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and the circumstance OF the mother OF
Rookie going night after night 20 the glib
bet % collect tine bones as they We're
blown down by the wind suggested the
poem "Mlzpah."
Those boys without character and the
wretched horses they bestrode were cheap
labor, and the profits on the contract en-
abled Allen to turn in about tl2090 a year
and 20 take UP his residence at Prior park.
one OF the finest Italian houses i'm England,
and it is said Ihat IL was tine sight OF this
grand place aud the knowledge OF how
Aliens money had been made which first
suggested TO Palmer the attempt 10 bring
his scheme 10 the notice of the postal au-
thoriies. John Palmer was lessee anu
manager OF the Bath ana Bristol theaters-
IL was at the old heaters At Eath that Act
ors like Lee, Crawford, henderson, SD
dOns and BruntOn made some OF their cary
appearances. while. thanks 10 the infiu-
ence OF friends. Bath new theater was the
only patent theater out of London. Pal
mer always appears TO have been u;tn
OF more or less hOrsey tastes, like the ldte
Mr.. Newcome. Of the plymouth theater,
and his business led him 10 travel 4 SOOd
deal about the country. With him time
was money. so, abjuring the slow. rumblinS
stage coach, he went about BeatlnS up
actors, actresses and companies IN post
chaiSeS, always, OF course, passing t4ie
coaches on the road along which he was
travelling. With the mail coach OF the iu-
ture in his eye. he asked himself, remeIn-
boring that a letter took three days 10 20
from Bath TO London. why letters should
not be carried at the same pace at which
Il was possible TO travel in a chaise2 lie
kent a record of time and distances. and,
having thought out all the details, and
deeeming his scheme ripe FOR adoption.
he sought the good Offices Of John Pratt,
afterwards Lord Camden, by whom John
Palmer was introduced TO Pitt. who warm
~ approved the idea. Lords Carteret ana
Tankerville. the Joint postmasters gener-
al, besides not being experts. We're bound
securely hand and foot by letters OF red
tape, and so coutented the mselves with
learning the opinions OF the postofflce off,
Gals, who. il We're almost needless 10 tell
were almost to n man against Palmer. The
far-seeing Pitt was not long I'm coming 10
the conclusion thar more than half the
objections to the proposed mail coach
had their outcome I'm Jealousy, so, calling
together Palmer. the postmasters general
and sunSry officials. he decided that the
system should have a trial.
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II you went 70 Mrs. Martin and asked
her she would give some vague reply hut
If she told the truth she would relate how
n very angry young mortal man came
TO her one Gay and requested an interview
how. when the door closed behind them, he
said lot Of hot. unpleasant things that
gentlemen never say TO ladies' unless they
are hating or loving somebody very hard.
The games up" no said. i've lest and
won"
"Thank YOU" she answered. You are
a dear good boy"
"And you are a wicked. cruel woman
10 have made one do this thing Didn't you
know I'd fan in love-really in loVe-with
her?"
Il thought it possible" she answered.
coldly
We'll ! did" he continued. and 7 told
her 80 last night"
"Of course. What I expected"
But you don't understand" he contin-
ued. You seem 10 think It's a Joke. I'm
going to marry her, you know"
ooh. are YOU" with a sneer.
Yes l am but il shan't be now. Ny
first step Is TO pay her mother for all the
flowers and drives I've squandered on her
and the club dues and the special german
favors. I've counted them all up. Here's
the money"
He held up a ron and thrust It IN her
hand.
But how did YOU ct it," she grasped.
Get it? Worked for #. starved for it.
except when l was eating chicken salad and
entries hot and cold in Society I've lived
IN a hole ever since 1 found out Z loved
her I rented a room without a fireplace.
The location would shock YOU and so would
the price, II was s. month. As for food.
l said. I've starved. 1 made my coffee
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cross country posts. and to carry the mails
by what were subsequently known as al
lens post boys" who were supposed TO
travel on horseback at a pace averaging
five miles an hour. Palmer. IN explaining
his scheme for reform 10 Pitt. in 1888, thus
criticised the then existing state Of things;
''The post" ne said at present. instead
OF being the quickest. IS almost the slow
est conveyance in the country. ana. al
though. from the great Improvement In
our roads other carriers have proportion
ately mended their speed the post il as
slow as ever" Palmer pointed out 10 the
authorities that the system then IN vogue
was unsafe. "for." said he. the mails are
generally intrusted TO some idle boy with
out character. mounted on a worn-out
hack. and who. so far from being able to
defend himself or escape from robber
IS far more likely to be IN league with him. "
What was known as the robbery OF tho
Brighton mail in 1892 was not the stopping
OF a mail coach by a well-mOunted high
wayman, but the stopping Of a lad about
fifteen years old by a couple of loafing
footpads named Rookie and Howell, who
were afterwards hanged in duo course.
