WHAT Or THAT?
VrUl Well, what of that?
tHdst fancy life was spent o beds
ease.
Flattering the rose leaves scattered by
the breese?
Come, reuse thee! Work while it is
called to-day!
Ooward, arise! Go forth upon thy way!
Lenefr! And what of that
Some mast be lonely! 'Tib not given to
all
To feel a heart responsive rise and fall.
To blend another life Into Its own.
Work may be done in loneliness. Work
on.
Daik! Well, and what of thatt
Didst fondly dream the snn wonld never
set?
Dost fear to lose thy way? Take cour
age yet!
Learn toon to walk by faith and not by
sight;
Thy steps will (aided be, and guided
right.
Hard! Well, and what et that?
Didst fancy life one summer holiday?
With lessons none to lean, and naught
bat play?
Go; get thee to thy task! Conquer or
die!
It mast be learned! Learn H then pa
tiently. No help! Nay, It's not so!
Though human help be far., thy God
i
nigh.
Who feeds the ravens, hears His chil
dren cry.
He's near thee, wheresoe'er thy foot
steps roam.
And He will guide thee, light thee, belr
thee home.
Detroit Free Press.
An Interrupted Eiepement.
verj
TOUXG woman came
quickly from the door of the
handsome house and stepped
softly down the stone walk and throush
the gateway. It was a cloudy evening
and her movements were hidden by the
shadows. She walked to the nearest
street corner and was Immediately
Joined by a young man whose arm she I
took as they passed along.
"Phi I keep you waiting long, Fred':'"
she asked. "It seemed quite lmpossi- j
Die to get away without being observ- ;
ed."
"No," said the young man; "the
waiting was nothing. But why Is It
necessary that we should resort to all
this " he was going to say nonsense. I
but wisely checked himself "this mys- ,
tery?" " j
"It Is necessary, I tell you, Fred. I ;
can't receive you at home and there is :
no other way. I have told you many i
times that my father would never con- !
sent to give you my hand. It mliht
be different if mother were alive, but
now It Is more than likely that father
would forbid you the house."
"That Isn't ioRsIble," said the youus
man. "I am the son of bis oldest
friend. He has ever professed a great
regard for me. Surely there is nothing
in my conduct that could prejudice
him. I am poor, but my prospects are
excellent, and "
"I tell you, Fred, he Intends me for
higher game. No struggling architect
Is good enough for bis daughter. But
he shall not tear us apart."
"Of course jot," said Fred, hastily.
"But, really, Elsie, I don't like this
sort of thing. It seems "
She drew her hand from his &jib-.
tfH&e-4tsEe"ecboed.
"Of course I like It," he quickly as
serted. "At least I like you, which Is
a great deal more to the point."
The girl took his arm again.
"Let me tell you, Fred, dear," she
softly said, "that if it wasn't for this
very sort of thing, this secrecy, the op
position of my father, the romance of
It all, it is very likely I shouldn't love
you half so much. The more papa
lights you the more determined I am
to be yours. Funny. Isn't It?"
"Delightfully funny," said the young
man, and then they switched awaj
from the subject and pursued their se- .
cret half hov- eroll.
TTnen they returned to the handsome
home the young woman, after a ten
der, though brief, parting with the j
young man, re-entered the side door j
with a most elaborate effort to be both
eautious and noiseless. i
The young man walked away, softly I
chuckling.
The secret meetings were continued,
mrtA F.lsle assured her love that tha nn. i
position- of her father to Mm was be
coming more and more marked.
"Why, Fred," she cried one evening,
"papa said he believed you were a mer
cenary youth, and that you had a de
ceitful face. Why, I felt like rising
right up and defending you before all
the world, and then telling papa that,
though he threw me into prison, I
would never, never, never wed anyone
but you! But I didn't."
"That was wise," said Fred. "It
Isn't quite time for that." j
There was a moment's silence.
"I tell yon what It Is, Fred," said j
the young girl, with a little catching !
In her throat, "the only thing for us to
to Is to elope."
Fred was not startled.
"It's the very thing I was about to
suggest," he quickly said. "What night !
do you prefer?"
"You dear boy," cried Elsie affection
ately, patting bis arm; "there la some
romance in you after all."
"Thank you," said Fred, stolidly;
'what night?"
"Well, supposing we say a week from
next Thursday."
"That suits me," replied the young
man. "What are your plana?"
"I have them laid out," replied the
young girl eagerly. "My new street
suit will be finished Wednesday. It's
the loveliest thing you ever laid eyes
n. Madam Summerson never gave me
ruch a fit before."
"I'm afraid we'll soon have to give
up Mme. Summerson," said the young
man gravely.
"Do you really think so, dear?"
"Yes, love. Marrying a poor but hon
st young architect is a pretty sure
cure for the fits you mention. Of
course, we can't count for certain on
four father's forgiveness."
