THE RED STORM
Or the Days of Daniel Boone
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J O E L
R O B I N S O N
C H A P T E R X X III.— (Continued.)
In a short time ten or a dosen sturdy
men were at work with pick« and
spades, and the dirt went merrily over
the stockades.
‘-•They are still digging; the water
grows muddler,” amid Fleming, who,
with Boon* sad,tike rest, remained In
the block-house*.
“ I f they were not sheltered by the
hank, we would soon make them
scamper away,” returned the pioneer.
“ There’« a burning arrow upon the
roof o f one o f the cabins,’’ aald Flem
ing.
“ I will go and put It out,” added Dan
iel Boone’s son, who waa yet hot a
mere lad.
“ Stay, my son; I prefer to go myself!”
cried hia father, nervously, more willing
to oxpooo himself than hla son.
“ Yonr Ilf* la worth more than min*,“
aald James.
“ For my sake— for yonr mother’ «
sake!” cried tko captain, oarnoatly. Bat
before ho had finished the sentence
Jam *« waa running along- the roofs of
the cabins, oxpoaed to the enemy’ s fire.
Th e old veteran o f the wilderness
stood watching hla boy with a terrible
. anxiety for the result, which no heart
but ■ parent's can understand. H e heard
a discharge o f firearms, and the balls
that whistled about hia son seemed to
wound hie own person. James stooped
down, and with hta foot extinguished
the flaming arrow, while a literal
shower of load cut tho air, and per
forated hia clothes In many place*.
Th e fir* being out, tho bold boy turned
to retrace hi* footstep«, when a ball
too true to Its aim »track him upon tho
breast, and be fell amid the shoots
a hundred foemen.
Tho pioneer staggered and groaned
ns If hia heart would buret, and would
bar# rushed forth to cover hia son’s
body with hla own. had not Fleming
hold him, while Joel Logston, regardless
o f danger, leaped out upon the roof,
raised the fallen yonth In hla athletic
arms, and bore him to the block-house.
The shaft had been w ell sped— the
wound was mortal. The bereaved fath
er bent over the dying boy In 'tearful
agony, and taking up K in g D avid’s la
ment, cried oat in the bitterness o f his
wounded spirit:
“ M y son, my son! would to God that I
had died for thee!”
F o r ■ space ell stood silent, too much
affected to apeak.
“ Be a man. cap’n; be a man,” said
Logston.
“ Ah, J o el things have changed since
I bad* yon master yonr griefs." «aid
Boone, in a choked role*. “ Th is makes
two darting sons and a brother that I
hare lost by savage hands.
James,
James! my deer boy! look at me; it la
yonr father that c e lla r cried the captain,
frantically.
Contrary to all expectation«, the boy
opened hia eyes languidly, and amlled
faintly. _______
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And now ensued a scene so tender and
affecting that the stoutest heart turned
aw ay unmanned. The boy’s mother and
■later had come to gas* their last upon
him. and to share hla agonies quite down
to the rolling river o f death.
“ I t ’« all over now— the pain o f dying
b past— tbe darkness has disappeared,
and the light flows in. Farewell, loved
ones— I go, I go.
I go to the land
where there are no warfares and fight
ings. and where God himself shall wipe
all tears from aU faces."
The boy smiled and died; and an ex
pression o f serene joy Inexpressible lin
gered sweetly upon his young face.
“ I have done struggling with destiny,’’
said Boone. In heart-broken accents. “ I
yield now to my fate; I relinquish all
earthly hopes. I shall command no
longer among you. This last blow has
destroyed my manhood. Choose a new
leader, and leave me to my private
griefs." he added eidly.
“ N o new leader will We have," an
swered J o el
'.*5 *■
“ My role* will be heard no more In
battle,” replied Boone.
“ D aniel
Daniel!”
exclaimed
Mrs.
