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PHANTOM SHIP -OR Thc Flying Dutchman. -BY CATTAIN MARJTYAT. J CHAPTER XIX.—(Continued.) It was about a fortnight after they had left the Falkland Islands that they ■entered the straits. At first they had m leading wind which carried them half through, but this did not last, and they then had to contend not only against the wind, but agaihst the cur rent, and they dally lost ground. The crews of the ships also began to sicken from fatigue and cold. Whether the admiral had before made up his mind, or whether Irritated by his fruitless ■endeavors to continue his voyage, it Is Impossible to say; but after three weeks’ useless struggle against the winds and currents, he hove to and ordered all the captains on board,when he proposed that the prisoner should receive his punishment, and that pun ishment was—to be deserted—that Is, to bo sent on shore with a day’s food, where there was no means of obtain ing support, so as to die miserably of hunger. This was a punishment fre quently resorted to by the Dutch of that period, as will be seen by reading an account of their voyage; but at the same time seldom, if ever, awarded to one of so high a rank as that of com modore. Philip Immediately protested against ft, and so did Krantz, although they were both aware that by so doing they would make the admiral their enemy; but the other captains, who viewed both of them with a Jealous eye, and considered them as Interlopers and In terfering with their advancement, aided with the admiral. Notwith standing this majority, Philip thought It his duty to expostulate. "You know well, admiral,” said he, "that I Joined In his condemnation for a breach of discipline; but at the same time there was much In extenuation. He committed a breach of discipline to save his ship's company, but not an error In Judgment, as you yourself proved, by taking the same measure to aave your own men. Do not, there fore, visit an offense of so doubtful a nature with such cruelty. 1-et the company decide the point when you send him home, which you can do as soon as you arrive in India. He is sufficiently punished by losing his com mand; to do what you propose will be ascribed to feelings of revenge more than to those of Justice. What suc cess can we deserve if we commit an .act of such cruelty? and how can we expect a merciful Providence to pro tect us from the winds and waves, when we are thus barbarous toward each other?” Philip's arguments were of no avail. The admiral ordered him to return on board his ship, and had he been able to find an excuse, he would have de prived him of his command. This he could not well do; but Philip was aware that the admiral was now his Inveterate enemy. The commodore was taken out of irons and brought Into the cabin, and his sentence was made known to him. "'Be It so. admiral,” replied Aven born, “for to attempt to turn you from your purpose I know would be unavail ing I am not punished for disobed ience of orders, but for having, by my disobedience, pointed out to you your duty—a duty which you wore forced to perform afterward by necessity. Then be It so; let me perish on these black rocks, as I shall, and my bones be whitened by the chilly blasts which howl over their desolation. But mark me, cruel and vindictive man! I shall not be the only one whose bones will bleach there. I prophesy that many othetft will share my fate, and even you, admiral, may be of the number If I mistake not, we shall lie side by *ide.” T he admiral made no reply, but fmv*i a slttn fori the prisoner to be re moved. 