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THE LONG, HARD HILL. Tlicy were NliiniliiiK in Hie nunllgh.lt Of the summer time of life; She wns Mill wltliunt a husband, He wok waiting for n wife. And her chocks were rich and rosy And her lip were luscious roil, 80 he pressed her dimpled lingers As he hioked lit her and alil. M they sti.od there in the heather Where the roud lind crossed Uu rilli "May we not fine together Uj) thin lout;, luird hill'" , Now her I111111I begun to tremble And her eyes were full of tear A she trnl lied lliciii on the roud tLat Wound inviiy unions the years; But she lind no voice to aimwer Him; (ihe could not iindcrKtiind, ' " For the future hiy before her - Like u fur-off fairy lund. There wim sunlight on the hpntlier, ' There was music in the rill, A they went away together Up the long, hard hill, OftentimcK the way was nnnny, Other tinicH 'twas full of lureK, But the love that bud come to them - Was the true love thnt endures, Though the bonny brow Is wrinkled, Though the raven lock be gray, Yet the roud might have been rougher Hud "lie Koue the other wny. Now the frost in on the heather And the snow ix on the rill, And they're count ins: down the short side Of the lorn.-; hard hill. Cy Wurman, in New York Sun. LOYAL TO COUNTKY. One warm morning In the spring of 1780 Mrs. Sloeumb was sitting on the broad piazza about her home on a large plantation lit South Carolina. Her hus band and many of bin neighbor, were with Sumter, lighting. for the strug gllng colonic, but on this beautiful morning there were almost 110 signs of war to be seen. As yet this plantation had not been molested, and as Mrs, Sloeumb glanced at licr little child playing near her, or spoke to her sister, who wns her companion, or addressed a word to the servants, there wns no nlnrm innult'est. Hut in a moment the entire scene was changed. "There come some soldiers," sold her Bister, pointing toward an olliccr and twenty Hoopers, who turned out of the highway and entered the yard. Mrs. Sloctimb made no reply, al though her face became pale, and there wag a tightening of the lips as she watched the meii. Her fears were not allayed when she became satisfied that the lender was none other than the bated Col. Tarleton, Tbut short, thick pet body, dressed In 11 gorgeous scarlet uniform, the tlorld face and cruel ex pression, proclaimed the approaching officer only too well. But the mistress gave no sign of fear as she arose to lis ten to the words of the leader, who soon drew bis horse to a halt before her. Raising his cap and bowing to bis horse's neck, he said: "Have I the pleasure of addressing the mistress of this plantation?" "It Is my husband's." "And Is be here'" "lie is uot." "He Is no rebel, Is he?" "No, sir. lie Is a soldier In the army of bis country and fighting her Invad ers." "lie must be a rebel and no friend of his country If he lights against bis king." uniy staves nuve masters acre, re plied the undaunted woman. Tarleton's face flushed, but he made 110 reply, and, turning to one of bis companions, gave orders for a camp to be made m the orchard uenr by. Soon the l.Kio men lit his command bad pitched their tents, and the peaceful plnntutioii look ou the garb of war. Returning to the piazza and 'again bowing low the British colonel sHld: "Necessity compels his majesty's troops to occupy your place for a time, and I will have to make my quarters la your house; that is, If It will uot be too great an incouveulcuce to you," "My family consists at present of only myself, my child and sister, he ckles the sorvunls, and we must obey your orders." In less than an hour the entire place was transformed." The white tents covered the lawn, horses were tied to A , "no ox, masa!" the high rail fences, soldiers In bright uniforms were moving here and there. Before entering the house the British colonel called some of his officers and gave sharp orders for scouring the country within the neighborhood of ten or fifteen miles. This charp command was not lost upon Mrs. Sloeumb, nor was she slow to act upon It herself, as we soon shall see. But for the preseut, trying to stl. fie ber fears, she determined to make the best of the situation and avert all the danger possible by providing for the comfort of Tarleton and his men, and accordingly she had a dinner soon ready fit for a king, and surely far too good for such a cruel and bloodthirsty man as Tarleton soon