fit r WHAT SAID IIT 4I.M1 r-Hu ! waving nil tin! trees, -""They wliiaper in tin- nn; And over 1 1 1 1 mj-h the swrct warm gr.ie Tho wsyward slmihmi run. Oh, turn you here, or turn you there, Th thought will not nwuy That lovo mm a the? wind tome, , And none niny wy it miv. A WISH Si," BY LAURA 1 "v OTII wore silent for a few mo- I incuts, Boslo lilting Iht lli J vi'Xutlmi, while tin.1 young (i liidii walked along with low- red head, dejection apparent lu every movement. At lust ho said: "Bessie, you seem to think thut I continue to nsk you to marry tin. for tho solo iiiirpo.ii! of annoying you, but Jt Is simply impossible for us to bo us you suggest. I Ihvl- ymi too l"'iJy to 11 vo near you always nuil be merely your friend. I want you for my wife, .mil will try very hard to make you happy. Bessie, dear, Won't you put aside all that, foolish, nonsense ami say you will marry mo?" "No, no. Hurry V" the girl said petti luntly. 'I have told you over and over that I mil not ready to marry any oue, that 1 want to see n Utile more of life Ijcforo 1 net tlii down. I like you, of course, more than anybody else, tmt I don't think I love you.'' "Bessie, Uo you love auy oni' else?" "Now, that In absurd: You kuow 1 don't! How eould I? I have never seen a dozen young tneu outside of the town boys. Then, besides, haven't 1 gone every where with you ever since wo were children?" "Yes," responded Harry, "mid I ul ways thought yon would marry me when we grew up, and now you have a silly Men about romance or some other tomfoolery. What do you want .1 fellow to do, Hess? Wo can run away nud gel married If you say fit." "Nonsense:" replied the girl. "What would bo the use of that, when your parents and mine are only waiting for us to come to i'.ii uudeislunillng, us rhey express it, before buying n farm for us": Oh, It i-; Just too humdrum for any use always living In the same town, always go.'ng together, never pjitrrelini;, with absolutely uothiir," to make life worth livln.j." "Well, Hess, mi'l)t tuaki; love to Clara Martin or Minnie J'.iulor, and lvo Hal r.unis or some of the rt.it of the boys n i hnneo" "Kon't trouble yourself to make love to any other lrl. just to kIvo Hal Iturns a chanee with me," Itessle said somewhat stlllly, "for I have fully de elded not to marry any one hi l'otosl, unless he can do something out of the ordlunry, something berole, to show Ids love " - . "OU," Interrupted Harry, "I iuIkIiI set Are to your father's bouse, ko that I could rush headlong iuto the flames and suvo you, or 1 inlht brllie old Bob to tip the boat over the uexi time you go llwhlnn, wo I could .lump Into tho wuter, catch you by the hair and drug you to the batik. Hut suppose my plans should mlsuirry, and the hired man should precede me Into the burning bulldlns; and rescue you, or, worse still, that baldheuded old .Iced Blunt should prove the best swimmer, uuil I should arrive just In time to see you, all dripplnt; ami fainting, lu his arms, while it became my duly to save black liob. By .love, lti ss, I be lieve you'd marry that old sklullinl, just because he had proved himself a hero nud saved your life." "Don't be silly. Harry," laughed Bessie. "Do be serious." "Serious! 1 never was more so In my life. Co'iuo, Bess, promise me be fore you 1:0 uway, won't you':" "io, Harry, I will not be cnua'cd to any one before 1 visit Aunt .Sue. But as soon us I return I will tflvo yon my tlual answer." "Well," sighed the youtiji man, "1 shall have to be content Willi Unit, but I do hope you will have done with all this romantic nonsense when you come back." A few days later, when the young lrl left her home for a visit of several weeks lu the Fur West, a sal hearted younj; man lingered a few moments on the station platform, (.'uzlnn wist fully at a black speck fast disappear ing down the valley. This was their first Reparation, and Harry strolled back toward the busi ness section of the little towu, t'eellus strangely depressed. As Bessie waved her hand lu Onal adieu to her father and Harry she experienced a sudden feeling of loneli ness and regret at leaving her play mate and lover. Hut her attention soon became diverted to the other pas sengers lu the car, and shu began to speculate upon their possible destina tion. She noticed a valine and umbrella Hi the opposite seat of her berth, and as no one had yet appeared to claim them, she grew curious as to the owner. After tli" conductor hud examined her ticket uud berth check, nud there seemed nothing more to do, Bessie took off her hut, and, making herself an comfortable as possible, became in tercslcd lu the passing scenery. A couple of hours hud elupsed when a young man, whom she hud not beore seen, came out of the smoking com partment nud sauntered slowly down the aisle. Ho was a handsome fellow, hla traveling cup, pushed Jauntily buck, and one hand lu hit pocket, giv ing him the appearance of a college student, Bessie thought. She was bo surprised