A Modern Knight [ and Maiden \ i : i By ELLA MAY BUNNELL P • - !■ ~.\lnry. are you there?" sounded from tin- hallway as u broad shoulder rJ, sturdy youig fellow strode «-.ijr»*rly toward the kitchen «lo>»r. "Of course, Coine In," responded a voice cheerily. and I'liil t'lilcn'd, tak ing '>t of tin- workaday lift' and Lot iii .vlth hiui. ha'. sit. Itdl?" tlf uirl asked •okiug Into tin* vomit; man's (•XHllihll e\ cs ''dak I must Im> tired tonight," lie j ..ji- 1 evasive!) Mi- attempted to | ica-sim uily A tiriu little hand ... iforta'ily Into his. hut that Isn't all," she per- ' *• :«L "•Well Mary, I'm wondering when we i'i goiu? to get married. I've l*« . . opting to master the railroad hut there Is nothing Settled future, and mine Is ail alarm ill salary." Phil's voice i 11.1 tin-" allj discouraged. "Per 1 shout i have gone Into some of and st.iy.'-l there," he concluded doubtfully. • \«« Phil." protested the girl. "you wuuklb't have ta*eu satlstied with add ing up columns of tUures all day or (•tag o\.*r rusty pifin. There Is a place somewhere among the railroad ■ Ler- whcie you are going to do ji.ur l**st »*ork, Phil dear." • I 5 c"t au order toolkit," Phil led. "to pi and down a kp ..ii 1 * m Sprin dale tomorrow. 1 . ■ h day I wond . what next." Miry looked up i'lto his faee. "Fair kuuht to lie," she chanted gayly, "it buiy l«* tomorrow that you'll wlu your . 'ln forth to conquer, for your lady '» sake." it your heart, Mary!" he inur iuuretl as he • night and kissed her and then left the room The > ...UK 111.) took possession of at next morning puffed and ghat.i, d In the sunlight. The young eyes grew keen and piercing, 1..1 his heart kit tuiuultuously, while hi- hand rested tirtnly on the throttle, liie rails shone like silver ribbons in th« nuu, and the train was soon speed |Of' over the track <*ra dually Phil's Spirits, use Th beauty of the day— for tin i!e# was -till 011 the tields and the world almut seemed alive and huj'py and tin* including of the engine tilled hiltl with the Joy of life. 1 tail implied involuntarily as he look ed out of the 11111 window to sis- the children in high glee at a game of tag. One station alter another he entered on time to then mite. Every other thought than hi- Immediate work was fMr from him. although Mary was al ways in his HulHousd lousiiess. At the last station ♦•••fore his home a glimpse of a light. girli-h figure made Marv •rem enjM-tiJiiiy near tor a moment. The girl had Mary's grace and airiness as -h« -prang onto a cur platform, but eM-a the fle»*;::ig vision made Phil bmlie happily, and agaiu the traiu glid ed oct of the station, ami In a few LuinuW-s it had slowed up. lllld Phil's trip wh k etid«*d. Another man would take th • train on. Ho! utmost patteil the throttle as the train came to a stop, and it was with regret that he would give tip the en ► \ U-auty," he thought, "and £ueita 1 ui 011 time," he smiled. He miw a v isitiug railroad official ap pear at the station door, nodding with apparent satisfaction as he looked at his watch. The man |**ered curiously into the engine cab, but lie suddenly drew l»ack in horror, aud Others were trausQKeil by what they saw Not a man moved or j»• »k• - They seemed helpless before so .1' awtul sight. Phil read his d uiker 111 th«* horritied counteiiauco by tl -tatioti lie saw the panorama spreading out befon* him through a veil of smoke, but he feit jmwerte-s lhe engiue was on Iff Something elut« hed his throat to «'li'ike tit in He felt a hot breath a*, iiu-t his cheek lied |K»int m darted out at him from all Indefinite "some wliere ' IP- heard :t ipiick, gurgling tenijiest of souud- Was It the wind? L«- wondered lie thought it was, l>ut he did 111 care I hen uouietliiug seemed to snap Per hM|>s ;t wa- the expression on a face he in lit -Illation tl .til d it. lie ' M try," and sprang with 11U his atretictii for the o|>cnlng out of the <ab As he from the burn ing • at< wtti'h was au angry, surging, threatening mass, new life came to La:. He leg.in to understand Ills Uisial w .rkel rapidly and with preel *tuu As he turmsl Instaniamsiusly to «anl tin - ••oachi's hack of the engine lie sttw it at! just what might happen it nery mi iial. Tw•• thousand gallons of oil were !n h tank at the rear of the <ah. IP tiathen-d himself together for the piling' ilr<-« in a long. deej> breath, Li iii his itead down, with his hat press ♦d a git; list 1 112;. ■e, and returned to the i-ati He hit gone with hand out «T 1 etched f'r the throttle. He felt thankful that It was not necessary for hiin to s.l-, he c.ml ! fis-1 and knew Just where to press the throttle most surely, iu 'tie tiioiiteut In which he had discov ered tin- <4l tank I •• had uncoupled the . ,1 lit -, and when, tillnded with sni"ke and flames, lie felt and pr-ssi-d the throttle th'- I- iriiing thing sprung away and iff (M-rlnips t i safety for those 111 'h*- i-oai ties. SHI s >uls or more The IK-it minute -•■etned hours Phil was eotisclous of Just one plirjMlSe to g.