HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1898-8-11, Page 3We ARE SIVEN. I'll drive over for you in the boggy
right after dinner."
(A aedern cempliseuen.) "I'll be ready, and -I wouldn't huve.
] mei a tittle girl one day, asked you, Juke. ouly-only-you t•o
Sbe was eight fele* old, 41" *midiMretand how it la, don't you?' •I
th
A bat at was wad. t. ■ wonderful
Regie bleb above be bead. sflnee ores led again. .�
gh. had ■ an de steels sire "Why. Horeb. ,where have you been!
Ana she was richly *lad. You look as rimy as a poppy," and Mr•
per eyes wave Woe*, her envie wee+wme-+ai:!' ivt.pel the Warr trt.m Lee syw as.
Her Lauds made m• glad. eke gassed et ber daughtur'r fate.
*dilaters and brothers, Utile maw. "I've been intruding W laminae* for
Huse merry may you her as, mother You will not leave the
snow name? 15•. m all." she a* plana I'm going over to Squire Hall's
awl, *endow& k *.d .t me this eveniug John Howard is amuilig
sAod where are they 1 pray you, tte11.* to take me in the buggy."
par answered: "Seven are we. The son war siukiug low in the west
Aad two of to with mother dwell. •wheu Johu Howard and Sarah returned
And two with pa sad nae
+Aad two tame Into the family
Ak.ng with my round mother;
A toy and girl ren they, you .o•, him, if you don't mind," Sarah maid.
Are my sister and my brother."7
John bitched the horse and went in
"Ton say that two with your mother dwell He walked W the bedside of Jackson
And two with your pa ■tad you.
5o tar 'Vitali as clew as • bell,
nut what of the other two?"
Tien did the little maid reply:
-ems bey sadlila are we:
Tour and two arse, midi
Make the esvestk. Don't yea seat"
'you've got It wrong my little need
As sure as you're dive.
Subtract your new stepmother '• awe
And ye are only ave.'.
"My in. and pa live tar apart.
reeh married to ■notbrr
my me has two to cheer her heart,
My sister and my brother
-my tether took my sister Jan•,..
My beetb.r-John and as
M you eon ouaOL It west be plata..
Enough that he has three
both the squire's.
"Will you come in, John, and stay
about rouse? I'd -I'd rather you'd tell
Smith and rat down.
"Uncle Jaoksou," be began, "I've
come to tell you what I've done. You
know that I've often warned you that
some dry you would loos the most vale
able possession you had" -
"It's the brindle heifer," interrupted
Jackagn Smith, his eyes inappiug an-
grily., "John Howard. you think be-
caurtt-1 am on my deathbed that you
ow do as you please, but 1'11 .how you.
It'. just like you to shoot r ueighbor'r
heifer jest because she jumped into
your wheat 1 don't expect anythiug
- better of you -the, whole party is made
'veto! thieves and oyattbralata-s--bnf 1°1I
leave it in my Will. Jackson Gogban
shall law and law until"- He rank
book uxhlulrted from his outburst.
. yoe gel -USW angry over asst
-Three and two are eve, you know.
Aad than those other tau - --
kite seven to all. blow f mast go, "' ----`
*.nee l've inside It plata to yea.'
'Thus, two your wtepma brought will nes
Have amts with you le heaven."
Ter. throwing words away, for .be
With pitying looks regarded ma
Ami answered, "We an levee l"
-Maw News
SAVED THE FARM.
John Smith had a hobby, an woos•
4uerable aversion to old maids. And
yet, as to very mockery of his pet an-
tipathy, hie only child, Sarah, had de-
veloped Into the hated object, riche in
his own housabold.
harsh. WMT Ntl1...I1 .ontea h, l ber
father. but bar face was
ber dtapoatlon mild and amiable. She
had never revolted against anything la
her life -not even against the injustice
c spending her youth in making pre-
serves, apple butter or mecum quilts
while other girls were making merry
Oue day Jackson Smith received a
hurt, and when 1h. Brown wan called
m he told Jackson hu days were num-
bered Then it was that his hatred for
old maids proved itself.
"1'11 Dever leave this place to • woman
that isn't get a husband," be said
fiercely
"But, father, Sarah's never had no
chance; we've always kept her down,"
remonstrated his weeping wife.
He waved his hand to silence her
"Woman, no old maid shall inherit may
place. I've sent by the doctor for law-
yer Clarke, and he'll come tomorrow
There's money enough in tank for you,
bat 1'll As It so that at your death it
will go with We farm. Jackson Goggan,
._.....lay namesake, shall Yet it all.
Tearfully Mrs. Smith imparted the
facts to Sarah.
"Mother, would be turn you opt of
the old place just because he hates me?"
and Sarah looked Incredulous
The elder woman nodded; then Sarah
kissed the round, punbnrned face and
said: "Mutter. I never have revolted
against father, bat I'm going to save
the place for you. I wouldn't mind no
much, but you shall never leave your
hoe. I'm going out now to think it
over," and putting on her pink sunbon-
net she went out the back door When
some distance from the house, she sat
down in the shade of a tree, and while
her heart beat loudly over her father's
000templated Injustice the resolved to
outwit him.
