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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1902)
i JfeSbj ft lift 1 Mi. By JOHN R. MUSICK, Author ol "Mynttrlou Mr. tlowinl," "Th 0k ,Straner." "Clmrlle AlltniUle'i Double," Htc. Oopxrliht, !S7J, b; Holism Iloixti'i Sot. All rlgbtt rtMrrrd. CHAPTER VIII.(Contlnued.) You?" cried Captain Knit w cat her 4 -hat-ply. ' Yes If hIio sails fur .Juneau from Seattle In the Pr.MliliMit ' I will sail I nun Han Francisco itt tin- ( i Idout ' ' "Wouil not join ii4iini'i awaken llcC KllSpIfioH?" "Why bhoulil It IJveijboriy Is io ing to tlu Kluuriske now. ami wh not I as wt'll?" ' Tluit'H so." v. 1th i tinning swallow which ended in a Imw "Seems all light. Plan Is a nood one. hut it will lie very unconitoitahlc to ou " ' I am willing to uurieigo all the iIIh tninfort.s u lion It Is ti matter ot stub A importance," said l.athlanri. "I want two more faithful, tiustj men Men who will go w hot ever 1 senri them, obey every order 1 -?tve. ami ho -p still tongues In thelt he ids. Monoj in no object " "Well, wt'll'" R.ihl the captain, wink ing and rubbing his hands gleefully, "thnt'H talking to the mark; that Is talking Just ah 1 like to hear a gentle man " 'What Ib your pilie?' linked Link land, his pale, white lace almost qttlv eilng iu his Intoiisitj "Wt'll. thoy come high ' "1 expect to pa high tin them How much do you want fot finding two such men tor tne In the net twelve lioutH?" With a wink and nnothei i inning neck and swallow Inn how. he gasped "One thousanil ilol'nis." "1 tako you up. no bring them at nee." "Meet 'em at m boat at midnight to night." ' I will do It and the money Is jours - as soon as thoj aie .set tiled." CHAPTER IX. Paul's Departuio I'uini Metlakahlla. Paul Miller's rilsroveiy that the white man piospcitlng on the inland was one of the men who had captuied the hermit, and bejouri doubt one of the four who had tobbed him, tor n moment, riopiiveri him ot speech He had his own lenMin-. tot not wishing to be recogiiicri b the man who hail robbed him and attempted his lite He also had .strom: leasons fot wishing to have him held a piisoiicr. He be lieved the man (iiuld unfold the whole t stoiv of the lubbeij and mystorj ol the hermit, nnd iletei mined to ninko hint do do befoie leaving the island. After a tew moments the balni of volies without ceased, and the ciowil nathercd near the house bewail to dis perse. The thought then occuneil to his mind that the prisoner. having been nireited for ttospasslug. might be iclcased on his solemn promise never to icttirn With this new dan ger in his mind he stalled tow aid the dooi when he was mot bj Father Dim can 'What have they done with thopris f oner''" he asked nnxlouslj 'He has been sent to the ptlson to be detained tor a while until cettaln mysteries with whkh he Is connected aie cleared up," said the old man 'Father Duncan, do ou think tho fellow Is seeuie? Do ou think theio Is no danger of his escape?" 'None whatever. My Indians are r-iy watchful and tuiuful. Thej will obey mo to the lottei." "Then let us sit bete and compare notes for a few moments." Ik) seated hlmselt by the old nils slonary anil told him ot his lescue by the mysterious old man of the moun tains whom he bad ( ailed the hermit. Then ho told of the rapture ot the her mit, nnd concluded with "This man was one ot the three who seized tho good old man and tool; him away fiom tho cavern." The Interest of good Father Duncan increased, nnd be shook his head, say ing: "This Is ccttnlnlj ciy, veiy strange." "There Is a mystciy In it nil which 1 am unable to sohe. I cannot com ptehend who this stinnge hermit can be, unless ho Is the captain to whom jou refer." "It looks veiy much ns If the tinfot tunato mnn was the helmed captain whose mysterious tlibiippoaiance has occasioned eo much dlstiess" Paul remembered the story which the cx-sallor, Glum Halstou, had told him of bis captain, and