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Wanted a Rebate.

4 southern clergyman had mar
ried pair of negroes. After The
ceremony the groom asked, "Hov
much yo' change TO dis 2"
well, said the minister, Il usu.
ally leave that to the groom. Some
times | am paid IS, sometimes $40
sometimes less"
Oats lot oh money, pahson
Tell 20 what Ah'll do. Ah'll Glib
20 two dollahs, an den eff / fin |
amt cheated I'll glib > mo- in a
mont"
A month later the room re-
turned.
"Ah's yere lax All promised, pah-
SON."
"Yes," said the minister expect
antly.
"Ah tol' YOU dat ef it was all
right, Aid glib yo' mo- money,
didn't Ah."
"You did"
well, pahson, as dis we're am a
sort OBJ speculation All reckon vo'
owe me about a dollah an eighty
five cents, an All come ter Git it,
Philadelphia Telegraph.
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Their Different brands.

An English landowner out un-
usually early one morning for a
walk on his estate in turning cor
ner came suddenly upon an Irish
man whom he knew az an inveterate
poachcr. This j. the conversation
that took place between them /:
Good morning. Pat" Good marn-
IN, yer haner. An phwat brings
yer hancr out so airly this marn-
in" I'm just walking around.
Pat, to zee If ! can get an appetite
for my breakfast. And what brings
you out 80 early, Pat:' -Och, be
Iabbcrs, Dim jest walkin' around to
see il 0i can't git breakfast fer
me appetite What to Eat.
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The Eoreioners.

Every one has heard Of the won
an visiting France for the first tim,
who expressed her surprise thai
even the young children spok,
French 20 fuently." She was much
like the Englishman described in :
book Of travel.
lie was very fond Of travelling and
took great delight in lionizing diff.
ferent cities which we visited. but
IN one respect he was stanch John
Bull. No power on earth could per-
snadc him that when he resided in
Florence, for example, he could pos
sIbly be called foreigner.
NO, ma'am,' he used to say; "the
Italians are foreigners, but am an
Englishman,'
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Trains Nos J. 2. and run solid between
Louisville and e Louis.
:. IrAn-s and 10 between Louisville and
Evansville run solid, carrying chair cars
Trans Nos u and ~ carry through first,
Vile.
Day trans between Louisville and 81
Louis carry Cafe Parlor cars, and with one
cnange OF cars through sleeping car service
from e. Louis and Louisville 10 Chatt.
nooxa- Birmingham and other points in the
Louis carry Pullman drawing room .l..nIr.
cars with buffet service. '.s
" " .Fs~cxR. Gen. Man. 81. Louis. Mo.
. HAkDwICK,s. y. A., " ash nxton. ID. q
go. u. ALLEN, Asst 0enT Pass. Agent.
y Va. CLArcoss, A9't. Jasper. = =
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Father Of Ills Country Wanted to BE
Its leading Arrieultrrist

In his mature life Washin-ton's
one expressed ambition was % be
the leading farmer Of America. and
he worked diligently to earn that
title BY Introducing new methods Of
hushandTy. lie even invented
pillow. In his progressiveness he con-
Quoted what might be not inappro-
priately termed the first practical
experimental agricultural station on
the continent. All the latest ma
chinery he learned about he prompt
" imported. He tried MANY kinds
of tobacco and wheat, experiment.
ed with various kinds Of fertilizers
and developed the breeding of thor
oughhred horses. cattle and sheep
There were many industries on
Washington'S farms. lie maintain
I'd blacksmith shop. which. in adj
diIion 10 Che work of the plantation.
shod horses and repaired nipple
ments ana wagons for the neigh
bors. lie had also a force Of car
pentors whom at times he hired I
out 70 construct dwelling houses in
Alexandria and the national capital. I
Washington conducted a -four mill
AT Mount Vernon and established
an enyiahlc and profitable rcputa-
tion for the extra brand Of -four
produced. lie often bought wheat
from other farms in Virginia and
ground il into flour for the market.
\ cooperace was another of his in
lustrlcs. and even the schoonors
hat carried his barrels to market
belonged to him.
1t would be hard to imagine a
more complete establishment than
hat which he conducted. Shoe
makers NJ Mount Vernon turned out
III the shoes worn on the estate
Neaycrs in his employ produced the
lnen. the woolens, the linsev and
he cotton cloth needed. There
Tas also distillery, the revenue
rom which sometimes exceeded
] 300 annually. His fisheries along
ne Potomac were also resources OF
considerable proiit.-Leslie's Month
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Aprlo. 1913 Ism

