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Na ture had used her cruelly, for while her puny and misshapen frame in spired ridicule, or, at best, shuddering pity, she had been dowered with a capacity for affection that burnt itself Into fiercer intensity waiting the love that never came. Misunderstood, she had gradually retreated into a little world of her own, with nothing to love. Nothing? There was her violin, but that could hardly be considered apart from Ida's own individuality. It was her violin that expressed more elo quently than herself could ever have done the loneliness and the lovelcss ness of her life. "It speaks for me," she once con fessed to the old doctor, who under stood her better than anyone else. "What other people feel they can ex plain in words; but I seem to have no power of expression except through my violin." Dr. Marshall was silent for a nw meat; thon he asked presently: "Did you ever hear my boy Austin play?*' Ida shook her head. She had hoard no one. Her morbid consciousness of infirmities prevented her from attend ing any publlo concert, and Austin Marshall, as she well knew, was a pro fessional violinist of repute. "You ought to hear him. They tell me his execution is remarkably good— and, besides, geniuses like you two ought to know each other. I'll tell you what I'll do," he added kindly; "I'll bring him round one evening to sec you, if you like, when he isn't busy." Not many days elapsed ere the doc tor kept his promise, and Austin Mar shell, tall and strong, held the small, wasted hand of the diminutive musi cian, and wondered the while how the perfect boul his father had described had managed to find Itself In that mis shapen little body. And later on, when lila had completely astounded him with her rendering of Dvorak'•> "Romance"—wild, Intense and heart breaking—he told himself that such a thing was monstrous. Here was an untutored genius, beside whom him self would pale into comparative insig nificance, doomed by nature to perpet ual solitude while, Orpheus-like, she ought by her music to charm Into life the rocks and trees. "You want some lessons to correct a few technical errors," lie said at last, "and then you ought to Ih: able to hold your own at (Jueen's hall or St. James' with the l»est of them. If I could be lieve In the transmigration of bouls, I would swear the lost soul of some re pentant sinner Is imprisoned in your violin." He spoke with the generous enthusi asm of genius, mere talent is sparing of praise and begrudges success. "I can never play In public," she an swered, briefly, with a painful Hush that testified to her sensitive recogni tion of physical defects. "Ida on a public platform! Why they'd never see her!" interpolated a Joviul elder brother with the brutal candor admiring friends had sometimes mis taken for frank geniality. "We call her the diminished Seventh," he added, with a conscious smile that betrayed the originator of tlfe questionable pleasantry. Poor Diminished Huvcuthl She winced as from a blow, and Austin, with the intention of covering her cop fusion, observed with ready tact: "I suppose liecaun; the minor har monies are most perfect and least un derstood." 'I iiat evening was but the foreruuner of many similar. Scarce a day passed without Austin Marshuil contriving to sjiend some time with the deformed musician. And as the days lapsed Into weeks, and the weeks into months, it was noted tii.it when Ida played ulone her airs were more romau tic than be fore. And even her unmusical family became Infected with their gayuty; her mother (who frequently alleged sho could enjoy good music as much a l , anyone If she could only get it) was cheered to the verge of Joyful anticipa tion. For who knew that Ida might not attain the supreme height of In spiring dunce-music, such as her mother loved, and abandon forever those ghoulish wails she said were classical. Hut when the old doctor noticed the change he shook his head in apprehen sion, while teurs of pity filled Ills eyes. His profession had trained him to read the longings of the heart its well as the infirmities of the tenement It Inhabited, aud If all he thought and dreaded were true—! Had things been differ ent! If Ida had not been distinctly Isolated by nature from the sweetest gifts that life, cau hold! And one evening came the crisis the good doctor feared. "I Ahull miss a}l this dreadfully when I'm away," Austin mild, un he turned over it pile of music for u particular duet. "I'm going north in a <lay or two, you know—didn't i tell you?" ho lidded, uiiswerlng the unspoken ijmi tton. "Next autumn, when I am hack again," he said, presently, fowling vaguely that something wm wrong, "we shall have toiac more pleasant evenings together, 1 hope." Ida Npake not. For a moment she wu conscious of naught wive ft terri ble sense of absolute dvipulr and a cu rious bu/.y.lng In lier 'head like the re peated twanging of the <1 string. Oolng away -and until the autumn 1 Why, hy that time she might he dead Ulid hurled, Hhe looked round vacant ly, ar, one gropes