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ELEVEN YEARS OLD.
CHARGING THE HOSTILES.
A Btmve Little Fellow Bide* Through a
fitBd Of Tr»l lam,
In St. Nicholas, Gertrude P. Qre
bio has a story of frontier life called
"Danny and the Major." J)anny
was the 7-year-old son of an army
captain, and the Major was a favor
ite hone. One day he was riding
him, in company with his friend, a
Scotch corporal, when the horses of
the post were stampeded, and the
corporal was thrown and injured.
Danny started to ride for assistance,
and this was his experience:
Away to the north a cloud of dust
marked the recent passage of the
herd. On every other side swept the
tableland, empty and placid and
smiling. And beyond, to the south,
stood the fort and home. Danny
took heart, settled himself in the
saddle and put the Major into
smart canter, holding the reins firm
ly and trying to recall the corporal's
instructions while he rode, thinking
with an ever recurring pang of his
friend's condition, happy that the
distance to the necessary succor was
diminishing so rapidly and totally
forgetful of the anxiety which had
agitated the veteran before the ac
cident that had separated them.
Suddenly, at the end of some 15
minutes of tranquil riding, as the
Major galloped along the edge of
the timber whioh fringed the bluff,
there was a loud crackling and
crashing in the bushes, and a gayly
decorated war pony scrambled
through them, his rider grunting in
surly surprise, while at the same
moment, from the thicket beyond,
three other half naked mounted fig
ures appeared and lined up in the
path which led to safety.
The child's heart stopped beating.
His frontier training told him that
all that had gone before, even the
tragedy which had darkened the
afternoon, was as nothing compared
with this new and awful danger. In
a paroxysm of terror he tried to stop
f.
Major—tried with all his small
strength to turn him aside toward
the open plain, to check his mad
plunge into the very arms of the
enemy. But for the first time the
horse paid attention neither to the
beloved voice nor to the tiny hands
pulling so desperately upon the
reins.
Whether it waB the Bight of an old
bated too, or whether the-wise,
t_he^ j)f the%imimal realieed
the fullexfent of a'perU ot which
the child was
as yet only half aware,
it would be hard to say. But little
Dan found himself going faster than
he had thought possible—and faster
—and faster—till the tawny, sun
burned plain, and the pitiless, smil
ing sky, and the nearer, greener
foliage of the willows and even the
outlines of the dreaded savages
themselves became as eo many parts
of a great rushing, whirling whole,
and all his strength was absorbed
in the effort to retain his seat upon
the bounding horse.
And so, like some vision from
aeir own weird legends, straight
rwn upon the astonished Indians
'ept the great bronze beast with
golden haired burden. Down
M.V on them and through them and
e^ay till by the time they had re
covered from their amazement tberi
was a good 50 yards between them
and their flying prey. And that
distance, hard as they might ride,
was not easily to be overcome.
After thet first wild rush the Ma
jor settled into a steadier pace—a
smooth, even run, so easy to sit that
the lad relaxed his clutch upon the
animal's mane and turned his eyes
to the horizon, where gathering
swarms of savages showed likeelus
ters of ants against the slope of the
hillside. In his track, with shrill,
singing cries, like hounds upon a
trail, came his pursuers. And far to
the south there was a puff of white
smoke from the walls of the fort,
and a moment later the first heavy,
echoing boom of the alarm gun
thundered across the plains.
Irresponsibility.
Oooas'onally one comes across per
sons who are to all intents and pur
poses utterly irresponsible. No
matter what their acts, they have a
plausibln excuse, and when excuses
are exhausted they dismiss the
whole affair with a little flutter or a
wave of the hand and declare that
"really they don't know anything
about it, or that they have done nil
they can, and that's all there is to
it." Personal responsibility and the
habits of accuracy, reliability, truth
fulness and well bred frankness are
among the most important items in
the education of a child—above all,
feeling of accountability and the
lisposition to accept whatever be
longs to one's share of the responsi
Dilities of life.—New York Ledger.
A Sudden Increase.
"I tell you it takes burglary to
nuke a man rich."
"You mean poor, don't you?"
"'No I mean rich."
'In what way
1"
'Well, I lijitve been reading about
value of the goods stolen from
ger's housdf and I find that he
lost' lore than he evi .-ad."—
ost.
1 1
an as
Tites Mm. J.