-t away from the coaches, for he kuew tiiat 'ln- tank of oil W'.uld c\ plmli- or burn It-i-|f out He !• am-d fat forwani jiri --ting onward, bni the en glne nvenin) to crawl His bremh came tmd througli ciim-hi-d teeth; his eyes were si t 011 a spot ahead, but he wlils |»etid, "Mary!" hiidilenly tii engine shuddered and »to|i|Msl 1 "hlis hand was still 011 the throttle. H« s. arcely knew that lie had fctopi»sl the engine. He felt u great, exultant lo\ for tie conches were far netiliui With Kii-at dltiiculty he tlung himself toward the open air. Falling, staggering forward, he felt himself •t-ixed by m <1 7.1*11 arms. I»id h<- dream wtiat followed? A pair »112 strong young arms were around his ae< k. aud his face w as being bathed In something cool and wet. lie felt the tetise sll«'in*e and wanted to break it. The one word lie heard was "Phil!" which sounded like a caress, a sob and a prayer Then lie opened his eyes to smile faintly Into Mary's dear face bending over hitu. "Mary T* he whispered questionlngly. "Yes. dear," she replied. "I came 111 from the last station 011 your tralu, and I intended to skip away quickly, hut I want.-. 1 to ride with you in the cab Just ouce." Her voice trembled. Phil tuna-d his fu«n to tin* wall. The railroad official looked dowu on the fair head ktudly. "A doctor will *»e h.*re at ouce," he assunsi her, "but thiuk he Is all right anyway." He 'ied he might comfort ri>* air' .**. nour no r mil lay 011 a conen 111 an Inner otlice. Mary's lingers wandered lovingly through his singed lialr. His eyebrows were burned, and he looked pale and worn, but he was rallying rapidly. "You see, Mary." lie said softly, "your face was liefore me all tl»' time. It was really you who saved the train." ( As Vary was about to protest the rail road official interrupted, looking at I'liil. "You are the man I've been looking for. I've had my eyes 011 you for some time, and I've seen now what you can do In an emergency. When 1 saw you look toward the coaches a few minutes ago. then rush Into the Haines, I also saw that yoinr; woman." The official faltered. "Though s!ie never wavered, she was white, her lips moved, and 1 know that she prayed for the man In the cab." The man's voice was husky. ; "And you're the man 1 want—with a j wife,"' he added, miliiig. "to superin ' tend that work 111 the Kediling district. YOll understand it. Will you take it— to begin with?" Phil |m i' - I it Mary with a question, I then rosponded. "I will with a wife." j MACKEREL SKIES. Thforle* \ln nit Hon '£}i4»ne Clooil Formntlnn* \ r«* < ati»ed. The mackerel sky conies from the same causes as nil the cirrus clouds, so called from the beautiful curl their fragments often assume, such as "mackerel skies," "mares' tails" and "cats' tails." Meteor dogists are not agreed as to the cause, there being two explanations. It has been suggested that these cir rus clouds are the heads of columns of vapor rising fr >lll the earth and pre cipitated as soon as they attain a cer tain elevation, rarely less than three miles above the earth (15.840 feeti and often five or siv miles ('Jii.DOO to HO.Oufl feet). It' this be so the visible cloud forms the capital of an invisible pillar of saturated air. The second explanation is that they are caused in the higher regions of the atmosphere by the meeting of two cur rents of air of different water bearing capacity, causing them to form into parallel lands, each belt being com posed of 1 ght, airy fragments, slightly altere 1 In appearance according to a slight difference in conditions under which they are formed. It has been supposed that such clouds are compos ed of particles of snow. It might be added that they occur in systems, long ranks of them extending in one direction for vast distances and being occasionally crossed by other systems at other but also extreme al tltudes. Klevntor* nnd Fnlwe Tootli. In department stores where express elevators run to roof garden restau rants some gentle passengers experl ence daily discomfort because of the sudden movement of the car. The proud owner of a fine set of artificial teeth remarked to her companion a few days ago: "This Is the most severe test of proper fit of teeth that I know of. Mine are supposed to be correct In every respect. Still, I never travel in an elevator running express that I'm not in constant fear of my t<*etli taking a fall. If you close the mouth your breath will be taken away."