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
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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.
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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.
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