THE LAND qf POPPIES
Vnited States and the other In
FROM! Eli RIDE RS. I of the the
pay o.Ohe Mexicau government.
Where, bl“* aad ,ijTe-T tn the sun,
The broad Tacific swells,
»¡¡d. king among the forest trees.
Th* giant redwood dwell»;
AnJ fru»ty winter never Bmites
The »niiling earth with gloom.
J,, a|l their gay aud glowing prid«
Th« languiJ poppies bloom.
The hills ar ■ r' -h with yellow ors,
And in the vales below
The lasciou* fruits and fragrant flower»
Of every climate grow;
And by the ruined mission'» walls
And from tiie wayside sod
And ail slonrf the garden walk»
The drowsy poppies nod.
Aright, crumpled blossom, silken pink,
1’nre white and crimson deep.
And vivid scarlet, everywhere
They tell a tale of sleep.
When purple shadows long and cool
Among tho vineyards lie,
And apples ripen into gold
Beneath a turquoise sky.
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Do not f print
' ‘ in
‘ «tronc sunlight ex- I
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cept when i nains»
using very dense
negatyv^
Du not handle your paper any more
than m-eessary, and do not wash gela
tine prints all night^aa it spoils them.
I
Should you ever be Unfortunate
enough to break a focusing screen, a
fairly good substitute may be made
by cleaning the gelatine from an old
negative and sub^dtuting tissue paper.
This 1» much preferable to using a
fogged plate.
o
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Yellow beeswax, the common «vary-
day product. Is a fine thing tto W-«
In the dark room. Before starting dft-
. Vel ¡>lng rub a piece around the «dge
of flic plate. It will ndo much ta kftag
the film clear and unbroken? in the
solutions. Two drachm« of the wax
in an ounce of alcohol or benaohe algo
OU know, pa wouldn't consent makes an excellent waxing solntion f«f
Vy to Del's marriage with Jim, prints, and corks dipped in it *H1
an«
” wouldn't allow the wedding at stick In bottles.
the bouse or allow either Del or Jim
to come here afterward. Th s was tie
If you wouH like, t» ».Wes » f*
cause Jim had been wild t»nd hadn't
settled down. It was liatd on us all, dektal for portrait work and not , cti'S
buying on*
for Del was my only child; stoe had to ft to tin? siihiMB
r«»dy
Blade,
procure
two
$4»p boxes
:es
always been her father's pet, and his
from your grocer and some mnrWed
treatment almost broke her heart.
to cover them. Joint H m emlg
The years went by, nnd pa, instead
of softening, apjx an d to harden, “oif tte box«« togmtlMv amt tteam ¡«ote
While Louisiana on her shield
The sweet magnolia shows,
And Maine displays the brown pine cone,
New York the queenly rose.
And Delaware prefers the peach
To garland her renown.
The (»olden State elects to wear
A regal poppy crown.
—Leslie’s Weekly.
fADaughter’s Gift
t
though Jim made Del a splendid hub
band aud grew rich. They had otato meal tatyeth«r. After tte» breakfast
child, a boy, the prettiest littl« chap we sat In the library and HtllMd wtoils
you ever saw. One day an artist saw 1st and Jim smoked.
him in his bath and was so struck
"Ma.” said pa to ms, “didn't you
with bls slender little form that be say something about a family party
asked leave to copy him into a picture going for a drive? 1 reckon we'U have
be was painting. The picture was a out the horses.”
success and brought the artist a tine
Pa and Jim went out to tfea si»bl»
reputation, nil on account, everybody while Del and 1 got up a lunch. Then
said, of the little figure In the corner. we started for ttee country. There
One day’ Del said to me: "JeLa, I'm was room for Jim and Del on the
going to send pa a present.'’
back seat, while pa had little Jim
"I'm afraid, my dear, ha'll saaH It wftli him in front. Jimmie hadn't ever
right bact to you.”
ridden behind horses before aHd was
"Mayl— he will, and maybe to» wild with delight, talking to his graud-
wo’, t Anyway, I’m goin# to try It. pa and legging him to lot him drive
I'm going to put It in the llttte dijgdng- t fell ¡» eoasented.
roem so that he'll see it wtoea tee
Vi ho got up the statin-? Why. tbn
comes down the first thing la th« artist who used little Jim for a modul.
morning. He's always In a better hu After the reputation and money toe
mor then thou at any other time of made out of his picture he coukln't
day. Don't yoa rc.ii«eaiber how he do enough for Jim uB<i Del ami exec-
used to toss me in the air «very morn ciseil »11 his skill on the boy's make
ing before breakfast?”
up aud in posing him.—Indianapolis
Slim.
