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"t mean Just what I wld-,JE*B not ready to go to Wort"

There were unlimited' complacency and assurance to; Hllfing* voice; as he said It .. '

^Then do?"

•T want, to run around a pit, you _ know, and see what's going on to the fin the deep~shaopw¥ of a Jo*

whatHwhat dp.you wjuitrto

world "See the world! Why. good heavens,

from reports I've had of your college, career there's nothing left for you to see or do!" • , , , . . . ' • • ! - . • I

"Plenty of time for drudgery and all',' that sort-of thing later, dad. I want to knock about a bliriike the othet'Yei; lows I know." -,.•',• '"'.';- . |

"By thunder, you shall' d o i t you wish! Pack your gewgaws and go—I1

don't give a taraal rap where—but go! Go and see the world—alt of ft,, every stratum of It IT! pay the frelght-ev-ery penny. But this is the condition—

, "Cp»f<KWd that taferaal, attorn*

VIrasdWy J » got ap and dressed, sent tor m> atttomoblre; dismissed the **Mffan? and m that day motored Mone over quiet country toads thtt ted tfaopghpeacetDl village*, ayd ©ye* pie-toisetqae wilB.- . -

One n»ni«t he wool* viciously abjft *b# throttle wide ©pen, sending the, ca* hurtling along at a reckles* pace? then, wwaneTt- nuic* ¥b*ags»of» mood, Tie WpujrJ alow down sharply, lean Mek •gainst the cushions and goxe thought-fuUy over the peaceful field* ae hfe inacnln© chugged slowly along.

¥ Aft the while "Old Folk* at Home-harassed him like an Inexorable thing of chastisement. .

The sarcasm and! mockery' were .stilt in his face, but there was also some*

* tiling: else- creeping to there— lines which bespoke torment and raging conflict. - That night as the prima donna ap­peared again in the famous third act scene Hilling, pale and tease, sat alone

With eyes* that burned with strange ehtotlou and perfect-sobriety he leaned eagerly forward as l f his soul were drinking in the melody through eyes and ears. -

Again wa3 the singer recalled repeat­edly. -As she appeared for the fifth e»-core and the orchestra^ had started In on a Avery prelude to some Scotch air Hilling, his voice strangely hoarse and shaken, called out. «*Suwanee ftiverr'

Instantly the call was taken up en-thusiaaticiny alf ov©r the house. A wave pf applause shook the theater.. With a smile the prima donna, nodded

_ . „ „. » _ „ — .w»„«MMiuV«— to the orcbestra leader, and a moment you've got to stay ,,away five years!! ^ter the rtch\ clea* voice of the singer

WhoCaptnred !; Bta? : ! • - " - — * " '•• - • ;

;;WtsIt«Fi«ncli War Ik*; \ \ iectivc or a Pretty QW? ::

y B y JOHN Y. LARNED

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Yoa are not to write home, nor shall any one from home write to you. You wfll draw upon my New York banker for your needs, t—but that*a ati> there Is no need for further discus sum/' ' ': -, , : •' \" ,""jl

Young Hilling stared with mfld sur­prise at the broad; shoulders of his fa­ther fop » momeatr thenri;; the; *ias-perating look of OTDercflloustiesia; Je-eurnlng. he arose languidly to trls feet

"Aw-^er—I say, dsd, isn't ;thsit—er^-iust a trifle strongy*

The older man did not look around. "No; not a bit of it! ScootP' -For a moment the mask of insolence

fell away from the young man's face, and the natural strength of his fea­tures stood: out strikingly.

"All right, sir; you're on! The five years begin today., Goodby, dad."_

As he swung jauntily down the: street of the prosperous southern town —a town that had seemed a, good place In which tp li.?4 before his eight years: of college life—he became suddeiily conscious of a feeling of uneasiness as he thought of the gentle mpther who but a few hours, before had thrown her arms about him in a joyous wel->-ome home. Many months passed be-, fore a realization filtered through his brain of bow Inconsiderate was her disill nsion ment.

When>; couple of hours later Uilllng | boarded the train for the north he car­ried with him the disturbing picture of bis mother's disappointment and solicitude. To him she had fver been the diplomatic buffer between the act-r blty of his father and his own self wined follies." But he realized this last —thte five years' silent absence- was too much for even her philosophy of Indulgence..

But. - whatever of reindrse his pre­cipitate departure caused him. it was of short durattoh..

He went abroad and for a time reveled to the glitter of the. cafes of Paris. He idled precious hours to 1 taly. He barely escaped a duel in Berlin.

Then, after, a month of stupid bore dom to London, be hastened back to r ew York.

