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, Scorn not the homely virtue. We are prooe
To search I tiro ugh ill the world far something new ;
And yet soon-times old fashioned things arc best
old fashioned work, old fashioned rectitude,
i Md fashioned honor and old fashioned prayer,
old-fashioned patience that can bide iU time.
i rtd fashioned firesides sacred from tie world.
Md fashioned satisfaction with enough,
old fasl.loued caudnr and simplicity,
Oid fsshif!-d '?'!! (ui-te arfeat tby pre'-
Natiouai Magazine.
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A HAUNTED HOUSE
W
IIKV uiv husluind twk over I uuiu aud (he other purveyors to our la
the direction of the tJertrudis ner need, la other words, matter
od Santa Maria mine, near (waxed deadly dull and horws, ao that
J'inal, Mexico, we brought down from
"the State" our various good and
chattels, and began the attempt to
niake ourselves as com fort able as pos
sible la the huge, Spanish built house
which was the only thing iu the waj of
au abode that could be secured, for
love or money, in the very inconven
ient new old town of Pinal.
At first 1 liked the queer, rambling
oid honse, with ita wide, heavily pil
lared corridors, thick walls, high
barred window aud enormous carved
doors. It had been built, according to
a ha!f-effaced date, in the year imfl,
and had been the habitat f more than
iip famims man in Its time. But. even
after our modern furnishings were put
In, flowers aud vines arranged about,
and everything possible done to bright
en It. the house still had a dreary.
ghostly air alumt It. and one always
had the sensation thai some one else
was atout some one uiimm-u. but felt
and altogether there was an Inde
scribable eerie feeilng about the place
that did not tend to make one very
cheerful. However, 1 consoled myself
by reiuenils'rtug that big. old houses
generally make one nervous at first;
also, the rent was surprisingly low for
so large an establishment, wtth its fif
teen rooms, corridors, and corral. Aud,
as one enn g't tued to very nearly any
thing in Ibis world, by trying hard, I
gradually got over the uneasy feeling
which I had mostly felt, when entirely
m lone, and put i down to "nerves."
. There wa the slight drawback, how
ever, that we could not keep servant.
In spite of g'xsl wages, light work and
short hours, our servants would lura
riably leave after two to Ave days'
service, refusing, under any circum
stance, to tsfop longer. They gave do
reason for this beyond the fact that
tiie situation was not to their liking.
So 1 could only pay them, and, with
indignant sorrow, view their departing
backs, then fare forth In search of fur
ther criadas, inwardly consigning Mex
ican servants to a future which it
would be unladylike to put into bald
word.
In the midst of these turmoils, "Ho
tiety" (with a big. big S) began, slowly
wnii -...-. f .:'!, 'o call, and pleasantly
hinted, in divers ways, tbnt Ibere was
s; .("thing wru.-. about our bouse.
T'.iV leader of l'iual mx'lcty, Mr,
lsri.-icslein. w llie last U call. She
hnil at first b'en somewhat dubious
ats.ut visiting me. As I have before
km il. she "led" l'iual 8K-ietj (for her
husband wa the principHl grocer of
the nlucei, ami therefore she couid not,
jik she swiftly explained to nie. be too
enrefui siMil "lieobies she gaiiel
lllsill."
V':ii iu-.', l: wever, discutiou of this
xci-llent !;!)". for indeed she Is "an
s.i lit-i sioiy," her statement during her
csii' that our house was snld to tie
ha iinled by evil spirits, nnd that we
vvotiM n. ver lie able to ke'p a servant
in ir. somewhat dispiriting. In
v:iiu did I in juire particulars. No, she
"knew not' ling beyond the fact that ser
va.i's nci "tradespeople" gave the
pbu-e u br i immc; flint it was certainly
troubled by Soniethiiiir. and that no one
-ver lived long In it.
Here was a pretty mess! And, lu-le(-l.
as if in confirmation of the worn-;
nn's prediction, the very nest day both
servants left, after they had been with
iiu foiir dsya( end wni nn tha point
of beginning to espect better things of
them. I sat down and wept Then,
disgusted with native servants, I hied
jne forth and wired to the "Border"
for a couple of old and well-tried Chi
nese servants, determined that I would
not abandon my house, and live In ho
tels, to please ghosts, Mexican servant
or any one else.
