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tn" mist of battles has rollrd away:
Peace g]lbr.uu4 p"do" Is uut- to-day,
And addict stars IN Our uIuu"t E'p"
Tn" dear o,d Nag OF tn" louG HSn .
We thiuk of The founders 90 ihl' '''>'
land.
oar granI-i,cs brave ia stern com
mnnh.
And listen .tlI a. ~" Nr''ftus tell
or N%ictri"s Won. though ~" 20" i"nth
Will.
or retrieved disasters of great defeat.
The onward march aud ia" ipr''" To-
treat.
Then turn whore our chlidupoi's h"ro"~
rest,
WIFI" g"uil" tauri"s sooth" il" 'r'a~i.
Then while wc place Oh each soldier :
plot.
ON each hallowod grave. the forsrt-:n"-
not.
Thankful 20 God fur tho courag" ahown
By tloS" "" were proud TO call our
owu,
That Right. triumphant. may closer bind
The ties of royalty all mankind.
With the inward prayer: May all wi"t
cease.
And men b" skilled with the skill of
peace.
-G"orgr Bancroft Griffith in woman's
Magazine.
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The Memory ar the Dead.

There are few influences so hallowed
70 the living as the memory of tina
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4 Lingual Tangle.

Farmer Hornbeak-'Whilc | was at
the village this afternoon | heard a
drummer in Hoppcr's store say he had
just read that Hi Ching Lang-h'm-
that don't sound right; Hang Ling Chi
no; Lang Chung H~i-er-h'm!-
lemme see. It's Hang--ao; Chi Lung
Hang-oh, pshaw'-Ching-no, Lung
49," Mrs. Hornbeak-"Mercy on us,
Ezry, What in time are you tryin' to
git OFF," Farmer Hornbeak-"Why, |
was jest goin' to say that Hing Lung
Chi-oh, drat It! Chang. Lang, Hang.
Jang, Dang; or, whatever 1t is" Mrs.
Hornbeak-"Great day, Ezry, What
nonsense are you tryin' to recite? You
talk like a dinner-bell!" Farmer Horn
beak-"I guess ! do. for a fact. ! was
tryin' to say the name of that great
Japanese or Chinese statesman" Mrs.
Hornbeak-"Oh! you mean Ii Hung
Chang. Well, what about him." Farm.
er !Iornbeak-"l-I dunno. Judge.
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American Roses for England.

Rosegrower /. NJ. Noe OF Madison,
n. j., has solved the problem of pack.
ing American beauties. Some time ago
he had an order for a huge bunch OF
this variety from a lady who wished L,
take them to Europe with her. In
packing roses Mr., Noe inserts each of
the long stems into a potato, and ON
their arrival after the voyage they
were found to be as fresh as II they
were JUS, taken from the greenhouse.
III a letter the lady said the flowers
kept we'll for a number Of days after
her arrival, and their beauty was
greatly admired by her English frienil
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Good morning. Aunt Ruth. You
sec I'm on hand bright and early for
my lilacs. Aren't We going to have n
beautiful day." said Antoinettc, cheer
lily, seeming TO have caught the con-
tagion of the bright May morning.
Il am so glad it is pleasant, for !
wei! remember how rainy it was last
Decoration day. I'm sorry the lilacs
are a little backward this year: still
| think VI shall find enough for "A fair
showing. Did yon bring IA basket"
Il did, The self same one that has
done service for the last three years.
Ralph Is coming for me about IL o.
clock"
With that they started for the gar.
den.
Miss Bosworth. Aunt Ruth" as she
was more Familiarity kuown-was one
Of the Oldest inhabitants of Pleasant
vile, a sleepy little town nesting
among the Berkshire hills. its quiet
undisturbed say by the buzz of the
sawmill. and. in summer. the busy
hive OF workers at the canning fac
tory.
