LtA YOUNG POET.ii Starr ol Two Rnjnctlons ind 3 . an Acceptance. $ jjj TranxltttiHl From the German j 4s by Louina Waring, w Ho gazed at the double letter In bis hand, not fully conscious as yet what it meant for him. This was the end of so nuch Joy In creative work, of such boundless hopes! "Regret, not available for us." The letters grinned at him derisively. He hasti ly slipped the fatal paper Into a port folio, but ever before him flitted those gray, cold words, "not avail able." All through the air they danced; the walls of Ills room were lotted with them. He could contain himself no longer within these walls, which had witnessed his Inspiration mil hopes, and on which were now wi ll ten in black letters, "Regret, not jvailable." 1 He rushed out. Life, and nil It jontalned was hateful to hi in; he hated tne whole universe: the plnin "bourgeoise" pi 'olng her oiTspring along in a go-' ; the yo. : and girls with tin.:.- ltt..'.i ;u.:iuets was there ever a tllller game? the old Indies knitting and munching Kaffoekuchen (coffee cake); old men strolling along, their eager talk in terrupted now and then by a little ioughing spell; and then those sweet hearts with their mien of blissful Imbecility. All of them he despised, the whole conceited lot of them. The pa-;. was filled with these ridiculous people, v-ho were enjoying the early spring and seemed glad to live, not knowing what it was to have one's work returned with "regret, not available." The mall was one trembling mass of glitter. The tender fresh green of the lindens was as yet not too iense to prevent the sun from filter ins through, making bolden blotches on the blond heads of young girls and glorifying the shabby black gowns of the old ladles. A general disgust filled the young poet. He turned into a side path. Here about the fish pond walked pa tient governesses with their rich charges; on every bench sat a pair of lovers, on every tree a nightingale. He stared into the water as if eager to murder the poor little goldfish disporting themselves on the sun- flecked surface. Oh, if that pond were not so shallow, harmlessly shal low like the ordinary German read ing public, he -vould not have be grudged them the pleasure of haul ing h'R dead body out of the water; they might then understand that once more indifference and lack of appreciation had '"riven a poet to his death. He walked on rapidly, regardless of those who came in his way. Those whom he jostled rough ly looked angrily at him. This pleased him, for he felt himself at war with the whole world. The heavy laden spring air soon overpowered him, and he looked about for a place to rest. All the seats were taken. At last he found a bench with but one occupant, a young girl. He sat down on the ex treme end. Resting his arms on his elbows he burled his head in his hands and gave himself up to brood lngs. He did not care to see the la'.ighing sunlight. Just along the line of vision, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a small foot, shod in a gray gaiter; a dainty foot, which moved slightly, but regularly. He followed the movement mechanically. Something quieting to his nerves seemed to em ' anate from It. His tempestuous mood soon gave way to one of mel ancholy. All pain seemed to have vanished, and he was conscious of but one wish, and that was that that little gray body might keep on sway lng Indefinitely. Gradually he got a glimpse, of a blue skirt, then a very slim waist, and finally a delicate pro file. The lips quivered, and tears were visible on the long lashes. He dropped his eyes, and resumed watch lng that moving foot. Here, at last, was a woman who was not giggling and chattering like the rest of them. She was a sufferer like himself. Birds were jubilant and from the distance came sounds of voices from the merry throng which thought life good and nature benign. . The sound xt a suppressed sob aroused him. Involuntarily, he turned towards her. The girl, over come by grief, was nressine her hand kerchief to her eyes; wiping her tears, she looked at him askance. He could contain himself no long er. Moving closer, he addressed her In modest, respectful terms: "Don't put any restraint on vour feeline I, too, know what sorrow is. Could I perchance be of auy assistance to you? To be sure, we are strangers, uui misery loves comnanlonshin. "I thank you," she answered in a cniicinke way, scrutinizing him close ly; "no ono can help mo. I am so unnappy." And again her tears be gan to llow. ( "You are right," he said sadly 'Who