THE COMPASS.
A thing so fragile that one feather's weight
Might break its poiso or turu tho point
aside,
Tho mightiest vessel, with her tons of
freight,
O'er pathless seas from port to port will
guide.
What wonder, then, if lodged within tho
breast.
Some Bimple, yet unwavering faith may
lie
To guide tho laden soul to ports of rest
And, like compass, point It to the sky?
—The Junior Munsev.
i *
BY ATHOL FORBES.
Perhaps it would never have hap
pened had a comrade given him a word
of encouragement. But the men were
too intent on the grim work before
them, so, in the hail of lead, when Pri
vate Cory dropped to the ground, it
was generally understood that a bullet
had 1""d him over. Such, however,
was * the case, as the ambulance
corps following in the rear soon dis
covered. He had merely fainted from
fright.
The doctor turned over the shivering
bit of humanity to look for the wound,
found none, and smiled. Cases of this
kind were not unknown to him. "Poor
fellow," he murmured, "let him remain
with the rest."
"No, he is not hurt at all," he said
to oneoort r his assistants. "His wound
will come afterwards when he recov
ers from that faint, and God help him
then. There is no bullet wound that
will give him the agony that is before
him."
"Shall I throw a bucket of water
over him, sir?" asked a man with a
blood stained bandage round his head,
but sufficient of his face left uncov
ered to show his intense disgust at his
comrade.
"No, you must not disturb him," was
the curt answer, and he turned to give
his attention to the burdens which the
stretchers were now quickly deposit
ing in the improvised hospital.
"Poor lad," he mused, as he bent
over his work. "I must give him a
word of encouragement when he comes
around."
But when, later on, Private Cory
staggered to his feet, the kindly doctor
was too busy to notice him. He looked
wonderingly round the tent. Then the
remembrance of what he had done
seemed to rise up and strike him full
In the face. He sank down with a
choking sob. He clutched the earth
with his hands, as men do when struck
down in baitle with a mortal wound.
It was a burning hot day—the wounded
were suffering terribly from the in
tense heat—but he shivered with cold.
Outside the shells were screaming,
while now and again came the sub
dued but harsh growl of the smaller
arms. It seemed as if a thousand
voices were shouting at him and re
proaching him for his cowardice. Then
a human voice joined in the wild or
chestra.
"You bloomln' cur. Call yourself
man?"
It was the stern sergeant of his com
pany who had been brought in wound
ed in three places before he had given
up. His face was gray with the pain
he was enduring, but he must needs
give vent to his disgust at such pusi
lanimity. A contemptuous smile played
about his bloodless lips.
"I call it gettin' money under false
pretences. You're clothed and stuffed
with the best o' everything the coun
try can send out, includin' a briar pipe
and baccy, and then yer go and —
pah!" and he broke off. "I couldn't
hev believed it o' any man in the whole
bloomin' company."
He stoppeu because the pain of his
wounds became too great, and he bit
hard the piece of Cavendish he had
in hiy mouth to stifle a groan, but
ether men took up the cue.
No agony of the battlefield could
equal what Private Cory was now
enduring. He quivered as if acted
upon by some powerful electric cur
rent, but he made no answer to their
taunts, and continued to lie with his
face turned to the ground. He tried
to reconstruct the wreck of his man
hood, but his b~ain was still in a whirl
and those shrieking shells outside still
teemed to be telling the world that he
was a miserable coward.
A man was handing round some
broth. He had been houi-s without
food, and the savory odor caused a
craving hunger to take possession of
him. A pannikin full was being passed
from which men took a drink, their ex
pectant comrades looking on with
eager, wistful eyes. Cory raised his
head, hoping his turn had come, but
he was immediately greeted with a
storm of curses that caused him to
drop it again. Fool that he was to ex
pect it. He might have known.
"Give Cory some of that soup. Hold
up."
At that moment the doctor came up.
"My lad," he said not unkindly, "you
may make a soldier yet. Drink this,"
and he handed him the tin vessel.
"He is the broth of a boy," shout
ed a man, and this poor joke was greet
ed with laughter, even by those who
knew that they had but a few hours to
live.
Cory sat up. The soup seemed to
put life into him. and ue ceased to
shiver. He was barely out of his teens
but his face in its ashy grayness looked
more like that of a man who had
passed his prime.
"Feeling a bit better now?" began
the sergeant.
