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:: Romance That Came of a
:: Vacation Speat on Ap- ;;
pie Tree Farm \\
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!! By CLARISSA MACKIB 1 !
' 'iiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiii''
"I simply want to be myself for
awhile," explained Susanna Whitmore
to motherly Mrs. Hoiden as they sat
in tbe cool ali.ide of tbe farmhouse
porch. "After one baa portrayed a doz
en different characters daring a sea
son you can imagine tbe blessed relief
of getting vway from tbe atmosphere
of the playhouse. Please—please do
not tell anybody tbnt I am an actresa.
Won't you let me be your niece from
Way buck?"
Mrs. Holden smiled Into the beauti
ful gray eyes. "Ah. my dear, you will
be playing a part then, won't you?"
sbe asked.
Susanna laughed gayly. "It's In the
blood, of course, but I can truthfully
be Susie Whitmore. the daughter of an
old friend. I am "so glad you knew my
mother. Isn't.it wonderful tltet out of
all the'advertisements I read I pick
ed out your Apple Tree farm and then
it "Should happen that you knew my
mother?"
Mrs. Holden's band covered tbe small
white palm upturned on Susanna'*
lap. "I don't 'know as It's so mighty
1 «*.
"in GBAOIOUS I" 888 BJACDtATBD, BTAB
INQ At BDSA.N.NA.
wonderful when you come to think it
over."" she said deliberately. "When
you coniider who it la that orders all
tblngs it seem* the most natural thing
In tbe world that be should direct a
motherless girl who needs a little moth
ering; straight to a childless woman
who ba* alwaya been heart hungry."
Her hand tightened on the girl's handf
and as she" felt a return pressure tear*
came into her kind eye*. "Now, my
dear. It is all settled, 1 suppose, that
you are to come down to Apple Tree
farm and spend three months, and I
ahall Introduce you a* our friend, and
If anybody finds ont you are an actreae
—well, It will bot be our fault"
"You're nqt ashamed of tbst—ths
profession, I mean T asked the girl
quloklyr, "Sojne people sre prejudiced,
yon know."
- "Lord love you, dear! Be wouldn't
hare given you that talent If be didn't
expect yon to make uae of it That'*
our reasoning. James' and mine. All
the lessons to be learned are not be
tween book covers. 1 expect tbe stage
teaches plenty of folks."
"I hope It does!" cried Saaanna hap
pily. "Now that it's all arranged I
cannot wait to'get down here. I shall
arrive next Saturday—big bag. little
bag, bandbox and bundle. Now tell
me wbo>onr neighbors are."
"There are mighty few of 'era. Tbe
farma all being so large, tbey are nat
urally far apart all excepting Slla*
Tanner'*. Our orchards Join, but yoa
can't aee their bouse In tbe imnmer
because of t|ie tree*. In the winter
time we're mighty glad to feel we're
ao cloee together."
"Are the Tanners a large familyr
inquired Susanna aa *be arose to go.
gNobody except SUB*- and hi* wife
and Florlne. That'* their daughter.
Florlne might be company .for yoo.
only *be'* kind of narropi about some
things. Then there'* tbelr blred mau.
ideorge. 80 700 eee t lie re ain't many
there to anoop ■ round and wonder who
yon are. t guea* yon'll Be let atone
and can get all tbe reat yoB need and
bring back woe real color Into your
check*"
• • • e. • ' »' • *
The green riata under the gnarled
tree* of tbe orchard wa* Buaanna'a fa
▼ortte haunt Her hammock traa
a wrong between two apple tree*. Over
her head a pair of'roblna ware ralatng
a naatful of young one*.
{ For the flrnt few weekf Boaanna wna
content to lie In tbe hammock and
read or Bleep or to watch the bird Hfe
about bar. She learned to know the
ffanner family by itgbt Tbe abort,
atout woman waa lira. Thnnar; the
'tea. atooped man waa BUaa Tanner;
fee a lender girl with tbe Mirow figure
and exaggerated coiffure waa Fiorina
who taught acbool In a neighboring
rlllage In tbe winter and managed hat
parent* daHng the aummer vacation.
