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I'roprietur CAKRPRu'"1v'.'"nT " "oi"f" 'ii urn k :"L i,r i.k.'iuky ioW . u. it. i.liu bl.. tluUUMU, ! S3.00 vicinity an (ipjinrtiinity ti buy a?12. fl4 or oiu' liiuusuud siuiis ti In? sold regardless of for tho (Iroatcst liarains ever offered in been greatly reduced in price and our selec- - vife. who usesv .1 V i. t .vim; vi. r? Wmniral Ol Whither, old woman, so high 1 With Black Diamond Roofing to cover thi skt. Why co so fak fkom ths land or vovk blkthI LiiCAi.'SE it alkeady covers tub eaf.th. Send for illuitrated circular to M. Eiiret, Jr., 4fc Co., . 433 Walnut (Street PHILADELPHIA. 1,300 BUSHELS OF POTATOES O. W, Bramble, F&:r Lej, !U Co, j Ml, Kuys : j With S00 poiiml : of Pawall't Cru ""K Ftrtlllwr tor Poutaet, O-i 1,V acres of Una, he ruined 1,300 busbe' fcmooth, Kuou Hlzed. jKiUitoes. V! . riuantlly o- riTlilizi-r ami r.uu.2...- o: lurid is ronsidvrvil, this la Jars'!:.: -.rop of jx.Uitoc-R cvi r ruisi d in thi Tvorl'J. Why not ru.s-; tiu' i-rops of r '.i.lvv.T We ;iti ti l! n; uw to dw it, : :1 lioW tui'.-CMiill Itotauil Il.iUt. fct-lifl. c tWIM't'llL ctUIUpg .i UOk of l'JS pii Ken. W. 5. Fowell Co., Chemical Fertilizer Manu'x. 'urers, Baltimore Aid. F. X. FEES1 Shaving Parlor, Centre Strcet,.Ncar Jail. a. The unUaralicntHl daairaa to Inform ttaa pnb lie that ha ba opened a havlD(f parlor oa Cen t re tticet. near the tail, where Ike barber Inn bit I ii en lu all lu branche will M carried on lu to iuture. KverythiDK neat and Clean. Your patronage solicited. F. X. FEES- HTfi 1 " OX THE liOAl). Experiences of an Indomitablo Advance Agent. lluw- an lifol t uiiatr Company f -i tor Stru-rlecl wltli Adiirsll) I'nrrrtala. tie. That llract the Travel liitt Troix. When the Vient of one's impulse is ir resistibly staycwaril it is a waste of time ami tloiuenoe to warn that iht snii against tho lit'art-lnvakin uncer tainties of a stajre career. Jt is not as serted that urief and disaster are inevi table results of theatrical undertak ings, but they most assuredly are the lot of a lar'e majority of traveling companies. The following unemlK-1-lished narrative of acUial experience sliows what difficulties aj-e eueouutered by the peripatetic actor: Two seasons aj'o, after a prolonged struck for existence, a well-known repertoire company took a blind header south iu the hope? of retrieving -their fortunes and playiny the season out. It was, however, but a c:ue of out of the frying pan into the tire, as the third week found them at Little Hock practi cal" strapped. Money and credit were exhausted and all advertising material was used up. In this extremity the atrent was piven cart? blanche to po ahead and do what he could to keep the company moving. Arkansas was a btranjivr to him and he proceeded to in terview, in rapid succession, the thea ter managers, railroad men, hotel pro prietors, bill posters, attaches of thea ters and, so on, in the faint hope of dig ging up a mascot. lie tinally tfave it up and settled on the very ancient town of Arkadelphia, where to move the company from Little Rock. The management secured enough money to get him there. The next point was to obtain paticr to bill with. An interview with the litho grapher and general factotum of the Capitol theater disclosed the fact that he had for years Ik-cii in the habit of saving a dozen or more lithographs of every star who played iu the theater. Mr. Agent's persuasive tongue easily won him to give up three lithographs of each kind, making a total of alout three hundred. Gleefully returning to his alnde the agent trimmed off all printed matter, both top and bottom, from the lithographs and, with the blessings and prayers of the well-nigh stranded players, proceeded on hit. way to Arkadelphia. With the assistance of a few stray and apparently lost inhabitants of the place, he tinally located the "opera house." It was a aiirht! A very plain, cheap woollen strut" re when built probably thirty yeai -fore time had dealt hardly witl 'Jovered with moss, it leaned tow great west and somehow sugge.- 4 ;ts general appearance that it t- olding its breath in a last rally n ' "ve up the ship and collapse entir e little, narrow entrance hxr ii' , to the steep and primitive ste as ocked, and the agent rushed int hi- ick of the town and tinally -csite-j the marshal. lie was infoi -d that Mrs. lilank owned the "oper Mouse" and lived out of town aUn., two miles. After jollying the marsh.ti iinl p remis ing him several 'com pa" for ' :s in fluence and assistance ii negotiating for the "opera house" t ' r-y st m l-il on foot to seek the owner r. vehicle living out of the question, as r oney vf.n now to the agent but a met. ory. Arriving at the house the coi.,red a". 'iiJat ushered them into the iMirh-r. w here after almost an hour's wait -he "ad appeared. A three -corner- ; talk im.v ensued, as the lady would i it d 'mad ness directly, but through t'.ie ipii's! a! The agent talked to the t.iarsh;.'