blindly In the dark for dome familiar object. She tried to Speak, hut the word* refined to come, (something like a dry sob rose and won strangled In her throat. Then, with out a single word, she took up liur bow again and drew it softly across the vibrating strings. Austin looked up In momentary surprise. Then he bat spellbound while she played the weird "Romance" of Bvendscn's, once heard, never forgotten. Me ha<l heard it played by more than One finished musician; but this was a different rendering. It was like the despairing cry of a lusty swimmer fulling close to shore, or the wall of a lost soul striving to escape from the i»ea of torture und driven by a host of fallen unguis. In those strains he read her heart plainly, us though speech had passed between them; lu' knew the bitterness of her life; he saw the vlstiv n rn y nnd barren before her; and when the la>.t notes died away lie learnt lu a brief glance from Ida's eyes all the. strange discords had not confessed. it was but for an Instant. For, lu the next, overcome by the strong ex citement she hud Just experienced, the bow slid helplessly from her nerveless fingers and she fainted. Hymptoms of little moment In an ordinary person might in her cane prog nosticate the worst, und any new phase, h »wever slight, was at once submitted to fuedleul opinion. In the present in stance, us she failed to respond readily to the customary treatment, Austin hastened for hi* father while she was carried to her room. Hhe had over-ex- Cited herself with her music was the general explanation of the sc|/.urv, and thb wan wliut tliu doctor vvi»» twld TLkik tUi A*1 uUSjI Uuu bastv f||r^mnn« In a brief space, however, she yielded to hts restoratives, and before he left the house she had dropped Into a sleep quiet and natural. For some time father and son went homeward in silence. Then the doctor asked abruptly: "Does Ida know you are going away?" "I told her this eveulufj," Austin un swered, and in some confusion as he re called the way she had received the news. "Father, do you know —" "Ah! That accounts for it," said the old man, as though speaking to him self. "Yes. Do I know what?" "Well—l think—that Is, I'm afralil— that Ida " He stopped short, for the confession was alike tender and humiliating. Itut his iatlier, who had feared such a contingency well-nigh from the first, understood what had been left unsaid. "I know, Austin, I know. But what is to be done? The friendship that you have felt for her—that she believes she has felt for you —has been the one bright spot in her life. Seventeen years old—and seventeen years of per petual martyrdom. Do you know how long I give her to live?" "1 suppose that when she Is twenty one—" Austin began, but the doctor cut him short. "If she lives to see the spring," he said, gravely, "I shall be surprised." The young man waa startled, even shocked. There was silence between them for a few moment#. Th»n the doctor said, with hesitation: "Austin, I suppose you would not think of putting off your visit to the Harrisons? I know Marian expects you —but I think if she knew the pleas ure you would be giving that poor child whose days aro numbered, she would I*j the first to bid you stay, in a ease like this there cau be no ques tion of disloyalty to her. And, Austin. —if you can—for Heaven's sake let her i till bolieve that she has found the af fection she has craved all her life. The deception won't be very long, and it will comfort her more in her last struggles than I —or the entire college of physicians—could hope to do with ail the scienu« that the world has ever known!" Five weeks later, in Ida's bedroom a thin ribbon of spring sunshine had struggled through a crevice of the window-blind and lay a bright streak across the floor. Outside, the garden was cheerful with the song of birds and the rustling of leaves. Inside, sat the little cripple prop|>ed up with pil lows, her pitiful vitality burning itself slowly away. She knew she was dying, but the knowledge brought her no fear. I'er haps she believed that If eternity held for her worbe torture than she had yet eudured she had served on earth an apprenticeship to pain long enough to fit her for it. I'erhaps Austin Mar shall's companionship and sympathy during the lastfew weeks were making the end comparatively easy. At any rate, when the door was opened quiet ly and he looked In, violin in hand, she greeted hiui with a grateful smile. "I.lke to have some music?" he asked, cheerfully, though ho was pained to mark each,, day how her hold on life was weakening. "What shall I play?" "Give trie mine," she said, suddenly, "aud we'll piny together." The violin lay, as usual, on the table close by, but Austin hesitatod. "if you really feel equal to the ex ertion," he began, and then, answer ing tile command in her eyes, he passed it to her without another word. With tremulous fingers she drew her bow across the strings, aud, recog nizing In the opeulng notes her favor ite "Lied," by Schubert, Austin softly followed, uml in a moment wiut so ab sorbed he scarce noticed