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Show LJm maito, mm wa want to CutW Lyaar and mads an end save of this pitting Spnrhawk, whom our master would not let un kill, and whom now we keep with clipped wrings for on The Ag, of Load. art wont to aptak of thla era aa the age of Iron," and there la no gainsaying that. In'lu.strially speaking, iron ia a precious metal." tew iopfc realize, Nevertheless. Low useful, If sot absolutf-Ineecatary. to modern clvllliatlon, la that other metal, lead. Soft, yielding pliable, It la not much like lit riater metal, but Ihone distinguishing quail tlea are what give It stub a prowlnciil place In the arte and Induafriea. Modern plumbing, requiring man) but withal turning and twisting light Joint, would he aliunat linjoa alble without lead f'lj-e- . The great eat civilizing agent In the world the t printing nrt la abaulutely on lend. Hand-ar- t type, linotype luge," monotype tyie all are made of compoaltiona of which lead la the chief comjionent to aay nothing of the bearioga In the presses aa well aa all other kinds of machinery In which halibut" metal la uaed. Bolder la another lead product what a Held of uaefulueaa that one form opena up. Then there la the moat Important tone of all to which lead la put fwlnt, that necessary material which keepa our honaea looking pretty Inalde fnd out and preserves them from VTo y dciH-nden- deray. How many of un thank metallic lead for the comforts of paint? Yet the beet house paint Is nothing hut metallic lend corroded by acid to a white pewder known as "white lead." Of course, there are many ! notations of white lead," mime of which are sold aa white lead and some which are offered by the name of paint under the familiar pretense that they are "Just an good" aa white lead. Hut all good imlnt la made of the metal, lead, corroded and ground to a fine white powder and mlaed with linseed oil. White lead la also uaed In the coating of fine oil riot ha and for many purposes besides paint. Red lead" la another product of metallic lead and la whut la known aa an oaldo of lead, being produced by burning the metaL lied lead la the beat paint known to preserve Iron, teel or Un, and la uaed largely la painting metal struct urea, inch aa and mills akeletona, akyacraiier bridge There are many other products of the metal lend, such, as litharge, orange mineral, etc., which are to many of the arts In which we never Imagine that load would be ef the least use. Verily, we live In an age of lead aa well aa of Iron. ready-prepare- d B 5 R; CROCKETT. Auttor o (CopjTlfc-ht- CHAPTER . 1191, 1900. I. The Hall of the Guard. Iaiud rang the laughit-- in the hall Kerns-berg- . at Cat-liof the an come embassy There had from the hereditary Princess f recently established upon the throne of her ancestors, to the Duchess Joan of Hohensielu. ruler of that cluster of hill statelets which la railed collectively Masurenland. and which lluhensteln. the Includes, besides Kerin-- aid Kyrle, original Kagloa also, and Marir-nfeld- . Above, In the hall of audience, vim one a great lord and most learned councillor of stale, aat alone with the young duthemi. They were eating of tha baked meats and drinking the good Ithenlsh up there. Hut, after alt. It was much merrier down below wilh Alt IMkker. Peter Werner von Orsi-ln- . Halts, and John of Thorn, though what they ate was mostly but plain and their drink the strong nle native to the hill lands, which la called Wendlsh mead. Get you down. Captains Jorlan and Boris" the young duchess bad commanded, looking very handsome ande haughty In the pride of her twenty-onyears, her eight strong castles, and her two thousand men ready to rise at her word; "down to the hall, where my officers send round the wassail. If they do not treat you well, een crime up and tell It to ine. "Good!" had reapnuded the two soldiers of the Princess of Plassenburg. turning them aliout aa If they had been hinged on the nme stick, and starling forward with precisely the ahninc stiff lillch from the halt, they made for the door. "Hut stay, Joan of Holiensteln had said, ere they reached It, "here are a couple of rings. My father left me one or two such. Fit them upon your Angers and when you Telurn give them to the maidens of your