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CORYA SEMr-WEEKL,Y. COKTALIilS, BEUTON COUNfrY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1903. KiKS:"I2it. i Consolidated Feb., 1899. VOL. IV. NO. 3. 5 I A Tale of the Early Settlers I of Louisiana. BY AUSTIN C. BURDICK CHAPTER XXI. Slowly and painfully dragged away the hours and the days to the poor sick wife in New Orleans. Old Loppa was vry kind, and so was the physician. Yet Louise had a. very severe sickness, an 1 a part of the time she was out of l.er head. But gradually the delirium passed away, and she was at length able to sit up. Three week? had she lain thus ere 'she could rise from her bed; but on the fourth week she was able to walk about the room. It was at the close of the fourth week that her husband returned. - '"Have I been away longer than you expected?' he asked. "No," was the quiet reply, "for I've expected nothing about it." 'Ah!"' uttered Simon, with show of chagrin. "I have" been too sick to expect any thing," explained Louise. "O!" uttered the husband, more mild ly.' "Yes I have been very sick. I even feared at one time I should never see you again." There was something so piquant in this that Simon was sure there was sarcasm in it, but he chose not to expose his doubts. "I, too, have been laid up," , he said, after gazing into her face for some mo ments. "Ah how? I noticed your hand was rolled in rags. What has happened? Have you been fighting the wicked la dians?" Again Simon bit his lip, but he kept calm. "I have had a duel on your account." "Is it possible? How was it?" "I heard you insulted most grossly, and I would not bear it." "You should not have borne it, at least, if you loved your wife. But who was it?" "Gonpart St. Denis." Louise started. - "Explain," she said, earnestly and eag erly. "Ha! the name moves you, does it?' "Why should it not? You know he was once a lover of mine." This open avowal, so frank and hon est, seemed "to please Lobois, and he went on to explain: "No matter what was said, but St. Denis struck me. Of course i challenged him; We chose swords. Your father was present. He would have stopped it if he could, for he feared I -should get hurt." "As joildid." , "Listen,.. We fenced .awuiie, and- I found ' that the boy was at my mercy. Twice I refused to press my point upon his oDen bosom. Finally, when J. saw. that 'twould be downright murder for me to kill him, I bade him put up his sword. He asked me for what for he knew not that I only toyed with him. 'This is ouly boy's play,' said I. 'Then put up your sword,' said he. I did so, and just as my point touched the ground he brought me a blow, across the hand. What do you think of that?' "Perhaps I ought not to speak my thoughts." "Surely you ought. What do you think of it?" "Well, then, I think you have told me very "fine story." "Eh? Do you doubt my word?" "Doubt you? Doubt the word ofSi mon Lobois? Believe that my own hiis band could speak falsehood? Never, Si mon never!" Sharply" the scamp looked into Louise's face, but he could detect nothing there, save a calm, cool expression of utter sim plicity; yet he knew she was quizzing him. "But you did riot tell me how this all came out," she said. "What did you do after Goupart had struck you on the hand?" "What could I do? My hand was pow erless. . I might have knocked him down with my left hand, but I spared him. He was beneath all notice, save that of mere contempt." ' "Poor Goupart! Did he know how deep was your contempt for him?" "What mean you?" . "Why, simply that you could have in flicted no worse punishment upon h:m than to have let him know that you held him in contempt. It must-have nearly killed him!" "Look ye, my fine girl, you are ventur ing on dangerous ground. You may say too much!" uttered Lobois, now showing his anger. Louise bowed her head a moment, and she seemed to think that her companion spoke the truth, for she quickly replied, after she looked up: "Excuse me pardon me. I have but just recovered from a severe sickness, and my first feelings were naturally those of joy and gladness, and you know how often you and I have joked and pestered each other. We have often said very hard things in jest, and I have even pull ed your hair till you fairly cried with pain, and yet you never got provoked be fore." This was spoken so earnestly, and with so much apparent feeling, that Simon was mollified in a moment. "Let it pass," he said; "only in'. future choose a light occasion for light conver sation. And now to something of more importance. When can you be ready to go up the river?" "At any time," answered Louise. "Very "well. I will see the physician this evening, and be governed somewhat by his advice." eti .i - t ii. : - t n a. i. j UllUl J C 1- V-. IUM UUl auu when he returned he reported that the doctor would come in the morning. So that night Louise was left with Loppa, and on the next morning the doctor came, and with him came