A KANSAS ROMANVB.
THE FARMER'* EUREKA DITCH
"KNOCKED DOWN."
The Panhawn I’»I4 0*1/ • IO.imiii tmr
li i mi • Mllli«» *m4 Mary «l »
(•IlsparU lrrt|»lla« »rhaw»a la Arfcsx
aaa Vslley.
KIIKAHKA Farmer
say* The remain'
I ha In moils Ktir< kn
li I Ich In Kansas,
which cost tba tn
vsstors an even
million, was sold
under Ihe hammer a
few days ago for
110,000. The ditch
whs projected by the
Arkansas Valley Ir
rigation company several year* ago. It
was to he 100 miles long, extending
from Ingalls, In Oray county, through
Ford, Hodgson and Kdwards counties,
to the town of Kinsley.
This gigantic scheme to reclaim a
vaat areu of arid land* and make It one
of the richest agricultural districts on
the continent, relate* a correspondent
Of the Bt. l»ul* Republic, was the con
ceptlon of J. C, Boule, a wealthy bit
ters manufacturer of Rochester, N. Y.
He had accumulated a large fortune
In the bitters business, and tn the early
'•O’* went to western Kansas to And an
Investment for his surplus capital.
He became an enthusiast, on the sub
ject of Irrigation and made arrange
ments for utilising the water of the
Arkansas river to make the dry and
worthless lands through which It
coursed valuable for farming purposes,
h After extensive surveys Mr. Boule
Aledued on starting his enterprise In
;» Gray county. Helectlng an auvan
' tageous point on the banka of the Ar
kanaaa river for beginning hla great
Irrigation ditch, he laid off a townslte
and started a city, which, In his npln
Ion, was destined to become the inc
tropolls of the plains. He christened
It Ingalls, after the then senator from
Kansas Gray county at that time was
an unorganized prairie waste, hut Houle
caused the legislature to have It regu
larly organized, bringing to Topeka a
powerful lobby.
This had not been accomplished be
fore a syndicate of speculators was
formed to profit from the enterprise of
the hitters man, and a rival town
called Cimarron wns started. I'pon
the organization of the county, Ingalls
and Cimarron became rivals for tie
county sent. A county scat election
wns held, which whs lypliHl of western
Kansas. The two towns were about
equal In population, and each exert'd
every effort to secure voters. Soule
spared no expense In rounding up cow
boys and floaters of all kinds to cast
their ballots for Ingalls. Large sums
of money were expended In this way
by both towns, but the hank account
of Houle was the larger and Ingalls
carried the day.
The county seat question having
been settled to the satisfaction of the
promoter of the ditch, work on the
canal was begun and pushed forward
as rapidly as men and money could do
It. The first excavation was com
menced near Ingalls, and It was on
such a grand scale that It amounted
simply lo changing the course of the
__ A* ilxi.i i...In* tin. elt'ce lilsft ii
full of eight feel to the mile. The full
of the ditch was but two feel to the
mile, ho that a gain of six feet was
made In every mile of ditch dug. In
twenty ml lei the canal had reached a
point In the hllla 120 f**t above the
river bed, and ten miles further east It
bad reached the divide unit pror edeil
eastward on Us court' , carrying Ilf* to
the parched lands, which at cm
yielded to Its influence and wire
transformed from a sterling wu-i« t< an
area of wondrous fertility.
No expense whs spared In the mu
•traction of ihe great canal At pain's
on lls line Immense reservoirs wit
constructed to hold the surplus water
and ut frequeut Intervals, large • m
bankments nod sudd walls of mu-ium
were built to carry ihe wsler ove ob
structiug ravines. No enterprise that
was ever put under wav In th< west
had brighter prospect* than »»»is
"Kureka Hitch." as Mr Mottle del Titl'd
In calling It.
Many town* wete laid out glot.g ti»
couise and water work* and elicitu
light anti power contpanlea we»r 01 ■
ganltvd without nuuitur. all of winch
were to depend upon the UH l) ft r
itmrm i"i»et t he Muatry whirl
It traversal gave prtmitae of wan b*
coming a new Kldoradu The papula*
Moa rapidly Increwaed and a beern was
Inaugurated whbh ban never Nfor* n
Since had Me equal In the west.
