WOE. He, jhilftren's cheeks are rosy, Their linilij are strong and straight, Her liusband loves her truly. And servants on her wait! Yet oft she sits and sighs And oft she cries Out bitterly at Fate. The ancient rugs are costly That lie upon the floor; The lawn is broad and shady That stretches from the door; She has enomrh, you say?— Her sister, o'er the way, Has just a little more! —S. E. Riser. | A LUCKY FIND. | £ BY ELLA M. HESS. £ About eight years ago, on a warm summer's night in June, within a few minutes of 12, I was patrolling a quiet part of East Broadway when a man called out from a second story win dow— "Hold on, policeman?" "WeM," I askud, "what's the mat ter?" "I have just heard a heavy thump in Mr. Bentley's house, next door. He may have fallen and hurt himself. He came In a few minutes ago. Hadn't you better ring the bell?" Mr. Bentley was a rich old bachelor who had lived entirely alone for years. It is said that in his house, to which no outsider was ever admitted, he kept a large amount of money and bonds. I rang the bell, but there was no response. "Are you sure you saw liim enter?" I asked. "Yes. He hadn't been in half a minute before I heard a heavy Jar. I have heard no sound since." "There must be something wrong," I said, after ringing the bell a second time and receiving no response. I tried the door, but it was locked. "Better force it," suggested the man nt the window. "I don't like to do that Is there any other entrance?" "Yes; that alley just beyond the steps leads to a back yard; but the ga-e is probably locked, as well as the rear door." "I will go and see," said I. Walking up the narrow alley, I dis covered, by the dim light of a street lamp nearly opposite, that the gate stood open. 1 looked In and per ceived that the rear door was open, and a falut light shone out. All was quiet I returned to the street. "The gate and the back door are open. Come down, and we will go in," I said to the man at the window. in half a minute he joined me on the sidewalk, and I recognized him as an acquaintance named Johu Burke. "I didn't know ypu lived here," I said. "And I didn't recognize you when I first spoke," be answered. "Well, there may have been foul work in his house, and we had bet ter enter together." Wo went up the alley. Into the yard, and entered the open door. The rear room was evidently used as a kitchen, mid guided by the aim light we passed through another open door in to a narrow hall with a stairway. ! Near the street door was n table on which stood a lighted candle. At the foot of the stairs lay Mr. Bentley, ■quite dead, that valise so easily." I crossed the street, entered tin hotel, and was soon at the door of the room from whose windows the papei was blown. I knocked softly. "Come in!"said a voice within. I entered, and found Burke still seated on a chair by the window. "I thought it was the porter," he said in some confusion. "Who said you might find me here?" Without replying I locked the door and put the key in my pocket. '•I see that you are getting ready to go away?" I remarked. "Yes; but—but—" "Supposo you stay in New York a little longer?" "What do you mean?" he exclaimed, rising from his chair. "Oh, nothing of any great conse quence." I replied coolly. "Perhaps you wouldn't object to my taking a look Into that valise." 'Terhaps you will do me the kind ness to get out of my room," be re torted. "Are you drunk or crazy? Hand me that key and go, or I will throw you out of the window!" "Not so fast," said I, drawing my revolver. "I am an officer, you know, and I am here to arrest you for the murder you committed last night." lie stared a moment, then a change came over his countenance. "Great Heavens, Mr. McAuley, what do you mean?" "Havo you eve'r seen this bit of paper?" I asked. As I extended It toward him I saw that it was a weekly paper, pub lished in the city of Pennyslvania from whence Burke came; its date was so recent that he must have re ceived it on the very day preceding the munder. With a look of despair on his white face that I shall never forget, he stag gored to a chair. lie was thoroughly cowed, and made no attempt to es cape. You see the poor wretch was new at the business. In five minutes I marched him into the station, where he made full con fession, giving substantially the fol lowing account of the crime. The stories of Bentley's wealth had tempted him to rob him. He forced his way into the house a little after dark, one night, when he knew that Bentley had gone out, but had barely entered when the old man came In at the front door, locked It, and lighted the candle on the table. Deteignined