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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

down the stony streets OF Lexington Jonathan Devin
sprang his feet and listened Mistress Bettvs face
grew white and she stood trembling by the side of her
lover Goodman Landys hurried hafdressed of his
bedroom and thrust his head anxiouslv through the
opened window for those perlous times, and the
shoutings OF the galoping man were Portentous.
Louder grew the shouts, Nearer came the sound
Of hoofs Jonathan sprang to the door and threw
II open He thought he had caught the meaning
Of the words, Then from of the darkness of the
street plunged great shadowy horse and the
stride OF the horse turned his face toward the opened
door and shouted, he gaoped by: The regulars
coming, Turn QUIT Turn out! The regulars
coming" and plunged again into the blackness
Of the night
Lights flashed quickly in the wake of the and
horse. Doors flew open and men with guns in their
hands through the streets. The Minute-men
gathering
Jonathan. with white face. turned the girl by
his side. Betty, he said, that was Paul Revere
the messenger from Boston. King Georges soldiers
are marching bither The Minute-rnen gathering
The hour has come must 90 Be true. GoOd-by,
sweet heart goodby, and he caught her his bosom
She clung him forgetting her King, and
merlfering only her love
Now Goodman Landys spoke sternly: Jonathan
Dclvin. said he. will YOU fight for the King
Against my country. Never" cried Jonathan
afa1ne with his patriotism.
We neither harbor with traitors
sir 60, Daughter come here said Goodman
Lardvs. appearing white and Wrathful in the dim
candc-light.
But Mistress Betty chung only the tightly
10 her lover and he bent and kissed her full on the
lips Then, turning to the wrathful old man, he
said: Sir. / traitor; and love your daughter
and please God ] Will wed her. If she will have
though YOU stand between at the head of King
Georges army and again kissing Mistress
Betty he pulled himself from her arms, and hurried
10 the mastering place. for he OF that
body Of brave men who stood ready at a minute S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

saluted and went directly his half hour later
when he out he wore the rough garb of
farmer, and without weapon of any kind,
except a heavy walkng-stick
1t was nine O'Clock of a stormy February night.
\ cold wind drove the steadily falling rain hercely
before it. and the night thick that Jonathan could
hardly his hand when held before his eyes But
the rain and the darkness and the chill of the cold
wind his protectors. The British sentinels
would be numbed with the cold and blinded by the
darkness and the driving rain.
Fortunately Jonathan Delvin knew every English
picket-line and the post of every sentinel almost
aided by the stormy night and possibly by a kindly
Providence, he had passed beyond the mpOst line
of guards by twelve o'clock, and stood within the
city of Boston So far he had not been by
human being since leaving the American outpOsts.
But the packet yet to be delivered
The Denton house lay about a half mile to his
left and situated a little back from the busy
part of the city, quiet residence street. There
moving on the streets OF Boston except
the guards, and Jonathan found little difficulty in
avoiding them for the cold and the wet of the night
numbed their senses and sent them shivering to any
shelter that offered; yet not for moment did he
relax his caution He could not afford to take
single chance.
At length he came to the Denton house All
silent and not a human being i'll sight. He straight
ened up and started walk by the place; but just
he abreast of the great em-tree by the gate
he heard the sound OF footsteps to the front of him.
and the next moment the tall shadOWy form of
man. completely enveoped in a black cloak and
CARRYING a small bundle done up in white paper
under his left arm appeared in the path before
him
Friend said jonathan, pausing and gripping
the stick firmly in his right hand, for he had
determined to strike the down instantly should
he give the wrong answer or make suspicious move,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

he Strengthened up. Yes, sir, - he answered. 1t
is the old Denton house, know the place we'll The
house is of red brick and great elm stands by the
gateway
Very good said Washington, and he placed his
hand in his bosom and brought a small thin packet
tightly wrapped in oiled paper and tied with red tape
with seal protecting the knot AT an hour
past midnight tonight continued he speaking
low but distinctly "a tall man. wrapped in black
cloak and carrying a small bundle done up in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

wistfully lnto her
lovers ewes. and see
ing naught except
love there was en-
boldened to plead for
her love and for her
King and there was
such witchery in her
eyes and words and
lips to the man who
loved her that | know
NOT how he resisted
her sweet persuadings
vet for her King she
pleaded IN vain; and
woman-like she grew
angry. because she
thought that in Scorn-
ing her King. when
her hand was the price
OF the scorning. he
held her love lightly,
and she h a d risen
holly TO her feet, III
tending TO pronounce
/ know not what aw-
ful anathcma w h n
out from the stiffness
OF the late night came
N hoarse shoutings of
a man and the sound of
a horse galloping madly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

