A SONG OF The world u wuita ia tht mild moon's Th lihea bloom in her ailver light; Mfwema noma wonder ia wkin under The star flowered quiet of middle night. 1'rom pole to pole, lite a ainflin aoroll, Th? spheral aounds of the atar-nonss roll; The air ia gleaming with shapes of. dream inn; A mystic muaic ia on my soul. W WVf Jv The Cloudburst at Old TeHachapi 51 MY DANE OR two years before me day thu F.zra Shaw, tin1 F . i -i . prospector, camped 1 I 1 II .1, 1 M-. , i , .1.. r-a V- utviu icuacunpi hip rocK.v VllfzsyiiA mountains above him had barely felt t!ii touii of rain. Tims:' were the years or drought in California, 1S:)7 nnd IS'.iS; and when the low lands nlong the const wont try. it was n drought Indeed In the Teiuichnpi Mountains, for they faced tho Mohave desert. On tiiis day In June a cre.it mi rase of 1k.11 overspread the tij i tu mt'fi n ii sands, in Hie semblance of a vast lake dotted with island:) and fives; but the lieatod dryuiss of the bed of the Tehnchapl lUver dispelled all illusions as to the lake- below. It was not the first time that Ezra Pliaw bad camped by the liver. For live years be bad stopped at the same place on bis way to bis prospeols on the desert, and more lbnn once be bud fei-n that dry river-bed bank-high with muddy water. Hut to IMiilip West lucoU. u young mining expert from the Kasf. it seemed a very unreasonable incca.it ion to cross the liver-bod and camp upon tin hot mesa when there was such it tine cotton wood tree down lu the bottom. "How long since there's been a flood In this strewn";" be demanded, when Kzra drove past the cottonwool! on bis way to a scrubby juniper on tue oppo site hank. "Let's (jee," said Shaw. "It was two years ago las: iinturday." "Weli, if that's the case, let's camp t'jiru under that cottoiiwood. I'll risk a cloudburst to escape a sunstroke any day."' It was frightfully hot on the open mesa, hut a fool breeze drew up the canon nnd fanned the cottoiiwood leaves Into a soo'ihiug rustle. Far up nbove the mountain heights puffy thun dcrcaps loomed against the sky, radiat ing a sultry, oppressive beat. Kzrix Shaw looked them over critical ly before be made reply. "As I was saying." be continued, "it was two years ago Saturday, and the weather was hot anil muggy, just like This. You see that, mark on the rotfhnwoud tree down there, about six feet above the ground? That's where the water came. Came quick, too. Ho you want to chance it';" "I certainly do," rcpl.ed Westbrook. "Those clouds have hung round up there for a wed;, and not a drop of rain have they given up, with all their wind and thunder." So down In the boulder strewn river bed they camped, and tin: prospector soon bad a mini cooked and spread lu the shade of the cotton wood. West brook was going out to Inspect one of bis mines la the ititcri-nU of an East ern mining company, and Khuw know the desirability of humming him, even at a rlight perso.ial r.sk. But for twenty years he had livrd on the changing ties. -it, and ho knew Its extremes too well. So while he cooked and led the horses, he cast mi occas ional glance up the canon. The sug gestion of the act irritated young West lirool. who tool; t. for a silent rebuke. "What's the matter with you';" lie demanded. "Are you afraid a cloud burst will jump round the point up there und drown you where you standi" An iodulg.'iil smile wrinkled the bent- bln.ckc.ned f.co of the old prospector. "Two years ago lasi Saturday I saw KiituvtbiUS l.U - that hiipp.'n." b? said. "A teamster was cainpel Ijre at luc tlujo. That's one of his vwgrm wiiccl.- (Inivii there by til" lone co'. too wood on tiie !ii.oli. Hi didn't drowned, but Le irm sure surprised. And now, if you have no objections. I reckon I'll hook up and pull out of here. It look. kind cf hla--; nvvay up th.-ie on the peaks. " "Weil, I'd like to re.