LIFE. A cruntof bread anil a corner (0 sleep In, A minute to smile und an hour to weep la, A Pint of Joy to a peck of trouble, And never a. laugh but the mouns come double ; And Unit Is lire! A crust end a corner that love mnkes RrAt'lnim. With 'be smiles to warm and the tears to refresh us, And Jov seems sweeter when cares come a r, And a tn.mn Is the finest of rolls for laugh, ter; And that Is life! Paul U Dunbar. X5he jPeregrineF'alconf I By W. 8ewa:d Wallace. Lin Brlstow lived in a small town on the Hudson. Klver chore. His home, where he lived with his mother and nn elder sister, stood at one end of the town, while at tho othpr end rose a great mountain called the North CHIT. Lin was fourteen years of age and knew more about wood and field than about airlthnirtilc or history. On hot AugiiBt day Lincoln stnrtol tor the North Cliff, his shot gun over one shoulder, and a lunch In his packet. 'As his mother watched him go Ehe gave a thuke of her head and a long Blgti; for her eon was not tinning out as she would have hlni, and they were very poor. However, Bhe loved his maul!::cis and knowledge of woodloie, and tho hoped (hat some day he would turn toward piactlcal things. A tramp of an hour brought Hie lad out on top cf the great hill. Tho view from this spot was wonderful; tho town lay like a map at his feet, and beyond the great idvor stretched blue as the sky above. He could see his home eireet, but not the house, which was hidden by a yrove of tall trees. He knew his mother was watching for his itccue'cnied signal, and waved his hand Jteichlef toward the town,' knowing that his mother could Bee that tiny speck agalnet the mountain green. As lie turned away, a large falcon tailed slowly by far over his head. Lin at onco tank into vlio shelter of a friendly cedar tree, his eyes following the bird. The falcon sank towta,rd a nearby cliff, wheeling In wide circles. "If I can only find her nest," thought Un, "I may be able to got a splendid present for the school museum." But it was bo easy as gathering hazel nuts to follow that bird and he wormed his way along the cliff edge, little by little, as the bird flew onward. About midday, he was rewarding by spying the nest on a narrow shelf of tie cliff, some way from the top. There were two little falcons In it, and tho mother bird sat on the edge. It was a cruel thing to do to shoot them, but Lin was 'anxious to get a reward offer ed for these birds by the village au thorities. They said the falcons de stroyed chickens and Belgians, which was true. Lin crouched on the nearest point of rock, and took careful aim. Bang, bang! went both barrels of his gun. The echoes startled him, they seemed so loud, and tho falcon dropped down behind the nest in a place almost lnaccestnble. It was dead. But how WBfl he to get It? As he stood there, a great stillness followed the shot, and be distinctly heard the sounds from tho distant village below. The bark of a dog, the whistles of the trains, and even the sounds of aJarra bells, and the whistling of fire engines. There was a fire somewhere. Lin's next thought was about the fal con. How was he to rat down to It and bring it up. Below the ledge on which the bird lay dropped a vertical precipice 500 feet to the river's edge. And the ledge was several feet below the top. Bat Lin was above all things able to climb about ricky places. So be tightened his belt and started to find a way down. A low, guarled cedar clung to a fissure a few feet be low, and If he could reach that he might slide down the fissure. Lin cut off a pieco off heavy grapevine that clung to a tree near by, and, using that as a rope, slid into the stunted cedar. Then he slid onward down the Assure to the bird. The young birds and the sticks that compose the nest be stued Into his dffeep coat pocket that was made to Include the whole of the coat lining. But to ascend was a matter Lin had quite omitted to consider. How could one slide up a Assure In a rocky wall? He was well boxed up. He decided af ter a while that the only way to get up was to be helped up. So he start ed to shout. At his third yell a head suddenly popped over the edge above blm, and the owner said: - "Ah, there you are! And by the Great Horned) Toad, if he has not got my bird, too. What's the matter; can't you get up ocaln?" The man appeared to be a well dressed sportsman. He smiled as he understood Lin's predica ment ' "No, sir; I'm trapped, but If you will please let down that long grapevine" "Just one moment is this your gun tip here?" , "Yes, that Is mine; the one with the old stock," em8wered Lin. "And you were trying to steal my bird, there, I suppose?" returned the sportsman angrily. Lin flushed at this and for a moment his anger prevented speech. "Why, this (this Is a public p-place, isn't It?" be Btammered. "Oh, yes; but as It happens I shot that bird myself. You fired at the eagle at the same time but I hit her." Lin remembered (he loud echo and answered: ' i "I beg your pardon, but I