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The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-07
Simon
y
Held g
ThePaSS
BY GERALD Brennan.

Copyrighted, 1896, by y 5. Mcclure CO.
All day long the hamlet OF ArgadOun bad
remained in Il fever OF unrest. News came
from the North aud South--ne VS. came from
the East and West that the terrible kurts
were up i'll arms. and that the Christians
of sa Minor might lCok forward To tor
ture aud death.
The venerable village priest. Isaac IA
breeZ, called Il council under the cypress
tree before his ow-rCOfed house; and thither
came he men OF A rPado,m. tie women and
even the children. Thither, among the rest
came Simon, the little dark-eyed son of
old Yussuf, with something of his stanch
old father in his earnest brown face aud
erect figure. Aost y 'ueuHr
walk, or, rather, shuttle TO and fro in
tlmid, deprecating manner. The habit comes
To them because they are practicaIIy a. t
OF bOndmen subject TO the lawless will
OF Turk and Kurd.
But old Yussuf, as hath been said, was 4
veteran Of the Greek wars, and bore him
self bravely, as one should do who had
battleG with the Mahommedan on equal
grounds. This Independence of bearing ne
had striven to teach his only child, TINT
the boy became easily the champion among
tie ge youth-flrst climber Of noun
tain peaks, first runner AMI first wreStlt r
Of his years. MoreOver-and this was whiS-
pered with awe among the tIutnrous IoIE
of ArgadOun-oId Yussuf had only last
Christmas, explained To the boy ali the
splendid mysteries surrounding a certain
long-barreled, bright shining Tifle, gIft az
an American traveller, which lay hidden N
his hut Little Simon had even been al
lowed To- fire five shots from the wonder
ful rifle, and with one Of them he had tri-
umphantly brought down a blaCkbird :
the neichhoring peak.
But the majority was opposed To resist
ance. The Kurds were coming in over
whelming numbers. To stay would mean
death for themselves and slavery for their
children. Flight To the mountain fast
ncsses, cried these frightened people, wa :
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-07
Girls
Nerve
BY MAURICE THOMPSON

copyrighted, 1896, by Maurice Thompson
AS early as 1887 there was a small
grist mill, run by an overshot water
wheel, on a mere spring running among
the mountains of northeastern Georgia.
1t was owned by an honest, hard-work-
ing man named Harvey Sapp, who was
a widower, with but one child, daughter
fifteen years old.
One morning, early In June, Mr.. Sapp
said to his daughter:
Bette, I'm going to the crossroads,
to be gone all day. Theresa bag o. corn
to grind Ye look after that, will YEP
"All right, pap she cheerfully said
giving the sunburpt little man hearty
kiss.
I'm be back afore dark, little un," he
called assuringly from the dusty door
step. Then be mounted his brown mule
and rode away down the winding noun.
tain trail.
Betlu could not haveeXplaincd why she
was happy II was a lone place, far from
any other house. All around were monn-
tains, rocky bluffs, and darkly- wooded
ravines A girl might well be terror
stricken at the thought of being left help
less and solitary i'll such an environment.
But Bette sang, and did not think of being
afraid Nor did il startle her when pres
emily she heard voice, and turning saw
IN the doorway a low browed hairy faced
man, WHO carried pack ON his back, and
gaZed at her with villainous black eyes that
were ovcrhung by shaggy bruws.
BETTIE'S VISITOR
&c morning, Miss" he said, smiling
a:roci,usIy; where's the leudy q inc
house,
Bette returned his smile and while she
was telling him that she had NO mother, and
that her father had gone away To stay all
day, she fetched stool and offered ii u
him.
The man set his bundle On the floor,
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-07
A Boy
Officer.
=== OF 1872
by EVERETT 7. TOMLINS0N.
Copyright. 1885,