-t a little in this Miud" before we go on, but of coursi it yuu Insist " "' Insist about it! Xnue at all! i'ou jiut lie right dor. u and rest, and I'll liaruesx up and drive oot of this river bottom. It hasn't, rained iu a long time, but If that water up there bap jieti to come tins way. It will come on the jump. It's l n miles up to who you see Ihat lilac!: cloud, but It's nil down bill." Without seeming to hurry, Shaw lacked the dishes in the wagon and act about haruesning his hoines. Vet if be had been Mom. lie would J.nve workc 1 1il;o lightning, a great bush lay ovv the deep canon, and th Hid blew in lit lie gilHls toward the owerlng tbundercaps. which touch "he mountain peak with n base of Inky id frightful blackr.i From thut black base rain was fall tng somewhere. And whichever canon nppeited to receive that torrent at Its jeud waa sure to be swept like a great fclulceway. On those peaks the rain till not fall Iu mere drops It fell In JieetH. In the canon of the Tehachapl, rcarred nnd scoured by tho torrents of the past, a tense silence settled. Kven to I'hlllp Westluook, floziog lazily In the shade, the stillness teemed ou iuous. lie raised Ids bead and idly watched the old prospector as lie climbed Into th wagon. "Going to tears ffle?" bo asked, a lit Me scornfully "Tuat right," replied Ohaw. "And If you'll take a fool's advice you'll get out of thU'wash quick!" Ila turnd bis hcud up Uie canon and liitened moment. Than lie kicked oft the brake, yelled to bis bones, una Started fop the tank on the run. file ia behind I" be called back to THE NIGHT. 1Ti wonder grow, liice an opening roaej lue iaee oi neuven wnn a nam giowa; For iojr or fearing, some chnrm i nearing! I feci ita winga o er the world unclean. It fills nie; there, in the middle air, A splendor as of a meteor's hair! The gutea of heaven are open; the acven Great angpla glitter upon the stair. Joliu Payne, iu The Living Age. : v.- Si 2 COOLIDGE. 3 weslbmok. "Don't you be.tr II roar' We're in for it this trip!" Above the hammering of t!:. w.'goi wtiepls against the rocus I life ros an unmistakable rnar-a dull rumble mingled wllh sudi'.i n cr.icks nnd crashes. . Then n solid wall of brown W:-tc: eight feet high, swept majestically round the po.nt above them, rpanng Its crest In the air and arcming to lean forward In Its flight. Writhing lu the depths behll'd. great treetops slashed up and plunged from sight like spectral hands; nnd. racing furiously before the wave, there raced a littl ' cloud of dust, only to be licked up the next moment by the towering wall of wafer. One glance at Its Immensity, and young Wfstbrook scurried over the washed boulders of the river-bed liko a desert lizard. "You can't make the bank! Catch on behind!" cried Shaw, as Westbrook ran past the wagon. The bank was indeed too far away. Hie Inundation taa Imminent. Not knowing what else to do, he obeyed, and the next moment tbe horses were headed down the canon toward the lone coitonwood tree on .he knoll the tree which showed th" water ninrk six fet above the ground. Ia a mad runaway the two horses jfikcd the light wagon over rocks and bushes, fleeing from the bank of water. Spreading far out across the widening river-bed. the torrent lost for the time Its burst of speed. Th'ii a second great rush. like the surge of a tidal wave at sea, leaped high above the point, nnd rolling on, swept down the middle of the canon. When that tremendous mass of water, twice as high as at first, up peared, Fzra Shaw, knew that he was caught. Yet be pulled the horses Into a new course and lashed them Into a fury. Fighting against fate, be now tried to get In line with the lone eottonwood knoll, so that -when the water struck them they might perchance be washed against It, if it stood before the storm. Whishee whishep whislipc! they heard the save brush bowing before the wave front. Iirr-up! came the slapping water be hind the wagon, and then up they went, while n great surge of Icy water lapped over them, taking Iheir breath Ike the cold douche of a sho.vVr bath. Fur a moment the horses rose with toe water. lncn. as the liej or the wagon bagaii to float above the run ning gear, they sank from sight. The heavy wagon wheels dragged them back and down, and the wagon bed swept upon them. But although the