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WHEN-THE FISHING BOATS COME IN.
du«k shrouds in violet gloom the
The sea purpUsheidUnds
whence^ at dawn,the
And milk-white sea-gull* flow,
WlD ,
The dam es of the wi d n Jf, b J'
glimmering sweeps a h begin, couch ol fire
And the sun sinks down on a
when the fishing boats come to.
glorious arch it sky above Is tain*'-
The filmed o'er *° »eao of
-
W,th the <*Iu”^“2 splendor the wide
V*,. glows.
The murmurous roar of far-off deep blend*
with the plaintive sigh of •*'
Of wavelets that upon the sands
lug stiver die: loom, ~enlnd, like
The darkling cliffs '
giants vast ap4nchanted coasts ea¬
stern guard tar shadows pwt^^iiru’stte dim.
*'.*e iTfifilf) great sea anil on
its gleaming breast
The laden, home-bound boats glide o’er each
shimmering. foain-beJled crest.
Olad watchers scan each glowing sail, fond
eyes are straining still, dusk Is
And with the stir of fearless life tho
all nthrill.
A hearty shout goes up to greet tho latest
furling sail, with and joy,the
The Jong shore rings mirth
ocean glimmers pale; sky and from the
A sea-bird flies athwart the
lingering fading west outflames to
One rose-red ray
crimson wing and breast.
The winds arc revelling o’er the reefs, the
rocky sea-deep* dim moan, and far, tho fish¬
The silken slopes are
ing grounds are lone;
Tho sparkles of the mirrored stars among
tho shore ripples spin. gemmed with hundred
And the Is a
when tho boats cotno In,
MR. SPATTERDOCK’^
MISTAKE.
LY HELEN WHITNEY CLARK.
t 4 It’ll never do—never!”
Mr. Spatterdock shook his head at
*ome imaginary auditor, as he stood
warming himself, with his back to the
fire.
Tho blazing hickory logs snapped
aud crackled, sending a cheerful
warmth through Ihe snug room, with
its heavy mahogany furniture, fresh
ingrain carpet, and gaily flowered cur-
taiua.
“Rob’s a likely young lellow', and if
ho must get married,there’s no reason
why he should throw himself away on
a poor girl, with nothing to bless her-
self with but a pair of cherry cheeks
and coal-black eyes, or whatever color
they are—I niu’t never sot eyes on the
girl. But Rob Greenaway’s ray own
nephew,aud it’s my dooty to look after
him. Marrying, indeed! What the
dickens does he take sech a silly no-
lion in his head lor, anyway? 1 ain’t
never married, and look at mol”
And, truly, Mr. Spatterdock seemed
*» enviable man, if he was an old
bachelor, nearly forty. model of
His housekeeper was a
thrift and neatness. Not a nook or a
cranny of the big old farmhouse
what was swept, aud scoured aud gar-
lushed. Not a pane of glass, hut was
•sheer and speckles* as a French mir-
yor. And you might dauce a jig on
*ny of the carpets and not raise a mote
of dust to show in the brightest ana-
j, eauu
Wash-day comes every Monday, and
ironing every Tuesday, rain or shine,
week iu and week out, from oue year’s
.........
what’s more, I’ve never wanted to.
And Rob will get over this notion,too,
ifouly — Let me see. It’s no use nvgu-
lying with a young fellow that’s sot as
a mule when he takes a notion; and
the Greenaways alius was obstinate.
“I’ll send him away awhile—three
months or so, anyhow. There’s sister
Roseanna, living over to Hweetgum
Holler. I’ll send him there for two or
three months, he’ll forget all about her
in that time. Or mebbe I kin see the
girl herself, and sort of buy her off,
like. Yes, that’s what I’ll do. Hillo,
Hob! that you?’
Mr. Spatterdock’s greeting was sus-
piciously warm, but Rob seemed not
to notice it.
“Good morning,unde! he returned,
rather soberly. “You wanted to
see me, I believe?” •
“Yes, Bob.”