"Yes, yes, we can. He'll welcome us
sack with open arms."
"I'm pretty sure we don't deserve
!t But go on."
"Well, I'll put on my new dress and
ro over to Mime Holllday'a In the af
ternoon. I'll manage to smuggle ovet
a lot of things In a paper parcel, and
you must come up with a naw travel
ing bag. and we'll pack them all In
that. Then you can ordr the car
riage to call for us at 7 o'clock, and
we'll take the train over to Craigovllle
and be married there."
"And you prefer this way to ban
married comfortably at homer'
"Don't talk nonsense, dear. You
kaaw 1 couldn't be married comforta
bly at home; at least not to yon un
less yon
rled inn ahder an assumed Mine
Wouldn't that be romantic?"
"One romance at a time, dear.1
The days passed rapidly especially
the ever-to-be-remembered Thursday
Fred came over ear'v with the new
traveling bag, which was speedil
packed under the friendly direction oi
Miss HollMay, who was an expert lr
the packing line, as well as a verj
discreet and close-mouthed person
who was generally understood to bav
been in love and disappointed.
Promptly at 7 o'clock the can-lag.
arrived, and after a fervent exchange
iif kisses the would-be bride brok
tway from Miss Holllday and was ten
J " . . .
Serly handed Into the carriage by Fredl cofV hlm for f "me -P"-and
they were soon on their way bach .JT 1 7 . fJ""",
Lit,, .ration When thet BoeT " Pretoria, be obtained letters ol
to the railway station.
reached the platform, Fred got out U
see If the coast was clear. He cann
back almost immediately.
"We can't stop here, dear," he whin
pered; "there Is a detective on the plat
form. I wonder if your father snspectt
yonr purpose."
"Well, what are we to dor
"Drive over to the up-townatation.
The train Isn't due for fifteen minutef
vet. and It stops here ten minute
longer."
So they drove over to the uptown sta
Hon and again Fred slighted. He cam
back in a half hysterical way.
"There's another detective waiting 01
the platform."
"Well, what of It?"
"Nothing, save that we can't leav
town by rail for Cralgsvllle until to
morrow morning."
"Then what will we do? I left then
a note you know, and of course I can'i
go back."
"I know of an eminently respectable
home where you csn remain to-night,"
said Fred, "and I will go to a hotel."
"Take me to the house, Fred."
The young man gave the driver tht
name of the street and the number In a
low tone of voice and then rejoined 151
sie on the rear seat of the closed car
! ,irp.
j "fred." she suddenly said. 'To.
' afraid It wasn't right to treat pap ir
j this way."
It's a little late te look at It In tha
light now," said Fred.
Then the carriage stopped.
"Wrap your veil closely around youi
face and take my arm," said Fred a
she followed him from the carriage.
They hurried up the steps, the dn,
was opened for tnem. they stepped int
the brilliantly lighted hall, and there
holding out both hands, was Elsie
father.
Before she could ask what It al
meant her wraps were whisked awaj
by a tna'd, and she was led Into the par
lor. She noticed In a bewildered waj
that there were many flowers about th
handsome room, and that It looked tin
I usually attractive. Then she found h-T
! self standing, still by the side of Fred
', before a kindly faced man. who. alnios'
' before she realized what was happen
i Ine. had pronounced them man ant
wife.
Fred kissed her, and her father kisser
her. but she said never a word.
"Well, my dear child, this was i nmn
, tic enough, wasn't It?"
The tears welled up In Elsie's ere.
and she cried:
"Father, I have been very undutiful.'
The old man took her In his arms.
"Here, here," he cried, "this wil
never do. Tears on your wedding day
Fie, fie! Everything's all right now
my dear. Here you are with a dotln;
father and the best young husband it
all the land."
"But I thought yon were so opposet
to him?" ' - -
' " -Ktfver." He's the young man of al
others whom I should have picked fo;
you. This isn't news for Fred."
Elsie looked at her smiling husband
"I think you two plotters." she slowlj
said, "have made a ridiculous goose o
me." "We only plotted to let you have youi
own way," said Fred. "You surelj
can't object to that."
CHARLOTTE'S COURTSHIP.
No Wonder That the Little German
Princesa Trembled.
Good Queen Charlotte of Englano
never met her liege lord. King George
III.,tj the day of the marriage cere
mony, says the louth's Companion.
As everybody knows, she was the
Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg
Strelltz. Her betrothal was made by
proxy, and she reached the shores ol
merrie England so late on her weddiuz
day that her toilet was a matter of
haste. When she landed she was greet
J tlie ringing of bells and the firing
or salutes.
"And am "I worthy of all these hon
ors?" she exclaimed, with pretty humll
ty.
But Princess Charlotte was no mor
meek than It becomes a good womar
to be. The English ladies who neconi
panied her suggested that she shoulo
arrange her hair, her chief claim ti
beauty, after the fashion of their coun
try. She refused with spirit.