"How are you going to» se«Bd it?"
"Jim and I are going to get up eavly
FAMOUS RhCKMAMSa
aad tafee it round. You ore to let uh
la. We'U place it right where pa wiU rtíxíMt
»«• it the first thing when hie coman
lata the breakfast room.”
It Is fairly well known that King Ed
I didn't believe It would
a«y ward lias, since the death of Qseeu Vic
good, but I told Del I would help her toria, been dubloxl "the Master” by his
in any way 1 ceuld, so It was all iw- own particular set or circle of frieiuls.
ranged that they should being their The name, too, is happily apropos. The
gift the next Sunday morning. (In that Duke of Cambridge is called "George
duy we breakfast at h o'clock and pa the Ranger,” the joke, of course, being
doos not have to go downtown to bm>l- applied in connection with his connec
nesei When Sunday came, tl» sun tion with the royal parks. The.Princess
waa siilning bright and beautiful, tin» Charles of Denmark is called "Harry"
biriito were singiHg in t!» yard, and by her family, nnd the Duke of Teck
there was a delicious freshness In the Is always spoken of as "Dolly.” His
air. I was thankful, thinking that if wife, who was the Lady Margaret
anything could put pa In a good liTimo» Grosvenor, is sometimes termed "Peg
it would be this beautiful morning. A gy.” Names of tills description are par
little before 9 Jim nnd Del drove up ticularly plentiful among the proud peo
to the side gute. which wa» hidden ple of the house of Grosvenor. The
from the house by trees, th ugh that present head, the young Duke of West
wusa't necessary, for ;«a was shut up minster, Is called "Bend Or." because
in his shaving room, where he couldn't at the time he was a pretty babe In a
see anything, and Jim carried an ob luxurious cradle his grandfathers
long box about three feet in length up horse. Bend Or. was the talk of every
to the side entrance. I let them Iu. town, for dhl not the colt win the Derby,
and they went to the dining room, nnd did not some one object to the prize
while I went upstairs to keep an eye going to Eaton Hall because, ns It was
on pa. He had fin slu d staving and alleged. Bend Or was Tudcaster. and,
was sitting by the front window, look as a foal, luttd been unsuspectingly
ing out. but instead of .being happy, changed In Ills box with tiie other horse
the bright morning seemed to make named? The name, applied to the baby
him all the more melawboly.
boy In 1880, has stuck ever since.
"What a pleasant day.” 1 ssitl. "for
Tiie realms of sport are naturally hot
a family party to go for a daite la th»« beds for nicknames. If one took down
country!"
a list of the memliera of the Jockey
"There's no family party excapt yom Club one could occupy a pleasant day
and me.” he said.
brooding over the why and wherefore
I knew that be was ¡lining for D«l. of pet mimes besjuwxl on the distin
but I didn't say anything more f ir guished sportsmen. The Duke of Port-
fear of making him ugly. 1 «¡r by
the clock that It was five niinuti a to I
!>, and 1 went to the banister and
coughed to give Jim nnd Del w«rnln g.
then told pa tfint breakfast was ready.
He got up with a sigh, aud we fircut
downstairs together.
We both stood mute, looking nt
what we snw In the bay window at tiff
end of ttie dining rootij. The marble
bust that always stood on the ¡«-dis
tai had been removed, mid in its stead
was the statue of a little boy about
5 yeass old. It was of white marble—
that Is. so far ns we could Judge a
held out a pair of ltytlo armj to us.
"Great guns!” pa exclaimed
“Little darling!” said I. "Wh.it a
pity It Isn't alive!”
"How do. grandpa?" cried
statue, and. tearing off Its white
ft displayed the rosy features of D-1'»
little Jim. Jumping off the ped, -tai,
all In Ids white tights he ran up to his
grandpa, who bent down and took
him in his arms.
I never saw pa so overcome in my
life. He hugged the l>oy so tight tint
I thought he would crush hint.
