- Metempsychosig of the (Edmund Vance Cooke, in. "iy Magazine.”) Fi 1k LiISRAEL. In the dim and long ago Bravely ditst thou face ‘thd 16 Ere thou wert a king. Now thou battlest with a thre Then thou hadst a sling. ‘Gainst the Giants of today Many a David tryeth: Few the slinger; who can slay And thou slew Goliath, Access II. ROME, Later, cn the hlooty sands, With a short sword in thy hands, As a gladiator, Fough thou beasts from foreign lands. For the cruel spectator. Still the Tigers fiercely play: Art thou still their foeman? Canst thou humble them today As before the Noman? IIT. MIDDLE AGES. Once again with lance in rest, Jointed armor on thy breast, Riding on a charger, Lady's glove upon thy crest, (Now thou wearest a larger!) Ancient armor falls to rust: Lanoces lose their luster: And thy game, the savage jous Hath become a juster. “a RARPRGRSTERP HOTS RGAOR | THE OLD MAN'S DREAM. : By Douglass H. Mors: RAPALA RPRL FDRG RS FSA Mea x i RPNGRINSRG ND He knew that he was drowsing in his chair and that the light was burn ing low He t that he would arouse himself, p had quite- some one door? He sounded to drag if sclousness and to listen. He fancied that he nearly succeeded; he felt that he was almost poised and then, in a twinkling he had lost his balance and he was slipping-—slipping. He had a vague sense of trying to catch himself, of clutching at threads that snapped before him. Then fore he was quite over the border he heard, rather sensed, once more a rapping—very faint very and the realnes of it caught and held him there irresistibly. His tingled in response, but it seemed an age before he could speak Then, naturally enough, he cried, “Come in!” But his sounded and distant like some voice, and he found himself fng dimly whether really spoken—whether—he—r: ally Presently it occurred btm that the door had opened. His voice then -0f course. The cloud lifted im- mediately; it was astonishing how clear everything became one was ooming in a strange, battered stepped forward, hought resently, bef was Lh: then, be He ¥ WO what just not far away 1 back knock could himse full had very or but voice else's wonder had cone he to Some aware of that rtainly. screening 1 lighted miner's candle with one hand. Somehow or other even the figure he knew was Dickie. “Dad, ‘m 80 ob once more-" ously. Yes, it was Dickie—of that he was certain But it was ly impossible for Dickie to be thers. and he was equally certain of that: for his son had gone away, very far away, and he would er back ~at any rate never like that. in those outlandish clothes. Spruce, fastidi ous Dickie! It was 85 Inconsistent — 80 utteriy absurd that he perceived at once that he was dreaming. and began to admire the logical soundness of his own inference. To know that he was dreaming and yet to dream on! He could scarcely restrain a self-satisfied smile as he J aned back easily in his chalr. “I have come back. once against your orders” unce before spoke, that It ther 1 - tas > figure laughed you nerve much pe rfoect. nev come more, Dick was say. 1 have no right, T know, after—*" he paused and clapped his hand to the back of his head in that old, awk ward way. “After my folly, and your injus- tice. 1 swore, then, it should be the last time—but 1 was mad when | swore. And so 1 went off to the mines." His voice broke huskily, and his face wag so very white, which he dropped from his head was Oh—he wished Dik world not look ; so solemn. ; =~ ‘Tomorrow lis’ Sunday. They will not miss me till the next morning, The rocks afe all abdot! fee+¥imm hemmed in—walled is growing—so—closa” There was a [fearfulnes about Dickie's voice that made him trem- ble. He moistened his lps and tried to speak, but the words rattled parchment in his throat. “Now,” sald Dickie, very softly, “I have come to say good-bye, and'— with his face a little whiter—*to tell you that I am-—sorry.” He paused walted wearily. “My head aches”—the form was growing indistinet—*I am’ very tired,” to a whisper. softly, was fad- dwindled still sputtered that held it of his volce The candle but the form ing away. Then, at last, fear wrenched naked soul. and the agony wrested loose his tongue. “Dickie,” he whimpered, and sprang towards those eyes with quivering arms—bhut they were gone in a mist, “Stay!” he