. t. -marshal to the lady, and mi oi. b i.-l- . , the ak-'eiit. After an hour's cwnj'a'- -.no opera house was secured oi- iu- v ing extremely liberal tr-(i . r the owner: I'ent, including 11 l- lit. .: and one stage assistant, ;v-c:.'. l-l!ar, payable to the niar-".i:il i f. .re t)-e curtain rose. This was , .-! n- - -f .'.; licenses, which am-nipt--.' -stale, o'l-.t-. and town, including co .r.-'ion f..-es--to eighteen dollars and t vc nty-P" ve cents, also payable befoic curtain went up. A little lej w--b.ry.the Hgei.t returned to town arid dashed int t In- - ne printing ollice v h. ie. to his fnrtle-r hindrance and diitia . he f-nnid tie- editor and his entire stalf. coiisis' trip -f one person the devil--busiU engaged in working the hand-press running off" the weekly edition. The promise of thee dollars, payable 1-efore the curtain rose, stopped the press and the editor, tlu devil, and the agent got their heads together in devising a stunning date-line which, after many trials, they succeeded iu setting up and running off. It an nounced a grand production of "Our !oys," by the same company of twenty artists pla3'ing that week at the Capi tol theater. Little Kock. A half-column local followed from the agent's pen, the editor obligingly setting it up and, lifting a patent medicine ltd. out of the form on the press, he inserted it in its stead and ran it in the remainder of the edition. His date-lines secured, tlie agent hustled to his hotel and, with the aid of a lorrowed lmttle of mucilage, at tached the dates to the lithographs, and then, supplying himself with stick ers tacks and a small hammvr, he pro ceeded to lithograph the town "out of Vht." Never, even when l!ai mun ad ;cd the place for Little Kock, had j-: idelphia teeu so extensively or .-; billed. Ti e main street looked ''.'e a rainbow n. rather straight rain ,ow but still about the only t hing it u seinbled. Tarkness had now set in, and the very tired agent sought his couch. At seven o'clock next morning he was again at work, as he still had a ilozeii three-sheets and four big stands of paper in his possession and. as it was root hog or die in Arkadelphia with his attraction, he determin-d to pus il al; up. 15y the issuing of two more ' .imps' he secured one side of the leading drug store the side bi int; tuii't ' ci:n lioards, very old arid v,:,: , o.i--postcr was to H.r had fii-o n ajri-L, after much expiaio " '' : ar gai ii x. i i I - re reiji ii i a -1 r iia u of Ibt to AI. ii. - lit- i' "- - tli r.iic two bits n:r m:i'i o.i v'aiile ill tickets tlieir full vain-. A suitable brush v a to be fotinii and --I. in. !n finally pn -d inl- -vrv'-v v- Mnall Ihi.-, x-- t-..: ,.- . a ticket apiece ami. mounting a step ladder, the indefatiga'- 1 ,i-.--ii! t...at tervd himself f - 1. : . - .' :i f-o'-ting np the par ; - i"-' 'V . and, liefore night, his back was Dearly broken, lie had the doubtful honor, however, of being followed about br 1 nearly the entire colored population f the town, who gajx-d in ndmirii.g won der at the gaudily-colored paper and the agent's ingenuity in utilizing the old broom. The paper tip, the reserved sent sale was arranged and the town "dlgrred" with small bills. This brought on another night. The next morning was passed by the agent in bed. as he was almost paralyzed with weariness. Aris ing at noon he proceeded to talk shop the only method now left him to further excite the populace, lie talked all afternoon, rapidly and incessantly, to anyone and everyone who would listen to him, until, at iright, he ran across the leader of the town band, with whom he made a dicker to have the band play in front of thu ope ra house in consideration of their be mg admitted free and one extra ticket apiece. The following day at noon the company was due. and at eleven o'clock I the agent reached the depot, a mile out of town, and, seated in the midst of a wil derness of cotton bale?,, waited. l'-y the time the trainwas due his thoughts were suicidal, as, after mentally summing up the company's expenses in the town and comparing the sum with the prob able business, lie could sec nothing but overwhelming disaster for the doomwd players. On the other hand rose the nccrtainty of their coming, as he had left them playing to very small houses and the chances were that they could not raise money enough to leave Little Kock. However, to his unsjH-akable relief, the train finally pulled in with two members of the organization sa luting him through the windows. His doleful misgivings were partly realized when hut eight members of the com pany stepped off the train. They ex plained that "Our 15oys" could be clone with eight people and, as a clincher, they added that no more of the compa ny could have come anyway, as getting the eight there had been a pinah. Pro ceeding up to and striking the main street the company were greeted by the extensive and gaudy billing the most novel their eyes ever rested ujon. Man tell. Davenport, Harrett. Hose Coghlan. MeCulloMgh, "Alvin Joslin," ,1 ulia Mar lowe soth.rti, Annie Ward Tiffany, Scan". in M v Anderson, O'Xeill. k tie, lion.