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? lfijh!n*ton. P. C )
in the rocky region
t Dead sea. midway be
jeep depression and the
is one of the strangest,
and most enchanting
earth? the Hock City
I
throws light on the gene
tor It was founded by
descendants of Esau,
[gyry parting from Jacob.
Itrs of the Nabatheans*
the central point to
tiravans from the interior
Persia and India came
ill the precious commodi
&&and from which these
tere distributed through
BiSice, Syria and all the
Werin? the M edi terra -
eren Tyre and Sidon de
of their precious wares
6wd Petra.
it that time the Suez of
tie world, the place where
West met to trade and
ws also, in fact, a great
it" Into which the cara
ifter the vicissitudes and
tbe desert. Its wealth be
|te. and It is not without
rcajon that the first rock
?f sees in Petra, guard
fcerious entrance, is still
pinu-h's Treasury." It
iten the Xabatheans who
It natural beauties of the
increased the rock-cut
Ed temples and tombs to
interminable extent In
ire found today.
|J period of the Na
f?ded from 150 B. a to
*!>en the Romans con
wntry and city, extended
r?ads into it, and estab
province of Arabia Petra.
Otr ?as always to these
f*>ples what Rome was
and Jerusalem to the
fitK Ednmltes. Xabatheans
have all rejoiced and
tie possession of this
J^old and most remark
antiqu-Ity. .
'"'Thousand Years.
1 power waned and the
!ps on the edge of the!
riltandnned, no doubt the
? withdrawn from such
1 Then the Romanized
w ^abHtheanized Romans
*** against the desert
'?n? as they could, and
Probably about the same
?Greek cities of Decapo
?). From that time on
history became more
l?r more than a thou
ms ancient capital
iff !"st to the civilized
fcVts discovery by Burck
J/*1 lts seems to have
to the wander
|^y fin exaggeration to
^ntrnnr-f. to the Rock
081 s,ril<ing gateway to
Planet. It is a nar
e. bisecting, a mountain
t fi<>nii>;t(i]i(.) winding
^ HS though it was
J* "f This sik,
Utonp ^ tw" miles long. Its
r ? a w itie semicircu
|L the r'?ht to the lefty
tin J ,sh,'n hav
" an,J corners in Its
Pr|?b,? Treasury.
t,le sik varies from 12
point to 35 or
Ui , (P ac,'s- Where the
!U Ual!y ?v<rhang the
l#f!r0Sl 5},ut out
). it seems narrow
^ * f^ny points
H2f e walls do come
H ? Photographs of
^ journey into this:
Windmill
* t(^n of Eureka, Cal..
^?ta>lll on the top ot ? .
stump. OriglwiMj
redwood forest cov
IJr' and the owner
lathis tall stump when
<7** were legged off, 1?
Mndnnll high enoogb
over the surrouftd*
. ^though the orlgltt^
cleared ?ff? tl*
"
r'naraon's i r??tury, Petra.
matchless defile he will wander on
amazed, enchanted and delighted
Suddenly he will step out of the nar
dow gorge into the sunlight again.
Th?re, carved in the face of the
cliff, half revealed, half concealed in
the growing shadows, is one of tho
largest, most nearly perfect, and most
beautiful monuments to antiquity?
Bharaoh's Treasury. Almost as per
fect a^ the day it came from beneath
the sculptor's chisel, fifteen hundred
or two thousand years ago; colored
with the natural hues of the brilliant
sandstone, which added an indescrib
able element to the architectural
beauty ; flanked and surmounted by
the cliff 8, which have been carved and
tinted in turn by the powers of na
ture ; approached by the mysterious
defile ? it Is almost overpowering in its
.effect
Descriptions of the width and
height and the details of this monu
ment of antiquity carved from the
living rock may enable many to re
produce for themselves some of its
striking features ; but neither lan
guage, measurements or pictures can
give more than a bold idea of the
temple and its charming surround
ings. The secret of its magic seems
to be the culmination of man's best
efforts with the powers and beauties
of nature.
