TfMrS BMM.
rat I mat the fair Karle.
My sanhearkat on ll'ta.r
7 wvo aaa aa,. iwm. m
Mart was veryaim andv Jf
Taeagh I wan -really jtatd. 5
And kn I tJRHi
To endless aajrolak I Mt fated. 3
t, ah, sums fhca a many gists
I've mm. Car prettier, oiraator, brih
la afoaotr We'linom -haa mado"
My lead woe dWtecUy ligbterl - -la
(act, line ahe said "No" I've mot
A lovely girl whom I like better,
Jkad now, whene'er I meej Mario,
I think. TThaak keavea I didn't got
her!
cnnrvllte JovaaL
; 1.ITTL.B 1IM.
fij HERB were At men of na and a
jrboy In the fax Western stage
coach aa It rolled oyer tho roach
roods of Dakota. Wo bad booa together
Car four days. Wo called tbo boy Jim
Tsscaoee kle father did. We knew hie
tether to bo OoL Weston, banker, cattle
man and mine owner. " The Colonel
wasn't a man to whom a stranger
wentd take at first glance, ud ma
after four daye of hla company none
of aa ooMld oay wo Ukod him. When
FOO came to study him closely, yoa
aaw that ho was reTongefnl and reWnt
team..,, The boy was frank, chipper and
good-natured, and you took a liking to
him aa soon as you looked Into hla big
sue eyes. His ago was about 10, and
he had wit and knowledge beyond bis
Wo bad yet twenty miles to go
reach the terminus, and tbe boar
about 2 o'clock In tbe afternoon
when' the coach came to a sudden halt
aa It tolled op hllL Next moment the
drlTer called to na:
"All yon folks what donU want your
heads blown off had better get down
and line op. We' to been stopped by a
road agent"
We had arms in plenty, bat no one
moved to resist. Every bullet fired by
the robber would bore Its way through
the coach and find a target, while the
robber bad the cover of the horses and
waa aafe from our fire. It seems cow
ardly when you read it, but to get down
and submit to be robbed was the wisest
thing to do under tbe circumstances.
Little Jim waa not a bit frightened.
On tbe iwntrary, be rather enjoyed the
situation. It was not so with the Colo
nel. I saw him turn pale and heard
him cursing under his breath, and he
was tbe last man to get down. '
Tbe robber bad a double-barreled
shotgun In his hands. He cautioned
the driver to-bold the coach where It
was and then- advanced upon us. He
glanced carelessly into each face until
his eyes rested on the Colonel.' Then" be
gave a sudden start, drew In hta breath
with a gasp, and we realised that there
was a recognition. The Colonel grew
white under bis look and began to
tremble. The boy had no sooner looked
Into tbe road agent's face than he cried
out:
"Why, It's Mr. Pelton-Mr. Peltonl
Bay, Mr. Pelten. I'm awfully glad to
see you. Where' ve you been this long
timer'. : . -.
"So It's you, Jimmy," laughed the
.-obber as ho hold out his band for a
shake. ;".VelI, yoo have been growing
since I saw you last It's a wonder
you knew me at first sight."
"Oh. I used to like you . so well I
couldn't forget your face." replied the
boy. "Are. there robbers around. Mr.
PeltonT"
With gentle band tbe man pushed the
hoy back In line and then stepped back
a 'pace or two. As he did so bis face
grow very sober, and I saw a flash In
his black eyes I did 'not like. His voice
waa low and steady aa he finally said:
"I'm much obliged for your prompt
ness in climbing down and lining np,
and I think I'll let you off this time.
Tbe four of yon may go back into tbe
coach and go on. I'm leaving your
guna with you, but don't attempt to
play me any trick."
Tbe Colonel took his son by the band
and attempted to enter tbe stage with
na, but tbe robber motioned hi in back.
"W-what do you want of me?" asked
the Colonel la a voice which quavered.
"I'll tell you later," was the reply.
Aa the coach started on we looked out
to see the three standing In the road:
Little Jim still bad bold of his father's
hand, but bad reached out the other
and. caught tbe robber's slee ve. .
When we had "gone 200 feet, tbe road
turned and shut them from our view.
At the disappearance of the stage the
man- turned on Col. Weston and pointed
to the hillside on the right and said:
"Move on that way. Jimmy, give me
your hand, and I'll help you along."
The white-faced Colonel entered tbe
alnes and held a straight course up tbe
hill. Behind him came tbe robber and
his eon. The boy bad been full of curi
osity at first, but presently he was
awed and frightened by tbe looks cast
anon his father.
Two'1 or three years before be and
Mr. Pelton bad been great friends. 'J Mr.
Pelton had been" manager "for bis fa
ther. . One day there bad been a bitter
quarrel, pistols bad been drawn, tbe
sheriff had rushed In, and Mr. Pelton
had fled to escape arrest. He remem
bered his father calling tbe fugitive a
thief and of men being sent out to hunt
him down. All this came back to him
as they followed the father up tbe
rough way,-and though be knew noth
ing of man's vengeance there was a
feeling of dread in his soul. Now and
then tbe robber ordered the Colonel to
tbe right or left, but these were the
only .words spoken until . they finally
reached a rude camp high up among
tbe bowlders.. By and by tbe robber
half turned to look the Colonel In the
face and said!: X f -f 5 6Ts. -
"I've watted for this" for two years. I
sould neither die-nor go away Until I
had killed yoa." t i ;
"It will be murder cold-blooded mur
der," replied the Colonel as be folded
his arms.' ? V fT f
"If it ''way murder Ja hundred times
over, I'd do it. Do yon suppose I can
forget' Kose Harper? Who separated
as? Vhbmalltfaeme jWfco wreckejd
my itfe'ahd seutherj 'tp n;sulclde
grave? Who drove me trfbo a fugitive
from justice on a false charge? I'd kill
you If 1,000 men surrounded me."
