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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1904)
, Ii fl . ' . Electricity. : _ 1\ \ More ' 'rondrou5 th.n AI\dltlll' ! ! "I "II Who IItarcht'd the m'sterlos of the f. , arth , 11 ' ' . \nll AII , lis rnlrnt treuure gave : iri I ' 1'0 cratlty his Loyl5h rnlrth- . \ " subtle ns the rnlnLow' , glenrn , . Yet might ) RS , nn earthqul\ko's throe : ! t' ! . Strange as the wizard' , rondclt drealll , 1 Zilost JenerouI trlend , most , , 'Icked fuo- r .I. ( lIn'EI lelllu'I lIrlngs 'OU to his rct't , " f AIIl lIend ! ! ) 'Ollr ser\'lce to hl will. I N .Ji. Each nhht YOIl blRze aero's the slreet ' 1'0 ad\'el tlso II. patent pili , 'rii ' ! " I ! 1 J 1& " " ' " " ' / - C"77" / rt ' . .i' - J 'V 7J'.r } OF , \ r D41'1' " ) , F ) f :7 f'rj.l/ ? ' \ ' .t t J"r/ : , < < " \ 8t" VEORCiE .B4RTLEY A tall , thin man. deepl ) ' bronzed , tin ) ' crows feet showing nthwart the tan at the corners ot his eyes , his fore- b ad white when he pushed baclt his sort fclt hat , leaned over the , rnll of a small "pleasure" stcamer that made Ihort : trips betwcen Uur Harbor and Jonespcrt twIce und Ihl'lce a weel ; : . , HIs hand 'wn ! > hrown and lnew ' , 111,0 hlmselr , rind the cI al' he held ho dropped ovcrboard as the tlnj" craft came In sight of Sillbridc. ! . "Good God"-and there seemed no a \'or of Irrevercllf'C us the man spoho the words , and his I cell gray e'es wre moIst-"not ( l speck or chang - . not a speclNo ! rail way npparentl ) , 110 pier , no an'thlng , after twenty 'cars ! And ( ' \'e come 12,000 miles to see you an I tinct 'ou just as 1 left ) 'ou ! "Eh-eh ? It's my ody that has grown old , not rn ) ' heart. " "Do ) 'OU get ocr here , sir ? " "Yes , purser , and 1001 ; : out tor me on your way back. What a quaint old place this seems to be ! " ' 1'he purser laugh ell. " 1'hey sa ) ' of Sidbridge that no one o\'er dies there and no change has talon place for fiftr : years or more. " "Ah , It's dltrorent on m ) ' sldo ! 1'1'.1 from the other 6111e of the world , " Herbert Seaton wallted the planl. , the enl ) " passczngor w alight , leaving buns and babies heblnd hIm , and , car" rylng his grIp , be went up the main street , looldng Iteenly fl'om hand to hand. The name on tbo few stores were familiar to him. He nodded and gave "Good day ! " to ad old lady sunnlnjg her- sc > ll upon the doorstep , who returned his greeting with no sign or recogni- tion. . Behind the coast b'1.lUnl's cottage Is a small squaro. You enter It from the ; main street by a narrow passage that i looks like a cuI de sac , but It opens out Into a tiny quadrangle , where tlO 1 . sound ot the sea scarcely penetrates. ! 'rhe homres--all oC ono patt ( > rn- arc lime washe and tlIed , with green shutters , and the rust from the binges has stained -them almost red lR patches. And thl ) man made his wa ) " toward ono with feet that lugged. ' 1'he green shutters , the hall Inark of rcspect bIJJ' t ) ' , bung awry , anll their hInges vere rusted. He turnell to the next house and knocled at the tloor. At the homle of hlH quest the front door sWllng' to and fro , I "Can YOII tell mo whel'o llr3.In , } " carth has moved to ? " "I have never heard the name , sir. " "Did not Mrs , Haygarth-her name was Radford before hel' marrluge- comc hero to lIve on her wedding day ? " ' "Radford Is a cOll1mon name 11 ere , fill' . T-I ere are three Margaret Ifad , Cords In the parish 110W. " "But the Margaret I mean marrIed the New York brolwl' twenty : reul'S 1\10 , " "That Is 10Dg before my time , 1111' . Dut the brokOl' , I hu.