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MOI SoN. NOES No ~ No Al ~ y.
L. A. A VI. A NJ. AN AN M
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No-Ss- >"Sl- >olN- No 81. S0s5. Va. 81
30 ifT ss1 Lv. Lincoln Ar 7.5 soslt a.
llxi - 80 Ar. Tell Cify Nv 10. $40 10 "
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POWER OF IMAGINATION.
The Story 81 c.nnsr :. wAieh All.
gator Was Not rseo

gator was Not ~eo.
Tile distinguished -eologisi pr
Huch'ani nc dal y dinner
after d..-r.iin Mi esinpi alli-
gator. hasin asked good many Of
1.-THE mai ei~lng u-hec ol BIS ch>s-
Is 10 an. ni,h him. 81 hon~c and
IAN his establishment were in eoot
style and taste. lis Guests congre-
gated. The dinner table showed
splendidly with rlas-, china and
plate. and the meal commenced with
excellent soap.
GLOW do Nou ike the SOUP" ask
Ell the doctor after having finished
his own plate. addressing famous
gormand Of the Day.
"Nery good, indeed answered
the other. Turtle. i it not /
only ask because | DO not find any
green fat"
The doctor shook his head.
II think II has somewhat Of
musky TASTE" said another; mot
unpleasant. but peculiar"
All ailigators have" replied
auckland. 1.-THE cayman peculiarly
80 The fellow whom dissected
this morning and whom YOU have
just been eating
There was general rout of the I
whole guests. Every one turned I
pale Half dozen started up from
the table. Two or three " them
ran out Of the room and yomitcd,
and only those who had stout stom-
achS remained 10 the close Of an cx-
cellent entertainment
">cc what Imagination il" said
III had told them it
was turtle or tcrrapin or birds nest
soup. salt water Mnphihia or fresh,
" the gluten Ola f~h from the nav ,
II sea bird. they would have pro- ,
aounced il excellent and their il .
5estIon been none the worse. Such ,
: prejudice
But was it really an alligator |
iskcd a lady.
AS good a calls head as ever +
wore 4 coronet, answered Buck !
and.
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His Surprise.

smith-Thc papers speak cnthu.
'astically Of your daughters sing.
ing at the musicale last week.
Rogcrs-lcs, ! am surprised they
should all speak 50 fatteringly.
What does the Planet say?
!, Smith-Therc's nothing in the
Planet about her.
Rogers-That's queer. / certain
y sent the same notice to the Plan
g that ! sent to the other papers,
Boston Transcript.
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CHAPTER XIX.
MUTUAL EXPLANATIONS.