Hamlin Department.
Mrs. Frank Ballon is just recover
ing from a siege of la grippe.
Kev. Cnhill will preach at Old
Hamlin next Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Smart is haviug a cozy
cottage built in Highland Grove.
There was an ear puller in OH
Hamlin this week. Look out,boys!
Miles Kness is shipping two car
loads of shelled com from the Station.
The Methodist people held quarter
ly meeting at Old Hamlin, last Sun
day.
Mrs. Prudence Boyer is at Loru'li
this, week visiting- her sister, Mrs
John lloberts.
Jim El rod and Chirk Wilson ninile
pedestrian tours to Audubon, this
week Tuesday.
When Harry Percy -jets those glass
es on he makes us tlii'ik of our old
Uncle Consider.
The Creamery shipped twelve tubs
of their excellent butter on the Wed
nesday iioaii train.
The Christian Eudeavor Society, at
Old Hamlin, has adjourned until the
weather gets warmer.
They had jolly dancing parties it
the homes of J. S.Warner and George
Lefler, last Saturday night.
Alfred Smart has rented his land to
Simon Nelson and- will farm the
Andrew Smith land next year.
Mrs. Ed. Dryden and her daughter,
Ethel, have both been under the care
of the doctor the past few days.
Miss Lizzie Wright, the blind mu
sician, gave a concert at school house
No. near the Station, last Monday.
ltobinson, the shoe mau, was at the
Station, Tuesday, selling merchant
Will McGuirea nice lineot'foot went'.
frank Johnson now hauls milk on
the George Smith route aud Mr.
Christensen hauls on the J. Nissen
rott te.
Chas. Van Gorder, of Audubon,
did the l-i^ht thing when he cutoff
$1.50 per acre rent, on his land that
Ln Itoth farmed.
The directors of the Blue Grass
Creamery held their monthly meeting
last Tuesday afternoon and transacted
routine business.
George Spencer presented his sister,
Mrs. Lidy, with a ten pound tub of
our creamery butter when she return
ed to her Chicago home, last week.
Charlie Wells went to Audubon oo
Tuesday morning for Dr. Keudleman
to visit Alfred Bartlett. Mr. Wells
tells us that Mr. bartlett is confined
to his bed, and has been for about
two weeks.
The young folks of Old llamliu in
dulged inn masquerade ball at the
residence of A. W. Bradley, last
Monday evening. White robes, red
blankets and Mother Hubbard dresses
served as their costumes.
J. L. Drew has donated lot 8, in
block 1, to the Evangelical church
associatiou as a place to move their
-church building to but it it is not a
very desirable location and the build
ing will, most likely, be placed on a
lot farther back. Our people will
take teams and go over south-weBt of
Harlan, this week, and bring the
building to the Station.
Koy Geuung, while playing about
the school grounds some time agd,
was accidently tripped up by one of
his playfellows, striking upon tlite
back of his head and cutting quite ah
ugly gash. But little was thought of
it at the time but now the hurt has
developed intoa running sore and de
mands much attention. The little
fellow is only about eight years old.
Strawberries.
BV_S. I). COONHOD, OF HAMLIN.
Mr first experience with strawber
ries dates from the setting I got from
Horace Greeley in 1852 and were of
hree kinds, as follows: The Wilson,
lie Monitor aud the Julunda, or
Knox's 700. 1 gave them equal carte
and the Wilson gave good crops all
the time the Monitor soou dropped
out and gave but little fruit and the
Julunda did a little better hut was
not as good a grower and had not as
good crops as the Wilson. I have
ried all kinds but think the Wilson
the best for all practical purposes.
The Crescent is a good berry and hits
to he fertilized to get a crop and then
you lose their identity. The Cotton
Jack is a good grower hut don't do as
well as the Wilson, or lias not for me.
The Major Douiiiinr is a fairly good
crop grower, but dou't do as
well as the Wilson with me. The
Monarch of the We9t is a good grow
er hut are usually barren with me.
The Cotton Shaker is a good grower
and a very large berry and has a large
core as all large berries have that I
know of, and so it is with all the best
varities. In some way they all fall
short of the Wilson with me. As to
quality the Julunda is the best in
quality and Is tair in size and light
ed in color. But for me the Wilson
the best for all purposes. As to
mode of cultivation Little ground
hould be used and well worked he
fore I he plants are set out. Then set
tliem eighteen or twenty-four inches
apart in rows and keep lliem free of
grass and wieds and they will soon be
thick enough. When they get too
thick hoe out every other row and
then let the runners re-set strip again.
