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Jothu MoDanlol, M. H. Jatron,
A. J. Goodman. H. Hlraohbarf.
A bram Nalion, x. J. La.
I. A. Allan.
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aa IVnli n, hiikil, loaaaa, fam, aala,
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THE POLK COUNTY BANK,
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25,000
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MKRCHANT'k TAILOR.
Suit! Made'to Order and fit Guaran
teed. ntiKtom flood, lor Morehanla itnd others He
uutandPrmaed. I will open monthly tu
oouuwlth Merchant, at Independence mid
Monmouth for Ilociitllng.
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THE IME HAS COME FOR ACTION.
A RAILROAD TO FfLLS-GITYl
It is needed.
We must have it.
We can build it.
Who will make a start?
The lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
Anil departing leave behind us
Footprints on ihe sands of time.
Get in and Swim! The
Water is not very cold,
nor deep.
Don't stand, on the bank
and shiyer.i You will
never learn o swim
in that way.
Let-us have the survey within, four., weeks.
The grading done within lour, months
and trains running by December t
1st, 1891. "
A Lone Pull!
A Strong Pull!
PWII!
Tide in the
Men which
the Flood
Fortune
A Pull All Together!
The Great Composite Novel.
The Joint Work or I'. T. IUIINUM,
JOHN U HU M.I VAN, III 1,1. NYK.
KIiIjA WlliCKMCIl WIM'OX, MaJ.
AI,Kltl;l O. CAMIOL'N, HOWi; A
HUMHKr,, INHPKfTOH I1VHNI1N,
I'At'LINIC IIALU Mlaa KAKITAKK,
W. II. IIALMXJ. NPXL NELWON
ud Alt AN UAI.K.
avMofaia,
i ma I'll" K llly W, II. llBllou.llnnry Hen
hull, a youiiu ai'llal, while truvellng lu a wi.
lor ir, iiiMiiiuiy at'UiiiM in MrMiiuioi i,.
ill. Ideal wile. ft lil. ttnLmt.hiiieiit lieee,
hU Ideal relleeied In lh nilrmr, li Imln,
uneof a iwriy of lour. puiuiNtltitf of hu ol
aian, preMUiiialily her lather, a governe. ant,
a man Willi a vilmiimo. wiuuieimnis. lit
iiiaku .Iteteliol the iwrty. IHinnv the ttiatlti
Ih Hlrl play, viilraui fiialy on her vtollu. Ht
detei mine. tt. muae Iter attiuaiiitHiioe, bm up
imari.iiiK lu 111 imn'iiliif he tlml. Ihui Iht
Iralu haa been III Ih i, taint l eiilml di lmi
Mini hour., and lhat th parly ul luur ha.
dlitapiieared,
i llArTKH S -lly Klla Wheeler Wllu.Mr.
I 'raw lord, hi. tlHtiahter Kdua, Ml. Ilrowii.a
yoteriie.., and lir, Weiwiii mn'tipy a lli oh
el IUiriahih airuot, ihelr uaiue. an
all anetiiitetl to hole Home MH-rei, Ktlnal.'ll
lier luiher thai .he hate. Dr. wulwui nU ol
jeetauj uta preneni' lu Ih Imuw, but Mr
rrawlurti ui.uit tlml the doeUtr a preMitiee h
neeewwry u Itlm. WalMin poiMieMr. hypuoiit
iiitlueiue over hilna, and 1. leu-ueit with M1m
llpuwn lu a ktI oumpiHii. Aa pretlh u-d h
hliu, r.ili.a pNy. un her mil In l iiliilu. A
mouth laur lien. hall rei.iniilctM eaUwn al .
hypuolle eihllrtilou. Hy mean, ol Hie .kelt I,
uia.i In lliu mr a delectlv IwattM the Utx Ui,
rtt the l hli iy-4'tMlilli .trvet Hal, oui umu euli
Int; Hud. the parly haa moved, .TIieMtinila
a.trana wouiaii en. al the HhI m.'kltia u
Hr. Ileimhaw, and leavM liiullerini llirtw
alu.l l'r. Walton or lleii.haw.
Ciiaitkh l...lly MaJ. Alfred C, t'alhoun.
