TO MARRY OR NOT TO MARRY. A Girl's Reverie, ‘by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Mother says, “Be in no hurry, Marriage oft means care and worry." Auntie says, with manner grave, § “Wife is synonyme for slave.” Ny Father asks, in tones commanding, “How does Bradstreet rate his stand- ing?” Sister, crooning to her twins, Grandma, near life's closing days, Murmurs “Sweet are girlhood's ways.” Maud, twice widowed ("sod and grass”), Looks at me and moans “Alas'"” They are six, and I am one, Life for me has just begun. They are older, calmer, wiser, Age should aye be youth's adviser. They must know—and yet, dear me, When in Harry's eyes | see All the world of love there b On my six advisers turning, urning— I make answer, “Oh, but Harry Is not like most men who marry. “Fate has offered me a prize, Life with love means Paradise “Life without it is not worth All the foolish joys of earth.” 7 SAY ding day. York Journal. So in spite of 1 shall name acca sa rele A Remarkable Duel. ' How a Cod-fearine Soldier Wiped Cut an Insuit PEEP WEEE EEE EAE 4x aka a wm ve nN Digan as RC a ET . - . . oi » » Nud@aaa x S x x x Re x x 8 < € 8 8 v x ] N x A 8. < i 8 € ¥ LL gd ~ -w The elween Castellane and fought in the Par in which t was wound wh po 3 is graph duel 1 he far recalls Nantes 1 $ ically Ge ri ed, feh occurred at Mauris. Oliver Fontaine. light-infantry regio there, belonged to a: family. His mother t devoted, had educated orthodox fashi ligious duties In the regiment ularly as though he had been her apron string. The Nantes, who in his youth had been cavalry officer, used to that tenant Fontaine would have better bishop than himself. good and amiable companio as a loyal, active, and dutiful He was idolized by all his ficers excepting Trouillefou, who sion to the Revolution of 1848 lefou was a perfect type of and ignorance, and a ieclared of all that was noble, deli ate, fined. He continually b slight wound the rricades. his no glory beyond that gained lutionary wars. Like most men, Trouillefou wanted to pass a learned man. His historical blunders were without parallel. One day, while the glories of the French army before the Revolution of 1789 were be- ing discussed by a group officers seated at a table of a cafe, the name of Marshal Saxe was mentioned “What do you talk about? rupted Trouillefou. “Marshal Saxe was not before the Revolution” The officers looked at each other in aston- ishment. “Don't you know that he was killed at Marengo 7’ “True,” Fontaine replied: Marengo the name of De pronounced Desalx.” From that day Troulllefou's hatred for Fontaine increased. He never missed an occasion to insult the re ligious feelings of his comrade. He ealled him a canting priest, a nun, and similar names. Fontaine for a time bore good-naturedly these idiosyn- cracies, but at last requested Trouillefou to stop them. Trouillefou complied with the request, and Fon- taine, forgetful of his unpleasant re- marks, treated him with cordiality Two months later, Were gathered around a table in the same cafe. One, recently returned from a trip to Switzerland, was speak- ing of Thorwaldsen’s monument to on. ac tied Bishop say one owed his enor and re- asted of a in a fizht at eyes there was n ignorant revo- as of inter- “but at Saxe was of 1772. “The poor Swiss!" exclaimed one of the party. “Really, they have always had bad luck. Even in our revolu- tions they gefterally received our first blows.” “It is true,” added Fontaine, was against them that, in 1658, the Parisians, under the Due de Guise, constructed their first barricades,” Lieutenant Fontaine had hardly ut- tered the word “barricades,” when Trouillefou, who was smoking at the next table, and apparently perusing a newspaper, arose from his seat and struck the speaker in the face. There was great excitement. Trouillefou was asked why he had struck his com- rade. With flushed face, bloodshot eyes, and foaming lips, he sald: “He “has spoken disrespectfully of barri- cades for the purpose of again in- uiting me. No one shall tasult me without a blow.” Fontaine was as white as a sheet, He trembled. Two large tours stole down his cheeks. He kept his eyes on Trouillefou; at his nousensical ree “It mark he wiped them, covered his head with his military cap, hurled at Troutllefou the words, “You are an ass and a coward,” and left the coffee- house. Comrades offered to accom- pany him, but he decHned theip offer. He walked straight to the chapel of the Virgin, fell upon his knees, and burled himself in prayer. There remained two hours. When he the church he was as calm as though nothing had happened. officers of the regiment offered their services as seconds. He thanked them, but declared that he had sought advice from One “whose wisdom and love had never deceived him,” and The of- Some remark- he should fight. He replied that an example of of cowardice, he that he belleved he could offer better of his courage by obeying the world he did not If the army and misjudged