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modus operandi by which it is worked.
The Eisteddfod are usually held in
the county town of a shire, or some
central place. and, according to the
size OF the district, will be the attend
ance- In Carnaroon, for instance. a
pavilion capable Of holding 5000 peo-
pie was crammed to the limit three
times day, for three days session,
and noblemen and men of the highest
culture were selected for chairmen
and adjudicators of the prizes, which
are proportioned in amounts to the
general fund derived from the pro-
ceeds- Usually the evening perform
ance is devoted to an instrumental
and vocal concert, and the last even
ing to the ceremony of chairing the
bard who has won the highest prize
But 1t does not necessarily follow that
such big gathering of people may be
held, but some remote country place
will hold such a one, but on a smaller
scale.
The first one the writer attended
was held in the little village of ..Llan-
fairpwll gwyngyllgog erychwyrndrobwI
tysiliogogogoch," near a small railway
station of that name, where the ceIe-
brated tubular bridge (Stephenson's
great monument) crosses the Manai
Straits from the mainland to the
Island of Anglesea- The passengers
for the American mail boats all pass
through this tube And lest the read
er might think the name of this vii
lage is a foolish waste of letters. it is
well to say that the explanation of this
word is:
The church at the mouth of the lit
tie river where it debouches into the
small lake and the wild fowl congre-
gate there The Eisteddfod was held
in the open air and the thousands of
visitors sat around on the grass
These Eisteddfodan are held all
over the world Wherever the Welsh
man goes, he carries his beloved ira
ditions and customs with him.
Pittsburg and other towns in PhiIa-
delphia and many other eastern cities
hold them every year and have great
attendances: and it does not necessar-
lily follow that Welsh people only may
compete; any and all nationalities
having equal rights therein; at the
Worlds Fair, in Chicago, a few years
ago. an Eisteddfod was held at which
80 900 people attended and paid for
and at least two choirs OF
a hundred or more voices came over
from Wales specially to attend the
monster gathering
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Yes, Aunt" said Esther, thinking
more of the theater than of Mr. Stub
bins.
And now at last the moment of
moments had arrived. She was there,
inside the theater, The Hghts-the
space-the sense of waiting for one
knew not what-all were intoxication
1t was like a dream. She only half
saw the hurrying ushers-the people
taking their places. When the or
chestra began to play she clasped
her hands together with a quick, ner-
vous gesture Then came the magic
instant when the overture died to a
whisper, the footlights glowed lumin-
ously in the darkness, and the great
curtain rose slowly, giving to view a
street scene in Verona
''Ahi" said Esther, in a little shiv-
ering whisper.
And in spite of all her aunt's in
structions it was the only word she
spoke all the evening. Mr.. Stubbins
gave up any attempts at converse
ton, and confined himself to staring
about the house, and now and then
watching the rapt face beside him.
1t was his voice which reused Esther
when the final curtain fell
Pretty good show. that was" said
he
''Yes-oh, Mr. Stubbins,- answered
Esther, coming from her state of
dream to the actual present of work
and boarding houses. They spoke lit
tie on the way home. Mr.. Stubbins
was wondering what was the quickest
and easiest way of making a pro-
posal; Esther was thinking of the
imprisoned words of Romeo. On the
steps of her aunt's boarding house,
Mr. Stubbins paused The street was
very still The ugly rows of houses
opposite were touched by moonlight
