Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 37, Number 24, Jasper, Dubois County, 22 February 1895 — Page 3

nin a picture ot bust of Wahlni

lnnouKCUru., -

4

'Si

itngo of of somethin' or other, I for

got jes' what. Hut the biggest time n

bo to-night, I reckon. auc yu"K

folks Is goin' to dress up in clonics hko

lu.v usti-r wear u hundred ycur uj.'".

ifprcscntiu' Gcortro Washington an'

MnrfliV WRShlBtftOB. SH

soldiers, an llritlslicn., an all them irniiiHnrmrv neonlc. An lit the end

- . . , , ,, .

it 11 1 hnv'K iroiu' to ws a wcuum,

w r

"A wiMlillno-l"

"A rail out-and-out wcddln'. Ye,

Ineton'i k... lni1 Ull.Ut t(

the day of

h Uiory.

our Waib-

... fnr , ,r liberties won.

The cur .; . (1 ..... ethoin,. Mory,

And MPS Ii "rr; . for freedom the ttolua of

Wnoso lh Sot with roW, nor with genu. : ....... ..wrMM vernal.

. " " w; thai tho continent

Andtho iiauuui .

M""' um hlct of tho heroes

Crown, crown

c.l"".-,.,c cnnl for tho blrthrlcht of

Who iincu " wan! .i ,n mnttn It Immortal

ÄVÄ toMÄo tho, word that he

. , shade leads us on to the radiant iortal Of the Sory oHoaco and the ;.IckUI .

Not with row. nor win. rut. with ovcrsrecus vernal. . , n;Ucl, Ihat the nations of liberty span. Anc!on S? him tho chief ot tho heroes W his swoYl lo, tho b.rthrlsht of

inoni

"Do vou mean that a couple oi your

town people will actually bo married Shoro's vou're u foothiKh.-chuclclcd

- -

Mai. Thompson, evidently enjoying ".v

show of Interest. "The bridegrooms i.i v.f.rv Hunker, the richest man in

4i... m..lH. an' the Untie is llcssio

vi.w. f,"" ---- . ,

1W...1 'Ktiuiro 'owv vouiiiren' K"

Tlu.v'r to be married in the hall, an'

. -

after that hnve a sort oi toij"u""

tin. "mi Hire's house, hzry IliUJKer oiu

nmii.li in lu the L'irl'fi father, too.

....i,i 1 It... a burnin'sl.atne, cause mu,)

in lt..Ksii. koorsa beau moro for Lafo

"v . i. ,i,

rinvtmV Httie untrer x.mi"

. . .... . i ....

for lizry Hunher an' His minion. iuu a likely voting feller, an' owns the best farm iii the county. Hut Ezry he's rot

the money, an' the '.squire s got niscye

In't be a bit s priscu et

creature should be compelled to marry

an ugly old ogre for his monny. That night Maj. Thompson Had I went

to tho cntortaliiincir. nnti sat, togum. during the performar.ee. Tho hall was

crowded, for many pcopio nau cumu .

from tho fiurroundtay counuy to bee

i. ...i.n.Hlnn " and narticuiany w

attend the woddinf oi bquiro roweti

daughter.

Tho entertainment was a scries ui pictures presented by men and women clad in the costumes of revolutionary

times. Upon tho whole it was a very creditable affair, and I was not sur

prised to learn that ucssic roweu i . been the leading spirit in designing

the tableaux and waruroDcs. icrK

Washington and his nssociai Dgureu iu the majority of the pictures, but one of tho best of tho series was "Paul Kevcre's Hide," represented by Lafc Clayton correctly dressed and equipped for tho Dart, sitting on a handsome black horse, one arm extended toward a irroup of men, women and children

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if the llritish. .Man

popped there lone enough to be mar rlcd. after which they proceeded to hit

I have slnco learned that 'Squire Powell accepted tho situation with a good grace when ho found that there was no help for it, but that Kzra Hunkcr rcfufced to forgive either Hessle or Lafe. 3' HKNWEHiwsf-

FIRST LADY.

