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DAKOTA CITY, NEB.
IOHN H. REAM,
Publisher.
A London bishop 1ms ndvlscd men to
tls their wives. Their own wives,
Utad you. .
If trial marriages ore success
imong the-Esklmos, It's more than can
fre iinld In Astorblltla.
Miss Ilclon Oould says that she "i
lot; clever enough" to talk to the news
Jtpprs. Too clover, we should My.
The New Tork couple who have been
tarried sixty-throe years without a
tfngle quarrel do not know what fuu It
te tt kiss nnd mnko up. ,. , '
"t hnvo oil tin; money I want," de
lares Oscnr Ilaiumcrsteln. Oscar hits
always boon rather proud of Lis repu
Irrtlen for eccentricity.
There . Is tin old ono something Uka
this: 'Tut a fool on a horse and ha
wilt go full gallop." How easy It would
he tt substitute ntomoblle for horse.) .
A lady'; Spiritualist 'asserts thnt tha
ar of riu.sklu consults mediums evert
lay. If this !h trim he 'must he pat'
rtntzlng nn Inferior class of mediums.
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The Delaware man who whistled
while the doctors amputated hU flu
Kers may turn the Joke on the uw
hones by muklng them whistle for tutlr
T.
While scientists are- worrying evtr
earthquakes thnt ennnot be located, tUt
rest of humanity Is thankful thnt uo
long casualty list mnkea Its appear
t
. If thoy'e really fodnd a way to ra-
anove birth marks by the X-ray we do
not see how the Old Earl can pocilbly
recognize his long-lost chee-lld In tha
ftnrth act.
The woman who accuses her xnotbtr
of saving alienated her husband's af
fections has placed the mother-in-law
Jtlre tn a new light and given It a new
Vane ef life.
Some professor claims to have proof
that Solomon did not write tnt (tongs
of Solomon. It Isn't likely thnt a ay body
wITl ever think It worth while to claim
tax Hall (.'nine didn't write hU works.
woman advertised for u husband
and used a fictitious name. Her son.
maing a fictitious name, answered, and
they met by appointment. It was par
ka to emphasize their silliness that
sejr let the story get out.
The divorce Is absolute, but Count
Renl's creditors' claims have been stt
Uo4. That should relieve hlin of soma
annoyance, and yet a man of libji sensl
tire nature must shrink at the thought
f wasting money on creditors. '
A Pennsylvania man la fitting blm
swlf for college at tho age of 67 years.
Wt are sure that Henry O. Davis of
West Virginia will extend his boat
wishes to the young fellow and hope
that an, honorable and a useful tarttr
may lie before him. '
The report of the abdication of tbt
leowager Empress of China appears, to
have been premature. In fact, the peo
ple who started It are keeping as far
nway as Htslbl from Tai Au's head
quarters and fervently hoping that
thnre may be no immediate necessity
fur them to look her In the fact and
say It.
' Tareuts who ere dissatisfied with
tho present status of athletics In the
-public ecbnnls and 1 there are many
of them will follow with luterest the
course of the Uoston school commit
too, which Is' considering ' the udvlim
bllily of Introducing tht West Tolnt
Urllli It to a matter of common knowl
edge that the drill at West Point ac
complishes the main object of all ath-
Jotlri exercise It glvea Its pupils
stuua body and an erect, vigorous
carriage that lasts them through life.
Is there any school In American whore
football,' baseball or ail the sports to-
!i'thrr do this for tho whole student
ody?