1 He then had a conference wUtuthe captains of the three smaller vessels. and ft* they hud been ail alniiK retarded liy the heavier hailing of hie own ship, aod the Uort commanded by Philip,U ha decided thut they should part company, aud proceed ou as fast ns they could to the Indies sending on board of the two latRer vessels all the provisions they could spare, nr they already beRan to run short. Philip ha<l left the cabin with Krauts after the prisoner had been re moved. He then wrote a few Mne> upon a slip of paper: ,-Ho not leave tin trench when you are put on shore, un III the vessels are out of slithl," a to requetllitK Krauts to tliol an up|M>rtnn tty to deliver this to the niiuuiodnre tie returned on hoard «f his own ship When the crew of the fhirt heard n •he punishment about to be |nflh i*< upon their old commander. they wen m«< h eSclled They felt that he h.l> sacrificed himself to save them an* they murmured much at the cruelly *• the admiral a mill an nour imt rnui(> • n lorn to bi« ahU». iba |»«l**mrr »«. mMI on ahum and laatlwl on Ih* U««wi«t • •nl rnrhjr r«ul, «lik i «l H'* via It mm for l*o iltM Not ■ alagla nr title of tiir* i-lot tun 4 of llM nt«* «tf airlbtaa n I’bbt *aa iWfwMtwi him * nan in* boa a beat «raaa4 «h» baa-ti h* w»« unlaw l oat Tit* U*t *k<>**> ul anti Ik* Wan »*f» nut M*ra«ltl«t •van to bl<l blm faraaall tk* Moat, aa M »*|*a* i«‘l ra (•4iaa<l Ma lu aklfting Ilia piuil»|i*i •a>i It «aa not till altar Urb iki **ei»th»n« *aa ai*aa«a<l Tbta «*»?•>* lanliy «a* not k«M I'MIin wna anno gbai || autiM ba ttinaltlaral a bfaaal of discipline, but to that he was In different; neither did he think It like ly that It would come to the ears ol the admiral, as the crew of the Dort were partial both to the commodore and to him. He had desired a seaman whom ho could trust, to put Into one of the boats a couple of muskets, and a quantity of ammunition, several blankets, and various other articles, besides provisions for two or three months, for one pprson; and as soon as It was dark the men pulled on shore with the boat, found the commodore on the beach waiting for them, and supplied him with all these neces saries. They then rejoined their ship, without the admiral's having the least suspicion of what had been done, and shortly after the fleet made sail on a wind, with their heads off shore. The next morning the three smaller ves sels parted company, and by sunset had gained many miles to windward, after which they were not again seen. The admiral had sent for Philip to give him his Instructions, which were very severe, and evidently framed so as to be able to afford him hereafter some excuse for depriving him of his command. Among others, his orders were, as the Dort drew less water than the admiral's ship, to sail ahead of him during the night, that if they ap proached too near the land as they beat across the channel, timely notice might be given to the admiral If In too shal low water. This responsibility was the occasion of Philip's being alwayB on deck when they approached the land on either side of the Straits, it was the second night after the fleet had separated that Philip had been summoned on deck as they were near ing the land of Terre del Puego; he was watching the man in the chains heaving the lead, when the officer of the watch reported to him that the admiral's ship was ahead of them In stead of astern. Philip made Inquiry as to when he passed, but could not discover; he went forward and saw the admiral's ship with her poop-light, which, when the admiral was astern, was not visible. "What can be the ad miral's reason for this?” thought Philip; "haB he run ahead on purpose to make a charge against me of neg lect of duty? It must be so. Well, let him do as he pleases; he must wait now till we arrive in India, for I shall not allow him to desert me; and with the company I have as much, and, I rather think, as a large proprietor, more interest than be has. Well, as he has thought proper to go ahead, I have nothing to do but to follow." "You may come out of the chains there." CHAPTER XX. Philip went forward; they were now, as he Imagined, very near to the land, but the night was dark and they could not distinguish It. For half an hour they continued their course, much to Philip's surprise, for he now thought he could make out the loom of the land, dark as it was. His eyes were constantly fixed upon the ship ahead, expecting every minute that she would go about; but no, she continued her course, and Philip followed with his own vessel. “We are very close to the land, sir,’’ observed Vander Hagen, the lieutenant, who was the officer of the watch. “So It appears to me; but the ad miral is closer, and draws much more water than we do,” replied Philip. “I think I see