THE SUNDAY SCMOUU.

mtlsMlIxMeti lot rtUrnmrj S4, ! Clirltt Hiltbit IlllmlMn John Otl-ll. (Specially Arrancd from I'eloubef Kotes.l Ooubn Text. I am the light of the worla--John 0:& . . m a n.

Time. A saooain iv i v.w .f 9 probably soon after tho feast of tabernacles

referred win :ü before our lt leiwoa JMBs-Ncarly thirty -three years old. . . w . .h third vearof lllimln-

AGRICULTURAL HINTS

NEAT POULTRY HOUSE. lu ill aerations showl

Tcry handy and convenient henhoua! t i. i4,i nr the kitchen and Is to

cleanly that tho woman of tho houMi

Mrtb

Hd la

Wathlnrton In Society

Ilm Horn.

Wasblnirton wns the man

of the moment, so was Martha VV ashlngton the woman of the hour. It has been said, In fact, uy many M that much of the success of the LaI, t iiirnuntrv" is to be attributed

to the help and sympathy he always i i i,u .-if. No wife who did

not feel all of this could hnve written,

Mnrtlin Washington UUl. w va.

towTru the close of tho third year of wn ru In and out after eggs or iot UtrJÄtalxmoathiitMsloreHUcru rn. It is built of "ä Sffid sldlmrTrunning up and downj h0&H'& d tho roof is of the , same mater faaL ly to u ai u.U. ' , f-rnaum (fcs. . i nn thn inside. WbiC

on it, an' I wouldn'

as

41 1'l'L - .

horse were as mouun;' t.. . 4 v nrifl tv!lOTl tho curtain was

III mum;, ....u. --- .i

ilrawn the ntullence uemouhiMwu

aud

Its

approval in vociferous applause. The last number on the propra

mine

Lead. Face of the Tutmc. sercuo T1U?Ä dead heroes tb. Peace star shall

Till iShall bo Mteht la tho counsels of AmUheserrlco of man bo llfo's clory suX,fC Not with cold, nor with Boms. Hut with evcrcreens vernal. And the hWs that the nations in bruthcruood CromT.ncrotTh we the chief of tho heroes V,-bo.sTlr was gained by tho service of rar.nl

n ?lrlt of Mbcrtyl sweet are thy numbers! Tui Slnds to Iii banners tbotr tribute shall WhllfroUs tho I'otomao where Washlnstoa JSSS day comes with' the aasels of tprhiB- . , V.'e follow thy counsels. .oncSÄlsichcol leads the And'crownlns thy brow with tho overseen vernal, o

We oSer our an to wo

-HezctelaU Iluttcrwortn

pauion.

In Youth's Com

mm

- m?K&rJC lor

i r- 1 mm irnifi T"

.l In 1771: "Yes. 1 ioreseu u.-

oucnccs-lark days.'domcstic happiness suspended, social enjoyments aban,.,..1 ,i ornal scnarations on earth

possible. Hut my mind is made up, my heart is in the cause. George is riffht; ho is always right. God has

promised to protect, me nBiH-. 1 will trust Him." It seems strange, when one recalls the brilliant and successful receptions .1... sisxOTtvvmrtrtnl 111 tin executive man-

sion in New York p.nd always continued in Philadelphia under tho name or levees, that this woman, who from Urn first moment Washington was elected president gave a tone and a standing to tho whole of continental society, should yet dlbllko official life. Never-

theless, so ncr uiuyi add that she was greatly rejoiced when her husband refused a third term in

1700. At her home at Mount Vernon she was undoubtedly at her best. A housekeeper of the real old school, surrounded by a bevy of maids, and with a trreat bunch of keys hanging from her waist, she attended to and oversaw

every tieiau. were u v..s.o., the simplest material and make, ihe silks and brocades that made her such ,jfWnt. fiVuro In New York had

noplace in her country manse. Ucr gowns were of homo manufacture invariably. Despite the dignity of the Washington homestead, Us retinues and its Hririfs. a homely air of simplicity

lurked within its doors. admirable

liked the house to be full to overflowing. She is said to have been very beautiful, a rather small woman, with nv fmr skinned and of quiclf

U.U. VJW-, .

instance ox iu

c. .na .cmplc. " X if."".., tb It was on ouo of Hl walk ib bl'ad man of to-day's lesson. t resnv NOTHS.