Monsieur Kersain was no less sur
prised and delighted than his daughter
Gertrude, my beloved child,' he ex-
claimed, pressing her to his heart, and
stroking her beautiful hair. You here,
my pet? How does it come about that
we meet thus? was thinking of you
a minute ago. but little did I expect
to see you this morning"
But how is it, my dear Kersain, y
said the doctor, that you are at Wahdi
Halfa?"
General Gordon" replied the consul,
asked me to do him the service of de-
scending the Nile in one of the steam
gunboats he was sending down, and
proceed to Europe for the purpose OF
letting the civilized world know how ne
commission, and. moreover. I perceived
that it was the only chance of cutting
an end to the blockade OF Tehbali. where
l knew you had been besieged. But I
can't tell you how terribly anxious 1
have felt about you all
Here Major Warrior, whose counte>
nance had suddenly lost its severity,
interposed courteousIy with:
Dear Monsieur Kersain, I see that
you viii answer for these gentlemen.
pray them to excuse the misconception
which led TO their being taken for other
than they are. I shall be delighted if
they and your daughter Will honor Inc
with their company at breakfast"
The prisoners bowed.
AS Is often the case. Gertrude had
quite broken down now that the neces-
sity for courage was past. She clasped
her arms around her fathers neck. and,
hiding her face on his shoulder wept
copiously, the recollections OF the terri
BILE month she had passed depriving her
of the power of speech.
The consul attributed her emotion
solely to the dangers he had himself
sustained. and said soothingly:
Don't cry any more, my darling. We
are together again now forever"
''Oh, yes, l viii never leave you
again, dear papa" she murmured
pressing closely to him. never, new.
err
Never. pet" he repeated tenderly
1T was too painful to bear as it was
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she said, and / will show you half
dozen people who went in just like that
a few weeks ago. You wouldn't think ii
so bad, If you saw them this morning"
But the woman shook her head respect
fully, murmuring her thanks.
Time passed. II might have been one
hour or ten to the waiting woman, when
a low moan, Enthusiastically Of pain, broke
the silence beyond the closed door. Then
the door was flung open and nurse
slipped out, sped noiselessly down the
hall and threw open medicine cabinet
standing against the wall. She caught
up a bottle, slIllfully extracting the
cork as she ran. and pushed the door
shut as she re- entered the room.
At this the waiting woman, driven be-
yond herself by terror, rushed TO a
nearby telephone and caught up its re =
ceiver In a shaking hand. She called a
number and her voice rang out brok-
emily
rs that Blake? Bring your master
here-at once! Morgans Infirmary.
Yes--yes-yes! She's very i'll. Hurry,
Blake, hurry
Half an hour later the operating room
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the broad expanse OF the river that
stretched away across the plain till lost
to sight in the distance.
The moon had just risen in the east
and she seemed to look down tenderly
on the audacious pioneer OF science VINO
had so lately dared to snatch her from
her sleep of centuries.
But Norbert now hesitated before
single word. a word which he had longed
to say ever since he had left Khartoum.
Now was his opportunity. and Gertrude
and her father both waited for him to
speak out. At last, summoning up his
courage. Norbert murmured. in a voice
full of emotion:
Consul. two months ago I asked
you to give me your daughter. You
were so good as to consent provided
/ could find favor In her eyes. Mile
Gertrude knows me better now than she
did then. We have passed two months
together. through trials that test char
acter Enthusiastically. l. for my part, have
formed, If possible, far higher estimate
than before of her courage. her fntelli-
gence, her heart, and may l venture to
say of her graciousness to myself
must now ask in my turn whether may
not hope that she will one day make
me happy"
IF you had asked it sooner. my dear
fellow" replied Kersian affectionately.
you would have been out of suspense
now. Know, then, that Gertrude loves
you as much as she admires you. and
she thinks with me that you will make
the best of husbands, just as you are
the bravest. the most generous and the
loyalest of men,'
So saying, the consul put Gertrude'5
hand in that of Norbert and pressed
them both to his fatherly heart.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Continued.
ON THE NILE.

HE dahabieh came nearer and
nearer It had a gondola-like
prov and cabin in the rear.
and 1t was manned by twenty native
rowers- The cabin was occupied by a
detachment of English soldiers, who
were evidently engaged in a recon
noissance up the Nile. as they glanced
sharply from right to left of the banks.
On seeing our group making signs to
him from the right bank the command
ing officer approached. and when within
hearing distance shouted;
Who are you? What are you doing
there?"
The baronet came to the waters edge
TO reply, but was suddenly struck by
the absurdity of what he was about to
say
y cant possibly tell him we have de-
seconded from the moon" he murmured
aside TO ais companions.
Well" impatiently shouted the off,
GER are you going TO answer"
Il am Sir Bucephalus CoghilI. of %
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CHAPTER L.
WHAT THE WORLD SAID.

