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WATEREUEY EVENING DEMOCRAT, FHIDAY, 'DECEMBER 13,. 1895 - i - irr Tfl tar.J i 03 -t -r Cy i, MILD f-lJtX. r IMS lv " rv Do aot be deceived ay ixifrinje raents'of came, package or cigar ette. THE ONLY GENUINE Sweet Gaporai Cigarettes Bear the fac simils signature of on Ihe package and on cadi cigsretie. TAKE NONE WITHOUT. When Birds Arc Frlsliteced. As tho balloon neared Petersileld we entered a dense bank of clouds and ran In them fcr come three miles, emerging over the chalk downs and skimming about 150 feet over a windmill. Pass ing over a large rabbit warren, it was amusing to witness tho alarm of the bunnies as they dived into their bur rows, which from above presented the appearance of hundreds cf circular black spots. Balloons have a ti 'Tying effect on all birds. As one paiv:..; ever a farmyard tb.ere.iB always a regular stampede of the fowls under cover, while ducks dash into the ponda and dive frantically to avoid the supposed danger. Tho effect of tho diving is moet absurd, as seen from above, for often, owing to tho transparency of the water, the violent efforts cf the ducks to hide themselves are plainly visible. Wild .birds, espe cially came, are alio much perturbed at ihe sight of the balloon, pheasants crow ing loudly and running off, while par tridges which have been flushed drop ike etones into a neighboring hedge row. Sheep also seem much alarmed, but cattle and hordes appear to take no interest in the matter. Macmillan's Magazine. Drydockcd on an Iceberg. The strange experience of being dry docked on an iceberg is told cf by Cap tain Chester of a Pacific coast fishing echooner. He says that he made fast, to a big berg which was Etranded elf the coast of Alaska for the purpose cf re plenishing fiis stock of ice, and after getting eorao 30 tons cf it on board, the berg suddenly careened over to the side opposite that on which the schooner was made fast, and lilted her high and dry out of water, held fast in a groove. The men took the boats and went to a eaf5 distance to watch tho proceedings. The berg gradually settled more and more, lifting the schooner higher and higher, until htr anchor cable caught the strain. Then, as the end of the berg went up, the anchor held and pulled the schooner off, bows first and unharmed. The rest of the ice was loaded by boats, and th8 schooner kept clear of the berg. Intelligent Children. A boy was told to construe "cratio nem fecit," cr some such phrase, by "made a harangue. " He did as ho was told, but stared to that his teacher said: "Why, yen know what a haranguo is, den't you?" The bey said he thought it was n kind of monkey; on which the teacher stRred, too, till "orang cutnng" came into his head. I ence asked a class why Adam and Eve were not ashamed when they were naked in paradise. I wanted, of. course, ronio form of the theological answer that shame comes. from sin, but all I got was : "Please, sir, there wasn't no body to look at 'cm !" in a tone as if the child -who answered was thinking, "How can yon ask such a silly question?" Notes and Queries. - - j ;c Buchanan and Lyall have the best and cleanest factory in the United States. That's why . L. Tobacco never contains impurities. II If t WW LITTLE AMERICANO. BT OLIVE 'GUNDY. Copyright, 1SC-3, "by American Precs Associa tion.! "King's going cut fcsyend Dcvil'a river to get hides. He's a great hand at roping mustangs and the like. Ycu might like the experience. It's a man fersaken country, but thcro's Hce gr.me thore." "And Atwocd will bo home by tho timo wo get back," calculated Atwocd's guest, who had sought thoCcncho ranch as a restorative for exhausted energies. "Thanks. I'll ruako the trip." The city man of affairs and tho mus tang hunter had camped together for a week without seeing a sign of human habitation, when one morning -they came across a ncci: oi sneep leeamg among the thick leaved cactus on a high plateau. "In good condition, too," coniinsnted King. "Some one must reap tho benefit of the wool." Eis comp?.nion's eyes, however, had noticed something mcro interesting than sheep. "A girl 1" ho exclaimed. "And she ym'fc a Mexican, either. Vm going to talk to her." Dismounting and leading his hcrro ho overtook the young person, who was hur rying away from them. "Good morning!" he said. "Wo are strangers here and would liko to speak to you. Is the lamb sick?" noticing tho little creature she held in her arms, whose head sho was stroking with cne brown hand. "No; he isn't sick, but his mother is dead. I'm going to feed him at home." . "Is your home far from here?" "No. Just under tho bluff. " She spoke in good English, but with a slight fow?ign accent. "Show us tho way, please," said Holt. "We would liko to speak to your people. Wo have not exchanged a word with any one since