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the passyf,c firm tn, CITY " MexIco,

the Passyfic firm tn, City " Mexlco.'
he says Why, TIL mans been crazy
about that old blind fellow, Now.
Z It's my turn. Whin he comes 'rouai,
yell hear mo say: IIow's yeer frind
Homer. now?' or Have yc heerd firm
z Homer lately or Whats Homer dom,
IN tho pothy liner I'll make life a
burden to Hogan. I
Ye didn't SEQ what Carnaygie said,
did We? III tell ye. Th'Hother night,
no says ] whit home, tired out with
tn compliments had rayccived from
meslf an settled in me cozy llbry.
full " tn choicest Backgammon
boards he says I picked up wan
book after another firm tn llbry table
sthrnnge to say. they were all be
tn wan author-mc fav'rlte author
tn kindlicst sowl that Is q constant
inspiration to me-mesilf,' he says 4
crayed lighter readin' an sint out to
me butler, who's a grajate " a Scotch
collegc-which have mnde into a
Hrst-class intelligence office-fr amy
readin' matter he had on hand. He
STINT me a copy " q potc be TIL name
" Homer d1l't recklect his full
name. but think twas James j.
Homer. P'raps some " We will know.
He's a Greek pote, an this book was
In tn original Greek, thrhnslated into
English. he says. I read 1t very
nuently,' he says. We'll. / don't know
that tn maither is worth talkin about
except to tell we how felt about It,
but X this is TIL way modhern lIth-
rachoor is tidn', I'm going to put a
blast chimbly into all mo libries Of
all tn bum books! Here's fellow set
to- ln1,, 4 vrtk ~
money " TIL public that hasn't amy
style. amy polish an don't know tn
first lllmints " tn Greek Language.
An his charackters! Itell we. boys.
know a few things about kings
don't go be hearsay about thin.
know thin. Two had thin right In
me own house They've slept undher
me roof, an even firm TIL barn where
&coort etiket prescrlbcs. mus lay me
bed whin rfelty IS In tn house, I'VE
heerd tn kingly snore " that charm
In monarch Edward, ~ illusthrees
memory, who raymimbcrs me name.
Il can tell ye all about kings an I
will, II some wan will lock TIL dure.
An ] say to We that this man Homer
don't know n king firm doose. He's
got wan charackter in tn book.
king by tn name Nv Achille. What
kind " king does ne make Of him.
Is he a small. r-round naughty king,
with pinted beard, who says:
Andy, fr a foolish little man, We
have very good house" Not at all:
this Achills Is no more an no less thin
a drunken yagabone. He's royster-
In an cuttin up firm mornin to
night: he's chopin people open; he's
insultin' his friends an bethrayin'
his counthray. an fln'ry he dies be
bein' hit on tn heel. Did We liver hear
tn liae2 I know kings, tell We, an
that's not TIL kind " men they ar-rc
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STAINS. Do buffers been reading hit out
ten do papers an dis mawnin dey ais
down In de kitchen. low arter while hit
swin tor be do style. An says .whut
dat' An dey say gin dey lows arter
While hit gwin ter be dc style fer de
niggers ter ct der dinners Wild de white
folks. Dat ills nacherly too much fer
dis niger an riz an I says yer young
niggers Wild all9yar reading nm yer riten
Yer don know as much MS Ole Judy
Dat niger back UP der In Washin ner
yer niggers ner niggers anywhar ain,5
gwln ter cum down hayro In dis Rich,
mon an set at dc table Wild whlte folks,
an dat am jis as shore vs. yer horned
niggers. AS fer dat Niger do papers tell
5erbout he lis ct wild de Prlsdent,' Den
dey low do Pr!sdent is or white man, hut
Miss Bessie, Of he Ia or white man. an
Amt gwtn ter be de one ter say ne
AMT. no Amt gwln ter not heself dat
way unless he cum from whut we alla
luseten ter calls de poe,whi te-traah or
hit might be- she added thonghtfuily.
shit might bef he aint rite strait Ia no
min-whut do yer pa think honeyi'
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f. q i. F.
r. It's turrblc tn way mo frInd
Andhrew Carnegie has been jumpin
on Homer said Mr.. Doolcy.
What Honor asked Mr.. Hon
Z messy
Homer, the pote.'' said Mr.. Doolcy.
