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Beside the PrickIy Pear.
ny FRANK II. SWEET.

BY FRANK II. SWEET.
Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Col
Tho brake Is n little cur Of small
degree. 4 ancakins. Skulking. yelplns
ou,eas, from his own kind. a poor sub
s,i;uic for dog only whore no better
may be had. Yet. the poor brake
sometimes riEcs 80 high q TO bc
worthy OF an honored place among
the St Bernards and Scwfoundlanda.
One day during tho dry season n
party Of traders wcrc crossing tho
hot dust.yoliow plain toward kimbcr.
ly. At noon they were nca- the sum-
NIT OF \ small hiliock. and rs this
offered m much air rs there was stir.
ring. they dismountcd and made prep
arauons for the midday meal.
This hilloek. like most OF those they
creased. had n struggling coat OF kar-
roo bGrhes, many OF thom but few
inches high. and among the ka.roo
was an occasional milk bush. with
long. angcr.like leaves: and hero and
there was a tuft Of grass or a elump
OF priekly pears with uplifted. thorny
arms.
Presently one Of the party noticed n
small animal making directly toward
thum through tho karroo bushes. and
rs t came nearer ho recognized the
intruder as n brake.
Throw something at tho cur. Dick. 50
he called. irrltably. to one Of his com.
panions. we wouldn't mind feeding a
decent dog. but we don't want any OF
these cowardly mongrels skulking
about and maybe following US. Never
mind II you do break some OF his
bones
Dick caught up a stick and threw :,
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Dick Threw It with skillful Aim.
with skIllful aim, but instead Of stink.
ing away. as they expected. the animal
lodged the missile and came nearer.
Again Dick threw. and again the ami
NAL bounded adroitly aside. this time
coming to within few feet OF where
they were sitting. and beginning to
whine piteously.
Hold on. Dick" another man called.
suddenly: 81 believe the brute is starv-
ing. Toss him chunk of meat-a big
ore"
Dick obedient1y selected piece OF
meat. almost half as large as the ap-
plieant, who sprang frantically into
the air to meet It half way. But the
Offering was too large for the brake
to grasp in mid-air, and both dog and
meat fell rolling upon the ground.
Only for a moment, however. then the
brake was upon his feet, and seizing
the prize with frmer grip. he bound
cd away into the karroo bushes.
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Afraid to cat Il in sigh; OF u.s." tho
first speaker said. laeonieaiiy. that's
the way with aii cowardiy bru,cs.
Thoy think somebody Is trying to steal
from them. This cur will sneak OF
Into some solitary place and gorge
himself. Well. II hc eats all that .nca,
ho will not be hungry again for day
or two"
But apparently he was mistaken. for
ten minutes later tho brake was
again looking into their faces and
! whining cntroatingiy. Several Of tho
inca whis;lcd under their breath.
Throw him n chunk OF meat. Dick
one of them called. faectIously: don't
you see the brute Is starving! whow.
I've heard that kaffi- could ca, his
own weight in food: now IL this cur
dcvours another piece OF mca, can
at least testify that n brakjc is abic
to do SO. Give him good big chunk,
Dick
Moro meat was thrown to the dog.
and. rs before. he seized Il with n
strong grip and bounded away into tho
karroo bushes. This. they supposed.
would bo the last OF him, but,
cvea In less time than before. he was
back again. bounding from one to an.
other. and looking up at them with
big. ontreating eyes that almost seem.
cd to speak. What little fear and hcsi.
tation he had shown at frs, was now
wholly gone. He seemed to have read
them. and to have given them his full
| confidence.
what a dog!" cried several. In won.
deTinE admiration; what capacity"
and one Of them added: Here. Dick.
throw him some more meat: wo mus,
fll him up. even IL We have to kill a
bullock to do it"
a third piece of meat was thrown
to him. but this time the dog merely
smelled II wistfully. and then turned
back to them, an urgent entreaty in
his whine and in his eyes and in every
motion of his quiyering. eager body.
He wants to tell us something, I
do believe" exclaimed one of the men
suddenly.
But he's still hungry" declared an.
other: that is quite evident from the
way he smelled the meat. There was
ravenous longing in every notion"
Apparently the dog understood that
they were talking of him. for he gave
a quick yelp and bounded into the
karroo bushes, then stopped and look.
ed back at them.
He wants us to follow him." cried
the man who had asked Dick to drive