Everybody knew Aunt Ruth, and
none knew her but to love her. She
was one of those elderly women-shall
we say rare?-who had preserved n
sweet. happy nature, free from disa-
greeable habits both OF speech and
manner Although over 90 years old.
she still possessed that blessed faculty
nf nlantahilifV which nala I,r 4. ,pu-
eted companion of both young and old.
Children were attracted by her cookie
jar and n fund of delightful stories.
while those Of maturer years were
charmed with her personality and her
entertaining conversation, which ever
sparkled with subtle humor, despite an
unmistakable undercurrent Of sadness,
which at times betrayed itself in her
face.
Antoinette Rathbun was particularly
fond of Aunt Ruth, and many happy
hours they spent together, reading or
discussing the various questions OF the
day.
Antolnette was just now in a most
beatihc state OF mind. That which
makes the world go round had touched
her life and impaired 10 it fresh en-
thusiasm and delight, and this Decora-
ton day morning she seemed unusual
ly happy.
AFTER all, Aunt Ruth" she said,
there Is no season OF the year quite
so beautiful to me as the springt!me,
when everything seems fairly bursting
with life and d~elighting in life"
"Ah. my dear, 1t is because you are
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another, and another. and finally
ana told the story | so much
feared. They thought he was
Killed in the battle of Gettysburg. in
the desperate charge ~ the Bloody
Angle where so many brave men on
both sides gave up their lives, but dill
gent search brought nothing more def
mite. ] sometimes wonder how i v
lived through all these long thirty
years. but you know we poor mOrtals
can ndure more han we think. !
have much that Is pleasant to look
back upon. and much in the future to
dream OF. And now about that lonely
grave. lie was "A soldier. too. and
there was no one to care for him, 80
o W to place my flowers there. n
cannot help feeling that perhaps anoth-
or Is doing the same for ...iph."
A whistle interrupted the story and
Antoinette stopped to kiss the dear old
lady. and In a moment was gone.
Late that afternoon, after A%ntoinet-
te's class had gone and the cemetery
was quite deserted, Ralph and AntOin-
cite fingered at a little distance from
that grave. quite unobserved by Aunt
Ruth. and watched her arrange the
flowers.
ID you know" said Ralph, IL never
saw anything more pathetic. The men
who enlisted and fought with courage
and fearlessness were indeed brave he
roes. but not an atom more heroic than
tina nm uYl, untsn chain h,,l,-I,
and SONS and lovers to die for their
country, and have lived on, year after
year. bravely and cheerfully hiding
their loncliHess and heartache behind
a happy face. All honor to them"
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INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION.

could possibly wish, Esther answered.
And not too much upset by The oc-
cidcnt to The poor old lady yesterday,
| hope he inquired. tcndcrly.
"Oh, nc OF course. she was upset 1T
the time, but she was wonderfully calm
and quiet after | got here"
And my vai"t's wife Amelia IL =
ris-how does she like herr" he iAkcd.
We'll. really. Lord Aylmer. she
hardly knows. Amelia came in. and |
had To send her off for the doctor al
most before my cousin saw her. But
! like her and find her very useful; in
fact, We should he but very badly on
but for her.
That is good Lord Aylmer said,
with his most fathcrly manner
He felt, this wicked and willy old
man, that he would have to he Contin-
ually IN his guard with this steady
eyed young lady. BY her advent the
difficulties of the situation would be
greatly increased; If he succeeded now
in ousting Dick and getting hold OF
Dorothy. II would he in spite of Miss
Esther Brand. Vet the difficulties OF
the situation only made him the more
anxious To come of victor in the end.
only made him more determined to
win Dorothy if possible. whether it
were by hook or crook.
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Eyes. M lord"
Being September, the old lord found
his fayOritc Cldb almost deserted not
that he minded in fact. he wanted the
club to himself. and practically he had
it. He did not waste time. but read
the telegram at once. "Boy-both well, ."
with u sheer. and tore IL into a thou.
sand fragments. which he flung INTO
the CRATE. Then he opened the letter.
in Dicks wcll-known writing. bearing
the Madras postmark.