I'VE have lost our way. know we have"
said William Conner To his TWO Indian com
panionS.
Since midnight these three men had
been wandering in The darkness Twice
they lad returned 10 "A place they had
marked 10y the Sandusky river. and DOW
THAI ia tie growing light thcy aga IN rec
oEniZeI the familiar spot, the leader.
alarmed and discouraged. turned 10 his
compan!vEs with The exclamation we have
quoted
WAT a minute" slid CuEnur, as his
companions prepared lu advance. Odd
TippsCauuC TIA me not la iie caught with
his message un my person. II we were
laely "a he taken priSunrr>, l was 10
read his message ANA tEen destroy it. /
know nc Las Ne hope nT the garrison
holding Hui and a. we stand very slim
chance # making cur WAY Through these
woods I think I'll read LIS letter now, -
and ne drew from his prvkci The follow
ing lC'ror iu Major CrnEuan, which he
uulckiy -ral. Sir Immediately uu re
Ceiyiuc ibis letter yuu VIII al once ahIp-
don Pr Stephenson, sci Irc 60 o., ana
repair with YOUR CHnmaul his night L.
headquarters. Cross The IINer dud come
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-07
Not wi,at He Wanted.

At the close OF the civil war a volunteer
officer informed a regular officer of his c.
mission in the regular army and asked for
a letter indorsing the application. The reg
uiar officer assured the volunteer that he
could say nothing that would be of service
in the matter, but the applicant persisted
and extracted aNpromise OF letter TO he
delivered to him a once. The letter was
in these terms: Having been applied to by
Lieutenant Colonel - of the - Pennsyl-
vauia Volunteers to state my knowledge of
him, | beg to say tn at know him to he u
liar and | believe him to be a coward"
Chicago Chronicle.
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Possibilities of Slang.

Il don't believe quite understand you,''
said the stranger.
Why not?' asked the native. what
have / been saying that you don't under
stand?"
We'll, ! heard you say that yesterday
was very cold day for Mr. Brown"
THAT was true, too
And a few minutes later you said that
he had a mighty hot time of it. Now, If
he found il Il cold day, h ow did he
Two hours later the native was still
trying 70 explain to him the intrcacieS
of American Slang.-ChiCag Post
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OutWitted g
"a Kings 8
Officers
by T. G HARBArGH.

copyrighted, 1886, by ;. ;. Mcclure COZ
l.
TIE fs,tHeF of Kari and OJJO Gross
msu, two SVOd-lOOking and Industrious
German boys. had the misfortune TO be
a giant Now, being a giant Il sometimes
profitable, hut large and stout as be was,
Herr GrO>sguan would nave given a great
deal, perhaps his little business AT which
ne made a living for his little family, II
ne had nos been 30 tall by two feet.
He was an Innkeeper on a much travelled
toad IN the north of Germany, ami all
who came along and stopped at his inn
told him he was the talest man they
had ever seen, and asked bin if he had
heard that Friedrich Wilhelm, the king,
was looking for giants for his famous regi-
menJ OF POtSdam Guards, which was then
commando 10y the future king. utt.e Fred
erick. who in time was to become Fred
erick the Great
one evening Just as the sun was setting
behind the bills back OF Herr Gru>~Iuan's
inn. three hOrsemen came in sight. The
Grossman boys were playing ID the road, but
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-07
Divorce In japan.

In Japan one marriageineveryt three ends
In divorce. This is not so very surprising,
seeing that woman, for instance, may be
divorced for talking TOO much, or because
her mothPr-in-law develops a dislike for
her-Chicago Chronicle.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-07

took a greasy red handkerchief out OF ms
hat and mopped his face.
Thank ye," he said, when he was com
fortahly astride the stool. Il walked Il
long ways. Haint he'd no hrea kfas'."
Retrie felt sorry for him he locked hungry
aud worn. She fetched some bread and
milk and cold bacon.
I'm most ashamed to offer ii, but II s
the best We've got" she said.
THANK ye miss" He lcered strange
ly. Yer kind. It's good enough"
He ate like a famiShed wolf.
Meantime Bette had to look after I he
grISt that was grinding. When she re
turned the man began asking questions
He seemed anxious to know how far away
from the mill the nearest neighbors lived,
and he inquired about how many customers
usually came each day for their grinding,
and if the mill made her fathernuch money.
Bette told him all that she knew, not
dreaming of improperly or danger. The
man presently began walking about in the
mill. aud his furtivc eyes scanned things
with Il strange, greedy look.
Where does yer daddy keep his none?
hc suddenly demanded.
For the first time Bette felt q chill of
fear RIM nm her back.
"I-I-don't Know" she stammered. The
man gave ucr sharp. WICKED gIance, then
went out through the front doorway. and
Bette 81 him looking down the road AMI
all around AT the same time he appeared
to be listening.
a CLEVER RUSE.
firm. brave and honest nature may he
frightened: but it can be relied upon al
ways to make the mos. of its opportunities
especially in sudden emergency. Bette
rallied quickly from her fit of confusion
ana flung out of her brain every thought
= l.nst rod Nv. fsa1 md half
| craZel tramp. He might Kill her: but no.
If she could prevent it. And when he came
IN again tie cunning villain saw by the
| first glance the change in Bettie'S face
| Shc had stepped into the back part OF the
mill, where the living rooms were situated
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-07
Rurns Dressed VIII MIX

