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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01

Mrs Reed was recently the recipient
Of the distinguished honor of being
made member of the Royal Asiatic
society Of London. This honor was con-
ferrcd Oh her in recognition Of her schol-
arly works ON Hindoo and Persian liter
aturc On each subject she has written
a volume which has been received
with high praise not only In this coun-
try, but moro especially in Europe.
where they have had large sale. The
books arc recognized as authorities by
oriental scholars the world over, and
Mrs. Reed has received many letters Of
praise from distinguished men of letters
of many nations.
Even as girl Mrs. Reed was a schol-
arly prodigy, and at II translated the
Psalms from the original Hebrew. At
that early age. too, she had written
magazine articles ON ancient literature.
and 1t was one of these that prompted
Dr. Reed to search her out. She had a
Greek lexicon in her hand when he pro-
posed. Not many months ago a paper
by Mrs. Reed was read at the meeting
of the Victoria institute. Its title was,
THE Ethics of Buddhism. and before
1t could be submitted to the distinguish
ed savants who composed the audience
1t had to be approved of by commit
tee of specialists ON this subject Final
ly. after n scrutiny which lasted for
nearly two years, the article was found
to be accurate and valuable, and when
1t was read was received with enthusi.
astic commentator. This was the first
time the work of woman had been
honored by that august body ~.
Since then Mrs. Reed has been md
q member of the International Society
of Orientalists. The University of Hi
nois has conferred upon her the degree
of master of arts. while Bethany col
lege gave her that of l.. Fl. d. MIRA
Reed is prominent in local literary cir
oles and is president of the Illinois
Womens Press association.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01
Underneath in a sprawling hand
young Embor had written:

In the back room under his blanket
tho young medic treasured an old book
OF accounts. and the next day he made
"a now entry. sd Dodd, Esq, July B.
1853, middle Of tho night.
The following day being the Fourth
of July, Downieyille, possessed Of a
spirit Of patriotism worthy Of larger
settlement. celebrated the glorious holt
day.
Up the gulch little way, from tho
top of n peeled and lofty Pine tree, float
cd in the summer breeze the stars and
stripes, In front Of the store Dodd and
some of the men fired an anvil at in
tervals. sending rumblings through the
hills and awakening the sleeping echoes
on the mountain top.
During tho morning the miners gath
cred abont tho store. for thero was no
work in the gulch that day. and as Toby
Wimple put in in his homely way;
Even Their Cbinks done the squaP
thing with Uncle Sam. +"
Then from the rear Of the Silver Star
five of the younger men came cautions
ly, and they bore down upon the crowd
in front Of the store, carrying each Of
them n strange burden. and. TO the sur
prise and delight Of tho older men, they
formed circle. and, with an old from
bone and cornet and a flute and q
bass drum and cymbals, the band began
10 play.
Suddenly. in the midst Of tho din.
camc a strange, weird cry, unlike any
thing over heard before in Downieville.
II grew louder and louder and sent de-
fiancc to the noisomo band.
Tho old trombone put forth its bois'
ferrous strain. the bass drum reared, the
cymbals cldshed.
The strange, weird cry became a bold
and desperate rcmonstrance. Nip and
tuck waged tho battle of the noises.
In the living room, in the rear Of the
store, Mrs. Dodd. on her bed in the cor
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01
THE FOURTH IN GOTHAM.
A Deserted City-How Some Famous Mer
Celebrate.

A Deserted City-How Some Famous Men
Celebrate.
The glorious Fourth ia New York is
generally celebrated by every one going
out of town for the day. Not that the
Coz amite fails in his patriotism-he
is full of that feeling every day in the
year-but, the Fourth being legal
holiday, all hands take a day in the
woods, in the green fielSs or at the sea.
shore. Consequently Il streets of New
York are deserted, Ll the whole of
Manhattan Island looks like an aban-
doned market. The firemen, the men
who drive the ambulances and hospital
attendants, however, usually have their
hands full ON this particular holiday,
for, although the Fourth is day fraught
with all things enjoyable for both
yonng and old. there is hardly any one
who does not remember New York
Fourth Of July when things went wrong
at least once and very seriously. From
the aged veteran who goes out to see
the fireworks and gets a spark in his
eye to the small boy who holds his toy
pistol "to SEQ IL 1t will kick" there are
sure to be casualties more or less seri-
Gus.
Ask any prominent man In Gotham
for his Fourth of July experiences. and
no will tell You good story. This Is
especially true of II. @. Du Val, private
seoratar- of Chauncey Al Depew. fof
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erea, ccnoes resoundcu from the noun.
The Terror Of t.