There waa alao the hired, man, wboae
form paaaed acroaa her rang* of rlaiov
aa ha cot acroaa lot* to and from the
ttanner meadow*. Sometime* ho waa
trirlng the cow*; again be awong
along with hoe orar bla (boulder bound
lor the cornfield. Buaanna waa tater
aatad In George, tbe hired mas, bo
ra o*e aba bad never *een bla face. H*
Id way* wore gJUfirtng atraw Bat that
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GBAHAM, N. C., DECEMBER 12, 1912.
u— uiin quite
|ld bis features from ber view. p
He walked well. He lacked -the
•bumbling, leisurely gait of Mr; Hoi
flen's German farm hand, nod lie car
ried his bend up.
One day Susanna was Introduced tc
Florlne Tanner, and tbe girl Invited
the summer boarder to take a walk
down by tbe brook that rambled
through the meadow bottom.
"I saw a blue heron there the other
day," she remarked as they crossed the
orchard.
"Wouldn't It be splendid If we cauglit
■ glimpse of him today?" cried Susan
na. "I've been keeping a notebook of
all tbe birds I meet up here. ' I've
found tea strangers already."'
"We have bird study in the school,"
remarked Florlne, whose conversation
Invariably reverted tuber chosen root
tlon. "Can you climb a fence?" she In
quired skeptically, preparing to akaist
the city girl over the bars.
Susanna smiled. One of ber most,
fetching scenes in "The Farmer's
Daughter" was where she crossed a
fence, disdaining tbe assistance of. tbe
Til lain.
"I'll try," sbe said, and. lifting her
pink skirts, sbe deliberately set one
daintily shod foot on tbe lower bar.
barely touching the post wltb her hand,
stepped to tbe next rail and then turn
ed, looking down at Florlne from mis
chievous eyes. "Coming?" she asked.
"Not that way," returned Florlne
rather sourly. "1 can get through this
way." She moved along a few steps
and, bending down, crept through. a
pair of fallen rails Into the other field.
There she watched tbe graceful descent
of Susanna with strong disapproval in
ber long, narrow countenunce. Just
then ber mouth snapped open wltb sud
den surprise.
"My grnclousi" sbe star
ing at Susanna.
"What Is the matter? Not n snake—
or a—a bug?" faltered tbe city girl,
feeling tentatively of ber hair and
skirts.
"No—only—say, do you ever BO to the
moving picture show* 7" demanded
Florine abruptly. '
"I hare been to several places I" Bu
sanna's eyebrows arched with sur
prise. "Wliyr
"Ton haven't been over to Riverside,
then? They had a show there a few
weeks ago—something, about n farmer's
daughter—nnd one of the pictures
showed a girl crossing a fence just as
yon did now. and she did It the same
way, and she looked just like you too!
Funny, la£t It?" r
"It Is a singular coincidence," admit
ted the young actresg demurely. »lt
flashed across her now that she and
her eompnny had enacted that popfllur
play before the' Dim makers.
"I've got my opinion of actresses,"
remarked Florine as they walked slow
ly' through the clover fields
"I've got mine, too," rejoined Kusnn
na merrily.
"Mine isn't a very high one eftber.
I could pick one out of a crowd any
day." .
"In what way?" was en-
Joying herself.
"In the flrst place, they always dye
their bair yellow, and they paint their
faces and wear low neck dresses all
day long, with earrings and such stuff."
returned Florlne scornfully.
"Have you seen very many actress
es?" asked Susanna sweetly. "I sm
sure you never coflld have, for your
Ideas of stage people seem so old fnsh
loned somehow."
"Old fashioned!" sniffed Klorlne Tan
ner. "That's Just what Oeorge snys..
I asked him what be knew about it
He's only a hired mail, you know, and
never has bad advantage*"
Susanna was amused. "What did
Oeorge say?" she Inquired.
"Ob, nothing! He merely laughed and
went off whistling."
"Here comes your hired man.'* said
Susanna as the flrst of the herd oi
Tanner's Holstelns came slowly round
the turn of the path.
