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SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION. LANCASTER, S. C.. APRIL25, 1894. ESTABLISHED 1842.
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Fair was a sham rock," according t
thy Rochester Post-Express.
West Virginia lias 10,000 rquai
) niileB of coal fields, nu area great*
than the coal region of Great Britaii
Three-fourths of the earth's tmrfae
la unfit for cultivation on account t
mountain rangop, deserts, swamps an
qurron ground.
The cost of the world's wars sine
the Crimean war has been $13,205
000,000, or enough to give a $10 go]
piece to every man, woman aud chil
on the globe.
Something like 8100.000,000 is no
Invested iu cotton mills in ?'?? ?? .*!
as compared with $01,000,000 in 189
and $22,000,000 in 1800. Thoro ht
been an increase of about 450 p*
cent, since 188") in capital, spindli
ami looms.
Mr. Edison thinks wo shall yet I
tkhle to got olootrioity direct from eoa
a discovery compared with which t!
philosopher's stone is a mere baubh
Then otir steamships will need only "
snug little bin for 250 tons of coal ii
stead of one for 2800 tons."
There is soiuo controversy us to th
llrst American play. In a recent notii
the New York Times said that "l'h
Contrast" wivs the first play written li
an American author that waa ovt
acied. Kit ward Kggleston correct*
the statement l>y saying tlint "T1
Vt ineo of Part'nia," a much oarlii
piece, written by Thomas (lodfre;
o son of tho iuvontor of tho qua Iran
was played by llallam's America
Company in Philadelphia as early i
1767. The Times, however, clings t
its original statement and exprosw
the opinion, bawd on considerable ii
vestigatiou, that "The Prince of Pa
thin" was never performed, though
was advertised for presentation c
April 24, 1765.
Tho cost of transportation baa be<
ou the doclino for the last ton t
twelve years, and even for a mm
longer period.^ remarks tho Bosto
Cultivator. The decline iu rates p?
ton per mile ou all the railroads <
the country hits been from 1.236 con
to .967 cents from 1SMJ to 1392. Th
decline for this period was tho least i
the middle and central uorthei
States, and the greatest in the Soul
Atlantic and (hilf States and tl
northwestern States. The latter en
braced tho Granger systems. Tho r*
suit of these heavy declines has beo
disastrous in many instances, boiu
more than the railroads could beu
It goes to show, however, that tl
cost of transportation is dnwnwan
which ik nu important factor in tl
ooat of merchandise. Time nud co
per inilo of transportation aro grei
agouoic* in equalizing prices in diffe
out market*.
- "
Much comment han been caused 1
the almost simultaneous puhlicnlii
of tho views on tho increase of ne
voUHiioHH by Dr S. Weir Mitcholl,
Philadelphia find Dr. Wilbnm Erb,
Jloidolberg, (forninny. Both thei
eminent flXperb dcclaro tlmt norvoi
diseases aro beginning to appear
hereditary complaint*, and that ful
one-fourth of tho death* in the Unit*
Btatcnnud in (formally aro duo to oc
lapse of the system induced by norvoi
exhaustion. Perhaps in thi* connti
tho greatest factor in producing ne
vouh direaao* among men in the hah
of beginning business lifo too earl;
and among women tho custom of ore
tixing tuu inind in achool and n
gleet of proper physical exercise. Tf
subject m well worth oareful 001
sub-rat e n by parents who wish to m
their children enjoy a useful and Liuj
t:?.
yy nil".
A correspondent of the America
Dairyman asks for tho annual vali
of tho agricultural products of tl
country. The question is one of tt
most difficult to answor. Tho const
of 1800 docs not do it satisfnotorilj
and sinoo that date lbs aggrogal
value of farm production has stead iI
increased. President Harrison, in ot
of bis latest messages, estimated it i
$4,500,000,000 annually. The preset
Bocrotary of Agriculture, in his lal
report, is silent on this point, althoug
be does say that thero are six millioi
of fsrms in the oountry on whic
thirty millions of the population lin
Our opinion is that tho Secretary's e
tiruate of the number of farms exoee
by a full million the actual figures. 1
answer our friend's query, nothio
better thsn au approximate estiraa
can be offered, and his own is aboi
as valuable as any otbor. Tbo who
[ thing is mere guesswork.
I
LOVI-rs Si
? bled
A procession sought the church at men
noon of day, still
A weeping girl along the winding Hummer Willi
e way 8'
>i Followed the alow-borne liier where mute you
, her lover lay. vifdl
' M
A down that flowered path there came a
bridal baud,
!? The radiant wife stepped proudly, strong
if of heart, and grand uuWith
all the solemu joy of Love's still j|,vs
wonderland. ?