In due course the new servant ar
rived. One, a sturdy, taciturn Celes
tial, rejoicing In the name of Chlng,
wag to act as porter, caretaker and
general watchdog the ghost would
lave to be lively that could get ahead
of Chlng. Charley, his cousin, was of
the same ilk, being beside a splendid
cook. But I explained matters duly
to the two, and could have warbled for
joy over their derisive smiles and
grunts when I timidly alluded to
"ghosts," and hinted that they might
lie disturbed by mysterious ights or
sounds.
And now did I begin to be acquaint
ed once more with peace, with the com
ing of Chlng and Charley who fearsd
neither "bog, dog nor devil," and cer
tainly seemed able to deal with any
thing la the way of terrestrial or su
pernatural beings.
la fact (for sncb Is the inconsistency
cf womaa), I rather began to wish that
the ghaata woaM walk, or otherwise
; saok thesaselvse known; or that any
. tMf exctUag woald happosv for, af
trje t5 -airaat of my two CWastlala,
"r BTt--3si sns ecrftwhr goao: aY
'(11 sty crsa wT the
tzil'. Cj
PHILOSOPHY.
I complained bitterly to my other half,
who only laughed uproariously, and
gave me little sympathy. (You see, be
had his work.) Aud said be: "My good
wife, you dou't know a tine thing whea
you see It Here you are with plenty
of leisure and all the chaui-e you want
to shine In the 'American Colony of
Pinal," yet you let it slip. Put on your
gaudiest gowu iif you bare one); all
the Jewelry you can beg, lnrrow or
steal; go and pay your rati, aud I'll
wager you a Vlrot hat that you'll have
all the diversion you no stand."
Meekly, but without the jewelry. 1
did as 1 was told. 1 railed on my la
dies, aud I opeend up a new boi-Uoit to
myself In the way of topics of conver
sation, for in Pinal you always dis
cuss your servants, and other people'
servants; your own, and other people'
posit. on In society; and the fa.-t that
"sonety in Mexico is not what It Is at
home." To hear the wives of the gro
cery man. cheap clerks and machinist
discussing "social position" gave me
rather a sort of "Allee-ln-Wonderland"
foelitig, but I held my peace.
Not many weeks passed before so
ciety and I mutually dropped each oth
er, and I gave my husband no peace
until be decided upon and arranged a
nice, long ducking trip to the lake,
some fortyi miles from Pinal. And, oh
me, how enjoyable It was. Hut when
we returned, with sunburned faces and
bands showing trace of powder and
hard work, the Iadie of the American
colony shook dubious heads over nie
and my probable fate. A woman who
actually went hunting with her hus
band, could ride thirty miies in a day,
and was reported to shoot a well as a
man, was a paradox to them. For their
parts, they wondered why any man
wanted to marry such a woman so un
lit for society.
To tell Hie truth, I rather regretted
the tan and sunburn myself, when I
found upon our return Invitation to
the usual yearly big ball at the Ca
sino. I hadn't been to a dance of auy
sort since our last country house visits
on rotig Island. I had a particularly
pretty gown, knew that the floor would
be good aud ailpjpery, the native Mex
ican ban.l fair, and thai there would
be plenty of presentable men to dance
with, mostly delegations from the out
lying camps. But how In the name of
all that was consistent could I appear
In an evening gown, topped off by a
face, neck and arm that were about
the consistency of color of burned
leather? My husbaud unfeelingly sug
gested whitewash, but I applied lemon
Juice, and mourned. It really was dls
apixiiufjiig, you know.
Thme days before the dance, the
partner of my Joys and sorrows wss
called away to Inspect the Installation
of some new machinery. lie left with
reluctance; for, while our Ilia, old
house seemed absolutely sale, there
bad nevertheless been some burglaries
of late, and he dreaded leaving me
alone with the servants for a couple of
nights. But I urged hiin to go, saying
that the doors were perfectly robber
proof, the servants trustworthy, and
that I would keep a shotguu Imuily. so
that he need have no fears. In point
of fact, for once 1 preferred his risiui
to his company, having a face-bleacb-Ing
process in view, the which I knew
he would never consent to, did he come
tn know of It So he departed, and.
feeling relieved and sneaky by turns, I
set about preparations for the surrep
titious whitening of my unlucky coun
tenance. Most school girls will recog
nize the beautifler which I hast cued to
apply, as soon as my light dinner had
been dispatched that uight. With
doors carefully locked, and a revolver
handy, In case of burglars,.! experi
mented with a piece of chamois skin
until It amply covered my face, con
cealing even the ears. Then I cut very
small holes for my eyes, nose aud
mouth, so that I could barely breathe
comfortably. Then, sewing on strings
to hold the contrivance In place, I pro
ceeded to smear It liberally with good,
strong Mexican leeks and how they
did smell to high heaven!