choice." And wilh their rings upon their Utile fingers ihe two burly captains went down the narrow stair of Castle Kernsherg. Being arrived at tho hall beneath they toon found themselves the center of a hospitable circle. Gruff, bearded Wendlsh men were these of the young duchess; not a butterfly youngling nor a courtly car pet knight among them, but men tanned like shlpmrn of the Baltic, solera mostly who had nerved under fcrt- father Henry, foraging upon occasion an fsr as the Mark in one dlrec- r e men-al-arm- a I'Ibm-euhur- tatea of Brazil. Politically, Brasil Is divided Into tl statea (Including the federal district), but ao naequal la the division that three of these embrace practically her entire lowlands, ns well as a portion TWareanRSTTSnSnlug lSwMch Ue men grounded and compacted after within the highland region, except the hearts of Jorlan and Boris. for tholr narrow margins upon tha It was amall wonder that among coast. These latter, however, contain such congenial society the more than 36 per cenL of the popula- found themaelvea presently very much at home. Scarcely were they seated when Jorlan began to brag When Woman lant Young. The report la that a local reUgloua of the gilt the duchesa had given him institution which Is for youflg wom- for the maiden of his troth. And Boris here, that hulking coen" haa drawn the deadline of youth that liana Klapper upon the bold. 15. at Every woman over that age well-nigspoiled the will be marked 23 and requested to housetops, had aklddoo. Thla Is painful. It ! unkind. Jest; for when her ladyship asked him What la worse. It la Impracticable. We a second time In her sweet voice for are glad the task la to be performed the name of his 'betrothed.' he mnat Ms tongue to 'Gretchen,' by women. No man nor net of men seeds lay as he had done at of 'Katrln.' Instead would ever have dared tackle aurh a first!" the not la This problem they. simply Werner von Oraeln, the eldest and another example of womann Inhugravest of all, glanced round the full manity to woman. looked Wo have been told for many ngoa circle of hla mess. Then he of the two tha at captains back .that a woman In ns old aa aha looks guard of Tlaasenburg with a ,and a man la aa old as be feel Just glance. pitying we worn-teIt say with regret, moat (now, And you lied about your aweet-hearlook like 60 and moat men feel like to the Duchess Joan" he said. But the general rule jlfethueelah. ha! Yea! I trow yea." quoth Ila, eema a good one. It la a plain, unWine may be dear, Jorlan Jovially. palatable fact that women will deceive .as to their age as long as possible and ithen openly lie about IL There are many women who were born during the ravages of the civil war who still claim sweetly to be In the thirties. - T h em-bna- a ts HOW MANY OF UST Fall by S. R. Crockett) ward (hem ami punctuating hla a tt lug upon Ihe palm ot his left fit! with the Ungers of his right. Werner of Oraeln, were now to upstair, and In ro many wordi my lady, the sweet, easy prim aa you name her. Jium of the as we are proud Joan of the Sword! I loch!" The men at the lower t the bearded captains at the tMii.rd, the very page boys lounglnli the niches, nine to tbelr feet at vi ry name, pronounced In a vob thunder-pridby Chief Captain ner. 1 thank ion, gentlemen, on In .1 of my lady. In whose came I said Werner, bowing nioniruiKiy to all around, while others set tied themaelvea to lltdi. Now, worthy soldiers of IJla he went on, he It know; you that if (to suppose a rase w 4 will not happen) 1 were to tel Joan wbat you have confe A lo us here and boasted of that a lied and double Ued to her I lay u lire and the lives of theae good that the pair of you would; X sawing from the corner gallery of jut Lion's Tower In something under minutes." j Jorlan rose to hla feet "Up, Boris!1 ho cried; no kern if Hohonateln that ever lived, ahall over crow a captain of the armies ot I'l senburg and a soldier of the Irlncca Heaven bless her. Take yoir ring in your hand. Borin, for we will go up straightway, you and L AM we will tell the Duchess Jou that, having no sweetheart of legal standing, and no dealre Tor any, vi choused her Into the belief that wi would bestow her rings upon our be irothed In the rose gardens of Pine mi, burg. Then we