—New York Press. VANISHED TREASURES. Mnntcrpleoea of Art That Are I.oat to tlie Worlil, The "Venus de Milo," which has been In the Louvre for many years Is, as all the world knows, an imperfect piece of sculpture, though It Is the greatest treasure of its kind the world has ever seen. A great reward would be given the man who could timl the missing parts. About IsTs the most Important of them the right arm came to light lu London and was proved by experts to Is- genuine. The owner, however, refused to part with it and concealed It for fenr it would be stolen. I'ufor tunately he died without revealing Its hiding place, so it is as much lost as , ever. A bronze drinking cup which was stolen from an Egyptian temple In lTU'.t and brought to Europe has mlrac- | ulously disappeared. <Hilt Is engraved the whole history of the Pharaohs, and It Could easily la* sold for $1U«»,».*»0. In fact, the French government offered a , reward of £1 for its discovery, hut the famous cup litis vanished, probably : forever. Another treasure which has vanished in as strange a way is the Marcella vase of the Dresden collection. This Is the only piece missing from the fa- : moils Dresden Marcella collection, the value of which Is said to he $75,000. ! It la*ars the cross arrows and the lion's head. Not long ago the vase was said | to be in Engl. «id, but, be that as It | may, the persoi. who rediscovers this treasure may command any price In ! reason for it. How it is possible that a treasure so large n, a painting could be lost Hlght of entirely is not easily explained, hut this has often happened. One of Reyn olds' paintings. "('oiiutess of Derby," which Is considered his best portrait, ha disappeared Not long after it was painted It disappeared from the j collection of the Earl of l»erby and ha never be.mi heard of since, though It would bring sl."io,<KKi to the finder. There are also two Vandykes and a j Kembrandt missimr. for which collect- 1 ors are willing to pay »».<**>. The : Earl of Crewe would give a large sum ; for the return of a t'upid which some 1 vandal cut from the portrait of the for • nier Countess of Crewe and her son, who was punted as the sprite.— St. | Louis licpuhlic. Stiiilln Odora. A prof. -- i{- in the I'uivcrsity of Oe neva lys Ih.lt snails pci.-eive the odor of i.iHiiy siil,Stan- ' but only when not 1 far away In tinier to prove this It is lieec- : y merely to dip a glass rod In a strongly smelling -ul stance and hrit it in- ir the large tentacles of a sua i in 1111 ion If it is [nit close to thee h'il'l the t lltacies are violently 1 raw n h. • As the animal perceives the od »r it chan-'cs its course. Snails also sn ejl li\- me lus of their skin. Con tint is not neces try, for the mere vl ■ln ty of a perfume causes an in 'i f •ion of the kin A U In* Scheme. •\'o matter what opinion is offered, you 'res .1 iii,! 1 ary view," said the Impata-nt friend "W.il." a i ■ red Mr. P.liggins, "tli.it a • ty I have of acquiring knowledge A man is* more likely to give 11.1 all he knows on a subject If y .11 t him to v arm up with a little eootro ersktl Indignation.'* Washing ton : nr. \ 4 I.over. A correspond ' the London Glolie tells of a gil'!."•! ,11th who Seft Instruc tion at a i" -r's -hop for the in -1 rip on of 1:1 • i-e "lit fing he had just bou h ib- wanted it inscribed, '•From P.ert;e Mand." As he left he tiii-iii 1 back 1 add h! as an after thou.lit, 'I shouldn't ah cut 'Maud' too deep, oon't yen know." f"lt Is to Laugh I tt >7 I By M. J. Phdlip* ft l , .«»i, ti> Hi-iitrix Kcado Hob Went worth tucked his sister and himself snugly luto their cutter aud started old Dobbin on a brisk trot, for there were three miles of crisp white road to be covered, and It was almost chore time. When they were fairly uri ilcr way Went worth turned to his pret ty sister, christened Elsie, but known as Toots to all her many friends, and said, "I hear you're going to get mar ried, Toots." Miss Went worth's very becoming flush was no doubt due to the weather, for the thermometer hovered about zero. At any rate, she answered very composedly: "<>h, Indeed! Aud who told you, Mr. SiuartyV" | "A little bird, Elsie from Chelsea; a little bird." He bent a waggish glance upon her. "I say, which one is It go ing to be?" "Ask your little bird," she retorted. Hob tried a new tack. "Well, Harry t'rossman is a nice fellow." "Indeed he is," replied his sister. "000.l looking." "Yes." "Better locking than Luke Cotter, I think." ••j >0 you V" "And more money too." "KomaMic deposition too." Bob was w:ir:ai 1". to his theme "Any fellow r' —~ ——ist. ire lIORE DOWN ON COTTER AND THE RTEEB. wno will go west and i»e a cowooy for i 11 year must have some romance about him. Now, I don't believe that Luke Cotter has even been out of the coun ty." -He was in Chicago last summer." "With a load of stock. lie stayed all of twenty four hours. Seriously, Toots, I approve of your choice. Cot ter's all right, but all he's got Is a forty acre farm, and that's mortgaged." He seemed almost dissatisfied with his sister's nod of assent. After a mo ment's silence I.? hurst out boyishly: "Oh, I say. Toots, be a good fellow! Which one is It, and when Is It goluv to be? 