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up among them. She cniovsA 4,

in fashion of her own, with her
books, guitar, sketch-book and her
spirited horse, Wildfire.
Two of her lovers, however, seemed
TO YIN more favor than the rest. III
popular opinion was puzzled as
t. j y would win.
Oh these was tall, athletic
young y Serner, who was as bright
aud invigo. ling of presence as the
AIR he breathed, and in whose sssr,
blue eyes not a shadow of. deceit!ue,
visible. Handsome, for true, but ~
sturdy and Independent that he inn
pressed one as young giant.
lie was an ardent gcologist, could
analyze "find" as well as an expert,
lGEed his mountains and worshippcd
Miss Helen.
But with all his devotion Joe was a
discreet young fellow, and held his
carly head up in deliSsaaicc 81 'ffsi nsssnslhef
IN general and his rival in particular,
and he had never let the fair Helen
feel too sure of her conquest.
The aforesaid rival was a wealthy
young mine-owner from Chicago-aII
that is conveyed by the term, "a pol
ished gentleman He had laughed
heartily when, on departing for his
new home, his Chicago friends had
jokingly predicted that he would lose
his heart to some western beauty.
But here he was, eager TO lay his fate
and fortune at the feet of the sheriff's
queenly daughter
One bright, breezy day in Septem-
Der, Helen cantered soon after din
ner with her sketching materials. os-
.tensibly to make some sketches Of the
autumn scenery, but really to commune
with Nature, the only mother she had
ever known, and to decide what she
should give on the morrow TO her
wealthy lover, who that day had asked
her to be his wife. She had told him
that she must read her own heart be-
fore she could answer, and he hoped
for favorable reply.
Joe had been offended by one of her
hasty speeches week before. They
were talking about Russell, and she
had asserted somewhat warmly that
she knew of no one whose society she
preferred. As soon as the impulslye
words were spoken she rcpented, but
Joe rode away with look in his blue
eyes that had haunted her ever since.
Somehow, Joe's naughty head, flung
back like stag at bay, kept looming
up before her mental vision, when duty
demanded that she be thinking of Rus
sell and his fattering offer.
The hours wore on, and SO preoccu-
Ned was she that she did not observe
J heavy clouds that were rolling
ok aud massive down the mountain
]. es.
Suddenly a large drop FLASHED in
her face, and she looked about her in
alarm. A heavy cplinoctiaI storm
seemed almost upon her.
Wildfire sprang forward at the
touch of the whip, and literally flew in
the direction of the house.
The great clouds came rolling over
the hills like giant ogrcs clad in mist. |
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LEAD PENCILS.
Interesting Points About a USE
iALitlle Article.
Various Processes in Their
Manufacture Described

