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sent 10 atv- adrtrcsson receipt of price by tho proprlo- to jr b j kzxdaixco enorburgh falls vu sozx by amj dkttggists their ship towed by a leviathan the fishing sohooner g h white return ed to port townsend w t from a halibnt cruise in the north pacific the other night her master capt charles johnson relates an exciting adventure with a whale one monday afternoon the vessel was anchor ed on flattery banks seventy miles from shore with all of the crew out in five dories catching halibnt when a school of five blaok whales came alongside one of the school got entangled in the vessels cable the an chor parted and the vessel in tow of tho monster was taken at a rapid rate to the westward the only persona aboard being the captain and the cook who were unable to ston his progress the whale became exhausted and bronght the sohooner around in a circle within fifty miles from where they started tho wind lass was rigged and the vessel hauled along side of the whale which measured over eightyfour foet with one turn the cable became disontangled on the whales flank and the whale disappeared beneath tho water the captain and the cook hoisted sail and returned for tho boats where the crews wero safely found twentyfour hours laer the experience was the most exciting that has over occurred off flattery backs the story is vouched for by all of the crew womans works in liotion it is womon who write most of the eog- lish and american novels though men still ply that industry and it is women who are most popular in their novels what has sold so well as unole torn who in france was read so much as george sand or in england as charlotte bronte and george eliot or in sweden as fredrlka bremer or in america as miss alcbtt or now in all countries as mrs ward no wonder that these great successes and many others that conld be named tempt women to write many poor novels and some good ones tho major ity being mediocre howev or neither good nor bid lint mediocrity ta a novel is now much higher in quality than it need to be tho novelwriting talent having grown by cultivation until the fourthrate novelise can write bstter than any but the first rate author could fifty years ago springfield republican iiumbef yard w 3p hartney keeps constantly in stock a full supply of lumber lath shingles salt plaster coal water lime plaster of paris coaltar tar paper eire brick fire clay ac a etc cash paid for hides woolsheep skins and all kinds of grain wirthoise opposite bailwij sbunsoalrvlli by lxss1x gbkesles gobi to thebaptizln tomorrow mil lard f called oat a youngster to his chum as the motley crowd of schoolboys rushed for their hats in the hall preparatory to an other rush to the playground a dull red flash surged ap over miwd ansons face as he answered slowly bap- tizinl where why np at the chapel didnt yon know they say theres about twenty to be mersed yes millard knew and at every one of the night meetings which had preceded this bapfzin he had been an anxious listen er but he evaded the question now by rushing with all his might into a game of ball the boys however did not forget it and as they left the playground at the clanging of the bell tome of them began to speak with loud irreverence kil boys shouted one if its cold tomorrow as tis today itll freeze on em why the ice is two inches thick on the creek up in that hollow 1 cried rob carson less sacrilegious than the others but equal ly aghast at the idea of suoh ioy baptism why dont they wait until summer time he queried running to overtake millard who strode rapidly on in front angry at the boys light rude jesting yet not brave enough to turn their ridicule upon himself by defending the church of which his father was well known to be an elder cause theyre fraid the einnersu get out o the notion shouted someone behind you ought to be ashamed of your selves 1 rob carson orled as hanging his cap on its peg millard stalked upstairs without a word they say he is to be baptized too then he ought to be ashamed for pre tending he didnt know george raby said indignantly millard anson could not study the rest of the afterncon his conscience troubled him and the boys at their desks were whispering and laughing about him he knew for he met their eyes whenever he raised his own and as one passed him on an errand to the teachers desk he whispered better turn methody mill and be sprinkled iwont be half so cold and george raby with a contemptuous flash in his eyes had said you sneak 1 to pretend yon didnt know 1 he had made up bis mind that he would thrash them all out when school was over for he had not moral courago to de fend his faith neither bad he patience to en dure reviling and revile not again and the boys all knew that physically at least he was no ceward but after school miss roberts said in her sweet quiet way can i see you a moment millard he waited and after the others had all gone sho camo and stood a tiny figure before this great tall boy and taking bis two hands looked up to his face and told him how glad she was to hear of his coming