Her Perfect Indifference ~ I By Louise J. Strong ( 'is)'isriyht, IXW, //v P. < . Kiunnent "Why, Stella, where Is your ring?'' Daisy s»*leed the baiud that was slip ping Itself under the bonbon box as If to conceal It- nakedness "Returned to the jeweler at a dis count likely, or whatever fellows do with discarded engagement rings," Stella laughed, with some constraint "You don't iiieau to say that you and N. . - 1 do!" Stella Interrupted. "You i ht well know it; everybody will HUb. "I couldn't he more astonished If the sky had fallen: Why. >on ami Ned '• ■ • the most utterly" \ppearances are often deceitful," Stella observed, with a wise air, lnter iuj uuk again "1 suppose you thought I was well, as they say —entirely 'tone' ou Ned." ••'lint's ritcht! Might otie ask the v byfui #?" • «Hi*- might. We simply found thi t we were mistaken in our Interest in en Li other. Isn't that sufficient?" "Sutll. letit. If true. But I don't be lieve it not a little hit! Why. If thero ere ever a pair of turtle" "You can lielleve It or not, hut 1 am etitlreU auil perfectly indifferent to Mr. Ned Wtiitlug and he returns !t fully." "1 don't lielleve It. when you two were so Intensely devoted to—lt's only a lllly quarrel." "W> ':«1 not .juarrel," Stella asserted collil> "And if you have observed his conduct with that plain. i»oky Lewis tflrl you < aunot say much for bis devo tion to me." "1 shouldn't call her exactly plain, though -he lsu't a beauty And there may ite reasons l«*sides. h»' has not so very" • been so very' that you have noticed !t, J see." Stella Interrupted sarcastically "Hut she is viwifK*' In town and has not ui.-r.*" acqualntan<Vc here. 1 doubt Jf Ned has I h** •** more tlimi ]"• -lite Ltid Le explain 7" "There was nothing «o explain there absolutely nothing he could say rUEl'.t ha T OB W.W IT HIS SPIRIT ? fur himself. aa 1 told bait when he at tempted it.l uiknl liiiii to drop her, aii«l if he b.ul i ar«l half as much for me as be pr deiawd to care lie wouldn't Lave he>>itat«sl :>u Instant. Hut of ivuntr it do.->ii t matter ut all. 1 care a* little for biiti as lie does for me. Kealii. 1 did I. I realite till this hap pened bi) ..>iiffercitce to him." She yawned elaUirately. then added, with animation "I am _oing ou the loveliest trip » tli I'li.irlej . his new auto. I told Bell Xiuitti all about it on purpose. I knew Mr \\ hit ag rtould hear of It." Her t-yes triumphantly. "Your ring wan too exquisite," l»alsy murmure.l regretfully. "Think of IJIU r* I jew N carrjlng off such a trophy w ben -lie g-«es home!" "I wuodef If be will give it to her!" meilti >'.irt<sl up angrily. "I would Late pounded it to plot". liefore his fa.e If 1 b«<! dreamed <>f such a thing!" Then a; I >ii sj « smile she leaued hack, yawuhiic M«H.II "But of cour* it's nothing to me I.et her wear her old Mfcoiulband rinjcs If she likes!" s»-i«ii.!!iaiitl rlugs is good I'll look out that the one I'm offered Is not HOcfc.* I »«lsy l.sujftieil -Well" S'ella's rejoinder was cut short by her Mtiall brother. w ho burnt upon them en teslly. yelling Stell! Stell' What do you think Ned Whiting's bicycle ■mashed Into where'* mother? I've got to*' He vanished, heedleas of the wild si.r!ek« with which Stella received Lis news '•< •!. M . Billle I.he killed V la my Ned kill-dr Millie" Billle!" Bit Billi« Wjlnit down the street agn tv l»-utly » terrible accident had "*'f ail** Ned Whiting Stella flut tered .U/ui wringing her bauds, moan 1i« '< »h. V«il. v.«-d! I«ead this mlnuta • ,-t, i c •»-..< Maying such horrible ti ag> of you and lien, too, every one of tlieni"' et 4 . suddenly snatched a bat and dantw-rt a w ■«. oblivious of her kimonu and slipper* She r»-a h«sl the "oruet Just In line r. t«» pulled aboard the crowded <-ar dixxy and hrenthleas ~Nea; thin*." the tiuiti nex» her re marked examining her unu* .«1 nttlre .uat» It -l.mg to see the gameT* It « i,;it»er ut Ilr« uud death she tabbed h\steii-all> Kiclamstions of »iiiiP«T!i> burzed «l»oul her «»ue held !. tint ! iv -lie put up h«-r hair An •titer offered to -top the ear at be! liwtlUltluU. Where would \ed lie? She had not thought i>t that Not away out at til* 1 >uie •« the <#thet side of the cjtj tbera bad no been tlnie to remove -alit. tHlid not 2:..51 i the thought She wou j'l d • t-> hi* oftj. e There aeeuie<] no ott<er way of ~ Mie in wUle eye«) horror a* ' itf y . ej,t Into the vicinity. AII was ; no «n : not a k gti of any l< -Metif Khc could not wait for the rle.«t.,r t»o\ !i: flew up the stair* •ud utw the «Itt< e. There sat or was (t hi« «pirtt'r She dropped Into a chair •ud «*:tr«d dumbly at the astonisbe<l jifn c mau a motaent. tlieu tumbled •rrr in a faint. I r trtiTeiie ! i lit 'St oilt of his senae-., Vf<| gUTi»-l her to the couch It seem ml to ' rn Ilia' Jioth li* -bort of the an «ii> at ■',! 