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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20
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FAMOUS HUNTsMAN,s VIEWS.
Lord Headley Speaks Highly sf
 Hunting In America.

Lord Headley Speaks Highly ef
 Hunting In America. Lord Headley of Castle Aghsdoe, Killarney. Ireland, the well known sportsman, recently arrived at New York and started at once for New Orleans, where he is to fish for tarpon in the gulf. Lord Headley. who has fished and hunted in nearly every part of the world, from lion hunts in, Africa to trout fishing in the Rocky moun- tains, is enthusiastic over American game. He told of his desire to fish for tarpon, says the New York Tribune, and how his present trip was brought about. He said:
 Some. of the best hunting in the world is to be had right here in Amer ica. I've hunted here before, and I always look forward with pleasure to visit to this country. I've hunted lions in Africa. but. bless me, there is no sport in it. The game there is too plentiful. One could do the work asI we'll with a club as with a rifle. Il don't see any fun in perching on d rock and shooting into drove of lazy lions.
 T like nothing better than to get on the trail of one of your mountain lions. They are full of fight, quick and as wary as beast can be. Then, too, your Rocky mountain goats are nimble little fellows. When a hunter bags one of them he has something to show for his trouble. There's plenty of work stalking the goat, and it takes all the nerve and staying powers one can possess. The African bush buck ga- zelle is wary beast to follow. He's full of fight and quick as lightning. I made clumsy shot once at one of these fellows and he nearly killed me. After fired he lowered his Tyre shaped horns and came at me. I lodged him the first lunge and reloaded before he came back for another. He wheeled and rushed again, but I stopped him with a ball.
 q have come here this time just to try my hand with the tarpon. I had just settled down for a good rest at home after trip to Peru, but cable from friend in New Orleans announce ing that tarpon fishing was good in the gulf was too much for me, and just had to pack up and start. I may take a trip to the Rockies later in the season."
 Lord Headley. who is exceedingly democratic. said that he sometimes likes to forget that he is lord and get out among the people. After all" he said. "being lord is only an acci- dent of birth"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20
Ire DE coNTINum.l
Wake Up. England,

 ["British lady motor drivers" says Mo- toring Illustrated. ''must look to their laurels. Miss Rosamund Dixey of Bos- ton invariably has, her sweet. pet, fat, white pig sitting up beside her in the front of her moter carl
 We are losing our great reputation, Our women are not up to date, For younger, more go ahead nation Has beaten us badly of late. Is there nowhere some fair English-
 woman
 Who'd think 1t not too mira dig To be seen with (and treat it as hu- A sweet-pet-fat-white-pig? There is no need to copy our cousins. A visit or two to the zoo Will convince you there must be some
 dozens
 Of animal pets that would do. With a "grizzly" perched up in your
 motor,
 Just think how the people would
 stare.
 Saying. "Is that man in coat or A Abig-gray-tame-he- Think how chic 1t would look in the paper
 (Society's Doings. we'll say), Mrs. So-and-so drove with her tapir And daughter (the tapir's) today. Mrs. Thingummy, too, and her sister Drove out for an hour and a half, And beside them (the image of Mr.) A dear-wee-pink-pe
 London Punch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20

"SOld the farm. mother" said David.
 She stopped singing. but made no an swer. In the dusk as we sat down saw her face leaning upon her hand. Over the hills and out of the fields around us came many voices-the low chant in the stubble. the baying of a hound in the far timber. the cry of tue tree toad-a tiny drift of odd things Qike that one sees at seal on the deep eternal silence of the heavens. There was no sound in the room save the low creaking of the rocker in which Eliza beth sat. After all the going and com ing and doing and saying of many years here was little spell of silence. and beyond lay the untried things of the future. For me it was a time of reckoning.
 Been hard at work here all these years. mother" said David. Daughter be glad to git away"
 Yes" said she sadly. its been hard work. Years ago I thought I never could stan it. hut now I've got kind O used to it.
 Time ye got used t pleasure an com fort" he said. Come kind O hard at fust. but ye mus try L stan it. If we're goin' t hev sech fun in heaven as Deacon Hospur tells on we onghtcr begin [ practice CT we'll be 'shamed uv ourselves
 The worst was over. Elizabeth began to laugh.
 At length a strain of song came out of the distance:
 Marvellous braes are bonnie where
 early falls the dew
 "Tt's Hope and Uncle Eb.- said Da- vid. while I went for the lantern. Wonder what's kep' 'em so Iate:-
 When the lamps were lit the old house seemed suddenly to have got sense of what had been done. The fa- miliar creak of the stairway as I went to bed had an appeal and a protest. The rude chromo of the voluptuoI1s lady. with red lips and the name of Spring. that had always hung in my chamber had a nournfuI. accusing look The stain upon her cheek that had come one day from a little leak in the roof looked now like the path os . tear drUp. And when the wind came
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20

