10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEH SUNDAY , MAttCn 20 , 1898.
100-plccc English
DINNER SET
Beautiful decoration
price this week
KITCHEN ClIAirtS
vvorth tOc price this
week
32c
BOOK CASE
highly polished-
price this vvcck-
9,50
MIRROR-rnlcely
framed price thl
week
48c
HIGH CHAin
price this week-
1,25
6-4 CHLJNILLB TA
BLE COVnn-Prlce
this week
week98c
oooo
TEA SET floe Aus
trian China. delicate
decoration price
this week
7.75
OOttX
TOILET SET Choice
of three colors ot
decorations price
this week with elop
Jar-
3,50
Large
Cane Seat
Rocker
I'lnls'icil In antique helsht of back
from lloor , 3 ftet S In his teat 13V4 >
20 inclieF-nlccJy nnUheil-well made
the price this witk
Draperies.
NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS
New de-algn vcty pretty teed edge 98c
pileu this week
IRISH POINT LACi : CUUTA1N- 3 85
Gtnulnc biautlepiUe tals week.
MUSLIN CUUTAlNS-Hnndaome 168
rufllo nlge-pilce this week
HOPi : POIlTinilCS-Just nrilvcd 2 70
lute deslHiis pilce this vvtek
TAPKSTHY CMlUTAINS-rin * col-
2 30
oiliiRj .nil pultetns price th ! w elc
HIAD tU.STS very p cty-p : .ce 40c
this wet I ;
very line baKrr * mooth cartings nicely
Ill-Tin ul , Including 1st Joint of i > lpe ,
ua'h bollci anil tea. Kettle pilce tills
We can furnish your
house from Cellar to
Attic and the quality of
the goods will be the
best.
PATTY'S PERCESSIQN.
The Circus That Did Not Fail.
IJY ROSALIE JONAS.
I.
"I see It comln'l" shouted Patty , excit
edly.
"No you don't , " contradicted Jim , with
despairing calm , " 'carso that makes a
thousand million times you've Eton U 'corn-
In' ereadv , and It ain't come yet. "
There was a disappointed silence after this ,
which proved Jim rlht ; and the rain con
tinued Its aggravating drlrzle down on two
cacr llttlo faces and restless forms which
bestrode the "paling" fence of a corner lot
In a deserted village street.
"I don't care , " cried the IrrcpreEalblo
Patty aguln , In a moment ; 'I don't care If
the ole circus don't never come ! but If I was
a grovvn-upper I'd be ashamed to promise
lions an' tagers and barebacks , an * a whole
percesslon of clew ow owns ( with a tragic
howl ) , an' then tell a Ho an' keep them
away for a llttlo bit ot nasty olc rain that
wouldn't hurt a cat. "
Ihls was too much for even Jim's calmer
ratutc ; ho , too , collapsed , and mlngllug his
Btubby brown hairs with Patty's two llttlo
yellow pigtails , llkevvIse lifted up his -voice
and wrpt.
Suddenly the very abandonment of their
grief brought Its own consequences , for
crash ! the rotten ol palings gave way , land
ing the two mourners In the very muddiest
of mud puddles.
"Ow ! " yelled Patty , but catching sight of
PAT'S OLOWN AND MENAGCIHE.
Jim. she burst out laughing and crlinl : "You
ought to bro you'sef , Jim ; you look erzactlj
like a yaller-buff nigger ! there ain't go In' tc
bo no bigger ehow'n you roun' today "
"That's to , Pat , " said a lazy looking man ,
crossing over from the oyster shop opposite ,
" 'cause the washout on the railroad Jus
b'low have turucxl the circus clean offun out
track fur this year , I reckon , an * It'll give
us the go-by an' above on ter New 'Leans. "
"Oh ! " walled Patty , "ain't It comln * foi
ure. not for a nether whole year ! not til !
