THE COUNTRY WILL OUTLIVE THE TOWN. Corns to the trends, foriret !' vtr.-rt Where traffic's noisy wheels are heard. And with those mini uiHpircrM meet The murmuring pine and sinning bird. fyl tia f.i-(r l, the linen of cave Thnt on on!' fin t deeply press. Ami limtlie nwhilo t lie peii""t air That liinn to make our trouble leu. Vlint niean thin Fndlcn toil nml Ktrife, The wish to wli anil win anil hold? There in a better, (lander life Outside of titU'ii and of gold. Tim' men mnv study to deceive, Anil to their aid mil every art Great Nature loves alone to weave Hit truths nrnnnd the trustinx heart. When piles of brick in ruins lit". And wealth and power air hnlh laid low; III valley sweet, on hilltop linjh, The grass, the flower, tlio trees will RIOW. Men mnv tear down the forest fair To build themselves a fleeting erown; lint 'tivntli great Nature's fostering euro The country will outlive the town. When our weak hands shall cease to strive, And from our grasp all power, lias past, Nature, her heart with love alive, Will take ns to herself at last. Thomas 1-'. l'orter, in the Huston Globe. POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOn gpe 0tt TMng AM It. O "T Owen ntlvitr. 3 0 O oocoooooocoooooooooocoocoo IIIAK linn poring over u four teenth century mn iinxi riju In the window sent, lielilnil the library curtnlns. The twilight and the end of the fnlnt. criihbeil writing cnine together, iind then I suppose I fell iinleep. I yoke at the sound of Vera Uutherfurd'r. voice. "The odd thing about It Is that I don't really dislike hlni tit nil." "You will tell me next thnt he doemi't renlly dislike you," suhl .Maud Leslie, with nil unbelieving lough. "I :ini nliulil," sold Vera, "ther. 1.4 no doubt nbout thnt." I could have pointed out grave doubts, but. I wasn't more than hair, awake. Besides I couldn't be quite sure that they re ferred to me. ' Did you hay 'afraid. VeV" "You needn't quibble over my words," she answered Impatiently. "Dear old Ve!" said Maud tu a mo ment. Here again I should have pre tended that t had just woke up uud announced myself. "I hate hlni!" Vera observed Incon sistently. "So," said Maud heartily, "do I?" I could not well proclaim my presence after these remarks. "At least. I think I do." "I'm sure I do," said Maud posi tively. "I consider hlni horrible." "Oh, Maud. You know he Isn't." "He must he, or he wouldn't be so rude to you!" "I I provoke htm, you see." "That is no excuse at all. Look at the way he contradicted you about those Tuscan vases, or whatever you call tlrem." "I contradicted him first." "Why shouldn't you 7" ''Because he was fight." "Which made It all the more annoy ing." "Yes." said Vera, with a sigh. I wished I had let her have her own way. "Never mind, dear. You refuted him about those silly pre-somcthing-or-other things." "No-o; I didn't, really." "Oh, but you did! Pupa and every one laughed about It." Confound them! "Ah, but I was sorry, and he knew It." "Nonsense, Ve!" "Uldu't you hear what he said to Sir Ourviii O'Brien about them after ward? If you remember " "I don't. I didn't understand a word of their gibberish, and didn't want to." Quite right. Miss Maud; women shouldn't dabble In antiqui ties. Then they wouldn't quarrel with antiquarians. "Anyhow, it disposed of my theory completely." "Theu, why dldu't you say it at the time'.'" "Probably he thought me beneath nrgumeut." As a matter of fact I had, for once, made an effort to lie magnani mous and spare her feelings. "He Is a great deal too 'superior,' " stated Maud. I felt myself blushing. "He really knows a great ileal," stlg uested Vera, timidly. I made up my mind uot to quarrel with her any more. "A tot of antiquated rubbish of no use to any one," scoffed Maud. I could feel that she was tossing her head. "Jack calls him the 'lumber room!' " Jack Is a young ass! "I don't agree," said Vera, holly. "Jack Is " "No. he Isn't!" He's very uearly en gaged to Maud. "A charming and intelligent fellow, I was going to Bay." "Nasty little story-teller!" I thought 1 hey were going to quarrel, but they didn't. "Well, I'll admit the learning of your Mr. Norton,'.' said Mabel, wheu they had done laughing, "but " "He isn't my Mr. Norton," Vera ob jected. There was a further pause. If .Maud had gone I should have felt In clined to come out and place "Mr. Nor ton" at pretty Vera's disposal, but Maud didn't go. "Do you really like lilm, old VeV" h asked. "Only Just a little." "Sure?" "I can't see, what you like in him," protested Maud. Impatiently. "He's forty, at least." Thirty-seven only. Miss Maud. "I don't