"Tbere'.Josh Mullin, be might -but
I can't bear Josh; be chews tobacco, lied
his mouth always looks dirty." She
cant her eyes over the landreape, and on
the next farm the saw the figure of a
man in the field "Yea, there's John
Howard, but" -and ber face grew
pink -"1 hate somehow to ask it of
him." Then the tear stained face of her
mother pasted before her mental vision.
and, giving • jerk to her sunbonnet, the
started down the path across the mead
ow.
John Howard was hoeing Dorn. When
be saw Sarah approschung, he stopped
and leaned on his bee, a look of concern
on his face.
"L the old man worse, Karen?" he
asked.
"Yes. Dr. Brown says he can't live
more than two or three days, and -oh.
John, it'd awful the way he is!"
"Yes, but you have been a good. sac-
rificing daughter, Sarah, and you can't
blame yourself for anything, you" -
"Oh, you dou't understand. John 1
He's going W leave everything to --10
,Jackson Gaggen, and mother'lI have to
leave the place," she halt sobbed.
"Yon can't mead 'it, Harsh! Wky7,
why, that would be outrageous W
makes him tlilk of such a thing?"
"Because - because - 1 am a aid -
maid; be hates all old maid's," and beg,
face grew pinker than the aunboenet
John Howard shifted the hoe to the
other arm and looked down.
"John, I've Deme to ask you -oh,
,Joh*, don't think me brazen; it'd fee
egotker's sake. 1 can't stand to tree her
:..asFrillma• wad kis my,Ise* wed
• will only help me and--still—comeup
to the house and pretend that we tate to,
be married -just until after t1e wiil is
atetlt--Ifwett*n't b• en .y stale-
John -not ro bad as letting maker be
pat 0111 Of her home." She caught her
itaatb in short gasps, hat when .fnhn
was silent her pink face madden]) paled
"1 reckon It's asking a heap too mach
of yon. John, but don't bold it against
me 1 onldn't ma+ any other way ( idyl
by, Joha " She was turning away
MILITARY EXPERTS.
rhos* Haut t* Weecb the War by Ow
trlaulp.l tt !tali.,.. mad
the KI..adow of Jepro.
Military eawar4e thew the prlaalpal
European mittens, and outs from Japan
*1
well, accompanied the Amrrioan
ireoy of Invasion to Cuba. 1t la the
yuston for other 1311610011 to send trained
men to observe the oonduot of wars, eo
that tbeir own'4atnny may Imitate the
g ood points o4 the ugpibatanu and avoid
repeating mistakes
11. men who are with Centel Shatter
In Cuba are all men with reputations
for their military knowledge. Captain
A. H. Lee of the British royal artillery
has teen with the army for more than s
month. He spent several days at Cblok•
'minuets before joining Sbafter'■ army.
Captain Lai has made many friends
*uiong the offioere. He has seen service,
but he modestly declined to sVeak of his
reword when asked for a brief sketch elf
Ob military career.
In this respect Captain Ise Is much
like Captain Sir Bryan Leighton of the
e avalry. captain Leighton to a wealthy
baronet who dearly loves a fight. As he
meld.. not 1:01110 over hers as the represent-
ative of his government, he came on his
own account, and he ham been living
with the Ninth cavalry as the guest ^f
Colonel Hamilton. 11. invariably refuses
to talk stout himself, but his record is a
dashing one, and he owns many articles
of gold and sliver which bear tell tale
tnrerlptfons. One jeweled trinket Is
inscribed, "Presented by Her Majesty In
recognition of his great gallantry at-"
Another reminder of his .erviee la a
canvas 'mites went mitt bee skin, which
enuresis an unhealed wound, received,
In the African campaign. Captain Leigh
ton has seen service In India and South
Atria.. He Is Qn (urlougb LTom.,his regi-,
brindle heifer, Uncle Jackson, I don't meet.
Count A. von Goetzen was militia?
know what you will say when 1 tell attache to the German embassy at
you that 1 have not touched the heifer.
but 1 have married Sarah."
"Marred - Sarah!" and Jackman
Smith's eyes dilated "Married Sarah t"
he said. under his breath. "John, give
me your hand. I knew Swab was a'
Smith Why, there never was an old
maid in the Smith family, but it did
seem she meat to take after the Walk
era -her mother was a Walker. Sarah
-married! I can go in peace,- John.
now that you have lifted the disgrace
front the Smith family. Call Sarah. 1
want to give her the brindle heifer."
"Vhenhe1iwyer camels bei
be wrote a will bedu athln�g all. save a
life interesiL to gra. ttmit6; [ti'1i1s b'b'
loved daughter, Sarah, who had glad-
dened the last hours of hie life.
A few days later, with all due tes-
tacy, Jackson Smith was laid away, by
the side of other Smiths. John Howard
went home with his wife and her moth-
er. At the porch he halted awkwardly.
seeing which Sarah turned
"Will you come in, John?" .he added. He is a cavalry officer on the general
"I'm afraid it would only pewter you staff of the imperial army. Lo thee be •
if 1 did. 1 -reckon 1 ought to go htmme, tea an attache of the Germ embasar
but I hate to leave you -you women at Home, and then he was sent on a
folie alone -and you'll be kind of lone- scientific expedition into central Africa.
some now." He 1s a graduate of the Untvey-ity at
"You might stay. We would fix up Klel and has a legal diplons lie also
father's room real comfortable if you studied at Paris and Berlin. In last
Tebruary, while attaehmd to the embassy
would dost a noun "said Sarah, begin- of his government at Washington,
ning to realize the awkwardnesa of ber 1 married.. Mr.. May Stanley Lay, a
7.