the anxious husband. The former examined his patient 'care fully, and he expressed the opinion that the wife should not' undertake the jour ney under a week at least. - "Then I believe I shall go to Biloxl. There is a ship ready to sail, and I have some business to do there." Louise expressed her entire willingness,' o Simon resolved to go. In' truth he was now expecting soon to be master of 2 fl B Suffolk UAnri an immense fortune, and he was prepar ing the way to put it to immediate use, his main object being to obtain a profita ble cargo to return to France, whither he meant to take his wife as soon its he could dispose of the few remaining .ob stacles that stood in his way. He stat ed that very night for. Biloxi, and iris wife was once more left to the kind care of her sable attendant. A week passed away, and her husband came not. She had now so far regained her health that she could walk out in company with Loppa, and the rose was all back to her cheek. Another week passed, and she was well and just as she began to wonder if any accident had happened to her hus band he made his appearance. That very day there was a barge to start up the river. New Orleans was all alarm and excitement. The garrison at Natchez had been surprised by the Indians, snl nearly everysoul murdered! On'y s'x had escaped, and four of those had this very morning reached the town. Gov. Perier had sent messengers up to the plantations along on the river to put the French on their guard; and now th's barge, full of soldiers, was about to start up to see if any assistance was required anywhere on the way, and in the mean time a council of officers was to be held to determine what further should be done. Lobois -gained passage for himself an-i wife, but they were forced to put up with such accommodations as the others had, save that a sheltered place was fix ed for Louise, near the stern, in consid eration of her recent illness. Of course the passage up, against the current, was slow, the heavy barge not making a headway of over three miles an hour, and stopping sometimes at the few plantations on the way, so that it was' not until the morning of the fifth day .that they reached the establishment of Brion St. Julien. But the captain of the boat concluded not to go up to the cha teau, so Simon and his wife were land ed at the mouth of Walnut river, and from thence they made their way up on foot. They had gained about half the dis tance when they were startled, on mak ing a turn upon the river's bank, by see ing a small canoe ahead with two In dians in it. . "Why!" uttered Lobois, after gazing upon the strange scene a few moments, "they are Natchez Indians. Do the vil lains mean harm here?" "Rather a small party for that," said Louise, upon whose mind the sight of a Ntachez had not that peculiar effect that it had upon her companion's. "But we'll watch them. Here let us keep further, away from the bank, and then we can follow them, and not be seen. They surely mean to approach the house. Come, let's hasten, and we'll have them captured. Of course' they had a hand in the dreadful, massacre." '.. Louise made no objection to this, and accordingly they took the cross path, and ere long they reached the garden. Half way up the wide path they walked, and here they came to the closed gate of the barricade; but a few loud calls from Si- moD -Jroutld.ony3forh,,aOltey-were soon within "the enclosure. The faithful negro could at first hardly believe his eyes. He gazed upon the "appera shun," as he afterwards called it, and finally a big tear rolled down bis sable cheek. ' "Mam'selle Louise!" he gasped, extend ing his broad hands. "Bless heaven!" With glistening eyes she returned the faithful fellow's grasp and salutation, and then bounded . away towards the house, for she saw her father upon the piazza; she waited not for her husband now. ' "Father!" The frantic parent caught his child to his bosom, and with streaming eyes he murmured his thanks, for in that mo ment of reunion he forgot the dark cloud that hung over his loved one. Before the old man had found his tongue Simon had reached the piazza. " "My father," he uttered, "forgive me if I am abrupt but you have heard of the dreadful massacre at Fort Rosalie?" "Yes." - - "Well, there are two Natchez Indians making their way up here in a canoe. Perhaps they know not of our habitation. Let men be sent out at once to capture them, and we will interrogate them, at least. That was enough for Tony, for he had followed Simon to the house, and heard this" remark. Ever since the abduction of his young "mas'r and missus," he had longed to get hold of an Indian, and here was a chance. "Only two ob 'um, d'ye say, Mas'r Si mon?" "That's all, Tony." "I'll hab 'um!" And with this the stout Afric disappeared, and in a few moments more he had four stout companions at his heels on his way to the river. In the meantime, Simon followed the marquis and "his child