The Oxford Democrat. VOLUME 65. SOUTH PARIS. MAINE. TUESDAY, MARCH 1. 1898. NUMBER 9.

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Thr din itlc condition· of New Kug- land are »uch that the moat xperleneed *f»lhfr atudeut* admit that it l< iui- po^ibiv tu pi «diet with certainty what the «eatfier will be except tor a short time l here ι» no question iu th«' uiindt» of oh»ei ving and thinking mm that all kiud* of weather are du** to natural nuM-ι. Sailor· nod mountaiueer* »b» have opportunities tor observation at

long rargv %re Ih tter weather prophet* than tho·** living in narrow valley*. < »ne of the m«>«t common expre**ion* of elderlv men who are not very f*mill*r wuh authentic weather rword» i. that the

*EASOXS ARE tHAMÎIÎU. from year to \e«r, md th «t the winter· are not a» cold a* formerly, nor are the •now * a· de* p. The aim·* men tn»y tell U» that the «umm*T« are «horter, that they rem* tuber when farmer» u*eJ to

sow thtir spring graiu in March, while uoa thev are fortunate to tinUh *ome

year» iu April. Our memories may well j be «.oui pared to daily uewspapers which | rarely record the common, every day ! tK.·» urrencc* of lif»· but only the most

•triktrg event·. The year 1S13 i* re-:

m e« be red by the people of KhoJe I*-: Und and (ulrrn MmuhaMtt< a* th' year of th»· great blow." wh*nUrge' ve««el* left the harbor and were strand· ri In the *treet*. and «ο. too. wa* the next veir remembered all through New Kng- ! land a* the "cold vear," when nearly all the corn was froj>en in the ear. and the prk* of «erds^m the follow ing «pring reached alroo*t fabulou* figure*. No ; like event* have occurred during the more than "Ml year· *lnce. The

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record in New Kngland that ha* heen kept uninterrupted!ν wa* begun in New Bedford *»»"· vear· ago. T'iat record -how. marked ν «nation· in the character

f tl»·· .e«*r»n*. but d·*··» not «how that \i th t ntn** th* re ha« been mv progress- ive or »c?ual change in t* mi»er «Ture. The

ptt*-*nl w.nter from lKc« tuber to the last of ·' «nu «ry ha* been uuu-ually oj»en. and a great many remarks have been m>de in cou»< quenc*. Not two dayab*· fore the great bli»/ird people were pre- dicting mild weather for the reel of the i

winter, .ui ρ rob by au early *pring. Instead, we had nearlv two feet of heavy utio* w ith tralu- unable to ro<»ve. tele- gr. j h ne» prostrated. and coiumuiiii'i· lion seriously interrupted in b*»th city »ud country. And now what are the lesson· that *u< h storm* should teach y rhe *ea>oo« are evidently not growing any more favorable to humau life or

human htppine»* only a* we learn how to adapt our-elve* to the condition* that Jo. or that niav, surround u·. The «toi m caught people in all degree· of unrewdioe*· for such au ev*ut. Fuel nearly eihau*ted. grain cheats empty, or nearly *o. and table supplies of some kind* daugerou«ly low.

If tbere ι· ever a time for making new

re*oïu'iou· in providing again*t enter- j geucie·. It i* w hile «uffe'lng the |» na!tie#

( for carele**ue*· in *uch mitter* duriug j or after a *uow *torm that block* the ι

«it* of travel. I am afraid that the • iudepei dent old firmer" we u*ed to

hear >o much aH>ut i* not quite ·ο much iu evidence «, formerly. The generally ea»v method* of re chitig the market· either for di(.|M.«ir»g of prtniuce or prt>- curiDg the nec*^»itie« of life have tended to mike u* ca*e!e«« in regard to the*e matter*, count too much ou op*·η winter· and a full *upply at the centre·

•f distribution. Me who calculate* for all t.«ir weather calculate· unwl*e!y. We had t»etter take

Lti>ON* UK Tllk AM, '.he t»ee, the squirrel. *ud the muak-rat. I he farm r «ho rai»e* and carefully •tore* enough fur»ge to carry him *afely through a long winter; who al*o pro- vide· a full grain «upplv for hi· animal·; and the householder, whether farmer or

i>therw i»e. w!k> will keep hi· family «lore-iooU1« well tiiied at all time*, and

(-•j'et.'iallv iu earlv wiuter. ha* c*»mpara- tive y ittle to Wi-rrj htm wheu the road* are cto-«d to travel by deep mow*. 1 never !ike to **-e * farmer carrying home

gram f<T f.i* «ti>ck bv '.he *iugle bag in f»*d weather, w h· u he could have **ved .1 good perceut bv buy ing earlier, and in bulk. I have *o long practiced buying m«>^t of the farm aud family eupplie· in whole*ale lot· that to do other wise would much annoy me.

I tin »w»iy that somf win say tbat ι

not all have the mean* tu buy much in j »dianc* of immediate needs, which I am ;

furry tu say is true, but my criticism is aimed chutly at thuse whu are amply able tu du differently, but whu have fallen inlu th** babit uf buying "from hiud tu mouth. Money is valuable * ben it c^n be used in exchange fur the 1

uec«-ss*ries uf life a* fur fuud, cluthing tod «h» Iter, but at uther times it may be «urth uu mure than sand. Tbi* wag

: ! ! unrated recently in a newspaper picture of a

IllViKY KLOND1KKR

H pealing fur fuud to an emacUted in-

habitant uf that district. who replied. •Weh»\e nothing but gold here." It would be possible fur an individual >r a natiuu tu be wealthy without a dul- ler of gold ur uther furm uf muuev, and if people would think leas uf stores uf 1

money s ml m >re uf stures uf the neces-

•ities uf life which money will gome-

time·. not buv, they would uften be far

better υ IT. Ο old wuu't feed infants

when the milkmen are snuwed in back a

hundred mile* in the cuuntry. Cou-

rfeiiited milk nn^ht if thought of and

pruvided in season. Experience being a

le.r ?each»*r. her lesson* should not be

lightly he«~ieii —New Kngland Farmer.

Breeding ewe* do nut need much g'ain. Plenty uf corn fodder and hay. if the

rwe# were in good condition at the be-

ginning uf the cold se^eor. will almost

carry th· m th-ough without other feed, rh- lit:le grain that Is given to them

should be corn.

FROM FOOT TO KNEE

Ohio Woman Suffer·* Great Afeay From a Terrible Sore-Her Stary af

th· Cas·, and Her Cur·. M For many yean I was afflicted with ·

«■«k leg, and a few year* ago it broke out

in a sure and spread from my foot to my

knee. 1 suffered great agony. It woakl

burn and itch all the time and discharge

a great deal. My health was good with :

the exception uf this sore. I tried a great ι

many kinds of salve, but some wuuld

irritate th« sure au that 1 could hardly

stand the pain. I could not go near the

fire without suffering intensely. Someone

sent me papers containing teatimoniale of

cures by Hood's Saraapariila, and I told

my huatAod 1 would like to try tftia med-

icine. He gut me a bottle and I found It

helped me. I kepi on taking it nntil my

limb waa completely healed. I cannot

pndee Hood's Haraa peril la eau ugh for the

great benefit It fcaa been to ma it

ntaansra the blood of all imparities and

Invea it rich and pure." Mil A»*a ϋ.