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Thought thlt 0u--. some fricud or uabor
laa come ts tett U. taat bryan was elett-
el- hHt tae .olr# ~Isa-e aud said. Nanny
e1E sle eanf Come dis moIuia'-she sick
oh. E.y poor. bleeding country. No cook
-nl tAe rain just pouring down. Mrs Arp
-.stue uo sign. - D slipped out OF bed and
dtessel and tiptp'4 out 90 the culinary de
pertinent. ! fired up the stove and put ON
the hominy ANA the coffee and fod the COW
aal hrossh. ln some more wood and got
everything really Tor feminine hands be-
fore j awakci Them. Ina course OF time
;hey came ana made the biscuit and fried
The sausage and scrambled some eggs ana
SIC had No. 4 breakfast and I felt better
sorrow endureth for a night. hut GOV
sonicth in tho morning about breakfasf
time. I felt calm and serene ard did like
obadiah Oldbuek always Jid waen
bad lack overlook n.m put
on clean shirt and went down
town To- rejoice With those Who
wee rejoicing and 80 weep with those who
Wept. Several days ego I had prepared nay
mind for q defeat. j had hedged so that
the Disappointing shock would not be 81
shocking when il came hut stu I secretly
INDUCED a hope that there might he
landslide. an avalanche. an interpretation OF
providence Ia Bryan's favor. 4 man may
think he - prepared FOR the worst. hut he
can't cheat himself out OF his wishes. Ny
comfort now IS iu sympathizing with our
hero. in admiring the grandeur Of the man
who can now. like Paul. eyclaim. / have
fought "A good fight. have kept the faith"
The coming historian viii do him justice
End lie will rank with the great men OF thu
nation
one thing 7 rejoice 81. and that Is the
election uf a republican congress to CO
operate with Mckinley. Let there he 10
excuse for tho winning side and IL they
10 rot revive the industries and prosperity
a. tie rountrv within the next four years
then they must step down and out or they
will be hurled from power as Jupiter
hurled Vulcan from the Oympian heights.
Vulcan was nine DAYS falling and broke
his leg and IS lame yet.
Now lps us have peace and rest. I sin
osrelv wish that Mckinley could stay IN |
Office for a term OF ten years ard then !
hava 10 retire for good. The presidential
term IS too short. II takes all OF one year
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IN the mornings over the gas Jet and
bought dve-cent Loaf. II three-csnt por-
ton OF toast from the baleers-a
nice bohemian French breakfast
YOU know: but fortunately love
IS good antidote 10 hunger.
7 had Nell and "a copy OF Ella Wheeler
Nilc0Ns poems"
he threw his head hack and laughed
grimly. and she joined him in his mrth.
Well Ii Is serious she said smiling
and then SHE added. with q gentle froSti-
ness i'm her voice. "Eut Of course You
know I could never consent 10 my daugh-
ter.s marrying g penniless man"
Il know" he said. Please spare me
your views I am going now. I don't want
tho position you have secured for me
I've found something else. If your girl
proves she can care longerfor q poor
man than a usher. I'll come back
some day. GOodhy. Cousin Ellen. There's
80 much else that I could say: I might
stand here crying all night FOR my ach ng-
won't do any good. Let me know what
cure yOg'N find for me. You ought 10 have
given her the gold cure after the other
man instead or sending her an indignant
gentleman with a heart and soul"
Tine youth took her hand Imply and
dropped Il as though il We're a poisoned
thing
.Goodby" lie said huskfIv and depar+ed
Aud YOU all who read this story VIII know
that Mrs. Martin has been trying the gold
cure FOR her pretty daughter since last
season, when Rodney King ceased hfs de-
votions and went aWay: but the gold cure
alasl though % comes in the shape Of quite
a fine figure Of a fellow. q nice imitation OF
mar seems thus FAR unsuccessful A.
least Nellie's best Eirl friend says SO. and
she ought to know. since every day She
conveys certain interesting letters TO that
young lady IN a scented satin bag that
looks Innocent Of any contents more dan
AIAUDE ANDREWS.
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4
Study Of
Find8Si8CI8
Life
As 1t Is
LiU0d In the
"CharH8d
Circle"
Of Society,".
