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Bfi Waif of the Wcstorn Prairies. > •— / CT WELDON J. COBB. rnAtTItn Vll-rntitlanaZL Their hands and cyos met One S ’unco at their rosolnto faces told that ylto Dospard need havo a rare for him self when these two men started upon his trail. ■Remember,* spoko tho scout, "this Is no ordinary venture • ■I roalUo and am roady for It,* re- piled Darrel sturdily. “Already respond has crossod tho dead line of oivtlliatlon and Is among the bad lands to tho oast * , "Then we can follow him there.* •Yes; only be Is at homo and among friends, wboro the whlto renegade and the red warrior will atlko bo banded against ua Patlanco, courage, and craft can alone overcome our enomles. • ■ *1 will dare It all tor tho sake of tho Imperilled girl we seek to save,” cried Carrol, enthusiastically. “Hut you are 111 from tho wound you received—unable to proceed on the troll until you are re covered." “Not to, Darrel,* replied tho scout. ■Tho herbs I havo taken havo rostorod tty strength.* •Thon wo start * ‘ *At onco. * ' Ooo hour later, mountod on two superb steeds and fully armod end equipped for the expedition, tho old Bcout and Ills young companion set forth upon thu most perilous and momentous advuuturo of all the'r eventful lives. CHASTER VUL OH TUB TUAU- ' k Tho night was bright as day as Dar rel and hunger ltalph redo from tlio little town at Minors' Uulcli toward tho hills to tho oast In the near distance. As nearly as posslblo, tho fortnor In formed the scout of tho courso Dospard had taken In carrying away the recapt ured maldon, 1 noz Tracey. They soon found thomsolvos threading R rocky dofllo, along which tho practical •ye of tho scout discovered uvldoncos of recont travel. •They havo como this way," ho said to Darrel •Then wo may overtake them. • i *Not so easily as you think. * “Why not?* “They have a fair start of us, and once In the mountains It will bo difficult to follow their trail. “ The landscape became wild, and at times almost Impassable, as tnoy pro ceeded on their way. At midnight tho •cout came to a halt, utterly at fault. ■Wo are In e quandary now,* ho re marked. •How?* askod Darrel *Hero tho course diverges. The out laws may havo gono down tho valloy to the wlldornosa beyond, pa-sod through the gulch yondar to tho outlaw country, or struck direct through tho hills for tho Indians.* For nearly an hour tlioy roconnoltered St short distance In oach direction. Tho eoout’s face showed a satisfied expres sion as ho returned to tho head of tho canyon. “Havo you loarned anything?” asked Darrel, eagerly. "Yes?” 1, “What Is It?* I “This. “ Tho scout showed a rlbhon, which Darrel rocognlzod as belonging to tho •lppss worn by I nor. Trncoy. “Do you reoognlTo It?" askod Ra'ph. I I “Yes.” “■■ATbon tho Ind.an country Is our des tination. They are carrying tho girl to tholr old-time nllles, tho Modocs.” Darrel looked dooply ^omwrnod, but the scout sceuiod more encouraged and vigilant thau ovor, and urged his horse to.n more rapid rptfl of speed. , y Tho.morning light Draught thorn en couraging traces of tlio porsous tlioy sought Tlioy wero tolling up a stoop ascent, when Darrel found a pioco of brldlo rein. It evidently belonged to Dospnrd's baud, utul they pressed on, conlideut that tlioy wore on tho right trail. “lloyond hero tbo mountains como to a stop,” remarked tho scout “And beyond that?” “1‘rairlo and forest, nnd tho camping grounds of tho marauding bands of sav ages. Hat smoke!” As hanger Ralph spoko, his com panion discerned a slight volume of smoke emanating from to.no rocks be yond thorn. They drovo along ns rapidly as tho broken roadway would admit At a turn a scono ot wondrous beauty and extent hold thorn momentarily spell bound. Tho mountain of stono shot down shuur a thousand feet p -rfoctly perpen dicular, and beyond It stretched a wood ed plain far as tho oyo could roach. There roomed no means of reaching It except by a toilsome ride to where there was u more gradual descent “Look,” spoke tho scout suddenly. Darrel thrilled to keen excitement ns lio glanced at a point soma dlstauco bo- low them. A body of horsemen were Just disap pearing Into a dense stretch of timber. “Dospard and Ills men!