PltCher the &mnnpr f hHalr And venntw
He's a lightsome heart and a merry tongue,
u r a iui, an eye line a Dawk,
A foot that would sooner run than walk
And a hand that can touch the linstock
uome
As the lightning darts from the thunder
uuuie.
He hates a tory; he loves a fight;
I he roll of the drum is his heart's delight
And three things rule the Runner's life:
?i0,i?t,ry uls un. and bis Irish wife.
Oh, Molly, with your eyes so blue!
Oh, Molly, Molly, here's to you!
Sweet Honor s roll will aye be richer
1o hold the name of Molly Fitcher.
A bullet comes singing over the brow.
And- Pitcher's gun is silent now.
The brazen throat that roared his will.
The shout of his warlike Joy, is still
The black lips curl, but they shoot no
tin me.
And the voice that cries on the gunner's
F.!?'.,s .OIlly lt s eeho where he lies
skies StCalfaSt fat'e turned UP to tbe
Oh. Moily, Molly, where he lies
His ast look meets your faithful eyes
His last thought sinks frmn love to love
Of your darling face that bends above.
"No one to serve In Pitcher's stead?
Sr. 1 h,ack tlle iron!" the captain said;
When, like a flash, before him Df..H '
A figure dashed with smoke and blood.
r 'tu streaming hair, and eyes of flam.
na lips that falter the gunner's name.
Wheel back his gun, that never yet
1 1 a 1 ..I. , I .. .1..... 1 : i a . . "
His fightlnu dutv iliil ftt-cr.t?
His voice shall speak, though he He dead;
I'll serve my bnsband's gun!" she said.
Oh, Molly, now your hour is come! .
Cp. girl, and strike tbe linstock home!
Leap out, swift ball! Away! away!
Avenge the gunner's death to-day!
All day the great guns barked and roared;
AH day the big balls screeched and soared;
All day, 'mid the sweating gunners grim.
Who tolled in their smoke-shroud dense and
dim.
Sweet Molly labored with courage high.
With steadv hand and wntrlifnl eve
Till the dav was onin. and the slnblnir snn
Looked down on the field of Monmouth won.
Ana Molly standing beside her gun.
Now, Molly, rest your weary arm!
Safe, Molly, all is safe from harm.
Now, woman, bow your aching head.
And weep in sorrow o'er your dead!
Next day on that field so hardly won.
Stately and calm stands Washington.
And looks where our gallant Greene doth
lead
A figure clad In motlev weed
A soldier's cap and a soldier's coat
Massing a woman s petticoat.
He greets our Molly In kindly wise;
He bids her raise her fearful eves-
And now he hails her before them all
comrade ana soldier, whate'er iieft.il
"And since she has Dlaved a min'i full nor
And Sergeant Molly Pitcher's nsmA
Be writ henceforth on the shield of fame'"
uu, jioij.v, witn your eyes so blue!
Oh, Molly, Molly, here's to you!
Sweet Honor's roll will ave be richer
To hold the name of Mollv Pitcher.
Laura E. liichards. In St. Nicholas.
wares above so many school looses to
day; and the youth of other countries
also lore their national flag and their
native land, so that the patriotic spirit
is nor-confined to any one people nor to
any one period of human history.
Just because that spirit is sweetest
where the people are most earnest to
seek the happiness of all their country
men, it is right that we study the his
tory of other countries and peoples, to
see if we can learn from them that which,
will make us more blessed and prosper
ous.
Sometimes we think, that there never
was a country where everybody had so
much cause for being happy as Tn theso
United States. And sometimes we forget
that nearly ail the laws, maxims
OTTO 1 HT.."'.' I) a MVM1T mil TTT r 1 vtv v j. . .
ustc, ut cvurse, one urge ana nne pnb vuak l uxvjujix vfx 4." Ui.1,
lie school buildlnsr and one or two.
smaller ones; churches they seem to
nave iirae use ror. In among their HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO-
FIRST AND ONLY ONE THE ISLAND
EVER HAD.
INQS HERE AND THERE.
Bought by Colonel Prentiss Iagra
nam for Fire Dollars, It Was Never
in Aoj Armed Encounter Confis
cated at Wilmington, N. C,
Jokes and Jokelsts that Are Snppooed
to Have Been Recently Bora Saying
and Doinga tnat Are Old, Carious
Laughable The Week's Humor.