Washington for a year and • holt He was
recalled to Berlin about two months ago
Wester of Sweden. Shiba of Japan.
Roller o[ Austria. Lee of Raglans.
A REPRESENTATIVE PIRATE.
M,pt■1■ Kidd Was Utterly WI.keet Aar
awe of Moran
It 1■ said that Kidd .bowed no re-
pe•ntanre wb.n hr was tried, but imitat-
ed that lie war the victim of malicious
te•nees who swore fitlrely against !Hut,
and yet e MINS* .1Luruaghly diets .steal
repeal never wailed under the black flag.
In" due guise of au accredited officer of
the gt,vrrumen t he committees the oxime.
be Was .rat out to euppre a He deceiv-
ed his men. Ile milled and unsuited his
fellow aimttrymeu and hie friends, and
be even descended to the nmauues of
obeatiug and despoiljug the natives of
the West India tslandr with whom he
Crested. These ps'e ple were iu the habit
of supplying pirates with toad and other
gwn•srariew, tied they always found their
rough custonere entirely honest and
willing to pay for what they received,
for as the piratt'r made a practice of
stopping at certain {suints for ruppliea
they wished of co urpe to be ou goal
terms with those who tarnished them.
But Kidd had uo ideas of honor toward
people of high or low degree. iiti ivonld
trade with the natives as if he intended
to treat them fairly and puy for all he
got. but wheu the time tame for him to
depart and be was ready to weigh an-
chor be would seize all the oommodi-
ties he could lay his Muds en and
without paying • copper to the distress-
ed and Indtgnaut Indians he would guy
ly sail awe., his black flag &muting
Batahboegh in reality G $a15J[idet- -
.reg iso hero, he hes been "!sown 4ere-a
MIDSUMMER MODES.
FASHIONS THAT PREVAIL AT COUN
TRY AND 6EASIDE RESORTh.
4he trewee le a "White uaawn" Lars.
o.er White 511k Th. New Irani[ Ara;•
bele sad Leas aide iter la W.diger.
Wo*l•as of Thlas et Taatase.
A "white sesrun" Is 1n full sway
Midsummer hail not brought the usual
',implement of pale blue, pink and
cresta tint* to dream. Iuetead the up t
date summer girl walke in attire of
spotless white. White duck, pique, per-
cale, dimity, lawn, organdie, silk, all
figure among materials for the "all
white toilet." The girl of Illahitiib
tastes can have ber pique or duck morn
ins suit made up as plainly ail she likee
but, for the grater part, a *0 wilderiud
oowbinstion of filmy fabrics mlugleu
. - EOWAI(D BELLAMY.
Mr. Howell's Wri(.a of the Daad
1st 'a Lao rad Works.
M► W. D. Howell. has written an
estimate of Itdward lhdbnt7 •whioh Ie
printed in the ourruu► 102110 of the
Atiautle. Mr. Howo11. writes as a friend
and adtnl.'or, but ton.ldeel the dews
tlol:lalIMl's life aria works tri* a llhenry
standpoint only. He distil'sa didWiller
Bellamy, literary artist.The alloted span of life. if you *hied
•'Somehow," writer Mr. Howells, are careful and provident all your life,
"Whether he knew or 1Wt, he unerringly a your children er dependents are
felt how the average Ulan would fuel: likely to suffer want, from any fault or
and all the webs or fancy that he wove yours. But are you sure? How many
were essentially of one texture through men are always careful and provident?
thl. sympathy. HI. Imagination was 'rhes* are questions that must occur to
Intensely democratic; it was Inalienably any rightmindetl, thinking sun chute un -
plebeian, even -that is to say. humane. timely death might bring untold priva•
it did not seek db.'tti tttn et expression; tions Whie wife and family ordependents.
15 never put the situpleit and plainest Te solve the question simply join the
.Made: to *battle by the arsumIptt"n
More flue -gentleman nirr which mind
and dishearten more ►hats the men
literary swell eau think. He would use
,a phrase or • word thief was common to
vulgarity, If 1t said what he meant:
'sometimes he Bete on0'5 teeth on edge, 1n
his earlier stories, by net public school
diction. Hut the nobility of the haat is
never absent from his work e end he has
alwave the dlstlnMlou el self-lorgetful•
seas In his art.
"1 have leen Intere.tyl, in recurring
b his moiler work. to non how Almost
'entirely the action pasties In the a merl-
asn village atmosphere 14 is like the
greater art of his own lite In this. Ile Giving Stun, $,,cx.U, $•,9x, or 54,ao In -
Wes hot a man ignorant of other keeping, euros,, and Sack and t unetal Benefits
He was pertly educated &breed, and he
knew cities bath to Europe and America.
H. was a lawyer by profession, and he
Pone
paper ins Ier!►._iosa..-Bas& 1 rntnahar
121 ono
n .aR -sus - Jia_ mteaks
with distrust and dislike of the enAlron-
meld of caste ee ani. 4Ja
(saseraiirwr awesd.
