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snTCni
LOVE'S OFFtimtO.
If file were a resas,
Bedighted with d.
I weald pluck it, my eaeVSMj,
And cii t to J-
lf love wrrr 11 jwrl
Thnt injury con Id bnT,
I would gTTc thee a nmkct
No qui-fn could defy.
I'.nt lore is not pnreaasri.
In vt hole or in part,
f'o, I've nothing to Kive the
, l!ni lore, and my heart.
r.ut rosolinds nmy wither
And jewels are vain,
l!nt nn to eternity
Ixive Kh:i!l remain.
Krbil:iilel-bia' Itulletin.
A SPECIAL ENVOY.
When TYp worth Tring. the well
knuwu South African millionaire, sent
for me, anl, after inquiring If I was at
lilx-rty fur a few weeks, saUl that he
s alxnit to crvnimlssion m to take a
Bum II map to Ills Johannesburg repre
BeniHtiveM, I was rather surprised that
lie should go to the expeuse of a special
uiesnener when the itostal service waa
availnlile.
"It seems a very simple undertak
ing." I s.'iid.
I5ut lie speedily enlightened me.
"Ah. Hint's whore you are wrong."
lie replied, giving nic a shrewd glance.
"Ill this case the post Is not to be trust
ed, mid an unscrupul'jus enemy will
Btra'm every nerve to defeat my inten
tion." "You anticipate there will lie an at
tempt to rol me during the Journey?"
"I am quite sure of It. The matter
on the face of It is simple enough. This
map" (lie held up a small piece of
parchment a few square Inches in size;
It appeared to represent the course of a
river, for some rod crosses were marked
nu one poitiou and some lines of writ
ing ran along the bottom) "has to lie
given to Mr. Howard of Fox street,
Johannesburg. There your mission
ends. Hut whether you will be able to
accomplish it is anotJier matter. Gtli
s in, my old partner. Is determined to
obtain possession of this map by some
means. lie Is rich, unscrupulous and
can command the services of men even
more unscrupulous than himself. This
Is the reason I do not trust the post.
The corruption prevalent among all
Itoer ot'ii lals extends to the postoflice;
my letters have been opened. He has
creatures there In his employ. You
nniM trust no one and conceal the paper
In such a manner that it cannot be
found."
"Hut while on shipboard It would
surely be better to Intrust it to the cap
tain or purser."
"That would be risky, and only post
pone their attack on you. If you re
ceived the map back safely you would
w iilioiit doubt be roWied of It between
Capo Town and Johannesburg. No;
when the boat reaches Cape Town they
must be under the impression that you
are not the bearer."
"When nni I to leave London?"
"The Roman leaves the docks to-morrow
and Plymouth on Saturday. Your
berth Is Njoked. tJibsui is also a pas
senger, and several of his following.
IS nt. KTliaps, I had better explain why
this 111:111 Is so important.
(iil.soii. like myself. Is an old Kini
lierley man. We both did very well
there, and lately, like uie, he has beeu
dealing in Transvaal mining property.
We have often gone partners In various
undertakings. In the autumn of IS! 14.
Wing then in Johannesburg about six
months ago and feeling the want of a
holiday, I determined to go on a shoot
ing expedition through the Transvaal
toward the sea. Accompanied by two
Zulus, I carried out my Intention, and
Rfter some weeks of traveling we fonuU
ourselves in the low country bordering
on Swaziland. Here, quite by chance,
I made a remarkable discovery. In the
iMed-up channel of what had been a
river I came upon traces of diamonds.
The find, to my eyes, was most promis
ing; but liefore I could pursue my In
vestigations further one of my Zulus,
dispatched to get food from a neighbor
ing kraal, came hot-foot with the news
that the Swazls were up in arms. Irri
tated by some act of Bovr oppression,
they seemed inclined to wreak their
vengeance on me, and so we fled forth
with for our very lives. Before leaving
I drew up a plan of the place so that It
ould lie found again.
"After various adventures I reached
Durban and took ship for England.
Meeting Gibson In Loudon I acquainted
him In general terms with my discov
ery, stating that In the course of my
journeying I had found diamonds. I
had Intended to take him Into partner
ship In this affair, but the knowledge
which I gained Immediately afterward
that he had swindled me In the matter
of some gold mines changed my pur
pose and I broke with him for good.
"Now the value of my find Is prob
lematical. Diamonds have not yet
been found In paying quantity in the
Transvaal. This place may be a second
KlmlH'rlcy, and shake the De Beers
iuoiioiioly. It U quite possible. There
fore I want the ground pegged out In
the usual way, and to register myself
as the owner, but if G'.bson could get
hold of the map he would forestall me.
It Is not convenient for me to go my
self just now. as I have some Important
business In hand, so not to delay ob
taining the claims. I have ordered How
ard to peg them out and register In my
name, but he ran do nothing until he
has the particulars contained In this.
Now, do you understand?"
"Yes, but how for Is Gibson cognizant
of your plans?"
"He has found out that I Intend send
ing the map Immediately to Johannen-
burg. This office Is watched, louwill
be shadowed on leaving, and when they
find that you are a passenger on the
lloman they will conclude that you are
Pistols and Pestles.
The duelling pistol now occupies its proper
place, in the museum of the collector of relics
cf barbarism. The pistol ought to have beside
it the pestle that turned out pills like bullets,
to be shot like bullets at the target of the
liver. But the pestle is still ia evidence, and
will bo, probably, until everybody has tested
the virtue of Ayer's sugar coated pills. They
treat the liver as a friend, not as an enemy.
Instead of drivine it, they coax it. They are
compounded on the theory that the liver does
its work thoroughly and faithfully under
obstructing conditions, and if the obstructions
ore removed the liver will do its daily duty.
When your liver wants help, get "the pill
that will,-
Ayer'S Cathartic Pills.
HiessvBger. It win be Jur bust
Mi to nullify that belief."
-1 see."
"You bad better pretend to be a new
lib-manager sent out by me to repre
sent my Interests In Johannesburg.
Now, can yon, do you think, conceal
the map In such a way tbat these
thieves cannot get hold of it?"
"I will do my best," I said at length.
"Trust no one," concluded my em
ployer, giving me money for my Jour
ney and the boat ticket. "Rely on your
self alone. Pnt the map In your breast
pocket for the present, but find a se
curer hiding place before you go on
board. Uood-by. and good luck to
you."
My preparations were soon made, and
the following morning found me on
board the Roman. I had reduced my
luggage to as small a compass as possi
ble. It consisted of two small port
manteaus, which would go under my
bunk, some wraps and a few novels,
with "IxM-k on Gold," the latter ob
tained from my employer to sustain my
character as a mining manager, and
with Its covers Incased In gray calico.
I bad Joined the ship at the docks to
avoid the crush at Waterloo and to see
the mouth of the Thames. There were
two other men In my cabin, for the ship
was full, every berth being taken, but
they had not yet come on board, so I
arranged my belongings at leisure, and
then went on deck as we left the dock
to smoke and view the river and the
miles of wharves and shipping as we
slowly and majestically steamed out to
sea. Tbe ship was nearly empty and I
passed a quiet twenty-four hours an
ticipating tbe coming duel which was
to take place and wondering if my
simple scheme would be successful.
The mailbag and passengers came
on board at Plymouth and a scene of
animation and confusion followed, but
a rough sea and head wind calmed the
exuberance of many of the company,
and the dinner tables In the saloon that
t evening showed an abundance of emp
ty seats. Itoth my cabin mates suc
cumbed and I left them white and
groaning. Fortunately I was a good
sailor, and having enjoyed my dinner,
later in the evening found myself In
the smoking-room smoking one of
"Jim" Gibson's cigars and engaged in a
chat with thnt worthy, who was most
friendly and evinced some curiosity
aliout myself.
I told my tale, which he accepted
with perhaps suspicious readiness.
"Kiuployed by Tring, are you? Pep
pery fellow: I know him well. We used
to be friends; now be hates me like poi
son." He Introduced me to his friends,
Spellman, Dunbarton and Vandernilt,
who severally expressed themselves de
lighted to make my acquaintance.
The first two or three days ray ad
versaries only skirmished, tried to
pump me, and divpied broad .hints as
to the advantages which would follow
if I joined them hints I Ignored.
As, however, they felt pretty sure
that I was the bearer of the coveted
map, my portmanteaus were searched
more than onoe, and my spare clothed
when I was absent from my cabin. It
was Spell man who was told off for his
portion of the quest; finding I was not
very cordial toward him he struck up a
friendship for one of my cabin mates,
which gave him an excuse for entering
at all hours. I did not think It advisa
ble to enlighten tLe latter, as my atti
tude was to blandly Ignore my adver
saries' behavior.
Spellmon's researches proving of no
avail, the great endeavor to discover if
I had the paper took place aboi'i a
week after Madeira was passed. I
was playing In a whist tournament and
noticed tlmt Punlmrton and Vandrmit
were playing nap with the two men
who shared my cabin. I p nested that
Swllnian was makiug a thorough
search, and as soou as I was at liberty
l hurried there. '
It had indeed been thorough. Every
rticle had been taken out of the port
manteaus and examined, and the port
manteaus themselves cut and hacked
In search of a secret hiding place. Ev
erything had been scrutinized, even the
gray calico cover pulled off "Lock" to
make sure that nothing was between It
and tbe bindiug. Nor was this all, fur
while I surveyed the wreck I boi.niie
conscious of an overpowering feeling
of drowsiness and knowledge came to
me that I had been drugged. Too late
I rememb?r...d having Just apcepied a
drink from Gibson, but I had only
sense enough left to tumble Into my
bunk before falling into a heavy sleep.
They no doubt sesrebtd me to the
skin that night, for I slept as th'i dead,
but though I woke next morning with a
bad headache I felt well pleased, for no
result had rewarded their toll. Of
course, I made a fuss as to the conduct
of some mysterious thieves, who had
not even spared the lining of my boots,
and certain Inquiries were Instituted,
which came to nothing. I Innocently
complained to Gibson as to the bad
quality of his whisky, and there appar
ently the matter ended, for I was mo
lested no more.
Gibson continued good friends with
me, and often came and chatted as I
languidly studied "Lock on Gold" in
my deck chair. As a practical mloeral-
ogbtt he pointed out tbe best parts to
study, nnd I Imbibed much Information
valuable enough had I designed to turn
miner. He was an amusing man, his
creed simple emVigh "Get money, hon
estly If you can; but get money." A
more efficient auctioneer for selling the
numbers of the ship's run In the daily
sweeps It would be Impossible to find,
and I enjoyed the privilege of acting
auctioneers clerk, with "Lock" for a
desk on my knee.
It was 4 o'clock on a Tuesday after
noon when we reached Cape Town, and
Gibson managed to get away by that
j evening's train, leaving two of his fol
lowers to bring his luggage on next
day, when the rept of the passengers
bound for the Rand traveled.
The third morning after ' landing
found me la Fox street, Johannesburg,
seeking Howard's office. I bad just
eu tbe name In the window, and had
iscended tbe step to the door of the
building when a passer-by pulled up on
recognising me. It was Gibson.
"Hullo," he said, "where are you off
o now?"
The time for caution was passed, vic
tory was mine, and I could safely en
joy say triumph. I surveyed the baf
led financier with a smile of Infinite
atlsfatkra and replied:
"I am the bearer of a certain docu
ment from Mr. Tring to Mr. Howard."
From the expression on my face and
the accent on my words be read the
truth and knew that I bad baffled him,
ind his face changed. Words failed
him, for be waa taken quite by surprise
ind bewilderment rendered him speech
less. Enjoying bis discomfiture a few sec
onds, I turned and went In, leaving him
jn the pavement below, the most un
happy man In Johannesburg;.
Having entered the outer office and
;iven my name to a clerk, I was speed
ily shown Into Mr. Howard's private
room. He greeted me warmly and In
the same breath Inquired If I had been
successful.
I said 1 had.
"That's good news. I've Just got my
ajail and heard of your coming. Look
you see. the envelope has been tam
pered with. You are sure Gibson hasn't
set eyes on the map?"
"Absolutely," I replied, then gave
him a short account of tbe efforts to
secure it.
"Ay, ay, they wouldn't stick at much.
You're fortunate to get here with a
whole skin. But where Is it, after all?"
In answer I produced "Lock on Gold"
and, taking my penknife, cut off the
gray calico cover, which I had put on
again after It had been pulled off. Then,
Inserting the point Into the cover Itself,
I cut It open. There, snugly concealed,
lay the precious map. I had, before
leaving Ixindon, cut the cover open
with a sharp knife, and, placing the
map in between, glued up tbe edges
with great care. Being unable to abso
lutely conceal the fact that the cover
had been cut, I had put the calico cov
er over, and when it had been torn off
by the eager searcher he had never
noticed that the binding itself had been
cut.
Thus, safely and securely, the map
had traveled, unseen by any eye, un
touched by any hand, and now, having
placed It In the possession of Mr. How
ard, my mission as a special envoy was
over.
With the knowledge gained by the
map Howard took steps which very
shortly made the land where Pepworth
Tring found diamonds the property of
that worthy, and I knew.no more, as
nothing further has been heard of the
discovery no company has been pub
licly formed to work it. But I have a
strong suspicion that the find turned up
trumps, and that the reason of the si
lence is that it Is too good a thing for
the public to be admitted. Chambers'
Journal.
SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE.
Ttios. B. Tarlex Who Sncceede the
l.ate labam O. Harris,
Thomas B. Tcrley, appointed Unite
States Senator from Tennessee In place
of the late Isham G. Harris, is a well
known lawyer of Memphis. . He has
never held office 3f -u.v kind. He 1 a
mem'xT of the law firm of Turlcy &
v right. In 1870 he was married to
MIms Irene Royner, the daughter of tbe
late I'll Rayner of Shelby County. Mr.
Turley Is f2 years old. He was not yet
out of school when the war came, but
he promptly enlisted In the MaynanI
Rifles. Company I, Ore Hundred and
Fifty-fourth Tennessee regiment of tke
Confederate army. He fought at Shl
loh, and was wounded there, and he
was also wounded at Peach Tree
Creek, before Atlanta. lie was cap
tured in the battle of Nashville and
taken to Camp Chase In Ohio and held
there until March, 185, when he was
exchanged and returned to the South.
At the close of the war Mr. Turley en
tered the University of Virginia and
became a student of law. In 1870 ho
removed to Memphis and that city has
been his home ever since.
Unworthy Books.
A healthy body undoubtedly con
duces to a healthy condition of tho
mind, but It does not produce Intellect
ual acuVvity. Tbe only way to accom
plish intellectual remits Is to work the
mind. Hard work of any kind Is never
easy it may be satisfying and exhilar
ating, but not easy. When you reallyH
work your brain you know It; even to
concentrate your attention to begin a
task Is a serious effort. Many wise
workers say that when you have
learned the power of concentration you
have solved the problem of effective In
tellectual work. That !s the first stumbling-block
that the person who does
not habitually read books, even for
recreation, encounters. It is so difficult
to pin your attention to the printed
page, for you think of things nearer at
hand with which you are familiar. But
a sensational novel captures the uneasy
attention sooner than more thoughtful
books; therefore, people of untrained
minds are the greatest devourers of un
worthy books. Ladles' Home Journal
In'lS&l a par ' shiics made in England
eoKt tennen"- , .
A whale can remain under water for an
hour and a half.
Knglish barmaids earn on an average of
ten' shillings a week. ...... .
Parchment used on the best banjoes is
made from wolf -skin.
On an average an Englishman is 14
pounds heavier than a Frenchmen.
Zoologists say tbat all known siecies of
wild animals are gradually diminishing
in eize. ..,.'.
n,.- fiwi Ttritish criminals have been
executed -since the accession el Queen
Victoria.
in .11 their wars the Rritish have won
the splendid average of 1 per cent, of
tbT.J'kMt iH official in the British
ervice is tbe Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
who receives 20,mw a year
Tlw.r are about 100.00A islands, large
aad small scattered over the ocean. Amer
Um m Una hmtjm round its coasts.
OUR BOYS AND GIBLS
fHIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.
Quaint Sarin and Cnte Doinate a the
Little Folke Everywhere, Gathered
aad Printed Here for All Other U
The Dandelion's rnaaplalnt.
Oh dear! Oh dear!
How strange I must appear!
My bead ia so bare,
Tbat every one will stare
At me now.
Onre 1'ke a golden star
I shone oat from afar;
Then a light fleecy down
Made a lovely crown
On my head.
But this morning oh dear!
It all seems so queer
. There came a little lass.
And paused upon the grass
By my side.
She wished something, very low.
And then bo -an to blow.
And my soft, silky hair
Went floating through tbe air 1
All around.
"I Mow them all away
And wUh," I heard her say.
But I know I shall take cold.
And it makes me look so old
Oh dear!
-St. Nicholas.
Why Polls Are Blne-Kyed.
I.ltt!e girls who play with their dolls
u-ay lie Interested to know what sets
the fashions In dolls' eyes. When
Queen Victoria ascended tbe throne
sixty years ago she was fair and bad
very blue eyes, whereupon blue eyes
became all the fashion, and all tbe loy
al dollmcikers of her kingdom began
sending blue-eyed dolls from their fao
torics. In Italy and Spain, where all
the great beauties have olive skins and
dark, handsome eyes, a blonde doll Is
quite uncommon. Japanese dolls have
twinkling, beady eyes, set In their
heads aslant, while the gayly dressed
doll from Singapore looks from ber
copper-colored face with a pair of nar
row, coquettish black eyes, quite differ
ent In expression from either the Span
ish or Chinese beauties. Thug ftvery
country has its national doll standard
of beauty.
Fa Holt
"Oh, It Is so hotr said Betty. "It Is
o hot! Mammy, I dunt know what I
thall do. It Is so hotr
Now Betty was not doing anything.
She was sitting by tbe window, with
her head on the sill, and the shade of
the big horsechestnut-tree made a little
coolneMs; so mammy went on with her
mending and said nothing, except tbat
It wan hot, anil he was sorry for Betty.
Presently Betty saw a hand-organ
man with a monkey coming. She
raised her head, and he stopped under
die window and Iiegan to play.
"O mammy," cried Betty, "the
monkey Is dancing! May I go out and
ilance, too? Oh, he is such a dear little
monkey! Now h Is climbing up the
fence, and walking along the top. O
mammy, may I climb up and walk
long the fence? Tlease, mammy, say
I may! And Betty Jumped up and
Sown, and danced little steps like the
monkey's, psmI tried to i"ok like him,
but fortunately did not succeed.
"I thought It was so hot!" said mam
my. "Do you think dancing will make
you cooler, Betty V
"I don't think It ia so hot now." said
Betty. "Not quite so hot, mammy. You
lee, I didn't know what to do tlien It's
tlways hotter when you don't know
what to do; but now I do know!"
Youth's Companion.
First Locomotive Whlatlea.
We ffre accustomed to regard the
whistle as a very Important part of tbe
locomotive engine, but within tbe mem
ory of some of the older engineers the
bell guve the only warning of the ap
proach of a train. Tbe first whistles
were intended as a warning In more
ways than one. In the early days of
the railroads the trains were much In
terrupted by cattle, sheep and pigs on
the right of way, and In order to
frighten them off a small hole was
bored In front of the engine boiler and
fitted with a tube. When tbe train
came rattling along and tbe engineer
saw a cow on the track be opened this
hole and out spurted the steam and hot
water with a tremendous cracking and.
hissing, filling the air with a cloud of
mist. It was enough to frighten the
most Intrepid cow and send her bawl
ing from the tracks.
Presently some Ingenious workman
fitted up a reed and drove It Into tbe
steam bole and tbe screeching and
whistling that It made not only fright
ened the cows, but terrified every one
wbo lived along tbe road. But It did
Its work so well that the whistle was
finaHy removed from tbe front of the
engii'j and placed on top, where It Is
used to-day.
A similar story Is told of tbe first
steamboat whistle need on the great
lakes. Early In May, 1844, the steam
er Rochester departed from Buffalo,
bound for Chicago. The engineer was
a mechanical genius named McOee,
and he had constructed a steam whistle
from plans which he bad seen In a
scientific paper. On the way up the
lakes he blew It at every stop, much
to the astonishment and terror of the
inhabitants. Just before reaching
Mackinaw tbe Rochester, after a lively
race, passed the steamer Gen. Porter,
Capt. C. V. Gager. Engineer McGee
celebrated the victory by blowing bis
whistle derisively and noisily. When
both boats reached the wharves Capt.
Gager rushed up In a rage, shaking bis
fist and daring McGee to come down
nd face him.
"What are you squawking tbat thing
at me for?" he roared.
And if It bad not been for mutual
friends, steamboat whistling on the
lakes might have been introduced witb
a lively battle of fisticuffs.
Storlea of Tout America.
A little boy who had a cousin living
but three blocks from his home was
given permission to stop and play there
after school whenever he chose. Tb
tempter soon -vhispered In Harry's eat
tbat be might go anywhere under the
pretense of having been at bis cousin's
home.
One evening after his mother had
heard of her truant boy's wanderings
she asked him where he had been since
school closed.
"Down to Cousin Alfred's bouse," be
replied.
Then she kindly said, "Harry, mam
ma knows you have not been there;
now don't tell a lie, just tell tbe truth
and all wlU be well." Re replied, "How
did yon find out r "Oh, a little bird
totd mamma." After which he pointed
ls nnger with a little gesture of warn
ing and said: "Don't talk to me about
(jring, birds can't talk."
, A little 51-year-old bey when told by
kla mother that they would go to see
ria baby cousin christened on the fol-
eVWlB
countenance, that "He hoped tbe rector
would go home as soon as be was
through with cousin." When asked
why he said: "Well. I've bad enough.
I've bad the measles and such awful
pains In my stomach. So I don't want
to be christened."
The other day a little boy was beard
relating to his chums his first experi
ence In purchasing a pair of shoes. He
said the salesman told bun positively
tbat the shoes would wear a long tune
and they had only worn two weeks. He
declared he was going to have the
salesman sued for "breach of promise."
A prominent oculist relates the fol
lowing story which recently occurred
In his practice, showing the natural
brightness of some little children: The
patient, a little boy 5 years of age, had
some slight Inflammation of the eye,
and upon being Interrogated aa to tbe
rature of the trouble replied: "Well, I
don't know just how to call It, bat I
don't get any light out of the eye."
Cincinnati Tribune.
NEW BICYCLE INVENTIONS.
'Aelnleee Ball-Bearina;, Compound
Crank and Carrier Wheela,
Two Inventors,' an Englishman and
in American, have recently applied for
patents on bicycle improvements which
refer directly to the gearing. The Eng
lishman furnishes a compound crank,
retaining the chain. The American In-
OOMPOUKD CBAHK WHEEL.
ventlon Is one of the forms of a chain
less wheel which is a forerunner of
the kind to be placed on tbe market
next season.
The Englishman claims tbat his In
vention will enable a rider to attain a
remarkable rate of speed, for the rea
son that almost double the propelling
power can be obtained without any In
crease of exertion. With It he predicts
that a racing man can easily ride a
mile a minute.
The American machine shows the
sprocket-wheel connected with the
smaller one on the hub of the rear
wheel by a cog-wheel. The middle or
connecting wheel, which acts as a sub
stitute for a chain, is held In place by
a circular support fastened to the
frame. The entire gear works are ball
bearing and are Inclosed within au
aluminum case.
The New York Herald reports that a
syndicate, composed of four New-Yorkers,
has decided to use the bicycle as a
carrier for men and supplies from
"civilization to Klondyke." The bicy
cle will be used to transport supplies
CnAlNLKSS BALL-BEAM GEAR.
from Juneau to the gold fields by way
of the Chllkoot pass, a distance of 700
miles.
"1 he present method of carrying In
this district is for one man to take a
load of 200 pounds, bis liiurt, carry It
five miles nnd go back for more. The
Klondyke bicycle is a four-wheel ma
chine and designed to carry freight. It
Is built strongly and weighs about
fifty pounds. It is dinmona frame and
steel tubing. The frame Is wound witb
rawhide, shrunk on, so that tbe miners
can handle the machine in cold weath
er with comfort
From each side of the top bar two
arms of steel project, each arm carry
ing a smaller wheel, about fourteen
inches in diameter, which, when not In
use, can be folded up Inside the dia
mond frame. Devices for packing large
quantities of material are attached to
THE KLONDYKE BICTOLE.
the handle bars and rear forks, and the
machine, it la estimated, will carry BOO
Lpounds. The plan Is to load It with
half the miner's equipment, drag it on
four wheels ten miles or so. Then the
rider will fold up the side wheela, ride
It back as a bicycle and bring on the
rest of tbe load. A sample machine
has already been mado and patents
have been applied for.
Another device for arctic comfort,
which tbe syndicate will control. Is a
portable house of thin boards and feK,
whicb can be folded up In small com
naae, and which, when erected, will be
perfectly air-tight
Oar Smaller Colleges.
"There are a few striking facte about
the small American college," writes
Edward W. Rofc in tbe Ladies' Home
Journal. "One striking fact la that
sixty per cent, of the brainiest Ameri
cans who have risen to prominence and
success are graduates of colleges whose
names are scarcely known outside of
their own States. It is a fact, also, that
during the post ten years the majority
ot the new and best methods of learn
ing have emanated from the smaller
colleges, and have been adopted later
by the larger ones. Because a college
happens to be unknown two hundred
miles from the place of Its location
does not alwas mean that the college Is
not worthy of wider repute. The fact
cannot be disputed that the most direct
teaching, and necessarily tbe teaching
most productive of good results. Is be
ing done in tbe smaller American col
leges. The names of these colleges may
not be familiar to the majority of peo
ple, but that makes them none the lees
worthy places of learning. The larger
ooUegea are unquestionably good. But
there are smaller colleges Just as good.
and. In some respects, better. Some of
tbe finest educators we have are at
tached to tbe faculties of the smaller
Institutions of learning. Young girls
or young men wbo are being educated
at one of the amalier colleges need nev
er feel that tbe fact of the college being
a small one places them at a dlsad van
tage In comparison with the friend or
companion who has been sent to a
larger and better-known college. It to
not the college; K Is thu student."
Screened, from Heat and Light.
. The bottom of the deep sea la, In
deed, entirely screened - from the
warmth and light of the sun by the In
tervening mass of water. On land we
often experience that the Intervention
of clouds, which are simply steam or
divided masses of water.' results In
gloom and a fall of temperature. This
effect is Infinitely more Intense at the
bottom of tbe ocean, between which
and the sun there Is Interposed, not
only for a day or two, a layer of cloud,
but, for ever, a volume of water often
several miles thick. Even at fifteen
fathoms from the surface the light Is
much subdued, producing more tbe ap
pearance of pale mounligbt than of sun
light, and experiments made with very
sensitive photographic plates In the
clear water of the Lake of Geneva have
shown that sunlight does not penetrate
to a greater depth there than 15S
fathoms. In tbe ocean and In the trop
ics, where sunshine Ifl most Intense, no
light penetrates beyond a depth of 200
fathoms. Below this all la dark.
The sun's heat, like Its light. Is also
cut off from the ocean depths In the
same manner. A cousin of the writer
found that In the bay of Bengal there Is
a fall of temperature amounting to
about 1, degree Fahrenheit for every
ten fathoms from the surface that the
thermometer sinks. At 200 fathoms he
has found that the thermometer stands
all the year round at 55 degrees Fahr
enheit; and at 2,000 fathoms H con
stantly registers about 35 degrees
Fahrenheit, or close upon freezing
point. It Is curious to note tbat as we
rise In tlic air, in ballooning or on
mountain slopes, the temperature falls
as we rise, and the same occurs as we
dive Into the depths of the ocean. But
in mines the heat Inceases as we de
scend. Chambers' Journal.
E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS,
Who Resigned a L'nSveralty Presi
dency Rather than Hide Hie Vlewa,
Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews, recently
resigned the presidency of Brown Uni
versity at Providence rather than sur
render the liberty of expressing the
opinions he entertains on a great pub
lic question. Pr. Andrews is one of
the most ardent, aIe aud conscientious
advocates of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver nnd has promulgated
bis views whenever the occasion offer
ed. The directors of the university
K. BENJAMIN ANDREWS.
were displeased with his conduct aud
virtually demanded silence or resigna
tion. He chose the latter alternative.
Dr. Andrews Is f3 years of age and
Is the son of a Baptist clergyman, who
rived at Montague, Mass., but preach
ed In the town of North Sunderland.
The father's salary was $200 a year.
The son sided In the support of the
family by working Saturdays and holi
days in a mill. Ht also !eut his ener
gies and his liack to the care of a gar
den patch near the family residence.
He had a great fondness for reading
from his earliest youth. He wns in
school when the civil war broke out.
He enlisted nnd served until 18M.
when, after having been severely
wounded at Petersburg, he returned to
New England and finished hU educa
tion at Brown University. Then he
taught in various academies and earn
ed money enough to further educate
himself In Germany. He has been pres
ident of Brown eight years. '
Try Allen's Font-Kase,
powder to be shaken into the shoes. At thlf
reason onr feet feel swollen aDd hot. and set
tired easily. If you have mnrtintc feet or
titcht shoes, try Alien's Foot-Ease. It eo Ik
the fei-t and makes walking easy. Cures and
prevents swollen and sweating feet, blisters
and callous snits. It- lievea corns a: d bunii ns
o all pain and git'es re-tand comfort. Try it
fo-df. Sold l y all dmit. ists and shoe store
for 26 cent. Trial pai-Kaico FKKE. Address,
ALLtBif S. Olmstkii, leKoy. N. Y.
A $!.000 orchid from Venezuela is on
exhibition in the Temple gardens in
Ixmdon. It lias a whilo flower sliaed
like a sea cull with outspread wings, and
a gold and vermilion heart.
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iromtlieiit citizens. Head lor circulac Oilicd
bouny A. AC to 1 P. M.
A St. Louis confectioner has converted
a bicycle into an ice cream freezer, and
mounting hM wheel, which of course, is
stationary, he easily freezes a 17 gallon
can of ice cream in 20 minutes.
Fits permanently eared. Kp flto or nerrwis
nern after first day's use of Dr. Kline i
Nerve Restorer. Atrial botUe and treat fro.
Da. SL U. Kusa, LtiL, 181 Arch &t,l'uila,F.
A Southern California farmer figured
out one dry day that he had walked Son
miles in cultivating an orchard. He
thereupon sold his place and moved to
town, where, the Otay Press says, he
walked 600 miles t find something to do
for a living.
I have fonnd Pirn's Cnre for Consumption
an unfailing medicine. F. R. LOTZ, 13 Scott
St., Covington, Ky., Oct. L, 104.
Cl.irt.irA la loi'inn nl i n a fnf m lira Ovtln.
sive public improvements this year than
has been undertaken there before. In
sewers, street paving, bridges and eleva
tion of tracks, and the adjustment of
grades in various parts of the city, her
budget airuauy i-uus lor 3,uuv,vw.
Mrs. Wlnslows Soottilnn Pyrop ror chftdrei
teething, softens the gumrsreducing- inflamma
tion, allays pain, ourea wind colic. Z6c-a bottle
The newest thing in letter-boxes is a
box with an electrical attachment, which
will ring in a the kitchen when a
letter is dropied in.
TryOrala-O! Try Orala-Ot
Ask your grocer to-day to show you a pack'
age of Grain-O. the new tood drink tbat takes
the dace ofcoflee. The children may drink it
w thout injury well as the adult. All who
try il like It. Or-ilu-O has that rich seal brown
ol Mocha or Java, nut It Is maue from pure
train, and the most delicate stomach receives
It without dlstrew. One quarter tho p;lce of
conee. 15 els. and to eta. per pacaaga. com oy
all grocers.
This is the year that, as turfmen have
said, will see the record of harness horses
reduced to 2 minutes for a mile. The
pacing ret-ord came within a fraction of
the marK a year ago, inu u is unutrrsiuoa
that the trainers of a number of noted
horses are determined that the coveted
mark shall be reached before the season
ends. .
I I Beat Coagh Syrup. Tastes Good. Cat I If
II In time. Sold by dnawtata. I
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
iln Ketes Calltna the Wicked te
Kepentance.
EARNESTNESS is
self-denial a t
work. I
Tbe dog with a J
gold collar is still j
a dog.
A bad man sees
little good in oth
er people.
A man Is known
by what be is and
where he Is. "'"
It is easier to
set a man down
than to set him up.
The doctor's best text-book Is a good
Judgment
The lofty tree Is seldom measured till
It Is down.
The seeds' of virtue grow best when
planted early.
The crown is beyond the cross of toll
and self -denial
Your acts will not go right while your
thoughts go wrong. ,
The big fool lacks conscience, the lit
tle fool lacks brains.
To get money without work, has
made all the thieves.
"Success is costly." Paste these three
words across your mirror.
Satan can wax fat in a heart too
small for Jesus to squeeze Into.
Nothing Is more to be dreaded In
church or state, than ignorance on fire.
When weeping mothers are given the
ballot, their tears will put out the fires
of distilleries.
A drop of the oil of humility will save
a man from a great deal of the smart
of humiliation.
A sermon hasn't been preached until
it has got into a few pairs of shoes and
gone out on the street.
Solomon took the world for a text
and preached the shortest sermon on
record "all 1s vanity."
The Hon spirit of greed is always
seeking to He down with the lamb, but
it wants tbe lamb Inside.
What must Jesus Christ think of his
Bride, the Church, carrying on a politi
cal flirtation with tbe saloonkeeper, the
seducer and destroyer of his children?
The Life Beyond the Grave.
"There is a little book entitled The
Life Beyond,' that presents the truth
of the Resurrection in a wonderful
manner," writes Evangelist Moody In
the Ladies' Home Journal. "It Is an
allegory nnd pretends to give the ex
periences of a little dragon fly grub.
The little Insect longs to know what is
beyond the sphere of its little world.
In vain it inquires of the fish that live
In the same pond, but they have no ex
perience in any other sphere, nor can
any of its fellows satisfy Its anxious
yearuing. The only world it knows 's
a little meadow pond; albits experience
Is limited by the bounds of the sur
rounding banks. At length the grub is
overcome by a strange attraction up
ward, and gathering about it all it fel
lows it tells that it must leave them for
the regions above, and promises to re
turn to tell them what it has found to
exist in the beyond, if.indeed.there may
be anything above the bulrushesof their
little pond. And then quietly it disap
pears from the sight of its fellows and
emerges Into the bright sunlight of the
greater world. Here it is transformed,
and now with outstretched wiDgs it
darts hither and thither reflecting tho
brightness of the sun from Its gorgeous
body. But it does not forget the prom
ises It has mode to the friends it has
left bkw. It tries to return to the
world from which it has Just been
resurrected, but cannot now leave the
atmosphere In which it. lives. AH it
can do is to wait for them to come to
where it now lives, a beautiful dragon
fly.
"And thus It Is with those who have
disapiieared from our sigTl. Their love
for us is not lessened because they are
not able to commune with us, but they
are waiting in the presence of the Mas
ter for that glorious moment when In
their resurrected bodies they shall
unite once more with those whom they
have loved on earth."
Pioneering.
It is quite the custom to speak of the
whites who were the first to go among
the Indian tribes of the West as "pio
neers of civilization." The "civiliza
tion" was not always of a perfectly civ
il order. The officials and traders of
rhe old Hudson Bay Company used to
laim credit for this rough pioneering.
If we mny judge from the records of
the company, their work was thorough
in Its way, but the way was a bard one.
Some entries In the account-books of
the company, made more than a hun
dred years ago, will show how the civ
ilizing was being done.
"Dec. 81, 1798. Served out a quart of
rum per man; the evening spent In in
nocent mirth and Jollity.
'Jan. 1, 1706. All tbe Indians drank
about the place; great trouble In keep
ing order."
Two entries of an earlier date, and
from a station still farther north, show
what were tbe amenities of intercourse
between tbe "civllisea' and savage
races when questions of right and Jus
tice were In the way of settlement. The
first entry reads:
The Company's cook, a bid of 16,
having been carried off by the Esqui
maux, three out of a party of six pass
ing Esquimaux were seized as hostages
until the return of the boy."
Ffve years later another brief entry
shows how this transaction was finally
closed:
Had a row with the three Esqui
maux detained. They were shot, and
their ears pickled In rum and sent on
to their tribe, to show them what had
happened."
Enough for two A very fnt mnn.
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Simplicity Brings litfb's
"For poor an rich alike the highest
pleasure and ntmty In life will come
from simplifying If writes ''Drooh"
"Vacation Meandering" In the Ldl
Home Journal. 'The contentment tha
w frrm tiAfvea Hut M19
can ouuj w -
not overstrained Is to be found by re
ducing your daUy life to its almplas
terms. This appUea with equal force to
the bard-worklbg man or woman with
mall income, or to tbe rich who are
cumbered with many cares. Poverty
has been made Just as complex as
riches by tbe many things that lU-ad-Tlsed
teachers nave taught poverty to
expect tbat It ought to accomplish.
What both must learn, for the best re
sults in then own Uvea, Is not now lit
tle can be bad for a great deal of
money, but how much of real and per
manent value can be secured for a Uttln
money. That is the highest economy
and it cannot be taught It must be
learned by experience, and you cannot
begin R at a better time than whea
seeking a vacation."
Visual Illusions.
A physician says that be has some
times been able to convince persons
subject to visual Illusions that the fan
cied figures were not real by asking
them to push one eyeball up a Uttle
with tbe finger. This makes aH real
objects in their neighborhood appear
double, as any one can prove to him
self, but It does not double tbe false
Image.
rnkon and Klondike Gold
tbat they did not pnliligh it till Prof. ""T"
SVpo-rtTV
moit rehaW information " ftStlnlTthe
and the indescribable wealth
miners. Sent pojti VuuZi
In ttAmm. by the Toronto Jiewapeper union
PnMUhOT. B . Toroato.
An Atlanta, (la., baggage aidier was
handling a large box roughly the other
dav, when it broke, and a live 18 loor
alligator mado his aprearance.
Stats or Onm. Citv or Tomdo. I
Frank J. Chsjev "ake. oath that he Istts
senior partner of tbe firm of
Co" 'ini
and Stt aforesaid. nd that said ,0 UJJ
the sum of hcsi.kku OOI.I.AIW forcn
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Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts dir. ctly on the blond f"."0"
ot the system Send for tertimoniH lsj ee.
F. J. 4 hrnev Ac Co., loieao, v.
Sold by DrusKii-ts fSc-
Hull's Family I'l Us are the best.
Confederate Veterans Combine.
The various Confederate veteran
ramps In New Orleans have combined
to establish an Intelligence bureau for
securing employment for Confederate
veterans and their sons and daughters. -
Ko young man Is worth as much as
his nrosueds.
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