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Evening star., 1896-09-19
"sTONE OF SCONE.,
The EnferprlslnE SchOOlbOy Who
Slept in the Coronation Chair.

The EnferprlslnE SchOOlbOy Who
Slept in the Coronation Chair.
From St. Nicholas
1t Is a long walk from the dining room Of
the Westminster School to the coronation
chair, which stands behind the old stone
screen just back Of the altar in the abbey,
but there is an interesting connection be-
tween the two. This chair. as is we'll
known, is a rude, heavy, oak chair, much
worn by time. 1t contains the ''Stone of
Scone" and was made by the order of Ed
ward I, in 1927. and every English SOW
ereign since then has sat in it to be
crowned.
A stout railing in front Of the chair re-
strains the crowd Of visitors from coming
near, but II they were allowed to examine
it closely as l was fortunate enough to
do. they would find cut boldly into the solid
oak seat, in such sprawling letters the
schoolboy's knife makes upon his desk. "P.
Abbott slept In this chair Jan. 4th, 1901. "
p. Abbott, it seems, was a Westminster
School boy, and tradition. which there is
every reason 10 believe is true tells that ne
made wager with a schoolmate that he
dare stay in the abbey all night alone.
In order TO win his wager he hid in some
corner Of the old building until the doors
were locked for the night, and thus was
left alone there. Fearing. however, that
when morning came, the boy with whom
he had made the bet would disbelieve his
statement that he had won it. he deter
mined to have some proof of the fact and
so spent the hours of the early morning in
carving on the coronation chair the SEN
tence which, even now. nearly a century
after, bears witness for him. 1t is disap-
pointing that the tradition does not record
just what form and amount of punishment
was visited upon the lad for his escapade
and tnat history does not tell US of his la ter
years. 1 wonder whether the courage and
grit which this deed manifested foretold
an energetic. successful life, or was dissi-
pated In mere bravado.
Evening star., 1896-09-19

FROM the Nev York Press
A southern negro illustrates his idea of
the Tree silver party and its nominees bv
thls comparison: You knows, marster
dat befo' de war no Niger wild eny ser
respec' or 'ristocratic notions ever eat or
wsteTmillion out'n his own marster's patch
ef he could steal one FUN de nighes' ma
pors En- ev'ry time two grown niggers
went cut in de night fur watermillions dew
anus TUX along ole marster's son, so ef
dey got cotched de w'ite boy got en- de
scfape, too, en- ole marster had TO help 'em
an out. But de boy wus allus en- de way.
he taik too much en- too loud, en- he had
TO be called haf de time. DE uogs
didn't know de w'ites hl1en dey did de mig.
gers. en- useter bark at em. De boy wuz
too little to cay a whole watermilion, fur
de watermillion am a mighty unconvenient
1rult ter handle, en- it's announcement fruit
TO eat, too It's too big fur one small 10y
en- tafn't nun fur two big niggers an a
boy. En- dars whut Use thinkin' bout dis
yer free silver pahty. It's too hig fur one
little w'ite boy, like Misser Bryan. to
manage. en- tain't big ernuff fur two old
darkies. like Misser Sewall en- Misser Wat
son, an de boy, too
Evening star., 1896-09-19
''Now use your revolver. and give 'em

Now use your revolver. and give 'em
every bullet In -tt!'
She fired twa shots from her carbine
while the Captain ,emptied his revolver.
and the yells sand groans from the men
outside showedG thai some of the bullets
had taken effect 5Leaving the captain
to guard the spot. the girl took her sta
tion at the back door. and for the next
quarter Of an hour there was lively firing
from without and within. Then the gang
had enough of it and drew off. but it
sieged felt sure, that. the enemy had re-
tired Not a word had been heard from
Kit for half an hour when the captain
struck a light and expressed his belief that
Jared with the men. The fame showed her
lying on the floor with bullet in her sde
She had been hit with one of the last
shots fired, and though not rendered un-
I'm done for"' she said, as the pay
master and his clerk bent over her. go
out and see II you can find daddy. l
thought l heard him groaning awhile ago."
lance mules had been driven of. but no
harm had come to the soldiers. who still
slept under the influence of the opiate.
mere were four dead outlaws on the
grouno, and Jim Fitch was one of them.
Ihere were two wounded, and old Robert
son was hardest hit. They lifted him up
and carried him into the house and laid
him down beside Kit He was unconscious
but her words brought him back to life.
That you. daddy?" she asked.
Eyes. Kit"
Hurt bad. daddy?"
Got my Dose"
I'm done for. too. Say. daddy. take hold
OF my hand. Now. then, as we lay here
dynr g. tel me If you are my real daddy?'
No. Kit. I'm not"
Then who am I"'
Il stole you when you was little-lit-
Go on. daddy"
But he never spoke again. She waited a
minute to hear his answer, and then looked
up at the captain with a smile He back
eo away and leaned against the bar and
was looking out Of the open door into the
darkness. when his clerk whispered:
She's gone, too. captain! Perhaps he'll
answer over therer'
CThe End)
Evening star., 1896-09-19
PART I.