112 it-1 home and family could m ■ lint for bet tuin'iltuoua appeitnmce U i ~jnit ami hei utter •••lliapst! i»u \e.i -tie wlitepered weaklv routUnic ui.ier bis ministrations, "I )vi )vi were killed! Billie said your bicycle and Oh, are you sure, J sure that you are alive and uninjured?" j She pulled herself up and considered , him anxiously. "Biille! The little rascal! 1 wasn't touched. The wheel is smashed, hut he knew I It is one of his tricks! Just let me get hold of him, scaring you like this!" She remembered suddenly and made an effort to release herself, donning n freezing dignity. He laughed and held ' her closer. "Miss Mayiit*, l don't believe you do hate me so entirely as you imagined you did. Please let me put the ring upon that dear little finger again, and let me tell you that Laura aud Cousin Dick—hut it Is a secret yet, and he asked me to pay her some attention while here." "Oh!" Stella ejaculated shamefaced ly. her eyes on the circle sparkling in fts old place. "We were a couple of idiots! Billie serve 1 u.s right. We ought to thank him!" Ned declared. "Yes." she murmured humbly. VALUE OF SEAWEEDS. Tlie I m«* of Irish .>!«»*• Hi a Fooil aud ii Irish moss is used as a foundation for many desserts in the dietary kitchens where especial dishes are prepared for Invalids. An authority on tho question of seaweeds states that scurvy, the dread of sailors, caused by the absence of potash in the salt meat which forma a part of every ship's provisions, would be ameliorated by the liberal use of sea moss Jelly, which is rich In potash. Irish moss has always a place in the medicine chest of the old faytdoued housewife, who pins her faith to its j healing properties for colds, sore throats, etc. On the const where the moss is gathered and also In the major- ' lty of Irish families the moss Is boiled, strained, boiled again with lemon Juice ; and sugar, until it is of tho consistency j of sirup. It Is taken hot, a teaspoonful , at a time, and is said to be a very good i remedy for the maladies referred to. ! The Indians use the ashes of seaweed for granular swellings. It is also used 1 by the Chinese, and so highly is it prlz- | ed by them both as a medicine and a food that It Is gathered in some parts ' of the Pacific coast, principally at Mon- 1 terey, and sent back to China. The supply of seaweed of every de- ; scrlptlon seems inexhaustible, as that ! pulled or reaped from the rocks Is re placed by another and a more luxuriant growth the following year. On the At- j lautic coast it is harvested only during the months from June to August, but j at Monterey it is gathered every day all the year around Leslie's Weekly. SLOT MACHINES. They Were I «rd I)urln|[ the Time null Kclitn of ItitmeNca. A correspondent of the Boston Her > aid writes: "It is true there are few things new under the sun. "Air beds,' or | what we call pneumatic beds, were used by the Romans before the Chris tian era. The most remarkable duplica tion of an old invention Is the nlckel- In-the-slot machine. This was first used during the time and reign of Ram- I eses, in the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, for tho purpose of supplying holy water, that which had been bless- j ed by the priests, to the people who > desired It. The machine was urn shap- j ed, with a small cylinder inside, I through which ran a rod connecting a ! valve at the bottom of tho cylinder with one at the top. These were oper ated by a lever, which closed the hot- i torn valve while opening that at tho , top, when the cylinder would fill with a fixed amount of water. To obtain the water a cup was placed at the outlet; a coin of three drachmae, equal to about 73 cents of our money, was dropped Into the 'slot' onto a scale pan in the end of the lever. This opened the cyl inder at the top and closed the lower valve, allowing the coin to slide off, the weight of water closing the top valve, opening the lower one and allowing the water to run Into the cup. This Is the basis of all patented slot machines of tho present time and dates back to nearly 8.000 11. C." Limited Itnthiiiff. I>r. Somervllh- Hastings, lecturing at the Ixmdon Institute of Hygiene on "Cleanliness Is Next to (Jodllness," 6ald that people were much cleaner now than in the reigns of Queen Mary and Elizabeth, when the washing of Clothes was unknown. Cotton was hardly in use. and linen was expensive. The poor wore rough woolen garments, which were never washed, and the bet ter