sfyhat dos it cost 10 mako = ,o.5
pencilPp said New York m,n,, ,e"O
'urer, in reply 70 a reporter. . inaniry
"I'irst, let Inc tell you how we moto :
pencil.
"see tllissiuo black powder, ne.
~ S0sts % cents a pound.
This white Substance Is German olo,.
= comes ''sfo's the oeean as ballast in
sailing vessels, and ~ L costs rs i
freight. We mix t6is clay and a. mis- =
powder tsgrthcr aud grind them in a
mill adding moisture during the pro-
cess until The two are thoroughly
mixed and are reduced 10 a paste
about tho consisicncy Of putty.
4This pas'c Ne lacss inlo these do.
p winch Is the size Of a
pencil lead, except IN length. Tboro
are four leads in one Of these. After
they are pressed We cut Them in,o ~
proper lengths and bake them in II
oven Kept q very high tempero,,trc
Then we have the lead made. T,s
hardness regulated BY the greater
Or less AInount of clay we mix with
the graphite the more lay we nut in
the harder The lead.
''rhr ccd4 We use comes principal
IL iroit fioslda, and IS obtained en-
tirsB IRON Che fallen trees that Bo
there. egQol isdclivcrcd to us in
blocks, Sawed pencil length. some |
Of them thiek to receive the lead. and /
some thin, for the piece 4,at is to BIO
glued ove' the lead. The blocks are
sawed for four pencils each. They
are groovcd( by saw, the groove
being the placc where tho lead is 10
liz. The lead. are kept in hot clue,
H''' afe p'acsE' IN the grooves as the
blocks aFe rey.A When this Is done
me thin PEG glued fast 10 the thick
enc Whe. the blocks are run
through 2 ma hie that cuts the pen
;lls rpar'. other machine scrapes
hem, maNlN them octagoual, or
'ouna Or iias ihree-conered, as the
use may y L .ils are ~
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replaced by more enduring ones. I
must not let my prisoner escape
IIclen's father had always liked
young Gordon, and his blessing was
forthcoming.
The announcement of the approach
ing nuptials gave Mr.. Russell a con-
elusive answer, and he settled up his
affairs in short order and returned
East.
The old judge used to tell With great
gusio how Gordon won his rerverse
slaughter and how gracefully she wore
her letters after she was won.-r At
lanla Constitution.
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hanH when 10, the lock snapped, and
they were locked together.
Helen blusaed crimson and com
menccd searching for the key in nerv-
Gus haste.
But no key was to be found. Sud-
denly the truth dawncd upon her.
The key was in her fathers pocket,
and he was on the other side of Crow
Creek, which was now foaming tor
rent and dangerous to cross in the
storm and darkness.
She tried to smile and treat the mat
ter lightly, but It was just the ghos. of
smile, aud it was very doleful
voice that said: 81 am afraid, Mr..
Gordon, that we must break the lock.
Father has the key"
Joe felt tempted to indulge in a
hearty laugh over their queer situation,
hut glance at the distressed face
across the table sobered his mirth. A
great throb of sorrow came over him.
If she loved him she would not care so
much.
lie gazed at the shining fctters on
her wrists SO long and so earnestly
that Helen lifted her eyes wonderingly
but dropped them again.
What woman ever failed to read the
story that she saw in the honest blue
depths of her humble young giants
eyes.
Her confusion encouraged Joe, but
there was almost tremor in his voice
as he laid his great brown hand over
her fettered one and said softly:
''Nell, if you on'y loved me would
believe that it was fate that bound us
together. ! would take it as an omen
that fate would grant me my dearest
wish. But, Nellie, | dare not hope.v
The girl looked up slowly into her
lovers eyes, looked steadily, though
she still saw that look in them: .sJoe.v
she said, cit is fate.'
The cool and cultured Mr.. Russell
would have marveled had he seen
"that q.tecnly girl" sobbing for very
joy on Joe Gordon's shoulder. and
perhaps he would have maryeled still
moro had he known that at that mo-
ment tic thought Of him aud his mil
lions did not once enter her mind.
When the judge returned in the gray
of the morning he found an interest
ing picture.
The lamp still burned in the corner.
and the fire was smoldering away.
On the broad lounge by the fireplace
sat Helen and her lover. She Ii 4
fallen asleep from sheer WEAKNESS and
Joe sat like statue lest he might dis
turb the fair sleeper whose check was
so near his own.
The old gentleman's face was
study. When the truth dawned upon
him he flung himself into the near
est chair and laughed until he walked
the cchocs-likewise Miss Helen.
She was at first bewildered by her
novel position, but soon remembered
the true situation and elapsed into 81
lcnc4, leaving Joe to tell the story.
{" Ind now, judge concluded he
'syolt may loose these letters with the |
una tanding that they will soon be
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slstics given Vie London TiN1zzl
This is shown Ny some opportuae
leaflets containing official statistics
and reports circulatedNby the Howard
Association. From these papers it is
ascertaincd that during the de ade
lS79-1SSS inclusive, 145 of 229 per-
sons condemned to death were hanged.
the number including nine women. In
Italy no executions have taken place
since 1876; in Belgium none since
1868; in Holland none since 1860; in
Portugal none since 1913. In Germany
and Austria capital punishment is still
III force, but it is resorted to with the
utmost reluctance. France might al
most be placed in the same category.
for of 6S3 persons arraigncd for capi-
tai crimes in 1887 9TH, latest return
ayailable), only twcnty-eight were
condemned to death, and of these only
six were executed.
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Life.