leaky wagon bed rocked wildly beneath him, Ezra Shaw did nor abandon his struggling team. Gripping the reins, he braced his feet igninst the dashboard and heaved their heads up from the muddy water. Then the wagon bed crashed into sonirthing solid, and stopped. The horses were swept past, and the wagon wheels fouh d anil stuck fast. They hud struck the lone cottoiiwood that stood upon the knoll, and In u inomeut there was a bewildering tangle mil uproar the horses bung by the heads against the current, great clots of brush and small trees smashed against the wagon led and stuck fast; and above all was the thunder of the brown water rushing past. For a second the two men balanced wuere t!cy were and looked at th roar.ng torn lit. Then the old pro.' peetor handed the reins to WYstbruuk ami clambered out on the swayin. wugon bo;:, now sta ki d high with drift. Back he c.i me Vilth a long picket rope, one end of which lie tied bur riidly to the bending cottoiiwood. "We've got about three mi tint i s to et out of here before the whole Island oesl" he shouted in Westbrook' ear I'll go down and cut the horses loose first, and Iheu we'll swim for It.' Then he threw the free end of the rope out over the horses backs und slid down into the water. First be passed the rope through the slack of their belly-bauds and knotted It swiftly. Then, as they hung by this support, ho twiched the reins from Westbrook, cut tin- horse apart, leached down and slushed the tugs, and beckoned for him to follow. B-I'oie the pressure of the Hood the lone cottoiiwood groaned and popped bending slowiv. On each side of the aeciimuiated snag a mill-race of bob bing tncs, posts and hushes swept past, and the rumble of huge boulders rolling on tho bottom sounded above the swash of the tumbling waves, But deepest of nil, like the growl of some destroying monster, came the roar of the Immediate waters, burrow lug beneath the roots of the sturdy cottoiiwood, washing Its little island of soil away like sugar, and threatening at every moment to root It up and over whelm horses and men alike, as they hovered behind Its protecting bulk There wus no choice about It for Philip Wtstbrook. Ho went down the rope with a rush, clutched the first burse, and was passed on by Shaw to the second. Tber-, at the touch of Ills knife, the picket rope popped like a rifle shot, And they were swept on with tbe torrent! Huge, sinuous waves, four and live feet blgb, yet flowlug smooth and oily orer their new-formed bed of sand, showed where tbe current ran swiftest. and luto this Shaw beaded bis horse, making for the left-band side of tbe I stream, where, la tbe perpetual wind Ing of the river, n low? snnd-splt jutted out almost to tbe opposite shore. But hardly bad he reached the middle of the current when there wns a great crash behind. Rising on a wave, he saw the lone cottoiiwood nnd all Its mass of drift heave forward and rush down upon them. ' Beckoning frantically lo Westbrook, lie turned his horee's brad from the shore, mid drove Ktraight ahead with the swiftest current. Behind, (he con fused mass of trees nnd drift, bound together by n great section of barbed wire fence, spread out like nu enor mous drag-net nnd swept nfter them. Although at each plunge Ihelr horsps' brads went through the crests of the waves, Shaw nnd Westbrook still held to the swiftest current, for to be caught In that tangle of barbed wire nnd splintered wood meant certain death. Already light sticks of wood nnd masses of putilty drift wire bobbing round I lii-iii. but the drag net of barbed wire and trees was held back by Its '.calrr weight nnd the catching of rragay roots. Yci where the eurroht was strongest a groat Io:.p, a drifting tangle of wire and cedar posts, reached nfler thorn like the feelers of a gnat monster cluicliiiig at Us prey. Then the more buoyant of the free cedar posts shot past them and darlcd on over the w avrs. Iu a ruck of sticks nnd driftwood the swimming horses were carried swiftly louud the point of th? sand-spit nnd lulo the lower bend of the river. Fart