"WE ARE BRETHREN. I AND THOU."
r hmii.if.tt r. bmiuoett.
Jirothrr Dii.!, O, lilllo lirnlhiT,
Hlmvinn in the wind!
We will wander forth together-
l'nvo nit not behind!
r will seek tin' grent earth mother
Where she sit apart,
IVe will rlusp lior knee lo;;ctlicr
( limb until her lii'iirt.
Hrolhcr Dust, O, lit tit brother!
I'nder rum nml sun
We liail wandered long together,.
Now, the jnurnev done.
Lot. tix liiintcn to t li ini'llii'l",
l'oi- Hip hour hi-ow Into,
Hand in hand, we two timcthiT
Through tin? open gate.
Brother Diiil. O. little brother!
Will clip know im when
Ji'irwt, we neck hpr heart totiethrr.
Worn mid breathless tlipn?
Will kIip know, thp mighty Inntlie:-.
An wp si.uk to rest,
W nre rliildrpii, who, together.
Nestled in her breast?
Hi-other Willi, (), mighty brother!
Tiiitv now tor mp
We will wander forth together
(vpr lionl nml sea;
Wp, with tipvpr uny other,
hilling throuifli thp sky.
So will takp our Hight together,
Jlrother, thou and I.
llrother Witul. O, tnitilit V brother!
Hp whose breath wax blown
In our nostrils, wp together
Seek, and seek aloni';
Wp, with never any other
1'iyiiig, ll iiiK ho.
Through I'tenniy together -
Jt is I ir to go!
I'.rothpr Wind. O, mighty hiulhrr!
Hp alio gave us hrpatii.
He who sent us forth together,
liod of I, He and Death,
le and never any other.
Will He know iw, w hen
Wp nre blown, wp two together
At: His feet again?
New York Independent.
ill
Over
the
Cliff.
BY LEWIS
B. MILLER.
PKTKK McCALL. sluing oil the
cediir-riill fence, gazed re
flectively lit the mountain
side mid spoke Ik Ills father,
who wan taking his nftcr-brenkrnst
smoke: "Holt Turner told up- lust
week he'd give me six lilts ti ml board
to chop the Inle cuokle-burs out of his
cotton."
"You've pit n rljilit to work Jf you
want to. I can 'tend to thlugs here."
A few minutes Inter Peter was fol
lowing a dim pit Hi up the mountain.,
with a hcuvy hoe on bin Hhouliler. The
MeCnlls lived on a lit tt l farm in a
valley of the Colorado Ulver, In Texan.
On reaching Hie top of thu niountnln.
I'eter saw that his two dogs, Trup and
Watch, knowing he would Bcold them
back If he saw them booh after start
In had mieaked away and were
ahead of him. They were running
back and forth amonK the cedar thick
cts, smelling and hunting busily, ns
If nffectlng that he had told them to
do co. He laughed, and let them go
uiiKcolded.
A little later he heard the dogs bark
ing, and Hooti he Raw a young benr run
across an open space but a few yards
ahead, and disappear In the direction
of the river.
The dogs had not yet seen the benr,
lmt were on its trail. Shouting to
them, Peler started nfter the cub. In
tending to use the hoe for a weapon.
I'rom time to time as he run he caught
glimpses of the bear through the ce
dars. He soon came close to the prec
ipice that here overhangs the Colo
rado, and then he saw the little bear
disappear over the edge of tint cliff.
There he found a steep, narrow path
hading down to a ledge some fifteen
feet below. The bear had vanished.
Shouting again to the dogs, Peter went
cautiously down to the ledge, which
was about a yard and a half wide,
and about seventy-five feet above the
Colorado River.
Peter walked along the ledge until
lie reached a part ho overhuug by the
(HIT that he could not stand upright.
So he went on his hands and knees,
pushing the hoe before him. Turn
ing a corner, lie saw that the ledge
crime to nu end not fur beyond; but
between ihe collier and the end it was
ten or twelve feet wide and about
thirty feet long, making a coiiil'orttibie
platform. Unci; of the wide place
were three well-worn, oily holes,
which told IVIe be hud discovered a
bear's den.
i At Hie end of fhe ledge was a large
piece of rock. II had fallen from
uliove, and stood on end against tli
wall. One of the holes was partly
behind Ibis rock. There Peter saw a
young bear's nose come out and quick
ly go hack. Dropping to bis hands
mid knees, he peered Into the hole,
but saw only darkness. Thou he
pushed his hoe handle into the hole,
lull could not feci I he bear.
The dogs now came running along
the ledge on the scent, and began to
bark at the hole where the bear-cub's
nose had appeared. Peter was en
couraging them to crawl In and at
tack, when a full-grown bear, the dam
f the young one, emerged from au
di her opening.
In his eagerness fo capture the cub,
I'eter hud forgotten that cubs have
iircuts. He now saw the angry she
bear between him and the only way
of escape. Kulslng Ihe hoe, he stood
on the defensive, while the dogs, nee
lug the big bear advancing, rushed at
her fiercely.
The old lady seemed to lie an ex
perienced and cool lighter. She sat
down near Ihe outer edge of the rocky
iloor, and suddenly reaching out her
left paw, knocked Watch over the
HIT. Poor Watch tittered despairing
yelps as be plunged down, turning
over and over.