how her bow ing became gradually weaker, until it faltered and stopped Just liofore the concluding bars, lie looked up in sud den apprehension. Surely her faeu hud not worn that strange jjray shadow just before? "Ida!" She did not move. "Ida! What is the matter—what U it?" She opened her eyes, but they fell on him without a gleam of recognition. Then she drop|>ed them on the violin she was still holding A faint smile rested for a moment on her lips. With an unsteady hand she iiioflhanirally raised ln-r bow. Then, with one chord —that of the Diminished Seventh -It dropped from her relaxing hold, but not before Austin had involuntarily concluded the phrase, im that the Diminished Seventh was resolved Into perfect harmony. lllaek and White. GLADSTONES GREAT POWER. No lillirr Man of llix I rntiiry lla. WtoldMl a. WI.I.- an ■filtiwmer. Happy the man who can sit on the fence and wait! Happy the politician who is old enough to have gone through all the turmoil of electioneering and Is not too old to find enjoyment as a Jookcr-on! Happy the man smoking the pipe of peace and listening to the echoes of the fight and turning them to the music of his own reminiscences! Mr. (Hailstone, says the Newcastle • hroniclc, finds It hard to sit still. He lii-ars the trumpet call and the roll of the drum and would gladly be in the contest once more, but the Joints are stiff and the eyes aro mim. He does not hear so well as he did and he must be content with the reports of the lighting and a passing remark of com mendation or dissent. There is something peculiarly pathetic in the situation of Mr. Glad stone, still moved by the desire to fight but without the power of physical im pulse. It might have been better for the world hail he confined his vast in* telleet to moral philosophy or to abstruse theology, or had been a priest or even a sold ier, thau to have put his heart and soul into politics. A soldier. would he not have smittoD the enemy hip and I hlgh? A priest, who could have stood against his uggresslve theology? A philosopher, what subtle theories he would have launched against the schools? Now that he Is old and still brave us a Hon, we can only rejoice that he has done less harm as a polltlcul dictator than might have been permitted to him had time re newed Ills lease of active life. No man of otir day has exercised such a fascination upoli his followers. His personality was sufficient to im press the Scotch Into aequlesccuce with ills least practical schemes. The spell of his name and his remarkable Individ uality withdrawn, Scotland gradually itn iiiiues her normal characteristics. It was the same in Kngland as lu Scot land. Mr. Gladstone, not hbt policy, was the mainspring of his party suc eess; and his opponent# may bo forgiven for the desire to have the same influence over the Irish brought about his strange and sudden conver sion to home rule Anyhow, he is a remarkable in an, a statesman whom all parties are willing to i onor, a llgure und a personality that will always 111) a deeply Interest ing chapter of British history, and a scholar who will hold a high place in the esteem and respect of tile learned alt the world over. While the now lights of statecraft are flashing upon the horizon of a general election fraught with tremendous Issues to tho country, his lantern burns dimly, Ida sun is setting, and If "Kngland to her self prove true," the |H>pular statesman will have reasi»n to exercise the patience that belongs to age anil to philosophy when the Inst echoes of the present contest reach llawsrdei|. DOROTHY. A klendar little maiden, in s dulnty, ruffied jown. Whose eyes of brown glance sbjrlj to and fro: Her chin ts tllt»d up I.lke s cloven lily-cup. And her cheek, hate stel a the popples' crim son glow. A hat that's big and shr Jy overtops her bonnj head; To keep the sun out, oprasds t he circling rim. Dul the csutloa is la vain. It was donned too late, 'tis plain. For he's tangled In her curls be neath the brim! Every step she treads so ijualnlly In her ttay buckled shoes, Tskes her farther intho kingdom of my heurt. She's my gracious queen, so loyal. And I'm her subject loyal. And she rules me with a tender, loving heart. O. gracious llttla sovereign, may the swiftly passing years. With their overflowing freight of Joy and pain, I.ay the sorro-/ at my doors. Lsy the happiness at yours. Aud the harvest ucoa of heartsease never wane! —Boston Transcript. THE AERONAUT'S STORY. "Is Jack Tunnlciiffe going with you to-morrow, Tom?" said my wife to me. "I wish you would take some one else." "Why, Norali?'' 1 asked. "He's been stranger than ever in his manner since his wife died, I hear. In fact, I've been tola by more thau one person that he's quite insane at times. It's not to be wondered at If ho is, poor fellow. 