Republican News Journal. (Newkirk, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1899 Page: 2 of 8
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CHAPTER XI.—Continued.
I resolved not to go back to my lodging,
but to quit Florence the moment I had se-
cured my horse. It was necessary, however,
to provide some ch.mRe of uttire. I did
not intend to substitute ■ steel corselet for
my buff-coat, having a mind to light ray
way back to fortune with no defense but
that over my heart, and contented myself
with purchasing a light steel helmet, a
pair of stout riding-boots, s cloak, and some
other articles which could go into a small
valise, capable of being fastened on to the
back of n saddle. These 1 left at the ven
dor's, promising to call for them in an hour
or so, aud hurried toward the horse mar-
ket, my shadow sti'l keeping behind me,
in bis accustomed place. Opposite the
Baptistry’ 1 heard, to my surprise, f*' onc
shouting my name, and looking in that di-
rection saw a man running aero** the
pavement towards me. I recognized «t once
one of my lances, Jacopo J&copi. a Luechese,
whom I had every reison to believe de
voted to me. lie had served with me at
Fornovo and alter; and although he sub-
sequently left me for s little time, on my
joining the \ vnet.au fleet against the
Turks, he returned to my bin Her once more,
when it was spread on firm ground, and
had always proved a devoted fo.’.ower He
came now to me with joy on hi* face, shout-
ing out, "Ah, ex ilency! It is I, wt am
& glad man to see you.
“Jai-opi!” I exclaimed, “‘bet bit Mae
is no longer Sarelii. It is DocaU new-and
what do ycu here?"
lie looked a trifle embarrassed, as he
replied: “1 am scekii s str ut—I left the
army when your excellency left.”
Knowing the man to be a stout soldier, I
decided on the instant what to do.
"See here," I said, "I have no lime to
lose. Will you follow me onoe more! I
am bound to Borne on an urgent affair, and
leave to-day."
•‘Will a dog sniff at a bone? Will a cat
pass by cream? Will an ass turn up his nose
at a carrot? 1 will follow to the devil, let
alone Home, excellency, and at once if you
will.”
“Have you a horse?”
“Nothing, signore, but an arquebus and
my sword, which 1 have at tny lodging.
"Then come with me, we must buy two
berses, and leave at once."
“1 am ready, your worship," nnd taking
his place a little behind me we hurried on.
"We will have a hard task to get to
Rome, now that the whole country ia up,
signore,” said Jacopo, aa we walked along.
"I have thought of that," 1 answered; "1
propose to go by Ixighorn, and taking ship
there, proceed to Rome by sea. ’
Jacopo gave such a groan at this that
1 turned round in surprise, and became at
once aware that my aliadowcr had crossed
the road and come so close up to us that
he must have heard every word of our con-
versation. This was most annoying, and a
disaster of which the future consequences
might be most serious. 1 determined how-
ever to be rid of him for the rest of my stay
in Florence at any rate, and addressed him
"Signore, 1 seem to have excited much
curiosity in you. May 1 ask what it ia you
want?”
He stood for a moment, at a loss for re-
ply, and then said: “The road is us free to
me as to you."
"I admit that,” 1 said; "but I object to
your stopping to listen to my conversation,
and therefore will be obliged by your pass-
ing on. unless you want a more severe pun-
ishment than you received Inst night.”
lie turned pale with anger, and slipped
his hand into his vest; but as suddenly
pulled it out again, and w'ithout another
word hurried past us.
“Mark that man, Jacopo,“ 1 said; "wher-
ever lie is. there i* danger for us; and now
tell me some news of the army. ’
"The duke is in full march on FVnipift.
and means to drive Cesare thence. The
whole country is awake, ua you know. The
general, Ives d'Alcgres. is come on a mis-
sion to Florence.
“Ives d'Alcgres here!"
"Yes, excellency, and the lord of lbiyard
bas hurried to Rome."
“Then this means something that I can-
not follow.”
"Nor can 1 explain, excellency.
"And tell me, has the duebcase de la
Tremouille gone back to France?"
“Yea, by sea from Leghorn, with n great
train of ladies, just before war was declared
again. It is said she is gone to the court
of the king of Macon, nnd the escort was
commanded by Count ( arlo \ isconti. ^
"Do you know any who went with her?’
"Nearly all the ladies who were at Arezzo,
for the duke, it is said, would have none of
them, now that war was begun again "
1 had to come to the question direct:
“Wis Mmc. d'lintrangues in the train ot
the duchess?”
“1 am sure of that, excellency. 1 was
with them aa far as Siena, when I took my
leave."
So she had gone, and 1 felt a relief at the
news. Once in France, she would be safe
with her family, and I was honestly glad
she was out of the dangets of the time.
