GREAT MAN GONE
PEATH WINS THE STRUGGLE AT
HATFIELD HOU8E.
LORD SALISBURYJS HO MORE
End Cornea Peacefully to Former
British. Premier Unconscious to
the Last Member of Family Gath
ered at Hatfield House.
LONDON. Lord Salisbury died
poacoully at 0:05 Saturday night.
During tho past fdrty-olght hours tho
enA was seen to he Inevitable, tho
great frame of England's ox-prcmlcr
being sustained only by tho constant
tine of oxygen, which at last became
Ineffectual.
The village of Hatfield, which still
rolalns many features of tho feudal
porlod, was ftUod'wlth nnxlous real
dents awaiting mo news of his lord
uhlp's domlso. Tho great Hatfield
house, hidden behind tho screen of
plno trees, was lighted at every win
dow, and gavo no Blgn of tho ap
proaching fatality. Groups of watch
ors clustered under tho Elzabothau
nrch and of tho lodge gates anxious
ly Questioning each latest passer
from Hatfield house.
Finally tho news camo, whon n hat
loss servant ruBhed down tho grav
eled roadway saying as ho passed,
"Ho has gone," and then disappeared
in tho church. Soon thereafter Oio
boll from the tower abovo tolled slow
ly and tho villagers at tho street cor
ners uncovered In acknowledgement
of tho -mRslng of their nolghbor and
friend, England's great states man'.
Vis coll nt Granbornc, who now ns
b u m os tho tlllo of marquis of Salis
bury, Immodlatoly notified King Ed
ward and Quocn Alexandra, tho
Prlnco and Princess of Wnlcs and
others, including Lord Edward Cecil,
tho soldlor son of Lord Salisbury,
who Is now In Egypt, and whoso was
the only child of tho marquis absent
from the deathbed. Soon messages
of condolence began coming In and
tho llttlo telegraph offlco at Hatfield
was Bwamped with unprecedented
busnoss.
The deatn of Lord Salisbury oc
curred on tho fifteenth anniversary
of his entry Into a public llfo as n
member of tho house of commons for
Stamford.
When death became .Imminent tho
attending physician summonod the
waiting mombofs of tho family, who
gathered at tho bcdsldo and took fare
well of the dying man, who, however,
wa3 iinconRcjouH of tholr presence,
It Is understood that Lord Salis
bury recently oxprosscd ft wish to bo
burled bcsldo his wife at Hatfield.
A proposal will undoubtedly bo mado
to bury htm at Westminster abbey
but this will bo declined by tho rela
tives In accordance with Ills lojd
chip's wishes.
THE BEST BOAT WINS.
First Blood for American Reliance In
International Contest.
NEW YORK In a splendid twolvo
Ho fifteen knot breeze, ovor n wind
ward and leeward courso ot thirty
mllos, the gallant sloop Rellanco Sat
urday beat Shamrock III in command
ing stylo bv exactly nine minutes ac
tual time, or scvon minutes and three,
eocouds. after doducting tho one inln
tito and flfty-soven seconds which the
defender concedes to Sir Thomas Lip
ton's third chnllenger on account ot
Rellanco's larger sailing plan ns nt
present measured,
t It was a royal water fight for the
ftnclent trophy which carrlos with it
the yachting supremacy ot tho world,
and by a strange coincidence tho first
victory In tho cup sorlos of 1903 oc
curred on tho fifty-second anniversary
of tho day on which tho old schooner
America, capturod It in her famous
raco around tho Isle ot Wight. Rc-
llauce beat the British boat three min
utes aud twenty-four seconds In tho
thresh to windward and five minutes
ond thirty-six seconds in the run down
the wlud.
Prize Sugar Beet Exhibit.
OGDEN, Utah. H. O. Haveraeyer of
New Yorlc on behalf ot the American
Sugar Refining company, has offered
a cup valued at $500 for the best ex
hibit of sugar beets raised In the arid
or semi-arid regions, to bo shown at
the irrigation congress In Ogden next
mouth. Commander Booth Tucker of
tho Salvation Army will appear beforo
the congroas and speak on "Coloniza
tion." Advocates Evangelical Sermons.
