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fftettam Staii)an Brcorfr. BATES II. -A.. LONDON, KDITOL AND PROPRIETOR. ADVERTISING One square, one Insertion fl9 One square, two insertion 5 One square, one month. ItM For Urxar adverttsnnnts liberal es tNu will be made. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, U50 KB YIAB Strictly In Adrami. VOL. XXIV. PITTSBOUO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, ii)02, NO. 27. "pie : jpaoish reasOre. tj csz- r 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.