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TWILIGHT Th<> <Uy In *onp, and from the east, afar, Nlklil's shadow comes apace: the rose Breathes out her vesper fragrance ere It close: And yonder, godlike, gleams the evening star. Kileru-e Is here; save Just enough of sound To make Us presence felt; there Is no stir— A robin's lullaby, a cricket's chirr— No moving air In all the trees around. Thus would I hare life's busy journey end. With shadows sweeter than the glare of day, Wilh music sof!, and In the dappled sky Siar after star, as here and there a friend Strides forth to bless (he pilgrim old and gray. That, like the twilight, puts his bur dens by. C. G. U. A Forgiveness. BY DABNEY MARSHALL. (Copyright. laOl : Hy Daily Story Fub. Cos ) Ostensibly Si was a farmer and blacksmith, and occasionally a cattle drover, but as the agricultural region about him was poor, and the pasturage though extensive was inferior, being covered chiefly with pine straw, a diet to which the sheep and cows did not take kindly and upon which with the perversity of dumb "critters” they re fused to fatten, the income from even a triple employment like this would aeeni to be necessarily limited. But genius Is always superior to cir cumstances. so Emerson says, and Si |exemplifled the saying by always hav ing an abundance of ihe com f orts of 'iife and a plenty of money. His wife 'always appeared in anew dress at each annual protracted meeting, his jboys wore store shoes, and always had 'powder in their gourds and shot in ' their pouches. As for Si himself, he owued a breach-loading gun a drum mer might not disdain, and used real smokeless powder cartridges. His ■neighbors told visiting friends from across the river in Amite county, that Bi actually paid two and a hair cents a piece for these, and the neighbors heard the statement with unbounded wonder at such evidences of wealth. When collections were taken tip for what the preacher called "the spread ing of tho gospel of the sweet Savior am mg the heathen in China and the poie Catholics in Ne.v Orleans,” Si al ways put a dollar in the hat, Mrs. Hardsook fifty cents, the hoys a dime eurh, and little Lodelia, the only girl of the family, a silver quarter. In iou sequenco Si passed for a deeply te ligious man, and the parson always caUed him Brother Hardsook. Nor was Si's generosity purely ec clesiastical. He had been frequently kuowu to leave the railroad with a3 many as two one-gailoa jugs full of Ticker" and arrive home with the Jug*, owing to a liberal sampling of their contents on his own part, and a generous distribution of the same to ail he met, who universally at first re iusejl to drink, but finally consented ficing as how it was Si as offered the iteker, and they would “moist a little. m>t as they were wine-bibbers and gluttonous, but would take a swig for “the good of their innards." Most of his neighiiora drank what was offered them and asked no ques tions aud made no remarks. Li.it some of them were deeply and audibly per plexed as to where rii got all this money. Certain circumstances con nected with Si would linger in their minds and what was worse break out ou their tongues. They would com ment how the cattle of neighbors near Si had a way of disappearing just when they were "most fitfn” for mar ket But in that great unfenced coun try what was there to prevent cattle from straying? “Dumb critters.” said Si. "are mighty biggity aud roaming come any how, and wili some times Just rush to thei ■ rum.” , Some times also in the fall country ■•tores near him were robbed and their cafes blown open just after the money 'had been received from the town banks to pay for the incoming cotton. It was a strange coincidence that after such jobberies Si had more money and dis tributed more "iicker” than usual. But iPi said life is full of coincidences and a mystery according to the scriptures." “Leastwise,” added he, “that is what the parson says the Word says, and I ain't the man to dispute a licensed minister of the gorsepell, nor is you nuttier, neighbor?” he would ask of his listener as he lovingly toyed with the trigger of his famous gun. f “No. indeed,” replied the neighbor with alacrity, edging off a little. "I Won't dispute the paison nuther you. hfou air both right aster as 1 knows Still some folks would prove “too .leaky of tongue” in regard to Si s af ifairs, and it was strange how the corn jCribs and cotton houses of these /measly back-cappers,” as Si called jtheni, had a habit of taking fire in the flead hours of the night. But one day the grand jury actually pndicted Si for grand larceny. He was •moused of stealing ten head of cattle from Mart Smiggles. The chief wit fcess against Si was Dune Swarrington, * good-natured farmer too stupid to •te dishonest, whose farm adjoined the Iffoad over which Si had to drive the jcattle to New Orleans. The testimony Kvas strong for the state. SI could al t*nost hear the doors of the