EAU», Whittleeey, Ohio. Yoa can bay Hood*· Sareaparilla of all

drnggiata. Be aura to get only Hood'a.

Hood'. FilU^-^ir

FARM INCOME. A farmer write·. "I lure one of the

best farm· Id county, but am not '*m*klng a cent."

Such a statement «β the above coming from a well to do farmer located on a

good farm may well receive the studied ! attention of every tiller of the toll. No doubt there are thousands of farmers up and down the state of whom such a

1 statement at the present time would be true. At first glance, and with a narrow

view, such a louditlon would appear seriously damaging to the Industry of

agriculture and might well strve to de- tract attention from the farm, and also discourage those already engaged In the business of farming. Certainly every

! one knows that such a condition as not to he able to "make a cent" Is embarass- ing lu whatever business the Individual may be engaged.

Hut a broader view of such a condition .■ts Ν represented «111 put the m liter In

: its true light where it may not appear as 1 specially damaging to those dependent on the M>il for an Income. The country h*s been passing through a season of

depression. Kvery line of industry and

every branch of business have been af- ftcted by It l.abor has felt It and capital has not been exempt from its

power. Puring Its reign the laborer has been able to no more th-n get a living, and Capital, like this farmer, has not

bwn able to "make a cent." For the reason that people must eat

whether making a cent or not, farming has had an advantage during this time not held by any other Hue of business. And, further, lu so far as the support of a family Is concerned, crops will grow whether they sell or not. Since th·· farmer therefore supplies the home wants largely from his farm, the supply from this source is as flush in times of a

gen oral depression of bu«lne«s and a

«hortage of money circulation as in a

business boom, H-nce. notw ithstanding farmers have not found their business as

profitable during the hard times as be- fore, yet we fully believe there is no

other class among us on whom the grip of the depression we have been passing through has rested so lightly as those who are dependent on the soil for their iucome. Here therefore is a cause for an appreciation of the soli as a reliance •teadr and sure. Though there be brief »ea«ona when the farmer mav not be able to "make a cent" to add to his bank »c-

count, yet the aoil he pOMes«e* may al- wavs he relied upon to at least bring it· annual sumptuous supply for h'»me use.

When the uiooey f«lls to come in there is «till something in store and In sight.

Then. a»aln, the seaiion In Maine and throughout New Kncland the past year his Neen an unu«ual one. Crop· wen·

cut «·1Τ. little waa ral«ed, which left farm- ers with nothing to aril. So bad a sea-

son wras hardlv before known and may

not occur again in a half century. With little or nothing grown of course there was nothing to bring an Income But even In this condition for th* time, farm- ers are a* well off as other cl »«ses The merchant has had but little tr«de, the business man of busloess, and the man- ufacturer but little demand for hie goods. So, though the farmer has been unable to make any money during the year there has been no direction in which lie could hive bettered his condition by a change.

Prices of all productions of the farm are now reasonably good. The onlv tmuble with the farmer who cannot ••make a cent" Is that his crop* were cut off. This haa passed by and another year will bring its bounty and set him straight again. Hence forgetting the ex-

periences of the past veer he has only to set about preparing for the nexr, and while prices are good and dtmtnd sharp. pu«h his business with energy and be

prepared to take advantage of the im- proved conditions within bis reach.

FARM SOCIAL LIFE. The average condition of the farmers

in this vicinity appears to be one of comfort aud prosperity. All crops save

potatoes were good Stock is in tine condition, and the farmers owing for their f irni« have mostly been able to pay the itit» rrct aud diminish the principal *ofue»hat. At the annual meetiugs of the grange the cheerful manner and pr»>- greasive spirits aud most hospitable entertainments of the Patrons show that

they have » ^·ηηΙ d»-gr«eof filth in farm- ing for WW. The social life of the farming districts at present is fast be- coming city like; oue entertainment fol- lows another cloaely ; programs, sup- pers, and various committee mertlugs, keep one so bu«y that there Is scarcely time to rest and recuperate during the w inter months, as farmers should to be

equal to the summer work, yet the pleas- ant times at seasonable hours refresh the minds and invigorate the bodies.—Cor. New England Farmer.

The farmer* have beta lately furnish- ed with a K>x>d ohj et If*mid on the in- fluence of speculation «m the prices of a

staple product which they had to aell. The president of the Baltimore chamber of commerce save : "And a· sure as the *uu shine*, some remedial legislation must be enacted sooner or later that will forever rid us of the curse of cliques and corner*. The common footpad Is honest compared to the man who, already possessed of more than hi* own share of this world's goods, seeks to create a

situation that brings ruin and disaster on hie fellowmeD.

We have been taught by experiment* that no one mty say at just what depth potatoes should be plaoied; that no one

may say what the size of the seed should be; that no one may say just how much or what kinds of fertilizer he should use, and this because the seasons vary. But this one thing we have learned, viz that, let the season be what It may, let the soil be what it may, the trench sys- tem is helpful in the way of securing a

larger product.—Kural New Yorker.

The tendency of the farmer or any one

else as to that matter, after a time of

depression like the one through which we are now passing, is to become dW- conteuted with his business and gives up a business that is safe and rushes into something new. I believe that the farmer that is well established in the

dairy business should think twice be- fore he decides to exchange it for other ventures th »t he may think will pay bet- ter.—B. K. Briggs.

Modern conditions have specialized agriculture. The board of agriculture should represent the market gardeners, the milk producer*, the creameries, the fruit growers, the poultry men, the horticulturist*, the agricultural societies that continue to do good work, possibly the fruit and pmdu'-e exchmge, the col-

lege, aud especially the grange which is a leading factor in agricultural educa- tion to-day.

No farmer should buy commercial fertilizers until he has exhausted his own resources. Better take the money he «ould spend for fertilizers and buy a

cow and buy some of her food if neces-

sary. If be get* #25 profit from the cow

it will buy nearly a too of fertilizer. However, there are crops like potatoes, for instance, which r» quire commercial fertilizers.—John M Winslow.

It once was thought that the farmer need do little mora Uun get up the win- ter's wood. The goo4 farm· r to-Jay finds hU time the year through well oc-

cupied. It would be a good plan to look over the tools and see that they are

in readiness for the season'· work. They would gain a gre.it deal in the end from looklug after the details.—John F. Talbot.