can help another? No mm." "In order that you may not think me iooush," she began hesitatingly or think Heaven ((he had In reality thought Heaven knows what of her) "I will tell you all. I got a letter which disappointed u.eouiuny, a letter of refusal." Indeed!" "You see, I am a governess by "Ah!" u'iaJen au.re 1 had " position --on tun uruei letter came." "Mv dnni Phni.ini. .' tala in this world, and one should .ui on anyming with conn dence," he replied with the acrid bit terness of the dlsannnlnto "You are right on should not, "'"'"" poomna satisfactory i ""uiiuauou, ana I am Blind mimlnlnn " good musician He bowed slightly m acknowledg went of such accomniuhmonta "All that was asked wag that I should send my photograph. I did uu unr a lew days received letter from the old ca , I mean "u(. "oj-mg i was too yawing " , "Such Injustice!" "Do you not think so. too? II Isn't my fault, and I can't add to my years just for the time being." "There are so many children to be educated, unfortunately," he added pessimistically. "We are a rising nation. Look about you right here In this park and see the swarms of uman beings." "Indeed, there are a fearful lot of children; but if you knew what it meant to find a position, the demands that are made! Very likely I'll prove too young for other mothors." She looked about her helplessly. A smile lit up his handsome, mel ancholy face. "Don't let that worry you, llcber Frauleln. Too young! Don't you aee that this 'too young Is in truth the highest compliment, that it rouses envy?" She shook her head dubiously. "I am willing to wager that the woman in question Is a 'mater famll- as' In the forties, void of graceful nes, who is suspicious of youthful curves. Or else a well-preserved middle-aged person still vain of her lopks, who does not dare to have a young and pretty governess about her. Those whom fate has placed above you would willingly exchange places with you, be twenty-one, and avo life before them." "Are you a poet?" "Why?" he asked, brushing a curl back from his forehead. "Because you look like one." He blushed and hesitated for a moment. "Yes," he answered, sigh ing deeply, "but the world will not recognize me as such. He stopped short, not knowing whether to con fide In her or not. Hers were such soft, such dear brown eyes! "We are in a measure companions in sor row. I, too, received a letter which crushed me mercilessly." "Perhaps you, too, are too young." "Yes," he almost shouted; "too young! that's It. The 'old ones' don't want to recognize us because we are coming on and they will have to yield us their places. They are get ting uneasy on their toppling thrones. I can see him before me, the old worthy who rejected my work an elderly chap, with bald head and an mbonpolnt. You laugh, my dear Frauleln? I am sure he is bald and has a paunch, like all those in au thority and high In ofllce, and he wears spectacles; for the eyes grow dim when one has a book of lyrics for breakfast, a drama for dinner. nd a novel for supper to review. A sad office, this literary censorship! And what does such a demagogue know himself?" "Never mind, another may appre ciate your work," she said consoling- "Perhaps; or J may write some thing else. I feel within me the strength to create a hundred works, better than what I have done. I see It before me, still vague, but I shall hold it." HIb hand clutched the air. 'We shall hurl something at those old fogies which they shall not dare to ignore." The little governess looked at him as young girls are apt to look at a oung enthusiast when he tells them that he Is about to revolutionize the world. "You will, no doubt, become cele brated some day; you are still so young." Yes, I am young!" he exclaimed exultlngly. "We are young, the world lies open before us, to us be longs life." "Listen to the nightingale," she said, almost piously. It sings for us! Spring Is ours, and the poor old critic sits in his smoky room and reads poems on spring, and your mater famllias may at this very moment be discovering a new wrinkle under her eyes." The girl laughed a little cruel, tri umphant laugh. "After all, it is de licious to be still free on such a day as this," and in a dreamy way she drew in the spicy, balmy air. "It may be wrong that I rejoice In It so fully." No, you are right. Don't you be lieve In fate? Isn't It a special act of Providence that we two should meet here to-day?" "Yes, I believe in fate," she whis pered. "We must meet again, must we not? Fate decreed that we should become closed