classes adorned themselves with Bilks and velvets, which were dyed when they would no 'onger pass inuu ter In rega-d to cleanliness. It Is re corded, continued I»r. Hastings, that James I nccer washed either hands face during the period he posed as t' wisest fool iii Christendom, but c< ftned his cl< mlincsi within the limits of w fitng his finger tips upon damp napk «. London Telegraph. I'ljfitiiic l or Nheep. When sli#ep were first introduced into CoruwiJl, England, a flock which Lad stray" J from tin- uplands onto Gwithinn >«nds were caught there by the tide : 11 ultimately carried Into St. lies bjy during the night. There the fio'tiuf Hock was observed from tX»e .st iv<-« Ishlng boats, whose crews, n«>r havl . seen sheep, took tliem for some iic>\ ijnd «>f fish ami did their IfjU to ire them both by hooks and lines and »y netting. Those they Be cured the." brought home triumphantly next morit ag as a eat eh to which even plli-hards vere as nothing. Ati E*|»l«r«r'i» StriilHK*'in. Fir llari Johnston, the famous ex plorer. oii< e escaped from a very tight corner In Africa by a queer stratagem. , A score or two of murderous uatives j hud urro mded his lent, into which, ! Itefore ru-d.:iig it. they sent mi envoy. The • w. s told the smallpox was in t! -1 .|» .Mid a wretched Albino wast it a» tin- Hwrui example. In live 1... ■ the seared tribesmen had vanish As Sir Marry well knew, tl ■ 1- ; I the "white disease" more tl it' Inventions of Maxim Ml* Uorka. "A man sI n iby his works," de , the afble mm .inner, who , a . ;i l.ire and enthuslas tic audience "Your- in st e a gas works!" shout i rude, VJ'i ilture l person who occu pied a l-ack at Otili-. I to Move. "What, y.i •• 11 it going to move ag. a." - Mr ! ,ii-s to his brother, "i t!i i i r'i' ; •••! your little fiut." > v, • i.< ii r moved In. but my w >• h;< ir-iMi'l ten pounds, and we need more ro»in." (iujil n 11 T i... tli< very air of a good mind. tli" ot -i I rand generous s<. at i.!• i" ' it -• »i lin which vir tue prospers Hoodman ; DALLINGTONS CANINE PARADOX Mac E wan |J I irpyrtght, l'M6, hu Mc( lure, I'hUliv» J: Co. '' I It was characteristic of Balilngton • that lie accepted even his dismissal as | Katherine Cordon's suitor placidly and j with a due regard for the proprieties. ! His voice was cool and even and shad ed to the exact note of regret that a I well bred man should permit himself, j As Katherine told herself afterward, it was like a John Drew matinee. But if Balilngton showed no outward emotion it was not because he did not , care for the girl whose dashing ways were his exact opposite, neither did he give up hope. Under that carefully , groomed exterior there lay a bulidog tenacity of purpose that few suspected, ; least of all Kittle Cordon. He kept on at the Bruntons' house j party, and even 1 tickle I lines lost sleep ( wondering whether Kittle really had given him his answer, so correctly po lite was he in his attentions to her, for which Kittle was devoutly thankful. ; since Mrs Brunton had given positive orders that she marry Balilngton, and j Mrs. Brunton s won! was law unto It- | i self. It was her disobedience which ; brought about the crisis, for when Bal- j liugton left there had been an lmjulsl i tiuii .-Mill Kittie. with a line show of; s| Irit. had tlouu-ed out of the room, de claring that she would return to her studio and freedom rather than eat of ; the tleshpots as a slave, and the disap pointed Mrs Brunton had ordered the ! carriage around and had taken to bed with a sick headache over the miscar riage or' her pet plan for her niece. So It liapp -ii' d that Kittle in her ltu ! petuosity did not realize that she was without money until she approached | the ticket window at the tiny station. With a gasp she turned away from j the window and sat down oil one of the , hard benches to think over the sltua ! tlon. j Town was 150 miles away, so that ; walking was out of the question. There 1 , was no one she could write to to send | ■ her money, and she would die rather ! i than go back to her aunt's house and , ! ask for her fare. Her brain was still j j In a whirl when Harding Balilngton j came slowly Into the waiting room. With a rush she had crossed to him, j and In another second was pouring out SHE UID HKK MOIST EYES IN THE DOO'H •SUAiKiY COAT. her tale—a triiie incoherently, but In sutfideut detail to enable Balllngtoii to surmise what the matter was "That will be a very easy matter," he declared. "I'm going up to town myself and shall be glad to escort you." "What are you doing here, anyway?" she asked curiously. "I thought you j had gone away last week." "Fred Cousins and 1 were back In tho woods for a little shooting," he ex plained. "We came out yesterday, and I stayed over to see the county fair. I>o you know 1 never saw a county fair before?" "I'm glad you stayed to see it," she smiled. "Just suppose you had not come along. I should have been stranded here." "As It Is," he laughed back, "I think I had better be getting the tickets." He reached for his pocketbook, but I withdrew his hand, empty, and made a rapid search of his other pockets, final ly fuming with a look of blank dls- V> you know,"he exclaimed, "that H>cUets have been picked? 