RLE'S CROSADB.iSSPrlts;
. ue -eitu, ana uiy girlish distaste for him. .. . .
T HMi MACCnFTTE CAJttT.
rAlkar of "Barbara I f eat h cot ft Trial'
. - Oveenk'i Whin," "The Starch -qf
Banl LyndhurU." -
, CBAPTKB XVII. A PLEASANT SfUFRlsE.
The next dar I had a delicious surprise.
We were sitting lo the orchard In-fore
the children's dinner; they had taken their
noonday lep early, and I had brought
them out again.
We were all huddled together on a little
grass hillock, for I was telling Holf and
Jojce a story; Kepgle was talking to the
flowers na bad gathered. He had quite a
little language of his own to supplement
bU scanty stock of words. I heard "gurgle-da"
very often, so I kuew he was
happy, my bonny boy, whom 1 loved bet
ter eTery day. All at once I looked up,
and there waa my beloved mhtress stand
ing by the little white gate watching us,
and she looked so pale and lovely, with the
sun shining upon her brown hair, that a
curious fear crowed me that she was too
good and beautiful to live. Why do we
alwaya say that, as though things of beau
ty were ran upon earth t"
"Kan, darlings, there Is mother!' I ex
claimed, atd Joyce gave quite a shout of
joy as aha raced down the orchard. It
was pretty to sea Reggie following her as
fast as bis fat legs could carry him. He
fell down, but picked himself Dp, still
holding bis flowers, and then thrust them
In his mother's face as she stooped to kiss
him. I detained Kolf by me until- Mrs !
Morton had greeted her little
ones, urn
she soon cam up to us, holding out hei
band to ma with such a kind look.
"How are you, Merlef But I need not
ask; yon are almost aa rosy as the chil
dren. How fat and well they look! Keg
gle Is lovelier than ever, and as for Joyces
and aba could hardly turn her attention
to Holf, who was regarding her with great
curiosity.
"Don't you wish yon were rosy, too,
Aunt Violet r" be asked, as she kissed
blm.
I thought she smiled a littleadly as shr
answered.
"My rosy-cheeked days are over, Roll
dear; I would rather the children had
them. Ob, I am so pleased to see the Im
provement in my little Joyce, Merle; sue
looks a different creature. You told mr
so, of course, but. I wanted to see hei
with my own eyes. You have Ix-eu
good to them all this time; oh, I know
that."
She sat down beside me on the hillock.
and lifted Reggie on ber lap, and Joyce
nestled close to ber.
"Is it not good of my husband, Merle, tr
bring me down here just for a few horns tr
see my children? tasked him last mylit
If be could spare me, and he promised
that we should come together. a art
going to Scotland to-morrow by the night
mall, and I could not have gone happily
without teeing my darlings."
"I am glad yon are going, Mrs. Morton;
you are not looking well;" for she had
grown very thin during these five weeks,
and there was an air of delicacy about her
that I did not like to see. "It is quite time
you should have some rest."
She looked a little amused at that.
"That Is the last thing I shall get In
Scotland. It we were going alnne, my
" husband ami I, there might be some prob
ability of getting a little time to one'a
elf, bat we are to stay with the Kgertons,
They an Terr gay people, and have a large
party for the shooting season. Lady Flor
ence; Egerton Is one of the most Incessant
talkers I know."
I did not like to hear this. If only she
could bare stayed In this sweet place
among her own people, she would have
been rested and refreshed.
She echoed my sigh merrily, for she
Seemed in excellent spirits.
"Don't be so dfixlous about me, my good
Merle. I have the best husband in the
world to take care of me, If I do fall ill,
Whlcn Is very unlikely."
Ob, tba blindness of an affectionate wo
man wbep her husband is concerned!
"I think t am very fortunate to be able
to leare my children so comfortably. You
are a tower of strength to me, Merle.
Now you will be quite happy to remain
here for another month or six weeks, uu
til we come back from Scotland?" looking
at me rather wistfully.
"Quite happy," I returned, frankly, "if
only I could give Mrs. Markham satisfac
tion, which I always fall to do;" for Rolf,
finding as dull company, had decoyed
Joyce down the orchard to hunt for a gray
rabbit they had lost, and I could speak
without reservation.