I'eter leaned over In lime to see the
dog strike the water, and disappear,
lie quickly came up, however, and
lifter swimming round and round, ami
raiding no landing place, turned and
started for the east bank, one
dreil yards distant.
When the bear struck Watch
rushed in, but a blow from her
sent him rolling over the. rocky
toward the wall. lie sprung up
rushed at. her again, recklessly.
thu satiie fiaw that had knocked
AVntch oil' struck him, and over Ihe
1111' he went whirling.
Peter heard the fulling dog sli'Iko
the water, but had no time to look,
because the victorious bear was now
advancing toward him. lie retreated
till his buck was against (he fallen
l-ock at tl lid of t lit ledge, where
he stood on guard with uplifted hoe,
meaning to hit 1 lit bear once, at least,
beforo Jumping nfter the dogs.
Hut he quickly changed his plan.
Tim Jump would be dangerous, mill
It could lie taken as a last resort any
lime. Putting one hand on the rock,
which was ubout five feet high, and
1h other on the end of his hoe-baiidle,
he lonjM'i upon the rock. Now he was
In a lair position for defence, being
above and nearly out of reach of the
.bear, on a rock to smooth that she
could uot easily climb It,
On she came, growling, anil stood on
lier hind feel, with her pawn aguliisi
the burlier. Peter ulniyl k blow ut
M
Iff
11
m
ii tiii-
Trap
pa w
lluor
and
Then
her head, lmt she dodged back so
quickly that It missed her .anil Peter
was within an ace of falling Into her
clutch. Afterward he was more cau
tious, but whenever she cuine, within
reach he struck at her. lie could not
hurt her, but he forced her to keep off,
although she persisted for an hour iu
her attempts to reach hltu. Then,
withdrawing a few feet, she sat down.
Ml HI watching him chrsely with her
little eyes.
Peter, glatl of the respite, lay down
and fanned himself with his hut, for
the sun, high above the mountains,
was shining hot against the cliff.
While busy keeping the bear off he
hail heard the dogs clamoring, but had
not hnd time to glance toward them.
Now he saw them on Hie opposite
bank, running up and down along Ihe
edge of the waier. ami still barking.
They could see the bear, ni'd were
frantic to gel to her. but they could
see no way of ascending the apparent
ly endless wall of cliff on the wesl
side.
After watching Peter awhile, the
bear renewed her attempt to reach
him. Again anil again she tried to
climb the rock, but his desperate hoe
kept her bnck. Once when he aimed
a blow and missed her. sin? struck the
hoe with her paw. and nearly jerked
him oft the rock. When she xquntted
again, sluf hail her mouth open, pant
ing from the heat, ami Peter hoped
she would crawl bnck into her den
for shade. Hut she went to the other
end of the wide part of Ihe ledge,
and lay down in a Utile stream of
spring water that trickled across the
rocky floor. She lapped the water
ami rolled In It, but did not forget to
keep an eye on Peter.
He stootl sweltering against the cliff,
wondering how he could escape, and
very thirsty. The sight of tfto spring
anil of the liver flowing below tantal
ized him almost beyond endurance.
While the old bear was lying in I lie
water, a cub came out from behind the
rock Peter was standing on.antl sham
bled to her. Raising herself, she gave
the culi a slap that sent It. rolling
across the floor. Her net reminded
Peter of an Impatient woman slapping
her child for bothering her when she
has important matters on hand.
As the cub rolled over It caught
sight of Pctci' on bis pedestal, and
the haste with which the littel fel
low Kcrauibled Into a hole was so com
ical I hat the young man could not
help laughing. Another cub soon
moved out, btil seeing Peter, quickly
retreated.
Tlie sun grew holler and holler, un
til the young man felt that he was
in danger of being broiled against the
cliff, lie looked up. but Ihci'e was no
possibility of scaling that overhang
ing wall. Then he looked down long
ingly at the river. "Tlio jumping
would be easy, but how about the
stopping'" Bald Peter to himself,
whimsically.
lie could not entertain Hie thought.
Although a plunge into the cool, clear
water would have been delightful, Ihe
distance was too great lo be ventured
while any oilier hope should remain.
"You old beast, yon!" he exclaimed
angrily, shaking his list at his eiieuiy,
while with the oilier sleeve he mopped
his red, dripping face. The bear was
lying coml'orliibly In the water. "If
I could got one good, square whack at
you with this hoe, I'd lix yon!"
At his voice the bear rose anil looked
at him in a peculiar way, as If she
meant to make reply: "All right;
come down and hit me. I won't run
away." Jlut I'eter declined the challenge.
at uoou l in slmilow ol the upper
clin find covered Ihe letlge, anil Pe
ter's position was much Improved. A
cool bree.e blew up river, nml but for
his Increasing tliirsi he would now
have been comparatively comfortable.