About this time the people jf t'vtlo
ratio began to laveaugate Ihe aubjev t
or Irrigation, and they. tan. tapped the
Arkansas river, the great alien
through which the meltlag >aows of
the Keehtea were being carried on
Ihetr way la the tlulf Hitch after
ditch was cut through I’olorsde soil,
and la a short lime the subtly af U*
Arkain'»s rivet was stlvsu «l b>t>ue
the Kaaeaa llae waa reached Aa a r»
sail the "Kureka Hitch ' v eat d'V.
the laad aear Its banka la ka«*as re
turaad to Ita original arid anUluoa
Ingalls. t'lmaiiun and ath«r lean*
brouaht Into extetema by t" go tl* *
enterprise Iwat their popultvtaa sad
the Tjttraha idtsh Ml lad ua *»th sand
{ Ur gavtle also hullt a rmlread forty
at Ilea long la Ihe deaell attending
froas (ledge i'tty to Mont 4 men fhe
ealy Mltbsr* that tt it* aviated le
lha twa atreaha af real se tose the
thaerleaa peaiela, Hunt* |te'«vt the
lawn af gpearvllte and h*h* tt hla
haatlu wait eta lie mgatrll * ^ '►
• van leva that waa Uf **•
Iritgetma ditch fbi f “ «•
»f ln> Ige I'M> he hullt t f
rag him »?».mm It u
gleg and stands there t M
Ik# heat* ef hat* and «
i
■— J
Wntle the “ICnreka T»|'< h" baa r*- 1
Milted m dlnaotrounly, N la not g**n |
orally believed tl at lit prlglnator to*t
anything by reanon of !, He aite< ended j
In aelllnic tar*e blo'ltof dock In tb*
>nmpan* a* til* pri'ciJAjhi ui«n naeurad
11,fifth,Mth from Ktfiinh <apitnllntnj
from Ibe aala of Ari'I'jnortgaKa bondn,
With the failure of tlfdlteb Mr. Houlo
abandoned Kau«a» aifaold Ilia bitter*
bualtxaa In Hochentvf from whleb be I
realized $;,<»,fkih, f« baa nine# died,
and Kaneaa race Ira an oxaalonal
vtwit from bin non Vfclnon Houle, who
baa Inherited bin fit-iera few remain- |
In* ponaernlooa In 'It Arkanaan valloy. |
The bondholder* It In < tainted, pro- j
poaa to fully Invert,(fate the underflow |
! theory. If In bell’VVd that a large !
1 volume of water Aiwa oceanward be
neath the aiirfax v>d tbut It can be 1
tapp'd and brouyli Into the led of ,
the hi* ditch, Hh« tld It be d'-mot.
! ntrated that thin (theory In practical
; the roncute vlalouf of the alder Houle
, may yet be realized by hla mi" i «nora.
NOT A DUlifc'S BA DC I.
< hbo *« l,"»a«r Ifle apodal I'rlvlle** of
ilia riiij»r ftiiaAy.
“You know," >4(Id a dlacemln* gen*
tleman to an Atliutu Connl Itutlon re
porter, “It need I' la- nntd that a man
who carrion a cat*- every day waa an
Idler, a dawdler- worthlena for all
practical purpoae^,. If you'll let mo
nee bow a fellow bandlen a cane, I'll
tell you whet be* be In worthier# or
not. It’e not In Jie fad of carrying a
cane, but how It » carried that the nlg
nlfbnnce lien. Wjien u man come* Into
my office wlib | cane In hla hand 1
watch him Homily. If he alia and
twlrle It Idly iwd almleaaly about on
hla Anger*, he It a worthlena Idler. Hut
If he walkn Ip puta It up agalnet the
u.-utl urwl nrnu-'-dh to hunlncnn, there la
nomethlng It him. You m*y hope for
him. If he told* It, firmly while he I*
Inlklng to van end doe* not twirl It
about, he’* iftl right. The fellow who
ploy* with hi* rune, *wlng* It nrouhd,
murk* llgure* on the rnrpet with H.
punch*'* the furniture with the tip, lau't
fit for much elle. Ye*, 11 decent, hard
working fellov can carry a ratio all
the time, and they do *o, many of them,
ttnd the act d^e* not Indicate that they
are Idler*. Put the fellow who got1*
around KWlnglig 111* ennr find playing
with It. 1* a nmaance anywhere you put
him."
Ill* riitnr 1 ri*
The JuggliB! fakir, having been drlv'
id from met Iticraflve MChetne*, ha*
been reduced) to a very common level,
One of the dp* who wiim recoguUed a*
having win lit diamond* live year* ago.
and who wa* known .1* one of the tno»f
hPlllful *holj worker* in tin* country,
wa* the ceijler of an eager group of
hoy* In the i»'ur of a big more at dinner
hour Saturday, lie wa* needy and run
down, and il wreck of III* former day*.