II was a long and tender letter. fun
OF sOlicitudc for her welfare aud Civ
ing her amusing description of his
everyday life.
Madras isn't much Of a place. my
darling" Dick said. but | shall like
it well enough when yuu are out here. 20
Good Cod Lord Aylmcr cried
aloud. then she means going out 10
him. So that's your game. is II. my
little white cat? An We mus, see II
We can't make "A change in that pro
gram"
As he sat there muttcring over the
letter an old gentleman. who was
peacefully slumhcring over the Morn
ing Post, started violently and began To
make profusc apologies.
beg your pardon, I'm sure afraid |
was nodding over the paper ten thou
sand pardOns. and-why, it's Aylmer!
BLESS my soul, Aylmer, are YOU in
town? How do you do
Yes. ! am in tOwn-Im quite we'll.
thank YOU. and | don't wan the paper
because I'm reading letters of great i'm
%portancc." said Lord Aylmer. rudcly
and pointedly, and with an utter alb
sence of the delightful fatherly man
ner which h" found so effcctual at
times.
"Oh, really. Dcuced unpleasant let
tcrs. too. | should think" said the old
gentleman. who was IA :iuch more i'm
portant parsonage than Lord Aylmer.
and did not care a snap of his finger
for him.
He got mp from the chair whore he
had been sitting. and waddlcd of To Il
somewhat easier one in the big bow
window, where he sat down, and began
diligently studying the paper, only
presently to go fast asleep again with
the paper defiantly clasped in his arms,
Lord Aylmer went on studying Dicks
letter. feeling better for the small pas
sage of words. much as one often feels
when a thunderstorm has cleared the
atmosphere on "a hot summers day.
"All the same" the letter continued.
Il have got most comfortable quarters
here, and | have seen "A jolly little
house about "A mile from the town
where | think You will he as happy
as possible. | am looking ont for 4
hrst-rate ayah for You, but really II
will be the easiest If you get an ayah
for the child in ~town-there are al
ways some who have taken children
over and want their return passage
You see. my darling. ! have not beer
idle about you, nor forgotten to make
the best of my opportunities in gather
ing information which may make yol
more comfortable, though | thinl
sometimes that people must wonder
why I want To know about ayahs ant
nurses"
ITO be C~Ontinued.t
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\ HE CRIED.
four o'clock this morning" said Es-
Their, who neither understood nor par
ttcularly admired this unlooked-for and
uncalled-for display of feeling.
Good Cod burst from the old lords
lips.
For n few moments they stood star
ing right into II another's eyes, he
astounded, disguised, baflled; she pu2-
zied and a little angry at his unusual
and extraordinary behavior, or the two
the old lord was the first to recover
himself.
"'Pon my soul, my dear lady" he
said. with an immense attempt TO
seem jovial and even amused. Il never
was so surprised in all my life before
never. You might have knocked me
sou might. A baby-a little son-and
I left Mrs. Harris late yesterday after
noon, and hadn't the faintest suspicion
that anything OF the kind was in the
wind"
Miss Brand raised her eyebrows and
smiled rather coldly, That is not very
surprising, Lord Aylmer," she observ-
ed. "As you never saw my cousin be-
Gore yesterday, you could not be eX-
pected to have suspicious"
"Oh, no, no; but you surprised me as
much er-so very much. And she is
well?"
"oh! yes, thanks; as well as we
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Go he C~ontinuede
WHERE TOMORROW BEGINS.
Point In the Pacific Where Travellers
Lose One Day.

IOtnt III Inv Iu'iH' "'''V
Lose ono Day.
