OffERSJinVARDS.
rrcsldcct Hearst of Association of
Democratic Clubs
WILL GIVE A LARGE AMOUNT
Te tst ririt fertoa Telegraphist Crldtsce
CMffoMng I'artlei Altering Returat
e( the Njitorul tltctUa,
TYPfi-TdU) TBXAS TALKS,
fctrni Rlcnllrmril remitting sml IWli
Ing In (he I.01111 Star HUI,
New York. Nor. 3.-W. II. 1 learnt,
president ot tlio National Association
01 iNMornin emim, has issued n
statement to tho 1.500,000 members of
tbiMH? organlattnns, in which bo offbra
I10O0 for tlin arrest nnd conviction ot
Irorui guilty of altering nlrttou ro
tnrna, end IMOO rwanl far tho flrnt
person telegraphing lilm Information
of this ebnmotar which may I mil to
kuoIi a tnnvlstlon. In part the state-
luent nyat
livery organlaUan In sympathy
w:b tho Democratic cause must at
iMiro pick rollahlo volunteers to fight
fraud ami InUmlilatlon nt tho polls
Nothing must bo left to accident No
polling plnoo In tho country should bo
without Intelligent and courageous olt
Irons prepared to resist overy form ot
jhjIIUosI cheating, overt or covert
"Tho officers of alt Demoorntlo clubs
and eoMimlttHee, whether state or na
tlannl, nro hereby warnod of tho dan
gors which confront our froo Instltti
tlons, and arn timed to tnko Immediate
Htrpa to man all tho voting precincts
with men who know the law and havo
iMtslllatieo and ddermluntion enoiiKh
to tieend tho Imllot box against cor
ruptlon and coercion In aplto ot every
thing. "In oHr to emphaalo the Impor
tonw of this volunteer aervlee by tho
IMMOoratle nrgnnloatlons, tho presi
dent nf the National Association ot
Democratic clubs hereby offers to glvo
tIMO to any r mber of th itseoolntlon
wbn may ftin.leh proof loading to tho
conviction of any election officer or of
ficers or other person or persona of a
criminal altiratln nf tho prealdentlal
election rotiirna or of fraudulently
counting In or counting out prealden
tlal votm. Thla eum of $1000 will bo
paid in tho case ot oacb conviction.
"Aa an additional Incentive to vlgl
laneo and prompt action, tho president
of the National Association of Demo
cratic dubs will pay $M)00 for the drat
Information lending to a conviction.
Tito work of thn Democratic volun
tas throughout tho nation must bo
practical and og4eslvo. Above all
thlnga It must ho prompt Kindlon dy
mmmlttcoe ahoul bo nt once organized
to supervleo and iroet tho energies of
tho volnnter workers at tho polla.
TJiwycw aliould be consnlted. Thoso
committees aliould Inatantly communl
oato by telegraph with the proaldent of
the Nntlonal Association of Democratic
clubs when fraud Is discovered. Tho
volunUiera at polla aliould stand their
around and yield no point In overy
Umnfilalnt rllril,
Auatln, Tex, Nor. 3.-0. Deflell
Mooro ot tho hutehcr & Monro Lumbar
compiny of Ornng. wan here and filed
complaint with the railroad ooi
mission against tho Texna Car Bervlet
nseodntlon. Tho oomplalnt alleges
that tho nMoclatlon haa refuted to
mnko a chango with refaroneo to time
allowed in loading anil unloading rare
for Toxaa lumbermen, It being alleged
that no dlfltlnetlon Ir made between a
(Mi r of 30,000 or 40,000 ponda capacity
and ono ot 00,000 to 80,000 capacity
and upwards, also that a petition aak
Ing for tlmo baa linen refused. Th
commlaalon U naked to Issuo an ordor
ha followa:
"That tho Texas Onr Hervlec assocla-
tlon grant an additional day to what
la now In foroo for loading and unload
ing nil care from 40,000 to C0.0J0
pounds onpactty and another addition
al dny for anra over 00,000 pounds en-
pnolty."
