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TO A Fair bud, I am not one of those .Who fly afield in love's keen throes And write of her in terms of you, n J promise not to, gentle rose. . Why shrink from me??oh, rose, tut, tut! I walk with no poetic strut, Behold!?my clothes are qu^e in style, Observe!?my hairs of recent cut. I gaze at you without a wink. I say: "A pretty shade of pink? A meritorious sort of plant When taken all in all, I think. jf;V I' gl | | AUNT PATTY' |4| ? m IDX'T I go quick?'* 'Well, )c tolerable." said Aunt Patty, ?? O I I O passing the wliisk which ^ she had just pulled out of thumb and finger to see if the loaf was thoroughly done. "And I can go to Jessie Wells' this afternoon, can't I? You promised." "No, Martha, I didn't quite promise." f"But I rau every step of the way, indeed I did, auntie; and I made all BpV the beds and dusted." There was a tremor in Martha Parker's voice, and the tears came almost gfe into her eyes. ? "I'll tell you at noon. There, it is I ' ten minutes to nine, and you will be i late to school if you do not start this |g.' instant." , "But, Aunt Patty " 3 "II yuu lui auumci iwiu, ^^ I- . cannot go at all. How often have I told you about answering back?" U * Martha picked up her two books J i'. and whirled herself out of the door 1 H 1 like a tornado, without a word of i |||. good-morning. 1 s "The cross old thing!" she half" sobbed, as she went out of hearing. "She never does let me do anything! I may try and try, and it doesn't amount 1 to?a rqw of pins. And if I can't go '< to that croquet party I'll be just as bad as ever I can be." ' I think Martha commenced right < away. She climbed over the fence and ran down into the lot for an apple, 1 and what with that and the eating of 1 it she was late for school. "My aunt sent me to do an errand," J she said to Miss Lewis. "Well, you must bring a note, then, 1 or lose a mark. I want you to under- i stand that school begins promptly at nine." ! That made Martha still more cross, i She slammed the lid of her desk and then hurried out to take her place in J her class. It was spelling, and the .very first word she missed, and had ] to go down one. And then she "didn't ! care" in real good earnest, and she I was a very troublesome cnna unui Sp- twelve o'clock. "When she went home to dinner she 5 r '- found Grandma Fields sitting by the { open window in Aunt Patty's tidy 1 kitchen. Now Grandma Fields really was not grandmother to anybody, but ; she was old and sweet and pretty, ' with a wrinkled face and' snow-white [ hair; a gown of soft drab, that, though 1 it was made in the fashion of her 1 young days, had almost come round again. It was gored, plain waisted, > and with coat sleeves: but it had no ruffles nor bugles. Then she had a silvery-colored kerchief crossed over ! her bosom, and a white lawn cap, and altogether she was as attractive-look- i ing as any grandmother you would i Wish to see. She had not a relation in the world, and yet everybody's house was open to her, and she visited ? about, sewing and knitting and darnKU Ing, and sometimes taking care of sick | people. She was seventy, but she did ??. not seem old. There was always a |> great stack of invitations ahead of 1 her, and two months ago Miss Patty Parker had sent for her. "She does so enjoy harvest apples," said Miss Patty, "so let us have her t fi here right in the first of them. And it r-- i^ill give me a good start with all the clothes and bedding and stockings." . Aunt Patty kept house for her k brother, Mr. Nathan Parker. He was |?v, a very comfortable farmer, a widower r . with three boys and one girl. A very clean, orderly, upright woman was 'Aunt Patty, but somehow i/ Nathan was so careless, so dilatory. The children were heedles, impertinent, fk-k idle, and, try her best, she never could & make anything of them. She worked very hard, and she used to get very much discouraged. This was her side of the story. Farmer Parker came in delighted to see the placid, cheerful face of his : guest. Did I tell you she was a Quaker? Well, she was, through there nr?e nn Tri'iondc' mooKnff witliin TTUO iiV A iAVUUg H iiUiil vmj miles, so it wasn't her Sunday churchgoing that kept her in such a tranquil state. Behind the farmer came his eldest son, George, about seventeen. He had been to the mill and the store that morning, and put down the basket. Aunt Patty began to unpack at once. "Will that calico do? The other was all sold. This is the same pattern, but it has a pink flower instead of a lilac. I like it better." -it doesn't look like a good wash pink." and Aunt Patty viewed it critically. "But it was for my bod, and I? liked it," said George, with a deorceating effort to smooth matters over. "And it is not as good quality. If you can't do just what you are told, | i y?u had better do nothing. And you ||j % ROSE. [ "A bit too pale?a trifle faint? I should suggest a touch of paint To brighten up the spots on you < * AY hen nature mowed undue restraint. As by you on the crass I lie 1 i'eel no symptoms of a sigh, Although 1 note your perfume sweet, My spirits stay extremely high. And yet?your blush, your dainty pose, The bashful way your petals close, Remind me oi'?oh, pardon me? I promised not to, gentle rose. ?Thomas Ybarra. 