tt will be a relief from ths monot ony when a .debtleas duke comet to the United States with a matrimonial proporat. ' , The Argentine Republic boa 11 000 mllea of railway In operation, and a sleeping-car service, as good as ours, that costs only 90 cents a passenger for a day of 24 hours. Dr. O. T. Moore, late of Dartmouth college, has become the government algologlsL It Is not so slangy an of fice as It sounds. An algologlst Is an expert on algae, or seaweeds. It has been decided to abandon the teaching of vertical penmanship in the public schools of New York City, but this does not Imply that the forma tion of upright characters Is to be any less sedulously sought by the teach ers. Humanity, touching longevity, has cause for hope. The average age of man has been Increased seven and one-half years In the last century, and at that rate the average length of hu man life will be about 110 years in Id centuries. The population of South Australia has Increased by 13 percent In the last 10 years. That Is only a trifle more than that of England herself has In creased; a fact Indicating partly that South Australia Is not having any phenomenal boom, and also that the old country Is growing p.t a pretty sat isfactory rate. This Is the way the case was put by Judge Danforth, of the Maine su preme court, In speaking of a con victed bank cashier: "I wish that the law permitted me to send with the accused every one of the bank direc tors who, through a long term of years, expected you to do your work, live respectably, bring up a largei family and be honest all on a salary of $600 a year." The Norwelglan women hare in duced the government to sanction a new marriago ritual. The present ritual, dating from 1SS9, has created much dissatisfaction, as It contains the words: "The woman must be sub ordinate to her husband." To end the controversy the government has now sanctioned an alternative ritual, which the woman can choose, in which the words "is not" are inserted Instead of "must be." So far no opposition on the part of the men has been heard, "anything to preserve peace" evident ly being their maxim In this case. Kindness and consideration play a most Important and salutary part In the upbringing of children, reflects the Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. The littel ones brought up In an atmos phere of kindness are much more eas ily governed than those living in other surroundings. Kindness beget3 con tent, cheerfulness, trustfulness and confidence; unklndness Invites revolt, Ill-will, fretfulness, hostility and de ceit Permanent impressions of good or 111 are left on the character of children by the treatment they re ceive at the hands of those having their training In charge. Parents and educators cannot be too careful in keeping this obvious truth constantly In view. No one, even in the most advanced years, forgets the kindnesses received In youth. The mother's gan tie persuasion, the father's kindly counsel, the teacher's friendly Inter est are remembered till the very last hour of life and form one of the bright est of memory's dearest treasures. Dr. Joslah Oldfleld, author of a new book on "The Death Penalty." says that he wrote to all the Bishops of the Church of England for their opin ions on the subject, and not one of them favored the abolition of capital punishment. The English clergy's opinion In this matter Is certainly In line with that of the mass 'of English men, Their opinion la no doubt strengthened by their observation of the results of abolishing the death penalty In other countries, wholly, as In Italy, or partially, as In the United States. Italy leads all nations in the number of Its homicides. In the United States the results of a near ap proach to the abolition of the death penalty are seion In crir historical sta tistics. Mo less than 39.7S2 persons were capitally punished In the United States' by private executioners from 1836 to 1900 inclusive. In the same . five years the law capitally punished only 679 of these nearly 40,000 believ ers In the death penalty except for themselves, The bishops of England, being teachers of mercy, may reason ably hold that to maintain a penalty whose abolition o terribly Increases the sum total of capital punishment Inflicted la for the best Interests of humanity, comments tit New York Wort. An Amateur The Colllnwood car was making the run back to the city In the early even ing. It was a delightful ride. The air was cool and perfumed by the fields, and the rapid motion brought It In a steady current against the faces of the grateful passengers. Dunham Oreer took off his hat and leaned a little for ward to meet the pulsing waves of air. He was stalled for a day or two In the city, waiting for further direc tions from headquarters, and had tak en the trolley ride aimlessly, so far as direction went, only scking its cool re wards after the heat of the fierce July day. Besides, these rides gave him a chance te study human nature under new conditions, and this