I'm 9 , and an' Jim's moit 11 ? "
"Reckon not , alisy , " answered the man ;
"you an' Jim better run homo ter yer maw
n' git tbe mud scraped offun yer , so there
won't bo nutnln' to hinder yer grow In * up tei
where yer kin see tbe show nex * year with
out cllmbln' DO rlckctty fences. "
Too much dtcgusted with fate to have muct
resentment left over , Patty dragged Jim aftei
ter through the convenient gap they had jusl
side In the tenet-
"JV mill Ute . " MU tk
townsman , looking after them sympathet
ically ; "It's special hard lines on that you K
rascal , Pat. "
As they walked slowly homeward , Patty
and Jim was Inexpressibly cheered to flud
mciU ot their small chums along the route
still Ignotantly awaiting the procession
"Yondor's Malsy , an' Johnny , nnd that
smarty. Term Jeff Rogers , an' Ca'lino 'LIs-
bsth Hopkli s , an' Agnes Belle , an' all of
em , " whispered Patty , with a flardonlc grin
and * ho pinched Jim to keep him quiet , as
Term Jeff Rogers called out excitedly : "Say
Jim , Pat ! Where you goto' ? Don't you
know the clrcus'll be along In a mlnlt ! "
"OX me aad | Jim have fell Into a mud
puddle , an' wo boun' to go on home an'
change our clocs , " responded Patty easily
"but I gueos we'll bo In time for the show'
all the same. "
/nd she waved her hand airly to the as
tonished "Torra Jeff Rogers , " who had
never before known mud or anything else
stand In "Pal's" way when oho wished to
see or do.
"Sposo'n ' we wieak Inter the chlckun yard
so's mammy won't catch enter the mud ? "
suggested Jim prudently as they neared
home.
"Mommy won't see us , " said Patty , with
a chuckle. "I saw her down there lu the-
crowd , a-waltln' . "
This was delicious to thtak of "mammy , "
sharp , "always-fln3-you-out" mammy , vvai1-
Ing und watching all this time for "nuthln1. "
"Look a-here , Jim , " said Patty , struck
by a sudden brilliant Idea , "what's the
matter with our hav'n' a pereesblon an'
makln' mammy nn' those poor chlllcn that's
a-waltln' MI' a-waltln' believe we're tbe
euro 'nough show ? "
Jim wa.i used to Pat's general uaexpectc-d-
r > s,3. but this propctltlon was a shock even
to him.
"Wh-whero yer gola' to get the lions an *
tagns , an' barebackers ? " ho stammered
breathlessly
"O , nemmlnc , where I'm goln' to get
things , " replied Patty , with suspicious sharp
ness ; "all you got to do Is to sneak Into
the house an' bring me all the shawls an'
tidies an' crochet things you can fine hangln'
roun' . "
Jim sped away to do her bidding , and
Pat walked thoughtfully toward the
"chlckun yard"a great , papulous wced-
grotvn , limitless lot , the camping ground ot
Innumerable poultry , pigeons , dogs , cats ,
kids and little darkles.
"Da's Pat. " cried a chorus of pickaninnies
rapturously , and at sight of her all the
other creatures about seemed to take up the
oyoua welcome and cackle , neigh or bark ,
Da's Pat ! "
"Yes , It's me. " said Patty generally ; then
she demanded Innocently : "How como you
all chlllcn got back from the show so
quick ? "
'i.Mammy sent us , " the chorus explained
Indignantly , "sho say : 'G'lons homo ,
niggers , they ain't goln' ter be no show ter-
day , an' if they Is It'll bo after you all's
bedtime , ' she say. "
"Hurrah ! " shouted Patty , "she's the one'll
get 'let' , ' 'cau e I'm goln' to have a perces
slon right away an' foal her an' you all can
bo In It and get 'even , If you'll hurry up an'
do Jus' llkd I tell you , an' b'have. "
H.
An hour later the tl'od children still waited
along tbe route of the delayed procession and
mammy sat down with dogged dignity , to
reel upon a doorstep.
Drum beats coming up the street at last.
"Hyar she. Is ; " cries "Torm JeJt Rogers , "
shinning hurriedly up his tree again.
And with an ear-splitting bedlam of toots
end bangs and squeaks Pot's percesslon U
upon them.