From the moment the visitor sights
the great castellated mass In which
the city lies hidden until he takes his
last glimpse from the highlands above
he cannot cease to wonder at the in
describable beauties of the purples,
the yellows, the crimsons, and the
many-hued combinations. Whethei
seen in the gloom of the slk, or th?
brilliant sunshine, that seems to kindle
the craggy, bristling pinnacles into
colored flames, they inspire continued
surprise.
Beautiful Color Effect.
/ The ancient sculptors fixed the
levels of their rock-hewn tombs and
temples and dwellings so as to make
most artistic use of the more beauti
ful strata in the mountain walls.
They consciously practiced a kind of
lan^pcape gardening where, instead of
beautiful effects produced by banks
of fading flowers, all was carved from
t,the many-hued and easily wrought!
solid stone, which took on new beau
ties as It crumbled away.
Not far from Pharaoh's Treasury is
a great theater cut in what may be
called the Applan Way of . the city.
It stands among some of the flnest
tombs ? a theater In the midst of
sepulcbers. The floor of the stage
Is 120 feet in diameter. Fully 5,000
spectators could have found comfort
In the 33 rows of seats. Here, also,
the coloring of the sandstone is bril
liant and at certain places In the ex
cavation the tiers of seats are lit
erally red and purple alternately In
the native rock.
The eastern wall of the valley, near
the entrance, rises to a height of more
thin five hundred feet. For a length
of a thousand feet the face of the
cliff is carved and honeycombed with
excavations to a' height of three hun
dred feet above the floor of the val
ey. j
Here are found some of the most
Impressive ruins in the city. The Urn
tomb in the center has in the rock
behind It a room over sixty feet
square, whose beautifully colored
ceiling can be compared to a great
storm in the heavens. The porinthlan
tomb and temple are among the largest
and most beautifully colored monu
ments In any of the walls.
The Deir or l^onastery is reached
by one of the great ravines op which
winds ? path and stairway until an
elevation of 700 feet is attained. - A
small plateau opening toward the
south give* an extended view of Mount
Hor and all the southern end of the
Dead cavity. The spot la wholly
inaccessible except by the one rocky
stairway and winding path.
' . ? . *
convenience of the Idea haa continued
Its use, which, now that\ the second
growth has become lofty, Is again ?
necessity. ??
Minnehaha's Crave Located
At be Soto, Wis., a town of 840
population, which was settled by New
England Yankees, the Indian maiden
Minnehaha la burled on the crest of
a hill overlooking the town. Many
persona wrengfully suppose she was
burled In Minnesota, where Minnehaha
falls are located.
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jHDNEST ? <
! S. ATKINS'
PQUCV
I ' 'Vin v ? r ,
By PEARCC THORNE ./
1 ^ ===S?s^s===^=^=fc=i 1
(?. Double day, p^, A Co }
ThHE 0,(1 w?man behind the cigar
I k0?.".1,61^ lD the Iobby of the bant
A building was flustered by the
rush of customer*..! /This may
ha?e been the reasoo Bhe gave John
Atkins too much change. She gave
Mw three one-dollar bills, and Instead
of a fourth one, gave him a live-dollar
wit. So that instead of four dollar*
change he got eight. ? ? , to <it,
A queer little thrill ; ran througlr
John Atkins when at the street do?r he
made sure of this-a thrill especially1
strange In that it ran through the
bosom of a bank president whose. sal
ary was fifteen thousand a year plus
What additions came to it in the form
of stuck bonuses from successful bor
rowers.
John Atkin: was surprised at him
self. He was so surprised that he con
t nued down the steps and strolled up
the street, determining to settle this
mattea of unexpected thrills before
he retraced his way and returned the
five dollars to the trembling old wom
an at the cigar counter. The day was
balmy, his cigar was mildly stimulat- 1
lug* and after glancing down to as- j
sure himself that his gray vest, black
shoes and gray spats were immaculute.
he leisurely crossed the street, men
tally thanking heaven that he was still
young enough to be interested in him
self.
