North Carolina Newspapers

re V7 -y"r IMJh jAS. A. THOMAS, Editor and Proprietor. THE . CO U -N 'X' ! HHZE! STATE, 'JL' H H8 XTZtTIOILT. s:s::-:rT,:i: :i.c: firmr. vi ti i.'ru;r. VOL. XXX LOUISBURG, N. C, FRIDATXOY EMBER .30. 1900. XCMDER41 CHURCH DIRECTO TVx ' , T.r METHODIST. ' " " Sunday Scbotl at 9:30 A. M. Gbo. S. Baker, Supt. preaching at 11 A- M.-, and 8 P.M. every Sunday. . " ... " Prayer meeting Wednesday night. M. T, Pltler. Pastor. baptist. " Sunday School at 9:30 A. M.' ; -bunaay R Wilder, Sapt ; Preacbinefat 11A. M.,and 8 P. M.4 every Sunday. -Prayer m eting Thursday night. . Fourest Smith. Pastor.' EPISCOPAL. ' . - Sunday School at 9:30. - . cs-fsices. morning and afternoon, on And lr,3rd and 4th Sundays. Evening Prayer, Friday afternoon. Albias Gbbaves. Rector. . o io R l-rot"e!ssiona.l card TjR. J. J. MASS, .; PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, LOTJISBTJItG, 'N. C v Office over Thomas Drug Store. D U.S. P. BURT, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, Louisburg-, N. C. Office In the Ford Building, ,eornef Main and Nash streets. Up stairs Irons. D R. fe. F. YA.RBOROUOH,- PHYSICIA.N AND SURGEON, Locisburs, N. C. niflfie 2nd- floor NenI Tull dinar, phone 39. Niirht calls aoswered from T. w. Bickett's resilience, phone 74. H. B. MASS EN BURG, ATTORNEY AT LAW. lOUISBUBS, N. C. Will practice in all the Courts of the State Oiflce In Court House. : - 0. 'VL COKE ft BOW, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, LOUISBtJBO.Tr. 0. Will attend the courts of Nash, Franklin, Oranville, Warren and Wake counties, also the "iupremeCourtof North Carolina, and the V. g Circuit and District Courts De. E. S. Foster. ' Da. 3. K MALOSI D1 kRS. FOSTER & MALOATS. PRACTICING PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS, Loulsburg, N. C. . OlBce over Aycocke Drug Caapany. . - w m. HAYWOOD KUFFIN. ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, LOUISBURU. jr. 0. 1 Will practice in all the Courts of Franklin and adjoining counties, also in the Supreme Court, and in the United States District and Circuit Courts. oilice i Cooper and Clifton Building. 'JIHOS. B. WILD KB, - ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, LOUISBUBS, V. 0. "v; Office on Main street, oyer Jones Cooper's ttore. . - S. SPKUILL. - ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, LOUISBUBO, H. C. ."" linn th. i-nrrrtx fit Franklin. YanCS Qranvllle. Warren and Wake counties, also th unnramn Court of North Carolina. Prompt attention given to collections. Office over Egerton's Store. ;. f w.BiCKETT, V : :';yy: ATCORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. iAuisBOBe ir. o. . ... Prompt and painstaking attention given to every matter intrusted tohis JandB. , Refers to Chief Justice Shepherd, Hon. John u tr , Dnht W. Winaton. Hon. J. "tTT BufpresrHrarNaUonaT Bank of Win ston. Glenn fc Manly, Winaton, Peoples Bank of Moproe, Chas. is. iayior, r. " est College, Hon. is. w . iibum - -. Of flee In Court House, opposite Sheriff's. -yjyr m. PERSorr, . . ATTORNEY AT-LAW, ' 10DISBOBS, jr. o. cHm in all courts. Office In Keal Building. H YARBOROUGH, Jb. ATI OENEY AT LA W , LOUISBURG. N. C f Office In Opera House bunding, Court street ah l ..tral hnainess intrusted ' to him will receive prompt and careful attention, rR. R. E. KING, -- ; .. DENTIST, - '- LOUISBURG, N. O. 0ti v ovbb Atcocke Dbuo Company. With an experience of twenty-five years s a sufficient guarantee of my work .in all the up-to-date lines oi tne proieotuuu HOTELS. FKAKKlAKTOii HOTEL FEANKLINTON, N. C. '" . SAW I MERRILL, Prp'r. . Good accomodation for the traveling public. Good Livery Attached. ' f MA5SENBURG HOTEL J P Massenburg Propr HENDERSON, N. C Good accommodations Good fare: Po U and attentlTO "ttsjss NORWOOD HOUSE Warrentfin. - HOnnuaroun- W. J. HOBTTOOU. Pi-oprletor. nkmn.MUi Tourists and aveling Pubjle .Solicited. " ' &Q9 a Sample Boom. . . FATE'S TABLET. - jTou mast bare known her had you wen her fx -JTbat moment turned away, as be .he paoedT It must hay told you. that i cbnadTgeT ' Of one could not but love yon to the last. had. yoa heard her Toice you muni hart She little talked and unftw n . mething-, perhaps, was on the June wind blows -w wuiu nut out jove you aye and aye. pr did not see her, and you did not hear; ' , ""w ueaxa nor, you as by she passed. lAnd it was once- more written v - Two shall go, , seeking-, seeking to the last." . John Vance Cheney in'Harper'a Bazar. "BY ORDER OF THE BOARD." - BY M. QUAD, o xuuoi., uiuu, ttx v. u. JjEWIB. O 0-00O-OO-.0 0-0-0-0-0-0 j. F?r seven years bid John Fosdlck jhad been paying teller of the First Na ,tional bank in a-western towji..