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VOL. XXVII. PITTSBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C THURSDAY, APRIL I3.J9J05.
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THE SPLENDID SPUR
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THE ADVENTURES
By AKTHCB T.
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CHAPTER X.
(Continued.)
I was standing there with her hand
5n mine, and a burning remorse in my
heart, when I heard the" clear notes
of a bugle blown, away on the road to
Launceston.
Looking that way, I saw a great
company of horses coming down over
the crest, the sun shining level on their
arms and a green standard that they
Lore in their midst.
Joan spied them the same instant,
ami checked her sobs. Without a
vord we flung ourselves down full
length on the turf to watch.
They were more than a thousand,
as I guessed, and came winding down
the road very orderly till, being full
of them, it seemed a long serpent
writhing with shiny scales. The tramp
of hqofs and jingling of bits were
pretty to hear.
"Rebels!" whispered I. ,
Joan nodded. .
There were three regiments in all,
whereof the first (the biggest) was of
dragoons. So clear was the air I could
almost read the legend on their stand
ard, and the calls of their captains
were borne up to us extremely dis
tinct. As they rode leisurely past I thought
of Master Tingconib's threat, and won
dered what this array could intend.
Nor, turning it over, could I find any
explanation, for the Earl of Stamford's
gathering, he had said, was in the
northeast, and I knew such troops as
the Cornish generals had to be quar
tered at Launceston. Yet here, on
the near side - of Launceston, was a
large body of rebel horses marching
quietly to the sou'west. Where was
the head or tail to it?
Turning my head as the last rider
disappeared on the way to Bodmin, I
spied a squat, oddly shaped man strid
ing down the hill very.brisldy; yet he
looked about him "often, and kept to
the hollows of the ground; and was
crossing below us, as it appeared,
straight for Joan's cottage.
Cried I: "There is but one man in
the world with such a gait and that's
Billy Tottery !"
And jumping to my feet (for he was
come directly beneath us) I caught up
a great stone and sent it bowling down
the slope.
Bounce it went past him, missing his
legs by a foot or- less.' The man
turned, and ca'tching sight of me as I
stood waving, made his way up the
hill. 'Twas indeed Captain-Billy; and
coming up, the honest fellow -almost
hugged me for joy.
"Was seeking thee, Jack," he
bawled; "learned from Sir Bevill
where belike I might find thee. Left
his lodging at Launceston this morn
ing, and trudged ivery foot o' the way.
A thirsty land, Jack neither horse's
meat nor man's meat therein, nor a
chair to sit down on; and three women
only have I kissed this day!" He broke
off and looked at Joan. "Beggin'.the
lady's pardon for sea manners and
way o' speech."
"Joan," said I, "this is Billy Pottery,
a mariner and friend of mine, and as
deaf as a haddock." '
Billy made a leg; and as I pointed to
the road where the cavalry had just
disappeared, went on with a nod:
. "That's so; old G'arge Cudleigh's
troop o' horse sent off to Bodmin to
seize the High Sheriff and his posse
there. Two hour agone I spied 'em,
and ha' been ever since playin' spy."
"Then where be the King's forces?'"
I made shift to inquire by signs.
"Marched out o' Launceston to-day,
lad an' but a biscuit a man between
'em. poor dears for Stratton Heath, i'
the nor'east, where the rebels be en
camped. Heard by scouts o' these
gentry bein' sent to Bodmin, and
were minded to fight the Earl of Stam
ford while his dragooners was "away.
And here's the long an' short o't;
thou'rt wanted, lad, to bear a band wi'
ns up yonder an' the good lady here
can spare thee."
And here we both looked at Joan
I shamefacedly enough, and Billy with
a puzzled air, which he tried very deli
cately to hide.
She put her hand in mine.
"To fight, lad?"
I nodded my head. . . -
"Then go," she said without a shade
in her voice; and as I made no answer,
went on "Shall a woman hinder when
there's fighting toward? Only come
back when thy wars be over, for I
shall miss thee, Jack."
