MASTERY. Let not Ambition master thee, But be Ambition's muster: Thus will Power thy servant be, And not thy soul's disaster. —The Criterion. \ Amy's BirMay Flowers. J > Bv ELIZABETH MCCBACKEJJ. A Mrs. Dale's fingers trembled, and her lips trembled, too, as she stood before her mirror, tying her bonnet strings and pinning her veil. Amy had usually tied her bonnet strings and pinned her veil. It was almost a year since she had fine day folded Amy's hands and slip ped into them the last flowers that they ever would hold in the world, but she had not yet grown accustomed to doing for herself all the little things those once "ousy hands had done for her. During the time that was almost a year she had missed Amy with that loneliness with which a mother does miss the daughter who goes away into the great, strange silence just when Bhe is old enough to be her mother's best friend as well as her child. Mrs. Dale missed all those things that had made up Amy's life, and, perhaps most she missed the little things that Amy had done for her, and that now she did for herself. Then, too, Amy had been her only daughter. Mrs, Dale's two sons were In college, and her husband was away from home all day. She had many In terests and many duties, too, yet she was very lonely. She was much more lonely without Amy than even her hus band or her sons could know. As she stood before the mirror, ty ing her bonnet strings and pinning her veil, her heart was' even heavier than it usually was. The next day would be Amy's birthday, and instead of pre paring gifts and surprises, Mrs. Dale was about togo into the city to buy the most beautiful flowers she could find to lay on the girl's grave. Amy had loved flowers, and the next day would be her first birthday in that other world, that world in which mother's are never left lonely. Mrs. Dale was thinking all this to herself as she went into the city on the trolley car. It was September, and it was afternoon. The car went past fields beginning to turn brown, and between lines of trees beginning to show among their green sometimes a red leaf, or a leaf of bright gold. The sun made the leaves all the brighter, and it gilded the brown fields too, and made the trees cast long shadows. Amy had always been so glad that her birthday had fallen on one of the mystic days that come just before September slips into October. Her mother thought of that, too. She thought of so many things about -which Amy had been glad. She was a little less sad and lonely as she re membered some of them. She thonght and remembered all the time that she was in the trolley-car, and even after she was in the city, and walking along the crowded street to a florist's shop on one of its corners. When she reached the florists shop she stopped, and stood looking at the flowers in the shop windows. "What shall I get?" she saiJ to her self. "Roses, white roses; Amy al ways loved them. Or violets —it is rather early for violets, though. Or lilies —I might get lillies." For a moment she almost forgot that she was not buying them to give Into Amy's eager hands. She was not very rich and she began to consider. She compared in her mind the num ber of roses with the number of lillies she might get. She decided upon the rose 3. "They are sweeter and simpler for a young girl like Amy," she said to herself, gently. She turned away from the windows, and was just about to open the door of the florist's shop when she saw coming up the street towards her one of Amy's girl friends. She paused and waited. She had always been very friendly with the girls, and now she felt even a greater interest in them. She had especially liked Elean or Greer. The girl was coming so rapidly up the street that she would have passed the florist's shop without seeing Mrs. Dale if that lady had not spoken to her. "My dear Eleanor, you certainly are in a hurry," she said. Eleanor came to a sudden stop. "O Mrs. Dale, dear Mrs. Dale, I am so glad to see yon!" She took Mrs. Dale's hand and held it for a moment. Eleanor had loved Amy, and she, too, had been lonely without her. She, too, remembered that the next day would have been Amy's birthday. She 6aid not a word, but she held Mrs. Dale's hand very closely, and looked into her eyes; and Amy's mother un derstood the unspoken sympathy. "How are you, my dear child?" was all that she said, for she did not yet speak very often of the daughter who had died. "I am very well," Eleanor said, "an 1 very bu3y. I read the history of music and teach children mu3ic —just as usual, dear Mrs. Dale." She smiled Just a little wistfully, Mrs. Dale thought. Prompted by the thought, she asked gently, "Are you happy, Eleanor dear?" Eleanor hesitated for an instant, end then 3he smiled again and said, "Yes —usually I am. Just at present I am sighing for the luxuries of life." Mrs. Dale was relieved. She knew that Eleanor was too sensible to sigh very long for anything. "What do you mean by the luxuries of life, dear?" she asked. "Now really, Mrs. Dale!" Eleanor protested brightly; then, with more color in her face, she