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THE-:- TRUE :DE D1OCRAT.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT
ST. FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA.
The farmers have long been the
most dissatisfied of all the population
@f the United States.
---..
The number employed in agricul.
ture in Spain is but 4,033,411, of
whom over 800,000 are women.
The burning of the Capitol of Penn
Sylvania has spurred many Philadel
phians to make a renewed attempt to
have the state capital removed to their
city. An affirmative vote of the peo
ple of the state at a general ebtion is
required by the Constitution before
such a transfer can be made.
India is a very uncomnfortable couu
try. This year is worse than com.
monD. iDrotught makes cve'ry road a
rive f dust; other rivers' are dried
up. P Grain is poor, as well as scarce,
apti garden products are sspless. If
the traveler cats meat or fruit, he is ti
threatened with cholera; if grain or R
vegetables, he Is reminded that the hE
bubonic peat (which is the fatal "lit- i
tle sicl:kesc" of ]3ombay) chiefly af
fects vcgetarians. Fish is forbidden as
by taste as well :s by prinicine. Milk
must be rigorously escheiwed, and
butter is not less baneful. Bread and
tea are both poor in India, and water al
is always dangerous. Ir
tic
The disbandment of the Chinese Six
Companies, marks another step in the e
decadence of San Francisco's China
town. For forty years this organiza. Co
tion has been the banker atnd confiden
tial agent of nearly every Chinaman tr
in California. In its treasury were pre
thousands of dollars to care for the cot
aick and to remove th, bones of the
dead to China. It was« trusted im- eyE
plicitly, and its i,fliors wroe always «I
men above reproach. No scandal to
ever tainted its managmuvett. It re- uni
tained much of its old power until
two years ago, when funuds in China, can
town led to the formation of the See giv
Yap, or Four Companies. This was fills
represented as not a seceder from the ofds
8ix Companies, but a new organiza-.
tion, yet as it took two-thirds of the rigl
business away from the old society the Wo
result was the sam.o fro
abo
Texas is a Southern state which
can "point with pride" to the self
supporting labor of her convicts. Ten
years ago the state pnrch.ised a large
farm for convict working, 2,000 acres
of which are now under a high state of
cultivation. The chief products are C
cotton and sugar, and the value of the L
annual crop has increaset within a r
few years from $53,001) to $81,000;
this, in addition to the food and for- n
Sage raised for the convicts and the t
farm stock. This farm is operated by
"second-class" colored convicts, those ý
who are physically unable to meet the b
requirements of convict labor, for the
majority of the prisoners are still .r
werkingý under contract. The fact that a]
those "second class" plrisoners'have e
proved fnoroe profitable to t Ih state than d(
the able-bodied convicts hired out td
contractors furnishes an argumut m t
that appeals to every taxpayer in favor tb
of the recommendation of the p3niten- h
tiary enperintoi;dent, based on the
grounds of humanity as well as of sh
economy, for the emp!oyvnent of all ov
the prisoners 1 nder direct state suner- ra:
vision. co
Ai New Hampshire worin has no- pe
complished the feat-some:what diffi
cult, nowadays-of doing something
which no woman, so far as known, has pit
ever done before. This daring innuo to
vator, says the New York Times, is cot
Mrs. Marilla Marks Iekeier, whose am
home, when she is not traveling in mi
Europe, living in California, or prac- hot
ticing law before the Supreme Court
at Washington, is in Dover, and the s
basis of the second claim to originality Wo
which her friends make for her is the mai
fact that she has entered a serious ap. arri
plication for the position of United ne
States Minister to the United States
of Columbia. Nobody 1o.s quite so
far as to say that she will probably get she
the place, but it is asserted that she suit
has the support of both the New the
Hampushire senators, and th tt her can. thej
didacy will be warmly adlvocated by was
woman suffrage clubs and similar or. ona
gauizations all over the conutry. Mrs. spir
Ricker was born at Durhlan in 1843. weir<
She was married iu 1863, and has been the
a widow for tWhety-seven years. She had
studied law in the offices of Albert G. as ii
Riddle and Arthur B. Williams. In expl
1890, after a hard fight, she won ad- "mu
mission to the New Hampshiro bar. n0e
3ira. Ricker has long been prominent- in he
ly identilied with the woman suffrage that
movement, and since 1870 has often
taken the stump for the candidates of Irma
lo BRepublican party. andl
1WHEN LOVE COMES KNOCKING
AT THE GATE."