Has Andrew been roastin' hIms''
asked Mr.. Hcnnessy. i
lie has," said Mr.. Dooley. "IIo's
been glvin' 1t to him good. It's all III
with Homer. No wan will print his
stun amy more. He'll be goln'
round a pome undher his arm firm
newspaper to newspaper thryin' to sell
IL. "Theysc a man wants Is soc ye,'
says tn Office boy. What's he ike?'
says TIL editor He's an OIL bald
headed man with long w1isxers ar.
dhressed in a table cloth. think
he's blind. f'r he was led In be a dog
on n stirring says he, Oh, It's Only
Oh Homer, says tn iditor. Tell him
m busy, he says. Carnaygle has bust
ed him. People will talk about him fr' M
now on as tn fellow that Carnayyle
threw into tn fire.
Twill be hard blow to Hogan. 7
niver r-read anything that Homer
wrote. but Hogan an tn OF fellow
was great friends. got an idee that
iiomer amt amy too we'll of. Flo
1lver knew anything about NANNY
facthrn' pig r'n an being blind he.
couldn't tell good money frm bad. Ha
niYer sold canned air to tn Cover n q
Hent f'r armor plate. an he didat
know tn Prince Nv Wales at all. IL
we whit to OF Homer am thried to tell
him that be handin a little coin 10
tn freight agent Nv tn PinsylyanIa.
ne cud ship his pothry firm Pittsbuiar
TO Phillydelphy cheaper thin Roodyard
hlplln'. tn chances ar-re he'd tell We
10 80 to the derrile, and raysume his
pome. Ele had no business head an
he niver founded ibry buildin'
though I've heerd tell he founded.
Few llbries. Poor or la-ad! .fasI
bad about him. Butt It's hard on Ho-
gan. He's always BLOWN about Homer.
Ye'd think this oil. fellow was all tn
potes there liver was. It was Homer
this. an Homer that Homer says
so-an'.so. Dye raymimber what IIo-
mcr said about that? He's as blind
as a bat. but he can see more thin
mortal man. He s poor. but his
head Is full w kings an princes, An.
not fat little kings that are tn same
height anyway we take thin. but
long. lean kings that ar-re assays.
Achargin round soord In hand am
slayin' each other. Swim cities claim
Homers birthplace. which is eight
more thin claim Andrew carnay-
gde's-1thaca, Utica an Eve other
places In cintral New York that /
don't rnymimber. I felt says Ho-
gan. whin first met Homer like tn
pote that said he felt like somebody
or other whin first he looked out upon
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ton. His judgment proved correct. Flo
had not ridden very far before he esped
COW bearing the Stirrup brand, with
twin calves following her. As 1t was
som ewhat unusual to find twin calves.
Hank was naturally delighted with his
discovery and was determined to get them
into the day herd, so the calves could be
branded that afternoon. The ranchman
only distinguishes strange calves by the
brand OF the mother they follow. They
ore given this same brand, which desig-
mates ownership. so for this reason Hank
felt that the legitimate stock belonging
to Stirrup Ranch should receive proper
attention.
AS Hank was coming down through tho
canon he met Martin Gardner, who had
Just come from the herd, after having
driven in a small bunch Of cattle. The
captain instructed Martin to drive tho
newly found COW and her calves to the
herd. while in the meantime, he said
he would take another look up the canon
In search Of more stock. His horse picked
his way carefully over rocks, until he
en- me to a narrow and apparently unfro-
quented gap In the canon. Hank unfre-
mined to Investigate this passage with a
faint hope that he might find other twin
calves In these deep mountain recesses. &
There was nothing that this adventu-
rous "puncher" enjoyed moro than these
solitary explorations, and the pleasure
that he took In rounding up the wary
stock which took refuge In these hidden
places was only equaled by that Of the
''prospector" when he sees for the first
time the color OF the precious metal glis-
ten In the ore upon his claim.
After proceeding short distance.
thinking only Of his quest and mentally
calculating the result Of the days work,
Hank was astonished beyond expression
In beholding the skeleton of man and
his horse lying In the pathway before
him. He sprang from his broncho and
made hasty examination Of his CHASTITY
discovery. Nothing was left but the
bleached bones of the horse and his rider
save the metal parts OF the saddle and
bride, and Colts forty five revolver
the handle Of which had entirely rotted
away Hank picked up the gun. and
found that the chamber contained four
full cartridges with two exploded ones.
