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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-07
CHAPTER VI.

MONSIEUR, THE vlscoUNT D'EsTREvIILE.
When Mile. Campignon made up her
mind to be gracious, few persons could
be more agreeable, and Kate wns de-
lighted to find that she came down to
breakfast next morning in one OF her
pleasantest moods, even going so far as
to make q jocular allnsion to her dis
obedience in dancing with Mr.. Dunbar,
an offense which was setting little
heavily ON the girls conscience. At
first Kate thought that mademoiselle,
having compromised herself, was not
inclined to be censorious, but she soon
discovered that she had an Interior mo-
tive for her sweetness.
"You seem in excellent spirits after
the fatigues of last night, mademoi-
selle," Kate remarked.
81 am more than happy / confess, my
child, for have received q letter this
morning which has carried me into
seventh heaven of delight"
II am so glad. Was It love letter."
INA fol, mol How You young girls
minds run on the tender passion-wcll,
it is natural, and would not have 1t
otherwise. But, II there is no love,
there is dash of romance in my cor
respondcnce. You perhaps never knew,
my dear, that. though am nothing now
but n govcrness in IL pension, my fami-
" were one of the noblest among tho
commoncrs Of France"
Kate bowed in silent admiration, ig-
norant of the fact that every French
exile in foreign lands comes of exalted
parcntage.
''0ur estates were lost-my father
died Observation-Disclosures two chill
dren, my sister Celeste and myself. All,
but she was an angel! Ravishingly
beautiful, sweet in disposition as o
saint. She married-married the rich
and noble Viscount d'Estrevillc; but a
strange fatality hangs over our family.
Ny sisters husband, who was devoted
Orlcanist, was discovered in q plot
against the emperor. and his estates
were forfeited to the crown. He fed
to London with his wife and only son,
but poverty and disappointment were
more than he could endure, and he died
by his own hand about five years ago
q ruined exile"
Leaving his widow and son unpro-
vided for?"
"Mon Disu! Yes! What had he to give
Ehem?"
~ do not know; but ! should have
thought it would have been far moro
noble and chivalric to have lived and
worked for their support"
"Ah, child, you do not understand
these things. My sister has done well
enough in the world. and Us for her
boy, he is all that the fondest mother
could desire-affectionate brave, gen.
crous, inheriting all his fathers virtues
and none Of his faults"
"That is high praise, indeed"
Sand think of It, Kate, he viii DO
with us here this very morning. have
invited him to spend q week at VIII
loughby farm"
''Why, that will be charming" Kate
said, picturing to herself the enjoyment
she would derive in the companionship
of bright, intelligent boy. ~ will
coax Mr.. Barlow to lend him his pony;
he shall come with me and Cesar in
our walks; and will send 10 Chertscy
for the boat Miss Balderstone ordered
for our use, but which have done with
out here before because / had no one to
60 with me-"
ITO BE CONTINUED.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-07
ITO BE CONTINUED

-Dumpsey-"Blobson's wife is very
small. isn't she?" POpinjay-"Yes; you
would hardly believe It. but ] have
heard II said that she goes through his
pockets every nighLE-N. 2. Herald
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-07

ancestor had burned the Yule log on
his broad hearth for the carousal Of q
registering troop Of cavaliers in the days
of King Charles.
Long tables were set In the great
kitchen, preparatory to the coming
feast. But the first ceremony was the
homing-proper, the bringing Of the last
load OF swcct-smelling hay from the
field, in the cleaning, Just before the
dew began to fall upon the grass.
The last forlsful was pitched upon the
mighty load, the ropes were tied from
wraithe to wrnithe to keep 1t In place,
and the women and children were
hoistcd up to the top Of it, the former
exhibiting considerable coyness IN the
process, and the heavy horses, with
harness decked with ribbons, started ut
stately pace, John Barlow leading
the procession on his fat cob, and the
haymalsers bringing up the rear and
merrily trolling a song with the re-
frain:
"Harvest homei
Work Is done,
jolly companions, everyone!"
How Arthur Dunbar entered into the
spirit Of the revel! Just an hour was
given to the farm hands TO 'fettle"
themselves, and the great bell on the
ivy-clad stone gable of the house
rang out the welcome tidings that
supper was ready. Then into the old
kitchen trooped the host Of merry
makers, every laborer about the place
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-07
CAST OUT,
But Not FOrsaken
BY BERNARD DIcsBY.
CHAPTER Iv.-CoYTNuED.

rcOpyrirh,. ,ss.. by A. N Kellogg Newspaper Col
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-17
QUEER BRIDAL GIFTS.
Live Animals Go to Swell the List of Wed
ding Presents.