was always a pleasant pursuit with Dunham. As he leaned forward to catch the breeze he caught at the same time a little of the conversation of the young mail and the young woman who were sitting In front of him. The young man was quite young, two and twenty, perhaps, and the girl seemed a year or more older. She was a bright faced girl, with snappy, black eyes and a de cidedly aggressive chin; a pretty girl In a prety summer gown, her luxurious hair crowned by a tasteful black hat. The youth was somewhat pale and not at all robust of figure. "I tell you, Sis," he said, In a queru lous tone, "you can't do a thing unless you have capital." This was the remark that Dunham Greer overheard. He leaned back a little, but continued to listen. In a certain way he was the representative of capital. The remark had a per sonnl bearing. He meant to hear more. "But, Joe," the girl remonstrated, "you give In too easy. You haven't enough pluck." "Pluck counts for nothing," said the young fellow, doggedly. "When you haven't either cash or Influence you might as well throw up your hands. Haven't I tried, and don't I know by bitter experience?" "I wish I was a man!" said the black-eyed girl with sudden fierceness. The young fellow laughed. . "How do you suppose Jim Edge comb would like that, Sis?" he asked. A faint flush stole across the girl's fair cheek. "It doesn't seem to be a question of what Jim likes," she said. "Jim would like to see a fair return from his half Interest In the cut-off, but that won't bring it." "Let Jim get out himself and try his luck at peddling the thing," said the young fellow a little warmly. "Jim is Just practical he can't talk," said the girl. "And now we are back to first prin ciples," grumbled the young fellow; "it's money that talks." The girl shook her head at him. "You are so stubborn, Joe," she said. "If you once get an Idea In your head sledge hammers can't drive It out. But I suppose you are like all Inventors daft In the same direction. And yet you are so clever, Joe." "It's cleverness that doesn't pay," said the young fellow a little bitterly. "What hnve I made In the three years I've devoted to inventing? Barely a mechanic's wages." "You'll strike it rich some day, Joe," eald the girl In a gentle tone of en couragement. "I thought I'd struck it rich with the cut-off," he said a little bitterly. "My idea was a good one, and Jim carried It to completeness. The device Is so simple, so compact, so strong. It should appeal to every practical en gineer. It's both a time and a labor saver. I had no trouble In getting a patent, and yet when I try to Interest factory managers they decline to even look at it. They see nothing in the scheme for themselves personally. Per haps they are subsidized by the makers of ths old devices. Perhaps it I could bribe them they would agree to try It, I could start a stock company, no doubt and get Just enough stock for my share to make mo an easy case of freeze out when the sharpers got ready to fling me aside. I tell you it's dis couraging. Sis." "Yes, Joe, it Is," snld the girl sooth ingly. "And here is our street." Dunham Oreer drew a card from his pocket and hastily penciled beneath his name the word "Promoter." Then he added the name of the hotel at which he was stopping, and tapped the young fellow on the shoulder as he sig naled to the conductor to stop. "Call on me at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon," he said, ns the young fel low turned to discover who had Jos tled him. He saw sr young man of little more than his own age who nod ded at him In a very friendly way and thrust a card between his Angers. The girl turned, too, and caught this little by-play, and her bright eyes flashed on Dunham in a searching way. He smiled a little at her gaze and slightly bowed. "Good night," he said. The young fellow smiled and stared at the card. Then he nodded at Dun bam and helped the young woman from the car. At exactly 1 o'clock the next after noon the Inventor walked, Into the hotel lobby currying a neat package. His eyes brightened as Dunham Greer advanced to meet him and took bis hand. "On time," said Dunham. "I wasn't quite sure ttat Inventors bad a repu tation for being punctual, Bhall we go to my room?" "Sister's outside," said the young man. He laugb'rt In a slightly con strained way, "If you beard us talk ing In the car last night you must know that sister basn't a very high i opinion of my business abilities. She has eoma with me today to see that 1 1 a not buncoed." Promoter. 