that she gave ft perceptible start whe he nut down opposite her, opened his vullse, and taking out n inaguz'.nc, begun Idly turning the leaves. Half unconsciously she studied bis features. Suddenly she beeuino awnre thut the eyes were regardlug her la tently, with a somewhat peculiar ex presshm. She crimsoned Violently, and to cover her embarrassment, hur- rlcJIy caught up u novel sho hud dis corded a short time before. As she did so the trulu lurched suddenly and the took full front tier baud to the THE WIND 7 It XI) All. (Hi tlllllKlll.) Tlii" wind i Aeattorini the leaven, The cloinl ruih up tho nkvj The vaijrniit snow-flake lind no rest, J in t tvhiil nud toHH anil lly. And still thought wanders with tin; wind, lUturriing hut to sny: "Oh, Iovb hop as the wind blows. And noiii' uiuy hid it niny." Aintlec's .Mni(iizine. FULFILLED. ELLEN BEALE. tloor. She stooped iptlckly and her head eurno in Fharp contact with the head of the young man, who had also stooped to recover the volume. Bessie exclaimed "Oh!" and I he young man's "Beg pardon!'' sounded explosive to menu something else. Both looked uneasily nt the passen gers In the opposite berth, who had stv!i and heard the collision, and the look of polite amusement on their faces eiieseil the young people to glance quickly ui each other, when with one accord they all burst Into a hearty lau'ih. Ill" nciiu.iintaiico tints begun pro gressed rapidly, and by the middle of the afternoon the two were chatting like old friends. Bessie learned thai the yi.ung man was J'ruulc I'restnn, who owned a slock farm near lienver, but spent only pi'l't of each year on the ranch," the rest of the time being devoted to travel. The time passed all to swiftly, lies sb! declared menially that she hud never s cut two happier days lu her lift-. What pleasant young man Frank was! He was so differ.' nt from Harry. Of cour.-'o Harry was jolly, and the lite of every gathering In l'otosl, but he was not like this man, who had been everywhere, it seemed, and who knew so much of the world. Then, too, he was not at nil back ward In showing his admiration for the girl's beamy, and she Ihrilled with pleasure nt this new experience, us she was umiccus'ioiacil to such open ad miration as shone from the young man's eyes. Ills eyes were lighter than Harry's; she hardly knew what color to call thorn: whili! Harry's were the deepest blue, feiirless and steady, the strang er's often shifted uneasily. As the linn? drew near for Frank Preston to leave the train at Areo, the station nearest his ranch, Bessie was conscious of ii peculiar sinking of her heart. In trying to niiulyxe ibe sensa tion, site blushlngly wondered If It could be caused by love. She was not certain, but ut least she had not ex perienced anything like It ut leaving Harry. A momentary silence which had settled upon the new friends was rudely broken by the conductor. "Areo! Areo filutlon! All out for Areu!" Iu saying good bye a moment later, Frank bold Hessle's hiiud clasped tightly In his, and when he asked per mission to cull upon her In Denver, ' she gladly guve It. He cume even sooner thuu she had hoped. In fuel, he came many times during the next few weeks, and two months glided swiftly ou lu a constant round of pleasure, the young people, with Bessie's aunt and uncle, taking many delightful trips to Muultou, Colorado Springs. Pike's Peak, and other places of interest In the vicinity. Into the midst of this enjoyment there came one day a telegram calling Bessie to the bedside of her mother, who had become suddenly very 111, so all else was forgotten as hasty prep arations were made for the departure of Bessie and her aunt that sumo even Ins. It was not until the very moment of boarding the train that Bessie thought of sending a telegram to Frank Pres ton to im el them nt Areo station to say good-bye, but It was then too lute to do so. Sleep that night was Impossi ble. She was continually thinking of how happy she was on her other trip over that same road. What a jolly time? they had after their acquaintance begun "head llrst," Frank had said, and she smiled at the recollection. Suddenly there seemed lo be a com motion In the cur. For an Instant the girl lay still', wondering what those rude Voices mount. Sim was brought to nu uncomfortable realization of the cause of the disturbance when some oue exclaimed in no gentle tone: "Yes, dig up your money and watch uud get a move on you, too." Th cur was lu the hands of truiu robbers! Hcssie Was almost petriiled with fear, but she put out her hand to arouse her aunt just us some oue suld: "None of that! Kindly hand It ull over." The voice sounded strangely familiar; where had she heard it? She bud no time to determine, for ut that Instant the curtain was pulled roughly back, and a lantern (held by the conductor, who wus compelled by the robbers to go uheud and wake up tho passen gers i, flashed In the face of I he girl uud her astonished aunt, who