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The Harrison Press Journal, C C. BURKE, Proprietor, HARRISON. - - NEBRASKA. NEBRASKAJTOVS notes The wheat harvest In some parts of r,-m... ... .. . i . ic vuuuiy, especially tne norttt and south, will be heavy. The potato crop la fine and corn is looking well. The Modern Woodmen of America lodge is preparing for a grand picnic to be held at Geneva July 23, for which, about 1400 has been collected. Articles of incorporation of the Stockville State bank of Stockville, Furnas county, were recorded in the banking department and a charter is sued. The old settlers' picnic of Dixon cour.ty will be held at Allen, Tuesday August 26. This is the first time Allen has had the big festival and it is going to make the day a big one. Rev. J. C. Redding of Tork has left for California, where he intends to locate. His family will follow as soon as they can dispose of their residence. Mr. Redding and family have many mends in York, who are sorry to have them leave. The famous Arabian stallion Unden Tree, presented to General Grant by the Eiultan of Turkey, is sick, and will probably die. The animal was born in 1879 and was brought to this country in 1883. The horse is owned by Gen eral L. W. Colby of Beatrice. A report from Browniee says that the son and daughter of William Stead man, aged 6 and g years, wera acci dentally shot. One of the hired men was handling a shotgun when it was discharged, part of the load entering the boy's scalp and part in the girl's ide. Both are seriously hurt. Notwithstanding the recent heavy rains, a number of wells in Gage -ounty are going dry. In Midland township a well on the Sallenberger farm and another on the Ramsey place lave dried up completely. Both wells were deep ones and had furnished an abundant supply of water for years. Xhere is much speculation as to the rause of this phenomenon, but no sat isfactory solution has yet been offered. CHILDHOOD'S LOST BELIEFS. t once knew all th bird that came And nested in our orchard trees For every flower I had a name My friends were woodehucks, toads and I knew what thrived In yonder glen: nat plants would soothe a stune- bruised tot Oh . I waa very li-arned then But that was very long ago. t knew the spot upon the hill Where the checkerberrles could be found I knew the rushes near the mill vnere pickerel lay that weighed a Dound! I knew the wood the very tree v ner lived the peaching, saucy crow, na an tne woods and crows knew But that was very long ago. And pining for the joys of youth, I trtad "he old familiar spot - Only to learn this solemn truth; I have forgotten, am forgot Tet there's this youngster at my knee Knows all the things I used to know. To think I once was wise as hi But that was very long ago. I know 'tis folly to complain wnaiso er tne fates decree. Tet were not wihe3 all in vain I tell you what mv wish nnM k. fd wish to be a boy again. Back with the friends I used to know; For I was, oh! so happy then- Hut that was very long ago. "THE JOLLT D0JTOEO. One of the Latest Fads of the Smart Sat in New York. Eugene Field. THE COWEOT'S JOYOUS LIFE. Happiest Moment When a Tratnload or Tenderfeet is in Town. N. S. Short has begun suit in the dis trict court to recover $10,000 from the Fremont Tribune for alleged libel. A few months ago that paper published an article concerning a business man whom it said left town suddenly to avoid a criminal prosecution. Although no names were given, the plaintiff al eges that he was plainly described as the man and that because of the pub lication of the article he has been dam aged in the sum of $10,000. Governor Savage and his military staff will attend the laying of the keel of the battleship Nebraska at Seattle, 'n spite of the protests of labor organ izations of that city, Omaha and other places.