THE FRANKLIN PRESS,
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FRANKLIN. N. C. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST, 8.-1906.
NUMBER 32.
LITTLE
I know he's harum-scarum like.
An' makes a Ifeiip o' noise.
No matter whether hern at home,
Or out among th' boys.
An yet, It little Tom wa'n't her
'Twould be almighty slow,
Becui he thinks a pile o' me,
An' that ! a heap, you know.
'Twould be to sort o' lunesome-flke
Without him 'round th' place;
I know I'd mlsa th' smiles that play
About his rogutsn are;
I'd mlsa th' questions he kin aak,
That ofttlmrs puxsle ho.
Besides, 1 love th' little chap,
; An' that's a heap, you know.
He 'minds me of his mother, too,
Her plcter, so folks say;
He's growln' more to look like her,
I see It ev'ry dux:
What if he's kind o' bolst'rous llk
I laugh an' let It go:
He's such a cunn'n' little chap.
An' that's a heap, you know.
l U)e Tribulation of Tommy. ?
Dy W.
Aunt Sophronia Tuttle called to Tom
Ed son as he was passing her
front
fate.
"Thomas," the Fold in her shrill
Voice, "a word with you."
The young man paused and opened
Ae gate.
"As many you like. Aunt Soph
Vonla." "Which means you consider me one
of them that's known for their much
peaktn'," said Aunt Sophronia with a
little sniff.
; "Does it?" tald Tom Edson. "I
wasn't aware of It."
He looked at her with a smile on his
rather handsome fare.
Tom Edson," tald Aunt Sophron
nla, "you are as big a tease as your
father."
"Ib that what you called mc in here
to tell me?"
"No, It isn't. But It's the truth."
"Then what you first meant to tell
me Isn't the truth?"
"See here, Tom Edson, you are a
very saucy young man and that's
where you don't resemble your father."
"Aunt Sophronia," said the young
man, "why don't you relieve me of my
Uxtety? Is the happy man lo be
the grocer or the postmaster?"
"Now you're treading on delicate
ground," said Aunt Sophronia. "My
matrimonial prospects are not to be
lightly alluded to by presuming young
men. I have something more serl-
ols to discuss with you."
"Is It as serious as that?" '
"Yes, It Ib. It's about my niece,
Minnie Gale."
"Minnie? Is Minnie the one with
the snappy black eyes and the short
Curls?"
"Yes, that's the one. She's grown
ome since you saw her."
"So that's what you called me in
to tell me? Minnie has grown some.
Good for Minnie."
"Tom Edson," said Aunt Sophronia
In her deepest voice, "this Is no laugh
ing matter. Minnie has run away."
'Ye8r--SBfcw nTjrhraruTiyTt
worried. I had a letter from her this
morning. It's real pitiful."
And hasn't elie any idea where
Minnie Is?"
'She's In the city somewhere. Her
mother had two letters from her, both
tying she was well and happy. .But
they didn't give any address. And
now, Tom Edson."
Well, Aunt Sophronia?"
I want you to go to the city and
took for that girl."
"You want me to go?"
4,Yes. I can trust you, and I'll pay
all your expenses."
But I'm a country boy, Aunt Soph
ronia. I don't know anything about
the city."
You're a pretty sharp youngster,
Tom Edson. I don't believe you'd
need any. bell on you to keep you from
getting lost. I feel awful sorry for
later Phoebe. She Is Just grlevln'
herself thin over this trouble."
"But hasn't she any clew?"
"Not much of any. Minnie has
wanted to be an actress for a long
time. Seems when she was away to
school last year she took part In some
plays, an' she says they said she did
real well. Of course, her mother, a
sister in the church,' couldn't hear to
any euch arrangement. An' maybe
that's just what made the girl run
away." --.
I guess some 'em will bear wwtch-
tin' all right Yes, her mother thinks
khe theatre is the place to look. Some
lot them may have hired her."
"And what am I do do?"
"You'll know her when you see her?"
"I think so. Same eyes and curls?"
Te. Well, you must get a chance
o tell her how unhappy her mother
and tell her It's her duty to come
home and that there won't be any
buestlons asked. Tell her that."
The woman s voice faltered a Ut
ile.'--
TH tell her," said Tom Edson.
rWhon do you want me to start?"
"Right away, If you can."
"That means this afternoon.
"Good. Do you need any money?"
"It's going to depend on how long
stay, I'll write you when I want
kny."
"Very well, Tom. Folks may call
jne ,I'iua7 wig i uvu i inruw my
money round, out youu nnd I'm a
uyiare dealer."
"All right, Aunt Sophronia, I'll stop
n on my way to the depot."
Tom Edson felt sorry for the lone
y woman. He waa glad to do some-
hkig for her. Besides, he had been
hlnklng of making a visit to the city.
Ie could get away from the factory
or g few dayi as well as not It
a'sht be like looking for a needle in
t haystack to And this wayward girl,
nd thon again it might not. .He re
nemftered being in thetlty several
ears before and . tuddenly running
gaimt Ezra Crane whom be hadn't
een for a half dozen years and yet
ere in the midst of this city of a half
million people Ezra was one of the
rst men he met. He hoped It would
e the same way wits the girl Minnie,
i When be stepped from the train ha
iid bis eyes wide open, but no Minnie
et his gaze. Nor did any one else
9 might bare recognized. No, the
rongs on the sidewalks were made
TOM.