Indicating dial, the «h*ll hwIihIIc I* too
wrll-knowij nowaday* to lie »ucc#*aful
ly worked,1 lie had n banket lit front
of him, containing a number of *mall
paper hag#, In one hand he held a
pretty gold ring, and iIiIm he pretended
to put lntii one of the hag*. Then he
shook the pile tip.
"I’lck I out for a cent, boy*!" he
cried man*' time*.
"It'* In that one," cried one. "There It
Ik," shouted another: und *o the boy*
vigorou*!] giiesiicd. hut they didn't pro
duce the pennlea.
When (he observer left the decayed
t hlrnble-tlgger wa* mill mouotonoualy
and despairingly calling out:
' Pick It out for a cent. l>oy*! There'*
| no deception, und the lucky hoy get* a
' gold ring worth $.'>u. IMck it out for a
' i vmitunjMim ' mi.
our OF THK OHUINAHY.
Cf ito 08,000 poniofltrfH in the Unit*.!
.■Amies mily attain on* Ihmiaailil urn
«li-Kii|.|iiiriliiK
The I'lielilu I ml miim m e ,i mural rnm
liny him ri'Hleliil nil nttl’llipU til
1 truiieir lu Iniroilmt* whisky uml pluy
mo ninlM in their, inlilat.
V l-(. i ll*,OO0 Here* IIf grain In l.itue
in in,iy Kan., have hewn Inuuml uaalnei
hu Mi,ml uml toruailn. Thla l» u new
kink n aarlculiui*.
K*ai|i*r tieila w*r* employnl by (he
it Her rla»s*» lu Knaluml ilmina (lie
iu,i» u) lli-iii) VIII, though they wart*
■ oiituiritil luxuriea ami wet* *xprn<
a! vt'
in ikho th* bora** uf ill* I'ulleil
tMate* u«e valunl til IMXtKHMHIU. In
n>!<: I null*It lilt nuinhai haa iacr«u-e4
inei l.lHMiiam. ih* 'alii* uaaonly |ml.
i tjm'.nh*
In Hit luvitual Uepaiiiuein uf ilia
t'bivtralty of \lnhi*uii Ih* luu atu
atUlt a he aluutl hl*li**l »«r« Vlulylt
Mbit auil 14a Khan, aula frum Klu
kuna I'hln*.
Tha haull Hi* Marl* lanal Uriur*b
l ake* Huron anil Mlvhlnan. now ear
• it* jouuuuuu lun* n >*ar, or i«n* ih*
• *t*bt that pa»**« through th* Hu*«
ean*l annually.
nrk • topuimluu of .t,!8\uoo a.oi
Min bet O.IWo uulv*ratty *iu4*nta.
»h>» * *ih a pupulailua about ata tint**
«• •> > * *!t»«Uti4 na* only O.aoo uui
•at sti■ i i4t mu
l n» i Uti I ma hi hi a i a* la gull* a*
au i u • eurtaatty It i uta luuuu uuu
*• i* » .lay, aa4 uui airuug** thaw
*. i ut, *htrt th* h**4* at* put uu
•I tM>m tala# tala of *p*«4
t> uettiai tty Ut«*4» lunuiupt" t* a
' ,« «rh teun4 ta on* hum or «tuuih*r
I m no t Ourupaua *» ktiaiu langouga
kitiitl a lltayaiutu I la aurliaut furm
| «• hat - * 4 lu b* la Ih* Maaahrtl
I ha h »i n-yuui p**t uf halt* kuna
i«t l’v»oua4 uaa «hal a* a I hy is*pi
i i"i .-III a* a pt***ai lu hiua a *ul
at* i n «kt ul«» la 1184 ha thru*
it »t II aaa Ih* lariHi p*al la lb*
• mn i
% »*r*m* fruab uf aatuta uevuntml ut
I «•,'><«. N J •* Tuuatiay. klul ih*
< i«4 natug lu M> A • Hublaaut,
»•)* hHIh tu u ilthai ut h»* kttmnt *1^
u*ii klttil, tugwib'i th»y all m
y i »at i# h* h»* uhy
HOItltf Of f AMOUl I'l MIONI, |
tjmmmt »t *•!«*•« *'•♦"> •• <*»• ;
)r».|ilaii»K M»tler*.
