THE FALLS CITY 'IRIBUNE , FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 28 , 1908. EASTER LILIES r y I.tlCILE WINOATE ( Copyright. ) "I 'low nothln' can't hurt Tobln no more1 Cold ways nn' looks cnn'thurt poor Tobla no inorol It's Jest two years to-day nonce lie died ; but I lia'n't forgot of otbors cs onght'or ro- tnotnber hov. " \Vnntln1 to trim up tbo nioctln'- house ! Fur my part , I think It'd look more like grlevln * an' romomlM-rln' to Iny them nlr HHos oa a offcrln' o' love on Tobias' grave than to hov "om a noddln' ftn' n-uwnyln' nforo llio nilnln- tor , dlBtrnctln1 bla mind on UnHtor. " "Hut I iiromlaod thorn In tbo win ter , " boRtui tbo other woman , a do- apnlrlng look coming Into her oyoB. "t won't Btny , mother. I'll joist take 'om over to the nicotln'-hotmo an' filvo 'cm to Mrs. Lackey , and then I'll como right back. " Mrs. Teen icutcd bor head ngnlnot the hard brown back of the old rock- cr and closed lior eyes as If the sight of tbo woman before her waa more than aho could endure. Her face was aa homely and brown J ns the old rocker Itself. Hard , un yielding lines had formed a network around tbo month and between tbn cold , pnlo oycB that bad never looked with anything but suspicion and no- vorlty upon her daughtcr-ln-law , who had married her stupid son Tobla out of Kratltmlo for tbo homo ho had given her. Her BOH , Tobla , was tbo only creature the hard old woman had over loved and whoso grave lay cov ered with a winding sheet of snow thin Uastor-tlde. The younger woman stood flllontly before this mii.'iist presence , nervously clasping mid unclasping her thin whlto bands , from which she bad re moved her wedding ring a few hours previously. She felt an she stood theio that she would gladly lay down her life If she might stay just llvo min utes In tbo little church that lay llko a black patch In a silver Hood fnr down tbo road. She must see her heart beat so loud she was afraid tbo statue In the motionless chair would hoar It. Bho took aovetal stops toward tbo door. Mrs. Teen suddenly opened her eyes and sat bolt upright. "So you air goln' , Saropty ? " she said , raising her bard old volco till It cracked In her throat and brought on a coughing ( It. Saropty suddenly knelt by her side and took the hard old hands caressingly between her own. "Ob , mother ! " she said , "don't you think I'd bettor go ? I promised , an' I'd llko to keep my word ; an' then Mrs. Lackoy'ri countln' on 'om so. " " 1 b'aln't got nothln' to say I'm llko dear Tobla tbataway , " whimpered the old woman. "I reckon you'd best keep your word , though , " aho contin ued , "but hurry along , fur the sun will soon bo down , an' don't stay an' mlnglo In the frollckln' . I never did b'llovo In frollckln' myself , an' thou thero'u poor , dear Toblu " Hut Surcpty did not bear ; she was Placed a Lily on the Snow-Covered Grave. fast speeding down the road , wafted along by the wind llko a thistle , she was BO slight a thing. She seemed In her somber dress like a wraith as she sped along the desert ed road that lay llko a silver ribbon In the gathering gloom. When Bho had gone about a quarter of a mile , she put her hand Into her bosom and drew out a bit of looking-glass wrapped In a piece of paper. She lot her shawl slip from her head onto her shoulders and , turning her face toward the set ting sun , held up the glass. The wind caught her rich brown hair that seemed too heavy for her small head and blow It Into Ilttlo ring lets around her pale faco. Her wide , brown eyes had a hungry , frightened look and seemed full of unshod tears. She gazed Into the glass for several minutes with a questioning , Imploring look , then with a sudden , desperate movement , she Hung It far from her ' and sped along. Tbo unclosed windows of the church > , sending rich , warm radlanco out Into the gloom , seemed to Sarepty like the gateway of heaven. Some of the beam * fell on the graves that clustered around tbo old church , and Hooded with gold one far removed from all the rest. - Saropty opened the gate and almost flow toward that