care If he Is lie looks young." "lie's full of conceit. That really was i mistake. "Oh, Maudle! Of course,- he can't help knowing that he knows things!" "Uubbishy antiquities! I beg your pardon, dear old girl, for attacking your 'subject,' hut. they ure. Anyhow I don't believe he knows half so much about them on you do." "That," said Vera, "Is utterly absurd, I do uot deceive myself upon that point." I have heeu studying antiquities for twenty years. Kho ha dabbled lu them for two. Her friends had per stmded her that she was an authority. and she had posed a little to me. Lad bueu Impatient ami tactless lu pointing out her harmless errors. Thnt was the beginning of our quarreling. Afterward we disagreed upon every thing thnt we hnppiMied to discuss. Wo hail discussed n good ninny things. 'Anyhow." contended Maud, "he doesn't know much about anything else except, perhaps, chess uud bil liards." "He rows well and dances splen didly." "If he did things ns well as he thinks he does " snld Maud scornfully. Yon will admit that my situation was em barrassing. "You are rat her 'hard on hint, Maud, I think." So did I! "Won't you ad mit that he has any good points?" "Oh-he can talk! lie's very amus ing when he comes out of his shell. I rather like to talk to hint myself." In deed! "Hut I don't believe he ever kissed a girl In his life." Hasn't he! "I'nless" she laughed mischievously "It's you." "You are ridiculous," protested Vera. He wouldn't dream of such u thing." Obviously Miss Vera understood me no better than other antiquities. "Perhaps he why don't you leave oft squabbling with him?" 'He won't let me. He generally bo gins by asking whether I am ready fot our usual quarrel." 'Why don't you say 'no?' " Because he ought to say It." I rc solved that he should. "Then you will llnd him deadly dull." "11 don't think I should." "Whatever would you talk about?" "Oh the usual things." "My dear Ve. he couldn't! I Just fancy him whispering soft nothings in your ear!" Maud laughed. Personally I didn't see anything to laugh at. .Vml you blushing and looking down." "Don't be so silly!" "While he Imprinted n chaste sa lute " "It is time to dress for dinner," said Vera, frigidly. She walked toward the door. 'He has a ginger mustache," said Maud, as a parting shot. This remark was absolutely untrue; It is golden almost. "He has uot!" Vern departed. Maud hummed a queer little tune to herself for a minute. Then she sighed twice presumably once I fear fot me! Then she went out also. After a prudent Interval I followed. At dinner Vera and I were neigh- bors. I avoided antiquities, and told her umuslng stories, just to hear her laugh. She looks very pretty when she laughs. She also looks very pretty when she doesn't. After dinner our host, who Is proud of his scenery, suggested that we should go aud see the moon rise over Tall Hill. I managed to escort Vera and to lose the others. 'Shall we have our usual quarrel?" she asked, when we hud perched our selves upon a big stile at the foot of the hill. "No," I replied; "I don't want to quarrel, pleuse." "Don't you?" she said brightly. Aren't you afraid we shall be dull?" "Not lu the least, but If you are " "Oh, no! Wo can talk about let me see ' "The usual things?" I suggested. She looked swiftly at mo and gave a little start. I took hold of her arm. I thought you were falling," I ex plained. "Perhaps It would be safer if I held you." She didn't seem to mind, so I gathered her arm comfortably lu mine. "I can't Imagine you talking 'usual things,' you know," she said, with an uncertain little laugh. "Everybody says 'usual things' In the moonlight," I explained. "See, It Is Just rising over the hill." We sat a few minutes In silence. watching the yellow rim appearing, and the pale light streaming down the tfelds, dotted here and there with tall trees. "It is very, very beautiful," she said softly. "It makes oue feel good. I am so glad you didn't want to quarrel tonight." 'Or any other night. I have been going to tell you so for a long time." She laughed. flow strange! Do you know, I have been wanting to say the same thiug to yon. It was right that theoverture should come from me. She started and glanced at me agaiu. The moonlight lit up her pretty, thoughtful face and glinted In her golden hair. "The pret tiest effect of the moourlse Is Invisible to you." I told her. 'I think," she said smilingly, "its nicest effect Is that It has made two quarrelsome people " She hesitated for the word. 'Good friends?" She nodded. "One of them Is very glad." 