When ready for bed I carefully ap
plied this odorous mask, and tied It on
so that It could not by any possibility
come off. As I put out the candles, I
caught a glimpse of myself, and came
near shrieking at the sight, for I look
ed more like a first-clnss ghost than
anything else. I had twisted my hair
back tight, and, to protect It from the
leeks, covered It with an old white
bathing cap. The mask entirely bid
mr face, and I looked Mke some un
earthly, tall, white thing, with a flat
nose, and no eyes and month. I assure
you that I was a ghastly an object aa
one oontd well Imagine; aa hideous, la
fact, that I Dfedpstatsly shut eat the
tew, Mow oat the llghta aad hastily
amy coach. :
tap: i
t23si a?t tsr
aring to dose off. Now and then a
whiff of the fragrance of leeks would
steal up through even the small pin
boles I hid cut to breathe through, and
more often the tightly knotted strings
caused me great discomfort as I moved
tny head, vainly seeking that ret iu
-lumber which seemed denied me. At
iast. however, some time after the
nearby bells had chimed midnight, I
dosed off, denptte leeks aud strings.
The neat thing I knew I was sJtriug
Hp in bed, my heart beating wiidiy,
while I listened breathlessly for a repe
tition of the sudden wild cry that bad
thrilled through the great, empty
bouse, waking me from deep sleep. Mo
tionless. I waited there in the dark,
not daring to light the candles, and
wondering at the sang frold with
which I had assured my husband that
"no burglars could worry me." In a
moment, there it wa again a cry for
help, not so loud as It had been"t first,
and half strangled, choking, this time
Without stopping to put on mor
clothe, my feet bare, and my hus
band's loaded .34 Colt in my hand, I
noiselessly opened my door, passed
through it. aud crept down the eorr!
dor toward the back entrance of the
house, where t'hing aad ('barley had
their rooms. As I went, I concluded
that burglars had got in aud had killed
the two Chinamen: next, they would
dispose of me. and then rob the house.
So furious did the thought make me
that I lost all fear, ami fairly ached
to get at the wretches.
Noiselessly stealing aloiiK. close t-)
the wall, my pistol cocked and ready
for work. I csujjut a glimpse of what
was happening before I mji-elf was
seen. 1 he light of several lanterns set
about showed ute poor, old Ching, evi
dently dead, lying almost across the
back entrance door, which was wld
open: Charley, bouud and still moving.
had been flung over liiui, while several
men in peon blouses were busily haul
ing up mysterious boxes aud case
through a hole which gaped In the mid
die of the paved corral, il gaped my
self, In my astonishment, lor I had
never seen the hole before.) But that
was all I did see Just then, for at that
very moment one of the men caught
sight of me, and glared, aghast, as I
advanced upon them. Then he gave a
loud yell that fairly terrified me into
standing still for a moment, dropped
bis boxes and took to his heels, yelling
that the devil was upon them.
As be fled, the oilier men stared
about, and seeing nie, also emitted
screams of terror, aud made wildly fot
the back door, dropping their burdem
as they went. I tired twice only, fot
their terror bad somewhat taken m
aback, and had the supreme pleasure
of seeing two of the miscreants clap
their hands to their legs, and full, with
grievous groaus. i I had fired purpose
ly at their legs, for I didn't want to
kill them Mexican jails aren't overly
comfortable. Then, allowing the tws
to groan and pray alternately where
they had fallen, I went over to attend
to the two poor servant.
Neither of them was dead; Chlng
wa badly cut aud uni-onscious, but
Charley wounded ray feelings by shut
ting his eyes tight and trying to wrig
gle away from my touch, "do 'way,"
he moaned; "me good Chinaman no
s tea lee, like Nfexlcan boy -go 'way,
devil."'
So they had all taken me for a ghost,
or the devil. I could hardly coutaiu
my laughter as I enlightened and un
tied Charley, and left him to revive
his unconscious cousin. Then, having
relhMed myself of my ghostly attire,
I sent out for two gendarmes, to whom
I confided the wounonl burglars, and
told my tale of woe.
