a TUB NORFOLK NEWS * FRIDAY , DECEMBER 10 , 1902
The GUARDfANS 0
j OF DEATH J
x By Charles Lee Taylor /j
'
/ OarvrlyM , IKit , JiyI. . . /tlrfoinhon >
It was n forlorn looking house , long
ilnco forsaken of litiinnn tenantry , ono
would 1m vo nulil. Hcurrilng lizards ( lid
sentry duty upon HH porch , niul the
prednclous nnis Inul en ( on lulu IU
odwor . Hut to n civil engineer In
the niiHi'ttk'd center nt Mexico nny
shelter IN n innltiT of gratitude. I terre -
re I nnd I took possession' without any
! < ] imlmn of guilt , Tor It wasVvldent ( hat
the owner linil moved out years bo-
Tore. While the cook linllt ii'llre nml
'prepared ' dinner In the niiiln room wa
jjrocceded to explore , not \vlllioiit cnu-
lion , for the old whack looked llko n
WomlMng resort for MiiikeH. I hnd
IjitRt dispatched a couple Unit were
'keeping ' benne In it side room when n
nhnnt from Dnrrul summoned mo to
the pecond story.
i "Here's n queer thing to turn up In
an abandoned house , " ho cnlled.
| Ho was bending over n small box
.bound In horxchldo , the lid of which
bo hnd pried open. Together wo car-
rled It downstairs and went through
jtho contents. They were surprising
enough ; at leant It was surprising that
the teiuinlH should luivo left Hitch pu-
pcrs behind them , for hero wcro deedH
'to ' property , leiiNen , HOIIIO mortgage pa
pers and other viilualile doctiiiiiMitH , be-
iddos a number of family rCcords. nil
'dated many yearH before , but all In a
'flood ' state of prcHcrvatlon. What In *
KcreMod mo moot , however. WUH a
Vunnll map drawn on prepared paper ,
work of an amateur. Whoever
Slio
row It know something about surveyIng -
Ing , for ho had his ranges and scales
fairly correct. Ho had started at n
spring at the foot of an unlocated lilll
In the foothlllH of the Kan Lulu range
nnd run a line up a ravlno tVJO feet.
fl'licn ho had run I1K feet tip a cross
ravine , turning to the left , nnd had
tjnnrked a cross on the face of a wall
rising Kheer ninety feet. Ills murks
showed the elevation of thlH cross to
1)0 thirty-two feet above the bed of the
ravine. Hero WUH food for speculation.
"Dnrrul , " mild I to my companion ,
"tho man that drew that map didn't
do Jt for fun. "
' "I guess that'H right , " replied Dar-
rcl. "Thero'R something behind the
jlnco mnrked by thnt cross , but what
la It ? "
"Wliat'H the most likely thing to bo
In the Hldo of n cltlT In tliln country V"
"Oh , I Heel" said he. "A. cave , you
mean. Hut what'H In the cave , then ? "
"Tlmt'H what we'll find out If wo
can locate the cave , " mild I.
I Luck \VIIH with tm In the mntter. It
pvasn't n week later when one of our
surveyors oamo In with n tale of hav
ing located a line spring at the foot of
n hill and near ono of the wlldcxt ra
vines that ho had ever Hot oyoH on.
Neither Darrel nor I rented enny until
, wo were on the way to the spot with
the little map lucked under my belt.
AVe were to split oven on whatever wo
found. 1'oor Darrel 1 When I think of
that bargain , I have a chill even to thin
day.
It took us nearly a day on miilebndc
to reach our destination. There were
Iho iiprlng , the hill and the ravlno run-
pine back Just as In the map. It WUH
ono of the wildest spots I ever miw In
p wild country ; ono couldn't help feelIng -
Ing n bit put out with Its loneliness.
( Up the big ravine wo trudged until wo
reached the cross gulch , a sheer cut
through the Bolld rock , the work of
iccnturlcs of llerco torrcntH.