3 It was Dunham's turn to laugh. "That's true sisterly affection," be said. "Let us Join her." "Walt a moment," said the young Inventor. "Let me explain about Sis. She's engaged to John Edgecomb, who helped me perfect this outfit. Jim turned over his Interest In It to Sis, and she promised him that If It could be sold for enough to start a home for 'them she would carry him right away. Sis Is a little peculiar, but she's smart." "This adds a flavor of romance to the affair," said Dunham with n smile, "And I'm very fond of romance." Miss Lucy Brandon gave him an other keen look from her bright black eyes, but her gaze softened as she met Dunham's frank and sunny smile. The three turned and wnlked up the ave nue together, while the Inventor brief ly told the story of his Invention, and of his futile efforts to place tt The account was punctuated from time to time by comments from the black-eyed girl, comments so quick and apropos that Dunham's admiration for her wit was mixed with surprise at her knowl edge of mechanics. "Now," he said, "a word or two about myself. I am not really and truly a promoter, you know. Wait a moment. I hope to be a promoter on this occasion. Not exactly a slmon pure promoter, either. I think the real article usually works for himself. I disdain any such Iwe purpose. But, here, come1 Into this hank with me. and let mo put your faith to a severe test." He led them up the steps of the hnndsome building and Into the wait ing room and seated them at the writ ing table. "This is Mr. Calthorpe's bank, Isn't It?" Inquired the young woman. "Mr. Richard Calthorpe is the bank's president," said Dunham. "Are you acquainted with him?" "He attends the same church we do," snld the young woman, "and Is superintendent of the Sunday school." "That's good," said Dunham, "Ex cuse us, Joe. I want a recommenda tion from President Calthorpe. Step this way, please. Miss Lucy." And he led her back to one of the ornately decorated private offices. When they returned a few moments later the girl looked greatly puzzled and the gaze that rested on Dunham from time to time had lost all Its sug gestions of suspicion. "And now," said Dunham, "I must talk fast. At 2 o'clock I am to meet a half dozen men who are interested In a local manufactory of small hard ware and who are desirous of securing additional capital. The business Is well established and paying handsome ly, but it can be profitably extended. Among the gentlemen will be the man ager of the factory, a man of first-class mechanical ability. I Intend to sub mit the cut-off to him. If he thinks it can be manufactured by the com pany at a profit I will sell It to him for the best price obtainable and for spot cash. Now I want you to trans fer the whole tiling to me. Patent's In yourTianie, Isn't It?" "Yes," said Joo, "but " He hesi tated and turned his troubled face to his sister. That wise young woman met his glance calmly. "Joe, dear," sho said, "you must do whatever ho tolls you." "If there is any bunco about It you can blame your clever .slstsr, Joe," laughed Dunham, as he pushed for ward the Ink and pens. With trembling Angers the young In ventor filled out and signed the neces sary papers, and presently Dunham gathered them togetner and taking up the model started for the street. "What next," stammered the dazed Inventor, "Meet me here in front of the bank in Just an hour from now," said Dun ham. "One moment. What Is the sum you hope to get from this?" "I'd let it go for $600," said the In ventor. "One thousand," said the girl, with her eyes on Dunham's face. Dunham made no comment on the figures. "Don't forget 3 o'clock," ho said, and he was gone. "Do you think he'll show up again, Sis?" anxiously inquired the young in ventor, as ho watched Dunham's re treating form. "Of course i do," said the girl stout ly. But it was a weary hour of waiting for sister as well as brother. They did not venture far from the place of meeting, and several minutes befdre tho appointed time they were posted on the bank steps on the lookout tor their now found friend. "He's coming," whispered Joe. "Of course he's coming, you goose," she laughed. But Joe knew by her tone that she was relieved. "Empty handed, as you see," laughed Dunham. "But here, let us turn the corner on to this quiet street What I have to tell you will take but a few moments, and I am rather pressed for time. I sold the cut-off to the company and the manager is so much Interested In Joe here that he wants him to call on him at the works. Thinks he could And uee for him all tho year round. Here's his card. Good pay, too, I believe that's all." "Did you say you sold the cut-off?" It was the girl who asked the ques tion, and her voice was faint. Joe's eyes were fixed on Dunham be seechingly. The amateur promoter , laughed. "Here la where I get my pay," be cried. He drew a slip of paper from his r-cket It was a certified check. "With the compliments of the bunco- man," ha said, and handed It to the girl. "Twenty-five hundred!" she gasped, and then Joe snatched the precious sup away. The girl put out her hand. Her eyes were swimming. "You don't know what this means to Joe and me," she softly said. "I know It means a lot of choice sat isfaction to me," said Dunham merrily, as he pressed the girl's hand. "And how much do we owe you?" asked Joe, a little hoarsely. Dunham still looked at the girl. "Just an Invitation to the wedding," he laughingly replied. "OooJ-by." And he was gone. Cleveland