The bear, however, soon came on
wiui more vigor mull ever. J'tir a
while I'eter had all he could do to
repel her advances. He succeeded
111 hitting her twice with the hoe, but
(he only 'effect was to put her Into a
rage, and malic her more eager to gel
him.
much sue wniiitrew again i'eter was
so tired that lie sat down on his ped
estal to rest. Then Uie bear, under
I lie impression that he was now with
in her reach; promptly returned, and
i , i.i... . . ..
ncpi. it in nosy ior anoiiier Hour or
two. While this light was going on he
heard the dogs barking and whining
anil then lie caught a glimpse of tlieiil
swimming across inc river; lmt as
they could not climb the cliff, they
hail lo swim back.
Again the she bear retired; and then
I'eter hail a good, long rest", although
he hail to take It standing up, not tlur
lug lo tempi his enemy again by sit
ling down.
The next attack was Hie liiosl de
termined of nil, anil iustet till the
shadow of the dilT reached beyond the
liver. When It was over, I'eter could
see nothing of the dogs, ami supposed
l hey hail got tired and hungry and
gone Inline. lie would have been glad
enough to go home, too, If that un
reasonable old slid bear would let him.
As II was, he felt a lilltle dlseoui'U'B'i(l
by iliu desertion of the do's.
Perhaps when night came on hun
ger might drive the bear olT into the
mountains to find something to eat. for
herself and her cubs. That would
give him an opportunity to escape.
Hut, on the oilier hand, hunger might
drive her to a more resolute effort
to make a meal of him; and in the
darkness she might succeol. One bad
feature of the situation was Hint, he
could Pol be missed at home for sev
eral days.
"Not until she hud digested me,"
thought I'eter.
The outlook appeared discouraging,
but Peter did not despair. He could
nlways Jump to the liver, ami there
was a chance In that. It would, nt
worst, save him from the bear. The
thought of the cool water tempted
him, hut he still restrained himself.
The lust rays of the sun were shin
ing against Hie cedars on top of the
mountain cast of Ihe river, when Peter
heard a sharp bark. The next moment
Trap and Watch came bounding round
the corner In Ihe ledge, anil rushed
at Hie bear. Tantalized by the sight
of the animal beyond their reach, they
had gone down the river until they
could cross, anil then had returned
to fhe bear's den from nbove.
At Hie first bark the bear turned lo
meet them. When she rose on her
haunches to use her paws, she sat
only n few Inches from the edge of
the cliff. Possibly she had learned,
from Imvlng lived here long, that the
easiest way lo get rid of his enemy
was to knock hi m over the precipice.
The dogs had learned something,
too, untl kept out of. her reach. Fear
ing Hint she might serve them as she"
hnd done before, Peter quickly sprung
down from his perch. lit; was about
lo run up behind the bear, and try
to cut her head open with the hoe.
He changed his plan suddenly. Low
ering the hoe. he grasped the handle
tlrmly with both hands, and moved
round till he was but little behind
the bear, anil between her and the
nearest wall. Then he rushed nt her,
using the big hoe as a batteiing-ram.
She was wholly occupied with the
dogs nt the moment.
The hoe struck her squarely, and
her hind parts were knocked over the
edge of the clifT; but she caught the
rough rock with her front claws,
growling tlercely, nml doing her best
lo get back upon the ledge. Peter
hammered her paws with the hoe un
til lit broke her hold, nml then she
fell back nml dropped down, down, as
the dogs had dropped.
He heard the great splash, and
looked over In time to see her come to
the surface and strike out I'or the east
bank. The dogs stood with their heads
over the edge of the cliff, barking at
her loudly.
On reaching the bank. Ihe benr sat
down and watched the cliff for a min
ute or two; then slit rose anil disap
peared Into tin? bushes.
While Peter was quenching his thirst
at the little spring, the dogs began lo
bark tinder the cliff at the cutis, but
It wits getting dark, nnd the old benr
would doubtless return. So I'eter
shouldered his hoe, culled off the dogs,
and nfter making his way cautiously
along Hie ledge and up Ihe path, went
home.
Kaiiy the next morning ho and his
father, armed with guns, came to the
den In the cliff, but the wise old bear
had foreseen this visit.
We're too late. It seems." remarked
Peter's father. "Mil benr took her
family last night, anil left for parts
unknown. You'll never sti eves on
ein any more."
"Oh, well, let her go," said Peter.
"Don't care much about killing an an
imal with young ones, anyway. The
oltl brute treated me and the dogs a
little incan. but she got paid for It.
So 1 guess we'll call It square, seeing
I've got to." Youth's Companion.
Tli Itm-ber'fl llfivonue.
"Docs a barber ever deliberately
anil with malice aforethought give a
mail a, bud sbaveV" asked the Inquisi
tive customer, as he settletl comfort
ably back in his chair. "Well, that's
a rather leading question," replied the
barber. "I can only spenk from my
own experience. In coiiUtlence I will
admit to you Hint occasionally I have
(lone my very worst. I'or Instance
I shaved a man this morning who will
have a sore face for a week as the
result of il. He lias been coming hero
now for about six months, and nothing
has ever suited him. He is a chronic
kicker. We can stand that kind when
they lip generously, but. this fellow
had never given up a cent; over the
price of ids shave. I nearly dropped
deatl the other day when he banded
me a nickel, with the nlr of a man
who Is lining somelhlug wonderful.