think you are mistaken; I killed that bird my self witL that gun, and it't not an eagle, but a peregrine falcon or duck hawk. You can feel my gun barrels are still heated, guess. Won't you please lot down the grapevine, mister, it's terribly hot here? I feel sick from It now." The face of the lima above grew red with anger, but after a mo ment's thought he produced a bit of siring and snlil", "Well, all right, but you had best send up the eagle I mean, the falcon, first." Lin was preli'y keen of wit, and be laughed at this. ' No, no I may have been a bit of a fool to get into this predicament, but I am not all fool. If you don't believe I shot the bird, mister. It will be easy to prove It from a look at the shot In It the wound is too deep to And them mow, but the btrd-stuffer will, and there Is no use lu keeping me down here broiling all afternoon." "I tell you what, my boy," said the hunter, presently, "I have a notion that you may be right end whether ycu are lying to mo or not, we will compromise the -matter In this way. I'll buy the bird and then If the shot In it fit your gun you must return the money and I'll return the bird. But if the shot In it fit my gun, then the bird' Is mine, and I keep it and you are In that much money. Is that a bar gain? Lin thought a moment. The money certainly would be more to him, and ho would make more than by the re ward of $2 offered by the town board. He decided to accept It. Five minutes later lit was agreed that $5 was a fair price for such a common bird, and Lin was scon helped up the cliff. He gavo his address and bin name, and the gen tleman gave his. The falcon and a $5 bill clianged hands and the two part ed. When Lin reached the street on which stood his home that morning he noticed there was something wion?. He missed the usual quietness, of late afternoon. Instead, a large crowd of people were walking about. And when he reached his own garden, a cry of terror escaped blm. His home lay a heap of smouldering ashes. There- were several firemen still around cooling the ashes off with a single Btream of water. Lin was scarcely able to speak from the sobs of agony that shook him, but he managed to aek where his mother and sister were. Had they escaped? They were at a neighbor's. Lin soon found them, both prostrated, and learn ed that the Are had occurred from an overturned pan of fat They had lost everything they possessed in the world, except tho clothing on their backs. The $5 bill was at first considered welcome addition to their very small earnings. They lived In a boarding house, and needed every penny to make up enough for the barest necessities. But Lin remembered that he was not yet certain of who shot that bird. So he refused to use It until he had heard from the gentleman. It seemed to him a long time before the loiter came. It said: My Dear Lincoln: I have found that the bird shot was yours after all; It contained BB2 shot, which I never use. Therefore, according to agreement, you murt return the 5, and I the bird. But as it happens, while a peregrine falcon, as you said, is a very rare variety, wMh peculiar ring coverts. In consideration of this fact, and your honesty In deal ing with me, I shs'll keep the falcon, and give you an' additional sum in payment, to be determined after a more thorough examination by a friend of mine. Very truly, ST. GEORGE MITCHELL, " HavenoakB, Aug. 29. This unexpected outcome of his mounlaln adventure excited Un great ly, and he thought of the young birds and the nest, which he had placed In the hands of an older boy, a neighbor, to prepare for tho school museum. So he wrote again to Mr. Mitchell, a note of internet, telling of the nest and the '.wo young falcons, and also mentioning how his mother's house had burned down. He introduced the latter, be cause he thought a letter should be longer than three lines. And be en closed the $5. Three days later, two gentlemen call ed on Mrs, Brtstow, and Lin Introduced one of them as St. George Mitchell. The other Was a friend of Mr. Mit chell's, and was an expert taxidermist. Eoth the gentlemen expressed great sympathy with the mother and her children who had lost their home. And then Mr. Mitchell surprised them all by proferring a chock for $70, saying that was a fair price for one very rare kind of peregrine falcon, with two young birds and a good portion of the original nest And although Mrs. Brls tow was at first too proud to accept it, dhe gentlemen showed her that it was only what anyone would have offered Lin for such a rare find. "And further," sadd) Mr. Mitchell, "I wish to make some reparation for having kept Lincoln In a dangerous and uncomfortable position on the North Cliff, while his home was burn ing down. Therefore I have seen the superintendent of the box factory, and he will haive a good position where Lin can. work half e day. He 6hoUld go to school the other half." Mr. Mitchell refused any thanks and hurried away with his friends, leaving the check In the trembling