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VOL. XXIV. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1902,
NO.
Cjrt
J S I II
'Jfje : Poish .TjeasGre.
A NOVEL.
I3y ftOrs. Slizabclli G tit'ter.
(ISABELLA CASTELAR.)
(f;f njbi, tn hjj, ij
CHAPTER XII.b
roNnsrr.D.
"When Pedro reached tho foot of
the moiiiitniii, he found that the whole
city, with the exception of tho aged
nil the infants, ha l tin ned out to re
ceive him. Theso natives did not lite
At the sight of tho white man, but they
welcomed him reverently and as a
messenger of the gods. Among the
Indians to this day it is common to
expect celestial visitants; and Pedro
Kon understood that thero waa a tra
dition iu this triheof n messenger from
heaven, who was to arrivo in the per
ron of a yoiintfiind lord-like man; and,
as his appearance exactly met their
expectations, he was at once accepted
as the visible deity for whom they had
waited. Pedro had all the intellec
tual acumen necessary to avail him
self of the advantages placed iu hli
way by such superstitions.
"Theso natives wero a handsome
people, especially tho women. Their
language ni the same as that spoken
ly the other natives, aud it also re
Hembled in a great degree that of tho
inhabitants of all tho ether islands;
but it sounded morn musical because
of tho deep, clear voices of tho speak
ers and the delicate modulation of
their tones. They were clothed also
end, although their costume was primi
tive, it was evident that the females
took considerable prido iu their
drapery of bright-colored cotton cloth;
while every eye was tlxed iu admira
tion on Pedro's scarlet 10, mile and tine
velvet doublet and silk hose also
htoleu from his commander's ward
robe, lint what attracted and riveted
It is attention was the profusion of gold
ornament worn as rings, ds bracelets
tri 1 as anklets by the largo majority of
Ornufay's subjects, while tho king
himself and his diiiightordisphiyed all
8 lie i i ornaments and others even more
magnificent, that Meiidozn's practical
eye told him wero jewels of price,
with a lavish carelessness that proved,
more tuan words could have done,
bow freely these treasures abounded
iu this charmed spot.
"The ciiebpie Ornofuy wore a tunic
of dark-red cotton cloth and n mantle
of the same iu while. His broast
plato audci.rouet were of gol l.sttld led
with precious stones. Jiut tho niag
iiiliccnce iu attire and ornament dis
played by his daughter Auacaoiia
plainly showed t tint she was the pur
son of most slate and consequence tm
the inland. This barbaric princes was
of n beauty, grace mid nitural dignity
that might have commauded adiuiiii
turn iu any civilized court. Much
tailor than the Spanish women, with
whom Pedro involuntarily compared
r.cr. urondv to her advantage, her
lrm would have served tho ancient,
.i i. . . . - i j . 1 . v
Greek sculptors as a model for the
ideal Venus; aud she wore her white
tuuic and mantle with the ease aud
dignity of a Roman matron. All of
these "ludians were much lighter iu
color than any yet seen by the Span
iards, but Anacaoiia was fairer than
any of the others. Her features were
delicate aud retiued, her teeth of
dazzling whiteness, aud her large,
dar It eyes of a soft aud melting luster.
Her hair, w hich was straight aud long
and black, like that of the rest of hei
tribe, hung loose about her shoulders,
and among its luxuriant tresses were
wound strings of pearls aud natural
(lowers. A golden co'onet, studded
with goms, much richer than that
worn by Ornofay, crowned her head:
and above the corouet, and valued far
more by the wearer, was a tuft ol
brilliant aud many-colored feathers.
"Near the Indian princess stood the
two young ludians whom Mendoza
Lad endeavored to prepare as inter
preters, and as she came forward to
welcome the Spaniard, they strove to
render tho meaning of her words ac
cording to their limited comprehen
sion of the stranger's language. Pedro
responded with all the grandiloquence
of his native tongue, raising his arms
toward heaven and seeming to cm
brace all tho blue and cloudless sk'
in his reply.
"His ludians thou translated, with
all that their vividly impressed fancy
could add; aud the princess devoutly
crossed her arms upon her breast aud
bent her bead before him, while her
subjects knelt aud touched their fore
heads to the earth, in token of submis
sion anil rcTCieuce to the messenger
of -he gods.
"By a fortunate inspiration, Pedro
was moved to lay his hand on the
bowed head of the princess and to ut
ter a benediction such as tho priests
of his own laud would have bestowed;
whereupon Anaeaoua, with a radiant
glance lod him to her father, aud
from that moment ho was treated not
only as an honored guest and celestial
messenger but also as a sou of the
caoiqtie.
