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ing drew away Turing the eyes Ip-
ward. I rose with a snothered eX-
olamatiOn on my lips and stared about.
snatchiag OF ms hat in reverence -
the spirit Of the place wove its sP.Q
about m=- Everywhere there weS
books; they covered the walls 10 the
ceiling. with only long French win
COWS and an enormous fireplace break
ing the line. Above tho fireplace
massive dark oak chimney breast fur-
theT emphasized the grand scale OF
The room From every cOnceiVa ble
place-frCm shelves built for the pur-
pose. from brackets that thrust ou-
long arms among the books. from d
great crystal chandelier suspended
from the ceiling. and from the breast
Ct the chianey-innumera candles
blazed with dazzling brilliancy. I tN-
claimed IL wCnder and pleasure as
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tree I saw for the first time the Cark
outlines Of Glenarm House.
Here we are sir exclaimed Bates.
stamping his feet upon walk I fol-
lowed him to what assumed to be the
frort door OF the house. where a lamp
shone brightly at either side Of a mas
sive entrance. Bates flung IL open
without ado. and stepped quickly into
great hall that was lighted dinly bv
candles fastened into brackets on the
walls.
Il hope you've not expected too
much. Mr.. Glenarm." said Bates. with
tone Of mild apology ITS very in
complete for living purposes
We'll. We've got to make the best
of it," I answered. though without
much cheer. The souuu OF our steps
reverbersted and echoed in the well
of a great staircase. There was not,
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and several tall smoksstacks loomed
here and there I'm the thin starlight
Brickyards, sir. said Bates. wav-
ing his hand at the stacls. Its a
considerable center for that kind of
business.
Bricks without straw? asked
as we passed a radiant saloon that
blazed upon the boardwalk.
Beg pardon. sir. but such places
are the ruin OF men-On which re-
mark l based a mental note that
Bates wished 10 impress me with his
own rectitude
lie swung along beside me. answer
ing questions with dogged brevity-
Clearly here was a man who had re-
duced human intercourse TO a basis Of
necessity. / was 70 be shut up with
him for year. and he was not likely
10 prove a cheerful Jailer. My feet
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u dUTHO2 or
TIE MAN CHANCE " ETC
Y

struck upon graveled highway at
the end OF the village street. and I
heard suddenly the tapping OF water.
Its the lake. sir. This road leads
right out 10 the house Bates ex-
p,ained.
was doomed 20 medltar4 pretty
steadily, ] imagined. on The beauty
OF the landscape in these parts. and
] was reioiced 10 know that il was
not all cherries prairie or gloomy
woodland The wind freshen,d and
blew sharply upon Us of the water.
The fishing : quite good in season
Il Glenarm used TO take great pleas
ure In II. Bass-yes. sir. Mr.. Glen
arm held there was nothing quite
equal 10 a black bass"
I liked the way the fellow spoke Of
ncy grand athe-. He was evidently
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confess. on the rear lights OF the van
ishing train.
Two miles. sir Bates replied.
There's no way over but the hack In
winter In summer the steamer comes
right into our dock
My legs need stretching; I'll wal 3"
i suggested. drawing the cool air into
my lungs. IL was a still. starry Oc-
tober night, and its freshness was
grateful after the hot sleeper. Bates
accepted the suggestion without com
men;. We walked 10 the end OF the
platform. where the hackman was al
ready tumbling my trunks about. and
after we had seen them piled upon
his nondescript wagon. / followed
Rates down through the broad quiet
street OF the village. There was more
nf Annandale than I had imagined.
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loyal retainer No doubt he could sum
mon from the past many pictures OF
nv grandfather and I determined 10
encourage his confidence
Any resentment I felt on first hear
ing the terms Of my grandfather's viii
had passed. He had treated me as
well as I deserved. and the least l
could do was TO accept the penalty
he had laid upon me in a sane and
amiaSle spirit This train OF thought
occurred me as we tramped along the
highway The road now led away
from the lake and through a heavy
wood Presently on the right doomed
a dark bar ier. and I put out my hand
and touched a wall of rough stone
that rose 20 a height of about eight
feet
'Whar is this. Bates?'' l asked
This il Gienarm land sir The wall
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-08-08
The Children.
THE AFTERNOON TEA.
Betty MCGEE to an afternoon tea