White-garmented, like day dawned clear ami
with cloudless skies! tab)
>e Dark-robed. like night o'ercast that sees com
no stars arise! bllH
' They met, they paused, they look into Tl
each other's eyes. an ti
And then, for swift and sweet is love's
converging tide, moy
Behold, the fair young wife wept as she HOur
turned aside? |l0
w The hopeless girl who wept smiled on the saU(
* hrldo. ^
'0 ? {Agnes Lee, in Donaboe's Magazine nj,,,.
ks ?; _ muc
:: AS H CONSEQUENCE. ?i7
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II
MAKY A. SAWYt.lt. ,.,m
,0 Deacon Albany sat at the tea-table. whii
j It was a warm night, the east wind Rno<
* that had tempered the day's heat r,,!l'
10 having died away, and his coat, worn 11
s. because of the presence of a guest . ,nu*
'a made him uncomfortable. His eye
a. was stern, and his voice almost irrltable,
ns he addressed his niece who r
sat ut the head of the tahle. In0a
'Then you and Sarah won't neither
of you go?" he asked. a su
50 "No. uncle wo are going ton partv. K? 11
ir? T told won il> ' ' naci
- j ......
"?\ e positively cannot go to prayer \
meeting with you to-night, Itoaeon hr|V'
r Albany," said Sarah Cooke. "I HU"
in i v*r' be spared. but who couhl or
4e wouft hove a party without Meg?" spre
.r Tlie deacon groaned aloud. He lms'
pushed aside his cup of tea. and ',OU(
' leunfctg an elbow on the table, looked ?a,t
with a hard, strong glance at his j -ve'
10 niece, who, young, pretty, and be- a"v<
is coniingly nttired in a freshly-ironed
pink calico, sat quietly pouring the
ten. j (V<'?
"Yon young things will be sorry ')rt's
l* some day," he said. "Wait till the sul|]
r alarming hand of death gits its
it clutch on you, an' you'll repent an'
rrv out nn' nmit?> vimru.lvi.u in r.
an'trembling, but it 'll be too lute | no^
then to git in. You '11 find tlio door j ''"I11
shut, nn' shut tight. It ain't held
>n open forever nn' forever, whilst folks Y?
)r is danein', nn' dispisin' the way o' my
, salvation. It'll bo shut you'll find." ,,ur.
He waxed wttrin, aa he spoke, and *ni'
ll> his voice hod u high, shrill note in it, j
>r which brought udditionul color into i o0
jf hia niece's cheeks. She wished he raja!
. would not go on like that, she said
to herself, impatiently. Why r P*?
10 couldn't he let them alone? What w
n harm was there in u little party, a j P?,lt
little gathering of friends, that he I J>t>w
,| should go on so? j ^
Snruh Cooke stirre.l her ten and 1
10 looked at him calmly. "Is tliero
? much dlfTercnco in deat h-heds, Dcu- lKai
). con Albany?" she asked presently. 1
u Meg stared ut her. and the deacon "err
glared at her. "Do I hear y? aright?"
lie said sharply, "do you, t he daugli- aJw'
r< t T of profossin' Christian:), sit there
10 and ask 1110 if there is any difference .
,twixi> tlie death-lied of a Christian 1 *Y
an' the death-bed of an unconverted I
10 sinner!" | v,ti<
"I don't believe there is inueh dif- M
*t ference," said Sarah. "People who 1 "I'P1
f. are siek enougli to die are too siek to >
have any fear of anything."
"You don't know what you are i 001,1
talkin' about," replied the deacon. : 11 H1
~>y "You haven't never seen folks die, ^
?u an' you don't know. 1 tut I have Wl
r_ seen folks die, a plenty of 'em, an' I Mo01
tell you there ain't no more heart an''
r rendtn' sight tlinu to see an uncon- V!
ol verted sinner writhing an' tossing '
about, all in an agony of fear, groan- ',0
U(| in' an' cryin' aloud, an' knowin' in ro!M!
his heart that ho has put it off too 11,0,1
M long, that a life-time of remorse is yaj"'
Ij his sure portion in the next world. a
ad Oh.lt is terrible, terrible! And here ' '
,1- you be, you two young things, put- H
ting it off, an' daneing and feusting, ! earl
'stead o' going to prayor-incctlii' an' H?