1 have small change, less than $2, but lough even for your ticket I 1...i have to telephone the Bruntons." "You will not," she begged. "To have Aunt Emma saying all sorts of horrid things ?" "I might report my loss to the town constable," he suggested. "H» may find it in time for us to catch the train. I /night offer my watch as a pledge for the tickets, only they took that too." "I)on't you know any one else about here?" she pleaded. "Some one you could borrow from?" Balllngtou shook i his head. "The best I can suggest," he said, "would be to wire for some money." "But that would not come in time for the train," she objected. "I never could stay in this town all night." "Why not the Bruntons?" he pleaded. "They seem to be our only quick salva tion "If you suggest that again I shall never speak to yon," she scowled "She w .Mb« nure in i :i i nut. and I'd die before I 11 her ki. > v." "1 might putt. dog in pawn," he suggested v. liinisically. "I'oor Bruce is aho.it all tin- light lingered gentry left me." lie regarded the nigged little fellow with a fie li mate interest. The dog hail la-en his dead brother's pet, and, while his r.iut' c >at gave him a shockingly I'isn lit;.'! appearance, Bruce was j iii. n iiii;'..,d fh»' run of dogs. r iriii;; hi - brother's last illness Bai j lliigt-in I: ; i taught the dog a score of ; clever tricks for the invalid's amuse- i inent. and Bruce was proud of his ae ! 1 coiMplisliuieiitr Fccllllg thai 1)0 WftS being made the subject of the conver I nation, the little fellow gravely turned ii sopier-H'ilt and sat tip ons haunch- | cs. lor a moment Balllngton ret !< 1 | his |n't's accomplishment with s| live eye. j "Ho you mind if 1 leave you a liale while?" he asked. "You are not going to the Bruntons?" she demanded suspiciously. "My word of honor." he said simply. "May I suggest that you get yourself a cup of tea at the hotel?" lie placed some coins In !. hind and with a bow | strolled out o th station. I It was dirti' nlt to get anything at the holt I with the fair goers invading the |ilu(v. but «it last she succeeded in get- | ting a light lum-h and started hack to | the station. The special excursion trains were . pulling out of the station now, and the platform was crowded with tired pleas ure seekers. Ott" at one side a largo crowd had gathered, and, finding that Ballington was not in the station, she strolled over to see what the attraction might he. With a gasp she saw that Ballington j was putting Bruce through his tricks for (Plication of the crowd, and j with a sudden rush of anger she won- ' dered it' he had been drinking. Then with a revulsion of feeling she saw him j gravely remove his hat and pass It around the crowd. Most of them melt ed away, but many of them stopped to drop a coin In the hat and pet the dog. | At last they were all gone, and with a j flushed face she was looking straight j luto Ballington's laughing eyes. "I've got enough for the fares and the Pullman scats," he said as he came to ward her "Behold Bruce, the rescuer j of damsels In distress." She caught the dog up in her arms j and hid her moist eyes In his shaggy | coat. Slowly she turned toward the | station, but Ballington laid a hand ; upon her arm. "1 would suggest," he said, "that j since our train is not due for an hour j jet and as these excursion trains will 1 be out of the way by then it might ' prove less embarrassing to you If you ' waited until they were gone. They ; might recognize your traveling eompan lou." "And to think I might have spared you this If 1 had let you telephone the ■ Bruutons," she said penitently. Bal llngton laughed "Do you know 1 rather enjoyed It?" j he confessed. "1 think Bruce did too. I He shall have his reward tonight In the best chicken to be had in the market." I "And you?" she asked. "I shall have the satisfaction of | knowing that we have fooled Mrs. j Brunton," he laughed carelessly. She held out her hand. "I refused you | the other day because 1 was afraid you were too dandified to be human," she said softly "I know better