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HATE TOO NOTICED IT.
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Robin ll learning to Walk Ho
Longer llopi.
' Of course you all know the robin.
(Whether you live la city or country,
ft Is the only bird, except perhaps the
Intruding house sparrow, thnt Is ure
to come Into your yard, If you havo
one, or Into the nearest park or garden,
If you have but a square rod of lawn,
tM la almost certain to find It out soon
er or Inter and V visit 11 In search of
tutu-worms. Often enough you have
seen him there, and have bidden him
krp himself to the worms and wel
come. But as you watched him gliding over
the lawn, I wonder If you have notic
ed that the fine fellow has a thought
beyond his hunting, and that, even
while he works, he is endeavoring to
perfect himself In a new accomplish
ment? Perhaps you have not thought
of It, yet It really seems to be so. Tlio
red-breast Is learning to walk!
For generations unnumbered his an
cestors have taught that hopping is
the proper and dignified gait for a bird,
and even now his first cousins, the
wood thrush and the veery and the
hermit thrush, are uncompromising
hoppers. But Sir Robin, having left
the ancestral halls that is to say, the
woodlands; having taken it upon him
self to be the progressive member of
a. Tory conservative family; having
come into the gardens and orchards
where worms are most abundant; hav
ing laid aside the traditional russet
garb of the renowned thrush family
and donned a trim business suit in
keeping: with his character, Is quite
ready to accept any other change, eith
er of costume or of custom, that seems
likely to redound to his advantage.
One morning, when I had gone to
the park for a stroll, there suddenly
Bitted before me a robin whose whole
manner and bearing seemed to Bay.
"Watch me!" He alighted on the
ground Just ahead, gave his wings and
Ull a flirt, and. seeing that my eyes
were upon him, he started forward and
actually ran perhaps thirty steps with
out a suspicion of a hop. Then ho
looked up at me with an expression
that seemed to say, "Thought we
couldn't do it, did you? Well, what
do you think now?" and took another
run longer than the first.
I applauded the feat as It deserved,
and assured the fine fellow that his
feat should be heralded to the world.
I feel bound to add that even this ad
vanced student of the art of walking
paid very little attention to worms
while he was making his feet work In
dependently. He certainly walked fat
better than I had supposed It possible
for any robin to do, and his accom
plishment Justifies the prediction that
the time Is not very distant when ev
ery robin will do a "square heel and
toe" without difficulty.
If this statement sounds Improbable,
go for a walk and watch Master Kobln
yourself; but It would be folly to pre
dict how long It may be before his old
ichool cousins, the wood thrush, the
Teery and others, will even attempt to
follow his example. Our Animal
Friends.
Canonization of Knntn Zita.
Santa Zita, who resided for the
greater portion of her life in Genoa,
Italy, has been canonized. She was a
rery pious churchwoman, but always
ery domesticated. She remained
longer than usual at church one day,
and quite forgot that there were to be
a number of people at the house that
day for dinner. On awakening she
hurried forth from the sacred edifice
in a way which was far Indeed from
ber wont, but, on reaching the kitchen,
what was her surprise and delight to
Bnd a party of cherub celestials busy
preparing the meal. She did not inter
fere, but was at first not unwilling to
accept the praise which was lavished
an her culinary success. She soon re
pented, however, and told the world
the truth about the spiritual and mi
raculous help she bad received, and It
sras agreed on all aides that she de
served to be canonized. Accordingly
she became Santa Zita,
A ISerninn rennnt l'netea.
Johanna Ambroslus, the German
peasant poet, whose works have been
sompared to all that is classic in Ger
man literature, says a writer In the
Philadelphia Press, was the second
child of a workingman, and, as her
pother was an invalid, Johanna and
her sister, while yet more children,
were compelled to do all the housework
for the family. At twenty she became
the wife of a young peasant named
Volght, and a son and a daughter were
born to her. In the midst of all this,
and whilo absolutely deprived of all
literary aids, she persevered in her
writing, till her poetry demanded the
attention of the finest minds of Ger
many. Now that opportunity is given
her in which to enjoy Leasing, Schiller
nd Goethe, she speaks of the long,
profitless period of her womanhood as
"those twelve dumb years."
In Gorgeous Headgear.
