OATS MAY OOUKTY

SKA ISLE CITY, N. t.

L?ght

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ring

North Tim*

1st

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Tb<- undprtyin*

w** moo apparent always for tfcat *roat

which! since ttien.

; -the dlrloe aKirce- stood in*,

dearly how erery *

be llkeiy to *Se« ita

%W»Po ii i . i . i ■ ■ ij , >-r.r CT ,^, . Tha aeoatur hod aaifl to me one &aj.

with a seotle sratle:

“flut.wJwe.towitoc®' :o I beUani. B*b ■WHtfi trlflloi like the choice«( « preddent and tb# Mexican tjontlon ea*K»t be permitted to .interfere. Ton ttnatlaia time to apend a day «r tay«t l^e convention In BnlHmore do yonr way. . . . Befritod rtne, who will look nfter yonr comfort there. The «eperi- < nee ©ueht to be naefnl to e ywmt man who. I hope, will have work to do In

future conventions."

T took the stnire to Baltimore next day—the tweety-aixth of May. copveatlbn thrilled me—the fim treat crowd, the bands the hoots, the speeches, the cbeerlnf—I as* snf ‘ it all in my talk. The uproar* for twenty minutes when Van Boren's name wns put In nomination. Than the undercurrent! The South was ataiaat him ss Wrljht bad foreseen. The deep current of Its power had undermined certain of the northern and western delegations. Ostensibly for Van Buren and stubbornly caning their ballots for him. they had voted for the two-thirds rule, which bad accomplished his defeat before the balloting began. It continued for two days without a choice. Toe enemy

After adjournment that

evening many of the Van Boren dele-

i a height of power and was to lead him summit of aocomn history, my terra of service -t to this Uttle talk jr work well, if I may >r, and grew familiar ahd ungentle arts of grew It magnitude as the mouths : slave-holding Inb viewed with gwwof abolition -senqutetty and nstnraUy for the mean*, to detbelt power. Straws "to the surface In that

We felt It and worried, I knew, but .Be.knew bow to ke*P e hour had struck * to Mrrlce. Th» played ' 'the

year of my Ufh Cm of January. 1844. I arose before day-

dressed and

street to welcome It n six months to wait stsd by Sally. I had she would be true to tae. days of fear and deprestny srbUme faith in

in good time.

'Washington was a and gallantry those

I have speot a

pltai, and X tell you tbs time bad maun era and wear tbefr clothes, bat c of old memories kept her throne. There was just one of those others s thought, was almost 1 charming and noble- . and she liked me. 1 the Ideal of my youth light of the early momr aad was brighter than Above all. I had given my . and—wall, you know,' Yankee of good stock war whatever else may him—often a little tco were Ben Qrlmstaw -sod

ent cal'ing that day. We saw

and some of them were than they had a right a s eaknrM of the tlm». Into details for fear of far from my main road, aside a moment to aay. at there were two cloud* the Washington society One was strong drink was the erode, rongbve democrat from the the West. These latter en In the holiday regalia Huge at fashionable fnneof them changed slowly, by reached the afage of and diamond breastpins Is of Ogured silk, however, that their moalwnys above their las!

wore away slowly

Van Buren came do

senator our day from bis t on the Hudson. The ex-

hewn solicited to accept

lion again. I know that

strongly favored (be that the South would

In convention. It being well

Van Bur*-n was MP Mom of Texas, f

his frtcSMi to make s fight alnatlou and this the latter do. Thenceforward until y I gave my time largely to Ig at let let• for the senator reu‘4 b-half. , ,«;> JKM

• appointed for the

Itlmorr drew near. Ooe day r reretred an intimation that be pul in nomination if V led. Immediately he wrote line of '*gd«u*burg. chair-

I attended it with Judge Fine. The ex-president had withdrawn and requested his friends In the con' tion to vote for Silas Wright. My emotions can be more readily Imugtoed than described when I beard the shouts of enthusiasm which greeted my friapd's name. Tears began to roll flown fey Cheeks. Judge Fine bis hand. When order was at last re-

stored be began:

“Gentlemen, as a friend

learned senator and as a resident of the county which Is the proud poaaessor of his home, your enthusiasm bus a welcome aound to me; but 1 happen to know that Senator Wright will not allow hly name to go before the

fc^oveation."