In the fall when it has frozen a little
give a covering of slough or prairie
hay to keep them from winter-killing.
Not straw, it will bring mice in the
bed and they will do harm.
Captain Sweeney, U. 8. A., San
Diego,
California, says: "dhlloh'i Gstarnb
Btimedj the first medicine I have ever
founnd that would do me any goad.* 'Price
8tto. For Ml* by O. Hmafcm/gSnT
B.
Hoaeton.
EXIRA, IOWA:
Mrs.
Cite Gray Pharmacy.
mail.
Sunday evening's train
late.
Has just opened up with a complete and honest line of Dross.
Staple and Fancy Stationery, Paints, Oils and everything foundin
a ffret-class drug store. When you want a prescription filled
it is not necessary to eo toManningor Audubon,
as heretofore, as
we are prepared to fill them promptly at any hour, day or night.
We invite the patronage of thepeople of Gray and vicinity,
and you will find our charges reasonable and work careftillv
done We are here to stay and will try to satisfy.
Yours respectfully,
...G. EUGENE MERTZ. Z%*"tbVZ.?™aoiST
Gray Department.
That Jersey calf is thriving.
Hepp is again distributing
was very
has a New
Emerson Shelley
Damascus bicycle.
Dr. Kegel of Shelby, expects
open an office here March 1st.
to
Mrs. Moller enjoyed a visit from
her triend Mrs. Mosier of Earling last
week.
Itev. Woods had business here
last week connected with the M. E.
church.
Nels Christiansen bought a nice
bunch of cattle for feeding purposes
this week.
George Bald is a very busy man
•heae days hauling lumber for his
new house.
Supt. liepa-s was interviewing the
teachers at the Greenlee, Brookfield
aud Gray schools last week.
M. M. Kennels and his estimable
wife drove over from Jefferson and
Sunday ed with Mark's brother, Har
lan.
The Coming Men of America is a
society for boys. The question ot
joining is much agitated among our
juveniles.
Miss Thoul, Miss Eva James, Mr.
W. H. and Miss Belle Lancelot were
passengers for the teachers meeting at
Exira Friday evening.
The M. W. of A. of Manning will
initiate nine new members Tuesday
next. Quite a number from this
place will assist the boys.
Another old landmark disappear
ing. This time it's not the "bliz
zard" but Mr. Shroeder's saloon.
That gentleman finds it ceases to raise
the rent, so he is removing it to his
farm west ot towu.
F. C. Hepp, our village smith, is
vvrt busy sow-a-days. The icicles
of January dfawnoutby the stophvrs
of December aire so numerous that
traveling by team is almost impos
sible unless they are sharp shod.
Mr. aud Mrs. John Crow started
for Exira by team, but the weather
was so severe, they concluded to
finish the trip bv rail. On the re
turn trip Mrs. Crow awaited the
Sunday train while John drove the
rig home Saturday night.
Wm. Suiter, of northwest Lincoln
township, fell from the steps of
Rogers' law office, in Manning last
Saturday, striking ou his liead and
shoulders and sustaining injuries
from which he died in fifteeu
minutes. Mr. Suiter was about fifty
years old and has long beeu a resident
ot Lincoln township and a very pros
perous fanner. The funeral was held
from the home of the deceased last
Monday, Kev. Ehler conducting.
Persons who are troubled with indi
gestion will be interested in the ex
perience of Wm. H. Penn, chief clerk
in the railway mail service at Des
Moines, Iowa, who writes: It gives
me pleasure to testify to the merits of
of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aud
Diarrhoea Remedy. For two years I
have suffered from indigestion, and
am subject to frequent severe attacks
of pain in the stomach and bowels.
One or two dozes of this remedy never
fails to give perfect relief. Price 25
and 50 cents. Sold by C. W. Hous
ton, Exira, and C. L. Bisom, Brayton.
Farm For Kent.
The south-west quarter of Section
Pour, Greeley township, now occu
pied by Thos. R. Eagan. For partic
ulars enquire of George Campbell on
section 36, Melville township. Wil
rent, for one or five years.
