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An Anccdote of pope.

There is an old ancciotc of Alexan-
der Pope concerning one of the old
watermen who was employed for many
years in rowing Pope on the Thames.
Pope was . the habit of having his
sedan chair lifted into the punt If
the weather was fine. he let down the
glasses: il cold. he pulled them NJ. lie
would sometimes say To the water
man:
John. am going to repeat some
verses. Take care and remember them
TIM next time I 20 ont
When that time came. Pope would
say:
John. where are the verses told
you OFF,
II have forgotten them. sir
John. you are II blockhead. | must
write them down for YOU"
John says that no one thought Of
saying when speaking Of him Mr..
Pope" but that he was always called
Mr. Alexander
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Advisers of Gznrs.

The great ears Of Russia. somebody
said. when they want man. go out
into the street AID find one. II is an
other way of saying hat the ears
ministers >lrin. from nowhere.
IL is almost true. Russia has had an
empress who began life as II peasant
and married Il Swedish dragoon, and il
was an Armenian who all hut destroy
ell the aut"cracy of The ears and set
Russia anon. the progressive nations.
Scrgius de Witic descendant of n
Dutchnian. started ut u waysi,le rail
WAY station "n the career which has
brought him almost III the head of the
state.
So. too. with the man who today
holds the keys of all the mysteries of
the great Russian war machine. Alexei
Nich"llievitch kuroI,aikin began life
as Il sublieutcnant. London Mail
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where the system Wa. weak.

$50 you've been fighting. have youT'
said Johnny's father. more In sorrow
than i'm anger well. did you beat
him:''
No" said his son.
The old man surveyed his son in
silent grief.
ITS wicked to fight" he said alb
sently. but it's sight wickeder to get
beat was never heat when I was
n boy. rs I've often told you. When
was boy l allus aimed to get in the
first blow"
That's what did" said Johnny.
well. You must have been too easy
with ii. My system used TO be to hit
him one hard under the chin. and il
would he all over. That system never
failed
but suppose said Johnny. that
when You got in that blow you knock
ed him on TO a pile of bricks. and he
finished up the contest with half a
brick In each hand: What's the next
move i'm the system that never failed
when you we're boy
My boy" said the old man after a
moments consideration. Il am sur
prised that you should expect your old
dad TO give you advice that would
tend to cultivate luarrelsome dispo-
sition in you. Go out and play
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tertion to the fact that she had had
nothing Ia eat since morning
Henderson rose from the snow and
put her birdie rein back over the sad
lie and lei her Ia the trail which led
back toward his cabin Go home. old
GIRL he said. hut don't tell them
where you left me- This is as good n
place as any in which To die. Go
home
The pony started down the trail.
Henderson took Il cartridge from his
belt and fitted ii int" his rifle. Il Won
iar.' he said. If they kill quickly:''
lie placed che butt of the gun against
Jagged rock-the muZzle over his
heart. Then he Turned and looked ont
over the east TO the moon, which was
big and round and beautiful.
While he stood watching n soft in
tia rubber like nose was pushed over
his shoulder. and the ugliest pony In
all the San Luis said as plainly as a
horse can say things that she was hun
cry and wanted To go home. Hender-
son dropped the rifle into the snow.
Wen give them one more chance. old
lady" he said.
Then he climbed YEARLY into the
saddle and rode down toward the val
ley
When he reached Alamosa he took
the pony TO the stable and fed her roy
ally
Afterward he went TO the postofiice.
There thnrn fnr him This
is what IL said:
My Dear-T am SO sorry-so dreadfully
sorry-about II all. Mr. Macdonald has
written Frances how YOU would not tell
me about your failures and all that sort
Of thing. Why didn't you? Why couldn't
you have told me that you wanted me to
help you fight out? ! would. dear-oh. 1
would And why didn't you ask me
whether l cared-cared more than any
thing in the whole world? Why didn't
you. dear?
Surely to ask me TO love you wouldn't
be asking so very much. ! am waiting.
dear. Will you come? KATHERINE
Henderson came out of the postoffice
and found in front of the hotel a group
of men. They were mounted and evil
IDENTIFY ready TO ride away. Macdonald
was with them. We'll go first up the
trail toward Sunnyside." he said.
Henderson walked over TO the group.
Were You looking for me. old man"
he asked. IF you We're you're just in
time to go with me 10 the station. The
train leaves ut midnight"
Then he handed the letter to Mac
donald.
When the little narrow gauge train
pulled out that night Henderson occu-
pied one of the berths of the Denver
sleeper. Three days later he was in
New York. Katherine was waiting for
him.
The next spring Macdonald found
the rifle nj the foot of the jagged rock
on the crest of the mountain
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Consumption