hud no Idea what was occurring. Bessie mcchuulcully reuched under the pillow for her watch; as she did so .flio robber, who held u revolver lu one band, ImpuUcutly put up his other to udjust the black calico mask which hud slipped down a little Tind Bessie caught u glimpse of his luce. What she saw cuused her to cry "Why, Fruu " She did not finish the sellteuce; she had fuililed. The mun had smiteued the watch from the girl's hand, at the same lime demanding her purse; when she spoke he hastily held tho timepiece eloso to the luutern, then, with one quick gluuco at the girl, who lay In u swoon, he half threw It upon the lied uud wus turning away when the sharp report of a pistol rang out. An old man from Denver, who occu pied tho bert- next to Bessie and her aunt, hearing the commotion, hud guessed lis Import, uud hurriedly tuk- jug a revolver from bis valise, pur dully emerged from his berth, but a second robber, who was guarding the truln uh-u, Immediately discovered him (Hid fired, killing lilm Instantly. Tho robbers at once coin tun tided the conductor to pull the bell rope. ll did so. and as the Iraln slowed up they sprang off and quickly disappeared In the darkness, followed by a futile vol ley of shots from the now thoroughly aroused passengers. When P.essle recovered conscious ness she found the passengers In tho wildest state of excitement, and her horror aud Indignation knew no bounds when told of the brutal murder of tho poor man whone bravery cost him his llfo. Sho experienced n feeling of relief, however, when she learned that it hn-i Hot been the man who was collecting tho money and other valuables, but an other a taller one. w!io hnd llred the shot with such terrible effect. The girl was tilled with a sickening dread and bliter humiliation as she again thought of Frank. Not tunny hours before she was actually wonder ing w hether or not she loved li.'m, nl most deciding that she did. How fhe had boon deceived! Sho know now that she bad but allowed herself lo be daz.led by Ills compli ments and flattered by his nt tent ions, that love had taken no part In the af fair, and It was with shame thut shs remembered having compared htm wl'h Marry. Ye", he wiis different, and she was glad. Hut bow dare she think of Harry so good and true? She wus entirely unworthy of him, and It would serve her only as she deserved If, during her absence, be had found pleasure In the society of some girl more worlny of him than slit;, who bad been so vain aud silly. A telegram to Bessie's mint at lid igo brought the happy news of the great Improvement of Hessle's mother, uud when the train reached l'otosl her father was there to meet them with the glad tidings of sure aud speedy re covery. Harry, too, was at the station and found uti opportunity to ask lu a whis per: "Bessie, have you decided?" The utmost Inaudible "Yes. Harry,-' Kent the blood from tho young man's face, leaving him very pale. 'Am I to be happy at last, Boss?" bo asked. The glaueo which she gave him, even when fcho said, "Not now, Harry, please," brought the color again to his face, for ho know she had decided lu his favor. Hessle's relatives Wore greatly alarmed when It became known that she and Aunt Sue were In the midst of that daring "hold up." They thought it extremely fortunate that no loss had been sustained, even Bes sie's watch having been accidentally dropped on tho bed Instead of going Into tho bag of the robber carried for that purpose. Several days passed before tho sni pers reported tho capture of tho train robbers, but neither was taken nllvo. oue having been killed while trying t i escape from u farmhouse, the other shooting himself in order to escape death In the flumes, his sbclter having been bred by the sheriff's posse. This man was described us band- some Dick Powers, who always dressed well, was well educated, and had every appearance of a gentleman. He was known by several aliases, and hud been often seen In Denver. One evening, about a week after her return to l'otosl Hurry said: "Bessie, can you not give me your Unal answer now, as you promised? Will you be my wife?" "Yes, Harry," she said slowly, "if you are still willing to trust your hap piness lu the hands of oue so romantic uud foolish us I." When, a few moments later, she managed to escape from the embrace and kisses which tlireutened to smoth er her, she suld: "You have had your wish, Harry, for I certainly have had all the ro mance I want." 