Cattkmen in the northwest are learn- ing wWdom by experteooe and each 3 ear putting up more and more hay to feed their herds during the winter. It Is to be fervently hoped the last has been heard of the cruel starvation of cattle In blizzard weather.

Every maker of good botter hat large· ly his owo *T*tem of Mas|WNt; one

plan will mi aaairer for all

A VOICE FROM THE BLARNEY STONE. "There la a atone that whoever kisses Sure be never mUoet to crow eloquent. Tie be may rlamber tu a la<lT* c ha m lier Or become a men tier of Parliament. A clever (pouter he'll sure tara out, or An out and outer to be let alone' lHtn't nope to hkmler Mm. or to bewlMer hlni. Sure he'· a pilgrim from the Blarney Stone."

—Father Ρ rout.

A· I have been requested to tell the reader» of the Democrat something about Blarney Cattle and the Blarney Stone, we will accordingly retrace our foot- steps a» far a* Cork, and before leaving the land of the Shamrock and Shillalah (or theland of the Thistle and the Heather, we will journey together to that Mecca toward* which all traveler» to Ireland turu their footsteps.

There are several different ways to reach the little town of Blarney. A patron of the Irish jtuntlng c»r, which could more properly be celled a

c.»r, would miss tnanv of the uio«t fasci- nating charms, for of all agonizing things to ride In, or '<», the Irish jtuntlng car is the worst. You roust sit slde- wlseand twist your body around so as

to grasp something at jour back, and brace your feet against some Imaginary object in irout, to keep from being flung oft bodily. A sturdy |«ede»trUn would choose to walk the tlx miles from Cork, through a delightful district beautified by every variety of landscape, from soft sylvan val* s and gently runuiug stream4, to rugged height·, deep valleys and rush- ing torrents—and would also be able to

note nom»· of the Interesting things along the w*y, of which we will mention a few.

On the top of a tremendous rock, on

which, perched high aloft like an eag]e's eyry, stands C.rrtgrohane t'astle, once the residence of the McCarthys of ■

Muskerry, who flourished in th·· days "When might was riitht.

Anil th»«e should Uke who hal the power. Ami those «houlil keep who could. All around, the scene is one of great ptstoral beauty, the verdant metdows, still green In bleak November, the bro a s-

Ing cattle, the wooded heights, the state-

ly mansion*, all create a most delightful and effective landscape.

In the pretty district of InnWcirr* stands < arrignamuck Osstle, perched on

another lofty cliff, a conspicuous Ivy- clad ruin overhanging a charming val- ley, a very picture of loveliness, deeply wooded xiid adorned with miniature lakes. Then the glen of Mulllnassig abounds with beautiful and romantic •cenery. Both its «Ides are covered with tree·, and high up amid towering rocks Is a magnificent cascade, which af'er tumbling over rocks and boulders and crags and |vaks In a most bewildering and bewitching manner, at last tumbles into a d»7/Hng lake below

In the churchyard of Aghtbullogue |« St Olan's t« mb, a massive stone inscrlb- ed In Oghsm writing, the inscription be- ing Interpreted meaning "Pray for th»· soul of OUn the Egyptian." so It would ( seem that some of the early tribes of Ire- :

land were from the illustrious Eastern I.··nd. The stone was formerly held in great veneration, and was called St- oUn's Stone. It had a movable cap known as the "Cappeen OUn." that was

supposed to be endowed with miraculous powers, having the gift of locomotion so that If removed to any distance it would flnd its wat back again to its old quar- ters. The Ogh«m characters, like the hieroglyphics of Egypt, are found on

many ancient stones, and from their translation has been discovered much of the early history of Irelind.

Another old church, the church of Donoughmore, contains some of the old- est stone work in Ireland, and there are

gravestones here three thousand years old, belonging to the pagan generations who flr«t inhabited the island.

Blarney I.ake is a charming spot em-

bosomed in pa«toral beauty and rich In legendary lore. Tradition save that a

famous red trout dwell· in this lake that will not rise to the fly, but aubalsts on enchanted food. Also that at certalo seasons a herd of white cows rises from the bosom of the lake to grai· among the rich pastures that clothe its banks. There is scarcely a lake or a rock, a

mountain or a stream, but has its legend- ary hlstorv, which is flrmlv believed In bv the imaginative Celt, and to him "the verv stones cry out." for they were once his rarlv gods, and he still hears the cry of the Banshee about his lonely dwelling.

Blarnev Castle was the stronghold of the McCarthys when they were kings In Ireland, and the story is true, that the Earl of Clan Carty, who forfeited the castle at the Revolution, cast all his plate and jewels into a certain part of the lake, and three of the McCarthys Inherit the secret of the place where they are

deposited ; any one of whom, dying, communicatee it to another of the family, and thus perpetuates the secret, which will never be revealed "until a McCarthy is again I«ord of Blarney." Every year a personage of the line of McCarthy is said to walk forth from the lake with a

troubled mien, ".ieeklng to be address- ed," but no one has ever yet had courage to speak to the seeking soul from the spirit world, so that, yearning and un-

satisfied, he returns to his watery habita- tion.

The pleaoure grounds around the castle were formerly adorned with statue*, grottoe·, alcove*, bridge*, and every de- «crlptiou of artificial ornamentation, but the only adornment* now «re of nature'* own contriving, and far more beautiful, for the inanimate figure* have turned in· to animate one*, with horn* and four leg·—none the le** picturesque, how- ever, a* they grH*e and gaie. The al- cove* are turned into sheep shelters, and the grottoes into rabbit burrows. The little bridges are rustic still, and moss-

grown. The fine old trees still shadow the rippling stream, and shelter greit flocks of cawing jackdaws—birds some- what like our crows, though «miller, and so black that they are blue—or so blue they are black, one can scarce tell « hlch.

The Rockclose adjoining the castle, a

few acres in extent. Is ornamented with

Dr. Miles' Heart Cure Ovrw · Prominent Attorney.

MB.R.C, PHELPS, the leading pension attorney of Belfast, N. T., writes: "I was discharged from the army on

account of ill health, and nffend from heart trouble ever since. I frequently had

fainting and smothering spells. My form was bent as a man of 80. I constantly wore

an overcoat, even in summer, for fear at

taking cold. I could not attend to mj busi- ness. My rest was broken by severe pain· about the heart and left shoulder. Three year· ago I commenced using Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, notwithstanding I had used so

much patent medicine and taken drugs frosn doctors for years without being helped. Or. Miles' Heart Cure restored me to healtk. It is truly a wonderful medicine and It affords me much pleasure to recommend this

edy to everyone." Dr. Miles' Remedies

are sold by aU drag· gists under η positive guarantee, flrst bottle henelto or money re-

Book on dle- af the heart and tree. Artdsoss.

nn, un.— nip>tni t.

evergreen», and contain· t Druidlcal altar—three large atone*, two for ttM •Idea and one acroa· the top. These altera are called Cromlech», and were the

place· of worship of the pagan·. There are ctonea here also Inscribed with the undent Ogham character*. The Druid· were the ancient prleata of the heathen Iriah who floarlahed before the time of St. Patrick, who came to the Island In the year 432 and began the work of civil- ization and education. Adjoining the

Urge altar Is a smaller one, used for

purpo«es of sacrifice. Near by are some

steps of stone, called the IFttrW Stain. For tradition says the witches of old mounted these stalra to disappear Into the clouda, or to jump from there to the ♦Mower regions."

