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10 THE SACRIFICE OF HIfiRGfIRET. To Give Her Life and Do Her Duty and Leave the Rest to God. (Copyright, I*!G.) It had always beta so since they were children together. The elder girl bad borne the troubles of the younger, smoothed out her difficulties, stool be tween her and punishment. At school it had always been Margaret who cast the aegis of protection over little Elise, who fought her battles, who explained doubtful situations to the teacher, and saved the timid child many a rebuke. And as they grew into womanhood Elise still depended upon her more self-reliant friend. She confided to her all her trials, she poured out all the real or imaginary perplexities that troubled her young life, certain that Margaret could straighten them out. Something of all this Margaret thought as she hurried across the white fields this January morning, her cheeks glowing partly with the exercise and partly with the new tender knowledge that possessed her, for now it was her turn to be sym pathized with. She was taking the great est happiness of her life to little Elise’s loving heart. Margaret Lenox’s nature was self-contained and undemonstrative, but for the first time in her life she felt the desire for a woman’s sympathy and tender congratulations. Her mother, with whom she had lived alone far many years in the little cottage on the bill, though not indifferent to her daughter's happi ness, was matter of fact and dispassionate, and Margaret craved Elise’s cling ing arms. The letter from Rus st 11 Thorne, the m m whom she she had secretly loved for many months, lay close to her heart. It had come to h< r that morning, asking her promise of mar ri.i.j . asking her for the gift alr< ady b-- stowed, her maiden love. How happy she was. The white snow bad never glistened with so crystalline, a glow. Surely the sun had never before so kissed and glorified the dripping trees. She approached Elise Cowden’s cottage with a brisk step, opened the front door, as was her wont, and ran up to the young girl's room. Pausing an instant on the threshold, she heard a sound of sobbing. “Elise, darling, what is the matter?” she asked, alarmed, as she opened rhe door. Another sob was the only answer. “Tell me, dear.” The little head only burrowed itself deeper in t.he pillow. Her own dreams for gotten, Margaret very tenderly drew from the girl her little story. He- had seemed •to love her (sob), and she cared for him so much, and now he was gone away (sob). She knew some one had come between them, and her ‘‘heart would break.” The little frame was shaken with grief. “Who is it, darling? I will make it all right. Doesn’t Margaret always smooth things out for you?” Margaret felt ready to premise any thing. Elise dried her tears. “You will bring him back to me, Mar gar< t?” she querried hopefully, though her breast still heaved. ‘‘Of course I will,” Margaret said sooth ingly. “Who is it?” ‘ Russell Thorne, Margaret.” The elder girl gave a mighty start. “I don’t think you liked him very much. ! Margaret You were always so silent when 1 he was by. But 1 love him. and he went away without saying a word to me. and I know some one must have come between vis. He seemed to like me, Margaret.” she ended wistfully. “I will see what I can do, dearest. Let j me go now. Good-bye.” She disengaged herself gently from i Elise's embrace, and left the cottage. A j hurried walk across the fields, and she ent red her own house and sought her mother. “I have decided to go to New York to take that position as bookkeeper that Cousin Henry offered me,” she said ab ruptly. ‘‘Elise will come to stay with you. i I know, till 1 come home at Easter. If I j do not like the work I need not stay.’ “Very well: do as you think best.” her • mother answered, wondering at the girl’s j sudden decision. “When shall you go?" She went to her room, but before pack ing her trunk sat down at her table. She wrote Russell Thorne a kind but firm re fusal, ending her letter with a hope that he would look after her mother and Elise a little during her absence. He was only away temporarily. He would be back next week. She must be away, and little Elise should have the opportunity she wanted. The gill's lips were very white and set as she stamped and addressed the letter that j was the deathblow to her happiness, but j she did not falter. A message to Elise in ; the morning, a hurried drive to the station, * and soon she was whirling along o the ' great city which was to witness the be- | ginning of her new life. ♦ * ♦ * * The Easter bells were pealing bright and clear in the fair spring morning. The birds twittered joyously as they flew from bough to bough, and each bud seemed striving to burst from its protecting sheath of green. All nature seemed to be filled with the bright spirit cf the holy season. There seemed no place for care or pain. In Margaret Lenox's heart it seem that the hope of life lay cold and dead. She walked to church slowly, with a quiet calmness on lip and brow, but the hand I clasping the prayer book was clasped close ; to her side. She had only arrived home the evening before, but already she knew that her sacrifice had been in vain. Pret ty volatile Elise had told her a new and happy tale of love. She had found out her mistake. She had never really loved Rus