'it took us a long time to make out
the oro.sH , IIH the cliff was In semldnrk-
ness nnd patches of IIIOHS were grow
ing over the Hiirface , but wo located It
nt Innt and Haw that the only way to
reach It WMH from the top of the cliff.
1 Having foreseen this contingency ,
ftvc hnd brought along a stout rope , and
near the edge of the clIIT , which wo
mounted after a long detour , we found
n convenient tree. For ono of us to
lower the other would bo an easy mat
ter. Itoth of ua were eager to go.
( Which should It be ? The good old
'American method of a flipped coin WUH
the urbltcr , and Dnrrel won. Present
ly he WUH Hitting In the bight qf the
rope before the spot where tha cross
, was marked nnd calling up his imports
to me.
"Yes , there'H a cave hero all right ,
hut It'fl walled up. Lower 111-1 down
that geologist's hammer of yonrt ) , and
I can break the Illmtty thing In. "
, I Bent the hammer down on t > * trlng ,
and for live uilnuteu Darrel hum mured
and panted , and the Round of crum
bling masonry told mo that hit was
making headway. Presently ( hero
came a neil of gasp from him.
"Phew ! That's bad aid Don'i dare
BO In there for a bit. "
f "Throw In a llu'Mcd match , iti.J If
It burns the air U pure enough , ' 1
; called excitedly , for I wan In a hurry
to know what wan In that cave.
I "There she goes , " said Darrel a inln-
nlo later ; "burns all right Oh , treat
Ca ! nr ! "
"What'H the matter ? What Is II ? "
I cried , dancing on the edge of the
cliff.
"It'H gold , that'H what It IH-B t.Ig .
bracelet of It right near the ontron e.
There's something that looku like bonca
near It. "
"Just what I expected ! " I cried jubi
lantly. "An Aztec burial cave probA
My , and the fellow that drew the mni
found It out Homo way. They hurled
their Uncut treasures with their dead
It'a a fortune , Darrel. "
"fJlniHtly enough place to find It In , '
bo bald. "Hut hero's for It anyhow. '
"Ajid ho entered the opening tfrnt ho
had made.
i For what seemed to mo long mluuteu
I lay peering over the cliff nt the
twitching rope that gave Indications of.
Dnrrel's movements , Then there och-
IK < ! from the opposite side of the rn-
vine a Htrangn sound an of the rattling
of many castanetH , followed by a
whrlck of such grisly terror IIH 1 never
ngaln uant to hear. The next Instant
Darrel plunged forth from the month
of thi ) eave , swung out from the face
of Iho cliff , swung back again against
the rock and , still shrieking horribly ,
RO t'liut the ravlno reverberated with
the sound of It , slipped through the
tight of the rope and fell headlong to
IIP rocks below. For a moment I lay
there stricken , watting for I knew not
what thing of horror to Issno from the
njrstcrlonn ci\vern. Then I rushed
h/wn to the aid of my motlonlesH coin-
mnlon. Half ( ho contents of my tlaslc
ul been forced down his throat be
fore ho opened bin eyes. Hut not to
cmiHclonsncss did ho open them. The
glare In them told mo that. I tried to
recall his mind.
"What was It , old man ? What was
t ? " I asked him.
Ho half rained himself and tried to
npeak , gasping and choking like a man
jelng strangled.
"Tho hands ! The hands of the dead !
U my throat ! They're throttling me !
Help ! "
Ho lore nt his thront with mud
ntrength. Then his llmlm relaxed , and
tie fell back In my arnm lifeless. I
lellove In my Inmost soul that Uvnn
not the fall from the cliff , but sheer
terror , that killed him.
How 1 ever lived through ( hat fenr-
fill , horror haunted ride to the camp
t don't know. I wart crazy with fever
and delirium when I reached there.
