A TIU SHOWEHS B> FRANK H. SWEET | C'<•! Itj.'fi t. 1: 1 '<!/ I / ratmcnt There was a swift turn with scarce ly any slackening of speed, the two outer wheels an Inch above the ground, as they swung the corner, th *n the au twiHihlli' settled down to a long, straight run. "Ik> you think we <. n make It, Mr. Towns* ml?" the girl asked anxiously. ' Mak • It" - lightly "of course wo < n. It Isn't over ton or twelve miles, ; id we ran go at a snail's pace and • I • that In thirty minutes, and those «lends yonder are not halfway up the sky yet." The girl's fa<v showed relief. "I il]» w «* It's foolish." she said, "hut Ido hitte to get caught hi a rain. Ami and you know or, rather. |>rohsthly 3 ■ .11 don't know it's a sort of life and death affair for a girl with a brand iit-w hat and costeme to get mixed lip <n a sliower. Every true woman ean ■ - ■ —V 4 "on, vor I»I;AU nor !** sympathise with the girl who saved j her bat at the exjiense «»f a month un der a doctor's t are " "We'll su\e yours without the ex |x*n9e of so much as a hatpin." her - •ponded. Hut he reckoned without thought of the mouth. Tt-u minutes. and the elouds h id not rolled up appreelably higher. Then Slid- | deuly u rain drop splashed against the girl's face, followed by t dash of water that drooped an c> trich feather t*» v rd h«*r eyes. The girl's hands llew to ler hatpins, hut t«efore they could ' e wt-.' drawn the rain was coming down in torrents, an<l the hands fell to her side with a trnu'f motion of helplessness. Both shot a qui< k glance lieiiind. There were n<> dark elouds riil'ng up and above them. <»n all side- save where the clouds were creeping i*j» in front the sky was him?, but overhead a - giit patch of mist had obscured the sky, but not so thickly as entirely to shut out the blue. The man scowled under st sindlngly. "It's April," he said, "and a crack opened in the sky j'ist wide enough for a cloud to p»p out. Human fore sight Isn't pro <f a:::::<st that. Ami your dress, t'«). I'm s >:t." . Miss ill is." "Yes, so am I." <>t: '/Ingly. her y > "I humor quickly rein dug "The cos turtle wai only - a! ho: .e th s morning. an>i I < ••iio--d mb it helping me out at the h>u •■* i rty next week. Wliat shall we do?" "Scorch t shelter. 1 have already doubled s; ce.l. There," as a white spot showed u: *r si res hi the dis tance, "that's a h'His< 1 think. No," as they rushed dm t, "it's a small hotel We'll stop t! n." Another two n mm , . nd they had swung fro-1 ll.* r>a l nr. I acre s the lawn, up t > *.h" v< ry il tor. without re gard to patli or . ar I :'r. Town send threw h'i • 112 112 u t!.♦• car and lifted her a! uost !> idlly t «» the shelter of the Unit pi Then he started back to wan I the • ar. "I'll run up t > the city ami get you td c! 'called hur riedly. "I ■an g • i • ur h >ine ntitl he back in half an h air. Meanwhile go In somewhere away from the air." But she threw t.p a hand protestlngly. "What nonsense"' s!ie cried. "The abtjwer'll l»e over In five minutes. See, it's already bro king away; and Just as s<>on as the sun i-« out it will lie warm again. 1 would rather goon with you." She glanced d iwn at her wet garments ru- fully. "It wouldn't t>e any s.itisfactl . ji staj*ing here." she] added "You may «ee if yon can bor row ine some kind of wrap, th nigh." He he-ltated. thcll stepped with her Into the hotel. Leaving her in the par lor, he went to the office. A he entered r young la ly aj > • i 1 t a side tiotir. After a moment their eyes i iet, then both sprang for.- ard. -Edith- he crietl delightedly. •When did you arrive?" i ght. We didn't 1 >ii over at Wellington, as planned «n»<• of our, party knew ab >i:t this quiet little hotel, i S i't we < ! • s'r here for a few j days' rest. It's funny to inc. t you so « nn. tl. • igh, but it are n<• ending' a mes«ag* into tl • < ty after ym My i frl. •nd leaven tomorrow, and we're plannfTig a little I >n.e party tonight as a sort of fan»wei|. No. never mind j..tjr clothe-." r she « !i in glance down at th rr. significantly "We can , ,d c ' I »r ; m Hi Hi- hotel. 100 ••an": i • • we've g>t j at. Oh, jo-: r by," b"inling forwartl sud denl ■ ml ki-ing iiiiii, regardless of t!n» t > <>r three uien 'ii the room, "I :iiu _ r : i yiiii! N'tr.v stay here Just j t ii. iute ' '«• 1 run up and g t Jen nle. S'c wants to meet y at." "Hold on, wit uiiuutcl" called Mr Tow ii . n.i sll ldculy re- Electing lllUi self I'- : the y<aiiii; lady was gone. Tie returned t > th'* parlor, th" wrap for gotten, li s companion was not there. "''l lie lady you came in with has just left." iid an attendant. "Bhe asked stMMit a train for the city, and I told tier one w as at the depot J'ist ready to Ptart The depot's right liehind the ho tel. There," :i the puflhig of an engine came to them, "it's going now. She left this note." Towusend snatched the note and read: Mr Town n<l- I was standing by the <loor and aan the Rirl ktss you. For an Instant I was Kurprl si Then I remem- ] I h.