ont on the lords side and how thankful she would be to know that all her boys were walklne the same path with her the older boys of the school were all de voted to the little teaoaer and when miilard came out of the schoolroom carrying her books the knot of boys who had evidently been waiting for him dispersed all the way home the little woman poured bright brave words into his ear and said at part ing i shall oome early tomorrow mil lard and i know most of the other boys will be there only think how mnch good your example will do them they theyll laugh i he blurted out for answer laugh 1 oh no she cried in a grieved tone i hope i have not a boy or girl in sohool wioked enough for that theyll only come to make fun you must not believe them to be so bad she answered brightly and oh millard to be ashamed of christ after you have felt his love would be worse my brave boy dont be a moral coward notwithstanding her promise the little school mistress was late at the chapel next morning having been called in to see and prescribe for one of her pupils who was dan gerously ill as sho threaded the path that led up through the valley to tho rude little chapel among the bills she could hear the people singing down by the banks of the stream and knew that the converts were be ing baptized quickening her steps she hurried on with a prayer in her heart for poor millard and for the quiet orderly be- navior of her own little flock who in com mon with many of their parents and older folk would leave the service of their own well- folded valley churcnes to come up here among the hills and bo amused by the often devout but strange wild service in clusive of muoh shouting and ranting of tho children of the hills or harishell baptists as they called themselves the little white ohapsl standing out dearly upon the summit of the hill against a background of dark plumy pine and the darker green of shining laurel leaves was indeed deserted when she reached it re gardless of the keen frosty air the congre gation thronged tho banks of the clear stream below the ice had been broken for quite a space around an unusually deep pool and the limpid water dimpled along tinkling tho broken bits of crystal with a silvery sound against the frczon barrier be low a hush had succeeded tho singing and with bare head in white shirt sleeves the stalwart baptist preaohor stood in the midst of the pool his hand raised above tho head of a lithe slender figure as the baptism from on high was evoked then clasping the two hands in one of his and bracing the other baok of the shoulders ho swayed the boys form slightly and tho next moment it sank swiftly into the clear cold water ap pearing upright again in another second with a quick firm hand the preaoher swept the water from his face a few more words of consecration and then as the newly bap tized walked to the waters edge miss rob erts standing qnite close now saw that it was millard to her surprise he did not leave the water to find warmth and dry clothing at tho cottago close by but stood dripping and shivering at the edge of the stream until tho last convort had left tho pool and the preacher following bad blessed them all she shivered nnder her warm furs and being near would have thrown a shawl over her favorites shoulders had she not feared to offend their sense of religious reverence will they not die of colds or fevers after such exposure 1 she asked a woman of the congregation who was standing near oh no i miss she responded quickly they never takes cold from bein bdptizjd my tim says when he wero baptized las december he came out fairly in a glow nevertheless miss roberta breathed a sigh of relief as they left the water the people singing a wild discordant oat fer vently religious chant miss roberta did not join in the singing bat stood leaning against the shaggy trunk of a water birch her hands clasping each other tightly inside her tiny muff her eyes fixed upon millard as he followed his companions the blood darkened his face in spite of his efforts to foroe it back as the path np from tee stream led him through a little company of his schoolmates on the outer edge ol the crowd a wave of pained sarprue swept over her own face as she saw that though most of the faces were touched with rever ence some stared at him curiously and even mockingly one boy with a leer and a quick motion threw out his foot to trip him one flash straight oat from the shoulder of that white dripping arm and miss roberts sprang forward to lift george babys head from the stones crying out oh millard 1 with a white face and agonized eyes up turned to his own fierce ones as he hurried past her to the cottage above all over the hills spread the story of how miss roberti boys had behaved at the baptism and more than one righteously indignant parent refused for a time to let his children return to the little school- house but the gust blew over and george rabys fraotured skull healed again and tho little teacher fathered her usual quota of pupils round hor all save one millard when questioned about his nonattendance his little