After he had gone I discovered that
the nickel was plugged. Well. 1 Just
Hindi up my mind to get square, and
I dhl Ibis morning. He kicked and
squirmed In the chair, but I hail him
where 1 .wauled him, ami I let him
have II, gootl ami hard. That doesn't
often happen, though." Philadelphia
Record.
LIFE IN ENGLISH SHOPS.
Ma Dliln't follow llill Cualnin.
A bicyclist ran into n dog, while
I timing a corner in a nearby town re
cently. Tin wheel was damaged and
the rider hurl, but tin dog escaped un
harmed. As soon ns (be rider could
recover himself, lie began a hunt for
Hie animal's owner, ending in Hie fol
lowing conversation:
"Is your dog licensed''"
"Yes."
"It's a good thing for you be Is, or
I would have li i lit shot. He run into
me."
"It looked Just (he other way," was
Hie owner's rejoinder. "You ran him
down, and you are tin one responsible
lor Ihe tin mage.
"Not at nil!" shouted the Injured one
"I kept to the light, expect lug tin
dog to do Hie same, and he illdn'f!"
New York Kveliing Post.
Who Were I lie riiuli,
An Kngllsh officer lu .Malta stopped,
In riding, to usk a uative the. way. Ho
was answered by a shrug of the shoul
ders, nnd a "No speak Kugllsh."
"You're a fool, then." said the oflieor,
Hut ihe man knew enough KugUsh)
to ask:
"Do you iinilersland Maltese?"
"No."
"Do you know Arabic?"
"No."
"Do you know Italian?"
"No."
"Do you kuow Creek?"
"No."
'Then you four fools. I ouly ouu!"
THE SYSTEM OF LIVING IN 'AND
ITS CONSEQUENCES.
Oltpiir For Wlilrh Klne Arm llnpo-pil
Apnthy Knuemlerptl hj Nprvltmlf
Clerkil Fined If Cimtniiiern llppnrt
Without Milking l'lirelin-n.
The "shop assistants," as Ihey are
railed In Kngbiiul, are a class by
themselves, writes A. L. Vogl from
London lo Hie New York Post. So
cially ihry hold aloof from manual
workers, considering themselves su
perior, while themselves regarded by
Hit clerical and professional classes
ns inferior to those who are termed
brain Workers. This social reserve on
the part of the shop assistants may
be accounted for by the peculiar con
ditions of their dally life. It Is the
custom In all Kngllsh retail shops for
the assistants lo board nml lodge upon
the premises: a housekeeper being
provided by the shopkeeper lo attend
to the domestic needs of bis hands.
The dally routine of a shop assistant
Is about as follows: Rise nt seven,
lirenkfast half an hour later, begin
shop duties at M.1.1.
The ordinary Kngllsh shop has one
aisle running through the centre, with
counters along each side, lu contrast
to the American store, with Its many
sections, nml cross-sections, nnd cor
ner booths. Kach assistant has a
particular length, usually about six
or nine feet, of counter nt which lie Is
compelled to stand all day long. As
sistants go In batches to dinner and
lea served in a room above the shop
nnd nre usually allowed ten minutes
between the linn they leave the table
until they reappear at their counters.
Shop hours nre from H.l."i a. m. to
!.l." p. in. As a result of the efforts
of what Is culled the Kuiiy-Closlng
Association, most shops now close
once n week nt fi p. m. This early
closing movement arose timing the
agitation In England for shorter
hours for workers. Previously, shop
nsslstantH hnd 'very little time for any
recreation, and none at all for that
Indispensable social pnstlme court
ing. After shop hours they are free
until 11 p. in. (or midnight on early
closing nights) nt. which hour they
must. 1m within doors, keys not being
allowed except to department heads.
Married men nre, however, permitted
lo go to their homes from Saturday
night until Monday morning.
The bedrooms or dormitories are fit-
led Willi single cots nml accommo
date from three to eight in a room.
A sitting-room Is provided for the men.
anil one for the women, nml in most
shops the sexes nre allowed one social
evening u week, when they may meet
in the women's sil ting-room. So thor
oughly is this "living-in" system n na
tional lust it (it ion Hint a special clause
has been inserted ill the Truck Act
excepting tlfose stores where the as
sistants "live In" from the operation
of Its provisions requiring thai all
wages shall be paid In money Mid not
In kind. Shop assistants receive a
small salary besides their keep, mid
a commission on sales. A good sales
man's wages will thus about equal
those of a mechanic, except that he
will work about sevenly-elght hours
a week, while Ihe mechanic will work
but lifty-two.