Boone. In a tone o f solemn earnest Dess,
wiping away all traces o f recent tears,
“ is this like yon? Have you ceased to
be the Iron-nerved man chosen by God
to people this wilderness? A re yon not
to these heortc men what Mess* was to
the Hebrews?
W ill yon falter now,
when the hopes o f all are centered upon
yon?”
“ You ere right, Rebecca; I must mas
ter m yself," answered the forester, like
- ' one Just awakened from sleep.
“ H er* U your rifle, Daniel,” added
klrs. Boone, placing the trusty weapon
he loved so well In bis hands. T h e’
touch o f the faithful steel and the be
loved voice o f Rebocca, seemed to bring
bim to himself.
H e passed hie hands
over bis forehead, and hia spirit was
once more alive to the sound o f battle.
Th e settlers continued the defense
'with great obstinacy, shooting down
• V thoee who had the hardihood to show
^themselves within gunshot o f the fort.
¿-AVhen the night set In, the digging waa
Still progressing, judging by the muddy
hue of the water; and the inhabitants
o f Boonesboagnto.remained’.]» «uapenae
until morning; expecting U raffy to bear
the epadto o f the enemy In (heir under
ground approaches.
C H A P T E R X X IV .
Th e deportment o f Star-Light wee
more friendly after her return to the
village. Th e reaeone fo r this change
were attributed to the occwrences of
the day; we meaa those relating to
Allan Norwood and La Bland.
O ar heroine's emotions while la the
preeence o f tbe formes; and her evident
repugnance to tbs latter, had produeed
the Jealous
at the
r
calmneu exhibited by the Cherokee
girl, when she obviously felt so deeply
on the subject. That the Frenchman
bad made the strongest professions of
love to her there could be no ground
o f doubt; end that Star-Light stiy dis
trusted his sincerity was equally sure.
"W h at does White-Cloud think of
Smooth-Tongue T" she asked, abruptly,
on the morning following.
Roaalthe felt that It waa her duty te
deal truly and frankly with Star-Light;
■he therefore replied that she considered
L e Bland a dangerous man, to whose
protestations of love or friendship It
was not safe to trust; that If he had
professed to love her (S tar-ligh t), the
truth compelled her to say that ho had
not acted In good faith, for during the
last few weeks ke had not ceased to
persecute and render her miserable with
his avowals.
W hile Roaalthe was making this state
ment. Star-Light kept her eyas fixed
•earchlngly on her.
When she had
ceased speaking, her companion shook
her head and smiled faintly.
“ And White-Cloud la sure that she
has no happlneae In the words o f Sbola-
ka T*' replied Star-Light.
“ Very sure,” replied Rosalthe: “ his so
ciety was not agreeable to me from the
"first, and when I began to he suspicious
that hs was leagued with our enemies,
I not only disliked hut feared him. I
hare told you this before, hut you
would not listen. L et my red sister be
strong. Let her soul rise above sorrow.
Smooth-Tongue Is unworthy o f her
thoughts; therefore let her forget him.
O tter-Lifter Is breve and humane, and
hla heart sighs fo r S tar-ligh t.“
The maiden made no answer, and aooa
after Rosalthe and Mon on left the lodge
and walked Into the foreet together.
They had gone hut a abort distance
from the village when they were met by
L e Bland. H e aaaumed an easy, assured
and arrogant tone/
“ 1 trust you will be kind to-day," ke
said to Rosalths.
“ Our cousin o f the Wyandota talks
hut little,“ replied Monon.
“ So I should think.” added the French
man. “ She seems to he a perfect mute,
la the gift o f speech denied her? I
would speek a few words to you,“ con
tinued the Frenchman, again address
ing Rosalthe, but In a mors respectful
ton#.
“ Speak on.” toe replied, disguising her
voice as much as possible.
For a moment the Frenchman waa si
lent; a significant, sarcastic smile played
over his fast area.
“ Think; reflect one single moment. Is
there not some secret connected with
your present situation which you might
not wish to be known In certain quar
ters?“ replied L e Bland.