ry flndin' out the way o' salvation." 1 the
r- Sartil listened (|Uletly. SI10 had yet
it often attended tlie weekly prayer- I roel
meeting, where she had heard words | nat
of similar import fall from the dea?*
con's lips. Meg. also, was familiar
e- with them. Ordinarily tiiey seemed j !r. n
10 to her simply a part of the table- M
conversation, to which she need
make no reply. To-nlghi, they teal
80 roused in her a spirit of defiance. ' 1
P* "I don't believe there's much dif- j
ference," she raid. witl
"What's that, hey?" hro\
m Meg's voice faltered little but she
jo went on boldly. "I'd guess if it was Mof
w tou ana me, i rirle tsuiem. i < 1 <11? as *
Just an quiet ?h you would. I ain't T
a mite afraid of making n -.'rent fu*s out
' when I die. col<
r, Deacon Albany rose and pushed ho i
;0 his chair against the wall. The flush 'da
of anger faded from hie fare, his voire " f
* was less hard. "I have been a right- nhli
16 eous man, "he said," and I expect to bis
it die the death of the righteous. Death "? k
has no torror for the righto >us man. t'lill
^ It Is but tho last sleep, there Is no A
fear, no clinging to life, no remorse, to 1
Such will bo my death-bed, hut for nee
>* you, my child, I am sore afraid. ' o'el
ih He went nwny out of the room, by
B Ills boots creaked, and ho walked on on I
tip-toe, as If the grim, shallowing hlrr
*" presence wore waiting upon the T
^ threshold.The two young women were to ?
'o silent for a few moments after his hlrr
ig departure. There had been n quiver \\
. in hla voice which touched them, to,
Meg was the first to amok. "I sup- "
pose I ouirht to po to prayer-meeting llttl
U more," she said I suppose I ton
ought to go to-night." hy <
rah made no reply. Slio crum- ove
l a bit of bread Into fine frag- are
its, whilst Meg, in whose ears mil
lingered the words ''my child," for*
i*hod her absently. ha\
Liddenly Sarah spoke. "Don't A
want me to make y* u a few day's shh
t?" she asked. at 1
eg's *>yes shone, as she answered new
rly : "Don't I? Will you really? assi
I you?" mu
mill mimicked her earnest voice. An
ill I? Well," with a laugh, "after mei
ting myself, I think 1 will. 1
week later, the deacon, Sarah Bro
Meg were again seated at the last
e. Meg had removed the first ^on
rse. and had brought on a steamed ?
berry pudding with a sauce. Th<
lie sight of it moved the deacon to ]y.
II most joooso recital of n blue- voi<
ying adventuro of his boyhood, h!nj
kept a sharp eye upon his niece's Ma
ements, however. "Don't bo ma
cd of git tin' on too much sauce," '
admonished. "Pudding without cou
?o is like life without religion. Put
ii plentiful, put tt on plentiful, 1
e Margaret. You can't have too mp
h of either in this life," falling, gro
ost unconsciously, into bis won- "
serious phraseology, "pudding Um
ce nor religion neither." 1
is manner was gruve, his voice so put
lest thut Sarah stifled the laugh it i
[ h rose to her lips. Here was a and
1 man, she said to herself, a *pn
ly g??o*l man; what mattered it if "
nude a strange mixture of pudding mo
religion? Mn
was the denoon's fnvorite pud- >
j. He had partaken very freoly hie*
oast lamb and green peus and "
ly new potatoes. So freely, in- our
i. that Sarah, watching him, felt hin
dden fear lest the pudding would "
-begging. Hut the deacon's en- I'm
ty proved equal to his desire. ]
eeond and a third helping were ful
n him, and he ate with increasing mu
sfaction. !l
II (tiiuti 1'iv UIIU Ul'Ill'VUH'Ill HI111IO KOI1
ad itself over his face, and lie m?t
lied hack his chair and rested his 11
I against the wall. He was a fust- she
r, and Men and Sarah hud not y
tiuishod their dessert. lie looked bov
t ionutcly and with an air of pride low
lis niece. liar
I'liat is as good a pudding as I the
tasted. Margaret, he Bald, whi
icntly. "I'll cat a bit for my Sht
|Hir." and
I am glad you like It, uncle." "I'
It is so good," said Sarah, "that oxp
uld eat another helping, if I had yon
this dreudful, lurking fear of all " 'I
nod fruit." wit
['an nod fruit," said the deacon, ten
II Won't iritf tllllatll oiinnAil "" ' '
- . ? ... .. .......cu ...... .Ml
table, Miss Sarah. We string '
own apples nnd raise our own bai
t for preserving und there's always Loi
in things a plenty in tlu garden. 1
in't hold to buying things you ran grn
e on your own soil." Hon
Hut when blueberries will not be oft-*
for a month, and lamb isn't good ing
lout green peas, and your garden wit
i are too old to cook, why, then, anr
ron Albany, canned goods must p<>c
ised." to !