now. Will you ask me again?" But there was no need to ask. Eyes spoke to ey" . and each knew the oth er's message. FamoiiM DM ( It) of Mexico. The City of Mexico is the political, social, industrial and financial cap ital of the republic. Set within the tropics at an elevation of 7.M47 feet above the sea, surrounded by cloud piercing mountains and snow capped volcanoes, it Is singularly exempt from sudden changes of temperature too high foi heat and too far south for colt I. It Is pro'tably the oldest city of the Americas, llere the llrst printing press was set up and the tlrst newspa per published nearly 1°" years before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth rock. The municipal government of the city has gone on under almost Identical form for three centuries and a half. W"hilt vieet >ys, emperors, dictators and presidents have come and gone, Indians, Spaniards, French and Ameri cans have fought and struggled In and about the city. "Among the most beautiful terres trial scent s that it is possible for the human eye to contemplate," says a cel ebrated writer, "few equal and proba bly none surpass that of the valley of Mexico viewed from the neighboring heights surrounding it." Modern Mex ico. Hnil u t.rlp of the Subject. A tall old lady, dressed in black and with a ve y businesslike manner, walk ed Into a well known London establish ment and. (Inclining the service of the shop walker, made directly for the crape counter She had rather a thoughtful air as she examined the stock, and the obliging young shopman remarked affably: "We have a very large stock of crapes, madam, .lust allow me to show you some new French goods, very pop ular just now for every kind of mourn ing. Now. these light crapes are all the rage for half mourning for cousins. May may I ask, madam," he added hesitatingly, "for whom you are In mourning?" "Husband," said the customer briefly. "Ah. yes. Then 1 have Just the mate rial you require. The best style Is"— "Young man," Interposed the old j lady severely. "I am much obliged for j your explanation. You may know a lot j about the fashion, but as 1 buried my i fourth lmsli.M; | yesterday you may be | sure I've got ;i grip of the subject."— London Tit* Hits .vcrvnui roika imii met. As a rule, salt meat Is not adapted to the requirements of nervous people, as : nutritious Jukes go Into the brine to j a great extent. Fish of all kinds is : good for them. Haw eggs, contrary to the common opinion, are not as digesti ble as those that have been well cooked. Good bread, sweet butter and lean meat are the best food for the nerves. People troubled with Insomnia and i nervous starting from sleep and sensa tions of falling can often be cured by j limiting themselves to a diet of nillk i alone for a time. An adult should take ; a plot fit a meal and take four meals i a day. People with weakened nerves ; require frequently ti larger quantity of water than those whose nerves and j brains are strong. It aids the digestion of these by making It soluble and j seems to have a direct tonic effect Sulphur For Rheumatism. Sulphur baths are of value In rheu 1 matism. Take one tablespoonful of | burnt lime. Mix into a paste with one wlneglassful of cold water, and let It remain for ten minutes. Then stir into one gallon of water. To this add one j ounce of milk of sulphur. Balse to ! the boiling point In a suitable vessel j and keep boiling for ten minutes. Now ' transfer to the bath, and add two gai ' lons of hot water. Fse when pleasant- j ly warm. Keep from the face, as the j particles of sulphur, etc., are intensely j irritating to the eyes. Made a Hale, The sad faced man, with the small, square valise, inspected the woman of \ the house a mom nt and then turned j away from the kitchen door. "It ain't no use arskiu' you If you've | got any corns that need euriu', mum," j he said. "1 can «<>e as you're wearln' , ehoes three sizes too large." "Come in," replied the matron. I'lte t'nse With Hltn. Mrs. Hcnpi-i k They can't punish I bigamy too se\ rely No one should > have any sympathy for the man who ' takes one wife too many. Mr. lieu peck The idea. Maria! Do you think I should lie scut !■> Jail?