"It was soou evident to Pedro that
be had only to express such a wish to
become indeed the sou of Ornrjfay ; for
AnncaoDa was as madly in love with
Lira as his own little Juanita in far-off
jSpfiin Juanita who bad become no
im.ro than a liguie in some half for
gotten ilreuui, and the recollection of
whom, iu the infrequent moments
when he thought of her, would not
for an instant staud in the way of n
marriage with this Indian girl. Hi i
tmo thought now waa to met his
power over this Indian tribe and be
come iK-rmanrntly their guamiquina
a word signifying 'great chief over
all. He speedily learned why
Rv.i.t iisn
uiicaonn was regarded with special
evereuce ami why she occupied in
their regard a place even higher than
that of her father, tho cacique Orno
fay, They believed her possessed of
occult powers and revered hor as nn
almost supernatural being. Pedro ob
served this with some alarm, for he
perceived that this beautiful barbarian
was of au intelliueuce that would have
been remarkable even among bis own
countrywomen; and he Htisp;ctod her
'supernatural gifts, to be a pretense,
assumed for the purpose of holding
greater sway over her subjects. He
reasoned that if sho was shrewd
enough for this, flho would soon sus
ppct aud comprehend tho extent of
his oa n celestial claims.
"All the more reason, then, that
their interests should be made one:
and he determine.! to avail himself of
the advantages of Auucaoua's evident
preference forhiui.
"The 'Golden JTowpr' for that
was the meaning of the Iudiau maid
en's name in the language of her peo
pleshowed lovo's own quickness in
learning the soft, nieloxlions words of
the Spanish tongue; and as sho never
tired of listening to bis voice, Pedro
found no difficulty in his wooing.
F.ven her name, when ho learned its
meaning, was fascinating; and when
she showed him :i small, star-shaped
llowor, telling him that was the 'An
acaoiia,' he pi eBsetl it to his lips and
declared that henceforth it should be
as dear as any gift of tho gods.
" 'Hut why lo you call i' the (lower
of gold?" asked Pedro, i.isga.e intent
ly tlxod on the pretty blossom, which
was of tho brightest crimson a true
blood color. Though as he turned k
about iu bis lingers, the sunlight,
gleaming on its velvety leaves, seemed
to strike color like orange (lames from
the heart of it.
" 'A'ot for its color for the inona
ing. My people call it golden tlowiT."
answered the girl, in tint hroknu
phrases thai Pedro always under
stood as well as she now felt the
meaning of his glow ing looks.
"And, pointing over the mountains
sho explained, by eloquent panto
mime when words fnilei', how tho.
(lower grew only where gold was,
found, aud that she had been ever tln
rlrst to liud this rar.) (lower, till tlu
people had best'. wed its mimo upon
her.
"At theso words Pedro's heart,
beat quick with joy.
"Prom the tirst he bad been assured
that gold was plentiful on this island,
and that it existed in vast quantities
among the mountains, and it had
been a severe discipline for him to
keep his avaricious desires under
control until tho right moment should.
arrive.
"Siuce he bad coute to the city ot
Oruofay, he liad ofteu spoken of gold;
but the Indiaus Hart always loosen,
toward Anaeaoua, and he had sup
posed this to mean that they were not
free to speak in her presence. ILi;
now he speedily guessed that it indi
cated some peouliar and special re
i.itiol. between her and tho precious
utiolo ho so cov tted; aud while the
.vas, to a oertaiu etxteut, reassuring to
I'edro, it was also alarming, if the
Indian girl rea'Jy believed him a su
pernatural being, she would deny him
nothing, but if sho suspected him of
playing a part, how- should he bo nhh
to iutlueuce her? He had only t.
look ill her eyes to auswer his ques
tion; and meeting her salt, adoriug
gaze, Pedro felt that she could b-
iron and .managed like other womeu.
" 'Shall we not search together for
the golden flower?' he asked, with a,
smile that made the girl's seusitiva
being thrill with joy; 'answer me,
sweetheart. '
'"Ah, yes, mioquertdo, aud pluck
the (lower from tho ground!' and sho
showed him how, when sho had
wrenched the plaut from its bed, alio
had found tin,- lumps of tho yellow
metal clingio-t . its roots.
"The eyes of Mendoza glittered
vith a far from heaveuly light, but
Anaeaoua did rot see it; nor would
she have mnVrstood thn avaricious
glow that now overspread his face.
To her the gold was a wonder
ful thiug, because she alone had ever
found its precious flower; und
that was a gift bestowed on
her by tint) gods for some,
great purpose--as. she. liad always
lielTeved. That purpose was now re
vealed; it was to enable her to lead
their messenger to the places where
gold could be found, that she nud her
people i. light bnild nn altar to the suu
god, bright and beautiful as his own
glorious face.
" 'To-morrow, then, shall we bunt,
the Hower of gold together?" asked
Pedro, responding with enthusiasm to
tho innocent words which showed hiiu
i way to realize bis wildest dreams.
" 'Even as ihou sayest, most beau
tiful,' answered the Indian feirl; aud
agaiu she crossed her arms upon her
breast and bowed her bead, as she bad
doue when they first met.
"Pedro was tempted to take her iu
his arms and pvoss his suit like any
mortal woer, bat something he did not
understand still held him back. He
merely placed bis baud on the bowed
head aud blessed her.
"Notwithstanding tho favor shown
hint by Anaeaonssvid tho certainty he
felt of being able to win her for a wife.
Meudoza had never yet put his feel
ings into any form of declaration.