Tbe Colonel was silent for a time.
He did not look at his boy, but past
him. -"-The boy's eyes were fastened on
his face, however,, and a chill crept
over him as be noted the look of a man
standing in the shadow of death. It
waa tbe first fne be had ever seen it.
He- turned from his father after awhile
to.. look at. tbe robber. '-.
'There was another look strange to
him. It was a set determination to kill
the look of a man wbo bad bated and
thirsted and waited. -
"Take the boy away first," said the
Colonel with a touch of entreaty "In his
voice. - , - -
"Tea; that will be proper," answered
fatton. "CMM, JlBMW'-legVtate
Waa what yoa going te da with
father?" whispered the boy aa ho walk'
ad slowly over and pot his hand la
th Mi4b
IXiat big
KxV , Ip therein We
see -what is.hi n
ilfeere and
Shaks
ban TiWith r "
on go.
TWboy croif b
father la
a puzsled way, and tho father lifted
him up and kissed him. When be put
him down, bo. said Whim: -, .
"Bun, along, Jimmy. If yon doa1
And mo when-yoa come back, Mr. Pel
ton will take cars of yon."
"Oh. yea, Mr. Pelton will take can
of me and aea that I get home," replied
tbe lad. "I'm awfully glad to see him.
Waaa't It queer to meet him 'way 08
here?. X waa saying only a week age
that 1 wish'd he waa back with na aa
that he could mend my wagon and botf
me make -kites., Mr. Pel too waa l
ways good to me. I won't be gone
long, and yoa and Mr. Pelton must bs
good friends. Don't yoa remember thai
mother said she waa sorry for him? Wi
want him back, doa't war
Little Jim started off for tho rock,
bat ha hadn't taken ten steps before h
was back again to say to tho robber:
"And I want yon to make me a new
water wheel.' and tho handle baa come
oaf of tbe hammer, and nobody win
sharpen my knife for me. If yon don't
come back, I don't know what I shall
do." . ' r
"Perhaps I'U come back." whispered
Pelton aa he turned hie head away.
"Oh, bat you surely must I've beard
lota of people say you were a good man
and shouldn't have gone away. Mother
told me If I ever met yon I might speak,
to you Just aa I used to. I'm going
now. but remember that yoa are com
ing back."
The boy went away almost gleefully,
and tbe two men beard his footsteps
and his voice as be made bis way to
ward the rock. The father looked after,
him until he was hidden by the trees'
and then turned to the robber and
quietly said: '
. "Before, he comes back. And you'll
help bim to get home?"
"Year before he-comes back," replied
Pelton as be drew his revolver. "It
won't be murder. Col. Weston. It'll
simply be retribution. Do yon want a
minute or two to ask God to forgive
you?"
Tbe Colonel sat, erect with folded
arms. He closed his eyes, and hla Upa
moved. By and by he heard the click
of tbe pistol. He did not open his eyes,
but be felt that It waa leveled at bia
heart and that Ms life was-measured
by seconds. Of a sudden came a call
from little Jim. Half way to the rock
be bad turned about to about:
"Ob, Mr. Pelton, don't forget to think
up some new Indian and bear stories
to tell me. Nobody has told me a story
since you went away." -
Tbe Colonel's eyes opened. Tbe re
volver was lying on the ground, and
Pelton bad his hands over his face.
When be. dropped them, there were
teara la JUa eyes, v He rose up, put the
pistol In his pocket and ssld to the man
waiting for death:
"I can't do It. Little Jim would
know It some day. When he comes
back-, -take him .and go -down to the
road. It's only three miles to Cedar
ville." With that he walked off Into the
brush and was out of sight in a mo
ment. -.When little Jim returned, he
found his father sitting aa be had left
lilm aud gazing Into the woods.
"What is it, father r be asked.
'What's tbe matter witn yon and where
is Mr. Telton?"
The man rose up slowly, took bis
boy's band in hla, and without a word
in answer he led tbe way down to tho
taa-e trail and safety. Butte Miner.
How the Wails Ran Down.
The Irishman who went up In tbe
hotel lift without knowing what It
did not recover easily from the sur
prise. He relates the story , in this
way. ' .
"I wlnt to the hotel, and, says I. 'Is
Mlsthet Smith inr
" Yes," says the man with tbe sojer
csp. 'Will yez step Inr - "
"So I steps Into tbe closet, and aU
of a suddlnt be pulls tbe rope, and It's
the truth I'se telling yez the walls of
tbe building begun running down to
the cellar.
'Och, murther." says I. 'wbat'll be
come of Bridget and tbe children which
was left below there?"
."Says tbe sojer-cap man. "Be alsy,
sorr; they'll be all right wben yes
lu in t now a. ,
" 'Come down, is Itr says I. 'And it
Is' no closet at all, but a baythlnisb
balloon that yez got me ln.p '
"And wld that tbe walls stood stock
still, and be opened tbe door, and
there I was wid the roof just over my
bead! And, begorra, that's wbat':saved
me from goto' up to the bevlns Intlre-lyP-Irlsh
Independent. .. v V .
Tbumb Marks.
It seems an- astonishing .thing that
tbe natural signature, the Impression
of the thumb or finger tip. Is not used
to' a greater extent than It Is for pur
poses of Identification. If tbe thumb
be lightly 'pressed on a surface smear
ed with printing ink, and then pressed
upon clean paper, an Impression is ob
tained which Is distinctive for the par
ticular Individual wbo owns tbe mem
ber. No two thumbs or fingers art
alike in tbe arrangement of their mul
titudinous lines; each, therefore Is a
seal which is unique, and a seal which
cannot readily be mislaid or lost.- The
French police use this test to assure
themselves of the Identity of a pris
oner; but surely tbe system could be
usefully extended.