Next morning, as soon :is it was suf
ficiently light, we inspected the scene
of the night lefore, and found out that
the burgiiirs had not been burglars at
all, but the niemljers of a famous coun
terfeiting baud who hud siluply flooded
northern Mexico with bad money, and
whom the police had never been able
to locate. It seemed that they had
made unto themselves s secret place
under our old house, with a secret en
trance covered by stones Just Inside
our back patio wall, aud there had
stored their contraliaud goods during
many past mouths. In this way. with
their mysterious ntovlngs about. It had
gotten out that the house was haunted,
and I myself was pleased to verify my
pst feeling that some one. unseen,
was present.
Well, they all went to prison for
several years, and the secret entrance
to our bouse was securely stopped, tfcua
doing away forever with Its reputation .
of being haunted by evil spirits.
As for my providential mask, I
threw it away, and went (o the ball
regardless, with my brown face and
hands. And the Pinal social leaders,
sitting out, wondered audibly "how any
woman could have the heart to dance
and enjoy herself, after having actu-j
ally shot with her own hands two'
poor, helpless human beings!" San
Francisco Argonaut.
A Matter or Color.
"I wonder why we see so few actor
of ripe experience nowaday?"
"I dou't know, unless It's becanao
their well-known tendency to be Jeak
oiis keep them green." Philadelphia
Bulletin.
Ilosals and the Yellow Peril.
When Chinese workmen apply fot
Jobs to the Russians In Manchuria they
are Informed that heathen cannot bf
engaged aad that they most first has
come Christian. This make
desist invariably.
Haorsd Ooaoorta.
Yarmouth, England, corpora tloa fats,
bids smoking oa Buadaya la tt wnm
pier pavilion, aa the ba4 piajra aa
end music.
It to betters
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tmiiotmniii ,4,M.M.t
i Sally im Oar Alto.
Of aii tL girls stst are Ml uuin
There's boue like pretty Sll.
SLe is tbe darling of nil bran.
And br live in our alley.
There is uo lady in tbe land
1 Is half so sweet as Sally;
Sbe is tbe d.irliutf of my brsrt,
' Aad she lives iu our slier.
Her father Le makes cabbage aels.
' Aad UiruUtb tbe street does rry 'm;
jK-r uiuther she sell lai.es long
, To su ii as please to buy 'em;
But sure such folk could ne'er lift
8 sweet a pirl as Sally!
8he is the darling of uiy heart.
I Anil she lives iu our alley.
Of all tbe Un that's iu lie rrl
I dearly loe hut oue da
Aud that's the day tliat comes trmiu
A Saturday aud Mubda) ;
For thru I'm dnet all iu uiy b-t
To walk abroad with Sail);
She is the darling of my Lean.
Aud she lives in our alley.
My master carriet lue to church.
And ofteu aiu I blamed
liecauae I leave him in the I u i .i
As soon as teit ifc iiaiiusl;
I have the church in sermon : nuc
Aud slink away to Sully;
She is the darling of my heart.
And she lives iu our alter.
Htnry Carey.
The I'tnlmiiL
Nothing to do but wurk.
Nothing to eat but food.
Nothing to wear but clothes
To keep ou from giinK nul
Nothiug
Quirk
breathe but air
a flash 'tis guue.
Nowhere to fall but off,
Nuwbere to stand but on.
Nothing to comb but hair.
Nowhere to sleep but lu bed,
Nothiug to weep but tears,
Nothing to bury tut dead.
Nothiug to sing but sougs.
Ah, well, alas! alack!
Nowhere to go but out.
Nowhere to come but bad.
Nothiug to see but sights,.
Nothiog to quench but thirst.
Nothing to have but what we've got;
Thus through life we are enrted.
t Nothiug to strike but a gait.
Everything moves that goes:
( Nothing at all but coiuioou sense
Csu ever wlthftaod these wues.
Bea King.
RAILROAD TIES OF LEATHER.
Mienrhsittte Man's lnvetien, to
Take tbe Place of Wood.