Bang, bang, bnngl
Strange. horrifying noises filled tho
air.
flo trembled as if stricken with the
ague
Every hair upon his head seemed dis
posed to omulnte the example of the
quilts upon the fretful porcppine.
Siss, boom, bangl
His legs wero all too weak to support
his qualing body. and his heart beat
with the rapidity of trip hammer. He
crouched in the corner, the picture Of
abject terror, and uttered low cries like
the cries of an animal in dire distress.
Friends surrounded him and spoke to
him reassuringly. but he seemed to have
lost all pride. all sense of shame. in his
mad surrender to fear. Even their taunts
and gibes wero unnoticed.
The strange, horrifying noises grew
louder and louder The booming Of can
non shook the house to its lowest foun-
dation stones and made the windows
dance lively jig In their frames There
was screaming In the air. as OF death
dealing shells. and q rattle. as of mus
kerry.
His former terror seemed insignifi-
cant when compared with tho new ter
ror that seized him as the tumult swelled
until earth and sky reeled from the
shocks of innumerable explosions.
In very ecstasy Of fear he fed.
bowling, and plunged headlong beneath
bed in the attic of tho house.
And yet, strange to relate, his act
was not denounced as unmanly.
Poor Towser doesn't know any bet
ter, was all the Fourth Of July revel-
ers said EARLE H. EATON.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01
AT BREAK OF DAWN.
by q. ADDIxoroS BRucE.

With the going down of the sun be-
hind the blue hills ON the far side Of
the little LAKE the old soldier. standing
on the shore. Turned to his cottage home
but few yards from the waters edge.
This evening, as every fine hight in
summer for a couple Of years, he had
taken a walk along the lake shore road.
and this night in particular he was re-
turning homo in very happy frame of
mind, for the morrow was Independence
day. sacred in his heart above all other
days of the year, and the ruddy glow OF
tho dead sun had presaged beautiful
day.
He sighed, however, as he walked to
the little rose grown house beyond the
willows, for there came TO his mind the
memory Of another Independence day.
years ago, the last his father, soldier
like himself and warrior Of the Revo-
luton, had spent on earth With the
closing houis of that day his father had
passed away, and yet 10 tho veteran this
all seemed but as yesterday. His sadness
was cleared away and his face bright
ened again when he saw his old wife,
with Young George, their grandson,
waiting in tho porch for him. He
waved salute to them in military
fashion. and the boy FASTENED out to
meet him,
"Yes. George" said the veteran, as
if in answer TO the lads unspoken ques.
ton, lit will be fne tomorrow. The
sun and the birds promise us that. and
have never known both to be wrong.
SO after supper we will set about get
ting everything ready, and we will cole
brate the day as we always do. !"
Tho boys face broke into ripple of
smiles, for to him came visions Of q trip
to the city in tho morning, row or a
drive with his grandfather in the after
noon and fireworks at night, with tho
old soldier telling tales of the war at q
big bonfire, which he would kindle ON
the shore.
After the evening meal. which they
did not take long in eating, the old man
asked for his pipe, and when George had
filed it for him he drew his chair near
the window and sat there putting con-
tentedly. watching the moths fluttering
deT2erately at the lamp chimney. The
room was a coy one. with its homely
but comfortable furnishings, its tall
family clock in the corner, its punches
of pansies, carnations and roses in every
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01

"nusn THET INTERNAL BANDr he CRIED
ner, Rugged pink baby to her breast
and did her best TO hush its lusty cry.
Like thunderbolt, wave of intelli-
gence overcame the crowd of men with.
out and they let forth shout of Joy
GUS laughter as they recognized the cry
of the first baby born in Downieville.
and then the trombone found its high
est notes again. and the bass drum went
booming to the clatter Of the cymbals
Waily Dimmick. red shirted and six
footed, drew his giant head above the
crowd Quick of wit was Waily and
quicker still Of action No one could
ever pull a gun on him. Up went his
brawny arms. and his fists shook in the
direction of the big bass drum.
Hush tibet Internal band, " he cried.
IAN give Their kid or chapcel"
The noise ceased, the talking ones
hushed their chatter, and then upon the
morning air came the softer. sweeter
music--from baby's throat.
Toby Wimple. with graceful sweep
of his strong right arm, took off his old
slouched hat, and like flock Of sheep
the others mutely followed his example.
They stood there motionless in the
sunlight, bareheaded, wet eyed, those
gruff ones, those rough ones, those tough
ones, and, like thirsty souls, they drank
of the gentleness and the melody in the
air about them-the music from the
mouth Of new born babe, the sweet
est sound that ever comes to human ears.
Then there was deep quiet, solemn
stiffness. for the child was hushed up
ON the mothers breast.
Up again rose Waily Dimmick, red
shirtcd and six footed, with his head
above the crowd q
let Ter hev 'em, boysi" he cried.
Hip, hipl Three cheers fer Downie
Dodd nv Downioville, Their furst kid in
Their oampr'
AS from a surging sea three great
roars rolled up tho gulch, and three
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01

