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We fixed up the stab bIe. but Vse passed unaRialOuS resolution that Biazes couicnt tarry there any more. so the parson took her abou, 20 rods away and tied her 10 fence. Then be gave her some oats. and you'd have thought she was ihe three graces rolled into one she was so quiet; but if didn't last long.
 She finished heF oats. and may be she got tired or thirsty. or something Any. how. she pulled away one section of the fence. and broke loose from that, and then she started for the stable again. Some of us heard the horses squpaling and kicking. and we went down 10 see {" hal was the matter. and Pm blessed if Blazes wasn't trying 10 eai them.
 She'd reach iu and take a mouthful Of loose flesh. set her teeth on it and pull, and then. when the horse she was biting kicked. she'd wheel and kick too. After that we made Jeb tie her with chain and always ts something that she could not pull aapart.
 She ruined ten horses, kicked one mu.e 10 death and another one SO ina, we had 10 kill him. and she tore the clothes all off of darky who tried to feed her one day; but it got to be au ole story after awhile, and We dicn't pay much atieption.
 Nobody will ever forget the first time she was seen in fight. You'G have thought she wss human, from the sense she showed. and fend incarnate from the way sae fought.
 Our company had been out On 8 sor- 'le and "ae Were CT our way hoUe, every.
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the rest of the world.
 naa-daY the little cnpnrnunlty was stafiied. A stranger man was seer 10 enter her cottage. He was tall heavy-set and swarthy, and why he had come to the village and to sec the doctors widow no one knew until after. ward, when Mrs. Duval explained thai he wanted to purchase piece of he, property.
 That was his passport into her house but after that he was frequent visitor Margaret could scarcely realize that she was listening to amorous overturet after her lifelong sacrifice to the mem Ory of Girard, and she could explain i1 only on the ground of peculiar re. semblance that the stranger, MT. Hunt bore to her long-lost husband. She could not trace it in the features, but now and then there was something about him so like Girard that she was fascinated and would listen to him al most helplessiy.
 But one day the end came. The stran. ger man had offered his life and fortune to the little widow. A rosy light from the setting sun fell aslant her pretty features as he entered the cottage dcoI on the evening that he went to receive his answer. Margaret was sitting Ri Girard'S desk. looking dreamily out of the window. In her hand she held q small gold locket: 1t was open, and showed the handsome face of the only man she had ever loved. The stranger stepped nearer. He understood with out being told that she was struggling between the old affection and the new. Suddenly she burstinto tears, anu. rT,i--
The light., 1900-01-18
Kentucky Tars Serenvde a Crowd.

Far up in the military masts of the
battleship Kentucky two jackies perch
ed and sang a midnight serenade as the
ship swung down East River from the
Brooklyn Navy Yard on her way to
Tompkinsville.
On the Brooklyn bridge the trolley
cars had come to a standstill owing
to an accident, and hundreds of pas
sengers alighted, and peering through
the guard rails saw the oncoming bat
tie ship and many observed that her
tall military masts reached nearly to
the flooring of the bridge. They did
Lot know her name, however, and a
passenger put his hands to his mouth
and shouted in sailor fashion:
'Ship ahOy, ahOy."
Scarcely had the cry been given
when back came the reply:
"Ahoy, my hearties. We're the Ken
lucky, seaward bound, and
"She was bred in old Kentucky,
Where the meadow grass is blue.
There's the sunshine of the country,
In her face and manner too"
The crowd listened a moment and
then gave wild cheers. The Kentucky
passed quickly beneath the bridge, but
the clear voices Of the jackies could
be heard until the battleship was lost
sight of far down stream.-Correspon-
dence, Chicago Record.
The light., 1900-01-18
ALL LEARNED THE SAME TEXT.
dow Sunday-SchooI Class Tried TO Merit a
Large Blue Card.

