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YOUTH AND LOVE.
Jouth and Love fell out one clay,
ISaid Youth to Love: “I’ll go my way
And leave you broken-hearted.
I’ll go through life without your aid;
I’ll neither gaze on man or maid—”
And foolishly they parted.
Off went haughty Youth alone;
Ho hummed a tune In merry him; tone
And never looked behtad
While Love, at home, was sad and sore,
And longed for merry Youth once more.
Alas! she could not find, him!
But Youth had not been walking loDg
Before he hushed his merry song -
His heart was full of sorrow.
He found It hard to stay away
From Love, if only for a day—
He came back on the morrow.
For Love and Youth apart would die
Like flowers without clew or sky
They’d fade If they would sever!
As long ns there Is tide and time
In every land, in every clime,
Youth and Love will be together.
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RESSEDm her best
% 7 the Widow Carney
came out of her
two-room Bhanty
beyond the dump.
ir i-sri she s ^°° ( ^ ere °t
iv~ "l|§5 tlie shine, spring looking over sun
■-I. a network of rail
Hr® ^ roa to the ^ trac switclihouse k H . across
s w had hero taken Kathleen Fergus
O’Have’s dinner. Nelly Carney was
still little more than a girl. Her face
was arch and sweet, her eyes bright,
her hair black and curly. The wind
blew her calico dress away from her
tine figure.
i c Aud you say that she's a widow?”
John Conover remarked to Fergus.
“Not long, I venture.”
“Three year,” said Fergus, panting
n little. “Not for any fault of the
b’ys. She’s a little uppish, is Nelly
Carney. Phil were a fireman an’ like
to he an engineer wan day, hut the
greasers down Coyote Pass finished
him wan night when they attacked the
train. Company gives her the rint of
the boose thar, an’ she keeps boorders
for meals.”
That is how John Conover met
Nelly Carney. He was getting ready
to go to the mines. He had just come
from the Eastern States and had a
claim up about Toby's Creek that his
brother had left him when he died the
year before.
He did not nay much about himself
to any one. Ho took his meals with
the Widow Carney for a week or so
and bunked in with Fergus O Hare.
He said lie was getting his outfit.
Nolly Carney did some sewiug for
him and they sat together evenings,
while little Kathleen slept beside
them.
One of these evenings John Con¬
over seemed to be very thoughtful.
At last he took a sudden resolution.
4 ( Nelly,” ho began, gently, “I’m
going up to a rough place, hut I’ve got
a notion to taka you aloug.”
4 4 It takes two to make a bargaiu,
Mr. Conover.”
4 4 Not this bargain. I know you’ll
go, dear. I’m only wondering if it’ll
pay you. Jim always stuck to it, that
creek claim was bound to pan out. If
it does you and Kathleen will be fixed
for life. If it don’t you might have a
tough time. Shall we go dowu to the
B'.juire to-morrow, Nell?”
Nelly took a night’s sleep on it and
in the morning consented to go up
country with John Conover. They
were married one day aud set out
the uext, taking the little child with
them.
It seemed a shame toJohn Conover
that he had brought such a pretty
creature to live in such a wild and
lonesome spot. She was happy
enough, appareutly the same Nelly
that he had seen on the dump that
Bpring day. The more he loved her,
the more he brooded over the sacri¬
fice of a home and friends among civ¬
ilized people. He worked hard and
the next summer made a goal find In
a hole and seut her back to Sau Fran
cisco with a small fortune and iu
structions to put Kathleen iuto a cou
vent, where she could have schooling
nnd he made a lady of for the future,
Life in a hotel is a great educator.
Day after day Mrs. Conover went
about, saw great plays, read novels,
visited her child and enjoyed exis
teuce. She received John’s infre
quent letters with a positive alarm,
Suppose he should seud for her to rp
turn. She could close her eyes aud
see the great, dark, snow-topped
mountain wall, the rough cabin close
under the shadow, the brawling
waters of the mountain torrent. Iu
dreams she heard the thrumming
voice of the wind among the pine
boughs, the scream of the wild eagles
—that was all. She missel John at
first with all the passion of her im¬
pulsive nature; but, as time weut on,
the longing grew less fierce, aud she
felt she would rather never return
than to go now when life was so full of
gaiety and novelty.