'So," she said almost Innudibly, "Is the other." Do you know, little Miss Vera, dreadfully as we quarreled, I liked you all the time. Only I thought that you disliked me so much." Oh, no!" she cried quickly. "In deed I didn't." That." I said, "was the odd thing nbout it!" She gave such n Jump at the quota tion that she would certainly have fall en off the seat if I had not hud the presence of mind to put my arm rouud her waist! Madame. Fish In Hospital. Pish have their troubles, and there are hospital tanks to which unfortu nate specimens are relegated. "Bob," an Aquarium gohl-llsh. has lost his tail, but his social standing and his ap petite still remain, despite his fore shortened aspect. A cattish caught in the Hiickeiihiick Meadows has turued completely white. He Is a freak of nature, and will not associate with others of his kind. Perhaps the - big gest brook trout In captivity is in the collection, but fungi attacked him aud he was plumped into u salt-water pool, where he Is slowly revaluing his strength lu an 'element fatal to the fun gus. This Hiieclmeti la about the only lulaud tlsh that can live for more than a few days lu suit water. A curious phenomenon Is Been in the striped bass. Their uaturul hue Is a transparent yel low, hut two or thro of them are turn ing black a literal horror of great darkness. Behind the scenes lu the Aquarium are a number of rudo wood en tanks where specimens which huvo lost tin eye or n tall are put out of com mission. -New York Mall auU Express). ZfHwiv mm. :taW WIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS. Personat Apitearanre or tlio Women Who Hum lluleit tlm While Hunan, Of mistresses of the White House nno of the most popular was Mrs. James K. Polk. Like Mrs. Cleveland she was n brunette, and of line ptos fiicc. It was often remarked that not frowned head In L'urope could queen It more royally than the wife of the republican President. Poets penned verses In her honor, and on the last Sunday of her stay In Washington a rdcrgyinnn addressed her from the pill plr. She was t routed with great dis tinction, and after leaving the White House was visited every New Year's by the Legislature In a body. Mrs. George Washington also had dark hazel eyes and brown hair. She was not a beauty, but sin' had a good form, rather below middle weight, and her manners were frank nnd engaging. She dressed plainly, and at a lmllglveu lu her honor she wore a simple russet gown aud white handkerchief nbout her neck. One of her dresses, which she herself manufactured, was of cot ton, striped with silk, which she ob tained from ravelings of brown silk stockings and old crimson chair cov ers. Mrs. Monroe was considered n beau ty. She was tull and gracefully formed, polished t nil attractive In society. Mrs. John Adams was never beautiful, but she was of Imposing nppeur.ince and very Intellectual. Mrs. John Qulncy Adams was famed for her charming manners, nnd Mrs. Andrew Jackson for her amiable tem per aud kind heart. Mrs. Martin Van Buren, who died before her husbaud became President, was a pretty womun with modest, unassuming manners and gentle disposition. The first Mrs. Tyler was one of the belles of Eastern Virginia, and was most attractive lu her striking loveli ness of person and character. The sec ond Mrs. Tyler was the first woman to marry n President. Before her mar riage she was, for the one senson she spent there, the belle of Washington. A sparkling brunette was Mrs. Will iam Henry Harrison. She was very handsome, with a face full of anima tion, aud her health, which was robust, added a glow to her features, which Increased her charms. "Upon her countenunce," It Is recorded, "nature has been profusely liberal." Mrs. Thomas Jefferson was remarka ble for her beauty. Her complexion was brilliant; her large expressive eyes of "the richest tinge of auburn." A little above medium weight she was slightly and delicately formed. She danced, sung, played the splunet aud harpischoi'd and rode with great skill. Mis. James Madlsou was a pretty, buxom woman, with a smile and a pleasant word for every one. She had regular fentures and sparkling eyes. Mrs. Zachary Taylor was a quiet woman, but had great strength of char acter and the true spirit of American heroines, enduring patiently privation Incident to life on the frontier, where her husband, as Major Taylor, was stationed. She had no ambition be yond making her home happy. A blonde of rare beauty wos Mrs. Millard Fillmore, with a skin of daz zling whiteness aud auburn hair. She was quite tall, with a flue figure rutl of commanding presence. She Is ranked