Tuiu Woaly. a detet:ilve, call, al llen.linll'.
tiudlo and my lhat lie Dr. W aiwin tiilk
Int to a woman oil Union aquar. it ahuilim
d th woluau lu a liourdliif Iioumiou Ht-ootiu
avvim. litu.liaH'a lalher t'alla and toll. Ill
fouu arii.i thai li la lu the power ol tlauaei
farliiian, who eita ruin hliu. Ita Imploiu
In. aim u. marry III hanker t daoahler hhu
Ihua nave Ulm, llmry urumlMi relui Uinily
Ui du i. Meanwhile (he trawlortla Iihm
moved further up Uiwu. Kilnn . liHlred nl lr.
M ataou luttreaMni, and finally pat-kiua up hei
vtohn and mmm ttieta .be leave, the houe,
W Nil wrillua u advertlaemeul In The W orlu
olUce a mail a.k tier In read hi. atlvenl.e-
men l Uim U II la i..eil mrna'tly. ihe au
veniM-meut la for a leinal violin lt.
Ciiarraa t-lly Alan Dale.-Uennhall lu
time iMH.niiw emu.nl b lna lluriitiau,
makliii a uiarlyr ol hlnuwlf, a. ha term. II.
Urn. nwrliuaii liaa a Mr. Miiil.lt fur a cotii
punion. TU arll.t call. one day wlieii lu
huuLand Itntl. umu lh Hour a hruo. li ttm
Ulnlni a porirnll of lr. WaUHiu. It wae
aropi.-d liy Mr.. Miullh. wUo relurua uiaee.
for lief property ami llntU It lu Hen.hall .
biUlil, r.xpiaiiationi pillow, nnu iieimiiMii
ln.rn.ihai lir. vkalain la Mr, niiilth r hu.
hand; thai hi. nam U loirdl aud thai In
I. a hypnott.l. lie hna nuineroua altiw.,
lleu.haw belut aiuoiia the uumoer. lie
luttiuoui'U in. wll. iwo niouih. alter inarri
mie, and .heliaa.imw beeii .nekluii him lor
revenue, un. niiiiiu anu neimuaii luree lu
join lure aud eipoa Hie villain.
tHArTita a lly Howe A Hummel. -lir
U'nuuii I. eueiiuulered on llroadway hy ll. rr
Mieinuiett, enneert uiamujer and old frieiiil.
who liivlut turn m hteinaay uan ui utwr ni.
uew violin arll.1. whoiiiuava her debut Uml
elllUK. Ill aH'bir leave hlt'lnliietl ami
ride, to 1'nlon wiiare, where he une.iit'UMily
enrtiuuler. Kdiia crawtord. He tteea. to de
tain her, when HeiiNhall pieiu- and IhruMt.
Ihe dia-lur HMde, white the)' are iiiiirn-lliiK
r.ilua dlutpiienr. Hi arilnl uieeu tiiiiiK.-r
llitrluiau, who lnalU that Ili'li.hiiU elmll
aevointiaiiy hliu and lona to the arttdamy ol
mu.lu that nlabl. Meanwhile lir. W altm
mnia lu the ooni'lUKlon that stelniutiit .
violini.t miMt lie r.iiia i.'rawiom. Ity a inttiy
letter he verldea III u.ulelona. Hnn.lial!
eauuwa bliuwlf ui liarliuan, and lenvlni the
aiadi'iuyof niu.lt' enter Mtelnway hall, lie
U wau-lied by lir. W alaon.
I'llAi-TRk Ity Pauline Hall.-l'nder the
Mine ol "UiuImi .Neville ' hdua t rawforu
iimkio her dehut. Ilen.liall ami nr. n nl"ii
aru ener apwtnUira. Aller plHyliiKexiiii.tlel,v
lor a lew miuiiie .lie uegiu. ui leei tu Miwer
ii Lir, aiaoti a gaxe aim ttiiiitNtt uren..
down. Ileuahall .u.tieeu the rvtwou, njiil
uli'liplng U Ihe diHior'a able threaten. In m-
puae mm a. it. i,eoiariii u tie utw uot crwe
hlapeiiHvullonul the artl.l'a Ideal, The dot.
bir leave th hall inuiuruiii IbreuU of veil-
leiiiuie. Alter Uio miieeri tienaiiau waiu to
oiler Mlaa Craw Ion! hi. aervlee aa eattirU
W hell ana aiUMHra he oiler, ber the umi ul a
i-uti whlib he haa hin d. Hbe atHH'pU, ttiid up-
u arrlvlua at Her Ui atinatlon iivii.naii nuti
Ui bla dlauiay that lie liu- eeurled one of ihe
Linrert aliuera, who waa cloaely veiled and
reaeiubled Mlaa Crawfurd III (Inure.