-ft known jou only a month. ) Ib.it.k you for th<> auto rlile. Sincerely, RfTH EI-LIS. Townaenil smothered nn exclamation and s|»rang down the steps to his auto mobile, nt>t even stopping to pick up i hi« hat Three minutes later the young '«dv re en ft ret 1 the office. ' "Where's tlie gentleman l was talk ing with a few minutes ago?" she ask ed of the clerk. "Gone oft in his auto," the clerk re plied politely. "Seemed in a hurry." The you holy stared, then her eyes tilled with tears, and she turned hur riedly and lei I the room. Meanwhile Towusend was defying all consequences of speed In lils mad rush to tl • city, forgetful that the train v. is being rapidly left behind. When here tehed the residence of Miss Ellis it was stopping at a way station three miles away, lie slipped Into the vestibule, wet and miserable. A half ho later her carriage drove up and -'in, I beside his automobile, lie was at the carriage door when It opened. As ;dio saw him Miss Ellis recoiled, her face darkening. "You here," she began. "It was my sister you saw," he broke in hurriedly ami Incoherently, "just my lister Edith; and"— "I thought she was in Mexico," coldly. "She was, but they got back earlier than exp< ctcd Ami now I suppose she is ero -. too, from the way I left." rtiN waited Inquiringly, but as lie , ■ !:iin«*d la r face cleared like the si,\ all r tli shower. When he finish ed she was smiling. I think we can make it all right, llarry," she said. She never had used that name before. "You run onto your hotel and put on dry clothing, and I will no in and do the same. Be back here lit half an hour or so. and we'll go out to the hotel and spend the evening. Your ti r will laugh with us when she bear, the explanation. Hurry!" Han-; T end did hurry, and now his own 112 v was as clear as the un clouded sky. "Blessed ol 1 April shower!" he cried as lie spratrr into his automobile. "It heli oil i ■> in with Miss Ellis more Hi i a year • ordinary acquaintance could have done." KELP THE LIVER CLEAN llon'l lltrrunrli It Mnil It n Rent Once In Awhile. A man of common sense and a doc tor at ti: it said: "The liver is misun der ti ml and underestimated in its functions If it can be kept clean and adi\e there I- no reason why we should ever be ill a day, and we should live to !«• loi» or lit nl years old. It is not i •i* ry to rip this organ all to pieces v. if t grains of calomel to get it staved up The best thing to tlo Is to ,t • !'f your food supply for two or three days, drop your whisky and cl.it t. your tea and coffee, and give your I ; a a chance to rest. This should be done once a month." 11 is well known, of course, that in oh en t lies the liver was supposed to be the seat of the affections. Friends when they met in the morning did not salute eh other with "How's your health?" but with "How's your liver?" Men t ike ! or I'baok exercise principal- I ly for their livers. A good shaking up e\ rv ino in drives away the elrrho licbiliary < roachnient. It Is an error to ;i line tiiat whisky alone produces cirrlit" - Overfeeding is more often tli • cause. If the digestive organs would organize a union and work only ei-ht hours a day all of us would be hcalthv and loiur lived. The trouble is we require the liver, stomach, bowels, h> art. brain, muscles, nery«s. kidneys, spleen, etc.. to work all the time and overtime. Wrong. Oive them a rest.— New York I 'ress. MINING FOR RUBIES. The Primit Mfthodw 'I lint \r«» Still lit I hp lii Iln r mil. The system practiced for obtaining rubles in the mining districts in Bur ma is of the most primitive descrip tion, says the Searchlight. The mining shafts are simply holes about two feet square stink to a depth varying up to fifty or sixty feet. The shoring tip of the wall-; of the shaft is most crude, tlie sides being supported by posts at the corners ami branches of small trees secured carefully against the sides by means of stout sticks. The miner carries a tin pot similar in shape to a blunt edged cone on his head, lie squats down in one corner and «li-' : 'tween his knees in the op posite corner. The earth, or by on, as the ruby bearing earth Is called, Is conveyed to the top as fast as It Is ex cavated in small buckets let down from above. The apparatus for raising