THE QIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME,
The duin of Free are food and baa,
And Flemish lip are wining.
And soft the naida of Italy,
And SpsUrli eyes are tbrilllnf;
Still (honnh I bask beneath their am ilea
ad my ht-art falls bark to Erln'i late,
Tu toe girl I left behind me.
For she's as fair as Shannon's side.
And puriT thnn its water.
But. she refn d to be my bride,
Though many a year I sought her;
Yet since to France I sailed away,
Her letters oft remind me
That I promised uever to gainsay
The girl I left behind me.
She aays, "My own dear love, com home,
My friends are rich and many,
Or else, abroad with you I'll roam,
A soldier stout aa any;
If you'U not come, nor let me go,
I'll think you hare resigned me,"
My heart nigh broke when I answered
"No,"
To the girl I left behind me,
flor never shall my true lore brave
A "life of war and toiling.
And never as a skulking slav
I'll tread my native soil on;
But were It free or to be freed.
The battle's close wonld find Bit
To Ireland hound, nor message need
Krom the girl I left behind me.
VICTIMIZED.
I had been at the Climax Hot
fyrUix for three days when the
Widow Hendricks arrived. I haul
engaged quaru-r for a month. In order
to 1k!I the rheumatism oat of my sys
tem, and there were a hundred other
gueata booked In like maimer. The
Springs were Derer a fashionable re
sort, but you will always find a lot of
people there who are financially solM
I was on the veranda when the widow
drove up In the 'bus, and I slaed her
up as followa :
"Age, about 27; flue figure; second
year of widowhood; hajdome fare; In
telieotual and entertaining; probably
got at lesftt $.10,000 life Insurance when
Hendricks shuffled off; she'll do to cul
tivate."
I was a bachelor, you understand, and
at UVrtr to dirt, uuUe love or marry
It was said that 1 was a good-looking
liacbelor, and though I was bothered
with rheumatism In my left knee uat
then It dklu't interfere materially with
the grace of my carriage. 1 fiaWeired
tuytteif that I attracted the widow's at
tention, and was glad to note that sev
era! other bachelors or widowers were
a bt jealous of me. We got her bris
tory, or rather a few details, from one
of the hotel clerks. Khe. tu worth half
a million dollars, and lived In Cladn
oatf. Her siwter and brother-in-law
would appear later. She had twinges
of rheumatism In her left knee, and
would take a few bathe before sailing
for Europe to be gone a year.
Kor two days the fair young wldorw
avoided imi; but on the third day, to my
great satisfaction, she win given a seat
a tuy table In the dlutng-roouj. Not
only that, but next to me; and be had
not given the waiter her order when I
Introduced myself and managed to add
a few honeyed words to please her aelf
eHteein. She gave roe her name In re
turn, and the fact that we were both
Buffering from rheumatism In the same
knee served as a bond to draw na to-
atwther. I admired her from the start
by tlie tuiie her pouched egg wus
trouifht I thought I could love her; be
fore her coffee was gone I bud deter
mined to marry her or perish In the at
tenipt For two days I had the widow
Hendricks to myself, and I was so self
ish that I would not Introduce her to
any p.tble rivals, even though they
go In the way a down times per day
She gave me to understand that she
was glad I was at the Hprlngs. She
bad Inquired alout roe, she said, and
found that I was a man above reproach.
I was getting along swimmingly,
when the widow gnve me a sort of a
throw-down. That la, she gave four or
Ave others opportunities of Introducing
themselves; and owe afternoon I found
ber promenading the veranda on the
arm of old Jones, the man I dcwplNcd
above all the other gueata. He was a
merchant from some place or oHher,
and prolb!y a very nice man, but I
despised blm because It was rumored
that he was a widower who wauled to
get married again. I chided the widow
for walking wllh Jone and for talking
nJ Votilen rlrt s ytinj squirt
of a ft-huw nixed JUttklim, and for
rbeaumtUin In the ankles; but she
squeezed my hand, and laughingly re
plied: "Ion't 1? goose. Of all the men
Lere 1 think you the nicest; but a wom
an Bin t render herself agreeable to nil,
you know. You just be a good boy, and
don't get Jealous."