".1 lot of men," said Gov. riughes, of
.New xork,' In a speeth the other day
":int overcapitalized worse than the
orjioratlons, nnd cannot earn Interest
n what they Imagine are their In
iriiutlt merits." This la so striking a
way of putting an old truth that It
tenrs discussing. Everybody knows
M!ca whose stock la so lu'avlly waters!
vliji conceit that hey cannot avoid
ha jkruptcy. Tliey do not pay dlvl
tlcir.ts on the capacity they brag about
'l licy say they nre capable of gitat
tliluga, but when It cornea to the point
they are incapable of cveu small ouca,
Tht late Dr. Dowlo was an example of
rmUber kind of human corporation, n
li 'il a great deal of ability, and If ho
li.i 1 confinel himself to dealing ou tho
lu.-sls of what there was, he would hnvo
a success. Hut he ovpreupltaUncd
li':'.slf, and the time came when ho
in tit not earn Interest on hi a cupa
H:itles as be estimated them. Tin
i.-iiii'.rt was sure, nnu .ue uiea jKxir,
lirien and nlone. One of the secrets
of wttecesg In this world is kuowIeiL;
or ones aeir. j uo nun wiio la awan
f ills own Hmltatioa. and kecita with
klo them. Is always s.ife, no matter how
narrow they may In. Tbe falluren ar
uumtly of tlsme men who ovi'rcapltall
thmiselvcK. It Is oh bail to uiulcrcapl
talUe one's re!f. of course, as to go t
the other extreme. The man w!k I
Undent,' who underestimates his uw
fihllity and strength, will not g' far.
Hit! at h'ast th::t aort, of ma:i (,...s n it
r.i'tke the craali thnt follows tho Till
of the' overcapitalized peron. I.arn
to;oHt!mate yourself romMtl)' that is
the lesson a man kimj t mnrler who
ecks naco'ii'. Ovfi'capltaliuutloii ;h as
Litigcroiis to un lu'llviiluu as it U to
corioratlon.
During tho last juartr of a eiMitury
there has been the greatest activity In
archaeological resfar.'h. which received
fen ' extraordinary lmpcta from Dr.,'
Pchllcmnnn's discoveries. Nor has tha
Interest nronrd been confined to ex
perts. Tliougli the people gono.'ally have
paid little nttcntlon to method and do
tn I Is, they hare bocn glad to learn of
the results and have npplauded tha
scholarship and the Industry that haTS
brought Ihnn about. They hnve rec
ognized, too, that in ndditlon to schol-
rv-blp and Industry money was neces
ary for unraveling the niyslerles of
burled cities, but the nuggestlon that
furnishing the .money provides a moat
attractive career for rich young men
was reserved for l'rof. Ooorge N. Ol-
cott, of Colnmbla University. Ila
grows eloquent over the thought What,
he auks, have the irayeties of society.
what has fishing or bunting, golfing or
autornobillng, to offer comparable to tha
keen excitement of watching and direct
ing a hundred workers as they lay bar
un ancient city which hitman eyes hart
not seen in two millenniums?" As for
the opportunities to' make Important
discoveries, lie shows tliat they still
abound. There are chances upon
nances' in Southern1 Europe, and Asia
Is a specially Inviting field. Ameri
cans can work there on the same terms
as Europeans. They will not be at a
disadvantage, as they might be In Eu
rope, with tho competition of the na
tives; they will have oriental strange
ness to lure them on nnd the spice of
adventure. Many an ancient Aslatle
city Is awaiting the golden touch thai
will unlock the door of hidden wonders,
and "would mean that American wealth
niight give the means nnd American
scholarship reap, the glory." As wt
rend of tho enormous waste of time
and money by young men of wealth, or
become cognizant of It In other ways, It
teems as If such an nppeal should bars
seme effect There Is an opportunity to
promote a highly valuable work for all
mankind, to lead a useful life, to awak
en a new Interest In life, to share la
the scholar's glory. ' The rich yemng
men should think It over.
"THEE OF THE FUTURE.'
(paslak Hrsa Fnrnlihr Czllat
Km! tor Home.
