A Doctor's Mission
"ai.N(JV,"
ci ia i"j i:it ix-.-(ci,iiM..f,i.)
"I inn very glad to hear It," cjclnlinol
r.ntlo, kindly, "It seems Ilk n i.lcasnu
pot, nn. I I think this purr, frwJi air
win iirueiii your liciiilli mitl spirit. I
also Iia.r arllled here, Jinrlng bouiilit a
practice.
"Hhall we go to Kir Iteglnnld now?"
relllltitil n, nt l(, nl f their mil
milted riuivrrsntlon. "1 prcauiiiu liu In
wiikk ny tnia tim."
"Yes! nt iniiw, fi i i-l I Imp I 1111)11 llml
nun iiiiiro en limn lis wut this muni
In.
Dr. Elfriistflu iiiniln ii 1 1 p a Inn rail,
a no nil. I much tn ilu to make I ho linn
lift riitnfiirtabln fur dm iiluht. ami n
l.lhel uiw lilm linmllii tin) Injured man
0 guully, and aiKilhii him ultli kiln), en
couraging wurtl, alia felt (lint he lllllat
posses II heart of almost womanly feel
In, nml lur Interest aiul udiiilrnlhiii
ni'f'lM'Htil.
After Karl.- 1 :if matcln Mltlnlcw
Into dinner win nninuiiicvil, ami 111 tin.
illHlllK room l.ndy t'oiiatalie irin-litpl
to Ethel lii'r nephew, Hubert Wendell
Hill, nml nliMV. Belle, Ma tlatrr, tlm
former greeting ln-r with rather an In mi
lent look uf nitmlratlnii, tliu latter with
bow eii'renlvo of haughty contempt,
1 nun Hint moment Ethel n that
Htltlirr uf thmo young people would pro
mote her linppliii'M wlill. alia remained
under this roof.
.Mr. Illciidciiiilng ilM roiirre with
lur, lu ( It una wllli audi nn evident nlr
li ( coniiitenreiitluti tlmt her replies with
urier nnu c.1.1, wbllo lila sister remained
llctil during tlm whole nicsl, lth tlir
('ici-pllmi uf anawerliig onn or two uuea
thilu nkrd by I, nily Constance, which
Muwrr cr given In n cuhl, mechanical
way, thnt tohl uf a lulu. I preoccupied ami
ahuilit.
Tho truth nan, thla young lad; wna
surprised, aiul n.it at all pleased, llh
til liitriNiufi Lm of audi a rarely braull
fill girl Into I In. hum over nhlch alii
ketj awny.
She wa Intensely promt and selfish,
ninl felt that hern mlht bo nn Influence
r.crtl upon her few ailinlrrra that
HilKht Interfere with her prospects.
'Ilu pnin'tta particularly In Tien- at
linxeiit went His winning of tho hanrt
ml turn! of the new ph)alclan lately aet
tleil In the place.
Mho hml been Introduced to tilin nt the
limiiH of a frleml, mid had oduilred hla
elegant lien rln. handsome fnc and unlet
manner, and inatantly had rootvsd to
lay le;e to lila heart.
After leaving the tnhle. the ladlea re
pnlrcd to thi) plana, folluni.il by Mr.
(ilendetihln. A a Hello pnusei) to pluck
fruut ull of the tinea i friv Hon era for
tier lleck, I.ady Constance luriit-U to
l.thsl mid remarked:
"1 Hippos you hare nn frienda In
thla vicinity, havln but Juat arrlrtnl."
i:thl healtatCKl, while a faint bltiah
auffuaiM brow mid cheek aa ilie replied
"I lints found one hrr very uueipect
eilly. Dr. Dlfenateln. We croaaed the
Atlantic on the anme teaael, and aa my
mint wni tnkrti very III diirlu tho ruj
ato lit nttended her, mid conaeijueutly
bocamo well ariiualnted."
Inatantly llelle'a attviillon waa rlr.-te.l
by th.we rrtunrka, and nlth a aueer ahu
icInluiM:
"I preaiiiue, then, you noylald hltn
thla nftvnioon In order to renew the nt'
ijualutmico."
"I'ardim mc!" replied Ithel, nlth dl
nlty. "I nnylnlit no onel We met cm
tl nil y on thla plntin aa he waa about
enterln to in Nlr Iteglnnld, mid con
Ti'.l or n few luoiuallta."
'It aeiua to me for the future, when
Illy uncle' phyalclnn rlalta him. It uuiild
bo well for yuu to rvuieuiU'r that )ou
now oivupy the iolllon of n eiibordluate,
nnd therefore lioul.l not put on the aim
uf mi iMiunl to nttrnct hla nttentluiil" waa
tho rmlo .unl uiiliulyllLe reply.