Well, yes, I suppose they must, yo
1 didn't know those were canned car
?. ' 1
fanned pens and canned blue- ing
ies," said Sarah, "aro both so nit,
ircnient that it is a pity pooplo are he
lys getting poisoned by eating He
n." wit
lie deacon shifted bis position, not
i an uneasy motion of the hood, fac
remembered how freely he had J
n. He began to question the Hai
lorn of yielding to the natural the
otito. llo foresaw a wretched af- not
loon, ros
Now. I don't, mind, you know," yet
tinned Sarah, placidly toying with lot
poon. "I shall never eat very I
ly of canned fruits, since there Is the
lys the risk, hut I am not nervous ren
nt them, as mamma and papa wh
I'll(mi won't touch them, you yoi
w." '
lie deacon rose up hastily nnd left ret
room. A vision of a long Illness ?.vi
sharply before him. Ho groaned 1
id when he reached tho wood ea\
1. "Sho said her father?nnd he a d
>otor?wouldn't touch them, And sto
I ate like a starving beggar." th?
0 came in from the flelda an hour J
ier than usual that afternoon. R'C
said the sun was very hot nnd nil:
men could tlnlsh without hlin, 'ul
lie drew his large cane-seated hie
ting-chair beside the stove, and d
down in it lw
Are you cold, uncle?" asked Meg. (
1 guess I ain't feeling just right twi
r;y stomach, Mnrg'ret." litr,
fcg wns nil attention instantly. sitl
Slinll I make you a howl of ginger brc
' The water is boiling." twi
lie deacon assented eagerly. He 1
cih'u its preparation ami rlrank it his
i avidity, though It was so hot It his
light tears to his eyes. 1 f?
You hnvo taken a chill," aaid it
p You must go to bed as soon ltd
nipper is over." Ho
0 this the deacon submitted with- his
a murmur, l'orhaps ho had taken at
I, there had boon a stifflsh breeze, '
remembered. He drew the blank- sat
more closely about him, and felt ?
ortoin consolation in a distinct hel
rer : there ho had worked without " I
vest, despite the east wind, he '
nowledged gratefully. It was a 8ai
II. he would no well to-morrow. tlnr
.bout seven o'clock his niece came 1
da bedside. "I don't believe you'll pre
d anything moro boforo eleven Hal
look," she said, " we'll be baek his
that time. I'll tell James to sit "r
the hack porch. You can call an'
1 if you need anything."
he deacon felt himself dismissed to <
sditude and slumber. He pulled '
iself togothor with an effort, tun
'here are you two girls gadding for
to-night?" he asked. cla
It is the night of the Fisher's J
le party," gently. " You will go her
ileep directly and we'll he at home " T
?levon, at the latest." Whe bent un<
r ii!:? and kissed him. " Why,yon
quite fcvorluh," slip said. " I
st inak? you Homo lemonade bo*
> I go. What a thill \v?u must
'O takon." v
igain the deacon foil u convincing
rer. Ho lift cd ills houd and looked
its niece. "If you bought that.
v dress," ho said, his thrifty soul
erting itself, "you cuti go; hut you
stn't gooff walking after It'sovor,
' you an' Sury'd bet ter go to prayer
[>t in' next time an' learn how to die.
lis head fell hack instantly. He
aned more loudly than before. His
b word had sent n sudder., gruele
apprehension to his hour'.
'Why, what Ib it, Uncjtt ApalnT"
>deacon waved his hand impntient"(ioawny,"
he said, in a husky
:o, "go to your dancing an' your
?ing, an' your mirth-mnking. Ho,
rgaret, an' leave a helpless old
n alone to die."
I will not go if you, ?n** eieK, et
rse. uncle; but Tl think it is
I am a very sick man." ho interted,
in a hollow whisper, "an' I'm
wing sicker every minute."
I'll send James for the doctor,
;lo, shall I?"
'ho deacon moved restlessly. He
his hand to his forehead and took
iwny again, hastily. It was hot
I dry. It startled him. Tears
nng to his eyes.
I'm n dreadful sick man," he
>ned; "I'm on my dying bed.
rg'ret."
Inrgnret smoothed back his tum1
hair.
Oh, no," she said, "the dootor'll
e you. I'll go out and send for
i now."
Tell .Tunics to hurry; tell him
i "
lis lips refused to utier the dreadword.
He gasped and looked with
t?> entreat v at liin
leg's calmness reassured him
lewhat. hu( her parting word again
his lieart fluttering.
'Oh, (lie doctor won't let you die,",
raid, leaving the room,
he returned presently, hearing a I
rl of thorougwort tea. Sarah filled,
a spoon anil napkin in her
id. Sho came up and looked at
deacon with u elose attention
ieh greatly enhanced his alarm.
> placed her fingers on his pulse
I counted the hurried throbs,
ni studying with father," she
ilalned. "I mean to ho a doctor,1
I know, Deacon Albany."
'lie deacon made a feeble motion
h his lips. Sarah stooped to 11s.
"Save me, Sairy," he whispered,
>'nt let nie?die."
I will do what I can, Deacon Ally,
but life and death are in the
rd's hands."