-".,- ?hca. Sully, and a host of ers eon--'1; well known, stared then 1 the a " im every toiir of vanlar", -nil 10 ti-p-tr in "Our lloys that ev - 'rig T'r.,; a'c at seven o'clock amountc '. dollars and a half with ;.. es ut i. cv.ts a-:d one dollar. it, 1 -.lii . '-.,:r aii early supper, to he- ', e ,'.-t rcM-rt. the coiupairy . r-a ' s!..ge and agisted the I'o. h l'a . .' . u ;iica.er to light up. Thi? w.-..i 1 11 !.- jiTair, a- foot-lights, side-i v"' ' 'd ;.;1 oih--r light consisted of tah i 11 s. l'he manager and agent t- i' -ir stai-d at the head of the aiic" - -i;.'.-wa.; and awaited the public's . ii e T vn rickety chairs and at ii i i;o.i- imx eoiiiprised the box ott Tl..- -i .- ordaiit tooting of the ba . i : n ili-traetvil Jiriy sad or appre1 - hoiij; 1. ! 1 t hey might have eliti'l 1 ..th imincdiate future, and 1 " f-iy-f-iiir dollars hail ace . 1 : aiotit enough to si t' - - the agent's contract if, n o. i. . -utside of board bills r. 1' - r 1 t-if .0 Little Uock. As they re ..!'; go ahead the manager i : '.ick ujKin the stage and ;ri-e.--'. .i Hie c iiU rtainment by app-ar-"r 1 'i..i,t the curtain and diplo i -tA "1 ;. e .plaining how it happcued r .- .vi-n' - artists were lulled and but . nt ,vo'. : 1 app-ar. After thoroiighly .'iry'ug and mmidling the audiem-e ii- reti.e.i. made up and "Our loyt" s 3f presented. Arriving at the hotel after the per foriiianee a council of war was held. Tlieir total cash imsistc:d of not tiuite veil dollars this total lndng made up fro a their slight pocket change and the fe.v doll ars remaining of the door re ceipts of th-i night. They had, after breakfast next morning, when they 1iom1 to leave for I at tie Koc-k. an eight dollar board bill to meet. Then came the ditlicnlty of railroad fares. Not much, to l.e sure, but they had it not. At thi.i gloomy hoar the agent, .sudden ly recoveitug from a brown study, darted from the room and shortly re turned bringing with him the marshal, to whom, in the presence of tho entire company, he apjH-alcd in a long and af fecting speech relating to tlieir pecuniae- standing. The marshal never weakened until the agent pathetically referred to the ladies of the company, three in numlier; when hi- produced one-half of the rent money ten dollars and gave it to the agent on In-half of the company, gtod naturcdly undertaking to see the matter explained to the owner. Next morning at alxmt 10:(t o'clock the company, after paying all indebtedness, departed for Little Kock, where their tale of woe w as soon told to the remainder of tin; now stranded players. A week passed and the; town knew them no more. "Inside pockets" were delved into, and this took away the ladies and almut one third of the men the first day some going home and others to the various dramatic agencies in New York and Chicago. A half dozen more kept the wires hot in appeals to friends ami rel atives, and in a couple of days one-half the others had disappeared. Iy pawn ing jewelry all but three of the com pany managed to get away. What lie came of the three? They may be there yet. Detroit Free I'ress. A Ourer I tam e Mall. Passengers of the Southern Pacific railway complained that Ihe waiting room tit the Santa Clara station uns closed always. The officials invest. gatiil and discovered that the r-tal.... agent, an enterprising.' young man r. ' J a tloiirishing dancirn' .icademv w ' blast in the wa.mig room II, 1 j piano in the ladies' waiting'-. 1 n,.l had been giving dancing i: the afteniooi;:. .mi! c.eii'h . ' .-uc out siders in Tin :i-i;i- - , . . v.te ililei fered i:l. -. - . .1.. ,., '; kept l,t- s ... I. 1 1 , .s., -nge, - ).... 1 "1. . I -. 1 1 ' '.. h ii 1I11 ! - V liie ai-iir i-ltt-,.1 .s e-o-eii ' i,e i4icing K-l . .. .,i smiri.-ii -. ..nt i.ti not the 11. ., r , ' . . i -I l-,l , LT t- ,11. I, II., III. ,11 .....I It.. II... 'Iii- var et- ., 1.. .-!! is t ailed the 'I'nn niiil 11. .tie ' cau-e it is cit e. t-d .ln iiiiniit, iner. s nturl. refh e' 1 ''"r.,- .1 1 -eiiio 1 -. eii for t r. niinir g : .-.-, 1. an i r ::.