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SENECA COUNTY COURIER-JOURANAL THURSDY, JANUARY 1, 1903. CARRYING THE KING. F l o r i d a ’ s b l u s h i n g t r e e . AN ODD ADVENTURE OF VICTOR/EM MANUEL OF ITALY. S i s M ajesty E id n ’t S tick to His E a r- g a in , b a t ISscaped a T h r e a ten e d Dnelcing—A G rateful and Uncon v e n tio n a l P e a s a n t. Once, wnue hunting in the Italian Alps, A'^ictor Emmanuel started before the rest of his party, but was soon stopped by a brawling mountain tor rent. He was not tall, says a Pied mont correspondent of the London Daily News, but even if he had been able to w'ade across without being drowned he would have been what in Ireland is called “drowuded,” and it is no help to a day’s shooting to begin it soaked to the skin. So when a tail man happened along the king hailed him. “You must carry me across,” said the king. “Well, comrade,” returned the big man, >‘it would take a good deal to make me do that. You may not be very long, but you are broad and heavy.” “Ob, come, what will you do the job for?” asked the king, sligl by the allusion to his sore “Not a sou under 100,” the man re plied, “and 1 warn you if you fidget I’ll drop you, even if it should be in the middle of the stream.” “Done!” cried the king. But in mid- ^jhannel a fear seized him that his pointer was not following, and he twisted round to have a look. “Bourreau! You shall be paid for this!” growled the porter, but he did not drop his burden, “Now,” said be as be deposited the it—bis ‘‘Among the many wonders of tliose strange Florida swamps there is noth ing more surprising than the blushing tree,” said a man, who has recently passed a month in the Everglades of Florida. “The blushing tree,” he -continued, “is by no means common. It is found only in the densest thickets of those interminable marshes whose luxuriant vegetation is a revelation to explorers. It is called the blushing tree by those who know it because it actually blushes when the rain falls St. Helena. In the old' days—not good old dayi when East Indiamen went round the Cape, St. Helenj was a gi’eat port of call and of revictut 1S15 This phenomenon is appi prehensible.ensible. Itt neverever faails larently incom preh I n f to astotind those who see it for the first time. The mysterious and beautiful glow of cO’lor w'hicb it assumes in a rainstorm baffles description. The Seminole In dians, wlio once ruled Florida, have always known of the ti’ee, andl in their musical language, now fast disap pearing, have words which mean ‘the maiden tree, which reddens at the com ing of her lover, the rain.’ “In company with a taciturn Indian guide I journeyed 40 miles to see this marvelous bit of vegetable life. I could scarcely believe the story he told me, yet curiosity at length over came incredulity, and we set foilh one morning in a small canoe. AVe spent nearly three daysys paddlingddling and p<olii our way over the continent, coast rises up in precipitous rock ig in a small canoe. We spe three da pa and p the afternoon of the third day I began j Colonial Magazine. ; winding waters, bird d prosperous then, a poleon the Great came there as a prisoner its prosperity was at its zenith. The government had no con trol over it. The island belonged to the East India company, and it was only by arrangement with the board of directors that it could have been Used as a place of deportation for the mighty emperor. AVhy was it so well fitted for the purpose? It is in mid ocean, a thousand and more miles from Its coast rises up : from the ocean. Escape, save at the risk of a broken neck, would be al most impossible. Only at one place. Jamestown, on the northeastern coast, could any boat hope to land, aiid even there only if the elements are kind. This is not always so. There is the roller season. Great rollers come in from the south Atlantic, and often for days there can be little or no com- mnnlcatiou between an anchored vessel and the rough steps at the end of an embarkatiou quay. AATiat St. Helena was between 1815 1 and 1S21 it is now, a safe prison. Once i a month a Castle Union steamer calls I for a few hours, lands and takes off j the mails, discharges one or two offi- I cials or receives them homeward 1 bound, and that is all.