When Love comes knocking at thy gate,
B3ldhim at once depart.
lHe will be patient, and will wait
The bidding of thy heart. - ,
A Toll him he I:nocketh there in vain.
That he may ne'er come in.
iHe'll smiling leave-but come again,
a Thy loving heart to win.
Then when at last he knocks in tear
Oh, open wide love's gate.
1 He'll soon forget his foolish fears,
And vow 'twas sweet to wait!
-William H. Gardner.
WON BY WAITING,
D , N one of the turret
r rooms of Reitzen
N berg castle, a
~oung girl ar
fa rayed in a simple
e ~dress and white
apron, sat sewing
industriously. At
the sound or foot
steps she paused
her work; at
the sight of a
-t Hussar officer
in uniform she
-L reddened with
vexation. Yet
there was nothing in Albrecht von
Reitzenberg's appearance to annoy f
her; on the contrary, he was young,
very good looking, tall, and of digni- .
fled bearing.
I I a 11 ..
"vLt guau oouiLg, to-, and or digni
fled bearing.
- "Will you allow me to come in?"he
n asked, standing on the threshold.
The girl took up her wortk again.
"You can come in if you wish," she
sd aid indifferently.
I He walked across the room. "I have
a proposal to make for you, Ijaroness
Irma. Will you give me your atten
tion for a little while ?"
She looked at him indignantly ; she
had a sweet oval face and deep gray
eyes.
"I prefer not to listen to you,
Count Albrecht."
"I thought you would say so!"
(there was somethin; like a ring of I
triumph in his voice), but indeed my
proposal is very harmless. Let us
come to an understanding."
There was uncertain distrust in her a
eyes.
"Yes," continued Ihe young officer,
"I know that you have every reason
to be offended. • You have been most 0
unfairly treated."
"[ have been invited to this house t
under false pretenses. I came be
cause I thought that the visit would s
give pleasure to Frau von Wolde, who p
fills, or is supposed to fill, the place h
of ny mother. I am sorry to speak ri
disrespectfully of your cousin, but--" a
"Not at all. You are perfectly 0
right, and my relative, Frau von
Wolde, is in the plot, and has boon
from the beginning. I know all ec
about it now. I, as the heir of Reitz- .c
enberg castle-you will excuse my
mentioning my name first?-have re- b
ceived orders to offer my hand, and my
debts, in marriage to the Baroness r,
Irma von Buchow, who, on attaining 0o
her majority, will becomie possessed of C(
so large a fortune that she could free ac
the Reitzenberg estate with a stroke fu
of her pen. Nay, hear me out; this or
lady was to have been kept in igno- ha
rance of the plan, but that the friend m`
aqd chaperon could not resist the tem- so;
tation of giving her a hint as to how hit
matters stand, after she had become ne
the guest of the castle. Is this so?" we
i fV... - .t C1 L . .
S "Yes;" She stood by his side now
bY and the sunlight just touched the
'~o coils of her auburn hair. "I have
he been deceived, cruelly deceived."
ie "Under the circumstances nothing
ill .remains for me but to give you the
opportunity of expresgingyour opinion
at as to this tyrannous family compact
vo even more doeidcdiy than you have
an done already. Baroness Irma of
td Buchow, will you consent to give me
your hand in marriage?"
ut "Count Albrecht of Reitzenberg, I
,r thank you for the honor which you
. have shown me. I will not."
S They stood facing each other, and
as Irma looked at her strango wooer
she saw a faint smile in his eyes. Her
II own anger was beginning to evapo
. rate; he really was behaving well,
considering that the Reitzenbergs
were renowned for their hasty tem
, pers.
"You admit," she said, after a pause,
"that I have been awkwardly placed."
g "I admit that you have been inhos- I
s pitably, abominably treated! I blush I
to think that a member of our family
could have dreamed of such a scheme.
In order to show you how penitent I
am, now that I have received my dis- 6
2 missal, I will immediately leave the &
house and rid you of my presence."
t "If you do that, Count Albrecht, I
shall be worse off than ever. You Il
3 don't know your cousin, Frau von
Wolde. She will insist upon my re- h
maining here for three months, as was
arranged; she will reproach me for
your absence, she will argue and make t'
one dislike you more than ever, if-" h
"If possibllt" s]
His good humor was irresistible; 0
she burst into a merry laugh.