. Eiderdown.
Tbe elder duck lines Its nest care
fully with Its own down. Tbe nest- Is
robbed of tbe down by the Icelanders
and tbe duck quickly proceeds to re
llne her nest, supplying tbe feathers
from her own body. Tbe third time the
drake gives bis down, and this Is al
lowed to remain. ; r
; Ten thousand pounds of eiderdown
are gathered annually In Iceland and
tbe natives receive tor It about $3 a
pound, although the trade la carried on
through a' barter, tbo natives receiving
little or no money.
The Oetopoe aa Pood.
The octopus now finds a place on the
fish stalls tax Jersey, where It Is eaten
either dried or fresh." The local esti
mate of It is that It: makes very good
eating, but the local taste also Inclines
to other things wMch do not And favor
wttb" aUea;-' jielatea.r- Oetopse neatng
parties have been very popular in the
Chan no) Islands of late, not, howerer,
hApanae'the uncouth creature Is desired
for food, but on accoimt of the deetnic- J
tlea It works amig 9 tohetert.Lon-
" WtgsWhyd Bjohea'baTO that
pawgrapb going 8 tbe time I;' It
rwfuL Weggs-Weli, yon aea his wfea
away, and when he hae the
ho says ha doesn't
ir fin
vatoW
FftrUTTLE FOLKS.
4 COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
Bossethlaa- that Will Iateroot the Ja
voaile Xtabtn of Kvary Hoaaohold
. Quaint AeSioaoaad Brn
' Grandfather had ..a, large, garden,
which be took care of every summer,
tlthough he was getting to be almost 8'J
rears old. He raised potatoes and corn,
tomatoes, peas, beans, radishes, cucum
bers, onions, and melons, too great,
big. Juicy watermelons, and deHelotis
brown touek rut-Ions, and all the people
round there liked to buy grandfather"
vegtHabtes because they ware so f resii
v.ndniceji'7 v.- .:.. 3-; . i
"Yon aren't going to be able to take
rare of a garden thia. year, are. you,
i randfather?" one of his neighbors had
vaked bim early In the spring.
"Oh, yes," grandfather answered. .''I'
1 keep is welfas I am" now; I don't sev
any reason why I can't have Just af
good a garden and just as big a one as 1
tad last year."
"WelL I am glad you are ao welt,",
the neighbor; anwered;:."but I don't ser.
i ow a man of your age can do so much
work."
"Hoy will soon be quite a., help,"
grandfather answered, fondly patting
the head or his little grandson. Who wkt
standing' beside bim, ',!'.''""'. V."' ''''" "
Koy felt very happy over grandfath
er's speech, and when the neighbor bad
gone, he climbed up on the woodpile
ami Fat, down to think over what he
could do that, would really help grand
father. He didn't couie to any conclu
sion about it that afternoon, but h
kept thinking about It every day, and
st last tie tuou'sht of a fine' plan. '
He bad been playing grocery that
morning, and going to mother and
grandmother for orders, and then deliv
ering the' groceries, which were ..clean'
chips, and stones, and empty boxes,' IB
h's express cart that father had given
bim .the Christmas before. The cart
was of iron, and-' was very light arid
strong, and large enongb for Roy him
self to ride In. When he took orders
e bad to let mother and grandmother
rite out the list of things they want
ed on bis slip of paper. Roy could
write his own name, and: r,boy" . and
"dos" and "cat," and several other
words besides; but he hadn't the lenst
Idea of bow to spell "molasses" or "cu
cumbers,". or .even "soap." ; Of course,
"soap"' Is a short word, but It bad an
"a" In It that Boy would never think
of putting there Jf somebody bad not
told him about it.
Roy was watching mother write out
tbe list of groceries that she wanted
from his store, wben his new idea came
to him. "Mother!" he exclaimed, "why
can't 1 take orders for grandfather's
vegetables? I can let the folks write
what they want on pP". nd then I
can take the vegetables to tbem In my
cart. Grandfather says he wouldn't
mind tbe work In the garden so much.
If be didn't have to deliver the vegeta
bles afterwards." And Boy's flushed
cheeks showed how much in earnest he
was.
As they lived In a village and all the
neighbors knew Roy, mother told him
that he might try It. So, as soon as the
first radishes and lettuce were ready.
Roy started -out- Grandfather wrote
at the top of bis paper the kinds of
vegetables, that be was ready to sell,
and the customers wrote ttelr names
and the-vegetables that lhaji wanted.
Then, .every morning durjngfeminer,
Roy's express cart was to befcsarjt lupon
tbe streets, and he was the bwdfest and
happiest boy to be found. - "
' Grandfather called him his - JujUor
partner, and said he believed tbe let
tuce looked crlsper and tbe tomatoes
redder. In order to make a better show
ing In .tlie gay little:xpress oarWHjj;
Id aoi Preebyler. ' f-ij-l;
The Disobedient Boy.
TOUCH
A hungry boy, thoughtful and slight .
A sight that fills him with delight.
Again he boy. grown strangely stoat,
What yoa think brought it about?
The moral here la passing plain:- -Who
dlsobevs shall suffer pain.
Potl'e Hospital.?, .
Perhaps the most remarkable hoapita.
In Chics ga : is ; conducted in the foiu
upper floors In a little frame building
In Wells street. Judging by tbe num
ber of patients that are treated' there
It Is tbe largest Institution of Its kind
In tbe dry.1 there sometimes being ove:
200 Individuals waiting for treatment
Strange aa it may seem, however, tb.
only living persons about the place ar,
a young German and hla wife. The pn
Uenta are ail doUa. ...The most luitxin
ant medicine used for curing the bodily
Ills of the patrons In thlr novel Institu
tion consists of glue. Dolls of all condi
tions' and descriptions ' are '-'gathered
there for repairs. One of the most del
icate operations Is giving a new com
plexion to tbe haughty French doll who
has passed through a season. In a fash
ionable lake .shore nursery, and whose
waxen features have suffered from tbe
loving pranks of baby hands.' . .'
