THE KINGDOM OF LOVE. In the dawn of ihe day, when the sea and the earth Reflected the sunrise above, I set forth with a heart full of cour- age and mirth To seek for the Kingdom of Love. I asked of a Poet I met on the way Which cross road would lead + aright, And be said: “Follow me, and ere long you shall see Its glittering turrets of light” ne # And soon In the distance a city shone fair. “Look yonder!” gleams!" But alas! for the hopes doomed to despair, was only the Dreams.” Then the next man I asked was a BLY Cavalier, And he said: me.” And with laughter and song we went speeding along’ By the shores of Life's beautiful sea. he said; “how IX that were It “Kingdom of “Follow me, follow Then we came to a valley more trop- ical far Than the mere, wonderful vale of Cash. a flower Sivile out on the gay Cavalier. And he sald: “We have come to hu- manity’s goal: my soul, It was only the “KingCom of Sense.” the road A coach with retainers behind. And they said: “Follow me. Lady's abode Belongs in that find.” "Twas a grand dame newly made bride. for ont realm, you will of fashion. a But my hepes died away like the last gleams of day, For we came to 1 ue “Kingdom of At the door of a cattace 1 makd. have heard replied: my feet never roam ‘Kingdom of Home.) I kffow not the way.” and sighed. I looked on the cottage: how restful it seemed! And the mald was ns fair as Great light glorified my cried: “Why, Home Love'"™ ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox In New York World. asked a “jy of that realm.” But from the she 1 dove, soul as I is the ‘Kingdom of I had been in the service only a few Years. but lack-—or Intelligent tion—had brought me SUCCESS, when the chief told me to go to Tilt onsville and find the murderer Judge Sawyer 1 was complimented. 1 reached Tiltonsville and promptly made with the sporty element of the town, Everybody talked about the of JIndge Sawyer, but no one could give me a hint which could be tortured Into a clue, idence at the hotel, numerous views with the Important and portant townspeople, satisfied newspapers had told all th be learned from the popula onsville, direc ®i) abeut inter. ihe al was to Bawyer's late residence and there met with his daughter Grace. Miss Saw. Yer could tell me only this: visiting In Boston was killed. The nonschond eo nslsred of the judge. the cook, Joe, a mixture of butler. grooni aod chore boy. It was Judge Saw. yer's custom to dine at one o'clock and read, rest or sleen until three, He was regular in his habits and pun ual at his meals. when her father . Ci not varied his custom: he bad dined at one, and thereafier went to his study. Not appearing at three o'clock, door: receiving no response she en. tered the room. and was horrified to discover the judge lying on the conch, to him. but received no response. Nhe alarmed the household. came and pronounced him dead--shot In the head from a gun or revolver close to him. as was evidenced by the powder in the forehead. The local 10+ Hee, and the Siate's Attorney's office had Investigated the affair. but no clue bad been found. The room was in perfect order; no papers were dis. have been opened was untouched, and no article of any kind or deserip- tion was missing. The dead man was dying In an easy position, and denth had come swiftly and peacefully. Neither money nor papers was the motive for the erime. The Judge had no entanglements either professional, social, or floancial, and he was not known to have an enemy. The house was a frame building set back from the road. Shade and fruit trees dotted the grounds, which were generous and ran back to the river, It was a lovely spot to live In—-in the summer, I took a photograph of the study, and then Siscovered that the house In general, and that room in partien'ar, with the definite of obtaining the sunlight. The study was In the rear cc of the house and wolnted direct dow on the west side was diagonally onposite one on the east side, while between these two windows was a semi-continuous window which form- ed a curved corner. The couch was pushed up close in the corner, in such a way that it would catch any pass ing breeze. The desk was facing the couch, and rested against the wall which made the alcove. Ou the walls were foils, boxing gloves, a miniaxure boat, a broken oar with a crimson rib- bon and similar articles. On the wall opposite the desk was a gun, on a rest, a powder flask, and above these a baseball bat and a catelhier's mask. Of