"llclle," lutertKiaisI I.ady (nitniice,
who, wllli nil her ftiulta, waa nnliirally
Llnd-hvnrtril mid juat, "you forget that
Mlai Neverall 111 coutln to ua doea not
i-vaao to bo n eiitlonoinan."
"Or, n ceutlowoiiiau'a poor rolatloul"
waa tho cuttln nlianer.
"A remnrknhly lienutlfill one, how.
ever," anld tho brother. "Hay, llelle,"
ho nil.li'. I. teiialimly, "you miiat tnkn cure
or ahu will carry oil nine of your beam I"
Tho liidlKiiniit k'lrl ituve him a lilance
of wltherln acorn, but merely anld, with
mi miry maa of her hend:
"Let her hewnru how ahe luterferea
with lil In miy wuyt A nurd to ttie nlae
la allfllclellt."
Hlhel could acnrcely coulrol her ludl
Hunt fevllua, na ahu llatencd to theiu 111
eultln renmrki liwiiln from the lovely
llpa of the Klrllah apeaker, but after an
effort alio did control them, mid without
word turned awny mid nalu aouht
the aide of tho Inrnlld,
Hut aim found hi ni Irrltnble, mid hnrd
to picnic, mid the momenta panned In lilt
room liccatno intolerably lull, nnd ahe
elk'lie.1 for the time to como when alio
i-iiilid re I In' to her own npnrtnieiit, even
thoiiKh alio knew n atrnno mid mmoy
lii duty would follow her there.
Flnnlly the buronet told her If alio
wna wenry to o. milling hnrahly: "1 mn
tired nlrviidy of iinilu at your pole
fnce," then mnro kindly, na he anw ahe
wna atnrtlcd by hla rough way of apeuk
Insi "' '"'I'" 1 'hull fcvl better In the
toruliiKS If " I ahnll like to linve you
rend to me, or, na you iimlcrwtniid uiualc,
will ll'leii to aong."
CHAITUIl X.
Aa nn elegnut clock, with old cnthelrnl
clilnicK, utruck the hour of ton, I.thel,
with il pnlo fnco mid treuihllng linnd,
lighted il ciin. Uc, in'eil hcraelf of the
atrmiKo looltln knife, then opening the
wnrdrohn, mid ilrnwiiig buck tho bolt,
atepped Into the pnaaiigu mid from thenco
through the nmull door In tho opposite
Willi.
Hho foiiml hcrwlf In a long, atrulght,
diirk corridor, thnt led directly to what
Hlr Iteglniild iiHHiirt'ti hit wu the Iliiimt
ed Toner. At tho end wliero ahe ntowt,
however, on the left linnd Hide, wna u
door, fnnteiied with mi old faahloned
Iron h.iolt. This led tn tho ruin, mid
with n bontlng himrt alio opened It.
(,'luso by the door alio found a mull
covered binlict tlmt ho knew must con
tain what t'Jie nought. Oraaplng It quick
ly, alio ngnln fattened the door, a Sir
ltegluald hml luatriicted her to do, nnd
pnaaed down tho corridor.
There aha found tho entrance to tho
tower, mid revolving In tnko aomo bright
mmahluy ilny to vialt thla spot, ahe turn
ed, na alio hml been directed, to count out
tho number of pnneli on the loft hand
wall, nml Immediately discovered tho
faint criiclt, tlmt alio knew miiat be what
ho nought. Inaertlng the point of tho
knlfa, alio turned throo tliuea, when tho
pmali paxtcd tut. Uiro lay Uu ihelrca,
I1Y tMILY TIIOHNTON
Aiillinr ol " Hoy Ku.iHi'.u.'s Kvlk,"
"Tuit Faniiionaumc Murine," lire.
Opening then Ilia banket, ahe found
food In ainull plrcea, t-oiitlatlug of broken
lilaeulla, till a uf chicken, potntoea, and
unite n uuniitlty uf meat, cut In mouth-
fill. 'I'd I ahu placed on thi aln-lvm
upon the wooden plain on which It waa
lieiiiH'iI. I lien ireiit r ahurluir the ahelea
they alowly whirled nruuml, nml when
the mi in u aide returned to her, the plntn
atnoi! upon It empty, ready to be plnced
ngnln In the biKket.
"Tlmt li pu limit have been trained,'
ahe thuiight, "to empty the plate and re
turn it:-
Hhe lll lii-.l for n liniment, but nil wan
till. Hliovlng to I lm pnnela, aim found
thnt they rclurki-d thelnaelvea, ao Inking
up rmidhntlck, kulfo ami banket, alio
placed the latter ngnln outahle the door,
f alened It wcurely, nnd reached her unu
room In anfely.