WARSAW, Ind. Evangelical ser
mons In preference to lectures on
questions of tho day were advocated
for the pulpit Sunday by Rev. Robert
P. Coylo, moderator of tho Prosby
ted an general assombly, who preach
ed at tho blblo conference. He spoke
pf the evangelical spirit which per
vades tho Prosbytcrlan and othor
churches all over the world. Tho gen
eral topic was "Home and Foreign
Missions."
YACHT8 8AIL IN VAlN.
Reliance Gains Many Minutes In Drift
ing Match for America's Cup.
NEW VOrtK-rOne of tho blggost
crowds of sightseers and yachtsmon
that ovor sailed ddwn Sandy Hook to
wltnosB a battle for tho ynchting su-l
premacy of tho world, returned to
Now York Thursday night disappoint
ed because tho wind fallod, loavlng the
yachts disabled. Nevcrlholofin tho
crowd was Jubilant In tho conviction
that Sir Thomas' latest chnltongor,
llko tho two which had proccded It,
was doomed to return to England
empty-handed.
Tho first race for Atnorlca's cup
was declared off at tho turn when Re
llanco was sixteen minutes in tho load,
having gained that much In a fifteen
mllo drift. Of courso tho raco was
not absolutely cpncluslvo owing to tho
light and shifting character or tho air,
but in n fifteen mllo boat to windward,
a portion of which was nallod in a
driving rain, Rellanco Bhowod its
heels to Shamrock III In commanding
Btylo, and that, too, undor woathor
conditions supposod to bo to tho par
ticular liking of tho challenger. Fife's
latost creation has been heralded as
n wondor in light brcczos in windward
work, especially with a jumpy Hoa on,
while Reliance, In Its trials, had dono
Its best reaching and running in a
wholo sail wind. Yet today, with a
breezo varying from ono to twelve
knots and against a long ground
swell, tho defender outfootcd and out
pointed Shamrock III.
ROOT LEAVES FOR ENGLAND
Declares He Will Leave Cabinet Dur
ing the Winter.
NEW YORK.-T-Socretary Root sail
ed for Llvorpool Friday on Celtic, of
tho Whlto Star lino. Ho booh to Eng
land to act with Senator Lodge and
formor Senator Turner of Washing
ton as tho Unltod States representa
tives in the Alaskan bouudnry dls
puto. Beforo sailing he declared ho would,
according to his present plans, got
out of tho cabinet about the middle
of tho wlntor. Ho would not dscuss
his future plans, except to deny that
ho was going to nctlvoly enter politics
in this state.
With tho secretary wont MrH. Root
and Miss Ethel Root, w'hllo oa tho
samo steamer sailed Judgo John M.
Dickinson of Chicago, J. W. Foster
of Indiana, formor secretary of stato,
and Hannls Taylor of Tonnossoo,
formor minister to Spain, who, as
councillors for the Unltod SI at oh, wilt
present Its side of tho, (Maputo beoro
tho commission.
TURKS DEFEATED IN BATTLE.
Three Battalions of Troops Make At
tack on Insurgent Band.
SOFIA, ulgaria. A fiorco battle Is
reported to havo occurred in tho neigh
borhood of Monnstlr.
Tbxoo Turkish battalions attacked
1,000 insurgents and after tho fight had
raged for six hours tho Turks woro re
pulsed with tho loss of 210 men killed
and wounded.
The insurgent loss Is not glvon.
Reports rocoivod hero from Con
stantinople and bcllovcd to bo authen
tic confirm tb'a previous fUntomonts to
tho effect that when tho Trirkish
troops recaptured Krusliovo they
slaughtered the ontlro Christian popu
lation without exception, and It lo
pointed out that among those killed
wero tho employes ot tho government
tobacco establishments, which wore
under European control, ns tho pro
ceeds from theso establishments wero
osslgnod to tho payment of tho Turk
ish debt.
STRENGTHENS CHAMBERLAIN.
Death of Salisbury Contributes to Tar
iff Policy.
PARIS Tho death of Lord Salis
bury made consldorablo impression
hero. Although tho lato statesman
had retired from politics, tho fooling
prevails here that his dlsappoarnnce
will contribute to strengthen tho po
rtion ot Colonial Secrotary Chamber
lain, which circumstance is not
thought likely to promalo friend-
hlp between tho two countries.