I*el came from the pantry and pul
I»1
arms around them
h.
laughing and cry ng. mi l p i g'.i A
,Brood Tnlnr*
Ing to keep from doin';
he put little Jim down
I
noticing that h!s cloth»
next to E-l
with the white powd
its
The bqy's tights 1
,O and
folded Del in his at
Jim—big
Jim.
through a crack In
that the plan bad !«■<
Into th« room, and
hand.
That was the bai>pl<
ty any of them evir sat
taken pains to have a
though 1 didn't l-lievi
to her father would I f
CTTHtlnesa, but bo; 'll
Would all take uur Suu Jay m
your marbled paper neatly over them
ITace a plant on top and you will
have a first-class pedestal.® It can be
made with three eh»-e>e Isixes iustead
of two soap boxes if desired.
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A good flash lamp may tie made by
obtaining an old day pipe, attaching
a place of rubber hose to the stem, and
tie some cotton wool around the lain 1
Soak the wool In alcohol a*l put the
flash powder in th« bowl. Light your
witton wool and by blowing dfen tl
rubber tube the powder will flush. Tli <
lmprovliS'il lamp will be much handier
if you make a statul for It of some
pieces of Wood milled together, iuto
li» st»» a KJ boWl will At.
<A>S «ins®, a«»I it Is an important
one. of ¡dates frilling In w Arm «leather
i* tita differewa la temperature be-
tWesn the JwvakqdiM «nd lixljig baths
If ice is U«»d In the first It should be
la th» latter. If the developer Is rath
er warm and the hypo bath cool, a
plate will frill where It would not "if
th»- hypo was of th« same tempera
tiiim as the dnvak^er. Hypo.’ when a
frank Kth is made. 1« very cooling.
Tills M easily verified. When the fix
lag lath to I«» used has Juat Is-en
MS')«, b* »are the deveh^tr ia cooted
* it h to»» bo em>r«q>oial.
is ««Jltd “Jambo," as »p*»nation
that may be complimentary or the re-
1 vara«.
Drluc« Soltykoff to called
"•olty by his Newmarket Intimates,
j Prliwe Dhulcep Singh, "Tulip;” Lonl
Cholnmndeley, "Rock,” and tiie north
I ern owner of race horses and collieries.
Lord Londonderry, as "C.” This name
was given to his lordship when he w as
Lord Castlereagh; while tlu* Cheshire
lord was called "Bock" becamw of Ills
ea>rli«r title. Rocksavage. Of other W ell
kuown "sp irts," Lord Coventry to !><>;>
uiarly dubbed "Covey,” Lord l.urgan
"Billy,” the liard-ridlB« Lurd Cowley
Toby," and Captain Maeiicll as "El Cap
itaiiw.” That kwetay sportsman, Alfred
de Botteschiid. will always ¡ mum as "Mr.
A.”
Lord Buchan, »too to a well
«feosned, duiker maa. to called "1‘. A.,'
no reference being made to the Press
Association, but to the description once
passed about him that to» was the
"1‘ocksi Adowls."
The Duke of Athoi was otic« («rated
"All Ak-otland." and tiw naMo hss lieen
associated with hto kx-ttohip «ver slltei.
The J' diik Dake of Manchestr« Is
called "Kim;” the Duke of Newcastle
woes by the akfewouw at "Llnni«," <le
rived, ikpala. fiwai thin noble earl's other
title. Lord Spencer passes as the "rial
earl” oat account of his color; Lord War
wick will atiswei» to "ltrookle," and
Lord Yarmouth to "Tile Blotiler," al
though in his ease this name was be
stowed upon his father In the latter's
soldiering days. Lord Roberts, as ev
erybody kfiows. Is called "Bobs,” but
it would not. be safe to call the great
little man that name to his face.—Gold
eu Penny.
“A Bird” of an Opportunity.