Thus two years passed. Not once had he heard from either

his father or mother. Not once had be writtehi home; Once or twice bis submerged' manliness threatened to break through, the'veneer of his pleas ure seeking existence—'some eddy of' memory wtocb brought; a fleeting rec oUeetion of that last glimpse of life mother—but always wohld be brush It stubbornly aside and plunge with to creased abandon, into the whirlpool of folly. , ; . , ! , " . . , . ' - ,

Then one evening, after eh e x c ^ . tionally strenbpus day. be arrived at the theater during the third act just as e prima donna of worldwide fame was rendering her finest number. ,

, Hilling stood at the head: of the aisle for a; mozacnt, carelessly sweeping the audience filled theater with bis glance; then, with a scornful shrug, he turned and strolled down,.into the smoking room.

The singer finished; and* a &eajen'{, dons outburst of applause filled the theater and echoed* but into the corri­dors;: Again and'again the singer re­sponded to the encores. , . '

Curlohsly, Hilling Wandered back into the foyer aiid once more took tip his position at the back of the theater and watched • the audience.1'' Bo#ine.j and smiling, the prima donna was. ap I proachihg the footlights for her fifth;,, encore. ' r ' i

Hilling watched with patient an- ( tipathy. He fidgeted nerypusiy. bis forehead drawn to a scowl and hi* Ijfps" curled with unbounded sarcasm. . -

Then to notes low and tremnTaus the stager began the ttue» "Far from the old folks at home/* At the same mo­ment, with the startung suddenness of * crash^ of thunder, the aodience ,was electrified to hear a man's v'Otee- dJs-cordaht. ra'dedas. sepuiiig—joiri to. »e song with the prima donna.

Then, with a scornful laugh. Hilling permitted himself; to be led away by a couple of pale faced, agitated ushere

Out to the lobby hfe <mpatfently shook himself free of the ushers and Imperturbably passed out and/stepped iatxr his motarealr, As the chamteur threw on. the power m& the machine gBdeil swiftly sway HflUng flung back

« t the undecided group of theater **• taches the words at the song: with tauntinff moskery.

When, at 4 fax the morning, his valet admitted him to his apartments Hflllng iad worked himself Into * frenxy. fie •eemed obsessed with the notion that «h> valet to some ingenious way was wspcnalble for the hideous word* of that song and treated him accordingly.

He tossed ikepIeatOi until dsyliiht Hw> words of the song pounding his •wrdnuas unceasingly. Oradaally th«

luw bland*! tai» ooe w a r t -

was glorifying the old folks at home. HinjiBg wis , as tense ,*ndmottphless

as a man of stone. Perspiration damp­ened his forehead; hW dry lips stood apart; wide eyed, he clinched his nails Irito hl»bjtod8.: His very soul seeiaed: a thing detached that floated upward, wttothemelo^of^he-toi-ojg. ' • ," ^Witja inde^crttiable pathos and e*-

presslon, fier voice low and trembling, the singer paused; then ^ a r from the old folks at home" floated oat and up­ward like a benediction. It was grand', dramatic, glorious! •

Something Uke^t sob surged up into HjUUng's throat His eyes blurred.'

The following morning early be dis­charged: his valet and chauffeur, sold his machine, resigned from his club, gave up his apartments and packed .hi* trunk. Then, his passing as unobtru­sive as. his advent had been- vainglo­rious, he dropped completeiy «ut of s i g h t . '.'••..-".'.' ;*~"

Two years later and four years after the stormy scene with IB> father Klch-ard Hilling again crossed the threshold of that grim gentleman's office.

Inside the door he waited respeet-fully while the stern faced, gray hair­ed .head of the great steel works fin­ished the signing of certain papers be­fore him on bis flat mahogany desk.

Pausing, pen suspended., the elder Hilling gianued up briskly.

"Welir "I wish to speak to you on behalf of:

the men, sir." * The other gave,a start and:leaned

When the great European war broke Out Arthur Eggleslon, a yopng Ameri­can ieporter, ah^oua to make his^wwy In the world, full of thfe vigor of yootfr and wt averse to.adventure, saw.hik oppoitnnjty. He took the fltgf stewat ef for London.that sailed and to due time arrived at that city.

Crossing the channel with a cpn-tlhgent of BriOafc troops, he lahded ar Ostend during that period when tha German forces werehnminertog, at the fprts Of Liege and the French and

: British forces were gathering to resist the invasion into France. He applied for permission to attach himself to the British headquarters^ but waa re­fused on the ground that no iiewspapet ctirrespondents would be alipwed ta

: accompany the army. .At the Frencli headquarters he received the same re* spotise to his application.

Eggleston, having crossed the Atlan­tic wean and the British chatonet (a1

report the big fight determined to fell-' low in the allies* rear; hang about their flanks, anything except get In their way* nd report what he. c utdn gather, fie found himself at Lilii< when the allied armies had begun their retreat but before-they had reached! that city, Healso found "the General; Sjfefy.,r a <IetecHvg force nsed to hunt down and eradicate, apies.; T^neh'one is bunting for any particular tiling the; Identify of which is doubtful be p vei>' apt to fiucljt. Wltb^totiof spy hMht* ers in the field a scarecrbw set up .to keep the crows away from the corn la not safe. \ , ' j . .