'But, Hesslc, darling, you could hardly cull a train robbery romantic," be replied. "No, not exactly," sho answered. "Yet that had something to do w.'tb my cure." Waveiicy Maguzluo. Ts'iiIh ns ii n Artirl of l ooil. Nuts, which not so long ago were re garded us the special property of squir rel!! and small boys, are coming to be considered more aud more as essential articles of staple diet. As a result, the nut production of this country Is in creasing. The almond Is useful not only ns n part of the nut and fruit course, but cau be added with advan tage to uny apple or fruit niKture, either cooked or raw. "Bettys," Char lottes, turnovers and even pies and siiuoo ure often Improved by the pow dered nut. For Invalids to whom sugar Is barred ul annul meals or pastes form un important iiddifou to the bill of fare. Those preparations are made Into breads, biscuits, crack ers, blunc mange, etc. Tho peanut is valued for its nourish ing properties, containing as It does more nitrogenous natter than meat or eggs. Freed from its oil and ground, it is used for bread, or with the oil becomes useful as a butter. Pe cans, almonds and walnuts are used largely for confections. Kttvet of Ituln on Pcopio, Have you ever noticed the effect ol ruin upon people in our busy streets! The slightest drizzle seems to nddli their bruins. In clear weather they mnnage to keep to the right, pusslnj; without discomfort and dodging; but as soon us the water begins to ful' they lose the sense of direction, am! you will find them swerving ull ovei the sidewalks ns a tired horse swerve lu the boniest retch. They will bumf Into you lu spite of all you can do Truck drUers go mud In a slight downpour, aud even the horses are af footed, drlpmen and motoruicn be come lit candidates for Insane usy luius. The streets become congested for uo apparent reason. In crossing them men uud women rush, dodge, spring this way uud thut, stoop, Uicli and till until confusion Is worse thai) coufounded. Victor Smith, hi New York Press. A t.'onililrruttf 'Wife. "Tho most considerate wlfo I eve! hoard of," said the Corufcd I'hllosoph or, "wus a womuu who used to dute all her letters a week or so ahead, tu ullow her husband tltnu to mull Xhcni." ludlauapolW Press. OHIO'S SERPENT MOUND. SAVINC ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS OF PREHISTORIC MONUMENTS. Whf Harvard 01Ii-r: linn ttnnlpit It lo I ho Htnto AnlmeoloKlinl unil IIMnrlrnl Morlety Monnil KmmiIimI For Orritiftti lul and Hytulrollcnl I'lirpoiip. lly a recent vote of the Harvard corporation the Treasurer of Harvard College has been authorized to deed lo the Ohio Stale Arciuieologlcnl and Historical Society' the Serpent Mound Park which for tho lust fourteen years iu been in the custody of the Pen body Museum In Cambridge, thus re storing to Ohio the ownership of the most remarkable and famous of the thousands of monuments of the an cient mound builders which exist with in her borders. Tbu groat Serpent Mound lies In tho Township of Bratton, overlooking Hrush Creek, about seven miles from Peebles, tho nearest, railway station. It hud been noted with wonder by the flrsk settlors, but It was not until 1Kb! thut It was measured and ileserlbod by Squler nud Davis, who published a report with drawings from surveys in tho first volume of the "Smithson ian Contributions to Knowledge." The two explorers had found the site of tho mound covered by a forest. Thir teen or fourteen years inter their visit a tornado swept directly along Serpent Hill, practically swooping the forest dear. This led to reclaiming the bind for cultivation, but: by lus.'t It hnd re lapsed ugaln to u state of nature and was overgrown with sumach and briars. Iu Hint year Professor Frederick W. I'ul nam, curator of the Peaboily Mu seum and Peabody professor of arch aeology nud ethnology nt Harvard, visited tho spot In (he course of a trip which lie was making through South ern Ohio for the purpose! of examining some of the best known of the ancient monuments for which this- part of tho State Is famous throughout the world. He was able to make arrangements with Mr. Lovett, the owner of the land, to have the site cleared of un derbrush, so that for the first time lu years the extruordlniiry character and grandeur of the Croat Serpent was apparent to visitors. It has boon reckoned that r. j less than l.'l.OOO mounds and earthworks, built oil her by the Indians or ly the so-called "prehistoric" inhabitants of the Mississippi Valley, are Included in the State or Ohio nlono. Hut (ho advance of cultivation, the cupidity of seekers lifter tho burled treasures which are popularly supposed to be hidden under many of those works, and In some cases pure vandalism, have put many, Including, of course, some of the most Important, lu jeop ardy. An example of this last, kind of destruction is to be found at Muriel tu, whero two great embankments, fa mous among students of American archaeology, lfuve been partly de stroyedone having been built upon and In part leveled, und the other uiudo into bricks. Tho destruction 'of the Marietta works seems all the more to be regretted on account of the con trast which It offers to the enlight ened wisdom of tho pioneers, who, act ing under tho direction of the famous ltufus Putnam, had utilized tho two embankments to form an avenue which they named lu the classical fashion of tho day, the Via Sacra. Visiting Adams County again In 1883 he fouud that Its