a French phi ysiCian has Obtained good re-
sulS IN dressing burns with milk. Com
presses are soaked with milk and laid on
the burn, TO be removed night and morn
ing.--Chicago Chronicle.
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A Mutual DIsap,ointment.

Il was SO disappointed / was out the
other day when you called, Miss Percivaf. .
$50 was l. / felt sure I'd find you, he
ca use as turned the corner l saw you
go in"-Harper' Bazaar. =
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YuSSGf. the old soldier AMI his follow
cT>. missing simon, went Forth 20 seek
him about the noon hour Long they
SEARCHED. until the scene 90 carnage tho
dead ana wounded Kuri~-in the glen ar-
rested their attention
Here has been a signal VICTORY SaiI
IU>sgf What brave men uIv. lur,.
tbiS dred-''
one at the wounded Mabomcdlu~ pointed
glnomily toward the heigrt~ and az th.
same moment the boyiSh figure tfst 81
simon was outlined Against the Sky Hp
waved the rifle IN his hand. and cried ~
ou>ly 20 bis father Il have CouqusrssI. uh.
NV Ia herr VIII the poets make a song
about uire''
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he man set his bundle On the floor
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02
The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
suDerior to all others.
IN BENARES.

Where marble gnatss are fecked WITH
OF ianguid Hindoos gathered there tic
rest;
Where priest of Brahma to his bronzed
Into the Ganges' cooling tide, deemed
blest;
Where temples curving domes, like heav-
ing waves,
Engulf the city, once there fell time
When pilgrims fiocked to pray,-some
whose damp graves
Were almost dug, some youthful some
at prime;
Each laden with a casket of such stones
AS Knocked the MONDAY sun IN priillancy,
Or matched the amber moon in softer
AS gifts to Brahma, God of Destiny
So when the night was folding it's dark
Upon the crimson feathers in its breast.
Naught save the night lamp in the tenn
pie swings
And sways and gently rocks itself to
rest.
shadow slips across the polished floor,
And pauses just to catch some fancied
sounds:
No Struggling pilgrim, lingering to adore,
For unawed to the hideous god he bounds
And wrests string of gems from every
And diamond circles from the three grim
heads.
No serving priest from out the Hindoo
band,
A vigil sent to keep, the night lamp sheds
Her pickering rays upon, for in his
breast
He thrusts shower of pearls; but sud
denly
He pauses, spellbound, for two emeralds
AT Brahma's feet, of wondrous brilliancy
Sparkling as the PHOSPHORUS sea foam,
AS early morning dew. while strange
lights play
Like green, dwarf demons bounding there
and here
At every angle, grinning some quaint
way
That fascinates and lures the watching
To crawl upon his knees at Brahma's
feet:
And stealthily he stretches forth his hand
To snatch the gems, when something cool
and sweet
That sends a tingling through his ev'ry
vein
Twines round his hand and arm, with
hideous hiss,
And posing the two emeralds fore his
brain
Prints deep into his brow one singing
kiss.
Fair morning stretches out her tinted
wings
To fly across the world from orient lands,
But pauses al temple door that swings
To show CHASTITY form with outstretch-
ed hands
That clasp with rigid clutch a kissing
snake
Writing to free itself Meath Brahma's
throne
A tablet that is marked with ancient date
Bears this inscription, carved into the
stone:
81 watch with Brahma, and the world
shall feel
His mercy or the vengeance which I
deal"
Laura Lowden Tully. in the New
Bohemian.
'Flights. of steps that go down into the
Ganges river.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02
METALS AND THEIR ALLOYS