\'e heard. was tdlled on his wedding day : " "Give me the address or these 1'lar- ! ; 'arct Radfords , I've lIeen 'clean awa : ' Cor many years , " 'l'he Yanlee speech slipped bacl < to the man's tongue , aud the : roung worn. ) I Saw a bcautlfu.l woman. zn Jaughoo , for at firnt the man s ol\O with the twan { ; or a. foreigner. "Well , " she said , the In.ugh stili up' on ber lips , "thmo's Margaret who's fUlIO ; 'clean awny , ' Margaret who bides to Salro11bo , and tbo schule mistress -her what bides te , , ' Pealt schule. ' So he made his Wa ) ' to l\largl\rot Radfurd who billed near the church , anll 1111dlng the announcement that apartments were to let , engaged a bed. teem , and there was no bPJ'ltInbllng abolIt , her terms , fOl' the AI1 tmllan bad all ' ' him I Ieueroslty O\t' 'l'hen Herbert Seaton wade his WI\Y tip the steep path ho bad been told led to the "schulehouse , " In his day he rememherel1 the local cobbler Iept school and turned out perhaps pOOl' scholars , but good tlsher. mell , and he emphasized his remnrls 'with n strUI ) , Seaton I'elt It now. He- Itwccn hedges twentr feet high , up the stecil red Imth ho made hIs war , and at the cnll stood the schoolhouse , fac" Ing the sea , lIe stood outside for some minutes , brllshhl ! ! : perspiration from hIs forehead. ' 1'hen he peered het\'vec. the serrlpd raults or illcilliu : ! and m'rtle that stocJ on the broad window s111 , and he saw : \ beuutlful womun , or nearl ) ' his own nge , who had blue , gentle c'es , and It gentle face , 0.1111 un aureole of fair hair , that In bellnts or sunlIght I < olod to hlnl llIe a halo , , Snmll man , and womnn l1nl1 were aro\U d hel' Imees , from tiny tots tu girls of 1 , anll she was talldn and touching as only an angel upon earth -01' a good woman , which Is t.no same thIng-can tall ; : and teach from the Book of Hool.s that In ) ' Ulmn her lap , , Aud the Australian wanted to { ; O In , held out his arms. too , anll Jdss Il. pair oC lips that erst , while were bls to IdsH , but ho 3topped and listened , and the lump In his throat c11ol\Oll him , for he was listen. in ; : ; to the old"now story ot the prodigal - gal son , and the narration seemed to 1110\0 the sweet lIalnt , aUII the chU. dren , who had heard It hundr ds of times before , alwa's found some fresh ( Juestlons to usl , . "Swcet , " was the Infonnal address of one darlt"eyed hey , who scemed a fll vorIte , "what would ) 'OU do It ) 'our son came bael , to ) ' 011 l1Iw this prodigy sbn who ate husls ? " "Sw'et ne\'cr had a son. Sweet has nevC > I' heen married , " came froC ! an ' ( 'Ider girl. And the heart or the Ina. hounded within him. "I ShOl1lc1 welconl m ) ' III'ol1lg3.1 dear ! ' , or cOIl1'se. " AnI ! the swel:1 mouth had grown wIstful , bllt her' l' " ( , H sotmed as Ir ther had \'Islons O ! some. thin ! ; fa ! ' awa ) ' . "Would you Idss him , \Tonder ? " Schoolma'am blushmt and laughed 1110 a young girl. "Yes , I think I should hIss him , " she sall1 genUy. "Wcll , let's protel1ll I'm the prodigy and you be the man who ownel ! the fatted calves. " Seaton chucltled to hhnsetr , feeling a boy again , Then ho went for n walk , returning an hour later , to find 6cho01 dismlrsed , . . , . . . Margaret HaMorI ! felt strangelY lonel ) ' when her IIttlo flocl { bad run ort shouting down tbo hili , and the Rad IIttlo lool came noali : Into , ller face , And then a shado. . . . . feU across the ! leer and the ; looked UI , } 'or a moment - mentlhe / dl not srJeak ; her eYCD grew round , and her l1rcath Ca } 10 and \\pnt ill deep gasps bct"'cen h r IJ I'l. ed IIp , " 'rh prodlglll son lias returned , Margaret. l.ord lwows I have eaten husls enollgh dOa underJ" , , "Yoll nro n thousat'lMtousnnd ttm lI welcome , Her ert Geato&t" And she began to sob. 110 had not 'et oven to'ICI\1 ' , ' > 1 lur hand. 1m" had drawn nearer. "What did 'Oll tell little . 'ob ClIrt ' . ) ' 011 would llo when the prbdt1al n. . . . turned ? " lIe spoke In a tone of bnnter to 1111.10 the deep C\Jolln ! ; ' that mo'ed him , but he hNd out his arms and his love no. . . . . Into thorn , and he raIned 1lsses upon IIp , cbeel { and bro\\ ' . " : \1) ' lo\'o-my lovol" "ms nll b. could stammer out. after a. silence 01 ' . twenty ) 'cars. An she , too , lay silent In his strong arms , thlnldng many thoughts that shaped thenlsp.lvcs Into a pra'cr of th\nlfnlness. : " ' ' ' 'b ) ' did you ever leave me. dear ono ? " she asked. "Your father to1ft me that 'OI1 were engagell to JInnarth , and lie was rlchm' than I. lie oven showed me tbo house you were to li\'e In when 'Oll married. " "A 11I1 ) ' 011 helleved him-you , Her. hert , 111) ' lor.t lon ? lIo\\ ' could 'ou- how could ) 'ou ? To go awn ) ' without a word ! " Her eyes Imd fIlIell with icars again I\nd he tltOl { her once moro to bis heart. - - Oh. thc Plcasant DaYJ of Old. Oh , thn JIII'a911nt dnys of old , which Slil oftl1l1 IH'flplu pl'IIlsel True , the ) ' wanted 1111 the hlx\1I'es ! that ! ; Tace ollr IIIl'1dern da's : nare noor'rl're strewed \\'Ith rllshes , IliA wall ! ! lel In Ihc colli : Oh , how thc ' must have Hhtvered ! II those pl'u allt ar of old ! Oh , thORO nnclellt lords of old , how m\J- IIl1h'ellt Ihl' ) ' wl'rel 'I'her I hl'e'l" ( jown IIlId 11rlsollcll JIIII.-to Ihwarl 1111'11I whl ) mhht dare ? Tht' " . ruled 1111'II' Hel'fN right ! lll'rIIl ) ' : the ) ' loolt froln JC'ws tlH'lr Hold : Abovc bolh law nnd l'lully wl1rc these great I"rllll of old ! Oh , It , . . JlllIallt ItUhhts or 0111 , their yaloSII 1't > III1WIICd ! " 'lIh H'.01'l1Iul . I/llice / unl1 armor stron ! ; ' , they I''oured the cOlllltr ) ' round : And WhNlovl'r Ilur-ht to telllpt them they lII1't ) ' wood nr woid. B ) ' rlhl of \01'.1 th'e ) ' Hrlzed the prize -those : : ullullt Imlshts of 0111 ! Oh , Ihe JontllJ dame ! ! of 11111 , , "ho , quite free fro III tear Ilf pain , Could ! ; aze on joullt : und tournament and HI'O theil' champlonH rlain : Th'r 1I\'C'd on 1I'00d beefHt'altll : And ale , whll'h lIIade tllf'm : Hlron ! ; 1\1\11 \ bold- Oh , : norIII' " men IhAII women were thosu zentlo dall1\s \ of oldl Oh , t1111'P ml ht ' tower ! ! of ohl , with t 1IIIr IIITI't'H' . 