destruction was inevitable, unless Immediate measures were taken for Its preservation. He wus uble to secure a contraec with the owner Unit It remain Intact for a year, aud a price for the absolute purchase of the land was agreed upon. Colng back to Boston, he enlisted '.he aid of Miss Alice 0. Fletcher, well known for her notable contributions to the knowledge of Indian life. Mixs Fletch er, meeting In Newport n few Boston ludio!, appealed to them for support with so much effect that In tho winter of ISHtt a private circular was Issued, with the Indorsement of the late Fran cis Pnrivinuu, the hlstoiiuu of the West, culling for subscriptions. As u result u sufliclont sum, nmoiiuting to about Sf'iOtM), was secured to buy such land as seemed to be required for the purpose lu view, and to take stops for tho preservation of the Serpent, with provisions for making thorough exca vations in the Immediate neighbor hood. Iu the end some seventy-live acres of land along the pike leading from Peebles to Hillsborough were purchased, and the whole, under the name of the Serpent Mound Park, was transferred to the keeping of the Peu botly Museum In trust. This movement, not only waved the Grout Serpent itself, but was tho cause of stimulating increased inter est In the preservation of the nrebiie logical remains of Ohio In general. The Oeneral Assembly, nt the sugges tion of Professor M. C. Head, of Hud sou, passed u law In ISMS exempting from tuxutlon lands in the State "on which are rituated uny prehistoric earthworks, uud which may have been' or may hereafter lie purchuscd by any person, Hssoclutlon or compuuy for the purpose of preservation of said earth works, and ure not held for profit, but are or shall be dodlcaed to public use us prehistoric parks." Professor Putnam iii'mcd;atoly be gan work to put the mound and the new putk containing It lu a suitable condition as a public pleasure ground. The convolutions of the serpent were outlined by gravel paths, so that they might bo followed from end to end without Injury to the monument Itself. In the southwest corner of the park a pleusnnt picnic ground was arranged, with u spring of water protected by a substuutliil sprluKliouse. A well-built road lends diagonally across the park, and tho whole was put under the care of a competent keeis'r. Tho present transfer to tho Ohio Archaelogleul aud Historical Society is lu accordance, of course, with the principle that wher ever possible historical sites are more upproprlutely cared fo- by a local so ciety, AVheu tho Peubody Museum took over tho property there wus no such society avalluble, Serpent Hill, as one looks lift toward It from the cultivated uieudows on the hither side of Brush Creek, rises steep and woody to a height of nearly 100 feet. It is crescent-shaped, follow ing the bend of the river below It, and the bold turu to I he northwest In crowned by a sheer cliff of bore rocks, which slopes to n point like tho nosa of Minn monstrous nnlmnl. On tho back of this rocky spud Is the serpent Itself, opening its huge Jaws as If to swnllow tho great, hollow oval or ogij iM'foro it. The body winds In broad, graceful curves down to tho colled fail at the (nd. It seems to bo generally agreed by archaeologists that tho mound was erected for ceremonial and symbolic purposes, and was not connected with the idea of sepulture. In the centre of the egg shaped oval Is n heap of stones showing the effect of fire. This altar (If such It Is) was once much larger than now, huvlng been broken up some sixty years ago in some search for burled troosuro. Tho oval is Jil.i feet, long by eighty feet wide, nnd about four feet high. From tho end of tho oval to tho tip of the tall Is u distance of 4'M feet In an air lino, but 1P.4S feet If measured from the end of tho oval to the nock of the serpent nm) then along the convolutions of the body. From tho tip of the upper jaw to the end of tho tall tho serpent It self measures 1254 fool. Tlui nverago width of the body Is about twenty foot and its height along tho head and body from four to five feet. Tho Peabody Museum iu Cambridge retains n memorial of its now terinln otod connection with this great tnontt nient of the past in tho shape of u very beautifully executed model of the park which It formerly owned, done by Ward's natural science establishment In Itochester, N. Y., under tho super vision of Professor Putnam from sur veys by C. Cowen. It measures six foi I six inch by four feet eight inches, Tho contour of the land Is sh.iwn most Interestingly In green, with its forest i and cliffs and cultivated hind nud Brush Creek flowing through thn whole. A duplicate of this model hit!! also been procured for the Field Co lumbian Museum lu Chicago. Chicago Tlmes-IIorald. HOW THE EYE IS DECEIVED. Klertrlr. Fun's Motion Overcome Thnt ol Another Seem to Hevolve Slowly. A remarkable optical illusion may be seen In the United States Census Ofllct' In Washington, and to