'ho deacon ground-, iwd Her
vlty confirmed his fears, her words'
t an icy chill to his heart. How
an he had used them, when, stnndby
a sick-lied, he had striven
h the impenitent sinner. "Life
I death," he had said, "and you
>r sinful creature, you've got death
face now. The Lord has summoned
in the midst of your sins, and ve
i't get away from death."
lis eyes filled with sudden smarttears.
lie felt a sudden, tierce
y for the dying sinners. Ho wished
had been more yon tie with them,
turned upon his pillow und lay
h his faeo to the wall. Ho could
hoar the sight of the fresh young
es.
dog stole quietly from the room,
ah hoard her putting more wood in
i stove. Hut the deacon heard
hlng. From his troubled heart
o the troubled cry: "I Ain't ready
>, Lord. Oh, Lord, let motive!
1110 live!"
n a short time Meg returned. "I
night I'd hnvo some hot water
idy," she said. "The doctor may
nt it. He seems feverish, don't
lthink ?"
'They always do in such cases,"
urned Sarah, oracularly. "It is intable.
yow as was her voice the deacon
ight the words. Again he uttered
eep groan. Hoth Sarah and Meg
oped over him. "What Is It?"
>y asked. "Whore is the pain?"
More loudly still the deacon
taned. He could not speak. His
nd was occupied with those fatewords?
"in such cases." Sho
r?w it then! She, the daughter of
oetor, almost a doctor herself, she
[?w the symptoms of poisoning,
troan after groan escaped froin bc?en
his set lips; he|extended his
ibs and lay in an almost rigid poion.
Ho closed his eyes and
athod heavily In thrt Intervals hepen
the groans.
Hog stood beside him and smoothed
imir, passing nor oooi nana over
<lump forohoad from timo to tlmo.
r nearness, tho sense of sympathy
Imparted, gave him comfort., hut
lid not cane the loud upon hint heart,
moved his head restlessly, fixing
heavy eyes upon Harnh, who stood
tho foot Of the bed.
' Father, '11 bo hero directly," alio
d, reassuringly.
' lie can't help me, no one can
pmol" he cried out, suddenly,
'm dying?dying?dying!"
'Oh, no, Deacon Albany," replied
rah, "you will not face death this
le. It is merely?"
The deacon stretched out his hand
deatingly. - " You mean well,
rey," lie said, in a voice that was
[h and shrill with excitement,
iut you don't know. You're young,
you don't know."
'I know you are not sick enough
dlo."
'Don't tempt me, Sairey," hd
aned, " it Is death that has come
me. I can feel it. I can feel his
y touch. Oh Lord, oh lx>rd!"
dog stooped arid kissed hia foreid
" I hear wheels," she add.
'ha doctor will cure *oi?, d?ar
Js."
; She went out of the room, return
Ing In n moment or two. Iler fare win
crave, and the deneon, tossing
lessly, noticed it tipiu<;diut(rlv
" Where la lie? Why don't h?* coin*
In? Tell him to hurry. "Tell hin
?tell him?"
IIis voire failed suddenly, and In
fell baek Upon the pillow. Me;
hastened to soothe liini. " lie wai
away," she said, "hut James lef
word. He'll he here soon."
The deacon opened his eyes am
fixed them upon his niece. With a?
effort ho spoke, trying vainly t<
steady his quivering voice. "He'll In
too late," he said, "lie can't hel|
nio now. 1 in going, Mnrg'ret. I * 11
going fast. Death?"
He l.roke off abruptly. He shut hii
eyes and turned his head to the wall
(Meg, leaning over him, heard hin
murmur, "Oh, Lord, I never though
.I'd go like this. Oh. Lord, lot im
lire I'1
Meg stole away from the lied, mak
ing an Imperative motion to Sarah
Ib.th left the room, and after n hui
ried conference in the kitchen, Mej
returned to her uncle's bedside.
He was still groaning and lossini
restlessly from side to side. Meg lien
lover him. She touched her lips t
his forehead. "Do you feel mucl
>pain. dear uncle?" she asked.
"Oh yes, yes! Oh yes, yes! Oli
I'm going fast, Marg'ret, I'm a?"
Again before the dread word he fnl
terod, and Meg, seeing it. stoopc
and a third time kissed him. "Yo
will he well to-morrow," she snii
"Sarah says so, and she is almost
doctor."
The deacon caught at this faint ra
of hope with pitiful eagerness. "Dm
she say so? What does she say ! Wh
ion i sue no Hornet mng lor me : I ?-l
her?"
Sarah's voice interrupt oil liim
There was n checrv ring to it whirl
I invigorated hint. Slio eanic up am
stood beside liiin. looking at liim wit
a smile. ''I thought I'd make i
mustard plaster for your ehest. Hen
con Albany, hut I don't lind anythin
in the pantry hut the canned pea
and blueberries I brought from honi
yesterday, so I?why, what is tli
mutter?"