The great Beecher said that “oppor
tunity is a bird which fib s but < m e
to the wludow of your chamber to
lure you with Its sweet song. If you
fall to stretch out your hand to take
It. It flies away and returns no more
forever.” When the eloquent Brook
lyn preacher said this he did not have
advertising in mind. Here the bird of
opportunity comes every day. and wise
is the man who takes it and cherishes
It.—Printer's Ink.
couple of miles further on. ©T a drove of
cattle win re they bad crossed the bor-
These riders are picturesque. Individ O'r. Lat< r there came one w ith a story
THEY PUT DOWN SMUGGLING ually aud severally, hardy, skilled tn • . I . _ bM II r.iblsd of Ma -t " - lif-
horsemanship, marvelous in the a- cu f >r;s w<re made to tiaQ the cattle and
AND SMUGGL iOS-
racy of their m.irksuiati'hip. ext»eris the thieves, but they were never dis
with the lasso, inured to hardship aud covered.
Pursuit of Lawbreakers Often At danger, fearless aud oftcu reckbss iu
Word came to the American custom
tended with Great Danger Mexico their daring, a class unto themselves— house oue day that certain parties were
making heavy purchases of Mexican
und the I uiied Matea l iute to l’un- a class interesting to meet and study.
The duties of these riders UQMjo pro opals, and that the presumption was
>»U Mauugglera anil Cattle Thieves.
tect their respective governments from that they were for export to the Vnited
is much to do with Itnpoaitlou at the hands of that class of Mates. A very careful description of
re is no doubt that unscrupulous men known ns smugglers. the parties making the purchase was
qde w ho would ordi ii':d ■ ,o *v< nt cat lie t; ie' < - f I ■ •.Ill li appended to the report and the officers
ning
ti deviH'St iudignatloms?*
“’* their ill gotten plunder across th< began watching for the appearance of
the persons described.
.......ler.
bat tiiev an, • 1.1.“ .... -M»ord'
One day Individuals anAvering per
From the Aast to the Colorado desert,
along the boundary line between the fectly to the description entered the
two nations, the c utQy is rough iu the custom house aud stated that they
extreme and very arid. It Is a region R isli. d to pay duly mi Cet i a© ¡Hire a ,.. «
sparsely settled, and some of tho tough- which they had made. They presented
■ st characters of both nations h ivu in a quantity of “pals and the duty was
the locality for the double ¡>urt>ose of tiiqiralsed and duly ¡«id. So far so good,
breaking the laws of the country nnd but the amount of gelua presented for
of thwarting the otfieers «ho may un In-pii'tlon was less than one-tenth of
dertake their arrest by dodging across the purchase w lil,»p had lieen reported
\\ hen asked if those were all the gems
the line, one way or another.
It Is th s lawless element with which or dutiable goods they possessed they
e border riders have to do. Some of nqilled that It was.
"W e w 111 have to search you and your
these lawbreakers are tame persons,
too cowardly to make trouble for the effects," said the customs officer, ami
riders if cnuglit In tlielr l'etty atuui? he priH'eeded to do «o. but nothing fur
gling of cigars, curios, small articles of ther was found. He was puxzled hud
maiftlfaeture and the like, lint those unsatisfied, but there was nothing to do
who play for big stakes und engage Ui( lint to pass the ¡nirtles. That night the
the smuggling of Jewels and costly explanation was forthcoming. Three
p 'ssession, either hi his trunk« or on goods In large quiintitleiq braving se Mexicans whose reputations for law
lr.s person. Is the exception rather ver« penalties, and tiie "rustlers." ns less daring were widespread undertook
than the rule. There seems to be a the cattle thieves are termed these to ¡mt through the bulk of the Jewels.
sort of fascination in smuggling which men are dangerous eustoaiers. and the Notwithstanding their shrewdness and
tenqits people wl.en everything else riders take their lives in tlielr bauds ex|>erlenee !u that line of work fliey
falls. It has Just enough of danger when o they Interfere with their under chanced to run Into two of the riders
that night. When halted they replied
about It to lend It zest ami. If It Is takings.
w Ith their guns. One of the riders went
The seats <rf castoins for the
successful,
occasional
down with a bulfVt through his lung.
His companion, however, was good on
the gun ¡day. auu he soon ¡mt two of
the Mexicans hors du combat, and the
third, umier his alm. threw up Ills hands
and Mirremlered. The opals were found
In tKJr poss, salon and w ere confiscated
by the government. The duty on the
lot woaM have amounted to nearly
JA.OOO.
lfexplte all ¡wei'awtloB« a great niatfy
goods pst over the line duty free. Fancy
articles. Mexican drawn work, and the
like, akiislto axteBsIvely south of the bor
der, have a way of appearing myst»rl-
owsly Is H m s S s «* oí the Americus
t«w »».
