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VOL. XXIV. PITTSBOUO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, ii)02, NO. 27.
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A NOVEL.
(ISABELLA CASTELAR )
(Csrmghl, IWJ nd mat, bj
CnAPLER IV.
CON TINl'Eo.
From (lio lirst Dolores had pos
sessed a certain coniiiinud over Mary
Hamilton, who, although naturally
self-willed nuil not lacking in streugtu
of ohnractor, always, submitted to the
influence of thin fttrango girl. Him
was nn-urn of this, and did not resent
it; atiil flu) was Htill thinking about it
when Dolores returned to tho car
riage. Tito brief visit to nor oll
abode 1ml been painful, ami ahe whs
pa'.s and trembling, but sho hail evi
dently t)iiMi successful, for she car
ried in her baud a little box of Rome
old-fiishiotiod Japanese worltniabship,
in which were containcil all her
worldly possessions.
"Ves," she said, in answer to
Mary' questioning gaze, "I have
everything safe. Let nio show you
the picture of mum inn it is so beau
tiful 1 Papa bail it painted soon after
their marriage. Ah you mny Bee, tho
frame was onco set with jewels, but
they melted away, one by one, leaving
only tho lovely fuee to me, tho choic
est Rem of all. "
Sho ju-esso 1 the frame of tho old
fashioned ease, and, in tho lid flew
back, Mary could not repress a cry of
almost startled udmirution at tho
beauty of tii cx.juiito faca that was
revealed t her. The likeness was a
miniature on ivory, pointed by tho
band of genius. "ITie lily's snow ami
tin) blood of tho voso"' had met to
form th.it exquisite complexion; tho
mouth, s-.if I hi velvet and crimson us
a cherry, tivmc I really to unclose, ho
lifo liko w.ro tho sunliiig lips; tho
eye-, were lilts dewy violets, and were
shaded by dark lashes that curled up
ward likou baby's, mi l eyebrows al
most as dirk lav iu perfect curves
upon a forehead bite and clear as tho
silvery brightness of the hew niouu,
'J'uo lin.il touch t.f color lay in tlio
biiiv. shining like a shower ot gold in
it fell iu unbound, girlish cirelessuor.i
about the luvkaud t-Inml lers.
"Oil, what a beauty:" exclaimed
Mary, almost hi e.ithb "s with ndtniia
tion. "I never saw such ft lovely fiiec!
1 see w here yon get tho ruddy, golden
lights in y.mr hair, l.orita, but "
'T a'ii ii'. t to lie named in tho sumo
tlay with her," said Dolores, tilling
out the sen'ence that Mary left incom
plete. "1 know it, dear. There was
no OIIC--UO one uo beautiful us my
mother."
And the lislcuer easily understood
that love for her mother had been tho
one sole p.is-ion of this pill's life.
Sho knew already how sad, what a
mockery of destiny, had been the end
of thi. beautiful woman; and t-he
longed to liange the thought that
were prestng to painfully on tho
mind nn.l beait of her lonely child,
b.lt idle knew not in what word to
begin, without seeming hard and nil
sympathetic. Dolores utiderstoo.l,
an I responded to the unspoken
thought. Pressing her lips to the
lovely, smiling lips of tho picture, she
closed the frame and returned the
miniature to its place.
".Somo day wo will real lb" moiri
script together, Muriija, though by
this time, perhaps, you can guess at
ton most (if it, since, 1 h ive tol l you
so much of myself an I my ancestry.
Hut it will be sweet to talk it all over
with you as I used t i do wit'l luamuia.
AVUat thrilling tuleir an. I wild roniiiue"H
we havobniU up on that bveii l ! Many
and many a time it has nerved us fur
.dinner and supper, a'tl often iu the
magnificent feasts of our Iiitucs n-ol
heroines have we fed ourselves nnd
forottcu that wo weie hungry."
As the raniftKe how turned into tin
avenue, on their rapid drive li.noe
ward, Mary s.id.leuly leaned foi v. ur.l
an I waved her hau l, i:i answer t. n
bow from a qentlemau whom they ha I
passed on their way.
"Did you fee hiiuV she aske 1, w ith
seurco repressed excitement, uud
turned her sn.irkliir face t" I Mores.
"Is.w a on'lomau ye. Ifehowe I
) yen, hut 1 did nut uo'.i.' hint par
ticularly." "It was Clarence .Stanley the Hon
Clarence istunley in his own country,
you. know. Oh, I.orita, I I like
iiin, I t'u i nk. 1 wish yon had noticed
liim particularly. lbt u matter.