According to Kngllsh law it Is illegal
to deduct anything from an employe's
wages where they are a Uxcd sum,
but ns the wages of shop assistants are
largely commissions, lines can be de
ducted therefrom wit limit breaking
the law. Hence, in nearly every shop,
they are subjected to a set of tines,
tin Imposing of which depends upon
lhevfloor-wnlker; nnd as may be sup
posed from (his, tlie particular friends
of that gentleman, especially among
the women, the free from tills annoy
ance. To allow a customer lo leave
the counter without making a pur
chase invariably menus a line for the
unlucky assistant, and in most shops
three such causes for fine in the course
of one day serving three swaps, ns it
is termed in shop lingo means dis
missal. Tills rule effectually prevents
tlie Kngllsh woman from indulging
lu those Inspection tours of tin shops
which are so dear to the hearts of all
American women. Many ruses are
practiced by assistants to escape
"swaiM." .Should he tall to sell n cus
tomer au article he will Induce her
to accept some pattern or material,
afterward explaining to the floor
walker t.'iat the customer wanted pat
terns in order to select tht goods at
home; or ho will suggest that she may
require something in another depart
ment, and pass her over to some other
assistant, tmrnrdly sighing with re
lief. l-'ines are Indicted for the most
trivial offenses, and It Is uot unusual
for tin assistant to Unit bin whole com
mission mulcted at. Hie end of Hie
week. The following list Is copied
from a notice posted in nil the dormi
tories of one large dry goods house in
London:
Sleeping out without a penult, line
one shilling.
Arriving late in shop, fine one shill
ing. Absence from prayers, fine one shill
ing. Leaving counters without cause, line
six pence.
Allowing customers to leave the
counter without purchasing, Hue one
shilling.
Hurtling lights in bedrooms after
hours, tine six pence.
Killing behind counters, fine three
pence.
Incivility to customers, Hue six
pence.
Talking unnecessarily to fellow us
slstnnts, Hue three pence,
II might be considered by some that
the system of "living lu" is, at least
so far as the unmarried assistants are
concerned, decidedly advantageous lo
lliein, inasmuch as it saves them a
Journey home after long hours of toll
anil provides them with a more com
fortable home than would probably
be theirs in some lioardiiig-house; but
the effect It produces upon them mor
ally Is an unfortunate one. lu the
llrst place, It deprives tlio meu of a
light to vole, as a clause lu the fran
chise act provides that in Hie case of
servants sleeping on the master's
premises, only those occupying a room
to themselves are entitled to a vote,
ami It Is only In rare Instances that
shop asfcifttuiits "living in" occupy a
room to themselves. Consequently,
liop assi'sijuts, us u class, uiu wholly
)
wit limit chic spirit. They usually
hold the snliie political creed as their
employer for Ihe time being If they
have any at all. Another deleterious
effect upon tin assistant's manhood
results from the fact Hint, being con
tinually under the eye of his employer,
hi Is unable to secure a new position
until be has given up bis present one,
nml ns giving up n position menus Im
mediate loss of home, the average as
sistant will submit uncomplain
ingly to Indignities from employers
which would be tideratetl by no oilier
class of workers. Particularly Is tills
true in the case of women employed In
the shops. Owing to Ihe long hours,
and lo the necessity of living on the
premises, assistants see very llltle of
tlie outside world, their only opportu
nity for social Intercourse being when
they meet each other nfter hours. So
it usually happens that the girls mar
ry the men who nre behind the oppo
site counters.
Repented efforls have been ninili to
abolish the "living Jn" system, but
nil have failed for lack of support
among those they were Intended to
benefit. A social reformer, after de
voting much time to the consideration
of Hit conditions of shop life, recently
said: "I know of no more dllllcull
problem than Hint or how to Improve
Hie lives of shop assistants. Living
under the roofs of their employers,
they have lost, for the most part. Hint
sense of independence which would
lead them to endeavor to bettor their
own conditions. The servility en
gendered by the necessity of selling
to every customer, coupled with Hit)
constant practice of deception upon
the floorwalkers, has left them dcll
clent in manliness and moral stamina.
Owing to the fact, that every usslst
a nt Is required to dress well, parents
foolishly consider It a genteel occupa
tion, ami are ever willing to place
I heir sons anil daughters behind a
shop counter. I'ntll the assistants
themselves realize thai the privilege
of wearing a black coat at work if
no compensation for the loss of in
dependence. I fear that the shop as
sistants will remain one of the most
demoralized classes of Kngllsh workers."
FEATS OF MEMORY.
Maur of Them Which Seem Impomlht
Are the Remit of VlnunllzliiB.
One of the most extraordinary feats
of memory ever known was that of
Henry Nelson Plllsbury. recently the
American champion chess player,
when he played twenty simultaneous
games without seeing any of the
boards. Out blindfolded game is fur
beyond the power of ninety-nine out
of a hundred chess players, but Mr.
Plllsbury succeeded in the colossal
tusk of remembering for several hours
Hie constantly changing positions of
(IK) bits of wootl. Not only did lie
win fourteen, draw Ave ami lose one
of I best twenty games, but. ut the
close also remembered the ilelnlls of
every play and corrected several nils
lakes which had been made in record
ing them.
Wonderful os this Is, Il need not
alarm Mr. Plllshury's friends with
f'eurs of a mental breakdown. He has
merely given the world one of the
most remarkable examples of what we
call vlsuulisni a peculiar anil rarely
cultivated function of memory. There
Is nothing nbuormiil in a feat of this
kind, and It need not be regarded as
an enormous strain upon the mind.
Abnormality only appears when one
l'acully stultifies all the others. The
probable fact Is Hint Plllsbury has
discovered a belter method of play
ing chess than others, which makes
a hitherto Impossible task compara
tively easy for him. 1 am certain
that he could not have played against
twenty tables by the aid of auy arti
ficial mcnioYy system.