Life.
After the tempest comes the calmi
After the woe the healing balm;
After the shower the bright sunshine;
After bard toll the yielding mine;
After the planting the tender shoot
After the growing the harvest Fruit
After mad folly reflection deep;
After long watching the blessed sleep.
So runs the mixture OF sobbing and song
That checkers this life as we hurry alonsi
So runs the record Of good and Of i'll
SO runs the story Of weakness and will
But when It's viewed in philosophy's light
The grand sum is perfect-the average right
Tie end comes at last, and our joys and oui
woes
Are ended alike in eternal repose.
-[Franeis S. Smith in New YORK Weekly
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then an American flag was pre-
scented to Henry NJ Stanley, at the re-
ception given to him by the Americans
in London short time ago, the great
African explorer said that be had all
ways considered himself an American
and a citizen of the United States, but
the circumstances under which he be-
came citizen are known to only a
few. Stanley was naturalized in the
Superior Court of this city on May
Is, 1885. A few days ago Thomas
Reese, the clerk of that court told
Tribune reporter the circumstances
connected with the incident. e'On the
date mentioned," said Mr.. Reese,
''the late A. S. Sullivan came into my
Office and introduced me to a Mr..
Stanley, who wished to become citi-
zen ,s-ze I'Hilci States.
81 did not know that my visitor
was the great African explorer until
he had been in my office some time.
Stanley told me that he had always
considered himself a citizen of the
United States, as he had served in the
Union Army and had been honorably
discharged. While travelling in Eu-
rope, however, he had met an Ameri-
can gentleman who had informed him
that he must go through the forms as
provided by statute before he became
a citizen, and the fact that he was an
honorably discharged soldier did not
make him citizen of the United
States.
"Sianley was about to depart for
Africa at that time and told me that
he had come from London to New
York especially to be naturalized,
and that only a few persons knew that
he was in this country. He swore
and produced witnesses who swore
that he had always considered him
self citizen of the United States.
so he received his certificate and de-
parted"
Among the 100000 or 4O0, 900 au-
tographs which Mr.. Boese has, at
tached to naturalization papers in his
custody, SANKEY'S is the one which is
probably prized the highest -TNow
York Tribune.
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p,p, = adjourned meeting o. -.
q M +''' AND PLANTERS AGENCY
J, =, ~''''n'r' City, held at their omc.
JOE pEs9 a1s The goth day of Februorv
J. n 4 ses s Of calver t' CO. arundel Co.
En-. T TIs1e@FoRD of Calvert Co.
sAM ~'A :, IosEY, of Charles CO
1850. y Z. Dorsey, Of Calvert rsrst CO %
-, JOE sHErHnuD was elected pro.i
J. ? Bnrscor. yicc-Prcsidont.
n sa''' NJ Inks, Cashier, c. W.
o'ASRT' Treasurer, and L. =. r,vvs
Secretary. ''AS'
lisa u nr Board Of Directors for the wear
+ i "a ,,, elected as follows, 20"
- =. = -, Oi Frederick Co.
I fr'ns Talbot. Calvert Co
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II Liberia.

u LlBellas
liberia, Africa, is
oil, ivory, cam
\ 4 indigo, ginger,
1 Care its principal
Sugar is its prin-
q, cotton and rice
= Agriculture is
creasing success.
the government
president, Senate
esentatiyes. All
Electors when they
)e ears of age and
As a temporary
20 oycluded from
:. The number of
United States for
was founded, with
-lg them opportuni-
1I'yement, has never
ear, and the whole
Try is reckoncd not
~ Additional tribes
time to time in
iory. These, with
ants, are estimated
1t $4,000 of whom
/ English language.
DO are members of
th.-[Gourier Jour
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,sI Watch.

big things in this
overlooked by thou
rr,eyery day. Among
II /, the window Of 2
Ii is a specimen of
# the same kind man
IL Philadelphia ccniell-
h'poth tinleplece IS enc
hes thick and nearly
IS Tie face i weighs
.. Sew York sun.
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! value OF a
~ ner manipu-
~ 4 the use OF
Is Icrage pencil
:H 1t one quarter
IN are content
on it when
Tr. What his
out for your
# the pencils
five cents for.
i an operator
say.
= lead pencil
by a lawyer
Lap looking af-
re it could be
ewool in this
rtYee thetga
il before any
ing began to
en- the bottom
re county at a
,ndred feet be-
+ it was found
.nas!odon. The
the pencil was
the nnastodOn's
49,
as never been
.bly never Will
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22
A New Disease.