Vou will havo a better opportunity
f j:i:i, for h will be sui o to call on u-.
to-day. I Mipp-j.o ho hns only just
come to town, for ho ha been in t'hi
cio for surue time- f.oiita. dearest,
were you ever i: love?"
"Never!" retirnel I).ilore, with
the promptness of ubsolab conviction.
Miry sighed impatiently.
"I supposed yo.l won hi say Itiai."
elie said. "And. iudeo 1, bo-v co-.tld
you, for yoa never had tbue; a id, oh.
iny dear little Lorila, it d ies takcucli
a-i a.vi'ul lo; of ti n-: I.U I can't help
wishing you hal beeu. be -i i-c- . -hps
you oould ei'igutjn me alitiie.
i'm afraid- sometimes I'm awfully
afraid that I a,u iu love, llitu. and i; f
am and hi ii n il, whatever s!ia;l I do,
lay dear ?"
Daiores smile 1, as mother.-; a-id elds.
tistars S:ala over ip.iilod chiMroa: the
trouble that w.n ajititiu.- Tolly K i u
iltoj eosTiod then so trivial t- her.
"Do i't b-j dibturbe I ob 'ut if,
Mmja," she said placidly, "fyni
are iu love, you will certainly Ibid it
out iu good ti'ae; and I don't tliiii i
auy properly disposed youn ; ge'itie
man can fail tj rtsnond i t sua a c . u
jplimaut in the right way."
lloxur B-twtitt'i Fosi.)
"What a comfort yon nrc, cleav."
exclaimed Polly. "Now, I had novcv
thought of that till you suggested it!
Of comae, nothing could bo simpler."
CHAPTER V.
tub no. CL,.ir.ns.rn stavtxt.
It was in her native city that Mary
Hamilton tii-ol met the Hon. Clureuco
Stanley; an.l, although, as ho had told
her, ho was an Knlishiiiau by birth
and education, she soon perceived that
ho was also, as bo claimed to lie, an
old Oalifuriiiau. IIo had coma to the
country wheu a boy, havingqunrreled
with hia father on tho subject of bis
vocation. Tho Karl of Windermere
had winhed him to study for thechuroh
that time-honored step-mother of
younger sons aud on his refusal to do
no, words of nuger more bitter
than had ever before passed be
tween father and sou, were spoken
words which Clureuco declared he
could neither forget nor forgive. 15y
right of inheritance he had not even
a younger con's portion, for his
father, v. ho hal never liked linn, now
huted him bitterly; but on tho death
of his mother, ho had inherited tho
small fortune w hich sho had possessed
in her own right; and, with the whole
amount in his portmanteau, ho shook
off, as bo hoped, forever, tho dust of
his native laud. One consideration
only could induce him to return to
Knglaiid and that was a contingency
so reiuoto oa to be scarcely worth
taking into account. In thoevc.it of
his brother's death without an heir,
he was the immediate successor to tho
estates and Km I loin of Windermere.
Rut, us Lord Appleby was in tho
prinio of life and had bceti already
engaged to marry when Clnrrncn bad
left Kiigland ten years before, the suc
cession was probahlv long since pro
vided fur; mid for himself, ho lidded,
with a touch of pardonable pride, ho
was wholly independent of his father
or brother, either; tho email forttiuo
inheiited from his mother hndulrondy
been doubled nnd trebled so many
times that ho could buy and sell and
buy again the Windermere estates if
they should ever come into tho mar
ket. Not Unit he hud nny wish to be
come their possessor, by any means;
for always in referring to hrs English
home, Stanley spoke of it with repng
iiatic.1 m well as bitterness, declaring
his wish never to see it again even if
late should luuko him its future
owner.
This Hlory, f iiuplo enough in itself,
and, like many others he had heard,
became especially interesting to Mr,
Hamilton when he ?aw the acipiiiutiiuca
between his daughter and tho young
Ihiglisli'iian ripening into an intimacy
that had already given rise to a
rumored engagement between the
two; and ho was particularly glad to
tlud, on investigation, that young
Stanley account of himself seemed
to bear the stomp of truth in. every
particular. In regard to her future,
Mary's father had but one ambition
that sho should love the man sha
mairied, and that sho should marry
I lie right man. Through his many
friends and correspondents abroad he
had been nolo not only to substantiate
Stanley's own story of his family but
to a l l to it some fa.-ts as yet unknown
to Clar-nce, who had held no com
munication with his father or brother
sinro le iving Kir;'.aud. Tho curl was
(.till living, though advanced in years,
but ki 1 ii le nn I hrurty that lie might
tand many years between Lord
Appleby nnd the coronet, and ns bit
terly opposed a i evert. i his younger
son. Lord Appleby was said to bo in
poor health, bat his son, an only
child, was a robust and spleudid boy;
and if tho oll carl ilioul 1 outlive his
own son, tliern woiihl lie a gruiMson
to sucoecd liiin.