-' : u iiartien'arl V hiiH in- is kejit alive and allowed to wander out tte eairsiigeof the wearer, I i--.i In u sleild.T i-hit j FKED 3I01ttUYS PLUCK. How a Lad Met and Overcame Adversity. Few lioys would have undertaken what Fred Morton did at hin father's death. He quietly assumed the man agement of the farm, and the support of his widowed mother and little sister. The husband and father had gjne forth one March morning iu health and strength and an hour later had been brought back lifeless. The tree he was felling had in some way caught and ertiahed him beneath its weight. It was with a sad heart that the mother returned with her fatherless children from the grave to the seclusion of her modest home. She had no rel atives; there was no one to whom she could rightfully turn for sympathy and help. Long after Fred had froue to his room, and Lettie, the five-year-old pet of the household, had lost her childish sorrow in slumlicr, she sat l'fore tho sitting-room fire thinking that dark as the present was the future looked still darker to her. Ten years liefore Edwin Morton had come there with his wife and loy, pay ing down one thousand dollars towards the farm, and givinga mortgage for the balance a paltry aum, as it seemed to him then, of live hundred dollars. He had felt sure that three years, or four at most, would see the farm all his own. lint it had liccn the old story. There had liecn sickness; the seasons had not always liecn favorable-; unexpected ex penses had come, and unexpected losses. The lieighliors declared that Kdwin Morton, though a great worker, did not have the faculty of getting ahead. And it was certain that the ten 3-cars had come and gone, and now he had gone, and not a dollar of the mortgage was paid. Moreover, the iu teret would be due in a few weeks, and Mrs. Morton could think of no way to pay it. She was confident also that the account at the village grocery would .prove to 1m- against them, anil there might be several smaller accounts stiil unsettled. So far as she could estimate, it would take three hundred dollars to meet her husband's indebtedness out side of the mortgage on the farm. Her own health was poor, and alie could no, do more than her household duties. Fred, it was true, though but sixteen years ohk w us strong and willing, and could earn something, but to the mother, in that hour of darkness ami sorrow, that something seemed almost ui it hing. However, if the farm could lx sold for its real value, and all the debts paid, there would still be something left for herself-and the children. I Int how could she leave the roof that had so long sheltered her, and had la-en so dear to her husband'. Meanwhile Fred, who had gone- to his room, had not gone to sleep. lie had always been a quiet, thoughtful boy. wise in many things beyond his years. lie sat down by the window ami thought over the sad events of the last ffc-w days, it all seemed so strange, so unreal to him. It w as so hard to ivali.'.e that he was fatherless. Kut at length his thoughts turned from hku self to hi.i n. other and little sister, and he felt that he must care for them. He understood ail about the debt on the farm. He knew there were other bills, including those incurred by his father's death, that must lie paid soon. After thinking for some minutes he knelt by his liedsiie and asked llod to show him what to do. When lu-arose anil prcpare'd for bed a new look in his e es told of a purpose already born in his MUil. Tiie next morning Fred was up early, and when Mrs. Morton entered the kitchen the tire was burning brightly, the coffee was made, and the chores at the barn w ere done. The youth greet ed his mothwr tenderly, and hastened with a quiet determination in every action to assist her in the morning du ties. 4 A week passed. Fred had busied himself atiout the farm and going to the village as errands required. One day he- entered the house and said: "Mother, Mr. Ford has got home. I saw him at the village to-day. He sjm ike to me about father's death, and said he would call here to-morrow." This Mr. Ford was an old friend of the- family, and held the mortgage on the farm. A few days liefore Mr. Mor ton's death he had gone to New York on 11 business trip. It had lieen Mrs. Morton's inteation to call upon him as soon as she learned of his return, and consult with him concerning her hus band's affairs. The next day, when Mr. Ford called, Fred was repairing a fence, so Mrs. Morton received hiiu alone. She told him of her hojn-s and fears, and then spoke of the one plan that seemed to lie pen to her. He was silent a few min utes, and then replied: "Certainly, Mrs. Morton, this can be done. What does Fred think about it?" "I have' not mentioned it to him yet. I could not bear to speak to him about it, he loves the farm so." "How old is he"' "Sixteen." "I would tx uR co ;m aoout it at once," said ;-nt'- ".jn, thought fully. "Such u. y ;u. '.0. a great help, if lit; chooses."' Fretl was n n.. Jle lisUned as Mr. Ford c .! . .' iu-s mother's project, and then - 1. u .-;iy. "I thin- : ':rn, t;.cri is so nerd of sell . pi ... ;n':ii, if you are in no liuri'- .! '.1 met father owed you." '?!y J ai ini, instantly replied the go -J .a- ' y j i K:i.vv I have no idea of i ii-.;. Mir' - ' :it any money that -in . .. I' .i.