and lower ing the buckets is simple in the ex treme. stout bamboo post about twenty feet high, called a maungdine, is fixed upright in the ground at a con venient distance from the pit, or dwin, and.i I ir. thinner bamboo pivoted horizon): ly into the upper end of It so as to p'oieet an eighth from the mine ami the long arm toward the mine. n WVlfch CookYi. Tlicro v. :ih a crowd watoltiug the lire ; when oti of the bystanders gave a su other !. guttural cough. Immediate ly the i iin beside him grabbed hl« j arm. • You're Welsh," he saitl eagerly. Th • in t i with the cough looked puz zled T!: i his neighbor poured out a i voile;, of Welsh words that ended in Jln.i i h. "What part of the coun try ',d y come from V" iI. • ■ with th High shook Ills hea 1 I ■ neighbor became lndig na' "it's nothing to be ashamed of, ti I" t W e'.shman," lie said, "so why ; n >t admit It?" "But I'm n >1 Welsh," saitl the man with the cough. "I wouldn't know a | w ir l of the ! im uaire if I heard it." II - nei«>t v is s: 'I Indignant. V. . j.... i aid a V.i i word a minute ' ago," ! v I I. \ • a't 112 iol me. You forgot . nirself for a minnte.** "I didn't I only ■ il." came in j ; te * ami the ti :t • .aghed again, j i ' I's It! Tha r i 1 iid the We' h j i ' I icalh •That'-'- the word I! !." But the < •.••' nal lost him ■ e!t I l\ Ir I • !lg something si ed to run to' New York i' - -s' I.ontlon'a l.'ivt I'a'ille llnnxlne. The growsoia spectacle of a public execution in Englaml is happily a thing of the fsi 1. The scaffold used to be erected in the roadway outside the prison, . nil crowds would assemble to witness the sight, the last time a man was hanged in public being when Mi chael Barrett tillered the extreme pen ; nlty in May , IsoH, in Old Bailey, out * it'hr Newgate prison, for exploding a • isk of gunpowder under the walls of lerkcnwell prison to release the Fe iian prisoners I'.urke and t 'asey, tt mail Jet that killed several and injured still more. London Oraphic. Wliy ll<- I.lked It. "I»o you iiie.au t > lell me that you j have lived in tl out of the way place } for ten years?" "That's r'ght, stranger. Just ten j years." . "I'm surprised. I can't see what you ! find here to keep you busy." "I can't iii I anything That's the I reason I liU" ii " Milwaukee Sentinel. ! F^ITTV'S K.ISS By EPES W. SARGENT (. /"/ Uuby DHUQUW "It's for charity, Jack," reminded I Katlierine. "it has always been said," he retort ed, "that charity covers a multitude of ' sins." "You ara impolite," she scolded. "I Jim sure you might know that 1 would I not do anything wrong. If I want to ! sell kisses for a dollar apiece, I don't I see why you should object. oil have I not established a monopoly -yet." i"1 don't know that lam particularly I anxious to,"he said coldly. "What tirst i attracted me to you was the fact that i In spite of your popularity not :» breath i of scandal had ever touched you. Now J you purpose selling your caresses at tt dollar each for the St. Mark's fund, ! and you are surprised that I should I object." j "Because you should know me well | enough to be as aired that I would not do such a thl i: unless I was satisfied that it was proper." "There may* be a divergence of opin ion as to the propriety," he said. "I mi. i insist, or" • 1 ; • sit* light as well be 'or,' " she lait h <l. "■ he:i you assume such a tr. i * po • i. shows that you are In lie: 1 of a 1 I." l a- held o t the ring, and without n wo 1 lie took it and left the room. :: •fotv ! • had descended the steps I'r toa wa - minded togo back and ape o i*. . I> ,t he felt sure that the lire-iKin oi the engagement would be a 112 harper I • a than any argument. Somehow he tiiti not fare well when lit* argu*ml with Kitty. She never lost her temper, ami this always put him at a disadvantage. The anno: nccmcnt that Katlierine la licott was to sell her kisses at the St. Mark's fair had its intended effect. Ivitty was the undisputed belle of her circle, and mare than one unfortunate swain wondered why she did not de- ItE ITSIIED I'REKTON THIIOOOH TIIK CUIt- TAIN. inand at least $5. There were many who thought it would be well worth more than that to kiss Kitty. The fact that it was rumored that Thurman Breston hail broken his en gagement because Kitty had refused to withdraw her offer added to the interest, and long before the fair was opened Kitty's kisses were the talk of the town. Thurman had not meant to attend, but somehow he could not stay away. For one thing there was always the hope that Kitty might repent even at the eleventh hour, but I'reston knew Kitty too well to believe that she would