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CHAPTER III.
RACE DAY IN KoBoL-LAND.

RACE DAY hOBOL-LAND.
''Oh. could never do thatr' exclaimed
Alto, when the griffin made his proposition
q cannot ride bareback or even a horse,
and il would be impossible on anything fy-
inc through the air"
Nonsense" said the griffin, ait is as
leasv and as safe as winking. You can stand
on my back.
"Stando" cried Alto, in horror.
Yes" said the monster ''you will fud
that even more secure than sitting, and it
will make much better show. will curl
nv tail high over nv back and make it as
Is,itf as bar of iron. Ny horny Jumps will
give YOU a good footing, and with your
hands firmly grasping the upper end OF my
.ta'. Il will be impossible for you to fall off.
Good! The thing is settled. l was looking
for some one 10 ride me, and you are the
vs-v man. You are not heavy and want
10 SO YOU a favor. 1 will go now and ar
ra--e Tor our performance, and at the proper
time I will look you up.
So saving, the griffin surged away through
tie air. and poor Alto remained, shaking in
b boots
t.Here will be a bTnod-curdling way OF
Bppearng before the Queen" he thought.
And there's no getting out of 1t; that
winged monster will be sure to look me up!'
Gromlne was in a very good humor, his
hlaus appeared TO be working admirably.
Everybody was talking about his Cosrnic
Bean, and even the Princess Lista, who
paid little attention to such things, had said
that she wished it could be introduced into
her country, and then, perhaps, there might
be less said about the starving poor.
Moreover, King Chamian and LIsta were
getting acquainted very fast, and he had
invited her to sit in his royal box when she
was not taking part in the games. This was
all yerv well. If these two should marry
there would be great chance for him and
his bean, but in regard to Queen Miilice
things were not going on so well; she had
soon separated herself from Prince Alto,
and was now sitting alone in her box read
ing = book until the games should begin.
The Prince had not been invited to sit with
her. that was plain TO see.
This was not at all satisfactory to Gronl-
line, but it did not dampen his spirits. Ii
could scarcely be expected that grave and
studious people like Millice and Alto could
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griffin, who, with his wings folded, was
hurrvIng here and there along the outskirts
of the crowd, evidently looking for some
one.
DO you know" said the monster, COM
Ing up to the minister. where can find
Prince Alto? Our great mid-air perform
auce is set down for this afternoon, but 1t
strikes ME that the little coward has run
away. But must find him if l can, for it
will be great thing for me to go through
the act with blooded prince on my back. p"
Indeed it WILL" said Gromline, ''and it
will be a great thing for him, too. would
advise you by no means to perform without
him, and l will 60 now and help you look
for him."
Prince Alto had not seen much of the per-
formance in the arena, for he had been
busily and anxiouslv engaged endeavoring
to find some one who would act as his sub
stitute in the griffin performance. Every
one to whom he made the proposal declined
with the greatest promptnesS. But a mis-.
chievous imp of the Hot Springs who over
heard the Prince endeavoring to bribe an
afrite with two bunches of bananas offered
himself as a rider, and said he would do the
job for bottle of ink and squirtgun, but
Alto knew the griffin would never accept
such substitute as that, and SO, in great
perple1ity and apprehension, continued his
search. He would have been glad to hide
himself till night and then hurry back to
his home, but he knew this wouli not help
him. An angry griffin could find him as
we'll in Nustvria as anywhere else.
Hurrying on, and scarcely knowing where
he was going, Alto found himself on the
shores of lake. and moored close by he saw
a little boat. This pleased him; he was tired
and warm, and to float over the smooth
water would rest and revive him. He had
not gone far when he heard the sound of
sweet voices, singing and the music OF
harps. Looking in the direction of the
sounds he saw four beautiful sirens on the
top of some high rocks. Alto was fond of
music, and rowed near the rocks.
t. To Be Continued Neat Week.
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FEMININE F0OLIsHNEss.
Who Are to Blame, Men or Women, for the
Follies of the Fair?