panted, wraith behind the light, while anguish upon his brow-—-“Stay!” The flame leaped up from the gut- tered candle and tpuched one burning instant upon the wrist, and then candle and flame van- alike, was standing with outstretched forlorn in the He moaned and sank b for breath. And with seated his chair and burning low had after all. Now, of course. he bered: yet, stared vacant room, a ror seized him ished and there only arms, shadows. wt sl.en ack, tense that he awoke He the lght was was forgotten, in So~he as he the sudden ter that his he had precisely whe dream had nipped him He tried off, but the {lence into his threat and In a and glare, And quite clearly, Argonaut about fancied that and ro the wrist in his dream amal] spot the tayo £ wry gut laugh it seemed to get him. 1d Hoh ight, ' strangio the into panic turned up thrust hand full the there he on the livid ia vid saw, ~The . i marx THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN. Recent Computations Add to the Sta ture of Mount Everest. It has been proved by the Geologl- cal Survey of India that Mount Ev- erest is higher than 29.002 feet, result of the computations of 1849 and century have ing Everest mit. The mountain is feet higher than those made it. Before mentioning has been ascertained it may 1 a query that has doubt- in many minds and was to an English still been accepted as mak- the highest at least 139 computations how this Lid well fo answer less arisen recently referred writer who sald it give the height of 20002 feet because the height of to errors of different give the elevation at feet implies a degree the value the height mountain that has tained. He thought it to say that Mo about 28,000 feet high. The fact feet was not station of obs by Mount Everest as, the determina peaks is liable Kinds, and to exactly 29.002 accuracy assigned not would Everest tion of of of to the be ter unt is is that the value of 29.002 from ervation Six metrical values of the height were de- and 1850 from six south of the moun- ¢ix values 29,002 Owing to the objec of the Nepalese Government, Everest cannot be approached from the side of India eighty miles from obtained any duced In 1849 stations far The to the tain mean of thege feet tions Mount by surveyors nearer than mountain, and mentioned were therefore carried out under great difficulties. But at last it has been shown clusively that Mount Everest, higher than the well known value given to it Between 1881 an! 190% a series of six additional observa. tiong from five different stations but one of these con- All than those from which the six de. terminations of height were made In 1849, and 1850, and the north as well as the south side of Everest haa The Geological Survey of India has also was matted with black grume, For the first time he noticed that there was 4n ugly gash behind Dickie’s ear. This frightened him until he remembered that !t was all a dream. He rescived that he would not forget that asd become confused again. 80 terribly serious? Perhaps he did not know it was a dream. On the whole, the situation was rather amus- ing, and he was half-minded to laugh, but then—he might awaken, and he wanted to see the end. Dickie, who had started again, stopped short and winced just a 1t- tle at that flicker of a smile. Then he frowned at his candle and con tinued: “Tonight 1 was working f'n an old shaft. The timbers must have been rotten. All I remember is the crash.” The other was listening now. Tha notion to laugh had suddenly left him, “When 1 came to, everything was dark. 1 lit this candle. It is all I have-—whben it goes out I will wow able errors due to refraction and has found that all these later values of the height of the mountain are from 132 to 149 feet higher than the long accepted 29002 feet. The mean of these six values is 29,141 feet. The Survey in the report It has just is. sued says that the height, 20.141 fa i to be corrected for the effects of de But though It is a more trustworthy result than 29. 002 feet, the latter value will be re. tained for the present in maps and publications of the Survey. There are other problems of refraction to be solved and other uncertainties to be eliminated and it would be a mis taken policy to Introduce new values at every step of the Investigation which is yet to be made. No change of the figures will be made in the publications of the Survey until thor. oughly satisfactory sclentific compu tations make it possible to give a de- termination of the height of the moun- tain that may be accepted as final. The report adds that there is lit tle probability now of discovering a higher peak than Mount Everest. | peaks higher than thi ‘mountain were standing behind, & te! fhe Morth,. but whon' Major Ryder 'iérogséd Tibet along the Brahmaputra in 1904 Everest and found pe peak approach fing it in helght. Por more (han half a century since the discovery of this summit the mountains <f Asia been continually explored but no second peak of 20,000 feet haa been found. USE CABS. MORE WOMEN Cheaper Cab Fares One Cause, Dearer Frocks Another, Probably more women in New York use cabs now than ever before, this being due in measure to the present day cheaper cab fares. but still more perhaps to the now greater than ever of women's ap- scme costliness out In a shower to pay 00 cents or take the chance of damaging an ex- pensive garment, Naturally the might be mentioned is quite readiness he } cabman, who it is not dull abou to this in. women to hire and is far from slow in advantage of it Unlike the the cabman in rainy and his be harvests those showers alert of cabs, taking reaps weather: st gathers in heavy that come up unexpectedly on clear days promise when they once get started In ever ' smd gettied rain in a tances tO continue these from where. cireun he iz if idle ti} cabman starts the ladies to find Here, for ver wh for where store o y BiB great curb; a a the No it, and this who had come ont find ti from Lhe store hard There haps, in al waiting for thi ho to cl or other f } relief in ready bem Acrcsas with man 2 to shower, are garments, SAr un r for Othe the street ¥y cabs about from i be wanted by the hotel | directi ‘ come, | dere, for they From other fo upes ns other carriages begin rivate broughams and ot their owners and public cabs, hansoms and taxicabs in numbers, thelr drivers hiking straight for the big zlass awning from under which, as they know by it will be a cinch to snap up a fare. Up sweeps a taxi or hansom, com. ‘ing with a rush through the rain. | and up as he Halts goes the cab man's finger about one second | which is quite enough, and out from | the throng comes a woman who stens into carriage maa loor anl everything on for these last experiences for the cab, and the jon the sidewalk slams the | away sails the { the jump 8o ing down they've captured about cab, the cabs come BWOCD both and three-quarters of the cabman. down a little the cabs come 1 and go, directions till carried off the women Bat from Cood business for things calm when i then presently gether, tomer. - Te +5 they fght for a single New York Sun WHEN THE WHALE'S EAR ACH 3 | - . Leaps Out of the Water Due to the Torture by a Parasite, was a story told by a retired from sea of the deep sea game off that there was no any profit in a captain's lay even with the added earnings from the { slop chest. But :« it has been con i firmed by the zcologists of the Fish | Commission the truth of the story is unassailable When whales were still fre { quent along the lanes of passenger | travel a‘ross the western ocean noth | ing was more common than to see the great beasts hurling their tons lof bulk clean out of the waves and {after a flight through the air fail {ing back into the sea with an enor { mous splash and jets of foam. a | spectacle never falling of interest { to the ocean tourist but not due to | any gleesome sporlive disposition on | the part of the leviathan of the deep. | Quite the contrary, the breaching { of the whale Is no fun for the beast it is a frantic effort to rid himsel? of the torment of earache. There ig a marine crustacean whose aim in a maritime career is to pester whales to the verge of endurance, and there fcems reason to believe that some whales have been driven Insane by their tiny parasites. It 1s a crab of about the size of that which is found In the oyster. When it lodges on the whale it Infests the Inner sur face of the eyelids and the ear. Dy swift rushes on the surface the whale Is able to clear his eyes, but the crab in the Inner ear cannot be dis lodged by any such