* ho cr.cd. “It must bo them. " “Thon they havo escaped us " “No: necessarily, the trail will be bet ter on the lowlands than bora 1 think 1 know Despard's plans.” “What are they?” “To lojoin one of his olti allies In stage robbery and war on tho sett ouionts. “An Indian?” “Yos. ” “Who Is he?" “Shadow Snake, tho Modoc warrior. What ls’that?” Directly before them, emanating from a rockydclilo. smoko ascended—the same they had observed u fow minutes previ ously. “fau It bo a party of Indians?" askod Darro 1 . “1 think not. It Is probably tho de serted camp-firo of Despard's band." Doth men halted perpoxsdanrt bewil dered, as tlnfy traced the smoko to Its sourco. At a cave-llke uperturo in the racks, a large amount of bashes and reeds aud loaves wero piled. Those had been rocontly Ignited, and dense volnmos of smoko Issued from the heap. The two men gazed at one snothor in the profonedest wonder. “What doos It meat*?” askod tho mvs- 'tifiod Unrt cl. dv-not know.” “You think Doiptrd’s rasa bum At lire?" “Yesl for they must havt recently passed this spot" “For what purpose?" "That I cannot tell." “Then lot ue aeoertaln." They dismounted and approachod tho cave, lloth started as a low wall, llko that of a person exhausted by pain, seemed to cmanato from tho smoking cava “Do you hoar that?” cried Darrel, ox- altcdly. v “Yes." t t > . “homo onols In therol" 1 "Probably a wild boast that they tried to smoko outl" Tho cry was rnpoatod—agonized, muf fled, but still p -rfcctly distinct Darrol Orey turnod pnlo. “It Is a woman's volco," ho gasped, wildly. “Alt! ltulph, If It should “Who?” “Inot* Tho scout started. “No, no; they wouldn’t dare to kill tbo girl that way. ” “You do not know them. No crime Is too deep for those Inhuman ghosils. Qulckl Aid mo; 1 must know who Is In that cave. ” In a moment they were at work tear ing and dragging the half-ltainlng muss from tho mouth of the cavern. Evon after they had removod It tho pla o was so lillcd with smoke as to ckoko and blind them Still, Darrel did not dolay, bat dashed recklessly forward. A cry of horror and yet of rollof cs- capoi his lips as ho saw u human form lying on a pile of loaves. It was that of u woman, but It was not Inez Tracey. Instead, tho dim light of the cave showed a face dusky, though beautiful —tlio countenance of an Indian maiden. Who was bound hand and foot, almost suffocated by the smoko, exhausted, dying, threatened by a toi-rllVe doatli when Darrel found hor. Ilo llftod nor bo llly In Ids arms and bore her to tlio outside air. In profound nmazom-nt Hanger Ra'ph stared at the strange liguro. Darrol ro'oasod the bonds that se cured the girl Her wild, haunted eyes Bwept Ills face for a moment her bosom heaved, aud she grasped his hand In thu doupcsl emotion. “The Whlto Pawn will never forgot you!" sho uttered, In a gasplDg cry of gratltudo. “Who is sho—how eamo sho lie re?” asked the bewildered Darrol. “Ask her; sho speaks our language. It seems," suggested tha scout The Indian girl shrank back.at tho words-, sho shook hor bond vehemently. "Tho Whlto Down has her secrets, and will not toll thorn, lltit when tho day conies when tho lllack Crow stands faco to faso with her again, let him be ware!" “Dcspard!” ejaculated tho scout. “It was ho who shut hor up In thatbavo to dlo boo here, my girl wo'vo helped you out of a difficulty; will you return tho fovor?" Tho Indian maldon did not direct at tention.to the ranger, but fixed her eyes with a devoted light on tho faco of Darrol. “Tho Whlto Pawn would dlo to servo tho young palo-face," sho said earnestly. “Thon lead ns to tlio prairies loiuw,” spoko Darrol. Sho sprang before his horsa. “Follow!* she said. They obeyed tholr dusky guide, who led thorn from the spot with tlio swift- noss and accuracy of one familiar with the locality. Not a word was spoken until they reached tlio base of tho doscent to the plain b-low. Tlio broad prairie, with Its wooded stretches, lay Before tliom. As far ns one of these the girl accom panied them. Thon she turned ns If to loivvo them. Suddenly sho paused, In a listening attitude. Thun sho sped light ly through tho timber. “She will return,* said Ranger Ralph “She has discovered something, you think?” aikod Darrel A mlnuto later tho litho figure of White Fawn reappeared. “A camp of friendly Sioux," sho said, briefly. "Tlioy uro on tholr way to the icI Svatlon. b hoy are my friends. Tlioy go my way. Como; your horses shall ho cured for, and you sTiiill lid nrd. JI She led Darrel's horse liy tlio brldlo until they reached a spot where about twenty Indians sat around a camp-firo. Tho savages greeted tlioip Ip a frlopdly manner, and tlioy remalnod for nil hour with them, securing valuable informa tion as to tho country around thorn Tlioy were Informod that the roving bands of Indians wore massing tholr forces under tho leadership of a chief of the N’ez Forces, who was urging them So a general attack on the settlements of tho pale faces. It was a- they wore leaving tho camp that White Fawn clasped tlio hand of Darrol Grey In a warm, earnest pros- sure “You havo saved my life,” she said. “Whlto l'awn never forgols frloud or foo. Take tills, and in your hour of danger, It may servo you, If you ever fall Into thu hands of Shadow Snake or his trllie.” Sho lllttod uwny oro Darrel could nsk I for an explanation