Then there are broken noses, smash
ed porcelain cheeks, belonging to 'some
little girl's favorite. " Dolls of this kind
come to the hospital by tho dosena. In
plte of the fact that new ones could be
purchased for less money than the doll
physician charges to. make the repairs,
but af coarse any llttfe girl will tell you
that the newest .doll, In the world lsn;t
quite as good as, ber old battered play
mate. Dolls that have been snatched
baldheaded are Important patrons of
the hospital, and fa one of his little
rooms there are hundreds Of .wigs of
all colors and varieties, destined some
day to grace the head of a doll of high
or low degree. ..
Ton may be shre that the doll doctor
and hla wife are favorites with the lit
tle folk whose nursery darlings hare
found renewed health and beauty Ja the
aaaint hu ant wl, -Chicago JUcarn.
. . a wrttr
-A- thnliilM sloilll aaeWiNIt' th
MMf Fraiu-la Joeenh of Austria, when
ant shooting In 1878 wttb old Emperor
William of Germany and Victor Eman
uel. The three monarcna got separac
h rmm their nartv and lost their way.
They were drenched to tbe akin, and.
In search of shelter, ha ilea a peaaani
driving a covered cart drawn, by oxen
along' tbe bsgh read.- Tbe peasant took
m the royal trio and dro ve on
"And what may you be, for yon are
a atranser In these parts?" be asked
after awhile of Emperor William.
T am the Emperor or Germany," re
plied hla Teutonic majesty.' -"Ht
v'erv cood ." said the peasant
and then addressing Victor Emmanuel,
"And you my friend T ',;;;
"Why, J am the King of Italy," came
tbe prompt reply.
'Ha. ha. very good indeed; Ana wno
are yoo 7 addressing Francis Joseph.
"1 am the Emperor of .Austria," said
the tatter. : ' '. ; '. . '"'."""'" . " . '., '
' The peasant then scratched his bead,
m-A aaiil with a knowlna wink. "Verr
good, and who do you suppose I amlC
Their majestiea repuea tey wouia
like very much to know. ?::
"Why I am His Holiness the Pope."
, MONEY IH. OLD. TIN CANS.
eras from tho City Becosnaea Klo
"dike tar Two Mechanic.
Down on tbe 8outh Side of Chicago,
near Seveoty-nlotb ;; street and i'Vln
cennes avenue, there Is a Klondike dis
covered and worked to Ita utmost ca
pacity by two bright young mechanics.
Out toward Englewood, near the
tracks of tbe Chicago. Rock Island and
I'aciflc Railroad, half a stone's throw
from Seventy-ninth street, can be seen
an Immense quantity of bid tin cana
plied Into hills of very decent propor
tions, i
There' are bills of tomato cans, min
iature mountains of, peach and pear
cans, mounds of milk cans, cana from
far-off France that were .once: filled
with dvllcate; truffles, cans that were
once, ready-to burst with tbe luscious
fruits which California sends to less
favored States, oil cans, old kitchen
pots and pans, all gathered up from
one "end of the city to the other, and
from hotel garbage boxes.
The assay 4 office of thia. "tin-can
Klondike" Is near by In a little 16x20
foot frame building, used also as store
house for refined. metal..
The factory itself is half a block
further : down toward - Eighty-first
street. '-V-".
These old cans are placed 'in a? fur
nace and brought to a red-hot heat
by. a rousing fire under them, which
melts the solder and sine or "spelter,"
these sinking to tbe bottom of tbe pot.
.while tbe tin remains on top. .
"
- aoiaer or -spelter ' Is ladled out
and cast into bars, In which form It
finds Its way to the metal market;
while the tin Is run out into frames
and rolled Into sheets of various sizes,
and sent to tbe stock yards and other
factories, where they are made over
Chicago Inter Ocean. '
' Pat Man's Little Joke.
A Coney Island excursion steamer
waa leaving New York with but few
passengers aboard. The boat bad Just
cast off wben a stout man with a very
red face rushed down tbe pier and,
flourishing his stick, shouted: "Hey.
Captain! Put back back her quick.
Here's a large party wants to go."
The Captain was at first derisive, but
finally shouted from the pilot-house:
"How large Is the party?"
For an Instant tbe fat man hesitated,
then he yelled back: "Between sixty
and seventy,,. ,,c .... , ,
'Aseooo- 'as -the' Captain 'beard this
number he Instantly ordered the steam
er back and made fast again. Tbe fat
man - waddled across the gangplank,
and picking out a nice deck seat fanned
himself with his straw bat. Mean
while the Captain and his crew waited
.for the party to arrive. After .-waiting
ftve minutes and' more the Captain
turned Impatiently toward the stout
man and asked: "Where's your party
between sixty and seventy? Thia boat
can't wait all day for them."
-'Oh, that's all right," replied tbe fat
passenger with a bland smile. "I'm the
party fj to-day, sir.' ' - -
The Captain's face grew redder even
than tbe passenger as he fnrimialv
rang tbe bell to steam ahead, but the ;
rat man at once Became tbe hero of the
boat. .
Disease in Fishes.
That fishes are liable to disease of
various kinds Is well known. There Is
the "salmon disease," caused by the
growth of a fungus on the fish, and
many parasites that are "unbidden
guests" find a home on the bodies of
the finny tribe lodgers or boarders
that pay no rent, and cause, disease
In addition. But It is something new
to learn that .fishes can be Infected
with tuberculosis that general" dis
ease of which consumption Is a man
ifestation ha tbe lungs. Into a pond In
trance tuberculous matter from a pa
tient was thrown. The fishes carps
were afterwards noted to die. and th
germs of bacilli of consumption were
i i . . i. , , ., . ... i
ivuuu in piruij in meir ooaies; wmie
wben these bacilli of the fishes were
given to other fishes, they proved fatal
In the same way. There Is one comfort
given to us,' however, by' the "French
experimenters. ' It seems that In the
fish, cold-blooded animal, the germa.
fall off. In 4herr:'Vlta1lty. so fhsrit Is
unlikely they wouid affect man or oth
er wanm-blooded animals.