1II0a t all i keep , Their haUlemclIls and hastlons , theIr eIUII on darle anl1 deep : Full mnn" tl haton hclll hi : ! court wllhlll the i'ustl\J hold : And mmJ , ' l'nptl\'c lanl\ll.heI1 lhere , In Iho o HtrfJnt ; towers of oldl Oh , IIII' lrouha ol1l's 'Or old , with the Ken , Un 111 IIIH t TlJI Hit' or hopc anll joy , or c p despair. which. e''r'th.'lr lut ml ht be ; For ) ' 1)111':01 : thl' } ' Herved thrlr lad-Iove fOrti thl'J , ' thch' pu.'islon told : all , wondrous patience must have hllY those troubado\lr or old ! Oh. thORP bleC'd ! ! times of 0111. . , . , 'Itll , their chh'alry and stalu ! t lo\'c to reud their chronicles which such bravI' dl'edtl relate : ' t 10\0 10 1111 ! ; ' Ihelr anclellt rh'mes , to ht'llr theil' le ellt1I tolel- nut , lIeuvn he thanlell ! t 11\0 110t In lhoRO blessed tllIIlI or old , -I-rance ; : ! Brown , Rattlccnake Seminolcs' IVresJcngcr , Great consternation was created among the members of the Semlnolo council at 'Vcwolm 'esterdajThcn a largo ratllesnalw glided Into the tent where the assenlbla e , , , as belns addressed by the atlorne ) ' .ot ! : he na. tlon , Capt. A. J. l\1cKennon. Capt. Mc. Kennon was about to lilll the snalw , when unc oC the councilmen stopped him , explaining In brol > on English : "HIm rattleonalc ; he como do\Vn to SemIToo ! council ; 110 other snalw do that. lie sent by Great SpirIt , liege go Sotlth ; that mean 1\Iexlco. , " ' 0 must all go 1\lexlco soon. " ' 1'he ca taln WitS told that the rat.- tlesnal c had loug been a messenger to the Seminole tribe from the Great Spirit. 'l'hey told him that just before - fore their fight with JacIsol1 In the South , many moons a o , a sreat rat , tlesnalw crawl cd from the ball : . of n lal\O and came Illto camll. The medl' cine man assemhled and tel the members of the tribe that great trou , ble was about to come upon them. ' 1'l1e ) ' would ha\'e a great fight and , the slmkeVent west , a part of the tribe woull1 he dl'l'\'en west. The ) ' 6tld that Ute rattlesnake hact been loolwd upon as a messenger er tince.-Muslwgeo correspondence of Knnsas City Journal. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Plowing by Dynamite. At Pendleton , Ore" and on several farms In the eastc.n : part of the state of WaJhlngtml : , dynamite Issed to break up the "bard pan" ttratum ; just undl'rneath tbe surface. Good 6011 and Dlolst11l'O I1l'e under t1\e "hard pall , " In the sagebrush and allmll regions this stratum of "hardpan" wlll not let the moisture comc to thl ) surface , nor can t reo 1'00ts aud alfalfa roots I'each the moisture , So the surface if , I dr ) ' a 11\311 , the mother or sagebrush ! anll uothln : ; else. 1'he d'namltcrs ) JClleve tbat by smashing this barren and rebellious fltratum they can maim the moisture come up and the roots go down. Cf'OpS have been planted over a con , slderable tract of d 'nnm1ted ground. In tbo fall we shall know how good. fal'mer dynnmlte Is.