Mr. Moore filet! an application with
tho commlaalon linking relict In the
namo ot tho Texas lumbermen from
Uio rallronds In tho matter of furnish
Ing stakes on lumber cars. It Is al
loged that tho roads refuse to furnish
stakes tor cars loaded with lumber and
decline to receive oara Hint nro with
out stnkoa. Tho pttltlon atntes that
tho roads bo compelled to furnish ears
properly equipped for tho business In
which tho rollllng stock la used, and
cites tho statutes In support of this
contention. It la alleged that tho cost
of stakes on rough lumber averages
$2 per ear and $5 per onr on d rowed
lumber. Tho commission will prob
ably set tho complaint for a hearing,
a fnonv op cpisON.
TVm unit Becurw. fcu-
riorinviit.
A tall young countryman, looking n
green aa a suit ot "butternut" elothes
ami a sloueh hat eottld mnko him, ap
plied for work In tho Hrond street,
New York, offioe of Maury Smith, In
181. Mr. Smith was manager of the
consolidated telegraph linos, then In
opposition to tho Western Union, Like
all managers, ho could make room for
an export operator, and told tho young
rustic that an engagement depended
altogether upon hi skill. "Try me; I
ran keep up with the best ot "cm,"
Id the stranger. Mr, Smith noticed
that the applicant appeared, to be quit
dcif; but, out of curiosity, and pos-
sltly with tho Idea of having some fun
with him, he gave him a table end
told him to "receive" a message 4tten
due from Washington. "You will have
to work pretty faat," he warn ml him.
"for our Washington man Is In the
habit ot rushing things." Aa a mat
ter ot fact there was no ineaaago ox
pnctel from Washington, nor did the
wire lead thri. Mr. Smith connected
the rcilrer with n "saudor" In an
other part of tho same operating room,
and pat his fastest operator, "Dirk"
Hutclilison at work sending a two
thousand word message. Hdlsnii, for
It was ho, grasped a pen, and as soon
ns the Instrument bsgan to dirk ho
dashed oft' the copy In a lurg, round,
legible hand. While deaf to all othe
sounds, he rouhl catch tho fnlntcut
metallic click. On came the miaaigr
raster and faster, twenty, thirty, forty
wonls n minute. A crowd of operators
gntherml around, curiosity und then
nmnxemeut depleted on tliclr races
Tage after imgo was reeled off, with
never a break, and with tho Inst click
of the Instrument, the forty-mlnutc
mceaage bad ueen received pmci'iiy
and lay In a heap of manuscript on th
table. The young man's triumph was
complete. Hutchinson rushed V and
shook hands with him, and MrJtmltb
gave hint a job on the apot.- -Surccas
JephthaiYs Daughter:
A Story of Patriarchal Times,
MUimI (Hum ii, lint Ntiot Mmllirr.
Naples, Tox., Nov. 3. A dlfllculty o
currod at Ilryan'a Mills, a small town
near huro. In which a teamster con
nected with n show wan shot and fa
tally wounded. Tho shot was fired at
ono of tho clowns of tho show and took
effect In tho tonmstor. The troublo
grow out of a difficulty nt this plvs
tho day before, In which the down
struck n boy with, his whip for tarring
bin ahlrt and pants whllo ho was rltb
a street pamdo through the town.
l'or lliiinrltwM,
aalvcston, Tox., Nov. 3,At a mcst
Ing of tho central relief commlttco Mr.
McVltlo, chntimsn, called atfntiou to
the wretched condition of m ny poo
plo living In wrecked bulldlnga. A
cnmmlttea wra app intod to aecura
control of some vacant warehouses nud
turnings buildlnga and to arrange samo
for tho housing of thoso jxjoplo. Tho
JI0.000 provloua'y approprl tod for the
erection of tcmparnry homoa was.
placed at (he disposal ot this committee.
By JULIA MAQRUDER.
CorTatantcn two, IN Akd lies bt rtoacar noassa's Boas.