Eggleston was walking in JJHe one day wiien. a file. Of French soldiers under |he command of a lieutenast came down the' street, stopping per­sons bere and there. The American did hot dream of danger and. when they reached bbn and the officer de­manded to khuw who he was, whera; be bad cotoe ftom and where he was going; told him that he was a newspa1

per correspondent looking/* for news.: The officer, not being satisfied wlfhthte, informed him that he must take him to the headquarters of the Uenerai safety.

Eggleston was conducted, to a build­ing In a room of wWeh an officer; sit­ting behind a desk, regarded him om­inously: The Frenchman began ask-: tog him questions In French, and BgV glestpn understood most of theov an­swering without hesitation, but when his Questioner branched into German the American showed plainly that ha did not understand, it did. not at once

forward. 'Tou-wby--Blchard-why"-1 o«.UP t t f ^ that the inab suspected •J !*££, f^. if0 ™°^-, F t r a ^ t a l e • M m * befa,ff * Oerman spy and was he stared toto the marvetously chang-| trying to catch Um. - Presentlv'Eggles-

i l X ^ ^ n C f t ^ 0 W , J f ^ P ^ 8 - ! ton"beibddgbt himself Of W s p S S tfSp^f downward, toktosj^a p r o a n e ^ myi^'estomS^s 1 S I ™ ? ! „ 1 ^ T m l 0 4 ^ 1 **<*-fb*t be Wis an American; and he and hngering wonderingly on the big., y^ thereafter treated with great epn-

Again' he • spoke-grimy hands, hoarsely,

"What does the condition of my em­ployees matter to you?" ' ' -.

"A great deal. ; I am one Of them, and I find they are underpaid.'',

"One of them?'', Skepticiam aiid asr tonlsbment gave varying; Inflections to bis tone of voice.- "One of them? What do you mean by that?"

"Just that For two full years l have Worked out there in the shops.' I began'at the very bottom, i k n o w whereof I speak."

Again the father surveyed the son iu silence, searching his teee Wng and criacaily. Slowly a look of convjetion; crept into, his face, softening it and paving the way for one of great hope and, gratification. Thehii smiling, "he ptuTed out his lips in mild reproof.

"Then—er-^ypu did not, observe my orders to remato: away five years;'"

"I^-I did not come to disduss-that" The father persisted, eagerly! • <?But, I, want to know.; I; want to'

kaowfi -.< : - . ' . . " , . - •% '•:•• "I obeyed you for two years, sir.

and that was two years too long. You see, mother and—and' home called me-^ strongly.; Mother and home aim>--work.". ._ ..•-•. . • ' . ; ' • • ' "

"And does mother"— '. '"Yes, she knows—has known all the

: time." then firmly, "<But:.J wlsn; te take up this matter of the workmen." ; "Yes—yes., fa be sure,. JSut jfirst teii me^dld you^uave you actually been working out there-in the shops.as « common laborer for two yearlf?}'

Silently the Son spread ou,t his black­ened, hardened hands in mute answer.

For a time father and son looked each Into; the .other's face-, Thenw his face inscrutable, the elder Hilling saki,-

"And-^nd—you think: that: reforms are heeded—out there?''

The answer came forcibly. *Yee^suV,1 do," ; * ; / "Then make them—if s your, jpiv-

aowi''; ... - . / ' . , - •, ;:-Tribulatlon,

Tribulation is no respecter of people. W*ea he sees a map tryin".ter climb Ugh be says ter him: "De higher you goesv, ole bby* de furder yotflt bat* «sr fall, f m fight behind yon fer ter keep you gwtne Wen.Jo? ttme comes terwH down r-Atlanta Constitution.

slderatlon. Eggiestpn spent some time to Lille;

without being permitted to go near the armies. One day he was Walking along a residence: street when he heard a feminine voice..-'gay to French:

"Monsleuiv have you any newsof the armies? Wiil they cotee this way? We are all packed ready to move;""

Turning;; he s i w a firetty girl leahtog. put of a. window, fle had studied; the French language a t BChoot* and tod picked up a ;^ejachmatf oh the-way acrpsff the Atiantfc, with whom he bad telked tocessantly in order to gather ;

enough French to enable him to get *n to France.' Sd he -replied as best he could that he wait profoundly rgnorant of what was going on at the frbnt; he was.; trying to get there, but thus far had beeh unsuccessfuli .Notlelng that his French was not Of the beat, the girl asked him If he were jiot English* No:: he 'was American. The fiuglish were very popular since they bad come

to assist the. French, but before, that

jperaoatl deacrlptlon with the corre­spondent.

«Sy« blue, hair light TheOmnana an bate blue eyes and light hair." ' "Gtrtuans? ! Wfyit do yo« meanV Dun't you hen that the passport reads, 'A citisen of the nnited Statear "

"Monabwr, ftat may, as well own n j first as last y«j are * German spy."

