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THE OLG HOMESTEAD. child burled her head on her brother’s neck. Then, suddenly rising, she ex- ft» worn-out acre* fallow lie. claimed: “Gk why was I not a man? Unpruned the orchard stands Cuba so m*eds men! Yes, 1'11 tell him For they who tended them long since to get Linda ready at once. Colonel Have gone to other lauds— Pena must go to help Gomez.” Turn One to the prairies of the west. ing. she kissed her brother's forehead And one across the see; The rest have reach«! that blest country and hurried out to the stables. Soon the quick gall op of a horse was heard Where partings may not be. approaching the house. But It did not The elm lsmglis tap the skylight dim step nt the gal.«. On it sped in the di- As, in the days agone. rection of Santa Lucia. They tapped to waken merrily A moment later Guido, the half-wit The little folk at dawn. ted black boy, wandered aimlessly into The woodldne curtains tenderly the room. The shattered window pane. "Where Is the horse, where is Emil Yet grunts admittance to its friends, ia?" Inquired her brother. The sunshine and the rain. “Gone!” replied the boy. No step, no whisper, breaks the hush “Gone? Where?" came from all pres But hist! A sweup of wings ent. Athwart the attic’s dreaming dusk. “I dun know. She said somethin' J And tender twitterings! 'bout St. Lucia, jumped on Linda's A tenant for the empty nest? back, aud looks to me as bow she’s See—from the window ledge gone.” A phoebe bird calls to its mate II. Upon the cradle’s edge! And so she was; tlie brave little Emil ia, altl/ough not a soldier of Cuba, bad And In tlie «-rudle, vacant long, Four downy fledgelings peep taken her brother’s place. She ha«i gone And cuddle close. They’ll dream of wings to get Pena; to tell him that the fight And twitter in their sleep between Gomez and the Spanish Gener All through the quiet suaiuier night; al Castellanos was on at Saratoga and While on the dingy wall that every Cuban in Camaguey was Flit silently the thin, weird shapes needed. That come at moonlight's call. On the little heroine rode in the dark ness of the night. She had been born O life and love that were of yore! and raised in the country, and she knew O sad olil house bereft! To thee but memory’s treasured store the way to Santa Lucia, although she And the little birds are left. had never liefore traveled it in tlie One of thine own is in the west. dark. But she was riding to save her And one across the foam; brother’s life and for Cuba. Darkness, The rest are in that fairest land danger, nothing daunted her. Bare Of Home, Sweet Home. headed and alone, she urged her horse —Utica Globe. over the road at a pace which would have made most girls tremble with fear. Not even when an hour later the trop ical storm broke in all Its fury around her did she hesitate. Lightning strik ing the tall “palma reals” caused Linda I. many times to shy and almost bolt the T was sundown In Santa Rosalia. road, but the brave little rider held on The rainy season was on in Cuba, ami low. rumbling thunder had and never loosened rein until in sight of Pena's campfires. been heard all the afternoon. That Is, “Qulen vs!” suddenly called out the the people who lived In the little clus picket. ter of palm-thatched houses calk'd San “Cuba!” answered the brave little pa- ta Rosalia thought It was thunder. Ami trlotas. Sin* reined up her panting steed. so It was the distant roar of Spanish “Adelanto una!” ordered the guard, artillery that came up from the south. One little cottage stood by the road- and Emilia, pale, wet. ami dripping, aide, some distance apart from the oth rode forward, “Caramba! It Is a child. Who are ers. It was the home of the Moneados. you? What do you want?" The father, Jose, was dead. He had "I am Emilia Moncado. I want to tell fallen a victim to the Inst, the “ten years', ” war. Three sons were left to Colonel Pena that there Is a battle carry on the fight, and they were then Saratoga. General Gomez has only men against over 2,000 Spaniards, ami with Brigadier Ixipez Recto. Only be needs help.” mother ami Emilia, the sister, a little A few minutes later, almost fainting girl of twelve years, were left at home with fatigue and nervous strain, she to watch and pray to God to aid the was borne Into the presence of Pena. Cubans In their struggle for liberty. "Dios mlo!” he exclaimed, as he list Suddenly the liolse of clattering hoofs came from the southwi*st. The still ened to her story and then gave the