Here IN the road between Fort Yuba and
the town of San Quin. twenty steps from
the west bank of Dog creek. and having
hills to the north and a ten-mile plain TO
the south. stands Robertsons ranch. The
name ranch is a misnomer- There are
no horses cattle-no farming In other
days, whe the stage took this route. IL
was road house. 1t is road house yet.
but fallen into decay and having so bad d
reDutation that both civil and military au-
thorities Eeep an eye on it. There are two
adobe buiic!ug@a house and shed BARN.
There is no inclosure-no shade-no sur
roundinG5 except stack of w1ry nay,
broken-down wagon and a heap OF poles
which have been brought from the hills
fer firewood 1t is lonely. evil-looking
place. and with three or four men skulkinS
about it would be a nervy tenderfoot who
would disnCunt at the door, even at broad
MONDAY
1t is 3 o. clock in the afternoon of an Au-
gust day, and the sun is boiling down on
Robcrtsoa's ranch in a way to burn the
grass out by the roots. Stretched at full
leEgt' on the fioor of the bar room, with
a saddle for pillow, is John Robertson, a
grizzied. vicious-looking man of fifty. He
has been asleep for an hour. door lead
ing into what seems to be a living room
softly opens and girl steps into the bar
room. looks about inquringly, and then
walks to the front door and gazes up the
trail winding over the hills. More than
one man-aye, more than hundred traV-
elerS-gave d start of surprise at seeing
Kit Robertson about the ranch between
the years 1872 and 1879. A girl of seven
teen or eighteen, trim of figure, small
hands and feet. curly chestnut hair, dark
blue eyes and face which would have
attracted u second look on 9Th avenue.
Her apparel was coarse. but well-fitting.
and was what might be called 'half-Mexi-
can-half-civiiZed."
Wake up. dad!'
A mile or more up the trail the girl had
caught sight of horseman headed for the
ranch.
''Eh. Kit, what Is it," growls the half
awake man in reply.
Stranger"
"Humph,''
He yawned, turned over on his side rub
bed his eyes and slowly got up and stag
gered over to the door. After lock up
the trail he said:
Better vamosei'
Without a word she turned and made
her way &c the rear room, but she did not
stop there. She passed cut of the side door
and out to the shed and around to the
shady side of 1t and sat down with her
back to the wall BY the time the stranger
horseman rode up old Robertson was very
much awake, and met him with a smile
and a nod.
Hot muttered the stranger.
Hot as
You are John Robertson
You bet!
The stranger turned his horse loose and
entered the bar room. He wasn't tender
Evening star., 1896-09-19
PART II.

PART H.
Up to the moment the paymaster and his
clerk sat down to supper the soldiers COM
posing the escort had treated Old Robertson
grutfiy or ignored him altogether. but his
pt rsistent efforts to render himself agree
able induced the sergeant to remark:
Il haven't doubt that you are as bad
as the reputation they give you. but that's
peither here nor there with US. If you can
bring us a drop without the captain getting
on to 1t we'll take 1t that you are white"
You shall have bottle of my best" was
the rcply. and 1t was tho bottle he dosed in
tho kitchen which he carried out to the
Hen under the shed few minutes later.
This escort had had hard day of It.
First, wheel had como or the ambulance
to detain them for an hour. Thon one Of
the mules had kone lame with a nail which
had worked into his foot. Then they had
mot with q tree which had fallen across tho
read at a narrow spot and they had to
make a circuit over bad ground to clear It.
Late an It was when they reached Old Rob-
ertson's ranch. they might have kept On
to Silver Springs but for the big thunder
storm rising In the west,
Kit waited on the paymastsr and biz clerk
Evening star., 1896-09-19
His Story Was Clear.