of the wire fence caught on the point nnd hung onngling; thni, ns the other end was sucked past, it tore loose nnd dragged along behind. But no sooner did Fzra Shaw pass the turn and see that the wire was caught than he pulled bis half-drowned horse to the light nnd urged him for the shore. Below them stretched nut another point; it was their last chance to escape. Desperately the tired- horses pawed the water, fighting to gain tbe shore, yet swept on by the current. As tiny checked their flight and turned against the' current, once more the loops of barbed wire, hurried on by the swiftest water, reached out to enwrap them. Nearer nnd nearer they crept, nnd Shnw saw that they were caught. "Swim for ltl" he yelled to West brook. who followed near, and plunged Into the muddy waters. Desperately he kicked and floundered, but bis heavy boots weighed him down, and he was glad to seize upon a fence-post nnd float. Just then he saw his horse, freed of Its burden, striking boldly out for the shore. Throwing aside his float he lunged fiercely after It, and with a lliml flurry of bard swimming managed to catch it by the tail. There be clung until, ig nominiously, he was dragged into shal low water. But Westbrook proved a better swim mer, and was able to gain the shore unaided, while bis horse, landing on the tip of the point, barely escaped the onrush of tbe terrible barbed-wire fence. Two hours later, mounted on their draggled horses. Kzra Shaw nnd West brook rode back along the clean scourtd liver-bed. . Scarce! v a trickle of water mean- red down the channel In the wake of Hint awful torrent. In th dusty road down which the travelers had plunged into the treacherous dry-wash the tracks of their wagon wheels were still bar and fresh not a drop of ram had fallen to lay the Uusl; nut that , -.. .ti.... wagon was now prouauiy ieu nine own the canon. Its wheels buried deep iu tbe sand, the bed piled up on some lounlainous snag. 'These cloudbursts are sure sudden," said Shaw, surveying the river-ueu uefully. "I reckon you understand now wny l generally camp uu mo bank." - And Westbrook said he did. ouths Companion. Art In AiWerUnlns. The man desirous of keeping in touch wilii the doings or tile commercial world around him may lind a walk along any prominent thoroughfare lu any large city merely a piece of Invig orating exercise, but If bis eyes are wide open It may be u liberal educa tion. Internal vigilance is not only the price of liberty, it is also the price of sound, up to date business methods. mer. haul's show window is without a doubt the one in wnicn ue js must crested, and the one that he wants 1 have the most attractive, nut it must be remembered that his compet itor also has the same object in view, nnd bis methods for attaining it are worth careful consideration, not only that one may get some good ideas, but also that cue may learn wherein he Is wrong and avoid the same mis take In your displays. But there 1 Hiiother field open to the student of business methods, and while nt tbe present time It Is one of tbe widest, yet the likelihood of even greater development in It Is evident to nil, so that It behooves tbe merchant. be be ever so obscure, or tbe clerk. though bis position be of the humblest, to carefully watch It. It Is the adver tising column of the dally nud class papers. There Is no surer barometer of trade conditions Hunt these game advertisements; there Is no indicator of the tendencies of the public taste that Is quite so sensitive, nor Is there one that the wide awaite uusiness man watches more closely; for It shows him what his neighbor Is doing to at tract custom, while in his class or trade Journals the advertlsmcnt give Mm the latest development lu his own Held of labor. The day Is long past for a flamboyant announcement that the goods described below are better and cheaper than they have ever been be fore or will ever be again. The best form of advertising would speak of lhee goods as unusually attractive, and If lu addition It was claimed tbat they were low lu prices as