Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 46, Number 26, Jasper, Dubois County, 11 March 1904 — Page 3

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A:d. in fancy, nlght'i viewless angel Geea by with u iii'itfled tread. As I gase with an Slliacal 1! longing On the Mt'ic on.' empty bed. There? were little hiue eye that forever flaw vanished from my sight; A ii-art i ( affaotfoa that never Will throb 'ii my own with oetlght, I hall nver .igain knee I l. mI him, f shall iray In the atN-nce Instead; Fall k nt'v. dews. In the graveyard. WIMM the green myrtles 0OVr his bed. Mv h.i'.d-ln-hand companion That he .irs will neve r restore. Tin Halo lout hand 'ieath th- messes Will Idek In my lingers no gggre! A tee mooallcBl ail whit., la ih- pillow Where rested a ewrl Circled hejiel; Ai.d th- April wind iah through the W111..W That waves o'er the little one'a bed. Oh dear Tittle lips that no I mger In love will 1m- lifted to min.! Oh dear !lttle arms that greje trcr.ger. My r.rk In the-lr rltiK to entwine! Kacll place, gentle haart, affcare I lov-d thee. In Tinkled with fears I have !-hed. And th low of ! rears of .ef.rtioa CoggJCS back aa 1 Kate on thy bed. I think of the gate M Immortal. Atid I Magi In a vision to sea A little hand OPM the jxrtal That life has .t.g hidden from me. Still they bloom, the old flower 'neath the window. And 1 gay; in my darling bo d-id?" Or do I behold but the pillow at re . bricht anc.-l r. -.'.-.I -d -d' Hee Mall Butt rworth. In 8; ringt'.. Id tM.iss i ii. ; ubUcaa.

mountain, faring only a f..,nt glow! "Poor father!

la the west, we alwayg b. in our with relief. Ir. i trutmua fur the elg&t First the' "'What u girl our Mule Keturah tgT camp Bra was built after which the h said, exultingly. 'She h eOTlH a 1'iiir hol.se .-re f.-d and utherwisa concert out here on the edrn nf th..

DQIAIaVJ . .ire J ii,r. .uid ISO COW nllkad i itlier wild WOOda M M tO he. r up the goau - at, ! Cyrus alten ed to thoaa thtaga. folks. She ha all Mother Nature, in-

Jonatlian and I (ad our two ... -. a-id dueling (' imle rland (pointing lu Un a lielsj mother und Keturah get I Use gtfHIgfglg fange) for Ott audience.' rappor, We were alwa. hungry, no! "I'll never foi;:it the scene when wa inaifarr what our fare was. Of PPOTOa fopfhad eotuj. With one a-corj we what .. oil If wga done was over the stood s'ill in the .shadow. There was ramp tire. Sometimes we were so I a great nlowlu caaip fire. In front of fort'inate an lo shoot a c-r, and It whi h Keturah Htood with flushed fa- c seema to me I can taste even now those The was still slnsins at the top of her ' - t aa thick rteaks that we urd to; voice and tili hddling. Moses wax :i broil am the cilera of our camp lire. n,. sj,',. 0f her, Alv on the other. Ugg w hen gupper was rotdy, Katarai foraaar playiaaT oa tao baajo, the latter waited. r.r, on erandfa;!. r. who w;is on an old tin horn. Grandfather, who feeble, afn-r uhn h she looked after j as both axed and feeble, .stood a litUttle Jttooo, To BÜCht have thoUSht I U apart, clapping two tin keflo slie wu tit hungry if you'd een how J covers together with all his strength patier.' ge aroe; but if one of us bopi and lookittf most ludicrous. Hin face eer gOid IO, Baa only launhed sid j was unusually pale. In the front

said: li.-n I ret old like grandpa wagon, nio-her was si tin- awa-

THE ÖHIP-SUBSIDY SfcRPENT REAFFtARS.

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as hollows I, the wrea.

