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Show Tllft WAYSIDE POND. 4 lUfnthlif bat BEAK PORCLXG LION r k UlUa-X'UM- tr 2 w ilo to me with ha Are Daily . Defying England by Operations in the East. jThe Russians t . Mr! t "Jnglsnd offer forgets that the nortk looks down tbrouili th Khyhrir and that year after year the Ruspul, sian outposts creep dloeer to the con Bnc of India. The movement .of JO. MO Russian troop to the Afghan fron tier and the publication ff eecret Rue electa to fight on her strongly fortified border, which they call the Peshawar are to Quetta line make a feint on Quetta, capture Kabul, and with the aid" of the native tribes try the Khyber pass,' while other troops are poured In from the north. 'JttLf ns, MAP8HQW1NG I was 7 (ills: years old then. 1 Is ladylike smile: Perkins, I am Lorn a country rosfi and 1 dont know just how your ratef are In this big city, but hers Is it aint enough I'll try tsulJf truer for you to&orow anil Oh, he do slick youngster. Will right. In Cbl years he owned bis house. - .. . jf When my mother gave up her sheep range I turned cowboy, and learned the many trhks of the trade could throw HtrplMMIJe jiHgcs and jury were taking a farewell, and speeches and com pio-loWb- a rtau or ride a broncho with the bestof plimpitary resolutions were the order them. Later I became a farmer, and of tlri boar. One of the Judges was in of an eloquent bit of oratory. spent many months walking behind tbs radst TERRITORY IN WHICH RUSSIA IS CARRYING ON MILITARY OPERATIONS loam Of ornate wlh cicely rounded sentences tats papers purporting to have The commissioners or spies seem to the plow, turning up the richIt for the telling of the patriotic servicea renand preparing 'been stolen from the archives of the have no doubt as to the uprising of the the foothills In this dered by tie jurymen to the state. The earned I that harvest. In Money Ruaata. natives of favor were far if Muscovite ministry of war hfivs created way I Invested In books copies of qualities the average jury - n aensatlon la England and engaged Thomas Moore and below thse that bad been displayed Tennyson, Bryant, IE la. k a secCksniOrblla Btary ( well publlo attention there to a degree Websters dictionary. I derived much by this me. Its work had- beencontinDuring the proceedings of a recent "And done. and ond only to the Interest In the war now, qulckjy Victor of works the assoInspiration from ued the Jalge, It is my earnest hope, news from Boutb Africa. These papers conference of the British Library Hugo and from Carlyle and Ruskln. In John of a characteristic story who n men ciation, London were told in oupled with every desire for the prosby the attracted waa'much by I " formerly was connected with the office Russia. a told In tonnmttjn with the poetry of of each and every one of you, perity Shelby and by the ImaginaA library passion of the Russlsa general staff. and who subject of village libraries. Swinburne that you will depart Into the other of tive Browning. Insight vilworld- -here a suppressed titter had fallen out with hie employer! end for the laborers of a and Juat was another favorite of mine. went tram d. among lha audience, and fled to England. The documenta show lage had been established, waa lan - lake-count- before the opening Mr, Ruskln diffsoiled to lnspeit It He cordtaly conlatehas and as her opportunity, iculty sented, and upon leaving expressed hit ly been making every preparation to admiration of the arrangements, and overrun the "buffer state of Afghanto send a preaent.whlch came istan and assail the borders of north- promised a sumptuous set of In form the s ern Ind'fc, A thorough mllUary recon-haRussian been made noUsance er thought the edition much too splen officers of the Indian frontier, a plan did for the purpose, end at the earliest and "of campaign outlined, native rulers told the donor so. opportunity religious leaders "sounded," and n pol- "Madam, said Ruskln, "if the money icy for stirring up the border chiefs the books cost had been spent In floral end the native princes of the coveted decorations or wines for a dinner, country has been formulated. Henry nothing would have been said against Norman and an anonymous writer It, but because It baa been laid out tor Rave challenged the authenticity of the the enjoyment of the simple villagers papers, but though It le admitted, as It Is thought extravagant Mr. Norman asserts, that some of the ere misspelled as Bamar-tan- d place-namEdwla Marhhaao. such mistakes Samarkand for ald Mr. 