"He spoke, indeed, the language of
love, ami the Golden Flower lespond
cd, but he ooul il never feel quite suro
whether her evident- adoration wns the
devotion of a worshiper to its diety,
or the love of a woniau for a man. And
the more he learned to know Annea
ona, and the better sdie learned to ex
press herself iu his language, the more
lie became puzzled. Sometimes sho
told him of visions that eaiuo to her
I aud ol voices thai, she heard visions
of angels with which the air seemed
peopled, and sUiiiins of hijivruly niusij
that wrapt her iv hole i io,r in delightl
And when sho spuke of these things
she seemed transji:;iiied; a light
Ihishfel from her eyi that caused her
face . shine, and a Mar-liko ladianco
I'leali'od above hi r 1; row.
"I'.jdro felt a chill cr.iep over him,
and (I oigh ho had upvia been n re
bgioui ninii, ho furtively crossed him
self nno mutd-red a pr;.yor to tho Vir
gin. Much visions mid voices as thovo
tiescrihfd by the t c hlcn Flower wero
well known in the a-iiurcli into v. Viicii
Men ioza bad been b inli.od, r.nd t li.j.-i
to whom they came iu-.d been canon
ized ns ;-ftints; but m itcide that church
nil such experiences were uiieuuiiy mid
could onlv ticcur to such hi were, iu
league with Katan, A first too Ii.iii in
i;irl's visiom: and my tical tale, h.td
..lily startled Pedr.i by a depth j du
plicity tvell gzeati-r til.Wl ill's own; hut
as the I'uuvictuiu j;t- -v on him t, :? hIoi
was iu earnest ho in came a.'mi.i ..f he?
for ho was a tsx':. i.n 1 u iSptuiard
and then foii) ilor.My Mi,ier ) itiou:-;
and though he was lolermiui l t.j Uti
lity his power over tbi.i tribe i f In
dians by marrying iheii ohix ii;i:r-h
ter, he was often more nj cile.l than
attracted by her.
" Tho beautiful An.ie.i i!ia. v;s a be
ing of a purer and bri'ticr tjq o than
any 'with which MendDa l .jvl yet been
brought in eon'act, e. eii. duriir' his
I brief association with i.'olo mlm : ; aud
j the evil iu his iiiit.nv in,w iveoi!e l
1 from all that was line an I no'.do in
j hers, for tint same reason tli.it he had
, instinctively iir.led the ad mire'.
; "Though incapable? of eoniiii i iieiid
I ing these siiotillies or' fi;e!iii, IVIm
I recognized their existctl ? by : fre-
quent irritability nud pi-evishne.ss iu
; Hie presenm.! of tho Goli'en I'b,wui ;
' but all such thoughts w to now utterly
, cast out by tho one .stvoii-r paioi of
; his life the thirst for .Hold. Ils could
i think of nothing else, talk of ;itliiug
i else; aud when at last ho pail; -d from
! tlio Indoi'i girl, it was with t'n prom
j iso to l.li'i'1. at the tM'.-lioMt !.' wn, to. set
i out iu search of the ll.r. vr ,.f jnid.
' "They ha I traveled nuioy miles be-
fore the Sj :iniur. iliscovcie I t'iat ih.-y
: were followed coi I. m ti y, o..t always)
I at a considcralilo ili rL uic ;i:.d Uy
' stealthy wab'hful'iess, in wl.ieli no
" Indian could exct I lji):, ho ablo
I at length to satisfy '.niu;o!f ul tho
identity of tho spy.
"This was a stalwart young Indian,
.i rehuiveot the cacique, who bil l con
sidered himself, hcfo-io tho advent, of
'. Mendoza, a favored suitor tor (lie
: hand of Ami-'aoiia Pedro liiul often
' noted this man's jealousy, without
1 giving much thou.it to it; lint now
j this espioliago eoiniecled Uselt with
his own fever fur gold, and it iu
i foliated hint. Ho felt a uiuideroiii
1 desire to lix a quarrel upon thn iu-
trudiug Iudiau tnat hi: uught ;oit liiui
ij out of his way forever; and while ho
,; kept a keen watch ho redoubled the
j ardor of his devotion toward the. In
) diau girl. The day ndvnucod; thoy
l had traveled mauy miles, anrt uad
! met with mauy ipecimeus vl tho
I goldeu (lower; and once, on pulling
the plant up by tiio rout, IVtlro had
seen the glittering grains of gold
clinging to i:. Anaeaoua. laugbeil and
clapped her hand i iu his delirjld, and,
: pointing to all the rocky hills around,
iissurred him that gold could lie foiiud
there anywliore for tiio digging.
" I'raiiqiorted with joy, ho caught
her in bis urnts, !n r iiandsehuigaUovo
! his neck ami their lips met i.l pas
sioiiate kisses. The man forgot every-
thiug but his love for Kdd; tho worn
: au remembered only hea love for him.
j It wf.s not tho beautiful Indian girl
that Meudoui held in las arms, hut an
j enchanting embodiment of all his
avaricious dreams; but t tho Goldou
Flower tho god she hud long wor
shiped w is forevermore the man sht
adored.