into the house, and when they reached the sitting room, they found St. ' Denis there. He looked up and saw the marquis; then he saw Simon Lobois, and then his eye rested upon that female form. He "started to his feet and turned pale as death. That love l face was turned upon him; those soft eyes, now swimming in tears, were bent upon his -own, and her name dwelt upon his lips. i . "My wife, Monsieur St. Denis," said Lobois, in malignant triumph, r "O, my soul!" burst from the -wretched man's lips, and covering his face with his hands, he sank back upon his chair. Louise seemed upon the point of speak ing, but at that moment the tramp of feet and the sound of voices were heard in the hall, and in a moment more the door was thrown unceremoniously open. CHAPTER XXII. "Bless heaven!" cried old Tony, bound ing into the hall at a wild hop and plant ing himself directly in the middle of the floor. "We's cotched 'um, mas'r we's cotched 'um, an here dey am!" ;, At this White Hand and Coqualla came forward. Simon Lobois was the first to recognize, beneath the Natchez garb and the walnut stain, the youth whom hehad hoped to destroy, and a stifled cry broke from his lips, while he turned pale and trembled like an aspen. The next to recognize the living truth was Louise, and with one bound the brother and sister were in each other's arms. Their stifled exclamations of joy awoke the parent to his senses, and in a moment more be held them both upon his bosom. : J; "My children," he cried, raising his streaming eyes to heaven, 'Oy how blest is this moment! Almost it makes me feel to bow in humble resignation to the dreadful blow that has been inflicted up on me." - "Louis, my dear boy," at this Juncture exclaimed Simon, having now recovered his presence of mind sufficiently to hide his real emotions of fear and chagrin. "Dear Louis, let me welcome you back to our home." . And as he spoke he advanced and ex tended his hand". The youth gazed upon him a moment in stern silence. "Simon Lobois," he uttered, drawin? proudly up, "I did not think you would offer me that-hand!" "How a eh?" gasped the wretch, turning pale again. "You should not thus reject the hand of your brother-in-law." White Hand .started. "Brother-in-law!" he repeated. "Are i you mad?" "No I am a husband?' White Hand crossed over to where Louise stood and took her by the hand. They whispered together a moment, and then the youth turaed towards Simon. "Villain," he. exclaimed, ."you forced her to this!" "She consented to the marriage," re turned Simon, triumphantly. St. Denis sprang to his feet. He mov ed to Louise's side, and grasped her hand. - "Louise," he said, In a broken voice, "tell me all; tell me if you gave this man your heart; for in the years of dark ness that Shall follow this blow, it will afford a glimmer of light to know I am not all forgotten by my soul's idol." "Goupart, he forced me to the mar riage " . . " ' . "Silence!" thundered Lobois, starting towards where the speaker stood. "Lou- ice, remember you are my wife, and as such I claim obedience. Breathe another mTke ISEFjZ Zrn : torn out by the roots ere you used it so." ' "Simon, you know you did force me to . become your wife." ( At this moment St. Denis started up,, and his dark eyes burning with tire, he said: j "Stand back, villain! You are her hus band, but dare to interfere now and I'll smite you as I would a venomous reptile."- - .-' - . . "And I am with you, Goupart," added . White Hand, starting forward, and clenching his fists. "Go on, sister." Simon Lobois gazed first upon St. Den is, and then upon the dark-skinned youth, and he feared them. Then he looked to-, wards the aged parent, who stood with bis bands to his eyes sobbing as though his poor heart would break; and the vil lain evidently felt uncomfortable. "I refused him at first," continued the unfortunate one, "and told fcim I loved Goupart St Denis. Then he told me ha had'-seen my father's wealth accumulate under his care, and had looked o a part of It as belonging to him, and be would not now see another come in and snatch that wealth away. He determined to have bis share. I, told him if he forced me to become his wife would beg' of my. father to give me not a son. Then-he swore If such; a thing were done, he would make rayJlfe such -a seen of tor ture-J , should ,. pray ,. f or. "death . tp.coaie and relieve me. .. - : " ' v-v "Liar!" hiesed Simon. ' "No no," calmly replied - Louise;! 