- The governor at first was in clined to take sides with the union men, but after investigating the trou ble concluded that the fact that non union men were employed In the con nructlon of the battleship was no rea son why he should join the boycott. Feputy Labor Commissioner Watson is receiving reports which show that in nearly all wheat-growing counties the wheat acreage is larger than ever before in the history of the state. In Lincoln county the winter wheat acre age last years was 7, while this year it is 2.442. Jefferson county shows an increase from 81,937 to 43,508. Furnas' acreage has increased from 29,597 to 83,503. The Cass county report shows a jump from 5.000 to 16,000, and that for Dodge county of from 3,000 to 6,000. The hearing of habeas corpus pro ceedings in the case of the village of Osmond against Fairfield Colson was heard before Judge Williams. Colson as Hiresieu for selling milk separ i tors in Osmond without paying nn ocupation tax. He was tried before Justice Leedom and convicted f ru fined, and upon refusing to pay the "ne was placed in jail. He was was refused bail, pending an appeal and habeas cornus nrnrpcHinir. nor. Instituted. Judge Williams decided to release the prisoner, as refusing bail in a case of this kind was a violation it Ihe constitution. Anaconda Standard: There Is Joy In the hearts of the cowboys who are fathered for the winter in the little cow towns along the line of the Great Northern railway in northern Mon tana. The railway company has an nounced its indignation at the actions of the boys and they are gleeful in consequence. To stir up the wrath Of a great railway mrnnmtlnn la ln. ury not often given to the boys who puncn cows. The management nf th takes exception to the habit the boys imve lurmeo oi letting off revolvers with apparent recklessness during the ipasage of passenger trains through the town. It is an amusement dear to the soul of the cowboy. Just now he has more money than he has at any other time of the year, and also more ammunition. The presence of a passenger train at the station, with its load of curious outlanderg, moves him to Show off his hiiinaui Uo whoops and yells and fires hi revolver until the train has pulled away, then he relapse into his satisfied that hp has ftsnrwf tha nan. sengers to a frazzle. But Mr. Hill says mis is reprehensible, and must stop. Will it Bton? Well. After alL the hovs rln not An - " siotti amount oi damage. They en joy their innocent amusement- nt shooting holes in the sky and trying ij uupiwse me teuorceet passengers The bovs have simnlv manhoood that very human Juvenile ue&ire to snow on, and when they let out a fusillade nf ahnrs anrt a url of yells calculated to straighten out m; Kins in a slopping car porters hair they are only trying to put some cuiur ana romance into their very ro- ui an uc ana practical lives. The only harm is to the nerves of the passen gers, but Just think what a lot the ex perience gives the passengers to write about! What, lurid letters can they send home of their adventures In the wild and woolly! What delicious thrills of excitement and terror can be felt in those few momenta at the cow town depot! Why, it's a real slice of real life drama, better than a bUShel Of Hamlin OarlsnH'. cnrln. It is an open question whether the passengers secretly do not like the thing, for all the protests they may make to the railroad people. But It will be interesting to observe the at tempts to stop, the cowboys. rnnaaeipbla Press: "The Joll i'ungeon has been a factor of New 'iork Bohemian life for about three years, but it did not become a fashion able fad until this winter. Nowadays if you would be thoroughly up to date iu ion ure you must partake of its pleasures. .any clubs and private organizations have imitated the "Dun geon mnenons and give beefsteak dinners of their own nn mn.h th plan, bnt they lack the peculiar charm tnose neid In the West Twenty Fourth street cellar.. Benny Sine-er he it tha infi:. Fmne ana genial personality originat ed the Idea. "Rennv " av.hr.ui i, J -. v , a i , r: I . stage manager; and formerly associated -iiu uic mie piaywrignt, rioyt. is wide ly anown to tneatncal people. They have been his chief patrons. Lillian Russell and May Irwin have each giv en jolly dinners to stage folk there re cently. Young "Joe" Leiter was the first man in the public eye to patronize the "Dun geon." The favors he distributed on that occasion cost $4,000. Since then all kinds of people professional, com mercial, theatrical and artistic have fallen victims to the fad, so that now it is necessary to engage a night sever al weeks in advance. SO CTPAt fa tha Ha. mand. The "Dungeon" is raecbed down a fight of StCDS from the nitomom Inj along a dark ball. Weird music comes uum me instance, mere is a clank ing Of chains and a ratfllnr nf j locks as the barred doors swing open. Then the light go up; the colored singers break into "ra time" nrt tha guests are swathed in long whit aprons. Each takes a seat behind i box on the bench that runs around the room. First sherrr is served as an annoH-rai Then comes the steaks, each one six inches thick and the hoof tha v, had. "Benny" broils them over char coal in Slant of the dlnorc Thav cut in delicate slices and passed around viJiug uoi. us wonaerrui what aD amount of steak one can eat in this way on thin n eces of toast When the annetlties for atoairo havo uwu satiatea, Dig English mutton chops are served the same way. There's no hurrv ahnut ft Snnni siuries lengthen the meal to hours Nothing -else is aerveH otmhI noU... and beer, which is ever on tan men tne guests amuse themselves as thev niease. The the night. Thpy doff the aprons, and everyoouy is discovered to be in even j ... . .. iuk aress. li s a novel a o-hr Roini! iui women In elaborate toilets and flashings gems cavortine- in n f-nL-owaib- in a aingy cellar! Hut It 8 lots of fun. So far New York has a monopoly of this queer kind of dinner party, but it wm aouDtiess spread to Fhiladelphi ana oiner cities soon. An Advantage. The king he rin-ch In mate. And the assemble- thousand' wait To w him pann; and s ne will say. In tones exi-itdlng louo 'Uw.ray." Tut ordinary citizen Ixith board a street car now and then ne only words he hears are thee. Repeated oft. "Step lively, ptesae.'" But we who do not ride in state Ourselves may much congratulate. Since no one llng-ers 'round about With bombs to decorate the route. Washington Star. A FAMILY PARTY. BT EVA WILLIAMS MALONE. CUEATEST CARGO OF GOLD. The Swatara Once Carried ?1 1,000, OOO In Bullion, Niobrara wltness3d the event for which it has been -waiting for thirty years the advent of a railroad. The first rails on the Elkhorn extension were laid in the city limits last week. The event was the occasion of the most Wireless Telegraphy and Storms. Washington Star: The other day a dispatch came up from Texas to the ef fect that the president of one of the large trunk railroad Hum in that proposed to adopt wireless telegraphy in wjc una,uuu oi me signal system of that rr id. The result of this trial would have -been Interesting to the public in any event, but it Is of special import ance just at this present Juncture, when a storm haa partially paralyzed the wnoie eastern seaboard of the country. Today's reports. striis-rHnr in vw .,-' pled telegraph lines, indicate that the riuiruaus are aemoranzed by the break ing Of the Siamal Wires tiara an h.. along the lines, in consequence of the sieet ana wina. mr snrr iu in u branches of electrical communication is oaa. in those towns where the over head trolley prevails the tra business during the past few years has ueen sunering irom a heavy handicap. The perfection of the wireless system and Its application to the land service would sweep away the overhead con ductors and render the users of elec tricity for communication independent of storms. The conduit should be required by every city within il uwu Dounaanes, is virtually I moos i.iuniusiju aemonstration ever held! " wuuuina, is virtually impos- in the tnan tvi,n . , i sible In the open counter. It is h-. - . uic lam nave Deen , , ' '" Id into the town, the sidetrack, n J Sf' T'1?1'" I1,0??8 would b . . , , , v rMU ingr nam I nAl,.A.. ,1 . - c- . . . luviucuisMiy a uos- wner facilities for operating the lln ire not completed and the road will nol be turned over to the operating depart