not to be foiled now, Burke rushed upon him and struck him down with the tools he had been using to break the looks. This WHS between 9 and 10 o'clock. Then he ransacked the house, finding a number of banknotes. In order to make a compact parcel of thorn, he hastily tore in two a paper wblch he chanced to have in his pocket, using one half for his purpose and, In his nervous haste, leaving the other lying upon the Uoor. Then he returned to his ro\>m, from which he called my at tention to Bentley's house, foolishly thinking that by so doing ho would not come within the range of suspicion. Indue time be was tried, found guilty, and paid the penalty of his crime. It was this case, which I worked up oij my own account, and In which my success was largely due to mere chance, that gave me a place on the detective force. Many a man lias worked harder an# displayed far more sagacity than I did on that occa sion, without accomplishing his end. But I do better tilings now, and like my work as well as some persons like to solve a puzzle.—Waverley Maga zine. Where He Drew the Line, "You are sure you have that eon> tldence in me that is so essential in choosing a life partner?" she said in quiringly. "You trust me fully?" "Oh, implicitly,' he replied. "I would trust you with my life. Only show me how I can prove it." "I will," she said with a happy sigh. "Promise me—" "Anything you ask,"he Interrupted. "The promise is given beforehand. For you I would go through Niagara whirlpool In a barrel, I would cross the ocean In an open boat." "Promise me," she repeated slowly and deliberately, "that when we are married you will put your bank ac count to my name." However, of course, there arc limi tations to even the most devoted love, and so lie left her weeping over the hollowncas and mockery of masculine protestations.-Chicago Post. The Shah mill C'lteete. In ills slow and costly Journey acros* Europe, <»n lils way to Paris, the Shah of Persia tasted (iruyere cheese. He nibbled It at first, doubtful. Then he took to fating It largely, and found gherkins went excellently with It. l-'liially he substituted It for bread, and. ut a princely salary engaged one of the most expert makers to accompuny hiui back to Persia. Aanther View. She I low lovely the stars look dar ling! "And yet how sail! Innumerable worlds full of men burdened with doubt, debt, dyspepsia and rioiuesU ell* I"—l'lf*- THB £©l©T& Of FAi>H'ON- New York City.—No outer garment is more popular for winter wear than the blouse Eton that can be worn open or closed as occasion requires. LADIES' BLOUSE ETON. Cloth of all sorts, cheviots and the rough surface zibelines are all used, and velvet costumes are promised in unusual numbers. The smart May Manton design Illustrated is suited to all materials and is especially be coming to all slight and moderate figures. It is a mistake to suppose that only slender women look well in a garment of the sort, for its lines are tapering and its slight fulness tends to conceal any faults rather than to Intensify them. As illustrat ed, the Eton is of satin-faced cloth in a soft pastel tan and makes part of a costume, the skirt of which is eir- I cular. The trimming is made of LADIE stitched bands of cloth and the revers and cuffs are faced with heavy corded white silk. Beneath the jacket is worn a peasant waist, with a jabot of white chiffon and stock collar of lace. The back of the Eton Is seamless and fits smoothly and snugly. The full fronts pouch slightly and are stitched from shoulder to waist, but the garment is fitted by means of shoulder and under-arm seams only. The collar, which is a feature, is slightly pointed at the back and fiares becomingly against the face. Togeth er with the fronts It is faced with white silk and rolls over to form revers. At the waist is a belt of ma terial, also stitched. The sleeves are two-seamed and snug, but not over tight, and are finished with Hare cuffs, headed by a stitched band. The clos ing Is accomplished by means of loops of braid and handsome buttons. To cut the blouse Eton for a woman of medium size four yards of material twenty-one inches wide, two and one fourth yards forty-four inches wide, or two yards fifty Inches wide, will be required, with one and three eighth yards or silk to face revers, collar and cuffs. 