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QUEER MR. BLINDERS ' Original "Blinders, ,hat a beautiful ' beara jou wear." 'm "Glad yon tike It,-, aald Blinders, lighting op, "I don't valne it very highly myself. , "What '11 vou take for Itf "Take for It? Why, wbai eoold it Benefit any one but mer "rust ism tw question, xoo aay ion don't Ttlue it 1 would Ilk tfi buy it" .."-.-.y: .y "i When would you want itr - "Buyer ' thirty whlclv being inter preted, means any: time within thirty ; "What 11 you girt r "A hundred dollars." "By Jove, tbat'a a good lumf And Blinders began to think what be could do with a hundred dollara. "Oh, I aee your gamer be aaid pres ently. "You'll call for it by sections. That would leave me in a beautiful flx, wouldn't it'" . Til call for it all at once. ' After rummaging his brain to find 8, eaten somewhere BUndera gate me a bill of aale for his beard to be called for anywhere within thirty" days or forfeit double the price.. i.. New there was a reason for all this which Blinders did not understand. He was the wealthiest bachelor In the town as well as the stingiest. One day .a number of ladies came to me and asked me If 1 could suggest a plan by which they could get a donation out of him for a benevolent enterprise. I told them i would think It over. ; Blinders ;.wim. a pushing fellow not only in business, but socially. lie was a self made man, which was to his credit but be didn't know what the word modesty meant Hie assurance In making his way into "society" was only equaled by his embarrassment whenever be blundered Into a breach f etiquette. He was in constant ter ror lest he should appear in some un fortunate position. f The ladies were getting up a ball for the benefit of their charity and had ap - pointed me one of the floor managers. I wrote requesting that my name be , dropped and Blinders' put on in its tead. . This was done, and Blinders was so delighted that be at once sent the ladles a check for $10. ; - "You are very bright." said the pres Jdeht of the society to me. "It is a wonder that we didn't think of that ourselves." ' "Possibly Mr. YDnders' donation may be far more worthy of his social ele vation," I replied, "than a niggardly S 10, Let us wait." ' On the ulgut of the ball Blinders was on hand resplendent in evening dress, wearing the lowest cut' white waist coat, straw colored gloves and a pale green necktie that some wag had told him was the very latest thing for bails. pipe bat and ; soldier cbaf had 1 ever borne himself more proudly. I watch ed him till bis self satisfaction bad r reached Its ; height; . then, putting on ' my hat and coat I went out Ten rain , otea later an attendant handed him a note from . me - written from a neigh boring barber shop demanding his beard. ' ; .- - " V'; -vV" There was a look of extreme anxiety on bis face as be came in; but at tempting to master it be came up to me with a laugh and. slapping me fa miliarly on the back, said confidently: ."It's very cute of you. old fellow, aw fully cute. Of course you don't want v your property, now.' -Tou want a bottle of champagne, and you shall have It besides a good supper after the ball. .'; And now I . must hurry back. The v president has done me the honor to say ... BUB VUU I ifd VU WJU1UUI, UJC '...i.V , fit won't take long. Sit down in the chair. 1 ' ' Y ' j "You really don't mean that you are in earnest? Think bow I would look going back clean shaved." . . v - t v 'You don't need to lose" your beard. There is the forfeit. ou know. ' .-A f "Good gracious, man. the forfeit is $200!" - "It only rests with you. Blinders, I said resolutely, "to give me your beard or pay the forfeit". " ;; t ' ",He looked into my eye and saw that I was1 not to be cajoled or browbeaten , or in any way deprived of my advan- j tage. The alternative flashed through Ida mind, and his love of money for a ' time prevailed. He determined to re- main away from the ball for the rest of the evening. -: ; f "AH right" I said. What excuse ! will you give? "Suddenly taken iU." ' I smiled. -. "I suppose' you'll knock down that story and' v ' "The whole thing will be all over the ballroom in ten minutes." 4 1 A He turned pale. "What II you take to settler be asked. ; if r "Will Blinders, 1 don't want vonr ' card or your money. Write a Check--; payable to the president of the society 5!or 1 200, and I'll call it square. You can , then finish the -eveuin In. a Position r.r! which you- are so well CJted with-! out sa suddena transition, and your ; liberaJiry will be sounded by every onet Aa for me. I'll keep the affair mum." ; "I bavent a check with me." "I have." And I pulled a blank check from my pocketbook.. . i.lUidi-rs and Lrttiirned to the ball room arm in arm and ma Je straight for the president "Mr. Blinders 'modesty." I said to her, "is as great as Lis generosity. He ' dcy ' I l s! 