She permitted alwnt a doxnn men to
cultivates her acquaintance, and while
I was Jiwloiis of each and every one
and ached to bang the hends of the
wbole I yet took a grim lot of pleasure
In the feeling that I wua bona of all. and
bad tba Joker lu my hand. I even Intro
duced to her two or three, parties, In or
der to have the satisfaction of pitying
them afterwards.
The women did not take kindly to the
widow Hendricks, nor did she cultivate
them While woman Is woman's worst
enemy, H takes a woman to correctly
slise up one of her own sex. Tlx? wom
en called Mrs. Hendricks superflelal,
flirtatious. coucet4ed, and all that. They
aim sold she was tricky, and but for
fear of the law would have eatled her
an adventuress. Perhaps some of them
did, to their husbands, but If n the bus
ixtdiin uUh vcie.l;
"Now, roy dear, stop right there Ton
are jealous of her good looks and fine
flgura, but don't carry the thing too far.
She has a right to amuse herself, and
that's all she's doing."
The widow Hendr' 'k had no res
arm to mi dissatisfied with 1fcs ntton
tiens aba rocalvsd. ftha waa situ
areond which fourteen dlfferwiu stars
began to revolve aa sooa aa aha mad
her appearance on the veranda, and It
waa almost a fight aa to who should
escort her for a walk or lot the dialog
room. la fact, things we so far that
I got mad. and perhaps I should have
paid my Mil aad suffered on with the
rheumatism had she not sent for me to j
join her in her private parlor. She
knew I waa put out, and she squeesed
my band and aat down eluae beside me,
and began:
Now, George" (for the Brat time).
"you are angry at Hie. aad I caa't tell
you how grieved I ant. I know yoo to
be the dearest flkiw la the world, and
to prove bow much I H e you I an go
ing to ask a great favor of you. I d die
before I'd ask k of any other man oa
earth. George" (squaws), "will you
grant it? There Is no one about aad I
think you may may- "
I biased her, of course. That waa
twenty years ago. but 1 rameanDer ii
yet. It waa a long, linger!" hies oa
the check, and I AM not feel my rheaj-
matktm for three days after. Then I
told her to ask me for my horse, my
dog, my raaor, or my fortune, and 1
would break my neck to save her.
"That is like you, you dear old fel
low!" she said. "Wall, tba truth la
I owe my dressmaker about WOO I sent
Her a check for the amount before leav
ing home, but she sends H bach, an
wants the money. Yon hnow how queer
some people are; she probably never
cashed a check la her life. If yoo
could "
If I cmiM let her have fflDO la caah
she would ei press tt to her dreswraaker.
Why, of course! I bad transferred
)2.rxw to the local bank, and she a boo Is
have fnoe early newt forenoon. Didn't
she want-r00-eOf-l,OW?
"What a noble naaa!" she usnraaured.
When the bank opened next morning
I drew out an even fl.OtW, retorned to
the hotel, and banded tt to her with my
compliments. She smiled and laughed
snd called me pet names, trot when I
offered ta go wtth her ta tbe express
office she put me oT. I didn't spy upon
her, but I couldn't find out that she
went out alone that day or any other
day.
Next day after drawing the money I
wanted her to ga driving, but she bad
a headache. I wandered off alene. and
returned yuat hi thne to catch old Jonea
coming out of that private parlor, and
to see tbe widow ttttttng otit of the rear
door. I forced beck my suspicions,
deemed them nawerthy, and never
knew the worst until Jeaea owned op
to W. She bad sent fnr him tm ak a
great favor. h bad also aqaeewd Ms
band a hand like a hem and tbe old
Jay bad alas Imprinted a lefig, lraacrlns
kiss on her cheek. Kne hadn't worked
the dressmaker dodge en him; It was
IntereM due on a morga, and she bed
forgotten sll about It Jones was a busi
ness man. and maybe he susreeeted her
sending a check drawn on her own lo
cal bank; bnt If he did she tad some
excuse to ssttsfy Mm. At any rate be
lent her I'M) and had to draw on hie
own bank for more.