1 dou't know a sadder case. He'd only been married a week. Such a horrible death, too! It's enough to turn a man's brain, and I mustcoufcss, Tom, I wish Jack was not going with you." "Nonsense, Norah! People always exaggerate and make the worst of things, as you know. If a man's at all origi'nui or eccentric, it's at once assumed that he's non compos. Of course, Jack's low-spirited and absent minded, uml pcrhups a bit peculiar at times. How con he help broodiug over his terrible loss? lie wants some ex citing occupation to take off his thoughts from his trouble. He's fond of ballooning as I am, and a trip will do him all the good in the world." The übove conversation between my wife and myself took place on the evening before the day which I had fixed for a balloon ascent. Ballooning was my hobby. I had conceived a liking for it on my first ascent. This liking had become a "craze," for the novel experleuce and strange sensation of sailing over houses and trees, and of soaring into the clouds, had a peculiar fascination for me Recently, I had tried utility with pleasure, and had made some ascents solely for scientlilc purposes. I had found a kindred spirit in young Tuunl cllffe, and we had had many delightful and successful trips together. Owing to the untimely death of my friend's wife, our aerial expeditions had been suspended for «,while. As several weeks had elapsed since that sad event, I felt anxious to resume expedi tions, and as Tunnlciiffe had expressed his willingness to accompany me, a day had been fixed for our next trip. It was when I was talking to my wife about this self same trip that she ex pressed her regret that Jack Tunnl ciiffe was going with me. I had not much difliculty, however, In overcoming her objections and al laying her fears. She was not averse to my hobby, and hail even accom panied me In one or two of my Jour neys In the air. Moreover she sym pathized with mo in my desire "to make some useful discovery," aad was therefore unwilling to damp my ardor, or hinder the progress of my observa tions. She had felt the exhilarating effect of a balloon ascent, aud my ref erence to the benefit young TnnulcllfTe would probably derive from the pro jected trip appealed to her experience as well as to her tender heart. Accordingly, next day at the ap pointed time, everything beldg In readl ness, we started on our aerostatic Journey. Tunnlciiffe, contrary to his usual demeanor, seemed a little ex cited. but tills caused mo no appre hension. Ills Interest had apparently been awakened, and It was only natural that he should be animated on such an occasion. The balloon was set at lib erty as soon us we had taken our seats, aud tlie machine rose beautifully. There was a gentle breeze, which bore us slightly southward. Wo rose slowly at Urst, and so had plenty of time to gaze on the vast anil extending panor ama below us. Presently we entered a huge bank or mountain of cloud of the kTud called cumulus, and were surrounded by a chilling mist which induced us to put on the wraps we had brought. When we emerged from the cloud a scene of fulry-llke beauty suddenly burst upou us. We were In a kind of basin sur rounded by mountains of clouds of the most fantastic shapes, of enormous size, and of dazzling brightness Now ii nil then, as rose, we v-sught sight also of wondrous ravine* of curious shape und great depth. These moun tains of clouds, with their silvery and golden sides, their their varied tints and summits of daz/.llug whiteness, presented to our wondering a scene of surpassing beauty anil grandeur.' This sublime spectacle evoked my highest udmlrutlou, while the silence and vastncHs of space Inspired me with awe. I drank in these exquisite and varied delights with such avidity and with such absorbing iutorest that I had scarcely looked at, or spoken to, my companion since we had started. Hut an exclamation from him now di verted my attention, and, glancing at him, I was surprised to see that ho had risen and was much exulted. "What is it. Jack?" I aslied. "Isn't It glorious?" he replied. "I wonder If Heaven Is much more lieautl ful? How delightful It would be If wo could reach it! I should see my Ada again, then." "My dear follow!" 1 interposed, hastily, somewhat alarmed not so much by Ills words as by his excited manner and wild look; "yon think too much of these things. You have been brooding over your loss more than U good for you. Will you—" "At any rate," cried he, vehemently. "It's worth trying, so hero gi»es," and sel/.lng one of the sandbags he threw it over. The lightened balloon at ouce began to rise more quickly. "What are you doing, Jack?" I shout ed "For heaven's sake keep eslip. We aro a good height already. We sh tn't be able to breathe If we go much higher. It's getting uncomfort able, as It Is." "Shan't we? We shall see about that. I'm going to try, anyhow. Be sides, I don't cure if I can't breathe. I want to see my Ada That's all I care about." I began to fear the worst. Was he going mad? Were the reports my wife had heard literally true, and uot ex aggerated after all? What a fool I had been not to be more cautious! Whether he was mud or not, he was lu a danger ous mood, and my position was far from pleasant To oppinui him wuulil evidently aggravate him anil make matters worse. To humor him was un doubtedly the wisest course. "f.ook