give tip now. He was one of the first to putin an appearance, and as he entered almost his first glance fell upon a curtained recess over the entrance to which was a sign reading: KISS, BET DON'T TELL. It was bad enough to think of Kitty kissing all who were willing to pay a dollar, but that curtained room was the last straw*, in* stationed Himself beside the booth and presently Kitty appeared. "You don't mean to say that you aro going to be my first customer?" she gasped. "That would spoil it all. I shan't let you In yet." "I have no desire to patronize this feature," he said Icily. "My aid shall be given in a more seemly manner." "Mrs. McEwnn has charge of the booth where bachelor luxuries are set forth. There are some stunning sofa cushions and smoking jackets. Do you know her, or shall I Introduce you?" "I have sent In a check," he said. "If I annoy you here I shall be glad to ttik? 1 my departure." He moved on, but it was hard to keep away from the spot, and pres ently he found himself again In the vicinity of the booth. In tin; meantime a crowd had gath ered, and each seemed to be waiting sheepishly for some one to break the I tee. It was several minutes before j Tom Meeker paid his dollar and passed i through the curtains to an accompani ment of advice from those less bold. ' There was a strained silence for a mo ment, then a man's laugh, and tt second : later Meeker appeared. "Did you get If, Tom?" demanded ! some otux "I can prove it to yon," be laughed, "< ly T promised in>t to tell. Better go in and see for yourself." The inquirer paid up Ills dollar and i went in, and presently they were - about th" booth. I'reston ti .ve 1 ay He could not stand there ..I ie " n crowding up to pay 112, ■ the p: ivil •;e of I;is In • the girl he |i ■I. a: ih * aliz 1I .r the first tin • no ihat h still (iid love Kitty and 112 at 112 he was breiki 'g his heart. He\ r; time; h • s.at lit to leave, but at-li ;! ■ something held him back, ami • i tile hi dismal mumls of the 1. 11, now mat <g a purchase nt some stall, now rous ng himself with a start to »•'•;Ii e that he had d'ifted back to the < i"'ldty of th" booth | 11 * ! lieu* tli,!' he v. as !he - i!ii"ct of , .-ili'io-l as i :'eh comment as was kitty her If, and Ire enle I t! • re" : lie knew were being ma •. b t he coi'ld not leave, :ior could h cottra; e to appro ie|i the boo . It was I'l t".t 'I Well to ie c|o eof the e\ e.ihig that To: i NT \.er iran acrof • "Had your •;?" he demanded. "Say, it's gie.it. iai't jit?" "1 have no desire to purchase ca ! resses." s id I'reston stillly. j Meeker loo 1 ed up lu surprise. "V u can't afford to miss this,"he said. "I'll st iml treat. Come on." Preston resisted, but Meeker was a giant In strength ami fairly dragged lilm across the hall to the booth. The crowd had dropped away, for most of | the visitors had paid their dollar, but there were still a number about as Meeker came up w ill: his victim. "Thur Preston's going to get his," j he announced cheerfully. "He says | he's opposed to kissing, but Pin going to stand treat." lie threw a dollar I f>n the table and pushed Preston i i through the curtains. Kittv greeted him witlj a smile, i "Con e for \ »ur kl -sV" she asked brisiv ly. "I thought you couldn't stay { away." "I had no tie ire to c ime," he said i severely. "That young fool Meeker In ! gisted upon making an nss of himself : by forcing my presence." "Now. that's toD bad that you should I be compelled to let another man pay i for your kiss," she laughed. "I had hoped that I would get a dollar from i you." Preston regarded her curiously. She ' had caught up a tiny jar and was rub ■ him: snnie red paste upon her lips. ! "II w 11! you have yours." she de j manded, "full or cornerwise?" "I tell you I don't want any," he in j slsted. "You've >t to have one," she laugh ! ed. "Since you have no choice I'll give j yon a full face." She caught up a card and pressed it | to her lijis. leaving an Indistinct red dish imprint. "You must not tell any one the joke." she commanded. "Thorn are still some I have not sold yet. 11 the lale-t English fad, you know, but i It's not 1 alf si bad a- it sounds." "Why did you let me make such a fool of my self?" he cried. "You needed a lesson." explained Kitty "I think it was good for you to worry a little. Now. if you'll give me a ring I'll give you a real kiss." lie handed ! r the ring and she of fer-d her Hps. He started back. "You'll have total e that red stuff off." 1.0 sugire-'ted. Kitty jTui'.el up at him. "Don't you | want to turn the laugh on Tom Meek er'." -he suggested. "It will serve to .immune- <>ur re-engagement." "Put it on thick," he urged. REGULAR LIVING. IV h:I » Niifnr*- IVninml*! Ist Hot urn For ('•<.