the person wit nessing It for the first time It Is tmex phiTnablc and most puzzling. In tilt- east end of the great, building ure two electric ventilating fans; they are placed In tho walls of the north and south sides near tho celling; they nro about two feet In diameter and revolve nt tho rate of about. IKMKi revo lutions a minute In opposite directions ns they face each other, thus carrying the heated air from the room ami permitting fresh to enter at tho sever al out ranees. Being In n direct line with each oili er, one can look from and through the rapid revolving fan nt the outh cud to tho one nt the north, and it is tills view that gives the Illusion, for the fuu farthest away seems to be travel ing at tho rate of only n few revolu tions a minute, while the nearest one Is whirling so rapidly that it Is impos sible to follow It with the eye. By moving the head In a circular putli from right to left the farthest fan seems to stand still, but It also seems to have double the number of blades that are known to be there. The effect Is altered if the motion of the head Is reversed, for then the far fun seems to have doubled the orig inal motion, and by moving the head in different directions the bludos dance around iu a most uncanny fashion. the weird effect is still moru heightened when one looks througll the aperture between .he edges of the near (an nnd the wall lu which it W Bet, for from this viewpoint It Is nt once seen that the fun Is traveling ml fast us the near one. The explanation Is simple. The fans are traveling lu opposite directions, nnd the motion of the near one over comes that of the far one. Were they traveling the opposite direction lu the walls their motion would bo synch ronous and no Illusion would bo appar ent, or were tho near one traveling only half us fast us the far one tho hit ter would appear to revolve only half ns fast ut It renlly does, but being ou tho same circuit, and traveling ut the same relative rate of sped, tho explanation given is the true oue. Thousands of persons have wit nessed the Illusion, yet not one has offered thus fur uu explanation, anil so complete Is the deception that there are lew who notice It at nil unless their attention Is called to It, when they roullze thut tho fans am both going at like rates of speed. A slow motion would l,n of no avail to draw out the vitiated air of the groat room, and n glance at the far fan through the aperture nieutloned will Instantly convince one of the tremendous speed of both. Philadelphia Press. Sprinkling fetrecrii In Hwltzerlumt. While Ueru boasts of a lumbering sprinkling curt thut would do justice to tho middle iiges, the ordlnury meth od of lnylng the dust Is very primitive. Men nro employed who llrst till with water an olonguted nietul arrangement shaped like the baskets used for curry- lug wood and open at the top. One side of this can Is flat so that It cau Iks strapped to the operator's buck. At the bottom is a stopcock and a rubber hose which has a sprlnkllug noK.lo at the end uud when ready the water ing ninu marches down the btreet swinging tho rubber hose to right and left, impartially spriuklng the dodging pedestrians as well os the street In his wild. Hupping energy. Tho supply tfcr"rally lasts until a fountain Is readied, wheu the can is uustnptiod and refilled for the tixt course. Cor respondence Chicago Itecord, King Leopold un a Sullor. ' King Leopold of Belgium Is a good sailor nnd a thorough yachtsman. Tho king remains ou deck during tho worst storms, when ull the other pussengors, olllcers of the royul household and In vited guests seek refugo in their cab ins. Lately the king's yucht, tho Al: berta, hud to remniu twelve hours at sea to avoid tho (lunger of a leo shore Tho sea was so bud that even some members of tho crew got sick und dis couraged. The king remained on deck aud cheered them up. On bonrd his yucht Leopold speaks fumiliiirly in English with all his sailors who are English, for be nulls under the British, ling. Two footmen nud a cook alwuys I accompany tho king of his cruise. WAR CORRESPONDENTS' RISKS. .Jullnn Iliitph AilmllD Tlmt Their I.ol Ir i Not Without It I)rnw!mik. j .Itillan Ralph confesses In tho Cen tury that, he has been converted from j tho opinion that tho llfo of n war cor respondent Is not a dangerous one. ".lust before I went to tho war In South Africa I was asked by iho editor of a London magazine to write about war correspondent!! and their work. What I wrote was In criticism of those of my occasional comrades who appear to fancy It a clover thing to put themselves In danger of death on tho battlefield, and who afterward wtito about one another's sensational performances, ns If these reflected glory upon them nnd their profession. I have not changed my mind aliout tho behavior of those who try to share the experience of Iho private soldier, thus bringing themselves to his rank, nud needlessly jeopardizing their useful ness