"Now, children" said the teacher Of
the infant class of a Hyde Park Sun
day school, II told you last Sunday
that each of you who learned a verse
from the Bible and recited it to-day
would receive large blue card. Let
me see how many of you have learned
q verse.
There were twenty-five or thirty boys
and girls, from four to eight years of
age, ranged around her in a circle.
For a moment there was no response
to her question. Then a bright-look-
ing girl timidly raised a little hand.
"Ah! Julia has learned a verse" the
| teacher said. Il am sorry that no more
hands are raised. l had hoped that
ever so many of you would get blue
cards to-day. But l suppose your
mammas and papGs have been very
busy, and some of you forgot. We'll,
Julia, let us hear you recite verse" D."
"Walk in the light" the little girl
repeated.
Then a boy who sat near Julia put
| up a hand.
"Oh" exclaimed the teacher, "Char-
lie has a verse, too. That was very
good, Julia.
What is your verse, Charlie?"
"Walk in the light" responded
Charlie.
WELL" said the teacher, "you
learned the same verse, didn't you!
It's a very good verse too. Walk In
the light / hope we may all do so.
Now, is there any one else who has
learned a verse? Why, 1 see, five, six,
seven, eight hands raised. 1 am proud
of you, children. We will hear from
Arthur first"
"Walk in the light" said Arthur.
The teacher looked rather hard at
Arthur, and said:
GLADYS next. What is your verse?"
"'Walk in the light" Gladys ans
wered.
Now, Gertrude, you have a splendid
verse, l know" said the teacher.
Speak up loudly, so that all the chill
dren may hear"
"'Walk in the light"" shouted Ger
trude.
BY that time all but a few of the
children who had not been heard from
were holding up their hands. The
teacher looked at boy whose name
she had forgotten, and asked:
What verse have you learned"
"'Walk in the light" replied the
whole crowd in chorus, each little one
apparently fearing that there would
not be another chance to win a blue
card.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The light., 1900-01-18
One of Dick Turpin's Tunnels Found.

Shortly before 10 o'clock on We'd
nesday night while returning from
run with the well-known Highgate
Harriers, Thomas Henry Blake of
Kingsdown road, Holloway, was sud-
denly missed from the pack in South
grove, Highgate. On his companions
going back in search of him, it was
discovered that there had been a sub
sidence in the roadway, and that Blake
had disappeared into the cavity, which
was about six feet wide and fifteen
feet deep. Blake, who was seriously
injured about the legs, was pulled out
Of the hole, and taken to the police
station close by. Or. t.. Fletcher, the
police divisional surgeon, attended to
his injuries, and then allowed him to
be taken home. The police Informed
the local authorities of the subsistence,
and in a short time Mr.. Blair, the sur
veyor and engineer of the st. Pancras
Nestry and other officials were upon
the scene. An examination of the cav
ity led to the discovery that the upper
portion of n subterranean passage had
collapsed, and on tracing the course Of
this passage another was discovered.
The main tunnel, which is of consid-
cradle circumference, leads on the left
to the Flask Tavern, in South Grove,
close to st. Michaers Church, and on
the right it is supposed to lead to the
open fields near Ken Wood, the seat
of the Earl of Mansfield. The Flask
Tavern, a very old house, is popularity
supposed to have been one of the
haunts of Dick Turpin, the notorious
cattle-lifter, smuggler, housebreaker
and highwayman. The house has nu-
merous and extensive cellars, with
trapdoors leading from the rooms
above, and close by is the stable which
is said to have sheltered Black BeSs.
1t is supposed that these subterran-
eous passages were constructed in or
der to give ready means of escape
from the house in times Of danger
London Standard.
The light., 1900-01-18
NEWS CARRIED QUICKLY,
Mysterious Means of Communication of the
Natives of India and Sonth Africa.