Mrs. Hamilton gave one little sigh
when she fir-1 heard all this from her
liusbaii I. it would be very nice to
seo her daughter a countess if, iu tho
course of human events, such a thin;;
should coam t pass, but it was a mib
;eet too was not going to allow lier
self to dwell upon; and when she
ti'-iird of llio lilt le boy-heir, she was
f.n to,) g.' itln and too much a mother
oven to think a;aiu of future possi
bilities. Ai for Mar Ilanillon :he cared
f. r n 'ie of lui'se ,t!i:ni;s. Site had
never yet allowed hefselt to think very
seriously of Klauley. They hud drifted
into tho easy, half fraternal intimacy
of their age. They called each other
Polly an 1 Clarence; she thought him
"very nice," and as sho bad sai 1 to
Dolores, Mie "liked" him, and had
even wondered .iiuetiuics what his
state of feeliug might Jie in regur J to
he rself.
Tho uc .piaintane hal progressed
juit so li.r when Mr. Hamilton snd
lenly uiiiio'lttced to hU family that
oiMiies.s would make it necessary for
'litn to spnd a ycu- or two in New
I'ork; aud when they hal been three
w.--eks iu their ne.v linie!, Clarouco
llaoley c.nn day called on thorn. Ho
expuiiic I ttia: lie ua i ousn.es.i in ini
a . and bv an original method of
iravebag. had chosen to get there by
vaj of Nov.- York just exactly bow
did not appear; but he sapposed thin
roundabout route must be due to lib
Kuglish ideas of the country. Mr.
Hamilton was disposed to jer at him
is a traveler, but Miss Polly deela'-ed
die could see uothiua to laugh nt, par
ticularly as tha Chicago business did
not eeoii to bo very pressing; and
when, at length, the Honorablo Clnr
ence went there, he found that bo could
attend to his affairs much belter by
unking New York his headquarters.
This lost item of information he had
just imparted to bis admiring listen
ers, Mrs. Hamilton aud her ilanghte"
for Mary had been correct iu he;'
Miriuise. that he would call on her be
fore tho day was over.
Looking nt Clarence Stanley nt tha'
moment, it was natural enough tha;
Polly Hamilton, or nuy other youu ;
girl, without cinerienoo or tlio un
usual perception that may servo in
place of it, should "like" him and
more than like him. lie had tho posi
tive and unmistakablo physical beauty
that appeals at oneo to tho feminine
eye. He was tall nnd graceful, even
olegant, in ligure; ho dressed perfect
ly; ho was blonde, with hazel eyes
wonderful eyes iu their chunking va
riety of color and in a stra.igc, steely
glitter that sometimes shot into them,
for tho moment changing tho whole
expression of the fa 'e. His mouth was
tirm, almost cruel; and, though it wus
shaded by a I mg, silken mustache, ho
had a trick of passing his line while
hand over it neea-donaHy, ns if still
further to conceal it. Young women
eaid this was merely b display his
handsome baud; but pcrhap.i it was a
tell-tale mouth, for ho could not always
command the expression of it. It
would havo been tin interesting faco
to it student of physiognomy, there
were iu it ueh possibilities for good
or evil.
To Mary Hamilton it wan rapidly
becoming the most interesting r.n 1 at
tractive face in the world, mm she was
just becoming aware of it, tliiiig;i she
did not guess how fully her feelings
were betrayed by her tagcr eyes and
faintly Hushed face.
"And this wonderful new tdsler that
you have found, Polly," he said, for
Mrs. Hamilton bud been telling him
till that had chanced iu hia absencs
"am I not to see her?"
"Yes," Mrs. Hamilton answered,
rising to leave the room. "I nin go
ing to send her tc you, Polly, dear;
nnd don't forget that the opera begins
at eight. You will accompany us,
Clarence? Californians never mi.sa tho
opera, you kuow!"
"Certainly it you will have m."
And turning to Mary, wheu they were
alone, he said:
"And what is her name the new
Mstnr?"
"(tli, the loveliest name, like her
sulf, and just suits ht-r Dolores Men
dozu. "
"Dolores Metuloza!" exclaimed
Stanley, in a tone of uncontrollable
iiuiuemeut. His eyes suddenly glowed
and flamed until Mary could have
landed that Botiic strange, bright light
leaped from them. That look passed,
but a steely glitter remained that
caused her an involuntary shudder.
"Yes," she answered, making n el
fort to conceal her surprise. "Do you
know her?"