Betty MCGEE to an afternoon tea
Invited my dolly, my kittie and me-
An afternoon tea, in the morning at nine
And please to be prompt in the rain or the shine
he tea will be cocoa, of course, you must know"
Said Betty to me; and | promised to 60
An afternoon tea is the stylishest thing!
L put on my prettest necklace and ring,
And mammals long skirt and bonnet of red
And did up my hair on the top of my head
L made dolly sweet in a blue kimono
And dressed kitty up in her very best bow
Then took sisters cardcase, with cards for us
three.
L know how to act at an afternoon tea!
But what do you think? When the morning had
come,
And we asked if Miss Betty MCGEE was at home
They gigged and said she had "gone out to play:
She must have forgotten that this was the day!''
Forgotten her guests, though the clock stood at
nine,
And we were all ready for rain or for shinei
Forgotten the cocoa-forgotten it all,
While she was unstylishly playing at ball!
Please tell her. | said, in my haughtiest way
1T was very bad form" Then we babe them
good-day.
And that was the end of the afternoon tea
For poor little dolly and kitty, and me-
Abby Farwell Brown, in Churchman
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HOW THEY GOT ACQUAINTED.
By Louise Jackson Strong:

by Louise Jackson Strong.
AS soon as Elva the little girl at the new
neighbours, next door she wanted mamma to +,Le
her to get 'quainted.
~, but we must not CALL dear until thew get
settled, mamma told her.
AS if being settled not made any dferencel
Elva liked the disorder; she and the little girl
could have such good time in the midst of it all
II only they were 'quainted When she was dress
ed for the afternoon in her crisp, pink gngharr
with big bow in her fresh curls, she went out on
the lawn looking like big, pink posy with pink
butterfly on top.
There fence between and she wandered
along the dividing line, looking over at the little
neighbours house longingly. She would not cross
the line, but somebody might come out on that
side When she reached the hydrant that watered
the lawn she sat down on the grass and toyed with
the cap, watching expectanty. And sure enough
Presently, around the corner of the house there
came what looked like big, blue posy with
blue butterfly on top. And the blue posy wander
ed along that side of the line till it came to the
place where the pink sat fumblng with the
top of the hydrant. Now that they were so close
Elva felt a little shy and grasping horn of the
hydrant cap with both hands, began pushing on it
just because she was bashfu and not at all to do
mischief.
"I'll help you," the little neighbor said after
Bit just because she was bashful too and not at
all to do mischief either. So she grasped an
other horn on the opposite side with both her
hands and they pushed together bracing their
little slippers, and laughing gleefully.
All then-mercy mel All at once something
gave way and great fountain spurted up and
flood washed them fiat and gasping willing the
butterflies turning the curls to wet strings and
taking all crispness out of the Haunting posies
who were too much bewildered to do anything but
lie and sputter and scream
Mamma, who had from window, ran out
and tried to shut off the flow, and in two seconds
she was drenched to the skin and drew back catch
ing her breath Then the new neighbor dashed
up and tried to shut off the flow, and in two sec
onds she was drenched to the skim and drew back
catching her breath. Then up marched Norah,
under the shelter of big umbrella, and calmly
turned off the flood.
"Arrah, thinl she commented, with grin "Its
pack of drowned rats we are Into me kitchen
quick, the lot of vel It's lucky I'm ironin' the
dayi"
"Are we 'quanted now, mammal"
Mamma, in old dressing sacque, with her
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AN INDIAN STORY OF GENESIS
Chapter I.
By ]. O. Ashenhurst.