A WoMAN'S WATCH.

From The Detroit Free Press.
Fhey were slipping chocolate al a cafe and
talking OF watches.
Il have carried my watch for ten years
said the senior member OF the party. and
It has never cost me penny for repairs
Mercy p exclaimed another one. now
did you manage
Il took care OF f. You know men ara
always makius disagreeahie remarks .rslf
Women's watches. and 80 hen my HUSBAND
gave me mine ne said it would probabI.- ba
out Of order most OF the time. And fuSt
made ND my mind 10 show him that trere
was one woman i'm the world who 80
how 10 take care Of a watch
stolen - "
Never. J dropped It several times AZ
mrs, but II didn't show any marks"
but do the works never get out or mr.
der. THE what"
The works inside. Have Won ,.re-
broken the mainSprinE2"
~ never look inside
But how do YOU wind to-
don't wind IT, That's how take care
OF it and keep il nice
They They al stared moment. Then they
journed sine die.
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-, women a. the following viii be

men and women as the following Nj"
..Th- moral. the physical and the men
.al training OF the young. Above -
=, humanity and county. The phyS.
AMI mental evils resulting from SOM -,
~. Dresent methods OF our schools -
l,est means Of developing In children = -, -
x.nt.h WIN elevate ana enable an" 49,,
.ss,st n overcoming the conditions
now prompt crime and make necess. az ~ ~
raaIusenance OF jails. warehouses; ana ~
formatOrlos. -, 90 q SUBJ
How children should be reared ~ q
,a~, OF nsver-ending interest. heiii" -.
| tts,les tells Us that IA these Lui'eu -,
ST.. are about l2Oco.o0c women "ho Ia a.
! ,,rns childhood, so we can prec-Ne W., =, !.
| xriu l,e impossible TO arouse ihlele. ,,, In
,,raat many, yet OF these there sun an,
Tewain a large number who would sla a,..s
,scent the opportunity of eXehahsihe 49,,
mi sentirn.nts on this important ~.
we can readily understand now t"ls ~ ~,
,--oss viii be OF deep interest :" az Wy
-,.o,,en az the land ard those VINO c'lllno
.,tend in person will caecriy look io' " a. a.,
- IN that the press viii represent o" y"
| subjects discussed.
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l'-ows, and shadowed by curling lashes.
"a fine figure Of n fellow" said his cousin,
"and a gentleman. and so it's u bargain.
Rodney"
yes. but OF course you mustn't insult
me with that idea OF my taking money
but you will let me send the flowers
ana pay for all the silly things that are
necessary for paying soc.ety girl ones
respects"
He laughed. "Of course. n they go IN
with the undertaking. What 1 make now
you know. Is tust sufficient to keep me
comfortably fed and to clothe me de
Gently"
And so his cousin sealed the agreement
with hearty grasp Of the hand.
Wen. YOU. all OF you. know the story. at
least YOU know it as far as IT wont last
season before your eyes. You know Rod
ney stone, you who 20 to balls and germans.
YOU saw him dancing attendance on this
distant cousin. met them at the Piedmont
club. at tho cotillous at the Capital City
You all talked a lot about IL. Tt never oc-
Cured TO you where the money came from
for him 20 cut such Il figure IN society be-
cause 50 many men are cutting figures in
society without any apparent bank nc
count. You women accepted him because
no was handsome and because lac was so
distinctly different from the shallow youths
that are your intellectual food: and you
men liked him because he was reticent ara
honest ana gnihed and never sponged.
All OF You talked q lot about how smoothly
he cut out the other man and how Nellie
Martin succumbed 10 his charms. how she
looked move radiant than she had ever
looked before. ana how she seemed to live
I'm the light of his eyes. Now and them
during their season. YOU have wondered
where he IS and what ne was doing
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lover % This pretty vclns cousin ~ mine
lie Threw hi- = il Lack AMI laughed. Il
roA.' h" aalt '''t 10 Wasn't SO disgusting
j would bee decidedly droll"
rle woman arose nertoUSly and walked
20 th. window And she said slowly.
looking NOT 40 him lut out IN the street
with ewes strained aud sad. ''yol are going
10 Jet my girl go. You are not going 70 try
and save herr NGu are q young Idiot. You
talk 81 other means of saving her. 7 have
Lived more tram twice your years and even
at Four age : had discovered that the only
WY 20 save q gin from one man WAS 20
---t h.r interested IN another"
"fiut" Dee interrupted. "suc has plenty
OF men awfully n love with her besides tho
ole she cares for"
eyes. bu, they are ballroom men. They
are uot worth caring for. = girl must pity
"a chap 30 SOME way iu order 10 love him.