Ont i'm the Pacific ocean. somewhere
about midway between a Francisco
and Yokohama. Is a place where to-
morrow is born and the traveller skips
from yesterday to without
being able to get a grip on to-day. One
day Is absolutely stolen out of his life.
for if /, be Tuesday on one side of the
line. 1t is either Thursday or Tues
day is repeated on the other. No mat
ted which direction the ship may he
sailing. the passenger Is shy one whole
day when he gets to that point. The
weekly calendar operates from differ
ent sides Of the sea. and the result is
this conflict. In crossing the Atlantic
from London to New York the passen-
ger gains slightly over half an hour
a day. From New York to Chicago
he adds another hour TO the three or
four crossing the ocean. another in
reaching Donver, and still another en-
reaching San Francisco. The latter
city reckons time eight hours late,
than London, and the better portion
of a day later than Shanghai or Yoko-
hama. In crossing the Pacific the trav-
eler comes to the time when he catches
up with the procession and drops n
whole day out OF his life as easily as
he glidcs through the water, driven by
the ships powerful screws. This line
of demarkation is not a perpendicular
one from north to south. The islands
in the Pacific take their time reckon
ings from the continent with which
they do the bulk OF their trading. This
causes the line to zigZag down the
ocean in a very ragged manner II
might happen that the boat would
strike an island which clings to San
Francisco time, the vessel having al
ready skipped "A day, In such a ease
II would be Monday on Shore and Tues
day aboard ship, These features illus
trate the ease with which the days get
tangled up in the Pacific.
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dead. They make good mes better:
sometimes they make bad men good.
II Is n grateful and beneilcent Gus
tom which has been established Of de-
voting one day in tie year especially to
the commemOration OF the virtues of
the dead. Their memory comes to us.
hidden or u%nbidden. 1t comes with the
morning light: 1t comes with the even
ing shades; 1t in the stiffness Of
the night. Whenever 1t comes 1t Is
always welcome and precious. Indeed,
one OF u chief companionships, which
we cultivate and enjoy more almost
than any other, is the recollection of
those we have loved and lost.
In the formal appropriation OF Mem
Crial day. however. to the decoration %
graves, there is a manifest, outward
sign of respect which Is seemly and in
keeping with our ever-present feeling
Of affection for those who have gone
before us. Many improve 1t by car
. rying flowers to the spot where their
| loved ones lie; all improve 1t by re-
calling In more vivid fancy the forms
and qualities Of the sleepers we sigh
in vain for the power to awaken.-New
York Ledger.
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TO your cousins v servant. | shall
be quite anxious to hear how she goes
On-yOur cousin. | mean. wonder If
you would send me a line now and
again to Aylmer's Field, near Norwich?
| should be so much Obliged
"Oh. certainly | will let you know:
II is very good of you To be so inter
csted.' Esther answered.
"Ah. that is good Of YOU. | am an
old nan now. and ii is the distressing
habit OF old people to worry themselves
about everything. | shall worry more
or less about your cousin until | know
she is about again"
"Oh. you mustn't do that" said
Esther, laughing. Then you are GO
ing Ou Of town."
Yes. | am going to Aylmer's Field
for a few days" he replied. Blythe
bye, shall be charmed to place my
carriage at your disposal during my
a~bsence-for as long as you like after
ward, for the matter Of that" he add
ed.
That Is really very kind of you"
said Esther, butt seems rather TAX
ing an advantage of you"
Not at all-not the least in the
world put in the old lord, quickly. II
will tell them to send round every
morning for orders"
He went hastily away after this.
Chuckling at the success of his visit.
Il thought she was going to be diff
cult" his thoughts ran: but she's a
woman, and, after all. the same bats
catch all of them-all of them. There
are two things "A woman never seems
able to resist-diamonds and Il really
smart turnout"
He sat still for n few minutes after
they turned into the High street, then
called to Charles.
Charles. drive slowly from here to
st. Georges Hospital" he said.
Yes, m lord" answered Charles.
Never knoo m take such a heap of
trouble before" murmurcd Charles to
the coachman.
"Ain't it wonderful" returned that
fu%nctionary, with a wink.
The old lord was in luck's a for
Just as they reached the corner of the
hospital Amelia Harris came out of the
big building. She saw him in "A mo-
ment, and Lord Aylmer called out for
the carriage to stop. The carriage drew
up close beside the curb, and Amelia
Harris stood quite close to the door, SO
that not n word OF her conversation
could be heard by the two stiff and SOL
emn figures who sat with their heads
carefully turned away from the wicked
old man behind them.