course I examined the gun and found it empty, with not even a cap on it. These were the only articles of any consequence the photograph disclosed. The next day I was ealled upon by Miss Sawyer and a young lady whom she introduced her friend. Mena Bell, of Boston, who had come to make her a long visit: and she sald 1 must make her house my headguar- ters. She thought I could do better service by being constantly about the premises, and. besides, it would not Le vnpleasant to have a man in the house While 1 had not made any progress in solving the mystery which brought me to TiHtonsville, It is not quite true that I had not progressed favorably i toward a wholesome friendship with {| Grace Sawyer and Mena Bell, were delightful companions, I treated a guest and equal. We were a lively trio, and one day, as wus us sald Fox. vou think me I loved my father as “Perhaps. Mr. an odd mixture, devotedly parent, me at all times, pana would wish me not sunshine; and if I can get sadness and gloom 1 am best myself and paying the highest tribute But 1 know to shut ted or Tred but Grace for that I admired more the phil which prompted if, Three w passed and 1 had ver ks in and Nuawyer sheech, osophy had made no headway the river, tiie Cuse on Miss Bell Progress, I almost abraptly discovered nothing.” she drawled pro- . made replied promptly and “No. I bave “Is that possible?” auy vokingls “Is what possible. Miss Bell "To nothing!” Miss netted so much by the words as her manner while speaking them if she had seen discover Bell's speech through the veil and Sawyer, Later on 1 met her alone, and 1 resolved to dissipate that my this (srace im i n conclusion thought up assuming With remarked taunted me this lel. and I want to say, that I offered to surren. der this ease some thine ago. but Miss Sawyer would not consent. I am free to vou that I no hope of this mystery nck the way, and 1 “Somehow 1 feel ax if you will win yei." she responded. kindly: “but I know Grace will never feel content until the mystery surrounding her father's up I am but Grace {| will never—there, i= calling me: goml-by for the present. | am dumb” The next day Miss Sawyer came to the study for what she termed a con- sultation. I was Iving on the when a rap came upon the door, and before the echo of my “Come in” had was In the room told i me not to move aud seated herself at the desk, and said: | pression Orreet | permost | “Yon Miss afternoon in self Riv unless - points death is cleared stre 1 wish you success she couch 3 died she She and was bear this doubt If my father cannot un mur j to see the murderer. Oh, 1 wouldn't i harm hin! If he'd confess 1 think 1 cotld almost forgive him: if 1 don’: | know for certain 1 shall go wand.” | She had swung abont on the swivel | chair, with ber head and body thrown forward, and was sobbing bitterly. I | sprang from the couch. more crazed {than ever 1 wax before or since, and i placing my hands on her shoulders, | eriod: “Grace, Grace, don't you know | would turn the world upside down for your sake?” Then I became lucld and realized what I had said: the reaction was as liciovs, [I drew back. Grace and in making a backward movement {my hand rested on the gun: the touch of thet sun-heated fron formed an { electric current, and in pain. Land Soy I gave a sharp cry and lost | conscionsnoess, | Attack were the heat, too much exer The last 4 subscribe to, but the others 1 reject. prove my solution. 1 fook the gun and carefully cleaned ft. 1 loaded it with powder and one half-bullet shot. I put it back on the rest. I made up n dummy and placed It on the couch. I locked and barred the study door, and then silently. but vehemently, prayed for hot weather, the hotter the better, Ostensibly my service had ended, but I stayed on to recuperate. We | passed the days and evenings much fas usual, but I met neither Miss Saw. yer nor Miss Bell alone, We three were sitting on the piazza, one after noon, when Miss Sawyer, with an er. fort for a matter of fact tone, sald: “By the way, Mr. Fox, 1 have mis- laid a letter. 1 think I left it In the study. wii you get it for me? he “Certaluly,” 1 replied; “shall I ge now?" “Oh, no! later on will answer,” Then a heavy silence overcame us, I began to wish 1 had gone for thai letter. 