The girls stood aside as the cows sin
bled homeward, w1t(» tbe farm huud
bringing np tbe rear. Bis straw lint
was pushed beck, and Susanna saw «
very handsome sunbrownrd face, with
sparkling blue eyes. In strong contrast
to straying locks of Jet black linlr. He
stopped whistling as he glimpsed tlw
girls, and bis happy, carelesd eipres
•lon was crystallized In a look of mln
gled surprise and admiration a*s hi
eyes met Susanna's straight glance.
He whipped off the enormous bat a*
be passed them. Florine Tanner nod
led condescendingly, and 'Susanna
imiled.
"He put* on more airs than a klnc."
commented Florine impatiently as they
resumed their walk. "He wouldn't even
tell fatber where be came from. \V«
wouldn't bare kept hiifl, only he's such
a splendid workman Mother soys he
may turn out to be an impostor, and
(be declares that tbe night before be
goes she's going to bide the silver
spoons."
Susanna reddened "I hardly believe
be would do that," she said. "He
doesn't took thai sort"
Florine laughed. "I bope yon ain't
pslng to fall In love with lilui." she
was beginning familiarly when "lie
taught the •hilly »t«re of KuNititroi's
eyes. "Oh welt I was only footing.'
•be sukl tin mli i.in fiixniinn Built* >.
reply, and tbe walk was ended ID con
straint
There csme a day when she set forth
to search for the nest of tbe blue
heron, whose favorite haunt was In tbe
long, mnrsby tangle In tbe willow
thicket, where Tanner's brook ceased
Us merry chatter and became a slug-
Ztnh. silently flowing stream until It
emerged once more Into tbe "open mead
ow as noisy and sociable ss ever.
•usapna bad never ventured near
tbe marsb alone, and therefore she did
tot know Its treachery. She was look
tag np Into a ragged poplar for tbe
roughly constructed nest when ber
feet left firm ground and MuXnto tbe
oogy marsb mod She pulled out one
foot only to feel the other stoking still
i deeper to tbe mire, and Anally tbe
I free foot sank beside It, and ah* was
. quits helpless In tbe cold-grasp of
tbe swamp. Twice sbe celled for help
to a quavering votes before tbe strong
"Hal tool" of Tamer's farm band re
> "
When be saw ber plight be utterert
an exclamation of concern, and, plant |
tag fata feet on two Arm hummock*. «•
grasped ber firmly and lifted ber out of
danger. "I'm rna'rt snollwl
your shoes." be SHU "ruefully, bending
to wipe the mud froiu them Wltb tils
handkerchief.
"Never uilnd tbe shoes. Mr. Ueorge."
said Sosanun gratefully. "How can 1
thank you for setting ma out or that
predicament'/ .1 was walking along
wltb my eyes In the air. looking for.
tbe nest of the blue heron, when I sauk
In the mire."
George arose to hi* tall height and
flung his big straw hat to the ground.
"Follow me"sod step where* er I do
and I'll guarantee to show the nest
I discovered It tbe other day."
Independent Susanna. who bad. di
rected things for herself the laat seven
years, walked meekly beside the farm
hand, who drew aside a clump of wil
lows and snhl. "Look here!". The blue
heron sailed off his nest, dragging lit*
ungainly legs liehlnd hliu. Susanna
snapped a picture of the nest with a
little pocket canters, and tlieu the.'
walked ai-ros* the fields toward Hol
den's orchard
"I suppime we may any we are ac
quainted." smiled leorge whimsically,
"but I would like 10-start sipiure with
you. "Jilss Whitmore." He liesltuted.
itud au anxious look came into his
bright blue eyes
"Yes?" t*usauna nail crept under the
fence and was standing on the other
aide now. overcome by ail emtHirrass
nieiit she hail never fell la-fore.
"I'm not whift I apin-nr to tie. Miss
Whitmore. I came down here and
tuck led farm work in order to regain
ui.v mental V"i*c and lo prepare for a
hard winter's work. Iml ir Sllns Tan
ner kliew who I reall) was he wouldn't
have iin- nniuliil Hie premises' As for
•his good wife and Miss I'lorlne well!"
lie whistled ruefully anil looked away
-toward the Tunui-r homestead.