with the wives of the two Adamses as a learned woman, aud It was through her thnt her husbaud asked for and ob tained an appropriation of Congress to buy books for the White House. Up to tbut time there hod been a Bible there, and little more. Another woman of rare beauty was Mrs. Franklin Pierce. She nlso had many accomplishments. She was very refined aud quiet, shunning society. Mrs. Abraham Lincoln as a girl wls very attractive, aud she had many suitors. Wheu she became the mis tress of the White House she was "fair uud forty." Mrs. Audrew Jackson possessed the beauty of face and form which ren dered her mother oue of the, most beau tiful of women. Mrs. Grant was a blonde, of delicate figure, rather below middle stature. Mrs. Hayes was of very attractive appearance.. Mrs. (Jar field was noted for her tact, uud her husband once said thut he never had to explain away any words of his wife. " Mrs. Arthur, who died before her husband became President, was known ns "the beautiful Miss Herndou with the marvellous voice" before her mnr riage. Mrs. Harrison was fair as a girl and possessed the blonde style of beuuty, which nlso belongs to Mrs. McKluley. Turkey liaising For Women. One Texas woman has earned large sums by raising turkeys and managing a farm in addition. Her flock of tur keys numbered six when sue began. Now it comprises many hundred, uud last year she cleared over lf2."i(M. With the increase of the Industry she dunged her methods of raising the birds, and the eggs tire hutched by means of the moHt up-to-date Incuba tors, while acres of hind arc set aside for the raising of certain foods which have been fouud of value tor the birds. Strange as it may seem, young turkeys cannot be allowed to run around in the dew or rains, and lu this direction she has had to take many precautions. The young turkeys are lodged nights and during wet weather iu u covered yard or specially constructed house, where they cannot endunger their lives by wandering around lu the wet gruss. The food for the .birds consists mainly of bread and corumeul without salt, aud with a generous quantity of red pepper mixed In. Until the birds reach an age wheu they can search out for themselves the necessary green foods they are provided with the tips of shal lots finely chopped. When the birds reach their fifth niontb they are considered sufllcientlv "grown up" to have become somewhat hardy, aud they thrive when fed twice a day. Some epicure have their birds fattened to order on a sneclsl diet. as. for lusinnee, nuts, nnd these birds command fancy prices for the extra cine anil expense entailed In raising thrill. Tills femlniti" turkey raiser Is enthu siastic over the possibilities along this hew line of Industry for women, nnd considers thnt It offers great opportu nities for those who desire to become self-support ing. Rashes Are Seen, The real summer dress and the real summer girl must be sashed. Whether said snsh nmounts to little more than n waistband, or who her It Is an intricate, flowing mass Is a mat ter of well, of a number of tilings. Simple, guileless little Hashes which tie easily ure much liked, but some of us will yearn for more complicated schemes. Those thnt have this little longing will fall lu love with the very wide sash lu soft, satiny silk or crepe which Is n puzzle to many who are a bit up in matters sartorial. Well, then, this interesting affair droops in handsomely adjusted folds lu front, but Is cnught up high at the under-the-nrm seams, reaching from the edge of the bodice nearly to the arm holes, and being laid in small and close pleats. In the buck It drapes down ngaln In V shape, and It crosses Just below the waist line In tightly held In folds. From this flow the long ends, but: there Is neither bow nor loop nor knot. In some instances n buckle np puritutly holds the folds In place. Midsummer lints. Colored hats are extremely fashiona ble, and look especially well with the thin summer gowns. Those nni'lu of the ideated chiffon In pink are very dainty and smart with n llo'.vcrcd pink and white muslin, or In blue with a blue and white, and so on Indefinitely. The next In favor are the yellow straws, trimmed with pink roses or with black velvet aud fancy buckles. The last are only Intended for mid summer wear, but they look so cool and are so becoming thnt It Is small wonder that they ure popular. The turbans and toques now to be seen are not particularly attractive, for they are stiff and harsh, and have some hard lines unbecoming to most faces In spite of the fact that the straw Is of a irons parent