"Now here is a show case," said the
houses are the adobe cabins of the Mex
leans, who are their hewers of wood
and drawers of water (these terms be
ing literally correct here, for the fuel of
the country Is knotted and gnarled
wood brought from the hills on don-
ekys backs, and the town water won't
While there Is a eood deal of tait run up to the . higher elevations).
these days about Cuba." said th man Tne aIr either with the scent of the
who likes to converse, "it shonirt nr I burning wood or without It, says the dealer, "that Is bound to become dodu-
forgotten that the man who was I New York Post; !a aeUdons and exhil- lar. It magnifies everything put in It
incentives to patriotism which move our ulm to float the Cuban flag over an aumigm. guos me ssanta uuume its natural size,
own hearts and bless mankind had their I armed deck Is in the United- States Kita Peaks, the outpost of Arizona fac- "Can't use it in my business," re-
real origin long before Greece and Rome land is not bloviating about it, either. I toward Mexico. The climate of this IPued the prospective customer. "What
were known to history. I He is Colonel Prentiss InTaham. au- season is perfection Itself; the nights 1 want Is a case that will seemingly
um OJ- uur iwreiaiuers wueu uiey rnnr. -trnvolAi- doIX on;i .,.1 i r aiiu uiununxs COOl aunost COlO. TM rauce me actual size or lta inntint.q
H l. J J 1 . ' .uiui.iuu.n . . . .. . ' ' I .
"t"J" nuu uuxiiia or other things. In the summer of I wixnoui any cnui at au tne day from luly oue-nair."
l1!!!!11!"?1?11! f nal 1S69 Colonel Ingraham bousrht In New 10 tfclock H sunset hot In the sun. "What is your line?' asked the deal-
n.,k. a i . .i 1 im vjiiy. ror me Iflre-e sum if ss tho J auviwia Buu iuuuuuid
r - k steamer Hornet whih hri w to siestas. The place seems to have Mv specialty is ladies' shoes." re-
ing people was that of the Hebrew. The Lady Sterling, a blockade runner exactlT e cMmate for a winter and Ped the other, with a half-suppressed
devotion of his Hebrew ancestors to their I captured by the United Stntea o-rvn-n- I spring resort. grm. onicago rsews.
native land when they were captive ex- ment and made a dispatch-boat for the
iicb, iar nwaj irom iiouw, is a suuiiiiie 1 service of Preairlnf-
Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her " fe " "UUJ l"e swernment,
cunning! If I do not remember thee, let , ner to Cornel Ingraham
Lincoln.
SECRET OF OLD ST. PAUL'S.
Knew Who He Wu.
Spatts Who is that gloomy-looking
my tongue cleave to the roof of my
mouth V Gen. Henry B. Carrington, U.
S. A.
Meet Daily in the Churchyard. Bloohnmnor Thn la en.wt.
A , !!). .J . - iuc
au..,, uancu, celebrated lecturer of "Sunshine, or
He Knew.
AMUSING POLITICS.
for $5 because he wanted to. You see frock coated and sno to patent leath- uow to Enjoy Life
Hue ua.a to Deiong to somebody and ' 8 u tuureujam at oi
Colonel Ingraham was the best man paul's at noon every day. He passes
because he knew bis business She through the Broadway gateway, walks
made two trips to Cuba as a filibuster around the path on the north of the
carrying arms which she took on board I cnurca auu W1LU eJes nxea on me ciock
at sea so as not to Implicate the Unit- I waItl for e flands to point to half
ed States in any act against a friendly Past 12- Then he crosses his hands
government, Spain beins on terms with ttuu wains uuu me yam on me r ui
ton street siae 01 tne cnurcn.
Then a woman appears on the scene.
She wears black silk and a dainty hat.
She passes around to the rear of the
A LUCKY FOURTH
EV WELDON J. COBB.
OTIHXG had been talked of at
I'ordbam for a week but picnics,
' btifixy drives, ice cream and fire
works, for Fourth of July was near, at
hand, but to pretty Xellie Boyd Indepen
dence Day meant anxiety and dissatis
faction. Nellie had two lovers Roy Newton
and Hugh Dennison. Roy was full of
"smart talk," Hashing like a meteor.