wns known to be. When the colonel and his stuff were summoned to the dining-room they sut down to a table which fnlrly groaned beneath the good things heaped upon It. it was such a dinner as only the South Carolina matrons knew bow to prepare, and the meu soon became Jo. vial under Its Influences, "We shall have few sober men by morning," said a captain, "If this Is the way we are to be treated. I suppose when this little war Is over all this country will be di vided among the soldiers. Kb, col onel?" "Undoubtedly the officers will occupy large portions of the country," replied Tarleton. "Yes, I know Just how much they will each occupy," said Mrs. Klocuinb, unable to maintain silence longer. "And how much will that be, mad am?" Inquired Tarleton, liowlng low. "Six feet two." The colonel's face again flushed with anger, as he replied: "Kxcuse me, but I shall endeavor to have this very plantation made over to me as a ducal sent." "I have a husband, whom you seem to forget, and I can assure you he Is not the niau to allow even the king himself to have a quiet seat on bis ground." But the conversation suddenly was Interrupted by the sounds of tiring. "Some straggling scout running a wny," said one of the men, not quite willing to leave the table.. "No. sir. There are rifles there, and a good many of them, too," said Tarle ton, rising quickly and running to the piazza, an example which all, including Mrs. Sloctimb, at once followed. She wag trembling now. for Bhe felt assur ed that she could explain the cause of the commotion.. . "May I ask, madam," said Tarleton, turning to her. as soon as he had given bis orders for the action of his troops, "whether Jiny of Washington's forces are In this nelghliorhood or not?" BOWING TO HIS "You must know that Gen. Green and the mnrquls are in South Carolina, nnd I have no doubt you would be pleased to see Lee ouce more. He shook your hand very warmly the last time he met you, I am told." An onth escaped the angry colonel's lips, and he glanced for a moment at the senr which the wound Lee had made had left on his hand, but he turn ed abruptly and ordered the troops to form ou the right and he dashed down the lawn, A shout nnd the sound of firearms drew the attention of Mrs. Sloeumb to the long avenue that led to the house. A cry escaped her at the sight, for there wns her husband, followed by two of 'her neighbors, pursuing ou horseback a band of five torles whom Tarleton had sent to scour the country. On nnd on they came, and It was evi dent that the pursuers were too busy to have noticed the army of Tarleton. Brond swords and various kinds of weapons were flashing In the air, and It was plain thnt the enraged Sloctimb saw nothing but the torles he wns pur suing. Could nothing be done? Would they run Into the very heart of the camp? Mrs. Sloeumb tried to scream and warn her husband, but not a sound could she make. One of the torles had Just fallen, when she saw her hus band's horse suddenly stop and swerve to one side. What was the cause? Sambo, the slave whom Mrs. Slo eumb bad dispatched, as soon as Tarle ton had come, to warn ber busbaud, had started promptly on his erraud, but the bright coats of the British bad so charmed him that he had lingered about tho place, and when the sound of the guns was heard Sambo had gone only as far as the hedgerow that lined the avenue. Discretion became the better part of valor then, and the negro In his fear bad crawled beneath It for belter; but when his frightened face beheld bla master approaching be bad mustered enough courage to crawl forth from his hiding place and startle the horses as they passed. 'Hoi' on, maasa! Uol' on!" he shout ed. Recognizing the voice, Hlorutub and his followers for the first time stop ped and glanced about them. Off to their left were a thousand men within pistol shot. As they wheeled their horses they saw a body of horsemen leaping Ihe hedge and already In their rear. Quickly wheeling again, they started directly for the house near which the guard had been stationt-d. Ou they swept, and, on leaping the fence of lath nlKiut the garden pinch, amid a shower of bullets, they started through the open lots. Another show er of bullets fell about them as their horses leaped the broad brook, or canal, as It was called, and then al most before the guard had cleared the fences they bad gained the .helter of the woods beyond and were safe. The chagrin of the British