After carefully placing rocks and
branches together in certain position SO
as to be able to locate the place, Hank
rode back to the camp and informed the
boys. WHO had returned, of his unexpect-
ed discovery. Two or three of them Of.
fered to accompany him back to the Sc
cluded spot whore the skeletons We're ly-
ing,
1t was a pathetic sight to view these
men, solemn and silent before the great
mystery OF death, for the cowboy has a
Tender spot within his heart when his
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Hank White was tho foreman OF sirrup
Ranch. He was a fine specimen Of ply
steal manhood. six feet in height, broad
shouldered and brawny. but as supple in
limb and as agile In movement as q boy
OF sixteen. For years he had been a
bronco buster Of the ranch type. and
had proved himself such complete mas
ter OF this breed that each refractory
horse after being disciplined by him, be-
came as patient and submissive us any
Rocky Mountain burro that was ever
lnshed or starved into subsection.
Il 1t was the first day. OF the spring
''round up and Hank had been chosen by
the cowboys from the various ranches to
act as their captain on this important
occasion. 1t was early in June, and as
the sur rose above the lofty peaks they
were tlnged with the rosy hue SO often
seen at sunrise In the Rockies. The air
was fresh and exhilarating and with the
certainty Of beautiful day before them
the cowboys we're filled with energy and
enthusiasm in the work they had on
hand.
All were busily engaged in ''clnchng"
on their saddles and pulling hard at their
ladigo straps, with the grasp of young
giants. With their picturesq ue sombregos,
blue flannel shirts. and red handkerchiefs
loosely knotted around their necks. these
boys. whose veins pulsed with the vigor-
pus blood of strong manhood, seemed
Ready and anxious for any action In
Which danger was the predominant ele-
nent. A few OF their horses were snort
Ing and "sheep jumping" as II to work
OFF the superfluous efferescence Of spirits
gathered from gooG nights rest; but
liter preliminary ''uncorking from
their masters. these settled down to a
decorous demeanor until the time for
starting upon the days work arrived.
AFTER all necessary preparations were
completed. the boys eagerly awaited the
call OF the cook from the mess wa gon.
'ibreakfnst2 Breakfast" Tho morning
meal was eaten with relish that fine
digestion and hearty appetite can only
Five Coffee and fried potatoes eggs and
bacon, with great wedges of corn bread,
disappeared as IL by magic. Each .'pun-
eher then jumped astrlde his saddle and
Nv oited instruction from their experience
ed captain as to the direction he should
bake over the range In search of cattle.
: Their leader gave his orders with the decis-
Ion and despatch OF General, and each
understood the hour for dinner. and the
time for branding the, calves In the after
noon, BE- KIN & i '.,s
Hank then started himself In tho <chnse
over. the mountains thinking he would
explore some OF the hooks and cornnrs
usually overlooked by other boys Curiosity
prompted him to turn his horse into n
small canon near Current Creek. as ho
surmsed that few strap cattle might
have wandered into this sheltered situa-
. Is y . { i = Ia . s. IS
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ne Personal Observations
far more efficient than It is sometimes
ByL. WIN. JONES.

far more efficient than 1t IS sometimes
represented). but she has made large
annual appropriations to her university,
the Virginia Military Institute. tho Vlr-
ginla Polytechnic Institute, the Female
Normal College. William and Mary. the
Normal School for negroes at Hampton,
seraba S e Iris the "a m
eo1o as the true psope Gt the
cent Interest; on all State bonds held BY
literary institutions. and the State has
that account, Then the denominational
and other colleges and academies have
steadily Improved and have largely In
s creased 5er liz their eHnp
mond College Hampden-sidney. Emory
hHMsnry RoaReke College the
leges Of Richmond. and o number OF the
women's colleges, and Institutes. the male
academies. and other private schools are
Of old Virginia have done for education
iafIsssses RSsp s. Eutfass was asx SIP
porton 70 MAJ had more
ss,t g IN her colleges than an, other
other country in the world except Scot.
land, and more than in Scotland II our
negro regulation p should be excluded from
4 expect that II the present statistics
were collected they would show re-
suit equally as gratifying.
I repeat, then, that old Virginia has
abundant cause to be proud Of her edu-
cational record. Il might give details
Of the other Southern States which show
al interests a' The ed NOE North states'
with It's noble university which has oyer
and bright out99k for the fg
Ing with students. Its Female Normal
which Is considered one of the best In
the country. and Its superb denomina-
tional colleges, academies, and high
schools and Its eloquent Education Gov
ernor." who. with others. has been max
Ing an educational campaign" OF great
power and wide reaching Influence. Is
going to tho front as q leader among the
States in educational progress. And so
with the other Southern States-they are
not only making vast strides In indus-
trial enterprises, and lateral develop
ment, but they are making wonderful
advances in education.