If she really loves him." Hope an swered, "she would put her arms about his neck and lay her head upon his shoulder, so-and then he might say what is in the story" She was smiling now as she looked up at me.
 And kiss herr"
 And kiss her," she whispered-and, let me add, that part of the scene was in nowise neglected"
 And when he says, Will you wait for me and keep me always in your heart?' what should be her answer?' I continued.
 "Always" she said.
 Hope, this is our own story" whispered. Does it need any further correction?"
 Its too short-that's all,' she an swered as our lips met again. VI.
 Just then Uncle ED opened the door suddenly.
 Tut, tut!" he said, turning quickly about.
 Come in, Uncle Eb," said Hope Come right in, we want to see you" In a moment she had caught him by the arm.
 Don want t break up the meet. in'," said he, laughing.
 We don't care if you do know" said Hope. We're not ashamed of it." ''Hain't got no cause t be-" he said "Go it while we're young ans full O
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20
DRESS SUIT IN MINING CAMP.
Its Wearer Exhibited at Fifty Cents
 Head In Goldflelds, Nev.

Its Wearer Exhibited at Fifty Cents
 Head In Goldhelds, Nev.
 Willard Hatch of Denver, on his way to the Miners club in Goldfields, Nev., recently, stoppe' at Joseph Brearly's resort in Goldtelds, says dispatch from Reno, Nev. .-
 Hatch was wearing evening dress, the first ever seen in Goldfields. When the assembled miners saw him they let out yell. surrounded him and made him prisoner. In spite of his protests he was taken to rear room and mounted upon dry goods box. Then 'spieler" took up station at the door, announcing that every one could view the exhibit at 50 cents each. For thirty minutes stream of men paid their half dollars to look at Hatch in his swallowtail.
 To show they were good fellows the miners then escorted Hatch to his club and spent the proceeds of the exhibi- tiOn for wine. Ernest, lawyer of New York, was recently twitted by the Goldfields miners because he wore a derby hat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20
CHAPTER XVII.

r" lNCLE FEB and David were IO away buying cattle half the F1l week. but Elizabeth Brewer GSzy was always at home to look after my comfort. She was up betimes fin the morning and singing at her work the breakfast was near ready she came to my door with call so full of cheerfulness and good nature it was the bes: thing in the day. And often at night I have known her to come into my room when I was lying awake with some hard problem to see that I was properly covered or that my win dow was not open too far. As we sat alone together of an evening I have seen her listen for hours while I was committing the odes of Horace with a curiosity that finally gave way to res ignation. Sometimes she would look over my shoulder at the printed page and try to discern some meaning in it. When Uncle Eb was with us he would often sit a long time. his head turned attentively as the lines came rattlins off my tongue.
 Gurus talk he said one evening as I paused a moment. while he crossed the room for drink of water. Don seem [ make no kind O sense. I can make out a word here an there. but fer good. sound. common sense I call 1t a purty thin crop.-
 Hope wrote pe every week for . time. A church choir had offered her a place soon after she went to the big city. She came home intending to sur prise us all the first summer. but un- fortunately had gone away in the woods with a party of surveyors and missed her We were a month in the wilderness and came out a little west of Albany. where I took boat for New York to see Hope came down fi,e North river between the great smnkT cifies on eifher side of it one
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20
"Liked 1t grand, l did sartin.' vGlad you liked 1t, Uncle Eb."