WILL YOU
REACH
SEVENTY
CANADIAN ORDER OF
FORESTERS,
enjoy the privileges of the sale and sound
Insurance they provide,. The price of a
cheap cigar a d.ty will do it. Their
policy is a comfort in time of misfor-
tune during life, and a blearing to your
loved ones after your death Samar l mfiMl,__
reminder of your kindness, love and
forethought.
TIM goer.. Is
The Leading 1 lent and fraternal
lesuraa•e Society et Canada.
century and more ail the great American
Irate,
and iris- frame -bar deety eepee-
aentative of piney ever since. Years
after he bad been hung, when people
beard tbat a vessel with a black flag-,
or one which looked black in the die
lance -flying from its rigging had been
seen, they torgot.lbat the famous pirate
was dead and imagined that Captain
Kidd wait visiting their part of the coast
its order that he weight find a good place
to bury some treasure which it was Iho
longer safe for him to carry about.-
-Frank R. Stockton in Oratory.
RARE OLD. DISHES.
A FETCHING SUMMER Gown.
with lace, berMSed. embroider0d attd
lavishly adorned with ribbon (also
white) repreientA the tad of the day.
•p'rfed Ors-4*oppers .end Roorploa• belles- it -.Roes almost without slaying' that
ems etthe erase '.taws parasols end white le
An erudite Egyptian writes in The chip bats are the proper a
Ike dgt »nest of tate *used Ibsen-, gtOrb.AY0.1fD.... g lit featherso. were.
*lent Aret.& ling meat, it appears, vias - a ribbtrim tiieSit, and",iii
_ oD
Tenoioff of Resale. Yon
k.
(etsea of
Germany.
ar
MILITARY Exrkb 1Amer.ITH ALYNICA( A:•
and immediately sent back hen b
pp
through the war by the German Enipirek
petition.
I'd like to. Sarah. I could tend, the
trap just as well, but I'd feel as if 1
was G.mg off of you women, and -and
you- might get to hate me if I hung
"JrOu needn't he afraid Of that,
John, '•sat ng
h, p` tier
nervondy on the porch floor "It would
be the honest way out of our -our -di-
lemma, but,, if you'd rather not stay we
oould explain to folks how it was that
yon just married me to save the farm.'
"But, Sarah, if we told that, it
would be a lit 1 cook advantage of your
Trouble b get yoa.alarried to m4 and
us
you didn't spect ane. but now 1 feel
w
meand a. it you will not respect me
when 1 tell you the truth. " Sarah gazed
at him in wonder What could he mean,
she thought. but no sound came from
ber lips, eel he oontiuned: "I've been
trying for ten years toast you to marryon
me, but I never old do it, and when
you came to me in your tronble I jumped
at the chance. Sarah. became I wanted
you -I've always wants.; you. but now
I feel 1 can't stay-nnlets you can take
m '' H
e for your husband in earnest. it
eyes did not lift to her face
"John 1" Her eyes were open wide in
amaze. and the face so lately tear stain
ed became radiant with nnexpected joy
"Yon love me?" she questioned In glad
unbelief " Why, 1 have loved you all
this time, too, she whispered. -Cis
dnnati Commercial Tribune.
The w.rrytag 9.blt.
A prime necessity of our permanent
freedom from worrying is the poseelwltn
of the perennial quality commonly know".
as mud. If a titan has not been endowed
with wad by nature, he meet puck it tip
for himself Nobody is going to give
him any, but he can do this easier than
he thinks
Most of the things we warty over are
only bugbears that fade and disappear
epos the find attack. Herein lies the
first secret of sucxee-in attack -ants
the great secret line in persistence, in
keeping always at work. The man who
actually doesthis, wasting no Gine, will
Mud the first thing he knows that he's
stoppers worrying, and be laughs s lit
Ile as he says to himself that he's got
ao tame to worry. and the next thing he
knows he Node his sandbox is no longer
empty, he's sctnally got some sand of
Ins own. and _ been he Is somebody end
begins to find some salad satisfaction in
Ate -New York San
"Doti I go yet, Barnb 1-1 tbutk
ynlir Idea is good, Trot it might nett
work. Jscksnn Smith to 'harp He'd
sew right through It, bot -if -If you
*mild he willing we meld dove over
in S,Inire Hall'. this afternon and get
married 1 wouldn't trouble yam any.
Perth. We maid go no dint the same.
aid i'll never want W marry any 0n*
otos and If yea should jou weld get o
divowrvw. you know "
-oh vows, mere it makes no diRer-
yne don't marl. liber" Her
tone wee .atter
" Nn. 1 don't mind I'd hale you any
way I child, Sarah. !Confab noon now
wehltbry *blow of Baltimore.
Captain A. Wester of the Swann&
army 1s the military attache to the
legation of Sweden and Norway at
Washington. Ile w111 go through this
war as he did through the Turku -
Grecian conflict He has served two years
la. - aha Studien cavalry, two deers 121
the artillery. and Is just oompletldg his
second year to the Infantry arm of the
service. He Was with Stanley In Africa.