"Tell me all about it," she said, gently,
"lam going to talk to Adelaide, but I
should like your version first."
Ob, the comfort of pouring ont all my
llttlo grievances and worries into my mis
tress' attentive earl She listened with
auch patience, and though she said little,
one was so sure with whom lay her sym
pathy. "We must be rery careful, Marie. Ko, I
m not blaming you, you have done noth
ing wrong; bnt Adelaide, as mistress of
my father's house, needs a certain amount
of consideration from us. If she wishes
you to consult ber about the children's
walks and drives, I suppose we must give
In, for tba aake of peace: but do not per
mit any Interference In the actual man
agement of the children; use a little tact
when yon have to contest an order you
feel la not Judicious. Do not worry your
self If she blames you unjustly; whatever
Adelaide thinks of you, you are right in
my eyes. I will tell ber myself that I have
no objection to your taking the children
to Wheeler's Farm. Molly Is at good a
creature as ever lived, and I remember
how my father used to take me when the
other Molly, Hannah's mother, was alive,
and what treat It was to my childish
eyes to see her skim the cream In those
great yellow pans in tba dairy."
We aat talking in this way for some
time, and then Mr. Morton and Mrs.
Markbatn joined us. I thought she looked
little taken aback when be came up tc
ma and frankly shook bands. He hod
aver dona so before, but I had noticed
lately a growing Interest and cordiality in
hi manner to me. He was a cautloiu
man, who never let enthusiasm run away
with him. He would sift person tbor
onghly before ha manifested any degree of
liking; neither would ht Indorse his wifo'i
opinion of ma until I bad proven myself
worthy of his respect
It waa pleasant to hear him address mt
M Mies Feoton, and praise tba children's
looka. Ha stood talking lo me apart for
mm minutes, much to Mrs. Markham's
kagrta. Mo doubt aha had armed hersell
wlU a list of grievances, and waa highly
dlsBlsisd to and that I stood so high lo
Btf raptorer's favor. Prejudice la al
Wnyi. kard to overcome, and Mrs. Mark
Inv virliuK tlialuiA ...
1 n-a ... .,i...i .1... r , '
rt..fn7ni;
.....
1 "'""I, aiieruoou on mf
beach. My dear mistress accompanied
us arid shortly afterward Miss Cheriton
and Mr. Morton made their appearauce,
iiuuipauifcu uy jur. Jlawtry. He had,
ridden up to Marshlauds on business,
and had been decoyed Into an hour's idle
ness. What a pleasant time we had.
Mr?. Morton and I sat under tho break
water, watching the children help their
father as he built up a mlchty gaud fort
ress. To our great amusement, Mr. Haw
try worked too, while Gay assisted Kesris
to fill his bucket with smooth white peb
bles for the ramparts.
"Isn't Alick ridiculously busy?" laughed
Gny, as she passed. "I do believe he is
quite happy to Hud a spade in his hand
aiialn. And do look at Farmer Roger."
for she sometimes naughtily called him
by that name; "he Is working as hard as
lliouith he were amoug his haymakers."
I wonder if Mr. Hawtry heard her. for
he threw down his spade and came up to
us with a droll, ashamed sort ot look.
"I believe I am half a child still," he
said, throwing himself down on the gaud.
"I have often envied the little rogues dig
ging their trenches; they do seem to be
lieve in their own work. You are laugh
ing at me. Mrs. Morton, but yourown hus
band Is just as bad."
"If you knew how glad I am to see him
with the children!" she returned, with a
Silt Of llllslv smile. "X tin not tMiilr
grown-up people's play half so sensible. I
know Miss Kenton agrees with me, do you
not, fierier '
It was nice of her to draw me luto
conversation.
the
I saw Mr. Hawtry looking at me inquir
ingly, and I said, quietly; "I think the
best people are those who never outgrow
their childhood. We are apt to lauh ut
children," I went on, for my mistress was
near me, and I was talking to her more
than to Mr. Hawtry, "and yet their per
fect faith teaches us many lessons; they
have to contend with so great a difficulty."
