FIVE THOUV
" L' .Til -1 i - .1 ,i .
IV K I dear girl, you'll have to 1st
IVI me off. I'm Awfully sorry, but
the Governor won't lva way.
I'm really fond of you, and I tbiak you
ro of mo. but "
"O! why didn't I want to marry 4
decent barrister, a doctor, or otob a
Journalist, lnatead of an Earl's yeancer
onT aald Mlaa Muriel Maliett. wltb
a fro wo oa her pptttr faos, aad a tear
or two In her lasfe, -Hmpld ores eyee
which made all the moa think, wrong
ly, that aho waa aoettcal aad eeatfmeat
at "But, aarloaaly, eaa yea giro ma
The Hob. Bob Marwadaia loosed si
tier. She was. fast hU Meal ait well
built, bot with a saucy face la which
itbe big black eyes seemed out of place.
If fascinating'- There waa In her coun
tenance the trangepMs which, accord
ing to Bacon, is necessary to great
beauty. She affected a tailor-made
gown and waa alwaya well groomed;
yet, though her drew waa a trifle aiaa
Olah, In the brusque movement which
ahowed that she waa fidgety, gllmpsee
of goasamer stoektag and flaa Valen
dennea revealed tbeasselvss, asjd anow
d that aba had a conscience la coatuma
that woald bare delighted the hero of
Gautler's novol with the famoua pre
face. "My dear girl, if it wero a question
of risking my life, or anything like
that, I wouldn't hesitate; If It were even
one of those affaire of fellows who
for a few honrs of of well, you kaow,
gladly die, I'd bo there; but but I can't
be a cad. Tbey have brought me up
aa a swell without any profession, and
I'm a bit of a fool, and I couldn't lire
on yonr earnings as actress, so there
you are."
Miss Muriel sighed. Dob was a hand
some follow and manly, and ha would
bave the title and estates some day if
two obstacles were to disappear.
" "I did Uke you. Bob, and do. and
you were alwaya straight. I should like
to bare been your wife. If only .w e'd
some money to run a theatrical com
pany wlthl"
. "Ten, If I hadn't been such a Justus
as to bluo the 3ve then, old Uncle Tom
. left me I didn't know you then."
"Yes, If we'd the five thou.!" she
started a little. "You will marry me
If ever I hare o.(iOO? O. you'd have
to work, hare to be my manager."
lie nodded.
"It's a promise for two jear2"
"Yes."
-Honor brlchtr
"Yea. of course. If
"If I run straight? Well, look here,
we've been mijt;ik-J honorably Jiid
you want to bn-ak It off."
He lowered Ms head.
"I'm youn, oijly 24 even at Somer
set House. I'd like to hnve married
you, aud I should have been a sond
wife, too. However, some day I way
want to msrry some one else."
The man ehudilered.
"A broken engagement Isn't a oer
W Urate of good character; you must
give uio one. That's fair."
She cot up and wheeled to him a
little round table, on which was a crocodile-skin
wrltlue-pnd, with sliver
edges. She opened it, took out writing
yaper, and found him pen and lull.
"Now, then, write this
"My Dear Miss Maliett: It Is iny
painful duty to tell you that I have
aiade fruitlessly a desperate effort to
jralu my father's consent to our mar
riage. He utterly refuses, sayinic that
ho is so old-fashioned as to object to
have an actress as daughter-in-law.
Therefore. I am compelled to break
off my engagement with a woman
whom I still love and esteem."
The Hon. Itob signed the letter s.id-
iy.
"Now, bo off. I've to go to rehearstl.
Ko, you mustn't drive me down. Ouce
more. If within two years I hare five
thou, as capital, you promise you will
narry me?"
"Yes. darling, on my word of honor!"
With a swift movement she threw
her arms around his neck and kissed
him passionately. A minute later he
found himself in the street, sad And
bewildered.
.That evening there was rejoicing In
the big munition lu Helgrave square,
and the Karl of Hexham drank too
much In honor of the return to re
spectability of the prodigal Dob.
"We'll soon find you a wife, my boy,"
be said, over the port, which he drank
In honor of the affair and In deflancc
of gout and doctor's orders. "None
of your rich American trash, but some
one of decent family and the sort of
solid, reasonable dowry that a younger
aon deserves."
Next morning at 12 o'clock, when
the Karl was vainly trying to put on
h boots without swearing at the pain,
the Hon. Dob eutered the library wltb
a document In bis band. "I never
thought she'd bare done It, sir," hi
said.
"Done what?"
"Look; the beastly thing says. The
plaintiff claims damages for breach of
promise of marriage."
"Bring me my slippers!" shouted the
Earl; "damn the horse! send round the
troughs m!"
Off he went to Lincoln's Iun Fields.
' "You'd better settle," said Mr. Ton
der, the old family lawyer.
"Settler he shouted, "settle! I'll
show up the baggage, the ! I'll put
every detective In Ixindon on the Job.
I'm not afraid of court, and when the
1ury hears what she realty la "
"lint the scandal?"
"Don't talk about scandal; enter an
appearance, and leave the rest to me."!
"My dear Jovernor," Interrupted
Rob, who had accompanied blm, "be
Tair to the girl. I didn't think Muriel
would have done It; but she's perfectly
straight I'd stake my life on It"
"Nonsense, Bob! You're a fool, and
you'd better stay abroad till the af
fair's over. I'll attend to it I'll show
her how to fight." The Earl's eyes
gleamed. "We'll teach her, won't we.
Ponder, what litigation means?" Then
he told a lengthy, stale tale of his suc
cessful lawsuit about right-of-way a
success which added a new mortgage
to the family collection,
r "It's all very well," said Mr. Ponder,
bot that was chancery, this Is com
mon law. I'm sure we should make
k mess of it. One of my articled clerks
baa set up In business In Bedford Row;
lie's a smart fellow, and will fight hard,
and Jnst suit yon."
Bob went off to the Riviera, and lost
4ll ' the money his father gave him.