- Pre jvious to his taking the place he had been a private, banker and merchant and had played In hard lack. He had secured the place through having the friendship of the president, but there had been a "ring" against him in the bank. The place had been promised to a relative or tne eaahtor'a nA nri John was looked npon as an Intruder. Without the president behind him, even after he had held the place for three or four years, he would -have tDeen nrea by those in authority. He was a man who said but little and tendered faithful service. As he grew OKI they tried to make his age a point against him and, notsucceeding In that. at was hoped that he might get caught v HANDS UP ANIHIOintY OUT r . up. on a forged check or some other act of carelessness. He went his way without fighting back. If he lost his place. It meant poverty to himself and Swife in their old age. .Ee was prompt. careful and systematic, and the plans of his enemies were defeated. The seventh year was drawing to a close when old John was caught up. A stranger presented a check which he: hesitated to pay and about which he consulted the cashier. Later on the cashier stated that he had ordered it to be held pending examination. Old John said that he had been ordered to pay It at once. The check was paid, 'and, being spurious, the bank was $800 out of pocket," It was a question of ,veracity between cashier and teller, and it was decided ; within the bank that the cashier had the better of it. Just then, too, old Fosdlck slipped in a wrong figure Jn making up his day's account, and, though it made only a difference of - 7 cents in the total, it seemed to prove that old age and care lessness had unfitted him for his posi tion. The president being in Europe, the board took the case under advise ment, and "by order" the old man was fired out into theworld to begin life anew. 'There were resolutions, of Jcourse, and" one of them was to the effect that the ' bank presented him, iWith the sum of $100 for long and faithful services. He put on his hat Iwithout protest, and he left the bank without taking the money. At bis bumble home an old and anxious wife met him and, wifelike, gave him sym pathy and encouragement first of alL ' I "Never' mind, John; never mind," she kept, saying. "We have a few dollars ahead, and you are only 55 years old, and something good is sure to turn up Sou have fought too long -to give up !now." ' -.-.'-.V . But the weeks went by, and nothing turned up. The business world has Very little use for an old man who .has no capital. John Fosdick'a savings .were gradually used up, the generosity of his few friends exhausted, and there came a day when, the question of food and . fuel became a serious one. He jwas not one to sponge or turn beggar. If the world would not let him earn his food, at least h0 would go out of it and hope that his going " would open the hearts of men toward his widow. After pondering for. an hour he started out with the firm intention of drown ing himself -in the river. . It was a blus tering November day, arid as he passed the bank with bowed head, bent shoul ders and well worn garments :ven jtbose who had deprived 1 him- of his jplace felt a touch of sympathy, Z He hvas making for the , suburbs and a highway bridge and wondering how. long it would take to drown and what pen would say of him when dead when he caught sight of men and horses Skulking behind an "abandoned factory. It was singular, bound on such a mis .sion as he was, that he" should have seen or wondered and speculated on jwhy those men and horses were there, (but he had scarcely passed the old f ac .jtory when he suddenly turned about land ran , for the business part of the Sown with speed that astonished hlm- I in the . vaults of the First National jbank was a sum close upon $3UU,wu, deposited-there temporarily by a rail road company,. Outside the vault was 'n-hiff nf containine $25,000 more. It was a quiet afternoon with few people moving' about ' Over 100 of the men living In town had gone, over to the new town of Prairie Flower at an auc tion of real estate. , There hadn't been a better opportunity for years to make a dash at the bank. It was a civilized young city, but within striking dis tance of No Man's Land and a hun- ored ospe ir. loBTiArflte outlaws; UI a suaaen oia Jonn ' "7- gray nair uyuj&, . - , ioo nrttH hla rtumine. Arntrv to use his voice. He dashed open the gate and seized the heavy . doors of the saie ana au Wtv, -ttri n bnnir. Several employees n soItlo him. thinking be bad Jonejirazy, butbe shook them off.. -! r- " f