Eggleston pushed back bis chair and stared at to* man. , *-GfrMn*wJc Why, iny dear fallow; I am an American. Can't y w read Kngllahyf

*2t>» paisnort baa been stolen, T i e Germans took i t from, an American. Yon need, nut try to deceive me, W* have received * warning."

«*Waat waruinfitS'* -A Oerman *bo, baa ilveft in Eng­

land, -H«IP speaks English like a naOTe. -who look* like an Englishman* armed With the American's passport, is with* la pnr JtoeSi for information., We havie received fltflera to lopfc ont lit aim and if we take.nlm toahoat him at •once, .Come.**' '.

Eggietton paledi # e Was awa,ra that the keejt **Sent of spr hnntera Wat leading the detectives to make short work of suspicious persons and supposed be was to be taken oat to be •hot;-.' •• .

"Bnt, mpnsiear. t was in 4Jile a few days ago., where A made the ae-quaintance Of those connected with the General safety. They will vouch fpr mei" '

»*Ahi bnt thejr are i o t here^" with a shrug of his shoulders.

"And 1 must suffer as a spy because those whp-are ab fe to identify me are' B O t . h e r e . ? " •"•'• ' '•• •

"That is one of the hardships of war. We can take no risks. Besides, those mei id Lille may have been deceived inyoo?.-. -.-.

"When did the Germans capture the passport ypo hav s referred for" '-.;. "Yeaterd'ay.'V- ; • • - -. \ ' .- •'• .,' -;

^1 met the General safety detectives last week." \' ~-.:; ;•'. \-

At this moment another man came into the room and looked ttt Eggleston as a hound would look at a hare in which he waa about to set hia teeth, The two"^nchnjen talked tbgeihef; In a low voice*.. Eggleston thought it better not, to seem much troubled^ about the matter and. taking up one Of the sheets before him; pretended to read. A third man was called |ntd the room, wbOi having'beenInstructedi, approached tfie Atoefican ahd saift to him in German;

"If ypu will confess your life wUt be •spared." •'" . .;. , .';,: . -».". -, • ,':;-

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Eggleston. who did not understand/ a word of what wss said ttf him, hut recognuwd that i t ^ras to the German: jantoage, replied? ; •••: • s •:

Wtebi trer8teh.f ; ' \Thla .was quite enough- for the Frenchman, who held that the "hieht: versteif wa| foil proof that tje sus, peef-was aJpierrna^ Howeve^. after, 'deliberation ,they concluded • to relet the case "to some ,One higher no; so they filaeed" Eggleston under £nard for "the night *'...

But the allies were at that: tunfe %ao busy figbtlng for any one in authority to pay any attention to an individual case. ^The ^hext morning, ho reply hav­ing been received concerning .the, sus-; p6cted BPyr hbj captots; concluded tjiat-it Was best to take no risks, but shoot btoiK^ffghTtheS^mi not dke ttfm«> on * an uiicertainry,r for' to. case, he; ahonH Ite #bai ^pretended 1 .ithey' wonld he^liable-ttif getttetoaelyes-lnte-trouble, "jf/-.*//'*" './-•'-.'; -v.;'--,•"'•"-••'

The roar of battle at; times sounded nearer and at times more distant On-onev^oeckslon.', wten, th^ gnhs Were lender Eggleston'i captors decided to remove biin to a town farther west. During the; journey they; were-about fp cross a rbad runiiipe ^ortb-and south and n ^ stopped to let A-traln" of refngees pasa when: among the Jat* ter Eggleston caught' a «liihp»e <ot-*he nretfy girl he had met in Lilte. y •

"jiadempiseiiet--*eshouted. •» ' / Louise Legire turned andj seemVthe

American who had assfetedrthe, fatoi

Uy in- the hour of need* clasped her-bands with Frencu fervency and call-. ed. her mother's attention to hiin, . A halt-was called,: and the.refugees and the detective «8jmg together for a ieohferende, , Both mother and daugh; fer were horrified when they learned that, "ie boh Americaia" was to be shot as a spy; Tbey;told the story

SHADOW PICTURES. The tlMiswitts a* th« OWflin «# All

Pictorisl Art. In the year 175B. wlu-n KUenne de

SUbonette was minister at finance un­der LouU XV., a man whose name ha* not been preserved started tn Paris an exhibition that be called Vdbtoese shadows. This consisted in throwtos upon a sheet the black outlines of men or objects and making these shadows take part hi # play. It ao happened that at this time Silhouette was unpop nlar. He had spent many years to; England and had returned to bta na-J softened the emperofs heart ttve country greatly impressed with English methods of public economy. Undertaking to apply these principles to French finances, Jbe met with decid­ed disapproval bj the Parisians. But little thanks did be get except to nave his efforts branded as parsimonious. - Some one wcajled that M. de Sil­houette had written a book, "A Gen­eral Idea F<r the -Government of the Chinese." in Which he exploited his economical theories. The popularity of the Chinese shadows was respoust-, ble for the jibe that Silhouette had is­sued the book as an advance notice for the show; hence the shadows were called silhouettes, and the iinM&jrir-naturaliy extended to portraits'lfcft vrere then coming into vogue, In tvbicli were presented only the outlines of faces and figures filled to with black.