"Not at all; but tho uaino is an un
usual one, and I happen to have heard
it before. It is in some manner con
nected with my family, bu: i don't
kuow how."
"How very strange! Hut every
thing about my darling I.orita is
str.at.ge. Sho lias such a history! I
may tell it to you some time, perhaps.
Ah, here she is!" And hastening
toward Dolores, who now appeared at
tho farther end of tho long drawing
room, Mary put her arm about tho
slender ligure, looking uo-v so very
slight and tall in her clinging, ulaclc
draneries. and drew her forward till
they stood before Chireuce, who had
advanced to meet them.
Whilo alio pronounced the few
wjrds that made thorn known to ea;:U
other, Stanley bowed deeply, never
removing bis ga.o from the pale, nign
brol, sensitive face; but as Dolores
acknowledged the introduction with a
rather formal expression of pleasure,
Mary felt her supple form becoming
rigid; a long, gasping sigh burst from
lier bps, and her head fell backward.
"She has fainted:" exclaimed Mary,
ia the greatest alarm. "Oh, Clarence,
lo:fp me! How terrible sho looks!
Her eyes aro wido open, yet sho
doesn't breathe'"
"Cull some io;c. .t.i .'l be ul.i.-.iu.".:
Sk" has been ill, you kuow. A littlo
wn.er. perhaps, or ammonia. 1 must
ow u I am not of much use, Polly, for
I never before saw a youug lady iu u
fa nt."
Ho was extremely self-possessed,
however, t Mary's great admiration;
and when they had place I the insensi
bio girl oh a lounge, fcho hastened
away for the assistance uud restora
tives he had suggested. Stanley
waited till sho had left tho room, and
thcu, feeling that ho was safe from
observation, ho stooped over Dolores
and pushed aside tho rich, waving
hair from lur brow. There, on tho
left temple, was a small lieart-shapi.d
nolo, iu color as veil ns a ruby and iu
shape u perfect as if traced by the
pencil of an artist.
"i thought bo!" exclaimed Clureuco
;;. . iley.
He turned to u mirror over tho
mantel-piece nud raised his own
blonde hair from his temple, oil which
Nature bad painted the same heart
s ia ied in ile, but iti color was black
a i if cut from ebony.
"We two aro tho last of tho Men
doyaV ho muttered under his breath;
.ii, .1 Ins cruel mouth ijuivet e 1 sti a lgc
! fiercely, "an 1 the solo l.ii s to
t'lat tah'tloui Moa'.tU tha. lies biuie 1
in (lie Santiago Canon: I'-ut wh
s'l ill discover the secret of iu hiditi.;
.lac?" A ho tuned fr.vit tLn mirror an .,
bending over I).. lores, onocthed t.i.
hair about he- br.iw. bolh -I1-7 "
her ciatlier i.a.,u!y et.leiod. f jilowe i
by a servant, beirine in fie way of it
storatives verythiug h-r youug iiii:.
treaa had hetui ablo to liu 1.
TO HG roSTISl'CD.
The first eleetiie railway n tb
world was buiit in Jrelsn.l. from Bush
mills to Giants' Cause toy.
Vovk for Good ltoAfla.
THAT ihc results of the Inter
liiitioiinl Cecil Kntuls Con
gress recently held in lUif
q falo will be far reaching iinil
of treat public Interest there can be
little doubt. The Interest shown In the
convention by the ollicinW of liie vari
ous Slabs of tho 1'tikn and by for
elan gyveriinii nts is a jiuiiniiilec that
l he movement for better highway 9 lias
taken firm root, ami will grow ami
lloiirNli. I'oriy-t'.vo Suites and three
foreign governments were represented
at the I'.ufl'alo nicetiinrs, I'.clgitim send
ing as :i dclegati- across the Atlantic
one of. bev best known civil enginci-vD,
who Is r.n tipcat on the subject of
roads.
The expression of opinion as to the
best methods of building nnd main
tabling muds showeil a wide diversity
of Ideas, but the result of all the dis
cussions was tli.; niiiiiiiinceiiient that
the better plan for each section would
be to use the material nearest tit baud
nnd best adapted for highway pur
poses. This was almost, a foregone
conclusion. Ii xvtis shown by Pro
fessor Holmes, Stale C.eologlst of
North Carolina, v. in was one of the
speakers, that there were places In
Sojili CiiroPmt where roads could In
built for ?l-o or $ir,;i a mile. As u con
trast to this Captain Chittenden, of
Ihc army engineers, in charge Of Yel
lowstone Pari; Improvements, showed
that it cost in sonic places in the great
National pleasure ground about SlUo
a mile to keep the minis properly wa
tered iu Kiimincf. T'ue experiences of
New Jersey, Massacliuseus. Connecti
cut and New York were largely drawn
upon for the b m-lit of the Southern
mid Western States, aud the explana
tion of the workings of the lligbie
Armslroug law in the Stale by State
Engineer P.oud was of great value.