"He'll run for it as soon as he is
able," remarked another. "Whew, lis
ten," he broke off as a shell exploded
Just outside.
"They seem to have got range of ui
now,"
For a few seconds there was silence
as the men realized their danger. The
angry growl of tne quick fires was ev
ery now and then punctured by the
long, deep mouthed baying of the
Boers' Long Tom.
"They are aiming at us," shouted a
man, running into the tent with his
right arm hanging helpless by his side.
Immediately there was a violent con
cussion; the air filled with smoke and
a pungent smell, and the tent lit up
with a tongue of flame. In an instant
three or four men sprang forward and
the fire was extinguished.
"The next shot will count a hit if
I am not mistaken."
Scarcely were the words out of his
mouth when a huge rent suddenly
opened in the canvas and a shell
dropped right into the middle of the
tent. The wounded ducked under their
covering as if they would bury them
selves beneath the ground. The doc
tor, with another, rushed forward; but
Private Cory was before them.
"Not you, doctor," he shouted, as ho
seized the bomb.
'•Quick, man. Into the bucket with
it," said the doctor. "No, there's no
water. Merciful powers!"
But Cory had dashed through the
opening, and was running like a hare.
They were all dumfounded for a mo
ment. Then a cheer broke from them
when they realized what he was doing
—a cheer in which dying men joined.
"Throw it away! Now! Throw it!"
yelled the doctor after him.
Still he ran. The music of what he
knew was their applause rang in his
ears. Nothing had ever sounded so
sweet to him as this. He smiled. It
reminded him faintly of his achieve
ments in the football field when the
crowd roared their approval. The ball
he carried now was heavier, but the
applause—only he knew what it meant
to him, and he clutched the destructive
missle like a child hugging a doll. He
felt inclined to kiss it. If he lived he
would be a man and a comrade again.
If not —but he ran on.
Some one had wisely said that it re
quires often but the turn of a straw
to make a coward a hero, or a hero a
coward. Cory was a man again. The
paralysis of panic mat had seized him
a few hours ago and had frozen his
heart existed now only as a hideous
dream. Another 10 yards—he was
quite 50 from the tent. He heard them
urging him to throw it. A few more
yards, then with a tremendous effort
he hurled it from him. Instantly there
was an explosion, and Cory fell on his
face.
"Poor chap. He is done for, I
doubt," said the doctor, as several
raced forward, followed by a number of
wounded, who limped in pain.
They knelt by the poor shattered
body. The sergeant, his old tormentor,
regardless of his own wounds, had been
among the first who rushed to his as
sistance.
Cory raised the only hand left him,
which the sergeant clashed, murmuring
something about forgiveness. A smile
of exultation played about his face for
p. moment, then the film of death gath
ered over his eyes. He tried to speak,
but no words came in obedience to the
moving of his lips, for his soul had
taken its (light to that land where
brave spirits are at rest.—The World's
Events.
AN ASTONISHING LAND.
In Gnntemnln 91 Will liny ISO and Hall
road* Have Mahogany Tien.
An American railroad man landing
in Gautcmala (Port Barios) encounters
various surprises, the first one of con
sequence being, perhaps, the answer of
the ticket agent to his inquiry as to
what is the railroad fare to Gaute
mala City, which is about 190 miles
away and 50 miles beyond tho terminus
of the railroad. The price of the tick
et to the railroad terminus —140 miles
—is sl4, or 10 cents a mile. Being de
termined. however, to comply with all
reasonable requirements, you hand out
sls in American money, and on get
ting your change, receive the second
surprise, as the agent hands back your
$lO United States noto and sl6 in Gau
temala money besides. You now learn
that one American dollar will buy $G
in Guatemala.
You find the passenger train a very
good one. Everything is in excellent
condition and the engine is a fine
one. The train is equipped with air
brakes. The track is very poor. The
rails are heavy for a narrow gauge
road, but the track is badly out of
line. The ties are mahogany, rosewood
and ebony, but even ebony lasts only
about two years. The train runs at
about 10 miles an hour and makes long
stops. The road has nine locomotives,
several years old; 25 passenger cars,
10 of which are first class; 200 box
cars and 20 flats.
Locomotive engineers get $8 a day
for a run of 80 miles; conductors $7 a
day, with no overtime; brakemen $75
a month and negro firemen the same.