Before reaching the famous castle we

pass through the little village of Blarnev, an unpretentious pl»ce with one hot-·. Its chief support I* Martin Mahoney's woolen mill, established in 1824, which give* employment to several hundred hands, and the "Blarney Tweed" manu-

factured h<-re Is e«t»*emcd all ονιτ the world. The name Hlarnry signifies "1'rn of Flowers." it Is an ancient place, a*

the history of Ireland for the year of the worM 3301 mentions the C'errer Blariut or "rock of Blarney." Tne neighbor- hood Is also rich In Druidlcal remain·, stones Inscribed with Ojham character*, etc.

Many curious stories h»v* gained credence regarding the history of the

Blarney Stone—one being of a beautiful young girl who »tood with her hand on

this stone and kept some soMirrs enter- tained by her persuasive Marn<y long enough to enable the ones they were in

pursuit of to escape. But any one who ha* aeen it will know how impossible •uch an act would be un'e*«her arm *«»

more than 100 feet long, for the stone U built Into the out«l le battl -ment 110 feet from the ground, consequently the feat of kl'alng the BUrney Stone la a

moat dangerou· one, for you mu«t be

•u«pended by the he»·!* over th·» battle- m· nt. It was successfully accomplished, however, by your correspondent.

The real utory I* a much more mm m-

tlc one and la vouched for by Father Prout, the authority on all matter* of

history regarding Ireland. He »ay* th·»! "în thl· block you behold the most valuable irmmnt of Ireltnd's ancient

glory, the most pr»*clou« of our Ph»enl- vlan Inheritance. Pos'e*«ed of thU trei«ure, »he miν well b·* Healgnit»'»! 'First flower of the e-»rth and flr»t gem oftheaea'!" In his eatiraatlon neither the mu«lc»l stone of Memnnn, th»· or»cular *tone of D*lphl, the lapidary ttlUmanof the Lydlan tiyges, nor the colos«nl granite Sphynx nor Stoneh» nice, nor the Pela»g!c wall· of PaWtrlns, potées· so much Importance The long s.iUght for hipi* ;>Ai7i>j"pA»<ruia, eomj ared with thl* jewel, dwlndlea Into ln«lgnlA cance! The I.uaor Obelisk with It·

hieroglyphic·, the treaty stone of Mm- eriok with It* historic endearment», th»· zodiacal monument of Denderach with all Its astronomical import, the Elgin Marbles with all their sculpture, the Amndellan with all their lettered riche», cannot for a moment at and In competi- tion with the Blarney Stone!

In a conver*at!on with Sir Walter Scott he aays: "Sir, we built the pyr- amids before we left Kgvpt, and all these obelisks, sphinxes and memnonlc «tones are but emblem< of thU great relic. I can convince the moat obstinate

skeptic of the Intimate connection that aubslsted between us and tho«e l«l*nd· which th»· Borneo· called IUilftrtt.

They were called »o from the Blarney Stone, as the following scale will ahow at once to any one accu*tomed to trace Celtic derivations :

Ba Li A Rksi Nsi l.K— Blakx.»:!" According to the hl«tory it we#

brought here by the Phoenician colon* who arrived In Ireland In the ywr 883 Β. Γ. The Inhabitants of Tyre and Car-

thage for many years had it In their possession, hence the origin of this won-

derful tallyman Is of the remotest an-

tiquity. A chosen body of Carthaginian adventurers stole It awav as a safeguard on their eapedltlon. After encountering a desperate storm thev landed In the Cove of Cork. They had «ufllclent tact

to give out that It had been thrown over-

board to relieve the ship, In latitude ;W

degrees 14 minutes, and longitude 24 de- gree·. A pearch was ordered by the Senate of Carthage, and the M»'diterra- nean was dragged but without effect.

It waa worshipped for many centuries, and at last built Into the wall of Blarney Castle. The caatle was built by Connar

McCarthy 500 yeara ago, and originally comprised fcur large towers joined Into one. but the onlv remaining portion Is the massive Donjon tower, with walls 18 feet thick and 120 feet high. It Is the moat picturesque ruin In all Britain, aaide from its romantic Interest. The melan-

choly ruins bear the aspect of strength ao utterly subdued as to remind one

forcibly that the glory of Ireland be-

longs to the past. Some Irish poet lament· the fall of

Blarney in this wise: Ο Rlarney CaMle m«- larllnt Shure you're nothing at all t>ut a «tone, Λ D'l a «mail Utllr twUt of auM Ivy ; < >rh, wlaha, ullalou, ullagi>ne'

And Thorn** Moore al*o commemorate* In hi* poetic line*, ,l*TI« (Î^ne and For- ever" a* well a· In many other patriotic poem·, the fall of baplene Erin. 'ΤΙ· (one an<l forarer. the U*ht west* breaking, Like Heaven'· flr»t «Jim η o'er tbe sleep of the

■lead. When man, from the idumtier of ax·· awaking, Looked upward and bleea'd tbe pure ray, era it

fled Τ1» rone, and the gleam* It hie left of Ita burning, Rut deepen the king night of bondage aad mourn

rhat tfark o'er the kingdom of earth I* returning, And darkeat of all, tuple·* Krln ! o'er thee.

Martha Maxim.

NEW YORK JUSTICE.

A City la Which a Rival la Mot Held In Ureal btMiu.

Aa ia generally known, it ia a pun- ishable offense in the state of New York for any perron to attempt to take hie life, ulthougb it in not so if the attempt be successful—which makes self mortier somewhat different legally from tbe other kind. As ia also very generally known, New York, individually and collectively, ia disposed to forever point the finger of scorn at her large and

growing neighbor, Philadelphia. Not long ago a prisoner waa before a

New York judge charged with attempt- ed suicide, and the judge, being a man

who lived on Easy street, where it was

sunny in winter and ahady in summer, frowned fiercely on tbe culprit because be conldn't understand bow any man

woold want to quit this life until be was forced to do sa

"Your honor," pleaded tbe cnlprit, looking into the frowning face of jus- tice, "there were mitigating circum- stances. "

Tbe judge frowned more fiercely at tbe thought of offering an excuse for socb a crime and said uothing.

"But there wire, your honor, " insist- ed tbe prisoner. "TL« Crm 1 am work- ing for informed me last Saturday night that 1 would have to go to Philadelphia to live, as they were compelled to make u change.

Tbe judge's entire demeanor under- went α rapid transformation.