here, Juck!" I cried. "You nuy you want to sen Ada. I cau tell you of a l>ettcr and surer way of going to her thau this. If you will listen to me (here I Involuntarily moved my hand toward the valve cord) If you will listen to me I—" "None of your blarney, man! I'm liot to lie wheedled so. I'm too old a Voy for that Hefcjv - V'v gyrU »l'Jue, can't you? I'm not £oinir down a»fain to-day. I'm ifoing to see what's np there, and don't you try to stop me," and be glared fiercely at me. The horrible nature of my situation was now only too apparent—there could no longar be any doubt of Tun nlcllffe's condition. I was in a balloon with a madman, and about four miles from the earth. I felt the cold sweat on my brow, and my brain begun to reel. But witß a tremendous effort I pulled myself together, for my only chance of safety was in retaining my self-possession. To attempt to over power him was out of the question— the strength of a lutlmn is so well known. My only hope of escape was to outwit him. But how? Forced in to unnatural activity as my brain was by my desperate situation, and by the necessity of prompt action, I could think of no device or ruse that would do any good; I was completely at the mercv of the madman. The hopelessness of my case para lyzed all my energies. I felt unable to move or speak, and even the power to think was almost gone. In my despair I glanced at the valve cord. Owing to the rotary motion of the balloon It had unfortunately become entangled. To free It I should be obliged to leave the car and climb Into the ring. But to attempt such a thing (even if I were physically capable of I.) would be cer tain to lead to a struggle which would as certainly send oue or both of us out of the car. We were now at such a height that asphyxia was imminent. I could hear ray heart throb quite plainly. I breathed with dlfficulti', and a horri ble sensation like that of sea-sickness came over me. The cold was so in tense that I shivered, notwithstanding my wraps. The mental strain was ter rible. I was almost frantic. Know ing, however, that in a few minutes I should be unconscious, ->nd that then all would be over with me, I nerved myself for one last effort. As 1 rose from my seat my eye fell on the grapnel. Foitunately it was on my side of the car. A sudden idea struck me, here was a weapon to hand. It was an awful thought—it would be a terrible deed. But there was now no alternative, no time for delay. My senses wer« going. I fttretched out my hand, but the mad man, who never took his eye off ine, had detected my purpose. With a sud den movement he darted forward and seized the grapnel, but In his eager ness to forestall roe he had precipitat ed himself too far over Cue side of the car aud almost lost hi« balance. He made a desperate effort to recover himself, but, seized with a sudden and irresistible Impulse, I pushed him over, and with a horrible yoll, which rings in my ears whenever I recall the oc currence, the madman disappeared from my sight. Almost lasil myself—l am not sure that I was not quite so Just then—l climbed Into the ring to reach the valve line. But my hands were so stiff and numb with the cold that I could not gra»p the cord. By a kind of Inspiration which seemed providen tial I seized the eord with my teeth, and after two or three tugs the valve opeued with a loud clang, anil the bal loon began to descend. Thank heav en! I was saved. My hands being use less, I was obliged to throw up my arms and drop into the car, where I lay motionless and unrousclous for awhile. My swoon could not have lasted more thau a few seconds, for when I recov ered the barometer showed that I was still in a high altitude, although the balloon was descending rapidly. I rubbed and beat my hands until the circulation was restored. Then I set about taking the necessary precautious against a too rapid descent. But I acted more like an automaton than a conscious agent, for I seemed in a kind of a stupor or trance all the time. How and where I reached the solid earth I cannot say. I have only a dim, hazy recollection of lielng surrounded by a crowd of people. Some were bending over me and seemed to l»o questioning me, but 1 couldn't make out what they said. I folt an awful pain In my head, aud remember noth ing more until I found myself lu bed In a dark room and my wife bendlug over me. This was several days after ward, and I learned then that I had been brought home In a delirious state and had had brain fever. When I recovered niy friend* con gratulated me, aud tried ta persuade nie tliat an toy homicidal act waa doue In self-defense It waa Juatiflable. I hope It was, but I can uever recall it without inisgivinga and horror, and I have never made a balloon ascent since —Tit-Blta WHEN MEN ARE HELPLESS. ft f« on a Nhopplng: Kipedlllou or W!i*u fllottU Into a Twllwun. "Of course," said the *colal phlloso plior, according to the Philadelphia Times getting interested in her sub ject, "you understand about the shop ping question. You must never, under any circumstances, take a man Into