1 .ml I en* Fmicjr Shirt Wallt, Simple, useful waists of flannel, cashmere, Henrietta and soft taffeta have become a necessity. Many women seek some variation from the severe shirt waist, yet will tolerate uothiug fussy, as it must lie worn beneath a jacket that requires to be slipped on and tiff with ease. At the moment embroidered woolen goods are much in demand, and soft pastel shades predominate, although vivid red holds 11 conspicuous place. The smart model Illustrated by May Mauton in th«> large engraving Is ••hie at tlw satue time that it is em inently printicalde. As shown, the material Is cushiuerc iu a pastel res eda embroidered in white, with rev ers and ehelltliM'tle anil licit of stitched bint k talTi'ta, and buttons and licit clasp tit rut steel. The foundation for the waist is a lining fitted with single darts itud shoulder and uuder-arni Reams, on this are arranged lite slightly full butk and the (touched frouts. The lining closes at the ceutre front, the left frour proper extends to Ihe ceu tre uuly, but the right ciieutl* over the left nnd Is buttoned diagonally Into place. The tiny chemisette and stock collar are permanently attached to the right lining front, and hook over into the loft. The neck of the waist is finished with a shaped col lar that greatly adds to the effect. The sleeves are cut in one piece each, the outer seams extending to the el bows only, and flare becomingly over the hands. To cut tills waist for a woman of medium size four yards of material twenty-one inches wide, three and one-lialf yards twenty-seven inches wide, three yards thirty-two inches wide, or two and one-fourth yards forty-four inches wide, will be re quired. New Plctnreique Sleeve*. Of the making of new picturesque sleeves there seems to be no end tills season. Special designs are con stantly appearing on fancy waists, tea-gowns, afternoon toilets, simple morning dresses, negligees, and dain ty little \ open-frocked jackets. The designing of novel effects in sleeves, both long, short, and elbow-length, has reached the dignity of a fine art In Paris, and a number of ateliers make this business a specialty. Becoming to Tittle Glrli. Long coats are almost universally becoming to little girls In addition to providing them with the warmth es sential to cold weather, health and comfort. The box model is a favorite one of the season, and is never more appropriate or stylish than when worn by children. As a rule, the materials are cheviot, melton and broadcloth, and the colors brown or tan; black, although much liked for their elders, is held too gloomy and old for children's wear. The May Munton model Illustrated includes all the latest features and is made from tan colored melton, with collars and cuffs of brown velvet, and handsome smoked pearl buttons down the front. The coat Is cut in three pieces and is fitted with shoulder and under arm seams, the latter being left open for a slight distance at the bottom and the stitching carried round. The little shoulder cape is circular and curves up at the back. The fronts are faced with cloth, the collar with vel vet to an inch from the edge, to which point cloth is applied, and the two roll back and form revers. Tho sleeves are two-seamed and well fit ted, and are finished with roll-over cufTs curved and fiaring at the outer edge and faced with velvet to match the collar. To cut this coat for a girl of two Ollll.lt' lokm mix COAT. year* of age, two and one eighth yard* of material fifty Inches wide will lie required, with one-fourth yard of velvet (or collar and cuffa. SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. The tensile strength of a wet rop« Is only one-third the strength of the rope when dry, while a rope saturated with grease or soap Is weaker still. The difference between the tallest and shortest races in the world is one foot, four and oue-eightli inches, nnd the average height is five feet, live nnd one-half inches. Experiments by Professor Leob show that chemically pure salt is fatal to fish, though present in the same pro portions as in sea water. It is agreed tliat it is useful to animals, but the mixture of it with other salts ren ders it non toxic, us proved by Iris fur ther experiments. A London letter to The Western Electrician says that the United Cham bers of Commerce in England are about to investigate the question whether the large patronage given to American manufaeturors of electric railway equipments is due to tech nical defieiences on the part of English makers or not In view of the rapidly increasing consumption of asbestos in the United States and the factthat about nineteen twentieths of the supply is imported it is interesting to know that the out pu in the United States is growing perceptibly. In 1808 it was 605 tons aud in 1899 it reached 081. Most of it comes from Georgia. A patent has been granted to Nikola Tesla, the electrician, for an invention designed to prevent the escape of elec