United g'ntes Consul Uldgely ef Bar
ctlena reports that on the occasion ef
rtoent Important agricultural and
botanical convention In that Spanish
city, Sener Itnrtoloinc lionet, a culti
vator and agricultural stndont refer
rtd to the nlgarrohn tree as the "tret
f tht future." Mr. Kldgely says:
"lie based Ills statement npon tht
Taint tf Its fruit locust beans as a
fattening nnd strengthening food for
horsct. ITpon Investigating tlit mat
ter, I femid tbat the algarroba or e rot-
true grows all along tho Spanish coast
of the Mediterranean nnd in the
Islands f Majorca and Thlica. The
btaas art used as fodder for horsec
Tha best quality Is obtained In the
neighborhood of Vinnroz, and large
qiiantlttvs ore grown In the Tortora
district The tree grows best In dry,
rocky soil. About tho eighth "tr ninth
year it begins to bear fruit, and will
produoe about CO kilos (110 pounds)
tht first year. A good tree In fnll
beauty will, on nn average, produce
tiZO to COO ixmnftis nunntilly, and the'
beans are sold at '20 to 22 renlos (60'
to MS tvnts) jht quintal ti!)Vj pounds).
Tht lift of the enroh free I about
80 years. The only ?lng It has to fear
Is tha frott, which almost Invariably'
kills tht tree. The wood of tltft caroh
tret Is valutless as lunilier and Is sold
for fuel. The lenns, when used as.
food for bors, are etrengthenlng, fat-!
ttnlng and healthful. In feeding, the
beans art broken Into hnlvet or qtiar-'
ters and mixed with bran. la a report!
concerning the growth and trearnieati
of tlt algarroba tree, Sent Boneii
says:
"They sbtuld be grown In poU
having the lower extremity wider than,
tht upper, and the lower part well per
forated. They must not be transplant
ed until the end of February or the
beginning of March. The best manner
of grafting Is by budding, which should
lie peforined when the bark separates
Itself easily from tht tree, the branch
not being cut until the following year.
As to pruning, this must not be doat
tot vigorously, but frequently." New
York Commercial.
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Not "Mht" DrtBk.
An Easterner, riding on a mall stsge
In northern Colorado, was entertained
by a dialogue which was sustained
upon one side by the driver and upon
tht other by an elderly passenger, evi
dently a native of the reglou.
"I understand you're temperance,",
begun tht driver.
"Yes, I'm pretty strong against ;iq-!
uor," returned the ether. "I've beta
aet ngalnat It now for thirty-five yers."t
"Scared It will ruin jour health?"
- "Va. but (ba; Isn't the nitilu tiling.
. 'Terhapa It dou't agree with your",
ventured tht driver.
"Well, It really don't ngreo with any
body. Hut that ain't It either. Tht
thing that sets me against It Is a hor
rible Idea."
"A horrible Idea I What Is It?"
"Well, tblrty-flve years ago I was
sitting In a hotel In Denver with n
friend of mine, and I rays, 'Let's order
a bottle of something.' andhe auys,
'No, sir. I'm saving my money to buy
governmont land nt a dollar und a
quarter au acre. I'm going to buy to
morrow, and you'd better let me take
tho money you would have spent for
the liquor and buy a couple of acres
along with mine.' I says, 'All right'
So we didn't drink, and ho bought ma
two nerca.
"Well, air, to-day those two am are
right in thu middle of a flourishing
towu; nnd If I'd taken that drink I'd
li:ire swallowed n city block, a grocery
store, an asithecary's, four lawyers'
olliecs, and It's hard to say what else,
Tu;vt'a the Wen. Ain't It horrible?"
In Old K. ('.
"You say aho's ns chaiigcablo as an
April day?"
"Worse than that She's as change
able as a Kcptember day." Kansas
City Times.
Are Vou Ontf
"10 pa, what la a philosopher?"
"A philosopher, sou, la a man with
souse enough not to worry over tha
misfortunes of others." Houston Tost.
"Well, how d'ye feel about It, any
way?" aiiked the man with the hoe,
grinning.