From the Cleveland Plain-Deaer.
His name was George Arnold, and he was
arraigned in police court on the charge Of
stealing a ride on train.
Where were your asked Judge Fielder,
referring to his former place of abode
I'm the Indian territory" was the reply.
II was waiting"
waiting for whom?"
Just waiting"
What were you waiting forf'
ITO get my money"
"Who FROM"
1.-The man was waiting for"
what did he owe 1t to you for?'
"For waiting"
How did you start in waiting?"
by beginning to wait"
Il don't know what you mean; explain
yourself
Il thought you knew I was waiting in a
restaurant"
"Ohr' gasped Judge Fielder.
Evening star., 1896-09-19
The End of Knowledge.
Bacon

The greatest error of all the rest is thu
mistakng misplacing OF the last or far
thest end of know ledge: for men have en-
tered into desire of learning and knowl-
edge, sometimes upon natural curiosity and
inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain
their minds with variety and delight; some
times for ornament and reputation; and
sometimes to enable them to victory of wit
and contradiction; and most times for lucre
and profession: and seldom sincerely to
give true account of their gift of reason,
to the benefit and use of men. AS IL there
were sought in knowledge a couch, where
upon to rest searching and restless spirit;
or a terrace, for a wandering and variable
mind to walk up and down with fair
prospect; or a tower of state, for a proud
mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or
commanding ground, for strife and con-
tention; or shop, for profit or sale; and
not rich storehouse, for the glory OF
the Creator and the relief OF mans estate
Evening star., 1896-09-19

Are you my real dad?'' she demanded.
as she looked into his eyes.
That's the third time you've asked that
que stion within two years. he sternly
replied. land I'd like to know what's come
over ye II ANT yer daddy what ye
dom here? What am ! takin keer Of ye
fur? Who's bin talkin' to YEP
Nobody"
Then drop It! 1 don't blame We fur
bein' tired of the ranch and the folks
and the hull blamed airth fur a hundred
miles around same as 1 am myself. but
how kin we leave? What we got to go
on? Why don't ye wait till 1 make a
raise?'
Then you are my real daddy?" she per-
sisted
Say. Kit, 1 never laid q hand on ye
in my life!' he whispered, but don't drive
me too fur! Shet up on sich talk or SUM-
thin'l happen! 1t looks like ye wanted
Evening star., 1896-09-19
THE CLIFF JEWELLERS.
Their Country Includes nm Immense
Aren and the Widest Scenes.
From Harar's Msy.xipa

Aren and the Widest Scenes.
From Harper's Magazine.
Inhabitants? Indians, coyotes rattle
snakes rabbits, prairie dogs and Morrnons
In the heart of IT: while along its borders
and I'm the valleys where water is or can
be brought are ranchmen, with stout
hearts-as need there is to wiring a liyeli-
hood from this desclate frontier. Villages
there are In favored places and few
towns. with faces set firmly toward the
twentieth century as to the utilities while
the amenities are but fitfuily in evidence
The Indians who inhabit this region arc
OF two types. In the upper middle portions
are the Ctes and Navajos. the relics of no.
madfc tribes. but wandering legally no
longer. save within the confines OF their
reservations. More scattered are the Pu.h-
los or Village Indians. living much as they
uld when the Spaniards found them CEN
,uries ago, In their great communal storied
houses OF stone or adobe. OF these Pueblo
indians, the Moquis, far away from amy
where, In the heart of the land of which
i write are the most primitive in dress
hablts and tradition: while the Zunis AGO.
mas Lasuhans and lsletans. TO the south
ana east. and a dozen or so fading rem
hants OF once powerful groups strung along
the upper reaches of the Rio Grande are
Nariousiy and frequently viciously tinged
with ways and follies of the white man
All over this great stretch of coun,r,
SO not In Its untempered summer sunshine
lhat You wish YOU had not come, so be-
Wltching In its skies and clouds and at
,i, ,,iospiiere anu nils that not for worlds
would you have stayed away are The
ruined homes of the forgotten people You
VIII ma them al the doors of Navajo wick
lups deep IN the wilderness. where old wo-
men sit weaving blankets I'm the sun Won
wiz hnd them hundreds of miles from the
White man dwellings or the red mans
hauhts. sometimes high pla,eaus
sometimes in broad valleys, sometimes
hung along the crags Of well-nigh inacces-
siple canyons, or perched, Ii may be. in
ulZzy security atop some gigantic rock
i wnich rises sheer and solitary above the
| plain. over which il has kent 80 Ions, ~
| needed vigil 'e '
Evening star., 1896-09-19
u
Electrical Soap.
From the Philadelphia Record.