Bishops Take Umbrellas. ;
The Athenaeum of London Is a very
solemn: club. , and consists of eminent
doctors. Judges, barristers and, above
all, bishops. ' It was a rainy day; It was
one of those' threatening days with
which we are familiar during this dis
appointing summer, and one "of Lord
Salisbury's secreUrleabaerved that
his chief was starting ot for bis lunch
eon at tbe Athenaeum; be rushed for
the umbrella and offered. It to Lord Sal
isbury, rso, no," said Lord Salisbury,
"I've lost too many la the Athenaeum.
I cannot trust the bWmpsu
.." -1
' BcDrnktng tn Gapny-
No country jfvals'the Gerkoabe in the
coMumprjattpjor
drunk JnBkvaria than in aAy'ptherpert
of theUjrisrJd-.Tlifc
bag to statistics, Jn faarti
bear per head bk yilt&lrtts,
again. It la the G.erijBantfwjBo'.'ara' the
largest consumer&iyite: t6a)a
whisky etc., drufcfc a i'jittpt'beh.ft?
000.000 quarts, vfcltj CjjHed gutee
confines itself to 2l)0fi Quarts. In
France ' 812,000,00: qmwts are :drunk
- W$g?(M$
K- ' ''Life of a 0Aet' Be
The life of the quiet' tafe'ts from
three to four years? that of the drone
Is not easily estimated,' as be dies from
violence.: while the worker-lives from
three to six months. Bees have been
known to'occupy one hive fot ferry-six
consecutive seasons.
- - - - . - . -
The first thine a shoemaker uses at
hjjg work) i hjg laal.. ,,
In Philadelphia. New York and Boston
never experience such a thing aa un
. , . k..MMlraf
they are described In the tena"uae of
toe street aa "regular num"
Keith has not only been- a pioneer in
Kfa mod CS
ample baa been generally fallowed alnce
proved v o srwoa pwuv
wrought a revolution in the vaudeville
business, the Intellectual tone of this
branch of amusements has been ele
vated' beyond what would have .been
deemed possible to the day of apM
vulgarity a dona years ejro. xno
uniform excellence of Keith s shows is
to? well recognised to need mention.
The best proof of public confidence is
that the sale of admissions bad to no
stopped at times. The Boston theatre,
which Mr. Keith built a few years ago.
Is one of the show places of the town.
Edward Everett Hale was among tnoae
who wrote describing Its beauty to n
thuslaatlc terms when It w" opened.
"The best people" frequent K,tB
atrea in Philadelphia, Boston and New
York and they went there a long time
before they ventured to thebo.
puallty of her &?SrV
In The Philadelphia Press.
HIS PEN PICTURE OF BLAINf - '-
Bow the' Western Politician Tnonsjht
tbo Plnaaod KsUcht Looked. 1
, Ex-Governor Stone of Mlesoari tails
a story of an experience be bad with a
Western politician whom ho met on the
train on his way from the Kansas City
convention. Hot and worn out by tbe
weak spent In tbe Missouri town, ex
Govemor Stone sought rest and quiet
loa seat la the car next to an open win
dow. . ' i
J oat before the train started a typi
cal Westerner got In and took the seat
beside him. The tram bad hardly
Started before thia man, says the Balti
more American, began to try to open a
conversation with ex-Governor Stone,
oad began to talk politics. Tbe Demo
aratle loader from Missouri bad ' bad
enough politics during tbe convention
to last him for some time, and did not
encourage hla companion to talk. But
Mvertbelees, the man ran on In his con
versation, and from hla talk ex-Governor
Stone soon found that be was ' a
groat admirer of James G. Blaine. ' "
. : "DM you ever see Mr. Blaine?" asked
the Westerner, and when Mr. Stone re
plied that he bad his companion said:
"The greatest disappointment of my
life was that I never saw the great man
from Maine. I'd Just give anything In
this world If I could have seen bim
walk down those halls ' of Congress,
wearing that white plume."
Governor Stone waa so astonished at
this remark that bo roused himself long
enough to turn to his companion and
say:
"Why. Mr. Blaine-never wore a white
plume." -' "J V'
But this seemed to make the West
erner indignant, and he replied: . .
"Ob, yea, he did. Did yon never read
about him being the plnmed knight r
Why, I have heard that whenever he
walked down those halls of Congress
he not only wore a white plnme, bat
carried a spear. Just Uko any other
knight." .
LEE YIP'S DESSICATED OYSTERS
Oao of tho Articles Sold by a Cfciaa
mmm la Hia Gloccly Sttao."
"A few days ago," said a New Or
leans Bohemian to a Times-Democrat
man, "I dropped In to see my friend
Lee Yip, who keeps what be calls a
glocely stto,' which to aa near aa be
can come to grocery store. He gave
me an excellent cigar, and presently he
said: Ton like dry oyeteir. "What
is thatr I asked before " real
ised tbat he was talking ' about
dried.. oysters. 'Come;. I show,' be
replied; and opening the lid of a big
box, be took out a handful of what
appeared exactly like dried oysters
carved hi mahogany. ' They were not
shriveled and warped, like other dried
foods, but were as plnmp and sym
metrical as any weU-condltlaned bi
valve fresh from tbe deep obeli. The
only difference was they were dsrk
brown In color, and aa hard aa bricks.
Wben Lee Yip tossed them back into
the box tbey rattled like a handful of
marbles.