For another halt hour the rejected
suitor remained in conversation with
the heiress, and at the end of that time Ic
they, too, had made a plot. Albrecht
was to reimaiu at the castle, he and the oi
Baroness Irma were to pretend to be tl
on amicable terms, and the two con
spirators (the count and the chaperon) D
were not to learn until the last day of
the visit had expired that their hopes th
had failed.
"I will endeavor to make your visit ca
as little irksome to yeou as possible," or
explained the heir of IReitzenberg;
"aud we can behave as if there were wl
no enmity between us." ye
"Yes," (there was 4till a little doubt an
in her voice and manner,) "I think
that I can trust you." th
"Come," he said gently, "Baroness wI
Irma, is it a truce between us signed sic
and sealed?" wa
-. g okkher ha Ji is ,h 0.,.1 bend- in
Ing over it, raised her fingers to his
lips. I
, * * * * * c
The master of the castle was the I
first to begin hostilities. One day, s
toward the end of the three months' 3
visit, ;Irms came into the drawing
room to find the whole party awaiting t
her arrival, and in an instant she per- c
ceived that something was wrong.
Fraun on Wolde had been shedding t
tears, the old count's brow was clouded v
with anger, and Albrecht!--Irma f
hardly dared to look athim,so changed
was his aspect. It was too clear that I
r. the termination of the pleasant conm- d
panionship of the last few weeks was sj
to be war.
"My dear Baroness Irma," said the b
count, advancing to meet his young h
guest with ceremonious politeness, "I a0
ret am exceedingly pleased to see you. i
en- Your visit hero has given me great al
a satisfaction. You honored this house w
ar- with your presence, with the full con- T
ito sent of your guardian and my esteemed Ia
cousin, Frau von Wolde. I had hoped, fr
ng not without grounds, that the friend- L
ot- ship between you and my heir was m
aed gradually ripening into a deeper and
at more lasting feeling. The alliance is I
one which must give satisfaction to all ha
a interested in our families. Imagine WI
our distress on hearing to-day from my co
th nephew that you have refused his pro- ce
posal of marriage."
et Irma looked toward Count Albreeht;
O something that she read in his wrath
y ful mien made her hesitate as she an
w awered: "It is quite true; wq are
` friends, and nothing mhore." in
"It cannot be, my dear young lady, a
that so young a maiden should have
given away her preference without mc
* the consent or knowledge of her tro
LO guardian? Answer me candidlv; are
your affections already engaged?"
,e - The color surged into Irma's checis
and left thomn again. She glanced at 1
' Fran von IWolde. There was no help the
for her there. "This is a question if
LO which you have no right to ask, Count loo
Y Reitzenberg, and which I refuse to do
answer. I must beg you to excuse no
" me." the
1 "The Baroness Bnchow is right !" to 1
,f burst in Albrecht. "She has suftered Up
enough at our hands already. She is t
e shall not be thývartel in her will: If thai
she honors me with her friendship, I this
r accept it gr:tefully. Listen to me, pre'
my uncle, Irefuse to be a party to said
your scheme." S
He rose and held the door wide her
t open. There was no smile on his face tor[
now; his eyes were full of trouble as hold
they rested on hers. He did not offer and
to take her hand in farewell. He corn
stood there in mute distress as she the
passed by-a fair, girlish figure, in TI
her white dress, her laces and blue to t
ribbons-and she passed him without alon
a word. The trace between them was |veg
over. vege
* * * * 4' . n l
ctly V V l.
von The forest spread its wide wings
all even as far as the castle garden. Irma
itz-, loved the green paths and quiet
my shades, and here she came with her
re- book the morning after her interview
my with the count, and pretended to
read. But though she kept her eyes
in on the pages, she read there only
Sof Count Albreeht's parting words-he
ree accepted her offer of friendship grate
cke fully. Driven to bay, as it were, in
his order to save her, that was what be
no- had said. During the last three
mnd months she had come to understand 1
am- something of his uprightness, his
ow high sense of honor. He would 1
rue never marry a woman-though she
,, were a princess--to whom he could i
not giveshis love.