"What special dlfliculty do you mean.
Miss Ken ton?"
"The difficulty of expression. Their
language does not allow of full expres
sion; their wonder bubbles over, but
tiiey find no word to convey their wonder
ment." "Miss Fenton is a philosopher," ob
served my mistress, softly. "We often talk
about these things, Roger" (she called
him Roger quite as a matter of course);
"thinking uloud is very pleasant In com
pany, sometimes."
"Miss Kenton seems to think to some
purpose," interposed Mr. Hawtry. I
"thought he seemed a little amused. "It
would be a good thing if sho could teach
other young ladies to be as unconvention
al nud useful."
I found this speech a little embarrassing
He evidently knew all about my theory,
and his words seemed to imply perfect ap
proval of it, but I was not sufficiently at
my case to meet his menniug half-way; on
tho contrary, I was rather provoked at
his breaking in on our conversation. I
made an excuse, nud went down to the
margin of tho water, where Miss Cheriton
and Reggie were playing touch-last with
the waves, and there we stayed until Mr.
Morton looked at his watch and gave the
signal for our return, and then we all
went home together.
On our way Miss Cheriton took me by
the arm, and said, merrily: "Wo are nil
going to have a nursery tea this evening.
Alick oud Mr. Hawtry are both coming
up. Don't you think you had better hurry
homo to prepare tor us, Merle?" for she
always called me Merle now.
I needed no second bidding, and leaving
Joyce In her caro, very quickly overlook
Hannah, and with Susan's help we had
goon arrauged the leti-table.
I thiuk everyone enjoyed themselves;
they would insist on crowdiug round the
tea-table, though It would hardly hold
them, and Mr. Morton teased his wifu
about an Incident in her childish days,
when she had quarreled with Adelaide
about some strawberry Jam at this very
table.
"I do love this old nursery, Alick," she
returned, plaintively. "It is a treat even
to drink out of the old blue cups again.
Nurse I'arfltt used to be so proud of the
old blue china." And after tea she took
her husband to see the cot where she and
(lay hud slept when they wero tiny chil
dren, and we could hear them laughing
together over the prints in the little black
frames. I had lo fetch something foi
Reggie, and I found them standing hand
in hand before tlie"Five .Senses." I think
she was telling III in somethhig that touch
ed him, for he was looking wonderfully
Interested, but there was a sort of pain in
his face, too.
Mr. Hawtry was on the window-seat
with Reggie, and his horse was ut the
door.
"Thank you for a very pleasant hour.
Miss Fenton," he said, holding out his
hand. "I think wo are all tho better for
an afternoon with tho children." And
then he and Mr. Morton went away.
My dear mistress took leave of its soon
after that, for they were going back to
town that evening. I could see her heart
was full as she bado the children good
bye, but she was very brave, and smiled
at us to the last.
Gay enme up to us by and by. She said
her father and Adelaide were dining out.
and sho meant to spend the evening with
us. I thought she looked Just a trine dull,
as though something had goue wrong
since tea. I wondered If she wero sorry to
have missed Mr. Rossller, who we heard
had called that afternoon.
Sho sat by me very quietly as I undress
ed Reggie, and listened to Joyce's prajcrs,
but when the children were in bed she
asked me to come with her luto the gar
den, as it was a sultry evening. Hannah
and Rolf were cutting out pictures to
paste in the scrap-book, and I knew I
rould snfelv trust them, and might in
dulge In on hour's enjoyment.
It was Just after sunset, and Gay pro
posed that we should go down to our fa
vorite seat in the orchard "that Is If you
ore not afraid of the dows, Merle," she
added; "bnt there Is such a pretty peep of
the corn-fields from there, and If the moon
rises early tho effect is beautiful." I was
too young and strong to be afraid of any
thing; so wo speedily found our way to
the orchard; followed, as usual, by Mnn
and Fidgets.