J I I A n I li w- r i j.i ism a vi tvi i ana just as nmrg ana yviuug heard on the street he slammed the doors of the vault. He had only turn ed from it when four border ruffians dashed Into the bank, each with a pis tol In hand, while three others re mained outside and fired at every pe destrian In sight. . : . "Hands up and money out!" shouted one of the three who entered, the bank, and In an Instant every official and employee was. covered. The cashier wilted, and the others followed suit, J but old John Fosdlck stood up gamely under the deadly re volvers and quietly said: "Gentlemen, this bank Is closed for the day." - . . ; - "Open the safe, and vaults or I'll blow your brains out!" -:. I have a key to neither." . ' "Ton liar! Take that!" - The old man sank with a bullet in his brain, and the white faced cashier would have . opened safe and .vault with his own hands, but for the arrival of assistance. A few citizens had gath ered and , killed one- of the watchers and wounded another. This caused a stampede on the part of the despera does. They did not even grab the money packages in sight, but hastened to get away as fast as possible. John Fosdlck had not drowned himself, but he lay dead. He had' been discharged on account of old age and carelessness, but his speed and acumen had saved the , First National bank from being cleaned out. He wondered .what men would say of him after death. They said he was a hero. He had hoped mdn would have pity on his aged widow. When he had been laid away, the bank voted her a life pension, the citizens and the ' railroad company made up a public purse, and she want ed for nothing the rest of her life. Cbangred Their Drlnki. A number of years ago," said a temperance advocate, "the Rev. Thorn as Colson was out west. He stopped off at a town which was the loafing place of a large number of cowboys when they were off duty. These rough looking fellows, with revolvers strap ped to their sides and wearing belts filled -with cartridges, met Mr. Colson and asked him to take a drink. He declined at first, but they insisted, and he went .along with them. When the party reached the saloon, the biggest of the three called out, 'What are you going to have? The other two said, Whisky. v ' " "'Give me whisky, too, he said . Whafs yours ?. he added to Mr. Colson. Water.' " . "Water, eh ? exclaimed the big fel low. 'See here, stranger, you drinks what them other gents drinks er I'll spring a few leaks In your swallow.' "He drew out his revolver, and han dled it menacingly. - " Ton didn't dictate to these gentle men what they should call for," did you 7 said Mr. Colson. , : ; "'NO-; . .., "Well, you can't dictate to me, either. My drink Is water. . I always thought you would be' too much of a gentleman, Dave,' to question a man's right to choose his own drink when he was your guest. ; " "Well, string me up if it ain't Tom Colson!' exclaimed the man, who had recognized his boyhood, friend 'Me and Tom used to go to school together, fellers. WelL If I ain't glad to see you! I want to apologize to you, Tom, fer what I said and I want to say to you, fellers, that you'll change your order and drink what Tom drinks or pop goes the glasses.' " - rBone Phrenolosrr. Horse phrenology Is the latest dis covery 'of the Royal College of Veteri nary Surgeons of England "'According to Harold Leeney, a member of the college, it is easy to tell a horse's char acter by the shape of his nose. If there Is a gentle curve to the profile and at the same time the ears are pointed and sensitive, it is safe to bank on the an! mal as gentle and at the same time high spirited If, on the other hand the horse has a dent in the middle of his nose, It is equally safe to set him down as treacherous ancj, vicious. The Roman nosed horse is sure to be a good animal for hard work and safe to drive. but he is apt to be slow. - A horse with a slight concavity in the profile will be scary and need coaxing. A horse that droops Tiis ears is apt to be lazy as well as vicious. Farmers' Advo cate.' ''.- " A Democratic King. A story Illustrating the democratic simplicity of King Oscar of Sweden and Norway is told In the Echo de Paris by M. Gaston Bonnier, the bot anist. M. Bonnier was botanizing near Stockholm when he met a stranger similarly occupied. The two fraterniz ed and M. Bonnier suggested that they should lunch together at an bin. "No. come home and luncn witn me Instead," said the stranger, and he led the way to the palace and opened the gate. M. Bonnier was naturally aston ished but. his new acquaintance was most apologetic "I'm sorry," he said. "but I happen to be the king of this country, and this is the only place I've got to entertain anybody In." So they went in and lunched and talked botany together all the afternoon. Both makers and circulators of coun terfeits commit fraud. Honest men will deceive yon into baying worthless coun terfeits of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. The original is infallible for curing piles. sores, eczema and all skin diseases. W. G.Thomas. " . . Two pounds of potatoes contain as much nutriment as thirteen pounds - of turnips.