It wasn't till weeks afterward that
they told me of the expedition that
went out to llnd and bury Darrel. My
ravings and the map that they found
when they undressed mo gave them n
working clew to the tragedy. They
found the rope tied to the tree , and two
of the men went down and entered the
cnvo armed with stout clubH , for their
theory was that poor Darrel had been
killed by a venomous snake. That
would not 1mvo explained hln last
words , but what they found did. A
few yards In from the entrance. Iny
sprawled a heap of articulated akclc-
toiiH. Parrel's hat WUH beneath the
heap. Oiroping his wny In , ho had dis
placed a slender post which held In
place on a shelf above him the grim ,
dead guardians of the dead. They had
fallen upon the Invnder nnd claimed
him for their own.
The men searched the cave. How
nftcr row of long dead mummies they
found , but little treasure. The brace
let that had cost Darrel his life nnd
ono or two small gold carvings that
was all. Hut what of the mnp nnd the
maker of It ? Did he perhaps visit the
cave and perish there of terror ? Wcro
bis bones those that Darrel saw from
the entrance of the cave ? That In a
mystery that I shall never solve that
and that other mystery of who set ,
against the profaning Incursion of the
living , that grisly trap of the dead.
Ileport on Mrntnl
A very Interesting report by Mr.
Pareof Kdlnhurgh , Issued by the
bonrd of education , dlncuasea the ques
tion of mrntal fatigue. Attempts have
been made to estimate fntlgno by mich
tests ns the loss of muscular power ,
the decrease of sensibility in Iho skin ,
or incronse of Inaccuracy In the work
done. Mathematics and ( strange to
sny ) gymnastics prove to bo the most
oxhnustlng Hiibjcets , foreign language
nnd religious Instruction comes next ,
but nt u long Interval ; the mother
tongue , natural science , geography
nnd history make but little calls on
the system ; slngulg and drawing ntlll
less. Afternoon work Is Inferior to
and more tiring than that done In the
morning , and oven In the latter effi
ciency Increases to n maximum , and
then begins to decline. Chicago Post
I'oliitrrii.
Only poor advertising Is an expense.
Good advertising Is always n paying
Investment.
Judicious advertising Is n desirable
Investment. What's the use of having
anything for sale if the fact that you
have It IB not made known ?
Advertising Is a faithful advocate ,
nnd to the merchant whoso trade Is
dull nnd who desires to Increase his
business advertising Is llko n tlame In
n dnrk night.
If a merchant were to close his store
and suspend business every time trade
Ings , ho would rightly be branded as a
simpleton. And yet In what essential
would he dltToi * from the advertiser
who stops everything for the same rea
son V ProUtnblo Advertising.
A rimte Tlmt Will Keep.
A paste which , It is said , will keep
several months Is mndo by dissolving
u tablespoonful of alum In n quart of
warm water. When cold , stir In tlour
to give the consistence of cream , beat-
lug out all the lumps. Then stir In ns
much powdered rosin ns will Ho on n
dime. Pour boiling water over the
mass and stir until It Is thick ns tre
acle , which will occur In a few min
utes. Cool In an earthen vessel by
covering and putting lu n cool , dry
place. When needed , take out a portion
ami thin with warm wuter.
Street Innocence.
He I never snw anything llko this
tide. Here I've been pulling steadily
for ten minutes , nnd we don't seem to
have moved a foot.
She ( nfter n pnuse ) Oh , Mr. Stroker ,
I've Just thought of something ! The
anchor fell overboard a short time ngo ,
and I forgot to tell you. Do you sup
pose It could have caught on some
thing ?
Then She Smllc.t.
He You always remind me of some
thing very disagreeable.
Khe-BIrl I-I-
He Ycs , you remind me. of all the
time I have to spend where I can't see
you ,
And the clouds lifted.
| A DARING WORKMAN.
till crA - < \nlien on nn t'tillnlilied
llrlilKr ACCOM * | h > Mnunrii.
