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i ? 11 mi' i N M .t I . V K I 5i !l i Red Cloud Chief. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. RED CLOUD. NLltltASWo In crho thore In ii nlump In the dla mpnd buslncsB.Cccll Rhodes might Hnil ciiiiiloyment In tho museums na tho 110,000,000 prize bonuty. They hnvc put a St. Iunln mnn In Jnll on n charge of Insnnlty bocaiiso ho 'believes lie Is In lirll, Tho only trou Jiln with that poor fellow Ib that ho'n too candid. Kidding tho heurt of mntlco does not In lUolf freo the hands from cruelty. A man may uut cruelly from malice, but ho may act Just rm cruelly from sheer coldnvnH, Ho that would be kind must not only be delivered from the Bplrlt of hate, ho must bo filled with tho Bplrlt of love. If tho hands are novcr to he cruel, the heart must nover t)0 cold. In the enterprising city of Duonos AyrcB automobile cnrrlnges are no J uncommon sight, In the form both of private vehicles and of delivery wa gons. Cycle roadH now rndlato from Buenos Ayren to a dlHtance of sixty nnd Beventy miles In the Hurrouudlng country, and under the care of tho Ar- t gcntlnc Touring club theao roads aro reserved for tho ubo of bicycles nnd nutnmoblles. , A young missionary far In tho Into t, rlorof China received for baptism a 1 It lo child. The name given was Moo Dec, bo unusual n combination that f; tho minister asked IIh origin. "I havo lieard of your man of God, Moo Dee, was the reply. "In our dialect Moo moans loo and Dec (lod. I would havo my child, too, love Cod." Mr. Moody was not a Chinese, hut his name told in that language the secret of his life. Tho manager of an immenso huslnes declares that It costs IiIb house twenty ' thousand dollarK a year simply to cor I reef, errors In Invoices and other pa ! pers mistakes duo to poor writing aud J poor English, for which employes arc responsible. "Some stenographers need hut the idea to turn out tho per fect letter," said ho, "while others aro a means of grace becauso they try the imtlonee." The money lost becauso of Ignorance and carelessness in that sin gle house would pay the salaries of a considerable body of teachers In sec ondary schools whose pupils are sup posed to learn how to write plainly and epoak correctly. A situation Involving somo tension has arisen out of a conflict of Inter ests between tho live stock companion and tho frontlor settlers. Tho com panies wish to continue their occupan- cy of tho great plains of tho West as cattle ranges, and are urging tho gov ernment to leaBe them to the highest I bidders. The Bottlers wish tho lands subdivided for homes nnd farms, nnd protest that they slinll still bo held open to Individual purchnso or to prl vato entry tinder tho homestead law, I which gives 1(10 acres to each actual i occupant who makes certain improve ments. The governor of Nebraska In vites other Western governors to a conference In the interest of tho Bot tlers. Details of tho sudden eruption from tho central crater of Mount Etna, last July, are gradually coming to light through scientific reports. One of the most striking phenomena of tho out break was tho formation of an "crup- f tlvo pine" or "cloud-tree" directly above thu crater. A famous cxatnplo of these volcanic smoke-trees Is that V, which was seen standing ovor Vcsu- u ,vIub during the destruction of Poin- Vnll lint I." tn n Ik ii f.ir milliliter and I? loftier volcano than Vesuvius. Tho Mverge of Its great crater is nearly U. r'nOO feet nboe sea level, and tho jif 'eruptive pine" last July rose morJ "than lti.000 feet nbn'e the crater. It v was finally blown off by the wind, hid Inir the sun as It drifted away in an 1 Elongated black cloud. '! An era of good feeling has begun " ' :o mnko its appearance among the varl &uu denominations professing Chris tianity. It In now not nn inirequeiu iccurrenco in any of tno lnrge cltu3 to fico priests of tho Methodist. Presby terian, Catholic, Baptist ciiurciies, etc., n conferenco discussing reform topics. 3ut JuBt ns this happy state of nffalra MeglnB to show on tho horizon of tho I hurcii worm, j. aicwihhit uuwiu u.is I undo his appearance at tho head of a (p wlitoh threatens to nrow Into ureal proportions under the title of tho Zlon. 