One day Fergus O’Hare came to see
her. The colored servant told her
with a grin that the visitor would not
write his name on a card, maybe
couldn't. Nelly flushed, for she knew
it was but a little time since she had
been ignorant of card formalities,
She said she would Eee him in her
own pallor, and the amused bell boy
showed up the switchman. He
looked rougher and more grimy than
ever.
“How do you do, Fergus?” she
said with a little condescension.
Fergus had stopped in tire middle
of the little parlor. belave
* » Nellie Conover! Oi can't
it's the same,” he said.
“It is,” she laughed; then in her
warm-hearted way, “Sit dowu, Fer¬
gus; I’m glad to see you. You should
see Kathleen. She’s a fine girl, now.”
Fergus would not sit down. He was
evidently at a loss what to say. He
shifted his hat uneasily.
“Nelly Carney, thot was, Oi moost
hurry my wnrrd as oi ve Tim Blak* in
me place down in the yard, Oi’ve
some wnrrd of John Conover from a
dirthy Chinee thot oi've befrinded
wunst or twice. He told me, Nelly
Carney, thot John has med his foind
at last, an’ thot three ov the worst mm
Han Francisco are to be afther not
only phat he’s taken oot alriddy, but
il w,li he hl8 hfe for c ' aim ° ut
there beyant.” risen, All the
Nelly Conover had
fine lady dropped from her. She ran
to Fergus and caught his hand.
< . Fergus, Fergus, ye’re a friend, in¬
deed! Come away with me to John.
Get Tim, Denny aud Jerry and one of
the other boys we can depend on.
There’s plenty of money. We will go
faster than any one. Oh, Fergus,
help me, for old time’s sake.”
4 » We’ve no toime, thin, to lose,”
quoth Fergus, ( i For thot gang is
away three hours noo. Be ready whin
I come with the b'ys.
An hour or two latter Nelly was
ready. She had been to the convent
to kiss Kathleen, she had dressed her¬
self iu her coarse mountain clothing
again. The next train north boro the
Irishmen and Nelly to the Tittle sta¬
tion where she had decided to get off.
It was by a short cut, rough and
dangerous, that Nelly made up her
mind to leads her followers. It was one
by which John Cfonover used to sfccret
ly transport his gold. Several times
she had tramped with him up and
down the pass. She calculated that
she could arrive an hour or two after
the attacking party if they pushed for¬
ward all night. A terrible energy
possessed Nelly. Her eyes shoue with
terror and anxiety. Could they reach
Jt hn iu time? As she plunged on¬
ward in the dark she registered a vow
ne\er to leave John Conover again if
his life were spared.
Toward dawn the party were in sight
of Toby’s Creek. Nelly pointed with
shaking finger at the lnit near the
mountain side. There was a light in
the cabin. The party crept up stealth¬
ily. Nelly crawled on her hands and
knees to the back window . The sight
within froze her blood. John Cono¬
ver was tied and bound before the
fire until he was perfectly helpless.
Three men were torturing him, In¬
dian fashion, by applying burning
sticks to liis feet, lie would not sigu
away his claim.
Nelly drew back one second aud
Fergus took her place. A settled gray
look came iuto the face of the big
switchman. He motioned the next
man and all drew their pistols. Fer¬
gus crept to the door, motioning Nelly
to shelter herself. There was a sud¬
den crash-in of the door, three shots
aud a dash at the window. Nelly fired
the pistol that she held straight iuto
the face of the man who came first.
John Conover was always a badly
crippled man. He had expected no
succor, but he knew Nelly well enough
to think slio would never relinquish
the claim only over his own signature,
hardly then. He had resigned him¬
self to die that she might have a for¬
tune. It was a snatch from the grave
| for him.
Every one kuctws the Conovers ou
the two continents. The claim was
one of the three best in California.
Kathleen was such a fabulous heiress
she could have married a dozen titles,
but stio choose a plain American. She
had a young lialf-brother, who,strange
as it may seem, was called Fergus
from the start, Ho was a famous
athlete iu an Eastern college iu the
j ’70s aud married au English girl of
• family. Nelly Conover, a lovely,wliite
; haired old lady, may ofieu be seen in
j the dens picture continental galleries cities, and pleasure walking gar- be
of
^ side the wheel chair of a genial old
gentleman. She kept her vow. Nc
! time siuce that awful hour ou the
j mountain side has she been absent
' from John Conover's side,
j
j ! lint*# lliittons For Money.