added, "Just now they are the eight concerts that the Beethoven Society is going to give." Mrs. Dale smiled in sympathy, "They are certainly the greatest of luxuries to music lovers," she agreed. "jiW to music teachers who must spend their money for —other things," Eleanor added, with a laugh. "Please don't think I am really unhappy be cause I can't afford togo, Mrs. Dale. I'm not; I'm just croaking a little. It's such a help to any one to hear good music, —especially to a music teacher, —and such a joy! But I'm not unhappy about it; I'm glad I can do other things. I don't feel a bit like croaking any more since I've seea you!" "You dear child!" exclaimed Mrs. Dale, warmly. She knew that most of the other things that Eleanor did were done for other persons, and done will ingly and bravely. "You dear child!" she repeated. Eleanor pressed her hand closely. I must fly to my next pupil, Mrs. Dale. May I come to see you tomorrow— perhaps late in the afternoon?" she whispered. The quick tears came into Amy's mother's eyes. "Yes, do!" she said. "Good by, my dear!" Eleanor s'ped up the street to her next pupil, and Mrs. Dale -turned to enter the florist's shop and buy the white roses. "Eleanor is a dear, good child," she thought, "so brave and unselfish! It is a pity she can't go to those concerts. They would give her such help, and such happiness, too! .1 wish I could give her a ticket to them. Amy would be so pleased; she loved Eleanor. If to-morrow were not Amy's birthday, and I were not going to get the flowers for her grave, I should be able to Jo that for Eleanor. She would let mo because I am Amy's mother. I won der —" She stood quite still. A pleasant new possibility came into her mind. She turned away from the florist's shop. In less than an hour she was going home, past the yellowing fields and sun-lighted trees. She had no flowers with her, but the look in her ; eyes was less sad and less lonely for j Amy. In the last few moments of daylight 1 she wrote a little note to Eleanor. The 1 girl wept tears, half happy, half-saJ. j as she read: MY DEAR CHILD: To-morrow, as I you know, is Amy's birthday. If Amy ! were here I should give her something to celebrate it. Amy is not here, but : you are dear; and you are a girl like ! Amy, and her friend. Will you not I take the gift lor her, and go and listen | to the glorious music that you so love and can so well make helpful to your- j self and others? Come to see me : soon, and believe me, Your warm friend, AMY SPENCER DALE. Slipped into the note Eleanor found a ticket to the Beethoven society con certs. Amy's mother had sent it very happily, but after it had gone she set alone in the gathering twilight, wish ing that she had just one flower to take on the next day to Amy's grave. "Amy would have liked me to do ! that," she thought, "but still—on her ' first birthady—" She did not finish the sentence, for just at that moment little Marjorie Williams, who lived next door, came running in. "O Mrs. Dale," she cried, "I've been to the woods with father, and I've brought you some flowers!" She ran up to Mrs. Dale, and dropped into her arms a great mass of golden rod and blue autum dasies. Then she kissed her and danced away home. Mrs. Dale gathered the golden rod and dasies in her arms, and pressed her cheek softly against them. The next morning she took them and laid them on Amy's grave. Strangely her heart felt lighter than it had felt since Amy died. She did not know why, but when Eleanor came, later in the day, and kissed her again and again, and thanked her with wet eyes for the gift, she began to know. Never after did she cover Amy's grave with costly Quick fading flowers. Instead, at Christmas, and at Easter and on Amy's birthday, she did some lovely kindness for some other girl for Amy's sake. Sometimes it was small, sometimes it was large; but always it was something that made the girl happier and better, and consequently more valuable to the world. —Youth's Companion. A It fill Plilloftnplier. A Battersea workingman was oncft possessed of a notoriously bad tem pered wife, who did not scruple, when the fit seized her, to lay violent hands upon her patient spouse. One fine day he was observed by a friend, who saw him entering a crockery shop lad en with an armful of cups and sau cers. "Hello, John!" he cried. "Selling up your home?" "No," responded John, "but I really couldn't stand the expense any longer. These here ones break into little bits at cnce when my wife throws 'em at me, and so I'm going to change them for thicker!" —London Answers. The plan of destroying hail clouds by exploding bombs among them was suggested nearly 100 years ago bv Prof. Parrot of Riga. AND iKI JTOlljklßS. I Bfcf New York City.