He read the letter of which I knew. Mr. Benjamin F. Butler then said: "When that letter was written Senator Wright was -not aware that Mr. Van Boren’s nomination could not fee accomplished, nor was he aware that bis own nomination would be the oldest unanimous wish of this convention. I ha-e talked with the leading delegates from Missouri and Virginia today. They say that he can be nominated -by aedamafoit. Is’ It possible that he—a strong party man—can aist this unanimous call of the party with whose help he has won Immortal fame? No, It is not so. R’Van—t be so. We must dispatch a meshim by horse at once who shall take to hhn from his friend Judge frank statement of the Imperious demand of this convention and a request that he telegraph a withdrawal of his letter in the morning." The suggestion was unanimously approved and within an hour, mounted or. one of the best horses In Maryland —so bis groom Informed me—1 was on toy way to Washington with the message of Judge Vine In my pocket. Yea, I had two days to spare on my schedule of travel and reckoned that by returning to Baltimore next day I mould reach Canton tn good time. the kind of thing that only lithe. suppU strong-hearted lad such as I waa in the days of my youth, could tv dab—speeding over* a dark road by the light of the stars and a half-tooon. with a bone that loved to kick up a wind. My brain was in fever, for the notion bad come to c that I was making history. The lure of fume and high plt.ee hurried me on. With the senator In the presidential chair I should be well started In the highway of great *nccem. Then Mr. U. Duakelbcrg might think me toetter than the legacy of •cj. iln Grlnuliaw. A rtlay awaited . twenty-three ml lea down the road. Well. I reached Washlnrton very acre, but otherwise In good form, soon after daybreak. I wns trembling with excitement when I put my horse in the and rang the bell at our door. ~ Be that I was crossing th« divide between big and little things, few steps more and 1 should be looking down Into the groat valley of the future. Yet. now that I was there, I begun to lose confidence. Tb.* butler opened the door. Yes. the senator was up and had Just returned from a walk uud was in his study. I found him there. “Well. Bart, how does this happen7"

Therefor* 1 should have to accept It under falsa pretens* tad take their yoke upon me. Would you think the needle pointed that wayT”

“No," I answered.

Immediately be turned to hla desk

and wrote the telegram which fixed

bis place in history. It said no. Into the lives of few men has such moment fallen. I looked at him with feeling of awe. What sublime caltn-

_pss and serenity vras in his face! As if It wtre a mere detail In the work at the day, and without a moment'* faltering. be had declined a crown, for be would surely have been Dominated and elected. He rose and stood looking out of tM open window. Always I think of him standing there with the morning sunlight falling upon hla face and shoulders. He had observed my

emotion and I think It had him a little. There wns a mi

silence. A curious Illusion came to ran then. for^H seemed us^ifTbeard tfie

•T distant music. Lookto* Pffffy out.of the window be

asked;

“Bart, do.you know when oor-tM:

fathom turned out of tb* tiufl *C '—

beast and found tbs long road ot! inanity? i think It was when they *9 ■ ‘he.comp ass tn their beortsf look back upon tjp toQsome, :

turous way vre have traveled wiibAhe aid of the, candle and Jhe eranpaa*. Now Ipt ns atop a moment to root an* to think. How sweat dm air is hare! The night Is failing. I see the stars tt

the sky.

Just below ifto-is the valley of-Ster-nal sitaaoa. You will anderatond mghaste nova I have sought only to do justice to jay friend and to give my country a name, long neglected, but equal tn glory to those of Washington and Lincoln. Come, let ns take one last look together down the road we have trav-

hnd

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of Net

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M I,,." k*t rorr ti

I could take U easy then. At

sereu o'clock the mare and I started

(tin. well fed anC eager to go on. It waa a summer morning that shbrti* the road—cron that of the young,

lover. Its air was sweet with the breath of the m^edo?*. The daldes and the clovef and the cornflower* and the wild roses seemed to be waving a welcome to me. and the thorn trees—shapely ornament of my native trill*—wore In blossom. A cloud of pigeons swept across the blue deep above my head. The great choir of the fields sang to me—bobolinks, songsparrows, meadowlarks, bluebirds, warblers, wrens, and far away in the edge of a spruce thicket I beard the

flute of the whttfettuuaied sparrow. I bathed at a brook In the woods

and put on a clean ullk shin and tie out of my saddlebags. I rode slowly •her to the edge of the village of Can-

and turned at the bridge and took river road although I had time to re. How ray heart was beating as

1 [neared the familiar scene! The

IVer slowed It* pace there, like a dialing trareler. to enjoy the beauty •Its shore*. Smooth and silent was water and la It were the blue of sky and the feathery shadow-spires

of’cedar and tamarack nnd the reflected. blossoms of Iris and meadow roe.