tho cur away. Come on!"
He started after the brake, and the
others followed: and the dog, with
Joyous, comprehending bark. rushed
ahead.
Up through the karroo bushes to the
summit OF the hillock they hurried.
and then the dog swerved OF to the
right and bounded on for three or four
rods. stopping Mt length near n clump
OF prickly pears. When they came up
painting they found him licking the
face of an emaciated Kafhr, who was
apparently dead. But brief examina.
ton showed that the man was merely
unconscious, evidently from loss of
blood and from suffering. His body
was covered with wounds, already be.
ginning to heal. and one of his legs
had been fearfully lacerated and crush.
ed. An effort at selfsurgery had beer
attempted, for the leg was rudely
bound with leaves and grasses. now
dry and withered under the hot glare
of the sun. They could see where he
had dragged himself across the sand,
as though to reach the pitiful bit Of
shade which the prickly pear afforded.
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One of the men went back over the
trail which the dragging body had
made When he returned his eyes
sought the Kaffir with an odd look Of
questioning respect.
II found the body of a lion down
there" he said. gravely. "It must have
been killed a week or ten days. for the
flesh has been nearly removed by birds
and ants. There were evidences OF
fearful struggle. hand.to-hnnd en-
counter. l should say. for found
long knife In the head Of the animal"
you don't mean" began one OF
the list t-ners. incredulously.
'Yes. l do mean Just that. I believe
this man and the lion fought together.
and this man conquered and dragged
himself up here. in the condition you
see him. Furthermore. l believe that
the little mongrel has since acted as
assistant surgeon by licking the
wounds and as sole provider." He
nodded toward the dog. which was still
licking the Kafiir's face. Near the AMI.
NAL. and within easy reach OF the
mans arm were the two pieces OF
meat. and scattered about them were
the cleanly-picked bones Of small AMI
mails and birds and the broken shells
Of birds eggs. The men looked at
them. and then ut each other. The one
who had asked Dick to drive the cur
away looked round with n sudden ten.
derness In his face.
'Yes. l see 1t all now" he said. slow.
ly. THE little brake caught animals
lrI. In. Ssst 81, "a
alone can explain. and brought them
to his master. He licked the wounds.
and kept on birds and other intruders
which might have been harmful. OF
course he could not bring water. and
the mans unconsciousness is very
likely due to thirst. Probably he did
not lose his reason until some time
this forenoon. and then tho dog hur-
rled on In quest OF food. thinking that
the remedy needed. But when he
brought the pieces of meat. and his
master would not touch them. he must
have realized that the remedy was be-
yond his power to provide: then he
came and implorcd our assistance.
Then there Is another thing" his
voice becoming softer. Il believe the
dog has been starving himself In order
to provide for his master. SEQ how
thin and cmaelatcd he looks. and re-
member how he Hmellcd that third
piece of meat In camp. I suppose he
felt that his moments were too pre-
cious Just then to be wasted In eating.
! doubt II he has even tasted food
since his master dragged himself up
here"
They were all silent for some min.
u;cs. looking nt the Kai!ir and the dog:
then some ono asked: what shall We
do with thcm7"
Take them along. OF course" was
the prompt response. - "a man who
has been cared for an this one has
must bo worthy OF further looking
after. His wounds aro apparently do
Ing well. and I think We shall have no
trouble to pull him through. We will
take him down to the camp. and thea
carry him on to Kimberley. There
will put him In the care Of the best
surgeon I can ind. We must save
him for the dogs sake"
And they did. Before the end Of
three months the Kaffir was nearly rs
strong as ever. and by tina, time they
had discovered that he was Intelligent
above his class. and that ho was trust.
worthy and brave. when they offered
him the position Of hunter for their
party. he accepted the place with q
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II Is the only cure for Swollen,
smarting, Burning. Sweating Feet,
Corns and Dunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease. powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and shoe
Stores. Csc. Sample sent FREE, Ad-
dress. Allen s. olmstcd. LeRoy. n. Y.
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This Man and tho Lion Fousht.