'I speak but truth." Then turning to her listeners: "But? I refused to marry him, and on the .very next night after mid night two- stouf men came and carried me away, I was weak and faint then, for I had but just recovered from sick ness. Yet they carried me away and locked me in a dark prison house. They refused me both food and drink. There I came nigh famishing with hunger and thirst At length the villain came to me; and when I begged for a drop of water he swore I should have pone till I had promised to be bis wife! My mind was fluttering, and thirst ' made me frantic. I promised -to be his wife! Then ho brought me bread and milk; he took me from the prison,' and soon arrangements were made for the wedding. He had ob' tained the consent of the colonial gov ernor, and we were married in the church, the governor himself being pres. ent. When the priest put his questions to me, I was burning with ever, and a dreadful sickness was upon me. Yet my mind was not shaken. I promised to the best of my abilities to do all he had ask ed of me. Then we were pronounced man and wife, and I begged of him to hurry away, for I was faint anr sick. I reached our home; the fever seized me, and raged for many weeks; Health came at last, and I reached my father's house?' (To be continued.) When the Roosters Crow. . -. The feelings of some honest folk from the country when they visit a large city have been very accurately described by a Chicago paper, and as this old farmer says, there's very little difference be tween city and country If you only look for the things which they have In com mon. , . . 1 "I'm all right In. Chicago If I can hear the roosters crow once in a wfclle," said us that It would be best to put the. fer John, "but when I don't hear them I get tlllzer and labor on the smaller area, pretty homesick, and want to hurry ; even though the rest of the farm stood back to the old farm In Ford County. ! Idle. Around some of the great cities That's why I always pick out lodgings 'of the country are truckers' farms, or, as close as I can get to South Water rather, gardens, where the land value street Is high, on which are raised crops of "I come up here once In a while on greater value to the acre than are business of my own, and I feel at home well enough down at the stock-yards In tbe daytime, where the hogs grunt and the cattle bellow, but I'm lonesome at night when I can't hear the roosters. l reckon ir you was down on my farm a night or two, you'd be mighty ! glad - to hear a street-car gong, or a steamboat whistle, or a wagon clatter ing over the stones. When a fellow has heard a rooster crow about sunup every morning for forty years, he doesn't feel Just right when he gets where there are no roosters. "You can talk all you please about your clean city and your 'city beauti ful, as the newspapers call It," but I'd rather smell a clover field in this town when I'm lonesome than the sweetest flowers you've got on State street., t "I recollect Parson Cross saying once, In a sermon, that a touch of nature makes the whole world kin. Somehow when I hear a rooster crow up here, or a sheep" bleat, or get the smell of a stable, it makes me feel that Chicago people' ain't so much different from us on the farm, after alL" Baying Cheap Fertilizers. Most of the troubles farmers have had with commercial fertilizers were due to the fact that they paid high prices for articles of little or no value. To Illustrate: The analysts of a certain fertilizer for which the manufacturer asked $27.50 per ton was recently sent to the writer, and, taking the figures of per cent as given by the manufac turer as a basis, and deducting from them the proper per cent of the three plant foods, nitrogen, potash and phos phoric acid, we found the actual'value of the fertilizer to be less than $14, bas ing our figures on the cost of the three ingredients named" in the open market Add to this the cost of mixing and bagging and the price might run op to a trifle over $14, leaving for the manufacturer and h's selling agents a profit of over $10 per ton. It Is true that the mixture as submitted was what might be termed a low-grade fer- tlllzer, and It Is doubtful if the analysis couj,j De relied upon to figure out the value mentioned. This Is but one evj, dence of what famera uave to contend - "h ,n buying cheap fertilizers, and argument in favor of buying -the higher grades of commercial fertilizers, even at the advance price, as well as a most forcible argument In favor of buying the Ingredients needed and do- Ing the mixing at home. 'As a matter of fact we have pajd fqr the valueless basis of fertilizers too. long; and pad too much for It; It Is time .we learned what to buy and hQW to buy It to ad Tantage. Exchange. .. The New Garden Pea. The Illustration shows a -pea of com paratively recent introdnction, which has been tested by market gardeners tn all sections cf. the country and found to be all that Is claimed for it. The variety seems to be well named "First of 'AIL" TW 'peas are round with hard shell so; that they may be planted when the frost is barely out f stbe ground and before it Is safe to put in the wrinkled sorts. Its main goed points as claimed' by the Introducer are the general excellence of the vari ety, Its - heavy yield, size of pod and regularity of ripening It Is extremely early, the peas of good size, well filling the pod and the plant, while a strong NEW GARDEN