VOi.HMKXXI.
TWILIOHT.
Tht sunset fades, and on re again the hills
Against the eky, majestic and supreme,
Loom spectrally and half unreal seem,
And mystery the misty valley fills.
Melodiously now the mountain rills.
Unheard by day. take up their lyric
theme
Of ecstasy, like voices heard In dream,
' An obligato to the whlppoorwills.
jnvuioie, tne spmu or me hwk
Frank
A strange atmosphere of matrimony
was approaching the village of Rug
glesbury. That is was compressed
within an inadequately small space is
true. The foremost van of Blinker's
World-Famed Circus held It. Yet the
i vehicle lumbered none the quicker
along the road for all the amorous va
porlngs that floated within its paint
ed sides.
The ringmaster, the clown, and the
gentleman who illustrated the haute
ecole upon a coal-black steed sat there
in moody pcnsivcncs3. Unmarried as
were all three the disadvantages of
their bachelorhood hail become acutely
evident during a pauHB In a game of
"nap." Owing to a common dearth of
funds they had been playing perforce,
for the empty glory of points alone.
It was perhaps this faet that caused
their thoughts to stray in the direc
tion of deeper affairs.
"Traveling about like this," grum
bled the clown, "don't give no chances.
By the end of a week, when a girl's got
so far as to realize that you've a heart
under the paint, the orders is up and
way."
"It's different with me," mused the
chevalier de l'haute ecole, "but I don't
know as It's any better. It's my po
sition and appearance they've got to
get over. It takes 'em a good week to
learn that I'm not affable In a a aris
tocratic way."
"Same here," chimed in the ringmas
ter, "exactly."
"What we want," said the clown, "is
to go to work in a more business-like
fashion. If we don't strike some idea
for quick courtin' like as not wc shall
go about the country single all our
lives."
The ringmaster started up.
"How about a beauty show?" he ex
claimed. "Blinker would tumble to it
If we had one at Rugglesbury. Good
business for bim it would be. The
point is this, consolation prleaou
II, f It
Through Stress of Competition.
THE
Fly the swift ahutes on their shadow
loom,
And weave the wonder-fabric of tha
nigni.
The wind Is but a whisper, sweet with
musk
Exhaled from fragrant Hps of bud and
A whisper and the one word Is
iicnt.
Dempster Sherman In Scrlbnor". ..lagaslne.
rn-H..i-f
of a dairyman, the reputed owner of
a nest-egg. The other two were the off
srlg of the local carpenter and
blacksmith respectively.
"Whichever way it goes," asserted
Sam Evans, 'the advertisement for the
Maypole will be (lrst rate. As for let
tin' folks know, you leave It to me,
Job. You couldn't have Btnick a bet
ter man for what 1 might call glvln'
wind to you notion."
He proved as good as his word.
When Job Yardsley entered the cir
cus tent upon the eventful evening of
Ihe beauty competition the murmur
that was rising from the packed cir
cle died into Biidden silence. As he
seated himself in that segment' of the
tiers which, rcd-bnize-covered, demand
ed the most expensive admittance, a
wavering cheer rose from the opposite
benches. These being the lowest priced
held a freight of irresponsible boyhood.
The hushing chorus of a multitude of
mothers with Sabbath-ally dressed
daughters by their sides crushed the
untimely demonstration.
Job Yardsley gazed about him In gen
uine surprise. In whichever direction
he turned a small sea of faces looked.
Into his own with a frankly interested
stare. Job blew his nose. It seemed
to him that the spac? that separated
him from his ne!ghlor3 was greatei
than that In other parts of the ampb
theatre.
When, upon the closing of the tl
of the usual program, girls singly, li
twos and In threes, shyly entered the
ring In preparation for. the contest
Job's heart beat perceptibly faster. A
couple of score girls were there below
dark, fair, short, tall. One he-won
dered which was destined to enter his
life In the most intimate fashion.
The judges entered. Job started a
little as he observed them.
pected a moj
while Me mjants of the cheaper
seats rocked and swayed in open mirth.
In the meanwhile the two girls who
had stood at her side received a hair
comb and a straw pin respectively. But
the presentation was unnoticed. An
other shout went up as Sally Magln
sank down by the side of Job.
Job with deeply flushed face, sprang
to his feet Utter silence fell once
more. Job wavered. The stupendous
hush had unnerved him. He sank
down, and the sinking sealed his fate.
A minute later Sally's arm was
through his. Her eyes sought first the
blouse and then Job, while the crowd
thundered acclamation. Only when it
realized that Mr. Blinker bad not com
pleted his announcements did the tur
moil cease.
"We have now come, ladies and gen
tlemen," he proceeded with a broad
smile, "to a stage In the performance
which is p'r'aps the most romantic that
this palatial tent has ever seen. It Is
my pleasure to Inform you that over
and above the awards already present
ed, we have three consolation prizes.
These, ladles, are the biggest on rec
ord. They consist of nothing less than
these three bachelor gentlemen." He
Indicated his fellow judges.