sig —St. Louis (¡lobe-Democrat. night air bore the unmistakable sound nal for his command to mount. “You poor little thing, you should be with distinctness. In an iusti.nt every are the Spanish horses. That is why BULLS OF FIGHTING BLOOD. head was at the open door. Nearer ami abed and asleep.” Wrapping his coat the blinding handkerchief is tied ovei nearer came the galloping rider. He around her little, trembling, wet form, was alone. His horse was covered with he Jumped Into his saddle and had an Mexicans Still Delight in Sports of his right eye and the chargings of the Doubtful Morality. bull are all received on that side. foam and panting like a tired hound. officer pass the child up to him. The Mexico is one of the few countries in There is a vulnerable spot that the Up to the llttl«« gate of the Moncado cot order was given to march, and in his tage he staggered, and then Ills rider arms th«* fighting Colonel of Camaguey the so-called civilized world where bull picador knows how to find on the bull’s reeled and almost fell Into the arms of carried the little heroine back to her fighting is still regarded as a legitimate withers. This is the spot he strikes at pastime aud where tlie successful bull when the bull charges. No injury Is homi* In Rosalia. his mother. “Take her,” he said, as he handed her tighter is esteemed a hero worthy to sit intended and no injury results, but “My God! Rafael, you are wounded. over to the half crazed mother. "She by the side of the most lofty of men there Is one thing sure to happen if the my boy----- ” brought us the news. I’ll speak of her ami the most beautiful of women. The right spot is struck. The bull halts and “It Is no matter; I can still to General Gomez. She deserves the arena is recognized by the government swings his head sideways In sudden battle of Saratoga Is raging, rank of a Major (¡eneral. She has and by high officials as a proper place pain and the attack is ended. If he is my way to Cotouel Peua. He saved her brother's life, and her brave in which to educat«« the people, and a good fighter he will charge again and know or it. deed may win the day at Saratoga.”— when the wild bulls come to town ac at least once again. Three times is the airy, Help companied by the matadors, the ban test, both before aud during the fight. Omaha Bee. catch Pena derilleros and the picadores the entire One after another the chosen animals must-----” populace turns out to greet them. Wanted the Birds Cared For. are driven into the corral and tried. The poor fellow never finished the There Is a story Just now current in Sunday is the day usually selected for This sifting process may last several sentence, III* had fainted. The arms Rome to the effect that a sculptor iu bull fights In Mexico. Then the entire days and at the end not more than half of tender women bore him Into the that city, in au evil hour for his reputa population Is at leisure ami a large at of the twenty-five are deemed worth house. Poor little Emelin followed, tion as au artist, undertook some time tendance Is certain. keeping. Tlie others are turned out up the tears streaming from her eyes. She ago to produce “to order" a bronze stat The advance agent of the fighting on the range again. watched them draw off the riding boots ue of President Kruger. One of the filled with her brother's blood, she conditions Imisised was that uo liber brought water to moisten his parclnsl ties were to be taken with Oom Paul. lips. She saw tlio ugly wound In his hip He was to be represented in all Ids and murmured through her gritting native heaviness of features with the teeth: "Bad Spaniards! Bad Spaniards! fidelity which Oliver Cromwell exact They will kill us nil yet!" And then ed; and for |>ersoiial decoration he was her bortlier's eyes opened. The cold to be depleted in his ordinary frock water luul revived him. He tried to coat and tall hat. The most trying stip move, but only groaned in agony. Once ulation of all was. however, that Mad more he strove to rise. ame Kruger, Oom Paul's amiable lady. “Mol her, some one. help me to my Insisted that the crown of the hat feet! I must go on I must go on. 1 should be made concave so that it might have ridden sixteen leagues since morn catch and hold rain water for the re Ing. There ar«« only four more to Santa freshment of little birds! The artist Lucia and to Pena. We must liavt« him.” has suee«*«*ded in doing the bidding of And with a mighty effort In« rose to his Ills patrons, and tlie statue Is now al feet. Then