at Athsps, and th* p*opl* go holiday maklag to eat Leutea fare oo the hllla around the city, while tbe shepherds aad country people dance the aacteat Uieek dance* la tb* old temples. This piaeac* I* termed "cutting th* ao**of Lent." Isnlai * Spanking. Hoofs Toungsst—Dont your tbom (Ml very uncomfortabl* wb*n you walk, Mrs. Nurycb*? Mm Wurych*— Deer ma. whst an extraordinary ques tion! Why do yoo oak. child 7 Boar* Toungsst Oh. only 'co* pa said tb* ether day sine* you'd come late your money you'd got far too Mg for your boots.—London Telegraph. Mttoieei TfeuMea Little Harold bad Just bagua tbe study of tussle, aad a visitor ssksd bow bs wne getting aloof. "AU right" be replied, "only I bav* trouble wltb tbe sharks and flaps."— Chicago Mews. Right In Hie Un» Mtotrsss Why. Koran, what ar* you doing on that poMceman's knee} Norsb -Mora. mum. he's a-rssda' mer-Lon too TU-Blts. Blooms Under tofles Saesh Tbe soidanellas of tbe Ugh Alpine meadows of gwitssrlaad bow tbeir way up through tbe coating of ice aad snow by means of b*at generated bjr th* growing stem. Quito com mop ly, If the layer of snow Is very thlc*. tbe flower will open without ever teach ing the surface at all. The bloeaom is la no way affected by Its strange sur roundings. Tbs'space round the stem b, of 4ourss, tbs wed by tb* growing stem, which gives out bsat—Dstrolt i~reo press. . a f mmm §) WEBSIE&j 11 New V| W INTERNATIONAL lj ff DKIMMMBT I I THEMEUIAMWEBSTOT I I B — »k« »11f OMA> M ■ tioh, sniiitoa owy H ■ Said at the world's ■ H ~L >„ j j 1,171 ■ ■ Bccaass tt dsdnssovsr sslsss ■ ■ nzz: 1 ■pp—*ta j** l ** (ißßfjs'aai""'! 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