old work Ine nag was one kept for
Just such times az the morrow, to be run
up on the lofty pole In the garden. The
old soldiers eyes glistened with a soft
emotion as he smoothed the banner
across his knees and spread 1t on the
floor.
The same old flag, mother" said he
simply. "the flag of our country, as
dear TO us now as when we came here
first to live together till the end. f"
"Yes. John. my husband" was her
proud answer. land pray God George
will always honor 1t as you have.
"You need have no fear. mother. " re-
piled the veteran, looking up at the
young man standing before him ~
have no doubt of him. The boy is from
the same stock as we are and just as
ready
Grandmother. " said George, "here's
q little hole in it, fresh one. Shall l
call the girl In to mend it?'
"Oh. no. moi" anxiously. 'Toan still
do all that myself, dear. thank God.
though it may be for the last time
Please give II over to me Look, father.
Watch me fix this. /"
Save for the monotonous tick took Of
the old oaken clock there was silence In
the room while the old woman's needle
piled slowly in and out Of the silk The
veteran watched her with a sort of quiet
pride AS her task was completed the
clock struck o.
mine O'Clock, +" said the soldier re-
flectively. at is good time we all went
to bed. for we will have a long day be-
fore us before tomorrow night comes.
The night passed quietly and rapidly
away. for all In that rose clad cottage
were sound sleepers The old soldier.
however. was up before daylight. and.
throwing open his easement window.
leaned far out 20 take a look at the
weather II was certainly going to be a
fine day AS yet there was but weak
glimmering in the east where the sun
would presently break through. and the
world lookd limpid and cool In the
gray dusk Of Ne early morning. As the
colder leaned ont of the window enjoy
ing the fragrance Of the dew stepped
roses that climbed In clusters Just be-
meath the window frame he felt light
touch on his shoulder, and. turning. he
saw his wife at his side.
Are you happy this morning. JohnT'
she asked.
"Quite. " said he. And you. dear2"
"Yes, indeed" was tho answer
Let us go ont into the garden Lheard
George getting mp some time ago, and
he is out now, expect.
Surely enough, they found him few
minutes later at the foot OF the flag
pole, which stood on little knoll. He
was busy tying the banner to the cord
running mp the pole.
"Ah." said tho veteran, THAT is
right, my boyl See how rosy it is get
ting in the east. Just moment or two,
and then
A glorious CLEAN of brightness APP
peared in the east. and at the same in
slant the boom of cannon across the
lake broke in upon tho old man s speech.
With the noise Of the cannon strange
pallor came into his face, and he almost
fell to. the ground George noticed 1t
and started TO come 10 his assistance,
but he only waved him back, and, point
ing to the banner, with look of exalta.
ton cried:
Run up the hag"
Those were the last words he ever
spoke,
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01
EARLINoToN

some and ubiquitous little brother had
gone into the house for the night and
he and she were alone---alone on the
dark piazza He knew it because his
nervous prostration told him so.
For an hour he talked Of almost
everything except the subject nearest
his timid heart. He talked about the
weather mud the tariff and thecorn crop
and about numerous other subjects we'll
calculated to cause feeling Of drowsi-
ness in any healthy young woman.
He had one great cannon cracker left,
and ne swung it to ard fro and wound
the fuse about his finger for the entire
hour, AT length, when the conversation
was perceptibly tagging and she was
covertly yawning, he began to moralize
about the fire cracker.
Strange, he said reflectively, "what
power there is concentrated in the pa
per tube | hold in my hand This fire
cracker has no brain and yet think OF the
vast weight it can raise when exploded
under some heavy object. 1t is an imam
innate object-it knows absolutely moth
ing, and yet what O wonderful thing it
can DOR
Some inanimate objects know more
than human beings" she murmured
quietly, but there was quaver in her
voice.
Now really, you do not mean that, -
he cried,
Indeed l do" he'replied trifle
sharply. THAT firecracker Ia an mani
mate object IL has no brain, as you
say, and yet it knows more than some
men When the time comes, she con-
tinued, rising to her feet and starting
for tho door, when the proper time
comes, that 6recracker knows enough
to pop " H. II. L.
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ApMmAL aEonaE nRowN.