Tho ability, prudenco and moderation
of tho former premier aro frankly
iccognlzed, though somo of his sar
castic utterances aro recalled. It is
acknowledged that while ho firmly, up
held Great Britain's interests, at the
samo time ho always strove to pre
vent a rupture vjlth Franco, and it is
admitted that tho Fashoda Incident
would have been far more clangorous
had anc other statesman been In pow
er. Massacre Women and Children.
LONDON. According to r- Bolgrado
dispatch to tho Dally Mall, tho Turk
ish troops, under tho protoxt of pur
suing revolutionary bands, havo de
stroyed tho villages of ArmonBka,
Arphrobl, Letschanl, Peckopanjo,
Noklazl. Zelnch, Patello and Banltza,
massacrelng tho women nnd children
Tho male Inhabitants fled to' the
mountains and joined tho lusurgouts,
who are especially numorous In that
locality.
SESSION IS OVER
ATTENDANTS AT G. A. R. MEET
ING 8TRIKE CAMP.
GEN. BLACK APPOINTS OFFICERS
Traynor Is the Nebraska Member oi
Council of Administration Reporti
of Officers Resolutions Euloglzlnj
General Miles.
SAN FRANCISCO. The national
encampment of tho Grand Army, of th
Republic closed Its thlrty-soventh an
nual session Friday afternoon, aftei
a protracted morning meeting. The
newly elected officers, with tho excep
tion of Junior Vice Commander Kcs
slor, who Is now on his way from tho
Philippines, were Installed.
Tho following appointments wero
announced by Commander-in-Chief
Black:
Adjutant General C. W. Partrldgo
of Illinois.
Quartermaster Major Charles Bur
rows of New Jcrsoy, reappointed.
Judge Advocate General James
Tanner of Now York.
Inspector General E. B. Wessen of
Iowa.
Council of Admlnstratlon Nebras
ka, Androw Traynor; Alabama, M. D.
Wlcker&ham; Arizona, George Atkin
8on; Arkansas, A. A. Whissan; Cali
fornia and Nevada, A. V. Barrett; Col
orado and Wyoming, U. S. Holllster;
Connecticut, A. C. Hendricks; Dela
ware, Samuol Worrell; Florida, Chas.
Donovan; Georgln, G. A. Sumorford;
Idaho, George M. Parsons; Illinois, T.
B. Scott; Indiana, H. A. Root; Indian
Territory, James Redfleld; Kansas, T.
H. Coney; Kentucky, Jacob Seibert;
Louisiana and Mississippi, C. C. Shuto;
Maine, Louis Wclblnz; Maryland, R.
S. Sunstrom; Massachusetts, J. W. S.
Harsey; Michigan, E. B. Fenton; Min
nesota, L. W. CollinB; Missouri, J. T.
ow; Montana, S. H. Hansell; New
Hampshire, I. H. Foster; New Mexico,
John R, McFlo; New York, James
Owons; North Dakota, S. K. McGln
nls; Ohio, A. A. Taylor; Oklahoma,
A. W. Taylor; Oregon, W. M. Ingram;
Pennsylvania, Thomas C: Sample; Po-
tomac, B. F. Entreken; Rhode Island,
J. ,T. Lenyon; South Dakota, A. B.
Nelson; Tennessee, N. Hacker; Texas,
R. M. Moores; Utah, W. W. Bostaph;
Vermont, A. C. Brown; Virginia and
Ington and Alaska, S. W. Clark; West
Virginia, O. B. Woodcock; Wisconsin,
Philip Cheek; Iowa, S. C. James.
Tho reports ot the various retiring
officers were adopted and a vote of
thanks glvon each for efficient service.
It was resolved to telegraph President
North Carolina. E. W. Fuller; Wash
Roosevelt the resolution favoring tho
pensioning of veterans of G2 years of
age, which was adopted yesterday.