He'll climb up In my tan,
an' whm
. auiHiu 1110 ii.bu.
X Kit to wonderln' what I'd do
HU.
lr little Tom wui aead.
An' when his little dimpled han't
Cruep soft-Ilka 'round me so,
I like to have him keep 'em there
It moans a heap, you know.
The nelRhhora they complain 0' him.
An' often 1 hev tried
To bring myself to punish him
Instill 0' )est "to chide,
But when I'd see hla sober face,
I couldn't strike a blow.
Her face Is plctered there In hit,
An' that't a heap, you know.
He a'lnt' no bother, not a bit
That Is, I mean to me.
Becus In ev'ry act an' word.
His mother's face I see.
Folks say he'a Jeat a little scamp
Well, that may all be so.
But I I love th' little chap.
An' that's enough, you know!
E. A. Brlnlnstool In tiood laltrature.
1 1
R. ROSt.
I up of strangers who were quite ob
livious to his existence.
He sought out the boarding house
Judson Hunt had recommended to
him, and engaged a room and put away
his valise and started forth again.
And almost the second step he took
he met Arnold Bailey. He knew Ar
nold at the nrtt glance, and Arnold
knew him.
"Arnold!"
"Tom!"
Their hands met in a firm grasp.
"You old" Reuben," cried Arnold as
he held Tom at a distance, "what are
you doing here?"
"You old swindler," tried Tom, "who
are you doing here?"
Then they shook hands again.
"It's good to see you, Tom, cried
Arnold; "how arc all the folks and
the old town and the old maids?"
"The old maids are nil asMng after
you," laughed Tom. "Still living by
your wits?"
"Largely," Arnold responded.
"When are you coming back to
Grlnston, Arnold?"
"Never, my boy. At least not until
I come back in my private oar and
have enough money to buy up the old
Kenosha house and give the town a
library or something else with my
full name on it. But you haven't told
me why you are here?"
"Been thinking about coming up for
a long time," Tom replied. "Can't
stay but a day or two. That's as long
as the factory wants to spare me. You
are pretty well dressed, Arnold. Still
in the show business?"
"After a fashion," .Arnold replied.
"Clothes are all paid for, too. I sup
pose GrlnBton thinks I'm down in the
gutter somewhere?"
"Guess not, Arnold. We all know
you've got wits enough to keep your
head above water."
"Light headed, eh?"
"Of course there are a few Grln
ston people who Btlll think, that You
will come to noga,"end."
was told that a good many
times."
"Yes, and that's why nobody waa
surprised when you ran away with
the circus."
"Well, I didn't regret It, Tom. I'm
doing pretty well for a good-for-nothing.
I'm out of debt, 1 don't drink,
i don't gamble, and I've got good pros
pects and a tidy sum in the bank. You
tell them that when you go back to
Grlnston."
"That's what I'll do, Arnold. You
can count on that. I've always stood
up for you."
Arnold laughed.
"Do you remember the light we had
after the game with the Owego nine?"
"Sure. They left their umpire at
home the next time they came."
"Wasn't he the robber? Say, and
do you remember the day old Bagster
treed us In his apple cr hard?"
"YeB, yes."
"Of course you do. What a mouth
that dog of his had! And Tom, I don't
suppose you recall -the afternoon you
pushed me Into the mill pond?"
"Yes, I do. And you chased me half
a mile."
"And didn't catch you. But I swore
I'd get even with you and I mean
to."
"You ought to belong to the Mafia,
Arnold. You'd run a delightful ven
detta. What are you going to do to
me?"
"I haven't thought it out. The sight
of youf surprised me so. But It will
be something dark and terrible."
"Well, don't hurry."
"I'll hurry fast enough when I get
the inspiration. But here, I've got an
Important engagement." He pulled
out his watch. "I've only three min
utes in which to catch a man. Do you
see that building across there? That's
a postofflce sub-station. Meet me
there at 7.30 this evening if you are
not afraid. Coodby." And with a
sudden hand clasp he was swallowed
up In the throng of spectators and dis
appeared o round the nearest corner.
Tom Edpon entertained himself as
best he could during the remainder of
the afternoon and It .was all enter
taining, this big town and at 7.30
he was waiting on the steps of the
sub-station. Presently Arnold came
swinging around the corner.
"Hullo, country!"
"Hullo, bunko!"
"Waiting for somebody?"
"Waiting for an expert confidence
man." -
"He's here. Come on. I'm going to
take you to a good show."
They walked along, chaffing In a
lively manner, and presently found
themselves In front of a brilliantly
lighted playhouse.
"Here we are," said Arnold, "will
you walk Into my stage parlor?" said
the city spider to the cottnttry fly..
"Sure I will," replied Tom. "But I
want you to understand that if any
thing happens to me my name and
probable whereabouts are both in the
hands of the police."