It was a lovely scene.

there was the pine, but where was mx ludy? I dismounted and tied my mare sod loflked at my watch. It talked twenty minutes to eleven. She ild come—I had no doubt of it ' bed my hands and face and neck Initho cool water. Suddenly I heard a >voice 1 knew singing; “Barney the Girls Alone." 1 turned and

tber, my sob. (These

last lines were dictated Jo his son.) was In the stern of a birch canoe, all dressed In white with I raised my hoi and she threw a kiss at me. Old Kate sat In the bow waving her handkerchief. They stopped and Sally asked In a tone of

playful seriousness;

“Young man, why have yon come

here?”

“To get yoo,’ “What do you want of roeT" Shi was looking at her face In the wr'.er. “I want to marry yoo.” I answered

bravely.

•Then you may help me ashore If you please. I am In my best white slippers and you are to be very care-

ful."

Beautiful! She was the spirit of the fields of June then and always. I helped her ashore and held her In jct rrms snd. yon know, the Ups have a way of sir-.iking then In the old, convincing. fim.l argument of love. They left no doubt In our hearts, my son. “When do you wish to marry me?" she whispered. “As soon *s possible, but my pay is Only sixty doll t month now.” “We shell make It do.”. she answered. "My mother and father and your aunt ::nd uncle and tb» Hackc-ts and the minister and a number of our friends are coming In a fleet of boat*.’ “We ere prepared either for a picnic or a wedding." waa the whisper of Katem - . , .. _ “Let’s moke it both." I proposed to I Took the St*8« to Baltimore Next Snll] , D * y ‘ “Surely there couldn't be a better oled, nc- dim in the evening shad- place than here under the big pirn— owe. Scattered along It are the little j ifa m MMSth and soft and shady.’ of the poor of which I have , said she. written. S.c the lights In the win- J “Nor coc’.J there be a better day or dor.-*—the lights that are shining Into i bettor company." I urged, for 1 waa the souls of the young—the eager. ; not sure that she would agree, open, expectant, welcoming soul* of The tigt.! came along. Sally nnd I tue young—and the light carries many waved a w<-!come from the bank and things, but best of all a respect for the she merrily proclaimed: old. unchanging way of the compass, j '‘lt‘a to Ik- s wedding." After all that Is the end and aim of j Then a • heer from the boats, in the whole matter—believe me. which I Join d. My life has lengthened Into these ; I shall never forget how. wb<*n the days when most of our task* are sc- company hn<! landed and the grivUngs compllshed by machinery. We try to r ere over. Unde Peabody approached moke men by the thousand. In van your mother and said: .•durational machines, and no longer “Raj. Sally. I'm solo’ to plant a kiss by the one as of old. Tt was the Jov- •»n both <•' them red cheeks d 1 yours, lug. forgiving, forbearing, patient, an’ do It dWlberatr. too." ceaseless toll of mother and father on | He did It snd so did Aunt DeeI and the tender soul of childhood which old Kate, and I think that, next to quickened that InexUngulahable^wn**- your mother nnd me. they were the of responsibility to God a ad man In happiest people at the wedding, these people whom I now leave to the 1 •••••• judgment of my countrymen. j There 1* a lonely grave up In the I have lived to see the ancient plan hllla—that of the stranger who died oi’ kingcraft, for self-protection, com- i„ ng ago on Uattleroed. One doy I lag back Into the world. It demands found old Kate sitting beside It and on tlimt the will and conscience of every K toae lately erected there was the individual ehull be regulated and con Dame. Enoch Itone. trolled by some conceited prince. “H i* very sorrowful." she willstacked by un army. It cannot fall. I { M -red. “He was trying to find me foresee, to accomplish such devaslu w hen he died." tion in the human spirit as shall Ini I wv wifc.-d on In silence while I roperil the dearest possession of msc ^ circumstance*. How strange If one Is to follow the compass ne Uiat „r Mood uud tawless

FARM» POULTRY

QU/UJTY AND UTIUTY FOWLS

Encouraged to Develop Flocks Along Breeding Lines for Good Production.