Daring bis absence the old gentleman
amaloved a detective a fellow with
ipiandli Imagination, bat very poor
. . . . I I IT TU "X fI ATinri 1 as MiwMMIAk.i Wi SBSLe 1
olshlng waa done nnder the Earl's
supervision. Bob was te have staid
sway till after the trial; however, an
urgent letter from a club friend of
his father brought blm heme In a hurry
He arrived In the evening, and, going
te the Carlton, learned that the case
waa la the list for next day. When
he reached Belgrave Sejaare and was
hewn Into the library he found his
father with Mr. Htoka. hie Bedford Bow
solioiter. There waa n row going on
it a high pitah.
"Pray toll yonr father be mast set
Ua," aald Mr. EOcks.
"Settle bo daaanadr aUerruntea the
eld bo.
"Settle, I say,' rejoined the solicitor.
"You aee, Mr. Martlndale, Sir Edward
says he won't cross-examine the plain
tiff is to her character. Ho saggasts
that the material la absurd, aad be
does not believe a word of the detect
Ivo's story he aays he'd sooner return
he brief."
"And the check r gasped the EarL
"Yea, aad the check. He aays there's
no decent defense, and ho won't try
to support the detective's tissue of lies.
Moreover, be Insists that If no did he'd
fall, and the damages aad disgrace
would be awful."
"What does It matter to me?" shonted
the old gentleman. "It's not my case.
It's my son's."
"That's a bit steep." observed the
von.
"My retainer Is from you, my lord,"
nrged Mr. Hicks.
"O, I'll pay your eonfonnded costs,
but where will they get their damage
from?"
Bob groaned.
"They've told me theyn make blm
bankrupt." replied Mr. Hicks, "and his
discharge will be suspended for two
years at least."
"What has that to do with me?" salt
the Earl grimly.
Bob Interposed: "Lord Salisbury bar
many claims on his patronage, and In
my bankruptcy he'd and a decent ex
cuse for leaving me out In the cold."
The Karl had no gout, but be man
aged without Its help to use very vig
orous language concerning sons, solicit
ors, advocates, and actresses.
"They will take 5.000 for damages,
with a full apology and withdrawal lu
open court," said Mr. Hicks, "and 300 J
'or costs."
"An apology! A withdrawal!"
"A withdrawal of all the charge
iu the record."
Next day, to the Infinite disgust of
the reporters and the crowded court
Sir Edward, In a graceful speech, made
in apology of the most ample char
acter, withdrew all Imputations, anc
announced that 5.1X10 would be paid a?
i-ompeusation for the Injury to the lady,
together with her costs.
The Morulug Post, on the morrow,
ana-muced that the Karl of Hexam had
gone to Buxton.
When the honorable Robert a dav
later, received a letter from Muriel,
caving she was most anxious to set
him, he took a cab to Broiupton Cres
cent, and grew more and more per
plexed every Inch of the way.
Miss Muriel, looking very neat nat
ly, handsome, aud piquant, with a pro
digious glow of life In her eyes, shook
hands with him warmly and made hlir
sit down on the sofa by her side. For a
quarter of nil hour she Btimnlated hit
curiosity by talking about nothing in
particular. At last his patience broke
down.
"Look here, Klla," he said brusquely,
"stow the cackle and come to cues.
I'm delighted to see you, and don't
bear malice; but what on earth put i!
into your pretty head to send for me?"
She laughed loud, long, and heartily
so loud, long, and heartily that at last
he laughed wltb her.
"Well, you are a goose P' she said.
"I know It," he answered. "I dread
Michaelmas."
"I think your brain Is developing:
you're growing witty. O, yon haven')
got there yet!"
"Well, but "
"Listen to me. The non. Robert Tal
bot Hlesmes Clarence Martlndale mad
.1 promise to Miss Muriel Maliett tha
If within two years she had 3.000 to
finance a theatrical company with he'd
marry her."
He gazed open-mouthed.
She wheeled np the little round tabU
to him, opened the crocodile-akin writ
ing pad with silver edges, and took a
bundle of crisp "flimsies" from the
flap.
"One, two, three, four," she counted
out up to fifty; 'fifty' brand new Bank
of England notes, each for 100 beauti
ful, shining sovereigns. You see, I've
got the five thou."
He stared, mentally paralysed.
"The damages!" aho shouted, hyste
rical with laughter.
"The damages!"
"Yes, and your promise." '
"Yes, but "
"There are no bute about It; you'Vf
promised, and you Jove me."
He nodded.
"And I love you. If the Earl hadn't
played It so low down In the defense
I might bave chucked np the game. Aa
It Is, I hold you to yonr word es a man
of honor. Will you marry me?"
She looked Into his eyes. He reall)
loved her. She took bold of his left
hand, his right arm wandered rounrf
her waist
"Will yon marry me?" aho repeated,
her lips an Inch from his.
He replied affirmatively without a
word.
There Is now one obstacle tbo !ess
between the husband of the fascinating
Muriel Maliett aad the earldom of Hex
ham, for his lordship died suddenly
from apoplexy on getting a telarara
'from an old club friend concerning
bis son's marriage with the fascinating
actress. The Sketch.
stupidity of Armed Animals
How much less wit have such animals
animals like the porcupine, 'possum,
skunk, turtle-tbat nature has armed
against all foes, than the animals that
have no such ready-made defenses, and
are preyed upon by a multitude of ene
mies. The price paid for being shield
ed against all danger, for never feeling
fear or anxiety. Is stupidity. If the por
cupine were aa vulnerable to Its ene
mies as, say, the wood chuck, it would
probably soon come to he as alert and
swift of foot as that marmot St
Nicholas.
No bird of p.r has the gift of
song.
erceatasjo Htv Greater la New
Luc'iM tfcaa la taie Wtt
The re-port of tbo Commissioner of
'education present some curious and
tttcreeting facta with regard to lllit
racy In the United States. This tnfor
uatlon Is derived mainly from racial
records and deserves careful attention.