The story of creation and the fall which I now
give you is interesting for several reasons. 1t is
translation of the story as dictated in the Warm
Spring Indian language Gchescin) by an Indian
who has been Christian for many years. He
does not know English very we'll and can neither
read nor write. All his knowledge of the scrip
ture has therefore come to him through others
by means of interpreters.
He is held in high esteem by the Indians of all
classes on the Warm Spring reservation and is
regarded as sincere and consistent Christian,
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The most pressing peril of time is that me
world is too much with us. We are too busy, alike
in common life and in the church w. uhou,d Al
lar more effective work if we ATTEMPTED less. and
spent more time in the place from which strength
comes Isaiahs startling complaint is true today;
MY people doth not consider-my people do rot
think" FOp~ Wv
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PROBABLY YOU ARE TOO GOOD AT
YOUR HOUSE,

recently heard charming story tits Japan
csc, not Russian, SO I know it will charm you too
In certain village were two families one pros
porous and rich, the other merely getting along:
yet the former famous in the village for its
unhapplness and the friction between its men,
bers, while the latter equally renowned for
Its peaceableness and content. The happy family
became continually happier-to him that hath
shall be given; the unhappy family became con-
tinually more unhappy-from him that hath not
shall be taken away that which he seemeth to
have.
The man of wealth could stand it no longer
He went to his humble friend and asked him
where he thought the trouble lay
Il have land enough and house enough and
money enough, yet we always quarreling and
unhappy. You have nothing like the means for
comfort and enjoyment that have, and yet your
people are affectionate and contented"
The poor replied thoughtfully perhaps
1t is because you are all such good people at your
house.
The rich objected that if they we're all
good people, certainly they ought to be happy
together.
But the poor would not recede NO you
are all good at your house Now, at my house it
is different We very faulty lot and we
know it. To illustrate: Suppose I am sitting on
the rug by the brazer, and the maid passing there
kicks my tea-cup, spilling the tea over the
mats. / Immediately break out with Excuse me-
excuse me. Very stupid of me. No business to
leave teacup out in the middle of the room for
people to stumble over. Serves me right
But the maid will not have it that way She
drops down. wipes up the tea with her handker-
chief, and with beaming face cries, ooh, master
what blunderbuss I am-always stumbling and
making trouble. 1t will only right if you
turn me off without word of these days"
"You see how it is; we are such faulty lot all
around, and know it so we'll that there is no
chance for ill-feeling quarreling."
And the rich man, after thinking moment said
Il see it all. 1t would be very different at our
house. I would turn the maid with Stupid
what are you up to now? You've only two feet
can't you look out for that number, or are they
so big they are bound to hit every object in the
room? I'll have to turn you off some day and get
a maid of more delicate build;' and the maid sui
lenly mutters: "A lazy has no business to
spread himself all room and get in busy
peoples way. / guess you right; we are all
too good-or at least think we are"
In the application of this story I will follow the
method of an old college instructor of mine When
some special bit of foolishness had been per-
petrated he would express his opinion of it very
vigorously, then, looking vaguely around the class
room, but meanwhile pointing his fat finger at the
youth deemed guilty, would close with "I don't
mention any names; put the shoe there" And
/, in turn, point my finger at half the people l
know myself included, and without mentioning
any names. put the shoe there-Rev H. " s.
Peke, in The Christian Intelligencer.
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hair hanging down to dry, slipping bowl of GIN
ger tea, looked at the neghbor, in another
dressing sacque, with her hair hanging down to
dry, and slipping another bowl of ginger tea, and
they both laughed.
Yes think we acquainted now" mamma
said.-Housekeeper.
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to this plea as well as to help vindi-
cate the south of the unjust charge
of cruelty that the Daughters of the
Confederstecy propose to erect monu-
ment or a tablet to Captain Wirz. 1t
was protested against at the last G.
A. R. convention, but meantime the
south has not protested against the
proposed monument to John Brown.
1t would, perhaps, be as we'll if Meth
er of these monuments were erected
as well as if the memory Of wrongs
were not perpetrated, but allowed to
fade with the passing of time. which
brings softened feelings, a clearer
sense of justice and toleration-and
finally a blessing for gentleness.-M. E.
Bryan in the Sunny South.
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A PRAYER-No cARS!-No CARS!