.. A dsy later the little widow tackled
that squirt of a Hawkins, smutrts don t
have ready cash as a rule, but this one
happened to have ilO.OOO which hud
come to htm as a legacy. He had been
fool enough to bring half of It with him
and band rt over to tbe hotel safe; and
though he tried to He out of It 1 he
lleve be was easy picking. When the
widow got him Into tlat private parlor
and called him FMsy and squeezed his
hand be went all to ptwea, and when
be was permitted to kiss ber peachy
cheek the Infernal kMo Just ached to
die for her. What she was after, how
ever, was cold cash. One of her lady
friends In Hoaton wanted a loan of
$2,0 for a week, and as tbe widow
didn't have tt by ber, and ye awfully
wanted to olJlge, she was compelled to
ask for a loan. She would give Fltxy
$1.',0)0 worth of diamonds to hold as
security having thetn In the hotel safe
but, of course, he wouldn't think of
such a thing. He ran down and got the
money, and was so tickled to be of
service that be would have stood on
his head If he had given the sign.
The millionaire bachelor with the
swollen ankles was the next victim.
His ankles were much bttter, but hia
heart was In a bad way. The wretched
Idiot, had fallen In love with the widow,
and he bad Just figured out to his own
satisfaction that he badnt one show In
a million, when a little pink note was
placed In hls'hnnd and he was almost
11 Med out of his chair. He was asked
to meet the widow In that same parlor,
and ho didn't lose any valuable time
getting there. As his first name was
Samuel I suppose the woman called him
"Kitmmy," and she probably squeezed
his hand and made as big a fool of blm
ns In the other case. He wouldn't be
confidential with rhe rest of us after
R was all over and we were comparing
notes, and so I can't tell what excuse
she put forward to Iwrrow money. He
owned up that be handed over $1,600
lu the long green, and would have
made It more hud It been asked for.
Taken altogether there were eleven
vkUuis. Oiw by one we entered that
private parlor to be made fools of and
plucked. The lowart sum received by
the widow waa $300. The highest sum
banded out waa that of FHay, who
threatened to commit suicide, but final
ly turned to cigarettes. The sum total
was a UnJu over 110,000, but ta casting
It up we dkl not mind the odd hun
dreds A quarter of a mile In rear of the
hotel was a sylvan grove aud a lake.
Uai o and every one of us was Invited
lo meet the widow beside the biLe on
a ct't-Utiu hour. We were on band to the
List man. Some of us walked around
and glared at each other, and some of
us sat down on the benches and smiled
knowingly to ourselves. The hour
passed, but Done of na left It waa
thrro tinvrs r fbj srrvinf.'
before any one waa suspicious, aad
theu wc moved to the hoM In a bod
to tad tbe widow gone. Baa had
a train at the very hour she waa ta
meet an, and with her had gone our
caah. Old Jones called her an adventur
ess and voted to pursue and arrest her,
hot w voted htm down by a large ma
jority, and decided not to make fools
of ourselves any further. In fact, we
decided to become liars instead, and
during tbe rest of our stay we boldly
denied that any of us bad cared any
thing for the widow or had lent ber a
dollar.
Five years later, while I was at as-
other spring this time a cold one for
the benefit of my digeatlon, a lady and
gentleman drove up one evening from
the atanioa, and I at once recognized
the widow Hendricks. She was Juat as
young and cute and pretty as ever, but
took tt t&at she bad been married
since I saw her last I didn't put my
self forward at all, bnt after supper she
ran across me on Hie veranda, and ut
tering a little exclamation of glad sur
prise reached out both bands and said:
'Why, Mr. Renfrew George how do
you do? Why! I uavent met you
since "
"Madam, I beg your pardon," I Inter
rupted, "but you seem to have inade a
mistake."
"But you are are George?"
"No, madam. My name la Boggs
Abraham Brs, Esq., dealer In grind
stones, green hides and guano."
'Aad yeu never lent me a thousand
dollars to pay my dressmaker?"
"Never! That Isn't Abraham Boggs."
"But you "
"Beggs, madam Bogga. I simply
happened to look like Mr. Renfrew.
who was probably some sentimental
Idiot, and your mistake Is excusable.
Try so mesne else, madam good-night"
RECENT INVENTIONS.