bands of the widow, who was too astonished1 and de lighted to remember her usual polite way of nodding goodby. But Lin did not forget his, and hurried after the gentlemen, thanked Mr. Mitchell awk wardly, but sincerely, and told him that he would go regularly to school thereafter, and work half a day in the box factory. All this happened some years ago, but Lin kept his promise so faithfully that we have lately heard of him as the village postmaster, and owner of a fine new house on the site of the burned down home. Detroit News-Tribune. THB DRUDQRL1S8 LIFB., . Who will take the washerwoman's plaoa t the tub? Will the ditcher's son fall heir to his father's spude? If not, how Is the work of the world to be done? Ths Ststa Superintendent of Public Instruction. Who'll tnke the washerwoman's place Hi-fore the tub, And scatter buttons with such grace? That's not the rub. Tho weekly wnsli will Ret Its scrub, And liven up the scenery Un other lines (whllo at the club She Is) all by muchlnery. The ditcher's son will pass along Ills father's spade; He feels that he Is overHtrong; For such a trade; Uy such means he would ba delayed In chiming hard for riches; And enxlnes. for that purpose made, Will dig the ditches. The handmaid Is not such a need Now as of yore, For we must liave much greater speed Than heretofore; All work by hand's an awful bore, And very much too slow; So very few things any more Are real hand-made, you know. Indianapolis News. Ted Tom says It costs him more to run his auto than he expected. Ned Tho repairs, I suppose? Ted No; the costumes his wife wears when she goes out In it. Puck.' Him And you won't go with me? Her No I don't like your style. Him Pooh! You're aa full of airs as a street plnno. Her Maybe but I don't go with a crank. Cleveland Leador. Irascible Magistrate Officer, why did you bring this prisoner up before me? Can't you see he's as deaf as a door nail? Policeman 01 was told ye'd give him a hearing,, sor." Judge. Loralne Is It true that you are en gaged to Fred Clarice No; I have not glveh him a definite answer yet. I want to wait and see how he looks after the football season Is over. Judge. "One more question," said the Trust magnate to the applicant. "How is your memory?" "Very hazy," replied the latter. "Good," cried the magnate. "The Job Is yours." -Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Do you regard Bllgglns as a man of great depth?" "No," answered Miss Cayenne. "His conversation Is bard to follow. But his is one of the na tures that avoid seeming shallow by being opaque." Washington Star. "You never can tell," observed Un cle Allen Sparks, "what lasting results may be accomplished by an earnest word spoken at the right time. Many a man has had the shape of bis nose changed for life by calling another man a liar." Chicago Tribune. Bink Stung again yesterday. Wink You are always getting stung. What now? Blnk Answered an ad that said for a dollar they would tell me how to save plumber's bills. Wink And the answer? Blng Just two words "File them." Chicago Dally News. ' "He's almost as wealthy as you are, Isn't he?" aBked Jlgley. "Yes," re piled Richley, "but ho's awfully tight chested." "Why, he said he'd give fifty dollars to that charity if you would." "Exactly; that Just shows that he doesn't expect to contribute at all." Philadelphia Press. First, out of man's need, sprang En terprise, alert, tireless, and presently so forgetful of Its origin as to push on where no need was. But at length En terprise was made conscious of Its trousers, and how, by such fierce ac tivity, It was bagging these. And that was the beginning of Gentility. Puck. Old coachman (exercising super seded carriage horses, on catching sight of automobile party) Well, all I can say Is, when the ladles went out with me, they used to take a pride In makln themselves look nice; but when they goes out in that bloomln' thing, they looks like patients out of one of them eye and ear hospitals! Punch. New Order of Merit. How to arrest depopulation con stantly taxes the minds of ingenious statesmen. The latest brilliant Idea Is a special decoration, with a special ribbon, of a special pattern and color, for fathers of large families. The weakness of Frenchmen for ribbons In their buttonholes is well known, and has been laughed at by none so much as Frenchmen themselves, but It may as well be turned to account, so the Ingenious statesman In ques tion proposes granting the new Order of Merit to fathers of six children at least Less than that number would not be a qualification. The round dozen of offspring would entitle the bappy sire to the highest rank In the order, with star or brilliants. But the strange thing is that no one seems to think of decorating the mothers. Paris Cor. London Telegraph. 