\Ye uid now reached the horse market,
and with some search discovered two like-
lj looking animals, whose price was within
the measure of my purse. I could not af-
ford to pick nnd choose to any great ex-
tent, but for 40 crowns become the owner
—after a little trial, which showed they
were as sound as 1 could sec—of two nags,
one a bay, and the other a russet, with an
off foot wlute above the pastern, an un-
lock}- color, nnd the white marking denoted
deviltry. Hut lie was a shrewd--looking:
beast, and I kept him for myself, giving
the bay to Jacopo. Having i>aid on the
sjKit for these, together with the necessary
saddlery, wc rode to the shop where 1 bad
left my purchases, and collected them. It
and amongst them was Machiavelli, who
glanced at me with a friendly twinkle in his
eye and gave me an imperceptible nod of
approval. Almost immediately behind him
was old Ives d'Alcgres, riding with a bolt
upright seat, and muking himscll agreeable,
in Ins bear-1 ike manner, to Lady Angiola,
who rode beside him. There was no avoid-
ing them, and yielding to a sudden impulse
1 saluted as they came up. A look of
contempt spread over the features of the
general, who made no response, and Ma-
donna Angiola kept her eyes lixed before
her, aa if she had seen nothing. They
passed by in a moment, leaving me speech-
less with anger, for, owing to my failure
to preserve a disguise, I bad allowed my
beard to grow again, nnd D’.AIegres without
JouLt recognized me. There was some ex
n.se perhaps for him; but none 1 could
think of for her, and, to add to ray chagrin,
1 thought that Jacopo would probably
waste hour* in awaiting her return. I let
my horse out to a hand gallop, notwith-
standing the [ravement, and luckily doing
no injury to any of the passers-by or to him,
[railed up in a few minutes at the door of
my ordinary. Here, although 1 tried to eat,
1 was so angry that I could only trifle with
m> food, and. ra.:ing within myself, 1 drank
a full measure of wine, sw allowed such mor-
fc!a as 1 could, and went to see after m.v
horse By my direction* he bad a light feed,
and was being rubbed down. As provision
against accidents, 1 purchased a bottle of
Chianti, together with a roast fowl and a
loaf of white bread, and these I [ laced in
n,v saddle-tags Then, seeing to the sad-
di.ng «f the horse myself. 1 exchanged my
velvet cap fir the steel bclmet, and draw
ng mv sword-belt in by a bole, sprang into
t be saddle, and went on at a leisurely pace
towards the ban Frediano gate. '1 here was
,-.,U plenty of time, so 1 made no hurry, and,
indeed, when 1 reached the gate, the gong
there boomed out five o clock, leaving a
L..J hour st.il to spare before Jacopo was
i.ue I pulled up therefore at the side of the
read, and demounting, led my horse Up
s-d down. It was whilst thus engaged that
I noli ed a priest, mounted on a smart cob,
trotting in the direction of the gate, and
»rowing that a misfortune and a friur are
seidom apart, I observed him narrowly ns
he passed. He drew his cowl, however, over
1 L.s lace, so that 1 could make nothing of
' ; ;m; but, on reaching the gate, lie stopped
!o ask some questions of the sentry there,
and the man, in raising bis hand to salute,
slightly startled the horse, which threw
Lack ita head. Thissudden movement made
the hood the rider wore fall hack n little,
but it was enough to enable me to see it
was the library scribe, old Ceci's nephew
nnd I augured no good from this, resolving
nevertheless to be on my guard more than
ever. The pretended priest received an
answer to his inquiry, and, giving his bene-
diction, in true gacredota! manner, rode oil
at a pace that showed his sent on the library
stool had uot interfered with his seat in
the saddle. It was now fully the half hour,
and yet Jacopo did not come. I waited un-
til the gong struck six, and was just about
to ride off, leaving a message with the guard,
when I saw him approaching.
“Make haste," I cried, as 1 mounted;
‘‘you are late.”
"I'ardon, excellency! But the lady was
not there. 1 had to wait a full hour be-
fore she came back from riding, aud Hen.
d’Alcgres was with her ”
“Did you give the packet?"
"I did, excellency. I rode up, nsked who
Lady Angiola was, and presented the
packet, saying it was from L'avalicre di Sa
velli, my master.”
“Oh, glorious fool! Did I not tell you
my name was Donati? Did I not tell you
to say nothing, but merely give the packet
into the lady's hands?”
“Body o' me, excellency! But there were
so many about, my wits almost went n
wool-gathciiiig. 1 gave nindame the packet,
however, and «lie took it."
•\Said anything?"
"Nothing, excellency—never a word.”
There was no use crying over spilt milk,
nnd cursing Jacopo in my heart for a mud-
dle-headed fool, we started oil. On reach-
ing the sentry, I thought I might as well
try and find out what the sham friar was
looking for. The man raised his hand in
salute os 1 came up, and flinging him a crown
I bade him drink to the health of the Sig-
nory therewith.
“Marry! 1 will with pleasure, and yours,
too, excellency," he said, as lie pocketed the
money, evidently stirred by the amount.
"Instead of mine, drink to the health of
my good friend, the monk, who lias just
gone on. Can you tell me if he inquired lor
anyone here?”
1 relied on the simplicity of the man, and
on taking him by surprise with the ques-
tion, and as it happened I hit my mark.
“In truth, excellency, the reverend fa
thcr inquired about a party of five horse
men, who took tin road to Leghorn about
four o'clock this afternoon. He doubted
much if be could overtake them 'ere night
full, he said, and would have to ride hard."
1 poised another crown on my fingers, ab-
sently. "Do you know any of the party
who went ahead?"
"No, excellency; but their leader was an
old man with a long white beard, and 1
think 1 beard him addressed os Foci. I'x
ellcncy, the wine will flow to-night a hun-
dred thunks.”
1 dropped the crown into his palm, mov-
ing him to his closing words,
"Come ou, Jacopo. It grows late,” and,
setting spurs to our horses, we rode at a
gallop.