golden grave. She fell on her knees In the snow and placed a Illy on the snow-covored Kravo of the sloopcr. A niomont later oho had entered the church. "Horo'n Bnropty with the UlicB , " ex claimed iMrfi. Lackey , as Saropty Klldod In and stood tremblingly by the old nhoettron Htovo. The lights hllndcd her at first , then will ) returning vision two llKiires nlono hecnmo visible to her. A man \vns ( Handing on n stepladder - ladder looking down Into the oyon of n beautiful fdrl who was reaching n tnillliiK vine toward him. The man , altracted by Saropty's - " > O"- " , V..J. . U..S..J . . . . . . naw a slight , dark-robed figure holding a bunch of HlloH to her breast. Snropty'B heart gave a hot leap along her breast and then Htuod still. It seemed to her that It would never move again. She foil only n Front calmnosH after the bmnlng fovt.r of tbo past few days. "Thoy'ro Just lovely , " commented Mrs. Lnckoy , taking tbo llllos from Snrepty'a trembling hands. "Prudence and Mr. Do an air a-goln' to nrinugo them. Did you know John Dean 'ud como homo for good an' all ? You used to bo lovers like , didn't you , afore you took up with Tobla Teen ? Hut surely you're not goln' now , Saropty ? " aho ' oxclnlmed. no Saropty , without reply. Ing , gathered her shawl closely around her and turned toward the door. I "Yes mother's alone , an * I guess I'd | butter go , " she softly replied , wonderIng - Ing the wbllo how It was possible to talk with that awful weight on her breast. It Boomed as though Tobla bad laid his cold dead hand on her , heart. | "I wish you'd JlBt dust thorn hooka an' pllo 'cm up In the corner , " Mrs , } Lackey continued. "Tho young folks nlr a-goln' to arrange the flowers , an * ] tbo dunlin' an' slch like falls to UB 03 air married an' settled down. " Saropty took up the old dust brush and commenced to dust and nrtango tbo books. 1'rudonco Lackey's laughIng - Ing tones and tbo questioning ones of the man on the ladder fell on her ear UH her trembling hands busied thorn * selves among the books. When tba last one had been carefully gone over , she lay the brush on a chair and quiet ly stole out. It was quite dark when she passed out Into the cool air , and she shivered as she reached the churchyard , uncon- sclouBly quickening her steps. She walked quickly along , saying to herself ever and over again that she was glad ho was happy ; It was but natural that ho had forgotten her ; she hadn't expected him to remember , It all happened so long ago. She bad never realized before how beautiful Prudence Lackey was , nor how palo and faded she must acorn In compari son. son.An An ovormnaterlng quietude took possession of her ; with such oppres sion It was Impossible to think clearly. She was only conscious of n dazed feeling and a dcslio to bo alone. She had gone about a quarter of a mile when tbo sound ns of some OHO running smote on her oar. She grew afraid , terrified at she know not what. Perhaps It was Tobia como to upbraid her ! The wind caught bor shawl and bore It away ; she turned to pursue It , when tbo flguto of a man running at full speed became visible. Ho was holding In his hand some white thing that waved and fluttered In the wind. She felt her strength going and tbo solitary lamp In her mothor-ln-law'a window scorned so far away. She managed to reach a big thorn tree growing by tbo rondsldo and sank down , unable to move or apeak. A faint moon bad risen and Sarepty could see the man but n few yards nwny. It was Tobla with the Illy she had laid on his breast ! The next min ute she had fainted. When she cnmo to she was lying on Homo one's breast wrapped In a man'B Boft overcoat , and a volco that sent the blood leaping through her veins WIIH murmuring : "Hotta , darling , Kettrt ! why did you run away from mo ? When I tnckei ! that vine I went to Hud you and you had gono. " He hold a bunch of lilies before her happy eyes , exclaiming : "Soe , here are your lilies. I stole thuin bocauflo they wore youra. " There was a wedding on Easter am ! the brldo were a bunch of warm , fra > grant lilies on