—The "Gibson" waist Is quite as fashionable for young girls as for grown folk, and is exceedingly becoming to graceful figures. The ex- MISSES' "GIBSON" SHinT WAIST, cellent May Manton model shown in cludes all the essential features and is su.ted to a variety of materials, pique, duck, linen etamine, cheviot, madras, silk, giugham and all the light weight waist cloths and silks, taffeta, peau de sole, albatross and the like, but in the original is of white mercer ized duck, with handsome pearl but tons, and is worn with a tie and belt of pale blue liberty satin. Silk and wool fabrics give greater satisfaction when made over the fitted foundation, but washable materials require to be unlined. The lining fits snugly and smoothly, but extends to the waist line only. The waist proper is laid in deep pleats over the shoulder that extend to the waist line at the back and front, and f.re stitched to yoke depth witli corti celli silk to give the effect of pointed straps. At the centre front is the reg ulation box pleat, through which but- 1 ton holes are worked. The sleeves are In bishop style, with the season's deep puffs that are buttoned up at the in side. At the neck Is a neckband over which the regulation stock, or linen collar, may be worn. To cut this waist for a miss of four teen years of age four yards of mate rial twenty-one inches wide, three and i half yards twenty-seven Inches wide. ETON JACKET. three and an eighth yards thirty-two Inches wide, or two yards forty-fjur luc-hes wide will he required. Woman's I£ton Jacket. Eton jackets 1111 a definite need and are exceedingly fashionable both for suits and separate wraps. The smart model pictured in the large drawing is shown in etamine, in black, with bands of taffeta, stitched with corticelli silk, and small silk buttons, and makes part of a costume, but the same material, cloth and silk, are all used for general wraps, while all suitings are appro priate when packet and skirt are made to match. The back Is seamless and fits with perfect smoothness. The fronts are pointed and extend .slightly below the waist line. At the neck is a square col lar that adds greatly to the effect, but which can be omitted when a plain finish is preferred, or it is desirable to reduce either weight or warmth. The sleeves are in coat style, slightly flar ing at the wrists. To cut this jacket in the medium size four yards of material twenty-one inches wide, three and five-eighth yards twenty-seven inches wide, one and seven-eighth yards forty-four inches wide, or oue and three-quarter yards fifty inches wide will be required, with three-eighth yard less in any width when collar is omitted. Trimming* on the New Katf*. Many of the new hats are of chiffon trimmed with mohair braid. This braid has a silk sheen, which is charm ing In combination with the chiffon. One pale blue hat, for instance, is made of layers upon layers, rows upon rows, whatever way one wishes to de scribe it, of chiffon. The rim is formed of one lot of these soft layers like a rich tlakey puff paste, and the crown is of more layers, until one wonders where there is room Inside for the head. Each one of the many layers Is edged with the mohair braid. That is ' nil th-jre is to the hat. A hat like that ! requires very little trimming, a lurse pink rose or many little ones insido the rim on top and more underneath It, next the face, and there Is as pretty a hat ns may be. One must be sure not to forget the foliage with the flowers, for foliage plays an important part in all trimmings nowadays. """■ A Summery I'arasol. A summery parasol has the uppei part tucked, the tucking forming points at its lower edge, half way down the parasol, and below this extending to the edge. The other half of the para sol is of flowered lawn or muslin. There is a niching of the same thin material around the edge of the silk, where the lower part of the muslin joins it. There is still another fluff of the colored muslin around the stick at the top. ■ . *" ***" ———— " ■ A Charming Waist. A charming waist of pongee is made with* inserts of lace in a shade to match. There is a pattern of this set into the front, more of it on the tops of the sleeves, and the flaring cuffs and the collar are of the lace. Prom this stock collar lines of the lace run down onto the shoulders, set into the pon gee like the rest. Thewaistflts smooth ly over the shoulders and bust and is left, long at the lower edge and can be made to "pouch" or be pulled down snugly as desired. A Pretty Millinery Mode. Among the spring hats the shepherd, ess mode is occupying a prominent place. It is broad and flat, with a per ceptible droop at the back. Simplicity prevails in the trimming, soft ribbons and spring flowers or chiffons, and sometimes ostrich feathers, being best adapted to this purpose. Sash«.<<.