These systems are like crutches
they help to a certain point, and lliei.
are more apt to binder. Visunllziiifj
is simply a matter of concent rat Ion
ami development of a certain piiioria)
quality of memory. Those who art
most likely lo excel are those who tit
vole themselves entirely to one men
till pursuit. They develop the I'uciill'
of becoming oblivious lo all that laker
place around them.
I once knew a minister who niemor
l.ed his sermon by this method of
visualizing. He would reproduce in
his mind Hie manuscript just as it
had been written, so that wherever
il was blotted he would have dlltlcully
in remembering 11. Mosl of us have
this jiower to some slight degree and
11 limy be cultivated. One of the
simplest methods of strengthening Ihe
memory in tills Hue is to endeavor
to recull what we have seen during
a walk through the streets.
Some people seem to be entirely
without this jiower of mental photog
raphy, and tlie following story i
sometimes used In class rooms as a
test: The story relates that when Na
poleon was visiting out of the mili
tary hosplUJa In Paris he stopped by
the bedside of a soldier who had lost
both an arm and a leg. The old sol
dier, in an eestiicy of loyalty, sprung
from his bc;1, and, drawing his sword,
cut olf. Willi a single blow, his one
remaining arm. If Plllsbury were to
be told this story he would see its
absurdity nt once, lmt a person who
has no power of represent lug Ideas us
pictures would believe It to lie u pos
sible occurrence.
We benr frequently of the innrvel
ous achievement id' some actor or
actress who commits to memory sev
eral hundred thousand words lu a sin
gle sensou. This Is Hot done by vis
ll.'lli.ullou, lull by sequence. Change
the sequence of the speeches and tilt
memory often fulls.
Memory is an exceedingly complex
thing. It is mil the highest type of
mental function, nml It is not not Ice
able Hint this power of visualizing tie
cnys as the power of abstract thought
grows. I.llinlelphhi Inquirer.
EATHER MAKIi'
Nlckiimne or it Hi llUh lteKliuenl.
The Klghteeiitli Hussars, a Hiilish
regiment serving in South Africa, Is
now known among soldiers lu that
region as "Kruger's Own." This
nickname has been given lo the regi
ment because of Hit large number of
1U men made captives by the liners.
Artlllclal lilrds In Vienna.
Pilling the last few years seven
hundred mid tifty thousand artificial
birds have been manufactured in Vi
enna, nil of which were fashioned
fiuni the feathers of domestic, fowl.
& Trade Tlit OIvph Kiiielnyinnnt to Many
Woineti end Olrln.
'I'rom .luly to November Is our
busiest season." said a leading manu
facturer of feathers In New York lo
Hie writer, "anil for the next five
months there will be steady employ,
inent for the 101X1 girls ami women
who work at the trade In lids diy.
The designers nnd skilled hands, w ho
are much sought nfter. earn from iSJo
to !"0 a week, while the beginners, or
girls who twist paper round the wires
and work at the simplest stops in the
process can make from SLfiO to !j!.'5.i)i
a week. It takes an Intelligent and
whle-awnke girl about two years lo
learn the business, longer, to become
expert, but ouee she has acquired Ihe
knack she Is sure of earning gootl
wages nil the year round. Most of the
feather makers .also learn the art of
flower-lnaklng, and when the feather
business gels dull In the fall Ihey have
another trade nt which Ihey can work
during the winter ami spring months.
"In New York the trade In feathers
amounts to millions of dollars niiuii
nlly. nnd the supply of song nnd other
gay-pluningetl birds bus decreased to
such nu extent within recent years
that many substitutes have had to be
used. Some of the finest feathers are
now made of silk anil cotton waste.
They have quills made of celluloid,
ami when dyed nnd skillfully curled it
would tuke an expert to detect tbeiu
from au ostrich or any oilier expensive
feather which Ihey are math lo imi
tate. The utilization of poultry feath
ers for millinery purposes has also
proved n great success, as ninny
breeds of fancy chickens, ducks and
geese have remarkably beautiful feath
ers, shimmering with gold, green nnd
blue, anil tinged with metallic luster
of unusual beauty. Kven Ihe common
barnyHi'd fowl Is made to furnish ma
terial for the mnrkt. By dyeing
such feathers they can be made to im
itate the brightest plumes that ever
graced the back or topknot of a trop
ical bird. The plumes are artlfullly
maile up by hand, ench individual
feather being colored beforehand, anil
then worketl Into an exquisite design.
Some of these plumes nre so gorgeous
Hint they are mo"e In demand than
the genuine plumes of wild birds.
"A remarkable machine is In use for
plucking the feathers from dead poul
try, and by Its use the feather Indus
try has been greatly simplified ami ex
panded. Tht dead bird is placed on
a table, and Ihe picker strips it of all
feathers In just half a nilinile. Then
I lie plucked feat hers are passed rapid
ly along to another small room where
a current of air sorts Hie very tint!
from the heavy ones. Tlie very light
est ami softest feathers nre used for
pillows, but nil Hie others llml soiiii
use lu the millinery trade. It is now
the fashion to have cloaks ajid mantles
made out of light poultry feather, and
some handsome pieces of wealing ap
parel have been made in this way.