The Invention of a leather cross tie,
designed to take the pluce of sleepers
made of wood. Is attracting a great
deal of attention In railroad circles,
write a Sprlugfleld (Mass.) corre
spondent of the New York Mail ami
Express. T. W. Iuuuell of West War
ren, Mass., is the Inventor. Whil.
studying the art of paper making he
learned that there was a Ktirclty of
lumber in tbe country and thai the ruil
roiid used annually J'AMJUU.OUO ties
for neuewals alone. Ties of steel, iron,
glass, stone and of grass and sawdust
composition had been miide, but there
were objections to all of thest. ISo he
set to work and finally hit upou a form
ula which see mil to answer tbe pur
pose. Iu the manufacture of his crosslie,
which weighs 125 pouuds, the scrap
leather from shoe tdiops is tukeu luto
a disintegrator, ground very fine, sub
jected to a reDuing process and mold
ed. Tbe leusiuu of the molding ma
chine can be so regulated that ties
hard enough to take a spike or ties
through which a spike cannot Is- driven
caD be turned out.
The three great essentials lu a cross
tie are apparently found in this leath
er, for it Is guaranteed to hold a spike,
the fishplate will not splinter it aud it
will not rot. It is expected to slund
service for thirty-five years. Sample
ties put dowu twenty eight mouths ugo
In the West Springfield freight yard
of the Iloston and Albany road do uot
fehow the least wear, Koadmastcr Sul
livan of the Boston and Albany says
the spikes bold as well as when first
driven Instead of working loose, as in
the wooden ties. The ordinary chest
nut tie now In use must be replaced
every two year.
Mr. Dunnell proposes to turu out 0,
000 ties a day for the present The
New York Central Is planning to test
tbe Invention In Its New York yards.
ONE OF AFRICA'S WONDERS.
City of Hundred Thousand People
hkllleil In Many Intricate Art.
The next of Creat Hritain's wars is
Quite likely to be In Kano. Few peo
ple know where Kauo Is or what sort
of people Inhabit it, but all reading
tncu will doubtless be familiar with It
ere many year elapse. Not many
will accept the description of the
llausaa that It Is "the center of the
world," but Kauo, without using the
language of extravagance, must be
ranked among tbe wonders of Africa.
Its high walls inclose a population of
100,000 people, living In house which,
though built of mud, are not by any
meaus to be despised and which line
broad streets and roads which would
pnt many London street to shame.
Most of tbe bouses are shaded by trees,
and one traveler has described the ap
pearance of tbe town as being that of
"a big beautiful garden."
The great market, say this travel
er, who visited Kano a year or two
go. hi aa of the wosders of the world;
"Almost anything can be bought there
sugar, 1 per pouod; cvltoa. cloth,
leather, needles, crockery, tinware,
dyes, lime, charcoal, meat, slaves,
camels, horses, food of every variety.
Including tomatoes, wheat, tamd ga
zelles and hyena, wild cats, birds, any
thing aud every thing. Tbe money oj
the country is still the cowry shells,
of which the king sent us t'.OUi as
a preeiit. but the Maria Theresa dollar
is taken, aud the great men gladly buy
up any quantity of gold aud silver
sons, for tbe ilatiea is au adept at
working in silver ami gold aud is al
proud as be is skillful. Moreover, b
smelts bis owu ore and works up hit
native iron iu oiulrous shape. The
city has thirtceeu gates which air al
ways closed at sudheli, and 1 koine
twelve or fourteen miles In cin umfeiv
enie. On the whole, it lies fui
square, but some of the wall are a
little irregular."
There is dignity in majesty reu !
tbe heart of Africa. It is said of un
African monarch that each morning
after breakfast he !eaes his hut ami
opens bis great umbrella aud theu de
clare before all the earth that the suij
may from that moment shine. Tbo
who would visit the king of Kauo ou
bis throne uiunl lake off their shoo
.Hid even their stockings and liw their
heads to the ground Three hours an
Ktitfllsh mission waited at the pahns
Kales, and then "a Ion murmur ;ir.c,
n pathway was sudden! cut ami :i
magnificent warrior pranced up un
drew rein at our fi-et. This was Hie
waziri. the second man in the klnja
dotn. Tbe palace, a splendid specimen
of mud architecture, was a ihms t f
people aud the courtyards wci
crammed. While e stood in th
judgment hall, which was thronged
with well-dressed men sUatting on the
floor, suddenly all the lu.ttruttic ins of
music burst forth, our umbrellas eif
Mint' lied from our hands and e '
hurried luto the kings splembii au
dience chamber. At tbe far eud. on a
rich red dais, was seated the king,
wearing a black raw tit. which covered
everything but his eyes. Me is suid is
le about 30 years of age aud to U
quite white, but no Is more probably
copper colored."