A very peculiar hobby win dial of an
old woman who had been employed a*
court In lb* capacity of bum*, and wh<<
had a miai extcoalve collection of
plitcea of weddina <ake The cake* to
which 'he fragment* belong'd had hen
cut at the marriage* of tin hlghcat In
the land. The place of honor whm
given lo a portion of Queen Victoria'*
wedding cake, and nearly every royal
marriage that had occurred alnce the
ac<caalou of William IV wan repre
aentod In thla curioua collection, laud
I'eteraharn, a noted dandy In hi* day,
bad a hobby for walking etl' ka, ,ti"l i
alao for varloua kind* of tea and anuff. 1
All round hla alt ling room wer< helve*, |
fhoao upon one aide laden with canla- j
tora of Houchong, Ikdiwi Congou, I'ekoe,
Ituaalan, and other varletlea of tea,
The ahelvaa oppoalte were decorated
with handaome Jara, containing every
kind of anuff, while anuff -boxea lay
here, there, and everywhere, laud
I’eteraharn prided hlmmdf upon poxac**
lag the rnoai magnlflccni array of
box'** to he found In Kurope, and wit*
auppoaed to have a freah box for every
day In the year, When aotne one ad
mired a beautiful old light-1)1110 Hevrex
box he whh ualng, he llapeil out, "Yea,
It I* ft nice aummer box, but would not
do for winter wear.”
Count Henry von Brubl, » famou*
Herman dlplomatl*t, bualed hlmaelf In
collecting boota, ahoea, allppcra, and
wlga of all ahapea, alxea, and faahlon*.
Thla curioua hohhy wa* rivaled by
that of a late King of llnvarla, who**
collection of bala waa unique. A King
of Wurtemburg boaated the poaaaaalon
of above 9,000 cople* of the Bible; and
a nicotine-loving American reveled In
« taaaaiiMii nlrmu of u l> lull lu, nnllltl
count 3f>5 speclraenta In meerschaum,
brier, glass, china, and clay. The Duke
of Sussex, brother of King George II„
had a pair of bobbles that were wide as
the poles asunder. He was an Inde
fatigable collector of lilbles and of
cigars. Pope Plus IX was a collector
of slippers. He always had twenty
four pairs In his wardrobe, made of red
cloth embroidered with gold, and ornu
i inented with a solid gold crons, Ills
chamberlain being strictly enjoined not
| to part with a single pair, however well
' worn they might be, to any of the many
! devout applicants for them. Wigs and
' walking stli-ks were the especial vani
ties of Mr, William Kvuns, some time
| principal clerk In the prothonotury's
office for Anglesea, Carnarvon, and
Merioneth, and so highly did he value
i them thut lie bequeathed one of each
| to three different maiden ladles, for
I whom lie had in turn felt a tenderness
In early life. Another gentleman had a
i bobby for scurf pins. He is said to have
| kept a book contulnmg as many pug.es
I us there are days In the year. In each
j of which a different pin was stuck,
Kvery morning be fastened Into his
scurf the pin which occupied the space
allotted to thut particular dale, return
ing It to Its place when lie undressed
! at night.
A Miib-HlitcMulk liillMitv.
A novel plan for a sub-sidewalk rail
road, to take the pliuti of elevated roads
| for rupid transit, has been designed by
a Chicago Inventor. The roiul, as Us
I name Implies, Is fo be built under the
sidewalk of the street, the space r
! ijulred being only eight feet in wldih
| by eight feet III bight. At Hie curb line
| a wall Is laid from one end of the street
i io the other. Under the other side of
; ibe walk the curb wall Is parallel with
tt stone tounuuiinn mi post* aim a
1 feuce. On this foundation and on iho
bam- of the cut'll wall tall* are laid.
Iron column* are wet on the Inner wall
importing girder* level with the top of
the curh wall and marking tin line he
! tween the sidewalk proper null tljc *o*
, called area space. A wire fence con
nect* the post* and separate* the rail
road fium the area apace. Tin* space
' will he for Mtulrway* and entrance* to
liuHeineut*. With the curh-wall, gnu
are and liases of building* for nuppor.,
a prUluatlc walk I* laid fur the purpose
of admitting light Into the span below,
Kloctrlelty I* to lie the motive newer
The speed, the plan act* foil It will not
he lew* than thirty mite* ou hour, and
may lu some cases he aa high as sixty
miles an hour One of the udvuutag-s
| claimed tin the road la that tt will con*
I vert the haaementa of hutldlugi Ion,
valuable properly. This ami othei ill*
cumat*to at*, it i* believed would make
the property owner* readily give their
couaeul to the cotuiruvtlon ot the road
' «... nr n. i —
a xi.-r* tuM ia lugtauU
blue of the mo»l valuable Hock* «.f
MuulbdoWn > .«p til the I tilled plates
I* the property of Mr Maawau Mlgg tha
beet-root sugar magnate sat a the l.ou
doit Tti l* A peculiar tact tn ion
in. Hull with the Hoi k |g that It la
looked hftet not by aheep dog* but bv
[ ait trathed ttpattlsh game cm he. They
I are armed each moralag with »put*.