MUr
s»i Rta
g $¡¿7^
1
ALONG THE MEXICAN BOllI’EIl.
smuggler something to boast about
among Ids friend» for many moons.
Yet the smuggler Is lio less a swindler
than the person who forges the name
Of-another, and Is no less a thief than
the man who breaks Into your house
al night. The I lilted Stales statutes
defines smuggling ns Intent to defraud,
and fixes severe penalties. The smug
gler may be asst ssed a firn- of $5.(100,
or Imprisoned not more than two
year», or both; the goods In- tries to
enter may be confiscated; the vessel
they nre brought In, If they come by
waler, maj be seized and sold, if It
can be proven Hint the owner or cap
tain knows of or Is party to the offense;
any <•< nve.i im e ill whl< h goods are
fraudulently brought In by land may
be seized, util- -s It Is a common carrier
A Hint.
“Ef politics, lai; Satan. Is a roarin'
lion,” said the colored campaigner. ”1
wish tew de Land he'd roar loud in de
place wliar 1 could timi ten dollars!”
Atlanta Constitution.
The mother with her arms full of
babies, bus as much right as u bride
with American Is-auties.
KOnROOO PUAH 0\< F AGAIN
10 B£ liSCD AS A ROÌAL S£AT
and It can be proven that Its owner or
op--rotor knew nothing of the offenae;
the masters or owner» of vessala may
be lined If they hl ad»-» or obstruct the
cutaoais officers In any way la tile
« arch for suspected goods.
Customs officers are chulnd with very
large ¡afwers. They may Isiard and
s- arch without warrant any vessel ly-
Ing In port, nnd may search all trunks,
boxes, baggage, papers, elivekqH'», all
conveyances and means of transport,
stores, warehouses and other buildings
In which there Is any reason to believe
dutiable property Is stored. They may
even Im-iie- t the b< oka and accounts of
meri’liants who are under suspicion of
receiving smngried gooda. The pro-
^o-ds of the property discovered, con
demned and »Id. go part to the govern
ment and part to the principal custom»
officers of the district, and part to the
Informer. If be happens to lie a peiOiz
“'¡Ob' the government service.
The south western and northwestern
b T-brs of the fnlted States are good
fields «for the professional smuggler
From the north Chinamen are helped
•sting ¡dace in all Cal«
Into the t'nlfed States, In adjlltion to
taliol held a parli»m-nt many artl-l-s
Canadian ®rnanufac
wned in it, married ture. besides large amounts of opium
• • Margaret of Eng-
From th* •-uth many Mexican products
at tini« forward th«
m« the principal »eat -f are smuggled In. with sm b jewels a«
|.,-r return fr ni Fr n e »palAnd pearl«. It Is to the men who
and stai tod *o de»th on with the rustlers, that run huge droves
Jame» VL, dwelt mncli
cattle across the border. Infest the
re
« In I«*
f
x,ps after
to
A r> .libi* Patrol.
r
X
Along the boundary line between th«*
*
Vnited Htate« California anA» the Cal
ifornia of Mexico rides dayMnd night
a dvubl« pstroL th« «♦«* ln lb* ««“I'M
o
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o
Q
countries at the coast end of the line
are at Tia Juana. There are two Tla
Juanas. The American town, If town
It may be called, Is nt the terminal of
the National City nnd (May rallwny.
Just at the boundary line. The Mexican
Tin Juana is a couple of miles nway.
Thin latter town consists of the Mexl
can custom Imune. a long, low, one
story wiMiden building, containing an
office alwiut sixteen feet square, fur
nlsbed with a table,- a desk, two or
three chairs and a gun rack with a doz
en stand of arms therein, a consultation
room or private office, and a long back
room with bunks for the accommoda
tlon of the riders when off duty; then
there Is the little one «lory shack which
serves as the home of the customs offl
cer—who In none other than Lieutenant
Governor Terrazas, of Lower Califor
nia; there nre the old adobe church,
built nearly 150 years ng<> by the Jesttit
priests, three or four little stores and
sin pn and half a dozen dwellings this
In the Mexican Tin Juana. The Amer
lean town of that name Is even smaller,
the little ts*x used ns a custom house,
one or two dwellings and the depot <|f
the narrow gang»- raltasng beta« aH Hie
bull«to*«M ttoe taws b iiwsta.