Hugh was plain, honest and earnest, a
giant In athletic sports, and with inborn
reverence and respect for all womankind
Nellie was in a quandary. Roy had
asked ner to go on a steamboat excur
sion on the Fourth, Hugh to the picnic
of the local Veterans' Club. ' She knew
not which Invitation to accent.
On the 1st of July Nellie kept out of
the way of the luckless swains. July 2
sue reeeived nn unexpected letter. It
cut the tlordiou knot. In great relief
sne Indited two dainty notes.
That evening two ypung men entered
tne postothce. hen they came out each
Had a letter. Roy went around one cor
ner hurriedly Hugh turned another, his
Heart beating like a trip-hammer.
Absorbed, these two young gentlemen
unconsciously -walked around the block
aqd met. Hugh stammered, Roy flushed
botn looked sheepish.
ii,r going anywhere particular the
i) ourth Inquired Roy.
"I was," replied Hugh, "but this set
ties it," and he frankly exhibited Nellie's
missive.
"I reckon we are in the same boat."
pursued Hugh. "We're left on the same
girl, but that don't blot out the Fourth
of July entirely, does it?"
"Too late to ask auother girl," grum
bled Roy.
"Oh, I wasn't thiuking of another girl,"
answered Hugh, loyally. "I was won
dering if you and I couldn't go off some
where and have a pleasant day of it? I
put aside some money for the Fourth,
and I guess it's patriotic to spend It."
They arranged to take the train down
to Itrocton the next day and put in the
Fourth at that place.
Nellie's letters had told them that a
distant school friend had written asking
her to spend the Fourth with her, and
she had accepted the invitation.
They reached Brocton, got a meal at
a restaurant, and here Roy left his satch
el, promising to return and arrange about
a hotel later.
Hugh wished he was back home, for as
soon as Roy had found out he had
brought only five dollars with him. he
Baa acted very coldly.
Hugh was wandering down a rather
Ill-looking street when he noticed a bar
ber shop.
"I believe I'll get a haircut," he de
cided, and entered the place.
There was solid luxury In the velvet
chair, and soothing influence in the bar-
ber s deft touch. Hugh fell asleep.
. When he awoke he looked into the mir
ror startled. His hair was a creation of
art. His incipient mustache was a
streak of glittering black. He was oiled
scented, pomaded from scalp to throat!
"Monsieur nodded 'Yes,' when I asked
shampoo? hair dye? sea foam? extract
rosa-de-rose? curl mustache?" explained
the wily artist. "But Tiew monsieur's
superb ensemble! And only three dol
lars and eighty-five cents'" .
"Whatr shouted Hugh.
Glibly the barber ran over the items.
They tallied. Hugh got boisterous. The
barber called a policeman. Hugh adjust
ed the infamous swindle, and wrathfully
returned to the restaurant Roy had
called for his satchel and departed.
"He's too mean to train with!" com
mented Hugh, bitterly "he has given me
the slip purposely. I'm too common for
him!"
Hugh had just enough money to pay his
railroad fare home, but the evening train
had departed. He was not hungry, but
he was sleepy. He walked to the city's
edge, and turning in among some bushes,
slept as he had often slept at home
on the soft grass, under the quiet stars.
. .
It was about 5 o'clock Fourth of July
morning when Hugh awoke. In the dis
tance echoed fitful spurts of explosive
sound, but nearer noises distnrWl him
A horse, riderless, but heavily saddled,
had slipped down the embankment.
Struggling to right itself, the steed roll
ed almost over on Hugh. He grasped
out and caught the saddle girth. It snap
ped loose, he fell back, narrowly escap
ing the flying hoofs, and the horse sprang
up into the road again and dashed off
wiiaiy.
A runaway!" murmured Hugh "and
some one after it."
Into view galloped a horesman, who
iiaueu wun a snock. hie glared down at
iiugn, leveling a pistol.
"Quick!" he demanded "did you see
or course I did," answered Hugh
boldly facing. "Don't you hear him?"
In the distance sounded the hoofs of
tne runaway. With a growl the man
started in pursuit before Hugh could re
fer to the saddle.
This the horse had left behind him in
the bushes. Hugh examined its bulging
naps, xne leatner pockets were burst
ing with bank notes, silver and postage
stamps.