of her strongo words. Ho rogardo I tho singular ornnmont sho had given him, as Ills horse started away. It was a piece uf Indian chalk- stone, with some strange chnractois en-1 graved upon it, nnd lound together by a chain made of the rattles of a snake. | Rittlo did either uf tho men dream of , Its future vuluo to thorn, or of the effect : upon their future the mystery surround ing Whlto Fawn was dost nod to exert. They wero now compelled to exert caution In tholr movoeioiits, and kept to tho timber as much as possible. The information they had received lod them to bollcvo that tholr enemies had gone to Join the savages, massed in camp at the I’ueblo River, forty miles aeross the country. To roach this they would undoubtedly have to pass through much danger, and It might be Impassible to follow Des- peril's trail c os -ly. Several times that day they saw va grant parties of Indians In the distance, but concealed themselves until tlioy were out of sight. “There arc two points for us to remem ber," said tho scout that evening at dusk. “What nro they?” asked Darrel. “Ftrsl, to attempt the rescue of Inez ami remove hor to a place of safety. “ “And tho other?” “To reach Walford the Recluse, to whom Inoz’s father loft her fortune, be fore Dcspard learns where ho li. Wo are likely to encounter many daugers ere wo accomplish it, and^nust be wary, for wo may come upon our enemies at any mo ment.” “Hist!” They had como to tho banks of tho river nnd wore waiting while the horset drank. Sheltered by a little clump of trees they con d scan tho stream without being ob-orvoJ. Derrel had uttered the warning word as ho eew a canoe coining down lh« stream. “An Indian," breathod the scout. “Si lence, till ho passes “ Tlioy remalnod perfectly still os tho canoe neared them. Just es the boat eamo opposite them one of the hotrees hoofs gave way uudor the soft turf fringing tho stream. His foot eamo down with a splash into tno wetor. Tho Inalua In the cqnco started, glanced toward the tblcke ly saw his ambushed to wild yell he abandouodj sprang Into the water. Instantly the cry ws score of voloes both Btreum. They leeme tholr owners toward^ where Darrel And tho,j moment. “Cross Ralph quickly, and that I CHAPTER IX ms MODOCS. Ranger Ralph directed his horse across the river and Darrel Orey followed closoly after him. Tho stream was very deep at Its center, but tho horses breusted 1 thu swift current and lunded them safely on tha opposite bank. “Dash sira.glit. ahead,” shouted tho scout; "ll Is our only chance." “No, nol look, Ralph; there Is a camp- fire In our path." Tlio ranger brought his horse to Its haunches and glanced quickly and con- corned y about him. ltehlnd thorn and on both s des the woods soeim-d filled With yolllng Indian-. They hud been | attraetod to tho spot by the warning cry of the Indian In tha canoe. i Immediately after discovering tho 1 strangers, tho savage had disappeared, and doubt ess reached Ills companions i who were hustoulug to the thlckut. | “Dismount!" ordered tho s.-out. In a low tono. “Wo aro in a s.-rapo and I must make tho best of It." “Shall wo abandon tho horsos?” . queried Darrol. “For the lime holng, yes,” replied thW | scout. “Tlio Indians aro coming. We had bottor suparato." Ranger Ralph suddenly swung himself np by the branches of an linmousa troo under which the horses stood. Darrel Uroy sought to follow his exam ple, but, bewildered by tho oxcltoinont of tho oceasluu, delayed a mooiont too long. Three stalwart lavages suddenly eamo into vlow. Tliut tlioy had discovered him, tha yolls uf the Indians Instantly Informod j him. Ho started for tho rlvor and ran down Its hanks swiftly. A cry of concern broko from Darrel's lips as he glanced ahead Several other | Indians wero running In an opiioslto di rection. Ho was completely hemmed In, and there sootnod no means of osen|» excopt a wild dash Inland, which action would oxposo him to tho fire of Ills enemies ilo cast one quick glance at tlio troo- llned stream, and dutormlnod to trust j himself to tho water. Then Darrel i dropped out of vlow and began to wado out Into the Hwlft coutral current of thu j rlvor. Ho could hoar tlio savages talking ox- ! cltojly, nnd iippuroiitly making tholr i way toward him. Near tlio shorn the drooping willows afforded a shelter from their prying eyes, hut that ho would not long be safe there ho fully realized. | lie thrilled to a now Idea of safety tw ho saw an object Moating near him. | It was tho cunoo that the Indian had abandoned, and It was ttpsldo down. I Instantly Darrol concclvod a daring plan of eluding his enemies, at luust 1 temporarily. He dodged down nnd came up with Ills! head under tho canoe Then lie stood In tho water perfectly motion loss. The savages eamo down to tho edge of