1'iiAiTK 7 II v Inauector llyrnc. llen-
almll t'alla uiam the tluaer, ,MIa Iiutllv.v, nel
day, aud alter ctinvliHllif her that h la a
friend of Mia Crawford, li arna Ibul alie don
ned Mlaa Crawford a eloak and veil the, iilntil
belore al Ihe wreeulett girl rtniueat in tinier
biii'f fniin Dr. Wauam. Mlaa imdlcy up
ptwed that Hen. hall wita the doctor, and
uayeu tier part weo. nu uoe. no. anon
.11. Niti'ltla'a tor t'rawlord) addrena. Hen-
ahull ealta on Mil. hnillh, Lena llarlninn a
Hiuiiaiilon, who ahotva htm au anonyniuna
teller aenl lo U'lia, wbltb abe I.Mnt, Mnlllll
lulen-epted, 11 I In Hr. Vtataon a wrlllnu,
and warn Lena Ui beware nl llenahall. The
ttrtlal then vlalta Mlaa Cmwford'a niunitger,
and nndalhatah had left that morning lo
till an engagement In Hau 1'rauclaco, lie de
U'rmlnea to lolltiw her,
('HArTKKk-ltr Nell Nelaon. Mlaa llrown,
Kdua a governean, la lying on a rug by the lire
when lr. W ntaoii enlera, He Win her to get
ready to atari lor fan Kranetwo next dnjr u
lollow Ktlna. Mlaa Hinwu n'hela, but Hut doe
Uir'a hypuolle aiwer prevalla and abe etm
aeut. The dtaUiraaja lie and Mr. Critwlord
will awiinpnny her. There la atiine trrrlble
anenn between Mlaa llrown aud Ihe din-tor,
and although ahe tuitea him abe la lu bla pow
er. HenKlutll limn lea Lena ittirtman.nmi trie
lll'tvniltliiiiK mp. Ul" "'IPl"n ....... ... .....
Crawford, Mlaa limn n mid nr. Witiaon are
neslevenlUK be ami bla wile, .Mm rtuiiin, Mr.
ratliereil uiiretnur in tne unieago neptu iiwhh
ng the Ban Kmnelaeo lliulted.
X. FISTS FLY.
Bj JOHN L SULLIVAN, niuktrated
bj H, BQTTHOf.
(Copyright All rlglita reerve
Milwiu't theatre was thronKed with
tlie beauty, wealth and fashion of Sun
Frunolsco.
There was not a tout vacant, and even
ktAnding room was at a premiuui.
Honry Honahiill, moody and discon
tented, occupied a proscenium box alone.
His bride of K few days was at the hotel,
forifotton by hor husband.
It was to bo the last appearance of his
divinity, and although he had tried every
possible and impossible way of meeting
her, if only for a few minut"3, he had
failed.
That night he hud determined to speak
to her at all hazards.
Early in the evening he stationetl him
self at the stage entrance, and there
patiently awaited her arrival.
It wanted but fifteen minutes to 8
o'clock when she drove up in a modest
hansom. She steppod lightly out, and
glancing neither right nor left bolted
for the door. Her fame was so, great
that there was a crowd waiting on the
sidewalk to catoii a glimpse of her face,
aud no one paid any particular attention
to the haggard young man In evening
dres. among them until he suddenly
pushed forward and attempted to lay a
detaining hand on the young lady's arm.
She did not notice the movement lie
cause, quick as he was, there was another
quicker, and before he could touoh her
a big, well dressed man stepped quickly
forward, and with no gentle hand
dragged Henshall back Into the crowd,
saying gruflly and fiercely:
"Must not block the passageway.
'Gainst the rules, see?"