I ll want to be waited n first, and I m gore wlien I was little lil.e Jacob I didn t want to he left until the last.' That was Keturah's way. to be thinking of otkeia, ' After supper was over Cyrus ral;- d

up th. amp Hr.-and p'lt on tresh loga, I to use it on the cow. Our party and UM n we had prayers and went to! seemed to b" struck dumb for a minute.

up

on the driver's seat with our two baby boys, Isaac and Jacob. .Mother's face looked unearthly while in the glare of the camp fire. She was ringing a big ow- bell that we had brought along, thinking ihat we might have occasion

btd. Father aever omitted prayera.

He WOUlda't have done that any sooner than he'd have rone without supper not - soon, but we didn't all go to bed at onee. Father, Cyrus, Jonathan and I touk turns In Mttf sentinels, for no one eonld tell what moment a prowling wolf might make u an unexpected visiL "One day the caravan had to stop in the middle of the afternoon. One of o ir horses had strained a lep and was limping painfully. 'It would be cruelty

Jonathan and If knelt down with our bands over the mouths of our two dogs to keep them from howling at the horrible noise, as they were longing to do. Father regarded the performers with an express-ion of worried aurprise. As for Cyrus, he was the first to speak. "'Well, if this don't beat the Jews,' be said. 'This Is the most infernal noise I ever beard. I believe they've all gone crazy.' "The din was indescribable. W' 'd

never neara anything like it. Did yon

to go on to-day.' father said, and so we hear the so-called music in the Japan-

stopped on tue edge or the wiidwood. ese village at the world's fair? Well

UNCLE SAM I'VE GOT 'EM A GAIN! YES. THAT'S IT.

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Keturah's Band. Hi Knie! Itiliuore.

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If ff ETUKAH was the only girl in f our family, but there were enough hope to set one crazy, so grandfather used to say, and I'm afraid we made him nearly so mere than once.

After the swollen leg was bathed and bandaged, father and Cyrus started into the woods on an gxptoratioe tour, expecting to return In an hour or so. Grandfather was not feeling well, and belni; weary of the QOtttlBPod Journeying, fell asleep on his 0OOCB In the back of one of our Mg waajooa Little Isaac and Jacob followed in grandfather wake to Slumherland, and mother, having a severe headache, retired to a big armchair in the deserted back wagon. Jonathan and I built a camp fire, around which Moses and Abraham played contentedly. After a while I tappst ! to think of the sedees we had passed a little way oack. I aaeeeeted to Jonattaa that he and I return and get tome wild ducks for supi er. " We won't lie gone lang.' I said to Keturah. 'besides, father and Cyrus will be here soon.' " All right.' geeeated Keturah. 'go on, I'll keep watch." We laughed. " Theres nothing to keep watch of,' we said; 'who'd he afraid in broad daylight?

that sounded something like Keturah's

PANIC SURE TO FOLLOW. Protection and Subsidies to Favored Industries Have But the One Result. If there is one country on this gre?n earth that enjoys more tariff "protec tion'' and that shows more favoritism to monopolies and trusts than does the United States, that country Is Rus sla. Although Russian protect! TO duties may cot Include as many articles and

us, howling. Presently father stepped out of the shadows and Keturah saw him. The concert ended abruptly and our little sister made a rush for father's arms She managed to say wolvis.' and tfcCfl fainted in fathera arms. W hen she came to father said: Von must have driven them away. There were three, but they're all dead.'

concert. Our dogs broke away f rom I protet as nian indm:rus as do

our wingiey duties. yet Russian protection is intended to result in complete monopolies, or trusts, in many important industries. Expectations have been fully realized. Trusts and monopolies now lottriah in Russia. IJut the Russian peasants are impoverished as never before. The worst industrial and financial

"Then all tried to tell the story at 1 crisis in Russia's history i now on once it M . med that soon after father , there It is so serious that even the and Crrua had started after us Ikjvs, controller of the state to the czar is Keturah. thinking to spare mother's j compelled to attribute it to the over aching h-ad. bewail preparations lor stimu.at ;..n of ,im. sic -4 ... i.v

fiicr rne w as uroiiing a venison : steak over the camp Are when gTae heard twigs cracking and horrible yelps, the sounds coming from the belt of wildwoods nar by. Her JTcanona of mind was wonderful. She had heard somewhere that music had a peculiar influence over wolves. Dropping tho broiler and steak into the fire, she hearted to mother to get her fiddle and the other in.-Tuments and the kettle ; covers. In a moment the concert was

'I'm not afraid.' was Keturah's an- or.n. -id. a:. : no- t.o .-.in. for out of

wer. 'but don't stay long.'

the shadows cam.' one. two, three.