"Pedro wits entreating her to prn'u
ise that sho would at once, without a
duy'a delay, set men at work to dig
tint yellow treasure from tiio ea'.ih;
and she was promising Yo.s' to I'vovy-thin-j:.
when they weio itidely inter
rupted. The j itloiis hioiuu had
reached their Hide jiml, with ii yell i
rage, he pi eclpi'tit ed himself upon
Mendoza. At any time, tint sailor, as
stroug and agile us ois ussaiotnt, cuiild
have wrestled wit.i him elt'ectually,
aud, nt that, ho v.'in content merely to
protect himself. Hut when the lndiat
a Hecond tiiua flung hiuiself on tho
Spauinrd. he was received on the long,
keen blade of u Toledo dagger, winch
pierced striliigiit through his heart till
tho point appeared on the other side.
As I'edro withdrew thu dago.'-, tho
spy fell Ikiickward without, a groau.
Tho warm current of his life .lowed
out on the thirsty ground, .i gnasliy
streaie, and tint white mantle oi tlm
Golden Flower was stairs' I by it -tlio
(list blood of th native. sb"il by the
hand of tho whiuj man and the spring
of a crimson liver thai, has dowed for
four ceutui ies bctweitu tun ludinu aud
his paleface brother!
"All was over so quickly that Men
doza, willing and d-sir. us as lie had
been to rid him I never i t the
spying Iiidiu.ii, scarcely iva!i.:ed what
he bad done till a sharp cry from
Golden Flower roused iiim to it.
"IIt turned toward her, out :,iio
buried her fane in her hands mid
shrank from him iu b.urror. lie ap
proached and tiieii to take her hands
i i bis, but sho thrust him from her
aud cried out:
ro hk roMiirrn.
Au authority -ays that a Von of dia
monds is worth $:io,U0il,U0t).
Hhrii b Siiowsllil Lets On.
r-r-tllAT'S where my bntr
1 I ' w ent -in a San .luau
I Miowslide.'1 And 'I'hoinas
"J" Tullcy, one time miner,
id: lor, i inventor's privMo seeretiir.v,
und l'nw lieptity Stale Treasurer,
nillied his bald plale rell-ctively. A re
the: he nil. looks ju.-l like any other
kind, but ihe novels always call them
ivllei live when they are followed by a
Kood s'tory.
I'oii't tell til" almilt cyehiiies or
enrihipiakes, or any seeh make-lielieve
ilmuers. 1 ran st.oid niiyiliiug '"it
thai rlpiiing, splitting, iiiiekling
soiiml of a snow avalanche breaking
loose from il- iii'iorinns. and the swish
and ro ir and 1 o .,n when it gets under
way. and li.e snapping of trees and
hir.g of bowlders nud trembling
o: tlm vviio!
udi
as ii Hears the hot-
loin of tile ill-.llll'.'l i u. ami the sickness
that comes over a fellow when it llirts
past within a few feel of him. kicking
sii'iw in Ids lac- and making a play
thing of roiks ;t i big as a house and
felling whole fcvsls at a time.
"1 was wrecked iwiee iu one tilghl.
by siiow.-lidc'i in the San Juan, and
it was jiiM for a joke, I guess, that
one or ih ' o.ln r didn't mash me into
lii l . or preserve me iu he. Worst
iiighl 1 ever put ill nil this earth, I
ran tell you. Ii was somewhere in
February, lv.il. along aboiil that time
lie big S ;gi! i. l,:- slide burled the rail,
read und ; rooks and snow half a mile
l ing and a hundred feel deep. We
were without any mail for lifiytwu
days, ami il was sevelllj-I hree dayjj
lu i'ore we got a train after that slide.
"Same vviiiier, loo, thai the big Ida
ho slide rame down from Kendall
mountain and brought so many trees
Willi il that the whole town of Silver
toll was k"'i iu lirevvood for two
years. Piled il right up Iu ihe town
I'liiils r.ii.l .i.t.-.-bed into stove size, too.
I wo.- nil en iei:.biil mountain on my
uncle's mi
a. couple ,
usv ille.
no thnv
mill ihr
We had
to look
Ugh tic
Charles
see how
1Mb
Hit el- I ii,- I ',g
0, .Ille,' ;;: I eVcl'.V few Weeks
I'li. .' and I would go up and
ti.cy wr.-e griiing along.
"II was to i i.rr in tramp back and
fori I: I i i he bunUiioiisc. so Have Curdy
I Will K ino. Ihe iv.'o fellows who
were guarding the mill, had fixed up
au a--iv oiiice for a bedroom. Thai
day wjirn we got io the mill il began
to sii-iw. and we slaved all nighl. So
xv hod! op a roaring lire in the aspay
fu :ii;;iv a. id piled l ack on our blankttts
in the i t ! i ' : cud of th" room.
''11' -lev.- Cell iih.io-t iu blankets.
It .-Tiiicd. and. ii:o wind howled awful
ly. Several ilmes we heard the roar
and ,-m.ish, and felt the building shako
as a blin'.vsliilo went down some other
part of the luotiuiaiu, but we thought
wo were safe. No slide had ever j for r.ny boat that should set out for
touelnd that spot. : Tollock I!in to return against the gale.