Consumption can be cured by the
use of Shiloh'a Cure. This great cough cure
is the only known remedy for that terrible
disease. Sold by 0. Houston.
Insure with the Continental Insur
ance Company. Theo. Patty agent, Xa.
Scrofula
Makes life misery to thousands ot
people. It manifests itself in many
different ways, like goitre, swellings,
ruuuing sores, boils, salt rheum and
pimples and other eruptions. Scarce
ly a man is wholly free from it, in
some form. It clings tenaciously until
the last vestige scrofulous poison is
eradicated by Hood's Sarsaparilla, the
One True
Blood
Purifier.
Thousands of voluntary testimonials
tell of stiffening from scrofufe, often
inherited and most tenacious, positive
ly, perfectly and permanently cured by
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Prepared only bye. I. llood & Co., Lowell, Mas*.
Be sure to get Hoon'a and oufcr HooD'i.
Mood's Pills
Albert Jingst, up
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1897.
Ross Department.
Chris Keenapple is shelling com.
J. F. Luse received a car of flour
and a car of lumber Wednesday.
Thompson & Finch left Wednes
day for Marion county to buy cattle.
John Wagner shipped two carloads
of cattle to Chicago from Audubon
last Saturday.
Dr. Jewel, of Viola Center, recent
ly returned from a visit with his
parents in Illinois.
Miss Emma Reid was taken ill
while attending to her school duties
in No. 1, Cameron township.
Jake Ruhs baled thirty tons of hay
for A1 Miller the first of the week
He also baled for F. L. Miller.
Since harvest time Thompson &
Finch have bought and sold over 600
head of cattle, always reaping a good
profit.
Tom Kelley and Tom McGoveru, of
Brayton, bought 39 head of feeding
cattle of John Wagner Monday of
this week.
W. B. Davis is huildiug a 7,000
bushel coru crib on his north Cam
eron township farm to be filled with
rent corn.
Oyster supyer at the Somers school
house last Friday night. It was a
sociable afiairand all had an excel
lent time.
We understand that Marv Doll
will move to Defiance jext 'spring,
but did not learn whether she in
tends to stay.
Miss Anna French and Miss Enuna
Reid boarded the evening train Fri
day at Ross, bound for Exira to at
tend the Sabin lecture.
Fern Anderson contemplates mov
ing to Ross to permanently reside.
This is getting to be a retired farm
ers town and a thrifty community it
makes.
in
Viola town­
ship, has a fine dro veo£» wine 120
head—and as Albert*fr& feeder of
much judgment they will -net him a
neat sum.
Aug. Neitzel -and Carl Dude sold
horses to buyers at Aububon last
week. Through a pretense of lame
ness the buyers forced August to take
his horse back.
Born—Last Saturday at Viola
Center, to Dr. and Mrs. Jewell, twin
boys,—perfect "jewels and Grandpa
John Bonwell and Papa Jewell are
beyond control.
Will Norton is visiting at the
home of Wells Ferguson. Mr. Nor
ton has accepted a position as fore
mau of a ranch near Defiance. He
will move there next spring.
Mrs. U&ggy, of Geueseo, Illinois,
arrived last week to visit at the home
of her son, J. L. Somers, of Viola
township. Mr. Somers is also re
ceiving a visit from his brother-in
law, of Pay ton, Iowa.
On the Tuesday morning special
train Viola towhship was represented
thus: Cy Sampson, 2 cars cattle, ave
rage 1460 Dan Satnpsou, 1 car, 1350
Nels Olsen 2 cars. 1350. The gentle*
men accompanied the stock.
The renters of the W. S. Piugree
and B. W. Brown farms in Cameron
township are congratulating each
other, Messrs. Pingree and Brown
having informed 'hem through their
agent, D. L. Reid, that paymeut of
half the '96 rent will do.
Friday of this week Emil Burkow
ski and Miss Louisa Krueger will be
married at the home of the bride, in
Lincoln township, by Rev. Ehler.
The competing parties are both resi
dents of Lincoln township—excellent
German people—and the Journal
wishes them a happv n-ul prosperous
rtiture.