acquainted." By this time there was little space left between them on the seat. "I don't know, exactly." "Only as long' as the lilacs are In bloom till the Jasmine blossoms till the time of roses! You must help me in my work. You give me courage, faith, and inspiration. When will you come back? To-morrow? After to-morrow?" "I cannot come after to-morrow. "Then, Auf Wledorsehn, to-mor row," New York Evening Post. The Traveling Salesman. "Better than a letter from your if.. Kwpotheart or even President Roosevelt, Is a letter from your firm increasing your salary," was the In teresting comment of H. J. Williams, of La Crosse, sitting In the lobby of the Klrby House. "I Just received uch an epistle this morning, anu I feel like a prince.. Had I received notification reducing my Btipena I would not have boon greatly sur prised, because my sales recently have boen nothing to brag of, and If the firm thinks by giving me a finan cial lift my results will ho more no ticeable, It won't be disappointed, because I am going to start out to day and work like a major and prove to my people that I am worthy of the confidence shown me. There are times in the life of a traveling sales man, when, no matter how hard he tries, he doesn't do enough business lu a day, or even a week, to make him feel like thinking of his occu pation. And tiieu again, the re verse takes place, but between these two we ' manage to even up the sales. ' "Persistency Is what wlnB with us fellows. No matter how angry your customer gets after the fifteenth or twentieth refusal to give you an order and you 8re not convinced he needs something In your line, adopt the scboolday proverb and try again. Your pluck may elicit his admiration unless be throws you bodily out of V. . v. .. .1 nlnn (Imn. Allt if fan ma diuiq, auu uiuo uuiua ww " fyou land him." Milwaukee Evening wiscoauin. tHE FACTS ABOUT COBALTS WHAT IT IS AND WHERE FOUND. No Great Demand For the Mineral Heretofore, Hence (t Hat Not Been Extensively Mined Mr. Editon't Discovery May Create a Demand For It Original Form of the Mineral and How It It Obtained The Form In Which It Appears in North Carolina and tha Localities Where It It Found By JOSEPH HYDE PRATT. The North Carolina geological and economical survey has, during the past two or three weeks received a great many letters regarding the occurrence of cobalt In North Caro lina, and it has been thought that a short article giving a description of the occurrences of the cobalt and the localities where it is known to occur in North Carolina would be of in terest. Cobalt is a material that is very similar to nickel and nearly all the minerals In nature that contain ono of these metals contains also a small percentage of the other. There is great similarity between the two metals and in the reduction of the ores both the nickel and cobalt go Into the matter, which is afterwards refined and the two metals separa rated from each other. "On account of the small demand for cobalt, there has not been a great deal of prospecting directly for deposits of this metal; while on the other hand, the demand for nickel has constantly increased so that deposits of min erals containing this metal have been prospected for in. many sections of the country. Up to the past two years all the cobalt has been ob tained In this country, and Canada has been as a by-product either in nickel or lead mining and smelting, and there has been no direct mining for cobalt ores. Recently, however, new sources of supply of cobalt ores containing but little nickel lias been found in Canada, which have result ed in the production of cobalt In some quantity and this could be in creased very largely If a sufficient demand for the, metal could be created. These deposits are along the line of the Temlscuming & Northern Ontario Railway, ninety miles northeast of the towu of Sun burry, Canada. These caves carry a considerable percentage of cobalt and are rich in native silver, which makes the ore very profitable min ing. Missouri Cobalt Ore. In the United States the only co balt ores that have been mined to any extent are the lead ores at Min La Motte, Mo., which contain con BlderahJe percentage of cobalt and a very small quantity of nickel. These are melted to a slag contain ing lead, nickel and cobalt, which Is afterwards refined. The prlncl pal use of cobalt which Is in the form of the oxide, Is In manufactur lng pigments, the principal one being known as cobalt blue. With nickel, however, the principal use has been as a steel