wad have *o tierce a way ol atiaiktug
| any sheep that tries to rug away or
| will out be drlyea that the animal* are
' Mow thoroughly afraid of the bird* and
| obey their directions perfectly Mi
Mlgg * daughter brought lb* bird* tivue
the t auat * Island*
ttwftag the hsatlilaa Pe*b*4
(the Kr Ueetrpe'
Me tt well, last*'
like I I ihtah we uad*r*i%gd mi
ether, tlawf* hut hut la It my place
er yours la nut the <|u«ettoa and ought
t te cp*ah to v out m«mma about tt or
ought you to go gad ash papa tTk
I ego frlhuae.
, I tytifsa*
■ tt*i|i ees ashed sltet her little broth .
'< jpg, aped 4 and I one age r*pitr*t
'they are lilting aw the dooeatep lath*
hf ever «iJ nan "
FOR TIIF, IIOcTsKWIFK'
•OM> U*» FUL NKClPItS FOH
TM*, CUl IN AMY.
1 NUili IIn(|iU* rr; %U»rg4r
»*<*»»•»• I mil I #rl I I «•!»•
I .Imiw "iNHliffri I m I nil#
Nln Mm***
MKOKTAHHK Ha lad* ,
- In making vega- j
, laid* salad*, which I
‘d‘'Vkk' are, *! i»* - ally In
AhK/3®: spring un<l MRMM I
Pi*K>f ▼ .refreshing anil eon
dilrlvr to appetite,
the prerequisite Is
| to select the very
freshest vegetables,
and the next Im
portant condition Is
that In your dressing no mailer how
many flavors are used, no one of them
should dominate u salad dressing
should be on even blend of Davor*. A
further requisite Is that the dressing
should never be added to the prepared
vegetables until you are ready lo serve.
Among the salad vegetables are lettuce,
asparagus, dandelion. water cress,
celery cauliflower, cucumbers. Ionia
toes, string beans, and very young lima
beans. The nasturtium Is useful to give
tone and sharpness to the more tuste
less sorts of vegetable*.
English Fruit Tart. Make without
an under crust. Kill a shallow dish
with one and one-half pints of seeded
cherries; sprinkle with one cup of sugur
and one tablespoonful of flour. Make a
rich pie-crust and roll out a little larger
Ihan the top of the dish, but of the
same stupe. Prick It with a fork and
spread over the top of the cherries,
turning In at the edges. Hake about
an hour lu a moderately hot oven i a*
Kngllah sprinkle sugar over the tart
before It Is brought to the table.
Coffee Cuke. • Heat half a cup of but
ter and n cup of sugar together until
light, then add two eggs well beaten
and one cup of milk, mix and add suf
II(lent Hour to roll out; this will take
from three and a half to four cups.
Measure three cups of flour first, add a
teaspoonful of baking powder, and sift
tt. Knead this In and then add more
If necessary. Flavor with nutmeg and
roll out half an Inch thick, cut Into
square cakes and bake lu a moderate
oven.
Strawberry Ten Cake Two eggs, re
serving the whites of one, one cupful
of sugar, butter the size of an egg. half
cupful of in I IK, two cupfuls of Hour,
one teaspoonful of cream tartar, half
a teaspoonful of soda. Hake In three
layers. Filling: White of one egg
beaten very stiff, three-fourth of a cup
ful of sugar; beat again, then add half
a cupful of fresh strawberries bruised
to a pulp, and beat till stilt enough to
stand alone. This gives a filling of
a lovely pink color.
Cherry Rolypoly.-81ft half a pound
of Hour Into a bowl, add one-quarter of
a pound of suet, ( hopped tine, about a
quarter of a tenspoonful of salt and Jus!
water enough to make a dough that can
he rolled out on a board. Stem and
seed one pint of Morello cherries. Roll
the crust nearly an Inch thick, spread
(he cherries evenly over It and dredge
them lightly with flour. Roll It up.
put It In a floured cloth and pin It se
ctirely. Put It In a pot of Imillng
water and boll It. without stopping, two
hours.
Hlmk larry Pudding llcut together
I he yolks ami white* of time egg** uud
w )>• it tight stir In two cupful* of milk,
thn-e iimi it huir of Hour, n pinch uf
Halt, ii tahlespoouful of incited liutter
a ml two heaping ten spoonful* of Imk
Ing powder. Ileal nil the while as the
neternl Ingredient* are added, stir In
it pint of him kberrle* and turn the hat
I ler Into a greased mold Pov i cl one I,,
and steam over a kettle of hailing water
for three hours.