'Jon has Bet Its face against nil oilier lonomlnnttous and has begun tho con struction of tho city of Zlon on tho 'mnkB of Lake Michigan, 'ihu rapid trldes being made by Dowiolsm has urnrlsed church men generally. Tho 1 eal secret seems to be in Its Boctnl and o-opcratlvc features. One of tho cor- lior-BtnneB Is a bank to which members inny bring their money and check it iiut at pleasure, inis leaiure may oo '.dopted by other churches. At a dinner given by a political club n Now York recently a man who Is inusually young for one who has at- alnod to such prominence In his pro osslon was for tho first tlmo In his !fo set down for a responso to ono of ho toastB. When at last ho was called n. his beardless faco flushed and his fvmnor was vory embarrassed. Novor- fheleBB ho stood up and thus dellvorod f(imsolf: "Gentlemen, beforo I entered VjIb room I hnd an excellent Bpeech Prepared. Only Clod and myself know 'flint I was going to say. Now Ood (lono knows." And h sat down, HOUSE Mf IS BEST Compromise Reached on Re lief for Puerto Rico. THE SENATE CONFEREES NOW GIVE IN Lump Hum at Over Two Million Our to Inland -Limit Proponed by the llpjirr Homo Thought ilcnt to Iib Abandoned. A Washington, March 'JO dispatch Bays: The conferees on the Porto III can appropriation bill havo agreed upon n compromise measure. The senate conferees receded from tho senate amendment limiting tins appropriation to the revenues collected on Porto Klcan Importations until the first of lust January and restored tlieclaiihu in tho house bill applying to future reve nues. The bill as agreed upon reads as follows: "That the sum of 8,095, ir.5, being the amount of customs revenue received on importations by the United States from Porto Itico since tho evacuation of Porto Uico by the Spanish forces on the 18th of October, 1808, to the 1st of January, 1000, together with nny fur ther customs revenue collected from Porto lllco from the 1st of January, 11)00, or that shall be hereafter collect ed under existing law, shall be placed at the disposal of the president, to be used Mr tho government now existing and which may here after be established in Porto lllco, and for the aid and relief of the people thereof, and for public educa tion, public works ami other govern mental nnd public purposes therein until otherwise provided by law, and tlie revenues herein referred to already collected and being collected under ex isting law, are hereby appropriated for tho purpose herein spocilled, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated." Secretary Root ban authorized Gen cral Davis at San Junn to give em ployment upon public works to sur plus labor in Porto lllco. The war department has prepared an order to carry out this plan, lint it was learned that Secretary Koot had telegraphed the instructions to (Jeneral Davis from Hava.ua. INFANT THROWN IN A WELL Hlartllng Discovery of n Farmer Neil r lluinholdt, Nelii-Htku. While drawing water from his well at an early hour Tuesday morning Preston Keiser, living near Humboldt, drew tip tho body of a newly born fe male child, which from appearances had been thrown Into the well only u short time beforo. He at once notified the proper otllcials and Coroner Wag goner of Dawson was summoned. The child was fully developed and had evi dently been alive, when born and cast into tho well whilo yet breathing. The oftlciMs think the mother Is a young woman who lives in the vicinity. M'KINLEY'SFUTURECALLING To llncmne 1'ro tensor of Internatlomil Lattr In College. Bishop Hurst In his iermon at the opening of the session of the New Jersey Methodist conference, in speak ing of the Amerienn university at Washington, said that President' Me Kinley would ut the conclusion of his service as a public ollleer accept the position of professor of international law at the university. Committed to Iterorm School. County Judge Wlnterstcen at Fre mont committed to the girls' reform school nt Geneva Uuth (J race Parsons, a girl under fourteen years of age, for incorrigibility, her father having made complaint. The girl created a scene in court by ptoelalming that she was the mother of an unborn child, and that two young men of prominent fam ilies were responsible for her ruin. On her ntllrmation that she would swear in court to tho young men be ing her seducers, the judge suspended her sentence until the youths In ques tion could be brought