weave. In nil the newest hats the tendency to make them Hat and brood Is evident, hut until the style of urranglng the hair changes very mate rially (ns authorities predict that it will soon do), these hats are uot likely to bo becoming, and It Is safer to buy hats with some high trimming Har per's Bazar. " Proper Use of Fare Powder. Face powder Is not such n wicked thing as It sounds wheu It Is used properly. A little of It lu summer helps to keep the skin smooth uud dry and docs much toward keeping the col lars clean. The. little package of soap papers, to use 'in case of emergency, proved popular, and after them came the package of powder papers In little cases and each leaf full of powder. That Is one of the most couveui'tit forms of carrying powder for the wom an who likes It when traveling, but thera Is also a l'ttle leather case of about the same size containing a little chamois, well powdered, ns well as the tiny powder puff In n little bat; to tuck away with 111" handkerchief. Some women prefer a bit of chamois always, in using powder, to the pow der pull". A Unique Iilea of a Kelt. Never was there such an Infinite va riety of belts us this season has brought forth, but one woman has fouud an un tried novelty. Over a snioo:h, supple leather belt she fastened firmly Tuscan braid, such as ordinarily is woven Into hats, una got from n mllll'icr n straw buckle for a fastening. The effect was unique and summery, and she carried out the Idea still further by edging a white Stock lor the neck with the same sort of braid and ornamenting It with a straw clasp sim'l ir to thi oue ut the girdle, but of smaller size. To the question, "Where did you buy them?" fin. smilingly replied that Ihcy were imported for her exclusively. mm gJSHEWEST FASHIONS Miles of narrow black ribbon ore used on thin muslin gowns. White corselet belts of plnld ribbon are worn with either black or whltn gowns, and arc finished with sush ends or uot, us you like. Black and white lace gowns are com ing rupldly to the front for the ma tron full dress, leaving the spangled nets quite out of the race. A pretty skirt for cycling is mnde with a rather deep yoke pointing down iu front and ut the back, the lower part being box-pleated ou to this. Canvas sailor hats are trimmed with a folded bund of soft silk deftly twisted and looped luto a stylish bow tu front. A fold of black velvet tiuishes the brim. Tlie Psyche knot has appeared again among the fashionable modes of hulr di'csslng, but it s only the woman with a Madonna face who can welcome this special variety. Two-piece linen suits lu white or colors me all the rage, but their espe cial chic quality Is lu the fact that they are tailor made with ixcluslve smart ness In the finish. Handsomely embroidered ecru ba tiste made up over pink silk constitutes one of the prettiest brldesmald'sgowns seeu this season. Insettlngs of luce may bo added for greater elegance. One variety of sporting hut inudo of coarse but tight white struw has a slightly drooping brim, and a scarf of cream canvas with largo moons of souio light color In silk scattered over It. Is twisted around the cone-shaped crown. Biissian linen In the ecru shades Is used for yachting and golfing gowns, which are made without any lining. The idiort skirts have stitched hems, tucks down either side of the front and one box pleat In the buck, and the Jackets are Ktou lu shape with short bell sleeves, worn over a colored shirt household WMTS Iloiinelinlit Clatter Pisces, There is n popular notion that the woman who builds a house first re members the closets aud pantries, and groups the necessary rooms around them. This Is because tho average masculine builder Is apt to be sadly remiss In nrranging a suffi cient number of closets. It Is quite possible to have too many closets, es pecially when these little rooms nre built without ventilation or sufficient light. It Is better to huvo a few largo closets lighted and veutllated. so that there Is no danger of their being storage places for Impure air, than It Is to have a largo number of smnl! shut ln-places which are so dark tho! they nre certain to become cluttel places. A clothes closet cannot ho prop erly built without n smnll window tc light nnd ventilate It. F.ven wheu thh Is provided, clothes that nre donp will perspiration or full of the dust iini' germs of outdoor streets should not be hung In them. When n street wrap or dress Is taken off It should bo dust ed well at first, nud, If necessary, hung lu the fresh nlr in front of an open window to free it from all dampness of