the rocks on the beam to leeward, sir.” “I believe you are all right," re ! piled Philip; “I cannot understand 1 this. Ready about, and get a gun ready—they must suppose us to be ' ahead of them, depend upon it,” Hardly had Philip given the order when the vessel struck heavily on the rocks. Philip hastened aft; he found 1 the rudder had been unshipped, and t the vessel was immovably fixed. His thoughts then reverted to the admiral, j "Was he on shore?” He ran forward. , and the admiral was still sailing on with his poop-light, about two cables | length ahead of him. rire tne gun mere, rrled 1‘hiilp. perplexed beyond lueanure. The gnn wu flred. and Immediately followed up by the Pridh and report of another nun Hose attorn of them. I’hlllp looked with utioni hment over , the quarter, and perceived the ad* nilrul’a »hlp clone astern to him. and evidently on shore a* well a« til* own "Merciful lleaveu!" rxHnlmed Philip ruahlna fotward. "what tan thla hr’" He beheld the other veeael, with her > ll*ht ahead attll tailing on and trav l *M theiu The day wav now dawning , aud there wae »nfth lent itathr to make I out the land The Ivt,, wae o# shore I wot Rfty yard* from the |«ea< h. and | surrounded by th- htah and barren | r«**ha, yet th* ve*>el ahead waa ap par* tit I* sailing on over the land Th* I teamen rrowded on the fore-aslle, i watrhtag thla strange phenomenon at last It vamehed ftom their tight ’ That's the Plying Hull hman. by all i that a holy'*' tried one of the teamen j lumping ut the gun Hardly bail the maa uttered then | Word# when Ike veeael disappeared I I Philip felt loavtneed that it wa i so. and he walhed away aft In a ten > I per lathed Stats |t mum hate beer hit father a fatal ship whb h had d* I rayed them to probabl* «ti , • j tie hardly knew how to act The ad i Mira* * wrath he dM not wish )>«•« a I | that moment, to entoualer Me tea for the officer of the watch, and having desired him to select a crew for the boat, out of those men who had been on deck, and could substantiate hlg as sertions, ordered him to go on board ot the admiral, and state what had happened. As soon as the boat had shoved off, Philip turned his attention to the state of hlg own vessel. The daylight had increase, and Philip perceived that they were surrounded by rocks, and had run on shore between two reefs, which extended half a mile from the mainland. Me sounded round his vessel, and discovered that she was fixed from forward to aft, and that without lightening her there was no chance of getting her off. Ho then turned to where the admiral’s ship lay aground, and found that, to all appearance, she was In even a worse plight, as the rocks to leeward of her were above the water,, and she was much more exposed should bad weather come on. Never, perhaps, was there a scene more cheerless and ap palling; a dark wintry sea— a sky loaded with heavy clouds—the wind cold and piercing—the whole line of the coast one mass of barren rocks, without the slightest appearance of vegetation; the Inland part of the country presented an equally somber appearance and the higher points were capped with snow, although tt was not yet the winter season. Sweeping the coast with his eye, Philip perceived, not four miles to Jeeward of them, so little progress had they made, the spot where they had deserted the commo dore. “Surely this has been a Judgment on him for his cruelty,’’ thought Philip, "and the prophesy of poor Avenhorn will come true—mere bones than his will bleach on those rocks,” Philip turned round again to where the ad miral’s ship was on shore, and started back, as he beheld a sight even more dreadful than all that he had viewed— the body of Vender Hagen, the officer sent on board of the admiral, bang ing at the main yardarm. “My God! is It possible?” exclaimed Philip, stamping with sorrow and Indignation. His boat was returning on board, and Philip awaited it with Impatience. The men hastened up the side, and breathlessly Informed Philip that the admiral, as soon as be had heard the lieutenant’s report, and his acknowl ment that he was officer of the watch, had ordered him to be bung, and that he had sent them back with a sum mons