\re Popular. The popularity of sashes for spring and .summer wear is assured, and many of the finest models for spring gowns are finished in this effect. Woman's Fancy Waist. Fancy bodies, with round yokes, are much in vogue both for entre gowns and the popular odd waist. This smart May Manton model is adapted to both purposes and to all the season's dress and waist materials, but, as shown, is made of etamine in pastel tan color, with yoke and cuffs of twine-colored lace, over white, and makes part of costume. The lining is snugly fitted and closet at the centre front and ou it are an ranged the various parts of the waist Both front and back are laid vertical pleats that are stitched with corticelH silk near tlieir edges, and arranged t« give a tapering effect. The closing 1) effected invisibly beneath the Inner pleat on the left front. Pointed tabs are attached beneath the edges of both inner tucks and are held in place by small silk buttons. The sleeves show one of the latest designs, and are tucked to give a snug upper portion, while they fall free and form puffs at the elbows, with deep pointed cuffs be low. At the neck is a stock that matches the yoke and closes with it at the left shoulder seam. To cut this waist in the medium size four yards of material twenty-one inches wide, three and a half yarda FANCY WAIST FOR A WOMAN. twen.y-seven inches wide, or two yards forty-four inches wide will be required. With one yard of all-over lace for yoke, collar ai'd cuffs. WITH THE "CAR CHASIRS." Hallway Employes Wlio Keep Track of the Company's Kolline block. Among the most Important employes of the great trunk lines of railroads are the "car chasers." The title exact ly describes their business. On some railroads they are called traveling car agents. The department head who em ploys them is also called variously the car agent, the car accountant of the su perintendent of rolling stock. These officials have as many as 20 assistants on some of the great roads, nine or ten being clerks at S3O or S4O a' month, and the rest being "chasers," who travel all over the country on free passes hunting up missing cars, and who receive $l2O or SIOO a month and expenses. Great railroads have immense num bers of ears. The Central railroad of New Jersey has about 50,000 of all sorts, the Pennsylvania in the neigh borhood of 100,000. These cars are at the present moment in every state in the Union. They go wherever the freight with which they are loaded is billed, and thus are scattered from Winnipeg to Mexico and from Los An geles to Bangor. A most minute and thorough system obtaining on all rail roads except the very smallest records every movement of every car. These notifications are made by pos tal card. In each general office car accountant books are kept, and the movements of the company's own cars are recorded from day today. When ever a loaded car is emptied on a for eign road that road uses it to carry back a load of freight in the direction of the road to which the car belongs. It pays at the rate of seven-eighths cent a mile for this use of its neigh bor's property in this way, and if it should happen that there was no freight to be snipped in that direction in a reasonable time the empty car is sent along and the mileage is paid on it as though it were laden. It is when cars are lost that a travel ing agent is sent out. Sometimes it happens that the cars are on a little branch road, idle and overlooked; sometimes they have happened to get into the hands of a company that is short of cars and full of business and is using every foreign car that it can get. If it is in use by a company short of cars tnat company pays mileage on it until it sometimes happens that a car is worn out and paid for before it is returned, or else it is never re turned at all. If a "car chaser" de mands the return of his company's cars they are sent home, but often others are seized and used when his back is turned and ne is traveling else where. If a car is smashed up in a railroad accident it is either rebuilt, a r.ew one is made or the price of the car i.-, paid to the owners by the company on whose track the "smash-up" oc curred. IXmlntifiVM War Heroes. Military experts generally of laf* nave been recognizing as important the fact that some of ths greatest mili tary achievements in history have been made by men of email stature, notable among these diminutive heroes being Alexander and Napoleon, while in our own history Generals Sheridan, Wheeler and Funston have been loss remarkable for their inches than for their pluck. It is doubtful whether some of the most famous men in army history could have got into the ser vice if the height now demanded of enlisted men had been a test for them to pass. The world-conquering sol diers who followed Napoleon to Jena, Wagram and Moscow were little fal lows; not one in ten of whom would have' had a chance of enlistment in an American or British regiment; but they knew their business, and the more stalwart warriors of Austria and Prussia could not stand before them. No restrictions being placed on offlcer.l as to height, the little men have had to look for their vindication to the men who wear swords. The time may come when the rifle carriers also will be able to prove the truth of the old saying that "you can't tell by the length of his legs how far a frog can jump." In fact, new regulations low ering the limitations as to the height of recruits have already been favor ably considered by the army leaders of several nations. —Chicago News. liathnr Mixed A duet in a noisy street car. "Yes, she came yesterday morning." Rattle, bump, bang! "How nice! I knew you were expect ing her. How long do you think she'll stay?" Bang, rattle, bump! "Why, I hope she'll stay right along indefinitely." "She must be a dear. They are often so different, you know. I must call on her." "Call on her? You wouldn't try to ccax her away from me, would you?" Bangity, rattlety. bumpity! "Take her away Trom you! Why. I've got one myself." "Eh! I thought you had two." "Two! How could I have two?" "The idea! Of course you could have two." "Two! Aren't you talking about your husband's mother?" "No; I'm talking about my new hired girl!" Rattle, bump, bang.