the Indianola. The officers and crew
were taken prisoners, but were ex.
changed few weeks afterward.
Later the young officer saw hard sery-
ice in the gulf blockading squadron.
At the battle of Mobile Bay he success
sively commanded the gunboats Arizo-
ma, Pooahontas and Hornet and the
ironclad Cincinnati Shortly after the
close of the war he was mado COM
mander Since then he has been assign
ed to various posts and has had charge
of the construction of some of the YES
sells of the now navy.
Among other duties in recent years
no served on the Pacific station. He was
made commodore and reached his flag
ship IN 1889. In 1898 Commodore Brown
returned TO Norfolk navy yard, and he
remained In charge there until just be-
fore his retirement. He has removed
with his family 10 the old Brown home
stead. near indianapolis, where he was
born. but he says that his days Of use
fulness are not yet over.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01

OF another religion. SO tho lover pro.
posed that Miss Belknap become con.
vert TO Judaism.
Miss Belknap thought seriously over
the matter and finally agreed to this
compromise; M. May was to go away
for year. At tho end Of that time, if
neither had experienced a change CT af-
lection, she would agree to give up tho
religion Of her people and adopt that Of
her future husband
So nj. May secured transfer to the
Belgian legation at Japan for months.
Now his time is mp and he has returned
to Washington to claim his bride. Misa
Belknap is ready to carry out her part
Of the contract and has already COMO
through the preliminary details of be-
coming a proselyte TO Judaism. Miss
Belknap is tall, stately blond ard has
been for several seasons one Of tho most
attractive bellies of Washington.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01
ADMIRAL BROWN, RETIRED
To Spend His Last Days on tho Home
stead Where He Was Dorn.

To Spend His Last Days on tho Home
stead Where He Was Dorn.
Rear Admiral George Brown, who
has recently been retired from active
service on account of having reached
the ago limit, was up to q short timo
ago tho commandant of tho Norfolk
navy yard and the ranking admiral of
the United States navy
For nearly half century Admiral
Brown has been connected with the ma
Wy. When he first went to Annapolis as
cadet in 1649, he was ID years old
His first assignment was made in the
days of the old clipper ships and wood
en- sided frigates. For three years he
served on the famous old friGate st.
Lawrence The breaking out Of the war
found him a lieutenant. During tho
North Carolina coast blockade he was
attached to the mortar feet, and no al
so took part in the engagement at
Vicksburg. In 1862 he was commits
stoned as lieutenant commander and
put in charge of the ironolad Ipdianola
ON tho Mississippi station. At the pas
sage of Vicksburg and Warrenton in
1863 no commanded the Indianola dur
ing her terrific engagement with two
Confederate rams and two gunboats.
The battle lasted nearly an hour a. a
half and resulted in tho surren9
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01
HARRISON AYREs
lNANIMATE?-YEs.
But Cannon Cracker Can Pop and WIN
do IL at the Right Time.

But Cannon Cracker Can Pop and WIN
do IL at the Right Time.
For what happened Reginald Slow
boy was certainly at fault. His procras-
tination was the sole cause of it. He
deserved no sympathy. and yet the
blow seemed TO rattle his very back
teeth.
There was quasi understanding be-
tween him and Miss Cutting, but moth
ing definite He should have declared
his passion weeks before. He felt GER
tain that he loved her as woman had
never been loved before. felt equally
sure that she loved him, but whenever
the idea suggested itself of asking her
in plain, blunt English TO become Mrs
Slowboy he found nervous prostration
treading close upon its heels.
The tragedy that drove him away in
shame and chagrin occurred one Fourth
of July night They had been shooting
fire crackers and sending up roman can
dies contemporaneously with the entire
Cutting family for some time, but now
the coast was clear. Her father, her
mother. her sister and oven her bother
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01
eooRrA or July.
DY JOEL BENTON.