Though the fashion and the name of the Bilhouette are of comparatlvely.re-cent origin, the art; itself is ancient It was used by Etruscan potters eight centuries before Christ and a classic legend, which has been illustrated, bjk Benjamin West to a famous picture-called "The Origin of Patating," claim-ed that all pictorial art originated in an attempt to paint the fleeting shad; ows of men and women as they fell upon a wall or s blank space.—Detroit Free Press.

Oalaysd "Uwt ftlpttofita." In tha battle of Friedlaad, on June

la, UOt, there was a young I!e«t«akiit tn Napoleon's army named rkrbxtmm. When the vletortous general was ridloc over the nattlefleia that evenbw. l i cane upon the e KjAee yMtr-oat '"' lying on the ground mfeta^y' and weeping bitterly.

"Why do you wees?" asked N«po-leoa as he rode by. .;'"

-Because I mttst die before I can become a captain," the youth com­plained.

The words of the dying lieutenant "lay

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DAY OF THE QUILL REN. When Writing Paper Was Poor aqd

Envelopes Wars Unknown. The constant mending'required by

quill pens must have proved a severe trial to the days when no others Were available, says the London Chronicle. Alexander 1. of Russia thought it nee-

Vessary to employ a man whose sole 'duty consisted'to cutting pens. He •WAS required to have a supply, of hot less than iOO quills always ready. '

This number was by no means ex

•on, I shall gladly fulflll your wish," he said, fl hereby advance you to the rank of captain."

The unexpected promotion actually saved the boy's ttfe. He recovered. Xater on he fought most valiantly for the cause of Napoleon, and by the time of the battle of Waterloo he had already become a general. He gut' lived his "last moments" on the field of Friedland by more than seventy years.

Embarrassing. In South Africa. General French earn­

ed the title of "the shirt sleeved gen­eral," Mr. Chlsholm says to "Sir John French." General French was often to foe seep walking about in camp to shirt Sleeves. One afternoon a corre­spondent rode up- to the lines and, see­ing; a soldier sitting on a bundle »f n*j smoking a dilapidated looking old briar pipe, asked where the getferatwas.

"The old man Js somewhere about,* coolly replied the soldier. * *WeH» just hold myho/se while I gc and search for him."

"Gertainl.vvsir." and the smoker rose obediently and took the bridle.

"Con you tell me where the general isf inquired the correspondent of ft staff officer farther/ down the line.

"General French? "Oh, "he's some where about "Why, there he is, hold tog that horbe'S bead!" „

And the ofiicer pointed directly'to the smokery istfli tranquilly pnlling at his pipe and holding the horse)

City of Magnificent Distances; -" When*the government was moved, to

Washington to 3800 it was far from being a. satisfactory place of residence. The city was laid -out in the wilder-ness* They "took to'the woods'' for a capital city. It was the first time that a .government had actually gone into

_.. . ... ... _.v_ the wilds and selected a site for a cap-cessive, for Alexander would neverTise ital and laid out lis cjty on a we^tle-the same pen twice. Even the writing, fined plan. As beautiful as we eonsld-of a signature spoiled'a pen,'"in has er Washington today, the minister5

opinion, for subsequent use. The quill j from Portugal, the Abbe Corea, Who cutter, who received a salary of £3401;was considered one. of the greatest a year, accompanied the czar on all his, wits-Of bis time and who in 1810 called journeys^ including campaigns against It "the city of magnificent distances..'' Napoleon.

Writing implements changed consid­erably for the better during Sir .Wal­ter Gilbey's long spell of life. "Though [ ens, after "Ms visit, wrote that "its quill pens are still in use," he remarks t streets begin in nothing, and lead no~

so named It purely intension, , In that day there was little but distance iu the city. As late as 1842 Charles Uick-

In his'"BecoHectlons of Seventy Years," "I remember the time wheji one sel-dom saw any other kind. Steel pens in their early days were expensive and 111 made, and few people used them. The paper we had" seventy years ago may have beetf partly to blame. It had neither the substance nor the sur­face we take as a matter of course nowadays. - - — - ••- - _*• 7 <T remember when envelopes came toto use, and what a boon they were considered after the old system of, clos­ing letters with wafers or wax. Be­fore envelopes were invented letters were always written with an 6ye to the position of the waferv or seal, a blank space being' left to correspond with the space where thjs would be put on the outside, lest 4he written portion should be .torn in opening." J*eW York Sun. '

of havinp; seep him in Ijlle about n

Prot«ctiv». •it's no use insisting, gentlemen. 1

will not alng. The doctor haa forbid­den it."