;he "It was my fortune," sighed Ima, a
ive "that made him nearly hate me at t
first." Did he hate her now? 1i
g She shut up her book and wandered r
he still further into the wood, down at
on hillside covered with fern and moss,
lot toward the stream that ran between
Ive high rocks, chattering and foaming on n
of its way. On the further side of the e7
ne stream was a tract of open country, b
dotted with clumps of trees and under- i.
I wood and bright with heather. The al
xx stepping stones were half covered with t(
water to-day; the current was running Y
d fiercer than its wont. She bethought
,r herself of a rustic bridge a few yards
ir further down.
o- The bridge hung high in the air, Ic
1, supported by rough pine stems; it in
e was picturesque but a fragile affair. sc
1- Half way across Irma put her hand on
the rail-how noisy the stream was Ia
-, -it snapped off at her touch, one as
wooden plank tottered under her feet, ha
3. another fell with a splash into the an
h water below. She had plenty of of
y courage; she was light and active. a
. She knew, moreover, that she could ha
I easily leap that formidable-looking of
I. gap and gain the bank. She was
e about to make the attempt when she p
was stopped by a peremptory shout: ov
I "Gently, gently! Jump from that loi
projecting stem; it is safe " th"
3 She looked up; on the edge of the of
heather-covered rock stood Albrecht me
s Reitzenberg. ba
r She paused uncertain, half inclined w1
to retrace her steps. Perceiving her wa
hesitation, he raised his voice and
shouted still louder above the clamor wh
of the rushing water:
"Can you hear me, Baroness Irma?" mee
She rodded assent. he
"Step there--to the left. Do not th
look back!"
Involuntarily she obeyed. He held so 1
out his arms, the gulf yawned between feel
them, he could be of no help. the
"The stem will bear your weight. Bri
Do not be in too great a hurry." bal
("Why does he look so grave?" in t
thought Irma; "is he still angry?") sett
"I had better return the way I Wh
came, Count Albrecht. Do not trouble was
on my account." the
"No; do as 1 direct you. You see in a
which is the best place to stand? Drop Icol
your book, it might be in your way, B
and jump as far as you can. Now I" wre
One spring, and Irma was saf- on Mr.
the moss heather, while the plank on Bru
which she had thought to stand slipped ing
slowly but surely into the foaming has
water, Albrecht help 'rhands clasped beet
Is "Thank heaven that you are safe !"
he cried. "Oh! Irma, my Irma, I
* could not stop you. I came just too
he late for that. I could only look on in
ey, agony. Are you frightened? Are
1s' you hurt?"
ag "I am not hurt. I did not know
,g that it was dangerous; I did not, in
Sr- deed."
ig. She sa. him tlrn pale at the
og thought of her peril, and the tears
ed which she had not shed for herself fell
,oa fast for his distross.
ed "The bridge -should have been de
at stroyed long ago; it shall be done to
I- day. I did not dare to join you, or to
as speak till you had passed the worst. If
you had beoen killed--h! I cannot
eo bear to think of it-I should never
.g have known another day's happiness,
'I and it would have been my fault-
a. mine! Ifow could I let you wander
at about alone when I was longing to be
se with you? My Irma, my best-beloved I
2- Thank heaven that I have you safe at
d last. Surely we have played at being
1, friends and enemies long enough?
1- Look at me and say that you love
is me?" tip
d When he had made her an offer of
8 marriage three long months ago she dc
11 had been ready with her refusal. Now,
e when lhecr whole heart was his, she
Y could find no words amid her tears ex
cept, "I love you I love you " he
It was enough for him. "Mly bride,
my wife !" he said, and held her in his
arms.
The green ferns rustled and whis
Ipered, the beeches tossed their boughs
in the rurlight, the red squirrels da'
played in the oak trees, the whole
wood was full of life and joy at that
moment when the lovers plighted their go0
troth. -W'omnu at Home.
are
Corn-Si;tal' Armor for ilaltleshipl.
at A now scheme has been devised for
elp the protection of mcn-o,-war, which,
ion if put into operation, will make these
int look even nmore cumbersome than they
to do at present. This new plan involves
ise no additjoual flIaayized steel or fur
ther coating of s venteen inch armor
!, to protect the :nip from hostile guns.