—Imperial and Holiday Slippers 50 Cents and up. AH the latest novelties in Leather, Felt and Velvet. The latest in styles, best in quality and lowest in price. king on the bank, “you must not 11 fidgeting?” .00 but 200 sous. Don’t you know you risked both of our lives with your fid; The king humbly pleaded that he wanted to see if his dog was safe over ■the water and paid the price cheer fully and then asked: “Is there nothing else 1 can do for The big man pondered. At last he m long wishing for If 1 should be happy as a king. I’d sell my jected the king. “Wouldn’t a horse better serve your need ?” “What, a horse and no stable? to Avonder if be bad only been deceiv ing me for the sake of the boat hire unt of satisfa and his pay as guide, when he gave a jfaction and pointed to right. Illy ; and through the jreat cypres 'ray hanging moss, and past immense J underbrush. Beneath great cypress trees, hoaiy with the said: “The thing I ai is a donkey. If I had a donkey, “Distrustfully I followed him ashore nd through the und< reat cypress trees, gray hanging moss, £ bay trees we ^vended our w'ay inland. Eagerly be led the way until, reaching the edge of a little open space, he stop ped and with silent pride pointed to- with broad, bauanalike leaves, rear itselfitself aloft.loft. Wideide spreadingeading branchbranches hung down, slightly waving in the a W spr \ “But it is a long way to Turin,” ob- •donkey fills in in the corn shed or any where, but it would cost me many a ' lira before I should have a stable built,” said the man mournfully. And so they parted. But soon after- wai-d the king provided one of his own farm horses and sent it with 20 gold- pieces to his bearer’s cabin. The man’s wife was at home and i scouted the idea that beast and money •were for her husband. The messenger, however, was firm. He explained that the gifts came “from the king.” This excited the woman’s mirth. She shout ed down the hillside to her husband: “Come home! Here’s a horse for you, man, and- a purseful of gold! From the king! For yourself!” It took the big fellow a long time to get it into his head that all these mir- u.cles had happened because he once helped a stranger over the torrent, but at length he accepted it as true. That, however, is not quite all the story. One day when the peasant and ■the cart and the horse were in Turin he saw a crowd gather, and the people said the king was coming. Then he bethought himself of his manners. He flung the reins to a boy, straightened himself to his full height and went into the middle of the street, holding up an Imperious hand to the coachman on the box of the royal carriage. The coach man reined up; the mountaineer bound ed to the cari-iage door and snook the ward the center. Gracefiilly a tree, - - - - --- - Li-ed ng ij warm breeze. Its emerald lined foliage was tbe most beautiful I had ever be held. It rose to a height of 20 feet, aud its thick, substantial trunk indi cated many years of existence. This, the old Seminole informed me, was ‘the blushing tree.’ “I told him to prepare to camp here until it rained, regardless of time. W’e king’s hand heartily. “I am am proud to see you, majesty,” he said, “for I wanted to thank you for sending me that money and the horse. Look over at him there with the cart load of cabbages. He is hale and hearty! And I always wished to tell you I am glad I was of service to you at the stream, and I am soriy I called you bourreau.” The king greatly relished the frank, independent ways of his Alpine sub ject, his uneonveutionality and g( breeding, as well as the hearty ha: shake, which was returned with equal unrolled our blankets, stretched our mosquito bars, without which one can not sleep in the glades, cooked supper aud rolled up in our blankets for the night. That night, the day following aud the next night passed without “I began to think it would never rain, when about noon a cloud dark ened tbe sky overhead. I put a rub ber poncho over my shoulders and fix ed my eyes on the green and pretty tree a dozen yards away. It was cov ered with a greenish inse< of a large wood tick, which intensified its color. Tbe rain began to fall in torrents, after its custom in that re gion. Beside mb, grinning confidently with a pipe in his mouth, stood the Seminole. “As tbe cool water drencbedl tbe tree I was amazed to note a changing of color. Gradually, yet unmistakably, tbe green hue was giA'ing away to pink. Tbe Indian bad told tbe truth. The tree Avas blushing at the rain. “In a few minutes the green had faded from sight. Only in a few, half bidden spots beneath broad branches and on its trunk was there a tinge of green to be seen. Tbe tree was as as tbe cheek of a healthy girl. ‘After an hour or more the shower passed over, and I watched with no less interest tlie wonderful tree as- sume its familiar green once more. As it Avas eliangiiig back to emerald I suddenly realized the secret of the phenomenon. The tiny insects and not the tree itself changed color. These rasites are possessed of the power of chameleons. In the bright H e r Kanie on tUe Bell. Dwellers in apartment houses, like merchants in a small town, are con stantly on the watch for neAvcomers, and tbe daily doings in each of the great number of such houses in this city afford subjects of gossip for tbe persons Avbo liA'e therein. Even the posting up of a noAv name in a letter box or on the outer door of one of the apartments is noticed and commented In an up town apartment house one day recently the occupants of the house noticed that a card on