sister at first refused to answer then twisting her aprou with nervous fin gers she said her eyes downcast and faoe crimson he be ashamed two years passed and miss roberts left the hill country to brighten a valley home of her own the little sohoolhouse under the rule of any ehance pedagogue who might apply for the position became the scene of frequent broils one night the cottagers along clear creek saw a blazing beacon on the hilltop and knew that their little tem ple of learning was on fire those first upon the ground saw plainly from the rich ends of resinous pine under the burning sills and the matches scattered about ttat the work had been incendiary and when george raby came skulking out of the bushes afew minutes later they openly accused him of the mischief when it was found that the flames could not be extinguished the feel ing grew strong against him and circum stances al pointed to his guilt only the day before he had been expelled frcm school and was supposed to have left that evening for his homo in the valley his very pre sence there was an accusation for the first time since that evening two years before when he left it with miss rob erts millard anson stood before the old sohoolhocse silently watching its fiery de struction his face was softened by mem ories of the old bright days spent within its walls and in the light of the flames one conld see that the once bright handsome boyish face had grown grave and was some what sad yet there were no hard lines of evil nponit and the eyes had gained a new and steadfast light the sound of loud and angry shouts and calls roused him suddenly from his reverie and turning quickly he saw two stalwart fellows one on either side forcing george riby up the rough stone steps and under the blazing portal singe him i shouted a dozen of voices duck his head in the fire i throw him down on tho floor and let him shift for himself i with a dexterous stroke one boy dashed his feet from beneath him as the other swayed backward with all his might and down with a crash went all three the jar hurling down upon them the burning door way the heavy npper sills and a part of the roof cries of terror hushed the angry voices after a moment one boy rushed out frqm the flames his clothing on fire and his face singed and blackened the ethers he said had been canght beneath a heavy sill and he could not movethem theyre stunned and rabys never been much more than a fool since he got his head bro some one put his hand over his lips and looked at millard that glance was like a knifethrust and millard sprang for ward pushing the crowd aside one end of the buildiog was as yet almost unharmed and making his way to a small window in it he crushed in toe sash clambered over tho high sill and dropped down amid the flames below he was not long in finding the objects of bis search with a burning piece of broken scantling he pried up the sill that lay across tao writhing prostrate figures and a boy dragged himself free but he saw by the flames that it was not george here keep up this sill while i pull george out he oried bat the boy rushed past him toward the window george i georpe 1 he shouted and very near came a foolish laugh and the broken answer whadye want the bar snapped be neath the weight of the sill but with a quick motion millard grasped the dark ob ject and drew it from beneath a orackling sound above gave warning but george could not stand upon his feet drigging and i pushing the heavy body millard at last reached the window from the ledge strong arms seized goorgeand drew him oat jast as the roof with a whirlwind of flaine and smoke came orashing in it was rob carson who when millard had been given np for lost leaped in among the burning timbers and tearing away the debris beneath the window came staggering baok with his friend in his arms as they thronged about him lying helpless on the ground with words of praise and gratitude he threw out both arms to keep them back doat thank me dont call me brave 1 me a coward 1 a dastardly coward 1 there wore weeks of pain for millard weeks that wore away and left him frail and feeble with all the earths sweet light for ever quenohed for him in darkness and his poor face sadly seared and scarred blind 1 his poor mothor had shrieked wringing her hands when test after te t proved but too plainly that those great dark eyes wore really sightless oh my boy i my poor boy 1 my eldest born my best and brightest 1 and throwing herself down on rier knees beside him she caught his brown head to her bosom amidst a storm of sobs and render words nay mother he said gently freeing himself it is but the adding of patience and brotherly kindness to my faith and what was it yon read he that laokath these things is blind and cannot see afar off and hath forgotten that he was pnrged from his sins in the early summer of that year the lit tle teacher again visited tho hillcountry and among the first cottages that of the aniens millard was not at his home ho was higher np among the mountains his mother said holding a protracted meeting in which great interest