Tarleton was as great as the relief of Mrs. Slo. cuml), and when on the following day the troops moved on, the cordial adieu of the hostess led the colonel to say: "The British are not robbers, marinii. We shall pay you for all we h;ive tuken." "I am so rejoiced at what you have not taken that I shall not complain If I do not hear from yon again," And she neither heard nor complain ed. Kverett T. Tomlluson, In Chicago Record. Use for Old Street Cars. The manyises to which the old horse cars have beeu put 111 San Francisco are Indeed striking. In this city the horse cars have almost entirely disappeared before the cable and electric cars, and as a result the street railway companies found themselves with a large number of cars upon their hands. They were slow of sale until some enterprising genius bit upon the Idea of utilizing them for house boats. This pioneer purchased four of these street cars at $15 apiece. He then took off the trucks and running-geur, and fastened the bodies of the cars upon a flat bout or scow 3(lxi4 feet over all. , They are partitioned off, so that they make two HORSE'S NECK. large, airy rooms, 18x24, with one small room for a bath closet and kitchen. In each of the large rooms four double berths are placed, and In the kitchen Is a cot for a servant. The sleeping rooms are divided off by curtains de scending from the celling. All .the rooms are well-ventlluted, as the car ventilators have not been removed. A railing Is placed around the outer edge of the house boats, and there nre davits for boats nnd a naphtha launch. Such a house boat costs nbout ?900, and the owner gets good vnlue for the money. The old street cars have also been turn ed Into cheap summer cottages, small conservatories and children's play houses, and they have been used for smnll shops In the suburbs of Sun Fran cisco, Out on the ocean beach there Is quite a large colony of them. Some of them are used as shops for purveying to the needs of bicyclers, and a number of others are utilized by bicyclers as club houses. They are comfortably fit ted up with bnths, and lockers for their clothes, and racks for keeping their wheels. Some of them even have small kitchens for the serving of luncheons. While they are not highly ornamental as an addition to n landscape, they cer tainly Berve a very useful purpose. Ar gonaut. Not Specific Enough. "Am I the only woman you ever loved?" "Oh, no," he answered promptly; "you are the sixth." "The sixth!" she exclaimed, sudden ly relieving his shoulder of the weight of ber head. "Yes," he said, coldly, "there are five before you my mother, an aunt and three sisters." And thereafter she endeavored to be more specific when asking questions. Tit-Bits. HI. Waatefnlnena. Sapsmlth Do you kuow, Miss Sally, I spend a gweat deal of my time in self contemplation? Sally Gay Isn't that more like throw ing It away than spendlug It, Mr. Sap-nnlth?-Puck. JOSEPH'S CANAL. IN EQYPT. An Kna-lneerinu Work Mill Vaei Tbousb Hullt 4,04)1). Years Ago. How miuiy of the engineering works of the nineteenth country will there be In existence. In the year 0000? Very few, we fear, and mill those that will continue In that far-off age to serve a useful purpose. Yet there U at least one great undertaking conceived and exented by an engineer which during the space of 4.0()0 yours has never ceos ed lis otllce, on which the life of a fer tile province absolutely depends to-day. We refer to the ltu.hr Joussuf the anal of Joseph built, uccprdlug to tra dition, by tile sou of Jacob, uud which I'oiistltiltes not the legist of the many blessings he conferred ou Egypt during the years of his proHpcrous rule. This canal took Its rise from the Nile at Alsut, uud ran almost parallel with It for nearly WO mile, creeping along under the western cliffs of the Nile Val ley, with many a hcud and winding, until at length It gained an eminence, as compared with the liver lcd, which emibled It to turn westward through a narrow pass and enter a district which was otherwise shut off from the fer tilizing flood mi whlrh all vegetation In Egypt dcix'mls. The uortlieru end stood seventeen feet alove low Nile, while at the southern md It was at an equal elevation with the river. Through this cut nui a erennlal stream, which watered a province named the Fayoum, endowing It with fertility and support lug a large population. In the time of the luminal flood a great part of the canal was