"Oh, the police all belong to our
lodge," laughed Arnold. "Come on,"
Tom noticed that Arnold had the
free entree of the house and that be
seemed to be known to the attaches
f the place. -
"It looks like another 4 capacity
crowd," the latter replied- ' -
"Good, tm way, Tom."
He took the latter up a gorgeous
stairway and presently they entered
a balcony box. It was the bos nearest
the stage on the right hand side of
the house and it gave Tom a chance to
survey tha beautiful auditorium a
bis leisure. For a moment he felt al
together too conspicuous to be com
fortable, but after a little while this
feeling wore away. There was noth
ing about him to attract attention.
Why should these finely dressed peo
ple be Interested in him?
Arnold made him take the seat in
the front of the box and be himself
sat just behjnd him.
"Pretty scrumptious bouse, eh,
Tom?"
"Exquisite, Arnold. It's like a white
and gold fairyland."
Then the orchestra came In through
the little doors under the stage, and
the leader emerged last of all and took
his high seat In the middle, an Impos
ing personality in bis evening dress
and with bis wildly tumbled hair.
Tom loved music and this muale
sounded very good, lie was so ab
sorbed in It tha. be failed to bear the
whispered sallies that Arnold made
from time to time. And when the
curtain arose on the brilliant new mu
sical extravaganza, "The Opal and
the Onion."
It was a delightfully absurd concoc
tion. The settings were exquisite, the
music tuneful, the singing delightful
and the dances wonderful bleedings
of agility and color. There were some
very clever people In the oast, and
some of them great favorites with ths
big audience. One in particular, a
childish lisp and an Infectious laugh,
was quite overwhelmed with applause.
When the curtain dropped on the
rollicking chorus of the first act Tom
drew a long breath.
"That's fine, Arnold," he said. "I'm
under obligations to you."
"Wait until you see the second act
It's much better than the first."
"I'm willing to wait any reasonable
length of time," Tom laughingly an
swered. "This sort of thing Just suits
me."
The second act opened up in a live
ly manner and the fun waxed faster
and warmer. Presently the pretty girl
with the lisp came to the footlights
and flanked by a score of Uiorus girls,
began a song.
As she started In on the first Use
Tom felt Arnold draw bis chair us
close behind him.
"I'm sorry I Jilted Tommy,
He took It eo to 'eart;
I guess that I was too hasty
He toid me I was tart.
I fear that he may 'ave dronded
Hisself he acted queer;
Oh. why did I act so 'eartless
Come back, my Tommy dear."
These were the absurd words the
pretty girl sang and the chorus took
up the last four lines and repeated
them and danced about it) i&s-JrvrjfTest
sort of manner. And then the pretty
girl suddenly looked up at the box in
which Tom and Arnold sat and hy
sterically shrieked:
"Why, there's Tom now!" And she
pointed an accusing finger directly at
the astonished youth from Grlnston.
"Why, Tommy, how could you! I
thought you'd drowned yourself."
For a moment Tom was too sur
prised to stir. Then when he fully
comprehended the fact that she meant
him, he made a sudden movement with
the Intention of drawing back his
chair, but Arnold had closed up on him
and held him firmly In the corner.
"Gimme one of your old bright smiles,
Tommy," the girl cried to him with
her arms extended in a pleading farfh
ton. and all the chorus girls looked
up at him reproachfully.
He felt his face burn like fire, his
ears were blazing coals. He heard
the great audience laughing down be
low, he heard a low chuckle from the
wicked youth behind him, and he wish
ed himself in the wilds of Tartary.
Then the pretty girl sang another
verse and the chorus repeated the
chorus and danced again, and the pret
ty girl once more personally besought
him to relent and "be his old self
again," and the "audience roared and
Tom's face burned and Arnold softly
chuckled.
They called the pretty girl back eight
times and Tom went through the or
deal at every encore. But presently
he braced up and took the dose like
a man, and actually when the pretty
girl called him "Tommy dear" the
seventh time he nodded and waved
his hand to her Just a little, whereat
the audience grew quite hysterical and
insisted on a repetition.
When the curtaip finally fell, and
rose and fell again, Tom turned to
Arnold.
"How did you like my revenge?"
The latter asked with a sudden grin.
"It's a good song," Tom calmly re
plied. "She usually sings It to me," Arnold
explained. "But 1 thought the change
would do you good. It's my song you
know."
"That's all right," said Tom. "I'll see
you in reference to it a little later,
there's something else more import
ant I want to talk to you about. Do
you know that pretty girl with the nice
voice, the one who acted as oompaa
Ion to the princess?"
"Yes."
"Isn't that Minnie Gale?"
Arnold laughed.
"It waa."
"What do you mean."
"I mean that she is my wife now,
Mrs. Arnold Bailey, and this is to be
her last season on the stage. And I
am going to take you round and let
you renew your acquaintance, and
then we'll go to our rooms and have a
little supper."
"And yon are really mci7ledr"
; "Sure." '
Tom put out his hand with a quick
smile,
'Then that's all right," he MlL
Cloveland1 Plain Dealer.