Hugh did a heap of thinking. Then
he covered the saddle with brush, and
went into the city.
Early editions of the morning papers
were just out. Newsboys were shouting:
"Full account of the postoffice robbery!"
Hugh purchased a paper.
Amid the rising pop and bang of early
fireworks, he read of the burglary of the
local postoffice booty secured, twenty
thousand dollars; reward offered, ten per
cent.-
Hugh went to the nearest police station
and told his story. There was no doubt
but that he had in hiding the plunder
stuffed saddle of a runaway horse of
the thieves.
As Hugh left the station, two hours
after the saddle had ben sent for. and
the stolen booty identified, he carried In
his pocket an order for two thousand
dollars.
A patrol wagon just then drove nn.
loaded with young men. He started as
he recognized among them his recreant
comrade Roy, one of a coterie arrested
in a gambling haunt.
Hugh secured his release and loaned
him twenty-five dollars to get to a dis
tant relative in temporary humble retirement.
That was a lucky Fourth of July for
Hugh. A few evenings later, when he
modestly told his story to the Boyds, Nel
lie looked pleased, and her father observed:
You showed yourself no spendthrift
with your five dollars, Hugh, if you did
get tricked out of most of it and as you
have two thousand In bank as a nest egg.
why not settle down and got married?"
I his was plain and plump. Nellie
blushed. Later, she hid her head on
turdy Hugh's shoulder as he asked her:
"Roy or Hugh, dear; which is it to be?"
There was no hesitation in the answer,
and brae, loyal Hugh was made happy.
Our Fathers Knew Something; About
tbe Game Themselves.
From the vantage point of 126 years of
observation the mutations of politics
tremely amusing. We have a habit of . al w ume- Lionel ingraham was
looking down upon our forefathers from I '"command.
our superior height: but the old fellows I "In October of 1869 she cleared from
knew a thing or two about politics them- I Philadelphia -for Livernool and nut in
selves. We haven't improved on their at Halifax under streBa nfh a churchyard, takes out her purse and
LUuuSu uuiraci ui uuuaiug puuLic-ai op- i so it was stated. Here she was met I leHU11J uyou uie srajr stone oi me cen
ponents. In volubility, in vindictiveness by Admiral Edward Higglns an ex- 3amin Haight vault, takes money from
ana in renin ty or invention, tne politi- I . ' I npoo m,i on k ,.,
cians and journalists of 100 years mo T omc formerly of r" C T. f
seemed to be very close to the original xne vmtea statea na- The Hornet ,r . f 1 ,?
well springs. remained in Halifax until suspicion I tne walk- he goes along 0x0 walk
Even Wnoiii(.tn -r nointed sn atrnno-iT, 4.v- I the woman starts from the rear of the
shafts of ridicule and vials of vitriolic English authorities were about to seise caarcnrard- As hey pass each other ence' John Shoes the Horse," what
calumny. He was one of the best abused her a second time, though she had al- ,he lps a coIn or a hm mto n,s nand- 86 8tand fr?
men of his day. The partisans of Jeffer- ready been search! ni thw Not a word is spoken by either. Not Johnnie Horse is a noun, masculine
son did not leave the great Georee a I , . . amllA wrinklns tho fmA nf ith in gender and stands for John.
i . ... I -v. u iuuihi 1,1 1 itmr wninn IDs na1 HA I - . i
snrea or reputation or a vestige of char- ri ht t fact, if their countenances depict any- "acher Nonsense! How could that
Teacher Now, Johnnie, in this sen-
acter, and bitterly did he resent the at
tacks. Jefferson is on record as savins
thing-they depict scorn. The woman,
fcne left Halifax in such a hurrv
that Washinirtnn U-.lfl tlla mrf aanulHva I th.qt Rha U-aa ftWul r.. t I
to cririfism nf m i k,,- . .. .. ' I DiacK eyes, wrucu nave no more
be?
to criticism of any man in Dublic life, but irot nwv nil wh- m.irin
tVof m.0rJrtrd th8 tte f tat6lT Fath; run to CaPe Sable- lxty mil. three
er of His Country, whose icy calm and hours. At nu'
who is about 30 years old, has large Jonnnie bo dat John can shoe it, of
course.
hours. At sea Admiral Higgins order
ed her course southward, and the forty-
more or less aDOchrvnhal histnrv . i-vun
way to ungovernable raze and made the nr sailors on board mutinied, and
warm in in mem man nas tne wind in a Comparison
winter She stares coldly, gloomily, at Grandpa I had a fellow out walking
me man as ne passes, as to me man, yesteraay, ana well, I guess, I tuck-
hateful to him Is the coin or note she ered him out But then he is old.
passes to him at least that is the way Bobbie Why, grandpa, you are 82
the crowd on Broadway figures it out yourself.