A French gardener recently hit
upon a novfil idea in the way of
clocks. Ho drew a large circle of
about ten yr.rds in diameter on a
lawn and divided it like the dial of
a clock into the 12 hours. The cir
cle was laid out with plants of or
namental leaves in different shades
of color, while the figures denoting
the hour were formed of white,
light blue and bright yellow flow
ers, which showed up plainly upon
the dark groundwork. In the cen
ter of the circle a hole was made in
the ground to inclose a clockwork
movement of large dimensions
worked by a reservoir of water
maintained at a constant level. Two
large hands covered with pretty
flowers were set in motion by the
central mechanism, and at the hours
and half hours the ears wer&charm
ed by the sound of chimes.—New
York Times.
Poor Policy.
"Fine piece of work," said the
visitor.
"S-sh I" said the proprietor.
"What's the matter?" inquired
the visitor. "I was simply compli
menting the work."
"That's ). The work
man*1 t.
County Journal.*®
Cameron Township.
Bob Hoffman will move onto his
new place next spring to permanently
reside.
The meetings at the Sands are still
in progress. Twelve accessions up
to date.
E. A. Carver, of Bayard, was visit
ing friends in this vicinity a few days
last week.
Last week Amos Posseeu purchased
anew set of harness of Harp Wilson,
price $33.
Chas. Pangburn, of Bear Grove,
visited.at the Walker home part ot
last week.
Mr. T. Winters, of Viola, has sold
his eighty-acre farm to T. A. Miller,
price $30 per acre.
Mr. and Mrs. John Aldricb, of
Dedham, are the parents of a big boy,
born Christmas morning.
Mr. Albert Schraeder, of west Vi
ola township, is working for Mr. A.
E. Allen for a lew weeks.
Mr. Roh't Smith, of Viola, will
move to Templeton to follow his
new trade—blacksmithing.
Mr. E. A. Allen is feeding sixty
five head of fine steers, which he will
ship when the market suits.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Smith are the
parents of a fine girl baby born at
their home in Viola-recently.
Lee McCueu is one of the best swine
raisers in Cameron townsnip. He has
sixty-five little tellowsuloing nicely.
Dave Hart and Fred Mizer shelled
coru lor Wm. Turner and Tom Jor
dan, Friday and Saturday of last
week.
Wood Scott, of Douglas township,
has rented the Joe Leonard place
and will farm the same the coming
season.
About February 1st Miss Emma
Schraeder will leave for a visit with
friends and relatives in Poweshiek
couuty.
If you are thinkiug of having your
horses shod right you should not fail
to consult Albert Fancher. All work
warranted.
Henry Wise and Wm. Youug, of
Poweshiek county, are visiting at the
home of Geo. Pfeister, in north Cam
eron township.
My daughter, when recovering
rrom an attack of fever, was a great
sufferer from puiii In the back and
hips writes Loudon Grover, of Sar
ais, Ky. After using quite a number
of remedies without any benefit she
t,°16
bottle
of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm, and it has given entire re
lief. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is
alaoa eertain oura for rheumatism.
ai.Byl8oCffl!V4Z!°ni
Exira'aBd
A POSTER TRAGEDY.
A ptrple moment of bright blue UJiae
Wia mine, oh, green haired maid,
Wbea from your lips a yellow kind
(ripped ln the dark red shudw.
The eoru moon feaog ou a tree,
We eat by a vertical brook.
Tea wev* a*laaghiag in olivo pluk giee
And reading the edge of a book.
And I was singing a lavender ttoug,
Speckled and wingicd with bluo,
Ait I stopped for a moment, perhaps not to
long,
And kissed you, I took perhaps two.
Jy the red bills topped with yohlvu hmow.
By the trees tearing holes in the ffcy,
I swore the rod world 1 would overthrow
For your love* or lie down and die.
But away from my vowing I was rudely
snatohed
And thrust far» far from you.
The eolor I wore with the landscape matched.
And that would, alas' never do.
And now among the blue lilies afloat
Ou a aaa of brown and red
sit on the edge of an olive green boat
And bold my pea green hoed.
—London Figaro.
PMny tells a story of Afrloans
whioh he says was well known in
his time, the members of whioh had
ears so large that they lay down up
on one as on a mattress and used the
other for a oover, first carefully
stopping up the aural orifloe with
cotton or wool to prevent the rain
from watering.
Miss Maggie Hannah
OANVILLE, ILL.
Lone Suffering from HMdacha Cured b»
Or. Mil..' R.ttor.llv. Narvin*.
HEADACHES
are the bane of woman's
life. Frequently relieved but seldom
permanently cored, the ultimate re­
sult te continual misery. Miss Haggle Han
nah. 521 Cheitnut St., Danville, 111., saya ln
Juae 1896: "I cannot add to my testimony of
last year except that I am well and strong.
Two years ago I had such a pain In my head
that I att) nothing, was desperately nervous
and could not aleep.
Other complications
peculiar to my sex set
in and our physician
called another in con
sultation. They de
cided I lnul consump
tion and must die. I
commenced taking Dr.
Dr.
MIM»
Nervine
Miles' Restorative Nervine and the second
night obtained the first nights real sleep in
four weeks. I know that Dr. Miles' Bestor
atlve Nervine saved my lite.
Dr. Miles' Bemedles are sold by all drug
gists under a positive guarantee, first bottls
benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart
lent free to all applicants.
I MEDICAL OO., Elkhai
HELEN KELLER.
The Manser In Which Sh. Wm
to Speak and to Bead Speeeh.
Helen Keller ia a household name
both in America and foreign lands.
She is blind as well as deaf. That
the walls of silence and darkness
which shut her from the world have
been broken down, that her soul has
been set free and the seal of silence
taken from her lips, seems miraou
lous to those who know not how it
was done. The limits of this article
will permit only the briefest out
line of her stolry.
Rendered both deaf and blind at
19 months by severe illness, she
passed the first seven years of her
life in silence, darkness and igno
rance. Who oould have suspected the
exquisite soul imprisoned in that
mute and darkened body A bright,
patient, loving woman came, and
the miracle began.
There was only one possible ave
nue of approach to the beleaguered
•oul. The sense of touch remained,
and to that the teacher, Miss Annie
M. Sullivan,-addressed her efforts.
Through finger spelling the child at
length obtained the Tfdett of lan
guage, and with this key other dooi
could be unlocked. Having natural
ly a fine mind, she learned rapidly
when once started and developed a
phenomenal memory.
'While Helen received information
only through spelling and in limited
amount, she never forgot To tell
her something was like writing it
in a book. When you wished the
fact again monthB or even years aft
erward, you had only to ask for it
But later,
as she began to read books,
to meet more people and to receive
impressions through more channels
and in larger numbers, her memory
ceased to be so absolutely reliable.
TJntil she was 11 years of age hfr
only means of communication was
by finger spelling. Then, at her own
urgent request, she was givei. les
sons in speech by Miss Fuller, prin
cipal of the Horace Mann school.
The rapidity with which she acquir
ed the ability to speak was unprece
dented. She soon abandoned finger
spelling as a means of expression
and has ever since used speech alone.
But others still had to communi
cate with her by their fingers. She
then expressed a strong wish to
learn to read the lips by touching
them with her fingers. For the par
pose of attempting this difficult *ak
and tn get 8pemal:iu.sxiin«r igswf&i
she came to the Wright-Hamason
ochool in New York city. During
the two years that she remained
there she succeeded in acquiring the
power of understanding people when
they spoke to her, and at the same
time pursued regular courses of
study in arithmetic, history, physi
cal geography, French and German,
She has read much of the best liter
ature and is very intelligent on the
topics of the day. Her own speech
is now excellent, and she has enter
ed a girls' sohool in Cambridge,
Mass., where she is taking a course
preparatory for Radcliffe college.
When being spoken to, she places
her index finger lightly upon the
lips, while the other fingers rest
upon the cheek, the middle one
touching the nose. Her thumb is
upon the larynx. This position gives
her the greatest possible informa
tion concerning the elements of
which speech is composed.—John
Dutton Wright in Century.
Wb]P He Did Mot Start.
A laey man is seldom so very lazy
as not to be able to invent some ex
cuse for his inactivity. Harper's
Bound Table tells a story in point.
Patrick was the captain of a
schooner that plied between New
York and Haverstraw on the Hud
son. One day his schooner was load
ed with bricks, ready to start for
New York, but Patrick gave no sign
of any intention to get under way.
Instead of that, he sat on deck
smoking a pipe.
The owner of the brickyard, A-ho
was also the owner of the schooner,
and who had reasons for wishing
the bricks landed in New York at
the earliest possible moment, came
hurrying on board and demanded of
the captain why he did not set sail.