The employment of convicts iu road
building was urgenily advocated, as
was the creation of a Jtoail Pttreau In
the Department cf Agriculture, ex
pending the present duties of ike Of
liee of Public Ko.nl ltnniirics. The
point of convict employment is one
on which there lias been a great le:d
of discussion, mid the value i .' c .'let
labor on the highways of the various
Suites was shown by Senator Ktirle,
of Michigan, whose auiiounceuieut
that ati.oijo.uuu days' labor was
locked up in the prisons and peniten
tiaries of lhv Vuited Stales, which
could be utilized In improving high
way coinliiioiis caused many of the
delegates to di cide on active measures
louking to that cud bef..tv their respec
tive legislatures. There seems to be
no good reason why convicts should
not be employed iu this way. Tho cry
of opposition to or competition with
free labor is practically eliminated.
The men tire busy on works of public
utility and importance, and with the
State owning tho material for grinding
rock and producing good road material,
many miles of perfect inuilern highway
could be made each year with lhtle
mote expense Hiau is now entailed in
keeping these men iu comparative
Idleness. There will be a number ot
measures presented io the various
legislatures at their next sessions cov
ering this point, aud it might be well
for volets who are in favor of goud
roads and that means every voter
who thinks ou the subject at all-to
look after iispirauts for legislative
honors, and make sure that they have
decided views ou the subject. New
York Tribune.
IEiisiI Iinprovrraant.
This Is the season of the year when
the Hoards ol' Supervisor;, are iu ses
sion throughout the Stale, aud that
means a considerable degree of alien
timi to the very important yuesliou of
;,ood reads. This has grown to be one
of the most important matters Clin
which Supervisors have to deal.
Though other counties are giving
much attention to road improvement.
Oneida seems to deserve to rank tirst
ill this consideration. Proomo Cotiutj
also is making commendable headway
through her league.
At ike hist election nine towns in
Oneida otcd to substitute the money
for the labor sjsiein of caring for
roads, making u total of thirteen towns
In the County favoring that system,
'i iiis iiuaus that in Oucida alone near
ly WOO miles of highway will be under
tins system next year. Iu other conn
Iks similar conditions will prevail, the
people of the State volllig tpiite gener
ally to use tho iiioiiey system in caring
for Hie highways.
I'udor the money system the Slate
Is rciiuir.d to pay twenty-live per cent,
of the sums levied b a town for high
w.iy improvement unless that twenty-tv-tive
per i-etit. exceed:, one-tenth ot
one per celH. of the tax.iblo valuatiou
ot the town.
There arc many roads which cauuit
be improved under the provisions of
the lIil.bie-Ar:i:strons lav for ninny
j,;ii!-s, if vet. .imt tl-e promptest mean
o get ih.ui iiopr'd is to do the work
under the I'ul' r or as il ,s v,m
lumdy kuowu. ct'ovr the money sys
t'iii. This 1 ii ' ot the reasons why
tile it iv us of H e State have 60 gener
ally voted to ti-- 'iut system. Syra-X-v
Pofci-Si:.rdrd.
An l.eonotulral lurn af Mind.
Richard iosi"''nH Indignantly Into
the bouse with a dead cat dnnglln;
lrem l is ocistn '.' le'd bnBd aud eA
iV.'iiod: ".Uwt -ee what I found it
j.d.'-ay Mill's can-aperfetij
t-. d cut!" New U'rk Tribun.
i
OUR.
The Mhii .rillir Word..
Oh. ho pri teinls ui wisdom who
Awes meti I y asiiin words that flow
III catar.icu nt II. iliies
Ou irmly wusies below.
A gre.itei ni.'ia ii he whose speech
Is plain enough lor every day
It isn't Ha' l'ig words you use,
It'u what yon have In say.
-(.'Ine.'go Record llerulJ.
Slightly M licit.
Teacher "And what can you tell 1UC
nbour the habits of ihc ostrich?"
Pupil -"It --er- hides Its head under
a bushel." New York Sun.
CmiscLrittlnti.
"So you won't chop the wood?"
"No. lady," answered Meandering
Mike in a tone of deep sorrow. 'Tin
a kleptomaniac. I'm afraid I might
steal some of It."
i.mlifl I. oiid.
Tudor - "Harris gets all bis clothes
ready-t'Ki'le now."