A lumber man went to heaven one
day?
AS sometimes lumber men do;
And they gave him job with prince
ly pay
Of running lumber train through,
To the Kinkdom of He'll, with in
structions to haul
From the fiery birthstone bars
All the railroad men he could recall,
But-they gave him no cars!
So a message he sent to the realm of
He'll,
For the railroad men TO be
On the watch for his train. And he
rang the bell
With a chuckle of fendish glee,
And the men lined up as they writhed
in pain
On the fiery birthstone bars,
But when the lumber man showed up
with his train.
My God, He had no cars!
And so through the endless cycle of
years,
The railroad men lined up
And hope dispelled, with groans and
tears.
AS they drain the bitter cup
While the lumberman makes his run
on time
From their gates of pearl to the
fiery bars,
And the railroad men in anguish
chime,
My God. My God! No Cars!
J. 3.
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WILD GAME NOW AND
IN OTHER DAYS.
% the Editor Ocala Banner:

To the Editor Ocala Banner:
l was raised on a farm. When a
boy | used to set traps and catch
quail; remember once building a
pen and catching quite a number OF
wild turkeys. l sold those quail and
turkeys and in this way obtained
enough pin money to take me to the
circus, procure store bought suit OF
clothes and occasionally hire a team
to take my best girl out for a drive
The boy on the farm is not allow
ed to do this now. Although a ma
tive of the state he is not allowed to
trap either birds or wild turkeys. He
is now required to pay a license foI
the privilege Of shooting wild game
and after paying this license he is
not permitted to sell, even in the
hunting season, any sort of game.
In whose interests, if l may ask
were these laws enacted?
The man living in the city, who is
too poor to have a kennel of dogs
and purchase a sportsman outfit
must do without the luxury of wild
game. He cannot buy for love nor
money these birds that are so plen-
tiful in our woods.
| may be permitted also to say that
when the boys on the farm were al
lowed to trap these birds they were
more abundant than they now are.
If our law makers really want to
protect our game a statute forbid
ding them to be hunted with dogs
would DO the business.
The people of Florida should be
allowed the privilege of capturing
wild game as in times of yore and
should be given the privilege of sell
ing them.
These birds should be for the bene-
Cd" o"r own people and not espec-
tally for the benefit of a few sporting
gentlemen.
The poor boy on the farm should be
given a chance of earning a few pen
MES for pocket change by trapping
these wild fowl.
A DOGLESS MAN.
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THE WIRZ MONUMENT.
The Daughters Of the Confeder-
acy Propose to Erect 1t as
a vindication of History.