"Why? He live* in this house. thenr-Parts Hire. 'u

OiMppoirrtlna. "' \\ How disappointing it Is when you

try to take time by the forelock to discover that another fellow got there first and pulied all the hair <wt-New Orleans States.

"I thought yon ttksd jm* friends so nrochr

"Mo 1 do. but I Jiait had tvg tw • p may m sank • riMK..'

week before and how he had assfeted them. This was" proof positive that be was not trsveting' bn a, Captured pass­port, for he had ahOwn i t to an bflicer of the General Safety corps in their presefice. and Louise, who had never seen a passport before, bad examined it from cariosity,'"- ' , '

Eggle^ton's captor»: apologlised for having intended to shoot him as com* piacently.as if they Were otos so for

unlntentionaily goggled htot in

really shot as a $tV> But auch pe^ aons do not consider that there la al­ways danger of a man being carried •way by a pretty girl even i f thereare alehty of warriors handy to do the job.

Americana wefe the'best iikect .Aifc, elderly lady came to the window, ans-iously asked for news and -gave Sjg-gleston an tovitatibn to come fn. He accepted I t A »lass of wine w i s brought out, and the three sat discuss­ing the probabnitieB of the family hay-ing^to leave their tome and cart their belongtogs across country to the coast, as the Belgians were doing.

And,so"If happened that Eggleston. instead of writlhg up the thunder of J * - • guns, the explosion of shells, the rattle ]V*&toB>. ^"hey dismissed him, and the of rifles,, the groans^f the wonhded. fJast *!66a of*im.he had joined-the t e spent several days dallying with a pret- \ « l r e s ' "*!a * b 8 t fa **» 3a»ithat has been ty girt at the end of which time, eihee t e a r d <* t J l B- Htt'reports to his paper be did not go to the guns, the- guns • n a d e n f y atopped. $bete are those came to him, and while they were yet J * h p ««#«<* that thiSiendtojs of the in the distance: he helped his friends, B t 0 5 r fe incorrect-and that he was the Xegh-es, to remove their effects-or a amall portion of tbem-to a, cart he secured for them, and saw. them on their way to the sonthward, after which be began to do some work as a war eorrespondent.

Eggleston, keeptog as near the re­treating French a,nd EhgUsb lines as be dared, preceded their retreat toward the capital* When the tide turned he was on we allies' left flank and one day after; witnessing some very hard fighting tteni into a town on the west bank of the river Oise to write up copy and, send it by courier to the coast to foe forwarded.

He watf 'sitting fa the writing room af the only hotel in the place when a man came ta and, bending over hto», began to pwtise What he was writing.

"Aw yon * censor?" ased Eggleston, looking up with a scowl. '.

"I am an officer of the<fenerai Safety corps, monsieur, who are yon?*

"I am an American newspaper cor-respondent writing an account of to-day's battle and in a hurry."

**fingltonv« "So; American." "I wonld like to »ee your passport

monsieur." EgxicMtna took hto passport from hfe

pocket threw it 00 th« UbMkad rat «« writing. The man picked It up.

I t raad It and cwmparwl tha

:'\ -Pins. It seemed as if it would take a whole

paper of pins to mend the torn dress. The wearer appealed to her car neigh­bor.

^'Have you any pinsV". she asked-The woman had none, but passed the

Query on. and in a little while every_ passenger was'feeling along concealed edges and turning back lapels. In all, sixteen pins were produced. Fourteen Were contributed by men ? . "We never need them as much as the women, but somehow we carry them and the women don't" said one of the male passengers.—New York Post

where,"—Frederlck-L, Fishbacjk to Na­tional Magazine.

Sikh's Disk of Dpath, v j_ Sikh, soldiers can certainly elaim to

possess A unique form of weapon. This is a hand thrown missile com­posed of metal similar in shape to the 'discus, familiar in Roman .history^ Its edge is sbaTpe,ned.UKe~ff-ra«B?, anttthe weapon, when thrown with « peculiar Circular motion, has extraordinary pen­etrating power. I t cuts like a knife through paper when it strikes any ob-J

ject to its path,. At &, distance of a. hundred yards the

disk Is capable of cutting iter way through a piece of bard! wood two inches thick. It is the peculiar twist given to the weapon when it is thrown which causes *be cutting- edge to bury itself so remorselessly to anythtog^that it meets. It is doubtful whether "any bnt the Sikhs could effectively use this unique weapon.

Curious Legend. : At Painswick churchyard, a pretty

spot between Stroud^ana Gloucester, England, there are ninety-nine yew trees. The hundredth always dies, though it has5 been planted many times, A local story says that "when the hundredth lives after it has been planted the world will end."