her breast that her hus band had stolen from the meeting house , while the solitary Illy on Tobla Toon'a grave waa aa cold aa the hoar that lay beneath. PAID FOR HIS FAULT. Little Girl's Idea of the Punlshmen Visited on Adam. In the latest number of "Helmgnr ten , " which hns Just been published at Ornz , Pastor Uoseggor tells this story : "I visited a school ono day wbero Dl- bio Instruction was a part of the dally course , and In order to test the chil dren's knowledge asked some ques tions. Ono class of Ilttlo girls looked particularly bright , and I asked the . tallest one : 'What Bin did Adam com- wit1 ' ' "Ho ate forbidden fruit. ' " 'Ulgbt Who tempted Adam ? ' ' ' ' ' 'Eve. " 'Not really Eve. bnl the serpent And how was Adam punished ? ' "Tho girl hesitated and looked con- . fused. Uchlnd her sat a Ilttlo el hl- yonr-old , who raised her hand and ' said : 'Please pastor , I know. ' " 'Well , toll ns ; how was Adam pun- Ished ? ' it I He had to marry Eve. ' " Ex- | change. Pensions for French Actors. The French Comodlo Francalso la the only theater which pensions Its actors and actresses. After 20 years1 service they are entitled to $1,000 a year. I VARIED USES OF THE ONION. Homely and Strong Smelling Vegeta ble Not Without Virtue. The ancients frowned on the onion tia a food and classed It with garlic and leeks , as of an acrid nature , of unwholesome Juices. "When twice hnllnd they give1 Ilttlo nourishment , but when unboiled they do not nour ish at all , " snyH Paulus Aeglneta , and Hurton , advising ns to the diet of the melancholy , dismisses the onion as troublesome to the head , The people - ' plo at largo pay no heed to these Hay- ] ' Ingn. ' To the man who smiles at the j I , conflicting ' opinion of dletlstn , the f onion ' Is healthful , when plainly | boiled. ' AH a child ho was taught that It ' wan good for a cold. These same , ancients ' thought highly of It ns a ' medicine. ' It occasions a rapid growth | of ' hair , It bicaks hard tumors ; chewed ' , It la beneficial In paralysis ! of ' the tongue ; It is eminently rube- I faclont ' ; Its juice Is useful In suffusion and ' dlmm'KH of vision from thick hu- mors. ' Dlscordles recommends It as a i ! cataplasm ' with salt , mo and bonoy I ' for ' the blto of a mad dog. There are j I many j to-day who bellcvo that onion julco Is of assistance In deafness , j I Itnllami In the north end cat the Insides - j sides ' of little onions and stuff them I In aching ears of their children. They leave them there for weeks. An i union ' put under the pillow will bring dreams ' of the loved ono. The thick1 ness ' of the skin determines the mild-1 ness or severity of the coming win1 ) I tor. Hut to dream of onions Is a bad 1 sign. In some countries It presages ' sickness. ' MR. BOGGS KNEW THE AMOUNT. ! Possibly He Had Often Computed the , Water He Carried. I i It was by no means n holiday task for Amos Hoggs to carry pnll after pall of water from the old well through the orchard and across the henyard to tbo kitchen , where Mrs. Hoggs washed for the family and it dozen or so of cus tomers. Therefore ho was In no mood to enjoy questions. "How many years have you been at this sort of things ? " asked the elderly person of wealth , on whose whlto sklrtH Mrs. Uoggr. was thuii expending her energy and the heat of a heavy Iron. "Ten years , " responded Mr. Hoggs , striding on with his palls. "Dear , dear ! " said the woman , In n commiserating tone. "Why , how much water do you suppose you've carried in that time ? " "I've carried all that's been In the well during that time , and Isn't there now , ma'am , " and Mr. Hoggs entered the kitchen and act the palls down with as near a thump as the nature of their contents would permit. Youth's Companion. Only Mortal , After All. "When I went to church last Sun day , " said a young woman visiting in Washington , "I sat directly behind n high executive ofllcer whom 1 have regarded as almost more than mortal. I tried not to bo rude and stare at him lee much , but I could not help my eyes wandering toward him occasion ally. I