1 was about to put the wish into action, in fact, had started for the study, when suddenly there was a report like the discharge of a gun. “Qh, my!” exclaimed Miss Bell “What's that?’ asked Miss Sawyer, “Thank God!" I softly murmured: but aloud 1 sald: “Come, and I'll show you," We entered the study, My scheme had worked, The dummy was shot In the forehead. The mask was per. forated with powder, but a larger hole showed where the bullet entered. The gun had been discharged through the powder igniting by the sun's rays on the barrel. The mystery of the death of Judge Sawyer was solved. He had been accidentally shot and killed by his own gun, discharged by the heat of the sun, I was so engrossed in explaining my experiment that I didu't see Miss Bell leave the room, Grace and I were alone, Several years have passed since I left the detective service, My office is in Pemberton Square, my political residence Is in the old irteenth ward: but my summer residence Is at Tilt ousville, My wife has Just come into the room, and I will let our conversa- tion end this tale. “Girace, I have written a sketeh de- mystery of How shall I cap tion it-luck or science?’ “Neither.” “Neither? Why, it or the wis one “It was pelther”™ “Then what “Love.” was it? A GOOD MEMORY. the Lawyer's Back. “It isn't often,” sald the wellknown smiled to himself, “that a witness gets the best of a lawyer. But I remember one that got the best of me in a way that caused the shivers to run up and down my back. “A good mapy years ago | was re. as he the to It had been in courts for ten vears., aud bid fair be there for tem more unless the parties became bankrupt in the moan two old farmers, “It was my first appearance {an the matter, I having taken the place of one of the Iiwyers who died “1 was very, very young. In fact, it was my first and 1 felt my im- portance more than I do now aft thirty years of hard grind “Among the witnes«es an old farmer that 1 koew personally. having been born and brought up in the same neighborhood. “He was put on the stand to swear to some facts that happened _ten years back, and when was turned over to me for examination 1 pro ceeded to test the value of Lis mem ory dating so far back. “Do wean to say.” 1 sternly, you can remember a that bappened tea Case, er was he TOR ' You Dogan ‘that incident years ago” mere a 0 “Then, i ally, ‘yon else that happened upon that particu lar day? “Yes 1 Kin.” he put in eagerly, ‘jor arter 1 Farmer Dunn drive that cow of his'n ivto his back pasiue 1 wiz goin’ through my apple orchard when 1 saw an’ two other kids stealing apples, When ye saw me comin’ ye tried to git away; the other kids did, but I eotched ye when ye Kim a-slidin’ down the trunk of the tree. “Like a flash my memory went hack ten years to a very painfol experience, aud I tried to stop him. but he went on. “*An 1 took ye across my lap ap’ gave ye the all firedist spankin’ that ye ever bad,” he concluded. “1 didn’t question his memory any further” answered, sald I, sarcasth remember he wirhaps' con something s/w ye -— sd — An Eoglishwomaa's Fad. The daughter of an English countey geutieman prides hergell on possessing inost comprehensive collection of luggage and hotel labeis In exbstence, In the albums in which these spechinens are pasted ean bho found labels from all quarters of tae globe, Bau Prancisco hotels are repre. sented by fully half a dozen examples, There are uo fewer than 156 from rail ways and hotels of the Indian Bmpiro, Canada, Samoa, New Zealand, China, Japan, Cairo, Russia, Asiatic Turkey; all bave their sections allotted to them, European specimens, obtained while traveling, from friends, or by numbering some thousands, Another Epglish woman's pet hobby is a marvelous collection of all sorts and sizes of butions, Many are veritable works of art. The most viguable, or rather the rarest, are two Chinese official buttons, which iu real. ity are decorations, and buttons from the garments known to have been worn by Marat, Robespierre, Charles Dickens, Walter Scott, Washington, Nelson, Byron, Defoe, George 11. George 111, Napoleon, Wellington, Bia. marek, Irving, Garfield and nmwerous other celebrities of both sexes, The collection numbers some 20,000 speci mens, mnging from the commonest bone buttons to enamel ones set (n gems valued at ns much us $1750. Chicago Times Herald, Tn 1807 only 0.11 per cent, of all re eruits for the German army were un able to read and write, ns years -. on OUR YOUNG FOLKS SOME P'S AND ¢'8 Pray, little lads and lasses gay, One lesson do not lose: As through the world you wend your way, Oh, mind your P's and Q's! Yor while P stands for pears and plums, For pleasantness and