Bustling Broadway stops here daily "Well, maybe I am, but this fellow
to see the couple meet inthe church- was at least a year older."
yard. Messengers, bank clerks, hrokors
anA t-nAimtn.. t.in I Seasonable Sisrns.
.. I i.t n iiLiJi kuib i.i 1 1 1 null ift. in
air sulphurous with the violence of im- "ere was a fight for the ship, the ofH-
precations when a particularly caustic cera winning. Off Martha's Vineyard,
criticism of his acts or personality ap- the ship was met by several small ves
peared. There was a well-defined vein sels carrvini nrma
of old Adam in the first President and were taken on board, and the Hornet
his enemies delio-htorl In wnrMn U a I , ... cl
all it was worth: The things said about t T 5r tte f the They . lm ,lnourt," reads a sign on the
Washington would give pause to a reck- inIlDf Wenty"Sl1 3 men' bave long noticed this financial trans- IaWyer 8 ?r; At tne hospital," ap-
less partisan of this age of license of gB one 100-pound bow action in the graveyard, for the strange ParS T th,t doctor's 8late; "Be back
chaser, two sixty-pounders, four thirty-
others invite one to "Sit down and
wait" "Gone to the bank" is the
in an nour," say several more, while
But everv Antr na ic Aa aA TaPPo.. TJOUnders. HTld turn tnonti-fraiimJ F ajunaum uicxe uailjr lUf nthoro Iturlfo a oc.it j
J e uu. J uuu u .axa- I w m was t,j UUUllVl- I whm . 1
son had his. Jefferson was accused off ers. Once at sea with this eoulnment. I , . . . wait."
i ? , i . i j vnewnnnff inri flnrtniia r era a i
":a"i,?ZrJagrZ uitra" "n- UOIoneI o had been in elI " of t? "' TZT" " broker's sign; "Back soon" is found on
and "eon HhTted tfX.l of since her purchase, e churchyard with nov the ice dealer'8 "Out collecting'
loauv henned nnnn thA a Ma. tu Aumirai tiiggins,
cello. Thev ou him tne officers received their commissions,
intimated that he was in leae-n with Colonel Ingraham becoming command
Satan to destroy the body and damn the ant of marines, her name was changed
soul of the nation. Time has proved the t0 the Cuba, and Colonel Ingraham,
clergy in error on both counts, but the with his own hands, raised the Cuban
circumstance is offered in evidence to llae over her. Keln? th first r.nVvaA
establish the fact that the religious teach- flag ever to go up over an armed deck
ers of the present day who assume the of a Cuban vessei b th
burden of regulating public affairs and n ,oa t I ' . y
who volunteer to furnish pedigrees for th,? 8 not Jet been mother one.
public men on demand ar not nlnneor Aot lonS after this, a month or so,
in the field, but are only following in tue Cuba was caught in a hurricane
the rut of precedent.
the churchyard with novels and sit
reading, while they wait for the
strangers to arrive.
When the couple go away Broadway
moves on its way too, speculating on
the secret that these two persons pos
sess. New York Sun.
HOTBEDS OF BRIGANDAGE.
says a dealer; "Sick in bed" is the
dentist's so says his book. 'Twas
everywhere thus, so, with nothing to
do, I hied me away to the base-ball
ground; and there, strange to say, yet
none the less true, each of the above
in the grand stand I found. Chicago
news.
. 6h Loved Hiab
Single Man (to himself) I am sure
that darling little angel loves me. She
takes me into her confidence, and tells
me all her troubles. -
Same Man (some years later) Con
sarn it all! From morning tfB night,
and night till mornin, when I'm at
hnmA T ho, tiftfTilnv Hrtt- to 1 M fihnilt
the servants, the butcher, the. butler,
the baker, the candlestick maker and
all the rest of 'em. New York Weekly.