. "Of course, I was greatly surprised,
and before I left I took pains' to find
out all about them. Tbe oysters are
caught and prepared at tbe big native
ahrtmperies on the other side of tbe
lake. The process is a trade secret,
but as nearly as I could gather from
Lee, they are spread on tbe tops of
large sheds and exposed to. the sun
for several weeks. Whst prevents de
composition, I don't know; but tbey
come oat of the operation as sweet'and
brown as nuts.- Last night' I tried
some by spedsl Invitation' In tbe back
room of a laundry run by another Mon
golian friend of mine.'.-. Tbey were
brought rn a bowl, and formed a sort
of stew or ssute, which was really de
licious. The oysters themselves were
firm, but exceedingly tender, and had
a peculiar peppery flavor, different
from anything else I have ever tasted
Tbe Chinaman who did the cooking
told me he had simply boiled the dried
oysters In water and added a small
strip of pork and seasoning.. Wben
I tried to probe into tbe seasoning fea
ture, he suddenly lost command of
English, so there, I suspect. 'the secret
resides.
"1 am told that the local colony con
sumes many barrels of these oysters
every' month, and that large quantities
of tbem are sold In San Prancfaco and
Chicago.
At tho Seaside. . . ,
Heroic Girl What baa become of
that handsome man who cheered ao
loudly when I rescued the little boy
from drowning?
Friend He la over there on the ver
anda, ' proposing to the girl 'who
screamed and - fainted. Now York
Weekly.
"Compounds."
The word "compound," which la used
frequently In the war dispatches from
China, means an Inclosure. ' In' that
country and Japan It Is customary to
build high brick walla around factories,
business, houses, banks and residences
for protection; and these are the "com
pounds" mentioned.. '
Wood Palp for Clothing-.
Wood pulp paper aa military clothing
la used by the Japanese troops, it is
marvelonsly tough, and has an appear
ance that might well be regarded with
satisfaction for summer year. It holds
stitching uncommonly well, while Jts
warmth Is undoubted.
If You Aro Prudent
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the endowment plan is tbe best insur
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W11 I aatr thftt the 'VCTT"
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with their doubts when really
it is ; their dinners they're a
wrestling with. ' ' '
; "Take my old man. A kinder
husband never drew.' hftathf
yet so sure as he touches a bit
of pork he begins td worry
hisself about the doctrine of
Election, till I say, I'db
ash'amcd to go troubling the
minister, with my doubts when
an Ayer's J?ill would set things
straight again." .1
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RAM'S MOWN BLASTS. -
Wirslss Notao Calllsjg the Wicked to
aTooeataaco,
HE unfadlag
crown of glory is
O made of the lilies
f tbe valley of hu
mility.
.. Either, the sin or
the sinner must die.
The divinity of
Christ Is possible to
us In tbe measure
that we have" His
n j;iiMsana nanuuniy.
jT .'.-!; :" The conquest of
Saul was Paul's greatest victory.
A right spirit will be upright. .' -
Right la more than relationship.
iThe careless man is never core-free.
' Where tbe heart lies tbe thought flies.
. Largo pride may ' go with a lean
parse. '
Christ furnishes tbe Christian's prece
dents. i: '
No church will saUfy a soul without
Christ. . .. .
It hv wall to remember tbat It la hard
tO forget., ';,...--;'
'. .The machine man earn only go on a.
smooth track. .
He who can sin sanctimoniously
serves Satan beat. : j- -
, The blessed Ufe bullts its road by the
river of God's love.' "''
. All our sorrows may be made the ser
vants of sympathy.
A man'a estimate of others is usually
an audit 00 himself. "'
, That which la not prayer to God is
petttJon to the devU. '
The sinless Man waa the silent One
when accused of sin.-..-.-'- .
Ifuch smoke may Indicate nothing
more than green fuel -
- Good principles makes the best cap
Ital for life's business.
: Life' baa tbe - greatest eireumferenee
when K centers in Christ
' The only true creed la- the one that
God haa engraved on the heart.
The beat analysts of tbe Bread , of
Life may yet die of starvation. .
Christ comes to our aid on the waves
of the very sea tbat threatene na.
No commerce enriches the world ao
much as the exchange of thought. .
We can atend the loss of all favors
so long as we do not lose His favor.
; The man who can stand It to be alone
will do work tbat will atend alone.- : -:
Beware of the Interest of the'' man
who would make capital out of yon. '
The moat seasonable workers for God
are those who ran labor out of season
as well as In.-:-- , --.r
If habits count for anything, some
Christians will ask to be excused front
heaven to get their malL -
. To Care a CoM la Oao ttmy.
Take Laxavivs Baoao quanta Tasters! " Al
ruJ" "f""?. If It fall. e?i
w. Gbovs i slaoator u oa sack box..,:
. Qaeer Rnlaa. ...
; The Emperor of China la a moat un
happy Individual. He U anrrounded by
a wall of etiquette aa old as the great
Chinese wall, and even more unchang
ing. 1 ''' '
Here aro some of the rules he must
follow unflinchingly, and wtth the
greatest car. .They are Imperative,
and axe never known to be broken:
' He must rise every morn big ' at 2
o'clock. '-;'
' Tbe dishes served at breakfast arc
the same day after day, and have been
fixed from tune Immemorial.
Every dish Is served hi couple two
jt -i... . . .
tMi-Mia, twa soups,' two
cups of tea, etc, each foUowlng the oth
er In time-honored succession.
He must eat Just so much of each
dish, and show1 no partiality. If be an-
pears to like any food particularly, mad
am nearwy or it, tne state physician,
who stands behind- hint, Immediate!)
orders It to be taken away.