also iccalled to his recollection the mysterious wnl ins hide. His anxiety to escape from the A Island and return to the Klonrijko, whero his friends weie, was more than dor-liaIanced by a doslio to loam something ol the motives ot tho trespassei. ".Mr. Duncan, will your friends see that ho does not escape?" "Thoro Is little danger of his doing so," Father Duncan answered. ".My friends are kind and Christian men, yot they have by no means lost their native watchfulness." Paul bad ample proof, In time, of tho dange-i of over-conddence. Tho third nlj" nftor his visit to tho Jail lie was t.ikened by a loud noise In tho direction of the llttlo wharf. Thoro camo tho report of n gun, something rnroly heard at Motlnkah tin, iiuri ho leaped from bis bed bur tlcdly dressed and ran out upon tho street. At last ho met Father Dun ran, whom ho found as calm utid firm as usual. "What has happened, rather Dun j can?" ho asked. 'Alas! my ton, you were all too cj)ot! a prophet. The prisoner bns 03uiped. The wbked are eer cun ning and watchful, and Satan sleeps not ' Paul gave utteranie o a groan, sank upon a huge stone at the side of the road uinl bowed bis head In bis hnt.ds. One more hope and In fact, nuoiit the last hope he had. was gone. Paul icmalneil two wicks longer with the Metlakahtlas. mid then de cided to leave his dusky li lends and start for the Klondke Father Duncan selected four stout joung Indians to urcotnpanv blin. The Indians wete well supplied with ptmlslons suitable for t tossing the mountains, nnd he and his escort weie pioldcil with diled meat and Kimpiessed bieitd ami baidtack. The four Ir.rilmir selected lor Paul's paity weie stout oung fellows, In ured to hardship and danger They wete stiong, htave nnd faithful. Tho Institutions given them by tie old missioning were caielull.v listened to and tbe.v piomlsid to miry tin in out to the letter. Theio Is ulways something en chanting in a great, deep forest, with its tall trees clothed in moss uud solemn depths whlib seem to speak of divinity. At night in the forest adds to the gloom, the solemnity uud aw fulness ol the scene. A camp lire in the great northern woods, with Its locks and elllTn, Its niosscoveied trees, has something giand In It. Gathered about u tump tire built at the base of the mountain range weie five permns Paul Miller and his font Chi latino Italians. It bad been a long, haul day's travel, and the poor fellows were almost exhausted. It was only Paul's Indomitable will dtlvliig blin on to more than super-human energies that kept him on bis feet. He had aban doned nil hope or Uniting the men who had robbed blin. uud now lit) longed to get back to the Klondyke, take another fortune fiom the froen earth, and letiiin to I. aura and bis mother. The faces which ever seemed to smile at him from the smoke and dnikiiess gave him courage and hope. "It has been a long time since 1 wrote to them.' be though. "They have no doubt given me up for dead How sad to cause them grief, mid all through a mischievous yet tiuthful message v Ittcn In a lit of dellilum!" He was suddenly loused tioni his painful leverle by the tailing and loll ing of a great stone down upon and nt loss the tamp lite, mat tering the burning biandu In every dliectlon. The gteal loiind bowlder passed within a lew inches ol whero Paul Mil and between two of the In dians, but fortunutcl.v did not touch any one. The stone wns heavy enough to crush out life or bieuk bones had it struck one. Paul leaped to bis teet and the In dians stalled up with exclamations of fear. "Fiom vvhente came that .stone?" cried an Indian. Paul's Hi st suspicion that some con vulsion of the cut th had shaken the stone loose from tne mountain side uud sent H thuudctlng down the cliff upon them, but theie bad been no perceptible quaking While he was stl'l trying to dis cover the cause, theio lame another object lolling down the steep descent mingled