ed Upon the otber hand, the new armor
he is to be made of no less a substance
If than corn stalks. With a covering of
I this substance, chopped fine and
e, pressed into a hard, solid mass, it is
to said that no msan-of-war can be sunk. li
Shot and shell myv go through her,
de her bottom may be ripper, opnm by h:
,co torpedoes. andu she ma:y even have a Er
as hole pune:ld in her side by a .ran,
er and yet iloat. This marvel is to be no
Ie complished by the simple action of
he the water.
in The water having once gained access
le to the corn-stalk armor, which lies er
at along the whole outside of the ship
as under a thin covering of steel, the
vegetable sacking swells so rapidly as
to soon close the hole. Tests made by
,s naval oliccurs have shown that this
it curious corn-stalk packing, when once
wt wet, swells with a force that is irre- h
'sistible. th
y The firm of Cram pl, the great ship. be
a builders, hi:s purchased the patents
on this new process.
y Cut up into huge slabs, like the
a steel armor which is made at the Car- on
. negie works, this vegetable substanac
n will be loaded on freight ears and
e shipped from the lagriculturai districts bee
e where corn is plentiful to the sea
g board. There it will be packed and
s screwed into place in the sides of our
1 new men-of-war. hem
B According to tohe plan which have Ga:
1 been drawn up this curious substance
is to be placed outside of the heavy did
armor of our men-of-war from a di-. bet
t tance about eight feet above the water
line to the keel on both sides. It will
run from stem to stern, thus covering
the whole submerged portion of the
vessel. der
Seen from theo outside on wouldcr
not know a corn-clad vessel when you
Ssaw one, as the vegetab!e armor would k
be protected by a steel hovering that ten
is to be ma:le waterprcof. The corn
armor will, however, add considerably
to the bulk of our men-of-war.--2;cw
YIork Journal. wer
-- like
Is A Tlear's Trip in a Bal.lou.n
There -s a bear out at Sioux City,
r, Iowa, that goes up in :a balloon. he
it made an ascenusiou at Crystal Lake
r. some time ago in the presence of 1000
persons. Bruno is a big black bear,
I and the task of training him for an
e ascension was no trifling one. He
's had a natural aversion to a balloon,
e and when he caught his first glimpse
of the great swaying globe he uttered
" a growl of disapproval, and would
d have fled but for the restraining hand
3 of his master, A. Hirbour.
' After awhile he was induced to ap.
0 proach the balloon. He put his head
over the side of the basket and snuffed
t longingly at a small box of honey on
the ear's bottom. Presently the limit
3 of temptation was reached, and a mo
ment later the big animal was in the
basket licking the honey vigorously.
When Bruno was in the car the rope
was loosened and the balloon shot up
I ward, It had gone but a few feet
when the black head of the bear waE
seen peering over the side, and the J
movements of the car indicated that a
he was wabbling about in consterna.
tion and wishing he was out.
A rope was attached to the balloon
so that it could not rise above 3000 1
feet. As the balloon floated close to
the top of a big cottonwood tree
Bruno grabbed at its branches. The
balloon, with Bruno, floated around b
in the air for some time and finally b
settled on the shore of Crystal Lake.
When Mr. Hirbour came up Bruno C
was seated in a cornlield eating corn, k
the abandoned car of the balloon fast
in a neighboring tree. Bear and bal- t,
Icon were uninjured. cQ
Bruno has been taught to dance,
wrestle and do other tricks. It was
Mr. Hirbour's intention to transform
Bruno into steaks and roasts, but ow- tl
ing to the remarkable intelligence. he -
has displayed the death sentence has a,
been revoked, and Bruno may now live
ias In as h1R bQhaves himsel f. |
I BUDGET OF FUN.
DO
i IUMJIOROUS SI ETCIIE S fi'OM
re VARIOUS SOURCES.
Surprised Hcr - Apologized Each i
'llme-It Went--Willing to Marry 1
o Ilm--Had His F'ears--Dp
rs loatie, Etc., Etc.
He panusedr, ns onn in <1 oppst ma o
S Of some dilemma caugarht.
Then slowlysatd, in tone of speech 1]
With hesitation fraugrht,
O "I've half a mind-I'vo half a mind--"
f She interposed thereat.
t And archly said, "I never thought
r You had as much as that."
--Boston Courier.