And dropping my hand she led the
svay down to the cottage.
Now, Billy, of course, had not heard
a word of this; but perhaps he gath
ered some import. Anyway he pulled
up short midway on the slope,
scratched his head, "and thundered:
"What a good lass'."
Joan, some paces ahead, turned at
this and smiled; whereat, having no
idea he'd spoken above a whisper, Billy
blushed red as any peony.
'Twas but a short half hour when,
the mare being saddled and Billy fed,
e took our leave of Joan. Billy
talked beside one stirrup,; and the
girl on the other side, to see us a few
yards on bur way. At length she
halted:
"No leave takings, Jack, but
'Church and King!' Only do thy best
and not disgrace me." -
And "Church and King!" she called
thrice after us, standing in the road.
For me, as I rode up out of that valley,'
the drums seemed beating and the
bugles calling to a new life gead. The
OF JACK MARVEL.
QCILLER COUCH.'
last light of day was on the tors, the
air blowing fresher as we mounted;
and with Molly's every step the past
five months appear'd to dissolve and
fall away from me as a dream.
On the crest I turn'd in the saddle.
Joan was yet standing there, a black
speck on the road. She waved her
hand once. .
Billy had turn'd, too, and uncovering,
shouted so that the hilltops echoed.
"A good lass a good lass! But
what's become o' t'other one?"
CHAPTER XI.
The Battle of Stamford Heath and a
Happy Adventure.
Night came and found us but mid
way between Temple and Launceston;
for tho' my companion stepp'd briskly
beside me, 'twas useless to put Molly
beyond a walk; and, besides, the mare
was new from her day's journey. Billy
engaged that by sunrise we should be
in sight of the King's troops.
By daybreak we stood on a ridge
above a hollow val into which the
sun did not yet pierce, but passing over
to a high conical hill beyond, smote
level on line after lone of white tents
the prettiest sight! 'Twas the enemy
there encamped on the top and some
way down the sides, the smoke of their
trampled x watch fires still curling
among the gorsebushes.
Looking down into the valley at our
feet, at first I saw no sign of our own
troops only the roofs of a little town,
with overmuch smoke spread above it,
like a morning mist But here I heard
the church bells clashing and a drum
beating, and then a regiment of foot
moving westward along the base of
the hill. It was evident the battle
was at hand, and we quickened our
pace down into the street.
It lay on the slope, and midway down
we passed some watch fires burned out,
and then a soldier or two running and
fastening their straps; and last a little'
child, who seemed wild with the joy
of living amid great events and bid us
proceed straight to the sign of "The
Tree."
It stood some way back from the
street, with a great elm before the
porch, where, by a stable, 9 sat two
men with tankards beside 'them and a
small company of grooms and soldiers
standing around. Both men were more
than ordinary tall and soldier like,
only the bigger wore a scarlet cloak
very richly laced and was shouting or
ders' to his men, while the other,
dressed in plain buff suit and jack
boots, had a map spread before him,
which he; studied very attentively,
writing therein with a quill pen.
"What a plague have we here?" cries
the big man as we drew up.
"Recruits, if it please you, sir," said
I; dismounting and pulling off my hatr
though his insolent tone offended me.
"Slid! The boy speaks as if he were
a regiment!" growls he half aloud.
"Can'st fight?"
"That, with your leave, sir, is what
I am come to try."
He turned on Billy.
"And this rascal?"
Billy heard not a word, of course,
yet answered readily:
"Why, since your honor is so pleas
antly minded, let it be cider."
Now the first effect of this, delivered
with all force pf lung, was to make the
big man sit bolt upright and staring;
recovering speech, however, he broke
into a volley of blasphemous curses.
All this whiba the man in buff had
scarce lifted his eyes off the map.
But now he looks up and I saw at the
first glance that the two men hated
each other. ' , .
"I think," said he quietly, "my Lord
Mohun has forgot to ask the gentle
man's name."
"My name is Marvel, sir John. Mar
vel," I answer'd him with a bow.
"HeyT'-pand dropping his pen he
starts up and grasps my hand "Then
'tis you I have never thanked for His
Gracious Majesty's letter." --
"The General Hopton?" cried I.
"Even so, sir. My lord," he went on,
still holding my hand and turning to
his companion, "let me present to you
the gentleman that in January sav'd
your house of Bocconnoc from burning
at the hands of the rebels whom God
confound this day!" He lifted his hat.
"Amen," said I, as his lordship
bowed, exceedingly sulkily. But I did
not value his rage, being hot with joy
to be"so beprais'd by the first captain
(as I yet hold) on the royal side. WTho
now, not without a sly triumph, flung
the price of Billy's, cfder on the table,
and, folding up his map, address'd me
again: " '
"Master Marvel, the fight to-day will
lie but. little with the horse or so I
hope. You will do well, if you wish to
serve us best, to leave your mare be
hind. The troop which my Lord Mo
hun and I command together is below.
But Sir Bevill Grenville, who has seen
and is interested in you, has the first
claim; and I would not deny you the
delight to fight your first battle under
so good a master. His men are, with
Sir John Berkeley's troop,'a little to the
westward; and if you are ready I will
distance with you, and put
you in the way to find him. My lord,
may we look for you presently
' The Lord' Mohun nodded, surly
enough; so, Billy's cider being now
drunk, and Molly given over to an
ostler,, we set out down the hill to
gether, Billy shouldering a. pike and
walking after with the groom that led
Sir Ralph's horse. Be suEe the Gen-
luatuutTl. ui !?JCV.MI del
ray blood tinging. I seem'd to grow a
fall two inches taller, and when,' in the
vale, we parted, he directing me to the
let -, where through a gap I could see
Sir Bevill's troop forming at some five
hundred paces' distance, I felt a very
desperate warrior, indeed; and set off
at a run, with Billy behind me.
. 'Twould be tedious to tell the whole
of this long fight, which, beginning
soon after sunrise, ended not till four
in the afternoon, or thereabouts; and
indeed of the whole my recollection is
but a continual advance and .repulse.
V But at 3 o'clock we, having been for
the sixth time beaten back, were pant
ing under cover of a hedge, and Sir
John Berkeley, near by, was writing on
a 'drumhead some message to tho
camp, when there comes a young man
on horseback, his face smeared with
dirt and dust, and rides up to him
and Sir Bevill. 'Twas (I have since
learn'd) to say that the powder was all
spent, but a barrel or two; but this
only the captains knew at the time.
"Very well, then," cries Sir Bevill,
leaping up. gaily. 'Corne along boys
we must do it this time." And, the
troop forming, once more the trumpets
sounded the charge, and lip wTe went.
AwTay along the slope we heard the
other trumpeters sounding in answer,
and I believe 'twas a sursum eorda!
to all of us.
Billy Pottery was ranged on my
right, in the first rank, and next to me
on the other side, a" giant, near seven'
foot high, who said his name was An
thony Payne, and his business to act
as body-servant to Sir Bevill. And he
it was that struck up a mighty curious
song in the Cornish tongue, which the
rest took up with a will. 'Twas in
credible how it put fire into them all;
and Sir Bevill toss'd his hat into the
air; and after him like schoolboys we
pelted, straight for the masses ahead.
For now over the rampart came a
company of red musketeers, and two
of russet-clad pikemen, charging down
on us. A moment, and we were crushed
back;, another, and the chant rose
again. We were grappling, hand to
band, in the midst of their files.
Taking breath, I saw the enemy melt
ing off the summit like a man's breath
off a pane. And Sir Bevill caught my
hand and pointed across to where, on
the north side, a white standard em
broidered with gold griffins was mount
ing. " 'Tis. dear Nick Slanning!" he cried;
"God be praised the day is ours for
certain!' -. '
The rest of this signal victory (in
which 1700 prisoners were taken, be
sides the Major-General Chiidleigh; and
all the rebels' camp, cannon and vic
tuals) I leave historians to tell. For
very soon after the rout was assured
(the plain below full of men scream
ing and running, and Colonel John
Digby's dragoons after them, chasing,
cutting and killing), a wet muzzle was
thrust into my hand, and turning, I
found Molly behind me, with the
groom to whom I had given her in the
morning. The rogue had counted on a
crown for his readiness, and swore the
mare was ready for anything, he hav
ing mix'd half a pint of strong ale with
her mash, not half an hour before.
So I determin'd to see the end of it,
and paying the fellow, climb'd into
the saddle. Billy Pottery strode at my
stirrup, munching at a biscuit he had
found in the rebels' camp.
We turned into a lane, which grad
ually led us to westward, out of the
main line of the rout, and past a
hamlet, where every door was shut
and all silent. And at last a slice of
the sea fronted us, between two steep
ly shelving hills. On the crest of the
road, before it plunged down toward
the coast, was a wagon lying against
the hedge, with the horses gone; and
beside it, stretch'd across the road, an
old woman. Stopping, we found her
dead, with a sword-thrust through the
left breast; and inside the wagon a
young man lying with his jaw bound
up dead, also. And now this sad
spectacle happen'd here, so far from
the battlefield, was more than we could
guess.
I was moving away, when Billy, that
was kneeling in the road, chanced to
cast his eyes up toward the sea, and
dropping the dead woman's hand,
scrambled on his feet and stood look
ing, with a puzzled face.
Following his gaze, . I saw a small
sloop moving under shorten' canvas,
about two miles from the land.
She made a pleasant sight, with the
last rays of sunlight flaming on her
sails; but for Billy's perturbation I
could not account, so turn'd an inquir
ing glance to him.
"Suthin' i' thevwind out yonder," was
his answer. "What's a sloop doing on
that ratch so close in by the-point?
Be dang'd! but there she goes again"
as the little vessel swung off a point
or two further from the breeze, that
was breathing softly up Channel.
"Time to sup, lad, for the both of us,"
he broke off shortly.
Indeed, I was faint with hunger by
this time, yet had no stomach to cat
thus close to the dead. So turning into
a gate on our left, we cross'd two or
three fields, and sat down to sup off
Billy's biscuits, the mare standing. qui
etly beside us, and cropping the short
grass.
The field where we how found our
selvesran "out along the top cf a small
promontory, and ended without fence
of any sort, at the cliff's edge. As I
sat looking southward, I could only observe-the
sloop by turning my head;
but Billy, who squatted over against
me, hardly took his eyes off her, and
between this and his meal, was too
busy to speak a word. I stetch'd my
self out and found It very pleasant io
lie still; nor, when Billy stood up and
sauntered off toward the far end of
the headland, did I stir niore than to
To be continued.
A Sensible Fad.
Perhaps it is because her attention
has been directed to the thrifty, in
dustrious Dutch maiden that the New
York smart girl adopted for her very
own such . a sensible fad as sewing.
For some years past, the 'fashionable
girl has never been ; able to find any
time for sewing. Now she has sud
denly acquired a fondness" for making
pretty things with her needle dainty
chemisettes, frilly undersleeves and
sheer turn-over collars and cuffs, to
say nothing of transforming -plain
pockothamlkerehiefs into things of
beauty. Iler sewing afternoon is now
as muchrthe fashion as an afternoon
tea. Many times prizes are given for
the most original bit of hand-work,
such, as a novel stock or something
Uw in the way of a chemisette. And
one girl who was most enthusiastic
over her sewing fad served individual
ices at her sewing afternoon in the
form of work-bags and very big thim
bles. Woman's Home Companion."
Fans and Gloves.
A new wrinkle in gloves is that the
long suede mosquetaires may match
the tint of the frock exactly. More
white than colored gloves are worn,
however, and more white slippers than
tinted ones, nut to match a faintly
colored gown slippers sometimes" have
the toe trimmed in color, with white
lace or embroideries setting off the
bow or rosette. All evening slippers
are wonderfully fussy, and everything
is seen upon them, from a genuine
diamond buckle to a little wreath of
pink rosebuds.