hardening metal and some experiments have been mad 3 with cobalt for this purpose. T'lere Is not, however, a distinct enough property of the two metals t) war rant the use of cobalt to any extent as a steel or Iron hardening metal as long as its cost is so much higher than nickel. If, however, a special use can be devised for it, as has been advocated by Mr. Thomns Edi son. In the manufacture of storage batteries, there should be a consid erable Increase in the demand for the metal, which would warrant more prospecting for sources of sup ply, although the present known .sources of supplies of this metal can satisfy a very large Increase in the demand. There are a number of minerals that contain a considerable percent age of cobalt, principally in the form of sulphides, arsenides at .1 oxides. The principal minerals ami the ones more constantly met with In nature are as follows: Llnnaolte: A pale, stool gray; brittle mineral which tarnlBhes quite readily to a copper red color Is as hard as steel, has a rpeclfic gravity of about 6; it is quite commonly found in octaherval crvstals. but also occurs to massive. It 1b a cobalt sulphide containing sometimes a con siderable percentage of nickel. This mineral Is also known aa cobalt pyrites. White Cobult. Cobaltte: This mineral is a co- bait arsenic sulphide of a silver gray to steel gray color, sometimes with a tinge of red or violet. It Is of a tin white color and also massive, vhen the color is apt to change to a steel gray or a grayish color. It is as hard as steel and about 6.5 in Bpecific gravity. It la known also as tin white cobalt and gray cobalt. These minerals have not been found in any large masses, but are 'more apt to be more or less spar lngly disseminated through rocks and also through veins containing other minerals. These minerals In decomposing would form carbo nates, sulphates, and oxides and co bait, which would be entirely differ ent In appearance from the minerals from which they have been derived The more common alteration prod uct would bo tha oxide and this is apt to be found largely mixed with other minerals, so that little or none of It has boen found In the free state The principal sources of this ox id i of cobalt are In association with the mineral psinlomelane, one of the manganese ores and that variety known as wad, or bog manganese, In certain localities this wad or bog manganese contains considerable co bait oxide, when it is known as asbollte. These minerals are In color Iron black, steel gray, and re sombling somewhat a soft amorphous variety of graphite or black lead for which they have at times 'been mistaken. Asbollte: This is also known as Mack cobalt, earthy cobalt and co bait oxide. . It contaius sometimes as high as thirfy-two per cent, of cobalt oxide. Tbe North Carolina Deposits. Ia North Carolina none of the sul phtdes or arsenics, the original me tallic minerals of cobalt, have been Identified, but In a number of locali ties the oxide, or asbollte, has neon observed, associated with manga nese minerals or ores. The princi pal localities where the asbollte has been found are as follows: A few miles southeast of Cary, Wake County, where black manganese co balt minernl can be observed for a quarter of a mile, outcropping oc casionally on the surface. A little prospert work has been done here by sinking pits and making cuts across the vein, and It has shown It to be t probably contlnumlcaceous schist extending in a general direction north twenty degrees east that can be traced from Bessemer City north eastward Into Lincoln County. These schists contain throughout nearly the whole area numerous small seams, incrustations and stains of black manganese material which gives reactions for cobalt. Some of this material Is largely Iron oxide when It Is more of a reddish or yel lowish ochre color, but the most of It Is black. At the Ormond Iron mine, one mile southwest of Bessemer City, there is a considerable quantity of this material found mixed with the irou ore, and it may be that It was the cobalt which went into the pig iron that gives this Iron its repu tatton for hardness and toughness. At the Long Creek Gold Mine, situ ated about six miles northwest of Dallas, Gaston County, masses of quality, taken out of the Asbury shaft, were thickly encrusted with niammllary masse3 of asbollte or earthy cobalt. About a mile north east from the Long Creek mine, on the old Llncolnton, YorkvlUe, S. C, road, near the summit of Cross or Paysour Mountain, a band of rock tineen feet