The man with the hoe pulled oT his
llme-whltened hat for tho sre.ifer eon
Tenlence of scratching his head. "Blame
sue If I know," he answered. N
"Feel kinder swelled up?" '
"Not by a gallon Jug full." replied
tht man with the hod. "There's times
when I have had the blghead an' got
tht notion I amounted to n consider
ably but this ain't one of m. Swelled
up I Ray, are you gln' to fil swelled
up when they get '.his here hulldin' fin
ished an' folk stop on the afreet to
look at It an' riy what a stylish, ele
gant bulldln' It Is? Ton may hare hnd
suthln to do with It, but th;U wouldn't
cut no figger. Ton ain't got no say
bw It's to be decorated Inaldo nor
nothln ' that kind, have yu?"
"Sure I haven't," replied the man
with the hoe. "Xor I don't want to."
"Well, It's different with a kid," said
tht man with the hod. "You kln.l o'
feel 's if yon would like to h ive a;ithl;i'
to say. But yon dnssn't I h.imltvl hlin
a hit o' pork rind day afore yet'd'y an"
I Ilka to had my bead took off. I ain't
let to bandit him even. Me feel swelled
up I Why, I ain't nolxidy around thr
house eo more. There's tlmiu three
women, they're the exeekafve commit
tee an' t business agent an' tho walk
In delegate. An' the kid, ' he's thu
whole thing. I jest pay my dues an'
look pleasant
What Old you trpectr
"I klnd.-r expected a girl," answered
the man with the hod.
"I mean did you expect to run the
whole allow?"
"I don't know aa I flggered on any
thln. That's what makes It such n
s'prlse. When I was at work and away
I never did try to bos auythlu' around
tbt house, but when I come home I
soost gln'rally had things about th?
way I wanted em. Now, by sorry, ns
PEETENDEB DECLARES HIMSELF SULTAN.
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FIItST PHOTOGRAPH
Hulal Hand, who has declared himself Sultan of Morocco in place of his
brother, the present ruler, U one of Morocco's most remarkable meu. Then:
la every possibility that be will drive out the old Sultan because the lct;t light
ers of the desert are gathering around blm in larc numbers.
Mnlnl Hatld Is younger than the
strong mentally aud of commanding, maguetic presence. He Is for Morocco
for Monv-cnns, and thus appeals to all tl people, who live away from the
seashore from white Influence. Haftd has never been in Europe. II a lid is
a ioet and has had his works published by a printing concern in Egypt. He
has only one wife snd a eblld.
Hardly iglllll.
Stories bavo been told of buUons
tacks and various extraneous mui
stancea found In contribution boxes, but
it U seldom thnt a church member
strikes a blow so severe aa was that
delivered by Amos Bud.L of Better
vlll e. on one occasion.
It waa at tho close of a missionary
memory of his steam euglne eucouragtsl
it waa to contribute ton cents to euili
tf the charities to tho huppurt of whl -h
the church sulmcrlhed, was seen to take
a blue slip from hla ocket and took
at It keenly and affectionately.
When, after n slight but evident limi
tation, he dropped tho slip, carefully
folded, Into the box. Deacon Laue. v!i
was passing It, could bardjy refrain
from an exclamation of Joy.
"The Lord wlil bless you, Broiler
Budd," he said, when the senuou was
over, hurrying down the aisle to over
take the prosperous grocer.
"I hope so," returned Mr. Budd, dry
ly, "but I'm afraid you rnl'tate ou that
being a check ttiat I dropped In the
liox. It wasn't Twaa a rece!ptil
bin ror Kerosene tne ctiurcu owed me
last year, and It had been overlook
ed i)r course us jest t lie same as
aioney, though, when you come to that."
Couldn't 1-IkM Them nn lllm.
An old woman from the country
bought three boxes of inatcbea from
her grocer lu town. It rained when
alio was going home, and the matches
became o damp that not one of them
would strike. Ou Hie following Sntur
fiaj alio took tho mutches back to the
vk1 ' ' ''
like ii s not somebody meets me at the
front gate an' tells mi to, take f.ff my
shoes r.fore 1 tlpt.w up the gravel path
to the diior. An' as like as not I do It.