plays, For patience and for promptitude, For peace, politeness, praise: Yet, lackaday ! it leads in pert, In pinches, pests, und pain, Perverse, and petulant, and pry, And also is profane ! Q stands for Quaker quietness, For quinces, quality, For quickness, and for queenliness, For quaint, and quittance free. But then, it heralds quake and quail, And querulous—indeed, All quibbles, quarrels, quibs, quirks, And quacks, it serves at need. men; For folks will soon exense Full many a fault and foible, when You mind your P's and Q's — Elizabeth Carpenter, ——— THE BOY *I can't find my cap anywhere,’ & sentence more or the household, that boy says, looking for his cap, when he wants to go out to play. Ear y in the search Li: enlists Lis wotler, and that may make a serious busivess of it. She has to drop Ler dusting or whatever household work she may be engaged in, and the search may take a long time “Where did you put it came in," is a asked, sooner boy can answer is **I don't know," And then the gues on, Everywhere, over in all sorts of places, all at a great loss of time, if not of temper, Iti last, as most things are, ia time, and in some Bllipie easy Pp wililen makes the finding of 1t all the more exasperating. The boy takes it and goes ont to play and straightway forget« all 1. but it may take to restore the house It is a mystery how the boy man- ages to lose his cap as often as he does, but it appears to be a boy's way ud common to almost ail. AND HIS CAP. ‘is less familiar in wh=n sure to be but all the you nuestion or later, search aud un ler, 101 ad at ROG, about tithe the le quite a litt 3 RBOrual calm in S— FISHING POR INSROTS Every little stream aud pool abounds with insect life, Year, Of this there may be no appearance on the surface, but a few sweeps with a muslin net will bring to light a variety of interesting creatures Provided with a canfal of water and A net, any ente prising Loy or girl who will hnut np a poad and there go fishing for insects will discover many interesting things. at sowe season of the Passing the net throngh some water weed it will not be long bore some gravish green beetles leap vigorously into the net. be some water boatmen. The body of this in- sect 1s shaped just like a boat and the two long bind legs with which it pro- itself are feathered like oars This beetle swims its back and spends much of its time resting on the sarface of the water, diving now and then to catch some insect on which it feeds. Among the contents of the net may be a sluggish, erawling grab. which buries itself in the mud This creature is we!l worth exam- ination, for it is a dragon fly larva, fiere may pels oa some insect may approach it, and as claw, which has been folded up out insect with unerring aim, HERO OF AN RADTHQUARE It is a beautiful story told by Lal catlio Hearn of an old man whose great deed belongs to Japanese his- tory. farmbonse stood on the verge «f a small platean overlook ng the bay. The platean, mostly devoted to rice enlture, was hemmel in on sides by thickly aud from the outer verge the land sloped down to the sea. Below were ninety thatched dwellings and a tem- ple: these composed the village. One autumn evening, Hamaguchi Gohei was looking down from his balcony on the preparations for some mercymaking in the hamlet balow. All the villagers were out, and he would have gone with them, had he not been feeling less strong than usual, Suddenly there came an earthquake shock, not a very strong one; but Hamaguchi, who had felt mauy be- fore this, thought there was some. thiug odd in its long, spongy motion, As the quaking ceased, he chanced to look toward the sea, and there Lo saw the strangest possible sight; itseemed to be running away from the land. Apparently the whole village had noticed it, for the people stood still in wonderment; only Hamaguchi drow i conclusions from the phenomenon, an what the sea would do next. He called his little dson, a lad of ten, the only one of the family left with hi, “*Tada ! Quick ! Light me a torch 1" The ohild kindled a pine torch, and the old man hurried with it to the fields, where hundreds of rice stacks s— by one he lighted them in haste, and they caught like tinder, sending sky ward masses of smoke that met and mingled in one clondy whirl, Tala, astonished and terrified, ran after his grandfather, weeping and calling: “Why ? why ? why 2” Hamaguchi did not answer; Le thought only of four hundred lives in | peril. He watched for the