tho stream uud b-nan searching for ill ill. lie could discern that they wero mak ing n thorough quest, and that finally tlioy divided and proceeded up and down the stream. When a l was silent ho ventured tg withdraw fils Tic,i,l from the canoo and glniieo about him. No one was In sight In Ills near vicinity. “If J could locate the tree wlu-ro Ralph hid himself I would rejoin him," iio sjlllo.pul. cd. .lust thou, however, as he glanced at tho opposite shore, Ills oyes met a vision that startled nml unchalnod him. A camp-firo had boon built, nnd a largo number of Indians were busy put ting up some tents Neal’ tlio firo stood a savage, evidently tholr chief, directing their movements. There wore two white moil near him, and th y were conversing with him Darrel started as lie recognized thorn! One was Dyke Dcspard; tho other was his accomplice, Jim Danton. Even as ho watched thorn, lie saw tholr two coni- rados of the'previous day pass, leading tlu-tr horsos. On olio was seated a gir Ish form. Tlio heart of tlio young scout thrilled to wild emotion us ho i aught sight of tlio beloved face of Inez Tracey. “She Is In tho camp, a prisoner,” ho breathod. “1 will rescue her, or dlo In the attempt ” lie dodged down again ns, against tho the light, he made out a savage form coming down Hie banks of the stream. In a moment Darrel was hi his old posi tion under tho beat. He behoved ho was as safe as before, but he learned Ills error a moment lutor. Thu boat was suddenly pulled toward the shore, and ho knew that the Indian he had seen was its former occupant. Darrel quickly comp ohi-nded tbo situ ation. Dodging down under the wator, ho loma nml there for a moment Thon he rulseil himself slowly. The snvogo was adjusting the canoe a fow feet away. Darrol crept cautiously toward him. A brilliant idea, to entor tlio Indian camp in disguise, hail entered his mind. Seizing a heavy stone ho dealt the savsgc a terrific blow Tlio lattor fell to the ground with n groan. “Victory!” muttered Darrel, excitedly, “I will yot rescue tho imperilled Inoz!” |TO US CONTINUED.| PLEASE TRY A. m ihi j CANDY CATHARTIC Lightning-Pro T. Women who are afraid of thunder storms are having their i-hairs and bed steads made with glass foot to servo as insulators What is tho matter with 1 the good old-fashioned feather-bed where i all the women aud children of tho fam ily took refugo in a thunderstorm? Or I tlio dark closet where tha preserves were kept? Perhaps the glass Jars made that secure, but no power on eaith cversav*rf . the preserve JOc. 25c. 50c. NOTES AND COMMENTS. The great commercial products of the Philippine Archipelago are auger, hemp, tobacco, copra nnd coffee, and their importance, ns articles of export, are In the order given. The ability to read the Constitution of tne State, which Is required of a voter, Ib hold by the Supreme Court of Wyoming to be on ability to read it In the English language. Ill a recent speech Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, said he wished that every woman whose husband was at the front might wear some distinctive badge, so that he might take otf his hat to her. The Minneapolis Times wonders why our young men take to the law instead of to the farming. We suppose, com ments the St. Paul Globe, It Is because they look forward to being appointed receivers of bankrupt banks at from 97,000 to $10,000 a year. That beatB farming. American armies have thus far been tho world's most fertile sources of war stories. The Civil War added about five thousand titles to the Nation’s list of hooks of home origin. But when the American soldier begins to embody In literature his recollections of foreign experiences Incident to the present war all war-story records will be broken, and tho wonder will not cease while the veterans remain alive. There Is a private in a i.lsconsln company and he Is certnlnly, a patriot ic American who desires to fight and uphold *tho honor of his country. In 1K7H he graduated from West Point ! and served five or eix years In the I army. Ever since he has been lead- ! Ing a private citizen’s life, and when tha present war began he decided to go to the front. He failed to close his business in time to receive a commis sion, hut tills made no particular (lit- ference with him, and he enlisted as a private. The cultivation of the camphor free in Florida has ueen so successful that the section promises to be a formidable competition with the Far East. In China, Japan and Formed.!, but a small portion of the great camphor forests now remain, owing to the wasteful methods of obtaining the gum from the trees, Which in many were cut down entirely. In Florida, on the other hand. It has been fnir.d that j camphor could he produced profitably from the leaves and twigs, obtaining a pound of the gum from seventy-sev en pounds of the catlings. The tree re quires no fertit'zatlon, aud Is ex tremely ornamortal According te a Rus lan linguist, Eng- 11st, Russian and Chinese wil be the j only three languages in use two hun- ! dred years from new. During the t\ven(ieth and twenty-first centuries, ! tlie whole of Continental Europe nnd of Asia, with the exception of China, ! will have adopted the Russian lan guage. English will be spoken in Great Hiltain, Australia, Africa and America, and Chinese will be the lan guage of the Celestials and the Oceanic j Archipelago. There are at present Slit) distinct languages spaken—89 Euro pean, 114 African, ltlfi Asiatic. 