'Wlieri's me dhiuer? I ak In a whls
ht. "Tou'H lufter do wlfhn a cold hlte
t'MiigM." they s:iy. 'We've had snthln'
ele to tlitnlt of 'hI1cs cookln' dinners.
No, yon can't co In there now. What's
the mutter wIMi the mr.n? Doa't you
understand they're asleep?'
"'Well, v.hei'eV me paper?" I ask.
. "'I took It to start a fire Ii the stnv
to heat up some milk. , An' that .re
minds me. Don't you take your coat
olT nnw. Yon sl.ip over to the cream
ery an git a boftl: o' frcs'i milk. Hur
ry now, an' tike your shoes with yoit
an' pufcm on outside.'"
"I don't a'pose yni rest much, elth
er. $
"Not when lm'.- n-h.iwlln." said 'the
man with fie hod. "He don't gln'rally
bawl mueh, th-uigh, 'ceptln' nlglits."
"(lit up a:;' s;ia::k h;:n."
"Git tip an' g-.i over t. the station an'
clean it out." raid the man with Hit
hod, sar,n!l.'a'ly. "Itcshlt'S." be nd.l
ed, "I don't want to spank the Ii til
tike."
"Like to h3nr him holler, ehV"
"Well, you won't b'llevo me, maybe
but dog?!:ned If It don't sound sortc:
gmd.' There'a s lav.ch of the holler
fer the size of hint. An' when I go In
an see htm with his red face nil wrin
kled up an tlghtin the air with hh
fists au' kii-kin' out them bandy less o"
his well. I d' know. You've had 'cm,
ain't you?"
" 'IJoat s'tcen of 'em."
"Well, you want to come up an' sc
tula uu." said tho man with the hod,
"He's a Ilttlo sutliin' out o' the coin
won," "That's what they all are," said thu
man with tha hoe. stirring his mortar
afresh. "Don't step too high with th
hodful."- Chicago Dally News.
OV ML'L-M HAfTD.
Hultnn, but, unlike that monarch. Is
grK-er. ami upbraided him for selling
audi useless stuff. The grocer look out
one or two. and struck them ipiite easi
ly ou the leg of his trousers, for liy
tills time (lie matches bud become per
fectly dry. But the old woman did not
think of tills explanation, and ex
claimed: "Tut, tut! that's not good
enough for inc. I can't tranm nlv
ni i I i'M to your trousers every time I
want to strike a match. (Jive me three
boxes of a kind that I cuu light ut
home."
The Aire of Dlncrrilun.
Senator Dilllitgiiain, diis.-iisMing im
migration in Nfv York, iniule use of
the phrase, "the age of discretion."
"What Is the 'age of discretion.' sen
ator';" asked ot:e of IiIk auditors.
"1 should say." returned Senator Dil
lingham. s:n lin;:. "tbut (he age or dis
cretion Is reach -si w lu s! a youm man
removes from Ids mantel ll.e tu-h col
lection of retrcrsts- aid dancing girls'
piuxogrflpns, an i s n stltir Un
trait of hli r'.eh bachelor uncle."
por-
AV.uit ol l-'-r.-t hniiskit.
"Did yen hear t'.iat .fig-by was neat
to J.lil hist week for .'coding his ino
t.ir car?"
"Yes; be hadn't money eivitt-! with
h'.t.i to pay bis ii:i. a'l.i was sent to Jail
In default"
"So fooli-.li to st.M-f on a spin without
the am. unit of oee's running expenses."
Baltimore ; nierlcnii.
"Nags Is very fond of entertaining.
Isn't he?" "Yes; his wife has lo bo
pleasant when ' there's company pres
ent" Bostou Truu'lrr.
' TIES OU) BED CEADLU
Twns Jrst a little old red rrjdle
Tbxt ukciJ to s'.intl n?aint llie rrnll.
Twaa worn and marked and badly bat-
tereil, ;
Though once the nest of a baby small ;
It had no bows or knols of ribbons,
And little, too, of csrrer's art,
But once it brld a precious baby
Thnt won a place in every heart
His eyes were bright and blue and prMty,
His dimples, too, a wee, wee ock,
A little hair, bnt soft as velvet
With pretty chin and fair whit neck;
And he rotild kiss, Ol like a fairy.