He sa w at once that the Incident ?
regardless of the sum Involved ? struck
a chord which vibrated throughout the
whole realm of moral ideas. For that !
reason it was not only Interesting, it
was vital ? because his reaction to the
Incident was a true indication of his
character. It disclosed his character, J
and at the same time did not even re
uiotely impinge his reputation. That,
he knew, like Caesar's wife, was above
suspicion. He was one of the few men
in "Wall Street" whose presence as
chairman of an organization commL^
tee insured that a fair distribution
would be made of the milk in the
coconut ; he relieved tensions between
temporarily affiliated "crowds" who
had obligations to "get even" and In
troduced an element of friendliness
and fairness into the most business
like meeting. Someone had called him
"Honest John Atkins." This name
had fitted him like an old hat and had
stuck to him like a poor relation. Ever
since, he had been "Honest John At
kins," and to preserve that title for
himself had become something as near
as he ever got to a religion.
. So much for reputation, he thought,
shifting his cigar to the other side of
his close-cropped gray moustache and
turning the corner at Wall street on
his way to the post office. Now for the
ultimate morality inherent in a five
dollar bill.
Consideration one: Did he need the
money? Answer: He did not. Con
sideration two: Did the old woman
need the mpney? He remembered that
the Installation of the little shop had
been under the supervision of a hard
faced. flashily dressed, old-young man
who had ordered the old woman about
like a sieve, making her more tremu
lous than ever. The flashy old-young
man seemed the power behind the
throne, and the loss therefore would
fall upon him. The old woman con
sequently might be dismissed. The
question became: Did the young man
need the money? Apparently he did
hot. Therefore tllfe matter of human
need ? the emotional phase of the sub
ject ? had been disposed of, and the
problem now pivoted upon the purely
moral and intellectual question: Shall
I return this flve-dollar bill ; and If so,
why?
John Atkins was rather please 1
with his anaylsls of the matter so far.
With an amiable smile cn his ruddy
face, be patted the small package of
bonds in his pocket. He had told a
customer in Boston that he would ad
dress, register and mall this package
with his "own hands." And he always
kept his word. It was su<h little per
sonal touches that showed John At
kins a master craftsman.
\ "And . If so, why?" John Atkins
could think of no reason why he
should return the flve-doliar bill. Of
course. It would be the conventionally
"honest" thing to do. But rules ? he
reflected ? are made for people unable
to guide themselves. A man of his
caliber could afford to figure things
out on their merits. A man of his
caliber was really superior to ordinary
laws. He felt a sudden rush of pleas
ure at thinking of himself as being
that sort of man. He threw away bis
cigar and entered the post office.
"I want to register this, please," he
said at theVegistry window, and he
slid the flve-dollar bill across the
g^ass counter with a package of bonds.
The man behind the grating turned
and called to someone In the rear of
the room. / j.
j . "Here's another one, Jim." be
shouted.
In ? moment the second man had
tame over to the window. He took np
ifhe five-dollar bill, stretched It out and
looked carefully at one of Its cor*
ners. Then he glanced with quick n>*
piclon at John Atkins. But his square
face. With Its pug nose and blue chin,
wrinkled into a smile as he recognized
the banker.
"By the love of Pat, Mr. Atkins" he
laughed, MI was Jlst about to pinch
you! This note's phony. They've
'been a lot of 'em loose around here
lately and we're on the tralL I won
der now, kin you repilmber where
you get this little law-breaker?"
John Atkins felt himself grow warm.
Someone had had the audacity to hand
him a counterfeit five-dollar bill, to put
blm ? a banker ? In the position of of*
tfering spurious currency!
"I most certainly can, Casey. You
come with me and we can get there
before they close."
When the old woman looked np and
saw the badge Casey was disclosing,
she closed her eyes and would have
fallen had he not caught her by the
arm.
"There, there !" said Casey soothing
ly, "you mustn't take on so. It's Just
a talk we'll have, and then you'll be
home In time for supper."
The old creature drew her greenish
black shawl more closely about her
throat Suddenly her knees gave way,
and despite Casey's arm she sank to
the floor.
. "Oh," she moaned, "I wfts afeared!
Charley said It was all right . . ?
and I beileved him . . ? but all the
time, I. am afeared. .
"Where Is Charley now?" asked Hon
est John Atkins.
A dim radiance came in her glazed
eyes, like a lamp lighted behind black
curtains.