such moonlight as silvered the streets
of Verona Mr.. Stubbins cleared his
throat .Esty." he began, Il amt
much at love-making like that fellow
we saw this evening, but I want to
say right here that 1 think a whole
lot of you, and II want you to
marry mel VIII you? lists a
bargain, amt it, Esty?"
A bargain, The sharp tongue of
her aunt, or the love of Mr. Stubbinsf
A life of drudgery, or-or the bargain
that he offered? She heard a window
open upstairs, and knew that her aunt
was leaning out to listen For an
instant the girl had a fleeing vision
OF the play which had taught her
what love was
Come. Esty." urged Mr.. Stubbins.
zone little word, Which is it to be.
yes or MOI"
The window above creaked omf-
nously- Esther threw back her head
like one accepting a challenge.
No." she said
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They sat in the first row of the
gallery. Now that the tumult of the
rush was over, the girl had time to
take off her hat and smooth her rum
pied hair. She was still breathless
and her cheeks were glowing. The
man beside her turned and looked
back triumphantly. 1--WE did pretty
well to get this far front" he said.
There's whole lot of people stand
ing up There's always a big rush
for an all-star show. Seems as if the
theater couldn't hold all the folks that
want to come"
YES" assented the girl vaguely.
you see it's all so new and-and
strange I've only been in the theater
once before in all my life. That was
when Uncle Ben took me to see Shore
Acres Oh, that was so real 1 could
almost believe il was true. Will this
be like Shore Acres, do you Think"
The man spread his program out on
his knee. We'll, no-not exactly" he
answered. You see, this is Romeo
and Juliet. 1 amt strong on Shake
speare myself, but 1 thought you
might like to see it, Esther
Thank you, Mr.. Stubbins," said the
girl, with a grateful glance She was
a pretty girl, fair-haired and fragile
peaked lookin1' was the way the
people in her aunt's dingy boarding
house described her-when they spoke
of her at all; for as errand girl, dish
washer and general drudge, Esther
was not used to much consideration
No one ever took any notice of her
She never had a lover. True, there
had been a gawky student who took
delight in drawing her thin, delicate
profile, and who used to murmur
Spirituelle' when she passed him the
pickles, but until Mr. Stubbins came
no one ever gave her so much as a
kind word. He used to speak to her
when they met in the hail. and once
he took her to walk in Central Park
1t was after that that he had asked
her to go to the theater with him.
When this piece of news spread
amongst the boarders, they exchanged
significant glances, but when they
heard that the play was to be Romeo
and Juliet it seemed as if the climax
had been reached. One of the married
women shifted reminiscently. Il re-
member me and Jim went years ago
when we was first engaged, and we
held hands all durin' the last act"
IF you marry Mr.. Stubbins you
won't have to work so hard" said an
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long-drawn-out echoes 1inger on the
ear, and the resultant effect on the
memory is very peculiar Consequent
on this love of music comes musical
competition, and competitions are as
common in Wales as any other form
of local or national amusement
The Eisteddfod was the outcome
partly of this strain in the national
mind, but it is co-eval almost with the
history Of the country and was the
common practice of the Druids (of
whom these present-day Welshmen
are undoubtedly Hneal descendants
who used the Eisteddfod as a means
Of educating the people in the useful
arts and sciences. and here it may be
as well to describe the article and the
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Carp With Feathers