a dry goods store with you, for the first tiling he'll say wl|l be an emphatlo 'There's not another man In this whole place except the clerks,' or a soft, meek little 'I feel like a fish out of water." There Is something about the hea|wt of dress materials and the hanging rows of gloves mid hosiery that makes a man appear ridiculously funny to the femi nine eye, and you don't dare laugh, be cause If you do he will be highly indig nant, and will be very likely to march off in a towering rage. "And never, never, under any circuin stances, take him into a downtown tea room. The short trip In the elevator, along with a dozen hurrying women iiml six dozen bundle*, la enough to make him say swear word* under his breath, and If he happens to be big and broad-ahoulderad, lie soeuia as out of place as a washtuh in a drawing rootn. Unless he is es|Miclally good-natured,he will tag along behind you like a crimi nal shunning the ilcteollves.and when ho strolls toward the table he looks around In the vain hope of finding a fellow mortal In the sauw miserable distress. If he locates any such shipwrecked male being, bis face brightens peroeptl lily; If he sees only a wriggling mass of bonnets, ho Is crosser than ever. He robe)s at th« Idea of eating off a little dessert plate and snee»s silently at the silly little nugur bowl, lint he can't help It, for he probably feels as uncon futable us a girl would were she in a barber shop or a men's clothing store." A I'rftrtlrnl W«#rkor. Cora (on the hotel veranda) You say t hat man Is a geologist? Mcrrltt Yes. lie Is picking out stones for a patent medicine flrui to paint advertisements Oil. - Judge. Torrlbla* lllnw fr>llt>it llltu. I tagger Soiyo one told me that your « if.- WM killed In a eyclOM oat west. Wugger Yea. 1 tell you, old man, that was the grejitest blow I ever had. —Town Topics. Vsrjr riN-.h™' < ustxiiuc.r - I« this Hah fresh? Fish lleitler —Certainly; It's been fresh for the last week or so.—Texas Hlft luga. , MwnrUßN Mr. Tuglclgh -What is the best way to get. out of a bad scru|>e? Wagl^lgh—- Let your Iward grow. N. Y World. A Tt»o»« »it<i«a lht«| *r« woiidfOHMlf - A pflrßOtt Inltftil pmitlrr » li.r• * ««jr h« Hinl To nii*kr Hl' hU fUltt'l If thuy'ro louJer l» color or tiiuufe -WubioiVy ttUr A NEW JERSEY POKER STORY. Hk; Four flayers UliMnl the skkH Kqually A tuoa| rhfaiMltri. A straight flush in the great Amer ican game of draw poker is such a rari ty that the person holding it is regarded as one of the luwt fortunate and bleaeed of mortals, savs the Summit (X. J.) llecord. Devotees of that game will peruse the following story with in credulity. but its absolute autheuticity can be verified by at least ten thor oughly reliable witnesses: A party of four players entered a place not a thousand miles from Summit one night and prepared to enjoy a few hours of recreation at their favorite game. An other game in progress at the time was full, so the four players were obKged to start at an adjoining table. The "jack pot" came around, each of the four players filled in aud the game proceeded. The cards, regulation pack, fifty-two cards, were cut by the player to the right of the dealer and dealt out in the regular manner. The first play er to the left of the dealer opened the "jack pot" and each succeeding player in turn raised. The limit was ten cent* and the players are usually light bet tors, so that the raising and lively chipping in before the draw created considerable surprise. NY hen the deal er prepared to serve the cards for the draw each of the players stood "pat - * and the betting again started. When each of the players had chipped in ten dollars it was decided to stop tho betting, as that amount had never be fore been wagered on a game iu tho place and none of the players could af ford to risk a greater amount Wlieu the hands were shown some of Ae players almost succumbed to heart dis ease, for there lay four straight flushes, one of each suit and all running from four to eight. The pot was divided nod the cards were carefully put away ia a case to be preserved as a reminder of the greatest poker hands ever held in this section and probablv in the I'nited States. BICYCLES INSTEAD OF WATCHES B*;> of To-Dt; Want Wheel* IHIM4 of Timepiece*. Bicycles and watches are not much alike, and it is difficult to see how tho sale of oue can affect the sale of the other. It is a fact, nevertheless, that nlnce the bicycle fever took hold In ite present intense form the sale of high grade watches liaa greatly reduced. Parents who buy bicycles for their children do not buy watches unless, perhaps, they get cheap ones, so th« young ones may know when it is time to come home to dinner. "The decrease in the sale of watches has been very noticeable," aaid a Chi cago jeweler tho other day, "and I trace it to no other cause than the bicycle. For instance, when a boy be came fifteen or sixteen years old in for mer days it was the custom for his parents to present him with a watch — generally a costly affair—which usually lasted him the better part of his