"Ain't you got him?- she cried.
"Ain't you got my boy?**
"Not yet," said Casey.
She held out her trembling arms to
be lifted up. "Thank Godl I'll go
with you ? now."
Honest John Atkins forgot about
the Incident until Officer Casey's card
was handed him by his secretary some
four weeks later.
"Well," began Cfcsey, as he sat on
the edge of a mahogany chair and
hung his black derby over one knee,
"we've done what we could, but that
ain't much." Apparently he was em
barrassed about the subject he was
leading up to. "We got Indictments
of Charlie and all his gang rushed
through the grand Jury so that they
could be tried at this term of court If
we caught 'em ; but we didn't ketch
'em." Casey cleared his throat. "That
is, we didn't ketch nobody but the old
woman, and I came to see you? to see
If you didn't want to drop the case
against her. She's technically guilty,
all right; and we can convict her In
twenty minutes. She knew Charlie
printed the bills. But she says she
didn't know It was wrong. She didn't
think her boy would do wrong. Of
course, ignorance of the law is no ex
cuse. But I taught? well, I Just
thought I'd come by and talk to you
about It." - ?
Honest John Atkins leaned back In
his swivel chair and, resting an elbow
on each chair arm, put the tips of
his long, blunt fingers together. This
counterfeiting plot had Invaded the
sacred precincts of his own personal
ity. He himself had passed one of the
bills. A feeling of Indignation per
vaded him.
? "Mr. Casey," said he, "we must con
sider first of all our duty to society.
If we permit dishonest persons to es
cape we shall never succeed In stamp
ing out dishonesty. You may say to
the United States attorney that my
Institution Insists upon a conviction."
Casey got reluctantly to his feet
At tfie door he paused and looked
back; but as If reallzlhg the futility
of discussion Jabbed his derby over one
eye and went scowling down the Cor
ridor.
For Buffalo Bill Monument
There is a flat concrete slab over
the unpretentious grave of Colonel
Cody ? Buffalo Bill ? on top of Look
out mountain, Colorado. This in turn
Is covered with ordinary chicken wire,
and on the concrete are hundreds of
coins, cents, nickels, dimes and even
larger ones, which the visitors have
thrown there. The chicken wire is to
prevent anybody from getting the
money with a stick. The object of the
collection Is t<Pbuild a i+al monument
over the last resting place of Buffalo
Bill.
T eacher-Gravediggers
According to an old rerord the du
ties of an English schoolmaster of
1061 were as follows: 'To act as
court messenger, to serve summonses,
to conduct certain ceremonial services
of the church, to lead the Sunday
choir, to ring the bell for public wor
ship, to dig graves, to perform other
occasional duties."
" S
Store Well Protected
Fifty miles of wire are used In the
burglar alarm system of a store In
London. ' ,
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Air and Sunshine Only Deepened Tyrian Purple
Purple and maove are, in our vari
able climate, the most unthrifty colors
which can be worn, as they quickly
fade, observes a writer In John ?'
London's Weekly. It was not so with
the famous Tyrian purple, which in
place' of fading, was deepened by ex
posure to the air.
Its ^manufacture was a great source
of wealth to the merhcants In the
ancient city of Tyre, which had a
world-wide celebrity for Its dyeing
and weaving establishments.
The coloring matter was procured
from the shellfish, murex trunculus,
which was foun<T In the Mediterranean
and chiefly on the coasts' of Asia
Minor and Phoenecia. The quantity
In each shell wis very small, hence
great quantities were required. The
murex are noted for their hrlght
colors and for their fantastic shapes.
Fabric to be dyed was sometimes
moistened with sea water. The nat
ural dye, as found In the shell,, was
then brushed over it two or three
times, after which It was exposed t?
I.
the air and sunshine. At first a faint
yellow, It turned to green, then final*
ly to deep purple, and the color was
"fast." During the process a dis
agreeable odor was usual, and clung
slightly to the fabrle for some time
after.
Poetical Burmese Belief
This Is a belief of people of Burma.
Dorothy DIx says that the Burmese
believe that the soul, In the form of
a butterfly, leaves the body while we
sleep. They will never waken a sleep
er for fear his butterfly may not be
able to get back quickly enough to its
habitation, the soul having gone wan
dering during the person's sleep.