-- ' - - - "I have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Bemedv and find it to be a great medicine," says Mr, E. P. Phipps of Ppteau, Ark, "It eared me of bloody flux. I cannot speak too highly , of it." This rem edy always wins the good opinion, il not praise, of those who use it. The quick cures which-it effects even in the most severe cases make it a favorite everywhere. ' For Bale by W.G.Thomas " - ; . It is not good to dine when in a state of. mental or physical weakness.' ' ' - . DeWItt'a Little Early Risers are the Ter pHls ever made. Easy to take Bd never gripe. W. G. Thomas. Mere gratification of the appetite is very likely to shorten life. Whan won want prompt set In? little oe use Da WUt'9 Little ni, that never gripe Early Bisers. . W. G. Thomat, v ODD INSURANCE SCHEMES.' Korel niaka Granted by Cp to Oat .Enarliak. CmpaalM. It waa stated recently as a fact of novel and material Interest that It was now possible to Insure for the contin gency of being the father of twins. And so it Is. You can also Insure pro spective triplets. But that la a small matter compared to the queer risks in surance companies are taking every day. Anything, from the vicissitudes of playing a fast bowler on a kicking wicket to the chance of an heir chang ing his religious tenets, is now a sub ject for an insurance policy.- . We Insure people against the possi bility of any calamity, whatever It may be," said Mr. Armstrong of the Ocean Accident Insurance company to a Mall representative. "Frequently we are asked to Insure against a man changing his name. Say somebody leaves a property to John Smith on condition that he takes the name and style of Howard Montmo rency Vandeleur. He wants to borrow money on Lis property. The lender de clines to advance the money' on the ground that he has no guarantee that Yandeleur won't return to being call ed Smith. We " Insure the ' lender against that contingency, and Vande leur (nee Smith) gets his money. "Another type of case is an Insurance against the discovery of a missing man. A prodigal son leaves home for his country's good, and nobody knows where he Is. His father, years later, leaves his property to be divided equal ly among his children. The trustee of the will finds himself In a difficulty. The prodigal may Veturn from his husks, and then the other heirs will have had more than their share. We insure the trustee against the prodi gal's return. . "Not long ago we-Insured a mort gagee against the mortgageor's marry ing outside the faith, because such a marriage would have cost the mort- gageor his property." London MalL A BITE IN THE DARK. The Tonnsr Mam Liked Jelly. He Filled Hla Month. A young man whose work keeps him down town until the early morning hours usually reaches home with a sharp appetite. His mother, an In dulgent mother, too, puts a little lunch out where he can get it, but this fre quently fails to satisfy him. His wise parent knows this, and she saves the larder from a wholesale onslaught by locking things. up. Now, If there Is one thing In particu lar that this youth dotes upon it Is Jelly. But jelly la an article of food that takes time and skill In Its prep aration, and If the lady left her Jelly jars at his disposal well, there would be none to dispose of after a few mornings. So. the Jelly Is locked up the tightest of all. The other morning the youth let him self Into the house Just as the gray streaks of dawn were crossbarrtng the eastern sky. There was milk and bread awaiting him, but his soul craved for Jelly. He determined to hunt for some. Taking a slice of bread and a knife, he stole down cellar and searched the fruit shelves. What hap piness! He dimly made out the out lines of a Jelly Jar. Was there any jelly In It? He dipped In bis knife and felt the soft and quivering mass. -What a joke on his usually careful mother! She bad actually forgotten to turn the key on this treasure. He drew out a generous quantity and carefully spread It on the bread He had to do it largely by guesswork, be cause the cellar was almost totally dark. When the spreading was done. he smacked his lips lightly and took a generous bite. No, It wasn't jelly; It was soft soap. Cleveland Tlaln Dealer.