' Susanna grew rather pale. "You
haven't told yet." she hinted nervously,
fearful of his confidence.
"Oh. of course I haven't! I hope
you're not as narrow minded as the
rest of 'em. but the fact Is I'm—nn ac
tor!" He snnpiied out the word and
repressed a grim smile as lie spoke, for
Susanna started violently. "I won't
bite." he added kindly.
will I," flashed Susanna
meffliy. ""and 1 ntn uu actress!"
"What?" 111* eyes were sparkling
Incredulously, and he look a step for
ward
"Susnnnu NVhltmore, alia* Susanna
Fay."
"Not 'the' Susanna Kny7" be asked
helplessly.
Sbe oodded. , "And your
"Ueorge Milbnuk Why. I've been
engaged to star with you this aeason
"TOD DAVBJI'T TOLD I IT," MB HINTED
KEKVOIFSLI
to 'Wbnt tin' World Suys.'" -lie •mil i
Ml dlz/.lly down Into bur gray eye*,
tie find tbongbt of them crar nine*
tbnt ttmt day lie bud seen her with
Plorlue. "tail It wonderful tlinl we
two out of'all the world should Jiiivc
met here Incognito?"
Huminmi blushed deeply. She wa*
tblnklpK of wbnt Mrs. Holden bad mild
lo her that first day.
When nhe had crossed the orchard
■be looked luiclt. mid be wan mill stand
lug there by the bars gazing ot licr. uiul
to both of them It seemed Unit mime
aweet happiness wiih framed 111 either
end of (but green vlshi formed by the
ranks of old apple tree*.
An Eocantrio Chemiat.
The Cavendish llouae estate, Clap
ham. taken It* unme from the home of
tIM ecceutrie chemist. tlie Hon. flecry
Cavendish. whose famous experiment
for tbe determination of tbe earth'*
density, niude In bb Cluphain garden,
gained him the title of "the IMB who
weighed tbe earth." Cnrendlsh, who
left orer a million sterling on hla death.
In 1810. lived all alone at Cavendish
llouae. carrying bis crate for solitude
to inch an extent that, as |»rd Brough
am tells us. be refuaed to let hlmaelf
be aeen even by bis servsnts and "need
to order bl* dinner dally by a note left
on the hall table, whence tbe house
keeper might take It."—London Mali.
Meant Nothing Peruana!. -
"When you try to help other (people
auch puzzling things happen," aaid a
pretty young charitlee Investigator to
a newspaper man. and from her sub
sequent remarks be gathered that what
did happen was Ibis: Tbe well mean
ing girl was trying to And out why the
poor man was Idle. "Can't you And
work?" abe ventured sympathetically.
"Sure, mis*, any day I want It." "Weil,
why aren't you working today, the*.
Instead of sitting In tbe bojse doing
nothing?" "I didn't feel good today.
Ton know bow II la. lady, when you're
been drunk a week." And the young
woman Is still wondering what be
could have meant by that—New Tortt
Tribune- .
A Famous Olive Tree.
St. Torquatu*. the apostle of Cadi*,
lived In tbe first Chris dsn century and
planted an ollre tree before the church
dedicated to him in Cadis. This tree
is always in full bloom on the fete day
of Torquatus, M«j M.
ft' iILI,
CUSTOMSJDF WAR
Rules That Contending Armies
Are Expected to Obey.
A GRIM COOE OF ETIQUETTE.
The Enemy May Be Starved to Death
er Inte Yielding by Stopping Hie
Supplies, but Hie Feed Muat Net Be
War—that Is, warfare between dtV
lised nations—has Ita code of otiquetto
known as the customa of war, seme of
which are written, others tacitly agreed
to, and tbeae raise and regulations coo
lauding armtee ere eoppased to regard
aa sacred and to obey them rigidly.
Obvious exsmplea of fighting eti
quette are the ralee which protect tbe
Bed Oraes dag.ef tbe smbolsaee and
forbid the eae of explosive or, within
Umlts, expanding bullets.