glanced at him just once , near the end of the sermon , and what do you think he was doing ? Ho was yn\\nlng , and ho yawned n largo and vigorous yawn , which came on him so suddenly that ho did not have time to hldo it behind bis band. I must con fess that I was delighted. My venera tion for the executive ofllccr la just as great as It ever was , but 1 am glad I found out with my own eyes that bo Is subject to ordinary human weak nesses and cannot help yawning dur ing a sermon. " German Shipping Trade. The activity of the German shipping trade Is demonstrated by the fact that the number of vessels built In the em pire In 190G was 700 , of 398,151 reg istered tons , against fi-IG of 810,771 reg istered tons In 1905 , and 535 of 207- 991 registered tons In 1901. Among tbo vessels built In 190G were 11 men- of-war of 30.S31 registered tons. In addition to the foregoing , there were built In foreign countries , on orders for German flrma , 119 vessels of 122- S45 registered tons. Children's Favorite Toys. A hundred and thirty-two school boys of Paris and 72 girls wore Invited to describe their preferences In the way of toys. Among the former 31 voted for a railway train , 23 for tin soldiers , ten for steam engines , nine for building bricks and eight each for toy typewriters and mechanical horses. Forty girls a aolld majority de clared without hesitation that a doll was superior to any other Implement of recreation. The super-child seems , happily , a long way off. I Historical Fragment. P. T. liarnum had just added the woolly horse to hla wonderful collec tion of curiosities. "That's an entirely new kink In horses , " ho said. Hogrottlng that the animal's wool was not liner , so It could show fur , and thus bo to some extent a forerun ner of tbo automobile , ho instructed his press agent to send the news of his find to his friend , the editor of the Now York Ilorald. When the Band Played "Dixie. " Judge Snm Whlto of linker City , the Tom Taggart of Oregon Democracy , a few years ago throw a five-dollar'lint through a skylight 75 feet from the ground In Daker City when the band j started up the tune of "Dixie.11 Pen 1 dlptpn East Orogoalan. ! , Miss Margaret's Wedding Dress l y INA IWUVOOHT UODCKTS ( Copyright. ) Except for the twittering of the birds the Ilttlo country churchyard was very still ns Miss Margaret laid the wreath she had brought upon her lover's grave , Twonty-flvo years had gene by slnco John ' Orant had closed his eyes In her arms , and In that time his sweetheart had ' allowed no anniversary of hla death to pass without placing flowers on the greeii mound that marked the spot which hold all that was earthly of the man she loved. - "Miss Margaret Is faithful , " said the older people In the village , who re membered her ns a gentle , lovely girl with the light of a happy love In her blue ' eyes , and after the loss that end- ed her pretty romance , as a still , sad- faced woman. Only two days In the year did she consecrate to her sorrow the mini- vorsary of John's death and , follow ing I It , the day that was to have seen her ' : married. On the former she placed flowers on her 1 lover's grave ; on the latter Miss Mnrgarot took from tholr tissue wrap- pings the wedding gown of sheeny satin , the fllmy veil , the snowy gloves and slippers sbo had never worn. If the day were flno Bho hung the dross ] before nn open window to let the spring breeze smooth out any wrinkles. Then , lovingly and careful ly . , she wrapped the things again , In fresh paper , with a bit of wax In each package to keep Its contents white. It was of the morrow's labor of love that Miss Margaret was thinking ns she paused In the quiet churchyard , where the setting sun shone with serene - rene splendor and n faint breeze sway ed the grass that between the graves was blue with periwinkle , and hero and there a Into vlolot. "It's hard to have to bo married In muBlIn , and not fine muslin at that , " the volco said. "I don't often mind be ing poor ; oven nt graduation I didn't complain at being the worst dressed person In the