"THE MOCKING BIRD."
How Tbia Old- Tiaie Popular Sunt
Came to He Written.
This Is how the late Septimus Win
ner came to compose "Llsteu to lh(
Mocking Itird." Tbe accouut ii
furnished by the composer's sou. J
(libson Winner of Philadelphia.
"It was suggested by listeulug U I
colored man, lik Xlilburu, kuowu a.
Whistling Kick,' Mr. Wluuer said
"lick was a unique character. lb
found InCuile delight lu wauderiiq
about the city wblstliug lu Imitatloi
of a mocking bird, ut Ihe same tlun
strumming an accompaniment upvu tn
guitar. "My father met him one diiy. and
struck by his remurkable perrormanc
as a warbler, said to hiin. half It
Jest;
"'Mow would you like to bate I
song fur your mocking bird. I lick'.''
"The negro glared at father lu ah
ject iinntiipliuient. ami theu. with i
laugh that ecbisd through the lilts
replied :
" isl would be mighty nice, luur.m
an' I would le much ohlcegcd f yo'
inassa. ef yo' done gwine to do so"
"The compass of I lick's voice wa
hardly an octave, inwl in order to B
him properly the sielody was mud
very simple. That same evening m;
father composed the words and uiuai
"The words which ran higher v.er
to be spoken by the darkey, not sung
except where they came within hi
range, followed by the whistler's cleve
imitation of the bird. Idck was t
very gol tuiturcd fellow, but not eu
dovvnl with much intellectual capacity
Night after uight he came to Mr. Win
tier's music store to learn the words o
the song. Try as he would, fu tbe
could not teach him the words.
"Kvetitually. however., IMck uiastet
ed one verse. Milbtiru. never! helest
bud ideas of bis own. He hud a Ou
rf humor nnd imrovld line
to the music, suggesting rldiculom
fancies to attract live laughing crowd
It was not long before his Idea of ttv
mocking bird song became popular au
added greatly to I lick's local repute
lion.
"The song wus j.ubllsved Iu ballet
form wsn after and quickly took bob
on the public. It as snng al) over Uu
country, and Is Just as popular to-da
as It was forty-seven years ago.
"Father sold it to Ie & Walker, I
Philadelphia firm, for and urln
tbe tweuty-eight yjars f its copy
right never received rnythlng beyoni
the price at which It was original!
sold. Tbe profits from it sale ban
exceeded flOO.OtK). perhaps the lttrgea
amount ever realized from any mual
cl composition of It class."
Ifresslng by Ijottery.
The girls employed In the potter! ej
of Engluud are good looking and well
dressed. They have taste which la col
tivntod by the art work of the fao
lories, Many of them are mora stylish
perhaps, than their position seems tl
warm nt. but this is easily explained
They buy their clothes by a systeu
known us ".Maxims." This mean that
twelve girls subscribe one shilling I
week. The money Is held by a fore
woman, and when there hi ufflclen
cash lo buy a hat or dress the glrk
draw lots, and the winner has tbe nes
dress, while Ihe other subscrlhrs bavi
to wall their turn. Then, lu all th
glory of ribbons and ftnrry, the lack
girl appear on Kuoday.
Occasionally a wowtu cm do as ahf
pi oases with no one to care, but a mal
1 never so neglected that some wota
an la not watching to see what he Ii
op t.
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Womea who lire la title aad have
,o buy their baU, dish towels, atkungr
aud dippers at Ihe store bf a sur
prise swsiting theu at the St. 1
Kalr. A Trnuessee woman, says t
Nsshville AtuenraB, will eisuMI thers
a wonderful collection ut gourds wharh
rUw hew cat lire herself i"T
those useful srticles far eouatry folk.
, Since Indian days is the coleuios the
gourd has been the traditional back
woods dipper; snd in the middle Roast
mauy s romaiM has bu wovrs
about a gourdful of clear spring water
handed to a I ravcler by a mountain
tuald. But the gourds at the fair wM
be more useful tuau romantic There
will be among them great gourds,
which make good receptacles for any
thing from eggs 10 silk dresses. The
largest of them will hold. It is said,
it hundred doicn egg. Ha by rattlers,
(pinning top and darning gourow wril
Is- shown just as nature protwlr then.
ud others. Mlished utid turuisbral.