To finer Jam Pots. When the Jam
or Jell.t I a* become quite cold dip tissue
pnper or Mlchcit paper either in hot
milk ei In the while of an egg. lei it
i get mil > saturated, hut do not keep
! u ip Hi* liquid long, or II will bleak
j (lenity strain th. paper over the top
edge* of the put, plena it «uto shape at
the side*, and >011 will tlmt lu * few
hour* the pi*pei will become Hitu Itka a
piece of pare hum at M ■ ftectmdl) r»
elude* the air
Harsaparilia Mead Three pound
sugar, three ounce' tartaric add Me
one mart cream tartar one ounce of
Hour, on* ounce essence of sarsaparilla
n.rea quart* water ittraln *ad M>
lie It, then let It ataad ten dots before
using
HUobai b Pool Mt.» the rhubarb
,iud th. u pte*a It through acoUud.M >.ad
retuta thh> to the Pro Ml the tolk*
ot this* egg*, irmote the thoharb iiom
the hr* aad stir th*w all la then quick
U stir In the «*ll be*tea white* *gd
turg late a «IUh to .sail
He* • Ot* •»*»»» take
M *g Oakland Ml haibecu* recegi
|y (weutt sheep tea hug*, two tot
%,<*r* Jo» leave# of bread and th# a*
ual tried •hbheg*, ptvhhm. tried vahea
and other lUth* oer# prodded for the
se.ouu people preaegt <»*• ot the old
timer# there Mid that the J»kM) sake
rv minded him et o«e that •*• baked
•I • bathe- or t* Hamilton tthh* dor
tug the prvoMeuttal campaign ot I*to
Tht* tube he Mid om It teet long and
tue feet old# M *•» rut tu |«r*t)
»t« pi*.*# vu* lor ##ch at th# toetttv
•IV rtalv* #hd leouired tour men o
tor# it A Joksa* . ahe <au* a* htg a*
ikat Woo HI ie req> ippi> th*
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1
THR fRiPt* CALL-DOWN.
Don m Iriiliinufi lll*f»r»4 • fl**4
Iper* w.r# four of them, aa g*nlal,
rooil-natured, whole aoulad retallera of
will wives’ isles t* ever got together In
ih" .looking compartment of s sleeping
i nr. They had all f.-«l well In the diner
soil settled down with ihe anticipation
of enjoying s long evening of yarn
swapping They MpM-ad themaelvas
over as many of the seals of the smoker
as they could <over, and crowded Into
a corner, a large round faced. Jolly
looking Irishman, who waa enjoying hit
after-dinner cigar. Home how he wasn'l
amused by the r'orlea. The narratori
spread themselves, but they couldn't
phase him, and the bored expression ot
his fa/ e grew In Intensity as the storlei
went on The stories were not funny
Once In a while there waa a gleam o
humor, hut for ihe most part they wop
commonplace or vulgar. Hut the]
seemed Irresistibly humorous to tin
four, who pelted their thighs am
wheezed end chuckled and roared a
ouch In turn (In I shed his yarn.
At last the lug Irishman could en
dure It no longer, and he broke in with
"That remind/ me of a farmer win
caught three boys stealing apples In hi
orchard,"
The original four turned toward hit
with a look of expectant triumph, read
to yell at the Hist sign of conclusion.
"He chased them,” went on the Irish
man, "and they all ran up a tree. Tom
down,’ said the farmer, hut the
wouldn't.
" ‘Will ye come down for once?’ aske
Hie farmer.
" 'We will not.' answered the boys
" 'Will ye come down for twice?’
” 'We will not.'
“ 'Will ye come down for thre
times?’
"So they all came down.”
I And with that the nig insnmii
1 winked at the only other man In tli
compartment who was not of the storj
t«lllng crowd. The yarn splnnei
laughed uproariously for a second <.
two and then a light went up, as tl:
Germans say. and they stopped su<
denly. They looked at one another f<
a minute, searching for the point, an
then one said with a yawn and
stretch: "Well. I guess It's bed tlm
Good night," and the party broke u
wondering. New Vork Sun.
Mttjr Met l:IIrope liy the Kars.