wide across contains veins and seams of wad or asbollte. Following this vein in a northerly direction, It descends the west slope of Cross Mountain and fifty years ago a number of openings had been made on the asbollte seams. Some of thi3 material was analyzed and gave 13.26 per cent, of the cobalt and nickel oxides, the larger amount of this being cobalt. The same for mation can be traced Into Lincoln County and similar seams of wad are observed. The original minerals from which this cobalt oxide Is derived may be oue of the sulphides mentioned above, or one of the sulphides that contain both nickel and cobalt. Where It 1j Found. As all the cobalt identified In North Carolina has thus far been as sociated with psilomelane wad, it Is such deposits that will attract the most attention in prosecuting for this metal. This mineral has been found at a great many localities throughout the State, as at Scott's Hill, Burke County, near Lenoir, Caldwell County; at Gillespie s Gap, near Bakersvllle, Mitchell County; on Cove Creek and Richmond Creek, Haywood County; near Buckhorn, Chatham County; Murphy, Cherokee County; Franklin, Mason County; Webster, Jackson County; and Zir conia, Henderson County. The simplest test of cobalt is by fusing up some of the powdered mineral with borax, the cobalt oxide giving to the resulting borax glass a deep blue color. This test is so deli cate that it will show even traces of cobalt and can be used even when a large percentage of nickel is asso ciated with the cobalt. Charlotte Dally Observer. MYSTERIES OF "RED DEATH." Strange Sect That is Said to Havo Many Adherents in Russia. In the Russian journal Ural are given some amazing details of a mys terious Beet known as the Red Death. The Beet has its headquarters at Ekaterlnoslav, and has many ad herents throughout the region. They have their temples and meet at night for their mysteries, in which red wine forms a considerable part. The feature of this strange sect which most strikes the outside world is that associated with its title. When one of the sect Is at the point of death he is carried to the temple, in which is a room with no window, but covered celling, walls and floor with red. There is no furniture, but on the floor are two cushions. The victim who, In the jargon of the sect, is "ripe for glory," is laid on the floor with his head on one cushion and left alone for some time. A young maiden clothed in red then enters, slowly approaches the body, and if death has not already taken place, puts the second cushion over the victim's mouth and holds it down until all sign of life has gone. Author of Lentlier Stocking Tales. He had little systematic education. His character was developed and affirmed before his mind was either trained or stored. His taste natu rally suffered. Taste is the product of tradition, and of tradition he was quite Independent, quite ignorant. Fortunately, ho was also ignorant of its value, and when at thirty ho began to produce literature his energy was uuhampered by diffi dence. But It was inevitable that the literature he produced should be extremely uuliterary, and noticeably so in proportion to Its power. Ills talent was not distinctly a literary talent. He had not eveu a tincture of booklshness. Of the art of litera ture he had perhaps never heard. It was quite possible in his day singu lar as it may seem in ours not to hear of It. He left school early and was a sailor, a man of business, a gentleman of more or less leisure enough, at all events, to encourage a temperament that was aristocratic and critical, aud not in the least speculative, adventurous, and aes thetic. From "Cooper," by W. C. Brownell, in Scrlbner's. v Excessive use of drugs is the cause of death of 20 per cent, of the popula tion c Austria, according to official stattstlt-s, while 44 per cent, of the medical profession lu tliut country die o heart disease. 