Hllndncss is specially frequent in tho east. While in northern Europe there

blind in a tnousaim, is one in every hundred;

incir

with Urred paper on tho inside, whicfc

makes it very uncomiortauie All tho inside fixtures are movable, ana monthly during tho warm wcatn

äfft

is only one Pi.vnt. there

t.. i ... .t tmv nersons have

eyes quite healthy. The causes are (1

the smulcn cnanges ui - licht; 02) the intense brightness of the sun, and (3) the line dust in tho air of those sandy countries. His Threefold Auliction.-O) He was blind. Consider what a terrible ev i.i!.i...,cc i. hmv lartre a part of all

that Is happy and blessed in life it deprives one; how It darkens and narrows the life; how little of bt-auty can .-ome in; how many avenues of learnin j it closes up. Mr. Huskin says that the greatest thing a human soul ever docs in this world is to see something, and to tell what It sees in a p ain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one

i - . t un; I111J, lllUUaailuo

WHO ran T- - think for one who can see. l o seo clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one." (2) Ho was help ess. There was almost nothing which a blind person could do in tliat country. This man could neither remove his blindness nor support him..i it.. .,,ct. bo deoendeut on his

friends, and little It was they could do for him. (3) He was poor; a blind beggar (v,8) by the gate ot Jerusalem.

The False unarge Agi"" And His disciples a-ked

0- -v

no.

UhftCI

1. ckoss 6kcti0x house.

ÜO0A

or

rOULTKT

Mrs. Wash-

hostess and

.it; 4.4 - - . A, ... ,,

Him. saving." This question Br of tho fact that it was the common opinion among tho Jews that every trouble and misfortune was tho direct result of some special sin. "W ho did

sin, this man, or His parciu.The disciples question brings up the old question discussed by the friends of Job. They assumed that all suffering sin. for how can a

IS U luuini"'"-"- , lo lust God send suffering upon tho good?

To do bO wouiu

everything Is taken out and tho whoto inside, including the roof, is given shower bath of lime water and cari bollc acid, applied with a W'P" Tho roost poles are covered with clot which is -occasionally saturated witfc kerosene. Near the right, as seen in li.- At m riif. l. Is tho entrance

door, and a is a bin four feet high and eighteen inches wide, running tho whole length of tho building, with a hinged lid, for storing ,roPPln.S"Above this box is a shelf, b, for holding feed, shells, gravel, etc. At the left of the door Is a tight platform, f, one foot beneath the roost poles, for catl

the droppings. At u is opening on a level with the platform, through which tho dropping are shoveled once a week into bin a. The nest boxes,, are one foot square and fifteen inches high, leaving an clght-iucfc passage for the hens to enter the ncsta; a small crack is left at the top In tho thntf tho Htrht strikes tho

eight-Inch alley, hut not the boxes. Each nest Is a scperato box, and when a hen becomes broody the nest box is pulled forward close to tho drop door, thus shutting up tho alley and locking biddy on her nest. As I?! r all alike. It makes

no difference which nest she chooses to brood in-it can be moved to tho end and thus does not obstruct tho passage. About two inches of moist sand are put Into the bottom of each nest before tho

bo rank Injustice.

THE CLOS1NQ PICTURE.

. . . t

affection her husband had for her is to

1,.. .fn in the fact tliat alter ma uwu,

her miniature, which he had worn con-

stantly for forty years, was iounu up. his breast Chicago Tribune.