"What the devil I say, lot me go,
will yon? I must see that lady. I know
her. Do you hear? Who the dovil are
you, anyway?" gasped Ueushall struj
gltng in the grasp of his captor.
The latter smiled sneeringly and held
the yonng man easily until the fair vio
linist had passed through the stage door.
Then he released him, remaj'kinar: "I
know yon know hor, you blackguard,
and I know aha loft orders thut abe
wlthnd to ana no one, aud leant of all
you. If we could only ludtice h?r to
make a complaint nualtist you I would
take the gmitont dollght In putting yon
behind the bant, you scoundrel. Aa you
have aaknd for my name I will give yon
my card. Ure it la," and he handed
the artUt a plain white, piece of paste
board stamped;
! JIM HUKSH, i
1 lMoetlv I'ulfco, Central Ofdi'a, ;
To any that Ilonshall was itrprinii
would lie putting It mildly, lie was so
Indignant and MtotilKhed by the big de
tective's tirade that he could only liston
In helpless ainazoiiif lit.
He took the. card mechanically And
aakrd stupidly :
"Hhe said she didn't want to see met
Why, she don't know me."
Dunn laughod aarcnHticully as he
turned away, saying;
"ItauMuTber, young fullnw, Til keep
my eyes on you," and before Henshall
could guthrr liis wits sufllciont to de
mand an explanation Dunn had disap
peared.
The young arlint found himself in
ridiculous ptMition, the contor of a guy
ing mob, when ho did recover himself.
"Out on to the JohmiioP "Piede
patent leathers?' "He would be a mash
er, would hi?" and other tnch uncoiu
pliilientary allusions were showered on
him, so he hastily went anmnd to the
front of the hi matt and pushed his way
to his box, dotormi'ied at the first op
portunity of having an explanation
"with Mr. Jim Hums, detective."
Two minutt aftor he had gone away
from the stage entrance a red headed
meswuigi'r Iniy ahovexl his way through
the crowd that still lingered there.
Ho rapped loudly at the door for ad
mittance, while those around regarded
him curiously, and many asked him,
"What's up?"
"Nuthin'," was his nonchalant reply.
AIW a delay of several minutes the
stage door was cautiously opened a few
Inches, and a portion of the good Mat
ured Teutonic countenance' of Hurr Op-
per het-aine visible.
Seeing the boy in timfonn he admit-
ted him at once, asking: "Message? For
whomr
Without any undue haste, and mak
ing no reply, the lad nnliottoned his
jacket, shoveil his left hand carefully
into his inside coat pocket and pulled out
a book.
Opening this carefully be took out a
message addressed to "Miss Louise Ne
ville, Baldwin's theatre, urgent," and
handed it to the impatient manager.
As he saw, tho address the latter
turued aa if to hurry away, but the Im
perturablo messenger caught him by the
coat tail, shoved his little black covered
book in his face and said:
"8ign, please. And say, give a fellow
a ticket, will yer?"
ttU a smothered ex'ration the wor
thy Opper signed for tho message, aud
never heetling the boy's other reqnest
rushetl off with the telegram tohis star's
dressiug room.
As he approached it he heard the low,
sweet strains of ''Home, Sweet Home"
played with a touch on the violin which
made it fairly seem to speak. i
The music ceased abruptly as he
knocked for admission, and the door
was opened by Miss Neville, who gaked
at her manager in a startled way.
"Oh, Mr. Opper, is it time to go on?
I had no idea that I was late."
"Von are not late. The curtain will
not go up for ten minutes yet, but this
dispatch just arrived and I thought it
best to bring it to you at once."
The girl s face turned deathly juilu.
"Let me have it," she gasped.
He handed her the little yellow packet
She tow the envelope hurriedly, and it
needed bnt a glanco to master the con
tents:
"Come at once. Your father is thing.
"Da. WatsoV."
She did not totter and fall, but like a
thoroughbred sho held her queenly little
head up high and said, quite calmly:
"I am sorry to forfeit my engagement,
Mr. Opper," she said, "but I must leave
you now at once. My father is dying.
Iteatl," and she held out the message to
him.
"Hum, all!" remarked Opper.
Much as ho admired his fair attrac
tion he did not like to lose the night's
money, even if he had already earned a
big purse through her.