"Great goodness!" he exclaimed in a

horrified tone. "The prisoner is acquit- ted and the cltik will pleaae make out a warrant for the arrest of the firm for assault with intent to kill."—Washing- ton Star.

Left Teeth Meat Used.

The natural habit of human beings appears to be the useol the teeth ou the left aide of the aroath fur masticating the food.

The Spartans had an iron coinage* no other being allowed.

By JEANNETTE H. WALWORTH.

[Copyright IW7. by tlie Author )

CHAPTER L Commencement day in, so to speak,

retmmrtiou day in theg«x>d old college town of Shinghtou, wt among the r»»d clay hills and th·· sweet smelling piu»** that belong to one of th«> oldtwt oouu-

ti»·* in the Mate of Mississippi. Ou commencement day then» in a

general uprising of the population, ei*t>e and M-altered an it is, to see that Shiugleton do»ή credit to itself and hou· or to the eolb-ge.

Poor and rich, humble and haughty, from the bak«r's baby burd< n«l wife up to th»· presid» nt's childless "lady," ev-

ery one makes common canw of th·* an·

mini and stirring climax to a y.-nr of »om« \vhnt languid intellectual exertion.

Ιϋχιιΐ pride and feminine ingenuity an· evoked c«*lfldently and exercised without stint. It is only οικν a year that ShingleUineballcnge* public atten- tion, aud it Mtreuuonsly endeavors to

pose respectably ou that one im|»>rtant date, putting out of sight, as far as |to«- Htble, every indication of itM ordinary out at heeluetw.

Shiugh-toii frankly admit* that it*

everyilay methods may lie open to crit- icism and is mildly convinced that in a

hand to baud eouteet for muuici|ial lau- rels with any one of the half dozen plelielau little towns that have sprung up since it reached its majority it would very likely «·»αηο off second if not third best.

But the staid old college town doe* not mediate any such unwornly contest with the villages whoae mushnsnu ac-

tivities are an offense in its no-trils. Miiugh ton stands u|miu its dignity in au attitude of |» rpetual aloofuess from it** neighbors.

Mark* of agi» and of pinching poverty pit its venerable fa»>· d»-eply. It* paint- 1ιή·( ft'iice*, it* crumbling brick house·, its weather stain»*! frame bnildinxs, its

patched and peeling atwen f:u*ad«*. are

drearily sugge stive of a ludly p»>ck- mark»·»! old face.

If it were not for the college, Shingle- ton might have dropped out of the

memory of every oue but th·- mapmak- ers long ago But the college is. has Iweu and will be a thing of today, yes- terday and tomorrow, linking Shingle- ton's pathetic present with a splendid past and a problematical future.

Local pride clust» r« with considerable confidence at»>ut the two solemn eyed dingy r«"d brick housi·* that ar»» net

sq π !» rely in the middle «if vast imt»-s of uutilbd and nntillable ground in the suburb* of the town. These house* are

brick and mortar twins. The name unm-

ber of broad. squat wiudows in each, duplicate front doors, clumsy and pon- derous. gloomy suggestions of jail facil- ities. Th»· «me nnmlHT of blunt top- ped chimm-ys. whose growth might hav·· be»'n Hmntiil by cyclones, or whow stunt»·»! prop triions might have N*eii the exponent* of the mason's groveling •}>irit The ni me description of low ceil- ed, white finislnd, rectaugular apart meuts iu ea<'h.

(iue of the*»· time defying civatirn* is the college proper, the other shelter* tiie profeMiora' families and the board- iug students. No ornamental vine or

officious fig tree flings xu|s-rtluous pro- tection over the et»'ru fmuts of the two

college boas»»*. They ris»· superior to all such effete reqalremcnts, and all day long the squat, s«|uar»· window pun»-*. with their heavy green blinds

plastered against the brick walls, stare

unblinking at th·· sun.

Equidistant betw»*en th»·*· two wlf sufficient structures is a small o\al in- cloeore known as "the garden." The gate to it is always l«s-k»d and the whereabouts of the key always au in * ratable mystery. The «briguer of this solitary decorative touch evideutly had leanings towar»! the enduring.

Soute unporishing l*>x tre»n, a few

loug lived arbor vibes, a birge lauru· mundi or two, a tangle of pink and white azal« ω, long since grown to the dimension* of tr»·»·*, all clustered ir-

regularly about the stein of a century plant wliow blossom tide had occurred but one»» within the memory of îshin-

gleton. but furnished then a sort of flo- ral calendar leek to which any event of local importance might b»· n'ferml :is

having bap]iemd Is fore or after the col- lege century plant had blossomed.

( Vcasionally gardener· who have been him! to nip any desultory t»mdeuciesou tiie part of th·· rigid shrub* and bushes within this rigid incInsure have brought t»i light speciui»*ns of petrified wood, which f»e»*m, curiously enor » lie the most natural product of t .id

ganb-u. 1UCSU SpCClUieUK, dUlY ΙΙΙ«»ΙΗΠ| UUU

labeled, biivrt bweu honored with con-

spicuous place* iu the rather meager

geological collection which finds ample accommodation iu a small showca**· purchased ut a milliner's lmnkrupt sale. This collection of minerals in tho show- case is called the college museum aud is

au object of respectful awe to the vil law urchin*.

Nothing l>ut a borlxxl win* feuoe is be- tween this arid nursery of b anting ami nature in her sweetest, wildest, most riotous mood. Cbwe aliout the college grounds great forest trees crowd and tliug soft, thick, soothing shadows far out over the bare, hot sod of the college inclosure. Wild grapevines and flam-

ing "trumpeter»" clamber tnmultuous- ly over the «ban) barbe of the fence, adorning the rain washed gullits about them with a delicate, lacelike tracery of green. Into the very presence of the punnits tuc laughter ot a babbling creek intrudes. It leaps untrammcled over its bed of shining pebble* in gleefnl mock- ery of man's laborious efforts to master nature's well kept secret*. The creek knows them all by heart, at least all that it concerns it to know. As for the rest—poof! That for hi It let* them all alone. Wise babbler!

On commencement day thin creek is an important factor in the general fes- tivities. All the day long vehicles of all sorts and condition toil collegewanl over hot and dusty clay roads, deposit ing a mixed cargo of anxious matrons,

bright eyed girls, wondering infants and well stuffed hampers for the com-

mencement collation. At the open door of Shingleton's one

church the cargoes are deposited with a

minimum of consideration for the chil- dren and a maximum for the hampers, after which the «training beasts and the dust laden vehicles are driven into the creek fur the rest and refreshment Far across its dimpling waters the ■witch willows stretch their slender green wands, to the infinite content of the hot and panting brutes.