"Do Lawd , " says mammy simply , as she
lool-s.
"Golly 1" remarks Thorn Jeff Rogers , \vlth
even more emphatic brevity.
Then suddenly from Astonished silence tbe
crowd breaks Into wJId laughter , prolonged
all tbe way down the street as the ipectaton
realize tbe brilliant originality ot tb <
spectacle.
First CAM Uu "U " 0C four ttejr blaci
SxaBgasBaBssafrgEflafttta
Japanese Bamboo
and Bead Portieres
i > rlce this week
I ,
CARVING SET
3 pieces good mate
rial price this week
1.45
In buying fur
niture is it not better to come
to a furniture house where
home making has been and is
a study , and carefully , judi
ciously and economically select
articles made on honor. The
accompanying goods are exact
ly as represented.
DRESSER White enameled , com
modious ilttiwers , be\eled mirror ,
price this week
COUCH Elegantly tufted In velour ,
full spring ! , well made price thl'ft OR
week
HALL TREE Piano poll'hed , veryC AA
stylish , big value price this wcckv 311
BED ROOM SUIT-Conslstlng of 7
pieces , bed , drepser , commode , 2
chalri , 1 rocker , 1 center table ; all
finished In antique und well made ,
the. biggest value ever offered on
pale this week at the remnrkablylf ] Cn
low price of. l l UU
FOLDING IHED Prettily designed ,
nicely llnlshcd , equipped with line )
spilng price this \veck I
BED LOUNGE Well upholstered
antique frame , pretty pattern |
price tliU week
COUULER ROOKER-So'.ld oak ,
' \ceptlonally good value price
this week
EXTENSION TABLE Very n'cc-
1y llnlshcd. antique , good design-
price this week
SIDDBOARD-SolId oak , piano pol
ished , bevel edge Trench plate mlr-
ror price thl week
IRON BED-Whlto enamekd , trim-
inul In brass Riioil value , worth
J9 50 price this week
CENTER TABLE-SolId oak , very
pretty ; , highly polKhcd-prlce this I CA
week
'm-UElc tuners" pcatcd In the time-honored
'family carriage , " drawn by "ole Gray , "
A wreath of floncrlng-myrtle adorned each
cinky IIKlo black head , and red and yellow
'fascinators" were draped scarf-like across
ho breast an ! over one shoulder , entirely
concealing the twine "galluses" on that side.
Then came the Jersej or "Josey , " wag-
Bin , attached to a blear-eyed mule ,
> roftiosely d'co'ated with flgr leaves , and con-
uln og a yelping and men Ing menagerie ,
vhloh , whatever It's other deficiencies , was
certainly "wild" enough.
Pat had prudently pinned white paper
ahols upon tht black oilc-d cloth flapD of
ho wagon , telling the names of the animals
herein contained.
For If some of the small spectators r-id
lot read that the white poodle was a
'polor bare , " the striped ca < a "crool lasers , "
and the tleiy kittens "there kubbs , " they
night ln\\o mistaken these fle-ce and terrible
foreign beasts for old familiar pla > fellows.
After the wagan , and directly behind a
small boy with a long pole bearing the
device , "tame elorfunts , " came the two meek
cows , with garlands around their necks.
Next came Jim , as clown , with his face
very Imperfectly chalked o\er tbe mud
stains. A pointed red cap , a short red
wal t" of mammy's , and a pair of baggy
white trousers made up his -costume , and
as ho drove a very uncertain pair of "Billies"
n hlii little goat wagon he made a most In-
Gasoline Oven very
substantial price <
thla week '
1,05
HOTELS AHOY !
While we are , first of nil , housefurnlshers ,
\ve would remind all hotel , restaurant ami
boarding house keepers that there Is no es
tablishment this side of Chicago better pre
pared to provide you , Instantly , wlt"i an out-
flt. No order too small , none too large to
receive Immediate and. entirely satisfactory
attention ,
DRESDEN HOTEL CHINA-
HOTCL RANaCS
HOTEL CHAMWnU SUITS-
HOTHL CARI'CTS I.
HOT12L EVERYTHING
Prices right. Terms right. Everything right.
Furniture at
Wholesale Prices
The prices nfll.xcd to the articles
mentioned on this half pugo arc
what the average dealer pays to the
manufnoturcr. Wo are enabled to
quote them bcciuibo wo purchubcd
in quantities such aa smaller deal
ers do not order in a whole year.
Aa we are building homes for thou
sands of families , wo are forced to
buy.ofiontimes , the entire output
of u factory. Because of this the
manufaetuioi-is only too willing to
cut his prices. This cut wo turn to
the ad vantage of our patron * . Those
fact's important to the uuiuo-mukur ,
is what makes ours the iV.o-it popu
lar hptise-furniriliinjj establishment
in the woit.
OUR EASY TERMS-
On n bill of IR1O.OO
Ml.OO PIT wcelt or $ l < > 0 tier month
On n bill of WHMIO
11. - ! . - , 11 IT nook or 9.1.OO per iiiuntb
On n bill of If IK ) OO
tl.r { > < l 110r nvelc or $ < ! . < ) < > cr month
On n bill of If.-.O.OO
$1.0 tit-r Uffk or $ S OO per in until
On n bill of 17. . . > < )
$23 115 I > CT iK-fk or 10.OO per month
On n bill of K1OU.OO
$2.fiO pt > r week or K1O.OO pur month
On n bill of Q'MW OOO
94.0O per week or $ lft OO per month
BUILDING FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY MOR33 D21Y GOODS OO.
llttlo niggers , " grinding derisively , "lak BO
many clicrisycatd. "
With a bound she wa In their midst , and ,
flattening both bread hands , was preparing
to chastise the startled "barebackers , " as
they stood temptingly In pairs , when sud
denly up pranced Patty on her donkey , and ,
throwing both arms around her mammy's
neck , bent her fair llttlo face to the furloua
black one , whispering coaxlngly aa only Pat
could : _ "Mammy , dca't bo mom to your
taby aii' spoil faer perceaslcn. Go an' sit In
the Josey waggln If you're tired , on' play
'Fat Lady , ' an' we'll carry you on home. "
"Now , g'long , " cried Pat , closing up ranks
triumphantly as mammy turned and walked
Quietly to tbe Josey waggln , and , with her
fat sides shaking , climbed fearlwsly In , be
tween two wild animals , that seemed singu
larly calmed by her presence.
"Hurrah ! " cried Torin Jeff Rogers , carried
Quito oft his feet by th's floal exhibition of
Pat's pluck and diplomacy. "I'm bleesed IE
everl did see such a feller ! Rah ! all of yer ;
rah fur Pat ! "
"Rah fur Pat ! " echoed the crowd , en
thusiastically , "Rah ! Kb rah ! "
run osi'ii , OP
HOTT School Children of ( irnnil Haitian
I'rote It * Value.
It may not be generally known , but Grand
Rapids , Mich. , leads the world In the scope
THE BANiD WAS SEATED IN 1' ' IE FAMILY OAStRIAGE.
lerestlng and complicated "living group" of
Himself.
Then came Pat's triumph the six "bare-
Ackers , " In calico sklrta and Turkish trous
ers of most brilliant hue , with shawls
draped gracefully In front , but leaving their
ehiny , mahogany colored backs entirely bare.
Last and most remarkable of all came
Pat. upon her little donkey , with a real India
cashmere ttiawl of her motber'a draped over
her saddle and trailing the ground superbly.
The train of her low-necked , sleeveless
white muslin drees , also her mother's , was
pulled around and hung over the elde In a
riding bablty sort of way , the effect ot
which was slightly marred by tbe short
dirk skirt and llttlo bare Icgn shon'ag dis
tinctly underneath.
She had untwlotcd tier two tiny pigtails ,
and her yellow hair touched her chubby
shoulders , and framed her rosy face and
great wicked eyes , as the bowed and smiled
and klcsed her hands to the petrified epcc
tators.
"Ife Pat ! It's nutbon' but Pat ! " yelled
the children on the sidewalk , not knowing
whether to laugh or cry at tbe spectacle ( ho
had fooled them with ,
"Course It's Pat , " tried Toun Jeff Rogera ,
thrilled with generous enthusiasm for his
"deareet foe ; " "there ain't & nutber feller
In thla town could have thought of auch a
how , much lees got her up. "
But mammy w < a outraged , eto'd been
'tooled ' by Pat , guyed by Term Jeff Rogers ,
truted end Je rt4 at by " lot er ao 'count
and efficiency of Its savings bank for the
children of the public tchools. Since the In
auguration of the'system , some four years
ago , no less tlunlG,3G3 accounts have been
opened , and toJay over $14,000 are credited
to the little folka who have been educated
In the ways of thrift. So Ingenious have
been the methods employed , so ably has
the work been conducted , and so Incalculable
the educational rusults , that a brief resume
ot the plan followed Is here given fen the
benefit of other cities and towns looking
toward the same end.
It IB now more than ten years since the
Idea ot establishing aucb Institutions foi
the better education of the young In econ
omics originated. An official In a Grand
Haplda savings bank a man ot great public
iplrlt was among the first to recognize ( be
Importance of such a movement , and he pro
ceeded to lay the matter before the school
board ot that city for consideration. H <
however , received little encouragement.
U was not , however , until 1S94 that tbi
bank succeeded in Interesting the boart
EUlHclently to obtain from them the prlvllegi
of making a trial of the system. They wen
allowed to Introduce ) It Into four schools. I
It proved successful they might Increase Iti
sope.
The plan adopted by ( he bank was dlfferen
from any that had ever been tried , Inaemucl
as It combined the French system of glv
Ing instruction upon methods of taring , will
the practical llluitratlon of savings BO re
commanded , by moan * ot what U now knowi
ODD PAULOR
CHAIR very pretty
price this week
3,75
OFFICE DESK
highly polished very
fine price this
week
9,50
IN THE SPRING
The heart of woman gently
turns to thoughts of
Carpets
and thinking of carpets in
Omaha means thinking of
"The People's" Good carpets
and "The People's" store be
ing so closely interwoven in
the minds of the public that
the mention of one naturally
suggests the other. These
prices speak for themselves.
ALL WOOL INGRAlN-Good weave
pretty pattetn , ilch coloring- * price 4f A
this week llw
TAPESTRY BRUSSELS Very
heavy , Ions wearing carpet pi Ice
this week .
VELVET CAUPET-mnutlful de
signs and soft effects In this
grade , a. big barg.iln prlce this QQr >
week . O Iu
AXMINSTER CARPET-Exqulslto
patterns , dainty effects , beautiful
colors pi Ice this wee' : .
MATTING Closely woven this Is nil
extremely good \nlue- price this IAn
week l fv
MISF1T INGRAIN CARPET Good
p ittern , b'g reduction In price fiomfi QEJ
regula- goods price thla ueck. . . .U uw
ART SQUARE Jute , Cxfl , big bargain - I
gain , worth Jl 50 pilce this week. . I
SAKAI RUG-Bpalltlful oriental I
patterns price till * week I
PUR RUGS-Llncd , extra large Ize.O CA
price this week f uU
CARPET SWEEPERS-plIco this I IA
vvtck I lU
HASSOCKS
price this week
STAIR CARPET , extra heavy-
price this i.vcek
OIL CLOTH Nice small flguie , tn
worth 33c price- this week ItJG
ao the stamp system. All advertising mat
ter , blanks , cards of instruction , etc. , were
furnished by the bank.
The first step in the wok was to explain
to the tcuchcru In the four schools the pur
pose of itho undertaking , and the method !
to be used. Eah pupil was then given a
card setting forth the details of the scheme ,
In the almpleat language pcailblo ; this card
could , of course , be taken liome , and Its
contents discussed. The teachers of the
several depaitments were also provided with
a eufllclcnt number of "fcldeia" BO that
each pupil could have one. These folders , of
a convenient size , are made of strong manilla
paper , and boar upon the ouUlde simple
dltectlons In an attractive form.
The Inside Is ruled oft into fifty squares
for the reception of the 1-cent stamps which
the tunk have printed for their special uw.
The teachcn Is given COO of these utimps
at a time In a llttla pocketbook made for
the purpose. All that she has to do Is to
sell the s'amps at whatever time or tlmeii
she may specify to the pupils , and put the
pennies Into a little bag , alao furnished for
the purpcse.
There are no accounts whatever to be
kept ; eho has merely to put Into- the bag
a slip of paper stating the number of pennies
it contains. The clerk of the bank cal's
later , and the bag la turned over to him.
He counts the money , \erlfles the statement
of slip , anJ gives to the teacher the same
number of stamps that there are pennlco ,
so that Phe begins every week with 500
stamps. It would be Impossible to simplify
the work of a teacher beycr.d this point.
The children may buy 1 cent , 5 cents , or
even $1 worth of stamps at a time , but
they must themselves perform the mechani
cal part or pasting them Into the foldera.
Aa the squares are the exact size of the
stamps , they can hardly make mistakes ,
and the process Is calculated to teach
method , order and neatness. When a foldei-
Is filled , Its proud possessor must take It
to the bank on Saturday. It Is , of course ,
geol for 50 cents. If a child wants lila
money ho can have It ; If , en the contrary ,
be wishes to open a bank account , he ro-
celveii a little bank book In return for hU
folder , in which ho Is credited with II'M
entry , and is to all Intents and purposes a
banker.
At the end of six months he brings back
his book , and the 'ntercst upon his savings
Is put down la red Ink. To every new de
positor Is carefully explained the prc-ccase-s
of depositing and drawing. The children are
not limited to their folders. If they have
amounts that come to them In gilts or other-
wlso , above $1 , this may also go on to their
bank books and draw interest.
With eo many depositors , the room set
apart for their convenience on Saturday gets
very crowded ; eo much no that a temporary
railing has to be eet up. It Is , therefore ,
accessary that the children should be very
orderly , take their places In line and await
their turns. Sometimes an Impatient little
fellow rushes ahead , but this only makes
him lose bis place In the line , ar > l ilelajn
him eo much the longer. In this way they
learn the hablta of grown people under
similar coidltlocs , and become little business
meo and women.
Some rather pathetic circumstances con
nected with this work of the school children
occasionally come to light. The little ac
count fostered with such tender care has to
go for taxes but It carries the family
through a crisis. In several Instanced the
little fund enved has helped to make up the
Interest duo on a mortgage , and thus pre
vented foreclosure , and the bsilk personally
knows of two cases where the w age-earners
have been thrown out of employment , and
the premium of the father'x life Insurance
fell due at a time when there was no money
with which to meet ( t. Except that the
children had been able to come forward
with their bank accounts and pay the
premium , the fiav.ng. ; of jeare would have
had to go by the board.
t.OST 0.A
Ilnlilri I'oiiuil at lAuntcrllts niul
Wuturloit ,
After the great French \lctory of Aus-
terlltz , Napolcou'a troop found , while pur
suing tbe enemy , a boy of 2 or 3 jiata old ,
lost or deserted by his parents. The child
was brought before General Dcrnadotte , who
ordered that diligent search should be made
among the neighborhood villages and farm
houses for come trace of its parents.
No relations coming forward to claim this
wait ot wttr , however , Bernadotto placed
him In charge of one ot Ills vhasdlerca , and
soon the little follow became the pet of the
rmy. Napoleon , resting for the tint time
In ( layi , at th cAitle et tb Boron Voc
COO SHAM HOLDERS
worth $1.00 on talc
thla week
week44C
Stoves.
QL'ICK MEAL GASOLINE 80
S'iOVES-prlce this week . . . . 6
We arc sole agents.
OIL STOVES Heater works
:2 : 90
tectly puce ttilH vvccu
LAUNDHY STOVE Gosd smooth Q AC
castings-price this week U 9V
COOK STOVE With nscrvolr- 17 CA
price this week II 911
HANGE Elegantly nickel trimmed AI ( JA
price this week Cl wv
STEEL UANOE Asbestos lined C nn
thorougiout pilce this week 9 U'J
Solid onU framcF iipliolrtercrt In brnti-
tlful tnpo'trlfF full tpilng very pretty
-price tills ed <
Kaunltz , heard of the bo > and commanded !
Ihat ho should ba broiih'nt btTo.o him. The ;
lejult wau thai the grcut cmperar practically i
adopted Johai.n , fcr the child wts i
just able to lisp tl.at his mine was Jobann , !
without ccating any further light on his
Identl y.
Napoleon conferred upon him the full
nnmo of Jean do Lagucrre , or ' 'John of the
War , " and Jtun was t < nt to Paris to be
educated. When the em ] eror was exiled to
Elba , General Ucrradotte , who had In the
meantime ) been elected king of Sweden ,
biought Jean do Lasucrro to Stockholm and
pave him a coTimtssIoa In the army. Ho
eventually became Swedish mlnlaten to Ger
many and a count of Sweden. The family
which he founded Is still well known In
Scandinavia , but Jean du .Lagucrre never
succeeded In CUcovi'ring who hit- parents
were or hon he came ! o bo left behind on
the field of Austcrlltz.
Such discoveries of bablca amid the eccncn
of war and death , are by no means uncom
mon. During the American civil war a
notable Instance occurred. A baby , beauti
fully drested , was found by the confederate
troops In the debatable region along the
Potomac , during the heat of the t'.rlfe. '
There was nothing to Identify the Infant , or
to tell the side to which Its parents had
belonged. Eventually a confcdcmto eoldlcr
obtained leave to adopt the girl for a girl
It happened to be , and , at the earliest op
portunity eho was cent by means of a mule
transport corri ) to hla wife's home In
Georgia. After the wisr , advertisements
were Inserted In northern and southern
newspapers regarding the child , but nobody
cumo forward to claim her. She grew up
li > to a handsome and clever woman , and , a
few yearo ago , married Thomas E. Watson
of Georgia , who vvus the populist candidate
fen the vice presidency In the list election.
Mrs. Wateon bclleveo ttiat ner parents were
confederate sjmpathlzers and that they
perished during the war.
la the revolution a somewhat similar In
cident occurred. A baby was found by the
Drttlsh under Colcael Tarlton , i/ir could Its
Identity be discovered. It wad brought up by
a family named Glbtn , and rose to fame as
Lieutenant Colonel Penwlck.
A baby was foird on tro battlefield of
Waterloo , but In this case the child's father
and mother wore known. The mother bad
died a few davs bcfci'e la Ilrussels , while
the father , a soldier of the Elshty-aeventh
Cameron Highlanders , fell In the great flght.
Little Denild Cameron managed to escape
trom the transport wagon , where ho had been
fltowcd and bad straved Into serious danger
before he was noticed frd caught by an
officer In an Irish regiment. Whether the
terror * of Waterloo made ao evil Impression
upon little Donald or not , he Hteadfastly re
fused to enlist , although his ancestors , for
generations , had been soldlera. Instead be
became a "guard" on the Ix > ndon & North
western railroad , ci.d died a member ot the
Peace society In Birmingham last summer.
Two years ago a Kuislan otllccr of good
family was married In St. Petersburg to a
young lady whose parents nobody knew , but
who had no less than 000 foster-fathers. Her
foster-fathers were the soldiers ot a regi
ment which bad found her as a baby lying
abandoned by her relatives on tbe road
from Plevna to Constrntlnople. The eoldlera
put together a handsome puree for tbe young
bride's dowry.
To come down to our own time * , a llttlo
Afrldl baby was found by the lUltlsh troope
In northern India , after a skirmish with the
hill tribes about one month ago The Hrltlsh
did not wish to leave the llttlo fellow on
the field of battlet and took him with them
on the march. Later on , when returning ,
thev left It on the exact spot where It bad
been original ! ) found. They were rewarded
for their pains. After nn > hour or two bac1/
pauied b > a band of Afrldls descended from
the hills and carried the baby away. Prob
ably the duek ) urchin , In view of hU strange
experience , will be greatly looked up to by
his tribesmen , and become a great leader
and a thorn In the side of bis British pre
servers.
IMlATTI.n 01' Till : VOUViSTISUS.
Hostcea ( at a party ) And does your mother
allow > ou to have two pieces ot pis when
you ore at dome , Wllllo ?
WHle | ( who lias asked for a eecond piece )
No , ma'am.
Hostess Well , do you think the would like
you to have two pieces hero ?
Wllllo ( confidently ) 0 , zhe wouldn't care
It is isn't her pie.
There la a little Piety Hill girl who la
devout In her religious oUservancei and opens
each. d y' camvtiiua el her busy young life
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UANQUirr LAMP
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"The Peoples' . " Ar .
with the Loid'H rrajer , rays the Dttrolt
1-rco Press. Itie other morulug , after re
peating "Give us this day our dall > bread , "
she hesitated 1'or a moment , as If In doubt ,
and then deputed from the text to nay :
"An1 , O Lard , Ifri JIM' 'venlent aa not , wo
pray Thee to n-i'co ' It glngc.-bread , " con
cluding In regular form.
" \\fiy la people called Juialv ? " rsked a
little tot o ! a Brookljn Sunday echoM
teacher.
The teacher then told the story of Jorob.
and the whale , cnjs the New Yoik Tclbune ,
and said that sane people were called Jonahs
because , like the oilg'.nal Jonah , they were
unlucky. The teacher talked on the ratable
for some time and felt that she had ac
quitted tierself most creditably , capcc'ally aa
the tot appeared much Interested. She vva
lather nonp'.used , li3.\cver , when a second
llttlo tot In the decs Immediately spoke up
sad said :
"Why Is rome people called hoodoos ? "
The teacher did nDt have any stories In
stock to suit the occasion , BO she dismissed
the claeo fee- the day and let It go at that.
The children had come homo from Sunday
school , vvhcro they had heard something ,
they did not know very clearly what , but
something which made them think there
might bo Eomrthlng very unusual happening
soon In the wry of a sudden cessation of
worldly activities nnd a putting on of ce
lestial garments , the latlcr taking form In
their minds at wings. So they went to
mamma to talk It over.
"I don't think It would bo nice at all , "
said the oldest llttlo girl , referring to the
wings ; "Just think of having to fly and not
walking at all. "
"But jou could walk , " said the practical
llttlo sister , "don't chickens have wings and
don't they walk ? "
Hero Is a charming story , which Indicate *
the ncutor.css of observation which the
young unquest'onably possess , and also the
extremely clovei manner In which they often
make Uhe of It to attain objects they may
have In view. A lad of some 10 years !
being prepared to go to a soit of party , and
ho la strenuously objecting , as every healthy
and mentally well-ordered lad of that ago
miiy bo expected to do. He objects when
his face and hands are washed ; he objects
when his best all cs and stockings are put
on ; ho objects loudly and persistently when
his Sunday clothes are brought out , and
finally he puts up a positive roar of protest
when his hair ! s brushed. But observing all
this Is In vain , and that ha Is certainly to
bo "smartened up" for the ordeal ahead of
him , ho centers all his opposition on th
question of tidying his Iralr , and with truly
Infantile diplomacy and keen Insight Into
human nature ho says seductively to his
patient mother , who Is superintending th
Impeded toilet :
"Say , mummy , do leave out something
yer don't want 'cm all to bo dead ontcr me ,
do yer ? "
Now. If that Is not Inimitable what la ?
Ho not only sees himself that the oilier *
will know too Is "dressed up" If all the de
tails are observed , but bo also eeos that
posslbly-although from Quite a dlffeicnt
point of view this argument may succeed
with his mother where all others have failed.
Ob , humanity ! You are an amazing tiling
oven at 10 years of age.
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