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Wg LAY OF THE CHY MAN. Oh! I’m longing for the country, W‘th its gentle summer breeze, Y’ !, :i th? dew upon the meadow. And the verdue of the trees; Where forgotten is the turmoil Of the blustering bt nten track. As the insects cooly saunter Up my sleeves and down my back. Oh! I love the honey’d flowers As they open in the morn; I rejoice to walk, bare-headed. Mid the rustle of the corn On the farm whose sweetest music Is the lowing of the kine- And 1 get the morning paper Oree a fortnight (If it’s fine). Oh! I hanker for a dwelling By the home of “(’hanticle r.” That his song may come a-ringing, Ev’ry morning, to rny ear. To arouse me, lest the beauties <>f the sunrise 1 should lose, When I’d give a dollar-sixty v For another little snooze. <»hl I hunger for a moment in a cool, secluded spot, Wth *he buttercup and clover, > And the blue forget-me-not, For I dearly love the country’s Unsophist icat ed state— But 1 also love the city. With improvements up-to-date. —Arthur Crawford, in Brooklyn Life. iTHE TRADERS THAT WHIPPED: THE MAN-O'WAR. X * By M. Quad iC. B. Lewis.) • IF was bad enough that the Brit ish insisted on the right of search on the high seas, ami impressed our sailors and seized our crafts with the assurance that follows might, but when the French. after coming to our aid in the struggle for liberty, turned about and followed the example of John Bull, every American could see lots of trouble ahead. Trouble there "as, and the national embargo added to it, but before our ships were laid up to rot at the wharves something happened at sea well worth relating. I p at New Bedford lived Israel ami lehabod Jones, who had been sailors all their lives, and during the war had sailed out of Boston as mates of pri vateers. Brothers they were, and though not twins they looked a like, talked alike, and seeing one was as good as seeing both. With the money obtained from the prize courts each built himself a brig, and they were named “Mary" and "Susan." As England and France were at war and the carrying trade was mostly in the hands of Americans, there was money to be made in supplying either side. Before the French edict, which was a blow at England, the French market was the best, but Io avoid seizure by the British ships the car goes were run to Holland. The brigs had made a trial trip together before loading, and they were fast and showed the same speed. They were almost ready to sail w hen Israel went over to the “Susan" ami said to his brother: "Brother lehabod. I am a man of peace, who goes his own way and wants no quarrel.” "So'tn 1," replied lehabod. as he put down the hammer he had been using in the cabin. "We are like to be overhauled by the British and French both and. as v,e know, there are pirates still on tile high seas. Speakin - without heat and in a brotherly way. 1 am not goin' to be a worm of the dust." "If you ain’t then I ain't." said lehabod, as he looked up for the first time. "'Ae are io finish our cargoes in Boston. mnl 1 have l-.eeti thinkin* nav. lehabod. I have concluded to mount ■ Long loin o’ the deck of the ’Mary.’ I wiP also provide ponder, shot and shell, and if any enemy seeks to overhaul tne I • ill let fly at him in hopes to do him injury." "And by gum I will do the same!" e claimed lehabod with commendable spirit as he resumed his work In due time the "Mary" and "Su san" reached Boston, and the guns • ere purchased and mounted. There were those who laughed and sneered at the idea, asking what a single gun would do against a broadside, but Capts. Israel and lehabod would be drawn into no argument. They were carry ing out an idea which was short ly to make the humble brigs more fa mous for a time than the old "Con stitution" herself. \s both were bound for the same port across the s-as. they finished loading at about the same time and got away together, l oth brigs hail been built on the lines oi privateers and were well manned, mid they had not been three days at ■ea when (apt. Israel said to his n ate: "Joshua, spenkin’ as a sailor might, and without undue boastin', lemme say that our eraft can sail around the navies of England and France as a colt gallops around a hay-stack." And in that same hour lehabod heaved the log. looked at the record, and tubbing his big hands together he said to his mate: ".leptha. by gum and by thunder, but this brig has