She must Boz sort of ministering anger.
That's whv women Ae dissipatod and
poverty stricken youths"
And 7 come under the latter head. But"
ha added. with I sight embarrassed laugh.
suppose we should both fan seriously IN
love. what thcus"
Nonsense. You are not 10 think Of
tlat. You are 10 leave just O., the point.
wh.u she Wal remember yol--oh. few
months. say IN arrange that Six months
from now. 2 we a notion fEat / can ger p
government appointment Tor you out west.
You VIII 70 ogt there ana we will 80
abroad fer - year"
Upon ans word" said the youth, you
are curious mother"
"a curious mother. au lr' she asked.
JIruius bitter face fuil upon him. "a
curious mother because ] married a man
who drank. ami neglected. ana builied me
and made ms life "a buriyu. and now FOR
that reason am crying our 90 GA pitcous-
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SOUTHERN n
WOMANHOOD
"a Toast-

Ny countrywoman, here's a toast to thea
a health to all thy comeliness and grace
And 10 the glory in each woman face.
Who lends her aid for our prosperity,
\ tribute to her-all that she viii be;
All that she has been to her stricken landt
When il lay PROSTATE meath adversely,
Twas she who first outstretched her help
ful hand:
Twas she who braved all ills to win the
fight:
Twas she who drank the dregs of sacrif1cei
Twas she who from the darkness gathered
light
To cheer and lead Alright, her fearful eyes
Though great in war, her higher missions
might
Revealed itself in wars Universities.
All hail TO her within this latter day:
All praise 10 her for that great work which
brought
The world 10 watch the progress she ha1A
wrought
Through paths of poverty and pam tiiaI la'
Beside the one Despair doth wend his way
And out Of which with smiling race hhe
came,
So proud. so dignifed that none dared say
That she had suffered that she might re-
claim
Her country-s honor. banishing all hats
And sloth. All, the reward was good
To her who won against a bitter fate,
And 10 the world who watched and under
stood,
A health 10 her. wise, gentle holy, great;
All blessings rest on southern Tomanhcod.
-NIauGe AudrewH
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!y TO save my chllc from such a lta2
WHAT mattertd &c that have an fnderrd-
eht fortune. thar She herself will htysto
independent fortune ~ she is married a.
happily? What VIII it all amount to-
Ana yet he said. this fortune 1850
great a thlng 10 YOU That you dou't wnt
your daughter 10 share 81 any more vi,
Door man than with a dissipated one
That IS neither here nor thoro - 10
SAID, you owe me everything. / ask an
a iavor-the first one I've ever asked. II
may seem curious request but IN tilncof
danger Of any sort all means are resol,d
10. This danger threatens the only per,n
~ the world that is dear 10 me--1ea,r
than life, fortune. honor itself. You'd "a
a dog II you didn't help me"
Rodney looked gloumily into tho FIRE IN
made the room coy on this November "a
II see your point OF view" he adnlte
"aud perhaps YOU are right. ANYWAY.
have no alternative. and since YOU trust i
my honor not 10 keep your girl sbouid
succeed IN winning her. IN promise Va
that your plans snail be carried out wff
integrity. or course, l see no reason VIII
its houidn't be now. because I've ncve
thought OF Nell. I've seen lite Of he
and don't care for women. anyway. Per
haps.' he added with short sigh that
because I've always been too poor 10 Al
low myself the luxury OF association WITH
tho Kind ! Ike"
Perhaps so said Mrs Martin. rerara-
Ing him with an appreclatiye eye that TOOK
u % the fun tho fine lines OF his athleri..
form. the breadth OF chest and wei So
shoulders. tho head ana throat of
p Iiernes splendidly modelled. the crop ~
sold brown curls and tho face with its
cleft chm, It's sensitive. refined lips. and
blue eyes marked above by straight. DARK
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-ool,are OF silk, satin or plush scraps.
SVrite for the one You want
Miss Emma Iangford, Rock Pile. Ca.
has an autoharp 70 exchange FOR ANYTHING
nF canal value Write FOR particulars.
Miss G. Durant, pap6ae. Ala, wishes TO
.r.bautre recitation when the Cows Come
Ifnme" ana others FOR 'Whistling In
Heaven"
Nrss Minnie Allen. Vera, Ca. viii give
seranium. heliotrope md fuchsia cuttings
- any one writing wat they want. with
postage.