tricity from wires. The method em ployed for insulating the electrical con ductor is to surround it with air kept at so low a temperature as to main tain a coating of Ice on the wire. It is claimed that by this means electri cal energy can be transmitted with al most no loss for long distances. The American Machinist says that it has received a new system of deci mal weights and measures for the English speaking people. It gives vari ous names to the linear inch, the square inch and the cubic inch, but it is similar to the metric system ex cept that it takes the yard instead of the meter for its standard unit. As much confusion would b? involved in its adoption as in that of the metric system, and after it was adopted, we should still be using a different system from the other nations of the world. Direction of I.ijjlitninc Flaftliea. "Ever since I was a boy," said one of a group of loungers in the hotel corridor, "lightning has seemed to me togo tip instead of down. I have watched it many a time while it was playing in the stormy sky, and the direction was always apparently the same—from the earth up toward the zenith, I supposed tills was an optical illusion, peculiar to myself, until re cently, when 1 was surprised to read in a scientific journal that the actual direction of the electric discharge is uncertain. It is as likely to be up as down, and depends entirely upon whether the storm cloud happens to bo charged negatively of positively. Since then 1 have mentioned the sub ject to others and found a number of persons who see lightning the same way that I do —going up. As a matter of fact, the time of a flash of light ning is so brief that it is impossible to be certain of its direction. The ef fect it produces on the mind must de pend largely upon preconception, and the flash seems to most persons to descend because they are accustomed to thinking of it as darting out of the sky nnd striking things on the earth. Next time there is an electric display in the heavens fix your mind steadily on the idea of lightning rush ing upward, and I will venture the assertion the next flash seems to take that direction. It is a curious, but simple, experiment and has been tried with success by every member of my family."—New Orleans Times-Demo crat. Balm of Glleatl Fir. T.ady tourists to the Canadian forests usually desire to make and aring home at least one cushion filled .vith the leaves or needles of the oalsani fir as a cure for Insomnia, l'hls tree is a distinctive feature of the northern woods, with its tall, •straight trunk and aromatlofragrance. The branches are high up on the tree which produces Canada balsam, used for its antiseptic properties. Th,> nalsaiu is drawn from blisters in the nark. When a branch Is torn off this resinous fluid exudes freely. The leaves are linear, the cones large, •yllndrlcal and of a violet color: the •olor of the leaves Is a lighter green than those of tin- European sliver flr. Tor cushion or pillow tilling these luinty needles are stripped with the lingers from the branches onto a white cloth, whence they are (toured into the pillow ease. The balsam re tains its fragrante for years aud Is recommended for producing sweet slumbers. One peculiarity of the tree, which has given It a religions significance. Is that each terminal hruiieh Is In the shape of a cross. Ileuee the whole tree shows a multiplicity of crosses. The Utile Muld'e Pruyer. A certain Huffulo minister has a little daughter, and the other day lie leclded to accept a call In Chicago, lie told his wife and family abou: It, and tUnt evening, when the little girl nus saying her prayers, she spoke us fallows: "liear lord, help us, we are going to Onlcanw."- Buffalo Courier. Thirty minutes Is all the time required to dye witli Pcjtnam Fadeless I)tes. Sold by all druggists. Mountains of Song. There is more melody in Andreas burg, Prussia, In the Harta Mountains, than in any other town in the world. There 250,000 canaries are annually reared, and four-fifths of them are Bent to the United States. If sarsaparilla and the other vegetable ingredients that go into the best arc* good as a medicine, then Ayer's Sarsa parilla is good. If not, we are humbugs. Your doctor will tell you which, because he can have the formula of Ayer's Sarsaparilla any time for the asking. If you are tired, half sick, half well, if one day's work causes six days' sickness, get a bottle of the old Sarsaparilla. Get Ayer's, and insist on Ayer's when you want Sarsaparilla. J. C. Ayer Company, Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mass. 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