beforo him. One of tho young men lias already left for parts unknown. Thu girl is' held in jail. Onred to Oruth lip Hull. The mutilated body of K. (3. Stout nnd his wife, who lived on a farm near Nescopee. Columbia county, Pa., were found buried tinder the snow in their barnyaid. In the same yard whore tbe bodies were discovered a bavage bull Is kept and it is the supposition that while at work in the yard Mr. Stout was attacked by the brute. It is thought his wife attempted to help him. Kill Ilimlimiil unit Sulf. At Sandusky, ()., Mrs. Leonard Wag ner killed bur husband and then shot herself. Tho tragedy occurred about thice miles from town and nothing was known of it until Tuesday even ing. Mrs, Wagner had evidently arisen from bed and shot her husband and then herself. Tho eauie of the crime is believed to have been jealousy. Arm L'ltiiKlit In n Nlivllvr. Kugene Sampson suffered a severe and painful ueeldent while working with a eornshellcr near Tectitnseh, Neb, In some manner his right nrm was caught in tho driving chain and both of the bones of the fore arm were broken in two different places. Fulled for Million!. Francis P. Owings, a Chicago stock broker, who recently filed a petition in bankruptcy, was released of his in debtedness. His schedule of assets ag rrcgntcd S5IM)4I917, tho largest ever filed hero under the bankruptcy act. MANILA THE CENTER Tlio lritirR'nl Hold n Confrrrnro In Tluit til. A Manila dispatch says: (Jeneral Otis considers Manila the most troublesome center In the situation. The Insurgent junta here, in conjunction with that In Hong Kong. Is growing active. The military authorities nave been forced to put a stop to Mnblni's intercourse with the public, The local foreign press considers ills recent utterances calculated to incite the I'illlpinos to a continued revolt and prejudicial to American eontrol. Flores, who lins just arrived here, says he comes trust ing to American leniency, and that lie would not have dared to have conic to Manila if Spain were yet in control. He. cherishes the hopes and aspirations which actuated him when in thu field, and desires to watch congressional ac tion upon the question of the Philip pines. The Insurgents, lie says, do not expect to vanquish the Americans, but are maintaining n resistance with the idea of forcing congress to accord them the best possible terms. A number of representative insur gent leaders from different parts of Luzon have recently been in confer ence in Manila. Some have been placed under an est, but the others thus far have not been interfered with. Louis Spitell, head of thu firm of Louis Spltzcll A Company, contractors to tho Chinese goernment and himself a suspected filibuster, came from Hong Kong to Manila last week and was temporarily detained in custody on suspicion, it is asserted upon good authority that three loads of arms and ammunition have recently been landed on the cast coast of Lu.on. Captain Taylor, of the Thirty-ninth regiment recently captured twelve new Maiihcrr near Calamha. Kuimmtjr liny Itvtiirn. Quite a number of Nelson, Neb., school boys from eleven to fifteen years have evidently been rending yellow covered literature and have had a cave or two for a rendezvous welch finally culminated in five of them running awuy from home a few days since. Their possessions averaged 05c and a revolver each, but tbe cold snap struck them and they all, except one, like the traditional cat, came back. One is re ported to have froen ears and toes. The one to stay got into a through car at Superior and went to Denver, whore report savs, his parents will send fo him. Studying the Amtrolnu Tnnnc Our American twang la a subject which has recently been occupying tho attention of tho Laryngologlcal soci ety. After considerable research it has been established that the cauao of tho twang Is not cllmntlc, nor Is it tho result of the nasal catarrh and affec tion of the larynx, which nre bo com mon in America, though theso may be caused by the twang. Tho most prob able theory la that the twang Is the result of carclessupss on tho part of Americans In adopting tho nasal sounds of tho French settlera and tho gutturals of the Dutch and Germans At any rate, it Is posalblo to euro it. Old Honda Turned In. The total umount of old bonds turned into the I'nited