Iclnatl

' impressed

most about

Posey Hcud, at first sight, was its display of Hags and bunting. There was

cnrcelv a house in the place, it scemcu Fcarcci. a no national

to me, man j " colors from window or roof. I ; oj ' "J able to account for this until tl.lanU rd of the tavern relieved my curiot5 by reminding me that it was the .d of Tebruary. and assuring mo tl a ; J people of Posey end were Intensely PaWatshington's birthday is purty

niirh as hig a day as tue ruu. . SS? with us," said the, land Jonl,vrilh a ring of pride in his voice, tt ou .r thiukin 'bout stayin' over night it n be wuth yer while, I reckon, to see the celebration we're gotn' to have In the town hall." mv

no question mw" j

An cxaspcrumiH

tbc raiiroau n a .. It in

the girl's pap's jes' natchcrly f0 to marry the old monoy-bags. Thats why I say-hello!" broke oft the major, as he glanced out of tho window, "by or eomcs Lafc this minute." The door opened, and four or five i ii,..ivr,tnl men came stamping In.

The foremost was a tall, athletic young

. : l. .. hut. ruLiiv.'i ......v..

. l l ti . r

mustache anu a pair m

ti.!it twinkled Willi

man,

face, a sandy

frank blue eyes

good humor.

rxclaimcd the

... i 1 1 r.i7 il V-

.m...,i,. r ... returned the manor,

rising. "Howdy, boys," ho added to the

other members of tlio panj . riu. ...nnmnn contented tnem

1 III? liUI'VW.MV." selves with a curious glance n my d .. ...i ribuvod the land-

roction. nun , lord into an adjoining room, where the ,.!..,.! 1 rondos soon mingled

CUUii.ii'K v- ? : , ,i

..-Ii l.n.i c r rv vuicva u

musicau .v. frequent explosions of laughter. In a few minutes the men came trooping out of the Inner room and left the hnnsc. Mai. Thompson resumed his

seat with the remark:

. .... ... M

4V, .'CnnHnnntal V CUUinu". J-."

o.,n knew what mat

. l.r. I I 111 I'.zni J.llil.v, 1" -

WUSIUMV. .

dered wifT and the uniiorm oi a wumnenUil army ofiiccr, and little 1-cssic

Powell, in the most uccommg oi tha Washington costumes, were to lend realism to the fccuc by being actually

united in marriage, and me jibu.. minister of l'osey Hcnd was to oiliciate.

In a flutter of expectation um uuu.- . ... t .1... niminff scene.

enco waiteu wi . ,,v.

There was a delay. Mn. iiiomu

and I were engaged in a wm.c conversation when we became aware of a commotion on the platform behind the curtain. Tho disturbance quickly extended to the front rows of the audience, and people began to leave their scats and talk excitedly. Mtij. Thompson rose hnrricdly and strode down the aisle. In a minute or

two he came uacn, i v" "";"o' his jaws opening and closing rapidly

on his quid.

A Genuine Sportsman.

No picture shows George Washington better' than the glimpses and snatches we get of him on his broad lawn, sloping gently down to the l otoinac, and in the hallway of his fa

mous, now national, coioniai umu.-, Mount Vernon, a glorious estate to have and to hold. It contained nine

thousand acres of swamp, woouiauu, hill and meadow, and fishing, boating, shooting or chasing the fox could bo enjoyed for the space of a day s traveling without ever once going over the boundaries. Washington was a keen and active hunter, and ruling behind the hounds was a Virginian sport that met with his cordial approval. A thorough sportsman was he besides, and It Is related how ond fine day he .nmnnrpnm his horse into a muddy

pool, not caring for the barrel of a :.i.4..r, n nln. nuartcrs.and wreaked

nn a noacher and trea

passer. Chicago Tribune.

What! punish the Innocent? lor Jotj . i ..i- 4i,nt. lio was Innocent, while

suiTering so bitterly, was i to eh arg God

with injustice, iiicrc is iu. heir argument, that sin always results

in suffering, and max som --i. .... .:. ltuttho behf that

eve

IOr bOIUU a.-. . , ,11 ludtrc of the moral and spiritual condi

tion cf any persu

jt 1 " w vc ' dir. A

erv nlÜiction is the direct punishment r snecial sin. and that we can

XV sr.

VIQ.

bv the calamities

!. OROinflJ floor or HOUSE.