At a sign from him each placed An
arm about his companion's waist. The
hissing of a vast indrawn breath sound
ed from the assembly. "And you, gen
tlemen, it will Interest you to hear that
the ladles have accepted their prizes
with the graciousnese that marks their
sex.
The hoarse protests of Elizabeth
Harmer's father were drowned in loud
murmurings of amazement. The three
blushing girls after a struggle with
their countenances brought to each a
smile that would have delighted a pho
tographer. The evidence of acquies
cence was convincing. Romance was
in the, klr.
Mr. Blinker prepared
hiped!
FRANKLIN. N. C. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 15,
Breeding Geese.
Breeding geese do not need special
feeding or care. They will keep them'
selves in prime condition If given un
limited range of meadow whore they
can havo ample exercise. A .. small
feed of oats at sunset is often- given
with benefit.
Green Bone
Green cut bone undoubtedly In
creases the egg production, and it
also materially reduces the demand
for grain, but bone meal, containing
as It does but little water, ground so
that It Is about the size of a kernel
of wheat, is always ground from dry
bones, and while it helps egg produc
tion some is not so digestible and is
not to be compared with green cut
bone.
Light Horses Need Action.
Action Is extremely Important in
light horses. It should be straight
and truo. At the trot It should be
what Is known as the straight line
trot, no wabbling from one side to the
other, or swinging the foet. The ac
tion from behind should be straight,
the feet picked up smartly, hocks well
flexed and the feet or both foro and
xs at each step placed lmmedl-
nt of the former position.
for Cattle.
tit as nutritious
Increases the
ounces of
ved for
them
hid be
fthat Is
comes
flttle grow-
i can get
claim it the
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Vattlc
NKLIN PRESS,
left untreated and the four others had
different combinations of manurlngs.
The row left unmanured gave 104
pounds of apples per tree during the
five years from 1900 to 1904, both In
clusive, an' In the fifth year (1904),
which was the year of maximum yield
for the entire orchard, the weight of
tho apples per tree was 55 pounds and
the number 294. The best results from
manuring was obtained by a complete
manure, consisting of 1 1-8 pounds of
sulphate of ammonia, 1 1-2 pounds of
basic slag per tree per annum, applied
to the roots during the winter. During
the five years the yield per tree from
this dressing was 163 pounds of apples,
while by the fifth year the bearing in
creased to 401 apples, weighing 105
pounds per tree that Is, the weight of
the apples per trpe Increased by manur
ing from 55 pounds n the unmanured
trees to 105 pounds on the manured
trees, or 90.9 percent; while the num
ber of apples Increased from 294 to
401 per tree or 36 percent. The In
crease In average size of the apples Is
remarkable. Those from the un
manured trees averaged 2.98 ounces
cash, and those form the manured
trees 4.19 ounces each
Farm Notes.
Keep tho ewes outside as much as
possible, but do not expose them to
rains or snows.
In late spring feed cows clover hay
and corn. For early pasture put them
on rye and wheat.
Lack of available plant food In the
soil and neglect are the great causes
of unfruitfulness with many orchards.
Kind treatment of the horses devel
ops their best traits and makes them
more companlable as well as more use
ful. Don't make the mistake of planting
poor seed because it Is cheap. Cheap
seedatways proves high oriced when
nd to the stal-
anccs-
'an
1906.
BOTH FOUGHT THE SIOUX
OLD INDIAN FIGHTERS WILL
AGAIN SERVE TOGETHER.
Gen. Bubb and Major Sibley Were
With Crook In the Big Horn and
Yellowstono Expeditions The Sib
ley 8cout's Narrow Escape From
Capture as He Tells of It.
Brigadier General J. W. Bubb, who
has been ordered to St. Paul to assume
command of the Department of Dako
ta, and Major Frederick W. Sibley, the
commanding officer of the Third Squad
ron of the Second Cavalry, now sta
tion at Fort Snelllng, saw service to
gether against the Indians during the
campaign of 1876 against the Sioux.
Both were at the time young lieute
nants. General Bubb had been pro
moted from the ranks during his ser
vice in the civil war, while Major Sib
ley was then a young officer just out
of West Point. They served through
out General Crook's Big Horn and
ellowstono expeditions, and General
Mlles's campaign through Montana
General Bubb with the Fourth Infan
try and Major Sibley, then, as now,
with the Second Cavalry, says the St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
One llttlo Incident of Lieutenant
Bubb's bravery is related by the fa
mous war correspondent, afterward
Congressman John F. Finerty, In his
book, "Warpath and Bivouac, or the
Conquest of tho Sioux." The Inc ident
occurred in Wyoming in May, 1876. It
is thus described by Mr. Finerty:
"Some officers Informed us that the
ferry between the camp and Fort Fet
terman had broken down, and that we
could not get our mail or send dis
patches. Tho river at thaj point is so
rapid and so full of whirlpools that
few men care to swim it and most
horses refuse to do so. A wagon
driver, together with a sergeant and
two private soldiers of tho Second
Cavalry tried the experiment of swim
ming their horses over a few days be
fore and all wero drowned. It was
absolutely necessary for us to cross
the river.