"I have looked ever the ground But the men of the Chatham station
since, ii.ul I know just how It hap- j did not slop to reckon their chances
poucd. but ir was more than a stir- j of return. Trusting thai the schooner
prise that night when part of an might hold out l i-oiigh the s:i.rm if
avalanche slopped ovir from tlio gulch ! manned ami puuiptd by a fresh erevv,
en our right. We were juM gelling ' lin y struck nut iu their life-boat lo
to sleep w hen we heard that infernal ward the Ubt.
crack and booi.i nud liar right above Although l he wind was with them,
us, mill smash! bang! and away down , ii was a hard pull. Three times they
Ihe gulch it went wilh half the assay
oiiieo. Ti ok ihe furnace and our tire
i'li l all ;he roof, ami just left us lying
there In tho snow wiih our bedding.
And seared! Thill's whoji my hair got
KP and stood en end.
"Two or i hree trees nway up the
nioiini.iiu had jut cut off a slice of
tho slide that tilled the gulch, and hud
turned it over into tin- little gulch
where our assay ntliee stood. That's
what reused cur wreck.
"Well, we held n cenncil right quick,
dug up a lot of matches and some
randies, and after We saw what had
hern done in our house we declared
we couldn't stay there any more. We
look our blankeir, and randies ami
m:il be-, an "id skeoiiron stove and ail
old canvas fnl and moved up lo the
big mill fifty feet up the side of the
mountain. We climbed lo ilie crush
ing room, near the tup of the mill.
There We pill up our tent to keep out
the ibal'l all we could. Thou we nailed
a rolllfm ier ovrrlli ad, got the stove
to going and lixed up pretty comfort
able. We were si ill sealed half to
death, for we could hear every little
while slides ueiin; down Ihe mountain,
some near 1 y, -nine sfi far we colli. I
only hear the roar.
"Tin ii we got to irlling stories,
l'urd.v was mi old mule skinner and
ho used lo tell the most blond -curdling
stories I heard. 11,. wouldn't
bun ;i Ilea. Ion aee-inling to his tab s
ho had hilled and skinned .-it least
forty Indian-. Ii was Irlling us about
mi Indian iigin. and he had just killed
two lt d - and w.i-. skinning them whm
Kiiiln. A lo i had bo'-n tty;ns t0 SCi? ,
at tho window, fell inside on the Hour
3U l .veiled:
"Merciful Power?, boys, b-re comes
rne from .liiove!''
"Pnrdy eomnieiiced pro yim; f,,r for
giveness foe being so moan to the
Iillans. aii'T the rest of us were too
scareil In si cik or move. The slide
came down from behind the mill and
hit the bottom of the gul.li vvbli a
roar v,,r.-e than anything I ,.Ver
luiaginod. Ii slid part xvay ii the
slip, of the oiher mountaiii. slewed
nrointd and -lai ,ed iIoavii off the creek
tul.'.i. u'ai'ins out the whole lower
I half of our mill, boilers, engines, ten
(of the stamps, and the Whole blessed
I works. That old mill darn ed around
j like a pasteboard box.
"Well, we wouldn't slay there any
i longer. It was long past midnight,
i but we put mi every dud we could
I Und, tore up comfort and wrapped
the strips round us, put on liertnmi
j Focks and suow.-hoes. and set nut into
: the night.
. "I took an axe. iu ease we should
! have to rut wood mi I build a lire;
j Kane had a pick, and l'riee a shovel.
I for fear some of Us should get buried,
; and l'lirdy tarried all the provisions
we had saved.
"We couldn't see three indies, but
! we knew timber was soinevviiere up
hill, and we knew ihai old John I.ain
bert's cabin was somewhere in ihe
limber, ami It was sale. So we
eliinb-il nud climbed. In that screaiu
lng siorio and became worse seared
l every minute, lis we could Inur the
, avalanches tearing down the nio.in
: tains all around us. We never did lind
Lambert's eabiu, but we walked till
daylight. Then we found we had
gone eloar over the ridge illlo 1 leer
l'ark, miles from home.
We started home ilieii. and we were
' In mortal terror for fear we'd start a
1 slide ourselves. I : very time iv.' bad
' to rros au op 'ii spare we earrieil our
' beans III i.lll- teetll, il seemed to Inc.
' There was one slide a full mile long.
mid Willi a slope of forty-live degn es
anyway. We thought sure that's
whore we'd go down. Kane was the
b.sl sliowshoer. and he went lir.-t.
Wo warned him not to use Ills pole,
bill il' III" slide star, id to sil on the
pole, keep oil his shoes, and try I tide
on top. Seemed to me he wasn't thirty
seconds making thai run. Thru 1
trinl.
"Thai's where I lost my h.rr.
don't matter, for I know I n-ver e
It
oilld
have made It lie down again anyway.
Hut on that ride - it was more like a
fall it jllsl blew off.
"We got home sale, but there were
twenty-throe men of Silverbm kill-d
that winier in sunwslides, and they're
the only lliings I'm afraid of at all."
I louver Post.
Tlinj- Stakfil TImIi- I.lvrs.