"Shiire, your honor," said Pat
rick, "there's no wind."
"No wind 1 Why, what's the mat
ter with you? There's Lawson's
schooner under sail, going down the
river now."
"Yis, I've been watchin her, but
it's no use my gettin under way.
She's got the wind now, und, faith,
there isn't enough of it for two."
Air Ueed by a Human Being.
Dr. Kmlcliffe Hall makes the fol
lowing interesting calculation on
the amount of air a human being of
the average size and proportions
will consume in the space of one
minute when in repose, and also
when iu the different degrees of ac
tivity. When at rest, we consume
COO cubic inches of air per minute
if wo walk at the rate of one mile
an hour, we use 800 two miles,
1,000 three miles an hour, 1,000
four miles an hour, 2,300. If we
start out and run six miles in an
hour, we will consume 3,000 cubio
inches of air during every minute of
that time.—St Louis Republio.
The besl cough cure is Shiloh's
enra.
A
neglected oough is stop
$1.00 PER
FOOLS OR KNAvu
Whlob ot the Two I* the Hore
In the Domaetle Circlet
An old question often ai
Which do most harm to th
fools or knaves? But, old
no one has yet answered its
torily to all—that is, ar"
ly and decisively. And
for it is one of those ques
depend on circumstano
those seesaw conditions
one ia uppermost and now
and no one can say wh:
preme.
The fools, who are many
the best intentions in the
work infinite mischief even to
they love best and would serve
loyally. For one tiling, as a
they are chatterboxes and le
everything they ought to ket
themselves. If they are your gt
meaning no harm, they gossip a
your domestic affairs, discuss
character, tell all the little drt
stances of your daily lif? and
ing fools, unwittingly diet
they relate and exaggerate
portance the veriest trifles
have occurred. A sharpene
in a hasty contradiction—e\
folk are given to these pun
of irritation—is made in'
sign of deep seated disag
and you ana your husband,
like turtle doves in the ma
just an oocaaional, very occa
peck, are presented to soci
profoundly inharmonious ax
ways quarreling. You oannot qu.
understand what your sympathetic
friends would be at when they speak
to you compassionately, sigh and
say, "Poor dear!" Youdo not know
why you should be tftied, not hav
ing overheard your io6T
she reported that little sc
ble where you had perhaps
ingly, perhaps obstinately,
tained that the shield was ret.
your husband declared it was
Thus the little spurt came, and
fire died down as soon as it was
died, like a match that catches
does not burn. But your fool
it into a serious oonfiagra^*
only one of many like
with all your domestic coi
detail, if you have a fool
guest—one who does not
the very alphabet of
in the reticence
are admitted intilK
beyond all fitter remedy. In
gossip mongerihg world of our
needs but the slightest push
the snowball a-rolling, when it
era as it goes till it bout of a?
portion with the original n*
A great many of those disi
surmises and those evil
whioh flit about the world If
ters in the twilight are tl
signed workjf_fools—fool
ish as was that silly km
used.his master's formula
a demon water carrier—a
not quite after the pattern
old 'eathen Ounga Din—ar
not lay him againj though
drowned by the creature &
voked. Between a fool and
then, as a guest, tht
worst, because the kna
more harm, and the
that having brains a.
the cost and the gain of
tions, he will refrain
about lies which will
good and may come sm
on his own.pate in the
action for libel, with
follow.—Philadelphia Ti
A Chance For
XI'
Much curiosity is diret
Henri Rochefo
My Life." Sok
ite, as he is, M.
been along skirm
ing passage gives s.
risk he once ran:
"For more than a
century," he says in his
have been like a man
back railway, continua...
from the highest suniEjiita in
darkest dopths. AT'ew month
the day when tL lopulace
down the Sainte
liberate me and cr
to take my seat iu
fense government, I
Versailles in chains
with death. For awl
paraded in the str
like another Po
still bring to my
are of an eld mai
ly buttoned frock
red umbrella and
rection of the
Roehef ort 1 Flay
time!'"
Bitter He
A sad looking
chemist's. "Cun
asked, "somethini
from my mind
row and bitter
the druggist nr
a little dose of
wood und rhul
and dash of ct
to him, and for
could not think
world except nev
ting the taste
Spare Moments.
Diseased blood.
lirer and bowo'