Nominally a general amy nee any
meeoe In hie power te brine bie hie to
subjection, bat there Is a weil deSoed
boundary Hoe. A leader may cat off
bte enemy's food and water supplies.
He msy subject Mm to sll tbe borrow
of fsmlns and, tblret bat ba most not
poison bie food or watsr.
Suppose a place Is.beeleged end tbst
outside tbe wells are "»eKj which tbe
beelegers cannot effectively hold sad
which ths besieged csn reach under
cover of nlgbt. The besieger would be
Justified In sending parties to All up tbe
wells wltb earth and stoaee or te de
stroy them with dynamite. On tbe
other baud, to pollute the welle wltb
poison or to throw deed snlmale Into
them would be sn Infamy.
A "prisoner of wer" baa his rights.
He msy be ssked to give his parole—
1. e., to promise not to escape—but be
tnnst not be forced to give his parole
and Is not to be punished for refusing
to do so. A prisoner on parole who at
tempts to esespe is ha bie to be sbot
either wbeu escaping or if retaken
alive. „
An onparoled prisoner may also be
sbot while In tbe act of escaping, but
If recaptured It would be murder to
aboot him, and be should not be pun-
Is bed for bis attempt, tboagb ba may
be placed In mora rigorous coaflae
ment.
A prisoner may ba compelled to earn
bie "keep" by working at Ms trade. If
be bas one, or by doing work for bla
captors not of a purely mllltsry nsture.
Thus he msy be ordered to ssslat In
draining tbe ramp In.wblch be la a
prisoner, bat It wop Id not be telr to
pat blm to building fortlflcatlooa.
Ths ensfom* of wsr J aerify tbe em
ployment of spies, bat nnder certain
rules. If a aoldler voluntarily turne
traitor tbe other aide la entitled to
make use of blm, but It la not honor
able to tempt a aoldler to betray bis
own aids.
If thus tempted a man msy pretend
to turn traitor and deeelra tbe enemy
with false Information. On tbe other
band, voluntarily to go over to tbe
enemy, pretending to ba a traitor or
deserter, would be dlahonorable coa
dact—that Is, If tbe pretended traitor
Is an oOcar or aoldler.
A spy, of comae, comprehends tbe
batardou* nature of tbe mission be
ondertskes sod Is painfully aware
of tbe fact that be carries bla Hf* Is
bla banda. so to speak. Courageous
and daring tboagb be may be, tbe spy
bas no rights snd Is st all times liable
to be a bot or banged at eight. Now
adays, though, ba Is osoady given tbe
benefit of s trisl by court martial.
An officer or soldier, however, caught
fn tbs enemy's camp moot sot ba treat
ed as a apy, bat aa a prlasasr of war.
provided be K not disgnlaed.
If s commander takea part In a
charge or psrsMeotly expeeea Mmeetf
to Are be most take bla chance of be
ing sbot, bat In Mg sffalre It la not tbe
"game" to detail marksmen to try to
pick off yost eppeaenfaseaasal. tbiogb
every effort May ba aMde to septet*
bla.
When a city or town la bombarded
public buildings—anleae need far de
fensor* purpeeee—ebeald be epared aa
far as possible, Wbea n piaoe.la cap
tured tbe vtctorloue foe la entitled to
seize art trraaaraa, snd so on, and to
bold them to ranaom. To tnjare or de
stroy them would ba tbe act of a
vandal.
When « country la Invaded tbe In
vader ran compel tbs Inhabitants to
sopply blm wltb food sod other aop
pllea and to act aa gnldea. workmen
and driven.
A person wbo, sot belonging to any
recognised military force, takea ap
arms against aa Invader Is liable to bs
sbot like a dog when captured. Ba
taljatioo fat sanctioned by tbe cnatoma
of war. It la military vengeence and
takea place when an outrage commit
ted on one aide la avenged by tbe com
mleitoii of a similar act on tbe other.