his motives, Although esteemed and loved by all his Lieutenant Fontaine could them of the rectness His refusal to tion in the deemed it comrades, n¢ convince cor- it of his views. m regiment that the colonel prudent to interfere. He summoned officer to his presence. “Is it he asked, “that you have been in the face by Lieutenant the “Yes, Colonel,” he replied. “Have you asked for satisfaction?” “No, Colonel.” “You must ask for it without delay.” “I shall not, for three reasons,” was the reply. “Let us have your ed the old officer. “Because dueling man law, to divine mon sense." “Is that all? “Yes, Colonel.” Monsieur reasons, rejoin- opposed to hu- law, and to com- the Colonel inquired. be- not Fontaine, if week you do lHlefon t uel, 1 s3i1 iil of the will the regi remarked ths { sol- erved expul- d that mly “rime 4 “ys 4 wiment and FOG repe; entreated he honor of his reg- utenant firmly replied: to give up life country, or goclety, or noble and 1 will But m gospal.” cause, willingly not to death sk me howeav r. could not real his tendered hi of He inister treatment comrades 1thardina fae 8110 wadinates be ace Hi iRETACS, One eveonin 5 the (Cafe aA MIT AnGes ald he wera received I intended to teaches other. who has heart, use my religion You will have it I obey you, God. the struggle wil allot to each his share bility for what may happen me to fight I will fight conditions First, that at the outrage the reparation: second, that the latter be proportionate to offense, | want a duel to the death. with pistols, and only one of them loa fed, the dis- tance to be fifteen feet. Do you accept, Lieutenant Troulllefou?” he latter hesitated, stammered, “All right.” “To-morrow, at six o'clock in morning, in the Forest of Chavandiere, by the cross road of the Trois-Lou- vards,” sald Fontaine. A roar of applause greeted his The officers crowded around him to congratulate him upon his de- termination and to protest their friend- ship. of my of responsi- You force I make two who were witness 'h all shall present the but finally the lieutenant replied. “You have sus- pected me of being a coward. Before protesting your friendship, you had better see me on the ground;” and he withdrew. pistols, enveloped them in a silk hand- kerchief, and requested Fontaine to fifteen feet from each other. The of- ficers silently formed in two lines, on the right and left of the duelists, and the colonel gave the word, pistol carried no bullet. He staggered as though already wounded. Fontaine could now forgive. But his moral feel- ing had given way under the pres- sure of bitter sarcasm. He calmly leveled his weapon, fired, and Trouil- lefou fell, with a shattered skull. There was a ery of horror. The spec- tators rushed toward the dead duelist. But before they reached him, Fontaine was at his side. He dipped his hand in the blood of the dead officer, and with that blood washed the cheek upon which he had been struck, exclaiming: “Well, gentlemen, do you think the in. sult sufficiently washed away?’ Then, running like a lunatie, he disappeared in the forest, and was seen no more at Nantes. Years afterward he was dis- covered In a wionastery at Rome, where, under the religious name of Fra Pancrazio, he was still praying for the remission of his sins, and for the eternal salvation of the man { Ya'om he had killed.—Ban Francisco Argonaut, ’ A COSTLY VENTURE. Von Zeppelin Sinks a Pile of Money in His Airship. In July last, and again in October, | gation at Friedrichshafer, Lake Constance, | officer, Count von Zeppelin, | were reported in the New York Trib- une at the time. It will be remem- | bered that the court's airship was a cylinderical gas reservoir, 400 feet In length and feet in diameter. It was divided up into a number of com: partments, Two tiny boats were sus pended from the reservoir, and gas en- gines and screw propellers were em- ployed to drive the colossal object through the air, The possibility of getting this craft up without accident and of on rd wi of keeping right side up while flying steering from side to side, onstrated in a satisfactory But it a higher than six or eight miles, and consequently the ship could not cope with a wind of a greater velocity than that, As might have been expected, this venture an of money, most of which was supplied by the builder himself. But the nt | @ member of the King of Wurtem- berg’'s staff, and succeeded In interest. ing the King to such an extent that the latter not only contributed money, but also personally attended one trials. It is now announced that the stock company formed to help the count has been dissolved. and it is doubtful if anythir g will ever be heard of the Von Zeppelin air: Pp again. The count is now practic bank rupt, and no one ig like! any more money to promote fu experiments, Although a good deal of skill as well this venture, important respect, gether too bi Airships of He to deve lop twice as Von Zeppelin se to the have increased the prope the was dem- manner, speed