- The Lark's Soag. A writer on "The Wonders of the Spring" says that the volume of sound produced by the skylark Is most won derful. "The lark ascends until It appears no larger than a midge and can with difficulty be seen by the un aided eye, and yet every note of Its song will be clearly audible to persons who are fully half a mile from the nest over which the bird utters Its gong. "Moreover, It never ceases to sing for a moment, a feat which seems won derful to us human beings, who find that, a song of six or seven minutes In length, though Interspersed with rests and pauses, Is more than trying. Yet this bird will pour out a -continuous song of nearly 20 minutes In length and all the time has to support Itself In the air by the constant useof its wings. . . A Business Proposition. Now, here Is a poet who Is practical enough. He hails from Dooly county. and It will be seen" from his letter that he means business. He writes: "I have wrote a poem about "100 yards long, as nigh as I kin guess. It took me six months an two hours to write It. I ain't no. judge of these thinzs. an what-1 want to know la where I kin hire a good man to read It for me an tell me what It Is. To slch a man I will pay $1 a day till he gits through, only he mustn't, take too long!" Atlanta Constitution. Cp to Date "Specialist." Doctor I put mirrors In my waiting .rooms instead of magazines. Friend now does It work? Doctor Fine. People are so fond of looking at themselves that they come early so as to have a chance to wait Town Topics. .' The Boy and the Professor. "1 was mimicking Professor Bore yesterday, and he caught me." "What did he say T' Told "uie to stop making a foci of myself." Chicago Chronicle. A Villas Blacksmith Saved His Lit " tlo Son's Life. " Mr. II. H. Black, the well-known village blacksmith at Grabamsville, SuIIIvao Co., N. Y ears: ,;Oor little son, five years old, bas always been subject to croup, and so bad have the attacks been that we have feared many times that he would die. We have had the doctor and used many medicines. but Chamberlain's Cough Itemed y ia now our sole reliaaca.- It seems to di sol re tbe tough mucous and by giving frequent doae when tbe croupy symptoms appear we have foud that the dreaded croap is cured before it BTt J settled.". Ttere is no danger in giving this I remedy for it contains no opium or other iu- jarioos drag-aod may I to a babe aa to a ly be R-iveo as eonnaemy an adult. For sail by W, G Thomas. DANGER FROM OVEREATING. lasaaliy Oftea Cawaed ky T Llhr ml ladalseace la Food. It la well known to the few medical mn that many cava of Insanity are I directly due to oTerfatlng and tba con sequent absorption Into the circulation of toxic matters from the Intestinal tract, and melancholia, whether In mild or severe form. Is generally due to this cause. Violent parox jsms of temper, whether In chUJren or adults, are often properly referable to a bad state of the blood from this auto toxemia, as are In deed the exceedingly exuberant spirits of old or yonng at times. Just as w observe Id alcoholic poisoning, some Individuals are made temporarily Jolly and 'good natured; others are made ugly and unreasonable. In view of this condition of affair Isn't It rather a wise plan for us all to consider rather the needs of the or ganism for food than the mere ques tion of palate tickling, to aim to eat good Instend of bad food and enough of It that la, not too much to hare the conditions about right when we take our meals; In brief to try and treat our bodies decently even though we act from a purely sensual point of view? In no other way can we secure the highest possible degree of pleasure on the -average, while by acting thus sensibly we may enjoy practical Im munity from disease. The njtre exercise we take under proper conditions, the more we are ex posed to cold,. and the clearer we keep from excess In clothing the more we may eat; hence. In order to enjoy the fullest measure of table pleasures, we must live actively, wear as little cloth ing as Is consistent with comfort and do considerable "roueblng--ometlmee called hardening. With all this we should take our meals at times when the body or brain Is not overtired and when we "have leisure to digest," and. of all things, we should never eat un less we are hungry. To cat without an appetite Is self abuse of the most stupid sort, since It afford no pleasure and Is productive of disease. Fhyslcal Culture. NOT IN THE PLAY. A Case Where Two Actors Displayed Pmrirt mt Mlad. A