Metallic folding-beds are being made
with tbe hortsontal bars hinged In sev
eral sections to close up and draw the
footboard up to tbe bead when tbe bed
is not la use.
To indicate when a new bottle has
been tampered with a metal ball Is
hung from the cork by a thread, which
breaks as tbe cork Is pulled, allowing
the ball to fall to tbe bottom of the bot
tle. Hats are prevented from blowing off
the bead by a new fastener, which con
sists of a toothed comb, to be attached
to the under side of the bat brim and
Klidc op Into the hair, where It is held
by springs la the crown.
An improved eversboe has a re-en- j
forcemeat extending around the heel
portion with a shoulder Inside to en
gage the upper edge of the counter of
the shoe and prevent the rnbber from
slipping off. J
A Connecticut Inventor has patented
a bicycle handle which Is formed of a
single spiral spring of heavy alumini
um alley wire, the center of the coil
bulging outward and the ends grip
ping tbe liar to bold It In place. ?
Meats can be marked without stain
ing by a new device, consisting of
raised letters attached te a wire frame,
against which the meat Is allowed to
rest uatll an Indentation show, when
the meat Is dried aud hardened by
smoke.
Bicycle riders who smoke will appre
ciate a newly dexlgued pit which tuid
the bowl attached te a shield to be pin
ned on the coat, with a curved stem
which wakes it possible for the smoker
to use the pipe without touching it with
his hands.
An improved method of attaching the
collar and tie ta a shirt consists of loops
formed on tbe collar, tie and neckband,
through which a spring ring Is forced,
which extends nearly around the neck
under the tie aud prevents the slip
ping of collar and tie.
An Englishman baa designed an elec
tric fog signaling apparatus, which has
a large number of cartridge chambers
In a metallic disk, with a firing mech
anism ou one side of tbe disk to fire
a cartridge at stated lntervuln if a train
Is lu the block ahead of the signal, an
electric current operating the signal.
In a new French apparatus for rais
ing sunken vessels a number of cells
of calcium carbide are maintained on
board In such a position that gaa Is
generated aa soon as the vessel kinks
and stored N collapsible bags und;r
tbe decks, thus raising tbe ship I'uuitv
dlately, which might be the means of
saving many Uvea,
She Reared Her Husband.
Mrs. M idlnon Smith, who died re
cently, after passing the century mark,
many years ago enjoyed the dlatlnc
tlon, It Is claimed, of being the only
woman In this section who literally
raised ber h unhand. Old man Sin I ill
Is living yet He said that bis mother
died when be was but one day old,
and that be was given by his niaHter to
Miranda, another slave, to raise. She
acted as a mother to blm, ber own
baby having died about the same time.
In after years both being manumitted
by their master, they removed to the
North, and were married at Brooklyn,
St. Clair County, in ISM). Thoy have
lived happily together ever since. -Old
man Smith Is 80 years of age, and en
joys the esteem of all who know hint.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Onions and Complexion.
The finest complexions In the world
are said to be in the Bcx-muda. This
Is accounted for by tho fact that the In
habitants live chiefly on onions.
Mokel-ln-tbn-fllos.
A recently patented nlckel-m-theelot
machine polishes shoes, perfume ihe
cloubiiig, opens a mirror, and give tiie
user a stick of gum In one operation.
Mohammed's Tomb.
The tomb ef Mohammed Is covered
with diamonds, sapphires aad rubles
valued st $12,600,000.
If you must hare year ploturt taksa,
tor itvaven sam tM't
m Jf.a. TxM - I MUTIt-AflNQ DC AO BOUIC& .
i in. A '-Ur ,rr djk
An Intiptniivr atomizer.
This Is made by soldering In a pint
tin cup the device shown In the lower
part of the illustration. To tbe half
mon shaped piece of tin Is attached the
long rectangular tube. The short, round
tulie at rlffbt angles to this reaches al
most but not quite to tbe bottom of the
cup. The top of this short tube is oa
a level with tb bottom of the long one.