PEA. grower, Is dwarf. The flavor of ths peas Is said to be unsurpassed by any other variety. Those who grow peas for market will do well to make a test of this variety and see if It Is worthy, with them, of extended cultivation. Indlanap.lis News, . . The Dot of Small Farms, Except In the far. West the tendency is toward the small farms, and it Is certainly a step ip the right direction. In the East the majority of farms are under 100 acres, and in many sec tions more money Is being made from thirty acres than 100. Particularly is this the case where farms are located near cities or large towns. This same state of affairs -will gradually come about In the West as the population Increases. If one has large numbers of cows and horses, so that "there Is an abundance of fertilizer, and plenty of help to handle crops which can be sold at a profit there is doubtless profit In the large farm, but where It comes to the choice between"using the fertilizer for fifty acres, common sense teaches raised on ten acres or some or the large farms In the oountry. These plots are evidences of what can be done under the intensive system of farming, which Is based on tbe principle of a small area well tilled. If one is located near good markets It will certainly pay him to look Into the subject of concentrat ing his energies on a small area. Good Value in Homlnjr Crop. Hominy as used for human" food rep resents the hard part of the corn kernel. The separation of the hulls, germ, and some of the gluten and starch, which Is said to be brought about solely by the aid of machinery and steam, con stitutes what Is known as hominy meal er chop, and Is really the soft part cf the corn kernel.' Considerable of this material is at the present time being sold In New England. The experiment station at Amherst. Mass., has recently made a collection of a number of sam ples, and Prof. T. B. Lindsay writes that the material 1s kiln dried and con tains several per cent less water than corn meal, nearly two per cent more A protein, and four or five per cent more fat Experiments have shown It to have about ten per cent greater feeding value than cornmeaL It can generality be bought for less money than the lat ter, and It Is worthy the attention of feeders, who find It necessary to use starchy feeds. Massachusetts Ploughman. Handy Device for Gardeners. Here Is a handy device which may be readily made at home, and one that will be thoroughly appreciated by market gardeners who have large quantities of vegetables to prepare for market The device consists of a, box open at both end, made of boards a foot long and of any desired width. These boards are used 'to make the sides and the bottom as shown in the lower' part of the cut. To one side board Is screwed a section of an old scythe blade, the edge being sharpen ed so that It will, cut readily. Across the top of both side boards, In the center, cut a slit about an Inch deep. Lay the string in these cuts and place the vegetables to be bunched on It until the string touches the bottom of the box. When the bunch Is of the desired size tie It with the string and then bring the string In contact with the edge of the scythe blade attached to the side board. The work can be done In this way quickly and the bundles will be neatly and firmly, tied. The device costs but a few minutes of time and will pay for Itself many times over during the season. Planting Corn, Planting corn In drils and in bills Is practiced, and each method has its strong supporters. The experiment stations, however, And no difference In yield In favor of either method, so this leaves the farmer free to do the thing that suits him best. Shallow covering of seed is especially advantageous dur ing the early., spring while the ground is cool. Later, deep planting may be followed with good germination. Al most every corn grower recommends planting the seed in a furrow, whether jt be the bills or in dril's. If a fresh furrow is opened and. the seed buried in it, germination Is quickened. Then athe 'flrsi-eulttV'ntioir tbe fine wirths sif ted. around the. stalks that grow a little below the surface of the seed bed. The distance between stalks or the number of grains to be placed in a hill depends npen the variety of corn to be grown and upon the fertility, of the land. If a small variety of corn is planted It will grow more stalky to maturity than will a large variety. Again, If tbe ground Is rich It will pro duce a greater number of stalks than will an equal area of land almost ex hausted of Its fertility. -If the farmer will be sure to thin his corn, thick planting followed hy thinning Is not only the safest plan to get a good stand, but by proper thluuing the stalks are distributed much more even ly over tbe area. If, however, there Is danger of neglecting the thinning out of unnecessary stalks, then do not plant more than the grouud will bear. If ears arethe chief aim plant in drills