States treasury in exchange for the new '.' per cents was SJT.OOO.OOO, milking the total to date 877.O0O.O0O. Of the entire amount all but $'.',Sti:i,b()() was on behalf of na tional banks, which already have the bonds on deposit to secure circulation or public deposits or both. Ki'iiliM'kluiiH Cull on President. Messrs. Iluruett, Sapp and Hampton, of Kentucky, were among thu presi dent's callers Tuesday. They told the chief executive that their visit was en tirely a social one and that they were not the bearer of an' appeal from (Jovernor Taylor for aid jn thu guber natorial contest. (Inrmniin ItuildliiR njchurcli. Work has commenced on a tine church building two miles west of Sterling for the Emmanuel Lutheran ticrmuns. 1 lie building is to cost tip wards of S'1,000 nnd to bu modern in every way. and lie heated by a furnace. This will make the fourth (Jerman church for Sterling's (iermaus. Wiijjon Work Huriied. The Flint wagon works at Flint, Mich., was totally destroyed by fire, causing u loss of over S'.'OO.OOO. The plant was insured for glL'O.OOO. This is the most severe blow to Flint the city liaVever received. The origin of the tire is a mystery. Nonilnutvd by Aci'litmntlon, Congressman James M. Miller of Council (Jrove, Kan., lias been nomi nated by acclamation by thu republi can convention of the. Fourth district. HiHTPtnry Kturn. Kllhu Koot, secretary of war, arrived in Charleston, S. ('., on board the transport Sedgwick, and left for Washington. Antl-ltiimitpo Hill I'uMril, The senate has passed the assent) ly autl-Kaumpo bill, )'.' to 4. Kamapo is a gigantic fraud in New York City. Three million dollars is tho pi'ice paid by Swift it Co., of Cldeago for the. packing plant and American holdings of tho Kustmau company of New York l'uU iiouiiij on Hut. The city council of Astoria, Ore., lias passed an ordinance providing a bounty of .1 cents a head for all dead rats de livered to the chief of police. The ac tion is taken as a precautionary meas ure against tho possible appearance of plague In tills city arising from ships coming here from infected ports, llcllued Nii;nr Adtanecd. All grades of jeilned sugar havo been advanced 5 cents per 100 pounds by the American Sugar Refining com pany. There was also an advanoo in j the pound price of raw meats. kiii6'iSi$iAi&iAT&r&.UP JephthalTs Daughter: A Story of Patriarchal Times. By JULIA MAGRUDER... CorTniOltTKD 1KX3, IPS I AND I8SC RT ItonKftT no.NNEIl'S Pons. MHMMHMMiiMiMHMKaHBaBHaaaMHMMBManilllMaMHBi && CHAPTER IV. Hut Namnrah raised her hnnds and hid her face from sight, nnd Adlna'a voice began to tremble as ho epako to her again, nnd said, full tenderly: "Didst thou not know, Namarah, when I told thco I would send theo n message by thy bird, but that I lacked the courage, that that messago was my lovo for thee? As God beholda me, maiden, my heart hath even been knit to thine since first my eyes fell on thec; and if thou love me not, my lifo is all over for me." Still was silent the maiden Namarah, so that Adlna'B heart grew cold with fear within him, nnd his voice brnko as ho spake onco more: "'I go forth to battle, O maiden, to right against the enemies of tho Lord and to shield thy father. It may be that death awaits me, and if thou hnst In thy heart might of tenderness toward me, I pray thec Apeak, or let mo go to death nnd silence and forgctful ncss". Then did Namarah turn to him, n sudden trembling passing over her wholo .j oily, and dropping her hands from beforo her face, sho stretched them out toward him. Whereat Adlnn fell upon his knees nnd bowed his head, thinking it was her to be stow her blessing upon him in token of eternal farewell. Dut with n Bwlft nnd silent motion, Namarah was at his Bide, and before he could lift his bend ed head, her soft arms clung around his neck. "Maiden," hn muttered in a voice deep with passion, whilo he reached upward his strong arms, and held her in n closo nnd gentlo clasp, though ho roso not from his lowly posture, "tell me, I pray thee, what thou meanest. la it for pity thou dost clasp me? If Dut Nnmarah bent her head nbovo him, and made nnswer: "No, not pity love." Then did he spring to his fcot, and stand erect in all tho comoly beauty of his goodly youth, and drawing her close against his breast, ho bent his head nnd kissed her. It was