'Fess up now." Toots reflectively smoothed her muff; then she said cautiously, "Do you promise not to tease me?" "Cross my heart." The girl looked down pensively. "They've both asked me." "Good." "And and they're both coming to ! morrow for their answers." "Hurroo!" "You're not to tease now." "I won't, honest." "Well, I haven't really decided which It Is to be." Bob chuckled gleefully. "What a beautiful situation! Toots, you're a 1 winner I've always said It. Peck's ! Bad Boy wasn't In It with you fcr get ting into trouble. When are you going to decide, for heaven's sake?" "I don't know." Miss Went worth essayed to say more, j but her courage failed her. Bob slap ' ped Dobbin with the reins, Interrupting ■ a long drawn whistle to grin ex -1 pansively. "Bob" He raised his hand. "Oh, I know what \ you're going to say, and my advice Is, ! don't say it. You want me to help you j choose, and I won't. I know you, 1 Toots. If I picked one, you'd marry | the other, and If he beat you up you'd blame me. No, my dear, a man should select his own neckties and a woman her own husband." "I think you're Just ns mean as you can be," pouted Toots. I"The lady or the tiger," apostrophized : Bob, waving a long arm at the horizon. "The gallant cowboy or old Stick-in the-mud; the heir to well, thousands 1 and the poor hut honest youth; the I hello, what's this?" A sharp turn In the road had brought ! them to a most Interesting tableau. A 1 team of horses, attached to a sleigh. ■ stood facing them. Behind the sleigh a man In a fur coat clung stubbornly to a long rope. At the other end of the rope an angry steer was plunging and j bellowing. Evidently the animal had ] been tied Insecurely to the sleigh, had worked the knot loose and had been about to make a dash for liberty. At this moment the driver had discovered the status of things and taken a hand The uteer swung abruptly to the left i at* man In the fur coat w as swept off his feet by the move aud sprawled fiiil length on the snow. The steer charged the* rail fence by the roadside, Sc iM-Ted the rails as if they w.ere so ma■ v matches and galloped into the smooth meadow lot beyond. The man still dan ■!• I at the end of the rope. As the animal bi moving iu a wide ci through the Held lie attempted 1 jieitedly to rise, but Ids heavy Coat und the plunging of the steer hampered lilui. Bob leaped out of the cutter "Luke t otter," he remarked "I lis arm's tan g>.| in the rope so he can't get up The beast can't hurt him, l -'it that dragging will play the mischief with his coat." There was a rapid thudding of ho.if. down the r mil from behind, and a horseman, a handsome fellow, with dark hair, dashed by, with a smile and a nod. He swung his horse through the gap lii the fence and bore down on Cotter and the steer. Bob climbed back into the cutter and grinned Hai ry Crossinan!" He settled himself to enjoy the denouement. "The plot thickens." Ills sister sat silent and breathless. Within half a minute the big bay ruiuilui; ea«'!v ir. the rear of the anticipated the steer's next turn, grasp- ! cil the rope midway and sot lii.s horse j back upon its haunches. Checked in j its career, the steer rolled over in the j j snow. Cotter scrambled to his feet, freed j i his arm and secured a firm foothold, i j Then lie ami tin; steer fought it out. i In vain the animal threw his weight i . against the rope; he was conquered, | j and, accepting philosophically the for- i , tunes of war, hi- suffered himself to be j j led back to the sleigh. This time lie i was tied beyond tin* possibility of es cape. Beyond a brief word of thanks to his rescuer in the field <'otter had preserved the most profound silence. | Crossiuan rode up to the Wentworth ; cutter. His black mustache curled ] hack, disclosing pouty lips, like those : ! of :i spoiled child, but he smiled mod- j ; estly at the compliments for his clever i action that Bob showered upon him. When Cotter had finished tying the i steer he walked over to the cutter. lie surveyed his coat, here and there : worn bare from contact with ice and | snow and fence rails, in silence; he I turned to the field and the circle, | marked by bits of fur, around which | he had so recently swung. The twinkle in his eye as he caught Miss Weut worth's eye was irresistible. In a mo ment the whole party was shaken by a gale of merriment. Cotter's care free laughter ringing above all the rest. "I've decided, Bob," said Toots when ! they had driven on. "I thought that would catch you," j remarked her brother gloomily. "He rides like a fiend." "But it isn't he; it's Luke. I guess it's always been Luke. Imagine Harry Crossiuan laughing after being dragged i all over a ten acre lot by a