Fans, be it said to the shame of the
makers of modes, are daily growing
bigger. Some of the radiant Louis
sort, with their superb paintings, are
still small enough not to lose "in love
liness; but the fan of the moment is
an ostrich feather affair, made in a set
form or to open and close. It is rather
clumsy for small women, though the
venus of fashion will carry one off
superbly. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Styles in Buckles.
In plain flat gold a buckle of colonial
shape with twro prongs was set off
at the corners by marquis stones in
American Beauty red. Another in sil
ver showed sapphires at the corners to
match the royal blue belt, says the
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Children's heads in silver are em
ployed as- clasps and are marvels of
the silversmith's art. In one, the fea
tures of a little girl smiling through
grandmother's spectacles, peered from
the depths of a poke bonnet. Another
showed a roguish baby's face with
tousled hair.
A jeweled buckle will transform an
otherwise simple dress. Peacocks
have their bodies studded with rhiue
stones and the fan-shaped tails picked
out by rhinestones and emeralds. Crab
or centipede designs are most effective.
Each of their many legs is a line of
rhinestones and the bodies are closely
studded with glittering brilliants.
The horsewoman can have her gold
buckle a combination of horseshoe and
nails, and the girl who has a fancy
for her monogram on all her posses
sions can have an odd though smart
buckle showing her initials in Chinese
characters.
The Gowns of Liberty Satin.
Negligee effects are becoming ex
ceedingly popular this season and the
5dea is prevalent in many of the even
ing sowns and party frocks. Tea
gowns are, of course, sort of negligees
in themselves, but one-which is the
iicme of fashion and displayed recently
is of pink liberty satin, shirred several
times at the waist as a substitute for
the popular girdle.- The skirt, which
is long and graceful, is inserted with
deep ecru lace thrice from hem to belt,
nnd around the bottom is employed
handsome lace ecru, making a most
elaborate conception of the skirt. -
The waist is made with the "Dutch"
neck and has for a yoke the plain
satin, shaped and fitted smoothly
sicross the shoulders. The lace then
forms a sort of droop shoulder effect
below this, and runs across the sleeves,
which are puffed with a tightly-fitted
cuff. The materia is then shirred
onto this lace. -!
A pretty novelty which has been but
lately introduced is a leaf-shaped affair
of sliirred lace, which is attached at
the collar and falls below the waist
line. It gives a finish to a gown and
is especially adapted to this one in par
ticular. Newark Advertiser.
Bright Ked Coats Now Worn.
For young girls bright red coats are
extremely fetching, and a model which
hails from London isrnow being worn
by the heiress of a well-known New
York family. It is a brilliant scarlet
cut in sack shape showing the Inver
ness cape with a modification that is,
the cape comes over the shoulder and
sleeves only, and not in fronts It is
faced with black cloth and has a
stand-up military collar lined .with the
same. The sides of the cape and the
cuffs are set off by gold buttons, which
are also used for fastening the double
breasted coat itself. The sleeves are
gathered full into black broadcloth
cuffs. Except in very stormy weather
this coat is turned above the bust line
in the form of revers and the contrast
between the black and red is extremely
effective. - ...
Another novel coat is built of tan
colored kersey, trimmed with embroid
ery and braid, showing the popular
brown shades mixed with gold. This
is built on long, loose sacque lines,
the back showing a broad double box
pleat, fronj either side of which the
belt springs, while the frouthas in
verted pleats running from shoulder
to hem. The garment has- double
sleeves, a tight-fitting undersleeve
with a heavily embroidered belI:sTiaped
cuff, and the large angel sleeves which
fall over these are fastened on with
a 3oke empiecement over the shoul
ders. Their outside seam gives the
effect of an inverted pleat. The. braid
and embroidery which run around the
neck and down the front are set off
on either side by gold bullet-shaped
buttons and the belt has a gold buckle
to match.