Causes Climatic Changes
A famous scientist says that with
in the earth is a large wtve that
moves around the planet once every
8,800 years. The wave slightly moves
the position of the earth's axis and
poles, resulting in climatic change*
i:w
DEFIED GODS' WRATH
FOR SAKE OF LOOT
Proof That Egyptian Under
takers Stole From Dead. ? -
.
Evidence thut E^ptian undertakers
in 2000 B. C. stole Jewelry from the
dead, defying tbe gois, and then sent
the family big bills has beeta uncov
ered by the University museum expe
dition in the tombs of ancient Egypt,
^rites the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Dr. Clarence S. Fisher, in charge of
the Efkley B. Coxe expedition sent
out by the museum, gives these facts
in a report Just received. The site
now being excavated was used as
early as 200 B. C. by the mysterious
Antef kings. Its tombs, however, ac
cording to Doctor Fisher, reach their
grandest splendor in the period .from
'the Eighteenth to Twentieth century
B. C., when the kings and queens and
their courtiers were buried Just oppo
site Luxor.
"It was one of the fundamental req
uisites in Egyptian religious beliefs1
that the body of the deceased should1
be preserved intact throughout eter
nity, and much pains and ingenuity
were expended to accomplish this
end," writes Doctor Fisher. "Tombs
were constructed with false doors und
misleading passages so that the actual
location of the tomb chamber would
be concealed. Our excavations of
Gizeh and Dendereh showed us the
undertakers Intrusted with the dispos
al of the corpse in Its final resting
place were, however, willing to defy
the sods for spoils.
"BoJIes have been found in sealed
tombs and in coffins with the lids un
disturbed with their hands, feet andy
heads cut off so ornaments and Jewel
ry could be removed quickly. Having
done this hastily, the undertakers de
parted with their loot, never falling,
it is certain, to collect the amount due
from the family for their services."
Further evldence*that It was a bad
practice for a man to try to take his
wealth with him after death is given
by Doctor Fisher, who adds:
"During the reign of the later Ra
messlde pharaohs the systematic plun
dering of the Theban tombs by; organ
ized bands became such a public scan
dal that a commission was appointed
to investigate the matter. The rob-)
bers after finding a tomb In the midst
of a group tunneled under gronnd to
an adjoining one and thus could loot
a whole row of chambers without
their work becoming apparent to any
one on the outside. *'?
"During the Middle nges ttere arose
In Europe a demand for the bitumen
with which the mummies had been
preserved, as U was supposed to have
some medicinal value. The cemefer
les were the only source of supply,
and countless tombs were searched.
"The final ^phase cajpe with the ad <
vent of the modern tourist and his de
mand for souvenirs of his visit, To
this period we owe the wholesale de
struction of the decorations on the
walls themselves, as many btaiitiful
reliefs were wantonly mutilated to get
one coveted 'head. Happily, .the na
tives have now discovered it Is far
more profitable and less risky to^ pass j
ofT upon the tourist an ex6M?ent foiv1
gery. which gives as much satisfaction
to the purcha^r. &?0,
"The lower slope "of the cemetery Is
practically covered with the mud brick
houses of the modern Arab town -of
Dra-abul-neggafi, lis -each case a bouse
marking the position of a tomb.
?The entire vlllafe owes its exist
ence to the fact that in this district,
excessively hot In summer, a cool sub
terranean chamber Is a necessary ad
junct to a dwelling and tne rock cav
erns were a cheap and easy way of
obtaining It. " When not used fbr
sleeping they made fine stables and
storerooms for crops. The chance of
finding a treasure was an added In
centive."
Man Before *Radio
Edgar A. DeForest, the radio In
ventor, said at a Minneapolis recep
tion: . ? "
"Radio is so wonderful that the
average man feels before it like the
farmer at the seaside.
"A farmer on his first visit to the
seaside went down to the beach at
low tide and saw a big fishing smack
lying high and dry on the sand.
"'Hey, mister,' he said to a fisher
man, 'how do you get that big boat
down to the Water?