- . e. I regret that I cannot aiT.r-'. to v.; you every dollar of it. . ) pi 'i-.- ! however, can remain just ii s a the interest can be paid a'-i-i "". -".-convenient to you." " I'h -n." continued Fred, "I see no r-ts. mi. mother, why we cannot stay live on the farm. I hare thought it all . . and 1 am sure ,ve can manage t :je along. I fo nid in father's desk a list of the persons he owed, and when in tli.- vil!;igi- the .thcr dsy I asked hem ho v in.ieh money was due them. 1 find that, including the interest due Mr. Krd, we owe, outside the mort gage, three hundred and twenty dol ! Now, mother, let us sell all the. co an but, Krow ii c, and part of the sheep, and pay these outside bills. We will keep Jennie, the horse, and all the hens. W e shall have hay to sell, if our sto. I-' is reduced, anil in this way we can meet .ir other expenses. I know, moth er, it will lie a good deal for me to undertake, but I am anxious to try it. nd."' he added. Jower'iig his voice. "don't yon think father would le glad to have us stay here?"' Tears filled Mrs. Morton's eyes at these words, while Mr. Ford said, iu husky tones: "The lxy is right, Mrs. Morton; the Ikiv is right. I advise you to stay here. It won't take long to find a market for the sheep and cows. Leave all these things to me; I'll make the proper ar-range-mcnts, and see that everything is settled to suit you " After Mr. Ford had gone the mother and son talked long and earnestly to gether. As Mrs. Morton - listened to Fred's plans for the summer she was more and more surprised at the matur ity of thought and spirit of determina tion he displayed. "I am confident, mother," he said, 'that I can take care of yon and Lottie. Of course I must give up school, except in the winter, but I hojie to read and study some with you. I shall under take on the farm only what 1 feel sure that I can carry through with a little help." Though Mrs. Morton had some mis givings as tii the result of the undertak ing, she was glad to let Fred do as he winded. It would delay the giving up of the farm, if nothing more, and since all the debts except the mortgage could lie paid. she. was herself disiosed to re main. Had she known that her son hoped to pay off the mortgage in a few years her misgivings would have lieen greater still. The weeks that followed were busy ones to Fred. WcmmI for the summer was cut up. and the fences almut the farm were- repaired. With the coining of settled weather he pre parcd to plant. Mr. Ford looked in on Fred every week or two, and frequently sent his man and team to do heavy work. It would lie a long story to tell of the trials and triumphs of the summer. Of course there were discouragements. Once Lettie was very sick, and the mother and son were well-nigh ex hausted by care and anxiety. I!ut there were blessings also. Mrs. Morton's health was unusually goixl. The season was a promising one. The hay crop was excellent, and a ready market was found for all that could lie spared. - And licst of all. there- was care-ful manage ment, so that Fred kept ahead of his work and steadily avoided all dc-bt. The fall with its harvest came. As Fred busily gathered in the fruits of his toil, he felt that his cup of blessing was full to overflowing. Iu the huskingthe mother found time to help; in the apple gathering, even Lett i-.-found something for her chubby hands to do. One even ing Mrs. Morton and Fred sat by the fire in their sitting-room. She- was sew ing and he was busy with his account birok. They had that day received an jnvitatio.i to sjH-nd Thanksgiving wjth Mr. and Mr. Ford, an invitation which was gratefully accepted. Suddenly Fred looked up, and with a sound of triumph m his voice, asked: "Mother, shall 1 tell you just how we have conn- out this season?" 'Certainly, my son." "We have sold," went 011 FreiL, rapid ly, '-since last March, one hundred dozer, of eggs, which have brought us twenty dollars. We have sold twelve tons of hay at fifteen dollars per ton; seventy-tire bushels of potatoes at one dollar jcr busl.-d: fifteen lamlis that brought sixty dollars, and for Ilrownie's calf we- got six dollars. We have- sold fruit, wood and butter that amounted to sixty dollars. We have expended just two hundred dollars. This leaves a balance in hand of two hundred and one dollars." Fred hesitated a moment, and then, dropping on his knees by his mother's chair, and laying one hand on her shoulder, he continued, earnestly: "This is saying nothing, mother, of the corn in the crib, or the j.ork and vegetabh-s in the cellar, some of w hich we can still spare. Don't you think it will be safe on Thanksgiving day to pay Mr. Ford one hundred dollars of the mortgage?" Fred w aited anxiously for his moth er's reply. Tears gathered in her eye-s, and a moment later she threw her arms around his neck and soblied :;loii.l. For ten years her husband had tried to pay this debt. It hud ln-en tin- burden of his life-, and jet not a dollar had he lieen able to pay. It was true that there had liccti losi.