wretched i steer! He'd cry with mortification. And It's bc'ter togo through life with j a uian who will laugh Instead of cry, j Isn't It V" "You may kiss me, Toots," replied i her brother impressively. "1 thought j I possess. il all the brains of this gen i eration; I'm glad I'm wrong. Old Luke I was my choice from the start." ADVERTISING. One of the '»! il ii y Mnrvel* of Thlft Pi'OKrrM.Hlvi* V«e. : Among tin- many marvels of this mar\i ions age there is none more strikir ; am! n >llO m ire characteristic than the ;rt <>l' adverti ill?; a* develop ed in modern times. We talk much ! ah.itit the wonders of the telephone and the pli olograph, : out the aston ishing expansion of railroads and teleg raphy. but here we have au Industry us remarkable for its extension and as wide and varied in its applications as | anything of man's device in any era of ! the world's historj. When there is I brought Int > consideration the vast amount of money < xpended in adver tising in our day.the novel and In getiius methods employed and the ex pert sk i!) and artist e talent engaged in the business, one may begin to realize what a w kle field has been opened here j for '-on eof tie highest and most use ful form.-' of human endeavor. With all its abuses and they are not a few it remains true that advertising Is one of the great) m of popular edu cators and one of the chief promoters of human happiness and prosperity, and there are yet many ways in which it may be extended to the still greater benefit id' the world. No good reason exists why tln> churches, the Sunday schools, the missionary societies and other agencies of n iod should not ad vertise far more than they do and thus add t i the membership and their power in the community. To set their ad vantages, aims and benefits before the public in a proper way and form would Involve no I is-, of dignity or prestige, while it would almost certainly widen their influence. The time must come, too, when the absurd code which prohibits physicians and other professional classes from ad vertising then selves must be abolished. There is nothing but a sentiment to prevent it and a very weak sentiment •it that. It should be no more infra dig for a physician or a lawyer to seek patients or clients through the medium of print than it is for teachers. Insur ance men, real estate dealers or the i members of any other honorable trade ar calling. Leslie's Weekly. THE STAGE Ki3S. It Test* flit* tieiilii* of tin* Actor find flu* \rln'N*. The stage ki-s is important. There is nothing which so tests the genius of an actor and au actress as the ability under just such circumstances to pro duce the illusion of love. On the stage it is necessary for them to forget their own pel sonalities, tu smother their i own feelings, one for the other, and in the place of the warped though genu ine kiss we see at the railroad station and the steamship wharf present to our eyes by the magic of their acting a highly artificial product. And this highly artificial product, be cause it is art and because it is pro duced by art. Impresses us as real and genuine where the actually real and genuine would have filled lis only with derision and contempt, just as real tears on the stage would fall to move us. Indeed, the best stage kisses, the kisses that arc most convincing In the way of realism, are usually given and received by actors and actresses whose feeling lor each other in private lite Is, to say the least, indifferent. Frequent ly, if audiences only knew, they watch j loveuiakiug on the stage between men j and women who are literally at dag gers' | oints with each other. I would not go so far as to say that such a state of feeling always contrib utes to good stage loveinaking and to realii tic stage kissing, but 1 do know | that It is an axiomatic truth, recog nized by theatrical managers every j where, not to engage play folk lovers i to enact similar roles in a drama if it is at all possible to get any one else.— Blanche King In"The Psychology of the Stage Kiss," i>tu«e l or Liberality. An old Georgia darky who had buried his money forgot to blaze the tree ! which stood near the spot. (letting i mixed as to the locality, he knelt down I ami asked the Lord to guide hiin to the | place While lie wis praying a storm | came up and lightning struck the near by tree, and he found Ids cash. "I'ar, now," he muttered, "look how 1 Providence answ s de righteous! 1 ! got a great inin' tcr put a nickel in de ! col lotion hat ne.xt Sunday!" Atlanta i Constitution ... . I rnpfo (I. Tiie Man < - ho had been sitting stol Idly with his eyes on his paperi—-Take my seat, madam, i The Lad.v Then you are about to ' lea \ e the car? '1! o Ma n ' "h. no. madam. Bid la- v jii-t the same, and it took I iin (ii teen minute" »o walk back from where he finally ft ited. Cleve : land IMuln I'ealcv. 