perspiration before It Is hung lu the closet. A fine dressT or one of very delicate color, which Is likely to fade from long exposure to the light, may be hung in a hag of coarse unbleached muslin. Make such a bag of ample size, aud drop the skirt Into It, hnng Ing It up at the two upper corners The waists of such dresses should hi folded and laid In bureau or closet drawers. The Care of a Fern-Dish. A well-filled fern dish ns it is de livered by the florist. Is really a very pretty and dainty affair, but unfortu nately the length of time thnt it re mains In good condition is genernllj very short. The majority of the ferns and plants used in filling the fern disl nre of a tropical nature. The florist being aole to maintain the moist humid atmosphere in the freeuhouse the plants consequently thrive and do well for him; but on removing thorn to the average dining or living room conditions are so changed that disas trous results usually follow. During the fall and winter keep the fern ilist in the kitchen as much as possible, foi there the steam from boiling pots and kettles keeps the air moist. Keep evet iu mind thut a high temperature and a dry atmosphere will certainly kill the ferns or Injure them greatly, so thut If It is Impossible to maintain mtlHclcnt moisture, keep the plants lu a lower temperature, say about sixty degrees Fahrenheit. In the summer n moist, shady place, such as ut the north of the house at the base of the wall, should be se lected, and a slight excavation made Into which to plunge the pan wheu not lu use. The matter of waterlug, especially In dry weather. Is Important and the soil should never be allowed to become too dry, nor the plant tc suffer for water. It is a beneficial practice to syringe the foliage of tin ferus every two or three days. In ad dition to these suggestions, oue should keep a sharp lookout for scale Insects which work such havoc often befon they are discovered. During seven rains or storms the pau should be taken Into the house. Avoid keeping the feru dish In the direct sunshine, but ullow plenty of light. The ma Jorlty of fern dishes nre la two parts, the Inner part of either tin or pottery to hold the plants, and the outer tin ornamented part. This nrrangemeu' makes It convenient to move the Innei part with the plants. Womuu's Homi Companion. AN -(- recipes r:;" J Pineapple Cream Pie Beat ont pound of fine granulated sugat and one pound of butter to a cream, and then nil tho well beater yolks of three eggs, one-half plut ol milk, one pound of shredded pineapple and last of all tho whites of tho eggs beaten until stiff. Llue a butteret pudding dish with rich pie crust, nT With the cream aud bake iu a mod erate oven. Duckling with Carlton Sauce en Cos serole After rousting the, duckling carefully curve and Jolut nud put lr. a casserole dish. Over this pour tin Carlton sauce, which Is made as fol lows: One-half glass currant Jelly oue-half glass India chutney cut u lu bits and one-half cupful chopper onion tho spring ones nre the best Mix thla thoroughly. Pour over tin duckling and put iu the oven about fifteen mimes before sending to tin table. Chocolate Bread Pudding Scald out quart of milk and pour It over elglr tablespooufuls of bread crumbs, om tublespoouful of butter aud eight tu blespoonfuls of grated chocolate; udi one cupful of sugar, one-half salt spoonful of salt aud four beaten eggs reservlug the wnites of twj for me I'iugue. Flavor as desired, bake In I moderate oven until firm, theu cove with the whites beaten with two tublo spoonfuls of sugar uud brown doll cately. French Stew of Hearts Wash threi lambs' hearts and cut in siloes. Dr slightly and rub well with flour. Ad to them one tublespoouful of buttei melted In a stewing kettle. Stir tin nieut until brown, about ten minutes theu ndd hot water to nearly cover a peeled lemon sliced and two baj leaves; cover and cook geutly fortj minutes. Stir ofteu and add water it needed. Remove the hay leaves ant lemon and add half a teaspoouful o salt aud one-eighth of pepper. Thh dlali Is cheap and very nice. "CAPTAIN MOLLY." An Amazon Who Served as an Artillerist In the IteTolntlnn. All Interesting character associated with the early history of West Point was an nmnzon commonly known ns "Captain Molly." She was the wife of nn urtlllerymau in Fort Clinton at the time of Its capture by the British In October, 1777, and when the enemy sealed the parapet lie lied, hut Molly, his wife, who was built of belter stuff, stepped up nnd took his place nt (he gun. Nine months afterward at the bottle of Monmouth