class , but It does seem as If when n girl Is married she ought to have pretty clothes for once In her life. " "Yes , It does , " replied another volco , llko the first ono , and yet differ ent ; Miss Margaret guessed that the speakers were sisters. "If the crops hadn't turned out so badly last fall you might have a silk dress. Why don't you wait another year ? Wo mightn't bo so poor then ? " "I we ho doesn't want to wait , " said the first speaker. "Uosldes , you "Why Don't You Pray for What You Want ? " know I would not buy a lot of things I could never wear afterward cvon If I had the money In my hand. Do you think I could bo extravagant with fath er and mother's hard-earned dollars ? No , Indeed. But If I could only have a whlto satin dress and n veil , and white gloves and slippers. " Tbo words were followed by a sigh. Miss Margaret leaned forward a Ilt tlo and , peering between the trees , managed without being seen by them , to get a gllmpso of the two girls. She recognized them ns Farmer Edge- comb's daughters , and remembered having heard that Margaret , the younger , was shortly to bo married. "Why don't you pray for what you want ? " the older slstor said at this moment. "That's what mother says to do , and that's If It's best for us , our desires arc always granted. " "Oh , I know , " returned the other somewhat Impatiently. "Hut I'd bo just ns likely to got It as the things I want. Nothing short of a miracle could get mo that dress and veil and those gloves and slippers. And the day of miracles Is over. " v "I'd pray just the same If I were you , " maintained the older slstor stoutly. "I always do , and I've had the things that seemed just ns unattain able come to mo in the most uno.v pectod way. " "Well , 1 won't , " declared the brldo- oloct. "I can't help wanting those things , but I can help praying for what I know I ought not to have. Come , wo must go. I'm glad wo llvo near the cemetery , aron't you ? It's such a nice place to como to think things over. Or to talk them over , " the speaker concluded as she tucked her arm In her sister's and the two moved away. Miss Margaret responded somewhat- absently to the salutations of the people ple she passed as she drove homo. She was pondering the mysterious ways of the Providence which had glvon dainty wedding flnery to her who was never to wear It , and had denied It to the ether Margaret. "Sho Is the ono who should have had these things , " Miss Margaret thought , "and yqt , " she asked herself , "what would I have done without thorn , how berne the long , lof.cly years ? " Her wedding gown had secmcnl In Borne Indefinable way to keep In mind the thought that she and John were to meet again. She had loft instruc tions that she was to bo drensed In It for her burial. As she touched Its shining folds next day Miss Margaret's thoughts kept recurring to the conversation nhe had overheard In the churchyard. It fretted her to think that the other Mnrgarot must do without the things aho longed for. A brldo ought to have her every wish gratified , should bo mndo the happiest of God's creatures. An hour later Mlas Margaret dress- d for the street. Her mind during this nterval had been tbo scene of a quiet , liter combat , n struggle between bor nsolflsh desire to do a beautiful act nd a fooling that she could not bear .o have olhor hands touch tbo treas ures she had kept so long. The pari ng with her wedding clothes was a ragedy In the lonely woman's life. Pleased with the Invltallon lo spend i day In the "great house , " although i lltllo surprised al 11 , Margarol Edge- comb dialled gayly as she drove by UBS Margarel's side along the conn- ry roads and through the village. Ever afterward that visit seemed Ike a dream to the girl. The dim twl- Ight of the stately rooms , the quaint ilvor and clilna , the highbred charm of her hostess , all contrlbuled lo an almosphero she fell , but could not mvo described. When , aflor luncheon was over , Mlas Margarel took her guest Into her own room , It seemed to the young girl .hat she was entering a sanctuary , and