will ae& if Indeed we ahall be sawing In five minutes Ready, Boris T 'Aye, thrice ready, Jorlan!" "About then! Quick march! A great noise of clapping rose pH round the ball sb the two stout soldiers set themselves to march up the staircase by which they bad Just dew ccnded. Stand to the Joors! cried Werner, the chief captain, do not let then pass. Stand up and drink a deep cup to them, rather! To Captains Jorlai and Boris of Plassenburg, brave fe) lows both!" The toast was drunk amid mill) tudinoua shoutings and bnndahaklagi The two men had stopped perfom for-tdoor were la .the he the soldiers of the guard, and tliqyce points clustered thick in their pm They turned now In tha directlotof the high table from which they ad risen. Sit down, gentlemen, and I ho will sit. Now hearken well," aid Werner; "these good fellows of me will bear me out that I lie not. !ou have done bravely and spoken up ke good men taken In a fault. Butve will not permit you to go to pur deaths. For our Lady Joan God btss her would not take a false wrd from any no, not If It were on Twelfth Night or after a Christian merry-makinShe would not forgve It from your old Longbeard upstart, whose business It la that is, If ke found It out. 'To the gallows!' ke would say, and we why, we ahold sorrow for having to hnsien ke t retch legs of two good men. Kp your rings, lads, and keep also jmr wlts about you when the ductus questions yon again. Nay, when gn return to Plassenburg, be- wise, ink out a Gretchen and a Katrln and the rings upon them that li, If ever you mean again to stand wttUn the danger of Joan of the Sword In this her castle .of KernBberg! "Gretehens are none so scarce In Plnmenburg," muttered Jorlan. "I think wo can satisfy he-r- bnt at a cheaper price than a rirg of rubles set In gold!" e ,' Ky. lady, speaking about food, T was accustomed to eating lays: all kinds of ordinary food until, fur some reason. Indigestion and nervous prostration set In. After I had run down seriously my attention waa called to the necessity of suine change in my diet, and I my nrdiuury breakfast and began using Crape-Nut- s with a good quantity of rich cream. In a few days my condition changed In a remarkable way, and 1 began to lime a strength that I had never been possessed of before, a vigor of body and a poise of mind that amazed me. It was entirely new in my experience. My former attarka of Indigestion had been accompanied by heat flashes, and many times my condition waa distressing, with blind spells of dixslneas, rush of blood to the head and neuralgic pains In the cheat. Since using GrspeNuts alone for breakfast I have been free from these troubles, exrept at times when I have Indulged In rlcb, greasy foods In quantity, then I would be warned by a pain under the left shoulder blade, and unless I heeded the warning the Id trouble would come back, but when I Anally got to know where these troubles originated 1 returned to my Grape-Nut- s and mam and tho pain and disturbance left very quickly. 1 am now in prime health as a result of my use of Grape-Nuts.Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek. " Mich. ," wrist-bauble!- iU-Jcu- e ldy vildf g. - te-to- to Select Food Nature Damande to Ward Off Ailments. A TteAttfcAttA port." The lad listened with erected bend and haughty eyea to the tale. W answered not a word. Now," cried Werner, with hla cup In hla band and hla brows bent upon the youth, "dance for ua aa you uaed upon the Baltic, when the maids came In fresh from their tiring and the newest klrtles were donned. Dance, I say! Foot It for your life!" The lad Maurice von Lynar stood with hla bold eyea upon bis tormentors. "Curs of be said at lust, In speech that trembled with anger, "you may vex the soul of a Danish gentleman with your asper-rions- , you may wound hla body, but uu will never be able to stand up to him in battle. You will never be orihy to eat or drink wltb him, to i. ,ke hla hand In comradeship, or to r.iie n till with him. Pigs of the sty you are, man by man of you Wends and boors, and no king'! gentlemen!" Hans Trenck, lift this springald'a " said Werner. ir tty At the word the man laid down bis partisan, and lifted the ball high be-- , tacen his two hands. Now dance! commanded Werner CHAPTER II. Tha Baiting of the Sparhawk. BrlnK In the Danish Sparhawk, and we will halt him!" said Werner! "We have shown our gu.