1 It tlllll'N Seem* So. Tommy P.: vv. what does the paper mean by pi :ical Christianity? Taw— Practical Christianity is the kind that does not interfere with a man's busi ' uess. J ; CULTIVATING THE CHILD. [ llow Any Trail Slay ll«- Fixed In a Normal Human llclng. j There is not a single desirable attri ! Bute which, lacking in a plant, may not | be bred into it. Choose what improve | incut you wish in a flower, n fruit or a j tree, and by crossing, selection, cultl- j i vation and persistence you can fix this ! | desirable trait irrevocably. Pick out | i any trait you w ant in your child, grant- I [ cd that lie is a normal child, be It hon- ! esty, fairness, purity, lovableness, in dustry, thrift, v.liat not. By surround ing this child with sunshine from the ! sky and your own heart, by giving the j closest communion with nature, by J j feeding him well balanced, nutritious , | food, b.v giving him all that Is Implied i ! in healthful environmental influences I and by doing all in love you can thus I cultivate in this child and fix there for | all his life ail of these traits natu rally not always to the full in till cases at the beginning of the work, for he- I redity will make itself felt first, and, as j in the plant under improvement, there will be certain strong tendencies tore- | version to former ancestral traits, but j in the main with the normal child you j can give liim all these traits by pa- j tietitly, persistently guiding him in these early formative years. And, <m the other side, give him foul | air to breathe, keep him in a dusty fae- j tory or an unwholesome schoolroom oi a crowded tenement up under the hot roof; keep him away from the sun- j shine, take away from him music and ; laughter and happy faces, cram his lit tle brains with so called knowledge, j all the more deceptive and dangerous , because made so apparently adaptable j to his young mind; let lilin have asso- j dates in his hours out of school, and at J the age of ten you have fixed in him 1 the opposite traits. lie Is on his way to the gallows. You have perhaps seen a prairie fire sweep through the tall grass across a plain. Nothing can stand before it; it must burn itself out. That is what happens when you let the weeds grow up in a child's life and then set fire to them by wrong environ ment. Luther Burbank In Century. Klmineiiil Distinction. "There goes a man who was once a great bull operator In this town," said , a broker as an elderly, listless gentle man passed through the lobby of a ho tel. "How long ago'.'" asked his com panlou. "Oh, a good many years. He failed three times and his financial career il lustrates a curious trait In human na ture. After his first suspension the creditors got together for a conference with him. When it was found that his liabilities ran near the million mark they eagerly helped him resume, for the sake of preserving general busi ness confidence, they said. "Some years later he went under j again There was another conference j of creditors. The liabilities were small er this time, but ran into the hundreds of thousands. 'We mustn't Impede an able financier,' they decided, and ho was helped to become solvent once more. "But after his third failure the lia bilities ran up to almost nothing at all for Wall street hardly J'JS.UOO. His creditors met and decided that the age showed to > strong a tendency toward reckless speculation. Si they drove him Into bankruptcy." New York Press. IMMORTALITY. t)ne Tlir»r> of the Condition Tlint romcN \fter DeMth. Our life do -s not begin with birth, | nor does it conclude with death. It Is j only a section of the development of j mankind before and after us. We ex- t isteil be!ore we were born, and we ; reap what the factors of our being i have iv t. So our life leaves its after effects, and they will be what we have made thein. The truth is that while there is no immortality in the ense in which most religion hold it if we accept their doc trines In their literal meaning, condi tion in life are such in many respects, as if tine doctrines were true. For, while oi:r bo.M v existence is wiped out with ail it phjsjoiogical functions, the essential pirt of our own being (the thoii.ht • t)i nisei\esi remain, and thus our immortality not as a concrete lu divi I i.ai and bodily incarnation, but our soul, our character, the Impulses which we have given In life to others, our aspirations and most character istic features cannot be wiped out. A man who keeps this thought iu hi ; mind, either intuitively by realizing the power a # nd justice of the religious in stinct or by having fathomed the prob lem philosophically iu its very depths, will not' live for the present moment, but in consideration of the after ef fects which his life leaves on the world. And I would say that one of the