The only kind of consump-
ton TO fear is neglected
consumption
People are learning that con
'nmption is durable disease.
1t is neglected consumption
hat is SO often incurablc.
1t the faintcst suspicion Of
consumption get a bottle OF
SCOTS Emulsion and begin
ocular doses.
The use of SCOTS Emulsion
one, has, in thousands of
Is. ;, turned the balance in
lavor OF health.
Neglected consumption does
not exist where SCOTS Emul-
ION is.
Prompt use of SCOTS Emul-
7Icn checks the disease while it
can be checked.
Send Tor Tree sample
SCOTT X BOVINE. Chemists,
sop4I5 Pearl Street. New York.
soc and s. 90; all druggists.
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A LEAP YEAR
PROPOSAL
By JOHN BRIDGES
BY JOHN BRIDGES
Copyright. 1915. nv 7. c. Mcclure


Henderson rolled uncasily in his
sleep. Macdonald. his bunk mate. jab-
bed his knee into Henderson's back
For heavens sake. lie STILL he cried
You're getting all the blankets of.
and it's colder'n Ice
Henderson woke up. I'm sorry. old
man." he said. but you can have a
good sleep tomorrow morning. I'm
going away today. and shall probably
not he back again tonight Did I say
anything in my Sleep
II should say you did" replied Mac
donald. You were talking half the
night whole lot of rubbish about
blue eyes and black eyes and hair and
things"
did mention any ones Nance"
Not while I was listening. pulled
the blanket up over my head and re-
fused TO he let into your secret"
The two men tumbled out of their
bunk. They went TO the door of their
cabin. The first rays of the sun came
swiftly over the Sangre de Cristo. and
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been known as the ugliest pony i'm the
San Luis She whinnicd delightedly as
Henderson opened the stable door. lie
fed her double portion of grain and
brought water for her from the spring
He gave her. too. an extra quantity Of
hay. Better eat IL all. old lady" he
said. You've got long day before
you
He went back To the cabin. cooked
some eggs and bacon. made coffee and
drank three cups of II. hot and strong
and without sugar or milk. Then he
packed can of food in saddlebag
and carefully tied il to the saddle
which hung beside the door He filed
his revolver and his belt with car
tridges and put his rifle alongside tho
saddle From under his bunk he drew
small tin box. unlocked il and took
out a package of letters. lie did not
open the package. but threw IL. still
tied with bit of leathern thong. into
the fire For two or three minutes he
stood and watched the letters burning:
then he sat down at the table and
wrote rapidly:
Dear Old Mac-You will find the bacon
cut and the eggs ready for scramblinG.
The coffee Is all made and is pretty good
this morning have taken some Of your
cartridges. | found didn't have quite
enough of my own. and | may not have a
chance to get any more. ! am going
away now. shall not he back. hope
the rabbit pie will turn out to he a good
one. Yours. HENDERSON.
lie folded the letter and placed II
under Macdonald's cup. Then he took
the saddle TO the stable. cinched il
tightly on the pony. took his rifle.
mounted and rode away up the trail
which led directly into the mountains.
An hour later Macdonald returned
with five rabbits swinging nj his side.
He was whistling. In one hand was
his game and in the other he carried
his rifle. When he reached the door
of the cabin he kicked IL to attract Hen
derson's attention. open the door
will you. old MANI" he called.
There was no answer Macdonald
put down his rifle and entered. Prob
ably he's out at the stable" he thought
Then he saw the letter.
Macdonald sat down and stared
bIankly before him. Wont he back %
he exclaimed. Won't be back. What
does all this mean?'
He went to the door and looked up
and down the trail from the stable
There were no marks of horses feet
showing on the frozen earth. Return
ing to the cabin he cooked his eggs and
bacon. ate hurriedly. and again sling
ing his rife over his arm he walked
rapidly In the direction OF Alamosa.
Henderson rode all day At night he
had come 10 the very crest OF the
mountain where the trail descended to
the camp on the other side II was
near q o'clock. a moon was rising
somewhere In the east and Henderson
watched II eagerly He took from his
saddlebag can Of meat and opened IL.
eating ravenously. The pony watched
him. She whinnied, and called his at
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THE STORY OF A KISS.
Lincoln Made "a strong hid For IL,
hut Did Not Get "a.