117 Oc eanic and 117 American, vrhile in the Russian Empire alone sixty different tongues are found. Russia Is experimenting with giant searchlights mounted In balloons and containing electric burners connected with dynamos on the ground. She Is also introducing tall observation tow ers put together out of sections dis tributed among the men while on the march. In their drills with these a squad of sixty pien can erect com plete structures in twenty minutes, thus enabling the officers in command to survey a much wider extent of teirt- tory than would be possible without these devices. The Prussians already have an excellent system of army bal loons with photographic and other equipments, and In ...is particular take tho lead of all the European nations. The ordinary receipts of tne Govern ment in a year amounts to about $350,- Ot)0,(JOO. The ordlnarv expenses of the i^ate thelvY5£ all DRUGGISTS. government vary little from year to year, they have exceeded $385,000,000 In no year since the close of the Civil Wnr. The annual receipts and ex penses of the railroads of the United States nre nearly three times greater. One cannot note the numes of tho ships of the American navy without appreciating the wisdom of those who honored the cities and States of the South nnd the North Impartially In these designations. The Boston and the Baltimore, the Concord aud the Raleigh, fought side by side at Manila, nnd every section of the country Is represented In the vesse.s of Admiral Sampson’B fleet. We aro beginning to miss our mer chant marine, says the New York Com mercial Advertiser. The long delay in starting the Philippine army on Its long voyage shows how serious is the lack of merchant ships of our own. In our early sea fights, the merchant mar ine was the making of tho navy. A good share of our old-time navnl heroes came into the navy from the merchant service. The sailors who won the great navnl victories of 1812 had their training on Gloucester fish ermen nnd Salem Iudlamen. The dar ing privateers who chased the British merchant flag from the seas In that war were merchant ships whose sides had been hurriedly pierced with port holes, and whose deck houses had been dismantled to make room for long toms. According to United State6 Consul Man at Bergen, bicycles arc In general use in Norway, although not as exten sively ns In other parts of Europe, the use, perhnps, being more limited to tho class In comparatively easy financial circumstances. The roads are macad amized and would be adopted to bicy cling were it not for the large rainfalls In western Norway, which amounts to about eighty-five Inchea per annum. The hilly nature of the country is an additional drawback, necessitating uh much walking as riding. In spite of these conditions, however, the consul says the bicycle continues to grow in popularity. Most of the bicycles sold In Norway nre from Germany nnd the United States. The duty on cycles is I 30 kroner ($8.04) each. There is nol differential duty favoring cycle manu facturers In other countries. Cana dian bicycles with wood rims, mud guards nnd other American Improve ments are advertised and sold as American wheels. It Is an unquestioned fact that every being and everything has its day of usefulness. The farmer today is the most useful nnd prominent Industrial subject and consequently the most suc cessful, remarks the Agricultural Epi- tomist. The products of his industry have the greatest cnll and demand of the many Industries of our United States, nearly all of which are most actively engaged at this time. While it Is true he lia3 encountered many set backs and depressions for several yeat'3 past, yet at the came time he has experienced less hardships and en joyed more privileges and freedom than any other calling, nnd now that the brightest day3 of his existence are staring him In the face no one can help but realize his greatness and independ ence. H. C. Fischer, who has just retired from his position ns comptroller of the central telepragh office In London, says lie has a lively recollection, when superintendent