Tho encampment unanimously
adoptod the following resolution, In
troduced by Captain P. H. Coney of
Topekn, Kan.:
Resolved, That wo congratulate that
splendid soldier, exomplary. command
er and patriotic citizen, General Nel
son a Miles, upon his attainment of a
distinguished and honorable retire
ment after a matchless record as a
soldlor of ovor forty-two years of
service, without JiiBt criticism of his'
official conduct, which began as lieu
tenant in tho Twenty-second Massa
chusetts infantry, progressing by the
brightest grade of heroic patriotism
from Manassea to Appomatox, during
tho greatest of all civil wars, from
1861 to 18G5 and Illuminating this rec
ord by his great military achievements
as a successful Indian fighter, and
again as a great ml tary disciplin
arian and organizer.
FEAR8 OF MORE MASSACRES.
Powers Very Anxious Over the Sit
uation In Salonlca.
CONSTANTINOPLE. The nmbaB
sadors ot the powors have again drawn
the attention of the porte to tho fears
of massacres at Salonlca, and havo
demanded the adoption of Immediate
and effective measures for tho pro
tection of the foreign consulates and
tho subjects of the various powers.
Letters received hero from Uskub
say there Is evidence there of a great
feeling of unrest. The mosques fvb
guarded by troops, and It is feared
they may be attacked.
Servian refugees are arriving at Us
kub from Dibra, having tied from that
place owing to tho fear ot a massacre.
Tho Albanians In that district have
burned a number of Bulgarian vil
lages. In Chinese Famine District.
LONDON According to mall ad
vices from Hong Kong, missionaries
returning from tho famine district In
Kwangsl province, south China, report
that conditions thero Improvod. The
harvest had commenced and tho free
distribution of coreals had ceased in
many places early In July. It was ex
pected that neoB33lty for further dis
tribution of food would disappear en
tirely In a fow weeks.
THAT CANAL PACT.
It 'Is Rejected by the Senate oi
Colombia.
WASHINGTON A cablo dated
August 12 has beon received at the
Stato department from Minister Beu
pre, at Bogota, saying tho Panama
canal treaty has beon rcjocted by the
Colombian senate.
President Roosevelt was Immediate
ly advised of tho news, Mr. Boaupro'6
telegram being forwardod to Oystei
Bay.
Llttlo additional Information coot
cernlng tho action of tho Colombian
senate could bo obtained at tho State
department and Mr. Adee, acting sec
cretary, would not indicate what
course tho government was likely to
pursue.
It will be impossible for President
Marroquin to again submit tho treaty
to tho Colombian congress in its pres
ent form, as tho senate, having re
jected It, cannot ngaln come beforo
that body except by Its own vote.
President Morroquln, howover, can re
submit tho treaty with slight amend
ments to tho senate and thus reopen
tho canal debate. It is believed at
tho Colombian legation that President
Marroquin will adopt some such
courso.
Dr. Herran, the Colombian charge
d'affaires, has received an official ca
ble from the Colombian secretary of
stato dated August 13, containing tho
briof announcement of tho senate's
rejection of the treaty on the day pre
vious. The reason given for the rejection
ot the treaty was tho alleged encroach
ment on Colombian's sovereignty
which it was contended would result
from tho treaty. This information
was contained in a dispatch received
by Dr. Herran, the Colombian charge,
from Foreign Minister Rlcos at Bo
gota. Tho view taken by the senate was
at variance to that held by tho gov
ernment of Colombia, which felt sat
isfied whon It submitted tho, treaty
that thero would bo no loss of Colom
bia's sovereignty If the treaty was rat
ified. Incidental to the general question
of sovereignty was that of tho leaso
of the strip of land through which the
canal was to bo constructed and tho
debate in the senato indicated that
this was regarded as paramount to a
sale of tho land and therefore objec
tionable. When tho treaty was sub
mitted to tho senate by the commit
too to which it had been referred,
seven of tho senators favored It with
certain amendments.
COLON, Colombia The rejection of
the canal treaty by the Colombian
senate has produced a tremendous
sensation on tho Isthmus. It was gen
erally believed the treaty would pass
with somo modifications'. Thero Is
reason to supposo tho majority of tho
members of the senato regard tho
Spooner amendment to build a canal
by tho Nlcaraguan route if tho Pan
ama routo was rejected as a mere
threat on tho part of the United
States. They are convinced that the
Nlcaraguan project is imposssiblo and
that tho Unltcl States will again deal
with Colombia.