ktiirtat toure Iwt aw- any that tbs
teiwiM Govecs«r </ lower Callforaia Is
aa laip«rtnat p«r somwsi ' ta the eyes of
the ptoopbe—nnd la 111« own. Before lie
wlU coaneat to talk with you—through
aa taterpreter. If you do n >t «¡o ak Hpnn
Ink— yoa must remove your hat, be the
meeting Indoors or out. It.Is an homage
which Ills exacted position entitles him
to, according to the custom of bin conn
try. and be does not Intend that tile of
flee shall lose prestige during ills In
cumbeticy.
The riders have some strange experl
ences and not n few thrilling ones, Not
long ago a Mexican rider wan ¡lanslng
through a lonely canyon In the night
time. Ruddenly, without a »Ingle warn
ing to Indicate the presPnee of an en
••my, there dropped over his shoulder» a
cord, which wun swiftly drawn tight,
and then he found himself flying
through the air. He had been lassoed
In the midst of darkness almost equal
to that of the tomb. He dropped to
the earth with a thud that paralysed
Ids senses for a moment, and when be
regained them he was bound hand and
f'xit. fty-lde him stood bls horse—he
could tell by Its breathing snd an occa
slonal neigh, but there was no sign of
the presence of any other living being
The man lay there a time which
■eemid like eternity, but^slilch prob
ably was not overrwo or three hours;
then be felt a hand laid upon him. a
knife severed bls bonds, there was a
swift rustle as of some one hastening
away, and he was again alone. He
arose and walked about a bit to take
the stiffness from bls body, and then
be mounted bis horse and rode back to
the end of bls twat ami notified the rid- r
on the other beat of what had liappem-d
Word was tbua pasan! from beat to
twat till it reached heaibpiartera, and
at daylight a posse an on band to In
They found tba trail, a
i estlgal«.
M un Slrti W-ukSiiMrM, ,uo|l 1iu>»>»<»>to-<-
U hi » to* LhM»>vhr*.
A M»MI Mt' Ml ysMM!
Itoie, ton tain
sto»Ms< eswMtly taUT tan Mtoe
Ha.*.« M»hiy Fata- iw«H takf s»4er the
»civ reypliMe l-MH»QWMB»eg toy Gl'elH IS»*-
ilia. A Maa with eyes wtae«e*vlk-h te>
see n*4 a Mtael u-taenesi Hto U J-»A>-.
eitMpare im »4 t-htask, hv hi ¡M'MbiHH»’
llnei*< tin- »•.-•s» ea*ty*»S<Mrd wsh'Ks
the Mt-Hv-e tantovs at (tan 1-i.iw*. amd a
eisn tadMg ;i»*-s*to'
M-snaMs stole, lttki
taM sve*i I n tohi « mv - m t-taim toto «»jwiiiqr
pans Pr'MM a M*e»e «••XMhtMei.MH Mf ¿euesto.
ttorewdi.d s^iweic^ lw BMH-y ft««topava-M-
tato« a kw-iH ssw pvtotot-ngjty «<eattoky ism *
|M'«spi"W««-s-. evee Wee fcttae of wlHVMi-
i''-n«4H IMS* wsM-nstoM taw« »<glMMi««.s* Man,
tke Ma.'-tows
n iwxt- 1-1»- tans stHteiH tas»»
h'i-ws*i tem-iKi-M-kMo. iswr»«««- ish M a«m:-
taa»«t LnAerweelMe sS-rkfe v-iwHWt* ish H top
repkwed by a petveeiwIwoH« wuefHVHvd
la I’toceastUly, sa-y« Bty«few>M«d's Mttoft
azine. lie bon seen t-he s^ear am«l Hie
krla, which once rah-<4 t-hn nwrhA Irnid
asla in the gfei«s cm « of museimmi ,«r
brought only on stu-te « ccih H sim to> ih-<ito
courtly ceremonial«. Moreover, he htM
seen Ids own ancestraJ Inads, wWvk of
old lay fallow under dense jmiglv.