Tbna an unjuat execution of prison*
nra by tbe enemy may be followed by
Ibe executlioo of aa equal aa saber ot
is leu net* bald by tbe oppooeuta, asd
tbla act of retaliation bss been fre
quently enforced, even In recent years.
—London Answers.
Doctoring a Dealer.
"I asy. doctor, did yoa over doctor
another dartgrT'
"Ob. yen"
"Well, tell me tbla. Dees s doctor
doctor a doctor tbe way tbs doctored
doctor wants to be doctored, or doeo
lbs doctor doing tbe doctoring doctor
tbs other dortar la bis o«p wsyr—
Kaoasa CMy Journal.
Ba 6 hapidaat. wbetbor.be be kins
or peaaant who Bade peace In kieowa
kOSMk
Jspan'a Orsst Brense Bell.
Is (be temple of CMonio, at Kyoto,[
Japan, Is a wonderful bronze bell, Said,
to weigh 100 tons, and whoa ita aaai
low boom to board the, pedestrian'
stands still, ami the workman passes
to Uaton, tbe vibrattoas beta* faffil
over a large area. It baa nn tosga*
bot tbe and of a woodea beam, s«s>
ponded bortsontally la a platform, l
swings forcibly sgalnet tbe braasa
mam. There are only two larger balls
In tha world, that of Mindon Mia, la
Burma, and one at Moacow.
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HUSHED NIAGARA FALLS.
The Roar • Its Mighty Watsrs Onaa
•tilled For a Day.
Only one- in history baa~tbe roar of
the mighty full* nf .Niagara bean si
lenced This startling phenomenon oc
curred on March 31, 1848. Early on
that morning |ai|iie living near tha
(alia were surprised ny a strauge bush,
as startling |u cITo-l as' would ba an
unexpected and tremendous explosion
In an ordlnsrlly quiet community.
Many iwrsnns thought tbey bad bean
afflicted with deafness, and all wara
oppressed tiy a sensation of dread.
With (lie routing of. light tha a mated
people romprelieiMled tbe reason for
ths disquieting slleuce. Wbera they
wara uiw-d to weeing tha great falls waa
a bare prerlph-e rt«wu the Caea of which
a tew small ami i-unstantly diminishing
Streams trickled Above tbe falls, In
stead of a rushing river, waa only a
aaked channel, with insignificant
brooks splashing among tha rooks. All
day lung tlil» abounding condition coo
tin oed. ami iwrsoua walked, drysbod
fraoi the t'muidlun aide, along tbe very
edge of the pre't|ilra, aa far as Ooat
bland, on the American aide.
Early la lite morning of April I tits
familiar thunder of the areat cataract
was again heard and bus uever aluca
beau silent, though similar conditions,
with Ilka results. might prevail any
Spring. The winter of 1847-8 waa one
of-extreme severity. and Ice of unprece
dented ttilckneaa formed on Lake Kris.
When the breakup came toward the
end of March a strong southeast wind
was blowing, and tbe Ice was piled Into
banks aa large aa Icebergs.
Toward tbe nlgbt of March 80 tbe
wind suddenly changed to tha opposite
direction. Increased to a terrific gala
and drove the Ice tntp tbe entrance of
Niagara river with such force that a
hags dam waa formed, of such thick-
Mae and solidity as to be practically
Impenetrable and strong enough to
bold back tbe great mass of water
pressing against It At last In ths
early morning of April 1. tke tee dam
save way under tbe tremeodons pres-
Bare ot restrained water, aod tbe falls
were once agsln one of tbe scenic won
4eil ef the world.-Mur York TUsts. .
YOUR SIXTH SENSE
The Faculty That Enablae Yeu to Pre
eerve Your Iqeltibrium.
It Is almost a 1,000 to 1 bet tbafyou
don't know you have a sixth aenae.
Bat you bsve, nevertheless. It la
kaowa as tbe sense of equilibrium.
Ths Mxtb sense I* located In tbe
aamldrcalar canals of tbs Inher ear,,
and wbeaever a person Is In danger
of falling or lowing bla equilibrium a
warning message Is communicated to
tbe brain. For years physiologists
bars been pmealed to know the func
tion of these canals, bees use It wsa
paoved definitely that they bad nothing
to, do with tbe sense of bearing or tbe
paoper working of tbe aaricular organ.