'e f i ' 1 S''! I ' ! r""?b me to j rmt yor.r so a iLnk f r f J i." 1 1 1 r V,e tl.'- k. Captirj a ' tt I ' -, I s'ton- ; ! b ! f c n- V.a It-'- . v t - t ' - j tie FOR THtrCiiUilEN flow HaVutd Waa SsrpriaeaV Harold was lws.va toud oi paying a vlsiuto Aunt Minnie, or he kved the country and there v.;ere to'u. j iiau to do each day that he wu Rept, t uvy from iborn'ii. ' to eight ;.-. the chickens to feed and the ho'vti to sprinkle and the dally vegetable to help gather in the big garden, than he went into inevitable to help John wiiu the hows, always finishing off with a canter up the road on Bonnie Bess. He also liked ao . early , morning in the cow shed and would sit . quietly watching Susan at ber milking, sure of a nice fresh glassful. But most of all be enjoyed bunting for the eggs each day when Aunt Minnie gave him the little covered basket and told him to see bow many he could bring ber. Etcps were a great mystery to Har old. He could never understand how a whole chicken could come out of one of them, and each day he turned it oyer and, over in bis mind and on one occasion nearly Led his eyes put out by an irate sitting ben whom be tried to scare off her nest so he could see bow it was done.' One night after Harold bad gone to bed there was a great commotion in the cow sh d. for a dear little calf was born and Aunt Minnie and Uncle John were very much excited over the new baby. "Dear little fellow It is too cold for hi ui in 'tills place," said Aunt Min nie. "I think I'll put him in the lieu house to keep warm. Won't Harold be delighted to see blra?" As Harold opened the henhouse door next day he was started by a plaintive maa-a from a straw tilled corner, and the great brown eyes of the new "baby" looked straight" into bis startled ones. He looked auin. and bis brain worked quickly. With a wild whoop be dropped bis basket which was luckily empty, and the hens clucked angrily as he rushed away. "Aunt" Minnie, Aunt Minnler be call ed, breaking into the sewing room. "How many eggs does it take to batch out a calf? There's one in the hen house as big as life." ' Far G of !!-. A game popular among the Tlinkits. a tribe or Indians in soutnern Aiasica. is called ha-poo. ' The children range themselves In two parallel lines. In the center of one line is a player who holds aloft a pole, with a brightly colored piece of cloth floating from It Then from the opposite line advances a little girl who holds out her band for the decorated stick, while all her companions make faces, say funny things and "cut capers" to make ber laugh. If she smiles ever so lightly she is out of the game, but if she can keep a solemn race siie ta hps trie buck ana fines back to ber own line, while one ot the opposing players moves across the open space and tries in turn to keeps straight face. - ' Thls goes on out!) there remainronly one player who has not smiled, and this one wins the game for the side. I . -Tai portly PJi, , Allboys know that a dbg la a great aid to the sportsman, but not many of them would think a pig could be of much use in bunting. . Yet l France pigs are used In bunting truffles, a del icacy for the table which is found at the roots of oak trees. 1 ..' i , , . When a farmer decides to go bunting for truffles he takes his pig, and plggle goes sniffing about with bis nose to the ground just as a dog when he follows the scent When he finds a truffle he begins to burrow in the loose soil with bis snout; Before be can take the truf fle, however, . the 1 farmer pulls him away, but gives him a few acorns by way of compensation. As soon as he has eaten the acorns Mr, Vlg goes to work hunting tuore truffles. Some times he will find several , pounds of them beneath a tree. w .i v-? The TmV laarva. George YowelL Crisp, Tex, sends American Boy what he calls the "Tut" alphabet He says the boys can soon learn it and have lots of fun with it A stands for A, bub for B, cut for C, dad for D. IS for E. f uf for P, gug for G. hub for H, I for I, Juh for J, kuk for K. lul for "L. mum for M. nun. for ob '" O. pup for P, Q for Q. rur for R. sus for B, tut for T. U for U, vuv J for V. wuw for W, X for X. yack for IT and zub for Z. The word "cap," spelled In the "Tut" language, would be "cut-a-pup.1 Wiftd tka Oroaa. : ,. " "Tommy." cried - 'Tommy's mother from the window, "didn't I . tell you hot to sit down on the damn crass?" , "Yea. mamma." returned Tmmnv. "1 4 ain't doli-ir it-.I wined this sraaa with wei fcerore I sat down. a vaaSMrntMa. Gwendolen Jonrs i-bubby and twaet. Aod ,he 1!vt a w , houV on weiiinrtoa u c 10 a yuid with tha waJnut tree. LK ivt.1 i'ar.