for him to repair on board Im mediately, and that they had seen an other rope preparing at the yard-arm. “But not for you, sir,” cried the men, “that shall never be—you shall not go on board—we will defend you with our lives.” The whole ship's company Joined in this resolution, and expressed their de termination to resist the admiral. Philip thanked them kindly—stated his Intention of not going on board, and requested that they would remain quiet, until it was ascertained what steps the admiral might take. He then went down to his cabin to reflect upon what plan he should proceed. As he looked out of the stern windows, and perceived the body of the young man still swinging !n the wind, he almost wished that he was In his place, for then there would be an end in his wayward fate; but he thought of Amine, and felt that for her he wished to live. That the Phantom 8hip should have decoyed him to destruc tion was also a source of much pain ful feeling, and Philip meditated, with his handB pressed to bis temples, ”lt is my destiny,” thought he at last, "and the will of Heaven must be done; we could not have been so deceived if Heaven had not permitted It.” And then bis thoughts reverted to his pres ent situation. (To be continued.) A BALLOON UNDER FIRE Iiimiedi tte Collapse Don Not Follow, Kveu When the Mark la Hit. With regard to the effects of gun shots upon a balloon, the following ex periments were made, says the Pall Mall Magazine. A shot was fired from a I^ebel rifle at a balloon at#un alti tude of 500 feet. It only penetrated the fabric below the equator, and no ap preciable result ensued. After this many shots were fired, several pene ' (rating the balloon anil passing out : near the upper valve. After a lapse of six hours the balloon descended quietly to the ground, by reason of the loss of gas through the bullet holes. Hut It appeared that, whatever the number of shots, the loss of gas was never sufficient to cause the balloon to fall rupldly. On another occasion a shrapnel shell was fired from a seven pounder Armstrong gun at a balloon having an altitude of 1,500 feet, but this being above (he limit of elevation of the gun, It was Impossible to hit It. In rny case, had It been possible to do 10, the shell would have penetrated the balloon below thj equator and passed out again so low down as to cattle no serliois loss of gas. Indeed, a balloon loses lot little uf Its lifting power that is little ol Its gas if tha hole is made be'ow the equator tinea a gore was tplit up to within a few feet Ilf the Upper valve at first til* balloon fell raptdlv, then 'he wind fillsd out the fisp|>tu4 fabric and It tailvd quietly to earth. • IU M t p***llt#k I h* Ul* l*rof> ••ur Urnntniuttit. » h*n •juit* « t'biUi 4i» that it* «u«tt4 ht|tiiwUc i- ii’U \i * OirihUjr t»»n>r , m ItllU atrl t*lut*» lu |>Uy 'In yUM I lHumin«»»( in^ ia * *i b her •>*, •ml w!4. l*i*» T» kit t«i|>(lw *ha ru,» t»#t lu Ihc |imhw t«4 I *»* l ' . •( , >mm* r * f< ,••»«.!Il«.| ; a Huy, «•*«• him * y«h*i ha m « m au l ■•14 I 111 M I ii.'a* III! tlMk4 lu* 1 fkt , ! hay 4M > • i i<> <miiiaa41 iu b«*p up j ih* ill «*u u I* I * .»• u|*ut ihu buy »*um i»< htnl" «nu», wmiv m II la Ml H Mitt tfc* h*«#t tlih lh* piker Ht hypm «u#r 1**4 |iul Him lu iUi| 11 ih* ■potutauu THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON VIII.; MAY 21. JOHN 18. 15—27. Chief Texts “lie Came Unto nle Own end IIle Own Knceleed Him Not”— JiAii 1:11—Jew* llefore the High 1'rleeU 15. "Peter followed Jesus.” He fol lowed afar off (Matt, xxvi., 5*), and wae, therefore*, hi fur more daiiK<T of denying hlw Lord tbiui ho would have) been If he hied been more courageous anil kept clos ‘■r fo Him. "Anothe r disciple.” John, who went with the crowd through the* gate, for he* "was known unto the high prloat," and "therefore probably was ureiuulnteel ,he P*b«ce and kne w the servants," T he palace." The court of the palace*. "Hut Peter atooel (war standing) at the* door.” The wicket gate having In Home* way been shut. "That other dlsrl ph! • • brought In Peter.” lb* helped hlH Intimate friend, b ailing him Indeed into temptation—unconsciously, for he* himself aeems to have suffered no te mp tation from the* servants— but also lead ing him mar to Christ, who could huvc him In temptation. ,not thou also one* of thl* man'* diaolples?” The It. V. have* out the not. Peter muy have been Hi*e*n before* *<y thin maid; he* watt unfamiliar with the* place, "and had the *hyn<*M of a plain man Imdde a great house." "lie* aaltli. I nm not." Thin was both falsehood and fr<*tt«on to hln Maptfp an«l the* m*w king* <lom. “for It wan co!