<! Health. I'ir.-t of i:I. one thing that nature •>-, si.m l ■ irn :■ nlarily. AVe cannot I Bftfelv ! <ll'■ up sii p toni; lit for to | morrow night's use. nor force our stom achs one ls.i al be«-au e we expect to eat sp iringiy the next, nor become exhaust ed in workim. i. ght and day, expecting to make it up later. Nature d ics u .thing before her ap pointed time, and any attempt to hurry her invariabh means ultimate disaster. She takes n ite of all our transactions, physical, im ulal and moral, and places every item to our credit. There is no such tiling as cheating na ture. She may not present her bill on I the day we violate her law. but If wo 1 overdraw our account at her bank and give her a m irtgage on our minds and j bodies iie will surely foreclose. She I may lend u ■ all we want today, but I tomorrow, like Slnlock. she will de j mand the I . t ounc of tlesii. Nature docs not ex • m n for weakness, in : competence or ignorance. Siie demands that In be at the t iji of his condition. Nature's machinery, as it exists in the human b uly. is most complicated and delicately adjusteil. No machinery constructed by man can compare with it in th»' perfection and proportion of l nil its w'i i.ing parts. Every machinist knows th.it his wheels and cams and gearing iuu t run absolutely true and with uniformity or they will soon break down. It is tie me with the machine that keeps the bin . a body going.— New York American. IpiM'.isinK ( onNclencr. "In my morning walks," remarked a Brooklyn clergyman In referring to his vacation. "I had as a companion an elderly gentleman, whose acquaintance I prized highly After a cross country ramble of live miles one hot afternoon i we stopped at a farmhouse for a drink of milk. I drained my glass, and how refreshing it wa i But the old gentle man drank ll'h 'y and set his glass down with a goodly portion of the rich milk untouched. " 'A'ery One drink,' he said as wo re | sunied our jaunt. j " 'Then why didn't you drink all of j it?' I asked. " 'That's the way I ma) <• my contri | butlon to the conscience fund,' lie ex plained seriously. •AA'hcn I was a lioy j I worked on a farm and was taught al I ways, alter rinsing, to leave a little water in the milk cans.' " —New York Times. Men With Women'* Voire*. Generally speaking, races living at high altitudes have weaker and more highly pitched voices than those living in regions when* the supply of oxygen Is more plentiful. Thus among the Indians living on the plateaus between the ranges of the Andes, at an eleva tion of from ten to fourteen thousand feet, the men have voices like women and the women like children, and their singing is a shrill monotone The Aus tralian native has a weak voice, but a knack of sending it a long distance, and the lowest tribes of African bush men also possess weak voices. Of all i human beings it would seem that the i dwarf race discovered by Stanley in central Africa have, in point of volume !ind compass, the weakest of human voices, and this is only what one would expect from the feebleness of their physique generally. Modern I.ove. Anxious Father But do you feel sure that ytm can make my daughter happy? Calm Youth 1 haven't thought about that. But I have Anally decided that she can make me happy. Sonier ville Journal. The Nutmeg. The nutmeg Is the kernel of the fruit of several species of trees growing wild In Asia, Africa and America. The cul tlvated nutmeg tree is from fifty to I seventy feet high and produces fruit | for sixty \ nrs. The fruit is of the i size and appears me of a roundish pear, ! yellow In color The th'shy part of the ; fruit Is rather hard and resembles I candied citron. Within is the nut, en ! velop I in a curious yellowish red aril | known to us as mace. To prepare the ' seeds for use they are dried In a mod ! erate heat for about two months. Then the shells are brol : in ! the nutnie -s i picked eit nd a .o I. the inferior one-: 11 I 1 VI- 1 I : ,r the oil press. ! As th ■ e •aiiai oil of nutmeg brings a 1 1i -' I price, ili lioni I growers often steep tii* nutnie s iii hot water to ex tr a t the oil from them They are j then coated with lime and sent Into tii • eh ;e, of commerce. Such nut - me s are ' orlliie-s, their aroma and pui! having disappeared, these qualities l> ing due exclusively to tho oil. If on inserting a pin no oil rushes I out to the surface, the nutmeg is, to | all intents anil purpo: cs, a wooden nvt- I meg. A CURIOSITY IN BOOKS. Tl»e FIIIUOIIN Chained Library