{ROSE AND THORN.
When weary seem the ways of life,
High aims and fruitage all at strife,
Breathe soft, what wind soever blows,
“There {8 no thorn without its rose '
When sweetest hopes forever fade,
In friendships chilled and trust be-
trayed,
Smile bravely, as life's burden rows,
“There {8 no thorn without its rose "
- -Stephen P. Otis, in the Housewife
A RECORD-BREAKING RIDE.
“Belverton-on-Sea, July, iNh—
“Messrs
“Gentlemen I beg to
the receipt of your fa
date asking me 0
Special New Hellespont
the South-Eastern Mile Champion hip
Race to be held in this
urday next In declining
with request, I cannot
from expressing my
the extraordinary offer by
endeavor
ateur ith a
ig. as I should have thot
a very
Gearup & Co
acknow ledge
rls
vor of yvesterda)
ride one of your
Bicycles
town on Sat
to comply
your refrain
astonishment at
whi¢ h
accompanied. To to
an an
bribe
would have been aware,
matter;
my duty to consider
bringing the
the National C
rider w monet
gl
become
and it will hereafter
ctitioner
of Belvert
ind the dutis
interfere to
with the
sion any
ours
pursuit
sit a mont
always a
medical
ompany
was
acting under
let her act
r child is
I am afraid the case is
she been under treatment
“No: | was always hoping she
before ”
would
got better, and, indeed, she seemed
left London
ar my housekeeper since her husband
died, you know;
fg very wild—I fear the excitement of
yesterday's journey down here
have upset her. Ah,
shall judge her condition for yourself.”
We entered a two-story house on the
outskirte of the town, and, leaving me
in a small sitting-room on the ground
floor. Selhurst went upstairs. [ heard
him unlocking a door rather noisily
then he descended and asked me to
follow him.
He conducted me to a room immedi-
ately above that in which I had been
ascated, and murmuring, “She seems to
have been asleep,” left me to contem-
plate one of the most beautiful women
1 have ever seen.
She was lying on a couch near the
window, fully dressed in deep mourn.
ing. The morning sunshine played on
her rich, auburn hair, and accentuated
before we She has ac
ted
but this morning she
must
here we are; you
chiselled features,
The next moment she opened
eyes: then, before I could utter a word
sprang up, and running to the
opened it, and having
landing, came back to where
and said at once:
“You are a doctor, I believe?
not ill, but 1 want your help.
I stood
I am
i
why I let him-Mr, Selhurst-—summon
vou."
“What can I do for you?” asked,
look—1 am golnz to
vou. But first, you can tell me
this: Has he informed you of tne
death of my darling little girl?’
I nodded assent
“It {8 a lle,” she
child is alive always
to me, but he won't go
Hehe has tried to drive me into nad
ness, Listen, my dear one is actually
here, in another room, at this moment
I heard her cry minutes s "
“Why, then, did not—"'
“1 could do nothing; I
“1 lke
your
trust
cried flercely.
She is
1
iet me to
a Tew since
You
was locked
in
vou?
he!
vou to think
he
“But if he wishes
why
Cand, does bring
yoy
child
here’
“Why? Iti
for some
He
voice, to chafe at n
of his plan
he has
i
part
weeks done
hear
tO red
he
what
me to
inability
I.ondon wants
1y
to rage impotently w hen
the fiction of her
of h denth
naturally nervous,
and perhaps
help me, |
strain
al: if you do not
the
Selhurst will
his
why
not bear
be able to
ionger
fecting object
should
comm
ifigtor
glanced at the new
mount 1 to bestride
row's race, and suppressed the thought
was
that to-night’s adventure was scarcely
the best possibile preparation for that
Then I locked
put the key in my pocket and
for the rendezvous
Mrs. Gray, knickerbok
ers and short jacket, awaited me, and
rewarded my punctuality with a smile
and a slight blush.
“I hate riding in she
said apologetically; “but you see, cor
tor, I have no option. Let us get away
at once,” she added
1 assented, silently,
mounted and rode off.