Garment For Fashionable Woman.
What might be termed a cape with
sleeves is a garment which just now
finds high favor with the middle-aged
woman, because it can be worii over
the high-sleeved blouse without in
jurious effect on the undergarment.
The wrap proper is pleated into a collar-shaped
neckpiece, which 'is com
pletely hidden under embroideries. The
sleeve and the coat being cut in one,
the garment hangs in full folds
straight from the shoulder to a. point
well below the knee. Between each
of the dart-shaped pleats are inserted
embroidered motifs to match those
employed on the . collar and shaped
neckpiece. The sleeves are gathered
into a large flat band of the embroid
ery and the yoke effect is enhanced
by the use of ribbon rosettes with long
ends finished off with silk tassels.
This model developed in hunter's green
cloth, with gold and tan embroidery
and tan-colored ribbons, was most ef
fective. Where the two-piece Suit is used the
long fur stole is employed to reduce
the tailored effect. As the season ad
vances women seem to add more and
more tails to these long stoles, and
they now sweep the hem of the dress.
Particularly with fox and sables, rows
of tails are set on at regular intervals
until the , front of the garment looks
like a shower of fur pieces. Muffs
go to extreme. They are either very
flat, suggesting a great envelope, or
they are very tiny, the latter' being
built from rare lace combined with
tiny fur tails and flowers.
There is no question regarding the
revival of seal for next year, and wise
virgins in the matter of fashions are
picking up sealskin wraps included in
the reduced garments, with the view
of using them next year, if not to wear
them this season. A wonderful im
portation from a London house shows
a long ulster-like coat of seal, ' with
immense shawl collar or sable. It is
said that another combination which
will be extremely popular is one that
was common years ago, that of seal
and beaver. Newark Advertiser.
Women as Rifle Experts.
Rifle shooting at a standard range
promises to become a popular sport
among the ashio'nable women of Phil
adelphia, due to the example set by
Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel during her re
cent visit. She brought the idea from
England, and it bears the stamp of
royal approval. Society has therefore
taken kindly to the sport, and dealers
in firearms are being overwhelmed
with inquiries regarding weights and
kinds of rifles suitable for women. .
The secret of Mrs. Drexel's devotion
to the sport of rifle shooting did not
leak out until just after her departure,
together with her husband and Lord
Vane Tempest. Upon the return of
Mrs.- Drexel and Lord Tempest from
an extended tour of the West, a "valet
was frequently seen about the hotel
carrying three rifle cases, one of which
was much smaller than the others.
It was known that the rifle carrier
was Mr. Drexel's valet, but nothing
was definitely known of what was
going on until Mrs. Norman White
house, of New York, happened to send
a long gossipy letter to a friend in this
city in which she told of the interest
she and Mrs. Drexel are taking iu
range shooting and how carefully tbey
compare scores daily and the benefit
they feel as a result of the ontdoor
exercise.
It appears that Mrs. Drexel, while
here, was coached on the sport by
Lord Tempest. Each afternoon dur
ing her stay here Mrs. Drexel . would
journey with her husband and Loixl
Tempest to the First Regiment range,
near Essington, and before leaving she
had scored several bull's eyes; knew
what the scorer meant by a "4 o'clock
breeze," and had learned to manipu
late the sights without" jamming her
shapely fingers. "
. Meanwhile Mrs. Whitebouse was
practicing at a' range near Creedmoor.
and the two society leaders exchanged
daily letters telling of their successes.
Mrs. Drexel tried every ranga from
100 to 1000 yards. Towards the last
Mrs. Drexel induced several of her
more intimate women friends to go to
the range with her and try their luck,
and thus the practice has been given a
great impetus. Just before sailing
from New York Mrs. Drexel and Mrs.
Whitehouse were warmly congratulat
ed upon their skill by Lord Tempest
at a dinner party, and arrangements
were suggested which will probably
result in the formation of a shooting
club made up of fashionable women of
Philadelphia and New York. Phila
delphia Inqcirer.- '
WIT W HUMOR
of THE DAY
The Lineman.