Live Animals Go to Swell the List of We'd
ding Presents.
1t has been noticed for long time
that bridal gifts were limited in char
acter and scope, and that the ingenuity
of donors, not to say dealers, in wares
useful and ornamental was about ex.
haustcd. Household furnishings, from
artistic glass and china and silver now
in fashion to Che very simplest devices
for rendering life more complex, spread
out in endless variety, but there the
list stops. Houses, lands, equipages,
diamonds, checks are welcome, Of
course, to the cxpectant bride, but
when she has all this, and more, too,
what shall be given her? A new idea,
born in aristocratic society in England,
may solve that difficult problem in the
realms of wealth. 1t seems scvcra !
London society bellies have received
bridal gifts of live animals, chiefly
horses and dogs. The queen, with
her customary generosity, has dis
patched a white collie from
tho royal kennels to favorite
maid of honor on her marriage, and an.
other girl, whose fathers riches are
superlatively large. received two cobs.
With these notable examples, it is
easily imagined how high differs will be
sending each other specimens of the
animal kingdom, a pretty reindeer, a
young tiger cub or rare breed OF
crocodile, and when this menagerc fad
is played out how pastoral and scnti-
mental to forward to the blushing
bride woolly little lamb that can be
later on the piece dc resistance of a
family dinner party; of amablc kittens
there is no cnd and friend whose
purse is not as we'll filled as it should
be to select silver tea service may Sc.
cure plumy and attractive kitty, deck
it out in ribbons and silver bell, and
send that rs a souvenir of regard and
best wishes? One scarcely knows
where this animal present business
would end if it once gained ground in
impecunious circles Perhaps, there
fore, it would be advisable to dis
countenancc London's novel departure
because, if the truth were spoken, some
girls do not like cats, and some bride
grooms that are to be can not afford tc
keep cob or to license a collie. ~.
Boston Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-17

and pardonable, and she was asked
what she did. ~ cut and split cord
wood" she said, as if 1t were the most
ordinary and natural pursuit in which
q woman could engage.
"Cut and split cordwood?' her ques-
toner repeated in nstonishmcnt, and
then asked how she ever accomplished
such feat.
"Well, | would pick out smallsh trees
and cut them down and then split them
into the right length. lie told me to
hire somebody" she explained, with
that loyalty which most women show
in defending the most unsatisfactory
husband from Implications of neglect.
'You see," she explained, after vindi-
eating "him," that the men were all
busy cutting wood to pay the taxes on
their own land and couldn't spare any
time to help me. l just had it to do or
knowd we'd starve. Once froze my
hands and feet terribly. 1t was way
below zero, and worked all day. When
| came in at night and put my hands in
water the ice cailed over 'em in min
ute. was laid up good while, but |
got over it," And she smiled hopefully,
as if it were trouble past and done
with.
She was congratulated on her change
of fortunes, for she said that her young
orchard was now bearing, and she sold
all the fruit she could haul to town.
"But he's gettin' dissatisfied and wants
to move west" she said, "now that the
railroads just come through and our
lands worth somethin'."
it would have been impossible not to
warn her against "his" bad advice, and
to remind her that rs the railroad
brought more people and extended in
dustries into the country, the farm
would continue to increase in value,
that nothing would be gained by
change, and that, inevitably, much
would be lost
She listened and acquiesced, but it is
quite probable that if he urges it, she
will follow him to some other new coun-
try and continue to feed him with a
spoon and cut cordwood to support him
| III MS Ola uBe WncH tnc chiluISh dto
hedged and gone.
This interesting experience proves
two things: First, that, however out of
the ordinary or seemingly impossible it
may be, the average woman will set
herself at work upon the duty that lies
nearest, whether that be cutting cord
wood or peddling apples. For
the cheerful and heroic soul was
just the average woman, nothing more.
She had good hard sense, devotion to
those whom she loved and for whom
she made herself willing sacrifice,
and these are the attributes of the av-
eragc woman as we see her every day.
1t proves, in the second place, that
unusual work does not lessen awomau's
obedience to "his" wishes, however i'm
practical, and that her nature is not
inherently changed by any Of the vicis-
STUDIES of her daily life, whatever they
may be. This, however will not en-
tighten those who are the blindest of
the blind, in that they will not see The
learned dissertations upon the limita-
tions of sex will continue, just as if they
were not daily and hourly disproved by
actual fact. Inter Ocean.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