Lincoln Made "a strong hid For II,
hut Did Not Get "a.
The heroine of the following anec-
dotc about Lincoln is now an old lady.
but she declares that when she recalls
the WAY i'm which she met the advances
of the man who afterward became her
hero il still brings the blush of shame
to her cheek.
when was about six years DID,"
she narrates. Lincoln for a short time
served in the general store of the little
western town near which was my IA
TIERS farm. In the window of this
shop. along with shoes. calicoes. sun
bonncts. toys. candy-all the hetero-
gencous stock of Il country store
displayed Il bead pincuSllion which il
was the ambition of my life To own.
who has not ut some time longed
for the unattainable - the thing just
out of reach-which for that very rea-
son perhaps seems 10 him the most
desirable object the world holds: That
bead pincuShiOn was To me what Great
Britain WIS 10 Napoleon; bat. to my
despair. the little ticket pinned to its
center read Twenty seven cents just
70 cents in excess of my entire bank
account.
Week after week. when | went
with my mother to the store to ex-
change butter and eggs for sugar and
other commodities which III. farm did
not Weld. the coveted prize lay tanta
iiZin.ly before my eyes. AS time went
OH the brllancy of the red rose which
adorned lis center began to fade. fly
specks appeared here and there. sully-
ing the purity Of the lilies. but never
for Il moment did my affections waver
Through whatever vicissitudes ii might
pass. they still clung round the wreck
of that cushion.
"Lincoln's fellow clerk, a fresh COM
plexioned young fellow. who. with his
red cheeks and oiled locks. seemed to
me Il perfect AdOnis and who. il the
truth We're known. shared my heart
with the bead pincuShion. always met
me with the stock pleasantly. Got a
kiss for me today. little girl:' where
upon WORLD he seized with Il parox-
ySm of shyncSS and take refuge be-
hind my mothers skirts.
One evening after the red checked
youth had proiTcr,si his request in vain
for about The hundrclth time Il tall.
ungainly young man came forward AMI
as II" handed my mother her mail said
".I'crhapS. little girl. you will kiss
me
Il shook my head most cmphatically.
Come. now. il you'll let me nave a
kiss I'll civ" you anything there is in
the store. h" hrih"d. and. STOPPING
from his great height. he lifted me To
III" counter. where my face WAS on n
level with his.
".Anyihng in the store, glanced ut
the desire "f my heart. and my rcsolu-
ton weakened.
Would would you give me that
bead pincushion:' whispered.
He smiled ana nodded assent.
Il looked NJ my smitor. oh, hut he
was ugly AMI grand. But I didn't
know that then. M. shook my
head: the price was too high. Then. as
| glanced NJ my blooming Adonis. who
stood beside him. ii occurred To me
that might strike "a bargain more To
my taste
We'll ! drew II long breath and
took my courage in both hands. If
you'll give that cushion. I'll-I'll kiss
the pretty one for il" New York
Times.
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daily except saturday and sunday.
ll-Sa;ur,iay only.
10 ani 3-iaily except sunday
NJ. i gets connection at Berlin from ID NJ !,
Y. train No. 6s. north. and connects AT Saii>hur,
at y. Y. T.. & Y. Junction with y V T. X y
train M. -. north.
No connects nj salisbury at y Y T.. sliN
Junction with y. Y i, n y. train No -, south
AMI at Berlin with u. NJ. ~ V. train M. -,
south.
NJ. 2gciS connection nj y. Y. r. ~ y junction
from y. Y. l. y y. train NJ. -, rnih
No. ?cnuIect> al y Y. l. An Junction with
y. Y T.. ~ y. train M. ~ north
Connection made with steamer lines ut E,stoI,
Vienna and Salisbury.
WILLARD THOMSON. ,;cnl Manager
! MtRbW u. \. i BENJAMIN.
Pass. Agent. >uii Il Div. Pas Agt
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PoCoMoKE RIVER LINE,

Baltimorc-S Snow Hill Route.
The Steamer Maryland leaves Snow Hill at Il
o'clock a. m. every Monday and Thursday
weather permitting stopping at Maiaponi.
Pocomokc City p. M. Powelrs. Rchoboih.
Cedar Hall. Pitts Wharf. Shclltowu, Saxis
Pier. Onancock 80 p m. Finncy's. Tangicr
Island 1 - p. m. Crishcld Il p. IN. arriving in
baltimore o'clock next morning
Rcturnining the Steamer leaves Baltimore
from pier foot of South street at 500 p. m.
every Tuesday and Friday for points named.
arriving AT Crisneld 90 p. m. Tangier Island
30 a. m. Onancock . Ia. IN Saxis Pier. She'll
town. Pitts Wharf, Cedar Hall, Rehoboth.
Powells. Pocnmoke City ~ p. m. $: ow Hin
80 p. IN.
r A. JOYNES. Supcrinie nlent.
+. MURDOCH Passenger Agent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-28
VETERANS
SONS WILL
meet HERE.

Commander in Chief Sphinx Of the Sons
OF Veterans OF the nited States and who,
by the way. is deputy city clerk. received
today the January, or latest number OF
THE Banner" the official organ of the
order. Ii is published at Dwight, ILL.,,
w. @. Dustin being editor. and contains
an interesting comrades greeting from
Isaac Crocker OF tbs city. chaplain OF
Slocum post, No. 10, G. A. r.. Of Rhode
Island.
The annual sessions Of Rhode Island
division sncampment will be held In LIB
erty hall. T Market square, Tuesday
next, commencing at a IN. The cleo
tion Of officers will take place at the af-
ternoon session. and there will be ban
Quet IN the evening.
The guest OF honor will be Commander
in-Chief Sphinx. who will be attended by
his chief OF staff, Gen. r. M. j. Reed Of
Philadelphia, Adjt. Gen. William r.
Congdon and Editor William @. Dustin.
editor Of THE Banner" from Dwight
Ill. Serious Illness in his family pre-
cludes the presence OF President Tucker
OF Memorial university, Mason City, Ia,
an institution founded and sustained by
the Sons OF Veterans.
The annual sessions OF tho Massachu-
setts division will be held Feb. 8 and 10,
eoincident with the G.. A. r. encampment.
and the Connecticut encampment Friday.
Feb. L.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-28
RIOTOUS
SCENES IN
MOROCCO.

Tansier, Morocco, Jan. 8.-Morocco
City has been the scene OF serious dis
surbsnces In consequence Of the gov
ernments attempt to force the cirou-
lation OF new and unpopular copper coins
on which IL placed an artificial value and
which II refused to receive in payment
OF taxes.
Business was paralyzed provisions were
solrce and starvation was threatened A
mob, therefore, arose and first attacked
the Christian cemetery, lately given by
the sultan to the foreign missions burned
down the gates, desecrated the graves.
exhuned the bodies cut off their heads
and parsded the town with the heads
stuck on poles.
The rioters proceeded to the Jewish
quarter with the object OF destroying IL,
bu. they found the gates closed and
strongly guarded. The Jews were panic
stricken until they found that the pro-
lection OF the authorities was effective
The rabble subsequently looted the Jew
elers' shops, robbing and wounding many
Jews The governor attempted TO queil
the disturbance but was stoned. pursued
and Obliged to seek refuge in the palace
The authorities finally induced the riot
ers TO withdraw on the promise OF the
temporary withdrawal OF the obnoxious
coinage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-28
LOST RACE
AGAINST
GRIM DEATH.

Kansas City. Mo, Jan. 2&-The Charles
w. Clark special train on the Santa Fe
road, consisting Of an engine, day coach
and Pullman. passed through Kansas
City at S:2s o'clock this morning six
minutes late. without stopping
L. III. Luke. a relative OF Mr.. Clark.
went from Kansas City to Argentine,
Kan, on an engine and entered the sleep
er there. He viii go To New York with
the train. Mr.. Luke will notify Mr.. Clark
OF his wifes death within the next few
hours. Mr.. Clark was sitting at an open
window when the special went through
here.
On reaching the Kansas prairies ell
previous records were left behind The
run OF 1876 miles 10 Topeka was made I'm
two hours and 45 minutes. Local Santa
Fe officials say all past records will be
broken and that the run from Albuquerque
TO Chicago will be made In less than 80
hours.
When the train arrived in Kansas City
Mr.. Clark was ignorant OF the fact that
he had already lost his race against
death. An effort was made by re-
porter TO board the train, but this was
not permitted.
Mr. Luke preferred TO break the news
after the train had left here. The Santa
Fe system was thrown open and every
other train was sidetracked for the run
OF the special
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-28
MRS. OKIE
welded
AGAIN.

