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the latter gathered around the depot.
The next day we began our journey
overland, the general and his daughter
riding in advance. The foothills soon
rise after leaving La Tinta, and gradu-
ally the mountains come into perspec-
tive. These are beautiful enough in
the blush haze, covered with coffee
plantations about which are a number
of Indian houses. Wild pepper grew
in abundance. On either side of the
trail spread forests of rubber, banana,
mahogany and tall palm. In the open
we could occasionally catch glimpses
of parrots and pigeons and smaller
kinds of birds with gaudy and dazzling
plumage, recalling Joaquin Millers
1ine-"Birds hung and swung, green
robed and red" Monkeys, too, were
not infrequent, chattering and leap
ing or swinging among the branches
of the wild figs. Amid such scenes l
found regret at the reticence of the
generals daughter, and 1 think she
became aware of this.
For three or four days we Travelled
without anything of special interest
occurring; the scenery becoming
more beautiful as we advanced, the
little mules climbing the long hills pa
tiently, and the tinkling of the bells
of the leaders recalling somewhat
the pastures and cow bells of the rural
districts back in the states. At the
last encampment, however, there was
an incident which broke the monotony.
While supper was being prepared,
Senorita Isabella wandered out into
the woods, being attracted by some
beautiful orchids or air-plants. Pretty
soon L heard scream from the direc-
ton of her wanderings. Being nearer
than any other member of the com
pany, | rushed to ascertain the cause
of the lady's fright. | found that she
had climbed upon leaning tree-trunk
to secure a gorgeous orchid, but on
starting 20 descend had seen a big
green serpent on the ground just be-
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A WONDERFUL CURE.

Wright City, Mo-, Dec. 3o.-Med.
ical men are still wondering over the
Symes case, which has aroused such
a widespread interest in this neigh
borhood.
Mr.. Joseph G. Symes had suffered
very severely with Inf1amma tory Rheu-
matism, enduring pains which were
something terrible, and which made
it altogether impossible for him to
work by day or rest or sleep at night.
In spite of all treatments he grew
worse and his case seemed to defy all
the usual remedies.
He began a treatment of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and very soon noticed a
marked improvement, which increased
as he kept on till six boxes were used,
when he found himself without trace
of pain or ache. He is now able to
work all day and sleep all night, and
his rapid and complete recovery is re-
garded by the doctors as little short
of a miracle.
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BY WInn T. HHnE.
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Copyrighted by Daily Story Pub. Coz

YAM Just in receipt of letter bear
ing the postmark Panzos, Guate-
mala. It is in Spanish, and translated,
reads:
eff YOU have not forgotten the prom
fse. come to me at once. My father
saws that l shall marry Senior Barrios
within three months-when he shall
have recovered from his wounds. lam
at Panzos, to remain two months or
ten weeks. 1 will die before wedding
him. Isabella"
Two years ago I was in the city OF
New Orleans, looking for employmen
I am an engineer-simply one OF the
great mass of everyday men who, hap
PLY for the country, do not believe
that the world is dependent entirely
on it's professional men. l had the
advantages of an education; my Ia
Their is considered wealthy for his Sec
ton: but from a very early day my
thoughts have run on machinery.
While in New Orleans l met a gem
tIeman from the north. He was en-
ployed as superintendent of large
coffee plantation in Guatemala, needed
an engineer, and gave me the place.
Taking passage on the flagship of the
ROYAL Mail and Steamship company,
we crossed the Gulf of Mexico, touched
Yucatan, passed over the Caribbean
sea to British Honduras, and finally,
after a Is days voyage, landed at Llv-
ingston, Guatemala. Here we en-
parked on a small steamer for Panzos,
whence we went by rail to La Tinta,
the terminus of the Verapaz railroad.
Tt was at La Tinta that we met Gen.
Mercedes, a Spaniard, who owned the
plantation mentioned. His daughter
Isabella was with him. She was a
young lady of about II years of age,
beautiful as an houri, and as naughty
as a maid of CASTLE could be. She
could speak little English, but threw
away but little conversation on her
fathers employees. / did not intrude
in her presence, but found Gen. Mer-
cedes a pleasant old fellow and not
averse to having some social inter-
course with laborers, doubtless know
ing that the American workingman
considers himself quite as good as
those who neither toll nor spin.
The plantation was in the noun
tains, a considerable distance from
La Tinta. There was no way of trans
portation than by ox-carts and pack
mules. There were 300 or 400 of the
former and more than a thousand of
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HOG FEEDING CONTROLLER.