8elf-Dlsgraced. In Boston, as every one knows, the Symphony concerts are viewed In the light of sacred ceremonials. In this connection the story Is told of two little girls of a certain family who returned from the Music hall "in a state of mind." One of them carried an expression of deep scorn; the oth er an air of great dejection. "What is the matter, girls?" asked some member of the household. "Was the concert fine?" . "The concert was all right," re sponded. Eleanor. "The trouble was with Mary. She .disgraced herself." "Disgraced .herself?" , ."Yes, she sneezed In the middle of the' symphony." Philadelphia Ledger. H11 A German statistician bas calculat ed that the steam power In present use on this globe Is equal to 120,-U00,000-horse-power. The coal needed to supply this Bteam for a year would make a freight tra'ln extending 10 times around the earth. Another substitute for coal Is re ported from Qallcla, whore a native engineer has made a combination of crude petroleum, cinders and sand into brick or briquettes, "which may be used as fuel by any household la place of coal, a hundred kilos (224.4 pounds) to cost only $1." The punkah, or large fan, so neces sary for securing a comfortable nap In tropical India, Is operated by a na tlvo servant. Attempts to drive It me chanically have failed, but success at last Is claimed for an electrically driv en punkah that, by means of a lath shaped spring, gives the Jerking or slapping motion needed to keep away the Insects. An English sclontlst gives some In teresting figures regarding the occur rence and distribution of radium In the earth. The total amount of radium In the ocean Is reckoned to be 20,000 Ions. Regarding the sediments accum ulating in the sea, it Is found that those most slowly formed exhibit the greatest radio activity. If all the de posits in the sea were as rich In ra dium as the globlgerlna ooze the total amount of this element In them would be 1,000,000 tons. With regard to the rato of chango of uranium, by which radium Is produced, It Is cal culated that the amount present In the earth 100,000,000 years ago was only 1 percent more than now. In the Gulf of Capodlstrla there is a motor-boat specially designed and built for the scientific exploration of the Ad riatic. Tho Adrla, as she Is called, Is Intended for the use of the zoo logical station at St. Andrea. She is a 44-ton vessel, nearly 70 feet In length, and fitted with a benzine motor of lOB-horse-power. The boat Is divid ed Into four compartments, consisting of a saloon, a laboratory for scien tific experiments, a dark-room for pho tography and quarters for the crew. A dynamo motor furnishes electric light and aUo the power for weighing anchor and lowering and raising the great nets. The Adrla Is the property of the Society for the Scientific Ex ploration of the Adriatic, which bas Its headquarters In Vienna. NO DECREASE IN U8E OF WOOD. In 8plte of Fire-Proofing Lumber Is Chiefly Used In Building. In spite of the advance In fireproof construction during the last ten years there has been no decerase In the use of lumber, according to a statement published by the Bureau of Forestry. Both architects and builders admit, It says, that the forests of the country are likely to bo the chief source of building material for many years to come. The heavy demand for lumber continues, although all of the various fireproof materials going Into approv ed building construction are now used in greater quantities than was thought possible a few years ago. The statement quotes from a report of the Geological Survey, showing that of the permits Issued for building op erations last year in forty-nine lead ing cities of the country approximately CI per cent were for buildings of wood, while the remaining 39 per cent, were for fire-resisting structures. "These figures are more significant" the report adds, "when It Is realized that they represent only the building activities In the largest cities. In towns and small cities wood is' usual ly the predominating building mater ial." Teeth Have to Answer, It is the teeth that the pathologist should first look for an explanation of those emotional crisis In the lives of all of ns which assume now the form of an exaggeration of the sentiment of romantic love, again an intensifica tion of insomnia and sometimes a de velopment of religious sensibility to the boundary line of mania. In making good this theory the pro fessor of diseases of the nervous sys tem in the Western Reserve Univer sity, Dr. Henry S. Upson, ascribes many of the ordinary cases of nervous wreck met with in daily experience to a misunderstanding of the depth of mechanism of man. Not only Is teeth the cause but disease of a den tal nature Involving no pain whatever to the victim works its havoc and leads men and women to madhouses, domestic miseries and every kind of excess. Current Literature. Underground Rivers of Australia. , There are comparatively few rivers of any size or importance In Austral ia, and a Ideal learned professor of science has been explaining the reas on. In consequence of the geologi cal, formation of the Commonwealth most of its rivers are at present im prisoned subterranean streams. He