There was little conversation be
tween us. Our way lay along smooth
and level roads, so that we proceeded
at a good pace, and were goon within a
mile of our destination. But at this
point Mrs. Gray, who had fallen be-
hind. suddenly called out that she had
punctured her tire. 1 dismounted, and
walked back to where, apparently in
tears, she stood beside her bicyels,
“Hor unfortunate!” she cried, brok-
enly. i”
cncounter the door
started
dressed in
these things.”
and we loth
“Oh. how unfortunate!
“Perhaps it can be set right,” 1 said, |
soothingly. “Let me see if I can find |
*
Then asking me to hold my own bi- |
most speed
1 stood transfixed, 1
ty her to stop nor made any
ro after her Mechanically, 1
puncture,
neither enlled
effort wu
irned
again to look for the and
found that it consisted of a slit
a foot long It had evidently been d¢
liberately made with hid
heen tricked, fooled, duped!
Put the woman who had thus
treated mad or sane? That wa
wsked myself when I had
In
would in
thont
a knife. 2
was
me
the guestion I
grown somewhat calmer the for
predicament
the latter, 1
for
mer case my
deed be terrible; in
en victimized gome ro;
altogether unable
this
tO RUess
uncertainty 1 trudged
ed bicycle wearily ba
and
cottage
disabl
made way
It was
Belverton, my
hurst
and, though
btained
gentieman
een unexpectedly
should
formant
not be back
proces ded
Should iow unravel the
Reaching
Union
That was
tnyewritten
document
no
doubt. he
all the
and bore signaturs
There cove i he
the
hurst's
but
neo
of the =
simply
IWeVer, As
to identity ender
audacity staggered me
sy than the woande~fiuy
fo
not
more
acting of his = Of course, 1
gay nothing about the affair; the In-
genious couple were in a position
my
wots lod
in
AWAY tharacter offectively,
and who
nary story 1 ghonld have to tell in my
defence ?—London Tit-Bits,
HWoar
believe the extranrdi-
High Latitude Not Reneficial,
More people over 100 years old are
found in mild climates than in the
higher latitudes, According to the
last census of the German empire, of
a population of 55,000,000, only 8
have passed the 100th year. France,
with a population of 40,000,000, has
913 centenarians. In England there
are 146, Ireland 578, and in Scotland
46. Sweden has 10 and Norway 23,
Belgium 5, Denmark 2, Switzerland
none. Spain, with a population of 18.
000,000, has 101 people over 100 years
Of the 2.200.000 inhabitants of
575 people have passed the
century mark. It is sald that the old-
est person living whose age has been
proved is Bruno Cotrim, born in Af
rica and now living in Rio Janeiro,
A coachman in
Moscow kas ‘lived 140 years.
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS,
SQUIRREL TOWN,
Where the onk-trees tall and stately
Streteh great branches to the sky,
Where the green leaves toss and flutter,
As the summer days go by,
Dwell a crowd of little pagple
Fiver racingy up and down
Bright eyes glancing, gray tails whisk
ing
This is known as Squirrel Town,
Bless me, what a rush and bustle,
As the happy hours speed by !
Chitter, chatter—chatter, chitter,
Underneath the azure sky.
Laughs the brook to hear the clamor;
Chirps the sparrow gay and brown;
“Weleome !| Welcome,
i
Jolly place, this Mguirrel 1
evervhbody
own
Hone y been the
nod.
Fre
Hurrying, will
Deisies
Boon Jack
Crimson leaves
land
And the n
Winter store th
nuts
Jury pince ti
Blowing
led with screeching,
cockatoos
morep
ons parrots,
birds. A pair of
fluff-balls, with gleaming gold
were among this rabble, and
ville-Kent at once bought them
transferred them to his
circle. The owls turned to be
such marvelous *‘quick- wmnge” ar
tists that the amusement they afforded
the family, which owned a camera,
was boundless. The peculiar speci
alty of the morepork is that it
a*iffen itself so that even elose at hand
Sa
and
domestic
onus
CR
it ia impossible to distinguish it from
the dead branch of a tree. Again, if
assumes a dignified cast of counten-
ance which is Indierous, or 1s senti-
ments], sad or even gay, as itchoos=es
The morepork has been grossly slan-
dered aud called the Australian goal
sucker, but its friend, Mr. Saville
Kent, has at last freed it from that
stigma, and explains in this latest
work that it only keeps the goatencker
company-—another instance of the
evil results of choosing disreputable
aasciates,
ANIMALS WITHOUT FEAR
*a contrast with the animals that
show great fear of man and that dis-
trust all unfamiliar sights ana sounds
we firid othiers that seem not io Ehow
what it is to be afraid.