Still, in the presence of death ho
thought it best to throw nn the sponge,
hoping by agreeing amiably to arrango
for her reappearance later on.
In addition ho had conceived a sincere
and fatherly interest in the luuely girl,
and so ho submitted to the inevitable
and said quite cheerfully: "Well, I sup
pose you must go, my dear. 'lit there
is an awful big house. I don't know
what we can do. i ou must go alono, 1
suppose. I could not get away to-night,
and you would not wait until to-morrow.
How long has ' your father been ia
Chicago?"
'I did not know he was there until I
received this telegram, which is sent
from there," she answered, as she begun
to collect her few belongings.
"Well, wait a minute," cried Opper,
suddenly rushing out.
Ho found Jim Burns around in the
lobby of the theatre and quickly ex
plained matters to him.
'I am going to close the house ana re
turn the money to-night, but I want to
get Miss Neville safely off first: and now,
Jim, yon must follow her. I don t know
why, but I mistrust the telegram. ill
you go? Name your own terms.".
'I ll go," stud Burns, "but I must ex
plain to the chief." i
"There is no time. Leate that to me.
Hell refuse mo nothing. Get a cab and
have it at the aide door. First let the
girl know you are following her. When
liA m,fji In tlA r-M.li- vrm bavA another line
ready and follow. A train goes in tweu-
ty minutes."
"That duck you told me to watch is
inside. You'd better not say where the
girl is going," said Burns.
"I won't," and with a hearty shaking
of hands the men parted.
Five minutes later, heavily veiled,
Louise Neville emerged from the stage
door and entered tho cab awaiting her.
As she drove off Burns got into another
cab, ordering the' driver to follow the
first.
Meantime Opper was going through
the most difficult ordeal known to the
theatrical manager, that of trying to
acoonnt for tho non-appearance of his
star.
"Ladies and gentlemen," he said,
glancing at the vast audience apprehen
sively, "Miss Neville cannot appear to
night. Illness in her family. Her father
dying. Message from Chioago to-night."
- Then he paused abruptly, remember,
ing that he bad given her destination
away, and glanced at the, box occunled
by llenshall.
The latb-r had hoard enough, news.
leaving bis mix like a flash, so the good
hearted manag'tr concluded his apologies
with a nmh, saying, "Horry to disappoint
you, iii'tie and guiitJemmi, and sorry to
lose the door money, but ti will be all
rnl timed at tho box office, and I hops
never to dis;iiK)iut yon again, and ba-
liuve me your true and personal friend,
Opper."
Then he rushed off the stage, deter
mined to roll UeTishall at all hazards.
"Assl dolt!"' wore the pet names he
called uitnseir as be" rushed out and
jumped into hack, commanding th.
driver, "l,uion depot, triple fare.
As he hail surmised, Henshall was
driving the same way and just as fast in
another conveyance.
He did not know if his Ideal woman
had already started for Chicago or not,
but he was Umnd to go there and find
her. .
He rushed into the depot and bought
a ticket, and was told that a train would
leave in two niiunte..
He jumped aboard and rushed hastily
through tue can.
At last his heart gave a great jump
and then nearly stopped beating.
He saw her In forward car, her
shnpoly bend mating in a pathetic way
on one little gloved band.
Then indeed Henshall lost hit reason,
aud knew that the woman before him
was the woman he truly loved.
Forgetful alike of prudence and com
mon sense he walked rapidly toward
him and bid his hand on her shoulder.
"Pardon me. Miss Neville. U yon
knew how much T want to talk to you,
how much I have to say to youl I know
you are in danger!"
The lust word he whispered, as there
were others about.
The girl could not see his face dis
tinctly. She feared all strangers, so she arose
and said icily: "Please go away. I do
not know you, sir." :
She had no need to say any more.
Burns had been just a little neglectful
or else Henshall never would have got
as near her as he had. But the big de
tective determined to atone for his
neglect.
He applied fist, boot and his magnifi
cent strength to the painter's anatomy,
and rushed him through the car like a
whirlwind, and out on the platform.
Henshall was not a coward.
Twice had he been baffled by this
burly fellow, and now he determined to
fight him.
The scrap ensued then and there.
The wrup ciuttifd then and thtre.