ment for some little time. From Nio brara the line is to cross the mouth ttt the Niobrara river, hugging the chalk rock bluffs alone the Missouri river for two miles, when the valley or Ponca creek is reached and followed nearly to its source, in Gregory county, oath Dakota. The MO-foot brtdgt cross) the Niobrara is rapidly ap- sniacnini completion sufficiently to rmlt the construction train to cross Barnard Eddvathe, the 7-year-old son C Albart Eddvsthe of Fremont, drop i a llchted match Into a can of pow Itr and looked In to see if it would Mm. An explosion followed and the sr fc. "ck and cheat are badly no it la doubtful whether his trill ba saved. ieMr B. McjUcaa, superintendent 0f T Rtwner kmcm, has rtatciMd. Mr. tlon arises whether by this method com munication can be maintained satisfac torily ectween a moving train and; the established telegraph stations. The ha,Tjr Jar of the train might Interfere wuu me transmission of meaaagei somewhat if it did mt mi tk. - could be reliably maintained, a great " "" smie iraraporcnuon of pas sencsn would ha tnunA imMtu. . . - - - trmm m nig) nnr ttaat communication between the train crew and those In charge of the lines, mm mucins; ue auger of eollistona. The irtKSEiksa n Waal a... Mlddletown. tk am.- ttJZZfdl rnllssrs In thai rmntttrm ka w m.. i. . www j , aiTwii wWir ofldai sanction to a M centennial !- snawn or ioe Dirxn ot jonn wealer. to k. ia 1 . u. ' " ssera in sst( xsvs. Oarl Ifelchan. nf thm nvsi aaaaw. 7 Of Berlin, and nna nf tha a-aasaas of the great painters of modern timea, u la Chicago. He baa coaaeatod, for fOOr WMkl CM Inatraae tha -S- I life class at the Chicago Art Institute. . . wiawiw-T mavyuou m u nss . . " " "" "7 naeinowra oi pariiaaeat Washington Star: 'T newspapers have recently spoken of the carrying of 17 non nao nt imiiinT. tn a toreign country bv one of the ocean liners as the greatest amount ever iransporteo.,' said a man who has been wuu iue navy ior years to a Htar re porter, "t is entirely wrong. In 1SS; tnere was broueht from th mint tr New Orleans to the trunr in w.ik iusluu ii.,umj,uuu,ana it was brought in a steamer. The government decMod n tran port 15,000,000 from New Orleans. It was nrst thought best to bring it by rail, but this was asaumlns a vraot nsic. tne caDinet discussed the mat ter carefully, and it was finally decid ed that the safest way would be by water. The members of the cabinet saw that there was a chance for a hold upl if the morrey was brought by train. "The United States ship Swatara was first designated to carry the money, but It was found that she would be inade quate tO transDOrt the whole amount o the wooden sailing steamer Yantic was pressed into service to help out. We removed from the Swatara her mntra. zinm. The shells from th rw-.i rnnm were removed, as were also the sails from the sailroom, so that ail available space was utilized for packing the coin. me oniy weapon oi defense was a flt ling gun. "The monev wss removal fmm tha mint to the vessels in wagons. A squad of secret service officers watched the work. The two vessels were in tow, and the trip from New Orleans to the Washington navy-yard occupied a lit tle more than four days. Considerable wina was encountered off Hatteras, but otherwise the trip was without incident The money was carried from the navy, yard to the treasury by an express company. "The money was In boxes of $2,000 each and in bags. My recollection is that the monev was in silver itnllnra the greater nart nf it for whtia nni.i'.j Ing at the navy yard, one of the bags, rotten from being in storage so long, gave Wav and a larse nnmhar of Dili..,. dollars were scattered about the wharf. "The Swatara was an historic craft John Surratt was hrnnrh hak rrnm Malta In the Swatara. The prince of Wales, now King Edward, paid her a Visit Once whan aha waa wll. . .. waa " . Mi uiv American squadron at Vlllefranche, in the Mediterranean. She waa then the nagsnip. me prince, when he saw her, asked: " 'la this a yacht or a man-of-war?' "The Swatara is now In 'rotton row' In the navy yard at Baa Francisco, wmiiinst in am urvavaji -i-na si i aaa . 