"While the regiments from all over
the country were gathering at Chicka
J i mauga the brass buttons in of demand, the sol
diers’ uniforms were great
Every one was trying to buy them or
coax them from the soldiers, but it
was a little girl who struck upon a
plan of gettiug together a collection
that represented every regiment in
camp. She used to sell lemonade
to the soldiers, and then when they
offered to pay her she would insist iu
a charming way for buttons iu place
1 of money. She was a very pretty lit¬
tle girl, aud there were a great many
soldiers who had to pin their uniforms
together on account of this clever lit
tie lady.
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j Russia has tweuty-niue women who
have devoted themselves to pharmacy,
and Germauv has more than 100.
ENGLAND LACKS WOOD.
Which Great lirifain Cannot
\ Hope to Retain.
Why do we not plant our waste
land with trees? asks an English
newspaper writer. With a good supply
of wood the problem of the unemployed
might he solved. A visit to the docks
elicited a deal of curious information.
The manufacture of such useful little
articles as clothes pegs, umbrella
sticks, mouse traps and skewers has
almost ceased in this country, yet the
profit attaching to these goods must
be considerable, or it would not pay
to cut dowu the timber, make the
goods, pay the railroad charges to the
nearest port, then expenses of ship¬
ping them from America to England,
cost of unloading, middleman's
charges, cost of carriage to the places
where they are sold and cartage to the
shops. pride that
Are we so puffed up with
we think it beneath us to manufacture
such simple articles? The same ap¬
plies to oars—of which, at the docks,
there were a vast number—rollers for
washing machines, lathes, flooring
boards and palings.
There is no finer workman iu the
world than the English carpenter or
joiner, yet one of them lately told the
writer that his trade is sadly menaced.
11 It is now possible,” said this work
man, “to build a house outright with
out the carpenter’s aid at all, except
as far as fitting and squaring is con
aerned.” Thousands of workpeople
iu Norway and America find employ¬
ment in supplying England with win¬
dow frames, door and skylights al¬
ready molded with only the edges to
finish off.”
The coopers’ trade is also declining.
America sends over enormous quan¬
tities of wood all cut to measurement,
with staves, heads aud wooden hoop3
complete. All that the coopers have
to do is to put them together.
Crawford’* Earthquake.
F. Marion Crawford, the novelist,
who was believed by many admirers tc
be a woman for years after he became
known on account of his name, will
not visit America this season unless
he changes his plans materially. In
1898 he went over the same lecture
field now being covered by Ian Mac
laren.
It was duriug this trip that the
novelist had his first experience with
an American earthquake. It was in
San Francisco, and the shock was one
of the greatest known on the slope foi
years. Mr. Crawford was lunching
at the hotel with his lecture manager
when suddenly the building began to
tremble with that sickening motion
which is peouliar to earthquakes. Then
the tables shook, aud dishes fell clat¬
tering to the floor.
Iu an instant there was a panic.
Men and women rushed from the room.
Some religiously inclined guest began
to pray, aud several women fainted.
The manager rose and staggered toward
Iho door, but Mr. Crawford caught
tr
“What is it?’ - gasped the manager.
4 4 Nothing,” answered the novelist,
reaching for another slice of bread.
“But the building is collapsing.”
“Nonsense. It is over now.”
“But what is it?”
4 4 It’s only au earthquake. We get
them in Italy right along. It doesn’t
amount to auythiug. What kind of
dessert are you going to have?”—Sat¬
urday Eveniug Post.
Pigmie# In Africa's Interior.
The latest information about ■jg the
tribe of pigmies discovered by Mr.
Stanley inhabitatiug a forest-covered
region in Central Africa, comes from
an English traveler, Mr. Albert B.
Lloyd. He traversed the forest, and
saw many of the little men and wom¬
en who inhabit it. He met noue ex¬
ceeding four feet in height. They are
timid, and “cannot look a sfrangei
in the face, their eyes constantly
shifting, as in the case of monkeys.”
They are perfectly formed and fairly
intelligent. They never leave the
foi’est, and have no settled habita¬
tions. Their shelters at night are
huts two or three feet in height. Their
arms are bows and arrows and spears.
Sent Messages lOOO Feet Without Wire.
s Professor Jerome J. Greene brought
his series of tests with the Marconi
wireless telegraphy in Chicago to an
end the other day by successfully send¬
ing Morse signals and parts of the sen¬
tence, “Can you hear, ” over 1000.feet
through the air from the seveuteen
story Monaduock building to the Tri¬
bune building. The messages not
only ran the gauntlet of a half dozen
skyscrapers, but traversed a network
of electric wires stretched across
Dearborn street and over the tops of
nearby buildings. This is the most
severe test to which the Marconi sys¬
tem has vet been put here, iu which
it has worked successfully.—New
York Sun.