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t,.iitw ir
nit
Umt Iter Tnir,
Mob'U, Ala., Nov. 3,-Onpt Olson ot
tho tig Mary I-oulse, whloh was tow
inn the tuir Mlnnlo from 8abl-.o Pass
product tho volunteers ahould rpo to !o Mol,nB for ropnlrs, reports that ho
It that no unqualified voter is aiioweu J()Wt ,fl tow. . tno KUtt on Wcdnes-
o cast a Toto. und that the returnn lJay Ubmt tbtrty-flvo mllos southeast
tally exactly with the wholo number of ()f ian(j. ruo Mlnn'o rpning n
Toten onat leak. No ono wna lost. The tut was
This nation can outlive Imperial- ynUC(j nt sooo. end wna nnlusuro I and
ism it ran outllvo trusla, It onn out- ownod by the Illttenhoiise-Mooro
I'lulllHU III
Illri-U
"The oat oame liaok" muds she
tiiKtlneth-aly coniprehenila distances
and uirwu.oiis, but who would Mipios
tliat a oat can exactly locate the cen
ter of a circle? You would nntiirally
suppose that careful measurement and
more than eai Intelligence would be
required for such u task, but h cat
can, for It haa done that ve-y UiIiik.
soj-s the New York Herald. Tho cat
referred to Uvea up Jn Orleans conn
ty, and when her owner trlinl to put
bur In n Ikx for removal to his sum
mer homo she escaited and took refuga
under u circular outbuilding. Them
was buly i twin enough for her to run
under, nud there she ant, oIiIIvIoiih to
all tli ron Is nud ontre.ttiHs. A atlrk tun
fed long was proitred, but the cat
did nut inovo as It wits poked at her.
Tho fad that the stick and the own
er's arm woro luai long enough tu
reach within four Inches of "Kitty
llurf." The man took tho stick to the
opposite side of the building, and came
Just ns near and no nearer uio cut
thnn before. 81m held the poaltlon flrnt
taken without moving an Inch, lit
made a circuit of the building aid
trim! to roach her from all points
Ml always witli the aamo result Bhv
was Just beyond his reach from every
direction. That out had at tho first
dash put herself absolutely in Ui9 cen
ter ot the circle.
CIIAI'TUII VII.-(Oontlnuod.)
Then the iaco of eaeh turned to each.
and long tlmo they gazed Into each
other's oyen, ns though their very
souls wcro bnrcd unto each other. Thon
silently tholr arms entwined, nnd softly
their Hps met and pressed and clung:
nnd so rested they, still upon tholr
knees, for the moment was sacred nt
onco to lovo and to death. Tho thought
of what was to como was in tho heart
ot naoh, and cost around them n great
awe that seemed to wrap thura in; but
iven 'vor this their pure lovo tri
umphed, nnd tho man and tho maiden
wcro shown therein tho truth of Na
marah's words, that lave Is stronger
than death.
Then Adlnn lifted up his voice and
prnyed.
And Namarah, In her gentle voice,
which tho words of Adlna's prayer
mndo now to tremble, answered oven
slso, "Amen."
After they got them to tholr feat
and went In search ot the mnldcn's
father Jephthnh. that thoy might spenk
unto him Cheering words nud comfort
hi in with tho comfort wherewith their
souls within thorn had been comforted.
And Namarnh spoke unto hnr faflior
Jcphthah, and said:
"Lot this thing be dono for mo: let
mo alone two months, that I mny go
up nnd down upon tho mountains, and
bewail my unhappy lot"
And he said:
"do."
And after thla, behold, tho face ot the
maiden wns no longer sorrowful, but
ever thorn beamed forth from It a most
oalm and shining light that even com
forted tho hearts of nil who gnzed on
ber.
to tako my spirit back to Him who
gars It. and m leave then here upon
tho earth, will It seem loo hard a thing
to wait with pntlenca until tho hour ot
thy roloaso from earth und llesh shall
come, when thy spirit shnll ngaln meet
mine?"