- The lineman is a busy man
In every land, and all the time;
He works each day from pole to pole,
And finds a job in every climb.
- : Fort Worth Record,
" ' Slust lie.
"Is that plant hardy?"
"Oh, yes. I've had it in my flat all
winter." Life- .
Keal Thinjr.
'Why do yoii ;call your auto she?"
"Because it is always breaking down
at critical moments, raising trouble
most of the time, and keeps me l)roke."
Life. -
Distinguished.
Americus--"Tlat is one of our dis
tinguished statesmen."
Foreigner "Aw yes. And what
was he accused of doing?" Town
Topics.
Not Insured.
He "Did you succeed in having your
prize cat insured?"
She "Why, no; they wanted to
charge me nine times the regular rate!"
Detroit Free Press.
Does and Jg,
"I'm quite taken with the new gov
erness," said Gayman's wife. "She cer
tainly does darn beautiful." "
" "She is, indeed!" exclaimed Gayuian,
dreamily. Philadelphia Press.
Chronic
Manager of Department Store "Are
you aware, madam, that yon can be
put in jail for kleptomania?"
"Why. no. 'I've been practicing it
on my husband for years." Life.
Wailing For :i Fairy Tale.
Little Clara "Mother, tell me a fairy
tale."
Mrs. Gaybby' (glancing at. the clock)
"Wait until your father comes honie,
dear, and he will tell us both one."
Modern Society.
Honest.
Seedy "Some p ople are always
howling for more, no matter how much
they have. Don't yon think you'd be
satisfied with enough?"
Greedy "Don't know. I've never
had enough." Detroit Free Press.
. She Wa Great.'
"Say, Dusty, I've just been reading
about Charlotte Corday. She was a
great little woman, all right."
"Wot did she doV?
"Killed a feller that was takiu' a
bath." Chicago Record-Herald.
Easy to Draw.
She "That young lady makes a
great deal of money, but she never has
any attention from men."
He "It's probably her own fault.
Why doesn't she let them know that
she's making it." Detroit Free Press.
Fortified.
"Why do you insist on starting that
enterprise on Friday, the 13th?"
"Well," answered the morose man,
"the chances are that auything I under
take won't be a success, and I like to
have something to blame the failure
for." Washington Star.
True.
Teacher "Johnnie, name a bird that
is now extinct."
Johnnie "Our canary. The cat ex
tineted him." New York Mail.
Dodges Stout Girls.
Jack Sh! Don't let Miss Fatz know
I'm going skating. She'd be sure to
waut to go." '
Nell "Nonsense! She can't skate;
she's too stout." .
Jack-"That's just it. They're the
kind that always want you' to teach
them." Chicago Journal.
A Common Case. '
Broadway "Too bad about old Gott
rocks," Manhattan "Why, what's the mat
ter with him?'.' - -
"He started in to make enough
money to retire on, and made so much
that he's got to work overtime to take
care. of it." Life. -
Some Day.
Maude "Isn't that new process of
photographing through solid substances
a wonderful thing? How I do wish I
could get a photograph of -Algy's
-brain." '
"Why, do you think there's auything
the matter with his brain?"
"Xo, but I want to bs sure he has one
before I marry him." Chicago News.
He Had Tried Both.
"Now, my boy, tell me how you
know an old partridge "10m a young
one,"' asked the squire in an Eiigi;su
leriodical.
"By the teeth, sir."
."Nonsense, boy! You ought to know
better than that. A partridge hasn't
any teeth."
"No, sir; but I have.-" Youth's Com
The "Mud Tax."
04 RULY we can say agricul
rrmfl ture Is the great monarch,
O J o nnd its interests should be
3( fostered in every possible
fO&r way. -
If any .tax upqn this important in
dustry can be lifted without an impair
ment of governmental revenues it cer
tainly should be done, and if contin
uous lines of improved Interstate high
ways, as alleged, will reduce the "mud
tax" and the cost of transportation of
farm products from the farm to the
market one-half or oue-lhird, theu
surely such improved roads ought to
be given the agricultural interest with,
out argument or delay.