“ Bono In which I wish you to feel In
terested,” returned Rosalthe. “ I do not
wish to have say further conversation
with you."
“ There Is a place called Booneebcr-
ough.“ aald the Frenchman, and a fam
ily there by the name o f Alston,“ he
continued.
Our heroine made no rejoinder, hut
felt herself trembling In every lhnh.
“ Mr. Alston had a fair daughter whose
name was Rosalthe.“
“ 1 know what yon would say,“ replied
Roaalthe. “ I knew the worda that hang
upon yonr lips for utterance. W hat my
present situation may be. It cannot be
bettered by you. I would not trust my
self with one who has proved himself
so recreant to all that la honorable.”
“ You apeak proudly and bitterly,"
Roealthe Alston. Captivity haa not
turned your haughtiness and Intractibll-
ity o f spirit I find you just the aame—
but more cold. If possible. It was your
fsthsr’s wish that you should cultivate
a fa r different deportment toward one
who la willing to be yonr slave."
“ Monsieur L e Bland, the time haa
passed when such language could be re
ceived with even a semblance o f cour
tesy.
Since your true character haa
been revealed to me In the light o f day,
and there can no longer be doubt In
relation to that subject I shrink from
yon with unspeakable repugnance.“
“ It has come to this, then?” exclaimed
L e Bland. “ Yon speak out at last; yon
throw aside the fllmay mask Imposed
by respect to your parents, and stand
before me aa yon are; and I cast off
mine. Tbe period o f dissimilation has
gone forever.
Oentle speech and the
■oft fooleries o f love cannot affect yon;
I moat woo you as the gallant knights
o f olden times sometimes wooed fair
ladlea— by sterner arts.”
“ I cannot for a moment doubt your
Inclination to commit any species o f vil
lainy, since you have betrayed those who
have loaded you with kindness. A la »:
those most dear to me may already be
bleeding In savage hands’ Boones bor
ough may even now be wrapped in
flames.
“ Yen; Boones bo rough Is Invested by
a great army. Du Qneane has sat down
before It; It la threatened^ >hy fir# and
water. Many o f its defenders have fall
en. A ll faces there are as white as those
o f the sheeted dead; all hearts feel the
icy touch o f despair. Women and chil
dren are quaking with horror; tears flow
like rain; cries and prayer« go up to
heaven like a burden of terrible agony,”
aald L e Bland.
“ And you, the author of this great
wrong, can apeak o f It calmly!” cried
Rosalthe. “ I would that I could aee this
Captain Du Qneane. I would throw my
self at hla feet and entreat him to have
mercy on the helpleee and the Innocent."
“ But little would you move him," re
plied La Bland, with a sarcastic smile.
“ I knew him better than you."
“ I f ke eau bring such misery on
Beouaaboreugh, he Is not a man; > * Is a
“ H a waa ready to fire the station
when I asms (torn them.“
“ Merciful heaven! H ow cruel Is the
heart o f m aa!" exclaimed BeoaKho.
' T h i s la yet a solitary hope o f sav
ing Boones boro ugh, although Invested
by to w hundred savages, led by Du
Queens and stimulated hr the arte o f
flirty and M t E e i *
“ W hat la that hope?" asked Rosalthe.
“ It 1» a hope a» »lender as the finest
thread ever »pun Into the woof o f apld-
er’» web."
“ Nam* It— be quick!"
“ It le a hope fainter than the brenth
o f tbe dying sephyr. It is • hope as dis
tent as the far-off planet»; a» cold aa the
frosen ocean.”
Rosalthe clung convnlelrely t».-Monon
for rapport, looking wildly at L e Bland.
“ It la this: I f you will listen te the
wishes o f yonr father (end duty to par
ents la strictly enjoined In the Book of
Books), the army shall be withdrawn
from Boonee bo rough,” said the French
man calmly, bending upon Roealthe a
keen and penetrating glance.