"Ton hard n thing. Namarahl I
could wait till eternity wcro ended
sooner than I could love any other
maiden than theol"
"Ah, sweet sweel la thy lovo and
loyalty bolovedl" wilth Namarah: "and
my heart is oven warmed nnd com
forted to henr tlico speak those words,
NevnrtholcRs, there Is n thing I would
hnvo thec romombor. It It should be,
when I am dead, that thou shouldst
over lovo another maiden for thou art
young, nnd thero bo others worthy of
thy love, nnd life nlnno Is long and
sod I would not have thw llvo unwed
because of mo. If thou choosesl to
marry thou hast my full consent, and
ovon my blessing from Heaven."
Hut nt her words the young man
thrust her from him ulmost roughly.
and turned on her tho flrnt ungontlo
look his faco had cvr worn to her.
"Thou art unkind nud rruel unto me
Natnanih," ho said, "and thy lovo is
not llkn to mine for thec, or thou
rouldst not think possible tho thing
whereof thou spooked. Tho soul of
Adlnn slept within him until, at touch
of thy soul, it waked; and It lives but
for theo nlnne. If thou must die, the
deslro of my heart will he still to theo
nlono. nnd my soul shnll even wnit tor
thy soul."
wid. so will 1 live lonely like th mate,
less bird, until mine 4nd shall come."
Thtn. while tho bird stll! rested be-
twa them, thny clasped each other
closir yet, for with the rising ot the
sun to-morrow Namarah nnn her maid
ens wero to set forth unto tho moun
tains, and this wag their hour ot parting.
Long tlmo they rested thero alorv,
after tho bird had fluttered oft to Its
house, and ever the sound of Its sad
complaining came unto their cars.
"It shall be my companion while
thott art gone." said Adlna, "and at
night I will take it with roe. so that
Its mourning shnll bo made against tho
warmth ot my heart, that hath na
voice wherewith to utter tho greatness
of Its woo."
Nevertheless, I shall htar Ita com
plainings oven with thn oara ot my
soul," said Namnrah, "and my heart
shall answer thero, In sounds Inaudible
that thy listening soul may hear. And
now must I lenvo theo, beloved, tor my
father Mvaltoth for our parting to bo
over, that ho may ovon speak with me
himself."
live falsa financial theories. It can out
live militarism, hut It cannot outllvo
tho corruption of Ita olUena. No dU
ten enn rest upon n purchased elec
torate. Thla question la the aupromo
question of thn hour. H ovorshadowa
and engulfs othor Iseuos, pnaont or
future."
Il.mtll (Iniilllie;
Now York, Nov. 3, Oen. William
Xjootb, cotninandor-ln-chlcf ot tho Sa
im, u romlng here next
raiiuii - ,
Brnlcmtier to tako oontrol of tho 8 1
ratlrm Army In tho Unlt'd BUtea f
at loast six montba. This announce
ment was made by Commander 11 o h
ruchor, who arrived hero t ora Eng
land. Ho went there early In October
to Invito tho general to oome over nnd
awiat In tho solution ot problems
which tho B-lvatlnn Army la endeavor-
log to solve.
NarprMnc MUttmrnt-
rwrlln. Nov. 3, A sefvsatlBwl Ind-
dent oeourred hero In the second trial
Dredging compiny.
Mr. Itobert Donlnd, the editor of tho
Municipal Journal London, ot London,
contributes to tho American Monthly
Ilnvlew of Ilcvlews for November an
Important nrticlo on "Trusts In fine
land."
(Ilillil'a llmly fuunil.
OaJvcaton, Tox., Nov. 3. Under i
pile of debris at Twcntlo u and Me
ohanlc streets tho remains of Delia
Utnmo. aged 10 years, wvro found. VU
wan lost during tho storm from a bait
at Seventeenth and Mechanla streets,
togetror with another 1 1 Is girt. The
finding of tho remains wee a surprise
oh It was not supposed that thoro woro
anr bodlea under tho wreckage down
town affr the ru'ns of the Itltter
eafe were olMted out
2 SifSTlII S IT t ttod err. Was ld.U
nlTJr. at 1 eat b8 y '--or t;
DrlHHHMBt sad a three r
faWHirable rtt'eeiub'p for a e Ism
agjsjtttt MO-aMty. l' te DUtr
RUerat-ealM- trtW te Ms d. r
etater. Tel, eBe ed Was ae'i "'s
If he wull tWv In -h a av s
aeatiro the aenHUtal cf the tMCassi and
then leave Uo eewatry.