000 carried by the Swatara from New Orleans to Washington wu Ka a est amount of money ever carried by a single cran. - (Copyright, 1SU1. by Authors' Syndicate.) JHERK they So." T 1 "There who eoes." Mrs IW I Grand raised her eyes I II I rather languidly from her lliljftlbl Battenburg and vouch- ll VI "T safer! a nnn-rhalant cana ii is i i r II ' III I in the direction indicated l2L,J by her blend's bejewelcd 7 1 digit. "Who goes'" 'the Family Partv r.t course! It's nerfrtiv cif.u..r,ir, Airred Ralston prancing around with those two infants. Wonder if it's his i-uui aevice ror renewing his youth!" This from Miss Hrmnrt hi at twenty-six. had illst lrlvn a "ttirnlntr Out party," to renew hers' Ralirtnn tne ancient had "rushed" her during the entire last season: and his antics with the "infants" proved less divert ing to Miss Harcourt than, judging by appearances, they were either to him self or the infants. i,?,r8-,LeGrande' fresn and enticing at thirty in her widows 'weeds, smiled se renely upon her unwerirW tri.n t,H said in that provocative way some W .1 1 1:11 a j 1 1 ( L . "Why, Alfred Ralston Is not such a relic of antiquity as you would have us suppose. He was barely on his primeval legs when you gave that first (with acute emphasis on the wordl de but party of yours! That would make 111111 let me see he can't be much over thirty-five. A man a inot in tha glory of perfected manhood at that M,e. -1 mans always young, so long as he isn't married it's rlifierent .ith a woman you know; tht? more she isn't 1 lamea tne older she is! It s frightful how the momentum of a woman's years uoes increase alter she passes twenty five; unless she writes her name with a Mrs- prefixed. In that case, she can smile at lime. She has demonstrated iu ia mat she cou.d, and she did, and the rest doesn't matter." While this edifying conversation went on within the serene little wid ow's Fifth Avenu'! but not New York home, the Incongruous partv that had provked it, passed out of sight. "Ihe Family Partv " as ih haA ' w J .-i4 VVIUC to be called, never hovered long over the same flower-patch. When they went abroad, thpy went in search of honey; and. if - - ' "-'!- 1 i i uauu t,u yiold it, there were always plenty of u,k,b, you Know it only one does not mind the necessary flight And, to "The Familv Partv" the flio-h c,a in.- very oest part of the fun. They Smiiod UDon earh ntlii In v, . . " w...., ilA UiUfil iresnening manner the two girls upon the one man, the one man upon the iwt, gins, tie tossed ptvtty verbal bou quets back and forth with the finished grace of a past grand master in the all Dr. A. Her r mt SVwKwina aa. d In a leettiM AmMwmrmA KafnJa . . bar of ari-nrisfs s Paris a ntha. that on International monument should ne rataeo to the memory of the late Urateaant Matthew V. Maary, of the Ualtatf States, a pioneer of modern sMtsorology aad hydrography. The meant Hhinrnm awk1kllnw a aw waMaviiiw-u wT Paintings by the Russian artist Verest. chsxln waa vliltat k maim -4.1. M - wa.www TWIUfni dnring the month or six weeks it waa uymu. mg rwoKipis were 94.VUO, of Which sum the Phlcavn iw taait received half. Vereatchaain told thrae of the pictures for a total of HOO. "LUCkV dOK iS BulKf!'" rr,mtJ uue or nis menus as the trin an uptown cafe and formed a triangu lar group around a table "look at him now! Tete-a-tete with tha prettiest girls that have come out this rawn. 1 11 venture he's making des perate love to them at this very mo- mem riKHl m tile hear no- nf tha other, too! And. Instead of it, as women generally do, a divided eeum 10 enjoy tne play. 1 never could quite fathom that sort of a game. I tried it once; and, bless me! if both the girls didn't rive me anrt aaah V,... Vtti.ll uiuci, too, the G. B. in less than a week! But ttaiston: by Jove! that fellow ought to go to Salt Lake City! Wouldn't he rush things out there provided the Mormons didn't ferial him ft jealousy." No wonder that the man ma.-..i.j - - - ... .. ... 1. 