Nearly a year passed. 1t was now
February. The gas was just being
lighted in the streets Of Paris one
evening as a cabriolet set DIR. Bret
down at the door of house in the Ave
nue. de TObservatoire. Quickly mount
ing two flights of stairs, the doctor
Yves respectfully welcomed on the land
ing by the most correct of Wallets, vino
was no other than our old friend Vir-
gil. now fauftlessly arr1reG in a sober
livery of black.
They are all there sir he said.
ushering the doctor into an elegant
drawing room, in which sat NJ Kersian
reading paper by the fire, while Nine.
Mauny worked by the lamplight and
Norbert walked about the room.
What do you think they have the
audacity to say?" exclaimed Dr. Bret
as he rushed into the rom. That
my Selenite manuscript is. Ethiopian"
Who says so?" asked Norbert and
Gertrude, with one accord.
The Academy OF Inscriptions, for
sooth, It appears that the ancient
kings OF Ethiopia were in the habit
of writing down their DEGREES in am
lanthus, and, strange TO say, they were
also accustomed to express their ideas
by Geographic drawings. These are
held to be conclusive proofs. and I was
almost treated like an imposter when
1 inisted that l had brought the docu-
ment from the moon
What about US. them" cried Ger
trude. We are no better treated Tor
the observatory will not believe word
Norbert says. They declare they must
have seen it if the moon really descend
ed twice to the earth. Now il is quite
certain that at that very time the sky
was so overcast for several days that
all astronomical observations were i'm
possible. 1t is equally certain that these
clouds were due to the near approach of
the moon and also that there were tre-
mendous storms and exceedingly high
tides everywhere during these few days
that were equally unexpected and mex
plicable. No matter They won't accept
the only possible and simple solution
which We offer them, but persist in
treating all we say about the journey
as purely imaginary
Still fresh from his own fight with the
academy, her uncle listened TO her
eagerly.
Il know" he said, that they all look
upon our journey as fiction of the
Imagination. But this is something still
more exasperating. and enough to make
any man angry. The idea that they
should dare to insist that the Selenite
document which you saw me take from
the hand of lunar Titan is nothing
more than an Egyptian papyrus."
We'll, well, uncle" said Nine. Mauny.
laughing heartily, I'VE ought not to be
surprised at anything when those who
ought to be the first to believe us are
Just as incredrlous as the rest
My daughter means me, I know!"
cried NJ Kersain, throwing down his
newspaper. II really must own that, al
though I was at first inclined to believe
your story, 1 could not help seeing its
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A Serial Story of Remarkable Experiences.