Boston. Jan. &--James Jeffrey Roche.
friends and office associates by marrying.
The bride is Mrs Elizabeth Vaughn Okie.
and they have gone south On wedding
Journey
The bride was the widow OF Howard
said that there was no suspicion that Mr.,
Roche contemplated matrmony, but
from other sources II was learned that he
long had known and admired the woman
whom he married and that but for OBJ
lection on the part of Mr. Roche's daugh-
ter they would have been welded some
time ago.
This objection. which ls based on the
fact that Mrs. Dixie was a Protestant. has
now been removed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-28
TO REGULATE EMIGRATION.
Movement on Foot 10 Affect Arrangements
Between Mehcu and U. s. as 10 Foreigners

Mexico City. Mex. Jan. 2s.-Marcua
Braun, bearing credentials from 6ecres
merce and labor of the United States. has
arrived here.
His mission is to effect an arrangement
between the two governments, whereby
European immigration into this country
and the northern republic may be regu-
lated on a common basis.
One Of the principal features OF this ar
rangement Will be a proposal that Mex
immigration inspectors at all OF the ports
OF this country.
Experience has proved that inspectors
at the border have been unable success
fully to cope with the problem OF keep
Ing out such persons az the United States
has forbidden to enter the country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-28
s250,0O0 FIRE
Fifteen Million Feet Of Lumber DESTROYED
In Fierce Blaze.

North Tonawanda, N. Y, Jan. 2s-Hair
square mfle OF glowing embers was all
that remained of large lumber yard In
NORTH Tonawanda. early today. after a
most serious fire. AN Of the north end
OF Tonawanda Island was swept by the
names Between l2,oo9.ooo and 1900. 600
leet OF lumber, valued at a quarter OF q
million dollars, were destroyed.
The heaviest loser Is the firm OF White.
Rider and Froet. whose loss is $3.50 ooo
Other Firms who suffered are w r
ITier and company and the Lee Lurn-
bsr company.
Inc hre started In a large frame build
ing In the White. Rider and Frost COM
pany's yard about midnight The build-
ing was used AZ storehouse for high
grade lumber and the interior was a
mass OF danes when the FIRST OF the f,ra-
men arrived.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-28
DECISION FOR PLAINTIFF.
Judge Dubois Awards Judgment for
$4013.65 In Favor Of Rutherford Bank.

Judge Dubois today gave decision for
the plaintiff in the case Of the Ruther-
ford National bank OF Rutherford, N j.,
against John Il. Hull OF Cranston, for
si0isG and costs.
Defandant claimed that there was de-
posted with the bank certain collateral
which tho bank did not deal with as ad-
vantageously as II might have done. lie
thought that because OF this he should be
made quite en- allowance Of credit on
the note.
Washington r. Prescott was counsel
for pialntia-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-28

police gave an alarm OF fire In Pawtuxet
and the Volunteer Fire company No. I
responded, sending a ladder, truck and
chemical extinguisher TO the scene behind
the little transfer car which runs be-
tween that village and Lakewood So
much time had been lost that about all
the tiremen could do was 10 help their
assistant foreman. Charles Johnson, In
keeping the FIRE TO that one spot, and
preventing its spread TO other buildings
in the vicinity.
IL was a sad party that was met at the
home OF a neighbor when Edward Will
liams returned from his days work
In addition to the two children who were
in the burning building a daughter, Lou
ise. was az school. There was hardly
time 70 save n thing from the house. so
that both furnishings and the building IT.
self were totally destroyed
THIS is only one OF about half dozen
similar fires I'm this section during the
last few years, which might have been
fought successfully II water had been
available. though IL l. the first where
there has been loss OF life.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-28
FOUR MET
DEATH IN
MINE SHAFT. Fl

Brownsville. Pa. Jan. 2s.-Four men.
all foreigners. were crushed to death to-
day In a new air shaft OF the Briar Hill
Coal company near here.
The shaft was $50 feet deep and the
men were being lowered In a bucket when
four hundred pound pilot weight broke.
preeipitating the bucket and men 10 the
bottom.
The heavy weight falling on them
crushed the men beyond recognition. Tho
men were In the employ OF a contractor,
who was sinking the shaft.
The Briar Hin Co. Is owned by the
Republic Iron and Steel Co. II is claimed
by the officials that the accident was
due TO the failure OF the men 20 remove
the weight from the lever before starting
down.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-28
ON GROUND OF NEGLECT.
Mrs. Mlchaud Granted a Divorce From Rus'
band BY Judge Dubois.

Judge Dubois today heard the uncon-
tested petition OF sophronie Michaud for
divorce from Oscar Michaud Mrs.
Michaud claimed her husband left her
six years ago. When he went away he
declared "he would sooner go away than
work" She claimed he never contributed
much to her support since her marriage
In 1892. Mrs. Michaud works In mill
at saltwater.
Decision was for petitioner on the
ground OF neglect TO provide. Harry c.
Curtis appeared for Mrs. Michnud.