It seems to me that the hat fnust be
iome part of evpry horse's wardrobe,
fudging by the effects the recently trop
leal weather had upon these poor crea
tures. Numberless ca.-ts of sudden Ill
ness, which was bad both for the ani
mals themselves and for the people
who were riding or driving them, were
brought to light last week. Some
horses were actually seen In the park
wearing hats which were of a Salva
tion Army bonnet tyj-a of pattprn.
One of the humorous papers suggested
that this new fashion would renuH In
unheaTu-of extravagances In flower
and ostrich plumes, and that horses
would soon tike such an interest in
their own headgear that they would
Insist upon stopping to look In at ali
the more fascinating milliners' win
dows. London Lady.
frlnrraa Mmitl l nrvi IMrrrai liHiin
Princess Maud Is entitled to consid
eration from the point of view of tht
great tobacco trade, according to re
port, because she Is an expert carvei
In meerschaum. In tho German lrn
guftga, which all the members of het
house tpeak so well, she would be
called u Breiistliulrt-chslerin. Het
cousin, tho German Emperor, has a
very fine plpo on which was carved
by the princess the figure of a warrior.
To her husband she gave a meer
schaum with a Uiialaii sailor engraved
Kon tho bowl. , , ; ,
One Day's Experience.
It was on an electric car, bound
from Harvard square to Boston. He
was a susceptible Harvard student,
she as pretty a girl as you could wish
to see. He wore an immaculate
white scarf and was arrayed like a lily
of the field. She had brown eyes
that extended back to her soul, and
she knew how to use them. She left
the car at the central gate of the
Common, and he sighed and watched
her through the car window until she
was out of sight.
An hour latei he was strolling
through West street viewing the shop
pers with a critical eye. Suddenly,
from the mysterious interior of a dry
goods store, a bundle in her hand, her
cheeks flushed with the ardor of the
chase, she came forth fairer than be
fore, and underneath the immaculate
scarf he felt a joyous commotion.
At i o'clock he was at the Adams
House, and, as in duty bound, made
a cursory examination of the ladies'
dining room. He had inspected
scarcely half the tables when his heart
stopped and his eye was rivited. Just
underneath a mirror she sat, divested
of her wraps and nothing short of
ravishing.
'It is fate," said he, and stared at
her until there was danger of the head
waiter calling the police.
At 4 o'clock he was hurrying up
Tremont street in the overture of a
threatening rainstorm, bound for Park
square. In front of the Tremont
theatre he thought of his immaculate
scarf and fine raiment and sought
shelter in a doorway.
Another moment and the world
around him grew misty. She stood
beside him, her skirts in hand and
despair m her face, without mackin
tosh to shield her from the rain. J
He glanced at her a moment, rolled
up his twelve dollar trousers and de
parted on a run. A few doors down
the street was a furnishing store. He
dashed into it.
"Give me an umbrella, quick," he
saul.
"Here is one," said the clerk ;
"$4.50, genuine natural wood and"
' Hang the wood," said he.
He dived into his pocket. A two
dollar bill, two ones and forty-five
cents in change.
'Call it $4.45. It's all I've got."
"All right," said the clerk.
He threw down the money and
rushed back to the doorway.
She was gone.
Then he raised his umbrella and
started to walk to Cambridge. Bos
ton Herald.
The Game They Played.
"Saw a funny thing on a train out
of New York not long ago," said the
drummer, fixing himself comfortably
for story telling.
"What was it?" asked a Cleveland
man.
"A couple of card sharps sat across
the aisle from me and time hung
heavily on their hands, for there wasn't
a man aboard they could work, and
they were disconsolate. After awhile
they began to play with each other,
but they quit pretty soon and relapsed
into their former condition of dis
couragement. They saw that I had
been watching them, and after a few
minutes I called across and asked why
they didn't keep on with their game.
" It ain't no good,' said the one
next the aisle gruffly."
" 'Why not f ' I inquired. 'You're
both good players.' "
" 'That's it, pardner,' he explained
with a short laugh ; ' both of us hold
the same hands every deal.' " De
troit Free Press.
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The champion hunter and trapper
of central Pennsylvania is John P.