It appears that the number of paJon.i
ver 10 years of a;re who cannot read
ai write is 0324.702, or 13.3 per cent
f the total population, according to the
ateat atatiatica. In 1830, the rate of
'.literacy was 17 per cent, and a do
rease of 8.7 per cent alnoe that time
j gratifying in the sense that Implies
rradual improvement, but the situation
s still lamentable, and no good citien
an contemplate it without experi
encing a certain degree of humiliation.
The government is based upon the
dea of popular intelligence as an as
surance of political safety and proaper
ty, and vast sums of money are ex
xtnded for educational purposes. There
s really no excuse for ignorance in a
otintry where free schools abound and
natruction Is within easy reach of all
.lasses. Nevertheless, over thirteen
ut of every 100 of the people are una
jle to read and write. This great army
it Illiteracy Is a standing reproach, as
well as a menace, and there Is no more
mportant duty than that of reducing It
.a rapidly as possible.
There waa a time when New England
led all the rest of the country In the
jeneral average of popular Intelligence,
iut this is no longer true. It Is now in
he West and not In the East, that the
oest showing is made of the education
it the masses. Nebraska stands st the
iead of the States in point of literacy.
nly 3.1 per cent of its population bo
ng unable to read and write. No Bute
west of the Mississippi River, with the
jxceptloa of the four Southern States,
ranks as low 4s Massachusetts la the
number of illiterates lu its population.
fain means, of course and tbs fact is
1 very significant one that a large ver-
.entage of the educated element of the
Rast has removed to the West thereby
materially modifying its "wild aud
.voolly" condition, and It means f urther-
nore that the West has been doing a
rreat deal In the enlargement of Its
ducatlonal facilities.
The public schools of snch States as
Mlnuesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska,
ind the Dakotas are equal in every re-
-pect to those of any of the Eastern
States, and their academies and univer
sities are rendering effective service In
he sphere of higher learning. 80 far
us the South is concerned, allowance
nnst be made for the presence of the
olored race, the Illiterate members of
vhlcb constitute nearly one-half of the
otal number of illiterates In the United
itntes, but even with this serious draw
i.ick, the Southern States are making
substantial gains In education, and the
ouditlons promise an acceleration of
uch progress from year to year. M!n
ieaiolIs Times.
PAT AND HIS STRIPED PONY.
loke fhat Cot tha IrUhmln Two
liar the Guardhouse.
An amusing iucident Is reported front
ne of the military posts In the far
A'ost, the thief actors In which were a
'hlnanian, several cowboys, Indians
ud a soldier or two. The post was
alte close to the headquarters of the
udian agent, who ranked as major,
ud as the oilicers of the regiuieut aud
he ulllciaU of the agency were frleud
y interchanges of hospitality were fre
,neiit, not only among the master but
111. .11 the men. The regiment also,
ussessed a heathen Chinese cook who
vas given to visiting a brother celest
il. who superintended the culinary ar
MUgeuients of the agent, aud one night
he dwellers of the agency were uiight
iy surprised to see Wun Lung come
-altering over from the post to pay
lis regular weekly visit to Gee Wo.
The sight of a Chinaman on pony
a k was so rare as to attract much
ittention and the fact that the pony in
liioMiion was a little milk-white cay
ise caused the devil to enter Into an
rishiuan who put In his time serving
be agent and playing practical Jokes.
fOii the cnyuse was safely boused,
ind within a few minutes after the
.er.tleman from the flowery kingdom
A-as seeking the golden sunlight of the
lpe dream. Then was Pat's time and,
akins a pot of black paint, be pro
ceeded to Invest the pony with a series
if stripes which would have made the,
eet bred zebra In south Africa turn
;reen with envy. In the morning the
Jhinanian set out for the stable, but
.then be reached It and viewed the.
itrlped cayuae his expression Indicated
hat he rather questioned the quality
f the brand of pipe goods proffered
lim the night before.
In the meantime Pat, taking advan-j
age of a superstition existing among
he Indians, had told them that the
itrlped pony had come to them at last
ind was, In fact. In the stable at that
ery moment The chief, a dozen bucks
tud twice as many squaws at ouce
et out for the agency stable and ap-M-ared
on the scene Just aa the Chiua
nan was standing at the stable door
tud wondering whether he was asleep
r awake. With much majesty the
lilef entered the stable and untied the
ony and essayed to lead him away to
he sacrifice. With a yell that dis
counted anything ever credited In op
ra, song, story or reality, and quick
y brought his countryman to bis aid,
be heathen Chinese sailed Into the
qually heathen chief, and in a trice the
wo were doubled up together, the lib
erated pony making the best of his
a ay homeward with his head between
lis heels to escape the dosen or so
opes that were cast at his retreating
'orm.
The two wearers of pigtails were gat
ing the worst of it very decidedly
when Pat appeared on the scene, and
y a good deal of persuasion, coupled
ivltb the exercise of some bodily
itrength, succeeded In separating the
wmbatanta.
Next morning the papers had scare
leads over press dispatches descriptive
if a great Indian outbreak, and the sec
etary of the Interior wired that fore
loon for full details. A total denial
was, of course, entered, and when Pat
utd put in two days In the guardhouse
is a penalty for his hilarity the whole
ncident was forgotten. Nevertheless,
tometliing like a hundredweight of the
lational archives at Washington con
ained the official correspondence relat
ng to Pat's painted pony. Horseman,
A Pen's Travels.
It Is a known fact that a rapid writer
.vrites thirty words per minute. It has
ecn estimated that in doing so he must
I raw his pen through a space of a rod
;very sixty teconds. He makes an av
erage of sixteen curves of the pen ev
ry word written. Writing thirty
.vords per minute he makes eight pen
urres each second or 28,800 per hour,
f he works only five hours a day he
nust dally give bis pen 144,000 twists
nd flourishes, snd if he puts in 300
ays a year he makes not lees than 43,
0,000 curves and turns of the pen in
hat time.
Katurally. have a good appetite, keep yonr
blood pure aud your nerves strong by taking
Sarsaparilla
The best in fart the One True Blood Purifier.
Hood's Pills cure biliousness, headache, lie.
LIGHTNING'S QUEER FREAKS.
Unexpected Semite of Maajr Strokes
of the Klectric Plaid.
Few nstural phenomena show 'so
many eccentricities of behavior as
Jove'a thunderbolts. Machine-made
electricity, especially when playing the
truant Is tricky enough, but the fiery
product of the clouds Is still more orig
inal, inconsistent and lawless. In
small towns, or In the outskirts of
large ones, where the houses are de
tached from one another, and are SO
or 10 feet apart one frequently hears
of damage by lightning; It Is seldom
a row of brownstons fronted buildings,
a block of stores, a fifteen or twenty
story apartment bouse, or a sky-scraper
office building. In those portions of a
city which are built up solidly, Is hurt
in any way.
So long has this state of affairs ex
isted and been recognized that it has
affected the business of making and
erecting lightning rods. If a man
should Institute a special search for
such apparatus In the older part of
the metropolis, with an opera-glass lu
his band and a high window or roof
for bis post of observation, he might
well ask whether the lightning red
has not become, like the dodo, an ex
tinct species. Eventually, a few tall,
slender church spires and certain class
es of buildings under the control of
federal or municipal bureaus would
be found displaying metallic bristles,
connected by a copper cable with the
ground.
But these and the few other discov
erable exceptions would only serve to
emphasise the rule. Inquiry reveals,
however, that an extensive business
In lightning rods Is still carried on.
They are seen as frequently as ever in
small towns and on farms. Occasion
ally, you will hear of a man who has
a house and big warehouses la the
city Which are not provided with these
safeguards, but who employs them
abundantly on his country bouse and
stock barns. It Is said that Mr. Kdlson
and Mr. Westinghouse, who are sup
posed to know a thing or two about
electricity, protect their houses and
shops which are Isolated structures lu
this way; and weather bureau ex
perts and other scientists who bave In
vestigated the subject declare that a
properly constructed lightning rod has
a distinct value. It Is clear, therefore,
that this time-honored institution Is
not going out of favor except in big
cities.
The singular indifference which the
lightning seems to manifest loward
great centers of population is proba
bly uot due to the nonconducting qual
ities of the brick and stone so largely
used there In the construction of build
ings. On the othor hand, most of the
theories advsnced to account for the
purzliug phenomenon In question as
sume that. In some way or other, bet
ter facilities exist in and near great
cities than elsewhere for relieving a
thunder cloud of the superabundant
electricity and loading the same quietly
to the earth. The vast number of chim
neys, flagstaff, spires and other up
ward projections from the roofs, espe
cially when well wetted, facilitate a
silent discharge In Innumerable small
streams. The complicated network of
telegraph and telephone wires reach
ing through the streets, hl;h In air.
has also been credited with dissem
inating a good deal of electricity dur
ing thunderstorms. A third factor in
the situation may possibly be found
in the steel frames of some of the mod
ern high buildings. Certainly, If the
metallic portions of the roof of one
of these structures were properly con
nected with the frame, and If the lat
ter reached down Into permanently
moist soil, the combination would af
ford a lightning rod of exceptional
efficiency and proportions. Distribute
the credit among the various agents
as one may, there Is evidently a set
of conditions existing In large cities
which tend to lessen the violence of
lightning there, and which appreciably
affects the demand for lightning rods.
Listening.
In discussing the art of conversation
nearly all the attention Is given to what
Is said. The matter and the manner of
our words, the motives which prompt
them, the wisdom which chooses them,
their probable effects for good or for
evil, receive and deserve much scrutiny.
Comparatively little notice Is taken of
the other half of conversttlon, which
consists In listening.
It Is usually regarded as a simple pas
sive condition, needing no particular
effort, and, therefore, no special consid
eration. Like a vessel which merely
holds the liquid poured Into It the lis
tener Is supposed for the time to be
only receptive, all bis active faculties
being reserved for the time when he
comes to reply.
The common phrase, "having nothing
to do but listen," betrays the small re
spect paid to the act and the slight ef
fort it is thought possible to put Into It.
Thus it happens that, as no one Is
systematically taught and trained to
listen, we have few really good listen
ers among us, and, for want of them,
much good speaking Is absolutely wast
ed. For listening Is an art, having as
many grades and qualities as sny other,
and, nntil this Is recognised, the value
of conversation must be sadly limited.
Edison's Speech.
Mr. Edison has only once tried to
make a speech. It was before a girls'
seminary, where he had agreed to lec
ture on electricity. He had engaged
a friend named Adams to operste the
apparatus while be talked; but when
the "Wlssrd" arose before his audi
ence, he felt so dasod that he simply
said: "Ladles, Mr. Adams wlU now
address 70a on electricity, and I will
defflonatrata what ho has to say wits
the apparatus.'
Hoard While Watti-
A passenger, while waiting at a rail
way station for his train, asaosed him
self by watering she queer looks and
antics of a tailless cat as It played about
on the platform. The atsvtionmaster
happening to pop ont of his office, the
intending traveler pointed to the cat
and said, "What kind of a cat la that
Manx?" "No," replied the etatlonmaa
er, with a sly smile, "Bright BxJ
press.'
t.
In Arabia nv'k is not measured, bat
it sold by weight.
AW
mm
Saw Mrteorlc Stone Fall.
Mr. J. F. Black, a farmer, living about
nine miles from Ottawa, Kan., saw a
small meteorite fall on bis land late In
the afternoon of April 0 last and going
to the spot where It fell, picked It up.
It weighs thirty -one ouncea snd con
tains a little iron, but consists ia tli
main of stony material.
New ZealatilM Gm.
Agate-hunters from Germany are nov
Exploring New Zealand with very prom
ising results. Blue and white topaz
and splendid specimens of amethyst
have been discovered by them, as well
as large pieces of quartz so filled with
slender, nulla crystals as to reserublo
masses of matted hair.
Java'a Mnn-A pr.
Prof. Marsh, of Vale, lias recently an
nounced his opinion that the remarka
ble remains of a skull, teeth aud other
tossll bones found by Dr. iMibo's in
Java belonged to nu annual that "was
not hutiinii, but iepreseu;rl a form
intermedlutehetween man and the high
er apes." This opiniou confirms the be
lief of the discoverer of tho bunts, wlio
called the animal plthe:antliropos, or
"ape-man." The bones were fund In
ancient volcanic deposits, and belong.
Prof. Marsh" thinks, to-ttiu ad known
as tho Pliocene.
New Kind of Kites.
Meteorologists are now trying to
study the atmosphere high above tho
ground with the aid of solf-recordicg
barometers and thermometers, etc., sent
up in kites. This has resulted In a
great Improvement lu the forms of
kites, which are now constructed on
scleutlflc principles. At the headquar
ters of the Weather Bureau lu Wash
ington box-shaped kites, with open ends
and sides partly covered with silk, aro
used. Instead of twlno or cord, fino
piano wire is employed to hold the kite.
At the Blue Hill Observatory, near Bos
ton, box-shaped kites bave been sent
up to an elevation of almost a mile
above sea-level".
A Ihosphorcceat Partr. "
Monsieur Henry, of the Paris Acad
emy of Sciences, has invented a phos
phorescent starch with which surpris
ing effects can be produced. Used ns a
face-powder, it makes the countenance
glow lu a dark room with mysterious
radiance. Recently a "5-o'ciock tea"
was given In Paris after dark, no light
being employed except that supplied by
phosphorescent starch sprinkled over
everything in the room. The carpet,
the ceiling, the pictures on the walls,
the furniture, the teacups, the flowers,
the faces, shoulders and dresses of the
ladles all glowed and gleamed, making
a spectaclo that was at once startling
and beautiful.
Oldest Man in the World.
According to statistics collected In
fiermauy the oldest uian knon u to be
living anywhere on the earth is Bruno
Corriui, a negro Isiru lu Africa, but now
living in Kio Janeiro. Upon tho same
authority is based the eeemingiy incred
ible statement that there are 3,.?S3 per
sons living lu liulgariA, each of whom
has reached, or passed, the age of li0
years, making one eentcuarlau to every
1.0O0 inhabitants of that country! Ger
many, with a population of 52,000,000,
claims only 78 centenarians, and
France, with a poulatiou of -IO.ooO.OoO.
'J13 contenatlans, while Ireland, whoso
population numbers only 4,000,000, ha
7S centenarians.
Ietroylas: Friction.
After calling attention to the faet that
man was content with the use of oil to
keep machinery In running order until
he began to ride the bicycle, when bo
demanded some better labor-saver and
Invented ball-bee rings, the Sctenttnc
American proceeds to Illustrate and de
scribe some recent applications of such
bearings. They are employed for wag
on and carriage wheels, for the carrier
wheels of cablo roads, and for the
shafts of swift-running machinery.
They practically dispense with the use
of the oil can and greatly reduce' the
amount of friction to be overcome, thus
adding to the effective power of all ma
chines In which they are used. The
singular fact Is noted that Prof. Boys,
of London, showed experimentally that
ball-bearings, when properly construct
ed, nre practically proof aplnst wear.
He demonstrated this fact by weighing
the balls of a bicycle-bearing when they
were new, and again after they had
been subjected te long servloe. They
vhowed no loss of weight -
American Soapetone.
In the Ragged Mountains, In Albe
marle County, Virginia, the scene of
one of Poe's weird tales, exists a great
deposit of soapetone which Is said to
be the finest In the world. It was dis
covered only about twelve years ago,
bat now a small colony exists at the
spot and three quarries have been open
ed. The stone, which Is very hard and
fine-grained. Is cut out In blocks aver
aging nine tons In weight and after
ward Is sawed into slabs. It Is em
ployed, among other things, for tanks In
chemical laboratories, tubs and sinks In
laundries, linings for fireplaces, grid
dles, which need no greasing when
made of soapetone, tables and fittings
In hospitals and dlssectlng-reoms. Acid
s said to have no effect upon the stone.
r A Long hoti .
James Shields was elected to the Sen
ate In 1348, defeating Ms predecessor,
Senator Breese. Shields had distin
guished himself In the Mexican War,
and at the Battle of Cerro Oordo he
was shot through the lungs, the ball
passing out at his back. Ills recovery
was one of the marvels of the day.
Shields' war record Is believed to have
secured to him his triumph over Breese.
When the nows of Shields' election
was received, a lawyer named Butter
field waa speaking of It to a group
of friends, when one of them remark
ed: "It was that Mexican bullet that
did the business." "Yes," retorted But
terfield, "that was a great phot The
ball went clear through Shields with
out hurting trim, and killed Breese one
thousand nkOes away."
Mtoropsienes,
A recent Invention consists of an ap
paratus by means of which a micros
phone suspended ever .a child's crib
automatically rings an electric bell
situated at any convenient point on
the least noise made by the child. The
microphone, as Is well known. Is a
very sensitive form 4f a telephone
transmitter, capable of detecting the
faintest sounds.
IVotg of people are afraid of a cyclone
wkt m net afrsAd af tbs dsrlL -
Tne Frank State nat
Tntm tk Advertiser, JOmira, JT.J
Da. Wiujim. Dtar Sir- My wila has
been a sufferer from rheamatissi for more
than three yean, an flaring st times with ter
rible pias ia her limbs, aad ether tlmai
with a severe "crick" In her bask vales
ran great aeway. g&s sasnt naeh for
pl -ysini.ins aad vedieine. bat secured onlj
temporary relief; finally she concluded tc
try Pink Pills. She has taken eiht boxes
an l I can say from the first one sho has im
proved until bow she Is almost entirely free
irom pain, and has grown as eon stronger
and fuels confident that, by the blessing of
God, thoy will effect a permanent ears. We
inks in-Hat pleasure la reoom meaning thess
to oar friends.
(Hignad.) Bar. J. H. Bvcsjraa,
Pastor Bathel A. M. B. Chores. Xlmirs
Vr.w York.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills eoataia, ia a eon
densed form, all tne elements naeeaaary to
give dhw life and richness to the blood anl
1 est ere shattered nerves. They are aa as
fHllingspeolfla for saab diseases as Iceometor
ataxia, partial paralysis, Bf. Titos' daaoa,
seiaiina, nearauria, rheumatism, nervous
headache, the after effaat of ia grippe, psi
pitstion of the heart, pale and sallow oosv
plaxiona. all forms of weakness either la
mala or female. Pink Pills are sold by ail
dealers, or will be sent postpaid oa receipt
of price, 50 oents a box, or sis boxes for 9. 89
((hey are never sold in bulk or by the 100),
by addressing Dr. Williams' JUdWne Com
pany, Ucheneotady, N. TL
Fiery Drag-ens.
In the "Statistical Aocount of Scot
land," published at Edinburgh In 1T03,
there Is an account of the "rare appear
ance" of fiery dragons, which sailed
through the ratified atmosphere of the
Scottish highlands- In the Utter part of
November aud the first few days of
September, 1792. According to ths ac
count, they had a "fiery red color" aad
made tholr appearance In the north,
flying rapidly In an easterly direction.
The account adds that i"many people
tegarded the phenomenon with mncb
terror" because It "was indeed a
btrange and startling elgtt to behold.
Conductor K. D. Loomls. Detroit Mich,
Suva . " Tbo effect of Hall's Catarrh Cure Is
wonderful." Write blm about it. Mold by
UrusnisU, 10a.
At a recent meeting of police cbiefs
the California representative remarked
that in his state poker ia not classed
with gambling, because it is considered
a scientific game.
rure (iuutameed by UK. J. B. MAT Kit, iolS
Art hM., l llll.A. l'A. taie at once: no opera
tion or uVImv Irom butlness. Conpultaiion free,
riuior-cmeiui ol physician, ladiea and proial
n nl citizen. eud lor circular, umcs hour
A M. to HI'. M.
The origin of blue-tinted pPl
came about by a mere slip of the hand.
The wife ot William East, an English
paper maker, accidentally let blue pack
fall into one of the vats of pulp.
S'r. Wn?bw'g t-oomtng tyrap tor children
irdliinr. iolteut lb iwiil reduces I attain ma
licu. nlJuy taiu. cure wiad colio. JUca otKU.
The man who crossed the Cafcadt
mouulains, Oregon, by ths military
10 ito March 20 and May 1, found 15
icct of snow on the summit on the first
trip aud 20 feet on the second, and Ma
1 it was stil snowing.
It' Y 11-00 nr:n Hohmm Tloatinf-Borax Soap
01 our sn-evr. scud wrapper! to Dobblnr
.-.up Mt ( Co., I'feuadolptiU, I s. They will tend
ou tree of cbaiffo, i-ostuge paid, a Worcester
i oefcel lk-tiunr.-, 1 aires, bound in cloth,
pmfiwi-ly lilualrateii. OSer good unlli Angus'
Jii only.
The letters in the various alphabets
of the world vary from 12 to 202 iu
number. The Sandwich Island alpha
bet has twelve, the Tartariantan 202.
F1T Mopped liee by im. Kusr Oactt
N'fkyf Iffd-ioRER. No tin alter Drat day's use
.VaiM-luuM-urea. Irt-atlseand til trial botti
lie-. l.r. Kline, scji Aub St.. fblla . 1
Xo fewer than lti.000 persons die in
Italy every year from malarial fever
and there are 4,000 communes wlief
quinine is not to be had.
Do ot Kxprrlmrajt in to important a mat
ter ua your health, furity, enrich and vitalize
oiir I1I..0J witu Hood's ftanaparilla snd lbi
keep yoursell strouir and healthy.
Hood 'a Pllla are the beat atter-dlnner pL
lu digestion, cure bcadarbe. 23 cents.
A hundred years ago the death,
from small-pox 111 tier many we e 65,
000 a year. To-day, thsnks to com
pulsory vaccination there are only 114
a year.
Pi1! Cure for Consumption ia an A No. v
ihin nieiliclur. VY. K Williams, Antioca
Illa., April 11. 1891.
Interviewing tjasey.
A reporter of a New York dally once
went to the office of the late General
Casey to get some Information concern
ing the Lydecker tunnel story. General
Oaaey looked at the young man rather
sternly at first and the reporter ex
pected but scant detail to follow.
"Corns in. sir!" be exclaimed. In a
toDe of almost nnpleasaat command.
The two doors of his office were open.
The reporter was standing. The gen
eral, without a word, went to one
door and elosed it with the utmost pre
cision; then he went to the other door
and closed it with the same precision.
The reporter was in donbt The two
were In the room alone. Coming np
to the newspaper man, he pointed his
Index finger straight at his eye, and
said: "Sit down there, young man.
and I'll tell yon the st story yov
ever heard." And he did.