“ Can this man be trusted?" she ex
claimed. “ It la terrible to think o f being
bis wife.”* ,
"A n d la there not something equally
appalling In tbe fa t* o f Boon««bor
ough?" asked the Frenchmen, whose
hopes In thla new device momentarily
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SPECTACULAR CAREER.
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to the gray hair, o f your fa t h e r -
wished wishes o f the kindest o f
IN
C A P T IV t T V -
R e « l a N to R eTee» kart S i » C— « 1-
hata a r t tort T k r t r Yearner.
Probably aa long aa a lliga tor* have
been known the young h ave boats kept
aa carloadtlea and moat amusing pets
do tbs little fello w s m ake U nlike the
young other w ild animals, w hich are
so m oll mea fluinaattr a ted when, sm all
they grow vary slow ly. espedaE F when,
out o f th eir natural etxvtronaneet; and
ara consequently w e ll adapted fb r tlkla
purpose, as a number o f yeavs slope*
before the a lliga to r I » larga enough to
be troublesome o r even dangerous. A l
ligators do not appear to be very in
telligent, the recogn ition o f th e person
who feeds them In ca p tivity brin g
about the lim it o f th rir man te l attain
m ent T b e old er ones are sluggish and
lasy, though they some tim e« fight v i
ciously w ith each oth er and are capar
ble o f doing terrible execution whan
aroused, says the Scientific American.
I f properly taken care o f the young
alligator w ill th rive even In unnatural
circumstances. Hla m all) requirement
la sufficient h e a t and I f the box or cage-
be kept at too low a temperature the
little reptile becomes languid and a l
most torpid, refuse* to eat fo r tong pe
riods and frequently dies at the end o f
some weeka. I f , however, the tempera
ture o f the a ir be raised or the tank
wherein be lies be warmed by the ad
dition o f a little hot w a fer be soon re
vives and attests hla continued interest
in life by renewed activity and the re
appearance o f hla appetite. Unlike the
older members o f hla fam ily, tbe young
alligator In captivity la quite lively ;
sometimes o f an Investigating turn o f
mind, and usually combative, his antics
are often d iv e rtin g I f be can escape
from hla cage be w ill travel consider
able distance* and unless overcome by
cold w ill wander Indefinitely, subsisting
as best be can.
Many people who have attempted to
keep alligators have made tbe mistake
o f trying to feed them on a vegetable
d ie t fo r tbe alligator la first and last a
carnivore. T b e diet o f the young, who
should be fed nearly every day, la sim
ple and consists o f bits o f fresh m eat
Insects and worms. They often «how
great fondness fo r tbe ordinary earth
worms and w ill frequently refuse a ll
food but those. Tbe larger specimens
In captivity are fed about three times a
week on fresh meat or small live ani
mals and they require little attention
other than thla.
The o ld efj ones, particularly the
males, w ill I f possible eat the small al
ligators w ith avidity, and to check
these cannibalistic tendencies tbe rep
tiles must be properly segregated.
A lligators seldom breed In captivity
and, w hile tbe females sometimes, lay
eggs, the latter are usually unfertile.
However, the eggs that have been
found in a natural condition In the ca
rious cone-shaped mud neats are easily
batched by tbe application o f heat and,
w hile tbe young are at first feeble and
helpleee, they usually survive If care
fu lly handled. A lligators live to be o f
great age and there are a number o f
authentic records where Individuals
have bean known to exist tor nearly a
N ew s comee from Ztmaeburg that •
large boat o f the late Preaidant K ru
ger. destined to mark ble grave la
Protoria, haa Just been oompletod bp
g aenlpter at Saargemuad, Loríalas;
A e n M f*-
ent a square opening fn tbe front
^ «e e n g b t o receive the feed p*U-
INO T U I CAXX.
A L L IQ A T O R 8
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and more care and fqytlMaer given to
tb e portion cultivated ; la other words,
epee tal crops and Intensive culture.