Both South Africa and British pa
pers refer to the keen interest taken
by the natives In the two countries
in the war between the British and
the Beers. A regular system Of COM
municatiOn is said to have been es-
tablished between stations on the west
and the northwest frontier of India
and the hill country, by which all in
formation concerning the progress of
the war is transmitted with eXtraordi-
nary rapidity among the tribesmen.
How it is done is a mystery yet I'M
solved; but one Indian paper aftirms
that the news of the beginning of hos
tilities in South Africa was already
known across the frontier when 1t was
received at Peshawur by telegraph.
The effect Of it was seen in the agita-
ton that began among the tribes, and
in a call sent out by the Mullah of
Povindah for 5000 men to assemble,
ostensibly to march against some re-
calcitrant chieftains. He also issued
a proclamation ascribing the defeats Of
tie lIlD6SuICA yCdL " llAC NahC VA
harmony among them, and pointing
out that if they wanted to recover
their independence they must rise all
together. In consequence Of this agita-
ton a British force has been sent to
the frontier to the point threatened.
A Rhodesian paper, in announcing
the outbreak of the war laments the
absence of telegraphic communication
between Beira and the coast towns of
Natal and Cape Colony, by which news
could be received Of the progress of
hostfiities, and says that if all other
means of communication fail, they will
have to fall back upon the native house
boys. 1t says that it has certainly
been more than surprising in previous
ed to possess. An instance is given
in which during the last Mashona war,
the Mashonas in the Umtali district
knew of the battle at the Shangani
River on the evening of the same day
ON which it was fought. How such
speed of communication was secured
is still q puzzle. Whether it was done
by shouting from hill to hill, or by
fleet runners in relays, the result, the
covering of 400 miles in eight hours,
was q marvel.
The light., 1900-01-18
The Poor College Student.

There are hundreds of ways in which
the clever college man of to-day can
earn a reasonable income without re-
sorting to all the makeShiftS of the
old charity student. The opportunities
for a shrewd business fellow to turn
his time into money are perhaps more
numerous than in the outside world
itself. The athletic organizatiOns-in
the way of collections on a percentage
basis-and the undergraduates publ
cations offer attractive fields of work.
There are advertising schemes with
out end-books on college life, college
song books, books Of college photo
graphs, programmes for the big athle-
tic games, and so on. The profits that
a clever advertiser can make out of
these last will be understood when it
is stated that some years ago the mere
privilege of publication was sold for
So. 800. Then there are delinquent stu
dents to be tutored and "digeSts" to
be issued; newspapers to be CORE
Gponded with-a fertile money-making
field. There have been known poor
men, whose income has reached from
So, 3,OOO to 5000 a year during their
college course. Indeed, many have
found it so profitable that for two or
three years after graduation they have
maintained a nominal connection with
the college for the sake Of the money
to be made out of it,. Many a poor
man has found the utmost difficulty,
for some years after completing his
college course, in making half the in
come earned while working his way"
New York Post.
The light., 1900-01-18
Reward for Literary Work

A-A
James l., on March 8, 1903, granIee
letters patent under the great seal GO
John Stowe London's great historian
authorizing him to beg. The letters
patent of James I. authorized stowe "a
collect the voluntary contributions oi
the people. The letters recite that
Whereas, our loving subject, JOIN
Stowe "a very aged and worthy Nom
Der of our city Of London, THIS nVt
and forty years hath to his grea'
charge, and with neglect OF his oral
nary means Of maintenance (ror the
general good, as well Of posterlty a.
OF the present age), complied ana pup
lsAed diverse necessary book ano
chronicles; and, therefore, we, IN en-
couragement to the like, have IN oui
royal inclination been pleased to gram
our letters patent under our great sea-
of England, dated March 8, 16OS. there-
by authorizing him to collect amongF
our loving subjects their voluntary
contributions and kind gratuites.
John Stowe died on April 8, l6Oo. ano
was buried in the parish church or st
Andrew Undershaft, where his monu'
ment, erected by his widow, Is still
be seen.
The light., 1900-01-18
The Passing of the Crocodile,

To say that the crocodile has seen his
best days is but feebly to express the
rapidity with which he is lapsing into
the class of extinct animals. AS fea-
ture Of modern Egypt he is perhaps
rather a curiosity than a plague; and
the traveller has to get far beyond
the regions Of the Delta before he can
begin to hope for the chance of being
introduced to one. Crocodile stories are
no longer told; in fact, it is safer to
trust to the sea serpent. Nothing can
make the crocodile attractive, and even
the man with the camera is shy of
treating him as a subject-whether for
personal or artistic reasons is not quite
clear. Possibly, the crocodile resents
being focused as he formerly shrank
from conformation with n mirrOr-an
ordeal which often led to his dying of
chagrin, as was supposed, at the sight
of his own ugliness. Moreover, the
experienced photographer is wise in
taking no risks" remembering that
the crocodile's tears are only n natural
solvent which the saurian applies to
the tougher form of animal foOd.-LOn-
don Globe.
The light., 1900-01-18