. A Sure Sign. - '
Teas Hare you seen May's fiance?
Jess No, but I'm sure he's as home
ly ma a mud fence. :. .. " ,-....
Tese Why, how do you know?
Jess She's got Into the habit late
ly of forever quoting: "Handsome Is
as : handsome does." Philadelphia
To Kill Cabbage Worms.
Common salt sprinkled on cabbage
leaves will kill off worms, and destroy
their eggs as well. The salt application
will have to bo renewed after every
rain. This is a simple and effective
remedy and It does not Injure the
plants either.
Bitter Turnips.
The early summer turnip Is quite
liable to be of poor quality and flavor.
This vegetable thrives best In cool
weather, either very early In spring
or late in the fall; and it wants fairly
good soli that is not deficient In phoa
pbortc acid nor in organic matter.
Grow the turnips quickly and free
from worms, etc., and you will most
likely have them brittle and free from
bitterness.
Recipe for Grafting Wax.
One of the best grafting waxes Is
made by melting together four parts
(by weight) of resin, one part bees
wax, one part tallow. When thor
oughly melted, pour Into cold water;
when cool enough, take out and work
by molding and pulling until it be
comes quite stiff. It Is necessary o
have the hands well greased with tal
low while handling this wax. From
the Yearbook of the United Stales De
partment of Agriculture.
How Are the Teeth?
Many fanners make the mistake of
feeding stock food or other similar
mixtures to horses when they seem to
have difficulty in eating, when what
the animal needs is to have his teeth
cared for by a competent veterinary.
A horse whose teeth are out of order,
bolts much of his food because he can
not masticate It, hence the food taken
does little or no good and the animal
loses both flesh and energy. If the
horse Is trying to cat and Is not keep
ing up Its vigor better look to Its
teoth, for In nine cases out of ten here
la where the trouble lies.
Chicks Thrive When Crops are Clean.
Whether the chicks are hatched in
the Incubator or by the mother hen,
cleanliness of coop and surrounding
ground is absolutely essential in order
Ltn rnj.o tlma. TJm aaaStu shnuldhn-tL
inorougniy clean ncrore me emeus are
placed in them at first, and during the
period thoy are occupied they ought
to be cleaned dally.
ThlB can be done readily if there Is
no hen about, and If thcro is, arrange
a little run into which she can be
turned while the coop Is being cleaned.
Fine lime is a good thing to use, es
pecially on the ground, and it can be
raked in so that it will purify the soil
for some considerable dopth.
A little of it can be used In the
coops, but the best way to use It is
to clean the coop thoroughly, then mix
a lot of dry sand or soli with the lime,
about one-third lime, sprinkle a little
Insect powder through tt, and spread
It on the floor an Inch or more thick.
All drinking vessels must be cleaned
daily, and the water In them should be
changed several times daily.
Hew to Keep Your Lawns.
Rake the dead leaves from the lawn
as soon as you can get onto it without
leaving a footmark In the damp soil.
Do this carefully, to avoid tearing the
sward, which is easily Injured at this
season. Apply a good fertilizer. Use
It liberally, in order to secure a rich,
velvety sward. Tat Is something you
cannot have unlesb you use good food,
and plenty of it.
I would advise a commercial fertil
izer, as barnyard manure will bring in
weeds, and they are the last things
one cares Into introduce to hla lawn.
There will be enough of these In spite
of all your efforts to prevent them
from coming to keep you busy In try
ing to get rid of them. Dandelions
should be cut oh below the crown
with a thin-bladed knife of a pointed
hoe. Simply clipping their tops will
do no good whatever. Plantain, so far
as my experience goes, cannot be erad
icated from any lawn. It Is there to
stay. But It can be kept down by close
mowing. A lawn without weedB calls
for the services of a gardener who can
devote his entire time to It. Most of
us cannot afford this expense, but we
can have pretty lawns, even though
there are somo weeds in them, If we
keep the grass growing luxuriantly,
and give them the regular attention
they demand. In the way of mowing
and raking. Eben E. Rex ford In Out
ing. Working Horses.
Feeding the horses and care of the
horses, like people, are fond of a
variety of feeds and the kind and char
acter of feed that will be all right for
one animal will be a losing game with
another, Oats and timothy have from
time immemorial In this country been
Considered the ideal horse feed but
because it Is so believed Is not posi
tive evidence, that all others are by
any means worthless, is It? It some
of the corn-growing districts this
cereal ii the horse feed almost to the
exclusion of all others, and yet the
horses perform a great deal from a
great deal of hard work. There la a
general prejudice against the feeding
of clover hay on account of leaves, but
we must remember that It Is not so
much on account of the food elements
In clover as the condition in which we
too often find It, and other varieties
Of Aay s well, which is more in the
making and ripeness when cut Dusty,
mouldy, musty hay is poor feed for
horses, working or idle. A little good
hay Is preferable to any amount of
poor roughage. Horses are, as a rule,
fed far too much ' hay every day.
Farmer generally, absolutely waste
more hay than their horses eat and
digest We should never forget that
It Is not so much what the horse gets
away with at the feed box and nanger
as what he digests and assimilate
Indiana Farmer.