By partially filling the cup with any
kind of an Insecticide and blowing into
the long tube a fine spray can be cre
ated. Tbe little device Is not patented
and any tinsmith can make one. With
kerosene a small herd of cattle can be
sprayed for lice or to keep off files In
a very short time. For house plants
It Is especially adapted and convenient
Pure kerosene must be used very spar
ingly on either planta or animals.
Orange Judd Farmer.
Osford Down PneeBk
This is a cross-bred sheep, the prog
eny of nimpshlre ewes and Cotswold
rams. It is the largest of the so-called
"Down" breeds, the produce of the
Southdown rams with various Inferior
but generally heavier races ef ewes.
These were as a rule coarse, and un
thrifty in compariaon with the highly
cultivated sire. The face is not so
dark as tbe Hampshire, and some times
merely spotted or smutted, nor is the
body so broad or bcavy as that of this
larger animal. It is one of the best of
mutton sheep, and the lambs are excel
lent and thrifty feeders. In some tests
made at tbe Experiment Stations, thla
breed made the second highest scors
for dressed weight of carcass, making
over 60 per cent, the Leicester alone
surpassing it and making sixty-two
and three-quarters per cent It is an
excellent breed for crossing on com
mon range flocks, and Is hardy as well
at thrifty. It baa the advantage, too, of
making one of the best kinds of rams
for crossing on farm flocks or for farm
ers' use in Its pure-bred form. It is
remarkable for the depth of its fore
quarter, as shown in the illustration,
which Is a portrait of a first prlxe ram.
Its fleece la of the worsted claas, and
used for a large variety of fabrics
noted for their excellent wearing quali
ties. Tbe fleece averages seven pounds.
Avoid Kxtremes.
Extremes are dangurous. One claas
of farmers do not feed enough for
profit especially after grass la gone,
while the other claas believes In the
theory of "the more feed the more
product" Both sre wrong. An animal
may consume more food than it can di
gest making the product expensive.
Feeding depends upon variety. Too
much corn or ground grain In the sum
mer season will cause bowel difficulty,
and an excess In winter without the ad
dition of bulky material gives no corre
sponding benefit as it Is voided. Give
the snlmals a sufficiency, but not ex
clusively of one kind of food.
War with Oerniany,
The wbole suggestion of a war with
Oermany Is preposterous. Nowhere
ntslde of Germany Is the true German
character better understood and appre
ciated than In this country, and our
sure reliance for the continuation of
our friendly relatione rests on our
knowledge of the good sense and Intel
ligence of the German people, who
would be almost unanimous In their
protest against the mere thought of so
unnatural a struggle.
Oraftlnc Fecaas.
It Is a mistake Idsa that pecans will
pot grow and thrlvs on high land. It
I of ths same class and nacnrs as the
hickory, and will thrlvs on any Mil that
the hickory will grew on. Ths pecan
mar be successfully grafted on tbe
hickory by sawta the hickory stock
sturrLB spnATtsra dkvicb.
THB OXrOliD DO) SIIBKP.
iitiJ.
one to six or more !nebs In diameter,
after the sap has started, so as to allow
the bark to be readily separated from
the wood. Cut grafts while dormant
and keep dormant until ready for use.
Shape the graft about one and one-half
Inches in all on one side, and take off
the bark on opposite side Just so as to
touch the wood, and insert In tbe stock
by pressing It with the shaped side
against the wood and between the
wood and bark. Have the grafts about
six or eight Inches long, and mound up
to top. of graft with fine earth well
packed on. Exchange.
Value of Horse Manure.
Different valuations are given horse
manure, as It Is made from many dif
ferent subetanees. It Is estimated that
a ton of manure contains about ten
pounds of nitrogen, ten pounds of pot
ash and four pounds of phosphoric acid,
the value of which Is about $Z It will
be interesting for farmers who buy
manure to consider whether it will pay
to haul manure o 'ong distance unless
It Is of the roost valuable kind. Manure
from livery aUbles, which is composed
mostly of straw, Is not worth as much
as that which is free from litter, hence
when the farmer gives his labor and
that of bis team to haul a ton of ma
nure a mile or more, as well aa load
and unload It he may pay more for It
than it la worth. Fertilizers are cheap
er unless the manure Is worth over $2
a ton.
Oar Cera Bdralna.