Thus tbey csme to be considered ss
semicircular tabes, slmoet st right sn
fie* to ooe another and fall of a clear
VM4>
Scientist* hare discovered that tbeae
canals ensble a person to tell what po
sition be le lo no matter whether be la
bHod or paralysed. By some peculiar
proceaa not well understood tbey wsrn
as when we era about to fall and glra
aa tbe consciousness of being In any
poeitlon eesomed.
Steeplejecke and other worker* on
high building* who finally loee their
nerve and are efrald to go very., for
above the groand have lost part of
their aense of equilibrium. Biaml
natkma by pbyMtrlnos In sach instances
have ebowa that their semicircular
glands wore diseased. It wes largely
by this means that tbe existence of a
elxth aenee was dicovered -New York
World.
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Crvtiiinf.
The Bag Msb Judge. Parry, In hie
boob "What tbe Judge Saw" tells Ihla
etory of a very msaterfnl counsel who
wsa not afraid to put even tbe bench
In Ita place aometlme*. On one occa
aton be was arguing a case when tbe
Jadfe aaked for bis-authority for a
certain etaimwut
"Caber." counsel called out In hla
mast rasirfug voire, "go Into tbe libra
ry and bring bis lordship any ele
mentary boob eu common Iswl"
Spxler'a Thread.
Tbe thread spun by a spider Is so
eiceeelvely Sue that a pound of It
weald be long enough to reach around
tbe earth, (t would take ten petunia of
It to reach to tbe moon and over W* w
poonda to stretch to the son. But to
gat s thread long enough to reach the
Merest star would require half a mil-
Son tons.
Didn't Like Tessa.
, Oaaea a gal list Osorge Waahlogton ap
pear here aod there In old document*
No leaa than three claims were entered
against Mm daring tbe year 1757 lo
com pal Mm to pay. taeee. Tbe bumor
ons clsrk. commenting on tbeae ac-
Uona, remarked, "Ueorge Waahlogton.
Beq* appeasetb net to Ske taxea."
Be InqeleHlv*.
Mamma (after ber youngeefa first
By at acbeid»~Now. Frits, what did
>ea do In erboot torts y 7 Frits- Weil,
sash carioue people! first the teecber
S*be t»e what we did st home, and
new you *oo» end aak what we have
dqne In ecbooll- FUegende Blatter
A Saawsrswq.
Mis. Hiram Uffeo-I'io afraid yna
won't do. As nearly as | cm Sndnit
yon have worked in ell or seven places
daring the peat year, lllaa Brady-
Pali sn* bow eianny girls bss yenaelf
had la tbe aama lotmel No. leas. I'm
tMnfcto'.*-Boston 'l*ranacript
THE SMILE THAT COUNTS
kb easy enough to be plasmiw »
When 0s flows fcr bU a aoag.
Bat the sian worth wMe ia the one
wbnViaala
When everything goes wrong.
For the teit ot the heart ia trouble.
And it always cones with the
yea**,
And the male that it worth the
praise* ot earth
k the male that ihines through
leers. —H. P. Chandler
A SUCCESSFUL
CITUAARKET
One In Dubuque, la., Has Room
For 200 Teams.
A CREDIT TO THE COMMUIIITY
The Farmers Are Allowed to Sell
Prem 7 to 11 In the Mernlng, and
Then everything le Cleaned Up For
Aftsrnoen of Quist.
Many visitors to Dubuque, la., sre
amazed at ths large truck market,
which covers s dosen or more Mocks,'
representing 2UO teams. On Ba tarda ys
more tlmn SOO wagons, standing aide
by side, iire'louded wltb the very beet
choice garden vegetables, frnlts, poul
try and eggs from which to select.
From 7 to 11 o'clock In the morning
thousauds of people visit tbe market
It Is luterestlng, especially -on Satur
day, to aee there people of refinement,
people of various means, color and na
tionality.