The sky was warm with that pink after
glow that follows the setting sun, nnd (lie
evening star was glittering near tho edgo
of a tiny cloud. There waa nu indescrib
able hush and stillness over everything,
as though nature were toklng sweet rest,
and her dreams were pleasant. All sorts
of fnlnt scents came to us from flowers
and odoriferous shrubs and hedtre-rows;
ear the hollow boom of
I ..vw..v.
very bilent at first: she sat
with an unusua;
abstracted air, and then suddenly roused
, up aud began to talk,
"Merle, are you very much ufraid
j people's opinion? I mean, do you
! yourself be influenced by them?"
"1 r-.m afraid not." I returned, rath,
surprised at this be,
inuiug; "I should
hardly be in my present position. Mi
Gay, if I had minded very much what rri
little world said of me.'
"I wish I were like you," she sighed,
"You are sostroug and brave; you carv
your own way through life so cleverly. I
never kuew I was guch a coward until
now. I do mind Adelaide's sneers
dreadfully. Oh! she can say such bitte
things; and then, I should hale to disap
point rather.
This was very ambiguous, and I waited
to hear more. She began again presently
'.Merle, should you not think I was
very uuilt persou to be a poor man's wife?
How astonished you look! Rut one mil
talk of such things sometimes, and I
never ppeitlc on these subjects to Ade
laide. Suppose I am not n bit in earnest
and am only talking for the sake of ai-gn
nient, still, you might give me your opiu
ion."
I hardly know, Miss Gny," I replied
for this was quite a problem to me, uu
how ore we short-sighted mortals to judg.
of any human being 8 possibilities? "Yo
seem to me to fit your present life exactly
you wear your existence as iightlv as
glove; your surroundings suit you as muc
as you suit them."
lira are quiie rignc, Merle; no one
could be happier."
"I should thiuk In any change of lot
you must suffer loss," I continued, trylii
to puzzle it out "unless," hesitating
"you became mistress of u houso lik
Marshlands; u house where there would
be plenty ami comfort, horses to ride mi
dumb animals lo pet, nnd a master vvh
wou.111 let you uo as you Iikc." 1 ilnl not
dare to make my meaning more nlaiu
but, of course, she guessed at once that 1
was alluding to the Red Farm and .Mr.
Hawtry, for she colored very mucli.
"Oh, but I know of no such place where
I could be happy. Merle," she said, liftln
her head a litile, aud her faco was full of
delicate scorn. "There may be corn and
oil, aud plenty of fat kino in Kgypt, but
ne may not want to go to Egypt nfter
all;" and then I understood that Mr. Haw
try was not In her thoughts. "Hut all
the same I should hnte to be poor," she
continued, petulenlly. "Fancy sayiu
good-bye to liounle my own dear Ronnie
and having to live in a shabby littl
house with a few feet of ground for a gar
den, nud to trim one's own hats, with
new gown about once u year."
"I ilo not think you would care for you
environment, Miss Gay." And I added
wickedly, not meaning It in the lenst.
"No man, however good, would be worth
such a sacrifice."
"I don't know about that," she return
ed, abruptly. "I suppose if one loved
person, one could be cnpablo of sacrifice,
but It must be the real tiling, and no mis
take about it; and how Is oue to be sure?'
And then she gave herself a little shake
aud changed the subject; but all tho same
I could see there wero tears lu her eyes as
she stooped to pat I.Ion.
(To b roritirfiffl,)
y Popular Science.
Temperature of Tkees. From
some observations recorded by If. L,
ltussel in tlie Ilotanical Gazette, it ap
pears that as a general rule the temper
ature of the interior of a tree is some
what higher than that of the air, except
during the warmer parts of the day, the
maximum temperature of the air being
generally between one and two p. m.,
and the minimum between six and
seven a. m. The comparative tables
show that heat is absorbed and radiated
more rapidly in the outer layers than in
the center.
r-xperimonts niiuio at a time when
the buds were Btvtincr. in order to de
termine whether the chemical action
earned on in the tissues gives rise to
heat, led t .) the conclusion that it ia
very doubtful whether the metabolite
processes, involved generate enough
heat to influence the ordinary thermom
eter. A curious difference, however,
was discovered in the wood of the cak
and pine in winter, the author having
found that the temperature of the pine
was lower than that of the oak at all
times except during the latter part of
the night and early morning. This is
attributed to the thick coating of tho
leaves on the pine preventing absorp
tion of heat bv the trunk, since the
larch, which has similar wood, resent
bles the oak rather than the pine in the
matter of temperature. The further
conclusion is reached that the. direct
absorption of heat is the main cause of
the high temperature of trees, and that
it is largely dependent upon the charac
ter of the bark, smooth-barked trees bo-
ing wanner as a rule, than thick-barked
ones.