The tnak required of her hml been
nlngulnrly unlile nmlil uue. Hho wna
bravo young girl, mid had endured but
few fcclluga of fear, hut ahe hn.l Ireui
bled, heenuae the thing tviiulrrd ao much
ac-reey. Hhe illallked ui)atcrlr of all
klmla, and her honest, open linture re-
roll i-il frini the whole nork.
Unu thing alio decided to do, aim
alioiilil take Mine morning hour to ei
I.I.. re the ruliia, and that Ilnunti-d Tower,
no that ahe might beiume acciKtoini-d to
nil the danger and perullnrltlea of the
plnio Iii'Inre other ulllcen were required
at tier linmli.
With this ri-a.ilutliin mill In her iiiIikI,
alie nought the luiurloiu hoi that await
ed her, and there fell At once Into
pieaaatu aieep, iroui which aha never
nr.ui-.! until the bright raya of another
uioniiiig nun niuio Into her rixiin.
Hpnngliig uii, nhe ilrcnmil ua mull na
punilhle, nml opening her door, found
by queathiiilng n maid, that the family
did lint rlno until lata, na their breokfant
hour nna from ten to eleven.
All bring quiet In the room of tho In
valid, alia returned to her own apart
inent, nnd fnatenlng the dir nviirely.
rcaoivc.1 nt once to atnrt upon her cm or
lug Fipedltlon, aa ahe felt that nhe would
be for nt lemv nn hour nml a half unoli
erveil, mid mistreat of her onn time and
luotliiiia.
With a little of the trembling nerv
iiiineta uf the tilght before, the brave
girl opened tha Intervriiliig doora and
li-npnl Into tho corridor. All waa fold
ed In the in me aolttnn atlllneaa that mad
the placu opprenalv on th prevloua
night.
Hh resolritl to eiptore the rillliiil
part before ahe sought the tower, there
fore unhooked the door, and atepped out
Aa ahu did ao, alio noticed that th cor
ercd lm ski t waa atlll there.
The diHir opcnitl dln-ctly Into a email
rh-kety hall that UM Into neveral largo
nxuils. all iluitr. mouldy and more or lex
dilapidated, llrokeii nlndona, torn wall
papers, bar rafter, aeen through lm
memo place where celllnga had fallen
nerd avcrywher risible. Home rooms
were lilted nlth broken furniture, pieces
of old china and fragment uf tlme-noru,
casioir clothing.
Dthel lookeil at these dilapidated ob
jects, and found herself wondering why
Sir lleglnahl had nut had the whole pull
ed down and remove!? Its dctructloii
certainly would heighten the vulue of the
property, while Its presence ouly apoke
of neglect and untldliiesa.
One thing nhe obscrvc.1 In her ramble
them waa mi enay mole of egrena and 111
grena to thla part Into tha hall, mid
murks of recent foolalepa on tho floor
told that this funnel the entrance place
to the person who prepared aiul brought
the fond ah was nightly to place on the
Iron hele.
Another thing struck her: In all the
premises there was not the sHghteat ati-
peitraurtt of tho conccaleir room. Only a
bare, blank nail appeared upon tho aide
wher ahu knew It must be.
Itetraclng her atepa after all had been
ci audited, alio refaatenod the door, and
thea aougtit tlio JIauntcu Tonrr. The
loor leading to thla was cloarU, but not
bolted. n she opened It, and crossing
qutto a Inrgo square place, she began na
ceiidlng n long (light of stairs. Tho atepa
wnre aleep. and lint nt all eaay, mid ahe
became very tired liefuro ahe reached
tho top, hut prosing on, ahe did reach It,
hut imt before ahe pmmil to rest upon A
broiid flat lauding; paused, too, with hor
ror, at an uneipcctel sight thnt there
presented Itnelf.
It was the ttuueil Imago of man,
Hied upon iv 1 1 en, that worked upon the
snme principle aa the Jumping Jacks often
bought to amiiso children.
This, however, waa nearly aa large aa
life; it hend waa hollow, with red glnaa
In place where tho eye would be, ao that
lighted glaas lump, placed within,
n-uiild give a flaming appearance to those
eye.
I nun rncll lde hums projected, and
she could easily Imagine what the whole
terrltlc effect must bo to mi outside be
holder. Thi figure alio saw could be
elevated and put In motion by winding
up n crunk to which It waa attached. Ar
rangements for different colored lights
were, nlao on every hand.
After carefully einuilulng all the inn
hlnery. until she perfectly understood Its
working nnd tho whole wicked plan to
glvu supernatural appearance to the tow
er, lUhel panned upward until she could
giuo without hindrance from the tnll win
dow of thla lofty plncc.
rtien exclamations of delight escaped
her, for there alio could cntcli nil unob
structed view of the grand patiorama that
Mretched for mile and miles away on
every aide. Hut alio did not linger, fear
ing she would bo aeen by aomo of the
villagers, nnd her preaenc retvorted to
Hlr Iteglnnld.