Agents get from SIOO to $250 a month,
most of them receiving about S2OO. The
operators are all natives. The chief
dispatcher gets S3OO, which be It re
membered is equivalent to only SSO of
American money. An American can
not live here for less than $l5O a
month. I find that the other two roads
in this country pay about the same as
one, except that on one of them
engine men get $lO a day. Any railroad
man in the United States who has even
the poorest kind of a position on a
good road will do well to keep it rath
er than try Gautemala.—Gautemala
Correspondence of the Railroad Ga
zette.
Among the peasants of Turkey al
most all the doctoring is still done by
women. In Constantinople there aro
Inws against these healers, but they
flourish nevertheless.
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
French scientists are now engaged
upon the problem of acclimatizing the
Isonondragutta, the tree which pro
duces gutta-percha, indispensable to
the construction of submarine cables.
In the higher regions of the Cor
dilleras refuge huts have been erected
for the postmen who have to make
their rounds till late in the winter.
Even thus, some of these men perish
every winter, if overtaken by a storm
lasting several days.
Smoke from the chimney of a cop
per foundry serves an English observ
er as a safe barometer. He notes that
if the smoke rises slightly and even
ly it is a sign of good weather, but
bad weather is .near if the smoke is
beaten down, or if it curves back upon
itself.
Professor Van Eise takes the posi
tion that underground water is the
cause of rock changes and is the gen
eral medium of exchange by which
mineral particles are passing from one
l'orm to another, and that the greater
number of ore deposits which contrib
ute so mucn to the wealth of the world
are the work of the operations of this
subterranean water.
Children with measles are wrapper
in red cloth by French peasant wom
en. Noticing this, Cnatinier pasted
red paper on the windows where pa
tients having measles lived, and the
results, in all cases, without medicine,
have been favorable. He finds that
other colors, especially strong shades
of violet, excite the skin, while sub
dued red light rests it.
The labor cost of scientific research
is not easy to realize. A British en
tomologist has just shown a series
of about 30 pictures illustrating every
stage in the metamorphosis of a drag
on fly from the nymph to the perfect
ii'sect, and relates that lie took over
1000 photographs before getting his
complete set. Constant watching was
necessary, as after the first indication
of change the dragon fly might emerge
at any time within the next three days,
the emergence being so rapid that
three pictures were taken in six sec
onds.
It is well known that wasps do much
injury to fruit, and complaints have
been numerous this season from many
quarters in this country; but it appear 3
that the possible injury to fruit by
bees has been the subject of an ex
haustive investigation by the Califor
nia experiment stations. The conclu
sions arrived at are that although the
mouth parts of bees are so constructed
that they might be used for both eat
ing and injuring fruit, all the evidence
obtainable points to the fact that it
is "pry seldom that any injury is
doi\« . this country the bee has rare
ly been accused of doing any injury to
fruit, but in the fruit growing districts
premiums are offered for the destruc
tion of wasps' nests.
Colored Diamond*.
The mention of diamonds makes
everyone think of a white gem, says
Answers; but not all diamonds are
white. The most beautiful of all pre
cious stones is tile red diamond, which
surpasses the ruby in beauty.
Dark blue diamonds, differing only
from sapphires in quality and in the
beautiful play of colors peculiar to the
diamond, are handsome gems. Black
and rose colored diamonds are also
rare, w'hile the green varieties are not
so uncommon The grass-green is
scarce, and, when it does occur, is more
brilliant than the finest emerald.
There are several varieties of green
tinted diamonds at the museum of Nat
ural History at Paris, but the best
known specimen is at Dresden.
The most perfect collection of dia
monds Is in the Museum of Vienna,and
is In the form of a bouquet, the differ
ent flowers being composed of dia
monds of the same color as the blooms
represented. These stc.nes were col
lected by one Virgil Von Helmricher,
a Tyrolese, who had passed many
years among the diamond mines.
A Scotch Peculiarity.
Here and there among the papers
read before the British association in
Glasgow were a few that had popular
interest, says a London special in the
New York Press. One of these bore
the truly appalling title. "The Fre
quency and Pigmentation Value of
Surnames of School Children in East
Aberdeenshire."
