LITTLE
LANTERNS qf
THE SOUL
By SIDNEY H COLE
t'opyrluht. 11*15, by T. t". McClure
In the library of the villa the two
men faced each other. The little red
shaded lamp dimly lighted die big, lux
urlous room. Outside the last traces of
the soft Italian twilight were fading In
the west, and the first of the myriad
Mars were blinking, uncertain yellow
dots In the blue velvet sky.
Orne senior lifted his piercing black
eyes and looked at his son searchlngly.
"You're a common ne'er do well," ho
burst out, "a gambler, a loafer, a rabe.
You squander a fortune nt the gaming
tubles and come whining to me for
more money to lose Oct your money
where you lost It. I'm through with
you."
Young Orne drew himself up. "Fa
ther"— he began.
"I'm don« with you," the older man
thundered. "I wash my hands of you.
As God Is my Judge, I'll cut you off
without a cent. Oo out Into the world
and stand on your own feet or sink
Into the mire of ruin you've been delv
ing in. It's all one to me."
Young Orne strode silently to the
door, turned, hesitated, then hurried
through the hall Into the soft night
without. The last streak of red was
gone from the west. Far below him at
the foot of the slope the little village
was agleum with lights. lie noticed
that even In tho trees tiny luminous
pin points of light shone steadily. Then
he remembered that It was St. John's
eve and that the lights were a part of
the flesta.
He descended the steps and strode
across the terraces and through the
villa gardens. As he eame to a group
of olive trees Just beyond the sundial
he saw dimly a girlish figure standing
beneath one of the trees. There was
the runp of a match, a tiny Chinese
lantern was lighted, and In Its mellow
glow he saw plainly the girl's upturned
fa<-o as she reached up to fasten the
lantern to a low hanging branch. It
was Ethelvn Hope, the daughter of
his father's oldest friend, who had made
her home with the Omes since her par
ents' death. That was years back,
when Ethelyn was a little girl In
frfH-ks. Now she was eighteen, tall,
graceful and sweet alike In feature and
in temper.
Young Ome came Into »he little circle
of light cast by the lantern. There was
an old stone seat beneath that particu
lar olive tree, and he wank Into It.
"Celebrating?" he asked.
"Yes," she said, pointing to the lan
tern. "It Is a little lantern of the
Soul."
"A what?" he ask«-d In laughing per
plexity.
"A little lantern of the soul," she re
peated. "You bang them on olive trees
•nd say little prayera for the souls
they represent. I heard Fletro and
the cook talking about them today. I
made them cxplnln."
"I see," said he. "Who's soul Is
this?" And he pointed to the lantern.
"I haven't decided as yet," she said,
and added quickly, "I think it will bo
yours."
"By all means let It ho so," he ac
qulesc»»d "Heaven knows I'm sadly
In need of pious prayers Just now."
"Are you In trouble?" she asked.
"Have you and Uncle Orne been quar
reling again?"
He smiled with Ironic bitterness.
"Ob, there's been a slight titf!" he said
easily.
"That Is bad," she said, with ready
sympathy
"It ended by—by—well, to uso bold
words, by his kicking me out," said he.
Her face became serious. "He didn't
really mean It, of course. He'll bo sor
ry before morning "
"I hope so," he said. "You can let me
know if he Is," he ended lightly.
"I let you know?" she said, frightened
by his tone. "You're not -not really
going?"
Orne's face darkened. All the ran
kltng bitterness his father's words had
Inspired was upon him aguln.
"I may bo all he called me nnd
more," he said, with an ominous cnlm
nerM, "but I still have some pride loft.
I have to be shown the door but oneo."
Tho girl's hands trembled violently
as she leaned against the olive tree.
Onto, with Lis head bowed sullenly, did
not notice this. When he raised his
eyes she was still leaning against the
tre«\ He saw n strange new light in
her eyes, and all at once be reullzed
that sho was no longer a child, but a
woman and tliat her woman's heart
was his. The fact that there was love
In his own heart was as much of a
shuck to him as the discovery of this
answering love In hers. 110 could have
cried out with the Joy and pain of it
He roso to his feet pale nnd shaken.
"I must be going," ho said roughly.
"Going?" she asked blankly. "Going
where 7'
He laughed hnrshly "I've ill the
world to choose from."he said bitterly
He drew her gently to him. For one
moment her head rcsti-d on bis shoul }
der and her soft brown hair brushed
his cheek.
*••••••
Orne senior had long entertained nn
Idea It was that Some day Ills son
would steady down and marry Ethelyn.
But, being a wise old man and know
ing too well the dangers of match
making, lie said nothing of this either
to his son or hts ward. Now as he sat
In tho library after the stormy inter
view with his son he felt that his hopes
had rocetved their deathblow. For a
long tlmo he sat by the red shaded
lamp, pondering deeply. Then he n«e
and went Into the gardens.