But have space for only q single II
Illustration Of what has been done by
private enterprise In building up q South
ern college, ] had heard from time to
time Of the great prosperity OF the
in Northern Mississippi, but 1t was only
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Mrs. Killjoy sat beside him and said,
"As soon as you are we'll enough to
DO around, your must hunt him up and
shoot him."
II will. said tho brave Knight, III
I can get one OF those Sandy Hook
Guns that will carry six Miles,
Moral: In these Days. Chlwalry most
wear Tag or 1t will not be Recog-
nlzed.
The Modern Fable Of What is in Nam
Under Certain Conditions. M
Once there was Main Squeeze OF
3 a Business Concern who had a faith
full Man Friday.
The Understrapper kept the Books
and stalled off the Canvassers and
when there was nothing else to do he
would 80 out Collecting. Every morn
ing at 5 he was buclled down to
Work. When the High Guy arrived,
the humble Employee would bring
the Morning Mail ana answer all
Questions IN low. respectful Tones.
Now, the Boss knew that one Of the
Secrets OF Business Success Is to
thrown an awful Bluff, 80 he changed
tHe Z lII1 " d. SOIIAId4ly d10 CtAleO
himself President In order to make
Tho Letter Heads imposing he put on
the Book-Keeper's Name and called
him Business Manager. 1t did not cost
anything ana It dazzled the Correspond
dents.
Also he allowed the Business Man-
ager to have Desk with a Brass
Plate on 1t. 80 as to impress Visitors.
W1lereupon the Man Friday began 70
wear Tall Hat and show up every
Morning at 10 instead Of 8. He stopped
calling the stenographer Matte and
used her Full Name. When any one
came to see him, he had the Office
Boy bring In q Card
In speaking Of the Company he said
We" Il asked to do any regular
Office Work. he put up loud Holler.
because ne did not think that Bust
ness Manager should be compelled to
monkey with any email md cheap
Duties. IS
IN short. although bis Salary re-
manned the same, the high-sounding
Title was too much for him. He de-
Weloped severe Case Of Enfargfenaisi
OF the Coco and In shors Elmo he
was breathing the Fresh Air.
Moral: Many good Subordinate
has been ruined to make q gtlded
Ffgure-Head. 4
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have Bricks thrown at her charaote,

u r. . ~ b d
have Bricks thrown at her Character.
Mrs. Killjoy held to tho obsolete
; Theory that Man was put into this
Mundane Trouble Factory to protect
( weak and detenseless woman from all
Slurs. Sights and Insults. That Is
why she picked out for her True
Knight an undeveloped Specimen
about the size OF Philadelphia
SQUAD, with four-inch Biceps.
His steady Assignment was to fight
her Battles. Mrs. Kllljoy was one
OF those Sensitive Plants who could
not get into a Trolley without having
some one rudely Stare at her. She
always suspected that tho He Sales
men In the Stores were trying to
make Love to her and II any. Man
happened to be walking behind her
on the same side Of the Street, she
knew shel was being Pursued.
care you going to sit here and al
low your Wife to be Insulted?'
That was the Speech she would
hand him when they were out to-
gether. Then 1t was up to him to
call some 20O-pounder or else be pre-
pared to lie awake half tho Night
and listen to the Story OF her Wrongs.
Sometimes he suspected that she
wanted to realize on her Lfe 1nsur-
ance.
Ills usual Play was to promise to
be an Avenger. Then he would hunt
up the Person who had grossly insult
ed Mrs Kllljoy and apologize In hcr
behalf and say that she was hifle
, Dippy.
what Mrs. Killjoy needed was
Husband in full Suit Of Armor
mounted on White Horse and thirst;
ing for Blood. She had read the wrong
kind OF Books. Husband knew that
she would stack him up against It
sooner or later.
Sure enough, one Day he found her
in Tears and learned that the Man
delivering the Coal had been Impertl-
nent and had failed to remove his Hat
J while speaking to her. She wanted to
i know II Mr.. Killjoy was a Man or a
Mouse and that settled It. He went
out to roast the TeaInster and she
followed along to Gloat
The Teamster was Low-Brow with
a 4S-incll Chest and he did not know
thing about the Henry Of Navarro
Business. He grabbed Mr.. Killjoy and
busted the Bin with him.
While the Sufferer was In the Hos
pital, waiting for the Bones to Join,
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Once there was well-meaning Soul
who was handicapped by n true and
lasting Friendship.
Sometimes he suspected that II he
could be left to himself he would
struggle along from one Saturday
Night to another and keep out OF tho
Way OF the Cars. and possibly extract
some JOY from this Life in his own
simple Rube Fashion
But every time he turned around,
Friend was right there to tell him
what to do.