A battery has been patented consisting
Of a source of electrical energy placed in
side a cake of toilet SOAP The device is in
tended for curative applications of cleo
tricity to the human body. To use the Ian
guage of the inventor. "the invention is
based on the fact that the chemical decom-
position of soap IS such that when dissolved
in water it produces aoliquid having an ex-
citing effect upon certain metallic cleo
trodes placed in proximity to form an elec.
tric battery. The arrangement of the eIec.
trodes is such that they may be reached by
the solution formed in the use of the same
and provided with terminals on the exterior
of the soap through which the electric cur.
rent is transmitted to the person of the
user. The elements Of a simple salvanie
battery are used and the effect of the cur.
rent is intensified by the addition of ar
induction coil"
Evening star., 1896-09-19
The Origin of Queer Phrases,

From the Philadelphia Times.
'Oh, dear met Is equivalent to 20, Dio
mio.' or 'Oh. my Godr
Rotten Row. the famous drive In London,
was originally called la route du roi, or the
Kings passageway.
Pope" was originally papa" and "czar''
and kaiser are both Caesar.
'Tnmble' was originally thumb bell"
as the thimbIe was first worn on the thumb
"Dandelion" was dent de leon, or the
lions tooth.
Vinegar is taken from the French win
aigre or sour wine.
Domino, the old name used for a preach
er, is derived from Dominus.
Lord in the old Anglo-Saxon was liaford,
or loaf distributor.
Sir was originally the Latin senior.
Madame is my lady"
Slav was originally a person Of noble
lineage, not the slave as now applied.
Evening star., 1896-09-19
Deadly Humidity.
he Cleveland Plain-Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Weary Waddler-"Say. Mosey. we've got
to git out of this here climate at once"
Mosey Mogalong-"What's tn matter
with it?"
Weary Waddler-"It's this bloomin' at
mosphere. They calls II humid. That means
it's full o. moisture"
Mosey-"Well, wot of it7'
Weary-"Why, great Caesar, man, we're
takin' baths every hour an not knowin'
It,"
Evening star., 1896-09-19
1t Was the Way 1t Wns Put.
From the Indianapolis Journal.

Il presume you gave the prisoner some
occasion to strike you?"
why, your honor. we were talking about
the coinage, and he made some statement
that called me to remark that he hal been
misled and was arguing from the wrong
premises, and then he struck me-"
"1s that what he said to you prisonerr'
Eyes, that was the substance Of 1t, your
honor, but not the language. What he
said was that I didn't know enough to
pound sand In a rat hole, and was talking
through my hat like jackass full Of this
ties and bull-nettles."
Evening star., 1896-09-19
Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Latest Report
R3H!aa!!! g! Rsxassl! RRsklaRs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

ty Of cold water or he can turn some On
their heads or on the back Of their necks.
School boys sometimes fight and quarrel.
A pailful of water thrown over them will
quite cool their anger and youthful ardor.
In the winter let them when in anger be
required to eat a SNOWFALL and II will have
capital effect in allaying an excited
temper"
In another paragraph of advice this orig
inal disciplinarian Lrescribes that angry
boys should also. in winter, be required to
stand close to the fire until breaking into
profuse perspiration.
Evening star., 1896-09-19
Corporal Punishment Rarely Resorted
to in This Country.
ENGLISH MASTERS STILL use TEE ROD
UnruIy Children in Other Countries,
and How They Are Managed.
COLD WATER TREATMENT

UPILS B E G / N :
ming school this
month will better ap-
preciate their teach
ers and the educa-
tioaa laws of t h i S
country when they
learn Of the punish
ments applied to
misbehaving and in
attentive children IN
the schools of for
eign lands. Corporal
punishment in ouI
city and country
Evening star., 1896-09-19

Bad children in the schools of Turkey.
Persia and China suffer q very painful
mode Of punishment known as the bastina-
do. The soles Of the feet are severely
struck with lath, paddle or stick Of bam-
boo sometimes until the blood issues from
beneath the nails. This mode is particular
ly in vogue in Mohammedan schools, where
children are taught to read the Koran.
Prof. Lyman Cobb, veteran New York
schoolmaster, who a half century ago was
the author Of a number Of school books.
teachers manuals and the like. expressed
his opinion that when a child becomes
very angry and perhaps throws himself
upon the floor sudden dash Of cold water
In the face or on the back Of the head and
neck will have an excellent effect. Some
times. he continued. boys become angry
cause them to drink considerable Quanti-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29
Clover and Alfalfa for Hogs.