— Philadelphia ' Pre;s Ftttinnr. She (on Ih Atlantic liner)— Did you observe the great appetite of that stout man at dinner? He Yes; he must be what they call a stowaway. The man who stands In his own light puist expect to be thrown in the shade. LOOSE TEETH. j Some t linen They Are the Itenuli of Nertoun 'l'rouhleN. He was an honest dentist, and no one i could have accused him of tinkering with a sound molar unless it actually needed attention. When the hnudsome ly gowned woman patient came to him and complained that her teeth were getting loose and she was afraid she would lose them lie gave her some good 1 advice and charged her nothing, al | though It was worth a good stiff fee. "There is nothing In the world the matter with your teeth," he said. "Each | one is as sound as a new dollar. But | you should consult a nerve specialist. Evidently you have been worrying a great deal lately." The woman confessed that she had. ! Her sister had been very ill, and she j had been compelled to help nurse her. it unless you wish to lose your j teeth," commanded the dentist. "Also you should put yourself under the care of a physician. In some nervous dis eases the out ward symptom Is a shrink- I lng of the gums. This is not an uu • failing sign, however. Some persons I lose their teeth through a shriveling of I the gums on account of an excess of uric acid in die system. If they drank plenty of water the trouble would dis appear. 1 have had several patients | whom 1 have cured simply by getting i them to drink plenty of water. "The gums are pretty good indicators | of the general health. Persons whose | gums bleed frequently think there Is : something the matter with their teeth. The trouble is constitutional instead of local. A good tonic would put them on their feet, and this, accompanied by plenty of exercise In the open air, would j stop the bleeding of the gums."—New ; York Press. Aii pliiiu Dellt'iioy. 1 Every country has its own little dell ' cades, and Egypt is famous for its ka- I bobs. The kabob Is broiled moat, but I is broiled in so ridiculous a fashion as ! to l»e really funny. The peddler uses j a little charcoal furnace, something like that in use by our plumbers. In it he keeps up a small but hot tire. At tached to the side of the furnace are a lot of iron skewers. When a customer approaches', the hawker takes a small piece of meat, mutton or goat, the lat ter being the most popular, cuts It with a sharp knife into a long ribbon, winds it around the skewer and places it up on the charcoal lire. Some of the drip plugs are collected and, with a little salt and spice, make a pleasant sauce for the kabob when It is done. A GIIONI Story. A London daily tells a short modern ghost story. A man was traveling on a northbound train out of London. Op posite him was a silent stranger, his only companion. Between London and Derby no word passed. Then, as the train drew out of Derby, he said pleas antly, "Good line, this, sir, eh?" The stranger replied, "I think It's a beastly bad line. 1 was killed on It two years ago." HtiMlrit'ftN Method*. "May 1 ask if 1 am In the market for a bid for your affections?" asked the youth who did everything in a busl nesslike way. "You must goto par before I cuu take any stock in your offer," answered the dutiful broker's daughter. \ti KieitifiK >loment. "Above all," said the throat special ist. "the lady must t;ilk as little as possible." "Doctor." eagerly asked Mrs. Grey malr's bus!. nd. "is there any hope of It becoming chronic?"— London Tit- Bits. If we hope for what we are not like ly to possess ye act and think in vain and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really !s. Addison. iii t Servian S« iaelierd. In any re.il.iii village there Is only me swiii !i -rd. and he leads til! tlio pig oft! com nunity. In the morn ing he 1 tin- niiih the streets blow ing hi* I,' i. II I the pigs come out of theii ti\\ H.-o d and fall In behind him end 112 dm to the pasture. At i.lght lie ). H_s them home, and they disperse to th •! sties In the same or dv-rly waj i- tl ey pass the houses to wiiich Hie> bel< II g. They require no! attention u:d in singling out. I'lir.r led. "Are yt, u the proprietor of this res ! taui'atit?" siid t,ie man who had walt !ed tor his ».• d-r !atil lie became sleepy. , "\e -. uir. Wl it can I do for you?" "Y >u <\tn lv< me some information. 1 want to I now whether you have told I the v,alter to May away so that you 1 can b.lug ii a I ill for lodgings against me?" )j!«I ill* Share. "Eveiy hwma i being should do his share towaid uplifting the masses of Ids fello»v ni *n.' "Well. I did my share. 