penitentiary iopening upon him. “It was an awful ’experience for a Christian,” he used to •ay in after years, but then he would add. “them the Lord loveth he chases.” Si went upon the stand and testified In his own behalf. He acknowledged he sold the cattle. It was true ho was a farmer, he said looking at the farmer jurors, a stockman if they t would. He was uneducated too, no fcanger around of lawyers and court looms, for he thought an honest farm er's place was in the field, and not loating around among them that rep resented corporations and merchants. and so he did not know much law, but he was a Christian and an alliance man and he hoped he did know what was right, if he did not know what was lawful, “two mighty different things,” he said, “as some amongst you knows, what has had homes closed out under deeds of trust for debts you never made 3nd things you never bought." The sale of the cattle, he went on. had come about this way. He was go ing to New Orleans with a fine herd. Among them was a most likely male. "I wish you could have seen him, jedge,” he said deferentially to that magnate. "He had great shiney horns same as if they was polished up ter powder horn3. and curls like a city gall right down between them horns. And was bigh-steppin as a preacher or a railroad conductor." As he was driving this male by Mart's pasture, Mart's dielfers had loped out and mixed with his cattle. He had called for Mart, but he could not make Mart hear. He himself had driven the heifers out of the cattle four times at least, but they just would come back. The attractions of that male were simply terrible, no preacher was more powerful among the sisters. It looked like witchcraft or hoodoo or something to him what warn't natural. Finally he tired out driving such con trary-minded brutes. “A man can’t be expected ev.n by the law to spend his whole time fooling with a passell of cows when he's got an honest living to make. So he was forced to let Mart's old heifers go to thunder; but, would they believe it they had actual ly followed him plumb to New Orleans. What was he to do with them? Leave them in the streets to be taken up and appropriated by the city folks? Not much! They already got a plenty of country folks’ stuff any way by clos ing out mortgages and deeds of trust without just making them a present of the finest cattle in Marion county. So ho had been compelled to sell those heifers along with hi3 own. Moreover he was tender of heart and could not “Don’t shoot the kids. Si." hoar to part them from that likely male. It was true he had never of fered Mart the money, but he had not had time to do so. With his wife sick, and Ijodelia puning around ail the time and grass just a whooping in his cotton, he had not been able to go over to Mart’s and take the money. He was going to do so. on the very next day, when the sheriff had come and jailed him.” “To show you gen tlemen,” he concluded, “that 1 ain't got no hard feeling agin- Mart, though I ain't, saying he isn't treated me wrongful, 1 will give him the vally of them heifers here and now.” With that he flung the money on the table in the court room. The jury retired and soon brought in a verdict of not guilty. As the crowd was pouring our. of the court room Si nudged Dune on the arm and said: “So. you swore agin me, did you, Dune?” ”1 had to, Si; I war on oath to tell the truth.” “That’s all right about the truth,” said Si sarcastically. “We all knows you just loves the truth. Just fattens on it. And 1 ain't denying that tht truth is a good thing in its place, but 1 waut to leave with you that the truth don’t stop no lead.” As he walked homeward Dune con cluded that a change of air would be good for his wife's lungs. So he sold out his little property at a sacrifice and moved to Louisiana. One night after family prayers Si’s oldest boy said: "Pap. when are you goin’ to kill that hound of a Dune S warrington?” “Wheu the crop is laid by, Sonnie. I am too busy now to Indulge in pleas ure. Business fust, my boy.” One morning when the last furrow had been plowed, and there was no blacksmith work to be done, Si said to his wife: Mammy, hand me my gun, I guess I’ve got time to kill Dune now.” A two days’ ride brought him to Dune’s place. He slipped through the pine brush to the edge of the field where Dune was plowing. He slowly trudged bare-footed behind a steer that dragged a worn out plow. His white wool hat. full of holes, flapped over bis face, bronzed and drawn, hunger and over-work written all over it. Not far off Dune’s largest boys were hoeing, followed by their sister, all bare-footed and ragged. Further and near the woods was a six year old youngster. Dune’s baby chap, with a long slender pole minding the gap in the fence Dune had not yet had time to mend. Si suddenly confronted him with his gun. Taken by surprise Dune started and trembled a little at first, but soon recovering faced bis enemy without blanching. “Don't shoot the kids. Si,” was all he said. But Si replied: "Don’t be nowise on easy. Dune. I hare rode a hundred miles to kill you, but I guess you are worse off here than you’d be in hell. So I forgives you. Fully and freely fergives you.’’ Si then started off, but wheeling sud denly pitched a silver dollar over in the field to the amazed Dune, saying: “Here, buy that air pcaked-faeed young un’ a square meal. He looks hongry.” THE WEEKLY NEWS, CARTERSVILLE, GA. TURNING TO LEFT. lostlurt Possessed Rutli hr Man anil tho Loirnr Animal!.. V Instinct has been defined as a sort of inherited knowledge peculiar to the lower animals. That man possesses many analagous traits we all know; but there is one so subtly engrafted in his nature that, under certain circum stances, he Is unconsciously made to act in precisely the same manner as the wild animal, and that is in circle traveling. It Is a peculiar instlct which causes wild animals, when pur sued for any considerable distance, always to travel in a circle; and man, when lost on the veldt, the prairies, or in the forest, unconsciously becomes controlled by the same instinct and is made to bend his course and travel in a circle, and return to the same place from whence he started. A notable in stance of this is mentioned by Mr. Catlin, an American traveler cf repute, which occurred while ascending the upper Missouri. He had left the steam er on which he had been sailing up the river, with the object of reaching an Indian village by making a short-cut across a prairie on foot, accompanied only by a single attendant. “In our course,” said Mr. Catlin, “we had a prairie of some thirty miles to cross; and the second day, being dark and cloudy, we had no object by which tc guide our course, having no compass with me at the time. During the first day the sun shone, and we kept our course very well; but on the next morning, though we started right (laid our course), we no doubt soon began to bend, notwithstanding that we appeared to be progressing in a straight line. There was nothing to be seen about us but short grass, every where the same; and in the distance a straight line, the horizon, all around us. Late in the afternoon, and when we were very much fatigued we came upon the very spot, to our surprise, where we had bivouacked the night before, and which we had left on that morning. We had turned to the left and no doubt had traveled all day in a circle. The next day, having the sun shine, we laid (and kept) our course without any difficulty. On arriving at the Sioux village and relating our sin gular adventure, the Indians laughed at us very heartily, and all the chiefs united in assuring me that whenever a man is lost ou the prairies he trav els In a circle, and also that he Invari ably turns to the left; of which singu lar fact I have become doubly convinc ed by subsequent proofs similar to the oue mentioned. —Chamber’s Journal. IN A TRASH PILE. Old Kind George Cola Fonnd In Knox ville, Tenn. Walter Cheatham, an employe of the city stables, has had the good fortune to find a very old coin of the realm of Great Britain in a trash pile, says the Knoxville Journal and Tribune. The coin is of the same size as an Ameri can dollar and weighs just the same. Walter did not realize that the coin might have a big price offered for it, and while showing it to Stable Boss William Kellar, asked that official what he would give for the coin. Mr. Kellar does not know the value of old coins, and offered ten cents. Mr. Cheatham declined and Mr. Kellar proffered twenty-five cents and the bargain was struck. Mr. Keiiar de cided he would keep the coin as a rare novel keepsake, but now he would probably refuse an offer or SSOO for it, pending a thorough investigation of its value to numismatic collectors. On yesterday Mr. Cheatham returned to Mr. Kellar and tried to buy back the coin for a quarter of a dollar. Mr. Kellar refused, but jokingly said he would take $5 for it. Cheatham was about to take him at his word, when Mr, Kellar said he intended to keep the coin. Its owner was then informed that according to a coin collector’s manual. King George’s dollar was quoted as being worth $1,500. The coin is much worn and the date is effaced, but King George’s profile is stamped on the face of the coin, while on the back his majesty is pictured astride a horse in the act of slaying a dragon. "George 111., G. B„” are some of the letters easily deciphered around the margin of the coin. The edge is worn smooth. JAPANESE BABIES. They Ut Good Doses of Nature asid Thrive Well. According to our modern scientific ideas as to the careful treatment ol babies, those of Japan would seem to have a hard time, and yet there are no healthier, nor fatter looking little mortals on the face of the earth. We insist on a fixed temperature, on ster ilized milk, on all sorts of improved things, while the Japanese baby gets a good dose of nature, and seems to thrive on it. It is dressed and un dressed in a frigid temperature in win ter, and in summer its tender little eyes are always exposed to the full glare of the sun, as it Is carried on its mother’s back. It is to be feared, however, that this latter treatment of ten does affect the eyes of the children though they get over it later in life. At Nagasaki, amongst the women coal ers who coal the ship, you may see many with babies on their backs. The mothers work all day in the rain, cr in the sun, or the snow, and there baby sleeps, indifferent to everything, the top of Its head alone visible, while the movements of the mother do not seem in the least hindered, and she accomplishes as much work as the men. It seems as if the babies of this class were born stoics!