Such a feather cloak is more expen
sive than sabl or seal." Washington
Star;
miles
Ilea rd
ways,
to lie
Sobterranenn Htreania In Intllnna.
Those who have made a study of the
subterranean streams of Indiana and
Kentucky have advanced the theory
that nwny below the surface of In
dianain ut least the southern portion
there Is a secondary great system
of waterways and subterranean riv
ers, fsome geologists of note have con
curred lu lids theory. It is known
that such streams tlo exist in the ex-'
Ireine southern section. Wyaiidolteaud
other caves owe their origin to these
strenms. Three years ago a subter
ranean stream was .found running
under Rush County, almost seventy
northeast. The water can lie
roaring through the pussage
and at times the course seems
overtaxed. It evidently flows
a great distance from the Northeast
and probably has Its source lu the
St. Lawrence River system. At Kn
gllsh a flood resulted In Hit discovery
of another lost liver. A new cavern
was opened by the water lu Crawford
Comity.
The attractiveness of Losl River ami
Its tributaries is enhanced greatly by
thu wlerd. wild scenery of Orange
County. There Is no section of the
Stale where the scenery Is more strik
ing nml diversified.
Near the mouth of the liver are fhe
famous West linden ami Preach Lick
Springs, which throw off a water
brackish in taste mid greeucast in
color, which hns become noted over
'lie entire world. ludlanupolis Press
Some Good Indian Soldiera.
Kngllsh experts believe that the
(ioorkha, who is a unlive of Nepnul.
India, Is tlie best soldier lu the wuiitl.
Sturdily built, of an average height
of live feet three inches.! he Coorklm Is
equally good lu a hniitl-to-haiiil contest
with the bayonet or at long range Willi
the rifle. The Shlkh ranks second ns
n soldier of the native contingent. He
comes from the Puiijaub, averages six
feel in height and Is supple, sinewy
anil athletic as Hie stereotyped Roil
Indian. The Sikhs nml (ioorklias nre
undent elienile ami did Hielr best to
exlerinlnule each other lu Ihe Sutlej
war of IHiii. The Patbnn probably
stands third lu Hie native list as a war
rior, lmt tloes not class willi Ihe other
two t lilies named above In the matter
of endurance, ami there Is always a
ictibt n bout his loyalty.
Shloutoit- of Froien I'luiim.
It not Infrequently occui'l's Unit
plains shipped late in the fall or dur
ing Hie wlnie'.' season, ill mild weath
er, are caught en route by severe
weather and become frozen. Many
persons would think, perhaps, fatally
Injured ami of little value; but they
should consider them as in about the
same condition as any other plants
which may be planted out untl are
subject to just as great frosts. Kx
posurc lo frost Is not harmful, pro
vided the plants may thaw gradually,
unexposed to light and heat. The
best plan, therefore, Is to let the box
remain tulopeiicd, ami put It in n cool
cellar. It may take a week or more
to I haw out; but under proper condi
tions there will bo no harm done.
Mechau's Monthly.
llrarfo Skim.
A good giraffe skin Is .worth from
$10 lo lu South Africa to-day. and
much more lu Kuropo. - On their hunt
ing trips ten or fifteen years ago It
was n common mutter for one hunter
to kill forty and fifty giraffes lu out)
day.
PLACID SPECTATOR
lll't I;,.,,,
THE
11 urn. in nut iln
,V ' '" v.
Must he lindin', n
oniethin' new , .
Thin tlmt i-,,js.. ,,
'lien seem .tint.. .,,,
I'olKs ,i,-e ul,,,,,,,,,,- , '
I hen the trouble , ,,,,,
'till.
."I .!;
''""It.
'"u'iiI r,
"tM-,,
ItW.lt,
So whene'er
I don't yell
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i iinve !',,rd ,,..1, r. u:i";'' .
"' """"' in. ire.
An' likely htr
Let Vl-l (o,,,e ,,' ,'!e;Vlv
New sen-ittioiH, m,,,., '
Time keeps grM1,,' . .j'" ;
des' fur folk, lo.oj-.y; ,""
l hi.
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JINCLE3 AND JESTS
r. .....
I 1 ouu ! ill Her- "I tell
or mines a widen,,,,',,
.-sun .M'lgiiiior "Sn I ,
t-l tl. ...
t IKK IS ,,lss I
'" lll;i
'Htiniillv
rieiui.
''in' ymi
mi it.'
tint I ,
'll llml
.Vim;.-
nr."
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U'.-u -'" l"
, ' " pretty nt a ,,,
Ite photograph f ., ,
vent Ion."
"Was much feel;,,.- s,,
grandmother's funeral'." . j.
-"Yes: Ihey n I,,,, .
Harper s Ha.ai'. 1
run be frie,,,,. s,,
' IICO WC C.lll ,.(
Wife, lie iinswereil
ilelpbla North A
Poet -"I culled to
....... ..... run,-'
"No: wo hiii-i. .1. .i.i. ..i ., .
" .'it ti.
more iriiui lluiii poetry
If men can't love - ,v,.'