~ the night of April
| IS, I775. Jonathan
Delvin, a young
man. was at the home Of
his betrothed, Betty
Landys- The hour was
late. for on that evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

do you know where
this spot is i'll Boston?
he asked. pointing to the
red mark he had made
on the map.
Jonathan bent over the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

Wmte paper under his let arm. will pass
by this house. Meet this man at that
place at that hour, and ask him the
way to a good inn, If he directs YOU
to the Red Lion, give him this packet
quickly, and return with all speed ard
caution with the packet he hands you,
If captured destroy the packet in your
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

YOU, You may go, - and Washington bow
his head rcverently, and his lips moved
if in prayer.
Jonathan thrust the packet into his bosol
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31

Magnificent Scenery Surrounds Noun
tain Town of La Generosa

Magnificent Scenery Surrounds Noun
tain Town of La Generosa
There is, except from Mount Etna
or from the comb Of the Cammarata,
from the great rock above Castogio-
vanni or from the walls Of Centuripe
or Troina, OR from the beech woods
of MANAGE at the summit Of the Sierra
del Re, no view in Sicily comparable
in magnificent range with that from
La Generosa, as Polizzi is surnarned,
says writer in the Atlantic Month
y.
This small town, once a Norman
eyrie of Count Roger-his mountain
whip for the Saracens-st on an
extraordinary rock or precipice at an
elevation of over 5000 feet sheer from
the surrounding mountain region. In
the middle ages Polizzi was one of the
most prosperous inland towns Of the
Sicilian highlands, though how it
could ever have been so may we'll puz-
zle the traveller of to-day, who looks
up to its crag-set height either in the
blaze Of the merciless heat beating
with a furnace wing against the arid
rock, or against the sleety rain and
tempestuous cloud Of the tromonta or
gregale in the dreaded stagione di tenn
porale-the season of tempest.
The immense panorama of the view
extends over much of central Sicily
from the last spurs Of the Macedonian
range on the north, above Cefalu and
the Tyrrhene Sea, to the height of
Emma, in the south; from the Monte
maggiore and Cammarata Mountain
range Of the west to the sleeps Of Nj
cesia and Troina and to the SHOWS Of
sky-reaching Etna on the east. Far
below in the rock valley from the tor
rents which become the Flume Salso
(the Himera Meridionalis) and the
Flume Grande (the Himera Septentro-
nalis).
Near by are the precipitous neigh
boring mountain towns of CaStellena,
on the TANKS Of Monte Balza-the site,
it Is believed, of the ancient Imacha.
And even in the little town itself there
are things Of interest to be seen-in
particular some fine carving and other
Sculptural adOrnment in the DuOmO,
or Chinese Matrice, as the cathedral
church is always called in Sicily, and
in the Church Of Sta. Maria degli An
CELL, a really fine archaic triptych,
brought here no one seems to know
when or by whom, but obviously paint
ed by a disciple of Meming, if not by
the great Fleming himself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
FLAGGING THE ENEMY.


The agent for "The Modern World
Of Music" hesitated at the foot Of the
driveway and glanced again at the
bright red flag which futtered from
the front porch
Coming up or amt YEP" called a
loud voice. as tall figure rose from a
chair on the porch and turned toward
the stranger.
care you going to have an auction
or have you got scarlet fever or some
thing there?" called the agent.
"Tain't any auction, that's certain
sure" bawled the voice from the
porch; land don't reckon it's scarlet
fever, either, leastways the doctor amt
said so. Come up, won't ye?"
Il guess not today called the book
agent, and he sped on up the road.
The man ON the porch resumed his
seat and looked affectionately at the
small red flag.
Living outside the village as we
do, don't know how we'd manage
without that little flag" he remarked
to the summer bOarder.
s'It comes handy more ways than
one. Folks are apt to be kind o. wind
ed after they've elm up the hill, and
in times past we've had agents for
one thing or another setting on this
piazzarette hours at time. But
most gen-ally hear of 'em in the vii
10 on tho dav hnfOro and since t1n icp.
man give me that little flag l haven't
had a mite O. trouble.
II guess now I'll take her in; the
iceman don't gently come by ON Thurs
days, an yet of course he might take
a notion; but if he don't get along by
this time O. day | am apt to give him
UP. Useful little critterv and he
smoothed the small flag tenderly as he
took it into the house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
The Life Of a Book.