Sutton "So he told you, too?"
Tudor -'Tie told me nothing. Ite
didn't have to."-P.osion Transcript.
The l-:xuet I'lnrv.
Teacher ".lames, you may tell
where the Declaration, of Indepen
dence was signed "
James ' Please, ma'am, at the bot
toui." Iudlniiapolls 2'evs.
, ,(
All Is Vi-.nltT-
Crawford "He has become a mar
tyr to the game of golf."
Crabshaw "That's what I thought
when I met him iu the train on his
way to the linKs. lie cheeked Ids um
brella and carried his bundle of golf
I'lubs." Judge.
liilr'iillnt.
"Mirnndy. what business Is thnt
young man in'" asked Mrs. Kidgfann
of her daughter.
"I don't know, inn," said Mirnndy,
"but I think he must work in a wood
y.nrd. lie ahvpys ends his letters
'cordially.' Rttffalo Express.
T'fitnliy Suni!er!l.
Etlgar-"ln t'hieago, Eustacia. Ihc
luuisewives kei-p their cooks by treat,
iug tltein lis eipials."
Eustacia --"Oil. it's too late, Edgar,
too laic; cool; wouldn't recognize me
as her iii!: if 1 gave Uer a 'tea' every
afternoon in the week." Detroit I'n'D
Press.
SiiKprnHe. -
"ltccn hunting; to-day?" '"t
"Yes," said tile nuintettr. Willi the
wild apprehensive look in bis rye.
"Have you shot anything?"
'T doii't koov.- jet. I'm waiting for
the rest of the party to got into camp,
so that xv e can call the roll." Wash
ington Slur. ,
A SUkIi) IiiiirJlinent.
O
What's the matter, darliug?"
"Oh. uiuuinia: I think I've got a
frog in iuy throat."-l.ife.
lulerette.t.
"Charley, dear," said young Mrs.
Torkius, "I saw a headline in the pa
per about events on the gridiron."
Yes?"
"Well, I xvish you would lead the
article. I never heard of it before;
but I think that a cooking school con
test must be a perfectly lovely Idea."
Washington Star. ,
Atl Kxilllipllt.
"There is no doubt." said the stu
dent of law, "that many people have
been imprisoned although iunoceut of
any crime."
I know that by sad experience."
"You dou't say so! bet's have the
story."
"There's no story to it. I merely
had the bad luck to be drawn on sev
eral juries that were locked Kp ovtu:
night." Washington Star. a
XVllllr' IMsd. k"
"I wish I lutew how to make this
baby stop crying," said the mother In
desperation as she scrubbed the small
i.ll.-piiug in the bathtub.
Little brother Willie, who was stand
ing by watching the operation and
who. ever since the baby's arrival,
had b-cti somewhat Jealous of her.
suggested:
Hold her tinder th' water, mam
mal' Ohio State Journal.
The Thoughtful Youth.
-The iiiitn who does a retail business
is Jii a common tradesman." ugge.-t-el
the thoughtful ycutll.
lb- is." repliid Uie girl xvuo thought
she knew something of social stand
ards ami requirement.
At'd the man who docs u Wholesale
ui;mii'.-s Is a merchant." continued
the juth
-V(s." admitted the gill.
' Sock.Ky it is l etter to do a whole
Mi'.e th.iu a retail business." persisted
the ;'.ntl".. "The man who deals ill
quantities ranks ike higher."
He dots," answered the girl.
Then why is it." demanded the
Uiouy-l'.ti'ul youth, "that we ore dead
:et against pclytamists?" Chicago
Poet.
in i
BIRD WIT.
Faraat ri.T.r. Snv. Tlirlr Youne by
Clev.r StrMtifKHUi.
Down on the beach among the sand
dunes at Cape Lookout there is a cer
tain small stretch of land where the
sun shines warm aud the wind never
strikes, except when it whisks in lit
tle eddies around the dunes and blows
the dry sand rati ling among the brok
en sea-shells. Here a pair of Wil
son's plovers, one summer, bad their
home, and. despite the vigil of many
enemies, successfully guarded their
nest In the sand, until two of the
three spotted eggs It contained hatched
out little down-covered balls of peep
ing bird life. These baby birds do
not remain long iu the nest, and their
slender Icks were soon carrying them
rapidly about after their parents.
One day some men came to the part
of the beach where the plover family
llvrd. Tho little ones were much
frightened, so they sat very close to
the sand and the men did not see
them. Pa i her and Mother Plover were
quite uutasy, however; they Ih w
near Ihe men and cried, and tried to
get the Intruders to fvlhiw them away.