short time ago a great historical play was being given In an Italian theater. The king had to read hla speech from the throne. lie was" sur rounded by the court, all the repre sentative nobles of the nation, the gov ernors of the provinces and the beads of the army. Clad In his magnificent robes (lined with rabbit skin) he stalked majestic ally across the stage, and with fitting hauteur, slowly ascended the steps leading to the throne. Every one bowed low, and the chancellor handed to his majesty the parchment rcll from which to read the royal speech. All waited attentively to catch the words from the royal Hps. but hla maj esty found, to bis chagrin, that the roll was blank. The speech was long and bad not been committed to mem ory. It was Impossible to get through It with the aid of the prompter, for he was too far away to render the need ful service. A bright thought paused through the royal brain. Having glanced over the roll at If to gather the gist of the speech, be again folded It and handed It back to the chancellor with the command: "Ton read IL" - The chancellor was somewhat put out, but dutifully took the roll and opened It, only to discover the royal pleasantry, whereupon, again rolling the parchment up and taking from his breast the resplendent tin order, he laid them together at the king's feet, with: "Your majesty, as I canjiot read the speech. I tender my resignation," and walked off the stage. lie Missed Her. A speech which had a pathetic as well as an amusing side Is said to have been made by an old New Hampshire man on the occasion of his second wed ding. , "Neighbors," he said to -those who had witnessed the simple ceremony, "yon all know that this good friend that's consented to marry me la some thing of a stranger In our town. Now, I feel kind of Insufficient, being only a man, to make ber acquainted witn ev erybody as quick as I'd like to. So Tm a-golng to depend on you women folks," he added, with a confiding smile at the members of the gentler sex. "to make her feel at home among us. Just as my first wife would do If she was here today. I mUs ber considerable all the time, but more'n usual on an occa sion like this!" Caacronnodatl! Stamp Clerk. "One hundred two'aT said the post- office clerk. "Yes. ma'am." "And charge them to Mr. Nevrllwed, No. 411"- "Sorry. ma'am." Interrupted the clerk, "but we can't do that." "Yon can't? the young bride ex claimed Indignantly. "My husband's credit Is good everywhere, and beside. we always get our letters from you!" Philadelphia Press. Aanoynncea af Wealth. Wrest Tell you, friend the rich baa their troubles. Dawson Bet your life I do. Onst when I bad two pah of pants. I found the labor of changln things from one set of pockets to the other set of pock ets almost more'n I could stand In dianapolis Press. Water Starts a Fire. A barn In Belgium was set on fire by a shower. The . farmer placed a quantity of quicklime near a shed and left It there all night. In the course of the night rain fell on the lime, and the beat thus developed became so great that It set the shed on fire. Question Answered Yes. Aonat Flower stUI bas the larg est sale of any medicine in tbeeivitit-d world. Your motbersaod graoamotter never thought of using aojtblog else for Indigestion or Biliousness. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom beard of Appendicitis. Nervous Prostration or Heart Failure, etc, Tbey use August Flower to clean out tbe tystm and tcp formentatioo, of ond'ures'ei food, regu late tbe action of the liter. stlraoUt the nerves sad orgaoto ac'lon of thesvrslem and that is all they took when feeling dull and bad with besdache sod other (aches. Yu only need a few doeof Green's Aogost Flower, In liquid form, to make yoa satisfied there Is aot&iox, Mti tba matter with yoq. For salt, by W. O, Thorns. draggUl. AFTER RAIN. eeo&try nm4 at lamely cfaaa at &f " VLm rt swfci: tram tka loaf ). f n!a !Xpt4 4 bu.it. pa at lim teas Um ?h Xkrrt a fftlAMta Lf ; a colors VT tat at 7 la fT. la ao rK. aa4 all la nl s Bla a bloaaaa caat ayl Tba air Is hmttwi. save la tat til s4 Tat ral aU3 drops aae mtn each srttttas lati To aot Wtaoa at rts little frW; Tto mlm all taoaU at bat iij tut. hart. tt wow throve aara, aaatraia, A rotU rtfT to tW&Ulr tULaa Bay la BarjWt Mapita. A tcy a4 a fwlltag- Math y AaalbOTt V. Calawall. She was such a forlorn looking fig ure as she thuncd along the froieu river road In the late November sun shine. "I believe I never taw such an aim less, shiftless family la ray life," de clared Judge niltcn emphatically as he and hla daughter Mildred detected the thinly clad figure before