'S BALANCE.]) ? r?j II? ( didn't get lemon extract!*' taking up a ( bottle. "You said I might get lemon or vanilla?Tom begged for vanilla." ( "As if Tom's wants were to rule the . household." ] "And here is a whisk broom. You were saying that you needed one, you , know." j "But what made you get a red one? I have told you several times, George, ( that green whisks were always the best. And there was not the slightest , hurry about it. I would rather have ] chosen it myself." . And so Aunt Patty went through , the purchases. Nothing quite suited. Meanwhile Davie and Martha came home from school. Tom was working for a neighboring farmer. The family y sat down to their meal, and Grandma Fields said her brief Quaker grace. "Did you know all your lessons?" ] asked Aunt Patty. Martha hung her > iiead. "I did hope you would have one good week, Martha; you never seem to get full marks." j "And she was late," said Davie. ( Martha swallowed over a great sigh. , "There was no need of your being ] late, Martha. Next time don't stop and argue." "Of course I can't go now, anyhow," thought Martha; but she arose and began to help clear the table. "Maybe thee would, like to look over thy lesson?" said grandma, in her soft tone. "There is only arithmetic this afteraoon, and geography in the big map." "And the more time children have to play the more they want to play," was the sharp comment. "They are a good deal like kittensplay comes natural," was the soft rejoinder. "You cannot go, if that is what you are hanging around for," said Aunt Patty, presently; "and come straight Pome from school, too, or you'll be sorry for it." Martha went off sullenly, and after making a good deal of trouble in school, came home in the same mood. She wondered if she couldn't run away, Dr if some one would not take her to tend a baby, or do chores; anything would be better than Aunt Patty's sharpness. But instead she hung up her sun hat and sat down to sew an aver seam in a hateful sheet. And half a dozen girls were having a good time at Jessy Wells'. "That is sewed very neatly," said grandma. Aunt Patty looked at it. "Well, it's middling. You have soiled it. a good deal; how often have I told you to wash your hands before j-ou commence sewing? Now you can j nnt on that old skirl- and <ro out and ? ? ? ? < weed that row of strawberries." Weeding was not a favorite employ- 3 ment. Davie came presently and they i began to play "tag" around the beds < until Aunt Patty spied it out, and sent ] Davie to look for eggs. "I don't believe you have found half ' of them," she said, when he came in. 1 "Come in and set the table, Martha," 1 she called, presently. "Now, to-morrow afternoon you will have to finish that ] row. You have been a bad, indolent girl to-day." It was so with most of Martha Parker's days. And yet the neighbors, and generally Miss Lewis, thought her a pretty good little girl. "But no one can ever suit Aunt Patty," the child .said to Grandma J Fields; "it's always something. Oh, I , wish you lived here and kept house," ' and Martha kissed the wrinkled hand. ! "I'm sure I don't know what to d? ; with those children!" Aunt Patty said as she sat sewing with grandma. "They do not improve one bit. I think they grow worse." The sweet eyes rested on the fretted face. Now Miss Patty Parker was ' not an unhandsome woman; indeed, in girlhood she had been very pretty. "Isn't thy balance a 'little out of gear, Patty?" "My balance?" ejaculated the aston ished lady. "Yes. Is thee careful to give good weight? Like begets like, you know." "I can't imagine what you mean." "Well, thee mustn't be offended, but 1 am afraid thee weighs a little too close. Thee seldom gives the children any credit for good measure, and the little over makes a good difference in the feelings of others." "But you don't mean?and it does injure children to be praising them continually," was the rather jerky rejoinder. "Has thee tried it?" Miss Parker sat silent. "Thee must not feel hurt, Patty, but I think thee means to be a just woman, and an ounce of feeling, or kindly regard, or appreciation, just as much belongs to its rightful owaer as a pound of butter. 