<l,M and here he wan standing among thi'm, "and v/armeel himself.” "it |H more* than probable tiiat the* air wnh ringing with Jest und laugh te r about Jesus, but peter did tiot Inter rupt: he* kept alb>nce and tried to look aa like one of the* scorne-rs nie he could.” !'• "The high priest,” Annua. Jesus was led first to Annas, because, though deponed by Rome, he was still the legit imate high priest, according to the law of Moses, the* office being fur life (Nutn. xx. , 2#; xxv.. 25), and may have been ad regarded by the Jews. 'H'sns answered him. f spake open ly, ’ etc. Greek, 1 have spoken. There was nothing In ills teaching to he* con cealed. The high priest could find out Jill about I fin) If lie* wishes!. "They see'k to wring from Christ evidence upon which to convict Him. it was contrary to the law and the spirit of Justice.” 21. "Why ask*.st thou Me*?" Jesus re fused to l»* a parly to this Injustice. Let them flnel the* witnesses, for there were plenty of them. This would have put an end to this unjust and fllegul condemna tion and brought out the truth, which the rulers ellel not want. "The cunning of the high priest was foiled.” 22. "One of the officers • • • struck Jesus with the palm of his haml.” It. V., with his hand, "lit., gave Jesus a stroke- or blow Craplsma. angllee, rap); but whether a slap on the face (Paley), a box on the ear (l.urnpe, Meyer, Lu thar.lt), or a stroke with a rod (Bengel, Godet), cannot be determined.”—White law. In either case* It was an Insult and outrage. 23. "If I have spoken evil.” In man ner or matter, In the remark Just made. J»*siis here gives an Inte rpretation of Hla own precept In Matt, v., 29. Jesus had simply claimed the common rights of all men. "Rut If well, why smltest thou me?” "The primary sense of the word translateel smite Is, to skin, to flay: ‘In the New Testament,’ says Dr. Robinson, 'to beat, to smite*, to scourge, properly, so as to take off the skin.' It Is perhaps safe to infer from the Saviour's use of this word that the officer’s blow was a severe one."—T)r, llove-y. 24. "Now Annas hael sent Him,” etc. "The* It. V. Is here probably correct: An nas therefore sent Him hound unto C’ala phas. Thus far the Investigation had been unofficial, or private*, and the result of It was scarcely favorable to the ele slgn of the accusers. Meantime, the prisoner had been re*lievi*il of Ills fet ters. Hut now Annas sends Him probably across the Inner court, where the char <*oaI lire was burning, to another room In the same edlllce, where Caiaphas, with the Hanheelrlm, would subjee-t Him to a formal trial." 25. "Simon I’eter stoeid," or was stand ing and warming himself, as wo saw above. To understanel this scene we must put all the narratives together, re-mem berlng that probubly Peter was beset nnei worried by a crowd of menials, some* saying one thing anil some another, and that the accounts of Peter's answers ure the condensed substance of what he said. "He denied.” Here again was a simple denial with more posltlveness. £tl. "One of the servants." About ati hour later (Duke xxil., 59). "Being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off." This statement gives one reason why Peter now denied with so much gr<-ati-r vehe mence. This man had seen him attempt what might be regurde*d by the Romans as a crime*, and Peter might lose his life, not as a martyr, but as a criminal. 27. "Peter then denied again.” So John, Ills friend, simply records; but Mark, whose gospel Is supposed to have be* n derived from Peter, says that he began to curse and swear. "And Itnm* el ately the cock crew.” Or b -tter, as the Greek has no urtlelc. "a cock crew.” This was the* sign which Jesus had g:v*-n to Peter (John xlll.. 3*1. the se-eond ce e-k crow ing called usually the cock crowing. Then It was that the Herd turn*el and looked on Pe-te-r (Luke xxi. , CD. "M wus enough. Like uu arrow through his Inmost soul shot the mute anguish of tiiat reproachful glance."