means. One ean only imagine the ninety foot anguish of a whale when one or more nf these tiny foes walk with needle pointed claws up and down the drum of his ear. Hence ‘in the effort to dislcdge the pest the performance which seems so picturesque to the voyager New York Sun. whaiar when the had as longer It who catch allen the the In China the natives preserve veg etables by coating them with salt and drying them in the sun. Hams are cured by means ¢f an alkaline earth and common salt. Plekled eggs are preserved with a compound of com. mon mud, salt, galtpeter and soy bean NiAran rire PLSD), WATERCRESS SANDWICHES. The leaves should be picked from the stem, finely chopped and tossed in a French dressing. Remove the crust from thelr slices of sandwich bread and cut in oblongs. Fold the cress mixture, sprinkied with finely chopped hard boiled eggs between two of the bread slices.—Washington Star, LEFTOVER BAKED POTATOES. Baked potatoes that have been lef: good for future use. If mashed while still warm, a little milk, butter and galt added, and the mixture beaten to gether till light, and then placed In ed for another meal, New are excellent cut into thin slices and fried in butter until a delicate brown. Fat is too heavy for new potatoes and seems to destroy thelr flavor.—Wash- ington Star, QUINCES WITH SWEET APPLES, Sweet often preserved with quinces, allowing quartered apples to two-th The cooking apples are one-third of rds quince, ong do not aqui and must apples re as as the quinces be rem from Ire kettle teen minutes before the quinces. Put ved the ternate pour the boil winceg and apples in al tha n Like q and as with au Gus layers In the eans, ing syrup over neces alone, gion Star. NT SAUCE NOVELTY. » > tried A chocolate mint well wor you. Leave leaves in hour; then heat sive a cupful of su let it come to aint green and cook iropped In coldwater will an until ; form en rolled betwe a 8 the fingers ing of cream, and It will Pour hot over each sery- quickly can- impart. Ringilon 3 Compound Was dy upon the cold ing a Star delicious flavor COFFEE FROMAGE Pour one cup of scalding hot milk into one-half a cup of ground coffees let it stand ten minutes: strain this through a clean, wet cloth; have one tablespoonful of gelatin soaking In one-half cup of cold water: add this to the coffee mixture with five table spoonfuls of sugar; put in the doubls when scalding hot pour some of this over two egg yolks: return all to the doubles boller and bring only to a boil; remove from the fire, pour into a bowl when cold and beginning to thicken; add one cup of cream whipped to a stiff froth: turn into a mold, packing it well to exclude the air; let stand In a cool place two hours; s« on a platter.—Washing. ton Star. boiler; rve COFFEE CUSTARD. Make a good, strong extract of cof fee by dripping -it ag slowly as pos through a percolator; for six persons you will want one cupful; take four of the same measure of milk and beat with the milk the yolks of three eggs; add two ounces of powdered sugar; mix with this the cupful of coffee; as coffee differs in strength, taste to see that it is strong enough: pour the mixture Into cups and the cups in a not too deep pan water: of sible put with boiling the level the water ought not than half the cup: water too hard; of bolling is necessary: turn out on a dish: they may be eaten hot or cold. ~ Washington Star do not boil the about HOUSEHOLD HINTS changes from dark to brilliant light. following: Close the room smguider some cayenne pepper on a hot coal, open the door quickly and the flies may be driven out easily. A dozen grains of rice in a salteel lar will absorb dampness and keep the salt in powder. It also breaks the lumps that there may be In salt An alarm clock kept in the kitchen may be set to ring at the time the vegetables should be put over the fire, or the hot bread or the cake or pud: ding is due to be done, and as a guide to time in many other matters, Avgld causing unnecessary pressure in bandaging an inflamed eye, To keep a spoon in position when desirous of dropping medicine ints it and peeding both hands to hold bottle and cork, place the handle between the leaves of a closed book lying up on the table, A little vinegar put in the water when boiling fish will tend to harden