got wings and is overhaulin' the sea gulls! |*m almost s.r:y vve»broughr that cannon, for I believe that we call outrun anythin' t!:;;l -ails. leavin' out brother Israel's < lipper." I o" ter days Ihe 'trigs ran alm.At side by side. Then in a strong squall and a dark night they became sepa rated. When daylight came (apt. Is ia<! anti tin "Mary" might be far t-o.etti or i..;- ahead, but it made ao great difference. As a matter of fact he was 50 miles ahead. The .squall had let go of him the soonest, and he had piled on the canvas under a favor ing breeze and cracked ahead. With fair weather he had reached a point within 100 miles of his port when the wind fell and he ran into a fog. Aft er several hours of slowly forging ahead the fog lifted to find the "Su san” under the guns of a French frigate. E'en hml there been a capful of wind there would have been no sail ing away. The edict had been issued, a.id the frigate was out looking for prizes. A boat's crew was sent aboard and the cargo overhauled, and as she was full of contraband goods there was no question about taking posses sion. It was just at sundown that she ran into the trap, and within half an hour the fog settled down again. The captain of the “I.'ttrient." with his brand-new frigate and 18 guns on a side, was proml and pompous. Aft er the report on the cargo he put a midshipman aboard to represent him self, the Directory of France and sev eral other things, and when the fog cleared and the breeze came the "Su san” was to be escorted into port. It was a foolish move and proved that the officer knew little about the tricks of A’ankctdand, though perhaps he may have been considerably influ enced by the fact that the crew of the "I.'Orient' had planned to cele brate his birthday that night. When the fog dosed down the two crafts were not over a quarter of a mile apart, and at the end of every five minutes the little midshipman struck the brig's bell and was answered by that of the frigate, ('apt. lehabod was surprised, ehagrinned and hope- less. It not only meant the loss of the brig and cargo, but imprisonment for the entire crew. His Long Tom. covered with a tarpaulin, anil of which he had expected so much, might as well have been a log of wood. Even when the fog closed down and the little midshipman was the only enemy aboard, he sat in his cabin with his face in his hands and despair in his heart. He was sitting thus when he heard music and cheering aboard the Frenchman, and a minute later Josh ua. the mate, descended the compan ionway with the baby officer in his grasp ami locked him up in a state room. "They are too happy over there to miss him," explained Josh ua. "and we'll keep on striking the bell for him and pray for a breath of wind." Both erafts were lifting lazily on tlie ground swell and pointing their bows all around the compass, but after ten minutes careful watching (apt. lehabod became satisfied that they were drifting slowly apart. In order that the enemy might not sus pect this the bell was struck with stronger hand fora time. Of a sudden there came a draught of air. The French captain may have heard of fogs without wind and fogs with wind, but he was not on guard that night. The "Susan” began stealing away, and had put a mile between them when the Frenchman woke up and fired a gun. Then he banged away with a second and third and fourth, and the crew could be heard making sail. The breeze increased and the brig slipped along, and by and by the captain of the “Susan" knew he had a chance. At the end of the morning watch the breeze freshened, the fog went swirling away, and when day broke (apt. Ichabod's heart gave a sudden jump. Not three miles away to the westward was ('apt. Israel's “Mary” bearing dow n upon him. and 10 or 12 miles to the east was the "I.’Orient." Israel was coming along on his voy age, and the frigate was lying to un til daylight should reveal her quarry. Half an hour later the captain of the "Mary" was aboard the "Susan" to find out what it all meant. When he had heard the story of the capture and escape, (apt. Israel smote his knee ami exclaimed: "By lit n, lehabod, speakin' as a ■rother might, but we are no wi rms of the dust!" “By gum and by thunder, but we ain't!” agreed lehabod. "lehabod.” resumed Israel as he paused in his walk, “it's bad enough to lie bounced about by the British, but when it comes to the French walkin’ around on what’s left of us we can't stand it. In a brotherly way, anil not ineanin' tn do evil. I tell you we must go in and give that frig ate a lickin'. She's got earronades ami a plenty of 'em, but we've got* Long Toms and can take our distance. By hen. brother, but we'll pound and bang and drub that Frenchman 'till he hollers for mercy!” "By gum and by thunder, but we will. Israel!" was the reply, and they at once began preparations. 