MRS. HANNAH WHITALL SMITH, writes
that 900 American girls are now study.
ing art in Paris.
The art of the manicure furnishes an
excellent employment for girls living
in cities or large towns. 1t is readily.
acquired, and demands small capital.
Miss MINNIE McFADDEN, of Little
Cooley, N. Y, has been awarded the
contract to carry the mails between
that place and Centerville, and will
personally conduct the business
Miss AMY JOHNSON, an enterprising
young ool-teacher of Yellow Springs,
o., recently made trip on a bicycle of
800 miles to Davenport, Ia, and ac-
complished the distance in twenty-five
days.
! ONLY two medals have ever been
granted to women by the Royal Geo
graphical Society of England-one to
Lady Franklin, in memory of her hus-
bands discoveries, the other to Mrs.
Mary Somerville. The society has de-
cided to admit women as members.
Mrs EccLEs and Mrs Drummer, the
latter graduate of the New York Col
lege of Pharmacy, are two successful
woman-druggists iD Brooklyn, n. Y
Mrs. Brunner makes all her own tine.
lures, and says that her only unpleas-
ant experiences hare come from her
dealings with Yemen-
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-17
SIXTEEN DlALs ON ONE CLOCK.
A Wonderful Piece OF Mechanism Per-
fected by u Man In New York state.

A remarkable clock make by W. r.
Smallwood, of Gowanda, N. Y, re-
guired two years for its construction,
and was finished September /, 1885. 1t
gives, in addition to standard local
time in both the twelve and twenty
four-hour systems, the day Of the
month and that of the week, and the
true sun time at many poiNts on the
earth's surface. It's Dimensions are:
Length, "a inches; height 32 inches,
and depth, 1s19 inches, The movement
alone weighs l65 pounds, and is run by
three weights aggregating 9a6 pounds
only half the weight usually required.
rs a double cord is used. The ma
terial used in its construction was
principally brass, although some Nor
way iron, cast iron and steel were en-
ployed. The pendulum, of red cedar,
is 81 inches long and oscillates 81 times
per minute, bearing 6-pound adjust.
able iron ball.
Three distinct trains are included in
the works-the main strike, the quarter
strike and the running train the latter
provided with pin escapement. The
striking trains are composed of four
bells and large gong. The time ut
the following places is given by its six
teen dials: Rio de Janeiro, Greenwich
Copenhagen, st. Petersburg, Mount
Ararat, Calcutta, Pellin, Melbourne,
Sandwich islands, San Francisco, Den
yer and st. Louis, and these several
dials can be set simultaneously
by turning n. single wheel. Con-.
nected with the running train is re-
tanning power to maintain its motion
while winding. The arm of the main
strike fly is of cut brass two feet long
and has polished cedar cans The main
running and strike wheels are lilo
inches in diameter, < thickness.
An attachment to the extreme right,
with small weight, is an automatic fire
alarm test, n special contrivance of Mr..
Smallwood, who is the superintendent
of the Gowanda fire alarm system. 1t
is attached to the main strike and con.
nected to the public fire alarm system,
and every day at twelve o'clock the
movement is released and all the fire
alarm signals are rung five times as a
test that all is well. 1t is proposed to
exhibit this clock at the coming Colum.
bian exposition. Chicago Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-17
AN UNKNOWN CREATURE.
What n Writer Thinks of the Business
Women of Chicago.

What Writer Thinks of the Business
Women of Chicago.
The newest item of all to the rural
or semi-rural visitor is the field into
which woman has entered. For the
living-earning woman is a new crea-
ture IN this world who in manner de-
fies all instinct and tradition. How
many thousands of her there may be
here the writer does not know, but she
is everywhere. The vast emporiums of
trade, at the size and business and ex-
tent of which the oldest resident can
never cease to wonder, are full of her,
Where the clang of falling iron re-
sounds all day long; where endless
wheels dizzily and ceaselessly turn, she
has her corner. In the crowded world
she can no longer wait Wind and
storm must no longer delay her.
Time must be to her now as it is to a
man, with the curse of Eden inexorably
upon her, bearing all the burdens of her
nature She has entered into the con-
test by tens of thousands. Age mis-
fortunes, widowhood have nothing to
do with it. And how does it affect her?
Not at all Here, then, oh stranger,
from green fields and outrageous
woods, is the strangest puzzle of all the
city offers you. We have unsexed the
world, and leftit essentially unchanged.
This is still the woman to whom you
will offer your seat in the crowded car.
1t is still she whose face is unsmirched
by the glare of publicity, and to whom
daintiness and femininity remain as
ever. You may as well confess, in your
hours of calm reflection, that Chicago
and her streets and marts have taught
you one more lesson, given you one new
item, about that incomprehensible crea.
ture who is your mother, your sister
and your wife, but whom you will never
entirely comprehend, should you live
thousand years -Belford's Monthly
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-17
CALLING HIM DOWN.
The Man With tho Little Boxes Made n
Mistake This Time.