A rather stormy interview ensued,
in which the uncle, however, came
out successful,
“Well, well, and so that’s settled,
anyhow,”
Mr. 8l»tt.>«00k haa come horn. J
lew boar. J , luti m llul l
bis hepliew to the lainoau
watched the train speed on.
tered, “Rob’s punching off nafe the i A * l nie lretSl-it jieek- u ' “ 1
like a young VesuT,jn“. goin . to Ben(1
like the nokvybjyl But, soon as he
OJPuh ’twas only forty miles away, to
Hweetgum Holler, he got as chivjf 't 7
bull-tarrier. He’spromiseA . ».
a sou ! ^ tl °7 whei^?</*6otU in the same
prohnsed, otl if^uth. from new,I won’t
“ ?Ahin’ more again’ it.
“ “But it’s my business to see they
both in the same notion. I must ,
antf call on Miss Penny—Petti—
whatever njf)jmlnehyw tjie name another.” jp—an^J try to fix
or
Jt was more the meddling of the
than anything else which
sot Mr. Spatter dock against his
nephew’s “iteal choice. folks they
comfnou sort of
declared Mrs. Itnhama Chick-
pea, “and nobody knows where they
come from, nor what they’ve b’eu. I
shouldn’t’low it, Mr. Spatterdock.”
But as Mrs. Chickpea’s eldest
daughter, Rebecca, was known to be
“setting her cap” for Rob Greenaway,
perhaps the mother’s testimony should
be taken with some allowance.
“Poor as church mice, too,” put in
the Widow Suiilai, who was supposed
to have an eye on Mr. Spatterdock
himself. “Of course it’s Rob’s money
they’re after.” •
Aud Mr. Spatterdock had gone home
thoroughly conviaced that it was his
duty to save his nephew from the
suave that had been spread.
“And this is Miss Pettigill? Miss
Penuy Pettigill?”
t * Yes. ”
Mr. Spat terdock glanced sharply
arouud at the home-like appearance of
the tiny room in which he was stand-
ing, and looked curiously into the
elfish-browu eyes fixed on his own.
If this was Penny Pettigill Why, he little was
in a deuce of a pickle! the
witch was n beauty, out-and-out—aud
a lady, too!
Buy her off? Mr, Spatterdock would
ns soon have thought of—of anything
else in the world!
And somehow or other, lie could
never tell exactly how it happened, but
tbere he was, sitting in alittle,chiutz-
covered rocking-chair, chattering of
Rob; and everything else under the
sun, while Penny Pettigill’s wonder-
ful, elf-brown eyes flatbed and
sparkled, or dropped their dusky
lashes over cheeks that glowed like
crimson coral*
“H’ml Rob’s a lucky fellow, after
nil,” muttered the uncle, as he walked
home with his head in the clouds,
metaphorically, his ' beating,
heart
meanwhile, in a way he had never
known it to beat before.
“Throwing himself away, indeed!
It’s her that’s a-throwiug herself away,
if anything. Poor girl! She’ll be
lonesome while Rob’s gone. I must
drop in often."
The villagers ljeld quite aloof from
the Pettigitls, but Mr. Spatterdock
made ample amends for their neglect,
Mrs. Pettigill, Penny’s mother, was
a sweet-faced old lady, and Penny
herself was as piquant and changeable
as an April r day
_____
“Aud so you sent Rob off to git him
away from that girl, Mv. Spatter-
dock?”
“itiugTuTmost
thus afforded.
“That kind of girls is so artful, to-
be-sure! But it seems most a
that you took so much trouble, now
that the girl has gone away herself.”
* 4 Gone away—herself?” Mr. Hpat-
terdock stared,
“Why, yes, to-be-sure! Didn’t you
know it? She went the week
Rob diet. Went to visit her married
sister, 1 hear a-liviu’ out at Sweet
Holier!”
Mr. Spatterdock wondered whether
lie really had gone crazy or not. But,
of course, there was some mistake!
Ho declined the widow’s
to dinner,much to her
and went at once to learn the truth
the matter.