This visit ahe knew would bo displeas
ing to him, If ho wished It to 1 a place
that should All every heart with fear,
In order to keep from It visitor by day
n well na by night.
OHAl'THIt Xt.
Day nfter day naased, during which
ICtlicl became quite nccuntomed to her
routine of work, nnd quietly persevered
In her dulle. Nothing dllllcult to accom
plish wna required nt her hand; nothing
beyond spending a couple of hour each
morning In her own room writing letters.
of which mi abstract wa taken from Sir
ltegluald'a own lips; then an hour or two
reading tho dally papers for hla nmuaa-
ment. Very often would he nnd u chance
to whisper the question i
Do you perform your evening tusks
regularly nnd well? Does all go ou a
anfely a I could wish?"
Then when tho nnawer came, "All goes
well." he would stem ao iiitlnlled uud re
lieved that alio felt almost happy In giv
ing the Information.
About a monta after her arrival at
Olstidenniug Hall she had been rending
en afternoon a work In which lit wa
particularly Interested, when ahe was In
terrupted by tli entrance of Dr. l.lfrti
stcln. Aa the baronet motioned to hrr to re
main where aha waa during the Inter
vlow, th regular nurse being absent,
and a the doctor might need Mime things
from her hand, ahe became Interested In
tho conversation that ensued.
Dr. Klfensleln waa rather a mini!
talker, ami this natural reserve tended to
make hla professions! Interviews at th
hall brief, and usually confined closely
to his medical work.
Hut this morning he seemed to linger.
nd convened quite freely upon many uf
the tuple of the day. l-'lnnlly he ram
meni'iil giving an iiii-oiiut or tliu aevero
atnriu that had swept over the country
the night before the Imrunet'a accident,
and ended by relating his own advcn
Hires, mid what ho hud seen In the tow
er.
"Hlr Keglnnld, I thought 1 would tell
yuu tills, mid nk If you ran eiplnlu the
meaning uf the spertarle then manifest
rU"
"1 cannot," wan the reply Kthel wiitch
ed for with mulct'. "I am told by pen
pie far nnd near of strange appearances
In that toner, but I hnve never m-eii n
thing of the kind there myself, therefore,
put liu faith In the ntory."
"Hut you may belli've me, air, when I
anaiiru you such things mv really to bo
seen there. Now, In order to satisfy my
mind, and perhaps enable me to explain
the ni)stery to the frightened Inhabitants,
1 crave your kind permission to visit tlm
premises. Have I that pennlssloiij"
"It Is Impossible for mi- to grant It.
When these things were first whlrpered
bout twenty fivu )fr ago, we, na a
family, nrre exceedingly nnnoje.l by con
stniit visitors to the spot, and the thing
became no much uf n nuisance that It was
cloned forever from nil Inspection. No,
you must not ask this, doctor, ns I can
not consent to the (dace being t-i!trrcI,
after being hi long sealed. As It Is, tnku
my word for It, and ho satlsliiil. It is
merely n vagary of the bruin, mi optical
delusion, something belter to be forgot
ten." Dr. lllfi'tinieln enld no more, but In
wardly resolved to pay n surreptitluus
visit there, If not a pennltteil one, as this
mystery hu determine.) should bo unrav
eled. A he rose to leave, he happened to
glance towarda the jiiung girl oppunlte
to him, and raw her head bent low over
the book ahe held, while a sad and (mined
eipressloii had lloated'over her speaking
face.
After the reading had concluded, the
baronet said he would enritku her further
attendance upon him, therefore she start
ed out for n ramble over the ground.
Hhe had not gone far, before she re
gretted having done no, n nhe wa Join
ed n nhort dlstnnre from tho house by
Hubert (lleiideiinliig, u person (ho Instinc
tively disliked.
This young limn wa a great ndmlrer
of a pretty fare, and from the first look
Into l.thels speaking eyes, and upon
her rare beauty, he had acknowledged
that he had never seen a person that so
oxartly met the standard of the beautiful
he had raised 111 hi soul. Hut her proud
bearing in Ills presence, her shrinking
from his approach gave rucb evldenco of
her dislike that he fell Irritated, and con
sequently determined to annoy her In
every way possible during her stay at
lb hall.
(To b continued,)
FEAR TO EAT SHELLFISH.