to Na marah the first time she had ever felt her heart respond to nny sign of love, nnd Adlna's heart was even ns virgin ns her own. It was this in tho heart of each that made that moment's rap ture. It was a long, long time that neither spake. Their arms were fold ed closo about each other, and onco and again their lips mcts und clung to those sweet nnd sacred kisses which nro the precious fruit of purity of life. Then spake the young man Adlna: "Wilt thou havo mo tell thy father, Nnmarah, that we may have his bles sing on our betrothnl? for I think he will not turn him from me, seeing ho hath but lately told me that ho oweth unto me his life." But Namorah answered: "Nny, I would havo him go forth to tho light, as hath been his wont of yore, believing himself my only object of care and love and prayer. He hath told mo that he wills that I shall marry, nnd when thou comest back with him victorious, then will I tell him nil, and ask his blessing. But, nh, Adlnn, my most loved one, my new-found Joy nnd hope, how If the enemies of tho Lord should slay thee, that thou returnest to mo no more!" And ut these words she fell to weep ing, nnd sobbed upon his breast. But Adlna comforted her strongly, and bado her pray to God with faith, tell ing her he felt within himself thnt God would prosper tho army of her father Jcphthnh, and bring them back victorious. "Then will I claim theo for my bride, Namarah, thou fairest of women and maidens, nnd joy will bo ours as long ns life Bhnll last." Namarah clasped him closer yet, and turned her faco upward to receive his kiss; nnd behold, ns his lips rested upon hers, they lieard tho doves noar by cooing and calling. "Thou shalt give mo ono of thy birds, Namnrah," Adlna said; "and I will make for it a littlo cngo, and enrry it with mo; nnd when tho enemies of the Lord shnll have been vanquished, then will I send thee tho tidings on tho wings of thy bird." And the Idea pleased Nnmarah, and Bido by side they went together to whero tho doves slept, nnd Namnrah opened tho door and called them to hor with tho little call they knew so well; nnd, nithough tho tlmo was late and strange, they circled round her head, and ono of them settled on her shoulder. Namnrah took it gently in her hand, and oro sho gavo it over to Adlnn, she kissed tho crest of its enow-whlto head. "Como back to me in pence and tri umph," sho said. And then, when Adlna hnd taken the dovo from her, sho realized that tho moment of parting was como, nnd, with a great wavo of lovo and tondor ness nnd longing sweeping over hor, sho gavo horself into her lover's arms to reccivo his last embrace Solemn and sweet and silent it was, thoro in tho holy moonlight; nnd when nt last sho raised hor head to speak, tliero wero bravo words on her lips. "Thou knowest tho meaning of our i ft r city's name," bIio Bald. "Tako it for an omen to comfort theo and rest thy heart, und I will even rest bo on it, too." "Yen, I know it," he nnswercd; then kissed ho her once more, nnd murmur ing tho word "Mlzpch!" between his half-parted lips, ho turned and left her alone. CHAPTER V. It wns many n weary day that Na marah waited for tidings which camo not. It was her habit to sit at work with her maidens upon the roof, or else high up In the top chamber of tho house, and ulwnys alio would place herself near to tho window which looked toward tho field of battle, nnd nono knew why It wns that bIio strained her eyes so wistfully Into the air, ns if sho looked for and expected Homo token In the heavens. Often her work would fall from her fingers, and bIio would rest n long time Idle, with no sound escaping her, except the deep-drawn sighs which none knew how to Interpret. Tho maidens that were her companions looked on nt tbjs and marveled. They knew that Nnmarah was ever a loving nnd solici tous daughter, but it wns not uncom mon for her father to be nway and In danger, nnd this was something more than her usunl concern for him. She had lost heart In her work, nlso, nnd cared no longer for the amuse ments nnd pastimes with which it had formerly been her wont to occupy her self. But, In spite of this, her Inter est wns more tender than ever beforo In those who were sick or In trouble, nnd she spent much time In prayer. Her chief nmiisement nnd diversion during this time were her