sell Thorne, though she had thought so for a little while, and Arthur Spencer and she were to be married in May. Margaret had kissed the girl fondly, and wished her happiness, but in her heart echoed the re frain “All for naught, all for naught.” Russell Thorne was a proud man. He had sent no word through all these weeks. She had lost him forever. She knelt in the church through the bright Easter morning, her brown head I prone unon her hands, her tears falling between her closed fingers. She had chosen a seat, at the back of the church so that no one might notice her. Suddenly the sweet voi.es of the choir arrested her j thought. What were they singing? East* r triumph. Easter joy, Sin alone can this destroy. From sin’s power do thou set free Souls newborn. O, Lord, in Thee! r The words rested sweetly, soothingly on har soul. In some mysterious way she felt strengthened, comforted. She left the church just before the congregation streamed out, and started to cross the fields toward her home. The words of the hymn still rang in her mind: Easter triumph, Easter joy. Sin alone can this destroy. “I will live out my life and do my duty," she said to herself, “and leave the rest to CrOd.” As she reached the old willow that ehaded her cotage home from the main road she thought she heard footsteps be hind her. She turned, and a great beau- tiful blush overspread her face. Russell I Thorne came quickly toward her and stood I at her side. “Marga et!” he said gently. “Margaret!” I He gazed questioning!” into her eyes. She looked up at him bravely, but her lips quivered. “M by. Margaret, he said. “You do love me. I see it in your eyes, and yet you sent me from you, calmly, coldly. Why did you I do it?” Sae tried to ansutr. but he revulsion of I fueling had bt'-n too much for her. She | coul 1 not -peak. He put his arm about her. Pl; your h--ad on my breast, d-.ar heart, : ar. 1 tell me ail about it,” he said, tenderly. | Au ! there in the quiet willow shade is heard the truth. “My Margaret, all the nearer, all the | dearer for the self-sacrifice that has ! aused us both such suffering. Hark! ■ What is that the bells are chiming? A j message for us?” j ‘ Easter joy,” said Margaret, softly. ALMON HENSLEY. ' SPANISH NAMES. An Authority Explains Their Proper Pro nunciation. It is a fact that a great majority of peo ple find difficulty in pronouncing a now word when it first meets their eye. This was illustrated many times in this city while the Spanish man-of-war was in New harbor. Some said Viz-ky-ya, others \ Iz-kee-ya and still others Viz-ka-ya. Ac cording to Udo Reger, a professor of lan guages in Rochester, the correct pronunci ation is With-kl-a, and the accent is on the second syllable. The i is long, and the th has a sharp hissing sound. The profess or is authority for the assertion that all the z s that occur in the Spanish language have the sound of w and b fused, with the preponderance of sound in favor of the w. B has the same affliction as the v. C, so the professor says, sometimes has the sound of th, and then, again, it is tz, but for a change it is sometimes given its own hard sound, k Professor Reger gives the correct pro nn relation of a number of the names which have appeared in connection with Cuban affairs and the disaster in which the Maine was lost. in the following list the word is spelled as it is written in the first column and as it should be pro nounced in the second: Havana—Hah-wah-nah, accent on sec ond syllable. Madrid —Mahdree, accent on second syl lable. Blanco—Blahng-ko, accent on first syl lable. Cabanas—Cah-wah-nas, accent on sec ond syllable. Sagas ta—Sa-gas-ta, as spelled, the a’s sounded as in cat Gomez—Go-meth, accent on first sylla ble; o long Canovas—Car-no-was, accent on second syllable; o long Ruiz—Roo-eeth, equal accents. Maceo—Mah-the-o, accent first syllable. Maria Rodriguez—Mah-ree-a Ro-dree geth, accent second syllable both words; o in Ro is long. Perico Diaz—Pcr-ee-ko Dee-ath, accent on second syllable in Perico; accents equal in second word. Reina Mercedes—Rayee-nah Mer-the dez, accent first syllable in Reina, second in Mercedes. Galicia—Gal-eoth-oe-ah, accent on sec ond syllable. Jorge Juan—Whorg Whahn; in these words the J has the German sound of ch, but it can best be represented in English by wh Bernabe—Bear-nah-ce, accent on first syllable Cadiz—Kah-decth, accent on first sylla ble. Eulate—Aoo-lah-te, accent on second syllable. Santa Cruz—Ssbn-tah Krooth. Puerto del Padro—Poo-er-to del Pah dro, accent second syllable of Puerto, first syllable of Padro; o’s long. Castillo del Principe—Kah-steel-yo del Pring-see pay, accent second syllable of Castillo, first syllable of Principe. Dry Tortugas—Dree Tor-too-gas, accent second syllable. Lupercio Martinez—Loo-per-cee-oh Mar teo-neth, accent second syllable of Luper cio, second syllable cf Martinez. Dupuy de Lome—Doo-pwee duh Lohm. This is a French name, somewhat modified in change from that tongue into Spanish. Weyler—Wi-ler, accent first syllable; i long. This name comes from the German and retains the German pronunciation. Cristobal Colon—Kris-toh-ahl Koh-lon, accent on first syllable in Cristobal, second in Colon. Du Bose—Doo Bosk. Matanzas—Mah-tahn-thas, accent on second syllable. Azore—Ah-thoh-ray, accent second syl lable. Rayo—Rah-yoh, accent first