TbTi never was so swct a mouth.
Ha really was an nnel being,
Sweeter than zephyrs from the Soutn.
But, now the old rd cradle's emp'.y,
The hand thnt rocked will rock no
more.
Its place is now a diuty garret.
With useless thing- and such like store;
Fo, fare-tlice-well ! you old retf cradle,
No one will cars as days g by.
And, yet, the cutest babe of b.ibirs
Years Kone within you used to I:e!
Horace lint on Walker.
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COUSIN SYLVIA
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"I wish I had a brother," sighed my
Cousin Pylvla.
"I wish you had," said I.
"A cousin, of course, is all very well.
but he Isu't a brother."
"That's a truth clearly expressed.
But, seriously, do you think a brother
could have been more bothered with
a sister than I have been with you? Ex
cuse the crude way of putting it."
"I won't excuse anything. I never
asked you to liother about me."
"Now, do have patience, Fylvia.
Haven't I done my best for the lant
Ave or six years to help you to enjoy ,
life?" . . - I
"And now you tell nit thnt It has I
been n bother to you." '
"Walt a moment. Nothing that I have
tried to do for you has been a bother.
but I muHt say that some of tht things
you have done have "
"What do you mean? Tell ait at
once." I
"Let me explain. Sylvia."
"Not a word." I
"Oh, very well. If you won't' lis-I
ten "
"CcrtninlT. I shan't Bnt I demand
to know at once what you meant by
the things I have done.' "
"I was thlnklne." I said slowlv and
with some hesitation, "of of well,
your numerous affairs, Sylvia."
My cousJu s face crimsoned and then
went white. "And what art my affairs.
"LET ME EXHLAIT, STLV1A.'
s you call them, to ytn?" she asked
toldly.
"More, I'm afraid, than they are to
rou."
"Indeed!"
"Look here, Sylvia. Try to realize
thnt I've some natural regard for yon.
If I hadn't. I certainly should not nt-
tempt to Interfere. But people will
talk, nnd if yon don't hear them I do."
"I'eonle!" she cried, contemptuously.!
"Y'es; good Christian people dlscnss
your nffalis on the wav home from
church; nnd even people who are net
good Christians find yonr doings
pleasant theme of conversation."
"It It's none of their business."
Well, It seems to be their chief to-
enpation. nt present Keally, Sylvia, If
a quarter of what thene gossiping Idiots "All right, Sylvia. But it may re
Bay were true, Bd I'd " i;vc jour mind to know that ho won't
"Renounce your relationship, I snp-
pose."
"At any rate I d have no pride In It.
But you see. Sylvia, I know that nearly
ull men, and most women, too. nre not
to be trusted when they talk about thetr
uelghlxirs. Still you can't deny "
"That wilt do, Billy," she Interrupt-
ed quietly. "I dou't kuow why I'm not
angry with you."
"Neither do I, Sylvia," I admitted
candidly. Then I burst eut: "Bnt 1
wish to gooduesa you'd marry one of
them."
I expected a henry snub, but Sylvia
merely smiled and suld :
"I wish I could.
"Don't you like any of them?" I
asked.
"Oh. yes." slie returned, calmly. "I
like them all lu a way."
"Bless me! And do they all like yeu
in a way?"
Sylvia nearly blushed.
"You must understand, l.llly, tnai I
don't allow any nonsense," she said,
with some haste.
"I see. You treat them all seriously?
Oh, Sylvia, you re worse than I
thought."
I treat them all like friends," she
returned la tones of dignity. "I suit-
pose you think I'm a tlirt. '
"I think youVe u puzzle, anyhow," I
replied, "tut how many of them are
content to be treated like friends?"
I'robnbly my cousin waa engaged In a
calculation, for she neither looked at
nie nor answered my ipiertion.