wo crossed the Di vide." The girl hesitated and flushed crim son. "You aro welcome," she said, "but Miguel is cross and doesn't liko stran gers. " "Is Miguel your brother?'" "Oh, no. I never had a brother, and my father is now long dead. . Roderigo, Anita and Jiiguel are Mexicans." "Let us go with you," urged Holt. The abode to -which she conducted them was set so completely in under the bluff that the trail led down over a part of the roof. A thick clump of cedars hid it from the view of any one across the river. When the hunters stopped to tie their horses, King cautioned his companion against trusting these Mexicans. "I think we can trust to theso, " re joined Holt, touching his pistol.. "I mean to find out what this girl is doing here. I believe there is some mystery about it. " . They walked in under the shade of the porch, canopied with cedar boughs supported on upright poles. On a broad bench set against the out er wall a man lay asleep with his hat tilted over his eyes. A middle aged Mexican woman was speaking excitedly to the girl in Spanish, but she smiled at tho salutation of the visitors and mo tioned them to step within. Three sides of the living room and the roof wer3 formed cf the solid rock of the bluff, but an open door showed another apart ment, perhaps two others, whose wTido open windows let in light and air. Holt's exploring eyes caught sight of several bound volumes on a shelf. .The noise of their spurs on the stony ground cr their voices roused the sleeper outside, and as he entered the doer the hunters recognized a forbidding looking Mexican, who had passed them on a narrow trail a few days before. This was evidently Miguel, who was "cross" today, and who had been imbibing too much strong drink. Upon Holt'3 ex plaining that their visit was a social cne, and endeavoring to draw him into conversation, ho replied curtly in tolera blo 32nglish and shortly betook himself again to his bench outside. "Get the whisky from the, saddlebags and make things pleasant for him while I talk to the women," Holt whispered to King, and from Anita, as she tended f her pcis susr; jnded over the open fire, he learned that the little Amvs sano's father was killed by a fali from his horso many years before; that Roderigo, her husband's father, who had waited ou the signer fcr long, had then sent beyond the Eio for her to take care of tho child. Tho kindly face looked wor ried as she spoke of her charge, and judging from Miguel's boisterous laugh ter at King's jokes that ho was being propitiated Holt intimated that ho would liko to speak with the young lady. "Certez, eertez," agreed the woman, smiling. "The qncritaa lonely is all ze day." And she pointed through the open window of the adjoining room. The girl was fondling the face of a finely formed cream white mare, at whose side steed a colt, a tiny copy of its mother. "Muncino always comes down from the bluff for water every day at this time," sho said, stooping to un loose tho hobble from the f oro legs of tho animal. "Do you ride her much?" asked Holt, as tho mare moved away. "I used to, but fcr a long time now I am hardly allowed to go out of Anita's sight. When I do ride, Roderigo gees, too, and he likes not to ride fast. " "If hvohad known, yoa might hive ridden with us," said Holt. An eager look shone in her eyes. "Ah, to gallop fast and far it would be nice 1" she exclaimed. A sudden impulse seized the man at her side. - "Are yea happy here?" he asked. "Are they kind to ycu? Believe me, I would servo you if I could 1" "Anita is good. She loves me," the girl responded slowly. "I am sure of it, . because ono day she put her arms around tue all 'at once, when sho and Miguel had been quarreling dreadfully, and I heard her tell him that she was willing to die fer mo if necessary, and then she gave a great scb and pressed me clcso to her breast. Miguel was very angry. He cursed her and shock hi3 fii-t in her face." "And Miguel? Is he kind?" "Always. He brings mo pretty things from beyond the Rio, where he cells the wool. He brought me thhf-' (touching a f:o!d chvin about her throat) "and this, my fcto dxess, wbuh I wear becauso today I am 1 7. " Tbs drM?3 vis of f.ark blue, brccadi EtrifT, with laco abent the throat, and locsely tucked up slcsves, fashioned in such a way a3 to leave the pretty arm bao to tho elbow. Holt realized what hod made her appear such a striking picture among tho cactus blossoms. It was this gown cf chining, floating blue. "Wero you bom here?" ho asked. . "Ko. In San Antone. My mother had Spanish blood in her veins. My father said I had eyes liko hers Is your homo like this?" she questioned in her turn. "My home i3 in a great city," Holt answered smiling, "where people aro as thick as tho flowers on the plateau yonder." "And are there girls there like me?" with a wistful