"'We don't take the boat down to
the water, shipmate,' said the fisher
man, with a smile. The water comes
up to the boat.'
"The farmer laughed.
"'Yes, fnister,' he said, T know Tm
from the country, all right, all right,
but you needn't think I'm goin' to
8waller that.'"
Bit of Advice
A fresh youth on a Florida beach
eyed a fair bather longer than she
considered necessary. She shot hliu
a glance or tw.o that evinced no
friendliness. A good-natured native
thought fit to offer the young man a
word of advice.
"Son," said he, "maybe we South
erners are a trifle fiery. Anyhow, when
you see a pretty girl coming out of
the ' surf, remember the > words of
?Dixie.' "
"What words 7"
"Look away.**? Atlanta Constitu
tion. c'
Power
"1 can turn you out a statue," de
clared a boaster. "I can turn you out
a painting or novel. I can torn you
out a song."
"With all that," commented a by
stander, "you alii't nearly so po-verf*l
as that little fellow over yonder."
"Who is he?"
"He's a landlord. He can turn yoa
out"? Louisville Courier-Journal.
? Preparedne* s
Reggie ? Phyllis said that she was
going to let me give her swimming
lessons. We start with them tomor
row.
. Archie? You lucky dog. But where
are you going in such a hurry to
night?
Reggie-Be prepared I* my motto
rm going to lew? to swim. $iT0
1
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The Deacon9*
#7*. ?? .?? "jW ? ^
Wooing
~4
[fe By H. IRVING KING
SS?*? 11 1 ' BSSSS? ? ? ?
*\ tconritikt)
DON'T know what ^oorare think
^ ing of," said Mrs. Marsden Ive*
to her daughter ? Katherine. "You
know we haven't a cent of iijioney. II
your Uncle Amos didn't give we a small
allowance we should both be in the
poorboow. And here is Mr. Reuben
Schofleid, a. most estimable mao In
every way, deacon of the church, and
you won't think of him as a husband
when you know he Is crazy to marry
you."
Kate had no objection to the dea
con as a family friend. He had been a
friend of the deceased Ives, had con
tinued his friendship with his family,
and had. of late, been a constant call
er at . the Ives bumestead ? the said
homestead, with a mortgage on it, be*
Ing all that was left of the late Mr.
Ives' estate when his affairs were set
tled up. Kate Ives, a strikingly
handsome girl, listened, as she al
ways did, to her mother's lecture until
it ended, as usual, by Mrs. Ives burst
ing into tears and sobbing. "You never
think of your poor old mother; all you
think about is yourself and that Roger
Capron."
"Mother.* said Kate, when the
storm had subsided so that she could
speak and be heard. "1 do think of
you and of your welfare. But you
must see that a marriage between
Deacon Schofleid and myself would be
ridiculous. As for Roger Capron, be
Is no pauper. If we were married, do
not think your children would see you
want for anything. And besides, I
love him, and shall never marry a
man I do not love."
"All very pretty and romantic," re
turned Mrs. Ives, "but Roger has only
a small Income at best, while everyone
knows that Deacon Schofleid Is very
wealthy indeed. Never in all my lifte
have I had the luxuries which I have
always longed for and to which I feel
that 1 am entitled before I die. If you
would marry Schofleid I might have
them. But ydti only think of your
self!"
Mter that day came Deacon Reuben
Schofleltf. Mi's. Ives looked forty In
stead of fifty while the deacon looked
to be sixty. The gold he had accumu
lated seemed to have tinged his com
plexion. But no man was more re
spected In the .community. He had a
bouquet of flowers in his hand and a
box of candy in his coat-tall pocket,
[ both of which, after greeting the Wid
ow Ives, he laid on the table, saying
? dtfJldMtlyc a M-l brought ; these for
Kate. " Do you think she likes me any
better than she did?"
'My daughter." replied the widow,
^canuor help but admit*' a iJMta pos
sessed of the excellent qualities of
Deacon Schofleid. Bitfshe Is younjp
you thust flot take the wliimseys of:a
girl for her real mind. If I cqji.UJ ?ee
Katherine settled 'ftPqifr :ftli1nk I
could die happy."