-uoauWe Smith et i.Bif piift tour. And he a, rn u,Ky aav bin a base- bail m-a) l,ht. That he d "piay more." wllb tha girls no Gwendolen Jonea hht rated through tb Jence. At an nd were &j1 l.fe's Joy ' Aa (he saw the friend of her youlh depart , "To f !h iti the prent bis Ik.vs." , "a-i !l f erci-.iil i.ut.-HSduk tmiih ' Up to the f.vij r. arclud he. ."" But hi eye s aa L-larkeJ. and his bead wax narked. And hia bail no more o,d be ee. tod the tryg called him "Zby" fceraue he crmj. r.'d TeiJy and WTlie and Tin. And they chs-sd i,ri jjzy hen he threatened to te. And s:d thev d "ro uee for h'rr.," GOOD FELLOWSHIP TOKElstv Tka AatrlMi Vim TUI Gei "Stag" caBte. rorwr Expressive of the scntliuc&t for closer good fejlowrhlp : between the United States and Germany Inaugu rated by Emperor William whep he or dered an American built yacht and Sent his brother, Trlnce Ilenry'to visit this country Is the gift of a massive and beautiful silver vase recently sent across the ocean by Mr. Albrecht Pa-; genstecber of New : York.- The vase, which Is sixteen and a half Inches hlch, la the work of Tiffany & Co.,' New York, and was offered as a prlxe to the men's singing, societies ot Germany and competed for at a modern "Meis teralnger" contest just held in' Frank-furt-am-Maln. .- '; ; :M Emperor . William , originated ; this singing contest and gave the principal prlxe. Among the other, notable prises offered for the festival is this Fagen stecber silver Tsse. ' Ita decorations are CO ill. saTdsssoasotasa . TOT PAOZR8TECBZB VAS. all expressive7 of the purposes of the gift and the sentiments associated wijb The body of the vase is carried by dolphins over curling and ' foamin waves, signifying that it. came from across the sea. Indian trappings and ornaments and the stars and stripes intwined about the handles symbolize its place of origin. , Among the notable artistic features of the vane are beautifully wrought bas-reliefs of the heads of the German and American bodies politIo-Emperor William II. and President Roosevelt also the bead oi Prince Henry, whose visit to this country so greatly fostered the friendship of the two nations. The bas-reliefs are surrounded by the re spective inslgnlas of nice the crown. the president's flag and the tied rods, symbolizing the powers of government Coder the emperor's head ls tbe mot to he chose for these festivals"Im Llede Stark,! Deutsch fcls Im Mark (Strong In Song, German to the Mar row). -On the obverse are the Joined eagles of Germany and America. Mr. Albrecht Pagenstecber, the donor of the Vase, Is a member of the Arlon and Liederkrans clubs of New York He in deeply interested in the German singing societies and through? bis lib erality has done much for their ad Vancemenf . - , NOTED ENGLISH PRELATE; Cardlmal Vanckaa, Baa of the Ro- . saaa Catkotlo Caareta la tBaflaad. Cardinal Vauhan. bead oft the Ro man Catholic church In England. whose . recent . illness; caused much alarm In the church and among bis friends, has been archbishop of West minster since 1802. when he succeeded the late Cardinal Manning, and card! nat since 1893, 1 , x ' Cardinal Vaughn n is a member of an old and distinguished English Catholic family which has given many able men J CAftX'IHAI, VACQHAK. t the cfcvj-ch. came priift. thiit of a s.,M: lis f,;!r. Co r- r. l for All of Lis brothers be Ilis early career w.ik "r. in which t? followed k iitl Tan,'liaa He vol tl.e Crimea and n.-rvcr) v. j r r('.:t t r - ere. n W M i ., ...i-l n ni.-tn rf iin FTv;!k.'r :!! : a t',' I'," ? - - ! ' ; ' . ! A j STRANGE TOR At our last trouotlon dinner at the Military club- we ' were siwa&Ing of those" who hud puswd awuy. . -, . r i "And D'lramoud, said Cbavoye. "You recollect D'lramond." Suddenly crave. Commander Faber aaki: - "' "Gentlemen, I was then captain of the Seventeenth chasseurs and I de clare to yon I cannot think of the affair without feeling the distress that seizes you before problems that our reason re fuses to eoicprebend." s - 4 Tell us the particulars. .We waot the deUUsr, was the cry ail around. V "Well, gentlemen, 4 was five years ago. We were then at St Germain, the most adorable of garrisons mornings in the forests. Joyous breakfasts at mesa, flirtations on the terrace and at night the grand life of Paris. Captain d'lramond. with bis name, his