expression. "Plenty cf them. Tell mo how yon hp.ve been educated?" "iely father taught me to road, and I havo read my few books over and over. When the wind howls in the winter and tho sun hides, then I read." "Let me see your books." She brought them, the bound volumes he had noticed. Ou the title page was the name "Norman Loring" written in a nervous hand. , "What is your name?" asked Holt. " Vida. My father told me I should go east one day and live among my peo ple, but now there is no chance, though Miguel says he will soon take me to a beautiful place where everything is fine and grand, but then if there are only Castilians there, as he says, I shall not liko it." Anita called them to the midday meal, and in the porch they encountered an old, grey haired Mexican, looking dpwn on tho unconscious form of Mi guel, with an expression of mingled anxiety and aversion. King sat by smok ing a cigarette. The travelers learned from Roderigo that his son's evil tendencies wero a great distress to him. They could see that both wife and father were afraid of Miguel. "And the young lady? Does he ill treat her?" asked King. "Not so, cui'se him!" exclaimed the old man excitedly. "Sorry the day I brought him here to squander the sig nor's property and bring evil to his child. Miguel would put away Anita, tho faithful one, and marry with the beautiful Americano.1 Even in two days from now he plans to do it. And Fhe, the innocent, . thinks not of his wicked ways. Siguor, I am old. " Anita is a woman. We guard and watch the inno cent senorita, but what can we do if ho carries her beyond the Santa Rosa? I could kill him ! He is a devil, but he is my own flesh and blood." His listeners were horrified at this disclosure of villainy. "Tho gentlemen, is they marry?" asked Roderigo. "Then they take away for awhile the senorita, even though Miguel kill his father and Anita, too, through rage. " Holt and King conferred together, Anita was consulted. The result was that the hunters and their self assumed charge started beforo sunset that after noon for At wood's ranch. 1 ' Well, Holt, ' ' said his host as the two smoked together on the night of -arrival, "for an unmarried man, or men, for I share your misfortune, I should say you, or wTe, were in something of a box. " "What are you going to do about this marvelous find?" "Hunt up her relatives the first thing, ' ' answered Holt. ' But, ' ' reflect ing gloomily, "what if they don't choose to reccgnizo her?" "Loring is not an unusual name. I have beforo me the task of approaching, by word or letter, every individual Lor ing of whom I hear, at the risk of being thought most impertinent." "There's Norman Loring of New Or leans," mused Atwood; "he's well known to me, and one of tho best fel lows in tho7orld. " "Norman? Is his name Ncrman?" said Holt rapturously. "He might bo a nephew cr a cousin. This girl's father wa3 'Norman.' Write him at once, At wood, nnd it would be no harm to inti mate that the orphan has a flock of somo thousands of sheep and a bunch of good horses. Tho fact that ho won't have a pauper on his hands may sharpen bis memory." "Held now, Dick," said Awtord. "Loring i3 as upright as the day. He'll tell us the truth. " Atwood's friend proved to bo tho nephew of Vida's father,' who, ho wrote, "owing to financial and social troubles, had gone to Texas over 20 years before. His friends were unaware of his mar riage. If Mr. Holt on his way nortn would kindly escort Miss Loring as far as tho Crescent City, his mother wotald take charge of her niece. " In the interim the bachelor had ample opportunity to make things agreeabld fcr their guest, whose native good sense and entire freedom from artificiality charmed and interested them. Ono afternoon when Holt was riding at Vida's side a bullet whistled close, very close, to his ear. He turned in time to see Miguel creeping off through the cedars. A party scoured the country in search of him that night, but were unsuccessful. Anita and Roderigo wero the sole oc cupants of the ranch when King took possession cf it four months later at the instigation of the owner. "And what became of the heroins?" some one asked to whom this story w&a told. ' "Holt fell in love with her and would have married her if Atwood had not got ahead of him. " t'.'"l .-'I."" 'm' m ) I 1,11 , , '- ,.). j . u. iw AfU.wm Jl .ill.,. Ji J-j . I II II. ii.ii ii I Mi I... II I I jj;. ii w ih.i mm. ii i.Min i ii ,i iiaMit.i1iV4,t., w fl ; ..j. . i. .. - . - - . - - - - i, . rt- When biding tobacco, see that 3Tou get a brand that exactly suits your tasfe and temperament. If you appreciate a tobacco of high, quality nrjoy a cooi, sweet, aeiigntiui ft the height of tobacco perfection ; a tobacco tlfat neither bites the tongue, or fouls the pipe. Delights the young smolrer, thoroughly satisfies the old smoker. IVs all tobacco prepared by the LORILLARDS that's why. 