with dirt, tine stones and snow. It seined n gieat daik ball, from which there issued a human eiy. It lolled to Paul's feet and stopped. He boloil one of tne burning brands and held It so the llnme tluew tho light upon the face of the stunned mid half-Iusenslble man, who sat stupidly gulug about blin. The sud den and unexpected advent ot this stranger wns enough to startle the campers and disturb their wits. The Indians, starting to their leet. staled at him In nmncment. Paul was first to iccover his speech. He cried: "Thiow the wood on the Hie!" They nbojeri. nnd the light Hashed up, throwing out a bioad led gin in on the scene which Illumined the dirt-ho-gi humeri face of the man who had tumbled down the cliff. Paul, starting back, salu: "It Is the escaped prisoner, the ah ductoi the robber and pernaps murdeier." Ho soleri one of tho In dlnn's muskets nnd rnised it to brain the scoundrel, but two stout Motla kahtlus seled him ami said: "Nay, brothei, Thou shalt not kill!" The man who hail so suddenly fall en Into their midst wns i.iplrilj re gaining his faculties nnri by this time ublo to spenk. He growled an oath and rubbed the hide ot his head. "Where did you loine fiom','' usk ed Paul. "From alolt on the cllft," he an sweied. "What were you doing up theie?" "Trjln' to cross. Was any lint in in that?" "I lerognlo jou as one of the men who lobbed me." "Mate, jer olf yer ionise when yo nceiiHo mo o' rioln' that." "You are one of the two men who seled your captain a lew yenrs hlnto and have mnde away with him." "Ycr on the wrong tuck again, mate. I hain't done nothln o" iho kind, I tell e." "Whero Is your captain?' "Don't know." Paul detoi mined to keep a close watch on the rascal and conduct him ucross tho mountains to tho ramp on tho Klondyke, whore punishment would bo meted out to him nccmdliig to frontier Ideas of Justlre. Pnul bound his arms behind bin back ami told him to sit in ti out of tho fire. Tho night passed guarding tho prisoner by turns, nnri when tho day dawned he was still among them. nrenkfast over ntnl thoy bognn to prepare to ascend the mountain, It hnri snowed considerable during the night, but townrd morning It changed to a rain uud Inter In tho day a sleet. The ascent boenmo every moment more and mote illfllcuU. About every one hundred paces they camo to mountain (orients, fed by the gla ciers, nml augmented by recent rain falls, which thoy had to wade, tho cold water often mining ubovo their knees. After snuggling up n steep ascent of twenty live or thirty teet they were often fot red fiom sheer exhaustion to lest for a moment, but when they stopped ever so short u time the pleiclng wind cut them to the mar iow, chilled them to the bone nnri they wete compelled to continue their ionise to keep Horn chilling to death, When evening came they wete on the othei side of the niouutuln in u valley wet, sniveling and benumbed with cold. They hud no tent nor shelter, save the lowering heavens fiom above. Some thy pine anil scrub oak wood was collected and u Hie kindled. They all gathered about It to dry their beriinggleri gm incuts and win m their shivering bodies. They had Just made a supper on dried salmon, moose meat ami hard tack, when they weie stnrtleri to seo nn olri mnn with long white hair nnri hem il standlin; on a slight elevation not far nwuj, gazing at them. Ho wore n sealskin cap, which shaded his lace, but not too much for blin to be iecoguled by all the camp. "The captain!" cried the Metlak ahtlas. . 