Ptory That Tlity Are Rcnveniier of
the Hen veuve llrltons,
rishmougcrs assert that the evil rep
utation lately acquired by oyster na
propagators of typhoid has extended,
more or less, to all sorts of shellllsh.
from tho lordly lobster to the hutublu
whelk. The whole are supposed to
earn their living as Hcnvrngers of tlio
sea, Miys the IajiiiIou (ilohe, uud with
equal readiness It I assumed that they
prefer to reside amid noxious aliotnlna
thins, for the convenience of re-supply
lug their larders. i:veil the limnobllo
limpet nnd mussel aro credited with a
faculty of detaching themselves fror.i
rocks to go lu cnger pursuit of baclll
whllu It Is roundly denied that Milt
wnter produces any disinfecting ef
fect on dlheuse germs, no matter how
groat Its depth or purity.
And no the lover of Hliellllxh sternly
lefitses to gratify his palate, while
their vendors nully anticipate early
luuikruptey should tho nitre lict much
louger. It would bo a very good thing,
therefore, for the trade to have all
doubts set at rest, one way or another,
a to the alleged Instrumentality of
shellllsh lu destroying lainniii life.
Home of theiu, It 1 true, diet them
selves largely ou Impure food when
ever It falls In their way. Hut It re
mains to lie proved that by the time
It reaches them It has not been freed
t rxnii nil living organisms by Its long
Immersion lu salt water. It may be
loo, that tho digestive apparatus of
lobsters, crabs, clams and their eon
goners kills dlseaso genus. Moreover,
It Is by no menus certain that all crus
taceans ili-serve the Imputation of be
ing foul feeders; some lire Mild to bo
quite Immaculate lu the matter of high
living.
l.rusriitiiK tlio lllsk.
A certain woman, says the New York
Times, hud been using the mulls for
fraudulent purposes. After tho caso
had been rendered, tho rostnmstor
General Issued an order barring her
letters from tho malls. Then she sent
1 1 1 in a pathetic letter, nsklng for a pri
vate hearing, that she might lay her
caso before hltn.
'I feel sure," she wrote, "that If I
could get n cliuuco to look straight
Into your beautiful brown eyes, you
would hear my story."
The rosttiuiBtor-donernl, after think
ing tho letter over for n few mo
ments, Indorsed It: "Hei-pectfully re
ferred to tho Seeretury of War for ad
vice," anil bent It to tho War Depart
ment. In duo eoursa of time It canto back
with this indorsement;
"itlsk one eyo. Illlhu Hoot."
Auto-Crneked.
Alderman Timothy 1. Sullivan was
standing with a party of friends nt tho
eutvauco of tlio aldertnautc chamber
ast Wednesday discussing tho political
situation uud other kindred subjects,
when some ono remarked:
I tell you that tho American citi
zen Is an autocrat."
'Well," replied tho alderman, "ho
may bo born nn autocrat, but from all
present signs ho Is liable to dlo an
auto-cracked." Now York Times.
Capitalist In l'url.
Not moro than 'J.BOO persons lu Paris
luivo a capital of as much as $200,000,
ami nearly ouo-thlrd of those aro for.
elsnertv
(THE WEEKLY
HISTORIAN
II
Ono Hundred Yonr Ago.
Vui'i'liiiitliiu fur the i on pox wn In
troiltiriil wltli Krr.it kiii ii'hs In Perlft.
TIib I In ttlc of Cntii! Tear, with
bruin-Ilex, Incorporati-il the mother
bunk ut Wilmington, N. ('..
Tlio llrat ni'ulun of tho Court of
Common Hchh was held nt Ht. Imis,
.Mo., tho Supremo Court wtin organ
ized, nml n postmaster appointed.
The IliiriiiotilnU, a religious sect,
settled In I'ciitmylvnnla.
John Htcvvns, of Ilolioken, N. J.,
built n steamboat with twin screw
propeller and engine auppllei with
Hue boiler.
Anron Hiirr was proposed n the
I'cilcrallst candidate for Governor of
New York.
Scvonly-fivo Year Ago.
The atrnin frigate I'tilton was blown
up and twenty-six person killed.
l'ort 1'lvrro was established In South
Dakota.
Tho woman's college at Andovcr,
Mass., was established.
Tho board of Internal Improvements
was organized In Mississippi.
A branch of tho United States mint
was established at St. Louts.
Tho United States Telegraph be
came tho organ of (Jcnerul Jackson's
administration.
fifty Year Ago.
Itlots occurred at Hrooklyn, N. Y..
between the advocates of street preach
ing and the Catholics, when many per
sons wero killed and wounded, quiet
onl' elng restored by the militia.
Tho city of Omaha, Neb., was laid
out
Gold was discovered at I'lalnllold,
N. II., in tho Connecticut vnlley.
Albumen paper was Introduced for
use In photography.
A reciprocity treaty was eonrludcd
between tho United States and Great
Hrltaln respecting Newfoundland llsu
erles, International trade, etc.
Tour British steamers attacked and
destroyed tho ships, dockyard and
stores at Uleaborg.
forty Year Ago.