of Willi hour lie, Ireluml. AVimbourne, Ireland, is noted for many things, but its famous chained library is perhaps the most notable of i its curiosities. The library possesses j unique interest as being one of the earliest attempts to disseminate knowl edge among the people. The collection was made accessible to the people in P'iSi; and numbers some L'oit volumes. I The scarcity of books and the value of the collection are both indicated in the care taken for their preservation, and especially against loss of such treas ures by theft. By means of chains I and rods the books were securely fas tened t<> the shelves, and these chains, it is rati surprising to learn, were not removed until 1N."7, when the li brary fittings were repaired. Among the interesting works of the collection is a copy of the tirst edition of Sir Walter Ualeigh's "History of the World." Hill. It has suffered from tire, and tradition says that Matthew Prior was responsible for its condition, the story being that he fell asleep when reading it once upon a time, anil tho pages were burned by his candle. It lias been neatly repaired, and its mis hap now adds to its interest. The old est volume in the library is a line old copy in vellum of "Keginnm Auinna runi." It is in manuscript and bears the date 1"43. First l.liiiiiner of u Star. A little girl, the French critic Sareey related, once presented herself at the Paris Conservatoire in order to pass the examination for admission. All she knew was the fable of"The Two Pigeons," but she had no sooner recited the opening lines when Auber stopped her, with a gesture. "Enough." he said. "Come here, my child." The little girl, who was pale and thin, but whose eyes gleamed with intelli gence, approached him with an air of assurance. "Your name is Sarah?" he said. "Yes, sir," was the reply. "You are a Jewess?" Y. . sir. by birth, but I have been baptized." "She has been baptized," said Auber, turning to his colleagues. "She has said her fable of 'The Two Pigeons' very v. >ll. Sne must be admitted." Thus Sarah Bernhardt, for it was she. entered th" Conservatoire. \ Kitten mid n Needle. A short tin. i go a woman living in England • s petting her kitten, when she SUIM: felt something scratch her han 1 <<n examining tho spot whence the scratch proceeded, she felt the point of a needle Sticking out of poor pussy's neck fur. The needle was pulled out by h T husband, and an other sttrp •' was experienced when It was found that a length of thread was attached to the needle, both having passed '1 v.ii the kitten's throat and out again from the fur. SOURCE OF SHELLAC. The Knst lailiri Inverts That I'roiluee the fsesinous Sal>«tanee. India is the h m »• of the Coccus lac ca, the insects that produce the resin ous substance known as shellac. The females pimento the twigs of several different kit ' of tree-:, among tlmm the bo, the i i ir a. d th" but' a. and the twigs become 'ncrusted with a hard nearly transparent, re Wish, resinous substance that servos the <1 inble pur pose of protect i the c-gs and finally furnishing !'• I for the young insects. The incrustel twigs are broken from the trees IMT ire the young Insects es cape and are thoroughly dried in the sun. These dre.l twi s are called "stick-lac." and from them shellac and a dye analogous to cochineal are pre pared. "Seed lac" Is the resinous con cretion separate! from fhe twigs, coarsely p mil.led and triturated with water In a n: inar. bv which nearly all of the coloring flatter is r • noved. To prepare r.hcilac the seed-lac is put Into oblong cotton cloth bag and warmed over a charcoal tire. AA'hcn the rosin bi gins t > melt t 1 o bags are twist ed, and the pure, clear r >sl 1 j is allowed to How over t, r w oil planks or the smooth step ■! of the banyan tree and cools in the thin plates or shells which constitute shellac. Pure Hhellac is very valuable. It Is much harder than colophony and is easily soluble in alcohol. I'at'tr.M Him Hou to l>ie. It was a; .- eeing lleury Irving act as Reck* t that a young Japanese study lug theolo in this country sahl to a lriend vl took him: "I thank you very much t..r making me remain. You know, I may have to suffer some day for holding to what 1 believe to be tlio truth, and I have often thought that I would never be able to play my part In the right way. From now 011 I shall never be troubled with such a thought, for when the time comes I shall re member that Henry Irving has taught me how to die. Yes, 1 should like to die like Becket." Thus did Becket In the fiesh ami Tennyson, the dramatist, and Irving, the actor, nerve the poten tial Christian martyr that may be.