declares that one of these un derground rivers is the largest In the world, being no less' than 200 miles wide and running right through the cc-ntre of the continent. If these vast supplies of subterranean waters were brought to the Burface and prop erly utilized Australia would become the richest country in the world. Westminster Gazette. PEARLS OF THOUGHT. As a rule, naughtiness does not come to naught , . A lazy man Is always ready to band you free advice. The thread of many a discourse Is In reality a yarn. ' Your bottom dollar Is always a sound financial basis. Old age comes In a canter to ths man who goes the pace. The overthrow of many a man may be traced to a Blip of a girl. Among other plpo lines are those written In favor of smoking. If women were mind readers, they wouldn't speak to some men. It does seem queer that most "good fellows" have a lot or bad habits. People In the social scale seldom find it noeessary to weigh their words. Our Idea of a martyr Is a man who poses as a good example In a small town. Distance not only londs enchant ment, but It doesn't expect to be paid back. By standing tip for yourself others may bo prevented from Bitting down on you. There Is something wrong with the minds of men who seek continuous pleasure. It mny be possible for a man to write a sensible love letter, but he never does. A man may think ho Is killing time, but soonor or later time puts hlra out of the running. The mere fact that a man doesn't pay his bills is no sign that he owns an automobile. It sometimes happens that a man Is as vain of his wife's actions as he Is ashamed of his own. Fortune is said to knock once at every man's door, but It's difficult to make some men believe It. About the man who thinks be knows it all the worst thing Is his In ability to keep his mouth shut. It tr.kes an awful lot of self-control to onable a man to go up In the attlo every time he feels like swearing. The theatre box office window Is larger than the church contribution plate. Perhaps that may account for It Did ypu ever notice the look of pain that doesn't show up on a doctor's face when a rival M. D. is spoken of contemptuously? A health Journal has an article on "How to Lie When Asleep." What we need Is a few pointers on bow to induce people to tell the truth when awake. From "Humanisms" In the New York Journal. A FAMOUS BATHTUB. The Big Shoe In Which Marat Was Killed Now In a Paris Museum. The bathtub In which Marat was killed by Charlotte Corday is still in existence. A man who has seen It in Paris, where It is now on sale, says that it Is totally unlike the bathtubs with which we are familiar. "It is shaped like a sabot, or shoe" be writes In the London Illustrated News, "and is covered except for a space where the bather gets in. It is not long enough for a man to stretch out comfortably. That would be Impossible anyway, owing to the shape. The occupant must sit up, his head and shoulders coming out of the ankle of the shoe. "On the upper part there are two books which could be used to support a desk. A sort of stool in copper Is fixed to tho bath which enables the bather to sit and write. Under this stool the beating apparatus was plac ed. "That bath baa not been used since the murder, and even now, perhaps, the blood marks of 'tthe friend of the people' can be seen. At least the sul phur and other chemicals used by Marat, who, as is known, suffered from a skin disease, have left their trace on the metal. ' "After passing through many hands the bath came Into the possession of the cure of Sargeau, who sold It to the Grevin Museum for 3,000 francs." First Giraffe in Europe. Dr. Johnson, as Is well known, re fused for many months to believe in the Lisbon earthquake, and Parlsans formerly were Just as sceptical as to the existence of the giraffe, a new specimen of which bas Just been add ed to the Jardin des Plantes. The ear liest specimen of these gentle crea tures was seen in Paris in the reign of Louis XVI. We learn from a French contemporary that the giraffe was first beard of In 1787, when It was describ ed by a Frenchman named Levalllant, who had Journeyed In the lands of the Hottentots and Kaffirs. When the ex plorer referred to the animals with the long necks he was looked upon as a Munchausen and told that be was such In not the politest language. It was only when some living speci mens arrived in the French capital that LevalHant's reputation for verac ity was re-established, and then the animals for a long time formed the sensation of Paris, not only among the multitude but in all scientific circles. London Globe. Mature' Danger Colors. The strong yellow and black mark ing of the European salamander- is what is called a "warning" coloration. Just as Is the yellow and black outfit of the poisonous wasp. Animals learn to leave the yellow and black livery untouched, and tentative bites are thus avoided by the creatures so marked. Sir Ray Lankester in London Telegraph. A NEW ANIMAL HERO. The Silver