life. Hut It is different now. The boy clauiors for a bicycle, and he generally gets it, although it does not last as long and usually cost* more than a watch. This same trait I have noticed iu peo ple of older years. When they get enough money on hand to buy a watch the bicycle fever strikes thein, and then they go out and invest in a wheel." A FRUITLESS CHASE. The I'MIMM off • Gallant BMNMb An American lady, promenading In Florence, suddenly missed her purse. The suspicious movements of a van in front matle her boldly demand the stolen property, aud the man actually hunded over her purse. Indignant at such daylight robbery, the lady stoppod an elegnntly dressed man, aud, in ex cited tones, to pourout her griev ance. Merely waiting to hear: "That man stole my purse!" the gallant Italian rushed after the thief, who promptly took to his heels, But tho thief was the more nimble of tho tiro, aud dually dodged his pursuer. Red faced, perspiring and out of breath, fbo gentleman turned back to meet U»o lady with profound apologies. "Mai am, I am very sorry. I did my bent, but your purse isgoue." "Oh, no,"'she replied, sweetly. "I havo my purso. I got it back from the uian." "(lot your purse back?" ho repeated. "What .did you waut, then?" "Want? Why, I waut justice," said the lady, calmly, ft was too much even for pfoverbial luU iun urbanity, nnil, almost choking with vexation, ho gasped: "Justlcol To think that 1 should have run myself into a perspiration for justice!" WHERE SOUBRETTES START. Many of Theiu Klr*t Heffln I* Hear* White I'laylng In the Ntreet. in this sge of burlesques slid ballet girls, when furee comedies sre plenti fully supplied with high kickers and dancers, and whan even thu chorus girls are expected to trip the light fantastic toe, oue often wonders where all ths dunclng fflrls como from. The natural inference Is that they secure their first knowledge of the graceful art In ttid dancing schools, after which they are prepared for the stage by person* who maku a business of that sort of thing, llut many a dancing girl will tell you that her first school was the sidewalk, and tier first inspiration the strains of a perambulating street piano, presided over by sn Italian grinder. Indeed, It is no uncommon sight to see a crowd of interested spectators gathered about one of these street UIIISICIMUS, the at traction Ix'lng not Iu the music, but In tho graceful movements of list* little girls. Some of these children execute some very pretty steps, and occasion ally their itcrfornianccs are as clever 4s some seen upon tho st^ge (lulls M Weather Prophets. It is a widespread belief, both In Scotland and I'lster, that the Hue: "Son gull, sea gull, sit on the stand, it's never good weather while you'rn on land," alludes to the well-known fact that when the bird flies out early and fur to seawsrd, or remains on tho sand, fair weather may be looked for, while if It takes a contrary course atortM most frequently follow Now* ln«ee<i. A geography published In 1819 con tains the following startling descrip tion of that section of our country which Charles Dudley Warner has bap tized "Our Italy:" "California is a wild and almost unknown land, cov ered throughout the year by dense fogs, damp as they are unliealthful. < In the northern shores live anthropoph agi, and lu the Interior are active volcanoes and vast plains of shifting snow, which sometimes shoot up col umns to Inconceivable heights." The book adds that some of these state ments would seem Incredible were they not so well authenticated by trust worthy travelers! Not No Mneh After Alt A Frenchman was boasting that l)(i had thoroughly mastered the Kngllsh lsii|fuatfe, when he was asked to write from dictation the following choice specimen of our choice eccentric ver nacular: "As Hugh Hughes was hew ing a yulv log from a yew Iree a man dressed lu garments of dark hue came up to Hugh and suhl: 'Have you seen my ewes?" To which he replied: 'lf you will wsit uulll I hew this yew I will if» with you to look for your ewes ' " After un attempt Ihe French* man admitted his mistake. Ho used to Imagine he was used to Kngllsh speak ing, but he would )>e more careful how he used tho language In future. TSTo 35 AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM. Mtall I'rof romlve Dtlijruwa Hay or Brs*«l Their Cow*? The above question Is surely a very practical one. No one who has at any time attempted to establish a herd of dairy cows but will kuow what a diffi cult matter it Is to got together a col lection of ' cows which shall at once Cove profitable In the practical, work g dairy. If oue vaalxn up his mind to make dairying a specialty, and If he U In a hurry'to got at It, the'n, of course, he must depend largely on out side buying for his foundation herd Bat nftor he has the cows aud ha . thoroughly tested each individual, weeding* oat undesirable onea, so thu*. he kaowi thoee'he has left are profit able from Itis point of view, then the question arises, shall he raise his OJV.