- Tbe Emperor must never turn a cor
ner when out for a drive. If he la seised
with a fancy to drive out which, fortu
nately, does not occur often. It meant
enormoue' expense, aa all the street;
must be made straight; if any house
Interfere they , are. promptly, swept
nway. . while even, a driod-up watei
oouraa muat be spanned with a bridge
,""""""naaBanna J.
Swaat and fralt aelds will aot alseolor
Bol4 by all drugguu. . rT
':''. A lumairy Ooonatey. '
- In Japan every able-bodied man Is a
soldier, and even the children know the
use of anna. Military firm ,
the .regular education la tbe achoob,
throughout the empire. Schoolboys
dresa m a mlUtary uniform cut on the
pattern of cadet' uniforms In KuroDc
and America. Th.ir instructor, are
regular army officers, veterana of tbe
war with China, and some of them of
.f" aim of 18TT.. This
baa Its effect oa tho youthful mind, nvar
prone to keen wnrahln. anJ tKi. .
2J that genua birth hi
Zi2tL. -Jfn,v,ryftoa treate it
1 yxs5?
ItowsVo ' iaot Ceaitmra-' Orels
fPLilrrL Om. Booth's rnua.
rrhara la nothing new uador . 10
mmb tht. salvation Army. . In
point of fact, the Salvation Army idea.
movement or wnassvor
ii, 1 Amfm hack 111 years, and
afn fgagsi a say
owoa Ita origin to a iegrn. Tha aeena
af lt birth waa In tbe old John Street
Methodiat Church, In September. 17S8.
It la Interesting to team that the
ment was ontunea m r- .-
, h. nvUn almost 100 years
jewnai giprgitasisgsj sjsaew -
prior to the coming of Gen. Booth and
lady "Thia movement was complete in
xaxseatve scriptural texts, the singing
: t" .. mm. a uvnlar mo
st eugiouo compwu"-- w 7 -lie.
the untfom and other character
latle attributea of tbo present day War
Cry carriers. -
, Those wbo areradlnod to doubt these
ttatementa may look up be New York
Oaaotter. and under date of Sept. 11,
ITS, they wtll find tho foUowlng no-
.., ...t rt Mils rftv a very sln-
Mi, ki-v vnttne man. who. It Is said.
la quite Ignorant of letters, yet he baa
preached In the Metnoaiat raun."
t h.' Hi kecentanca Of several
well-disposed. Judicious people. He de
livers his discourses with great seal
n.,hn. mnA hla lanauajra and con
nection are by no meana contemptible.
It Is the wish of several or our corre
spondent that the same black man
may be so far successful aa to rouse
the dormant seal of numDers 01 our
.iw.,i hit nMinle. who seem little
affected about tbe concerns of another
world.'' '
Than htsh-lt tYlBltl referred to above (his
name not recorded) gave what may
be termed a religious entertainment
r h iMa-ular services at the
old John Street Chnrch. ' He Introduced
the T'pg'ng of religious woras to tne
nMiuiae aira of the dar. thereby secur
ing the attention of the auditors by In-
vlttng them to rouow mm ia
Ood throogb the' mediums most fa
miliar to - their ears. He also Intro
duced a sort of religious dancing, ana
.. nniirted banner inscribed with war
like scriptural texta. He waa dressed
m a uniform of rea. wmie ana wk.
tK. hiafk svmbollslng sin.- the white
purity, and the red. being emblematic
of the blood or atonement.
This Is precisely what the Salvation
Army la doing to-day. Like the negro
of over 100 years ago. It haa Its uniform
and banners. Its religious songs sung
to secular airs, and Ita warlike texts
selected from scripture. The Booths
merely reintroduced the methods of the
black man. for he preached the Idea of
tbe army In aU hia discourses, trying
to start the "campaign of God against
the pevlL" And so it is, with all due
respect to Gen. Booth and Lady Booth,
tbat we find their movement but a
counterpart of. what, originated In tbe
long, long ago with an obscure negro
whose name' even has passed Into the
oblivion of the past century. Brook
lyn Citicen.
Jam. What He Wanted.
The foUowlng story about a man
from. Klondike who found something
too warm. for him. Is borrowed from
Harper's, Magazine. , His. name was
Finnegan, and be bad begun life poor.
Now be waa rich, for tbe time being,
and thought nothing too good for him.
Oi say. yees kin bring me two dosen
ey esters," be said, airily, as he took a
seat In on of the finest restaurants In
Frisco.
. . The oysters were soon set before him.
and Fbmegan, looking about him for
something to put. on tbem, and hardly
knowing what the something should
be, spied a bottle of Tobaeco, and pro
ceeded to ' season tbe bivalves, not
wisely; but too well. -.
Impaling an oyster upon his fork, be
thrust It Into his mouth, then leaped
to bis feet with a roar of pain, and be
gan dancing about and like a madman
,MSee herer cried the- proprietor,
rushing to tho table, "keep still, or I'll
put you utr .---.,
"P-p-put me out la It? OI wish yees
woold put' me out!" yelled Finnegan.
"Ma tnaidea Is blaaln' loika a match
rvasailotl for CnllU
sad Fsvsr is a boM of Oaovs's TAsm.tst
uanxTOtno. It la imply Iron and quinine in
lurwm. .. i gnra - ao pay. rnci mm.
Wherever vnn Unit nati,.,,- iAn,v
honor, kindness, truth, there 'you find
T-especiaDuuy. nowever obscure and
lonely meri may be. '"
aiaaaaad porttoa oTms oar. Tham la aalv mu
"7 oaioj 4eaf Msa, aad that is by eonatitu
oaalrstaJJ D-afaaaslseaaead by aa o
UBMd oondltton ofjhe mneoos Uniacof th.
gnstaohtaa Toba. Wbea ttds taba acts tn
fc haT a rambUns soand or lot per -net
haarinc. and wban it is antiraly eioasil
Doatneasi.therasaU.aBd unless the inflam
2jSSn.cS! ten "5 tabs re-
rvrv wanm. aaanac will be
rJ f- Wine eaoas out of tea era
amea oiMtttoa of tns araeoas snrfaeaa.
will sir. m HmndriaBouarsS aav
. HaU'sTaaUly PnUgu" it
It is a very great thing to be able to
bear the absence of both human and
u lur tne love of
God cheerfully to accept inward deso-
one'a Wrt. ;y " r PelleCt opon
-JDrbga have their use. but don't store
them in your stomach. Beeman's Prn.i
tiona. 'd" nt"r!. t0 's fC"
Frey a. Vermifuge makes haDov
homes and keeps the children win
Entirely -vegetable. ren weU-
An abundant life does not show'ltseir
nabundant dreaming, but in abundant
.IfteTSna-Sysi Sr
Kerve Kestorer. U trial bottlea'aii.T Gre "
- The Spirit of Christ. li. 'i, .
the mind. " ' WJle.n " enters
makes us feel that every .and
haa a claim upoa W: "mn ."f
aaarena, Ocea. Oroj''; "
tten reUgion givbUeteS;h'i"
eoklng after men " . . . of 9od
' M, . "f" OoW Tiai.
I WlftUi I oAsnta la
ance. -"T" Ior. aiaobedi-
Cr B -other;
orde.
t thi
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f mil to rmllmvBpmlnfml
ThmyknowLydlmE.Pinkm
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pound wKi mmd does mnm
hms, mors) than mnyothor
Evmry woman know
mbout Kir mm Ptnkhmm'm
modlolnom
Evary woman know
momo woman Mrs, Pink
ham has ourod.
Dut nlna woman out of
ion put offgattlng this r.
Uabla ramady until their
haalth la nearly wrecked
by experiments or nea
loot I
Then they write to Mrs,
Rlnkham and she ourea
tham, but of course It
takes longer to do so.
Don't delay getting help H
you aro sick.
She haa holped a million
women' Whv not you ?
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largest M akrn
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-other mmk.0 la lo"--mii-'
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rahmlnaraPYrwilr-d. 1 healTlt-
sTigMUAl tO aVft sVTHl t& fttlOr Of 1
C.Jhw mavkM. TlMT fit hkr- nia.
fttotiitnaulrstioos. TlteVwilloiitwrarl
h wo uainof other tuakraat Ciit-aai.,.!
aprtfls that hav do rrpuLattuu. o
kfi safrl fx-4inmenl tnein to Yr
rintrnru; iney una
i wcovra Lueiu.
VJ
Ihm tori fortrt of (W S3 and $3 50 SNm
I wrtn ttrwr makat it W to IX
I RisTtrtsT the la r get $9 and fn.Kn thoe boa
in ino woria, ann m, pcriei rnvtwra i:
I hlicber (rnwla B.00 an4 $bb tho thar ,
naiacuxnriax. wrmvm ni 10 cn-ua--
lemn m naa iivrnera. 1 oar arn..r i
lab on Id keoptMia: w grTotMs aeguer i
xciamTe aaie m fgen tourn. ,
I 'W mM mtm gaiMUlwie I incr
I on nawirar w. u ihooffias inoe will i
ftnaiisMnapnwfAmpraonnuin j
t ii jouraegaer win not ir tnein ior
wtjuia ansa ainci to ism-i j. i
a rjosHunj rmrsj avrwi or. it
t tot camatn. siai iiiw oi t
k iesUDr, aise. ana wiaiu. ,
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TROUSERS MOROS WEAR.
Marvolona DeeiaiM in Breecbea Wera
by Onr New If object.
Tho most amazing thing about a Mors
is his trousers. ' If be is of any statloa
or has any money they are made of tUk,
and the more colors and tbe brighter
they are the better. I have seen red,
green, yellow, white and black all n
one pair. And the greens and reds art
no soft, subdued affairs; the; axe th
most violent and vehement things la
tbe color line. It Is tbe fit of them that
is the wonder, though. If they were of
tbe right shade of brown you couldn't
tell that there were any trouser.
Nothing so tight was ever contrived bj
any sartorial artist wbo uses tbe Ear
Ilsh language. But for one thing tst
conclusion would be Irresistible that
they are made on the wearer and won
off; that la, tbat sometimes tbey art
changed. General Dates once waited
about two hours for a dato with wboa
he had some business to change hi
trousers, and those two hours wer
Oiled with language and strange sound
within the bouse of the dato. Bat st
tbe end of yiem there was the demos
oration that tbe trousers could b
changed, although the mystes y of thehr
construction was Increased.
Moro women wear trousers also,
they go to the other extreme. Ea
trouser leg Is big enough to make a
ack for 400 pounds of bran. K1
woman dyes the flimsy silk of which
she makes her trousers to suit hersell
Alnslee's Magazine.
Discoveries in Crete.
Arthur Evans, wbo dug up tbo pal
ace at Gnossus In Crete, gave some In
teresting details about his discovery to
tbe Hellenic Society recently. A Urge
paved area h spoke of as "the origin'
Janclng ground of Ariadne." In on
wner of the palace was a throne roon.
the throne having "crockets" and oO"
1 aa ... i a
leiaus mat anticipate Gothic desig"
There are freecoes of flowers, watei
iahes and crowds of men ami women
he former with red faces, the latter
:v!th white. The headdresses and co
umea of ..the women are "truly I'sri
an." The figure of a bull In paiotfj
plaster, found there, may be Intend--.'
:o represent tbe Minotaur.
The old adage la true. You will
neither a natrlntlo nnr a sadly ma
out of an unclean man. The ancient
were great bathers, and they turned
'HaW&
I i "ostCooghSyraiiL TTmw Goud. t'n 1 1
J In time. Bokl br nntuL Hi
out a Ana race of men