-s during this time which had increased the expenses. It was also true that the present year had licon an exceptional on.-. Still, she saw that had th- same forethought Ih-cii exer cised in the past years as in the present otie, the debt of the' farm might long ago have been paid. She saw a thought fulness and thoroughness in her darling I my that she and her husband had never manifested, and her tears were tears of joy and thankfulness for such a son. Five years have passed since Mr. Mor ton's death, and Fred's farm is in thor ough order, lie keeps several cows and has a large flock of sheep. The house has lieen newly painted and furnished throughout, and every dollar of the mortgage has lieen paid. Willard N. Jenkins, in Yankee Klade. Flint lan. A species of cotton cloth much used by the Normans, particularly by the clergy, and appropriated to some orders for their chasubles. The Cistercians were forbidden to wear them made of any material but linen or fustian. A strong er description was first manufactured In Kngland, at Norwich, temp. Edward VI. It was much used for doublets and jackets in the fifteenth century, at which time it appears to have liecn im ported from Italy. "Faustians, of Na ples," arc named in a petition to parlia ment from the manufacturers of Nor wich, I Philip and Mary, 15.14. The name was corrupted in England into "fustianapes" and "fustian and apes," L e., "fustian a Naples." I'laneche. Chaucer tells us, in the prologue to his "Canterbury Tales" of his knight, that " Of fustyan he --red a reptiun Al besnioterud with his haheiyi-oun." Notes anil fjucries. An O1I0) I I1.I1. One of the oddest fishes that ever swam in any sea is that known to nat uralists under the unattractive name of "ophioe-cphalus." A species of it is found in the sea of (ialilee, where it builds a nest which for In-auty of de sign and elegance of workmanship ex cels the efforts of tlie majority of feathered iicstbuildcrs. Its favorite spot for building is iu an old root or rock projecting under the water, and the material consists c,f M-aweed, gauss antl A LOVE TEST. Why Arthur Remained in Adversity. Steadfast Arthur Ferris was tall, blonde!, hand some, and twenty-eight. He was also tin- jxissessor of along head, inherited from the maternal side of the housv. He was likewise a dutiful sou. It was the two latter circumstances that had, on more than one occasion, saved him from making a triumphant ass of himself. Just fancy! If it had not been for his long head, it is more than likely that he wonM have fallen desperately in. love with that 1 w itch ing governess i.f the Hastings, with whom he had sjieiit several weeks in the mountains one summer live years ago. lint he had given himself time to think, and had lied lictwccii t wo days, much to his later sat isf action. Then there was that dear little Miss Dixon, whom he had met at the scasiiiw. It had been a glorious evening that last. They were sitting on th -veranda, where they might see and yet be un seen. The soft, dreamy strains of a Strauss waltz Uoat-d eut from the ball room. There was the pale, silver light of the moon, the murmuring ripple of the waves on the lieach and all that sort of thing, which you have read about so many times that you have learned to skip it in the novels. Well'. Elsie was going away -too. too soon. They had talked in sighs and murmurs for half an hour; Arthur's left hand clasped Elsie's dimpled right one, his right arm w as almut her w aist; both hearts lx-at vigorously, as hearts will on such occasions, and Arthur had just opened his mouth to tell Elsie what she had lieen waiting for for two we-cks. when there w as a step close at hand, a rustle of skirts, and the cooing voice of the maternal Ferris said: "I lieg your pardon, but will you please excuse Arthur a few moments? There are those miserable' business af fairs that must 1' attended to in time for the late mail." And thus was lie saved a second time. For Elsie had not a cent, and neither had he at least, not many of them. There were several other occasions w hen his own long head, or his mam ma's, had helped him out for Arthur was somewhat susceptible. Hut it is not of these I have to tell. His time hail come. The in-everyway-desirable J'oung person had pre sented herself. True, she was not so .voting as she had liecn; but, then, that was a mere trille. She was just his own age, of as good a family as his own, and an heiress of considerable de gree. She was not well, not exactly handsome, ari l w as railtr inclined to w hat is politely called pi limpness; but Arthur's mamma and Arthur's long head give their approval and Arthur did not care who she might be, so long as she possessed the above qualifica tions, particularly the one involving a very neat fortune in her own right. I iesides, Arthur was getting a bit desperate. In fact, he had so far ex ceeded his own salary and the maternal ail i-vance (which, by the way, was as large as Mrs. Ferris could afford) that nothing short of a miracle, or a matri monial alliance, such as he had lieen so long seeking, could save him from get ting into very deep water. And thus it came to pass that this winter found him engaged to Mis llernic-c- Field, much to the satisfaction of his mother, who was visiting in New York, and to whom he had, like tin dutiful son he- was, sent the gratifying news at t.iic-e. He was disapjiointcd. however, on one jmint. He had pleaded artfully for an early wedding, but Mi. r. Field had set her foot dow n with much firmncts and aid In- must go through a long probationary period- all of which Arthur failed to understand. lie had alwiiys Urn noted for his persuasive jmwcTs, sui 1 had thittercd himself that liernice, with her gentle, clinging, bud like w ays, would succumb at once. Now. lie it known that Miss llcrnlee Field had not arrived at years of dis cretion for nothing. Neither had she, a not unprepossessing voting person, with nearly a halt-million in her own right, passed through the- experiences of ten seasons without gathering unto herself much knowledge of the ways and wiles of wicked man. She had had, as might have Ih-cii expected, offers to a high mimix-r; but, thus far, the gentlemen coucerncd had failed by reaswn of their unanimous desire to touch her purse to touch, in the first placi-, the all-importaut key to it, which was hidden away in her plump bosom. And Miss 1 tern ice Field was worldly wise in her day and generation. , She was certainly 111 love with Ferris thcre could lie no doubt of that. It is quite as certain that she was very seri ously in love with him; but. with the wisdom Imrn of experience, she did not let him know one-half of what she felt fi ir him. If anyone had told Ferris that he was just now in a very shaky position, he would have scoffed. His chum, Ed Cross, who was spending the winter at the house during Mrs. Ferris" absence, had once suggested that "there's many a slip," but Arthur merely shied a shoe at him. and whistled serenely. It was in this frame of mind that, one evening in February, he ran lightly up the steps of the Field mansion to call on her whom Cross unfeelingly re ferred to as his "little lady love." It was warm, and the front door stood ajar. The little footman was not in his accustomed place, so Ferris, w ith the air of one who knew just where he was going, stepped inside. From the open door of I'apa Field's study came the sound of voices in earnest discus sion, and one of them spoke has own name. He halted, irresolute, as would any tine else under like circumstances. I'apa Field was speaking: '"Of course, my dear, you are your own mistress, and I can only advise you. It seems to me. however, that you have done a very fmlish thing to engage yourself to this young Ferris. True, he seems an exemplary young fellow', and he comes of an excellent family; but it is well known that he has only a small allowance from the es tate in addition to a la-ggarly two thousand dollars' salary. How tin j'ou know that it is 3011 and not your money that lie wants? It is a brutal question, I know, lint it is one you have probably asketl of yourself a half-dozen times, concerning other young men." Arthur, out in the hall, standing in much the same attitude a child as sumes when speaking its first "piece" in school, winced, but waited for the answer. It came. In serious, th ful tones, which plainly imlieated tl.; Miss Iierniee, also, had rnn-iO . . t..is very matter: "N-110. I am sure you mi jti.' - 'i'. -., papa. Of course 1 ntider.-tai.u ji-.wie is situated financially, and :. . all that. Hut I am sure he is hi ; a. honorable, a'"! that he--he e; - 'i -me very much. Then- arc- ;t tl. ;.s- .id ways by which I can lear-: 1 on u t yi in ca ntiol . and -" "Yes. yes; I understand. " t "n, posc yoti should put him to tli'- '.i-il: . you think In- would rutin' t!.ri- :,- -; ' er unscathed, as it were'.' ' M'j o. you. should tell hi-ulhat I had 'm t your money and i-i''.e in uef 1 1. : specukit iou that we were ! ;.- ,-r, 1 ha 1 not a dollar w e could ( 11 Areyon afraid to ury hi'-i?" There was a brief s. i , ri -. Tliei-. "1 don't 'ike to tell a fa! - h ' --.: but it would lie only a 'wlr'-- lie, id Jierhaps for the Inst. Ye. I'd ", ' ivi to-m. irn .v night." "That's my dutiful iiri. No ri along and let m" work." There w as a sound of a 1- iss. .. 1; e jierspiring young man in the h ..i i teru-il to get out of the house. F w anted time to think, but ti - fi - . thing that entered his hi.nl. as 1 '. reai hed the sidewalk, was a fain it A pic ture of the petite Miss Field, v i'.l. r one hundred and sixty pound , , .f .1 , o: thiimis. "running along." ahi he sm-'-c btoadly. Then he walked moid!.