he wavered, tears of help most ready for transmission to Pre lessness cam«« Into Ills eyes, and hi« sank toria. Tills concern for the welfare of back on th«« bed with a sob of anguish. the harmless little birds Is creditable "To think that 1 should g«i so near to to Madame Kruger’s maternal heart, tin« end of my Journey and then fall!" but humanitarianism of this kind Is cer "How w ere you woundtHl, my boy?" tainly not conducive to tlie production “’Twas m*ar El Deamayo- late thia of a kis-n aesthetic sense. St. James afternoon. I had changed horses at lai Gazette. S imla an hour liefore. Suddenly I ran Mntches Made fYom Paper. Into a body of Spanish guerrillas from ROPING A WILD BI LL. The days of the old fashlomsl wood Kan Miguel. I could not fight them there were too many so I took up a ra en match are said to Is« numbered. troupe usually places an order for bulls When the time comes to take the vin«« toward Isidro. They tlr««d five vol Matches are to be made of paper. By as much as a month or two before they chosen dozen to town for the eventful leys after m«« and gave chase. They a new process the paper Is cut In strips will be needed. He knows the ranches Sunday a great commotion goes on at knew I lnire a commission. My hors«« about half an Inch wide. These are where the fiercest are bred and he en the hacienda. Everybody must be up was tl««et and strong and 1 got away, drawn through and saturated with » ters Into negotiations with tin* liaeleu early to see the party off. Each bull Is but carried with me one of their rifle fiainc producing material They are dado of one of these for twenty-five of fastened by the horns to two cabestos. balls. I tor«« off parts of my sleeve and then rolled Into tubes and cut the bis bulls. Out of this number only six These cabestos are steers that have pushed them Into th«« wound, but It still length of ordinary matches and dlpjsx'. will be needed eventually for the tight, been broken to haul dead cattle, and bled. I'm better now; I’m rented; I'll In the phospohrus to form the head, but the weeding out process Is so thor for that purpose have holes for rope go on." And again lit* tried to get on his which is lighted by striking In the ough that twenty-five is none too many punched in their horns. The fighting same fashion as the ordinary match. H to start with. feet bull lias no holes In his horns—they "Rafael, my boy. It Is Impossible; you Is predicted that the match making In One»« the twenty-five are shut within would render him Imperfect for the aro weak. You cannot ride; the motion dustry will be entirely revolutionize«I tin* pasture their troubles begin. They fight- but the rope that is wound about of th«* horse w ill cause you to l>lee«l to by this new method. The match.*s are have plenty to eat. they have room to his can lie tied through theirs. He is a death. Guido must go. Emilia, tell him very much lighter and are thought to wander, but the sorry time comes much handsomer and prouder fellow to aaddle a fresh horse and get ready to Is« more rellnble than the old sort. Pa when they must l>e put through their than the drudging steers that form his per of various kinds will be employed, pares. Out on th«« ram-fi a round corral bod v guard. for their horns branch side ride to Santa Lucia.” Emilia started toward the door, but that made from wood pulp being lamer has been built w Itb an opening Into the ward, while his prod dire«'tly forward, her brother raised Ills hand In protest. adapted for this purpose. pasture. When the time for trial comes rendering him Men amada or well "Guido Is only a half-wit. II«« might a bull Is driven Into the corral, shut Iu armed. Grroinn Juries. start for Santa Lucia, but hi* would For a few hundred yards there is In Germany, when the rote of th« there ami Joined by one or more of the never find his way In the «lark. Even Jury stands six againot six. a prisoner fighters. He Is teased with a brlght- much excitement, for none of the beas s If In* reached tin* place he would forget Is acquitted. A vote of seven against colore«! cape, which Is part of every take gently to their new mode of travel whom he wanted to see." five leaves the decision to the court, fighter's outfit, or with a barl««*d pole. and the vaqueros who drive them are “But there Is no other man In Rosa anil on a rote of eight against four the If he has any fight In hint It Is not long as excited as they. But hysterics grow Ila.” pleaded the mother. before he l«egius to charge upon one of tiresome