"If the King desires me to wear a
periwig, I will do so," said she, "bul
until he says so I'll dress as I please."
This was lively enough, but when tb
ladles also told her that the King fan
cled a particular fashion In dress sh
answered, smartly:
"Let him dress as be likes; I'll dresj
as I please."
The party hurried on toward the cap
Itaml. It was afternoon when they reach
ed the city. As they were drivlne
through the streets the Duchess ol
Hamilton looked at her watch.
"We shall hardly have time to dresi
'or the wedding," she remarked.
"The wedding!" exclaimed the bride
"Yes, madame," replied the lady-In
waiting. "It Is to be to-night at 12."
The poor princess, taken aback at the
suddenness of the announcement, faint
ed away.
However, like the healthy girl sh
was, she speedily recovered, and al
though still much agitated she attired
for the ceremony. As she entered thf
drawing-room, noticing that a cushior
lay on the floor before the old Dsjke ot
Grafton, she was on the point of kneel
Ing to him, when an attendant warned
her of her mistake. She then attempted
to kneel before the King, but he check
ed her and kissed her hand.
Small wonder Is It that the little prin
cess, fresh from her simple German
principality, was observed to tremble
as she met all the grand personages
Still she remembered that she was
about to become their mistress, and
when the free-and-easy Duchess ol
Hamilton smiled at her, she amid point
edly enough:
"You may laugh, for you have been
married twice, but it Is no Joke fot
me."
It was not long before the English
people called the little lady "Good
Queen Obarlotte," and "Good Queen
Charlotte" history caHa her to tola day.
Woiie than Wajr.
France lone every year by infectious
and contagions disease 9(0,000 Uvea, J
or nr any oobdw uw abdw h. ht
o,
kwt in tha Franoa-Pi lai
urro.
LIFE IN A BOER HOME
DOMESTIC LIFE OF THE TRANS.
VAAL PEOPLE.
A. Tarawar aaaalUasasii's Description of
On Family, Wbkk, It la to Be Hoped.
Ia Not Troe of All Contempt for Ap
pearance and Cleaalineaa.
A young Englishman gives an Inter
esting dlscription of his experiences In
a Boer home In South Africa, He bad
! J 'rom ,eTer whlch ?
i (tAnflnaH him Vf at -lma at f.nanital
Introduction to the family and went
ut to the homestead to get built up.
He says:
Jacobua Grundllng and his family re
ceived me at the entrance of their home.
The deadly apathy which pervades a
Boer household la not easily disturbed.
I was stared at for a few moments,
asked a few questions, and the only
member of the family who spokea little
English told me in a shamefaced sort
of way, as If be were saying something
discreditable, that his brother had once
told him that he liked me, but the rest
of the family contented themselves
with shaking hands.
This over I was invited Inside. Thi
homestead, like Boer farm bouses, is
stuck in the open veldt, and built close
to a stream, bounded on one side by a
garden. In which grew orange, lemon,
citron, peach, apple, and pear trees. The
houses are built of red bricks, baked In
the sun, the spaces between the bricks
being filled with mud, which to keep
from drying to dust has to be contin
ually moistened with water.
That of Mr. Grundling would not
nave looked so repulsive bad the root
been thatched. As the Boer, however,
bns no eye for the picturesque, be finds
galvanized corrugated iron an admira
ble substitute. But if the outside was
not prepossessing, the Inside was ab
solutely forbidding. Wood Is scarce In
the Transvaal, so the bouses are never
more than one story high, which does
away with staircases.
Another feature of home life foi
which these people entertain a most
lofty contempt is furniture and domes
tic crockery. AH the furniture belong
ing to mine host was unmistakably of
home origin; the stool on which I was
invited to seat myself while partaking
of Boer national beverage, coffee, hav
ing only two short legs. Cups and
saucers, as well as knives and forks,
being unknown amonj; these primitive
people, I was handed my coffee in a
basin. I should have liked a tilth'
milk, but milk, although the Boers are
a pastoral race. Is practically unknown
In theTransvaal,and sugar they despise.
To describe one Boer family is to de
scribeall Boer families. There are, I be
lieve, about 20,000 adult men in the
Transvaal, and from what I have seen
of them they so resemble each other as
to convey the Impression that they all
belong to one family.
There are several young men In tlit
household of Jacobus Grundling. all tail.
and powt-rfully made, vt ith long malted
beards and unkempt hair, and all Incon
ceivably dirty. They all wear dirty
corduroy trousers, veiy short jackets.
which make them look like gigantic
boys, no collars, dirty ragged flannel
shirts, billycock hats, and veldshoons.
which are shoes made of untanued
leather, and, like the furniture, of home
manufacture.