1 ran an j elevator seven years." it Is easy to make acquaintances, but > j difficult to f-fiak • them off Washing ton. j KILLTHE COUCH AND CURE THE LUNCSI I W,TH Dr. King's New Discovery __ N /CONSUMPTION Price FORI OUGHSand 50c & SI.OO Free Trial. Surest and Quickest Cure for all THROAT and LUNG TROUB LES, or MONEY BACK. SOMETHING SEI! A Reliable TIN SHOP Tor all kind of Tin Roofing, Spoutlne and General Job Work. Stoves, Hearers, Ranges, Furnaces, eto. PRICKS TIIK LOW EST! QUILITV TUE BEST! m I JOHN HIXSOJN NO- 118 E. I'RONT BT. ! A FAMOUS SONG WHITER. I""Or Uiin railed the Kdncnr Allan I'M** of Munk*. Steph. ii (Vims Foster, the most pop ular of American song writers and OOlfipu i has been railed the Edgar All n l'oe of inusie. Like Foe, lie was a g -nil's, lie rime of Virginia parent-1 age, received a good education and died j in \evv York Jan. Ft, lNi»4, in the j height «>f his fame, a penniless wander er. lie was I><>rn in Pittsburg July 4, 1 1 <S'_li. lie I .'.riu-d easily, and after receiv-I in*: p-h lev ins in music and draw- j iug I 'I himself to play on the j ti gi-.t t. guiiar and banjo. He also de- J voted -veral years to the voice and ' ! tlio. 'I h II lie turned his attention to I coi pit iii • snugs anil dialect ballads j <"' •! <!i. • i sunns. At the age of seven- I ii. I le employed in Louisville, Ky., J lie pubi shed the serenade "Open Thy! Fattier I me." which was instantly i su< • •• il. Then followed "Fncle Ned," I "«) Sjis , in.ill," which were sung by a : mi :-tr- troupe, and Stephen Foster be came l'!: ems far and wide." Many i'.ig, in IS 14, Jennie McDowell, 1 lie came to New York, where in rapid I i lie supplied liis publishers with - >: - wiiich became famous "Old Kr!!Micky Home," "Massa's In De Fold. < old iJround," "Old Dog Tray," "Willie. Vs'e Have Missed You" and "Sweet ! ' -a Bnyne." But the song that Is best known In many lauds Is ' The S iwaiiee Fiver," for which Chris tie's minstrels ;:>ve him at the begin ning Sill. In addition he received roy alties on Its sale of over half a million copies anil the honor of knowing that eminent singers like Jenny Find saug It to applauding thousands. His last sung, a uegro melody, "Old Black Joe," Is still a favorite. A fourth of his Fid songs were lu uegro dialect, among which were "Nellie Bly," "Nell Was a Lady" and "Nancy Tile." THE ELYSEE PALACE, Checkered Career of the White lliiune of France. The Elysee palace, situated In the ltiie Faubourg SaiutTionore, Is u cross between a country house and a hotel. It has had a checkered career since Its erection lu ITIH anil has harbored some queer characters. Louis V.presented it to Mine, de l'ompadour. Who knows how many lettrea de cachet went out ol the gates to imprison those who lampooned her? Fnder Fouis XVI. It was called the Elysee Bourbon. Dur ing the revolution It became national property, was put up for sale, found no purchaser and was turned Into a gov ernment printing office. During the dlrectoire there were gay doings lu the tiue old rooms, and the mervellleuses and iueroyables danced and gambled from sunset to sunrise. The rooms were let to a syndicate who made a j large fortune out of the speculation, j Since then the palace has been occu pied by Murat, Napoleon 1., Louis Bonaparte and Queen Horteuse, Alex ander I. of Itussla and the Due de Berri. After the re\olution of 1830 it remained unoccupied until Louis Na poleon made it his residence while he was president of the republic. Nearly all the subsequent presidents of the present republic have added to It. The large glass awuiug seen from the Fau bourg, called by the scoffers "the mon key palace." was the work of Carnot. His also is the large ballroom. The left wing was built by Louis Napoleon, and Grevy added a room overlooking the garden. None of the presidents seem to fancy its state bedroom, nor do they write at the Fouls XVI. table, ornamented with brass work chiseled by Gouttiere. They have one and all preferred to furnish small rooms away from the solemn state apartments and use an ordinary desk such as we find In auy office. Boston Transcript. Holland flieene. Holland Is the land of flatness, 'wind mills. dikes, canals and cheese. Of the latter they produce 40,000 tons and more in a year and consume only a fourth part. Alkmaar. one of the most noted aud historical towns In the coun try. Is the great dice •> market, and In Its streets over II? iHio.O'.iO p tund- nro sold annually. The Home Paper of Danville. Of course you read j i mi us., j THE HEOPLEIS I KQPULAR I APER. Everybody Reads It. ( Published Every Morning Except I Sunday at 1 No. ii E. Maho. ng St. ■ I Subscription 6 ceii r Week. L J ALPINE AVALANCHES. IhfHe Deadly Si»o%va»llde» Are Often Murlrd »>> u So 11 ml. Then* are many kinds of avalanches. Then* arc the powdery avaluucbe, the creeping variety, the glacier avalanche and others. When the sun strikes upon the illimitable siiow i.elds and the snow begins to move tin- mass in its descent gathers weight and loree, tearing away enormous rock masses and millions of tons of soil, until at length, with a noise lik<- thunder, it