Longevity of Elephants. The
joi'rnals of Ceylon have recently men
tioned the death of an elephant that
was well known on the island and had
licen seen by several generations of En
glishmen, He was called Sello and had
belonged to the last of the Kings of
Kandy. He was one of the hundre.l
elephants that were taken by the English
(iovernment in 1815, when the Kandyan,
Dynasty was overthrown. Atthisepoih
the elephant was said to be fifteen yeais
old. I f this if correct, he died a natural
death at the age of eighty-nine years.
Relation of Plants to Noil. Mr.
C. Ville, in a paper read before tho
Academy of Sciences of Paris, shows
that the composition of the soil influ
ences plants in five principal characters,
viz : The stature, tho color, the amount
of Caroline and chlorophyl and the quan
tity of vegetation. A table is given
showing the difference In stature and
color of plants of the common hemp ac
cording to the manure used, from which
it is evident that this plant flourishes
least iii soil without manure, next in
manure without potash and in mauuro
without nitrogen. The absence of limn
i:u(t phosphate in the manure in tl
case of hemp did not interfere so larg.
!; with the color and stature of tl.
iiaim. It would appear, therefor
that rich manure is essential, at leas
to the development of foliage.
,Vn:i crritE of Pll.l'V Fl:t its; To
the Annals of Botany .Mr. J. IS. Farm,
contributes an article in which. aft
pointing out the very different source,
. (' . I ....t.. :.. .'.-if. .. ... .
Di u.v iiuip in uiiirreni irinis, lie gives
!i-tH,i;-d descriptions of its mode of for
r4Ui.n in tiie clde. dulcamara, black
berry and ivy. J he term berry
usually applied to fruits in which t!
pulp or succulent tissue is derived
from the pericarp, but in Ilaphnermez
c-reon it is formed not only from the
pericarp, but from the outer integ
ment of the seed also. In Citrus it is
due to hairs which spring into the ovar
ian cavities and become distended wit!
fluid. In Vitis and Solaiium huleaii.ar
the pulp is formed partly from the pi.
centa and partly from the pericarp. I
the latter, after fertilization of tin
ovary, the cells of the placenta grow
cut between the seeds, so as to giv
them the appearance of being sunk i
it, mid this growth is continued unt
met by a siuiiliar growtn from the peri
carp, so that the cavity of the ovary is
then lilled up with pulpy tissue. The
outermost layer of cells of the ovulii;
also undergo a change, their inner and
tide walls becoming lignilied and the
outer wail becoming mucilaginous and
forming part of the mucilage of the
pulp, just as it dues in linseed. The red
color of dulcamara berries is due to the
appearance of a large number of chro-
moplu.stids derived from the chloro
phyl granules. At the same time Ilia
this formation takes place the starch iu
the fruit becomes changed to sugar.
Indications.
"White specks appearing on the nails
may either be considered to indicate
good luck or that the person so affected
lias told a laisciioou. I lie appearence
of a white, foamy spot on the surfuc
of a cup of coffee or tea indicates
"money," and should be immediately
swallowed intact. Whoever reads epi
taphs on tombstones will lose his mem
ory. To rock a cradle when empty w
entail an injury upon the child who
should occupy it. To eat while a bell
is tolling for a funeral causes toothache.
If a child is permitted to look into a
mirror before it is twelve mhntlis ol.
wiil grow up proud. AVlun children
play soldiers on the roadside it forebodes
the approach of war. Any one who is
about to move into a new house sliouh
send in beforehand bread aud a ncv
broom. When a stranger enters ;
room iiesliould be permitted to sit i
only for a moment, as he otherwis
takes away the children's sleep will
urn. Owls hooting in the i.cighlmr
hood of a house are ominous of death
A man whose teeth are far apart wil
seek his fortune in some distant l.md
ic crowing of alien indicates approach
ing disaster. lien a mouse gnaws
,'oun misfortune may be expected
- Xew York Herald.