Friend was somewhat Of Shell fish
In the regulation Of his own Private
Affairs. but he knew Just how to
manage for some one else.
So he used to tell the Victim where
to have his Clothes made. and he
would pick out his Shirt Pntterns for
him, and tell him how often he needed
n drink and In other ways relieve him
OF all Responsibilities.
II the poor Mark wanted to remain
in his Room and read something by
William Dean Howells. the Friend
Front and 80 out to War-Dnnce to
meet Bunch OF Koodles who wore
No. Hats and talked nothing but
Piff1e.
The Friend was always making Bust
ness Engagements for him and then
letting him know about 1t later on. sS
And sometimes Friend would try to
choke him and take his Money away
from him and Invest 1t In some shine
Enterprise that was going to pay a
40 per cent. Dividend every 30 Days.
Friend always meant WELL at that.
When no selected the Girl that the
Victim was to marry. he was prompt
ed by the most unselfish motives. Not
withstanding which, the Victim did
the tall Duck.
A Policeman found him hiding under
q Bridge and asked: "Are you a
Fugitive from Justice?' XII
INC" was the Reply. This Is
merely case Of Friend"
MORAL: They never seem to BIO
properly Thankful for all that we do
in their Behalf.
The Modern Fable of COL Pound Knight
Errant And His Lady Fair.
Once there was an Estimnble Lady
named Mrs Killjoy, who used to hunt
for Trouble with q search-Warrant
She was not happy unless she was
being Insulted Before any one chirp-
ed she knew that she was going to
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on a recent visit that learned the de.
tails Of its history, and splendid pros.

et1iiS " AUS HISTORY, and splendid prOS.fi
When the War between the states.
broke. Rev. y; s. Lowrey was useful
pastor OF Baptist churches in North Mis-
charge and enlist as a Confederate iEa e. s t5is
der to defend his home, and the great.
scented.
BY marked gallantry and Skill he
gained the confidence and esteem Of his
superors, as well as of his men, and was
steadily promoted until he became a
ABILITY one Of the best disisons h in sr fhe
Army. of Tennessee, which he led With
conspicuous &C dash and courage until the
unsullied his Christian and ministerial
character. but by frequently preaching
to to- his men. and !, active personal work. he
ligious interest in the army. and Of the
great REVEALS with which the camps
were blessed. Coming home after the
ruined fortunes. he soon concluded that
a. female college would be a blessing to.
h Kiss, section, and 3. opened school at Blue
start, and which before his death, the
enrolment Of elghty-two bo asFs : and nd
s9o ede e9sa soh ReR ensr
succeeded him as president. and retained
t the y position until the summer Of 1895.
Mississippi Male College. at Clinton, and
bis younger brother. Dr.. 3. g. Lowrey.
! ! Th |}s. prosnsrlty Of the college has
able faculty OF twenty-five members. ana
a total enrolment. Of 213 students, 259 OF
whom board In the. college, had ops
portunity OF becoming acquainted with
the course of Instruction.. and do not
hesitate to say. that in extent, and thor
oughness 1t will compare most favorabIy
with any college in the land. tIS
I have not given these details to adj
.vertise this college (they need no adj
vertslng, as they are full to overflow-
Ing and have to turn away students
every SESSION. but only to give an illus-
trntion OF what is being done In builds
Ing up our educational Institutions In the
South. The owners and proprietors Of
this college have never asked or received
q cent from any source to help them IN /
their work. (although their principal
building was burned several years ago)
but their SUCCESS has come from able
managemen emit. conscientious devotion, and
untiring pluck. @ ~
I might cite similar examples Of sue
cess In building up all through the South.
But this paper Is long enough This Is
nm educational era, and our Southland Ia
keeping step in the march OF enlightened
progress
Richmond. Va, February I'd.
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But I will not go into those matters
now as 1 wish to give some of my per-
sonal observations on the progress, pres
ent status, and hopes OF education IN the
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for a cure Is a mighty serious bust.
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even at the iirst symptom OF the Rp.
proach OF the grim destroyer. They
DO not want 60 be the subjects OF ex,
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q .. the test OF years behind II. A
medicine that has been made and used
FOR 20 years gives assurance OF lts
worth, and can be taken with a faith
that they have the very best cure the
world affords. All this can be said
ABOUT Or, Gums Improved Liver Pills
as a remedy for sick-headache, dys
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at the source o, the trouble and re,
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druggists for 26c per box, or address
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