“By keeping at this pace, excellency,” sain
Jacopo, as we trotted on, "we shall reach
the Kcsa shortly before it gels quite da, K,
and I submit that we stop there to teed tbf
horses. Aa your honor commanded, I have
brought a meal for them, nnd there was
space enough in the sack for a snack fo,
me, which would do at a pinch for two,
if your excellency would but condescend to
taste of it.”
"You say well, Jacopo; but I also am an
old soldier, and my saddle-bags are full. A
fasting body make* but a faint heart,
whether for man or boast—on the oihei
t ank of the Hosa then, we shall rail a halt
1 here is a little light still, enough to iu
crease the pace—so onwards!"
\Ye broke into a hand gallop, keeping one
behind tile other, and following the wind
ings of a cattle track, lor I had purposely
avoided the road after receiving the in-
formation I bad extracted from the sen-
try at the Sun Frediano gale. It was evi
dent that the party of men, followed by
Ceci's nephew, had left Florence to carry
out some desperate design. I had been
dogged all day by this man, nnd now ht
had galloped off in disguise to join the men
who had left Florence before wo bud. and
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX,
Poetess Of Passion Writes About tb«
Attitude of Women Townrdii the
Mm of To-Day.
SULD SULTANA’S WORK.
the central and largest star is for the
6ultan himself.
The wiseacres here say he would do
well to be somewhat more modest and
the Sulu archipelago, hus shown an un-
expected practical side of her character
lately by actually making with her own
hands a copy of the royal standard of
Eulu.
The flag is red and the field carrying
the stars is blue. These two colors ap-
t>mu uou id, . micutc ui-iujc „„u, „„„ pear in Yery many different shades,
amongst them was his uncle. Ceci's words The four small stars in the blue field are
at our last interview, and the persistent the four principal tribes of Sulu. while
manner in which 1 was followed, left me
no room to doubt that I was the object
of their attention, and that it would be
necessary to keep well on the alert 1 did
not apprehend danger nt once, but thought
tb.it if an attack were made it would be
in the narrow valley between the low hills
to the north of Montespertoli, or at Ponte
a Elsa, each of whicli places was particu-
larly suited for an ambuscade, although, ot
course, considering their numbers, the at-
tempt might be made elsewhere, and open-
ly, without very much danger. So with
another hurried word of warning to Jutopo,
and holding my sword ready, I galloped
along, increasing the pace as much as pos-
sible, whenever we went past a clump of
trees, and both of us keeping as sharp a
lookout as the light, or rather darkness,
permitted. We avoided the regular ford
of the liesa on the Montespertoli road,
crossing higher up in the direction of Monte-
lupo, and here got a good wetting, for the
water was deeper than we anticipated. Had
Ceei and bis friends only lain in wait for
us at this point, we Bhould have had no
chance. As it happened, however, we had
tukeu a zig-zag route, which hud either
thrown them off the track entirely, or we
should meet them further on, either at one
of the two spots mentioned by me, or in
some other equally convenient locality. At
The attitude of women to men Is
varied, and interesting to study. There
is the type of woman who regards man
as her natural enemy. She believes
that his one object in life is to destroy
her peace and to make her subservient
to his will.
She is always on the defensive
ngainst his wiles; but she usually mar-
ries early and poses ever afterward as
The sultana dowager, as we might j a martyr. She warns her daughters
call the mother of the reigning sultan of i against men and assures hernAlley. wd
Hater's Mother Ho. Mode ■ Fla* for
Our Sew Dependency with Iter
Own Hands.
KEEPING THE SABBATH.
International 8. S. Lesson for Dee. ^
1590—Text, S'ehemlah J3:15-SU—
Memory Vi, 15-17.
regret it all their lives if they do not
heed her counsels.
They never do, and when they become
wives, she is the most impossible sort of
a mother-in-law, and makes trouble in
their households. Woman she believes
to be all angel, man all devil. Woman
can do no wrong, man no good. How-
ever much in fault a woman may be, she
defends her and blames the often inno-
cent masculine victim of feminine ca-
price, and you might as well try to rea- especially
son with the wind as to argue this wom-
an into any other view of the sexes.
Another type is the woman who
thinks of man as "an excellent fellow," a
“good comrade.” She has no sentiment
in her feeling for him. She likes him,
and finds him more companionable than
most women. She is breezy and up to
date nnd liberal in her views of human-
ity, and men meet her on mutual mental
FLAG OF THE SULTAN ur SULU.
take a less conspicuous place in the
galaxy, as there are two tribes not
more than 15 miles from the capital
whose dattos, or chiefs, are very power-
ful, and who are not on very friendly-
terms with the sultan.
The sultan’s followers are neither as
numerous nor as adept in the use of
arms as the surrounding tribes, while
the sultan himself is what might be
[Specially Arranged from Peloubct's Notes.]
GOLDEN TEXT —Remember the Sab-
Oaih day to keep It holy.—Ex. 20: S
READ Nehemlah 13. and compare Isaiah
56: 1-S; Jeremiah 17: 19:27.
TIME.—Probably about 14 or 18 years
after the last lesson, summer or early au-
tumn (13: la) of B. C. 420 or 427.
THE INTERVAL.—Nehemlah remained
it Jerusalem 12 years, from the twentieth
year of Artaxerxes (2: 1). B. C. 444, to the
thirty-second year (13: 8), B. C. 433. Then
he was recalled. He was In Persia some
years, perhaps flve, but returned before B.
C. 425, the year Artaxerxes died, for he re-
turned by permission of that king (13: 8).
PLACE.—Jerusalem and vicinity.
MALACH1, the last of the prophets, be-
longs to this period. Prof. Driver places
him "shortly before, or during Nehemiatf*
second visit." ___
EXPLANATORY.
I. The Floodgates of Evil Are
Opened.—Vs. 1-3. The reforms of Ne-
bemiuh accomplished great things and
made an era in the progress of the
kingdom of God. But, as in all revivals
and reforms, there followed a reaction,
on the part of those who
were carried along by the current of
popular feeling, but were not really
changed in heart. Doubtless the reac-
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OZARK AGRICULTURE.
How Farmers Practice Rotation of
Crops In That Prolific
Region.
Ozark humor appreciates the story that
I scientist was quite amazed the other day
tion began during the 12 years before &^fter killing a nest
Nehemiah was recalled to Persia; but . suakes turned up by the plow, arrange the
» _ .1 n ft nr fit A v 4 . 1. . f.iMrniir Kofnrp lip W Pflt
dead snakes in the furrow before he went
lenced a„d ^ by O* n--. |3 *
doubtless in his absence, and after the
death of Ezra, those who had been si-
took courage to return to their evil
The farmer looked curiously at the sei-
, . , —ii.. m
ground more frequently than her own in upon the nation like an overwhelm-
gex- i ing torrent, carrying away the barriers
n rule, given to outdoor of law and religion and covenants and
She is, as
sports, and is versed in horse and dog
lore. When she marries, it is usually _
through the accident of propinquity. Through Sabbath-Breaking.—Vs. 15-11.
constant association with some j 15. “In those days: ’ During Nehe-
X V/VIV V V « - * ----- -- I 1 lit I0IIIILI . v. .. v -
rourses so that a deluge of sins rushed ! entist, and, seeing that he was really
—- -.....- n,
makes on the next round.’
Seeing ih.it the scientist was still mysti-
promises,
II. Undermining the Kingdom of Gcd
and
good fellow," whom she believer will 1 miah's second visit to Jerusalem, while
making the other reforms. "Saw I:
He did not depend on hearsay, but ex-
amined for himself and found the facts.
Three Forms of Sabbath-Breaking.
—1. Working on their farms and keep-
checks. and who considers all methods i ing their laborers at work. “In Ju-
be a “good comrade" for life, and she
laughs at anyone in derision who ac-
cuses her of falling in love.
Then there is the woman who looks
upon man as merely a signer of
any rate, we were sate for the present, and
that was something to be thankful for, even __, . „ .
if we were ,n darkness. So my thoughts : called a harum-scarum sort of a chap,
ran on as we scrambled somehow to the j whose household contains a decided plu-
opposite bank of the liesa, and groped our | rality of wives and who cares more for
way up until we felt soft grass under our j the ease nnd pleasures of home than for
feet, for we had dismounted o:i fording the ! the excitement of the fighting line,
stream, and led our horses by their bridles j
up the steep left hank. Here we called a
halt, determined to await the moon, and
Jacopo managed somehow to tether the
horses, fastening the halters to the stump
ol a tree he discovered by stumbling against,
and on which lie wasted some of those curses
he was so anxious for me to reserve for m.v
enemies. After giving the horses their feed,
which they nosed out readily enough, de-
spite the darkness, lie joined me where I sat
on the grass trying to dry, nnd wrapping up
his arquebus in a woolen cap.
The dntios wield the most absolute
power imaginable among their follow-
ers, who seem more like slaves than in-
dependent members of the community,
and I understand that the sultan is even
more arbitrary. The datto is always ac-
companied by a sword bearer, who has
two or more large swords or huge
knives thrust in his girdle. This is one
of the most important offices in the
, , , , , . , . retinue. Another, and generally one
the lock of Ins arquebus in a woolen cup. ] o{ er foi|owers, carries the sil-
whicli he produced, to keep it from damp, | •......- . . ..
be toqk bis seat beside me at my invita-
tion.
It was fall to now, to our supper, anil
adding my store to my faithful follower’s
ver box containing the beetle root and
lime. These substances they roll up in
a wad and chew continually, much to
the harm of tlieir teeth, which get coal
upply 1 sunk distinctions of rank, and black, and their gums, which turn a
CHAPTER XII.
THE AMBUSCADE.
It is good to go through the uir, with the
strength of a brave horse under one, to
know that his strong muscles are stretching
with an enjoyment as keen us his rider «
pleasure, to hear the air whistle as one
cuts through it. and to ferl the blood fair-
I) dance in tiie veins. After those weary
weeks of illness, of inaction, and of men-
tal despair I had passed through, it was
as if new life was poured into me, to know
that 1 was once more in the saddle, with a
prospect, however faint, of regaining all
1 had lost. As the landscape on each side
of me melted into a green gray streak, it
seemed to carry away with it my suffering;
ns the true horse answered willingly to the
touch of my spur, 1 forgot the past, and was
once aguiu Lgo di Saveli!, with a spirit as
we enjoyed a meal, with a hearty content-
ment that had been a stranger to me for
many a day. When the Inst drop of wine
in the bottle was finished, and we bad
picked our last bone, Jacopo arose with a
sigh.
"before supper, excellency, 1 was ready
to eat and then fight my way through an
army; now. beshrew me, if a sound nap
of aii hour or so is not much to my taste! ”
I could not forbear smiling, hut did not
rise to the hint, and when cur-horses were
saddled again, and every buckle and strap
examined with the minutest care, we mount
ed and set off. As although we both well
knew the direct road to Leghorn, but were
not acquainted with the district so as to
correctly pursue our way by moonlight, I de-
cided to run the gauntlet of the ambuscade,
if there was any, and take the risk of com-
ing off with a whole skin, to the certainty of
losing our track by chancing short cuts,
which might lead to, Heaven alone knew
where! Now that we were once more on
the road, we trotted along nt a fairish pace
through the silent night. 1 lie way led for
some distance over an uneven plain, cov-
ered w ith a multitude of white stones, that
shone in the moonlight like water. The
plain gradually narrowed to where it was
intersected by a chain of low hills, and it
was in crossing these that we should have
to ride through a narrow gut, and possibly
meet our danger. As we approached the
hills, the short, stunted foliage that tufted
the plain changed to a half-grown forest,
in the midst of which the road wound, and
here we waited for a second, whilst Jacopo
examined his piece to see that all was aright,
und gingerly blew nt the match thereon,
to give the lire a little strength. This be-
ing done, wc proceeded with the greatest
i nation, riding one behind the other, nnd
going slowly, as we feared a pitfall of some
kind among the trees. Luckily there was
none, and at last we got out of the im-
mediate presence of the forest, and into the
gut, where the precipice rose high on each
side of us. All was rock and stone, hilt the
road was fairly even, a trap could have
been seen, and going slow a mistake here,
so we clapped spurs to the horses and sent
them along, and although momentarily ex-
pecting to see the flash of tin arquebus, we
v ere iqrreenbly disappointed, and got out
of the passage without mishap of any Wind.
“Ammo! Signore, we are out of this, and
to-night w ill not he bread for the teeth of
these brigands;" and Jacopo, whose horse
had carried him a little in advance, drew
rein to let me come up, and we rode out of
the tail of the pass.
"1 hope so, hut we are not out of the i Times,
wood yet," and 1 pointed to where a dip in '
the ground showed there was a small
stream, nnd on the opposite l»aiik the road
again led into forest land.
"And 1 was just going to beg your wor-
ship's leave to troll a catch,” said Jacopo;
fair which result in the transfer of
money from his pocket to hers.
When she is well educated nnd reared
in refinement she becomes a rich hus-
band hunter, but under less favorable
conditions she develops into an adVen-
bright red.
A third follower in the retinue carries
the umbrella, from which the dntto
never seems to be separated for any
length of time. A fourth, and the most
powerful and long-haired man of the
lot, takes the part of the beast of bur-
den, and carries the datto himself about
on his shoulders.
The long hair is grown for the pur-
pose of giving liis excellency something
to steady himself while riding. This
he does by grasping the hair with both
hands and clasping liis knees tightly
about the neck of the carrier. A tom-
dah:” In the country around Jerusa-
lem. “Treading wine presses on the
Sabbath:” The wine presses were,
large vats into which the grapes were
placed and the juice trodden out by the
feet of men. "Bringing in sheaves:"
Gathering their harvests and bringing
them into the city.
2. By transporting their goods. "And
bringing in sheaves:” Into the city,
and into the other walled towns. “Wine,
grapes and figs:” For storage and sale.
This required a large working force,
and tempted the people to buy and trade
on the Sabbath.
3. By the ordinary business and traf-
fic through foreigners, who had no care
for the Sabbath. V. 10. “There dwelt
men of Tyre also therein:
lied, the larmer continued:
"I cover the snakes so that they will de;
compose. That is what you call it, isn.t it!
"Yes,” said the scientist, with a rising in-
fle“\Yeli,” continued the farmer, “the de-
composition of animal matter furnishes
nourishment for the p ant hie, I be.ieve.
“Yes,” again said the scientist.
“Then snakes will make corn .grow,
iron't they?” triumphantly asnea tho
farmer.
“Yes,” said the scientist.
“And whisky will make more makes,
won’t it, irisier; that is what we roll ro-
tation in the agriculture of this region. -
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
MATTER FOR CONGRESS.
pretty Girl with Fastidious Paints
Slakes a Sagurestion Hetardlnar
Post nee Stamps.
“Yes, ten two-cent ones, please," said the
rirl with the Dewey button on her jacket
lapel, as she stopped at the window marked
“Stamps.” “Haven’t they a horrid taste?”
she went on, laying her letters on the little
shelf in front of the window and leisurely
| putting on the dainty nink hits of paper,
| '1 wonder why they don’t have assorted
flavors in the glue the same us they do in
Ice cream soda or anything like that. I
think it would be awfully nice to buy ten
. . cents’ worth of vanilla two cents, or choc-
That is, in 0|g{e special deliveries, you know; and it you
ed revenues, why, they could be in
FILIPINO BATTLE FLAG.
lorn furnishes the music and is invari
ably beaten as the procession advances
In the lower left-hand section of the sul-
tan's flag are two implements of warfare
the upper one, white in color on the red
body of the flag, represents one of the
borongs, or huge knives almost uni-
versally carried in peace us well as in
war, while the lower, also white in color
in the ling, is n section of a spearhead,
which implement is only used in fight-
ing und in the chase.
1 presume there have from time to
time been exhibited specimens of the
Manila insurgents’ flag by returned sol-
diers who captured them in battle.
These have golden-colored stars on the
white field, representing the chief
tribes engaged in the uprising against
our forces, while the rising sun in the
center stands for the rising of the
young republic as presaged by Aguin-
aldo.
There are two stripes forming the
rest of the flag, the upper blue nnd the
! lower red.—lolo (Sulu) Letter in N. Y.
How to Stick In llfttptns.
With the hair dressed low, an elastic
can be substituted; but in the ease of
a coil worn high up, two pins must be
was here that the idea struck me that there
was an opportunity to keep my word, end
return her gift to Madonna Angiola, there-
fore asking messcr the shopkeeper for seal-
ing-wax aud some parchment, which he will-
ingly supplied on a small payment, I care-
fully folded up the tari, and sealed up the
packet. Taking it in my hand, 1 went out
to Jacopo, who was holding the horses, and
said:
“See here, Jacopo. Take this packet to
the house of the secretary Machiavelli. It
lies in the ward Z>an Spirito, nearfsenta Fe-
licita, and cannot be missed. Deliver it
unto the hands of the laidy Angiola, say-
nothing, and come away. I here is no re-
ply needed; you follow?”
"Excellency."
“Right. Then after doing this you may
dine, collect your arms, and meet me in nn
hour and a half at the San Fredinno gate
And you might as well bring a feed for the
horses with you. Stay, here are two
crowns.”
“It shall be done, your worship. 1 know
the secretary's house, and the rest is sim-
ple.”
He mounted his horse, and trotted off;
and. reflecting that a chaffinch in a rage
is beUer than a mavis in a l ush, and that
'J might as well dine now whilst 1 had the
chance, I swung myself into the saddle, and
'proceeded at a smart pate toward the
Double Florin.
I had to cross the piazza of the Qignory
4>n my way there, and whilst doing so came
face to face with a riding party. It was
composed of several ladies sod gentlemen.
high as the days In-fore the black sorrow a!’U' 9 lf!lVe to tr<'11 a nl'h- *aul 'l*00.p0; used. Let them be of moderate length,
fell upon me. To the left of the road w,:& | aml a* he iittered tIiese '^rtls w* plashed n)uj take ,ju. trouble to run them in
It’ll UJ-IWU 411V. HI •'-.1 ............
a broad stretch of springy turf, crossed by I
re8ttrlgii'ingCthea1bLstTbLt wtfoX - »1"1 n"i?h from t,le wooJ ^
D no »—i n re ..ivf tnfn ths niffnt
into the shall stream before us. Almost
nt this moment my horse neighed shrilly,
tore ns rang out into the night.
Crack! Crack! Two red tongues of fire
licked out from the darkness of the trees, we
heard the loud report of firearms, and a
brave of ball* sang jaist, unpleasantly close
to my head.
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
and, followed by Jacopo, galloped over it
with a tree rein. Both the horses took the
jump line bucks, and, carried away by the
moment, we held on, uutd we rcai hed the
stony and bowlder-covered incline w Inch h-J
to the valley of the (Jrcve. Here the turf
came to a sudden end, in a line such as the
edge of a calm sea makes in a bay, and then
began a steep descent of gravel and loose j
stones, whose many colors of gray, othre i
and brown, were splashed here and there i
by masses of short, thick shrubs, which
gradually increased m denseness, until they ., tQ a woman of spirit and inde-
-r ir t.’t
Ikrc. on the crest of the slope, 1 drew 1 the hetul of the family, and ought to be
bridle, thinking the horses had enough of J respected as such? Don’t you know
Tlir Question of Heada.
"How can you beat nnd scratch your
husband in this terrible way?" said a
To Keep Linens Smooth.
Linen centerpieces, doilies, and even
tablecloths are not things of real
prime, wmimng u.e noracs u.,u enougu u. , ----- --------- -----—- i b<au,y {rom folding them. Any round
it for the present, and that it would be well that he is your head too. and ought to piece of wood, covered with flannel, or
among the trimming of fenthers, so that
a bare bit of straw is not damaged and
left exposed to view another time. The
point should pass through the hair on
the top of the head and just penetrate
the opposite side of the hat, so that
it is fixed firmly, though the pins re-
main invisible. When the hat or bon-
net is lavishly trimmed this course is
easier, naturally, but a sailor hat, with
its plain band, can be treated in the
same way. the pin going across just
above the ribbon.—^Woman’s Life.
to husband their strength. Jacopo pulled |
up alongside of me and, stooping to pat the j
neck of his mount, said:
“Excellency, the horse* are in good con- I
diHonj they will carry us well to Leg strictly true, and ought to be enforced. | ironed with only two lengthwise folds
horn! He spoke the truth, tor although I - ....... ....... ...... , th j-oiied. will look far better or
be obeyed?”
This was pretty severe doctrine to
preach to a distracted family, but every
man in the world will say that it is
n roll of palter, around which the pieces
may be carefully rolled, will be found
invaluable as a means of keeping linen
in good order. In fact, a tablecloth
they might have been in belter training,
the few clots of yellowy white foam on the
This woman, however, was unterri-
fled, end in very pert tones said:
part of the reins winch had touched their ' "Judge, is that iran my head
necks snowcd, still we should have teen
content with less from new and practically I p|y_
untried purchases, such as we had made,
nnd 1 congratulated myself mentally pp our
luck, for Barabbas himself would have had
much to learn from the horse-dealers of
Tuacaay.
"Most assuredly he is.” was the re-
"Well. judge.” said the stern disciple
of- a logical system, “is there any good
reason why 1 shouldn't scratch my head
If I wish to?"—London Tit-Bit*.
nnd then rolled, will look far better oi
the table than one w ith criss-cross lines
from too much folding.
l.rmon Cream for fbe Hair.
Two ounces of spermacetti, eight
•unces oil of sweet almonds; melt, and
as it cools stir in three-fourths ounce
essence of lemon.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
turess, and in the lower strata of life
she is a blackmailer.
Whatever her station, she is at heart
always the same—a mercenary and
eold-hearted creature, who regards
man only from a financial standpoint.
No love missive has any value to her, no
matter what impassioned sentiments it
breathes, compared to a simple auto-
graph signed to a check of three or four
figures.
In delightful contrast to her we have
the feminine-hearted creature to whom
man represents the eternal lover. She
may be a dignified and loyal wife and
mother, hut she unconsciously gives her
hair a little pat and her drapery a more
attractive twist when even her trades-
man comes into her presence.
She does not like her butler to see her
in curl papers, though she would not
mind her maid. Where this sex distinc-
tion is strongly developed in woman it
permeates her whole conduct and life.
It makes her charming and seductive
in youth and during her prime, and if
she is not well balanced it renders her
ridiculous in middle life.
Even in old age the sentiment of co-
quetry survives where it has been
strong in youth.
There was a quaint old lady of 95,
who in her prime had regarded all men
as possible lovers, ami at 95, when nn
invalid, she kept a bit of rogue and a
powder puff under her pillow and adroit-
ly used both before the visit of her phy-
sician, who might have been her grand-
son.
Absurd, perhaps, and yet it is a type
more agreeable to encounter than many
another. because it is nearer to nature.
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in X. Y. Even-
ing Journal.
When In the Sick Room.
Speak in low, cheerful but perfectly
distinct tones. If there is anything to
be said which the invalid must not hear,
go outside of the room to say it. for
there is nothing which so irritates the
sick person as whispering. A whisper
is more penetrating than a full tone,
and it rasps every nerve. Do not speak
in a loud tone, nor talk about the medi-
cine. the disease or the food. Never
tell anything of an exciting nature, and
avoid all reference to what is annoying
or unpleasant. If there is a jar in the
domestic machinery, never let it come
to her ears, it will surely trouble her
and retard her recovery. It is of the
utmost importance that all family
troubles or vexations be rigidly ex-
cluded from the sick room, and that it
be pervaded at all times by an atmos-
phere of cheerful and restful peace.
The one special qualification needed to
get on in the sick room is tact. With
this allied to patience and gentleness
the duties of nurse will be much light-
ened.—St. Louis Republic.
Glass Vases lor Flowers.
Every now and then florists and other
authorities rise up and declare that it
is no longer “good form" to keep flow-
ers in clear glass through which their
stems show. That is very much lfki;
saying that it is no longer "good form’
to have long eyelashes or rosy cheeks.
The stem of a graceful flower is one oi
its greatest beauties. Seen through n
bit of clear crystal with tiny globules
of water encrusting it, it is almost as
much of an ornament as the blossom
which it supports. Until nature be-
gins to produce ugly stems nothing will
l>e more appropriate for bolding flow-
ers than well-shaped glass vases. Occa-
sionally a bit of colored glass is permis-
sible. There is a delicate green variety
and a faint qjjie,thyst kind, both ol
which add to the beauty of the stems
they reveal
the city Jerusalem. Devoted to com-1 wanted revenues, why, they could be
-me. '<W W lee-4,• ]SS& SISK'S!^
ment in Judea for the sale of their mer-. an<j y0U’d Be[| more stamps, too, you know,
chandise, fish (they were a maritime ’cause girls would buy them just to lick off
people) and other things.-
“Sold on
dren of Judah,” who were so contain
........ ..........T>rnf q-nv i the flavors. Wish 1 were a man and could go
, , , ,, ° ' , ' , to congress, I'd fix lots of tilings up nice,
the Sabbath unto the chil- Good.^y..
____ udah," who were so contain-1 She gave the last stamp a pat with her
inated by their heathen neighbors as to hired and tripped away, and the young man
J behind the bars at the window sighed and
yield to the temptation to buy.
The Evil Effects of Sabbath-Break-! Cag0 Tribune,
ing.—V.17. “What evil thing is this that1
ye do?” What they did was evil for
themselves and for their children.
III. Nehemiah Makes a Sabbath Re-
form.—Vs. 17-22. First. lie reproved the
leaders. Hedidnot reprove the weak and
let the rich and strong do ns they would.
V.17. "I contended:” Argued and used
his official authority. “With the nobles:"
The higher classes, the people of prom-
inence and influence, who were the most
to blame, since they had better knowl-
edge and fuller control of their time,
and who could have the most influence
in favoring or opposing the reform.
Second. He warns them from their
own past history. V. 18. “Did not your
fathers thus?" Why was Jerusalem
leaned his weary brow upon his hand.—Cbi-
Snrely a Dream.
The rich, talented, handsome stranger
prostrates himself at the feet of the beauti-
ful cashier in the laundry.
“Be mine!” he irap.ores.
“Am I dreaming ?" the young girl asks her-
self. anxiously.
She has not long to remain in doubt. For
shepresentiyspurns the rich, talented, hand-
iome stranger and marries the bow legged
boilermaker to whom she had plighted her
both.
This, of course, makes it a cinch that she
is dreaming.—Detroit Journal.
around
Suspicious.
Stranger—Do you know a man
Sere by the name of Brown?
Man’in the Door—Er—tall man?
“Can’t say; you see, I never met him. I
_____ ___________ am an attornev and a rich relative of his has
destroyed? Where had the nation been died and left hun a fortune.
. , . , .. „ ___| I’m Brown—walk right in. Do yon
carried into captivity . \t hy were they sn0Wj j thought you were the new gas col-
now weak and poor and scattered? Let lector.”—Ohio State Journal.
the prophets answer. One reason was i ----
that their fathers had refused to obey Ti>e Best Prescription ror rtiin*.
God’s Sabbath laws. A broken Sabbath,1 »n<d Fever is a bottle of Guove’s Tastelbw
Chill Toxic. It. is simply iron and quinine in
t tasteless form. No cure—no pay. Price.50u.
“The two-headed girl got up another rum-
pus this morning.” "What was she angry
ibout?” “One of her heads bought a hat
iust like that which the other onc wore.”--
London Answers.
To Cure a Cold lu Ot.e Bay
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
“That VTien you see a man eager to confess a
. I small fault the chances are he lias a larger
one to conceal.—Chicago Daily News.
The Public Awards the Palm to TIale’t
Honey of Horehoundand Tar for coughs.
Pike’s Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
was the answer (Jer. 17:27; Ezek. 20:13,
See also Isa. 5S:13, 14).
Third, ne Exercises His Authority.
—V. 19. "Began to be dark before the
Sabbath:” At sunset, of the previous
day, because their Sabbath began then.
"The gates should be shut as usual,
only they “should not be opened till
after the Sabbath." “My servants set 1
at the gates:” His own armed body-
guard, whom he could trust
there should he no burden brought in:"
“Foot passengers were, no doubt, al-
lowed to enter and leave the city on the
Sabbath.”—Pulpit Com. V. 20. "So the
merchants:" Not believing that the
command would be strictly enforced. By the time a man succeeds in reaching
T-4P4.- C—4 "W4. *- , & S£SbS5 &S K? “
waiting for the gates to be opeued on j--
Sabbath morning, as formerly. V. 21, After physicians had given me up. I was
“1 testified against them:” Rebuking, I saved hv Piso’s Cure.—Ralph Erieg, Wil-
commanding. V.22. “1 commanded the j ffamsPorL P*-, ^ov-
1893.
[littee to uas. tinkbak mo. 94,398]
“lam bo grateful to you for what
Lydia E. Pinkham’8 Vegetable Com-
pound has done for me that I feel as
though I must
Woman
Would Sure-
ly Try Mrs.
Pinkham’s
Medicine it
They Only
Knew, Says
Mrs. King
Levites:" The “Levites” would be more; Two-thirds of the stealing done nowaday*
appropriate keepers of the city gates goes under another name.—Chicago Daily
on the Sabbath day than his s-. rvants, ^ev
for whom he, no itoubt, had other uses.
The Levites were therefore ordered to
"cleanse themselves”—that is, to purify
themselves from ceremonial unclean-
ness, and come and attend to guarding
the gates on the Sabbath day as n reli-
gious duty, as indeed it was; for it was
to sanctify the Sabbath day, to keep it
sacred, to save it from violation and
profanation by the trafficking of thf
people.—Prof. Toy.
Ram’M Horn Wrinkles.
Growth makes the glad Christian.
The engine may’be built in a day.bni
It takes years to perfect the engineer.
God may deny you many toys, but H*
will certainly give you the kingdom.
There was more dancing over the
golden calf than over two tables ol
stone.
A man is best known by what he doe*
when he thinks nobody is looking n1
him.
Many who profess to follow Christ,
are willing that their brothers should
lose life rather than that they should
sacrifice liberty._
Clipping*.
Ben Franklin left 85.000 to Boston in
1790 to be compounded for a century
ind the money now amounts to $366,-
)00 cash iu hand. This form of benev-
olence is worth more attention.
Alexander Agassiz, of Harvard uni-
versity. has never received any salary
for his services to the Museum of Com-
parative Zoology. Between 1S71 and
1897 he has expended $750,000 of his
private means without making any
communication concerning .. to Presi-
lent Eliot. He is now in the Southern
Pacific ocean making deep sea explora-
tion* for the university collections.
tell about it A
year ago I was
taken very sick.
Doctorscould do
me no good only
to deaden the
pain which I
had almost con-
stantly. I got
some of your
Compound and
took one bottle
nnd received benefit from it at once.
I have taken it ever since and now
have no backache, no pain in my
side and my stomach and bowels are
perfectly well. I can honestly say that
there is nothing like it If I could only
tell every woman how much good you*
medicine has done me, they would
surely try it"—M abtha M. Kin g, Nobtb
Attlebobo, Mass.
Tho way women trifle with health
shows a degree of indifference that 1*
past understanding. Happinessanduse-
fulness depend on physical health; ec
does a good disposition. Disease make*
women nervous, irritable and snap-
pish. The very effort of ailing women
to be good-natured makes them neo
tous. \Yrite to Mrs. Pinkham, she will
help you to health and happiness.
Itcostsnothing togetMrs. Pinkham)
advice. Her address is Lynn, Mass.
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