-- is a poor entertainment. Bring In the Sparhawk I say!" Through the black ob'ong of the dungeon doorway there n-.e a la I of seventeen or eighteen, tall, slim, limber, lie w.Vhed bo! tween two who held his lists firmly on rlther side, nu hands were chained togrthe, nr I from them dangled n sp'l.ej ba'.' that clanked heavily on H e Poor as he tumbled forward rather :nn walked "But stay," Joan of Hohenateln had Into the room, lie had b'ack ha!r that waved from his fn;thead In a aid. bnt thla ring will pay tho sweets of backward sweep, a nose of sdghtly Roman shape, which, t !e v.er with i many a night!" Ha. ha! It will, will It" said Wer- hla bold caglc'a eyn. bai obtained Mm the name of the Spar or Sparrow-hawner, the rhlef captain, grimly. Aye, truly," echoed Boris, the Werner von Orseln turned to his mead beginning to work nuttily under hla steel rap. hen we melt this gnewre and said. "Thla Sparhawk Is a he. ha! Katrin's Jewel, we'll qnaff little Dane we took on our lut foray many a luakor. The Rhenish ahall to the north. It is only in fh.it direcflow. And Peg and Moll and Ellsabct tion we can lead Ihe foray, ym hall be there yes, end many a good have grown so ...! siring In and the Mark. Hi, riassenburg fellow" "Shut the door!" quoth Werner, the nnclea were all killed in dc.'nnra chief captain, at this point. "Fit down, of Castle I,ynnr, on the Norh. rk Haff. and We know not whlrh of hem Captains Jorlan gentlemen! ,1, Boris, you do not seem to know that the claim of fatherhood upon him yon are no Ion err In rtasaenburg. At all events, his grnrdad hsd a mar Here are no tables of Karl the Mil- or there, and came from the Jutland s to bnl!d a cn, ler's Son to hamper our liege misthe tress. Do you know that you hava Baltic shores. Rut he h:d better hay, at Hod to her and made a Jest of It?" home, for he would rot pay stayed Ke spoke very slowly, leaning to- - the Teaee Geld to n Henry, go the f dark-browe- men-at-arm- k. g sand-dune- n INDIANS BIG FISH. CIO ffpora tha Uae of Rod and Bad, Bnt Land Rome Oraat Baaa and CUP OF DELIGHT Catfish. Tha mountain streams' of Indian tsrrliory, which abound in gams flab, principally black baaa, hava been ns dear aa crystal of lata, sad tha Indiana have been having great sport gigging them. In n mountain stream ia tha territory whan the water te clear the bottom can be seen through six feet of water, and thte makes gigging n groat port for tha Indiana. They are experts with tha canoe and the gig, and para the finest fishing tackle In the way of rod and reel, aa it te too alow port for them. It la Interesting to watch couple of Indiana gig flab. With the long, slender reed, tipped and barbed with steel, one Indian leans over the prow of the canoe while the other with hla paddle gently and noiselessly lets the canoe elide up to the big rocks and around logs In deep water, where the bass and catfish lie. The Indian carries hla gig uplifted and ready to strike at any time. With hte face not six Inches nbove the water, hte keen eyea scan the bottom, and he will locate n baaa or catfish lying partly under e rock or log that would never be seen by the average fisherman. The stroke of the dexterous arm 1a like lightning, and In e flash tha flab la apeared through and lifted la the boat Thera te no struggling to land him, no excitement of winding In tha line, for the Indian hunts for game, and not for sport. An Indian seldom misses hte fish when be throws the gig. And hte motion la ao perfect and hte balance ao oven that them 1a scarcely a tremor In the boat, while the amateur te more likely to not only miss bln flab two foet, but stand on hte bead in the water besides. ..TEA.. Sate mywhm in full half pound (8 aunee) red end Sold cartons ONLY PLAYERS FROM COUNTRY. Boys from Small Towns Have come Great Bomball Be- Artists. If It were not for the small country towns baseball would soon ba e thing of history," said Bradley Walters, of Sterling, 111. The really great baseball players who w era developed in big cities ran ba counted on the fingers of one hand, I believe. It io the prairie player of tha amall town who stands at tha head of the profession. Tha