fasten a scantling to the top Of these
(a). Fasten a pair of hinges to the
side of the door and hinge it to scant-
ling, then take two small pieces about
2x1 inches and one foot long, (b) and
nail them on the door bout two inches
apart as shown in cut. Take another
piece (c) about the same as other two
and put a pin in to push it backward
and forward with. Put this in be-
tween pieces (b) and put two pieces, (d)
across to hold it on. When you want
to put slop in the trough pull up the
bolt and swing the door out SO that
it covers the trough and push the bolt
down outside of the trough and put
in the slop and swing the door back and
bolt it again. 1t is best to put board
at each end of trough to keep the hogs
from getting into the trough at the
ends.-A gricultural Epitomist.
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New zea1and,s Island Federation.

Another step in the realization of
Mr.. Seddon's dream of an island fed
Grafton apart from the Australian
commonwealth, of which New Zea-
land should be the acknowledged
center, was taken during the last
month, when that statesman pro-
vided in his budget for a lower rate
of taxation on goods imported into
the Cook islands-the only group
which New Zealand has so far an
nexed-than on Australian goods,
and declared that goods from New
Zealand would ultimately be admit
ted free. In view of the determined
effort by New Zealand to amalga-
mate with the Fiji island group this
action is regarded as an indication
of the anti-commonwealth policy
that would be adopted if Mr.. Sed-
don's scheme is carried out.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
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NOTES FROM ABROAD.

There are 5000 American residents
in the City of Mexico.
Shetland's shortest night is five
hours; but her longest is over Is hours.
Lake Nicaragua, through which the
new canal will pass, is the only fresh
water lake which holds a species of
shark.
Australia now breeds considerably
over double as many sheep as the Unit
ed States, the numbers being $780,
900 to 39,250,0OO.
France, with her colonies, covers
3,945,000 square miles; just 100000
square miles more than the territory
of the United States.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

sBelting" a tree-that is, killing il
by destroying the bark in circle
around the trunk-injures it for lum-
Der.
Statistics recently published in Paris
show clearly that good surroundings
afford comparative immunity from pull
monary tuberculosis.
The British black rat, almost entire
" exterminated during the last 100
years by the brown Norweg ian rat, is
carefully protected and preserved on
an estate at Greenlees, Montgomery.
The mining of phosphate rock is one
of the important industries of Flori-
da and South Carolina, and it amounts
to 100000 tons year, valued at
$5,260,000 at the point of production.
Under the auspices of the Institute
of France further researches are be-
ing made in the famous grottoes of
Mentone, on the Riviera, where bones
and other remains of prehistoric men
have at various times been found. Late
ly three entire skeletons have been dis
covered.
An American syndicate has just
4
bought the old Mckenzie concession to
supply the City of Mexico with water.
The water will be brought from the
Almoloya springs, 40 miles southwest
of the capital. The work will include
16 miles of canal, six miles of steel pip
ing and the installation of motive
power.
The Chicago board Of local improve
ments has decided to use creosoted
block for pavements in that city. Diff
ferent kinds of material for paving
were looked into by the board, but the
decision was in favor of the wood. The
first order of this kind of pavement
will aggregate about $50 miles of
streets to be paved.
Everything we eat and drink and
wear runs the gauntlet of germs to an
extent which nervous people had bet
ter not contemplate. Far too much
fuss is made of them. If we listened to
all these scares there would be nothing
left to do but to get into bath of car
bolic acid and stop there until starva-
ton freed us from the dangers of life.
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The SIeepIess Eye.

Smearer-You know that grand old
patriotic sentence which begins this
way: Eternal vigilance?"
Dauber-Why, sure.~ Every school.
boy does.
Smearer-Well, I have been engaged
to paint an allegorical picture of that
sentence. Now, can you suggest q
happy idea for Eternal Vigilance?'
Dauber-I can. Make a picture of a
man keeping an eye on his UMBRELLA
Express Gazette.
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An Interestinp Relic

In the matter of diminutive bank
notes a correspondent sends an ac-
count of curious note which he has
in his possession. It is a card meas
uring 2x21h inches, on one side of
which is twice printed the word
sTwopence,' while on the other the
sum is printed in words and figures
round the border. In the middle is
the following: II promise to pay
the bearer, on demand, 2 pence. By
order of the Corporation of the City
of New York, Feb. 20, 1890. d. Phoe-
nix, City Treasurer" - London
Graphic.
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P0Hl6!. 3 FARM
BHIIp|p0VIzIlIE
BREAKING WINTER ROADS.
Homemade Implement Suitable for
Use on Country Roads, Village
streets and Sidewalks.