-Eyerybody's , Ncw Idea I" BattlcDhlps. According to American cables the United States authorities are serIous , Iy considering the lmlldlng ot Col. CunberU's ! Ideal hattlesblp , which was described III last year's "All the World's Fighting Ships. " The conception - tion of Hal"s distinguished lInval architect was at first a good deal Inugbcd at , hut It pl'obabl ) ' had a goo ( ] deal to do with 0111' Lord Nelson clas ! ? armament , and after the Lord Nelson the IJl'oJ\ctod \ Amcl'lcan ship Is reason able. No doubt a few ) 'eal'3 henc ( nothing will puzzle IIIWl"o more than why the navlcs of the world fitle shl1ls wltll guns Il1carmbJe ot attaining hits at hl"\ttle ralCe3 , and unable ta iJo nil ) ' s ( 'lous bal'm o\'cn It h'ts ! war , ) secured- London Engineer. , . . . , . - - - - . : . THE BALLAD OF THE SAUCY [ ( [ TrY I ( - - Onl'C ! I " 'OS hlpJlell : IS I'nRlnl'tr Ullon the Sn\ ! < , ) ' lltI ' . As 1l00l1 IL tug nl,1' Rwam to I'Ica " : lI'el (10m till' I'l1r " " 'c poundcd dO\\11 thn 11001 , enc lIur. nil nl1lwcll n-rl1l1ll1l- 0111' ot thoHo hCIIHO ) ' lhlY > l , with nil till' hell hllo's toiling' , "There'l' ! wcnthl'r In thl' ! lollth , " 1I:1 : 'g I. " " ,1\1 hOI , " ijU'K nlll tnSl1h'f' , ' " . \nd It we Ret II ! ; lIlIInJ ; : ih111 , wc'lIlullko h'r 11a ' " "I' hll'e. " \\0 ! ! qllttered down tllIJ IIllIlInKcao : : , and ! lllllItl I't'd III thc tl'ollgh , nntll Iho Jl'I1Ie ' Hhul' HUI'l\m 1\ ) ' Iii Ilca mlll'H olT. , 'lid Ihere'e hulled A Sllanhlh1111 : "Ill ! I'IUJI' ! ! as tnll UH thllnller , ' And Aho wn fr'lghte.1 to Ihl1 dl'cl ( $ 111111 1'11111'IUIIWllle:1 : \1IlIler , . "No'1I1111 ' hOrR. " sa ) ' HiliIa uh' , , ; "tho w.Jl\1hrr'H cumin ! ; Iluicl. , .Alld IC wo lal.c that brIg " 'o'lt haa ,1oh to mlI(1) : II IIlcle , " " ' 0 ! "OlIlIded to lI'lIcllth hl1r stein HIIlI , " 111' ) ' : ' 'II'II ( 'UII l\ttgulrc. : " \'rr \ WUlIl Il tow''ou'll nced It > lIIOn , JlI'III IIulek , fOl' I'm 11)'orl" ' 1'ho SJI\lIlsh caplllill Htl'olcil hll 1. < : : \1'11 Hllli loolll'd while \\0 IItoOiI reall ) ' , "ltow 1I1l1ch , " lu 'lIlle , "Two hUlull'ct 1I11'I\1Ihl : , " 1111)/1 lilli , "IlIIII rll1h\l \ ; ! ltl'adr : " "Sonor. ) 'ou , ! . ' ! ! U" tht I'optnlll salll , JlIII threw hili whl'col hard IIoWII. " 'l'hreo hundl'ed doll\I'14 : IIOW. " HII'K ho11111 / 1I1111'e before 'OU drowlI , " "No , no ! " the Spanlllh captain Cl'lcd , But 11111 tululro Ihundl'rcd , "Lool Houth ! For , C\'I'I' ' minute 110\\ ' , I'll drnr ' " IInothcl' hundred ! " "he captnln lool.ell und leapcd mlhrll , " 1'11 IIII ' ' 'Oll tl1 ( ' ' ( "Ir 10\\'lnll" nut : CIIJI l\nulrc : twll'led his whecl U lilt lIahl : "Stili lIIoro ) 'ClU'I'O owlnl : ' , I'll charge rOll ! le\'n hUII Irw noIII 1111) ' 111" rm' 111) ' wl\ltln ! ; ; You ha\'en't gel mlnllte lett , fOl' hl'ro thc I"\lllill Clllllell IJkl\tln ! " "Donel" cried the Spaniard , blncl , wit h nt"o , hoth hll darle e'H a.ldlldl 4 "I olll ' hope ) ' 011 tow ollc.hn.IC ns1'11 11/1 'CI\I CIIII IIwllldlel" " 'o'd bna'cl ) ' I'ot IhollIel fnlt Ul\Il \ IIWIIII ! ; 11l'1' III 11:1' : hllwller I1cCoro the wcathel' hit \1:1 : Ilhlhht ! alld 1I0w the Hlluall did 'Il W herl " ' 0 hcadcd In the 11lI1olhol' 1I11ml , 'Ve'll IWllrCI' l'omc out u-drl)11In ! BIfore nS1l111 wo'li ur ' .ll'l'p In Green thnt clune u-rlllllllll , : ! l\nlUlro HltIUllell for filII ! ; Jlced ; tholl 1101\11 Iho Illbo he 1101lcl/l : "NoIr 'Oll hURt thut hllWIII'r wo 10le K'\'I'II hUIIIlI'CI ! IlollnrH ! " " " 0 1'0111'1to \ rl/ht , WI' I'ollell to lolt. pach 1'011 10011'11 1110 OUl' lusl , nllt III lho IIJellu1 : IIl10t houHo 1'Iulre heM hl'l' fust. " ' 0 oOIlII1I1't see Iho br ! ! : IIstel'll , 'rho ulr wn:4 : Ihlcle a1l III.ht , And onlr Ih" lellRO huwHel' 1011I that Wn IItlll h.111 h"I' tlnllt , ' " ' 0 rollell tn l'lht. ) wo ! "Oiled 10 left ; we III'OWII II r\'OlII ow to stcl'lI , " 'lth 1II\I'l III 1II0ulh 1 braced mrelf 'all.1 wall'1le,1 , 111) ' ellllIclI , tlll'n : " \1111 each time the 111'0111'111'1' race.I , t thuught : " 'I'hIH 1.