that It was another person than icrsolf who wnlchod her hoslesa un- ock a cedar chest that stood against ho wall and from many layers of whlto paper take oul a long lullo veil , vhilo gloves and slippers and a dress of satin , to which ago had given the tint of ivory. Dazed and bewildered , the ono Mar- : arel listened while the olher Mar- ? nrol told the story of the twilight lour in the churchyard , and after wards in a maze of wonder tried to realize that the things were to bo icrs If they would III. Holh pairs of lands trembled as llio old maid helped the young ono to don Iho bridal array. Strange enough , the things fitted. And yet , not strange ellher ; what miracle was ever Incomplete ? The robing finished , the girl stood , shy and blushing before the pier mlr ror , scarcely daring to lift her eyes to the vision In the glass. "You look very lovely , and I am glad you are to have these things , " Miss Margaret said softly. The girl did not speak , and a ler- rlblo fear seized Miss Margaret's heart. Were her bitter struggle and cheerful sacrifice to go for naught ? "Perhaps after all you may not care to have them , " she said gently. "It may be Ihat to you they seem ill omened. " The brlde-elecl forgol her shyness , and moving forward , took the older woman's hands in hers. "Ill-omened ! " she exclaimed. "Consecrated , rather. The wearing of them will aecm a blessing on my marriage. " A deep peace fell upon Miss Mar garet's spirit as she returned the pres sure of the youthful fingers. "Of course the dress Is old style , " she remarked tremulously , "but the pattern Is large , BO alterations can easily bo made , and with now bows on the slippers " The other Margaret looked at her with something that was almost an ger In her eyes. "Alterations ! " she exclaimed. "Do yon think I would have a Ihlng chang ed , a ribbon allered ? Why , It would seem llko profaning something sa cred. " As she helped the girl lake off Iho finery and Iho two packed 11 to bo sent to the homo of its now owner , Miss Margaret's heart waa full of gratlludo and lenderness loward the woman who had accepted her gift as gracefully and graciously aa she had proffered It. As she said good-bye the young Mar garel kissed Iho older ono. "It all seems too good lo bo true , " she mur mured. "And to think I said the day of miracles was over. " Snubbed Completely. Among the guests at a wedding breakfast In the country was one whose continued rudeness made bin extremely objectionable to Iho resl o the company. Hla conduct , though nigh unbear able , was put up with for some time , until ho held up on his fork a piece of meat which had been served to him , and remarked In n volco of in tended humor : "Is this pig ? " This immediately drew forth the query from a quiet-looking Individual sitting nt the ether end of the lablo : "Which end of Iho fork do you re fer lo ? " Deaf and Dumb Dlble Class. Probably Iho mosl curious Bible class in the weal of England Is that of deaf-mutes which moots near dial- ford , Gloucestershire. All the members bors are deprived of tholr senses of hearing and speech , and have to com munlcate and "talk" to each other by means of the deaf-mute r. ' . ' ' > ' > * . It's Your Own Fault f ff it itu itH If you don't get your n ) money's worth. Come Hf 96 ) 96tt to my Shop and buy tt your Mens and Boys Shoes. ROBERT F. T. PREUSSE t Richardson County liank Ilnlldlnf : | D. S. flcCarthy | AK11D TRANSFELIS Prompt attention pivon to the removal of house- bold goods. PHONE NO. 211 C. H. HARION 1 AUCTIONEER , Sales conducted in scientiljc and busi nesslike manner C. H. MARION I v / Falls City , Nebraska | * * k For flood Salc.s , flood Service , Pro Returns Ship Your Stock to Qeo. R. Barse LIVE STOCK COA1A1ISSION CO. . f Write us for Market Reports ? Kansas City , Ato. , S > WE SELL CATTLE AND HOGS " ' "WmTSR 7V / "I'VAI'NrTZ ? 1XT"P "V Practice in Various Courts. Collections Attended To. Notary Public. FALLS CITY Ofllco over Korr'e Pharmacy Ollice Phone 200 Residence Phone 271 W. S. 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