German silver is composed of zinc,
nickel. copper and a small portion of
iron.
Sheet metal is composed of lead and
small quantity of arsenic.
Britannia ware is made from copper,
bismuth and Tntimony.
Type metal is the combination of an
timony and lead.
Mosaic gold is combination of cop
per and zinc.
Standard silver is made from silver
and copper
White copper is made of copper and
arsenic.
Standard gold is made from gold and
copper.
Bath metal is made from tin and
copper.
Dutch gold is made from copper and
zinc.
Bell metal results from zinc and cop
per.
Bronze is the product of copper and
tin.
Cannon metal is formed of copper and
tin.
Pewter is made from lead and tin.
Copper and tin form gun metal.
Solder is made from tin and lead.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02
IN NATIONAL COLORS.
Latest Discovery Made in Photog-
raphy-Not Radical Departure.

Latest Discovery Made in Photog-
raphy-Not a Radical Departure.
CHICAGO, April flames W. Nc
Donough of Chicago who, according to
the records in the United States pat
emit Office, was the first American to
make a practical telephone receiver
ard transmitter, has recently perfect
ed a process by which natural cofurs
are photographed.
The evidences of this important fact
are actual photographs of landscapes,
men, women and paintings, taken with
an ordinary camera, developed and
printed by every day processes, but
differing from ordinary photographs in
that the colors, as we'll as the lines,
lights and shades, are present. The
process is exceedingly simple, for in
no way is it a radical departure from
the methods employed today by pro-
fessional and amateur photographers.
The principal additions to the present
outfits are a specially ruled screen,
which is placed directly before the SEN
sitive plate in the camera, and spe-
csafly ruled paper on which the COL
ored photograph is printed.
The dry or wet plates must be made
orthochromaltic-that is, free from the
usual photograp fault of exaggerat
ing the depths Of gr5en, yellow and
red, and the brightness of blue and
violet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02

cipitating the gold by zinc. thus econ
omizing in the use of cyanide by this
means and saving zinc as well.
The numerous methods being devised
for saving cyanide and lessening the
cost of the process, together with the
numerous patents being issued, must
impress the thoughtful man, no matter
how prejudiced he may be, that there
must be some merit in the process
worthy of consideration.
1t is not claimed by anyone we are
aware of that all ores can be treated
successfully, for such is not the case,
but we believe that it can treat any
ore where as much care is taken with
oxidation as in other processes with
equally good results and cheaper.
There may be given as one reason
why better results have not been OBJ
tanned in the treatment of tailings that
amalgam on the surface of gold pro-
tects it to an enormous extent from
the solvent action of potassium cyan
ide
The poor results obtained in the
treatment of concentrates may be OBJ
waited by allowing more time for the
cyanide solution to act upon them. or
by finer pulverization. In both cases
the action of the cyanide solution can
be fastened by agitation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02
ANCHOR IN GoJU DEMAND.
The Bulls the Aggressors on the
Floor of the Stock Exchange.

The Bulls the Aggressors on the
Floor of the Stock Exchange.
The transactions on the floor of the
stock exchange yesterday were not
characterized by any heavy sales of
stock: yet prices were generally quoted
higher. ard the bulls gave the bears a
hard rub.
At the first call of Anchor it was
evident that there would be a scramble
for this stock. and it quickly jumped
from s225 to $3.50 in the bidding. Hold
ers were shy, however, and held out for
81
Ajax seemed favorite. and a hun
bred shares changed hands at 971z
cents.
Bullion Beck was also in demand.
and bidding vas lively at advancin e
figures. Starting at $3.50. this stock
was bid up TO S6e5. Sellers, however
stood firm al 1925
Daly-West was in active demand
and was tossed by the bulls from $3.50
To s.. Offered at s725.
Eagle closed at 10 cents bid, 20 asked
but Immediately afterwards a sale Of
500 at 1S1s cents was announced. This
was objected to by some of the brokers,
one Of whom had orders to sell at IS
cents. The objection was sustained
by the presiding officer, and after the
call Eagle was called again, with the
result that the bears pounded the stock
down to Is cents, the highest bid being
liik cents.
Geyser was weak, and buyers raised
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.