'My earliest recollections, might easily occur In the haste of copy- Edwin Markham, author of "The Men with the Hoe In n recently reported ing and translation. Signatures, dates. sev. names, places and maps are given, Interview, "go back to the days when I eral of the places on the map, which was n shepherd boy on the California It traced from the Russian original appearing on bo English map, though they really exist, and the document teems to bear Intrinsic marks of genuine, Attempts to discredit have not succeeded. The Russian ofilcers who made the Investigation and reported were Cot. Ukrolt Naraskoi, Capta. Markoff and Yonoff Krimlnskl, and Vaslloff Karakol, secretary of the commission. They began tuelr secret labors last May, and mad their report late last Secern ber-t- o minister olwar. Traveling sometimes together and sometimes scparateljf la order to avoid notice, they visited all tb Russian .outposts, the principal strategic points In Afghanistan and ri along the Indian frontier, and even 'passed over the Chinese territory In1 ,tbe course of their Investigations. In submitting tbetr report they say: "We think it Veil to state, for tho informa-tto- a of your excellency, that we are .unanimous la tb conclusions arrived and have hot the least doubt that ' t, Invasion of India and th bringing the of the millions who Inhabit that eoun- gry under the beneficent rule of hla majesty the czar are not only In .possible, but could bo accomplished ; comparatively short space of time, ,0:0 exact period requisite depending mainly on the moment chosen and the conditions of the season when the work is undertaken-- , . That Russia Is Intriguing with the natives Is shown by a reference to "the secret agents now engaged In the collection of Information respecting the trend of events, political and. Strategic, on the Persian, Afghan and Kaamlr that Russia regards England's es Bat-ilovl- ch -- lm-per- lal . f Tbs j4n recommended is secretly to collect lue bodies of troops on the Afghan fronts n(1 a strong force of ChJln the Pamir. All chiefs .being ready andNqorthern and the disgruntled nauYAPrlncesdeliv-of Indie being prepared for Aferance, e rush le to be made yito CofwecttpdMik the while ghanistan from the north Into Chltral, wbePV tribes will rise and join, them A If Ing la the Punjab also 1$ expected. England advances In Afghanistan to meet the Russians she Is to be overwhelmed by superior force. If sh , Cossacks at W osa'k Ba n' Sms Two men sat In a saloon and drank the beer which ! sold In Kensington. In the brief intervals wherein he rest-o- f swallowing apparatus obc ot the I 'was drivin that year, mea said. Electricity an)j mu wag conductin. wasnt known at that time. Bill wed to give me a dollar every night after the days work was over. 1 lived high. Then BUI waa changed to another run. He told me they was goln to put a greenhorn on with me, and I began to cut down expenses, for I knew a greenhorn wouldn't do much alongside of a capable old hand like Bill. This greenhorn made me sick when I seen him. He was young, pale and pious He didnt even chew. I watched him like a hawk the first day, and he done no business none whatever. I cursed the luck that had hitched me up to him, you bet. That night, after hours, twTkt'wttrrwtJ d tf i. 1 the jurynen themselves began loolftng I mean th doubtfully st one another outer world, corrected the Judge, and he brought cIose-Defr- olt his speech speedily to a Free Press. Mated."' "The sther day," said Jones, "an old woman bounced into our office displaying a notice that we had written to her to the effect that a quarter tax on someroperty of hers was fiue. She swore rile had paid it. I had the books to prombat she had not, and suggested thatpe had made a mistake. She declared that she had not 'and said: 1 Dont ?pu ever make mistakes? assured her that I did not, and Jokingly add: The only mistake I ever made vis when I was married. She looked at me e second, and then said: 'No, yoy wife made that mistake. " Smaljeyes are supposed to Indicate cunnln f Bull Saaaarr. The wayside ponds la England are one of the most refreshing. It least noticed, feature ot rural roads, beloved of all the weary animal, but not celebrated In verse or prose, and rarely painted, because they are too confined In area, and have no "vista beyond them. They are all alike; shallow by the road and deep under the farther tankrfrom" whfclr uakmr' elms, or often one tingle tree, rise with an upward curve.with a woven mass of roots and rootlets going far down below the surface level. The field ponds, often aet at the corner where four fences meet, so as to afford water to four fields equally, are prettier and more varied, but often so overhung ty masses of thorn and briars that the fallen leaves make the waters thlca, and - when still on their parent branches shut out the light and atr IVhen these ponds lie In the center of the meadows they are really beautiful objects. 'In the more waterless counties, such as Suffolk and Essex, they r humeroug and very, ancient. Rare indeed, is the farm on which history records the making ot any one of them. At ode end the cattle enter to drink, apd the way down is made broad and easy. There the tall water plantains, with pale gray flowers, and the water grasses grow. Beyond, the whole surface Is covered with a narrow-leafe- d surface plant, more beautiful than the water lily leavea becauaa-the- y --lie pointing all ways, like the leaves of frost crystals. Just separated by narrow settings of water. The finest hawthorns and the oldest pollard oaks, full of polypody fern on the lower side, hang over these ponds, and In them dwell a tough and ancient race of carp, proof against all weather and drought, and killed only by the hard winters, which seal the field ponds with Ice from lip to Up. Ip the clay counties, and in places where there was little running Water, the larger ponds were only half left to nature. They were dug for flshpools, or purely for orna- merit, though the fish were mainly carp and tench, and not the good trout of the aoutbern pools. The grass la still kept smooth upon their banks, and the sides of the pools are planted with the trees in fashion eighty years ago. The quince was the favorite pondslde tree of our ancestors. It grows best by water, and from spring, when the pink blossom and gray leaves cover the drooping branches, till late In autumn, when the golden fruits dropped Into the pool, and were gathered thence after a week's bath, which was believed to improve their flavor, the trei was always an ornament to the mar" gin. London Spectator. SHE KNEW HAWTHORNE. lip. Haa stadgwteti Tails rlenaa with the Noted Aatbnr. I do not recollect Hawthornes talking much at the table. Indeed be was a very tactlturn man. One day, tired It it difficult toeoocelve how a magazine could b more happily r mor helpfully adjusted to the more important Interests of tb present moment tbaa is the Review. Notouly does thl pu tuber afford American readers the most effect! opportunity uvallable to them for mastering topic, of living conoera, but it contains several contributions whose literary excellence will entitle them to attention for many years to come. two adCleveland dresses on the "Independence of the Executive at Prineeton. April 9th and 10th, will be notable contribution U political literature. They will eppear In authoritative from only in the June and July issues of the Atlantic Monthly, fully copyrighted by Houghton Mifflio St Company. Stats c r Ohio. 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Plsos Curs tor Consumption Is an Infallible medicine for cough and oolda. N. W. Sahdii of seeing him sitting Immovable on Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, UOS the sofa in the hall, as I waa learning Major General Harrison Gray Otisof some verses to recite at the evening class of recitation formed by Charles California, is being mentioned as A. Dana. I daringly took my book, running mate on the Republican tieket. pushed it into his hands, and s&ld, Will you hear my poetry, Mr. Hawthorne? He gave me a sidelong glance from his very shy eyes, took the book, and most kindly heard me. After that he was on the sofa every week to hear me recite. He was one evening alone In the ball, sitting on a chair at the farther end, when my roommate, Ellen Slade, and mysell were going upstairs. She whispered to me, "Let's throw the sofa pillowy at Mr. Hawthorne." Reaching ovet the banisters, we each took a cushion WILL KEEP YOU DRY. and threw it. Quick as a flash he pul out his hand, seized a broom that wat 77 Don't b fooiH wnh a mackintosh hanging near him, warded off out or rubber coat If yon wanta coat them back threw and with cushions, that will keep you dry in the hardest atom buy the Fish Brand sure aim. As fast as we could throw Sticker. If not for Mia In your them at him he returned them with town, write far catalogue to A. J. TQWfcR, Boston, Mats. us we while every time, effect, hitting could hit only the broom. He must have been very quick in his movements. Through it all not a word was VALUABLE PREMIUMS spoken. We laughed and laughed, and his eyes shone aniHalnkled like stars with laughter. Wonderful eyes they were, and whn anything witty was said I always looked quickly at Mr. Hawthorne; for bis dark eyes lighted Th RounS up as if flames were suddenly kindled k behind them, Snd then the smile came Or e Y hr, pounS packs down to his lips. We laughed merrily, of FRiENDS' OATS aotllin you and went off to bed, vanquished, withto valuable premium. Illustrated list mailed uponsppU-catio- n out a word. I suppose Mr. Hawto mils. thornes face must have worn that wonderful smile, which always seemed FRIENDS' OATS, suddenly kindled behind his eyes, MUSCATINE, IOWA a twinkled there for second, and then rgn swiftly over his Intensely grace face. Atlantic Monthly. SUCKER , Tnde-Mir- A Qa-- v Save Mabels MdnMiteM Callow turing him In fttt unusual manner. In the days when Mr, A. D. Bartlett was king of the Zoo the hippopotamus once managed to break out of his house. It employed Its freedom very properly to make a friendly call on Mr? Bartlett He was not pleased to see this hnga charge out ot bounds, and sent for one ot the elephant keepers to come and secure It To this man the hippo had taken extreme dislike, and when he shouted to it. It turned and chased him. Asfay flew the keeper at the top of hla speed toward the hippos den the big beast In hot pursuit The keeper darted through the gate, and bolted up the stairs to the platform over the hippos tank. Here he waa safe. Meanwhile, Mr, Bartlett, who had been following the runaways, had securely closed the gate, and the hippo was again In prison. of ymlauwvSH fnajbrtbua. writer In Cassells Little Folk tells k story of a runaway hippopotamus, whose keeper succeeded la recapA Roctbcer Th favorite Summer drink - e use. MORRILLS PRINTING - WESTEfK INKS. SOLD BY NEWSPAPER UNION r.ALT LAKe CITY, UTAH. DR, GUiiiiSuvra PILLS P9A CVla. Uoa BOSANKO OOSS, run.toa. HI , A, Cura Sick Ura4irb and Ia,Mturtocgfcki . :f .op CO..rn.,eaia, . q Sett ay ltral |