Much energy is wasted in breaking
winter roads. Pushing the snow out
at the sides of the road makes deep
cut which soon fills with drifting snow
and does not give a hard track for
travel. The cut shows an excellent
homemade road breaker. 1t can be
made wide for farm roads or high
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FEEDING CONTROLLER.
Excellent Device for Keeping Hogs
Out of the Trough While Pour
ing In the SIOp.

A good device for keeping hogs out
of the trough while pouring the slop
in the trough is made in he following
manner: Have the trough setting
parallel to the fence and close to it.
If you have an old door as long as
trough it will do very well. Drive a
post in at each end Of the trough and
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All of the presidents of the United States
with the people, but the danger Of this pro-
cedure was very emphatically pointed out
in the tragedy of few months ago. It is
also dangerous to trife with unknown med
lcines for Indigestion, dyspepsia, flatulency,
constipation, biliousness or malaria, fever
and ague. The safest medicine to take is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t will posi-
lively cure these diseases. Try and see.
Fame is something that makes lot OF
fools want to shake your hand.-Chicago
Daily News.
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CLEARLY WOMAN.
Enormously Thinks BY Securing Her
Scalp That She Cures DandruR.

Clearly woman has an erroneous idea that
by securing the scalp, which removes the
dandrutf scales, she is curing the dandruff.
She may wash her scalp every day, and yet
have dandruff her life long, accompanied by
falling hair, too. The only way in the world
to cure dandruff is to kill the dandruff germ,
and there is no hair preparation that will
do that but Newbro's Herpicide. Herpicide
killing the dandruff germ, leaves the hair
free to grow as healthy Nature intended.
Destroy the cause, you remove the effect.
Kill the dandruff germ with Herpicide.
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People talk about the benefits of a
change in these days, and it is good
idea. It is good idea to give the ami
mails change. They want new diet.
1t will work wonders sometimes. If
YOU have an animal that is not doing
well, try chang .-Farm Journal.
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Palms and ferns of large size are
now in high favor with professional
growers and people generally.
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Estimates of the Florida orange
crop this year vary from 100000 to
1.25o.00O boxes.
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This is my story, crudeley told, for
I am not practiced writer. / have
been at home for some two months,
my father assisting me to establish
a business that think will prove a
success. Often in the quiet can see
in fancy the bleak bald SOULS of the
up1ands, the sun bathing them as with
the splendor of altar fires. The little
pack-trains come and go, their bells
tinkling drowsily. The birds fit in
and out of the palms, green as the TO-
iage or red as the orchids clinging to
the sides of the trees. / hear the roar
of the babboons in the darkness, and
the chuckwills calling through the
night like weary sentinels. To-mor-
row begin my journey to Panzos-
and shall return one day soon with
Isabella as my wife, if live.
The Washington times., 1902-07-06
Jews AND RHYME DOTH THIS
CORRESPONDENT COMBINE