Gladness Comes
With a better understanding of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper ef
forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
tho knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of tho system, which tne pleasant
family laxative. Syrup of Fips, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the onlj
remedy with millions of families, andi&
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when yon par
chase, that yon have the genuine article,
which ia manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and Bold by all rep
utable druggists.
t!f in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system ia regular, then laxa
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, bnt if in need of a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
he well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and ia most largely
used and gives most gensxslsatisfactioa
Her KespT
mtmmmOm oT women work In the
simss) ef BsJgta BId 4 Corn,
wan. In tho first-aamed country they
forraTrtr worked from twelve to six
teen hows s day, with no Buaday rest
Tha llnsn-tnread sjtnners of If aw Jer-
.....in in tha resort of the
T.ha Coinumlasieaer. ars "In one
branch of the Industry compelled to
stand on a stoma fioor In water the year
round, most of the ttnse barefoot with
a spray of water from a revolving cyl
inder tying constantly against the
breast; and the sold est night in win
ter, aa well as the warmest In sum
mer, thsse poor creatures most go to
thetr homes with water dripping from
their aaderelothmg alone thetr path,
beeauss there could not bo space or a
law moments allowed them wherein to
chasgo their cWthlng." Tet women
ara "exempted" from labor attended
by hardship I si---'
Despite these washerwomen, miners
and linen-thread spinners, ws are told
"it Is woman's privilege generally to
be exempted from the care of earning
her UveHhood aad that of her oft
spring." It weold seem to be time that tbls
libel apsa woman should bs scorned
by fair minded men. From aU antiqui
ty the majority of womaa bare been
faithful workers, rendering a full
equivalent In labor for their scanty
share of the world's goods. The origin
of every Industry bears testimony to
this. In our own era, while women
were still homekeepers, did they not
earn their livelihood! What was ths
weaving, the sewing, the cooking, the
doctoring, ths nursing, ths child care,
"the work that was never done," If It
was not earning a subsistence T Even
In thess days, when woman goes forth
and receives the reward of ber labor
as publicly as man, she Is no more
worthy of her hire. Ber ancestress
sweet aad saintly soul! did not dream
of recompense. But was It not ber
dne, and shall we refuse to credit It
because man was then a self-sufficient
Ignoramus who deemed himself the
only one fit to seqnlre property 7 Pop
nlsr Science Monthly.
' TTill Not Biibanit to dotation.
fhe subject of renewing the privi
leges ef the Bank of France will short
ly come up for discussion In the cham
ber, after having been in abeyance
since 1002, when the senate approved
a bill for the purpose.
The bill has not since been modified
And the provisions Included In It will.
It Is thought bo adopted without ma
terial alteration. One of them, which
was to empower the bank to Increase
its note Issue from 3,600,000,000 francs
to 4,000,000,000, was passed as far back
as 1803. The chsrter expires on Dec.
31, 1897, and the proposal Is to extend
it for a period of twenty years from
that date. In consideration of the bank
making certain concessions to the
state.
Among these concessions Is one by
arhich the bank Is to forego all future
Interest on the government debt, 140,
000,000 francs, and not to demand re
payment of the capital so long ss tbe
charter la In force. The bank Is to
undertake the service of the national
debt and transact other business for
the treasury, both at the head office and
branches, free of chsrge, snd make an
annual payment to the latter for 2,000,
300 francs during the first year of the
currency of the new charter and 2,500.
000 francs per annum subsequently.
It Is to open several new branches
and make advances to agricultural co
operative societies.
It is not improbable that an effort
will be made to convert the bank Into
a state Institution, but such a project
tloes not command support either In
financial or ministerial circles, and is
not in tbe least degree likely to mecf
with success. Edinburgh Scotsman.
THE TRUE HEROw
Hrare la Presence of Panzer, bnt
Careful of Human IV fe
ll T. Archibald Forbes, In his biogra
phy of Lord Clyde, better known as
Sir Colin Campbell, the hero of the
Sikh wars, draws unconsciously s
sharp contrast between physical and
moral courage. Sir Colin was the son
of a carpenter in Glasgow named Mac
liver. His mother's brother. Colonel
Campbell, took the boy at fifteen to the
Duke of York, and asked for a com
mission for him. Tbs duke assented,
snd remarking, "Another of the elan,
I suppose?" wrote his name down as
Colin Campbell.
When they were in the street again,
Colin anxiously said, "He did not get
my name Macllver."
"Bide a Campbell," said his uncle,
gruffly. "It'll pay better among fight
ing men."
And Colin Campbell be remained
while he lived.
The bid's strongest wish wss to prove
chat he bad courage enough to do honor
to his Campbell blood and adopted
name.
- His first battle was at Vimiera when
ne was sixteen. His battalion baited
under a fierce fire of artillery, but bis
company was protected, being in the
rear of the column, His captain, at the
lad's desire, took him out to the head
of tho battalion, and walked with him
through the rain of bullets for several
minutes. It killed the coward In him.
When he wss an old man he told the in
cident, saying:
"I have been grateful to that man all
ef my life."
At a subsequent asssult he wss se
verely wounded in both legs, and sent to
the hospital; but finding that a battle
was Imminent, be deserted from tbe
hospital and limped back to his com
pany, taking command without leave.
His courage was so marked In the fight
which followed that be was promoted,
while he was severely reprimanded for
his disobedience.
But Sir Colin, grown old and wiser,
and at tbe head of the English forces
In the Punjab, was curiously tender of
human life. He begrudged every man
that fell In a battle, and planned so
resolutely to save them that he was
dubbed "Old Kubberdar" (Old Take
Care) by his officers.
' He was nrged by the Punjab govern
ment to invade the Swat territory,
where the number of the swarming vu
emy would have brought annihilation
on his troops.
"With reinforcements, yes," was his
reply.
VERY FARMER
CAM MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE MIDDLE SOUTH.
eaasaaketwioaaenroch. He can ell .ii Northern farm an.! et twi-e a. niinr arras tar Ma
"rio-o har. we MU Improved farm. . for H ..-.'.. ,frr. 1 l,mr riitruadfon?
Ms dronshta. Keither too hot nor ton col.l-vlimate lnl rluiir. X,.l, .,!.,. ZTlTZZ
rtbesa
verjrw
Bsaiaa
hVasU aaawaMbeai.
OPTHMMI UaMaMEKK KIPS' I.AXI. OMPANV, o.u.rrillr. Teaa.
SAPOLiO
is Like a fioad Temper. "It Sheds a Brightness
E.ei?fliere."
TTIrWil. "Then I will nef
eo "-calmly replied the old soldier,
8 Lord Tlbou.ie branded pin, as
coward; but tbe stern veteran perslstetj.
n h" refusal, resided and returned
io England, to receive tbe rewards and
honors of a grateful ctry
The lad. marching aimlessly Into firs,
bad physical courage; but the old man,
returning in aerate rntbw than sacrl,
flee his'troops to uo pnrposp. posses
tuoral bravery and was the true hero.
The skeleton of what is reported to
be a small mammoth wss unearthed
the other dsy in West Philadelphia.
Aeknllofan Indian was found near
by. The rema ns have been deposited
in the Wisconsin tnsutuuon.
HEEDLESS WOMEN,
They Pays, Sad Penalty for Their Keg-lecf.
If women only heeded first Bymp
torus nervousness, backache, head
bche, lassitude, loss of appetite and
sleep ; palpi
tation, melan
choly," blues,"
etc., and at
once removed
the cause with
Lydia E.
Fiukhani's
Vegetable
Com
pound,
there
would be
much less
' suffering.
Eut they aro
careless, or their physician is to blame,
and they drift into some distressing;
female disease. The Vegetable Com
pound at once removes all irregulari.
ties of tho monthly period: in flam
mation, ulceration and displacement
of the womb, and all female troubles.
AU druggists have it. . Write to Mrs.
tfnkham at Lynn, Mass., if you wish,
for advice, which she will give you
free.
"I should not be alive to-day, if it
had not been for Lydia E. Piukham'a
Vegetable Compound. I was suffering;
greatly from an attack of femalo
weakness, and nothing I had tried
could give me relief; when by tho
advice of a friend I began the Com
pound. After using it two montlis I
was a different girl, and now at the end
of six I am entirely cured." Mas. ASJs'tt?
Kjuki-asd, 1'utchogue, L. L
Don't take substitutes to
save a few pennies. It won't
pay you. Always insist on,
HIRES Rootbeer.
ataalr kr TkCuln limlV, FallaeitpMal
Mr. Charles Austin Bat3, the fa- 1
moos advertising wrttor, makes a
specialty of medical advertisomenta
lie has studied medicine and has a
habit of analyzing tbe Ingredients of
every medicine o)oot which he is
asked to writf, relnsine to write
advertisements for mudioinas which
be cannot Indorse. II ! says of
Klpans Tabuing: "I ha 1 tha formal)
and went through it from the
around np. I found that every ont
of the ingredients wss put in for
some speolnl purpoee, and was goal
for the purpose iateaded. I have as
much confidence In Ripens Tabules
as I have in anything I ever wrote '
about. I (tike tliein myself when X
have eaten a little too iniich or feel
nausea or symptoms of headache
eoaiisg on, aad I And them qaiokef
to act than any medicine I ever
took. I know some people who
think they can't possibly get along
without them. Mj wife went to
call one day on some friends she ha)
known always. She found they
swore bv Ripens Tubules. They dil
not know that she knew anything ,
about them or that I had written '
anything for them. By the way, if
you swallow them properly, yon .
don't taste anything In the month. )
Swallow tbem quickly nod you are
all rbtht. You can feel their aetiea
In the stomach almost immediately;
a very pleasant sensation."
Wpana Tabnloa are enM by itrnmrtsta, er fey BasSj
If tBi arlae ennta a box) la teat to Tt Ripens
Chamleil forupiww. Nu. 10 Spruoe L, 3ew X4CS
Saittiile vaL lv -n-nls.
THE MIDDLE SOUTH.
Development vt tli MM.11e South. Hud
sv'upIv illusfraTert. Sn.-rliitou to cts. per ytftr.
All .vsmi. the Mrvat Middle Hmitti. Its advanUtfew.
4Vni its iuduretneiic the Homwker.
OHr KirnriMHra In oMr to introtSocelt
in every N-rtitm t'tiiiuiinntt v tntertttd in tM
South, we will tend it One War for only 1 ct. t9
e:b of tne iirc twenty imnifs rHlvH from svnr
PosTutttce. SuWril. qui- fc. Time limited. Ad
drc34. Middle sunlit rutilitin i
wmwrrvUlet TraMU
HI OTT I C nl Tori nieVj $10 tfayi If
UO I Lt vou're dead flow, . Slcta.ta
it at him brings 1 doz.4old till, greatest eamiialgri
novelty ever teen. ii. II. N hi ll.i. KKt 1
W arren 8t city. K-ler Oeruian-Aiu. Bank,
R7FAHV
We Put Vmmh Weekly
and want men eterr
Va Saa S a av tukk: million teat.
a at m at aaa Mar tl. nrv'i 4akolnl-lT beac.
whort to i
lTIIJiT Siiu-rii i.u.nta. m-w ajratem.
laf TK HltOTHKKS,I.aa.
e aav ms)
ifciMiia Mu., Kwkarl, 111.
"Successfully Prosecutes Claims.
Latei'rtnrtpal Fzau-lnwr U S. Panaion Bureao.
3Traluluat war, idatUidleatiusuluiiu, attj aUMS.
Bidder 8 p8TiiS.S
OPIUH
sad WHISTT habits nn. Boek aaaS
vaas. aa, a a. hkhhi, atusva, ss
rilAMKI.lXCM I.I.K.r:p XEW ATHENS. O.
Total oust 14oy r Tl urough, ctieap.Catalot frss
--j--eNaey,weweTeieisisiaweaj
FOR FIFTY YEARS 1
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
has tM trod by Million ef Mothers
fc'J 0lr,r ""IWren "I'Ue Trt-thlnir to.- oree
Fifty Yw.n. ItaootbeatripefalU. aoflenadia
funia,allar all pMu. er- grlud eullo.aem
la tbe taat remmty for dlarr-a.
Twrair-ato C't-aie i
3
CI w"" nncne ALL ll fAILde
i m Best Clutch byrup. TaMf (,ood. Vm
' ! In tlma Ui4 . . (...
IN THE NORTH
1n,i,"1,; " 'lueMloa. you was toVfl
'is