to the public lu Hut violation of the trttsl reposed in them by tholr em ployers, I have since been the com panion of a man who honestly be lieved It his duly to enter n battle el bow to elbow with the private soldiers, iu order, ns bo said, that he might: know the temper of the "Tommies", nnd tho conditions under which they were lighting. My opinion remains the same, not because this brave gen tleman was disabled In the very llrst battle, and bad to leave the war, but because he Is a man apart from those I criticise- a born soldier, llrst of all, and a modest, sober, earnest workman, who never took or asked for credit be yond that which bis published reports gained for him, "But I believe that In the London magazine 1 said It was not. necessary for a war correspondent, to Incur dan ger on the battlefield. I have ultered that opinion. It makes me laugh at myself when I put side by side the view 1 then held uud tho experience I have since gained. "To return to tho artist who wnuted nothing but u chance to do his duty. He succeeded nt Belmont, but at the battle of Ciraspan, uftor establishing himself in a nice, vnta and command ing position, he found himself, in half, un hour, amid such a bail of bulled that It seemed as If all Bocrdom haii singled him out for a mark for Its cou cent rated deslro for slaughter. He !nj st.Ul with becoming dignity, nnd found himself alive ut. tho cud of tho tight -nllvo, nnd resolved, with all tin strength of his will, never again, whilt be lived, to mix bis body up with fly Ing bullets. At Modder Itlver, in soml maiiuer which I liavo forgotten. h was suddenly pursued by shells nm! flying shrapnel, and made his way on! of that danger, only to 11ml hlmsell under such Mauser lire that the bid lets came lu ropes. It was fun to heat him talk about the duty of correspond ents after this second experience. To begin with, his was a round, limbbj face, lit by steady, gray eye-, ami h had a way of merely mentioning hi! own experiences, incidentally, with gravity too droll to bo cither de scribed in words or listened to without merriment. Ho cunvnssod the corps of correspondents at short Intervals, und reported to each one thnt nil the rest wore resolved with him j.t.ver bl not under fire again. "Aud then came the light at 3'ngers fontoin. "iTere was the advance in b:2i:k imd rainy night, then tho grayish th.'cat of dawn, thou tho terrible fusllade from the Boer trenches at the Highlanders, only u ftfw rlflc-longths away. After that tho panic, the confusion confound ed, the awful dropping of scores upon scores of dead men, tho reeling of ever so many wounded, the stampede to the rear, the shouting of the officers trying to restore order. And. finally, fhere was tho artist, tousled, mud stained, breathless, but still with the sumo round, cherubic face, and the same grave, well-considered speech. He was coming out of the jaws of dentil. Ho bad been lu the thick of tiro light, which, for n minute or two, (luuiitod the tigers of the British army." Telegraph l'olot Often (Iron-. An account was published recently, ami commented on at that time by the Sun, of growing telegraph poles. It Is not unusual for stakes or poles planted green iu the fall to I'prout and grow foliage tho next spring. There Is a line instunco of this In Queens town Creek, (Jueon Anne's County. The Intricate chuunol from Chester Itlver to tho steamboat wharves tit Quccnstowu is marked with green chcsluut and poplar slakes cut from the woods aud planted lust f ill. Some of them budded and put forth foliage In tbi! spring which is growlus Into brunches, und on a few of them blos soms wore noticed. As It Is Impossi ble for the stakes to root In the crook mud this siunmev, growth will perish with the sejson, never to return. Sometimes, but very seldom, a stake or polo cut from a tree and set Into the ground roots nnd makes another tree. There Is a fine example of this on Harmon K. George's farm, Locust Neck. In Tulbot County. Some years ngo locuat posts In the ground were used In building n post, cup and rail fence. The end of each post was sharpened to go through tho whole In the cap. From one of them a sprout put out below the cap. Tho sprout become a twig, the twig a brunch, which became a limb, and has grown Into a large, umbrageous locust tree. Of course, roots put out from the end of the post in the ground. A treo cun be grown from the twig of almost any kind of poplar except the Lomburdy. I u rail uud ridrr fences the riders plintcd in the ground greeu arc often seen to bear leaves, but very K-idom ever live long. Baltimore Sun, lluteb Cheewi at 1'arU KxpoMtlou. Dutch cheese of various kinds was seen nt tho Turls exposition. Tho spiced Lcydou cheese, Ooudu sweet milk cheese, tho well-known Edam, wus there. But nil those varieties arc now made by tho furmers of South Holland just us well as lu the places from which they take Ihelr uumo. The furmers of Budogruven hud a cheese exhibit