"I reincmbttr , " said n bridge con
tractor some time ago while on the
subject of workmen's daredevlltrles ,
' "when working nt the big bridge
1 ncro-w the Niagara when the t'vo can-
talever arms hnd approached within
llfty feet of each other a keen rivalry
I as to who should bo the llrst to cross
Kprang up among the men. A long
plunk connected the two arms , leaving
| about two and a half'feet of support
| nt each end. .Strict orders were Issued
that no ono should attempt to cross the
1 plank upon penalty of Instant dis
missal.
| "At the noon hour I suddenly heard
a great shout from the men , who were
nil starting upItalslng my eyes , I
I saw a man step on the end of that
plank , htop n minute and look down
Into the whirlpool below. I knew ho
was going to cross , and I shouted to
him , but he was too high up to hear.
Deliberately he walked out until ho
reached the middle of the plank. It
1 sagged far down with his weight until
I I could see light between the two short
: supporting ends and the cantilevers on
which they rested. Ho saw the end In
) front of him do this , hesitated and
looked back to sco how the other end
' was.
j "I thought ho was going to turn. Ho
I titopped , grasped both edges of the
plank with his hands nnd , throwing
bis feet nn. stood nu lila luwul UlrHno
mn legs in tlie air , cracking his uceis
together nnd yelling to the terrllled on
lookers. This ho did for about n mln-
! utc. It seemed to mo llko forty. Then
1 ho let his feet drop down , stood up ,
j wnved his hat and trotted along the
! plank to the other Hldo nnd regained
the ground.
"Wo discharged him , of course , but
what did ho care ? He got all the glo
ry , his fellows envied him , and ho
could command work anywhere. "
Cassler'H Magazine.
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.
In planting the orchard care should
bo taken to allow each tree plenty of
room.
I A Inyer of chnrconl In the bottom of a
i flower bed Is very beneficial In keep-
j lug the soil fresh.
I In plowing In the orchard nlwnys
, turn the furrow toward the tree , and
bo careful not to Injure the fine , flbrous
roots.
The life of nn npplo tree Is often
shortened because it grows in n poor ,
| exhausted soil or one not properly
' drained.
1 When 111 or ailing , handle the flowera
llttlo or wear gloves. Delicate plants
are sensitive to human magnetism ,
good or bad.
The roots of the strawberry often
reach out five feet from the main
etciu ; hence the plants should not beset
set too thickly.
An npplo or cherry trco Is much
more valuable If It shoots out low.
Trim from 'tho top , as this will cause
the lower branches to grow out
Land that has been too rough for
plowing may yet bo sufllclcntly fertile
to grow fruit trees and Is better than
land thnt tins been exhausted by crop-
Plug.
Too Gorstvou * IloolCK.
The nuthor of "Ellznbcth nnd Her
German Garden , " writing on the "Giv
ing of Hooks" in the Century , says :
Gifts of books addressed solely to
the spirit should never bo editions do
luxe. Of what use is a book to mo ,
however much I may want to read It ,
if It Is BO gorgeous that It must not be
taken anywhere where rain might fallen
on It , or whcro it might get muddy , or
where a heedless gnat , caught by the
quick turning of a leaf , might leave its
legs In the pages , angering the owner
of the defiled book , who docs not want
Us legs , almost as much as it is itself
angered by having to go on being n
gnat without them ? I can no more
take nn overgorgeous book to my
heart than I can fold my child In my
arms when it is dressed for a party.
A Light Sentence ?
A gentleman now living In New
York tells the following story of a ne
gro In Tennessee whoso son had been
convicted of killing a fellow workman.
A few dnys after the trial the father
was asked what disposition hnd been
made of the case.
"Oh , " he answered , "dey done send
Johnson to jull for n monf. "
"That's n light sentence for killing n
tnnn. don't YOU think ? "
"Yes. " answered the darky , "but at
do end of de monf dey done golu * to
bane Mm. " New York Times.
A Hrmnrkablc Petition.
The keeper of the menagerie at Ver
sailles during the reign of Louis XVL
had orders to administer six bottles of
burgundy every day to a dromedary
which had grown feeble with old age
nnd which the king was very anxious
to keep alive. In spite of this ultra
generous treatment the animal died , to
the great despair of his nurse , who pe
titioned the king with a view of obtain
ing the "succession of the dromedary"
that is to say , all the advantages at
tached to his person.
revolution.