"Liked 1t grand, did sartin.''
 cGlad you liked 1t, Uncle Eb."
 Showed great larnin'. Who was the man lat give out the pictur's?"
 He meant the president who had con- ferred the degrees. I spoke the name.
 "Deceivin' lookin' man, ain't he? Seen him often, but never took no per tick'lar notice of him before"
 How deceivingY inquired.
 Talked so kind of plain," he replied. T could understan' him as easy as though he'd been swappin' hosses. But when you got up, Bill, why, you jes' rig right up in the air, an there couldn't no dunn fool tell what you was talkin' bout"
 Whereat concluded that Uncle Eb's humor was as deep as it was kindly, but have never been quite sure whether the remark was a compliment or bit of satire.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20

@ 1AvID BROwER had prosper ID ed. as I have said before. and
 now he was chiefly concerned
 in the welfare of his children. So that he might give us the advan- tages of the town he decided either to lease or sell his farm-by far the hand somest property in the township. was there when buyer came in the last days of that summer. We took him oveS the smooth acres from lone pine to Woody ledge. from the top of Bowman's hill to Tinkle brook in the far valley. He went with us through every tidy room of the house. He look ed over the stock and the stables.
 'Waal. what's it wuth?'' be said at last as we stood looking down the fair green acres slopins to the sugar bush.
 David picked up a stick. opened his knife and began to whittle thoughtful ly. a familiar squint of reflection in his face I suppose he thought of all 1t had cost hirn-the ioil of many years. the strength of his young manhood the youth and beauty Of his wife. a hun dred things that were far better than money.
 Fifteen thousan' dollars" he said slowly. Not a cent less
 The man parleyed a little over the price.
 Don care [ take any less t'day.- eaid David calmly. No harm done- How much downg'
 David named the sum.
 An possessionT-
 Next week
 Everything as it stan'sT
 Everything as if stan's 'cept the beds an bedding
 Here's some money on account he said ~weTl close t'mOrrer:- Close tmorrer.- said David a little sadness in his tone as he took the money.
 It was growing dusk as the man went away. The crickets sang with a bud accusing clamor. Slowly ve turned and went int, the dark house. David vhissIinz under his breath Elixabeth was resting in her chair. She was hummine an old hymn as she eur1A
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20
Hl9 Maine Pines.

Not all of the old growth pines have disappeared from the Pine Tree State, but the survivors are disappearing, says the Norway (Me) Advertiser. Several of them went in North Wa terford the other day. when Elton York cut three immense pines in the pasture and hauled them to the mill to be made into box boards. The largest was four feet in diameter and showed 150 an- nual rings. So passes the glory of the forest to be made into soap boxes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20

AVID BROwER had prosper |O ed. as have said before. and now he was chiefly concerned L. in the welfare of his children.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20
Golden Net For the Hair.

Failing to devise anything original, certain leaders of fashion are seeking back through hundreds of years to sin. gle out some antique style and appro- priate 1t as their own. says the New York Press. Just now it is the Juliet net" It is woven of slender golden
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20

Y NCLE FEB and David were J away buying cattle half the T week. but Elizabeth Brewer dSJ was always at home to look
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20

The Democrat e0ce b equipped with an tbe facilities for tunirg cut boek and job printing at shsf aetice. sn1 ot lowoss pfieeo for guoe WI
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
LOOKING Behind.

In one of the barrack rooms in
Aldershot soldier. not having
much time to dress for guard, had
cleaned his boots very well in front,
but hardly at all behind. One of
his chums, noticing this, said, :'Why
don't you clean the back of your
boots, Benz"
"Oh," said Ben, clapping on his
helmet and hurrying out to the pa
rade ground, "a good soldier never
looks b,hi1dw
In consequence the adjutant
awarded Ben three extra parades,
and a few days after his chum, see
ing a great difference in his boots,
remarked:
Il thought a good soldier never
looked behind, Ben?"
''No," said Ben, ''but the bloom
ing adjutant does"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
Laeonic Men.

Won AIoltkc, Germany's great sol
dlcr, was most laconic. His init
mates knew almost to a word in
what language the toasts allotted to
him would be proposed. The health
OF his royal master would be sub
mitted in four words or twice as
many, because, as he reasoned, his
hearers knew as much about the
sovereign as he did. There was once
a bet over toast which he was to
propose. The man who made it wa
gcred that Won AIoltkc would dis
charge his task in eight words or,
at the outside, nine. He lost. The
old soldier tackled OH the word "gen-
tlemen" at the end of his sentence,
and that made ten.
Lord Dalhousic was another la
comic man. His note to his secre-
tary sent one midnight out in India
serves for example, IF you are up
and have your breeches on, come
here; if not, come without them"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
Cut Flowers.

