CRADLE SONG, S21 the lake, and still the fleld; Still the feathery pi : Would my sleep Could be as deep, And as calm ax thine is! Child of earth and air and sun, Stir not in thy sleeping: Lie at rest On nature's breast Trust thee to her keeping! Powers of earth and air and sun, Beneath, around, above thee, Lend their charm To ward off Larm-—- All that lives must love thee, Lo, the gentle sprites of spring In homage kneel before thee, Or hovering On silent wing, Keep watch fraternal o'er thee. May they stil! attend thy steps Wheresoe'er thou goest; Pure and fair As sun and Be all the love thou knowest! air £till the lake, and still the field; Still the feathery pine is; Would my sleep Could be as deep, And as calm as thine is! Atlanta Constituti Trasker's Private fark. When I was quit counted among 3 private detective. The two of us were enjoying a qu t ir tl and « t in is cov ii a office 1 mn ¢ a young man | close friends a quiet smoke 3 t day e door opened and his boy ushe 1 a lady client. She was appare nder 20, and was quite t Her form was h tl i fash tall ar exceadit I u a der and her face tive, but bore » «} 1 $v 4 3 :.bt »y and overwhelmis aflictic tired. ¢ f $ pay rhs f 6 LTROCeS O61 SOle 1 r eves were red t ‘Mr. sume? she qt o Banks a quick glane mature companion “At your ser be seated. [ am in said, her handkere Tse id 4148 =udaaqe ROre tremulous hief to hereyes nly robbed me and the prison, if nothi threatens to take a dear cousin from me, is very sad etically. iy dear young ert the AV BE id ptter God grant that you may rousin, whom they suspect the be ousness of wirder of my poor father, was te my husband, ’’ the natural modesty. cent, I know it. the evidence th said 16 lieve me, si this dreadf: dear encouragingly he first detail of iced that he inine in t i foundation of hear- your case I am My belief in ions is based upon the experience. Be 1, therefore, and let me have the ory {rom the beginning.” The circumstances she were as follows Kempton, was the proprietor of a large furniture factory. He was a man who paid strict attention to business, and was in habit of remaining in office after the factory had closed for the night the men had departed. in finish up his large correspondence. One of the clerks in his employ was @& nephew, a young fellow, strong of body and generous of heart, but not free from the follies of youth. Harry Stanton was a graduate college and a thorough athlete, and, being yet scarce 20, he had not out. grown his youthful enthusiasm for sports, clubs late suppers with the boys. Now, the old are 5 tolerant of the ways of the young recollection should make them, and 80 it happened that the frequent transgressions of the uncle's office rules by the nephew caused between the two considerable friction. On the evening of the tragedy there had been quite a serious quarrel, and he left the presence of his employer in hot-headed haste and with angry words, One hour later aud half an hour after the factory had closed Mr, Kempton had been found murdered in his private office. He was seated in his chair, his head falling forward on the desk before him. A pocket- knife had been used to accomplish the dastardly deed. and this lay on is, related the his and to order $y ine and I semi-incidenta not as murdered man’s feet. On being cleansed and examined the fatal weapon was instantly recognized by the clerks as young Stanton’s, gle, the blow had evidently been struck from behind, and with uner ring aim had pierced the heart. The safe had been rifled of its valuable contents, and there was that the assassin in making his ekit through the general office had stop- ped to open Stanton’s desk, and re- move such things as a young fellow in making a permanent departure would be likely to take, rogatory promptings been drawn from the girl, when Banks said: ‘And now tell me what steps have been taken.’’ “Poor papa’s head clerk has em- ployed a detective—a Mr. Gregg— who, after looking into the case, started off in hot pursuit of my cousin, whoin he firmly believes to be the as sagan oo “Im! came from Banks, as hi gazed musingly into the fire, “Then young Stanton has disappeared?" “Yon, . of tis all a but I trust believe him innocent,’ young lady, a profes $361 HAS circumstances, fy il SIT, YOu stil “My dear \ SONA ! opinion would be rather pre you {| the ense For the comiort your { shall lin data.’ “Kindly do so Banks,’ premature draw my desire ent you must from If you it ] once to the factory may intuitions, pr seeed nt order to secure some in behalf, Mr. my fidence in her hunted lover, she said, “I wish you to sj bringing the criminal to justice.” Receiving my call at home mre her and report if any stepped into her carriage and was driven away. At his request 1 the to scene of the tragedy. ren results, The only important that been ready knew, was young man had near the factory shortly before the discovery i of the murder. Banks, I becun to look a littl “Has the desk of Ste { touched?’ he » { pulling out Ti the suspected seen ; i © blue. inton’s been inquired, presently, ti Pi irawer, ie contents have not been ma- Is responded the iva Perr ive Liregy 5 sim- ng articl and marks on the paper ifs ON, 1¢ DIoody finger had old lette ant eave vin edd to fil to 1 The clear to him where it been get some on used bottom. whole matte that he was moment I returned Janks?®"’ sponded boy ‘but even iH mystery, you Four interest of sufficient ead to an diate and favorable report to our charming ‘fien aid | omforting ti ii imme shit ins righ 3 Banks laugl 1 humoredly and then relapsed ruminating si- It was about Joe Was abhou f : = whe: tory office in the after- ntered the face Banks « ying 1 a package about fifteen inche juare. It was Draw? paper, bore ddress of any sort be any ings between 3 1 oht mig! nfernal ma- Neither Gregg nor his quarry been heard from 31 wil oblige me by catherine iii ig m ¥ gat ring Of the vffice, Mr address factory to- Williams ng the head clerk. and Mie be locked, in here securely fas- » try an inter Ou use 8 type- after Mr. Wil. giver to have the d, “Will you kindly re- won, or if you have an inused one better still.’ This being brought Banks proceed. ed to untie his package. Removing the outer wrapper he laid bare a plain cardboard box, the cover of which he was on the point of lifting when he eves of all pres- ent gazing upon it with eager curios ity. Mine, afterward told me, were fairly popping out of my head. As there was no particular hurry he stayed his hand and with a most quizzieal expression of countenance lounged back in his chair and coolly puffed at his cigarette, In five minutes the men, looking somewhat mystified, bled, and everylhing was ready for the next step. With a quick glance Janks ran his eyes over the forty faces before him. Sraors looked up to see the he signal to. It will save time,”’ {done in the matter of the murder until we hear from Detective Gregg, Mr. Williams here has kindly con- sented to allow me this favorable o portunity to put to the test a little theory which has been brought to my notice, It is said that in China ull holders of public offices and espec- ally soldiers are known by their finger marks. The arrangement of the grooves or furrows on the skin, it is claimed, is alike in no two individu als. That I wish to prove or disprove conclusively. As each man’s name is called he will please step forward, press his right thumb upon the type- writer ribbon and then make an im- pression on this strip of prepared glass. To distinguish one from an other I desire ench man to record his name on the label I have affixed un- der the spice for ench impression * Banks eyed each man keenly 1 # he eame up in answer to his name and did as requested. One, two three, all Innocent looking fellows enough went by but the fourth individual had a sullen sort of look, and the nudge of which I had b I jotted down his registering procession until at last all had left their theanh marks and 1 had li sted just dozen names, : ‘Now said Banks, lifting the mysterious package, ‘I have here a hroueh which I to put the slide bearing the It is now dark enough 1 that impression. and-—yos—the back of 1 nas & white surface. Oblize me, Mr. Williams by, turning its face to the Thank you." While speaking my friend hae busied himself preparing the lantern s0 that ‘To make the test a little interesting,’ he continued, ‘I will gentleman whom I have a great sire to meat, We will others with this one.” On the disk of light thrown upon the wall appeared a peculiar arrange. ment of lines, jagged, running each other, beginning nowhereo