expends its fury on the level tloor of a valley where de fenceless villages may be. A great avaiam-he of iliis kind has an Invisible forertmnei almost as destruc tive ;is it self. This is the terrific hurri cane caused by the air it displaces. It Is no common sight to see giant trees Uprooted, broken and twisted, the boughs wrenched from the trunk, leaves an I needles clean strip[<ed from the tv\ ig-i and the very tops wrenched from a larch 112 i.est before ever the ava landie itself has struck (he wood. It : ' 011 still days when a lighted can dle will hardly flicker in the icy air that the danger is greatest. The snow has been falling quietly yet heavily for several days and has settled oil precip itous slopes above the village to an im mense depth, it needs but the slightest and almost imperceptible cause to set it in motion. Had the wind been blow ing it won't! never have amassed to such depths, but would have slipped down In lesser quantities. On such days the postilion mutties the l>ells of his team; the father will chide his child for slamming the door. Three enor mous avalanches were once started In Switzerland merely by the sounding of the "Visl," or the Hrst bell for church service. A bird alighting, an icicle fall ing from a rock -and the monster be gins his downward rush. Villagers sometimes try to bring down ava lanches at an advantageous time by tiring off guns or even by shouting.— Woman's Home Companion. Lincoln (ho Lavryer. It Is conceded by all his contempo raries that Lincoln was the best all around jury lawyer of his day in Il linois. Undoubtedly his knowledge of human nature played an Important part In his success, lie assessed an other quality, however, which is al most If not quite as essential In jury work, and that Is clearness and sim plicity of statement. His logical mind marshaled facts in such orderly se queuce and he interpreted them in such simple language that a child could fol low him through the most complicated cause, and his mere recital of the Is sues had the force of argument.—Fred erick Trevor Hill In Century. T ACKAWANNA RAILROAD U -BLOOMHBURG DIVISION Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. In Effect Jan. 1, 1905. TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE. KASTWARD. 7.0T a. na. dally tor BlooniKburg, Kingston, Wilkes-Barre :t..d Scrantou. Arriving Her au to n at H.f'i a. in., and connecting at Scrantou with trains arriving at Philadelphia at S.fs a. m.and New York City at 8.30 p. in. 10.19 a. m. weekly for Bioomsourg. Kingston Wilken-Barre. Scran ton and intermediate sta tions, arriving fct Scran ton at 12.85 p. m. auO connecting there with trains for New York City, Philadelphia and Buffalo. 2.11 weekly forßloomsburg,Kingston, Wilkes Barre, Hcranton and intermediate stations, arriving at Scranton at 4.50 p. in. 5.13 p. in.daily for Blooinsburg, Kspy. Ply mouth. Kiugston, Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Hcranton and intermediate stations, arriving at Scrauton at 5.25 p. m.and connecting there with trains arriving at New York City at b.50 a- in., Philadeipeia 10 a. na. and Butfalo 7a m. TRAINS ARRIVE AT DANVILLE 9.15 a.m. weekly from Scrauton. Pittston, Kingston, Blooinsburg and intermediate sta tions, leaving Hcranton at 6.35 a. m., where it connects with trains leaving New York City at 9.30 p. ni., Philadelphia at 702 p. in.and Buffalo at 10.30 a. m. 12.44 p. m.daily from Hcranton Pittston, Kingston, Berwick. Blooinsburg and interme diate statious, leaving Scrantou at 10.10 a. m. and connecting there with train leaving Buff alo at 2.25 a. m. 1.33 p. in. weekly om Scrauton, Kingston, Berwick, Bloonisburg and intermediate sta tions, leaving Scrauton at 1.55 p. in., where It connects with train leaving New York City at 10.00 a. in., and Philadelphia atH.OO a. in. 9.05 p. in. daily from Scrantou. Kingston, Pittston, Berwick. Bloonisburg and interme diate stations, leaving Scranton at 6.85 p. in., where It connects with trains leaving New York City at 1.00 p. m., Philadelphia at 12.01 p. m. ana Butlolo at 9.39 a. m. T. K. CLARKE, Gen'l Sup't. T. W. LKK. Ueu. Pass. Agl. I 111 I lilifL le want to do a 1 Ms of Printing SB ■--.»=■ js* f\ n 11 lis ML III! Pltß. liS Rtßilf A w r ell printed tasty, Bill or Le W / ter Head, Posti- Hlh Ticket, Circul:; w Program, State ment or Card (y ) an advertisemeir for your business, a satisfaction to you New Tut, New Presses, ~ Best Paper, Med fort A Promptness- All you can ask. A trial will make you our customer We respect full" usX that trial. ■ 111 Ni I wr _ No. ii E. Malioninjr St.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers