THE HIGHWAYS When Nature held our woods in fee, The fawn, new-born, and eve ry glade Did her sweet citizens disclose. Then were her highways beautiful; thrown Bhe sowed fresh life, and many a bud Did for those deaths atone, Now all her artless plans are mocked. Through every byway, road and lage We incessanty apd But not build aga toil spoil, do n, wearler still stark the road- And tired Where sides eyes grow stripped aad It God's pity that their robes of green Man to them Clinton should deny! the Dangerfleld in Ly T00 RIGH T0 AFFORD IT. 3! a . “I don’t more, father.” Mr. eyes in surprise to the face born, a lad about fifteen And a bright, intelligent ig it was a litt to school raised of his first- any Wi Mis want to go Palmer now by to le clouded of dublousaness as taken 6 & how words would be “Why don’t you any more?” “Well, sir, I'm and—I don’t see any use “Think enough, don't any more?” want to you koow that you need » boy colored a iock and tone know as much as George and he left i He says to learn iitile at that quliz- Lyman t1 months ago. drudge away at sch has got plenty of money Mr. turned face a ook of grave “Did Georg L; ter? His fz I thought “You are ain't eage “q be seen.” “Mr everybody “That Palmer says that remains to | you bave that you any “Yes, i “You “Oh, thank you, ter, his face bri “Wait as the tory to open dos thin } nothing to thank haps, my good | ing it as the best it was my thorough homely can lead a h cannot make him i I have by no means oh fon as to I consent leaving cause If you feel as you it will be only time and m away. But I want clearly one thing: go te school yon work. I can’t afford to have you idle.” Walter's untenance underwent a very pert eptible “Do you mean that I mast day's work like Dan Baker Jake?” “1 mean that you daily em ness which will g hours’ work, aa sur “Why, father, Goorg Bromley don't have to work: SAY don't mean to George told ma that heard his fatter say that you were the richest man in the county “I might be the counties, and yet not enough to afford to my Mr Palmer smiled as he saw Walter's nuz zled look. “This is a hard thing for you to understand, my son: might talk to you from this time anti! more nessa more 0 ¥ education but true Orage the value to your you that will change it at Sam £0 0 and must have trade or me +1 virion t pioymen they thov Hey man in two be rich boy have idle.” to you, Tomorrow is Baturday, and you know I always take you where that day. This time it Ame ghall mate of mine is liviag. and the place where he lives I con say.” of well-matehel, nettlesome hard road. Plainfleld was fifteen miles distant, and the way thither through such a beautiful country, and 80 entirely new to Walter, that he had forgotten all about what his father had said the day before, until the carriage stopped in front of a gloomy stone bullding. “Are you going to stop here, father? What, it looks like a prison!” “It Is a prison,” sald Mr. Palmer who had been unusually grave and slident during their ride, as Walter remembered afterwards, “But I thought you were going to see an old schoolmate of yours?” “Here is where he lives.” Walter folowed his father silently up the steps which led to the heavy, I massive door of the main entrance, “Did you ever think any one of your might find placed as this? id Mr. whose | schoolmates sOme such or that ev ou might?’ ga pulled the bell harshly reigned around Hefore Walter I door sw fi] Mimer, 28 he 1 cangor i the could reply heavy and they were ush- wardens office. He was man, with a ’ enance; but Mr. Palmer, hacl ing DAcK, arad int the bearded Ble Fe) 1010 i on Wal { att I came to Inquir 1 fore $ is w r friends urg- and they to of strangers who had helpe money vahia nite vavie [ol in ing Xtravagance, found that spend money work, but must turned my att to the various wava of getting money without work. ing.” me to ever) eft as there wag BOM no as more honest by have; so l and whis- and some what cheered by Mr. Palmer's words of encouragement sympathy, Jackson returned to dreary task. The warden now took them around through the various workshops, cells, et cetera, kindly explaining to Walter all that he did not understand. When they visited the workshop, Walter saw Jackson, aitting there among the rows of busy, silent men, not one of whom dared to lift his eyes as they passed by. “How many of these men,” inquired Mr. Palorer, as they returned to the