the Job, because in that case be had no
load to CORY. To see him manoeuvring
to get to the front was very comical.
The regulation pack weigs 200 pounds,
and the mules soon learn to size it up
to nicely, refusing to carry anything
IGore. For that reason they are blind
folded while being loaded, otherwise
they would be continually looking
around to see whether the pack was in
side the limit.
ION one occasion we received coffin
to be sent to Siboney and the old mule
! referred to was selected to carry it.
The coffin weighed only twenty-five
pounds, but the mule must have con-
cluded from its size that it weighed a
ton, and he Immediately began to
groan in the most pitiful manner, ex-
actly like human being. When the
coffin was put on his back he pretend
ed to stagger and sagged down as If
he was carrying a ten-inch gun. At
the same time lie turned his head and
looked at me with q mournfuI eX-
presssiOn that was as easily read as so
much print. We were all shrieking with
laughter and tried to make him take
his place in line, but not an inch would
hehe bulge. Finally, he deliberately
rolled over and knocked the coffin off.
That settled it. We let the old rascal
take the bell, and 1 could almost hear
him chuckling as it was looped around
his neck. Another mule was then
blindfolded and took on the coffin with
out trouble. Orleans Times
Democrat.
The light., 1900-01-18
Refrigeration Up to Date.

An entirely new method of domestic
refrigeration is shown among the eX-
hibits at the National Export EXposi-
ton. Instead of delivering blocks of
ice to put into house refrigeratOrs, the
company having the exhibit delivers a
galvanized sheet iron can filled with
water and sealed up. The water is
frozen when delivered, and the COM
pany replaces 1t with a similar can
the next day, taking away the first one
to be refrozen. The advantage claimed
is that the ice meltS more slowly, and
that the ice water, which is retained,
instead Of running away as soon as
melted, remains to keep the refrigera-
tor cool. For ice pitchers small nick
ell plated balls or shells, like eggs, are
filled with water and frozen in like
manner and kept in the refrigerator
until wanted for use. One advantage
claimed is that the refrigerator Is kept
dry at all times. The moist air quickly
condenses its moisture on the surface
of the cans.-Philadelphia Exposition
Bulletin.
The light., 1900-01-18
THY KEEP SILENT.
rhs Rule Of Beers0v In the HoSN
unuEehOId.

uouSehOId.
One of the many rules hedging those
who cater to Ae wants and pleasures
IF ROYALTY is that a strict secrecy Shall
he maintained as to the sayings and
Ioinss of their royal masters ana mis-
lresses, says the New York Herald.
Many a secret has gone to the grave
antold owing to the consclentloushess
Sf the hearer or seer, whe, bound Dy
The oath of Office, would rather die
than divulge what the world Is ever
On the Qui vive to learn. IL Is SAID
that when Miss Adeane, who Is now
Mrs. Msllett, was appointed maid OF
honor In the queens household, she
was visiting in a household where was
a well-known man OF letters and wit.
What fine opportunity you VIII now
have to keep IN interesting diary" he
said to her. Miss Adea1e responded
that. according to the queens condi-
lions no one was allowed to keep a
aiary when at court But, disbeliev-
ing, the man laughingly responded. i
think l should keep very secret one,
all the same" to which the future
maid of honor courteously replied:
Then 1 am afraid you would not be
a maid OF honor" The term maid OF
honor" seems to have wider signif-
sance than is usually applied to 1t. II
Is to be not only a maid who Is hon
ored by her elevation to the member
ship in the royal household, but 1t Is
to be a maid whose honor is used In
defense Of her mistress by speech OF
silence, as may be required.
The light., 1900-01-18
Long Ride for a Nickel

The longest ride in the world for 8
cents can be enjoyed in New York
City, if one has the endurance. 1t
may not be exactly honest, but there
is none to object, and no one will him
der a trial of it, as has been proved by
actual experience. Get on West Side
al" car at say 155th street. At the
Battery, of course, one can transfer to
the East Side without question, and
ride to 177th street. That alone is all
an ordinary. person cares to ride for
one nickel. He who is not satisfied
with this can get off 1T some station on
the East Side where the platform is
between the tracks. He can walk
across it and board Il car going in the
other direction. and. returning by way
of South Ferry, go north again on the
West Side to a place in Harlem where
the station is between the tracks.
There let him repeat his transfer, as
on the East Side, and thus ride back
and forth like a shuttle as long as he
pleases. The only difficulty will be TO
get food and sleep. The moment he
sleep a guard will put HIM off.-New
York Mail and Express.
The light., 1900-01-18
Deadly War Missiles.