The mother bird even pretended to lie
lame. When the men saw ibis, one
of them said: "book at that bird:
she has u nest of young ones near
here, or she would not act so. I have
seen partridges on the mainland act
In the same manner when I was near
their young."
Then they began to search among
the shells. This alarmed the parents
so much that they determined to try
their last and best trick. The liillo
mother ran tip close to the men, fell
on her side, and lluttered and cried as
if she was dying. The father bird
and two oilier plovers, xviio had a
nest farther up the shore, ran to her
aud rubbed her with their bilis as if
they were very auxious and so sorry
about her siekuess.
"Look here," said the 111:111 who had
fpokeu before, "that bird really must
be hurt. I have seen many kinds of
birds pretend to be injured, but have
never seen two play different par's
lu the same trick." So they started
to catch her.
But Mrs. Plover seemed to get bet
ter, and rnu 011 for tifteen or twenty
yards, aud then appeared to fail
again. The oilier plovers gathered
about as before, and put their biiis
under her as if to rise and help the
sick one. The men went hurrying on;
but the lady bird again recovered
enough to rim for a Jittb distance.
The young plovers saw the group pass
off among the dunes, the four birds
iu from and the men following after.
Twenty minutes later the shrewd old
birds were back with their children,
nnd the men, entirely outwitted, were
far down ihe beach toward their boar.
Pretence of injury or lameness is a
rouimon habit with many species of
birds to attract a supposed enemy
from the vicinity ot their nebis. uur
Dumb Animals.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Vice, after all, Is only "habit gone to
feed."
Malice is most bitter when it docs
the kicking gun stunt.
Those wlio are greedy of praise pivve
that they are poor in merit.
What too many orators want in
de; .11 they give you in length
It never occurs to fools that merit
nnd good fortune are closely united.
The mind unlearns with ditticulty
what has long beeu Impressed upon it.
All men that are ruined arc ruiie d
on the side of ihcir natural propensi
ties. What we hope ever to do with rase
we must learn lirst to do with dili
gence. To coach your servants to iie to tali
ers, then chide thciu for practicing on
you is most foolish.
The difference between a mediocre
work and a masterpiece Is no-usurcd
aud marked by trifles.
Never marry a rich fool, for if his
riches take wings he hasn't the xvii to
cam your bread nud salt.
Worrying is ouc of the greatest draw
backs to happiness. Most of it cau be
avoided if we only determine uoi to let
trillcs annoy us, for the largest amount
of worrying is caused by the smallest
trifles.
It is nslouishlug how few men there
lire tit the top. It Is atonishiug bow
many men there are who cut no ice at
all. They limy drop out by the thou
sands and not siir a note of regret be
yond a small circle of friends nnd rela
tives who have been intimate acquaint
ances, am! who may know of the man's
concealed nnd private worth.
New Kttil-T of Lincoln.
Two incii were looking 01 er some
steel engravings in an up town shop
the other day Willi a view to purchase.
A portrait to Lincoln suggested to one
of them this story of Honest Abe,
xvhicli the narrator says be had from
his father:
Lincoln and his "ah;tio; w ere iu ses
sum. but as he bad anticipated no dis
cussions of importance, tin- President
left word that he would incite cards.
As he supposed, the in-et.ng was
wholly social.
While they were gathcivd no. ill the
table a servant brought in two cards,
and Lincoln commanded that t'u call
ers be admitted. Wheu tlu-y tip;-, ared
he found one to be n mil. -pare inau,
the otiier one much undersized. After
a moment's chat Ihry retired.
"Tliire is a remarkable in.-'.atuc .'
the providence of the Creator." re
markd Lincoln, iir.prcssiveiy, as be
turnod again to his Ministers. "Ihere
are two men. Cod has given one m-n
extraordinarily long legs and the other
extraordinarily short legs, yet He has
made the legs of each of those men so
Hint they just exactly reur.li tUi
ground!" New York Times.
SEHoLD
VilHTS :
in
Color Scheme l"or n IToinn rlnro. n,
A house place in n modern dwelling
is upholstered !:i moss green and a
tender gray, the color of lichens and of
granite rock. The walls are covered
with moss green burlap, which ascends
ns high as the "plate rail." bove thla
the wall Is ccvi red by a frieze of
gray burlap. Tho green willow easy
chairs are titled with moss-green vel
vet coverel cushions. The wiudow
seat is tilted wiiii lichen, gray and
moss covered cushion. The rug on
the tloor Is of mixed rock-gray nud
moss green. These colors blend to
gether very well. f',
rift.ii.
of all culinary (onus Hie word hash
has .Hue to have about as much op
rrobrlnt.i atiachid to il lis any. Nev
eriheless, hash itself remains popular,
with reason, lor when properly mad
it is one of 1 lie best of dishes. As gen
erally used the word indicates a mix
ture of coll cornel l.eef mid cold
boiled poi.tloi s o. l.'ed together, aud
iiii' opprobrium eoim-s i:i because tf
the fact ih.'l ihe sinewy bps of meat
are tii .-e ih.tt fall 10 the hash. Rut
ha-h c-i: be varied. It can be made
of various kin, is of meat and of va
rious .-oris of vegetables; It can be
slewed or fried, it can be served with
eggs or without. It can be improved
with tomato sj'iicc.