— Boston Transcript. KILLTHE COUCH AND CURE THE LUNGS w Or. King's New Discovery /CONSUMPTION PRICE I FOR I UUGHS and 50c & SI.OO I Frce TriaL I Surest end Quickest Cure for all I THROAT and I,UNO TROUB mi A Rollatole TIN SHOP Tor ail kind of Tin Roofing, Spoutlne and Coneral Job Work. Stoves, Heators, Ran««>, Furnaces. «to. PRICKS Tlili IMT! Qlill.lT* Till! BEST! :©: IHXSON NO. 116 F.. FRONT BT. CURIOUS LAND LAW. iit'i-N In H« luriuiH llm Not C ontrol l(«->oiiil a t t-rlain Depth. One of the curious phases of the land law in Belgium is that the earth of a landowner beyond a certain depth does not belong to him. Should the owner of the surface d . cover a coal or gold deposit underlying his property he must tirst obtain a government conees -1 ion before he can begin mining opera tions The land beyond the prescribed depth in which wealth in the raw has i I ice 11 discovered may be conceded to a person other than the surface owner, who may operate undt r certain govern ! i icnt regulations, one of which is that | the 1 mr of the surface is entitled to It per ■ • at of the value extracted. 'li. mine pays to the government »n ' •' determined by the value and ! impo. '.nice of the concession, after | \\ 1.1 it m.lst pay to the government a sum proportioned to the value of tho total extraction. The government na. the conditions under which the mil e a - ,v II as other industrial estab !i ! e. ! s shall be operated aild pro tect : a .d safe •-.jards the health and live; oi the workmen as well as pro vides for the public safety. Th ' minister of Industry and labor appoints a state board of mining engi •l • authorized to regulate the work 1 ig mines and ail establishments j considered dangerous or insanitary, j whether shaft or open mines, quarries, I factories, cola* oven plants or briquette j works, l'.oston ( Ilobe. A ZULU LEGEND. 0«M Sliirj of I In- Origin «>f Thin Suv :ici' I'«m. |>l«*. Tiie Zulus account for their origin, says a correspondent of the Country t jentlemau (English!, by a story of a talking elephant who fed upon chil dren. 11. met a woman laden with an it \ and b,untie of fagots, accompanied by her child. Seeing the elephant, she guessed iiis intention and pleaded, "Spare my child. 011, elephant!" The elephant refused. "Then," said the mother, "if this evil must happen swallow me, too, 011. elephant!" So the elephant swallowed mother anil child, and they found themselves with till the other children who were eaten pre viously. By and l>y the child grew hun gry, and the moth T lit a lire with her fagots. She then with her ax cut away the elephant's llesh, cooked it, and they all ate. As the lire burned, its great ! heat tilled the elephant with pain, and 1 he ran and ran and ran till they felt j the thunder of his hoofs racing over 1 hill and valley. At length, exhausted, he dropped down dead, t'sing her ax, the mother chopped and chopped until she made an opening in the elephant's side. After this they crept out and l>e came a new nation in a new country. 11.-.-M IIN Veutilntom. It is not generally known, but most beekeepers will inform you that such is the case, that each beehive has a corps of what could properly be term ed "ventilating bees." Imring the hot seasons tle se ventilators station tliem . Ives :,t t' e entrance of the hive and fan ti " interior with the incessant mo th. . el" their wings. These ventilating j 1 orps are usually in relays of from 1 four to a I df dozen, and they are re lic ed t short int< rvals by fresh work ers u : o 1,. ep up the fanning process. Th'-v kept at work by a sort of patrol 01' bees, which Insures Incessant ' aeti. itj mi the part of the fanners dur ing the time they are at work. This story may MIIUUI strange to those who know but little concerning the wonder ful intelligence of bees, but it is a ! scientific fact that has often been au- I thentieated. \n I've Oponer. "How does your father seem to re gard my coming here?" anxiously ask ed Adolphu of little Bobby, while Miss Ma I was upstairs getting ready to present herself, j "lie don't care n >thin' about it."re ; plied Bi»!>11 >c ! n-1< sly. •Si lie ha i it > obh'i'lions, eh? But 1 what did !e* v, my lit tie man?" "Ife ild T * 112 -•! i h a t in ! to j make af 1 I • why I* b r."- ! Bears a ' ; !- ' ——.——————-—————— ———■—' ————— ! The Home Paper i i jof Danville. ! i ! 1 Of course you read JI nil | : 1; | II ! I I THE HEOPLE'S I Uq PUL AR | I APER, I I ♦ Everybody kVsds It. j j i ! Publisher Every Morviii > Except Sunday I i I No. ii E. Mt'fl ic;: ng St.i I _ Subscription 6 c. ; r Week FISHING FOR BIRDS. ratcliiiiK <iull» uuil All»Blruiiii With Itoal uuil I.lnc. Curious though it may seem, it is a fact that birds are caught with rod and lini* in warn parts of tin' world. The pastime is ile.