'The hermit' ' exclaimed Paul. Tho prisoner gave utterance to n curse uud Wtis hounding away when n blow fiom tho hermit's start sent blin staggering to the earth. Paul Miller statted quickly toward the beimlt, saying: "Where nie ou fiom?" The olri man gavu him a plot cine look and answered' "I nm fiom everywheie, which mentis nowhere. This Is precious tine company vou keep!" He clutrhei! his stout staff as Paul appronrheri anil warned him not to ionic too close. "I will ntt Ike you ns I did your companion it jou come too near mo," he milled, in 'a voice made ferocious by long .vears ot hiiffeilng and rilsnp point meat. Paul bnlteil and gazed at blm in ainaeinent. The old mnn at last said: "I have been ehented, detelved, betrayed and lied to until I have about lost faith hi nil men. Can I trust you now?" "Do ou know those men?" nskeil Paul, poluth.g to the Molnkahtlus. "It jou know them, you must know they can be ti listed." "Yes. they me blethers, but they have been deceived us often ns I." One of the Indians nppionchcd tho heimit ami addressed blm In his native tongue. The olri mnn nnswer ed in the same language and grasped bis hand. Though Paul could not mulct stand a word of what was said, ke knew tiom their manner and ges tines that It hail home i elation to the man on the ground. After a long conversation with the Metlakahlla the heimit approached the the. His lace was very grave, anil bis brow loweted when lie gnzuri upon the pilsoner. The mien of tho prisoner bad been dullant until ho met the glante of the bernilt, then bis countenance loll, and his eyes were upon the giouutl. "Ned Padgett." halri tho hermit, "you will some day loeelvo tho re wind you so much merit; you will die a dog's death yet." Tho liilllaii gave a sneering chuckle, but made no answer. "Have jou lived long In Alaska?" asked Paul, tijlng to draw the old man Into iiinveisatiou. "Yes." , "How many jears?" i j '! "A great inanj." , ' (To be continued.) ' FREAK DINNERS A FAD. Entertainments Where Guests Cook for Themselves. Freak dinners are a fud. An or illnmy iliuner bns lost Its charm for some people who go out much during tho season, and now that Paris lias set its seal of approval on the Corinthian dinner at which everjnno Is obliged to cook something. New Yorkers anil Chicngoans will select this form of enteitnlnment as a diversion. In a studio n few weeks ago the wife of an nitlst gave one of these conk ing paitles to a tloeu guests who knew nothing ol tho fun In store for them when thej arilved nt tho house. Tho .studio was ariangcri with a long table holding a challng dish for each pei son, with homo particular viand be fore it leailj to be cooked. Hach guest iccelved a chef's cap anil apron, nnri hi n short time the dishes vvero bubbling mid simmering in u promis ing fashion. When tlie meal was cooked it was served by the men, who ucted as the walteis. Strangely enough, tho din ner in evory particular was a success. Hut cooking bus becomo such a fail of lato that It is considered qultu smnrt to know bow to cook somci par tteulnr dish hi a chafer. Tho bach elor apartment feasts, at which thg host acts as cook, have increased tho deslro for culinary knowledge, ns theso occasions prove vorj' enjoyable to thoso used to moro formal onter tnlnhiR. Millet's House to Come Down. Tho Paris munition of Millet, the creator of "The Angelus," is bolng torn down to niako room tor modern lints. It was one of the landmarks of the French capital. JS lira -V 3 (fy- KJ vtf3unsft.ujiil flucm scnseniunt . . --.,,., ., . .f. -.--j. - .,, w T- 1 I 11 I k. C al. utisdt, the sun a dti$ cdii? ia$i name or a soius ocs'Wgg-r Tgctijot ? last, for cvcvti 'cloud 'l5 Is itisUnci urttb ticiu jot;s allowed: -fcv-u Gkti. mtn nil tlr clouds confess "" ':i:z.z.'f5zv'L - .' u.loncs & to all )) or fot. and mBEffl r"Lr. m"" - -- utKilt . fottoulinh KTottics tiecaliuspkndoro mooj ,L.JMT- Fontella. HY ADU112NNH HOrt'OUX. CCnpili.lit l'ne bv IMII HUMS l'uli ") She had often noticed him In the ring, as with smiling lips be wnlted for the rurlous attacks of the mail ileneil bull. At llrst bis coinage In tho lace of ilanger, his piouri dellance, bis dark, handsome face nnd graceful curilago won her admiration, ami later this udmltatlon, aided by n lomautlc disposition, ilpencd into love. As to blm, though he ailmlicil her magical beauty