Swoope, of Alexandria, Huntingdon
county, who devotes his entire time to
the exciting sport. And well he may,
for if reports are true, he makes quite
a nice thing out of it at the county's
expense, as for instance : During the
ten ana one hall months of the present
! year of noxious animals alone Mr.
j Swoope has killed 939 foxes, 13 wild
: cats and 1,29c minks, on which he
. received a bounty of $1,087.50.
THE COLUMBIAN,
Why Trade Doesn't Boom.
Some disappointment is expressed
in trade circles that the activity which
followed quick on the heels of the
election has not been maintained, and
the disappointed are asking why the
good times promised as a result of Mo
Kinley's election have not been reali
zed. Both the disappointment and
the inquiry are based upon a partial
view of the business situation and fail
to convince those with a compre
hensive grasp of the facts that there is
any real cause for disappointment.
When the election was held, the
fall wholesale and jobbing season was
already over. The retailers throughout
the country had already purchased the
stocks, meagre though they were, they
thought were actually necessary. They
are not likely to purchase heavily
until they lay in stock for the spring
trade. The disappointed jobbers and
wholesalers are those who have not
taken -into account the fact that when
one season of usual activity in trade
is past, general activity cannot be ex
pected until the next trade season is
reached. The election fell between
two of these seasons.
There has been a general revival of
production, however, and many long
idle manufactories are now running
full time to produce the goods that
will be wanted for the spring trade.
Those who are complaining of dull
trade in their own particular staples
have bst sight of the fact that be
tween the manufactory and the con
sumer a considerable period must
elapse at the best and that factories
may be busier than ever before ' and
goods still move slowly in jobbers'
hands. 1 he resumption of the factor
ies, however, gives the workingmen
money to purchase with and benefits
the local retail trade. With the ad
vent of the spring demand the goods
now being turned out in the factories
will begin to move to their final desti
nation for distribution to the con
sumers.
The goods will be wanted and the
consumers will have monev to nav for
them. This has been a year of bounti
ful crops and of good prices, and the
money which has been paid and is
still to be paid for the country's wheat.
cotton, corn and other agricultural
staples is certain to find its way into
the avenues of trade and quicken
business into healthy activity in the
near future. Those who are com
plaining of dull business have expect
ed too much and made too little
allowance for the time required for
goods to reach consumers and realize
returns m money to pay for the manu
facture and distribution of more
goods.
The disappointed should make due
allowance for the season and the time
necessary for goods to pass from
factory, and cultivate the grace of
patience. The farmer who plants his
corn doesn't dig it up the next day
to see if it has begun to grow. He
waits till it does grow. Trade is in
some degree a process of planting and
waiting, and experienced tradesmen
will do the necessary waiting in pati
ence and with good humor. Phila.
Times.
William Henry Ott, alias "Mustang
Bill," says that he used Ayer's Hair
Vigor for nearly five years, and owes
to it his splendid hair, of which he is
justly proud. Mr. Ott has ridden the
plains for twenty-five years, and is well
known in Wyoming and the North
west. The True Moral Standard
The moral motive arises not by
contemplation of the gratification
given by a certain line of conduct to
God or by recollection of superimpos
ed pleasures, secular or supernatural,
present or future, or by any reference
to the social habits or conventions
with which the said line of conJuct
may or may not accord. Such moral
motive has nothing to do with
obedience to the revealed will of God,
or with the extraneous conceptions of
heaven and hell, or with punishment
or reward from earthly rulers, or with
the favor or disfavor of public opinion.
It arises from Ihe vived ideal repre
sentation of the relation between ac
tion and life. The compulsion of
morality therefore is inner and not
outer compulsion, its authority inner
and not outer authority, its restraints
those arising from the connection of
cause and effect, its sanctions natural,
not supernatural, essential and not
fortuitous. The foundations of the
moral code thus belong to the very
nature of sentient life itself, and its
dictates therefore possess a validity,
a reach, a significance, a sacredness,
to which no others can conceivably
lay claim.
The fastest time ever made over
' west from Philadelphia to Harrisburg
was marie last week by T. Jeff. Gill-
j man, engineer of limited express. The
train ran the distance of 107 miles in
one hour and filty four minutes, nv
eluding two stops.
The first machine for the mann
, laciure 01 cotton was invented m
1 786. It was designed to card, rove
j ana spm the raw cotton into thread
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