Plain Dealer. PARASITES AND PICS. Haw th Little HlMtophac Fertilises the Smyrna Pig. A new Industry has been brought Into the United States during the past two years by the Introduction and ac climatization of the little Insect which fertilizes the Smyrna fig In Mediter ranean countries, says Dr. L. O. How ard, In Everybody's Magazine. The (lrled-flg Industry In this country has never amounted to anything. The Smyrna flg has controlled the drled flg markets of the world, but in Cali fornia the Smyrna flg has never held Its fruit, the young flgs dropping from the trees without ripening. It was found that In Mediterranean regions a little Insect known as the Blasto- phaga fertilizes the flowers of the Smyrna flg with pollen from the wild flg which It Inhabits. The United States department of agriculture In the spring of 1899 Imported success fully some of these Insects through one of Its traveling agents, Mr. W. T. Swingle, and the Insect was success fully established at Fresno In the San Joaquin valley. A far-sighted . fruit grower, Mr. George C. Roedlng. of Fresno, had planted some years pre viously an orchard of 6000 Smyrna flg trees and wild flg trees, and his place was the one chosen for the suc cessful experiment. The little Insect multiplied with astonishing rapidity, was carreld successfully through the winter of 1899-1900. and in Uv sum mer of 1900 was present fn such great numbers that It fertilized thousands of flgs, and 16 tons of them ripened. When these figs were dried and packed It was discovered that they were superior to the best imported flgs. They contained more sugar and were of a finer flavor than those brought from Smyrna and Algeria. The Blastophaga' has come to stay, and the prospects for a new and Im portant Industry are assured. QUAINT AND CURIOUS. There are no millionaires In Icelnnil The people there are all poor, but there are no dependents and no paupers In that land. The Naples laboratory reports a singular case of reversal In a certain aquatic plant. When the leaves of this plant were burled In the sand, with Its roots uppermost, the roots changed to stems and leaves and the burled por tions developed roots. Whllo cleaning the historical fres coes In the British house of commons the other day, a curious error in one of them was detected for the first time. It wns found that In the decoration representing the Pilgrim Fathers the Mayflower is flying the Union flag, which did not exist before 1800. Public executions In ParlB prove very profitable to the owners of houses commr.iullug the scene. Windows are let out for the occasion, the landlords watching for the first sign of the exe cution and then at once sending word to the persons who have hired the room. If an ordinary criminal is exe cuted the chnrge is usually about 3.73 per place, but should the offender have committed any remarkable crime, the prlr.e runs up to $30. The other day a bird-catcher at Bromsgrove, England, netted a robin, ths like of which not one person In ten millions has seen. The feathers are of a light drab color, the wings being edged with white, while In place of the crimson breast there is a lovely old-gold hue. It Is supposed to be a caso of alblnolsm, 'which Is not unknown among birds. The robin Is being stuffed. Those who hnve seen the may-tree as It grows In England know that Us branches curve downward until they troll on the ground, forming a kind of Inverted cup. The foliage is so thick that from the inside hardly a ray of light can be seen. In this strange abode in Haddon Woods, Kent, and as free as the birds of the trees, lives James Beecham. All possible leaks In tho roof of this woodland . dwelling have been stopped with watling, and not a drop of water comes through, even In the heaviest rain. James has lived there for six years, and he hopes to die there. Meanwhile he makes a living by weaving baskets. I.Ik m Clreua. Mr. Bingo, a Junior member of ths Arm, had a peculiarly irritating sneeze. It began with an elaborate and terrify ing serleB of facial convulsions, nnd ended with a most lame and Impotent paroxysm that always disappointed the expectant observer. "Your sneeze," said Mr. Gringo, the senior partner, after watching hlra through one of his sternutations, "la a regular circus." "A circus?" said Mr, Bingo. , "Yes. sir," was the rejoinder. "Ths performance never comes up to the ad vance notices." Youth's Companion. fchort llnwa lor Itedlahee. Radishes should be planted In short rows, repeating the plantings every week or 10 days, as It Is better to grow only a few than to grow a large number as a crop, owing to the fact that they' soon become woody and are not desirable except when young and crisp. Weed After ""Cverr Main. After every rnln there will be more weeds, and In a few weeks grass will put In an appearance. An ordinary rake, If used In the garden, will de stroy the weeds when they are Just appearing. For a field the horse weed er will quickly perform the work. If the destruction of weeds Is