Not long ago. among ilie varied p!o
Itfrcs of human life which go to make
up ihe daily newspaper, appeared a
story as thrilling us liciion. aliboiigli
il was only a part of the piniii news
of the day. Il bad lo do with the
lll'o-sn vers at the I'lmibam station
whirli guard Ihe end of I'ape 'od.
Fit thirty six hours i':i0ai i Hldrcdgi'
and his erevv, who palm! I his point
of bind projecting far out hito the
Atlantic, weiu iliiough as hard mi ey.
perieii"e as brave men are often culled
lipoll In elldlU'e.
I Hiring a freezing humc ine they
saw a schooner i.i di-iress nlV Pollock
liip. ordinarily ihere n uld have
been no qucrt'nll ns In wheih. r or II i
they should go to her assistance, for
although every drop of water froze as
fast as It fell, and the sea was mad,
and Pollock liip Is a treacherous pla - e.
yel life-savers are tie, to, i i-.tmts
weather and do not hesllnte. ltut I Ii :
time th'i'e was a special eloinent of
dimger: n northwest wind icailug
down past the edge of the laud at
! sixty niih s an lunir inadi it Impossible
wei. marly swamped, and when they
reached the sehoeiier. they dared net
pull alongside of her. It took nn hotii
of bard work to get aboard, and even
then the crew of the schooner had to
pull them up one by oil" with ropes;, as
If they, the life-savers, were the res
curd, not th" rescuori.
They had Won their coal, but It
might still ho mulling but n goal of
death: thoy knew that w hen tin y
started, One pump was broken, the
crew of the vessel was half ex loiilsled,
and the Wilier was pouring into the
schooinr fit tile rale of niii" hundred
pump strokes nn hour.
Sending innsl of the ship's crow to
their bunks, Captain Kldrrdgo mid
his men in. iiiiied ihe two good pumps
and fought the illiilshillg Wilier. After
thirty le'tirs of lighting lh".v won,
Tl;:it is linw the sronnnor Finina I.
Klldicntt, Caplalu lingers, of Xevv
York, lived to be towed Up to l!os.in.
If she had not livid. Ilie men ;' the
Chatham life saving sialion, w ho
slaked their l:es on the chance that
lin y could reach her nud lev p l:ei
alloat, w lin went to her aid kn tvving
they could not retina mini Ihe wild
filiated well, they wmil.l i,ot liar
lived to hoar penjli. t.'l ikon: 1 ,,w
brave they are. -Youth's Coupon;, n.
Wllil Swim In a Srwcr.
lMvvard Iloylo. aged twenty live, en
Hrnoklyu. a plumber' le-lper. had a
v ild sw im in a nve; in N't w York
City. He was. at work in a si
Fiity-ihird smi ei. near Se .m.l .p ,
Manhattan, aa Iron
and lie dropped ill
-wept him aw iy
mad" a quick siii
his ladder bloke
tile i in i i-n. whirli
1 il tWillkl'IIL. lie
rrraucan t; Ip. irii".
vc. v soon Avas sho;
iv.to K.i-t
liivt r from the sewer i pi inn
I'.n iy ninth street, a distance ol'
right
squares from the starting point. ;
i. s. ueis were Frederick Kiilgsl",v : ml
I'reiloriek Wtvks, captain of a ho it
ailed Albany. Hoylo was tiiihuri.
The lowest tido In any largo sea is
!n the Mediterranean, .it Toulon
there is about four inches, which is
the average Ii. r the whole Mediterranean.
V0MEM
Alice Itnosi vell Hose.
One of the most popular roses of the
season In Washington Is the "Alice
Roosevelt," a delicately tinted tbiwer
with heavy leaves, which was grown
first in the While House coiis-rviiti.ry
and named for the President's daugh
ter. A riealeit ItrfH.
A voy charming and Iu lcalliy sim
ple way to make a inousseline dress is
to pleat the skirt, a row of insert ion
running down each pleat. All this
ends to give place to a gradi-an i
tlounee. wlneli is enveved with lace
1 rullles. The pleats make ii possible to
! fit tin- upper part of the skirl perfectly
I us they do the pretty blouse.
Luxurious Stnrltlng
i When lovely woman puis her best
' foot forward this spring It will be
covered ill a slocking of especial i lab-
oration. Tl ow styles show appli-
i ipies or inserts of line white lace mi a
i foundation of Mark lis!" thread or
ilk. bne like drawn wmk or intricate
?mbroidery. A pair of strikingly
handsome stockings jusi imported Is
j embroidered in gold baskets uf I'.ovv
i crs in natural colors.
A fliilil Kutumlly Hon. I.
Their is something iu the heart of
;very natural child linn aspires toward
gondiir.ss, toward beauty, toward that
which is ever fresh, pure and wlinle
sonie. (iive him tl.o whole earth ami
withhold i lit- one dmii of nourishment
on which ihe In-ali Ii of bis heart de
pends and you leave him unsatisfied,
ft is no; pleasure mer dy. it Is sotii"
lliing deeper, more extensive than this
whii h hallows within his memory llie
rill that is to run with sweet waters
all his after life. Into the joy of the
mi.nieiit must i liter some tincture of
virtue, some hint of enduring purpose,
a suggest inn of iniimaey tow ard larger
life, toward which his own is to grow.
oi.ian'a Home Companion.
j Woman Siiflraica In oilier CnnntrirH.