"Ho boasts very proudly that he's a
self made man. "
"I thought It was his money that
made him. "
"But. then. It was that machine he
Invented that made bis money. "
"Ah ! Then he's really n 'machine
made man. ' " Philadelphia Press.
The Day nnil the Text.
"lilt wuz a mighty cold day. " said
the old deacon , "en dey wuz some ex
cuse fer dc passon nmkln' dat big mis
take In his text , fer stldder snyln *
'Many Is called , but few Is chosen , ' he
give lilt out , 'Many Is cold , en a few Is
frozen. ' " Atlanta Constitution.
The Wrntli of the Her.
At the end of winter moat hlvca have |
exhausted their stores and become
dangerous. When this Is the case , woo
to him who touches the hives. Smoke i
has lout Its spell , and you shall scarce
have emitted the first puffs before
0,000 ncrld and enraged demons will
dart from within the wnlts. overwhelm
your hands , blind your eyes and black- (
eu your face. No living being except ,
they say , the bear and the sphinx atro-
po < , can resist the rage of the mailed
legions. Above all , do not struggle.
The fury would overtake the neighbor
ing colonies. There Is no means of
Hiifcty other than Instant flight through
the bushes. The bee Is less rancorou.o ,
less Implncnble , than the wasp and
tarely pursues her enemy. If flight bo
Impossible , absolute Immobility alone
might culm her or put her off the scent. >
'
She fears nnd attacks any too sudden
movement , but nt once forgives that'
which no longer stirs. Harpcr'a.
iiirllilng to
President Kllot was arguing in favor
of education by "showing how" before
the kindergarteners Wednesday night
He Illustrated bis j olnt by describ
ing the trnlnlng of medical students
and concluded by telling of nn old
friend of his who had suddenly become
denf In one ear. .
"How did "this happen ? " I nsked
him.
him."Well
"Well , I wns blowing my nose the
other day when I felt something snap
In my ear , followed by an aching and
dullness.
"When the doctor came he paid the
drum had spilt and asked how I did
It"
" 'I only blew my nose , ' I told the
doctor.
" 'Well , hnd you opened your mouth
when you blew your nose you would
not now have n dnmngcd eardrum , '
wns the medico's reply. "
"You see , my friend had lived seven
ty years and had never been shown
how to blow his nose , " concluded Presi
dent Kllot The application was ap
preciated nnd greeted with a great
burst of laughter. Hoston Journal.
A Scriptural "Wenpon.
Children tumble Into strange morass
es when they grapple with theology.
They trip over words. For example ,
the other day n teacher at Stepney took
for the Hlblc lesson the story of Sam
son. At the end of the lesson questions
were put to test the understanding of
the scholars. "With what weapon did
Samson slay a thousand Philistines ? '
was the question. For a space there
vas silence. Then n llttlo girl spoke
ip. "With the ax of the apostles , " she
eald. London Chronicle.
We ought to avoid the friendship of
the bad nnd the enmity of the good.
Kplctetus.
" "
AMERICAN AUDlENCE sT"
Icn and AVomi-u nnd Their Effect
Upon Public MccflnifH.
American audiences are strangely
alike In some things and strangely dis
similar In others. A good committee
will take ns much pains In the ar
rangement of Its nudlcnco as of its
speakers. An audience seated without
crowding is seldom enthuAistlc. Ncl-
hcr Is an nudlcnco whose hands nre
occupied with bundles or umbrejlas , an
audience largely composed of women
or nn audience In n cold room. The
easiest audiences to address , the most
responsive and Inspiring , arc those
composed of men crowded and packed
ogether nnd warm.