best tests for right action in a crit ical situation is for a man to ask him self, If I had passed away from this life what would I wish that I had done in this emergency? I am confident that the answer given to this question would help us in the most difficult cir cumstances to find the right solution. - Im\ Paul Cams, Author of"The Soul of Man," "Chinese Philosophy," etc., in Monist. I KILL the QOUCH I AID CURE THE LUNCS m " Dr. King's New Discovery /CONSUMPTION Price FOR I UUGHS and 50c & SI.OO Free Trial. ' Sureßt and Quickest Cure for all k THROAT and LUNG TROUB- I LES, or MONEY BACK. I A FLellable TIN SHOP Tor all kind of Tin Roofing Spoutlne and Conoral Jolt Work. Stoves, Heaters, RanvM. Furnaces. «to. PRICKSTUKI.OUKST! QIiiLITY TUG BEST! JOHN HIXSON NO. U« E, FRONT SIT. BURIALS IN CUBA. 4 'UMtoni* I lint lt«*iiiin«l tine of the of Horn buy. Burial cu lonis in Cuba are almost as strange as the I'arsee customs and their toweis of silence in Bombay. It seems that tin* reopening of graves in Cuba is tli • result of a long established custom of i.uryiiig as many bodies as possible iu a single gravi . The ceme tery routine is like this; I i, ; 5.,. one, usually the head of i family, buys a plot. He at once sets i w rk I'igging ids own grave and fir II the members of his fam iy. He di•- s several graves six feet I .' a- ai. Its :i II< 1 one grave four feet I n (i | ; le for the possible death of a > 1 1i; :. When the entire area of the pia i tin - in open graves the digger ten. ii..: >!i and plasterer. He ce- i■.ei : is .m,!] grave, bottom and sides. Then he tills in the cemented graves \ i tli .> I ; ,1 go ■ home with the satis f ie,.,iy t!;. r. ht that he may look upon le v, ii e during his lifetime and th.tt it i; ready for liiui at any time he i-t iv.ily for it. ! t the v einlest part of this custom ;; jei t i be told. In the middle of the plot a quare grave is dug, a hole t each way. This square i.j cel.. iied like the graves and liii- ' : i w i(h soil. It should be explain . iml • that the bodies in the graves in -red with quicklime. When the ti - l has disappeared and only the be are left the hones are taken out of t'.'e grave and thrown into the square hole in the center of the plot. Th;:; the graves are used over and over again until the square hole In the center is tilled with the bones of the members of this or that family. Then ill ■ 1: !e is sealed over, and that par tier ,• family plot is abandoned and a new one purchased. London 'Tit-Bits. A JOCULAR MONARCH. Ivan the Terrible Had Cold Blooded \ lit ion* About JentliiK. Ivan the T erribl" .forgot neither his devotions nor his diversions. His pal ace alternately resounded with praying and carousing. Tor Ids pastime bears were brought from Novgorod. When from his window he perceived a group of citizens collected he let slip two or three of these ferocious animals, and ids delight on beholding the flight of the terrified creatures, and especially on hearing the cries of the victims, was unbounded. His bursts of laughter were loud and long continued. To console those who were maimed for life lie would sometimes send each of them a small piece of gold. Another of his chief amusements was in tiie company of jesters, whose duty it was to divert him, especially before and after any executions, hut they of ten paid dearly for an unseasonable joke. Among these none was more distin guished than Prince Gvosdef, who held a high rank at court. The czar, being one day dissatisfied with a jest, poured over the prince's head the boiling contents of a soup basin. The agonized wretch prepared to retreat from the table, but the tyrant struck him with a knife, and he fell sense!, s to the floor. I>r. Arnolph i. as instantly called. "Save my g mil servant!" cried the i / r. "I have jested with him a little tr>o hard." "So hard," replied the other, "that only Cod and your majesty can re store him to life. He no longer breathes." Ivan expressed his contempt, called the deceased favorite a dog and con tinued his amusements. Another day, while he sat at table, the wayvvode of Starltza, Boris Tltof, appeared, bowed to the ground and sa luted him after tiie customary manner. "God save thee, my dear waywode. Thou deservest a proof of my favor." lie seized a knife and cut off au ear. Titof thanki d the czar for his gracious favor and wished him a happy reign.