The Daughters of the Confederacy
in Georgia have begun a movement
to erect a monument to Captain Wirz
who was executed directly after the
Civil war on the charge of cruelty to
the federal prisoners in the Ander-
sonville prison of which he was in
charge.
1t is believed by these southern wo-
men that some public vindication
should be made of the memory of a
man whose life was sacrificed in the
most passionate period of the recon
struction. Time and calmer inves-
tigation have done much to change
the verdict rendered in days of eX-
cited and revengeful feeling. Still
many are ignorant of the merits of
the case, and one still hears the south
denounced for cruelty to the prison
ers. of war.
The proposed monument will be an
answer to this charge, since on it
will be inscribed the official report
made by Secretary of War Stan
ton on July 10, 1865: "Confederates
in northern prisons, 100000; union
soldiers in southern prisons, 100000
excess of union prisoners, $4,000.
Deaths in northern prisons, 1886;
deaths in southern prisons, 22,756."
Thus showing that II per cent. of
Confederate prisoners died in con-
finement in the north, while only 9
per cent. of federal prisoners died at
the hands of those alleged "cruel"
southerners.
Another inscription on the pros
pective monument will give honor to
the four federal prisoners who were
permitted to go from Andersonville
to Washington to plead for an ex-
change of prisoners. When their
plea was refused these honorable sol
diers came back and again entered
the prison they had left.
The Horrors of Andersonvlle,"
where $4,000 prisoners were confined
on twenty-seven acres of ground, with
a guard of only $500 boys and old
men were due solely to the refusal of
the federal government to exchange
prisoners, owing to a dispatch sent
by General Grant, August II, 1864,
in which he said: "We cannot afford
to exchange prisoners. 1t is hard on
our men in southern prisons not TO
exchange them, but it is humanity to
those left in the ranks to fight our
battles. To release. all Confederate
prisoners now would insure Sher-
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mans defeat, and would jeopardize
our safety here"
The comment upon this was, What
a tribute to southern valor; that the
poor, weak; Confederates just from
prison would defeat Sherman's well
fed veterans and jeopardize the safe
ty of Grants army"
The persistent refusal of the gov
eminent at Washington to exchange
prisoners was very unfortunate. How
could it be expected that stripped
and ravaged people, whose army was
mostly naked and famished, and who
were debarred from obtaining medi-
cines and surgical appliances, could
properly care for $4,000 prisoners of
war-a great army itself. The prob
lem greatly worried and distressed Mr..
Davis. He did what he could under
| the circumstances. A most health
full spot-in the belt of black jack
and piney woods that encloses Thorn
asville-was chosen for the site of
the encampment and stockade, which
would have been much larger if
enough men could have ben spared
to guard a larger area.
The prisoners were given the same
food that was given the men who
guarded them. When sick they were
given such medicine as could be had.
Several hundred were paroled from
time to time, and sent over the sur
rounding country to buy any provis-
ions they might find. The paroled
soldiers helped attend their sick COM
rades and mingled freely with those
outside. The treasury was drained
of money to feed this army of prison
ers, and appeals were made to the
people for provisions-appeals that
were responded to beyond the peo-
pies ability. In spite of all this over
10000 died out of the $4,000 men
which, all in all, were at Anderson
NlllC. II was plJilUi' OO was NhS
fate of the southern men thinly clad
and freezing and dying by thousands
in northern prisons. After the war
the returning federal prisoners told
of their sufferings at Andersonville,
and great indignation was aroused.
1t was felt that as nthe Charge of
the Light Brigade" some one had
blundered. The blunderer stood too
high TO be punished, and so Captain
Wirz-poor, a foreigner, his friends
under ban. and no one strong enough
to stand up for him, became the vi
carous sacrifice. He was denounced
as a monster. and hanged after three
months in prison. He fOresaw that
time and caimer investigation would
change the verdict against him, and
his last plea was that his name might
be publicly cleared of oblOquy for his
children's sake 1t is out Of regard
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We are agents for the best Hop
Ale on the market, and having just
received two car loads can supply
the trade on short notice.
10 doz. (barreD $3.50
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Ohio seems to be a bad climate for
governors. The democratic governor
died and the lieutenant governor. who
was promoted to the chair, is now
sick
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A Methodist Minister Recommends
Chamberlain's Couch Remedy.

We have used Chamberlain Cough
Remedy in our home for seven years,
and it has always proved TO be a re-
liable remedy. We hav found that it3
would do more than the manufacture
ers claim for it, II is especially good
for Group and whOoping cough, Rev.N
James A. Lewis, Pastor, Milica. Min,
NJ. F.. Church. Chamberlains Cough
Remedy is sold by all druggists. m
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Judge l. L. Farris, of Jacksonville,
member-elect to the Florida legisla-
ture, spent Saturday in Ocala, hav-
:nP come to attend the funeral Of his
little brother, Tourney Farris, whose
dc ath occurred at Inglis Friday morn
inE
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Quickly Cured by chamberIain's
Couch Remedy

Last winter | caught very severe
cold which fingered for weeks" says
]. Umquhart, of Zephyr. Ont. My.
cough was very dry and harsh. The
local dealer recommended Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and guaranteed
IT, so gave it trial One small bot
tie of il cured me. / believe N..dm-
btrlain's Cough Remedy TO be the
best / have ever used" For sale by
all druggists. m
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