— Farrar. "Volutins of compassion lay In folded In that look.”—Hanna. "The glance, like lightning revealing an abyss, brought back to Its nobler self the hon est heart that for a time hail l»een alarmed Into su|»-rf1c al unfaithfulness, and threw an awful brightness into the depths of sin. oil whose edge h*' stood." I)rr«lvi»(l lif * The Instinct of animals In sometimes supposed to be more Infallible than human reason. but Mr. A. II Vtrrlll'i otwervatlona of the katydid rather contradict that opinion The katydid, with Ita musical membranes, produces two dial I net "tong*," Oita peculiar to the hum and familiar to everytmdy, the other a daytime tune, whlth la rather a rasp Utah a melody. lint." •aya Mr Verrlll, ' ll la sometime* unite romleal to hear the singer* auddenly • hatige th*lr tulle when a dark cloud alarum the sun, immediately reeuui In* their daytime aong when It has pa*«e<| " Thte recalls the hens that go to russet during a solar #> Itpee Mess ««>| n SlltStk tlet a giesl sited fcasa. white fish or flouader and stall with I rkk bread' and-butter dreealna, through wbt h pit kies and a little oat n are * h >pp d a ad the whole ModsleMed with a lit* | tie stock or white wine, Itahe la a b«u uiet until I>a4*r and a rich Muss Uaeiing fredsteaily with a mutate of i nutter aad hut water with a tilths lemon lulte added Whea -tom* gar | wish with elite* ul lemon and »prigs of parsley aad seree With Midi >udat«e 1 sauce 38 YEARS IN ONE ROOM VOWED NEVER AGAIN TO SET FOOT ON THE GROUND. Sara Only Ilia Uao<|«r—In Sptta of Ilia Retirement lie Owoi n Fine Farm aud It iUm Stock I'aiurptuiiid In Keutai'kjr. The men who are still letting thel. hair and whiskers grow because Henry Clay was not elected president tind their counterpart In various eccentric characters scattered throughout the country. On a tine blue-grass farm 15 miles north of Harrodsburg, Ky., there lives a man, in the possession of unimpaired physical and mental at tributes, w'ho has not left the four walls of hfs room for 38 years on ac count of a foolish vow. His name Is Basil Haden, and the girl to whom he was to have been married eloped with uuother man on the day President Lin coln took his seat In the white house. In a fit of discomfiture he entered his room In the second story of his house and declared he would never set foot on earth again as long as he lived, and so far as is known he has kept his word and has never entered even an other room of his own dwelling. He Is the solo owner of a line homestead and a farm of 500 acres left hltn by his parents before the calamity of his life, and permits no one to see him except one man of the name of Turner, who has been manager of his farm for 25 years, and even this man Is permitted to come only to Ills door. However, through his manager, several hands are employed on the farm and stocs Is railed equal to any In Kentucky. He dues his own cooking, and Turner delivers such articles as he needs at his door, A character of similar de termination resides In Urbana, Ohio, where his many eccentricities are well known. For nearly 20 years John John Glenn never wore a coat or over coat, winter or summer, appearing at all times In his shirt-sleeves and an or dinary vest. This, too, was the re sult of a hasty vow faithfully kept. HU father kept a tanyard In Urbana. He was one of the early settlers, and his sons were employed by him tu various departments of his leather business John seems early to have developed a peculiar disposition, for It Is said that even In those early days he would only perform such work as was left silently at his bench, and would on no account take even the simplest orders or directions from his father or brothers. The coat Incident came about through a decision of the elder Glenn to send one of his sons to West Liberty, Ohio, to learn the tinsmithlng trade. In the execution of this plan he bought this son a full suit of clothes, at the same time purchasing only trousers