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.—
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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."-
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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.
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