Ill all Fuinpeau riitiliiries, except
. fl recce, Spain, Portugal, Holland and
' some Herman provinces, women have
- some form of suffrage. Kveii Asia lias
; responded to the appeal, mid women
i possess limited suffrage ill all liiissUiu
; provinces and in 1 1 1 - Fngiish colonies
i of l.ulia. In l'lngland. Ireland. Scot
: lain! and Wal. s wniiieii vole for all
, i tlicris except members of Parliament,
, it n,l in Soiiih and W-st Australia. Now
i Zealand and the Isle of .Man wonii n
Vnii- on equal terms with men.
Iu Flu!, ind the limited suffrage on
' Joyed may snmi be exieinli il. The first
petition for woman suffrage presented
j lo Piiiiiaun ni iu ls'iT was signed by
inly Ml'!' women. 'I he petition of 1ST.'!
I was sigii"d by ll.otio w omen. The
peiiiioli pi'eseiiiid lo the members uf
Ihe last Parliiiine'il was signed by -jT,-uoii
women. Washington Slur.
Till' t'liliiillii Cnllur.
If the little turnover collar that
R. loins the neck ' xveiinn jf idl
elastics weathers Its popular, t.v It has
more merit tlmu appears on Us limited
surface. It W a nent. dainty, feminine
bit. but just why it should appeal to
universal womanhood eo strongly is a
little diffiYult to understand. How
ever. Il is ubiquitous. Tho retail
skopkei-pel's find it difficult lo keep up
W'lh the demand. "Just oiu," is the
; reply made in stores that la-l week
! had iiioiisai'ds in sjork. Tho rage for
' tkci.i has caused a revival of euibfoid
; cry. Women seldom seen with needles
In their hands are buttonholing and
: outlining on every occasion. Fairs and
bazaars have fouud a bonanza In those
1 ii'iliirs. Oilier tahles, rowing envi
ous n f the prosperity of ilie cellar
table, have added them to the candy,
flower, kitchen nprou and other tables
which primarily have no connection
j with the cellar. New York Press.
' An Artlntlv Muilr-Orer,
reitlcoat prottiuess has been man
aged by rue young woniau successfully
mill cheaply If Jon happen to pos
sess the same sort of left -overs Jell
may care to read about II. The male
rials Avere these: A few ihrcu yards
of black Chanlilly insertion ripped
from a Avnrn .ml lasi summer's or
gandie drc's; ii pinli taft.-ia lining to a
cloth suit. W lllcll had been i'.pped up
mid dyed, and i n all-over old "finni"
of imiialuni pninl de Venise, from
winch many cream roses were ru:
Four of the nine skin gores weio rut
up into strip- and puts, ilie loiter
being live inches wide at the fool ami
m ilied at il.e lop. Th.-se all ertl.i 1 1 d
wi'h ih" tltr. e inch sirips. all being so!
together Aviih ihe insertion n. lori.i a
knee-deep Hot, in e. The i el"!' ini ;ig live
gores Were rliniuli lor the skill The
iuseri m:i ed.n.l tin 'borne . u- Avrll
as the narrow nndei ruble, wnicii was
iiiinlc from the ...a: l.ii.i.g. Tin rcses
AVer,' III ilppliqlle ill 1 le fool of tile
I bli e-eni 11, -it. I p!ere. Ii r. a!l !n.'l."d
lik " a paitora pcitn oai tioni Pari-, the
slight toiL-d silk hn-.il.;; I'M II !.!!!. d.
Amltts Auiutll; Cn' .If w
I V.i'1,1 . I.esl 1. :x : 1,. ,1 ..
, I . liar
. iian .
vvlii - h lO'iiO'tis , n . ,q' i .
SOU)" t-ilt11ics of "V ( 1 !!'. ,1;
Fbie Per. in ;li, .1. '. i
the cole.iii'. .-1 -ui.-.-. ni .i .
circular,
i ..lorahis.
and tcrqiioii-es. sepm utely u-e,'. ate
found eolisp. eu, ins In ii. . broad col
lar of brllli ints it- puiielliaied. for in
stance, with live line raboelloll ril'oii :
at regular intervals. In number collar
of equal width ei icralds. lake th- place
of ill" rubies. Cnboehnii turquoises iu
inn. h greater number arc very popular
siei ,( when color is to bo Introduced
.it; i ihe throat ornament.
...
A iuauii.ceiii Luj; chain for evening
wear Is of brilliants of dilleri lit shapes
mid size.-, set in platinum, divided in
to ..: inns by litioon large, suiootu
pearls drilled through and slrODg,
some of the pearls being pear shaped,
others round. Variety abounds In
long chains of l'art nouveuu order in
colored enamels and gnus. '
Handsome corsage nrnaiiU'lils Of
costliest fashion furnish some of the
most beautiful objects! of tiie jewelers'
displays
Shirt -waist sets figure ninong very
taking things of the season nud baro
que pearls are made the latest feature
in these. A set may consist of three
or four buttons in small, perfwt or
irregular s oth in ails, with cuT but
tons uf rough p ail formation which
fSs.-'matrs with its fantastic fashion
ing. The variety obtainable in these
sets of baroques makes thorn most
interesting.