In 1870 an ordinary shell when it
burst broke into from nineteen to thir-
ty pieces. To-day it bursts into 240.
Shrapnel fire in 1870 scattered only
thirty-seven death dealing missiles.
Now it scatters $40. y bomb weighing
about seventy pounds thirty years ago
would have burst into forty-two frag-
ments. To-day, when it is charged with
peroxilene, it breaks up into 1,2OO
pieces, each Of which is hurled with
much greater velocity than the larger
Jumps which were scattered by gun
powder exDlosion.-Chicago Democrat,
The light., 1900-01-18
Jua1,px Machines.

For registering the results OF foot
,ace the human eye and voice seem
sometimes painfully inadequate. Close
contests of this kind will doubtless
and more pleasantly when the new
Judging machine" described by tho
Golden Penny, comes into general use.
rhe machine, which was invented by
IN Australian, is designed to be placed
At the finish line. and consists OF a
light metal frame partitioned into two
,r more divisions, each about four feet
vide. On the top of the frame stands
4 small cabinet containing numbered
divisions corresponding to the num-
oers of the tracks. The instant the
irst man passes through his division
1 shutter falls, disclosing his track
,umber. The other numbers are I'M
nediately locked, except when the ma
chine Is set for final heats. In this
Ease q small cylinder Is attached TO
he machine, and q hammer head
strikes q mark on the revolving cylin-
Ter as the men finish. Thus the exact
positions of ell the competitors can be
old to q nicely. The same inventor
has originated an automatic Judging
Machine for bicycle races. 1t consists
If An., hight metal strips placel in a
srall trSacA about two Inches wide,
which fs sunk across the track at the
inish. During the last lap these strips,
rAich ara coated with enamel, are
placed In position by means of a lever
md the frst wheel to cross receives
i've marks. In crossing, however, 1t
iisplaces one Of the strips, and the
asxt wheel. therefore. only receives
,our rnarka the third three, and so on
The light., 1900-01-18
The Cunning of Pack Mu.cs,

"a pack mule that has seen service
gets very cunning" said the eX-soldier
i remember we had one fellow who
had been in the army for twelve or
fifteen years. and he knew as much as
most of the men. He was occasionally
used as leader, and was very fond of
The light., 1900-01-18
a Remarkable Woman.

"What is there so remarkable about
hcI T''
"Why, she's n woman who never
kept house in her life, and yet she
doesn't think she could settle the SER
yant-girl problem. ."-Chicago Post.
The light., 1900-01-18

With local applications, rs they cannot reaos
the seat of the disease. Catarrh Is q blood o.
constitutional disease, and in order to cure
It you must take internal remedies. HallJ
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and acts di
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Hall.
Oatarrh Cure is not quack medicine. 1t wa 4
prescribed by ono OF the best physicians in
this country for years and is a regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of the best tOnics
known, combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly ON the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two Ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in cur
Ing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The light., 1900-01-18

France is absolutely dependent upon Eng
land for news of the Transvaal war, 6ecause
the ables are under her control. ana she is
ready to spend vast sum of money 10 tree
herself. This is like many people, wno, aLte5
a fortune seeking deliverance. Save your
money and try Hostetters stomach Bltters'
the medicine Which never fails to cure ,dys-
pepsia, constipation, biHousness' malaria
fever and ague.
The light., 1900-01-18

Aehtlovs-At last, dear Sophia, we
are alone. and I can tell you that I
10 bopAiH-0h, please, no-Mr.
LightiSve. doa't tell me here. Light
lote-Why notf There are no witness
eS Sophia-That'a tust it-Chips.