11 ' i ?Sj)ljlar Jcieqce Dr. Th. Mortensen, of the Zoo-t logical Museum of Copenhagen, is In Washington to study the fish In the National Museum.. The trials of electric locomotives within the Simplon tunnel have given a speed of forty-three and three-quarter miles an hour, which would reduce the passage through to about seventeen minutes. The range of years over which cancer Is likely to occur is practi cally the same In both sees forty-six-sixty-four but the mean age of incidence of the disease is 55.2 years in males and 49.9 years In fe males. The latest theory about appendi citis is that advanced by Dr. Alex ander Schmidt, of Altoona. who be lieves it may be caused by the min ute metallic particles that get into tinned food when the can opener is applied. A writer In the American Ma chinist stated recently that a steam pipe of six inches diameter was cov ered with a wooden box of twelve inches diameter which was filled with a sawdust mortar, one barrel of lime in five of sawdust. Before cov ering the pipe nearly 700 feet In length It condensed 1440 pounds of water hourly; after covering It condensed 195 pounds hourly. It Is at last definitely settled that the six new battle ships decided upon by the French Government to rival the Dreadnought, are to have a per manent protection of a special kind against torpedoes. M. Bertln, Chief Construction Engineer to the French Fleet, has made the announcement to the Academy of Sciences. The protection is to consist of Internal armor-plating inside the vessel at a certain depth below the waterline. But nothing very heroic is claimed for the system. The most expected Is that a battleship even badly hit by a torpedo can be kept afloat. The diamond has now to yield its place as the hardest substance known. The title henceforth belongs to the recently discovered metal known as tantalum, which cuts it self but diamonds only wear out their own edges against it. The ex periment was tried of working a diamond drill continuously for seventy-two hours on a sheet of pure metallic tantalum one twenty-fifth of an inch thick hardly thicker, therefore, than a sheet of substan tial note paper. The speed of the drill maintained night and day was 5000 revolutions a minute. At the end of the test the Bheet of tanta lum, so far from being perforated, was only slightly dented but the diamond in the drill was worn to a stub. INTEREST IX ZAPUPE CULTURE. Capitalists Investing In Mexicun Lund For Raisins Fiber Plant. Zapupe culture continues to be a field of largo Investment for many capitalists of Tampico, Mexico, and also of many investors from the United States. Within the past month there have been six large concerns, two of which are located In New York and one In Kansas City, that have sent their represen tatives to Tampico to look carefully Into the question of zapupe culture. Three deals In land suitable for rais ing the fibre have been made, and several others are pending. The nature of the plant has many things to recommend It to the planter; It is very hardy, runs little stocks, matures quickly and la3ts fifteen years, Is not dopendent to any extent on climatic conditions or moisture, and the fibre is extracted from the leaves with economy. There are sevoral grades of zapupe and planters havo not as vet come to an i agreement as to which is the best. 'I ho Industry is in its infancy as yet. Planting at present is more in the northern parts of Vera Cruz, though there are several large tracts set out In Southern Tamaulipas as well. Experts say that the zapupe fibre is far superior to henequen fibre, can be used In the manufacture of a much finer grade of material, and as such will command a good deal higher price. On the other hand, one experienced, wealthy and in fluential planter in this State claims that whila zapupe is undoubtedly a good thing, henequen in these parts Is better than zapupe, and far better than it ever was in Yucatan. Wind .Men Successful Fishermen. Three blind men fished skilfully, sldo by side, in a launch off Anglesea, drawing in blnck bass and flounders at the rate of one a minute. They never missed a bite. They never failed to land u fish. Only the cap tain had to bait their hooks for them ; but then tho captain baits the hooka of all deop-sea anglers as a rule. Tho sightless trio, smiling, said that blind fishermen were not rare; that In the institution where they lived a full third of tho inmates fished. They pointed out that fishing is a sport BliiRularly suited for the blind. To sit still, to catch fish by "fooling" thorn on the line, is, Indeed, the only Bport where the blind are at nn din. i advantage. Ely fishing, of course, is beyond them, on account of the dif ficulties of the cast. Side by side in the rocking launch, hauling In the bass and flounders briskly, their faces growing redder and redder with sunburn, the three blind men fished and Bmoked and chattered, and at the day's end it was found that they had severally caught more fish than any other man aboard. Chicago Chronicle. "Grass" widows means In reality courtesy widow, from the French word "grace." ... THE TEKFECT TOMATO. Formerly Cultivated For Its I'oaufj of Flower and Fruit. What a great discovery the to mato was as an article of food. While most food plants are of compara tively ancient origin, there are plenty of people living to-day who can remember when it was only an ornament cultivated for the beauty of its dainty blossoms and handsome fruit. While its beauty was ad mired, it was considered like the poisonous oak, dangerous to even handle except by "dark complected" persons. Years of acquaintanceship, howeVer, wore off the superstition, and a few "fool hardy" persons actu ally owned up to having tasted the fruit. From this small beginning has gradually grown a use that makes to-day an industry with a combined capital of over thirty millions of dollars, which disbursed millions of dollars to Its employes every year and aggregates an output of two hundred and forty million cans. This product goes Into every house hold in the land and Is as familiar an article of diet as any other of the staple products of the soil. Each year sees an Increasing consumption, and the more Intimate the acquain tance the greater the U3e. Tho reason for this is obvious. There is no better appetizer, and as an article of seasoning the tomato Imparts a taste that cannot be Imi tated. It is so distinctive that its presence can be located even in min ute particles, yet the pungency has everything that delight3 the palate and nothing that offends the nostril. The growth of Its general popu larity dates back to the time of tho first successful packing houses. When the use of the tomato as a food was established, demand made It necessary to have a cheaper price than the local market gardener could afford, and to meet this first the glass jar and then the tin can as a dimlnisher of space were called Into requisition. It was found much cheaper proportionately to raise one thousand bushels than ten, so by the aid of tho tin the cooked product could be placed on the consumer's table at a price so reasonable as to enable Its dally use. Moreover, the article put In the can is brought fresh picked from the field, hermeti cally sealed and immediately steri lized by heat, while the uncanned fruit is frequently shipped for hun dreds of miles before It is used as a food. Thi3 art ideally ripened fruit must be gathered green, and the red color it finally assumes is the withering of the hungry tissues that should havo fed the fruit with tho red nourishing juice that 'comes from tho soil and by the aid of na ture Is thus transformed. No pre servative is used by the canner, B3 tho action of heat insures keeping tor an indefinite time. There Is nothing more wholesome than this rich, rlpo fruit dumped out of a clean white can ready for use. The taste is equal to the fresh fruit and every semblance of waste in Bhape of rind or core has been re moved. The very sight and smell are irresistible, and the most Insis tent appetite can be sated because of its absolute harmlessness. Its healtjifulnes3 has never been at tacked and the rich Juices, colored as the life giving fluid act as a tonic even for the invalid stomach. There is no home where its visits are not welcome, and the table of cither the millionaire or peasant is alike fa miliar with Its presence. France's Way With a Colony. Consul Skinner writes from Mar seilles that the colonial methods of France in Algeria are rather more scientific than our own. The colonization portion of Al geria is almost equal to France. But it is moro mountainous and less evenly watered, and Its conquest only dates back some forty years. The native population doc3 not ex ceed 4,000,000, and the white race numbers only 60,000 persons, of whom rather more than one-half are French. Algeria contains IS, 641 miles of national roads and other highways. In the interior more than 16,776 miles of wires and nearly COO offi ces aro devoted to the postal tele graph and telephone services. The olive trees take a foremost place, those in bearing exceeding 6,000,000 and yielding approximate ly 39,625,570 gallons of oil, with an average value of $4,632,000. The government of Algeria choos es annually regions which it connects by highways with the neighboring centres. To these districts it brings tho water necessary for Irrigation. Tho government also causes to be built the public buildings esentlal to a village, and provides the admin istrative, educational and medical services. The following qualifications aro essential: (1) French nationality, (2) headship of a family, (3) knowledge of agricultural matters, (4) possession