A Well Lighted City.
In 1893 3030 lamps met the re¬
quirements of consumers of electricity
iu the city of Brussels, Belguim. At
the present time there are 66,000
lamps. Iu consequence of the con¬
stantly increasing use of electricity
the city has been obliged to enlarge
its works.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward lias been
couteut with seventeen books in the
eighteen years of her writing life.
E
Happenings In the State of Inter¬
esting Import.
Roast For Asylum Trust***#.
The report of the special joint legis¬
lative committee relative to the condi¬
tion of affairs in the Georgia State
sanitarium which was formerly filed
with the Governor a day or two ago,
has created intense excitement in po¬
litical circles, and the action of the
legislature this fall is being antici¬
pated with great interest.
Friends and enemies of the institu¬
tion alike are unanimous in the opin¬
ion that the finding of the special com¬
mittee will be fully investigated by the
legislature this fall, and it is highly
probable that legal procedure will be
instituted, as suggested in the report.
The committee was organized under
an act of the last legislature, which
caused much animated discussion at
the time, and the charges contained in
the report were vaguely hinted at
then, but it was not known to what
extent the investigation would lead.
The charges against Trustee T. M.
Hunt and Trustee Adolph Joseph, as
well as the charge against Dr. E. E.
Dixon, chairman of the hoard of trus¬
tees, have resulted in much comment
about the capitol, and there is much
speculation as to what will be the out¬
come of the matter that is now so
prominently in the public eye.
General Gordon Thanks Sympathizers.
General Gordon has furnished the
press with the following card:
“The assurances of regret at the de¬
struction of my home which reach me
by mail and wire from my friends
throughout the country, and the prop¬
ositions to raise a fund for rebuilding
it, justify, I think, this public ac¬
knowledgment. While my heart is
full of appreciation for these expres¬
sions of sympathy and of deepest grat¬
itude for the offers to restore to me my
home by voluntary contributions, I
cannot permit my friends to carry in¬
to execution their extremely generous
purpose. J. B. Gordon.”
Ordinaries to Meet July 21st.
Ordinary "Wiley, of Macon, has call¬
ed a meeting of the State Ordinaries’
association to meet in Atlanta on July
21st.
All the buildings of the Southern
Express company and of the Plant
Railway system at Savannah were
covered with black and white bunt¬
ing in respect to the memory of Mr.
H. B. Plant, president, who died in
New York. The engines and other
rolling stock of the railway system
also bore the symbols of sorrow.
Manual Training Plan Adopted.
The Atlanta board of education has
adopted the plan of President Hoke
Smith for the introduction of manual
training in the public schools. The
vote in favor of it was unanimous.
The plan provides: First, For an
instructor in drawing to have charge
of manual training id the primary
grades. The work of the instructor
will not be limited to the teaching of
drawing, but he will also teach model¬
ling in clay and shaping in paper.
Second, An instructor iu sewing to
teach the girls in the grammar schools,
sewing beginning with the third grade.
Third, An instructor in cooking to
teach the girls of the High school.
Fourth, An instructor iu manual
training to teach plain woodwork to
the boys of the seventh and eighth
grades in a plain work shop to be pro¬
vided for that purpose.
Geological Report Approved.
At the regular quarterly meeting of
the state geological board held in the
office of Governor Candler a fesv days
ago, action was taken formally approv¬
ing the report of the committee
appointed to examine into the condi¬
tion of the geological survey. The
action of the geological board was the
first officially taken siuce the report of
the legislative committee was filed
with Governor Candler several months
ago.
Good Report For University.
The report of the board of visitors
to the State university was filed with
the governor last Saturday afternoon
aud will be presented to the legislature
at its session in the fall.
In the report, which is very lengthy
but decidedly interesting, many kind
words are said about the university
and many valuable suggestions are
made.
The report condemns intercollegiate
athletic contests, but approves heartily
of intercollegiate oratorical contests.
Many recommendations are made
relative to an increase in the faculty,
aud several assistants are recoinmend
ed for certain departments.