them. "If anything, she's as bad as the rest. though when ber mother died I Imag lned the rtwpocjlbility of carl eg for the family would have a beneficial In fine nee on Nan. Instead X actually be lieve It's had the oppoelte effect. Just look at that . torn dress and ragged shawl! If a girl had any punk, she'd never be seen on a thoroughfare as public as this la In such a slatternly condition." "But think, father. and Mildred look ed up considerately, "how hard the must be obliged to work even to exist the family, aa Uncle Joe used to tsy. I believe the has a load of evergreen now to sell for winter decora lions. It Un't an easy lot by any means the poor rirl has." And Mildred tucked the thick robe more snugly about ber. Nan Ilascau lived In the old aban doned mill down by the falls. Twas all the shelter Job Hascall could grt after hla wife's death, for rents were not easily obtained when It was known that the family's one source of Income was cut off. Mrs. Hascall bad somehow aoccecdcd as by almost a miracle, frail as she was. In providing food and shelter for the growing family of ten. Job was forever lounging about the poetoffice steps In summer, and bis winter watch tower was the settee ta the west window of the small variety store near the tavern. "Prhsps next week 111 be able to get a Job somewhere," be would say la the early spring days, as In a shame faced manner be went bf bis wife at the wash tub, bent a Lis accustomed loitering ground, and when the first frost came la the fall be would brace himself to declare: "I may get a chance loggia "fore winter's gone. Wouldn't wash all the 'time. Better let some few thing go." Bat to let anything "go" was Impos sible and keep the roof over their beads and shoes on the many pairs of feet. The morning after Mr. HsscaXTa burial Job said to Nan: "Do the best you can, child Tls all w can do, even the best of us, and p'rhsps sotselhla will turn cp." However, nothing had save the rent bill, and as there was nothing with which to meet It they were obliged to move Into the tumble down tnllL "I guess we can lire here awhile.' concluded Job "it w can get 'oough to eat and somethtn to wesr. No mat ter If we don't have the best." After -her mother's death the strug gle for existence rested almost wholly on Nan. How she managed to get along was a six months' mystery. Aft er that the people ceased to wonder, and the Uascslis lived only la their own thoughts. "Who do you Imagine will grt the scholarship and money for expenses at the seminary?" asked Mildred aa they were going up the half mile bill before reaching home. -"I haven't aa Idea! Tea. I have too. I shouldn't say that" And Judge Hilton looked out of the carriage thoughtfully. "Either Ralph Ho! man or Ethel May nard wUl get 1L They're by an odds the best spellers In town. "I don't know," deliberated Mildred. "When Nan was In school, she bad the reputation of being able to tpvll any word given her. No one ever got above her. To spell well seemed to be ber one ambition. She never recited cor rectly to geography. Were the asked where Russia Is It might be the longest river In Mslne or the capital of Ire land for anything she could telL and she never was accused of saying the multiplication table accurately." "But ahe will not go," laughed Judge Hilton.- - "No; I don't suppose she win, but If the should she'd give them a pretty bard push and might win. Of course no partiality could be thowo la such a contest. I wish she'd go," Impul sively. And at that very moment Nan herself was meditating on the same subject. "I'd like to go, just to show them I'm Dot all fool. Don't care not hla for the prize. What would I wsal of a scholar ship?" And Nso smiled grimly at the thought of tucb a thing. "But I can spell. If I don't know anything else." A tudden, defiant glance shot from her deep, angry eyes. "I'll go If I don't want It, Just 'caue I I bate them the whole kit. Ceorge "Lewis, Ethel Maynsrd, Ralph Ilolaxxn and all "cept Mildred. Ehe'a the only one that's ever treated rse decent Guess tbcy'U be surprised when they ee me there." Nso snapped eff twig by the roadside. "And 1U best them too." After that, wherever Nan wss-gath-ering evergreen, going after ber week ly washing or cooking their scanty meals a disreputable looking spell; og book was ber furtively bidden compan ion, from which, when no one was no ticing, she selected for constant review the words f foreign derivation and those which ahe herself designated a havlcr been throws together to the dark. I can spell an tbe comrooa orx without looking at them. J o-d m-e-n-t," she spelled. Leave out the V before