With lift j lit 1 111 1 1 1 i i 1 1 .i i
Tlii-y h.-tvp the Kmi.-I. ,, ,..,,.,
A lir.tt-cin-s iiiiiliiin.il. '
1 Im Hi:.' y
I.uby "No. I tlo n.. i think li
fashionable physician." p,.lr.
not?" Kuhy.-'H ,eS ,,, k,
walling in Ids otn
utes."
... ,
cnii ri i. i n,nl y. t,k ,V,;I1 1
....... . eur. .M,; (,, -,
i iicii ton iinve 1,,
it I'm
fitures.
I.Uos .11, (J,
You Hnd that it nUi. t, ,.
i'liil.i.M.lm l'l
I udily Mrs. I'.i'owiiiiKK nlk
speaks ol her physician. Dr. Si ,;
as au 'old war horse.' Isn't it j
IUuldy "Oh, 1 don't l;nw. 'n.j
n- is it tei rune I'Marir.'!'. -1
Transcript.
"My parents may mine i..m,,
slit lallered. "If ihey i,"
claimed hotly, "ihey hum H.
small." And he pressetl li,-i
closer lo his manly biriM-I'l
I l l ill Recoil).
"I'ellow citizens of the jam;!,.
tlie monkey, various as mir inn
limy lie. can't we liml s p
on which we may all stand?" '
light." put 111 the e..ili:uit. '
denounce menageries:"- l'ucli.
There was n yoiaig il.ii lnr iiametl
As poor us a 1'ornis.iu'v. iriru (-:
Tilt! lil'sl -;1M' In- h;i.
Was a lii"l;i.i lciicii l.ul.
Anil lie used un his slniii-li' inr
- Deli-mi Vrw l
Mrs. Stt'oiigniiinl -"Wniiieii
not be Hie blind slaves of ;
They would b" quilt reiiily to n
candidates." Professor s
"Shouldn't wonder. I ;'iiiin.
would even use hat pins." Hn
Life.
"I was terribly upset liiiliiy
said. "SoV" lie replied, in las m
masculine way. "I siiiinse ymi
some disagreeable gossip inti.
yourself." "No." she repliril.
shake of her brail; "I Inmlv.
got In tlie way of a iiiuviiis li..
Chicago Posi.
Wiggles "Some Iiits'HI-' li"!
there Is no such thing as prrfrf
piness In this worM." Wi,
"liliess those people never '
a young woman in iildivioiis "
pl::lloii of that lir.itul in'"' i'
Hie third linger of 1st I'i'l U
Huston Ti'iiiisc ripi.
Aske "Hack lioim ii'.':u.
was the mailer- I"1' lii'iih''.' 1
out there." lioctiil' -'i'Ail'H)
was only one cae uf silun't
town tin whole lime I vs
Asket "And I siippiw w"!
doctor had that';'' iueini'--"N'
it. It was li.iini'si' kiii'ss."- I
filila Press.
A small I.ik' '''
III taking revenge upon n W
which had buillv whi'"''l I""'
r.v t i i.M I iv n tli'S f"!
Ppsal accomplished 'is I""1'
cleverly-executed plan. A''"'1'
his drubbing the IH'l'' 'H
carerully collect a hu"-'" ""!
U.oes Tbev were eafiiilH)
the irnnleii. after whii llllf'li"1
When he reappeared till""'
the terrier had eight ''""'l'"11"
i.i... 'i-l.n-,, Hi,. Inline tl")-' n
spol s
ivlif
mI l'l
straight to all
i w hurled. ""'I
I....L-...I on while the vi-sitors
the bones with a H""1"' f
of tills (big f-ast lh" '
s vara-"'
vein-"'
III
If
into the neighbor
,.,,.L- ',.., l;eil a tel'I'l
the larger ! l.ilulclpM"
Ilencuit'l liy
Tut.
Il
I- .... of Hie ifirylioats
Hit Kast River at H' ;
niitl slreiini l he oilier m
gers on the forward ,
tie dog drifting' ,l'"'" ... 1
,lt.ll
.,;,,, in im: aim"
It
, ,.i.- ,, vim tslei;
of tlie crew of a .ugh'"" ,
rivi'i- ''"
uf
..IliifU
lug its way up tl"'
it. The
toward Hit
up alongside
tens him"
1 " . .1 Hill
little auiii"' ' '
of it. ,
. ... i mill i"
crew iciinet. . ... - ,,.,,
the water. I ne , ,
dog to one of Ids at"""" , ,
his anus and dlsapi.''!'
gi.,er,.o.n.-New Yo'l'""""
vertiser.
-rj i'H
A local bird fan'1''''
. . . .... i nil
Is the raising m
been soiu''""" ,
..ninerollX I" "
He has found ' hid
when sour i"s
. ... ....ill'SI l'u"
ri'oni a smug"'
i ,,i' ngiiiii.
iiuer iieiuo ,1,
the matter tons"1' ,(
finally told a ,.,1,iii
upon a plan wnei' " fut
loslni n genus i
of late
over Hit'
wiiii'
pip
distil"''
A"
lli'
ii
v
the
. . .. ni' -i
scheme Is lo raise j
birds, a compositi' t
nml imi'l'otS. SO till1 ilm
lis wuy It caii nk V;!
erly. Ills next l)i'" ' .J
Jy awaited by ins ""' .
Record.
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