ami her daintiness ot lorin, ho was not blinded to the distance which jopurnted blm. .lose Nnivivo, the iiiatador, and she Fontella Ariiovetso, the governor's ilaugaler Still, when bo knuw Hint her daik ejes tested upon him. bis form stiaigiiteiied, bis lips curled in that disdainful smile of brnveiy which marie l.lm tho tavorlto of tho ilng. and his iiwoid would buiy itself with linen lug aim into tho bull's llesb. When a woman of Fontella's typo loves It Is with a passion which noth ing enn quench uud no obstacle ran stop. How she manngeil to meet hi in for the llrst time, how she ilrow him oil to her until his admiration of tho thst ilnvs became the conqueilng pas sion ot his life, will never be known: sulllclcnt to say that befoie many weeks Jose bad forgotten the distance vvbli It separated their two destinies nnri be has asked Fontella lo bceomo bis wife She lemalneil silent for some tlmo nfter he hail spoken that avowal of love for which she bail waited, and with her dark eyes fixed upon blm in a searenlng gae she seemed to try to penetiate the veiy depths ot Ills will. After awhile she said: "Aie jou sine it is me jou love, not my wialth, not my social position, not the fact that I urn Fontella, the gov ernor's daughtei?" A flash ol anger glittered for an In stant hi the matador's ejes, but this was soon soitened by nn expression of pain as he sadlj replied: "You have the right to express that doubt, Fontella, for what ant I when compared with jou? What have I be slilon my coinage to offer you.' I was mad, pairiou my folly, lor a passion Btronger than my reason fenced me to speak. Nothing I could say could piove the sincerity of my sentiments, and rather than to have them doubted I piefer to leave jou." Ho moved n step nwny ns though to Icavo her, but she extended her band nnri with a softening In her liuuglf. voice, sulri: ".lose, 1 believe you " Ho leturneil to her, his ejen burning with passion, he seled her bunds and in a pressure which was almost ciucl he ci led: "You believe my sentiments, but rio you letiirn them.' Do jou love mo as I rio jou?" "I do." "Then jou shall be mine, Fontella; the social banicis which separate us can surely be sui mounted. Lovo will linri tho way." "Love Is pow irful, but the governor of this province Is num.' so," hu ic mniked, "anil my father will never coiiM'iit to our union. Still 1 have a "Aiu you Bine i Is mo that you love, and not my wealth and social iioiiltlon?" plan; I can forre my father's con sent. When will jou havo tho next fight?" "Next WedncBdnj'. I am to fight Deviloto, tho terrible bluek bull from Mexico. He bus killed seven mata dors during tho season." Who shivered; thut record Jrlght on oil her, but, oveironilng this mo mentary emotion, she said: "You shall conquor. I.ovo will glvo you strength and ns reward I promise jLafkiJirtXr', Vr V - . --r S. I-I. v .. M.VLXlHI I, 1.1 fifSIgW?fc ;. .7 . . ot ttyc raln.bouos dress: who sco arigrjt jj ucrastnAl&liMll! when the sun has set, ft'.fmart' ?inm: rlnitdfH tuUl rabrot -.---- ,. ---f--- the. lord of noon. you that jou shall have tne us jour bride. Fate well I" "Hut jour plan wbnt Is ii? How can j on win your father's consent? Tell me what you Intend to do?" "You shall know Wednesday Until then live In hopes, nnri above all, eonqucr jour foo." And 8ho was gono. The Plaii rio Toros was riowileil, for to ilay tho attraction wan doubled; besides their favoilto matador, Jose Naivoo. they were to have tho famous bull Devileto, who hud aheiuly killed seven men nnri tunny horses. The spott piomlscri to be bloody, yet women nnri j'oung girls were thoro hi holiday nttlre, casting fiom behind their fans roquettlsh glances to the men, laughing, smiling, happy ns though they vvero here at an ordinary entertainment, not a spectacle In which blood would flow and perhaps whero human life would bo destroyed. They would In nn Instunt be ns lendy to cheer the