and vest for John, who took offense at the fancied slight and declared he would never wear a coat again so long as his father lived. This oath he kept Until his father's death, 20 years after, when he appeared at the funeral In a complete suit of broadcloth as good as money could buy. During all these years he was practically a recluse and spent all his time, when not engaged at work In the tannery adjoining. In his room reading, never appearing on the .streets or in public places. In a short time after his father’s death he again took offense at some trivial affront and retired to his room. In which he lived alone for years. His peculiarities seem never to have Introduced any discord into his dally relations with the other members of his family, and until the death of his brothers they all lived to gether in apparent harmony. He Is now the sole survivor of his immediate kin, and possessor of all their wealth, which Is considerable. A cousin of his father, of the name of Edward Glenn, was the founder of Glendale, one of Cincinnati's well-known sub urbs. Pouter Parties. Do you want something new In the way of entertainment? Then give a poster party. Don't get a lot of pos ters to ornament your rooms, but re quest your friends to come repre senting some familiar poster character. The assembled party of poster per sons will certainly have -a Jolly time together. Costume parties are pretty generally approved by those who en ter Into the spirit of the thing. And the popular posters of the last few years furnish many Inviting oppor tunities for weird dressing and pos ing. Such costumes are not hard to get up, and no expensive materials need he used. If the Invited friends are well acquainted an 1 unconstrained no other entwrtatument need be pro- | vtded than Informal music and danc- ■ Ing and llaht refreshments, for each , guest will bring bis or her share to the amusement of all Tht Hof. “Are there any mark* by whlrh he ran I* I4et»t limit** a*ke4 the chief uf iiolti*. urtiMniwy to telegraphing ' No.** mI4 the father of the hoy. who hail alarteil to Minueaota to light In .liana. “hot there will he when I get hol4 of hiiu Main t'lnilnnntl Kit nolrtr K»|Utk liaoh Meta*. Ilank of K#»h»il note* ar# male trout n«w white linen m'linga ftttil front Anything that ha* iw*n worn *•» b • artfully la the |>a|ier pr*pare4 that even (he number of 4ipe Into the yu|| matte by e«*h wotkman hi r*gUt*r*J on n 4ial by wt btnery Many h*m*« In Itariln are aumhere4 • Kb luwinuoa Rg<«re> wknb are *a»!ij thlUa gt night Three ibwoaaml marriage* are gey. form«4 »»ery 4ay all u*er the wot,4 A southern man who recently re turned home after a visit to Boston said to a neighbor; "You know these her® round, whit® beans?” 1 he other admitted that he did. "We feed em to bosses down our way. "Well, sir, up In Boston they take them beans, boll ’em for three or four hours, slap a little sow belly an some molasseB and other truck In with era and what do you suppose they do with ’em?” "Gosh, I do’ no." "Well, sir," said the first speaker, senten tlously, "l’m d—d If they don’t eat 'em!" A coincidence Is the antiquated plea ^ of the plagarlst. "Keep to Your Place and Your Place 'will Keep You. Without good health we cannot keep situations or en joy life. Most troubles origi nate in impure blood. Hood’s Sarsaparilla makes the blood rich and healthy, and will help you 4 4 keep your pljice. Built Up — “ Was tired out, bud no appetite until I took Hood's riursaparllla. It built me right up and I cun cut heartily.’’ Ktta M, Haukb, Athol, Mass. flood's I'll In cure liver ill*, the non irritating snd only mthartir to take with flood's Nars*| 11 ; *• Annual Meeting German Baptists, (Dunkards,) Roanoke, Va., * May 23, 1899. ONLY One Fare Round Trip “Big Four’’ Tickets will lie k<hhI going May 10, 10, SO and SS, lH'JO. Returning good until June 34,1HIIO, One •tuguiver will lie allowed on return trip, subject to local regulations of tl>e line* over which tleket reads. For full Information regarding tickets, rates and routes anil time of trains, call < n agents “Big Four Route'” or address the undersigned, e. o. 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