hiSAHh'
He was professional gambler. He
had two dice boxes and two clay mar.
bles He called the boys around him
and proceeded to manipulate his mar
bles and boxes on the bar
"Now, gentlemen, said he, "T'm nc
worker of miracles; can't heal the sick
nor raise the dead, but I'll put this mar.
bic under this cup and bet you twenty
it amt there; or I'll bet you twenty
it's under the other cup. Come, who'll
open the ball? Speak lively"
Silence followed. Then a fashilv.
dressed confederate of the gambler ell.
bowed his way to the front.
"I'll bet she's there" he said, and laid
down his money.
"And there she is" exclaimed the
gambler "Here you are-forty in the
long green. Once in awhile I'm caught
just in that way. Come, hurrah, boys
who's next? Here's the marble-you
can see it go under the cup. Now, I'll
bet you either way"
Three rough hands were raised with
three twenties, when a husky voice
shouted at the edge of the crowd:
Hold in yer bronchos, boys. I'm the
first man to bet" A burly individual
in blue shirt and broad -brimmed hat
pushed his way to the bar 'Now, per.
fesser, I'm ready fur ye. Lift up yer
box. There's the ball, dead to rights
see it, fellers?"
The 'boys" answered afiirmatively.
Here's a twenty, perfesser," went
on the husky-voiced man, "an' bet the
balls under that cup Cause whyf
Cause I'm a rational man, an we're
all rational men-wc believe what
we see. We seen the ball under
that cup an it's got to be there
an I'm bettin' it is there. If it amt
there, they's been hocus-pocus, and
that kind O work don't go down with
this hyer community" The husky,
voiced man produced a six-shooter
about as long as Winchester. "In
my opinion I'm bettin' on n dead-sure
thing Lift the cup, perfesser"
The six-shooter was cooked with an
ominous 'click," and the husky-voiced
man looked the ''perfesser" squarely in
the eye.
The gambler smiled, in a siclsly way,
coughed, hcsitated and would have said
something had not a pair of deter.
mined, stcely-gray eyes given him fair
warning.
He raised the box-the ball was there
81 thought SO" said the huslSy-voiced
man, as he pocketei the money. al
you want to take any more bets, per
fesser, reckon the boys'll accommodate
ye."
| But he didn't. He faded out of tn.
saloon, and Anaconda knew him N
more. Detroit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-17
A PRACTICAL ANSWER.
1t Is to the Theories and Controversial
About Woman's Place.

1t Is TO the Theories and Controversies
About Woman's Place.
While learned discussion has been
going on concerning the legitimate
duties of women-what they can and
can not do-they, themselves are quiet
ly finding out their own strength and
endowment, and are making the most
of them. They are doing this, too, in
accordance with the best ideals of
womanhood, without sacrificing their
womanliness and without lessening
those qualities that best fit them for
wifehood and motherhood. For 1t is
striking fact that few of the women
who have departed from the beaten
path are unmarried. The large majority
have husband and children whose needs
frequently have forced them to make
the most of their energy and knowledge.
Some time ago the writer was sitting
on the piazza of a cottage at northern
summer resort. A woman drove up and
halted She sat on the front seat of
stout spring wagon and behind her
were capacious bags and baskets filled
with plums and apples. She climbed
out of the vehicle, giving the reins to
boy who sat beside her, and spoke re-
assuring word or two to the fat, restless
pony. ''He seems gentle enough" she
remarked, "but he's got a proper spirit,
and it sometimes takes strength to hold
him"
Then she asked 'if we were likely to
have any books or magazines that we
didn't care to take home with us. The
winters were long there, and they had
to stay in the house a good deal, and
books were real blessing"
She was promised an assortment of
light literature, and this opened her
heart.
She was a large, cheerful person,
with broad shoulders, a round, rosy
face, but she said that she suffered n
good deal with rheumatism in her hand
"Pve lived here nearly thirty years, {"
she said, ''and you can imagine what a
wilderness it was thirty years ago. We
had pretty hard time to get along.
He was sick great deal, and a good
deal of the time had to feed him with
n spoon. He worked at his trade when
he could-it was cooperin'-but main
ly had to support the family"
In that wilderness, at that remote
period, there were no schools to teach
and few children to attend them il
there had been; there were no people to
board and none for whom she might
have sewed. She was uneducated, SC
she could not have written, and was
thus excluded from all the ordinary
avocations open to women. A little
curiosity as to the way in which she
managed to earn money was human
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-17
PlTH AND POINT.