Ewes Fail to Give Milk.
"Why don't "my ewes give milk?"
is often asked. This may be due to
any one of three or four reasons. A
ewe that has once had a touch of gar
get is very likely to have her milk
glands so Injured that the milk giving
function Is destroyed. This Is often
brought on at weaning If ewes sre not
properly milked when the lambs have
been removed. All ewes do not give
large flows of milk. They are like
dairy cows In this respect. Some are
good, persistent mllknrs, while others
are dry most of the time. The good
milker snd mother is the one to stick
to In sheep raising. They grow the
good lambs, though they may be the
ones to give trouble at weaning time.
Ewes that fail to give milk Just be
cause they are not capable should be
disposed of. They have little value.
Probably the greatest and most
common reason why ewes do not
milk is becauso they are .not fed
enough, or the ration Is of a highly
carbonaceous character, so that In
flammation sets In and Interferes with
the free working of the milk glands.
The necessity of feeding stimulative
rations, as oats and bran previous to
lambing is evident. The ewes must
be properly nourished In order that
they may milk well.
Young ewes thiit are giving birth to
lambs for the first time are troubled
more than old sheep. Nltrogcneoua
rations and plenty of them will usu
ally relieve one from tho Inconvenience
of having ewes that cannot furnlsk
milk for their lambs.
The Farm Salesman.
Farmersf who' have observed closely
know that people who live In towns
and cities'are prone to be more or less
impressed by the appearance of the
man wtttfervlewB them, no matter
on wh' fleet. Let a cleanly man
at a houso to sell
farm, and the
wares by his
e with a
fT""!?'
tractively packed, and one h
a ready way to good markets. If you
don't believe this try It.
As an example, on a broader scale,
the writer sells potatoes to the stew
ards of some of the largest hotels in a
large city. These tubers arc selected
for this special trade and a good price
Is obtained for them. When the
thought of this field first occurred to
me, 'he question was how to get at
tho men I wantod.
I made several Rttempts dressed In
my "second best" suit, going vo tho
hotel and asking to ste the steward.
1 rarely saw him. I then put on the
best clothes I had, had Bome neat
cards printed, giving my business as a
grower of .potatoes for hotel trade,
nnd set out to ask for tho manager.
In a small hand bag I carried a few
specimens of potatoes wrapped singly
in tissue paper. I had lees difficulty
In seeing managers than formerly I
had in getting at the stewards. I gen
erally saw one or the other, and
though I did not always make a cus
tomer, I was treated with courtesy,
which would not have been the case
under other conditions. Indianapolis
News.
Farm Notes.
A cheap hotbed Bash can be made
by covering an old hotbed frame with
cloth.
To make the strawberry crop later,
keep the milch on the rows until after
the plants bloom.
The bottom of the wood box should
contain a drawer to hold kindlings,
nnd should have a slanting top with a
hinged Ud.
As no cure has yet been found for
the peach "yellows" It Is best to de
stroy the trees as soon as the disease
is discovered.
Cherry trees, after the first few
years and when the head is formed,
need practlcaly no pruning. Simply
cut out dead or crossed limbs.
The advantages of raising pure
bred hogs are. It is a handsomer ani
mal, matures earlier, requires less
feed, sells for more money and la a
real "mortgage lifter."
Let no one suppose that the process'
of poultry raising la over when he has
brought the chicks safely through
babyhood. They need not a little
of apecial care to bring them to quick
layers of for the market
It is a waste of time to attempt to
cross pure bred fowls, for there are
enough 'varieties to , 1)11 the require
ments of any poultry fancier, and the
time can be more profitably spent try
ing to develop (pedal character. .
;: It li surprising how many people are
not aware that loose, bolts on plows
may be kept tight by. using an iron
washer with a leather washer Just be
neath it If there Is room on the bolt
another Iron may be added, which will
make the leather more siecure. ' .
-'. i New Penal Colony,
There is to be a new penal settle
ment in the far Pacific. - It Is to be es
tablished by France, and will replace
that of Guiana. At first It was report
ed that Tahiti had been chosen, but
this was promptly contradicted. Com
missioners have been sent to Nukav
Hlva,
Dr. Psul 0. Wooly, director of the
serum laboratory of the bureau of
science In the Philippines, has accepted
the directorship of the . pathological
laboratory Slam proposes to start.
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THE "WORSTED CHURCH"
NEW HAMPSHIRE'S UNIQUE EDI
FICE DECORATED BY WO
MAri PA8TOR.
the Rev. Mrs. Monmouth Found the
Church Bare of All Ornament and
Without an Organ Use She Made
of Worttod and Paper Mecca for
Sightseers.
Probably the most unique church to
be found anywhere In New Hampshire
and probably in the New England
states Is the little union house of wor
ship In Eact Canterbury, some six
miles from Canterbury Centre and 10
miles from the nearest railroad, writes
the Canterbury correspondent of the
Bo3ton Herald. The little church,
which is known throughout lew
Hampshire as the "Worsted" church
has been the home of the Congrega
tional and Methodist societies since
1839, the year in which the building
was erected.