of the foreign depart ment, of the tremendous excitement in England at certain momentous crises In the American Civil War. It was in those days looked updn as a piece of exceptional enterprise that several of the newspapers, in order to be the first to obtain news from America, hired tenders to Intercept the mail steamers when approaching Cork harbor. Then would follow a race to be first at the Roches Point telegraph office, whence the messages were telegraphed to the old foreign gallery, and subsequently sent out, sheet by sheet, for publica tion In the special editions of the Lon don rapers. This was, of course, be fore the laying of the first Atlantic ca ble. The war ended in April, 18(15, while the laying of the first Atlantic cable was not completed until July 28, lSfid The first cabling done over th* line was somewhat expensive. $100 be ing charged for twenty words. This rate was reduced about three months afterward to $50 for twenty words, and the following year it was looked upon as comparatively cheap cabling that a man could send ten words for $2(1 That was thirty years ago. The rate now Is 25 cents a word. There Is no knight-errantry in Eur ope today. Don Quixote is dead even in Spain. Europe Is engaged with very practical and even prosaic prob lems. How best to sell two boxeB of merchandise where hitherto but one has been sold engngcs more attention than all matters of mere sentiment combined, Hence the attention being paid to the Far East, where China alone, with four hundred millloA pos sible customers, is rapidly yielding to the spell of the persuasive drummer, with samples In one hand and a swofd In the other. But if knight-errantry wero In the meridian of its activity Spain could not hope for a really capa ble champion. Nobody of consequence would ride to the relief of an old vira go. Spain Is not a winsome damsel In distress, but a termagant who haa at laBt Justly been brought to book for the offenses she has committed against her own household. She is despised both by her own and by her neighbors, and as Prince Bismarck has said in his blunt and direct way, “She deserves her fate.” Until 1815 It was the custom of the United States governthent on the ad mission of each new Btate into the union to signalize the fact upon the nation’s flag, not only by increasing the number of its stars, hut also by increasing the number of Us stripes. But in the year mentioned, when five new states were admitted Into the union at one time, It became apparent that eventually this process of redupli cation would result In disfiguring the nation’s ling; nnd, accordingly, the matter was referred to joint commit tees of the house and senate with tho direction that some definite plan he re potted. While the matter was under warm discussion, Captain Samuel C. Reid, one of the heroes of the war of 1812, suggested that, Instead of chang ing both stnrs and stripes whenever new states were admlttad Into the union, it would be much better to fix the number of stripes at thirteen, rep resenting the original thirteen states, and to make the number of stars alone variable. This suggestion met with unanimous approval, and in due time the design agreed upon was reported to congress. Without opposition, the de sign received th# cordial Indorsement of congress; nnd on April 4, 1.818, the measure setting forth the formula which lias ever since been observed In adjusting the stars and stripes to the changed conditions of the union re ceived the signature of President JamcB Monroe. Jii3t at this time, when the nation’s flag is so strikingly in evidence and when the whole coun-‘ try, without regard to past differences, Is solidly united underneath its folds, It is not amiss, remarks ’the Atlanta, (Ga.) Constitution, that the foregoing reminiscence connected with its early days should be revived. A Family Wedding Ring. he wedding ring of the Verney fam ily of Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England, Is an enormous one, Intend ed to be worn outside the thick milita ry gloves of the time of Charles I„ and was used by an ancestor of Sir Henry Verney at the fatal battle of Edgehlll, After the fight, when search was made for the gallant Verney, nothing could be found but n gloved hand, firmly clutched round the Royal standard, and this ring still remaining on the finger. With this relic of their ances tor the Verneys solemnize their mar riages, though, of course, a lighter cir clet is substituted after the ceremony. The last marriage in which this ring was used was that of Sir Harry Verney to the sister of Florence Nightingale. In Abyssinia not so very long ; salt was the principal medium of change, being practically used money. SAVE MONEY 1! 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