UIiIiimh t'nwuliruhvrs.
Among tho Canton houses thern era
occasional oxeoptluua to tho usual one
storied or low constructions. Homo ot
thoso are built like square towars tour
or live stories high, with no outside
windows savo nt a considerable, ills
tnnoo abovo tho ground, und no out
side projections by which thieve
might get 'n. These establishment
nro called pawnshops. Hut thny up
pear to mure resemblo banks, It Ii
usual among tho Uhlnoso to deposit
their possessions ot value, when not
In use, In these establishments. The
people nlso store thoro In summer
their winter clothing, on which money
Is often lent To have dealings with
u pawnshop Is In no way considered
derogatory to a Ohlnoao gentleman's
dignity.
ttt ri iit ntnir.
Chlesgo, III.. Nbv. S -o'Utst I b r
orsUrs rslsrd the red fag ft t'
street Frl'nr night and were irun 'R
the thBTHgrf'0 by 'he ptlt'e. iw
wero oemodl'd to laUrfefe t" stew a
riot It ws Ro'a's 1 bee n'etat -n-I
tee Detie spMkert d half 0ei
wagas to sprak tm lig t-
trM. tacre were ftat tlvh's
between Uie em at d h M
trtiwdt whtih gathered artmrnt the
llandA.
Illne Hume
Oalmton, Trx.. Net. 3. MltM Clara
tlertsm. n e dst f t Awenaan a
utai ii
reita'n
luwa a(ta abBttl NOV. 10. ad HC IS
pprrK 'n re an ts Waa lagUn.
The ttt lmn eimny has tel' rei
her a private ear. ike wlH
b srrmpeli by her seeTery. Mia
CttAMVM. ad Mrs. lean's It
Ward af tho Had OrW, and by Dr. O.
A. Dmiager.
Itoxnl wf CJUlm.
Austin. Tm.. Nv 3 The baard of
otalms. eon'a lag sf te Bsverror a-d
Uo-noy B-rfral. tr reg a
weakly sa Ian Fr day asd a-pwtved
me aaeaiiH's To U atelm t the
awsHmt it ahemt tlt.X'O rae bn
ItaW. Isav ng nrp-'w't'Ir $Wt ml
Bt iho aw4 n I pp-aHalt sf I'O.
Tle tatter mi wes Mt by
the lat I'gWa'Bf to 'tn6
hr ptirrca-r' ' f ehMl ala4 wttre
i paraDla did aot Isshs,
llsrote Trmliurnl.
In gulana. If a child Im alow in Its
movements the pateuta apply an ant
to the child. Instead ef a whip, to make
It move faster This little ant bit us
mars cruelly than a ncwqutto, and us
hits is apt to be treablasoiue after
wards. As you can Imagine, thla treat
meat does Hot make the child kind to
f others, and the children of Outana do
not reckon their age bjr years but ff
their ability to endure palu. Until h
gets to the point where he can let tkx
Hucu ant bite him without whaclBf
he Is considered merely a baby. Kan
sas City Independent
t'urkMM Imt'Hnl la VrMl.
Weeds, If they are pulled out ot Uti
tswn at the time when they ant fHl
of aeeds, will enrlHce s degree .at ear
for the seeds whlek Is almost tooohlHg
They will cHrl their leaves upward ni
far aa eaxh mk go to cover the aasatt
sad protect laea from the ami till
the end, and often one will Dud woods
that are quite dead, sun killed, wheat
leaves atlll ore wrapped Irmly trwittd
too seed pods. No mother eon) show
mure str.klng deration In deat Inaa
do tooae deplst?d olsnts
"Dear tlochtor. Bias sir bearer 've
enao worth of eoecae 'or to thwiv
In a Ova months old hoot, N. 8 Tt
babe hu a sore stHmmlaV M
CHAITHIt VIII.