cost enormous amount of the a aily Ivan ri bow nu a i+ this wanted bent size of the craft of motive prope lle gix serve some good purg AAT or eight ni In Ff Bema but a much greater velo be essential either fof m vation in time of war or g research, whe tr obser. raphical Moreover, ting any or apparatus it f work iie n ts . feel rineind FiRCipi new p ways wise at first, and after the of chanism has ram Maxim same Langley has sensi fo 1 i % rie ing ie fe heen seems to mistake operations to mere models igh the were big he wanted to find out latter enough how what Crows as Enemie The crow is turtie as and other terra s of Terrapins. the evil pes of the th imend-back warm Just of ' ing it ‘erraping 0 of spring female terraping and turt beds in the marsh, the crow goes on guard, knowing that a season of feasting is at hand. Both terrapins and turtles seek the warm sandy the shore to deposit their eggs. A hole is several deep and twenty to thirty inches oblong. white 6ggs are deposited and then the nest is filled or covered with sand. Hav- ing neatly piled the sand over the eggs, the turtle raises herself Just as high as is possib.e, then comes down with a8 heavy thud on the sand. This is continued until the sand is quite hard, when the eggs are left for the sun to hatch. | In the meantime the crow has been on guard, and by means of his sharp bill and strong claws the work of breaking into the treasure house of the unsuspecting turtle is quickly accom- plished and the feast is soon over, | The crow Is considered by many to be the greatest enemy the diamond-back has. It is an easily established fact me ' 1 . be nt C8 jeavi ner upiands near dug inches from the egge of all kinds of terrapins. not making an exception of the dlamond- backs.—~Baltimore Sun. Diet of Condemned Criminals. “The condemned man ate a hearty | breakfast of ham and eggs, coffee, and rolls.” The account of an execution, iat least in America, which doesn’t con- | tain these words undoubtedly would { be returned to the reporter to rewrite. | There once was a criminal who within two hours of when he was to walk to the gallows “with a firm step” declined the ham with thanks, for fear that it i might prove indigestible. In England they don't feed up their over here. While Bennett, the Yar- mouth murderer, and Parker, who kill- ed his vietim in a railway compartment carriage, were passing the time be- tween their convietion and sentence and the day on which they were to hang their diet was that of the in- firmary in the hospital, and conse quently was exceedingly simple. Of course, they were not allowed to have aleoholic beverages of any kind, even on the morning of their execution, to enable them tq walk “with a firm step,” but even the solace of tobacco was denied to them.—New York Press, The average depth of the ocean ie a Httle' less than three miles, or 15,000 foot, OF RARE VOLUMES Man—would you make an astound- ing book Which with downright charm were { sure to draw? | Oh, let the world on this title look: — “Love Letters to My Mother in-Law.” —Chicagn Record-Herald. BEYOND A WHISPER. | deaf.” { “Yes, | secrets.” it Is; people quit telling you BUSINESSLIKE. Daughter—Must love letters he | swered, papa? Father (busy with his books)—Only | when return stamps are inclosed, an- A CRUSHING OUTCOME. “Joe, have experienced heartfelt disappointment?" “Yes: | trivd red mustach green.” —Detroit you ever once and Press brown, Free THE LAW, It's di it can be a forger, can't sign my own Judge—You eiguing your own name Prisoner diffi charged with Tit-Bits. Aare WORSE. They're ss chi Cholly ving that the val- t whom used some plain lang yOu. Fweddy- Baw Jove, it positively ago Tribune. you vesterday age to Plain? was ugly!’ “Because, there's no ge Ways tells.” SAFELY AMATEURISH. Jarbara—Blanche tante? Bland he—Oh, a dilett who vg } n's n one art to 1 Herald. apple” “And proachfully, snapped who wa re 80 you week NATIONAL ANTIPATHIES Young Dr Angry the other h Tm omit a Tu: Smith im ¢ Mra body should y take Dr get mad Young Dr. Smith was a Greek Judge PATHETIC “Dabney st Jipp's wedding You know she “He let grief. 0 V0 tho Lil it was because he NOT A LAWYER'S WITNESS, Client—Well, ness? did 1 make a good wit- between you and that took PH Lawyer—Yes: stupid jury you some pounds out of my pocket. Client—Why, 1 won the case, Gidn't 1? Lawyer wanted a chance to hat's EXPLAINED “There Is a remarkable child.” said the visitor at the school. “Wonderful determination. He is the only child 1 ever saw who kept his eyes on his books when the fire engines were pass- ing.” “Yea,” answered the teacher. “The poor little fellow is quite hard of hearing.” Washington Star. THE BEST PRESERVER. that will preserve wood. New Clerk—Yess, sir, here's Just the thing you want. Customer -- Nonsense! padlock. New Clerk—Yes, sir. Put that on your woodshed door and no thief will ever get in~~Philadelphia Press. LONG SUFFERING. Mcligger—~What do you think of Jigley marrying that girl who stutters 80! Thingumbob—-He's in lusk, Khe | certainly won't be able to outtalk him. Medigger— Nonsense! They say she's | very determined. Just | frightfully long it will take her to give | him a plece of her mind.