of sufficient funds for tho working of the concession (min imum $965 ), and (5) au -agreement to reside during ten yours on the land granted. Co-operative Cut ami IL-n. A new form of co-operative home making was discovered the other day in a barn at Rogers Park. A Mal tese cat and a brown Leghorn hen were In partnership in a manger. Botwcen them they have threo white kittens and eleven eggs. The hen was Bitting on eight of the eggs and one of the kittens and the cat was lying on the other three eggs aud coddling the other two kittens when the novel menage was discovered. When the hen goes to eat the cat tries to keep all the eggs warm. When the'eat goes to seek food she leaves her kittens in charge of the hen. Apparently the kittens are three or four days old, and tbe eggs, U is Judged, have been In Incubation for a longer time. Mr. Touhy won ders whether the cat or tbe chickens will be more surprised when the lat ter break forth from the egg-shells. Civic o Tribune. With the Furmy Fcllotos Still Fraying For Man. She's got a brand-new auto cap, She's Rot some auto clothe; She's got a pair of goggle, and A smell-guard for her none. She's got a veil quite big enough For a mosquito bar; And now she's praying for a man Who's got nn auto car. i Yonlcera Statesman. Can Out-Throw Mother. Mike '"Kin yure -woifo cook aa good as jure mother used, to, Pat?" Pat "She can not; but Ol nlver mintlon ut. She kin throw consid erable betther." Judge. Knew His Plnc "What did you think of your daughter's graduation essay?" "I didn't permit myself to think about It," answered Mr. Cumrox. "I simply did my duty and admired It." Washington Star. As It Was in the Moiimlng. "Mammy," said Pickaninny Jim, as ho watched the meteors falling, "does you see all dat brighteuess comin' down?" "Yaa, indeed." "I know what makes it. De cullud angels has been put to work sweepln up de golden city." Washington Star. Wealth's Drawback. "Senator, how does It seem now that you have attained wealth and Influence?" "Well," replied Senator Badger, with a far-away look in his eyes, "It's relieved me of a lot of worry, but it's getting mighty tiresome trying to make a fork take the place of a knife." Milwaukee Sentinel. He Has. "Pa, what does savoir-faire mean?" "Well, I don't know that I can ex plain It exactly, but the man who can looked tickled and interested when somebody starts to tell a Btory that he has heard about twenty times before has It, all right." Chicago Record-Herald. "Aw, is dat all you shot?" The Sportsman "Naw. I've got to git a wagon an' go back for de bears an' things." New York Jour nal. Couldn't Hay Things. Mrs. Church Did your husband play golf while you were at Pine hurst?" Mrs. Gotham "Only one gams He said that -as the hardest he ever played In his life." "How so?" "Why, he played with a minister!" Yonkers Statesman. The Honest Salesman. "But why do you call this ham mer the 'Happy Thought?' Inquires the customer. "I see nothing out oi tho ordinary about it; it seems to be no improvement over any other ham mer." "It isn't, sir," replies tho sales man. "It is simply called the 'Happy Thougnf because you never have It when you need It." Natural Mistake. We stop on the sidewalk and look at the man who Is digging the nar row, deep, long excavation. "Is somebody going to establish a cemetery here?" we asked in sur prise. "What?" replies the man with the Bpade. "Naw!" This is the base ment for the now Vestibule Apart ment House." Puck. Reassuring. Mr. Nervey. "I suppose you know the object of my ca 11, sir. To ba brief, I want to marry your daugh ter " Mr. Ro::ley "13r7 What? I'm surprised that you should think of such a thing. The idea!" Mr. Nervey 'Norsuuse! You're prejudiced against tho girl. She's all' right!" Modern Society. A Lesson iu Honesty. "The clerk gave Maggie half a yard mora ribbou than she asked for, and she chuckled all tho way home." "Why didn't she tell him about It?" "Oh, she thought she was gottlng the extra amount for nothing, until the found she'd made a mistake, too." "What was it?" "She'd paid for the extra half yard." Detroit Free Press. Useful CitUtfllB. The Lady "WhyMon't you go to work and earn your living?" The Tramp "Axiu' yoro pardon, ma'am, but ef eiuh,eaU as me went ter work dcr'd be more work for th' undertakers." The Lady "Why, how s that?" The Tramp "De noospaper jokei writers would starve ter death, ma'am. We all has our uses In dut world, ma'am." Chlcugo News. 1 l&Mf Dan Iloone, Jr.
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