Ons,WouldOolt "You know what Vm going to d o r

whispered the girt as she looked around at the crowd that was beginning to be so sleepy and that still stayed on. "I'm going to give a party and start the Chinese fashion of telling them when to go. I'm going to get up as they do and say: 'I'm sorry, but lt*a time for yon to go home.; Here's your hat* I think it will be a mighty fine thing. 80 few people know when to go home. Don't you think, so?"

"Mighty fins," he answered, "but yoa don't intend'ever to give bnt one par­ty then, I see"—Exchange.

Th* Whip In the Sort, In some parts of Siberia a brtdo-

grootn on arriving homo commands his wife to take off his boots. In on* is a whip and to the other a para*. The contents of the hoot ah* first seiecte tor removal preaaa* whether h* hi to he generous or th* reverse to her. A very kted hoatwad will pat s p a n * In

boot and aarit th* whip t» h) o

Slitting a Pen, The center slit to a pen is cut by a

machine which seems almost to think. It consists of two chisels which barely pass each other when the slit Is made, and the exact way in which the pen is poised so as to place the chisels in the proper position for cutting i s one of the marvels of penmaking.

the General Hazel E. Wi applied to our

KenfJteT^ at guardian,, in? , _., ate in such esses made You. and each of you, area cited and required, personal and apppear before • gate, at his office to County of S t I^nvrene*, day of February, IMS m the afternoon, '" to show cause diciai settlement had. And if nay *f said persons are under, of twenty-one years they take notice that they are appear by their general'^ they* have one, ana If they.... ftat they appear sad apftjr apppomtment of * special or in the event of .tjbenr. neglect to do so, « specie will be appointed by represent and act tor them eee#i£S,

In testimony wfetmwf, caused the Sea! of Surrogate to 4>eg

"Witness, .Hon. ArrJe Surrogate of said-5

£L.SJ Canton^ in said «£h day of Js

- CEYtOK G. Clerk of the Sarroeate's

ANI>B£W J. HANMBJ8, . Attorney for GastSim, ^

Massena, New York.

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CITATH»r -* The people of the Statt

York, to Bertha O. HuHnweL „ 3C Y.; Alfred A. Wood, wfefcfe; residence- is unknown and t d&& diligence be a s e e m i _ torst legatees, and neaBfefs^ not 'having: waiv*d flazel E. Wood, Jate t$ Massena in the Count? o£ rehce and State rit New, ceased, Sendl Greeting! i

Whereas^ John W. Wood, father of the said ceased^ has latels . . rogate of our County of;

for letters «• of adrr* * " goods, ehattefe and deceased to be .granted 4a suance <& sthe statute in made and^provlded. you, ,are thereofe «5. personal^, to bev«sa &> our said SuxBtfg$te,a£ i$$ ton in. €he^Coteiy nf*^." the 15th. d«y of *%or aary; o'clock i n the after there? to show c^use _ . . admlnistratssii' anrHhe*gqji6kp-deeeased shooliJ-BOi be. "—*~* W.Wood. , - _>J4

And if. aby o f faesfoxf'^1

are' under age"of *twe&K»PJ they wiH- iSSasfe take are tequired Hrsi^pwir^ ._ _..._ al guardian, j£ ifiey ^ . v e ^ a ^ ^ ^ i P ' they Ijave none ^5fe.*bey ^ j i e ^ * o » v apply far flte4a||jpartmeslfeof * guardiEanf,^m^h.e gfagj&fa? are or neglget ys&z 30^.^-

gate to r iprsswiit and>^te; . the proceediagf. " *i*r"

tn testimony 3vJbereo£t, we'- _ caused the seal of oflice of'btnf") SuTBogate to be hereunto afcxedi' , " ** "8

.Witness, Hon. AMe ft. Jferrimaat-Surrogate of said Oraa&v »*-

[ i . S.j Canton, in said Cetia^Jfce.., ^ „ 6th day of* January. 191S. -^~j

J , "Clerk of the Surrogate's Goa^-« ANDREW J, HANlioaS

Attorney for FefitfonfeE, „ ^ ' afasaena, New Yurie*" iftw^

yp

Broid Brimmed Hats. Toward the end of the thirteenth

century big broad brimmed hats were fashionable to "Austria. They were oi such huge dimensions that a face un­der ope of them coufd not be recog­nized. A. poem written by Johannes Hadlanb expresses disgust with the style arid the hope that the hats might be consigned to the Danube *'sb that the pretty faces of our women might once more become visible,*'

Shifting the Blame. "Have you anything to sMy b*f*r*l

pass sentence?" ' ,• "Sea, your honor. I wQuld eali yoor

attention to the fact that the fool tow-ter who defended me was assigned to the ease by yourself.'."—Philadelphia Ledger.' ,' ' • - . , . •,

A SuafiMtion. "He'a his own worst enemy." "Theu be ought to apologise to him­

self and start alt over again.**-rDetrolt Free Press.