Commencement day partakes of the character of a rite; hence the entire propriety of holding the exercises in tho town's one consecrated building. The church, red, rectangular, respectable, environed by dark browed cedars and whispering pines, opens it· doors and its window· hospitably wide on these

ι oooasions. I Feminine ingenuity always «iIhiiié

Uwif upon ttie ninn n decorations fur commencement day Conspicuous tel- ont is display·d in the immense wooden arch that spans the braud new plank rostrum, which ha# fur it* iiml-rpi li- ning the pulpit and lht> chance] ruil. The startling crude ness of this material rainlsiw îm Mifttunl to the eve by it wrapping of gray Spanish moss, into which in stork, with happy irrelevant*, hydrangeas. sunflowers, π,μ'κ and glad- ioluses.

From the keystone of this gorgeon* an h springs always the symliol of as-

piratiou, a- int. rpreted by tin· lady dec- orat-.ru of Sbingletou, a ladder made of I'winr wisps. nu m or Iiim ounm/gl·

ly hiding from view an intrusive

groundwork of white («steUaml. It in nndf r rhi- work of art that the pallid ami quaking orator· of the «Uv take their stand, to muke turget* of them· Hîlr» s for «Duiitless bright eye* and for the cruel* r darts of rival criticism.

•iirls ar·· always out in force on com-

meurt ι eut day, not that they take any abtdiug iuhiiDt ill the nluiutiuiiu] an

pe« t ..f the oceaainu, but the bra** twod which oocupiefl the choir loft and «lis-

pens.* the most depr»ssingly solemn music during the exercises i* engaged tu offlf iate at the dance in which 00111·

niemvm· tit always culminates. Shliigletoii bas just cause for pride nn

these occa-ious, .nid Home orator is sure to axMTt in.in the rostrum, with- out fear of contradiction, that «ο luuch of beauty and talent and trace cocld not |mi—ihh U· gather· d together in anv

other known sjiot on the earth After the dtclaitr.ing is all safely

throi „*h with there will I*· a dinner out under the cedar trees in the old church- yard. No one object* to the somtw presence of the occasional tombstone* that cï .ρ above th·» tall weeds in the churchyard. They come rather hand v.

in f.ict. th·· tall and conical ones as

barracks. the tlat ones as receptacles for the i«·.· en·;· m fp>i su rs and the lemonade but ki tN. The ennken and effaced in- scriptions apfieal to no unhealed griefs. They arc at one·· too obscure and f·*» familiar to flatter the faint.-st pulse* Shingl.t ji'h r.»nrrecti««i ibty is for the

qui-k. not for its dead. Every housekeeper within a radius of

ten ltd les stands sponsor to the dinner

spread that «lav on th·· long, precarious plans fables under tin· «"edar trees,

through whose breeze stirr»-d branch··* the run hi:i«· falls u|>oii the white table- cloth* in «h t* and checks.

Knforced att utiou for several hours to dw iamatious, «uuetimes trite, al- ways crude, is pnsiuctiv·· of ravening hunger. From the inevitable roa-t pig. with the r»-d apple clinched m n* tixe»|

jaw-, down to the lightest halads, cv-

en thing is provided ·>η a colossol ν ale by the eX|sTn uced housewives of Shin· gletou. who lor weeks |jh>I have uieru-

«"♦1 private interests, |>er>onal di.-lik.s, moldy disputes ami inherited feuds in the one cause for which Shingleton moves and I as its Is-ing

Commencement day of 18.M» was no

exception to it» predecessor- It came

in June, as it always did. It was hot and dusty, as it always was. Every thiug and everybody who shared th. social res|sinsibiliticM of the ocvasiou

wen· in a state of smiliug readiness as

they ulway» were. If now the hoys Would ouly "quit themselves like men." Shiugh toii s proud record would remain unbroken.

To the usual interest of this partic- ular rommeii· enient at the eleventh hour was add· «Ι un element of painful Mir

prise. Au ominous whi.-jsr wa.- afloat A foreahadowed disgrace threaten·*»!

Shinglctou. All illusive veil of mystery (lr.ip|ie«l like u ι tall over the familiar μ·, η·· of the d> corated church with its betlowen-d rainbow nmi the pm-arious table.- with their lottd of comestible*.

A rohlierv had been committed at the college. not only at the colletf··, but in

the college. <"asJi and valuables 1»· long- ing to the professors and stuileiits b;«l di<dtp[s ared under circumstances com-

pelling the Oonvictton that some one oT the students was the culprit.

dhingleton aovpted the possibility of crime iu connection with its college slowly and incredulously. In view of the fact that nearly all of the boys came from well known families of high social position, it was almost beyond conception that any one of them should stoop to the plebeian offense of stealing.

To a man they belonged to the slave· holding aristocracy. They were the eons

of planters, doctors, lawyem The off- spring of senators and congressmen had drunk ut the Shingb ton fountain of learning, and, crowning boast, the grandson of a bishop wus among th#' declaimers (looked for that identical mystery shadowed commencement iiay.

There was nothing cotnmonplaoe about Shingletou. Nothing shocking had ever '·*;·^ιη<| there, and the possi- bility of disgrace overtaking it through the medium of any one of its young arisbxTats shook the congregutt d bouse- wives to the very center of their ntrv

ous svstems.

Mr* Fit/William*. absently dipping • lung handled gourd in and oat of the

lemonade Itarrel. conveyed to Mrs. Ma- ginms, who was slicing cold tongue in- to newspapers spread ou a neighboring tombstone, her couviction that "the thing Him impossible. There was uot a

plebeian in the whole college, from Presidt nt Hopkins down."

Mrs. Maginnis poised her earviug knife refh-ctively. "Yea, («1»·."

" Yoo mean that young Martin?" ••Yea." "Why, he is the valedictorian. They

say he is dreadfnlly smart, studious and ambitious beyond everything ; mid- night oil wirt of boy, you know."

"Him father in old (nilouel Strong'* overseer," «aid Mr κ. Maginnis, «tabbing the cold tongue severely.

"Ye n. that's true. But the boy came

here with Adrien Strong. That ought to be indorsement enough. In fact, a* I understand it. Colonel Strong sent him with bin grandson becauae the hoys had grown up together on the planta- tion and the overseer had mimed thin boy for him, which inclined him to give him a better chance for an education than oven*»»' Hons usually get."

"Or need. I think Colouel Strong ia

doing wroug, very wrung indeed, in

breaking down the barrier* in this way. Whnt will that poor b«»y do with the edu'-atiou he has spent four year in ac-

quiring when he goea back to the plan- tation?"

"He need not necessarily go back to the plantation. The world ia not bound- ed by Colonel Strong'· plantation fence. Let him strike out for himself."