deferred unt!l they make moderate growth then the cultivator will be necessary to clear the ground. Use the rake and weeder often and thus save labor In culti vating. Crnpa fur Itlrlt Holla. Parsley, carrots and parsnips may he grown on almost all rich soils, but as the see.Is of these plants are low in germinating farmers are not pnr tlal to them, as It is important that the weeds be kept down or the plants will be crowded out In their first etnges of growth,. The sec-ds should be bowii early, on carefully prepared ground, so as to hnve the seed ger minate and the young plants make as much headway as possible before weeds and grass can secure a stand. Sccmthnfs band weeding must be re futed to. I'se plenty of seed, plant ing In drill?, In "stools," six Inches i:;nrt In the rows, thinning out the surpliH plnnu Inter on. A few radish seeds (which germinate quickly) may be if. Hi when planting tne crops named lu order to Ehow the rows. Vnlnn nf I.rnf Sail. In propagating leaf mould Is as use ful rs sand, and almost all plants in pots are benefited by its use. It Is also excellent In the kitchen garden and flower beds, nnd as a winter covering it is un'qualed. It Is, however, more In propagating and potting that It Is uped and valued; but It varies In qual ity, and much that would turn out first rate is rendered next to useless by the treatment to which It Is subjected. In many cases It Is thought so long at It appears to be leaf soil that is all that is necessary, and the leaves are fre quently used for hotbeds and other purposes before they come for potting, and this Is a common way to convert them to mould. It Is certainly one way, but far from being the right one, as the fermenting bed reduces It to mere waste. After receiving a hint ns to not fermenting it, we have ceased doing eo'nnd the result Is a material which may bo put to tho choicest pro ducing fungus or other deleterious matter. We have abundance of leaves, chiefly oak and beech, the best of all. We do not gather the leaves Into a largo heap to ferment as formerly, but we collect several cartloads into a hol low and spread them out in a lnyer about 18 Inches or two feet deep, and there they remain without fermenting until they decay naturally. Those treated In this manner last year are now in splendid condition, and by Btorlng a quantity in this way annu ally there Is no difficulty in securing a constant Biipply of leaf soil. In the woods plenty of this material can usu ally be found and in fit condition for use. In the little hollows, between trees, where the wind has piled the leaves and keeps up the supply as their bulk Is reduced by decay. It will be necessary of course to first remove the dry leaves on top. I can recommend this system thoroughly. F. H. Sweet, In Agricultural Epltomlst Orchard I'lantlng. The beet location for an orchard Is where some protection Is afforded from the north and northwest winds. Such a position is found with a woods or belt of trees on these two sides of the orchard. Such a belt of trees is even better than buildings. A heavy growth of quick growing forest trees should be planted for this purpose on every farm. Mark out a good location for the orchard and then plant the trees on the north and northwest sides. These trees may be nut bearing trees and they will In this way pay Interest on the Investment The trees Bhould be planted close enough together so that as they get older they can be thinned out, using tne larger trees thus cut for timber. By thinning out occasionally and planting new ones, it Is possible to practice In a small way scientific forestry. One of the best places to plant an orchard Is on the lower end of the slope of a hill where the hill itself will furnish protection from the ex tremes of winter weather. When plant ed in this this way ths trees should be be kept pruned back pretty well so that the heads and Inside of the top can be kept open to the sunlight. In planting the fruit trees it 'is necessary that the big roots should be spread out evenly on all sides. If these roots are all cramped Into a small hole on one aide they will not give the protection from winds and storms they need. If the wind blows from the side opposite to the cluster of roots, the tree will soon lean over and fall. Propping up will never give to such a tree the rigidity it should have, and some day when loaded with fruit it will fall over, caus ing considerable loss. We must study the roo arrangements of the tree as well as the position of the branches. Always plant the strongest roots on the northward side. As the prevailing heavy winds come from that direction Id winter, it will, tend to give mors stability to the trees. This is not gen erally observed, but when It Is less damage to the orchard by storms will be noted. Fruit trees that are twisted and bent so that their roots are In jured .will never do so well as those which are able to resist the most vio lent winds. Two persons at least are needed to plant a tree properly. One must