I'OIXTBT

that befall him, or by the outward sue- ben ßet; the straw ncst ib"h?JJcessand blessings that crown his days, on and tl,e CRg8 ure given her. The

tends to several great cvus; ,w complacency and spiritual pride; (- to uncharitable judgment of others, and

,. ... i...,.icnm. and despair u

" the nfflict!. instead of learning

the lessons atlliction

is

intended to

'"''"Soils' Answer to tho Chnrgc.-Jcsus

answered: "Neither hath this Aincd, nor his parents!" i. e., sous .1 ..f t h blindness. Our

v. - .... rf iiin

or in his parents.

man

to bo Lord

does not deny

t

t, ,ivil' to nav!" ho cxciairaca,

-r i. .im

Bessie I'owcll has disappeared!

. V .11

Just then 'Squire rowcu,

Vlilncton Wm ChrUtlan. There arc strong reasons to conclude

iir. linl i. .na n Aovnwt Christian, in

. . . . . ......

either in m ""'. 7' ,

GodcU Nor docs llctieny tiu sin all evil came into the world,, but onlv that this blindness was not the nuiiishment for nny articular bin in 5 ner The man hirasclf or his paren. n.ristthe Litrht of the orld.-Tho

light of the world s the sun,

sun Is a perpetual Tho Jesus Is iloing in tha moral world. 1 ho .,.1c,,n nro of three kinds,

rays i-ui - - i.oi.i,.

door, g, is then snui. , morning the hatching hens are let out for fifteen -minutes to cat, drink, wallow, etc., after which they f will usually take their own nests if not thev can be easily changed. The egg

can ue gameruu .

t . under the ncst. ooscs,

trough with partitions ior .HL- rttrt.. runninir

lengüt of the building. The , space between this trough and d In blattcd up with common lath, runn nj 5tm the front side of the nests to th.

backside of the trough, thus avmr the trough in the alley where the fow lo cannot get into It-tho lath being fa enough apart to allow the fowls easy . Vi... fWrl. The lath are nailed

(.TOM 1 . . J1.i.m tn

is a lone

soft feed the wholsi

aud tho narroW strips t top and bottom, I n t I . . inct lilt 1

"That's Lafe Clayton ti dy-coinplected feller. Lafe Uc , d I Jbcen

n' company with aquiru 1 m

101 us

.tuet, tiinn anuire lunu., . Viiui .- .i,iT.r..tiT. iroiu vim

wencavortinir about in high dudgeon loyliooa he wrote religious sen 1 iracnis, ,cn(?th of

-........ ,,n 1 . 1 1 n 1 . r. 0 Lirrif'i". ill ma wu..'. i "

. . 1. . n f . r nunin li 11 111111. mi. i nn linn i -

Irnprdi

.-y e nn tr two vcar, an

Bin lui (" . " .,.Ai . .. . . rnn MirrhtV

I ntriu t IflV'Q IIUU1I. l"'" r----

tavern,

to passing tion. His

Thcro was

staying over nighL

washout on 1 1 - .1 A .1

t his lUtle cross-road village, .A f iM.lnc abletocon-

wnn no ciiiwvu n .. tinuc n,v journey for twenty-four hours, ft least. The prospect was not

SbtÄK that' Th7 eÄ fn afford the means of killing time, although under other circumstances I probably would have regarded t as Lmcthlng to bo religiously .voided For the present tho Gpd-Mjrjf cossip of mine host was sufiiclcntly di-

vcrtinrr. 1 nau iounu .... -i--in tnc-'ofdcc"of his tumble-down old . - . 4 nAKin

nnd apparently nuv

the time in convcrs.inanae, as I soon learned.

was Maj. Thompson. Ho was a , lank RIccimcn. and as he sat w th hw chair tilted back against the wall, and one thin leg dimpling over the other, he had almost the appearance of askel-

'Wo alius celebrate Washington's birthday," he sold, as ho sent a stream .1 A,,tt toward the stove.

"Sling out the flags an' have some sort f nnnrnnirt to the 'casion. I

-.i,Mt 11.1 win wn was satisfied wltu a

Bpcllin' match, or a housc-warmln', or abarr.bineo. but liver lately theyoung

folks has kinder tuck hold an' now wo

bavo intcrtalnmcnts In the town un,

lnr rtinde an' sincin and dec

lamationsan' dinlogucsan' sich. Thcy's

two of 'cm to-day." "Two what?"

tntnrininmnnk Noratlons an

III IV v ----- - - m.,t.. Ma afternoon, an a sort of ex

lilblllon tahlozc, or ever what yon call

'cm to-night, 'baf tcrnoon .1 cüge uanUcrbuck's goin' to noratc. llcon makin' the same speech for twenty odd year. It's n good tin, too. 'specially where lie brings in 'bout the Father of his Country bcin' tho first in war, first bi wncc, an' ilrst in tho hearts of his ....MK-mnn. an' whcro he scz this

broad iand o' liberty Is the proud hcr-

Hkiv Rott of a boy, Lafe is. an' purty 11111.1 " ,i.i itl,nn rieh as

.-lrnfT. too. but notliin

Hunker. That's

w.i. J gits the girl, an

burned siiamc

why Esry

bs I say, it's a üaü-

"Hut your Mr. uiayton w:c.i - light-hearted enough," 1 suggested, nl .wn't ?ivc one the impression of

11

down near the stage, camo running up

the aisle toward the street uoor snuuw-

u"' . . Oi l.!.t Tfnn.1

"It's Laie uiaytoni ovui' ' t -

him off. somcbodyl uon i icuHu.bc.

away! Where's the roarsnai

Close apon tno squire uv old Ezra Hunker, In powdered wig and

uniform.

ing.

limping painfully and puff-

the situation.

UCThn Z wha g me," confessed the major, w th a pitied look. "It's Wen U.o talk o' the neighborhood that Lafc was dead in love with the girl, an' that she thought a power f ttlsigh t

of him, an' we 'lowcu uic- 1-- "

' t nnn nford tho bewildered peo

ple rose nnd began to push toward the door. In a few moments they wcro

swarming out upon the street, aiaj. Thompson and I among the rest. We had scarcely reached the open air when the swift clatter of a horse s feet struck upon our cars, and a mans . . ..t.no Klinut full Of tri-

ml, nnddcuance. J-no

Instant

oi"""i" "w . ." i,0 had to umim and tlciiancc. i"'" W natchcrly pino oyef ho had to JJ c , f rem the darloicss Rive her up. Id"JnnrCutnc tells me and dashed through the light that 1totown to-day at a 1, 0""0 ,,imin.tcd tho street In front of the hall.

rrlnil4 RcrviCCS

uv. ... - n - . . . ,

he urged the appointment 01 cuapiaiua of his troops; he forbade profane swearing among tho soldiers; ho was a i,,,roii rostrvnian: when a day ot last

ing and prayer was appointee, he says ! 1,1c flinrv that ho went to church

and "fasted all day;" ho constantly at.i.i ni.nnh when he was In civil

life, though tho nearest church was seven miles distant; ho took the communion when possible; though a member of the Church of England, he once applied to take the communion in a Presbyterian church, which shows his catholicity; aud his public papers constantly acknowledge God as Ü10 ruler

among nations, anu as wie oujcu. man allegiance and worship. N. W. Christian Advocate.

receive

the moon-

sfTo n'to be at uio " 4 in, black horse: on

. ." 4 i iom revolutionary 1..,..... ----- -

. nun t- tnem rcvuiu nuu"' j

liaTK7vcre,Ib'lie he said WI.iji.-t T.nfnV fTflt the

the f oiler s namo u. - ;

finest boss in tno coumj, .

to t:tkc that- noss 1 "

hall an' on the platform, uw l e va" this feller Paul Heverc a-sct. .. i,n. It kinder beats me, I

nn 'Lowed he'd be pu.-ty own up. l u . . . ... .im.,'. ,

tol'blo disappointed, out. uo u.- - -

that away a bit

AtthehourappointctiioT ...w --1 ....,i intn the totvn

noon meeting .. nail. H xvas a nlngle-stery bti lul ng.

the hall being on a icvc

street, and atone penoa in iue j of Posey llcnd bad done duty a a courthouse. That was before the eoanty eeat had been reswved to 0TC flourishing town. 1 was entertained P na,lorriek'a tribute to the

eagle, and joined lustily is the singing !r .T;lnrfa" "The Star Spangled

iu a

man s

OI rtin. . -.. 11 " 41, n

Hanncr," and "'xne imuio Unwrililir."

it 1,. interested mo most was a

tlrhtof Hcssio Powell, who was thcro

wlin ncr xuiiit , " , , Jrlsed to And Her a pretty girl, pc He ' . .-hi, rinrl fives and ravisii

. ,ur"V. utTiif tho faintest

'ni? smiic, nni tih. - , . suggestion of tho coarse country maid- . 1.- annarance or manner. I bo-

En to feci something of Maj. Thomp-

kon's indiirnatk that oenarunu

his

. mm it. . I Mnrn 11 n

lYaeltaman, still in tue

costume of Paul Kcvcrc, um. lonir cape clasped about his neck and seaming out behind; In front of tho

.midie a female iigurc.

cloak, Its head resting on tho

It was the closing picture of thecven-

. . l.(.inmnnt. BOCn UUl. u

.! ...4 nnnnr to bo fOtlTOttCn. AS

he swept by Lafo Clayton waved hi , i ,i nct.inUlitvl neonlo and

nanu u m - shemted:

ll-1.1 nlrVlt!"

In another moment horse and riders

had vanished m mo giuuui,

stupefied crowd stootl listening nl I . ... il.n rnlrl.

1 f 1..nln , ,-1 r T nwuv uunit n.- v"

n'i.., in unit" oi tno rkli "

Snnirn Powell and Ezra

CU1UUIU1U w. i - , 1

,. n .liAur went un irviu -

H u wa wn that

IIUIIUIVU - f .. A

Lafc Clayton had tue sympawiy ui -

....1 fr, nrehamrlncr tUC ciia.ro--.v.

CA....... ... X'irlrp

ro..1 rJnrei-f. tor tliat o

A QanlBt Old Watch. 'What sort of a watch Is this?" asked

Duzcnbcrry. picking up a curious o hi

tlmc-plccc from an Austin wiwum-.-er's show case. , ,

"That," replied the watcnmaiccr, i i.-ii.. t in .... tTi that bo-

a real curiosity, iv - "- ,

inn.l to Alexander tho urcat, wacu

. , 1 c

he died on tue uarrcn iuu

Ilclcna."j

The mischief you say. Why, man

alive, in tho days oi Aiexsnuer

Grcst they didn't have any wawuc

That's just what maKcs it. -

euriosity." ... .

"And Alexander ine urea "

die at St. Helena.'

ui- .Unn't. oh? Wll that makes n

.... a -t. !.. ob.1 tnlilnt? I . .. . .1. Votny nf lllllt.

a Bull greater ui.. " irutn iroiu mo

FRACTICAt. BUOOESTIOXS

the waves ot

. 1 . TS. .lit

. . . . i ...... r.niirw,i'ii. ill ...K."

.....ir... T II. .V 111 Ü . ' - -

mvs. Nearly all the light we

- m.,, tVin sun. Even

light Is but reflected sunlight. Even when we are In tho shade, or in the house, where we cannot see the sun, the light wo receive is sunlight, dispersed from the particles in the air, re-

Ucctcd from an -the light of our lamps and ß crs is but sunlight which has . nn in the earth. &o

t is that all our spiritual light,, ifrom whatever sources it seems to come b really from God. Our white sunlight is really composed of thousands of colors. shades and tlnU, which fill the world with beauty. Such variety is in he pure light from Christ, reflected from our manifold natures, needs and

circumstances, xnc u" """"V . o v. the wav. makes clear

thc (rric; 11 Alls the world with beauty and glory. 2 neat rays: Nearly all the heat n the world comes directly or indirectly from the sun. Tho fires that warm us und that are the source of power are from the wood or coal in which the heat of the sun has been rcd'

i. .11'. nvn TO US 111 uuaiAa '

bringing cheer, warmth and blessing. (3) Chemical rays, which act upon plants, and causo the movement of life. These rays are In a sense . the source of life, the instrumentality of life. So Christ Is the source . of our spiritual life. Light, love and life M oowj

from Him. as the unngcr t

A I ll. iUm

bo movable. At j is a oust whole length of the building m front of the windows, which face the south. In Fig. 2, at t, is an oil stove which. . ...t.- ii tmnerature is toe

IS UM5U " v" . 1- ... low. At m, m, arc ventilators with tlmm. The doors. A, ä.

iA..A.i.u to dUSt Dltt. w-i

n n. are windows. Each of the two apartments wUl accommodate twenty five fowls.-American Agriculturist.

AMONG THE

aooro

01 . . !.!. 41.

Lochinvar, nnd running b.v imsnnetive bride of the old millionaire.

the young farmer had made a hero oi ..1 .li i im ot-of the natives.

,"iV",",w:''p;.v Hond the next

dnV I learned that Lafe Clayton had

tho raro relic from the hands of Duzcn

bcrry, he locked it up in ms Durgmr proof safe. Texas Slftlngs.

What, Iadeu r Waahlnirton's birth-

-w:- . i.i.

day. The bells wcro ringing anu w. 1 . .ommnMnra.

cannon were uoominp ui tumuivu..

tion of the father of his country. tle Ethel, aged five, wise and thoughtful beyond her years, was gazing out of tho window, apparently in deep thought Suddenly sho awoke from her reverie, and, turning around to her

father, said: "Papa, what arc tncy gu-

carefully planned the clopcnicnt; t v " . G Washington for hit

a minister was waiting av "" wt"-y-Hoslon Herald.

flvo miles away, anu ia u .

POULTRY.

t 11 rases a hen is

profiUble the second year than at say other time. To FRODVCK tho best table fowls croaa a strong, full-breasted pit game cock with dorking hens. Ol. hens lay larger eggs than tho pullets and their eggs produce stronger and more vigorous chickens. will not lay well, aa

If they are of the larger breeds they are more apt to die of apoplexy. Ir the hens are too fat one of tho best ways to reduce them is to feed oats rather than a fattening food. Thb Langshams are one of the beet breeds to lay in winter. They lay . good number of eggs aad are excellemt table fowls.

With good feeding a yomag omk be made to weigh four poands it w weeks? A chicken will weigh only half that at the same age. EVKK la winter it will be quite as Item to change the materials la tho Beate oeeasloaally in order to prevemt ike from beeemUg Tare years 1 ahoat as long aa tarkey ha eaa he made proltahle, eat

a food gobbler eaa do wwi -lag uaUl he is tve years old. It is a good plaa to save the to teU of the yard where the fowl ram.

o the mlnti, taj to ww It over in the fall and pat als truth, joy, Heaven, hope, rigWr BeraF " overt r mess. He gives life, which Is the Pjj?J u6e a mixture el

"Tliero is no o".1" uu . oW meas of

make eora aao wbcw .. -- eldest potetoes, chopped clover, cabbage aaj t tr.i4 Cs- Vmrnd a mesa of this kind at

VMHUiM last twice. week. To rRonuot aa excellent table fowl that also ha. good laying

cross a llouaan cock ,a C-i

Dark legs will be tae res.,

alia.

(1) To tho body,

to the snirit. no

Jesus the Light id to the mind, (3)

revc;

con sn ess.

If . t . i n man

f.7..i .1,-4 inirnse Htrht will not make

mill " . .. . .i..i .it ll.t s ilod s

ii neauniui. -- f .a - . vd a mesa

uaugim-r. over an ocean of darkness. The Conflict of Light and Darkness.

tt Tim lipt ceiis can

nretod and

called evil.

be

(3)

mlslnter-

It Is ono

i.l,r t. break over unman ruica uu V.g. Di

a an inrds. another to disobey tho w ora . flcsh wUl

n,i ! 'rue iruns ru

whether wc are sent of God.

I BcDablto.