vlctoilous bull us tho matador, who would remain their w Tho iiulmul gav'o ono howl of rngo then fell rolling to tho ground. favorite ns long ns be remained tin conquered. The blailng of trumpets announced that tho spectaelo would 'soon begin, tho plcariors nnri bnniloillleros In tholr icBplcnilcnt costumes on those proud horses which, befoio long, would llo deatl on the sand of the aieun, anil tho matailor, moro handsome, moro calm than ever, uintle their nppeniunco anil paraded mound the arena. Tho show huil begun, Jose looked eagerly toward the gov ernor's sent. Ho wos theie. but alone. Fontella wan not with him. A reel ing ot disappointment camo to blm. This was followed by n doubt which paled his cheek. Hnri she duped him, lintl she played a comedy for tho suko of having him, the uucouquered, at her foot? lint this thought, Instead ot weakening his courage, caused him to straighten his tall fonn; be would show her that ho was a man who could ho victorious iu spite of all. Thoso who watched his face at that moment murmured: "Narvezzo will conquer; such n look ot resolution never eouits failure." When the bull entered It wns easy to sco that tho stories told or his vicious tempor hud not been ovei estimated. Ho was a beautiful animal, jet black In color, with long, sharp liomB and eyes that burned llko coals, his heav ing Hanks, switching tnll and tho inunnor Iu which ho scattered tho sand with his paw showed that ho was used to this display and that bo was only too ready lo do his pait. It did not last long; In a few In RtnntH four hoi hob lay bleeding on tho sand, torn open by those tenlblo horns. Ono picador was dead; blood wns overyvvbeie. Still tho fans In vvomen'B hands went bnckwarn ami forvvnul In lay Indolence, while eyes which seemed to havo been mario only for tenderness gneil with oviilent sat isfaction upon the pory scene. At lust tho matador enteied. Joso Narvivo never apeared so calm, bo pioudly liiillfTorent as today. In his right hand ho held tho sword, with which ho was to slay tho now mad dened bull. For an Instant thoy stood face to faco, the man nnd tho beast. Then, with u bellow of rngo, tho ani mal rhurged his new enemy. Joso did not move, his sword was ready; just as tho bull camo up to him ho raised the weapon,, but It foil on ono of tho horns anil broko Itsolf In two, "Ho bus lost, tho bull has won!" roso on every slrio. lint no, ho huil not lost! Iu ono leaf) bo bad Jumped to ono side, tho bull charged on, buiylng his horrs In the fland n llttlo dtstnnro away. This gavu Jose time to tako n sword which one ot tho men hauriuri him, and when unco moro the ImlUori bull turned Vf or'' W HkllBB fUtfti I 111 Jf - n &" iff upon him with renewed fury ho wan' ready, swotri in hand, a smile of. rio- lliinco on his lips, 11 til range expres sion In the eyes This time tho Bwordi did Its work, for as (be bull rushed! upon him the second time ho plungod It to the hilt into the quivering flesh. Tho anlmnl gave one howl of ingo and pain, then fell rolling to tho ground. The man had conquered tho beast; the spectacle of blood was at an on6. The ciowd, mad with enthusiasm, cheeied the conqueror, women rrleil as they cast their rings or Jewels Into the ilng, men threw inonej'. The mntailoi was reaping his golden har vest. Suddenly 11 deep hush followed the clamor All eyes tinned In onn direction toward the door which nil inltted the perfotmers Into the ring, .lose, sutpilseil by the silence, turned nlso, uud could scatcely retain an ex clamation as he saw Fontella coming tovvaiil him, picking her way amid tho ilenri horses. When sho got up to blm nho pntiscri ami In tones which wing clear and loud In tho silence said: "Joso Nnrveo, you have conquered to day tho fiercest bull In Spain. OthciB have cast their tributes of gold nt your feet; I bring jou mine. Here Is my hand; take It If you want It. 1 am yours for life." Tho scanilal was great. Tho