A florist gives these directions for
preserving cut flowers. When they
can be picked free from a garden it
is comparatively easy to preserve
them, but when they must be pur-
chased at the florists they have lived
half their lives already and need
tender care. Cut the stems in
long, slahting cut and place in fresh
water, taking care that the stems do
not quite touch the bottom of the
case. Some flowers, mignonette, for
example, are. extremely liable to
droop when brought from the flor
ist's to warm living room. Lay
the flowers for a short time in the
,icebox to freshen before placing in
water. Every morning as long as
the flowers last cut the stems and
place in fresh water.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
Wanted the Job.

One of the south ern senator's re-
counts conversati' that once took
place between a TREND of his-a
business man in Mobile col
ored man who had made application
for work.
"Well," said the business man
after the recital had been made of
the darky's qualifications, "I should
like to give you the place, but Pm
afraid can't do SO, for I understand
you are married. For special reas ons
l desire for this place single man"
An expression of the deepest dis
appointment came to the dusky
countenance of the applicant. Final
y, after short silence, during
which he mumblcd to himself by
way Of reflection, he asked, hopefully
and eagerly, ''Well, boss, if dat's de
only trouble I think I kin arrange
q divorce all right" Harper's
Weekly.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
THE WORD "NITSHERo."
poes More Service Than Any Other In
the Russian Language.

the Russian Language.
The one, word that does more
service than any other in the Rus
sian language, says writer in the
Contemporary Review, is nitshero.
1t means nothing" or, rather, sit
is nothing" Most often it is heard
as deprecatory rejoinder to an ex-
preston of thanks, like the English
Don't mention it." But there
seems to be no situation in Slavic
life that does not resolve itself into
nitshero.
A Russian diplomatst once said
that when Bismarck served as Prus-
sian ambassador in st. Petersburg
he wore an iron ring with nitshero
engraved on it. Somebody asked
him what the word signified to him.
Count Bismarck replied, "All Rus
sia." Asked to explain himself, he
told this story:
One time when he was driving to
bear hunt over a mounsinous
trail the muzhik who held the rcins
drove so wildly that he came near
dashing the sleigh to pieces. Look
out there" sad Count Bismarck,
''or you will kill ,!nW The muzhik
only shrugged his ,houldcrs and
said, 'Nitshero." Ills driving be-
came more furious than ever.
"If you don't take more care"
shouted Bismarck, clinging fast for
dear life, 81 shall be tossed out Of
the sleigh!"
'Nitshcro,'' responded the driver.
Presently one of the runners
struck rock, the sleigh upset, and
the horses, shying, backed the over
turned sleigh into a deep ditch,
where it broke through the ice.
Count Bismarck rose from the
wreck, his face bleeding from
bruises. In his wrath he turned on
the muzhik and threatened to thrash
him. But us he advanced OH the
culprit with uplifted whipstock the
man met him with an apologize
smile and, wiping the blood from
Bismarck's forehead, said soothing
y, "Nitshero, barin."
Count Bismarck burst out laugh
ing. He considered the incident so
characteristic of the Russian charac-
ter that he had the ring made from
some of the wreckage Of the sleigh
and henceforth adopted the word
"nitshero" for his talisman while in
Russia.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
WEATHER SIGNS,
Things That Are Said to ForeteII Sum
shirs or Storm.

If it clears off in the night. loo]c
for rain the next day. II smoke
from the chimney settle instead Of
rising, there is storm at hand.
When sound travels long distance
there is also storm near. Never
expect much storm in the old of the
moon. The absence of dew and un-
usually heavy dew are alike forerun-
ners of rain. Not much frost need
be expected in the light of the moon.
An owl hootinf, III the hollow is
sign of q cold storm; on the hill it
foretells D thaw. III the hornets
build lowj the winter will be hard.
When leaves fall early the winter
will be long. When s,low falls on a
hard road it will not last long. The
last spring snowstorn- meyer comes
until after the sugar snow" which
may be recognized by coming in un-
usually large fakes cad lasting only
a few minutes. II the hogs milt IS
found big at the front the first part
of winter will be most severe. If
the reverse is true we may look for
hard weather in February and
March. Bright northern lights"
bring severe cold. Sun dogs indicate
q bad storm.
Distant sound heard distinctly
forebodes no good weather. If the
sun "draws up water" it will rain.
The pitcher sweating and the tea
kettle boiling dry also indicate rain.
Cobwebs thickly spread upon the
grass are an indication of fair
weather. Animal life seems, ac-
cording to the popular notion, to
have peculiar warnings regarding
the weather changes. Some of these
are explainable by natural causes.
1t is fact recognized by all intel
ligcnt stockmen that cattle have an
intimation of an approaching storm
some hours before it is visible to the
human eye. There is certain rest
lessness which the cowboy has learn
ed to interpret at once.
When you see big pasturing in
the field build for itself nest you
may look for storm. Chickens
take extra pains in oiling their
feathers just before a rain. Pea
fowls send forth their shrill cries as
a warning, and when She quail cries
s'more wet" from the meadow the
farmer works briskly tc get his hay
under shelter. .-Putp.m's Magazine.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
Ancient Laws and Lawmakers.

In ancient days nobody but &
lord was deemed worthy to establish
rules of conduct for the people, and
very crude rules they were too. The
Greeks at the time of the Trojan
war, the Jews, the Irish and the
Anglo-Saxons placed money value
on every crime which man commit
ted. Thus it cost about $65, 700 of
our money to murder q king and
only $4,000 to kill a priest. If the
fine was not paid then the friends
of the king or the priest could fall
on the murderer and kill him. If
one man scratched another's face
he had to pay for it. Such were. the
laws oe the lords, but as civilization
advanced and the common people
got seats in legislative assemblies
criminal jurisprudence took on dig
nifty and wisdom.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
Hooks Fishy Compliment.

It was Theodore Hooks good or
evil fortune to find himself one
night at musical "party,," says a
Nbiographer. In the course of the
evenings entertainment a young
lady attacked a very difficult song,
which she gave with exaggerated ex-
preston and great MANY blunders.
Next to Hook sat an elderly lady, as
decided an amateur in criticism as
the songstress was in singing, over
flowing with gushing Ignorance and
sparkling superlatives.
ooh, Mr.. Hook" she mnlmurel,
don't you adore singing? It's so
full Of soul!"
"Well, madam replied the ia
nous English humorist, 1sfor my
part [ think there is more of tho
founder than the sole about it,"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
WiI!;na 20 Eeoronnize.

Little Willie, the attractive child
of the washerwoman who has seen
better Hays, was taken to dinner by
a kindlyT disposed patron of his
mother. He had the feast of his
life, ordering almost everything; on
the bill of fare, and was finishing
dessert when he announced thas he
wanted more. Reason did lot ap-
peal to Willie, and after several per-
emptory 1SWhys Z" from him his
hostess gave an excuse which she
thought he could understand.
"It costs too much" she said.
ooh, well, them" said Willie in
loud and cheerful voice which pen
Grated the room, ..let's have some
more ice water. That doesn't cost
anything, does it?". New York
Press. ss EiS NJ .. /, ~ 81 IS
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
The Color of Gold.

Few people knc.i' the real color
OF. gold, because = is seldom seen
except when heavily alloyed, which
makes lit much redder than when it
is pure. The purest coins ever made
were the fifty dollar pieces which
once were in common use in Califor-
mia. All gold is not alike wien re-
fined. Australian gold is distinctly
redder than that found in Califor-
nie. The gold in the Ural 1-.oun-
tains is. the reddest in the world.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
Collecting a Chinese Debt.

a shopkeeper named Chan at
Canton sued his debtors, Chow and
other., at the mandarin yamen for a
debt of q few thousand dollars.
Palm oil reached the mandarin, and
the plaintiff not only lost his case,
but had to pay the defendants ST.
500. lie determined not to pay.
What did the defendants do? They
hired and sent about dozen wo.
men, old and young, to his shop to
eat and sleep there, of course ct the
expense of the plaintiff. After
standing this for a day OF two the
plaintiffs hired six or seven lepers to
stay in his shop. The women cleared
off then.-Hongkong Press.