1 1 1 , and rebelled to see one of their num ber monono re with Slirh rlarlna- so affluent a share of youthful charms and beauty. One of the girls, tall and lithe, was the verv snlrit rt uiinr.,..,. grace with eves that wnnM ho.o nt twin pansies to ehame, and a complex-! mat ufi uCau uiacii cCnsiuuie OUiy rendered more glowing. The otht r, fair as the first, but with the brown eyes and golden hair that one rarely sees In harmonious union save among the daughters of the South! Each one was beautiful in her way! and each sparkled with the dew of life's young May. "Do you know," said she of the pan sy eyes, "that mother declares she doesn't think our Family party at all proper.' &ne tniDKs we need a chap frone." "A chaperonc! What an aspersion upon me!" exclaimed Ralston in mock indignation. "Have I lived and suf fered the pangs of haldnesp and bach elordom through all thefj years to have it now cast in my teeth that I even I, am not a fit and prop-rchaper-one for two spotless, unshorn Iambs? Am I, Alfred Saxton Jerrold Ralston, a wolf In sheep's clothing that I should oe mus iraauceay He was a splendid specimen of man ly beauty, and his pretense to decrepi tude was the veriest bravado. The lion never feels himself quite so much the king of the forest as when he poses as the humblest of beasts. "Papa cald it couldn't hurt so long as mere were tnree or us," protested Brown Kyes. "He said you wouldn't dare to make love to me while iAvlce was around; and you couldn't kiss Lavlce while I was looking!" "Your father is a wise and rever end aeignor; and, If he wants my vote for any offlce In the gift of the people, he has only tt rlnw ma nn ' - - a ur, I Cfllou this srrh-mnsnl rtnr H t h hand, be filched a flower from Lavioe'i Douionniere, wniie nis left was giving MJUt.1. t a a. S - - e-oiiii s j usx ioe gentieet sort of pres ure beneath the table. "Don't forget, Dewdrops," be con tinued, as thev nrsnariwl in laax cafe, the girls for their dancing club, na ne is ior some neouious Dullness r,f whlnh iirnin rvn.lnn H - j . - - - i iuwiv profert. "Don't forget. Dewdrops, It's to be Joe Jefferson In Rip Van Winkle tonight The old man's not quite what he warn a panturv nr an mmn k first heard him, but he's Joe Jefferson, nevertheless, and 'The Partv' must ho ihere. Tall Pater and Mater, both of v.-., tYat waA ha rhirmen1 in have tbcin come along. Shall I snd them ticketsT" The season was nearly over. Through its entirety "The Family Party" had fitted hither and thither; or. as Miss Harcourt phrased it, "pranced" In the most gossip-defying manner. There was an impartiality and thorough air of comradeship about the whole pro ceeding that put the sleuth-hounds ut terly at bay. "Which Is it?" they asked with bated breath as "The Family Party" ap peared at ball, perao, or club dance always Ralston, debonair, devoted, im partial always the two girls, frenb, fair, unruffled smiling upon Ralston and upon each other. "Which Is it which can it be?" queried society. "Which is it?" "nuerled " Ralston's own inner consciousness. The feeling that it only rested with himself to say whfrh n.-aa a a mnnh a nart rf ha inner consciousness as the question itself. The child, as it stands poised between two flowers nf which tt nnlw can nm. seas one, never doubts that both flow- are are alike, waiting to be plucked; that each will vield tin its sweetness uncomplainingly. If Ralston had ad mitted a doubt as to the possibilities Of his Own nrnwettu that rlnhl miffht have aided in solving the problem that was perplexing mm. "It's time I settled down " Ralston confided to big cigar. "A man can't go an the paces forever. I find that my mind hovers more and more over the domestic idea. Dressing-gown and ouppera aiiure me in a way they din not several years ago. That tiny bald spot aon t yield to treatment as I had hoped it would. Heigh, ho, old man! you are Cettln? alnntr In veara and you may as well face the fact You'd better settle down with a pretty young wife before the lights go out" This brought him back to the orig inal dilemma: "Which should It be?" Of course It couldn't be both, and it was hardly possible to maintain the picBnui siaius mucn longer, ne con cluded to take a stroll, wind up at his ciuo, ana consider the matter quietly over a bottle of wine. As he entered the club-room, Ned 1 ravers, the-fellow-who-knows-ir-nll accosted him: "Hello, Ralston! You must be debat ing questions of state, from that rcH ous mug you have on. So 'The Kam ny Party' is broken up! Well, you car rid it throneh BiimlrililT'" wnai do you mean?" Queried Ral ston, coming to a standstill. "I don't quite catch your drift" inu don t mean von are not nn In me very laiest! 