In most of the soils in the central
west red clover must be relied on
chiefly for the green food of growth.
But where the soil is very deep and
porous alfalfa does fuely. On such
soil alfalfa will supply forage for Is
or 20 hogs per acre for the season.
This is specially fine for pigs and grow
ing shoats. 1t has been found that pigs
will gain 100 pounds each during the
season from May to September, and
100 pounds of pork cannot be produced
SO cheaply on any other kind of feed.
The pigs will come out of the pasture
in autumn in capital condition to fat
ten with corn or small grain. The al
falfa in hog pasture could be moved
once or twice during the summer, or
whenever it begins to get hardy or
woody. This will provide plenty OF
young and tender heritage, which is
more nutritious, weight for weight,
than forage from the older plants, and
il the swine are provided with this
food in it's most nutritious condition,
their growth will be most rapid
Rural World.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29

yield per acre and in the time of ripen-
ing. The red variety has, invariably,
been the best yielder on the state farm.
and it also natures n couple of weeks
earlier than the white seeded variety
While the red Kaffir corn has never
been injured by frosts, the white vn-
riety has failed to mature seed more
than once. Besides, an unduly large
percentage of the stalks of this kind
fail to push the head completely
through the sheath of the upper leaf,
and from this cause portion of the
heads thus affected are moldy below.
or ut best bear but poorly developed
seeds on the portion covered by the
sheath. This is rarely the case with the
red variety. For these reasons the red
variety is considered much the better
of the two. Both varieties are classed
as non-saccharine sorghum and in
common with all varieties of sorghum
will stand drought much better than
Indian corn.
Kaiiir corn seed has been found equal
to corn in feeding value, and the red
variety yields rather better than corn
in all seasons, and in dry seasons will
produce moderate crop of seed when
corn only produces fodder.
The following table shows the result
OF six years of experiments on the state
farm. comparison being made be-
tween Kaflir corn and Indian corn:
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29
AGRICULTURALHINTS.
kAFFlR CORN REPORTS.
=. :. Claimed to Be the Best Possible
Crop for Arid Lands.

:. =. Claimed to Be the Best Possible
Crop for Arid Lands
Several years of cultivation of KafIir
.orn In Kansas have demonstrated
.h.t Il is one of the most remunerative
.rops that can be grown under con
aitious existing in that state. Tha,
tbe farmers realize this fact is proven
Nv the remarkable acreage shown by
tSe reports of the secretary Of the state
hoard of agriculture for 1905. In 1921
che total Kaffir' corn acreage was 49,
OH: in 1894. 95.237; and in 1895, 1874, 1903.
The state agricultural college at
Manhattan has been experimenting
With Kaffir corn since 1889. Two va
r;effrs of seed were used which from
lis color are respectively denominated
white and red Kaffir corn. They are
alike in their habits of growth. Both
attain height of five or six feet, or
more on very rich soil. They both
have short, stiff stalks, thickly GOV.
cred with foliage, which somewhat re,
sembies leaves of sorghum, and both
produce a long, slender, upright head
densely covered with small rounded
seeds. They differ, however. not only
In the color of the seed, but also in the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

The skins of fruit should never be
eaten, not because they are not palata-
bic or digestible, or are unhealthful In
themselves, but on account of the dam
ger arising from microbes, which may
have penetrated into the covering of
the fruit.
-Omelet. - Break six eggs into a
bowl, beat for two or three minutes,
and season with pepper and salt Melt
half a teaspoonful of butter in an
omelet-pan, turn in the omelet, and
shake over the fire until set. Fold
over, take up, and serve immediately
Ladies' Companion.
FOR dinner sweetmeat large fresh
dates are now used. Cut them open
on one side and remove the pit and put
blanched almond in its place. Prunes
may be treated in the same way. II
the prunes are not as fresh as one
would like, soak in warm water before
taking out the pit.
"A raisin broth acceptable to an in
valid is made by boiling one pound of
raisins slowly in plenty of water for al,
muir. OlItiu iuu IctuIu W CiiS uiS.
Add small piece of butter and thick
en- with corn starch, moistened with
cold water. Crate in q quarter of a
nutmeg, and season with tablespoon
full of brandy or two of wine. Sweeten
to taste, and serve hot with toasted
cracker. Raisins are known to be
nourishing and stimulating, and tse
broth is both palatable and useful
Liverpool Mercury.
"A Way to Sweeten Lard.-After
frying doughnuts or fritters or any
thing of that kind shave off few slices
of potatoes when you are done with
the grease and drop them in the siz-
cling fat; let them cook an instant and
then set on the back of the stove To
cool very slowly. In the course of half
IN hour remove to place to cool more
rapidly, and just before it gets beyond
the pouring stage strain through a
cloth into clean jar. You will find
that the lard is nearly as sweet as ever,
being only little darker, which does
not hurt it for frying cakes in again.
Farmers Voice.