Mrs Joe f. jenkins Benton. Tenn, has
. trio OF peafowls toexehange FOR Gear
%arfs family knitter1r best offer. Write
for particulars.
Mrs. c Benton " crald's MN. va;
1 n5i PPIy y l'ocl, fichens to exchange
FOR best offer
.;ar,ca ~ Coc Eastanoiee. Ga.
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The Hosiery OF a Princess.

Probably the most fastidious woman IN
Europe about her stockings is the princess
Of Wales She generally wears lace ones
of cobwebby fineuess, which cost her from
: To Q a-uineas a pair or from $40 to 81
She often uses black or white ribbed. hand
woven silk stockings, however, which are
verv soft and comfortable. For country
wear the young princesses don those o
soft. black spun SILK. which are warm and
delightful to walk in. For more dressy
occasions they wear stockings OF embroid-
cred silk Of various shades. The empress
OF Russia wears English hose also, and Is
eaid to have recently ordered large sup
uIv of the softest black Angola stockings,
fine as Indian cashmere, with the sheen Of
black silk. all hand-spun, and finished with
white toes. At the same time the ear
ordered several dozen pairs Of black Angola
and tan socks. strong and elastic. for walk
I'M, and a quantity of bicycle hose which,
it is interesting TO note, are In patterns o.
lively colOrs.
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has silk quilt 70 exchange for good furni-
ture-bureau or other furniture.
The postmaster at Leesville, Va. would
like 20 exchange for fine Japanese chrysan-
themums the following plants; four eulalie
Japonicas and four Virginia clemats.
Mrs W r. Rowland. Charlotte. n C.,
has music. Love In May" Instrumental
and Beautiful Moonlight" song to ex-
change for Rotations. Write what you
have.
airs. birdie Shipley Pilot Point. Tex. has
Indian relics and curios to exchange for
Indian pipe. spear heads or sea shells.
VIII some one write?
Mrs. =. J. Harrouff. Roberlne, La.
wishes to exchange mineral rod and dip
needle for dOuble-barreled hreech-loadiug
sAotsun, No. 10 or u. Ia good order.
Zoe Done. Hiueston a., has rooted star
5e-samine and rooted chrvsanthcuiums TO
exchange tcr light calico scraps.
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u IS SLEEPING

-. =, .la.vv. see the little thing nch
Ss,e's ready to so with the ahses - ,b.,-
- lightly they step We e~"
So. AMY OF ire ples, around her erHa1'p'
po.k her RICH. gently. ard sing 'en0e
low. ,.-s,-a., far they
viii so: 49,. emile, scrtly
o,,.r her fair face go tne
sl lSS hear the baby laugh out IN h'i
sleep
g.. ,,uocentiy fair. and rrecicusy sw r,DS
-, hgr beautiful head 10 her
u.- Inn white hands sEs from n'0'''" =
"a ~ haI. open blooms are isid On H''
breast
How the cold winds sH1le1>'
rarls the snow. ,.,x viii not
IAN, ~ .hors in Restland my pA''
ro- a. angels vii keep my ea''it '~''
s1rs..Iv resting in peace with never care
near little cheris. as pure as INC ""'''
SHOW. -, .,.,- keen so
r...r.., - my PRAYER sie VII eNes -. al,
I,-~n, whenever she starts 10 inc
~ Nod. o,s,els Q
watch her closely for me. o. ,,rKATN.
Cod
,rvriie springs. Tez-
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But She Didn't Doubt Hin

From 1'he Chicago Post
Il wish you were thousand miller
away" she said, pensively.
lie was naturally surprised. as she had
been most affectionate all the evening
.-Dearest"' ne exclaimed, what DO you
mean? How can you say you wish me so
far away
"Oh, wen. maybe that was an exaggere-
ton she admitted. call II hundred
But why even a hundred 10 per
sisted.
well" she explained. of course I
wouldn't have you think that I doubt you
for anything ia the wide world. nut i yo0
were 4 hundred miles away you'd write 70
me, wouldn't yOuF
''Of course"
and If You wrote 10 ne you'd write al
OF the loving messages that you now wins
per 10 me-
''Ne-es-'
s.!VeU ~ course don't doubt YOU" cor
-4nued The modern -p-to-si-te -l1i -at f9
f-ei 8. lof easier iu nay mind q I could SCI
YOU Ear enough away SO that j could get
some OF this in writing once There's moth
ing like documentary evidence