This morning a man came in from
Hammerick's ranch with the sad intel
Iigence that Nick Verdieck had acci-
IDENTIFY shot and killed himself. The facts
were, as near as could be ascertained,
as follows:
Nick Verdieck, German of q years,
lived in cabin one-half mile from Ham
mericks ranch and seven miles from
Glenwood Springs on Four Mile creek,
and was employed by Mr. Hammerick
upon the ranch. This morning about 9
o'clock he picked up a IS calibre Colts
sixshooter, in his cabin, and was twirl-
it around upon his index finger, when, in
some manner, the weapon was accident
ally discharged, the ball entering the
left cheek Just below the eye, lodging in
the back OF the head, causing instant
death.
about four wears. and was much liked
and respected by all who knew o him 5 He
,ied and one single, who were at Mr..
Hammericl's ranch at the time Of the
sad accident. DR.. Clark was notihed ana
he went at once to the scene.-Glenwood
Springs Avalanche.
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and clean. The latter bowed suavely and
the judge began:
II believe you profess to be able to
extract teeth without pain?''
Yes, sir" was the teply. and if l
don't do it I'll refund your money"
The judge was seated in the operating
chair. and the last thing he remembers
was the dentist inserting small tube
In his mouth. He got dose of gas and
became unconscious. When he came to
the young man was under a table, his
erstwhile spotless shirt and collar COW
cred with blood, and his clothes torn up
almost beyond recognit IN. He was des-
perately waving the judge off, saying all
the while: Get out of here! Get out Of
herei"
He seemed very anxious TO have the
judge get out, but ne coul'ln't be induced
to leave his retreat rom under the table.
why young man, what's the matter?
asked the judge, who didn't unders tand
the situation, in surprise. If I've done
anything I'm willing to pay for 1t
The young man obtruded his head for
a moment, glared reproachfully about at
the demolished furniture and his own
sorry plight, wavered a moment ard tnz n
exclaimed Pay h! You set out of
herer'
1t seemed that the judge under the in
fuence of the gas had cleaned out the
establishment, and the dentist didr's get
the tooth either.-Paducah Standard.
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ST. lIONANs. FIFE.

There it rests, with its back to the brae,
The iumbIed, zig-zag. gray old town;
Roofs red and brown-roofs purple ana
BIue-dim through reek from the CHM
Roofs slanting. triform. jutting. square,
With skylights yawning for air,
And gables-gables everywhere!
Iow in the lap of the land it lies.
On the knees of the shore serene and
The earth's green arms about it thrown.
Its feet on the rocks where the sea-mesV
And ever with mournfuI monotone. >
Ebbing and flowing the sea tides sway
Ebbing and flowing forever and aye.
Dark on the sunsets rudy gold.
The old church tower on the western
The sturdy church. six centuries old.
On the edge of the wave, with the
town in sight;
Where pray the living, where find repose
Boats in the harbor-nets on the brae.
Sunbrowed fishers upon the pier;
Women light ankled, deft handed, gay,
Ready to answer with joke or jeer;
Children who make the old village ring
With the games they play, the songs
they sing.
Oh, here Life steps to a neartsom.e
Each for the love of them wroks his
own:
And not for any mans single gain.
For masters profit to sweat and
groan:
And blithely the sails with a stout ''yo-
hoi''
To the masthead rise as they onward go.
Come luck, come lack. one deal to each;
Nor fear nor favor the fisher knows.
AS ne sails away from the happy beach,
When the fish are rife and fair wind
blows;
And what though a grave in the "a his
Holds it one hollow where God is not?'
All! stin do I dream of that gray old
shore.
Its murmur of waves. its shelterihg
calm:
The hearty speech and the open door,
And the welcome word that fell like
balm
Till over my soul in 4 food-tida free,
My long-lost faith flowed back TO me:
Yea, the heart of my youth L found in
Oh. gray St Monans. beside the sea.
Chambers Journal.