fPrepsred by the

he gjnitrd f of AgrtcolU

Btaira Depart-

A h'Mi. In order to be classed as a genuinely good one. should be equally rapab'e < f golug in the show ring nnd taking a ribbon or of going on the yard and making a record a* a Inyer. And the breeder. In order to get the advantage of the best and broadest market*, must breed for a combination of utility nnd standard quality Instead ol following the tendency to become either a fancier or g utility breeder. That Is the advice of Bob B. Slocum, a poultry specialist of the United Staton department of agriculture, and It is boned largely on results obtained on the poultry form of the department at Beitsrtlle. Md., where many of the hi trill on males used have 200-egg pro

duction In their pedigrees. “Except In a few more or less

lated rase*.* says Mr. Sloram, "there is nothing In the standard requirement directly opposed to utility, nnd the buyers during the pngt few years have shown an increasingly Insistent demand for fowls that have egg-pro-

ducing ability tack of them."

Ffinclers, Mr. Slocum points out, are too prose to put the appearance of the fowl above everything else, and thus to neglect the egg-laying quality, while, on the other hand, unsuccessful fanciers are likely to turn completely the egg-production side of breeding without any attention to “points.’'

NERVOUS

PR!

OSTRftTlON

May be Overcome by Lydia £. PmkhnnTi Vegetable .

Compound —Thie Letter Prove* It

thirty years I have been marriad, I been is bod health and bad saveral attacks of Bar. ana praatrotson until it innmsfl ns if thn organs In nay whole body ware wore out. I eras finally persuaded to try Lydia E. PinkhanX Vegetable Compound and it made n well, woman of me. I esc now do all my housework and advise all alKng women to try Lydia E. Pinkham’a Vegetable Compound and I will guarantee they wU derive great benefit from lt-”—Mrm. Frank fitwbrald. 2# N. 41st street, West Philadelphia, Pa. There are thousand*©? women everywhere in Mr*. Fitsgerald’a condition, suffering from nervousness, backache, headaches, and other symptoms of a functional derangement. It win a grateful aplritfor health restored which led her to writ* this letter so that other women may benefit from her experieuco and find health as she has done. For snggeetWw in regard to yonr coadition write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result of their 40 years experience is at your aetrios.

Quality and Utility Are Combined In Thl* White Plymouth Rock Hen of the Flock on the Government Farm at Beltsville, Md.—Though of a Family of Show Birds. She Has Mad^ a Good Record as a Layer. Either of these attitudes, he says. Is an obstruction to the brat development of poultry raising In the United States. “The department of agriculture.'’ he continues, “encourages poultry breeder* to develop flocks along breedi.-.g line* to secure a combination of good production, rigor, and uniform type That goal Is readily attainable through careful selection of breeding stock, nnd those who follow the polin' suggested may oonfidratly expect the moat attractive markets."

important business," I said, as

I presented the letter.

,Something In his look am! manner as he calmly adjusted hts glasses and rend the letter of Judge Fine brought the blood to my lace. It seemed to puncture my balloon, so to speak, and I wbb falling toward the earth and so swiftly my brad swam. He laid the letter on his desk and. without looking up and as coolly as if be were miking for the change of a dollar, queried: “Well. Bart, what do you think we

had better do about ItY

“I—1 was hoping—yu«—yoo would

taka It." 1 stamasred.

•That'* because the excitement of the convention U on you." he answered. “Let ua look at the compass. They have refused to nominate Mr. Van Bureu because he is opjs>*ed to the amiexation of Texas. On that subject the will of .be convention Is

lidding dear. Tv is possible that they would ground nominate me. We don’t know about olvedia-j ihaL we ne ver shall know. If thsy

dent. ! did. and 1 scceided. ' hat would b«

e con-1 prtted of me Is also clear. They Sally. ] would expect me to abandon my prtn-

w of • uaduct

ran have but one king—hi* God.

I t J t

i I «

> be

I am near the end. I rode tack to Baltimore that forenoon. They had nominated Mr. IVilk of Teuaeose for president and Silas Wright for vice president, the latter by acclamatlou. I knew that Wright would decline the

honor, as be did.