There was a twinkle in her eye an
h laugh in her voice, hut the deacoi
noticed them not. He sat up. xvavin
his hand toward the door. "Go!" h
cried. "Godownstairs, both of you.
"Why, uncle!"
1 'GoI'' he repeated, "I?I ain'
sick no longer. I'm well. I'm
well man, thank God! Leave me.'
I lis voiro trembled with his emotior
but a second later it took a softc
tone. "Go," lie said; "leave nit
Let me thank my Lord for His tenth1
mercy and His loving kindness. Gr
toy 'towru "
\ Sarah and Meg went slowly tlow
the stairs. Neither spoke. Hot
had heard something in his vole
which kept them silent. They sn
down upon the porch step and waitec
'still in silence.
The stars came out faintly, an
presently a faint rim of gold betok
enetl tin* rising of the moon. An
still they sat in silence. Hut after
long time as it seemed to them, the
heard the deacon's slow footstep
coming down the stairs. lie passe
t hrough t lie had and into t he kitchen
and soon they saw him crossing th
wood yard to the liarn, whose hi
dflnni VAH? Ht.lll nililn nnnn tnlhnwam
? ?"I" 4" "" " ?
fragrant evening air. Sarah foun
voire then. "I might have put a
end to it sooner," she said, regrel
fully, her eyes following his she
(movements, "hut I thought futhe
iwould surely come, and "
"Sarah Cooke, do you menu
"Yes," interrupted Sarah, "I'v
rather a turn for experiments, an
I've heard a great deal ahout tli
power of imagniat ion,and?and?wel
I eonfess, Meg, I really wanted t
note the effect of fright upon yoi
Hinele,"
"I think it wascruel!" hla/ed Mej
I call It downrighl cruel! And if tin
is the way doctors?"
"Doctors must make experiment!
And," conxingly, "you know, I win
to he famous; I want to cure all th
silly, nervous women of our daj
Kvon your uncle would subscribe t
experiment with his nerves for th
... .tv ./i mint iii^ IIUIUIKU^ *M II'MIM
happier homes."
Meg put her hand on hers. Sit
touched It lovingly. "Forgive mo,
she said, "but next time, deni
practice your enthusiasm on tin
Hpare my poor uncle, I heseec
you."
*
The deacon's prayer was short tin
night. His careful avoidance of man
of hisjciistomary well-rounded phras?
struck both his listeners forolhlj
Both heard in his voice a tone tlie
Kn.I k?i l - I n ?
inxi ink i wkhv muni. lenti kim1
its meaning, ami tears filled t lie
eyes at Ills closing appeal: "Hel
Thou me, (> Lord, to smooth tl
pillow of the dying sinner. Hel
Thou mo to help him."?{Yank?
Blade.
A Rtvar at the Bottom of His Welt.
While digging a well on tho fari
of John Walters, near Hartlim
Douglas county. Wash., the work
men at a depth of soventy-aix fe<
detected a hollow, answering noun
to tho blows of the pick. Tappin
the side of the wall, they broke int
a cavern, with a good-sized stream <
water flowing along its bed. The
entered the space for ten or twelv
feet, but declined to explore the sill
terrancan hall any further. Th
stream was easily diverted Into th
well, and Mr. Walters will have an it
exhaustible supply of purn runnin
water. The course of the strenr
was not parallel with the ravine I
whleh the well was being sunk, hu
crossed it al almost right angles.
(Morning Oregonlan.
DEVaiOI'MENT.
s ?
pnople fbaiiRo ; wo did, you know;
Lrst August, Just a year'ARoA \
p * Ydu wore red popples In your lialr
, Thiil night ?t Brown's ; I oalled you fail
Vud you were plonsud I thought you so.
? fho music, throbbing soft an I low,
' -ieomisl tilled with joy?or was it Woe?
* I could not tell, for you wore there?
' Yes. people ehnng
To-night your gown's like drift"'! snow j
I I'lio wodding-maroh penis softly, slow ;
t For Tom a I Tidal wreath you wear,
> And I -some way I do DC, "mxo.
i' I should hnve carts 1 ii year ago ?
) Yes, people cluing
n ?Helen Nlcolny, in the Ceiitur
14 HUMOR OF THE DAY.
J Experience trios to tench some v
p slow pupils. ? Puck.
If advice cost auything wo woulil
- spend money to got it. --Atchison GK
Gossip is talk about othor pcop
affairs which nro none of our husim
? ?Truth.
It in hard to bo grateful to tho c
^ who fought your battle for you \
(> got licked.?Siftiugs.
I, Necessity may be tho mother of
vention; but, more often than t
, she is childless. ? Puck.