The average weight of a Boer young
lady is 160 pounds. Increasing to 20tl
and upward as they get older. Every
man forms his own Ideal of beauty, and
the Boers signifies his In one expressive
word hulk.
A Boer lady seeking to win the at
fections of an American would proba
blv endeavor to kee her face and
hands clean, but. as all a Boer lover
cares about is the weight avoirdupois.
she can afford to be as untidy as the
most slovenly of her European slsti-rs.
There was only one bedstead in th
house, and this I occupied. 1 had nc
compunction In doing this, as I soon
found that the Boers do not undress on
retiring for the night. A few skins art
snfficent for their wants.
I experienced so many novel sensa
tlons during my stay, that even when I
discovered a couple of coffins under my
bed one night when endeavoring tc
eject one of the wretched Transvaa
dogs which had taken shelter there. I
was not surprised. It seems that wnot
being scarce in the Transvaal mosi
families keep a few coffins In stock foi
emergencies.
Froaen Pork.
The experiment of using frozen pork
aas proved a failure in the German
army, as shown by the recent brief re
port of Consul General Guenther, of
Frankfort, who wrote as follows:
"At Mainz, Germany, experiments
have just been made with frozen Rus
sian pork by the several regiments of
infantry stationed there. About a ton
of this pork, which had arrived In a
solidly frozen state, was used for din
ner, but the results of the experiments,
according to the reports published in
the German papers was not satisfac
tory. "The meat. It is said, emitted an un
pleasant smell while being boiled, and
after being boiled for fifteen minutes
became like a hard paste. The taste
also left much to be desired."
When the failure of the experiments
was called to the attention of several
local packers they said they were not
surprised, because the system of freez
ing meat In this country had been prac
tically discarded by all the large con
cerns. The only way to preserve meat,
either beef, pork or mutton, successful
ly is by refrigeration. Even then the
meat should be used within twenty
four hours after being exposed ta the
air. The process of refrigerating meats
has grown so perfect that meat never
spoils from the Inside, as used to be
the case before the erection of the
plants of the most modern type. If the
edges of the meats are trimmed occa
sionally tbey can be kept for several
months. Indeed, most of the meat
served In the leading hotels Is kept In
refrigerators for two or three weeks
before going to the cooks. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
ions; In Trouble.
Wife (to unhappy husband) l
wouldn't worry, John; it dosen't dt
any good to borrow trouble.
Husband Borrow trouble? Great
Caesar! My dear, I ain't borrowlni
trouble. I have it to lend. Londoi
Tit-Bits
Tijiinr Pnsalon with Him.
"Elvira Is up stairs getting ready,
taidthe little brother to the stout caller
'I'll go and tell her to hurry up."
"Thank yon," said the stout cailei
"Tell her to hurry up or to hurry down
Just as you think best. Anything t
educa my wait" SomervlUe Journal
Soma men hara tha fajmlr. f l.f .
ting their Mann, and relatives worry !
far tfa
3UR BOYS AND GIRLS.
fHIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER
raatat
Little Folks vcrywaara, dataaren
and Prlatca Hara for All Other Ut
tie Oaea ta Bead.
Don't be offended. The admonition s
lot meant as a reflection upon yonr
alkativeneas. Talk, but keep yonr
nouth shut when you are not talking.
People who keep their mouths closed
xcept when they are talking, eating
r drinking, rarely contract coughs or
olds. Savages, even those living In
lorthern latitudes, seldom take cold.
Scientists say It is because they are
lose-moutbed.
Disease germs floating in the air find
i direct route Into the lungs of a per
ou who breathes through' his mouth,
fhey are arrested by the fine, sleve
Ike network of hair in the nostrils of
tersons who breathe through the nose.
eep your mouth shut, and you may
lefy pestilence.
The teeth suffer from too much and
oo frequent exposure to the atmos-
here. Sndden changes of temperature,
whether liquid or atmospheric, are
lurtful to them. The best teeth In the
voiid are those of savage tribes, who
ilways keep their mouths shut except
vlien talking or eating. Throat and
nng diseases are often contracted by
icrsons who go about open-mouthed. I
rite frosty air of winter, inhaled d1
ectlv Into the lung through the
nouth. Is a frequent cause of bronchial
llsorders. Taken through the nose it
s modified and sifted of many of its
langers. Keep your mouth shut.
lea It by Home.
.Vee Isnhel is surh a pet
At school among the rest!
'The baby," I. on and Charlie aay.
Who love her quite the best.
Ther show her how to string her beads.
Ami weave her paper mat.
fhey laugh at all her running ways,
Ann kiss her fingers fat.
t noon they lift ber from her chair.
And help her with her thiuga.
They button up her little coat.
And tie her bonnet-strings.
fhey watch and tend and talk to her
.lust like a doll alive.
because, you see, she's only four.
Ami they are nearly five!
-Youth's Companion.
Fiahea of the Air.
1 he 1k- who does not like to fish Is
rare product. The boy who does not
;nov and seek to know about fishes Is
ilmost unheard of.
In the tropical regions for the most
art are found the most varied kinds
if fishes. The most wonderful of these
ire the amphibious fishes. When we
Iraw a common fish from the water It
toon dies of suffocation, for It cannot
reathe in the air; but these amphihl-
us fishes have a set of cavities which
ire air storehouses and can live for
lays on land. What a convenient Hsh
'or the market! In India especially
.he natives esteem them highly, for
hey can be carried for two or three
lays in a dry basket without injury.
For many years we have known, too.
f a fish that climbs. The climbing
orch was first discovered by Daldorf,
be naturalist. It makes slow progress,
o lie sure, but by moving alternately
ts side and lower fins It does actually
limb trees. The reason for this re-
iiarkable provision of nature seems to
:e that the pools where the perch live
iften dry up in the hot season, and
hey must move on in search of other
.vater and must be able to surmount
bstacles.
Another fish of Indl with a long Lat
n name, the protopterus, spends the
Jry season In a different way. It buries
itself in the dry mud of the river
hanks, sometimes a foot and a half
from the surface, and there lives until
the water rises again, or perhaps un
til the native digs It up in a shovelful
it firm clay.
There are also fishes which crawl up
on dry land to feed. These are found
In the Fiji Islands. They are small.
rnly five or six Inches In length, with
large heads, and are so lively that they
r-an only le secured by shooting them.
A very good fish story Is told of
these a'r fishes of a party who werr
traveling In India upon elephants. Thej
were overtaken by a heavy storm, hut
were afraid to stop for fear of floods
The storm increased In severity until
finally the travelers became conscio
that heavy objects were falling upon
them. There descended a veritable
shower of fishes, which In great num
hers struck men and elephants, slid oft
and scuttled away through the grass.
Chicago Record.
Helped the Doctor.
The Intelligence of the elephant t
well known, and is illustrated In an in
terestlng Incident as follows: A youn;
baby elephant had received a severt
wound In its head, the pain of whk-r
rendered It so frantic and ungovernabh
that It was found Impossible to per
suade the animal to have the part dress
ed. Whenever any one approached i'
ran off with fury, and would suffer n
person to come within several yards ol
tt. The man who had charge of tt at
length hit upon a contrivance for secur
ing it. By a few words and signs he
made the mother know what was want
ed. The sensible creature seized her
young one with her trunk and held it
firmly down, though groaning with
agony, while the surgeon completely
dressed the wound, and she continued
to perform this service every day until
the animal was perfectly recovered.
Rang- the Bell.
The following story of a cat Is vouch
ed for by no less a personage than an
archbishop. He says: "A cat lived
for many years In my mother's family,
and Its feats of sagacity were witnessed
by her, my sisters and myself. It was
known, not merely once or twice, but
habitually, to ring the parlor bell when
ever !t wished the door to be opened.
Some alarm was excited on the first oc
casion that It turned bell ringer. The
family had retired to rest, and In the
middle of the night the parlor bell was
rung violently; the sleepers were star
tled from their repose and proceeded
w,tn Poaers ana tongs, 10
ternjpt- ' they thought the preda
tory movements of some burglar; but
thay ware anraaaMj aurnrtaofl to Oia
Kt
eeps
TT JT T T
my tiair
Soft
MI have used yonr Hair
Vigor for ivc ycin and tm
greatly pleased with it. It cer
tainly restores tke original color
to griy hut. It ieeos my lair
soft ind smooth. It quickly
cured me of some kind of humor
of the scalp. My motner used
yoor Hair Vigor for some
twenty years and liked it very
muck.' Mrs. Helen Kilkenny.
New Portland. Me.. Jan. 4. '99.
Used
Twenty Years
We do not know of any other
hair preparation that has been
used in one family for twenty
years, do yon?
Bat Ayer s Hair Vigor las
been restoring color to gray kair
for ifty years, and it never
fails to do this work, either.
Yon can rely upon it for
stopping yonr kair from falling
out. for keeping your scalp
clean and healthy, and for mak
ing tke kair grow rick and long.
Sl-M a Mile All
Write the Doctor
I f you do not obtain ail the benefits yon
dpsire from the use of the Vigor, write
t lie Poctor about it. Address,
Dr. J. C. Aver, Lowall, Haas.
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OB LITIXO TirTH- FOB HEAD AND HEART.
t'onteininr Mr. MOODY bet rVrmoni. with &
Thrilling stories. Incidents, Personal RiperMnoM.tte., a told
By D. L. Moody
ktmtir. With complete hUtorr of M.lifcbj KeT.CH AS. F.
;0N, Putor of Mr Moody Chicago Church for ft. Tear.
nit in Introduction br Bri. LYMAN ABBOTT. I. I.
Irand nrw. SOW pp., oaHfiW. itliutruini. fr7"l,OOe mr.
H.tT WaSTEH M and Wmmi. 07r.le.
imnfnie a harrat time for Agenta. Send for tcrma to
A. I. WOKTIIl.NtiTeN X CU, Blartfcra, Caaa.
cover that the bell had been rung by
pussy, who repeated the act whenever
she wanted to get out of the parlor.
It Was Fastened.
"Put your tongue out," said the doc
tor to 4-year-old Gilbert."
Little Gilbert protruded the Up of his
tongue.
"No, no. put it right out," said the
doctor.
The little fellow shook his head week
ly, and the tears gathered In his eyes.
"I can't, doctor," he ventured at last;
"It's fastened on to me."
Good Initiation.
Fannie, aged B, was visiting ia the
country, and, seeing a lot of sheep and
lambs for the first time, she exclaimed:
"Oh, mamma, just look at the cute little
Iambs, and they're such good Imitations,
too. They squeak Just like my toy
lamb and have the same kind of hair
on."
Made of Dnat.
"Papa." asked a 4-year-old youngster,
'are all little boys made of dust?"
"Yes, my son," was the reply.
"Well, then," continued the little fel
low. "I wish you would make nurse
stop dusting me with that clothes brush.
I'm afraid she'll brush me all away."
REVOLUTION IN CLOCKS.
An Intereatins; Kxhibit of a Bratem
of Electricity.
In a small office in Broadway Is an
interesting exhibit of a system of elec
tricity applied to clocks which bids fair
to revolutionise the older fashioned
timepieces, snys the New York Herald.
In point of fact, with one single clock
as the master clock the exhibitor pro
poses to reproduce the exact time upon
any number of what he calls electric
secondary dials. Four of these second
ary dials are on exhibition, all working
In unison, connected by wires with the
master clock. The system. It is claimed
can be indefinitely extended.
Three of the secondary dials look like
ordinary clocks, but in one of them the
tie us ex ma china is apparent. It shows
a very simple mechanism, consisting of
two maguets, a positive and a negatlw.
and a drawing shaft, connected with a
cog wheel, which moves the bands. The
magnets are connected why wires with
the master clock.
The electricity Is generated by bat
teries and is conducted through the
coils of the magnets whenever the sec
ond hand of the master clock Is at the
point of sixty seconds. Then the elec
tricity is automatically shut off until
the second hand of the master clock has
again performed Its revolution and is at
the sixty-second point again. Through
the magnets the electricity works upon
the drawing shaft, which, through the
cog wheel, moves the hands of the sec
ondary dial Just a minute forward.
There is no other machinery connect
ed with the secondary dial, consequent
ly tne dial can be placed upon the mar- !
ket at a much less cost than any other !
electric clock. It Is also asserted that :
It Is Impossible for the simple mechan- '
ism to get out of order and that as long
as the master clock Is correct all the
secondary clocks wfJI be correct.
Rare Zoological Specimen.
Naturalists will be Interested to le.-irn
that a magnincent specimen of the egg
of the Aepyornis Maviuius has arrived
in London from Madagascar, where it
was discovered by the natives buried
in the sand. This zoological curiosity Is
the largest known to exist, measuring
.jtnrly a yard in circumference, jin-l
over a foot in length. Its cubical cap
acity is equal to nearly six ostrich or
l."0 hens' eggs. Specimens of this
gigantic production have occasional
ly been met with In Ixndon, where
they have fetched as much as 70
apiece. London Telegraph.
A Colony of Old People. -
In the southern portion of the small
village of Eliot, Me., there are living
cloven persons, eight of them men, who
are over 80 years of age, the eldest
being 95. Nearly all of them were born
there, and several of them have never
been fifty miles from their birthplace
In all their loss lite.
a Potest Arano-at.
The kM was ia the cradle. tntHn',
When" et'ontto tell his tooth
the gover'ment.
I thought 'twould be a rig" good plan
to talk 'em over then.
An git my theories straightened, fore I
told any fellsw men
Jos' what the difficulty was. Jaa way
times was hard; . m
Why seme ceuld live ta taswry an u a
rest was barred.
I was jes' a-gettla' started, telMn what
they'd orter do
To bust the tyrant's shackles, when tne
- baby says. "Ah goo!"
rhea mother hurried from her chair, as
pleased as she could be.
"Jes' Uatea to the child! He's gate' fur
to talk!" says she.
An' I stood there a-watchln' smiles an
dimples swift af play
Twas half an hour before my speech
once more got under way;
Bat I was soon warmed up ag'in; I law
the law down fiat.
An' mother said I told it mighty eloquent
an' pat.
I made some propositions which was ab
solutely new.
An' started in to prove 'em, when the
baby said. "Ah goo!"
I had to stop an' listen an' to hold 1m
in my arms.
We wouldn't trade his langhln' fur a
planet full o' farms.
I told him all about It, an' he slowly
blinked his eyes.
The same as growed-up people when
they're tryln to look wise.
An' when I spoke about the wrongs
which are a-holdin' sway.
He abet hia little fiat up in a very
threatenin' way;
Aa' then he aeeroed to think that he was
in the confab, too;
He put his little hands up to my face an'
said, "Ah goo!"
1
j in' mother says, "I sometimes fear yotn
' philanthropic dreams
! Is interferin" slightly with our more im-
! mediate schemes.
I The boy will need a lot o' things; a
j baby's boun' to grow;
i He's more to us than all the human
race." Says 1. "mat s so.
I've
settled down to business. 1 don
lecture any more.
I s'pose the same thing's happened lots
an' lots o' times before.
There's ben treraenjus projecus rnai na.
never cot put through.
An' all because some baby in his home
jes' said "Ah goo!"
Washington Star.
"CON" MAN.
Canaed a Well-Known Firm to With
draw Ita Bank Depoait.
"Do you know that thieves have often
.-a used trouble among business firms?"
remarked a well-known detective tlie
other day. "I know of a case right
here where a bank lost a big depositor
through a pair of swindlers. A few
years ago a well-dressed man presented
himself at a certain national bank and
laid down a check for $3,000. It was
signed by a well-known wholesale whis
ky house, and upon the back were the
words 'Identification waived.' At the
same time a well-dressed man entered
the office of a live stock firm at the
stock yards and asked if be could wait
In the office, as he expected a telephone
message. He was told that be could,
and he took a seat ner the telephone.
Down In the bank the paying teller was
asking who the holder of the check
knew. He said not very many firms as
be was a stock dealer, but If the teller '
would call op Mr. Smith, of Jones &
Smith, the well-known brokers at tlie
stock yards, he would find out that he
was all right. The teller called for the
amber, and when the ring answered
he naked for Smith. The man on the
end sjsjd he was Smith, and he at once
gave Brown, the holder, the amount of
the check. When It was discovered
that the check was a forgery there was
an awful kick, as Smith said Brown
was as good as gold. Smith declared
be had talked to no one, and the result
was an argument between Smith and
the bank teller. No one knew about
the accomplice answering the 'phone.
and the result was that Smith took bis
account from the bunk and no one ever
knew who It was who answered tlie
telephone."
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After six years' suffering I was eared by Pi.
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He Doubtless Was.
Henderson Why did you invite Jack
son to spend Sunday with you? It near
ly broke his heart when you married
Mildred Wllklns.
Williamson I knew it. 1 thought. If
Jackson came up and saw how Mildred
and her mother rule things In the house
over which I am supposed to preside,
he would be rather glad for himself.
fter all Ohio State Journal.
Nature never hurries, atom by atom,
little by little, she achieves her works.
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Evil Doers Trapped bv tettT.
"It la queer what risks some men will
take to get a letter from a womai; they
love," said John Edmunds of the gen-
' eral delivery department of the post-
t office. "Criminals wno can oe io.:nu
i in no other way are often arrested
j WBe they call for mail at the general
i deiTery window. Generally, the men
, written hv some woman,
! "iliuiv nlnao to the hnlidavs last vear
a Plnkerton detective came to the office
and waited for three days and nights
for a man wanted in the east, wno was
supposed to be In this city. The detec
tive knew that before the murder lie
was accused of committing the man!
had corresponded with a woman in the
east. The detective had been waitin;
three days, when he received word to
go to Columbus, O., as there was a
letter at that office for the man. He
went, and had not been there long
when the man made his appearance.
The detective arrested him at once and
proceeded to Cleveland, where the
prisoner was tried and sentenced tc
death.
"Another Instance was where not
long ago the authorities were looking
for a man accused of committing some
big crime and had no clew at all as to
where he was; so every office in the
country was sent word to look out for
a letter for that man. Some time after
one came to our office and we at once
notified the authorities. A detective
came on Immediately, and when the
man asked for his mail be was at once
arrested." Indianapolis News.
Rome Unexpected Free nts.
If It happens that some public char
acter becomes the object of a set of
resolutions, a cane or other testimonial
the printed account of the function pre-1
sents some singular features. Owing
to a certain carelessness in the hand
ling of the English language elastic
as that medium of speech Is the
writer makes himself say exactly the
opposite that he intends to say. A
well-educated man and a regular
writer for publication will make this
glaring error In the majority of bit
productions.
For Instance, the nation that Is a
small portion made up a pocket book
to buy Admiral Dewey a home. In
every published account of that func
tion, headlines and all none is barred
that has come under the eyes of the
writer the text ran after this manner:
"Admiral Dewey Given a House." The
elision of the preposition "to," in the
eyes of the writer of that line, seems
to have atoned for the blunder. The
effect Is that Admiral Dewey tvhs pre
sented to a house Instead of the house
having been presented to the admiral.