Itmi, id bill (..lis of green or bb:f
enamel wilh a brilliant in the centre
appear aiiaur: very iio,-el shirt-waist
sets.
"
M isolated ruff buttniis are more
than ever situ, the slone being often
a laised high mpp'-d one set in a nlain
mold rim.
Women of the H"iiish royal family
are showing iniioli energy in arrang
ing details of the corona!. mi.
Mrs. M.-Kinley A-.-ill not permit the
blinds to be i.i i- "1 in the room former-
Iv npied by her husband at their
Canton il'lllo. iioiue.
Mrs. MarU Guy P.-arse. wife of Hi"
iio-.cd llu.'.li-!i P'l'l'o i ra tor. i one of
the most faiihiul workers in the cause
of charity in Fm-'land.
The in ov Marchioness of Initifi in.
daughter of Mr. J'avis. i.f New York
City, is nil only an accomplished
pia'ni-t. bin a thorough i-oniioi.-s-eur on
China.
iiss lie.ltrieo liorlet. illillOllgll not
seVellleeil villi's old Avhrtl sll- died.
jnfi :iu rsia'ir of more than ,S1.iHM,ti'H.
Had she lived io a! min her majority
-he would bii. e hi ' ' ' "lie of "e weilllh
i".i young women i:i ih' Fidted
Stairs.
Klnnipke slsiers. Donlioa.
t mo
v.-ho has for a .Leon years or more
be. n cniiiieeic I witii the Paris ol
sorvaiorv. has niarri, d I'r. l-aae liob
erts mid lle.Ac.l io K:igla'iil. Miss
Klumpke w as boi n in San Francisco,
bin Las livid in Paris sinre early
rhililllood.
Connie
ed urc.i
ihe dan.
liner li.is already m hicv
i i in !:i ri i - in Cairo, and
which she gives every
ire iho lea i ore of a sea
very gey in spiie of the
Wednesday are
son w hieh v i
demand- Solid!
Africa has lunde on
the gait '.sou.
The "limn do plume" under which
women wrlins were - in e tmil to hide
their Identity ille said io have b-cn
Used because in old times if was con
sidered by ninny people scarcely re
spectable for a woman to earn her
living by writing.
Miss Abide Chopin, au American
missionary in China, has had confer
red upon her the linya! lied Cross, be
,towed by ihe King of Hngland
thiou.:ii tin' Itriiish Minister. H was
giwn lo r for vices rendered .lur
ing tile surge I f P. kill-
Linen lace has raised, puffed flowers
In colored silks upon it.
An .".inactive parasol of white is
coveted wiih black point iVesprit,
stretched plain over the white.
Gun metal and cut ieel make an at
tractive onibinaiioii in li.it ornaments,
and sometime rhiuestoiics are com
bined Willi i lies.-.
Seine id' the sprite huts will show
soft silk, scarfs of a contrasting color
to the straw llitcadoj through Inter
sil, os .;tt ni the shape, the Hat de
signs especially a. '.mi 1 1 ing of Ibis r.irt
uf iriiii'iiings. a
Pongee parasols have inserts of lace
alier ihe fiisii ,,.n ol so many tubers.
These inserts mo In .-op. irate Injures,
and are sot at inieival; a round the
edge. lb. v. or . IV; el is give!! lo part
ol' iho l iee by rnised lace petals.
Ib ie were never limit- pearl una-
on nis i..r
pciir'.-, i ' !
these ra''..
of pearls . .
wiih hem!
iai- I Here are niie:,ics ot
... I'.O.IS of tlil'lll. tVVO llf
hi.r.s Willi diiinpiiig slrillgss
:i'ie: i o . i belli ii.id hat pin
; in -,rlv as lar-.o as golf
ball of pom is. Ti
mi-inn et Aviih r!i
e are pearl orna
s: Hies. I ut these
are m.t ,-is comni.oj.
o;y dainty i.s a . lid I s rock made
of a pinli slripcd io ilonal ill wash
u,. "1-. 'i:e siripe-. ttairow mid formeil
i n pn -s of pink dots. Tlie yrko of
tins I :-.!; is made ot the uiaieii.il wiib
the Ions rmiiiiii-r a.oo-s. Ue!ow tb
yoke il'.::" is a ruille showing row r.p-
nil 1 ow
lov.e;- p:
iiiin' t'.i
Here
i iirrriw aviiiio lace. ine
t of ih - dress hangs straight
.-ceil toie one of
Ii i very pretty.
The I
a'l.i
purl
ba!,'
inked to til tho
I ngl'i between
the shoulder .ind I'lliow. From there
ii fulls iiit inio a large puff, anil
gradually shapes in again near Iho
Avrlsi, win'." the remaining fullness 1st
held by three rows of shirring, set a
little way apari. Pedow the shirring
is a cuff buuic two inches In width. ,
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