A soft lgdt from the purple morn
Acrors the landscape mikes its way,
And nloT inus hopes for rs are horn
Upon the nations natal day.
Moro tliEn ccntury's years have run
Since Valley Forge and nunltor Hill.
whiio Concord's Eight and Lexington
BRING memories that thrill usstill
Too rarely now we count tho cost
And Hazard OF that warfaro's ware
On think ON what rough sea3 were tossed
The patriots Of our earlier age
Firmly they stood against tho night
OF tho whole worlds suprcmest power.
Thoy fought by faith and not by sight
When fniluro threatened hour By hour.
But he who rules tho fates and yoars.
Who shapes all human dcstinios,
Mndc hope tho conqucror Of their fears
And brought Us freedom linked with
peace.
Lift, thon, to,lay tho stripes and stars
And let onr country's banner wave.
Which went victorious through its wars
And stiil inspires the true and brave.
Peal, bells. upon tho summer airl
Bring music and tho cannon's aid,
Dor whore Exists n land more fair
Than TINT our patriot fathers madcp
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-01

launched and will present even more
grotesqVe appearance than did tho Ba-
Yin steamer. 1t will consist Of three gi-
gantic steel cylinders. The outer one
will be 40 feet in length by 90 feet in
diameter. Within this VIZ another
cylinder of the samo lenk 1t of on
iy 10 feet diameter. Thee cylin-
dcrs are to be strongly braeeu together.
On the outer surface of the outer cylin-
der will be fastened buckets, so that the
whole will form gigantic paddle
wheel
The third cylinder will be placed in
side the second. 1t will DO several feet
longer, but only fdw inches smaller
in DIX than tho middle cylinder
Botweea the second and third cylinders
will be ball bearings. so that while the
two outer cncs will revolve at high
rate of speed the inner one will remain
stationary. On this center cylinder will
be placed the engines and the structure
for the accommodation Of passengers.
The power from the engines will be
communicated to the outer cylinders by
means of friction.
Mr.. Knapp searched long time be-
'Nre no could interest any capitalist in
idea, but finally Mr.. George Good
Van, q wealthy government contractor.
looked at his plans with favor and fur
nished $40, 900 to construct an expert
mental boat. The roller craft will draw
but foot and half of water, but it
is expected to develop speed which
will enable it to cross the Atlantic in
az hours. IT it is a success, monster
roller steamer 100 feet long and 100
feet in diameter will be built for ocean
traffic
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70 q man anu sympatneuc ana patient,
and they toiled ON in the gulch, cheer
full in their isolation.
For some days after the arrival of
Mrs. Dodd the men failed signify at
their work But in a week or two the
novelty of woman's presence wore
away, and things ran along in the old
groove again, the sound of the long tom
and Tho rocker coming in every day
with the sunshine and the rattle of the
tin cups at tho Silver Star going out
with the moonlight
In the early summer following, late
of an evening. Toby Wimple and Waily
Dimmick sat ON a pine bench in tho
Silver Star, with a layout of jacks and
queens and kings and few other nota-
bles between them. The night was
warm, and their red shirts were open
and their bronzcd nocks bare.
David Dodd camo with long strides
into the barroom in state of excite
ment, and he called for gin in a hurry.
"Big rush yer ill.,, said Toby Vim
pie, looking up from his cards.
"Goin after the doc" Dodd answer
ed, with an anxious face "Tho missus
is sick, an ther'll be fun fore mornin. +"
"Jumpin wildcatsi' commented Wal
ly Dimmick without taking his eyes
from the pine bench. Toby suppressed
a chucklo and bobbed his head up and
down, whereupon Waily took his eyes
from his cards and winked ut Toby.
Dodd put away his gun in the place
where he wanted il and Hoped ont Of the
door like mule with the kick ups They
heard the rap of his big knuckles on the
door of the cabin opposite.
Billy Ember, M. d.. lived over the
way, and above his doorpost was huge
sign, done in lampblack on square
board, aud it said;
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The carven pillars OF the trees,
The Powered mosaic of the grass,
The green transparent traceries
OF leaf on leaf that lightly lies
And lightly move when breezes pass
The anthem of tho waterfall,
My choristor the blackbird's lay,
And mingling with, suffusing ALL
Borne by the wind and still let fall,
The incense Of the new mown hay
This Is my church, my altar thoTe.
Here earth, the kindly mother, kneels.
Her mighty hands outsproaa In prayer.
While DER her brow the sunny air,
a south wind full OF Messing, steals.
She wraps me in hef mantle fold;
lmcei and pray beside her there
As children dc whom mothers hold.
And living alr and sunlight gold
AID wool and meadow pray with me.
Eva Keano in Spectator.