Tho unique feature of this meeting
house is its interior, which is deco
rated wholly with worsted and paper,
but considerably more worsted than
paper, and it was on this account that
the edlllce received its name, the
"Worsted" church. While this place
of worship is In a secluded part of the
town, to which access Is gained only
by walking or driving over 10 miles of
country roads from the Canterbury sta
tion of the Boston & Maine railroad,
the church register shows that hun
dreds of visitors are shown through
the church every year and especially
during the summer season by Frank
Brown of East Canterbury, who Is cus
todian of the little edifice. The resi
dents of the town frequently visit the
place, and are regular attendants at
every 8unday service which Is held
during the summer season, when It is
possible to secure a clergyman to Mil
the pulpit. To the natives and more
especially to those who are members
of the church, Methodists or Congre
gatlonalists, the place is the pride of
the town. The people of Canterbury
swore by the decorator, who was also
the preacher, and she was Mrs. Sarah
Elizabeth Monmouth.
To all Canterbury and the surround
ing country Mrs. Monmouth was a re
deemer. She was always sought in
case of trouble and' her advice was
final. When any of the good Christian
people were 111 and feared they wore
going to die they had to see Mrs. Mon
mouth and a few comforting words
from her had a better effect than much
of the medicine prescribed by the vil
lage doctor or by his wifo in his ab
sence. The preacher held the esteem
of every man, woman and child in the
vlllago and she respected thm.
Mrs. Monmouth, who was pastor of
the church, died nearly 20 years ago,
after administering to the spiritual
ry for
,eath was
ork in striving to do
what was almost Impossible In the lit
tle church, where she preached, lived,
Blept, cooked and ate. While she had
a comfortable little home In Canter
bury Centre, slmc six miles away, she
was too anxious to be near her people,
and on that account she made her
home as near to them as possible, and
found that the church was the best
place she could be found day or night.
Her principal services were on the
Sabbath, when she held one in the
morning and another In the evening,
with Sunday school at the noon hour.
During the week, too, she had prayer
services, and although many of her
congregation lived miles away, they
never found it inconvenient to attend
and listen to her advice to men and
women.
Mrs. Monmouth was not an ordained
preacher, nor did she have a license;
but she toflt the place of the regular
pastor one Sunday during bis ab
sence and made such an impression
upon the congregation that a commit
tee of the churchmen waited upon her
and asked her to fill the pulpit regu
larly. She consented to do so, and
In less than a month she was the
regular preacher. When Mrs. Mon
mouth assumed charge the Interior
of the church was without decorations
of any Irlnd. There was not a picture
on the walls, and, In fact there was
nothing but the pulpit and pews. The
Sunday services consisted of a Her
man by the pastor,, and occasionally
the members would attempt to sing a
psalm without the aid of an organ or
piano. While the preacher was a good
pastor, he had a small congregation
nd saw no prospects for enlarging
It
When the new preacher assumed
charge she purchased an organ and
Installed It in the choir gallery, and
In the choir loft she placed a little mot
to, "Give thanks and sing," which she
worked out In worsted In bracken
burg. This was the first of a series
of worsted needlework, and from that
day for nearly 10 yean, or almost dur
ing the entire time of her pastorate,
he worked dally upon something or
other of worsted which she used to
decorate the Interior of the little meet-
L Ing house. Several of the quotations
which she worked out In worsted and
framed In the same material before
hanging on the walls were very appro
priate, the members of the church
ay, and among them were, "Get wis
dom. God loveth a cheerful giver,"
which was hung over the poor-box;
"Enter betimes the open door," which
was in a conspicuous place In the ves
tibule, and another, "Work while the
lay lasts. The night cometh wherein
Bone can work," hangs on the wall,
where no one can fail to see It Over
the pulpit is probably the most elab
orate which she worked out In a
frame. ' This reads: "Ye are come un
to Mt. Zlon and to the city of the liv
ing God, the heavenly Jerusalem and
to an Innumerable company of angels,
to the general assembly and church
of the first born which are written In
heaven and to God, the Judge oi all,
and to the spirits of Just men made
perfect, and -to Jesus, the meditator
of the new covenant, and to the blood
of sprinkling which speaketh better
things than that of Abel."
The decoration Include draperies,
streamers of worsted and paper nw
pended from the walls tad celling with
festoons of the same material where
the streamers meet Window shades,
table covers and a thousand ail one
i illi m if"
other things about the interior of th
little edlfioa are of wonted, and A ose
who were vry intimate with' the
preacher say that sne Used thousands
of yards of the material to do the
work, and what was more, she pur
chased It out of her salary, expending
every cent in that direction.
The work throughout is artistic and
the many colored shades of worsted
are blended together with the -greatest
accuracy. Tho best of material was
used, and much of the work Is of such
an excellent design that the pastor
was acknowledged as an artist after
she completed it. Worsted flowera,
white caila lilies, roses, Mayflowers,
and almost every flower in worsted
adorn tho pulpit and a circular arch
which extends over it. While these
decorations have been In the church
for more than a quarter of a century
they are In almost the same condition
today as they were when they were
first put up. While the pastor was
alive, she personally took care of the
decorations and kept them clean, and
her example was followed by the mem
bers of the church after her death.