Similar but Different.
"Don't be too ambitious at the start,
my boy," said the old doctor to the
youthful graduate. "You must have
patience."
"But that is my sole ambition," re
joined the young man. " : .'
"What isr queried the old pillmaker.
"To have patients," answered the
youth. -v
X.and of Promise
Short I wish I lived in the vicinity
of the north pole. ' :
Long Because why?
Short Because the nights are six
months long there, and it would be
some satisfaction to request one's cred
itors to call again to-morrow.
Setting; Him Right.
The Victim Wow! I thought you ad
vertised to extract teeth without pain?
The Dentist So I do.
The Victim It is false.
The Dentist That's right It Is false
teeth that I extract by the painless
method.
Apace with the Times.
"Te3," said the landlord of the pic
turesque old tavern, T am going to
alter my 'Accommodation for Man and
Beast' sign."
"In what way?," queried the tourist
"Why, I am going to uut up: 'Accom
modation for Man and Automobile. "
Chicago News. .
Looking for Luxuries.
"Mabel, love," said young Mr. Ten-
spot by way of proposal, "let me be
your bread winner for life."
But the girl, wtih her eye on the ca
pacity of the Beef Trust answered:
'I want some one who can win me
some beefsteak." Detroit Free Press.
A False Alarm.
Doctor (who has been sent for at 2
a. m.) Madam, pray send at once for
the clergyman, and. If you want to
make your will, for the lawyer.
Madam (horrified) Good gracious! Is
it so dangerous, doctor?
Doctor Not a bit of It; but I don't
want to be the only one who has been
disturbed In his sleep for nothing. Tid-
Bits.
Carrying; Reform Too Far.
When Jefferson was elected President
he referred to the matter as a "revolution
as important in its way as that of 1776
had been; which goes to show that there
has been no change in partisan clap-traps
since Jefferson set the fashion. When
ever the administration is turned over to
the other party, the event is hailed as
revolution of the utmost importance, J
The Numerous Bandit Bands of Bul
garia and Macedonia.
Bulgaria and Macedonia are the hot-
and had to put in at Wilmington, N. C beds f brISai"ase. known as such for
I ana, Thfl f-Atlf-Amr la . . I
tor coal, fc.be had hard coaL which
would not make steam, and soft was
necessary. The Spanish mail steamer,
with $3,000,000 in treasure and 200
Spanish officer from Cuba, had got
away from her on this account, and
this was worse than a hurricane. She
was suspected by the authorities at
ages. The territory is mountainous,
crossed by no regular thoroughfares
except the paths worn in the ro-;ks by
the feet of the caravans of centuries.
These districts aie populated fcy Bul
garians, .Albanians, and Turks, living
In small towns among the mountain:
Better Consult an Anrist.
She Tell your mother I'm so sorrv
I haven t been to see her lately, but
the distance Is so great and the weath
er has been so bad I haven't dared
venture.
He That's all right Don't mention
It She'd be very sorry if you had.
Fuck.
Chorus of Hungry Boarders Hav
en't we meat to-day?
Landlady No, gentlemen; I've join
ed the Anti-Meat League, and we're re
solved not to buy meat until the price
is cut in half. New York Journal.
They Were.
Muggins See how attentive he is to
Was He?
"Told the barber a Joke the other day,
and he didn't laugh."
"So I said, 'See the point?' "
"What did he say then?"
" 'Next.' "Detroit Free Press.
and most far-reaching effect. The result Wilmington, and, thouarh everv effort
aoes not always Dear out the prediction, was made to get away before she could
ut as nobody expects it to do so nobody
Is disappointed.
I
be searched, it was Impossible, as her
engines had been uncoupled for re
pairs, and she was captured. Admiral
Higgins surrendered her to Colonel
Frank of the United States army, but
refused to pull down his flag until he
had been tried nd the ship was finally
confiscated. The trial lasted a month
and resulted in the acquittal of Hig
gins and Ingraham; the other officers
where a hard and precarious living can ner- 1 don't believe they are husband
be wrung from the stony soil onlv un-1 and wife.
der the most favorable conditions. Bugglns Oh, yes, they are. She has
With little or no protection from the husband and he has a wife.
government and subject to repeated
and neavy assessments upon their
scanty crops and straggling berdb by
the rov!ng bands of brigands, whose
strongholds are in the same mountain
fastnesses, it Is not a surprise that the
people become restless and learn to
look upon the brigand leader as a great
and powerful man. Fathers appren
tice their sons to these leaders of law-
A Tangled Case.