We have no fault to find with vast
appropriations for pensions, irrigation
schemes, waterways and railroads, but
it is a crying shame that agriculture,
the monarch industry, has scarcely
been noticed, and when it demands of
the National Government what the in
dividual communities are not able to
give continuous lines- of improved n
highways its request 'should be an
swered by large appropriations -for
such continuous lines of 'improved In
terstate roads. -
This Nation claims to lead In every
thing, and I think it does, for we have
the biggest rivers, the biggest Iwsts
and the poorest roads on earth. "
Surely the Nations?'. Govcrnpieut
should always do those things that
make for the National welfare, and
how could the National welfare be bet
ter promoted than by the National aid
for continuous lines of improved inter
state highways?
By such highways not only will trans
portation of farm products be greatly
facilitated, but such roads will mak
for a better education, more social and
religious privileges, and in every way
tend to elevate the character, of oui .
rurar population, on whom we, as a
Nation, so largely depend.
How; absurd it seems when we art
told that the National Government can
spend $250,000,000 to build one canal
In Panama, and New York State an
other $100,000,000 for canal purposes,
but that no money can be appropriated
to aid the great industry agriculture
upon which s the prosperity of the en
tire country and these special interests
rests!
Were it not for the agricultural In
terests, canals, rivers, harbors and rail
roads would be practically useless, foi
without the products of agriculturt
there would be little or nothing foi
them to transport. -
The National 'Government has ex
pended $400,000,000 in improvinj
waterways, while in capital and inter
est it has aided railways to the extent
of $138,000,000, and in addition to en
courage railroad building,' has giver
196,0000,000 acres of the public land
making a grand total value given, foi
these objects ofi not less than $1,500,'
000,000, besides appropriating for irri
gation schemes that the desert maj
blossom as the rose.
All these appropriations were mad
from the people's money. We find nt
fault because such appropriations hav
been made, for we approve of then
all, but we do find fault because the
common road, the most important fac
tor among them all, which makes foi
National prosperity, has been utterly
neglected.
Now , abideth waterways, railway
and highways, but the greatest ol
these is highways. " '
' Some would-be bright minds a6sum
to say that Congress has not the powei
to authorize outlays for road improve-'
ment, because the Constitution doei
not allow such appropriations.
In answer to that statement all wi
have to say 4s that Congress and thf
Constitution were created by the peopli
and for the people, and that both Con
gress and the Constitution are simply
instruments to do the work and bidding
of the people.
All the money held or received by
the National. Government is the peo
ple's money, and do we not Insist thai
a man shall do what he wills with hil
own when free from incumbrances?
Has the great sovereign people lesi
rights than the individual?
History tells us that Moses sent spiel
to spy out the promised land, and be
cause the people listened to the advic
of timid and heartless leaders, tbey
were doomed to suffer the privatlonsr
hardships and wanderings of the deserl
for forty long years.
But as the bra'e, farseeing Joshua
and Caleb affirmed that they were then
able to go forward and possess tht
land promised to them and theli
fathers, a land flowing with milk and
honey, so we affirm that our greal
Government, with the granary of tht
world in its possession, and wltfc
wealth of the ages in its grasp, is no
fully capable of inaugurating meas
ures and providing the necessary money
to aid the different communities is
such a manner that continuous Jinet ,
of improved interstate highways may
be constructed and that it should bt
done at once, thereby saving the peo
ple from longer remaining in this wil-.
derness, this slough of despond, tbii
liquid morass, "of mud roads," with all
their attendant evils, loss and discom
forts. '
We demand that forthwith our lead
ers take us over this Jordan which
has been such a hard road to travel tc
the land flowing with milk and honey, '
a land of benefits, the land of educa
tion, the land of social and religloui
privileges, the promised land whert
continuous lines of improved inter
state highways exist. From a Speect
fiuoto in tho New, Xork Tribune,