which Avas written the name “Maud-----” had been placed in the letter box of a family which had occupied one of the apart ments for more than a year. Thei was considerable speculation among the other dwellers in the house as to who the newcomer was. Finally one of the AA'omen in the house in question met the Avife of the owner of the letter box in wliicb tbe neAV name bad been Enjoy One With Us T h e n you will be thoroughly convinced that there is not a cigar on earth like the Everything The Best fit PapsdioFth’s Just read a bit and be convinced!!! New Mixed Nuts, per pound, - ~ 13c. Candy, per pound, - - - lOc. Best English W alnuts, per pound, - 15c. Pkg. Best Seeded Raisins, - - 10c. 1 lb. Pkg. Best Cleaned Currants, - 10c. Best Loose Raisins, per pound - 8c. Citron peel 1 Orange “ ^ - - 18c pound Lemon “ J Oranges, 18c., 20c. and 25c. per dozen, Dougherty’s mince meat, 10c. pkg. and $1.00 worth of stam p s with each pkg. Granulated Sugar, per Ib., - - 5c. Cut Loaf and 4x Sugar, per lb., - - 6c. Pure Lard, per lb., _ - - 13c. Butter, per lb., _ - - 25c. Best full cream Cheese, per lb., - 15c. New Prunes, per Ib., - - - 5 & lOc. Eggs, per doz., 25c. BEST FLOUR $1.10. NOTICE!! FREE!! posted aud remarked: “I suppose you have a friend Ausiting you. I notice that another name has been placed in uppose you j I i. I notice Portuondo for 5 cents. All customers buying $2.50 worth of goods will receive $2.50 worth of extra stamps free. your letter box.” “Oh, no,” exclaimed the woman ad dressed, “that card bears on it the | name of my new maidservant. She re fused to stay AVith us unless her name was posted up iu the box.” Sbe is a good serA'ant, and such a one is bard to obtain.—New York Sun. ' ' There are thousands of men in Seneca County who are enjoying their fragrance. You never see a butt of a Portuondo cigar laying around, they are smoked as lone as there is a whiff in them. You can get them only at Seneca Balls, GROW 5 1 R 6 6 Fall Street. | It'S A. Dramatic la c id e a t. Mr, Edward Terry, tbe English actor, tells of a pretty incident which occur red during a tour in Australia. “Do you know Avhat 1 consider the most glowing tribute I ever receiA'ed? The compliment came from a child. There w^as a crowded house, an intent audi ence, and humor had for the instant given place to pathos. You might haA-e heard a pin drop, and I felt the tension of the house was at breaking point. The intense silence was broken by a childish A’oice, a girl’s, who, turn ing to her parent, asked in a broken voice, 'Mother, is it rea) ?’ ” A Facetlons Cnnnaian Eiditor, The Toronto Globe doesn’t take the proposed Fenian inA*asion of Canada very seriously. “Arms,” it says, “have been stored at Omaha ever since the Fenian raid of lS0i>. That is the bitter ness of it—that AA-e are to be the targets of guns 33 years old. Avliile in South Africa the very latest ujid smartest peculiar parasites are possessed of the Avarm sunshine they are greener than the tree on which they live, but when the ehilly rain falls upon them they contract their little backs and become a pretty pink in color. Millions of them thus change the tint of the tree. They are found only upon one species of trees, which grow in certain par of the Everglades.”—Denver Post. liondon. ‘^Saud-n'icU Men.*’ The “sandwich men” are among the Types” described by 1\'alter Besant in The Century. W here t h e D ress Money Goes. Do you knoAV Avhere goes the mo] you pay for an expensive goAvn? I divided in a manner that may surprise you unless you are initiated by some one, as 1 was by a bookkeeper of a large New Y'ork establishment which affects all that is exti-eme in fashion and expense. A $600 creation was tak en as an example. You pay ?G00 for the gown, and the money goes into a number of hands. Those who performed the labor in put ting the dress together after it left the cutter’s hands do not get more than $15. The material Avill cost $150, while the administrative, originative genius at the head of the establishment re ceives $100 for imparting his concep tion to his staff. This staff of men and women, with suaA'ity of manner, busi ness experience, tact and talent that will satisfy the judicious as Avell as the friTolous, Will get ?lo0. Then about $40 is for interest on capital and mon ey outstanding, to which must be add ed $55 for bad debts. Those who do pay must pay for those who do not pay. and no estjiblishment is too fashionable or too high toned to have unpaying debtors on its books. Now we have a cost of $510, which when deducted from the $600 you paid leaves $90 nel profit.