Captain Abtlgaard of the Norwegian
army and Su.geon General Thurlow oleo
ass -.**ached to General Shatter. These
gentlemen from Norway and Sweden are
formal and punctilious to a degree in
many little matters to which our own
military oMfeen pay lees attention. Their
salute is not a mere ware of the band.,
It 1s an operation In which care and
plenty of time are consumed.
Colonel Yernoloff, military attache to
the Russian Imperial enitas0y at Weals -
Mete!). 1s on the general staff of the
Russian army. He was formerly of the
horse artillery. He represented his gov-
ernment' In the Torte -Grecian war, and
saw service In the Turku Rneslan war of
1577.78. He was at the siege of Plevna.
He Is • graduate of the military school
at Ht. Petersburg, and has spent seven
years all an attache st the legation at
London.
Ilan)? O.
IlanBlithe of Om Japans, legation
Mt London 1s a major of artillery, and
tea in the field In the Chino Japanese
war, taking part In the battle, of Wel-
Wal end Port Arthur. lie 1s a graduate
of the minter!'minter!'college at 'lotto.
Lieutenant Jo.eph Radler of the
Ana:o-Hungarian legation to a naval
ottloer who bolds n cornm,seton on the
Donau. He ss has mevertloe afloat as well
as In the diplomatic Yield, and teem On a
battleship when the powers blockaded
the porta of Greece In 18146. He is a
graduate of the Austrian naval school at
Fiume
The /trot Chl..m Slaby *bow.
The tied Chinese baby show in the
jeeatdome•'•heist • begs. Mars_
were 800 of them. From embroidered
slipper to shaven poll they were arrayed
in their best They wore eatlp blouses
that Mire IS the wan with a silvery
whimmer. They worn embroideries of
wnnderfnl birth and been and flowers
never ween ou land or as. The little
boys were shaven, and the little girls
had their hair stiffened and polished
and dreamed as though for the grendeet
function, with little birdcages" and
Cringe. of Inroads and paper atop There
were great tinklinga of metal and mach
shining of green jade. A new fashion
In infant headgear Mowed a halo of waif/
pompons that rose above the intend
somber eyes. Inhere wore hnge eremites
of *ilk on each temple, like • josea, and
one little girl had a mane of black silk
one strings hanging down from the
hank of her heed Keen the haby man
plosions had been looked after On the
smooth, yellow sheets appeared the
meet lovely patch of pink mage. pot on
Quite frankly in the Chinese fashion
The re*•hod menthe were touched up
and the narrow Brows beautifully polo
el led --Penang lsavant
tracltrg If not demoeutinfig fr
to the eftect.Af Tasters philosophy is
rt
the matteand 1n hie shore scones his
tyles nre village typ'rs. ,They are'often
such when he And. thein In the city, but
for much the.greater pail he Ands them
to the tillage;and they are always,
thereaoro, dirtlb I1 Ainsr(orii: (oi
at, village people fir man than we are
country people or city people in this u
in everything else vie are a medium rate,
and it was in his sense, if not in Ale
knowledge of this tact. that Bellamy
'WTOte
so that there Is never a word or a
look to the reader implying that he and
the writer are of a different son-, of .folk
from the people In the .Wry.
nee etei dallght.
' 'Looking Backward.' with 1M
ghoru or s. to oommunlzeel faofll. -
accessories of ties and luxones, could. not 'epees y0
Jatude,.9.02niiii farms who scarcely knew
or them, or to prop'ie {ii C ' 'Ia
itteh-"NW-
WNW -
tired of theta, so much an to that lnimenee
average of villager., of small towndweller, who had rivet touch and soon
something of thein, and desired to have
them. This overage, whose intelligenceforms the proslwrlty of our literature. and
se
whovirtue forms the strength of our
nation, in the environment whleh Bel-
lamy rarely travels out of to his airiest
rottlence. .Hr has its curiosity, its prin-
ciples, its aspirations. Ile can tell what
it Wight'sto know, what problem will
bold 1t, what sttuetton It tan enter Into,
what mystery will fascinate It. and whet
noble pain 11 will bear. 1t 1. by tar the
widest tilt) of American fiction; most et
our finest artists work preferably in It,--) swat makes you think Ike Bpan1&tlfs
but he works la it to different effect from w11' eat their wont, "
`nn, other. He takes that -life on its "'They w111 not have anything else ke
to its members
For (tinker porlirel.rsyu;n- of ny or the
weer Msmltra.t the Order. a address
S. ELL14iIr___. I114S. wnrrb.
_%i t= FSR'7 H.4Jr.y.f/wtsyhr46,
neLRSi$t 4A iG. Braajfard.
TWhy al• Mlse•6
"They would have token me -into the.
army if It had not boon fur my heart."
"What was the natter with dtP"
"I think it was he my mouth "-Cln-
fil ituti F.nqulrer,"`— .
Without Getting the 50 Caeca.
Feery man has pr ,lat.ly Pieter $IYrying
b
oullect to cents -Atchison tileiha
"A *tearer `,=
One of their favorite dishes, and young Paassh
1ng, it May be mentioned thatnuth-
dogs were as precious in old times among
the Aruba as spring obiekeus are &moue
the people of today. They were alto,
fund of cat meat. The flesh of a black
cat had the virtues of curing them of
the effects elf a hoodoo and the evil eye.