Tbe fresh garden track offered to the
public Is gathered leas than twelve
hours previous and sold at tbe very
lowest prices. Eacb gardener has a
stand or possibly selle direct from the
truck wagon. Tbe veg&tableo are neat
ly arranged on the atand or wagon, as
It may be. In the fall large quantities
ot flowers sre brought in and eegerly
aoaght after by city people. Tbey arr
arranged In suitable bouquets, sad.
while they may adorn the tablee of the
moat wealthy, tbe price Is within the
reach of the moet humble. Sometimes
a whole truck wagon filled with flowers
Is backed op to the sidewalk, while
most of tbe stands and wagons arr
decorated with tbern.
At 11 o'clock the market closee, and
very seldom does the gardener have
anything to take back home, aa be
usually baa regular customers, such as
hotels, reetsurants, etc., where tbe sur
plus la readily dlspoeed of. Sbonld one
visit tbe vicinity of the msrket In tbe
afternoon the Impreaelon that a track
market had been carried on there dur
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A: 'Aw HE
A BEAtrriruL nrr KXPBSBiva nra or md
aioiPAL MAuaar.
Ing tbe forenoon would never be gain
ed, so nestly la everything cleaned ap
and the place pat In order. Thie mar
ket certainly is a credit to tbe city. It
glvee the public tbe advaotage of a
larger variety of garden truck, froab
every Nay and st pricee within tbe
reach of all, than would he pooalMe If
it did not exist.
Tbe gardeners have an association
and elect some of tbe members aa offi
cers to attend to tbe affairs of the aa
aodatlon. Kvery year, neualty la As
guat, tbey have a picnic, and on thai
day no market la held. In order to en
able all tbe members to attend. Many
valuable prizes are offered by tbe aaeo
datlon for tbe beet decorated wsgons
and moet aniqae and attractivs display
of vegetables, flowers, etr„ as well aa
boraeback riders It) tbe proceaelon that
para dee tbe principal afreets of Da
bnque, beaded by tbe military baud.
Wagons decorated wltb sll kinds of
flowers, vegetables aod frnlts In tbe
moot artiatltf manner are exhibited on
tbe picnic grounds after tbe proceaelon.
Thla 1a aa large an exhibit as la gener
ally found st moet county falra, and
tbe proceaelon la aa Intereetlng and aa
large as that of most of the drcnaea
throughout tbe coaatry. Attrsctlona of
all kinds are presented on tbe picnic
grounds, and tbe day la entirely devot
ed to the benefit of tbe gardeners.
GET RID OF WEEPS.
A Bead Remedy Cen Be Mede st Heme
With Arsenie and Seda.
Tbe thousand* of persons who own
saburbsn homes uiid live In them dar
ing tbe whole year or for tbe summer
monthe only have a bard time freeing
tbe walks from unsightly weeds. Tbey
might try tbla remedy with soceeee:
801 l two pounds of arsenic end four
pound* of aaleoda In six gallon* of
water. To every galloo of tbe bulling
mixture add three gallons of cold water
aad eprtnkle It over the walka while It
la warm, lie not pat It on after tbe
walka have been wet by the rata or by
tbe boae. tJse.lt when tbey ate very
dry snd duaty.
Greet Aid to a Town.
One of tbe liveliest commercial claba
la tbe state of Kansas Is at Arkansas
City. It.ls results that count, and tbe
dab seems to be getting reealta. Thar*
la nothing so benefits I to a town, be
It large or small, aa a harmonious
working together of Its business men
far tbe whole good of tbe place..
Youthful Perbeeranee.
Because ha bad been a naughty tit
tle boy-a very naughty little boy—be
waa sent to bed without any pndding.
Bat In the evening, when hla brothera
and slaters all were faat aeleep, ba
crept downstairs, a tearful little white
robed figure, and, going into tha libra
ry. said to bis mother:
"Mummy, yoa told ma never to sn to
sleep till I'd made peace wltb my eoe
mJes. Sn I've Come down to forgtv*
you and daddy for being so rude to
SM at dinner tonleht."
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