TTPPP Rl tn Wa ch Inert An im linn .1
and released later, and the men were f SneS? t Crime learn profe8-
oivu, mui mtj carucHt uupe ana prayer
The Patriotic Spirit.
Every boy and girl in America may
well be proud of the bright flag which
After the Fourth.
Hurrah! hurrah, for the glorious-Fifth,
And our boys who survived the fray;
Who wear the scars, of the bloodless wars,
They fought and won in a day.
The shouting, screeching, howling mob
That rent the heav'ns with noise!
Are these sweet things, tied la leading
Those same distracting boys?
But yesterday they were soldier lads,
Marchlue to fife and drifm:
While with frowning brow each told us how
tie was going 10 mate tnings hum.
"You bet we will." And you bet they did!
They're now the Invalid Corps,
With blackened stains, and powder grains,
,iii. aaie ai uuiuc uure Hi 1)1 U.
paid off and discharged. The Cuba,
however, was held and sent to New
York, under command of Captain Maf
fit, formerly of the famous Confeder
ate privateer Florida, and she was
later taken to Baltimore, where she
was left to rot I understand she is
lying in the mud. down there now, and
If she Is, the Cubans ought to resur
rect her and take her home. Colonel
Ingraham is now living in New York
City." Chicago Inter Ocean.
that by their prowess and strength,
they, too, in due time may be at the
head of a robber band of their own.
The region, moveover. is esDeciallv
The First Case ou Record.
Smythe Higgins has a queer kind of
a hired girl.
Browne How so?
Smythe Why,, she came and told
Mrs. Higgins the other day that she
had broken something, instead of say
ing that it came right apart when she
picked it up. Somerville Journal.
A Matrimonial Recommendation.
Mr. Mack If I find an eligible young
man, what shall I tell him about you,
Miss Amy?
Miss Amy Oh, tell him I'm very
accomplished and agreeable tell him
you saw me running the lawn mower.
AN INTERNATIONAL TOWN.
Nosales on the Mexican Border How
the Laws Are Enforced.
It would be Incorrect to date a letter
from either Nogales, Ariz., or Nogalesi
Mexico, alone, for the town belongs so
thoroughly and completely to both that
neither half is a town at all It is the
most completely and curiously interna
tlonal place that can be conceived of.
There is no separation of the two parts
Then hurrah, hurrah, for the glorious Fifth!
TTurrnh fnr ni,r nnMnt friria
vv?VlJeiIaylns: Iow-f5 repairs, you know, visible as you look down on the town
iivui wiio, anil txie uie ana me or
dinary traffic of the place flow back and
forth with no one, apparently, to say
them nay. However, it must hot be
supposed that there is free trade across
the thoroughfare, which on one side is
called International street and on the
other the Calle International.
In the middle of the street where the
Calle Ellas, or main business street
crosses the international avenue, stands
a stone obelisk about twelve feet high,
and In the vicinity of this are always
one or two guards in civilian dress, who
pay no attention to empty-handed
' passers-by, but will stop any carriage
I or any person who offers to cross with
: a burden that might contain dutiable
! material. Occasionally, on the Mexican
; 6ide, one sees a Mexican soldier In unl
i form, but the cuartel near by is too
small to hold more than a small detach
j ment and neither soldiers nor unif orm
I ed customs guards are ever in evidence
uuu uue uvruer.
The Americans live apart from one
another in Individual houses of all
grades, most of which are very neat
and some of which are quite fine and
must have been costly. Their streets
run up the sides of the mountain glen j
PUZZLE- PICTUBJ5 PICK OUT THE PATRIOT.
Judge You were arrested for biting
a piece out of your husband's cheek.
adapted for brigandage, because It is You will be held thirty days to keeo
me meeting place of Europe and Asia, ne peace and
where lawlessness and rapine are fos- Prisoner Sure, your honor, Oi lost
tered by the intense race rivalry and h piece.
hatred that consequently
A Cleansing Process.