great fortune, his elegance and - graceful swagger, held his own brilliantly amid our mad revels, always the last at sup per and the first in the saddle. "Suddenly everything changed. The Duchess d'lramond died of aneurism of the heart, From the . moment when the captain bad no longer his mother nwunua.' as he suld with a filial ten derness, a towMng contrast" in the mouth of that big mustachioed boy from the d:y when he could not go to her from time to time to recover from cur tKwlptitions he was not himself. He censed to go to Paris, and, beyond tle duties of t!:e wrvlt, he never left lioire, where be remained for hours be fore a portrait of the duchess painted l.y Cab!: m l. "He became nore and more taciturn and more ami more conentrated in 1 !ir.s lf. Cue line winter morning, go. ing to Lis l ouse on the way to the maneuver, I found him especially agi tated. "'You wiil latuh at me.' be said at once, 'but the' most extraordinary ad venture has bar pened to me.' "What was it?' "'Yon know Father Vincent? Imag ine my seeing him come this morning, accompanied by a choir boy and bear ing the holy sacrament You may know I was astonished. I said: ."'You hare made n mistake, sir. Doubtless you are wrong In the ad dress,'., ;':"' " 'No, no. I was told to po to the honse of Captain dlntiEond.' ""Then some one is indulging In an unbecoming joke, and I will know the author. "'Sir, I assure you that the lady who sent me to your bouse bad the most respectable and trustworthy air.' "A ladyr "'Yes, a lndy whom I met on the square by the church ah, there she isr . -" 'And Father Vincent showed me the portrait of mamma banging on the wall.' I own that I could not help feeling a tug at my heart. - ' ' ' "You are quite sure that this is the lady, you mctF ' " 'Yes, captaln-M)b, I should recog nize ber amid a thousand others. She insisted so, with such a gentle and and air. , She said to me: : -Run quick ! There Is but Just timet".' Yes," yes; it Is the lady of the portrait! , ; j 'But sir,' that plcture-lt to of my mother, the Duchess d'lramond. scarce ly two months dead.' . - - "'The priest trembled and turned a little pale, then be said: "My dear son. the designs of Providence are Impene trable. Receive the vaticum. It Is al ways a good thing to be at peace with God.. Add then who knows it would doubtless give pleasure up above to madam, the duchess." ' j " 'Then I made no further objections. "Much affected,' J confessed and re ceived the . sacrament . Perhaps tLe priest had a hallucination. - Perhaps be bad been swayed by a resemblance. Anyway It is done, and now forward for the maneuver.' . "I remember that It was cold and dry, like today,: D'lramond mounted a superb chestnut , that be bad bought the day previous.? We went off at full trot to join the classes on the terrace. and the hard ground made a metallic noise under our horses' feet . "We reached the square, answefed the roll call and joined our squadron. At that moment a recruit lost control of bis .horse nod came charging npoit us. The poor boy, bad completely k t his wits and thought of nothing but to cling to tLe pommel of bis saddle The shock was terrible. My army borra. in oltT Stager." used to such surprise. never' flinched, D'lramond's chestnut alarmed, bounded wildly and fell pros trate, in one second I saw a confused mass, a horse that after despemte struggles got up. aud on the grouud my. unfortunate friend, eenseles. Lia skull broken by a blow from Us horse's faoof. Y.j a deplorable chance tbe doc tor was fiat there, "The wounded man was taken to Pt. Germain In the sutler's wagon, and when at last be could be cared for it was, too late, i-Ue died that night at 5 o'cloefc without baring uttered a word, without re-overlBg ennseioupue. and I who knew the story of the. priest lusiMed upon adding to the annoim.--nient of his death. Trovidrd with tlie acrT.tnent of :te cburch.'v Now if one were sr.pemiit!cnr There was a sUenee; then' biff Pou mlile rled: ; ' " ; : '; f ,"- ' 'The tievU tr.ke yu with yo-r d.?;ice cf death ailr n:ur! ttet frive tb" tui i'ers!Oui'c3r - .?. fcsre coCee. acd for tLp r" . ercci i. Ut Pity's aj;ke. h t t ' i ecl.r i.i ov.t f! f Indies, w;. youV ijtterwi. I '.:.!; have t-ad LrKn.."-Fron3 t!-e Fr-cc-t.. "1 .ie a l. tii ki. kt-r; tfi the r".ii.eT..Je tji;:D 't. "Tp. ri i-! n;-( 3t t-'ow'T. t 'f '!.;rr i. in't ro ,-"t tr 't k-r re".! a;w. SIMPSON Architect KINSTON & KEWBERN, S, C. WTNotices ltlt at the ofice of J, W. Grainger will receive prompt attention. Printing of Merit i .T . - A..-- IWL. 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