It is useful, often, to hold y
|. touguo ; but far more so to kuow 1
,1 to hold your pen.--Puck,
u Teacher -"What is it, Harry, i
I. (tings like an adder?" Harry ?"
n ;nd of a leather strop."- -Truth.
"You've tho advantage of me, s
y ?aid Pompup, loftily. "Naturally
s I'm not you," replied Hocus.?1\
"Deluy is dangerous," remarked
tram-robher, as ho requested the p
cngers to huud over their valuable
Puck.
It
I Waiter?"What kind of tisli will ^
I, have, sir, bluefishor whitetisli?" (Jt
u ?"I don't euro; I'm colorblind.
L. Hallo.
g "Does FlagHon practico what
s preaches?" Great Caesar! No;
o uevcr gets through preaching." -lti
ie Ocean.
When it transpires that a sjiea
lios ouly one idea his audionct
" , -.Iways anxious for him to carr
^ out. "Dallas News.
J Jillsou says he hat noticed 1
j H Iifil (ft llintTt'UV IIIIlll IU I UC |? I
j broker's he generally puts up
shuts up.--Bu(T?lo Courier,
u 1
>. H?r tastes were so expensive.
So tiiclineil to prlees stoop,
I< Hhn was uniformly silent
r From tho fuct thnt tulk is eheap.
?l'll<
r ' "I four," sadly said tho post
>, stamp, when it found itself fastc
to a love letter, "Hint I urn
n sticking to tacts. ?iu.?n??uai>oiin ?li
ual.
? | Teacher--"! don't suppose nny
d of tho littlo boys here lifts ever se<
I. i whale." Boy (at tho foot of tho c
, ?"No. sir, but I've felt one."?Br<
d lyn Life.
'j j Imto Qormftn (to stranger who
stepped on his toe) ? "Mine fret
" know mine feet vns meant to l>o vi?l
oil, but dot brivilogo pelou js to m
J | - Tit-Bits.
! i Yiiger?"I niiide one ringing spt
in my life, anyway." Chorus
,, risively) ? "Where, when? ' Yagt
^ ! "The night I proposed to Mrs. Yagt
,j ?Buffalo Courier,
n j Lady (in a book store) ? "Can
I- tell ine whore Packer Institute i
,v Clerk (trying to think) ?"I'm
r | sure, madam, but 1 should say it
in Chicago."?Detroit Freo Press.
If men were true to their first h
l> ! as stage heroes, novels and women
d maud that thov should I> ovorv i
i? I would marry tlio cook who made
I. : littlo cakes when ho was a boy. ?At
? uon Globe.
First ttaruoan llollc -"What horr
instincts those Christian women n
'' have." Second Hamoan Hollo?"V
' dear?" "I am told that they aotai
wear livo lizards for ornaments.
' Indianapolis Journal.
Ambitious Young Person?"V
do you think is the first stop
0 should take in order to bocomea po<
e Experienced Editor (thoughtfull;
,s "Well, I should say take out a life
suramin policy."?Sotnorvillo Jonr
ie "The next gown I shall issue," i
" tlio ladies' tailor, "will lie the trim
, of the century." "Indeed," said
p. humble assistant. ' Yes. indeed,
h will be impossible to tell from
sha)>o that there is a woman in i1
all."?Indianapolis Journal,
it If you ?ould know tho differenc
y the speed of the shooting star and
s canal mule, quietly observe a ma
the act of taking money from a del
y and thrnnting it into his pocket;
w ihrtn wfih*h him mm hn lul/?u o xlx
ir from his pocket to shower upo
|> creditor.? Puck.
Hmall Boy (to grooei)--"If
P please, Mr. Wellby, my mother w
>e to know if you will give hor ai
manac?" (Iroccr (leaning over
counter) - "But, my little man, i
tnnlhor iIhau nnf crof l?ot*
hero." Small Boy -"No, Mr. Wei
n but wo borrow your whoelbarrow
9, Ttt-Bit*.
Pendragou ? "Hollo, Wordlo
.you'ro looking way up. Where'd
^ got you'ro gooil clothos?" Wordh
K ?"Ob, I'm doing finely. Oct
? rioh. lVndragon "Why, how'n tl
Hie last tiino I sow yon yon loo
y like a tramp, and ootnplainod that
** couldn't get an artielo accept
?* Wordleigh ? "Oh, yos; but now
** roadiug a nor ion of unpublished mi
0 ncripta before tho Bellamy Litei
'* Ulnb."? Brooklyn Life.
K
I)
n Mr*. Janet Baldwin, of San Fi
it riHCo, wantn Mexico to puy her 91
'Km for the murder of her Imahnui1
bandit* in that country in 1887,
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
' *
A BOY DISCOVERER.
r Who were tho first inhabitants of
America? That has ever boon, pcr?
hapH, ever will be, a dispute among
scientists. People from Asia, crossing
Behring Htraits, emigrants from un"
lucky Atlantis cither may havo found
a pleasant home in our land in prehistoric
times.