interviewed by the Book Monthly,
A. M. S. Methuen admits that IAN
enormous amount of rubbish is pub
lished," but he holds that because it
has no likelihood of living it does little
harm. There are few people, he tells
us, who realize how short the life of
an average book is and how far short
er it is getting. Fifteen years ago
you could count on it's existence for
two or three years. Now three books
out of four are almost dead as
mutton in three months You
may sell few copies afterward,
but the sale that remunerates the au-
thor and publisher is over before you
know where you are" Taken alto
gether, Mr.. Methuen considers pub
fishing the most difficult business in
the world adding that with compe-
tition it is getting more difficult" The
publisher need not look for wealth
but among his compensations is the
interest of his calling-'the literary in
terest, which is grateful and agreeable
under all circumstances. - London
Outlook.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31

picked up paint brush, and looked
up the long arbor just as he had seen
Aunt Julia do. Margaret stood by the
easel moment, then seeing that Will.
! bur was determined to paint she rush.
ed off towards the house calling for
me. In his haste to paint a blossom
before any one returned, Wilbur Dip
ped his brush into the black instead
OF the White paint. He made a mark
on the canvas and saw his mistake.
frightened at what he had done his
hand slipped and the brush made a
long black mark across the picture.
Yes, we showed the picture to
Grandpa, or rather Wilbur showed it
to him himself, and told him the whole
story. Grandpa had long talk with
Wilbur about controlling his temper
and yielding to the wishes of older
people, and gave Wilbur the picture
he had spoiled to help him remember"
While Grandma had been telling
her story, Harry's and James father
had slipped into the room unobserv-
ed. He went quietly out now and in
few moments returned with some
thing carefully done up in newspaper
under his arm. Sitting down between
the two children he carefully I'M
wrapped it. BY the light of the fire
they saw picture of a white house
seen through long vista of syringa
bushes and across the face of it was
big black mark.-Little Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
IN THE DOLL ROOM,

IN THE DOLL ROOM.
I'm going out little while,
And you must promise, Dollie,
To sit as quiet as mouse,
And not go romping DER the house
With pussy cat and Polly.
For pussys claws are very sharp,
And they are sure to scratch you;
Or, if you get in Polly's reach
She'll give an awful awful! screen,
And with her beak she'll catch you.
And don't go missing up your things,
Or get your dress in creases;
Don't put your hands up to your hat,
Your bangs are loose-remember
that
And they may come to pieces.
Don't pull the buttons off your shoes,
Or laugh when Polly chatters;
You mustn't mind her talk bit,
But only shut your eyes and sit
And think of other matters.
And promise, Dollie, not to pout
1t makes you look SO simple:
For every time you frown, you know,
It makes the nasty wrinkles grow,
And spoils your pretty dimple.
You'd better go to sleep, for then
I'll have no cause to scOld you;
By-by, my dear-now try and see
How good you really cal be
Remember what | told you.
-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
A GratutiOus Protest.

A Philadelphia commercial traveller,
who was stranded in a Georgia village.
sat on the porch Of the small inn, pa
tiently awaiting the announcement Of
dinner. At noon, says the Philadelphia
Press, darby appeared at the door
and rang a big hand bell
Immediately the 'coon" dog, which
had been asleep in the sunshine,
awoke, raised his nose toward the sky
and howled loud and dolorously.
The darby stopped ringing the bell
and scowled at the dog.
''Yo' shet upv' he shouted. "Yo'
dom hafta eat dis dinnar! Sides,
whar's yo' mammals, dawg"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
oeCona sight.

do you believe in second sight?"
asked the coed with taste for psy-
chOlogy.
Indeed l do" replied the handsome
senior. when I met Miss Passe the
other evening l thought she was beau
tiful, but l got a second look at her
the next morning and was saved any
further anxiety on her account" -
Cincinnati Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
The RICHES OF LOVE.