'Fried grasehopperr and scorpions alio
!Denied a very choice dish. The natural -
tat AI-Djahey, who lived its the -tenth
century, ',wake of his visit to the Ara-
bian tribes of Ba.*e,rah and of his sur-
prise on discoveriug that they did not
eat graeshpppers. "Nevertheless," mays
be, "there is nothing more delicious."
He also nays that when he weut to see
hie friend, the poet Roobah, be found
him seated On the gronud enjoying a re-.
past of roast rat. Afterward be had
fried lizards.
Notwithstanding the almewt religions
Worship which the Aralyl profess for the
horse they ate horseflesh, but oaily the
first! of draft heroes, never that of sad-
trilgF Mot -
lurks and insects. The Arabs were also
very feud of black suokee, and they
hunted them at the time when the rep-
tiles were about to change their skins,
the flesh in that rtasiu being extremely
tender.
A Notable *mown*. Tribute
In • reoerrt tate of the Canadian Oa•
tette It ie said: "Or the many trll.t11.. to
Mr. Gladstone which have Deme to hand
from the oolonlea, the Westminster (.1a -
sotto selects for enema! honor Mr. Wilfrid
Campbell's poen), to which it gave prom-
inence lest week. A few stanza may De
quoted:
"Olear-eyed amid Wes spirits; well bad he
The aim of eartree eilsten7e (nick die
errned;
And 'add Oe pageant and the revelry,
Toward holler toil lull lamp of befog
burped;
Who now withdraw• as one who Igetb
down
elbe glory of hie labors, Ilkb s crows.
• • • • • •
Why He Didn't 11.115.
Fred Buskirk was born at Porte -
nth, 0., and lived there until he was
young man. Fred uaturally thinks
orteniontb is ono of the nicest places
in the state of Ohio. Fred said: "Every-
body evidently doesn't think as well of
Portsmouth as 1 do.
"Not long ago I wont over the Ches•
apeake ted Ohio road and when the
train reached South Portsmouth, which
is scrum the river from my native place,
quite a long atop was made. Most of the
male paseengvn got off the train and
walked up and down the platform. It
was atter dark, and the many lights ot
Portsmouth were plainly visible. I stood
looking actress the river at the city,
thinking what a floe place Portamonth
Was, when a fellow paswenger on the
train came alongside of me and mid,
'Can yea tell met what place that is
scree the river?' Of course I could tell
him, and I threw out my chest and with
considerable pride said: 'That is Ports.
mouth, O. Have you ever been there?'
My fellow traveler in a very weary
voice, replied: 'Yes, I have been there
r epeut about two weeks there one aft-
ernoon.' 1 had iuteuded telling that
man stout what a ebarfning place
Portsmouth ia, but after his rudeness 1
concluded not to." -Cincinnati En-
quirer.
ing newer or more decidedly chic to
this line can be found than a rather
broad brimmed sailor of flue chip with
double mercury wings extended atones
the fnmt_and a roll of soft silk and dot-
ted net or chiffon around the crown.
White wings are decidedly indispensa-
ble.
Black lace over a white dile founda-
tion is a favorite and very striking com-
bination of the .eutom. Not only does
this make a distinguished gown for
summer fetes and general wear, but it
tarnishes a use for white, silk that hie.
lost a little of .its first freshness, Hutt
when these lace dresses have *rived
their hot weather torn of usefulness
they will still tMake quite &smartdoml•
toilet for autumn.
A noticeable feature of the new gowns
is the short shoulder seam and the
smallness of the armhole. Uneoudort
ably small St is in many instances, the
nndersi.aa ret tha ADdire 1niJlg carried eB
very high to give along waisted effect.
Two piece 'sleeves appear to be iu the
majority.
In the lightest texture of woolen good.
for wear at the 'seaside and country re-
sorts those of soft, limp character are in
demand, for they hang in the approved
Whims and make up well into frills,'
plaitings and bouillonneeen. These in-
clude nun's veiling, barege, cashmere
and the like, arid. narrow ribbons used
as frills or groupefl'in rows are favorite
trimmings.
A smart model suitable for any o1
these last mentioned materials is shown
in the first cut, which indicates a coni
-
"Not England's only. though ee English he,
Re Faroe In h15 ;ennui and his speech;
Kut W were We where men throbbed to
be tree.
And brother yearned to bmther, each to
each:
rpberty and pellet end linty thou t
like and tonal end pestle, irteMiStre
ed sad fought.
"Twilit Yi earth'. problems paned hie
ai{giil_iafiA, .
Toward all earth's 111* treat Mit his
nighty heart. -._._.
BArtb's Menemt Intellects knew Solar Ise
their kind.
Werth'. hnH'et Ie their strivings gide bis
pert:
Dee/Inlet et Nile's eventna toward Me Met.
Like some old Kaman, s.mtere, serewi 17
r..m. Pork for Repent.
Aenr.iary Wllenn, of the Agrt'oltoral
Department, has hewn trying to learn
why more A marte,nn hs,vrn menet be
sold In the ltngfieh market. Denmark
and Canada sand large roomettes of
harem to England, which brings from 11
to 14 mini per potted, white American
biotin U seed from 0te te 5 menu The
trouble Is that American bacon 1. too
fat. The Feverish want mere lean meat,
and the Dame and Cantellang have
Marmon they fart in atter to get mon
money Morn ma Wrelgn harem trate, the
Amarine farmer nines feed and breed
ills
L. meat.
D1Aa't Want Nish.
Here is au advertisement from an old
copy of an English provincial journal:
"Wanted. for a eller family, a map
a light weight, who fears the sword and
gall drive a pair of horsiest He must ore
ta*ionally wait at table, join the hetes
hold prayer, look after the horses and
read a chapter of the Bible. He most,
God willing. arise at 7 o'clock in the
morning and obey his 'meter and nits -
trees in all lawful conunanda; if he can
drew hair• sing pedals and play at
cribbage, the more agreeable Wages.
16 guineas a year
hamare of the Dublin 6al.ry.
The humor of the Dahlin gallery has
'nag been proverbial. Macre.dy. in hie
"Riminuv-emcee." relates that on 011'•
occaelon when playtogratwl7'e"Venire
preearvtd,' J.0Aesla... i e-a*d rather
-drowsy dying .pwvrb was interrupted
by one of Ib' gallery, In a tone of guest
impatience, railing pat very loudly.
"Ah, now die at creel" to which an-
other from the other aide immediately
replied, " lie quiet, you blackguard.'
then turning with a patronizing tone to
the lingering Jafffer. "Take your
time. "-l%ornhiII Magazine.
Th. Ruet.m anld4r.
The common soldier in Kneen' re
Naive. Il ruble* per annum -about $8.26
The day ration" eenei d of twee ponnd>
f .nchary. whieh ie a very inane kind
of bread made of franked rye, Naked hard
st first, then cot into email pia-er ane'
'nether dried In a heated oven; a Mat'
nsetity of salt trod ohne soap
His bane the magistrate la MMnt Ih.
,sly bane: to -106%and ant ins throve,
.- htttsgo Nowa
mystical aide, and de'1s with types rather I w111 they}" -Vim.
*ban with eharectete; for 1t ie one of .torr of Water)••
the prime conditions of the romancer rttculnn 000<eratn
that he shall do thin. Ills people are Isle Some of atm pa e
objectively than euejectively present; Visite* Baitled, the '1'r•neh Waterloo
their import 1s greeter In what happens veteran whole death wait ter'.rded recent -
to them thereto. wren -they arae, "8va`>s .17, .are furnished by M. Millet, the mayor
never (.kisses them or their circum• it the little town of Carlsey. where be
Waller. Ile aseertaina ibum • With & Adelfty 1,,,d; The fact that Haiilud was 104
that . seems is III) _
Ignorant of different people, different He had the St. Helena medal and elm
circue.rrance; yon would think at times the cross of the Legion of Honor. Ft was
that he had never known, never seen, three years before the battle of Waterloo
any others; but ot course this ts only the that he was dratted into the French
effect of his art. army under Marshal Haven't at Colmar.
"Our average le practical as well as This 1s s deserlpti3n of Waterloo which
mystical; It Is fleet the duet of the .etreh, ' he gave a short time before his death_
end then It Ips living soul; It likes great . "Ah, Waterloo! There were plenty of
questions simply and familiarly preeente•t1 men there. and the cannon roar was
before it pure Its faith In them and deafening. The tornglow high. but when
makes to faith ■ life. It likes to start the cavalry had pia•sei7 0rer 1t railways
to heaven frotn home. and In all this were left In its wake. The neon Napoleon
Bellamy was of It, voluntarily and In- advanced, the more the enemy entreated.
voluntarily. I recall how, when we first Did I see Napoleon? Yea, Indewd, I did.
met, he told me that he had mine to He never stood still. but was all over the
think of our hopeless ennditlnna (suddenly, battlefleld at ono'. As to the battle, I did
one day, In looking at hi own children, I not see mach of It. i was knocked down,
and rettecttng that be maid nlugttaaa .and In falling 1 was *trach by an Hagfish -
them beyond the chance of want by. any... man's antler. My shako saved me. Atka
industry or forecast or prnvldenee; and; the battle woe over some Rn4llahmeo
that the atatu. !moot the wuoe iutp(wt came and said something W tae. I did
blllty for others which it elim,nt for blm. 1 not understand. i found I was a prlsones
I understood then 1h:ac I wen In tM of war."
presence of a Irian ton single, too mincers. As a rheum of wet he came to Etig-
m preteml that he boat *..415111 by thlnke.tMud, -but en die t^b"1aaI0l 01 prance he
Ina of others, and I truitd him the wee, of ennree, .,'toed to his native
more for hl" rot.tesainn of a pettish eountry,Ind. ,1t leas ''then that he wee
premise. Ile never went hack to himself i ..lamed ffeta..ifutiI.er aervlo., on the
1n hat endeavor, but wi,eo he hid once ground of 111
felt his power In the world he dedlcuted
his life to his work. fe wore himself 004I
-
tn thinking and feeling about It, with m.Do N.•aroes n1ua1. t
1.1101u • tau gen.:.. 1.1a,r to co:e.0 ii,.lt Blushing has often been considered ag
p .nesretd bb whole purpose. but &pear' a pecullarlty of the white man, and has
Pntll with no manner of fanaticism. In bean denial to other rico'. and etpeelally
sect. 'too ono rgctd set him, nil imok foto to the negro; but several trustworthy
ietg Rale{. se'ntte-issue sen ate ateartmae. 0besreere asenre.t Derwin that they had
en tail- of common MHOS, without per. seen en the faces of negreett an appear-
a'lvlug that he bli(1 renamed to hie h''�an
&e resembling 6 blush under olrcum•
for juotice 121 the trona of things. Ht stances which would have excited one in
was indosl • meet prevalent, s moa{ ns although their skins were of an
AmMlcan man, without • touch of sena 1 ebony -black tint. rimier descrtbo 1t as
mentalism In his humanity. fie bellevml I bluneshing two n, but moat say that the
ih&t some"" Thing ahpnll Its hta"biarkas beF.omes more intense. Aa
dream --the dream of Plato, the dream of 1
VIANDS CObTUma,'
•
bination of colors The elillOrblirilk
oloaely gored order and nidi bo iooR
weedingly trill. el
Pale grey and green, in spite of -Os
fact that they have been much worn.
are undoubtedly still to be reckoned
among the desirable dnGw.:'dill Mitt .In
white are greatly 1n ertde'nre. A
frock for fashiouable eeaside•wear is in
gray cashmere, trimmed with +mini -et
cherry colored rihfi
teener *audwt•hms.
Remove the shells, and Pkine aur! ch,
Ane a Inert of freshly roamed ps•:mnt
mil with a little mayonnaise Brewer
and spread between thin slices of breed
Theme are nice for picnics
Increased supply ot- blood In the skin
the Arcot Christiana, the dream of Bacon,i seems in •seine manner to lute ay the
the dream of More -come true in a ..ally I blackness. Scare remain for a lona time
civilised society; bathe had the patient's
white In the negro, end "Dr. Burger's,
who had (request opportunities of o14.erv•
Ing pan on the file., of a negrese, uotlod
that it Invariably became red whenever
she was abruptly spoken to or charged
with any trivial offence. The blush could
be seen proceeding from the circumfer-
ence of the *car towards the middle.
Mulattoes are often great blushers. From
these facts there can be no doubt that
negroes blush. though no reddenlog of
tbe skin is 015111'.
OMIT
and courage which could sttppent any -
delay- ,
"I am glad that he lived to die at
home in Chloopce-in the viihige envlon•
mend by which he Interpreted the hemi
of the Amerlcnn nation, and knew how
t4' Lapse It more - than any other Amerl•
eau Author who igii lived. The theory of
those who think differently la that he
simply tweed the reenter fancy; and
this insy outline to explain the state of
some people. but It will not eccattnt for
Armor In which his name le
the lova and
a e'
passionately held by the vast nverea .
last and were. His Lune 1s tide with
thein, and hi faith Is an animating torte
concerning whirs effect tit this time er
Mate relit Bite ifWetad not be wise to
p1ophein. Whether ht. metes 'W1Af
itis ttaethetl0I le tpmrmhrant'e 1 do not
know: but I end corn that inn ennnot
ace raInt• one's Pelf with hitt reerely
srrl5Mr • ,ow5 wad wee Sow- -_-. a I... w... a.,
}'dwatd Bellamy we wore rich in a
romantic, imagination !urinated only by
that tit ILtwthorne,"
fire.h tad Laths.
M Jules lw,mattre contemned the
sandy of Greek and Latin the other dny
at the Paris Sorbonne. He declared that
the national mind had been formed mit
by the liOratnrl of the Greeks and Ra
mans, except In an indirect way, hnt by
the Scriptures' first and aft.rwerd by the
great French writer& M. !h emaitre
farther declared that tie regretted hav
Ing owned Greek and satin 18 years,
where** h. te Ixarrant of English, whish
is "pekes" by half the world, and oelf'
(mows ovarian in • pitifnl manner
No person In Norway may, spend mere
then threepence at tine visit to a puttee
Lena►
The Matter of Age.
Aged Millionaire And you refuse mot
Miss Beam l-- I am 'lorry, sir, but I can
not ise your wife.
' la It tweet's, D nen too olds"
"No; hr Imre you are not alder." -New
York Weekly.
"Waters' talk reminds me Ie much 01 a
Myer. "
"It does run pretty saewttly."
"Yee. and thr.g* thew is undooblldl..
saulTeurattertton between hi 1i 4554•ble
smith, 11 to no4 apparent."
CROFUL
1
'.? llty,iittle• b'oyr. axed-'/ and
*smooths, was a victim of Scrofula tin
the face, which all the doctors said was
incurable. To tell the truth he walla
144,01.40 coSlad hot 144ixtlh tis i* at Mkt,
`At 1.41 tried A'lfC'ttle dt auNtlif f'BY6(
Bitten, and before it wet half used ha
was iraining, and by the time he had
three bottles weed 'he was rnhpletely
,+typed. tlrn naw- tomtnach in recons
mandatlelli?-d( 'BILK to all who suffer as
De did.". JbSKVH P. LASELLE, Matti.
wake P.0 , Que.
There can be no question about
it. Burdock Blood Bitters has no
equal for the cure of Sores and
Ulcers of the most chronic and
malignant nature. Through its
powerful blood purifying proper-
ties, it get% at the source of disc
BuRDOg��1I�Q 1f�.lY ease and completely
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