The author had found as a result
of long and careful fact gathering in
his district of Scotland that surnames
and complexion go together to a re
markable degree. Among the most
frequent of the names in the territory
he had covered, Whyte, oddly enough
was particularly dark in coloring. So
were the surnames of Cruikshank,
Stephen and Paterson. On the other
hand, Wallaces, Frasers, Grants and
Parks were blonde. Robertsons and
Gordons were dark. Persons named
Scott, Grant or Thompson were most
likely to be red headed, whereas mem
bers of the Johnston, Walker, Forbes,
Burnett and Watson families had the
least percentage of red in their color
ing.
Don't Drink During MenU.
Be careful to limit the amount 01
water and fluids which you take during
meals, since large quantities of these,
especially ice water, hinder digestion.
Not more than one glass of water
should be taken during each meal. In
order to quench the thirst which is so
apt to clamor for water at meals, an
eminent authority suggests taking a
glass of hot water 15 or 30 minutes
before meals. This acts especially well
in the morning, as it cleanses the
stomach. —Ladies' Home Journal.
New York City.—Norfolk jackets are
Inherently smart and jaunty and are
In the height of present styles. Cor
duroy, velveteen, cheviot, cloth and
NORFOLK JACKET.
all similar materials are so made and
are ideal for walking, shopping, busi
ness, golf and all out-door occupations.
The original, from which the drawing
was made, is of black camel's hair
cheviot, with smoked pearl buttons,
and makes part of a costume, but the
design is suited to separate wraps
also.
The back is snug fitting and includes
a centre seam that is curved to the
figure; the fronts are fitted by darts
which are concealed under the applied
pleats. The pleats are graduated in
width, so producing a tapering effect
at the waist and are applied over the
jacket. The belt, which is merely an
A MODISH FA NCY WAIST.
ornamental feature, pnsses under
those at the back and terminates in
pointed ends over those at the front
and can be omitted when the jacket
is preferred plain.
The yoke is pointed and the neck
Is finished with a regulation collar
that rolls over with the fronts to
form lapels. The sleeves, in coat style,
have flaring pointed culls that open
at the back.
To cut this jacket for a woman of
medium size five and one-half years
of material twenty inches wide, two
and three-eight yards forty-four inches
wide or two yards lifty inches wide
will be required.
Woman's Fancy Waist.
Fancy waists are in great demand
both for odd bodices and entire cos
tumes designed for indoor wear. The
very pretty May Mauton model shown
in the large drawing is adapted to
both purposes equally well and admits
of many combinations. The original
is made of pale pink Sapho satin,
with bolero and deep cuffs of cream
lace over white and bands of black
panne satin; but all white, white with
color, or any color banded with the
same shade in velvet would be effec
tive, in addition to which the bolero
and cuffs could be made of panne or
Persian brocade in place of lace.
The lining includes double darts,
under arm gores and side-backs, and
fits snugly and smoothly. On it are
arranged the several portions of the
waist and the two close together at
the back beneath the centre box
pleat.
The yoke is simply banded with
folds, but the lower portions of back
and front are laid in narrow box pleats
that extend from its lower edge, be
neath the bolero to the belt. The
bolero can be made entirely separate
and tiie waist worn with or without
or caught at the upper edge and In
cluded in the arm's-eye seams. The
sleeves are novel and becoming. The
lower portions are covered smoothly
to form cuffs that flare over the hands,
while the pleats of the upper portions
fall free to form puffs at the elbows.
When desired low neck and with el-
bow sleeves the yoke and cuffs can
be omitted.
To cut this waist for a woman of
medium size three and a quarter
yards of material twenty-one inches
wide, two and seven-eighth yards
twenty-seven inches wide, one and
three-fourth yards forty-four inches
wide or one and live-eighth yards fifty
inches wide with one and one-fourth
yards of all-over lace for bolero and
sleeve facings will be required.
Prettily Trimmed.
Very pretty in a gown of fine white
net was the introduction for trimming
of tucked batiste in narrow bands
set into the skirt some distance from
the edge. The front of the skirt
around the lower edge was slashed
up at intervals, lapels were turned
back from these slashings and formed
of the tucking.
The New Storm Collarg.
The new storm collars are more be
coming than those high, outstanding
shapes which ruffled the hair and the
temper, too. Never were collars so
uncomfortable, but the newer shapes
are more like a man's turndown collar
when it is turned up in bad weather
and are, moreover, of a reasonable
height.
Girl's Double-Breasted Coat.