Who Are to Blame, Men or Women, for the
FoIlies of the Fair?
Chicago Herald
feeble pipe from man to the effect that
the girls are responsible for all the tomfooI-
cry in the world. Don't you know that you
are the very ones who tend to make
them so-you men? You follow after and
woAand wed just that sort of girls. You
won't look at sensible little woman
who can make "lovely" bread abjures
bangs, can't dance and has no "style." You
laugh at aad make sly jokes at the expense
of our big hats and our pronounced fashions,
but when you choose your company, and
often your wives, 1 notice you pass right by
the housekeeping birds and take the pea
cocks. OF course, no one lives in this age
who doubts for moment that woman's chief
aim in life and purpose of creation, as we'll
as her hope OF a blessed hereafter,
is to please the men and get
husband. If you won't have her modest
and simply gowned she is willing to
make feather headed doll and Il travesty
OF herself to get you and win heaven! You
know perfectly well, you men. that you
don't care halI so much for brains as you
do for general "get-up," and the woman
you honor with your choice is selected for
pretty face and form, and becoming cos
tune rather than for clever head and an
honest heart.
1 am not talking to old fogies who cling
to old-fashioned notions, but to young men
who ridicule the customs OF their grand
mothers, who shake their heads at salaries
of two and three thousand year as made
quate to support wives; who rail against
maintain her in it. When you, my fine and
dapper gentleman, begin to seek out the
modestly appareled and sedate girls, then
shall folly and vain show fly over seas for
want of encouragement, and the gtand
transformation OF sawdust dolls into
women and pleasure-seekers into home
keepers take place.
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great pace. His legs novel beneath him
with such rapidity that they could scarcely
be seen, and his body shook and trem bled as
if steam engine were working at its highest
velocity inside of him.
Around he went, the spectators almost
holding their breaths as he passed, until he
shot by the judges stand, and slackened his
speed. In an instant one of the Judges
dashed at tall blackboard, and marked
upon it. in great figures, 2 minutes and 7sI
seconds. TIE Centaur had beaten all pre-
vious records.
Then went up great shout from the mu :
titude, and for a time nothing could be
heard but cheering and clapping. Lista
and Chamian came down from their box and
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shook the Centaur by the. hand, while
Queen Millice beckoned him to approach
her. Pushing through the crowd that sur.
rounded him, and wiping his heated face
with his handkerchief, the Centaur came to
the Queens box.
"You have done well," said she. 81 con.
gratulate you on your success
The Ceutaur bowed and thanked her.
But 1t is only halt a success" he said
SIT is true I have beaten the past, but
must now trot against coming ages"
Again the track was cleared, and the Cen.
taur prepared for his second heat. This time
he held stop-watch In his hand, so that he
might see as he trotted how far he was going
and, if necessary, increase his efforts. Away
he sped, and at the half-mile post he held ur
his watch before him. and then all could SEE
| that his wonderful speed was increased.
If it had seemed before that a steam en-.
gine were working within him, one might
now imagine that same engine had broken
loose from all government, and was tearing
him to pieces as it hurled him forward. The
peoples eyes could scarcely move fast
enough to follow him. The judges were pale
with excitement as he passed their stand,
and then high on the blackboard where
every one could see them, we're inscribed the
figures 1899.
audience prepared to rush toward the Gen.
taur, and in a moment he would have been
embraced and perhaps smothered by hun
dreds of enthusiastic spectators, but dashing
to the Queens box he stopped only long
enough to say:
THAT, Your Majesty, is for posterity to
beat" and then galloped away out of the
reach Of the roaring multitude.
The Minister of Agriculture had been
watching Millice, and was greatly pleased
to see the interest she had taken in the Cen
taur.
'Things go even better than thought
they would" he said to himself; sit could
hardly be expected that at time like this,
when everything is in such lively hub
bub, that she and Alto could have a chance
to get interested in each others ideas about
books and education, but if she likes the
trotting of that mans horse she is bound to
care ever so much more for the daring and
courage of Prince who rides a bareback
griffin. never imagined that Alto would
have such a chance as that to ingratiate
himself with our Queen. Truly, am hay
ing most excellent luck"
At that moment Gromline espied the
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WILHELM BORROWED SPURS.

A German Bandnaster Who Has Been
Highly Honored Through an Accident.
A good story is told apropos Of the Bissing-
Konigsmark marriage which took place a
while ago, and which the Emperor attended
in the uniform of the Guard du corps. His
Majesty, on arriving at the castle. found he
had forgotten his spurs, and as he did not
want to appear among his officers "half
Naked" as they call it in the ranks, he
sent for Bandmaster Rickter, who was
directing the musical part OF the pro-
gramme. From him he borrowed the
necessary adjuncts to his toilet, explaining
to the baton wielder that spurs were not
likely to be 50 much missed il lacking from
his (the bandmaster's) heels.
The next day the Emperor returned the
spurs with a card written by his own i'm
perial hand. The bandmaster says he pos
sesses priceless heirloom, and VOWS that
he will never fasten the spurs, which his
Emperor has worn. to his plebeisn boots.
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1470-THE FARMERS WILL.
Old Farmer Brown, about to die,
Engageda lawyer living nigh
To settle worldly matters;
This legal luminary doled
The farmers dollars out in gold
Among his sons and daus hters.
The eldest, Alice, was his lass:
Allotting hers, thousand was
The sum be chose to fix on:
When this was tackled to her name
The tcrmagant in truth became
A mean. malicious vixen.
Then Andysgot five hundred good,
Although 4 namby-pamby dude,
And dress his only passion;
He with his wlndfall went in haste
To gratiiy his childish taste,
And lead the village fashion.
Then there was Pat a little wild,
Who somehow must be reconciled
Tostop his fretful jargon;
And he, being willed hundred cool,
Took what he got-he was no fool
And said it was bargain.
Poor Mat. the son who grieved him sore,
Had claims no father could ignore,
And so he willed him fifty.
While money held he lived and died,
Like alcohol personIfied,
For when was drunkenness thrifty?
The frugal Anne had private means,
EcopomIzing from her teens
To better her conditions;
She took the ten her father willed,
'Twould help, she said, her pile to build,
And make her an addition.
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each steed was to be ridden by its owner
And in this King Chamian and Princess
Chamian and Princess Lisa took part. The
young King rode a black courser of the
desert; the Princess was mounted on her
raw-boned mare, all fire and muscle, with
wicked eyes and back-bent ears. There
were about so other steeds mounted by all
sorts of riders. Among these was a lively
sprite bestriding a Pegasus colt, but he
was not allowed to enter the race, because 1t
was quite certain that his horse would use
his wings. The sprite was greatly grieved
by this decision, and said he was perfectly
willing that all the other riders should put
up sails if that would make things even.
Another rider was a ghost who had
:ormerly been a celebrated horseman, but
he soon came to grief, for his horse, imagin-
ing that no one was on his back. kicked up
his heels and tossed himself entirely through
The body of his rider, and, flirting his tail
through the separated portion, dashed to
one side and left the course.
Chamian rode splendidly, and his swift
horse soon carried him to the head of the
line, but Lista was beside him, and her
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ENGLISH JUSTICES JUSTICE.

One of the Great Unpaid Treats Attempted
Suicide as a Crime.
London TRUTH
All penal sentences for unsuccessful
attempts at suicide are eclipsed in senseless-
ness and injustice by one passed recently at
Kingston by E. 81. Leycsster Peuryhn, who
condemned a young woman to three months
hard labor for throwing herself into the
river after having been severely Knocked
about by sister-iu-law. The young woman
bore an excellent character, and had q
special claim to merciiul treatment in her
condition at the time the sentence was
passed.
Had the late Duke of Bedford failed in
his attempt to dispatch himself and been
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THE EYE AND THE LION.
Wonderful Power a Man Can Have Over the
King of Beasts.

King OF Beasts.
A visitor at Tampico, says the Anglo
american, of Mexico, says he saw an illus
tration of the wonderful power of the hu-
man eye in bringing into subjugation the
monarchs of the forest and jungle. He was
introduced to Mr.. V. C. Whitfield, who is
better known in Tampico and vicinity as
the ''lion tamer," who took him to see his
pets, consisting OF II lions and seven tigers,
which ne has imprisoned IN two strong iron
clges II feet wide, 20 !eet long and s
feet high. These beautiful but terocious
animals have been learned to perform many
wonderful tricks, and their master enters
their cage without weapons of any kind,
commands their attention and controls their
actions by his eye.
His collection would bring handsome
fortune, and if he would consent to travel
and exhibit them ne could command a
princely salary; but he SAYS he only culti-
Yates his wonderful talent for his own
pleasure and the amusement of his friends.
He has in preparation work entitled,
How to Subjugate Wild Animals
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

Kingdom
oarr
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h
shane fruttr oanyhn
ofIaoa heroho
hint olland Chmn
TIlCe
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1476-ANAGRAM.

A printer said, II can machine;
All printers know what this must mean;
And yet this craftsman did not claim
To be 4 tDhoLe, twas not his aim.
A tUhole must be well versed in rules
REQUIRED for skillful use of tools,
Must be an artist in his line
Who can invent, construct, combine
In such way that when complete
The product will be something neat.
II he constructs clock or watch
1t must not show flaw or botch;
An engine or a coffeemiIl
Alike will show his handy skill.
NELsoNIAN.
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SOLVING IN FEBRUARY,

Prize Winners: l. Oliver Twist, Pittsburg
Pa. 2 Olive A. Klein, Johnstown, Pa. 8. A.
Garland. Pittsburg. Pa.
Roll Of Honor: LottIe Hughes, A. B. Will
cox. May NJ. Hanratty, George L. Hammond
s. B. H., Rebecca H. Nichols, Isaac Martin,
Mabel Jessep, l. Know. Florence Weber, Sarah
]. Parks. Thomas Leonard, A. NJ. Power, Henry
ClOugh, Jesse Dibert, Mary Z. Cutler, Lizzie l.
Beatty, Alexander, Alice b. Barnett, R. Z.
Smith, NJ. K. K, Charles E Black, Junius,
s, D. Wakeman, Glass Il. B. Lake.
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1473-MoRE LIGHT.

1473-MoRE LIGHT.
was fooling with Phil Kearney,
Fresh from Erie DER the sea;
From the beauties of Killarney,
And Glengarrif wild and free.
He had been to bigot Bandon;
Danced a jig on Garryowen;
Heard the famous bells of Shandon,
Even kissed the Blarney stone.
And he thought bis wit the brightest,
But knew twas none too keen
When l asked him name the lightest
Irish county he had seen.
Cork" cried Phil, "'twill float on water;
Ahl you thought you had me there"
But said, at is no matter;
There's a lighter floats on air."
w. WILSON.
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1477-DECAPITATIoN,

AUTHORIZATION.
Sweet and last was the musics dl
Sweet and last;
Memory woke at its magic call,
Peopled again retrospection's hall
With shades of the past.
The loved and lost played again their part,
In the old sweet way:
So subtle was the musicians art
That only his ceasing, recalled with start
The duties and cares OF to-day.
BITTER SWEET.
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1472-THE WEDDING GIFTS.

A young gentleman and lady of our acquaint-
ance were lately married, and, to use The re-
porter's stereotyped phrase, ''the presents were
them: Six solid silver baseball players who
occupy certain place in the field. several
plush-covered pieces of work done by the day,
a curb for l,OO0 two catalogues-one of black
walnut and one of mahogany-a small station
with marble top, three large rows for the
kitchen, six silver dishes whose name signihes
that each was only dish, a lateral piece OF
sawed wood, and is blrds for flowers. There
were many more, but time and space will not
permit me to give a complete list. ETHYL.
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1475-DIAMOND.

l. A letter. 2 Alienated. g. Overthrow.
4. Makes a rafting noise. 5. Formed. 8. The
act of chewing solid food. T. Loaning again.
8. A small tooth like that of a saw. 8. A large
net. 10. An andiron. H. A letter.
x. l. G. r.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

A one is the heart of the mountains,
A place of delight to the eye:
How cool and refreshing its fountains,
Rejecting the sky.
So oft. in heart dry and mustv,
A spring of pure feeling I've seen,
Which found past the portals so dusty
Tt0o a one fresh and green.
ANISE LANG.
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And Joe, who, wandering in the mist
or social science, would insist
That property was plunder,
With only five allotted him,
In mythologic ages dim
Well might have ruled the thunder.
The farmers dollars now were gone,
But one remained for Scapegrace Con,
And, what was rather funny,
While some grew vicious, others proud,
he was alone among the crowd
The only one made money.
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1471-CHARADE.
II wisdom's fame IN youth be Uhote.
Then is o. o'ershadowing fall
Most FIRST to the unfolding soul
Better be wise than great.
The one who is by wisdom ttoo,
Who knowledge seeks to gain,
Who sin and folly does eschew,
Has made good choice. tits plain.
BITTER SWEET.
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ANSWERS.

1881. Flag 2. Peony. s. Four.o'clock. l.
Pansy. s. Tease. 6. Indian pipe. 7. Daisy. g.
Barberry. 8. Bilberry. 10. Squill.
l460-Stab.
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A FANTASTIC TALE OF THE GREAT SHOW IN KoBoLLAN1

WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH

author of Lady Tsger' Spectral Morgage'
GrdUiy.' "7He Late Mrs. NuU," and
Many
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SOME ENIGMATICAL NUTS.

Puzzles for the Little Folks That Will Keep
Their Brains Busy for Most of the Week
if They Solve Them Correctly-Home
Amusements.
Address communications for this department
10 i. Il. CHADBoURN. LeWiSton Mdine.
1469-A PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTION.
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COOKING MUSHROOMS.

Ellice Serena Gives Some Recipes and Pre-
diets That We Will Soon Like the Plant
as We Now Like Celery-Hou to Detect
Poison Ones.
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TO STEW MUSHROOMS.

If the canned goods are used turn them into .
colander to drain. Melt in stewpan 4 table
spoonful of butter and and spoonful or two Of
gravy from roast meat. Throw in the mush-
rooms with seasoning of salt and pepper. Shake
about until quite hot, and serve at once. They
may also be stewed in milk, seasoned with but
ter salt and pepper ana the beaten yelk of one
egg added, with dredging of flour. The canned
mushrooms should not be boIled-a thorough
heating is all that is required. otherwise they
are rendered tough.
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Make a rich puff paste. cut into pretty
shapes and bake Remove the tops, fill with
stewed mushrooms, well seasoned. Replace
the tops and serve at once.
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l463-White.meat.
l464-Phil-o-sophy.
l465-Hum-bug,
1466-Prize-hght.
l467-Orange, onager.
l46S-Crush, rush.
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Pick out the STEMS skin them and the mush-
rooms also. Cut into small pieces, wash and
put tn stew covered with water. When they
are tender add lump of butter rolled in -four.
Season with salt and pepper.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-04-30

Work on the electric light plant
in Colorado City will soon com
mence.
-Jno. Mcdaniel was arrested in
Denton county charged with horse
stealing Tuesday.
"A candy factory on large scale
is to be started at Henrietta within
the next thirty days.
The Lone Star iron works at
Jefferson, will soon begin the manu-
facture of steels rails.
Alexander Bentore was killed
by Hugh Garrett saloon keeper in
Galveston Wednesday.
There is some talk of a Masonic
and Knights OF Honor hall being
erected at Caddo Mills.
About $4,000 has already been
subscribed to the oil mill enterprise
at Bowie, Montague county.
Take egg STAINS from silver by
rubbing with a wet rag which has
been dipped in common table salt.
Seymour is making a srtong eff
fort to have a Touring mill in opera
ton in time for the coming wheat
crop.
Gordon claims that there is no
better point in Texas for the orgapi-
cation of bank than that place af-
fords.
From nearly every section of
the State comes news of disastrous
and washing rains during the early
part of the week.
The grand jury of AIcLennan
county is investigating illegal vot-
ing at Waco recently as well as bet
ting on the election.
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s9-Sold by druggists. Price 75c

The reporter no longer has to
waste time meandering along the
flower lined streets of BRENNAN to
admire ''the flowers that bloom in
the spring" for no sooner than he
intimated his fondness for them, the
kind ladies have since very gener-
ously kept his editorial desk orna-
mented with boquets of the
choicest varieties that bloom in the
South, the last one of which was re-
ceived from some kind friend Friday
embracing quite choice collection,
in the center of which was beauti-
full magnolia. Though storm-clouds
sometimes darken life's valley, for
each heart has some shadows to
bear-the vision of flowers always
reminds US of dreams of the past,
when we roamed through realms of
ambition too lovely to last, and
helps us to be cheerful, and bright
ems the dreary pathway of life.
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Anna Dickinson who has been con-
fined in a mad house, has just been
released. It is now claimed that she
has perfect possession of her mind
and that her imprisonment
was the result Of a de-
iberate plan of member of her own
family.
Some friends who attended the
funeral of a young lady in London
had novel experience the other
day. A few weeks before the young
lady had sung "Nearer My God, to
Thee in a photograph, and after the
funeral ceremony the hymn was re-
produced.