well, tbe reason for this would be plainly and simply stated. Press aud Printer. Ho Caul Tor Alarm. The silent partner was glancing over a statement be bad found ou the cashier's deak. "Do yon mean to say this Is all tbe money we've made this year?" bo yelled. "Wby, there's been gross mis management bere and somebody la go ing to get Bred '." "Don't get excited. Bill," laid tbe bead of tbe packing-bouse gently. "That's just a little document fre've been getting up. There' to Investi gating commutes around. The ".Mre" Olrl. I "There Is only one Infallible way to tell when n girl Is n nice girl," said a man who gives wise advice to Ids son nt home instead of publishing It In the magazines, "and that is by finding out how she pulls things off with tbe 1 - pie who come In contact wllb her every day. If her mother nnd father like her. if her little brothers anil sisters think she Is n kind of unfledged angel, If the servants iu the house smile w hen her nnine Is mentioned. If she Is n friend of the postman's. If all the ele vator boys In your olllee smile when '.Miss Mary' comes along nnd If nil her girl friends think she Is 'perfectly lovely' you nre pretty safe In going ahead wltli that girl, young man." Philadelphia Kccord. New Fur Nerk I'tcrra. The low (dole effect is out of fash ion and stundup collars will be seen on all fur cravats and tippets of the fashionably dressed. Fur stoles have 'nice ends and a fringe of some other mahi ial. l'.very si rt of fur and luce is seen combined. The effect across the shoulders Is nlso much narrower. Just as sleeves have become smaller lu size, loo. There Is a general tendency to long narrow effects becoming to Hie woman who has been broadening her shoulibrs to suit the modern !') of fi iniiiine beau ty. An odd and pretty feature of many of the new fur coats will.be lbow length sleeves, with uniler-sieeves of bice and velvet, 'i he popular fur for next winttr will be mink, but beaver is also coming into public favor after a retirement of some seasons. Frinlne is more the vogue for trimming and in combination with darker furs, but while fox promises to be the fur for evening wear. I'l:il ii l.lvliic and II lull TMnl. Inu. It is remarked that some FngHsh hostesses, who feel t.iat the table and what we shall eat have become of too much importance in life, are giving a series of dinners marked by primitive fare. Indeed, so enthusiastic has so ciety become on the subject that the fewer the courses and the worse the food the more fashionable does the din nor become. At one select party re cently in London there was nothing to eat but Kindwichis. chicken and a lit tle watery salad. The same exagger ated simplicity was shown at an even Iiil' receniioii. both 111 the dressing of tho giK-sts nr.d in the floral decorations which consisted of a f W lilies and roses placed about the room in vases, The liiiests moved aboill the room talking together as long as they want oil to. while the bospss herself made no attempt herself to enliven Hie galb cling. A bowl of I'-iuonade, some damn sandwiches nnd a few cakes were on a table lu the drawing room In the eiire of this festive board the ple -i- ile resistance was arranged, con sisling of a large bow l of chopped fruit sprinkled with sugar. Aliniit u Shirt Wulnl. are some points re lallve Hi to nt ling a shirt waist broil drcs-makers' convent Ion. dwell upon w ilh terrible ;ii t oul at a I hey are earnestness wherefore it is pri it is presumed Hint no d cent shirt waist can be made without a knowledge' nl' Hem: Make a straight collar band A curved band will push down beneath the ribbon slock. Iion't bring the shoulder seam for ward: it Is beitir to drop il a littl bad; lo make the garment III. ('ill Hie waist a half inch too big all around in height, at nei k. under arm etc.. says the iieutoii Times. Il Is better to have a small iinidinl and plenty to play in the waist under Heath than lo cut a larg- arinhole for freedom of iiiotcmciu. Take a small tlaii into the arinhole. it' i.e.