Henshall knew how to use his dukes,
and he did valiantly. '
Burns, although a powerful man,
knew little of the science of boxing, so
his lighter antagonist ptmimeled him
well with three or four straight from
the shoulder before he got a chance to
close with him and overpower him.
Just then Opper, hot and indignant,
piled through the crowd pell mell,
shouting: . ,
"Hold him! Hold the scoundrel!
Arrest hliu!"
During the excitement the train rolled
away and the girl was gone alone, with
no oue of the three men, all so anxiously
desirous of aiding her, near her.
Burns was savage. To seve-al police
men who quickly gathered he displayed
his badge, and then, summoning a cab
aud accompanied by Opper, he took
Henshall a prisoner to police headquar
ters. -'-.
There Opper told the chief that the
painter was a scoundrel who had been
pursuing and annoying his star. -
The charge was so ridiculous that Hen
shall laughed aloud.
Then, in bitter tones, he turned to
Opper aud said: "You fool, if you had
only come to me like a man I would have
cleared up your unjust suspicions,"
Ho then explained the case in full,
claiming only a chivalrous interest in
the girl.
He hud uo little trouble in proving the
truth of his statement, but he finally
did, with the assistance of Mrs. Smith.
Mutual explanations ensued, and he
and Burns shook hands and were friends,
fighting for the same cause.
"I start for Chicago to-night," said
Henshall, careless of everything.
"And I am with you," said Burns.
By the midnight train Burns and Hen
shall were speeding toward Chicago, de
termined to aid Louise Neville to the ut
most of their power.
(Continued next week.)
Talleyrand's ltemarkabl Career.
Talleyrand has been dead fifty-two
rears. The first volumes of the memoirs
he left are issued. He himself forbade
their publication until thirty years after
his death, and at that date his literary
executors found a further postponement
necessary. He was thought to be the
depository of more secrets than any other
man of his day, with grt a er power over
the reputations of more men, living and
dead. Naturally these memoirs were
loug awaited with a singular mixture of
curiosity aud alarm.
The career these memoirs portray was
and remains unparalleled in modern
Europe for length and variety of dis
tinguished service. Beginning with Louis
XVI, from whom he received his first
appointment, and from whom he went
later wi th a letter to the king of England,
TullevTand served in all eight known
masters besides a great number of
others who were at one time or another
said to have him secretly in their pay.
He became president of tho Constituent
assembly which organized the French
revolution. Ho was sent to London on
a secret mission with a passport from
Dan ton. He waa minister of foreign
affairs under the directory, under the
consulate, under Lonia XVIII and under
Louis Philippe. .
' ' in diplomatic skill r.nd success contem
porary public opinion held him the first
man of his period that is to s:iy, for half
a century the first man in Europe. As
to real influence on affairs, it is doubt
ful if any minister since can be said to
have exerted as much, with the execu
tions onfy of Bismarck and Cavonr, Even
they did not cover so wide a range, or
deal with snch a bewildering variety of
negotiations, extending over so great a
time, and furthering th. view, of e
many masters. Whitelaw Beid lo Cen
tury. THE INCREASE OP FLATTERY."
Th Boaraaf Klant la tattar Daf
PcraaaalltlM at Society.
Preoccupation with personality is cer
tainly an American possibly more or
lees a generally modern trait; but our
present orgy of compliment is, I think,
a new variant of it And it cannot be
that we are becoming Frenchified to the
point of social Insincerity for the mere
sake of moral perversity. The truth
probably Is that as we progress in social
civilization or perhaps better, aa social
civilization spreads increasingly and
penetrate, our bewildering and encour
aging succession of nouvellea couch
the desire to make one's self agreeable,
instead of merely important, ia increas
ing proportionately.
Now, amenity as an art U a difficult
one. To succeed in it demand, either,
the "certain felicity" which Bacon af-j
firmed to be necessary to the painter!
who would improve npon nature, or that!
long course of social civilization where
by tradition1 eecurt the sinking of ef
fort in unconsciousness, and the substi
tution of inherited for acquired capaci
ties. In the absence of either of these
advantages it is the shortest rather than
the wisest road to the end of being agree
able that is pretty sure to be taken, and
the groaao modo pursuit of, as I said, the
line of least resistance results in an
amount and degree of personal flattery
at the present moment which are alto
gether notable.
We have probably not yet wholly
emancipated ourselves from the wish to
be appreciated, as well as to be agree
able. On the contrary, when w. praise
our friends for their qualities or their
performances in the blank and stark
way sanctioned no doubt by our unques
tioned sincerity, but dictated perhaps by
an imperfect taste, it is probable that
with our motive of being agreeable Is
very subtly associated a desire to be
deemed discerning. We act on the as
sumptionso tacit, to be sure, a. to be
unconscious that the fact of our appre
ciation of them attests to them acute-'
ness in us. Our well known and uni
versally acknowledged genuineness
that heirloom inherited from the savage,
of the Elbe and Weser marshes pre
vents our perspicacity in these circum
stances from' being distrusted. Scrib
ner's. Th Walk of th Farmer.
It is well known that country folk,
from being so constantly on their feet,
are usually blessed with understandings
of more generous proportions than those
of their city cousins, who, tempted by
the facilities for rapid transit, too often
deny themselves sufficient exercise. This
applies more particularly to the men. I
have seen some country bred maidens
with the neatest, slenderest and most
dapper little feet in the world. But then
they don't plow from dawn to sunset.
As a rule, however, a countryman can
be detected in a city by the size of his
extremities.
Following the plow, too, naturally in
duces a jerkiness of gait a peculiar un
certainty about the body's motion, which
only a long residence in a city can en
tirely remove. In the man from the
districts where the land ia still very
rough these marks of his calling are ac
centuated. Where the land is full ot
burnt stumps and rocks plowing requires .
considerable strength and more skill,
and the continual bracing up of the
plow in the furrows has a tendency to
make the farmer get into the habit of
walking with his legs wide apart, as
in this position he obtains greater con
trol over the plow and maintains his
equilibrium. Detroit Free Press.
Tha Aga of Woman's Rifhta.
The century's closing decade may
bring to woman a far wider and fuller
entry into her domain. It is but a little
over four decades less than forty-two
years ago since the meeting of the first
woman's rights convention. The women
who did the pioneer work, making not
only that convention but all that has
followed it of right and justice to wom
en a possibility, are some of them still
with us. Those of them who have "gone
over to the majority" went thither with
in the full memory of a generation now
living and working. The names of Lu
cretia Mott, of Angelina and Sarah
Grimke, of Frances D. Gage, of Abby
Kelly Foster, of Sojourner Truth, born
a slave and rightfully coming to wear
the title of the "Libyan Sibyl," were but
a few years ago answered to on earth by
their possessors. - Today they may be
well written on every woman's golden
roll of remembrance of the dead. Susan
E. Dickinson in Scrantou Truth.
Spelling Comet by Natara.
An F street attorney relates that he
received an application for a pension
from a country lawyer in Michigan re
cently, in which the claimant signed his
name as "Daniel 0. Connell." In subse
quent papers filed he wrote it "Daniel
O'Connell." The attorney wrote to the
lawyer to report whether the name waa
O'Connell or Connell. The provincial
Blackstone retorted in what he evidently
considered a very sarcastic letter, wind
ing up with this bit of bucolic wit,
"The name is O'Connell, as any fool
might know; bnt what difference does it
make, anyhow, whether you say, 'Mc
Carthy, come out of the house, or come
out of the house, McCarthy? "Wash
ington Post
Miss Adelina Patti Baird, a goddaugh
ter of the diva and daughter of a rich
English iron founder, has a string of
pearls collected from the days of her
babyhood. One of her first gifts was a
number of fine unstrung pearls, and to
these have been added others from time
to time by parents and relatives until
she now has a matchless necklace.
Until late years the salutation of
"Morry Christmas!" was almost un
known in many southern homes. After
the fashion ol the "waits," in many
places negro men and boys some time be
fore Christmas go in the evenings from
door to door singing, in the hope of re
ceiving gifts of money or eatablee.
Tho late President Grant once spoke
of our western Cordilleras as the "strong
1 box" of the nation. He realized the fact
which many people are Blow to recog
nize, that the larger part of our re
sources is west of tho Mississippi.
"While Too Watt."
Enterprise can hardly go further than
this effort of an uptown grocer: "Fresh
eggs warm from the hen." Binghamtoa
Leader.