The latest Petticoat.
The latest petticoat is straight from
iris a id is untrimined. It is simply a
well-shaped skirt that looks as if it
were made of leopard skin, but it is ii
reality a brocaded silk representing the
skin of the wild beast. Jt is pleasantly
warm to wear and has a barbaric look
frightful to the smart giri who likes
to imagine that she can have a sweet
heart brave enough to go out and kill
wild animals, the skins of which she
may use to keep her pretty self warm.
Women today are just as fond of think
ng that men are brave and capable of
manly sports as they used to be sure of
it before the dude, the monocle and the
absinthe cocktail were in vogue.
Peculiarities of Knrs.
Small and thin ears usually denote
delicacy and refinement, and abnormal
ly largo, thick ears are associated with
a sensual and coarse nature. As ago
ncreases the ear becomes more angular
and marked. From our youth upward
the ear does not receive much considera
tion.
Iteside the peculiarities of shape, the
ar may be large or small, protruding
or flat, and straight or sloping. Some
ars have pointed tops, while others
straight. J 'all Mall (Jazette.
Air Castles.
Practical men look upon visionaric3
with pity and contempt, and yet the
earners of rose colored dreams are the
appiest people the world contains.
Among all the inventors aud dis
coverers on earth, there is none so for
tunate as he who can fashion out of tho
air an elysium of his own, believe in it
and live on it. Hard common sei.se
may sneer at him, bat if it cannot dis
lodge him from his castle in the clouds
the visionary has tho best of it. New
ork Ledger.
Waste-I'npcr Musket.
Select a pencil basket of a pretty shape
ind sizeUhe effect is not as good if the
basket is too large). Una a ribbon about
two inches in width around the baske
just above the middle band, letting i
pass between the slats over and undei
Iternntely. Having passed tho ribbon
around the basket, tie a handsome bow
on one side. The ribbon ma" be of any
dor preferreiL Light olive has a pret-
effect. To gild it, it is necessary
ily to buy a little gilt at the drug store
and a bottle of medium or gold paint
liquid.
KISSES.
( A la Romeo and Juliet. )
A nrnmitmnf r.htru,.ian .alio flu. !.;. ((
elegant disseminator of disease." Ho says,
luver is spreau uy it, so are lung diseases."
He mailltalllR t.hht. if tha blcuirfr...f..m
driven nut. of t.lin LinH o l a ..u,,a nnn
tonth of one per cent, of human lives " which
"i - iuv ouuiiuiuu. oui, upon me Knai lea
and sapless vagabond ! Evidently kisses are
not for such as ho. and tho old fox
grapes are sour. Let him devote himself to
making our women healthy and bloomuif
that kisses may bo kisses. This can surely
bo dono bv Mm un nf llr Pitu.no., T.-n.rAH
ite Proscription which is simply magical
vuiiuS ui.-w-.um-3 pecuuar va iemalcs,
After taking it for a reasonable length of
time t.hnrn will Iva nn mr.t-n li-n..n,ln;..
backache, bearing-down sensations, nervous
prostration, general debility nnd kindred
ailments. "Favorite Prescription " is on
invigorating. IWibknitivn tnnin or.l
regulator and promoter of functional ac
tion at that critical nnriori f ),,,
from girlhood to womanhood, it is a
to Take.
Bilious
,.. ,'n"laiea
Headache, Constipation,
deranirements
lae sioinaco ana Dowels.
LABOR NOTES.
Getting Together.
Slowly the people of this country
ure beginning to see that the three gen
eral questions of money, transporta
tion and land are those which are com
ng up for discussion and decision
overn ment loans at a low rate of in
terest is the answer to the first Gov-
rnment ownership of railways and
telegraphs answers the second and the
exemption of a moderate homestead
to each family from all taxation, exe
ution, or other processes of law settles
the third.