opened, up and made to produee rich
revenues; blnekest Ignorance reptoved
by education; lack of »anltatlon by a
wise respect for the laws of hygiene,
and dire poverty by wenlth Mid com
fort. Though the AcntlinenHWtat nm<
mourn the disappearance of much tlsH
wn» picturesque, of much flaw «tn «♦-
tractive, yet these Is» wonHerfwl
change» for any man to have wit
nessed. st III more to have had a 'big
hand In brln«l»g to pass; a-nd wlthowt
disparaging the wisdom nnd "eW do-
votlon of .bls EiM-i^ean n-dvtaers. It
must be admitted that Perndc ows a
Inrue Min re at Hs pr»-»erby to the
pcraamal id*««*» at Ifta pn-sent Mriaan.
Living Is <
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OLD-
FAVORITES
Fuat and Preaeat«
I remember, I remember
The huune where 1 wa» bom.
The little window where the bus
Cam« peeping it* at morn;
He never came a wi.ik too soon
Nur brought too long a day;
But now. 1 often wish the night
llud Uitfte my breath away.
q
I remember, I remember
Where I wn» used to »wing.
And tlioiight the air must rush as frsah
To »wallows on the wing;
M> spirit fiew In feather» then
That is so heavy now,
And »imimer pool» could hardly cool
The fever on my brow.
I remember. I remember
The ft- trees dark and high;
I used to think their »lender tops
Were close against the »ky;
It was a enildish ignorance.
But now 'tia little joy
TiOknow I'm farther off from heaven
Than when I wa« a boy.
—Thoma» ll-x-d.
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The llsrp that Once Ihro' Tara*» Halls.
Idle harp that once through Tara's balls
The soul of inualc shed.
Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls
As if that soul were tied.
So sleeps the pride of former days.
So glory's thrill la o’er.
And hearts that once beat high for prates
Now feel that pulse uo morw
No mere to chiefs and Indies bright
The harp of Tarn swells;
The chord alone that breaks at night
Its tale of ruin tells.
Thus freedom now so seldom wakes.
The oftly throb she glees.
Is when some heart Indignant breaks, °
To show that still she lives.
—Thomas Moore.
IHRIin NIGRO IARMIR.
Henry Jackson, n colored man of
exceptional character. and the wealth
iest member of bis race In 8t. Louis
County, has in
creased Ills real
holdings recently o
to nearly «*)
acres, by the pur
chase of a tract
at land near
Eseve Coeur
La*»*, shj * a Ht.
Is*«*» pa»er. Ha
owsis oHier psop-
« r 11 e s tn th«
county Mid has
mwsn^r 1» i «« mv »! oh A ait lotesest. TBs
WetHMt Ik es-t-lwmSs'd M »3»^«<*, Ml of
v Wvk hiat ta-on aamassed stotae Mie cis'll
wsw. iHrd wWeh-coaMsks pnlmMpiHIg of
slvto ftas-uawsM hunk» l-n Hie vdekitty of
take hike's. The naitav-ats of his toMune
«css ♦uettostov*. bMMewes, tsom siHdugs
iiwrewwsMliWs'd <4»MtoMS* tessdaty-.
(fee wsvr Jawtosan wiTr the
of U’-'-Suwel Ilk Nfteaaeiia, owaMr of
a |.S-:mv«i«olwn of ?•*» a<MM*S> near l-'rCve
t'wesar l .nibe 13»' VMM mash? ♦irt'tnansof
Mw- fcwau In MWC.
toe such ho had
wsg*'Ps-*Miv« w*er ntoout twenty five men
n»«l wsawt-H, issrl often had change of
n-s malty irs tHtoeen or twenty teams In »
hwtfftaig pnodstcM of the farm to 8t.
lamia to ma«ket-. lie wn^ then a
young WM) mid wsis mantled to a waitn- o
mi tee hm ¡Hog to Jwbh Htunfp, who lived
six tidies a«Mty. After Hie war book«
out, .ktwAnon went to «Ido, but while
the*- wweto- to Iris foamer master, Mr.
Htew-ws, sn»te>g Hiat Ids absence was
necessary -asid Hiat lie would N<M»n re-
turn.
Coating bas'k after the war Jackson,
cotatlnsed to work for Mr. Htevton«
dwlatg the day, nnd at night, by moon
light. lie used to cut corn for the farm
ers In the. neighborhood until midnight.