Poultry
raising offers one avenue o f
aw te* m . Then put chains, ropes ana
*rn p s to the side o f the openings and escape from the no-labor question, up
attach to tb e r a t out portion by means to ■ certain lim it. 8 u * U fru it culture
>f staples. T b e chain must be just another In sections w h o «» women and
Kong enough to afism th e cut out sec- ctUM rra may be had to pick the fruit.
A ft e r these one must get down to tbe
don ( B ) to drop down level as shown
to th e fe w «- part e f tb e rat. although grow ing o f crops which b e can handle
^ chain» do not »how ha this part o f by blmaelf, aim ing to gat quality and
quantity from a sm all area. In some
sections fa rm er» a re combining and,
outer * » « * o f tb e
P * * *
tB )
another on the outside o f top under an agreement, a re turning cer
tain portion* o f th eir farm s Into crops
best sultsd to them, hay when possi
ble, and each helps tbe other during
h arvest the period when the lack o f
help le meet f e lt Look Into the qnes-
tlon e f reducing the area seriously i
It Is w orth considering before giving
up farm ing as many are doing yearly.
■ have your wish; I am Captain
«sene." answered L * B M
dra w- ^
he face o f M ia Alston.
a D o Q a e e n e r cried the hitter.
e, M b s Alston, I am that mon-
wee the Ironic»I rejoinder.
has only required this declaration
ha my repugnance complete
If
e r e ne other eoedltloa to effer,
•borough must Indeed peHahr
t h e C a l l ■ •a t ljr«
T h e c a lf la a stubbed» little thing
end la quite averse to being taken
from Ite mother, eo that, oftentimes,
tbe problem o f feeding It le not tbe
>eel »et «n e la tb e w orld to selve. Any
Arrangement which wttt do the w ork
reedlly la w arranted and one o f the
beet plana w e know e f can be evolved
frees tb e f»H e w in g : K eep th e c a lf In
llo w i
F ir m labor la grow ing »career each
y e a r ; It la almoat Impoaalble to keep
the boy» on tbe (arm and equally Im
poaalble to obtain labor from tbe cltiee
that la o f any uae on tbe (arm. Some
o f tbe poor men In tbe grea t cl tie*
would be Infinitely better off In tbe
country where they and their children
might pain health and vigor, but It trf
next to Impoealble to keep than* on tbe
(a n a even If one g e t» them there, (o r
they p refer tbe crowded tenement» to
tbe little cottage In the country.
E very employing farm er w ill testify
that thle la tbe troth. T b e alternative
edge- o f opening. Th e pell te set In
position, from the outside and the cleet
a t the top- o f opening and outer edge
o f cut-out portion prevente tbe pell
from being overturned or the contenta
from spilling o u t T h is plan- doe* away
w ith the annoyance o f trying to net a
pali: fu ll o f milk over Into the pen o f a
hungry c a lf who. In hla haste, usually
knocks It out o f the- bande o f the
h e d te
Those who- hove stock on the farm,
co«v*t sheep, swine or poultry, w ill find
the old-time plan o f planting pumpkin
seeds among the corn a good one to
bold on to, provided they w ill harvest
the pumpkins carefully, »tore them aa
carefully and feed them to the stock
during the winter. Pumpkins are read
ily kept through tbe winter, and by
watching them carefully and using tbe
■pocked ones first, they w ill go through
the w inter and supply the stock with a
much needed variety. They can be fed
to advantage to a ll o f the stock named,
only being careful In feeding to poul
try to chop the pieces finely after re
moving the skin. T b e pieces seem to
be particularly enjoyed by tbe fow ls
when mixed w ith meat scraps, and the
w hole'm ixed w ith bran and moistened
w ith skimmed m ilk fed quite warm.
P r t l*
Y eatU ae
M e r in o
R an.
This yearing M erino ram, owned by
U riah Cook o f Union County, Ohio,
won first prlxe at the Indiana State
Fair, and also at the 1006 Illinois State
Fair.