Then, the producer of wealth would
he protected in the possession of the
i runs oi ins ton, labor would reioice
md peace nnd contentment revisit the
mines of our anxious and careworn
mothers and fathers.
(Jet right on these three questions
)r are you too old to learn ? Kansas
Commoner.
The Ideal Dollar.
"We are told "that a dollar will buy
more now than ever before." We are
sorry that it is true. AVe know that as
the purchasing power of the dollar in
creases, the chances for (rettimr the dol-
ir decreases.
This may sound like an old fogy idea,
but to prove the proposition and show
ou how our Plutocrats want tho pur
chasing power of the dollar, I intro-
uce the following from the New York
Tribune: InSiamyoti can get good
board for forty-six cents a week, and
this includes washing, the use of two
servants to run errands, tickets to
shows, three shaves and all the cigars
you can smoke. This sounds delight
ful until you learn that it is almost nn
ossiblo to earn tortylive cents a week
i Nam. l'rogressive i aimer.
Too Old lor Us.
One enthusiast says, the warehouse
heme is a good one. because it was
used in Egypt in the time of Moses.
ertamly, and the old l-.gyptiansputthe
iborers to tasks, building pyramids
id tombs for kinirs and nabobs. These
ings and nabobs now enlighten living
progressive America in circus, side
shows and dime museums. This is not
our year for taking advice from I'haraos
of 3,000 or , 000 years ago. Chicago
Express. I
The Battle of The Weak.
Xew York World: Up in the mininp
regions of Pennsylvania 1,(500 hard
handed, grimy men are waging a bitter
nmitouf ivifll ilmir Qmtilmrnru II- 1c an
other example of the great duel which
the aortal raiIlHm.f tn.lavnnt.rn.lv in. !
vites but nrecinitates. The laborers are
always the weaker adversary, because
they must eat while they wait, and bread
does not grow by the black roadside.
Men with ritles in their hands, hired
by the capitalistic owners of the minca
are thic k about the mine lands, ready to
meet any trespassing on the grounds or
attacks on the "scabs" by a bullet.
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weakness against strength. But it isal3
a conflict of right against wrong ? it
win it must in the long run. Bti't ; tl a
is danger ahead in these strained feel
ings between the two bodies. Some day
something will come which everybody
will deplore. If justice could be done
tilings might be better.
In a Fix.
Congress is in the fix of the darkey,
who did'nt know what to do, and so
didn t do it. On one side are the cor
porations and monopolies who secured
for congressmen their nominations and
expect them to stand by their special
interests and priviliges. On the other
hand are the farmers and laborers whose
votes elected them, and whose votes can
leave them at home next time, who ask
for some relief for hard times for the
poor man. Heretofore congressmen
and senators have given the corporations
and rich men the laws they asked for
and have given the poor men taffy and
buncombe, and they are doing it now,
but with less confidence in the result
than usual. As long as farmers were
able to keep the wolf ten feet from the
door they seemed to think a little taffy
nnd buncombe sufficient pay for giving
their substance to millionaires, but now
that the wolf has his nose and fore feet
across their thresholds taffy is felt to be
too weak a diet for the emergency. It
has been the habit of farmers and
mechanics to sit idly by while the cor
poration machine ground out nomina
tions for them to vote, but they propose
to help run the machine hereafter.
Jeffcrsnnian.
If you get into the habit of always
letting your eyes attend to a thing first
you will avoid lots of embarrassing
tit nations. Suppose you have been
discussing Miss Belleville's hair, and
have commit ted the indiscretion of cal
ling it red, when a voice sounds close tit
your sine, wiuc.ii to your norror von
l,,illk on r(coKllizo Miss Belleville's
v.ui'e-why give a convulsive start, fl
confused snicker, and a compromising
gurgie oi nan iormcu explanation or
deprecation ? You will be wiser and
safer, and more graceful, too, if you
just turn your eyes to see if it is Miss
Belleville. If it is, your complete reposo
may make hei think she didn't hear
aright, in case she did hear, and will not
Arouse her suspicions in case she didn't
hear. New York Star. '
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