The fool never has an idea that 10
too large to slip out of his mouth.
weston News.
-"Does she share her husbands bur
dens?" "Yes Jacks loads are her chief
trial. Life.
One certain way to hear pin drop
is to heat it red-hot and drop it into a
keg of gunpowder
The bunco-man is not fastidious
He lives on the simplest things he can
6nd.-Elmira Gazette
"A mean man generally feels better
when he meets man who is more of n
rogue than he is.-Ran's Horn.
-"Well, I'll be durn"d, Tidy, I've
tasted beefsteaks and pigsteaks, but I'll
Ew'ar ! never see sweep steaks afore. ~
Truth.
"A Mere Question of Sex" "Well,
Willie, did you master your lesson to-
day?' Nom; missed it."-Philadel
phia Record.
She speaks. he understands her not,
AltnOuRn ne N no 1907,
You see, the only French she's got
She learned at boarding school.
Had Tried Have you
ever read any of my stories in manu-
script?" Friend--"No, but I've often
tried to read them in print. Yankee
Blade.
-Daisy-'I wonder how it is that
Mrs. Totterby is such good traveller
when she looks so frail." Dashaway-
"Therc is nothing strange in it; hcl
husband gets passes"
Jingle - "Hello, Slumpkins Ar,
you trying to make the train?'
Slumplsins (running)-"No; I'm only
trying to catch the one that is already
made. Inter Ocean.
-Iohnry-"Mamma, can't you tel
me new fairy story?" Mrs. Braggs-
Il don't know any Johnny. Maybe
your father will tell me some when he
comes in tonight Boston Gazette.
-Ungrammatical but True
"'Twas over thus, from childhood's hour"
never in car did sec
A pretty girl, but her escort
Was twice as big as mo.
brooklyn Eagle.
"A Subtle Scheme Miss Wicker
static seems to be particularly popula
among the young fellows of twenty o
thereabouts." eyes; she has way o
talking to them about you men. I'm
dianapolis Journal
-Ryan-"Do you believe that Mis-
Eatwcll is really superstitious?" Har
pcr--"Yes, l know she believes il
signs" Ryau-''In signs?" Harper
Eyes; she is never willing to pass al
ice-cream or oyster-stew sign withou
first going in. Inter Ocean.
-"Come up to my house tomorrow
night" said Hcnpecque. "Tm going t.
celebrate my golden wedding" "Gol
den wedding! Why, man, you've onl
been married three years" 81 knoy
it, but it seems like fifty, so evcrythin.
is sll right. buffalo Express.
-"What am most worried about
said the doctor to the sick editor, "i
your blood. want to find out abou
the circulation" Circulation" gaspe
the patient. Look here, doctor, it ism
square deal to work me for death
bed confession. "-Washingtan Star.
-Fogg-"Charley, You were born t
be q writer" Charley (blushing wit
conscious pridc)-"Ah! you have see
some of the things have turned off.
Fogg-"No; l wasn't referring to wha
you had written. / was thinking wha
a splendid ear you had for carrying
pen. Immense, Charley; simply in
mense. "-Boston Transcript
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-17
A DOUBLE VICTORY.
The Way 1t Usually Stands After q joint
Political Discussion.


Political Discussion.
"Hello!' said Black, as he ran against
White on his way from the joint polit.
ical discussion the other evening. "Been
listening to the speeches."
"You bet yer life! Didn't our man
slaughter the other fellow?"
"Well, should say so! Headed him
off at every turn"
"Our side was vastly in the majority,
wasn't it?"
eyes, indeed! We did all the applaud.
ing. No use in talking, we've got the
other fellows on the rum"
''That's what we lave, but they'll
never be able to get in out of the wet"
"You're right! Ben can never lead
them out of the wilderness"
"Ben can't? What do you mean;
aren't you republican,"
Republican? Well, | guess not"
''Oh, / sec now how it is; mistook
you for another fellow"
And each one at the breakfast table
the next morning told those about him
how much the better of it his party had
at the joint debate the night before.
Joint political discussions are abou,
the only thing in which both sides
score an overwhelming victory. -Chica
go Times.