There will l.e long bandied gourds lor
iliipticrs; L-ourds ,-l.aix-d aud colored
like goose eggs, duck egg' aud turkey
eggs, so I list when placed lu the uest
they deceive Ihe fowl-; gourds that
bate Iss'ii hung in the poultry yard for
the martin, lo ncsl in: long. sleuuWr
gourds Dial look like snakes, and round
ones that exactly re-emble orange
will I then' to show the plant ia is
uniiiiori viiricth.
Most Interesting to the women, per-
hupa. will tie a Isiliniicnl bat. based
im a shape of woven grase ami trim
med with tertuble lace from the la
side of a gourd, colored with dyes,
fl'his same lace gourd will be shows
adiipted for huml ler use. us a dish
cloth, and In s'ill (litre re nl sbus aa
a bath spnage Itcsidc it will I tin
beautiful "Turk'scap" gourd, whirs
serves as a pincushion.
A gourd banjo of 'lie olth-n lime was
,ahow bow plantation folk iu many re
gions once grew their music on the
vlue; and on another gourd, polished
aud varnished, will U- traced the old
time melody of "Sugar lu de tiourd."
There are few more variously tisefss
plants grown lu this country than the
V'Urd, and few more popular lu the
region from which thin exhibit Is I
be collected. lty pple who go to
.the Ixiiilslana Purchase bxbibltsoa
with tbe Idea that a gourd la a hard
Vbeil Imitation of crook-necked
squash are destined to have tbelr ue
,tlons on the subject altered.
ROBBED WOLF Of HIS PREY.
, I. amber Clerk -e the Kwl of bs
Urate's ( knee for a Ileer.
While traveling along the Ouisa--ougau
I-ake In the Canadian plae
country the other day, Oscar Whits,
,u clerk employed by a lumber firm, sow
'the method snd the end of s wurderens
a krer bnut.
At right angles lo the provision read
uu which he was traveling ran the welt
,leateii way along which the saw logs
were drawn lo the riverside. LH)wa
this icy track came a beautiful deer,
followed by a single gaunt gray tin
iier wolf. y
The deer would bouud along for a
fen score yards at an atnaxlng rate ef
i-pet'il. anil llicn slop to listen aud look
'about, whereas the tireless pursuer
kept up the same steady pare in the
most confident and businesslike Boaa
luer. t When about a quarirr of a mile frost
the side of the lake the deer Blackened
his pace to a trot lief ore coming to a
'lead stop. The crafty wolf had made
,i tremendous spurt. The deer seemed
(neither to see nor bear Its pursuer,
owing perhaps to a winding of the road
jmd to the fact that tbe wiud was dead
against II.
1 In au Instant the wolf seemed U
sprlug some dozen feet or so through
the air and fasten upon the deer's
Uunk. A moment's asxllant struggle
.aud Uie deer was dragged down aad
its butcher was devouring its blue)
quarters without waiting lu destroy
'it. !(-
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, White had reached the iulersectlea
of the roads Just before this, and rush
ed his horses to the scene. He was
without firearms, but tbe wolf sneaked
oft on one side through tbe snow from
the still bit-alliing tiody as the team
(approached. Wltli a blow of his ase
iWhite put tbe suffering creature oat
Of iu pain. Then he managed to drag
the carcass on to bis sleigh.
The wolf, which wa squatting dog
fashion within ten yards of him, lifted
'up Its ugly mutile and set up a tre
mendous bowl a White did this, but
made no attempt to come to close quar
ters with htm. White, enraged at the
Impudence of the brute, swung his axe
around bis head and let It fly at the
wolf. His aim was true, but the wolf
was wary and dodged In time, although
the axe handle struck Its bind leg with
suillclent force to send It away yelping.
After recovering his weapon the man
went on his way. The wolf paused
long enough to devour the blood cover
ed snow where the deer had fallen and
then made after the sleigh, which he
followed. Jogging along like a coach
dog, until the depot building were
reached. Then he sat down for ten
,iilnute gave vent to his injured feel
ings In a series of howl.- New York
Sun.
Milesian Kdllor In Kansas.
The following notice wa recently la-set-ted
In a paper which Is the pride
of tbe small Kansas town In which It
Is published: "We are going over oar
hooka and If this paper la being re
ceived by any person dead since Jaa.
1 they will confer a great favor by no-
(ufylng
ig na at once."
A Dan with a do sen breath oagbt
to na la tM apkey weaker
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