Long coats are always becoming to
little girls. The admirable May Man
ton model given has the advantage
being equally good style with or with
out the cape and hood, and is suited
to many materials, besides being in
the height of style. As shown it Is
made of kersey cloth in tobacco
brown, the hood lined with figured
silk, but covert cloth, broadcloth and
| velvet are all correct. The cape and
hood may also be made as a separate
garment. The coat proper is half
fitting at the back, but loose at the
front and includes regulation coat
sleeves and pockets finished with over
laps. The cape Is circular fitted with
single darts at the shoulders and is
a becoming feature. The hood falls
over the shoulders in graceful folds
and finishes in double points at the
back. At the neck Is a collar that
can be made in roll-over or ordinary
style as preferred.
To cut this coat for a girl of eight
years of age four and one-half yards
of material twenty-seven inches wide,
two and seven-eighth yards forty
four inches wide or two nnd one-fourth
yards fifty-four Inches wide with one
half yard of silk to line hood will be
required when cape and hood are used;
three and one-half yards twenty-seven
COAT FOB A GIRL.
inches wide, two nnd one-half yards
forty-four inches wide or one and
three-fourth yards fifty-four moo**
wide when coat Is made plain.
Wireless Telfßrnphy on Motors. "
Mr. Marconi lias perfected a wireless
telegraphic apparatus Inside Ills mo
tor car by which he can quickly travel
to any part of the country and com
municate to other cars and stations.
The messages are taken successfully
with the funnel, which may be raised
or lowered. Messages can be trans
mitted while the motor is traveling.
This motor was specially built for mili
tary purposes, and will take part In
the next ma noeuvers.—London Sphere.
Highest Award on Cocoa and Chocolate.
The Judges of the Pan-American Ex
position, Buffalo, have awarded three
gold medals to Walter Ualcer & Co.,
Limited, Dorchester, Mass., for the su
periority of their Breakfast Cocoa and
nil of their cocoa and chocolate prepa
rations, and the excellence of their
exhibit. This is the thirty-seventh
highest award received by them from
the great expositions in Europe and
America.
Karely Experienced.
"So Floaters has at last got a job
with the corporation, eh?"
'"Yes, and a good salary ho gets,
too."
"For doing nothing, of course?"
"Yes, but you mustn't forget that,
he brings a lifetime of experience in
that line."—Richmond Dispatch.
Winter Tourist Cute*—Scaflon 1901-1003,
The Southern Railway, the direct route to
the winter rosorln of Florida, Georgia, tho
Cnrolinan and tho South anil Southwest, an
nounces excursion tickots will bo placed on
Bale October 15th to April 30th, with final
limit May 81, 100' J. l'erfoct Dining and Pull
man Service on all through trains. For full
particulars regarding rat \ descriptive matter,
call on or addrens New York Office, '271 ami
1185 Broadway, or Alex. S. Thwoatt, Eastern
Pans. Agent, 11S5 liroadway.
The electric light pole stands in its own
light.
Sad C
" I had a bad cough for six
weeks and could find no relief
until I tried Ayer's Cherry Pecto
ral. Only one-fourth of the bottle
cured me."
L. Hawn, Newington, Ont.
Neglected colds always
lead to something serious.
They run into chronic
bronchitis, pneumonia,
asthma, or consumption, jj
Don't wait, but take 1
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral 8
i just as soon as your cough I
begins. A few doses will g
cure you then. 1
Three ilxti: 25c„ 50c., SI. All druggists. Jj
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I then do a* he snys. If he tells you not ■
j to take It, then don't take It. He knows. 0
Leave it with him. We are willing. B
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That's what you need; some
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digestion. Ayer's Pills arc
liver pills. They cure con
stipation and biliousness.
Gently laxative. A „ ta .
Want your moustache or beard a beautitui
brown or rich black ? Then use
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Stomach, Liver, Bowels, Kidneys Bladder, Nervous
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INDIGESTION,
DIZZY FEELINGS,
FEMALE COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNESS,
DYSPEPSIA.
PERFECT DIGESTION will bo accomplished by
taking Iladway's Pills. By their AN TI-BILIOITS
properties they stimulate the liver in the secretion
of tho bile and its dis'hirxe through the biliary
I ducts. These pills in doses from two to lour will
quickly regulate the action of the liver and tree the
patient from these disorders. One *>r two ot Mid
way's Pills, taken daily by those subje t to bilious
pains and torpidity ot the liver, will keep the sys
tem regular and so. ure healthy digestion.
Price, 25c. per Box. Sold by all Druggists
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