Women naturally do not applaud or
cheer. They are by Instinct more self
restrained in the public expression of
heir emotions than men. Ev > ' j public
speaker Is complimented by their pres
ence , knowing thnt their qtllet word nt
lomo Is oftentimes more effective In
results than the most enthusiastic
shouting on the street corners by the
other sex. In n public meeting , how
ever , the nudlcnco gets Its cue from
hose nearest the speaker. I remember
well two audiences , both from the
snmc Roclnl clnss , both crowded , both
n large theaters and both largely nt-
ended by women. Ono happened to be
n Colorado , one In Massachusetts. In
ono meeting the orchestra was re
served for women. In the otlicr meet-
ng the men hnd the orchestra nnd the
women had the lower gallrt-y nnd nil
the boxes. In both cnse * the nudlenccs
were entirely friendly to the spenkcrs.
The second meeting wns marked by
wild enthusiasm , the first one by re
spectful nttentlo'n. In the second case
: he maps of men In the orchestra urged
on the spenkcrs by continued npplnuse.
[ a the first case the men In the galler
ies who started to applaud were
checked because between them nnd
the spenkers wns n mass of absolutely
silent femininity In the orchcetrn. I do
not say thnt one meeting w.i less ef
fective than the other , but the ( t/Tfer-
ence In tto strain on the speake/was
marked.-From "The SpellblndoV' by
Colonel Curtis Guild , Jr. , in/Scrlb-
ncr's. /
A Supreme Conrt Coincidence.
While In session the assocli/e / Justices
of the United States supreirp court are
seated on either side of tic chief Jus
tice , lu the order of thclr/ommlsslons ,
the oldest In commlssloi/on his right ,
the next oldest on his lift ; the third Is
second on the right an/the fourth second
end on the left , and f > on alternately ,
the youngest In com/lsslon occupying
the seat on the cxt/we left
When Justice FlM was the senior
associate , this nr ugcment produced
this curious rcsu ) . The names of the
Justices on the rBht had but a single
syllable Field , /ray , llrown and White
while the im/es of those on the loft
hnd two Hyjnbles llnrlun , Hrewer ,
Shims nnd ) eckhain. All were mnr-
rled , but m one or the Justices on the
right had o'er had any children , while
en eh of th" > u on the left had both children
*
dren am' grandchlldren. The colors
were alpn the right Gray , llrown and
White/while the left wns colorless.
Youtj13 * Companion.
S1LERAGE PASSENGERS ,
liumlaritnt * for Aiurrtcn Arc T.uoUnl
I i > ou N * t'nrHtv
One of the W jaxst Hum .vtllhti ; out
of Franc ? , with
Kors aboard ,
the UMUUHT of
vcnxvrs Iniuwd fwr
A tlrm
rxporiotKV vt tfet trtp U ttat an Immi
grant of UtU cfcj * H * ta ) mt \ > \t \\lUv
much ih
lueut-ttrst , * 4w4 | , > r Kv m j Vtc I *
tnuul mat ami
laorttius : It. atxl ,
In ? : wl 4t IH K
to ptvttvt
Jurwl wp
the ntlmU of ( tav vrbo tuxx *
eu route Is wet at all tW < X > ct t
visloa that art - * tofacv MS wHJ i
word. Here in Awortca > w haw
notion of a IMIK ! of cannot and , H
bo. If wo ar * > uncharitable , wxvrn aiul
uavrasluxl men and vromou with fant >
llics , though the family ami the tvas.h-
1ns are really outsWe for the moment ,
hurryinj ; from bard conditions of life-
scant , undtfrjvird labor , Icnorancv , op
pression , misrule prsslnsr on to what
they must conceive to be a bright land
of promlso or they would not bo rush-
ins here ; to a glorious young country ,
where all men are free nnd equal nnd
all that sort of thing. Hut the man
who has to see that these Immigrants
are given food and bunk and that they
do not fall sick below has no such
fancies. Ills sympathy , he will tell
you , Is not for the Immigrants , but for
the country thnt is to get them.
Those in charge of the immigrant
from southern Europe will tell you that
he Is not a desirable creature. They
have handled many , many thousands
of his kind , and they should know
something of him now. The company
transports him , it Is true , but as to
that , he Is freight , freight of good
profit The company would take freight
to the highest degree distasteful if so
be the rates were paid. Indeed , yes , it
Is a business. There is n large profit in
the immigrant oh , yes but as n fel
low passenger ho is oh , well , repul
sive , repugnant or whatever you say in
your language. James B. Connolly lu
Scrlbner's.
CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.
A German Hotel Keeper' * Oplnlonn
oil Hotheaded 1'coplcn.
"I think that the Americans arc alto
gether too quick to pick a quarrel , "
said a German hotel keeper In Ilnrlcm
who had Just had a petty tussle In put
ting out nn unwelcome customer.
"They are not to bo compared with
the French , " said nn American lawyer
who happened to drop in. "Why , you
know about those French apprentices ,
how they nre always ready to flght
nnd often lose their lives over n few
words. "
"I've heard about these apprentices , "
Bald the German. "Wo hnve them In
our country. They roam nround the
country. But what of thnt ? "
"Yes , " wns the answer. "A party of
them , with n lender nnd representing
some crnft , will , for IpsCnncc , meet nn-
other party of apprentices. They nre
organized Into different societies , each
Intensely Jealous of the other , and if
two sucb bands are different societies
there is ft fight In an Instant First the
leaders come to blows , and then the
mcl o becomes general. They flght
wKh fists and slicks until the road is
littered with the wounded and some
times the dead. "
The German , not to be outdone by
the French , said before he had thought
twice : "That's nothing. Why , our stu
dents in the universities have fights.
They belong to different societies and
fight with sabers. Because of some llt
tlo Insult often one will have his head
fairly cut open. "
"And yet you complnln nbout the
Americans ! " said the lawyer ns he
laughed to BCO how the German had
stepped Into his own trap. New York
Tribune.
Monumental Draiiie * .
At the beginning of the thirteenth
century It occurred to some ono to
preserve the likeness of his deported
friend , as well as the symbols of his
rank nnd station. So efllglcs were In
troduced upon the surface of the slabs
and were carved flat , but cro fifty
years had passed away the art of the
sculptor produced magnificent monumental
mental clllglcs. Knights and nobles
lie. clad In nnnor with their Indies by
their sides , bishops and abbots bless
the spectators with their uplifted right
hands , judges lie In their official garb
and merchants with the emblems of
their trade. At their feet lie animals ,
usually having some heraldic connec
tion with the deceased or symbolical
of his work e. g. , a dragon Is trod
den down beneath the feet of a bishop ,
signifying the defeat of sin as the re
sult of his ministry. The heads of
cfllgles usually rest on cushions , which
nre sometimes supported by two nn-
gcls.--Gentleman's Magazine.
A Trne Friend ,
It tukcs n great soul to be a true
friend a large , catholic , steadfast and
loving spirit Ono must forgive much ,
forget much , forbear much. It costs to
bo n friend or to have n friend. There
Is nothing else In life except mother
hood that costs so much. It not only
costs time , affection , strength , patience ,
love sometimes a man must oven lay
down his Ufa for his friends. There is
no true friendship without self abnega
tion , self sacrifice.
Horn With Them.
"Mamma , " said the llttlo girl , her
eyes wldo with excitement , "I do be-
llcvo the minister told a story ! "
"Why , the Ideal" said her mother
"You don't know what you are say
ing. "
"Hut I do , mamma , 1 heard pupu
ask him how long ho had worn whisk
ers , and ho mild he had worn them nil
blu life. "
ARE
YOU A
DOMING
MOTHER ?
ARE YOU
EXPECTANT ?
MOTHER'S FRIEND
fhihUxittti easy by preparing the
far jv.u tun turn mul' thus shortening
Utxv The rvxiuful unlc.\l is robbed of its
cn\ , and the danger lessened to both
mother and child ; the time of confinement
is shortened , the mother rested , nnd child
fully developed , strong nnd healthy. T
Morning sickness , or nausea arising
from pregnancy , is prevented by its use.
As pregnancy advances , the breasts en
large , become swollen nnd hard. Long
before the child is born , they are prepar
ing for the secretion of milk. It is import
ant that they receive early attention.