"Ye?. replied * the deacon,
"thaV's what I wjnt. She ought to
I be maw^d. By . the way. $,hftve
| b6ughtutfiat mortgage ? yofl need not
worry any more about the Interest.
fta^i^H^SjiftCi^ke -your tltae? 9*
you are sure Kate doesn't dislike me?"
MI am sure she does not," returned
Mrs. Ives; "very sure"., fl ..
?I am glad of that." said the dea
con. "because ? because ? well, the bet
ter she Ukje me the happier I shall be.
The knowledge gives me courage to
say something I have long wanted to
say. So you think Kate would not
object?"
"She mlght^at first? for, fonn's
sake."; replied Mrs. Ives. '"You know
the Ways of silly girls, deacon." ,
"Yes. yes." wejnt.on the deacon;
"just so. Let me see. that young Rog
er Capron Is rather sweet on Kate,
Isn't he?" . -V
MA mere childish affair, not to be
taken seriously, deacon." said the
widow. "Kate has, I trust, come to
her senses with regard to that matter
long ago."
"Let me see." said the deacon. "i
have been coming here pretty fre
quently for some time now, haven't I?
And I_havf alwayp brought candy and
flower* formate, haven't I? I thought
that might win lier good will."
"Kate," declaimed Mrs. Ives in' a
stately manner, "would make an ex
cellent wife for somebody ? and you,
deacon, would make an excellent hus
band for somebody.**
"Do you really think so now,
madam? Do you really think so?**
said the deacon, chuckling and laugh
ing. "Well. I nm glad enough to hear
yon say so. You encourage me great?v
ly. you really do. I came here today
prepared to ask an important question
? one upon which I feel my future
happiness depends. Where is Kate?*
"In the kitchen, probably," replied
the widow eagerly. "Shall I call her?"
"No. no, not Just yet," cried the dea
con, "wait awhile."
Now Kate had left the kitchen and,
hearing the deacon's voice in the par
lor, had stopped at the door to listen?
which was very wrong of her, but ex
cusable on the ground that she felt
that the conversation concerned her
self. Ail thought of sacrifice vanished
from her mind. She was about to
break into the room and declare her
self, but restrained her impulse And
the deacon went on: "As we agreed
not only Kate ought to be married,
but I ought to be married. What I
need If a helpmate, and If you are
quite rare that Kate would accept me
as a stepfather, I ask yon, madam, to
be that helpmate.** As Kate, with a
laugh, burst Into the room she beard
her mother say. "Oh. deacon, this la
so sudden." And It was. .
Harmony
lire. Corntossel ? HIrem, I've got a
lot er things I want ter talk ter yon
about
Mr. Corntossel ? Mighty good. I*m
glad to hear It, by jinks. Ye usually
want a talk ter me *bout lots o* things
ye haven't got.
Womm of Odd IdoaU
I have met with women who I really
Uilnk would like to be married to a
poem and to be given away by a novel
ifimk f . ..
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Full Military Honort
at Squaw Man't Banal
8am Terry, beloved "Slksela" and . ,
squaw man of the Sioux, lies burled IB
the Rosebud Indian reservation In 8L
Francis, H. D. Full military bonora
were accorded the old United Stales
scdut and tol-mer Indian fighter by the
American Legion as his body was low
ered to its Iqst resting place. ?
Samuel Mark Terry, nephew of Gen
eral Terry of Civil war and Indian
war fume, was born In New York Sep
tember 1, 18o0. Sam Joined the Unit
ed States army' in 1S38 and a gunshot
wbund received In the Civil war caused
him to wear a silver plate in his throat
for the rest of bis life.
Handicapped by the wound and un
daunted by loss of bis toes by (reel
ing while he was engage^ In army
messenger and scout work for Uncle
Sam around the army posts in the
land of the Sioux Indians, Sam Terry
continued in the government service
until romance conquered him.
- His detachment was about to attack
an Indian villuge In JSC7, with orders
to kill every man. During the lighting
figures were seen hiding in the tall
grass. One of the soldiers was about
to simot when Sam ordered him to
wait. Seurth of the grass revealed
two Jndiun girls. After the attack,
one of these persisted in pursuing Ter
ry until lie became a squaw man and a
reul loyer of the Indians.