from eighteen to twenty-two Inches apart or three stalks In a hill three and a half feet apart. If fodder and ccrn both are wanted, plant In drills twelve to fourteen Inches apart, and four sta'ks In the bill. , Fhontd Feed Grain. Farmers who keep young animals on fodder and other rough food during the winter, in order to' save grain, will lose valuable time. It Is cheaper to feed grain and force the young stock, so as to have them come out In the spring as far advanced as possible. The ex perienced breeders of cattle make their profit by endeavoring to secure the most growth In the shortest time, and PETICE FOB GARDENERS. they do not overlook the winter months labeled and whenever time hangs or. depend upen pasturage In summer, heavy on his hands, as If Is likely to To feed only rough fo6d will save grain, do on rainy Saturdays and Sunday but the young animals will remain at a afternoons, he, gets them out and sorts standstill, "-and the growth' that should . the pictures, which he has thrown Into be made during the winter will be lost a box between times. When the Vene To fall to push them the first winter ' zuelan war began he saved pictures may compel the feeding of them a year longer, which would add to the expense and lessen, tbe profit The r"es in Early Spring. ,- In looking over colonies early in the; spring choose a warm, sunshiny day, and be careful not to ch.ll the brood by long exposure. If you open a hive know Just what you want, and do It expeditiously, and close up the hive again. If you have the bees packed in chaff, do not be In a hurry to remove the packing, "as the bees spread the brood and arrange matters for the tem- perature the packing gives, and should you remove the packing too early some other noises, yet It has seldom hap brood may be chilled and the colony pened that people eighty miles away cannot make headway as rapidly. from the performer could hear the -. ; j music of a brass band. Such an oc- The Hojr and the Earth. currence actually happened In the Ha- There Is an affinity between the hog wallan Islands not long ago. The and -the earth that shouud not be Ig- leader of he Territorial band, one of nored. Floors are all right to .feed on. the famous musical organizations, but bogs confined. on floors are in an 1 which have been heard in almost all unnatural position and will not do well. ' countries of the world, finding . hlm Floors are especially repugnant V to ' self unable .to visit the Islands as thor brood sows both before and after far- oughly as be would have liked to, ar rowing. But remember that mud Is ranged with the telephone company to worse than a hard floor. Hogs should place a. huge transmitter In the room have a bed on dry earth to sleep on, ' where one of his concerts was being and they, .can do very well without ' given and to notify all telephone sub- mud at a ffy time. fllilfl .M"H"t. I' HI ! Belnar a Sailor. A little sailor laddie he With, all a sailor's bluster He struts about the parlor deck, Without a sign of fluster. "Heave bo!" he cries in accents bold . To Bridget as she's passing; Get down below the galleys quick, And mind you, stop your sassing." You get into the masthead, now," ter, He orders little sis- "An' reef those sails in half a jiff." (As landsman he had kissed her). "A sailor needn't be a cad," Suggests his pret ty mother, "An Admiral's a gen tleman, My son could be no other." "And please remember, also, son, That now you've joined the navy, Your hair should be all spick and span, Not tangled up and wavy. "And though in speech you're nautical, You need not think a minute It means that you may naughty be No, sir, please don't begin it" - Cincinnati Enquirer. The Big Doc Under the WROn. "Come, wife," said good old Farmer Gray, "Put oh your things, 'tis market day And we'll, be off to the nearest town, There and back ere the sun goes down. Spot? No, we'll leave old Spot behind." But Spot he barked, and Spot he whined, And soon made up his doggish mind -To follow -under the wagon. Away they went at a good round pace, And joy came Into the farmer's face; "Poor Spot," said he, "did want to come, But Vn awful slad he'8 left at home' hm pi wu!l mi ot Hi woid mk YsiHto a Md m yf jhAarfttoiiio amoo'fiawfazA' HOLD THIS PICTURE BEFORE A e'll guard the barn, and guard the cot, And keep the cattle out of the lot." . "I'm not so sure of that," thought Spot, The big dog under the wagon. . . i The farmer all his produce sold, And got bis pay in yellow gold. Then started homeward after dark, Home through the lonely forest Hark! A robber springs from behind a tree "Your money or else your life," says he; The moon was up, but he didn't see The big dog under the wagon. Spot ne'er barked and Spot ne'er whined, But quickly caught the thief behind; He dragged him down in the mire and dirt, And tore his coat and tore his shirt, Then held him fast on the miryground; The robber uttered not a sound While his hands