-lare.l to IK.- almost as fas cinating a■. ii.-,liing. I vtiiis in Newfound land are caught in this way in large quantitii'■?. I.i X.'W England tishing for gulls and petrels is an important in dustry. The metho.l of bird iishing is practi cally the same as that of ordinary fishing. '1 wo men gi out in a dory and 'hrow pieces of cod liver on the water. When large quantities of birds have been attracted to the spot more cod liver is thrown out on a hook. This the birds greedily swallow and thus fall easy victim-. Albatross are fished for in the same way ofl' :!i • Cape of Cood Hope. A piece of piii; i attached t >)oi long line anil thr.. vii overboard. The bird will eye it for a long time, gradually and cautiously making toward it. Suddenly l.e will :/o it and hold it in his beak. \.'lien lie discovers that he is caught ho • ill sit on the water and vigorously l'.ap his wings. However, he will be drawn into Hie boat and made a cap tive. Albatross tishing is good sport, since the bird requires careful handling. So long as he pulls against the line it is easy enough. The nnftueut, however, he swims forward the hook will drop from his beak unless it is skillfully ma nipulated, and the bird will iiud him self free. luipui'taiK'c «»t' llohhlfN. For the well bciny, and stable bal ance of every mind it Is normally nec essary that every man should have some pursuit which shall be uncon nected with his business, which he must pursue with absolute seriousness. The hobby may be a game, it may be a collection of some sort (even stamps) or it may be some artistic achievement, and whether a man scarcely attains mediocrity even in it matters not at all, provided he pursues It with the fixed idea that nothing else lu the world matters.—London Queen. Tree SnukeN of lloriieo. The flying frogs of the Malays ap pear to be mythical, but the tree snakes of Borneo are credited with taking fly ing leaps from the boughs of trees to the grouud. It is found that scales on the lower part of the body may be drawn inward so that the whole lower surface becomes concave. The resist ance to the air is thus greatly in • creased und experiments indicate that the snakes do not fall in writhing coils, but are let down gently in a direct line I by the parachute-like action of their i peculiar bodies. | ACKAWANNA RAILROAD -ULOOMHEMJKU DIVISION Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. In Effect Jan. 1, 1905. TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE, t KA ST WARD. 7.07 a. m. dally tor Bloomsbnrg, Kingston . Wilkes-Barre a..d Scranton. Arriving Scraa ' ton :it 9.42 a. in., aud connecting at Scran Lou with trains arriving at Philadelphia at H.4K a. m.and New York City at 3.30 P. in. t0.19 a. in. weekly for Bloomsbnrg. K ingHton, l Wll ken-Barre, Scranton and intermediate sta tious, arriving at Scrautou at 12..55 p. m.and connecting there with trains for V w Viirk I'ity, Philadelphia aud Buttalo. 2.11 weekly forßioomsburg,Kingston, W'likea Ifarre. Scranton aud intermediate stations, 112 arriving at Scranton at 4.50 |>. in. . S.-ti p. m.daily for Bloouisburg, Espy, I'ly mouth, Kingston, Wllkes-Barre, Plttstou, - Scranton and intermediate station?, arriving at Scranton at 5.25 p. m. aud connecting there with trains arriving at New York City nto.Ml > a' in., I'hltadelpeia 111 a. in.and Burtalo 7 a m. TRAINS ARKIVE AT DANVILLE l 9.15 a. in. weekly from .scrautou. Plttstou, Kingston, Bloouisburg and intermediate sta ' tions> leaving Scranton at 6.35 a. in., where It connect* with trains leaving New York City at 9.:hj |>. in., I'hlladelphia at 7 l' 2 p. m.and Bnttaloat lO.SO a. ui. 12.44 p. hi. daily from Scranton l'ittston, Kingston, Berwick, KlooniMhurgand interme diate stations, leaving Scranton at 10.10 a.m. und connecting there with train leaving Buff alo at 2.25 a. in. ■ 4.® p. in. weekly oin Scranton, Kingston, ■ Berwick. Bloomsbnrg and intermediate sta tions, leaving Scranton at l.l» p. in., where it connects with train leaving New York I'tty at 10.00 a. in., and Philadelphia at 9.00 a. in. 9.05 p. in.daily from Scrautou. Kingston. , l'ittston, Berwick. Bloomsbnrg aud iuterme- ! diate Htatlons, leaving Scranton at 0.8.5 p. in., i where It connects with trains leaving New I YorkCltyatl.oop.nl.. Philadelphia at 12.UC p. ui. and Bultolo at 9.;i0 a. m. T. K. CLAKKE, Ueu'l Snp't. T. W. LEE. lien. Pass. 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