ending in the same place Presently with danks pushed the long ie in and No. i. For i few ME he allowed it show out It sly different. compare the into and fora him 3 stopped at 10 Deaside the SITY exhibited a ¢ Id be raised he As there was » and were . Trapsd factory, he was and the mer Nee] if srtaken if climbed a st nd dashed across a meadow With a leap the rider saddle; with a single bour il and ursuers realized alm » 44 wi er Lhe wan Oy wing vhs # pening of £303 up. sxehimed is a littl fei # PH YOR 't arranged the tice T h tice ] hs Arriving broke down and made a He had pian behind that evening t Overhearing the quarrel le and pl saw how it might be used to his advan- tage. On his way through the gen eral office he looked through Stanton’s Return« Trasker alsioct factory confession. main the open safe, between une nd 5 nenhow we desk and secured his knife ing after the deed evidence against the your he had left the incriminatin mark. As for Stanton, his story was very simple. He bad returned to premises that evening with a view to apologizing to his unele, but pride his good intention, he had gone away again without enter ing. Shortly afterward meeting » friend, who lived some twenty miles from town, he had tempted with the prospect of a day's shoot. ing to accompany him home. Three to complete the i fellow o y g thumb- the overcoming boon they had got back from the woods, the first information of what had oc- curred reached him, and borrowing his friend's mare he started post haste for the factory, with what re. sult has already been made known. Banks received a fifty dollar check and abundant thanks from his charms months later an Invitation to the wedding. —{ New York Presa. Deer Becoming a Pest. A lew years ago the good people of Maine were afraid that sportsmen would soon cause the deer in their forests to become extinct. As a re- sult stringent game laws were passed providing for only two ‘open months’’ of hunting, and limiting the number of deer to be killed even then, Since then the ‘‘protected’’ deer in North- western Maine have flourished and increased so that all farmers whose farms adjoin forests are complaining that the deer are rapidly becoming an expensive nuisance, The farmers’ vote is a vital element in Maine, and it is therefore very likely that this winter's Legislature will either repeal or modify the present game laws, New York sportsmen will certainly be ready to give all the moral encour Republic. THE JOKER'S 8Y FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. A Devoted Wife--Footing-~Prac tica ~-lio Limit, Etec., Ete all 1 can encourag I always told him you would make “You | $17 last week to buy me a new morning wrapper.’’ sold his dress-cont and it was just enough FOOTING, icked him merely for Truth. PRACTICAL. her father made his money simply want made { OF, vee Don't cure ; what it's He—No, to Know She—Yo always won t you, aear? He Alwavs sie peluiant Mrs. pair of Shon Mrs. i He's ms mars: od 4 Mrs what implicit cot FELT ee A 1 i YOIL remet had in York idence | Now STEADY IMPROVEMENT. ‘Is your daughte rimproving in her painting? Mother—Well SAY 80 gow] that failed to Inter. inst picture y three f the family guess what Ocean, What's now?’ “He's a-layin’ aroun’ an’ a~drawin’ Nothing ¢ “Oh, yes: he's a-blowin’ eof it A Minnie-Do vou think it right for to allow a man they are not en- woman kiss her when Mamie—Of course not Especi- ally when one considers how easy it is to get engaged. | Detroit Free Press. HIS PRIVILEGE Irate German (to stranger who has stepped on his toe)=Mine friend, 1 know mine feet vas made to be valked on. but dot privilege belongs to me, = [London Tid-Bits. SECRET OF HER ENJOYMENT. Heo don’t see how yon have enjoyed that performance the theatre last night. inable. She] know it. sit in a box with a new gown on.— {Chicago Record. NOT GOING TO HAVE A ORUSH, “How many ladies have you in- vited?'' “Twenty-five.’ ‘1 thought you were going to in- vite fifty?” “But consider the fashion sleeves. "= Now York Press. REPORTS FROM FRANCE, “What's the latest reports from Paris?’ asked the managing edi- tor, “I've just received two,’ replied the telegraph editor; ‘‘one from a sired and the other from a bombshell.” ~{ Washington Star, at in TIMES Young Wife CHANGE (complain t bought were min Huasha 5 kK bh hioeniat JOC ARE Wis A BRPECH Snages-~plor net is a poe Snages—Have Of ron “Then it is a poem, owed, { Pittsburg-Chronis irse not A BTAYER, fixe Youl n She INE Very weary. ¢ . . Fes vi $a Sash ¥ ao Inter) ean. Food Before Sleep. Many persons, says Dr. W. 7 ell, an eminent physician, tl actually sick, keep bel strength and general tone, and of the opinion that the jong intervals pper and breakfast, and especially the come plete emptiness of the stomach dur between su of emaciation, sleeplessness and gen- eral weakness we so often meet, All beings except man are goverened by natural instinct, and every being fant, guided by the same instinct, sucks frequently day and night, and if its stomach is empty for any pro longed period, it cries long and loud. Digestion requires no interval of rest, and if the amount of food dur- ing the twenty-four hours is, in physiological limit, it makes no hurt- ful difference to the stomach how few or how short are the intervals be tween eating, but it does make a vast difference in the weak and emaciated one's welfare to have a modicum of food in the stomach during the time of sleep, that instead of being cons sumed by bodily action it may durin the interval improved the lowe system, and I am fully satisfied were the weakly, the emaciated and the sleepless to rightly take a light lunch or meal of simple, Ritsitious food bes fore going to or a prolon period, tine in ten of them ud thereby lifted into a better standard of health,—{New York Journal, 5 i i i i i { i AA TRUMPET CALLS, OVE never } by being Leste w Ir will nob take much envy in the heart to drive Christ clear out A LIE a mile away is always trying to prove is the The mac who would lead others must not be afraid to walk by himself. Gop's love is something we never buy or lose LOVE never turns back hears a llon roar. No ose who is fit for Heaven wants to go there alone. To HAVE too much help is as bad as to have no help. Tae peopie who talk the most too often say the least RELIGION that is not used every day will not keep swe t. You can never tell by the size of a sin how black it is SOME very good looking people are deformed on the inside ALL sins promise to more than pay their way to begin with. Ir takes a good deal of grace to be a good Christian with a big income. Iv is never hard wo do the right thing after the mind has been made up Ir is doubtful if God ever mar who could please all his bors How CHEAP s themselves for cash. AS LONG as hie with him wh) worry. can because it made a nelgh- ime people will sell the promise of spot Kxuows that God good is man should any Usy of the first pris ileges of every ¥ ’ iis N 3 : Christ live without lap is the right to wore Ww good, God Xe. i © ling th we IENEVER will we ar tu do see have a to have riches tw never who s angels away from the of faith Tur man who always ready shadow ThE richest man can give away Lhe most grettiog it NO MAN can himself unt | he Lils whole heart MANY 2 man form the world, won't stay shut Many a church member sponges his preaching and pays full price for his cigars and tobacen MANY a man will tell you that the church he belongs Ww is full of hypo- crites the moment he finds out thas he can’t run it Taere 1s no bigger in the world thau the man who is expecting to wet 1 Heaven because his wife be. iongs to church MARK THIS Yon do not attract attention in Heaven for your piety every time you buy a dish of ice cream tc help the «hurch (ive a loose rein to passion. and there is more dangerof a runaway and a wreck than there is in riding behind a wild horse vy * aid the SY frat un rom light" is his own fears 10 I the one whe without re- in love arst his neighbor as loves Lod with who would like to re- has a front gate that fraral O00 Dr. Kilmer's Swamr-Roor cures all Kidney and Bladder troubles Pamphlet and Consultation frea Laboratory Binghamton, N. 1. t is estimated that the rails on the various nilways of the country weigh altogether 83. J00 000 tons, . For STagxornexing AND CLEARING THE chin! Troches.” 1 have ds who were public oved extremely ser. ¥ rd Beecher commended them 1 speakers, and they have viceable." Rev. Henry § India has 12.000 000 who can read and write put of a population of 246,000,000 —
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