was manifested yesm he have given himself to the lord my millard have and theres not another preacher like him anywhere the people from down in the valleys come np to hear him nigh every sunday that be preaches here bnt tbey dont come to laupb for theres no shoitin an cavortin in mil lards church its nigh about as quiet as tis in yonrn bnt he keeps a sayin some thir i cant understand about peter an bein a coward an tryin to wipe ont the shame by standin np for christ all the rest of his life heres his bible she continued touch ing a ponderous book with raised letters whloh lay upon the table george raby r father bought an give it to him an georgvvs he professed the first time millard ever preached but he neyer takes the book about with him sot for its dreadful heavy and millard have never been strong since the fire besides he says he knows it most by heart tears stood in the little teaohers eyes as she sat in the chspsl the next sabbath morning and watoned a familiar figure stooped somewhat from its old proud bear ing ascend the steps to the rude pulpit once there the groping movement of the hands ceased and proud uprightness return ed there was a ring in the clear brave tones and she could not think it altogether by ohance that the sightless eyes clear and dark as ever turned full upon her face as he slowly repeated the words that came to ber pitying heart bb a message of comfort and reassurance and i will bring the blind by a way that they know not i will lead them in paths that they have not known 1 will make darkness light before them and crook ed things straight these things will i do unto them and not forsake them thought ha was dead he is a railroad man occupying a respons ible position on one of our great lines a few years ago there was a crash on his road and the train on which he was ridiog was knocked into smithereens he was pioked up as one dead and was stretched out in some convenient place to await the arrival of the doctors to offioially pronounce upon his con dition by and by a physician bustled up looked at his prostrate motionless form and pallid face and said that poor fellows a goner i guess then he kneeled down lifted up an eyelid and saw a dull expressionless orb yes hes dead fast enongh take him away i exclaimed the dootor the supposed corpse suddenly began to move its lips tne startled surgeon listened and this is what he heard you blanked old fool thats my glass eyo 1 president harrison and his piss mr president observed colonel hal- ford to mr harrison this morning have you tried the new puzzle what puzzle elijah inquired the president gently putting the pigs in the pen mr presi dent a shade came over the presidents face no elijah he said wearily i have been so busy trying to keep the hogs out of office that i havent had time for any other pnzzle and the president pioked np a pile of applications and muttered a mutter too deep to be articulate washington critic bealized his loss miss ann teak i met your old friend mr we had quite a con- yon were engaged warble isst evenng versation abont you once i believe 1 miss fatandforty yes miss ann teak he grew quite remin iscent as it were said he never would have quarreled with you it he had realized how much he was losing mibs fatandforty really miss ann teak yes ho said you only weighed about ninety nounds then and you must weigh at least 17s now miss fatandforty oh you htteful thing i a walking distillery mrs h my husband annoys me fright fully i cannot say anything no matter how serious it may be but he laughs in his fllgovfl mrs s why how lovelyl mtsh eh i mrs s pardon me i meant that i should consider it lovely if my hnsbind were in the habit of laughing in his sleeve mr h i fail to understand you as yet pray explain mrs s oh you would understand me fast enough if your husband had a breath like the one that my lord and master carries about with him mr ohlpeoks snn itwabvery sudden a farmer not many miles from maine was the owner of a very slow and balky horse which was recently overtaken by death one of our business mon the other day ex tended to the farmer his sympathy for the loss of the horse and said he must have died rather suddenly didnt ho sud den 1 replied the old jian i guess ho did mighty sudden fur him its the most sud den thing i evor knowed him to do in all bis life the further remarks of sympathy from the merchant wero drowned by the laughter from tie bystanders f lewis ton journal some of the cares at a european re sort are mineral water cure grape cure whey cure cold water cure massago cure plneneedlo bathe russian roman irish mud steam and elcotric baths all ills are mot by cures tho welsh schoonor pursuit capt williams salt laden sailed from wesyton point near liverpool for carloway distant 410 miles lato last september she got as fat as stoanoway within fifty miles of her destination on oct 23 but since then bss been so driven about pud damaged by storms that she has jnst reached her port of desti nation having been almost six monthr on the way the mate dropped dead daring a gale bnt the rest of the crew were welt