"Is It uot the case, Sylvia," I went
on, "that one after another they fall lu
love wilt you, proj-oM'. and are reject
ed?"
Her continued silence gave consent
"Whut do I'ricle (ieorge and Aunt
.Mary think alout it?" I inquired.
"Oh. father doesn't bother, and moth
er only says alio wishes I would tie
more careful. But I am careful. Billy.
I can't help .boys behaving foolishly.'
Tn afraid they can t help It. cither.
It strikes me, Sylvia, mat you are too
; sympathetic; you let them talk about
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themselves until they think that tliey
reany interest you, nnu men
"But they do Interest me.
"So do some books; but you've got to
chut . them up now and then. Sylvia.
l. ....... .
when a man begins to talk to you anoui
his troubles, stop him, unless you nre
prepared to sharo them till the end of
the chapter. My dear girl, 1 ve own an
ass myself."
"I'm cure you have, Billy," she re-
marked with such sweet gravity that I
had to laugh.
Yes, sylvia; and if I didn't know
yon so well I believe I should bo an ass
again. What yould you say If I pro
posed te you?"
"I should say It was very sudden, ot
course.
"Do you always say that?"
"Certainly uot. For often Ifs very
slow. Oh. you ve no idea, r.iuy. now
roundabout some boys nre. A girl may
have a suspicion of what Is coming, bnt
often It's all so vague that she she
oh vou know what I mean. It la so
difficult to know what to do sometimes."
Here she gave a little sigh.
"Now, I think it's tluio you were go
ing away. Billy." I e got some letters
to write replies, and so ou."
"Then I'll stop aud belp you. I know
the sort of replies you soud. MI Syl
via Wood greatly regrets that she U
unable to accept Mr. Blanks must kind
invitation to board aud lodging for the
or.
I "Hold your tongue! I suppose you'll
fer me In good time to-morrow
CTPnirig. The dance begins at !. Sonie-
noW i wish it didn't begin at all." shs
frowning slightly, as If struck by
disagreeable thought
"Afraid of meeting somebody?" I
csijed softly
pie did not reply
"is it the Hardy Annual?" I persist
ed, referring to Jim Hardy, a fine
voung fellow who had proposed to Syl
via regularly ever elnce she was 13. Sha
was now 23.
"Dou't call him that." alio said
be there to-morrow night
UU! Saul oyivin.
"It's a mercy he bus turned sensible
at last. I fancy he must have regarded
your refusal of last year as final, for
i had a note from hhii this morning
telling me he had made up his mind not
to come to tiie ball, aud ai;lug be to
five bis kind regards to my cousin
"He's in Manchester, lau t he.'" said
Sylvia, carelessly
"Yes, he's been there for nearly a
year. He was wise to fly from the
temptation here. Well, do you feel
I keener about to-morrow's dance?"
-Oh, ye. certainly of course."
I Something in her voice made me look
nt her more closely.
I "Why. Sylvia," 1 cried, "jouro like a
nttle ghost."
'.The hre seems to to have made
I the r-rooms stuffy." the stammered
Then she smiled. "Aleu t yon goui
uway, Billy
"I suppose rd better," I replied, ris
ng slowly to my feet It struck me
then that I bud uevcr s'cu my cousin
i(H,u bo lovely. And I realized that the
wound was uot eveu nearly. healed
"Can I ask you one tpiestlon, Sy!
vln?" I said, abruptly and huskily
No, pl.ate dou't, Billy," she whis-
pered
I said good-bye n:id left her, bur
when half way downvtaim a doubt
made me- retrace my steps. I bad not
fUStened the door, aud It opened nols
j,.tfs
Sylvia wiis sitting at her writing ta
ble, her face burled in her arms. With
out disturbing- her I learned what I
wautcd to know iiiul quietly departed.
On my way home I called ut the post-olli.-o
auil dispatched u telegram to
Manchester.
"Come to-morrow tight. Bill."
Next night 'I escorted Sylvia to the
ball but I was not required to see her
lunn. Philadelphia Bulletin.