"When we reached the "ry we
found that It had been patched up in a
temporary manner and concluded to
go across. When near the Fctterman
bank the rope broke, and we should
have been swept down the stream at
tho imminent risk of drowning but for
tho heroism of Lieutenant and Com
missary Bubb, who plunged into the
river on horseback, caught a cable
which Bomcbody threw toward him
and towed us in safety to shore amid
the plaudits of the spectators."
Gen. Bubb was engaged In nearly all
Qo celebrated engagements of that
mous among
us more rapidly. The situation was
growing more serious every minute.
My men were doing good: work with
their rifles. It pleased me to see one
man shoot a noted Sioux chief right
through the heart The old sinner
never twitched a muscle after the lead
hit him. We never knew how many
we killed because when an Indian
Is shot his comrades keep him out of
sight. Well, we held them off for four
hours, and they were four hours of
hot work, I can tell you. My. scout
then told me that the Indians were on
three sides of us. We had one chance
left to retreat, and this chance was
fast lessening because fresh Indians
were coming."
Both Finerty and De Barthe relate
the story with much more elaboration
and both say that Lieutenant Sibley at
first hesitated in taking to flight even
under those circumstances, but Grouard
convinced him that It meant a terrible
death to all and no good could possibly
come of it If they stayed.
"I did not like to abandon our
horses," relates Major Sibley, "but it
was that or die. So the retreat was
ordered. I Inspected each man per
sonally to sec that his equipment was
right, but owing to my inexperience
and the excitement of the moment I
forgot the rations. Only one man In
the command took bis rations. Only
! one man in tho command took his ra
tions, it was an hour or so before the
Indians discovered that we had fled.
By that time we were up on the moun
tain In places so steep that one man
had to help the other up. The horses
could not follow us. So for the time
being the Sioux would not strike us.
Grouard took a mountain trail which
we followed on foot for fifty hours
without a mouthful to eat. Such fear
fully vigorous exercise without food
nearly killed us.
"Toward the end of this perilous
inarch we all became so weakened that
we marched for ten minutes and then
would He down and rest. Several of
the most robust men became Insane,
and one or two never regained their
wits. When we reached Crook's camp
I slept for twenty-four hours without
waking, and during that time the camp
was sharply attacked by Indians. Even
tho roar of musketry did not disturb
my sleep In the least. Not a single
man was lost on the trip."
Remarking on his experience of
plains life, Major Sibley said that it
seemed wonderful to him what , re
markable instincts the halfbreed scout
possessed. A scout had led him aoross
a trackless waste on a dark night
when the snow was falling and the
wind blowing. The horses were con
tinually drifting to windward to get
their faces away from the cutting
blast
There was not a landmark to guide
the scout. Yet In the face of all these
difficulties the Bcout would lead the
all night, to
ed.
NUMBER 33
MAUD OK THE MUCI RAKft
Maud Mailer on a summer's day'
leaked tho meadow sweet with hay
Her pa was not a man of wealth.
All that she had was rugged health.
Sighing, she si.id: "Confound the luck,
1 think I'll go to raking muck."
Because she tolled a wild unrest
And an r.igor longing tilled her breast
'Vhy should I have to work," she cried,
"While others erorn me In their pride?
"With riches- they hnvo never earned
Their hacks on me arc proudly turned.
'The good Lord never planned things so
There s something rotten here below.
"An Ida Tarboll I will ho
And whack the plirWrars," said she.
The Judge appeared upon the scene,
Bringing an odor of gasoline.
Me stopped ( buzz i,. R,i nwh!!e;
thc plump, and he rather liked her
style.
She Knew that he possessed a wad.
Ho thought: " low sweet a name Is
Maud."
He spoke of railroad storks he had.
The maiden listened and was glad.
"In two years. If mv luck In fair,"
He said. "I'll be a millionaire.
"I travel on passes through the land "
Maud sweetly said: "oh, ain't that
grund!"
"As far ns rebates go, I'll say
That I regard them as O. K.
"A block of StnmhmLjrTock 1 claim
No matter how I got '.lie same.
"Now tell mo. Maud, and tell me true.
Don't I look rather good to you?"
Her face against his breast she hid,
And gladly answered that he did.
Today she Is thn fudge's wife.
And lives In style, enjoying life.
Anil oft she wonders In her pride
hy people can't be satisfied.
"Why." she complains, "do critics pitch
So foolishly Into the rich?
"Why do they ever scold or sigh
Because tho things they need are hlghT
"Wise Providence has planned affairs.
We rich, alas, have many cares.
"Hut while we nohly bear the strain.
Why should the ones below complain?
"Of all wise words Ibe homt hv far
Is: 'Take things meekly as they are
The easiest way to reach the top Is
to get in on the ground floor. Puck.
"Crossed in love once more," la
mented the Hellespont a3 Leander
clambered up the bank. Princeton
Tiger.
Few things please the average, man
Chicago Herald.
more than to receive a letter from the
ool-teacher and find flvr-J