-I ptovk to' sugelv future demands or pbali he depeud upon buying, a* In th irst Instance? There are many got*; ronaeaa'why lys should raise his ov\ : coera. fti the first place, having ».e --cured a herd of cows whlih has devel oped, to a marked degree, the trii!: and butter* producing tendency, h has but to aeearo a well-bred d;-.lry bnU.to breed his cows to, to be quite Sfl-'e of getting what he seek:.. The kslfere gyt by this mating will prove equal If not superior athelr»lam*. These facts are taken frcep a dairyman's point of vtew. Tho yenng things arc cheaply raised up to the point oC milk giving. To say the least, they ean be raised as cheaply a . they ean be purchased, aud then yo-.\ mast take your chauces aud—not ol ways sonnd judgment ff you buy—as to whether they will make good con s or not On the other hand, there is no question but what It Is a grout amount of extra work and a source of annoyance to break a number of heifers eaeh year, and again, they, of course, arc not as dairy animals as adult cows are at their best But we should remember that if a heifer is fed Intelligently from birth with the Idea of making a cow of her, her worth as a dairy animal will be greatly en hanced. We'have often seen young hel - era for the first time In milk yielding larger profits than some of the older cows. The young heifers are con stantly getting better, while the cows will spon begin to fail as old age ap proaches V»e should adv(se by all means that dairymen breed and raise their own cows.— Herbert W. Mumford, la Prairie Farmer. SHADE FOR PASTURES. If There Are No tree* Recourse Mast lie Had to Artificial Means. Where pastures contain no trees for shade in the strong heat of summer, it Is cruel not to afford some artificial shade for the stock. Such shelter TEMPORARY fill APR FOR STOCK, should be provided on humane grounds, but-thero is a question of dol lars and cnts tn It as well. Dlscom fort of any kind lessens productivencs . and growth. A rough shed of boards, or even n rough framework covered with greea boughs, will answer tlu purpoee very we\l, but where lumlx-r Is expeusfro ant) green boughs are not at hand, ehtrttp cotton cloth can h> used y qjr effectively, and economical ly. liuefc elotth can be bought for five ecu** er less a yard, and can be stretefetf over a framework set up against tiyi pssAire fence.—American Agriculturist Butter Fats from Whey. A new source of butter has been dis covered by the Cornell college of agrl culture. It la found in tho whey, n woe's product, hi ctieese making, which has kitretofure been only fed to ho#*, not very good food for the in. rfiiyovery is a method by « k&A che be.-t*r fata, always present, lit A whey. e*a" be separated and used hi making butter. The separa tor machine Is used. The saving will be sufi!elent In a large cheese fac tory to nay for a separator In a short time. It means a saving to New York dairymen of fully $1,000,000 worth of butter per year. The butter made by this process Is said to be of excellent quality. The Texturo of flatter. The, texture of butter depends part ly on the animal, partly on feed, and partly upon the temperature of t..e cream when churned. Cows that givt. the richest milk make the woet aolld butter. Iu suck cows what should go to make suet or beef fat la turned Into the milk ptanda The saiqe result coiues from feeding very rloh food like cotton-seed meal. A small quantity of this mixed with wheat bran should bo fed to cows; it will make butter much limner during hot weather In summer, but it will need In addition that the milk and cream be kept In a cool place. -N. V. World. Th* I»*maed for Ratter. 'lhe people of the United States eat on tho average abqut four pounds of butter for each bushel of wheat con sumed as food. From this It Is essy t > see that so far as tho home market I concerned butter brings the farmer more money than wheat, aud yet thei are some folks who think the dairy In dustry, which Includes the sale of mllli for food, and the manufacture < cheese as well ae of butter, Is not very much importance as compare t with wheat raising. No (Xmpartaon. Clever ton Do you regard an engage ment. as serious na marriage? Dasliaway—More no, old man. The most serious thing I ever did was to be com* engaged to three girls at the same time.- Brooklyn Life. lfow Ihe Trouble Regan. "I wouldn't wear bloomers for any thing," said the thin girl. "Neither would I if 1 were you," re p.led the plump girl. An<l that's why they do not speaU now. -Chicago Post. A Slight Alteration. Ada Do yon thlpk the word "obex" should be omitted from the marriage service? Ida--Omitted? Certainly not H should mesely be transferred to tl..s other |>ai ty to the contract.—Truth. When Ad«ui Hf»rrl*«l. Two children are "making up" eon tiudruins at a party. One asks: "At what time was Adam married", "(Jive It up." "Oh, on his wedding live."—l'hlludi I phla Lutheran. Menaee to feileet rian*. "Beverly ought not to be allowed l i ride a whs^" "\WIV not?" "H«<e so thin you can't see him when he's coming toward you." Chicago llecord. . \
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