Several years ago a friend Of mine
ran little poultry farm on the bank
of the Raisin river. in Monroe county.
says s Bower, superintendent of the
Michigan fish commission. in the De
troit Tribune He conceived the idea
of propagating German carp in con
nection with the poultry business.
The necessary ponds were made and a
supply of carp placed in them. His
scheme was that when he dressed his
poultry for market he would feed the
offal to the carp. and when he dressed
the carp he would feed the ash offal
to the poultry. 1t was an alluring
combination, scheme of reciprocity
that promised large dividends.
A few years afterward I met my
friend and I said:
Well. Dan. how did you make out
with your hen-carp proposition
We'll he said, it worked first
rate for awhile and 1 thought there
was a fortune in it, and there would
have been, too, but after awhile those
blamed carp shed their scales and
grew a heavy coat of feathers, and the
darned chickens lost their feathers
and became covered with a coat of
scales. That ruined my business
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a LO1er'S Letter

o long til. leagues of division
'Twixt and the dream of my heart!
And fate. wInIry derisi0n-
PersistentIy nOids apart
I could breathe my devotion far better
Alas / tell her by letter.
How-how should it go2
Shall call her my friend2' That sounds
chilly:
No ice texcept ices) for me!
Shall greet her as '-sweet2' That seems
silly,
Although she's sweet can be-
Shall mention goddes-say Venus.
Or of her mythical crew.
Well somehow / fancy between uS)
That hardly would dol
Shall delve into botany's pages
And quote from the language of flowers
Shall / Gull from the love OF the sages
Bright gems of expression for hoursg
Love-lines from bard, perhaps SWIM
In delicate hand shall frame,
To indicate how 1 within burn
With passionate fiame2
Shall 1 study the stars their courses?
Shall 1 brood the moon from the
glen2
Shall / ponder the ethical forces.
For tropes that fitting to penn
Dear heart. naught about above you
Is fair you whom 1 adore.
So I'll just write-I love yout love yout
Be Mine-and more
Clinton Scotland
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invariably religious, it follows that
they sing many Of the older, Sankey-
Moody hymns. taking up the various
parts
Weirdly wild are the surroundings
OF clin and lake. echoing back the
music OF which the parts are as well
taken as could be done by the finest
Speratic chorus in the world; the
whole thing has so beautiful an effect
mat, as limited above, people go for
many miles to listen to the blending
81 the voices As most of the re-
hg1ous tunes, as well as the old Welsh
folklore songs in which they indulge
at times are of a minor nature. the
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element. When the great night ar
rived she put on her best gown and
her hands shocks over the fastenings
Her aunt, kindled into kindness by
the unexpectedness of the situation.
helped her to dress at would be a
big thing for you if he should ask you
to marry him, Esty," she said Now,
don't sit silent like a bump on a log
when he's talking to you, and don't
have that faraway look in your eyes
that you have right this minute He's
not much for looks, but he'll give you
a good home, and you know, Esty,
I've got enough to do to look after
myself, without taking care of you"
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Bobby Essay on Noah's Ark.

noahs ark wuz bilt before the other
Flood to keep from being drowndead
In lit they wuz Lofts of things a 60
ing onn in The worried witch wuzzent
being printed in the sundae morning
papers and the lord he Says too noah
bid ark and Doant lett know won
Inn exxsept a mail and a feemail of
oppersite SEX when the ark wus fun
the ole Mann ellyfant leened over two
kls nav ellyfant and noah says whoze
Rockin the Bote- ann aftey They had
bin a cloud Bust or to the water Colt
up into the Tree topz and then lit was
hyher Than the highest mountings and
Spilled over into Anvil the vallies and
fild up the empti sisterns an drusted
the wheel and maid the potatoes rott
in the grownd
after whial the ark lit on topp OF a
mountin, ann that was the first ark
light in the world. then noah scent
krow and a caryur pigeon outen the
window The pidgeon come back after
Sumthink too eet oncet in A whiaI
The krow must bin cot and stole and
KEEP fer he never went back agin. what
1 want to no is how noah could sent
one of the two kroze out of the ark fer
the poilytishyans to etc and styll have
a pare left two propegait the miIlyuns
now on urth.
a nuther thing want no if thee
wimmin haddent a bin reddy to git
in thee ark When she puld out whear
inn the Dickins wood We be at now?
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Those Horrid Men.

First clubwOman "a few years
hence)-Me7 are enough to drive a
woman crazy
Second cfuowoman-Indeed they
are
First clubwoman-On1y think For
five nights last week / remained at
the club terribly late, and let, when
went home, I didn't find my husband
waiting at the top of the stairs to up
braid me for neglect The heartless
brute was in bed. sleeping like top.
and actually smiled in his dreams
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above all. a woman who has had
more experience in treating female ills
than any living person
Over one hundred thousand cases of
female diseases come before Mrs Pink
ham every year, some personally,
Others by mail. and this has been go
ing on for twenty years. day after day.
Surely women are wise in seeking
advice from woman of such expert
ence. especially when it is absolutely
free.
Mrs. Pinkham never violates the con-
fdence of women and every testimo-
NAL letter published is done so with
the written consent or request of the
writer, in order that other sick women
may be benefited as they have been
Mrs Fred Seydel. of Alp North 54th
Street, West Philadelphia, Pa, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
advice, as | had female ills and could not
carry a child to maturity / received your
kind letter of instructions and followed your
advice. / am not only a well woman in con-
wish every suffering woman in the land would
write you for advice, as you have done so
much for me-"
just as surely as Mrs. Seydel was
cured. will Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound cure every
woman suffering from any form of
female ills
No other medicine in all the world
has such record of cures of female
troubles as has Lydia E Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Therefore no
prudent woman will accept any substi-
tute which druggist may offer
If you are sick. write Mrs Pinkham,
Lynn. Mass for special advice. 1t il
free and ALWAYS helpful
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Only on..