and feet the farmer bound, And tumbled him into the wagon. x So Spot, he saved the farmer's life, The farmer's money, the farmer's wife; And now th hero, grand and gay, A silver collar he wears to-day; Among his friends, among his foes, And everywhere his master goes, He follows on 'his horny toes, The big dog under the wagon. New Orleans Picayune. Scrap Picture Books. I know a boy of nine, who has half a dozen serapbooks. They are .all and clippings of that and now has a first-rate -history of the war. Another book Is made of clippings and pictures nt th erreat coal strike, another of ,na nf 00t man and nnnfhor la . . pf nnnV(n rw lnfl oM.Maortmeiit of ,tures of art and historical subjects P illustrated periodl- cals. A man who was writing a book about the Venezuelan situation offered blm $5 for his scrapbook. MusiC Heard Kijthty Miles. As every schoolboy knows musical sounds travel much farther than any scrlbers throughout the Islands that Little Stories and Incidents that Will Interest and Enter tain foung Readers 1 H mill 1 l"l"l-M"l- by going to their 'phones at the given hours they could have the benefit of the music. The scheme ,1s' stated to have worked out with remarkable suc cess. The leader of the band was Cap tain H. Berger. Government officials eighty miles from Hllo, where the con cert was given, listened to the program with manifest satisfaction. Needles, Pins and Buttons. Have you ever met a girl who pinned on her shoe buttons? I remember one that I used to know at school, and we girls pitied her with all our hearts. We happened to have an old-fashioned teacher in the school who told us that it was a sin to use a pin where a button should be, and, that a pinned undergarment was a deception. So the poor, careless girl with pinned shoe buttons was a criminal in our eyes. This teacher who taught litera ture had a sewing basket on her desk and loaned needles with thread to any one who had a button off or a glove to mend. Revised Old Testament. We were camping at the seaside. The older ones of the party were much interested in the search for agates, and the children had come to feel that the finding of agates was the chief aim of our existence. One Sunday Roy's Mamma was talk ing with him about the story of the Children of Israel. She helped him with the story till they brought the Chosen People to the Red Sea, and then, leaving him to finish, was amazed to hear him say: "And so Moses led the Children of Israel across the Red Sea to hunt agates." Hen and Mouse. A new kind of a mouse trap Is told about In a recently printed story. The trap Is alive, and consists of a hen In a certain barn-yard, that Is very active in catching mice around the barn and henhouse. She would . spring on a MIRROR AND BEAD THE JINGLE. mouse, carry it off in her beak, play with It just as a cat does and finally peck it to deata. Multiplication. Little Leone, three and a half years old, after a careful Inspection of her toes, made the announcement: "Mamma, I have ten toes." s "Why-e," said Mamma, "how did that happen?" "Oh, because my two big toes had so many little ones." Abnormal Developments. Little Louise was once taken to a circus. - When the elephant appeared she said: "Oh, Papa! Look at that elephant's long upper lip." Limited in Their Knowledge. Willie stood watching silently while his mother played the piano. Sudden ly he looked up and asked: "Those men that made up all the music, didn't they know their A. B. C.'s further than G?" Women Who Lived as Men. In all countries and In all ages insre have been women who lived as men without their secret being discovered. Perhaps the best known Instance Js that of the celebrated James Barry. In the early part of the last century this person was actually serving as a doctor in the Englisn army. While employed in this capacity she was stationed successfully In South Africa, Malta, and the West Indies. At Cape town, on one occasion " she fought a duel with an officer who had taunted her with effeminacy! Authentic In stances of women serving as soldiers, without their sex being known; are furnished by the official records of our Civil War. Among the cases brought to light Is that of Charlotte Llndley, who, as a private soldier, took part in the battles of Fort Magruder and Bull Run. Another woman, Frances Day by name, attained the rank of ser geant, "and was killed in action. On several different occasions two soldiers were discharged from the army on ac count of their being found to be' women. Among the different voca tions which American women, while successfully posing as men, have fol lowed may be mentioned those of min ing, hair cutting,' printing, bookblnd- : ing and piano tuning. Brick Absorber Water. An ordinary brick will absorb about sixteen ounces of water. If the victims were" choosers, police magistrates would be men of few words and short sentences." ; "Big head" is an ailment peculiar to men who wear small hats.