— Pearson's Weekly. Speech is too often not. as the Frenchman define I it, the art of con cealing thou lit. br.t of . u-te si tting and siis11-'in!iii". t l, . i lit so r'nt tVo- Is none to conccai Cai lyl- { I | Tlie Home Paper of Danville. j I Of course you read J Mlliß. I i THE FVEOPLE'S KQPULAR I APER. ! i j Everybody Reads ]t. ■ I Publisher Every Monti.; Except Sunday No. ii E. Mali; ng St. I i Subscription o ivi . VWek PRECOCIOUS INDIANA. Voted For Preitidi-nl Before She Wan Admitted Into the Iniun. Iniliauu has the unique distinction of having voted for president before It became a member <,f the family of states. In June, 181<>, Indiana adopted a state constitution, but was not ad mittnl to the Union until Dec. 11. In the meantime, on Nov. 4, the first leg islature met at Corydon. Indianans have been precocious from the first, and the members of the legislature had no thought of letting a little matter like the fact that what they called the Atute was not really n state interfere with their voting for James Monroe itud Daniel I>. Tompkins, for president and vice president respectively As the Indianapolis News, which tells the stoiy, puts it, Indiana politicians want ed to get in on the ground floor On Nov 11, exactly a month before Indiana was admitted to the Union, the legislature adopted a Joint resolution, "That it is expedient to provide at this time for tl.e election of three electors to vote for president and vice president of the I'nited States of America at the ensuing presidential election." This was approved by the governor, and two days later Jesse S. Holmau, General Jos, ph Bartholomew and Thomas H. Blake were chosen electors by the leg islature, this being the method In all the states at that time. While these electors were chosen before the state wa admitted their vote was not cast until a few days after the admission. Indiana's right to vote was disputed when the national house and senate met to open an 1 count the votes, but the new state finally won the decision. lufiyliMMl n Noble Poem. It was the daguerreotyplst Hesler of Chicago who inspired Longfellow to write "Hiawatha." Mr. Hesler was one of the most emluent of his profes sion, and In 1851 the London world's fair awarded him the prize medal for daguerreotypes. One of them, a pic ture of the falls of Minnehaha, came into the poet's possession and furnished immediate inspiration for the poem. In testimony of his debt to Mr. Hesler Longfellow sent him a bound volume of his poems with his signature and compliments on the fly leaf. Alnnyn on Hand. Dick—Statistics show that more than 5,000 people disappear every year In this country and are never heard from again. Harry- But, confound it, they never happen to be the people we owe money to! Appearances Afralnat Him. Brown—ls that Smlthers an honest fellow? Black—He may be. But you never see him without an umbrella.— j Woman's Home Companion. T M KAWANNA KAILKOAD •" KjMMBO K(i DIVISION ! Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. In Effect Jan. 1, 1905. TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE. EASTWARD. 7.07 a. m. dally tor Bloomsburg, Kingston WUkes-Barre a>»d Scranton. Arriving ton at B.M a. in., and connecting at Scranlot with trains arriviug at Philadelphia at 5.48 a m.and New York City at B.UO u. in. 10.19 a. m. weekly for Bloomsburg. Kingston, Wilkes-Barre.Hcranton and intermediate sta lions, arriving at Scranton at 12.35 p. ai. and connecting there with trains for New York City, Philadelphia and Buffalo. 'ill weekly forßloomabnrg,Kingston,Wllkei Barre, Scranton and intermediate stations, arriving at Scranton at 4.50 pin. 112) l:i p. in. dally for Bloomsburg, Espy, Ply mouth, Kingston, Wilkes-Harre, PltUilou, Scranton and Intermediate stations, arriving at Scranton at ».25 p. m.and connecting then with trains arriving at New York City at 0.50 a' in.. Philadelphia 10 a. in.and Buffalo 7a m. TRAINS ARRIVE AT DANVILLE 9.15 a. in. weekly from Scranton, Plttston, Kingston, Bloomsburg and intermediate sta tions. leaving Scranton at 1i.35 a. m., where II connects with trains leaving New York City at 9. so p. in., Philadelphia at 702 p.m. arid Buffalo at 10.H0 a. m. 12.14 p. in. dally trom Scranton PittHton. Kingston, Berwick. Bloomsburg and interme diate stations, leaving Scranton at 10.10 a. m and connecting there with train leaving Buff alo at 2.25 a. m. 4.MS p. in. weekly om Scranton, Kingston Berwick, Bloomsnurg and intermediate sta Hons, leaving Scranton at 1.55 p. in., where II connects with train leaving New York City at 10.00 a. in., aud Philadelphia at 9.00 a. m. 9.05 p. in.daily frotn Scranton. Kingston, Plttston, Berwick. Bloomsburg and interme diate stations, leaving Scranton at 0.55 p. ni., where It connects with trains leavlug New York City at 1.00 p. m., Philadelphia at 12.01) p. m.and Buttolo at 9.:t0 a. m. T. K. CLARK K, Oen'l Sup't. T. W. LEK. lien. Pass. Agt. DO Nil PIIIIL ft rat to do aFi kinds of Printioj | | r\ r j dUD II! its mot II 111 HUSO. Its ReosonoDio T il ) A well print. ' tasty, Bill or I . \f / ter Head, POL! A) A Ticket, Circif i Program, St I .'*; LVj ment or Card • (V ) an advertisenicn for your business, a satisfaction to you low Type, low Presses, ~ Best Paper, M. 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