peopie, swarming up from the village ‘like ants, nd still the sea was flecing toward the horizon, The first party of succor arrived, a score of agile young pes sants, who wantéd to attack the fire at once; but Hamaguchi, stretching out both h s arms, stopped them, “Let it burn, lads !"' he command. ed. *“Letitbe. I want the whole vil'age here,” The whole village came, mothers and children last of all, drawn by con- $ i i : i i i cern and curiosity, “Grandfather is mad, sobbed little Tada. I am afraid ““He Isaw him do it.” **As for the rice.’’ said Hamaguchi, ‘the child tells the truth. I set fire ito it. Are all the people here ?” ‘All are here," was the answer: 1 “but we cannot understand this thing.” | “*mee !"” cried the old man, at | top of his voice, pointing to the open, {| “Say if I be mad!" | It was the returning sea, towering i like a cliff, and conrsing swifter than the kite. the ¢ as olossal smote the shore, with a like a blaze of sheet lightning. Then a white horror of sea raved over the village itself. It drew back, roaring aud tearing out the land as it went. Twice, thrice, five times it struck and ebbed. ea~h i1ime its ancient bed, and stayed there, al. thoush still raging, Of ail the homes about the bay, two straw roofs tossing madiy in the All Tigs damb, uoul Hamnguelii observed gen'ly “That was why 1 rice.’ He was now poor as the poorest in offing. were set bundred lives. S— THE CARE OF ANIMALS mals ili-treats Lis pets, abuses and makes a slave of Lis dog On the contrary, bis dog is his com. panion and playmate Hever or is a god in the eyes of death. the boy proved faithful unto knowledge makes kind. cated wolf, and the only wild creature mesticated; neither only suimal which Kindoess I'he same care which transformns a red-moathed wolf jute a faithful dog ean transform other undomesticated beasts into useful creatures. ust and wolf is which can bé'do- the wolf (an in tributing to its comfort tormenting it, you may notice it wiil greet you with a milder use of jaws, claws, or sting are nn- them. larger b:asts, but the lad who loves creatures that affection which shows itself in a sympathy which can au ler- stand their wants and necessities Such a lad can perform wonders; birds will come at his call, the small beasts of the field will follor at his benls, and no child will fear him. Verifying a Pioneer Yara. When we were a boy, a‘great many we used 10 bear the old folks =ay that the first pioneers to Kentucky when they returned to Vir. ginia for their families One tale that sweet potatoes grew to such a length that they could sit vn one end while the other roasted in the fire, We never believed it, but we wondered at It and remembered it, The other day Ike Gess brought ints (gr office a sweet potato that measur. « ® thiree feet, eight and one-half inches and after our visitors are done won dering over it we intend to build a fire in the park and put one end in the fire and take a seat on the other, to verify the tale the old ploneers usd to tell. It has taken one hundred Years to prove the veracity of thos honest old pioneers, but it is better late than never.—hexington (Ky) Gazette Truthiul at Least. A certain Judge who was blesses with a tremendous head of halr, whict was generally in a state of wild dis order, was questioning a young wit ness, to make sure that he compre bended the character and importance of the oath he was about to take. “Boy,” he sald, with his soveres: and wost magisterial manner, “do feel sure that you could identify me after six months? Now, be careful think before you speak.” “Well, your honor,” replied the boy after a prolonged survey of tie Judge's portly figure and rugged: fea tures, “I ain't sure, but 1 think 1 couk if you wasu't to comb your hair '= Detroit Free Press, Sin The progress of modern Ideas ie the malady of 0 dle THE KEYSTONE STATE, Latest News Gleaned from Various Parts, BLEW OPEN TWO SAFES: Had 85,600 fn Thelr Grasp, but Weal Away Without it— Explosion Kills Twe Mon, Injures a Nuisber of Others snd Demolishes su Bullding— Eugenes Weid- man Crushed to Death in Quickesnd. Two large safes in the offics of the pipe works of Albright, Bons & Co., Allentown, were blows up by cracksmen. The office fs directly opposite a Lehigh Valley watch tower, whers a man Is stationed sll night. The watchman, however, declares that he neither saw anything of the safe crackers nor heard any nolse from the explosions. The eracksmen left & half dozen big