Not long ago" continued the doc
tor. "a handsome young woman OF ey-
ident birth and breeding came into my
consultation-room.
"'Oh. doctor. she said. Il want you
TO cure me. am suffering from a
horrible attack OF aurora borealis, aud
IL don't get relief soon know shall
die
And what was 1t P'' asked the lis.
tener
Nothing, unless II was that an
swered the physician. III was glad
she had christened her afiiiction. for
couldn't find anything the matter with
her except willfulness and little hys-
terra. The combination Is not an I'M
common one among certain class of
idle women, and | am glad To have
found title By which to design ate it. "
Evening Sun.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

Charles w. Dey, Of Dixon, ILL.,,
writes TO the National Tribune: Will
lam +. Doyle. In his Between Two
Fires" says that Kelly. OF Kelly's
lord. ordered the packets out OF his
house. which they were occupying.
and that they tihe picketsl fired his
house, and that Kelly mill was only
saved by the fire going out"
Now my recollection OF the affair -
this, aud was there at the time OF the
fire: We occupied the brick store at
kelly's Ford. and kelly's pet cat came
over To the store TO get some Yankee
rations, and some OF us tied a tin cup 10
the cats tail, and for that little fun
Kelly ordered lss out OF the store. We
occupied the upper floor, aud We're using
an old fireplace 10 cook our ratlons
and coffee and 10 keep warm, and when
we were ordered ont by the officer in
command we packed up with alacrity
and left, but before leaving someone OF
that detail took brand OF fire and
dropped IL ia an aperture in one OF the
partitions. and several hours afterward
Kelly had only the bare walls of his
store standing. The night was perfect
ly still, and IL burned without molesta-
ton. think some OF the teeth n. Y.
could give you all Of the facts IL they
kent diaries.
The man who ! was told TO be Kel-
ly was one armed man, and IL was
claimed that he lost IL by striking one
OF his slaves in the mouth, and that his
hand was cut on the teeth OF the slave,
which caused blood poison, aud ampn-
tation followed. How true this is do
not know. am in hopes this will Jog
the memory OF the boys who We're on
picket with ms when kslly's store was
burned.
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Amer the Hall.

They sat and combed their beautiful hair
Their long bright tresses one by one
there
After the reyel was done.
Robe OF satin and Brussels lace,
Knots or Mowers and ribbons. too.
Scattered about la every place.
For the reyel IL through
And Maud aud MAdge In robes OF white
The prrttiest nightgowns under the sun
stocklngless. slippercss. sit Ia the night,
For the revel 70 done.
SIT aud comb their beautiful hair,
Those wonderful waves OF brown aud gold,
Till the nre Is out Ia the chez Der there.
And the little bare feet are cold.
Then steal along Ia n splendid dream
To golden zlttern's tinkilng tune
while thousand lusters shimmering steam
In = palaces grand saloon.
Two aud two they drczmily walk.
while All unseen spirit walks beside.
And all unhesrd la the lovers talk
He oinimeth one for a bride.
ROBBED for the bridal and rObed for the tomb
bralded brown hair aud golden tress;
There u be only one OF you left for the bloom
OF the bearded lips To press.
o. beautiful Maud. In your bridal white.
:. For you tie reyel has lust begun.
but Tor her who sleeps la your arms tonight
The reycl or life n done.
q, robed and crowned with your sanity bliss.
Queen on Heaven and Bride OF the sun:
u: beautiful hsdEe. you never will miss
The Kisses another has won.
Nas04
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For Women Too.

A life OF independence Is generally
life OF virtue. II il that which tits
the soul for every generous flight OF
humanity. freedom. and friendship.
To give such should be our pleasure.
but TO b. servile recipient should be
our shame. Serenity. health. and az
fiuence attend the desire OF rising by
labor misery, repentance. and disre.
spect that OF succeeding by extorted
benevolence. The man who can thank
himself alone for the happiness he en-
joys is truely blest; and far more love.
~ is the sturdy gloom OF laborious In.
digence than the fawning shipper OF
thriving adulation. -Woman's World.
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res, Of Character.

Some one has well remarked that
the sharpest test OF mans character.
Is In his treatment Of what Is la his
power, and wholly below him. Mo-
tiyes OF self-interest are sufficiently
strong and numerous TO produce ire
proachable conduct toward superlors
or equals in strength, or knowledge.
or station. or wealth. or intelligence.
They have IL In their power to defend
themselves from our attacks, says the
\. \. Ledgar, TO bring us 10 account
for our misdoings. TO resist injuries.
To reward benefits. Much OF what
renders our lives valuable Is ia their
hands TO bestow or TO withhold.
When, therefore. we Sd order our con-
duct SO AS TO conciliute aud please
those who can thus control our happi-
ness and welfare. it may be a token OF
intelligence. but not necessarily OF
noble character When, however, we
come into noble relations with those
who have no such power. who must
accept without appeal what we choose
to give them, who have no more SUBJ
staniial reward to bestow than grati-
tude OF affection. aud no seyerer pen-
atty than secret and impotent wrath,
we show something OF our true selyes
by the way la which we treat them
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HOW TO GO TO SLEEP.
Some Interesting Remedies for
Sleeplessness Suggested by
Various People.