Hla dam waa first prise and
champion winner at some o f the lead-
tag fa irs In tbe country, and bis sire
produced many noted rams, a number
of which w ere sold In South Africa.
A t tbe tim e thla picture waa taken the
ram waa a little over 20 months old
and bta w eight waa ISO pounds. He
waa fed a mixed ration o f corn, oats
f f e i t a N te
Th oee w ho advocate the use o f dogs
In d rivin g the cows to and from the
pasture may be rig h t provided they
h ave th e right sort o f a dog, but there
a re tow dogs that can be trusted to
do th eir duty properly; none, unless
they a re trained from puppy hood. Tbe
average dog consigned to this work
barks and generally annoys the animals
until they are more or leas frightened,
some o f them fighting, and a ll o f them
running. Th is running the cows from
the pasture to the barn does much
more Injury than generally supposed,
and assuredly makes tbs flow o f milk
much less. Th e supply o f milk de
pends, very largely upon the condition
o f blind o f the co w ; i f she Is happy
and contented, she gives down her milk
freely, and the food she , consumes
makes rich milk o f the beet q u ality;
I f she Is frightened, her milk loees
both In quality and quantity.
C a ll
and bran once or tw ice a day and run
on bluegrasa pasture In tbe summer
and plenty o f good clover hay In tbe
winter, and wae boused from storms.
g e lf-B la S e r
R ea
on
glsISa.
A Minnesota farm er w rites; Farm
ers on tbe Minnesota aide In the Red
R iv e r V alley tried a new scheme in
harvesting grain last season. Exces
sive rains Just before and during tbe
harvest season* so flooded tbe grain
fields that it waa impoaalble to get
Into them w ith tbe binder on wheels
T b e grain Stood up all right, aa It does
In that country, but the ground waa
too sett to enable tbe binder to do Ita
work. Some genius conceived tbe Idea
o f putting tbe binder on skids, putting
on horses enough to poll It through
•led fashion, meanwhile ■ running the
binding machinery with a amali gaso
line anglnai A large acreage o f grain
wna cut In thla w ay and saved which
would otherwise bava been a total loan
fo r
V eareteb lee.
kinds o f hotbed plants-a good growth.
But, useful as they are, cold fram es
are seldom used In private gardens, ex
cept o f tbe rich. Y et they are not ex
pensive and are very easy to make.
Tbe beet place fo r a cold fram e la
on the south aide o f a hill. There, pro
tected from tbe cold north winds, tbe
plants get the full heat o f the aun and
make great growth long before It la at
all possible to grow them In tbe open.
T o make a cheap cold fram e all that
la needed are a few boards, and. In
tbe absence o f sash, a fram e covered
with well-oiled cotton doth. Thla pro
tects from rain and from moderate
cold. Extreme cold would have to be
■hut out by covering with carpet, an
old blanket or hay, straw o r any other
light material that makes good cover.
The sun does not ahlne with fu ll force
through the cloth,
but gives
heat
enough fo r moat plan ts., In tbe Illus
tration, the cold fram e o f Professor R.
L. W atts Is an Ideal place to force a
rapid growth.
W e ll
YKABUNO u n n o RAM.
rrsa *
No market gardener could do with
out cold frames and conduct
ness profitably. For
tables and extra-lab
equally necessary. T
D r a in e d
S o il
(o r
P ratt
T re e s .
Even the plum, which w ill
stand
more w et than any other class with
tbe possible exception o f the quince, re
quires that the soil be well drained;
there Is a difference between a moist
soil and a wet soil, and a soil may
be well drained yet be m oist
I t la
next to Impossible to expect adequate
results fo r time and labor expended In
raising fru it In orchards unless the soil
la placed In proper condition. No
fru it tree w ill thrive on soil that la
w e t whether the wet be on the sur
face or beneath I t Any soil with depth
enough to supply fertility to tbe tree
roots w ill grow fru it trees, fo r even
If It Is not rich enough It can be made
so provided It Is not so sandy that the
fertiliser goes beyond the reach o f the
roots or so wet that the roots rot In
stead o f grow. Th e w et soil can be
subdued by draining and the sandy soil
put In proper condition by stable ma
nure or by g r a tin g any crop which
w ill supply humus and plowing such
crop under.