The baronet began in a dignified. but
somewhat hesitating manner to give his
preeoncerted explanations. His friends
and he had escaped from the Peak of
Tehbali, where they had sustained a
siege from the Mahdist army They had
escaped in a balloon which had descend
ed over six miles from the Nile.
The Major soon cut short the ramb-
ling account. and interrupted him with:
THE Peak of Tehbali! Where is that
mountain? l never heard of it. 1t is not
on the map. Where are your papers ~
q never had any; but here is my
card. murmured the baronet, piteously.
Your cardl Fiddlesticks! Do you
imagine I can take that as a guarantee
And your comprehensive they any
na2ers?"
Sir" said Norbert impatiently, I'VE
have no papers. because we could only
take necessaries in the car. But We are
respectable people. and you and your
government will. 1 warn you, be held
responsible for any arbitrary detention
of French subjects That lady is the
daughter of Monsieur Kersain. the
French consul at Khartoum. "
Indeed" replied the major ironical-
ly. 4 am delighted TO learn that mad
emoiselle is the daughter of Monsieur
Kersain, the French consul at Khar-
toum -
Calling the subaltern in command of
the picket. he gave him an order IN a
low voice. which was Immediately oSey-
ed with the promptitude characteristic
of the British soldier
Il am most charmed to learn who
mademoiselle is, repeated the Major;
and who may you be?'
I am Norbert Mauny, astronomer at
the Observatory at Paris. This gen
tleman is DR.. Bret, famed for his boz
tanic researches. This is my servant.
The other is the valet of Sir Bucepha-
lus. and, like his master, English. This
young girl is in the service of Made
moiselle Kersain."
DO you persist in stating that this
young lady is the daughter OF Monsieur
Kersain, the French consul at Khar-
toum?"
Certainly"
We'll. then. said the major. as steps
were heard on the stairs. here is Mon
sieur Kersain himself"
Everyone turned TO the door
1t was, indeed. the consul in person,
who had come in response to the mes
sage sent him by the major.
My father! My darling father!" cried
Gertrude, flying into his arms.
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He eastern corridor OF DR.. Nor
gan's inhrmary was agleam with
sunshine and gay with bright
colored robes Of convalescents taking
their change of siclroom scene in wheel
ed chairs before its low. wide windows
Dainty nurses moved about them, ar,
ranging baskets Of flowers at convent
ent angles. and tucking and pattins
their patients into greater comfort.
Out OF sight, at the end of an in
tersecting hall. the operating room door
stood open. Within preparations moved
briskIy forward for an emergency case
The great surgeon in charge, serenely
unconeerned with these preparations
stood on the threshold chatting boyish-
Is with his first assistant; his dark head
ard singularly vivid face in relief above
the pure white linen of his coat
a few minutes later a familiar little
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procession came into view at the turn
Of the hall. The funeTeaI- looking couch,
skillfuIly pushed along by two nurses,
was carefully attended by distinguished
physician. The patient, closely covered,
lay upon IT. There was visible only
mass OF dark hair piled high above
woman's pale face. A middle-aged wo-
man in black. with stern. set features,
and form rigid with self-control. follow
ed.
The couch came to a stand before the
open door of the anaesthesia room and
DR.. Morgan stepped forward and bent
over the patient. He peered into her
eyes, laid his hand upon her wrist, and
rested his ear lightly above her heart.
Then he drew the attending physician
apart for d final word. The woman in
black slipped into his place, and as she
leaned forward the patient stretched
out her hand and softly stroked the wo-
mans cheek.
Never mind, Breston, " she said gent
ly. lit VIII be all right
Come with me TO the east corridor"
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you while I lived uncompIainingly the
life OF your arranging; together before
the world; apart in thought and pur-
pose / loved you when l hid away my
physical suffering. as I would cover all
things ugly and Earring from your sight.
love you now-WhereVer | am-and
shall love you-forever.
DR.. Morgan threw open the door. ex-
claiming tovially:
1T is even better than I thought. Your
wife is reacting beautifully She is SUI
fering. somewhat, from the anaesthetic,
but il may be possible for you to see
her for a moment later in the day. l
have just given her maid. who seems 20
be a most capable person, the permis-
sion she Graves: 10 sit in the room and
see for herself that the nurses under
stand their business"
Meanwhile, Breston, hurrying down the
corridor. snapped the clasp of her bag
over a small white envelope, containing
q few cold words of explanation from a
proud and unhappy woman to a misun-
derstood and equally proud man.-New
York Press.
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a card from his pocket and thrust it
into Dr. Morgan's hand. The great sur
geon started slightly as he recognized
the name upon the card. and fastened
to say:
Il have just operated. But I did not
know the patient was your wife. She
gave no name. The woman there made
the arrangements. l am glad TO be able
to assure you that. although the opera
tion was extremely delicate. we have
every reason TO consider it highly sue
cessful. My assistant and her own ply
stefan are with her. and as soon as the
nurses get her in bed 1 will see her
myself. OF course, We must use every
care for the next few days
He broke off suddenly, caught the gen
tleman firmly by the arm. and led him
into a small consulting room nearby,
closing the door behind them.
When the doctor reappeared a few
minutes later Breston stood at the door
in perpleXity. Her hand was thrust
into the open bag at her side and she
was murmuring:
1T was 10 be the white one il
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all went well-no, the blue one-no the
white
Then. in desperation, she drew out an
envelope family tinted with blue. bold
ly opened the door of the consulting
room, and handed II TO the gentleman
who was seated before an open win
dow. Then she withdrew.
The letter was addressed to him, and
the writing was his wife's. He tore Il
open and read:
Ny husband-If these words should
ever reach YOU l shall be too far away
for the hurts OF enlargement AID the
bars of pride. Out there. l should not
want to remember the years lying wide
between us. J should want TO keep
only my great love for you. How /
have loved you-and watched your
struggle-and exulted in your victory!
My love. it seems, has grown upon
Indifference and thriven upon forgetful-
ness. For now love is the only thing
worth remembering OF ii all.
l loved you when | promised to be
your wife. I loved you when l took the
vows of wifehood upon my lips. l loved
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door was again thrown open. this time
to let the couch pass out. It was wheel
ed by one of the surgeons. The pa
TENTS face was no longer pale, but
glowed darkly red against the white
sheet upon which II rested. The head
nurse came out and said a few cheerful
reassuring words to the waiting woman,
who stood leaning against the wall.
dazed and uncomprehending. The great
surgeon, Invested of his working robes
and no longer debonair in bearing, step
ped out into the hall followed by the
practitioner. who hurried away to his
patient.
At that moment the click of the eleva-
tor called attention to gentleman who
stepped out of ii. He looked about
him, and when advancing to the woman
said sharply:
''Breston, what is it? Where is your
mistress?"
The woman could only point 70 the
surgeon, to whom he transferred his de-
mand:
lis my wife III"
With gesture Of impatience lie drew
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THE ENID