"We took our loaded rifles and ran buncry, bowling wolves. We had the off in high glee We- were soon at the g'in. and rifles, so there was not a

In our case it meant a round half sedges, and it didn't take long to shoot weapon of defense. The concert was uo7en. There were Abraham. Isaac our ducks, but getting our trophies he only hope It began without prear.d .1 i oh. ... s Uavid and Jonathan, was another thing. We had each shot ' Uminaries. The audience of three reI m David, am! Jonathan is my twin two fire ducka, and Jonathan started ceived it with whines of distress, brother, waiting for me in the Eternal for his through the sedges. Present- j 'turned tall' and with drooping heads City.' 1 wish I could see him now and ly with a cry of dismay he began sink- ' disappeared. But the concert never all the rest; they n- all ther every ing in the marshy ground. In my en- 1 nagged. There were no intervals, one." and be gave a long sigh. lVOr to rescue bim I sank, too. ! "You see, father.' ss:d Keturah. 'we

With every movement to escaie we didn't dare stop playing until you sank lower. We laughed at first, but ' 'ne.' our laughter soon died out as we real- I " 1 never knew another girl like our Ized our dilemma. We tried to cheer I Keturah," said grandfather, 'so brave each other as the afternoon wore on. d thoughtful and wise!'

' They re all where"" "In the Eternal City.' " "And don t you want them there He laughed softly. ' W hy. yes. of ourse." he said. ' seeing they had to go. I'm glad the re

but when the sun began to set behind

there, but I get very homesick lo see the mountains we shivered with cold them sometimes. Hut never mind; I and fear. Meanwhile father and Cyrus didn t start lo tell yon about such na,l returne to camp and, finding us things. I begea to tell you about fine, came to our rescue. Knowing

'Nor I.' father spoke gently, and the

next moment he was on his knees, and we all fallowed his example. "'Lord God of Heaven and Earth.' he said, fervently, 'we thank Thee for

Keturah We were all born in Virginia. When Keturah was only 11 jears pM WW moved out. Jonathan and I wer 14, M Oea wag 9, At.ra'iagi 7, Isaac .", and Jacob, a sturdy, gala '.ievOtH Uttlg fellow of gttOOl 3. Resides

ih.v the seizes was a dang n us place, sparing the lives of our dear ones from

being devoured by wolves and from burial in the horrible gn en slime of the sedges. We thank Thee, loo, for our blessed, brave Keturah. Ann n "The 'Amen' went echoing around

they had brought a rope Father carrh I a lantern. I don't think Jonathan and I wore ever before or time so glad to see any one as we were to N oar father and Cyrus. Th" shades

ADMINISTRATION "GRAFT" Appropriations Diverted to Furnish Carriages for Social and Personal Uae. The ' official carriage' graft has received considerable airfng since the subject was first brought up In congress. The statements of the heads of departmenTs show that' there are :!8 carriages anil M horses kept for the use of department officials and that it requires :4 coa. tmo-n to drive these carriages w ith their sumptuous furnishings iu whieh the cabinet and gaiaot officials attend to their official and social duties and their personal pleasure. This number docs not include thoaa need by the Interior department or the department of agriculture, whic h tor some unexplained reason Mere not called upon by Uie house of representatives for information gftd volunteered none. The depart m nf that la most lavish in the number of aOffW ami carriages used is that of commerce and labor, which, considering it has iinlv In en in

protective duties and government lub- gaJstettOa about one year anil already silies' .mploys aUjat horses and ten carThe late minister of finance. M , rteajta, may be expected to large "y inWitte, was a consistent advocate of crease its luxurious way of doing the poli. y of granting .-uVi lie s out of things when it reaches the age of vi n the state bank to everything He had tfce youngest of the other llopailllMilllg, extremely high import duties put upon unless congress puts a stop to the exthe products of manufacturing Indus- travagame. tries which he wished to foster am' That this carriage graTt has gradthen he rave large government or- 'lally grown under republican adminiders at hiuh price to these protec ted tra' - without warrant of law. may manufacturers. This policy was in- ! he seen from the returns which show adgurated. or rather greatly extended,! thai only one out ot Zi men is eafTied some If years ago. The favored manu- , n the pay roll as "driver.'' The other facturers prospered as long as the gov- , O äre named in the appropriation billa ernment could continue to give big or tor more useful palBUOSB, nauiely: One ders for goods at two. three, or four Us a watchman, ten laborers, eight asMmes the cost of these goods if pur- 8iti,nt messengers and four messenchased from foreign manufacturers. , Kers So the labor of all but one of and as long as the Russian people ,he -1 has BOaal diverted from the budcould stand the strain of high taxes ncss ,hat congress created the otti. e and high pric es for most that they for 80,1 even "'' new department of had to buy But. by 1S!7. the peasan- , eOaOJaerce and labor follows in the old try of Russia were behind IM."' o...no footsteps of demanding four messenrtihles ills M in their taxes and ' Krs a,,(1 ,h(,Q us'" Ibem for BOaOa

by ltOS, their over

lue taxes had In- men Tn, purchase of carriages and

creased to ItlJOdteofl rubl. Tneae nomes are nparly all covered up under arrears even after crantinir extensions i in,llar ulse- mofl ot tn PPropria-

us ther were father, mother and "i night were falling before we were ,rnni "P to 1'P-

gjraadfather and our hired man. Cyrus rescued. The lasso was used, but It Dunkirk. "as slow work to be drawn through "I: took a stout heart as well as a tn"s" cril.le see!: es to safe footing, stout body to go west' in those days. r'a,1:er b'ln't say much on our wayOne couldn't pack one s grip am! Jump llor,ie We knew he was worried, on the cars and reach one s destination " -I ,lon 1 nder vo i re angry.' I before there was a chance to be weary. sai( at lastWe went in two great covered wagons, " 'Angry.' he exclaimed, in surprise, which were lie u.-e and home to us for l'm not angry, but I am disappointed, many a UfeaOttM day. Father drove ' thought yeu boys were old enough

Mipper was late tnat night, out It was worth waiting for. No one mi.-. I the ve nison that had been burned up. Cyrus cle aned two of the wild Hu. m that we boys had shot, and we all. e v cept Isaac anl Jacob, had a hand ,a the roasting." Country floallailiaii

one- and Crus the- other. Oh. I'll never forget how we usetl to pity our horses, although father never spoke a erosa word to them. I never but once heard Cyrus speak cross to them, and then he . .t his team sharply. It was a sermon on the treatment of dumb animal;, -what father said and did. He lookei rebuklngly at Cyrus, saying: 'How would you like to be cursP'l at and cut with the whip lash" 'I wouldn't stand it." Cyrus answered, dogtedly. 'Oh. you wouldn't?' said

to new that vol were left in charge of mother and the children.' "We had the grace to be ashamed. " 'Walk fast.' arged father, "it isn't safe for the folks to be alone.' " 'Why, it's early yet." said Jonathan. W hat is there to be afraid of?' "Before father could answer our two iOBjg who had followed father and Cyrus began to bark furbnisly. Presently there came in sight, running to

ward us. one. two. three wolves. They i

were y. Iping wildly. Father turned

father Well, it's too bad you'.' make white, but he did not lose his head, the helpless daeak animals stand what i He said calmly: No time to lose. I'll you wouldn t.' That's all father said. ! take the first one; Cyrus, you. the seebut be patted the horses, put his faco ond. Hoys, both of you aim for the against their heaels anil gave each of third Ready! Aim! Fire!' them a -lie of bread and butter, al- ' don't believe a general in the army though our s'ock was getting low. could lead his soldier any more aucCyrus didn' say he was ashamed, but eessfully than father led us. W'e he wa. Jonathan and I saw him give obeyed him to the letter, and in a moth horses each au apple on the sly, , n.ent the battle was over. The three and when log twilight came on. end ' gaunt wolves lay stretched out dying.

he thought no one was looking, he put his arm first around Jack's and then around Ted's neck. " 'llVs asking them to forgive him.' I whispered to Jonathan, and then as toe norses bowed 'heir heads and neighed. Jonathan whispered back, They've forgiven Cyrus.' You sea those poor horses had to climb hills and mountains and make a path for themselves through tang:ed and often unbroken wiidwood Poor. dear, faithful horeee! We often st lOped to rest chern In some cool glen, or by some clear, running brook. ant when night :ame on father looked af er their comfort as carefully as he did after our 9wn. W e we re nil id r.'it at

After the shooting, father staggered as If he were about to fall. too. " 'Those wolves.' he said, the came from the direction of our campV "We hurried on as fa as our lepn

Wttf la ii "It la all well enough." said Dada Jose ph, as be put down the book, "but

It Isn't true." "Why not?' I asked. "Because the author makes him propose to the heroine in a crowdeel theater. Now. a woman doesn't want to be proposed to in such a place. Bfeg wants a quiet spot, where she can weep a little. Story-wrlters gOOttM take this Into consideration." "INJiaw! " sai.l L "vhen a woman accepts a man Cor good and all, she likeg to put her head on his shoulder and cry," said Fm lo Joseph. "I do not attOW w hy it is, but they all do it" "Do they?" "Didn't your wife whn she accepted you?" he demanded. "Well, yes, I believe she did." "They all do." said Fncle Joseph. "They like It; it somehow comforta "em." "Hut why?" said I. "Ask the women.'' sai l Fnclg Joseph. Woman's Home Companion.

roklmn II.,.. at Pla7. After eating I went out and watched the Fskimo bovs at oav. n vnnti,

could . arry us. a peed and awful fear fggtening a piece of bark to a harpoon, having taken possesion of ua. We, raised It above his hn Thi. ... .

tie. ns usee for that purpose being

scheduled for transpertaton, or mislellaneous expense' But few will oSSact to c abinet officers being furnished with a horse and carriage to allow them to attend cabinet meetings and other official functions in appropriate style, but that minor officials wnose time should be pent in their offices, ami who have no outside worff to attend to. should have lle.se luxuries llinie-r false pretenses ,s preposterous and should be cut off ns an rxcrefccence more fit for a monarchy t ban a republic The trust makes big proflfs. th foreign oneeOttaer buys American ,roe,lg a a low figure and the American people foot the MIL Alf of which goes ;o

gl d by any country on earth. To claim . show that there is a very inUmate onthat the Dlrgley bill has given us what neciion aoTSeatt the trust and protOS prosperity we have bad since 1897, is as tion by tariff - Indianapolis .Sentinel. absurd as to claim that a wagon with a j There will be noi a democratic h'avy load will run easier up hill and . "reorganization." bu; a d" mocratk rertirongh sand ihan will an empty wagon j union; not a triumph of any faction, on a smooth, hard and level road. bed an obliteration of factaooa, a weidNelther In Russia, nor in the I'nited ing together of all the parts In a cornStates, nor in any other country were- pact and unified whole, actuated by a 'armers ever made prosperous by high common purpose, and a common hope

of time, are now so great that the controller says that "more radical measures are necessary" to relieve the rural population of "fiscal charges they are not in a position to bear." The plain n.f at.ing of this is that the pfclicy of protection and subfldbs has been so disastrous to Russian farm rs that even autocratic Ru-sia Will D I r . able to colled the se let. k taxe s ai.e. now has to admit that aha heeorerdoaa br poiiey of favoritism. It takes a gr at r country than Row b) ;o endure the I grdee and Might c f protection ar.cl subsidies, such at- the republicans have given us here ai.d under which our marvelous country is r.ow -taegering even while it is blessed with a surce.'. f ion of c rops i. . r In tore- reai-

tariff taxes. Their prosperity will always be increased bv r i i ting 1 1, em of the burdens of taxation for protection and for subsidbs to manufact uritig Industries. BT HON v ip.i.T

of victory Albany Argus. A beautiful object lesson In the tariff for the American people is in the contract of a steel mill in the United States to deliver at Montreal 4e,0M tons of raTTs for the Canadian I "a ilic

I railrway at. TUi a ton This, allowRoosevelt was unpopular In Hi w ing for ro: of delivery. Is 18 a t m Sdrk before he waa made vice presl- ' less than the cost to American purdent, and it cannot tie pleaded t hat , chasers of steel rails a' be mill. The Wall street Had anything to do then contract price to the Canadian Pacific with his unpopularity. It Is not an ap- I railway left a margin of fair profit for precleMa fa. tor in the oppo-;:joti to1 the manufacturers an1 all that is him that exists in his ow. state now, above this price Is an Iniquitous extorbut a factional fight, intensified by tion ujton American consumers wh'o Roosevelt's tactle ssness, that Is Vkeiy ean be practice!! only tUdOf cover of a to dlv'Hc fhe leputdican forces tkls shamefully exoTbllant tariQ --Ptiiia year - N'ashv ille Newa 1 dTluhia Re, on

A BICYCLE PROPOSAL BY JQnN WICKLIFFE OKAY. Until that summer I had never believed that I was g Ugaid aeao. Rut tho ha i .ei ns of a ft w w el. I il Die ia

I the ooei luelOtt that 1 bad my share und

more. A girl s ii b blue eyes did it. As lo most c je s v. b re a man has found himself face to face with himself, it was a woman who held the mirror. It was the old story of scouting at love until I met the one girl, and then I wanted to propose. But w hat w ith the doubts that assailed me as to the probable reat ptiot. of a proposal, and my new-born timidity, I could never gather together buffi lent courage at the ptWOf t time to give . xpi . .im, tothethoughts that kept BM awake at night. I carefully formulate! plan after plan to rid my mind of its but. hut one aftpr another they cam' to naught through my d sgi.sMng Baynesa owardiee, if roe will. I am half inclined to believe that Beatrice knew my condition all the time. But she had a keen sense of humor, and I

dreaded that silvery laughter more than a whole regiment of regulars. She could grow se-rious in a moment, and It waa this mood I liked best. But. until that sunny day. when my bicyc le helped me through I had glwgyg llaaod fit POlPt, It lac ked but four days of my departure from the springs, and I knew C delay might mean to fall altogether. Delay and defeat weiv the WOfdg that humme d through my bra'n liken sprocket wheel as we spun down the lfie that morning: W'e were out after an early breakfast, and on that sho.t Journey a-wheel I had determined to th-ow all my chances in the balance and flrd their intrinsic worth, .lust how I wa going to begin I had not determined, and I thought that for once I would leeve tho matter open for the seizure of Cie first opportunity. The morning air was crisp ar-d cool. The roadside flowers seemed nodiMng ua a cheery good morning in the llghf breeze. Now and then from th trees came the call of a bird. and. ma:ing a shiny black streak in the air. i crow would bend his flight to a lone y tree In the fields, calling to his mate Bee and I had said little untl we readied the broad pike "W ant to rare-"' she called bf k to me from her point of vantage i few lengths ahaad, Now I knew whi that mean' Bog was the better rid', for Instead of taking a course of odoor physical culture she had a.;.i;tcf golf, tennis and a blcyc ie as the mo-,t -njoy-

were near'.ng the camp when we heard the sound f music. ' 'Hush.' said father, raising an arm appealingly. an1 we listened with bated breath, after which Jonathan cried out : It s Keturah singing.' "'Than., c. ! ! fchr. rever.ntly, 'all's well, or the dear child wouldn't be singing.' She's playing on the violin, too.' I said, ami don t you hear Moses with

titht. W be n the sua get behind the the banjo and little Abe with his ho a?'

target. Another boy withdrew some distance, balanced his harpoon, and with splendid aim sent it through tho bark. I took part In the sport, my clumsiness causing the greatest amusement. The harpoon is as necessary to the Knklmo as the ticket knife to a agfeoolhui In civilization Throwing the weapon la their play. Tliey are ever practicing, so that when they reach manhood they are perfect hunterg. World'a Work,

ALL SOeRTS. In UM, ace ordlng to the o nsus. there were N77 gas plants in the I'nited Stateg, and t he number was not growing They earned an Income of $7.Y .' Mrs Catherine K Steele, w ho died recently at l.y ndeborough. N. H . aged nearly Ml years, was a cousin of Franklin Pierce, foarteettlk president of the I'nited States, and was the oldest Daughter cif the American Re volution in her Btate. Her father, then scarcely more than a lad. fought at Bunker bill, la 8tarke's brigade.

Of the MS7.M people in NOV York. sas the Sun. In 1Imi. only shout oneliltli were whites of native birth and parentage, and on the island of Manhattan only about one-sixth. Of the remainder, the naliv. s of Knglar.d specifically and their American-horn children were not more than six er cent. Kven add all those of Sc otch. W elsh and Knglish ''anadlan birth or parentage, and the total is not tm per c ent. Moreover, of the 7.17.477 white inhabitants of native birth and parentage, it Is safe to say that the majority are of other than English stock.

ar.ie method of obtaining eweiefj and health. "Trying to tease." I paid. "Put gp ahead Iii do my best. Wait tobet anvthing?" "No. not w hen ! am certain of 'he result.'' she laughed. I grinned appreciation ami asked: "Mow far'" "The two mile post." she c tied, and are were off. Re sprinted, and so did L But the distance between us remained aout tlu saqie. and pre. uded conversation, even had not the pace attained the si.hie end. Soon the gOVOCfceta were sirring a steady song to pebbles that sp in backward from the rubbe r tires. tVe were runnirg at 2" miles an hou- down the best piece of road in the section I settled to a steady speed, rot quite bjbj best, and Dec did the sam. savine

strength foe the last half ml?' The w ind w histled a merry tune o the time we kept with our pedals. A covey of partridges fled with sharp ch1r;s at otir whirlwind advance. I felt 3rd noticed little else besiri' the trim figure, with flying wisps of brown hair, 'um ahead of me Of a sudden Be b gaa tod'aw ahead Of me ' Put your beer! into the g ne." she Called back to m- with hu lead half turned as she spoke. She was laughing out of pure enjrxment of t'te exercise, and perhaps my prohibie dlv omflture. My pride was re'lleci. and it must have increased my strength to a c-nsielerable degree. Soon I was dose behind her, and with the wheels buzzing like mad things. I was even. One more spurt, and by a tremendous effort I ws ahead! "Get your hand In the ga-? e." I called back, paraphras.ng he r own slang 1 My heart and your hand." I iv,;,, ,v tna force of an inspiration, "a 'rate h race !" The second mile post wvs not more than a hundred yards ahertf. and I waa beginning to believe i aMatld wttt. i hnd no time to look ba k, faring a lose of my little gain But neither was to have 'he victory. Rees front wheel advanced slowly, but surely, until it was e 'n with my handle-bars, and as we gftWod OppO site the post, we were side iv side. Ii was a bVvl "Vou got your hand Ir. " I laughed later under tbe trees wlrre w were se ateei. "Yes," Fhe agn 0

"And my w'iole hart Was In it." 1 added, aeoUottetjr, The blue yes looked I jto mine nnd seemed to r-ad what wa there. And then in tne Jeer that my wt-yness would re'urn. I said quic kly. Inco'lcrently: "Your hand, my heart. 1 match, the tie Bee" anfl--W'ell. our b'rycle will i-ronipary ua on the honeymoon, even IPOttgll it be a excess baggag. Proatoble Tnves' Nent. In 1R7f It was rnmmu 'cated to the Rritlsh government tha' the Kb live Ismail Pasha. Ieng In frmerate need of money, wa willing tc sell bis 176.02 shares of stock In Mfe Sut. tlanal companr at a fair rTtr DMrttOll was then premier and he dler't hes'late a mlnnie. Kngland paid t:0,0O0,(XO for the khedive's holdings, or at the rate of Unfit) per share. Since !hnn the dividends on Its purchase have aggregated t4,Mf,M and today the shares are selling at $700 each Thla hows a profit on tha transaction of 1103,000'