office, “have ever been trained to any useful trade or business?” “Not one in ten” The spirited bays, in their glitter ing harness, were champing their bits and tossing thelr beads impatienily outr.ide the high walls; and Walter exparienced a feeling uf relief as he fourd himself once more out in the pure, aweet ald and bright sunshine. his heart strengthened “How dreadful it must be to have | to live in such a place as that!” he sald, as reaching an eminence he gave backward at the building 80 grim aad solitary in glance looked distance, It Is thi son Miz LADDIY] 3 dreadful men where and that is the nec sity erable as there, to be ordarly ae aro they industri of my are ged are obl ugh only through the fear than if they w pid follow, strainedy their and re Then CARTOONS 3,000 YEARS OLD. War Caric Pericd 1,000 atu res Dating Back to a Years Before Christ. rprisis to find it to be id. has been suggest ed that there are only five humorous st n oth are would if the ideas we also strictly lim. ited, and that the cartoonists of the days of the Pharachs had much the same jdeas as those who to-day are dealing with modern warfare and modern political situations.—London Chronicle. Fob Pocket Handkerchiefs. An importing house on White strogt has Introduced a novelty handker chief adapted to fit the fob pocket. It is a composition of silk and linen and retails from half a dollar upward. Heretofore men's handkerchiefs have been made of comparatively bulky fabrie and for midsummer wear espd. cially tend to make pockets bulge, This silky fibre 'kerchief may be read. ily compressed into small compass and wrinkles or creases do not shew to asy extent. A favorite design for lanterns used in the processions to celebrate the Japanese victories is one having on its four sides the Rising Sun, the Union sack, the Itallan flag, and the Stars and Stripes 3.000 years rs all seem as ries, up which based, It for cartoons re a" LADY Lady Aberdeen Governor ABERDEEN AN LL.D. wif General 'h of Canads during acknowl ma herself mu beloved In her Que Kingston ary degree president if Women. TO WASH SILK RIBBONS Silk ribt i 1 | made bit BOan aj they w wrong side gu P Ca car:fu ately A ht inen Thus Warm manner, CHILD'S MOUTH. child is of suMiclent age to the mouth with a around ind a smooth stick taken that the mouth in boiled water aad used gently THE I the 18h should al the be carefully washed little sorbent cotton wrapped little finger or aro cotton moistened luke-warm and repeated times a day especially after feeding, a fresh piece of cotton occasion Waak- earliest te: teeth can be with a moistened cloth morning and Later a small toothbrush th are be preferred. and receding of the gums. stant watching will prevent it. A such as a match stick, dered pumice stone, should be rubbed upon the spots until they are removed. Great care, however, must be taken to avoid injuring the gums with the stick. When the child is older it should be taught to use the tooth-brush and powder twice daily, and each night draw wax floss between the teeth. American Queen, THE ADMIRED WIFE, Elderly people—particularly elderly women--Save an exasperating way of talking as if housewifely akill were the one thing above all others which & man admires in a ®oman,” sald a i i i 1 the of woman scheme ¥ other day. “In their a happy home It seems the glorified kitchenmald who plays supreme and reinforced by the German Emperor and his exalta tion of they are fond of tracing marital ¢ity wherey ie ¥ the role, the cleaning, cooking woman, OMe the part finds expre S338 populag nd turned uffs suggestion are ing great vog as a sieeve finish bird Waves a majority of the handsomest directoire r Parisien it ably ®a pled here in the tumn The coaching parasols are very heavy ilk in plain color, with ceedingly long wooden hand ing the silk in for and big bow of silk like the cover The indications are that called mulberry will popu lar colorings in the autumn and that the warm browns and reseda greens will renew their last season's success One of the latest innovations in ombre or shaded effects isshown in the shaded sashes, which are of faintest hue about the waist, but gradually deepen to a dark shade of the same color at the ends “Cretes” are one of the latest de velopments of 1830 trimmings. They are merely narrow scalloped frills of silk shirred and set on upside down, 80 that they stand up like exagger ated headings. The high