reason for thla la easy to find. Tha city boy haa so many restrictions thrown around him by the police that he cannot acquire any great ability. Tha nrchln ia not even permitted to If he play In tha streets or alley doaa ha must station a few boy around to watch the copper. The boy in the amall town ran play where he like Then outdoor exercise hue made hte eye quicker and bln arm stronger, qualities which are la great demand In baseball. Tbs quick eye develops Judgment In distances, another quality needed by the baseball player. I find more enjoyment in watching theae pnirle youngsters play than In seeing a league game. Thera la one thing bout these kids they are dead la' HE PUT IT ABOUT RIGHT1 earnest and out for Mood. They are your true amateurs, even If they piny At Any Bate V hen He Had Given for a mask, a ball or even 60 cents a n Demonstration She game at times." Called Encore, We Make Travel Easy. Five trains dully via the Atchlao j I have Just joined an ft Santa Fe, Colorado to Knar j Topeka club," said the beautiful glrL as Galveston. "Why, do you believe kissing 1a dan- E City, St. Joe,of Chicago, Mexico. Ask me Paso, City to asked the man, according gerous?" about reduced rates. C. F. Warren. Record-Heralthe Chicago G. A., A. T. ft S. F. Ry.. 411 Dooly "It depends on what yon mean by Block, Salt Lake City. Utah. dangeroua. If you mean to aak me whether I am afraid of microbes, 1 POINTS ABOUT THE MAYPOP can any that I am not 1 believe n Little Known Southern Fruit Foaaas-ae- e great deal of thla microbe talk 1s ridiculous. Aa far as catchMedical Virtues Bacantly ing microbe te concerned, I shouldn't Discovered. hesitate a moment to To permit that aweet month of A new fruit that seem te yearn to be kissed by the right men," prove of considerable value likely bee baaa he suggested. " developed by the cultivation of the Well, if yon want to put It that common maypop," a plant which le wow row may," She returned. In tha southern state But I wouldn't put It Just that way. vary familiar ornamental, easily grown from quite it? I I would show how put yon llay seeds and affords a handsome cover I am wtlng for you to do eo." for arbors and verandas. It ia known He gently placed one hand against to botanists aa paasiflora Incarnate. the beck of her splendidly poised head, The fruit In Its Improved form la placed the fingers of hla other very somewhat bigger than a hena egg tenderly nnder her pretty chin, then and decidedly palatable. It looks like with a deft movement which, aa far as aha was concerned, was absolutely a May apple. More Important, however, la the recpainless, tilted her face upward and, which the plant haa recently ognition procthe bending forward, completed aa the source of a harmless obtained ess with an ease and a naturalness that left her with absolutely no cause drifg which la utilised by physicians for criticism. After it waa all over aa a sleep producer and nerve soother. Unfortunately, moat nerve soothing he naked: "Won't yon tell me now why yon and sleep producing drags create habits which are difficult to throw off and club?" Joined tha In their after effects they are liable Because because, " she sighed, fluid extract there's anch a thrill, yon know, about to he Injurious. But the te obtained from which of the maypop, dolqg anything that would get yon Into trouble If It were found out and the leaves and flowers, while wonderthen it gave me n chance to Introduce fully effective aa a soporific, baa no tha subject, too. How as It that you Nemeaia. The Improved fruit of the maypop 1a available for nse both fresh would put It?" and preserved. In all likelihood It will make its appearance before long How to Meet a Burglar. In our market Highwaymen are around again and we should nil make up our minds how German Humor. to behave should we meet them. One An ash from Germany contains tray way te to hold out n hand to tha thug Defilement of thq How are yon, old man? this warning: and nay: room by aah of cigars la forbidden te Glad to see yon! Put It there!" Thla tha severest Anyone who, notwithperplexes him and Its sons to franca he sbakes hands. Then yon exclaim: standing, makes guilty of anch a one will be punished Irrevocably by hones By the way. have you got n