-1 hel' lastl" But e\'cr ) ' limo IIInguh'o hU'lIcII ul1l1 111t1 hel' 10 the bl1111t , No , . " if 'ou'\ , , , see II Ihat Jm'scr shol"C hit hrI uo ( tom HCll\'al'd , 1'0'1'11 need 110 fJworll cl'rtllll'ato 10 tI'll ) ' 1111 dealh' t'o leowlu'd , ( So whell l\tu llre dO\\11 the tube ! laid : "Jim. sIlO's 10111111 : Hlead ) ' ! " 1 Inw thnt 111'\11 or a lIenoh UH Ir wu'li ! llruele nll'rul ) ' , 1 I'IlW lIs wcltcd ! , tn wn ) ' Cllllt , where , deell III 101111 or wutCl' , , Il'altel1 tOl' the crested sen to rllll : UII to Ihll slaughler. ' " \\'e an't holll Oil , " 1I1 ' helper lIulil ( hl breath calllo III shol't catches ) ! , "l ! I\'e dOll't casl Ihnt Spanal'l1 ! off , wo'll so allhoro U ! ! mutches , " " Iy ellilnes call't do allY 0101'1' . " 1 , YI'lIed UII tl1 ln uII'IJ , "Alld wo nre tal < 1l1l ; I'eas n oard that lIure will drowlI our I1re ! No mall will 1I1umo rou It ) 'IIU CURt Il 1IhlI ( err 111 IhlH wealher ! " " \\'e'll hold thu hrll : , " l\talull'u Rl\ld , " 01' ! N nrihore to ! ; ther ! " W'c rollell 10 starlloarll a 11I1 to port. wo 1'lIlIeli frllm left to rlGhl 0111'1' ns wo'allowl'I1 , from III ' IOst the IcndwaH ) llulll In Hight. ' f " 'I' cl\rno so clOSlJ Ihal 1 l'ould Hee t he white (01\11I 011 the strulIII As m'er ) " grar ael. l'oUcII ' ush"orc alll1 1101l1ldl'd un the Iund. / ' , ' 1'he11 1\lagllll'o Ilown the tlll.le : "YoU'I' " hol llltu h'Jr IIno ! _ 1':01ketp ' ' l\1es Rleudr IIl1d Ilo\1't ' bU1It 1II1e " \ ) 'OUI' ell \ , mun , \ ) 'OU thut ! "She's almost In Ihe rf'nlcero : , " Hulll mr hell.el' . . " ow wo'ro dom' ! " 'hen will thnt mullmull at the whl'1'1 eust 111 ! hili IIno :11111 rUII ? " But Dill's , 'oleo dO'\\11 the tube ugnlll 1I1lI1& : chOt'rllr , "You lIetl , H WO C811 leeep 1\,1' as she Is , " 'e'll holll thot SIl1nlard 'ot ! " 1:11110 atter rillso or cl'cllted sea trll'el to twist us IIruund " A\l1I 1'011 US as a tou\llIel'cll wlcd , 10 wonI'll the , Jerser srounll , Strolcc "ftCI' strolte the blllci. squall 1'J'nt to turn her 1I0 Olnd twist , Us Ile:1l1lolll : 111 the trough where WIJ woulcl'lInlKh like 1mist. . ' 1'urn gfter turll my ellA'lnes mul1u ! 1 I\UrH \ , ' Ihcm 011 1 IUlew : , Slrahhtvlth her \lOSO to open seu Mnl llrl.J huhI hm' true. ] Ie held hel' trlle tore'CII : houl'lJ.III ueI ! ! Laally squall , And wc were just outsldo the line ot hreul.el'li-thnl was ull. \\'hell the hluelc atorm ! lapped at' last IIl1d Il'ft us where we shook , ' 1'0 Iioulldm' on thc 10115111 ; ; sell \lnd crawl Inilldc the Hool. . \ No word carne trol11 the 1'01l1ng bl h : , until wc l'enchl'll Hlnooth wutel' Anll took 0\1 ( ' hawser nnd sleamed 'Ioulld tu lie enenth hel' quul'lel' . ' 1'ho SpanIsh cOl.l11111n thell I ell. 11I'11 do'n , hf"urde " IInll tall anti grave : "Sellor. the tu boat ( : alllalll , ) " 0\11' lla'doll I IIIl1lt ! crnve , A thief ot the ! I1l 1 thought : ) ' 0\1 wlll'lI thl , ; little trip lIegan , nut 1 Hlunl1 In port UII 111) ' l'e3cucil IIhll' to liar that ) 'ou are u mUll ! " u _ _ . _ _ . , , _ " , _ . . . - u"'uo UlnulU , \ . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WAS TAKING NO CHANCES. Sandy's Good Rcason for His Hurry to Swallow Drink. Anl rew Carnegie has a fund of stories about his canny countt''men , milt he dellghts to tell them to a con. scnlal company now anll theil , This ( s one he brou ht homo wIth him aClCl' his last tl'lJ ) abroad : "or CJourse we will call the hero Snnd ' , " saId Ir. Carnegie ; "there coullin't be a Scotch stOl' ) ' without a Sand ) ' . 'Yell , Sand ) ' wus asleed by some frIends to .step up to the har anI ! hnvo II. drink. Ho poured out for hlmse ) ! a liberal dose oC the nl1t1onal beverage , and then , placing his hands around the glass , drained' It to th Jast drop heforo the otherll had even a chance to pour out their dl'lnls , " 'Why , Sandy , ' said tho. fellow who ha(1 ( Invited hIm. 'you dIdn't need to bo In such a rush. 'What was j'our hurry ? ' " 'Ah , man , ' said Sandy , Rtlll smncl- Ing his III's , ' 1 SIlW wnn 0' them things tll1)Jed ) o'er once , ' " -Now Yorlt Times. Got Tip He Askcd For. A story Is told of II , II. Hogers , the i StaniJal'd Oil man , which Is worth 1'0- I i IleatIng. A ) 'oung mlln In this clt ) ' who had Ihe sllme name and Initials as l'Ir. Rogers frequently received through the malt letters which were Intendc 1 for the Standard Oil man. Ono dny he received a bill for a now Uag fur- nlshell to Mr , Hogers' yacht , which ho mailed to 111m with the fCiwlng : note : "Dear Slr-l recelvod the Inclosed hili Intended for ) 'OU , liS I am not fortunate - tunate enough to own a ) 'acht. How. ever , I will pay 'our hill If rOIl will tell mo the best tlmo to bu ) ' Standard 011. " Ho recclved n. . . , following repl ) ' : "Ocal' Slr-Yo\11' 1I0tO 1\t hnnd. I wlU he stad to par tn ) ' 0 " : 1 hill. The hest tlmo to hu ' Standl , rf ! 011 Is ' bC'1 tween 10 anll 3-Ncw 'Y111'1. 'rImes , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . BARD OF AFRICAN KINGS , Only , Survivors of thc Mlnstrcls of the Middle Ages. The only s\II'\'I\'or of the true hurd ! s to be found In dllrl < est AfrIca. J x , acllr IIlw the I1l1clont bards of the. nOl'th , the ) ' wander through the land , singing songs In lIrnlso of chIefs. , l\fost or them are subject to some 11artlculal' natlvl'l chlaf , whoso praise ! ! they sing at all times , Ottell the songR arc c0l11p08ed br thowlso \ ruler hlmsolC , who tlms malcos certain 01 geltlng a sat1.Mactory hrand of praise When a stranger visits the countr ) ' of stich a chief , a bard Is alwu's tel off to accoml1any him liS a sign 01 great honor. Dut as the bard mlsse ! ! no oPPol'tunlty to sing songs noout the chief , the pleasure Is oneslded. 'rhe bards are pat handsomely , bul the ) ' : Ire not vlowed with real respect 'l'he warrIors rather look down on thcm and force them t act as spies by sendlill ; , them abroad to find oul things about other tribes. 1Iowoyer , the bards are feared 11 they Ilre not respected , hecause the ' have the uncomfortable llablt of tlllt Inr ; hacl. ovor'thlng thl1t they have sung ahout n. ehlof or his vlllago U they nro offended , In such an o\'ent the ) ' go to other vlUnges and sing sougs exposing all to , \ wealmesses 01 the II Ol110 who ha vo U'lsploased them Emhryo Politician. GI'o\'er Cleveland once ran across 11 lIttle gl'l ! acqulllntnnco who was fish lng , and who had no bait on her heel { "You CUII't catch fish without hn1t , ' flald the statesman. "Dllt I don't l1Ieli to IHlt the halt on the heel , , " IInswer cd the little girl , depreca.tlngly , "the worllls wrlrglo so. 