1 he breeze freshened 'till the brigs worked like a couple of tops, and thev sailed down to meet the frigate. The Frenchman skipped with delight at the thought of picking up two prizes where he had expected only one. It was only when he saw them begin to maneuver that he was puzzled, A few minutes later a solid shot came crashing into his side, and he begun leaping about and chattering like a lunatic. l'he "Mary " sent in the first ■hot. but the twin “Susan" was not far behind. The frigate let go a whole broadside at them, but had the mortification of seeing the shot fall tar short. Boom! went a Long Tom, and crash! came a third shot, and then the strangest sea tight of the | century was on. Two merchant brigs, with holds full of flour and corn and I groceries and cloths, and mounting j only a gun apiece, were sailing 'round | and round the frigate mounting 36 ; "uns mid carrying' a crew of ISO men i not only sailing 'round and 'round her. but dropping shot aboard whieh i made the splinters fly and reddened her scuppers with blood. "By a-u, but we are pounding her!" exclaimed Capt. Israel, as he welched his shots and swung his hat. filly gum and by thunder, but I feel a wickedness and a rejoicing!” ex | claimed (apt. lehabod as he patted the big gun which had just sent a shot [aboard the frigate that plowed its way from stem to stern. The "L'Orient" was like a cow bait ed by dogs. If she crowded on sail to follow one the other was biting at hi r heel.--. She wasted to is ot solid shot in seeking to do i u;*, u-it not a piissile came aboard. The pride and pomposity of the French captain kept him under the fire of the Long Toms for two hours, but when he had lost a dozen men he tried to back out of the tiffair. His willingness to erv quits was not reciprocated, however. The brigs could outsail him, and they continued to follow and pitch shot aboard. He hail more men killed and wounded, and he had his sails riddled and his yards shot out of the slings and his foretopgallant mast brought down. Then, with tears of rage in his eyes and a helpless feeling in his heart he hauled down the flag. As the brigs came up he went aboard of the “Mary," which was nearest. Capt. lehabod also came aboard of her. “Who who shall take it?" asked the vanquished captain, as he looked around, and held out his sword. “Nobody," answered Israel. “But I surrender my ship. The "L'Orient" has hauled down her flag. Who was my conqueror? You fly the American flag, but we have no war with you." “I know, and by hen. we have giv en you a lickin' to let you know that we are no worms of the i ust! Keep your corn knife, and if you have learned y our lesson you can take your frigate and be off.” “It is not regular—l don't under stand." protested the captain. “1 was conquered, but nobody will take my sword.” They didn't try to make it plainer Io him. He was escorted to the side and bowed into his boat, and the cap tive midshipman sent along with him, and he returned to his ship th most astonished Frenchman in the world. He was also the maddest. His frigate had been ilrubbed by a couple of trad ers, and then had been tendered to him as a gift. It was not an act of piracy nor a declaration of war, be cause he hail prepared the way for it and very well knew that the Ameri cans had not yet heard of the edict. He was in a hide all around, and he did the best thing possible under the circumstances by spreading his crip pled wings and making for a French port to repair damages. “leh ibod," said Capt. Israel as the Frenchman went. sailing away, “speakin' in a brotherly way and without hilarity, lemme say that we licked him out o’ his boots.” “Then by gum we did!” replied lehabod. “And speakin’ a leetle further, while I'm glad we drubbed him I’m somewhat afraid that we've done the wrong thing at the right time and brought on another war. It will be best, brother lehabod, that neither we nor our mates nor our men do much boasting until we know what will be done