Mother's Friend softens the skin nnd
Facilities the secretion of Life Fluid.
Undeveloped breasts , hnrcl-caked shortly
after delivery , are the result of non-
treatment , nnd likely to culminate in
Mammary Abscess , from which so many
suffer excruciating pain and nre left with
these organs permanently impaired.
Softness , pliability end expansion are given to
the muscles and sinews , thus bringing comfort
ind causing an easy issue of the child. Try it.
Of druggists Ji.co. Our book "Motherhood" free.
THE DRADFIELO REGULATOR CO. , ATLANTA. QA.
The Demon of IndlRCiitlon.
Cooks and housekeepers have a no
bler mission than they as a class seem
to be aware of. It Is that of feeding
the human being and keeping him In
health and good working condition. A
poorly fed man is likely to be misera
ble. Few if any of us are able to rise
above conditions.
"A sick man , sir , " said Dr. Johnson ,
"Is always a scoundrel. " The language
Is perhaps somewhat strong and lackIng -
Ing in charity , but It contains a good
grain of truth. The dyspeptic , who sees
the world given over to evil nnd dally
growing worse , is very likely to think
himself unable to swim against the cur
rent and to drift to disaster. "Wo
are saved by hope , " but without a good
digestion faith , hope nnd charity are
almost Impossible.
Stnrlc * of Children.
Teacher Wlmt is velocity , Johnny ? ,
Johnny Velocity Is what a feller lets
go of a bumblebee with.
Tim Parson My boy , I'm sorry to
gco you flying your kite on the Sab
bath. Small Boy Dat's all right , mis
ter. Dls kite's made uv a 'llgious pa
per. Sec ?
Small Ned , hearing a number of
frogs in n pond making n hideous
noise , exclaimed , "My goodness , but
the frogglcs must sleep awful sound ! "
"Why do you think so ? " nsked his
mother. " 'Cause they snore so loud , "
replied Ned. St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Limited Choice.
Father Johnny , I see your little
brother has the smaller apple. Did
you give him his choice , as I sug
gested.
Johnny Yes , father ; I told him he
could have his choice the little one or
none and he took the little one.
Chums.
The Color of It.
"And you loaned him $2 ? Did you
ever see the color of , his money ? "
"Well , yes. There was a good deal
of dun to It before 1 got It" New
York Herald.
experienced. '
"Mamma , " she said , "what preacher
do you think I ought to hnve marry
Cecil and me ? I feel ns though Mr. '
Goodman Is so young , nnd , not being
married himself , he could hardly"
"Oh , pshaw ! Have Dr. Easlclgh.
I've had him for four of mine , nnd ho
nlwnys gave thorough satisfaction. "
Chicago Record-Herald.
Shoired What She Conjd Do.
Phoxy I got a good square meal last
night , the first In several weeks , and I
have you to thank for It
Friend Mo to thank ? Well , that's
news to me.
Phoxy Yes , I know. I telephoned to
my wife yesterday morning that you
were coming out to- dinner with me.
Philadelphia Press.
No one can read the Bible out loud
in the same volco in which he would
rend n selection from a newspaper.
Atchlson Globe.
Men and Women
who are In need ot tha
best medical treat
ment should not fall
toconiult Or. Hatha
way at once , as he U
roooRtilred aa tlicv
leading and most suc
cessful specialist.
You are lafe In
placing your case In
hlslmmls.aslie Istlm
longest established
and has the best rep
utation. He cure *
where others fall ;
there U no patchwork
or experimenting In
, Jhls trentment. lv > r-
> sonal attention by Dr.
' ' Hathaway , also i ) > f <
on. IUTIUWAY. clal counsel from nit
associate physician *
when nrcemarv. which no other offlco ha * . If
you run not call , wrltn for frco bnoklot * anil
iili" < tlon blank * Mnntlon your trouble. Kv-
crytlilni ; utrlctly i-ontlileatlal , J. Newton
llathawny. Jl. I ) .
M Commercial block , Fourth and.
Nebraska Sts. , Stoux Olty , Iowa.