Hp walked rapidly up and down th»
terraces for a time, his head bared to
the warm light air. lie saw the light In
tho olive tree and went down the path
to Investigate. As he neared the tree
be caught the sound of a woman's spas
modic sobs He stopped and peered
through the darkness What he saw
beneath the olive tree lifted a great
weight from his heart nnd brought n
grim smile to his lips
"No, no," the girl wns saving wildly,
"I cannot let you go.it will break my
heart"
Ills son's voice answered soothingly:
"It Is best that I should go, dear. It
won't be for long at the most I'll j
prove I'm worthy of you, nnd then I'll
come bock to claim you."
"Optimistic young Idiot"' muttered
Oriw senior as he strode Into the circle
.of din. ght. Ethelyn gave a little star
tled ery, and Orne Junior glared at him
savagely
"It isoems," said Orne senior, with Icy |
■composure, "that you haven't made
trouble enough, but must needs add
this Lothario business to your already
large repertory of transgressions."
Young 01 ne's face went black His
fists clinched For a moment it look
ed as if he would strike the elder man.
Then with an effort he controlled hlin-
"Say what you like about my other
affairs, but kimlly leave this to me,"
he said In voice hoarse with anger.
"You're not worthy to worship the
ground she treads on," said the elder
j Orne.
"Good God, don't I know that!" said
his son. He turned on his heel.
"Hold on. Sir Touchstone!" said his
father. "Walt a minute, can't you?"
Young Orne turned. "Well?" he chal
-1 lenged.
A rare smile curved the mouth of the
elder Orne.
"Your spirit In this thing Is all very
line," h<> said grimly, "but you'll very
likely And the world a tougher propo
sition than you imagine, especially if
you assail it penniless. I said I'd cut
you off without a cent, and I will."
The harsh voice softened wonderfully.
"I'll give It to Ethelyn Instead "
lie shuffled up the path toward the
j villa and left them there in amazed
silence.
A gust of wind rattled the gray olive
i leaves. The little lantern swayed dnn
| gerously. Its paper cover caught lire
| from the fluttering candle. There was
a momentary flash of flame, then dark
ness
"Your little lantern of the soul has
1 gone out," she said
j "Anyway, it stood no show with the
greater light we have found," he re
| piled
A 111 l of Nupcrntllloii,
"I've heard tales of superstitions
women," said the very obliging youug
man to the Philadelphia Record, "but a
woman who lives In our neighborhood
has them all beaten. She occupies a
twin house Just above ours and, des
pite her constant dissertations on hoo-
doolsm. Is rather unpopular. The oth
er day she went out without her key
and when she returned home could not
get In. She wan on the pavement al
most crying when I came along Nat
urally I offered to assist by ellrnblng
In a window. I went to the twin house
and, climbing through a second story
window, got on tho porch. Then I
squeezed through a tiny bathroom win
dow into her house. After I opened
her front door I started to leave, when
she stopped me. With evident embar
rassment she explained that If I left
by any other route than the one by
which I entered death would surely
visit the house. Summed up, she want
ed me to «limb back over the roofs.
Well, as she Is young and pretty and
I'm obliging, I did It, but you can bet
the next time she loses her key some
one else will Jeopardize his life."
DUST IN OUR EYES.
Wo at Time* (or ton* Thln^a
Without Looking For Them.
Few people are aware, says Fred W.
Saxby In tho Strand Magazine, that
we are all constantly "collecting" curi
ous things without looking for them:
In the very act of looking up at the
fleeting spectacle of a fiery orb the
reader with the big, wide open eyes
may easily receive In one of his own
orbs a tiny F„>here from afar that was
produced in a glowing streak of light
like tho one he Is admiring.
Meteoric dust Is ever falling and up
on nil parts of our planet. The little
spheres have been found upon the
decks of ships far out at sea, In all
the deserts of the earth nnd on the
tops of snow clad mountains. I>redg
lngs brought up from the silent depths
of the ocean give testimony of their
universal presence. The particles nil
contain Iron and aro easily collected
by the magnet from tho roof of any
outhouse or other place exposed di
rectly to the sky.
Seafarers are sometimes pelted with
dust of quite n different kind, compos
ed of the microscopic flinty skeletons
of beautiful plants called "diatoms."
These tiny plants live In both salt
aud froah water and occur In enor
mous numbers In some localities. Oc
casionally water courses and inundat
ed areas dry up, and the flinty shells
of the diatoms which grew there are
blown about as dust. There are sev
eral Instances on record of dlatoina
ceous dust falls nt sea. During tho
thickest part of the fall the sailors
have experienced much pain In their
eyes, the Inflammation being caused
by the little flinty shells.
SECRETARY SEWARD.
Hla InHurnrr t'pon (hr Korrlirn Pol-
Icy of Thl» Country.
The Importance of Secretary Sew
ard's Influence la the domestic affairs
of the United States during Johnson's
administration has probably been ex
aggerate, but it would bo hard to ex
aggerate tho Importance of what ho
achieved nnd of what he Initiated In
his own proper field of diplomacy. Ills
chief, occupied as he was with fierce
controversies over other subjects,
found, wo may well suppose, but llttlo
time for foreign relations. Ho does not
appear to have lntci-fered with policies
which were already adopted or to have
Initiated any new policies of his own.
Reward must therefore be held respon
sible ton degree somewhat unusual
for the conduct of the delicate negotia
tions. Involving very far reaching con
sequences, which the war gave rise to.
It was ho who first presented America
to Europe In that attitude of conscious
strength which the thorough establish
rnent of our nationality at last enabled
us to take. It was ho who reasserted
effectively, yet without any arrogance,
our traditional stand In reference to
the Lntln republics to the south of us.
It was he who, facing westward, ac
complished an expansion of our sys
tem Into a region never contemplated
until his day by those who guided our
di-stlnles and turned our thoughts up
on the shores of the I'nclfle as a field
for American trade and American In
fluenco. William Garrott Brown In
Atlantic.
When (MIKIMIIIIIII Wrote.
An old volume Which an Atlanta
book lover prizes was found In an old
bookshop recently. It Is "The History
of Rome," by Oliver Goldsmith. Gold
smith's name takes one back to tho lit
erary fellows of that day, the hack
work they did to keep life in them, for
when Goldsmith was at work writing
that history he was doing twenty dif
ferent things besides, little odds and
ends that brought money for hl.s dally
! bread, with a seoldlng landlady laying
down the low to him, for it was the
time when the great Dr Johnson
"thought himself lucky when be could
dine In a cellar on sixpence worth of
tripe and a pennyworth of bread and
wipe Ills fingers on the back of a New
foundland dog after Ids greasy meal!"
Anil to think of the growling that Is
done by the little authors of the pres
ent day! Atlanta Constitution
Old l*n«t Voun«.
"Well, well, that's a Cunvy thing"
"What is?"
"Miss Passay was an old maid no
fore she married, and now that her
husband la dead sho has becom* a
young widow,"- Catholic Standard an«
Times. _SL
1 TELEPHONIC J
i| ROMANCE il
By AMY DUPREE
8 r
Vf 1P"&, hu T. Afi < lure jij
"Two hundred thirty four J don't an
swer," said central, ringing off, but be
fore slio could lean back for an In
•bint's breathing spell 710 M called her
tip again.
"Central, why can't I get my house?"
"I'm sure I don't know," she answer
ed, with a suspicion of laughter In her
1 voice.
"I'll bet those confounded servants
are gossiping down In the basement.
Itlng 'em again, and ring 'em like
thunder."
Central obeyed his orders energetical
ly, but without results.
"I can't get any answer," she said
gently to the irate man at tho other
end of the line, "but I'll try them ugaln
In a few minutes, and If I get an an
swer I'll call you up. No, 1 won't for
get," she said, almost before the man
had uttered his warning. "I know you
call the house every morning from your
office."
"Thank you," said the man, much
niollliled. "Those servants are so care
less, and my niece, who looks after tho
j children, is confined to her room by
Illness."
Cirelevllle's telephone system was
not very complicated. The three girls
who presided In the central otllec wero
not kept occupied as In a larger city
I because this was a new Institution In
the pretty Inland city and subscribers
were not coming In fast enough to sat
isfy the telephone company. Only one
of the girls hailed from Clrclevllle.
Tho other two were from Chicago, and
It was Margaret Baxter, one of tho
Chicago girls, who had answered Mr.
Dickson's Imperative calls.
For the nest few minutes she was
kept busy plugging In and out ou her
board. I!ut nil the time a queer littlo
smile hovered about her lips and a
light almost tender shone In her eyes.
"It would be very funny," she said
to herself, "If It should all be straight
ened out by telephone, and I would
not be at nil surprised 11' that Is just
what Jack hoped for." Then she turn
ed suddenly and rung up 2.'t4 J.
A rather thick voice with a distinct
brogue answered this call with a sul
len "Hello." Margaret's face turned
grave and firm lines showed about her
mouth.
"Why has no one answered the tele
phone?" she said rather sternly. "I
have been ringing you on and off for
fifteen minutes."
"Sure I've somethln' to do beside
runnlu' up them stairs to answer this
bell. It's a wonder a woman can't eat
her breakfast In peace."
Margaret connected 234 J with 710
M, sighing softly to herself, "Poor
Charley and his babies at the mercy
of that woman."
The conversation at the wire claim
ed her attention. There were reasons
why she felt she bad a right to listen.
"Hello, Mary, Is this you?"
"Yes, sir."
"How Is Master Reginald?"
"Fine, sir."
"What did he eat for his breakfast?"
"A peach, a bowl of rice and milk
and flvo cakes."
"Now, Mary, I've told you related*
ly not to let him have hot cakes."
"Then, sir, you'il have to stay at
home and keep him from it. It's a
cook I arn and no nurse."
"Well, well," said the man anxious
ly, as one who realized he was In a
predicament and needed the good will
of every one. "I'm sure while Miss
Ellen Is sick you will look after the
children, and I will not forget It when
I pay you next week."
This bit of diplomacy elicited no
reply from tho other end of the wire.
"Has Miss Bessie gono to school?"
"She has not. Sure tho string's ofT
her hood and one of her rubbers Is
lost entirely, and I told her she'd best
stay home till her Aunt Ellen could
get about."
"Dear, dear," said the man, ond a
prodlglo'is sigh seemed to choke his
utterance.
"Is that all, sir?" said the woman
Impatiently
"I guess so," he replied reluctantly
and hung up his receiver
At b«T end of the wire the woman
slammed up the frcelver with n crush
which mnde central (lush lust a bit
nngrlly. Clump, cluinp, clump, sh©
went down tho basement stalrwny to
meet n look of Inquiry on the fnco of
her husbnnd, gardener and man of nil
work for Henry Dickson, president of
the Excelsior Hardware company.
"Sure, It's the same old thing," sho
said snappishly as she tossed the soap
Into the dish pan. "Frettln' his soul
out about thoso two children. It's no
place for me nnd you, Tim. Either tho
old man or the young un ought to
marry. What with church and par
thles and a lly be night nature Into tho
bnrgnln, Miss Ellen's no Rood at all, at
all. When she's In the house she's In
bed, nnd when she's not In bed she's
out of the house."
Tim shook his head and marched out
to the stable, nnd Mary turned to face
a shrinking little figure In the door*
way.
"I want to sit behind the stove, Mary.
There's no fire In the library, and TIE
cold nil over."
"I'll bet the young un's gotn' to
sick," said Mary as sho mado room for
tho child on the wood box behind tho
stove. "She ought to had on h«r warm
flannels last week Pit there, dear,
whilst I tell you about the fairies Pad
dy O'Glyn met on his way to Donegal
fair."
The man at the other end of fhe line
had been leaning bark In a chair, star
ing up at the celling Finally he called
his stenographer and dictated a letter.
It was addressed to Charles Dickson
and wound up as follows:
"While you're In Chicago 1 wish you
would stop into see your aunt Mary
Graves. Things are not going right at
the house, I fear Ellen Is too frivolous
and fond of society to do what Is en
tirely right by us and the children.
Your aunt Mary Is a capable woman
nnd would pull things together In less
than no time."
But even with the letter started on
Its way Mr. Dickson felt uneasy. Aunt
Mary was capable, but was she sym
pathetic enough to deal with those
children? He recalled the ;r -n11«• ways
and the fair face of the dea lighter
In-law He wished soinehov. qf r Mary
would wavo her lialr abor.i her face
nnd smile once In awhile lt.it he was
better than the more uncertain element
he had dreaded a stepmother for his
beloved grandchildren.
And all the time Margaret Baxter sat
in front of the switchboard, plugging
the jacks and thinking. Just before- he
closed up his desk togo home Mr.
Dickson w s surprised to catch her
voice with a new, almost friendly ac
"Is this Mr. Dickson?"
"Yes,"
"Shall I call Mary and toll her to
ha\o the children come down to meet
you ?"
Mr. Dickson lived some distance be
yond the street car terminus, oud Tim
always drove down In the runabout to
meet him. It never struck him as odd
that the telephone girl knew of his
daily habit. Perhaps she lived in the
neighborhood. He answered in a re
lieved tone.
"Yes; I'd forgotten to eall her."
"And if you didn't call her she
wouldn't remember, would she?"
"No, no," agreed the man) "these
servants are a great trial." Then as
central rnng off he murmured to him
self: "There's a girl who will make a
flno business woman some day I
would not mind having her In my
office."
And, though he could never tell Just
how It happened, from that time on It
was central who had the trying conver
sation with Mary until Miss Ellen got
about, and aft<*r that with Miss Ellen
herself, merely giving him a condensed
report of the conversation. This saved
his time, which was valuable, and it
pleased his fancy that some one appre
ciated his absorbing Interest in the
children.
That was why he had a bouquet of
flowers sent up to the telephono ex
change one day and a box of candy an
other. Several times lie wns tempted to
call In person, but ho finally decided
that seeing the girl face to face might
prove a disillusion. Faces and voices
do not always harmonize, and yet he
thought of the great relief It was to re
ceive messages from central Instead of
Irate Mary or butterfly Ellen. He felt
sure that this particular voice stood
for a face fair and womanly. Then ho
would recall a recent letter from his
son, Aunt Mary would come for—a con
sideration.
Rut finally an Inspiration came to
him. Reggie was having a birthday.
Ellen, with characteristic heedlessness,
had forgotten this Important event and
had arranged to Join n house party for
the very night. Itut this should not
stand In the way of a proper observ
ance of the occasion. Heggle should
have a birthday spree, and the guest of
honor should be this central girl, with
whom the two children had held many
little talks across the wire.
She accepted the Invitation sent In
Reggie's name. She rode out in tho
runabout driven by the suspicious Tim,
who had made unpleasant remarks to
his wife about old fools and pretty
girls. And she Anally entered tho
door opened by Mr. Dickson himself.
He gave a sigh of relief, which was
drowned In the tumultuous greetings
of the children. She was Just what ho
had dreamed of, but what he had not
dared to hope for. They had a merry
evening, and when the two children
were sitting down, one on either side
of her, to hear what Reggie describe!
as corking goblin storh-s, the sound
of a latchkey fell uiH>n Mr. Dickson's
ear.
He rose uncertainly; so did Margaret
Raxter, and so did the two children.
And that was the scene upon which en
tered Charles Dickson, general repre
sentative for the Excelsior Hardware
company, Ju4 returned from a hard
trip on the road. He looked at his fa
ther, who (lushed. He looked at Mar
garet Raxter, who smiled. He locked
at the two children, who shrieked si
multaneously and made a rush at him.
When he hud escaped fruni their
embraces Ills father started to make
thi' necessary Introduction, but the
younger man waved him aside.
"I have known Margaret for wimo
time in fact, long before you knew
her When the children have finished
their 1 rollc and p>ne to t>ea I—Well,1 —Well, we
will explain this matter to you."
Mr Sr., looked from his
son's dancing eyes to Margaret Mas
ter's flushed face and remarked dryly:
"It won't he necessary. And while
Miss Baxter Is finishing that goblin
story you had better telegraph to Aunt
Mary Tell her she need not come.
We've changed our minds."
AH llfi|n«Hited.
A pigeon living oiithiiHiuHt recently
related the following amusing experi
ence; One morning ho found a strange
bird in his cot. The owner evidently
belonged to the association, for there
was n numbered r'.ng on the bird's leg.
The finder at once wrote off to the
general secretary acquainting him with
the facts and quoting the number on
the rln« By referring to his books the
secretary soon found the name uni ad
dress of the owner, who was at once
made aware of the whereabouts of his
bird.
A day or two later the finder received
the following communication from the
owner:
Sir 1 understand you have a homing
plueon of inliv lJbi>rat« htm at once
Ilow rtaro you keep my bird? Vours.
X V.
The same morning the Indignant X.
Y. received the following laconic reply
by telegram:
r.lanktown, P:t3 a. ni.—ltlrd Ilbfrateil
Then the following:
9:17 a. m —Cat got him
—Stray Stories.
lOvtl of I'nmlllnrfty.
"A good friend," said Captain Rill,
"is the greatest blessing a man can
have. Hut men are like canal boats in
lots of ways, and it doesn't pay for
either men <»r boats to get so close to
gether they wear one another's paint
off."—Newark News.
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A STRENUOUS REMEDY.
•Inn n firrvnnt Tried to Snhcr Ip n
111 till lo IIM Difiloiiitll.
The story had reference to a former
senator of the I'llll<'<l States who was
sent to Russia as minister. There were
various evidences in the archives of
ttie legation that sobriety was not tills
gentleman's especial virtue and among
tiiciu very many copies of notes In
which the minister, through the score
tary of legation, excused himself from
keeping engagements at the foreign of
flee on the ground of "sudden lndlspo
filtion."
Mr. Prince told me that one day this
minister's valet, who was an Irish
man. came to the consulate and said:
"Oi'ii not stay with his lgslllincy anny
longer. Oi've done wld him."
"What's the trouble now?" said Mr.
I'rluce.
"Well," said the man,"this morning
OJ thought It was tolme to get his
lgsiJllucy out of beil, for ho had been
drunk about a week and in bed most
of the toime, and so Ol went to him
and says gontie-loike, 'Would your lg
r.llliney have a cup of coffee?' when he
rose up and shtruelc mo in the face.
On that < >1 took him by the collar, lift
ed him out of bed, took him across the
room, showed him his ugly face In the
glass, and Ol said to him, says Oi, 'ls
thim the eyes of an invoy extraor r-r-r
--dlnary and mlnisther pllulpotentiar
ry?' "—From the Autobiography of An
drew D. White.
HUMMING BIRDS.
Frrdlnt tin- lln n tll nil * l.nnkN I.lke n
Dn ii pro mux Operation.
When I first crawled In among the
bushes close to the nest the little
mother darted at me and poised a foot
from my nose, if to stare me out
of countenance. She looked me all
over from head to foot twice. Then
she seemed convinced that I was harm
less.
She whirled and sat on the next edge.
The bantlings opened wide their him
gry mouths. Rho spread her tall like a
flicker and braced herself against the
nest side. She craned her neck and
drew her dagger like bill straight up
above the nest. She plunged It down
the baby's throat to the hilt and start
ed a series of gestures that seemed
fashioned to puncture him to the toes.
Then she stabbed the other baby until
It made me shudder. It looked like the
murder of the infants. lUit they were
not mangled and bloody. They were \
getting a square meal after the usual
humming bird method of regurgitation.
They ran out their slender tongues
to lick the honey from their bills How
they liked It! Then she settled down J
and ruffled up her breast feathers to
let her babies cuddle close to her na
ked bosom. Occasionally she reached
under to Caress them with whisperings I
of m ither love. Country Calendar.
In ,l*t|»nn.
I'oliti ne .sin J. ji::n Is not at all con 1
fined to th • upper circles, as you im
agine. S< rvants are just as punctil
iously po!it< t i each other as their
nia-' ; • si they meet In the street
they He i irrectlj at the proper
distance ,!i each other. On
nearer tli smile according to
the etlquet. p. e fi'ibe I, and then after
bows of the finest and most minute
significance the gardener of one house
will addrc-s the bet to (horse groom)
of another with some such phrase as,
"It Is long since I have hung upon your
honorable eyelids?" And the other will
answer, "{'leave excuse my rudeness
at the last time we met." And If by
•iny chance lliey have occasion to
punch one another's heads they won't
part until they have expressed, with
many bows, their mutual regret that
their meeting has not been under more
pleasant conditions
Drink unci it Mnn.
This little verse, founded on a Japa
nesc proverb, has been culled from the
works of an Englishwoman of busy
pen:
At the punch howl's I.rink
Let us pause anil think
What they K:IV In J a [>:in:
First the man takes a drink
Then tie drink t ikes a ilrlnk;
Then 1 tie drink takes the mrin*
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Hon Slrnnjic XIIIIIIIIIN A r«»«l In
ll« R<iP<lry In OI«l DII>N.
Early writei on natural history sub
jects make mention of many strange
creatures that never could have exist
ed u\e in the superstitious mind of
the age in which tliej wrote, and of
the many that did e>. ; st the accounts
of their structure and habits are so
ludicrous that one may really wonder
if it W.ls pos- ilile, even in the middle
ages, that people could be so credulous.
Many of these strangely garbled rec
or Is of the animal world were, no
doul t, due to travelers' tales and prob
ably had a certain foundation in fact,
but It is difficult Indeed to account for
the creation of such things as the phoe
nix. the cockatrice, the wyvern, the
grillin and tin dragon. The belief In
the existence of the unicorn may have
originated from the fact of some of the
early African travelers meeting with
certain antelopes that had lost a horn,
foi i! is a peculiarity with most ante
lopes that their horns are never shed
and if injured or broken never grow
again.
The horn, growing out of the fore
head, betwixt the eyelids, is neither
light nor hollow nor yet smooth like
other horns, imt hard as Iron, rough as
any file, revolved into many plights;
sharper than any dart, straight and
not crooked and everywhere black, ex
cept at the point.
Rartholomew asserted that there
were many varieties of unicorn, and
this would he feasible If this creature
had been created from those horned
beasts that had accidentally lost one
of the horns.
llow the phoenix was called into be
ing it would be impossible to hazard a
guess. It was popularly supposed that
there was only one such creature exist
ing in the whole universe and that
there was only one tree In which it
built its nest. We find mention of tho
phoenix as far hack as lilny, who
says, "Howbelt, I cannot tell what to
make of him; and, first of all, whether
it lie a tale or no, that is never but ono
of them In the whole world, and the
same not commonly seen."
In the fifteenth century we find Rar
tholomew writing of this Imaginary
bird:
"Phoenix is a large bird, and there is
but one that kind in all tho wide world,
therefore lewd men wonder thereof.
I'hoenlx is a bird without make (mate)
and 11 veth It* mi or 500 years. When
the which years he passed she fceleth
her default and feebleness and maketb
a nest of sweet smelling sticks that be
full dry, and in summer when the
western wind bloweth the sticks and
them st be set on lire with burning
heat of the sun and burnetii strongly."
The bird tin n allows itself to be re
duceil to ashes in this fire—on this
point all the writers agree—and Indue
course rises again from the ashes In
the full glory of renewed youth "and Is
the most fairest bird that is, most llkr
to the peacock In feathers, and ioveth
wilderness and gathereth his meat of
clean greens and fruits."
The basilisk, or cockatrice, was re
[lilted to be nme strange mixture of a
bird and serpent, able to slay with his
breath and his sight, which power was
accredited by some to dragons.—West
minster Oaeette.
\ Shorthand nimider.
One day a lawyer dictated a special
writ of fieri facias to his shorthand
clerk and, being In a hurry, rushed off
to court with the transcript as soon
ns It was made without reading it.
When It was presented the dignified
Judge glanced through It, looked at a
certain part of it steadily and became
convulsed with laughter. He then
handed the paper back to the lawyer,
stating that he was sorry he couldn't
grant his petition.
"I think, please the court, that this
Is according to rule," persisted the at
torney.
"Well, thl" court Is unable to do any
thing for you," replied the Judge.
"Your request is unreasonable. .lust
take your petition ami read it."
The lawyr did so and found that it I
requested the court to grant "special !
red fiery faces to Its petitioners."
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New Yorß . IV iOO ... IQU(J | 4(1
p. M.
Heranton -ii fi|7 IWJ
P. M
Ht.lValo ... .... v ilSt ll* ... ~
A.M.
Peranum .ir .it* 10 05
\ M. A. M. I'. M. P. M
Seranton :v *lO 10 1155 •(> as
IMIETBT .••••.
1 lor .... t, n iu 17 2UB 614
Litckawnitiui •; 5U lU'24 110 «f>U
I'u-yea i.l.i 11) 663
I'll tston ........ n Ills il7 1i57
Suu.|iieliniiiiH A v«.. .. ;Oi UJK7 21H bSH
Wwt PrtMnn Till 1041 228 7W
Wyoming ... 7 1.) 10 4« 227 707
Forty Fori 2.11 ....
linnliftl 7IT 10 52 2#4 714
Kingston hi 724 10 Mi 240 720
Wilkes Hi<;i« in 7IC II 1(J 250 780
Wilkes p ft ,'i 1040 2HO 710
Kingst lv 724 1056 140 720
Plymouth June
Plymouth 7:15 110-; iIV T2S)
Nantleoke 748 II lh 1 > Vfl
Hnnlocfc'H 74W u it- , c 7*M
Shiefeshiuny hOl 1181 U\ 75s
Hlckn Kerry XII ni 4 .1 ao 18 08
Beaeli Hiiven 81H 11 ,j *7 Ho»
Berwick 827 11 54 J . 44 817
Brlarcreek fh 82 .. . P; 50 ....
Willow drove fh 3D t; 54 f8 24
Ume Kl'lge... 84U fl2 OH 46H ft 28
Kspy 84« 1215 « 01* 884
ltloomsMirg 858 12 22 il2 810
Kupert . «57 12 25 415 845
Caluwlssa 108 12 82 422 850
Uanvllle Hls 12 44 lis 005
(lameroi 924 Tl2 67 44:;
Northun.lier 'd .. .hi HHS 111 «>b H3O
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A. M. A. M I' .Vi. I'. M
Nortnuii.nerr. »f>4s 11000 tii *525
• tameron H57 '2 01 112
Danville .. 703 10 1k VI 548
Catawlssa 721 10 82 it 55H
Kapert 72b lOS 7 1; 01
Hloomslitlrg 7Bi 10 4) 2,1 (i 05
K*py T Bft 10
Lime Ktilge... 74i flo 6< 112; 4P fb 20
Willow <>rov«.... n 4t> ..... (2 50 .....
Brlarereek.... 762 .... f2 58 rb.27
Berwick.. 757 11 05 /iS b*B4
Beech Haven .... 805 fll 12 80* b4l
Hicks Ferry.., ... 811 fill? HOM «47
WhlckHhinny 822 11 81 420 fti 5H
Hunlocfe's 88 ... iBl 17 0»
Nauticoke ... 88 11 4< :;fc TIL
Avondale 8 41 * 7 22
I'lymoiith 845 lis* .si ,728
riyiuoulli Juiie 847 .... <
KtngHton at 855 11 5M 4 >Ki 788
Wilken-liiirre iir HIU 12 10 >lO 750
Wtlkei. l.arre lv 840 11 40 At 780
KllljfHtOli.... lv 855 11 5H « ,<0 788
l.uzcrne . 858 al2 02 • a 742
Forty Fct f«00 4 07
Wyoming »Oti 12 08 • "7 48
We«t I'ltlston Hill 117 *7 58
Hus»iueliKnnaAve .. # 1.8 12 14 <2O 756
j'lttKlon Hlit 12 17 124 801
l>nryea H 28 ;8i)fl
Lackawaiiua t» M <.{'2 810
lay lor HB2 140 817
ISC levne ~,
Nrrautois ~..ar Hl2 12 85 480 825
A. M. P. M H.M
woranton lv 1025 1155 .... 1110
A. M
liuffalo . . ,fr 758 .. 700
A. M I*. M I'.M A.M
SeranloD lv 10.10 12.10 J8 81 *2
P.M. P. M P.M A. ,V
New York ar 830 51)0 785 650
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD,
TIME TABLE
In Effect May 28th, 1905.
A.M..A.M.,P. Al.
.Scranton(l»&H)iv s•> s» 55 140 li>
I'lttston i ici4i§ 2w; 5 .16
A M il'. M, P.M
Wilkosburre,.. Iv §lo ifc"»s| 245?8 00
Plym'th Ferry " j to 07
Nantieoke " 10 50| 301 0 17
! Mocanaqua .... " 11 (I7| 82n t) 37
i Wapwallopen.. " 11 it;! 3SI a 47
i Nescopeck.... ar 11 »i! a 41! 7 On,
A.M. I
Pottevllle lv |#ll r»
j Hazleton • ' ...... 215j2 45
Tomlii("ken " 3 <>s «i 05
Kern <3lon .... " 8 15 8 15
Kock Ulen .... "i :i 22 8 22
Nescopeek . .. ar; (.•••••
Catawissa i 4 00 4 o<> . . .
* >1 A. M P. M. P M
Ni-scopeclr... . lv|* h ■' sll 2Ci! i42il Ui
Oreasy • I* li i»i a r>3 7Wj
Espy Ferry. .. 1 ! t * 29 J1 4»i 7 20j
K. Hloomsburn " 834 11 .">< » 407 7 25:
Catnwlssa lv * "l 11 ," v ; 418 73-,;
South Danville •• ■' "0 12 in 431 751
Sunbury ar »25 12 8n 4 sf> hls
A. M. P. M. P. :>1 PM.
Sunbury lv »42 ;ji> lx'ij 510 y .">3.
Lewisburg ar 10 18 145 54"
Milton " 10 os 1 üB7 10 141
Willlamsport.. " 11 00 1 41 086 10 00 s
l<ock Haven... " H6O 2 1111 745 .... 1
Kcnovo " A.M. Bno 845
Kane " rt 15 .... 1
Krle " y 2a: i
P.M. P. M J
I.ook Haven..lv £l2 10 345 .... . .
Kellefonte ....ar 'OS 1, 114
Tyrone " 2103 600 ;
PhillpMhurg " 510j KO2 !
Clearfield.... " 654S 845 :
Pittsburg.... " (> 55 111 45 \ :
A. M. P. M P. M. P M
Sunbury Ivl Vho j 1 s)i 5 20|II8 30
Harrlsburg.... ar,, 11 3" jj 3li 7 U«' 10 10l
|P. M. P. M. P. M. VMI
Philadelphia.. ar S3 17 a 2311 »2h 423
Haltlmore "5311 aOO 045 2 2<>
Wasninifton ... "S• 20 7 16 10 56 8 ;>0'......
A. M. P, M.!
Sunbury lv §lO (*) 5 2 05 I
l.ewHt<>wn Jc. ar 11 15 855
Pittsburg •' 655 {lO 45j
A.M. P,M P.M. P M
Harrlsburtf.... Iv 114 ft ft 2n 11 720 ;110.1
P. M. V M. A. M. A M
I'lttsbur* ar 0 55||| 16" 150 580
iP. M.! PM A MIA M.l
Pittsburg lv! 710 »00 ( 8 On, s <«'
A. M A M P M
llarrldburif.... ar| 200 4 25] i'll 25j| 3ln ....
P.M AM
Plttoburir Iv 'J 10 ; H 00 ...
A.M. PM
i.cwtgtown Jj, " 7 ii" 1 ; 800 ....
Sunbury ar 0 2" 1
P.~>T, A M \ M A M
Washington... Iv 10 41) * 7 5" 10 4h ..
Haltlmore " 11 im 4ln N4O 11 55 ....
Philadelphia... " 11 in 4 2.' s 3iij II 10j....
\T*7 A MA. M. P M ....
Harris burg.... Iv 385 , 755 11 10 <8 20 ....
sunbury ar 500 v 1 ON! 3 6 05j..,.
" ' I'. M.: A M A M
Pittsburg Iv ;I'Z 4ft .... !'BOn :s On ....
<'lenrfli'ld.... " 8 :tO| ' 020 ....
PhlllpNburg.. " 4 251 1 10 10
Tyrone " 7011' »s 10 12 25....
lU lU'fonte.. " h lui I 082 1 '&> ....
I nek Haven ar Jt 1 j 10 Bo| 210 ....
P. M \ M V Mi P M ~
Krie, Ivi 5 :;."i j 6 s*' ....
Kane,... " s 55j 1 s'; 10 Hi....
Kcnovo " 11 r(V ii ,T>i 10 25 S I I t
l.ock Haven " |2 B.S 780 II 20 800
A. Mi I' Mj
Wllllam»i>ort" »it 8 12 10 4 (.0 ...
Milton ■' ;i 918 1 2i| 4 I l *
l.cwi.iburK " »05 1 l.'ij I Ift ...
Sunbury ar :i 12 w 1•, I 61, 5 15 ....
" 1 M A M P M P M
Sunbury Ivi 1, i; ( j| v 55 . 2 IK> 525 ...
Snutli luinvllle" 7 ||| 10 17 221 !i 8"i....
t'atawlssa "j 7 ;j2l WE' 2 Bii| ti I .si
K HltHimnburK.. ' I 740 10 41 218 li 15 ....
Kupy Kerry " If 619
I 'rrasy « 7 ,1 1(I i 255 t>30[....
Ncseo|i«-ck " sol M 0.«, 305 010 . .
" ~M A M P. M I
t altuvlHKn Iv 10 8S ' 1 ....
INc.-eii|n'ck Iv s2: " 5 l>s 1' M ....
HiK - k Ulen ar II 22 «7 05 ....
Kern Ulen ""s 5| 11 2sj 582 72S
Tnuibloken .... " s .> II ."s 58s 7 ;;i ...
llttzleton " ym 1157 f> 50 7 12 1 ....
Pottsvllle " 15 135, 055 M5|....
A M A M I'. M. P M
Nefcopei'k lv ; 8 H 11 05 >S 3 0.5 ....
Wapwallopen..ar s i;i 11 20 8 15 .1; 121
Moranauua .... " h~| II 32 828 ii 521 - -
Nunticoke .... " kBl 11 ft 4 340 701 ...
j P Ml 7 Hi ...
PI y 111' 1 h Kerry" 1 902 I* "2 1 f7 2s ...
Wilksbarte ..." vlO 12 in 3 5-5 735
Plttstonl Kv II) ar A M 1' M I' M I'M
scranlon " " w '■* 'f ?5 (0 811 ....
10 08 1 05 525 S 21....
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