S APOLOGIZED EACH TIME.
Clara-"Did he apologizo for kiss
ing you?" -
S Maud-"Oh, yes; several times." m
IT WENT.
Young Huggins-"Andr now scien- lb
tists are saying kissing must go." I fi
Dolly Swift (ingenuounly) - "It m
does. "-Judge. me
A CONFESSION.
Maude--"Miriam is trying to keep
her engagement a secret." E;tr
Martha-"How (do you knowv?" ide
"She told me so."
WILLING TO MARTUY ltl,].
S He--"Am I good enough for you,
Sdarling?"
.t She- "No, George; but you are too
ir good for any other girl."-Puck.
HAD HIS FEAf,.
Young Author--"Don't you think
my play caught the audience?"
Ir Manager-"Yes, this time; but I
" fear it will never do so again."-Pau. .
CLOSE-FISTED.
Wiilie-"Aro you the necrest rela. ii
tive I've got, muammat" r
Mother-"Yes, love, and yor pa 1.h
the closest relative you've got."-Tit.
Bits.
1 IPLroxATIc. I
3 She-"Then papa didn't refase to
listen to you?"
lie-"Not a bit. I bkegan by telling
him I knew of a plan whereby he cotuld
Eave moey."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
ITS QUEST. of
Mr. Dyer-"Where is the bargain la
counter?" la
The Floor Walker--"'here arre .ev
eral. What are you looking for?" c
"I'm looking for my wife. "-Life. so
iht
MIGIiT E woSE. it.
Miss Fosdick-"My bicycle lamp is I of
always going out." its
Mr. Dolloy-"Well, a bicycle lamp i
that always stayed at home would not rei
be of much use."
SIN NEED OF A EADtRn.
the Wood-"Say, that was pretty rough
)ar- on Jones to-day, wasn't it ?"
nea Stone-"What was thlat?"
nd.. Wood--"His beard! H}e hasn't
icts been shaved for a week. "-Twinkles.
lea- .....
mud Ti TIME TO COMZ.
our Mrs. Strong-"I suppose you have
heard that Miss Ricketts and Miss
re Gazsam are deadly enemies now?"
ce Miss Small--"Yes, I heard; but I
ivy didn't hear who was the. man at the
li" bottom of it."--Judge.
ter
'ill OFT INi THP STILTLY NIG-T.
tg Mrs. Qiiverini-"Do you know,
dear, that I think the baby sometimes
cries in her sleep?"
on Mr. Quiverful (savagely)--"I don't
11d know about that; but I know she of
iat ten cries in mine."-Pick-Me-UT1. "
STIVE .bUTI'.
S Mrs. Rurepus-"George, when we I
were courting you used to say you c
liked me because I was just the height t
of your heart." a
Mr. Rumpus -"But I forgot that it n
y, was in my breast I carried my pocket. I
le book, "-Pittsburg News.
USEF UL.
Stheoryou tha iniprofesor, tha t hean
' "Do Ithink so?" returned the pro. I
!i fessor. "1 know it. Some periodieals l
d pay $20 a page for articles on the sub.
d ject."--Washington Star. tl
THE HIATTER WITH IT.
d "How came Jack Huggins to break in
d his engagement with Miss Thirty- of
smith?"
"He said he could not marry a girl ar
with such a past as hers." bI
"Good gracious! What-- " -"
"Oh, there was too much of it." or
TOOK A PALL OUT OF EACH OTLn,IP. si(
SHobson-"Heavens! old man, how
you have torn your clothes! I hope jif
you aren't hurt. You must have had ar
a terrible fall from your bicycle." an
. Dobson-"Nothing of the kind!
Robson and I got a-talking about the
best kind of wheels; that's all."-.
Puck.
.- ha!
JUMPING AT CONCLUSIONS,. IO
Cholly (who stutters) --"P-P-Por it
haps you have noticed it, Miss Ethel o':
but I 1-1-1-I-er -1-i-- De
Ethel (trembling violently)-"O
Charley -er-this is to sudden, you ,ln
know!"1 ma
Cholly-"I l-1-left my umbrella heroe
two weeks ago, and should like to re- to
cover it."-Puck. to
del
SURE TO PLOCK TUEWR1. ild
Skater-"What are you planting De]
the danger sign there for, mister ? can
Why, the ice hereabouts is the thickest mil
and safest on .the pond." mei
Elderly Gent-"I know it. My boys he
are comin' here skating this arternoou, Yox
, an' I'm puttid,
FknoN whar theyJ
tinual ried about 'm,b
""I gll re
Encli ington hopessless
rarry the wrong thing',
S "To wOho?,,
"Misis eerani
mentiulg her on her
venture I told hers
part completely a
I hfo like I have
character she was
d- "What was it?'