Mrs. Maginnis fixed a troubled gaze on the heaped cold tongue on the tomb- ■tone. Mrs. Fitzwilliams' hurt remark struck her as revolutionary. She v.-as

sorry to hear such views advocated in Shingleton. It pained her doubly to hear them from the lipa of her own e:a-

ter-in-law. "Well if this theft is traced to the

door »>f that overseer's son it will go a

long way toward proving the folly of any attempt to educate the mane* Per- haps it may be aa you say, the world is not bounded by Colonel Strong'· planta- tion fence, but I still ooutend that it was a very uncalled far palling down of social fences far hint to have sent his own grandson and his overseer's son

Imiv ou a ter ting of social equality that cannot potadhly be maintained when

they go home. *

"The hoy h are devoted to each other "

"Now—yes, perhapt». "

"Lawyer Seephar in to addre*# the hoys on the subject of those robberiea when the exerci»e« areover. I told Hen- riette to wave her handkerchief as woo

as h«' t«*>k th·· staud. I don't «tut» to go inside liefore. "

"Nor I. I confeen one doen tire of the dear boyn when one has been listen- ing to them straight aloug for 15 un-

changing years. "

In due **·*«» a white handkerchief fluttered briefly in one of the open win- dow». Mr*. Fitzwilliam» spread a pink mosquito bar carefully over the lemon- ade Iwurrel and Mrs Maginui» * vu red III·1 cold tongue ur,.tiu»t the possible di ρ- redations of flies tuid spider* Then they were ready f«rr the chnn-h.

" Keep ynnr eye on that Martin boy, N· 11, whiie old Seephar in scoring the

boy», uud I will too. We will compare uofc·» alterward. "

With tin* understanding the amateur

detectives »e|taruttd. each i>a»stug by a

different ai«le well up toward the hy- drangeas and the sutiflower* that wen»

making a brilliant halo al»>nt Counsel- or Seephar'* sternly Intel lee tnal fa»·»'.

Karh seated heroelf when· she could get an unolatructed view of the valedic- torian'» fat*·, lb* wit* wal»il ou the front form, this overseer'* mm. who, by right of hi* pletieian extraction and no-

rial abattement mont I»· the offender against all of Mnnglctoii'» proud tradi- tion». II·· Nit there with hi» arm» qui- etly fold···!.

Luwy· r S**ephar wan noted fur hi» fe- ΒΐκΊοη» onslaughts upon wrongdoing iu

any »ha|»·. Th·· line of argument lie

employed on thin occasion for probing the college my»tery to it» core watt the value of testimony.

The fliiutiy sentiment that honor de- manded the sheltering of a culprit lie

pierced through and through with b.trb- ed arrow» of «urn and denunciation. The first duty devolving upoti every stu

dent there. who wan but a citizen i.»

embryo, wa» hi» duty to hi» »tate. Th obligation t<> d« liver up the guilty par- ty, to be whipped of justu-e, no matter how near or dear th·· culprit might I»

personally, wa» K id up for grave v .a

«deration Pu»hing lu» ιγ·*·ι ttray lock» inim-

tient ly lin k, that lie might the better

tweep thut row of youthful upturned fa····», the old lawyer exhorted them with impressive solemnity to perform their duty on this occa»i«'U. even

though it demande·! th·· iron resolution of a I'rutus.

Th·* sound of ntertoroua breathing from the front form caught Mrs. Fitz William»' alert attention. She telegraph- ed Mr» Maginui» with her fan:

"Look at him!" Mr». Maginui» looked at Strong M ir

tin. Hi» a»p»rt of composed attention

had been tumultuouslv broken up H·· had turned sidewise < m the bench, and the fixed gaze which he ha«l at first planted on Lawyer Seephar'* fac·· wa»

now roving restlessly among the tops of tlie cedar» that tap|»-d the window fram·-» with tlieir dark finger* From an ivi*y whiten··»», that had lent a fin·· touch of intellectuality to hi» feature·, hi» oomplexiou had turned to a crimson bordering on purplish. Occasional utove·

ment» of a long, uervou» hand to hi» necktie r.uggc»ted phy-ical discomfort in

that region. His hai :'.;erchi t went of- ten to his brow. Mm. Maginui» tele- graphed Mrs. Fitxwilliaii.* with her

eye»: "Did you ever nee guilt more plainly

revealed?" But Lawyer Scpbar'* ringing voie

imperatively dciuamh-d undivided at- tention:

" Γι », tlllf ."

bar*' this to ια»ν: I make no apolu^v for addressing you on the law of teMiiuouy Vou know well what directed my choice of subjects this morning. A crime has been committed, and Mini·· of you kuow by whom. If tlx· knowledge could be trao-d home to you. you would, by th·· law of your urate, be habit* to imprison- ment for failure to testify. Ah it is. I leave it to your own consciences. That you cannot elude. And if it succeeds in

convincing yon that it Η your dntv :i*

men of honor to shield on»· guilty ι inn

and pennit suspicion to rest i.u a kotiiv

or two of innocent ones, all I have t<

my is that it is a miserable, paltry. ly- ing conscience that will stand you in

puor stead when you leave the shelter· in# arm* of your alma mater ami go out

to an inevitable band to band stniggl· with the ρ».\ν· r of evil lying in wait for

you in the world. "

The like of it had never bo« η seen or

beard in the old r»>d brirk church before. The June zephyrs, astray from the ficl«'s of ripening com, floated tu at the npei windows and lifted the old man's long hair from bis luati·»! brow, rbiu wan-

dered off to play at hide and nek in the artitieial Howers of a girl'* hat. The mocking birds were : inking the very fullest throated sonatas out then· tu

their cedar branch swing* With folded arms the college Ixiys pused unmoved at

the old man eloquent Side by side Adrien Strong and

Strong Martin sat on the front font. Adrien, aristocrat from the small· st

wave of hie light tawny hair to the tip* of hii( fault lean boot*; Strong. broad shouldered, massive, suggestive of a

fine piece of sculpture rather than a

crude, struggling lad, bitterly eon* cio>u< already that he was to run his race

heavily handicapped. Adrien'» clear, frank eyes never leit

the lawyer's face once. In poiat of fact, not one of the student* hùd followed the harangue with more pointed inter- est and unbroken composure. He never

once unlocked his placidly folded arms.

On either side the pink nails of his well kept han<?8 were rextfully ph.nt<d against the bine serge sleeves of bit coat Occasionally, with a light tons of his head be threw bade a wind blown wisp of fr.ir Lair.

When Mroug Martin had shifted his pasi:kn, Lj had turuul his back χ :r-

tfelly on Adrien. They never once look- ed at or spoke to each other.

As through a veiling fog he saw the lawyer finally step backward to a table and lift a gluts of wat« r to his lit i The great speech was at an end Th » phi.i- tive band up in the choir l.)ft strc !: la lo "Nearer My (.iod, to Thsc. " Th ro

was a nutle of women'· garments and a movement at the crowd toward the

door. Adri ιι Str· ug bad .- u with the crowd and r fched hi·» loi,g leg» délib- éra tel v. Sr.cvi.,' Murtin alone remained neated.