doves, nnd sometimes, after feeding them she would place herscif on the garden scat and let them climb und flutter nil about her, and tnko their food from her mouth and fingers, nnd oven from tho meshes of her hair. She had told to no one the secret of her heart, and theso silent witnesses of her meetings with Adina seemed now the nearest thing to him Hint there remained to her. At length, ono morning, when Na marah had grown paler than was her wont, with long waiting nnd watching, she stood nt tho casement of her cham ber, and her listless gaze that had been long fixed wearily upon tho distant scene, became In a moment nlert nnd animated. Far up In the blue she hnd seen n rtying bird, and nt that sight her heart within her alwuys trembled. Perhaps It was a skylark, or even ono of her own pets, wandered farther than its custom away from home. Yes, it wns a dove a snow-whito carrier and stuely, ono of her own, nB there was none like them in that region. She had never known ono of hers to fly so high ns thnt before, and the throb bing of her heart grew violent, ns sho looked up and Baw It paiihlng and cir cling above her head. Surely Bho. caught sight of a tiny object, not n feather, between its wing nnd breast, as tho bird swooped downwnrd and flew into tho pigeon house. With limba that shook with hope nnd fear, Namarah stole softly through tho silent halls and chnmbers, down the garden path and into the plnce where all her birds were together. They wero cooing and muttering und gab bling as if something out of the com mon hnd happened to them, nnd when she paused In the doorway nnd called, they all came fluttering to her. Ono by one she touched them with her hands and felt beneath their wings. They wero too exactly each like each to distinguish among them, hut nil of them enmo tamely to her call, it be ing her hnblt to stroke and smooth them as sho would. Just as her heart began to sink with disappointment, she noticed one with broken feathers, nnd her fingers touched something smooth nnd hard, nnd lo, thero wns, indeed, tho thing' alio sought"-n tightly folded pam per, tied with a small cord under tho bird's wing. Her hnnds trembled ns she loosed it, and she hid it hurriedly In her bosom. Then Bho run swiftly through tho garden paths nnd hack to her own room, whero she shut her self In, nnd taking nut the precious paper, pressed it to her lips and then fell upon her knees in prayer. Sho entreated God most enrncstly that tho tidings might be good; her heart swelled with praises to His holy name, and her faith was strong in tho answer to her prayers, ns she opened tho pa per nnd rend. Theso were tho words: "Most Dear Maiden It hnth pleased tho God of Israel to send the hosts of Jcphthnh, thy father, a complete nnd mighty victory, nnd wo be, even now, upon our way to thee, returning in triumph nnd great thankfulness of licnrt. Thou will greet mo as thy chosen nnd sanctioned husband, Nn marah, for thy father hnth so com mended my bearing In tho fight, whore in I wns nblo to render him good serv ice, thnt ho hnth promised mo thnt I shall chooso my own rewnrd, and I havo chosen oven tho maiden Namarah to bo my wife. I havo even bo spoken to thy father, feeling suro thnt nt thnt moment ho would not sny mo nny, and ho hnth even given mo his blessing, k and avowed that I have found fnvw In ids eyes. The white bird will bear to thco thoEO tidings, nnd beforo act of sun we Bhnll be with thee. Ood grant to mo, O maiden, that thy heart may reach forth to mlno with the samo lovo wherewith I feel mine reach to thee, as I write theso lines, to be held In thy dear hands beneath thy dear eyes. THY ADINA." Now, as the maiden Namarah read these words, there rose within her so great n rapture that her very fnce did glow nnd become radiant with Joy. For until her eyes hnd rested on tho young man Adlnn, she hnd known not wlint It was to feel tho mighty lovo wherewith n tender virgin loveth, with her soul nnd heart nt onco, tho youth whoso nobleness nnd virtue command her worship nnd devotion, nnd the ex ceeding Joy of this moment wrapped her soul in n great wave of. ecstasy, that make the shining of her eyes llko unto tho light of stars. To feel that Adlna loved her, he who was unto her eyes the very prince of men, nnd thnt her wcll-belovd father looked with