cigarette?" Utterly disconcerted, be offers arrest" , you one. Thus yon have gained time Feminine Baparte ' and employed It In thought It'a asWhen my husband wont bay me tonishing bow actively the mind works remarked Mr X , In the presence nf a highwayman. In wbat I want will agree that I may he Then I cry. n few seconds yon have worked ont a Jnat n moment, old man, yon have It Just to get me to atop crying" plan. till I aak one of those ehsps wait ay, back there for a match." Boston anti-klaal- of the aty you are man by man of you!" ton Oraeln, "dance the Danish milkmaid's eoranto, or 1 will bid them drop It on your toes. Dost want them Jellied, mnnT" "Drop, and be enrsed In your lowborn souls!" cried the lat fiercely. Untrue my hands and let me loose with a sword and ten yards clear on tha floor and, by Saint Magnua of the Isles. I will disembowel any three of V !" 'You will ndt dance?" said Werner, nodding at him. "I will nee you fry in hell lire first!" Hnnn "Down with the ball, Trenck! cried Werner. He that will not dance at Castle Kernadorf must . learn at least to jump." '"Ware toea, Spartis wk!" cried the soldiers In chorus, bnt at that moment, suddenly kicking out aa far aa hla chains allowed, the boy took the itooplng lout on the face, and Incontinently widened the superficial area of hla mouth. He went over on hla back amid the uproarious laughter of hla fellows. The fellow rose, spluttering angrily. "Hold hla legs, some one, he said, 111 mark hla pretty feet for him. He ehall not kick so free another time." A couple of hla companions took hold of the boy on either side, so that he could not move hla limb and Hans again lifted high the ball. Now, then, for marrow and mashed trotters! he cried, spitting the blood from the split corners of hla mouth. Halt! (To be continued.) "Riga -- A Flimflam. Senator Depew was explaining to a clergyman the slang term of "flimflam. d. to" antl-klml- 'To flimflam, he uld, 'la to confuse a man's mind to such a degree that he actually consents to, and concurs in, his own cheating. "Now, permit me to give yon an Illustration of flimflam. "A boy goes to a grocer and asks for a pint of molasses. Transcript "Tut the molasses, sir, he says, Have your watch fixed right, 'in this pitcher. To Clean or buy a good one if you "The grocer draws the molasses in In alcohol for a Let lie a pint measure, pours It Into the few momenta, then havent any. See us. with polish pitcher and hands It to the boy. If are the chamois. Into set "But the boy, looking at the meas- gold frames, a fineglasses camel's-hal- r brush ure, exclaims: from will the dust tha edges and lift me haveat given you "See here, make them look like new. all my molasses. There's some still ticking to the bottom of the measAnd That's the Limit ure.' Borne wise guy said there waa noth'Oh. that's all right, sonny,1 aaya ing equal to the hatred of a scorned the grocer easily. 'There wee some woman. Thla fellow probably never before. measure n the rubbed np against some of tha sore"Thereupon the fllmflammed head politicians and heard tham excontent." off goes press their opinion of tha men whom they blamed for kicking them out of M. Beating of Dead Hearts. S. M.n.u.R. p. O. BOX . V ItDlll. animals will the public trough. Fargo Forum. SALT LK1 CITV. UTXM Hearts of ( bent for a comparatively long time after death or removal from the body (If kept cool and moist), because of of Internal collections powerful nerves, known aa ganglia, whose at mull cost ii poible anywhere by using Faiibenb-Mon-e Impulses cause the regular contractions of the muscles. Similar Gas, Gasoline, Kerosene or Alcohol ganglia exist In man and other warmEngine Sizea2 RP.to2001LP. blooded animals, but their action la The same engine can be used for less prolonged. Scientists have ascertained that a turtle's heart will heat electric light and many other purpose after removal. If rut on a r--piece of Sm4 hr Iftpinad CoAom NaT MS and moist, d cot-re-d glass, kept cool I believe it haa with p hell-jabeen known to beat 36 or even 4S Salt Lake City. Utah hours; 12 or 14 hours la a common record. St. Nicholas Dont Waste Time Eye-Glaa- ae eye-glass- es Union Assay Office lul cold-bloode- d A Modern Water Works System r. FAIRBANKS, MORSE d COMPANY |