about it. Let us now proceed on our voyage." Nothing was done about it. The French captain doubtless made a formal report, but it was not to the effect that a 36-gun frigate had been drubbed by two small merchant brigs. If he had admitted the truth his su periors would have pigeon-holed it out of shame, and besides there were events of so much greater importance at hand that the incidents were filed away to be forgotten. The “Mary” and "Susan” safely completed their round voyages to be laid up by the embargo, but there was deep satis faction in the soul of Capt. Israel as he met his brother at intervals and shook hands and said: “lehabod. spenkin' as a brother might, and my wife Mary bein' in her usual good health, we did drub that Frenchman like a farmer whalin' a kickin’ cow." “Then by gum and by thunder, but we did, ami we are no worms of the dust!" would lie the reply of leha bod as he chuckled his satisfaction and walked about w ith his hands un der his coat-tails. National Maga zine. < listrnctrrhl!<• Difference!*. One of the striking differences in the characteristics of men and women is that women like new things, while men are loth to part with old things to which they have grown attached. Old pipes, old penknives, old walking sticks these are the pets of most men, while some even carry their af fection for old things to articles of wearing apparel. such as old hats-tind old shoes, defying Ihe convent ons and thus laying themselves open to the charge of eccentricity. In the matter of penknives nearly all men are alike. A sign in front of an Arch street cutlery establishment reads: "Hid Pocket Knives Repaired." and a clerk in the store explained that 'hat branch of the business was quite equal to the sale of new knives. "About the only people who buy new knives," he said, “are women, who give them to men as presents. A man seldom buys a new knife. He brings his old one to be fixed with new blades, or a new handle, or whatever it needs. \s an illustration of this. 1 know of one man who has been carrying the same, knife for over ?0 years. At various film’s he has had various things done to it. until now I doubt if any portion of the original knife remains." Phil adelphia Record. IteaHsili’ Sarcasm. First Tramp Say. wot makes you look so greasy, Weary? Second fratup- Guess it's 'cause I'm livin' on de fat uv de land. -Chicago Daily Ai-wa, HUMOROUS. First Boston Tipster—“ Are you crunk?" Second Boston Tipstir— "l’arUon me a minute until 1 look in aiv dictionary."- Boston Bost. Said an Irish physiciaigof a patient: "If he lives til! morning he may pull through; but if he doesn’t there is ao hope for him." Chicago Dail} News. she "Haven’t 1 suffered a thousand ways since 1 married you?" He— " I here is one way you haven't.” She (< t'uii!i-.intlv)- "Inwhai way is that?” He-- "In silence.”—Town and Country. 1-armer Gray—“ Did you hear the loons last night, Miss Citybred?" Miss Citybred—"Were those loons? Why. I thought it was some college boys giv ing their college cry.”—Boston Tran script. Perhaps Fannie Was Envious.—-Cora "Paul told me last night that he woul'in t marry the prettiest woman liv.ug. Fannie—“ Then your chances ot getting him are very good."—Chel sea Gazette. Ihe Eetrnal Woman.—“l know that Justice is blind,"mused the fair defend ant, adding the finishing touches to her toilet, which consisted of a Faris gown, a picture hat, and other beauti fiers; "I know that Justice is blind, but. thank goodness, the judge is not.” Baltimore American. Again Sherlock was equal to the emergency. “Don't tell me that you are married.' he hissed; “J see that you are only engaged.” ‘'How do you know?' faltered the young man. "Be cause every cigar you offered me from, your vest pocket had been broken. If you were married it would not have beet the ease."— Philadelphia Record. ( areless Gunner.—“ There, iny dear,” -aid the returned hunter, “there's one bird for you, anyway. Bagged him just as I was about to give up in dis gust.’ "Oh. George!” she exclaimed, "it's a carrier pigeon, isn’t it?” “Not much! It's a quail.” “But it has a card tied to its leg with some mes -;ige on it. Let’s see. It says: ‘John Jones, poultry and game. Central mar ket.' ” —Philadelphia Press. HOW HE WAS QUEERED, Just ns He XVun GettliiK Monis Nieely tlie Old l.iuly Spoiled the VV bole Thins'. “1 am a fra ill that it is all off," sighed the young man, relates the Detroit Free Press. "Just as the prospects looked the brightest, too! W hen all-the-world-to-me left to visit an aunt who lived in the central part of the state it happened that 1 had business that took me the same way, and I chanced to take the same train that she did, and naturally 1 took a seat at her side. She was very much surprised to see me, and acted very distant at first, evidently not believ ing my story about important busi ness taking me the same way she was going. I was just succeeding in breaking the ice, when the train stopped at a station, ami a motherly old fool, wearing corkscrew curls and smelling- of peppermint, who sat just back of us, took advantage of the lull to lean over I he back of our seat and with a beam ng face that was meant for friendly interest, said: “ 'Jes’ married, ain't ye?’ "The suddenness of the question left me incapable of answering. "'Of course you be!’ she cackled again, like a pullet with her first egg. ‘I suppose ye think it is fash ionable i > set apart like old married folks when ye are jes' dyin' to lovey dovey each other! The land sakes! when me an' Josiah got married we held each other’s hands an' said 'lovey' an" ‘ducky’ all we wanted to! Now. young man, you jes’ set up close an' put your arm around her! We won’t mind, will we'.” she said, turning- to the passengers, who were roaring. “Then the train started and gave us a respite, during which the girl turned to me with burning face, and whispered fiercely that if I didn’t get I off at the next stop she would never speak to me again. “1 am too good a soldier not to obey orders, so I dropped off at the next stop. It turned out to be noth ing but a flag station, and I spent the rest of the day watching the through trains go past. I managed at last to bribe a freight conductor to take me away. “Ip to date no sort of an explana tion goes with the girl. She says that if I hadn’t been there it wouldn't have happened.” XV lint the XX tints llrlna. The wind needs to be noted to in telligently observe the clouds. The east wind is usually certain to bring a storm, which in this part of the country will last until it changes to the west. The direction of the change, however, has much to do with the clearing. If the wind works around to the west by way of the north, clearing weather is not to be expected. This is what the sailors call “backing round." When it works around to the west by way of the south the storm is over. The south wind sometimes brings rain, but this depends a good deal upon the sea son. H "ill do it more often in win ter than summer. The west wind is usually a dry wind, except when it brings thunder showers, which com monly announce themselves without waiting for introductions.—Scivuts. Only a State I.inc Mason and Dixon's line has been resurveyed, not because of any sig nificance it may have as rhe dividing line between free and slave territory, but as to the line between the.states of Pennsylvania and Maryland. Once it was a matter of national concern and was mentioned in political dis cus-ions: now it is simply a fading incident in history. —Louisville Cour ier-Journal. iiawUriir \ v Miss Lillie Degenkolbe, Treasurer South Lnd Society of Christian Endeavor, 3 141 Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111., Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. “Dear Mrs. Pinkham: When Lfc looked brightest to me I sustained a hard fail and internal complications were the result. I was considerably inflamed, did not feel that I could walk, and lost my good spirits. I spent money doctoring without any help, when a relative visited our home. She was so enthusiastic over Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, having used it herself, that nothing would satisfy her until I sent for a bottle. I have thanked her a hundred times for it since, for it brought blessed health to me and cured me within seven weeks. I now wish to thank you, your medicine is a friend to suffering women.”—Lillie Degenkolbe. SSOOO FORFEIT IF THE ABOVE LETTER IS NOT GENUINE. When women are troubled with irregular, suppressed or painful menstruation, weakness, leucorrhoea, displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bearing-down feeling, inflammation of the ovaries, backache, bloating (or flatulence), general debility, indigestion, and nervous pros tration, or are beset with such symptoms as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, excitability, irritability, nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, “all prune, and u want-to-be-left-alone ” feelings, blues, and hopelessness, they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham’s A egetable Compound at once removes such troubles. Utilise to buy any other medicine, for you need the best. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass. INTERESTING ODDS AND ENDS. Mrs. Roosevelt was discussing the momentous question of the toilet with a friend, and she remarked that any woman who displayed common sense could lie well dressed on S3OO. In ten Irish counties there are ad vertised 067.000 acres of shootings, and the rental asked is £7,885, or a trifle over 2%d per acre. In most eases, too. there are mansions attaclioii. The British acreage under wheat this season was about 1.800,000 —a fall of 144.000 acres from last year, follow ing a decline of nearly 156,000 acres in 1900 anil of 161,000 acres in 1899. To date the prosecution of Roland D. Molmeux has cost the State of New A’ork upwards of $200,000. not includ ing the cost of boarding the accused at Sing Sing for a year and a half. Count J.sterhazv. of Dreyfus ease notoriety, is now a money lender in 1 ondon, and has lain himself open to prosecution under a recent law for acting in that capacity without being registered. The Austrian supreme court of ap peal has decided that if a wife saves money from the amount allowed her by her husband for household ex penses and appropriates the savings tor herself this proceeding amounts to theft. The value of pepper was known of old. We read that when Rome had to be ransomed from its barbarian con queror, in the 109, Alarie demanded 3.000 pounds of pepper among the pay ments. and that Hippocrates used it in u edieine, applying it to the skin. Census Director Merriam estimates that lhe population of the United States, including the Philippines, will reach the enormous figures of 100,000,- 000 in 19’0. anil the phenomenal in- (9<>ol|tßoPS) QSTORII AVegctable PreparationforAs sim laling IheFoodandßegula ling the Stomachs andßowels of INFANTS /tajLDKEN < Promotes Digeslion.Cheerrul nessandßest.Contains neither Opitim.Morphinp nor Mineral. J»’ot Narcotic. # <✓/// frSAML EL Seed * x dlx. Senna - I KuckdUScUf- | Anur S/vd e I Zkp’/TTtPtf - / ifi (art anah Soda - | Seed - I Cianfud Sugar rlavcr / A perfect Remedy forConstipa Hon, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ness and Loss OF SLEEP. FaeSunile Signature of NmV YORK. o iilh > «>1 d . EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER crease during the pa-st decade furnish es a warrant for the estimate. At Beading, Pa., in the habeas cor pus hearing of the 70 street ear men arrested for running ears on Sunday before Judge Endlich, the court de clared that under the existing law of 1794 the running of street cars was a necessity. The costs were put on the prosecutors, the street ear strikers. 1 London cablegram saying that the last trip of the White Star steam ship Oceanic, the longest ship that ever rode the seas from Liverpool to New York, broke all records at profit making, suggests the interesting anil complicated question of the expenses and financiering of the big ship. The cost of running the vessel was $35,- 000, while from passengers alone was received $125,630. The subtraction shows a remainder of profit of $90,- 620. There is a perfect rage in Paris for homespun. It is the textile of the day, and bids fair to be quite as fashion able as cloth this season. It is em ployed for everything—suits, gar ments, and even hats. The gigantic lumber combine, with a capital stock of $10,000,000, which was a few months ago granted a char ter under the la.vvs of Texas, its corporation name being the John 11. Kirby I,umber Company, with head quarters at Houston, is rapidly ob taining control of the yellow pine lumber manufacturing business of the state. Sized Him Up. “A man is known by his works,” declared tiie irresponsible reformer, who was ad dressing a large and enthusiastic audience. “Yours must be a gas works!” shouted a rude, uncultured person who occupied a back seal.—-Baltimore American. The one prudence of life is concentration. • Emerson. CftSTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Z, t Signature Z/ljj of TnAj/ h Jp* In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPART. NEW TORR CfTT