Major General John C. fremont.
having accepted tho Presidential nomi
nation nt the hands of the nntl-l.lncoln
Cleveland convention, resigned his
triiiy commission.
General risk at St. I.ouls, Mo., Is
sued an order forbidding the prosecu
lion hi the Stato courts for harboring
fugitive slaves.
I'rovojt Marshal General Fry recom
mended to Secretary of War Stanton
that tlio $3(.i0 tlmuiclal exemption
clause of the draft act be repealed.
Secretary of tho Treasury Chase nd
vertlsed for sale "1,000,000 0 per cent
bonds of the r tilted States, to meet
tho war's demands.
Tho national union convention which
nominated Abrulinm Lincoln for Pres
ident and Andy Johnson for Vice Pres
ident of the United States at the sec.
oud day's session convened at Haiti
more, Md.
Tho Atlantic and Great Western and
tho Michigan Southern Hallroads ar
ranged to carry passengers from Chi
cago to jiew iork with only one
chango of cars.
ihlrty Years Ago.
Congress defeated the Eada $11,
000,000 scheme for tho Improvement
of the mouth of the Mississippi Itlver
by Jetties, and passed the Fort St.
Phillips Canal bill, providing for a
ship canal connecting the river and
Gulf of Mexico.
Electrical, wind and rain storms, oc
curring simultaneously In Illinois, New
York and Michigan, did much property
damage and cost a score of lives.
Hochefort, Puttie and Heuedlct.
French communists, who hud tour.Hl
the United States, sailed from New
Yoik.
A committee of the Hrooklyn (X, X.)
Hoard of Education, nfter taking testi
mony of principals and teachers on a
report of Superintendent Fields op
posing "mixed classes," recommended
the abolition of coeducation In the pub
lic schools.
President Grant, In nn unotllclal
communication to Congress, declared
lu favor of the resumption of specie
payments and the repeal of the legal
tender act, nn attitude opposed to his
party In tho House.
Twenty Years Ago.
An attempt of William II. Vttnder
bllt to dominate tho Hock Island man
agement was answered at the annual
meeting, when his candidate for di
rector was defeated.
Tho Hepubllcau national convention
in Chicago nominated James G. Hlalno
for President and John A. Lognu for
Vlco President of tho United States.
Five States of Mexico declared war
on President Gonzales because of an
objectionable, revenue stamp tax.
Tho Emperor of Germany gave a
stato banquet nt Herlln lu honor of
tho Czarina. While en routo to the
function Prince Hlsmnrck was mir-
rounded by a mob of woiklngitien and
hooted,
Old papers (or sale at this otfli.
THE DAY
THE DAY AFTER.
O, for a rrackerless Fourth of July,
For a moment of shontleasaess,
When millions tf boya
Would shut off th noise
And stleoce would follow to bless
A nation which In other ware
Is not st all deject'di
In fact, la doing gull aa well
Aa could bav teen i pec tea.
O, for some soundless powder to bars
And for voiceless boys to clieeri
To show to the scrld
Tbst ear flsg Is unfurled
And our country still Is here,
Aod Just aa good aa It ever waa.
And Just ss patriotic.
Although Its eiriresslon may not ha
Ho baogle and boonilc and ahotlcl
O. for a banabnnmflzilfssnci
That would bring a glad release
To niuscje and lung
Aiid nerves unstrung,
And cover th dsy with react
When everybody- In the land
Might pause In contemplating
Of that which, on th quiet. Is
The world's supremest nation!
O. for a nonexploslve Fourth,
Just one for a change of diet.
When mtlllooa of boys,
Jnsti nd of noise.
Would raise a tremendous quiet.
A Fourth like thst would show the world.
Deyond all dubltatlou,
The really truly grentnene of
Thla country aa a nation.
Afterword.
Hut you can't make th spirit of the glori
ous Fourth
Celebrsle the nation's day
In a styl like that, to save your life,
Rscaui It ain't built that war.
New ork Bun.
7T was the morning of Independ-
II euce Day may years ago so many,
'U Indeed, that an old man can Just
remember what happened when he
was a lior.
This Is the story of a celebration that
happened In a little Ohio village thnt
was small then, and Is still Just
speck on the map.
On the edge of the town there was
an old house hidden behind great trees,
an If trvltic to avoid the puble eye. It
was, and is. the oldest house In town,
and In it lived George Hell, or "Lib
erty" Hell, ns some of the villagers
called him. alone with bis dog and
Memory.
He was very old. Everything about
the place betokened age. There was
moss on the roof of his home, and the
burden of years fairly made his bones
creuk. Ho bothered no one, nnd he had
a cheerful "good morning" for every
body. He was a good citizen, but
"queer," nccordlng to those who didn't
understand him.
This Independence Day he came out
of his house with an old musket on his
shoulder.