under water, ami then the river's currant would nwh In a more direct course into the jwss, carrying with It the rich silt which takes the place of manure and keep the soil In a constant state of productiveness. All tlxto, with the exception, of the tradi tion tliat Joseph built It, can be verified to-day and It not mere supposition or rumor. Until eight yeurs n.go It was (irmly believed that the .design has always beeu limited to an Irrigation scheme, larger, no doubt, titan that now in ope ration, as shown by the traces of aban doned canals.'aud by the slow aggre gation of waste water which had ac cumulated lu the Blrket el Queruni, but still essentially the same In character. Many accounts have been written by Greek and Roman hlstorlnjus, such as Herodotus, Strnbo, Muttnnus and I'llny, and repeated In monkish legends, or portrayed lu the maps of the middle nges, which agreed with the folklore of the district. These tales explained that the canal dug by the ancient Israelites served to carry the surplus waters of the Nile Into an extensive lake lying south of the Fnyoum, and so large that it not only modified the climate, tem pering the arid winds of the desert nnd converting them Into the balmy aJrs which nourished the vines n,nd the ! olives Into a fullness and fragrance tin-! known to any part of the country, but Alo added to the food supply of the land such Immense quantities of fish that the royal prerogative of the right of piscary at the great weir was valued at 2T0,000 annually. This lake was! said to be 4."0 miles round and to be navigated by a fleet of vesels, and the whole circumference was the scene of Industry and prosperity. Engineering. Testing Cemeot. The tensile strength of cement Is now tested accurately by a machine of pe culiar construction In possession of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 'I Boston. The cement to be tested Is cast lu special molds, which tit Into two sockets, so that no clamplnig or binding Is required, the size of the cement be tween tliie sockets, where the strain hi applied, being one Inch square, the size generally adopted for making tests of this material. The upper socket Is fixed, and the pull Is applied to the; lower one by a gear and screw; and, aa 1 the time at which the cement breaks la of Importance, the power Is applied ait a uniform rate of 400 pounds a minute. ! A feature In which this machine Is preferable to any other Is the absence of all Jarring. The weight Is applied by a small wheel, which runs along the weighing beam and Is connected to a small slide running along an upper beam, which Is flxed, on which Is the scale of weights which shows what power is being applied. It Is thus pos sible to shift the weight without caus ing the slightest Jar or pull on the weighing, beam, while the latter nevet strikes the frame, as It Is held by the wheel. Sharp Scotchman. The Scottish American tells a story of a cobbler who was sentenced by a Scottish magistrate to pay a fine of half a crown, or, In default, twenty-four hours' hard labor. If he chose the lat ter he would be taken to the Jail at Perth. "Then I'll go to Perth," he said, "for I have some business there." An official conveyed him to Perth, but when the cobbler reached the Jail he said he would pay the fine. The Gov ernor found he would have to take it. "And now," said the cobbler, "I want my fare home." The Governor demur red, but discovered there was no alter native; the prisoner must be sent at the public expense to the place he had been brought from. To Make Bare. "Young man," said the statesman, "1 decline to be Interviewed." The hopeful reporter looked sad. "I always Interview myself," the statesman explained. "It Is a great plan for missing mistakes. Just sit down and I will have your copy ready in about twenty minutes." Cincinnati Enquirer. Wax Matches. Wax matches are employed hi Eu rope to an extent vastly greater than ia this country. Men In Hospitals. At the siege of Metx the French hi th hospital averaged 17.000 men, nearly 10 per cent of the garrison. A FAIR DEPUTY SHERIFF. WOMEN are fast rising to po sitions of prominence and responsibility In the West. The latest of tlnse to enter a Held that has hitherto been closed to the opposite sex Is Miss Clair Ferguson, whose pic ture appears In these columns. She has recently been appointed deputy sheriff of Salt Lake. Utah, and entered upon tho duties of the office Inst