rot eitior wan furious, but Fontella hail won. After that scene nt tho bull fight It wns Impossible for htm to rcfuso bin consent, so some two months Inter Narvezzo, having loft tho ring, becaraa Fontella's husband, once moro prov ing the saying that when thoro in a will thoro In a vvnj SEA POWER OF THE NATIONS Great Changes Made, But England Still Leads. In 11 review of the sea power of the gieat nations the Naval Annual shows that In the ten years from 18012 to 11)0:; these changes have occurred: 1. Itussla, Get many and tho United States have all become tho owners of as miiny buttleshlps as France, which ten years ago was hi that respcrt sot ond only to Great llrltaln. !!. Japan's navy has been rienteri and, for Asiatic purposes. Is united with Grent Britain's. H. The British and Japanese navies together number forty-seven urruor clatls of the flist-ciasn three moro than the combined total of Russian. Ft until and German warships of that class. t. France bus made urmotoil cruis ers tho prime feuttiio of her now ron structlon uud will sboitly count thir teen of them. r. Great llrltaln hns well malnjr her lead over her two most vf ailversatles mid now roiinK nine fltstiinss battleships ji action, ngalnst seventeen ( ,c and Russia combined. Assuming Hint the United .ates docs not Join It tho Naval Anniu 1 con cludes that no combination ot naval powers could be marie strong enough to destroy British sea power. Down on the Prairies. How still Urn prnlrltH He at early dawn I Thorn' rolling liinilscuiics uf unbroken soil, lire ct the sIiiiiIuuh of ttiu night am Kono TIicmii Pillows tl(T mil fiy tho voice of f5oil Hoi in now to Imlil dim iikcs ns In pawn; To wltnccH bis pniiilietlu ruling rod; That earth's wide tut moll hcru nt last shall ci mho And man's iiluilloiis liomt bo awud to peace. The wind niovis Mow, us If It would not wake TI11 million litailcs of grass that ra dium winr PnnioutitiMl JewilH nf the dew, nor shnko Tim ctiiHtiihiK blooms within tho or cliiinlM fiilr. Nor frit the surface of the shallow lake. Nor vp tho vast sweet sllenco of tho nb. That he who miks Urn sinless mornliiK''' calm May fni tin nmthlng of the prulrlc's lmlm. How soft the light fulls nn the gracious HI. fill!' l'h lil after Held, Iu green anil koIJ iirraj, HIhci illxtlnct; the anchored clouds arc seen To Bible, 11 stately Wet, upon their way; While tinting low within their coverta Krten Tho soiiKblrilH sreru to ilrcum of corn lug ! O , And all thu sweep of ilt-urlng sky and la ml To lovu nml faith man's spirit doth loinmnuil Best Use of Talents. Personality Iiiib dono wonders with both heredity nnri environment, nB tho Independent sujs. It bus mario mod erate gifts, accomplished mnrvoIotiB things. Men by patient und porslstont application, have put to shame thu spleiirililly equipped who havo indo lently trltteieri away their putrimony. Out of tho most untovvnrri surround ings men liuvo found their way to the grandest achievements. Tho boy from the log cabin bus outstripped tho boy from tho palace. Tho barorootod boy has outstripped tho boy of pam pered Indulgence. Tho plodder has outstripped tho genius. Tho tortoise has paBseri tho hare. Whothor a man ho richly endowed or modoratoly en dowed, his success will depend on tho use he makes ot what God has given him. Women In Self-Defense. In his volume, "Tho Kiss and Its History," Dr. Chrlstophor Nyrop ol tho University of Copenhagen relates that In Knglanil iu 1837 Thomas Save land brought an notion ngalnst Miss Carolino Newton, who had bitton a pleco out of his noso for hla having tried to kiss her by way of a Joko. Tho dofonilnnt wns acquitted, and tho judgo laid It ilown that "when a man kisses 11 woman ngalnst her will bIiq is fully entitled lo blto his nose If she. go pleaaes." J Hi W. t V . 4 M TPl 1 . ils IUI t !M'l 8ft &: v Mmw "iMajjLrf 1 ; Mifcp-ppas r"L It Pic ,. .-J! rSWfc . a. t i.7m''?& A WWfflz VTOiJ'l".!.'! M