A mixture of emery powder, swoet
oil and kerosene Is said to be excellent
j for cleaning the teeth of a saw.
FARMERS HAI3IITG FENCE POST.
Head?- Market far Commotlltr, AIm
for Railroad Ties.
Rnlalug fenct post for profit 'is nn
Industry that Western farmers art
finding remunerative and pleasant,
says the I'hlladelphia North American.
Tho demand for lumber has been get
ting greater each year nnd tho fann
ers have found fence posts lncrcnslni
much faster tn price than anything
that they have to sell. Therefore,
some of them have taken to ratwlnc
crops of posts and r.-ulroml tics.
Locust and cntalpa are tho favorites.
Sixteen hundred trues planted six fett ,
apart can be put j:i nil acre, If they
ait; to be cut when the proper size ftr
posts. The ground is opened up with n
lister, deepened with :i plow and, after
tho trees are Inserted, a furrow madt
with a common plow will cover tip tht
roots and start tha trees to growing.
Catalpa Is a rapid grower. It Is
adapted to more purposes than any
common species of woevt Ita light
weight when It comes to shipping It,
the freight charge, for tlio some rea
son, are about a third of thoeo for lo-.
cast or osnge orange Koing close-
grained. It holds a stanlo with tht
tenacity of a bulldog ami It will with
stand decay loLg-v thaji any other
known wood.
Another virtue of thu catalpa Is thnt
it cannot be killed by bWiw cut down.
On good soil posts ecu bo raised in alx
years. The wood uiy Ivj cut down a
of;en ns Is desired, aud yot the stum
will grow again, giving a good twiut In
quicker time than was originally rais
ed, fence meu say that calalpa list
been known to crow six Inches ou a
bright sunshiny day.
Hedge fences ara quite numerous Is
the West, the oaaso ornngo being tht
favorite upon the farms. Originally
the settlers objected tn them on tht
ground ttiat they sapped up too much
of the vital elements of the adjacent
soil, but experience h:w proved that
this is a fallacy, and nut only will aa
osake hedge furnish tho Iwst of fence,
but It will produce n larga crop of
trees suitable for potttu. As soon ns t
tree gets four Inches tn diameter, It
Is cut out and turned Into posts that
sell nt ?'J0 to $45 a hundred.
There is a ready market for both
the pouts and ties, and it la not far tt
seek. Tho railroads nil want ties, and
nre willing; to buy in largo quantities,
while there are enough unthinking or
uukrowing farmers to furnish buyers
for nil of the fence posts that can he
grown.
"Tbft Trailer Morale."
Bishop Joseph V. Berry, during rh
Methodist Conference's recent sessions
In New York, told a story In illustra
tion of the tender unvotes of tlit
wicked.
"It Is said," he began, "that when
the great Spanish marshal, Narvnei,
lay dying, his cor.fsa.sor asked him II
he bad any enemies.
"'No,' whlspi red, the marshal,
have none.'
"But tiie priest, reflecting on fa
stormy life of the dying man, repeal
ed:
"Think, sir! Have you no enemies?
None whatever?'
"'No,' wild the marshal, 'tone.'
"And ho added tranquilly:
"'I have F'lof Mumii alt.'"-
luu iluiy tor I on.
Ot lit the end of the pier the flsb
were tilting freely, and the Uy with tht
suu-burnt 110-.0 had just added anotheg
slx-ineii "ring perch" to hU string.
"I rr-e you are having fine pirt tola
,.,,-v i'v, my lad." said the stranger.
Sport!" ci n!c!iipt'.Hn;sly echoed the
boy. "It keel a me so blamed busy balt-1
lu' hooks n:i' striiigin' ii,a that I alnt1
havln a bit of fuu !"
. alllj .
That nigger's u coward!"
"Notjsuh, he ain't no cowa'd."
"You eald yourself thut he waa chlcV.
ea-hearted."
"All nlgguhs la cLWkeu-hearte
boaa." Houston Post
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