Things are not going In China t
John Hull wants them to. Kussla Is ge
Hug too Arm a grip, anil France hi
made a treaty that cuts squarely acroi
his interests, and against which he
likely to protest. Now comes this kll
lug and maiming of Hrltlsh subjects i
complicate the situation, and call for
protest and perhaps something stroni
er from Great Hrltaln. Japan's grov
lug Jealousy and fear of Kussla entei
Into these complications to a very lur|
extent, and Great Krltaln us Japan
next friend, Is Intimately concerned I
the outcome of Ih 1b bitterness of tl
conqueror of China toward the powi
which Is trying to destroy the frul
of that victory. If Salisbury takes
into his head to demand from Chli
territorial Indemnity for these mlssloi
lilies' lives, and us uti offset te the in
vantage gullied by France under In
treaty, there may he n dashing of li
terestN In the far curt that will set u
K!urope by the ears.
ItrH'/v ItitN of ilioiitflit.
China Is the biggest crop Japan hi
j cv i r harvested.
i Turkey must he up and liedouln
\ stop the looting of her Arabs.
All the same, duck trousers are n
I the things to go Into water with.
■ II * tt t i v/4*i .* i n HU nwM” •
slimilil not open hi* input It, for fw
vvliut lie know* ntH> encapo.
IndlunupolU people want tile horn
hitching pout* removed front the
*tr>ei*. They have a country villa)
appeal nine
MANNERibMb.
Vlfiid the Cleat eaiil: "A lull PS
olfolil to he polite
tun I) l le la’fcepr mu ,k tree type i
tUi I-1 cut n pentlemah.
Calhoun v.u* e'l atvelll »iltu * I II'.
;u o .in Ik ryot tie want tu con.pauy.
.\ioiiroe vvuk even !|> hU own tint
called ■' ii gelttleuh lt of the old .* '.tool
i llaueroft waa ut'her re* t veil tb*
Jlfiiwi.e with tuoit per* l* v holt) >
i me*
Cat rick w a* genet a.ly »p uut**t tht
| he olteu erected the iu.pie*»!cn ot di
lldeuie
Viil.un ««• uulat at 1 r* erved in cot
'. neat toll hut tlioui.igi.iy teHne.t «i
.veil Pi e<|
li.inte wait eplinvi v te HO tiePIt*. *«
t.v bin a iaieilty vt lied mo t *t the
a hum l>e in el
lieni v Clay cue >atd u vt imm
lit* Hivwt eltgv«.l>g ho» O* eh) |*»*b
1 men of lit* 'Ita*.
vtwh«a-io t tie u!-*t*d |. t‘te; * » i
lib* ktuati He Wat pi* «l It
! imp*' man levut o' »'«»
lib* t,\ hole P‘ fv w *»bd eti*i t»t» ah
| veiioN to the pun tRv el cktkJi •«»
movie I wt *t udti t p*tllt*a»M
tiveiivovko • *» rod* e»d *> (t aw
•**Mt«d l« h* IM a pergetaai had bulb*
I «tth hiav*eit aad #»*♦> we* ala*
Mobeeplvtr* eaa at haw* in »*»«•
iid vubiUbba, though brief le thua
who a Mb bached htai bb bda’bea*
icraa *** affahit t* to* »s-i*u an
t* thaw* a hum ha atahad tw *'•#»* he
hawghll aad dtataal t* but at beta
rhe Ouh# al Marthurbigti aatd the
ha waail hta aaa***# a* tamh t* hi
*t*«abt d*ta*OM*«t a* v# hi* taiaakh
Tali*) < wed abad hta auee#** 14 lit
tu au email *«t*bl tb lb* w* fotm ceur
i«*i with a blah ha ttweiad avaap *«*
vudtaw iaahabg »*» •«-*gh ta h*
buiM*, hat could ba )*»•'*« a boa h
gd»w*e4 It* aaa ala*}* vout twou# b
tad tea
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
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LESSON XII. SUNDAY SEPT. 2 A
-"THE NEW COVEN ANT.”
Iliildrn Te.l: ' I ••• I .nr A ll«> (M Will
Urn* mini HU l»li* Will OUf" ■»
.loali.i* 94 i 94 “H|lnr>« »mm of
Hnl.'
NTRODUCYORY I
The (mo Moo for to
day Include* Jonh *
118. 24 14-26. Tha
cum * recorded
were enacted 1426
Before t'hrlat,
Right**n ymm
hove j)in-"l nine*
the lent |e**on,
Jonlmu flow tret tig
110 year* old
I yearn were nholter then than now).
The rellglonn capital wan nMII at Hhl
( loh. Jonlina 'itHi lived »t Ti'onath,
Met ah. not far from Hh*ch*tu At tins
latter place the great u/uembly, held
for the pnrpone of renewing the cove
nant, wan MMHcmblcd.