Be that as it may, one fact has been
clearly proved?the great continent of
y America was discovered by a boy of
16, nearly 450 years boforo Columbus
was born.
Traditions of the Northmon tell
cry that, about tho year 1000 Uergolf, an
Iceland trader, fitted out two vessels
I for a voyage to Greonland. Ho gavo
,l>^' the command one of theso vessels
to Bioru, his son, who, although only
16 years of age, ~i?s u be!;?, .^cigv.
nan Bailor. A violent tempest arose when
and they wore quite near their destination,
and the young commander's ship was
in- driven southwest beforo a furious
lo*? northeast golo. t
His men, superstitous and cruel, roiow
'd his authority, but the boy
was cool and undaunted, end managed
1%?4 111H r 11 fin VAcnol na ^" 1 1 rrL*
Linv ~ .VBUV4 nn uuni uu VUU1U. X 1113
Tho storm lusted sveral dayB, driving thom
furiously on, thon cleared in the
ir? night. Lo, tho morning Ban revealed
' a strange land to the eyes of tho won.
<loring bailors. They were ns eager
asK- RH they had been ready to
a.? condemn.
"Tho gods love our leader," they
you cried, aloud. "He shall bo our king
and rule this new land that ho lias dials
ivcred."
j They anchored tho vessel in a shcl1?,
tured bay and went on shore. They
iter found the climate delightful. The
silvery streams wero tilled with lino
ker salmon and other tlsh. Gigantic trees
covered the hills of the interior, rank
y it .
vegitatiou skirted the shores of tho
I hat nverHwit
"The lumber here is worth a fornud
tune," cried Hiorn exultantly.
Iceland has no forests, and such
vast tracts seemed more valuable than
a diamond Held to the hardy Norse
<lr. youth.
ago "Yes," he continued, excitedly, "wo
nod will return to Icolnnd for a colony.
Surely thin country ??'<* 41?**
the shores of Iceland or Greenland
one *'?thor."
;n n Ah the founding of Buch n colony
'1bh? war too large an undertaking for him
3?* alone, Biorn hastened to form a partnerHhi))
with his friend Leif, son of
Eric the Bed, a youth but little older
^,1 than himself. They sighted the now
te." Innd, but at a point where it was barren
and rocky. Leif was dissatisfied,
cell ujul would have turned back, but for
the determined opposition of his ean..
guiuo friend. They called tho place
llelleland, and the low sandy shore
you beyond it whh named Markland. Leif
i??" grumbled and wished to return to Ice?ot
laud.
"No, I found it once, wo shall sure
ly find it again,' Biorn cried,enconragjyc>
r.. i i - ?
uo- 1,1 IW" ""J" l,,B 'ttiTn was relinn
warded, and they anchored ia the bay
him whore ho hail tirst landed. Wibl grapes
c ?* wero plenty, and they called the spot
.j j Vinluud. They woro so well satisfied
mist w't'1 i^ey resolved to pass the
Hiy, winter there, after coasting to tho
illy south and west, an well an sailing
through tho Gulf of Ht. Lawrence.
Tho shortest day of that winter was
eight hours, ? fact which proven that
0ty Vinlaud wnn not north of what is now
y)? Newfoundland, else the days would
in- have been shorter.
Da^* In tho npring they loaded their vos4a?'^
sol with valuable lumber and returned
"his to
It Iliorn and Leif fitted out nnothor
ite larger expedition, but owing to an unt
,k? fortunate qunrrol Leif nailed alone
with seventy of both sexes, to found
^.J11 hi? eolonv. Norwegian history dotho
' ,, , ,
n jT| eliiros that ho sailed as far south as
utor Newport, K. I. Homo claim that tho
and old stone structnro in Newport Park
was erected as a fort by these colonists
; others doclnro that it was a mill
for grinding their wheat and corn.
IDutnihAltU
uui? > ><' ?ut? w. iuu waiivi >n Yeu?u ny
t nl- the mystery of the past, perhaps never
to be revealed,
iron* Theso northmen claim, alao, that
U,y their people explored our coast as far
as'FIorida, yet they did not attempt to
hold the land which was surely theirs
igh, by right of discovery.
y?'1 Onr accounts of them are traditiontiuu
ft'* ',ut establish the facts that
fiat? Amorica was discovered by a boy years
>ked boforo the groat Columbus saw the
y?n light, and that Snori, born of Norse
parents, wan the first American whito
child of whom wo have mention,
rary ? [Portland (Mc.) Transcript.
The Critical Word.
He?Does your daughter speak the
0l) foreign languages?
I |,j She-Not very much; but she has
learned to say yes in six of them.
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