P. O. Clerks' Salaries Raised
The postoffice department at Wash¬
ington has completed a list of increases
iu the salaries of clerks in the various
postoffiees throughout the country
to take effect July 1, 1S99. The names
of the lucky clerks are not made pub
lie.
At Atlanta the salary of one clerk
'will be increased from $100 to $300:
three from $400 to $600; three from
$500 to $600; seven from $600 to $700;
live from $700 to $800; one from $800
to $900; one from $1,000 to $1,100.
At Augusta, two from $400 to $5o0:
two from $500 to $600; one from $600
to $700.
At Savannah one from $400 to
$500. and two from $700 to $800.
At Rome, one from $300 to $400
two from $400 to $500.
At Columbus, one from $300 to $400:
one from $300 to $500; one from $4QC
to $500.
At Marietta, one from $300 to $400;
one from $400 to $500.
At Americus, one from $300 to $400;
one from $700 to $800.
At Athens, one clerk will be reduced
from $700 to $600.
STATE FAIR ATIK.4CTONS.
People are beginning to talk about
the coming attractions of the state
fair. And these will be many and good
ones.
Governor Northen has written to a
number of fair associations with a view
to ascertaining their experience as to
the best attractions to engage. He
has asked them to suggest suitable at¬
tractions for Georgia’s fair and will re¬
turn the courtesy. Interesting informa¬
tion this subject is expected soon by
Governor Northen.
One of the strongest features—the
representation of a real railroad train
collision—has been settled on; and ar¬
rangements are being made to intro¬
duce, if possible, the “Tug of War.”
Secretary Martin is receiving many
letters concerning attractions. Some
of them are amusing. One show gen¬
tleman desires to spring an “Austra¬
lian Bush Girl” on the unsuspecting
public at the fair. He incidentally re¬
marks in his letter that she is not only
a lady of rare personal charm, but a
wonderfully accomplished female
freak.
Another fellow writes that he would
like to exhibit here the “Arkansas
Turtle Boy.” He speaks of him as a
daisy, says that “he is one of the most
entertaining of freaks,being especially
pleasing to women aud children.” The
“Turtle Boy,” says his manager,“is a
fine musician and a good talker.”
Secretary Martin is now getting in¬
formation concerning attractions in
proper shape and will soon lay it be¬
fore the amusement committee, which
will make selections. The committee
will have a vast and varied field to
pick from judging by the number and
variety of letters about attractions.
The racing committee is now being
organized. Mr. John K. Ottley, one
of the best amateur horsemen in the
country, will be chairman This com¬
mittee will soon begin the work of
making a racing program for the fair.
As $5,000 has been devoted to this im¬
portant feature of the fair, something
fine in the racing line may be ex¬
pected.
The subject of concessions and priv¬
ileges has been taken up, and much
intnrest has been developed along this
line. There is sharp competition for
the beer privilege and a pretty fight is
now going on for the barbecue privi¬
lege.
Governor Northen said that he
thought nearly all of the female col¬
leges in Georgia will make art displays
at the fair.
One of the most interesting phases
of the fair will be the department of
woman’s work.
The women’s clubs are taking deep
interest in the fair. There are going
to be individual farm exhibits hv
women, and some splendid displays are
expected along the line of woman’s
work—
Not only along this line, but along
the line of woman’s work where it
comes in competition with the work of
men.
The women of Georgia will have the
best opportunity at the coming fair to
show just what they can do in compe¬
tition with the sterner sex.
It has been claimed repeatedly that
women in certain lines of men’s work
can do just as good work as men, and
ought, therefore, to receive the same
pay as men for doing it.
A fine opportunity will be offered
the fair sex to demonstrate this at the
state fair by exhibiting the results of
their labors alongside of those of the
men.
The fair is going to put the ladies of
Georgia on their metal, but they must
not forget that when they enter the
field of competition with the lords of
creation a world of tall hustling and
>- eal practical work must be done.
Keep' abreast of these stirring litres by
for your home paper. The price
little, and you cannot ajfcrd to be without
A LEPER ON BOARD.
Arrives at Mobile, A!a , Whereon
Was a Well Developed Case.
The British steamship Lombard ar¬
at Mobile, Ala., Thursday, from
island quarantine with a case of
developed leprosy on beard in the
person of a Chinaman, member cf the
,
Collector Burke wired to M aCiAng
tou for instructions and received
answer that the leper should have
Leen left at Mobile bay quarantine,
i m t ordering that he be.quarantined Uuited
on board and taken from the
States when the vessel leaves.