In tlris wny he anvt-tf considerable
money. He now qwiis one tract of KM)
acres nnd another of 170. besides th«
sixty acres which be ha» recently ac
tprlred.
Ono of his sons Is a prartlclnf physl-
clan In St. I.ouls; another In a pro
fessor In Lincoln Institute at Jefferson
City, nnd still another Is with him on
the farm. Jackson was married a sec
ond time eight ’years ago to a Miss
Holger, slater of Emanuel Bolger, of
’Clayton. He Is now <3 years old.
WiMit ctawm. ossi- Md»s «»«elf In won-
der, rm H*«» petafde *o«MHt> for long
years wnsMe-ing MseKldeless from
Cairo to ('ortHini? tt cMinot lie the
For Night Header«
climate. f«r our o-wn 1» quite as good. »
Speaking nJ new things, there Is a
Historical associations, we arc assured,
French bedstead which provides for
compeiwiate Hinny of those people for
the Individual who reads after going
the iibsenee lit kith nnd kin. Experl-
to lied or during waking hours In the
- n<
however, has taught me that tli«
majority of them are as splendidly In night.
There are single Iron bed«. and In the
different to history and art. too, for
top of the rather high head Is set
the matter of Hint, unless It In applied
an electric light A reading desk Is
to Hie decoration of tlushuman form—
attached to a bar. which crosses th«
an they are to the Ronetta Stone.
head of the bedstead and can I m * raised
The families that one find» residing
above It when not In use and lowered
In Itnly. for Instance, long since aban
when required. There are disadvant
doned such foolishness ns slghseelng,
ages to this light, which must shine
writes Eliot Gregory In the Century.
In the eyes a» well as on the book or
That useh m fatigue 1» left to the new
comers; Hie habitue« I have met no paper .
Better arrangements are made la
more dream of visiting the Vatican gal
some of our big hotels. There la ar
lerles or of rending In the library of
ranged at one side of the I ms ! an arm
Ixtrenao the Magnificent than they do
wltlQlnn electric light attached which
of settling down seriously to study
can be pulled over the bed at the
Italian.
will of the occupant, and Is tie low the
tun- hears, especially In the les« ex-
eyes, though qiit|g high enough for
¡M-nstye little cltlea, some twaddle
the light to fall upon the book.
about culture; but you may take ni/
The top 0f the electric light globe
word for It In nine cases out of tin
la covered with a dark green »had«,
the real attraction of the ¡dace Ilea
and none of the light can go up.
In the fact that n victoria can !>• had
for Jtat a month and a good cook for
A Culling HrtQht.
one-tenth that sum.
^A richly deserved retort was that
ninde by a Sioux girl at the Hsmptoa
(teemed to Have (,ot Out.
Institution not long since. A silly vis
A Chicago mnu on bls summer vaca
itor to the school went up to the
tion went to n Wisconsin lake resort,
magnificent red sk'.nnt-d Indie and said:
nnd one day I s-tame engaged In conver-
"Are you clvlllaeil?” The Rioux raiaed
sat Ion with the proprietor. He com-
ber bead slowly front her work sb«
W<-d
on
the
attractiveness
of
the
mel
was fashioning a Q-eadtoiard at th«
surroundings, and finally asked th«
moment nnd replied: "No; are you?"
hotelkeeper bow many acres there
were In the property.
Flan R>r National Theater.
“About forty,” replied the proprie
A Breslau journal announces that
tor.
Gerhart HoUtpmann baa a plan for
"1 st* there In another resort a short bull-lQk a national theater a la Bal-
dlstnQe north of you.
Who owns reiith at Ni'brleberhau. In the Giant
thatr
Mountains, where every summer about
“The Wldder Simmons."
fifteen or twenty performances of Ger
"You and »he join, do you not?"
man plays could be given.
"The landlord'» »unturned faes turn
The average man gets very good
ed a shade or two redder.
"We're ei|>eetlug to next October," cooking until be becomes so rich that
be said, "but I didn't think anybody'd his wits can afford to hire the cooking
found It out yet.”
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done.___________________
ftouie men would Just about an soon
Any man who takes things as they
receive a whipping as an ovatioa.
come lacks pusito
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