hold It upright while the other flits In the dirt and packs it around the roots. A tree should naturally stand upright and firm before the dirt Is put In the hole. C. T. White In American Cultivator. TVIib Shall Mis Fartlllaeraf A man has a pain Is his knee, and finds that by rubblngacertaln liniment on It the pain Is relieved. The next week he has a headache, and, remem bering his knee, he rubs the same lini ment on his head. The pain gets worse Instead of better, and the man de nounces the liniment as a fraud. He does not realize that the trouble In his head may come from his stomach. The liniment helped his knee, but failed to help his head; therefore, It Is a fraud. You see, this man fails to recognize that there were two kinds of aches, each requiring a different 'reutment. Ho Is like the man who uses & "phosphate" or some one-sided fertilizer, and obtains good results on a certain crop. He tries It on another crop or coll and falls; therefore, all fertiliexrs are frauds. A friend once used 200 pounds to the acre of nitrate of soda on wheat In the fprlnc and Increased his yield quite a little. The next year he rfecid td to i:-e only nitrate on his potatoes, which wcro planted on a soil quite de ficient In potash. He got a large growth of vines, but few potatoes. He said that nitrate of eod.i, and Inciden tally, all fertilizers, were "no good." A fair amount of potash used with the nitrate would have doubled his yield, but he would not go down to the true causes of his failure. Such men make a mlttnke in attempting to mix their own fertilizers or to use special sub stances. They will do much better to buy the mixed goods, and always se lect complete mixtures. Generally speaking, it will pay for a farmer to hire experts to mix or plan for him, mi lees he is willing to think nnd study down to the basic principles that un derlie his work. The soil may have four aches, requiring nitrogen, potash, phosphoric acid or lime to cure them. I'nless you know which particular ache your farm hns you would better use all four. Rural New Yorker. Crafting lp tr.wuerrlea by ftelertlnn. Variation in plants Is an Important factor In fruit growing. Plants grown from tfeds have a father and mother the same as an animal. When we propagate by buds and runners we have only a "mother" In a figurative sense. It is really a division of the nodes In Its own body which contain the protoplasm, yet they are new crea tions Just as much as the plants grown from seeds. Being a division they con tain a vigor or weakness of the parent plant. They usually closely resemble and bear fruit tne same a the plant from which they are taken and yet under changed conditions they often make remarkable variations; some times so much as to constitute a dis tinct variety. No we may take advantage of these variations and Ax in our mind the kind of plant and berry we want to pro duce, and continuously select plants which we find here and there in the Acid approaching most nearly to the Ideal wg want and propagate from these, keeping them under restriction to prevent pollen exhaustion and great ly Improve them. Sixteen years ago I adopted the fol lowing plan: I always set my plants In spring and then keep sharp watch during the summer when hoeing and cultivating for plants which show qualities superior to their fellows and set a numbered stake by them. A rec ord Is kept In a field book on a scale of 1 to 10. Careful examination Is mado at stated periods during the sea son. Foliage, disposition to make Btrong fruit buds and few runners are carefully noted. The next spring when buds begin to show many of the plants staked are discarded and from the re mainder one-half the buds are removed to prevent pollen exhaustion. It should be remembered that these plants are grown in stools or hills and all runners removed ns fast as they appear to encourage the habit of form ing seed buds instead of runners; Since such plant is really many plants con sclidated, the fruit stems must be treat: d us individuals. When the fruit is set it is thinned to three or four berries to the stem. Since strength is developed by exercise thpy must be al lowed to bear some fruit. I am firmly convinced that if the blossom buds are removed every year, they will lose the habit of forming fruit buds and throw their strength into the formation of runners the same as u pollen exhausted plant When berries are ripe their size, col or, firmness and Aavor are carefully noted in the scale book and footings made, and the plant showing the most points of excellence Is then taken as the "mother" of all the future plant ings of that variety. It Is given high tillage and irrigation and runners ure potted as fust as they appear and transferred to the special propogating lied, where they are allowed to make runntrj tor next season, when the the search for new and bettor varia tions is continued as before. Thus year after year we are throwing out the weaklings and accumulating ths good qualities in the plants upon which