even to bulls, and after a prisoner Is convicted. "True! Therefore I must go. wound the horses. while they settle down to a quiet Jog or no wonml Emilia, tell Guido to sail After a man has accumulated as The little California ranch horse la trot that may be continued for fifty or die a horse and bring It to the gate much as It Is perfectly proper not In the habit of standing still to l»e seventy-five miles before the seething quickly. We are losing time.” for his wife to refer to the "grounds" charged upon, as he Is want»! to do. town of the fight Is reached. "Brother, we can’t let you go. PII surrounding their home. Instead of tbs Ho Is sniffy ami hurried and he is not And then—the shouting of many peo ■•ver see you again.” And the poor "yard.” tralued to be otherwise In bull fights as pie and the screeching of trumpets, and HAD PLENTY OF TROUBLE. Fisherman Had to Make Explanations on Account of an Acci lent. This one is on a resident of Princeton itreet: He went to sleep on bis own doorstep and bad difficulty in explain* lug matters to the satisfaction of a patrolman, who desired bls company to tlie police station. It seemed that the victim is au ardent disciple of Izaak Walton, with a strong penchant for trout brooks and fish stories. He had arranged to go with a neigh bor on this particular morning and tee iro^e before dawn. In fact, it was •a filer than he had intended, but this tie failed to discover until, dressed in ais old clothes, disreputable as all hon est fisherman are, he had stepped out side the door Then, as lie listened to the click of the night latch, he be thought him to look at his watch. He was an hour earlier than the time agreed upon, aud bis niglit key was iu bis other clothes. He would sit still. The little stars winked at him aud blinked at him and presently it seemed to him they leered at him. The night wind murmured drowsily, Presently he has fishing, excitedly landing a whopper, and he had not moved from bls own doorstep. An all-night car rat tled up Catherine street and through Princeton. An officer of the law held town a seat and saw that no unsteady steps went astray. The car passed the house of the deeper and the officer’s helmet rose up on tne end of his hair. A disreputable- looking burglar was before him. Alone, unaided, he would make a capture. He stole up the walk on tiptoe. The sleep er smiled. He hail lauded a four-pound er. How he pulled! He was hauling him into the brook. He opened bis eyes; the grip of the law was upon him. It took much persuasive eloquence and perspiration to convince the patrolman that everything was all tight. There was now a light Iu bis neigh bor’s kitchen. The victim decided to go over. He «lid so. He looked in at the window and saw the servant-girl jettting his friends’s breakfast. The servant-girl caught a glimpse of him peeping in at the window and promptly went into hysterics. He went In to soothe her. Ills neigh bor, sleeping calmly, forgetful that he was going fishing, was awakened by the sound of voiees in the kitchen. His servant-girl must be entertaining vis itors. It was outrageous. He would put an end to it. He burst angrily into the kitchen—and here endeth tlie trou bles of the Princeton street fisherman —Springfield Homestead. I RECENT INVENTIONS. a confusion of dazzling colors and an angry fight. When the fight is over the meat of the six dead bulls Is sent to the barracks for the soldiers. To Acquire a Good Vocabulary. “A good vocabulary Is acquired by reading good books, as well as by hear ing the talk of those who express themselves In the speech of educated people,” writes Margaret E. Sangster, In the Ladies' Home Journal. "Thought lies back of speech, and the more sub jects Interest us the more command of language yve shall have in which to de scribe them. They who read scientific books will have a grasp of scientific terms. They who discriminate nicely and use the very best word to say what they have In their minds will consult a dictionary and see what are the simi larities or the contrasts of certain words; will choose, as among gems, the flawless ruby or crystal; will not be satisfied except with the exact word which can express precisely the mean ing they wish to convey. The reading of good authors lifts our vocabulary from meanness and meagerness to no bility and splendor, enriches our speech with words which are like a beautiful embroidery on the garment of dally life, and furnishes us with allusions, quotations and phrases which are pic turesque, apposite or convenient for illustration.” Cordiality a Heart Winner. There Is hardly anything—in fact. ’ honestly believe there is noting—that mn take tlie place of cordiality In the home so far as the pleasure of guests is concerned. Fittings and furnishings may be elegant, tlie carpets ttpou which you tread may have been designed and woven by the mo»', skilled bauds iu all the world, and tne paintings that hang on the walls lie genuine old masters, and yet If In the midst of all this lsau- ty and elegance you are no» met wltii •t cordial smile and handclasp, you are < ot sctous of something lacking, ami the voice must siund cordially. Words alone, no matter ‘ cw well chosen, are empty unless then* Is a true ring In the voice. Therefore, cultivate a cordial voice If you care to win a little place In the hearts of those you daily meet.— Baltimore Herald. > Ceylon's Saered Oxen. One of the curiosities among ftie do- mestieated animals of Ceylon Is a breed of cattle known to the zoologist as the "sacred running oxen.” They are the dwarfs of the whole ox family, the largest species never exceeding thirty Inches in height. In Ceylon they are used for quick Journeys across country with light loads, and It is said that four of them can pull the driver of a two wheeled cart and a two-hundred-pound load sixty or seventy miles a day. They keep up a constant swinging trot or run. and have been known, it is claim ed. to travel one hundred miles in a day and night without food or water.— Tlt-Blta. Corks which have slipped Inside bot tles can be easily extracted by a newly designed implement, which has two handles pivoted together to control a pair of elongated jaws, which are made 3f strong steel and are narrow enough to pass through the neck and catch the ?ork. For preventing hoisting engines from lifting the cage too far the derrick is provided with a tilting block set in line with one side of the cage, a rod run ning from the block to the cut-off on the engine, to stop the latter when the cage rises high enough to turn the block. To prevent the flow of gas when g let is accidentally extinguished an im proved burner has a metallic rod con necting the tip with a valve inside the pipe, the rod expanding under the heat of the match to open the valve and al low the gas to flow until the flame Is extinguished. A Pennsylvanian has patented an Im proved Inclined passenger elevator, which has in place of the inclined end- less chain a set of treads, which are formed by mounting the chain on roll- ers. which alternately enter upper and under guides in rising, to bend the tread into steps. For automatically throwing the rails of switches a new engine attachment has a beam extending out In front, with tackle for swinging the free end to either rail, with a small wheel at the outer end. which engages the switch rail and forces it Into position as the engine moves forward. Skeins of yarn are automatically in serted in the dyeing fluid at intervals by a new machine, which has a num ber of endless chains, with links to re ceive spindles on which the skeins are mounted, with means for revolving the chains to dip the skeins in a bath at the bottom of the circuit. Articles of food can be chopped thor oughly anil finely by a new machine, having two blades set nt right angle« and Utting closely Inside the tubular receptacle, the bottom of the latter be ing cut at the same curve as the blades, which brings the entire cutting surface of the knife into use. To indicate when the contents of a bottle have been partially removed and replaced with an adulterant a central rod is placed in the bottle, with a float mounted on the rod to fall as the con tents are poured out. Internal pawlz engaging notches on the rod to hold the float down when the bottle is refilled. More Brilliant Than the Ann. Prof. Simon Newcomb, writing of stars which are so distant that they have no measurable parallax, remarks that one of these, the brilliant Cano pus. can be said, with confidence, to be 1.000 times brighter than the sun. "Whether we should say 30,000, lo.ooc or 5.000 no one can decid«" The first magnitude stars. Rigel and Spica, also are at an Immeasurable distance, and must. In view of their.actual bright* nesa, enormously outshine the sun. Cashmere Shawls. Do women entertain good opinions The constant labor of four persona of other women? A man can always for an entire year is required to pro Hatter a woman by telling her she ia duce a Cashmere shawl of oam ■different" from other women. quality.