I hurried oorthward to keep my appointment with Sally. The boat* were slowed by fog. At Albany 1 waa a day behind my schedule. I should have only an hoar’s leeway If toe boat* on the upper takes end the stage from I'tatlBburg were on time. 1 feared to trust them. So I caught toe wc. • bound train and reuchod Utica tbr.-e hour* tate. There 1 bought a good horse and his Middle and bridle and hurried up the north road. When he was neur spent I traded him for a wellknit Morgan inure up In the little village of Sandy Creek. Oh. I knew a good horse a* well as the next man a'<d a tatter one than she I never in -ned—never. I waa back in my i die at .'lx In the afternoon nnd stop j for feed and an hour's rest at nine

I rode on through the night. I n-acta-d

J the humlet o ''cbvllle ooun ai

[break and j" out for a root of two J third, and mu’

during vhlch Kate had given to Amo* Urlmshaw hud b'd to toe slaying of her own son! Yet so It happened. the old wives will tell yon the story up there In the hllla. The ptay end* Just us the night is falling with Km*’ sm' me entering the little home, bo familiar now. where she lives and Is ever welcome with Aunt Heel and Unci- Peabody. The tatter meets us at toe door and U saying In a

cheerful voice:

“Come in to supper, you rovers. How solemn ye lock! Sny. If you expect Bally and me to do all the taagbiu' hive you’re mistaken. There's u lot of it to be done right now. an' It's time you fined In. We ain’t done nothin' but laugh since we got up. an we’ra In need o' help. What's the mutter. Kate? Look up at the light In Hod’s winder. How bright It sblors tonight When I feel hud I always look at tot

stars."

(THE END.)

Get on Right Road et Once. It oft.-n ruquirca courage to turn ick when we have taken u wrong ■tti. hut t* is easier to turn hsck after iv first than after tta second or

- safer and plctisuaUtr.

GRIT IS POULTRY ESSENTIAL Material Taka* Place of Teeth In Proparing Food for Digestion— Part of Feed. Grit Is essential to the health of the fowls »nd to economy tn feeding. Grit takes the place of teeth In preparing the feed for further digestion, and is required for toe proper preparutiou of feed In the gizzard. When the feed la nut proper!) taken care of In this organ. an undue strain Is thrown on toe fowl's system, often resulting In. dl»rase, and also allowing much of toe nutriment to pass through toe bird's body without being absorbed. In every pea nr yard a box of grit should he kept. Investigators have asserted that grit Is a part of the necessary feed, giving tie- fowls strong bones and a bright plumage.

TO CURE EGG-EATING HABIT If Fowls Have Ample Supply of Oyster Shell and Are Kept Busy Habit Wont Develop. Egg eating I* a pr*»duct of Idleness. If the fowl* have plenty of oyster shell and are kept Irasy. tills habit will not develop Where It appears, fill an empty eggshell with a stiff paste formed by n mixture of three parts of cofnmral and our jiart of cayenne pepper and place It In oue of the nests. If this is attended to promptly the egg ruling will Stoll at owce If toe habit become* well developed it taay b* necessary to feje-nt the dose several times, but In connection with plenty of exercise for the fowls and durkcuad nrsta. It never falls to effort a cure.

I POULTRY NOTES |

Do not pack egg* t r they w ill probabl)

Goat, Eczema, Hives, etc. Right In •oar own borne and at trifling cost. yon can enjoy tte benefit o( beaUng

Hancock Sulphur Compound

If the henhouse ine it with two u if ta.- paper Tlii

In cold cover It or three thicknesses will keep out the uud ta nut uxpeu-

Ths Wish and the Thought. Little three-year-old Ruth had very curly bald, and it wa* a greet trial wheuevr her mamma combed IL One day during the ordeal she cried end struggled more than usual and her mamma sail: “Why, Ruth, what will the neighbor* •ay If they hear you?" “I dess they'll say.” answered Ruth, between sobs, “tf znt was my kid I‘ wouldn’t bother »1f her old frixay hair.”

GOODBY, WOMEN’S TROUBLES The tartar** and discomforts ofl weak, tame and aching beck, swollen fert and limbs, weakness, dirtiness, nau.- -a. as a -ule have their origin in kidx.ry trouble, not "female complaint*." These gesrral symptom* of kidney and bladder ii*r*«e are well known—eo 1* the remedy. Next time yon feel a twinge of psta ta the bark or are troubled with headache. Indigestion, Insomnia. Irritation in the bladder or pain in toe loins and lower sbdomen, you will And quick and sure relief in GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. This old sad tr ed remedy for kiduey trouble and a lied derangements has stood the teat for buns fired* of year*. It does ton work. Pan.- aid troubles vanish and new Ufa and health will come as you uootinon their use. When completely restored to your usual vigor, continue taking m capsule or two each day. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem OO Capsules are Imported from the laboratories at Haarlem. Holland. Do not accept a luhstltute. in sealed box**, three sizes.—Adr.

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