we are to bestow our labor and use of land. R. M. Kellogg, In Amert can Agriculturist. The difference between the editot and h.3 wife Is that she sets things to right and hs writes things to set OUR LOCAL NINE. Our Irtent nine Is ready for the opening or the rrsy. The country lina been searched for hnxflmll strcnirth: Our town 'II win the pennant, so ths Knowing nnca nil any. And here's the list of plnyers note Its length: Rcllly from Oalikoab, and Byrnes from Detroit; Schneider frcrhi Plttabnrg, and FlynB from Ilclolt: Trenton aends Cooney, .Cleveland 1 lends Uiiiry, Ilnrtogs's from Denver, nnd Strauss from Klmlry. Pllvlnaky nt second Is from Baltimore, And snltatftate players' we've gathered gnlnre: Nolan's from Springfield, and P.anm's frnin Ht. Paul, With Murphy from Charleston I've named nearly nil; ltothknpf's from Bridgeport, and Pfelf- for from C'hnsy And, any! ain't our local bnse-ball team s dnixy? -ruck. HUMOROUS. Hoax Phunnlman Is a ma.l was:. Joax He hsd better look out for the dog catchers. Scribbler How do you know he's an author?" Scrawler He showed me his , collection of rejection slips. Nell When he talks to me his con versation seems so flat. Belle anJ when he talks to me It's Aatter. "That augurs badly." "What?" "The fact that It's the conversation with no point to it that bores the quickest" Wlsi That fellow savs things are nm iiniv npnr in n . n ih iihmh. hiii . . 1.. -.1. ... 1 I V , urally. He's an undertaker. "Mnw ffftnflnmAn " anlrl the nrnfea- sor, "name some of the beauties of education." And a facet loir, student In the back row shouted: "Pr'.tty school teachers!" . Blobbs Longbow couldn't possibly tell the truth about himself. Slohbs And he carried It to such ridiculous extremes. I hear he was even written his own epltnpn. Trlson Warden Convict 41144 seems very cheerful. In fact, he's quite a comedian. Keeper Yes; and last night he waB feeling so good that be Just let himself loose. w ra fnmrrllvlm I wnulrtn r ne uujr iuc. t wuuuiii v ftivo iwu ecu cpntn-fitivA Bhnnt thnae tMnn. ItfB. BR ill uie iiiL'airicu.1 iQHnu production If the salary Is satisfactory. It Is 'As You Like If " "Well," re plied the seedy-looking actor, "I'd like It about a hundred per." "The color fled from her face," wrota the novelist "Alas! tr.-.t is what comes of using cheap complexions," thought the heroine of the story. But, being merely a figment of the au thor's brain, of course, t'.ie could noj give open expression to this rebellious sentiment. The lawyer for the prosecution had had the stolid-faced man on the wit ness stand for half an hour without getting a solitary reply that was favor able to his side. "What Is your occu pation?" Anally demanded the attor ney. "I am employed In a bureau of information," replied the stolid-faced man. Then the lawyer for the prose cution realized what he was up against and gave up in despair. SOME MARBLE LORE. Poor Folk In Germany Male. Moat of the Cnimnnn Agatee. Nearly all the agate marbles that rattle around and weas holes in the pockets of all schoolboys on earth are made in tho State of Thurlngla, Ger many. On winter days the poor people, who live In villages, gather together small squaro stones, place them in moulJs something like big coffee mills, and grind them until they are round. The marbles made In this way are the common china, painted china, glazel china. Imitation abates and black and white ballots. These aio very cheap, ranging in price, according to size, from 10 to 60 for Ave cents. Imitation agates are made from white stone and are painted to repre sent the pride of the marble player's heart the real agate. The painted china marbles are of plain white stone, with lines crossing each other at right angles painted upon them. The bal lots are little black and white mar bles that look as though they would never stop rolling If once set In mo tion. Glass alleys are blown by glass blowers in the town of Lauscha. Ger many. The expert workmen take a piece of plain glass and another Wt of rei glass, heat them red hot blow them together, give them a twist and there is a pretty alley wkh the red and white threads of glass twisted in side Into the form of the letter 8. Large twisted alleys and plain glass alleys with the figure of a dog or sheep inside are made for very small boys and girls to play with. The mar bles most prized by the young Ameri can of toJay are the real agates. These marbles are seal brown or black in color, and many of them have large, round circles on thorn that look like eyes. They sell for five, 10 and 15 cents each, and the boy who has a real agate with a lucky ere peeping out at htm from a glossy surface Is envied. It Is said that tho only marbles made In America are the common ones that boys can buy almost a handful of tor a cent. The number of foreigners in Europe an countries Is two and three-quarter millions, of whom Germans come first with 800,000 and British ninth, with 70,000 to 80,000. X
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