Russian Demands Presented.
CONSTANTINOPLE The Russian
Llomonds on Turkoy, growing out of th"
recent murder of the Russian consul
at Monastir, M. Rostkovskl, were for
mally presented at tho Ylldlz palace
yesterday. Notwithstanding tho warn
ing which Russia addressed to tho Bui.
garlan government it is generally be
lieved here that tho Russian naval
demonstration In Turkish waters will
dangerously encourago tho Macedoni
ans, who, it is asserted, will Interpret
Russia's action as being the first step
towards intervention in their behalf.
More Rioting In Crotfa.
VIENNA A fresh outbreak of riot
tng has occurred in Crotla. At Za
creslo, upon the occasion of the cele
bration of the birthday ot Emperor
Francis Joseph today, 1,000 peasants
gathered in the town and destroyed
a Hungarian banner. The rioters were
resisted by the gendarmerie, who shot
three men and wounded many others.
'At Komesina the peasants pillaged
stores and killed two persons.
Longest Fence In the World.
Helena, Mont. Tho fenco about the
Fort Belknap reservation, which Is
foity miles long and sixty miles wide,
ht.B been .finished. It probably is the
longest fence in the world and has
taken years in building. The plan Is
to protect the flocks and herds of tho
Grovcntres and Assinlboines from in
trusion, as well as to keep them froir
straying.
Millers Favor Reciprocity.
FARQO, N. D. At a meeting of the
millers of North ' Dakota and north
western Minnesota held here, resolu
tions were adopted favoring reclproc
'ty between tho United States and all
tho countries importing American
flours.
The resolutions also endorsed the
action taken by the Millers' National
federation convention ueld in Doirolt
favoring reciprocity between the
United States and Canada.
t-M ! I i 1 i 8 1 IW tit 8 I Ht"
I : THE Live STOCK MARKET. j
', ; Latest Quotations Trom Soutti
Omaha and Kansas City.
iitiiitumn umiiumi'
SOUTH OMAHA.
CATTLE There was rather a light rur
of cattle nnd tho general market could
be quoted fairly active and steady to
strong on all desirable grades of killers.
There were only a few cars of corn-fed
cattle on sale, and the steers commanded
steady to strong prices. As high as J5.30
was paid. The better grades were all in
good demand, and could be quoted strong,
and even the less desirable kinds sold
at fully steady prices. The cow market
did not show much change. Buyers took
hold fairly well, and everything was dis
posed of at Just about steady prices. The
prices paid looked about steady with the
close of last week, the decline of the early
part of (the week having been regained.
But for the late arrivals an early clear
ance would have ben made. Bulls, veal
calves and stags have been selling In Just
about the samo notches all the week.
Thero were practically no stock cattle
on sale at the opening of the market,
but several cars came in late. Western
grass beef steers wero very scarce, but
In view of the limited supply of 'corn
feds tho market could safely bo quoted
strong on anything at all desirable. The
market for tho week Is also a little
stronger. Range cows, sold about steady,
and stock cattle were certainly no moro
than steady.
HOGS Thero was a small run of hogs
and as the local as well as the shipping
demand was in good shape, the market
opened fully a nickel higher. The ad
vance applies to both light an heavy
weights. The heavy hogs sold largely
from 15.10 to J5.20, medium weights from
J5.20 to 13.30 and light from $5.35 to 15.50.
The top price was paid for a very fancy
load, and while they sold 10c higher than
yesterday's top they were better than
anything ottered on yesterday's market.
Trading was not very brisk today, as
packers wre slow to pay the advance,
but still the bulk was disposed of in
farlly good season.
SHEEP Quotations fo r grass stock:
Good to choice lambs, J4.75S5.Qp; fair to
pood lambs, J4.254.76; good "to choice
yearlings, J3.4&S3.65; fair to good year
lings, J3.25-ff3.40; good to choice wethers,
t3.10S3.35; fair to good wethers, J2.90-3.10;
good to choice ewes, J2.402.85; fair to
good ewes, JZ.25&2-40; feeder lambs, J3.60
84.23; fecdor yearlings, 13.25S-3.50; feeder
wethers, J3.0033.25; feeder owes, J1.502.5Q.