On the ovonlng of tho return from
battle of tho hosts of Jephthnh, tho
ailoadltc, Namarah wont, ns wns her
wont, to feed her doves, and as sho
stood nmong thoin, mora white thnn
its tho gown sho wore, thoro enmo
to Iter, down thn gardou-wnlk, through
Ilia parted branches of tho trees, tho
oting man Adlnn.
Now, Namnrah know that ho would
come, ovon nt thin tlmo nnd place, but
her heart within her trembled, nnd thn
color was not so far gone from out hnr
cheek but that his coming callud It
back, like to a rosn In bloom.
Adlnn, who had roded from his
traveling and refreshed himself, was
elntl tills ovonlng. like Nnmarah, nil In
lillo, In n stately robe Unit swathed
his stalwart body from the shoulder to
tho sandals an his feet. Ills beautiful
strong young nrtus were hid beneath
Its folds, until, na ho en inn up to whore
tho maiden stood, ho toadied them
out nnd folded her tenderly nnd
irnngly against his brodst.
"Hurt not tho bird, Adlna," sho snld.
slowly, an ho held lior thero nnd know
not to distinguish between tho Mutter
ing of tho dovo and tho beating ot tho
maiden's heart "It Is ovon thy llttlo
mcssonger, which did company thta
upon thy dangerous wnnderlugs and
bring mo tho messago ot thy heart to
mine."
"How knowest thott it Is the sumo,
Nnmarah," ho mndo answer, "seeing
that Iheso snow-white birds of thluo
aro llko as bo gardan-llllea?" And na
ho spake, ho held her still with ono
'trong arm, whllo tho other hand ho
laid above her llttlo ono that gently
smoothed tho milled pltituago ot the
frightened bird.
"I know It oven by Its trnvel-atalna
and by Ita broken fenthera. Boo, tho
(drilling hath c'on suffer ed in our ser
vice," and, na she spako, sho lifted It
and kissed It tenderly, nt which Adlna
swiftly bent his tall head and kissed
tho very spot whereon hor Hps had
lain upon tho bird, saying as ho did so:
"Thy kiss os lire all mine, Namarah.
nnd I must ovon take back tho one that
thou hast given to the bird. It was
111 done ot theo to besow It on another
than him to whom It duth by right be
long. Heleaso the bird that hath too
long engaged the touches of thy hands.
for these be mine also, and to-night I
long for all thy love, seeing that my
heart within me is like to hurst with
sorrow."
Then Namarah awlftly loosed the
bin), whloh Hew away ami va nuked
from tholr sight, even na tho maiden
throw her arms about her lorer'a nook
and yielded hereelf to his moat sweat
I in brace.
"I pray tnee sorrow not, AdlHa. my
lovod.H She spake low. "Thine aw
I for eternity, and Heaven's Joys enn
perer end. Wilt thou not drive to give
me strength to do the thing that Mm
before met I'ray for oourage for both
thee and me. for love Is sweet, and
death seems cruel."
"Ay, death Is enial. oruell" made an
swer Adlna. with that his braw grew
stern, and the very hands that were
about her salt young body allnshed as
If in anger
"Now, may Owl forgive me." said
Namarah. "for the evil word I spake.
It even peered the door at my Hp
without wine own content. Our Ood U
tmod. Adlni. and If wa dishonor Him j
pt, by doubt of Ills noodnoH and re-,
fioHlen to Ills will. He will most likely
deliver us bttk; and it it ploaseth Ulm ,
CHAI'THlt IX.
Then Namarnh enmo ngnln Into his
anus, and while thoy clasped her close
with love's true tondornMM, behold tho
maiden began softly to weep, nnd said:
"I nut even satisfied In dla to-night,
knowing n lovo like thine. If I die
and thou lived. 1 busoech then that
thou wilt- be oven as a son unto my
father Jephtliah, for his heart Is brok
en within him, nnd by reason of his
vow ho g!vdh up his only child."