mcot Separate lk f JT but somell spell It with an V every time." I a early November Dr. Eandall. genial, retired prctJtker. raao who bad won the distinction of being the phllanthropUt f V TlSax. bil 'fcrcd toaua.MUcx:uite w petases toe ccv year at t k u tM . av nary t any yccsg taa er trees wJm should spell all tWrs dt la aa ;! fashioned rem U-t. TV-a w a s t t L-'.l at the L'ch srbvc4 Ls.:d:s; a'--t tVe Hi5dle cf Ieen.t-rr. It bade to i f ?errtire whether Ce eotstrttsata at tended seb-J cr r.ot. the cdy re;:.t taent being llal they rocUa t t-s rr 21 aa.1 mut rv-side la toco. That Ethel Mayntrd er K;a 11 1- mxa or prb3( Cerr U' woc'.i get It was tte fecrgnre rc&e".sV.a la tte tela! of nearly all tte t2lul:taats f the tillage. Juit yoa will. Pert-sr yr-aU be tsUtaken." was Nan's s.-I.ln-J fr bearing the matter the r restatr-ly settled. "I doo't care for tte til t-I- tW.o- vscMb'I Lave It tsrtir. btit 111 show yoa I can d mtanizz." ar. 1 J Cod Jed ber heal deCaatly t aa Isji;!- nsry. uovyrrpattetlc audlecre. All reaJyTr atrd Dr. Iudjt3 tie e-renlng of the r".et. gUocicg rt tir? eager face at-ut blci. "I Ck . be sdJed. T.thrl JJ -jtard and Its!: h liaLT.an may t-e ctjU'za aal c!c. Amid Intrnae exclteiceot J-g u-- of speller were - ta tie? t "-re. Any one tUe like t n sped wt tara t Jrea drawn?" Arsd Ir. i:ar.dU lxlr.1 over his rld bowed pr"a-W Inulr- locly. "I'll Jc-it wait t-a.et!L There an a sl'gtt t."r t a k la tte corner, and Naa lia'call U!y sroe. "She here Nan IlaacaUr asd a tet ter ran round the rootn. Naa't face Co!ed with t&d:jrRatJa. MUJred caugM ber eye sad m'?l approval. "Your turn to choet-e. Mr. Ilti&aa." tald Dr. RattdalL Did M Mavcard cbore lat? Very wclL Nan llr:ir SDeQ -your r-t," wLNrred Tu:V dred. and sl-e pr- aI Nia'a tar.d at the girt burr'-o! by. ter t ( sarr changed !nxxtt to a z.l I y iMjt as tymrathy. "I'll give yea aa eay wcrd rt. And "dagtwrrewtjpe" was s'.tro ctst. -If thal'a cy. I Coo't tw w iai te calls a Lard one." I'-it EsVj x IJe4 it correctly. . . Idiosyncrat'eV" followed. TLree tsHtaed on "parallel" and Naa spelled It. "One ef the eay one." ste whis pered. Word after word was gtvea ect est J enly fenr spellers rvtuiiaed t.a Coor. the two raptalJiA, Ctwrye Lewis and Nso IlascaX Mildred was oevcr more sxfea. I do bopo" She was too li'.emted o CaUh ber sectcsee. Tor Uu cvlnute rata 7r:d ifr rstely every word that race to Lisa. -Neoehyte." George hesitated. tUa s;ld It with an L N-e-o-p-b-y t-e." speld Naa ralsJy. There was hardly a treats la the room, so great wit t-c tcppresKd ex citement. Dorttg the text Cve ralastr lU!;h took his test, beaten. WelL wear It it Jc4ge II-ScO S ejaculation cf surpvtaw. "M eta rp horn '.." Ethel ber a a. be:ntrd. Ixfd cp la conaterbat ua. spUed It r. txzz. MUs lia-a 11. toeiataorjtwaU." "M-e-t aro-o-rpho Is," ccaSdeaf !y. As ahe Cnlahed Naa was greeted wit a a round ef spf lacc such ss La 1 tctrr before ercaasted fre-ta a WctcLrKJe t clenre. Arala and agsla at it begaa to die out It was InrrrcaeJ wlta great er Intensity. MUdred al'pped ca to tie tocr asd gently drew Naa to a seat. "I knew you'd la. she wbjprrtL rn prool" Of me?" laterrcptrHl Naa pa$3a ately. "Tbcn theo I'll lake tte rrir? and sod be souUdjr Your mother was always rtgtt tmart at tpelllag." Twas Job Ha calTa beaky rocgratuUtka as be cluoally ratted Naa's jtUow braid. 1 decided 'twould t ladeed a fseta- Dorp bo Is w Leo I saw yocr lack cf anxiety and knew yoo care-L" reafr- ed Naa tte day of tcr graJatlo. "If It hadn't beeo for thai c-b, iai.TL I thoddcr to think r rorwarJ. lie fits ta talaa. Accordlcg to the acSeoe eo! 3 cf a German weekly aper. the Lens ef China lead toy i:r. Wben tut eo gaged la LatcLlcg out a 1-rco.J cf tle'r own kltd. they are pet to tte addi tional and novel taak ef batfL'-sg t.a egg. Ctioeae cheap la tor c-IVrts tte spawn of Cab fr&tu tte water's eLie. PUU It la S3 errrfy este!L whkh Is then Lerrcctlrany arair4 wax atd placed coder tte taufel'sg and c&a- scientlous Leo. Io a few days tte err- theU is rriaoted. a&l tt spawn wbkb Las beeo warmed too Lfe Is etejf4 Into a shallow pxL Here tte &a that soon develop are cursej ct.:: strocg enough to be tcroed lata a like er ttrrsm. Sot Aatrstsraes Ca.tfk. Dkky-1 Lala l r"a to t aa ei prest tsesaecger when t o grsed ca after alb Jobanle Wet's eallo joal You al- wsys said yoa was. Dkky-1 doa't keer. I was tali -a ta so expre eteger t-;sy m rca oa cars far Zi years sa baa teter texe been la a wreck cr Uld tD ty t:'a Vobbefiu tx press Caxctte. CASTOR 1 A For lxfsU axd CiUirta. Tl3 Kki Yea Hna AI12JJ E::gt! 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