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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-09-09

When rose from the..table, felt as
II I were very pleasantly situated, and
thought that my good mother would be
well satssfied, could she see how harm
less table d'hote company at Nice was.
/ felt q trifie wearied e8
The drawing-room was uncomfortably
crowded and very warm. The grown
daughter and the lanly miss were just
seating themselves 10 play a duet; their
mother took her seat near the piano,
and at the first notes looked reprovingly
towards the door, where several rest
less people were standing
beat noiseless retreat, another
fugitive followed, my vis-a-vis, the
young Russian, whom had noticed
very little at table, for he rarely spoke.
s"Will you go out9n he asked in French.
"Gladly, but whither?"
Let us drink cup Of coffee at
Rumpelmeyer's, he suggested.
"All right, we will drink cup Of
coffee at Rumpelmeyer's," repeated,
smiling.
"You laugh, said the Russian, "but
you will see that It pays even II only to
escape from the artistic performances
In the drawing-room."
We strolled through the streets, II
had grown quito mild, my overcoat was
almost too warm.
At cafe Rumpelmeyer we found
brightly lighted rooms, with many
nooks and corners, the charming graces
and different Partisan wares on the side
board.
We gave our order to the piquante
little waitress, whose light hair reached
almost to her roguish eyes.
II rsay have been those roguish eyes,
II may have been the china, but II
seemed to me as II never had drank
such coffee; Kranzler could not compare
with Rumpelmeyer.
t4 TO BE CONTINUED.
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husbands Honeymoon face and temper,
then pitied the lively little wife later
onl He was o veritsble ioicle, even
under the fire of her eyes he did not
thaw.
Hers were the loveliest eyes that one
could picture, dark blue with long
lnshes, which lay so languishingly on
her blooming cheeks.
As passed her dish she raised the
dark curtains for second, and looked
into the blue stars, then she turned 10
her husband again, and there was moth
ing left for me TO admire but the move
ments Of the lovely white hands with
their dimples. The wide wedding ring
seemed far too heavy for the dainty
finger.
Ny other side was less interesting.
There sat = pale, fat, scrofulous boy,
who dangled his logs, ate with his knife,
and stuck his fingers in all the dishes
He was the youngest member Of the
family, which consisted Of six persons,
occupied the lower end af the table and
ended next Mr.. White with lanky,
lean, bread-and-butter miss. They were
countrymen Of mine -alasl that should
have TO admit it--for / was an involun-
tary witness Of their family mannersl
Next TO Edward, such was my youth
full neighbor's name, sat his youngest
sister, according 10 my opinion not
very wise arrangement, for the two
sweet cherubs qnarreled necessarily.
As they handled their knives and
forks very carelessiy, was at times
quite nervous, but their mamma
seemed accustomed to It; Il neither dis
turbed her peace Of mind nor her ap-
petite, both being OF unusual durability.
Between the mother and father, a
tinid, little man, sat their Oldest daugh-
ter, probably so placed that the society
Of the frivolous people OF Nice should
not contamhate her, 30 that no bold
neighbor could address her. As far as
could tell, such great care was not
necessary.
81 assure you, good people, the races
viii be positively grand this timer
heard said at my right In rather snarl-
ing tones: "You should certainly not
neglect 70 obtain carriages and placesl''
My eyes sought the owner Of this
voice and easily found him in large,
very light complexioned rnan Of elegant
carriage and dress, whose sharp features
and inhamed eyelids might tell Of some
sorrow, but moro probably of nights
spent in gaming at Monsco.
Suffering spoke palmer on the face Of
the lady next him; one might doubt
whether II was Of the mind or body, per-
haps both.
She was neither handsome nor young,
and sat alphabetically at the table: occa-
sionally ! noticed that her eyes were
fastened with sorrovful interest on the
children next me. ff Nl
f"My God" thought /. show desolate
must be the heart that can turn long.
ingly to these III hammered, little good
! for-nothngsr' if
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oppressive that mist passed before
my eyes, and / feared that was about
| to faint.
After q glass Of wine the attack
passed of, and began to examine my
surroundings.
fare you better now?' asked a gentle
voice. ~ 8
Surprised, yet grateful for aym-
pathy, turned toward the speaker and
looked into q fine, elderly face and o
pair Of dark brown eyes which still re-
tanned their warmth, though at the
same time they were very piercing.
''Our friend Louis, here" continued
she, pointing to the waiter, "has
already informed me that You are
countryman of mine, SO ] mo-
ticed you at once on your entrance
and was startled at your pallor. Now,
compose yourself; Louis offers you .
dish Of which we are very proud
macaroni-than which one could not
find better in Naples"
With a friendly smile she tnrned
away toward her neighbor, a COM
Portable, rosy Englishman with gray
hair and beard. She addressed him as
''Mr. White;" and Mr.. White, with his
spotless linen, his fine teeth and his
enviable appetite, was such an excel
lent 'point de vue" that was well sat-
isfied with this vis-a-vis.
The old lady chatted to him in Eng
lish and he listened, smiling pleasantly,
without allowing himself to be inter
rupted In his meal She ate very little,
but appeared to bo an. honored guest,
for Louis often recommended her q
dish; and with her roast, instead Of q
salad, she received small dish of apple
compete.
watched the old lady with delight
as she talked and her fine features
lighted up. She must have been charm
ing in her youth-she had still some
thing attractive about her. Over her
gray, simply arranged hair, she wore o
black lace cap, tied under her chin; 1t
framed her countenance nicely. Now
she conversed in French with her
other neighbor, tall Russian, whose
serious, rather melancholy face bright
ened up as he answered her. A delight
full old lady!
From my vis-a-vis turned TO my
neighbors:
At my right had dear, little
woman with dark, curly hair and
q wonderful complexion. She was the
wife Of an English clergyman, who sat
next her very dignifed in his long,
black coat with broad, white tie--this
couple looked as II they were ON their
wedding tour. But II that was her
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with the view over the sea, was splen-
did; then there was the terraced garden
with its innumerable noolSs and cor
ners, where the sun shone so warmly,
and where one could be sheltered by
the wall from strong windsl
There sat the poor invalids under
blooming oranges, palms and other
evorgrecns, and drank in once more the
beauty Of Gods earth before leaving II
forever.
The proprietor OF the hotel was Swiss,
and the dear little Swiss maidens with
their rosy compilations and white
aprons, who attended 10 part Of the
work, were much pleasanter TO look
upon than the dark walters with the
indispensable frock coat and doubtful
linen.
The guests at "Hotel Suisse" | first
met at dinner; did not make my ap-
pearmce at the twelve o'clock break
,ast.
AS entered the brilliantly-lighted
iining-room, coming direct from the
fresh sea air, the atmosphere seemed 20
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-09-09

Sweet Girl--"Pa, the house next
door was robbed last night" Pa
'sMercyl Next door?' Sweet Girl
"Yes. and the burglars have been In
two or three houses on this block with
In week" Pa-'T know IT. know
IL It's terrible. But what can we do?"
Sweet Girl--'I was thinking II might
be good plnn for Mr.. Niccfellow and
me TO sit up few nights and watch for
them. - Demorcst's Monthly. ~ 81
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u i n Il Al n
Ratata-tal" re-
sounded In my
poor a c h 1 n g
head with un-
merciful monot-
ony. The train
rushed swiftly
t h r oug h the
dark December
night. / w a s
rocked to and
fro on my soft
cushions; !; al
thourh { hor-
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How do Henry and his vile get
along together? Are the relations be-
tween them plcasant?" quite pleas
ant; excepting, Of course, a mothor-in-
law and q maiden aunt Boston
Transcript I.
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THE COOL ENeLlsHMAN.

Goes 20 Csrpe.ters Shop TO Have ma
~ sltr Knee Set.
A aorid-faced, white-whiskered Eng
lishman was riding in Rome the other
day through the via Felice. The horse
stumbled and fell, but rose unhurt
The rider, however, had disloeated his
knee. Several bystanders ran 70 his rs
sistance and carried him TO house.
Their faces showed their distress. But
the Englishman was unmoved. His
cheeks were as fresh, his looks as calm
as before the accident. Seated In =
chair, he began to feel his knee care
fully.
"Shall we send for n doctor2" thev
asked.
"oh, mol Is there carpenter near
bys"
"Yes.r li
"Be so kind as TO help me there."
The Italians exchanged glances Of
amusement In the midst OF their dis
tress. Was the EHglishman eccentric,
or was he entirely out Of his headi
However, they did his bidding. Once
more seated, he asked for sheet, ana
bound IL round his leg. Then, after
feeling the knee Joint again, he put "A
into the screw wise and told the joiner
10 tighten IL prudently.
At first with some hesitation, and
afterward encouraged by the composure
and authoritative manner Of the for
eignor. the man did as he was told and
tightened the screw slowly, while the
patient made tho most singular grim.
accs, till at last he called out;
"Enoughl" and, tossing a crown 10 the
carpenter, got on his horse and gal
lopcd away, leaving the bystanders con-
vulaed with laughter at this singular
surgical operation.
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CHAPTER l.

IL N ATATA-TA-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-16

Few who visit London, the early
seat of English and American intel
ligence and freedom, remember the
dead city that lies below it, Roman
London lies fifteen or twenty feet
beneath the modern city Wher-
ever excavations are made within
the ancient walls, proofs of its
civilization and intelligence are con
stantly found. The rarest mosaios
and even frcscoes, the floors and
walls of ancient houses long lost tc
sight, cups and vases, great am
phOrae rich Samian ware, bracelets,
armlets, pins, needles, remains o.
dresses, and now and then bones
and skulls, point out the site Of the
ancient city and the luxury or in
dustry of its inhabitants. Within
the walls it is evident that much OF
the Italian refinement was trans
ported to the banks Of the Thames
Houses rich with ornament, church
es and basilicas, baths adorned with
frescoes and rich with mosaics
streets well paved, a forum south
of Cornhill, with its public build
ings, it's shops, and it's busy multi
tudcs, and 9 river covered with the
commerce of the world, are reveal
ed to us by the history and the rel
les of the past. In HARPER s Ma
GAz1NE for May there will appear
an important illustrated paper on
"Roman London, by Eugene Law
renee, giving q detailed occount OF
recent discoveries made beneath the
London pavements, together with
a description of life and manners in
the ancient city, so far as we are
able to Judge Of them from these
remains.
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She Didn't Fool the Clerk.

II felt so cheap the other day." sale
pretty girl. Il had an old pin tina
was given to me by my mother when
was quite young-oh, fully ten year,
ago-and had an idea that if | went
to the store where it was bought anC
said nothing about its age I could ge
it changed for somathng ! liked bet
ter. 1t looked awiuuy nice and bright,
you know, and | l4loW it was the Gus
tom to exchange things at those big
swell places, SO | started down one az
ternoon with my pin. On my way
met friend, a man, and he wanted tC
go along with me, and I consented.
Il went to one Of the clerks and
handed The pin to him. saving it WAS Il
present | had recently received, and
that 1 would like to exchange it fol
another design.
The clerk, who was a very quiet and
dign;tied gentleman of middle age,
looked carefully at the pin and then
left us for a moment. When he re-
turned he allowed his eyes to rest on
me, and, holding the pin up to view,
said: This was bought here. / find on
Dec "a 1880. 1t is not our custom to
exchange articles that have been out of
the shop so long q Time as that
"Well, you may imagine my shame.
l would have liked to sink through the
floor. And the man with me coNldn't
help seeing what cheat l had been.
It was just all I could do to get myself
pulled together in time to make it
tie pretence Of innocence. pretended
to doubt what the clerk said, and de-
clared had only received the pin
about two weeks before. Then / APP
peared suddenly to realize that the
giyer of the pin had made me second
land present, and protested warmly
against the impertinencc of it.
Finally the clerk said he would al
low me something on the pin if I de-
sired to make new purchase: The
original price was $50. He would give
me So toward buying another. ex-
pressed myself as being very glad to
get rid Of the pin, and selected a new
one, paying IS extra for it. | felt
fortunate to get out Of my prcdicament
so easily, aud it gave ne such a turn
that l haven't venturcd since to de-
ceiye any one the least little bit. Now,
who ever knew that jeWeller could
tell just when pin was bought? Just
think Of it! That clerk knew to a day.
It's wonder he didn't tell me it was
bought by my mother, tall lady with
gray hair, accompanied by her young
daughter, myself. Really, | hate to be
caught playing the sneak in that
fashion, It's so awkward"
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uten had died. The twenty that were
left did not appear to be any obstacle to
a young widow with one child consent
ing to become the third wife of the
jolly little man for he was known as
one of the happiest and most genial
men in Reading, although it kept him
toiling like slave to keep a score Of
mouths in bread The third Mrs. Heff
ner besame the mother of nine chill
dren in ten years and the contentment
and happiness of the couple were
proverbial One day in the fall Of
1855 the father of the forty-one chill
dren was crossing railroad track and
was run down by locomotive aud in
stantly killed. His widow and twenty
four OF the forty-two children are still
living, most of them in Reading. They
are all thrifty and respectable people.
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COUNTY NEWS.
WO4,asWORTH.

On Sunday morning MIR. Grey
crossed the Jordan. The funeral
took place on tuesday at She Plank
Road church,
George Shepard went down to
Svlxania to see if Ed was ready
for spring work.
Miss Alice Devlin left here on
Monday for the Whitewater Nor-
NAL
Last week our town election
took place, There were two Kich-
mords in the field, I mean tickets.
The people bad one and the Repub-
licans one. The roads were very
bad and .but few Of the people
turned out, so the Republicans
elected their ticket. The tickets
were both good and Bristol would
have been al right with either set
of candidates But l am glad to
see the treasurer and town clerk re
elected. They will keep them as
long as they do their duty faith
fully.
Mrs. Devlin and her son Arthur
were called down to Lake Co., Ill,
to see the brother Of her late nus
band, who is not expected to live.
Mrs. C. c. Shepard went to Chi
cago 10 o relative who is very sick,
and also one at Evanston. Her son
and his wife came from Elkhart to
Chicago to meet her.
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GREAT THINKERS OF THE WORLD
They VIII Meet al the Worlds Fair in
1898, to discuss Science, Art, Theol-
ogy, Economics and other Inn
portant Subjects
CHICAGO, April 4, 1891.

(AAAS<ANS3 - PAAA IS AOSA'
Preparation is being pushed for the
great Congress of Thinkers" which
will be held in connection with the
Worlds Fair at Chicago in 1898.
This enterprise, which bears the for
midabIe name of "World's Congress
Auxiliary Of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition" will, it is believed,
draw together, into intelligent con-
sideration and discussion of all the
more important subjects within the
range of human thought, a greater
number of the worlds great thinkers
than ever before assembled. Thus
far the preparatory work has been
chiefly Of organization and plan
Ming. Charles c. Bonney, the pres
ident, has issued a second prospec-
tus or announcements, in which the
object Of the Congress is thus de-
fined:
"To promote the holding of APP
propriate conventions during the
Worlds Columbian Exposition of
1903, for the consideration Of the
living questions in all the depart
ments of human progress; and in
addition thereto a Union Congress
for each department, under the d.
rectiCn of the Auxiliary, in which
the important results accomplished
will be set forth by the most eminent
representative who can attend, thus
securing freedom and independence
of separate organizations, and union
and harmony in presenting to the
world the higher achievements of
mankind; while the people who will
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come 20 the Exposition may enjoy
the privilege of seeing and hearing
Eaany of the distinguished leaders
with whose names they have become
familiar The Auxiliary has no Jur-
isdictiop over any exhibit Of materl-
al things, but will deal exclusively
with conventions of persons and
their proceedings, with the aim Of
promoting, by fraternal action, the
progress, sprosperity, unity, peace
and happiness OF the world. It IS
hoped that TIE Congress will result
/ in a series Of permanent world wide
fraternities of very great practical
value"
Announcement is made of the
chairmen, secretaries, aud members
OF the general committees on the
sub congresses on education, science
and philosophy, temperance, moral
and social questions. labor, literature
law reform, religions, medicine and
surgery, commerce and finance, ag-
riculture, arbitration and peace, mu-
sic, etc; also chairmen of the com
nittees of the Woman's Branch OF
the Congress are given for sub-con-
crosses on schools and teachers
household economies, social reform
temperance, charities. churches, mis-
si0ns, physicians, authors and joar
nalism. art and artists, music, etc.
The persons Ramed on these con
mittees include many men and
women eminent in the various
branches of learning and research
The prospectus concludes with these
words:
"The controlling purpose of the
Auxiliary will be to bring all of the
departments Of progress inf0 bar
monious relations with each other, &c
the end that the utmost attainabl5
completeness and unity may Charac-
terize the Worlds Congresses OF
1893, without materially impairing
the distinctive characteristics Of the
various contributions to the marvel
Gus progress CT the nineteenth cen
tury
Differing religious denominations,
temperance societies, schools Of
medicine, and other organizations
will work in naemony to sec IRE d re
suit in which all are alike interested,
and to obtain which the Auxiliary
will endeavOr to exercise the highest
mpartiaIity and justice. 1t will aim
to secure a presentation of the best
aspect of every siacere and com
mendabIe effort to attain a result
beneficial to mankind, leaving the
comparative merits of competing in
stitutions to the Judgment Of the en-
iightened W9r!d,'
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PLEA3 SAINT PRAIRIE.

Mr.. William Hayward died on
Sunday morning al the home OF
Mrs. Z. Hayward. He was born in
1913 at Winthrop, Maine, came
west quite early in life and spent
the most Of his active years in Cal
ifornia. He has been quite feeble
for some wears, and finally succumb-
ed to La Grippe. Funeral Services
were conducted by the Methodist
Pastor on Tuesday 18th. Was our
ried in Wesley Cemetery.
Mr.. Everhart and family who are
occupying the home temporarily,
were very attentive to the wants Of
Mr.. Hayward during his entire i'll
ness. He said to me, "They are
very kind. He also expressed APP
preciation for the many years Of
patient care and attention shown
him by Mrs, F, Hayward.
Quarterly Meeting services will
be held in the Methodist Church
on next Sabbath. Morning 10. 30,
and at Wesley Chapel at 2. 30 P. NJ. J,
Quarterly Conference will be held
about the first week in May.
We are delighted to see a regu-
lar passenger train running over
our road. 1t looks like business.
We call it the lightning express.
We have trains-four horse
trains-running over our wagon
roads, but they are not express,
say nothing Of lightning.
1Tr. John Hayward, Of Evanston,
III, came up on Monday evening
to be present at his brother S
funeral.
Mr.. James Kearns drove 10 the
depot day or two ago. We are
glad he is able to get out He will
need to be careful. Selling ma
chinery is no easy tax, even for a
smart talker.
Mr.. Il. Getben, who has been
very sick with la grippe, is getting
better.
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Why Hair Turns Gray.

The cooring matter of the hair is
contained in little pigments at the
roots of each spear. which depend up
on the general strength Of the system
to keep them supplied. If one be-
comes weak and debiltated the color
ing matter cannot be deposited fast
enough and the hair gradually loses
its color. Sometimes when health
and strength are returned TO the sys-
tenn the color returns to tie hair, for
the pigments begin the work more
rapidly of secreting the coloring ma
terial If they are killed, however,
nothing can induce them to renew
their work and the hair becomes per-
manently gray TG72hee Biade
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-16

Mr.. Il. Getben, who has been
very sick with la grippe, is getting
better.
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The Pensioning Of School Teachers.

That teachers are now generally
well paid, especially the women,
who the larger part, cannot be
truthfully said. They must main
tain a certain standard of living,
and to DO this and save enough for
decent support when they retire is
impossible. The result is that
teaching is very generally regarded
as d temporary makeshift, not as a
profession. In the public school.
teaching is an employment rather
than q profession A clever lawyer
or physician constantly enlarges
his practice and his emoluments,
How can q clever public-school
teacher do that? Only by leaving
the public school The movement
for pensions of teachers will do
much if it leads to more liberal com
pensation. In Hagpeg's Weekly.
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lisFFNER's FoRTY-oNs CHILDREN.
Seventeen by One wife, Fifteen by Sec
0nd, Nine by Third.

The death near this city few days
ago of Reuben Hefner recalled the
fact that he was one of forty-one chill
dren. says an Allentown Pa.) CORES
pondent Of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
His father, John Heffner, was acct
dentaly killed by the cars six wears
ago ut the age Of SO years At that
time he was still in the vigor Of health.
He was dwarfted hunchbock. He
was born in Berlin in 1916 and came
to this country in 1913 settling in the
city of Reading. Until his death he
made living by collecting and SELL
inc rags and paper. His family his
tory is part Of the records OF the Berlls
county courts, it having been told Is,
him short time before his death, while
he was witness in Il lawsuit.
He was married first III 1910. In
eight years his wife bore him seven
teen children. The first and second
years OF their marriage she gave birth
to twins. For four successive years
afterward she gave birth TO triplets.
In the seventh year she gave birth to
one child and died soon afterward.
Hetfner engaged woman to look aft
er his large brood of babies and in three
months she became the second Mrs.
Heffner. She presented her husband
with two children in the first two wears
of her welded life. Five years later
she had added ten more TO the family,
having twins tive times. Then for
three years she added one year.
At the time of the death OF the sec
ond wife twelve of the thirty-two chill