she carried water from n neighboring spring and served it to the soldiers in the earthworks during tho early part of the cngnge meiit, and when her husband was killed at his post she dropped her bucket, seized the rammer nnd re mained with the other artillerymen nt the gun until tho close of tho bot tle. On tin following morning General Green presented her to Washington, who appointed her a sergeant In the army and afterword she was plai-ed on the retired list at half pay for life. She was a great favorite in the aruiy, and Is described as a stout, red-haired, f rccklcd-facod, good-natured Irishwom an, with a sharp tongue and n hot temper. She spent the rest of her life at West Point, usually wearing a cocked hat and the blouse of a.i artil leryman with n sergeant's chevrons upon tin sleeves Toward the i nil of her life she became arrogant ami que rulous and was n great trouble to the olfliceis. There is n considerable cor respoiidcnco ou fllo nt the War Depart ment lu Washington concerning her, and finally the Secretary of War was compelled to place her In chtrge of a woman who was made responsible for litr good behavior. Ou one occasion the post commissary writes: "As Molly Is such n disagreeable object to take care of I hove been obliged to borrow the moii'.w to pay the people, and If it con possibly be replaced I should be very glad." On another occasion tho post com missary nt West Point informs the Secretary of War lu nil official letter thnt .Molly is very much In need of un dergarments that arc worn exclusively by women, nud usks permission to pur chase three or four at Government ex pense, but the Secretary of War re plies that they will be forwarded from Washington. Four months later the commissary Is comdleil to ug.Mn re mind his superior of the matter us fol lows: "To the Secretary of War, Washing ton. Sir: If tho shifts which you In formed me should be made for Captnlu Molly are done I should bo grind to have them scut, as she complains much for want of them. I have the honor to bo your obedient servant." Chicago Uncord. WORDS OF WISDOM. Virtue best loves those children that she beats. Horrlck. " Coustnncy Is the complement of other human virtues. Mnzzlnl. Those who complain most are most to he complained of. M. Henry. Who makes quick use of the momon; Is a geulus of prudence. M linger. Tho wisest man Is generally he who thinks himself tho least so. Bolleau. Tho luxury of doing good surpusses every other personal enjoyment. Guy. ' 'Tls not wLnt man does which ex alts hlni, but whut man would do. Browning. 1 The flights of tho humnu mind are not from enjoyment to enjoyment, but from hope to hope. Johnson. ' Loveliness needs uot the aid of for eign ornament, but is when unadorned adorned the most. Thomson. 1 Ask thyself dally to how many 111 mlnded persons thou hast shown n kind disposition. Marcus Antoiiluus. There Is no bcuutlttcr of complexion, or form, or behavior like the wish to scatter Joy, and not "nlti, around ,is. -Virgil. The soldier who executes his cap tain's commands is no less valuable than the captain who gave tho order. Cervantes. There cannot be n surer proof of low origin or of an lunate meauuess of disposition than to be always talking aud thinking about being genteel. Huzlltt. Whut will you gain It you do your duty bravely and generously? You will gain the doing of It. The deed Itself Is the gain. We ought to do whnt Is right, not from hope or fear, but from love of whut-is good; be cause "Thy testimonials are the very Joy of my heart." Socrates. . One-Mlnate Telephone. The new system of oue-mluute tele phones, which is uow coming into vogue, is based on tho supposition that tho great majority of telephone mes sages can really bo condensed into n minute's conversation when once the subscilbers arc connected up. Tho ob ject of Introducing this service was that the stnndurd five minutes' serv ice was too expensive, with long-distance telephones, to be nt all popular. The one-minute Is, therefore, charged for nt the rate of one-fifth of whut it would have been for a five minute ser vice, with u minimum cliurge of Hftceu cents for one minute. Thus the rate for points between 100 nud 2W miles from euch other Is twenty cents n min ute. For a distance of thirty-five miles the charge is fifteen cents ti minute and five cents for each additional mlu U'e. Winona .