'Thee sets a bad example in g-iving the children short weight, for they pay back in kind." Miss ratty considered grimly. Wasn't grandma right? She never did let the customer scale go quite -1?! ? -5 > ! 1. . 1* /\?? A/\1? rvl /I mo uuwii in mt'Mi ua;i\ iiuu^vnuiu uuuaio. ,-I suppose my temper is a little spoiled. Nathan and the hoys are very trying. But I want to do right, and if you think " "A just balance," said the sweet old voice. "Give what thee would like to get." "Oh, Aunt Tatty." cried her niece, flying in from school breathless and excited, "the whole menagerie is going to pass at the crossroads just at four. Can't Davie and I go, just for this once? There's the most splendid 1 chariots, and a great elephant, and " [ Davie brought up the chorus and promised to be such a good boy all day to-morrow. And Martha would sew a few blocks of patchwork the next day. "There, children, don't be so noisy. Davie, will you promise to mind sister? And Martha, will you keep hold of his hand, and not let him go into any danger?" It was wonderful that she did not say, "I know I cannot trust vou." The children promised and ran off delighted, and it was full supper time when they reached home again, their faces attesting their enjoyment. "Now, I'll run and hunt up the eggs,'' said Davie, as soon as he had linished iiis meal. "I had to go out to the barn, and I j lid it,'' said his aunt. "Oh, Aunt Patty, how good you i were! We'll, I'll bring the chips and j iindlings," and he came tugging a j jreat basketful, though generally this was one of the boy's hardships. "What a nice lot," said Aunt Patty. Davie stared. "Isn't there something else? Don't rou want a pitcher of water?" "George brought one." So Davie sat on the doorstep with lis father and told him all about the nagerie, and it was quite dark when lunt Patty called him to go to bed. Martha hurried round the next mornng, and found time to sew one block )f patchwork. And she was in such i gay good humor all day that Miss Lewis asked her if she was bewitched. "I think I must be, for Aunt Patty iraised me this morning," was her reply. It really was quite wonderful what i change came over the Parker houselold. The children were not angels, md they often forgot in the midst >f their best intentions; but there was i more generous allowance made for :hem, a good weight thrown into the lalance. For sometimes the kindly mpulse, the ready will, is as much is the deed itself. And she found that :lie generous measure, reacted upon ie::self. The pleasant temper of her j iarlier years came back. One morning Aunt Patty found a beautiful handkerchief case lying over aer plate at the breakfast table. The j sides were gilt bristol board, with her j nitials handsomely worked in green, j ind around the edge a puff of green ibbon. And inside were two pretty iandkerchiefs, and some neatly lemmed ruffling for neck and wrists. The donors' names were attached. George had given the material, Martha lad done the work, and her father had purchased its contents. Aunt Patty was so surprised that at irst she could hardly speak, and her irst impulse was to call it a piece of foolishness; then she bent over and iissed the little girl. "Oh, Aunt Patty, I'm so glad you Ike it?we all are! Gracie Conover made one just like it for her mother, ind I thought, and we all thought?" "That my birthday deserved a remembrance? Thank you all. I hope I shall grow a little better?" "But you have grown just splendid,'' Interrupted Martha. "Somehow you make me think of Grandma Fields, mly she is a Quaker and an old ady " "There, don't flatter me any more. < rhe coffee will get cold. I have been using her balance lately?it gives better weight," and Aunt Patty blushed. The children stared, but their father tiad a quiet little twinkle in his eye.? Waverloy Magazine. Th? Kalwr'i Kitchen. Feeding the German Emperor is no | light task. Despite all that is said about the Kaiser's Spartan habits, there are few monarchs who keep more elaborate tables. He has no iess than four chefs? Schliedenstucker, a German; Harding, an Englishman; an Italian and a Frenchman?so that he can have his meals for the day served in the style of whatever nation he may happen to fancy. Each of these chefs lias his staff of assistants; while, in addition, there is an individual who may safely be described as "sausage maker to the Kaiser." His majesty is very fond of the huge white frankfurter sausage, and has a supply of them made fresh every day in his own kitchen. TVlien engaged in maneuvring his army on a big field day these frankfurters and bread washed down with lager beer invariably form the Kaiser's lunch. In addition to all these cooks there is a special staff to prepare meals for the younger of the princes and the princess, who are not allowed to partake of the rich dishes the elder members of the family indulge in.?Stray Stories. To Practice What He Preaches. The Archbishop of Westminster has become a total abstainer. Like Cardinal Manning, he has recognized the havoc made among his flock by drunkenness, and as he must preach teetotalism to those who need it, he has decided to practice it as well. - o,. ' <y.