If thou art terrible to many then be­ware of many.—Ausralna.

Far Hen and Women Backache? Feel tired? Not so spry

as yon used to be? Getting old? Many persons mistake kidney trouble for advancing ace. Kidneys oat of order make yea x*U old before year time. Foley Sidney PiUa tone on aad invigorate the kidneys, banish beck-ache, rid your blood of adds and poi­sons. Sold by E. Ik Pregos.

8OBM people wfll kick on railroad fares beeaus* it wfll them from fofa^to *OOM My city aa* payiajr gooai aav loey wni anarwara

t*

Appropriately Named, "What do you call your bulldog?'

the visitor' asked the farmer, r "Kabs.,' "A curious name for a dog. Why

do you call him that?" "Wait until a tramp comes along

and I'll show you."—Birmingham Age-Herald.

.Strictly Business. He—Do you expect to catry out the

promise you have made to marry me? She—Well, as I look at the matter, I hare taken an option on you, bnt X feel 1 nave a right to .surrender it to the event that a better opportunity offers.

NOTICE PtmSUANT TO AN OBD8R O*

Hon. Alric R, Herrfman, Surrogate of the County of S t Lawrence, and ac­cording: to the Statute in such case* mad* and provided, JSbEe* ii het*hj given to all persons having elaimt against the estate of John G. Stone, late of Louisville, in said County de­ceased, that they are required to ex­hibit the samt., with: the voucher* thereof,,to the subscriber, at his resi­dence in the town of Louisville to said County, on or before the 20th day of January next

Dated July Pth, 1914. c > FRED C. STONE, „

CRAPSER ft RANKER, E x o * * * A t ^ s . for Execotor, -W^-

Massen*, N. Y. . 80*ft . NOTICE' -. .p*[

Pursuant to an Order of Hon. Alric R. Herriman, Sarreirate of the CouatyJ of S t Lawrence* and aceordinc to.th* Statute in such cases mad* and aro-vided, Notiee is hereby gtven to an persons having claims •jratnat th* *a-, tat* of Thomas H; McGfanis, bxte of I^oufrvflte, to said Coonty, imxaaat, that the* are reqieired to exUbit *B»t

CITATION The people.Of the State of

York; to JPIaTBp "Service, Scbene^ . , N- Y.j Dr. Oarence Service, %&$*&& ^M erett Ave., <3hjcago, l i ly QgtdlS&mfc^ vice, Maywood, El.; Snaaa-Bfeev!**^.-!'**^ HaB,©rank-Hail, Gtes^S&hm^^S^^^ " N. Y.jFarmie JSeith, 2£ericlmeXv Nf* x<jk > Alice, Shaffer, 317 Eastern Ave,, X^Mmb-^ raeri N. Y.j Carrie BDhrria, |ra-5T»£s^*"' Hsle* Ind.f Charles Semocj HL „ Misltawaka, Ind.>c«!JS»itaii»«'i5&e^aS£5r'^' ** band {or wife) and all the rfesi taTl and heirs at has -of 3<c8m W.-'S'an""

• htte of tije Town of Norfolk %s,« County of S i Lawrence and Siai»s™«if >-* New York, deceased, send gtroetnai^ f •*> -•??%

Whereas, Mary Servir«, the essejt* t*YS trix named to the last- Will andtjejibk „„ ment of the said John w . Servie&jafev ; , eeased, has lately applied ip oar Ssof- "* * rogato cf ear County of Bfa titammg^-^ to have said W1U proved *a -«"Wgt *3fV *" real and personal pcopafcy 4a parma*-'*-^**-ance of the Statute in such easn made-; \i and provided: - ,-\+

You and each of you, cited, and required, personathr, t* latr' ^ «nd appear before our said Sam*- v gate, at his office m Canton" to Da» County of S t Lawrence, on the laHi day of February, 1918, at in the afternoon, then and i tend the Probate of said lasi?1

Testament • ... AndVif any of the aforeeaat pe*4**#1

are under the dge of jtwenty-«e»syaaa> -they will please take notice that n a y are required to aepear by their t n # < era! guardian, if they have aM>^awJf>^ they have none that they aap* ** apply for the appointment *f a J guardian, or in the event of f" ure or neglect to do so, a sp dian will be. appointed ojr- ..... . . . (rate to represent and art for £waj f |a^ -the proceedings for the Probata- Ms-~ said Will. ; . In testimony whereof, we

caused the seal of office of «or Surrogate to be hereunto affixed.

Witness, Hon. Abie R. HatrnjKtKv Surrogate of said C«attty,act -

[L. S.] Canton, fa said Coaaty/'tfce ^" 6th day of Jamaury, IfllR. -

CEYLON G. CHA18EY, Oerk of the 8ttrro|rate's Gaatfc. ^

[The persons atjove dta^ ne*d aotaav. - * pear unless they 4Sbm"&&&*t^~^

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