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLB-Corn fed cattle active,
strong; wintered westerns higher; quar
antine stuff strong; common light dull;
stockers and feeders slow; cows steady;
cholco export and dressed beef steers,
J4.70S5.35; fair to good, J4.1O04.7O; stock
ers and feeders, J2.5OS4.00; western fed
steers, J3.4O04.75; Texas and Indian steers,
J2.3O33.40; Texas cows, i.75U2.60; native
cows, J1.604.00; native heifers, J2.00S4.75;
canners, J1.25O2.40; buIlB, J2.00Q3.00; calves,
J2.00S5.50.
HOGS Market GftlOc higher; top, J5.90;
bulk of sales. J3.45S5.70: heavy, J5.20
C.52i: mixed packers, 15.42V.S5.75; light.
J5.c:'.4fr5.90; yorkers, J5.8OS5.90; pig, J3.C0
?5.5.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Market strong
and dctivc: native lambs, J3.15S5-23; west
ern lambs, 13.00(05.15: fed ewes, J2.OS4.00;
Texas clipped yearlings. J2.50S4.10; Texas
clipped sheep, J2.4OS4.00; stockers and
feeders. J2.20S3.5o!
JAPAN HAS EYE ON THE' CUP
Navy Commander Says HIb Country
Will Get It.
NEW YORK. If Lieutenant Com
mander Isam Takehlra of tho im
perial Japanese navy can carry out
his plans, Japan will have a yacht in
tho next contest for tho American cup.
The commander, who .came here to
see' tho struggle botwecn Shamrock
III. and Reliance, declared he would
Interest financial men in his countrj
to prepare at once for tho building of
a racer to enter the next international
races.
"We can build just as fine a boat
as either America or England,' he
said, "and you may be sure that at
tho next International yacht races
you will see tho flag of Japan flying
on tho winner."
BRITONS GIVE UP ALL HOPE
Don't Expect Shamrock to Win in
Any Sort of Weather.
LONDON.--All the press comment
here on tho Shamrock III.'s perform
anco ovldonces the growing convic
tion that sho Is Incapable of recap
turing the America's cup under any
weather conditions. Tho afternoon
paper's claim that Friday's abortive
race showed nothing of the respectlvo
merits of the two boats, but they ad
mit that the performance of tho chal
lenger did not fulfill the expectations
of her behavor in a light wind, and
say that Captain Barr seems to have
shown smarter seamanship.
In the Nation's Strong Box.
WASHINGTON, D. C Today's
statement ot tho treasury balances in
the goneral fuhd, exclusive of the
$150,000,000 gold reserve in the dlvis
ion of redemption, shows: Avallablo
cash balance, ?231,C2G,GC3; gold, $101
824,128.
Wants $30,000 for Boy's Death.
SIOUX CITY, la. Ed C. Williams,
a live stock commission merchant,
lias sued the Sioux City Gas & Elec
tric company and the Sioux City
Traction company for $30,000 dam
ages for tho death of his llttlo son,
Carl, who on July 5 was killed by o
live wire. Tho death of tho boy was
aiost tragic. The little fellow had
gone out on a vacant lot to gathei
flowers, and came in contact with a
live wire.
GENIU8 8H0WN IN BEGGING.
Why Work When You Can 8ecura
Good Money Without ItT
It Is hard to boat tho beggar game
In Italy. A fleet-footed urchin grab
bed a girl and bounded llko a chamois
ovor an Intervening short cut, head
ing us off at tho next turn. He and
hlB maiden fell into a fox-trot by the
Bldo of tho carriage.
"Look, noble gentleman 1" ho began,
look, beautiful ladyl Seo tho llt&o
ragazza -tho poor glrf-havo pity n
horl See, noblo signor you can not
refuse to glvo her something your
heart Is too good you are too gen
erous, too noble, too handsome, to re
fuse. Havo pity on her dreadful
state, for look she has on gray eye
and ono black ono!"
Wo stopped ho carriage. It was
true. Tho maiden had indeed partt
colored eyes, In addition to which she
rejoiced in a most appalling squint.