probably noticed that some animals
will make friends fearlessly the Die
-
dren are never shy, because they take
it for granted that every one is their
There is howe
ever, between fearlesaness
nee Let us give you an example of
what we mean,
a difference,
and cour
If in walking across a field yon flush
a partridge and pretends to be
lame, fluttering at your f doing all
she
eet,
she ean to attract your attention, itis
On the
of terror
chil iren
not because she feels no fear,
contrary, she
Her nest :
cannot save themselves
offering vou ner life for their
5: 11 18
18 111 AD ALON Y
is close by, her
and the
1% not fearlessness COUrnue,
of the
brave mother bird
biol i
highest ¥
that
courage
for her little ones
than vou can under
True fearlessne
hand, isperfectiy ignorant
hearts in a different
vhom we kn
f iY 4
of meeting a little
day in the middle of a ms
he tiny creatur wht
Th 3
vigorously for the shore
11
nan in the boat stretehe
oar to meet him the
n up it at onee and inte
id, where "he sat
and arranged his fur an
self, He
] a}
us how
did not," the ns
‘
waiting,
spelled
had been made
Other words soon followed, and ere
long
iong
i rehe nde d.
the mystery
1 Years
len remained o1
assisting
Bef
another «
h
unabated, she was unab
him or to moet him.
jergarten,
re
re
» whe removed ty,
and
continued
to be
while h interest
with
The Queen's Jaegers.
English
dian male servants, the Queen
couple of German attendants
by the name of Jaeger, and at-
tend her Majesty wherever gOS
When in full dress they are garbed in
the most magnificent plumed hats,
green coats with gold embroideries,
and a short sword, or rather hunting
knife. the hilt of which is gold-mount-
ed buckhorn.
These German Jaegers were intro-
duced by the Prince Consort, for in
Germany, not only every royal per-
sonage, but, moreover, every good
nobleman or ambassador has his &pe-
cial body Jaeger. The Prince of Wales’
Jaeger, for instance, Invariably at
tends his royal master at all the din-
| ners at which the Prince may Le pros-
ent.
He stands behind the Prince’s chalr,
| arrayed in a scarlet coat, and the
| dishes with which the Prince is to be
| served are invariably handed to the
| Jaeger to place before His Roya: Aigh-
None of the ordinary servants
of the setablishment are permitted {0
; serve the Prince himsell
and In-
has a
who £26
Besides her Scotch
who
3 .
ahi
—
rs ———
A MUNICIPAL ARMY,
CREATER NEW YORK'S VAST ARMY
OF EMPLOYEES,
They Number 25.000, and Nearly Equal
the Standing Army of the United States
How They Are Divided, Many Under
Civil Service Ruling.
of
r an army of
S400) O00 (KK)
Greater New
and will be
5 ATES
United
ranks a
there
of
Oon~-
rank
10 $4000 &
Hd
ndian Weaving,
in the
by
at
tf and avenue,
The five nort and
cross-town street
by the company are
current furnished
| station, which is
capacity of
The location has
been selected on account of its being
on the water front, thus avoiding cart-
age of coal and ashes
wer plan
. erected
fraction Company
1 First
Met:
Ninety
New You
sbuth
GPOIILAan
street
from this one cex
expected to have total
T0000 horse-power.
Maddened by a Bear's Bite.
Not long ago a man in Cincinnati
killed his wife and himself. He had
been a bear keeper at the Zoo. The
afternoon before the tragedy occurred
he had been bitten in the hand bh¥
one of his charges. It is believed by
both the neighbors and the physicians
that the bear bite produced insanty,
which resulted in the murder and sui-
ride.
—————————————— ———
A Swedish Woman Professor,
The appointment of Elsa Eschels-
gohn to the professorship of civil law
at the University of Upsala recalls the
fact that she ie the second woman pro-
fessor of university rank in Sweden.
The late »onya Kovaleveky was ap-
pointed professor of mathematics im
the University of Sthckholm in 1854,