* tMTsJfsi \ SOliTH CAROLINA lj j STATE NEWS ITEMS. j Adams Gets Nomination. At a district convention 01 tne republicans of the fourth congressional district held in Greenville, J. Duncan Adams, the present United States marshal, was nominated for congress to oppose J. T. Johnson at the general election. Every county in the district was represented at the meeting. * * * Crossed Wires Cause Fire. Considerable excitement was caused at Rock Hill by the crossing of the Catawba Power Company's wires with one of the telephone connections. Every telephone bell in the city rang. The fuses were burned out in the telephone exchange, and a small blaze started. Several slight fires were discovered in time to be put out before much damage was done. * * Negroes Name White Candidate. In the republican congressional convention at Charleston, John A. Noland, a white man, was nominated for i onnorroos fnr tho Pirst Histrirt Of I VV11Q* voo *v* VMW wv South Carolina. This is the first time a white man has been put up by the republicans in this district in many years, and he received the unanimous vote of the convention, in which he was the only white man entitled to a seat on the floor. * This Hazing Cut Short. While hazing a new boy, three students of Wofford college fitting school were badly cut, one receiving a deep cut in the thrat, severing almost entirely the ear. The others were only slightly injured. The fracas began when three of the old students attempted to haze an under classman, who turned upon them with a knife and a pair of brass knucks. As a result all three were wounded, but the hazing was cut short. * * * Machinist Mangled by Belting. H. Clyde Briggs, a machinist who is employed at Pacolet Mills No. 3, met instant death during a few minutes' shut down of the machinery. Briggs took occasion to adju?t the rope belt which, is connected with the main fly wheel, and the machinery suddenly starting, the man was hurled with great force against the face of the giant wheel, death ensuing instantly. His head and shoulders were crushed. He was a married man and had been employed by tne Pacolet com pany for about sixteen years. ? * * % Murray Convicted of Felony. A Columbia dispatch s&ys: George Washington Murray, who has been appointed postmaster at Huger, Sumter county, has been convicted of a felony, a jury of that county having found him guilty of forging the name of an old negro from whom Murray bought some land. Murray was in congress once, js rich, and was defended by the best lawyers in Sumter, and yet his guilt was so apparent that he was convvicted. Another republican negro, accused of felony in this state, is Aaron Preoleau, a mail clerk, and candidate for congress from Charleston. Receiver Named for Cotton Mill. The Valley Falls cotton mills, of Spartanburg county, operating 3,400 spindles and 100 looms, with a pay roll of $2,000 per month, has been placed in the hands of a receiver. '">. K. Wilson, cashier of the Spartanburg Central National bank was appointed receiver. The application was made by the company, which is capitalized at $75,000. Among the petitioners are the Golden Foundry and Machine Company, of Georgia. The petition was filed in the United States court The principal creditors of the mills are the firm of Montgomery & Crawford, of Spartanburg. The mills indebtedness is said to be nearly the amount of the J capital stock, $75,000. It is expected that further litigation will ensue on account of the two actions having inc-fjruto^ in twn rnnrts. lUOLUUbVU AAA v >. w - * * * A Fatal Race Riot. A riot occurred one nigbt recently at Lucknow, a town in Lee county, and as a result Harvey Lang, a young white man. and Ezekiel Aral, a negro, are dead. Lang, who was a clerk in his brother's store, went to Aral's house to collect a bill from his daughter. The woman denied the account and hot words were exchanged. Later the i matter was related to Ezekiel, who, with other negroes, went to Lang's store and renewed the quarrel. | Seeing that he was facing the crowd alone. Lang pulled down a shotgun and shot Ezekiel, who died from his wounds. , In the mix up some one struck Lang with a