I gave her ono copper.
Hereupon hor escort set up a howl
at being ignored.
"But why should you havo any
thing?" I asked.
"You ought to give irte two cop
pers," he replied with a twinkle, "for
I havo two black oyes, and she has
only ono."
I was vanquished. I gave him his
two coppers. I don't believe in beg
gars, but I think ho earned them.
Argonaut
NATURE'S USE FOR FLOWERS.
All of Them Serve Properly Appointed
Purpose.
Dr. Andrew Wilson writes: "If wo
assumed that flowers ' were merely
evolved to gratify human senses we
should be entertaining a woefully lim
ited view pf nature. Tho botantlst
will tell you that everything about
a flower is meant to favor one end.
That end is the production of seeds
and tho propogation of tho species.
The colors of flowers nay, even tho
little splashes of a hue Or tint seen
on a petal are intended to attract
insects that they may carry off tho
fertilizing dust, or pollen, to other
flowers of the same, or near, species
and thus insure a sturdier race as
the result of cross-fertilization. It is
to this end also that your flowers aro
many of them sweet scented. Tho
perfume Is another kind of invitation
to the insect world. Tho honey they
secrete forms a third attraction tho
most practical of all, perhaps. Then
the arrangement of the flowers on tho
stalk, tho times of opening and shut
ting of the flowers and the position
of tho stamens and pistils, aro all so
many features whereby nature I& giv
ing each plant a holp on the way."
The Forco of Example.
A. gentleman who has just returned
from Guatemala vouches for this par
rot story. A good woman of tho city
had a bird which she prized highly,
but It had ono bad habit. Whenever
sho came.-in in the morning tho bird
would ejaculate:
"Oh, I wish to tho Lord the. old
woman was dead!"
Sho confided to her minister and
he suggested sending hi3 parrot over,
adding that by association the lady's
bird would learn nice phrases.
A day or two later, when this
woman entered the room, her parrot
ejaculated, as usual:
"Oh, I wish to tho Lord tho old
woman was dead!"
Whereupon tho minister's bird
cocked Its head to ono side and fer
vently added:
"Tho Lord hear our prayer! ,
Beauteous Summer.
Earth has doffed the bridal raiment
which her virgin form arrayed.
Fairer far the graceful mother than tho
shy and trembling maid;
As the Iris to the bluebell, as the heather
to the ling,
As the sunshine to the twilight, so Is
summer to the spring.
Golden on her golden bosom Is tho wav
ing of the corn.
Bright and flaming red the popples that
hor comely waist adorn,
And sho weaves the thousand emerald
tints that play among her trees
Jn the brilliance of the banner sho is
fluttering to tho breeze.
There's a honeysuckle garland bound
about her shapely head,
Sending down Its scented tendrils with
her neck and breast to wed,
And the roses and carnations In her tan
gled tresses meet
As they wind about her body on the way
to kiss her feet.
Now she knows no thought of sorrow,
and her onty uttered sigh
Is a breath of fragrant perfumo In a
rustllnir flld of rvn.
And sho laughs through every moment
of her sun-bespangled day.
Where her streamlets chase the pebbles
and her silver fountains play.
Told Out of School.
Tho infant terrible is always with
ns, and in making trouble runs a
close race with the wagging tongue of
scandal. Accompanied by her young
hopeful a woman was calling on a
friend who happened to live in one of
a row of houses of exactly the samo
appearance.
"The great objection to living in a
row of houses," remarked the hostess,'
"is tho liability ot .making a mistake.
Do you ever havo any difficulty, my
dear?"
"Oh, no," replied tho little fiend,
breaking In- unexpectedly. "Ma says
sho can always tell your house by
the dirty windows."
Found Curious Ring.
Frarfc Munroe, of Portor, Mass.,
has a curious ring which ho found
near Whitman lake. It Is of wood
and 1b in the form of a signet ring
with a sliver shield set in where the
seal should be. Diamond shaped
pieces of silver are also set In either
side of the ring.
Quite the Reverse.
Singleton "I say, old man, doesn't
your spending so much time at tho
club get you In trouble at home?"
Wederly "On the contrary, dear
oy, it keeps me out of It."
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