chisels, marked “NHN. Jones,” and an suger and brace. One of the safes was badly wrecked by the explosion, which also damaged the office apd furniture. Only the outer door of the other safe yleided to the explosive. The contents of the first sale consisted of books, stocks and bonds, The negotiabie papers, that were overlooked by the bur | glars either amccident'y or through igno- ravce of thelr valu, were in two packages. One of them was worth $3500, asd cop- sisted of bonds, and the other package was made up of $1800 worth of negotiable bonds, No booty was obtained, but the damage by the explosions amouats to £400. ; Killed by » Shying Herse. Jobn A. Deering, of Chester. took Paul Vavaman, of Phliadelphia, for a drive up | the Chester pike. Near tbe city line, the { borse shied, torowing both oecupasts of the | oarriegs Into the road. Mr. Vansman fell under the horse's feet, but escaped serious injury. Mr. Derriog bad bis skull fractured. | He was removed to the Chester hospital, where be died without regaining conscious | ners. Deceased was chief book-keeper for | the Delaware County Tiust and Safe De | posit Company, and a son of Joseph Deer- log. He was a member of the Alphas Boat C.ub and the Kaights of Columbus, Fatal Boller Test. Two men lost their lives by the explosion of a new boller, which was being tested at the shops of the Of City Boller Works. The killed are Charlies McCloskey and Joba Frawley: B. J. Gidders wes fatally injured, | Dennis McMabon was injured intersally | and about a dozen other men wers bit by fying debris McCloskey, Prawley and {| Giddere were directly engaged In testing the | bolier with steam. Toey were hurled against | the side walls of the shop by the force of the explosion, and thelr bodies roasted ly the escaping steam. The shop was demo- | ished, the boller golog through the roof and | landiog fifty feet away. Met Death by Inches. be body of Eugene Weidman, standisg | rigidly srect in four feet of quicksand, was found io & swamp near East Hebron, Near- by was found s pote which Weldman bad It read: “I I cannot get any I cannot yell any more and I am i going to pray, for my end is pear.” Weld- wan left his home at East Hebron Sunday ; morning, and had not been seen since, | written while sinking to death, | am sinking and starving. { water, A Tragic ind to a Parade, The parade of the Joshua Simpkins Uom- !| ody Company came to a sudden and sensa- tional ending at West Chester, when Jobn Streckluss, the bass horn player in the band, dropped dead in the street in the presence of 400 spectators. His affliction was pro- nounced apoplexy. Deceased was 88 years of age, and a native of Germany. For a | number of years be was employed as a musi- clan in Westminster Theatre, Providence, RL 3 Dog Causes Trouble Beiween Farmers. H. DD. Crider, of Sunbeam, shot a setter belonging to Charies Shatyer, another young { farmer, who was busting rabbits. Crider | claimed that the dog was chasing his ehick- ens. He and Sbaizer quarreied, and the Intter is said to bave fired a load of bird shot at Crider, hitting him in the breast, | arm and band. The wounds are not very | dangerous, It blood poisoning does mot follow, Three Escape FromJall, Frank McCabe, Cyrus Thompson and Frank O'Brien, ailas Bersard Gormas, ' motorious erimivals, picked = losk with =» | fork at the Youngstown jall and escaped hounds, A Workman Injured. While workmen of the Keystone Foundry Company, Bloomsburg, were breaking iron by the use of dynamite, an explosion oe. curred and fiving pleces of iron struck Frank are likely to prove fatal, Accidentally Shot by a Hunter, While Wiliam Ewlag, of Adamsburg, was showing Levi Luck the rablits he bea shot in bis day's hunt bis gun was aceldenially discharged and the charge lodged in Luck’s abdomen, inflicting a probably fatal weusd, Burning Mine Being Flooded. The Lebigh Coal and Navigation Com- pauy bas begun flooding Mine Ne, 8 Tam- squa, in order to extinguish the fire that is turping there, This colliery is one of the most valuable operated Ly the company, snd employs over six huodred men and boys, the majority of whom bave bess sus pended. A Christoning Searte a Ries, While a christening in a Siavish home in Johnstown was lu progress beer and whis key started a free-for-ail Ogbt In which 80 teen Slave took part, Two of the partici. pants, including the father of the child, were badly burt, The other thirtesn were
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