~Philadelphia Press. SOME ONE BLUNDERED. Jack's father and mother were hayv- ing a very heated discussion at the table one day. They entirely forgot him, and, as the argument waxed uercer, he looked from one to the i other with real concern on his chubby face. Presently, during a lull, he cleared the alr by asking, pointedly: “Papa, did you marry mamma, or did mamma marry you?" Brooklyn Life. That's a RE — In 136 workhouses of England and Wales are 2,784 inmates who have lived under George I11., George IV., William IV, Victoria and the present King. Indigency seems a fairly healthful cone PENNSYLVANIA NEWS, The Latest Happenings Gleaned From All Over the State. GOVERNOR STONE SIGNS MANY BILLS Report of Banking Commissioner Reeder Cumberland County Farmer Dies of Wounds laflicted by Himself--Help Was Scarce and He Shot Himself--Miner Crushed to Death at Keyley Run Collicry--Other Live News. vernor Stone has signed the follow : Or ills: Establishing a ’ county M Hig on hE parate Court for ery the a t the time townshyp and to fix officers ng offi done and burge { widing offices ciections appoint gh Council any incorporated water i with wa : election Validati performed by under irregul Authorizing bor gt a 0 IASINICRS leath At bserved ijssuin residence ames quick spread ie lower floor ’h Hity the 8 ise were aroused. but progressed so far that neir escape out the on “ Allie Bre come Morton and Swarthmore, M edge responded to the alarm. The on the building and contents, both which were destroyed, is said to be ibout $5000 Raymond Palmer, Wilkesharre, who bought George Rosengrant’s wife for $10 a short time ago, has loaned the lady to her former spouse just for a he may transact some legal Palmer and his pur- hased wife live at South Mountain and Rosengrant at Forkston, where he has He is selling this and his wife's signatures to the At the time Mrs. Rosengrant assumed another name Rosengrant pre- PR ior which he paid nearly all the $10 he had made by the transaction. Dr. M. C. Welsh, of the Philadelphia ncipal Hospital, and an authority on ontagions diseases, was called to Leba- of business, requires Five people in the home Infected intermingled without at- i | a resuit the discase has spread to un. known linia Hiram Snyder, a farmer, of Big Bend, who had been missing young lambs for some time, set a trap over a dead sheep. Next morning he found aq large gray cagle caught fast by one foot. he bird put up a fierce fight, scratching and biting Snyder in the face, hands and legs before he finally subdued it. It measures seven feet and six inches from tip to tip Mrs. Daniel Shovlin, while feeding chickens at Edgewood Park. was at tacked, by a hawk measuring almost four fect from wing to wing. She was m danger of having her eyes picked out when her husband, arta with a club came to the rescue. The bird attacked him, but was killed by a blow on the head. A fire which promised great loss to life and property broke out in the Spackman block, Coatesville, but for. tunately all the occupants of the build. ng were rescued, e loss by fire was about he REVIEW, Conditions, Rk, G Dun & rade says: “The greatest activity eve en in Wall street from COMMERCIAL Genera! Trade New York (Spe 1.4 ¢ Co.'s weekly review o sure LATEST QUOTATIONS. Baltimore. lambs an . Sao per | Philadelphia. Philadelphia —~Wheat firm - grade, May, 79'4a80v45c. Corn hrm, Ye higher: No. 2 mixed. May. soasolkc. Oats steady, fair demand: No. 2 white clipped. 3314¢ Butter steady: fancy Western creamery. 20¢; do prints, 21¢: do nearby prints, 22c. Eggs dull and weak: fresh nearby, 13¢: do Western, 13¢; do Southwestern, 1234c; do South- tn, 2c. contract Live Steck. Chicago, IL—~Cattle~Receipts 13.000 head: moderately active: about steady: butchers’ stock slow: good to prime steers, $£500235.00; poor to medium, $3.0524.00; stockers and feeders firm, $3.0024.00; cows, $2.65a4.50; heiiers $270 4.75; canners slow, $2.00a260: bulls, $2.7504 40. East Liberty, Pa tra, $5.60a5.80; ~Cattle steady: ex- prime, $5.3ca5.50; good $5.10a5.30. Hogs steady: prime heavy and best mediums, $3855.00: heavy Yorkers, $585: light Yorkers, $57%a 580; pigs, $5.70a5.75: skips, $4.75a5.25; roughs, $400a5.40. Sheep steady: best wethers $4.4084.50; common, $2.0003 30, LABOR AND INDUSTRY. Lehigh Valley machinists have ap- pealed for a nine-hour day, In Boston a system prevails of allow. ing a man fined for drunkenness to pay his fine in insialments, Yonkers (N. Y.) masons want £4.40 for an eight-hour day and the hod car. riers "demand 33 cents per hour. The big wrecking tug, W. H. Myer. of the Milwaukee Tugboat Line, turned house mover last week and steamed along the river towing a scow with a brick building as its cargo,
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