week. Miss Ferguson Is not ono of those "typical" Western girls who can handle a gun or ride a broncho as well as a man, but Is a slender young lady of fair complexion and refined manners. Her duties will not be of a dangerous character, but will consist principally In the serving of papers and notlllcn tlon of Jurors. Miss Ferguson Is a na tive of Utah, her mother being a prom inent woman suffragist of thnt State. She has been well educated and Is very popular In Salt Lake City, where she resides, previous to her appointment as deputy she hnd been a stenographer lu the sheriff's office. How to Grow Gracefn'. Describe a circular movement with each arm twenty times lu succession. Extend the arms forward, outward and upward thirty times In succession, tak ing eight or ten deep Inspirations be tween each series. Execute a circular movement from the waist, swaying the upper port of the body slowly around, the hands rest ing on the hips, thirty times. Extend the leg as nearly at right an gles with the body ns possible twelve times each side, taking eight or ten deep inspirations between each series. Extend and bend the foot twenty times each side; perform the gesture of reaping or sawing thirty times; bend each knee rapidly thirty times; take eight or ten deep Inspirations. Rutse the arm swiftly and rapidly, as In the action of throwing a lance, twelve times In succession; throw out both arms simultaneously twenty or thirty times; take eight or ten deep In spirations. Trot on one spot, resting the hands on the hips nnd lifting the feet briskly 100 to 300 times. Take eight or ten deep Inspirations. Jump with the hands on the hip nnd the head nnd body erect fifty to 100 times. Take eight or teii deep Inspira tions. If necessary a brief rest should be taken after each exercise. The Encllah Num. Nowadays the French nurse Is little eeu, unless with very poor folk. In her place with the children of the rich is the English nursery governess. She Is apt to be rather gaunt-looklng, but Bhe Is certain to be a woman of gentle birth, gentle manners and with sufficient edu cation to answer until the children are ready to go under a regular governess. This autocrat of the nursery brings with her, In addition to a perfect Eng lish accent, pronounced English Ideas on the subject of children's pnrtles, sweetmeats, baths, clothes, waiting on one's self, lessons and spanking. In this last art she Is on adept. She tenches the children that they must eat and eat properly, and they learn, very early In their acquaintance with her, that she obeys King Solomon's order, and is not economical with the rod. She Is absolute monarch In the nursery. Women aa Interior 1ecnrator. The decoration and furnishing of the most successfully completed great houses of recent construction have been absolutely dictated and supervised by the women most Interested, and there seems no reason why the woman dec orator has not come to stay. She is dot ted in pairs of girl bachelors among the larger cities of the country, and, though the firm Is apt to dissolve after a more or less brief existence, It Is not due to lack of business, but rather to the quick opportunity which seems to offer for the formation of permanent partnerships under a consolidated firm name. There are those to whom re verses of fortunes have forced to use their taste and talents in this most womanly of occupations, and these, having once found the pleasures of self help and Independence, are the pillars of the profession. Morel Dithwaahrr. A housekeeper, who is noted among her friends for the scrupulous neatness of ber establishment down to the small eat detail, says that she has discovered that the best ort of dishwater la a ' MISS CLAIK KKIIOISO.V. whisk broom. This she esteems far above the ordinary soft dishcloth or the twisted cords sold In the housefur nlshlng shops. Two such brooms, kept, resiwctlvely, one for plates and pot tery, the other for metal dishes, al ways hnng over the sink In her kitchen, and are In dully use. An especial rec ommendation Is the ease with which they are kept elenn. a moment's hold ing under the running faucet washing awny every scrap which may cling to them, and un occasional dipping lu hot water, to which a little washing soda has lieen added, keeping them perfect ly sweet. Fnmethlnv New In Cnrtalna. Little curtains for the summer cot tage can be made of Swiss muslin, either dotted or plain, and those with