*
When pigs
good growth
grass, shade,
to keep them
gentle.
are w ell bora, they make
I f they have plenty o f
w ater and a little grain
In fleet» and to kaap them
at Ban F ra n rise» w ith
$100 In his pocket
lqpO— A rrives In Chicago am* begin*
preaching fn tbe streets
1802— Establishes a divin e healing
mission at Stony Island avenue and 6Sff
street •
1894— Opens headquarters and estab
lishes s bank and newspaper at M ichi
gan avenue and 12th street
1809— Inaugurates metropolitan cru
sade, preaching nightly In different
parte o f tbe city. Mobbed by heodluma.
1000—
Purchase* site o f Sian C ity
and conducts crusade In England.
1001—
Starts factories at Zion City.
Declares blmaelf to be E lija h I I I or
E lijah the Restorer.
1902— Negotiates fo r Mexican planta
tion and Texas land fo r colonisation
purposes. Refused credit by Chicago
merchants. Ordered to refund $60,000
to Frederick Sutton o f New Zealand,
who had Invested In Zion.
1000— Receives large contribution*
and tithes from hla people In the fa
mous collection b a rrel Leads the Zion
Restoration boat o f 8,000 w orker« In
eight special trains on a religious visi
tation to N ew York. Creditors press
claims and Zion placed In hands o f a
federal receiver (taring several w eeka
1904— Departs on mission around tbs
world, via San Francisco and Austra
lia. Returns six months later and
takes title o f F irst Apostle o f
his
church.
^
1006— Oete an option on 700,000 acres
o f Mexican land and makes trip to com
plete colonisation plana Stricken w ith
paralysis on hla return to Zion City.
A fte r a second stroke leaves fo r W est
Indies.
1900— Makes W ilbur Glen Voltva dep
uty general ove rseer o f the Christian
Catholic Church and the Zion Indus
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tries.
TESTIMONIAL YOB CARHMHX
01 HU METHOD OF SPBLUMO
«7-*«¡6 t o * m a t e * :
toe* <<
Andrew Carnegie recently has ap
peared aa the financial backer o f a
commission o f learned men to “ reform "
spelling and make It more phonetic.
Many unnecessary letters should be
omitted. It fas the learned men’s opin
ion, and sound should be consulted
more than derivatives.— New York H er
ald.
W «M la e
C a a to m a
In
T ark ar.
T b e D ow ry o f a Turkish bride le fix
ed both by law and custom and nmat
not exceed a earn equal to $1.70 In
United States currency. On no pre
text can tbla amount be made greater
or less, even though tbe parents be ex
tremely poor or Immensely
wealthy.
Th e wedding la Invariably set fo r
Tlmraday, tbe festivities beginning on
the previous Monday and lasting four
days. T b e merrymaking is carried on
by tbe men and women separately, and
each day la distinguished by a change
Id ceremonies. On no account w ill
Tu rks allow spoons, forks, knives or
wine on the table when celebrating a
w adding.
S o U s e K x p e r d u * H e r to P o rw e t.
“ I know that spring la coming,” she
sang. t
“ Yea, confound it," groaned her hus
band, “ you bet you do, and there Isn’t
any likelihood that yon’ U fo rg et It,
either. Oh, well, come on, I may aa
wall know the worst right at the start.
W hat’s It going to coat thla year?"—
Chicago Record-Herald.
“ W hat did the w tf* put on Gay-
boy’ s tombstone?"
“T h e simple phrase T asca to Hla
Ashes.’ "
“ Ashes I OouM nt
thing lesa significant o f
In tbe other w orld I” — Pittsburg
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