stick, which resulted in his death. At the coroner's inquest the jury found that Aral came to his ! death from gunshot wounds at the hands of Ilarvey Lang, and that Lang was killed by Aral wi:h a heavy stick. J * * * Poisoned Bride Yields to Death. Mrs. Bert Gregory, the bride of but four weeks, who v^as poisoned at Union by taking strychnine with calo mel, whether accidental or intention ol nf Vmchrm/I CLl KJL1 LUV; jjai C Vi I ing to be proved, died after lingerhr unconscious for many hours. At the inquest now adjourned until strong evidence was introduced against the husband, though he still maintains his innocence. The young woman, who thought she was taking a dose of calomel, but afterwards was seized with convulsions, never regained consciousness, and the only statement she made was cf th-t to the physician when he first arrived. It was thought at one time that the woman would recover, but she gradually grew worse. At the coroner's inquest some sensational testimony was brought out. Boyd Harris, with whom the couple had been living since their marriage, testified that the young husband insisted on his wife taking the medicine which he had secured from a local physician and which, after some persuasion, protesting against needing it, she took it. Gregory was arrested while his wife lay at the point of death, but was released under $500 bond when it was thought that his wife would recover. He maintains his innocence. * * Augustans are Interested. A dispatch from Augusta', Ga., says: A recent decision in a Carolina liquor case is of considerable interest to the liquor dealers of this city, who have had considerable trouble, owing to the seizure of shipments into the state by dispensary constables. The decision is of interest because it defines the rights of a non-resident shipper of whiskies and nmits the power of the constable to seize and hold shipments. The decision is to the effect that no shipment of whiskies can be seized while in the hand.s of a common carrier, not even if the carrier is a drayman, delivering the goods to the rightful owner. The goods must first pass into the hands of the owner and be released legally to him. This means that shipments of liquor cannot be seized while in the hands of railroads, steamship companies, or while being delivered to the owners by a transfer company or common drayman. * * Vindictive Politics. (From The Atlanta Jpurnal.) The postoffice department has made public the appointment of George Washington Murray, a negro and an ex-congressman, as postmaster at' the fourth-class office of Huger, S. C. This is President Roosevelt's reply, we presume, to the democratic contention that he is a menace to the peace on/1 nmcnpritv nf the white and col aau yi ored races of the south?a defiant answer if one of that character was hurled out of the white house. In addition to the objection raised by the community against the appointee?an objection which in itself should have sufficient \ weight with the president to cause the appointment to be annulled?there is another and more serious consideration to be weighed. It is stated in reports from the state capital of South Carolina that Murray has been convicted of forgery. This report has been published in the newspapers broadcast, and as yet we have heard of no actioi* that has been taken by the administration towards removing the negro from office. It seems to be a case of vindictive reprisal on the part of the president. For our part we are not in the least surprised since it is on a level with the other administrative acts towards the white people of the south to whom Roosevelt's candidacy does not appeal i and from whom he cannot hope to draw political strength. He had never allowed the appointment of a negro postmaster, we feel confident, a rommunitv of white people I whom he had reason to expect assistance in his race for the presidency. DECLINE TO CARRY MAILS. Tacoma Company Notifies Govern, ment of Calchas Affair. Official notice was received in Washington Monday by the postofflce department in a telegram from E"odwell & Co., of Tacoma, Wash., that they decline to carry the United States mails during the remainder of the Russo-Japanese war on account of the ; seizure of the mails on the steamer ' Calchas, which sailed from Tacoma early in July. Fifteen Hundred Miners Strike. Fifteen hundred miners employed I by the Massillon, 0., Coal fining j Company went on strike Monday, deI manding an advance of 2 cents a ton over the scale fixed last April for ma chine mining. WaTson's Headquarters in Gotham. Headquarters for Thomas E. Wati son, presidential candidate of the people's party, were opened in New York city Monday in the Hoffmann house, i The rooms are four in number, on ! the first floor. Melville G. Paliser will be in charge of the headquarters. \ V-.. ; Vt WAR ON THE ROADS i . I Inaugurated at Meeting of Atlanta Business Men. SEEK EQUITABLE RATES J> i Gross Discrimination is Charged and a Campaign of Protest and Do. cided Action is Enthusiastically Launched. * j ? 