rullles ten Inches wide nnd hemmed at both sides make exceedingly dressy nnd very effective hangings. The ruffles should be put on with a puff and nar row heading, lying on the curtain, and a ribbon of the prevailing color of the room run under the puff. On this puff at Intervals of six Inches from the cen ter of flower to center of floor a large dulsy, without foliage or stem, sewed on accurately, or a wide-open wild rose, gives a most fascinating result. ' fiom Heautjr Hint. Do not wash the face lu hard water. If possible, use Altered rain water, but as this Is not easy to get soften the water by artificial means. Half an ounce of California borax, three ounces of almond meal, aud three ounces of finely ground oatmeal may be mixed together In a cheesecloth bag and drop ped In a bowl of water. This will soften It, and the complexion will be found much improved In consequence. An ounce of powdered orris root may be added to the mixture, giving It an odor of violets. . Emancipated Woman. . Knit socks are now sold at 5 cents a pair. Our grandmothers would spend a couple of days knitting a pair of socks not so comfortable us. these, for In turning the heel they would leave ridges, while the mncbluery-uiade sock Is seamless. Woman, being thus eman cipated from the knitting needle, turns her attention to Delsnrtlan exercises, to cooking schools and to lecturing. She develops Into a superior Intellectual and spiritual being. Birmingham Herald. Knemet'c Women, The other day when the women of Rockford, 111., "ran" the trolley cars they realized a handsome sum In conse quence for their aid socley. Last win ter this society helped to support the families of 600 .unemployed men. The cars were packed from early morning until 12 o'clock Saturday night, and the men who paid a $5 bill for a ride of two or three blocks were voted "angels." Fhe Wilt Be a Mlniater. Miss Marie H. Jenney, daughter ol ' Colonel E. G. Jenney, of Syracuse, has Just completed a four years' course at the Meadville Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania and has declared her in tention of becoming a Unitarian min ister and of taking a charge next year. Miss Jenney Is said to be not only a pretty but a stylish young woman, with a charming personality. Farmer Verdi. Verdi, the musical grand old man of Italy, Is evidently of opinion that a man In his eighties Is In the golden prime of life. Two or three years ago he gave to the world his delightful opera of "Falstaff," Just to show how copiously the fount of inspiration may flow In the soul of an octogenarian. At Genoa, he rides the bicycle. His real delight, however, Is in pastoral life at his country place, like the poet Horace on his Sabine farm. Verdi's farm is In the neighborhood of Placenza. On his recent birthday his eighty-third the patriarchal composer was seen at 5 o'clock In the morning at the weekly market In town, whither . he bad brought some sheep to sell. Ha also wished to buy a cow and some vegeta bles, and so spent the entire day among the agriculturists and traders of the market-place. It was like, a chorus scene In one of his own operas. At 6 o'clock In the evening he Invited his bucolic friends to the inn and treated them to a rousing supper, at which vino rosso flowed liberally, and the company roared out the Italian equiva lent of "For he's a Jolly good fellow!" Leslie's Weekly. Created bj the Trade Winds. About the middle of the century Lieutenant M. F. Maury, the Ameri can hydrographer and meteorologist, advocated a theory of gravitation as the chief cause of ocean currents, claiming that difference In density, due to difference In temperature and salt ness, would sufficiently account for the oceanic circulation. This theory gain ed great popularity through the wide circulation of Maury's "Physical Geog raphy of the Sea," which Is said to have passed through more editions than any other scientific book of the period, but It was ably and vigorously combated by Dr. James Croll, (he Scottish geol ogist. In his "Climate and Time," and latterly the old theory that ocean cur rents are due to the trade winds has again come into favor. Indeed, very re cently a model has been constructed,, with the aid of which It is said to have demonstrated that prevailing winds In the direction of the actual trade winds would produce such a current as the gulf stream. Harper's Magazine. Birmingham, Eng., makes 37,000,000 pins dally.