1 thmirht hv. n- nn the inside, you'd have an advance tip, oi course. Ralston's face was as hlanV as di'ad wall. vvny cant you say what vou mean; ne cried, impatiently, "with out beating about the bush?" "Now. Ralston that's failiop nMn. doing the thing. Go tell it to the ma rines that you've stood looking over the garden wail while another man'a shears were nipping the buds! You arc wju cxpenenceu a gardener to let a thing like that be done under your nose without your knowledge or con sent." "If you Insist on talking in riddles, I'll admit that I'm not good at conun drums," and Ralston would have passed on in undisguised vexation; but Travers stood in his way and re garded him blankly. "What's to pay, old man?" he said. "Your Ideas seem rather denoa tnrfiv You don't mean to say that you had not heard that Edith Westmoreland and Lavice Preston drove out to vn. ber& this afternoon with Charlie Ho- uuj i auu van ivimman and the rnn. pics carne back married'" RalptOn BTOlind hl heel tnfr tha quette beneath it and ejaculated as he lurnea away: Well. I'll be hanfrerl" The next nieht. for the firt tlm in two years, he rang the dainty little widow s doorbell. HER LITTlE FELLOW TET. What funny Mlur-s mothers aro I sometime IsuKh to For ail my blk'nesa and my age How mine looks after me. She wanls to warm me when I'm cold. To dry me when I'm wet; I do beileve thinks me Just A Utile fellow yet! I'm not a hiKilboy any more. With satchel at my back; It won t lw many years before I don the hsversack. I'm golnif to Join the volunteers My father s "vet." And surely then I will not be , A little fellow et! Ah, well the mot good as gold. And kind as kind ran be: There's no one In all the world That's half as kind to me. So let her thin It If he will, When I, too, am a "vet." It may be I will wish I were Her little fi'llow yet! W. A. ilitltland. in Christian WotfT. Almost sv Tragedy. (Copyright, ISM, by Authors' Syndicate.) MERE REMNANTS. Alaska, it Is said can furnish home. steads of 320 acres each to 200 nnn lamuies. The miners are the wealthier an,i the best organized of all French trade unions. Orders have been IrsiipH in inoMo i iue leiuiu lu morn nr ail n m rn n n ( lion containing dum dum bulletsl Argentina has ordered two imn. clads superior in strength to those recently ordered by Chili in England Although ordinary wnnH aWht 1. a poison Ohio Is the only state which proniDits us sale on that account. A nugget of pure gold weihim r.i ounces, nas neen unearthed by a Chi nese digger at Talbot creek, George town, Queensland. It Is a hundred years since King Frederick William III. 0f Prussia Issued an order forbidding officers and men to take off their hnt in 0.i,,,i and ordering the salute to be bringing wo ii-uu iu uie level 01 the eyes. Kaiser Wllhelm has become Inter ested in the use of alcohol for fuel on s'eamshins and lm. inii .u . - 1 uir iwij jortn German Lloyd and the Hsm- uursj-American unes to make experl luenta on some at their .n..n... Is. If distilled anirlts . ' ally used for fuel It is thought that Oermsn asricmtnra . . .w. t i, 1 14 Ln: re lieved, for a time at least. A JavaBwM fruit. "The moat delicious of all fruits of if.V.'L ' corPon-nt of the WtUburg Dispatch, "la the man.osteen For,7r" - enormous reward has a waited the man who would brine a Muvma 01 nouand, but un fortunately the fruit la too perlahable and to taste It you must go to the coun try where It grows. Eneaaed In a hard purple shell, lined with an exquisite Dink aause. are a numha- . .. sections aomethlnr lib. . -a winl ill B, ui.uar, omy eacn one growing smaller aa ther round tha v...Z " .'