A CORRESPONDENT for one Of the
N counties of the State OF Vir-
1 \ ginia to prominent weekly pa
per in one OF the fair sized
towns invariably sends ii his news IN
the form of poetry. Commenting upon
had been crushed by having couple Of
sawlogs fell upon him, he writes:
"a serious mishap met young Arthur
Lamb
A very worthy and Industrious man;
Had working at a sawmill been,
Where two sawlogs rolled over him
"A mass of broken bones and blood,
Before which the doctors stood,
With friends bowed down in sore dis
tress,
Till he regained his consciousness"
The same reporter speaks of the death
Of another resident OF his county in the
following terms:
ELLA, the wife of Nat. FARRELL, is dead;
For two dollars and half, 1t is said.
Was sold by her lord some years ago
when Mr.. Matte took n new bride,
And for the offense was lawfully tried,
Got a position with the striped band
That plays out the tune, One Wife to
the Man."
Some of his other weekly correspond
ence follows:
'Mr Eugene stephens defies the world
To produce the superior of his girl;
Although less than ten days old,
Is worth its avoirdupois in gold''
John Meyer, one of our Oldest men,
For two weeks quite sick has been
At his home near by Standardsville-
An octogenarian not easy to kill"
A glorious rain came down yesterday,
Driving our fears and doubts all away;
Instead of q famine we'll have a feast,
For the Lord remembers both man and
beast.
Our human propensities verged on de-
spair
air:
The lowering clouds, unfolding their
wings,
transformed dry earth to living springs.
The woodwork on South River church
is dono,
Plaster and painting will cost round
sum:
New seats also will have to be made.
AS the others are shaky and well nigh
played.
A lady, whose name l cannot tell,
Promised the church the gift of bell;
When with the promise she will comply,
The builder is ready to swing 1t on high.
DR.. Pennington is giving his house a
white suit
While Ennis is at the V. NJ Institute;
The painting is by Mr.. Kennie and
Starke,
Doing tseir best to win Miunie's heart.
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Famous Jewels of Lady Londonderry, of Whom
Disraeh Once Said: "Lady Londonderry Fairly
B1azed Among the Peeresses The Present
Marchioness Well Becomes the Gems-The
Most Tactfu1 Woman in All Eng1and-Devoted

started the Irish Industries Association,
in the handicraft affairs of the island
Irish poplin owes its revival to Lady
Londonderry. as do the fine Irish iaces
which she has persistently worn before
and since she lived in the vice regal
lodge in Dublin as the wife of the vice
roy. Lady Londonderry first made fash
ionable the friezes and Irish tweeis.
which now compete successfully with
Scotch materials. Her loyalty 10 IRELAND
was evident last winter when her
daughter, then Lady Helen Stewart. was
married 10 Lord Stavordale. Every bit
of linen in the trousseau was woven in
ireland. and mostly by Mount Stewart
tenants. The Irish embroideries and
laces in Lady Helen's setting out"
were the work OF women personally
known to Lady Londonderry.
The Stewart-Stayordal wedding was
the talk of London for weeks. Its ele-
gance was trine overdone. No Ameri-
can millionaire display ever exceeded it.
People say that in encouraging such
publicity as she did and in making the
wedding lavish almost to vulgarity.
Lady Londonderry made the one social
blunder of her triumphant career Every
daily. weekly, and monthly paper In
London was invited to send its repre-
sentative to Londonderry House the day
before the wedding to write UP the pres
ents and the gowns. Lady Relen's beau
wooden models to the extent OF several
rooms full. Dozens CT hats tipped rak-
ishly above the dresses, worn for the
time being by unresponsive spikes sur
the wooden figures. Attend
ants were at hand to explain how many
pieces OF lingerie the outfit included,
and printed list OF presents which
filed a sheet Of paper the size of a
page from an ordinary New York daily,
and in fine type was given to each rep
resentative OF the press. Someone who
looked as II he were a secretary, but
room where the gifts were displayed.
He told them all in a stage whisper:
"A good many things have come II
since that list waG printed. Be sare you
mention the pearl studs Lady London
derry gave the bridegroom"
Lord Londonderry. who IL al uucc1l-
monty handsome man and one OF the
greaieat coal mine owners In England.
is abofit the most criticized postmaster
general the countT- has had-no; be-
causs CT any glus Of conmiEsicn. bus fo-
sins OF omission. Lady Londonderry,
The Washington times., 1902-07-06

ereary in its grandeur. as are many of
the great$English houses. And yet the
state apartments in Londonderry
House equal in magnihcence any such
rooms inSsIorGon. The saloon and
banquetfHs hall directly below it are
reyer used except on state occasions
such rs the present. Londonderry House
Is not very old. 1, was built in 1927.
But relics of generations past have been
collected there until it seems ancient.
OF all the interesting and valuable
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at Ascot in great number. The first is
made Of ecru linen. is hand embroidered
black velvet ribbon.
Next comes a white linen dress.
strapped. The lcw-cut bodice is finished
with revers and collars of pale blue taft
feta.
The third costume is brown lawn and
is most effective in combination with
touches of greea velvet On the deep lace
collar and flowing cuffs.
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Blue broadcloth is used for the skirt
of the fourth dress and the jacket is
opening over a fichu of mousseline de
sole.
Last of the group is a gown of white
embr cidered mousseline with deep points
and & bolero Of snipure. The high COL
lar worn with the V-shsped bodice and
sleeve ribbons 0s OF pale blue taf-
feta.
The Washington times., 1902-07-06