Explanation of tbe enormous Increase
in European corn requirements, evi
denced in American exports, 206,500,
000 past year, is largely found in the
extended use in Continental Europe of
corn Instead of barley and other grr lns
for cattle. Frits Arnold, a leading Ger
man Importer, says that with tbe cattle
of Germany feeding on American corn
there will be market for 150,000,000 In
German agricultural districts alone,
that a large share of tbe 1100,000 worth
of corn that now goes weekly to Eu
rope Is for the German farmer, and that
tbe rest of Europe Is learning tbe same
lesson.
Glen Mary Strawberry,
The Glen Mary strawberry is rather
soft ss are most berries of large slxe,
but of good quality, form and color and
exceedingly pro
ductive. This va-
r 1 e t y r equlres
good soil and
clean culture to
obtain size and
uniformity, and
for near-by mar
ket will pay for
rich soil and care-
thb otait mabt. ful cnIture. The
main objection is the time ei ripening,
which brings It into tbe market in mid
season at a time when even Its large
sire will net command an extra price.
The accompanying Illustration hi about
half tbe uaual size of the berry.
BtW Xasts,
Hens will "steal" their nests In sum
mer and find some secluded location
where the ground appears moist The
fact has prompted some farmers to be
lieve that a moist location should be
preferred for bens that are incubating.
The selection of the nesting place by
tbe hen Is not because the ground may
be damp, but because she desires a
cool location or to get rid of lice In the
poultry house. In winter the hen pre
fers a warm and dry nest. Experlmenta
show that sitting hens will hatch out as
many chicks from the eggs when the
nests are up on it dry hay mow as when
they are located on damp ground.
Rights of Contractor.
A private corporation has a right to
collect from the people for gas and wa
ter and street car service and other
public utilities only enough compensa
tion to pay expenses and to provide a
reasonable return on the capital actu
ally Invested. Every cent collected
above what la necessary for these pur-
poses, belongs to the city, and the tlm
will come when It will be recognized aa
illegal for a corporation to capitalize j
the value represented by ft pubMc fran
chise and flr:u"e the f'9r','h! 1-",1f a?
a part of the aaaeta of the company.
Kansas City Star.
Poultry Notes.
Do not allow fowls to drink stagnant
water.
Soft shelled eggs are largely due to
overfeeding.
In fattening fowls cooked food Is bet
ter than raw.
Be sure that the young chickens ar
fat when scut to market
Alway feed turkeys and duck
where yon want them to roost.
In a majority of cases it will pay to
aell off the old hens a soon as they quit
laying.
It Is a waste of feed to keop more
roosters than are actually needed for
breeding.
Keep all of the best of the early
hatched pullets; they make the best
winter layers.
To grow ns thy should little dncks
require almost twice as much food as
little chickens.
More or less experience Is absolutely
necessary to making a success with
poultry keeping.
When a fowl or animal la making a
rapid growth Is the time to aid In ordot
to make ths most out of it
One reason that fowls given a good
range are healthier Is that they receive
food best tor digest! sa, with ths
ssxy grit
afezicaae Were Good at Thrfe aast ttt
Spaniards Caa Go Oa Batsesv .
The men we fought then were af ks
same eUite as tboae Uocie Ssun's SV
doers are fighting now, said vetaaasB
of the Mexicsm war recently. They aaw
l!ka savages, and mutilated tie bodies)
of oar dead soldiers in the moat bsnV
He manner imaginable. After a basts
p iuh uieiii we would bury tbe bodies) tsf
tne slain, including those of our
mles, but after we were von
devils would sneak up to the buryta
ground amd take up tbe bodies of
dead soldiers. These they mods
too horribly to relate, aad then psoas,
pod thorn up naked along a road wiliest
they knew we would travel. Tttey
would arrange tbe bodies in all kinds)
of horrible attitudes, propping tbrsn Bp
witih stones or sticks driven throuch
tbe flesh and into the ground, so thai
they could not fall down. Why, It was)
j awful, and evn now the remembrance
o( those terrible scene makes my blood
ruin cold. There is one particular
wlon which I will never foaget I
with tine Fifth Company of LoivleiaTWI
wokilers, whk-b was what la now called
cavalry, but was then knows aa tba
mounted men. They did all the tough
work, and one day we were sent up
take the National Bridge, which 1m oa
the road between Vera Crua and the
Oity of Mexico. It was guarded by two
forts on high hills, and it was necessary
that we should hold it When we ar
rlvod near the bridge a party of twenty-
one mtm were sent ahead to scout, and
they were cut off from us by a company
of the enemy.