Fox "a Glorified Freak of ths Red Race." ErneBt Thompson Seton's new story, "Domlna Reynard of Goldur Town," the history of a silver fox, with many illustrations by the author-artist, be gins publication In the "Century.' This Is the hero: Only those wise in the woodlore of the North can fully know the maglo In the name. The silver fox Is not of different kind, but a glorified freak ot the red race. His parents may have been the commonest of red foxes, yet nature In extravagant mood may have showered all her gifts on this favored one of the offspring, and not only clad him In a marvelous coat, but gifted him with speed and wind and brains above bis kind, to guard bit perilous wealth. And need he bas ot all such power, for this exquisite robs Is so mellow rich, so wonderful In Btyle, with Its glossy black and deli cate frosting, that It Is the most de sirable, the most precious of all furs, worth many times Its weight In gold, the noblest peltry known to man. It Is the proper robe of kings, the ap panage of great imperial thrones to day, as was tho Tyrlan purple In the days of Rome. This Is indeed the hunter's highest prize, but so guarded by the cunning brain and the wind and limb of the beast himself, that It is through rare good luck more than hunter skill that a few of those fur Jewels are takon each year In the woods, There are degrees - of rank among these patrlcans. They range In qual ity even as diamonds range, and the hunters have a Jargon of their own to express all shades between the cross and the finest silver black. Ills quality may scarcely show In summer, and a silver cub, while to the nursery coat, might pass for a common fox. It Is the approach of winter that brings out the beauties of the gifted one; and when that autumn tier iiieiiLH. me ijumuio a auraem iea rnrc wniin-tinnpn. inn niRCK mar across me eyes turnea Diacxer. line mask, with an emphasis of silver hair enframing it about. Then the head and 'neck grew glossy black; then, like bright stars besprinkled on the night, came shining tips of white on the Inky depths, and those who bad seen only the dusky cub of July, would never have recognized him in Novem ber, for the noble was wearing his splendor now, the Domino stood in his winter robe, a magnificent silver fox. Runaways from Russia, Every now and again the Russian quarter In the east end of London Is stirred up by the arrival of prison breakers from Russia. They are not criminals, but men and women who have been sentenced for political rea sons. The accounts of their escapes very often hardly seem credible. For In stance, London is now harboring one of a party of ten who brought off a coup In Warsaw. The Pavik prison there is one of the strongest in the message from the military governor that ten of the prisoners were to be transferred to the citadel, for which purpose he was sending an officer with a sufficient guard. In due course, an officer, accompa nied by six policemen, produced an official looking document authorizing the transfer of the ten men, who were fully described. The prisoners were driven away In a prison van, and never seen again. The van and uni forms were found later on the out skirts of the city. The Akatul prison, 'eastern Siberia, provided London with another run away. This man managed to secrete himself In a pickled cabbage barrel, and was stored away in a cellar under the governor's house. He tunneled through the foundation, was met by friends with a sleigh, and safely reached a refuge, where he planned the trip to the metropolis. Tit-Bits. Onion Millionaires Now. Not many years ago it was not un common to have one point to this mil lionaire and that and say: "He made his money in oil." Up in Texas they are developing men along the Rio Grande who may in a short time be referred to as "onion millionaires." So great has been the success of the men who have been growing onions along the boundary line that experts declare the Bermuda onion produced there is really superior to the Ber muda onion produced in its native soil. Last summer the agent of the South Texas Truck Growers' Association vis ited the Bermuda Islands and the Ca nary Islands and secured a big con signment of seeds. These seeds have produced this year's onion crop in Texas, of a greater size and of a fine quality. Whereas, tt was formerly es timated that the Bermuda growers shipped 1,000,000 crates of onions to the United States annually, it is now estimated that their .shipments this year amounted to about 380,000 crates. Mexico Record. What Happened to the Phone. Kathryn (fluttering In) "I'm so glad I've found you home, dear! I tried to call you up, but central arid your phone was out of order." . Gladys (weakly) "I suppose it Is. About an hour ago Jack called up father and asked him for my hand." Puck. Forty dollars an ounce is said to have been the price paid in New York by Mrs. John .T. Windrlm of Philadel phia, for a dog weighing. 25 ounces.
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