(Minn.) Republican. A Hull In a China Hliop. , A correspondent of the Newcastle Journal soys ho saw an ox lu a cliitin. shop at Barrass Bridge, whose be havior was most exemplary. ! The nuiimil escaped from a drovo aud mode Its way into I ho shop with us much effrontery ns It might go Into Its own hemmel. After going ull nbout the place, to the admiration of a great crowd of people. It was con ducted out by a policeman, without having broken as much as a handle of a tea cup. London Mall. . - Modern Education. Here Is a gem from the Oxford Mng- OZlue: "A few duvs airn the, recto,- .,f Oxford University received from a gentleman the followlug: 'How much would I have to pay for the education of my son iu your university? Let me know If I shall have to pay In case my son, benideu rowing, should wish to learn to reud aud write.' " Arsrouaut OUR BUDGET OF nt LAUCHTER.PROVOKINC ST0Rr LOVERS OF FUN. ?onc or tlm Anloinl,, 'ill Rrllsft """ 1 , ., . ' i And rattle o 7 Jr" 1 dash into tie vnw,'" ""' And round the vnr,J'ZV 1 roll and till and turn '" A m,,rd f,Ht ,:;,' , L Mil my btitterr ; M,d .i,en-ti,(:,:;;;;:u. " " 1 lir . I'erimiis u, ,, Dixon -"That iio,,,.,s other day was won, si,,,,,,-. De Wltt-"liideed: Tu v I, leave her money?"- II,ii,.n,"J"! Slliiililatli,K"7uTntl,K1 t;;","'1r n,,y 1 this warlike spirit in 1,1,,., "Yes; I think some ,.,' ' maker Ht.irt.il II."-IiHt,-,,;,' ,,,., A Heal Vnr-1,,1,,,,. 1 fill 1111,1 I, talk to .ravel." "No; that we each othc liiii'h Vi-e agreed .-,. ( 'd get rested." MiWtlliir III,, Ml, "Is your coiiiit, s..iS,. .', deafness?" "Oh. no; she says si,.. ,,, Ih.'ll people nowadays innnil,!,. .Vhemhey lulls."- 1 uiliai,;,,,,,,;. Not Kent LnclHr l,.r, J i wroie in i.sl; Mis., ,M ( my line letters." "What did she ih nluaii ;v "She replied that s, end them back if she couM tin- Going Hie Same r,na. "I want ,I0 to htty hi,i,m The Indians, you know, v ill extinct. " "Well. If you keep on e,, money I'll be extinct iuj Indians." I'olnt Nut Well Taken. Ethel (to her younger broth hod heeu whipped) -"Iwt brother, don't initid." Brother between snlm-'Tii: what I was licked foi"-Wi Journal. A Symptom. 'Clementine, that man !ik,.i good deal, or else he doesn't hi,, nil." "How do you know, .losphiii " liy, 1 never cau make him -Chicago Iiecord. An Kxhlhltorjr Spurt. Mr. Jones "What do you possessed our old horse to kirk run nwny?" Mrs. Jones "He must hav. heard you reud that article ,i! day of usefulness belie,' kkC An Inquiry. "Give mo the man who sin--work"' snld tno man wliu Illa tions. "What are yon goinz to ! quired tho seMrely nnicikul "start uii opera couinuiy':"-ui ton Star. One Who In. Aunt Jane '"Do yor. tliiuk really capable of I vii:g with and sincere all'cciioi'V" Aunt Hannah "Are tlioj ought; to see niy husband glua the rare old lduddis In li I Chicago Tribune. Two Opinlont, "I have my opinion." sa id In the street car. lioWiny t "of n mnn who will nut oflVri to a woman." "So have I." responded llif ting in front of her. "but I ir. lite to express It."-I'etroli I'r A Ilui.lllii Town. "Tell me conlid. uiliill.v. friend," sold the visitor. "'I"! your town will ever unioimi thing?" "You bet she will!" resident. "She'll eitlior something or break i'"ry W'i've got." Iudi;iniipiis P- Hull HoliU GoikI' i .. Hiii,." i'l mere wu - young Spenders, who I"'' i a fortune, "wheu people us had more money than can't snv It now." VnV nneeled the C.11Uti"'Ji "Vie T'm .Inwn to Uii' last P- "Ah! hut you have t he 1'BV I adelphia Press. .... ... wmW,i'"I "Did the minister rail Iwas so afraid he wouM." "No; but I saw him P"nS Bellingers," "Why. they don't lx' church." "No, but. that wouldn't pn ' from asking him to i""'"" New York Telegram- Crookeil Work. Huh!" exclaimed (Ire." evening, who lie cano-' 1" more eviJencc of crooked here.'' "Why. Joi.u, what di asked His astoiiisl"" l",,,'r '. "Oh. yon can't ditclvi' "" ; lie replied. "You haw Ih drive nails agalu."-''"' ' nival Ilur mi on " said 1'"' bids fair to become a wrl ' "Yes." answered Hi'' "" ' the otiier fellow is id''""'! . checks." , . ; As to tho one bin i"1"",, the geutle reader cau i'" j, oue wuy or the other- .... i... nt iho lEi'Uin ' uii I hi. - diunnpolls Press. 1 InlirMl' lllllu. , "Why do you let tW grew up la idleness? miliar friend. "Ho oug lng a profession." Uf "No. sir," auswevd xne course i am km I f L-noW tW' '. 1 Duner. man you . make sure tnat u - .j legal cr medical f.dvlce w J somewh 're else unci tw taleuT." Wasl-.mgtou &1 ' Ml, fees !"1 -Jill m mil to it t IVrti ! fll-l- 'I 1! HJe w ' I u!(l li a f II 0, Jt of iron It Cl mail k .win ' thai 'U ''inn 'Nina the S? !o( He, 'teen t,Th( heal .rtj., a a lit ti . "Mil 'k the I ' h "O'ne ' feci lh lai 't I, Mm It n Mil-, 'joiil beei tl, 1
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