Various People.
Correspondents OF the London
Spectator have been supplying that
journal with various remedies for
sleeplessness. A curate Ia London Is
afflicted In direct proportion TO the
mental worry and absence OF air and
exercise he has 10 endure, and finds
that ITO walk even one mile In day
Is "A great thing In the way OF u reme-
dy. AT the moment. he says. the best
thing one can do Is to get up drink
half glass OF water and walk round
the room. The slight alteration OF
cold and warmth has a soporfc effect
For permanent result; Live
healthy. Avoid 100 little and too
much exercise. food. especially wine.
Dine lightly. eating very little meat
drink only one glass OF wine. Battle
an hour before dinner. not before GO
ing TO bed. DO something in the even
ing that dnes not excite you. something
like whist, that does itself mechanic
cally. Decide how much sleep you
uuEhh W hHfo say ciShe hoH'o ah1
get up sternlv when you have been in
bed eight hours. however long you
have been awake Increase your air
and exercise gradually"
A journalist when suffering from an
over-excIted brain. and finding his eyes
la constant movement although the
lids are closed. resolutely fixes the gaze
downward say To the foot OF the bed
while the lids are kept closed. II
his sleeplessness arises from tiatulence
he takes a remedy for that "A most
wretched lier-awake" OF thlrty-hve
years standing, who had for ten years
thought himself happy IL he could get
twenty minutes sleep in the twenty
four hours. took hot water "a pint,
comfortably hot, one good hour before
each OF my three meals and one the
last thing at night naturally. unmix-
ed with anything else. The very first
night slept for three hours on end.
turned round and slept again till
morning. | have faithfully and regu-
larly continued the hot water and
have never had one bad night since.
Pain gradually lessened and went the
shattered nerves became calm and
strong. and instead OF each night be-
ing one long misery spent in wearying
for the morning, they are all too short
for the sweet, refreshing sleep now
enjoy
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why DId Not Meade Make y Counter.
charge;

why Did Not Meade Make n Counter
charge
left Danviie. Va, for the North on
July 10, 1865, writes r. Is. Gillette, OF
Brooklyn. who WAS surgeon-in-chief,
23rd corps. In the ears were two rebel
officers bound for Richmond. About
noon one OF them opened lunch. basket,
aud sIfead out on tine seat a lot OF Vir-
ginia fried chicken. My little girl. who
was sick aud had lost her appetite for
hardtack and ''salt hoss,' slid away
from her mother add was slowly APP
preaching the layout, when the Ma ior
quickly selecting choice piece, handed
IT TO her, with the remark: II know il
In good. as Auntie cooked IT," NV heart
was won when / saw the relish with
which the child ate the savorv morsel:
and. although demonstrated. he insist
Ell upon filling her up, saving ia his
pleasant way that there was plenty for
all. Then We talked of the war. aud he
ment oned Gettysburg, observing that
they must have had many friends
among the officers OF our army, or they
would have attacked Lee when Pickett
was repulsed | asked him II he would
tell ne the condition they were in "a,
that time and while waiting for the
water 10 fall In the Potomac when they
found they could not cross. MA or
he said, II will tell YOU anything YOU
want TO know. The war is over. and |
have nothing 10 conceal We had only
two rounds OF ammunition for each gun
in the artillery, and were short ia the
infantry. Had you attacked us at the
river ia force. YOU would have got the
two rounds and then the white flag.
Had Meade countercharged at Gettys-
burg il would have been disastrous for
Lee, aud the war would have been
over"
at once a,ked the former Confeder-
ate who lie was. Said he ~ ann Mai.
Charles Pickett. brother of Gen. Pickett.
and was his chief OF Stah.'
His words made profound impression
on me. and for long time after | could
think only of IL with strange emotion.
that has not passed away with con-
slant study or the problem since. Long.
street j. not afraid now 10 make much
the same statement, and at this late day
1 record this FOR what IL is worth. Mv
wife heard the entire conversation, aud
remembers IL we'll but my daughter
only remembers the fried chicken. She
Is now the mother OF two boys. whose
father is red.h hot Sontherner.