."r contains one seed encased In a sub- sutncw use uie puip of the grape To describe the flavor wnnM k .. . but If vou ran Im.-a ZOXTS Ing of the flavor of the grape, orange DlneaDDle. and hsnsna a notion of the delicious flavor of the UiUUgwwlwVU, E had met ber at a dinner party, she a little widow In black with the bluest of eyes and fluffy childish golden hair. Afterward there had been drives and luncheons and she was j ITf r dined, wined and feted to ImKmJpml ner hearts desire during her Uriel visit to friends of his in tha city. After that she knew that he loved her, although no words of love had ever been spoken between them. A few days after her departure he sent her a box of roses end a book; she had written her thanks on a great square of tilack-bordered paper; then he wrote to her, and all the summer they had ex changed letters friendly, chatty sort of epistles.' When she sent him a pic ture of herself, he threw hesitancy to the winds, packed his luggage and boarded a train for her home, resolving to forget the shadow of the dead hus hand, and ask her to be his wife. He re membered she had spoken of her child, a boy, and she wrote of him often In her letters, but Lucius Stillman was young and strong and he loved her and he would love her child. He found the hnnan eaalW Bnr-h a dear little summer cottaire with lawn as Smooth and clean as velvet on, l hi heart trembled with love and joy as he aiKea lightly up the glistening white pavement. The piazza was screened ) a net work of vines and a little wicker table With a litter of nanera anrt mintina and a gay array of pillows made all look eiy nomeime. It was all ao like her- loot t,o might have expected her home to be but his spirits fell when hA saw tha . cupant of the red hgmm ,,.. swung from post to post It was a boy But such a boy! A nondegcrlptive sort Of a Chan, a verltnhlo ra.h, dirty legs and a mop of tinkemnt hair. Does Mrs. Graham tlvo harat" i. asked of the bundle of rags, "Yas." said the hnv 1,0 - , .... nn, an- other huge bite out of his apple. me you ner boy? A nod Was hia imnr t, e.ni -... ... , A yfyji niiii man, he felt like turn! away awav anvwhero in. f. ..-w ed and his heart stood still, "My God was it possible that a woman so sweet! and dalntv" hnt hi. t,.., ... , i. disappointment and he boldly rang the Aneat colored mnf.l aArr.iA tOOK his card nnH laf . .. thl!h f va? very coo! and QuiRt In the charming little room. The curtains nn. .-h P and whlle- Thpre wpr quantities of pillows and rugs and plc- tlrtL, atuy; lgh' he coul1 not hSockf atrUy Ut tlwe ln There was a bowl of roses on a tab- writing d-ak. (He shuddered-Oh. if oniy had not R(,pn thftt hQyt She came in presently, blue eyes fair hair and all. with a H-fn.., J?. : Ialr andabunchofhenotrherr Mr. .Stillman! So glad-I could scarcely believe my eyes Xan the ma d brought me your carrt Ml" -?.mal! TH" -me al, thhV .onftK He never knew how he got through u'ltel.. his brain ree . - vy. he had . "f' .rn lhap- her I,,,,!".., " ' 1 n,ra o father to ...l .nun nut now It was Ilka . dead hush;;;".. 'r"r. 8na'10 :i.,i. , -""u netween, but the ilMng presence 0f a (llrtv ln,V uV Who looked like . Ji'llJ'116 Urch'n On, just a mr,m .. .m' you must see my boy" and . " inhed behind .h- "??' . and "h van- Great Sooufle'h d'nher bf v d he w shed him a (t. , r'0' ai"l He loved her-and Z t ,1 aw'"r' hers! and f, that child of There was a m.i,.i. outer room and' . "V.?. ,h nMl "mo his arms A iittta p" the whitest of white i fl.Ure ln pywand her hair . nrtqU0 w,th n'f little can lln,WT Mis presentid hi. 7 wlk"ng and bJy?' Grabam-ElHh-l. this your bam mor.'n,Werdthe -d Builman almost shouted i. k. . bome, to I told him ' hn 1 hla for her. Wonraym,n,! WouM b" rslsed hi. 7 l,T:l ?Mp.a?" and fa face. 10 moth- Well, tha v.... . mock fo- " ham. ha. . ymiom,JtnJl blu 'ther. who of !!5 D- orer what wiM:nT'th wife irmgtuy," rtmel'. ,k,0j " ,r hod with ) I i.. f