"Wcll?" he said.
We'll" she said, looking ut him in
a hard, dry kind of way, have you
been there"
YES"
"H'm-nice little surprise for you, !
should fancy"
'Oh, a devil of a surprise" irritably.
Amelia Harris laughed cynically.
"Ah, I've been wondering all the morn
ing what you'd think. Well" sharply,
does it make any difference, or are
you going on, because if it does"
"Well?"
well, I'll send on this telegram and
give her this letter. Poor little fool,
she has been worrying about the In
dian mail all the morning"
you will do nothing of the kind
Of course ! am going on cried Lord
Aylmer, sharply, under his breath,
Give them to me-what are they.
There-that will do. Go back-take a
cab-and look after my interests as II
-this-this-creature had not come al
all to interfere with my plans, II any
thing of importance occurs write ia
me at Aylmer's Field, II you need &c
use the telegraph, be very careful how
you word your message"
"On the old plan. | SUPPOSE" she
asked.
Yes; now go. Charles, to my club
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'tAI ER NNNlll.- II OulllWFu.l
The mere mention Of a lord VAS SUI
hcieut To send the nurse off To the
door in a hustle; perhaps the good wo-
man scented a tip in the near future.
Anyway, when the door WIS opened 10
the great man. he was astOnished TO
soc u stout. cOmfOrtahlc-!OUkiuS body
standing, smiling and curtscyinS with
IA. Yes. my lord. walk this way. my
lord and forthwith She ushcred him
into the drc%ssing-room to relieve IS
Their Of the baby. "A very iine-lCokins
old gentleman, Miss she remarked.
is he?" said Esther. Nc, I've new
or seen him
Meantime Lord Aylmer, "''necting
nothing of what had he, AS
standing at the window, watchins Ills
horses, his keen and wicked old eyes
having noticed during the few mo-
iuents hat he had been in the room
that Dicks portal, had gone. lie
heard the sound of the door opening,
lud turned to meet. not Dorothy, in
her flowing blue draperics. with her
sweet. shy gray eyes uplifted to his,
but a tall, dark-eyed young woman III
"A plain gray gown, who came onward
aud held out her hand in what was
Enthusiastically the fashion OF Il woman
who considered herself his social equal.
Good morning. Lord Aylmer, 4lc
said, cordially. Il must thank you
very much for all your kindness to my
little cousin, who is very lonely just
now. Ny name is Brand Esther
Brand"
Lord Aylmer could not help starting
a little. but he covered il by "A pro-
found bow and Il protestation that h"
was delightod-enchantcd in tact-to
have tho honor of making Miss Brands
acquaintance.
So this was the Esther of whom she
had spoken in her letter Esther
Brand; ay, and likely TO prove u brand
between him and her. He looked with
disgust, and a thousand bad words
iostled n another in his heart the
while, at Esther's pale, resolutc face,
her firm, white, capable hands, noted
her fearless manner. and admitted that
"h' 90 "hiilSlhhdhiN ~ "p'''h va
ucation and good breeding. And it is
only fair to say that Lord Aylmcr pos
itively cursed his ill-luck even while
he kept "a smooth and smiling front to
the enemy.
And shall | not have the pleasure
OF seeing Mrs.-er-Harris this morn
ing?" he asked. finding presently that
there was no sign of Dorothy's appear
ance.
Miss Brand laughed. We'll. hard
ly,' she answered. My cousin is as
we'll as could possibly be expected UNI
der the circumstances
What circumstanCes?" Lord Aylmcr
asked, thinking that Miss Brand was
abiding to Barbara's accident.
The circumstances Of Il baby" said
Esther, smiling.
of what? Forgive me. but | do not
follow you" he said.
My cousin has got a baby. Lord Ayl-
mer," said Esther, smiling still more
broadly.