-e-snry, Se acres- th" i hcs;. the front in get a gooi If 111" sli c 'o is 1 oo tiuht don't let oil! the Inside seam lo remedy it. The sleeve must be ,-eanjed into the waist wilb ilie si am t.ini'il into the neck and siitchcd Hal. otherwise the sleeve will stand up luipli a a inly. Iion't use French seams in a ihln waist. Turn the edges iu nud liuislt Hat wiih two rows of stitching, as u man's shli t is liiiished. No Hope For llt:oml-lt'l. That dreadful tl reat of bringing lulo prominence again Hie distended skin seems to have died a natural death, just as its principal minimi promoter died in Paris o lew days ago. The name of M. Aiiguste Person has been a-Miciiited with Hie iiiveulion of the i-iiiiollue k!rt ever since ltf.Vi.lu which year he really did form I lit- idea of making n skin with hoops ami sold his invention lo'- mki nud then went Il In the oci opinion of d 'Vlsiligswitcbes and turnouts for an English railway company. As a fai l, M. Person was not ibe originator of the hoopsklrt at all. The hooped petticoat came Into vogue 'way back lu 1711 and became larger ami larger until 17JJ, when It reached such ridiculous proportion that a woman could not si, a ml In i space less Hum six feel niuare. Poll llcians were Just as chary lu those days of offending women's fancies as tiny lire to day, but the nuisance became so inloleralile that pressure was brought to bear ou (leoicliis Hex, and In lTPil the win ring of hoops at court wasabol Ished by royal edict. I-are Uaed Kataiialvalr. T.ace is the thing this season, and no costume W complete until a touch of this dainty fabric is udded, If nothing more Ibnii the collar and cuffs for the I a i lor made costumes. Fvery possible :e is made of lace from the neck to .he flounces on the bottom of the skirts v In-n yards and yards are used to fin ish the evening costume. Henurlful berthas of rare old lace that has been tin heirloom fjr many year are now lu Vogue, A Inndsome black silk worn by Diiddln-nged woman at a fushloualle wedding recently, had one of those ire old lace flounces, about eighteen Inches deep, which had been in the family several generations. The wnist was trimmed very elaborately with the same pattern In a narrower width nnd Just a dainty touch of blue. It wns one of the most attractive or gowns nt the wedding.' The young woman who has a grand mother should ask if she has some piece of lac;- that can be used Iu some way, and doubtless many n choice bit will come to light that has lain In tis sue paper for years, nnd complete n hie fostiinme for this season. .Sew Haven Begister. Wanted Itie Whole Mnn. No, I can't take boanb is." and Miss Complon looked dellnntly nt lier old neighbor a she spoke. "I haveu t got a room to spare." ' "Why. Lucllla!" said tho neighbor, dily. "Of course, I'm never one to push In. but I can't help knowing you've got four spare rooms you don't occupy, and these folks are menus oi my cousins. I'm sure If I lived in n omer liou.M" all by myself I d be glad and thankful to have them." If you'd lived lu a corner' house all alone for lll'teen years you d feel just us I do," said Miss Coinpton, lirinly. When yen have boarders iu your house you can't go Into their rooms without knocking, and then sometimes they don't want you. I've heard Mrs. Sawyer tell, so Fin speaking with knowledge. Now. Fin not one to go gaping from lower story windows, but behind cur tains upstairs nobody can take offense. When there's a funeral or a wedding at Hie Orthodox. I go In the west room and watch It. When there's nnythlng going on nt Hie Kplscopal and you know there's most always something I step lu the east room. 