How to Make Mul!n Toimt.
Any rather stale bread that cuts .uto
firm slices answers for this delicacy.
The wrlur's first knowledge of this
was at a dinner party at. which each
rt'sh was perfect of its kind. When the
t in ese wys pasi-d, with it came this
crisp, di iieiogs toit sr. cooked at ihe mo
liitiit ot serving;. The slices were cut
li'vraliy "as thin as a wafer" and
spread out to dry i.n hour or two bc
lorc needed. TIr.v w ere Jinally spread
out on .1 hot tin pan, popped on the
tcp sh'-lf of ;i qulou oven long enough
to curl up a lb He and take on a palo
shade of brown. This toast is partlc
iilariy grateful to people of delicate
digi -lion, 1, nt is mi appetizing that it
l::,s become a tad io lovers of dainty
living. It may also be served nt
itim-heon wiiii fruit. I lousckeepors
who lip.'' i heiiiseivcs av the mercy
of u country butcher should call to
mind the 1'rciich method of "improv
ing" lough meal. An inipussible beef
steak, tor instance, may be trans
fortin d Into one that is tender and
juicy If it is ulln wed to stand over
night in a mixture of x inegar and
salad oil iu muni parts. Pur a three
pound steak half a cup.'ul of the mix
ture should be put in a crockery plate
or dish large enough to spread the
meat out In it. Prepare this early in
the ceiling and before retiring turn
1 In- sietik. W'lat is left of the mixture
should be bottled for the next time.
Don't Use salt or pepper while it is In
the oil and vinegar. Change ,Wvrord
Hcrald. " . -.'
Ox Tail Soup Pry two cut tails tw
ill blown in two iiiblespoiinfiils of but
ter wiiii two onions; then put in kettle,
add four quarts of water and simmer
slowly four hours. Add one carrot,
otic turnip, one tablespooiifiil of celery,
chopped line, four doves, one tiaspoon
ful el sail and one of pepper. Cook
another hour nud strain. Remove
urease. Serve w ith each purl Inn some
of the finest joints of the tails nud n
Connie of s'bes of lemon garnished
with par-ley.
Potatoes an (li-aiin-l'tit cold boiled
poiaioes in siiL., s ,1 ipiartcr of an inch
thick. Put two tahlc-poolifulx of tittt
ter ituo a saucepan, and when melted
add op.e 1:0.1, spoonful of Hon:-, haif a
pint of milk and siir until boiling.
Take from tie J'rc. add the yoik of four
eggs, ior,t t.lll-spiniiifuls of grated
diet so, half ri loiispooliftll of salt nnd
a dash of l epper. a baking dish
ix i: li layers ot the pi t.itoes aud sauce
nlti run rely, begimi.iig with the sauce;
cove' rhe lop with t read crumbs and
brown in a quick oven.
be P.lock Salad -Smooth a block of
ice w ith n hot iron, lu.-skiiig a caiity in
the e, litre. 1" ill this with erisji h-itlli-e
and i arts ,,r 1. n.ler c I cry cut in tiny
pcv.-: .'lo t slices of wiiiier radishes
av! small i.nv clam;:. Season with
ali. peppe:. i n.- toutpouu.ul of dry
i.itisMr-.i mi ! i-ic- of i.or-o tadisii and
the inn e e.' two lemons. Place ou sev
eral t'liektie- of doth on a deep
plait.-, v. re.vh i wiiii g.veii f.diaae
nud serce -i' otic'-. Try serving your
green vend Pi thi- way. Soto Its do!!
ca'.c iv. '::. s-. i -. ;:!:;:.c;ivc p 'ssibill-tiei-
aud i.s ;!: vt ":i the guests.
An e'lrt of tka Etroeror Tiberius
lorl age iioniau citiz-us to wear any
gp.tnicnb; r.id ia wUo'.o or tn part of
silk.
Pens :i-p j. iKsiicd wiiii emery pow
dtr iu a Ulije rtVol. iHfc drum.