Talk about Poverty-nothing it
Rich am ever with Love and the dreams.
Who with my wealth in the world compare
Rich in the glory of Jenny's gold hair.
Beautiful down streaming hair that hold
In the hands of me-kissing and loving its gold
Talk about Poverty-brght the streams
Take the worlds riches and give me Love dreams!
Dreams in the dark skies, and dreams in the fair,
The light-the brave spendor of Jenny's gold hair
Earth hath its mons-but nothing like this
The beautiful hair whose golden ringlets kiss!
There is no Povery!-Gve me- dear God
Not the gold haryests that color the sod;
Not the worlds BREATH over far oceans blown
But the red lips Of Jenny, that lean to my own!
And even in death just joy, like to this
Her gold hair to shadow me-sweet with Loves kiss!
Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
"WILBUR WILL"

"It was just one day before Grand
pas birthday" began Grandma, when
Harry and Jane had placed a stool
for her feet and stretched themselves
out on the rug before the fireplace
ready for their evening story. after
the harm was done, of course, it was
too late to undo it,
"What was it," asked Harry.
ga picture" replied Grandma, laugh
ing, for she liked to keep the children
wondering about what her story was
going to be. "And two days after
Grandpa's birthday we were going to
move away from our Massachusetts
home and come out here to Iowa.
Your papa was little boy then about
nine years old. From ono side OF the
house two rows of tall syringa bushes
formed long arbor. When you stood
at the end of the arbOr and looked
toward the house it seemed as though
you were looking through huge tele-
scope. 1t made a very beautiful pic
ture, especially when the bushes were
loaded with fragrant white blossoms.
Grandpa used to go there often TO
read. Mother he said to me one day
when we were getting ready to move,
if could take a picture OF the house
as you see it from the end OF the
syringa arbor I would be content to
leave the old place.
ellis sister, your Great-aunt Julia,
heard him say this. Now your Aunt
Julia was an artist and could paint
beautiful pictures as you know
ct member the one she painted of
a big white kitty" interrupted little
Jane.
eyes," continued Grandma, $50 Aunt
Julia decided to paint Grandpa pic
ture of the old house from the end
of the arbor, as a surprise for his
birthday. Every day when Grandpa
went to town she set her easel at the
end of the arbor. She brought her
paints and brushes. and the canvas
on which the picture was being paint
ed. Then she would work very hard
until it was time for Grandpa to come
home. Then the painting was hur-
ried out of sight.
'Wilbur, your own papa, as [ said
before, was about nine years old. Of
course, he was very much interested
in the picture. Every day he and his
sister Margaret would go down to
watch Aunt Julia. Now. Wilbur was
a good little boy except that, just like
Harry here, he wanted to have his
own way. When he made up his mind
to do anything he would stamp his
little foot ard say Wilbur will and
it used to be very hard work some
times to teach him that he couldn't.
But the day before Grandpa's birthday
he said Wilbur will for the last time
in his life, I think.
"That morning Aunt Julia was very
busy trying to finish the picture. 1t
was almost done and looked very
beautiful. While she was working
some one called to see her. She left
her work and hurried into the house,
leaving Wilbur and Margaret sitting
on the ground.
"T want to help said Wilbur sud-
denly. ooh, no, you mustn't, you
would spoil it, said Margaret. Won't
spoil it, replied the naughty boy, I
want to paint white syringa bios
som on the bush.
"'No, no, no, Wilbur, you mustn't,
cried Margaret, trying to keep him
from the easel. Wilbur will" he
shouted, pushing her aside.
Climbing up onto the chair, he
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
A BRIDGE OF HOSE.