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. One definition. "What is the difference between a statesman and politician?" asked the little boy who wanted to grow up to be wise. "A statesman," said the man ,of great practical force, "is the man who is studying what the constitution of i..d United means, while the other people are hustling to get votes." —Washington Star. Mexico'* History in 100 Word*. Asia probably furnished Annhuac's shadowy tribes. Primitive Aztec civili sation, suggesting Egypt's and Ilitido stnu's, ended with intrepid Cuauhte moc, Montezuma's nephew. Modest Grijalva discovered (1518), and perse vering Cortes, Mariana's lord, after de feat, conquered (1321) Mexico for Spain. Cortes' militarism and the tyranny of two royal Audienclas preceded (1&35) the yoke of sixty-four viceroys. Revo lution begun (1810) by martyred Hidal go. continued by patient Morelos, ended (1822) in independence achieved by mistaken Iturbide, whose empire fell (1824), generals, dictators and presi dents supervening. Texan independ ence (18UG) preceding war with the Americans (1840), and, dreaming Max imilian's imperialism failing (1807), left Diaz's peaceful and progressive re public.—Modern Mexico. The livll of Ignornnce. \Ve should not mourn over the for tified legations, or even over the gai risons retained on our soli. Our great est cause for anxiety is our own ignor ant populace. Most of our patriots groan over "outside woes," but they are off the track. Our chief woes are internal. The outside woes are the result of internal disorders. Internal disorders are fomented by the unem ployed and Ignorant. So we come back to the point we began with, viz., the importance of education and support of the people. Hence we welcome the establishment of industrial schools, ag ricultural and commercial schools in various places. This is attacking the evil in the right way; not by the exe cutioner's axe, nor by weak and aim less pity, but by removing the root.— I'ekin Sin Wan Pao. Student* at Bonn University. Bonn University lias 2204 students this semester. 2071 of whom are regu larly matriculated. This Is Bonn's rec ord for a winter semester, and is 15-* more than last winter's attendance. The presence of the Crown Prince of tierniany probably lias something to do with tlie increius. There is moro Catarrh In this section of tl country than all other diseases put together and until the last few years was supposed to lie incurable. For a great many years doctor pronounced it a local disease and prescribe! local remedies, and by constantly failing ti cure with local treatment, pronounced it in curable. Science has proven Catarrh to be i constitutional disease and therefore require.- constitutional treatment. Hall's Catari Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co. Toledo, 0., is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken Internally in dose, from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts direct ly on the blood and mucous surfaces of tie system. They offer one hundred dollars fo any case it fails to cure. Send for circula and testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney i Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family I'ills are the best. The Kaiser's motor car is geared to fot speeds, ranging from three to forty milt an hour. FITS permanently cured. 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We refund 10". for every package of Pr nam Fadeless Dye that fails to give sat faction. Monroe Drug Co., Dnlonville, Si It takes a level-headed man to survi a stroke of good fortune. Piso's Cure cannot l>e too highly spoken ns a cough cure. —J. \V. O'liniF.N, 322 Th' Avenue, N., Minneapolis. Minn., Jan. 6. 1. Cupid and the burglar both laugh locksmiths. mm-iEtfif—in in m mmm mtm Coughs "My wife had a deep-seated cougi for three years. I purchased twi bottles of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, large size, and it cured her com pletely." "J. H. Burge, Macon, Col. Probably you know of cough medicines that re lieve little coughs, al coughs, except deep ones I The medicine that has been curing the worst o deep coughs for sixt years is Ayer's Cherr Pectoral. Three sliet: 25c., 50c., sl. All drvfffsU. Consult your doctor. If ho fays take i then do as he anys. If he tells you r to take It. then don't take it. He knov Leave It with him. We a-e willing. J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mas Mms. 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