—Anna North end Benjamin in San Francisco Bulle tin. When anything assumes the form of a duty some men feel Incapable of discharging it. (Old IfrncraM Ifttiucji. A journey of exploration to what are known as the emerald mines of Cleo patra is described by D. A. Mac Allister in the Geographical Journal. They lie in the mountain range that extends for a long distance parallel to the Red Sea aud a few ieagues west of its coasts, in a latitude rather south of Eofu, on the Nile. This, like some other parts of the region, such as the porphyry quarries of Jebel, Dokhan, was far better known than it is now and more thickly peopled, about twen ty centuries ago; and only during the present one, so far as we know, have isolated explorers, at long intervals, found their way into the treasure house of ancient Egypt. When its rul ers first used the emerald for personal adornment is certain. Whether the large, clear, green stones which, ac cording to ancient authorities, orna mented the Egyptian temples were really emeralds is a matter of dispute, but this gem, owing to its regular shape, which is commonly a six-sided prism—and its beautiful tint that stands less in need of the lapidary’s art than many others, it probably formed part of the regalia of princes at a very early period. That it was known to the Romans is certain and the mines now revisited used to send their treasures to the gem cutters of the capital. Ever since then the stone has been highly esteemed. In the mid dle ages few jewels commanded a higher price, for, in addition to its beauty, fancy endowed it with medic inal virtues. It was a prophylactic against epilepsy and a cure for dysen tery. Like the sapphire, it guarded the chastity of the wearer, and resent ed any trespass by breaking into pieces. Though a more prosaic age has divested it of these virtues, it is still highly valued, nor do we condemn its brilliantly colored relative, the aquamarine, or ceryl, which is prac tically the same mineral, the tint of tho emerald being due to the presence of a small quantity of the metal chro mium. These mines of northern Etbai seem to have remained untouched since Best in the World “Up to fifteen years ago,” said an optician, “four-fifths of all the finer spectacles used were made in France. In the past six or eight years French spectacles have been largely sup planted by American glasses, which are now sold even in France. "American spectacles are now easily the best in the world, and their su periority is due to the same character istics that mark so many American manufactured productions—namely, adaptability to their use, good work manship, uniformity and interchange ability of parts. There have been made in this country great improve ments in the special machinery with which the spectacles are made, so that the parts are produced with precision. “You will see an increasing number of signs saying that spectacles can be mended while you wait. This can be done with these finely made American spectacles. You break a bow, for in stance, of your steel spectacles and any one out of a thousand bows of the same style will fit in place of it. tlluiqur §?rc|iiuatious for au Jtrctic Iriji To fit himself for a trip of explora tion in the Arctic regions for the United States government, William J. Peters, a noted topographical expert, underwent a novel course of prepara tion. A few days since he started on his trip in a condition, it is be lieved, to withstand the bitterest cold he may experience. The method he adopted to acclimate himself to the frigid conditions of the far north in cluded ice baths, silting at open win dows at his home while the icy blasts of winter dashed themselves against his thinly-clad form, sitting in the Building Warships in Europe , Russia took first place in 1900 as regards turning out naval vessels,while England and France dropped behind considerably. Germany followed Rus sia, with Japan third and England fourth. Russia’s quota was two first class battleships, one first-class ar mored cruiser, eight destroyers, and Collection of Treasure and Trash. Probably the queerest aggregation of treasure and trash is in the Shah's palace in Teheran, Persia. Here, in the gallery of art, side by side, are hung a picture issued by the thread manufacturers whose trade mark, the initiais “O. N. TANARUS.,” have gone all over the world, and a beautiful painting by a well known Itaian artist, the gift of a sovereign. On a sideboard in the peacock throne room are exhibited a dozen nickel-plated knives, forks and spoons. In this room, on the right of the famous peacock throne, which was Begiau Shufchj SffupUd sivfuty (CruturifS the decline and fall of Rome caused them to be deserted. According to Mr. Mac Alister, the workings are only small passages, hardly more than bur rows, excavated in the emerald-bear ing schist, and sometimes extending a long distance. Many scattered ruins may also be seen—dwellings, watch towers and tombs, besides those or fen settlements. In these, no doubt, the mining population used to live, and the differences in style suggest they were occupied for a long time. Some arc mere hovels, very roughly built; others show a more careful construction; while a third group are well finished. Mr. Mac Alister also found thr*e rock-cut temples, for the soft stone lends itself to that kind of architecture. He thinks that their pillars, though very primitive in style, indicate Egyptian designs, with traces of Greek influence; one, indeed, con tains a crumbling inscription in that language. Broken pottery, sometimes ornamented, is abundant, but there i3 no evidence that the neighborhood at tracted visitors for any but business purposes. Notwithstanding thi3, there was in those times a settled instead of a nomad population, and travelers once must have been rather frequent, for in one place many drawings of per sons, animals and tribal marks are scratched upon the rocks. The sub jects are various enough; family scenes and fights—in which the wea pons are swords and spears, bows and arrows—camels and dromedaries, horses, dogs, goats and oxen, besides ibex, gazelles and ostriches. Some of tho figures evidently are much older than others. But, as a whole, they re call to memory the Sinaitic inscrip tions which some forty years ago were believed to be memorials of the wan derings of the Israelites. To this at tractive hypothesis the late Prof. E. H. Palmer gave the deathblow, when he demonstrated them to be—as no doubt are these of the emerald mines— only the graffiti of travelers, none of them probably earlier than the Chris tian era.—London Standard. AMERICAN SPECTACLES ARE WORN IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. "American spectacles may not be the cheapest produced in the world, but they are certainly the best, and a good proportion of the population of the world that uses glasses now looks through spectacles of American manu facture. “We pay much more attention to our eyes in this country now than we for merly did. There are many more ocu lists here than there formerly were, and many more skilled opticians. And of people 7, h0 ought to wear glasses, including, for instance, children, a greater proportion now than ever be fore do wear them. “I dare say that a third of the spec tacles now made in this country are exported, and our exports of these goods are all the time increasing. We sell spectacles in China, in Australia and New Zealand, in South America and South Africa, and some, as I said, in France, and more or less of them in Germany and other countries of con tinental Europe. Large numbers of American spectacles are sold in Great Britain.” public parks in the coldest days, clad in the lightest summer raiment, riding only in open cars, and, in fact, expos ing himself to the cold in every form possible. The trip as laid out embraces a tramp on foot for 2.000 miles over un explored ice fields, and is considered by old explorers and government sci entists to be the most judiciously planned and one of the most dangerous journeys ever undertaken. The ob ject of sending out the expedition is to have a survey made of the northern coast of Alaska. three first-class battleships; one first class armored cruiser, one second-class cruiser, two third-class cruisers, and three destroyers were launched. As for England, only two first-class ar mored cruisers, one third-class cruiser, four sloops and 80 destroyers were commissioned. valued by the late Sir Richard Burton at 125,000,000, stands a splendidly carved mahogany table. On the table reposes, with an air of oriental ele gance, an empty cognac bottle. No one knows what the bottle means, or who put it there —that Is, no one but the Shah, and no one is asking him about it. Benevolent Party—My man, don’t >ou think fishing is a cruel sport? Angler Cruel? Well, I should say so. I have sat here six hours, have not had a bite, and am nearly frozen to death. ON A JAPANESE RAILROAD. Much Dating an.l hu>okm t (h Journey. r the Native*. The second and third class railroad carnages give the foieigner an 0D portunity to study the life of the Jan anese people. On entering the first thing one