The sun shono on his scanty white
locks nnd fnce seamed with age. His
hands trembled ns ho fumbled with his
powder horn, loaded, rested the weap
on on the fence and pulled the trigger.
There was a mighty report. The rob
ins took wing, and a tlock of black
birds swept out of the great poplar
tree by the gate and gave voice to their
surprise at the tumult near tnelr home.
Thirteen times that old gun Doomed,
and then a quavering voice sounded,
"Hip! Hip! Hurrah! and n boy who
waa peering with saucer eyes through
tha fence puzzled, charmed, half
frightened asked, "YA by do you do
that, Mr. Bell, if you please?"
"Come In, Hilly, lau," said tho old
man. ' Lome in anu neip an oiu, rei
low celebrate. I won't hurt you. Just
lny your little bunch of fireworks on
the chopping block, and I'll tell you a
true story about times way back be
fore your daddy was born."
Children read hearts quickly, and a
moment later the beginning and the
end of a century wero together yel
low locks against whits mane, a boy
on an old man's knee; the one earnest,
tho other eager.
'Why do I do it, my boy? Why do I
celebrate? You want to know all
about It.
'It is because I lovo my country, and
I want everybody for miles around
to remember that this Is the day dedi
cated to liberty.
'Y'ears ago there was a young man
who hud more money- than was good
for him, Hilly. Ho was plum worth
less. He didn't euro for a soul on
earth except himself. He was selllsh.
He wore good clothes and strutted
about like a turkey gobbler. Ho was
puffed up. He put In nil his time hav
ing fun.
'There was n war on In his coun
try. Tho peoplo were fighting n bad
King who wanted to take away their
liberty, and there wero some terrible
battles. Men went without food. They
walked without shoes till their feet
bled. They frozo because they did not
havo clothes enough to keep them
warm. Hut they wouldn't give up.
They snld that nil men shouli' be freo
liberty" Bell.
V BY A. M. HOPKINS. V
OF DAYS THROUGHOUT
and equal, Hilly; that God meant that
It should be so. nnd they were willing
to die rather than go back to tho old
way of doing the things a selfish King
wanted done.
"The Idle young man didn't go to the
war. He thought men were fools for
lighting. He snld he had all the lib
erty he wanted. Perhaps, Hilly. If be
had had a mother he wouldn't have
been such a fool.
"His brothers, three of them. lad.
went to the war, nnd two were killed.
Jacob was shot down In sight of Gen
eral Washington, God bless him, and
Hobert came home with both legs gone.
"What do you suppose he told the
'stay-at-home.' who cared most for the
ruffles In his shirt and the coins that
lngled In his pockets? The crippled
brother said he wished he could fight
for bis country on his stumps of legs,
because he loved It.
"And then, one day, they carried the
father Into the old home. It would
have made you cry, boy, to have seen
lilm. He was ragged, scarred, and In
his breast there was a great wound
that made those who sow It shudder,
and Just before he died he called his
worthless son to him and whispered,
'Don't be a coward! No man can ever
pay the debt he owes to his country.
It should be more to him than father
or mother. Hoist your colors, my boy!
Don't shed a tear for me. Take my old
musket and fight for the cause.
"Hilly, that young man promised. He
got down on tils knees and burled bis
face in the bedclothes, and an be cried
the life went out of a brave, gentle
man. and there was a smile on a dead
face, and a cold hand rested ou the
head of one who had been a coward
and was trying to be a man.
"He fought, Hilly, and he learned to
love the ting. He got a bullet In the
hip at Monmouth and a bayonet wound
at Guildford Courthouse. He found out
what hunger meant. He spent his lit
tle fortune to help better men, nnd in
his heart grew a great love for his
flag, and be wondered how any man
could ever forget his duty.
"One day It was all over.
"The enemy marched away, and the
sun shone on a broken but happy peo
pie. and the young man praised God
because be had found himself and
been allowed to live to know the glory
of freedom.
"Every year after that he celebrated
Independence Day. He took that old
musket given to him by his father and
fired a salute to the 13 original States
nnd cheered the President of the
United States.
"And whcti this man moved away to
a far place, and kept on celebrating,
the people called him 'Liberty' Hell.
"Why, that Is you, Mr. Hell," said
tho boy.
"Yes, Billy, that Is mo. Now get
your firecrackers off the horse block;
I'll load the old musket, and we'll fire
an extra salute to let tho world know
that the cause Is as great to-day as It
was in the beginning."
And they did. And they cheered the
President of the United States and the
flag. In the cracked voice of an old
man and the piping treble of the yellow-haired
boy.
And It was all ou Independence Day.
Cluclnnatl Tost.
THE FOURTH ON THE FARM.