the flesh and keep it firm, A spoonful of elderberry juice will often stop severe coughing and insure a good night's rest, A pinch of granulated sugar, or a Httle vinegar, will make the stove pol ish stay on. There is nothing much worse than trying to read or sew by Insufficient light. For a good, steady light there Is nothing better than a lamp, but it must have proper attention. After cleaning well and Alling it, place a small lomp of camphor In the ol! tank, which will greatly Improve the light and make the flame clearer and brighter. mong " | "et & Son (Surcdisors 10, VORANT HOOYER) Control Sixteen of the Largest Fire and Life rance Companies in the World, , , , , THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST . . No Mutuals No Assessments Before insuring your life ses the contract of THE HOME which in csse of death between the tenth and twentieth years re- turns all premiums peid in ed. dition to the face of the policy, ; bi 1 as Jno. FiGray SSL IIIL 330220822 » . Money to Loam on First Mortgage Office In Crider’s Stone Bullding BELLEFONTE, PA. Telephone Connection hdd dd didi iii iia | | B80 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE a Traoe Mans Drsicns Coryriours &c. Bay n through Mon #0; cial notice, without casrge, nt Cientific me A handson culation of an, I arpest Gin 5 Terms. 83 8 wil newsdealers, Orr: Tour manine 8 pila y HUN §& Co,zcrecem. New Tori franch Offics 4 “ly lilnstrated weekly, Buy seen b FRED'S STORY. Fred Wells smothered a sigh as he looked out of the window at the rain, He felf sure it would be a long day, Rainy days In the country were als long, but he didn’t want his aunt Edith to think he was unhap. PY, so he sald nothing. He got a big picture book and huddled down in the Morris chair to make the best of it. “Where are you, Fred?” eried his aunt Edith a little later, “Here, auntie; I am coming,” he answered, “1 want yon to watch the squirrels. I am sure Mamma Squirrel is plan ning to move tis the bables are getting wet in the tree, She was im the wash house looking around, and I think she decided the wood box would make a good home. It has a pile of excelsior in it, and will be good and warm,” sald Mrs Lacey. Fred was interested at once, and firew a chair up to the Mamma Squirrel spied him stopped to take a look. She wanted to make sure he was not a $ad boy Who planned to hurt her children, Being reassured, she sped up the tree, picked up a squirrel in her teeth, and laboriously made her way down and ®cross the yard to the wash house. “She is moving, auntie, Fred | had its nest in a house.” | WAYS tame that it makes a Mrs. Lacey drew and they both watehed until the five baby squirrels were in the new homs warm and dry. ! 80 much of their children.” “She loves her baby squirrels just ag people love their children, she?” . i | came up on the porch. eat. | She will take them out of your hand.’ opened the door cautiously. cagerly. : the nut, and in a little | for another. ne wy . ow le | tween trips?" asked Fred. | and go and see,” suggested his aunt ning back, for the Nttle squ.rrels!” he exclaimed excitedly. “She works for her chil dren and takes care of them Just a mamma does of me” His aunt smiled at the eager face “Dinner is ready just as soon as your bands are washed.” “Dinner! Already! This has been Yauch a little morning! © auntie, 1} bave my story for school! You know we have to ll a story every Friday after recess about someth we have deen. Miss Browligaysdt # to make us see thifigs around E*, I am glad it rained, else I wouldn't have a squirrel story.”"—Sarah N. McCreery, Yo Southern Presbyterian, I 7 A VERY GOOD CAT. | Little Paul had been taught never to throw anything away that was jsuod or whole. One day his mother land her afternoon callers were stare jtied by the appearance of Paul at the |door, triumphantly holding a dead cat aloft by the tail. “Look, mamma; see what I found in the alley—a per fectly good whole cat that some one (has throwed away.” — Philadelphia Record, HOW IT HAPPENED. “Mr. Scribble, how did you happen to write this wonderful work, so pal. pitating with human heart interest?” “Oh, my butcher was dunning me very hard for something on account, and my landlord wanted his rent." 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