Two courtiers essayed to ride into town;
In place of Q buggy two saddles they
found.
Strapping them both on one little horse
| The latter got home, the balance got
lost.
Truly this is the time of the year
That little transpires, tragic or queer;
Ii anything happens important to know.
| You'll hear from the place where Greene
folks grow.
Greene county holds to homespun we'd
dings,
AS Mr.. Clint Meyer and Miss Carrie Ed
dins
On last Thursday evening exemplified,
In South River Valley. the home Of thu
bride.
Mr.. Pokey Meyer on the 9Th passed
away,
Was buried at his home on last Sat-
urday;
OF seven grown brothers. the rest all
alive.
His parents near eighty also him sur
vive.
DR.. Augustus Michie, Confederate vet,
OF Altemarle county, paid the Just debt
That all OF US owe, and. sooner or late,
The death knell tones will reverberate.
Mr.. Jim Harlow and his three Sons
A dwelling for-Mr. Ed Sampson begun.
And if they meet no serious delays
Will finish the Job within forty days.
Their planning machine will come in to-
day
From Advance Mills. where Mr.. Jns.
Has lately built and replenished a store
Superbly elegant, to say nothing more.
The contract for benches for Mt. Paran
Was recently given to an old limpins
man.
At cost of about three-fifty a pew.
Aggregating about hundred and two.
The South River church ought to b
done,
AS ten months have passed since It be-
gun.
The fittings are ready now on the
ground,
While the pay in reserve is easily found.
The wheat crop failure Is fully dis
cussed,
The roads are literally covered with
dust.
Gardens all thirsty; if it don't rain soon
VIII have no faith in the man in tho
moon.
Mr.. Tom Jennings and Oscar Fitzhugh
Are giving a number of men work to do.
Manufacturing slaves and railroad ties.
Paying them cash and other supplies.
Mr. Jake Miller. who has been quite i'll
With the pneumonia, is recuperating
still:
The came Is true of Jim Ruben Hanee.
Whose mother and sisters live at Quin-
The telephone company laid of the holes
And for several miles unloaded the
pcles;
they promise the public by 30th June
To have the entire apparatus In tune.
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however. has shown her kindly spirit to
the hundreds OF girls employed in the
postoflice. Even since her ill-health
she has visited the young women and
interested herself in bettering the con-
ditions under which they work. They
enjoy her talks doubtless for much the
same reason that so particular a gem
tleman as the German Emperor must
dine with Lady Londonderry every time
he comes to England and that Mr.. Ma
haffy, in his The Art OF Convervatism,"
declares the marchioness the best con-
versationalist in London. An attractive
smile is another of this favored lady's
gifts. She is known to her intimate
friends as Nellie although her Chris
tian and maiden names declared her
Lady Theresa Susie Helen Talbot.
Lady Londonderry's fondness or Ire
land comes to her both by birth and by
her marriage with an Irish nobleman.
Her father, the Earl of Shrewsbury and
Talbot, was premier earl in the peerages
Of both England and Ireland. Hers is a
distinctly Irish temperament. She loves
the Irish and the Irish love her. Mount
Stewart, in the County Down. is sur
rounded by a fine sporting estate, and
is familiar TO participants In the County
Down hunt Strangford Lough is nearby,
and there Lady Londonderry has oppor-
tunity for her beloved yachting. 1t is
at Mount Stewart, too. that Lady Lon
donderry. whose fine taste in literature
is acknowledged. occasionally works at
book plate making. One design, in
which is inscribed the family motto,
'Prest d'accomplir,' won her some dis
an ugly old house on the outside, but
1t is delightfully."- comfortable within.
When the Prince and Princess OF Wales,
as Duke and Duchess OF York, visited the
Londonderrys at this estate, they were
much pleased with the simplicity and
informal furnishing OF the rooms allotted
to them. Their breakfast room was Sc
verely plain. and their royal highnesses
liked 1t best OF the suite. One hundred
guests can be put up at Mount Stewart
at time. The house contains no pic
ture gallery, the family portraits be-
ing distributed about the sitting rooms.
and among them is the Lord Castlereagh
whom Byron made the subject of his
scathing satire.