Instances without number are printed
wherein prominent educators, law
makers and others are formally picked
up In language If not in physique and
presented to walking sticks under the
designation of canes. In ninety out of
a hundred cases of this kind the re
cipient Is made the subject instead of
the object of the sentence. This is In- j
convenient for the men who are be
stowing attentions on a corpulent per- !
on. Chicago Chronicle.
A GOOD STORY.
Wnat the Celebrity ftald to the Giddy
Gashing; Girl. '
There Is a story going about town
just now concerlng a famous man of
letters who visited Washington recently
and was fairly deluged with invitations
to breakfasts and luncheons and din
ners and suppers, and goodness only
knows what else, during his stay says
the Washington Post He accepte
almost none of them and appeared, so
far as I know, at but one dinner party
There he sat next the young daughter
of a noted naval officer. Her vocabula
ry Is of a kind peculiar to young girls
but she rattled away at the famous
man without a moment's respite. He
for bis part wanted to talk to his
hostess on the other side of him but
the talkative girl didn't give hi'm a
chance. She asked him all sorts or
questions. It was during a pause In the
general conversation that she said to
him:
"I'm awfully struck on Shakespeare.
Doip yon think he's terribly interest-
Everybody Jlstened to hear the great
man's brilliant reply, for as a Shakes
pearean scholar he has few peers
"Yes." he said, solemnly. "I do think
ne Is Interesting. I think he ts more
than that. I think Shakespeare Is just
simply too cote for anything."
imco culture In Artificial a warn pa. '
A new American wrinkle is the cul-'
tare of rice in artificial swamps, the1
Invention of some Northwestern farm-
era settled in Louisiana.
bank around a section of prairie and
pump water into the Incloaure from
artesian wells. When the crop mat
nres the water is let out, the ground
dried off, .and reapers and binders
secure the harvest at greatly reduced
cost The land Is easily prepared for
the next season, and there Is no danger
from drought.
Cora Bretad Blake Big Men.
It Is believed that a diet of corn
bread makes bluer men Dhvslcaltw
wheat floor.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
Wartiiug Notes Cal.in' the Wicked U
Repentance.
JT i a?
li-ii the lev:;
in 11 get you to
sui- with him, h:i
liartl-:s half won.
Your life wil!
strike no higher
note in publl.
th.ni It is kyed
to in private.
Thorp is no Ml
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va.tion without the Snvior.
Heath Is d:irknps. liorai!5 It leads to
dawn.
True love is the secret of fnll conse
cration.
What you are within, that yon w!l!t
without.
Practice what you pray particular!;
at the ballot-box.
We are wielded by our tviMien, ra'lii
than by our wisdom.
Songs of triumph are possible only to
the sons of tribulation.
In life's battle the safest Vailer is tbf
Captain of our salvation.
The soul is without limitations: It is
the Infinity of God iu man.
To permit the evil you can prevent it
as criminal as committing It.
Ecclesiastical log-roll lug is only dif
ferent from political In that it is worse
RUSSIAN ALTRUISTS.
Queer Communistic Colony that 3u
Recently Emisrated to England.
Perhaps the strangest coiuuiiumUc
settlement in the world Is a colony ef
Russians who have recently emigrated
to the little village of Shepseonibe, In
Gloucestershire, Knglanri. They occu
py a farm of about 100 acres, and lire
in cottages round about, men aod
women together In complete Tolstoian
equality. Some of them urc cultured
men, one being a doctor of philosophy.
The doctor of philosophy purchased
the farm, but as the possession of bind
or any other material advantage is
opposed to their doctrine that Iniul uiid
life should be free as air to all, tlie
title deeds were destroyed. If tlie col
ony, should ever leave it Is supposed tlie
land will belong to anybody who likt-s
to seize It. The men, for the most tiart,
simply wear a shirt, open at the neck,
and knickerbockers or linen trousers,
with sandals on their feet. The women
are dressed In very short pinafore
dresses, open at the neck, ami sin
bonnets; but "rational dress" is adapt
ed by them on more ceremonious occa
sion. One or two have short hair,
one wears her hair curled and mileil in
the present fashion, and two wear their
hair in a pigtail, and, clothed iu tiut.li-er's-blue
pinafores, look very like Chi
nese women. They have no laws, no
rules; each one Is to lie a law to him
self, and they trust that 'their principle
of good-will to men will keep them
right. In accordance with these views
they reject all marrlapre ceremonies.
Their resources In the form of Ir.ird
coin are, it is said, nearly exhausted;
but so far from causing anxiety this
merely fires their enthusiasm for nltru
ism and equality. The essence of their
communism is to let to-morrow takf
care of Itself.
A man of integrity will
to any plea a gainst cons.-
nev-r listen
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