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DROLLERIES Of DONEGAL. i
A Series of Irish Folk Stories.
Hy SliL'MAS M ACM ANUS.
Author of "through the Turf Smoke , " "The Leadln'Road to Donegal. "
CHAl'TUIt I.
The AiUrnturcH of Hilly tip * .
( Copj right , HW , by the S. S. McClure Co. )
Onto on a tlmo there was a king and
queen , and they had ono son , Billy , and tbc
queen gavu Billy a bull that ho voa very
jJrtiml of , and It was Just as fond of him ,
fL\fter some tlmo the queen died , nnd she
put OB her lott request on the king that ho
Mould nr > ver part Billy and the bull , nnd
tlio king promised that , como what mlgtit ,
como what may , ho would not. After the
quocti died the king married again and the
now queen didn't take to Billy Beg , and no
inoro did she llko the bull , seeing himself
nnd Hilly BO thick. But she couldn't get the
Xing on no account to part Billy and the
bull , so ( do consulted with n hcn-wlfo what
they could do as regards separating Billy
nnd the bull. "What will you give me , "
cays the hen-wife , "and I'll very soon part
them ? " "Whatever you ask , " says the
\ queen. "Well and good , then , " says the hon-
' . wife , "jou arc to take to your bed , pro-
tcud that you arc bad with a complaint , and
I'll do the test. "
And , well and good , to her bed ttie took ,
nnd none of tbo doctors could do anything
for her or make out what was her coni-
Iilalnt. So the queen naked for the hen-wife
to be sent for. And sent tor aho was , and
fnhcn she came In and examined the queen
she said thcro was ono thing , and only one ,
could euro lid. The king asked what that
was , and the hou-wlfo said It was three
moillhtuls of tbo blood of Billy Beg's bull.
Hut the king wouldn't on no account bear
of this , and the next day Ilio queen \vas
worse , and the third day she wna worse
Mill and told the king she was dying and
ho'd have her death on his head. So , sooner
than this , Ilio king had to consent to Billy
Beg'a bull being killed.
When Billy heard this ho cot very down
in the heart entirely and ho went doltherln
about and the bull saw him and asked htm
what Whs wrong with him. that ho was BO
mournful , so Billy told the bull what was
wrong with him and the bull told him to
never mind , but keep up his heart , the
queen would never taste a drop of his blood ,
The next day , then , the bull was to be
killed and the queen got up and went out
> to have the delight of seeing his death.
When the bull w.Yj led up to bo killed , says
f %
lie to Billy : "Jump up on my back till wo
ECO what kind.of a horseman you are. "
Up Billy jumped on his back and with
ithat the bull leaped nine mlle high , nlno mile
deep and nlno mlle broad and came down
l/.lth Billy sticking between his horns. Hun-
V lreds wcro looking on dazed at the sight
and through .thorn the bull rushed and over
the top of the queen , killing her dead , and
away ho galloped where you wouldn't know
day by night or night by day , over high
lillls , low hills , sheep walks and bullock
traces , the Cove of Cork and old Torn Fox
with hie bugle horn.
When at last they stopped "Now then , "
cald the bull to Billy , "you and I must
undergo great scenery , Billy. "Put your
hand , " says 'the 'bull ' , "In my left ear and
you'll get a napkin , that , when you spread
It out , will bo covered with eating and
drinking of all borts , lit for the king hlm-
fcclf. " Billy did this and then he spread
out the napkin nnd ate and drank to his
lioart's content , and lie rolled up the napkin
and put it ( back In the bull's ear again.
Then says the bull ; "Now put your hand
into ray right ear and you'll flnd a bit of a
Btlck ; if you wind It over your hand three
times dt will be turned Into a sword and
glvo you the strength of a thousand men
besides your own and when you have no
moro need of it as a sword It will change
hack into a stick again. " Billy did all this.