broad display of teeth. So the brake
became n fixture OF the camp. and
though. OF course. his first affection
was always for the Kat1ir. he had
enough for all the men of the party.
giving perhaps the second place to the
one who had asked Dick to drive him
away.
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Watering places were popular resorts
for females in Biblical times Rsbeknb
got her husband at one,
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Mhmma-Thc whipping you got yester-
day doesn't seem to have Improved yoi,
Your conduct has been even worse 10.
Jay. Wlllie-Thats whnt I wanted to
prove. You said | was as bad as / nos,
sibiy could be yesterday. an / knew yov
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-08-16

Goodmnn-I fear my wife has been
boring you with praises OF our son
John. Nclghbor-Not all nll. She said
he was Just like his father.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-08-16

rdo notbolicve Plso's curc for CONSUMPTION
has an equal for coughs and colds. .-Jons
BOYER, Trinity Springs. Ind. Feb. is. 100
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-08-16

When. sometimes. our feet grow weary.
on the rugged hills OF life
The path stretching long and dreaEy
with trial and labor rife
We pause on the toilsome journey.
CHANGING backward In valley and glen.
And sigh with an infinite longing
To return and begin again
For behind Is the dew OF the morning.
In all its freshness and light.
And before are doubts and shadows.
And the chill and gloom OF the night.
We remember the sunny places
We passed earele-sly then.
Ana ask. with u passionate longllns,
To return and begin again.
All. vain. indeed. is tho asking!
LIfe's duties press all OF on.
And who dar. shrink from the labor.
or sigh for the sunshine that's gone.
And. IL may be. not far on before Us
Wait faircr places than then
LIES paths may yet lead by riiii waters,
Though We may not begin again.
ForcveFmorr upward and onward
lie our paths on tho hills OF life.
And soon will radiant dawninE
Transnsufc the toll and th. strife.
And our Fathers hand viii lead Us
TcndeTiy upward then:
In the Joy and peace OF fairer world
He'll let Us begin again.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-08-16

Fewer people proportionately keep
their own carriages in Paris than in
London.
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Barber-fgur hair win be gray ~ ~
Will keep on. "oPe II
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Mrs. winsiov.. s,,t,,nrs,r

When boy swallows all the pcnnlo,
" nus saNiiE5 bank u isn't necessarily a
sign thnt lie - acquiring more Ccuts'
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Hamiin's Wizard Oil Co. Chicago.
sends song book and testimonials for
stamp. Get Wizard OIL from your
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-08-16

There is a vast coal supply in Aus
tralia, which is almost unworked as
yet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-08-16

For children teethnr t1fteus tho sTir,s ,einr,, ,
Examination. allays pain. cures wind collie. &c tptti>
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THE L. s. s. HARTFORD.

from Hampton Roads as the flagship OF
Commodore David B. Farragut, bouno'
with large and powerful fleet. for opera
tons in the Gulf of Mexico. Farragut was
enthusiastic about the qualities of his nag
ship, and she was destined to remain ms
home during the remainder of the war, ana
is thus closely associated with his whole
glorious record. She carried at that time
twenty-two 9-inch DahIgren and two ~
pound Parrot guns. and her fore and MAIN
masts were fitted with the rudlments OF
what we now call military tops. me HIsl
opera tons of the fleet were against tHe ue-
lenses of New Orleans. and after bonn
bardment of six days, commencing on the
18th of April. came one of the most brllliant
and memorable actions of the war the hght
with Forts Jackson and st. Philip ana the
supporting confederate fleet. ending IN the
destruction of the latter, the successful
passing of the forts and the surrender or
New Orleans on the 18th of April. On the
night of March II. 1863. occurred the mem
orable action with the defenses OF Fort
Hudson. and the only ships that succeeded IN
passing the forts We're the Hartford ana
the Albatross. a small gunboat. In that &C
ton the Hartford was much cut up about
her hull and rigging, but her machinery was
uninjured. and only one man was Killed ana
two wounded. After that the ship sailed
for New York for repairs, and upon eXaml-
nation is was discovered that she had been
struck 2IO times by shot and she'll during
nineteen months of service.
Her most glorious action the battle of
Mobile bay, was fought on August .. 1864.
1t was here that Farragut was dashed in
the HartfOrd's rigging. the most exposed
position possible. to direct operations, and
it was there that when the Brooklyn sig
nailed ''torpedoes ahead he gave the mem
orable order. "D-n the torpedoes. Go
ahead" There also occurred her great
fight with the confederate ram Tennessee,
a vessel that was believed to be almost in
vulnerable. That action practically closed
her great record, but as the record stands
it is equaled by few ships in the world.
After the close of the civil war she was re-
fitted for peace cruising. but our wooden
ships were already becoming obsolete. For
many years our navy drifted farther and
farther toward oblivion. and when shortly
after we had commenced its reconstruction
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TO REORGANIZE DEMOCRACY.
Meeting In PhtladeiPh1a
-Ceveland Sends Letter.