Several nights rater, however, tttey
mode a bold dash and rejoined na, bat
several were killed. Tbe next morning
the main body started to take tbe forts),
and I whs In the front ranks. As wa
reached tbe bridge we svltv tbe body ofi "
one of the poor fellows who had been
killed the might before. It waa naked
eund mutilated In a maimer almost too
terrible to Imagine. None of us staid
anything, but we registered a ailent
vow that we would not take any -.prisoners
alive if we could beip it Tbe
sight of that poor soldier's body had an
effect on our men terrible for the MexV
cans, and we none of ns forgot It dus
Ing the fight that followed. , Yea,, ws
captured the forts and bridge aad held
the town.
He Won the Bet '
An uncouth old ranger from the Baa
Joaquin Valley was making his week
ly trip to Stockton the other day, and
chanced to be sitting with an imperti
nent drummer in the smoking car. The
old man helped himself to the matches
from the railroad box and tried ta
strike one and then another.
"You have to scratch them on the box
uncle," remarked the drummer.
"Oh, I guess I kin strike a match,"
replied thu rancher, as he ripped on
across a varnished panel of the car and
broke off the head. The drumruef
laughed at his failure and gave bin
some more information.
"The only way to light those matches
Is to strike them on ithe box," said be.
"Oh, I guess I kin scratch 'em most
anywheres," and tbe old man tried on
on the sole of bis shoe, another on ths
arm of the seat, and still another on the
car floor, while the drummer only
laughed.
"I tell you they are made so that
they won't light unless you scratch
thum ou the box."
"Bet you they will."
"I'll bet you $1 they won't"
"Bet you $20 they will."
"I'll take it."
The wager was made, the old man,
took one of tbe matches, stood up, and,
bitching his trousers up so as to makt
a smooth surface over bis broad thigh,
gave the match a deliberate scratch and
it blazed up. Then he deliberately
lighted his pipe and drew down the
slakes.
The smart drummer does not know
that the innocent old raacher pays his
expenses every trip on that trick, for he
has a side of a matchbox sewed In hit
trousers beneath the tall of bis long,
shiny coat
A College Pun.
The clans was reading Cicero, an
author who gave the tutor In charge
nmwu-innltv to Indulge in little hoinl-
orUm dj,awn from far.fetche(
texts. On this occasion (It was Just
(after a victory at baseball had been
; traiLtlonslly celebrated) tbe tutor put
ii.) i.fi ,.!t't"t, o.j.reiislon, ii.nd in sol-
emneMt tones inquired of the student
who was reciting
"Mr. Smith, which of these two
words, 'contemuere,' or 'desplcere,'
would you apply to young meu so self
ishly oblivious to the proprieties and
the rights of their neighbors as to light
bonfires in dangerous proximity t
buildings on the college campus?" :
Quick as thought tbe student replied.
"I should, sir, use 'contemners'
make light of." . J -
Needless to add, the clever pn
brought down the house; and that tutor
showed that he was human by joining
lu the laugh, lie afterward said that
It wiis the only occaMlon In six years, of
service In that college where he gave
Httidcnt the maximum mark for per
fection In recitation.
Tho Tallest Volunteer.
Trlvate Henry Jackson, of Company
K, Second Mew Jersey Regimens,
claims to be and probably is tbe tallest
soldier in the volunteer army. He Is
6 feet 0 Inches in height, but he finds
consolation In tbe thought that even l(
ho were sixty feet high the Spanish
marktiin.i:) couldn't bit blm.
No Electricity for tho Tark.
The Turkish Govermnent Is the least
enterprising of any la tho matter of
j electricity. Knormons sums of money
' bare been offered for electrle lightlns,
) and telephone prlvtiegss, bat they havs
all been refused.