14. Now, therefore, fear the laird and
nerve him In *ln<;t?rlty and In truth;
and put nway the god* which your
father nerved on the other Hide of fho
flood anil In Kgypt, and nerve ye the
laird. l.lonhua to the a»*emblage at
Hhechem. lie hud noticed that u nplrlt
of degeneracy wan becoming more
1 manlfent, and called the aanemblag* to
. renew the covenant with Clod.).
Ifi. And If It neem evil unto you to
nerve the Ix>rd, chooae you Mil* day
whom ye will nerve; whether the god*
which your father* nerved that were
on the other aide of the flood or the
' godn of the Amorlte*. lu whone land
ye dwell; but, tin for me and my hottne,
..... ...Ill .......... lUo r »e,l
1(1. And the people answered and
* Mid: Ood forbid that we should for
sake the Lord to serve other gods.
17. For the Lord. Our Ood, fi« It 1*
r that brought us up and our fathers out
' of the land of Egypt, from the house
of bondage, and whlrh did those great
I signs In our sight tmlraelea), and pre
' served us In all the way wherein we
II went, and among all the people whom
we passed. (The tribes In their pur
’ suit of earthly wealth had forgotten
God and his works that all come*
from Ood, and the rebuke of Joshua
is tilting.
* 18. And the Lord drove out from be
fore us all the people, even the A mortice
* which dwelt In the land: therefore will
IM we also serve the Lord: for he Is our
h God.
I 11*. And Joshua said unto the people,
*’ Ye cannot serve the Lord for he Is a
H holy God; he Is a Jealous God; he will
!■ not forgive your transgression* nor
’* your alna.
'** 20. If ye forsake the Lord and serve
’* strange gods, then he will turn and dp
H you hurt, and consume vo.il ifc-cr that’***
n he hath done you good.
'' 21. And the people said unto Joshua,
Nay; hut we will serve the laird.
* 22. And Joshua said unto the people,
II Ye are witnesses against yourselvea
11 that ye have chosen you the Lord, te
*' serve him. And they said. We are
1 witnesses.
O' 2:1. Now. therefore, put away, said he,
*• the strang* gods which are among you,
!• and Incline your heart unto the Lord
God of Israel,
24. And the people said unto Joshua,
The Lord our Ood will we serve, and
in his voice will we obey.
25. So Joshua made a covenant With
u the people Unit day, and set them a
■tatute cud an ordinance In SUecheiu,
Witnessing Against Ourselves. It It*
II’
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■ ! SIIKPHKM
mill iru* of men that l>u*> are wit*
I MtHi «ktun*t Ihem**!*f• 4* lit Itietr
* dm> tonurtl tiod i'ue ; oud they will t*e
all tin ttltne*M» ue*rte>l u ;:t* do> of
n Judgment. tli Kewy •4nu«r'» con*
I- m tone# I* * aline** Iga.ait al» I' mre
; lUl The |ti tii.d|de* *a *hlth bwalhea*
un u.o*i a*t a* tonliiioa of *orldh
C i i.'.aai ell) alinea* agalntl thoae who
' refit** Iv «i>i>l* IUe luiariple* to ro
u ligiitl. |ti ib< l|tloo, a hlvh, If ilted oat
* 'Mild * «u loeui to lie I'hrUtUh* ill
I t i It < It hading* of men again*' * to I
* ii«* thoi ihoM' ianlt had* *
ft*** t|»l ia right tad t o to Idiot*
it th»i do am line op to it »*» The
* t>nat gl*a oa »uuh good *ot*r»ni*it
* ia ii • *ofld ia Uo**d ottl Jo*uf«
Mott1* oiv.'ol dealtaa* kith **t tot
The Mimo * hit'll goreai* i*oon* of
a tlatr * a Ntoa. the gratitude achooai
<dg*o Ik ho do* tor faior* ro *t»*d
d j th* hkkot d*gt«kd*d to thoae «o a hot*
r | <tMHt> ieleaga *lti all *il«oa* to th*
joaiie* of tiod a deatoad to oar oho*
r dual aau Ittiiag ■write*.
MiH M IN UTThh
1 Noilukg •* *• it0*1*01 h) it te.o
1 ! IM h*«*t gel* tired of hoigiag ait
l,«t a ma* d**Me lifo tai ho ton*
i ho* ktti h* lit** '
» rh« #»it# that holga other* hoa to
kegia ia ih* hMrl
» loo do* i k**d a aaaahtio* so *t*o>
talk lh* t out ago of a »**■■*
a teg ' IMH goto I** I* *h#**t*f
Ho tost • pot'tool* a I* th# *»> *
A h*k th* ***d of lh* aoata* ht'ol*#*
lh* oMptai* h**d • « • <* t ***» a
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