'Then most of tbe summer folks from up on the bill drive down to tbe clubhouse pleasant days, nnd I run in when I bear wheels and so who 'tis from any north window I can watch them quite a distance: And the south room I use whui It's getting toward mail lime, and baud concert nights, and a good many times off nnd on. Now. I should like to know if you think I'd count any six dollars a week worth being hived up downstairs for?" demanded the mistress of the corner house, triumphantly. "And I haven't mentioned Fourth o' .Inly, Mmiorial lay, nor the circus prude, c. Youth's Companion. Photo Hcreenr. Some of tlii- cleverest ways of dispos ing of line photographs have been de vised, lor it's no longet tho fashion to keep them hiddi u away in cabinets for the mere Joy of possession. Will iam , .Morris' theories are becoming more nud more widespread, especially the one whieh demands it use for every thing that is about. A plain wooden screen was called upon lo create one of these uses for photogrups. The wood was stained a dull brown, one of Hie Innumerable Flemish finishes.1 At the top of ouch panel was mounted a line photograph, till In warm brown tones tbat har monized riNifnll.v with Hie wood. The photographs were covered with glass, and around each ran a narrow moulding stained to match the wood exactly. Those photographs were almost square, but Hie same lib a could be l ur ried out wllb the lull, narrow photo graphs, using more of theui, of course, ami with oval ones as well, and the gray tones can be used, with the wood of Hie screen stained that deep gray which is so olel looking and artistic. But ail sorts, of possibilities suggest themselves as you look at the screen -ideas of gray prints mounted lu a swirl of pytography lines, the whole sen en dil'tly touched with color, or of the blackest ebony effects, with pic- that have plenty of black In makeup, set off with lilies of (.'Ilea Observer. or Tulle and net stoles nnd ruff's are very liiilulsoiiie. Il Is almost ns difficult to buy u sim ple hat as It is to llnd a plain, well built gown. ' It is a tradition of fashion thut laces and embroideries are never iu favor at Hie ame time. Nowadays uu evening coat Is as necessary lo even simple dressers as any other garment. No wrap has been introduced which has given as lunch solid comfort us the longt loose fur-llued coat. Separate coats are numerous, and al ready large consignments of fur-llued wraps have made their appearance. The veil draped hat Is having a mod erate success, but It Is a little too spec tacular to please conservative wom en. Velvet haU nre will liked. Ono handsome model was a suueer shape wltli a low round crown nud a rolling brim. The dressier ha Is offer tho widest choice, and are often very artistic, aside from the exaggerated tilt of most of them. Before the weather Is quite cold enough for furs, there Is always a vogue of feather stoles and boas end of tbe lighter tulle and net neck pieces. It is possible to hare a very Individ ual but with these soft felt shapes, and one can do no better than to in vest lu one to mutch bcr . walking gown. There Is a new lace on the market, new, at least, In the sense tbat it is an iuuovutlou, called Japanese lace. It Is not made lu Japan, but tbe pat terns are supposed to suggest Japan ese Ueslgus. lures iheir gold.- v."i mi IN THE PUBLIC B.YI V ' ' - A 7 V ,: - - YfKtt..- B !i( X 1 v TI1K Dl'C'IIKSS OF MAULBOKOF. VANDE GARDEN LOVE MAZE. Una on Miss Warren's Katate at Walt hum, Masa.. Often Thrown Open to the Public. Wallhain, Muss., has ucqulred a new claim to fame. For this it Is Indebted to Miss Cornelia Warren, who has con structed on her estate, Cedar Hill, a love maze modelled nfter the famous maze at Hampton Court, said to have been de-signed by Henry II. as a bower for Fair ltosaniond. Tho maze Is a common feature of rr.AS of lovb maze. Hngllsb estates, but Is little known in this country, and Miss Warren's Is an object of great Interest to people of Walthatn und its vicinity. Miss War ren permits the public to have access to the maze at reasonable hours, and hundreds visit it every week. No rec ords of the number of visitors have been kept, except on Sundays, when Go'J!) people have been recorded. Tbe maze is composed of hedges of arbor vltae about live feet ten Inches lu heighl, nud set so close together that only one person at a time can pass between them. The effect Is extremely bewildering, and any one who ventures Into the labyiiiitblaii paths, soon feels us If he were lost In a great forest