syllable. Ariete —Ah-reeay-tay, accent second syl lable. A1 m ira nte Oqu en do— A1 -m eer-ah n - tay Oh-kwen-do, accent third syllable in Al mirante, second syllable in Oquendo. Pedro Rivas—Pay-droh Ree-wahs, ac cent first syllable in both. • Pando—Pahn-doh, accent first syllable. —Rochester Post-Express. Railroad Woes In China. A missionary writing from China to a friend in this city recently described the difficulties under which the newly com pleted railroads are conducted in that country. Passengers in the first class coaches, he said, exhibited so strong a desire to carry off various articles from the cars as souve nirs of their trip that the coaches were speedily stripped of those things that con tribute to the comfort of the passenger. They took away with them hat and bun dle racks, mirrors, lamp brackets, hooks, small tables and even doors. They were considerate enough to leave the car frame and wheels. And the purloiners were gov ernment officials and people belonging to the wealthy classes. The stations along the railroad over which the writer traveled were rude sheds, very unclean and without a chair or bench. The cars, too, were very dirty. While this was especially true of the second class coaches, which were oftentimes crowded with half naked,* unwashed people, the first class coaches also became very unclean in a short time. It soon became necessary to take out all the upholstery and replace it by plain seats. When the railroads were being built, re ports were spread that the foreign con tractors were stealing Chinese children and burying them in the roadbed so as to propitiate the god who rules over rail roads. These reports greatly excited the people, and in one instance a mob attacked two missionaries near Peking and would have killed them had not a detachment of soldiers rescued them. Under guise of these reports children were really kid naped and taken into the cities for im moral purposes.—New York Sun. Salmon For London. In the list of big salmon contributed an nually to The Times one sees a record of numbers of fish running from 40 pounds to over 50 pounds. These big fish are usu ally bought by the most fashionable fish- MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 2 1898. mongers, for they are rather difficult to sell to ordinary customers. Even at the best shops one wonders bow three magnif icent salmon, weighing from 40 pounds to 45 pounds each, will be disposed of in the course of 24 hours. Now that everv coarse at dinner is served out of sight of the table there is no particular credit in having a very magnificent fish, even at a city banquet. That, however, is the desti nation of most of the monster fish. Some of the best hotels, too, always have salmon one day in the week at the table d’hote, and there a 25 pound fish may of ten be seen lying ready for subdivision among the guests. Smoked salmon, main ly cured in Norway, is always ridiculously dear. No reason can be given for this, for the fish costa little to cure, and there is no risk of its turning bad, as in the case of the tresh fish.—Cornhill Magazine. A N.CS Giri. An incident the past winter of a would be fashionable young woman illustrates the means to which some pretentious belles think themselves put to secure enjoyment and masculine attention. She is not, one is pleased to say, a wom an who works nor one really gentle. She is the sort who could not think of going anywhere short of the Waldorf to dine nor dream of speaking with an acquaintance unfashionably dressed. It was the man himself who afterward told the story. Not to another woman—that would be mean but to a man. Os course he had no objec tions to telling it, so it got about generally. Miss Pretense never had met the man before, but she had known his brother a few winters. When she met the man, she said before long: “What are you going to do on Monday evening?’’ Anticipating a bidding to dinner at least, ho assured her that he had no en gagement. She beamed and said that was delight ful. “Your brother told me that you were intending to invite me to the opera,’’ she cooed. “I can go on night.’’ Some men would have bolted, but this one flustered. ‘Yes, certainly—charmed.” Next day he sent the opera house plan to*her and asked her to select seats. She chose two in the fifth row from the stage —ss each. On Monday evening the man arrived in good time. The lady was in full toilet, but slightly cool in demeanor. “The flowers have not come yet,” she remarked sternly. He had not sent any. But he took the cue and said it was a shame. On the way to the opera house he ordered the carriage stopped at the most expensive florist’s, went in and bought an armful of violets for her highness. After the opera they dropped into the Astoria for an $8 luncheon. , But the friend of the man says you ought to hear the man himself tell of that experience. No one else, he maintains, can do it justice.—New York Press. Training Animals For Circus Tricks. There is never a time in the life of an animal trainer when he is absolutely safe, but these men learn to forget their dan ger, for it becomes as much a part of their daily lives as eating or sleeping. Take the case of an elephant man, for instance. One swing of that huge trunk, one thrust of the big tusk or one misstep of the pon derous foot would send him to his death. There is always within reach the power to kill him, and often the desire, but he keeps his elephants afraid of him all the time, and they dare not do what they might like. Perhaps the most interesting trained performers, because of the apparent dan ger that surrounds them, are the lions, tigers and leopards. One trainer used to go into a steel barred cage with lions, tigers and leopards and make them form pyramids. He would lie down on them and take all kinds of liberties with the dangerous creatures. Eut there were in variably half a dozen other keepers near the cage with rawhide whips, hot irons and pistols close at hand in case of trou ble. Even then there were several in stances of the animals turning on him, and in one case—that of the big lion Wal lace—the showman had his arm badly in jured before he could be rescued. The secret of handling all beasts of the cat species, so the animal trainers say, is to keep them constantly afraid of you. The instant they get over their fear they will attack anyone who crosses their path. They are all treacherous, too, and often gather courage for an attack when the master’s eyes are turned away from them, although they would not dare revolt if he faced them. The tigers are the worst of the whole lot too. One never knows when they will get over their fear and spring at the keeper from behind.—Harper’s Round Table. An Ungrateful Cad. “Yes, ” said a young man about town, “there are a number of fellows in good so ciety who never think of making any re turn for the entertainment given them by their girl friends. Y’ou see, they don’t have to. They are in demand because nice so ciety fellows are so decidedly scarce. A girl has to cudgel her brains to think up enough nice fellows to fill out an evening party. That’s right. “You see the same names of young fel lows in the society columns time after time. Well, it’s just because they are the only ones to be had. And that’s the rea son they get careless about returning fa vors. They think to themselves, ‘Oh, the girls can’t get along without me, and my presence is sufficient return for all the fa vors I get.’ But they can rest assured the girls don’t think so. “I know one young fellow who has been the guest of a certain Cleveland girl a great many times—teas and parties and dinners and all that sort of thing. And one day I jokingly said to him, ‘Things seem to be getting a little confidential for you at Miss Blank’s.’ What do you sup pose he answered? “ ‘Nonsense!’ he said. ‘You have no •ause to say so. I never took her any where. ’ “What do you think of that?”—Cleve land Plain Dealer. « Heads and Faces. Wide, round heads and faces indicate selfishness, joviality and animal propen sities; narrow and long heads show sober ness and strong character. A deep thinker carries the head bent forward; a woman capable of deep affection carries her head thrown well back. Yellow Jaundice Cured. Suffering humanity should be supplied with every means posisble for its relief. It is with pleasure we publish the follow ing: “This is to certify that I was a ter rible sufferer from yellow jaundice for over six months and was treated by some of the best physicians in our city and all to no avail. Dr. Bell, our druggist, recommended Electric Bitters, and after taking two bot tles, I was entirely cured. I now take great pleasure in recommending them to any one suffering from this terible malady. I am gratefully yours. M. A. Hogarty, Lex ington, Ky.” Sold by H. J. Lamar & Sons, druggists. That Easter Dress! That Easter Suit! Will be spoiled in appearance unless you go a step further and put your feet into a becoming pair of IVVNAAA/SA/VVV V'*AAAA**<ZZ¥\*A»'V<» WAWAV> Easter Shoes. | Ry Easter Shoes, of course we mean the new kinds for Spring and Summer wear We have them in all the latest shipes and shades, but we do not ask fancy prices for them just because they are swell. We consider every article in our store staple, and we fix our profit accordingly The QUALITY and PRICE make them staple. They never stay with us long. FOR SPRING WEARi We are showing AIISSES’ and CHILDRENS’ SLIPPERS in latest colors and at prices that you would expect to pay for commoner goods. SH3BDiBKaszinHSRDSHaEfIQK»v <■, Hiß m ■ wimhi ai■■PMMßMmgia»g».~giMaMfcaiiß*WMmKaßa»iCTiTiWWMiTia.'MMßMMaMaMaMMKMM»nMjaM'w>Tiw»iMni «*■<*■*■r—rifuJrwiJTw.irMajuarKXMa’WJtrTrwTi ■warn—— LADIES’ HIGH GRADE OXFORDS That will set-off the handsomest Easter Dress that will be seen in Macon this season. You may think you cannot afford to wear these high-grade Oxfords, because you have been in the habit of paying fancy prices for them. We fix that for you, by letting you have them for the same that you pay elsewhere for a Shoe of poorer looks and quality. FOB THE MEN. We have all that’s swell in Spring and Summer Shoes. Not Shoes made alone to look well, but to wear well. They are from manufacturers whose name alone is a sufficient guarantee. But if their stamp on them is not enough, we place our own name on them, and there you have a double guarantee for style and wear. W ft Save Im More Than a llii 1 a Fail' On what you would have to pay for the same class of goods elsewhere. A few dollars saved on Shoes gives you a few dollars for that dress or bonnet or suit. YOURS FOR EASTER FOOTWEAR, THE STRONG SHOE CO., 370 Second Street, Macon, Georgia.