—New York Herald. D fl O’KEEFE miles fitzsimons The Reliable Boot and Shoe Dealer has a fine line 01 Foleys Kidney Cure ROOtS SIIO6S 8.11(1 RubbUrS makes kidneys and blidder right, C X llU . IVLLUUVyLO for winter wear which he is selling at prices that defy competition. All the latest styles and shades in Tans, A g ent for the Douglas celebrated shoes. anner, talent that J.H.McDonald STtccesaor to W illiam HilU General Fire Insurance And Real Estate Agency. Seneca Palls, N. Y. Fall St., Seneca Falls, N. Y. 4^ BANKING BY MAIL 4^1 T U e M o d e s t S c o t . Love of country is so fine a virtue that it seems difficult to carry it to ex cess. A resident of a small village ness visit to London the other day. He | happened to call on a merchant Avho unknown to him had once made a stay | in his natiA^e place. ' In the course of conversation the vis itor made use of an expression that led the other to exclaim, “Surely, you come from Glen McLuskie?” The assertion, , however, was denied. I Presently, to the merchant’s surprise, another Glen McLuskie expression Avas i heard. “My dear Mr. MacTavish, I feel conA^iiiced that you are a Glen Me- | Luskie mau after all.” insisted the mer- “Weel.” returned the other, “I’ll no’ deny it any longer.” “Then why didn’t you say so at first?” demanded the Englishman. ; “Week” Avas the calm response. “I didna like to boast 0 ’ it iu Lou London Uhroniele. by Sir lay long foi w'hieh makes no demand They slowly and mechai along, each following the man before him. If j'ou AA-atcli the sandAA-ich man. m them. y'obse gested that our were to be boml w o o d s h e d , th e Y a u tie.’ 3n th e D a r k Ages. “In the middle ages people must have had more time than we' do now.” “How’s that?\ “Well, even if the days weren’t lon ger they had more Icnights.”—Philadel phia I’-uHetin. “East London Types” described ter Besant in The Century, ley walk between the boards all day long for a shilling. It is Avork es no demand upon them, ly and mechanically plod along, each following the man him. If J'OU AA-atcli the sandAA'icl J'OU may observe that he looks neither to the right nor to the left. His face expresses no emotion of any kind; he feels no interest in anj'thiug. He is like the hermit, or the recluse, or the anchorite— inelusns. He is dead to the world, a man Avithout fi-iends. without laoiiey, AA'ithout hope. AAdfhout re- rrmrce.s, without the power of work, without strength of mind to resolve, without Avill to urge him and to sus tain him or to lead him out—has no fur- \.her concern with the world. It is a moving iianorama. a series of picture.s on Avliich he looks Avithout interest. His own figure, Avhicli ought to be there, is not there. XcAvsboys shout their evening papers; the shops light up their wares till the whole street is a fairj'land of t?-easures; the well dress- HOI^SE BLANKETS, FUR AND PLUSH ROBES, SLEIGH AND TEAiVl B E L L S , F U R O V E R C O A T S , at cost to close them out. H a r ness, single and double. Every thing to be found in a first-class ioudon.”— i , ^ X is rapidly becoming the profitable and / ^ ^ ^ p o p u la r way for people living in / ^ \ country and the smaller ^ j your towns and cities to / ^ money attend to theW make mon- \banking busi- / ^ ey. Every \ ^ \ ness. dollar you de- ^ / posit in a sav ings account will ' earn 4^ Interest com pounded tw ic e a year. A sm a ll / a m o u nt will / open an ac- / j a W rite us Frank Taylor, President. Benjamin E. Chase, 1st Vice-President George Weldon, 2d Vice-President. Frederick W. Zoller, Secretary. 0 to-day. / Nothing so mortifying to the national pride has happened since R wus sug ge.sted that our flourishing lake ports a fairj'land of t?-easures; the well dress- to be bombarded by that floating people pass him in long procession; ” 1 oai-riagos go up a n d doAA'ii the road. To all tlu‘ lit? around him, to all the , sights around him. to the meaning of the shoAV and to the dance of life and i death that lilLs the street the sandAvich ' man is indifferent. He has no ambi- i tion: he has no future to hope for, no I past thal he cares to remember; he I lives only for the day. ' Hi.s r im u e e Came. ' The photographer had just completed , all arrangements for the sale of hLs i studio, wiipn the i>retty young miss of I 17 suuAmers tripped in. “I wain m.v picture taken.\ she sim- i pered. “Do j'on think my face will i break *^Iie camera V“ I “Not this camera.” .said the photog- i raphei- jn.st a s sim p e riu g ly . “I t is p r o vided with double extra strong lenses.” Of f-oiirse th e m iss of 17 su m m e r s immediately fionnees out and goes to th e riA-al p h o f o g rap h e r, w h o , w h e n sh e springs the joke about her face and the camera, joins Avith her in a hearty laugh.—Indianapolis Sun. Trunks. Suit Cas^s, Aligator Bags. Also the cheapest kind of Gloves and Mittens from 15 cents to §8.50 a pair. E m o s Sc, \ A / L i i t n e ^ y ; 114 Pall St., Next to Postoffiee. A simple matter of drop ping a letter in the Post Office. Write for Booklet BANKING BY M7UL” This will instruct you how open an account with the Union Trust Co., Rochester, N.Y. r\-\' yo'^r <ru5^ist yot lO c . q - j ' c k c s i ’ ’ ■ t C o - JOB PRINTING ai THE JOUBNAL OFFICE X