Arrangement Bhoald 11 Mu.de for the
Holiday' Observance,
Once each year the question comes
to all of us how we aro to spend the
Fourth of July. The farmer and fam
ily are unlike the business man who
can lock the door of his office or storo
and hie away on some excursion to the
mountains or some other place. In
stead, a holiday brings more work.
The hired man must be excused from
one or two milking, or thero is n
declaration of war. To the wife comes
tho question of caring for tho poultry
for chickens must eat and drink July
4 the samo as other days.
There are too many who feel that
they cannot get away. These Include
tho men who become so absorbed In
tho pursuit of wealth that they often
forget the-object of their pursuit nnd
become mero machines, grinding away
nt the duties of life, so absorbed In
the work of tho day that they forget
tho blessings and privileges wo claim
as peculiar to our nation. Not alono
upon the farm is this to bo seen, but
Instead of making our natlou's birth
day a time of glorious memories, no
ble thoughts and Joyous demonstration,
our city brother hires a speaker to
think and speak tho words of patriot-
Ism and ho spends the day in dealing
out his wares to his fellows at exorbit
ant prices,
In the morning tho average business
man is too busy to think of pntrlotlstn
uud nt night ho Is too tired. Ho looks
upon this day as the opportunity to
get buck two, three or four times tho
THE LAND.
amor-nt donat'd to tho celebration com
mitter Tho clink of dimes nnd tho
thump of silver dollars wear out what
little patriotism ho I Hid at tho rising
sun and by ton o'clock ho Is so ab
sorbed In the business of the hour thnt
It Is hard for lilm to live thnt one day
and not adulterate ills lemonade or
client In making change as It Is for the
camel to puns through the needle's
eye. Sometimes we nlso find fanners
bo engrossed by the prosperous crops
and the desire for gold that they for
get the Importance of the day and only
remember It nt all by the request of
the boys or hired man for a day off.
How much more pleasing Is It to
havo a picnic in somo shady grove,
spread a long table and all dlnn to
gotber? Most any community can find
material for a good program, being:
sure to mix In plenty of music, tho
material for which can bo found In
tho neighborhood nnd we can relebrata
the Fourth with as much enjoyment
as If we bad Imported speakers and
music. Of courso we will want tho
Declaration of Independence read by
the best reader In the locality. ' Tho
minister can be orator of the day. Go
In together nnd buy fireworks and
crackers, for they will be essential to
tho small boys and we can have
first class celebration In the country.
It is taken for granted that Old Glory
will lie In evidence, while bunting can
decorate tho stand, horses and bug
gies. American Cultivator.
Fourth of July.
One hundred. and twenty-eight years
bring many changes In the life of a na
tion. The world I not the name to th
American citizen to day a it waa to th
people of the thirteen struggling colonies
on the Fourth of July, 1770. Tho bit
terness which wa then felt toward Eng
land has disappeared. That we fought
to obtain our freedom Is remembered as
a historical fact and as a measure of th
value which we put on liberty; moreover,
the Englishmen of to-dny deem the policy
of George III. toward us unjust, aa our
ancestors ueemed It at the time. At pres
ent England and the United States act as
friendly kinsfolk, each In a genial way
considering Itself as better than the other.
Because of this change the Fourth of
July has como to be a day on which lit
tle Is raid of the triumph of arm a cen
tury and a quarter ago. We still recall
the heroes of that time, and keep la
grateful remembrance the Frenchmen,
Germans and Pole who assisted us; but
we look about us at the broad and wid
ening rational domain; we think of th
national wealth, the national commerce,
the national educational system, and th
flag with forty-five stars, Instead of thir
teen, flying over hundreds of thousand
of school homes, and rejoice that w
have been able to moke so much of our
opportunities. The Infant republic has
become a giant, commanding the reapect
of the other nations of the world.
Although it is a long time since na
tional independence wo won, we cannot
afford to lose sight of tho meaning of tha
Fourth of July with its Immortal Declar
ation. In these latter days fireworks
have taken the placo of oratory on tha
anniversary, and sometimes it seems a
If people thought that they must make
a big noise to express their feelings, Po
lbly their view Is correct, nnd the boom
ing of cannon, the snap-snnp of firecrack
ers and the slss of rockets are really a
great national "Hurrah!" Tho thing
of consequence Is that tho day Is not
forgotten nnd thnt the meaning of It Is
kept In mind. Youth' Companion.
Morning of the Fourth
Uncle Hastus comes to town early to
be on hand for tho celebration,
,J1.
The celebration begins.
Tho family of a deud Jnpaneso o.
dlcr gets as a pension about one-third
of a pay of his rank. This would glvu
tho widow of a private $1.-5 a month!
of a first lieutenant, ftl.23; of a cap
lain, ?3.!i.V and to tho widow of a
colonel, $20 n mouth.
The earth's population doubles every
two hundred nud sixty years.