The firemen of Engine Number -
were sitting in chairs round the door
of the engine-house. Old Henry Carr,
who was driver on the hook and lad
der, coughed and cleared his throat.
Il guess it was before your time" said
he, looking from one to the other of
his associates, when the King block
burned. I had pretty close call then,
and managed to get out of a bad
| scrape in a curious way. I was hose
man of Engine 2 in those days. 1t
was before the time of water-towers,
and we used to have to do some tall
climbing on the ladders.
king block was the highest build
ing in town. When we got to the fire
it had already swept up through the
elevator shaft, and the second and
third stories were all going. Our
crew had orders from the chief to take
hose up to the fourth story on lad
ders, and Jim Nolan was with me at
the nozzle.
eve went up the extension ladder.
broke in one of the office windows,
and met the flames ON the stairway.
| There was one or two hot-air explo-
sions below, but we stuck to the job
until all of a sudden something fell
in, and let the draft up the stairway.
We knew we were beaten, and that
there wasn't much time left for us
to retreat down the ladder.
"Jim got to the window first and
looked out. It's all up with US,
Henry he says to me: The fire has
come out of the windows below, and
our ladder is burnt In two
"We knew very well that our COM
rades, who were shouting at us below,
had nothing long enough or quick
enough to reach us in time.
"The fire was eating along the hall
way and it looked like Jump or burn.
Henry shouts Jim, wind the
hose around that iron safe! The hose
will save us. Well go down on the
hose!'
"The flames were bursting out be-.
low, and already the cotton casing on
! the hose was smoking. No man could
ever slide down alive.
Gle leaned out the window and
made signs to the men below. Mean
while I did as he had told me, and
made the hose fast When I went to
the window beside him, he had made
| the men understand him by his shouts
and signs.
"'Watch' he said to me.
II saw the men below unbuckle the
other end of the hose, and run across
with it to ladder they were putting
up against the opposite building.
They took it up about two stories, and
made it fast somewhere inside the
window.
"Then I saw the whole thing. The
hose was hanging between the two
buildings like bridge, and of course
it was pulled away out from the
flames that were shooting out below
us. We just slid down the hose to
the place where the slack part hung
over the middle of the street, and the
boys in the building opposite kept pay
ing it out until the sag reached the
ground. You ought to have heard the
folks shout when we got to the street."
Youths COMPANION.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31

Doctors seem to have four guesses
The liver, kidneys, stomach and heart.
If they miss on all four, they can still
look wise and recommend change of
climate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31

The average man thinks that while
he does not personally know the presi-
and other distinguished men, they
know Of him."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31

When there is a death in the family.
people begin to realize the kindness Of
some neighbors. A card of thanks is
really creditable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
Two Kinds of Actors.

factors nowadays" said Mr.. Storm
ington Barnes, ARE divided into two
great classes"
"Tragedians and comedians?" quer-
led the friend.
mo. Amachewers and scene-chew-
nrs. "-Washington Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-01-18

Academy Of Culver. Ind, will camr
at the Worlds Fair from May %, o
June 9Th. inclusive.
A 5000 horse power engine is be
ing installed in Machinery hall at,
the Worlds Fair. The transportation
required train OF twenty-one cars.
The total weight OF the shipment was
72O tons. divided into 2O2 packages
A practical working laboratory for
assaying minerals will be an exhibit
Of the Colorado school Of mines at
the Worlds Fair II will be operated
by students. The Colorado commission
has appropriated $4,000 for the exhib.
IL
Colorado will exhibit potatoes at
the Worlds Fair Of monstrous pro
portions. The commission has 800
ubers that aggregate ton In weight
The heaviest weighs ten pounds and
the Hghtcst one three and one.half
pounds.
A Tell city Ind, furniture facto-
~ is making what is said to be the
largest chair in the world. This piece
of furniture will be exhibited in the
Varied Industries Palace at the
Worlds Fair. It's proportions are such
that the company will have a fully
furnished Office beneath the seat of
the mammoth chair.
The figure OF a miner carved from
block Of Occur d'Alone ore. noun
ted upon a pedestal Of copper and
lead ore weighing many tons, will
be a feature OF ldaho's exhibit in the
Palace of Mines and Motallurgy at
the Worlds Fair. This unique statute
will be contributed by the mine op-
orators Of the Couer dAlenes.
The largest punch bowl ever mace
will be exhibited in the Palace OF
Varied Industries at the Worlds Fair
f. weighs l3i pounds and its cost in
glass and labor alone is over $500.
The famous Mckinley bowl hereto
fore the greatest made weighs n
pounds
Idaho will make an cNhibit OF min
erals at the Worlds Fair that VIII
call attention 10 that states wonder
mI resources Her muyalcd exhibit
.o, 2OU.0UO opals ia now ovcrshadoWe|
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