In fact, many people have been lost In the maze, and after wandering for hours iu u vain attempt cither to reach the centre or lo return to the entrance, have been obliged to call for uld to release Ibeni from their predicament. Those who have been fortunate enough to unravel the mystery nnd roach the centre llnd there two nrtl llclal ponds, one above tho other. On the bank of (he lower pond n Japanese stork bids tho successful adventurer welcome. The stork Is the first prize, nnd few have set eyes upon him. The majority loyt: mazk of miss wakkf.vs huve to content themselves with the consolation prize, a scut in the little nook Just outside Hie centre, where Miss Warren has prepared a consola tion bench, on which Hie weary may rest und ponder over their failure to solve the puzzle. Near the entrance of the muze Is a tower surmounted by a summer lieuse. Seated in this one can overlook the entire maze and get abundant amuse ment from the bewilderment of the people in the imize. Miss Wurren often entertains her friends by taking them to this eyrie on the days when the place Is opeu to the public. Tho maze Is twenty-two feet lu width, and the shortest way from the entrunco to the centre Is IMO'feet, or elghteen-huiidredthfi of a mile, But even If they are fortunate, most peo ple travel ten times that distance bo fore reaching the goal of their endeav ors. New York Times. Itiila a. Wlra.Walkate. A graceful exhibition of 'wire walk lug was given by a number of ruts at Sllgo the other afternoon, says the Loudon Mail. An excise ollleer, who was cycling by the Town Hall, happeued lo look up and suw uu enormous rat making Us way along an overhead electric wire. He pointed it out vo tho Town Hall offlcluls and they watched nearly 15U of the luits rass along until they were bidden from sight by u lofty Hour mill. The rats used their talis as the pro fessional wulker uses bis balancing pole. MudIi.i Wl h a i A iiionkey witb a short twistecf tall like thut of the domestic pig bus ar rived at the Loudon Zoo from tbe Malay Peninsulu. JBrarss 3 Ewaa -.v:,TViw!Gtamf V-"it- niiiin"- MffliMi run- - ,"',- -V. - " A i ft 1 ' ' I fill, FOKMEKLY MISS CONSLKLO UBILT. QUEER FRUIT, THIS. The Northern tourist in rural Georgia Is likely to bo treated to uncommor sights nud experiences, and ono of th oddest Is Hie strange trees, of whlclj tiie accompanying illustration showi a very fair sample. Seen from the roadside the tree apparently grows with luxuriant foliage for about ten feet, and above that Its slender trunk nnd lenflPBs limbs rise for twenty oi thirty feet. What seems to bo a neb and ripening crop of gigantic golden apples pendant from the branches. But closer scrutiny reveals the fact that the curious tree with Its tempting growth Is a fake. The superstructure of the leafy tree Is n "dead one," and the pseudo fruit, which' Is nothing mote or less than dried gourds, Is tied A OKOIUHA tlOUHD TI1FE. on its branches. The Georgia fnrmei has learned that the best chance bit chickens have of growing Into llvei of usefulness is to keep hawks awa; from them; und there Is nothing tlui' will keep as close wutch on huwks at bee maiilns. Furthermore, bee mar estate at waltham, mass. tins are nowhere so thoroughly at home ns when nesting lu a nice, roomy gourd lu a treetop. Philadelphia Iteeord. INDIAN HOUSES IN CENTRAL AMER ICA. The houses of the Central American Indians ure unusually simple In con struction, being built of a few posts und rafters, with thutiiied roofs of straw or palm leuves. cane, bamboo or rush filling up tbe walls. The borne have usually but one room, some mat and perhaps a hammock. Tbe mora pretentions villages, however, bave ) bouses built of sun-dried clay covering a wooden frume, and having two ot three rooms. In almost every bouw may be seen bundles of meat, which has been suited, dried and hung up un til tbe feast duys arrive. Good Litera ture, j Texas, In tbe fiscal years 1800 and 1007, will play fuoo.OOO to Confederals Vetera us for pensions.
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