During the whole time Mrs. Mon
mouth was engaged in the decorating,
and that was almost the whole time
she was pastor, she made her home In
the choir loft and she would give It
up Sunday to the choir slngen. Al
though she was recognized as a good
preacher and a most attractive pastor;
she was also considered very eccentric
and the idea of decorating a church
with worsted was one of her greatest
eccentricities. As a preacher she fol
lowed the style of Henry Ward Beech
er and very frequently memorized his
sermons and delivered them to her
congrerntion. While her regular con
gregation never numbered more than
50 she was always favored with a large
audience of townspeople, and In tho
summer by vacationists. The seating
capacity, which is 200, was very fre
quently taxed to Its utmost capacity.
After her death the Union Society of
Methodists and Congregntlonalists was
unable to secure a pastor, and only
during the summer months services
are held. At all times during the year
the church is open to the public, and If
there is anything that Sexton Brown
likes it is to show visitors through the
old edifice.
Another eccentricity the pastor pos
sessed was her fad upon economy, and
while she was worth thousands of dol
lars, she boasted that she lived on 10
cents a day and had all she wanted to
eat for that money. Sho was so
anxious to have hor friends fi-t'i.w her
example that she wrote a book upon
the question and distributed them
among her friends; but they took such
little interest in that part of her
preaching that thero Is not one of tho
books to be found today in Canter
bury. She died January 16, 1887, at
the ago of C9. at the home of a relative
in London.
QUAINT AND CURIOU8.
Bombay is the most crow
in the world.
In the Amazon there are known to
exist at least L'000 species of fish.
Two-thirds of tho hay and grain
in Germany is still harvested by hand.
Carpets were In use In Nineveh
and Babylon, as shown in paintings,
In B. C. 1700.
A family not long ago gave a party
in celebration of the 100th anniver
sary of tho family clock.
The Russian state scepter is of solid
gold, is 3 feet long, and contains
among Its ornaments 260 rubles and
15 emeralds.
France holds the record for the
amount of coin In circulation $40 a
head. England has only half that
amount, while Russia has but one dol
lar a head.
In Slam the number of rooms In a
house, of windows or doors In a room,
even of rungs on a ladder, must be
always be odd. Even numbers are
considered unlucky.
One of the descendants of the Ridds
of "Lorna Doone" fame, has Just died
In Somersetshire, England, at the age
of 90. Like bis ancestor, John, he
was a man of great physical strength.
The goose that laid the golden- egg
waa recently outdone by a duck pur
chased by Tom Jenkins, a mail car
rier of Decker. When the fowl was
prepared for the table a pearl which
readily sold for $400, was found In Its
gizard.
Last year 2,000,000,000 small fishes
of the herring family were packed
awaj In sardine boxes at the Maine
canneries. The value of the output
was considerably over $2,000,000,
more than twice as much as the im
portation of French sardines in to the
United States.
Women In China have the privilege
of fighting In the wan. In the rebel
lion of 1850 the women did as much
fighting as the men. At Nankin, in
1153, 600,000 women from various
parti of the country were formed in
to brigades of 13,000 each, under fe
male officers. Of these soldiers 10,
000 were picked women, drilled and
garrisoned In the city.
Silk stockings originally came
from Spain, and it is said that Henry
VIII considered a pair of silk Spanish
'stockings a great luxury and wore
them on state occasions. In 1S70
Queen Elizabeth was presented with
a pair of silk tockings by her tire
woman, and afterward never wore any
other kind. The stocking-frame was
Invented by William Lee In the reign J
of yueen jsiizanetn, aooui it8.
Delegate Rodney of New Mexico
tells of the amazement of a ranchman
when he first saw a Unotjpe machine
at work. After staring, at It. for a
while the ranchman said: "Great
Scott! Ain't that the most Intelligent
machine yon ever saw? - Why, It's
plumb human." Finally, overcome by
his admiration, he took off his, hat
made a t w bow to the complicated
mechanism and said: "I surely would
admire, Mr. Machine, If you all would
some out and take a drink with me."
MULING PASSION.
The father of tha family was reading
Henry UeorKe,
While Henry James engrossed mama's
attention;
Swoct Bister Ann rend Bertha Clay, Ths
Duchess, Laura Jean,
And other scribes too numerous t
mention.
The junior cherub of tire house aat o'er
ttie pnper bent.
And as he read some exclamations ut
tered. Said pa, "My son. what masterpiece are
you penintng there?"
And the south held up tho sporting
PRKO and muttered,
"Youtm Torhett Is prnctleallv out Of tha
runnlnK on account of Ills domo-shaped
bread-basket. O'llootlKim wlna the game
by roplni In n dulav-cuiter Mini doubling
nt second. Mud Dm k looks like the can
dy at 1 to 3."
The family looked astonishment and held
their breath In awe;
They thought perhaps their son was
reeling 111.
Mamma paid be waa crazy, and antiquat
ed paw
Was for calling In the doctor with a
pill;
And 8bter Ann In wonderment lay down
"The Karl's Revenue-'
To heiir wimt further Jimmy would ex
pose. But, rnnt In ecstasy, the youth kept con
nliiK o'er the page
And bunding ou these ex-post-facto
woes:
"Dooley lost the Rnme l,v making ft
Bvenjrull pass before Jones h lumps and
cut three nicks In the weather. Jimmy
Brltt denb-a Indlicnnntlv that It was a
case of pcdcB frltrtdl with him at Colma.
He yer,t In to win. but mi unlooked for
WHllop tn the liver made Mm cough up
the spoiiKe. Truesdnle let four wide ones
no ny nu wslkeil. fllMnR the cornerj
mil unrreii, at the bat. hiKt-ffchance to
Kft a stranKdc-hoToT-Ti glory but he
didn't."
"It doesn't sound like James's later work,
I'm sure." said mn.
"Nor the .single Tax." sold father, "I'll
be durned:"
Then Jimmy took the illustrated pink
sheet in his band.
And snbl In words that Ella Wheeler
burned.
"You people keep yer classl h . t;' yer po
etry an' Bucb:
That kind o' dope I don't find In my
line.
I don't go long on Waldo Emerson nor
Hbake
But the anortln' editor's the man for
mine:
"finrdner possesses what most nghters
luck -a gimp punch. The nlfty-llttle light
weight certainly owns a whippy crack.
m dope Klip Flap, bv Handspring Alva
retta. looks like n winner for true. The
first round whs tnme. and there was
nothing doing in the t:illy-fhop. but
Hraillev prim) open the second spasm with
a swat torlghl." Judge.
Dignity of style is a device for mak
ing thomas-putrcfnctlon out of tommy-rot.
I'uclt.
With the erring bank ttller double
entry compounds the double life.
New York World.
"How did you and your wife first
meet?" "We didn't meet," replied the
geek little man; "She overtop
JncTT Him4rirymtt9tefii so much
affection on those dumb brutes? Edna
Kor want of something better.
Judge.
"I say, kid, wake mo when I'm
thirsty." "When will you be thirsty,
stupid?" "When you wako me!"
Sporting Times.
"Things have come to a pretty
pass," remarked tho guide, as he led
Alger :on and Percy into the Yosemite
valley. Lampoon.
"Miss Syllye, what do you think or
this autombile scorching us sport?"
"I think It Is Just perfectly killing."
Baltimore American.
"I notice you never wear a watch
with your evening clothes." "No; I
never have both out at the same
tlmo." Cornell Widow.
"I want to Introduce you to a young
lady a very nice girl and she's
worth her weight In gold." "Stout girl,
I hope." New York Mall.
"Did you have a Jolly time?" "Jol
ly? Say, my wife took tho prize for
the biggest fish and I got the prize for
the biggest yarn." Cincinnati Trib
une. "
"How dare you laugh at our Inves
tigation?" Bald the irate statesman.
"Thought it was the proper thing to
do," answered the financier. "Was told
It would be a farce." Washington
Star.
"Rimer takes himself very serious
ly, doesn't he?" "Yes, indeed." "Most
of his poetry is pathetic, isn't It?"
"That's what he calls It, but the edi
tors say It's pitiful." Boston Adver-
User.
Many a man who gets In on the
ground floor of a new business.
scheme flntta Irrlho courB of a few
mon tlis that he has been dropped with
a dull thud Into the sub-basement ,
Somerville Journal.
Across the Garden Fence "No, Mr.
Wilkes, I ain't goln' to- keep fowls no
more. Don't pay. Why, countln' the
maize I give 'em this winter, the eggs
well, I don't git any, but if I did
'A , . . n V , 1 1 '
iuc u wob uro bii a uuwu oauai t
Punch.
Parson Bagster (solemnly) Doe
you, Claud Klnsabby, take this yuh
lady, Miss Gladys Foots, to be yo'
lawful wedded wife-, , for bettah and
for wuta The Groom (uneasily and
hazily) Uncou'se I does, if I has to,
ah: but an't dar some way of takln'
her klndah on an av'rage?" Puck.
Teas It's really true, then, that
Martha Strongmlnd is to be married '
to Mr. Tlmrnld? . Jess Not exaeMv
Martha says he Is to be married to
her. Tess Oh, yes, of course; she
has asked you to be her .bridesmaid,
hasn't she? Jess No; ska asked me
to be her "best woman. ''Chicago
Tribune. ::,;::::r . ,v. ,
Deacon Hardesty IJh sorry to hear
that you are dissatisfied rwith - your
u. ..ha, . U, la Aflat A.i.'l
Brother McOlnnls (of ngTe-
gatlon) Oh, yes, and he's a
preacher, but he doesn't draw well.
We have a chance now to get a, man
who has Just been tried for heresy.-"
Chicago Tribune. .
. . Sure)
"Do you think it's easier to preach
than to practiced ,
"That depends on what - you are
practicing. . If It's something agree
able that you ought not to be doing,
It's a good deal easier than preach
ing." Detroit Free Press
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