The Bachelor-Say what you please.
but I don't believe there was ever
= man that could size up a woman.
The Benedict-My brother can.
The Bachelor-Ha. How do you
know?
The Benedict Because he Is a
ladies' tailor
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Mrs Jones (reading): A man il
Ohio sells his wife to a blind peddlel
for 10 cents. Isn't that awful?
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So far as 1 have been able to judge
from a long and arduous observation
OF the human race, the cutting of
wisdom teeth doesn't denote anything
at all.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallfbI
medicine for coughs and colds--N. W. SAMUEL
Ocean Grove, ". J., Feb. II, 1900.
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ether OF the boarders, kindly. Esther
opened her eyes in an astonished
glance She had never thought of mar
rage as means of escape Mr. Stub
bins was not an ideal lover; he was
puffy and red-faced. and had abnor-
nally large hands and feet, still. as
Esther shyly Acknowledged to herself,
he was kind-kiEder than any one else
had ever been. or was likely to be- As
for the play-the worcs Romeo and
Juliet" had no Significance. She had
never heard OF the Immortal tragedy
OF youth and love In her humdrum
life beauty and romance were un-
known The mere fact cs gs,ing to the
theater kept Esther in $. fever of ex-
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Defiance Starch is guaranteed bigges
and best or money refunded II
ounces, 10 cents. Try it now
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She (fishing): You say there's NJ
rose without a thorn. My name i.
Rose, you know,
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1t doesn't pay to borrow trouble i
you have to pay for the privilege.
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| "Dr- David Kennedy's Favor1te Remedy.
tSondout 1--c serious
= pounds s. WardeIl, Burnsv1lle, nj
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DON'T FORGET
large 2-oz- package Red Cross Ball Blue OIL
scents The Russ Company, South Bend, Int
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There is no punishment in France
IL the murderer is not discovered and
brought to trial within fifteen years
Arnold Weber, who committed a muir
der twenty-five years ago, has just
written definitely to the police. con
Tossing the crime and saying he il
about to return to Paris
The horse should throw unjust re
straint,
And cease his gee-hawing
AT poker or with brush and paint
He'd break the record drawing
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Nonsense is the sense that differs
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IN STRICT CONFIDENCE,
Women Obtain Mrs. Pinkham's
Advice and Help.
How Lydi. 4 Pfnkhan's Vegetable Conn
pound Cured Mrs Fred SeydeL
It Is a great

1t Is a great
satisfaction for =
woman to feel that
she can write to
another telling her
the most private
and confidential
details about her
illness, and know
that her letter will
be seen by a wo-
man only. a wo
man full of sym
patty for her
sick sisters. and
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Receivers Appointed.
(By Associated Press l

Topeka, Kan. July Cyrus leland
of Troy. Kan, and j. L. Hurley. gen
eral manager of the Santa Fe railway.
were today appointed Temporary re-
ceivers for G. J. Devlin's property,
which was placed in bankruptcy
Thursday night. A bond of a quarter
millions dollars was required Hur-
ieys appointment was at the request
of the Santa Fe. It was learned To-
day that Devlin previously turned
over TO the failed First National Bank
Sl,1S0,000, and that deposits accepted
by the bank two days before II FAILED
was SCI 900.
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which Won the Prize,

Three students of the Ecolc dcs
BeauX Arts, MarseileS, were talking in
cafe. MY dear fellow" said one Il
painted ,he other day little piece of
pine wood in imitation of marble so
perfectly that II sank TO the bottom of
the water"
Pooh said another. Yesterday
suspended my thermometer on the
easel that holds my View Of the Polar
Regions II fell NJ once TO 20 below
zero
That's nothing" said the last. MY
portrait of the marquis is So Hfcllke
that II has to be shaved twice a week "
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How File. walk ON window pnnc.

The microscope reveals the neat con
trivance which enables a fly to walk up
window pane or defy the laws Of
gravity by gliding along back down.
ward, on the ceiling. The maguifcr
shows the foot 10 he made up Of two
pads covered with tine, short hair. each
pad having Il hook above il. Behind
each pad is bag filed with a sticky
liquid which oozes out whenever the
fly puts his foot down. The amount
which is pressed out Of each foot Is
very small indeed, but, taken all to-
gethcr II is amply sufficient 10 hold
the insect in any position he chooses.
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Santa Fe.
Bent Her Double,

81 knew no one for four weeks
when | was sick with typhoid ant
kidney troubles writes Mrs. Annie
Hunter of Pittsburg, Pa, "and wher
| got better, although had one OF
the best doctors | could get, was
bent double, and had to rest my
hands on my knees when | walked
From this terrible affection / was res
cued ny Electric Bitters, which res
tored my health and strength, and
now ! can walk as straight as ever
They are simply wonderful" Guar.
anteed TO cure stomach, liver and kid
ney disorders. At w. B. Frames drug
store; price soc.
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Stevcnson's Love Toast,

A beautiful testimony to ones home
loves was paid by Robert Louis Ste
vensou NJ a Thanksgiving dinner IN Sa.
moa.
There, On my right" said Steven
son, replying to an unexpected prupos.
al OF The Host" sits she who has
but lately from our own loved native
land come back TO me-she whom.
with no lessening OF affection to those
others to whom | cling | love better
than all the world besides-my mother.
From the opposite end OF the table.
my wife, who has been all In all to me.
when the days We're very dark, looks
tonight into my eyes while we have
both grown a bit older with undimin.
ished and undiminishable affection"
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Topeka, Kan, July THE law pass.
ed by the legislature last winter ap-
approprating $4,000 to build an indie.
pendent oil refinery at Peru was today
declared Illegal and unconstitutional
by the state supreme court.
In decision rendered by Associate
Justice Green, all of his associates
concurring. The oil refinery law was
considered one of the most direct
blows struck at the Standard Oil Co
by the Legislature, which adopted sew.
eral measures tending 10 restrict con.
crns from operation In Kansas.
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SWEEPING
DECISIONS
KANSAS CITY NATURALGAs com.
PANY OUTLAWED.
Cannot Hold Property in Kansas
Company Has opent Millions of
Dollars-lsw TO Build lndepend.
ent OIL Refinery illegal.
(By Associated Pressl

Topeka, Kan. July THE state SUI
preme court today rendered a decision
declaring that Kansas Natural Gas
company, a Delaware corporation, can.
not do business in Kansas.
The decision, which Is sweeping.
makes an outlaw of ia company,
which 1t declares cannot hold proper
" in Kansas and cannot operate in
any manner in the state.
The company has nlrcady spent sew
al million dollars in laying pipe lines
I'm Kansas.
The state charter board had refused
a charter TO the company but it went
ahead anyway.
The opinion was delivered by Jus.
uce Green, all the justices concurring
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Case of Albert Patrick.

New York. July 1T is announced
that Albert r. Patrick, who is await
ing execution for the murder of Wm.
Marsh Rict, the Texas millionaire
has instructed his counsel. David b.
Hin, 10 take his case 10 the United
States cupreme court. The execution
of Patrick is set for the week com
menciug August Z. and the appeal will
act as temporary stay.
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Herd Work Ahend.

Miss Gadd- There goes Jack Poor,
ley My, he looks AS solemn as an un
dertakcr these days! Mr.. Batchcllor-
NO wonder. He's going TO undertake a
wife next week Exchange.
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Pauls Valley. /. T., July 7.-(Spe,
ciaD-The examining trial OF Bob
Walner for the murder Of his uncle,
John Walner, at Wynnewood, Wednes-
day night. Is in progress here today
Several witnesses from Wynnewood
are present attending the trial.
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Forced TO Starve.

b. f. Leek. of Concord. XIV. saws.
FOR 20 years | suffered agonies with
sore on my upper lip, so painful
sometimes, that | could not eat. AT
Ter vainly trying everything else, |
cured it with Bucklen's Arnica Salve."
us great for burns. cuts and wounds
~ W B. Frames drug store. Only
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Nordy Your wife seems 10 think
you'll get bunkoed II she lets YOU ont
Of her sight. You must have once
done something very foolish to have a
woman looking after you like that.
Butts-l did. married her. Louis
vile Courier journal