1 To arouse the people of Georgia to ; the importance of protecting their I commerce, to awaken them to the necessity of preserving the powers of their railroad commission, to stir up > I the people to the necessity of protect- > ing themselves, their homes and their property from the railroads that are ! now discriminating against the state. ' to strike the railroad interests in the courts, to prevent the granting of frani chises and concessions, and to create t ?. in Georgia an anti-railroad sentiment | that will make the roads now discrimi' nate against the merchants and manu1 J--4? ?' ! ? tha mattflT ft# > laciurera ui uic duuc m wv ... m '. freight rates realize the unwisdom of * their nresent course. ; That is what was determined upon Thursday night at a special meeting of [ 100 enthusiastic manufacturers of Atlanta who met at the call of the At- J lanta Freight Bureau. The campaign has already started. . J The manufacturers of Atlanta have pledged themselves to devote their time and their money to this campaign, the newspapers have thrown open their columns .editorial, news and advertising to the press committees from the > bureau and the people of Georgia will be given facts about the discrimination against their merchants and manufacturers that the people have never before dreamed of. - , | As one of the speakers of the evening expressed it?Hon. Clark Howell. ! and he was cheered to the echo for the j sentiment?if the present injunction I suit in the United States district court, | is lost, is decided in favor of the railI roads, if it is lost by the city in every court between here and Washing- 1 ton and is decided against Atlanta by ; the supreme court of the United States; N , the fight against the railroads, will then only have commenced by the people of Georgia; the people will only then be awakened to the evils of the > nn A ikoo Will flWfllrPD tft | ouuau.a, such an extent before the. fight ends that the railroads will be sending com- * mittees to Georgia to confer with the representatives of the people. Speeches were made by President W. E. Newill, of the Atlanta Freight Bureau, by Mayor Evan P. Howell, who spoke of the fact that coal which "osts $5 a ton in Atlanta is being sold for $2.65 per ton in Louisville, which , * is only 40 miles nearer the coal fields than Atlanta; by W. A. Wimbish,-who . stated that the sovereignty pf the state 1 and its right to exercise police powers 1 I of the railroads must be maintained; ' ! by Luther Z. Rosser, who declared that the people must give the railroads to understand that this sovereign people ! will "raise the devil" until they get I fair treatment; by Editor Clark How- * J ell, of the Constitution, who statdd that the columns of his newspaper were open ^ for the contest and who promised to give as much of his time and his money as any other man in conducting the fight; by Alderman i James G. Woodward, who promised to j 'deal with the situation when his term ! of office as mayor commences next ! year; by C. W. McClure, B. M. Blount, : Louis "Gholstin, George Spence and j others. At the close of the meeting, on no tion of B. M. Blount, and upon the second of Mayor Howell, President New j ill was empowered to appoint a eom mittee to present the claims of the At: lanta Freight Bureau to the manufaej turers of Atlanta who are not now members of the organization, and to I start the campaign against the railroads. The motion was adopted. AFTER BUFFALO GRAFTERS. Crtixens are Startled at Disclosures of Municipal Rottenness. Buffalo, N. Y., is house-cleaning. Results already achieved have startled citizens generally and have thrown ; corrupt officials into a panic. Dis| closures in prospect, it is promised on j good authority, will appall the law i abiding and will start a procession ef grafters to-state's prison. Three aldermen and four ex-aldermen are under indictment on the 1 charge of taking bribes. Most of them ' are accused of taking small amounts. TRAINING SHIP LAUNCHED. New Steel Vessel Sent Into Her Element at Mare Island Navy Yard. The training ship Intrepid "was successfully launched at Mare island navy yard at Vallejo, Cal.. Saturday. . The Intrepid is one of the new steel training ships provided for by an act of congress approved March 3, 1903, and for which an appropriation of $370,000 each was made.