“I thought you kuew it was my
cousin that Mr. Greenaway came
see.” e claimed Penny, dropping
eyes, bashfully. “Her name is Penny,
too, though we generally call her Pen,
to distinguish us. Her sister
taken sick, and she went to stay
'
her. aud so—
• “Aud so, Penny-—my
’“"o' do care enough
the »«*« ' vlI the fT- tiny th.r. cot-
Whatever home, aud
was ft douBU<r came had refe-
ciiterions, who now
veceive occasion the P^beian P^etber Mrs.
had to wg£ an( j them.’— r 0 Ij
Simeon ieceive Sat-
Oreen^j g b j lt
ANC1ENT S PEAKING STATUES.
Maapero Tell, of the Mechanical Statue#
of Egyptian Hod*.
M. Gaston Maspero, the well known
French Egyptologist, has recently
written an interesting article on the
“speaking statues” of ancient Egypt,
He says that the statues of some .of
the gods were made of jointed parts
and were supposed to communicate
with the faithful by speech, signs and
other movements. They were made
of wood, painted or gilde'. Their
bauds could be raised and lowered and
their heads moved,but it is not known
whether their feet could he put in
motion. When one of the faithful
asked for advice their god answered
either by signs or worjs, Occasion-
ally long speeches were made, aud at
other times the answer was simply an
inclination of the head. Every temple
had priests whose special duty it was
to assist the statues to make these
communications. The priests did not
make any mystery of their partin the
proceedings. It was believed that the
priests were intermediary between the
gods and mortals, and the priests
themselves had a very exalted idea of
their calling. They firmly believed
that the souls of divinities inhabited
the statues, aud they always ap¬
proached them with religious fear and
reverence.
These priests would
and * tl
the statues move et>
hands or speak for them, never doubt-
ing that at that moment their move-
ments and words were inspired by
the divine spirit dwelling in the Btat-
ues. The statues were regarded as
so very much alive that in war they
shaved the same fate of those people
whose deities they were. They were
taken prisoners, condemned to death
or given into slavery—in other words,
placed in the temples of the conquer-
iug gods. If they were returned to
their own temples they bore iuscrip-
tiou testifying to their defeat and im-
prisoumeut.
Tlie Only Brave Man.
A battalion ef volunteer infantry
was drilling in a field, when a regi¬
ment of regular cavalry rode by.
The colonel of the cavalry halted his
men to w’atch the volunteers, and,
getting into conversation with the
colonel of the latter, he criticise 1 their
‘ l . J il ... unfavolab . ,, ly, especially their want
01 88 :
,| r p,, he vol "“ teer c ? , 1< )11 ® , was a fierce a
, ftU< ^ cried, . hotly. 1 .
’ M.v men are as steady as any regi-
meat r0 £* llar ?-
do , think retorted . . . the
“I not so,
ctnalry man ’ aU( | / you 11 diaw up
your men in order to receive cavalry
I1 *} ,1 ' ov e
1 ,e clialleil . £ e was accepted,and the
cavalrymen . charged down upon the
™ tizeu s olthei8 > wbo awaited them m
tb ® usual , way.
.Jj 0 "'’ re 8 ular cavalry can charge to
Avlthni 51 ,ew leet ’ or eveu incbes > of
infantry at full gallop, and then, at
-the word of command, pull up
short.
The volunteers, howeve”, lost their
EHS , .. °Th.J 9 «& KH , J ,
but
man, who remained on his knee with
bayonet leveled.
His colonel, enraged at the others’
flight, approached the hero, and, tap¬
ping him on the back, cried:
a rou’ie the only brave mau in the
regiment. You scorned to run.”
4 i Yes, sir,” gnsped the hero, “J
ha 1 ray fut stuck in a hole, or I
shouldn’t have waited.” — London
Spare Moments.
Taking: Due J’recaulion.
M a ball given in a small country
town iu Ireland, for which the tickets
were not transferable, the inscription
on the tickets ran as follows: “Admit
this gentleman to ball in assembly
room; tickets, ‘is. fid. each! No gentle-
man admitted unless he comes him-
self.”
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Bank of England notes are made
from new white linen cuttings—never
from anything that has been worn,
So carefully is the p.;per prepared that
even the number of dips into ihe pulp
made hv each workman is registered
on a dial by machinery.
uATTLE WITH ^TJ’EACLES.
MAN’ C Hi# Dog ami Al-
.or
They Fought.,*(*•„„ fl,o Pup.
ft,,, „ Uo live, under tl.e
', _ Weston,
ull tow ot , 11(lia „ Kill, near
Conn., is suffering from wounds re-
ceived iii a battle with a big pair of
gray eagles during the winter. Mr.
Bill was crossing a meadow in search
of a stray cow, accompanied by a small
cocker spaniel, xvlieu his attention was
attracted to the two huge birds, which
w ere circling around over Indian Hill.
Suddenly a dark shadow passed
along over the snow, and one of the
eagles swooped down toward the dog.
Mr. Bill struck at the bird with his
cane, hitting it several hard blows,
ant\ it spared upw ard aud was joined
bv its companion. birds began to make long
Then both sud-
swoops down toward the man, ?
denly veering when within a few feet
of him, and all the time uttering
harsh cries. Mr. Bill didn’t like the
situation. He picked up the dog,
tucked it under his arm and made
tracks for home. The eagles followed,
and one made an attempt to close its
talons on the dog. Mr. Bill struck at
it again and again. The other eagle
then joined in the melee, aud, before
Mr. Bill realized it, struck him a
heavy blow on the head, and at the
same time tore the arm of his coat and
scratched the flesh underneath
Then Mr. Bill began to run for dear
life toward the house, which was now
only a few rods distant. The eagles
kept close and several times struck
both him and the dog. One drew bis
talons viciously across the man’s neck,
making a deep wound. As he reached
the gate to his yard Mr. Bill screamed
for help, and his eldest boy seized a
clotlicspola and struck one of the
eagles to the ground, It had all the
fight taken out of it, and getting up
soared away, its companion following.
Mr. Bill’s neck and shirt were fairly
covered with blood, and he was nearly
exhausted from running through the
snow aud his exertions in beating the
birds off'.
Thrust and Parry.
The friends of a popular “drummer’
in one of the western states tell a
story at his expense that is worth re¬
peating. We are not sure, however,
but it is at the expense of the other
person concerned in the narrative.
He attended a large party one even¬
ing, and after tho supper was over
was promenading with one of the
guests, a young lady from the east,
to whom he had just been introduced.
In the course of conversation the
subject of business callings came jap,
and she said:
4 4 By the way, Mr.---, may I ask
yon what your occupation is?”
4 ( Certainly,” he answered. “I am a
commercial traveler.”
i 4 How very interesting ! Bo you
know, Mr. , that in the part of
the country where I reside commer¬
cial travelers are not received in good
society?”
Quick as a flash he rejoined: ,
“They are not here, either, mad-
am.”
A Witty Hetort.
It is told of Justice Hawkins that
he was once practising before Lord
Campbell, who was somewhat pedan¬
tic. In addressing the jury, Mr.
Hawkins in referring to a broug¬
ham pronounced the word with
two syllables bro-nm. “Excuse
me,” said his lordship, blandly,
“but I think that if, instead of say¬
ing ‘bro-am,’ you were to say ‘broom,’
you would be more intelligible to the
juiy, and moreover, you would save a
syllable. ” “I am much obliged to
your lordship,” quietly replied Mr.
Hawkins and proceeded to bring his
address to a close. Piesently the
judge in summing up made use of the
word “omnibus.” Instantly up rose
Mr. Hawkins and exclaimed : ‘Par-
don me, m’lud, but 1 would take the
liberty of suggesting that, instead of
saying ‘omnibus,’your lordship would
7"" say ‘’bus,’ and you would be more
intelligible to the jury and, besides,
you would save two syllables. ”
Taking No Clianc-es.
*‘There s something the matter with
tnis bar, said the man who was le.un-
iu £ to ride the bicycle to the dealer
who hai1 lateI v 8okl him the wheel.
.
‘ It-looks to me as if it might snap in
two at any time.”
“Oh. I think not,” said the manu-
factnror’s agent. “I think not sir
At any rate, if it should break we
will, of course, provide von w ith a
new one.”
| “And who do you think will
and get it?” demanded the
with considerable heat; “my heirs' 3
A Woman’s Queer Employment.
Miss Asch of Aiken, s. G\, earns a
good living by raising beagles Her
work began by the sale of a p« dog.
One of the favorite sports of the win¬
ter visitors to Aiken is rabbit cours¬
ing, and the best dog for the purpose
is the beagle. As both the game mtl
the dogs are small, the hunters, men
and women, follow on foot, and aj‘a
rule end their chase by a breakfast at
some picturesque spot In the woods.
Miss Asch sold her first dog to a rab¬
bit hunter for She at once saw
an opening, and had kennels built, and
invested her capital la dogs. Now she
lias a thriving business, which not
only pays well, but is both healthful
anil pleasant, as she is very fond of
out-of-door life and dogs.
A Fast Chinese Boat
The Hai Lung, a torpedo boat built
by Seliicbau, of Billing, for the Chinese
navy, is credited with a run of eigh¬
teen and one-half knots at an average
speed of thirty-five knots an hour, and
with a maximum speed rate of 36.7
knots, or 42.2 miles per hour. This
heats the Turbinia’s rate of thirty-five
knots an hour, and moreover the Tur-
biuia is only a forty-ton boat, while
the ScliichaiT boat is four and one-half
times larger. The new and enlarged
Turbinias now building at Newcastle,
England, for the British navy, it is be¬
lieved, will surpass even the Hal Lung.
The Schiehau boat is fitted with recip¬
rocating engines; the British torpedo
boats will have the new motors—tur¬
Tribune.
Physicians In France.
The census of persons practieing
medicine in France showed, at (he be¬
ginning of the year 1899, a number of
17,735. at the beginning of the year
1898, 15,984, thus showing an increase
for 1899 of 1,751, a figure which is by
no means what might have been ex¬
pected when the very small increase in
the general population is taken into
consideration, and which augurs very
badly for the future of the medical
profession in France, owing to the
great decrease in disease, thanks to the
improvements in sanitation.
China’s Powerful Sword.
There is an ancient and dreadful sword in*
China. It fives to the man who happens to-
hold it the power to cut off the head of any
one he wishes without, danger of punishment. fearfully
All people flee from this sword as as
stomach ills fleo before the approach of Hos-
tetter’s Stomach Bitters. This famous remedy
cures all for ms of stomach troubles, beginning
with const ipntion and ending with liver or
kidney disease. It will be found in all drug
stores and it always cures.
Uneasy lies the bead that wears a crown,
but some other beads lie easy enough.
Beauty Is Blood Deep.
Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Casearets, Candy Cathar¬
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, all im¬ by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving to-day
purities from the body. Begin to
banish pimplcSj boils* blotches* blcickliBAds*
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Casearets,—beauty for ten cents. All drug¬
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c.
A wise man rover questions a child in pub¬
lic unless he is sure of the answer.
“He That is Warm
Thinks Alt So.”
Thousands 44 cold ft r
are tn
that they do not understand
the glow of health , This im¬
plies disordered kidneys t
liver t bowels , blood or brain ,
Hood's Sarsaparilla makes
4 4 warm f f because it gives
all who takejt perfect health+
dtc Gffo SaM afyariffit
Never Disappoints W-
_
_H ood’s Pills cure I y er il ia; the n on-irritating and
only cathartic to hike with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
USE CERTAIN CORN CURE.
THE
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i League
r Ball
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League and must be
m me Lack ! in ball all warranted gtines.
ACCEPT NO SiCBSTITVTES.
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gocdsui .-end your name and to
us (and his, too) 1 or » copy ot our bandsomely
ill ant rated cntslogue.
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