"That will 1 maiden." salth Adlnn;
"and If so bo Mint I sns'l llvo and thou
dlost, that -will even bo my work In
life. Ah, Nnmnrnh. my inimt holy nnd
most boaiiteous lovo. hast thou thought
upon tho wearluoss nnd darkness of
tho ilfo that I will lend without theo,
even through youth nnd manhood nnd
old ngoT"
"Yea. beloved. I have thought of It." .
sho itn8worod--"bo euro that I hnvo
thought of It with n hoart mado wild
with nugtilsh, nnd It seemeth unto mo
ll.nl lilt, fnln la n,-.... n 1. ...I h , I. n .. I
mine. Hut now that wo hnvo spoken
of those things, nnd thou knowest my
thoughts nnd wishes concerning thy
lite, if thou are loft to live It out with
out me, let us speak of It no more, and
id us cvan, so far as In us lies, banish
It front our thoughts. I would hnvo
theo glvo mo a solemn nleduo that
when I depart on tho morrow, I, and
the maidens that bo my rampnnlons,
thou wilt pray continually, na I shall
do, for deliverance. Kneel with me
now. Adlnn. nnd let us pray this
prayer, even In tho sllcnco of our
hearts."
And side by side, upon tho grass bo
CIIAITI3H X.
At break of day next morning, Na
marah, accompanied by hor maidens,
dressed all In sad garments ot mourn
ing, pnsscd through tho streets ot Mix
peh nnd wended their way toward tho
mountains, and, as they passed along,
bohold the pooplo enmo forth of their
houses to look upon thoro, and ever aa
thoy saw tho matdons, in their sack
cloth nnd nshes, men and women, and
oven llttlo children, lifted up tholr
voices nnd wept, for tho vow that Jcph
thah had vcwod wan known unto all
tho people; also that tho maiden Na
marnh was gono, nccordlng unto cus
tom, to bownll upon tho mountains
with tho maidens, her companions.
And na tho matdons wnlkod with sad
and measured steps, tho maiden Na
marnh walked over ot tholr head, hor
stately halght and noblo form swathed
In sackcloth. And. although tho hood
of hor mantle hid hor faco from view,
tho pooplo said alio sohbod In pnsslng,
becnuso that thoy saw tho fluttering
rlso and fnll of hor breast beneath the
folds of her gown.
Hut Namnrah was not wccplns. Her
brow was calm and solemn, nnd hor
great eyes sorono ns bo stars. Her
vigil had inailo hor pnlo as tho ashot
whorowlth sho had sprinkled hor gar
ments, but the look of her faco was
strong nnd confident, nnd ovor sho
whispered In tho sllcnco ot hor heart
"Ho will doltvor."
As t'jo town was loft behind, nnd tho
rugged mountain path up which they
woro to worn! their tollsomo way was
como In view, Nnmarah paused, nnd
tho maidens who followed, pausing
nlso, any her part tho folds of her gar
ment nnd tako therefrom tho mcs-scngcr-dnvo
which hnd nlrondy eirvcct
so faithfully. Bho spako no word,,
neither looked alio to tho right nor tho
left, whllo all tho maidens wondarcd,
but lifting It to hor Hps sho gently
kissed It, then raising iter nrm abovo
her hoad sho hold It on h-r open palm,
giving It n llttlo impulse upward, at
which It spread lis wings nnd flow,
with n sure nnd stoady flight backward
along tho path thnt thoy had como,
Namnrah stood and looked at It until
tho whltonoss of Its foathors was even
ono with tho whltonoss ot tho clouds,
and then sho turned nbout and began
to climb tho mountain-path, hor maid
ens following. Then woro thoro tears
In her eyes, in tiat moment, which
overflowed and fell upon her cheek, but
no eyo thero was thnt saw thorn.
(To ba continued.)
Ills Itstt MtM.