notices is that white lines are drawn across the glass windows and upon inquiry the information is elicited that some of the people who travel in the cars are unused to glass which perhaps they have never seen before, and that they are apt to put their heads through if there is nothing to indicate that a substance bars the way. In cold weather all Japanese travel ers carry rugs, for the ears are heated merely by long steel cylinders filled with hot water and laid on the floor. Since the passengers are always pulp ing open the windows Japanese cars in midwinter are a menace to the health of every individual who has become used to an even temperature within doors. The smallest incident of travel is enough to break the ice. and if a per son has a wrong ticket or has lost anything it is a. matter of interest and solicitude for everybody else. Many of the passengers are apt to behave with the same unrestrained freedom as in their own homes. If they are starting on a long journey they at once proceed to make themselves as comfortable as possible. A rug is spread out on the seat, for they are very particular never to sit on any thing that is not clean. Then they shake off their geta. or wooden clogs, and curl their feet up under neath. The next thing is a smoke, in which both men and women indulge, sometimes lighting cigarette after cigarette, but more often they use the tiny pipe, which never contains more tobacco than a wisp the size of a pea, and affords one, sometimes, two puffs to the smoker. The ash is then knocked out on the floor, and another wisp stuffed in and lighted from the smoldering ash which has just been throw-n away. This is kept up, off and on, for hours. When not smoking, eating is going on. At every station there are ven ders of the little mandarin oranges. Every passenger buys a dozen or more, and eats them in a short time, throw ing the skins about the floor. Boys pass by with tea in tiny earthen pots, a cup placed over the top and this may be purchased for three sen (a cent and a half,) and the teapot is left in the car. Besides leaning out of the car win dows to buy these the passengers have little wooden boxes filled with lunch. In the upper part is closely packed rice, in the lower are all sorts of little pickles, and bits of cake. At tached are two wooden chopsticks. The Japanese throw all sorts of ref use about, and from the appearance of a car after the passengers have been in it a little while, one would imagine that the people are very untidy in their way of living. Porters enter at some of the stations, and brush up whole pans full of refuse, and on some lines of the road, a small boy in a spruce uniform comes to the car door at each stop, with a clothes brush in his hand, makes a deep bow to the occupants, and inquires if there is any thing that they want! —New York Sun. Utilizing n Ancutor. A self-made man with a taste for art., thinking he would like to have about his house some marble present ments of his ancestors, ordered of a fifth-rate sculptor a bust of his grand father. In due time it was sent home, and after a few days, his admiration being exhausted, the wealthy man sent for his plumber. “I don’t mind confessing to you,” said the former, “that I don’t appre ciate the fine arts unless they are turned to some useful purpose. Now, 1 have something to suggest to you.” And he proceeded to give some in structions to the tradesman. A week later, on the anniversary of his birthday, the millionaire pointed out with pride to his guests, in the middle of his conservatory, the bust of his grandfather, from the top of whose head rose gracefully a jet of limpid water, falling into a marble basin, in which some fine gold and silver fish disported themselves. — Christian Endeavor World. Coimorvation of Energy. Previous to the 19th century heat had been considered a form of matter. It was then found to be a mode of mo tion of the molecules of which all bodies are composed. This discovery led to that of the law' of the conserva tion of energy, which makes it plain that in a given body or group of bodies no change can take place in the total amount of energy contained unless fresh energy be lost by transmission to other bodies or come from without Motion is in this way converted into heat, heat into light, and so on. Force, therefore, cannot have orignated. on this or any other planet, but originated in the sun. There follows from this the interdependence of all forces of na ture. —New York World. Lulu’i Ma. A school teacher in the north of England, l aving instructed a pupil to buy a grammar, the next day received a note, thus worded, from the child’s mother: “1 do not desire for Lulu shall ingage in Grammar, as i prefer her ingage In yuseful studies, and can learn her how r to spoke cud write properly myself. I have went through two grammars and can’t say as they did me no good. I prefer her ingage In German and drawing and vokal mu sic on the piano.”