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THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , JANUARY 17 , 190& OOOOCX > OOOOOOOOOOCXXX > OOCXX)5 The Drumbeats Of Liberty . . .By M. QUAD. Copyilsht , 1001 , by C. I . Lewis , > CXXXXXXXOOOCOOCOOOOOOOOOO I Tlioy luul brought him liolno one day , tlmt loynl nuil stout hinirtod pn- trlot , Jacob Van Hnint. with his vision KOIIO forovur. A Hessian's bullet luul blinded him , and a comrade walked hand In hand with him and warned 1dm of obstructions In the rond. One night months later , as the blind miin slept , there was a gentle tapping at his window , and as he opened the Bash and asked who was there a pa f triot sergeant replied : "Illst , Jacob ! 1 have been with oxen mid wagon for muskets , powder and lead. I have had a long pull of It , and the oxen can go no farther , and there Is a Hessian picket on the rend to the Bouth. We must hide the munitions and come for them again. " Ten minutes later the blind drummer mid his three daughters wore assisting the soldiers to unload the wagon and lilde Us contents In the dark and emp ty cellar of the barn. In all haste and yet with due caution the work was speedily finished and the vehicle driven back over the road , and by and by when a patrol of cavalry came trotting that way no man saw or heard any thing unusual. And when the muskets had been oil ed and the lead cast Into bullets which gleamed bright as silver there was a drill on the bare lloor of the old barn. With drum at his side , but the sticks beating softly , and with Huth , Mary and Esther In line before him , the blind man whlsperlngly commanded : "Attention , company ! Hlght face ! Left face ! Order armsl Shoulder nrmsl Ucady aim recoverl Il-r-r-rl nat-tat-tat ! " And there came a November day "when the snowllakes fluttered down now.and then , and the skies were dark with winter's warning , and the gale whipped the dying leaves oft the apple and pear trees and tossed their branch es about In wild disorder. The blind drummer was nodding In sleep In his halr , and his daughters were In the Held searching for potato hills which might have escaped the raiders. Of a sudden the man roused up and peered Into vacancy with his sightless eyes nnd listened with beating heart. The daughters found him standing erect , with drum at his side and sticks In his hand , as they came running In. "Aye , they are coming , the enemy , " he said as the panting girls essayed to speak. "They have heard of the arms and are coming to take them away. You , Uuth and Mary , to the barn and bring as many muskets as you can carry , and you , Esther , lead mete to the lane and stone wall. Forward Bteady forward , march ! "Attention , company 1" cried the drum mer as he ceased to rattle his sticks. "Load each and every musket. Let them come half way up the lane before you flre. Tell me , Esther , what do they do ? " "They have halted , father , and ap pear surprised and confused. " "R-r-r-r ! Rat-a-tat ! Rat-tat-tat ! They are brave men and will come on , but they are enemies of liberty. Aye , I hear their tramp on the dying grass. Steady , girls steady ! When they are even with the wild cherry tree , lire at them to kill. Tell me , Esther , tell me" Bang ! bang ! bang ! roared the three muskets , and with pulses Jumping the blind man grasped his sticks and made the drum rattle till the half dozen horses down In the road reared up and * c. . plunged and whinnied at the sounds. < # r "Fresh muskets ! Fire again ! Tell me , Esther , tell me If any of them are down ! " "Three , father ! " Bang ! bang ! bang ! "Five , father flve are down now , nnd one Is leaning against the wall ! We have stopped them ! They halt they waver they give back ! " The enemy fell back , rallied nnd ad vanced for the third time. Now some of the troops left the nnrrow lane and advanced upon the flanks of the de fense. They crept along the stone walls or skirmished across the fields , nnd the firing became brisk. " ! " rattled "R-r-r-rl Rat-a-tat-tat-tnt the drum , and the drummer shouted nbove the noise : "You are using but two muskets now ! What has become of Ruth ? " "Oh , father , " replied Esther , "Ruth- Ruth Is deadl" "Rat-a-tat-tat-tat ! Attention , com pany ! Load ready aim flre recover ! Tell me , Esther , can we hold them ? " "No , father ! They are In front to the right to the left ! I see them aimIng - Ing at you , father ! Crouch down be- Bide me or you will be killed ! " "I cannot see , I cannot shoot , but I will stand to the last ! ft-r-r-rl R-r-r-r ! Rat-a-tnt ! Rat-a-tat-tat ! 'TIs the drum beats that called the mlnutemcn to gether at f oxlugton. You arc using but one musket now. What has become of Mary ? " "Dead , father dead as she rested her gun barrel over the walll" "Attention , company ! Only a blind man and a girl , but the muskets In the barn belong to Washington and liber ty , and wo must die for them ! Arc you afraid , Esther. ? " "I-I am not afraid ! " "Then fight enl 'Twas thus that the drums rattled at Bunker mil r-r-r-a-a- tat-tat-tat-tatl And 'twas thus they v stoutened our hearts as we slowly fell v back from Brooklyn Heights r-r-r-rat- C ) a-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat ! You have ceased firing. Tell me , Esther , Is the powder mir' f gone ? " There was no answer. "They are dead , " groaned the blind man "Ruth , Mary and Esther all deadl Aye , shout and cheer and flre , you hirelings I 1 face you sol And hero IB the way the drums boat at White I'lalns an our ragged patriots tame swinging Into notion r-r-r-rl Tat- tut-tut ! Rat-a-tat ! Hnt-a-tntl Itat-n- tat-tat-tat-tiitl And when we crossed the Delaware and broke the llrltlsh center at Trenton It was r-r-r-r-at- tat"- ' . tat"The The blind man swayed and tottered anil sank to earth , and there were cheers from the walls and fences and hillocks. "And at Princeton , " he whispered as he clutched the druniHdeks with lin gers of death , "the drumbeats were tat tat" "Mow did they know ? How could we tell ? " asked man of man as they stood leaning on their muskets and looked down on the dead. They could not have told. They could not comprehend the depths of patriotism. In ( lie HiiliiK Tin- Moron , The Moro IH a great talker , always returning to the same point Practical ly nothing of consequence can bn ob tained from him In conference , and the less of him the better. In hln religion ho Is naturally a fanatic , lie Is a wiry , Blnowy , athletic fellow , very different from the Vlsayan or Tagalo and quite different from the Filipino generally. In physical appearance he Is a distinct type In the orient. Ho has a bold and haughty bearing and freedom of man ners extending to an almost defiant carriage. IIo dresses In fantastic garbs of bright and brilliant colors and Is as gay In manner as gaudy In garb. A va riegated , uniquely folded turban , a highly colored silk sash to hold his deadly , handsomely carved nnd adorn ed borong or krlse , a short Jacket or namented with bright metal clasps or filigree work or buttons and very bright striped silk trousers that are tight In fit make him the most pictur esque of barbarian people. He lives In simplicity. lie Is brave to fearlessness , a born pirate and essen tially a fighting man , ever at war with somebody In some part of the sultan ate , never happy unless on a maraud ing expedition and stealing from his neighbors , friends and foes alike. The chief who Is the most successful thief Is the most respected and most power ful among chiefs. Lieutenant Colonel Sweet , U. S. A. , In Independent Aiitd n Miner * . Ants commonly are regarded as nui sances , yet they have their uses. If you dig up a nest of common brown ants , you will notice by putting your face close to the hill a pungent odor arising. This Is the vapor of formic acid , the principle of ant poison. Now , formic acid has the property of mak ing plants grow as hardly anything else will. Therefore the mold of which the ant nests are composed makes a valuable dressing for the market gar den when spread on while It is fresh. Another little known benefit to bo de rived from ants Is the collection of their eggs for fish food. In the late summer a good many people make a living by gathering ant eggs In the pine woods of Surrey nnd Berkshire , England , and selling them to the Lon don fish dealers. In the west nnts are sometimes used us miners. There Is a large species of Rocky mountain ant which builds Its nest neither of wood nor earth , but of stone , and It prefers stones brilliant In color for this purpose. Miners are said to transport whole nests of these In sects to places where garnets abound , and when the ants have built their new homes all the best crystals within a ra dius of many yards will be found In it and appropriated by the garnet seek ers. A "Square" Alilermnn. "I happened to bo out west , " said a Plttsburg architect , "when a certain town decided to erect a city hall. Architects were Invited to send In plans and specifications , and , though I hadn't fully decided to compete , I dropped In on a boss alderman one day to secure some Information. I had been told that ho was at the head of a ring , and It didn't take me long to dis cover tlmt such Information was cor rect We had scarcely passed a dozen , words when he said : " 'Mr. Blank , this bulldinjf-ls to cost $800,000. ' " 'Yes. ' " 'And there must be at least $200- 000 to divide up among the pickings. ' " 'Yes. ' " 'Can you plan an $800,000 building which will yield $200,000 worth of pickings ? ' " 'I never have done so. ' " 'Then don't begin here. You'd not only muddle your plans and specifica tions , but you'd tempt us tp steal your whack of the stealings , and we want to get out of It with a little honor left to tackle some other Job with. Try a railroad water Job or something easy , and good morning to you. ' " Gent CliojiH. "The man who goes In for Angoras , " Bays an authority , "will find that It Is true they will Jump anything under 100 feet high and climb a sapling. They will get at the neighbor's wash as sure as It goes on the line , and there will be lingerie to pay for. But If you would bo on the safe side and k'cep the billy there turn him up and cut away the little creeper that you will find at the bottom of the hoof. It will not hurt him to lose It , but It ruins his ambi tion ns n mountebank. It will save lots of trouble to have a chiropodist get at the Angora with a nail trim mer. " Goat meat cannot be distinguished from mutton ordinarily. In every car of sheep that comes from Now Mexico there are sure to bo from two to a doz- same block at the packers' , and the same block nt the packers,1 and the goodwlfo who takes home goat chops for lamb chops Is never the wiser , nor Is the butcher. A goat Is only n goat when he has his pelt on , After that be IB a sheep. ANTHONY TROLLOPE. Mlnrrlrn mill Irritation * Incident I poll lllH Sliii-l In IIff. Anthony Trollope'H start In llfo was unpromising. As he knew no lan guages , ancient or modern , he became classical usher at a school In Itrtissels , with the promise of a commission In the Austrian army. Then he was sud denly transferred to a clerkship In the London postolllee. He was disqualified for the new position by general Igno rance and speelal Incapacity for the simplest arithmetic. A vague threat that bo must pass an examination was forgotten before It was put Into execu tion , and Trollopo characteristically takes occasion to denounce the system of competitive examination by which he would have been excluded. Menu- whtlu he was turned loose In London and attempted to live like a gentleman on 1)0 ) a year. The results are Indicat ed by a couple of anecdote's. A money lender once advanced him 1 , for which , first and last , he paid 200. This person , he says , became su much attached to him as to pay a dally visit to his olllce and exhort him to bo punctual. "These visits were very ter rible and can hardly have been of serv ice to mo In the olllce. " This mild re mark applies also to the visits from the mother of a young woman In the coun try who had fallen In love with him and to whom he "lacked the pluck to glvo a decided negative. " The mother used to appear with a basket on her arm and an Immense bonnet upon her head and Inquire In a loud voice be fore all his companions , "Anthony Trollope , when are you going to marry my daughter ? " No wonder that ho WHS miserable. IIo was hopelessly In debt and often unable to pay for a dinner. lie hated his work , ho says , and ho hated hln Idleness : he quarreled with his supe riors , who thought him hopelessly In capable and felt that he was sinking "to the lowest jilts. " At last he heard of a place In the Irish postolllco which everybody despised and was successful on applying for It , because his musters were glad to get rid of him. At the same time they Informed his new supe rior that ho would probably have to bo dismissed on the first opportunity. National Review. THE HOME DOCTOR. Ice cream Is eald to bo an Infallible remedy for hiccoughs. Skin cleanliness , or , In other words , frequent ablution of the whole person , Is a powerful preservative against all Infectious nnd contagious diseases. To cure n sprain bruise a handful of sage leaves and boll them In a gill of vinegar for five minutes. Apply this In a folded napkin as hot as It can bo borne to the part affected. For Inflamed eyes use the white of an egg beaten to a froth and add to It a tablespoonful of rosewater. Apply with a piece of cotton wool , which must be changed as often ns It dries. A soothing drink for sore throat that Is recommended Is made of a pint of barley water brought to a boll over a hot fire , to which Is added while stir ring until dissolved an ounce of the best gum arable. Sweeten to taste. Light being an element , of cheerful ness , as much of It as the patient can bear without discomfort should always be admitted to the sickroom , care be ing taken to keep reflecting objects , such us crystals nnd looking glasses , out of the Invalid's view. Infusorial Hnrtli. In the whole- catalogue of "chemi cals , minerals and rare elements , " the prices of which are quoted every week by trade Journals , perhaps no name Is more puzzling to the uninitiated than "infusorial earth. " Still , If one knows much nbout dynamite he Is aware that this Is the stuff employed as an ab sorbent to hold the nltroglyccrln of that famous explosive. It was Nobel , the great Swedish engineer , who founded a number of attractive prizes to encourage scientific progress , who first discovered the trick by which nltroglycerln could be safely handled. Infusorial earth Is composed of the slllclous shells of minute vegetable organisms , diatoms which reveal won derfully complicated and beautiful structures under the microscope. New York Tribune. It flenched Him. A letter was received at the postofilcc In Washington directed to the biggest fool in that city. The postmaster was absent , and on his return one of the younger clerks In formed him of the receipt of the letter. "And what became of It ? " Inquired the postmaster. "Why , " replied the clerk , "I didn't know who the biggest fool In Wash ington was , so I opened It myself. " "And what did you find in It ? " In quired the postmaster. "Find ? " replied the clerk. "Why , nothing but the words , 'Thou art the man.1 New York Herald. AH Allllcted Ilrotlicr. Brother Dickey was under the weath er the other day. In describing his symptoms he said : "Yes , suh , hit's true dat I ain't fcellu' half well. In do fust place , I 'dieted wid rnttlln' cr do bones ; den I troubled wid bnttlu' er do eyelids , llftln' cr do lef leg , wobbllu' er do right foot en crackln * cr do top skull. All I needs now ter finish me complete Is six months er do unj'lnted rheumatism ! " Atlanta Constitution. Substitute For Soap. There are a few people to whose Bklns soap seems an Irritant They should use bran. The sons of one of the old kings of Holland were forbid den the use of soap. They were to use bran and a slice of lemon , the latter to remove Inkstalns. Napoleon never used soap , but kept his hands beauti fully white by the use of bran. Her MnrrlnKc Dot , The Kmpcror Joseph II. was In thn habit of walking uboiil Incognito , One morning he went Into u coHYo shop nnd asked for a cup of clmcolulc. lie \\IIH plainly dressed and the \vnlt- ers , being Ignorant of his tank , In- holoutly refused It , saying It was too curly. Without making any repiy he walked on ! and went Into a little cof fee house lund by and asked for a cup of chocolate. The landlord an- s\vei eil | hut It should be ready In a moment. While he waited for It he walked up mid down and was conversing on different subjects when the lundlord'M daughter , u very pietty girl , made her appearance. The emperor wished her good day and ohxervcd to her father that It was high time a llower In full bloom should marry before It failed. "Ah , " replied the honest old man , "if I hud but u Ilioiisund crowns I could marry her to u Hue young man who Is very foiill of her ! But , sir , the chocolate Is teiidy. " The emperor culled for a pi'n , Ink and paper. The girl ran to fetch them , when he gave her an order on his bunker for the thousand crowns. A I'lilipio ' lliiii < * M. Among the experiences that helped anew now prominent attorney to emerge from the condition of a brtellesH bar rister he tells the following : One day a miserly old follow came to him and nsked that the young attorney draw up a will. "How much cash have you ? " was the llrst Interrogation. "Waal , 1 dunne , " responded the cli ent ; "somewheres nigh on to $ . ' 10,000 , I reckon. " "How do you wish It divided ? " " 1 want my old woman to huve if 15- 000 , and you can suy that 1 give ami bequeath $ .r , ( KK ) to each of my three children , " said the old man , unloading himself of the legal phrase with much gravity and deliberation. "What else do you wish to say ? " "Say that to eueU of my several nieces and nephews I also give the sum of $ ri,000. " "Hold on , sir ; this Is a work of su pererogation. You have already dis posed or all your money. How are they to be given the sums you speci fy ? " "Ool darn 'em , let 'em work for It , ns I did ! " came the answer. San Fran cisco \Vav o. Under n Mlntnke , The stranger stepped up to the hotel register and wrote his name thus : " ( Jabriel Plunkett , Squlbnocket , MlHH. " The stranger Immediately behind him then stepped up , looked nt the name , smiled somewhat Incredulously and made this entry himself : "Israel Snodgrass , Snohomlsh , Wash. " Then the two men glared at each oth er. "Think I'm klddln' , do you ? " "Trying to make fun of me , are you ? " Biff ! Bang ! "For heaven's sake , gentlemen , " ago nizingly exclaimed the hotel clerk , "stop ! You are under a nilsnpprehen- Hlon. I know both of you and know those to be your real names and the real nuines of the towns you nre from ! " By strenuous efforts he succeeded In separating them , nnd a few moments later they were apologizing profusely nnd Insisting with much vehemence entreating treating each other. Chicago Tribune. The Scitlrn on the Hair. If you look nt a human hair under the microscope , you will find that Its surface Is formed of successive over lapping scales. The bristles of the hog bear much resemblance to the human hair , though their diameter Is greater and the tilellko scales are much finer. Sheep's hair has much coarser scnles. It Is owing to the existence of these scales that a schoolboy is able by n pe culiar process to tell which Is the tip and which the other end of a hair rollIng - Ing It between his finger and thumb. Thus manipulated , the hair always travels In the direction of the base be cause the edges of the scnles prevent It from going the other way. Cniinda' * llniiklnfr Da lne . The banking business in Canada Is on a different plan from that In this country. The headquarters of most of the banks throughout the Dominion Is In Ontario , either at Hamilton , King ston or Toronto. Each bank has Its central ofllce , generally In one of the cities named , and as many branches ns It cares to maintain In different parts of Canada , some of these branches be ing as far distant us Duwson. Time' * Change * . "Diogenes was a great man , " said the contemplative person , "and yet ho had no use for money. Ho was con tent to confine his possessions to a sin gle tub. " "Well , " answered Senator Sorghum , "a tub might have been all right In those days , but what a man wants now Is n bar'l. " Washington Star. There Were No More Complaint * . A certain Benedict was In the habit of troubling his father-ln-lnw with complaints about his wife's behavior. "Really , this Is too bad , " cried the irascible old gentleman one day , on hearing of some of his daughter's de linquencies. "If I hear any more com plaints I will disinherit her. " London Telegraph. A Haider. Junior Partner I see you have en gaged n new assistant la he a good salesman ? Senior Partner Good salesman I Great snakes ! I had to send for the police to prevent him from talking mo into taking him Into partucrshlpl YOU MUST NOT FORGET . -J Thai , \vo are coiKslanUy growing in ilio url. of j milking Kino IMiol.o.s , and our products will ul- jj ways bo found i.o . ombrac.o l-lio 3 and Now os I , Slylos in Cards and Finish.Vo also carry a line line of Moldings snitablo for all kinds of framing. -OF A- pine 6-lole } Cast flange MoauUfully Nickeled , warranted lo bo a perfccd baker and ul a price 1/lmt will surprise yon. Call in and sec if * . G. B. MOO ALL , CASES OF DEAFNESS OR HARD ARE NOW CURABLE by our new invention. Only those born dcnf arc incurnble. HEAD NOISES CEASE IMMEDIATELY. F. A. 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I underwent n treatment for cnturrli , for tlircc month1 * , without nny Miccrm , consnllcd n tiniii- ticrof iitiyslcl.iiiH , ninmtn others , tlir tno-t eminent mi nK-cinli".t | of tliinntj , who told mr II t only [ in nniti | < iti could help me , ami even tlmt only tcinixirnrily , tlmt the licnd noises tioii.il tiicii ci'.mt , lint tlic hi-nritiK In tinnlTcitrd cm would lie lost forrvir 1th-n saw your advertisement iircidrinnl'y In n New York Jinper , nnd ordered jourlri t iiptit After 1 nnd ns d It otilv n few il'ivi nrrordinr ; to vonr directions. tliMOIMSCI nil. i nil in < l iv , nfur fi\i wcrks. my hcuriiii ; In tin dih ind ear lias been entirely rotoiul. ltl.milu heartily nnd \ > < tn teinnin Veiy truly v < 'iit ' . 1' A. U HUMAN , 7v > S Ilioadway , llJltimoie Mil. rraliHrtil tloctt not Intrrfcro with i/oitr nstml < > < 'citntt ! < ni. i " ; ; ? c'"d : YOU CAN CURE YGUaOELF AT HOME BII4 ? rnl INTERNATIONAL AUKAI. GLIKfO. ' * " * I > ' 'M' ' v AVg. . PKIKAGO , ILL. , TRY THE. . 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It wards oil In&anlt ] and Consumption. Insist on having KEVIVO.no other. It can bo carried In vest pocket. By mall. 81.00 perrntkige , or six tor 80.00 , with posl tlvo written guarantee to core or refund the money. Dookamlndvltofroo. Address ROYAL MEDICINE CO. , ' For sale in Norfolk , Nebraska , bj Goo. B. Ohrtstoph , druggist. GO YEARS' , EXPERIENCE TRADC MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &c. Anyone nondlnit n okctrli nnd dp-crlptlnti niny qnlrkly iiarortalti our opinion free whether an Invention | prohnbly pntontiililo , CoiniiiiiiilrA- tlcin Rlrlrllyr < > miil ( > ntful. Ilumlbnnkon I'ntPiiti sciitfriMi. Oldest iiitnucy fomccurlnirjmtenm. rali'tita taken tlirnuuli Munn & Co. receive tpeelalnottce , without elm rgo , liittio Scientific jlmerican. A nandsnmply lllnMrntrrt wccl.ly. Lnrirest clr dilation < if any nclentltlo jnurtml. Tcriim , 13 a jrrar ; four months , $ ! bold bjrull ncwnle lcr . MUNN &Co.3B1Bf d New York Ilrancb Office. i F BU WuhtDuton. I ) . U. HO/V1ESEEKERS' / " 1 EXCURSIONS. On Kovfinber Cth , nnd 19tb , nnd December ilrd , and 17th , the Missouri Pacific Railway will soil tickets to cor- tnin'pointB in the South , Southeast , nnd Southwest , nt the rate of one faro for the 'round trip , plus $2.00. Final re turn limit SI days from date of sale. Fnbt Time nnd Superior Through Ser vice. Reclining Ohnir Cnrs ( seats free ) . Pullman Buffet Sleeping Oars. For further information or land pam phlets , address , W. 0. BARNES T. P. A.Onmhn , Neb. H. C.1TOWNSEND , C. E. STYLES. O. V. A T , A. A. Q. P. A T. A. St.JLatxis , Mo. Kansas City , o