"A lady of the pro
Lr= -- a ghinton g to .
TROU
kiss- "Of oo.rse," said
meant wll, but do
,, "What do you I0ne
S man in charge of the"
ment. o t
"You charged thatii"
iien- lthat instead ofhavin
fixed he bought a newh
- "It marked down to cost ''
ment.--Waishington 8`a
INTENSp p
keep "I called to ask where
s;treet car stoves," said .tih
ident of the line.
"It is useless to tell y
can't sell us any."
"Oh, I'm not a ",0
wanted to know wher
, them so tiat I could go
tob place. I want to get on
refrigerator next su a
Bazar.
u is STSre,4.
ick Grimsahmw-,"It is oddd
t I will often mistake his tite
I. life and persist in following
'* tain line of cudeavor iwl
clearly predestined fdris
different. There is Rhyii
ela- instance. lie insists tha
poet, when in reality hie:
a . i for a chemist."
Lit- Askjins--"fow do yop
out?"
Orimshaw - "vervthiig
becdmes a drug in the
to Judge.
} Lodge Room in'j
all One of the most fanifl
the Independent Ordero
lows in the State of Tenn
of the cities, is Gap Ci- "t
in 2, which has for its led
in j large cave in Carter Cop
miles east.of Johnson Ci6r
V- cinatiung is the home of this
some of the order in ner
have transferred their metm
it.
Gau Crcek Lodge has a:
is of seventy-flve, and has been
its meetings in this cave 4
l.la year. The subterraneana
ot rented from the owner, Dr.i
1y3tier.
This strange lodge roomi
in an elevated strip of w6odi
dh entrance to it faces thea
approaching it presents a Ie
pearance, which might be'
't typical of mysteries that .ar
, only in the hearts of th
membership of a great seo
From the oute,.r doors onepl
:a stairway to the first'
e antoroom. This apaqtmen
Sby eighteen feet, and is pr
I all tlhe necessary equipm
it a desirable place in whi
Spare candidates for mitiatio
order. To the rar of thi
a hallway,and twelve feet-lo
with the floor slanting at
Sforty-five degrees, is the lq
s proper.
SThis chamber is eight0ei
feet, and the ceiling is somod
in height. 7iewed throog
trance from without theroom
a dark annd mysterious ap
sufnicient light is noverthelead
* from the oatside to pens
chambers. 'Tlken altogetho
undergroaud alartments r
and striking qarters fora
men whose dlibelerationus are
Philahtlphia Times.
Q::cerr,t Town in Eng
The most curious town ia
he is Northwioh. There is not
street, nor, in fact, a strig
in the l:lace ; every part ofI
' appearance of having rocentl
AIa from the visitation of an eart
b Northwich, as everyone k
the ceritre of the salt inds
nearly all sides of the towni
ealt wdrks, with their engi&l
k ing hundreds of thousanidsi
y- of brine every week.
At a depth of some 200 oil
rl are immense subterranesn
brine, and as the contents of
pumped and pumped away the
crust of earth is correspo,
weakened, and the result i5
sional subsidence.
W These subsidences have a "P
o effect on the nearest hailding i
d are drawn "alil ways,"giving t
au upside dowvn appearance.c
e Mitiulant for Troopi.
That soldiers really need St
has leen formally recogniz.
Wa,,r Department, which ino
its =ne" emergency ration'
ounce of tobacco per diem.
Department publishes a b
Vhich it is declared that
influcnce of ten, coffee or.$
man seems to be brought t~i
eloiciency than without tboii
keep up cheerfulness and efl'
to endure fatigue and pritAiO
depriration of them m'y cia8e
sion, homesickness, feableD.
indeed, may lead to defeabtn
Depressed troops do not ight
cannot be kept well in hanad.
military leader will see to it.
men are not deprived of Oi
he will regret his care,
York Journal.