Old-timers declare Sam Terry was a
noble character. He served his coun
try for 23 years, and after his adop
tion by the Indiups he helped bring
about a mutual und?rstandlng be
tween them and Washington.
Where the Hairpins Co
There Is a very charming fairy story
written concerning the land where all
lost points go, says the St. Joseph
News-Press. So completely do vast
quantities of pins disappear from hu
man sight that It seems there must be
some magic in their vanishment Rut
the pretty fairy* story is far from the
sordid reality of the discovery, <he
other day. of many of the lost pins,
especially hairpins. When sheriffs
raided squatters who were occupying
shacks on tlje Cflicago dump, a pile
of inirty tons of wire articles, mostly
hairpins, was discovered.
The discarded hairpins covered a
space fifty feet square and the pile
was four feet deep. Evidently girls
and women who bobbed their hair had
thrown nwiiy their collection of hair
pins and those who profit from sort
ing trash had assembled the remark
able collection. Freedom from the
thrairdom of, pins sticking Into or
pressing their heads Is said to be one
of the great advantages of women's
shorn locks, though facetious men
have complalner that the loss of this
household article means the depriva
tion of fTandy**nutpick8 and of a wire '
to hold damaged galluses. Yet their
alleged . consternation is nothing In
comparison with the plight of hairpin
manufacturers.
f- ? *
V , Meaning of " Alabama 99
It has long "been a matter of tradi
tion tjint the name "Alabama" had the
'romantic meaning of "Here We Rest.**
This ? originated about seventy-five
.years ago and gained widespread popu
larity through the writings of Judge
Meek, who hundled the history of the
state in a volume which was very gen
ertilly accepted. Some recent philo
logical research has upset this. Rev.
Allen Wrighf, , a. highly educated Choc
taw, says that It means "thicket
clearers." That was originally the
name of a tribe of Indians which In
habited that part of the country and
the name was always given to the
-river and afterwards to the state. In
his opinion the word is compounded
from "Alba,"' meaning a thicket or
mass of vegethtlon, and Mamo," to
clear or gather up. Another student of
tribal dialects concurs In this belief,
with the slightly different definition of
"vegetation gatherers."
The Deadly Sex
She invitefl hiiu to parties, (lancets
tens and everything that she properly
could. Her eyea were very soft. She
did her best to pleasp him 1q every .
way. She led him thrtotfgh tlu? moon
light and gave him all the chance In
the world to t$ll her the old, old story.
But he didn't want hef for * Kfe part
ner. and so, of coarse, he didn't tel)
hier the story.
Bat later on another fellow did, and
she agreed to wed. And one day *h*
chunced to meeuon the street the
chap she hud hauaced In the past and
this, kind and gentle reader, is what
she said to him : ' .
"Oh, Jimmy, didn't we nsed to have
perfectly wonderful times playing "
around together? You were a dandy
pal ! But, oh, you don't know how
different it seems to a girl when she
has met the one !M
And still they call them the weaker
sex! ? William Sunfdrd, in Judge.
Record Hailetonee
The maximum possible site of hail
stones cannot be posltlvdy stated, but
stones larger than a man's fist and
weigning more than a pound have
several times been reported. During
a hailstorm in Natal, on April 17,
1874. stones fell that weighed one aad
one-half pounds. Hailstones 14 inches
in circumference fell In New 8outh
Wales In February, 1847.
Needed Compote Change
The United States Geological survey
?ays that a compass should be changed
about one degree every 20 year* This
change Is necessary, as the magnetic
pole toward which the needle of a
compass points end the North pole aie
not the same. The magnetic pole
shifts, snd therefore the change amst ?
be made In the compass to make up
for the shift of the magnetic pole.
Obeeroant Johnny
"Now, boys," said the school
teacher, -tty word novelette meant %
snort tale/ Ton may now write ft
sentence containing the word." A
few minutes later be picked up John
ny Brown's effort, and read aloud:
"Yesterday 1 saw a foxterrier running
down our street with a tin cam Htf
to hit novelette.** / '
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