"How clean and fresh the landscape
looks to-day," said Mrs. Hiland to her
husband.
"I read something in the paper about
detectives scouring the country," ex
plained Mr. Hiland. Pittsburg Chron
icle Telegraph.
prevails.
Bev. Dr. James L. Barton, in Woman's
Home Companion. .
A Drug Store Story.
The present rat war which Is raging
among the local druggists recalls the
old story of the man who rushed into a
drug store late one night and Inquired
the price of a certain patent medicine.
"One. dollar a bottle," replied the
Iruggist.
Between Friends
Maude So you are really engaged?
Clara Yes.
Maude Is he handsome?
Clara Yes.
Maude That's good. Is he wealthy?
Clara Yes.
Maude That's better.
Favorite Left at Post.
Slobbs What! She refused you?
Why, I thought you were the favorite.
Blobbs Yes, but the favorite didu't
win. .
His Weakness.
Albert Why, don't you recollect that
CTlrl? Thfl t H tho cirl ttah ih a
T . f , ,, O ol V. W
.uw x ua.cu fc a uuuar, replied tBe over last summer call her a "noem
He Had the General Idea.
"What is the first law of nature"
asked the teacher.
"Knockln' the other feller down be
fore he gets his coat off," answered lit
tle Edward. Chicago Record-Herald.
and all that.
Edward By Jove! so It Is! I never
could commit a "poem" to memory.
Harper's Bazar.
man, "and my wife la very sick."
"It will coat you a dollar," insisted
the druggist but without further par
ley the enstomer, made desperate by his
wire s plight snatched the bottle, and
DUttine down a dime on thA mnnto. Music Thrown In.
turned and ran out of the store. . summer Renters You haven't any his home address.
Following him as far as the door, the "allof
story eoes. the drueeist howlvi 1 -wner or the Furnished House No. Columbia's Little Sister.
him, triumphantly: nt tnat girl next door plays all the Miss Columbia has a little sister now
Much Easier.
Miss Minx There are some words
over which I always stumble. Now,
for instance, how do you pronounce
Mephistopheles ?
Binks I don't. I always mention
Never mind: I'v made a hnn Ilew rag-time from morning till nieht
per cent on the medicine just the iJetro11 ree tTess.
same." Syracuse Herald.
Ought to Be.
"Did you notice Miss Sprightly's su-
By George, old man.
Time Saving.
A unique time-saving device Is said perb teeth?
to be used in the office of one of New they're gems!
York's large drug companies. Over j "They ought to be. You can buy a
the desks of each member of the firm pretty good gem for what they cost
ana each manager of a department are her." Baltimore News,
four incandescent lights of different
colors. When the individual is at his
desk and at liberty to consider ques-
Dead at His Post.
"I hear Jones was found dead this
morning hanging from the head of his
tons from others in the office, his white bed."
gut mrnea on. wnen ne is in the ..WeII he aiways said hed die t
building and must be hunted up. he 1
.t , ...
aira ins giecu ugui uurmng. wnen
he la engaged and not to be disturbed
except for vitally important matters,
his blue light is in evidence; while the
display of his red light means, prac
tically, "Danger! . Will not brook in
terruption upon anjr consideration."
Do you roast people to their face, or
behind their backs? The last trick is
cowardly; the other foolish.
Wisdom of Experience.
"Do you take this man for better or
for worse?" asked the parson of the
widow who was taking unto herself
No. 3.
"Only time can telL" replied the fe
male whose wisdom was born of ex
perience. "I can't give you the Infor
mation asked for until I have bad him
a few weeks,"
Who looks as if inclined to be afraid;
The curls are dark that hang about her
brow,
And the Lord has heard a prayer that
she has made.
There are hollows in her sunburned lit
tle cheeks,
She is ragged and her little feet are
bare,
But there's music in her soft toaes when
she speaks,
And when she smiles her little face is
fair.
Oh, little Cuba, cease to be afraid,
Xne road o er .which you ve come is
rough and steep,
But a fair way lies before you, little
maid,
Where flowers bloom and happy foun
tains leap.
A little hand is on Columbia's arm,
A little maid looks anxiously ahead:
Let him beware who seeks to do her
harm, . ......
And God protect the Leader and the
Led. ..
S. E. Klser, in Chicago Record-Herald.