"Aft<T nil. the mystery i« a» great a

myst·tv a* it wan In-fore old So»>phar *

flow of oratory," Adrian said, with .1

light 1 nigh, laying bis hand <m Str> >ng*n nhoulder. "The onlv < fT»>rt if lin» pro- dm·»·»! on me In to render me ferociously hungry. Going out t > dinner, Strong?"

"I)— dinner! Να" He was on hi» feet now, looking

«lightly down into the delicate, Ι»·νί»|ι face before him.

*·Ix that all that ÎAwyi-r Se«»phar'ii upeech ha m doue for yon. Adrien? Made you hungry?"

"All. Ptwitively all Thin whole in fcrunl n>w indi-gu-tiug. If g*-titl· m· n'« fiiiip nre to le harangued lik·· ti< 1-1 hand». tin· college door* had mm h bet ter I*· clotftd.

A h»ft flu-!, hadcom·- into In cheek- bi» fjc*—η·> 1 iu r noting υ -fi ng «

fa<t·. Lut 11;>i< d in a m ..r» li f< r < t jmr titular girl 'n hat among th· m.tny tint Uflrtug within range of hinvision—i>uni I'd angrily.

"Of <*onr«e one of tin negroes i« the guilty party."

Hi* turned toward th·· door ahrnptly, thru »top|*d as abruptly to stv

"Don't make yourself r· η-pi'-non*. Strong Th· r·· ar·· a s.-or·· or two <if |<«> 1.» In r»· t <la\ r· —< 1\«-«i u|« η i « xhng who th·· guilty man ι- I>«·η'r giv·· tln-ni λ j»-g to lung fin ir îniNi-ility < η

Th·· rustling .f :«^ii s garment*, th·· Hound of lmrrving ί<· f «t· pj «-«I ah

rn'ptly at the chnreb d< r 'Πι·· gre—ν fard ahMirlu-d ν·ττ mitind. Tin Juin* lephyr». a-tray In ιιι th npniug tt. Ids >f ruin. di»ported thenu* lvcn am ng ho cedar wiup* of theladdi r « >f learning

feud play *1 aliout th·· moody brow « f tin ovi r^r'·· »·»ιι.

H·· wa» tin· military occupant of th·· nil· ιιt ιild ri-d brn-k church

|Tn RK (ONTIM KO. J

KINGS AMONG ELEPHANTS.

r*« Klnr llrMlt Thai Mail Ma**· to H ail on Ttirm.

It wan our good fortune to he pr· »« nt

at an im|Jortant meeting of the kbed- ilah at Chi la. < n tin lank# of th··

Uange», w b« r· th· Ν· μι1ι gov· rinin nt

had M iit dowu th«*ir uiaguiticfiit trmp ι»! taint· elephant* for tin· chase f wild on»·», 'i'hejr Hen· about IiO in utiml r—

magnificent, in til·· creator· ». writ·* a

roiitrihutor to tin· Ho»ton Journal. The two finest among them vter·· the

"kings" of tbe troop and were calhd liijli Praead and Narian <mj I'ra-a l.

liijli Pramd, which uieatia "lord of

lightuiug, " wa- such a grand fellow! Th·· width of in» brown wa* »«» great that he coul'l not put his head through our hail d· s τ. and he knows to tha nmullcst poiur what a mighty (Teature he is.

Ilu and hi* companion, Narian <»ij l'ras.id, which mean* "tin· |*-erlt-s lord," are pruviiii d with two slavu

elephants, nml the » nly duty < f the lat ter in to fitch and provide fodder fur

Hijli and N.rian (ïaj Tb> y do their

duty right well. At dawn their mahout*, < r driver», drat tin m into

their jungle.-, and tbey v. rk like rial slave*. Th»y collect th svwet sugar cane», tearing them up l y th·· r t», th··

young, entre!'ιι t gras:·· « and temler leaven and In ip them up in tna-n*

which Weigh *t ut ."100 j- urnl- e m b. Πι··»,· load» are put on their !>.e k-, and (lirice a day tin y gladly carry in their burdens and lay them at tin.· feet of their lord*.

We went out hy moonlight to » ·· the latter fed, and any ·ni!d wnn!d « nj y the strange sight. Kir>t of all the ma-

hout makes a great bigcauiplire of twigs aud brunhwix d, and on it he pi act a

large, flat iron dish, supp lied <u two brick*. Thiii he taken wheat fluur and km-aiU it \Mtii water into gnat round dat cake· al ut an in u tnu k aud t^ ;·■·»

th·) circumference of a soup j late. These cakes he l<akeii ou the iron dinh.

We were anxiouM to taste them, aud we found them verygo«d. W·· punched out with our finger* all th·· nice Itowu

spots and ate them, pi|itng h< t. And to

make up to iiijli and Narian f< r taking part of their sU( ^<r, we had pr· parut a

treat, of which they are purtn ulatly fond. From the ha/aar we had brought great balls ol sugar cane jnice Ixiiltil down and made sulid, called "g> r" in

that country Kadi ball wan twice the cize of a tennis I all and in each wheat cake or "cupati" w· rolled a lump f this molaMCH. You »h uld have.-·· η

how the big tieastn enjoyed their feed —

bow tht ir great trunks rested down on

our shoulders, always upturned for th· forthcoming deln acv!

A War Κ··lie.

(jeorge M. Millington, α veteran « I

tbe Seventeenth regiment, wink· vieil

ing hi# brother. the Κ· ν Kit-hard Mil·

lingtou. at Coon rod, fourni among tin latter'# war relic* » poster printed on

cloth calling for recruit# tor tb· Sven- teeutli Michigan infantry Tb· j »t· r

reads a* follows: "Seventeenth regl- nient, Michigan infantry < u· hundred dollar# bounty! Firxt mouth ■> pay !u

advance' Rendezvous, Detroit Imrntck# Fifty recruit# wanted to till up 11 «·« n-

pany in tbe new regiment, to m rv«

three year# or during the war un!·»# sooner discharged. Recruit# w ill rum

$13 per month, w ith hoard, clothi«.|: and medical attendance, to oommeu-t

from the day ot enlistment, and α I u:i-

ty of I ίου Apply to Alfred Ale.l, tir-t

lieutenant Seventeenth Michigan in

faiitry. Recruiting office opj « »ite Hati bun House. '' Tbe p< oter aliMi t ears the

picture of an eagle, with spread win*.-, bearing in it» mouth α streamer on

which ure the word#, "Michigan tru· to the I. η ion

" Ihe lie v. Mr. Milling- ton gave the ρ< sti r to hi# brother, αϊ «'

the latter pruts it very highly—Hon·*. Sentinel.

Tbe hospital# of the metropolitan asylums hoard in London have 3, SOU

bed# eet apart for #carht fever ami only 700 for diphtheria

Cake* of tea in Indin, piece* of silk in China, #alt in Abyssinia ami codfish in Iceland have all been nsed a# money.

R*jr*l ailrw tta M par·.

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