favor on their union was a bliss so great, that almost sho folt as if her heart within her must burst for very Joy. Ab she Bat in her chamber alone, nnd read again nnd yet ngaln the pre cious messago that the bird had brought, such visions ns ever fill tho minds of maidens when lovo is come In truth passed like pictures beforo her. Sho saw herself meeting with Adlnn without the need of concealment and she felt again those nrms about her and those kisses on her lips, nt the mero memory of which she thrilled. She saw the calm delight upon her be loved father's face, as ho blessed her union with Adlna, and gazing further yet Into the future, she snw herself the happy wife nnd mother. CHAPTER VI. Now when the sun began to sink townrd tho west, Nnmarah called lo her maidens, nnd nrrayed herself In garments richly wrought nnd beauti ful, us ono that keepeth a great feast. Her robe was all of white, embroid ered with gold, nnd the encrusted folds fell henvlly about tho splendid curves of her most noble figure. In hor loos ened hair were twisted chains of gold thnt wrapped it in and out, and made n light and darkness beautiful to see. About her shoulders, which her robe left bare, she wrapped a scarf of golden tissue, through which her gleaming neck nnd nrms shone fair as moonlight seen through BiinheamB. And when the maidens and nil tho household of Jcphthnh wondered to seo her so adorned, she spnkc, nnd snid unto them: "I go to meet my father Jephthak and ills host returning from victory." And when they nsked her: "How knowest thou that he hath won tho day, und Is returning?" She made unswer, as the saying was: "A little bird hnth told me." And they knew not how true indeed were tho words sho spake. And ns tho bun sank lower nnd lower and it began to draw toward evening, behold, there fell upon the ears of Na marah nnd her maidens tho distant sound of tramping horses nnd nnun the notes of a trumpet. "They be notes of victory; even as thou hast Bald," spake ono of tho maid ens, while Nnmarah stood and listened, breathless and half troubled, like nn Imago of too perfect Joy. And Nama rah said: "I will even go forth to meet them." Whereat her maidens wondered, for it wns her custom to await her father wltlnn the house, n feeling of timidity ever preventing her from nppearlng before the eyes of tho soldiers. But now thero showed In nil her bearing a very noble pride, so that sho looked no longer u shy and trembling maiden, but a woman nnd the daughter of a conqueror. There wns a most rich hue of roses on her cheeks, nnd her great eyes blazed and sparkled, so thnt Nnmarah looked that day a being ot such gloilous beauty as nono who looked on her hnd ever seen befora. (To bo continued.) To Keep (IImim Oil, "Isn't It strange," said Mr. Burton, while in a reminiscent mood, "how dis coveries art made? Of course, that is a general statement, hut to the casa In question. I wear glasses, as you know, but I found great trouble la keeping them on. They were contin ually following tho laws of gravita tion nnd falling to tho floor. Tho trouble was that I did not hnvo a bridge of size, and I spent money and time experimenting with dlffcicnt kinds of pprir.gs nnd claps and nose pieces, hut nil proved failures. Now, tho other night I had an idea (that's all right, I qui guilty of an idea onco in n whilo) thnt if I would put tomo powdered rosin on my noEe that would hold 'em for n while, eo I accordingly hunted up my friend, the viollui3t, nnd, getting some rosin, mndo a test. Was It a suecesH? Why.I can turn n hnnd cprlng bnckwaid and those glnsses aro still doing business nt the old stand." Richmond Times, 1'ariillol On oi, Mrs. Grumpps --Thero nro tho viands of occupations in which men have plac es which women should fill. Why shouldn't women bo druggists? An swer mo thnt. Mr. Grumpps This cot tngo pudding isn't good at nil. How did you mnko it? Mrs. Grumpps I took n few hnndfuls of flour nnd boiuo milk nnd n few eggs I forget how many nnd some sugar, I think, nnd I believe I added some snlt, and nuybe somo baking powder don't know how much; I never measure. Mr. Grumpp That's why. Now York Weekly. Club of Olnveil lllimMiiilu'ri. A club Is now being formed In Paris tho members of which swenr never to Bhnko hands with nnyono unless wear ing gloves. l-AwMMt(HM!rwlw)n,