That tho Amorlcan "ma with tho
hoo" does not find tho llfo ot tho farm
stultlfyliig mud surely bo Inferred
from tho words of an old tiller of tho
soil, who ennio across a classical vol-
I unto and found In I'lalo a kindred
near,, ,,,o WI,iio i.bih ot mo moon, tney i .pin,. Th, B00u American farmer
mw lunniw. iiuii.i in nana, nmt iiiicu j cnC)j Mon a doctor, nnd was ushorod
up their liearts. So st and si ent was , lnl0 Ul0 ,brnry. At onca tho woH.flUed
the night that the llttlo brook which (.ook-shelvcs drow his attention. "Aro
ran through he garden, down nt tho you fom, of roa(ngT" asked the doc
uui u ... ...... cu.m, uo caru gurg- tor. nolnlf lho wander inir note. "Wei .
Hng over Its stones, nnd the notes ot
tho doves In tholr houso near by sound
ed mournfully nnd pleadingly In tholr
ears. Tho soft wind ot the summer
night played lightly over tholr bowed
heads, ruffling Adlna's golden curls and
blowing against his throat a long tress ,.you pck one out dofltor
? "1JZ. ""J,a,,r. Ix).BK ,no doctor, in a aplrlt of tun.
win nuvii IIIUIU, u, v.. muuici IUUC,IIU3
only In that oloso hnnd-olasp, but their
souls fused Into ono.
When thoy rose from their knees and
stood erect in the palu moonlight both
so tall and young and beautiful In their
fair white raiment, they turned nnd
wound their arms around cash other
lit an embrace ot unspeaknblo lovo.
Again the night lay wrapped In allenen.
Suddenly there was n flutterMg above
them, and a white bird flew down and
allanled. There It nod led. with a llttlo
plaintive moan. As the young man
and the maiden strove eaeh to toueli
and soothe Its runted feathers, their
two hands met and clasped.
"It la the little meoaongor," said Na
marah, as the bird crept eloser to the
warmth ot their necks, between the
arch made by tholr eloe-pressed
cheeks. "It seemeth to be restless and
unhappy. There wns one of my duvw
killed by a hawk one day. while thla
messenger waa gone with thee. Think
est thnu It could have been Its mate?
I saw the groat hawk swoop down upon
It one day, as It sat alone apart from
all the root, and before I could run to
Its rescue, the poor little thing Imd
ben carried off In those erne! eiawa.
Thou knowest dost thou not that
the dove is the Image of eunstHncy,
and that when It ohoo lotos Its mate It
take none other evermore."
"ttven as It shall be with mo."
breathed forth Adlna. "It I lose the
yes," returned the farmor, modestly.
"I should bo pleased to lend you a book
to take homo with you," said tho othor.
"Just take any ono thnt you think
you'd lino to road." "Oh, I'm no good
at soleotlnv replied tho old man.
8o tho
gnvo tho
farmor a book written by Plato. The
old man went away, and nt tho end ot
n week reappeared with the book un
der his arm. "Well," quorled tho doc
tor, "did you read the bookt" "Yea, 1
did," was the emphatic answer. "And
what did yon think of it?" "It was
fust-;nto," responded tho farmer, "i'vo
read it through from klver to klvor. 1
never heard tell of this fellow Plato
before, but all the same Pro glad to
find that the old chap has boon writing
up some ot ray very host Ideas."
An liltnl nt I'm Ur-alna.i,
A Cleveland paper tells n story of &
street Incident which shows the Ideal
ot greatness which the sensational
newspapers, with their extravagant at
tention to "athletles." are Inculcating
iiinoug tho street boys. Two very dirty
boys ot this class were engaged In dis
figuring as much as possible every faco
on the advertisements on n big bill
board. They turned the actresses Into
bearded ladles, put olgara In tho
mouths ot respectable aged gentlemen,
atti gave Admiral Dewey a blask eye.
Then one of thorn started v;ith bis pen
all for a face in the middle of tho
board. Hut the outers oalled out:
"Hey! Don't do anything to that!"
"Why nott" asked the llrtt "Why,
den't yen know? That's Jeffries, the
otMtNPlenr They left the fate tin?
mutilated, looked reepeeuuiiy v it a
mate whereunto ray soul Is aWdy , iuoraent, nud trudged aleug.