- o 'er to the next ft reet to catch a :: 1 club, there to hold a pov-wow wi'h Cross. On the steps he hesitated a :r.- it:. .:' "Had I liettcr go back now'.'" 1 . thought. "No: she won't hav. hi , tale of woe ready, and might '. . it . t if I call to-night. I might gi' :.iy--.4. aw ay, t' hi. Letter ha ve t i;-i to g -; ny sjicech prepared." And thi- a-tut young man went in ; nd p occ: n il lu make himself comfortable. 'Ihe next evening, with his usual light heart and good spirits, he rvne. i.(c door bell of the Field luai sion. '."." Miss Field was in, l'eter ; :d. !' rr' went into tin draw ing-i m -. an '. '.t down, running rapidly over ii: h'.-, inin l the various tender speeches i.e had 01 c-part-d for the emi-rgeiie-y. IVn.icc v v. a long time coming, he though'., l.r , i.. w ho expected hha. 1 'rcsenllv sle cl.tert-J sh '. ) ' k ily. Her head ln-ut low . -r h .- u-t b isom. an l her breath ( .one s). t ;i fast. Ferris went forward to ii;cel hi .-, his arms outstretched, lie w r.i s-. ! thing of an actor himself, and lie Uue a it. "Kernice'. Darling! What, is the trouble with my little girl?" ; A .;. 'the r good stroke. Miss Field lii-ed ti. called "little.") "Oh! Arthur! Arthur! Idol.', i. .cv how to tell you. It is too drca lf-1! 1'apa " "What! lias your father beer. " "Oh! no. hot that, but- .'-'. irsc! Arthur, we are beggar-.!" And Miss Field. i!e!ii ring tl s - la.st words with wonderful in. . !'-- . veiif s. hung her head and so'. bed 1 iUc-ii.. t-e-hind hur lace handkerchief. Then it was that Ferris. Luc liie young man of action that he vr. put Ids arm as far round his tearful . ar -i-e as possible, and, with soiue d'.flie.. led her to a seat an I pulled her h- t down 011 his glossy shirt front. He w as very, very sorry, a.- -I s' n. aw know. l!ut it was nothing. IlLrt-.thi. would recoup himsc'f he had n... t y in 11 tie nt "al friends. As for her. 1. '. s.e not hiai -le r Arthur? lie w ..:-.M he once interrupted her to say, ; e-m t her. through a sense of false r' . cast him oir now, whciish.' mo i ... c cd him. No, never! He had three thousand ; y.-.i.'. : w as not much, he knew , but t: ; .-o..' ' live 011 it. Am! did she :,.io;x i-- f. one instant, that he hail ext- ;! live on his wife's money? No! .'- i '.ou sand times, no! "We will have a real qu.et 'it'' w -ding, dearest, and. after it i . will go quietly to our ,, 11 Ii;ile in the suburbs, which y -.'.aid ! get ready in the niea'iliu: . P.' il t'u-. we will 1-c the hapf-i-sl c.....il. ..,.;, world. What! Lcrnici, avi ' t 1 1..1 dcrstand that you laugh at m. c- ' ished plans?" For He mi ft had leaped to nt and was laughing heartily. "Why, vim foolish lmy. I v. .. ... i!y teasing von a bit. IVm't yt.u think I'd make a good actress? I'apa and 1 haven't lost a " Here was Mr. Ferris' orport ..'nity. She had doubted him; oh, cruel hi ev. If she could not trust him now. 1. could she have any faith in lum ''n-'i they were married? 1'crhaps, utter. i it were lcst And he strode haughtily to the Hut this w as not part of M is , i .el-r , programme, and she did what an.v i . t mueh-iu-love female woti'd no .:.l'. like circumstances, so that, in a 'i 1 y few seconds, two people wit sit.i m a divan in a very lover-like :. i'ui.e. indeed. An hour or so later, a yonii" nr n, walking briskly down the street. w:i reflecting on the vagaries of eh nice and his own good luck. If l'eter had liecn at t'.i ' do- had liecn ten minutes late : it 1 sneezed in the hall if "It was an awfully close -11:. reflected, and he stopped .- id hands with himself, much to ; he .ad a !- ment of the policeman 011 the corn. -. K. L. Kctchum, in Sau Francisco -;o-naut. 'M- l-lM I',. I ' llllv-. The pope's private fort-iin hy far the richest man in Ko.n his wealth has shrunk Vt ry from the fortv-five million lire s .. . 1 ' lOCg'i g 'ally left bv I'ius IX. Much of the shriiika 1 as lieen due to 11 ri fort uiiiite iir. . -!;,, ,-4 building bonds and iu o.-;ior:;tion stocks investments lea le i .. th 1 jose of receiving a higher r.itc o- , tcrest than that paid I"- tl.. Po, '.s- clillds. llicmpc gives his 1:1 sonal attention to I'main-i;.' tv :' , such as sovereigns iiMialpia i: '"-'.! secretary or ChamlH-i-hiiii. !le .. 1 ills :; to a :.c ps his safe in his own ap'ifnent wavs carries the kev to'l't him nnd tl f Tho Loudon University dr-Cj ACfc: thrown oK-n to women 10 years ago and now there ar.i 7 M. A.',; HI K. A.'s. 2 D. Sc. 's. "Jl R S-.-.'s and eight women holding r--".ct:l or surgical degrees. Tho niia.u, .- "he! graduated during last ye;.- r.'c. vi-s 32. At "ambridgo tin re wc... -il. The total for the yo-.tr at Dublin. V tuna,. London, Oxford and Cambridge ir IJ 1 1 I
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