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Paris Letter. How to Drape a Window Curtain. Fashion in window curtains is just as capricious as in everything else, and not only in the curtains themselves, but in the way they shall be draped. She is continually ordering different ways. Sometimes they hang in straight folds, again are tied back half way. They aro crossed at tho top and then drawn apart, and so on until the heart of the woman who makes it her business to keep up to date in everything fairly sinks within her. This season it seems to be understood that artistic folds are the correct thing. The curtain must be caught back far up and then allowed to fall over the rib bon, band or cord that ties it. This rule applies equally to silk or wash goods and is certainly very graceful. Better still, it can be accomplished by one's i own fingers, and there need be no long waiting for an upholsterer to find time to J hang the curtain. Philadelphia Times, j Kiss Kibtinalc'a Good Work. I . The now venerable Miss Nightingale, whoso state of health did not permit of her accept anco of the invitation to be present at the recent dinner to the Bala klava veterans, has devoted much of her timo and energy for some years past to tho promotion cf sanitation in North Bucks, where she has beon accustomed to spend much of her later life. She has been the life and soul of a movement for bringing intelligence to bear on tho management cf tho home, and sanitary matters generally, in a district whero such a movement was greatly needed. It has been carried on by the technical education committee of tho Bucks coun ty council, but Miss Nightingale has been the moving spirit, and very unos tentatiously has, in her declining years, been continuing in this way the prac tical bcnevolenco which so endeared her to all English hearts in th.o Crimean war. London News. Casket Call. "Girls' football," as tho popular bas ket ball is called by patronizing college students of the stronger sex, is, although shorn of somo of the rougher features that make the former a menaco to life and limb, not precisely a drawing room performance. It is usually played in colleges for women between the juniors and the sophomores in the gymnasium and in gymnasium dress. There are in tense cxcitement.shrill feminine screams and hurrahs, waving of class banners and encouragement of favorite players. Tne agility and strength displayed at a recent contest were remarkable and speke highly for the development of tho new woman. New York Times. Tlio Duchess of Teck's Way. The very best preserved woman of all the British nobility, the Duchess of Tcck, whose cheeks today are like dam ask roses and her laugh the sweetest in the world, regularly takes herself in hand for the blues as she would dose herself for a headache. If her usually excellent spirits seem sinking, she goes for a long hansom drive, quite alone, up and down London's gayest street. Sho shops a little, drops into a picture gal lery or two, and it was another English woman who told me she always took a Turkish fcath when her futnre seemed most dreary, r.nd after it found life had another aspect. London Letter. nuuo a "ULJb& cure Xirer Ills, Biliousness, Indigestion, Headache. A jlasw laxative. All Dvuzxlsts. smone, get V piLiu.,,(iini.n.iin . y 1 r m lmum "Hamlet" Up to Date. The following synopsis of "Hamlet" is used in the playbills by a company now touring the country. It causes "Hamlet" to read like an old time melo drama. The final line is not based on tho play : 4 SVXOPSI3. Act l.-'Elsinore. The palace. The platform before the castle. Tho appearance of the ghost of Hamlet's father, by -whom is related hia "strange nnd unnatural mvirder. Act 2. Tho feisaing of madness. Hamlet rv Hinges with tho players to play before the usurping king (his uaclc) a scone resembling the murder of his father. "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king." Act 3. The plotting of the king and Polonins to test Hamlet e sanity. Hamlet's grief at Ophelia's complicity therein. The play scene. The king's guilt made clear. "I take tho ghost's -word for a thousand pounds." Ham let and his mother. The slaying of Polonins. "I must be cruel only to be kind. Thus bad begins and worse remains behind." Act 4. Ophelia driven insane over Hamlet's demeanor and the slaying of ' her father. "I have a speech of fire which fain would blaze, but this folly drowns it." Act 5. The gravedi ggers. The burial of Ophelia. Ilainldt and Laertes slay each, other. The poisoning of the queen. Hamlet avenges his father's and mother's death. "Here, thou murd'rous, damned Dane, follow my mother." The death of Hamlet. "The potent poison quite o'ercrows my spirit. 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