at the exposition which for variety und excellence can vie with the products of tho better-known loriil It ics. Budegraven now d.ies a lurger chceso trade than any other district of Ilolluud, the output lust year being T0,970 pounds. Chose generally Is es timated by the carloud. A BACHELOR. Who eollnrn nil ,nv .,,. , Ami wilt, tny littlo pC'"? Who siija Abmi.na bn, c.'ni0,n,"0k Who taken aw.iy my en,v i . l!er,,. "it hss'n.. I,,,,";' And only snys nl,o Uoo't "4rJ'' Who wiy lir Iiumi'I Bt n.i,im;k;wib,vi;t-'M Wlw eoriminniliiMM )m- ri , l ib'turiu him with l, Ami .iv lt. Kill, i ' ' "m M;! - "'""i ii slid Wlifi tlit.it-a lt,nl T . And make me .In lTJd,". And lulls m. ii 1 ,!.,, 'i Anil when I'm UvVma mi! -., i Hie, Mn.patiiiz,, flah1,;"'11'' And softly brcul,,,, "iJZZ. i r'ITHAND POINT. ; i it t . . "uiiit itero, sir, is tin. I ii uu inn linns, or water yi, ,. tin bouillon Is In th ,.,,.. .... Blaetler. rli "Ho hns always rn 1,:. i like clockwork." ' Ye . creditors have wound Ji Un" dolphin Bulletin. "You're not half were. Billy." "N; W(,V(, a flat, and I just had to p t tilil dinuapoHs Journal. "Is young Mr. Iiibl.ia, ., ,,,,. u,w.l..l .11.,... i ,UI ....... , i . "N i,; ever no cans on me lie !!,,, ,.. chair." Chicago Keeonl, Tho Bnehelor--"Singli. M,W., a good thing." iiie IVi(,',., isn't double blessedness twi good'"- i linkers Sliite-ilmn, Tho limit who'll nuke ',r,,i , J''cel easy as the ,, L"""in" Or tnnke the old look , a, r Will g.itber JoU ,,( ,,!,! I'liiUlt-lLhiii Asklt-"Is Loafer ,lzv ieuii-"i,azy why. he ),., km, much time lie is asli.nn,.,i i.. ,. clock In the fuce'-liHtiiuoa. A can. "Well, Daisy, shall we pnv th,. rout or give a (IliiiiorV" "Why the dinner, of course! wi,i .. puld-up house rent do us If w."k J social position? Llfo. Burglar (suddenly ooiiirontMl policeman) "Hello! here's u wPi licomnu--"Ioii't let m !,....,' not on duty br-niglit. ,bist drowi io see ti.o cook. - fSoston Trnim Tlioiiyli he omI.h IOi. "y;;, tluu wife Anil not nnipHicr linns. This damsel hems anil l"nn f Mm were being iiko! to inx. -IHmit .! He --'i lave you ,ii!(. iH t Kllse, and saved pome niiinv month V" She "Oh. vc.: I '.t the grocer and asked him not t In his bill till next iiionihl '-i'i;, Blitftter. Mrs. Hlghblower--' How qui,.: littlo boy is, Mrs. silmmm: (( model youth." Willie Sliaison- mother told mo not to wy ttnytlii embarrass you while I was her' I haven't (lured to open tny moil smart Sot. House Owner "You dhln't pa rent last month." Tenuiit-"XoJ I suppose you'll hold mo to your J uieut." Owner "Agreement - aareemout?'' Tenant -"Wliv. nil rented you said I must pay In mil or not at nil. Cohiaiaus (Oliloi Journal. No Help From the Father, "When I was new la the busini said a public school teui'licr, "I to bother tho parents of my mil nt times when I should liftve aril my own hook. The result wus of a character to make me eur.i moment when I had l.'iki n It In bead to invito the boy's father t classroom. Once, when I tiitvl one of tho toughest iiolglilxirliiM lown u boy unloaded ou the worst Kngllsh to In' beard ii Bowery. Being green In tlm I first blushed and tl.cn fiVw 1 passion. But the boy milycontli) sneer, uud speaking om of the i of his mouth, ho went ou abusin in the most approve!. Rimer fashion. I was wild. I tlioii; asking for the boy's discliarg. found It. Impracticable. There quite a labyrinth of ril hipo through, and the result wiw a.v but certain. A coiifrrre, who croon as I was. suiruesml tlmt I to tho boy's father. 1 imi. "I fcllow-n tough looting IrM'i culled the very next d;iv; mornlu', teacher,' ho said. 'K ting I'm out of a Job uml St to snenk to vo. Well, surf, you me to give Billie a Ihkin', I said yes, explalnlic tiic Thou the old fe uV Mown w grlnued und answered: '.o'l M j feller as calls hlitim-ir iem" know how to give a hy 4 ilckii nln't earnlu' do wages do oli' him. Oood-by. sort' Commercial Advertim. f th Cut- "Tho Idea that cats, ot nlov with a mouse before u a mistake." observed a .U I...- - ,llv "If Ju t ... .i..., (rfin. what bm UUUl 1 DJ juni ii".- - nil when a cat catches a 1'W ,i ...n i.ie.i Tho Dim '1 played with, but slalu at on I cat tried auy guwo vllV ' XI i. i..,l milld iiioogo wouuie.li, , tui away. But a mouse canno t I null nu, n.f .1 Vila tho unfortunate littlo iuilm' 1 , I.. r,l,T 10 C ui f!perimeui"i powers as a hunter up .ri... i.. It t rennet"'' " ""v "v "":;.;ini mouse a cnunco vi - .-.i. n tell 'm tno naraer mo i more will Its skill he cat did not take suck if- slonaily .": would soon ond-rate movwrS-Z? j The,Wer.ruJo',l;';l';, An nmlubio miuo 4i mil years been employed In l j Dalton. Ohio. 'I'"" u,""'t, J ueeldou to iramu Hm mine. Four hundred u ,J nnd struck work, i."" fid returned to tho seeue w b Inborn, tho miners roruw pick or Bhovol. 1 The tllrl tu . ""J, HM. V..II SCO S'" ..lUl: that none of tho men you oau generally hot vaii to buk good bread.-!1"
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