Lord Aylmer jumped to his feet. Es-
ther, not a Titled startled. sprang 10
hers.
What" he cried.
Mrs. Harris had a little son born at
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Just now IN the ]springtimc of life your
s,ii. You seem to me very like that
Iiitl" shrub yondcr. the buds just peep
lhS out which shall 50 sOon unfold into
the perfect flower. So do see in YOU
IN" possibilities Of a beautiful and no.
~" womanhuud. But haven't We
enough lilacs? The sun is so warm
Yes. indeed. Ne have and | don't
care TO rob YOU even for "A good cause.
| am relying upon the girls for II good
IS supply"
ITS your Sunday-sChool class. isn't
it,"
Yes answered AntOincttc. Aunt
Ruth, won't you 30 with us? That
"ould make Il party complete. DO
say yes"
NO, | would rather 20 alone. | am
glad, though. that you are Interesting
your class IN this way. for 1t seems to
me that children in these days rave too
little patriotic spirit. and too little ap.
probation Of the cost Of liberty. The
decoration Of the soldiers graves
means little more to them than "A half
holiday from school and "A happy time
gathering flowers. After all, | guess
II Is better SO. Let them have all the
sunshine possible; the shadows come
soon enough to all OF us"
Aunt Ruth" said Antoinette. ten
DERBY. I've wanted to ask You some
thing for "a long time. but | don't know
that | ought"
Certainly you may. What Is it,"
will you tell me whose grave you
visit so much. and on which you al
ways put such lovely flowers Decora-
ton day"
You will be surprised. my dear.
when | tell you that | don't know. 1t
H. an unknown grave. but all | needed
to know was hat he was II soldier.
When did you say Ralph was COM
ing?"
Not Till H."
; Then come into the sitting-room
where it is cool and let me tell you u
bit of my W life. Somehow | feel
Just like II this morning."
They laid down their flowers and en-
joyed the restfulness Of the coy room.
I'm going to lie down." said Aunt
itulH, anu sou Dlilb lh' HdSSONh iili
sit right beside me and let me tell you
what is in my heart.
when you came in this morning
50 happy and light-hearted my
thoughts few back thirty years, when
was about your age. and had just as
much to make me happy as you have
now. | was engaged to a noble man,
and. strangely enough, his name vas
Ralph, too. lie was a lawyer. and his
fine mind gave promise Of a brilliant
career. We We're to have been married
In the spring OF go, but when the war
broke out his country's call appealed
to his noblest manhood. He didn't say
much at first, but | knew that the only
obstacle in the way Of his enlisting was
the pain 1t would give me. He was
perfectly well and strong, an added
reason for his going. All, well do |
remember the night we settled II! How
earnestly and tenderly he talked about
1t! In a few days he was gone. 1t
took more courage than | then thought
to make that sacrifice, but my sense of
duty to country would not allow me to
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withhold the word. He joined the
Fiftieth New York Volunteer Engi-
neers, Company q, and at first had an
easy tins. The letters were bright and
CHEEKY and full of enthusiasm, so that
after a time | grew less anxious and
more and more glad that he went, But
there came a day when the regular
letter failed, and a week passed: and
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CNAPIER XIX

L; rose to 20 then,
and held out his
hand to his enemy.
Il am not only
glad, hut greatly
relieved. that Ame-
liza Harris is able to
make herself use
full. because | feel
that am in a
measure RESPONSE
bic for the accident
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1898-12-10

Quite a number of the Jewish
colonists who settled on the Wy
more ranch in Smith Valley about
a year ago, have recently returned
to California. The few who re-
main have reorganized the Colony
Company and will probably pull
out all right in time. The whole
colony would probably have been
all right had not it's Treasurer alb
seconded with the funds some six
months ago One of our exchang-
es thinks that the Lyon county
officers We're negligent in this mat
ter, but we will state that warrant
was issued in this county for the
arrest of Bell and Schwartz and
everything possible done to appre-
bend their whereabouts.