Then says the bull : " "At " 12 o'clock the
morrow I'll have to meet and flght a great
bull. "
Billy then got up again on the bull's back
nnd the bull started oft and away where you
wouMn't know day by night , or night by
day , over high hills , low hills , sheep walks
nnd bullock traces , the Cove of Cork , and old
Tom Fox with his huglo horn. There he met
another bull , and both of them fought , and
the llko of their flght waa never seen before
or since. They knocked the soft ground Into
AT LENGTH TUG BLACK BULL OF THE
FOU15ST KILLED HILLY BEG'S BULL
AND DUANK HIS BLOOD.
hard , and the hard Into soft , the soft Into
spring wells , the eprlng wells Into rocks , and
the rocks into high hills. They fought
long , and Iliny Beg's bull killed tJio other
and drank his blood , Then Billy took the
napkin out of his car again and spread It
out and ate a hearty good dinner.
Then says the bull 'to ' Billy , says he : "At
12 o'clock tomorrow I'm to meet the bull's
brother that I killed today , and we'll have a
hard fight. " Billy got on the bull's back
again , and the bult started off and away
n-horo > ou wouldn't know day by night or
night by day , over high hills , low hills
sheep walks and bullock traces , the Cove o
Cork and old Tom Fox wltn hlsi bugle horn
There ho met the bull's brother that ho
killed the day before , and they set to and
they fought , and the llko of the flght was
never seen before or since. They knocked
the soft ground Into hard , the bard Into saft , '
the soft Into eprlng wells , the spring wells
Into rocks , and the rocks Into high hills.
They fought long , and at last Billy's bull
killed thu other and drank his blood. And
then Billy took the napkin out of the bull's' '
car ugaln and spread It out and eat another
hearty dinner.
Then gays the bull to BlUy , says be :
"The morrow at 12 o'clock the brother of
the two bulls 1 killed he's a mighty great
bull entirely , the strongest of them nil ; he's
called the Black Dull ot the Forest , anil
ho'll be too able for me. When I'm dead , "
says the bull , "you , Billy , will take with
you the napkin , and you'll never bo hungry ;
and the stick , and you'll bo able to over-
ccmo everything that comes In your way ;
nnd take out your knife nnd cut a strip ot
the hide oft my back and another strip oft
mj' belly and make a belt of them , and ns
IOD'R as you wear them you cannot bo killed. "
Billy was very sorry to hear this , and ho
got up on the bull's back again nnd they
started oft and away where you wouldn't
know day by night or alght by day , over
high hills , low hills , sheep walks and bul
lock-traces , the Cove of the Cork and old
Tom Fox with his bugle horn. And sura
enoiiRh at 12 o'clock the next day they met
the great Black Bull or the Forest , and both ot
the bulls \\ent to It and commenced to flght ,
and the llko ot the flght was never seen
before or since , they knocked the soft
ground Into bard ground and the hnrd
ground Into soft and the soft Into spring
wells , the spring wells Into rocks and the
rocks Into high hills. And they fought long ,
but at length the Black Bull of the Forest
killed Billy Beg's bull and drank his blood.
ElUy Beg was so vexed at this that for two
d"ays ho sat over the bull , neither eating nor
drinking , but crying salt tears all the time.
. Then ho got up , and he spread out the
napkin and ate a very hearty dinner , for he
was very hungry with his long fast , and
after tliat ho cut a strip of the nido off the
bull's back and another off the belly and
made a belt for himself , and taking It and
the bit of stick and the napkin he set out
to push his fortune , and he traveled for
three days and three nights , till at last he
came to a great gentleman's place. Billy
asked the gentleman It ho could give dim
employment , and the gentle-man eald he
wapted Just such a boy as him for herding
cattle. Billy asked what cattle he would
have to herd and what wages he would get.
The gentleman said he had three goats ,
three cows , three horses and three asses
that ho fed In an orchard , and that no boy
who.cver . _ went with them over came back
allvc [ for thcro were three brothers , giants ,
that came to milk the cows and the goats
every day and killed the boy ttat was herdIng -
Ing ; so If Billy liked to try they wouldn't
fix the wages till they'd eeo If ho would
coma back alive.
"Arrecd. then , " said Billy. So the next
morning he got up and drove out the three
goats , the three cows , the three horses and
the three asses to the orchard and com
menced to feed them. About the middle of
the day Billy heard three terrlHe roars that
shook the apples oft the bushes , shook the
horns on the cows and made the hair stand
up on Billy's head , and in comes a frightful
blg _ giant with three heads and began to
threaten Billy.
"You're too big , " says the giant , "for one
bite and too small for two. What will I
do with you ? "
"I'll flcht you , " says Billy , says he , step
ping out to him and swinging a bit of stick
three times over his head , when It changed
Into a sword and gave him the strength of
a. thousand men besides his own. The giant
laughed at the size of htm and says he :
"William , how will I kill you ? Will It bo
a swing toy the back , a cut of the sword era
a square round of boxlnc ? "
"With a swing by the back , " says Billy ,
"If you can. " So they both laid holds and
Billy lifted ithe giant clean off the ground ,
and , fetching him down again , sunk him in
It up to his armpits.
"O , have mercy ! " says the giant. But
Billy , taking his sword , killed the giant
and cut out his tongue. It was evening by
this time , EO Billy drove homo the three
goats , 'three cows , throe horses and three
asses , nnd all the vessels In the house
wasn't able to hold all the milk the cows
gave that nisht.
"Well , " says the centleman. "this beats
mo , for I never saw any ono coming back
alive out of there 'before ' , nor the cows with
a drop of milk. Did you see anything In
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It Into a sword , and Riving him the strength
of a thousand men besides his own.
The giant laughed at him , and Mys he ,
"How will I kill you with a swing by the
back , a cut of the sword , or a square round
of boxing ! "
"With a swing by the back , " says Billy ,
"If you can. "
So the both of them laid holds , and Billy
lifted the giant clean oft the ground , and
fetching him down again , sunk him In It up
to the armpits. "O , spare my life , " 'says
the giant. But Billy , taking up his sword ,
killed him and cut out his tongues. It was
evening by this time , and Billy drove homo
his three goats , three cows , three horses and
three asses , and what milk the cows gave
that night overflowed all the vessels In the
house , and , running out , turned a rusty mill
that hadn't been turned for thirty years.
If the master was surprised seeing Billy
coming back the night before , ho was ten
times more surprised now.
"Did you eee anything In the orchard the
day ? " says the gentleman.
"Nothing worse nor myself , " says Billy.
"What about my wages now ? " eays Billy.
"Well , never mind about your wages , "
says the gentleman , "till the morrow , for I
think you'll hardly como back alive again , "
says he.
Well and good , Billy "went to bed , and
the gentleman went to his bed , and when
the gentleman rose In the morning says ho
to Billy , "I don't know what's wrong with
THEN HE SPREAD OUT THE NAPKIN AND DRANK TO HIS HEART'S CONTENT
the orchard ? " says he. "Nothing worse nor
myself , " eays Billy. "What about my
wages now ? " says Billy.
"Well , " says the gentleman , "you'll
hardly como allvo out of the orchard the
morrow. So we'll wait till after that. "
Next morning his master told Billy that
something must have happened ono of the
giants , for he used to hear the cries of
three every night , but last night he only
beard two crying.
"I don't know , " says Billy , "anything
about them. "
That morning after he got his breakfast
Billy drove the three goats , three cows ,
three horses and three mules Into the
orchard again , and began to feed thorn.
About 12 o'clock he heard three terrible
roars that shook the apples oft the bushes ,
the horns on the cows and made the hair
stand up on Billy's head , and In comes a
frightful big giant , with six heads , and bo
told Billy he had killed bis brother yester
day , but ho would make him pay for It the
day. "You'ro too big , " says he , "for one
blto , and too small for two , and what will
I do with you ? "
"I'll flght you , " says Billy , swinging his
stick three times over his head , and turning
two of the giants ; I only heard ono crying
last night ? "
"I don't know , " says Billy , "they must
bo sick or something. "
Well , when Billy got his breakfast that
day again , he sot out to the orchard , driving
before him the throe goats , three cows , three
horses end three asses , and sure enough
about the middle of the day he hears three
terrlblo roars again , and In comes another
giant , this one with twelve heads on him ,
and If the other two were frightful , surely
this ono was ten times more so.
"Youvillain , you , " says he to Billy ,
"you killed my two brothers , and I'll have
my revenge on you now. Prepare till 1
kill you , " eays he ; "you're too 'big ' for one
bite , too small for two. What will I do
with you ? "
"I'll fight you , " says Billy , shaping out
and winding the 'bit of stick three times
over his head. The giant laughed heartily
at the size of him , and says he :
"What way do you prefer being killed ?
Is it with a swing by the back , a cut of the
sword or a square round of boxing ? "
"A swing by the back , " says Billy. So
both of them again laid holds , and my brave
Billy lifts the giant clean off the ground
and , fetching him dawn again , sunk him
down to his armpits in It.
" 0 , have mercy ! Spare my life ! " saya
the giant. But Billy took his sword , and
killing him , cut out his tongue. That evenIng -
Ing ho drove homo his three goats , three
cone , three horses and three asses , and the
milk of the cows had to be turned Into a
valley , where It made a lough three miles
long and three miles broad , and that lough
has been filled with salmon and white troul
ever since. The gentleman wondered now
more than ever to see Billy back the thlrc
day alive.
"Did you see nothing In the orchard to
day , Billy ? " says he.
"No , nothing worse nor myself , " says
Billy.
"Well , that beats me , " says the gentle
man.
"What about my wages now ? " says
Billy.
"Well , you're a good , mindful boy that I
couldn't easy do 'without ' , " says the gentle
man , "nnd I'll glvo you any wages you ask
for the future. "
The next morning says the gentleman to
BlUy : "I heard none of the giants crying
last night , however It comes. I don't know
what has happened to them. "
"I don't know , " says Billy ; "they must
be sick or something. "
"Now , Billy , " says the gentleman , "you
must look after the cattle the day again
while I go to see the flght. "
"What flght ? " says Billy.
"Why , " says the gentleman , "it's the
C' ,
AND FETCHING HIM DOWN SUNK HIM
IN THE GROUND UP TO HIS ARM
PITS.
king's daughter Is going to be devoured b
a fiery dragon , If the greatest fighter in the
land , that they have been feeding specially
for the last three weeks. Isn't able to kill the
dragon first. And If he's able to kill < be
dragon , the king is to give him the daughter
In marriage. "
"That win be fine , " says Billy. Billy
drove out his three goata , three cows , three
horses and three * asses to the orchard that
day again , and the like of all that passed
that day to see the flght with the man and
the fiery dragon Billy never witnessed before.
They went in coaches and carriages , on
horses and Jackasses , riding and walking and
era\\llng and creeping ,
"My tight little fellow , " gays a man that
was passing to Billy , "why don't you come
to see the gieat flght ? "
"I won't go , " eays Blfly , But when Billy
found them all gone ha saddled and bridled
the best horse his master bad , and put on
the best suit of clothes bo could get In his
master's house and rode off to the flght after
the rest. When Billy went there he saw the
king's daughter with the whole court about
ber on a platform before the castle , and he
bought ho never saw anything half * \
leauttful , and the great warrior that was to
fight the dragon was walking up and donn
on the lawn before her , with a man carry-
ng his sword , and everyone In the whole
country gathered there looking at him. But
when the fiery dragon came up with twelve
toads on htm , and every mouth of him spitIng -
Ing fire , and let twcrve roars out of him , the
warrior ran away and hid himself up to the
neck In A well of water , and all they could
do they couldn't get him to face the dragon.
Then the king's daughter asked It there was
no one there to save her from the dragon and
get her In marriage. . But no one stirred.
When Billy aw this ho tied the belt of
he bull's hide around him , swung his stick
over his head and went In and after a.
errlblo fight killed the dragon. Every one
then gathered about to flnd who the stranger
was. Billy jumped on his horse nnd
lartcd away sooner than let them know , but
ust as he was ccttlnc anay the king's
daughter pulled the shoe off his foot. When
ho dragon was killed the warrior that had
ild In tbo well of water came out and ,
cutting the heads off the dragon , he brought
them to the king and said that It was ho
who killed the dragon , In disguise , nnd ho
claimed the king's daughter. But she tried
the shoe on him and-found It didn't fit him ,
so she eald It wasn't him and that she
would marry no one only the man the shoo
fitted.
When Billy got homo ho changed his
clothes again nnd had the horse In the
stable and the cattle all In before his
naster came. When the master came ho
jcgan telling Billy about the wonderful day
.hey had entirely and about .the warrior
hiding In the well of water and about the
grand stranger that came down out of the
sky In a cloud of a black horse and killed
the flery dragon and then vanished Into n
cloud again. "And now , " eays he , "Billy ,
wasn't that wonderful ? "
"It was , Indeed , " says Billy , "very won
derful entirely. "
After that it was given out over the
country that all the people were to como to
the king's castle on a certain day , till the
king's daughter would try the shoe on them ,
and whoever it fitted she was to marry.
When the day arrived Billy was In the
orchard with the three goats , three cows ,
Ihreo horses and three asses , as usual , and
; ho llko of all the crowds .that passed that
day going to the king's castle to get the
shoe tried on ho never saw before. They
went in coaches and carriages , on horses
and Jackasses , riding and walking and
crawling and creeping. They all asked Billy
was not he going to the king's castle , but
Billy said he wouldn't go.
'At ' last , when all the others had gone ,
there passed by an old man with a very
scarecrow suit of rags on him and Billy
stopped him and asked him what boot would
he take and swap clothes with him.
"Just take care of yourself , now , " cays
the old man , "and don't bo playing off your
Jokes on my clothes , or maybe I'd make you
fool the weight of this stick. "
But Billy soon let him see It was In
earnest he was , and both of them swapped
sr.tts , Billy giving the old man boot. Then
off to the castle started Billy , with the suit
of rags on his back and an old stick In his
hand , and when he came there be found
all In great commotion trying on the shoe ,
and some of them cutting down their feet
trying to get It to flt. But it was all of no
use , the shoo could be got to flt none of
them at all , and the king's daughter was
going to glvo up in despair when the old ,
ragged looking man , which was Billy , el
bowed his way through them , and says he ,
AND RODE OFF TO THE FIGHT AFTER
THE REST.
"Let mo try it on ; maybe It would fit me. "
But the people , who they saw him , all
began to laugh at tbSf sight of him , and
"Go along out of that , you example you , "
says they , shoving and pushing him back
But the king's daughter saw him and called
on thorn by all manner of means to let him
ccmo up and try on the shoe. W Billy went
up , and all the people looked on , breaking
their hearts laughing at the conceit of It ,
But what would you have of It but , to the
dumfoundlng of them all , the shoo flttcc
Billy as nice as it it was made on his too
for a l&et. So the king's daughter claimed
Billy as her husband. He then confessed
that It was bo that killed tbo flery dragon
and when the king bad him dressed up in a
silk and satin suit , with plenty of gold and
silver ornaments , everyone gave In that his
l'ke ' they never saw before. He was then
married to the king's daughter and the wed
ding lasted nine days nine hours nlno min
utes nlno half-minutes and nlno quarter-
minutes , and they lived ha'ppy ' and wel !
from that day to this. I got brogues 01
broughan and breeches of glass , a bit o ]
pie for telling a He , and then I came slith
ering home.
PUSSY IN' A CIIINE.
Adventurer of a Feline Pet Durlne
Month * of Underground WnmlcrliiK' .
Little Annie McGinn of West Butte owns
a kitten that has Just emerged from ono o
the strangest adventures that ever befel
any little girl's feline pet , relates the Ana
conda ( Mont , ) Standard , This cat In par
ticular , after wandering through the mine
workings under Butte since last fall , reap
pearcd on the surface two miles from the
place where she tumbled down a shaft
Pussy spent fully four months wandering
through underground Butte , but has sur
vlved In good shape.
The cat , becoming frightened at some
thing , Jumped down a shaft near the big
Poulln hoist. She survived and opened u ;
a howling contest 'by ' herself. Little Annie
waa heartbroken , ller brother secured a
long rope and lowered it into the shaft
hoping that the kitten would "catch on'
and be hoisted , but the cat only howled
louder. Annie used to carry bits of mea
and bread over to the hole and throw them
down for the cat to eat. After a couple o
weeks the moaning in the shaft ceased
Annlo gave up her pet as lost forever , am
Christmas at Annie's home was not as cheer
ful tor the owner of the lost kitten as 1
might have been had kitty not been so
venturesome.
Early in the winter the miners In th
Green Mountain , the Mountain Con and
other shafts in the vicinity Imagined they
| heard sounds similar to those made by <
I sick Infant Later the same noises ivor
. heard In the Anaconda , Mountain View , Gray
I Rock , Modoc , Mountain Chief , Rarus am
{ the other workings on the Mcadervlllo stops
While omo children wore playing near
io dump of the Colusti mine they wcro
tartled upon beholding a cat tumbling down
tie pile of rock with a carload of waste that
md Just been dumped. The cat meowed
Iteously as It rolled over Just In time to
'scapo a big chunk that came bounding past.
The children ran to the rescue and found a I
orry-looklng specimen of the cat family
ts hair was matte * ! and soiled , Its ejes red
nd It was * ere and lame. The only mark
of Identification was the little ribbon about
ts neck , to which was attached a small *
brncs bell. The feline underground ex-
ilorcr was returned to its owner at once.
IMIATTMJ OP Till : YOtXnSTKHS.
"I expect I'll be frightfully tanned , " she
said. "I'm going to the seashore. "
"I was frightfully tanned yesterday. "
broke In her small brother. "I was out In
the wood&licd with father. "
"What would you llko for luncheon ,
i"ommy ? " asked Tommy's mother , ns they
sat down in a department store restaurant.
"Ico cream , " replied Tommy , with a Bmllo
of anticipation.
"And what else ? "
"More Ice cream , " said Tommy , with a
argcr smile than before.
Th'o Bloncoo ( la. ) Beacon relates that ono
of Blencoe's smart youngsters , whllo at the
tome of n neighbor recently , was asked liow
he baby at his house was getting along ,
'fin , all right , " replied the boy. "But , Just
hlnk. Ho la only 3 months old and has got
afiay with $9 worth of condensed milk. Ho
las cost us enough already to buy a good
liorse. "
This story comes from a children's party ,
and It Is true , says the Milwaukee Evening
Wisconsin. There were two little girls ,
their eyes round with wonder over the re
markable chocolate ice cream rabbits , and
cows and dogs that were being passed. And
ho little girl In the crisp organdie said :
"Wo had those at the Sunday school pic
nic. "
"Do you go to Sunday school ? " asked the
Ittle girl In the plain drees womlerlngly.
"Yes , " she answered Importantly , "I do. "
The other llttlo girl studied her.
"What for ? " she asked.
"Why , " said the little organdie girl ,
'don't you know ? I go there to learn about
Jesus. "
The llttlo girl In the plain dress looked up
n astonishment. -
"Oh , " she said with wide , horror-struck
ojcs. "You mustn't say that. That's a
naughty word the boys use in the streets. "
The llttlo son of a Manchester gentleman ,
In mischievously playing with a vase , man
aged after several attempts to get his hand
tlirough the narrow neck , and was then un
able to extricate It , relates Tit-Bits. For
aalf an hour or more the whole family and
ono or two friends did their best to with
draw the flst of the luckless young offender ,
but in vain. It was a very valuable vase ,
and the father was loth to break It , but the
existing state of affairs could not continue
forever. At length , after a final attempt
to draw forth the band of the victim , the
father gave up his efforts in despair , but
tried a last suggestion. ,
"Open your hand ! " ho commanded the
tearful young captive , "and then draw It
forth. "
"I can't open It , father , " declared the boy.
"Can't ? " demanded his father. "Why ? "
"I've got my penny In my hand , " came
the astounding reply.
"Why , you young rascal , " thundered his
father , "drop it at once ! "
The penny rattled In the bottom of the
vase , and out came the hand.
OUT OP TUB OIIDIXARY.
London has a negro lawyer.
America has 2,200 breweries.
Ireland contains 900,000 houses ,
Germany makes Scotch whisky.
The receipts of the Suez canal in 1898 wore
$17,581,200.
European railroads have smoking cars for
women.
Queen Margherlta has a J30.000 handker
chief.
It takes the tusks of 75,000 elephants a
year to supply the world's piano kejs , bil
liard balls and knife handles.
There are parts of Spain where the hat
Is unknown except In pictures. The men ,
when they need a covering , tie up their
heads and the women use flowers.
J. P. Bryant , the BardweH , Ky. , million
aire , owns the largest strawberry patch in
the world. It covers 1,700 acres and has
made his fortune.
In nearly every street In Japanese cities
Is a public oven , where , for a small fee ,
housewives may have the dinners and sup
pers cooked for them.
Charcoal Is the great Italian fuel , Naples
alone consuming 40,000 tons of wood char
coal at a cost of from $16 to $20 per ton ,
the national consumption being 700,000 tons.
In Switzerland a milkmaid gets better
wages If gifted with a good voice , because
it has been discovered that a cow wilt yield
one-fifth more muk If soothed during milkIng -
Ing by melody.
The curious may llko to make a note of
the fact that there are about 40,000 locomo
tives In use in the United States. In the
fiscal year 1898 the value of American loco
motives exported to foreign countries was
almost $4,000,000. A good locomotive costs
from $10,000 to $12,000.
Women who wear Imported switches may
be Interested In a strange discovery made at
Antwerp. In that city a bale of human hair ,
weighing 172 pounds was stolen from a rail
road station. It was afterward learned that
the hair had been clipped from the heads of
lunatics and convicts In public asylums and
prisons.
The 93,525,970 pieces of money coined at
the Philadelphia mint during the last fiscal
year will allow one piece for each inhabitant
of the United States , Including Guam. If
the distribution were made 1,669,368 people
would each get a double eagle and 37,992,354
would each get a copper cent , which is
about the way things usuafly so.
The attorney general of Virginia , who re
ceives $2,500 a year for his services , has re
cently been called upon to decide the case
of Mayor Bibb of Louisa , who Is disqualified
on account of his failure to take the anti-
dueling oath. The case Is one which at
tracts attention from the fact that it has
been found that other county nnd town offi
cials in Virginia are disqualified from the
same cause. The state constitution of Vir
ginia disqualifies duellos from ofllceholdlng
and duelists and the abettors of dueling from
voting. '
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Your
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as it lives and dies
on your head from
year's end to year's
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end.One
One hair dies and
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root is healthy.
When it gets sick ,
new hair fails to
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Your hair falls
out faster than it
can be replaced , or it may lose
its color.
Your hair root dies. The end
of it is gray hair and baldness.
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Simply by the use of Hair Food.
Simply by feeding the hair back
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which has cured thousands of
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Loss of hair is unsightly , and
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Dandruff is disease.
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