A dispatch from Philadelphia. Pa, last
night says: A step which is believed to be
preliminary for the unifcation OF the
national democratic party was taken to-
night, when 200 Pennsylvania democrats,
some from other states met at dinner In
the Bullitt building. No organization stood
sponsor for the meeting, and all shades OF
democrats were represented. The partici-
pants to a man were representative demo-
Gratis. John Cadwalader Of this city, who
presided. explained the object of the dinner
This meeting was called for the purpose
of putting the democracy on IT'S feet" he
said. "and to keep 1t from defeat hereafter"
Ex-President Grover Cleveland sent let
ter of regret, in which he said: Il should be
pleased to be present on this occasion ana
testify to my support OF the political pur-
poses its projectors have in view. am
sorry, therefore, that some pressing engage
ments and work prevent my doing So.
Ex-senator David B. Hill wrote as fol-
lows: "All such gatherings having for their
aim the unification of the democratic party,
a renewal Of allegiance to Jenersonian prin-
ciples OF government and the making OF
plans for democratic victories, deserve the
encouragement Of all our party friends. We
should not be discouraged over recent de-
feats. What we need at this time Is unity
Of action
Ex-secrefary of the Interior Hoke Smith
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in 1884, Congress passed a law forbidding
the repair of any wooden ship when the es-
timated cost of repairs exceeded 30 per
cent of the estimated cost of a new ship
of a similar type, the old Hartford with all
her glorious memories, was ordered to be
broken up and sold as old junk.
Chief Constructor Hichborn. at that time
assistant to Chief Constructor Wilson, i'm
mediately started an agitation of the ques-
ion of preserving the vessel, and was finally
successful in inducing Congress to pass
special appropriation for her reconstruction.
Work was commenced on her in December,
1894, at the Mare Island navy yard, and
was well along toward completion when it
was interrupted by the necessity of using
all the facilities for more important work
in connection with the recent war with
Spain. At the close Of that war, work was
resumed on the Hartford and she was COM
missioned last summer. She has new en-
gines and boilers capable of giving her a
speed of twelve knots an hour, and Is armed
by modern battery of thirteen five-inch
rapid-fire guns. Her rig has been changed
from a ship to a bark with no royal yards.
Not only have We preserved this historic
ship. but it seems likely that she will be or
great value, especially in connection with
the training service, to which she has been
assigned. Owing to her copper bottom she
is enabled to make long cruises without the
need Of docking. Since being remodeed
she has sailed around the Horn from San
Francisco and made long practice cruise
in West Indian waters. Her glorious war
record will make her object of great
interest to all visitors to the capital during
inauguration week.
The Lancaster.
The Lancaster Is one of the few vessels
that remain from the old wooden navy of
the United States She is full ship rugged
and was formerly numbered among the
most efficient of the sloops of war before
the days of steel ships She was originally
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The Fleet to Assemble in Connection
With the Inauguration,
CREWS WILL MARCH In PARADE
The Historic Hartford and the Re-
built Kearsarge,
INTERES TING HISTORY

Marching bluejackets are not altogether
unfamiliar sights in this city of frequent
public demonstrations, but, thanks to the
public spirit of Secretary Long, the navy
will be represented in the inaugural parade
Monday week by more of Uncle Sans gal
LIANT tars than ever assembled together in
the national capital on any previous occa-
sion. Seven warships will participate in
the inauguration ceremonies. Although only
TWO of them-the Dolphin and the Slyph-
will actually be in the harbor of Washing
ton. the other five will be near enough to
permit their crews to form part of Presi-
dent McKinley's escort to the Capitol In
addition to the two vessels named the fleet
will consist Of the big double-turreted mont
tor Puritan and the four training ships
Hartford. Lancaster, Dixie and Topeka.
The training ships have been on a practice
cruise in the Caribbean sea. and all are
now on their way to this city. Telegraphic
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orders to that effect We're issued by Secre-
tary Long last Tuesday, and there Is no
doubt of the arrival of the entire fleet In
ample time to share in the glories of the
Inauguration. Owing to their great draft
the five big warShpS will not be able to
reach this city, but it is believed they will
have no trouble in coming up the Potomac
as far as Alexandria. They will be an
chored off that ancient burgh and their
crews brought to the capital by rail or river
steamers, whichever is found most expe-
dent.
Outside of their availability d strong rea-
son for the selection of the training ships
for this occasion was the fact that their
crews are larger than those of ordinary war
ships, thus insuring a larger naval repre-
sentation in the actual ceremonies than
otherwise would have been the case. 1t is
estimated that the seven vessels will con-
tribute nearly 1900 blue jackets to the pa
r;.de. although they are not "snow soldiers,
they will undoubtedly make fine appear
ance on the march. If indeed their column
is not one of the leading features of the
parade Capt. Belknap. commanding the
Dixie. as the senior officer Of the fleet
will have command of the naval column.
The Hartford.
OF all the large fleet OF ships that served
in our navy during the civil war; probably
only two are generally remembered by peo-
pie who have no direct connection with ma
val affairs, and have thus earned enduring
fame. These are the Hartford and Kear-
sarge. The latter has had her name con-
uEued in a modern first-class battle ship
and the former has been largely rebuilt, as
far as her hull is concerned. but still pre-
serving her original appearance, with new
machinery and n new battery of modern
iive-inch rapid fire guns, to replace the old
utne-inCh smooth bDreS of her earlier days.
In her day, for she was built Just forty
years ago, she was considered one of the
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