'I'hey won't Jwell stili while I IHlt them 011. If ) 'ou'll pu { the bait on for me I'll let you hnve the fIrh , Mr. Cle\'elaniJ , If I catch one , " "I1n ! ha ! " laughed the ox' Ilresldent , "thIs isn't the first time I've mot with uch n I1roposltlon , GI\'e mo ' 0\11' hoo\ \ ; , little 1101ltlclau , " .I - . Pity the Poor Woman , "Dut your dog license hat' ' ! been paid for this yenr , " Daltl the departmcn\ clerk. "Slrange , " remnrked the forgetful mnn , "I'm sura this strln , ; around my finger WIlS to remind 1110 to come here Cor my license , " "Dut Il's been paid : probnbly your IV ICe , 01'- " "My wICo ? Oh , thnt's It ! It was my marrlago Hcenst ) I was w get to"day. " Isn't That Thoughttul , Tess-Sho used to say the dltln't : : are how homel ) ' n. mnn might bo',1t no were only thoughtful , " Jess-Well , that's the Itlnd she getter tor busband , Tess-Why , t hl.'nrd he wasn ' " thlug but thoughttuI. Jess-Jle's full or thouhts ( Cor hh l. IIOU. Fair Fight and No Favor. Mrs , Nowl'spHcell-J.ook , Porc ) ' ! Thore's honl ! blpplssaurun fighting with mother. Wh ) ' dou't ) 'ou rUI1 and ho111 ? Mr , Nowl's11I1ccd-Oh , It would 'be ' cowardly for both or us to attack the old IndY ! The hlpplssl\urus must tale I his chnnce ! ! . lIe shouldu't have begun 1t-Comi1 ! : Cuts. - - He Wac Bcltcd. Nell-So she IIctunlly refused Lord INokllSh I I believe her fathcf Belle-Well , no ; . did the l'efuslns tor bor , Nell-And 110 wa XL belted can , too ! Belle-l don't Imow that 110 'Was un , tIl lie Interviewed her fl\tbor. Then he ot It all rlght.-Cllthollc Standard and 'rilues. . . Which ? A "ery loquacious lady aslcod : I fl'lcnd whut ] losltlon 110 would gin htr ! wcre she n. 1n II. , "I'd maim ) ' 011 superintendent or Ii deaf.nnd'llumb ns'htm , " was his reply , " 'VII ) ' ? " "Becauso either the Inmates wonle : learn to tnll < , or ) 'Ou to l eep sUent. " For the Boarders. "How much are those fish ? " asl\Cd the womnn who WitS just starting I ! boarding house , "Twelvo cents n pound , " roplled the huclester , "Thc"re butt r fish , " " ' 1'00 much ! lIa ven't you-cr-an , oleomargarlno fish. " - IJh ladelphl 1.edgel' . Rea sJrlng. He-Everybod ) ' say : ' ! you ani ) ' mar rled me for my mOlle ) ' , Shc-J : ver'hodY Is wrong' , m ) ' < lear , I Imow ) 'oU 1001 < It : but , honestly , 1 ' dllln't.-lIlustrated HltH. ! So Convenient. . , Mrs. Urhan-How ) 'ou must enjoy IIvln ! ; In the counlr ) ' . I 6uppose you . cnll got ull the fresh f'Ult ! and vego . . ( tables you wuut. f Mrs. Annex-Oh , ) 'es. Such a IIOJ' " , pedler comes out from the clt ) ' tI if' times a weel-Broollrn ; : Life. , . . } , Natural Dcductlon. C It\ Clt ) ' Editor-Well , did 'ou ' : mel'\'Iew from Mrs. llIank m'- it' jecl It'l' t Ner. cporter-No. sir. ts. If' lad ) ' , but she rl.'fu8ed to tnll l'I' it\ r:1ty : EditOl'-lndecd ! W1t1HI . . 11l.1 i , as . , CommendcdIIC"'C " . ' \ . " ! \II' . msslns : saya h t f l11an , ' , f "That 13 0110 good 't\ lIgglns , " unswercd.bkon ow. it\ "when he II to bJp . . . . . . . . , " . : t. . It l . . : : si il P . oIi ; .
